During the Olympic coverage last night I watched a half hour segment on Kamome (which means seagull in Japanese.)  It was a fascinating story, and the documentary is available on Peacock (for free for a short time.)  If you can access it, I HIGHLY recommend it!

In April of 2013, a mysterious boat washed ashore in Crescent City. Having drifted upside down, the inside of the boat was engulfed in barnacles. Experts were called to examine the dingy and determined it was tsunami debris. They also discovered some Japanese characters after removing some of the barnacles. The characters read Takata High School. A quick search showed the high school was located in Rikuzentakata, a town that was all but leveled by a tsunami two years prior.

Kamome - before and after