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F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Tue, Apr 6, 2010 6:19 PM I just noticed that the dock that was damaged by our Tsunami was the Bali Hai's: Tsunami severs Shelter Island dock Tidal surges also snap some concrete pilings By Robert Krier, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 12:02 a.m. A tsunami generated by the earthquake in Chile on Saturday did not leave the county unscathed, though most of the damage appears to have been confined to a small area of San Diego Bay. A series of tidal surges between noon and 2:30 p.m. knocked out a section of a dock at the Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage, owner Larry Baumann said. The restaurant has been closed since the beginning of the year for a remodel. “We had a 4-foot tidal swing four times in an hour,” Baumann said. “It was like a river going in and out, in and out.” The T-shaped dock was severed during the initial surge, leaving a roughly 12-foot gap. A water pipe under the dock also was broken. In nearby America’s Cup Harbor, several vessels came loose from their moorings, including two 80-foot, 100-ton commercial fishing boats, said Eric Lamb, a captain with Vessel Assist San Diego, a marine assistance and towing company. The surges snapped concrete pilings where the large boats were tied up. Some of the swells swept over docks. “It would rush in every 15 minutes, then rush out just as strong,” said Lamb, who arrived a few minutes after the first surge. “I’ve never, ever seen swells like that. It was probably between 8 and 10 knots. When our boat was in neutral, the surge would take us faster than we’re allowed to run in the harbor.” Lamb and other assistance vessels worked until 8 p.m. securing boats. One of the large commercial fishing boats was temporarily moved to the G Street marina because of damage to the piling where it had been tied up. Lamb said he had witnessed many tsunami alerts before, but no significant waves had materialized. The water’s force dislodged one of two buoys that mark the Oceanside Harbor’s entrance, said harbor and beaches coordinator Frank Quan. The buoy, which was anchored in water 20 feet deep, washed up on the beach Sunday, Quan said. No damage was reported in the South Bay. Similar surges were recorded in Ventura Harbor, where a dozen boats reportedly were damaged.

I just noticed that the dock that was damaged by our Tsunami was the Bali Hai's:

Tsunami severs Shelter Island dock
Tidal surges also snap some concrete pilings

By Robert Krier, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 12:02 a.m.

A tsunami generated by the earthquake in Chile on Saturday did not leave the county unscathed, though most of the damage appears to have been confined to a small area of San Diego Bay.

**A series of tidal surges between noon and 2:30 p.m. knocked out a section of a dock at the Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage, owner Larry Baumann said. The restaurant has been closed since the beginning of the year for a remodel.

“We had a 4-foot tidal swing four times in an hour,” Baumann said. “It was like a river going in and out, in and out.”

The T-shaped dock was severed during the initial surge, leaving a roughly 12-foot gap. A water pipe under the dock also was broken.
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In nearby America’s Cup Harbor, several vessels came loose from their moorings, including two 80-foot, 100-ton commercial fishing boats, said Eric Lamb, a captain with Vessel Assist San Diego, a marine assistance and towing company. The surges snapped concrete pilings where the large boats were tied up. Some of the swells swept over docks.

“It would rush in every 15 minutes, then rush out just as strong,” said Lamb, who arrived a few minutes after the first surge. “I’ve never, ever seen swells like that. It was probably between 8 and 10 knots. When our boat was in neutral, the surge would take us faster than we’re allowed to run in the harbor.”

Lamb and other assistance vessels worked until 8 p.m. securing boats. One of the large commercial fishing boats was temporarily moved to the G Street marina because of damage to the piling where it had been tied up.

Lamb said he had witnessed many tsunami alerts before, but no significant waves had materialized.

The water’s force dislodged one of two buoys that mark the Oceanside Harbor’s entrance, said harbor and beaches coordinator Frank Quan. The buoy, which was anchored in water 20 feet deep, washed up on the beach Sunday, Quan said. No damage was reported in the South Bay.

Similar surges were recorded in Ventura Harbor, where a dozen boats reportedly were damaged.

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