Post by Administrator on Sept 3, 2013 12:24:41 GMT
Press release
New medal for outstanding seafarers
New Merchant Navy medal to be created and Department of Transport honours Merchant Navy Day.
Merchant seafarers who have shown distinguished service may be honoured with a new Merchant Navy Medal, Shipping Minister Stephen Hammond has announced today (3 September 2013).
Her Majesty the Queen has approved the Merchant Navy Medal, as part of the honours system.
The approval of the new medal coincides with the UK’s fourteenth Merchant Navy Day on Tuesday 3 September. The Red Ensign flag will fly over the headquarters of the Department for Transport to mark the day.
Merchant Navy Day provides an opportunity to remember the sacrifices of the seafarers of the past, to show appreciation for British shipping and to look ahead to the future of our maritime nation.
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