# Hurricane laura

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hurricane-laura/56487>\
**Category:** Marine Weather\
**Created:** [August 26, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hurricane-laura/56487 "2020-08-26T10:36:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Capt\_Phoenix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_phoenix/32/281_2.png) [@Capt\_Phoenix](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Phoenix)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hurricane-laura/56487/21 "2020-08-31T01:49:21Z")

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> [@SeaEagle](#):
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> near Lake Charles

In Lake Charles, at the Port of Lake Charles.

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**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hurricane-laura/56487/22 "2020-08-31T05:03:06Z")

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Correct, been there many times. Also a large OSG barge broke loose that was to be scrapped, is/was stuck on the bank somewhere near there.

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**Author:** ![fogmachine](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fogmachine/32/69135_2.png) [@fogmachine](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fogmachine)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hurricane-laura/56487/23 "2020-09-01T00:51:19Z")

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For post-mortem, I made a time-lapse of Laura from Cuba to dissipation. Spun up to Cat4 very quickly indeed. Fell apart fairly quickly, too.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/d/9/d96b95bc7eaf3ccb6d8f4073e72a15327850677d.jpeg "Hurricane Laura Time-lapse 2020-08-24 - 2020-08-29") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hn8LGXBxr4)

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