Perhaps inspired by the events in Japan four years ago with the major tsunami, a recent study has been completed about the effects of such an event on the coasts of CA, Oregon and Washington state.
The long, voyage of the Ryou-un-Maru has come to an end. Friday, a US Coast Guard Cutter armed with a cannon opened fire on the derelict vessel and sent her to the bottom of the Pacific. The ship, which turns out had been designated for scrap in Japan, was swept out to sea by last year's tsunami...