Cika wannan jumla: An rarraba MEU na 31 zuwa sassa uku a ranar 11 ga Maris, 2011, ranar 9.0
girgizar kasa da tsunami. Jirgin ruwa mafi girma,, tare da mafi yawan Marines da Sailors na 31st MEU a cikin jirgin, sun kammala aikin motsa jiki a Cambodia kuma sun isa Malaysia don ziyarar tashar jiragen ruwa. Lokacin da shugabancin MEU na 31 ya sami labarin tsunami, sun fara kiran duk ma'aikatan da ke nesa da jirgin a kan 'yanci. Jirgin ya yi sauri ya dauki wasu kayayyaki, kuma a cikin ƙasa da sa'o'i 24 ya kasance a kan hanyar zuwa Japan inda zai sadu da kuma.