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Posted: Wednesday, September 29th, 2004 8:46 AM HST
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Video warns of dangers trying to surf tsunami
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HONOLULU (AP) _ State officials are warning surfers of the dangers of trying to surf a tsunami.
The state Department of Civil Defense is distributing a D-V-D that explains the difference between high surf and the dangerous ocean waves generated by earthquakes.
Officials say ten years ago a tsunami warning drew more than 400 surfers off Oahu's North Shore.
University of Hawaii-Hilo oceanography professor Walter Dudley says that if that wave had turned out to be deadly, those 400 surfers could have been killed.
Officials note that a tsunami wave on the open ocean can travel as fast as 500 miles per hour. That's far faster than the 30 to 35 miles per hour of a normal surfing wave.
Officials say they'll distribute 15-thousand copies of the D-V-D to isle surf shops. It's part of Disaster Preparedness Month.
(Copyright 2004 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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