| Porthole 16 Jul 21

A message in a bottle launched from Japan has been found in Hawaii almost 40 years later.

A nine-year-old girl visiting Hawaiian Paradise Park with her family discovered the message, which was launched from Japan 37 years earlier.

The note inside the bottle was authored by high school students, and was printed in English, Spanish and Japanese.

The note said the bottle was thrown into the sea off the coast of Choshi in Jul 1984.

The letter asked the finder to get into contact with the club with information including the coordinates where the bottle was discovered.