World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle Ever Found Finally Washes up After 108 Years
By The Independent
Published on August 21, 2015
The world’s oldest message in a bottle to ever be found is believed to have been recovered – after 108 years at sea.
Marianne Winkler, a retired postal worker, was on holiday when she spotted the unusual bottle floating by the German island of Amrum.
She told local paper the Amrum News the clear glass bottle had a note inside bearing only the words: “Break the bottle.”
“My husband, Horst, carefully tried to get the message out of the bottle, but there was no chance, so we had to do as it said,” she said.
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