1.   Hijackers seized the ferry on Tuesday as it was preparing to leave the Black Sea port of Trabzon for the Russian town of Sochi.

2.   After the ferry was seized, the government approached the International Committee of the Red Cross, said Marco Altherr, head of its delegation in Sri Lanka.

3.   Masked Chechen gunmen seized a ferry in Trabzon, Turkey, on Tuesday and threatened to kill all the Russians on board, the semiofficial Anatolia news agency said.

4.   RUSSIA-TURKEY-CRUISES, from MOSCOW, Russia cancels all cruise ships to Turkey on Wednesday after Chechen sympathizers seize a ferry.

5.   Tamil rebels who seized a ferry six days ago have set tough conditions for the release of hostages being held aboard it, officials said Sunday.

6.   Tamil rebels who seized a ferry six days ago have set tough conditions for the release of hostages being held aboard it, government officials said Sunday.

7.   The group that seized the ferry Tuesday in Trabzon, Turkey, claimed allegiance to Chechen commander Shamil Basayev, a separatist hero.

8.   The hijackers seized the ferry Tuesday night in the port of Trabzon shortly before it was to leave for Sochi, in Russia.

9.   The passengers who arrived in Vavuniya said the LTTE had taken them ashore just after seizing the ferry.

10.   The salvaged ferry had been seized by police pending enquiries, Khan said.