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Massive Crack Discovered in Hull of Great Lakes Freighter After Flooding
The Canadian-flagged Great Lakes freighter Michipicoten was discovered to have a four-meter-long crack in its hull after a flooding incident…
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Bulk Carrier Safely Escorted to Thunder Bay After Flooding Incident on Lake Superior
The Canadian-flagged M/V Michipicoten, a 689-foot bulk carrier carrying taconite, was safely escorted to Thunder Bay, Ontario, after experiencing significant…
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Flooding Disrupts Traffic on the Upper Rhine
Extreme high water levels have shut down navigation on the Rhine in Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemburg, affecting traffic on the…
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Flooding Slows Cargo Movement at Brazil’s Rio Grande Port
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO, May 17 (Reuters) – The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and…
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Flooding Impacts Hit Brazil Grain Port
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) – Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities…
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NTSB Report: Flooding and Non-Operational Alarms Led to Fishing Vessel Loss
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that the likely cause of the capsizing and sinking of the fishing…
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Aging Freighter Sank Under Tow Due to Engine Room Flooding
When the crew of the tug Capt. Beau set out to tow a derelict cargo ship from Miami to Haiti,…
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Video: U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Five From Flooding in Washington
On Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people who were trapped by flooding during a major storm near Rosburg,…
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Dredging the Coast is Making Flooding Worse, New Study Shows
By Leslie Kaufman (Bloomberg) — Climate change is the main culprit behind nuisance flooding, but human alterations to coastal areas that deepen…
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Gulf Coast Ports Reopen After Tropical Storm Beta
Tropical Storm Beta has weakened into a tropical depression over the Texas coast and is drifting slowly eastwards towards Louisiana – but…
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