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 > > > > > > > > > > > > >
