The leaders of the international rescue operation insist that everyone received some assistance, and the feared secondary wave of deaths was averted.

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In total Japan has received offers of help from more than 50 countries as well as the UN who have sent a team to co-ordinate the international rescue operation, according to news reports.

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Sunday's rescue was the result of a two-week operation, the International Maritime Bureau said.

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