41.   The maritime authority said the vessel was in stable condition and there was no danger of it sinking.

42.   They urged the maritime authorities to relay their message to the consulates of Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia and Germany.

43.   Ferry services to the Greek islands were disrupted, with maritime authorities stopping ships from setting out as a precautionary measure.

44.   French maritime authorities said the Greenpeace ship, together with three or four motor-boats, was attempting to cut the nets of four French trawlers.

45.   But the maritime authorities have refused, citing a report by the Indian secret service.

46.   Colombian maritime authorities intercepted a US-flagged boat carrying a massive cocaine shipment and arrested three British men, according to police.

47.   Efforts to free the ship by means of tugs were unsuccessful and maritime authorities decided to evacuate the passengers and crew.

48.   Earlier efforts to free the ship by means of tugs were unsuccessful and maritime authorities decided to evacuate the passengers and crew.

49.   Earlier a maritime authority official identified the frigate as the Stirling.

50.   Eight containers that fell off the Ming Fortune were floating in the channel Sunday, and three of them contain chemicals, French maritime authorities said.