From BBC News: 

The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up

This is one of those funny stories in life where you can't make it up. I mean you have to love the coincidence where most all of the lost Lego was nautical related between the Divers of Town and the various Aquazone themes.

I'm gonna go diving for some misb Wild West legos!!!

makes me what to go there just to find a piece.

Funny

I'm gonna go diving for some misb Wild West legos!!!

More chances to get some SISB sets (soaked in sealed box)

Reminds me about worrying for my previous 2002 BMW 325xi's safety while from Germany to NJ. I was tracking the ship at sea using various web sites and learned of previous issues at sea involving cars sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic.

Can you imagine the frenzy on this website (and others) if the last ship@home orders of 10211 GE''s ended up at the bottom of the sea and Lego replaced with with refunds or store credit? Not like there would be a shortage anyway.

Don't forget to post the sink code

Not so funny when you consider the impact on the environment. It amazes me that shipping companies can't transport goods across the sea without losing nearly 700 containers a year in this day and age.

More chances to get some SISB sets (soaked in sealed box)

Lol imagine how funny it would be if there was one set that was somehow preserved for all of these years that would be so bizarre

 

From BBC News: 

The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up

 

 

I have just read the story and thought "I need that piece". The lady is holding up some brown rigging pieces that I am missing from my 6274 Caribbean Clipper.

Methinks I need a holiday in Cornwall.

 

Next time you see a large, grey jellyfish on the beach, turn it over and make sure it's not a 10179.

Not so funny when you consider the impact on the environment. It amazes me that shipping companies can't transport goods across the sea without losing nearly 700 containers a year in this day and age.

Yeah, it's amazing that in this day and age, we haven't yet figured out how to control the ocean or the weather.  Considering there are single ships that carry more than 700 containers (the Maersk Triple-E carries 18,000) and millions (or more?) containers crossing the ocean every year, this margin of error doesn't seem too offensive.  

 

Also, it's not like these containers were carrying petroleum byproducts, raw sewage, or nuclear waste- most folks skip the shipping containers and just pump that s**t straight into the ocean.

 

On a lighter note, in 1992 there was a ship crossing the Pacific that lost a container full of 28,000 bath toys (rubber duckies, etc).  Soon they started washing up everywhere;  a couple of scientists realized the potential, and through tracking the floatees, they developed the first worldwide ocean current map.  

It's amazing where the currents of the ocean take objects and those objects land in the craziest places.  Very cool!

http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/weird-news/legos-washing-english-beaches/ngj28/

http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/weird-news/legos-washing-english-beaches/ngj28/

 

I heard that story on NPR today and the lead-in was "The Holy Grail of Lego". I was hoping it'd be about the USC MF or something else.

Could very well be BS, though it would definitely be elaborate. Don`t know whether to believe it or not, though it`s definitely a fun read either way.  

Yeah, it's amazing that in this day and age, we haven't yet figured out how to control the ocean or the weather.  Considering there are single ships that carry more than 700 containers (the Maersk Triple-E carries 18,000) and millions (or more?) containers crossing the ocean every year, this margin of error doesn't seem too offensive.  

 

Also, it's not like these containers were carrying petroleum byproducts, raw sewage, or nuclear waste- most folks skip the shipping containers and just pump that s**t straight into the ocean.

 

On a lighter note, in 1992 there was a ship crossing the Pacific that lost a container full of 28,000 bath toys (rubber duckies, etc).  Soon they started washing up everywhere;  a couple of scientists realized the potential, and through tracking the floatees, they developed the first worldwide ocean current map.  

It's not just down to the weather, it's about cost. They could find a more secure way of shipping containers, but it would eat into their profit margins. It's naive to think otherwise.

Very cool story. Those late 90's were when I was a kid collecting Lego - in my opinion the best Lego years of all time. Excellent sets.

Very cool story. Those late 90's were when I was a kid collecting Lego - in my opinion the best Lego years of all time. Excellent sets.

No, no, no. The best time for sets was the 80s.

6080, 6980, 6285 etc...

Not sure if anyone posted this (did a quick search):

 

http://www.npr.org/2014/07/26/335407014/lost-at-sea-legos-reunite-on-beaches-and-facebook?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140726

 

Coworkers told me about this story. Its amazing what washes up. Motorcycles, trash, tons of stuff from fukushima. Im waiting for a whole shipping container of gold to come floating up to my San Clemente surf spot.

Lets go there and search for legos and seashells.

Not so funny when you consider the impact on the environment. It amazes me that shipping companies can't transport goods across the sea without losing nearly 700 containers a year in this day and age.

 

BP dumped millions of gallons of oil into the ocean.  The ocean is bigger and stronger than anyone can imagine.  IMO everything you hear about destroying the ocean is a way for someone to cash in.  If you can dump crude oil into the ocean and 6 months later be able to swim and eat the seafood out of it then I don't see how you can hurt it.

 

On another note I might be going to vacation here. Searching the beach for Lego is definitely up my alley.  Is there a Lego store close by full of exclusives so I can fund the trip...LOL