Message in a bottle thrown into sea in Blackpool in 1961 washes up on a beach in Hove with note thanking the Americans for their help during WWII
- Indiana tarrent and Luca Gamberina found the message in a bottle in Hove
- The message was launched from Blackpool Pleasure Beach in August 1961
- Bobby Doseuegs signed the message and expected it to get washed up in the US
- However, Mr Doseugs’ bottle spent 60 years travelling to Hove in West Sussex
A message in a bottle launched from Blackpool washed up on a Sussex beach 60 years later.
Two friends who found it are trying to trace the Roy Orbison fan who hoped their bottle would reach America.
Indiana Tarrant, 21 and Luca Gamberini, 21, were skimming stones on Hove beach on Tuesday, February 2 when they made the unusual find.
Indiana Tarrant, 21 and Luca Gamberini, 21, were skimming stones on Hove beach on Tuesday, February 2 when they made the unusual find
The friends, pictured, initially thought the bottle was empty, but they soon found it was sealed and had a message inside.
The letter, was sealed inside a bottle and was launched from Blackpool Pleasure Beach on August 7, 1961
At first they thought the bottle was empty, but when they opened it they discovered a letter dated August, 7, 1961.
They are now trying to track down the person who wrote the letter and threw it into the sea in the hope that it would reach the United States.
The note says: ‘Dear you Yanks,
‘How’s life across the Pond? Threw this from the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, UK.
‘Suppose I should say cheers for the help in the war. Roy Orbison is starting to kick off here and everything’s seeming to get pretty groovy.
‘I wonder what it’s looking like on your side. Never been to America but I’d love to put on a Stetson and ride on horseback.
‘Hope this message finds somebody well.
‘Bobby Doseuegs and Mates.’
The ink on the letter is quite faded after 60 years in the sea, but the message is still legible – although it never reached the United States
Mr Tarrant and Mr Camberini, who live in Hove, said at a first glance the bottle looked empty.
But on closer inspection, Indiana realised it had sealed cap and a note had been placed inside.
He said: ‘I showed it to Luca and we decided to take it home.
‘It had wax around the cap so we cut that off with a bread knife and we managed to get it open.
‘It took us a while to get the letter out but eventually we got it out with a pair of tweezers.’
Mr Tarrant said that he turned to the internet in the hope of finding some information about the letter’s sender, but it returned no searches.
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