Message in the Bottle

“message-in-the-bottle”
This is not a fairy tale. However, actual events that have occurred since time immemorial. Some stories about the messages that are inserted into the bottle and washed into the sea. One way of sending messages that remain memorable in the history of mankind.

Message in a Bottle is a form of communication "old". You can do this by placing a letter or a short message in a sealed tube (can be especially drums, glass bottles, plastic bottles or containers) and washed to the sea or ocean. Usually the message is not directed at a specific address, because it's really able to reach areas depends on ocean currents. Therefore, the use of message in a bottle is usually done in an emergency, such as a request message that you please ship sank, the ship is damaged, or a person on a desert island.

However, due to inefficiencies and was impressed by "accidentally" sends a message in a bottle eventually excluded from the formal message system. However, there are still many people using it so far as part of the fun, entertainment and games. Even the notion of a message in the bottle has changed meaning. Not really the message is stored in a bottle, but it contains phrases (terms) of the message through the media, and not specifically aimed at the target.

The bottle is a container suitable for ocean conditions. Properties of materials used in glass bottles is not affected by water erosion, salt water, and the damage is very difficult to separate. In addition, insulated bottle and filled with air that allows the cork in a long time. Because of its floats, bottles will follow the direction of the wind and currents, to stop when terhempar to the beach and the mainland.

Historically, the first record on the use of message in a bottle in the year 310 BC the Greek philosopher THEOPHRASTUS, as part of an experiment to show that ocean currents in the Mediterranean stream in the Atlantic Ocean.

In comparison to other states also reported that Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and explorer and discoverer of America (New World) with a message in a bottle, when his ship was hit by a fleet of ocean storms. He takes his time, including a short report, a special message for the queen of Spain in the drum and threw it into the sea. He hopes that message will be accepted, although he did not survive the storm.

Then in the 16th century, the British Navy used the message in a bottle to give information with colleagues in the British fleet. The message contains critical information about enemy positions and state waters. But as is often the fisherman found a bottle and a message, the message is leaked intelligence.

Queen Elizabeth I, who was outraged that the intelligence was often open and eventually became public knowledge, to set certain rules that message in a bottle belongs to the British Navy, and the United Kingdom should not be opened at random, except for special official royal opening message "Uncorker Ocean bottle." Violation of these orders is punishable by death.

Using the message in a bottle in most modern records conducted by the "boat people" in May 2005. About 88 ships from these migrants rescued off the coast of Costa Rica from the body found the message in a bottle is on a fishing boat. Message in a bottle that has a convoy of refugee status is confirmed by passing fishing boat next to him. It contains a brief SOS messages they prayed to be saved.

Romantic Tales about Message in the Bottle

There is a romantic story that still remembers the message in bottle. story about pair of human children originally separate WHO thousands of miles by sea, but eventually united in the bonds of true love. Connecting to convey a message in a bottle.

Is Viking Ake, Swedish sailor who feels very lonely. He worked on the ship that ever sailed around the world. Because of his work on the ship, he had no time for socializing with life on land.

In 1956, he dedicated her desire in writing. In his message he hopes to find a girl heart as his wife. I asked a young woman who is the message to reply to his letter. Coincidentally, put a message in an old wine bottle and threw it in the middle of the ocean.

Several months later, the old fisherman in Sicily (Italy) found that the message is stuck in your network. He opened and read the letter. The old fisherman brought home the message in a bottle, and showed a letter to his daughter, Paolina. Curiosity and mischief and feel that this kind of game that is fun for Paolina reply address of the ship.

In the months that followed he returned the letter, Paolina and Ake Viking engage in intense correspondence, without ever met. Correspondence leading romantic chat things and their relationships warmer.

Two years later, Ake Viking go visit Paolina in Sicily. Mate was Adrift and Ake Viking promised to return. In the autumn of 1958. Ake Viking back to Sicily and propose Paolina at its second meeting, the two lovebirds are a resource person finally married.

source
Previous
Next Post »