1.   A Hong Kong activist drowned after jumping into the sea when Japanese ships blocked a protest flotilla from approaching the islands.

2.   Exile groups since have been sending protest flotillas.

3.   French frigates and helicopters continue shadowing the protest flotilla, Greenpeace spokeswoman Audrey Cardwell said by satellite telephone from the schooner Manutea.

4.   Greenpeace organized an international protest flotilla to go to the area.

5.   New Zealand said it would send a navy research ship to help support a protest flotilla being organized for September.

6.   Other boats in an anti-nuclear protest flotilla around the Mururoa test site said the Kidu had sailed to Mururoa after running out of drinking water.

7.   Other boats in an anti-nuclear protest flotilla around the Mururoa test site claimed the Kidu had sailed to Mururoa after running out of drinking water.

8.   The crew is to meet with local activists to discuss an appeal to launch an international protest flotilla.

9.   The idea of a parliamentary protest flotilla was first raised by Arena and her Upper House colleague, Greens representative Ian Cohen, last month.

10.   The latest protest flotilla follows the drowning death last Thursday of Hong Kong activist David Chan, who jumped overboard near the islands.