Runaway dog clears 8-foot fence, runs 100 miles, is rescued in shipping harbor
It was around 6 a.m. when two men in a boat spotted what they thought was a seal struggling through the rough waters of a natural harbor in southern England.
As their vessel drew closer, though, they realized it was a dog fighting against the current.
'I was absolutely gobsmacked,' said Gary Bennett, the captain of the 60-foot ferry, which transports oil workers to a nearby island. 'You don't see a dog swimming in the main shipping channels ever.'
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