Oh the shame and embaressment

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Oh the shame and embaressment

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2nd day of holiday on the Thames. Fierce flood tide running at bout 4 knots. Just passing under Tower Bridge to go into St Kats when the engine fails. PANIC! :o

We have picked a piece of rope around our prop. Emergancy call to Thames River Police. In the meantime mega fenders out as the buttress of Tower Bridge is only feet away. :shock:

Me hanging our of the boat waving like fury to halt all the high speed water taxis and a police boat bearing down on us at the rate ofknots with blurs and twos!. We managed to close down the Thames for the best part of 15 mins. 15 million Japanese tourists on Tower Bridge, camera going like a press night. Another interesting day on a Shetland flotilla.

Engine and prop ok, resuming journey today. :D

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Re: Oh the shame and embaressment

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did your auxiliary engine not work! :lol:

oh and if anyone was on the bridge taking pics please pm me as I would really like to see them. :D

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Look on my face book :-)
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