Dodged Another One: Hurricane Douglas
Hurricane Douglas was the first major storm of the 2020 hurricane season (1 June through 30 November) to threaten the Hawaiian Islands.
At Honolulu Harbor, emergency preparations were well underway before the anticipated closure of the port and the forecasted arrival time of Douglas.
This series of photos are from Saturday morning, 25 July 2020.
The boom of the Hawaii Stevedores crane at Pier 1, Honolulu Harbor, was lowered from its usual upright position. 25 July 2020.
Vessels in the harbor headed out to sea to the south of the islands to ride out the storm.
Foss Maritime tug Pi‘ilani assisting Kirby tug Namahoe with moving Kirby tank barge Ne‘ena from Pier 19, Honolulu Harbor. 25 July 2020.
Pi‘ilani. 25 July 2020.
Namahoe. 25 July 2020.
Sause Bros. tug Salishan with Matson barge Haleakala, outbound from Pier 53, Honolulu Harbor. Matson’s RJ Pfeiffer is in the background at Pier 52. She had just arrived earlier in the morning. She was the last large vessel to leave the harbor before the port was closed on Sunday morning, 26 July 2020. 25 July 2020.
United States Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) 45762 outbound in a hurry from Honolulu Harbor. 25 July 2020.
United States Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter William Hart (WPC 1134) outbound from Honolulu Harbor. 25 July 2020.
As the hurricane approached O‘ahu, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port set the port condition for Honolulu County to ZULU on Sunday morning, 26 July 2020.
Fortunately, Douglas’ track took it north of the main Hawaiian Islands, causing only minor damage and some flooding.
