Eighteen lifeboat crew have been enrolled and trained ready for operation.

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The biggest headache right now is the Port of New York and New Jersey where they have not yet signalled when the port will be ready for operation again.

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Flight controllers in Houston worked furiously to get ready for Saturday's operation, completing all the required preparation in under 48 hours.

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Italy said it is "ready for a logistical support operation" in Mali, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi told a senate hearing on international missions Wednesday.

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Italy also said it is "ready for a logistical support operation" in Mali, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi told a senate hearing on international missions Wednesday.

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The Bank of England should be ready to inject more money into the economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said.

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It's mind boggling, the number of things that have to be planned for and worked out in an operation like this, troops making sure the trucks are ready.

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