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Fly Emirates, fly better. Fly Better We made ready We made ready to pick up hundreds of injured and wounded men from the grey cold sea.

We could not turn out our boats they as they were smashed by an earlier storm

hanging in the Davids. Blankets, medical supplies, hot beverages and rum were got ready. Scambling nets

were flung over the ship's side, trailing into the water. Men were lining the side ready with

handlines, eyes straining into the greyness ahead. It was only what seemed like a matter of

minutes when we broke out of a mispatch into the clear.

And there it was.

Wreckage of all descriptions was floating on the surface.

Hammocks, broken rafts, boots, clothes, caps.

Of the hundreds of men we expected to see, there was no sign.

An awestruck moment, and a shipmate next to me exclaimed, Good Lord, she's gone with all hands. We noticed our way slowly amongst all the pitiful

remains of books, letters, photos and other personal effects floating by.

And that was Jack Taylor of HMS Electra, describing the aftermath of the Battle of the Denmark

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