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Category Archives: Science

Donald Trump / Adele Message in a Bottle Found: “These facts may surprise you…”

22 Saturday Jul 2017

Posted by in Friendship, message in a bottle, Pollution, Science

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Message in a Bottle Found Mentioning Adele and Donald Trump

A lot of famous people’s names end up in messages in bottles, and to that list we can now add Adele and Donald Trump.

Don Lehman, crime and county government writer for The Post Star in New York state, was fishing in the Hoosic River last week when he found a message in a bottle!

The message, from Evan Hutchinson of Cambridge, New York, is dated 2015, and strikes me as a truly intriguing find.

Evan’s message reads: Continue reading →

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Message in a Bottle Archives of the Sea: 42 Days on Beer and Cake

18 Saturday Feb 2017

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On January 30th, 1895, a German steamship called Elbe was in the North Sea, making her way from Bremerhaven to New York carrying 354 passengers.

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SS Elbe

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Bizarre Beach Finds of 2016

11 Sunday Dec 2016

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NASA estimates there are about 372,000 miles of coastline in the world. That provides a LOT of space for bizarre things to wash up. 2016 did not disappoint when it came to bizarre stuff washing ashore. Here’s a list of some of the strangest beach finds of 2016. Continue reading →

Sleuthing a Message in a Bottle With the Salt Lake Tribune

07 Monday Jul 2014

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The work I do with messages in bottles (MIBs) is often solitary work. Occasionally, the stars align and I have help with the work. This May, I had special visit from the Salt Lake Tribune who helped me track down the sender of a particularly elusive bottle. This one:

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Help Me Find Keith McComas and Kristy Suttle!

15 Wednesday Jan 2014

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In 2009 my dad found a message in a bottle. Look at this thing! For My Waiter Bottle

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John E. Freeland Leaves His Card Part Two: Phone Calls, Almost-Friends, and Crazy Dances

03 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by in Adventure, archives of the sea, Friendship, How to make a message in a bottle, message in a bottle, ocean currents, Romance, Science

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No one answered my phone call. I was jittery before I tried the number—I always get a little shaky when I’m on the verge of finding a sender.

Maybe it’s the coffee. I am, admittedly, an addict.

I Love Coffee!

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