Powerful Ocean Current News Today

Right now. you can see down below that brighter line, that brighter area. what is that? >> yeah. so that is the largest and most powerful ocean current system in the world. if you havent heard of it, its just because nobody goes down to this part of the ocean usually. >> so it is a strong current which means that any debris that could be in that area, what would happen to it? >> its going to get swept into that current and carried very rapidly to the east. on top of that, its going to get spread...

Grueling record breaking 103 miles at a pace of 50 strokes a minute, a 60-hour journey. challenges include muscle fatigue, powerful ocean current, sharks -- without the protection of a shark cage -- and perhaps most dangerous of all, the relentless threat of jellyfish and the excruciating stings. her operations chief explained. >> diana, every hour and a half, every 45 minutes. a quick hydration. these are not long stops. >> reporter: a mission she tried unsuccessfully to accomplish over three d...