Can tsunami waves destroy ships?
Short answer; yes if the ship is close to shore, NO if the ship is at sea. When tsunami waves are traveling in the deep water of the open ocean, they are very long, but not very high. When these waves pass under ships, the ship will rise a few feet for a long time then back down again. The people on the ship don’t even notice the tsunami. But when the wave gets close to shore, just like a regular wave, the rising bottom makes the wave slow down. The wave becomes compressed and rises up to a great height. This is why tsunamis are so destructive along the coastline. So if the boat was at dock, it would flip over, yes.
