Battered by strong winds and waves, and more than 80km from the nearest island, it is little surprise that only a handful of people actually live here - despite the government putting in free wifi.
Many parts of the country had been badly hit by heavy rains, winds and high waves this year, meteorologists said.
Activities such as skimming, dispersant flights and controlled burning have all been suspended because of strong winds and high waves.
However, it said high winds and large waves were still a threat.
The ships sank Sunday during a fierce storm which generated hurricane-force winds and gigantic waves in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea to the north.
While there is no official record of dinghy journeys around the island, the winds and high waves on its south side make it a highly unusual venture in such a small boat.
After the vessel was abandoned, it was hit by 40-miles-per-hour winds and 18-foot waves, which caused it to fill with water and sink.
Rescue efforts continue despite strong winds, rain and high waves.
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On Tuesday, the hard work finally paid off as crowds of onlookers braved rain, cold winds and a few rogue waves to see the light display's first official showing.
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But she crossed the tail end of Hurricane Lenny, a storm that whipped up 6m (20-foot) waves and winds of 20 knots.
On a notoriously violent patch of the Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland and 160 kilometers west of the Shetland Islands, where winds howl at 80 kilometers an hour and waves can run 30 meters high, a brutish red vessel rolls in a mounting breeze.
Powerful waves and high winds were expected to cause more trouble than snow from Rhode Island to Maine.
Storm waves and high winds have washed away thousands of tonnes of beach sand in front of the launching area for a Norfolk lifeboat.
The anti-clockwise route took him past landmarks including the Needles and St Catherine's Point, battling winds of up to 20 knots and 10ft-high waves.
Tethered to the seafloor 130 miles southeast of New Orleans in 2, 900 feet of water, Mars was built to withstand 71-foot waves and 140mph winds.
Taking refuge from enormous waves, hurricane winds and sub-zero temperatures under a thin canvas flap, the crew of James Caird miraculously arrived at their destination 16 days later.
The latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center says the track of the storm has shifted slightly to the west, making it a bit less likely the state will get hurricane-force gusts, but will still see high winds and a storm surge from high waves.
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At one point on Sunday, officials described 20-foot waves and 78 mph winds.
Video footage from the height of the storm showed high, rolling waves along the coastal areas and winds blowing so hard palm trees were flattened.
Waves surged, and snow, driven by shifting winds, hit the ships at wild angles.
Last month, the PacX four got caught in a storm with 26-foot waves, winds up to 115 miles an hour, and pressure as low as the eye of a hurricane.
During winds gusting up to hurricane force on Monday, the buoys detected waves averaging 14m (45ft) in height and reaching a maximum of more than 23m (75.5ft).
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