August 29, 2012
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Isaac, You Blow Me Away!
The latest pics are at the end of the post---mf
We are just north of New Orleans, preparing to ride out Hurricane Isaac. It should lose some strength before it reaches us, but it promises to be an interesting evening.
Looking south from Upper 12-mile point. Avondale Shipyard is across the River, that's the Huey Long bridge in the distance
Looking north, usually, this scene would be full of barges, but they were sent north to safety,
along with the fleet's boats. Something wrong with this picture....
I will update this post with new pics as I get them
TWO DAYS EARLIER...
... we were southbound, after delivering barges, and going after more that were imperiled by Isaac
Bayou Fleet made an office out of the superstructure of an old tugboat
getting windy... see that cylinder? that is the end of a giant spike sticking out of it.
The spike is pile-driven into the riverbed, anchoring this old barge to the bank permamently
It is then used to tie up barges that are waiting to be loaded or unloaded.
ominous looking clouds....
All this hurricane talk is making the crew nervous.....
I just heard on the VHF that due to high winds two ships came loose out of an anchorage 12 miles to our south
AUGUST 29
Those willow trees are getting stripped of leaves
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Um, G., you're so not in the right place at the right time if ya know what I mean, and I think you do. F. says they are saying it shall be a Category 2......I don't know. I do not think I should like to be on the water, though. Hopefully, you've pirated rum and other necessities....
Aye lass! Me crew is downing cup after cup of grog as we speak. The Coast Guard has the River shut down, and we can't move without permission. Of course, if things did go south, we would hightail it north and ask the CG for forgiveness later.
don't come too far north, barges are getting grounded because the water is so low
The water is rising in the Mississippi at New Orleans, about eight feet so far, it would need to rise another ten feet before breaching the levees. That didn't happen during Katrina, and the river is at a phenomenal low of two foot above sea level at the Carrollton Gauge, so it won't happen now. But it is raining like a sumbitch right now
All wwe got from the storm was some wind and a terrific sun surge.
Thanks for keeping us posted. Stay safe.
@cafengocmy - haha, sun surge, I like that
@Roadkill_Spatula - we are doing that indeed. All the good people ashore have lost their power, our two generators are working quite well.
Ok, now this is more like what I'd been hearing myself. Something more perilous than upset lawn furniture.
I'll figure NOAA is in trouble when their site redirects me to your Xanga.
WOW! I'm glad you came through OK. We got remnants of rain as it arched northeast for which we were grateful after this terrible drought.
I liked the nervous crew. No hatch battening for them.
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