jellyrug
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For those who do not know me, I work for Chicken of the Sea (Tuna) as their VP of operations out in the Pacific, American Samoa.
Tomorrow was supposed to be our last production day here in the Pacific.
So, this morning I am driving to work and all of a sudden the cliffs between me and the Ocean start falling apart, huge rocks falling around me. The car in front of me stops, and I get on the horn, but he does not move. So, I run to his window and tell him if he does not move, I will be pushing him out the way. He says, "we have an earthquake" and I say "I know, we have to get out of here, move!!" He moves his vehicle and I negotiate between falling rocks, some the size of my car, to get around the coast to the factory.
At the factory, the ocean starts subsiding and I evacuate close to 1,000 employees. I remain on the dock, eyes on the ocean, to see it wash over our dock, some into our freezers and I watch as the waves start losing amplitude. After the 6th wave, I decide it is safe and call everyone back, send most home and retain some key employees to clean up.
Everyone at my factory is OK, but the rest of the Island really felt it. This one was over 8 on the scale 120 miles from here with a Tsunami following. Last count was 20 dead, they are loading them into a frozen container.
It is bad, some pictures show the damage.
Tomorrow was supposed to be our last production day here in the Pacific.
So, this morning I am driving to work and all of a sudden the cliffs between me and the Ocean start falling apart, huge rocks falling around me. The car in front of me stops, and I get on the horn, but he does not move. So, I run to his window and tell him if he does not move, I will be pushing him out the way. He says, "we have an earthquake" and I say "I know, we have to get out of here, move!!" He moves his vehicle and I negotiate between falling rocks, some the size of my car, to get around the coast to the factory.
At the factory, the ocean starts subsiding and I evacuate close to 1,000 employees. I remain on the dock, eyes on the ocean, to see it wash over our dock, some into our freezers and I watch as the waves start losing amplitude. After the 6th wave, I decide it is safe and call everyone back, send most home and retain some key employees to clean up.
Everyone at my factory is OK, but the rest of the Island really felt it. This one was over 8 on the scale 120 miles from here with a Tsunami following. Last count was 20 dead, they are loading them into a frozen container.
It is bad, some pictures show the damage.
