Ormond family sails to 'Atlantic Garbage Patch'

The Miami Herald Monday 26th September, 2011

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Still partly inflated, a bunch of balloons floated on the surface of the Sargasso Sea east of Bermuda, a silent reminder of a distant celebration.The Le Roux family of Ormond Beach eased their sloop toward the pink and blue flotsam so 17-year-old Alex could snag it with a boat hook and haul it aboard.It was just the kind of "...

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