Oh yea, and there is that other little fact that AE reported her position the morning after within listening range of Howland. Shoots ANY chance that this is AE's plane fight in the foot! Unless, she turned back and got that far on the few gallons of fuel she had left. This story regarding Buka is stupid and an insult!
BTW: Not a marine biologist but would really like to know, what would be the species of a large sea snake that dwells at a depth of 70 metres?
But IF AE HAD managed to crash there (reverse course and fly at 1,100 MPH until fuel gone after speaking to Itasca, etc.), just who might have left all those marvelous things found at the 7 site?
Quote from: Don Dollinger on March 01, 2011, 03:35:41 PMBTW: Not a marine biologist but would really like to know, what would be the species of a large sea snake that dwells at a depth of 70 metres?Perhaps they've found a new species as well as gold? This article suggests that most sea snakes live in shallow water. It kind of makes sense to me (NB: I'm not a marine biologist either, nor do I play one in my dreams): snakes are air-breathing reptiles.Now, if it is a poisonous eel, that's a horse of a different color.
Now I know Wikipedia isn't the font of all human knowledge but Wikipedia, sea snakes would suggest that some species can be found in depths of up to 90M. However it also indicates that most species of sea snake are docile.