Tsunami Warning in Cabo

Hi Everybody,

By this time I'm pretty sure most of you have heard the breathtaking news of the 8.9 earthquake in Japan, our prayers go out to the people in Japan.

As of this morning at 5:30 AM the Port Captain has closed the port of Cabo San Lucas to all vessel traffic. We currently don't know what time it will re-open. Last status that we heard was that the port would remain closed through out the entire day. We will keep you posted through twitter to let you know exactly what goes on in the port.

We are expecting a high tide this mid morning at approximately 11:40 so, depending on the heigth of the tsumani swell, we may have surge in the marina that would bring water over the top of the malacon. Until right now (11:20) everything seems normal here. It seems to me this is just a state of alert like last February 2010.

"At first everyone here was just upset that the port had been closed, as it is a known fact that the safest place for a vessel to be during a tsunami is at sea, but on further reflection it makes a lot of sense. The last thing the Port Captain wants is a bunch of money greedy water taxis/glass bottom boats trying to load/unload passengers off the beach while this is taking place, or trying to take them through the arch."

Fishing activities were cancelled for today and we thank Dave Shun, Douglas Jilek and John Humphrey and his crew for being understanding. Our prayers go out to the people of Japan, and to those living on low lying islands in the Pacific. With a 13 foot surge in Japan, but weaking as it travels toward us, there is still a lot of possible damage to atolls and islands.