11.   Responding to the influx, Clinton ordered the U.S. military to intercept the vessels and take the passengers to Guantanamo.

12.   Such patrols were also being intensified to intercept vessels bringing Indonesian illegal immigrants to Malaysia, he said.

13.   The Kuwaiti coast guard has intercepted two vessels carrying dates and wool from Iraq in violation of the U.N. embargo, an Interior Ministry official said Sunday.

14.   This past week, ships enforcing sanctions against Iraq have intercepted several vessels trying to smuggle Iraqi oil.

15.   Western warships patrol the long Somali coast, ready to intercept vessels suspected of carrying al-Qaida terrorists heading from Asia to Africa.

16.   A.K. Tandon, director-general of the Border Security Force said the vessel had been intercepted in Indian waters off the district of Kutch.

17.   Commodore Eduardo Santos, the chief of the naval staff, said their patrol craft had on several occasions intercepted Chinese vessels in coastal waters off the western Philippines.

18.   Cyprus follows a strict no-landing policy and opts to intercept vessels before they get close to shore.

19.   The vessel was intercepted off the southwest coast of France and taken to the port of Lorient, the ministry said.

20.   The vessel was intercepted off Taganak island near Sabah state before dawn on Thursday, a coastguard report said.