21.   The Italian coast guard said it had reports that other ships of immigrants had set out for Italian shores and was it stepping up patrols to stop the boats.

22.   The measures came after boats crammed with Kurdish refugees arrived in Italy in the last few weeks and there were unconfirmed reports of other sailings toward Italian shores.

23.   The ship was bringing illegal immigrants to Italian shores during the anarchy and violence that gripped Albania for months earlier this year.

24.   Thousands of Albanians have reached Italian shores in recent years, leaving the chaos and ecomomic misery of their homeland.

25.   Thousands of Albanians have fled to Italy in recent years, most crossing the Adriatic Sea on small boats to reach Italian shores.

26.   Thousands of Albanians have reached Italian shores in recent years, leaving the chaos and economic misery of their homeland.

27.   Thousands of would-be immigrants have reached Italian shores this summer, forcing the government to set up detention centers throughout the south.

28.   Two suspected members of the crew that abandoned a ship filled with Kurdish refugees to drift toward the Italian shore were arrested on Saturday.