11.   A Swedish cargo boat that caught fire in the English Channel on Tuesday was being towed toward the French coast, maritime authorities said.

12.   But before they left their ship, they had radioed their plight to maritime authorities.

13.   By early Friday, maritime authorities said the oil had split up into several slicks.

14.   Carlin said the company will check with maritime authorities before attempting to bring the wreckage to the surface.

15.   Chinese maritime authorities escorted the tanker to the port of Haikou, holding it and the crew for more than a month.

16.   Danish maritime authorities were expected to release a preliminary report later Saturday.

17.   French maritime authorities abandoned the search Thursday for a Spanish fishing boat with eight men aboard that vanished when a storm hit the southwestern French coast six days ago.

18.   French maritime authorities searched Wednesday for a Spanish fishing boat with eight men aboard that has been missing since a storm hit the southwestern French coast five days ago.

19.   French maritime authorities were to fly over the site on Sunday to evaluate the potential for environmental damage, including the possibility of fuel leaks from the vessel.

20.   Fourteen Moroccan fishermen were missing after their boat sunk off the Larache port in the north of Morocco, maritime authorities said Monday.