Newlyweds marooned on remote island after bull seal hijacks their dinghy

[Katashi_itto]

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A newlywed couple were left stranded on a remote island for four days when a stubborn bull seal commandeered their dinghy.

Eddie Stebbings, 35, and his bride Bee Bueche, 36, were marooned on Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire coast when the mammal refused to budge.

The couple were married in August and returned to the windswept island where they are wildlife wardens just in time for the seal pupping season.

‘One morning in October the seal flopped itself into the boat,’ explained Me Stebbings.

‘It refused to budge for four days and was at one point joined by another seal.

‘He was about four times my weight, eight foot long and clearly not worried about people coming close to him.’

The couple chose to spend their honeymoon on one of Britain’s most remote islands, which they shared with over 400 adult seals.

They also saved 108 baby seals after a cow seal gave birth on the pebble beach and in the island’s caves.

A spokeswoman for the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales said: ‘The island is in good hands with Eddie and Bee – they are dedicated to its wildlife and have fallen in love with its seals.’
http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/07/eddie-stebbings-newlyweds-stranded-on-skomer-island-after-bull-seal-hijacks-their-dinghy-4221483/

[dipsydoodle]

1. Wassup

Just watching the game havin' a Bud.

[Katashi_itto]

2. I swear your right. He has that look...

[dipsydoodle]

3. Well chilled out.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Losing your dinghy on your honeymoon is the ultimate bummer

[Cali_Democrat]

5. That seal is a straight OG, yo

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. Win!

Dat's the cutest and funniest and most perfect wedding present they could have gotten!!!!

[pinboy3niner]

6. Honey...

...we're gonna need a bigger boat.

[Katashi_itto]

18. lol!

[Warren DeMontague]

7. For most people, getting their dinghy hijacked is the whole point

of the Honeymoon.

[Aerows]

9. Or at least

getting their dinghy wet.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. Really, the jokes practically write themselves.

We haven't even got to the "man in the boat" territory yet.

[Aerows]

12. It's pure

gravy in the bowl.

[Aerows]

8. I hate to say it

but it's kind of cute, and looks like it is having a nice time hanging out on their boat

[NBachers]

11. "Aaahhh this is the life me hearties . . . "

[Baitball Blogger]

14. It's that Dugong from Nature's Grave!

[Autumn]

15. They also saved 108 baby seals after a cow seal gave birth ???

I had no idea A cow seal gave birth to that many seal pups at a time.

[gristy]

16. That was quite a litter, I was thinking.

[scarletwoman]

17. Yikes! Keep that damn bull seal on the dinghy!

[Yavin4]

19. Sounds like the perfect honeymoon to me

Marooned together alone on an island is the ultimate romantic story. They'll be talking about that for years.