Nevertheless, honest owners worry that their ships run the risk of summary treatment when they pass along the China coast.

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The U.S. is at last moving in that direction, with the Department of Energy in recent weeks approving the proposal by Cheniere Energy to turn its little-used liquified natural gas import terminal at Sabine Pass on the Louisiana coast into an export terminal.

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Conservationists warn that recently revealed chalk arches off the North Norfolk coast could be destroyed by one careless pass of a trawl net.

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"We are allowing a limited number of vessels based on size" to attempt to pass, said New Orleans-based Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Tippets, adding that the closure was affecting 97 vessels Monday afternoon and was halting both northbound and southbound traffic.

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In the United States, ships must pass initial and annual U.S. Coast Guard Marine inspections.

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Reid caught an inbounds pass near the baseline after that and went coast to coast before getting fouled by Griner on her way to the basket.

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Aides have said the West Coast trip marks the start of a series of road trips around the country aimed at pressuring lawmakers to pass the economic stimulus package.

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