Sail-powered factory boat cleans the sea of floating plastics

The SeaCleaners plan to set up a centre of expertise dedicated to the construction of pioneering ship 'Manta'

Three years of research and development have resulted the ‘Manta’, a giant catamaran, the first factory boat designed to collect and process large quantities of floating plastic macro-waste at sea.

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