11.   The Haitian navy has immaculate uniforms, but only one ship with working engines, although several others float.

12.   The Mexican navy has standing orders to chase fishing outlaws from the sea.

13.   The navy has had its share of disasters for vessels from this fleet.

14.   Western navies have no equivalent weapon.

15.   At present, the Chinese navy has only a small contingent in the former British colony, which reverted to Chinese rule last year.

16.   He said that until now, the Iranian navy only had the capability to defend against electronic warfare.

17.   However, cash-strapped Indonesia has long complained that its navy does not have the ability to adequately safeguard the passage.

18.   Iranian President Mohammad Khatami insisted that the Caspian, where five navies have gunboats on patrol, should be demilitarized.

19.   It said the navy has since upgraded measures to prevent smuggling, and no other such cases have since been reported.

20.   Maritime safety laws are rarely enforced, the country has no coast guard and its navy has minimal search-and-rescue capability.