Plastiki arrives Sydney with a bottled message

7:37 AM Mon 26 Jul 2010 GMT

'Plastiki arriving under Sydney Harbour Bridge' BW Studios Click Here to view large photo

After a small near-collision with a large black submarine, and a quick save by Rothschild Banking heir David de Rothschild, sporting a bright pink fender to match his bright pink beanie, Plastiki, the catamaran made of 12,500 plastic bottles successfully docked and ended her eighteen week journey from San Francisco to Sydney. With a media turnout described by National Maritime Museum representative Kym McKay as 'the biggest media scrum' she'd seen for a long while, Plastiki arrived on our shores with a strong message for Australia (and the rest of the world). 'STOP USING PLASTIC BAGS AND ...

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by Nancy Knudsen

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