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A 25-knot wind and a Pacific-wide tsunami alert force cruisers to remain at anchor in the remote Maupélia atoll.▶ 0:12 Following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near the Kamchatka Peninsula, authorities issued tsunami warnings across the Pacific, prompting vessels in the Marquesas, Samoa, and Cook Islands to head offshore.▶ 1:50 In Maupélia, the crew monitors water levels and wind gusts reaching 35 knots while anchored in 13 meters of water.▶ 7:05 The captain secures the chain with two iron hands as a safety measure against potential 180-degree wind shifts.▶ 6:20 Despite the alert, the atoll provides protection from the surge, which is expected to raise water levels by 30 centimeters to one meter.▶ 5:37 Six nearby vessels attempted to exit the atoll’s narrow pass but returned to the anchorage after encountering dangerous conditions, including a 6-knot outgoing current opposing 20-knot westerly winds and 4-meter swells.▶ 18:03 The crew continues to analyze weather windows for a passage to Niue, noting the risks of the South Pacific convergence zone and the unreliability of long-range forecasts.▶ 12:22

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