21.   The North had periodically sent ships south of the line, but they ordinarily retreated when ordered back by the South.

22.   W. Earl Snyder, a member of the USS Iowa Veterans Association, said he supported sending the ship to San Francisco.

23.   White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said Monday that Yeltsin had pledged not to send additional ships into the region.

24.   Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. plans to send the ship Pacific Teal from Japan carrying nuclear waste for reprocessing in France and Britain, according to Greenpeace International.

25.   Owners of the Princess Sarah, which is registered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, have sent another ship to tow the vessel into harbor, coast guards said.

26.   Philippine Defense Secretary Renato de Villa said Sunday that a navy patrol ship was sent to the shoal to guard against Chinese incursions.

27.   A crew would have to fly to the Mir to stabilize it before a cargo ship could be sent.

28.   Arsenis said that Turkey was sending larger ships to Imia and that Greece was forced to respond in kind.

29.   Britain has ordered the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible from the Caribbean Sea to the Mediterranean but there are no plans to send the ship to the Gulf.

30.   But McLachlan said Labor did not always follow its doctrine, such as when it sent ships to the Gulf conflict.