TOTE Maritime’s brand-new LNG-powered containership Perla Del Caribe got here in Puerto Rico on Friday after cruising about Hurricane Matthew.

AIS information revealed the American freight ship tied in San Juan since 3:30 p.m. EDT. The ship left from Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday in advance of Matthew however as component of its routine course from JAX to San Juan.

Although the ship appeared to browse faraway from Matthew’s course, the tale made headings as the tornado got here precisely one year after the loss of the El Faro with all 33 team. The El Faro was cruising on the exact same Jacksonville to San Juan course when it cruised straight right into the course of Hurricane Joaquin as tornado came close to the Bahamas.

Perla Del Caribe is just one of 2 brand-new LNG-powered Marlin ships carry Maritime constructed to change older tonnage consisting of theEl Faro Earlier today TOTE shared self-confidence in Perla Del Caribe’s teams capacity to manage the tornado.

According to AIS information, the Isla Bella, the very first Marlin ship, departed San Juan on its trip back to Jacksonville on Thursday.

As of Friday mid-day, the facility of Hurricane Matthew lay around 60 miles southeast of Jacksonville with tornado rises of a number of feet anticipated, however projections placed the tornado simply off the shore of South Carolina by Saturday early morning.

The trip from Jacksonville to San Juan generally takes regarding 3 days.