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Monday, September 13, 2021
Tropical Storm Nicholas to Soak Texas Gulf Coast; Port Condition Yankee Set for Corpus Christi
Marine Weather

Tropical Storm Nicholas to Soak Texas Gulf Coast; Port Condition Yankee Set for Corpus Christi

The U.S. Coast Guard has set port condition Yankee for the Port of Corpus Christi from Rockport, Texas, to the Colorado River Locks in Matagorda, Texas, as

September 13, 2021
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Friday, September 10, 2021
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Marine Weather

Hurricane Larry Producing High Seas of 47+ Feet

Hurricane Larry is continuing to produce significant wave heights of 47 feet as it moves quickly towards eastern Newfoundland. At 11 a.m. AST, the center of

September 10, 2021
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Hurricane Larry Producing Seas of Up to 45 Feet in Western Atlantic
Marine Weather

Hurricane Larry Producing Seas of Up to 45 Feet in Western Atlantic

Hurricane Larry continues to be a large and powerful Category 2 hurricane that is producing dangerous swells along western Atlantic coasts and seas of up to 45

September 8, 2021
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super typhoon chanthu
Marine Weather

Super Typhoon ‘Chanthu’ Rapidly Intensifies Over Western Pacific

Typhoon Chanthu rapidly intensified has from a tropical depression to a Category 4 super typhoon over the north-western Pacific Ocean with maximum sustained

September 8, 2021
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Thursday, August 26, 2021
Offshore Workers Flee as Developing Hurricane Takes Aim at Gulf Coast
Marine Weather

Offshore Workers Flee as Developing Hurricane Takes Aim at Gulf Coast

Update: Air Force hurricane hunters find Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened into Tropical Storm Ida. HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. energy

August 26, 2021
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Potentially Major Hurricane Forecast for Gulf of Mexico
Marine Weather

Potentially Major Hurricane Forecast for Gulf of Mexico

Update: Air Force hurricane hunters find Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened into Tropical Storm Ida. An area of low pressure currently sitting in the

August 26, 2021
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
National Hurricane Center Watching Strengthening Low Pressure System Expected to Enter Gulf of Mexico
Marine Weather

National Hurricane Center Watching Strengthening Low Pressure System Expected to Enter Gulf of Mexico

The National Weather Services’s National Hurricane Center says it is closely watching a broad area of low pressure that is forecasted to track into the

August 25, 2021
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Coast Guard, Maritime Industry Watching Developing Tropical Storm Near Puerto Rico
Marine Weather

Coast Guard, Maritime Industry Watching Developing Tropical Storm Near Puerto Rico

The U.S. Coast Guard and maritime interests in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are watching the development of Potential Tropical Cyclone Six as the

August 10, 2021
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Thursday, August 5, 2021
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Shipping

Typhoons Pose Latest Supply Chain Threat as China Ports Shut

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Extreme weather in China is becoming the latest challenge to global supply chains, as a heavy typhoon season threatens to

August 5, 2021
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Monday, July 26, 2021
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.REUTERS/Aly Song
Ports

Shanghai Mega-Ports Shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa Slams East China

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping

July 26, 2021
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
storm clouds over ocean
Accidents

Seacor Power: A Change In Temperature Equals a Change in Density which Equals an Event -Opinion

By CW4 Michael W. Carr, US Army Watercraft Master (Retired) I sailed out of Port Fourchon as Chief Mate on Crowley’s American Salvor. Reading of Seacor

May 19, 2021
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Accidents

Scores Missing from Barge as Cyclone Pummels Indian Coast

By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India, May 18 (Reuters) – The Indian Navy mounted a massive air and sea rescue mission on Tuesday for 79 oil workers

May 18, 2021
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Drillship Breaks Moorings in Heavy Weather in Scotland
Offshore

Drillship Breaks Moorings in Heavy Weather in Scotland

A drill ship broke its moorings at a terminal in southwest Scotland on Tuesday night and drifted into a channel before its crew was able to drop anchor and

February 4, 2021
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Friday, January 29, 2021
North Atlantic Storm Forecasted to Produce Massive 60-Foot Seas
Shipping

North Atlantic Storm Forecasted to Produce Massive 60-Foot Seas

The NOAA Ocean Prediction Center is predicting seas in excess of 60 feet associated with a low pressure system that has rapidly intensified in the North

January 29, 2021
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Anchored Containerships Off Los Angeles/Long Beach Flee Winter Storm
Ports

Anchored Containerships Off Los Angeles/Long Beach Flee Winter Storm

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Cargo ships enduring one of the worst U.S. port bottlenecks in more than a decade faced down another obstacle as they

January 26, 2021
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
NOAA Upgrades Hurricane Outlook to Record 25 Named Storms
Shipping News

NOAA Upgrades Hurricane Outlook to Record 25 Named Storms

HOUSTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday increased its prediction for the number of

August 6, 2020
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Heavy Weather Topples Cranes at India’s Top Container Port
Ports

Heavy Weather Topples Cranes at India’s Top Container Port

Aug 5 (Reuters) – Three cranes collapsed at India’s largest container port on the outskirts of Mumbai due to strong winds on Wednesday, police and

August 5, 2020
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Watch: Heavy Seas Medevac in Bering Sea
Accidents

Watch: Heavy Seas Medevac in Bering Sea

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering from severe burns on board a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea on Monday. The rescue took place approximately 46

January 30, 2020
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Monday, December 9, 2019
Rogue Wave Photo
Shipping News

Monster 74-Foot Wave Measured Off Northern California

The low pressure system that impacted the west coast of the United States over Thanksgiving was generating monster waves rarely observed on the high seas. The

December 9, 2019
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Imelda Disrupts U.S. Gulf Coast Energy Operations from Refineries to Terminals
Shipping News

Imelda Disrupts U.S. Gulf Coast Energy Operations from Refineries to Terminals

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Energy infrastructure on the U.S. Gulf Coast was hit hard by Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday, as flooding

September 19, 2019
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