51.   Also Sunday, a Japanese navy helicopter rescued an American and a New Zealand man after their yacht broke up in rough seas off western Japan.

52.   An Italian air force fighter jet crashed into the sea off Sicily Friday with a two-man crew on a training mission, Italian news reports said.

53.   An Italian air force Tornado fighter jet on a training mission crashed into the sea off Sicily Friday.

54.   At least five bodies were found floating in the sea off Simpson Bay.

55.   During a one-month probe in seas off Kamchatka and other uninvestigated sea areas, the team will study concentrations of radioactivity by gathering water and seabed mud.

56.   Eight fishermen remained missing believed drowned in stormy seas off the north coast of Western Australia, rescue officials said Sunday.

57.   Engineers pumped mud into an oil well on Thursday to cut off natural gas leaking from a pipe into the sea off Bombay, an official said.

58.   Five people staggered ashore unscathed Wednesday after their small aircraft plunged into the sea off Horn Island in Torres Strait, north of Australia.

59.   For the second time in a week, an Air Force trainer crashed into seas off Taiwan on Tuesday, killing one of two pilots aboard.

60.   Five fatalities reported by the Dutch were found floating in the sea off Simpson Bay in St. Maarten and are believed to be from yachts in Simpson Bay.