The Tsunami out at sea

[jjjnettie]

Amazing footage of a Japanese Naval Vessel riding up and over the tsunami generated by the Tohoku Earthquake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fqyOpqnJyw

[DavidU]

Holy cow !!:eyepop:
I would love to know what they are saying.

[CraigS]

Sounds like …. ' Phwoar !!!'
:)
Cheers

[jjjnettie]

I've a fair idea what they're saying, but won't repeat it because of my high regard for the IIS TOS.;)

[DavidU]

Probably 大の聖なる煙 :lol:

[OzRob]

I think I know but it is not suitable for a forum such as this...:lol:

I will not post the word I used while watching this video either, that's scary.

[astroron]

It's like sitting on a surf board and watching the wave come in:eyepop:
Cheers

[Sylvain]

A wall of water

[CraigS]

Actually, out at sea sometimes these waves are barely noticeable.

The power is in the volume of water that constitute them, which is proportional to the period (of time) between the peaks and the troughs.

Its not until they come into the shallows that they can develop noticeable height.

I'd say that the boat they were on has probably seen way worse than this during a storm.

Cheers

[jjjnettie]

I wonder how far offshore they were, there were breakers further up the wave.

[ballaratdragons]

:lol:

and . . .
あなたの帽子にハング。ここでの大きな一れています。
うわー！

[Zaps]

They were 10 kilometers offshore, I believe.

The crewmen are saying "Get ready, here it comes", then "everybody hold on to something", and then, once the first swell has passed beneath them, "Everyone hang on for the second one".

Words to that effect.

[Ric]

I think a rough translation would be...

"Oh blimey, that's a very big wave" ;)

[ballaratdragons]

I used Google translator for my post and I wrote in English:

Hang on to your Hat, here comes a big one. WOW!

then I translated it back to Japanese and it translates as:
Hang your Hat. Here the big one is. Holy Mackeral!

WOW transates as Holy mackeral??? :screwy:

[jjjnettie]

Babel Fish is my friend. :)

[Liz]

Yikes, scary stuff, and they seem so calm. :help:

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks JJ, but Babelfish does this: Hang on in your hat. One which is large here comes. Wow! :lol:

Anyway, yep. Stunning Video :thumbsup:

[Ric]

I think thats the polite version Ken. ;)

[ballaratdragons]

:lol: I didn't think to put in what they 'might' have said :D

Sh . . . . . .ips Ahoy! :rofl:

[Ric]

:rofl:

Good one Ken

[AstralTraveller]

In my schoolboy Japanese I'm sure I heard nappies mentioned. ;)

[shelltree]

:lol:

This video was so scary to watch, the ocean is frightening enough but this is certainly worthy of a "holy mackeral" and a few other choice words :P

[gary]

It certainly is a "Shields up, Mr. Sulu!" moment.

[Blue Skies]

There were some noises made when they were going over the wave that sounded 'universal' to me!

Amazing vid. Thanks for finding it jjj.

[marc4darkskies]

Absolutely facsinating, but knowing the consequences, horrifying!

[h0ughy]

thats something you dont see every day - or really want to see

[ballaratdragons]

I didn't know the filling of nappies could be heard that easily :shrug:

:lol:

[Blue Skies]

:lol:

Noo - the "woooooooo-aaaaaaah!" bit as they go over.

[MrB]

I see it and feel it almost everyday, but not on that scale! :eyepop:

(I surf)