A Nantucket couple sent out hundreds of messages in bottles

A message sent in a bottle by a couple in Nantucket, Massachusetts, was found recently by a research student on the island of South Caicos. The World’s Sara Hassan met the couple to find out more about the messages they’ve sent over the years, and the responses they’ve received from across the globe.

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