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# Sailors

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# Living wage
'Compliments and commendations don't put meals on tables': Defence Forces families march on Leinster House
The government insists work is under way to address pay and conditions of Defence Forces personnel.
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Sep 19th 2018, 3:31 PM
# ARA San Juan
Missing Argentina submarine with 44 crew onboard may have sent out seven distress calls
There has been no contact with the ARA San Juan since early Wednesday.
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Nov 19th 2017, 9:39 AM
# Argentina
Argentine navy searching for lost submarine with 44 sailors on board
The navy said it had not had any contact with the submarine, the San Juan, for 48 hours.
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Nov 17th 2017, 10:54 PM
# Pacific Ocean
US sailors and two dogs rescued after five months lost at sea
Jennifer Appel Tasha Fuiaba’s sailboat engine broke on 30 May and they have been stranded at sea since.
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Oct 27th 2017, 10:12 AM
# uss john s mccain
Human remains found in search for missing US sailors in Singapore
A US naval ship collided with a tanker yesterday.
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Aug 22nd 2017, 3:30 PM
# Japan
Seven US sailors missing after destroyer rammed by cargo ship
The circumstances that led to the collision are currently unknown.
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Jun 17th 2017, 10:36 AM
# rare crime
Iceland in mourning after missing young woman's body found on beach
Birna Brjansdottir was missing for eight days before her body was found.
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Jan 23rd 2017, 1:48 PM
# Somali Pirates
Sailors held hostage for nearly five years 'ate rats' to survive
The men – from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Taiwan – were captured by Somali pirates in 2012.
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Oct 24th 2016, 1:01 PM
# Sailors
Channel Tunnel chaos as protesters burn tyres on train tracks
Eurotunnel has closed the crossing for the evening.
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Jun 23rd 2015, 4:37 PM
# All aboard
One of the world's largest Tall Ships will sail into Dublin next week
The Cuauhtémoc will arrive in Dublin with 225 sailors on board and will be open to the public for 5 days.
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Jun 10th 2015, 6:15 AM
# For Sale
Letter written on the day the Titanic sank sells for €145,000
Esther Hart, who wrote the letter, survived that day.
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Apr 26th 2014, 6:25 PM
# Saved
Two sailors rescued from their fast-sinking yacht off Wicklow coast
With help from a much larger vessel, volunteers managed to save the yacht as well, though it was almost below the surface when they took the two sailors from it.
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Apr 6th 2014, 9:58 AM
# Rescue
Two elderly sailors rescued after five 'very difficult days at sea'
They were en route to the Hebrides when heavy seas and winds of up to 150 miles per hour damaged their yacht.
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May 23rd 2013, 8:03 AM
# Rescue
Two sailors rescued after getting caught in strong winds on Dublin Bay
The pair had been trying to return to the harbour for two hours but their boat kept capsizing.
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Jan 17th 2013, 2:29 PM
# Homeward Bound
Sailing wrap: Seaton and McGovern bow out as Murphy comes so close
The 49er duo needed a top ten finish in their final race to make the medal race but were unsuccessful.
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Aug 6th 2012, 6:53 PM
# London2012
Sailing wrap: Top ten finish for Star duo as Ireland prepares for Murphy race
Peter O’Leary and David Burrows bowed out of the games with the country’s best ever ‘Star’ class finish.
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Aug 5th 2012, 6:41 PM
# South Korea
Five die in unexplained South Korean cargo ship explosion
An unexplained explosion partially sank a cargo ship of South Korea’s west coast earlier today, killing five people and leaving six others missing.
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Jan 15th 2012, 1:14 PM
# Missing
Search for missing sailors called off
Five men remain missing in the Irish Sea following the sinking of their cargo vessel on Sunday. The Welsh coastguard has said there is little hope of them being found alive.
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Nov 29th 2011, 8:05 AM