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Thursday, August 01, 2013

Rising Sea 4: Storm Losses Pose Enormous Risk For Baltimore Port

Before Tropical Storm Isabel made landfall in September 2003, cranes were laboring under a clear blue sky, rushing to move cargo off flatbed trucks onto the Patagonia, the last container ship to head out of the Port of Baltimore before it closed for two days.

Outside, a skeleton crew worked, awaiting the arrival of Isabel’s powerful winds and drenching rain. Inside, Barbara McMahon, manager of safety, environment and risk management at the Maryland Port Administration, oversaw the tasks detailed in the port’s hurricane preparedness plan. Among them: tying down cranes, securing containers and mooring vessels.

Inner Harbor waters after Isabel rose more than 8 feet above normal levels and flooded terminal piers but did not reach any of the billions of dollars worth of cargo or equipment. The port had fared well.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good riddance Bmore... now let's all sit back and watch our crime drop by 90%.

Anonymous said...

Water levels in Baltimore Harbor always rise significantly when there are sustained winds from the southern sector. I have also seen dramatic drops in the same harbor with sustained winds from the north. So what's the big deal?

Anonymous said...

Why is the water rising ONLY in Baltimore harbor and not the rest of the world?
Funny how the greenies keep talking about the rising sea levels, but the satellites that actually measure the sea level don't seem to agree.
But libtards don't let facts get in the way of a good cause.