31.   Pounding surf thundered all along the U.S. East Coast, forcing lifeguards to close beaches to swimmers.

32.   Police and city officials immediately closed the beach and began searching for the shark.

33.   Pounding surf thundered along the East Coast, forcing lifeguards to close beaches to swimmers as far north as Cape Cod and Maine.

34.   A BREAKDOWN at a sewage treatment plant at Ma Po Ping Prison has forced the Regional Services Department to close a beach on Lantau Island.

35.   A Navy frigate backed by smaller boats patrolled the nearby sea, where beaches were closed to the public, the official said, insisting on anonymity.

36.   A spokesman said the beach was closed as a precautionary measure.

37.   Another shark was sighted Tuesday in waters near where Aki lost his foot, prompting officials to close beaches in the popular Poipu resort area for another day.

38.   At least three people already died in the surf since the weekend, and lifeguards closed East Coast beaches as far north as Maine.

39.   Authorities closed the beach to the public until the bomb and shells could be removed.

40.   Beaches were closed for more than a week, reopening just in time for the Fourth of July weekend.