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Hurricane preparation advice

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"Stealth" Boat Could Revolutionize Naval Warfare

The Ghost is designed to move very quickly and stealthily through water by generating a layer of gas around its underwater surfaces. Handout photo provided by Juliet Marine Systems Inc.A stealth boat that moves through water at high speeds and with nea…

Seems to be all over, but the clean up

Hopefully this time tomorrow we look back on Irene and think; could’ve been worse, but what a mess. Luckily, it seems that she didn’t pack the punch to the east coast (though it did hurt) that we were afraid it would do. No one can say we weren’t prepa…

Irene, the aftermath… Exumas, Nassau

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Update from Compass Cay

Tucker has called the Memphis office and told them that all was good. He said they had 130 MPH winds and that none of the boats, the marina, or the houses were damaged. Then his phone died.Tried to call back, but got a busy signal. Good news, very good…

Staniel Cay’s Watermakers Air office 8:00AM

This video was cut from Marv Market’s weather site Still no active sessions on Compass Cay’s internet monitor nor any word from Tucker. Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs

Irene news from the Exumas

Heard from a good source that several of the Cays in the Pipe Creek area were okay, but still nothing about Compass Cay as of yet. We monitor the internet at Compass and as of right now it’s still down; we’re hoping because the weather is blocking the …

Good news/Bad news

The good news, for Crew Istaboa anyway, is the storm seems to have turned east and away from Florida.The Exumas look like they will be spared the total force of the storm, though it still is too early to tell.The bad news is for the eastern Bahamas. e….

Here we go again

Yep… another blow.Wish we were back at Compass. Much better protection from all sides.Making plans… Crossing fingers and toes.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs