[meteorite-list] Meteorite Caused the Daytona Beach Rogue Wave in 1992?

From: actionshooting at carolina.rr.com <actionshooting_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:05:29 -0400
Message-ID: <20110315170530.TDPBD.2532.root_at_hrndva-web10-z02>

I say ...."snorkel up"! Can't be all rusted away if it was a stony.

Stuart.


---- Galactic Stone and Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> All of this talk about the tsunami in Japan reminded me of an event
> that happened here in Florida in 1992, that may have a meteorite
> connection.
>
> On July 3rd, 1992, a 20-foot rogue wave appeared out of nowhere (calm
> weather) and washed ashore on Daytona Beach, damaging many vehicles
> parked along the beach and causing scores of minor injuries -
> thankfully there were no fatalities. This event was big news down
> here at the time, but has since faded into obscurity.
>
> I did some digging on the event, to satisfy my own curiosity and I
> came across an account that includes a possible meteorite fall.
>
> Here is a quote from an eyewitness who was a boater that was offshore
> at the time -
>
> "...the boater came forward with the information that, shortly before
> the time of the wave, he was in his boat about eight miles offshore.
> He watched as a distant object approached across the sky toward the
> ocean at a high rate of speed, and crossed the bow of his boat at an
> angle with a "whoosh" (his word). Shortly after, a giant swell made
> his 41-foot sailboat handle like a large surfboard. Various news
> sources state that the meteorite, as it is now being called, was
> anywhere from a meter to 10 feet across. The boater who wished to
> remain anonymous, gave the professors enough information so that they
> are hoping that the Navy will retrieve the object, which is presumed
> to be lying in about 70 feet of water off the Daytona Beach coastline,
> with plenty of coordinates for locating it."
>
> (source : http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf084/sf084g12.htm )
>
> Does anyone remember this "meteorite" event? And, did anyone look for
> the object? I know 70-feet of water is not exactly prime
> meteorite-hunting territory, but one has to wonder what happened, in
> light of the eyewitness account.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
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Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC

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