Evacuation orders are in place along the coast. Reporter meridian bracing for dorian know this is the last chance to prepare. The monster storm has slowed as it creeps towards the u. S. Mainland after battling the bahamas as a category five and then 4 hurricane. Our garage door has come off floating in high water. Reporter the storm stalls over the bahamas unleashing damage described as catastrophic. Thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed, dorian now setting its sights on americas Atlantic Coast but the unpredictability means forecasters are having trouble establishing its ultimate path. The only predictable thing at this point is its unpredictable. Reporter even if it only brushes floridas coast as it moves up the eastern seaboard, some areas could still see 10 foot storm surges. Millions of people through florida up to the carolinas are under evacuation orders. Theyre told to get out now before high wind forces some breezes to close. Even hospitals are closing and transpor
Reporter those i5 people were crewmembers that all made their way to a fishing boat, the owner of that bill reportedly said the crew told him they jumped into an inflatable boat to escape the flames. More than 30 people were reportedly asleep below deck after a threeday diving excursion that began friday. Your diving all day long and are really exerting yourself and at 3 30 in the morning you are fast asleep in that bunk room. Reporter the conception is reportedly owned by worldwide diving adventures, this is a picture of the vessel posted on the website. Its tattered a 665 dollar trip that was supposed to end at 5 pm on monday. Hours before that happened, a shocking turn of events sent what was supposed to be a fun Holiday Weekend descending into disaster. Presently the coast guard has full efforts in the response phase. All safety violations from the last five years were addressed by the conceptions owners. Right now the search is underway but search crews are unable to get to the ac