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2026-04-14 14:52 UTC

So you think a ship that was moving at maybe 5 knots/hr instantly turned around and in less than 30 minutes accelerated past 50 knots/hr?

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  • @apparia@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-04-14 21:59

    I don't know where you're getting any of that from. It was travelling at 8 knots before and after the turnaround. The bit in the animation where it slows and drifts almost due south is actually marinetraffic not having AIS data for that period so it just interpolates between the two known positions. Maybe I should have made that clearer. That turnaround period is also close to ~~3.5~~ (edit: 2.5) hours, not 30 minutes. According to the same data the ship is now close to the Strait of Hormuz that it passed through yesterday; it seems pretty clear it did not get where it wanted to go.

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  • @SaltSong@startrek.website 2026-04-14 15:17

    The fact that you are measuring speed in knots per hour invalidates your point. Please use a correct measurement, and try again.

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