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03/10/2010
Swansea-Cork ferry setting sail
A reopened Irish Sea ferry service is making its first sailing after completing safety checks, say owners Fastnet Line.

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03/10/2010
Timeline: North Korea
A chronology of key events

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03/10/2010
Swansea-Cork ferry set to launch
The launch voyage of the reinstated Swansea-Cork ferry service could take place if certification checks take place.

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03/10/2010
Vandals target life saving belts
Lives are potentially being put at risk as life saving equipment is being damaged and thrown into the sea in a Gwynedd town.

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03/09/2010
Rescue boat cut plans criticised
Protesters criticise coastguard plans to scrap a rescue boat based in Cornwall for the River Tamar at a public meeting.

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03/08/2010
Thousands in public sector strike
Up to 20,000 civil and public servants join a UK-wide strike in a dispute over redundancy terms.

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03/08/2010
Scrapping of clipper ship delayed
Plans to scrap a Sunderland-built clipper ship are postponed to give campaigners a chance to save her.

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03/07/2010
Dogs and sheep plunge over cliff
Two dogs and a sheep drown in rough seas after falling from cliffs at Beesands in Devon.

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03/07/2010
Windsurfer rescued in choppy seas
A helicopter and two lifeboats are involved in the rescue of a windsurfer who got into difficulties off Bigbury.

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03/05/2010
Ships freed from Baltic Sea ice
Dozens of ships that had been trapped in ice in the Baltic Sea off Stockholm, some for several days, have been freed.

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03/04/2010
Attack threat in Malacca Strait
Singapore warns that an unnamed terror group plans to attack oil tankers in the Malacca Straits.

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03/03/2010
Country profile: The Netherlands
Key facts, figures and dates

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03/03/2010
Buried barges 'must be protected'
The Friends of Purton chairman criticises English Heritage as he takes the campaign to save the sunken hulks of Gloucestershire to Westminster.

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03/02/2010
Holidaymakers rescued from cliff
Holidaymakers are rescued from cliffs near Ilfracombe after becoming trapped while trying to save their dog.

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03/02/2010
Titanic passengers 'less selfish'
Women and children came first when the Titanic sunk but not when the Lusitania was torpedoed, a study claims.

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03/02/2010
Belfast music heritage on iPhone
Nothin' for us in Belfast, The Pound's so old it's a pity, OK, there's the trident in Bangor, Then walk back to the city.

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03/01/2010
Walls blamed for storm disaster
Blame is being laid on France's aged sea defences after violent storms left some 50 dead and thousands homeless along the country's Atlantic coast.

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03/01/2010
France declares storms 'disaster'
The French PM declares a national disaster after storms bring death and destruction to parts of the country.

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03/01/2010
Chile timeline
A chronology of key events

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02/28/2010
At least 50 die in Europe storms
At least 50 people are killed, most of them in France, as powerful storms cause chaos across western Europe.

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