[Velveeta]

McHale also said that last week a "high-interest vessel" in the mid-Atlantic en route to a U.S. port was intercepted, boarded by Coast Guard personnel and guided to a U.S. port. He indicated that the ship was considered a potential threat but he provided no details on the ship or its cargo.

Good catch!

[Cindy]

Thanks to Velveeta for pointing to this article:
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/17/national/w072026D02.DTL

"Option of Plane Shootdown Was Kept Open"
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
Tuesday, May 17, 2005


(05-17) 07:20 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "McHale also said that last week a "high-interest vessel" in the mid-Atlantic en route to a U.S. port was intercepted, boarded by Coast Guard personnel and guided to a U.S. port. He indicated that the ship was considered a potential threat but he provided no details on the ship or its cargo."