21.   But by Saturday afternoon, the ship began sinking, Gradeck said.

22.   Chinese ships begin to pull out.

23.   It was not clear why the ship began sinking.

24.   It was unclear what caused the ship to begin flooding.

25.   Japanese ships began a six-hour chase for the mysterious trawler when it ignored orders to stop for inspection off the Japanese coast.

26.   Japanese ships began chasing the trawler when it ignored orders to stop for inspection off the Japanese coast.

27.   Japanese ships began chasing the trawler when it ignored orders to stop for inspection.

28.   Officials have not determined where the Panamanian-registered ship began its voyage, but they said the passengers were taken aboard off the coast of Fujian province.

29.   OOCL ships have already begun moving over to MTL berths and the process is expected to be completed by the middle of the year.

30.   Ships meanwhile began taking hundreds of stranded trucks to dozens of tiny Aegean Sea islands that had been left without supplies of fresh produce, meat and pharmaceuticals.