Five large waterspouts interrupted a lobster diving trip off the coast of Florida. The dramatic footage was filmed by dive captain Kevin Johnsen ten kilometres north of Marathon and shows the large columnar vortexes dropping down to the sea.
At one point they decided to go into one of the waterspouts, causing torrents of water to hit the camera lens. Waterspouts are very common in the Gulf waters off the Florida coastline.
AP checked with the National Weather Service, who confirmed that a marine warning for high winds was issued a few days earlier. The NWS also confirmed that the video appeared to show waterspouts.
A waterspout looks like a tornado, with a whirling, funnel-shaped cloud suspended beneath a low-lying cloud, dropping to a body of water.
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