i witnessed the same type of phenomenon. when i was 17 i went to visit some friends, in sitka alaska. they owned a fishing boat, and we were out halibut fishing. then they decided to take me out to this island way out in the ocean. i have no idea how far out it was, for i got a bit sea sick and had to go lie down for awhile. anyhow we got there in the late evening. and while we were setting up camp in the three sided cabin, shayne called me back down to the shore. he said, "check this out", and as he would run his hand through the water, it would glow very brightly, so i did it, and as you disrupt the water, it would glow, and if you scooped up a handfull of water it would sparkle, not like reflections either, for that was my first thought, but it would dance in your hands, like little fire flies in the water. so we did what any adolecents would do. we started the boat back up, and shut off all the lights and drove around, all you could see was the glow of the wake. very awesome!! i also got it on tape, but cannot find the tape, wich sucks cause i'm speaking to my daughters class, on alaska(reason being i work up there in a mine) and would love to show them that tape, cause i also caught a bald eagle swooping down and snatching a fish, and a humpback whale that surfaced right beside the boat. so close that when it blew out its blowhole it misted us, and pee-euw. anyway just thought i'd share. i sure am gratefull to have seen what i saw. esspecially now that i know how rare it is. i cant believe that they dont know what causes the ocean to glow, how do i explain it to a classroom full of inquisitive minds, without sounding like a fool? oh well, perhaps they'll just like the story, and if a fool is what i'm to be, then so be it.
they owned a fishing boat, and we were out halibut fishing. then they decided to take me out to this island way out in the ocean. i have no idea how far out it was, for i got a bit sea sick and had to go lie down for awhile. anyhow we got there in the late evening. and while we were setting up camp in the three sided cabin, shayne called me back down to the shore. he said, "check this out", and as he would run his hand through the water, it would glow very brightly, so i did it, and as you disrupt the water, it would glow, and if you scooped up a handfull of water it would sparkle, not like reflections either, for that was my first thought, but it would dance in your hands, like little fire flies in the water.
so we did what any adolecents would do. we started the boat back up, and shut off all the lights and drove around, all you could see was the glow of the wake. very awesome!! i also got it on tape, but cannot find the tape, wich sucks cause i'm speaking to my daughters class, on alaska(reason being i work up there in a mine) and would love to show them that tape, cause i also caught a bald eagle swooping down and snatching a fish, and a humpback whale that surfaced right beside the boat. so close that when it blew out its blowhole it misted us, and pee-euw.
anyway just thought i'd share. i sure am gratefull to have seen what i saw. esspecially now that i know how rare it is. i cant believe that they dont know what causes the ocean to glow, how do i explain it to a classroom full of inquisitive minds, without sounding like a fool? oh well, perhaps they'll just like the story, and if a fool is what i'm to be, then so be it.