Where you gonna run to?

The Tsunami on Boxing day 2004 was a devastating force of nature. My own DH was under the sea in his submarine, as the tsunami rushed through them. Couple of weeks ago, 11th April there was another Tsunami scare as an underwater earthquake off the coast of Aeche in Indonesia sent shock waves as far as our very own Vishakapatnam. Here’s how the people of Vizag reacted to the Tsunami warning that was issued less than an hour after the earthquake – their future contribution to the gene pool should be restricted.

Submarine Versus the Tsunami

This is a guest article, written by the DH on his personal experience on board the now decommissioned Foxtrot sub INS Vela

There isn’t one of us who hasn’t had to listen to a submarine ‘old timer’ going on and on about the beauty, sleek lines and power of the Foxtrot Submarine. How many of us haven’t been accosted by an old sea dog at the Submarine Day Ball, staggering slightly, and happily tipsy, eager to find a youngster to regale, with stories of his Glory Days on a Foxtrot. The list will be short I am sure. And while these graceful boats may finally have found eternal berthing in the great dockyard beyond the skies, their memories live on in us, inspired by the stories we pass on, and tales that bring alive a bygone era that fewer and fewer of us can claim to have been a part of. Here is a story however, that is unique to the crew of INS Vela that as far as I know, has not been written of until now. I have no doubt that what Vela and her crew experienced on that day was like nothing any other Indian submarine has ever experienced – the force of a tsunami.