US Navy hovercraft off our port bow
We’re sampling the Tijuana River today. We board a group from the San Diego Chapter of SurfRider Foundation at 7:00am, and head out the channel. Right away, its a busy start – a nuclear submarine launches in front of us with a significant escort, and then close passes by two Navy hovercraft. Once we get outside the bay, we keep heading south, towards the US/Mexico border, where the Tijuana River flows in into the Pacific Ocean just north of the border. The Tijuana River watershed is heavily populated on both side of the border, and trash accumulates throughout the dry season. Once the fall rains come to the area, much of this trash is sent out to sea, despite the efforts of many agencies and conservation groups.