Fiji marina fully booked as foreign yachts unable to sail to NZ take shelter

Published: Dec. 14, 2020, 7:23 p.m.

Foreign yacht owners in the path of the Pacific Cyclone Season are unable to seek shelter in New Zealand or Australia, with borders closed due to Covid-19. Cyclone Yasa is already hovering in the waters between Fiji and Vanuatu, held in place by a high pressure system in the Tasman Sea. It's likely to be a category four storm by the team it reaches close to Fiji's main islands on Thursday. A second cyclone, Zazu, is unleashing heavy rain on northern Tonga. Head of Fiji's Port Denarau Marina Cynthia Rasch says the marina is now full with more than 40 foreign yachts.