Hurricane Fiona
This aerial photograph shows Fiona, including the eye, just above the Dominican Republic. This is after as a tropical storm it drenched Guadalupe and Dominica in the eastern Caribbean; strengthened into a hurricane; r eally hammered Puerto Rico (the island on the right) and battered the eastern third of the DR. From here it hit the Turks and Caicos; grew into a Category Four, blasted Bermuda; and over the past couple days has been hammering Canada's Atlantic coast. So far Fiona has caused 19 deaths, 16 of which were in Puerto Rico, and over 100 million dollars in damage. This is a screen shot of one of the apps we use for weather. The number "1" is over the eye of Fiona and the number "2" is where Starship is located. The distance between the two was only 53 statute miles. However, being on that side of the hurricane is far less dangerous than the other. Plus, the bay where Starship is docked is very protected by the surrounding hills. This is the Bahia de Lu...