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Tsunami debris: send us your photos and video

by Community Team Posted: May 2, 2012 10:16 AM Last Updated: September 28, 2012 3:43 PM

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Experts estimate more than 1.5 million tonnes of tsunami debris is drifting across the Pacific Ocean toward Canada's West Coast. So far we've mostly seen things like bottles, buoys and other small items have washed ashore, but this may very well be just the beginning. Displaced items could be washing up on our shores for years to come.

The licence plate shows the motorcycle found on the shores of British Columbia was registered in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture. (Peter Mark/CBC) Already a beachcomber on British Columbia's Haida Gwaii islands has discovered a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.  The vehicle was recently connected to its owner Ikuo Yokoyama, a 29-year-old resident of the town of Yamamoto, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Miyagi Prefecture was the worst hit part of Japan, with more than 11,000 people dead and missing. Video taken at the time of the tsunami shows numerous white trucks, similar to the cube that washed up on Haida Gwaii, getting washed away.

The Kuroshio ocean current runs in an almost direct path from Japan's east coast over to North America, passing right by the islands of Haida Gwaii.

Do you live near Canada's west coast?  Have you visited recently or plan to go there soon?  We want to hear your stories and see your pictures of tsunami debris.

Login below to the CBC Your News Community and upload your photos, videos and stories of Tsunami debris now.  If you are not already a member you can register for a new account.  It's extremely easy to join and share your photos and videos with the CBC Community and CBC newsrooms all across Canada.

To submit:

To upload your photos and/or videos, simply register or log in at the new CBC Your News Community page. You can register in a few easy steps or using your Facebook account. You can register or log in using the form below.

Note: CBC Your News Community has replaced the previous member centre. Log-in information for the member centre will not work in CBC Your News Community.

If all else fails, you can still email your photos and videos to yournews@cbc.ca.