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A DRUNKEN woman stole a passen-ger ferry on the River Dart andshouted ‘I’m Jack Sparrow’ and ‘I’ma pirate’ as she drifted away frompolice on the shore, a court has beentold.

Alison Whelan (pictured above),51, had been on a two-day benderdrinking Lambrini and eating hal-lucinogenic plants when she soughtlate-night shelter with a companionon the Dart Princess PassengerFerry. When police arrived to speakto her she unmoored the 45ft vessel

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Continued on Page 2 – Find out on Page 11FLASHBACK: The Torbay Lifeboat alongside the DartPrincess during the incident PHOTO BY ANDY KYLE

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