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26-07-2013, 21:40

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By opusnz

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

I fail to see any current that could have pushed Nina east of NZ. The maps you show are crude generalizations and are also currents at depth, not the surface.

As I said before, the real time...

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26-07-2013, 14:43

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By opusnz

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Humboldt current!?!?

So you guys really think Nina is more likely to end up off Peru than Australia?

I give up. I sure hope the families aren't listening to you.

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26-07-2013, 14:01

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By opusnz

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

I can't believe so many people think the drift would be east....

There have been two boats abandoned near NZ in recent years. Scotch Bonnet in the middle of the Tasman and Windigo between NZ and...

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25-07-2013, 21:27

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By opusnz

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Well I am no marine scientist but I have spent enough time in the Pacific to know that the prevailing wind in the tradewinds is east to west either side of the ITCZ....either NE or SE. That is why...

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25-07-2013, 19:28

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By opusnz

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

What latitudes are the winds west to east? Only when you go far south is it that direction. There is no real prevailing winds around the area where Nina went missing if you look at the pilot...

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25-07-2013, 19:16

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By opusnz

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

I don't think you really know anything about the weather in NZ or the Tasman Sea.

Sailing in the Tasman is never easy and not for the feint of heart. There is a reason Kiwi's are great sailors....

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23-07-2013, 20:33

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The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

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Posted By opusnz

Re: The (Official) "Lets Bash the Nina Thread" - sponsored by Bazzer :-)

Sorry if I am beating a dead horse here...

A lot of SAR aircraft are equipped with 121.5 MHz homing equipment but didn't or don't have 406 homers. Retrofitting aircraft to new equipment is...

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