On one front, though, the Navy has lost ground: its fleet of warships keeps getting smaller.

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The remnants of Hurricane Mitch blew across the fleet, and at least one boat was lost.

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Goldman lost out--and got slammed in the Fleet Street press.

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He claimed EU quotas had lost the island millions of pounds and had damaged its fishing fleet.

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The Navy thinks LOST will lighten its responsibility for assuring freedom of navigation with an ever-smaller fleet.

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