11.   Passenger vessels shuttle tourists and Swedish vacationers between urban centers and the thousands of archipelago islands that dot the coastline.

12.   A catamaran crashed into the port at the Aegean Sea island of Tinos Tuesday, causing damage to the high-speed passenger vessel but no injuries, authorities said.

13.   After the war, she returned to designing passenger and cargo ships, including the passenger vessel Leda, which plied a route between Tyneside and Norway.

14.   It was believed the first time a passenger vessel has been hijacked in the busy Pearl River estuary.

15.   Last week another ferry was hit and damaged by a smaller passenger vessel, causing no injuries.

16.   The passenger vessels are popular among traders, are usually overcrowded and rarely carry life-jackets.

17.   The most radioactive shipments can be carried only on ships with enhanced safety features, not passenger vessels.

18.   The record for the fastest Atlantic crossing by a commercial passenger vessel has been broken by an Australian-built ferry, the company said Wednesday.

19.   A passenger vessel was alongside the Royal Viking Sun and was attempting to pass a cable to the liner.

20.   Port authorities said vessels with relief supplies have been landing while some Guineans have been returning home on passenger vessels.