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About ½ km inland from the shore on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, this boat has been in "dry dock" since 26 December 2004. That was the morning the tsunami hit. It was caused by a tremendous earthquake (9.2) off the coast of Sumatra, about 1,500 km away. No one here had ever seen anything like it. For many, there was no escape. On this island alone it took the lives of 12,000 people.