Dive summary:
- A large blue plastic bin washed up on the shores of Honolulu and was confirmed as the first piece of debris from the tsunami in Japan last year to make it to Hawaii.
- The timing of arrival is consistent with predictions by University of Hawaii researchers; the bin is the 12th confirmed piece of debris to hit North American shores.
- One to 2 million tons of debris remain in the ocean, but only 1% to 5% of that can reach American or Canadian shorelines.
From the article:
A large plastic bin is the first confirmed piece of marine debris from last year's Japan tsunamis to arrive in Hawaii, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
Japanese consular officials confirmed that the blue bin found earlier this week floating in the ocean is from Fukushima, said Ben Sherman, a NOAA spokesman in Washington, D.C. ...
