# Arthur C. Clarke and the Tsunami

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-c-clarke-and-the-tsunami/282353>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-c-clarke-and-the-tsunami/282353 "2004-12-31T01:38:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-c-clarke-and-the-tsunami/282353/1 "2004-12-31T01:38:52Z")

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[Apparently, he made it through okay.](http://www.clarkefoundation.org/) Though many of his friends weren’t so lucky.

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> I am enormously relieved that my family and household have escaped the ravages of the sea that suddenly invaded most parts of coastal Sri Lanka, leaving a trail of destruction.
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> But many others were not so fortunate. My heart-felt sympathy goes out to all those who lost family members or friends.
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> Our staff members are all safe, even though some are badly shaken and relate harrowing first hand accounts of what happened. Most of our diving equipment and boats at Hikkaduwa were washed away. We still don’t know the full extent of damage – it will take a while for us to take stock as accessing these areas is still difficult.

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**Author:** ![Kiminy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Kiminy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiminy)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-c-clarke-and-the-tsunami/282353/2 "2004-12-31T02:52:15Z")

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Thanks for posting this. I’ve been wondering/worried about whether he made it through or not, but keep forgetting to Google it when I’m sitting at a computer.