The Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela.

ORLANDO, Fla. Even though the six-month Atlantic hurricane season lasts as long as a typical Major League Baseball season, a Florida congresswoman thinks it needs to be longer. In 2020, three tropical storms Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal formed in mid-May and the beginning of June, she said. There has been only one named hurricane before June since the satellite era started in 1966 Hurricane Alma in 1970. I dont think there is any reason to lengthen the hurricane season, since we havent had a hurricane in May in 50 years," Klotzbach said in an email. Hurricane season was also never intended to include ... all of the activity, just the majority of it," said McNoldy, who works for the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

Once Bertha passes by, skies should become partly cloudy, and scattered thunderstorms are possible by late afternoon / early evening...some of which could have torrential downpours. It will be another hot and humid day, with highs generally near 80 degrees (27 degrees Celsius), and a south wind at 5 to 10 mph. Sunday will be a "sun day," with light wind and highs in the mid 60s (18 to 19 degrees Celsius). Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday, and highs in the low to mid 70s (23 to 23 degrees Celsius). Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday, and highs near 80 degrees (27 degrees Celsius).

Location 30 miles ESE of Charleston South Carolina Wind 45 mph Heading NW at 9 mph Pressure 29.8 Coordinates 79.4W, 32.7NDiscussionAt 830 a.m. EDT (1230 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was located near latitude 32.7 north, longitude 79.4 west. Bertha is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through tonight. Watches and WarningsChanges with this advisory:A tropical storm warning is in effect for the coast of South Carolina from edisto beach to south santee river. Summary of watches and warnings in effect:A tropical storm warning is in effect for, * edisto beach sc to south santee river scA tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning, in this case in the next few hours. Wind: tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast within the warning area in the next couple of hours.

MIAMI Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall on South Carolina's coast Wednesday morning shortly after it formed, becoming the second named storm before the official start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical storm warning was issued for South Carolina's coast and the storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was centered about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and was moving north near 15 mph (24 kph). Bertha was expected to move rapidly inland, spreading up to 4 inches (10 centimetres) of rain through eastern South Carolina into North Carolina and Virginia. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Arthur brought rain to North Carolina before moving out to sea.