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No sign of Tsunami in New Caledonia

Heard from mom and dad a couple of times since the tsunami in Samoa, they've seen no sign of it in New Caledonia. - Charles





We were anchored at the Isle of Pines (Gadji) on or own when we recieved Charles' text message but did not leave the anchorage.






Then a few days later we received an official warning via VHF. At the time we were anchored off Kuto, also Isle of Pines, along with about 20 other boats. We set off, out to sea and safety, however we saw no sign of the Tsunami on either occasion

Bravery award for Maurice and SophieEspiritu Santo and Blue Holes

Comments

53north 5. October 2009, 19:56

Yes, the whole of the Americas from Alaska to Valparaiso had a foot wave.. =o}
The West seemed to be in a shadow of the quake, it fanned N,E, and SSW, but not W.

James Wilding 8. October 2009, 11:31

One interesting thing was I managed to text them a warning 30 minutes before they started hearing the news on the VHF.

53north 9. October 2009, 00:04

Japan, Philipines, Java Trench glowing on Infra Red...we'll see how much towards New Moon, perhaps...

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