Locals of outlying islands prepare for Typhoon Krathon
Locals of outlying islands prepare for Typhoon Krathon
2024-09-30
Taiwan’s outlying islands are bracing for Krathon’s impact. A sea warning has already been issued for Penghu, disrupting travel plans for many visitors. Over in Xiaoliuqiu in the south, the waters were still relatively calm on Monday, allowing some travelers to make a last ferry trip to or from the island. Meanwhile, islanders are trying to make the most of the time before the storm to secure supplies.
Passengers descend from a tour bus. Even though Typhoon Krathon is around the corner, they still want to tour Xiaoliuqiu.
Some of them are here for a day trip right before the typhoon lands. On the other side of the coin, those who had arrived earlier couldn’t wait to catch a ferry back to Taiwan proper, in fear of being trapped on the island later.
On Monday morning the waters were calm enough, so ferries between Donggang and Xiaoliuqiu still operated as scheduled. Only the last scheduled rides were suspended.
Tsai Chun-ching
Ferry operator
We need to dock the ships, so we’ll cancel the last rides. It’ll end at 3:20 p.m. in Donggang and 4:00 p.m. in Xiaoliuqiu.
Typhoon Krathon is excepted to land in Pingtung on Wednesday, bringing ferry services to a halt on Monday and Tuesday. In anticipation, business operators rushed to deliver everyday goods to the docks, which were to be sent to Xiaoliuqiu. One carrier was loaded with desktop computer units and monitors, bound for the local elementary school.
Meanwhile in Penghu, the weather was fine in the morning. But because a sea warning had already been issued, activities on water were prohibited. So tourists could only stay on the main island for sightseeing.
Tourist
It’s a bit of a pity. I was really looking forward to it, but now we must stay safe. It’s still nice to look around in town though.
Tourist
The ships can’t sail, so we’ll stay on the main island.
Fishermen were also docking their vessels and securing them with rope. It’ll be a few days before they can go fishing again.
Fishers say that for the time being, they’ll pass the time with maintenance work, such as mending fishing nets.
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東琉線交通船週一末班停駛 明後兩天均停駛
2024-09-30
山陀兒颱風逼近，不過目前屏東東港到小琉球之間的海象狀況還好，上午東琉線交通船仍然照常營運，只有末班船停駛，因此仍有旅行團帶著遊客到小琉球一日遊。而在澎湖，因為已經發佈海上颱風警報，遊客無法坐船出海，或者下水。
遊覽車載來一車車的遊客，儘管颱風要來了，大家還是想到小琉球玩。
有人趁著颱風來臨前，把握時間到小琉球一日遊，而在小琉球的遊客卻是急著搭最早的一班船回到本島，就怕再晚了會受困島上。
屏東東琉線上午海象情況良好，因此東琉線交通船上午照常行駛，只有末班船停駛。
[[航運業務主任 蔡淳靖]]
“船隻需要做靠泊的準備，所以我們會將末班船停駛，(東港)開到3點20，那小琉球就是開到4點。”
山陀兒颱風預計週三可能會從屏東登陸，接下來兩天，交通船全面停駛，不少業者趕忙把物資和民生用品送到碼頭邊，準備運送到小琉球，還有大批的電腦主機、螢幕，也要送到琉球國小給小朋友使用。
而在離島澎湖，上午天氣狀況還不錯，但因為已經發布海上警報，不能下海戲水，也無法坐船到其他離島，只能在市區內的景點玩。
[[遊客]]
“有點可惜，本來很期待的，但是後來因為安全的關係，還是市區玩一玩也挺不錯的。”
[[遊客]]
“因為不能出船，所以我們就留在島內。”
而漁船也紛紛進港避風，漁工們忙著用繩索綁好船隻，接下來可能要休息好幾天。
無法出海作業，也只能讓漁工在岸上補補破網，打發時間。
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