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http:\/\/www.theherald.com.au\/story\/1848433\/the-ocean-is-broken\/<\/a>\n\nThe ocean is broken\nBy GREG RAY Oct. 18, 2013, 10 p.m.\n\nIvan's brother, Glenn, who boarded at Hawaii for the run into the United \nStates, marvelled at the \"thousands on thousands\" of yellow plastic \nbuoys. The huge tangles of synthetic rope, fishing lines and nets. \nPieces of polystyrene foam by the million. And slicks of oil and petrol, \neverywhere.\n\nCountless hundreds of wooden power poles are out there, snapped off by \nthe killer wave and still trailing their wires in the middle of the sea.\n\n\"In years gone by, when you were becalmed by lack of wind, you'd just \nstart your engine and motor on,\" Ivan said.\n\nNot this time.\n\n\"In a lot of places we couldn't start our motor for fear of entangling \nthe propeller in the mass of pieces of rope and cable. That's an unheard \nof situation, out in the ocean.\n\n\"If we did decide to motor we couldn't do it at night, only in the \ndaytime with a lookout on the bow, watching for rubbish.\n\n\"On the bow, in the waters above Hawaii, you could see right down into \nthe depths. I could see that the debris isn't just on the surface, it's \nall the way down. And it's all sizes, from a soft-drink bottle to pieces \nthe size of a big car or truck.\n\n\"We saw a factory chimney sticking out of the water, with some kind of \nboiler thing still attached below the surface. We saw a big \ncontainer-type thing, just rolling over and over on the waves.\n\n\"We were weaving around these pieces of debris. It was like sailing \nthrough a garbage tip.\n\n\"Below decks you were constantly hearing things hitting against the \nhull, and you were constantly afraid of hitting something really big. As \nit was, the hull was scratched and dented all over the place from bits \nand pieces we never saw.\"\n\nPlastic was ubiquitous. Bottles, bags and every kind of throwaway \ndomestic item you can imagine, from broken chairs to dustpans, toys and \nutensils.\n\nAnd something else. The boat's vivid yellow paint job, never faded by \nsun or sea in years gone past, reacted with something in the water off \nJapan, losing its sheen in a strange and unprecedented way.\n\nBACK in Newcastle, Ivan Macfadyen is still coming to terms with the \nshock and horror of the voyage.\n\n\"The ocean is broken,\" he said, shaking his head in stunned disbelief.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
http:\/\/www.theherald.com.au\/story\/1848433\/the-ocean-is-broken\/ The ocean is broken By GREG RAY Oct. 18, 2013, 10 p.m. Ivan’s brother, Glenn, who boarded at Hawaii for the run into the United States, marvelled at the “thousands on thousands” of yellow plastic buoys. The huge tangles of synthetic rope, fishing lines and nets. Pieces of polystyrene foam by the million. And slicks of oil and petrol, everywhere. Countless hundreds of wooden power poles are out there, snapped off by the killer wave and still trailing their wires in the middle of the sea. “In years gone by, when you were becalmed by lack of wind, you’d just start your engine and motor on,” Ivan said. Not this time. “In a lot of places we couldn’t start our motor for fear of entangling the propeller in the mass of pieces of rope and cable. That’s an unheard of situation, out in the ocean. “If we did decide to motor we couldn’t do it at night, only in the daytime with a lookout on the bow, watching for rubbish. “On the bow, in the waters above Hawaii, you could see right down into the depths. I could see that the debris isn’t just on the surface, it’s all the way down. And it’s all sizes, from a soft-drink bottle to pieces the size of a big car or truck. “We saw a factory chimney sticking out of the water, with some kind of boiler thing still attached below the surface. We saw a big container-type thing, just rolling over and over on the waves. “We were weaving around these pieces of debris. It was like sailing through a garbage tip. “Below decks you were constantly hearing things hitting against the hull, and you were constantly afraid of hitting something really big. As it was, the hull was scratched and dented all over the place from bits and pieces we never saw.” Plastic was ubiquitous. Bottles, bags and every kind of throwaway domestic item you can imagine, from broken chairs to dustpans, toys and utensils. And something else. The boat’s vivid yellow paint job, never faded by sun or sea in years gone past, reacted with something in the water off Japan, losing its sheen in a strange and unprecedented way. BACK in Newcastle, Ivan Macfadyen is still coming to terms with the shock and horror of the voyage. “The ocean is broken,” he said, shaking his head in stunned disbelief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3649,3380,3488],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe ocean is broken - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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Countless hundreds of wooden power poles are out there, snapped off by the killer wave and still trailing their wires in the middle of the sea. "In years gone by, when you were becalmed by lack of wind, you'd just start your engine and motor on," Ivan said. Not this time. "In a lot of places we couldn't start our motor for fear of entangling the propeller in the mass of pieces of rope and cable. That's an unheard of situation, out in the ocean. "If we did decide to motor we couldn't do it at night, only in the daytime with a lookout on the bow, watching for rubbish. "On the bow, in the waters above Hawaii, you could see right down into the depths. I could see that the debris isn't just on the surface, it's all the way down. And it's all sizes, from a soft-drink bottle to pieces the size of a big car or truck. "We saw a factory chimney sticking out of the water, with some kind of boiler thing still attached below the surface. 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