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.
Më 10 korrik, kapiteni i anijes napoletane Terezina, Xhovani Korrao, po lundronte në detin Mesdhe kur pa një pamje që s’arrinte ta besonte dot: një shtyllë të madhe uji e tymi që ngrihej rreth 20 metra mbi nivelin e detit.