Saint Paul's Rocks

Werther Krohling, on January 14, 2007, said:

Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo. Segundo ponto mais distante da costa brasileira (aprox. 1100km da costa de Natal), perdendo apenas para a Ilha da Trindade (Aprox. 1160 km de Vitória). Ponto de parada de várias espécies de peixes migratórias oceânicas, é um local estratégico para a utilização dos recursos oceânicos brasileiros. Abriga uma estação científica e recebe constantemente a visita de pesquisadores e militares.

kerlu, on April 1, 2007, said:

hi werther !

I would like to know how you get to these rocks ? is there a map of the island?, and is there a bay where you can anchor a ship ???

cheers, adrien normier anormier@ec-lyon.fr

Marcelo Parise Petaz…, on February 8, 2009, said:

Belíssimo registro Werther! Parabéns! Gde abç!

FRDM, on February 14, 2009, said:

Vocé sabe da mapa do Piri Reis? Foi a navegante do Turquia que capturou de um marino de Colom (ou descobridor). Em este mapa fica em ista mesma posiçao (aproximadamente) uma gran ilha que desaparecio depois. Perdon por meu portuges (Eu soi espanhol)

rdexter2002, on June 1, said:

Dear Friends, This seems to be very close to the point where Air France 447 was lost on June 1, 2009. What a tragedy. Deepest sympathy and prayers for the loved ones of the passengers.

Werther Krohling, on June 2, said:

Rdexter you are correct. In fact Saint Pauls Rocks are close do tragedy.

Pal7788, on June 2, said:

sorry for flight af-447.

Flaviocrf, on June 3, said:

I only heard about this place because of the tragedy with the flight AF 447. I'm really sorry for it...

Christian Stowasser, on June 3, said:

Hi Werther, thank you so much for the photos of this lonesome, ludicrous place. Must be so close to the place of the AF 447 tragedy. If there are scientists in the hut now, they must have realised something about that. How did you get to this place? Are you scientist or lighthouse service? I would like to hear from you! Greetings from Bavaria, Germany, Christian

gsisson, on June 3, said:

Christian, the weather conditions were reportedly bad at the time, and it was the middle of the night, so even if the station was manned (it's only manned part-time) and the plane crashed within a few kilometers, it's unlikely to have been noticed. If you have ever been at sea at night in poor weather you will know what I mean.

gsisson, on June 3, said:

Werther, thanks for the excellent photo of this place. How did you land on the rock? Did you use a Zodiac-type inflatable boat, or do you need something else?

Werther Krohling, on June 3, said:

Hi Christian. I´m marine biologist. I was there at december/04 january/05 with 3 more cientist.

The place is fantastic do explore. I will post more pictures.

WK.

Werther Krohling, on June 3, said:

We had a fisherman support boat to arrive and then every day to our dive jobs we used a inflatable boat.

WK.

renaaraujo, on June 3, said:

Lamentavel pelo acidente, este lugar é um paraiso...

Christian Stowasser, on June 4, said:

Hi Werther, many many thanks for your reply. Yes, please, show and tell us more about that outstanding place, I am very interested. If you have informations for me, my eMail address is chris____s@hotmail.com (4x_). I would appreciate to get in contact with you. Myself, I work for a Bavarian Power Company to maintain the Power Lines and Cables. I go for travelling and my favourites are Southern Africa, Alaska and the Yukon Territory. I always dream about South America, but I do not speak the Spanish or Portuguese language. Greetings Christian

Christian Stowasser, on June 4, said:

Hi Gsisson, thanks for your commet. Even it is so sad, but I guess you are absolutely right. It seems, that noone survived the AF 447 disaster. But, please, only imagine if they find survivers sitting on those rocks ...... (wishful thinking). Christian, Bavaria, Germany

fordobrasil, on June 4, said:

parabens por todas as fotos nao conhecia sao pedro sao paulo bonito lugar

gsisson, on June 5, said:

Hi Christian, yes it is very tragic. Some thorough analysis now puts the probable location the plane came down at somewhere around 3,290N 30,357W, which is over 100 km away from the rocks: http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/af447/

gsisson, on June 5, said:

Hi Werther, thanks for the reply. It is an extraordinary place. Was the station rebuilt after it was destroyed in 2006? There is little information in English about it.

Honorio Dourado, on June 7, said:

Este local chegou ao meu conhecimento por dois motivos, um alegre e outro triste. O alegre por saber, através de uma reportagem numa revista mensal, que uma arquiteta da UFES teve o desafio de projetar uma residencia experimental em local adverso e fora muito feliz, parabéns colega. E agora, com o acontecimento triste e lamentável do voo 447, no qual centenas de seres humanos perderam suas vidas nas proximidades deste paraíso, infelizmente. Irece, BA, junho de 2009