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Lot of shipping, by the looks of it: https://twitter.com/AriaCallaghan/status/1375154205233721348 https://twitter.com/AriaCallaghan/status/1375154205233721348
by SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
Lot of shipping, by the looks of it: https://twitter.com/AriaCallaghan/status/1375154205233721348 https://twitter.com/AriaCallaghan/status/1375154205233721348
The city of Cape Town was founded for much this reason - it's a good sheltered stopping point, half way around. Looks like it will benefit from this again, for a few weeks.
- raverbashing 6y agoAh yes the Cape of Good Hope (an euphemism for "Good luck crossing that")
- SideburnsOfDoom 6y agoIt's the "Cape of Good Hope" in summer. In winter it's the "Cape of Storms". In the original Portuguese: "Cabo da Boa Esperança", "Cabo das Tormentas". Thanks, Bartolomeu Dias. The worst weather is actually slightly south-east of Cape Town & the Cape of Good Hope; around Cape Agulhas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Agulhas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Agulhas ).
- gruez 6y agoThat's slightly misleading because most of those ships were going that direction before the suez got blocked. I'd like to see how many actually got diverted.