More than a dozen boats were damaged in Santa Cruz on Friday by tsunami waves generated by a massive magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan.
The waves first reached beaches around 7:45 a.m.
The water receded 8 inches near Pillar Point in about five minutes, then came rushing back in, according to witnesses.
Some boats in the harbor dry docked when water receded, and then moved around when the waves came roaring back in, officials said. Some of those boats smashed into docks and other vessels in the turbulent water.
KTVU captured aerial images of a yacht wedged underneath a railroad bridge, and a kayak that was split in half by a pylon.
Initial reports said at least 15 fishing and pleasure were ripped from their moorings and damaged in Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor.
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OMG THE CARNAGE!
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByBenzaintarental (120.30) 
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LOL
Could'nt help but think of caddy shack and the line from Rodney Dangerfield "Hey, you scratched my Anchor"...
Posted Mar-11-2011 Byboomersooner (2098.14) 
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LMAO that was great.
Posted Mar-11-2011 Byhaloman6 (18.86) haloman6 View Channel Send Message
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Oh, I had to turn away. I couldn't stand to watch the devastation.
Posted Mar-11-2011 Bymagpiemaniac (76.82) magpiemaniac View Channel Send Message
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granny-knot captains.
Posted Mar-11-2011 Bysmokin650 (242.36) 
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Lets see,..Earth Quakes are becoming more prevalent,.
volcanoes are firing up after hundreds if not Thousands of years laying dormant,.
Tsunami's,.Devastating Floods,.Devastating Oil disasters.or better yet environmental disasters,.
more and more Forest Fires,(which are normal to an extent)but,....
lets,..what else?,...
the Middle east is in mostly Complete turmoil,.
whole Countries going up in full blown Society Dysfunction Mode,.
and to beat all,...???
Weed is still fucking illegal,..;)
go fig More..
Posted Mar-11-2011 BySharkGuy (1581.90) SharkGuy View Channel Send Message
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LMAO!! Here, Here!
Posted Mar-12-2011 Bycaddy56 (503.44) caddy56 View Channel Send Message
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LOL typical comments I'd expect on LL today. "Liberals and their boats" "liberals and beachside homes" "california fall into the ocean".
Well whatever makes you feel better about you living your pathetic lives in a shithole somewhere in the middle of the U.S.
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByLoomfries (228.86) 
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I know they assume because a guy owns and expensive boat that he's a millionaire. I know plenty of people that own expensive boats and they're their pride and joy and saved their whole life to buy it but would never be able to afford to fix them if they got wrecked with tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
Ignorant fools. But I'm still not making a comparison to what happen in Japan because there is no comparison.
Posted Mar-11-2011 Byhaloman6 (18.86) haloman6 View Channel Send Message
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Exactly, most boat owners I've met have actually worked most of their lives to have a boat, some even live in their yacht as their first home.
Idiots on here who would never travel further than their local walmart and be able to explore life would never know that of course.
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByLoomfries (228.86) 
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I know welfare folks that drive navigators
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByAiredale (2723.56) 
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I live in Monterey, just across the bay. news channels have been boneriffic
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByThallium 213 (888.40) 
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"SKIPPERRRrrrr"........"little buddy"
Posted Mar-11-2011 Bydaleastor (892.76) daleastor View Channel Send Message
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Love how the Morons just stand there and watch the boat crash into others instead of helping a neighbor out and tieing it up while your standing next to it on the pier....
Posted Mar-11-2011 Bymaccaw1 (13.82) 
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ghost ship
Posted Mar-11-2011 Bythunderbear (313.54) thunderbear View Channel Send Message
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Well I like how some try to spin this as a liberal thing. This is how news works in the U.S.
Sensationalism.
I live in SC and we are joking about all of the news folk trying to make a story out of almost nothing.
Although, things are usually quiet around here so this is a big deal to some.
Why does this upset you? the news will go right back to showing you the carnage you crave to see from Japan
Posted Mar-11-2011 Bydxh (251.36) 
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obama should have given them a better warning !
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByAiredale (2723.56) 
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barack obama hates rich honkies
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByAiredale (2723.56) 
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I feel bad for the guys who actually moored their fucking boats.
Posted Mar-11-2011 ByTankHunter (109.60) 
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