1.   IRISH hearts were broken when Ryder Cup team captain Bernard Gallacher announced his line-up this week.

2.   As the plane taxied back, the captain announced they were having problems with a passenger.

3.   Finally, the captain announced that the plane was running low on fuel and they were going to fly to Albany to land.

4.   The captain announced that the engine had stalled, other survivors said, and the ship quickly began filling with water.

5.   The captain announced that the port had ordered the SeaJets ship to wait, while the Contessa cruise ship pulled out of port.

6.   The captain announced the ship would return to Bermuda on half power.

7.   The propeller stopped, and the captain calmly announced that we would be making an emergency landing in Albuquerque.

8.   With studied nonchalance in his voice, the captain announced that the smoke sensor in the baggage hold had gone off.

9.   Early Friday morning, the captain announced that the engine had stopped and the ship was taking on water.

10.   Early the following morning, the captain announced that the engine had stop and the ship was taking on water.