61.   Port officials refused to comment on the report.

62.   Port officials said operations were gradually being restored as strikers returned to work.

63.   Port officials said they did not have a number of those injured.

64.   Port officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said many other generals had arrived through the night.

65.   A fire broke out on an oil tanker and a cargo shipped docked nearby at Beirut port Sunday, port officials said.

66.   A port official in Rijeka reportedly was dismissed because the tanker was not authorized to carry fuel.

67.   A port official also suffered a heart attack and died after hearing news of the sinking, the coast guard said.

68.   A port official said the ferry had engine trouble earlier in the day, delaying its departure for an hour.

69.   A port official said the rescue team was hampered by strong currents, adding that the bodies of the victims might be dragged into Bengal Bay.

70.   A port official suffered a heart attack and died after learning of the sinking, the coast guard said.