Hawaii Fisherman Tyler Chases 8.8 Tsunami, Ignores Evacuation Orders Entirely

Hawaii fisherman Tyler, viral for his 11,400 TikTok followers, steered his boat towards a predicted 8.8 tsunami wave near Oahu, ignoring evacuation orders and posting, “I am currently driving towards it on our boat.” Trending queries like “Is it safer offshore during a tsunami?” and “How fast do tsunamis travel in deep water?” play out in real time as Tyler beams into the camera, two hours ahead of the wave’s arrival.
Instead of evacuating, Tyler’s TikTok adventure features him calmly narrating his approach to the tsunami’s path, while commenters debate if being offshore means safety from 500 mph tsunami waves. Google’s trending “Do boats survive tsunamis at sea?” and “What happens if you fish during a tsunami?” surface as Tyler’s unbothered smile turns a disaster warning into a surreal seafaring punchline: “I knew I was crazy, my family knows I’m crazy.”
While millions fled, Tyler’s fishing boat floated calmly above a tsunami’s two-foot deep-sea ripple, dodging disaster while TikTok asked: “Did he catch anything?”