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Wreck of 17th-century royal warship found HEALTH

off UK coast DOCTOR ON DUTY

Oranjestad
By SYLVIA HUI Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm
LONDON (AP) — Explorers Tel. 527 4000
and historians are telling San Nicolas
the world about the discov-
ery of the wreck of a royal Imsan 24 hours
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warship that sank in 1682
while carrying a future king Women in Difficulties
of England, Ireland and PHARMACY ON DUTY
Scotland. Oranjestad:
The HMS Gloucester, travel- Del Pueblo tel. 582 1253
ing from southern England San Nicolas:
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to Scotland, ran aground Women in Difficulties
while navigating sand- OTHER
banks off the town of Great Dental Clinic 587 9850
Yarmouth on the eastern Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
English coast. It sank within Urgent Care 586 0448
an hour, killing an estimat- Walk-In Doctor’s Clinic
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passengers. EMERGENCY
James Stuart, the son of
King Charles I, survived. He Police 100
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James II of England and Noord 527 3200
Ireland, and as James VII of Sta. Cruz 527 2900
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Scotland from 1685 to 1688, Police Tipline 11141
when he was deposed by In this undated photo provided by Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks, Julian And Lincoln Barnwell mea- Ambulancia 911
the Glorious Revolution. sure the cannon found on the HMS Gloucester in 2007. Fire Dept. 115
The wreck of the Glouces- Associated Press Red Cross 582 2219
ter was found in 2007 by TAXI SERVICES
brothers Julian and Lincoln is absolutely incredible and of it is buried under sand. to display finds from the Taxi Tas 587 5900
Barnwell and others after unique," she added. "We've only just touched wreck and share ongoing Prof. Taxi 588 0035
a four-year search. It was She believes the wreck is the tip of an iceberg," Ju- research.q Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
firmly identified in 2012 with the most important mari- lian Barnwell said. Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
discovery of the ship's bell. time discovery since the Artifacts rescued from the A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
The discovery was only Mary Rose, the warship wreck include clothes, Women in Difficulties
made public Friday be- from the Tudor navy of King shoes, navigational equip- TRAVEL INFO
cause of the time it took to Henry VIII. The Mary Rose ment and many wine bot- Aruba Airport 524 2424
confirm the identity of the capsized with a crew of tles. One bottle bears a American Airlines 582 2700
ship and the need to pro- around 500 in 1545 in the seal with the crest of the Avianca 588 0059
tect the historical site. Solent, a strait between the Legge family — the ances- Jet Blue 588 2244
Claire Jowitt, an expert in Isle of Wight and the British tors of George Washington, Surinam 582 7896
maritime history at the Uni- mainland. A huge salvage the first U.S president. The Women in Difficulties
versity of East Anglia, said operation brought it back crest was a forerunner to AID FOUNDATIONS
the wreck was "one of the to the surface in 1982. the Stars and Stripes flag.
important 'almost' mo- There are no current plans An exhibition is planned FAVI- Visually Impaired
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ments in English history." The to raise the wreck of the next spring at Norwich Cas-
Gloucester's sinking almost Gloucester because much tle Museum and Art Gallery Alcoholics Anonymous
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caused the death of the Narcotics Anonymous
Catholic heir to the Prot- Tel. 583 8989
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have had a very different Child Abuse Prevention
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"I think this is a time capsule General Info
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to find it out so much about Phone Directory Tel. 118
life on a 17th-century ship.
The royal nature of the ship

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