Between 2,000 and 3,000 illegal immigrants pass through his 2,600-square-mile patrol area each month, he said.

"We turn here - that's the next patrol area to the east."

She left port on Tuesday with two other vessels to return to their normal patrol area.

Toll would halt on high ground outside the tanks* patrol area.

Only this time, Mack's patrol area was not the forward 180 degrees, which he preferred.

Now and then we were sent out of our normal patrol area on special operations.

The average patrol area covers 350 square miles, officials said.

She should have arrived in her patrol area on February 1.

These smaller patrol areas were identified by a letter "C" or higher.

On 9 November, she acknowledged a message changing her patrol area.