Carnival said its ship spotted the raft and coordinated with the Coast Guard to take them aboard and give them food, water and medical treatment.

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The crew was told to take their places aboard the Soyuz spacecraft.

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They put him on a stretcher, load him aboard and take off for a hospital.

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And if air travel is more your speed, why not take to the skies aboard this zero-emission Elektra airplane, which spends its downtime soaking up the suns rays in a solar hangar.

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Astronauts aboard the international space station periodically are forced to take emergency steps to deal with threats.

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But just two months later, following a 3-3 draw away to Red Star Belgrade which took his side into the semi-finals of the European Cup, Morgans was aboard the AS-57 Ambassador which crashed on take-off from Munich airport on the 6 February 1958.

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To get your city bearings, climb aboard a Turyol tourist ferry ( www.turyol.com) and take a 90-minute Bosphorus cruise.

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And a new aviation measure calls on states to deny aircraft permission to take off, land or fly over their territory if illicit cargo is suspected to be aboard.

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