The northerly swell means the ISO tainers of Jet Fuel have not been able to be unloaded on the wharf since September (common in the wet season as the wharf is on the north of the island and the swell and winds at this time of year are from the north).
More importantly, the island is on serious beer rations as the beer is on the ship too.
As for aircraft breakdowns, yes it happens. Remote ops come with a risk of delay. Then look at the TAFs and METARs... translate this for your BIL:
TAF AMD YPXM 032142Z 0321/0418 16008KT 0500 FOG OVC001 FM040300 13008KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN BKN003 TEMPO 0321/0418 VRB20G35KT 0200 THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN BKN001
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He saw the crab migration and he's complaining?
