The main concern is illegal tuna fishing by Japanese vessels.

American fishermen have argued that illegal fishing by foreign vessels costs them up to $650 million each year.

It was at least thirty metres away, surrounded by other vessels, and moving further into the distance with every second that passed.

These were small craft, transported by larger vessels and lowered into the water off the target beach.

None of the island's rivers are navigable by large vessels.

Even if capillaries are destroyed, the baby can compensate by growing new vessels, they said.

Years ago, residents used to get here by small coasting vessels from Boston.

There were also a number of exploits by individual vessels.

Some fishing by foreign vessels within the 200-mile limit still goes on.

Olympia strove to escape but by 2pm French vessels were close enough to open fire.