QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: Questions and Answers - Wednesday, 5 December 2007Questions And Answers - Tuesday, 4 December 2007 Sea Search: RCCNZ Step Up Alert For Sailing Ship - Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has launched into an Alert Phase for an overdue sailing ship which was expected to reach New Zealand on1 December. The 92 foot steel-hulled sailing ship, Alvei, left Port Vila, Vanuatu, on 13 November with nine people on board.
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