Received in an email from an unknown source. The photos are apparently genuine.

• Although the images are certainly unusual, they are genuine.
  
  The images in the email were taken from a post on the blog operated by Fredrik Fransson and the crew of the yacht 'Maiken'. In August 2006, the Maiken was sailing in the South Pacific near Tonga
  
  http://www.hoax-slayer.com/new-pacific-island.shtml

Careful when you take up boating !

AMAZING SIGHT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

The yacht 'Maiken' was traveling in the south Pacific when the crew came across a weird sight. It was sand in the water, and the sand was floating ON TOP of the waves... Look at these photos and try to imagine the feeling, the thrill of experiencing this phenomenon close-up.

This is not a beach, it is volcanic stones floating on the water.



The trail left by the yacht... through the sand



And then this was spotted ... just behind them... ash and steam rising from the ocean...



And, while they were watching...



A plume of black ash...





A brand new island formed...

Awesome!

Can you imagine the thrill of being the first & only people to see a new island being created ... where there was nothing before?

Then, can you imagine thinking -- "Gee if I been a few minutes later, I might have gone up in that explosion of black volcanic ash when the eruption occurred"

-- Now there's a scary thought!

The hoax slayer webpage provides links to the original source.

Posted by R.P. BenDedek Email: rpbendedek@hotmail.com

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