Abandon ship!

Tourists in Hawaii were stranded after cruise ships left ports early amid tsunami concerns sparked by the earthquake that occurred off Russia Wednesday morning. Footage of their maritime marooning has amassed over 170,000 views on TikTok.

The titanic 8.8 magnitude temblor, which was the strongest the world has witnessed in the last 14 years, had reportedly struck off the coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east.

This prompted evacuation orders in Hawaii, Russia, Alaska, the US West coast and Japan, which was hit by a five-foot wave. 3

Meanwhile, waves between 3.9 and 5.7 feet were reported off the Hawaiian Islands as evacuees scrambled to higher ground. Meanwhile, cruise ships disembarked from port so they could head to deeper water, leaving s

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