(Ocean Weather Service) – Each year there are, on average, about 6 hurricanes in the North Atlantic, 8 in the Eastern North Pacific and 17 Typhoons in the western North…
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Latest Threat in Supply Chain Nightmares Is Storm Season at Sea
By Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) — Storm season is coming to the shores of Southern California, and that could make global supply-chain bottlenecks even worse. Close to 160 vessels are waiting to enter the…
US Coast Guard Reminds Mariners of Dangers From Unexpected Heavy Weather
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued a marine safety alert reminding mariners of the dangers of unexpected heavy weather following multiple deadly marine casualties over the…
Drone Sails Into Hurricane Sam and Lives to Tell The Tale… Here’s Video to Prove It
Not many people have sailed into the middle of a Category 4 hurricane and lived to tell the tale. But today, Saildrone Inc. and NOAA have released the first video…
Power Outages from Nicholas Hit Energy Production, Vessel Activity
By Marianna Parraga and Liz Hampton Sept 14 (Reuters) – Hurricane Nicholas on Tuesday took another swipe at U.S. Gulf Coast energy facilities, cutting offshore oil and gas output gradually recovering…
Terminals at Port Houston Closed Today Due to Nicholas
Container terminals at Port Houston, the busiest port on the Gulf Coast, will be closed today as Nicholas makes it way up the Texas coast. An 8:15 a.m. update from…
Tropical Storm Nicholas to Soak Texas Gulf Coast; Port Condition X-Ray in Effect for Corpus Christi
The U.S. Coast Guard has set port condition X-Ray for the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas in expectation of sustained gale force winds generated by Tropical Storm Nicholas. Coast…
Hurricane Larry Continuing to Produce High Seas of 47 Feet and Growing
Hurricane Larry is continuing to producing significant wave heights of 47 feet as it moves quickly towards eastern Newfoundland. Significant wave heights are expected to increase today, reaching heights of…
Hurricane Larry Producing Seas of Up to 13 Meters 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 approaching 45 feet. At 11 a.m. AST,…
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 winds of 135 knots (155 mph). On…