Reports said the French rescue operation was not thought to be in the vicinity of the US fleet and the Maersk Alabama.

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Unfortunately, BMW has not offered anything to drivers who might happen to be in the vicinity of one of these vehicles that might suddenly lose power between now and the time that all of them are fixed.

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Not only would everything be devastated in the immediate vicinity of the blast but an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) could wipe out almost anything that uses electricity (including cars and battery-powered phones, radios, and flashlights) throughout a much wider area.

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Though a great enthusiast for all things crocodile-related - he once seriously considered the logistics of keeping one in his home as a pet - Packham says humans always need to be on their guard when in the vicinity of such animals.

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Mr. Dechert, Canada's parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, concedes the source may not be Zug Island, given there are a "number of operations" in the vicinity that could be responsible.

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It potentially banned under-16s from the city centre at night with the warning they must "not be in the vicinity between 9pm and 6am unless they are in the effective control of a parent or responsible adult aged 18 or over".

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The sea level station shall function independently of other equipment that may be installed in the vicinity (i.e. meteorological or other oceanographic equipment).

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