71.   Hundreds of people from nearby towns and villages watched the search operation in pouring rain Tuesday.

72.   Hundreds of relatives of passengers on the doomed ferry converged on the scene of the accident Saturday, some joining search operations with their fishing trawlers.

73.   In Balata, a Fatah stronghold, residents said the search operation was continuing.

74.   In the rugged terrain of the southeast, troops are engaged in daily search operations, sometimes calling in air strikes on rebel hideouts.

75.   In Srinagar city, police commandos cordoned off the Hyderpora neighborhood and killed three militants in a search operation, officials said.

76.   In the Balata camp, residents said the search operation was continuing.

77.   Iran has suggested a plan to launch joint search operations in border areas to locate the remains of soldiers killed during the war, IRNA said.

78.   It was helping in the search operation.

79.   Lee said the NTSB team was experienced in deep-sea diving and should be of great assistance to the search operation.

80.   Nineteen people remained missing, and hopes of finding them alive dwindled as search operations wound down.