11.   In a sharply drawn piece with obvious political undertones, Gumba was also a ruthless American sailor who recognized his sweetheart turned prostitute.

12.   Marie snubs the impoverished local boys in favor of a group of arrogant American sailors who take her to nightclubs and hotels.

13.   Mike Plant, a top American competitive sailor, was lost at sea on his way to a round-the-world yacht race out of France.

14.   Neither wind nor rain nor broken mast will keep the American solo sailor Brad Van Liew from the completion of his appointed round.

15.   One wall is all jazz musicians, some of whom are shown jamming with American sailors on shore leave.

16.   Seventeen American sailors were killed when the ship was the target of a terrorist bombing.

17.   Still bruised by the episode, American sailors are crying foul play early this time.

18.   Still, friendly fire killed two American sailors who were shot by nervous comrades untrained for shore action.

19.   The German entry Illbruck, skippered by the American sailor John Kostecki, is in first, followed by the Grant Dalton-led Amer Sports One.

20.   The Navy has limited the movements of all American forces stationed in Bahrain and has canceled shore leave for American sailors in the Persian Gulf, the officials said.