tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post7280677835695919883..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Hurricane Joaquin, Category 4, Batters Bahamas antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-58756738089533555052015-10-03T19:28:59.036+03:002015-10-03T19:28:59.036+03:00The US Coast Guard resumed its search early Saturd...The US Coast Guard resumed its search early Saturday across Bahamian waters for a disabled cargo ship with 33 crewmembers, including 28 Americans, that lost contact during Hurricane Joaquin, which was moving away from the sprawling archipelago...<br /><br />The 735-foot (224-meter) ship named El Faro had taken on water and was earlier reported to be listing at 15 degrees near Crooked Island, one of the islands most battered by the hurricane. The Coast Guard said it hadn't been able to re-establish communication with the vessel, which was traveling from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it was disabled by the storm.<br /><br />Officials said the crew — 28 Americans and five Poles — earlier reported they had been able to contain the flooding. The Coast Guard said it had covered more than 850 square miles in its search so far.<br /><br />"We're going to go and try and save lives. We're going to push it to the operational limits as far as we can," Coast Guard Capt. Mark Fedor said of rescue efforts.<br /><br />Fedor said there were 20- to 30-foot (up to 9-meter) waves in the area, and that heavy winds could have destroyed the ship's communications equipment. The ship went missing when Joaquin was a Category 4 storm. The hurricane has since weakened to a Category 3.<br /><br />Late Friday, the Coast Guard said the planes and helicopters involved in the search had returned to base because of darkness.<br /><br />Florida-based TOTE Services, the ship's owner, said in a brief statement that it was working with the Coast Guard and trying to establish communication with the craft.<br /><br />Joaquin, meanwhile, was moving away from the Bahamas on Saturday. Its threat to the U.S. East Coast was fading as new forecasts showed it was likely to curve out into the Atlantic while moving north and weakening in coming days....AP<br />3/10/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-60209994500077440132015-10-02T23:01:00.076+03:002015-10-02T23:01:00.076+03:00A container ship whose crew includes 28 Americans ...A container ship whose crew includes 28 Americans is missing near the eye of Hurricane Joaquin as the sprawling storm readies to send possibly historic flooding to the U.S. East Coast this weekend....<br /><br />The ship El Faro, carrying the 28 U.S. citizens and five others, was still missing Friday near the Bahamas after the U.S.-flagged ship sent a distress signal a day earlier to the U.S. Coast Guard, the agency said Friday.<br /><br />A C-130 airplane searched for the vessel Friday morning, but was unable to make contact, said Coast Guard Capt. Mark Fedor.......CNNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com