Thursday, April 15, 2010

Remembering Titanic

In the early hours of April 15th, 1912 Titanic slipped into the icy expanse of the Atlantic taking over 1,500 lives with her. The Amver program evolved from the tragedy and enrolls ships to assist in search and rescue cases where there are no other resources. The voluntary nature of Amver has spurred over 20,000 ships to commit to ensuring no call for help goes unanswered.



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Please take a moment today and remember those that were lost.
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