Ships Told to Avoid Underwater Volcano ‘Kick ’em Jenny’ Due to Eruption Risk

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This is the craziest thing :

"Kick ’em Jenny is considered most dangerous for ships and boats since it is constantly releasing gases that can lower the density of the water, causing vessels to sink even if when not erupting. For this reason, the alert level is kept at a constant YELLOW, with a permanent 1.5km exclusion zone around the summit of the volcano"

I have crossed those waters many times from a kid to adult in boats of all sizes. People were always weary of the water in the area not because of the potential of a loss of bouncy to the boat but because of the choppiness that just makes for an uncomfortable ride and sea sickness(to the uninitiated there this was the volcano's doing). There is at times a strong ocean current that runs between the islands there. I dont remember there being any major boating incident in the area thankfully.

A few years ago there was an underwater expedition there a few years ago. They discovered the largest mussel(Bathymodiolus boomerang) down there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AojyOfbRe3Q

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