ships and naval helicopters to find the missing people. Deep Depression BOB 04 Early on October 28, the IMD began monitoring a tropical depression located about south-southeast of Visakhapatnam in the Andhra Pradesh. The depression strengthened to a deep depression later that day with winds peaking at before undergoing a weakening trend. The depression dissipated the next day near the Andhra Pradesh coastline. The outer bands of the depression produced light rainfall over the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (06B) On November 10, an area of low pressure developed over the Bay of Bengal within a monsoonal trough. Moving towards the northwest, the low gradually developed and the JTWC issued a TCFA early on November 13. The next day, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 06B was issued. A brief period of rapid development took place as the storm strengthened just below Category 1 status. Shortly before making landfall near Visakhapatnam, 06B reached its peak intensity with winds of . At this time, the IMD classified the cyclone as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and reported that it had a wide eye. Rapid weakening followed shortly after landfall and the storm dissipated early on November 16. Major crop losses, property damage, and six fatalities were reported from the affected areas. Four of the fatalities were in Visakhapatnam and the other two were in east Godavari. Hundreds of trees and power lines had fallen. At least of cropland and more than 2,000 homes were damaged. Waves produced by the storm at Visakhapatnam were recorded up to . The storm dropped rainfall in excess of throughout the region. Damages from the storm were estimated at BTN 880 million (US$20.7 million). Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (07B) Tropical Storm Chip dissipated over Vietnam on November 15, 1998. The remnants of Chip crossed the Malay Peninsula on November 17 and entered the Bay of Bengal. The system moved along the edge of a subtropical ridge within an area of strong wind shear. After turning towards the northwest, the low entered an area of lower wind shear and began to become better organized. Between November 18 and 20, the JTWC issued three TCFAs before issuing first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 07B early on November 20. While recurving towards the northeast, 07B reached its peak intensity on November 22 with winds of . Shortly after reaching peak intensity, the cyclone