Sentences with phrase «rescued by boats»

Our news is filled with images of people being rescued by boats and giant trucks because none of us realized how crazy the flooding would be.

They had squeezed into their attic and lived there for all these days in sweltering heat as they waited to be rescued by the boats.

Knievel was rescued by boat on the near side of the river, his body unharmed, his reputation ruptured — Icarus in muttonchops.

But things quickly get worse when they are rescued by another boat and taken aboard a ship.

Jessie Rall carries his pets as he walks with his wife, Montana, after being rescued by boat from their home in Kingwood, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017.

We heard that the koala was later rescued by a boat out in the bay but this showed how you need to be aware of dangers, even in seemingly benign conditions.

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On the other hand, it seems likely that the prospect of being rescued in this way provides an incentive to migrants to embark on journeys that are visibly unsafe, and that where states have broken the link between rescue and access to their territory — as the Australian government has done by adopting a policy whereby migrant boats are either towed back to their point of embarkation, or else their occupants are assessed in offshore detention centres, with those qualifying for refugee status placed in third countries — the stream of boats rapidly dries up, and with it the loss of life.

Reports say the operators of the vessel identified a leakage and begun a process to get the passengers ashore by calling in rescue boats.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. and Oneida County Sherriff Robert Maciol announced today that Oneida County is donating a boat formerly used by the Oneida County Sheriff's Office to the Town of Western Fire Department for the Fire Department's use in rescue situations on Delta Lake.

A statement by the Managing Director of Lagos Waterways Authority Abisola Kamson, said though some safety precautions had been taken the design of the boat made rescue efforts impossible.

He likely would have been thrilled by the crowd of more than 100 people, the beautiful weather and mostly by the large flotilla of boats — including the Coast Guard, fire and rescue craft from Greenport, Shelter Island, and Orient, and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Patrol — in the harbor to pay homage to him, hospital president and CEO Paul Connor III said.

I was drowning in a river and instead of waiting for the rescue boat; I swam to the edge all by myself.

Among other things, I ran the Great Wall of China Marathon; worked out on a pearl boat in the Kimberley; appeared semi-naked in a music video wrapped only in cling wrap; worked on a Norwegian reality TV show filmed in Malta; trained eagles in Mongolia; donned a wig and lived like Dolly Parton in her hometown in Tennessee for a month; rode a bicycle around Taiwan; sailed on a pirate ship from Seattle towards Mexico before hitting a storm and having to be rescued by theUS Coast Guard; and helped educate young girls in Kosovo who are banned from attending school because they wear headscarves.

Some Houstonians had to be rescued from their homes by boat or a Coast Guard helicopter, the national guard is here helping with rescues.

Directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay written by Scott Silver, Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy, «The Finest Hours» chronicles the greatest small - boat rescue in Coast Guard history.

Language: English Genre: Action / Adventure MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Doug Liman Actors: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper Plot: A man is rescued by a fishing boat with no identification or memory.

News of their tragedy spreads to the Coast Guard and Bernie Webber (Pine) risks it all by taking a small crew in a motor boat out to rescue them.

Bernie and his crew: Richard Livesay (Ben Foster), Andy Fitzgerald (Kyle Gallner), and Ervin Maske (John Magaro), take off against all odds in a too - small boat against too - big waves in a desperate attempt to rescue the tanker crew that includes brilliant engineer (and quiet leader) Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) and characters played by John Ortiz and Graham McTavish.

The ideas were born from the students» personal experiences of working on the rigid hull inflatable boat (RIB)-- the world's most widely used craft for inshore rescue, developed in the 1960s by Rear - Admiral Desmond Hoare, the College's founding principal, and tested by College students.

The rear cargo area features six portable containers — inspired by offshore rescue boats — for carrying a variety of gear, including rescue equipment.

In 1841, 14 - year - old Manjiro, allegedly the first Japanese to set foot in America, deals with the prejudice and promise of a new world after a freak storm overturns his fishing boat and he's rescued by an American whaling ship.

Sergeant Emily Wheeler watched with pride and fear as her boy's rescue boat rose and fell with the ocean, oars moving it foot by foot toward Chaplin's skiff.

After a confrontation with his tyrannical captain, he is marooned in a ship's boat — left to die at sea.When Elizabeth and her crew, being pursued by Intrepid, find and rescue Colin, the two learn that their lives are entwined in a macabre way — they have a common enemy, Captain Beauregard Dangerfield, the demented master of Intrepid, and a growing mutual attra...

Although certifications for water work will vary by country or organization, here's a taste of what a water dog par excellence can do: rescue multiple people, rescue an unconscious victim (either by grabbing onto his or her life jacket or by taking the victim's arm or hand in a gentle but firm hold), and search for and beach a stranded boat.

The rescue trips are weeklong efforts to save the animals trapped by flooding, stuck in houses, buildings, and trees only accessible by boat.

In support of the Houston SPCA, the ASPCA continues search - and - rescue efforts by boat in flooded neighborhoods, rescuing animals who have spent the past week in these extreme and unforgiving conditions.

People are rescued from a hotel by boat after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston on Sunday.

The second group of animals is made up of those who were lost, left behind or were refused passage on a boat by a government rescue team.

Whether you're looking for a swanky gala benefit, casual gathering of pet lovers in the park, luxury boat cruise, musical concert, comedy performance, dance party, film screening, marathon or walk, family bowling day, convention or fair, flea market or yard sale, boutique shopping day, pet fashion show, cage comforter sewing day, or other animal - related fun, these events sponsored by Alliance Participating Organizations (APOs) and other New York City animal rescue and advocacy groups should not be missed!

By donating your car, truck, motorcycle, boat, or RV to Hopalong Animal Rescue, you not only play an important role in helping us advocate for animals, but you also support us in educating our local communities about the critical need for animal adoption and the benefits of spay / neutering.

Cordelia had many «firsts» on the trip, including her first visit to a dog park, where she made friends with three rescued basset hounds; her first boat ride, where she wore her very own life jacket; and her first trip to a wildlife habitat, where she learned to be careful and to ask Donna's permission before making friends with new and different animals — especially when it involves swimming in a pond inhabited by alligators.

The captain was just about to give up and fire a flare when we got rescued by a dreadlock - rasta on a canoe who rowed, rowed, rowed his boat gently down the stream; no petrol no guy, no rasta no goodbye.

Medical: The lodge is covered by medical air rescue services, boats and vehicles are equipped with medical aid kits and the lodge managers are paramedic qualified.

First Aid: Oxygen kits and oxygen bottles are always on our boats and in the Dive Center, as is a First Aid kit, supported by our trained staff, who all have basic First Aid, rescue breathing and CPR qualifications.

Players move the rescue boats around by sliding their finger on the screen.

For example a Toad stranded on a wrecked boat in the ocean can be rescued by using a fan to create huge gusts of wind or can be rescued from a pipe by using a plunger to unclog him from the drain.

The migrant boat was intercepted by the NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station's rescue ship, and all the people onboard were evacuated.

As a small child, Vo, with his entire family, fled South Vietnam in a homemade boat and was rescued at sea by a freighter belonging to the Danish Maersk shipping company.

The Holocaust Museum Houston's expansion project that will double its size began officially Monday with the relocation of two of their most valuable historical artifacts, the rescue boat «Hanne Frank» and a World War II - era railcar of the type used by Nazis to transport their victims to concentration camps.