1.  It was left to Tomasz Waldoch, the Polish captain, to defuse the situation, according to coach Jerzy Engel.

2.  Polish captain Slawomir Lukaszewski, however, muffed the stroke.

3.  NTB said the Polish captain of the vessel was being interrogated by police.

4.  Polish captain Slawomir Lukaszewski, however, missed a stroke.

5.  The Polish captain at first refused to evacuate anyone but Thursday evening he requested a helicopter to pick up six people, the navy said.

6.  The Polish captain of the Orapin Global, Jan Sokolowski, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of reckless navigation.

7.  Norwegian officials said the Polish captain of the ship was being questioned.