we have jacksonville in the north, canaveral in the central and everglades in the south. those are your three main imports on the atlantic coast, where irma is likely going to hit. you re going to see a disruption to vessel traffic. you re going to see these ports cut off from their shipments. it s going to get worse before it gets better as far as gasoline supplies. the governor said there are some federal restrictions as it relates to the ports and gasoline that he s trying to work with the federal government on getting lifted. do you know what these are? well, some of them the main one is the jones act. it s an old maritime law that says any commerce intrastate has to be carried out on u.s. flagged vessels on the coastal waterways. if you re moving gasoline from a refinery in houston say to the port of tampa it has to be on a u.s. flagged vessel. the problem is that there s a limited amount of u.s. flagged vessels that can carry gasoline. you have a shortage of vessels, which
delivering fuel to port tampa today for resupply efforts, each delivering 1.2 million gallons of fuel. state law enforcement continues to escort fuel supply trucks from port of tampa and port everglades. while we are making progress, you will see lines or outages, unfortunately. i know this has to be very frustrating and we will not stop working on this. if you are concerned that you do not have a way to evacuate because of fuel issue, please call your local emergency hotline or the florida emergency informs hotline at 1800-342-3557 which is a dedicated emergency management hotline. we will get you out. but you have to call now if you re in an evacuation zone. we cannot save you when the storm hits. we cannot save just remember this. once there s an evacuation order, get out. we can t take care of you in the middle of a storm. if you know you re going to a
come to miami, a lot of people come here because of those cruise lines. now, you were talking earlier about fuel shortages, and the worry about fuel shortages. we learned from the governor that there is a tanker that s expected to be heading towards the port of tampa from a refinery in mississippi. that tanker will get a military escort to that port. right now they re unloading 300,000 barrels from another ship, just to try to keep that fuel coming, john, because as you know, that is a huge concern as more and more people try to leave their homes and try to get to safety. they need fuel. they re packed in that car with their family, their kids, their pets, and they re trying to get to safety. they re trying to get to higher ground, and, again, as we take another live look out here you ll see one of these big ships. one of these cruise line ships. you know? this is what we re used to
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this is cnn breaking news. i want to get you some of this unusual information that s coming from a very large port in tampa, florida. it is in fact the port of tampa, and there s something wrong and nobody knows yet what it is. but there are dangerous, noxious fumes emanating from that port. look at that flag. people downwind of that flag are being told to stay indoors. that s not just a few people, it is several thousand people. particularly if you live or know people who live in the area of channel side harbor island, all of them have been given an order to stay in shelter. they re trying to figure out what the leak is, what the fumes are. they say if you have any experience of irritation of the eyes or respiratory tracks that could lead to dizziness, you re probably going to need to get