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Tropical Storm Nuri threatening Southeast Asian ports

Satellite photo of Tropical Storm Nuri, June 12, 2020.

On Wednesday, Tropical Storm Butchoy was just a cluster of thunderstorms over that nation. FreightWaves reported on the potential for this storm to intensify, and now mainland China is bracing for impact.

The storm — known as Tropical Storm Nuri in China — will travel across the South China Sea this weekend, maintaining tropical storm status. As of 11 a.m. EDT Friday (11 p.m. Friday Hong Kong time), its sustained winds were 40 mph, with gusts of 50.

The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has issued a T1...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/tropical-storm-nuri-threatening-southeast-asian-ports

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

Typhoon could hit Port of Hong Kong this weekend

Port of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong may have to brace for a typhoon slamming its large container port this weekend.

A cluster of thunderstorms over the Philippines has the potential to become a typhoon during the next couple of days. This would be the second named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. The first was Typhoon Vongfong, known as Typhoon Ambo in the Philippines, which hit that island nation in May. The season runs throughout the year, but most Pacific typhoons develop from May through October.

This storm,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/typhoon-could-hit-port-of-hong-kong-this-weekend

Typhoon could strike Philippine ports this week

Satellite photo of Tropical Storm Vongfong on May 12, 2020.

Tropical Storm Vongfong, the first named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, has developed in the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao, Philippines. It will likely hit the northern Philippines as a typhoon sometime Thursday.

Satellite image of Tropical Storm #Vongfong at sunset #AmboPH #台風1号 pic.twitter.com/mpy1IAjoKg

— Zoom Earth (@zoom_earth) May 12, 2020

On Vongfong’s current forecast path, the very large port of Manila would escape significant storm surge but could sustain wind damage....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/typhoon-could-strike-philippine-ports-this-week

A look back at WorkBoat for November 1969

  • The self-propelled deepwater drillship Typhoon, converted from the World War II-era refrigerated cargo ship Karin at Bethlehem Steel’s Beaumont, Texas, shipyard, was commissioned Oct. 2. Built for Storm Drilling Co., Houston, the Typhoon is the first drillship in the company’s rig fleet. The ship can drill in water up to 600′ deep. Built in 1945, the Karin was one of 105 C1 and other U.S. Maritime Commission type vessels built at the same Beaumont yard. Originally 338’x50′, the drillship is...

https://www.workboat.com/archived-workboat-magazine/a-look-back-at-workboat-for-november-1969/

Το πλοίο Typhoon καθαρίζει τη θάλασσα σε Ελαφονήσι, Μπάλο, Φαλάσαρνα

Στα 50 μέτρα βάθος έχει φτάσει η ρύπανση από πλαστικά στις θαλάσσιες περιοχές του Αιγαίου όπως δείχνουν τα στοιχεία της πρώτης περιόδου της δράσης του ειδικού πλοίου Typhoon που «τρέχει» το Κοινωφελές Ίδρυμα «Αθανάσιος Κ. Λασκαρίδης».

Το πλοίο «Typhoon» βρίσκεται τις τελευταίες ημέρες βορειοδυτικά – δυτικά των Χανίων, όπου επιχειρεί να καθαρίσει ορισμένες από τις δημοφιλέστερες θαλάσσιες περιοχές όχι μόνο της Κρήτης, αλλά πανελλαδικά και διεθνώς, όπως το Ελαφονήσι, ο Μπάλος και τα Φαλάσαρνα.

Το...

https://nautilia.gr/eidiseis/ploio-typhoon-katharizei-thalassa/

Insurance cover regarding hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons

As the hurricane season has arrived, the Strike Club published a bulletin regarding Marine Delay Insurance covers offered, which covers shipowners for delays arising from hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons.

Hurricanes and cyclones are key risks for ship operations in many parts of the world. The impact of these phenomena ranges, from the rerouting of vessels in the face of weather events, to delays at ports as key infrastructure needs repairs.

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The delay due to...

https://safety4sea.com/insurance-cover-regarding-hurricanes-cyclones-and-typhoons/

U.S. Navy, Marines Clean Up Pacific Island Caught in Hurricane’s Eye

NOAA tweeted this satellite photo of Tinian Island, one of three main islands of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the eye of the tapestry. NOAA photo.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are delivering supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) in the wake of category 5 Typhoon Yutu which devastated the island chain two weeks ago.

The more populated islands of Rota, Saipan and Tinian – as well as the sparsely populated or uninhabited islands in the Northern Islands...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/05/37988

USCG responds after typhoon Yutu on Northern Mariana Islands

The US Coast Guard is working alongside partners in the region to respond and recover from Super Typhoon Yutu, which made landfall on October 24, on the Northern Mariana Islands.

Currently, USCG is working to assess and restore the Maritime Transportation System to ensure the movement of supplies and commerce. In addition, all ports on Guam, Rota, Saipan and Tinian are open in Port Condition Whiskey as of October 27.

In addition, a US Coast Guard airplane and crew from Coast Guard Air Station...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-responds-after-typhoon-yutu-on-northern-mariana-islands/

Super Typhoon Yutu moving away from US after devastating strike

Category 5 Super Typhoon Yutu has pushed west of the islands of Saipan and Tinian in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Yutu may eventually arrive in the Philippines, Taiwan or southern Japan next week, according to data provided by the US National Weather Service.

At the moment, maximum sustained winds remain solidly Category 5 intensity, near 175 mph, as of the latest advisory from the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Based on satellite estimates, Typhoon Yutu (bearing down on...

https://safety4sea.com/super-typhoon-yutu-moving-away-from-us-after-devastating-strike/

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