Comments on: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Mapped http://gcaptain.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/?2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gCaptain.com » Garbage Patch – Plastic Island in the Pacific http://gcaptain.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/?2007#comment-21246 gCaptain.com » Garbage Patch – Plastic Island in the Pacific Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:01:52 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=2007#comment-21246 [...] our oceans far longer then the oil that is spilling into the Gulf. Last week we brought you The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Mapped This week we bring you a closer look into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with this documentary [...] [...] our oceans far longer then the oil that is spilling into the Gulf. Last week we brought you The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Mapped This week we bring you a closer look into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with this documentary [...]

]]> By: Vortex « LowPar Communications http://gcaptain.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/?2007#comment-20565 Vortex « LowPar Communications Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:30:47 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=2007#comment-20565 [...] to do with ocean currents, you’d be right. Specifically, the culprit is a thing called the North Pacific Gyre, which is just a fancy word for a vortex of swirling [...] [...] to do with ocean currents, you’d be right. Specifically, the culprit is a thing called the North Pacific Gyre, which is just a fancy word for a vortex of swirling [...]

]]> By: sean http://gcaptain.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/?2007#comment-20180 sean Tue, 19 May 2009 00:55:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=2007#comment-20180 vbs.tv has a interesting vid about this: <a href="http://www.vbs.tv/shows.php?show=1154" target="_blank">http://www.vbs.tv/shows.php?show=1154</a> vbs.tv has a interesting vid about this:

http://www.vbs.tv/shows.php?show=1154

]]> By: capdiamont http://gcaptain.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/?2007#comment-20892 capdiamont Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:30:14 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=2007#comment-20892 I'm thinking of a dredge, instead of hitting the bottom, it would suck up the water, and plastic. It would have to be a medium sized ship, and contain a Thermo-Depolymerization unit on board to change the plastic in to oil. Then everyonce in awhile a tanker would need to pull up along side, to transport this oil. Could use solar, and this oil to power this ship. Basic needs would need to be taken care of. I'm thinking of a dredge, instead of hitting the bottom, it would suck up the water, and plastic. It would have to be a medium sized ship, and contain a Thermo-Depolymerization unit on board to change the plastic in to oil. Then everyonce in awhile a tanker would need to pull up along side, to transport this oil. Could use solar, and this oil to power this ship. Basic needs would need to be taken care of.

]]> By: capdiamont http://gcaptain.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch/?2007#comment-13986 capdiamont Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:30:14 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=2007#comment-13986 I'm thinking of a dredge, instead of hitting the bottom, it would suck up the water, and plastic. It would have to be a medium sized ship, and contain a Thermo-Depolymerization unit on board to change the plastic in to oil. Then everyonce in awhile a tanker would need to pull up along side, to transport this oil. Could use solar, and this oil to power this ship. Basic needs would need to be taken care of. I'm thinking of a dredge, instead of hitting the bottom, it would suck up the water, and plastic. It would have to be a medium sized ship, and contain a Thermo-Depolymerization unit on board to change the plastic in to oil. Then everyonce in awhile a tanker would need to pull up along side, to transport this oil. Could use solar, and this oil to power this ship. Basic needs would need to be taken care of.

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