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Old 27 January 2014, 17:03   #1
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Drifting boat ends up in UK
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U.S. Navy target boat drifts 4,000 miles across Atlantic before washing ashore in CORNWALL | Mail Online

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Old 27 January 2014, 20:28   #2
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They missed then?
More target practise required.
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Old 31 January 2014, 19:45   #3
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They missed then?
More target practise required.
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Very irresponsible of the US in my opinion, could just see the headlines if we left adrift a vessel, and it drifted into Florida Keys, they would be looking for environmental compensation.
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Very irresponsible of the US in my opinion, could just see the headlines if we left adrift a vessel, and it drifted into Florida Keys, they would be looking for environmental compensation.
Well yes. I believe they are. The first one started all sorts of trouble.

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