William Strachy aka Scrotum Rumber has it in his writings which are kept at the Masonic Lodge in St. George. There are even DNA urine stains of rabbid Rabbitts on it/them. As for Sir. George Somers, his heart is not in Somers Gardens. He left his heart in San Francisco according to Dan Brown.

And yes it’s relevent.

“I keep fairly up to date on Bermuda news events & features but I don’t remember any articles (recent or non-recent) on what we are to do in the event of a Tsunami approaching.
Having dealt with hurricanes my whole life, people have advance warnings up to a week or more about an approaching hurricane and they still do things wrong from panic buying of food supplies, filling up cars at gas stations(as if the roads will be passable for gawking) and wind surfing/swimming etc. so how will we react with a 15 min warning?
Can anyone of my beloved Bernews readers recall what we are to do in the event of a Tsunami?

Worst case for Bermuda would be the huge chunk in the Canary Islands predicted to slide at some point next year, 100 years, 1000 years, 10,000 years from now. We don’t know. That wave would hit Bermuda pretty much square on the S Shore. How far would it wash up? Further than any hurricane tide I guess. Overall, our small size would save us.

I wonder how many idiots who don’t know the difference between simulation & real thing will be running around in a panic tomorrow?

Next you tell us there are no cracks in the earths crust around Bermuda.

“We have written Standard Operating Procedures, had a tabletop exercise in April 2009, and we even conducted a drill last month to find areas for improvement in our warning system, should a tsunami approach Bermuda. Regarding public education, there have been recent articles in the press and even public presentations on tsunamis over the last couple of years.

On the international scene, we have participated in the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS) since 2008. This work is ongoing, towards a robust system for educating, preparing and warning the public in the eventuality of a tsunami impacting Bermuda.

The consensus is that tsunamis have affected Bermuda before, however no major societal impacts have been recorded. In 1929, a dredging plant in Flatts was nearly sunk by “a tidal wave”, described as a “sudden inrush of water” (Royal Gazette, 21 November, 1929) – this was a result of an undersea landslide in the Grand Banks, triggering a tsunami south of Newfoundland.

No loss of life is thought to have occurred in relation to this event, but it speaks to the risks we might face from a tsunami, given the increase of population and coastal low-lying infrastructure.

Regarding seismicity near Bermuda, there have been no tsunami-genic earthquake events detected locally, but according to the US Geological Survey, we do get the occasional minor earthquake within 1000 km. A more likely tsunami source would be from a far-field origin, such as the fault line just north of Puerto Rico.

Assessment of the impacts of a tsunami on Bermuda is an effort we are trying to facilitate through collaboration with various agencies around the island. One of the big hurdles is the collation of bathymetry (sea floor mapping) data. Without accurate bathymetry data, models that predict the vulnerability to coastal inundation are necessarily limited. This bathymetry data is incidentally also needed for any assessment of storm surge impacts.

Bermuda Weather Service has been designated a Tsunami Warning Focal Point for Bermuda, in addition to Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre. As such, we have purview over coordinating Tsunami Warnings for the general public.”

Deal with the Tsunami of Crime first before something you cannot control eats you alive.