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02 Sep 2016 / Gulf of Mexico, United States

Port Condition ZULU and YANKEE set ahead of Hurricane Hermine

Due to the possibility of gale force winds as Hurricane Hermine approaches, Port Condition YANKEE and Port Condition ZULU (12 hour alert) has been set at several ports.

Under Port Condition YANKEE:

  • Inbound vessel transits are prohibited
  • All oceangoing vessels greater than 500GT must have departed the ports and anchorages
  • Cargo operations not associated with storm preparation are prohibited
  • Oil and hazmat cargo operations are prohibited

Port Condition YANKEE has been set for the ports of Tampa, St Petersburg and Manatee in Florida. It has also been set at Charleston in South Carolina, which will switch to Port Condition ZULU within 12 hours of high winds reaching the port.

Under Port Condition ZULU:

  • All vessel movements and transits are prohibited
  • Cargo operations are prohibited

Port Condition ZULU has been set from Savannah and Brunswick in Georgia, Jacksonville and Tarpon Springs in Florida, Port Mobile in Alabama.

For more about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected]

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