TRAGEDY IN THE ADRIATIC / FERRY SINKS CARGO SHIP, 8 MISSING MIDNIGHT CONVERSATION Collision at sea, dialogue between the captains “Change course, in 30 minutes we will be facing each other,” the call that went unanswered. The 2 surviving Turks: We saw our friends disappear into the depths of the sea By ARTUR KORRIKU A group of foreign experts will clarify the cause of the tragedy that occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning in the waters of the Adriatic Sea. It is learned that the opening of the black boxes of the ferry “Ankara” and the cargo ship “Reina 1” that sank will shed light on the serious घटना. Meanwhile, unofficial port sources indicate that the tragedy could have been avoided if the captains had respected the coordinates for changing course. The same sources also state that about 30 minutes before the tragic accident, a conversation had taken place between the ferry captain, Atilla Gursun, and the cargo ship captain, Ahmet Bau. It is learned that the captain of the ferry “Ankara,” by tracking the course of the cargo ship and its speed via radar, calculated that after 30 minutes the two vessels would be very close to each other. In such a situation... Continues on pages 8-9

Today’s Opinion By EDI RAMA I have been noticing, from time to time lately on the blog, and also in comments that have reached me from other forums, a strange phrase: Sali cannot be brought down by editorials!... Can Sali be brought down by editorials? Continues on page 23

Today’s Opinion By KIÇO BLUSHI Just like with Nano, who after being imprisoned in Bënçë by Berisha became a martyr, a symbol, a point of reference not only for the left, but for all civil society... The rise and ruin from ‘opposing’ politics Continues on page 23

Mark Kroqi: With Gjon Çoba, we would have fled on a warship (In photo): Mark Kroqi with the number 12 shirt during a Vllaznia team match. Mark Kroqi, Fatmir Gruda-Vigani, Gjon Çoba The Vllaznia volleyball player in the 1980s recounts the pressures from the Sigurimi not to leave Albania when they played against foreign teams Kroqi: How they found the letter at the border that my sister had given me from the ambassador’s sister in Belgrade. I meet the spies from back then today; they tell me: That was the way things were then On pages 14-15

EXCLUSIVE / BRUSSELS MESSAGE On page 3

LAMBRINIDIS: MARITIME PACT, SOLUTION READY On page 5

Former Deputy Prime Minister On page 4

FULL CHARGE On pages 10-11

SP, BRIBERY ACCUSATIONS On page 2

THE LAW CHANGES, HERE ARE THE NEW FEES THE LAW CHANGES, HERE ARE THE NEW FEES Land registry offices, procedures for the ownership certificate On page 6