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    BBC News (World)‏Verified account @BBCWorld Sep 22

    Man saved from air pocket in sunken ferryhttps://bbc.in/2MUsKqp 

    4:11 AM - 22 Sep 2018
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    14 replies 83 retweets 241 likes
      1. Emily Mazac‏ @EmilyMazac Sep 22
        Replying to @BBCWorld

        Shouldn’t it read “saved by air pockets “?

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      1. Isrel‏ @Isrel1963 Sep 22
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        If its not yet the time to die, we will not die. Unbelieveable way to survive. Thanks to God.

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      1. Linda Dykes‏ @DrLindaDykes Sep 22
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        Shouldn’t that be “saved by”, even though he was presumably extricated from it?

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      1. Sarah B‏ @flythehighlife Sep 22
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        Sarah B Retweeted BBC News (World)

        From a murderous air pocket, @BBCWorld, or from within an air pocket? Be clear or go home.https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1043457748829130753 …

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        Man saved from air pocket in sunken ferry https://bbc.in/2MUsKqp 
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      1. Linda‏ @brodyrocks Sep 22
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        Bravo

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      1. Richard Dickens‏ @snicktop Sep 22
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        From? You mean by.

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      1. Bonface Mesa‏ @amiybonface Sep 22
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        wonderful escape

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      1. Jen Hanson‏ @JenHanson8 Sep 22
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        Shouldn’t it be - man saved BY air pocket?

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      1. Joseph Sturgill‏ @JosephSturgill7 Sep 22
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        Oh okay.

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      1. GAlexanderLucas‏ @GAlexanderlucas Sep 22
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        Hope he pulls through alright

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      1. :)‏ @HBENCYFRCH Sep 22
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        Belgian media are reporting 183 have died.

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