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  1. 11-04-2010 #1
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    Don't shoot at the albatross, Marine!
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    Default Grounded HMS Astute nuclear CO loses command

    No great surprise and the next instalment will be his court martial:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...lands-11853493
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    Default Oh No, Not Again

    HMS Astute may be an unlucky ship, like the old superstitions of the days of sail and Admiral Nelson. Click here for the latest. I'm not jeering at the British -- they're America's best friends and a grandfather of mine was one.
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    Default 'No dedicated plan' led to HMS Astute grounding

    A BBC report on the Admiralty Board of Enquiry, which may finally close this chapter with some 'salt' being rubbed in:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17814010
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