Originally Posted by
Ian W
As more evidence comes to light, albeit slowly, the INMARSAT tracking based on a start point correlated with radar looks more correct. The northern loop hypotheses are obviously falsified as are the claims of 'the oil rig worker' in the South China Sea and the visual 'sighting' from the yacht in the Andaman sea.
Ian, as I look at the various current and wind charts, the IO circulation seem to also arrive at Reunion in a counter clockwise flow, driving in from the north (off of the East African Coast). However, how the part would enter the gyre and travel round in that direction, and still overlap with the last INMARSAT circles has me puzzled ... and that probably isn't how it got there.