In August 2014, a powerful hurricane traveled through the East Pacific Ocean. It caused limited economic damage, particularly to the Masrani Oil Industries rig Platform L-12. Since the precise location of Platform L-12 has not been given in canon, the real-life hurricane that this event references (if any) is not known. Hurricanes that affected the East Pacific Ocean in August 2014 are Hurricanes Genevieve, Iselle, Julio, Karina, Lowell, and Marie.
