sinking. SOS didn't do any good. Think it's the end. Maybe this message will get to the U.S. some day." In 1944 the bottle was found on the beaches of Maine, meaning it had floated hundreds of miles across both the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic before reaching the U.S. See also Action off Bougainville Mediterranean naval engagements during World War I Notes References Lubeski, Ray, "Linebackers of the Sea", Author House Publishing Bloomingfield, Indiana (2010), pp. 83–85 Olver F., Edward, "Cruise Travel Magazine: History of the Great Liners" (1983) pp. 49–50 Morison Eliot, Samuel, "History of United States Naval operations in World War II: The Atlantic Battle Won", Little, Brown and Company Inc. (1984), pp. 261–264 Roscoe, Theodore, "United States destroyer operations in World War II", United States Naval Institute (1953) pp. 341 Cape Bougaroun Maritime incidents in November 1943 Airstrikes Battle of the Mediterranean Cape Bougaroun Naval battles involving Greece Mediterranean convoys of World War II Battles and operations of World War II involving Greece November 1943 events