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Plastiki, the plastic bottle boat, to set sail
Posted by: Maven on March 20, 2010 at 5:22 amFrom the San Francisco Chronicle:
“The Plastiki, a boat with a hull built of 12,500 plastic bottles, was set to sail from a Sausalito yacht harbor this morning on a risky and adventurous voyage across the Pacific.
The purpose, said expedition leader David de Rothschild, is to draw attention to the health of the oceans and to demonstrate the value of recycled plastic bottles. De Rothschild and his crew of five hope to sail to Australia, a voyage of about 11,000 nautical miles. … “
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