Most Bizarre Things That Have Washed Up On A Beach

#1 Weird and Strange Things That Have Been Washed Up On Beaches

The ocean covers almost three quarters of the Earth's surface, and it's got no shortage of strange objects bobbing their way towards our beaches. Seaweed and dead fish aren't the most shocking things to ever be seen washing up on shore. Here are some very odd and peculiar things found washed up on beaches around the planet.

#2 Rubber Ducky You're The One Millionth

Imagine taking a walk along the beach and spotting millions of rubber ducks strewn across the shore. In 2002 that's exactly what happened.

#3

These classic baby bath-time toys got lost at sea when being transported across the ocean from China to Mexico. Apparently they graced shores all over the globe. That must have been both alarming and cute at the same time!

#4 Just Do It

The island of Terschelling in the Netherlands, received a ton of new sneakers when a huge heaping of Reebok shoes coming from Asia happened to wash onto the shore.

#5

It's not uncommon for freight ships from Asia to lose giant crates of merchandise. This loss ended up costing Reebok over 11 million bucks! That's a lot of sneakers!

#6 Sports Themed Memorabilia

The shores of Kodiak in Alaska, received an interesting load of fly swatters with sports themes on them in 2001. These unusual items fell off a boat from Asia to the U.S. in the 90's.

#7

Nobody claimed the items and they were never reported as lost at sea. Authorities believe the shipment was counterfeit. As to why they ended up in Alaska has scientist and meteorologists confused.

#8 Giant Over Sized Snails

People were frightened in SC when these huge purple bulbous snail looking creatures started showing up on the shores during tourist season. Despite looking like they fell out of the sky are actually from the ocean and a rare sight to see on land.

#9

The weird creature that showed up on Folly Beach in South Carolina was not in fact a never-before-seen alien sea monster, but instead a pretty normal Atlantic Sturgeon. Some of the over 300 that washed ashore over a week long period, were over 6 feet in length.

#10 Yes We Have No Bananas.. Oh, Yes We Do

One year after the island of Terschelling saw a load of Reebok shoes splattered across the beach, they made the headlines once again. This one was sweeter!

#11

Bunches of bananas that didn't make it to their intended destination of New York lay scattered all over the beach. I guess you could say there was lots of potassium in the water that day. Residents woke up to find their beaches littered with thousands of bananas - most of them safe to eat.

#12 Lego Land, The Wet Version

Almost 5 million Lego pieces fell from a ship off Land's End in 2007. Thousands of tiny figures have been found on the beaches around the globe since, and some people are avid collectors.

#13

In that same shipment of lost crates were over 500 giant sized Lego display units. Later named "Ego Leonards", these huge Lego sculptures made it to various beaches around the globe. That must have been an odd thing to see wading in the shallow waters.

#14 Nacho Average Chip Wreck

When packets of Doritos began appearing on a North Carolina beach, people rushed to the area. The hungry beachcombers were rewarded, as many of the sealed packets were perfectly safe to eat.

#15

Over 150,000 bags of chips! At least no one would go hungry cleaning up that mess! It's safe to say no one had to clean up without a snack. The loss for the company was in the millions.

#16 Message In A Bottle

Yes it's true. People still toss bottles into the ocean with notes inside. This dates back as long as anyone can remember, and rarely do they ever reach the intended destination. It's not just in movies, messages in bottles actually do show up on beaches here and there.

#17

One odd tale is of Japanese sailor Chunosuke Matsuyama who was shipwrecked on a Pacific island in 1784. Before he died, he wrote a message in a bottle. This washed up 151 years later - in the village where he was born. Now that's amazing!

#18 A Motorcycle

Believe it or not, even expensive items can be found lifeless on a shore. Motorcycles that are made in one part of the world and then shipped to another can also undergo the same fate, when the cargo container holding them hits turbulent tides. Too bad by the time it hits shore it's no good to drive.

#19

This bike was found in Miami Beach Florida, and the men who found it actually restored it and got it in running condition, but it cost more than the bike originally sold for.

#20 Weapons

The 2011 'supermoon' caused high tides across the world. Everything from guns, grenades, ammunition, and bombs was found in various locations around the Atlantic coastline.

#21

One of these supermoon-fuelled tides washed up 100 live WWII bombs onto a Hampshire beach, where they were detonated by the Navy. Now, that's pretty scary!

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