It washed right through the hanger that I was working in and continued on over the runway, it was about 4 to 5 ft of water.

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We outran a 15 ft. wall of water 300 yards from the beach...

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Offshore zone: extends from the low water mark to a water depth of about 15 m (49 ft) and is permanently covered with water.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

The Chevron-operated Rosebank project is located approximately 130km (80 miles) north west of the Shetland Islands, in water depths of approximately 1, 100m (3, 700 ft).

BBC: Chevron begins designs for drilling west of Shetland