Whirpool created by Japan earthquake shown on BBC.

[Skidmore]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709856

Do not know how to embed video. SOrry

[jannyk]

1. It's been on BBC TV too - the scale of it is phenominal! nt

[xchrom]

2. amazing and frightening. nt

[liberal N proud]

3. The earth is sucking everything in

Maybe not but, that is Seriously incredible.

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. Wow

[Jamastiene]

5. I get weak in the knees...even when sitting down already, when

I see the power the Earth has. It is terrible and frightening and too interesting not to marvel at it all at the same time.

I sure hope the people affected by this can survive and stay safe.

[Keith Bee]

6. In awe

[Skidmore]

8. I watched the reporting of this and the newscaster said

that there were more than 100 people on board and no way to get to them. I assume the ship was lost.

[mod mom]

7. Did that ship get drawn in?

Footage stopped before you could tell. I hope the ship is evacuated.

[jannyk]

9. Ship is 'missing' :( Whole villages (towns?) were washed away

Live we saw dozens of vehicles trying to outrun it and being overcome - it was truly horrible. Apparently there is a train 'missing too'. But thousands, if not tens of thousands must have died in that tsunami.

[Skidmore]

10. The footage of that wave coming in showed a sizable

ship also being washed a good way inland and into a town.