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...series of earthquakes registering as high as 7.2 on the Richter scale caused a 10-ft.-high (3 m) wave to strike the Solomon Island of Rendova on Jan. 4, destroying the homes of more than 1,000 people--a third of its population. Recalling a deadly tsunami that claimed more than 50 lives in 2007, residents scrambled to higher ground--a move that may have saved them; no deaths or injuries have been reported...
...Later, when Kennedy rejoined his crewmates on Olasana, he carved a message into a green coconut husk: nauro isl native knows posit he can pilot 11 alive need small boat kennedy. The skipper asked the two islanders to take the note to a naval base at Rendova Harbor, 60 km away. The pair sought out another scout, with whom they took the message to Australian Coastwatcher Reg Evans. Based on Kolombangara, Evans had been on watch the night PT 109 went up in flames. The U.S. authorities had all but given up hope of finding the missing...
...call for help. On a cloudy, humid afternoon, in Roviana lagoon, south of Munda, RSIP officer Ege Saro skippers the inflatable around shallow-lying coral reefs. Reaching open water, he pushes it to a zippy, if bumpy, 27 knots. After a 50-min. journey, the boat arrives at Rendova Island, and Curragh and Sergeant Allenson Tiazy jump from the boat onto a small wharf at Ughele village - to be greeted by a throng of children that appears to double in size by the minute. It's a common Melanesian scene: skylarking children enjoying their freedom, men in earnest discussion...
Three hours later they were rescued by the aircraft carrier Rendova and heard a frightening tale...
...miles to the rear, still held the battered and all but useless base of Rabaul on New Britain. Battle still flared in the Wakde-Sarmi area and the Japanese had many troops on the south side of Netherlands New Guinea. Nevertheless, MacArthur's milestone statistics were impressive. Since Rendova the Allies...