Reply #23: found a bit of news [View All]

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at the end of the article here:

One island in the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia, apparently was spared damage from the tsunamis. The island, a British territory, 1,000 miles south of India, houses about 1,700 U.S. military personnel and 1,500 civilian contractors. Lt. Col. Bill Bigelow, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii, said the U.S. military base at Diego Garcia apparently was safe.

"There are no reports of any damage there," Bigelow said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29794-2004Dec27.html

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PENTAGON The U-S Navy says all of its ships and other assets survived south Asia's killer tsunami with no significant damage.
The closest U-S base to the affected area is on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. The base emerged unscathed.

A Navy official says three P-3 Orion aircraft have been deployed to Thailand. The aircraft are geared for survey work. A spokesman says they don't engage directly in search and rescue operations, but they are an invaluable resource for such missions. Their crews can spot people stranded in the tidal wave area and can even drop life rafts to them.
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=2736548