Sky Ocean Rescue message is spreading, says Turn the Tide skipper Dee Caffari
Monday 4 June 2018 09:50, UK
Turn the Tide on Plastic skipper Dee Caffari believes the battle against ocean pollution is gathering momentum.
Caffari and her crew have two legs left of the Volvo Ocean Race, having arrived in Cardiff on Tuesday in sixth position.
As well as navigating some of the world's most testing seas, the crew have been raising awareness of the need to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics, in partnership with the Sky Ocean Rescue campaign.
Caffari told Sky Sports News: "We have visited 10 host cities and of course our race is a sporting event on the water but also as a team we are trying to amplify the message and change people's attitudes to single-use plastics. That has been our other race that we have had on shore.
"We are seeing change and people pick up on the message and we are seeing the momentum grow. The sad reality is that it is out there. This is my sixth time around the world and I have seen it increase.
"The micro-plastics that you see, that are visible, it is human debris."
Crewmate Henry Bomby added: "A year ago, plastic wasn't really something we were talking about. Now, you see it on the news all the time, the government are talking about introducing coffee cup levies and big companies are talking about removing plastics.
"Sky, for example, is getting rid of all plastics by 2020. That is a huge commitment. We are obviously a very small part of all that."
The 10th leg from Cardiff to Gothenburg in Sweden starts on Sunday, June 10.
