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dumping nuclear waste at sea.
He’d agreed to take part in a
National Union of Seamen
and Greenpeace
demonstration to attract
attention to the issue. His
mission was to swim two
miles from Battersea Bridge
to the House of Commons in
‘frogman’s gear’ with a mask,
oxygen and wetsuit. John
liked the notion of a long
swim – ‘it reminded me of
Chairman Mao swimming