[meteorite-list] Meteorite Caused the Daytona Beach Rogue Wave in1992?

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:07:16 -0600
Message-ID: <356584E48F694ACCBDF5A7BA632FAA86_at_bellatrix>

A meteorite that was 1-3 meters across would make a splash, that's all. A
couple of hundred meters away and there'd be virtually no energy left.
There's almost no possibility of such an object creating a wave like the one
you describe (a tsunami, not a rogue wave).

Chris

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Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Caused the Daytona Beach Rogue Wave
in1992?


> 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
Received on Tue 15 Mar 2011 01:07:16 PM PDT