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Old 30 December 2008, 20:06   #1
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Strange story!
Well, my friend in Gibraltar took these photos in the lunch break

Do you think it was a quicky?
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Old 30 December 2008, 20:19   #2
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Old 30 December 2008, 20:24   #3
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Old 30 December 2008, 21:34   #4
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where are the tubes ?
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Wonder if the Crompton type rib was trying to escape?
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Old 31 December 2008, 07:40   #6
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It looks a bit tricky to get into that liferaft
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where are the tubes ?
Err...... i think they might have punctured & deflated ? Why the hell did they launch the liferaft ? There is a perfectly good rib on thier boat they could have launched , and one on the stern !

Looks like the stepped hull stopped it sliding back into the water ! I knew they were usefull !

I completely classless bit of helming - try explaining that one to the boss - I didn't see the launch as I had my eyes closed .
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I d say it was lucky there was no one killed in the launch's wheelhouse..

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As its Gibraltar, my reading of the pictures would be a delierate ramming/intercept, of the fast rib doing some sort of illegle run to/from Africa. I may be wrong ...

Will be keeping a close eye on customs auctions for the rib though, looks nice
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Both boats seem to have blue lights on them if you look closely!
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