They are undertaking the trip, which should last about three months, to bring attention to the . They'll spend their time aboard the Plastiki–a seriously –collecting and sharing (through heavy web documentation) evidence of our failure to properly recycle or dispose of waste, and of the damage this in inflicting on ocean life.
Four days into the journey, the boat is now more than 300 nautical miles from its San Francisco launch point and has endured some heavy seas and strong winds, as well as a tangle with a crab pot. You can follow all the action from the and de Rothschild's .
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