1.   American-flag ships must be built and registered in this country, use an American crew, be owned by Americans, and meet certain Coast Guard regulations.

2.   At that point, the American crew objected to the Peruvian officer and called their own supervisors on the ground in Peru.

3.   Boucher also dismissed speculation that Beijing was angling for a dramatic Easter release of the American crew members.

4.   A spokesman for American, Tim Smith, said the American crew said they never saw the commuter plane and received no warning from controllers.

5.   But it has not been far enough to settle the matter and allow the release of the American crew.

6.   But minutes later, the American crew sailed into the most welcome patch of shifting breeze it has found in this series yet.

7.   But many American crews would scarcely be better.

8.   Few bulkers fly the American flag or carry American crews, but thousands of the giant vessels are registered in countries like Cyprus, Liberia and Panama.

9.   Hall said that in crashes involving American crews, safety board experts often cannot agree about what the pilots were saying.

10.   Hall said that in many crashes involving American crews, safety board experts often cannot agree about what the pilots were saying.