SeaWaves Today in History June 28, 2009 1491 - England's King Henry VIII was born at Greenwich 1602 - George Weymouth explores 500 km into Hudson Strait but turned back by ice 1613 - Captain Samuel Argall comes up the coast from Boston to attack the French settlements at Acadia 1672 - Louis de Buade et de Palluau, Count Frontenac 1622-1698 sets sail from France, arriving in Quebec in early autumn 1776 - Charleston SC repulses British sea attack 1794 - Joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build US Navy ships at an annual salary of $2,000. 1814 - USS Wasp captures HMS Reindeer 1836 - The fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died in Montpelier VA Britain's Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey 1865 - CSS Shenandoah captures 11 American whalers in one day 1905 - Russian sailors mutiny aboard the battleship Potemkin 1914 - Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist - the event which triggered World War I 1915 - Submarine HMS K4, K9 & K10 laid down 1918 - Cruiser HMS Enterprise laid down 1918 - USS R19 launched 1918 - Submarine HMS D6 sunk by UB-73 off the coast of Ireland 1918 - Minesweeper HMS Widnes launched 1918 - Destroyer USS Hulbert launched 1918 - Minesweeper USS Tananger commissioned 1918 - Minesweeper HMC TR 11 commissioned 1919 - Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War 1919 - Cruiser USS Capetown launched 1919 - Destroyer USS Noa launched 1919 - Submarine USS R-10 launched 1919 - Destroyer USS Osmond Ingram commissioned 1923 - Submarine HMS K26 completed 1934 - Destroyers HMS Fame, Firedrake & Forester launched 1935 - Soviet submarines SC-401 & SC-402 launched 1935 - U-25 laid down 1937 - Submarine USS Saury laid down 1939 - Minesweepers USS Raven & Osprey laid down 1939 - Pan American Airways began regular Trans-Atlantic air service 1940 - U-139 & U-140 launched 1940 - Steam trawler Castleton was reported missing in the Orkneys. The only U-boat operating in that area was U-102, which was lost during the patrol and did not report her successes 1940 - At 0202, the unescorted Llanarth was torpedoed by U-30 about 220 miles SW of Ushant and sank after two hours and 30 minutes in 47°39N/10°17W. The master and 15 crewmembers were picked up by corvette HMS Gladiolus and landed at Plymouth. The chief officer and 18 crewmembers were rescued by a Spanish trawler and landed at San Sebastian 1940 - Rescue tug HMS Hudson commissioned 1940 - U-25 encountered a British submarine in the North Atlantic, but neither boat attacked 1940 - As the Mediterranean Fleet 7th Cruiser Squadron covers convoy movements in the Eastern Mediterranean, three Italian destroyers carrying supplies between Taranto and Tobruk are encountered. In a running gun battle, Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney sinks Espero to the SW of Cape Matapan 1941 - Vetehinen in minelaying operations at Estonian coast 1941 - Escort carrier HMS Chaser laid down 1941 - Submarines USS Wahoo & Whale laid down 1941 - At 0207, the unescorted Pluto was torpedoed by U-146 and sank after 30 minutes about 100 miles NNW of Butt of Lewis. The ship had been stopped in the North Atlantic by HMS Suffolk and was first sent to Iceland with ten Royal Marines on board and then to Kirkwall. HMS Northern Duke rescued 26 crewmembers and the ten marines 1942 - The Canadian Lemuel J. Ritcey Co. fishing vessel Mona Marie (126 GRT), was sunk in the Caribbean Sea, south-west of Barbados, in position 12.22N, 060.10W, by gunfire from U-126, KptLt. Ernst Bauer, Knight's Cross, CO. There were no lives lost in this incident. U-126 was a long-range Type IXC submarine built by AG Weser, at Bremen. She was commissioned on 22 Mar 41, KptLt. Ernst Bauser, CO. U-126 conducted six patrols and compiled an impressive record of 26 ships sunk for a total of 125,837 tons and five ships damaged for a further 37,501 tons. U-126, OLtzS. Siegfried Kietz, CO, was sunk 03 Jul 43, northwest of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.02N, 011.23W, by depth charges from a British ‘Wellington’ patrol aircraft from RAF 172 Squadron. All of U-126’s 55 crewmembers were lost. Ernst Bauer was born in 1914, at Fürth, in Bavaria. He joined the navy in 1933 and, after more than a year in the light cruiser Königsberg, transferred to the U-boat force in 1938. He served as a Watch Officer in U-10 and U-37 before commissioning the Type IIB training boat U-120, on 20 Apr 40. Bauer left U-120 in November 1940 and then commissioned the long-range Type IXC boat U-126 on 22 Mar 41, at the age of 27. He conducted five successful patrols with U-126, operating mostly in Caribbean and African waters. He was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 16 Mar 42 (the 47th presented in the U-boat force). Bauer completed his tour of duty in U-126 in March 1943 and was assigned as a training officer in the 27th U-boat Flotilla. In October 1944, he was appointed to command the 27th Flotilla. Bauer was promoted to KKpt. on 01 Apr 45 and during the last days of war he was transferred to the 26th U-Flotilla. In 1955, Bauer joined the German Bundesmarine and held several staff positions, retiring in 1972 in the rank of Kapitän zur See. He died on 12 Mar 98, at Westerland/Sylt. Ernst Bauer sank 25 ships for a total of 118,660 tons and damaged four ships for a further 31,304 tons, making him the 25th highest U-boat ace of the war 1942 - The British Home Fleet sails from Scapa Flow as part of the cover for PQ-17 which sailed yesterday from Iceland. HMS Duke of York, USS Washington are accompanied by carrier Victorious and an assortment of cruisers and destroyers 1942 - A detachment of the USN's Patrol Squadron Fourteen based at Noumea, New Caledonia with PBY-5 Catalinas, bombs the Japanese base at Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands 1942 - Corvette HMCS Kitchener commissioned 1942 - US advanced reconnaissance parties land on Adak Island from submarines 1942 - Destroyers USS De Haven & Harding launched 1942 - The Tillie Lykes was reported missing after leaving Galveston and was considered lost by U-154 18 Jun 1942 in 19°N/85°W 1942 - U-67 encountered an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic, but neither boat attacked 1942 - U-332 helped some shipwrecked seamen with water and food in the West Atlantic 1942 - On U-596 a battery explosion forced the boat to return to base 1942 - At 1538, the unescorted Sam Houston, on her maiden voyage, was hit by one torpedo from U-203 about 160 miles NE of the Virgin Islands. The torpedo struck the bulkhead between the engine room and the #4 deep tank, killed one officer and two men on watch below and caused fires in the cargo. As the #4 hold and the engine room flooded the ship first developed a slight list but the ship righted herself and remained on even keel with the deck only two feet above water. The survivors among the eight officers, 29 crewmen and nine armed guards (the ship was armed with one 4in and four 20mm guns) aboard abandoned ship after 15 minutes in three lifeboats. At 1600, the U-boat surfaced and sank the ship with 43 rounds from the deck gun. The Germans took the master on board for questioning and put him later back into a boat. Four crewmen died from burns in the lifeboats before the survivors were picked up after two days by minesweeper USS Courier and landed at St. Thomas, where another crewman died of burns in a hospital 1942 - At 1030, the unescorted and unarmed Raphael Semmes was hit on the starboard side by two torpedoes from U-332 when steaming on a nonevasive course at 9 knots about 875 miles east of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The torpedoes struck at the #2 and #4 hatch and caused the ship to sink within two minutes. The nine officers, 26 crewmen and two passengers unsuccessfully tried to launch boats but had to jump overboard and swim away from the ship. 18 survivors clung to wreckage and eventually climbed onto two rafts, ten of them with the help of the U-boat that circled the wreck and picked them up. The Germans took care of their wounds and gave them tobacco, cigarettes, water and food before leaving the area. The 18 survivors were picked up on 16 July by the American steam merchant Explorer and landed them two days later at Jersey City, New Jersey. The master, six officers, eleven crewmen and one passenger were lost 1942 - At 1855, the unescorted Sea Thrush was hit on the port side forward of the collision bulkhead by one torpedo from U-505 about 425 miles NE of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The eight officers, 33 crewmen, eleven armed guards (the ship was armed with one 4in, four 20mm and two .30cal guns) and 14 passengers (US Army officers and technicians) abandoned ship in four lifeboats. At 2000, the U-boat fired a coup de grâce that hit on the starboard side in the #2 hold and caused the ship to break in two and sink immediately. The survivors in three of the boats were picked up after 48 hours by USS Surprise and landed in San Juan. The remaining 16 survivors in the last boat were spotted by a patrol aircraft about 8 miles off St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and were brought to the island by a rescue craft on 3 July 1942 - Steam tanker William Rockefeller sunk by U-701 at 35.07N, 75.07W 1942 - Submarine HMS Satyr launched 1942 - At 1316, U-97 fired a spread of two torpedoes at a convoy of three merchants with escorts (codenamed Metril) 14 miles SSW of Haifa and hit the Zealand, which sank within seconds. At 13.24 hours, a stern torpedo was fired which hit the Memas 1943 - Destroyer escorts USS Tisdale & Frament launched 1943 - Destroyer USS Ingersoll launched 1943 - Light cruiser USS Portsmouth laid down 1943 - Heavy cruiser USS Columbus laid down 1943 - Destroyer escort USS Kretchmer laid down 1943 - Destroyer USS Laffey laid down 1943 - SS City of Vernon sunk by U-172 at 04.30S, 27.30W 1944 - USN carrier-based aircraft fly first preinvasion strike against Japanese installations on Guam 1944 - HMCS Buctouche, a Flower-class corvette (1939-40 Program), Skr/Lt. Henry Esson Young RCNR CO, was damaged by grounding at Hamilton Inlet, Labrador. She was able to make Pictou, NS, on her own power, where she underwent repairs that took two months to complete. Skr/Lt. was an abbreviation for Skipper-Lieutenant, a rank granted to emergency wartime direct-entry officers with prior experience commanding civilian vessels 1944 - Submarine USS Argonaut (later HMCS Rainbow) laid down Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 1944 - U-1044 commissioned 1944 - At 2130, the Maid of Orleans in Convoy FXP-18 was torpedoed & sunk by U-988 SE of St Catherines Point, Isle of Wight. The ship had brought troops to the Normandy beachhead and was on her return trip. Five crewmembers were lost. The master, 72 crewmembers, 18 gunners and two passengers (Observer Corps personnel) were picked up by frigate HMS Hotham, destroyer HMS Eglinton and British tug Empire Roger and landed at Portsmouth 1944 - Coast Guard-manned Army vessel FS-389 was commissioned at Los Angeles, CA. LT C. N. Brown, USCGR, was her first commanding officer. She was assigned to and operated in the Southwest and Western Pacific areas during the war. 1945 - Corvettes HMCS La Malbaie & Sherbrooke paid off Sorel PQ 1945 - USN PB4Y-2 Privateers again mine Korean waters 1945 - During the night, the bombardment flotilla for the Balikpapan, Borneo invasion is attacked by five to seven land-based Japanese torpedo bombers but they score no hits and three aircraft are shot down 1945 - Submarine USS Clamagore commissioned 1945 - Minesweeper HMS Bramble commissioned 1945 - Rescue tug HMS Warden launched 1945 - Destroyer USS Meredith launched 1946 - Destroyers USS Buck & Leonard F Mason commissioned 1955 - The victims of the Sidon explosion were buried in a small naval cemetery in Portland 1957 - Destroyer HMCS Fraser commissioned 1962 - All 12 aircraft of VF 870 Squadron conducted the final flypast of Banshees at CJATC Rivers, where the squadron had been since 25 May for armament training. The following day, the squadron departed Rivers for the last time, ending a 15-year period of naval fighter participation at the Center and at the Camp Shilo weapons range. The Banshees were scheduled for retirement later that summer, with the Shearwater-based Carrier Borne Army Liaison Section (CBALS) soon to follow 1963 - Destroyer HMCS Assiniboine completed helicopter conversion Victoria Machinery Depot 1968 - USS Kitty Hawk completed Vietnam deployment 1970 - USS James Madison completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability 1974 - Lt (SB) Thomas Henry Manning RCN(R) awarded Officer-Order of Canada 1975 - Lt (SB) Clyde Wilfred Gilmour RCN(R) awarded Member-Order of Canada 1980 - Surg/Cdr John Wendell MacLeod RCN(R) awarded Officer-Order of Canada LCdr Frederick Stewart Burbridge RCN(R) & LCdr Esmond Unwon Butler RCN(R) awarded Officer-Order of Canada 1991 - Frigate HMCS Halifax delivered by builder Saint John Shipbuilding 1994 - Frigate HMCS Calgary arrived Halifax NS from builder 2000 - A team from the European Technical Dive Center in Scapa Flow dived 131m / 428 ft to the flight deck of HMS Dasher and laid a Memorial Plaque prepared by the relatives' association in memory of the 379 men who perished when HMS Dasher sank on 27th March 1943. The Reverend J Smith dedicated the engraved Memorial Plaque. EU Church Ardrossan 2003 - Destroyer USS James E Williams christened Pascagoula MS 2003 - Submarine USS Florida commenced SSGN conversion at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 2005 - A ceremony was held at the Headquarters of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples) in Bagnoli, Naples, to mark the transfer of authority of the NATO Response Force (NRF) between Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Commanded by Admiral H. G. Ulrich III, United States Navy and Joint Command Lisbon (JC Lisbon), Commanded by Vice Admiral John Stufflebeem United States Navy. The presiding officer at the change of command will be General James L. Jones, US Marines, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The Allied Forces Band Naples and a Marching Color Guard will take part in the Ceremony. JC Lisbon will command the NRF for the next 12 months. The NRF is a coherent, high readiness, joint, multinational force package, which is technologically, advanced, flexible, deployable, interoperable and sustainable. It can be tailored as required to the needs of a specific operation and able to move quickly to wherever needed. The NRF, when at full operational capability will be able to carry out certain missions on its own, or serve as part of a larger force to contribute to the full range of Alliance military operations. The NRF can sustain itself for up to one month or longer if re-supplied. This gives NATO, a “plug and play” capability and will enable the NRF to grow or reduce in size as determined by the specifics of the mission 2005 - A ceremony at the Headquarters of the Allied Maritime Component Command Naples (CC-Mar Naples) in Nisida, Naples, to mark the handover between the incumbent Commander, Vice Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, Italian Navy, and Vice Admiral Roberto Cesaretti, Italian Navy. The presiding officers at the change of command were General James L. Jones, US Marines, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) along with Commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Admiral H. G. Ulrich III, United States Navy. The Allied Forces Band Naples and a Marching Color Guard will take part in the Ceremony. Vice Admiral Sanfelice assumed his command on 29 October 2002 and will be returning to national duties. During his tenure as MAR-Com Naples he has also been the Commander of Operation Active Endeavour, NATO’s maritime contribution to the fight against terrorism in the Mediterranean area. Vice Admiral Cesaretti joined the Italian Navy in 1964. Prior to his new assignment at CC-Mar Naples he served as Special Advisor to SACEUR for Mediterranean Dialogue. He has also served as Deputy Chief of Staff at SHAPE Headquarters 2005 - The Naval Historical Center (NHC) hosted the ninth in its series of biennial naval history workshops June 28-30. Started in 1987, the workshops are organized to foster the exchange of professional information and to promote mutual support among commands responsible for the Navy's historical programs, according to NHC Senior Historian and workshop organizer Dr. Edward J. Marolda 2005 - Chief of Defense Staff General Rick Hillier appointed Rear-Admiral Dan McNeil to be the Commander of Joint Task Force Atlantic - the first of six regional commands which will be responsible for conducting domestic operations under Canada Command. Rear-Admiral McNeil is charged with standing-up the new Joint Task Force - comprised of maritime, land and air components - starting July 1. The co-location of maritime, land and air headquarters, formations and units in and near Halifax make the Atlantic region a natural location to begin the transition to a regional command structure under Canada Command 2005 - Tourist passenger Polar Star (4998 grt, built 1969) has run aground at Hinlopen off the coast of the Svalbard archipelago with 38 passengers and a crew of 34. It is understood no one has been hurt, and there is no immediate danger for those on board. The Norwegian Sea/Air Rescue Center says the situation is not dramatic, and the crew will make an attempt to refloat the vessel at high tide this morning. If this attempt is not successful, the Coast Guard vessel Svalbard is already on its way to assist Polar Star, but will not arrive before late this afternoon, says Birger Haapnes of the Svalbard District Governor's Office 2005 - The Coast Guard is searching for a person missing in the surf zone north of the Siuslaw River Jetty near Harbor Vista Park in Florence. The Coast Guard received a report from local 911 at 1335 of a person struggling in the surf. Two 47-foot Motor Life Boats from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River were on scene within ten minutes of the call. One of the 47-foot Motor Life Boats reported seeing a person struggling in the water in the surf zone. After the first sighting, Coast Guard crews lost sight of the person. Air Station North Bend, Ore., diverted two HH-65 Dolphin helicopters to the area, and Station Siuslaw River sent a ground party to search from the beach. The helicopter and boat crews are currently conducting search patterns based on the current conditions at the Siuslaw River Jetty 2005 - An ailing 17-year-old boy plucked from a yacht in the mid-Atlantic is en route to Halifax on board a US warship. The teenager developed appendicitis while on a sailing trip from Maine to the Azores. He was originally transferred to a cargo ship from which a Canadian military helicopter was to airlift him to St. John's, Nfld. However, his condition eased somewhat and he was taken on board the USS Cole 2005 - The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that a sonar test engineer comes under the coverage of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). In the instant case, the engineer spent about 40 percent of his time conducting tests on sonar transducers onboard a barge permanently moored in Cayuga Lake in upstate New York. Locks to the Erie Canal, which is connected by locks to both the Hudson River and Lake Erie connect Cayuga Lake. Even though Cayuga Lake does not currently support interstate commerce, the court held that since it is physically capable of such support, the lake is navigable for purposes of the LHWCA. Since a substantial portion of the engineer’s work was performed on a floating object on navigable water and he drowned when he fell from the shuttle boat carrying him ashore, the court held that his widow was entitled to death benefits under the Act 2006 - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will be in Ottawa for a working visit 2006 - Two historical ships from the II World War - Polish destroyer ORP “BLYSKAWICA” and Canadian destroyer HMCS “HAIDA - will together promote the Polish and Canadian Navy history. Polish Navy Museum and Canadian representatives signed the official agreement in that case 2006 - DHS Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson and USCG Commandant Admiral Thad Allen will participate in the Coast Guard Innovation Expo Tampa Convention Center 2006 - Ex-HMCS Onondaga moved from NAD to Jetty NE HMC Dockyard Halifax in preparation for her move to the museum in Quebec 2006 - Italian Navy Rear Adm. Salvatore Ruzittu relieved Rear Adm. Ray Spicer as commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 152, marking the first time that all three of the major maritime CTFs in the region are commanded by officers from nations other than the US or United Kingdom 2006 - Norman Doyle, MP for St. John’s East, announced today on behalf of the Honorable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, that the federal government will invest $480,000 to undertake repairs and improvements at two fishing harbors in Newfoundland and Labrador. The two new projects announced today are: Bauline - This project involves repairs to the lower section of the existing slipway. The concrete and untreated timber slipway has deteriorated through normal use since its construction in 1976. These repairs will ensure a safe area for all fishers for many years to come. Construction will begin in the summer with completion expected by fall 2006. Flatrock -This project entails constructing a marginal wharf to replace the existing wharf, damaged beyond repair during a severe winter storm in 2005. Where possible, rock from the original structure will be reshaped in order to provide protection to the new facility. This project will take place during the summer months, and is scheduled to be completed by fall 2006 2006 - Lieutenant-General Walter Natynczyk officially became the new Vice Chief of the Defense Staff (VCDS) at National Defense Headquarters. Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk was appointed by General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defense Staff in a Change of Appointment ceremony held at the Government Conference Center. He replaces Vice-Admiral Ron Buck, who is retiring after nearly 39 years in the Canadian Forces 2006 - As many as five sailors and 16 Tamil rebels were killed in a sea battle between the navy and Tamil rebels off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka 2006 - Seadrill awarded a contract by an Indonesian subsidiary of Serica Energy for the jack-up Seadrill 5. The drilling contract includes four wells offshore Indonesia and commencement is scheduled in direct continuation of the rig's prevailing commitment. The contract value is approximately US$ 22 million 2006 - The President intends to nominate Jay M. Cohen, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security. Admiral Cohen is currently a Retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He has served the United States Navy for over 35 years. He most recently served as Chief of Naval Research at the Department of the Navy. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Director for Operations to the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. Admiral Cohen received his bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy and his master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006 - The President intends to nominate Sean T. Connaughton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration at the Department of Transportation. Mr. Connaughton currently works as Of Counsel for Troutman Sanders LLP. He also serves as Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. Prior to this, he worked as an Attorney at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott. Earlier in his career, he served as Senior Transportation Associate for the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Connaughton received his bachelor's degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and his master's degree from Georgetown University. He went on to receive his JD from George Mason University 2006 - Tomahawk cruise missile launched from USS Newport News, a Los Angeles-class submarine underway in the Atlantic sea ranges east of Jacksonville, Fla., and safely terminated on the Eglin Air Force Base test range 2006 - Ukrainian youth organization activists tried to enter the Russian Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in Sevastopol 2006 - Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honorable Lawrence Cannon, today announced the appointment of Mr. Michel Beauregard of Carignan, Quebec, as part-time chairman of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority 2006 - Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. announced that it has agreed to sell two of its oldest Aframaxes (the 1993-built Overseas Keymar and the 1994-built Pacific Sapphire) and one of its oldest VLCCs (the 1996-built Majestic Unity) for net proceeds of approximately $168 million. The proceeds will be used to fund the recently announced newbuild program of four Aframax tankers that are being built at the New Times Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. shipyard in Jinjiang, China. The new 114,000 dwt 44-meter beam Aframaxes are larger, faster and have a lower daily operating cost than the older vessels sold 2006 - The grounded container carrier Safmarine Agulhas is not causing pollution and three vessels are heading to East London to help it, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) said 2006 - HMS Liverpool has completed a two day Maritime Exercise with Brazilian Naval Ship Bosisio and RFA Gold Rover off Brazil’s southeast coast 2006 - A small boat from USCGC Hickory retrieved four people from the water in Kachemak Bay near Homer Spit after their skiff capsized. The Coast Guard received a call at 1748 the Homer harbormaster reporting that a skiff named Katrina with four people on board was sinking. After taking on water the skiff capsized and the crew abandoned the vessel. Hickory arrived on scene and launched a small boat and crew to pick-up the individuals in the water 2007 - Russia’s Navy has successfully conducted a launch of a Bulava ballistic missile from the nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoi in the White Sea 2007 - USS Denver provided medical assistance to a vessel in distress in the Persian Gulf 2007 - The Honorable John Baird, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced that the Rideau Canal has been inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, at its annual meeting being held in New Zealand 2007 - Coast Guard rescued two people from their sinking boat at the entrance of Portsmouth Harbor NH about 1230. Harry Cwicchell, of Rochester NY radioed a private towing company and stated that his 23-foot bayliner, Swamp Yankee, was taking on water. Station Portsmouth Harbor, NH immediately launched a 25-foot response boat to assist 2007 - Indonesian Navy salvaged a missing N-22 Nomad maritime patrol aircraft from the seabed of waters off Mapur Island in Riau Islands province 2007 - The USCG, in conjunction with Marinette Marine Corp, began building its new 45-foot Response Boat - Medium (RB-M) at Kvichak Marine in Fremont after a brief ceremony at noon 2007 - Eugene Bennett Fluckey, a legendary World War II submariner and one of the most highly decorated living American servicemen, died at a hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. He was 93 Copyright 2009 Shirlaw News Group ISSN 1710-6966 Today in History Archives This information is licensed to the recipient only. Images may be subject to copyright. Ask before you right-click. Royal Navy photos are Courtesy of www.oldships.org.uk unless otherwise indicated. To contact us: 418-145 West Keith Rd North Vancouver BC V7M 1L3 Canada Phone: 778-968-7447