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An Alaska whale expert’s message in a bottle washed up in Scotland years after his death
Craig George released messages during bowhead whale censuses using waterproof paper; this bottle traveled over 4,500 miles via ocean currents before its 2025 discovery in Scotland.
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An Alaska whale expert's message in a bottle washed up in Scotland, years after his death
Sandsend Beach in Shapinsay, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Hollinrake) In April, Julie and Dug Watkins were walking their dogs on Sandsend Beach, near their home in northern Scotland. As Julie was taking a short swim in the cold water, her husband found something unusual lying on the pebbles: an amber-colored wine bottle. The bottle was sandy and partly covered with seaweed. Inside, they found a note saying it had been released on sea ice near Utqiag…
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