1.  U.S. officials say the waves were too high for such a rescue operation, but the Japanese captain seems to be disputing that view.

2.  Also back was Japanese captain Masami Ihara, who scampered through practice as if barely affected by a knee injury suffered last week.

3.  The report said the Japanese captain, Murakami Hiroshi, provided a written statement acknowledging that the boat had been fishing in Russian waters.

4.  If convicted of illegal fishing, the Japanese captains face big fines and confiscation of their fishing gear by Irish courts.

5.  But Japanese captain Masahiro Kunda was close-mouthed on the decisions after this World Cup pool C game.

6.  We worked with Japanese captains.