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	Goodwin Sands
		The sloop Liberal, Bowen, of Wisbech, for St Valery from Grangemouth (iron) is wrecked on the Goodwin Sands.
		The vessel reported on the Goodwin Sands this morning has disappeared; she proves to have been the LIBERAL of Wisbech, Bowen, from Grangemoth to St Valery, with iron ore; one man saved and two men drowned.
		As soon as the tide flowed sufficiently, the lifeboat of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution was launched and crossed over the sands under her oars through a very dangerous sea and got alongside the vessel.
	www.coussell.com /page3.html (450 words)

	White Cliffs Country - Heritage - The Treacherous Goodwins
		The Sands are marked by three Light Vessels maintained by Trinity House; the North Goodwin, the East Goodwin and the South Goodwin.
		A vessel running fully on to the Sands is in no better position; for the tides will sweep the sand from under her bow and stern to leave her supported only amidships and liable to break her back.
		The Goodwins have been responsible for countless wrecks; one of the worst in recent years being that of the South Goodwin Light Vessel in November 1954, when she parted her riding cable in a gale and was driven on to the Sands to become a total loss.
	www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk /heritage/goodwins.asp (722 words)

	The Goodwin Sands
		The Goodwin Sands lie six miles off Deal rounding the North Foreland in the English Channel, the series of sand banks eleven miles long and six miles across have for centuries been a grave yard of ships.
		A mixture of strong winds and powerful tidal currents keep the sand banks shifting and the channels through them, the exact number of ships that have perished on the sands is unknown but it is probably nearing two thousand.
		Legend has it that the sand are the drowned estate of the Earl of Godwin (Earl of Wessex) who was Britain's most powerful man during the reign of Edward The Confessor (1003 - 1066).
	www.doverpages.co.uk /goodwin.htm (357 words)

	The Goodwin Sands
		The Goodwin Sands lie about 6 miles off the east coast of Kent, between Kingsdown in the south and Ramsgate in the north, a distance of over 10 miles from South Sand Head to North Sand Head, and are about 3
		Whichever theory you believe, the Goodwin Sands have for centuries been feared by sailors of all nations who had occasion to navigate the Straits of Dover between the North Sea (sometimes called the German Sea) and the English Channel (called by the French La Manche - the Sleeve).
		All is still as beneath the roof of a cathedral, and the breeze grows mellowed, softer, sadder, as it mingles with the fall of the breakers.
	www.eastkent.freeuk.com /deal/downs/goodwins.htm (444 words)

	Tales From Around The Goodwin Sands by David Chamberlain
		Throughout history, the Goodwin Sands have been claiming lives
		Copies of 'THE GOODWIN SANDS MAN-OF-WAR 1703-2003' are still available at £5.60 which includes postage and packing.
		The book is fully illustrated with 32 colour pictures and charts the story of the Stirling Castle when she sank, in 1703, and her re-discovery in 1979.
	www.goodwinsandsexplorer.co.uk (192 words)

	English Channel
		Nevertheless, the Channel has been the scene of many invasions (or attempted invasions) including the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Spanish Armada in 1588, and the WWII Normandy landings in 1944.
		The Channel has been the scene of many naval battles, including the Battle of Goodwin Sands (1652), the Battle of Portland (1653), the Battle of La Hougue (1692) and the engagement between USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama (1864).
		However, at times the Channel has served as a link joining shared cultures and political structures, from pre-Roman Celtic society, the Roman imperial culture, and the foundation of Brittany by settlers from Great Britain, to the Anglo-Norman state.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/en/english_channel.html (1182 words)

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