Amazing events truly amazed us. Some of these events are the happenings wherein lives of so many people are in the line. To rescue people is like letting the weight of the world be on your shoulder. You will always think that their lives depend on how you are going to act in critial and short period of time. In some point, we can always believe that God will really help us specially in a situation wherein we really think there is nothing we can do, that only miracle can save the people who are in danger. Faith is still a big topic since the beginning of time. Christians believed in Christ, while atheists believed in the power of Science. A Christian will always says that God helped rescued those people, while atheists will say that through Science and technology those people were saved. When it comes to rescue operations, speed and unity is not enough, sometimes you will need to think, and have a helping hand from above, you know what I mean. Now for this top 10 post, we are showcasing some of the most remarkable and miraculous rescues ever happened in the history of our world. Enjoy your stay guys!TOP : 10
Rescue : Apollo 13
Year : 1970
Source : History Channel, ABC
About : The third lunar landing mission suffers an oxygen tank explosion. The crew navigate 200,000 miles of space before NASA devise an emergency landing procedure.
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| Apollo 13 rescue |
TOP : 9
Rescue : MS Prinsendam
Year : 1980
Source : The Daily Beast
About : This liner sinks off the coast of Alaska, 120 miles from the nearest airstrip. The 524 people aboard are rescued from life boats after a nearby supertanker picks up their SOS call.
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| MS Prinsendam sinking |
TOP : 8
Rescue : Operation Oak
Year : 1943
Source : Rescuing Mussolini R. Forczyk
About : Elite SS troops in 9 gliders descend on the Gran Sasso mountains to free imprisoned Mussolini. The mission is completed without a shot being fired.
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| Operation Oak |
TOP : 7
Rescue : Copiapo Mining Accident
Year : 2010
Source : Guardian, BBC
About : A mine collapse traps 33 Chilean miners. They spent 69 days trapped underground - longer than anyone in history - before being rescued.
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| Copiapo Mining Accident |
TOP : 6
Rescue : Operation Jericho
Year : 1944
Source : BBC, RAF
About : 700 inmates, including resistance fighters, are held in Amiens prison. The Allies air bomb it killing 102 prisoners. 258 escape, most are recaptured.
TOP : 5
Rescue : The Donner Party
Year : 1846-1847
Source : BBC, History.com, PBS
About : 87 US prisoners trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. First eating their animals and then each other, only 46 survive to greet the rescue party.
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| The Donner Party |
TOP : 4
Rescue : The Canadian Caper
Year : 1979 - 1980
Source : Wired Magazine
About : Six American diplomats escape the Iranian hostage crisis, hiding at the Canadian embassy. Posing as crew for a fake film called Argo, they are smuggled out by the CIA.
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| The Canadian Caper |
TOP : 3
Rescue : Miracle on the Hudson
Year : 2009
Source : BBC, Time Magazine, MSNBC
About : US airways flight 1549 suffers a bird strike, taking out both engines. The captain crash - lands into the Hudson River and all 155 people aboard are rescued.
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| Miracle on the Hudson |
TOP : 2
Rescue : Rescue of Bat 21 Bravo
Year : 1972
Source : History Channel, ABC
About : The largest rescue operation for 1 man in US Air Force history. After 11 days, 800 airstrikes and 11 dead airmen Iceal Hambleton was rescued from the Vietnamese jungle.
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| Rescue of Bat 21 Bravo |
TOP : 1
Rescue : Andes Flight Disaster
Year : 1972
Source : The Daily Beast
About : 16 people survive a plane crash in the Andes mountains and resort to cannibalism. After 2 months, 2 of the survivors trek for 10 days and bring rescue.
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| Andes Flight Disaster |
That's the top 10 miraculous and remarkable rescues in the history ever recorded. Leave your comments below about this article.
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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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