Archive for February 17th, 2008

Turkish Cargo Ship Finally Leaves Croatian Waters

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – The Turkish ship that had caught fire off Croatian coast on February 6 is towed away towards the Italian port of Trieste on Sunday.
The Turkish cargo ship that had caught fire as it was on its way to the Italian port of Trieste has finally been towed away by two […]

Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic Comes Second in FIS World Cup Slalom Race on Mt. Sljeme; Austria’s Mario Matt Wins

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – Croatia’s top skier Ivica Kostelic came in second in the first ever FIS World Cup slalom race on his home turf at Mt. Sljeme overlooking Zagreb on Sunday, with Austria’s Mario Matt winning.
Kostelic was second in the first race, but Mario Matt was better than him in the second run, […]

Croatian Tennis Player Karanusic Wins Belgrade ATP Challenger

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – Croatia’s tennis player Roko Karanusic has won the Belgrade ATP Challenger by beating German Phillip Petzschner 2-1.
This was Karanusic’s sixth attempt at winning a tournament and securing a second win of his career.
Karanusic had only words of praise for the organisation of the tournament and said he was lucky during […]

Croatia’s Dalmatia Region Experiences Low Temperatures

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – The peak of Mt. Biokovo, Sveti Jura froze to minus 19.2 degrees, this temperature being the lowest in Croatia this Sunday.
Zavizan has recorded minus 16 degrees and Knin minus seven.

Zagreb Ski Legends Humanitarian Race To Be Held at Mt. Sljeme on Sunday

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – Apart from two official World Cup ski races, Zagreb’s Mt. Sljeme is to host a humanitarian race on Sunday afternoon in which world skiing legends like Janica Kostelic, Ingemar Stenmark and Alberto Tomba are to ski in a bid to raise money for charity.
The race has been organised as part […]

Two Men Lost on Mt. Sljeme found Soundly Sleeping in their Beds

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) - The two men who contacted the alert centre in the early hours of Saturday, claiming they lost their way on Mt. Sljeme overlooking Zagreb, have been found safe and well in their beds.
After the seek and rescue mission was lauched, the service operators checked the two men’s home addressed, just […]

Illegally Parked Zagreb Motorist Attempts to Mow Down Policeman

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – After a policeman noticed a BMW driver illegally parking his car at a parking lot in Zagreb, the motorist tried to mow him down.
A Zagreb policeman was nearly killed in line of duty as he tried to warn a motorist of parking his car illegally at a parking lot.
The motorist […]

Zagreb’s Mt. Sljeme Men’s World Cup Slalom Race Start List Revealed

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – The start list of the Men’s World Cup slalom race taking place on Sunday morning at Zagreb’s Mt. Sljeme was revealed on Saturday evening with local favourite Ivica Kostelic setting off as no. 14.
The start number draw for Saturday’s Men’s Slalom World Cup FIS event that lined up the 15 […]

Two Men Lost on Zagreb’s Mt. Sljeme Still Not Located

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – The two men that had contacted the local alert centre in Zagreb in the early hours of Saturday claiming they had lost their way on Mt. Sljeme overlooking Croatia’s capital Zagreb have as yet not been located.
One of the two men contacted the 112 local alert service about half an […]