Raft of plastic junk sails across Pacific

From an article by Dan Estabrook on the Tonic News Network:

Marcus Eriksen and Joel Paschal, the two men whom I reported were sailing from Long Beach to Hawaii on a raft made from 15,000 plastic bottles, reached Hawaii yesterday. The goal of their trip was to raise awareness about plastic debris pollution in the Pacific.

Marcus reported on their arrival on the expedition’s blog. I could not say it any better:

"2,600 miles of open ocean crossed in 87 days. From our first week of sinking hopes on a sinking raft, through four hurricanes that swept under us, to the unbelievable chance meeting with Roz Savage in the middle of nowhere, we have had quite an adventure. We’ve collected 10 ocean surface samples using our marine debris trawl, managed to snatch a few large pieces of plastic debris that floated under us, and caught fish with stomachs filled with particles of plastic. Plastic is forever, and it’s everywhere."

It's everywhere, even the Caribbean!