The Port Of Galveston

posted by admin on May 20

In this video by the U.S. Coast Guard, an Air Station Houston HH-65C rescue helicopter crew conducted a pre-Hurricane Ike overflight of the Freeport/Galveston coastline. Numerous ships including shrimp boats and barges can be seen taking the necessary cover for the impending storm, Sept. 11, 2008. Heavy surf arrived early, erasing the beaches and threatening houses being prepared to weather Ike.

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posted by admin on Apr 26

These storm surge maps, provided to Wired Science by First American Proxix Solutions, show the worst case scenario for storm surge during a hurricane. With some luck

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posted by admin on Apr 24

The Texas A&M University at Galveston National Champion Sailing Team departed Galveston, Texas on Friday, June 6, 2008 in the early afternoon as part of the ‘

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