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Day and night, the so-called whaleboats ply the mighty Congo River -- the second longest in Africa and the deepest in the world -- overloaded with both people and cargo.

Both girls had "deeply troubled home lives" and were plied with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes and given places to stay by the men, the court was told.

The football team that today plies its trade in Anaheim Stadium is known as the Los Angeles Rams.

Like any young boxer, he would ply his trade in smoky social clubs and was soon standing out as something special.

This system, the group says, also obscures the identity of the real owner, which helps dubious owners ply ships.