2007 Newcastle Storm & Floods - the 'Pasha Bulker' storm.

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2007 Newcastle Storm & Floods - ABC Newcastle DVD, narrated by Carol Duncan. On the June long weekend in 20017, a series of east coast lows slammed into the NSW coast. Two days of storms and torrential rain led to $1.6 billion in damage including to roads, infrastructure, some 10,000 homes were flooded and 5,000 cars destroyed. , Tragically, 10 people lost their lives across the broader region.

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@alistairmills7608 Жыл бұрын

It was AMAZING. We had 3 inches of water flowing over our grass at Mayfield and at first light I took my car full of our 4 kids to watch the Pasha Bulka run aground. We has ABC Radio in the car because we were a few doors away and it was a once in a lifetime experience.

@Matty12787 Жыл бұрын

I traveled from Maitland to Newcastle (only takes about 40 mins) friday afternoon only to be stuck for over 8 hours trying every way to get back to Maitland eventually finding an area in Jesmond where we crossed a flooded creek in an AU ford falcon luckily quick enough to not take water into the engine.. A night I'll never stop remembering. Edit: I was there when they were rescuing the people on board.. The waves were crashing over the side of the ship and hindering the rescue.. Was an awe inspiring moment.. Wish my videos were as clear as this! If it wasn't for the captain coming ashore the night before, for a night on the town that this would have never happened.. No one on board was able to give the command to drop the anchor as it was floating over a reef..

@Matty12787 Жыл бұрын

Her Rudder remained at a scrap yard in Thornton for about 18 months that I saw many times where it was eventually scrapped.. It was supposed to be an iconic structure on the headlands near Nobbys Beach but sadly never happened..

@alistairmills7608 Жыл бұрын

@@Matty12787 they floated it out the harbour on one of those float ships that takes the wrecks to shop scrappers if I remy correctly.

@alistairmills7608 Жыл бұрын

The Hunger River Levebank at Maitland was literally singing as the flow rate of the rising flood waters, it was utterly amazing. I love the Hunter. ❤xo