01/08/2009
PIRATES RELEASE BULKER (Maritime Global Net)
SOMALI pirates have released a Turkish-owned, Marshall Islands-flag bulk carrier, following payment of a ransom, according to wire service reports. The 82,849 dwt Yasa Neslihan was hijacked in late October. He owner, Istanbul-based Yasa, said the 20 Turkish crew members were all safe, he said.
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01/08/2009
US to vaccinate Pacific girls against cervical cancer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US will pay for a mass vaccination campaign to prevent cervical cancer in the Micronesia region of the Pacific starting next month, a US official said.
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01/08/2009
Military notes (The News-Press)
Four graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio:
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01/07/2009
Somali pirates release Turkish ship after ransom paid: company (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Turkish-owned ship seized by pirates off Somalia in late October has been released in return for ransom, a company lawyer said on Wednesday.
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01/08/2009
Nursing education focus of regional summit (Saipan Tribune)
To further strengthen regional collaborative efforts in the nursing field, Northern Marianas College instructor Pasquana Calvo recently participated in regional summit that focused on improving nursing education in the Pacific.
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01/07/2009
Somali pirates release hijacked Turkish freight ship (Deutsche Welle)
Somali pirates have released a Turkish freight ship that was hijacked in late October. The Istanbul Yasa Holding Company said the 20 Turkish crew members were alive and well. There were conflicting reports on whether any ransom was paid to secure the release of the vessel.
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01/07/2009
Dreams of parents in two worlds shattered by scandal (The Salt Lake Tribune)
FALEASIU-UTA VILLAGE, Samoa - Sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor of their open air hut, Tupu and Isaia So whip shirts across their backs to scatter a swarm of mosquitoes and flies.
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01/07/2009
Pirates release Turkish ship (Independent Online)
A Turkish company has apparently paid so that its vessel is released by Somalian pirates.
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01/07/2009
Pirates release Turkish ship (News 24 South Africa)
A Turkish-owned ship seized by pirates off Somalia in late October has been released in return for ransom, a company lawyer says.
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01/07/2009
Owners of stranded vessel ‘close to deal’ (The Herald)
The owners of the bulk carrier stranded off the Ayrshire coast for the last two months because of a strike by its Filipino crew are understood to be close to a deal to break the deadlock and allow the ship to sail.
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