First shark found from great Lego spill

A freak wave tipped 62 containers from a cargo ship off the UK coast 27 years ago, with one filled with five million Lego pieces which are still washing up on beaches today


Aug 2, 2024: First shark element caught in fishing net off coast of Penzance – there were 51,800 on board ship. Ironically, most of lost Lego is ocean-themed


Where Lego has been found

SCOTLAND 
N. IRELAND
IRELAND
WALES
Celtic Sea
ISLES OF SCILLY
ENGLAND
ISLE OF WIGHT
Penzance
CORNWALL
North Sea
NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM 
FRANCE

Feb 13, 1997: Rogue wave tips shipping containers off Tokio Express cargo ship

Feb 5, 2023: Green Dragon found on Cornish coast is rarest find – there were only 514 in shipping container


WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR ON BEACHES

Minifigure flippers (of which 352,000 were on board)
Scuba tanks (97,500) 
Cutlasses (92,400)Spear guns (79,680)
Life jackets (26,600)
Octopuses (rare, only 4,200)


Sources: New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Marine Conservation Society, Lego Lost at Sea (Facebook), Adrift: The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at Sea (Tracey Williams).
Pictures: Lego Lost at Sea (Facebook)
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