The bottle found in Western Australia has a message that noted the ship's coordinates and name, plus the date it was thrown into the sea. A family in Australia has found what is believed to be the world's oldest message in a bottle, some 132 years after it was thrown overboard. Tonya Ilman said she found the handwritten note while walking along a beach on Wedge Island, Perth, on the west coast of Australia. (Photo/Agencies)