Japan released the captain of the fishing trawler in late September to placate Beijing and reduce tension.

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Also on Monday, a fishing trawler was hijacked and used to hijack other fishing vessels in the area, the bureau said.

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They should know - many Sri Lankans have also made the dangerous journey by fishing trawler across the high seas to Egypt, Greece or Eastern Europe.

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The son of a fishing trawler captain who quit school to race motorcycles, Bernie Ecclestone built his fortune from auto sales, property and the transformation of Formula 1 into one of the world's most popular sports.

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The extra money will be used to pay for higher energy and health care costs for the military, as well repair to the USS Cole and a salvage mission for the Japanese fishing trawler, which was accidentally struck and sunk by a U.S. submarine.

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They remained there for thousands of years and eventually tidal currents and dredging released the fossilised remains, which were caught in the fishing nets of a trawler earlier this year.

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Norway's navy gave chase after a Russian trawler, boarded by two Norwegian inspectors on suspicion of illegal fishing, changed course and sped home.

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