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News alert: Coast Guard searching for crew of capsized commercial vessel

Coast Guard crew rescuing people from capsized commercial lift boat Seacor Power.

The Coast Guard and multiple Good Samaritan vessels rescued six crew members Tuesday from a capsized commercial vessel 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, but the search continued for others and one crew member was confirmed dead.

Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency distress signal at 4:30 p.m. CT Tuesday from a commercial lift boat, and then issued an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB). Multiple Good Samaritan vessels responded to the UMIB.

Related: Coast Guard assists...

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Drenching rains to hit truckers in Plains

Two tractor-trailers heading down a wet highway.

Truckers will run into prolonged rainfall in parts of the nation’s midsection during the latter half of this week.

A storm system and cold front in the Rockies will move east over the next few days, entering portions of the Plains and Midwest by Wednesday. The front will move southward during the latter half of the week, eventually stalling before moving toward the East Coast early next week.

The threat of significant rainfall should persist through the weekend for places like Oklahoma City and...

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Truckers to face soaking southern rains next several days

Tractor-trailers heading down a wet highway.

Parts of the South will get soaked with heavy rainfall as a frontal system stalls across the region over the next several days.

Wet weather will begin Thursday afternoon from eastern Texas to Arkansas, spreading into the Tennessee Valley Friday. Over the weekend, rain will stretch to the mid-Atlantic.

Most places won’t see nonstop rain all day each day. It will come in waves. However, the rainfall will be heavy at times and may be accompanied by thunderstorms in some areas.

Places from eastern...

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Cargo Ship Rescued, 13 People Floating Near Alcester

Thirteen people missing for a week in waters off Papua New Guinea after their boat broke down have been found alive with the help of Australia’s maritime safety watchdog, reports Star News.

Ferry in trouble

The 10-metre ferry reported that it was in trouble on January 22 amid monsoon warnings near Alcester Island in the Solomon Sea, about 1000 kilometres northeast of Cairns.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority sent out its Queensland-based Challenger jet to search for the missing vessel...

https://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-rescued-13-people-floating-near-alcester/

Severe storm savvy for truckers

Tractor-trailer heading down highway with thunderstorm cloud across the sky.

Thunderstorms can stop truckers in their tracks, producing damaging hail, powerful winds, blinding rainfall and tornadoes. About 100,000 thunderstorms hit the U.S. each year, and around 10% of them are severe. Here’s how they form.

Birth of a thunderstorm

Simply put, a thunderstorm is a rain shower accompanied by thunder. Since thunder comes from lightning, all thunderstorms have lightning. Three things are necessary for a thunderstorm to develop: moisture, rising unstable air (air that keeps...

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Thunderstorms could flood parts of US this week (with forecast video)

Two tractor-trailers, side by side, heading down wet highway.

Heavy thunderstorms could flood parts of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast from time to time this week. Truckers will be delayed by periods of torrential rainfall and potential road closures.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Monday, July 20, 2020, 7 a.m. EDT

A series of fronts, plus plenty of summer heat and humidity, will provide ample energy for thunderstorm development each day in places across the eastern two-thirds of the country.

With lack of a strong jet stream to steer these systems at a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/thunderstorms-could-flood-parts-of-us-this-week-with-forecast-video

Stormy weather lingering along Eastern Seaboard (with forecast video)

Tractor-trailer heading down highway with thunderstorm ahead.

Severe thunderstorms slammed portions of the Northeast in the wee hours today, with dozens of wind damage reports from Ohio to West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Thursday, June 11, 2020, 9 a.m. EDT; Flash flood watch

The cold front responsible for producing these storms has lost some steam, but it will linger across the Eastern Seaboard today and Friday.

Additional showers and thunderstorms could hit some areas with torrential downpours, from New...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stormy-weather-lingering-along-eastern-seaboard-with-forecast-video

Weekend snow, rain coming back to Pacific Northwest freight markets (with forecast video)

Tractor-trailers, cars on snowy Oregon road.

Weather will be rather benign across the United States as May begins, with no high-impact systems affecting freight flows this weekend.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Friday, May 1, 10 a.m. EDT

Heavy rainfall will continue across parts of New England today, but any flooding will be localized. The National Weather Service (NWS) has canceled most flood watches in the region since the overall risk of flooding is decreasing.

Also, a few severe thunderstorms could pop up today from northern Texas and...

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US Houston Ship Channel Reopens After Weather Halts Inbound Traffic

According to an article by ICIS, vessel traffic through the Houston Ship Channel resumed early on Monday after thunderstorms on April 7 limited vessel movement to inbound ships.

What happened?

High winds associated with heavy thunderstorms on Sunday dislodged the booms used to contain chemicals that spilled into the waterway, following a fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company’s (ITC) Deer Park facility in La Porte, Texas.

The ITC said on its website that all boat clean-up operations and...

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