Coast

Reports on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, identified the burning vessel as the seismic survey vessel Rem Andes, said the fire was out by about 2:50 p.m. Central time, and reported no injuries among the 42 people who left the ship in life rafts south of Grand Isle.

The season's first hurricane came ashore Friday night with 105 mph winds, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by morning. Airlines extended travel waivers at New Orleans' airport through the weekend.

The first hurricane of 2026 is forecast to reach Category 3 today before shear weakens it ahead of a late-night Panhandle landfall. New Orleans sees 1 to 3 feet of lake surge and a tropical storm warning on the far coast.

The canceled sediment diversion leaves disagreement over its science and governance, and a search for what comes next.

143 active projects, 70 in construction, and 18 dredging jobs moving 52.6 million cubic yards of sediment.