61.   Coast guard ships were sent to the vessel from both the United States and Canada.

62.   The ship was sent to the eastern island of Imia, off the Turkish coast, amid a new diplomatic row between the two countries.

63.   Three ships were sent to the area off the island of Oland to contain the slick.

64.   It said it would send ships to the test area if necessary.

65.   Japanese upper house lawmaker Hideo Den said he planned to send a ship to the French nuclear test site in the Mururoa atoll in protest, Jiji Press reported.

66.   Officials had said earlier that they had instructions to send the ship back to its country of registration.

67.   Officials in Takoradi had said earlier that they had instructions to send the ship back to its country of registration, namely Nigeria.

68.   Prime Ministe Jim Bolger said Thursday the government may send a ship, but it would probably not be a combat vessel.

69.   The British defence ministry decided to send the ship to the Gulf following reports that thousands of Iraqi troops were heading towards the Kuwaiti border.