31.   Sri Lankan gunboats attacked a sea convoy of the guerrilla Tamil Tigers before dawn and sank two boats, military officials said on condition of anonymity.

32.   Tempers flared recently when a Philippines navy vessel sank a Chinese fishing boat last month in the area.

33.   The collision sank the boat in six minutes, said Jeff Murphy, a Coast Guard spokesman.

34.   The boats were sunk and damaged in Newfoundland ports.

35.   The government of President Fidel Castro warned last month that it might sink any boat or shoot down any plane that violates its territorial seas or airspace.

36.   The hurricane storms left many residents without electricity and sank many boats belonging to fishermen on the islands of Lanzarote and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

37.   The Thai Army sank the boat.

38.   There was no jostle for space with screaming kids, or tourists armed with Lonely Planets and backpacks large enough to sink a boat.

39.   This time, Cuba has warned that it may sink any boat and shoot down any plane straying into its territory.

40.   Four other gunmen were arrested after the navy sunk their boat off the coastal town of Sibuco on Mindanao island, the military added.