Shame Stanley Unwin wasn't available for the gig
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Dreadnought Holiday
Профиль VivelySnarky history. Hideous French battleships. Nautical nonsense. Always check the alt text.
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You've given me a perfect excuse to relate: my uncle started at Fairfields 1914 at 12 & died a Shipbuilding Manager in 1961 on trials aboard Blake, a Tiger class cruiser, master DG Clutterbuck 1961-68, who was succeeded by Captains Plugge 1968-70, and Butt, 1970-72. He would have been delighted.
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A freighter has seemingly run over a small boat with a family of four in Swedens west coast archipelago. Dusk, rain and bad visibility. The Russian-crewed, Norwegian-owned suspect ship has been detained. Mother and a minor kid is missing while the father + minor is in hospital.
"Norska rederiets chef säger till Aftonbladet att kaptenen inte lagt märke till någon form av kollision." En mamma och en dotter i tvåbarnsfamiljen som rammades av norska fartyget saknas fortfarande sedan igår. omni.se/insatsstyrka...