11.   He said the helicopters carry life rafts for the smugglers in case a shot accidentally causes a fire or sinks their vessel.

12.   In Sri Lanka, divers have planted explosives on commercial ships and suicide bombers have sunk navy vessels.

13.   It is being cleared of bodies, equipment and evidence that could help determine what caused the explosions that sank the vessel during military exercises.

14.   It partly sank one vessel and damaged the other, Rubasinghe said.

15.   Nature conspired to sink trading vessels, the silt of centuries hiding and preserving their cargos.

16.   On Friday, a rebel suicide squad slammed a speedboat packed with explosives into a navy gunboat, sinking both vessels and killing several rebels and government sailors.

17.   Russian officials hope that the retrieval of the Kursk will help shed light on the cause of the explosion that sank the vessel.

18.   The Russian Navy also angrily dismissed allegations that the vessel was sunk by a stray Russian missile during maneuvers, as Russian media have reported.

19.   The vessel was sunk in a joint effort involving the coast guard, Port Authority and private sector.

20.   Another fishing vessel was also sunk by the hurricane, but its three crew members were rescued, the navy ministry said.