
This does actually happen. Or rather containers of plastic ducks and similar fall off of ships. There's a guy who catalogues where they wash up, in order to find out more about ocean currents
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I have heard this also. Have a linkypoo:
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/31/eveningnews/main566138.shtml
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www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/31/eveningnews/main566138.shtml