VOL. 45 ISSUE 24 JUNE 18, 2013
P23
DUNLOP SAVED FROM IRISH SEA
Michael Dunlop, shown at
left celebrating with John
McGuinness, had to get pulled
out of the Irish Sea last week after
falling off a personal watercraft
and not being able to re-mount.
erhaps the strangest story
of the week came from the
Isle of Man, but after the races
ended. Michael Dunlop, the man
who completely dominated race
week with four TT wins out of five
starts, ran into a bit of a problem
trying to re-mount a personal watercraft in the Irish Sea on Saturday, according to reports on
iomtoday.com.
Dunlop and his friend and
sponsor Martin Marlow were
rescued from Douglas Bay when
they couldn't get back on their
"jet ski." The "jet ski" was actually a Sea-Doo XP, which can be
a bit difficult to get on in deep
water.
"We were offered a go on the
Jet Ski by a friend of mine, Norman Osborne," Marlow told the
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website. "Michael was driving
and we were messing about, halfa-mile or so off Douglas Head,
when I lost my grip. I grabbed
Michael round the neck and we
both fell off the back. We went
into the sea, but found that it was
difficult to get back onto the Jet
Ski without it sinking under our
weight.
"We were not wearing life jackets so had to hang onto the Jet
Ski. It seemed quite funny for the
first 20 minutes, but after an hour
we were getting worried."
When the pair didn't return,
friends sent help.
"We thought we were goners
for a while," Marlow said. "When
we got back to port we got a serious telling off from the Harbor
Police."
FAMILY AFFAIR
few weeks ago we a ran a feature
A
of the Marquez brothers – Marc and
Alex. But at the time we didn't have a
photo of the two people who produced
Grand Prix racing's brightest stars. Now
we do: (From left to right) Julia, Marc
and Roser Marquez.
