The ships sank Sunday during a fierce storm which generated hurricane-force winds and gigantic waves in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea to the north.

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The statue was erected to commemorate the loss Fraserburgh lifeboat, the Duchess of Kent, which set off in a fierce storm to help a Danish fishing boat in January 1970.

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The yacht was soon caught in a fierce storm.

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The weatherpersons on television, always eager for ratings-boosting disasters, had predicted a fierce autumn storm for New England, with driving rain and high winds.

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Ashton's men made a fast start but were forced to weather a fierce Samoan storm before ending strongly with second tries for Martin Corry and Paul Sackey.

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Fiat may have thrown Chrysler a lifeline, but the American firm may be too far gone, and the storm too fierce for it to make much difference.

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People stayed inside for the fierce winds as the storm moved through, sweated during a few days of power outages, and have now begun to return to normal life.

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The storm was so fierce that the Weather Channel's Mike Bettes, known for his on-the-ground severe weather reports, said his Tornado Hunt vehicle was thrown about 200 yards.

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In addition to fierce winds, "a dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding" north and east of the storm's center.

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