21.   Late Monday, the government announced that another ship believed to be carrying illegal immigrants had been spotted in international waters north of Australia.

22.   On Wednesday, a fishing boast carrying illegal immigrants sank of the holiday island of Naxos, killing at least two people.

23.   On Wednesday, a fishing boast carrying illegal immigrants sank off the holiday island of Naxos, killing at least two people.

24.   One person died and three people were injured when a small, crowded boat carrying would-be immigrants across the Adriatic to Italy capsized, media reported Tuesday.

25.   Rescue vessels and a helicopter continued to search for possible survivors Thursday after a fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants sank, killing at least two people, authorities said.

26.   Rescue crews and a helicopter continued to search for possible survivors Thursday after a fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants sank, killing at least three people, authorities said.

27.   Rescue teams interrupted a search for possible survivors late Thursday after a boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said.

28.   Soldiers were stationed along parts of the Puglia coastline last year to block vessels carrying immigrants from Albania.

29.   The boat, which was reportedly carrying illegal immigrants to neighboring Australia, sank Friday.

30.   The case was an extreme example of what happens to stowaways caught by crew members anxious to avoid high fines charged for carrying illegal immigrants.