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Details Released on Cargo Ship That was Sunk in Hurricane Jaoquin
On Sunday Oct. 1, The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation released the details of the sinking of cargo ship El Faro, which encountered Hurricane Jaoquin while carrying cargo from Jacksonville, FL to San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2015. At that time considered the worst maritime disaster in 40 years, the sinking ship resulted in the loss of 33
Read moreUSGS Installs Sensors to Gain Data from Irma
The U.S. Geological Survey is installing storm-tide sensors today in the Florida Keys to assist with data collection as Hurricane Irma approaches. Nine other sensors were installed in Puerto Rico on Labor Day, Sept. 4, and USGS plans to make further installations on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of Florida Thursday and Friday. Crews stand ready to install as many
Read moreHurricane Watch: Irma Approaching Virgin Islands
The National Hurricane Center has issued a public advisory stating that Hurricane Irma will move over portions of the Virgin Islands soon, pass near or north of Puerto Rico this afternoon or tonight, pass near or north of the Dominican Republic Thursday and be near the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas late Thursday. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued
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