U.S. seizes cargo ship in search for stowaways

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A cargo ship believed to be carrying stowaways was seized at a New Jersey port on Wednesday following stops in India and Egypt to pick up freight, but hours of initial searching found no sign of unauthorized passengers, U.S. authorities said.

As of 01:30 a.m. British Time (0030 GMT), 18 hours into the search, 150 containers had been examined and no stowaways had yet been detected, but the special inspection was set to continue through the night, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Anthony Bucci.