May 22, 1960 South Central Chile Tsunami - Crescent City Narrative

Passage from Lander, et al. (1993):

"Front Street was flooded from H Street to the east, and Second and Third Streets were flooded from I Street to the east. The southern portions of J, K, and L Streets and the portion of Highway 101 coming into the city were also flooded. The water brought in and left thousands of tons of logs and debris literally covering Front Street.

The most severe damage was in the vicinity of Citizens Dock which also was debris laden. (See Figure 18, next page.) Three commercial fishing boats were sunk: the 50-foot EthylG., the Ida Mae, and the Andy N. The Andy N. had been beached for repairs and was picked up from the beach by the wave and floated into the basin where it sank. Other boats suffered considerable damage. The Ethyl G. and Ida Mae were moored fore and aft and were swamped when they drifted crosswise to the retreating current. The Ethyl G. was raised the following week (Triplicate, June 2, 1960)."

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