The long wait was due to the limited 35 ton cargo capacity and the weakness of the 20hp engine of the tug when pitted against the strong down stream current of the Colorado, that made a round trip to and from its destination at Fort Yuma take 12 days each.
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The south easterly trade winds, the South Equatorial Current ( SEC ) and the South Indian Ocean ( SIO ) flow westward when it reaches Madagascar s east coast the flow splits into the NMC and EMC . Both currents redistribute mass and heat along the stream current system along Madagascar s coast.
