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Category Archives: Friendship

Scottish Author of 46 Year Old Message in a Bottle Has Been Found!

22 Wednesday Feb 2017

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Well it was a long hard search, but we did it! We found “Donkeyman” James Robertson who sent a message in a bottle 46 years ago!

The story about James Robertson’s message broke in early January when Bernd Igwerks found the half-century old bottled note washed ashore on the small German island of Norderney.

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Bernd Igwerks, with the 46 Year Old Message in a Bottle He Found. Photo courtesy: Nomo Online / nomo-norderney.de

I knew right away that there had to be special story behind this bottle–and a special person. Turns out Continue reading →

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Message in a Bottle: Wedding Vows Cast Adrift

12 Sunday Feb 2017

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In 2012, according to The Olympian, Mattie and Jake Harrison sealed their wedding vows to each other in a bottle and set them adrift to mark the start of their journey through life together.

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Mattie and Jake Harrison with the letters they wrote to each other for their wedding, before sending them out to sea. Photo Courtesy: Mattie and Jake Harrison / The Olympian

Mattie told The Olympian, “The water means a lot to my husband and I…It’s a big part of our story.”

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Message in a Bottle: Stuart From England Has Been Found!

09 Thursday Feb 2017

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It seems Asbury Park Press was able to track down the sender of the message in a bottle discovered recently on Long Beach Island. The finder was Vince Stango, who “runs a software and IT consulting firm” according to APP; the sender was Stuart Brown, retired engineer, of Yorkshire, UK. The men have exchanged text messages since the find.

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Stuart Brown’s Message in a Bottle. Photo Courtesy: Asbury Park Press / Vince Stango

Asbury Park Press was able to make out the phone numbers Continue reading →

Message in a Bottle: Calling Stuart from England!

07 Tuesday Feb 2017

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As fond as I am of finding and responding to messages in bottles, I am not the best at listening to or responding to voice messages on my phone. I know, I know. That’s bad of me…

But it seems I am not alone in this bad habit!

In late January, 2017, Vince Stango (cool name, hey?) was walking along the beach in Long Beach Island, New Jersey, when he spotted a bottle with paper inside.

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Stuart’s Message in a Bottle, found by Vince Stango. Photo Courtesy: Peter Ackerman / Asbury Park Press

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Help Solve This Lithuanian Message in a Bottle! Seeking Žygis, Aivaras, and Modesta or Modestas!

27 Friday Jan 2017

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One day in 2013, a young woman named Jess and her dog were walking along the beach on the UK’s east coast.

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46 Year Old Message in a Bottle From Scottish “Donkeyman” Found on Small German Island

21 Saturday Jan 2017

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My friends, we have a mystery to solve!

On January 12th, 2017, Nomo Online published a brief article–just a wee little paragraph–about a man named Bernd Igwerks who had just found a message in a bottle sent in 1970.

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Bernd Igwerks, with the 46 Year Old Message in a Bottle He Found. Photo courtesy: Nomo Online / nomo-norderney.de

Whoa. That caught my eye! As best I could tell, they Continue reading →

One Bright Side of 2016? Messages in Bottles, and the Friendships They Created.

31 Saturday Dec 2016

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Rebecca Whittaker discovered a note in a bottle while walking along Widemouth Bay on November 16th, 2016. After posting a photo of the message online, she connected with the 12 year old sender, Ciara, from Ireland.

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Ciara’s Message in a Bottle

Ciara then sent Rebecca a card wishing her Continue reading →

The Magic of Messages in Bottles

04 Sunday Dec 2016

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It’s crazy–it doesn’t matter how many messages in bottles I find, each one feels like magic.

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Message in a Bottle Found: Seeking Ray from Philadelphia!

02 Thursday Jun 2016

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Howdy folks! Today’s post is a plea for your help: I found a message in a bottle from someone named Ray who lives in Philadelphia, but I need help finding Ray!

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A Tale of Two Clints – Meeting in Marseille

24 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Marseille Shoreline

Marseille’s shoreline glitters under the Mediterranean sun. Legend has it the first messages in bottles were sent in these very waters a couple thousand years ago by a Greek fellow named Theophrastus who hung out with both Plato and Aristotle.
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