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11-05-2007, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbird
Please keep us posted on the floating bridge. What is the best alternative route in and out of Ciudad Centro?
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The floating bridge is still closed to traffic. I was down there this morning (Monday) to see how the Marina de Guerra is coping. They're beginning to get some order down there, they've put MdeG personnel on all the bigger ships so that there is somebody with sailing experience on them, and a small tug the Uranus, was working to free up some of the ships and move them back up river. Once they've done that then they'll open the west section of the bridge (the east part is fixed and doesn't open) to ease some of the pressure, get the lilas out of the way and once the weater level goes down and the bridge settles they'll see what needs to be repaired before the bridge can safely be opened up for traffic. That should take a couple or three days more.
The road surface on the western side, (the road that goes up along the west bank from the Don Diego Passenger Terminal past the power barges) is pretty broken up with some big sink holes so traffic is bottled up there.
Good to avoid the area if you can until things get back to the normal chaos.
Bryan
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11-05-2007, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Matilda
Apparently happened this afternoon. My sources tell me the Marina de Guerra have investigated and are working to sort it out, and they say there is no problem!!! Must admit I'm glad I'm not sitting on the Malecon there eating shrimp at the moment. Anyway the ship is still there.
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Well another happy ending.....the ship was finally refloated at 1650 hours (4.50pm to those of your on a 12-hour clock) on Saturday after concerted efforts by a salvage company out of Florida working for the ship's owners, and another Florida-based salvage company standing by on site to deal with potential pollution and firefighting issues, together with tug boats provided by Remolcadores Dominicanos, all under the supervision of marine surveyors out of our office in Santo Domingo, Norway and the US Coast Guard.
Those of you who may have been following the story in the local press probably noticed that there were conflicting reports about the quantity and type of cargo on board but there never was any risk of danger or possible explosion. The ship's fuel oil was pumped out of the underwater tanks into tanks in more secure areas of the ship so the pollution risk, small as it was anyway, was greatly reduced.
The salvage gear has been put back into storage, the teams from the two salvage companies have gone back to Florida and it's all over bar the shouting, of which there will, no doubt, be a lot......
Until the next time......
Bryan
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11-06-2007, 06:54 AM
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The Elliott Foundation has created a disaster relief fund and seeks to raise US$50,000 to help victims of Tropical Storm Noel flooding. To date, they have raised US$22,500. The are working in the DR in coordination with the Canadian Embassy and Dominican government agencies. The foundation and its volunteers are preparing a truck with medicines, water, food along with donation of blankets, towels and pillows form Sun Village Resort & Spa to deliver this relief to Bonao to assist families in that area. To contact the foundation, write to Reta Keeler at reta@sunvillageresorts.com |
11-06-2007, 02:12 PM
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US Coast Guards to the rescue, ..
A crowd of villagers in the Dominican Republic flock to a Coast Guard helicopter. The helicopter crew made the difficult decision to land to check on the children at a local school. The village is surrounded on all sides by flood water caused by Tropical Storm Noel. The villagers put themselves in serious danger by running up to the running helicopter.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew hands out relief supplies, Friday, in a Dominican Republic area hit by Tropical Storm Noel. The U.S. Coast Guard, supporting humanitarian and search and rescue efforts in the Dominican Republic, reports that it saved 42 lives and delivered 15,900 food rations to storm victims.
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11-06-2007, 03:15 PM
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Is it just my 'magination or does the bag in the last photo say "E' p'alante que vamos"?
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11-06-2007, 03:18 PM
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It's not your imagination
The Coast Guards based in the Caribbean ocean were the first one to arrive, on Novenber 2nd. They generally don't carry much in the way of food relief, so they transported what the Dominican government had.
The New York and Puerto Rican National Guards arrived November 5th. They acually distributed USAID relief stuff:
Last edited by aegap; 11-06-2007 at 03:26 PM.
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11-06-2007, 03:32 PM
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Caption of the Coast Guard photo, ..
Coast Guard aircrews in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, dropped off rations packaged by the Dominican government to villages all across the country that were isolated by flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Noel. These rations are the first food some of the Dominicans have had since the storm hit the Caribbean country.
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