Then, as the would-be rescuers tried to get her from her vehicle, "the currents changed and washed that vehicle away, " the fire chief said.

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Then, as the would-be rescuers tried to extract her from her vehicle, "the currents changed and washed that vehicle away, " the fire chief said.

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Helicopters hovered overhead, possibly delivering more supplies to the 3, 143 passengers and 1, 086 crew members trapped on the ship since the fire Sunday off the coast of Mexico left the vessel listing to the side and drifting in Gulf of Mexico currents.

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