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In January 1992, a shipping mishap turned into an unexpected scientific breakthrough when the cargo ship Ever Laurel lost a container carrying 29,000 plastic toys—mostly rubber ducks—into the Pacific Ocean. 🔹 A Journey Across the Seas: Months later, these tiny travelers began washing up on Alaska’s shores, over 3,270 km (2,030 miles) from where they were lost. 🔹 A Unique Ocean Experiment: Oceanographers tracked the ducks’ movements, using them as floating markers to study ocean currents and how objects disperse at sea. 🔹 Ducks Across the World: Some of these adventurous toys traveled astonishing distances, with reports of them reaching Europe years later, providing valuable insights into oceanic flow patterns. What started as an accident became a groundbreaking study, proving that even a lost rubber duck can help unlock the mysteries of the ocean!