"We are grateful for the patients' and public's understanding and co-operation during what can be a difficult and stressful situation, " she added.
The change in military strategy was described by British officials as a "difficult and high risk" operation.
Strong winds and high seas made search conditions difficult and by Thursday afternoon Dutch coastguard spokesman Peter Westenberg said the operation had stopped.
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The Tea Party is a diffuse operation, and it can be difficult to pin down its stand on any given issue.
Mr Cameron had earlier admitted in a speech at Moscow State University that there remained "difficult issues that hamper mutual trust and co-operation" between the UK and Russia.
The complexity of Afghanistan's society and the imminent onset of winter and Ramadan will combine to make it the most difficult military operation in his career, he predicted.
So in essence we have our own local manufacturing and distribution operation that, in some cases, they would have a difficult time matching.
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The Kamajor militia, which has done most of the recent fighting against the rebels, and includes many child recruits in its ranks, is finding co-operation difficult.
He says it was clearly a carefully planned operation and the crew were pleased to have come through the most difficult stage of the voyage without incident.
But it signals an early end to bipartisanship and bodes ill for the future of more difficult legislation, which will require a lot more co-operation.
Freeport, which is handling the rescue operation, said in a statement on Tuesday that "the rescue process is difficult and will take some time to complete".
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