On Friday, 7 February 2014 10:04:47 UTC, Norman wrote:
Graham P Davis wrote:



Somewhat OT although the oceans do influence the weather, as we've seen
this winter.
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/bumpus

Many moons ago when I was on the Ocean Weather Ships I threw a "message in a
bottle" overboard from Station "Alpha" (62N 33W) in the Denmark Strait. A long
time later (can't remember how long) I got a letter from a fisherman who had
found it on the beach at a place with the wonderful name of Leading Tickles on
the north coast of Newfoundland. The bottle had travelled about 2000 km SW from
where I had thrown it overboard.

In my time on the Weather Ships I probably despatched 50-100 "messages in a
bottle". This was the only response I ever received.

Most of the rest not damaged by other ships etc will be circulating in the Atlantic garbage patch or consigned where the sargasso ends up.