Eddy's Good News: The plastic picking pirates and a rescue of the coast of Japan

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17 Jul 2024, 13:15

Every day during his show on Virgin Radio Anthems, Eddy Temple-Morris brings you Good News stories from around the world, to help inject a bit of positivity into your day!

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Wednesday 17th July 2024

​​Can pirates ever be good? The answer is a resounding yes if they’re picking up plastic from lakes and inland waterways as we say hello to the Plastic Pirates of south Hungary. 

Lake Tisza is where the original PET pirates plundered plastic for the good of everyone. PET, Short for polyurethane terephthalate, is the most commonly used plastic for bottles and containers, you’ll see the letters printed on the bottom of every single use bottle you’ve ever bought. The PET Cup started in 2013 as a way to inspire residents to keep the lake clean, and has been so successful that its spread across the whole country and given locals a chance to clean up their waterways. 

Looking like something more out of Mad Max, the barges and their motley crews scooped up over 20,000 pounds of rubbish and they all look forward to getting more next year. 

Via: goodnewsnetwork.org

Seeing a holiday maker clinging to an inner tube is normally a sign that you’ve got a cocktail in your hand and you’re on a beach with ample water sport facilities but for the good people of the Japanese coast guard it was a whole different thing as they had to rescue a Chinese woman in her twenties who’s clung onto hers for 36 hours!

A passing cargo ship spotted her in the water after she had floated over 50 miles but thankfully the waters here are a pleasantly tepid 24.1 degrees Celsius, or about 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

The cargo ship was too big to safely rescue one person but they hailed a passing tanker and two of their crew dived in to get a harness around her and winch her aboard.

The poor girl was so tired she couldn’t even stand. She was airlifted to hospital where she was treated for exhaustion and dehydration and was soon well enough to sign herself out. The rescue ship captain said the whole thing was ‘miraculous’. 

Via: goodnewsnetwork.org