On July 10, Giovanni Corrao, captain of the Neapolitan brigantine Teresina, was sailing in the Mediterranean when he saw a sight he could not believe ​ — a huge column of water and smoke that roared to 60 feet [20 m] above sea level.
jūlijā Neapoles brigantīnas Teresina kapteinis Džovanni Korrao kuģoja pa Vidusjūru, kad viņam pavērās pārsteidzošs skats: no jūras 20 metru augstumā pacēlās milzīgs ūdens un dūmu stabs.