>Ona chilly January evening, 188 passengers boarded the MV Avrasya, a 3,383–ton, Panama-flagged ferry, in the Black Sea port of Trabzon, Turkey, for a 12-hour voyage to Sochi, Russia. It turned out to be a journey they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Mr. Phillip Null , U.S. Coast Guard team leader has prepared a very interesting and detailed case study about the hijacking of M/V Avrasya in 1996.
I have found this article by chance, when I was surfing the net and thought it would be appropriate to share.
devrimyaylali.com 
Found the full text – http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Avrasya-Phillip-Null/dp/1478164107
James, thank you for the link.