On Mar 28, 2011, at 1:03 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote: > > 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 Didn't show much and they were near the epicenter.
My friend was on her 44' sailboat about halfway between Galapagos and Easter Island went Chile's earthquake happened which caused a 10' tsunami in the Galapagos. They never noticed a thing. Tom Tom
