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Troubles that almost sank 2011 flood hero Doug Hislop has seen a lifetime of action, capturing national attention in the 2011 floods. But it’s not all been smooth sailing.
Lifestyle by LEISA SCOTT
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Subscriber only Look into the wheelhouse of the Kookaburra Queen on a Saturday and chances are the skipper you ll see is Doug Hislop, the tug captain hero of the 2011 Brisbane floods. At 76, there s no keeping Mr Hislop off the Brisbane River but while the paddlewheel party boat has her charms, it s Mavis, the snub-nosed tug that stopped a concrete torpedo from walloping the Gateway Bridge 10 years ago, that has Hislop s heart.