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Old 18th Apr 2011, 15:36
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seconds 14-30-38.

Aircraft stopped at about 14-15 and the first foam was at 30. To get closer, quicker could have hazarded the firecrew had the pilot not been able to bring the aircraft to a halt at that point.

As for wind over the deck, it then looked as if it was actually across the deck and away from the island. In otherwords they may have turned the ship to keep the flames in a safe direction with the fire crews upwind.
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