CGmommy-as long as the cutters are out at sea - they are fine. I am in Hawaii and all the boats here headed out to open sea early this morning. That is really the only safe place to be,

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Out in deep water, a tsunami-causing wave may only be a quarter of an inch high. It's when it approaches shallow water that things really start happening...

Hey Jan, Hope you and your loved ones will all be safe and sound. I have to admit I was alittle nervous, too....my daughter is also underway in the Pacific and I knew next to nothing about a tsunami but some scientist on CNN said that being on a ship in the ocean was actually the safest place to be.

Laurie

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To quote from Wikipedia: "Tsunamis have a small amplitude (wave height) offshore, and a very long wavelength (often hundreds of kilometers long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a slight swell usually about 300 millimetres (12 in) above the normal sea surface. They grow in height when they reach shallower water, in a wave shoaling process described below."

They just said they are sending all the Navy ships out to sea as well. On the news, they showed all the different marinas and there are NO boats still docked, they have all headed out to open seas. we are currently at t-minus an hour or so and counting. I will keep you updated as reception allows.

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Definitely keep us updated if you can. And we will be keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers. My daughter's best friend is an FS2 on the Ahi.....I'm assuming they headed out as well. We haven't heard anything but I'm sure she's fine. And Bill, thanks for posting that. After I had my little freak out about Nikole being out there, my husband told me basically that same thing. Well, not in those exact words but he explained that out in the middle of the ocean, you wouldn't even notice anything. It isn't until the waves get closer to a shoreline and in shallower water that it becomes a problem. Anyway, my thoughts and prayers are with everyone effected. My husband has traveled to Santiago on business and recognizes alot of those places they are showing on tv. It's very sad but if there is a positive aspect to this, at least they are somewhat used to earthquakes and their buildings and such have held up alittle better than they did in Haiti.

Laurie

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The earthquake in Chile was 1,000 times stronger than the one that hit Haiti. Chile was obviously MUCH better prepared than was Haiti.

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That's really cool that Heather was able to call and see how you were doing. I bet the anticipation is the worst thing. Kinda like what happens here in North Carolina when we have a hurricane on the way. The worrying about what "might" happen is almost as bad as what actually does happen. Hope everything is ok for you and again, we'll all be thinking about you.

Laurie

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Just thought I would update everyone although I'm sure you all know by now anyway. The Tsunami was nothing more than a 3 ft wave that came through. They got all the boats here in Honolulu underway, started recalling everyone at about 4 that morning. We are all back in port and it's ops normal for everyone now. Thanks for all the thoughts from everyone! could have been much much worse!!

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