Entire houses, bodies, car parts, tractors拖拉機 and many upturned上翹 boats have amassed累積 off the east coast of Japan on an epic scale令人印象深刻的規模,史詩規模.
The floating objects飄流物 have been declared宣佈 a maritime海上 hazard危險 by the American Navy海軍, which warned they could pierce刺穿 the body of a boat, or destroy銷毀 engines in the Pacific's shipping lanes航道.
The island of debris of most concern, 110 kilometres long, is being closely monitored by the US Navy's seventh fleet第七艦隊, as experts predict it could hit Hawaii's shores海岸 in two years and the American west coast a year later.
Hawaiian scientists put it bluntly直言說. They warned that a vast巨大的 mess that originated in a few moments of destruction in Japan, could eventually foul弄髒 beaches and reefs珊瑚礁 off the Eastern North Pacific and kill marine life.
The American Navy's working with civilian construction companies民間的建築公司 from the earthquake-hit country, as huge cranes起重機 and boats are deployed部署 to clear the seas of this vast bobbing掠奪 mass of wreckage殘骸 of household furniture家用傢俱, wood, tyres輪胎, fishing equipment and other garbage, sweeping掃 eastwards向東.
Mark Lobel, BBC News
The floating objects飄流物 have been declared宣佈 a maritime海上 hazard危險 by the American Navy海軍, which warned they could pierce刺穿 the body of a boat, or destroy銷毀 engines in the Pacific's shipping lanes航道.
The island of debris of most concern, 110 kilometres long, is being closely monitored by the US Navy's seventh fleet第七艦隊, as experts predict it could hit Hawaii's shores海岸 in two years and the American west coast a year later.
Hawaiian scientists put it bluntly直言說. They warned that a vast巨大的 mess that originated in a few moments of destruction in Japan, could eventually foul弄髒 beaches and reefs珊瑚礁 off the Eastern North Pacific and kill marine life.
The American Navy's working with civilian construction companies民間的建築公司 from the earthquake-hit country, as huge cranes起重機 and boats are deployed部署 to clear the seas of this vast bobbing掠奪 mass of wreckage殘骸 of household furniture家用傢俱, wood, tyres輪胎, fishing equipment and other garbage, sweeping掃 eastwards向東.
Mark Lobel, BBC News
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