This Ship Washed Ashore After 10 Years Lost at Sea

A Strange Message

The coastguard unearthed this note while exploring the ship. It was penned by a man named "Rick Small" who wrote that he was donating the boat to homeless youth, so why was it here, and why was it empty?

Odd Artifacts

Turns out, Rick Small was from Canada and had sailed all the way to Ireland. But he didn't want his journey to end there. He wanted to build a boat that would take him across the Atlantic Ocean...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.