00:00Imagine you're on a dream cruise in Hawaii, and suddenly, the sirens start blaring.
00:05A massive 8.8 earthquake just struck off the coast of Russia, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific.
00:12Panic erupts as passengers rush back to their cruise ships, but it's too late.
00:16One viral clip shows tourists sprinting down the pier while their cruise literally sails away.
00:21Stranded and terrified, many are told to flee to higher ground, with the threat of a tsunami looming over them.
00:27British tourist Rachel Burroughs says she barely made it back on board before the ship pulled away.
00:32Others weren't so lucky.
00:34One woman filming from a bus said,
00:35The ship is leaving, and people are upset.
00:39No casualties have been reported, but the quake now ranks as the sixth strongest in recorded history.
00:45From sirens in paradise to ships leaving people behind, this was a vacation no one will forget.
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