It has been more than one hundred years considering the fact that the Titanic sank in the Atlantic, but the mysteries surrounding the luxury ship continue to intrigue individuals. One such mystery is a paper note in a bottle mentioned to be thrown from the Titanic on April 15, 1912 – the day it sank. The authenticity of the note dated April 13, 1912, is becoming investigated by researchers. According to the DailyMail, the letter was written by a 12-year-old French girl named Mathilde Lefebvre, who was amongst the unfortunate passengers on the Titanic. Travelling with her mother, she was on her way to New York to meet her father and siblings.
The girl apparently threw this bottle with the message in the water sometime ahead of the vessel rammed into an iceberg. The handwritten note in French reads, “I am throwing this bottle into the sea in the middle of the Atlantic. We are due to arrive in New York in a few days. If anyone finds her, tell the Lefebvre family in Lievin.”
The message in the bottle was found in New Brunswick in 2017 but has been now revealed on the web for the common public. It was sent to the Universitee du Quebec a Rimouski for additional investigation. It is nevertheless unclear whether or not the note certainly is from the time the ship sank or is a current hoax. The academics are hoping to obtain some clues from these who specialise in the study of Titanic or even individuals associated to passengers who had been on board.
Archaeologist Nicolas Beaudry mentioned, “The mould and tool marks on the bottle and the chemical composition of the glass are consistent with the technologies used in making this kind of bottle in the early 20th century,” as quoted by DailyMail.
RMS Titanic was a British Passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean killing about 1500 individuals.