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Ship's lifeboat goes aground

  • Tue, 13 Oct 2009

PBO reader Dave Turpin sent in these pictures. He writes 'I thought you would like to see what happens when when a large container ship in southampton launches their escape pod then comes up to our tiny tidal creek at Eling. Whoops - all of a sudden no water and meanwhile back on the soon to depart mother ship one very unhappy captain!'

The lifeboat was eventually towed free!
Nonetheless, the crew goes for the casual look...
Dave writes, 'Whoops - all of a sudden no water and meanwhile back on the soon to depart mother ship one very unhappy captain!'
...ran aground and had to be towed off.
The lifeboat came in on a falling tide...

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