Not all plastics are created equal – and to prove it, a rakish banking heir and a team of young adventurers have built a huge ship out of plastic. Called Plastiki, the 60-foot catamaran's hull is made ...

If you're ever out at sea and come across a brightly colored plastic boat riddled with bullet holes, chances are it was used by the Navy for target practice.

When the Manta begins traveling along coastlines in 2024, the new sailboat will pull plastic trash from the water as it moves, capturing as much as three tons of plastic per hour. On board, the ...

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SYDNEY — A sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles docked in Sydney Harbour on Monday, after four difficult months crossing the Pacific Ocean on a journey meant to raise ...

San Francisco recently saw the unveiling of the Plastiki, a boat constructed of 12,500 2-liter plastic bottles that will be embarking on a 7,500 mile journey to Sydney this spring. Built by Adventure ...

A strange looking vessel took a leisurely sail on San Francisco Bay on Wednesday - a shakedown voyage for a plastic, fantastic adventure that should finally start next month. The boat is the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Imagine collecting thousands of empty plastic bottles, lashing them together to make a boat and sailing the thing from California to Australia, a journey of 11,000 ...