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Survivors of shipwrecks and mutinies sending out messages in a bottle to call for aid is a common trope of adventure stories. Is there a confirmed case of someone being rescued by a message in a bottle?

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Survivors of shipwrecks and mutinies sending out messages in a bottle to call for aid is a common trope of adventure stories. Is there a confirmed case of someone being rescued by a message in a bottle?	18
In "The Witcher", a "Law of surprise" plays an important role. Are there historic reports of a similar tradition somewhere on the globe?	2