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Message in a Bottle Science Project from Charleston Student(s) Found!

27 Saturday Apr 2019

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in message in a bottle, ocean currents, Science

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Charleston, Gulf Stream Bottle Project, message in a bottle, science, South Carolina

I Found a Charleston Student’s Message in a Bottle from a Science Project

Messages in bottles have been used by scientists since the mid 19th century to study ocean currents. Indeed, the oldest messages in bottles ever found have been from science experiments. It’s no wonder that they are still used to study ocean currents. I had never found a message in a bottle from a science project in a bottle until I stumbled upon this one. It appears to be a student’s message in a bottle from a larger project.

Message in a Bottle Science Project - on the beach

Message in a bottle #79 contained two halves of a scroll and a piece of string.

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1988 Message in a Bottle Sparks Georgia / South Carolina Friendship

04 Saturday Nov 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in message in a bottle, ocean currents

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1988, Friendship, message in a bottle, Miranda Moss Chavez, Sapelo Island

1988 Message in a Bottle Found

They went looking for trash. What they found was pure treasure: A 1988 message in a bottle.

1988 Message in a Bottle - Linda and David Cleaning the Beach

David Humphries cleaning Nanny Goat Beach. Photo: Linda Humprhies.

Linda and David Humphries were cleaning up Nanny Goat Beach–which obviously has the best beach name ever–in the wake of Hurricane Irma on October 14th, 2017, when David stumbled upon a piece of paper in a bottle. Continue reading →

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The Sea Captain’s Letter in a Bottle

23 Saturday Sep 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Friendship, message in a bottle, ocean currents

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Family, message in a bottle, Newfoundland, Northern Ireland, reunion

Family from Northern Ireland Found a Letter in a Bottle on Holiday

A lot of days, I feel like the luckiest person in the world. Thanks to my strange hobby, people send me stories about their own message in a bottle experiences. These stories are almost always delightful and heartening. Often, a simple letter in a bottle has the power to change lives.

Not long ago, Norah Brown-Davis wrote from Northern Ireland to share her family’s fascinating and heartwarming story. It’s such a Continue reading →

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Message in a Shell Discovered on Florida Beach: Seeking Shane and Jolene!

05 Saturday Aug 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Friendship, Love, Mystery Message, News, ocean currents, weird news

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Cocoa Beach, February 26th 2009, Florida, Inspiration, message in a bottle, message in a shell, News, Shane and Jolene, wedding

Message in a Shell Washes Ashore

Today: a tiny post about a tiny–but very intriguing–message. A message in a shell.

At the end of July this year, Amy Mayes was walking Cocoa Beach with her husband and kids when they stumbled upon a shell that appeared to have writing on its inner surface, according to WKMG News 6 in Orlando.

Message in a shell

Photo: Amy Mayes

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Message in a Bottle Archives: British War Ships to Hunt Castaways Down Under?

18 Saturday Mar 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in hoax, message in a bottle, ocean currents

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Australia, hoax, Joke, message in a bottle, New Guinea

A Story of Castaways from the Message in a Bottle Archives

In its early days, Australia had two main newspapers. One was The Argus. On Friday, July 9th, 1909, The Argus told of a castaway message in a bottle found in Singapore. It was signed by two men, Palmerston and Flenn, who asked the finder to send help, as they were “lost in one of the New Guinea islands”.

Castaway Message in a Bottle - Palmerston and Flenn News Article

The brief message simply read: Continue reading →

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Fearless Explorers: Cremated Sailors of the Seven Seas

11 Saturday Mar 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, Love, message in a bottle, ocean currents, Romance

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Biker Bob, Brian Lynn, Canoe to Ketchikan, cremated, Family, Gary Robert Dupuis, Gordon Skinny Smith, human ashes in a bottle, John Lea, Mel Stanley, message in a bottle

Ashes in a Bottle Become Popular “Final Journey” For Deceased Loved Ones

Life is such an amazing adventure that most folks don’t want it to end. And when it inevitably does, some send their loved ones on a final journey–but putting cremated ashes in a bottle and sending it to sea. In recent years, a number of beachcombers have stumbled upon human ashes in bottles. In every case, the person whose ashes are in the bottle was deeply loved by their family, and the family chose this gesture as a way of honoring the person’s love of travel or desire to see the world.

Personally, my favorite version of this memorial is the kind that implores the finder to share a drink with the “person” whose ashes are in the bottle.

If you find human remains in a bottle tomorrow, I guarantee a stiff drink is going to make you feel less nervous. Continue reading →

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