... the last the North East coast during the weekend and of the yegse]l to be built by the Blyth Dry Docks and Shipmany shipping casualties recorded, two occurred at pyilding Co Ltd. Although a few men are to be paid o'r’r. Blyth. In one instance, however ...

... WAS fifty years ago this month that one of the most grace- NI ships of her day, the Norwegian liner M.S. Oslofjord, met her end off the mouth of the Tyne, one of the earliest shipping casualties of the war. The anniversary brought back memories from one ...

... Casualty But waiting times in casualty departments were not so encouraging with only between 60-70pc being assessed within five minutes of arrival and people attending outpatient clinic§ were Btl].l having to sit and wait to see ac&:ctor. Samplings show ...

... THE BIGGEST CASUALTY Last year Swan Hunter shipyard ranked 17th in The Journal's Top 200, this year it's in receivership and can't be included. ANDREW PARKER reports. SWAN HUNTER in May 1994 is an altogether different company from that of 12 months ago ...

... era — the Alfonso Xil. But the vessel was destined to become the casualty of a war between the United SMITH charts her story. States and Spain. Journal shipping writer KEN an American ship paying 4 visit tc Havana mysteriously blew up with who or what was ...

... casualties _ fire — were from the sh men working in ship by fire fire- while. others. trainéd dry hoses on the imaginary fire ...

... RAF Manston with back injuries, but otherwise there were no casualties. A rescued lorry driver Philip Knight, 39, from Margate, Kent, said he could see evidence of the fire as they abandoned ship. *I could see smoke, but no flames,™ he said. But he added: ...

... sailors’ home. There was only one casualty of this disastrous voyage: a smail dog which belonged to the ship’s part-owner Mr Watson. The mate, remembering just as he was getting into the boat that the pet was still on the ship, had returned intending to rescue ...

... RAF Manaton with back injuries, but otherwise there were no casualties. A rescued lorry driver Philip Knight, 39, from Margate. Kent, said he could see evidence of the fire as they abandoned ship. I could see smoke, but no flames, he said. But be added: ...

... Charlotte on Saturday off the island of Saint He- lena. The ship, with an all-Indian crew of 26, was not in danger of sinking. helicopters, a two-storey, self- normally used for servicing with casualties if hostilities contained, break out. “Hf hostilities do ...

... Private was the first land casualty of the Great War Historians seek soldier’s photo HISTORIANS in Hartlepool are appealing for pictures of the first soldier to be killed on land during the First World War. A memorial plaque on the Headland commemorates ...

... apart from the visit of the tall ships, there seems to have been only bad news on the maritime front for too many years. More and more we hear about major marine casualties: oil pollution incidents, collisions, ships sinking. This series of semiaars ...