1.   A fourth Romanian stowaway was hidden by horrified crew members, then smuggled ashore in Nova Scotia.

2.   According to accounts given by crew members, the first pair of Romanian stowaways were discovered a day after the Dubai departed the Spanish port Algeciras in March.

3.   According to crew members, the first two Romanian stowaways were discovered hidden in a compartment after the Dubai departed the Spanish port of Algeciras for Halifax.

4.   For reasons that are not altogether clear, Halifax has become a major illegal point of entry for Romanian stowaways.

5.   Seven Taiwanese officers of the Dubai face charges of murder in the deaths of three Romanian stowaways allegedly cast adrift during two voyages between Europe and Canada last spring.

6.   Police have found evidence that three Romanian stowaways were aboard a container ship whose Taiwanese officers are accused of throwing them overboard at sea.

7.   A fourth Romanian stowaway was hidden by the crew and arrived safely in Halifax.

8.   A Nova Scotia judge ruled Thursday he has no jurisdiction to order the extradition of six Taiwanese officers accused of killing Romanian stowaways on the high seas.

9.   A Romanian stowaway thought to be among those thrown over the side of a Taiwanese container ship has shown up alive in Halifax.

10.   A Taiwanese container ship whose officers are accused of tossing three Romanian stowaways overboard on the high seas has been given the go-ahead to leave Halifax.