Cruises from Sissano
Sissano is a small village on the Aitape coast, 190 kms west of Wewak in the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea.At 6.37pm on 17 July 1998, it was devastated by a tsunami, the worst natural disaster in the history of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. About 12,000 people lived in the local villages, in houses built of traditional materials, and most were within a few hundred meters of the waterfront, on land that was not more than a few metros above sea level.
Read moreObservers saw a red light on the horizon, then a strongly felt earthquake. The main shock was followed by a loud boom, as though of thunder. A few minutes later there was a roaring sound, described as the noise of a low-flying heavy jet plane. The sound progressed eastward along the coast then back again to the west.
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