41.   The Philippines has more aggressively pushed its claims in the South China Sea in recent months by stepping up naval patrols.

42.   The second boat was found abandoned by another naval patrol.

43.   This allows them to openly evade U.S.-led multinational naval patrols hunting for Iraqi smugglers.

44.   Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to establish a joint naval patrol to help prevent clashes over disputed fishing waters, state-run media reported Saturday.

45.   Abu Dhabi also decided Thursday to suspend livestock and food imports from India, and step up naval patrols along its coastline to prevent Indians entering the country illegally.

46.   Apart from intercepting suspected incoming ships, naval patrols have also stepped up search raids against boats leaving the UAE, he said.

47.   Australia gave two naval patrol boats which Prime Minister Baron Vaea later said were not practical and had been costly to run.

48.   Authorities said last week they would mount search campaigns to track down offenders and would intensify naval patrols to prevent further infiltrations.

49.   Authorities have installed more radars along the coast and stepped up naval patrols but inflitration attempts persisted.

50.   Coast guards said they would step up naval patrols in territorial waters and deploy more radar networks to guard against infiltrations.