41.   Many vessels were still on summer routes in the Mediterranean and Alaska when Georges was ripping through, and will be returning to the Caribbean only this month.

42.   McCann speculated that the vessel may have been en route to Carthage.

43.   Not all the vessels here are in good repair.

44.   People with complex medical histories should remember that small vessels are unlikely to have doctors.

45.   Photos taken at the time the vessels were intercepted show men and women shoulder to shoulder with their knees bent.

46.   Resembling a small aircraft carrier, the Wasp-class amphibious assault vessels are designed to put troops on hostile shores.

47.   Some say the vessels are noisy and pose a danger to marine life, swimmers and other boaters.

48.   Some vessels are older than their crew members.

49.   Summer is a prime time to travel on the Columbia River and Snake River in the Pacific Northwest, but suitable vessels are usually in Alaskan waters then.

50.   Still, both vessels were en route to the Mediterranean after a winter in the Caribbean, so it was decided to make a race of it.