Storm Bret can already be felt in Martinique: first warning signs and severe weather conditions. At Mount Pelee we have gusts between 70 and 90 km/h. On the flat, the strongest gusts reach 60 to 75 km/h. In the Sainte-Lucie canal, the average troughs are more than 3 m.

Jean-Claude Samyde • Published June 22, 2023 at 10:20 p.m., updated June 22, 2023 at 10:25 p.m.

Tropical Storm Brett will hit Martinique between late Thursday afternoon and next night (Thursday through Friday). Cyclone Red vigilance has been in place on the island since midday on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

Météo France, estimated position on 06/22/2023 at 15 UTC: 13.8 N 57.7 W, the distance from Martinique to the center of the cyclone phenomenon is 367 km. The storm is moving at a speed of 22 km/h – the pressure in the center: 999 hPa. Maximum wind over 1 minute: 60 knots (110 km/h), gusts: 75 knots (140 km/h).

Tropical Storm BRET is moving further west. Its center is likely to pass between southern Martinique and St. Lucia between late this afternoon and early next night.

Cyclone Red vigilance over Martinique from 12 noon this Thursday 22 June 2023 • ©Martinique la 1ère

In this configuration, La Martinique is in the strong wind zone. This further worsens the state of the sea.

At the peak of the event:

– On the Atlantic coast, average sinks can reach a depth of 4 to 5 m. Severe flooding and local flooding can be observed particularly between Vauclin and Salines.

– Between the Salines and Cap Salomon, the waves on the coast can reach 1m to 1m50.

Unusual waves can be observed. Waves can reach 6 meters locally in the Dominica Channel and up to around 7 meters in the St. Lucia Channel. The wind picks up significantly in the late afternoon.

At the peak of the event, the average wind blows between 60 and 70 km/h on the northern half of our island and between 70 and 90 km/h on average on the southern half. In the most exposed areas, gusts can reach speeds of 100 to 120 km/h and locally 150 km/h.

The first heavy rains are expected in the afternoon. Over the duration of the event, the total amount of precipitation can reach 120 to 150 mm, locally 200 mm. The phenomenon seems to pass relatively quickly and gradual improvement is expected from tomorrow morning, Friday.

How did the passengers of the Titan Submarine? If the bathyscaphe could be located at depth, recovering it would still be a major logistical challenge. And that would be even more the case if he had run aground in the remains of the ship titanic. In any case, due to the enormous pressure and total darkness at 3800 meters, special equipment would be required. At first it was not ruled out that the Titan had reappeared on the surface, but one hypothesis was immediately abandoned. The confirmed option was also the most tragic: experts have dubbed it a “catastrophic implosion.” There is currently no prospect of recovering the bodies of the passengers. “The seabed there is an incredibly harsh environment,” said Coast Guard commander Rear Admiral John Mauger.

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implosion

A rupture in the submarine’s hull could have caused the implosion. The wreck of the Titanic lies about 3,800 meters below sea level, where the water pressure pressing on any object is about 376 times greater than the pressure exerted by the Earth’s atmosphere. “Although Titan’s composite hull is built to withstand intense deep sea pressures, any flaw in its shape or construction could compromise its integrity. And in that case, the risk of an implosion would be high,” said Australian robotics professor Stefan B. Williams.

Loss of pressure or malfunction

In the evening, confirmation came: the robot, which was supposed to search the seabed in search of the submarine, found the Bathyscaphe’s landing frame and its rear part, along with three other parts, right near the Titanic’s bow. The vehicle immediately imploded due to a “catastrophic loss of pressure,” authorities said, confirming fears of experts who suspected structural failure due to the pressure or a malfunction.

Stranded on the Titanic

Butch Hendrick, president and founder of dive training company Lifeguard Systems, told CBS News that the submersible “could have gotten caught somewhere,” causing the communications antenna to “shift” and “break.” The jetty could have been directly at the wreck of the Titanic. Frank Owen, a retired Royal Australian Navy officer who specializes in submarine evasion and rescue, also told The Guardian: “There are pieces of the wreckage everywhere. It’s dangerous”. While the Titan doesn’t require engine power to surface, it can be prevented from doing so if it gets caught in debris or ingests water. “You can’t open a door, you can’t open the porthole, you can’t use an interactive lock create,” said Hendrick.

oxygen, food and water

In addition to the lack of oxygen, the crew would have suffered from starvation and low temperatures. If the life support systems had failed, it would have been extremely cold inside Titan since sunlight does not penetrate as deep into the ocean. And according to science writer David Pogue, who traveled on the Bathyscaphe last year, the crew usually only carries a sandwich and a bottle of water.

Turned up but still missing

Another scenario had surfaced in the works prior to news of the crew’s deaths. That the Titan had surfaced on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. In this context, it should be noted that the Titan relies on constant communication with her mother ship, since she has no GPS or other guidance systems. But according to CNN, the Titan uses ballast to stay underwater, and that ballast could be moved by the occupants intentionally rocking the ship or by using an air pump to free it. Even the lines securing the ballast are designed to snap after 24 hours.

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Lima, June 22 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian Congresswoman Ruth Luque today announced an unconstitutional challenge to a law that allows President Dina Boluarte to travel abroad despite the lack of a vice president to take office.

The progressive lawmaker reported that the first step will be to collect the signatures of 33 parliamentarians supporting the demand so it can be debated in plenary, a number below the 40 votes against the project recorded.

Boluarte was unable to travel abroad as she was the only remaining vice-president when then-President Pedro Castillo was dismissed (deposed) by Parliament and imprisoned for attempting to dissolve Congress.

Congressmen, lawyers, political analysts and others are questioning the law because the constitution requires that if the president is absent, one of the two vice presidents must replace him, which can only be changed by constitutional reform and not by law.

Castillo’s predecessors, Martìn Vizcarra and Francisco Sagasti, substitute presidents in a similar situation to Boluarte, without a vice president, simply did not travel abroad.

The norm passed last night stipulates that the rulers who

They do not have a vice-president, they will be able to travel and govern remotely with the technical means available and be in constant contact with their prime minister, in this case Alberto Otárola.

Rep. Luque pointed out that holding the presidency remotely should not absolve whoever holds it from taking responsibility for what might happen in the country.

His colleague Sigrid Bazán, also a progressive, argued that the controversial law concealed a desperate attempt by Boluarte to seek asylum in another country after his government.

“Sooner or later, justice will be done for her, whether inside or outside the country,” she said, alluding to the possibility that the president will be brought to justice over the deaths recorded during the protests against her.

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Attacks by pods of orcas on yachts and boats off the Spanish coast have been on the rise for months. A similar incident in the North Sea was reported for the first time.

Organized attacks by pods of orcas on yachts and sailboats are apparently expanding. So far, attacks have only been reported off the Spanish coast, around Gibraltar and off Portugal. Now there is also the first incident off the Shetland Islands in the North Sea.

72-year-old Dutch sailor Wim Rutten described the attack on his ship to the British “Guardian”. He was therefore on Monday with his sailboat from Lerwick in Scotland to Bergen in Norway.

Boat repeatedly rammed at full power

He was fishing when an orca appeared in front of his ship. The orca then slammed into the stern of his seven-ton boat with full force, the 72-year-old said. The orca repeatedly approached the ship and initially gave chase. The marine mammal continued to disappear, only to reappear and once again throw itself with full force against the stern of the sailboat.

Unclear reason, “breathing too loud”

Rutten could only speculate on the motives for the attack: “Maybe he just wanted to play or look me in the eye or get rid of my fishing line”, he speculated to the newspaper.

But what he noticed: “To me, that was the scariest thing very noisy breathing of the animal“, he describes. Over and over again, he took aim at the ship’s keel from behind.

series of coordinated attacks

Since 2020, there have been reports of coordinated attacks by orcas on ships in Spain and Portugal. Attacks have increased recently and they even went by whole groups of marine mammals.

At first they mainly attacked fishing boats, but recently they seem to be hunting sailing boats more and more often. By doing this, they are likely to point towards the rudder at the stern. O Researchers in front of a RätseI. Meanwhile, a driving ban for smaller boats has been issued in Gibraltar.