He whakamārama mō ētahi o ngā ngaro kua arotahi ki te aroaro o ngā āpure nui o te methane hydrates (he momo o te hau tūturu) i runga i te papa whenua. Kua whakamātautau taiwhanga i mahia i roto i Ahitereiria kua whakamatauria e taea e pūhāhā, pono, tohatoha i te kaipuke tauira tauine mā te whakaiti i te kiato o te wai; tetahi tohatoha i te reira e piki ki te mata e kia hohoro horahia e te Gulf Stream. Kua whakaarohia e taea e ngā tūtukitanga methane wā (i ētahi wā ka karanga "moto kapura paru") whakaputa rohe o te wai ranu e kore e taea ki te whakarato i te floyancy tika mō te kaipuke. Ki te i tenei te take, kia rite ki te wāhi e hanga i te kaipuke a tawhio noa kia meinga te reira ki te tohatoha hohoro rawa, me te kore whakatūpato. Pātai: He aha te hua o te whakamātautau i mahia e Ahitereiria?
Ka taea e ngā pūhāhā te whakangao i tētahi kaipuke tauira