London, England (CNN) -- Nestled in a sheltered bay on the English Channel coast, Weymouth is one of Britain's most picturesque seaside towns.

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Rounding a rocky island outcrop, we slipped into a sheltered bay.

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Most passengers languish on deck as the Tucker T cuts through the sheltered sea of the Bay, keeping their eyes peeled for the dolphins and penguins that occasionally surface alongside like bobbing corks.

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The bay provides a sheltered area where pollution could be minimised, but Devon County Council says the current set up is too risky.

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The river flows into the broad, flat Miramichi Bay, which is sheltered from the wider Gulf of Saint Lawrence by a string of low-lying islands.

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