For more than 30 years, random parts of Garfield phones were washing up on the beaches of northwestern France. Now we finally know why. The mystery since the '80s has been solved ...

The beach-cleaning teams had long suspected that a lost shipping container - perhaps blown overboard - had regurgitated its precious orange cargo. But they had never been able to find it.

The French coastal community of Brittany has finally solved the 35-year old mystery of why bright orange Garfield phones have been washing up on its shores.

For more than 30 years, pieces of Garfield telephones kept washing ashore on the beaches of northwestern France, and no one quite knew why. Where was the lasagna-loving cartoon cat coming from ...

For the past 30 or so years, locals have been finding coiled phone cords, ... Morvan said, they found it: a metal shipping container, stuffed with Garfield phones, tucked deep in a sea cave.

No one knew the reason behind its beaching until 2019, when a local tipped off French environmental action group Ar Viltansou about a shipping container, circa 1980, that was wedged in a secluded ...

For more than 30 years, pieces of Garfield telephones kept washing ashore on the beaches of northwestern France, and no one quite knew why. Where was the lasagna-loving cartoon cat coming from?

A 35-Year-Old Garfield Novelty Telephone Mystery Has Been Solved Ladies and gentlemen, Garfield and phones. By Andrew Moseman Published: Mar 29, 2019 9:49 AM EDT ...

Between 2008 and 2016, shipping companies lost over 1,500 containers on average each year, most during accidents such as capsizing, running aground or when sailing in heavy seas, according to a ...

At least 200 pieces of Garfield-the-cat telephone, made by Tyco in the 1980s, had been found on beaches in 2018 alone. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look- ...