1.   A government minister said there had been a mixup, and that another unidentified vessel was the slave ship.

2.   Because of the increased risk due to the speeds of which these vessels are capable the clause restricts the cover granted substantially.

3.   If any vessel is being used for commercial purposes cover will not operate unless the Policy has been extended.

4.   The vessel is an exact replica of a Viking longboat.

5.   Then the vessels were full-sized galleons, carefully prepared for the trip which usually took six months.

6.   The hull was holed in several places and the vessel was awash.

7.   Variations in vascular muscle stiffness change arterial distensibility, for example, when the arterial muscle contracts, the vessel is less distensible.

8.   FOUR yachtsmen competing in an annual night race cheated death yesterday after their vessel was flooded and began to sink three miles off the Isle of Man.

9.   The Russian statement said the incident happened when the Russian vessel was on manoeuvres in the Barents Sea, outside its territorial waters.

10.   Among the objects with no provenance are numerous vessels from Apulia, marble busts, and a Greek vase that originated in Tuscany.