Baked Alaska Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 https://www.ktoo.org/2021/07/28/major-quake-hits-near-alaska-peninsula-triggers-tsunami-warning/ Hopefully, those waves are less than a foot. WAAAYTOOO, LovetoCruise87, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Saw the news about Alaska. I was wondering what the protocols are for those onboard if there is a threat of a Tsunami! The Alaskan population was told to move to higher ground......what if you are on the water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 As I understand it…Typically tsunamis out at sea travel nearly undetected as the bulk of the waves are underwater. It isn’t until the sea depth lessens that a visual wave will appear…and usually not a breaking wave. I have seen videos of ships just riding over such waves. Even smaller vessels. So I think ships at sea are safer than being near a shoreline. I guess if there is a warning where the ship happens to be docked…then the safest thing would be to move out to sea. But I hope in any event, no one is affected by a tsunami and if one does come ashore…it’s near an uninhabited area. Pattycruise and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Thought the tsunami warning was cancelled. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinS Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, cruisellama said: Thought the tsunami warning was cancelled. Yes, it was cancelled! I felt the earthquake where I live (Kenai Peninsula). I heard the tsunami warnings going off for a couple of hours before it was cancelled. The earthquake felt a little different that others in that there were no hard jolts, but just a long 2 minutes of moving and swaying. My hanging lights and chandelier just swayed back and forth, and there was enough movement that my grandfather clock stopped! That was rare! People along the coast do take this seriously, and I watched a steady stream of cars evacuating low lying areas. The news reported that some of the coast guard ships based in Kodiak left port and headed out. While out on the water, a tsunami is usually barely detectable, and only materializes once it gets close to shore in shallow water. Neesa, JLMoran, cruisellama and 10 others 3 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted July 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 5 hours ago, MarvinS said: Yes, it was cancelled! I felt the earthquake where I live (Kenai Peninsula). I heard the tsunami warnings going off for a couple of hours before it was cancelled. The earthquake felt a little different that others in that there were no hard jolts, but just a long 2 minutes of moving and swaying. My hanging lights and chandelier just swayed back and forth, and there was enough movement that my grandfather clock stopped! That was rare! People along the coast do take this seriously, and I watched a steady stream of cars evacuating low lying areas. The news reported that some of the coast guard ships based in Kodiak left port and headed out. While out on the water, a tsunami is usually barely detectable, and only materializes once it gets close to shore in shallow water. I'm glad that you are okay! Cruising With JT, Pattycruise, MarvinS and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising With JT Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 7 hours ago, MarvinS said: Yes, it was cancelled! I felt the earthquake where I live (Kenai Peninsula). I heard the tsunami warnings going off for a couple of hours before it was cancelled. The earthquake felt a little different that others in that there were no hard jolts, but just a long 2 minutes of moving and swaying. My hanging lights and chandelier just swayed back and forth, and there was enough movement that my grandfather clock stopped! That was rare! People along the coast do take this seriously, and I watched a steady stream of cars evacuating low lying areas. The news reported that some of the coast guard ships based in Kodiak left port and headed out. While out on the water, a tsunami is usually barely detectable, and only materializes once it gets close to shore in shallow water. Wow 2 minutes of shaking sounds nuts... glad you are okay... MarvinS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Wow! I've been thru some good shakers in So Cal, but 2 minutes? Just wow! Glad you all are OK!! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinS Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 23 hours ago, BeachGal said: Wow! I've been thru some good shakers in So Cal, but 2 minutes? Just wow! Glad you all are OK!! I just checked on a map...I'm right at 402 miles from the epicenter! That's a pretty significant quake! It was definitely long and rolling, and wondering when it was going to stop... Fortunately, no damage in my area and all is well! BeachGal, Baked Alaska and Kathleen 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMarc Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Aw, come on Matt, the 2 COVID jokes were both pretty good. I know mine wasn't serious. But then again just because I thought it was funny doesn't necessarily mean it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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