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'Holy grail' Lego piece lost at sea during 1997 spill found by 13-year-old boy

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A 13-year old boy has found a "holy grail" octopus Lego piece which fell into the sea following a cargo ship accident in 1997 on a beach…

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The Guardian

Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from 1997 spill off Cornwall coast

Boy discovers octopus figurine that fell from cargo ship along with 5m other Lego pieces during stormA 13-year-old boy has discovered a “holy grail” Lego octopus which spilled into the sea from a shipping container in the 1990s.The octopus is one of nearly 5m Lego pieces that fell into the sea in 1997 when a storm hit a cargo ship 20 miles off Land’s End, Cornwall. While 352,000 pairs of flippers, 97,500 scuba tanks, and 92,400 swords went overb…

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Irish Independent

Beachcomber, 13, finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus washed ashore from 1997 spill

A 13-year-old boy who has collected almost 800 pieces of Lego that spilled into the sea from a shipping container in the 1990s has finally found a “holy grail” plastic octopus after two years of searching.

15 days ago·Ireland

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Metro News

Boy finds 'holy grail' Lego octopus on beach 26 years after it fell into sea

The octopus is one of five million Lego pieces that spilled into the ocean (Picture: Vytautas Cemolonskas/PA Wire) A beachcomber has hit a jackpot after finding a rare piece of Lego that fell into the sea off a cargo ship during a storm in 1997. The teenage treasure hunter has found almost 800 pieces of Lego that spilled into the sea after the accident. Liutauras Cemolonskas, 13, searched for the octopus piece for two years before finally spot…

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Beachcomber, 13, finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus washed ashore from 1997 spill

15 days ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Beachcomber, 13, finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus washed ashore from 1997 spill

Nearly five million pieces of Lego spilled into the sea in 1997 when a cargo ship encountered a storm.

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Boy, 13, finds 'holy grail' Lego octopus piece from sea spillage in 1997

Five million Lego pieces were lost during an infamous storm in 1997, with only 4,200 octopus pieces among them - nearly three decades on, a boy's hunt for one has finally paid off.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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