Crew Offshore: What It Takes to Clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of floating ocean plastic in the world, containing approximately 100,000 tonnes of plastic (equivalent to more than 740 Boeing 777s). It is located halfway between Hawaii and California, over 2400 km (1500 miles) from civilization. Our offshore crew spends seven weeks at a time in the GPGP; we asked them what's the hardest part of their job and why they do it.

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