The First Taiwan Strait Crisis ( also the Formosa Crisis , the 1954–1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis , the Offshore Islands Crisis , and the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis ) was a brief armed Bearing_arms conflict Hostile_encounter between the Communist People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and the Nationalist Republic of China ( ROC ) in Taiwan .

Offshore North Carolina , high waves of 34 feet ( 10 m ) and tropical-storm-force winds damaged Damaging three boats ; their combined Cause_to_amalgamate nine passengers were rescued Rescuing by the Coast Guard , although all nine sustained injuries Bodily_harm .

Offshore , the captain of a snapper boat fell Motion overboard and went Self_motion missing ; he was later presumed Coming_to_believe to have drowned Death .

Offshore , one person is presumed Coming_to_believe to have died Death in a shipwreck .

Offshore , Ismael produced Causation waves of up to 30 feet ( 9 m ) in height .

Offshore , 163 illegal immigrants aboard two vessels were feared to have drowned Killing , which would make Sam one of the deadliest cyclones Catastrophe in Australian history .

Offshore of Mississippi , rough seas inundated Motion Horn Island and split Destroying Ship Island .

Offshore Atlantic Canada , a small boat sunk Self_motion , killing Killing its crew of two .

Offshore , the hurricane Catastrophe generated Creating rough seas and a strong storm Catastrophe surge , peaking at 6.4 ft ( 1.95 m ) on the western edge of Lake Pontchartrain .