HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF (WELL SORT OF). The Titanic II has sunk on her maiden voyage, prompting speculation that the name Titanic should never be used for a ship again. Unlike her namesake, the Titanic II did not take a single soul with her when she made her way to the...
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF (WELL SORT OF).
The Titanic II has sunk on her maiden
voyage, prompting speculation that the
name Titanic should never be used for a
ship again.
Unlike her namesake, the Titanic II did
not take a single soul with her when she
made her way to the bottom of the sea,
in fact only a single person, Mark
Wilkinson, was onboard the 4.8 metre
cabin cruiser when she met her ultimate
demise.
According to reports, Wilkinson
purchased the boat from the side of the
road, naming her Titanic II before taking
her for an inaugural spin on the West Bay
Harbour in Dorset, Southern England.
It was not long into his adventure before
he began to notice the boat beginning to
take on water, and according to Wilkinson
“If it wasn’t for the harbourmaster, I would
have gone down with the Titanic”.
“It’s all a bit embarrassing and I got
pretty fed up with people asking me if I
had hit an iceberg,” he said.
“It wasn’t a very big boat – I think an ice
cube could have sunk it!” a eyewitness
told local media.
NAKED AMBITION.
Intrepid Irish adventurer, Keith Whelan, has had to cut short his world-record bid to row across the Indian Ocean- naked, after foul weather caused him… complications. Known to many as the Naked Adventurer, Whelan struck trouble off the coast of Geraldton (WA) when rough seas and large waves beat at his boat and body, resulting in a gash to his head, and a drop in his jovial spirits. Following a distress call a kindly merchant ship, the Fuji-Fuka, changed course to help the naked man in the middle of the ocean. Wilkinson is now onboard the Fuji-Fuka, having his injuries assessed. Onboard Wilkinson ‘tweeted’ his followers saying “feeling a bit down but I am ok physically”. Wilkinson is pictured above not-so-naked.
