sxm/anguilla rescue and evacuation information

[atoll]

just a heads up for those in the windward and leeward islands ,possible storm formation tuesday,perhaps one of the mods/weather guru's can investigate further and put this out if nessacary as another advisory on the distress page.

https://www.windfinder.com/#7/16.478/-62.380


see prediction for tuesday 9/19/2017 10am

[Pete7]

That's not looking good is it

Pete

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Pete7

That's not looking good is it

Pete

nope,all the aid relief navy/mil vessels will have to steam out of dodge city asap to avoid it

here is hoping it does not develop it is just a long range prediction at the moment

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Pete7

That's not looking good is it

Pete

still just a glint in mother natures eye,earliest is tuesday before it starts effecting the w indies
however if i was onboard a yacht in st lucia, martanique,i would seriously think about getting down to carriacou ,grenada or trini

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN

[atoll]

Originally Posted by atoll

ATTN SHELTERBOX CANADA ammended list

very important for flights in,as this needs to be done asap

from government of St Maarten,Nederlands Antillies

Following is the information for relief flights.
( If the ships officials could follow similar procedure) and email the three addresses below it would be appreciated.

To request to come into St Maarten you must send a formal email request.
Please send email to the following three addresses:

czmcarib.sod@mindef.nl

melyza29@gmail.com

rolandobrison@hotmail.com minister of tourism,st maarten cell+17215269383

Items to consider:
- charters are welcome

- must fly in before 6.20pm

- no fuel available on St Maarten, must have enough to get in and out

Information to provide via email:

State in email intention of flight: suppliers into the country / excavate people out of the country


Aircraft Tail #

Airline or aircraft owner

Names and nationalities of all people coming in on the aircraft

What supplies you are bringing in with you including estimate on amount

Names / nationalities and DOB of any passengers you are evacuating


NOTE their is a 24 HOUR CURFEW SO YOU WILL MEED PASSES TO MOVE ABOUT FROM THE MILITARY

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS on streaming radio http;lazer101 and rebroadcast on 800AM freq from Aruba

Daily herald (if you need an independent assesment)
TEL. (1 721)542-5253
FAX(1 721)542-5913

Editorial: editorial@thedailyherald.com / dherald@sintmaarten.net

good luck alex bond cornwall uk (dave Hallet knows me i will send him my email)

update 15/9/17 from

ShelterBox Hi Alastair, the situation on the ground is fast paced, and therefore rapidly changing, but the latest update is that we have a team on its way to distribute aid in St Kitts and Nevis. We also have a team in Barbados working on the complex logistics of getting aid to the families who desperately need it, a team heading to the Dominican Republic where we're planning to provide another 500 ShelterKits, and a fourth team travelling to the British Virgin Islands.

( atoll great job guys:thumb)

[atoll]

Message from Maduro Sint Maarten ----
Persons wanting to board the Majesty of the Seas TODAY to go to San Juan, Puerto Rico are expected at the Festival Village as early as 7am with cut off time 3pm.
Passengers will be transported by bus from the Festival Village to the ship. Do NOT go to the Port as you will NOT be allowed to enter.
Passengers are expected to walk with valid travel documents to enter the USA (US passport, passport with US visa, passport with visa waiver and ESTA).
Maduro Travel will be open to assist people with their ESTA application and purchasing of their tickets from San Juan to another destination.

[JPA Cate]

Mmmm, certainly bears watching.

Ann

[atoll]

Originally Posted by JPA Cate

Mmmm, certainly bears watching.

Ann

yes currently windfinder(gfs model) predict martinique and dominican rep were taking the hit,missing the northern leewards but still at extreme range of accurate prediction ,trend was to the north in the slightly later next WX model

[atoll]

16sept

borders are open but only if you have the correct residence papers

Marines of the Netherlands and France territories are stationed at the island's borders,

If you do not have a Dutch Passport you cannot cross over to the Dutch Side..

If you do not have A French Passport you cannot cross over to the French Side.

[masonc]

A quick update from Anguilla. The clean up progresses rapidly. Supermarkets, hardware stores and banks are open or partially open.
Roads are open.
Power cabling is being repaired with priority to hospital and Corito fuel base.
Digicel came up so we have data over most of the island.
A couple of restaurants opened, Roys in Sandy Ground seems fully operational.
Mary's bakery is feeding a large number of people.
Highway tyre is repairing tyres.
The mood is generally optimistic, everyone is friendly. No looting or robbery beyond a little opportunism.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by masonc

A quick update from Anguilla. The clean up progresses rapidly. Supermarkets, hardware stores and banks are open or partially open.
Roads are open.
Power cabling is being repaired with priority to hospital and Corito fuel base.
Digicel came up so we have data over most of the island.
A couple of restaurants opened, Roys in Sandy Ground seems fully operational.
Mary's bakery is feeding a large number of people.
Highway tyre is repairing tyres.
The mood is generally optimistic, everyone is friendly. No looting or robbery beyond a little opportunism.

thats great news do you know if any of the ferry links are running to st martin,the island has been in lockdown whilst all the non residents were evacuated,and are still not allowing residents to return from overseas so as not to waste resources in the aftermath of irma

[masonc]

Originally Posted by atoll

thats great news do you know if any of the ferry links are running to st martin,the island has been in lockdown whilst all the non residents were evacuated,and are still not allowing residents to return from overseas so as not to waste resources in the aftermath of irma

There is no ferry service. St. Martin is on lockdown.
We advise anyone who is not here to stay away. There's nothing you can contribute except money.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by atoll

16sept

borders are open but only if you have the correct residence papers

Marines of the Netherlands and France territories are stationed at the island's borders,

If you do not have a Dutch Passport you cannot cross over to the Dutch Side..

If you do not have A French Passport you cannot cross over to the French Side.

re above
Préfecture de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin
18 hrs ·
(situation at the borders of Saint Martin) this morning at 09 p. M the situation is as follows:
- on the "beautiful view" Point: French filtering and Dutch filtering are in place. No difficulty.
- on the "low land" Crossing: closed. A Container and concrete blocks prevent the passage.
- on the point of passage "beautiful plain" (behind the quartier d ' Orléans): the border is open. Filtering is in place. No difficulty.
- on the "Oyster Pond" crossing point: 2 containers are pre-positioned but the border remains open. Filtering is in place. No difficulty.

[atoll]

i wish i had found this one earlier,lots of good info re SXM St.Maarten/St.Martin - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane Network)

and anguilla reports here
Anguilla - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane Network)

[atoll]

closing this thread now,hope it helped!,i hope valuable lessons were learnt by various governments regarding communications.....or lack of them ,post disaster .
kudos to those on social media(facebook/groups) and local radio who stepped in to coordinate assistance for nearly a week whilst the government who had no plan in place was uncontactable for nearly a week following IRMA

From Mike Granger:
About 9,000 evacuated after Irma,
flights back into the island soon
Minister Responsible for Civil Aviation and the airport Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Sunday reported that almost 9,000 people have been evacuated from St. Maarten after the passing of hurricane Irma. The Minister has been present at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) almost every day to assist in the coordinating of the evacuation flights.
As of Sunday, September 17, the Dutch Military moved 1,569 people to Curacao, the US military moved approximately 1,800 people, evacuations using commercial aircraft were approximately 4,000 people (including private charters), about 600 people were moved by Royal Caribbean cruise liners Majesty of the Seas and Adventure of the seas as part of the company’s humanitarian relief. Military aircraft from Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Canada and France also moved nationals of those countries totaling approximately 500.
The Minister explained that as the relief flights are beginning to slow, government will look to announce when residents abroad can return home as well as the re-commencement of Commercial flights into the island.
“It was quite an exercise assisting with the management of evacuation flights as well as the arrival of relief and humanitarian efforts into St. Maarten. Lessons were learnt and will be applied in future disaster/emergency situations. There are many people, airport personnel, police, immigration, customs and Marechausee who dedicated hours upon hours on PJIA to ensure that the logistics and movement of people was as manageable as possible,” she said.
(Photo caption: Minister Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher meeting with Head of Civil Aviation Lou Halley (center) and COO/Interim CEO of PJIA Michel Hyman (right).