AMERICANTHINKER - Could today's Royal Navy fight for the Falklands?
By Silvio Canto, Jr. This is not your grandfather's Royal Navy.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - A Rare Declaration of Independence Has Been Found, Filed Away in England as ‘Paperwork.’
A rare surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence, seized by Britain's Royal Navy in 1776, has been uncovered in England.
A rare surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence, seized by Britain’s Royal Navy in 1776, has been uncovered in England. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, in July 1776, was discovered in The National Archives in Kew, England. The document, one of only 11 surviving from this specific printing, was seized by the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary War and had been hidden in the archives for centuries. WHEN & WHERE: The document was first uncovered in February 2023 by Michael Scurr, a volunteer cataloging Royal Navy captains’ papers, at The National Archives in Kew. KEY QUOTE: “It’s a vanishingly rare surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence,…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK Govt Confirms Russian Warship Fired ‘Warning Shots’ at British Yacht in English Channel.
A Russian warship fired warning shots at a British-registered yacht in the English Channel, approximately 20 nautical miles from the Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England.
A Russian warship fired warning shots at a British-registered yacht in the English Channel, claiming it was to prevent a possible collision . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Russian frigate fired warning shots at a British-registered yacht in the English Channel, approximately 20 nautical miles from the Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England, the British government has confirmed. KEY QUOTE: “Following attempts to contact a British vessel in the Channel, the Grigorovich fired warning shots. These were not aimed at the vessel and were an attempt to prevent a possible collision… We assess that this is an isolated incident and not linked to the UK’s interception of the Smyrtos this weekend.” – British Ministry of Defence…Open
NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - Russian Navy Ship Accused of Firing Warning Shots at U.K. Yacht
Britain’s Defense Ministry said it was investigating a report that a Russian vessel issued warning shots in the English Channel on Tuesday.
NYTIMES (Stephen Castle) - UK Forces Seize Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker
Britain’s defense ministry said it was the first time that British forces had acted alone to stop a ship in the fleet, a collection of vessels that Russia uses to move fuel and evade sanctions.
AMERICANTHINKER - The British Navy's submarine defense link is broken
Britain is increasingly surrendering to wokeness and the Islamist invasion of the country.
NYTIMES (Christine Hauser) - Shipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter
The Tampa disappeared in 1918 with 131 British and American personnel and civilians aboard. It was the largest single American naval combat loss of life in World War I
NPR (The Associated Press) - Life jacket worn by a passenger who survived the Titanic auctioned off for over $900,000
A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.
DAILYCALLER (Mariane Angela) - British Navy’s Response To Iran Delayed Since Repair Yard Only Works Nine-To-Five, Union Says
'cost-cutting'