The navigators' lack of knowledge led to the loss of four ships and two thousand lives.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

The navigators did not really know.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

For many centuries, navigators hoped they could find longitude by observing the movement of stars at night.

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Stanley Galanski, The Navigators Group president and CEO, said the firm expects to finish the move from Stamford around Labor Day.

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Critics see the navigators as potential competitors to insurance brokers, and say that they are effectively federal government employees who should be subject to rigorous screening.

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Like the Navigators, the group is coed, with an inclusive membership policy, and Atchley says the contrast with the Boy Scouts has been a factor in its growth.

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