The derelict Japanese fishing vessel RYOU-UN MARU drifts more than 125 miles from Forrester Island (near Dixon Entrance) in Southeast Alaska where it entered U.S. waters on Saturday (3-31-12). The fishing vessel has been drifting unmanned at sea since the 2011 Fukoshima earthquake and subsequent tsunami more than a year ago. The crew of a Coast Guard C-130 dropped a data buoy to help monitor the drift of the hulk. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Kodiak)
To learn more about the predicted drift of tsunami debris, visit NASA’s Earth Observatory website.
