What should you do if you are on a boat and you hear a tsunami warning on the radio?
2006-12-12 04:56:56 · 20 answers · asked by myyahoo! 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Go further out to sea. Tsunami waves are barely noticeable as little as 1/2mile out to sea. But as they approach the shore, they grow due to the shallow sea floor.
2006-12-12 04:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
May Radio the Coast Guard with my position (Not a Mayday call) and head straight for it. Batten down the Hatches and prepare to Abandon Ship. May have the Life Vest on and possibly an inflatable boat where I can find it if my boat get Swamped. When I see the wave coming, hopefully not as big had I run away, turn all Bilge Pumps on, not that they may help, but, it not hurt.
Was in a Hurricane once, just lost a center top area, I watched it disappear into the abyss.
2006-12-12 05:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I had time, according to the warning, I'd head to port and trailer the boat and go home (if nowhere near the shore). If my boat were too big to trailer, I'd have to stay at sea until the tsunami passes and hammers the shore. (Tsunamis aren't a problem in the open ocean, just near shores.) Unless, of course, I lived near the shore and had to be more concerned about my home and family than a boat. Of course, if I don't have time to reach port, I'd have to stay out in the open ocean.
2006-12-12 05:05:07 · answer #3 · answered by roynburton 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. When you are out at sea all you will notice is that the boat will rise up several feet, depending on the size of the tsunami, maybe more maybe less. Then the boat will slowly lower back down again. In alot of cases you may not even notice it because the wave is so wide. It's only once the wave reaches shore that it causes trouble.
2006-12-12 05:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by Louis G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since tsunami wave activity is imperceptible in the open ocean, do not return to port if you are at sea and a tsunami warning has been issued for your area. Tsunamis can cause rapid changes in water level and unpredictable dangerous currents in harbors and ports.
2006-12-12 05:03:46 · answer #5 · answered by idontgetit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're on a boat, make sure you're in deep water. Tsunamis only get big in shallow water. A boat is the safest place in a tsunami if you're out at sea.
2006-12-12 05:04:54 · answer #6 · answered by Draco Paladin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The further you are away from shore the better. Tsunamis are not noticeable out in the ocean. It is only when the distance between the seafloor and the wave crest shortens that the tsunami wave height increases.
2006-12-12 09:33:34 · answer #7 · answered by rockgeek56 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Head out into deep water. A tsunami is a pressure wave that has very little effect on the surface in deep water, it only becomes a huge wave when it encounters relatively shallow water.
2006-12-12 05:04:29 · answer #8 · answered by Stewart H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pray that you are in a different ocean than the tsunami.
2006-12-12 04:59:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Matt, despite his purple mohawk, is 100% correct.
2006-12-12 04:59:22 · answer #10 · answered by I hate friggin' crybabies 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋