21.   Officials said those monitors could seize a boat if necessary.

22.   One Spanish trawler resumed fishing in the disputed area on Tuesday, prompting Tobin to issue a warning that Canadian officials will continue to seize boats.

23.   Reports said their boat was seized.

24.   Russian officials seized the boat for further investigation, the Interfax news agency reported.

25.   Seizing the boat would signify that U.S. authorities have violated the human rights declaration, del Valle said.

26.   The boat was seized and remains in St. Croix.

27.   The bill also will allow fisheries officers to seize boats, fishing gear or catches, by implementing the Fish Stocks Agreement, a United Nations treaty.

28.   The Coast Guard seized the boat on Wednesday near La Serrana, a tiny island belonging to Colombia, said naval commander Vice-Admiral Jairo Cardona.

29.   The boat was seized Thursday in international waters after Canadian vessels fired cannon shots across its bows.

30.   The boats were seized in November on a tip from an informant.