71.   Four of the six ships were withdrawn after a protest from Dili.

72.   Greenpeace was concerned at reports the French were planning to permanently confiscate the two ships, Szabo said.

73.   Greenpeace spokesman Michael Szabo said he was concerned at reports the French were planning to permanently confiscate the two ships.

74.   He did not say how much the Taiwanese navy paid for the four ships.

75.   He added that the two ships would remain in Corfu for at least a week.

76.   Embassy officials however would not give a price for the three ships.

77.   The other four ships will be chartered from Bergesen of Norway, it added.

78.   The other ship was towed to Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Sunday by two British tug boats.

79.   The panel said the two ships had detected small metal objects from the Estonia on the seabed but not the visor-like bow door.

80.   The nationality of the crew on board the other ship was unclear.