71.   Under consideration, said Tobin, were options ranging from boarding the vessels, cutting their nets or using other techniques to spoil their fishing, Tobin said.

72.   Italian officers boarded the vessel during the night along with a navy doctor, who helped a pregnant woman give birth.

73.   It was the first public comment by Chretien since the Spanish vessel was boarded Thursday in a worsening fishing dispute between Canada and the European Community.

74.   It was not immediately clear if Lissouba would also board the vessel.

75.   Kabila refused Friday to board the vessel, citing principally security concerns and claiming he had not been officially invited nor given a clear outline of the talks agenda.

76.   Jong was sighted Friday aboard a disabled one-tonne fishing boat but initially threatened to commit suicide if the vessel was boarded.

77.   Late Thursday, scientists and coast guards were able to board the vessel to carry out a series of tests.

78.   Most of his entourage including journalists, who were earlier barred from the quayside and were not allowed to board the vessels.

79.   Norwegian coastguards boarded a vessel of the Greenpeace ecological organisation Wednesday and arrested the crew after it tried to stop a Norwegian whaler from fishing, officials said here.

80.   One tug rammed the Rainbow Warrior while commandos boarded the vessel.