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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Weston-super-Mare RNLI Volunteers save two men whose dinghy was sinking
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While at their normal work the crew of Weston RNLI were paged as a dinghy could be seen in trouble in Weston Bay
NEW NAPOLEAN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATES BATTLE OF WATERLOO ANNIVERSARY IN PLYMOUTH
Tuesday 30th June 2015 – A new exhibition, ‘Fallen Emperor: Napoleon in Plymouth Sound in 1815’, marking the 200 year anniversary of Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo has recently opened at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
Lockheed Martin’s Legion PodTM Takes to the Skies
ORLANDO, Fla., June 30, 2015 – Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Legion Pod recently completed its first flight test, successfully tracking multiple airborne targets while flying on an F-16 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lockheed Martin Signs Purchase Agreements with Airbus for Two Full Flight Simulators
SASSENHEIM, The Netherlands, June 29, 2015 – Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (NYSE:LMT) and Airbus have signed a frame contract enabling Airbus to expedite procurement of flight simulation devices for their customers, Airbus training centers and their affiliates worldwide.
Fourth Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS Secure Communications Satellite Shipped For August Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., June 29, 2015 – Delivered by the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, yesterday prior to its expected August launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
95 teams are ready to race at the Melges 24 World Championship 2015
95 teams are ready to race
at the Melges 24 World Championship 2015
in Middelfart, Denmark
Melges 24 fleet in Riva del Garda – May 2015 – photo: IMCA/Mauro Melandri
29 June 2015 – Middelfart, Denmark. – Ninety-five Melges 24 teams have gathered in the Middelfart Marina in Denmark for the Melges 24 World Championship 2015 to be held from June 30 till July 5. The most important event of the year for the Melges 24 fleet is organized by by Match Racing Denmark along with Middelfart Sailing Club in cooperation with International Melges 24 Class Association.
Opening Day of 470 Europeans gives hat-trick to Israel in 470 Women, USA dominate in 470 Men
Club Nàutic S’Arenal
Gil Cohen/Danielle Maman (ISR)
27 June-4 July 2015 – Aarhus, Denmark
Race day 1 at the 2015 470 European Championships in Aarhus, Denmark got underway with sun, clouds and a shifty breeze. Story of the day goes to Israel’s Gal Cohen/Danielle Maman who secured a perfect three race wins in the 470 Women.
The 107 boat 470 Men and 470 Women fleets field a mix of seasoned campaigners and Olympic contenders, joined by a new guard of younger teams, and transitions from the 420 Class. Three races for the 470 Women and two for the 470 Men gave an early indicator of form on the opening day of the qualification series. Adding to the intensity of racing, for some teams the event counts towards national selection for the 2016 Olympics.
Prison time for captain in fatal barge explosion
VHF recordings leaked following cruise ship collision
June 29, 2015—Though one passenger reportedly said the experience was “like being on the Titanic,” video shows that a collision between the elderly cruise ship Celestyal Crystal and a 38,734 dwt Scorpio Tankers owned chemical products tanker was less serious than that.
Canadian soldiers return from Operation REASSURANCE
June 29, 2015
PETAWAWA, ONTARIO — Media are invited to attend the return of approximately 100 soldiers from a deployment on Operation REASSURANCE in Eastern and Central Europe on June 30 in Petawawa, Ontario.