1.   Elise Dele had seen rubber assault boats and bridging equipment.

2.   Mullaittivu, on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, serves as a lookout post to monitor rebel assault boats and ships.

3.   Rwandan troops, some in two sleek American-made small assault boats, stormed ashore Sunday morning and battled with the Hutu soldiers until midday Tuesday.

4.   All Thursday the ferry had headed slowly westward towards Istanbul, trailed by two assault boats from the Turkish Coast Guard.

5.   Turkish officials Wednesday urged the commando to give up as the ship sailed westward toward Istanbul, trailed by two assault boats from the Turkish coast guard.

6.   Two assault boats from the Turkish Coast Guard were accompanying the ferry.

7.   The ferry was being trailed by two assault boats from the Turkish Coast Guard.