Thursday, August 30, 2012

Message in a bottle found after 97 years sets new world record

A message in a bottle lost at sea for nearly a century has claimed a new world record, Guinness officials have confirmed.

The 97-year-old letter, discovered just off the Shetland isles, claims the title for the longest time a bottle has been adrift at sea by five years.

It was discovered by Scottish skipper Andrew Leaper as he hauled in his fishing nets, who described the astonishing find as like 'winning the lottery.'


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