Flags of Convenience:
The largest shipping registries are Panama, Liberia, Greece, Marshall Islands and the Bahamas,
Approximately 6,300 sail under the Panamanian flag, making Panama the largest. The Greek-controlled fleet is at almost 90 million gross tons.
The Marshall Islands is fourth with 1, 500 vessels and 37 million tons. Bahamas has 1,500 vessels at 27 million tons.
Other significant flags include Cyprus and Malta
11.3.11
HNLMS Tromp: helicopter crew released by Libya
Frigate HNLMS Tromp's three Dutch Marines, seized in Sirte, Libya while on a mission to evacuate a Dutch and a Swedish national, were released on March 11. The Tromp helicopter was not released.
The White House announced March 11 that it will send a government aid team into rebel-held parts of Libya back
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