31.   An air and sea exercise was staged off the islands by South Korea after a Japanese patrol boat was sighted in the area.

32.   But South Korean police said there were no Japanese fishing boats in the vicinity when the Japanese patrol boat appeared Saturday.

33.   But South Korean police said there were no Japanese fishing boats in the vicinty when the Japanese patrol boat appeared Saturday.

34.   But South Korean police said there were no Japanese fishing boats in the vicinity when the Japanese patrol boat was sighted and placed under close surveillance Saturday.

35.   The rocky outcrops were the site of a South Korean military drill last week following the appearance of a Japanese patrol boat in the area.

36.   The scare came after the sinking of a suspected North Korean spy ship last month in the East China Sea in an exchange of fire with Japanese patrol boats.

37.   The two-hour exercise came a day after sighting a Japanese patrol boat in the area.

38.   They were later overpowered by other crew members and held in the cabin before the vessel was intercepted by a Japanese patrol boat.

39.   Japanese patrol boats, which appear to have control of waters around the islands have already prevented protest groups from Taiwan and Hong Kong from landing there.

40.   It was immediately ordered to withdraw by Japanese patrol boats, some armed with light guns.