The Turkish vessel 'Yasa Emirhan' arrives berth MP 1 at Northport, New Zealand on 23d of August 2008, to discharge phosphate from occupied Western Sahara. 

The carrier is owned by the Turkish shipping company, Yasa Shipping.

A sister vessel of 'Yasa Emirhan', the 'Yasa H. Mehmet' (call sign TVVG5), owned by the same shipping company, carried out a shipment of the same Saharan phosphate rock to the Mexican impoter Innhophos in August 2006. The Yasa H. Mehmet then stopped over on the Canary Islands to bunker. 

The shipments have taken place in violation of the wishes of the people of Western Sahara, the Sahrawis. Morocco, the illegal occupier of Western Sahara, earns billions of dollars a year on the controversial trade. 

After discharging in Northport, 'Yasa Emirhan' continues to Port of Napier (agent: GS) on 25th of August 2008 to download more, and then continues towards Bluff (agent: Bain) on the 26th, where she arrives on the 29th. 

Illustration photo: http://www.yasahold.com.tr.