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Baltic Sea Letter in a Bottle Found 24 Years Later

Mar 31st 2011 – 10:50AM
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MOSCOW -- Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy tossed a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, he's received an answer. A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something glittering lying in the sand. AP Daniil Korotkikh, 13, holds a bottle...

Divers Find 200-Year-Old Champagne in Shipwreck

Jul 17th 2010 – 11:03AM

STOCKHOLM (July 17) -- Now that's some vintage bubbly. Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of the finders said Saturday. They tasted the one bottle they've brought up so far before they even got back to shore. Diving instructor...

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Background on Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude.

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