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What continues to haunt Robison and crews, are the signs of life that washed up on BC. shores far from the tsunami s ground zero.
Among the typical marine debris found along the B.C. shoreline, such as beverage containers, Styrofoam and hard plastics, crews also found parts of homes, hundreds of shoes, and a fishing vessel as well as toys and household items. Japanese officials helped sort the flotsam for identifying marks, intent on repatriating items. We came along a lot of personal items and we were able to return some of these items, Robison says. The most unique item was a Shinto figure, a good luck charm, which was a little wooden figure, which is now on display at the Vancouver Aquarium.