41.   A Libyan patrol ship fired on a Tunisian fishing boat seriously wounding one of the fishermen on board, daily newspapers reported here Wednesday.

42.   A warship and three coast guard patrol ships were dispatched to monitor movements of the Chinese ship, which was not armed, he said.

43.   Authorities said they had the right to authorise the use of machine guns and canons on coastal patrol ships.

44.   The Taiwanese vessel refused to respond to warnings from the patrol ship and then abruptly turned toward the Argentine ship, said military officials.

45.   The three patrol ships, HMS Peacock, Plover and Starling, will remain until the handover, when they will escort Patten out of the territory.

46.   When the Canadian patrol ships approached the trawlers, to try to identify them, he said, the trawlers quickly hauled in their nets and left.

47.   It tried to escape the pursuit of a flotilla of Japanese coastguard patrol ships.

48.   Japan sent two coastguard patrol ships, a helicopter, a high-speed patrol boat and nine special police.

49.   Last week Russian patrol ships opened fire on two Japanese fishing boats, injuring one man.

50.   The agency has dispatched seven patrol ships and one aircraft to the scene to investigate the situation, and three oil removing specialists as well, the official said.