New Island Is Born

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 waves...

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

The trail left by the yacht...

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

And, while they were watching...

A brand new island formed...

Pretty wild, huh?

For full details visit the Maiken blog at Maiken Blog. You can follow the sailors adventures on this site.

Thanks DW (AKA Dad) for the story (And those sailors aboard the Maiken too for the happy snaps, what a buzz that would have been)

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