Damaging wave hit after warnings were called off, despite accurate predictions.

When the tsunami hit California’s Crescent City, harbour-master Richard Young was sitting in his office, gazing out the window at the 200-boat harbour. He wasn’t surprised when the first surge arrived at around 11:30 PST on Wednesday morning — he’d been warned that it would come at about 11:38.

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Damaging wave hit after warnings were called off, despite accurate predictions.

When the tsunami hit California’s Crescent City, harbour-master Richard Young was sitting in his office, gazing out the window at the 200-boat harbour. He wasn’t surprised when the first surge arrived at around 11:30 PST on Wednesday morning — he’d been warned that it would come at about 11:38.

Read the story here.