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Aircraft carrier is rushed to the hurricane-battered Keys
Miami Herald ^ | 12 Sep 2017 | JENNIFER KAY AND DOUG FERGUSON

Posted on 09/12/2017 7:00:19 AM PDT by shove_it

MIAMI Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to help with search-and-rescue operations in Florida on Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation.

"I just hope everyone survived," Gov. Rick Scott said.

He said boats were cast ashore, water, sewers and electricity were knocked out, and "I don't think I saw one trailer park where almost everything wasn't overturned." Authorities also struggled to clear the single highway connecting the string of islands to the mainland.

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He said the Navy dispatched the USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln to help with search and rescue and other relief efforts....

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: hurricaneirma; shipmovement; trumpfema; usnavy; ussabrahamlincoln; ussiwojima; ussnewyork
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To: Windflier
<>A well crafted headline and a carefully selected excerpt will generally give any well read person enough information to form and voice a base opinion.<>
41 posted on 09/12/2017 5:30:43 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Jacquerie; Lower Deck

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And supply enough electric power for 1 million people.
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42 posted on 09/12/2017 5:31:21 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: GingisK

6-toed mutant cat-scratch fever zombie outbreak. Need to bomb the crap outta them!


43 posted on 09/12/2017 5:33:03 PM PDT by Justa
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To: Jacquerie; Lower Deck

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And a 300 bed hospital with five surgeries.
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44 posted on 09/12/2017 5:33:10 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Grampa Dave

The Iwo Jima carries maybe 30 helicopters, with a small amount of fuel. Not much additional supplies.
The New York can land 2 big / 4 small birds.

A nuclear carrier carries a bunch of birds, can conduct refueling operations for much longer, and can pull 400,000 gallons of fresh water out of the ocean each day. Not to mention cat carry a lot more supplies and other useful stuff.


45 posted on 09/12/2017 8:20:25 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: MomwithHope

Heard a report yesterday that said “only” two folks had died in the Keys and they were both from natural causes.


46 posted on 09/13/2017 2:29:00 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb

http://www.monroecountyem.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=130

Posted on: September 12, 2017
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UDATE TUESDAY EVENING

SEARCH AND RESCUE

We know that many people are worried about family members and friends who stayed in the Keys during Hurricane Irma and now cannot be reached. The major reason for not being able to reach people is the lack of communication capability in the Keys. Most of the Keys are without internet or cell service. Crews are working to get these services back on line.

Search and rescue teams have been going door to door in the hardest hit areas of the Keys, including Big Pine Key and Cudjoe Key. Military personnel have helped law enforcement break through the debris and assist in the search.

Col. Lou Caputo with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reports that they have made good progress reaching many homes and have found no casualties in the search. They will continue door to door searches of the areas they haven’t covered. They are expecting to cover about 90 percent of the hardest hit areas by tomorrow. The search teams do not enter shuttered homes at this time.

DAMAGES

Contrary to reports, no assessments have been done to accurately determine percentage of damage or dollar figures. Monroe County has one of the strongest building codes in the country.

“Things look real damaged from the air, but when you clear the trees and all the debris, it’s not much damage to the houses,” said Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers.

Carruthers, who lives in Key West, said all that was wrong with her house built in 1889 was downed shutters.

ARRIVING AID

Monroe County Emergency Management Director Martin Senterfitt reports that C-130s have been taking off and landing constantly with resources that include food and water. The Iwo Jima light aircraft carrier is 7 miles offshore and ready to provide a variety or resources and manpower.

FEMA has arrived in Key West.

OVERSEAS HIGHWAY: The Keys “Main Street”

FDOT reports that it has inspected 100 percent of the 42 bridges along U.S. 1 and they are all safe for travel. FDOT also repaired two stretches of U.S. 1 that washed away, at MM 75 and MM 37, and they are ready for travel.

FDOT reports that “cut and toss” operations were completed on U.S. 1 today. Debris removal operations to haul it away will begin soon.

“Now it is safe to travel throughout U.S. 1,” FDOT reports.

MEDICAL SERVICES

Mariners Hospital in Tavernier has opened its emergency room.

Disaster Medical Assistance Teams have arrived and will be setting up in Key West, the Florida Keys Community College and the City of Marathon Park. They will become operational tomorrow. More details to come.

CELL SERVICE

AT&T crews are working to restore service.

FOOD AND WATER DISTRIBUTION

Two distribution centers for food and water became operation in Key West on Tuesday. One is at the Sears Town Plaza in New Town and the other is in Bahama Village in Old Town. Two other distribution sites are in the works at Sugarloaf School and the National Key Deer Refuge office on the Overseas Highway in Big Pine Key.

FUEL

Fuel remains limited in the Keys. But gas stations are beginning to open up to the public, especially in the Upper Keys.

ROAD CLEARING

In Key West, 80 percent of the roads are cleared of debris and it’s expected all streets will be passable soon. Debris removal to follow.

In Key Largo, New York Task Force 2 has worked with the Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department on search and rescue and moving debris.

In Islamorada, debris has been removed from all the side streets into a single path to make it possible to travel them. Debris removal will begin by Saturday.

Debris removal is taking place in all other parts of the County.

“Did anybody think after the epic hurricane that we experience that our streets are as clear as they are now,” Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi said. “We’ve been very fortunate public works and everyone in on this effort has been doing a heck of a job.”

SEWER

In Key West, the sewer treatment facility is now functioning. Anyone with running water or a bucket of water will be able to flush.

“Every day, every hour goes by with more progress,” Gastesi said.

ENERGY

Florida Keys Electric Coop, which services the Upper Keys to the end of the Seven Mile Bridge ,has fully energized its main transmission line and all its substations and is working on feeder lines to the neighborhoods. There is a base camp at Founders Park in Islamorada for the contracted crews.

The Coop reports about 30 percent of its customers have power and are bringing more people online each day.

There still is no power in the Lower Keys. Keys Energy Service that handles the rest of the Keys coverage area is making good progress. They are expecting to be able to bring power to Key West in a few days. The hardest hit areas around Big Pine Key and Cudjoe Key will take longer. There is about 300 downed power poles, which take time to replace.

WATER

The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority also has made significant progress. The main transmission line is intact. It has been plugging leaks and is now getting pressure from Upper Keys to Marathon. Numbers are not known at this time, but several neighborhoods in the Upper Keys have water.

From 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow, Key West will have water from stored supplies and an old plant.

There is still a precautionary boil water notice in effect for all of the Keys.

INSURANCE

Citizen’s Property Insurance will come into the Keys tomorrow to set up a base camp. The location and hours of operation will be announced soon.

CURFEW

The dusk-to-dawn curfew will remain in place until further notice. “Any citizen out moving around at night will be stopped by law enforcement and will be sent home,” Monroe County Sheriff Office Col. Lou Caputo said.

AIRPORTS

Key West International Airport and Florida Keys Marathon International are open for emergency response flights. They remain closed until further notice for commercial flights and general aviation.

JAIL

Monroe County has set up a temporary jail in Marathon. A local judge will hold first appearances every other day. One looter is now in custody. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is being helped from a large contingent of law enforcement officers from outside the County to help with security.

GROCERY STORES
The Winn-Dixie and Publix grocery stores opened today in Key Largo with limited hours.

Sen. Anitere Flores was on the 6:30 p.m. conference call when all the progess was discussed and said: “It’s only been 48 hours after the storm hit and it’s absolutely remarkable what has been accomplished.”


47 posted on 09/13/2017 2:32:39 AM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: Svartalfiar

Thanks for the feedback.

Copter fuel and the ability to make that much fresh water each day are big assets.

My concern is/was the limited access to the islands re shallow water that would prevent a Nuc Carrier to get very close to them or their docks (if the docks/piers are still in operational condition.)


48 posted on 09/13/2017 6:17:41 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Did voting for Trump for President, make 62+ million of us into Deplorable Racists/Nazis? NO! NADA!)
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To: abb

http://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=NOT-TRUE-DOD-REPORT-ABOUT-EVACUATION-OF—11

NOT TRUE: DOD REPORT ABOUT EVACUATION OF 10,000 PEOPLE

POST HURRICANE IRMA MONROE COUNTY, FL

For Immediate Release
Sept. 12, 2017

Contact:
Cammy Clark, Public Information Officer
305-742-9687, Clark-cammy@monroecounty-fl.gov
Follow us on Facebook at Monroe County BOCC

NOT TRUE: DOD REPORT ABOUT EVACUATION OF 10,000 PEOPLE POST HURRICANE IRMA MONROE COUNTY, FL –

The information below that was in a Sept. 11, 2017 Department of Defense report is NOT TRUE. Please do not repeat and please refute if possible.

It said:
“Damage to the Keys may necessitate evacuation of the 10,000 persons who did not evacuate before the storm.”


49 posted on 09/13/2017 6:20:09 AM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: abb

Hurricane IRMA Imagery of Florida Keys
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/irma/index.html


50 posted on 09/13/2017 10:39:57 AM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: Grampa Dave

Nuc carriers can launch Corvettes that can reach shore easily.


51 posted on 09/13/2017 1:51:42 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: abb

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Fake news flows freely, with much assistance by the MSFM.


52 posted on 09/13/2017 1:54:16 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

The French Navy instead of Corvettes launched a Citroen of a French Carrier Deck;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzdzZxgbsE


53 posted on 09/13/2017 4:09:21 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Did voting for Trump for President, make 62+ million of us into Deplorable Racists/Nazis? NO! NADA!)
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To: Grampa Dave

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LOL!

I didn’t know France even had hurricanes.


54 posted on 09/13/2017 5:35:14 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: abb

That imagery is pre-Irma, no damage is evident on max-zoom. I rode out Irma in Viera, north of Melbourne, FL and just finished the worst of the clean-up.


55 posted on 09/14/2017 12:46:34 PM PDT by shove_it (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
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To: shove_it

Which imagery is pre-storm? The Keys pics are after the storm, absolutely.


56 posted on 09/14/2017 12:53:24 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: shove_it

I also see damage at Marco and Everglades.


57 posted on 09/14/2017 12:55:41 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: abb

I clicked the link in your reply #50 labeled:

Hurricane IRMA Imagery of Florida Keys
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/irma/index.html

I see no hurricane damage in Key West, just orderly views of buildings, boats and cars in parking lots and on streets and docks; the same at Marco. Strange.


58 posted on 09/14/2017 1:44:14 PM PDT by shove_it (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
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To: shove_it

Not really. It shows you can’t believe what the Drive-By Media is telling you. The pics you see on TV is mostly in trailer and RV parks. They don’t hold up well, even in minimal hurricanes.

Duh.

The damage I saw along the Marco shoreline was mostly wrecked lanai pool screens and such.

Sanibel Island looks absolutely untouched.

As you go up the Keys toward Marathon, the damage is evident.


59 posted on 09/14/2017 1:53:02 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: abb

OK. I was only looking at houses and buildings and seeing only a few shingles missing from roofs. Those trailer/RV parks are magnets for foul weather.

I’ve been here in the Melboure area since 1979 and rode out hurricanes Francis and Jean in 2004 which were 3s. Irma was almost as bad here as I’m in the NE quadrant of this one but it was a fast mover. We’ve got another 6 weeks of prime hurricane season to sweat through. Thankfully Irma didn’t hit like Andrew.


60 posted on 09/14/2017 8:54:56 PM PDT by shove_it (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
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