Mar
29
2010
Boat made from 12,000 plastic bottles sets sail
By paulgreen
A boat constructed from over 12,000 bottles has set sail on a 11,000 mile journey from San Francisco to Sydney.
The Plastiki catamaran was the brainchild of David de Rothschild who hopes the voyage will make people awarene of pollution in the world’s oceans.
Along with his four crew, De Rothschild will sail from San Francisco to Sydney highlighting the sea waste – particularly plastic debris – they encounter.
On route the eco-friendly boat, which is powered by solar, wind and sea turbines, will go past the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a pile of floating waste about five times the size of the UK.
Read more: http://newslite.tv/2010/03/22/boat-made-from-12000-plastic-b.html
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