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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Lauren Davidson & Lucy Skoulding

Man with home full of model boats forced to auction them as house is 'safety risk'

A man whose house is full of model boats has decided to auction them off after his house was branded a "major safety risk".

Pete Dixon, 75, who spent 40 years of his life working on trawlers as a cook, acquired an incredible 600 model boats over the years which he kept around his rented home on Heneage Road in Grimsby.

From floor to ceiling, Pete's home is full of the boats - he even keeps some in the bath because he ran out of space.

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