being blown down. A rescue tug was called on to stand by a 240-foot cargo ship struggling in the sea off Shetland. The A90 road was closed between Aberdeen and Peterhead after a lorry was blown over. A double-decker bus was blown off the road near Mintlaw in Aberdeenshire. There were also reports of a roof blown off in Fraserburgh. Aftermath One other consequence of the storm was a record influx of little auks (a small Arctic seabird) into the North Sea, with a count of 18,371 from the Farne Islands on 9 November as they returned north, nearly double the previous record count, then further counts there of 7,143 on 10 November and 28,803 on 11 November. North Norfolk District Council were left seeking to apply for compensation from the government's Bellwin scheme for natural disasters. Replacing damaged promenade handrails was estimated to cost £20,000, while council-owned beach chalets were estimated to cost more than £40,000 to mend. Inspections were also undertaken of the steel under Cromer pier, where waves had damaged the floor of the Pavilion Theatre. Gallery References External links National Oceanography Centre movie model of surge Parker and Foden (2009) High-resolution Measurement of a North Sea Storm Surge. "Storm Surge, Seaham, County Durham": YouTube. Floods in Europe Floods in the Netherlands Floods in the United Kingdom Floods in Germany History of the North Sea North Sea flood North Sea flood North Sea flood North Sea flood European windstorms Storm tides of the North Sea November 2007 events in Europe