Australia shipping alert over massive iceberg

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:09 am

SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian authorities Friday issued a shipping alert over a gigantic iceberg that is gradually approaching the country's southwest coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the once-in-a-century cliff of ice, which dislodged from Antarctica about a decade ago before drifting north, was being monitored using satellites.

"Mariners are advised that at 1200 GMT on December 9, an iceberg approximately 1,700 kilometres (1,054 miles) south-southwest of the West Australian coast was observed," it said, giving the iceberg's coordinates.

"The iceberg is 140 square kilometres in area -- 19 kilometres long by eight kilometres wide."

Experts believe the iceberg -- known as B17B -- is likely to break up as it enters warmer waters nearer Australia, creating hundreds of smaller icebergs in a hazard to passing ships.

Story Link: Australia shipping alert over massive iceberg - Yahoo! News

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:56 pm

yep by the time it gets here it will be small enough to put into some ice tea.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:35 pm

Jazzy;1272013 wrote: SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian authorities Friday issued a shipping alert over a gigantic iceberg that is gradually approaching the country's southwest coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the once-in-a-century cliff of ice, which dislodged from Antarctica about a decade ago before drifting north, was being monitored using satellites.

"Mariners are advised that at 1200 GMT on December 9, an iceberg approximately 1,700 kilometres (1,054 miles) south-southwest of the West Australian coast was observed," it said, giving the iceberg's coordinates.

"The iceberg is 140 square kilometres in area -- 19 kilometres long by eight kilometres wide."

Experts believe the iceberg -- known as B17B -- is likely to break up as it enters warmer waters nearer Australia, creating hundreds of smaller icebergs in a hazard to passing ships.

Story Link: Australia shipping alert over massive iceberg - Yahoo! News

Quick. Alert Pammie. She can ice her champers at the beach.

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:26 pm

Won't worry me I am in the desert;):yh_rotfl

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:57 pm

mrsK;1272310 wrote: Won't worry me I am in the desert;):yh_rotfl

Hi Mrs K !!! Maybe someone can fly it to you before it completely melts.:wah:

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:19 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1272520 wrote: Hi Mrs K !!! Maybe someone can fly it to you before it completely melts.:wah:

We could do with the water;)