FACT FILE
Number of Islets: 6. Population: n/a. Land Area: 0.22 square mile.s Lagoon Area: 35.96 square miles.
In February, 2014, John and Sally-Anne Potter sailed to Taka Atoll on their yacht Jaraman. Sal kindly shared these photos with us all! Komol, Sal and John.
Luc Callebaut and Jackie Lee of the Yacht Sloepmouche kindly gave me permission to include his videos on my site. Komol Luc and Jackie!
INSIGHT: One of Taka’s claim to fame is a beer of the same name that was made in Majuro by Robert Reimers Enterprises in the 1990s. I don’t drink beer, but my husband, Cary, said it was a delightful drop and he was sad when they stopped production, apparently because the government taxed the ingredients meaning that imported beer was cheaper. This of course hurt sales of the local brew. Taka’s label, which was used on coasters and posters, was particularly striking!
Ship on Taka Reef
January 4, 2019: The commercial fishing vessel, the Ou Ya Leng No. 6, ran aground at remote Taka Atoll in the north of the Marshall Islands on January 3. According to Kenneth Kramer of the local company PII, on Friday they deployed two tugs to the atoll to “assess the situation” while they await the owner’s decision on getting the ship off the reef … or not.
Meanwhile, in a report from the Honolulu Star Advertiser a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Barbers Point that was on Wake Island responding to a car carrier ship fire from Monday was sent today to check on the 308-foot Chinese-flagged commercial fishing vessel Ou Ya Leng, which ran aground on the Atoll after taking on water.
Initial reports from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center China stated the 24 crew members from the Ou Ya Leng No. 6 abandoned ship and were on the atoll, the Coast Guard said.
But on arrival, the Hercules crew confirmed they are aboard the vessel and using emergency generator power, officials said. There are no reports of injuries or pollution.
