Army Engineer Divers: First In Port-Au-Prince Harbor

Abstract

A massive earthquake measuring 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale shook Port-au-Prince in Haiti on 12 January 2010. Physical damage and loss of life reached cataclysmic proportions, with at least 200,000 Haitians dead, 250,000 injured, 500,000 homeless, and 300,000 buildings destroyed or condemned. The quake also closed Baie de Port-au-Prince and ruined its main pier and quay, leaving large sections submerged or damaged and severely degrading the ability to offload desperately needed supplies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA538458

Entities

People

  • David J. Ulbrich
  • Jerry M. Hallman
  • Scott Sann

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Divers
  • Diving
  • Earthquakes
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • First Responders
  • Health Services
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command

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  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Mathematics or Statistics