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miniboat, part of the
Columbia River Maritime Museum s miniboat program, has fetched up in an exotic location while on its way to Japan.
This one,
S/V Liberty, launched by students from
Wyâeast Middle School in Vancouver, Washington, in the spring, was off to an inauspicious start: It crash-landed. It was repaired and relaunched in July.
This time, after over 100 days at sea, the Liberty landed 4,500 miles away on Nov. 4 on the
Ailuk Atoll. Located in the Marshall Islands, the tiny atoll has a population of only 357.
Amazingly, even after crossing a reef before landing, the Liberty arrived with minimal damage. The islanders initially left it alone for a while, fearing COVID-19 exposure, but after studying the miniboat further, they found the note affixed to it explaining the little vessel s story, and how to contact the students.
JapanAiluk-atollMarshall-islands-generalMarshall-islandsAilukWashingtonUnited-statesVancouverBritish-columbiaCanadaNate-sandelWyeast-middle-schoolMarshall Islands police have found the Pacific nation’s largest-ever haul of cocaine in an abandoned boat that washed up on a remote atoll after drifting on the high seas.
Attorney General Richard Hickson said the 5.5-metre (18-foot) fibreglass vessel was found at Ailuk atoll last week with 649 kilogrammes (1,430 pounds) of cocaine hidden in a compartment beneath the deck.
The haul is estimated to be worth more than $80m, according to media reports.
Hickson said the vessel most likely drifted across the Pacific from Central or South America.
“It could have been drifting for a year or two,” he said.
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