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...Israelis said they sank the vessel on the high seas about 100 miles west of Tel Aviv. Eight guerrillas were captured, one body was washed ashore, and 19 others aboard were presumed to have drowned. In Jordan, Khalil Wazir, also known as Abu Jihad, the deputy commander of Fatah, the largest P.L.O. guerrilla group, claimed that the commandos were killed in onshore battles with Israeli forces. He said the ship was heading out to sea when it was sunk...
Container Bowl Vessel Body and Hollow Form: Works in Metal and Clay: Program in Artisanry Glass Gallery, 775 Commonwealth Ave Mon.-Sat., noon...
...South Korean fisherman was hauling his nets on the Yellow Sea, not far from the sleepy island of Sohuksan, when he spotted something out of the ordinary: a battleship-gray boat adrift on the murky water. He alerted the authorities, who dispatched the navy to tow the vessel, which was out of fuel, to the island of Hawangdung. Their haul was startling indeed: the craft was a 45-ton torpedo boat belonging to China, which has strained relations with South Korea, and six of the 19 sailors on board were dead...
Peking reacted to South Korea's harboring of the stricken vessel by putting its forces on alert; Seoul quickly did the same. Three Chinese warships, sent to retrieve the fugitive boat, entered South Korean waters, and the Koreans sent ships and jet fighters to intercept the interlopers. But the tense situation was quickly defused by U.S. diplomacy late on Friday. "We were asked to convey messages between the Chinese and the Koreans," commented a Washington official. Though China and South Korea do not maintain diplomatic relations, they have been edging toward a rapprochement. Neither side, it seems, wanted to allow...
Lest the owner fear that an inexperienced mariner will run his vessel up on the nearest rocks, the charter firms ask renters to fill out detailed personal history forms and provide references attesting to their sailing skills. Sometimes they must also demonstrate their knowledge of the yacht they will use. "Look out for the guy wearing new Topsiders," says David Gegg, owner of Sail Belize charters in Belize City. The operators all retain the right to put a professional skipper aboard (at an extra cost of about $65 per day) as an added precaution. Most charter firms keep a "chase...