But officials held Leekley and his boat back, fearing they might block the path of smaller rescue vehicles.
European leaders haven't designed any pan-euro-zone rescue vehicles capable of absorbing the pain.
After the hostage-taking was reported, dozens of police and rescue vehicles surrounded the home and a negotiator was keeping in touch with the gunman, police said.
Helicopters and rescue vehicles gave chase while millions held their breath because they thought a 6-year-old boy might be sailing through the skies, cold, frightened and just a gust of wind from falling.
It was this that put paid to both the original TARP and Mr Paulson's efforts to rescue structured-investment vehicles.
The police and ambulance service attended, as well as seven fire appliances and three specialist vehicles by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
In the town of Lushan, seat of the county government, the damage was less widespread, and streets were filled with excavators and vehicles carrying paramilitary police to help with the rescue efforts.
First, the ducted fan design allows the car to achieve the speed and maneuverability of a helicopter -- 155 mph, 12, 000-foot altitude, two hours of flight time, vertical take off and landing -- but removes the dangers of exposed rotors, allowing the "car" to sidle up to buildings for rescue missions, or coexist in close quarters with other vehicles.
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Later Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed down from her opposition to a rescue of the auto industry with funds intended to make environmentally sound vehicles, two congressional officials told CNN.
Six vehicles were retrieved from the wreckage, Xinhua said, while search and rescue efforts were continuing at the site.
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