Navy News: "Commandos Row Through Capital For Charity"

Edit: The original article is not available currently via the Navy News website, so I have replaced it with a similar article from the Royal Navy website on the same topic:

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/royalmarines/units-and-deployments/3-commando-brigade/40-commando-royal-marines/news/commandos_row_throug.htm

 

As a fifteen year old baby thruster I paddled down the Thames in a canoe with my brothers (Kleper single and double, pussers issue) It's a beautiful journey. Gets a bit hair raising the closer to London you get as the river traffic gets bigger. It might end badly if the lads stop to many times at the riverside taverns or bump into cruise boats crewed by nurses etc but best of luck to them.

 

Dr Who noticed the guys rowing along from his Tardis so parked it up and came down to the riverside for a chat ...

Dr Who takes time out for Royal Marine rowers | British Forces News

 

Olympian greets injured Royal Marines at end of Thames row