Kilauea volcano: Flying lava injures 13 in Hawaii

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

13 minutes ago

Flying lava has struck a tour boat in Hawaii, injuring at least 13 people, state officials say.

An explosion sent rocks and debris hurtling through the air and through the roof of the tourist vessel.

One passenger broke a leg while others suffered burns. The authorities are investigating.

The lava is from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, which erupted in May and has been spewing out gas and molten rock ever since.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44851526

[murielm99]

1. Why are tour boats going this close? n/t

[FSogol]

2. For money! The same reason they chum for sharks. n/t

[PoliticAverse]

3. So that these people can tell everyone they meet during the next year "I was struck by lava!". n/t

[C Moon]

4. They were showing on the news that a new small island has formed from the lava.

It's crazy watching nature take course like this.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/07/16/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-formed-a-new-tiny-hawaiian-island/#1f481bfb15e7

[benld74]

5. Whale siting boats in Hawaii I've been

A party to

Watching lava flow into the sea?
No TY
I’ll watch the videos

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. Who's dumber? The tour boat operator or the tourists?

I'd go with the operator. He lives there and knows what the risks are. Tourists are like, "Yup, yup, yup, me gonna see some lava!"

They're lucky they didn't get hit by a chunck (or two) of lava big enough to sink the boat.

I'll bet the captain gets his license suspended for a while.

[Beartracks]

7. Lavanado!