The Newcastle Ports Authority helicopter hovers next to the bow of the 40,000 tonne coal ship Pasha Bulker about 100 metres (330 feet) off Nobbys Beach after it ran aground on Friday near the coal port of Newcastle on Australia's east coast June 9, 2007. Huge seas beached the Pasha Bulker in Australia on Friday, sparking a major rescue operation that saw all 22 crew members airlifted off the stricken vessel in gale force winds. [Reuters]

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