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04 November 2005, 11:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: ramsgate
Boat name: Micki Dee Bee
Make: Ribcraft Seasafari
Length: 9m +
Engine: Twin 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235057235
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Global warmimg?
Solent Coastguard have issued a warning to all mariners along the South Coast for an invasion of fluffy pink hippo's, red legged turkeys and dog toys all being the aftermath of several containers going adrift from the large container vessel ‘Bunga Pelangi’
MCA NEWSROOM - http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-do...h=11&year=2005
BBC NEWS -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/4402234.stm
In the words of Shaw Taylor "keep em peeled!" 
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04 November 2005, 12:12
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Country: UK - England
Town: nr Lymington
Boat name: JU-JU
Make: Halmatic PAC22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140.5 Mermaid
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Well that's Christmas presents taken care of, I’m of to the beach Des
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04 November 2005, 12:44
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
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What scares me is the thought of hitting one of those containers......
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04 November 2005, 14:34
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Country: UK - England
Town: ramsgate
Boat name: Micki Dee Bee
Make: Ribcraft Seasafari
Length: 9m +
Engine: Twin 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235057235
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Des
Get a shed load and either do a market stall or put them on e-bay
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07 November 2005, 13:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: blackburn
Boat name: Hornet
Make: XS Ribs
Length: 6m +
Engine: Optimax 150
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Whisky Galore
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100n...name_page.html
It would heve been definitely worth gettin the fleet out for these. Apparently the've sunk now.
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07 November 2005, 13:48
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
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Originally Posted by MikeH
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Wonder how long before someone attempts salvage - enough whisky there to keep the average dive club going for at least a few weeks!!!
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07 November 2005, 20:50
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Country: USA
Boat name: Thalassa
Make: RIBCRAFT
Length: 5m +
Engine: Honda 115 4 stroke
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 369
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wouldnt they sink? heh
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08 November 2005, 09:03
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Town: Cumbria
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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I suspect there may be a smaller follow-up story here:
"......and Coastguards say that all attempts at radio contact with the crew of the container ship Endeavour have been met with giggling and singing"
Yes, of course they lost four containers full of whisky m'lud
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08 November 2005, 11:44
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Southampton
Boat name: DynaMoHumm/ SRV/deja
Make: Avon8.4, 5.4 & 4.777
Length: 8m +
Engine: Cat3126 Yam 90 &70
MMSI: 42
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,562
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Originally Posted by stan_deezy
I suspect there may be a smaller follow-up story here:
"......and Coastguards say that all attempts at radio contact with the crew of the container ship Endeavour have been met with giggling and singing"
Yes, of course they lost four containers full of whisky m'lud |
Apparently a flock of seagulls landed on th whisky slick apparently no Tern was left unstoned in the attempt to mop up the spill
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08 November 2005, 12:55
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Country: Canada
Town: Newfoundland
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 2,100
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