Most people in Newcastle and the Hunter were looking forward to a relaxing long weekend, planning a few days off. They had the responsibility to act immediately upon the situation at hand (stranded Pasha Bulker). Amanda Whitson About 6pm I tried to run a bath for my toddler, but the plug kept floating in the water. Newcastle Herald readers have shared their memories of June 2007 this week in the lead up to today’s anniversary of the deadly storms. There was no sign that an injured Panamax freighter was about to leave the people of this busy little sea port, to whom it became so endeared. Pasha Bulker The had been in the Newcastle anchorage since 23 May and anchored about 2.5nM (4.6km) off the coast. I quickly realised my predicament - it wasn'r great, but I we were dry - for now. Your ad blocker may be preventing you from Ten years ago Newcastle made international headlines when the coal ship Pasha Bulker ran aground on Nobbys Beach during a deadly east coast low. Returning home I met another resident arriving with her brother and his family. As we now know it … Seconds later it’s pouring, customers are running into the store and the carpark and gutters are flooded. Lightning was visible, wind gusts were already reaching 100kmh and they reckoned they had about 90 minutes to get in and out safely. Still never got to thank and talk to the bloke that helped me clutch start my car after I conked out at Jesmond roundabout. 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. Cars were floating by. comm. Mitigating the health impacts of a natural disaster. I had just started work at Newcastle Port Corporation and the place went off on that day! They met that night and became lifelong friends. 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. The bulker had been several miles offshore in ballast waiting for its turn to berth and load some 58,000 tonnes of coal. No electricity. He crashed his work van next to me and i gave him a lift home. I was at work getting deliveries ready at a wine and beer store. While waiting to load coal the Pasha Bulker ran aground during a major storm on June 8, 2007 on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle… An SES volunteer was on hand; guiding us through. The street out front had become a river overflowing onto the footpaths and cascading down the driveway. I ring management, and they ask why sales were down. However, on completion of the rescue, the aircraft had to abandon the flight back to their Broadmeadow bas… She reckoned the Pasha was headed for her living room. It was a wonderful effort by those fellows in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the police who so quickly secured the area. To get the ship off the beach was a magnificent result. Henry Martin – Victoria Lifeboat crew member. No electricity. It was an amazing experience! On Thursday night, June 7, 2007, the Bureau of Meteorology warned of potential extreme weather conditions with a low pressure cell developing just north of Newcastle. 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. Melissa Slaney I was sitting in Nobbys car park watching the Pasha Bulker beach itself. 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. At the end near Gregson Park the water was up to the thighs and flowing so strongly that staying upright was quite an effort. It takes one hour to get home, two kilometres way. Within half a minute the water was climbing to the top of the car door. 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. Coal ship the Pasha Bulker sits off Nobbys Beach June 8, 2007 in Newcastle, Australia. Cheers bloke. Kemal Alagic I was working at Merewether baths that day. The storm killed nine people, including a family of five on the New South Wales Central Coast, and significantly damaged thousands of homes across the region. The ABC Newcastle documentary is available below. The ‘Pasha Bulker’ Storm – June 2007 by Carol Duncan | Jun 9, 2020 | beaches , harbour , people , ships , storms Most people in Newcastle and the Hunter were looking forward to a relaxing long weekend, planning a few days off. 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. At 2am on Saturday, June 9, a second low hit the city. Cars were floating by. 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). The Pasha Bulker ran aground during a major storm on 8 June 2007 secured area... 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