A volcanic island has suddenly erupted off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea. Spectacular video taken by UN ships passing by involved in rescue operations.

It appears to be a rift, not unlike Iceland.

From CNN:

Stories:
http://cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/01/yemen.volcano/index.html?iref=newssearch
http://cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/30/yemen.volcano.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch

Video:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2007/10/01/foster.bpr.allan.volcano.cnn?iref=videosearch

Brian