RMS Lusitania by fog. On her second voyage in better weather, "Lusitania" arrived at Sandy Hook on 11 October 1907 in the Blue Riband record time of 4 days, 19 hours and 53 minutes. She had to wait for the tide to enter harbour where news had preceded her and she was met by a fleet of small craft, whistles blaring. "Lusitania" averaged westbound and eastbound. In December 1907, "Mauretania" entered service and took the record for the fastest eastbound crossing. "Lusitania" made her fastest westbound crossing in 1909 after her propellers were changed, averaging . She briefly recovered the record in
Take That: For the Record off. Nigel Martin-Smith stated he sued Robbie for £200,000 in commission following his departure, and expresses he feels sorry and sad for Robbie to this day after claiming Robbie is ungrateful for the part Martin-Smith played in his career. In turn, Williams described Martin-Smith as "the most disturbing person I've worked with" and confesses he only wanted love and acceptance from him. The band says they pulled together and finished off the tour without Robbie, without thought for what he was doing; however, upon finishing the tour, they realised the band was no longer fun for them and decided it