41.   The Russian ocean-going transport ship Grigory Alexandrov was the first to render assistance Saturday.

42.   The U.S. submarine involved in the deadly collision with a Japanese trawler last year collided with an amphibious transport ship in the Arabian Sea.

43.   The transport ship was on its way to Helsinki, which faces the Gulf of Finland.

44.   The transport ship Pacific Pintail was waiting early Tuesday outside Rokkasho port.

45.   The transport ship developed a hole in its middle and lost engine power, a navy spokesman said.

46.   The USS Valley Forge, a cruiser, and the USS Cleveland, an amphibious transport ship, were also taking part, the report said.

47.   There, Sgt. Wilfredo Ortizo helped remove armored personnel carriers and jeeps from a naval transport ship so they could be rushed to the battle fronts.

48.   U.S. Marines aboard this amphibious transport ship expressed frustration Monday after Greece refused permission to set ashore to help set up a possible peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

49.   Two shipbuilding companies from Russia and Italy have agreed to jointly produce yachts and transport ships, a news report said Saturday.

50.   Fuji Marine of New York recently received US Maritime Administration approval to sell an auto transport ship to Marine Car Carriers that is registered here.