Casquets

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Casquets

Group of rocks in the English Channel, 11 km/7 mi northwest of Alderney. They are marked by a lighthouse as they would otherwise be dangerous to navigate; in 1744 the Victory, and in 1899 the Stella, were wrecked here.

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No references found			The ship was wrecked off the island of Alderney near rocks called the Casquets, a renowned graveyard for sailing ships. 250-year-old wreck of British warship found: report by AFP / AFP European Edition An hour later the lookout sighted rocks ahead and heard the foghorn on the Casquets lighthouse. Memories: Escape from the perils of the deep; 100 YEARS AFTER ... by Draper, Keith / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Having discovered it in deep water far from where history says it was lost has served to exonerate Admiral Balchin and his officers from the accusation of having let the ship run aground on the Casquets due to faulty navigation," commented Greg Stemm, Odyssey's Chief Executive Officer. Admiral Balchin's HMS Victory Discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration by Business Wire			case-sensitive casein Casella, Alfredo Casement, Roger David Caserta Caserta, Anthonello da Caserta, Philipottus da Casey, James E Casey, William J cash call cash cow cash crop cash flow Cash, Johnny Cashel cashew cashmere Casilear, John William Casino Marino Casken, John Caslavska, Vera Caspe Casper Casper, John Howard Caspian Sea Casquets Cass County Cass, Lewis Cassander Cassander, Georg Cassandra Cassano d'Adda cassation Cassatt, Mary cassava Cassavetes, John Casse-Noisette Cassegrain Cassegrain telescope Cassel Cassel, Gustav Casselberry Cassell, John cassia Cassianus, Johannes Cassidy, Frederic G Cassilly, Richard Cassin, René-Samuel Cassina Cassini Cassini division			Caspian Services, Inc. Caspian Tern Caspians CASPLO CASPM CASPMT CASPO CASPOA CASPOD Caspofungin Caspofungin acetate CASPP CASPR CASPS CASPT CASPT2 CASQ CASQA CASQAEP casque casqued casques casquet casquetel Casquets CASR CASRA CASRAM CaSRAR CASRC CASRE CASREC CASREP CASREP Action Reporting and Tracking System CASREP Statistic CASREPT CASREQ CASRI CASRIP CASRL CASRN CASRO CASRP CASRT Cass Cass Cass Cass City Middle School Cass City Transportation Service Center Cass Community Social Services Cass Corridor Neighborhood Development Corporation

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