Brittany Kinnersley was casually lounging near the Esquimalt Lagoon in Canada when something caught her attention. Water was being sprayed in the nearby body of water, which made her take out her phone to capture a video of it.
Sitting in her vehicle at around 9:00 A.M., the woman was initially confused at the event. "At the time, I didn't know what it was. It looked like water in the air,” she explained. According to her recollection, the water sprayed around as if it were a waterfall. Additionally, she noticed two boats on the side.
The odd incident continued for about ten minutes, and Kinnersley wasn’t the only one to take a video of it. When the water stopped pouring out into the open, another boat appeared, much to her surprise.
Confused but amazed, she then posted the images and videos she took on the Internet. Other users theorized that it could be the Black Pearl, a fictional ship from Pirates of the Caribbean. Highly unlikely, but it sure is fun to think about!
An investigation was launched to see what this mysterious incident was. Meteorologists, such as Environment Canada expert Armel Castellan believe that it’s not driven by the weather or the seasons. "We can close the door on a waterspout or any other phenomenon that we may have considered," he said.
In the end, the boats were actually what they were– boats. A communications advisor for the Canadian Coast Guard shared that a fire drill was happening between Canadian warships. “You are in luck! The Maersk Tender and Maersk Trader left Ogden Point this morning with pilots onboard,” the spokesperson said. “They were doing fire drills using water cannons. That’s what folks were seeing.”
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