Udo Barckhausen, a geophysicist on board the Sonne, told CNN that the 7-meter (22-foot) buoys are programmed to detect changes in the seabed, and send alerts to the Indonesian mainland.

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Though doubt remains over when Monye, Udo-Obong and Chukwu will receive their coveted prize, the meaning it will have to those involved and a nation of avid athletics fans does not.

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After all, says German army Colonel Udo Kalbfleisch, "without giving soldiers proper protection you can't motivate them" and points to a video showing the heavily armoured Dingo that protects German soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan.

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Speaking to the BBC before the hearing, one of the plaintiffs, Friday Alfred Akpan from the village of Ikot Ada Udo, said the oil leaks in his village had badly damaged his 47 fish ponds.

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Also with James Russo and Udo Kier.

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