On 13 February 1997 the container ship Tokio Express was hit by a wave,
tilting the ship 60 degrees one way, then 40 degrees back. As a result,
62 containers were lost overboard and one of them was filled with nearly
4.8m pieces of Lego, bound for New York. Shortly after that some of
those Lego pieces began washing up in both the north and south coasts of Cornwall. They're still coming in today.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
The Cornish Beaches Where Lego Keeps Washing Up
A container filled with millions of Lego pieces fell into the sea off
Cornwall in 1997. But instead of remaining at the bottom of the ocean,
they are still washing up on Cornish beaches today - offering an insight
into the mysterious world of oceans and tides.
On 13 February 1997 the container ship Tokio Express was hit by a wave,
tilting the ship 60 degrees one way, then 40 degrees back. As a result,
62 containers were lost overboard and one of them was filled with nearly
4.8m pieces of Lego, bound for New York. Shortly after that some of
those Lego pieces began washing up in both the north and south coasts of Cornwall. They're still coming in today.
On 13 February 1997 the container ship Tokio Express was hit by a wave,
tilting the ship 60 degrees one way, then 40 degrees back. As a result,
62 containers were lost overboard and one of them was filled with nearly
4.8m pieces of Lego, bound for New York. Shortly after that some of
those Lego pieces began washing up in both the north and south coasts of Cornwall. They're still coming in today.
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