Satellite Images Show Wakashio Being Towed Toward Antarctica as Mystery Deepens

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Post by stx » Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 7:06 AM UTC

Satellite Images Show Wakashio Being Towed Toward Antarctica as Mystery Deepens
forbes.com

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Post by vmception » Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 8:31 AM UTC

“Towards Antarctica“ as in there is nothing else that direction and its really just “towed out to sea”?

or is it actually near Antarctica and how close

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Post by chmod775 » Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 9:42 AM UTC

vmception wrote: post #2

“Towards Antarctica“ as in there is nothing else that direction and its really just “towed out to sea”? or is it actually near Antarctica and how close

Here is where the spill occurred on an interactive map:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wakashio_oil_spill#/map/0

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 9:49 AM UTC

chmod775 wrote: post #3

vmception wrote: post #2

“Towards Antarctica“ as in there is nothing else that direction and its really just “towed out to sea”? or is it actually near Antarctica and how close

Here is where the spill occurred on an interactive map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wakashio_oil_spill#/map/0

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Post by netsharc » Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 11:21 AM UTC

vmception wrote: post #2

“Towards Antarctica“ as in there is nothing else that direction and its really just “towed out to sea”? or is it actually near Antarctica and how close

Huh, the coordinates the article gives is about 15km away from Mauritius:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/20°29'56.4"S+57°51'46.8"E/...

So it's like saying a car in LA being towed a block north-westerly is being towed towards New York.

The article also seems to get judgemental/whiny that I wonder if it's an opinion piece, a blog post, or a terribly non-journalistic article.

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Post by aaron695 » Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 11:23 AM UTC

vmception wrote: post #2

“Towards Antarctica“ as in there is nothing else that direction and its really just “towed out to sea”? or is it actually near Antarctica and how close

"In this set of satellite imagery, the wreck could clearly be seen 16 kilometers Southeast of Pointe D’Esny, Mauritius."

So like 7000km to go?

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+from+Southeas...

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Post by doonesbury » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 1:57 AM UTC

aaron695 wrote: post #6

vmception wrote: post #2

“Towards Antarctica“ as in there is nothing else that direction and its really just “towed out to sea”? or is it actually near Antarctica and how close

"In this set of satellite imagery, the wreck could clearly be seen 16 kilometers Southeast of Pointe D’Esny, Mauritius." So like 7000km to go? https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+from+Southeas...

You'd be right but the closest 7-11 for snack top off is taking them off the optimal route. Yah it's not looking good either way.

Ops comment was hilarious!!