The March 11, 2011, tsunami off the coast of Japan sent an estimated five million tons of debris into the ocean, of which a significant but unknown amount is circulating and being modeled in the currents of the Pacific Ocean. On June 5, 2012, a large concrete, steel, and Styrofoam dock from Misawa, Japan, washed onto the Oregon coast. Driven by currents and winds for over 5,000 miles, the 188-ton dock landed on Agate Beach, Oregon, carrying with it more than 100 living marine species of nearshor
The March 11, 2011, tsunami off the coast of Japan sent an estimated five million tons of debris into the ocean, of which a significant but unknown amount is circulating and being modeled in the currents of the Pacific Ocean. On June 5, 2012, a large concrete, steel, and Styrofoam dock from Misawa, Japan, washed onto the Oregon coast. Driven by currents and winds for over 5,000 miles, the 188-ton dock landed on Agate Beach, Oregon, carrying with it more than 100 living marine species of nearshor