Canada monitors squid-fishing boat for marine pollution
(NEWSER) - Canadian air patrol has spotted an empty Japanese squid-fishing boat drifting across the Pacific and heading for land. Beat-up and likely worthless, the 150-foot ship is part of 20 million tons of tsunami debris floating toward US and Canadian shores—so Canadian authorities may just leave it alone, the Vancouver Sun reports. The good news: The ship's owner, contacted in Japan, says no one was on board when the boat was swept away last year, reports CNN . More»
