15 Dec 2020

Fiji marina fully booked as foreign yachts unable to sail to NZ take shelter

From Morning Report, 8:23 am on 15 December 2020

Foreign yacht owners in the path of the Pacific Cyclone Season are unable to seek shelter in New Zealand or Australia, with borders closed due to Covid-19.

Cyclone Yasa is already hovering in the waters between Fiji and Vanuatu, held in place by a high pressure system in the Tasman Sea.

It's likely to be a category four storm by the team it reaches close to Fiji's main islands on Thursday.

A second cyclone, Zazu, is unleashing heavy rain on northern Tonga.

Head of Fiji's Port Denarau Marina Cynthia Rasch says the marina is now full with more than 40 foreign yachts.