Some odd artifacts have been washing up on a beach in Great Britain lately. Among these artifacts are cutlasses, life preservers, ship rigging, and scuba equipment. Now, these items don't seem like they would be out of place in an ocean. However, these aren't ordinary nautical relics; rather, they are Lego pieces!
It turns out that in 1997, a container ship, the
Tokio Express, was hit by an incredibly large wave. In the incident, 62 containers were lost overboard. One of these containers was filled with over 4.7 million pieces of Lego, which is what is now washing up on British shores.
In a bizarre quirk of fate, many of the Lego pieces that spilled into the ocean have a nautical theme.
What is particularly amazing is how well-preserved these plastic pieces are. They are often described as looking like they just came out of the box. This just goes to show you how much of a problem plastic pollution in our oceans is and will be for years to come. Plastic in the ocean can last forever.
Source:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28367198
Photos by Tracey Williams
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