61.   Rough seas forced aground a Libyan-flagged merchant ship near the Adriatic Sea town of Giuliananova.

62.   Sand dunes line its shores, and tug boats move about as they guide merchant ships and small oil tankers.

63.   Seven members of a Nicaraguan fishing boat who disappeared almost a month ago have been rescued by a Norwegian merchant ship, the Nicaraguan army reported Monday.

64.   Seven merchant ships in the area continued to search for the missing man.

65.   Six other crew who jumped into the sea were found dead in the water, while seven merchant ships in the area continued to search for the missing man.

66.   The center said that merchant ships face the same sort of risks from terrorists as the aviation industry, and this had prompted more security precautions.

67.   The area north of Denmark is a well travelled sea lane, and merchant ships and rescue helicopters arrived quickly to offer aid.

68.   The area north of Denmark is a well traveled sea lane, and merchant ships and rescue helicopters arrived quickly to offer aid.

69.   The company will also consolidate its shipbuilding operations, shifting merchant ship production that currently takes place at the Chita City factory to its Godaiichi factory in Hiroshima Prefecture.

70.   The frigate Regina intercepted the two merchant ships on Saturday, the embassy said in a statement faxed from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.