Coast Guard Gives Tsunami Debris Update

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In testimony before a Senate subcommittee Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard offered an update on its efforts to manage marine debris from the March 2011 tsunami.

While NOAA is the lead Federal agency charged with managing the debris, the Coast Guard is also tasked with “specific roles.” Hazardous substance threats, for example, would require Coast Guard leadership.  

Last month, the Coast Guard helped coordinate the sinking of a “ghost ship” — a crewless fishing vessel that floated from Japan toward Alaska in the year after the tsunami. 

Read the complete written testimony. 

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