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from ISLAND-AID in West Sumatra
by Island Aid on Thursday, May 5
@ 5:14 PM
Shallow water extends over a mile out from the SE coastline of Nias and Batavia is anchoring conservatively in 8m minimum water depth. We don't want to be caught up in the next tsunami and this area is unique in that it has suffered two quite severe tsunamis in a few months.
To drive our speed boats almost 2km to the beach takes up a lot of time and fuel so we have been using Electric Lamb as a shuttle. Her shallow draft allows the Lamb to anchor a few hundred meters off shore with a big load of supplies on board. There is no need to stockpile material on the beach with all the attendant security and crowd control issues. Trucks arrive and can be loaded quickly. Bad weather has not slowed down unloading despite 30kn winds and heavy rain today.
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