Our „Friend in the barrel“ seems to be the winner in his opinion… and effectively the big looser; he will not arrive on a Caribbean island, nor in the Bahamas, nor on the American continent.
Some 8 hours ago the barrel reversed course to NE at 11 knots against 20 knots of easterly wind. This is only possible when the barrel is on a ship. Now, he stopped transmitting his position.
On MarineTraffic a ship, North of the Virgin Islands, corresponds to this path:
The reefer ‘Dole Asia’ coming from San Juan PR, now on course 57° at 17 knots, arrival May12 at Antwerp BE.