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30 December 2008, 20:06
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Boat name: "can"
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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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30 December 2008, 20:19
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
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Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
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Good work!
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30 December 2008, 20:24
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Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
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BOAT SEX!!! The matting habits of the lesser crewed craft.
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30 December 2008, 21:34
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Country: Italy
Town: Verona
Boat name: CZD-21
Make: Prototype
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140 year08
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where are the tubes ?
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30 December 2008, 23:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Wonder if the Crompton type rib was trying to escape? 
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31 December 2008, 07:40
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales
Make: Southern pacific
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 etec
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It looks a bit tricky to get into that liferaft
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31 December 2008, 09:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
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Originally Posted by marksails
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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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31 December 2008, 10:40
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I d say it was lucky there was no one killed in the launch's wheelhouse..
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31 December 2008, 12:21
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Boat name: Worth the wait
Make: Parker
Length: 7m +
Engine: Outboard
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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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31 December 2008, 13:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
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Both boats seem to have blue lights on them if you look closely!
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31 December 2008, 13:39
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Am no expert, but I think the blue lights in the second picture, that appear to be on the "beached" rib, are on the A frame of the rib in the back of the customs boat??
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31 December 2008, 13:45
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Town: Up Norf
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Yup your right!
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03 January 2009, 06:12
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Country: Other
Boat name: "can"
Make: Joker Boat
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp e-tec
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Apparently It was a cat mouse game between guarda civil and some smugglers.
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05 January 2009, 04:41
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RIB maybe more fast ! But can the big boat use a small RIB in the bcak of big boat to escape ?What's wrong with it ?
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05 January 2009, 12:33
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Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
Boat name: Vixen
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki OB 175
MMSI: 235071839
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Is the notch in the rib hull a design feature? As in stepped hull? If so how come they caught it?
Wonder what engines have now been submerged at the stern?
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05 January 2009, 12:39
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Country: Other
Boat name: "can"
Make: Joker Boat
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Engine: 40hp e-tec
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I think any rib enthusiast has to visit Gibraltar and have a look at the boats of local regiment! They are all confiscated from the ex smugglers and believe me they are all extreme pieces of art!
The Spanish coast guard used to have big bore softball shooting cannons (handball size and balls not that soft!) to break the engines off from the transoms and I will not be surprised if the bad guys are using super inboards nowadays
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