Nicaragua suspends sailings in its 11 main ports due to the threat of the tropical cyclone

The Army of Nicaraguathrough the Naval Force, suspended this Wednesday the sailings in the 11 most important ports of the country, due to the threat posed by the atmospheric disturbance called “Two” in the Caribbean Sea basin, which could become a tropical cyclone in the coming days.

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The Nicaraguan Armed Forces reported that “they will not issue departures to vessels destined for the open sea, fishing banks, coastal communities, islands or adjacent keys, until further notice.”

The sailings were suspended indefinitely for the ports of Bluefields, Corn Island, El Bluff and Puerto Cabezas, located on the Caribbean coast (east), as well as the maritime terminals Corinto, Potosí, Puerto Sandino and San Juan del Sur, in the Pacific (west-southwest), plus those found in the Great Lake of Nicaragua: Granada, Moyogalpa and San Carlos.

According to official information, “Dos”, which would impact Nicaragua next Friday, will affect the Nicaraguan maritime territories starting this afternoon with waves between two and three meters high, and with winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour.

The military authorities indicated that the order must be heeded by “owners of industrial and artisanal vessels, captains of maritime and tourist transport, owners of stockpiles, fishermen’s cooperatives and the general public” and that “port captaincies, as well as such as ship control posts and naval troop posts will not issue departures to ships destined for the open sea, fishing banks, coastal communities, islands or adjacent keys, until further notice.

In addition, they recommended that the vessels that are fishing “take all security measures, and if necessary, move to a safe port, this in order to avoid events to be regretted.”

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States, Nicaragua issued a hurricane and tropical storm warning in some parts of its territory.

At the local level, Vice President Rosario Murillo affirmed that the phenomenon has already become a “tropical depression” and that it continues its course towards Nicaragua. The government led by her husband, Daniel Ortega, has not issued any kind of public alert.

State authorities on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua have reported dozens of temporary shelter centers, which have been prepared for a possible emergency situation, which corresponds to a yellow alert decree, according to Nicaraguan legislation.

“Dos” was located this afternoon north of the coast of Venezuela, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, and a translation movement of 33 kilometers per hour, heading west.

The NHC gave an 80% chance of development in the next 24 hours and 90% in the next five days.

Source: Elcomercio

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