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Re: New tsunami advisory warning - Japan
From: Marshall Eubanks <tme () americafree tv>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:28:29 -0400
On Mar 28, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Gavin Pearce wrote:
You guys forget a lot of folks on the list are working on cabling ships and off shore platforms, its not all about what happens on shore in this industry.Valid point ... however in deep ocean, these things are pretty imperceptible. The effect on ships on the surface are nominal, and off shore platforms are (generally) built with these things in mind: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27324535/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/
Here is a video of the recent Japanese tsunami from a JCG ship in the the open ocean. The waves (@ ~4:20 and 6:40 into the video) caused them no trouble, but they were certainly not imperceptible. Regards Marshall
At the other extreme, Lituya Bay is a good example of a Mega Tsunami (1,720 feet): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_megatsunami
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