The typhoon is now category 4 and still heading toward Yap and possibly the Philippines
http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/typhoon-maysak-yap-philippines-pacific
More about the impact on Chuuk and the recovery efforts:
Marianas Variety - Chuuk hit hard by Typhoon Maysak
---------- Post added March 30th, 2015 at 03:11 PM ----------
Facebook posts from the Odyssey:
https://www.facebook.com/trukodyssey
Odyssey Adventures, Truk Lagoon
4 hrs ·
This is Cara Kolczynski, Vice President of Odyssey Adventures, posting. I know there are many people with questions regarding our boat, Chuuk, the crew, future bookings, etc. I will share with you what we know as of right now. My husband, Captain Lenny Kolczynski, is on his way to Chuuk. The airport had been closed but United Airlines has added an additional flight into Chuuk Tuesday evening which Lenny hopes to catch. Once he arrives, we will have a better understanding of what we are dealing with. I know Cliff, in our office is deluged with emails and phone calls with everyone trying to get answers. Please give us a couple of days to figure out exactly what we are dealing with. We do not have answers right now. We pride ourselves on being a company that does the right thing for our customers. We will do the right thing, but we aren't sure exactly what that is yet. Until Lenny gets out there and assesses the boat, we won't have any answers. He will arrive into Chuuk either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning (Tues am or Tues pm in the states). I do know it is a mess out there right now. Storms generally begin in our area and then head off and become stronger. It is unusual that they are this strong in Chuuk. Chuuk's infrastructure is not designed well to withstand storms such as this. The main road from what I understand is impassable right now for cars. There is power outages, there is a lot of damage and there has been loss of lives. We are trying to make sure our entire crew (including the ones who were not on the vessel during the storm) are all ok. I personally will post updates as I get them and once I hear from Lenny. Again, please give Cliff a small break as he is having an additional family emergency of his own that he is dealing with in addition to this. If you are a praying person, please say a prayer or many for Chuuk, everyone involved in this, our vessel, Captain Lenny and everyone who will be stepping up to assist him in Chuuk. Also this storm is not finished. It is heading off to parts of Guam and Yap and possibly onto the Philippines. Let all those preparing for this storm be safe. One last note on a personal level. Our Chuukese crew are our family. They always have been and they always will be. I pray that every single one of them are safe and I thank them all from the bottom of my heart for being my family and love them all dearly
Odyssey Adventures, Truk Lagoon
4 hrs ·
On Sunday 29th March the islands of Chuuk took a direct hit from Typhoon Maysak. Fortunately we had no guests on board at the time. The crew disembarked and are safe on land. Sadly there were several deaths reported on the island. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families. We also sadly report that the Odyssey, along with several other vessels, has been seriously damaged. Our team is beginning the process of assessing the damage, however we do not know at this time how long the Odyssey will be out of operation. At this point, we are unable to offer any firm updates on future cruises. Our office team is in the process of contacting the guests who were due to join the Odyssey in the near future.
We will provide additional updates as more information becomes available. We appreciate your patience and understanding
Odyssey Adventures, Truk Lagoon
5 hrs ·
Stay tuned for reports about Typhoon Maysak, which passed through Truk Lagoon last night. We'll be posting updates on our website as we receive them.