It was one of the worst cyclonic storm to hit the Indian shores.
"Looks like a cyclonic storm down in the southern tropics," he reported.
During the night the weather became bad and the vessel ran into a cyclonic storm.
All together over 1800 people died in the cyclonic storm.
On November 12, it further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm.
The system developed further into a cyclonic storm on May 29 as it moved to the north.
Once over water, the depression intensified into a cyclonic storm on the morning of June 9.
Over water it intensified again, becoming a cyclonic storm by the evening of September 10.
It moved very slowly to the north, becoming a cyclonic storm the next day.
Gradually it gained speed on May 11 and became a cyclonic storm.