In 2009, Barack Obama's face on the screen intheCaribbeanSea was as sharply defined as it was at the U.S. Capitol, and some people on the pool deck slathered on sunscreen while others planned shore excursions.
Following the devastating tsunami of 26 December 2004 inthe Indian Ocean, the IOC Member States requested that similar warning systems be developed for the Indian Ocean, theCaribbeanSea and adjacent regions as well as the northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas.