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    Pete Doherty Rescued From Sinking Boat In Scotland

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    August 04, 2008 by Jason Gregory | Photo by WENN
    Pete Doherty Rescued From Sinking Boat In Scotland

    Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty was rescued from a sinking rowing boat in Scotland last weekend, its been claimed.

    Doherty was rowing with friends on Loch Lomond shortly after performing at the Live festival when their boat sprung a leak.

    Speaking about the incident, Doherty's manager, Adrian Hunter, said: “We lost an oar and sprang a leak.”

    “It was freezing and we had a laugh, but it would not have been funny if someone died.”

    Doherty was playing a solo show at the festival, which also featured performances from Sex Pistols and Groove Armada.

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    • No, it would have been funny if Pete had died. All those years of drug abuse and then he goes and dies in a rowing boat.

      ~ by Boydy 8/4/2008 Report

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    • truth can be stranger than fiction

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