A strange story on BBCTV news a few minutes ago. It was reported that a
message in a bottle thrown into the sea in Morecambe Bay last July has
turned up in Australia. The report said it had travelled 9000 miles. I
haven't checked the distance but, if correct, that's an average speed of
about 2 knots. A bottle would, of course, travel by a meandering route
so the actual average speed would have to be higher.

I find this story very hard to swallow. I wonder if someone gave the
bottle a helping hand on the way :-)

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

Norman Lynagh wrote:
A strange story on BBCTV news a few minutes ago. It was reported that a
message in a bottle thrown into the sea in Morecambe Bay last July has
turned up in Australia. The report said it had travelled 9000 miles. I
haven't checked the distance but, if correct, that's an average speed of
about 2 knots. A bottle would, of course, travel by a meandering route
so the actual average speed would have to be higher.

I find this story very hard to swallow. I wonder if someone gave the
bottle a helping hand on the way :-)

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)

The media are dumber than dumb.

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http://www.southendweather.net

I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD CHECK THEIR ATLAS ,.AUS IS MORE THAN 9000MLS
ESPECIALLY BY MEANDERING,I SUGGEST STORY IS APOCRIPHAL.
"Norman Lynagh" wrote in
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A strange story on BBCTV news a few minutes ago. It was reported that a
message in a bottle thrown into the sea in Morecambe Bay last July has
turned up in Australia. The report said it had travelled 9000 miles. I
haven't checked the distance but, if correct, that's an average speed of
about 2 knots. A bottle would, of course, travel by a meandering route so
the actual average speed would have to be higher.

I find this story very hard to swallow. I wonder if someone gave the
bottle a helping hand on the way :-)

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:36:50 +0000, Norman Lynagh wrote:

A strange story on BBCTV news a few minutes ago. It was reported
that a message in a bottle thrown into the sea in Morecambe Bay last
July has turned up in Australia. The report said it had travelled
9000 miles.

I heard it on R4 this morning. Wasn't found on an Ozzy beach but in
and ozzy boat yard. How it got there is anyone guess.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/4627330.stm

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail

- And on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:49:01 GMT, it was spake thus said in message "miss pooh" :

I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD CHECK THEIR ATLAS ,.AUS IS MORE THAN 9000MLS
ESPECIALLY BY MEANDERING,I SUGGEST STORY IS APOCRIPHAL.

Even in straight lines out from the bay to off Holyhead then a straight to just off
Dakar then straight down to Cape Town and Straight to Perth, Google Earth tells me
it's close on 12,500 miles...

Not in 3 months !
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Nick wrote:
- And on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:49:01 GMT, it was spake thus said in message "miss pooh" :


I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD CHECK THEIR ATLAS ,.AUS IS MORE THAN 9000MLS
ESPECIALLY BY MEANDERING,I SUGGEST STORY IS APOCRIPHAL.


Even in straight lines out from the bay to off Holyhead then a straight to just off
Dakar then straight down to Cape Town and Straight to Perth, Google Earth tells me
it's close on 12,500 miles...

Not in 3 months !


It might have got caught in a very strong current ! ;-)

Joe
Wolverhampton

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:36:50 +0000, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

A strange story on BBCTV news a few minutes ago. It was reported that a
message in a bottle thrown into the sea in Morecambe Bay last July has
turned up in Australia. The report said it had travelled 9000 miles. I
haven't checked the distance but, if correct, that's an average speed of
about 2 knots. A bottle would, of course, travel by a meandering route
so the actual average speed would have to be higher.

I find this story very hard to swallow. I wonder if someone gave the
bottle a helping hand on the way :-)

Yes indeed. Well, the BBC eventually worked it out, too... but why on
earth it took them 24 hours to get there is beyond me!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/4632770.stm

"Message in a bottle 'got a lift'

Alesha Johnson got a reply to her message from Australia
A four-year-old girl's message in a bottle would have "needed help" to
get from Lancashire to Western Australia in six months, an expert has
said."

--
Dave