On Mar 28, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Marshall Eubanks wrote: > > 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. >
With the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSBrrueVoQ&feature=player_embedded#at=19 Marshall > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >
