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Interview: 25 years on, LEGO lost at sea is still washing up on beaches
Twenty-five years ago today, almost five million LEGO bricks fell into the sea – and new pieces are still washing up on beaches a quarter of a century later. On February 13, 1997, the Tokio Express was hit by what its captain has since described as a ‘once in a 100-year phenomenon’, a rogue wave…
LEGO Lost at Sea for 24 years
24 years on from an accident on board container ship Tokio Express, LEGO pieces are still washing up on Cornish beaches. YouTuber Tom Scott has brought the story of Tokio Express back to the surface once again, 24 years on from the original incident. In 1997, a huge wave swept over the ship during a…
Hunting for LEGO on the Beach
If you could go hunting for LEGO bricks on the beach, can you think of a better way to spend a morning? On the 13th of February 1997, the Tokio Express was en-route from Rotterdam to New York carrying an assorted cargo when she was hit by an extreme wave just off Land’s End. As the…
