SCITUATE, Mass. —

The Scituate Police Department rescued a turtle-shaped ocean tracking device launched by Newton, Massachusetts middle school students after it washed ashore on Wednesday.

"Pablo the Turtle" is a GPS-equipped surface drifter that scientists use to gather real-time data.

The project was part of a climate and oceanography research project at the Wellan Montessori School.

"Pablo" records location data for about 6 months, which helps both scientists and students better understand ocean currents and climate change.

“We received an email from Amy Perrault, middle school STEM teacher at Wellan, informing us that ‘Pablo’ had come ashore on Wills Island,” said Scituate Police Chief Mark Thompson. “Since the island is only accessible by boat, we were thrilled to play a small ro

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