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Editorial Team

 

Gordon ‘Rama’

Graham ‘Eeyore’

Jamie ‘Esper’

Karen ‘Antigua Lady’

Liz ‘Esper’

Paul ‘Antigua Lady’

 

Inside this issue

 

Dinghy Race

Week in Pictures

Scouse Chef

Letters to the Ed           

Horrorscopes                

First Aid                         

Through the Porthole

Sunchaser ii

Improve Your Turkish    

Crossword                       

Caption Competition      

Internet Survey

Grumpy Old Salt 

Visa Regs Update          

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Issue 8

PEOPLES NAVY ARRESTED!

FIRE CAUSES MASSIVE DAMAGE

The revenue generated through sales and advertising so far currently stands at 1,950ytl. For every $1,000 we raise, the bank adds a further contribution of 700ytl. This means that in the coming weeks we will be donating over 2,650ytl to the marina's charity, 'Ozel Olimpiyatlar Turkiye', for physically and mentally handicapped children.

The Porthole looks forward to presenting a cheque to Mr Bilgin during his next visit to the marina. We thank all our contributing readers and advertisers for their generous support as well as the marina for subsidising our printing costs.

Much has happened since we reported on the progress of Sam and his father Pete's endeavour to help the people of The Chagos Archipelago (see Issue 4, front page). The plan to highlight the plight of the displaced Chagossians was to include an investigation of the environmental state of the islands and perhaps to provoke some kind of response from the UK and US governments.

 

Well, a response is certainly what they got. As reported in the international press; Pete Bouquet and his fellow skipper, Jon Castel, were arrested by the British police in Diego Garcia waters on 10^th March.

 

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21st March 2008

THE PORTHOLE RAISES OVER 2,650 YTL  FOR CHARITY

On Friday the 14th of March, Marmaris Yacht Marina staff acted swiftly and professionally to save the yachts on the hard from disaster. One of the yard men noticed smoke coming from

‘Periwinkle’, chocked up behind the offices. Technical services and security staff, using up to eleven fire extinguishers, boarded the boat and doused the flames. The fire started in the cockpit locker and had spread through the headlining to the saloon causing extensive damage. ‘Periwinkle’, whose owner has not left contact details with the marina, was unoccupied at the time. The battery charger was connected to the mains and developed an electrical fault causing the fire. The other contents of the locker, gas canisters and fuel cans, were quickly removed from the fire. This experience highlights the dangers of leaving battery chargers connected to empty boats, which is against the rules of your marina contract. It should be obvious that fuel, gas and mains electricity should not be stored in the same locker, but in many cases this is overlooked. As yotties we should be comforted by the

skill and speed with which this potential catastrophe was handled and give due praise to the marina staff.