Ocean Cleanup device in Hilo for repairs
Video at: KItv.com A 2,000 foot floating device launched in September to scoop-up plastic in the ocean, is in Hilo Harbor for repairs. The ambitious project to clean up some of the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in the "Great Garbage Patch" fell short after the U-shaped barrier broke just before the new year. "About 40 feet of the 2,000 feet was observed to be drifting away," said Joost Dubois, spokesperson with the Ocean Cleanup.The system, […]