An ordinary tourist who visited the beautiful island of Papua New Guinea, was just filming a scenic volcano, but what happens next caught the world’s attention and made the tourist, a famous source of information from the world’s major news media organization. The tourist was able to capture an incredible footage of a volcanic eruption.
Watch the Viral Volcanic Eruptions at Papua New Guinea:
The tourist was identifed as Philip McNamara, the person who was able to capture an incredible footage of a volcanic eruption showing a powerful shockwave rippling through the clouds above, it has been captured on camera.
According to Philip McNamara, he was on a boat off the coast of Papua New Guinea filming Mount Tavurvu in the distance when the volcano suddenly exploded, sending up a plume of ash and smoke.
The tourist, Philip McNamara, an Australian taxi driver from Townsville, Queensland, never panicked during the entire time when the volcano erupted. He held steady to capture the footage of one of nature’s most powerful and devastating spectacles.
Although the explosion happened last August 29, the video was only shared on YouTube during the past few days, since the first time it was posted online, the viral video already garnered more than 74,000 views on YouTube.
