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June 17, 2004 (posted June 14) Few ships checked for invasive species Tom Meersman MASSENA, N.Y. -- Coast Guard Petty Officer Ward Ordway boarded a foreign ship in the St. Lawrence Seaway, ready to look into its dark, dank bowels for stowaways. Not human troublemakers, but aquatic creatures that could escape the murky depths of ballast water tanks and invade the Great Lakes. Ordway and an assistant tested the stored water to make sure it was salty enough to kill any pests carried from foreign ports. Tests like this are the U.S. government's main bulwark against alien species ...... Read more on startribune.com Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail