Marine Observation Equipment from Korea Arrives in the US After Traveling 4.4 km a Day from Jeju

Discovered at Cape Mendocino, California, approximately 9,065 km away
Took about 2,077 days to be found

Distance from Jeju to Mendocino, California (Source=Google)

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Marine observation equipment lost in the waters off Seogwipo, Jeju, over six years ago was found on the 6th of this month about 9,000 km away in Mendocino, California, USA.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on the 30th, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the United States discovered the KMA's wave buoy off Cape Mendocino, California, and notified the KMA.

The KMA estimates that the wave buoy crossed the ocean following the subtropical clockwise circulation of the Pacific Ocean.

The wave buoy, which was in the waters off Seogwipo, Jeju in 2014, was lost during the northward approach of Typhoon Nakri (Typhoon No. 12) in 2014. The mooring line connecting the anchor of the wave buoy, a device that measures coastal waves and water temperature, was apparently cut by a ship, causing it to drift away. On July 31, 2014, around 11 a.m., the wave buoy was recorded as having deviated from its original installation location, and data reception ceased from 8 p.m. on August 1.

Wave buoy discovered by the Korea Meteorological Administration after 5 years and 8 months (Provided by the Korea Meteorological Administration)

The drifting wave buoy is estimated to have traveled an average of about 4.4 km per day. The distance from Jeju to Mendocino, California is approximately 9,065 km, and about 2,077 days, or 5 years and 8 months, have passed.

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