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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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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 Archives of the Sea: 42 Days on Beer and Cake

18 Saturday Feb 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, hoax, Mystery Message, News, ocean currents, Science, Uncategorized

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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

In the predawn hours of January 31st, she was accidentally rammed by Continue reading →

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Cake in a Bottle, Part Two: Finding Ed and Carol Meyers

08 Friday Jul 2011

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Love, message in a bottle, Romance, Travel

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Valentine’s Day Message in a Bottle Leads to Year Long Quest for Authors

Here’s the beautiful, romantic message in a bottle I found in 2007. This greeting of peace and love was sent by Ed and Carol Meyers on their first wedding anniversary, which was Valentine’s Day, 1999. You may recall that the brown smudges on the message are the remains of their wedding cake – they had saved a piece of it for their first anniversary, and included some in their Valentine’s Day message in a bottle!

Ed and Carol's Valentine's Day Message in a Bottle

Ed and Carol’s Message in a Bottle, sent on Valentine’s Day, 1999. I found it in 2007.

I googled the names I found on the message, Ed and Carol Meyers, and found nothing.  I searched the Fredericksburg white pages; nothing. I even emailed the resort whose stationary they used for the message, but never heard back. Continue reading →

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Video of NBC LEX 18 Interview

03 Sunday Jul 2011

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Interview, Uncategorized

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Trumpets! Fanfare! Here is the story LEX 18 ran on me July 1st. Devon Patton is the reporter.

Naturally, this video is the work of LEX 18 News.

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