A North Sea fisherman has set a world record by scooping up a bottle that has carried a message in the ocean for almost 98 years.
The bottle was found east of the Shetland Island off Scotland’s coast. It was among 1,890 released all at one time in a government experiment to map the undercurrents of the seas around Scotland. Only 315 have been found.
Fisherman Andrew Leaper, skipper of the Copious, found the bottle — which was set adrift in 1914 — in his nets in April.
Guinness World Records confirmed that it is the oldest message in a bottle ever recovered, beating a previous record by five years.
Inside each bottle, a postcard asks the finder to record details of the discovery and promises a reward of a sixpence.
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Amazing how did he fish that
wow thats old
that is cool but weird
cool news
wow. Hmm, six pence?
I would ask for more…
That’s pretty cool but at the same time weird.
wow that’s so cool i want to chuck a bottle in the sea and see who finds it
that’s so old
Well I have to say that is very long time. I have a time capsule. Very Well Epic really From this year opening it again in let’s see. 10 years Very Good
wow i wish that was me.
This is incredible!
STUFF STUFF STUFF STUFF!!!
I have one that is 80 years…