After tsunami warnings were issued following an 8.8 earthquake and evacuation orders put in place throughout several countries, one man decided to do the opposite and head straight into the wave
Sailing straight towards a potential tsunami probably wouldn’t be most people’s first idea, but it’s exactly what one fisherman decided to do.
After a massive 8.8 earthquake in Russia, tsunami warnings were issued in California, Hawaii, and Japan, amongst others, with millions ordered to evacuate. Though most of the warnings have since been downgraded, before this, one fisherman in Hawaii jumped in his boat and headed straight towards where the wave was said to be coming from.
Two hours before the tsunami was predicted to hit, Tyler posted a video about his choice to head out into the deep blue sea, admitting he knows it was a bit of a “crazy” choice – and it comes after a shark attack horror as boy, 7, had his leg shredded in an idyllic bay.
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The fisherman, Tyler, posted his video on his TikTok account @Go_BigorGo_HomeTyler, which boasts 11,400 followers.
“So, honestly, I knew I was crazy, my family knows I’m crazy,” Tyler began his video, whilst beaming and showing off his pearly whites.
“But I’m on some next level s**t, I never actually thought I would be doing, I am currently on the boat, after our tsunami warning that I just posted about,” he continued, “that should be hitting us in two hours, I am currently driving towards it on our boat.
“Going straight at it, straight at the girl, we’re going to go surf that wave. Always joked about it and, now, you know, law of attraction, it’s real. Because now I’m going straight at tsunami. It’s so funny.”
Looking supremely relaxed, many of his followers were quick to ask him for updates to make sure he was okay in the choppy seas. However, one user claimed that Tyler may well be safer out in the ocean than people would be on land if a tsunami hit.
“In deep sea,” the commenter explained, “tsunamis travel up to 500 mph, but only a couple of feet high, so I’m pretty sure that he is gonna be safer than anyone on shore.”
Another commenter agreed, writing, “I can tell no one in the comments knows how tsunamis work… He is much safer in the middle of the ocean than near land, and no damage to the boat either.”
A third posted, “I don’t actually think he’ll have an issue with the wave. He should float right over the top and I don’t think it will be steep until it gets close to land.”