31.   The navy has women at its shore bases, but not on warships.

32.   The Sri Lankan navy does not have the capability to locate the plane which crashed in bad weather, minutes after taking off from Colombo.

33.   An earlier chase near Heard Island in December had to be abandoned after two weeks when the navy had to respond to a distress flare.

34.   Before the announcement Thursday, it was not clear if Sasebo would get the contract as the navy usually has to put such contracts out to public tender.

35.   The remark may not have been been entirely in jest as the navy now has only a tiny fleet.

36.   The Spanish navy has had one patrol boat in the disputed waters for several days.

37.   Officials said the navy had clear instructions to engage suspicious vessels which ignore military orders to stop for searches.

38.   The confrontation happened near the small islet of Karainagar where the navy has its main northern headquarters, a military spokesman said, adding that they were awaiting details.

39.   The Cypriot navy has only one large rapid patrol boat, the Salamis.

40.   The Indonesian navy also has to police the strategic Natuna archipelago in the South China Sea between Borneo and Malaysia.