1.   In those cases, a Coast Guard boat intercepts the ship before it reaches port and conducts a search.

2.   A navy patrol boat intercepted the trawlers Tuesday and handed over the crew to the fisheries department, which will prosecute them later, the Bernama news agency reported.

3.   There have been a string of Chinese smuggling boats intercepted off the coast of the United States and Mexico in recent months.

4.   Three speed boats intercepted the Turkish ships fishing for flounder near the Romanian coast, said Col. Costica Nazaru, who heads the local border police.

5.   Three German navy boats intercepted the ship and the inspectors discovered the tanks in its cargo.

6.   Opposition newspaper Al-Arabi said Monday the two boats intercepted by the US navy returned to Egypt with their cargo.

7.   The Korean-Chinese fishermen were reportedly being held in the cabin when the vessel was intercepted by a Japanese patrol boat.