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Papua New Guinea volcano: Video captures explosive eruption in South Pacific | |
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Incredible footage of a volcanic eruption shown sending a powerful shockwave rippling through the clouds above it has been captured by a holidaymaker. | Incredible footage of a volcanic eruption shown sending a powerful shockwave rippling through the clouds above it has been captured by a holidaymaker. |
Philip McNamara was on a boat off the coast of Papua New Guinea filming Mount Tavurvu in the distance when the volcano exploded, sending up a plume of ash and smoke. | Philip McNamara was on a boat off the coast of Papua New Guinea filming Mount Tavurvu in the distance when the volcano exploded, sending up a plume of ash and smoke. |
The brave Australian tourist, a taxi driver from Townsville, Queensland, held steady to capture footage of one of nature’s most powerful and devastating spectacles. | The brave Australian tourist, a taxi driver from Townsville, Queensland, held steady to capture footage of one of nature’s most powerful and devastating spectacles. |
The explosion happened on August 29, but the minute-long video was only shared on YouTube for the first time on Friday and has since been viewed more than 200,000 times. | The explosion happened on August 29, but the minute-long video was only shared on YouTube for the first time on Friday and has since been viewed more than 200,000 times. |
In the footage, Philip can be heard saying “watch out for the shock, it’s coming” before a sonic boom sound wave clatters the boat, eliciting a “holy smoking Toledos” from the impressed onlooker. | In the footage, Philip can be heard saying “watch out for the shock, it’s coming” before a sonic boom sound wave clatters the boat, eliciting a “holy smoking Toledos” from the impressed onlooker. |
Speaking to the Brisbane Times, the 58-year-old said filming the volcano was a “spur of the moment thing” after he saw it erupting from a nearby beach where he was staying with friends. | Speaking to the Brisbane Times, the 58-year-old said filming the volcano was a “spur of the moment thing” after he saw it erupting from a nearby beach where he was staying with friends. |
“I thought I might as well try and capture something you rarely get to see,” he said, adding the group “actually crapped themselves” when the sonic boom hit. | “I thought I might as well try and capture something you rarely get to see,” he said, adding the group “actually crapped themselves” when the sonic boom hit. |
He added worldwide interest in the video had come as “a bit of a surprise”. | He added worldwide interest in the video had come as “a bit of a surprise”. |
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