• Royal rescue mission: Prince William helps save 2 after ship sinks in Irish Sea
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[QUOTE][URL="http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&where1=LONDON&sty=h&form=msdate"]LONDON[/URL] — Prince William joined a frantic rescue mission Sunday after a cargo ship sank in the Irish Sea, leaving several crew members missing.Only on msnbc.com [URL="http://rockcenter.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/28/9069519-waiting-for-midnight-hungry-families-on-food-stamps-give-walmart-enormous-spike"]Needy Americans shop at Walmart before sunrise[/URL] [URL="http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/23/8982673-a-second-chance-for-faulty-food-fda-calls-it-reconditioning"]A second chance for faulty food? It's OK with FDA[/URL] [URL="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/28/9070661-double-amputee-battles-triathlon-and-wins-silver"]Double amputee battles triathlon – and wins silver[/URL] [URL="http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/28/9067033-a-400-million-twist-huguette-clark-signed-two-wills-one-to-her-family"]A twist: Heiress Huguette Clark signed two wills[/URL] [URL="http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/23/8979155-want-to-get-stand-out-in-a-job-search-upload-a-photo"]Want to stand out in a job search? Upload a photo[/URL] [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45451709/ns/world_news-europe/t/royal-rescue-mission-prince-william-helps-save-after-ship-sinks-irish-sea/"]Freed American student: ‘It was very scary’[/URL] [URL="http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/18/8882403-consumer-demand-for-electric-cars-nissan-says"]Drivers still want electric cars, Nissan says[/URL] The second in line to the British throne, who is a Royal Air Force helicopter pilot and known professionally as Flight Lt. William Wales, was aboard an aircraft which rescued two crew members early on Sunday, after their vessel suffered a cracked hull in gale-force winds off the coast of north Wales. Britain's ministry of defense said William had been co-pilot of the helicopter, which carried two people back to his base RAF Valley, on the Welsh island of Anglesey. Authorities said five people remained missing after the 265-foot Swanland cargo ship, which had eight people on board, sent a mayday call at around 2 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET). [B]'Challenging' conditions [/B]Holyhead Coastguard said one body had been recovered from the sea, but that the fate of the other crew members was not yet known. "We know that at least some of them are wearing immersion suits and have strobe lighting with them, however sea conditions are challenging at best," said Jim Green, a coastguard spokesman. The Swanland was reportedly carrying 3,000 tons of limestone. Its crew members were believed to be Russian.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45451709/ns/world_news-europe/t/royal-rescue-mission-prince-william-helps-save-after-ship-sinks-irish-sea/#.TtSiKbK4q7s[/URL] Not bad.
Love how it mentions the most unimportant person in the story the most and the most important, The ones that actually repelled down/got out/whatever in no way.
Jesus, 3000 tons of limestone. No wonder it cracked open.
Wow they really wanted to turn a profit.. instead they loose their ship and 6 crew members.
William the conqueror?
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;33487885]William the conqueror?[/QUOTE] Becuase being part of the RAF rescue service = conquering Britain
[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;33488630]Becuase being part of the RAF rescue service = conquering Britain[/QUOTE] I'd like a helicopter if I was about to fight the Battle of Hastings.
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