Hazard spot
Bay of Bengal: Tropical cyclones
Bay of Bengal: Late-season cyclones run onto shallow coastal water and push a high surge ahead of them. Harbours then offer less protection than open distance.
- Cause
- Tropical cyclones
- Main season
- October to December
- Position
- 15° 00,0' N 088° 00,0' E
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Bay of Bengal: how the place works
The gulf is shallow and funnel shaped, and together that makes the storm surge the real danger here: a cyclone pushes the water into the tip of the funnel and levels rise by several metres. The season has two peaks, in spring and from October to December.
Bay of Bengal: what breaks there
For yachts this is less about the passage than about the berth: the region's harbours are not built for storm surge, and a boat there is lost in a direct hit.
Bay of Bengal: what this means for your policy
Check whether a blackout period applies and whether the cruising range includes the gulf at all. For a berth in this region a policy will normally impose special conditions or decline it.
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And what applies right now?
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