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Boat named Titanic II sinks in UK

Posted By vip21k on Jun 09, 2011   FROM: telegraph.co.uk report abuse

People may think couple of times before purchasing the boat named ‘Titanic’ as the terrible past is associated with this name. But Mark Wilkinson had taken the risk by purchasing 16-foot (4.8-meter) cabin cruiser named "Titanic II." Unfortunately, Titanic II sinks in UK‎ and 44 years old owner of it, Mark Wilkinson found himself holding on the side of the boat when it gradually sank into the harbour.

Boat named Titanic II sinks in UK

Mark Wilkinson had recently bought this second hand boat at £1,000. He went for south coast for its first trip. He had successfully completed the fishing trip in Lyme Bay. However, when the boat came into West Bay, Dorset in Great Britain, huge hole opened up in the fibre-glass hull. He had tried to pump the water outside although he was forced to discarded boat when the boat sunk severe first. Coast guard had rescued the owner of the boat. Titanic II did not fade away forever in the misty depth of water.

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