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    More birding at the Torino Porta Susa train station.
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    A great feeling of elation swept over QM2 after the successful rescue. Here, our stowaway pigeon celebrates with us by strutting about deck 7 aft. Wait...what?!? I first noticed this bird about a day west of Southampton, and so did other passengers who fed it. Some folks say it's a racing pigeon from the tagged leg? I'd seen him on the promenade deck during the big storm, huddled behind a planter box. But he made it! We think he left us during the stop in Halifax, so hopefully he found new friends.
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    Rescue boat ready to be hoisted up. I missed the actual transfer of Mr. Wheatley in moving to this better vantage point. QM2's a very big ship!
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    This tanker had arrived the previous evening but she lacked the equipment to safely bring Mr. Wheatley up from Tamarind. He said there were some very tense moments as she drifted very close to his stricken boat. Eventually the tanker was ordered to move away by the patrol plane.
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    Mervyn Wheatley is that small orange figure on Tamarind. It's been almost 36 hours since the storm first capsized them and wrecked her steering mechanism. Sadly, she had to be scuttled to prevent becoming a hazard to navigation. He had owned her for 20 years and sailed almost 150,000 nautical miles.
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    After assessing the situation, Captain Wells brought QM2 to a stop and perpendicular to the very strong 50 knot winds. Having formed a lee, she was ballasted and her rescue boat lowered 27 meters into the sea...almost 90 feet.
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    Drawing closer. Tamarind's mast rocked wildly.
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    A Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 Hercules helped locate Mr. Wheatley and guide QM2 in.
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    Changing subjects, we are now back aboard Queen Mary 2 and in the process of rescuing solo yachtsman Mervyn Wheatley, whose boat Tamarind was disabled by a very powerful Atlantic storm. Tamarind was not easy to spot, she was often hidden entirely behind the ocean swells!
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    Train 3. Crew change, Kansas City.
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    Willis (formerly Sears) Tower.
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    Floor 103.
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    Chicago.
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    Photo op. With Train 4. Raton. CO.
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    Refueling Train 4. Albuquerque, NM.
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    May 11th, Southwest scenes. Train 4.
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    Backin' 'er in. Train 4.
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    Still waiting for Train 4.
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    Waiting for Train 4.
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    Los Angeles Union Station, May 10, 2017. Canon New F-1, FD 24-35 / 3.5 SSC Aspherical, Ilford 400
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    Aprilia Racing Director Romano Albesiano.
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    Young fan gets his man! Lorenzo Savadori signs.
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    Just a couple minutes later the bike returns looking dusty and second-hand. YIKES! The rider is okay but those mechanics will be missing lunch.
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    After a crash, Aleix Espargaro goes back out.
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    It was a real privilege to be invited inside the Gresini Aprilia garage!
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