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Boy finds rare Lego octopus on the Cornish coast
by Anne Fischer
Fisherman finds first lost Lego shark off the coast of Cornwall
14.8.2024
Translation: machine translated
A rare catch has been netted by a fisherman in the English county of Cornwall. A Lego shark that sank in 1997 with around five million other Lego pieces.
Sharks rarely end up in fishing nets - and Lego sharks are even rarer. British fisherman Richard West was therefore amazed when he discovered a small plastic shark in his catch at the beginning of August.
27 years ago, a cargo ship container with almost five million Lego parts sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of England. Among them were 58,000 Lego sharks, the first of which West has now discovered.
Lego Lost At Sea: Now only 51,799 sharks need to be found
The lucky fisherman contacted Williams and reported his find. According to "Lego Lost At Sea", 22,200 dark grey and 29,600 light grey Lego sharks were lost in the accident on 13 February 1997. A huge wave washed 62 shipping containers from the "Tokyo Express" into the sea off the western coast of England.
The rare finds are to be reported to the team so that they can document them and record them on a map. Just a few months ago, a 13-year-old boy in Cornwall found one of the lost Lego animals, an octopus:
The passionate "beachcomber" told the media afterwards that he really wanted to find a kite next. According to "Lego Lost At Sea", he succeeded in doing so just a few days ago.
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