31.   Civil defense tried to send two helicopters with hot food and clothing to the passengers, but could not get through because of the weather, said Nureno.

32.   Civil defense tried to send two helicopters with hot food and clothing to the passengers on Tuesday, but failed because of the bad weather,

33.   Four helicopters were sent from Prague to aid in the rescue.

34.   France sent three fire experts while Britain was scheduled to send a helicopter from its base in Cyprus, the Foreign Ministry said.

35.   French navy officials acknowledged that pirates had attacked a ship off the coast of Somalia and that the warship Floreal had sent a helicopter to the scene.

36.   Greenpeace sent two helicopters from the Arctic Sunrise over Larsen B on Wednesday and reported that the surface of the ice shelf is riven with cracks and deep fissures.

37.   He lost radio contact with his land-based support team Tuesday night, and a helicopter was sent out to search for him.

38.   He said a U.N. helicopter was sent to the scene immediately.

39.   He said a U.N. helicopter was sent to the scene.

40.   Helicopters were immediately sent into the area along with search dogs and teams of mountain rescue workers.