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Today in the Herald. https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/pinel-island-closed-due-to-sargassum

Based on the picture it looks pretty bad. How is Orient Beach?


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I first saw some pictures of that on a Facebook post Friday. Going to take a long time to clear that up. I can't imagine the smell with that amount to decompose.

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That is impressively disgusting

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They can build a rocket to go out into space, but they can't find out what makes this happens and how to stop it before it make it to shore???? It's got to be killing businesses all over!!!!


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Originally Posted by Colour1
They can build a rocket to go out into space, but they can't find out what makes this happens and how to stop it before it make it to shore???? It's got to be killing businesses all over!!!!

It's NATURE! Not an easy thing to control.


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Perhaps I am wrong, but is there anything that can be done, until it actually comes ashore? Obviously, it can be raked, once ashore, but is there any 'boom' or anything that is being used out in the water?? I haven't heard of it, if there is.


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I believe there was some talk about some type of boom, but that would like just force the problem elsewhere. Trying to control mother nature is a difficult thing.


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At one point there was talk about harvesting the sargassum and converting it to bio fuel. Probably cost prohibitive.

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I was thinking of a HUGE tanker with a boom vacuum, but then it wouldn't know the difference between the sargassum and seas life. So that shoots that down.


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Would take a heck of a large fleet of tankers. The Sargassum Sea is huge.

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Anyone have pictures of how it is now?

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They have contracted the folks who are here doing the boat salvage to help out.

https://www.sxm-talks.com/local-new...s7i0qve-zO31VrU3jYqraVUkphrHfvK2i0o2DZvY


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I can't tell from that story whether they are collecting it just on shore, or in the water? Glad they are doing something though.


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Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
I can't tell from that story whether they are collecting it just on shore, or in the water? Glad they are doing something though.

It appears in the water too.
"collection of sargassum stranded or floating in the Bay of Cul-De-Sac"

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Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
I can't tell from that story whether they are collecting it just on shore, or in the water?


They are colleting it om shore and in the water, loading into trucks and hauling it away. I watched them do it about an hour ago.


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Another article in the Herald.
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Club O Beach by Cedrick
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Due to the sargassum situation we unfortunately probably be forced to close the beach tomorrow.
We will do our outmost to clean between Saturday and Sunday.
We apologize for the inconvenience.


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Hi. I don't understand the stuff at the top, but that is bad news, for sure.. I sure hope things improve.


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Carol, you can’t speak or read letters and numbers!?!! Shame on you Carol!!! Everyone know what a g84 is! Come on, get with the program here! LOL

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There was a picture posted on Facebook that showed Orient encased in a large sea of Sargassum similar to what Cul-De-Sac is experiencing. It was on SXM or Bust which I believe is a private group.

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Maybe this is what Elaine was trying to post.

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Pretty nasty looking. Pictures I saw showed it as a huge mass floating and reaching out from shore a long way.

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I saw that one yesterday also but couldn't find it this morning to post.


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Club o is closed today due to the seaweed for those who don’t know

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raj--yes, that's what Elaine posted, from Cedric.


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Linda--horrible..


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And here's the picture of OB that Scubaman and I saw previously.

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Yes. That's the one I was referring to.

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Linda--that's disgusting. I do not ever recall seeing that kind of thing on Orient.


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Good Grief. Stunning pictures. The 2017 storms, COVID, and Sargassum have been three huge body blows to the Caribbean.

My last 2 trips were in 2019 to Caye Caulker Belize and to Barbados. Sat out the 2 big COVID years with testing/masking uncertainties.

Going again this December; I will start low key with Cozumel. I miss Anguilla and the BVIs.....

Happy travels to all !

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The French state is taking additional action regarding sargassum.

Daily Herald story


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For you on Facebook here is a company in Martinique that specializes in Sargassum removal. Looks like they know what they are doing.
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Saw a post on Facebook that Pinel will reopen tomorrow Aug 3rd.

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Sargassum was just as bad on Orient at the end of August, 1st of September last year. Went pretty much unnoticed since everything on Orient except Cedric was closed for vacations.

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On Pinel now! Boats are running. Questions?

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How bad was Cul de Sac, to get there? How is Orient at the moment, if you know?


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Cul de sac was smelly but bearable. Yesterday Orient was very seaweedy on the beach but pretty clear in the water (at Orange Fever). Not sure about today

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OK, thanks. Enjoy!


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