51.   It was the third incursion into South Korean waters by North Korean military vessels in the space of about a month, defense ministry officials said.

52.   LST is a naval term for a military vessel which carry troops or equipment such as tanks and are designed for amphibious assaults.

53.   Norwegian police on Thursday arrested four members of an environmental groups protesting the arrival of a French military vessel in Oslo.

54.   Norwegian police on Thursday prevented members of the environmental group Greenpeace from demonstrating against the arrival of a French military vessel in Oslo, police said.

55.   On Saturday, five Albanians drowned trying to swim to an Italian military vessel docked off the Albanian port of Vlore.

56.   On the horizon, there were no military vessels, Filipino or otherwise in sight.

57.   Philippine Defense Secretary Renato De Villa insisted on Thursday that three Chinese ships sighted near Philippine-occupied islands in the disputed Spratlys, were military vessels.