A full report into the tsunami false alarm which spread panic across the West End should be made public, according to the Opposition UBP.

Public Safety Minister Senator David Burch last week blamed a ?complete breakdown of communication? by Police for the chaotic evacuation of Dockyard and Somerset residents on December 9.

Officers moved people out of their homes after rumours spread of a tidal wave approaching the Island ? even though weathermen later revealed there had never been anything to worry about.

However, Sen. Burch declined to release the full report of his investigation into the event, saying that to do so would serve ?no useful purpose?.

Yesterday, Shadow Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said the public had a right to know exactly how the Police operation went wrong and accused Sen. Burch of ?covering up? the facts.

?You have a report in cases like this so that the public can help understand what went wrong and can see what progress is made in improving things,? said Mr. Dunkley.

?I don?t accept his explanation as to why we can?t see the report. Reading between the lines, I think it?s been a cover-up to save people?s faces.

?I appreciate the Minister giving a statement, but I don?t think it?s detailed enough to give the public confidence.

?He says there was a complete breakdown in communications ? but that?s obvious.

?We didn?t need a report to tell us that.?

Staff on duty at the time of the incident have now been reassigned to other parts of Bermuda Police Service, Sen. Burch said last week.

The Minister also pledged that new recommendations had been put in place, including additional major incident training for all COMOPS staff, including mock exercises.

Clear guidelines are also being reiterated to COMOPS officers regarding the correct procedures to be followed during such incidents.

However, Mr. Dunkley said these measures would fail to inspire confidence that the scenario would not be repeated.

?I don?t see anything in his statement that makes me feel any better about what took place,? he said.

?I don?t think there?s any confidence in the community that this can?t happen again.

?I thought it was a joke at the time, and I?ve not seen anything to make me feel otherwise.

?He suggests that some people have been reassigned. I?m not out for heads to roll, but if you reassign people who haven?t been doing their job, that doesn?t take care of the problem.

?You have to find out why there was a breakdown in communication and make sure you put something in place so that it doesn?t happen again.?

When he revealed his findings, Sen. Burch pointed to the collapse in communications and a lack of adherence to procedures by COMOPS officers.

He said COMOPS staff failed to make contact with the Bermuda Weather Service or Bermuda Radio as soon as they received information about the alleged tsunami.

An incident log should have been initiated but was not, he added, and a senior officer on duty should have been informed but was not.Further, even after it was confirmed the rumour was a false alarm, COMOPS officers failed to immediately carry out an order to stand down.

On December 9, Police evacuated people after receiving a flurry of calls from worried members of the public about large waves breaking on the northern reef line. Bermuda Weather Service later said the dramatic horizon was simply the result of previously stormy weather and an exceptionally clear day.

Sen. Burch carried out the review in conjunction with the Executive of the Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO). made attempts to contact Sen. Burch yesterday, but received no response.