New South Pacific Island

A yacht was traveling in the South Pacific when the crew came across a weird sight.
Look at these photos and try to imagine the thrill of experiencing this phenomenon.

A beach?

NO! This is not a beach!

It is volcanic stones floating on the water.

Where is the volcano?

Unbelievable, so I took some more pictures. No one would believe it.

The wake of my yacht.

Then this was spotted, ash and steam rising from the ocean.

And, while we were watching ...

A huge plume of black ash and a red cloud even this far away.

Then the sky turns black with ash and the ocean gold with suns reflection.

Out of the ocean, mountain peaks arise.

More eruptions, ash and clouds.

The mountain peaks rise higher within minutes.

A brand new island is formed.

Creation of mountains.

Can you imagine the thrill of being the first and only people to see
a new island being formed when there was nothing there before?