1.   Steel was stronger so boats could be built with thinner plates, making them lighter and so able to carry more cargo.

2.   The ship was carrying a cargo of oil from Kuwait to Japan.

3.   A ship carrying a cargo of oil has run aground.

4.   The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.

5.   Some of these carry toxic cargoes and an accident could result in economic as well as ecological damage.

6.   But they are concerned about the danger posed by tankers -- and other ships carrying dangerous cargos -- on transit through the Pentland Firth.

7.   SCOTTISH Natural Heritage has called for all ships carrying hazardous cargo to be banned from the Minches and Fair Isle Channel.

8.   Charterers have recently shown growing concern about the standards of maintenance of ships carrying their cargoes.