"The message is very faded, but we could make out that the bottle was sent to sea Jan. 14, 1983, from a resupply ship operating near Sable Island," the post noted.

The couple, identified by various U.S. and Canadian media outlets as Brad and Anita Squires, were on Newfoundland's Bell Island in 2012 when they decided to cast a message out to sea.

Girl Finds a Message in a Bottle. Her Mom Can’t Believe What Happens When They Text the Number on the Note “Hello, people who found this. You will be happy that you found this. Why?” began ...