The crew of the yacht Maiken made pictures of the birth of an new island.
First they sailed through a layer of volcanic ashes and rocks:


After that they spotted a new volcanic island in the making at the horizon:


Read the article "Tonga volcanic eruption seen by yacht crew" on the Tonga online news here:
http://www.matangitonga.to/article/tonganews/natural_events/tonga_eruption_081106.shtml
And see all the pics on the "Frederick and Crew on Maiken" Blog here:
http://yacht-maiken.blogspot.com/2006/08/stone-sea-and-volcano.html

Fantastic! loved their blog site, check out the whales, too!

UNFRIGGIN REAL..THANK YOU SOO MUCH!

I wonder if the earthquake action in Tonga and birth of the island are closely related? Very cool shots!
So who owns the beachfront property????