And it’s rather large:
R’lyeh is on the move?
That’s it - we’re going down the drain.
It’s official … the South Pacific sucks.
Whoever pulled the plug please put it back.
Are there any actual photos of this thing? I’d like to see what a 200m whirlpool looks like.
Is it swirling clockwise or counter-clockwise. I always wanted to test this.
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Are there any actual photos of this thing? I’d like to see what a 200m whirlpool looks like.
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You can’t see it.
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It would look like the ocean always does. From the link:
These are disturbing movements. The fault is a continuation… the sea OPENS.
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That’s it - we’re going down the drain.
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Better than coming up it.
Must be a lot of dizzy fish off our coast at the moment. 
Is this having any effect on the beach waves at all? Is my husband going to freak out that he’s missing all the good surf?
I’m right on the beach - not much out of the ordinary today.
Could this be related in any way to the seismic activity that triggered the release of oil near New Zealand?
I realize that the whirlpool and the oil seepage are nowhere near each other but could there be a link between the two?
I smell another Godzilla sequel… 
The kraken stirs. And ten billion sushi dinners cry out for vengeance.
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It’s 200km across.
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The kraken stirs. And ten billion sushi dinners cry out for vengeance.
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Madam, you win the thread. bows
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I’m right on the beach - not much out of the ordinary today.
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There wouldn’t be. See posts #8 and #9.