page_title: Curtis Ebbesmeyer
hierarchical_section_title: Curtis Ebbesmeyer
caption_attribution_description: Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer with flotsam he uses to monitor ocean currents.
context_page_description: Curtis Charles Ebbesmeyer is an American oceanographer who, in retirement, has studied the movement of flotsam. He came to public attention through his interest in The First Years' Friendly Floatees rubber ducks, a consignment of bath toys washed into the Pacific Ocean in 1992.
context_section_description: Curtis Charles Ebbesmeyer (born April 24, 1943) is an American oceanographer who, in retirement, has studied the movement of flotsam.  He came to public attention through his interest in The First Years' Friendly Floatees rubber ducks, a consignment of bath toys washed into the Pacific Ocean in 1992.
caption: Ebbesmeyer with flotsam he uses to monitor ocean currents
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