For the last 21 years , Ebbesmeyer has been tracking the ducks , frogs and turtles from Sitka , where they first landed , all the way to Scotland and Maine . A container of plastic ducks , frogs and beavers broke free from a cargo ship and fell into the North Pacific in 1998 . The durable plastic containers have been floating around ever since providing insights into the nature of ocean currents . Some estimates suggest as many as 100 containers fall into the ocean every year .
A container of plastic ducks , frogs and beavers broke free from a cargo ship and fell into the North Pacific in 1998 . The durable plastic containers have been floating around ever since providing insights into the nature of ocean currents . Some estimates suggest as many as 100 containers fall into the ocean every year .