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This is one of my favorite stories. The fisherman survivors (not mentioned in this scientific account?) riding the megatsunami experienced something rarer than

• xrd 6y ago
  Those are not the mention of the two boats that rode it out? I'm confused how what they described is even possible. That would have been a good story from those two survivors.
• jacobwilliamroy 6y ago
  From the article: At the time, there were three fishing boats anchored near the entrance of the bay. One of these boats sunk and the two people on board lost their lives. The other two boats were able to ride the wave. Among the survivors were William A. Swanson and Howard G. Ulrich, who later provided accounts of their observations.
• codezero 6y ago
  American fishermen aren’t known for their accuracy. I haven’t read their account, but I’d be curious how credible it is. At the same time, what an experience, good chance it would sound fake even if it were real. This event is virtually unfathomable.
  • jacobwilliamroy 6y ago
    William Swanson and Howard Ulrich's accounts of the tsunami: http://www.redundancydept.com/lituya.html http://www.redundancydept.com/lituya.html
    • codezero 6y ago
      Thanks so much for sharing that. I like how he specifically called out that the 1700 feet was the height of splashes, and the wave itself was about 100 feet tall. The other fisherman said the face was about two boat lengths (40 foot boat) so these are really good observations, and seem to lack embellishment. Time to google search for a computer simulation of this. Neat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCn480_TUgY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCn480_TUgY Would love to see a photorealistic view from the inlet!