25 million tons of tsunami debris floating toward US shores

[MaryS]

Still waiting

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/S ... 60413.html

[The Bart]

25 tons floats?? How??

[MaryS]

25 tons floats?? How??

Experts predict winds will push what's been called a giant garbage patch. By now they believe much of what was washed away has sunk.

"I imagine what remains is things that float easily, like plastic bottles, wood, things of that sort," Kafatos said. "It's bad for environment. It's bad for marine life."

Source: Will Tsunami Debris Reach California? | NBC San Diego

[Igeteven]

Still waiting

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/S ... 60413.html

This is more serious then most people know, this will become a nightmare for the West Coast if it hits the shore line.

[Crazykid]

nightmare? it will all end up at a yard sale at a trailer park

[MaryS]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/world/ame ... ?hpt=hp_t3

Photo at link.

Japanese boat washed away in tsunami spotted more than a year later
By the CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- A fishing trawler swept away more than a year ago by a tsunami off the east coast of Japan has been spotted floating near British Columbia, Canadian officials said Friday.

"It looks fairly sound and has rust streak from being out there for a year," said Marc Proulx, the maritime coordinator of the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria, British Columbia.

The trawler is part of a giant debris field that was generated by the giant wall of water that struck the east coast of the island nation following a 9.0 earthquake, sweeping everything from cars to houses into the ocean.

The fishing vessel is about 120 miles off the Queen Charlotte Islands, commonly referred to as the Haida Gwaii. The islands are an archipelago on the north coast of the British Columbia.

It was first spotted by a Canadian military air patrol, and it has since been determined that it has been adrift without anybody at the helm since March 11, 2011, Proulx said.

The Japan Coast Guard identified the owner of the vessel after being contacted Friday by Canadian officials, who were able to provide the identification number on the hull of the ship. The vessel, which was used for squid fishing, was moored at Hachinohe in the Aomori prefecture when the tsunami hit, said Toshiro Yoshinaga, a Coast Guard official.

The trawler is considered a navigation obstruction for vessels in the area, according to Canada's Department of National Defense.

Canadian agencies are monitoring the ship for possible marine pollution, though there are no reports of leaks from the vessel, the defense department said.

[Igeteven]

yes, it's coming, however that ship will used for target practice by the Canadian Navy

[MaryS]

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Japane ... story.html

[Igeteven]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/05/us/japan- ... ?hpt=hp_t3

U.S. Coast Guard to sink Japanese boat washed away by tsunami


I think they will enjoy sinking this ship.

[Kermit]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/05/us/japan-tsunami-ship/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

U.S. Coast Guard to sink Japanese boat washed away by tsunami


I think they will enjoy sinking this ship.

An old swabby like me is surprised that ship floated through our defensive line of radar picket ships undetected. Oh, wait - the cold war is over. They probably all went home.