Does anyone know the name...??

Brett's Honey · 08-28-2005, 10:31 AM

Hurricane Katrina slamming New Orleans reminds me of that small Alaska town that was a town one minute and a bay the next minute. I saw a video on the History channel. A guy on a boat was looking through the lens at the town, the boat rocked and he was looking at sky, the camera came back down and there was just ocean where the town had been a second before. Does anyone know the name of that town?

seakdivers · 08-28-2005, 12:01 PM

Yep, it's Lituya Bay. The wave ended up going as high as 1720 feet, and it send water as far back as 3600 feet inland.

It's a couple hundred miles north of where I'm at, so you can imagine the tsunami alert system we have here!

Trilby · 08-28-2005, 12:13 PM

Does anyone want to bet on whether 'Nawlins will survive? If it goes, I'll sorely miss it. I love 'Nawlins!

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2005, 12:22 PM

It will survive. The people may not, however.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-28-2005, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by seakdivers

Yep, it's Lituya Bay. The wave ended up going as high as 1720 feet, and it send water as far back as 3600 feet inland.

It's a couple hundred miles north of where I'm at, so you can imagine the tsunami alert system we have here!

I have a bunch of newspapers from that Good Friday 'Quake.

lookout123 · 08-28-2005, 03:10 PM

well, i have 4 days in New Orleans scheduled for november. i may need to check on cancelling that.

BigV · 08-28-2005, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Brett's Honey

Hurricane Katrina slamming New Orleans reminds me of that small Alaska town that was a town one minute and a bay the next minute. I saw a video on the History channel. A guy on a boat was looking through the lens at the town, the boat rocked and he was looking at sky, the camera came back down and there was just ocean where the town had been a second before. Does anyone know the name of that town?

Atlantis. New Orleans will be rechristened New Atlantis.

08-28-2005, 10:31 AM	#1
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	Does anyone know the name...?? Hurricane Katrina slamming New Orleans reminds me of that small Alaska town that was a town one minute and a bay the next minute. I saw a video on the History channel. A guy on a boat was looking through the lens at the town, the boat rocked and he was looking at sky, the camera came back down and there was just ocean where the town had been a second before. Does anyone know the name of that town?

08-28-2005, 12:13 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Does anyone want to bet on whether 'Nawlins will survive? If it goes, I'll sorely miss it. I love 'Nawlins! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-28-2005, 12:22 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It will survive. The people may not, however. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-28-2005, 03:10 PM	#6
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	well, i have 4 days in New Orleans scheduled for november. i may need to check on cancelling that. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-28-2005, 12:01 PM	#2
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Yep, it's Lituya Bay. The wave ended up going as high as 1720 feet, and it send water as far back as 3600 feet inland. It's a couple hundred miles north of where I'm at, so you can imagine the tsunami alert system we have here!

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