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The crew of a fishing boat blocked emergency radio frequencies for hours as they watched an erotic film.

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Fishing crew block mayday system while watching erotic film

The crew of the Blyth-based Oceania accidentally left their radio switched to the emergency channel on Thursday as they were off the North East coast.

They then settled down to watch the film Crash on a TV which was next to the radio - not realising it was being broadcast over a 30-mile radius.

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