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Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by cronus » Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:07 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me ... e-21990326

Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

An amphibious tourist vehicle sank in the Albert Dock, Liverpool, while on a tour of the city.

The Yellow Duckmarine started to sink at about 12:45 GMT on Saturday.

Passengers were moved on to a pontoon in accordance with safety procedures, said a tour spokesman. The vehicle then sank fully as it was being towed away.

The vehicles are a popular tourist attraction and take in city sights from land and water. They are staying on land during investigations.

An internal inquiry into the cause of the sinking is under way.

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Paul Furlong, product sales manager for the Yellow Duckmarine, said the "unfortunate" incident happened towards the end of a tour.

He said: "We are looking into what happened.

(continued, the water got in....?)
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by klr » Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:23 pm

Scrumple wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me ... e-21990326

Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

An amphibious tourist vehicle sank in the Albert Dock, Liverpool, while on a tour of the city.

The Yellow Duckmarine started to sink at about 12:45 GMT on Saturday.

Passengers were moved on to a pontoon in accordance with safety procedures, said a tour spokesman. The vehicle then sank fully as it was being towed away.

The vehicles are a popular tourist attraction and take in city sights from land and water. They are staying on land during investigations.

An internal inquiry into the cause of the sinking is under way.

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Paul Furlong, product sales manager for the Yellow Duckmarine, said the "unfortunate" incident happened towards the end of a tour.

He said: "We are looking into what happened.

(continued, the water got in....?)
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:54 pm

They missed seeing the octopus' garden! :lay:
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by The Curious Squid » Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:57 pm

I don't blame the duckmarine, if I lived in Liverpool I'd try and kill myself too...
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by klr » Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:01 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:They missed seeing the octopus' garden! :lay:
This is what happens when you let Ringo sing lead vocals. :tea:
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:50 am

Exactly HOW amphibious was this craft...? :tea:
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:55 am

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Exactly HOW amphibious was this craft...? :tea:
Clearly just shy of enough...
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Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Exactly HOW amphibious was this craft...? :tea:
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by JimC » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:26 am

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Exactly HOW amphibious was this craft...? :tea:
It wanted to be fully aquatic, like an axolotl...
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by cronus » Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:36 pm

2nd duckmarine sinks. :tup:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me ... e-22922039

Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Several people have been airlifted to hospital after an amphibious tourist craft sank in Liverpool's Albert Dock.

Coastguards say more than 30 passengers were plunged into the water when the vehicle went down just before 16:00 BST.

The Yellow Duckmarine tour company takes tourists around Liverpool by land and water in amphibious vehicles.

North West Air Ambulance said it was taking passengers away from the scene.

A Yellow Duckmarine craft also sank on 31 March. No one was injured.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Jun 15, 2013 5:52 pm

Plunged into the freezing water of Liverpool harbor in June, not at all fun. :nono:
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by JimC » Sat Jun 15, 2013 11:39 pm

Time to wind up the company, one would think...
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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by Faithfree » Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:43 am

It thought is was a yellow submarine.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:49 am

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Re: Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool

Post by Audley Strange » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:54 am

There is something spectacularly funny about all of this. I expect a cheap Britcom movie about it starring 2015's flavour of the month.
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