Video taking off 14x its usual first day

Twin waterspouts curl toward the sea off Capri

Associated Press footage moves from a wide coastal view to close-ups of water churning beneath the two funnels.

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Associated Press Story of November 9, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 206,484 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (14,980).

Video shows a double waterspout in Capri, Italy

A bird crosses the frame while two slender funnels twist beneath dark clouds off Capri. Below them are the sea and the island's coastal rocks. There is no presenter or commentary, just the changing view of a double waterspout.

The Associated Press Short drew about 170,000 views in 16 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts. Its comment section was also several times busier than a typical full first day.

AP's description explains that winds meeting from opposite directions can create localized areas of spinning air above the water. The footage gets close enough to show the disturbance at the surface: first beneath the right-hand funnel beside large rock formations, then beneath the left one near the shoreline.

Viewers reach for mythology and animation to describe the sight, invoking Poseidon and the waterbenders of Avatar. Another sees a giant wishbone in the curved shapes. AP's final wide view puts both funnels back into the coastal landscape, still visible together before the picture fades.

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What viewers say

No wonder people thought Poseidon was real
@alexmiotke8016See it on YouTube
looks like a giant wishbone!
@user-fl6ko9do5ySee it on YouTube
Looks like two water benders from Avatar having a battle.
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4 more comments

Great capture!
@journeymanplayer7459See it on YouTube
Wow... First time hearing and seeing stuff like this.
@hagxu0wbdmnxjah1xwigusbxw12See it on YouTube
I saw something similar to this way out on the open ocean while deep see fishing. They seemingly were crossing into one another if I remember correctly. It looked like CGI out on the water. It was super cool to see IRL.
@420See it on YouTube
Wow never seen such a phenomenon.
Amazing 😊
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