northwest of Bermuda is in satisfactory condition on the general ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

Merchant seaman Nuri Gunaltay, 48, complained of severe chest pains and vomiting yesterday morning on the 460-foot Turkish flagged tanker Cumhuriyet 75 , as she was on her way from Wilington, Delaware to Gibraltar.

A Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) Bermuda spokesman said the ship's captain was told to divert to Bermuda by United States Coast Guard.

He said she arrived in St. George's at 3.30 yesterday morning where an ambulance was waiting to rush Mr. Gunaltay to hospital.

A hospital spokesperson said he was in satisfactory condition on the general ward yesterday afternoon but added she could not divulge what was thought to be wrong with him.

The RCC spokesman said Mr. Gunaltay had no previous medical history.

The 8,944-tonne Cumhuriyet 75 has continued on her voyage.

PEMBROKE MAN ADMITS HAVING MACHETE ON HIM CTS Pembroke man admits having machete on him A Pembroke man with previous convictions for assault received a conditional discharge for possession of a weapon when he appeared in Magistrates' Court last week.

Albert Eugene Alexander Allen, 34, of Number 43, Parsons Road, pleaded guilty before Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner to possessing a machete.

Crown counsel Graveney Bannister told the court that on April 21, at about 4 a.m., Allen and two other men were stopped on Glebe Road and searched for drugs.

The trio were taken to Hamilton Police Station for a further search that revealed nothing on the other two men but Allen was found to have a machete hidden in his pants.

The weapon was 11-and-a-half-inches long and Allen said he had the weapon for safety reasons.

"Some guy tried to strangle me,'' he said. "I had it for self defence.'' Allen told Mr. Warner: "Your Honour, I just found the machete. I didn't get a chance to take it home and put it away. I just found it.'' Mr. Warner gave Allen, who was already in custody for another offence, a conditional discharge for possessing the weapon.

DRUNK DRIVER LED POLICE ON MOTOR CHASE CTS Drunk driver led Police on motor chase A Devonshire man who evaded Police in a chase was fined $1,000 and disqualified from driving for 12 months for impaired driving.

Garrett Stephen Faries, 21, of Number Three, Middle Road, pleaded guilty to driving while impaired when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.

Crown counsel Graveney Bannister told the court that on June 24, at about 3.45 a.m., Police observed Faries disobey a no turning sign at the junction of King and Reid Streets.

Police turned on their lights and sirens and pursued the cycle, which did not stop.

Faries then turned into a private driveway on Cavendish Road. Police found the vehicle at a private residence and Faries standing at the steps of the residence.

Police approached him and asked him why he did not stop for them. Faries said he did not know they wanted him to stop.

Police noticed that his breath smelled strongly of alcohol and he told Police he had three drinks.

He was taken to Hamilton Police Station for a breath test, but Police were unable to get an accurate reading because he blew out of the side of his mouth.

Faries said nothing in his defence and Mr. Warner fined him $1,000 and disqualified him from driving all vehicles for 12 months.

LEGAL FIGHT OVER HOTEL COTTAGE SET FOR APPEAL CTS Legal fight over hotel cottage set for appeal A legal battle over a cottage shared by a former Cambridge Beaches president and his widow is to rumble on.

Owners and operators of the West End cottage colony are to appeal the Supreme Court decision which gave Roberta Trott, the widow of Thaddeus Trott, the right to live in the home.

Cambridge Beaches president Mike Winfield confirmed that they intended to appeal the ruling, which came last month after a lengthy civil court hearing.

He refused to comment further, but it is understood lawyers may also bid to have the entire judgment stayed until the Court of Appeal can hear the matter.

The case now dates back to September, 1999, when Puisne Judge Norma Wade-Miller heard how Cambridge Beaches and co-plaintiffs Frascati Hotel Company were in dispute with Mrs. Trott over her right to live in All Spice Cottage.

Mrs. Trott argued that a lease existed, directed by her late husband, but the plaintiffs said any agreement ended when Mr. Trott died in 1997.

They sought $225,000 in lost revenue from not being able to rent out the unit to guests.

However, Mrs. Wade-Miller ruled in favour of the widow and ordered that she be given an official lease.

Mrs. Trott, who also has a property in Baltimore, Maryland, and an apartment in Flatts held in trust, still faces a Magistrates' Court charge of trespass in connection with her arrest at Cambridge Beaches' pool side last year.

Her lawyer, Georgia Marshall, did not return a call to The Royal Gazette .