Hope Sinks, Rubbish Floats

David De Rothschild, an adventure ecologist, and his crew, are sailing on an isle of debris to draw attention to the state of our oceans and the impact of plastic.

This is one trip not many people would sign up for. David De Rothschild, an adventure ecologist, and his crew, are sailing on an isle of debris to draw attention to the state of our oceans and the impact of plastic. On a boat made of recycled material, the Plastiki Expedition is jibbing and tacking across the Pacific Ocean from North America to Australia. There are no scenic stopovers; right now they’re navigating the North Pacific Garbage Patch. Also the Eastern Garbage Patch, an area six times that of the United Kingdom.  Will the Plastiki change our views about early man as 1947’s Kontiki Expedition did?