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19th February 2016
Danger of Quayside Car Parking Exposed
Not the best start to a day's sailing... A facebook video shows a car rolling over the edge of a Spanish quayside and a distressed driver in hot pursuit. The accompanying caption: 'If you park in a port: use your hand brake', says it all. Just as well there was no boat (or persons) berthed below.
Coche al agua!Si aparcas en un puerto: freno de mano y una marcha siempre puesta. Peligro, coche al agua! Port Ginesta. Castelldefels - Sitges
Posted by Equipo Creativity on Thursday, 12 March 2015
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22nd November 2011
Man Dies After Car Plunges Into Howth Harbour
A man has died after the car he was in went into the water at Howth Harbour on Sunday morning, The Irish Times reports.
Members of the public alerted the Irish Coast Guard after seeing the car driving onto the west pier.
Despite a rapid response from the coastguard and Howth RNLI lifeboat, a search of the surface showed no sign of the car.
Garda divers later made the grim discovery and recovered the man's body.
A man has died after the car he was in went into the water at Howth Harbour on Sunday morning, The Irish Times reports.Members of the public alerted the Irish Coast Guard after seeing the car driving onto the west pier.
Despite a rapid response from the coastguard and Howth RNLI lifeboat, a search of the surface showed no sign of the car.
Garda divers later made the grim discovery and recovered the man's body.
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