ITBHUGlobal.org: The Chronicle: Boat made of plastic bottles to make ocean voyage

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/plastic.bottle.boat/index.html

Updated 8:19 a.m. EDT, Mon March 9, 2009

By Brandon Griggs and Jeff King CNN

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Imagine collecting thousands of empty plastic bottles, lashing them together to make a boat and sailing the thing from California to Australia, a journey of 11,000 miles (17,700 km) through treacherous seas.

This 60-foot sailboat, the Plastiki, is being built from more than 12,000 recycled plastic bottles.

Video: Sea voyage for recyclable boat

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/plastic.bottle.boat/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

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