1.  According to various reports, the Turkish captain refused assistance from the Greeks.

2.  He telephoned the Turkish captain who had given him a pass to re-enter the Turkish camp, where the Americans were housed.

3.  The happiest man, though, was undoubtedly the Turkish captain, Sukur.

4.  Disaster was averted when a Zimbabwean controller radioed the Turkish captain to quickly change course, the newspaper said.

5.  The two Turkish captains were also arrested.

6.  The Turkish captain and two crew members of the vessel, the Hilmi Dede, which had left from Izmir in Turkey, have been arrested by Greek police.

7.  The Turkish captain had not yet responded positively to Greek offers of assistance, the sources said.

8.  The Turkish captain, who was arrested, said the ship had come from the Turkish port of Izmir.