The junk has launched into the ocean...
No, not the 6 billion tons of plastic from California alone that ends up in the Pacific, but rather a man-made craft that was built to bring attention to it.
"Junk," made from 15-000 tightly sealed plastic bottles along with a Cessna cockpit, took off from Long Beach harbor yesterday, on a calm afternoon.
Marcus Eriksen and Joel Paschal, both environmentalist educators who have worked many years in the field of science, boarded their raft made of trash to bring attention to the world's plastics that have damaged the ocean habitat.
The two left last weekend with a wind generator and one large sail, all the way to Hawaii, and they will not be towed in. They have radio GPS systems, along with two radio phones for contacting help.
The trip will take close to seven weeks to make it all the way to Hawaii, with nothing but dried food, aluminum cans with water(enough for three months) and fishing poles for fishing.
"Take care and we'll see you in Hawaii," said Erikson, as he wrapped up his speech before casting off the dock.
(Photo Credit: Sean Belk)
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