—" Good " Heavens!" Two " earthquakes " so " strong " and " close " in " two " hours " time " difference!
—" In " fact," apparently," they " have " occurred " along " the " subduction " of " the " IndoZ Australian " plate " under " the " Asian " one." On " the " island " of " Simeulue," Indonesia," the " sea " has " receded " about " 10 " metres," and " you " know " that " this " is " usually " the " sign " of " an " imminent " tsunami." But " offshore " they " found " only " a " vertical " difference " of " 35 " centimetres " from " the " top " of " the " wave.—" For " a " large " ship " that " isn ' t " a " big " problem "…—" On " the " coast " affected " by " a " possible " tsunami," the " people " who " recalled " the " devastating " waves " of " 2004," panicked " and " took " refuge " on " high " places," but " luckily," this " time," the " waves " of " destruction " didn’ t " come.
—" We ' re " not " always " so " lucky …" So," do " you " think " another " earthquake " might " happen " here?
—" Yes," I " am " convinced." It " will " happen " soon," in " the " Philippine " Sea " or," in " correspondence," in " the " south " east " of " China." Maybe " in " a " few " days "…" or " a " few " hours …" Who " knows?—" Really?—" If " it " happened " on " the " sea," as " I " suppose," your " ship " could " be " run " over " by " the " wave." If " you ' re " still " offshore," the " modest " height " of " the " long " wave," which " could " be " 30," 50 "…" also " 80 " centimetres," wouldn’ t " be " a " problem," apart " drag " a " bit " off " course," but " if " at " that " time " you " were " close " to " the " coast …
—" The " long " wave," swelling " and " rising," could " push " me " on " the " rocks." I " know " that " that ' s " the " risk " I " can " run." However," we " have " seen " it " on " other " occasions," it " is " not " certain " that " an " earthquake " in " the " sea " generates " devastating " waves " along " the " coast.
— I " know " it’ s " this " way "…" but " who " can " tell?" Anyway," the " wave " would " have " the " strength " of " a " strong " tide," but " much " faster," it " would " be " like " a " big " raging " river," devastating," which " drags " everything " it " Binds " in " its " path.
—" Sorry," but …" I " can ' t " cancel " a " cruise " for " just " a " suspicion," you " know …" The " shipowner " wouldn’ t " allow " me;" it " would " be " a " great " loss " for " the " company." And …" if " nothing " happens," or " there " is " only " a " little " shock?"…
—" Of " course "…" but " I " had " to " inform " you." It " may " happen " soon." Be " careful," I ' ll " keep " you " constantly " informed." Meanwhile " eat " your " crabs;" they " must " be " cold," now.