Ocean Research Vessel Used to Monitor Marine Debris Sinks in Oakland Estuary

Ship that sank in Oakland Estuary had environmental mission

Ship that sank in Oakland Estuary had environmental mission Officials worried hundreds of gallons of fuel from the SV Kaisei, run by environmental non-profit Ocean Voyages Institute, could leak into the Bay.

Ocean Research Vessel Used to Monitor Marine Debris Sinks in Oakland Estuary

The Kaisei has been on three separate expeditions to monitor and report on the vast and growing vortex of trash known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The cause of its sinking is still unclear.

Sunken ship in Oakland Estuary has environmental mission to spotlight plastic pollution - Local News Matters

A floating boom has surrounded a large two-masted sailing vessel that sank over the weekend at its Alameda dock in the Oakland Estuary.The Kaisei is a replica of a 151-foot brigantine tall ship and is owned by the Bay Area nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institutes, which uses the ship to draw global attention to the problem of marine debris and plastics in the ocean.  The ship began sinking on Sunday night and a boom around the vessel was deployed Mond…