11.   A Greek cargo ship, the first to bring aid under the aegis of the international force, docked into Durres harbor after the military vessels.

12.   A military vessel also took part in the search.

13.   A major U.S. concern, a State Department official said Friday, is the ability of nuclear-powered military vessels to pass through the region.

14.   A Turkish military vessel rammed a Greek coast guard boat Tuesday near a disputed islet, the site of a heated standoff between the two countries earlier this year.

15.   All were picked up by U.S. military vessels trying to flee Cuba by boat.

16.   All were picked up while trying to flee Cuba by boat by U-S military vessels.

17.   Ichiro Imaizumi, a spokesman for the Defense Agency, said the number of military vessels and personnel sent from Japan has yet to be decided.

18.   It was not immediately clear if the military vessels were sent as part of a plan to launch a rescue operation.

19.   It was the third rescue of Albanians at sea by U.S. military vessels.

20.   Italy on Wednesday returned two impounded Albanian military vessels that landed on its southern shores last spring loaded with refugees.