Woman falls overboard lighting a cigarette
Wednesday 7th September 2011, 6:40AM BST.
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A woman in her 20s had a lucky escape when she fell from a ferry travelling from Newcastle to Holland. She is thought to have been lighting a cigarette when she dropped into the North Sea.
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Yeah..as you do..I fell overboard unwrapping a pastie once..shocking..wheres health and safety when you need them?
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apparently she was dying for a ciggie, and nearly did.
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