51.   He alleged that some Iraqi sailors were beaten when the boats were intercepted and their crews subjected to five hours of questioning.

52.   A police spokesman refused to say why the boat had been intercepted early Friday.

53.   A weapons-laden boat was intercepted in the Red Sea by Israeli commandos.

54.   Australia has recently adopted a hardline to asylum-seekers, dispatching military vessels to intercept boats heading for its shores.

55.   Ellison said the boat would be intercepted again if it attempted to return.

56.   Their boat was intercepted by the Italian coastguard and they were taken to a refugee centre on the island.

57.   Their boat was intercepted by the Sudanese coast guard off Port Sudan.

58.   The case was registered after a naval patrol intercepted a boat allegedly carrying saboteurs.

59.   The Croatian police confirmed Wednesday that an Italian fishing boat was intercepted in the northern Adriatic sea on Tuesday, and said the crew were unharmed.

60.   The boat was intercepted by the Greek-Cypriot authorities on Saturday at Liopetri on the east of the island.