21.   Another ship was being diverted to the area to give a tow to the ship which is now drifting but in no immediate danger.

22.   The ships were diverted to a Gulf port in December and forced to offload the tires which were hidden under bags of rice, spokesman Commander T. McCreary said.

23.   The reaction follows reports that US President Bill Clinton has ordered the US Navy to stop diverting ships carrying arms to Bosnia-Hercegovina or Croatia, starting Saturday.

24.   Multinational forces in the Gulf have diverted two ships heading for Iraq with heavy tires which could be used for military vehicles, a US Navy spokesman said Monday.

25.   North Korea angrily protested to Russia over aircraft carrier sales to South Korea last year, claiming that the ships could be diverted for military use.