11.   One man was killed, left dangling from a rope until rescuers were able to reach his body as night fell.

12.   Partly, said Joanne Jarzobski, a spokeswoman for the center, because the rescuers have so far been unable to sedate it.

13.   Park sirens went off within moments and rescuers were on the scene within minutes, she said.

14.   Rescuers are currently poised to launch a rescue attempt from McMurdo, a scientific station on the Antarctic coast.

15.   Rescuers were plagued with mishaps and breakdowns in their searches.

16.   Rescuers also were worried that lightning would strike metal reinforcing rods exposed by the explosion.

17.   Rescuers are not immune from danger, either.

18.   Rescuers are people who shelter cats in their homes, spay or neuter them, take good care of them, and try to adopt them out.

19.   Russian Navy Commander Vladimir Kuroyedov said the crew might have stopped tapping because the sailors knew rescuers were on the way.