SPOT Messenger onboard the WTP
Bonjour. As the EYE moves through French Polynesia... when will the SPOT tracking data return?
Rearranging the SPOT coverage map so that the Pacific is in the center makes it easier to see that the William T. Piquette (WTP) is still in the middle of the mid-Pacific no-coverage zone (lightest gray).
On the transit from the Galapagos Islands to Fatu Hiva Island in the Marquesas Archepeligo (shown in red), the SPOT position reports from the WTP were sucessfully received well into the no-coverage area and up to within 200 miles from the Marquesas. The WTP is now southwest of the Marguesas and entering the Tuamotu Islands
SPOT Satellite Coverage
A reasonable guess is that the SPOT track will begin to re-appear as the WTP moves out of French Polynesia and towards Samoa and Australia. Another week, another 600 miles to the west / southwest and we'll probably start seeing a some SPOT location data on the tracking map. Meanwhile, Alan reported that he is keeping the SPOT on in tracking mode (a signal sent every 10 minutes).
Google Map for Comparison: Gallapagos Islands to Marquesas Islands
Here is a copy of the unedited official SPOT coverage map which puts the mid-Pacific on the margins; not as easy to read for EYE purposes.
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