Vest is not new to such phenomena having experienced a typhoon at sea off of Sakishima Gunto March 31 1945 which in fact saved our bacon and kept us the BPF out of operations for 24 hours until the yanks landed the next day on Okinawa; Easter Sunday and all fools day.The next Typhoon was in Sagami bay Japan late Aug 1945 prior to entering Tokyo bay. quite a scene with many smaller ships losing their moorings and floating around perilously. However, the worst was yet to come when in 1962 living with my family of wife and three sons in the suburb of Laichicok New territories Hong Kong, the epicentre of Typhoon Wanda the mother of all typhoons arrived over the colony. I leave out my personal experiences because they would not match the horror and suffering of others at the time of this tragedy. Wikki will explain it better.
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Typhoon Wanda (1962)
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| Category 2 (Saffir–Simpson scale) | |
This TIROS weather satellite image of Typhoon Wanda was taken on August 30, 1962 at 0023 UTC
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| Formed | August 27, 1962 |
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| Dissipated | September 1, 1962 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 175 km/h (110 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 953 hPa (mbar); 28.14 inHg |
| Fatalities | 434 total |
| Areas affected | British Hong Kong, Portuguese Macau and China |
| Part of the 1962 Pacific typhoon season | |
5 comments:
Somedays nature is not gentle. At all. And she frequently outwits/out powers people.
I have received news that my Brother in law and a great friend Richard passed away a few hours ago in England. I feel very sad.
I am so very sorry.
The irony of it is, today I have received a Christmas card from the late Richard in England,
also a card from another friend named Richard who lives two minutes away.
I know that Dad enjoyed your conversations while you both recalled your experiences in Her Majesty's Senior Service The Royal Navy, you both had a wealth of knowledge on that subject as well as many others.
As a family we are still trying to come to terms with Dad's passing, it has been such a shock, we all thought Dad would reach the age of 90 and beyond, sadly for us it was not to be.
We take comfort in the thought that he has now been reunited with Mum, they celebrated their 63rd Wedding Anniversary on 27th December 2015 as I'm sure you know, the first time they have celebrated it together in over 9 years.
Dad's funeral is 11th January and I am confident there will be a large gathering of family friends and neighbours, people have such respect and love for my Dad, a true gentleman who we will all miss very much.
Love to you, Auntie Rose and Chris xxx
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