Satellite Images Show Wakashio Being Towed Toward Antarctica as Mystery Deepens

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	Satellite Images Show Wakashio Being Towed Toward Antarctica as Mystery Deepens (forbes.com)
	18 points by stx 2130 days ago

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“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?

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!!

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

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.

Here is where the spill occurred on an interactive map: