She loved to listen to her father's stories of fishing on La Blanquilla, but was content to check cargo and support her parents as they grew old.

He was apologetic in explaining to Mrs. Smith that neither he, nor his crew, would be able to visit the center on this trip because customs officials would be busy most of the day checking their credentials and cargo.

"Checking the cargo manifest."

Theoretically he was now qualified to check cargo; in fact a senior clerk did that while Thorby sweated, along with junior male relatives from every department.

Capt. J. W. Parker, commander of Destroyer Squadron 15, said that since Nov. 1 the Midway-led flotilla of eight ships has been intercepting about 100 boats per day by radio to check their nationality, cargo and destination.

Sallah remarked to Barr Hamil, her copilot, as they traversed nearly empty corridors on their way back from the main hangar where they had been checking cargo manifests for their first trip down.

Port security is a government issue, he said, and every European port that ships to the United States has Coast Guard agents who check cargo.

But after a wait of at least a full glass, when still no royal retainer had made to come aboard to check cargo and passengers, Jan called to a dockside loafer and was imparted some shocking news.

You will load and unload aircraft using materials handling and loading equipment, check cargo against manifests, and annotate overage, shortage, or damage.

Each day, the allied forces track hundreds of vessels, from lumbering oil tankers to tiny fishing boats, questioning their captains and sometimes dispatching heavily armed boarding parties to check cargo holds and photograph crews.