The Pacific Trials was our last chance to run through a series of tests before we tow System 001 the distance to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Subscribe to our channel: [ Ссылка ]
For the last two weeks, our crew aboard the Maersk Launcher conducted various tests on the system and the environment around it to be certain it was ready for the challenge of the world’s largest ocean garbage patch.
On Tuesday evening in Rotterdam (Tuesday morning for the crew on the Launcher), a meeting was held to fully evaluate the current situation. A careful rundown of all tests was presented, and concerns and issues were brought to the table. After two hours of evaluation and discussion, it was concluded that System 001 shall continue to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Trash accumulates in five ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.
The ocean is big. Cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using conventional methods – vessels and nets – would take thousands of years and tens of billions of dollars to complete. Our passive systems are estimated to remove 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage patch in just five years, and at a fraction of the cost.
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