Harbors in Oregon and California Sustain Tsunami Damage

<iframe width=”300″ height=”300″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Crescent+City,+CA&amp;aq=0&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=37.325633,79.013672&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Crescent+City,+Del+Norte,+California&amp;ll=41.756971,-124.201813&amp;spn=0.307333,0.411987&amp;z=10&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed”></iframe><br /><small><a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Crescent+City,+CA&amp;aq=0&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=37.325633,79.013672&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Crescent+City,+Del+Norte,+California&amp;ll=41.756971,-124.201813&amp;spn=0.307333,0.411987&amp;z=10&amp;iwloc=A”>View Larger Map</a><Two harbor towns near the border between Oregon and California sustained substantial damage from the tsunami wave originating near the coast of Japan. This Associated Press story reports that marinas were heavily damaged, nuermous boats were sunk, and people who had come to watch the tsunami waves were swept into the ocean. At least one person is reported drowned. Other news sources have reported some waterfront and marina damage in Hawaii.

By Ocean Navigator