We know that AP is staffed by idiots, but I could do without constant reminders.
“The freak wave, estimated at 27 miles long and 250 feet wide, apparently was caused by shifting sands from an underwater landslide, said Frank Baldwin, a senior seismologist for the U.S. Geological Survey in Washington, D.C.
Authorities ruled out a tidal wave, and no seismic activity was recorded in the Atlantic Ocean at the time, Baldwin said. A weather service meteorologist said it wasn’t weather-related.”
In other words, it was actually a tsunami. JMO.