1. First there was the cod war, with Canadian patrol boats slashing the trawl gear and seizing the boats of New England fishermen. 2. He once bought liquor from a floating saloon, a boat in the Chicago River, and then seized the boat and arrested everybody aboard. 3. It was the first time this year that a Canadian fishing boat was seized in U.S. waters, a Coast Guard spokeswoman in Seattle said. 4. One Canadian fishing boat was seized by the Coast Guard last year. 5. The administration made good on its threat last week by seizing boats and detaining several people they suspect of smuggling Cuban refugees. 6. The area where the fishing boat was seized once had plentiful northern cod. 7. The Coast Guard has been ordered to increase patrols to stop and seize boats heading to Cuba from Florida to pick up refugees. 8. Three other boats were seized over the weekend, all for not checking in with Canadian authorities when they entered Canadian waters. 9. Police also seized two boats and arrested a Tunisian man for smuggling illegal immigrants. 10. After the boat was seized, South Korean military authorities called back all fishing boats operating in the area and ordered the navy to tighten security. |