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Near Miss For Dinghy Sailor Versus Tall Ship

By Sandy Parks · On July 11, 2018

A dinghy sailor had to abandon ship to avoid being run over by a tall ship in Germany. Story by the Daily Mail

 

This is the moment a sailor had to abandon ship after an advancing boat rammed into his tiny dinghy.

The male sailor can be heard trying to reason with the ship as he desperately tries to veer his own boat out of its path.

After several efforts of trying to navigate the RS Aero out of the way of the Mare Frisium tall ship, the man dives into the water to avoid being crushed himself. Read More

 

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