@OnthisdayRN The tale goes, that all the surviving sailors emptied their pockets to club together for the making of a silver bell that would embody the ‘spirit of the Ark’. That bell was on my part of ship in ARK ROYAL V, then moved to the Fleet Air Arm museum when she decommissioned
I’ve decided to try and raise some money for the Poppy Appeal by running the circumference of Hayling Island (roughly a half-marathon) on 28 Nov 2020. The kids will also be running segments of the circuit with me https://t.co/5lXYQRsDDt @PoppyLegion
Frigate @HMS_Westminster answered a mayday call today in #WeymouthBay. The Royal Navy ship rescued two people off a fishing boat, arriving just before the vessel capsized
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