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Canadian navy reports a "catastrophic volcanic eruption" on Red Sea island off Yemen
International Herald Tribune ^
| September 30, 2007
| AP
Posted on 09/30/2007 8:30:23 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace
TORONTO: A volcano has erupted on a tiny island off the coast of Yemen, spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a Canadian naval vessel near the island in the Red Sea reported. The Yemeni government asked NATO to assist in searching for survivors.
Ken Allan, a Navy Public Affairs with the Canadian Armed Forces, said a NATO fleet just outside the territorial waters of the island Jazirt Atta-Ir reported seeing a "catastrophic volcanic eruption" at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) Sunday. The 2-mile-long (3-kilometer-long) island is about 70 miles (115 kilometers) off the coast of Yemen.
"At this time, the entire island is aglow with lava and magma as it pours down into the sea. We do not have confirmation of how many people were on this island at the time of the eruption," Allan said in an e-mail.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; eruption; redsea; usgs; volcano; yemen
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To: bd476
To: happinesswithoutpeace
I got BBC news alert on this damnnnn
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:32:55 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: happinesswithoutpeace
The Jooooooooos did it!
< / islamicwacko>
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:33:28 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Mitt bit the apple. Hillary will stuff it down your throat!)
To: happinesswithoutpeace
Who is there? What kind of an island is it?
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:33:32 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
To: happinesswithoutpeace
Quick! Someone post a map of the area!!!
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:37:16 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(All my bullets are dipped in PIG fat. How about yours?)
To: happinesswithoutpeace
It’s a little unsettling to think what nature can hand out just like that.
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:37:18 PM PDT
by
dighton
To: CindyDawg
Who is there? What kind of an island is it? I think it's called Jazirt Atta-Ir, and it's only about 2 miles long. I don't know if it's inhabited or not.
To: CindyDawg
It appears to have been a volcanic island.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.8-(
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:38:52 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
To: US_MilitaryRules
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:39:17 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: happinesswithoutpeace
I blame man-made global warming for creating this volcano!
To: US_MilitaryRules
In the Red Sea Several small islands.
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:40:10 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: Cementjungle
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:40:15 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(Yes there were WMDs)
To: happinesswithoutpeace
HUH ? go figure i didn’t know Canada had a navy !
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:41:26 PM PDT
by
ATOMIC_PUNK
(In everyday life there is more than meets the eye to reach the depths of truth we must DRAGTHEWATERS)
To: Jet Jaguar
I looked on some maps but can’t find the island yet. Thanks
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:41:39 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(All my bullets are dipped in PIG fat. How about yours?)
To: Eagles6
:’) ok, I deserved that. I wanted to know if there were people living there (prayers) and if this was one of the “tourist” islands and if we had any military there.
To: dighton
Ten plagues to follow.
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:42:25 PM PDT
by
geopyg
(Don't wish for peace, pray for Victory.)
To: happinesswithoutpeace
WHOOAAAAA!!!! HUNDREDS OF FEET In the air???!!!!.....wow.
To: happinesswithoutpeace; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ...
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:44:00 PM PDT
by
Clive
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
“HUH ? go figure i didn’t know Canada had a navy !”
Yes, they rent it from France ‘cause they are not using it.
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posted on
09/30/2007 8:45:22 PM PDT
by
JSteff
(Reality= realizing you are not nearly important enough for the government to tap your phone.)
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