After more than 18 hours at sea, with fuel and supplies running short and no land in sight, the boat's captain called a priest, who contacted the Italian maritime rescue service, which in turn alerted boats in the area, the report said.

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The LifeNet helicopter ran out of fuel a mile short of the destination -- within sight of the Midwest National Air Center.

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Though the Ugandans then joined in, Rwanda accused them of failing to fight the same war, of pursuing short-term commercial interests and of losing sight of the real enemy.

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He initially rejected the opportunity to refer the incident, but his attention was drawn to the big screen when the Indian section of the crowd reacted with howls of derision at the sight of Collingwood's bat short of the crease.

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