The Nicaraguan Army announced this Thursday the suspension of sailings to the Caribbean Sea, as a preventive measure against a climatic disturbance off the coast of Venezuela, classified by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States. United as the possible tropical cyclone Thirteen.
The suspension of sailings will come into force as of tomorrow and will last for three days, according to the measure disclosed by the Nicaraguan military authorities.
The captaincies of the Caribbean Naval District of Nicaragua “will not issue sailings to vessels destined for the open sea, fishing banks and coastal communities, islands or adjacent keys from October 7 to 10, 2022,” the Nicaraguan Army detailed.
The Vice President of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, affirmed that the authorities of the Government headed by her husband, Daniel Ortega, are preparing for the impact of the phenomenon next Sunday.
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The Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (Ineter) confirmed that it monitors the development of the phenomenon, which this Thursday afternoon was located 981 nautical miles east of Bluefields, departmental capital of the South Caribbean Autonomous Region (RACS), which is located in the path of the possible cyclone.
The meteorite was moving at 24 kilometers per hour heading west, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour, when it was off the coast of northwestern Venezuela, and it is expected to become a tropical depression tonight, according to the NHC data.
“Vessels that are already fishing are recommended to take all security measures and, if necessary, move to a safe port, in order to avoid events that are regrettable,” the Nicaraguan Army stressed.
In November 2020, Nicaragua was hit by hurricanes Eta and Iota, which hit the Caribbean coast with category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a maximum of 5, with a difference of 13 days between them.
The impact of hurricanes on the east coast of Nicaragua is common, since the Central American country has a coastline of more than 500 kilometers facing the Caribbean Sea, one of the most cyclonic areas in the world. EFE
