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German Man Finds Grandfather’s Message in a Bottle

04 Tuesday Dec 2018

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Flaschenpost, Germany, message in a bottle

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German Man Finds his Grandfather’s Message in a Bottle

Peter Brandt, a roofer in Goslar, Germany, was conducting maintenance on the town’s cathedral when he made an incredible discovery: An 88 year old message in a bottle. But this was not just any message from a distant stranger. This was Peter Brandt’s own grandfather’s message in a bottle. Willi Brandt signed the message on March 26th, 1930, and it remained hidden in the cathedral’s roof for 88 years, according to The Local Germany.

Goslar Cathedral 88 year old message in a bottle

Goslar Cathedral, where Willi Brandt’s message in a bottle lay hidden for 88 years. Photo: By Tilman2007 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62673101

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Message in a Bottle Day 2017

15 Monday Jan 2018

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

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2017, ARC Gloria, Colombia, Dania Pier, Fort Lauderdale, Germany, Hamburg, mensaje en una botella, message in a bottle, Message in a Bottle Day, MS Fedor Dostojewskij, Peter Beenk, Tico Polo

Message in a Bottle Day 2017

Like any family, my family has some strange holiday traditions. But the strangest has got to be Message in a Bottle Day.

Buffington messages in bottles waiting to be opened

Buffington family messages in bottles, waiting to be opened.

We all have jobs and responsibilities, so when we find messages in bottles, we can’t always open them right away. They are, after all, irreplaceable and fragile, and usually require a lot of time and care during the opening and preserving process. We’d rather wait and be safe than get in a hurry and ruin our chances. Continue reading →

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German Message in a Bottle From Women on Costa Atlantica Found

10 Sunday Dec 2017

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

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Costa Atlantica, Flaschenpost, Francesco Schettino, Germany, Hamburg, message in a bottle

German Message in a Bottle Found

I found this message in a bottle in 2015 and have been dying to open it ever since. Of course, I had no idea it was a German message in a bottle at the time. The message was a little scroll caked in something that looked pretty gloopy and dubious…

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Message in a Bottle / Flaschenpost Found! Seeking Jens & Silke, Jirko, Ines & Rudiger, and R. & Lo. Lenz

10 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Flaschenpost, Germany, message in a bottle, Mystery Message

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Flaschenpost Found!

Y’all have helped me solve some incredible mysteries. Like the 46 year old note from “Donkeyman” Jimmy Robertson, and the 7 year old message in a bottle from Sabine of Dusseldorf, Germany. Couldn’t have solved those without your help! Well, I need your help again. We’re gonna solve a “cold case” this time–a message in a bottle found by Stefanie Padilla on Hermosa Beach, CA,  in 2013. In fact, she found EIGHT messages inside one bottle, all from German-speaking folks. In German, a message in a bottle is called a “Flaschenpost,” which just means “bottle mail”. Isn’t that great?

Stefanie Strobel with Message in a Bottle - Flaschenpost on Beach

Believe it or not, Stefanie discovered the Flaschenpost as it floated to shore! Can you believe it? Here’s the bottle, on it’s way in: Continue reading →

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

22 Wednesday Feb 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Friendship, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, News

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Bernd Igwerks, donkeyman, Edinburgh, found, Germany, Inspiration, James Dunbar Edinburgh, James Robertson, Jimmy Robertson, message in a bottle, News, Norderney, Scotland

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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Reunion in Dresden

16 Wednesday Sep 2015

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, Friendship, message in a bottle, Romance, Travel

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Blaues Wunder, Clint Buffington, Deutsches Hygiene Museum, Dresden, Festung Koenigstein, Festung Konigstein, Frauenkirche, Germany, message in a bottle, Ryan Overton, Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, Schloss Moritzburg, Semperoper

Dresden… Dresden… Dresden…

Dresden Dresden Dresden Heart

I thought of the city daily for months before my trip to Europe. I was enchanted by the place, and had been since I was a kid.
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