cathyoo Posted September 10, 2009 #1 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I remember all the hoopla about a bottle off the back of a ship so I got a chuckle out of this article. Sept. 9) - A Baltimore teen wrote a message, put it in a bottle and threw it into the ocean. Five years later, his missive turned up on the other side of the Atlantic. Daniel Knopp was 14-year-old high school student when he wrote the short note on June 21, 2004. He had been vacationing at the time with his parents aboard a cruise ship departing Freeport in the Bahamas, according to The Baltimore Sun. "I never thought of it again," Knopp told the Sun. "I completely forgot about that day. I thought it would be unreal if it were ever to be found, but I figured it would be destroyed by the ocean environment." Little did he know that the old wine bottle would survive the rough waves of the Atlantic and wash ashore 4,000 miles away in Cornwall, southwestern England, five years later. follow this link for the entire article http://www.gnn.com/article/lost-message-finds-receiver-5-year-later/663570?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl3|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnn.com%2Farticle%2Flost-message-finds-receiver-5-year-later%2F663570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemurCat Posted September 10, 2009 #2 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Great, now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the week ... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle1836 Posted September 10, 2009 #3 Share Posted September 10, 2009 thanks for sharing. it was a nice story. read the comments below the article for a chuckle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapit Posted September 10, 2009 #4 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I want to do this when we go on our cruise. How do you know when to drop the bottle?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted September 10, 2009 #5 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I want to do this when we go on our cruise. How do you know when to drop the bottle?:confused: Well out of sight of land would be best. "THROW THE BOTTLE" It is an old tradition of the sea.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted September 10, 2009 #6 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishIwasOutThereNOW Posted September 10, 2009 #7 Share Posted September 10, 2009 throw one in the pacific ocean and it ends up here... http://science.howstuffworks.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWgal65 Posted September 10, 2009 #8 Share Posted September 10, 2009 What a nice story. Thanks for sharing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieBon Posted September 10, 2009 #9 Share Posted September 10, 2009 throw one in the pacific ocean and it ends up here... http://science.howstuffworks.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch.htm It sounds like fun and a good idea but as you can see, it really does add up to an ugly problem. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAVI360 Posted September 10, 2009 #10 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I remember all the hoopla about a bottle off the back of a ship so I got a chuckle out of this article. Sept. 9) - A Baltimore teen wrote a message, put it in a bottle and threw it into the ocean. Five years later, his missive turned up on the other side of the Atlantic. Daniel Knopp was 14-year-old high school student when he wrote the short note on June 21, 2004. He had been vacationing at the time with his parents aboard a cruise ship departing Freeport in the Bahamas, according to The Baltimore Sun. "I never thought of it again," Knopp told the Sun. "I completely forgot about that day. I thought it would be unreal if it were ever to be found, but I figured it would be destroyed by the ocean environment." Little did he know that the old wine bottle would survive the rough waves of the Atlantic and wash ashore 4,000 miles away in Cornwall, southwestern England, five years later. follow this link for the entire article http://www.gnn.com/article/lost-message-finds-receiver-5-year-later/663570?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl3|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnn.com%2Farticle%2Flost-message-finds-receiver-5-year-later%2F663570 AWWWWWWWW..... LOL you beat me to it......i read it last night i think it a great story too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricko19 Posted September 10, 2009 #11 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm torn on this subject - while I think the idea of someone finding a message in a bottle is cool, the Great Pacific Garbage patch is a huge problem. If you google "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" Video you'll find a segment from Good Morning America that is eye opening to say the least. Actually, here's the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLrVCI4N67M And i'm not a "treehugger" per se', but I love enjoying the ocean and nature and it's troubling to watch something like that. I don't want to be apart of causing that. I'm not trying to Flame anyone, like I said, I think finding or having someone find a message in a bottle would be cool, but....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trplnckl Posted September 10, 2009 #12 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Who would have ever thought of doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatt Posted September 10, 2009 #13 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Wow....I have always wanted to do that but never got around to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted September 10, 2009 #14 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Who would have ever thought of doing this? If you mean putting a note in a bottle and tossing it over board. The OP for one and several thousand other people a year all over the world between the ages of 10 and 99. To include the Navy and NOOA (for checking current drifts). ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubagirrl Posted September 10, 2009 #15 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Throwing anything.. even a "message in a bottle", over board is considered a no-no on most cruiselines. You could find yourself in a bit of trouble and in some instances fined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyoo Posted September 10, 2009 Author #16 Share Posted September 10, 2009 We need a biodegradable bottle.. Maybe you pay on the amount of years it takes for the bottle to dissolve. Like a couple of dollars a year and the money could go to an environmental agency. Want you bottle to last 20 years. Pay $40. To last 10 years pay $20. I am against all litter but it must be really neat when someone answers that "message in a bottle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safetyal Posted September 10, 2009 #17 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Great, now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the week ... ;) I read this post this morning. And the song has been going through my head all day. And since I only remember the chorus, it is been the same four words over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyoo Posted September 10, 2009 Author #18 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Who would have ever thought of doing this? If you mean putting a note in a bottle and tossing it over board. The OP for one and several thousand other people a year all over the world between the ages of 10 and 99. To include the Navy and NOOA (for checking current drifts). ;) I think it was joke.. see Trpinckl's job in the whale tale club..;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinrican Posted September 11, 2009 #19 Share Posted September 11, 2009 It was a really neat article, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJacketsFan1 Posted September 11, 2009 #20 Share Posted September 11, 2009 We had thought about the what if, but also what if everyone did this. Can you imagine the number of bottles there would be in the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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