61.   Police later joined the search and rescued more.

62.   Rescue officials said conditions had eased, and seven ships plus helicopters had joined the search by Saturday afternoon.

63.   Rescue officials said conditions had eased, and seven ships plus helicopters had joined the search on Saturday afternoon.

64.   Russia accepted food and medical aid sent by Tokyo, but refused to allow Japanese rescuers to join the search for survivors.

65.   Several ships and at least four helicopters joined the search, Lillebo said.

66.   Special forces police officers, wearing bullet-proof armor and brandishing machine guns, have joined the search.

67.   Some relatives of passengers joined the search.

68.   Steve Burgoine, captain of the Aurora, said his crew joined the search with a motorized lifeboat after receiving a rescue call Thursday morning.

69.   The Border Patrol and other federal law enforcement agencies joined the search.

70.   Teams of earthquake specialists from the United States and Japan were to join the search for survivors later Tuesday.