1.   The ship had been rammed by a submarine.

2.   Greenpeace claimed its ship had been rammed off the coast of France by a Japanese warship escorting the shipment.

3.   Albanians accused the Italian navy vessel of deliberately ramming the ship, but Italy blamed the collision on the Albanian captain.

4.   Each side accused the other of deliberately trying to ram its ship.

5.   Gunaratna offered other scenarios, including terrorists using boats rigged with explosives to ram a ship or dive teams to place bombs under the hulls.

6.   He said there was no doubt that the explosion came from the small boat but it was not clear whether the boat rammed the ship.

7.   He said there was no doubt the explosion came from the small boat but it was not clear whether the boat rammed the ship.

8.   Many have accused the Italian vessel of deliberating ramming the ship.

9.   Marcantonio said a large tanker rammed his ship and continued without acknowledging the collision.

10.   Some of the survivors claimed the Italian navy vessel deliberately rammed their ship, a charge hotly denied by the captain.