Not so long ago, Mr. Mark Wilkinson of Birmingham, England purchased a used 16 foot cabin cruiser for himself. The boat set him back about $1,600.00 USD. To me the price would have been a good indication of the ship's shape. Just to make sure things went really well off with his new boat he christened the vessel; TITANIC II. Good thinking Mr. Wilkinson!
After towing the boat from his home to West Bay in Dorest for his first fishing trip things started out pretty good. He had a successful day of fishing and started to head back into West Bay. As he made way into the harbor TITANIC II sprang a leak leaving the vessel floundering and Mr. Wilkinson clinging to the side of his new boat.
"It's all a bit embarrassing and I got pretty fed up with people asking me if I hit an iceberg".
Turns out that there had been a previous hole in the hull patched by the previous owner which just couldn't hold water.
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