I'm not sure what made me think of it, but do you remember this
diary from soj?
Imagine what it would have been like if there had been one or more oil tankers in the Malacca Strait at the time the tsunami hit. While the human cost is really not comprehensible, this is likely not the first time these shores have been hit by a wall of water.
What would be the consequenses of tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil to deal with too?