1.   Accompanied by a fleet of sailboats and modern Navy ships, the oldest commissioned warship afloat left its berth Sunday.

2.   Critics dissed the comedy, starring Lea Thompson, and it was widely expected to flop when it left its golden berth.

3.   That leaves two berths to be announced.

4.   But with Japan automatically qualifying as an Asian representative there is really only one A-Pool berth left.

5.   Rescue efforts were delayed for several hours because the storm prevented rescue ships from leaving their berths, officials said.

6.   Six major conferences received automatic bids, leaving two berths for at-large selections.