31.   The vessels also had to receive prior approval from the Directorate General of Fisheries.

32.   The vessel was having one of its tanks drained at the time.

33.   Two boats have had to burned, Evans said, one French and one British, because support vessels have no space for additional boats.

34.   Agustin said the coast guard withheld details of the incident from the press pending the investigation of a report that the vessel had on board high-powered firearms.

35.   Before such satellites, ocean-going vessels had to use short-wave radio, which was unreliable and troubled by interference.

36.   But the vessel did have its supporters.

37.   The Register of Shipping and other designated bodies will carry out the checks and make sure that foreign vessels have the proper safety, anti-pollution and tonnage certificates.

38.   The vessel also had an entertainer on board, he said.

39.   The vessel has a hydrophone which can pick up the sounds of a nuclear test.

40.   The vessel has two more opportunities to land Friday and if it cannot make an approach it will remain aloft until Saturday, NASA said.