Maps show Hurricane Erin’s path off East Coast as it starts moving away from North Carolina shoreline

Maps show Hurricane Erin’s path off East Coast as it starts moving away from North Carolina shoreline

Hurricane Erin began moving away from the North Carolina coast on Thursday, turning northeastward after bringing tropical storm conditions to the state’s Outer Banks, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said as it cautioned people not to swim at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to “life-threatening surf and rip currents.” Erin isn’t expected to make…

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Titan submersible owner OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to avoid scrutiny before implosion, U.S. Coast Guard says

Titan submersible owner OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to avoid scrutiny before implosion, U.S. Coast Guard says

The U.S. exploration company OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to “evade regulatory scrutiny” in the years leading up to the June 2023 Titan submersible tragedy, according to findings released by the U.S. Coast Guard Tuesday.  Those conclusions are part of an over 300-page report released by officials into the incident, which killed five people onboard when…

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Maps show Hurricane Erick’s latest forecast as it nears Mexico’s Pacific coast as “extremely dangerous” Category 4

Maps show Hurricane Erick’s latest forecast as it nears Mexico’s Pacific coast as “extremely dangerous” Category 4

Hurricane Erick — the fifth-named storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season — is approaching the coast of southern Mexico as “an extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday. Erick strengthened into a major storm hours earlier, and the hurricane center said its “extremely destructive winds”…

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