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Re:HMM Rotterdam appears to be diverting to avoid congestion... by raverbashing on Friday March 26, 2021 @07:05AM (#26590672)
Ah yes the Cape of Good Hope (an euphemism for "Good luck crossing that")
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Re:HMM Rotterdam appears to be diverting to avoid congestion... by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday March 26, 2021 @07:09AM (#26590694)
It's the "Cape of Good Hope" in summer. In winter it's the "Cape of Storms".

In the original Portuguese: "Cabo da Boa Esperança", "Cabo das Tormentas". Thanks, Bartolomeu Dias.

The worst weather is actually slightly south-east of Cape Town & the Cape of Good Hope; around Cape Agulhas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Agulhas ).

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