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July 3, 2008
Topics navy, boat, military, cocaine, drugs, africa, wales, europe, prince, united, london, head, men and police
The crew of the HMS Iron Duke, the ship Prince William is training on, seized nearly a ton of cocaine Saturday. The HMS Iron Duke stopped a 50-foot speedboat which the Iron Duke's crew spotted hundreds of miles northeast of Barbados. The sighting raised suspicions because it is unusual to see such a small vessel so far out at sea.
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March 11, 2008
One of the two British warships that went down in the famous Battle of Narvik during World War II was honored by more over 1,000 British, Norwegian and Dutch military officials this weekend. Major General Garry Robison of the Royal Navy reported that ships floated a wreath over the remains of HMS Hunter, the World War II destroyer that went down with 110 men on board in a battle with Nazi forces, during commemorative service held in Norway.
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March 5, 2008
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may revoke the pilot's license of a 65-year-old navy veteran who landed his plane on the Marriott Lincolnshire Golf Course in Illinois on Saturday. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said an investigation into Robert Kadera's weekend stunt is ongoing. Civil penalties for landing an aircraft without clearance could result in revoking the pilot's certification.
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January 24, 2008
A $640 million Navy aircraft carrier that had just undergone a $216 million refitting job had to return to port just two days into its mission after its refrigerator broke down. Now it needs another $20,000 to have its fridge fixed. According to reports, the HMS Illustrious, equipped with hi-tech weaponry, was headed for the Indian Ocean with its nearly 1,000 crew when staff discovered problems with its fridge forcing the ship to head back to Portsmouth dockyard.
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December 18, 2007
Topics cruise, helicopter, girl, princess, life, laura, navy, america, christmas, play, medical, television, california, death, animal, dog and hospital
A U. S. Navy crew came to the aid of a teenage girl suffering from a ruptured appendix while at sea aboard a cruise ship over the weekend. The girl was lifted onto a helicopter and transported the nearest hospital facility. . . a nuclear aircraft carrier. The girl, 14-year old Laura Montero, became ill Friday while aboard the Dawn Princess, a cruise ship located off the coast of Baja, California. The ship sent out a distress call, which was received by the USS Ronald Reagan, 500 miles away.
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