A tide of nappies and other pampers products have inundated the Islands’ shores over the past few days, creating somewhat of a diaper dilemma for Environmental authorities.
Thousand of nappies and wet wipes have been washed up in their packets in coves on most of the Islands. The first packs were spotted drifting in on the high tide on Monday Evening. The products seem to be in good condition but most of the plastic packets have been perforated so it would be dangerous to use the products on infants due to salt-water contamination.
You literally couldn’t make this story up and it shows how times have changed since the days when wrecking and washed up salvage was the mainstay of the Islands economy. Initial rumours circulated that a container from the 1997 wreck ‘Cita’ had broken up underwater and released its contents, but Scilly News can reveal a manufacture date of December 2002, adding further confusion to the conundrum.
Experts and speculative locals are baffled as to the origin of the nappies. The Environmental trusts’ advice has been to collect up the packs before they break open and cause even more of a problem.