Eighteen years ago, Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada with full force on September 7, 2004. The storm was well organized with a sharply defined eye. At that time, the storm was rated as category 3 on the Safford-Simpson scale. Hurricane Ivan affected the entire island of Grenada. The vase majority of the severe damage was experienced in the southern portion of the island below a line drawn roughly from Grenville to north of St. George’s. Visible damages included the partial or total loss of building

In 2004, Hurricane Ivan devastated the Gulf. It brought down a massive oil platform operated by Taylor Energy, damaging connections to oil wells below. For years, ships had to travel through the sheen caused by the oil and fish had to swim through the muck. https://cbsn.ws/3wqyGQ8 | 60 Minutes

(2004) The Track of Major Hurricane Ivan