1.   Earlier in the week, the United States claimed that speedboats operating in Iranian and international waters were again stopping some vessels.

2.   Many companies are developing drugs that block one or more of the growth factors, hoping to stop the vessels from forming and thereby starving the tumors.

3.   The U.S. government had received permission from Ecuador to stop the vessel, whose intended destination appeared to be Nicaragua.

4.   A Navy ship recently stopped a vessel whose captain was an Iranian and boarded it to inspect its cargo, but found nothing amiss.

5.   And if the walkout drags on, shipping companies will stop sending vessels on the five-day journey from the West Coast.

6.   He said the crew apparently stopped the vessel overnight instead of keeping it under steam, as is normal procedure in stormy weather.

7.   He said the crew apparently stopped the vessel overnight instead of keeping it under steam like it should have during stormy weather.

8.   International law allows maritime authorities to stop vessels in international waters to question them about their next ports of call, said Coast Guard spokesman Mark Woodring.

9.   Lt. Steve Matthews, spokesman for the Coast Guard in Miami, said the U.S. government received permission from Ecuador to stop the vessel.

10.   Rescuers stopped the vessel and used the crane to raise the fishing boat enough to rescue its owner.