Moray schoolgirl’s message in a bottle gets reply from Norway 31 years later

Alaina BeresfordAlaina Beresford was 12 years outdated when her bottle was dropped into the North SeaA Scottish schoolgirl’s message in a bottle has lastly acquired a reply greater than 30 years later – after being found in Norway.Alaina Beresford, from Portknockie in Moray, despatched the message in 1994 when she was 12 as a part of a college mission.It washed up throughout the North Sea the place it was discovered by a volunteer cleansing up a Norwegian island – who then dispatched a postcard to the delighted sender to let her know.Alaina informed BBC Scotland Information she couldn’t consider her unique letter was in such good situation after three many years.Aileen StephenAlaina was delighted to get an image postcard telling her the bottle had been foundHer handwritten letter had been despatched in an empty bottle of Moray Cup, a fizzy drink produced within the north east of Scotland.It stated: “Expensive finder. My identify is Alaina Stephen and I’m 12 years of age. I come from Portknockie and I’m doing a mission on water so I made a decision to ship a message in a bottle.”My instructor’s husband took them and dropped them in the midst of the ocean.”While you discover this message, please write again together with your identify, hobbies, the place you discovered the message, when, and if you happen to might, a bit details about your space. Yours sincerely, Alaina Stephen. PS I come from Scotland.”Alaina BeresfordThe letter might nonetheless be clearly made outNow, 31 years on, Alaina has acquired a postcard from Pia Brodtmann, telling her the excellent news, with photos of the discover.It stated: “My identify is Pia and I’m from Germany. At the moment I discovered your message in a bottle on Lisshelløya, a tiny island round Vega in Norway.”I’m right here for seashore cleansing as a volunteer for 4 months and at present we cleaned Lisshelløya. On the entrance of the postcard you’ll be able to see our workboat Nemo and our sailboat Fonn, the place we dwell. You can even see the world round Vega. I’m wondering when and the place your instructor’s husband threw your bottle within the ocean?”It added: “PS I’m 27 years outdated and I like mountain climbing and crusing rather a lot!”Pia BrodtmannThe bottle was present in NorwayAlaina BeresfordAlaina was delighted to obtain a responseAlaina, now 42, stated she was surprised when she picked up the put up and observed the postcard addressed to herself.”I am on the identical deal with,” she stated.”I did dwell in Buckie, and one other home in Portknockie for some time, however moved again in with my mother and father.”I could not consider it, as I had despatched it once I was 12 years outdated, 31 years in the past.”Alaina was capable of finding Pia by way of social media, and messaged her asking to ship a photograph of her letter.”I used to be shocked when she did, I could not consider how legible it was,” she stated.”I can not bear in mind really writing the message, however I do bear in mind it was a Moray Cup bottle, and that my instructor’s husband had dropped it into the ocean when he was a fisherman.”In response to my message, I had finished it as a part of a mission on water. It was once I was in P7.”She added: “Pia and I’ve been holding in contact and hopefully we’ll proceed to take action.”