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Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 2 months ago

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August 2006, the yacht 'Maiken' is travelling in the south Pacific when they came across a weird sight... It was sand in the water, and floating ON TOP of the wave.

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alakazam1 year, 2 months ago

Wow! That is one of those once in a lifetime things you really wish you could have been there to see.
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  Aidenag1 year, 2 months ago
  
  Yeah that would have been amazing to see in person. Though at the same time a bit scary too i would assume. Pretty much had their yacht over the underwater mouth of a erupting volcano.
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    dandt16121 year, 2 months ago
    
    WOW is right. And yes a bit scary. What a sight!!!
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GlamourGirl1 year, 2 months ago

Looks like plankton on the surface....
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tehranchik1 year, 2 months ago

The birth of an island. That's as close as I'll ever get to the real thing. They were quite brave to go as close as they did.
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retbg1 year, 2 months ago

Its just pumice - product of volcanic activity. light weight, porous rock impregnated with gas. no real mystery.
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ameliog1 year, 2 months ago

That was astounding.
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