Boating hazard

[Drew99GT]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/undersea_eruptions_near_tonga.html

Can you imagine that happening under you if you're were in a marine vessel!

 

[oilboy123]

Nice pics............Looks like the boat is pretty close.

 

[Gary Allan]

Well, that takes Tonga off the list of potential retirement locations. Then again, future real estate development potential is high.

 

[Julian]

Pretty cool.

 

[addyguy]

Thanks for that! Awesome photos there!

I was fascianted with Volcanos when I was younger. I remember vaguely when the eruption of Mount St. Helens was a big deal, and some of those shots look like the ones from when MSH blew its top at the very start. Great stuff!

I bet it was loud in that boat!

 

[Pablo]

Originally Posted By: oilboy123
Nice pics............Looks like the boat is pretty close.


Yeah look what it did to that dude's hair!

 

[tropic]

Scary. Are you certain Greenpeace doesn't have a submarine?

 

[CivicFan]

From the Google Map it looks like the plate Tonga is on is above the plate West of it. So I think the island will be around for a long time - at least until Gary retires.

 

[oilboy123]

Well just when you think you are safe.....you probably aren't.

Looks like Mt Rainier is on the top ten volcanos that could blow. Kinda scary stuff. Then again practically the whole Washington/Oregon coast is supposed to drop underwater as well.

 

[moribundman]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: oilboy123
Nice pics............Looks like the boat is pretty close.


Yeah look what it did to that dude's hair!


Could be psychosomatic!

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: oilboy123

Looks like Mt Rainier is on the top ten volcanos that could blow. Kinda scary stuff. Then again practically the whole Washington/Oregon coast is supposed to drop underwater as well.


And to think some people want to get rid of the US geological survey and the various volcano observatories.

If Mt. Rainier has a violent eruption with a lot of pyroclastic flows, tens of thousands of people could be killed without any kind of warning.