Lego Lost At Sea
@legolostatsea.bsky.social
Writer, beachcomber, all at sea. Founder of the award-winning Lego Lost At Sea project. Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year. Author of Adrift, The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost At Sea. Cornwall. MD ANT.
1997 sets these little cutlasses were destined for included the Lego pirate ship Cross Bone Clipper
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
1997 sets these little cutlasses were destined for included the Lego pirate ship Cross Bone Clipper
There were 92,400 Lego cutlasses inside the shipping container that fell off the Tokio Express back in 1997. This one was found in August by Laura Dale on a beach near Newquay some 28 years after it plummeted into the ocean.
Photo: Laura Dale
Photo: Laura Dale
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
There were 92,400 Lego cutlasses inside the shipping container that fell off the Tokio Express back in 1997. This one was found in August by Laura Dale on a beach near Newquay some 28 years after it plummeted into the ocean.
Photo: Laura Dale
Photo: Laura Dale
Back in 2021, my dog unearthed some buried 'treasure' trapped between rocks. Followers here identified it as a windsurf fin, even naming the Australian designer. The next day, we had an email from the designer himself, Graeme Attey. A piece of windsurfing memorabilia from the 1980s.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Back in 2021, my dog unearthed some buried 'treasure' trapped between rocks. Followers here identified it as a windsurf fin, even naming the Australian designer. The next day, we had an email from the designer himself, Graeme Attey. A piece of windsurfing memorabilia from the 1980s.
Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Plastic flowers and foliage picked up from Cornish beaches.
Indeed. A few years ago, we picked up all these from one beach in a single day. We picked up more this morning. Another menace on our beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Indeed. A few years ago, we picked up all these from one beach in a single day. We picked up more this morning. Another menace on our beaches.
Just some of the many plastic casings from fireworks we have picked up from Cornish beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just some of the many plastic casings from fireworks we have picked up from Cornish beaches.
We've been down on the beach today picking up firework debris. It's odd, isn't it, that you can be fined £250 for dropping litter but somehow it's OK to launch rockets containing plastic casings into the sky.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We've been down on the beach today picking up firework debris. It's odd, isn't it, that you can be fined £250 for dropping litter but somehow it's OK to launch rockets containing plastic casings into the sky.
Archaeology of the plastic hair curler.
All found on Cornish beaches.
All found on Cornish beaches.
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Archaeology of the plastic hair curler.
All found on Cornish beaches.
All found on Cornish beaches.
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The changing nature of beachcombing. Construction related debris, picked up from the beach.
October 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The changing nature of beachcombing. Construction related debris, picked up from the beach.
This picture shows one of our mystery objects next to a traditional pin holder
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This picture shows one of our mystery objects next to a traditional pin holder
Another of these mystery items has just washed up. What are they and where are they coming from? #oceanplastic
October 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Another of these mystery items has just washed up. What are they and where are they coming from? #oceanplastic
Storm brewing...
October 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Storm brewing...
We were rifling through an old bag of beach finds in the shed today and found the beging again, two years to the day when we first discovered it. Picture taken on 20th October 2023. Odd.
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We were rifling through an old bag of beach finds in the shed today and found the beging again, two years to the day when we first discovered it. Picture taken on 20th October 2023. Odd.
Monkey business.
October 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Monkey business.
Wonderful! Was it a beach find? We love our sea-worn horses, like Greek statues of old.
October 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Wonderful! Was it a beach find? We love our sea-worn horses, like Greek statues of old.
Ah, Turper, that well known brand of detergent. Anyone ever heard of it?
October 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ah, Turper, that well known brand of detergent. Anyone ever heard of it?
Whose weapon is this, among the nurdles?🤔
October 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Whose weapon is this, among the nurdles?🤔
We found a Playmobil cat, to go with the mouse...
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We found a Playmobil cat, to go with the mouse...
The day we found a Playmobil zookeeper
October 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The day we found a Playmobil zookeeper
Tiny animals saved from the waves, along with a Playmobil zookeeper, also found on a beach. #beachcombing
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Tiny animals saved from the waves, along with a Playmobil zookeeper, also found on a beach. #beachcombing
While picking up plastic from the beach earlier this year, we spotted this tiny Playmobil mouse among all the nurdles, biobeads and microplastics. Curiously it was the second Playmobil mouse we had discovered, though neither was found at Mousehole, disappointingly.
October 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
While picking up plastic from the beach earlier this year, we spotted this tiny Playmobil mouse among all the nurdles, biobeads and microplastics. Curiously it was the second Playmobil mouse we had discovered, though neither was found at Mousehole, disappointingly.