The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up

Re:The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up by colinramsay on Monday July 21, 2014 @05:56AM (#8063100)

This happened with MSC Napoli in 2007 - there were stories of people scavenging motorbikes from containers!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Napoli

And earlier this year too - cigarettes this time:

http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/fpfalmouth/11031368.Cor...

I'm lucky enough to live in Cornwall and I'd never heard of the lego thing, very interesting!

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up by BgSpnnrs on Monday July 21, 2014 @06:08AM (#8063117)

I remember the Napoli too, went and had a look out of curiosity. Also not heard of this Lego incident! Of course shipwrecks, and even wreckers have an illustrious history down here.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up by timthorn on Monday July 21, 2014 @08:32AM (#8063392)

I've visited Branscombe every year of my life - we've a family connection. It used to be a fairly quiet but known seaside location, but ever since Napoli it has been much busier. I assume it's all those people who went and had a look and decided it was a pretty place to visit...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The Cornish beaches where Lego keeps washing up by onehp on Monday July 21, 2014 @06:40AM (#8063166)

One of the bands from the area wrote a song about the incident. It's not bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkUNkVEt9Y4

[ Parent | on HN ]