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Satellite Images Show Wakashio Being Towed Toward Antarctica as Mystery Deepens

• vmception 6y ago
  “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
  • chmod775 6y ago
    Here is where the spill occurred on an interactive map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wakashio_oil_spill#/map/0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wakashio_oil_spill#/map/0
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  • netsharc 6y ago
    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/@-20.4771438,57.6623674,11.72z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-20.499!4d57.863 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.
  • aaron695 6y ago
    "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+Southeast+of+Pointe+D%E2%80%99Esny%2C+Mauritius+to+Antarctica https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=distance+from+Southeas...
    • doonesbury 6y ago
      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!!