11.   Off the northern coast, naval gunboats sank a guerrilla supply vessel Thursday, and captured its eight-member Indian crew, officials said.

12.   Sixteen of the dead were brought aboard a navy supply vessel, HCMS Preserver, which was co-ordinating the operation.

13.   Sixteen of the dead were brought aboard a navy supply vessel, HCMS Perserver, which was co-ordinating the operation.

14.   The Asahi said the Japanese flotilla will consist of three to four destroyers and one to two supply vessels.

15.   The naval group will consist of an aircraft carrier with eight fighter jets, two frigates, and a supply vessel which would be deployed in the Persian Gulf.

16.   The next arrival will be a new supply vessel bringing a back-up computer and other supplies.

17.   The three ships that Japan is set to dispatch are the destroyers Kurama and Kirisame and the supply vessel Hamana.

18.   Hanoi also accused Taiwan of firing at a supply vessel.

19.   A spokesman confirmed the detachment -- a Perry class frigate, a French-built Lafayette class frigate and a supply vessel -- had kicked off the overseas mission.

20.   The Principe de Asturias will sail at the weekend, escorted by two frigates and a supply vessel.