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ENGINE FAILURE IN CONFINED WATERS

‘I’ve put the dinghy pump back in the car,’ said Chris. ‘We won’t need it again, will we?’ We’d just inflated the dinghy to row out to and transfer her from her summer mooring at Weir Quay, on the Tamar, down to her winter berth in Plymouth. Since we were going to the luxury of a walk ashore berth, we wouldn’t need the dinghy at the other end, and could deflate it en route. ‘Well,’ I hesitated, not

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