Cornwall going quackers over invaders
June 29th, 2007 Posted in entertainmentHundreds of rubber ducks are expected to appear in the waters around Cornwall and eventually be washed up on the shore.
No, this isn’t some bizarre PR stunt, the ducks were part of a consignment travelling from Hong Kong to the US that fell overboard along with thousands of other plastic animals during a storm in January 1992.
The rubber duckys have been floating the seas for the past 15 years, covering 17,000 miles with some finding themselves washed up on shores as far flung as Alaska and Austrialia. Collectors are willing to pay up to £1000 per toy, far outweighing the reward of £50 offered by the manufacturers!
