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| New York boy's message in a bottle reaches Azores | New York boy's message in a bottle reaches Azores |
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| An 11-year-old US boy was stunned to get a reply to his message in a bottle from Portugal's Azores Islands - via the more surefire medium of email. | An 11-year-old US boy was stunned to get a reply to his message in a bottle from Portugal's Azores Islands - via the more surefire medium of email. |
| Curtis Kipple wrote a letter about himself and his hometown in New York state, and put it in a bottle which was dropped into the Atlantic in March. | Curtis Kipple wrote a letter about himself and his hometown in New York state, and put it in a bottle which was dropped into the Atlantic in March. |
| The message was found last week by Ana Ponte, 25, from the fishing village of Terceira, on the Azores archipelago. | The message was found last week by Ana Ponte, 25, from the fishing village of Terceira, on the Azores archipelago. |
| The fifth-grader's bottle had travelled 2,600 miles (4,190km). | The fifth-grader's bottle had travelled 2,600 miles (4,190km). |
| "My brother and my father wake up earlier today and went to sea to catch a seafood very common here, and found a bottle with a message from a boy Curtis Kipple," said Ms Ponte's email - written in both English and Portuguese - to Curtis's school. | "My brother and my father wake up earlier today and went to sea to catch a seafood very common here, and found a bottle with a message from a boy Curtis Kipple," said Ms Ponte's email - written in both English and Portuguese - to Curtis's school. |
| The bottle was set adrift 10 months ago by a fisherman off North Carolina's Outer Banks. | The bottle was set adrift 10 months ago by a fisherman off North Carolina's Outer Banks. |
| Chris Albrecht - Curtis's teacher at Fred W Hill School in Brockport, New York state - said the project had caused a major stir in the class. | Chris Albrecht - Curtis's teacher at Fred W Hill School in Brockport, New York state - said the project had caused a major stir in the class. |
| "Curtis had tears in his eyes when I told him the news," said Mr Albrecht. | "Curtis had tears in his eyes when I told him the news," said Mr Albrecht. |
| His bottled message was not the first to be found - another was discovered in Nova Scotia in June - but Curtis's has travelled the farthest. | |
| Mr Albrecht, who teaches language, arts and science, said it was a useful exercise for teaching children about geography and how to write formal letters. | Mr Albrecht, who teaches language, arts and science, said it was a useful exercise for teaching children about geography and how to write formal letters. |