Friday, March 11, 2011

Severe Tsunami Impacting Japan & Hawaii



Related Blog Posts: 

Cruise Lines Return to Japan  (six months later, some cruise lines have returned)
  
 HAWAII UNDER TSUNAMI WARNING
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN 
 
Azamara Quest safe in Japanese Waters 
All Other Cruise Ships in area are Safe 
  
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0746 PM HST 10 MAR 2011
   COORDINATES - 38.3 NORTH  142.4 EAST
   LOCATION    - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU  JAPAN
   MAGNITUDE   - 8.9  MOMENT
 




A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG
 COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION
 SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.


 








THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS

   0307 AM HST (0907 AM EST FRI 11 MAR 2011











Tsunami waves reached Hawaii early today, following a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan, that triggered tidal wave warnings as far away as Oregon as the giant wave makes its way to the West Coast of the United States.



Tsunami Warning Sirens awoke Hawaiian residents as the first waves were scheduled to arrive at 3 AM HST (9 AM EST).  Residents were encouraged to seek higher ground.



The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says Kauai was the first island hit early by the tsunami, which was quickly sweeping through the Hawaiian Island chain. 









CRUISE LINE STATEMENTS



The cruise lines have turned to FB and other social media to quickly notify everyone of the ship, passenger, and crew status.  Summary Below









Interactive   tracking map (real-time ship tracking)





Azamara Quest was in Nagasaki, Japan at the time of the earthquake and resulting tsunami.  It was on the Northeast side of Japan, in a protected bay far away from danger.   The ship sailed  into deep waters about an hour after the earthquake and is in no danger.   The next scheduled port of call is Osaka, which is 38 hours sailing time from Nagasaki.   Royal Caribbean International will monitor the situation and adjust the itinerary as needed.







Carnival Cruise Line 



Our  thoughts go out to all who are being affected by the devastating  earthquake in Japan. While potential effects of the resulting waves are  being closely monitored, we’d just like to note that no impact to  Carnival ships are expected, including our three California-based  vessels.





Celebrity Cruises 



We  are extremely saddened by the destruction in Japan caused by the  massive earthquake. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of  Japan and their family members.







Cunard's Queen Mary 2 is currently on passage between Osaka and Nagasaki and is circa 450 miles south west of the epi centre of this morning's earthquake.   Read More 






Holland America Line 



Our  thoughts go out to the people of Japan and all those affected by the  devastating earthquake. All Holland America guests, crew and ships are  safe and have not been impacted by tsunami activity. Guests aboard ships  in nearby areas are being updated and reassured. We are continuously  monitoring sea and port conditions. The safety and comfort of our guests  & crew is our top priority.





Norwegian Star & Pride of America were in the tsunami area ..



The safety and security of our guests and crew is of the utmost  importance.  We are closely monitoring the current tsunami advisory for  Hawaii and the West Coast. All guests aboard Pride of America and  Norwegian Star are safe and doing well.





Oceania Cruises 

is  monitoring the current situation in the Pacific due to today’s  earthquake in Japan. We have been in touch with our ground operator in  Japan and initial reports from our ground operator indicate that the  earthquake and subsequent tsunami has not impacted Nautica’s upcoming  calls in Kobe and Okinawa.





P&O Cruises Australia (Faceboook)



Hi everyone, just wanted to give you a final update for the evening  regarding the Japan earthquake and again it is reassuring in relation to  the widespread tsunami alert that followed the quake. All four P&O  Cruises ships are sailing in deep water and as a result are quite safe.  Pacific Pearl is on her way from Sydney to New Caledonia. Pacific Dawn  returns to Brisbane tomorrow morning for a normal turnaround there.  Pacific Sun is due to arrive in Noumea early tomorrow and just as an  added precaution she will arrive three hours later than planned. Pacific  Jewel is on the way from Suva to Port Denerau and her arrival  there might also be delayed. As you know, our first priority is always  the safety and security of our passengers and crew. 





 Several Princess Cruises ships in the area ...    Bridge Cams







Ocean Princess is in the area, at sea between Hakata (Japan) and Vladivostok (Russia)







Diamond Princess is in Hong Kong  







Royal Princess is in Bora Bora (French Polynesia)







Golden Princess near Maui (Hawaii), heading back to the mainland 











Princess Cruises has posted the following on Facebook: 



Our  thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan especially those  directly affected by today’s devastating earthquake.  We currently have  no ships in Japan, nor are any of our ships considered at risk from any  tsunami activity.  All Princess passengers, crew and ships are safe.  We  will be assessing the tourism infrastructure in Japanese ports for our  scheduled calls later this month.




Paul Gauguin is in Bora Bora after being asked to delay entry to the bay until tsunami danger past. Paul Gauguin Tsunami Update

 



VIDEOS:  (these were some of the first images released after the earthquake and tsunami)























Tsunami


A tsunami is a series of long ocean waves. Each individual wave crest 
can last 5  to 15 minutes or more and extensively flood coastal areas. 
The danger can  continue for many hours after the initial wave as 
subsequent waves arrive.  As we've seen recently, these can be spawned 
by major earthquakes, such as the one in Japan.








Click here for More Links






DART® real-time tsunami monitoring  systems,  developed by PMEL, are positioned at strategic locations  throughout the ocean  and play a critical role in tsunami forecasting.



DART®  (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis)




Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan and Hawaii 


 















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