And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Pride of Baltimore II - is a replica of an 1812-era Baltimore Clipper
Pride 1 was lost sailing home from the Caribbean in 1986 along with a number of her crew. The survivors spent a bit over 4 days in a partially inflated life raft with little or no food or water. The City was pretty traumatized. I know, I was there. The story is very well told by Tom Waldron in his book "Pride of the Sea: Courage, Disaster, and a Fight for Survival."
Pride 1 was lost sailing home from the Caribbean in 1986 along with a number of her crew. The survivors spent a bit over 4 days in a partially inflated life raft with little or no food or water. The City was pretty traumatized. I know, I was there. The story is very well told by Tom Waldron in his book "Pride of the Sea: Courage, Disaster, and a Fight for Survival."
ReplyDeleteRickvid, thank you for that bit of history! I for one always appreciate a historical explanation for a given subject.
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