91.  But the storm, once among the most powerful of hurricanes, had weakened over the cooler northern waters and appeared to spare the US mainland major damage.

92.  The weather bureau warned all forms of shipping to stay at anchor or avoid northern Philippine waters.

93.  The Tigers have countered with accusations that Colombo is restricting fishing in the troubled northern waters in violation of the pact.

94.  The Times also said that the negotiations had included the return to South Korea of eight fishermen captured when their trawler strayed into Northern waters two weeks ago.

95.  They have inflicted heavy losses on the navy, forcing a ban on any kind of fishing in the northern waters to prevent Sea Tiger infiltration.

96.  Kuwait on Tuesday imposed a nighttime ban on its fisherman sailing in its northern waters because of the crisis with Iraq.

97.  Sri Lanka has banned fishing in its northern waters to prevent Tamil Tiger guerrillas using fishing boats as a cover to slip in and out of the country.