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What they do ask for is action against Honduran flag vessels as reported in Tradewinds (17 July 2009): The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) launched an action Friday against the Honduras flag in protest over the ouster of the country's president.

Forget tax havens or flagging out vessels why not take up free flag living yourself?

For those who can't deal with Washington bureaucratic babble, here's a chart of the proposed limits:

CORFU, Greece (AP) — NATO has replaced the flotilla conducting anti-piracy patrols off Somalia for the past three months with a new force that will continue the operation "indefinitely," a spokesman said Monday. 

PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 15, 2009 – In recognition of his extraordinary contributions and visionary leadership, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta received the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) 32^nd annual Silver Bell Award Thursday, June 11. The award, bestowed to Mr.