Sitting atop the quake waiting  By Liz Gooch April 1, 2005
Marcus Keeshan  Marcus Keeshan   The men were anchored in the
Banyak Islands on Tuesday morning, almost exactly at the
epicentre of the seventh-biggest earthquake ever recorded. They
were watching a movie below deck when they realised they were in
trouble.  "For two minutes there was some heavy jolting at
regular intervals, like a boom, boom, boom," said Mr Keeshan,
who operates a surf travel company with his brother.  The ocean
was calm for 20 minutes and they went back to the movie, until
the sea started surging, forcing the crew to lift the anchor.
"The water started running really hard, 10 or 15 knots of
current just gushing," Mr Keeshan said. "The water level was
dropping really low, just incredible amounts of water rushing
backwards and forwards. The boat would swing one way, swing the
next."  The crew began praying while the two Australians
mentally rehearsed their emergency plans. "We were all thinking
a tsunami's coming... but nothing eventu