Student-built boats sailing from Oregon to Japan accidentally turn up in Bay Area

Two student-built, unmanned boats launched from Oregon toward Japan made unplanned stops in the Bay Area after unexpectedly changing course.

The two 5-foot-long boats were part of a project by the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon, that allows middle school students in the Pacific Northwest and Japan to design, build and sail GPS-tracked boats from one country to another.