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| The disturbance in the sea, 5 miles east of Radix Point, Trinidad & Tobago, show (inset) mud plumes associated with a growing mud volcano (Photos by Dr Richard Robertson) | |
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, July 27, 2007 - A submarine volcano located five miles east of Trinidad, off Radix Point, has been discovered but poses localised threats only to boaters.
The Seismic Research Unit (SRU) at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago said it received reports from divers two months ago of activity in the area and over that period the extrusion of mud "appears to have built up a 15 metre (50 feet) high mount which is now just below the water surface".
It is a mud volcano it was a mud volcano.
Director Dr Richard Robertson flew there Tuesday to investigate it.
He could not say for sure how long the activity will continue and whether it will result in the birth of a new island. However he did note that there will be greater erosion of the mud structure near the sea surface and to that end it may never break the surface.
"The hazards generated by this activity are very localised. There is a real danger to any boats that approach the disturbed area and sailors are encouraged to adopt a cautious approach and stay more than one mile from the disturbance," the SRU said Thursday.
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