......the Sea highly treacherous now , incessantly being flogged by " Hulanghu" : the Monsoon .....thr r Collisions of boats in the sea , quite unheard off before.....the seafarer at the receiving end now .....as we watch frm our vantage point , loaded vessels bound for numerous far flung Isles for supply , especially, during this Holy Mnth of Ramadaan, dipping their snout & miraculously bailing out as they negotiate hard to inch forward in the gail ......Weather alerts r constantly sounded nd flouted equally by the dare devils .....thr r huge sea locations whr thr is no signal , no communication .....recently a huge transport carrier got drifted nd lost until salvaged by INS Krush , whn , pressed in by the Indian Navy upon Req frm Maldivian Coast Guards.....the Costa Cruises frm Italy a regular feature is nowhere to be seen now , as the Weather turns hostile ......the under water corals also not visible by routine snorkeling as Visibility is poor du2 less sunshine .....the water , too famously Warm for the westerners , is now , clammy & cold .....not a v gud time for Tourism ....."Hulanghu" or Monsoon in local parlance is famously infamous as life depended on it during the era of sail boats .....as Rice laden Boats : 'buggalows' frm Ceylon depended on it or had tough time negotiating it for a sail .....Rice wud be exchanged here for Salted Fish chunks , a popularity in Ceylon....the Bohra traders frm India controlling the trade for 200 yrs.....the Islands & atolls negotiation, on the sea route, was treacherous for the reefs a natural barrier , came in the way , in tht the Southern atolls preferred a direct route to Ceylon , traded directly , avoiding the treacherous passage to Male'.....famous Ship wrecks & thr account is documented .....Francois Pyrard De Laval a French Ship wreck & castaway , documenting in early 17th Century the Isles of Maladwip for the first time to the Western world .....Now , in this modern world of Communication , with sea changes & GPRS all pervading the remoteness is a thing of the past .....as most of the Isles r well connected , Communication wise with strategic airports nd Harbors .....as I move thru the "Travellers Mkt " agog with Ramadaan brisk business ..wht a sea change modern day gadgets hv imposed on people ,
as all vendors r armed with smart phones , Tabs , calcs , GPRS devises for imminent departure as tow lines , nd , anchors r disengaged .......!!!!
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