3/10/11 Hawaii Tsunami Warning

[George16]

Jerry, I'm doing okay here on the ship. I have duty today so I can't go home. So far, nothing was damage on base but it was pretty scary. The quake lasted almost a minute long and there were plenty of aftershocks. The tsunami was only about 6 feet on base but the northern part of Japan wasn't as lucky. They were inundated with 23-foot waves and I could just watch in amazement how fishing boat, trucks, cars and houses were swept by the waves. My family is doing okay but they were scared and shaken bad. It sucks because I can't go home and console them especially the kids. It doesn't help either living in the 8th floor of a high rise tower. Were about 41 miles southeast of Tokyo.

Thanks for the concern. Now, it time fior me to go on a 4-hour Officer of the Deck watch. I can't wait until I get home tomorrow.

[JERRY2KONE]

It is good to hear that you and your family are OK Lito. Duty comes first, and I know that well Chief. I was lucky enough to never get to stand an Officer of the Deck watch in over 20 years. Once I made E-6 I stood duty Chief and once I made Chief I was Engineering Officer of the day for my duties. At least you can go home in the morning after your section is relieved to give everyone a big hug. We still do not have any TV system hooked up here, so I have not seen any news in over a week. We should be able to get our hands on an AFN receiver in a week or two, so we can at least get to watch Fox News, BBC, and CNN. I hate being out of touch with whats going on in the world. Glad to hear your OK Chief.