11.   The incident happened in the same spot where three Japanese fishing vessels were detained by Russian patrols last month.

12.   The Russian parliament never ratified the agreement, but the United States considers it legal and detains Russian vessels that venture to fish in what agreement designates U.S. waters.

13.   The previous four vessels were detained in the first half of the week in coastal waters in and around Tokyo.

14.   The U.S. Navy detained a vessel suspected of trying to smuggle diesel oil from Iraq in violation of U.N. sanctions, a Navy spokesman said Wednesday.

15.   In November, a diplomatic row flared when Cambodia complained that Vietnam had hindered shipping traffic on the Mekong River, saying vessels had been detained.

16.   The vessel was detained two days ago off Port Dickson in southwestern Negeri sembilan after a unit of the police air-wing saw it discharging oil.

17.   The vessel will be detained until a full assessment of the damage has been made, Wijesekera added.

18.   Navymen said they believed the latest boat to be caught was the same one that escaped when the other four vessels were detained.