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When Tranz Rail introduced its own fast ferry on Cook Strait, its TV advertisements showed cartoon seagulls clinging to the deck only to be plucked off one by one as The Lynx (aka 'the vomit comet') gathered speed.
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Captain Michael Pryce collection