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CLASSIFIED Friday 20 april 2018
Team backed by Microsoft co- dOCTOR ON dUTY
Oranjestad
Dr. Fernandez
founder locates USS Helena wreck Tel. 583 1822
San Nicolas
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by Japanese torpedoes in CdMOwner@gmail.com FIRE DEPT. 115
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Islands, reviving stories of ________________________________208680 HOSPITAL 527-4000
the battle-tested ship's en- This March 24, 2018 photo provided by Paul G. Allen shows the DENTAL CLINIC 587-9850
durance and the nearly un- starboard stern quarter of the light cruiser USS Helena. AMBULANCE 582-1234
believable survival of 165 of Associated Press IMSAN 524-8833
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the crewmen. ken English to make it clear after the sinking and be- Editor
Paul Allen's team searches they would help. The na- ing separated," said Allen's Caribbean Speed Printers N.V. Women in Difficulties
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Greenlee, a spokeswoman occasionally to pick coco- The USS Helena was the Assistant Director San Nicolas
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wants to honor those that trine and a shelter and the ery in less than three weeks Xiomara Arends
have served and are serv- natives escorted them to by Allen's R/V Petrel team. Editor in Chief
ing." a freshwater stream where The aircraft carrier the USS Linda Reijnders INFORMATION 118
The wreckage of the Hel- they could bathe, Cellozzi Lexington was discovered (linda.reijnders@cspnv.com) TAXI-TAS 587-5900
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ena was found March 23, wrote. March 4 and the USS Ju- TAXI D.T.S. 587-2300
about a half mile (860 me- An Australian Methodist neau, another light cruiser, Editor SERVICE AUA 583-3232
ters) below the surface of missionary named A.W.E. was located March 17. Richard Brooks A1 TAXI SERVICES 587-8850
the New Georgia Sound. Silvester and two other The USS Helena was the 280-2828
The team identified the Coastwatchers aided in second of five vessels Sales CrUiSE SHip
Linda Reijnders
light cruiser by the number their care and helped ar- named for Montana's capi- (linda.reijnders@cspnv.com)
50 on its side and by com- range for their middle-of- tal city, and was the first Marijke Croes
paring the wreck to the USS the-night rescue 12 days ship to receive the Navy Mary-Ann Oduber
Helena's schematics. after their ship sank. Coast- Unit Commendation for its
In all, more than 730 of the watchers were intelligence role in the World War II bat- Classifieds April 22
Helena's crew of 900 sur- operatives stationed on re- tles. It survived a torpedo Rachelle Danje Freewinds
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