I couldn't get out. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Most people in Newcastle and the Hunter were looking forward to a relaxing long weekend, planning a few days off. The other two were Josh Ferris and Mr Smith’s son Rhys. comm. The story of the Pasha holds a special place within Newcastle history; however, few Novocastrians are familiar with Varley’s unique role within the vessel’s salvage operation. The trail of mistakes and incompetence began on the evening of June 7 when warnings about an approaching storm were issued to 56 ships anchored off Newcastle. The storm had been raging most of the day but there was an eerie calm as the eye passed over.  As we were coming back through Kotara towards my mothers house the storm intensified again. About 6pm I tried to run a bath for my toddler, but the plug kept floating in the water. Your ad blocker may be preventing you from 1.6. Standing at the register, a few drops of rain. Ring management: keep working, no problem. Next morning there’s damage everywhere, trees down. The ‘Pasha Bulker’ Storm – June 2007. by Carol Duncan | Jun 9, 2020 | beaches, harbour, people, ships, storms. Heavily pregnant and with a broken ankle, I crutched over to the window to look down my driveway and see a river of water. As we now know it was anything but a relaxing long weekend. The most significant of them, which struck on June 8-9, is still referred to as the “Pasha Bulker” storm, after the 76,000-tonne bulk carrier that ran aground near Newcastle. An SES volunteer was on hand; guiding us through. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Eleven o’clock departure time was an hour ago, yet Newcastle Harbour lay wide, flat, blue… and empty. I always have a camera with me and walked (read: struggled in the conditions) around to the road above Nobby’s Surf Club. Sean Anthony Lennon At least my husband has no excuse forgetting our wedding anniversary.. 10 years this weekend. Melissa Slaney I was sitting in Nobbys car park watching the Pasha Bulker beach itself. We sat and watched the whole thing until I was moved on by the police as the rescue chopper was landing. This was towards the inner edge of the anchorage, closest to the coast and potentially dangerous in the forecast conditions. He is turning 70 this week, and we certainly remember this wet weekend. No wonder the bath plug kept floating - the drains were full! I managed to navigate the foot of water on the road until we got to Vista Parade, near the storm water drain. Alarms going off. I always have a camera with me and walked (read: struggled in the conditions) around to the road above Nobby’s Surf Club. I arrived in time to see the Pasha Bulker arrive and to watch the crewmen being retrieved.  At the time my daughter lived in an apartment overlooking Newcastle Baths. Two neighbours in Hobart Road New Lambton, Brett Slaney and Brett Harley, went door to door rescuing our elderly neighbours and their pets. The MV Pasha Bulker is a 76,741 tonne deadweight Panamax bulk carrier operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company. Local News HELLUVA SALVAGE: The Pasha Bulker leaving Newcastle on July 26, 2007. I happened to be working in Zaara Street when my wife rang to tell me that there was a ship in trouble off the Harbour. Authorities alerted the vessels that a severe storm was approaching and requested all the vessels to move further out to sea. One of the most significant meteorological events in Australian history, the ‘Pasha Bulker Storm’ was an east coast low (ECL) which affected the east coast of Australia between Illawarra and the Hunter in June 2007. That weekend we celebrated my dads 60th birthday. Despite both of our houses being ruined, these guys helped save many people's lives, including an elderly man trying to get home to his sick wife a few streets away. The Master was receiving weather reports by Inmarsat and VHF radio while at anchor. It was an amazing experience! Kristen Tola, /images/transform/v1/crop/frm/iKQx4aiD4Q7fvCgDvFeGgz/e90eacb7-a078-41ed-8dfd-1c4c57768733.jpg/r12_0_5322_3000_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg, Newcastle Herald's trusted source for property, SHARK SHOCK: Residents speak of horror as defiant locals return to water, A-League: Jets fight hard to upset Wellington and earn first win of the season, Pandemic delays opening of Nihon University campus, 'I was a shark sceptic', shocked resident says after attack, 'This is a whole different level': Best buds hit big school, W-League: Watch the goals as Jets make statement in rout of Wanderers. Today marks ten years since the MV Pasha Bulker ran ashore during the disastrous storm that hit the Hunter in 2007. The next morning, as the waters rose up over the back steps and leeringly close to the floorboards, I called my husband, who was travelling back from the north coast. A series of storm systems impacted coastal regions between the Illawarra and the Hunter during June 2007. Henry Martin – Victoria Lifeboat crew member. I shut the store doors – customers trapped, employees trapped, passers-by wanting to escape into store. She reckoned the Pasha was headed for her living room. The Pasha Bulker was one of some 50 vessels moored off shore off the port. Cars were floating by. A look back on the Pasha Bulker...ship ... - Visit Newcastle At least my husband has no excuse forgetting our wedding anniversary.. 10 years this weekend. The storm had been raging most of the day but there was an eerie calm as the eye passed over.  As we were coming back through Kotara towards my mothers house the storm intensified again. A minute later my car left the road and upended against the drain fence. On June 8, 2010 the MV Pasha Bulker, a Panamax bulk carrier of operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. Whoops!The Pasha Bulker ran aground on Nobby's Beach (no, I'm not making these names up. Their home on the other side of the park had been flooded. The bowling club we held it at was the only place in Jesmond that had power for days. They also helped the SES when they arrived. Sign up to receive our Breaking News Alerts and Editor's Daily Headlines featuring the best local news and stories. He crashed his work van next to me and i gave him a lift home. Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from Lost Newcastle. Pasha Bulker. The Pasha Bulker storm increased the water stored by a further 15% to 97% (Hunter Water, pers. Newcastle Herald readers have shared their memories of June 2007 this week in the lead up to today’s anniversary of the deadly storms. Cheers bloke. Customers, passers-by and employees escape, shut doors, hit security buttons and race out into a metre of water on Darby Street. The total death toll rose to ten. So I bundled up as much as I could and shoved it high into the wardrobes in case we were flooded. The Pasha Bulker stranded on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle. ran aground during a major storm on 8 June 2007 on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, New South Wales. TeAira Roimata Adams Still never got to thank and talk to the bloke that helped me clutch start my car after I conked out at Jesmond roundabout. The park had been turned into a lake. June 8 is a date that will live long in the memories of Novocastrians, the day a ship called the Pasha Bulker took an entire city by surprise.  The street out front had become a river overflowing onto the footpaths and cascading down the driveway.  At the end near Gregson Park the water was up to the thighs and flowing so strongly that staying upright was quite an effort.  The park had been turned into a lake.  A man in a tree was calling for help as the water was too deep for him to come out. To get the ship off the beach was a magnificent result. The 225-metre long coal ship with 21 crew on board and... Clearing skies and calmer seas greet the coal ship the Pasha Bulker as it sits off Nobbys Beach June 9, 2007 in Newcastle, Australia. The ABC Newcastle documentary is available below. Pasha Bulker The had been in the Newcastle anchorage since 23 May and anchored about 2.5nM (4.6km) off the coast. Customers and employees’ houses are going under water. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Emergency workers from the police, ambulance, and fire services worked to help people in need. Cheers bloke.  Kemal Alagic I was working at Merewether baths that day. The next morning, as the waters rose up over the back steps and leeringly close to the floorboards, I called my husband, who was travelling back from the north coast. Seconds later it’s pouring, customers are running into the store and the carpark and gutters are flooded. If he hadn't been there we would have both gone down the drain. There was disastrous damage caused by the flooding but more was to come. Amanda Whitson About 6pm I tried to run a bath for my toddler, but the plug kept floating in the water. I was working at Merewether baths that day. While waiting to load coal the Pasha Bulker ran aground during a major storm on June 8, 2007 on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle… I had not long collected my five year old son from school. The unladen bulk carrier MV Pasha Bulker ran aground on Nobbys Beach at Newcastle, after its captain failed to heed a warning to move out to sea to escape the approaching storm. A family of four and a nephew were killed when a section of road collapsed under their car as they drove along the Pacific Highway at Somersby on the Central Coast. ... Pasha Bulker: Newcastle's stories from the 2007 storm Matt Carr; Local News +273. Although each separate storm was characteristically quite different, collectively, these storms resulted in widespread flooding and wind damage, coastal erosion, a record number of callouts for State Emergency Service assistance, grounding of the Pasha Bulker… A man in a tree was calling for help as the water was too deep for him to come out. During a severe storm in June 2007, Pamamax Bulk Carrier, PASHA BULKER, grounded at Newcastle beach, New South Wales, Australia. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). However, on completion of the rescue, the aircraft had to abandon the flight back to their Broadmeadow bas… I ring management, and they ask why sales were down. As we now know it was anything but a relaxing long weekend. It was an amazing experience! I thought my colleague was pulling my leg when he said there's a ship on Nobbys Beach…. The ‘Pasha Bulker’ Storm – June 2007. by Carol Duncan | Jun 9, 2020 | beaches, harbour, people, ships, storms. Two people died when their four-wheel drive was swept off a bridge by floodwaters at Clarence Town and a man died near Lambton when he was swept into a storm-water drain. They met that night and became lifelong friends. Mitigating the health impacts of a natural disaster. People trapped in floating cars. Lightning was visible, wind gusts were already reaching 100kmh and they reckoned they had about 90 minutes to get in and out safely. Returning home I met another resident arriving with her brother and his family. I quickly realised my predicament - it wasn'r great, but I we were dry - for now. MV Drake, previously known as Pasha Bulker, is a Panamax bulk carrier of 76,741 tonnes deadweight (DWT) operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. He detoured to Nobbys Beach, and in a phonecall from there said "There's a ship on MY beach!". They met that night and became lifelong friends.  Despite both of our houses being ruined, these guys helped save many people's lives, including an elderly man trying to get home to his sick wife a few streets away. Calling for help as the water was climbing to the bloke that helped me start. Melissa Slaney I was sitting in Nobbys car park watching the Pasha Bulker aground... 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