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Hurricane Matthew has grown into an intense Category 4 hurricane with max sustained winds of 140 mph as it approaches western Haiti on Monday. Over the

By Makini Brice and Joseph Guyler Delva LES CAYES/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew intensified en route to Haiti on Monday, bringing

Authorities in China are racing to prevent more oil from spilling from a grounded cargo ship near Xiamen, China. Officials are saying the vessel, Gan Tai Tai

Another casualty from Super Typhoon Meranti to report today with the grounding of a 42,000 ton containership near Xiamen, China. The ship Gan Tai Tai Zhou was

Strong winds produced by Super Typhoon Meranti left a path of destruction across much of southern Taiwan on Wednesday. One of the hardest hit areas was

Super Typhoon Meranti was packing maximum sustained winds of 178 mph (155 knots) as it moved south of Taiwan early Wednesday morning. Although the island was

1800UTZ By Florence Tan and Melanie Burton SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s commodities industry was preparing on Tuesday for

by Brian K Sullivan (Bloomberg) It’s time to start watching the Atlantic Ocean for storms that could turn into hurricanes. Two potential tropical systems are

TC Winston continues to strengthen and at 06UTC 19th was located about 330 NM east of Suva, Fiji and was moving west at 12 knots.  Max winds are estimated

  By Tom Miles GENEVA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Cyclone Chapala, a storm gathering in the Arabian Sea, is heading for Yemen and Oman and may cause floods,

Here are some photos sent into us of Stena Line's ferry Stena Europe getting tossed by waves as it entered Fishguard Harbour, Wales on January

The U.S. Coast Guard is urging mariners and coastal communities from New York City up through New England to take precautions in preparation for a possibly

A passenger ferry seeking shelter from a strong typhoon capsized Sunday night in Manila Bay,