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Crowds flank river to bid ships bon voyage; TALL SHIPS A GREAT DAY OUT FOR SPECTATORS Tens of thousands came from all over the UK, as well as from around the world, to see the Tall Ships Parade of Sail in the River Mersey. Laura Sharpe reports.(News)
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Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
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July 22, 2008
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Byline: Laura Sharpe
THE departure of the Tall Ships brings to a close a momentous four days on the Mersey. And while there were some early organisational problems, the vast majority of spectators appeared to be delighted they had taken the time to visit Liverpool in its Capital of Culture year.
More than 400,000 visitors came into the city on Friday and Saturday, but yesterday's Parade of Sail meant numbers soared past the million mark in total.
The Green family, from Birmingham, said they had made the trip to Liverpool by train especially to see the Parade of Sail.
Les Green, 61, with binoculars in hand, said: "We've planned this day for months and took a ...
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