rescue
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Sengal, a sanitation inspector at a nearby hospital, was one of the first to try to rescue the injured.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
"Although rescue isn't a core mission of the vessel, it was clearly good for a dirty, dangerous missions like this."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
His career has included Coast Guard search and rescue operations, maritime salvage missions, drug interdiction work, and research at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory involving autonomous systems, space technologies, and undersea platforms.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
The drone boat deployed for rescue on Tuesday was Saronic’s Corsair, a 24-foot vessel with top speed of over 35 knots and a range of over 1,000 nautical miles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Without a thought he leaped to her rescue, ignoring Jonn's shout of surprise.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 3
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