HD72089 is situated behind the Vela supernova remnant, and the interstellar absorption lines in the spectrum of this star are remarkable for two reasons. First, there are 6 distinct velocity components that span the (heliocentric) velocity range ?60 to +121 km s ?1 in the lines of Na I and Ca II. Second, two of the components at high velocity, one at +85 km s ?1 and another at +121.5 km s ?1 , ...