ONE Apus container spill
Japan‐flagged container ship Apus was sailing from China to California when it encountered severe weather several hundred miles northwest of Midway, HI. 1,816 marine containers were lost overboard.
Photo: Hillary Burgess
Blog: Marine Debris
COASSTers are always up to something! Find stories about our participants, updates about beached bird or marine debris research, and read about the latest activities of the COASST office staff and interns.
Containers on the beach
A COASST "container" is an item with rigid walls that can was designed with the intention to contain something (solid, liquid, or gas).
Intactness: Whole, Part or Fragment
Intactness can help us tell a story about how long an item has been in the marine environment.