Ocean Plastic Mediterranean Sailing Expedition
Adam Brown, Iskren Peev, Philip Rutter, Zoe Williamson
Contents 1. Introduction ...... 4 2. Aims and Objectives ...... 5 Primary: ...... 5 Secondary: ...... 5 The expedition in numbers: ...... 5 3. Team Members ...... 6 4.1 Travel ...... 7 4.2 Navigation ...... 7 4.3 Minimising Environmental Impact ...... 7 Boat ...... 8 Galley Supplies ...... 8 Head supplies ...... 8 Personal/clothing/sleeping ...... 8 Safety ...... 8 First Aid ...... 9 Navigation/Communication ...... 9 Toys ...... 9 Tools ...... 9 Land based exploration ...... 10 Electronics ...... 10 Research ...... 10 6. Expedition Diary ...... 11 7. Ocean plastics research ...... 35 7.1 The main idea: ...... 35 7.2 Building the trawl ...... 35 8. Land-based exploration ...... 38 8.1 Rock climbing ...... 38 8.2 Trail Running ...... 40 8.3 Mt Athos and the Agio Oros peninsula ...... 41 9. Publicity ...... 48 10. Budget ...... 49 11. Safety and Risk Assessment ...... 50 11.1 Offshore exploration risks ...... 50 11.1.1 Physical health ...... 50 11.1.2 Vessel and equipment...... 52 11.2 Onshore exploration risks ...... 54 11.2.1 Trail running/hiking and general outdoor activities ...... 54 11.2.2 Rock climbing and deep water soloing ...... 55