Posted at 8:55 a.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Second surge sweeps Kaua'i parking lot
Advertiser Staff
A second and significantly larger surge has hit Nawiliwili Harbor on Kaua'i, Civil Defense and police officials said.The U.S. Coast Guard Station at Nawiliwili Harbor on Kaua'i reports that at about 8:35 a.m. the tsunami surge swept into its parking lot at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor, Kaua'i Civil Defense officials said.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
On the north shore of the island, near Hanalei, a visitor walking along the coastline was nearly pulled in by receding waters, but was was not injured, officials said.