91.   Carranza said pirates usually attacked Chinese-flagged merchant ships, particularly those loaded with consumer items like cigarettes and liquor.

92.   Fifteen seamen were missing in the South China Sea on Monday after an Indonesian-owned merchant ship issued a distress message, Hong Kong marine rescue officials said.

93.   The tradition among merchant ships is to fly the flag of the country where they are registered and of the country of port-of-call.

94.   The tradition among merchant ships is to fly the flag of the country of registration and of the country of port-of-call.

95.   Two merchant ships collided with each other in the English Channel Saturday but there was no serious damage, the French coastguard said.

96.   Passengers escaped on life boats and were picked up by an American warship, the USS Newport, and a merchant ship.

97.   South Korea also issued an alert warning to its merchant ships for the duration of the missile tests, the Korean Maritime and Port Administration said Thursday.

98.   The battleship was bottled up at Rio de la Plata after wreaking havok among allied merchant ships in the South Atlantic with its six powerful cannons.