The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.

救生艇被派出去营救正在下沉的船上的船员。

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Fearing that the ship would sink, the captain called for help from Spanish rescue workers, expecting them to take the ship into harbour.

害怕船会沉没，船长向西班牙营救人员发出求救，希望他们能把船拖到海港。

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"If Titanic had stood still, she would have survived at least until the rescue ship came and no one need have died," Patten said.

“假如泰坦尼克号停止航行，悬停不动，她也许能够存活下来，不致沉没，至少要等到救援船只来，那就不会有人溺水而亡。”Patten说。

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They landed in the Pacific Ocean, only six kilometers from the ship that waited to rescue them.

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Gemini Six landed in the Atlantic Ocean within twenty kilometers of the rescue ship.

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The Voyager was loaded with high-octane fuel and ammunition when it was hit - the survivors of the attack worked with extraordinary bravery to save the ship and rescue their injured shipmates from the flames.

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She is described as an inexperienced sailor and was hoisted from the ship by a rescue helicopter on Sunday morning.

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The Kittiwake is a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship that was part of the U.S. Navy's fleet until it was decommissioned in 1994.

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