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18 February 2012, 18:59
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Martini, shaken AND stirred....
OK, so Martini will probably never speak to me again but just couldnt resist uploading this clip taken this morning.... 
He was no doubt struggling to cope with only 180hp as opposed to having those twin 250 optimax's at his disposal. 
In all fairness, it's not the easiest maneuver to pull off and (with the help of a very big crowbar) he did try again and parked it quite happily 
Sorry Matt... 
Simon
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18 February 2012, 19:41
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Was he pissed? 
More revs Matt, 3/4 throttle is never enough when close quarter handling.
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18 February 2012, 19:46
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Was he pissed?
More revs Matt, 3/4 throttle is never enough when close quarter handling. |
must av been on the Mary Anne
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18 February 2012, 19:48
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Ha ha ha. What more is there to say? Won't forget it next time he comments on my boat handling!
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18 February 2012, 20:01
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If you listen carefully, you can hear in the background just how sympathetic we were to his plight....
Best get the piss taking out of the way now as he's currently out at the Nab deep water anchorage picking up a tanker...i just happened to post this clip while he's without internet access....purely coincidence m'lord 
Im sure he will be along shortly to defend himself as soon as he comes back into internet range...
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18 February 2012, 20:13
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Hope he's not driving the tanker in that case.
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18 February 2012, 21:07
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18 February 2012, 21:55
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Bastard- couldn't post a clip of me getting it right could you!
I was quite happy with my efforts actually, there's quite a strong tide trying to pull me off the berth there in my defence
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18 February 2012, 22:04
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Ahhh, so we do have strong tides here in the Solent then eh? 
True though, its a pig of a maneuver to get right and in his defence he only had about 20minutes experience driving that particular launch prior to giving it a go.
Simon
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18 February 2012, 22:15
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Ahhh, so we do have strong tides here in the Solent then eh? |
Strong-ish I spose... 
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21 February 2012, 20:59
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and things just went downhill from there, surgery in the morning on my crushed finger 
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21 February 2012, 21:10
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and things just went downhill from there, surgery in the morning on my crushed finger |
Adding Injury to Insult!? So the gits videoed your (patently inadequate) training, mocked you on Youtube and in front of your peers, before placing you in harm's way?
wiLlfish has a retained solicitor - would you like his number?
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21 February 2012, 21:28
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if anchor handler wasn't out on a job I'm sure my finger would be in the photo gallery by now
has to be said though, I've been well looked after by the company, hopefully not too much nerve/tendon damage. gutted i got through 20 years of steel industry fairly unscathed then go work on a boat for a week and this happens!
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21 February 2012, 21:32
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and things just went downhill from there, surgery in the morning on my crushed finger |
All the Best with that Chap! Hands do seem to heal well though.
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21 February 2012, 22:19
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Yep, better late than never....
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21 February 2012, 22:54
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 still welding I see
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22 February 2012, 08:09
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No amount of hard hats or high vis jackets would have helped you this time, so still no point in changing a habit of a lifetime . Some kind of pilot boat initiation I 'spose.
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22 February 2012, 14:52
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eek I was too scared to look, didn't realise it was that bad! Had surgery on damaged nerves etc, full recovery expected by the surgeon. Waiting for my flight home now so I can be waited on hand and foot
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22 February 2012, 14:56
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No amount of hard hats or high vis jackets would have helped you this time, so still no point in changing a habit of a lifetime . Some kind of pilot boat initiation I 'spose. |
Correct ppe was worn (gloves) but as i said previously, most ppe does feck all when you really need it. Common sense had kept me out of trouble the last 20 years, just happened to elude me this time round!
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22 February 2012, 15:12
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Looks painful clobbered mine with a hammer a few times but never swelled up that bad. What was it!! a 10lb lump hammer, do tell ??
One thing for sure I bet the air was blue
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