In a statement, the crew members said they felt they had to do so ahead of the busy summer diving season, but they pledged to continue campaigning to save the St Abbs station.
The ads make use of various statements from CREW in an effort to portray several Democratic candidates as unethical, even though Crossroads GPS, itself a frequent object of CREW's disapproval, has previously dismissed CREW as a partisan "front group" for labor interests.
Once it is sealed, the statement said, crews will begin standard procedures to abandon the well.
The next day, the N.F.L. released a statement saying the crew got it wrong.
But Vela released a statement saying the crew appeared to be safe.
J. Crew statement This is a more complete version of the story than the one that appeared in print.
On Sunday, his wife, Connye Osbon, released a statement thanking "the crew and passengers of Flight 191 for their effective yet compassionate handling of the situation".
Hispania said in a statement that the crew member had remained conscious and been talking to a doctor, adding that the situation was under control.
The navy said in a statement that 16 crew members of the hijacked ship had been rescued, but that two more had been found with severe injuries and later died despite a navy doctor's efforts.
The Navy said in its latest statement that the crew of the destroyer Dewey, part of the Fifth Fleet, had discovered the disabled Iranian vessel, Al Mamsoor, on Wednesday, tethered to a second dhow, with a third also in the area.
