We leave when the sea permits, and right now Typhoon Mawar is telling us to stay put. We can set departure dates as much as we like, but a faulty alternator kept us from leaving June 1st, and now the weather window for leaving Tokyo Bay is slammed shut. Every […]
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Meet the Crew–Leg 2 Asia Pacific Expedition
Marcus Eriksen – Research Expedition Leader Marcus Eriksen received his Ph.D. in Science Education from University of Southern California in 2003, months before embarking on a 2000-mile, 5-month journey down the Mississippi River on a homemade raft. His experience on the river led to a career studying the ecological impacts […]
Read MoreIn Search of a Japanese Lemon
There are more agents than crew swarming the boat soon after we arrive. A medical officer, immigration with his bandoleer of passport stamps, and the guy with the Geiger counter to see if the trash tied to the back of the boat is radioactive. We’ve been at sea for three […]
Read More“Mrs. Sakaida’s Hand”
Mrs. Kazuko Sakaida stood on the deck in front of her childhood home as the rumbling roar of a million tons of water, pushed trees, cars and houses over her family’s rice fields. She put up her hands to brace herself, to cover her fear, to hold back the surge. […]
Read MoreVolunteering in Fukushima-
Hi everyone, 8 of us traveled north of Fukushima to volunteer with a relief organization. We helped an 80 yr. old woman by shoveling 5 tons of rock away from the back of her house. We spent the night, then rented a car to drive further north to visit some […]
Read MoreScientists observe ‘tragic experiment’ of tsunami debris by Tony Barbosa, Los Angeles Times
Jeff Larson has seen just about everything wash up on the shores of Santa Cruz: bottles, toys, shotgun shells, busted surfboards and fishing floats that looked like they had bobbed across the Pacific. When surging water driven by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan tore apart his city’s harbor, he […]
Read MoreLooking back in time with Danny Loo-Cabo to Hawaii
Back in February, I was asked by my friend Dave Cornthwaite if I wanted to help him document his latest adventure – a sailing trip from Cabo, Mexico to Honolulu Hawaii. The brief of the trip was to document the experience using video and stills which would be used by […]
Read MoreShip to Shore Education Program Registration is Now Open!
Algalita Marine Research Institute- Ship-2-Shore Education Program – Registration is now open! Join us online for a voyage across the Pacific Ocean from: Tokyo to Maui via the projected Tsunami Debris Field: May 30 – July 1 Our next research voyage departs on May30. The goal of this extended voyage […]
Read MoreSea dragon has arrived!!!! Well done team!
From our captain on the Sea Dragon…
Our position at 20:00 GMT today is 26 47 N, 150 21.4. Our heading is 310 Mag, and winds are less than 10 knots from the South. It has been light fot the past few days so we have been sailing slow or motoring with sails up at times to […]
Read More“There’s an Masked Booby sitting on top of it,” Cynthia says
25.13N, 153.56E May 14th The New Reef “Net ball!” Hank yelled. It turns out to be a 500lb ball of netting, rope and line from over 80 sources, all different, and fragments of commercial products, including 3 toothbushes, 1 cigarette lighter and two plastic straws. The bulk of these, and […]
Read MoreBoat sailing well…
Here is a snip of recent email in from the skipper Rodrigo… Hi Ron: Apologies fewer e mails and updates, its been kind of full on, learning the boat, getting used to it and finding what she likes and doesn’t like. Must say, I am very impressed with the performance […]
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