1.   A Turkish freighter was impounded Sunday for allegedly fleeing after a collision with a fishing boat that left seven South Koreans missing and presumed dead, police said.

2.   Also, the Coast Guard continued to struggle to free a Turkish freighter that stranded itself Tuesday off of Fort Lauderdale beach.

3.   Between thundershowers Tuesday, the sight of the grounded Turkish freighter Firat just yards from shore in Fort Lauderdale awed tourists and beachgoers.

4.   Off Fort Lauderdale, a Turkish freighter became stranded after being blown into the surf Tuesday.

5.   The Coast Guard was still at work Saturday trying to free a Turkish freighter that was driven aground Tuesday just off the beach at Fort Lauderdale.

6.   The first ship to enter the improved harbor was a Turkish freighter, the newspaper said.

7.   A Turkish freighter sank in the South China Sea near the Spratly islands, west of the Philippines, coast guard officials said Monday.

8.   A Turkish freighter carrying metal slag sank in the Black Sea Saturday after a collision with another Turkish vessel, the Anatolia news agency reported.

9.   The sides met for talks over the weekend, and the Turkish freighter was allowed to unload its cargo in Sukhumi beginning Saturday night.