LONG-LOST DUNAVSKI LLOYD SHIPS SAIL INTO VUKOVAR PORT

( Editorial: --> 7252 ) VUKOVAR, April 16 (Hina) - Three ships from the Sisak-based river shipping company Dunavski Lloyd accompanied by 14 smaller vessels arrived in Vukovar's port on the Danube River. The arrival of Sloga, Kumrovec and Osijek with the tank-boats, tugs and barges meant the return of the most valuable part of Dunavski Lloyd's fleet, which was forced to remain in the Bulgarian port of Vidina for six and a half years. Dunavski Lloyd director Zeljko Milkovic the arrival marked an "important day for this company and Croatian river shipping". He recalled that the boats had been in Bulgaria since September 1, 1991 when due to the Serbian aggression on Croatia, they were unable to travel through Yugoslav territory to return to their home port in Sisak. National Trust Establishment Committee vice-president Ivica Vrkic said the return of the boats was an "important step" in the reintegration of Vukovar and the whole Croatian Danube region. (Hina) mm mb /as 161644 MET apr 98