Tsunami 'Ghost Ship' Crosses Pacific

from National Public Radio

After one year and thousands of miles, a Japanese fishing boat has made its way across the Pacific — with no one on board. The rusty ship was apparently sent adrift during the Japanese tsunami. Nancy Wallace, director of the Marine Debris Program with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, discusses the "ghost ship."

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, March 27, 2012