1.   In the meantime, Hernandez spotted a speck on the horizon, the Panamanian merchant ship Chios Dream.

2.   The Panamanian ship was leaving Hong Kong and the Tang He was arriving in this British colony when the accident happened, it said.

3.   The Panamanian ship Otterloo picked up the Kalashnikovs at the rarely used Nicaraguan port of El Bluff.

4.   The Panamanian ship was not damaged and was expected to continue its voyage.

5.   The statement said nine containers were severely damaged aboard the Panamanian ship, whose final destination was the American city of Los Angeles.

6.   Two Mexican air force planes, responding to a distress call, directed a nearby Panamanian ship to six other crew members who had escaped.