1. Most also are in physical fragments with only bits of historic information available about them.

2. Most are in fragments, with only bits of historic information available about them.

3. "Because there is extensive written documentation, this is an opportunity we rarely have to test historic information against the archaeological record." Historian Richard Zacks, who wrote a book about the seafaring privateer called "The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd," said the Scotsman had captured the 500–ton Moorish ship in the Indian Ocean but left it in the Caribbean in 16'' as he traveled to New York to try and clear his name of criminal charges.

4. In a statement issued with the retraction of its report, E&Y resolved the conflict firmly in favour of its auditors, saying the official figure was "computed on a regulatory and accounting standard based on objective evidence of impairment". In a separate statement yesterday, the accountant said the NPL report had erred by treating "unverified forecast data compiled by others as if it were historic information". The timing of the E&Y report was especially aggravating for the Chinese central bank, coming just before the launch of a roadshow to promote a $'.'bn initial public offering by Bank of China in Hong Kong, and the preparations for the ICBC listing.

5. In a statement issued with the retraction of its report, E&Y resolved the conflict firmly in favour of its auditors, saying the official figure was "computed on a regulatory and accounting standard based on objective evidence of impairment". In a separate statement yesterday, E&Y said the NPL report had erred by treating "unverified forecast data compiled by others as if it were historic information". The timing of the E&Y report was especially aggravating for the Chinese central bank, coming just before the launch of a roadshow to promote a $'.'bn initial public offering by Bank of China in Hong Kong and the preparations for the ICBC listing.