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At 22.10 on Monday 13th March 2006 Chiswick RNLI Lifeboat was out on a training exercise when the crew saw a vehicle stuck on the foreshore near Chiswick Eyot.

An unfortunate soul (and his girlfriend) thought it would be a bit of fun to explore the foreshore of the Thames in a new Range Rover Sport. They hadn't accounted for a mud pool or the rising tide. Some residents of nearby houseboats were concerned that the rising tide would sweep the vehicle onto their moorings. They tried vainly to dig out the Range Rover, now up to its axles. The driver was trying to phone a friend to try to arrange a JCB, - it never arrived. The fire brigade attended but did not have equipment to free the vehicle. Eventually the police persuaded the couple to leave the Range Rover before it was submerged.

After ensuring that all on the foreshore were safe the lifeboat crew tied a fender to the vehicle as a marker and secured it to the bank to stop it drifting. Overnight, the vehicle was completely submerged. In the morning the PLA decided that the waterlogged hulk was a hazard to navigation and used their driftwood crane to remove it during the next high tide.
 
i liked the reply sheds :) i must admit on looking back at some of my earlier posts i did ask some stupid questions. like someone said on that thread though, i too dont have an overly mechanical background and my 90 is my 1st car which ive only had 6 or so months. learning all the time though and you guys have saved my bacon and $$$ plenty of times.

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