Things That Wash Up On A Beach

not.a.sock.puppet — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 09:32:14 GMT

It would seem to be a child's dream.

For the last 17 years, Lego pieces have been washing up on the shores of Cornwall, England, to the delight of mystified beachgoers.

Except, it's not exactly a mystery. On Feb. 13, 1997, a shipping container filled with nearly 5 million Lego pieces was thrown into the sea when the ship carrying them, the New York-bound Tokio Express, was struck by a huge wave. In all, 62 containers were lost overboard some 20 miles offshore, the BBC reports.

According to Tracey Williams, a British writer who launched a Facebook page — Lego Lost at Sea — to document the Lego discoveries, most of the 4.8 million pieces were nautical-themed: scuba gear, seagrass and spear guns among the plastic dragons and daisies.

"These days the holy grail is an octopus or a dragon," Williams told the BBC. "I only know of three octopuses being found — and one was by me — in a cave in Challaborough, Devon. It's quite competitive. If you heard that your neighbor had found a green dragon, you'd want to go out and find one yourself."

Williams, who founded a local beach-cleaning group, says shipwrecked Lego bits wash up daily. And her Facebook page is littered with Lego findings. On Monday in Perranporth, a Lego scuba tank washed ashore. According to the cargo manifest, there were 97,500 of them in the container that fell off the Tokio Express.

http://news.yahoo.com/legos-wash-ashore-cornwall-beach-161828729.html

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serendipityricho — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 09:38:57 GMT

Oh-just lego--thought it may have beem --a missing wallet ..>>>>>>>>>>gone..Richo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

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not.a.sock.puppet — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:13:43 GMT

G'day Richo mate.

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serendipityricho — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:17:12 GMT

Hi Sock--love your work...........................Richo.

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annies_fancy_dress — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 22:25:12 GMT

HOw cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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