61.   Boat owner Gary Stafford said he blamed himself for the tragedy.

62.   Boat owner Hsu Chang-fu, an official on the Taiwanese island of Penghu, denied ordering Kuo to use the net, Liu said.

63.   Boat owner Jimmy Klonaris said he suspected a competitor sabotaged his vessel.

64.   Boat owners crowded thousands of vessels into bays and mangrove swamps in the islands, looking for protection from the hurricane.

65.   Boffing said the government already had signed contracts with transporters and were contacting boat owners Friday.

66.   Boat owner Gary Stafford blamed excited children, who he said rushed to one side of the ferry.

67.   Boat owners crowded thousands of vessels into bays and mangrove swamps in the island, looking for protection from the hurricane.

68.   Boat owners will be encouraged to help each other out, get insurance and set up an industry-wide social security scheme, Xinhua said.

69.   Commodore Ronnie Bacolod of the Coast Guard denies that Coast Guard officials have harassed boat owners and suggests local police may be responsible.

70.   Coast Guard Warrant Officer Lionel Bryant said the estimate is based on contacts with marinas and boat owners.