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For Stephen W Nagle and Martyn Donald. : Howard Ulrich and his son conquered Alaskas mega-tsunami in their fishing boat by riding the highest wave ever recorded. Ulrich and his 8-year-old son were fishing in Lituya Bay one evening in 1958, when they heard a distant rumbling and a wall of water came crashing towards them. An 8.0-Richter-scale earthquake had dislodged a rock face above the bay, creating the largest wave ever recorded at 1,720-feet. Ulrich tried to pull up the anchor, but the boat was quickly swept up as the wave raced through the bay at 100 miles per hour. Incredibly, their fishing vessel was lifted atop the wave, carrying them up above the trees before depositing them back into the bay. Whooo Hoooooooo what a ride that mustve been ;)
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:24:10 +0000

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