81.   Efforts to rescue the Kursk were hampered most of Tuesday by high winds and strong currents.

82.   Erratic wind and light snow pelted the jumping hill throughout the competition, providing a strong uphill current for some jumpers, dead conditions for others.

83.   Five other tourists nearly drowned trying to save the victims, who were drawn away from the unguarded shore by strong currents on Friday, Brazilian media reported.

84.   For the past four days, strong currents stopped them latching on to the Kursk and clouds of silt reduced visibility on the bottom to near zero.

85.   Goya was about to board a pilot when strong currents steered the vessel into a lighthouse, tearing a huge hole in the hull, the navy said.

86.   He said high water created strong currents that carried the boat over the waterfall.

87.   He said the rescue team was hampered by strong currents, adding that the bodies of the victims might be dragged into Bengal Bay.

88.   He said the bodies of the victims may have been swept far from the site by strong currents.

89.   High winds and strong currents prevented rescuers and police divers from effectively searching the turbulent waters, and they were losing hope of finding the missing people.

90.   He told North Jakarta Mayor Soebagio to divert the water flow between Item River and Sunter River to avoid the strong currents that can cause flooding in nearby areas.