28 800 Rubber Ducks Lost At Sea. Ina cargo ship container tumbled into the north pacific dumping 28 rubber ducks and other bath toys that were headed from china to the u. What happened to them is the subject of donovan hohn s book moby duck.
The rubber duckies are probably one of the more interesting items to be lost at sea but the issue also taught us a few things about the way our oceans operate. Over 28 000 rubber duckies fell overboard on their way from japan to the united states. Ina cargo ship container tumbled into the north pacific dumping 28 rubber ducks and other bath toys that were headed from china to the u.
Over 28 000 rubber duckies fell overboard on their way from japan to the united states.
Click to share on twitter opens in new window. In 1992 a shipping container filled with rubber ducks was lost at sea. David attenborough told the story of 7 000 plastic toys which washed overboard from a ship during a 1992 storm and were still being found all over the world s oceans in bbc blue planet ii. Blue planet ii reveals how 28 000 rubber ducks lost at sea 25 years ago are still washing ashore.
