U.S. COAST GUARD INSPECTORS SEACH A CARGO SHIP IN THE GULF, 2003-02-16 (photo)

Members of a US Coast Guard inspection team from the CGC Boutwell cutter, Beaujohn Robins (top) of Phoenix, Arizona, and Paul Jones of Lynchburg, Virginia, descend from containers on the Malta registered secured cargo ship Marathon II February 16, 2003 in northern Gulf waters. The team spent two days inspecting the contents of the containers on the ship - which included a range of sanctions compliant items such as ghee, tea, teak wood and lemon-scented soap - in support of US navy Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq. REUTERS/POOL/Leila Gorchecv LG/JDP