US EditionCommercial Harbors in the Hawaiian Islands Reopened
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, JUL 30 – Coast Guard lifted the ban on hundreds of boats after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Russia triggered a tsunami advisory affecting Hawaiian harbors, officials said.
- On Tuesday, authorities evacuated several hundred boats and catamarans a mile offshore to an evacuation area after Russia’s 8.7 earthquake triggered tsunami alerts.
- Tsunami alerts across the Pacific followed a massive, 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, prompting high alert and evacuation efforts.
- Some boats tied to docks became stuck beneath and later resurfaced, and Sector Honolulu commander Nicholas Worst described a swift, strategic response.
- The Coast Guard Captain of the Port Honolulu reopened all commercial harbors on Wednesday evening, July 30, after the tsunami advisory was lifted at 8:58 a.m. Wednesday, and beaches reopened.
- Navigators should contact Sector Honolulu at 808-842-2600, authorities still urged caution, saying strong currents may linger.
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