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2 years

From magic wands to witches' hats and black bats, our new book about the great Lego spill of 1997 will reveal what else plummeted into the ocean on that fateful day. #oceanplastic

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Lego Lost At Sea

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1 month

Another octopus from the great Lego spill of 1997 has just turned up! It was found today by 13-year-old Liutauras on the shores of the ancient Cornish market town of Marazion and is one of 4,200 Lego octopuses lost to the sea 27 years ago. Many thanks to Vytautas Cemolonskas for…

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Fragments of people’s lives, washed up on the beach.

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1 year

The weird world of beachcombing. Some of the many hundreds of plastic objects picked up from Cornish beaches in recent weeks.

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1 year

Another figure plucked from the surf tonight. Does anyone recognise this one? About 10cm high. #oceanplastic

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1 year

This is quite remarkable. After winter storms in January last year, we found the remains of an old teddy bear washed up. When we shared a picture online, Anglican priest @CassWoollibold asked if she could restore him. A thread.

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1 year

On the left, late Roman drinking cup, glass, 4th century. Copyright British Museum. On the right, McDonald's Ice Age drinking cup, plastic, 2009, found on a beach in Cornwall.

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1 year

This little Lego life raft has just made landfall after nearly 26 years at the bottom of the sea. It was one of 28,700 that plummeted into the ocean from the Tokio Express back in February 1997. In fact, we discovered two washed up this week. A safe harbour at last. #oceanplastic

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6 months

More fragments of people's lives, washed up on the beach.

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1 year

Then yesterday, she posted this. Isn't that incredible? A true labour of love! Thank you so much, @CassWoollibold

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1 year

A year's journey...Sinbad thinks his paws are a bit big, but he'll grow into them.

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19 days

Just a tiny plastic roast chicken washed up, nothing to see here.

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28 days

Wow. Two days after 13-year-old Liutauras found a Lego octopus from the Great Lego Spill of 1997 on the shores of the ancient Cornish market town of Marazion, Justin Goode found another, this time 10 miles further round the coast at Porthleven. Like double decker buses, none for…

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3 years

On this day in 1997, nearly 5 million bits of #Lego fell into the ocean when a huge wave hit the cargo ship Tokio Express, washing 62 containers overboard. We're still finding it 24 years later. Among the pieces lost were green dragons, highly prized among beachcombers.

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1 year

BOOK GIVEAWAY! On 13 Feb 1997, nearly 5m bits of Lego fell into the ocean when a cargo ship was hit by a huge wave. To mark the occasion, we’re giving away 2 copies of our book Adrift, a voyage into the lingering legacy of a cargo spill. To enter, just like and retweet this post

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11 months

Herbarium for the Plastic Age. Fake foliage gathered from Cornish beaches. #oceanplastic #anthropocene

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1 year

Even manmade objects can become miniature coral reefs. This Lego door frame has been lying at the bottom of the sea for 26 years and has a tiny Devonshire cup coral growing inside one of its studs. It's one of over 18,000 lost from the cargo ship Tokio Express in 1997.

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1 year

Not sea glass but fragments of plastic car tail lights, indicators and brake lights, probably washed into storm drains after heavy rain, eventually making their way to the sea. #oceanplastic

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4 months

Beautiful red sea glass, tumbled by the waves. It's said that the chances of finding pieces of red sea glass are projected at only one in every 5000 pieces collected.

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3 years

Archaeology of the plastic hair curler. All found on Cornish beaches.

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9 months

Wow. Over on Facebook, Ivan McFer has just identified the mystery plastic figure that washed up in Cornwall as Ñoño from the Mexican sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. We'd never have got that!

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2 years

Festive wreath made from fake foliage we found on Cornish beaches. #plasticpollution

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4 years

Archaeology of the future?

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4 years

Tiny animals saved from the waves. The sea lion is over 60 years old and the giraffe nearly 50 years old. Both were free in cereal packets. All found on Cornish beaches. #WorldOceansDay #plasticheritage #Anthropocene

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4 years

Why are there so many toothbrushes in the sea? All picked up from Cornish beaches. #oceanplastic #2minutebeachclean

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9 months

Fake flowers and foliage found washed up on Cornish shores.

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5 months

Ice cream spoons, all picked up from one Cornish beach. These don't float and often wash up with the kelp after winter storms.

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3 years

The sad story of a seaside bucket. Made in China, shipped 5000+ miles across the world, broken before the price tag and labels had been removed, abandoned on a Cornish beach.

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3 months

On this day in 1997, a huge storm off the coast of Cornwall pushed 62 containers off the cargo ship Tokio Express. One was filled with nearly 5 million pieces of Lego, much of it sea-themed. The pieces are still being found today, 27 years later.

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2 years

Smartie lids found on Cornish beaches. Some are about 60 years old.

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3 years

Unless it’s been burnt, nearly every plastic toothbrush ever made since the 30s is still out there somewhere. These were all picked up from Cornish beaches. #plasticheritage

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1 month

@chiekku And there still are, though they are getting increasingly hard to find.

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3 years

Lost, forgotten and discarded towels, all gathered up from Cornish beaches after being abandoned. Sand shaken off, washed, dried and now off to the local seal hospital.

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4 months

It's almost 27 years since nearly five million pieces of Lego plummeted into the ocean. These are some of the elements to look out for. There's a complete* list in our book. *all except one.

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2 years

For 25 years we have searched in vain for an elusive green dragon. But two days ago Kevin Wood discovered one during a beach clean on the north coast of Cornwall. There were 514 on board the Tokio Express but very few have ever been reported. Where has it been all these years?

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1 year

@Lalla32 Thank you!

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4 years

Years ago we found this glass bead in a field. We took it to the local museum who said it was Victorian. Much later it was identified by bead expert Margaret Guido as 5th century and identical to one found in a Saxon grave at Wallingford.

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1 year

Another Lego dragon from the Great Spill of 1997 has just turned up! It was found today by Sarah Hall () at Hope Cove, South Devon. Where has it been for the last 25 years?

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1 year

First image: Greek Cycladic marble figure, circa 2500-2400 BCE. Second image: Plastic figure of Kronk, The Emperor's New Groove, McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 2000, found on a Cornish beach, early 2023.

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3 years

It’s World Octopus Day. There were 4,200 Lego octopuses inside the shipping container that fell off the Tokio Express in 1997. They still occasionally turn up. #WorldOctopusDay

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3 years

Why are there so many monopoly houses and hotels in the sea? We found another washed up today. Where are they all coming from...

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3 years

Ice cream spoons. Used once and thrown away. These all washed ashore with seaweed from the seabed. They don't float. All from one beach. #plasticheritage

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4 years

Hair slides/accessories found on Cornish beaches. Many are thought to be 'vintage' Goody barrettes from the 80s, though you can still buy them today. #plasticheritage #plasticarchaeology #oceanplastic

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4 years

Old painted wood, washed up on Cornish shores.

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2 years

Well, that's a beachcombing first. A string of plastic pork sausages with faces.

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1 year

Finally washed up today after a 26 year voyage along the ocean floor. There were 7,200 of these 'triangular rock pieces' inside the shipping container that fell off the cargo ship Tokio Express in 1997. Originally destined for Lego sets such as Pirates Perilous Pitfall.

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24 days

Ah, a Pokemon Groudon figurine from 2019 (?) washed up from the deep, a little sea-worn and missing its bottom jaw that will no doubt be found by archaeologists of the future. Another addition to our McDonalds Happy Meal toy collection. #notjustLego #plasticarchaeology

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2 years

Today we bid farewell to over 700 lost, forgotten and abandoned beach toys, all picked up from just two Cornish beaches last year. They're being dispatched to an artist who will use them in his work to raise awareness of the problem of beach plastic.

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11 months

Does anyone know what causes the variation in colour in these sea hare eggs? Is it diet? We had wondered if these were from different species, but it's thought these are all from the common sea hare Aplysia punctata

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2 years

Years ago we found the lid of a 'vintage' Polly Pocket Jewelled Palace (1992) washed up. Yesterday afternoon we found its base.

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7 months

Another brick from the Great Lego Spill of 1997 washed up in recent weeks. There were 520,541 of these plain green slope bricks in the shipping container that fell off the Tokio Express. These don't float so this one has been drifting along the seabed for the last 26 years.

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3 years

Huge waves in Cornwall this morning.

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1 month

@fakechuck Of Lego pieces from the spill? At the moment, we're receiving dozens. The high spring tides and strong winds of recent weeks have brought numerous finds to the surface.

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5 years

Some of the plastic we find on beaches is decades old. The 1st figure here was given away with #SugarPuffs in 1957, the wagon driver is thought to date to the late 50s, the #RobinHood figure is 50-60 years old and the Tallon jet car is from 1962. #anthropocene #plasticarchaeology

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1 year

@jimparkyn We do too! We love the way the sea washes all the colour away, and smooths the edges, till the figures look like ancient ivory artefacts.

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This Smartie lid, found on our beach clean this morning, is between 53 and 64 years old. Plastic Smartie lids with a capital letter or number were introduced in or around 1960. In 1971, the capital letters and numbers were replaced with lower case letters. #plasticarchaeology

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4 years

A herbarium for the Anthropocene. Plastic flowers and foliage found on Cornish beaches. #plasticheritage #plasticarchaeology

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1 year

We won! Thanks so much to all who voted in the Current Archaeology awards. So many people have been involved in this project, from beach cleaners to oceanographers, maritime archaeologists, divers, fishermen, palaeontologists, journalists and scientists - this award is for them.

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3 years

Simple pleasures. Searching for sea glass.

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7 months

It’s World Octopus Day. There were 4,200 black Lego octopuses inside the shipping container that fell off the Tokio Express in 1997. We found our first Lego octopus from the spill shortly afterwards but didn’t find another for 18 years. #WorldOctopusDay

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3 years

The amazing migration journey of a Canadian decoy duck. We found this on a remote beach in the Hebrides. We’ve been told it probably dates to the 60s. Where has it been all that time?

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1 year

All found on Cornish beaches. #beachcombing #PlasticAge

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4 years

Paintbrushes lost at sea. All found on Cornish beaches. #2minutebeachclean

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3 months

BOOK GIVEAWAY! On 13 Feb 1997, nearly 5m bits of Lego fell into the ocean when a cargo ship was hit by a huge wave. To mark the occasion, we’re giving away 2 copies of our book Adrift, a voyage into the lingering legacy of a cargo spill. To enter, just like and retweet this post.…

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4 years

On this day in 1997, nearly 5 million bits of #Lego , much of it sea themed, fell into the ocean when a huge wave hit the cargo ship Tokio Express, washing 62 containers overboard. Among the pieces lost were tiny minifig heads, their faces now mostly blank after decades at sea.

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3 years

Nivea for men. With added goose barnacles.

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3 years

Beachcombing as it should be. A favourite find from today. #Cornwall

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3 years

Ever wondered how long plastic bottles last in the marine environment? This is a Super Doby washing up bottle, thought to date from 1955 to 1959, so over 60 years old. Found during a beach clean. Still intact, if a little buckled!

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1 year

My plastic picking pooch. Nearly 13 and still picking plastic out of the sea every day.

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2 years

It’s World Octopus Day. There were 4,200 black Lego octopuses inside the shipping container that fell off the Tokio Express in 1997. They still occasionally turn up. #WorldOctopusDay #oceanplastic

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4 years

One of our best ever finds - a decorated bone spindle whorl discovered in a rockpool. Analysis of the bone revealed it had been carved from red or fallow deer, or perhaps elk, and may have come from Norway. Dated to AD 850 - AD 1100. #Cornwall

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1 year

So many brightly coloured Portuguese man o'war washing up in Cornwall at the moment, some stranded, others blowing across the beach like discarded balloons. Fascinating creatures. Beautiful to look at but their venom can pack a painful punch.

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Finally washed ashore tonight after a 27 year voyage along the ocean floor, a green 'slope brick' from the Tokio Express, one of 520,541 green slope bricks that plummeted into the sea on 13th February 1997 during an almighty storm. #Cornwall

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We found another plastic walnut washed up today. It's nuts how many plastic hazelnuts, walnuts and almonds there are in the sea. Beachcombing in the Anthropocene. #nuts

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2 years

Lost and found. Beachcombings.

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The things they left behind. #beachcombing

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When we went down to the beach this morning we noticed it was covered in what looked like a blue film and when we looked closer, we realised it was hundreds of thousands of the tiniest by-the-wind sailors we have ever seen, many smaller than nurdles and fishing beads. #velella

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Hair barrettes/slides, all found on Cornish beaches. #plasticarchaeology

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3 years

Madness. All picked up from just two Cornish beaches over the last three weeks.

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2 years

Beachcombing as it should be.

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So much to see on the strandline tonight - bluefire jellyfish, moon jellies like glass paperweights, beautiful by-the-wind sailors (left handers) and compass jellyfish #Cornwall

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4 years

From our cabinet of curiosities. All found on Cornish beaches.

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Some 13 years ago we rescued this dog, who’d been on death row in Ireland. The best beachcombing companion you could ever wish for.

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An unexpected find on the beach this morning - a £20 note! We've donated it to the amazing team at @cornwallairamb who have been out in force here in recent weeks, saving lives.

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Hundreds of beautiful by-the-wind sailors drifted ashore this morning. Not a single creature but a colony of tiny animals. Some have left handed sails, others right-handed. This was a left hander. #Velellavelella

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Could our mystery face, found washed up with seaweed from the seabed today (see last tweet), be from this vintage puppet? Thanks to @knight_pat for the suggestion

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On 13th February 1997, 4200 Lego octopuses plunged into the ocean when a container fell off a ship. They're still turning up. #WorldOctopusDay #oceanplastic

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Fake nails, false teeth, frog's arms and a tiny tutu - just some of the thousands of bits of plastic we have picked up from Cornish beaches in recent weeks.

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9 months

Another headline demonising marine life. So sad to see these fascinating, beautiful by-the-wind sailors being described in this way. #Velellavelella

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1 year

Another green Lego dragon has just turned up - one of 514 that plummeted into the ocean in 1997. It was discovered today by @therealredford in South-East Cornwall, almost 26 years after the container of Lego fell off the Tokio Express. Picture credit: Stuart Redford #oceanplastic

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Toy animals of the Plasticene, all found on Cornish beaches. #contemporaryarchaeology #plasticheritage #Anthropocene

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Wonderful news - the little loggerhead turtle that we took to the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay after it washed up in Cornwall on Friday 13th January is now feeding itself and swimming after receiving specialised care from the incredible team there.🐢

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3 years

Beachcombings.

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An unusual Portuguese man o' war on the beach this morning. Never seen one with quite so many frills and flounces before.

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Another pig for our piggery by the sea. #beachcombing

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I had a feeling I would find a Lego broom from the spill today and I did. There were 50,000 of these inside the container of Lego that fell into the ocean from the Tokio Express back in 1997. Hideous amounts of plastic on the beach today.

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3 years

Any geologists here? We keep finding these odd shaped rocks, very heavy. Are they iron ore? Something else?

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2 years

In a week dominated by news of sewage flowing into the sea, we found a stool washed up.

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Little fish, big problem? Single use soy sauce containers found washed up on Cornish beaches. Those dropped on streets often get washed into storm drains before making their way down rivers into the sea. Lego seagrass from the Great Lego Spill of 1997. #oceanplastic

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