Plastic-tracking yacht adds splash of environmentalism to ocean racing
La Trinite-Sur-Mer, France (AFP) July 2, 2020
When he sets sail alone for a gruelling round-the-world yacht race this year Fabrice Amedeo will have a scientific mission to add to his sporting goal: collecting microplastics. His boat has been specially-fitted with equipment to filter and store an array of plastic samples from remote areas of open water to help scientists map the scope of man's pollution of the oceans. Extensiv