Super Typhoon Chanchu - Cat. 4

[CHRISTY]

150 seamen missing..

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... index.html

Sad Story....

[AJC3]

is it just me or is the cone backwards?

I thought the same!!!!

What you're looking at there isn't the "cone of uncertainty" - it's probably the representation of forecast gale force winds, which is progged to shrink as the cyclone weakens/dissipates.

[HurricaneBill]

It looks like the Vietnamese ships sank near Taiwan. They had moved to that area to avoid Chanchu, but then Chanchu changed direction.

I've heard between 150-250 are missing. I've been hearing conflicting reports. At least 28 bodies have been recovered. Fortunately, nearly 70 survivors have been rescued.

Overall, Chanchu has killed at least 91.

[CHRISTY]

Chanchu is no more....but what a tropical cyclone that was at its peak...