Boyan Slat, a university dropout who founded The Ocean Cleanup nonprofit, announced that the floating boom is ... an underwater parachute anchor to slow the boom so it catches quicker moving ...

The floating boom travels along ocean currents at the same speed of floating plastic, while a surface anchor slows the boom down to allow it to catch plastic The boom is being deployed at the ...

Boyan Slat, a university dropout who founded The Ocean Cleanup nonprofit, announced that the floating boom is ... an underwater parachute anchor to slow the boom so it catches quicker moving ...