O/T Ambergris

O/T Ambergris

Postby Posh » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:35 am

Remember the story of Ken Wilman who found the lump of sperm whale vomit on Morecambe beach worth £100,000? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la ... e-21254718.

Superb story on Radio 4 about what happened then and after. How he found it, how he met Greg Lambert in a hairdressers, how it became a global story (and how he was used by the press and TV), and then the story of what happened to his beloved dog Madge and then what really happened to the ambergris. Really well worth a listen and a sad turn towards the end.

Should be online about 12 noon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nvj7g
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Re: O/T Ambergris

Postby Shrimps Trust » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:00 am

Just, wow

how lives can be changed by something so simple
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Re: O/T Ambergris

Postby Shrimplythebest » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:48 pm

I thought I would start looking for Ambergris on the beach after I first heard this story but I got sick after a whale.
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Re: O/T Ambergris

Postby SimplyRed MFC » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:18 pm

Was it just a sperm of the moment thing then Shrimplythebest ?
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Re: O/T Ambergris

Postby mrpotatohead » Wed Apr 01, 2015 6:27 pm

the beach at morecambe has had more than its fair share of 'sperm' , 'whales' and 'vomit' ovr the years,particularly around the carleton area,and under the old pier!!
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