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I now think this explanation is false. Can't edit the comment because two hours have passed. Please have a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24812214

• Grazester 6y ago
  The ocean doesn't work like that unfortunately. This is less than a few hundred miles from many caribbean island, one being my homeland. This would have a detrimental effect on the the livelihood of all these islands.