Author: rickrick Date: Mar 26, 2007 09:29
> You know, a storm delay doesn't necessarily mean in your immediate
> area. They were sailing, not flying, and weather someplace away can
> have a great impact on the sea conditions at the departure point. So,
> just because the camera kept showing blue sky and sunlight doesn't
> mean that the seas weren't more turbulent than the dhows wanted to
> risk. As it was it was pretty choppy going what with Charla getting
> seasick. So maybe it never occured to the editors, used to weather
> affecting flying, to pay attention to what was going on with the
> source of the planned travel.
Excellent point. Something may have been going on more toward the
destination (Zanzibar) or a bit further out to sea. Maybe the editors
should have cut in a more dramatic shot to throw off TAR conspiracy
theorists. Something from the typhoon that hit Mozambique a few
months ago.
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