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Message In Bottle Found After 98 Years Near Shetland

Posted by samzenpus on from the message-in-a-bottle dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A drift bottle released in June 1914 by Captain CH Brown of the Glasgow School of Navigation has been found. Part of a project to help map currents, 1,890 scientific research bottles were released around Scotland. Only 315 of them were ever recovered. From the article: 'Mr Leaper, 43, who found the bottle east of Shetland, explained: "As we hauled in the nets I spotted the bottle neck sticking out and I quickly grabbed it before it fell back in the sea. It was very exciting to find the bottle and I couldn't wait to open it."'"

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  1. Sixpence None The Richer? by Cyrano+de+Maniac · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Yes, but was he awarded the promised six pence?

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    1. Re:Sixpence None The Richer? by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

      "The bottle has been donated to a Shetland museum"

      I think there might be a typo here.

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  2. Obvious joke here by dkleinsc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately, The Police could not be reached for comment.

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    1. Re:Obvious joke here by Trogre · · Score: 5, Funny

      Man, you would have to have been living in a box or walking on the moon not to get that one.

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