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Old 11 February 2006, 10:21   #1
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Very Sad Dougal (Spinnaker) the dolphin :(
Very Sad Dougal (Spinnaker) the dolphin

http://www.thenews.co.uk/ViewArticle...icleID=1348720

Shame we have had loads of fun playing with him.
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Old 11 February 2006, 11:11   #2
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damn that is sad news, i was looking forward to seeing the dolphin this spring. I guess he just got too friendly and got too close to the boat and came a cropper. I am so glad it was not my prop he ran into as i would have felt terrible. Maybe he will pull round, you never know
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He did used to get scarily close; I think he liked the feeling of the air bubbles that the propeller kicked out.
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That is *sad*. I just got my RIb and really wanted to meet him.
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Old 11 February 2006, 16:30   #5
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So called experts say that you should slow right down etc to avoid hitting marine mammals - notice what hit him - a TUG!!!

RIBs and jetskis etc he had no problems with!!!
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v sad
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very sad to hear that this has happened
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Very sad news.
Suppose it was only a matter of time really.
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