Major concerns in Haiti with death tolls possible exceeding 50,000
Here is a site offering a lot of interesting information Maritime/Navy/CoastGuard/Marine in response to the disaster happening there.
A lot of EXCELLENT Soft Power at work:
Information Dissemination: All Things Maritime And Haiti
Well worth reading to get smarter on the crisis
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Half the Haitian coast guard personnel stationed at the port were killed by the earthquake.
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Coast Guard personnel observed multiple oil and fuel spills as well as possible sewage spills in the area of the port, about one to one and a half miles from the coast. They also reported seeing multiple small fires along the shoreline and significant damage to or destruction of infrastructure at the port.
Damage to port infrastructure is reported to include the port's container crane and other cargo cranes. Some of the cranes are reported to be completely submerged and others appear damaged but the extent of the damage cannot yet be fully determined.
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Hospitals are said to have been devastated and overwhelmed by the injured. One clinic director sent out an e-mail plea after the quake: "Port-au-Prince is devastated, lot of deaths. SOS. SOS."
Joseph said Haiti was most in need of a hospital ship stationed in Haitian waters, as well as supplies to help keep residents safe and warm.
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