For these jobs, Mr Adair used support-and-rescue ships and semi-submersible fire-boats all of his own design.

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An EU official said the new mandate would allow warships or helicopters to fire at fuel barrels, boats, trucks or other equipment on beaches, according to Agence France-Presse.

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Next came passenger boats, pleasure boats, historic wooden vessels -- the oldest built in 1740 -- and boats carrying members of the armed forces, police and fire services.

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Within an hour, 25 people, including one of the children, had been taken to shore by a combination of volunteer boats, the U.S. Coast Guard, and local fire departments, said Sondra Rivera, petty officer first class with the Coast Guard.

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