L'île du Sud (South Island, l'île Boisées) is an island located in the St. Brandon archipelago. It is one of the two islands (the other being Île Raphael) used as a base of operations for fishing activities by Raphael Fishing Company, the only active fishing company present in the area.[1][2]
Shipwrecks
On 1 February 2015, the fishing vessel, Kha Yang, with 250,000 L (55,000 imp gal; 66,000 US gal) of fuel in its tanks, ran aground on the reef off L'île du Sud. Twenty crew were rescued shortly after its grounding, and a salvage operation pumped the fuel from its tanks a few weeks later.[3][4][5]
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On 5 December 2022, the Taiwanese fishing vessel, 41 FV YU FENG 67, ran aground off L'île du Sud.[6][7] Its crew of 20 were later rescued by the local commercial fishing boats of Raphael Fishing Company, in the presence of the National Coast Guard.
See also
References
- ↑ "Saint Brandon". Voyage de Peche. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "St Brandon's Atoll". Frontiers Travel/. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Échouage d'un bateau de pêche: une catastrophe écologique menace Saint Brandon". 6 February 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ↑ "AU LARGE DE SAINT-BRANDON:& Naufrage d'un bateau de pêche - Le Mauricien". www.lemauricien.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "f/v Kha Yang aground, salvage under way". FleetMon.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Naufrage du Yu Feng N°67 à l'île du Sud à Saint-Brandon". www.lemauricien.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "AOI ST Brandon Islands". disasters charter. 59 31 09 E 16 49 35 S. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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External links
Regional specialized meteorological centres
- India Meteorological Department – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
- Météo-France – La Reunion – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Tropical cyclone warning centres
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, south of 10°S