Seems like those bluefins weren’t the only ones making their way across the Pacific. This 165-tonne dock also made the 8000 km journey across the Ocean, and was washed up on shore in Portland, Oregon. It’s not actually radioactive, but the numerous invasive species like starfish, crabs, barnacles and algae may pose serious threats to the US West Coast marine ecosystem.
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It is amazing how and what kind of distances things (e.g. Harley Davidsons) can be transported by currents. Couple of entertaining books about the topic:
http://www.amazon.com/Flotsametrics-Floating-World-Obsession-Revolutionized/dp/0061558427/ref=pd_sim_b_16
http://www.amazon.com/Moby-Duck-Beachcombers-Oceanographers-Environmentalists-Including/dp/0143120506/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339309223&sr=1-2