Water spout in strait of georgia

[Clint r]

Copied from castanets news service:

A massive waterspout was spotted Thursday in the Strait of Georgia.

The spout, estimated by the Coast Guard to be 200 metres wide, was seen near Lasqueti Island, between Vancouver island and Texada Island.

Fisherman Shaun Radke said he'd never seen anything like it.

"The whole crew didn't even really say much," he told CTV. "It lasted for about 10 minutes, maybe a bit longer."

Thunderstorms created the conditions for the spout, said Environment Canada.

It does not appear that any vessels were caught in it.

 

[trophywife]

pretty cool pics been floating on the book of faces

 

[Big Green Machine]

We looked for it but couldn't see it. We were not that far away and if it was 200 metres wides, you'd think it could be seen from where we were.

 

[TheHurtLocker]

This is from one of Livelines buddies.

 

[Kildonan]

This is from one of Livelines buddies.

Very cool, I wish I had seen that.

 

[Matsutake]

Yes, very cool, thanks for the pic.