Lloyd’s Casualty Week contains information from worldwide sources of Marine, Non-Marine and Aviation casualties together with other reports Lloyd's relevant to the shipping, transport and insurance communities CasualtyWeek March 4 2005 Vancouver walkout threat over new security measures

Chamber of Shipping president plays down strike threat as stevedores warn of imminent action, writes Keith Wallis -Tuesday March 01 2005

OUGHER security measures has delayed container rail shipments to the Mr Dufresne believed background planned by Transport Canada rest of Canada by at least 10 days. checks would be a waste of money. While Tcould lead to a walk-out by he conceded that some union members stevedores in Vancouver, Canada’s These difficulties failed to dent could also belong to the Hell’s Angels bike biggest port. Vancouver’s leading position among gang, it was up to the police to investigate Canadian ports after it saw total cargo criminal activity. The warning was sounded by volumes rise 11% last year to 73.9m tonnes, International Longshore and Warehouse while container traffic climbed 8% to 1.66m Mr Dufresne said the federal government was “using the terrorism scare to gather Union president Tom Dufresne, who said: teu. “We will not co-operate with this process.” information” about alleged links between port unions and organised crime. But Mr Bryant said any further The union has about 3,500 members disruption would be bad for Canada’s working at the Port of Vancouver. Rethink maritime sector as a whole. Transport Canada is planning to He and British Columbia Maritime introduce a raft of new security initiatives at Disruptions Employers Association president Frank three main ports, Vancouver, Montreal and Pasacreta have written to federal Transport Minister Jean Lapierre urging him to Halifax. “Over the past few years the marine industry has experienced a number of rethink the security regulations. These include extensive criminal labour disruptions that have affected the The Chamber of Shipping has also records, police and credit checks on dock entire transportation corridor and damaged voiced its concerns over the new measures. workers and possibly their families. the reputation of our Canadian gateways,” he said. Under current plans Transport Canada Chamber of Shipping of British aims to complete the drawing up of the Columbia president Rick Bryant said: “If In an attempt to defuse the situation, Mr security regulations later this year. About we get a stand-off between labour and the Bryant said there was no imminent threat of 18 months would be allotted to carry out the government we could find ourselves in a labour unrest. initial round of security background checks, situation where people won’t work. That’s linking actual implementation to the start of something we don’t want.” “There should be sufficient time in the the 2007 cruiseship season. process for Transport Canada to reach a A strike or similar industrial action reasonable position with the unions,” he Aside from cruiseships, the security would severely affect Vancouver. The port added. initiative will also focus on container is already suffering from congestion, which operations.

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

BALTIYSKIY 21 general RUS RS 1,948 2,121 1964 Touched ground north-east of Cephalonia in lat 37 52N, long 20 45E, Feb 20. Refloated and anchored off Zakynthos. Water ingressed through hole in hull. Hole sealed. Reported Feb 21 situation under control. Tug on scene.

DURRESI general ALB — 108 — — In collision with general cargo Ozcan Atasoy at Bari Feb 23.

GANT VISION bulker MLT NK 25,899 43,536 1992 Arrived Cadiz Feb 16 from Apapa/Lagos under tow of tug Hua An, due steering problems. Currently repairing at Izar Shipyard.

GERRITA crude NIS NV 60,866 112,046 1990 Had mechanical breakdown and drifting about oil 80 miles north-east of north Shetland Feb 19. tanker Tug Anglian Sovereign connected and towing to Sullom Voe, where berthed Feb 21.

GOLDEN container HKG LR 19,872 25,214 1982 Had engine problems while departing from MERCHANT II Quebec Feb 21. Tugs used to reberth.

GREAT POLARIS bulker KOR LR 72,160 139,650 1983 Broke down and grounded at KMS 162, 2km from the entrance to the canal at Suez Feb 19. Tugs attempting to refloat. Canal polluted. Crew attempting to repair engine and rudder. Refloated Feb 21 and moved to Suez roads.

HOHESAND container GBR GL 6,362 7,223 1996 Sustained engine breakdown while transiting Dardanelles Feb 19. Anchored off Karanlik Liman.

ITA general PAN PR 1,124 1,943 1965 Reported Feb 22 grounded in bad weather at Ustica Island, near a marine reserve. Holed from fore to middle. Crew transferred ashore.

I.V.Y fishing CAN — 144 — — Reported Feb 20 in lat 44 18.58N, long 59 23.58W, with storm related damage to electrical and propulsion systems. Subsequently taken in tow by Sir William Alexander.

MERYEM general TUR — 746 1,612 1979 Grounded near Mehmetcik while transiting Dardanelles Feb 20.

MSC DENISSE container PAN BV 28,176 23,058 1978 Reported Feb 21 in lat 11 13S, long 106 35E, with flooding in the engine-room and pumps not operating. No immediate danger. Awaiting tug. HMAS Arunta has stabilised flooding and now towing vessel away from Christmas Island.

NORLAN fishing GBR — 309 — 1999 Reported Feb 19 taking water about 80 miles north-north-west of the Butt of Lewis, in lat 59 41N, long 05 40W. Assistance required. Pumps airlifted on board and proceeding to Kinlochbervie under escort. Arrived same day. Pumping completed.

UNION PEARL general BRB GL 2,230 3,774 1990 Had engine failure, probably supercharger, and drifting in lat 49 59.9N, long 05 52.2W, Feb 23. To be towed to Falmouth by Anglian Princess. Arrived same day for repairs.

ZHE HAI 308 general CHN CS 4,830 7,736 1982 Sank in Beibu Gulf (Gulf of Tonking) Feb 19. Sixteen of the 23 crew rescued.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List

Reports appear in alphabetical ASSIDUUS (Antigua & Barbuda) order under the following London, Feb 17 — General cargo headings and relevant page Assiduus departed from Szczecin Feb number: 4, bound for Great Yarmouth. While at Szczecin, vessel was renamed Paper Moon. Marine, including Overdue & Missing Vessels 1 AMBAR AURELIA (Malta) See “Albania” under “Political & Civil Yokohama, Feb 22 — Bulk Aurelia, Port State Control 10 Unrest.” Callao to Shimonoseki, sustained heavy breakage to hull due to rough weather and sank 60 nautical miles Seizures & Arrests 10 AMT 2 (Canada) London, Feb 23 — It was reported and 289 deg from Nishinoshima, that, at 1619, Feb 21, barge AMT 2 Shimane prefecture, at 0620, Feb 2. Pipeline Accidents 11 (506 gt), while under tow of tug Risco Sixteen of the 22 crew were rescued by Reegen and in tandem with barge Japan Coast Guard, remaining crew were missing. Situation still under Pollution 12 Western Carrier, struck Turret Rock, in lat 51 06N, long 127 30W, Nakwakto investigation by Japan Coast Guard. Rapids, Seymour Inlet, B.C. and was — Lloyd’s Agents. Weather & Navigation 12 damaged above the waterline. BALTIYSKIY 21 (Russia) London, Feb 20 — Following received Earthquakes 16 ARIADNI (Cyprus) London, Feb 19 — Following received from Piraeus RCC, timed 0930, UTC: from Rome MRCC, timed 0815, UTC: General cargo Baltiyskiy 21 (1948 gt, Volcanic Activity 17 Ro/ro/c.c. Ariadni was safely towed built 1964), 12 persons on board, into Trapani. touched ground while passing north- Palermo, Feb 22 — Ro/ro/c.c. Ariadni east of Cephalonia, in lat 37 52N, long Political & Civil Unrest 17 is at the pier “Isolella”, at Trapani. 20 45E. Vessel subsequently refloated Repair details are awaited. — Lloyd’s and anchored off Zakynthos in lat 38 Kidnappings 22 Agents. 02.5N, long 20 48.2E. Some water ingress occurred through a hole in the ARION (Greece) vessel’s hull but the hole has now been Labour Disputes 22 London, Feb 18 — Following received closed. Vessel is reported as still not from Piraeus RCC, timed 1345, UTC: under command. London, Feb 20 — Lloyd’s Casualty Awards & Settlements 23 Passenger ro/ro Arion is still aground. Salvage operations are being delayed representatives in Piraeus report: by bad weather. During the early hours of today Railway Accidents 24 London, Feb 19 — Following received general cargo Baltiyskiy 21, Ukraine from Piraeus RCC, timed 0820, UTC: for Spain with timber, grounded in shallow waters off Point Mounda, Robberies & Thefts 25 Passenger ro/ro Arion is still aground, situation unchanged. The weather on southern coast of Cephalonia. As a scene is now good. result of the grounding, vessel Computer Systems 26 London, Feb 20 — Following received sustained a fracture and there was from Piraeus RCC, timed 0940, UTC: water ingress. Following the incident the vessel refloated under its own Miscellaneous 26 Passenger ro/ro Arion is still aground in the same position. means and anchored in Katastari Bay, London, Feb 21 — Following received Zakynthos. Immediately the Coast Fires & Explosions 27 from Piraeus RCC, timed 1155, UTC: Guard stations were placed on alert Passenger ro/ro Arion remains and one Coast Guard patrol boat and aground. Three of the five vehicles on one salvage craft were dispatched. On Aviation 29 board have been transferred to board are 12 crew members — five another vessel to try to facilitate Russians and seven Ukrainians. Product Recalls 33 refloating. There was no pollution caused. The London, Feb 22 — Following received winds in the area are force 4-5 from Piraeus RCC, timed 0945, UTC: (moderate breeze-fresh breeze), south- Port Conditions 34 Passenger ro/ro Arion remains south-west. aground, with two trucks still on London, Feb 21 — Following received from Piraeus RCC, timed 1150, UTC: Port Conditions charts 35 board. Salvors are on scene and some holes in the hull have to be repaired. General cargo Baltiyskiy 21 is still London, Feb 22 — Lloyd’s Casualty anchored in the same position, situation under control and stable. © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 representatives in Piraeus report: Passenger ro/ro Arion remains aground Three pumps are on board and a tug is These reports may not be reproduced, in the vicinity. Presently they are stored in a retrieval system, or in the same position. Twenty six trucks have been transferred from the vessel awaiting the arrival of class surveyor transmitted in any form or by any to inspect vessel and give permission means electronic, mechanical, to ro/ro Evropi, including four trucks with dangerous cargo. Nine cars have to resume passage. photographic, recorded or otherise London, Feb 22 — Following received without the prior written permission of been transferred and all above vehicles were discharged safely at Meston Port from Piraeus RCC, timed 0935, UTC: the publisher. Chios. Two trucks which were carry General cargo Baltiyskiy 21: parts of prefabricated homes remain Inspectors from vessel’s classification onboard the vessel. These have not society are on board at present. Some been moved yet due to stability and underwater repairs will be required to bad weather. The pumping out of the prevent future water ingress. bunkers and oils from the vessel has London, Feb 24 — Following received been completed. from Piraeus RCC, timed 1055, UTC: London, Feb 24 — Following received General cargo Baltiyskiy 21 is being from Piraeus RCC, timed 1100, UTC: inspected by class today, after which it Passenger ro/ro Arion is still aground is expected to resume voyage if at Chios. everything is satisfactory.

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BARGE BREAKAWAYS, work will keep the coral heads upright remove Cristoforo Colombo as soon as OHIO RIVER, UNITED STATES and in place when the next big swell possible as earth, poured around the London, Feb 17 — A press report, comes in from the south-west. craft, has been washed away and dated today, states: Two Athens Naughton said transplanting is fairly blocked all the “canalization and County couples have sued American easy in the calm waters of lagoons and drainage effluents of the town”. Electric Power and a Kentucky barge protected bays, but adhesives are According to general director of ZAO towing company because of an needed in environments like Barbers Sakhalinremflot Anatoly Moiseyev on accident last month that shut down a Point. whose territory the vessel is in, their 42-mile stretch of the Ohio River. The Honolulu, Feb 22 — Bulk Cape plant was already flooded with water lawsuit was filed Tuesday (Feb 15) in Flattery sailed Barbers Point Feb 20 two weeks ago, after which the US District Court in Huntington. In it, for China, for repairs. — Lloyd’s effluents were cleaned. But the Patricia and John Davis and Frank Agents. situation will dramatically deteriorate and Jean Lavelle accuse the when spring comes, and the freshet businesses of negligence. The couples CAPE SYROS (Cyprus) and canalization waters will flood the live upstream from the Belleville Lock Cadiz, Feb 22 — General cargo Cape Primorsky Boulevard. and Dam, which was struck by barges Syros sailed 2100, local time, Feb 19, on Jan 6. The barges kept the dam’s with a final destination of Cuba or DAGALIEN (U.K.) water control gates from closing. As a Brazil. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Feb 23 — A press report, result, water levels on the Ohio and dated Feb 18, states: Five two of its tributaries, the Little CASSIOPE (Cambodia) passengers were stranded on Yell Kanawha River and the Little Hocking See Spetses. passenger ro/ro Dagalien (1850 gt, River, dropped to their lowest levels in built 2004) for a time on Sunday years. The lawsuit alleges that people CEC ASIA (Bahamas) (Feb 13). Returning from its first run living along the rivers lost trees and London, Feb 24 — Following received of the day at 0726 hrs Dagalien was saw a number of structures damaged from the managers of general cargo unable to berth at Ulsta because the in the slips and erosion caused by the CEC Asia, dated Copenhagen today: weather was poor and one of its two dropping river levels. Residents filed a CEC Asia was refloated Feb 22. As engines had failed. The ferry sailed similar lawsuit in Wood County vessel grounded on a sandy bottom out to the middle of Yell Sound and Circuit Court last month. An AEP vessel is believed to only have waited for the Sullom Voe tug Tystie spokeswoman says the company plans sustained minimal damage, if any. to help it into the terminal. When to fight the lawsuit, saying the river Bottom is still being inspected and it Dagalien berthed divers investigated conditions were extreme. is hoped vessel will proceed on voyage the cause of the engine failure, and today or tomorrow. found a large rope tangled around CAPE FLATTERY (Hong Kong) one of the propellers. With the rope London, Feb 19 — A press report, CELTIC CARRIER (U.K.) removed, the five passengers dated Feb 18, states: Divers were Dover, Feb 21 — General cargo Celtic onboard were allowed to disembark - driven from the water by a strong Carrier: Repairs on the vessel have almost six hours after boarding. south current at midday yesterday but been completed and it continued on its Dagalien was back in working order began coral-cementing experiments in voyage to Bilbao at 0616 today. — by noon. the afternoon at the site where bulk Lloyd’s Agents. Cape Flattery went aground and DIEPPE (France) damaged the reef of Barbers Point. A CEMSTAR (Sweden) Le Havre, Feb 22 — Passenger ro/ro multi-agency team continued Trondheim, Feb 23 — The crew of Dieppe sailed Dieppe Feb 17 for assessing the extent of reef damage cement Cemstar report that the vessel Corunna. — Lloyd’s Agents. but a crew yesterday afternoon started will be out of dock by midnight, today making the first repairs. They were and leave the yard in Stavanger am, DIPLOMAT (Bermuda) led by Steve Kolinski, a coral reef Feb 24, scheduled for Brevik. — London, Feb 17 — Passenger ro/ro ecologist with the National Oceanic Lloyd’s Agents. Diplomat was reported arriving and Atmospheric Administration’s Milford Haven 0743, Feb 15, and fisheries office. Divers working from a CIBELES (U.K.) departing 1121, same day, bound small boat planned to identify specific Belfast, Feb 24 — Fishing Cibeles is Rosslare. coral heads in fairly shallow water for still in Killybegs. Repairs are reattachment. Many corals in the scheduled to complete on Feb 27 and DURESSI (Albania) region were toppled or crushed by the the estimated date of sailing is Mar 1. Bari, Feb 24 — On the evening of Feb grounded vessel, its anchors, or the — Lloyd’s Agents. 23, a collision is reported to have heavy cables of the tugs. Fisheries taken place between general cargo biologist John Naughton said the CLIPPER GLORY (Liberia) Ozcan Atasoy (3964 gt, built 1976) and group planned to use a wire brush to London, Feb 17 — Bulk Clipper Glory general cargo Duressi (108 gt) in the clean a space on the reef where a sailed Hamburg 0805, Feb 1, bound port of Bari. At the time of the toppled coral head would be placed. Murmansk, arriving Feb 7. Vessel collision Ozcan Atasoy was shifting, Then a batch of concrete would be departed from Murmansk Feb 10, while Duressi was at berth. No mixed on the boat and passed to the bound Santander. injuries. Cause and extent of damages divers in a plastic container. They under ascertainment. — Lloyd’s would take the concrete to the cleaned CRISTOFORO COLOMBO Agents. surface and form it in place. “You put (Belgium) a pancake (of concrete) down and set London, Feb 24 — A press report, ELANTA the coral head in it,” he said. The fast- dated Feb 22, states: According to the (St. Vincent & Grenadines) hardening concrete should eventually directorate of the Russian Federation’ London, Feb 18 — Following received disappear as coral polyps grow over it Emergency Situations Ministry for the from Piraeus RCC, timed 1345, UTC: and form a permanent bond to the Kholmsk district of the Sakhalin General cargo Elanta is still aground. reef. The transplanting of corals is a Region yesterday, the owner of hopper Salvage operations are being delayed process that has been experimented dredger Cristoforo Colombo, European by bad weather. (See issue of Feb 18.) with in Hawaii for at least three Dredging Company, has admitted that London, Feb 19 — Following received decades but the biggest such projects it is impossible to refloat the dredger. from Piraeus RCC, timed 0825, UTC: have been done in the Caribbean at “Representatives of a Japanese, a General cargo Elanta is still aground, sites where large vessels have gone Korean and an American company are situation unchanged. The weather on aground. Hawaii researchers have arriving in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk scene is now good. consulted with coral reef recovery tomorrow to participate in the tender London, Feb 20 — Following received experts at the Florida Keys National for disposing of the craft,” the chief of from Piraeus RCC, timed 0945, UTC: Marine Sanctuary on the techniques. the directorate, Colonel Mikhail General cargo Elanta is still aground Marine researchers hope the repair Sitnikov, said. It is necessary to in the same position.

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London, Feb 21 — Following received into service until we reach labour timed 2152, UTC: At 2120, UTC, tug from Piraeus RCC, timed 1200, UTC: agreements,” said John Torgerson, connecting tow to crude oil tanker General cargo Elanta is still aground, special assistant with the Department Gerrita. Understand destination cargo discharge will probably be of Transportation. Actually, the unions Sullom Voe. required to facilitate refloating. in question, the Masters, Mates and London, Feb 20 — Following received London, Feb 22 — Following received Pilots and the Marine Engineers from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, from Piraeus RCC, timed 0940, UTC: Beneficial Association, did settle with timed 0616, UTC: Crude oil tanker General cargo Elanta remains the state on contracts last year. But a Gerrita is proceeding under tow to aground, awaiting some cargo union official says now the state is Sullom Voe, ETA at pilot station 0900, removal. keeping Fairweather out of service in UTC. London, Feb 24 — Following received order to force retroactive concessions. London, Feb 20 — Following received from Piraeus RCC, timed 1105, UTC: “They have chosen to basically hold from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, General cargo Elanta is still aground the public hostage and not operate timed 1045, UTC: Crude oil tanker at Chios. Fairweather in Lynn Canal this Gerrita is under pilotage at the winter,” says Joe Geldhof, attorney for moment, preparing for towage. It is ELIZABETH M. (U.S.A.) the Marine Engineers. Torgerson said anticipated vessel will arrive at Detroit, Feb 21 — Tug Elizabeth M., there is no date that Fairweather must Sullom Voe this afternoon. sank at Montgomery Dam, Ohio River, be back in service. And the state’s new London, Feb 21 — Following received Jan 9 while pushing six coal barges: fast ferry, Chenega, which will be from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, The United States Coast Guard delivered this spring, also will be timed 0955, UTC: Crude oil tanker announced Feb 17 that salvage withheld from service pending a Gerrita, which had been taken in tow operations were likely to begin today. revised labour agreement, according to by anchor handling tug/supply Anglian — Lloyd’s Agents. Torgerson. Torgerson said there is Sovereign, was unable to enter Sullom progress in the negotiations. Torgerson Voe yesterday afternoon, due to high ERICH WOGE (Germany) said the state is saving about $120,000 swells and the harbour tug lines See Mayon. a week through having Fairweather breaking. Vessel was then towed to a tied up. But Geldhof, the attorney for position 25 miles off Shetland by ERIKA (Malta) the Marine Engineers, said none of his Anglian Sovereign, where it currently London, Feb 23 — A press report, union members have been laid off. He remains. The intention is to land a dated Feb 21, states: A Paris appeals said some are working on the ship in pilot onboard by helicopter around court today gave the go-ahead for a dry dock and others have been 1100, UTC and then attempt to bring trial over the sinking of non specific reassigned to other ferries. the vessel into Sullom Voe around tanker Erika off the Brittany coast six noon. years ago, an accident that left wide FRANCONIA (Panama) London, Feb 21 — Following received swathes of western French coastline Honolulu, Feb 17 — Vehicle from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, blackened with oil. The court’s Franconia completed repairs to its timed 1334, UTC: A pilot was duly investigatory panel rejected a request turbo-charger and departed yesterday landed onto crude oil tanker Gerrita. by state prosecutors to require a new for Mexico. — Lloyd’s Agents. The vessel, under tow of anchor examination of the single-hulled handling tug/supply Anglian Sovereign vessel, which split in two and sank on GANT VISION (Malta) at the bow and a harbour tug at the Dec 12, 1999. French oil company Cadiz, Feb 23 — Bulk Gant Vision stern, is now proceeding to Sullom Voe Total SA (TOT) is one of 18 defendants (25899 gt, built 1992), which arrived at three knots. ETA in approximately who face allegations of wrongdoing in Cadiz Feb 16, from Apapa-Lagos for three hours. the case, which could go to trial in repairs, is still under repairs at IZAR London, Feb 21— Following received 2006 if other legal hurdles are cleared. Cadiz Shipyards. The vessel was from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, An early investigation found that escorted from Apapa-Lagos by tug Hua timed 1815, UTC: Crude oil tanker cracks in the 25-year-old vessel’s deck, An following steering problems. — Gerrita is now berthing at Sullom caused by corrosion, were to blame for Lloyd’s Agents. Voe. the capsizing and said its operator London, Feb 23 — A press report, should have found the problem during GECO SAPPHIRE (Panama) dated Feb 22, states: Perfect sea safety checks. However, a later report London, Feb 17 — As at Feb 1, conditions allowed broken down crude conflicted with those findings and research EDT Protea, ex Geco oil tanker Gerrita to be berthed at alleged that the cracks were located in Sapphire, was still at Gdynia. Sullom Voe Terminal yesterday after the vessel’s tanks, prompting spending two days without power at prosecutors to call for more studies GERRITA (NIS) sea. Four tugs and the emergency before the case went to trial. The London, Feb 19 — Following press towing tug/supply Anglian Sovereign vessel spilled 10,000 metric tons of release recieved from Maritime & finally succeeded in bringing Gerrita gluey oil onto French beaches. Coastguard Agency, timed 1445, UTC, into Shetland’s oil port after their first today: Shetland Coastguard are attempt failed due to the high swell. FAIRWEATHER (U.S.A.) monitoring the progress of crude oil Gerrita lost all power when its London, Feb 24 — A press report, tanker Gerrita (60866 gt, built 1990) propeller drive shaft became dated Feb 23, states: Passenger ro/ro which has lost engine power due to disengaged on Saturday afternoon Fairweather is in dry dock, having mechanical breakdown and is drifting (Feb 19), 80 miles north west of been out of service since Jan 23. The approximately 80 miles off the north Shetland. The first attempt to berth it Murkowski administration stopped end of Shetland. The Coastguard bow first on Sunday afternoon came to running the ship in Lynn Canal and to emergency towing vessel Anglian grief when three towing lines snapped, Sitka because of a labour dispute with Sovereign is on its way to the vessel to forcing Anglian Sovereign to tow it two state unions. This has been a secure a tow and is currently about back out to sea until conditions major disruption to the travel plans of 100 miles south of the tanker. Gerrita improved. The five metre swell leveled Southeast Alaska residents, is currently in ballast and with 21 off during the night leaving the particularly those in Haines and persons on board. The vessel is harbour calm yesterday, allowing the Skagway. Fairweather is up on blocks drifting approximately 1-1.5 knots in a contingent of tugs to tow the tanker in at a Ketchikan shipyard, getting a south-easterly direction. Conditions on stern first. It was finally tied up variety of warranty work, repairs and scene are north-westerly to northerly yesterday evening. annual maintenance and inspections winds force 7-8 (near gale-gale) with London, Feb 24 — Following received required by the U.S. Coast Guard and moderate to heavy seas. The crew on form Coastguard Shetland MRSC, international codes. That work is board are in no immediate danger and timed 1350, UTC: Crude oil tanker scheduled for completion by the Shetland Coastguard continue to Gerrita is still at Sullom Voe. weekend. But it is unknown when monitor the situation carefully. Understand vessel is due to depart paying customers will next board the London, Feb 19 — Following received tomorrow evening, destination ship. “Fairweather will not go back from Shetland Coastguard MRSC, unknown.

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GOLDEN MERCHANT II London, Feb 22 — General cargo JOSEE H. (Canada) (Hong Kong) Hermod arrived Goole Feb 18. London, Feb 22 — Tug/pilot ship London, Feb 22 — C.c. Golden Josee H. (66 gt, built 1961) sustained Merchant II (19872 gt, built 1982) HISPANIA SPIRIT machinery failure during a pilot experienced engine problems while (Canary Islands) exchange in lat 46 21N, long 72 33W departing from section 103, Quebec at Freeport, Feb 20 — Lng Hispania at 2030, EST, Dec 12. The pilot vessel 0703, EST, Feb 21. The vessel had to Spirit departed Freeport at 1500, local pulled away from the commercial use tugs in order to proceed back time, today bound for Trinidad. The vessel without any adverse alongside. (Note — Golden Merchant oil-spill clean-up appears to have been consequence. It was thereafter towed II, Hamburg for Montreal, passed satisfactorily completed. — Lloyd’s to port. Dover Strait Feb 11.) Agents. KCL BANSHEE (Marshall Islands) GREAT POLARIS (South Korea) HOHESAND (U.K.) Oslo, Feb 17 — The Danish salvage Alexandria, Feb 19 — Bulk Great Istanbul, Feb 21 — C.c. Hohesand company Bergingselskapet Dansk Polaris (72160 gt, built 1983) ran (6362 gt, built 1996), Gioia Tauro for Bjerging og Bugsering A/S was today aground at Km 162, Suez Canal, about Novorossiysk, sustained engine awarded the contract to refloat cement 2 km from Suez, this morning. It was breakdown while transitting KCL Banshee, which grounded at a in the northbound convoy from Suez to Dardanelles at 2337, local time, Feb lighthouse in Svitringen Rende, Port Said. Reportedly it is being 19. Vessel anchored off Karanlik outside Aalborg, Feb 15. The remains pulled by tugs to clear it from the Liman. — Lloyd’s Agents. of the lighthouse stand on a grounding area and some pollution has fundament of concrete that has occurred in the canal. — Lloyd’s I.V.Y (Canada) penetrated parts of the vessel’s bottom Agents. (Note — Great Polaris sailed London, Feb 22 — Fishing I.V.Y (144 and are a hindrance to freeing the Singapore Feb 1 for Suez.) gt, built 2000) with seven persons on vessel. Dansk Bjerging og Bugsering London, Feb 20 — A press report, board, was reported disabled with AS will use a heavy-lift crane and try dated Feb 19, states: Bulk Great storm related damage to its electrical and increase the vessel’s buoyancy and Polaris broke down in the Suez Canal and propulsion systems in lat 44 bring it afloat. The crane has been today, blocking the passage of at least 18.58N, long 59 23.58W at 1033, UTC, mobilised and is expected to arrive at 40 vessels, a canal official said. The Feb 20. The CCGS Sir William the site Feb 19. The weather northbound vessel, carrying 74,000 Alexander subsequently took the conditions and environmental safety tons of coal to Europe, was stranded at vessel under tow. will be considered while planning the the southern entrance of the operation. The vessel is expected to be waterway. The official, in Suez, said INTREPID B. (U.K.) refloated early next week. At present, some 32 vessels were stuck behind the London, Feb 19 — Following received the vessel is stable, and all the crew Great Polaris, all heading for the from Coastguard Milford Haven are still on board. — Torvald Mediterranean. Eleven southbound MRSC, timed 0855, UTC: Tug Intrepid Klaveness Shipping AS. vessels are also waiting to go through. B. remains in the same position. Gothenburg, Feb 17 — Cement KCL The vessel’s crew and another from Fishguard Harbour-master checked Banshee, with a crew of 12 persons, the Suez Canal Authority were trying the boom yesterday and found very ran aground and damaged Light No 8 to fix malfunctions in the engine and little sheen inside it. Meanwhile, at Svitringen Rende, Denmark, on Feb rudder. salvors are still assessing the 15. The light overturned in the London, Feb 21 — Following received situation and working out the best incident and fell over and the vessel is from Atlas Marine Services Co SAE, course of action. now hard aground on the concrete dated Feb 19: Suez Canal Authority London, Feb 20 — Following received foundation. The vessel sustained succeeded in refloating bulk Great from Coastguard Milford Haven serious damage to its bottom and hull Polaris at 1530 today and shifted MRSC, timed 1100, UTC: Tug Intrepid and has received pumps to keep it vessel to a safe place in Suez roads. B.: Situation unchanged. The oil boom properly afloat. Some light oil was The northbound convoy resumed at came apart yesterday but no oil found but removed. Environmental 1630 hrs. escaped. It was not possible to re-rig support Gunnar Thorsson is looking London, Feb 22 — A report, dated the boom due to the bad weather but closely at the situation, which is Feb 21, states: Traffic in the Suez this may be carried out today. regarded as quite serious. A solution Canal has returned to normal London, Feb 22 — Following received is being worked on to get the vessel following the grounding of bulk Great from Coastguard Milford Haven afloat. — Westax Marine Services AB. Polaris at the south entrance of the MRSC, timed 1125, UTC: Tug Intrepid Gothenburg, Feb 17 — Cement KCL Canal at Suez Harbour on Feb 19. B.: Salvors Wijsmuller have advised Banshee: Updated situation as follows: that they are planning to raise the Survey and control of the grounding HARDWAR (India) vessel on Feb 28. revealed that the situation was London, Feb 17 — Following received critical. When surveyors and state from Bermuda RCC, timed 1525, UTC: IRAN JAHANARA (Iran) Inspectors opened up the bottom tank, Bulk Hardwar effected repairs and Zeebrugge, Feb 21 — General cargo the concrete foundation was found to departed at 2100, UTC, yesterday Iran Jahanara sailed Antwerp 2211, be partly inside the bottom of the bound Taranto. local time, Feb 20, for Dammam. — vessel. A large crane and pontoon are Lloyd’s Sub-agents. being searched for in order to lift the HELENA II (Cambodia) vessel and bring it to a yard. Floating Yokohama, Feb 23 — General cargo ITA (Panama) crane Samson is possibly available Helena II is still aground. No oil spill Palermo, Feb 22 — General cargo Ita next week. Weather conditions on or water ingress has been reported. — (1124 gt, built 1965) grounded at scene are poor with rough winds and Lloyd’s Agents. Ustica Island. Local Coast Guard snow. — Westax Marine Services AB. vessel is rescuing the crew. — Lloyd’s London, Feb 18 — Following received HENRIETTE (NIS) Agents. from Aarhus MRCC, timed 1130, UTC: London, Feb 23 — Information Palermo, Feb 23 — General cargo Ita, Cement KCL Banshee is still aground. received from Sandnes, dated today, bound Greece, cargo marble, is aground Fuel oil has been taken off the vessel states: General cargo Henriette is still at Ustica Island, Palermo, inside the and salvage operations are continuing. under repair at Karmsund Shipyard, marine reserve. The crew, eight Syrians Salvors anticipate the vessel will be ETC unknown. and one Russian, have been transferred refloated by Feb 21/22. ashore and the local harbour-master London, Feb 19 — Following received HERMOD (DIS) office and police are investigating. The from Aarhus RCC, timed 0840, UTC: London, Feb 17 — General cargo weather is bad. The vessel has a hole Cement KCL Banshee remains Hermod was reported arriving at from the fore to the middle. The ship is aground. It is now hoped to refloat Randers on Feb 15 and departing the aground just in front of the marine vessel tomorrow morning using a large next day, bound for Goole. reserve. — Lloyd’s Agents. crane.

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London, Feb 20 — Following received unlikely to be determined as most from a ferry disaster near the from Aarhus RCC, timed 1505, UTC: Bangladeshi ferry companies do not Bangladesh capital Dhaka rose to 149 The operation to refloat cement KCL keep passenger lists and often pack today. “We’ve found 30 bodies today Banshee with the aid of a crane is vessels beyond their capacity. and we will continue the search currently under way and it is hoped Rescuers piled up bodies on the banks tomorrow and Thursday if we have to,” the work will be completed today. The of the Buriganga. Police used batons said Dhaka district police vessel is then expected to proceed to to disperse hundreds of mourning superintendent Mohammed Bakhtiar Fredericia. relatives who thronged the water’s Alam. Around 400 to 500 people were London, Feb 21 — Following received edge, angry at the slow pace of the still at the scene yesterday looking for from Aarhus RCC, timed 0945, UTC: rescue. Survivors said the ferry had the bodies of relatives. Ferry Maharaj Cement KCL Banshee was refloated by been packed with people heading home capsized late Saturday (Feb 19) when floating crane Samson at 1829, UTC, for a holiday to mark the Muslim it was struck by a pre-monsoon yesterday and is now in tow for ritual of Ashura. “We felt our ferry hit cyclone on the river Buriganga. Fredericia, where ETA in 10 or 12 by another vessel in the dark. The hours. ferry then listed on one side and began MAURICE EWING (U.S.A.) London, Feb 21 — Following received sinking,” one survivor said. Officials London, Feb 18 — A press report, from Aarhus MRCC, timed 2225, UTC: said they could not confirm the report dated today, states: US National Cement KCL Banshee, under tow of of a collision but were investigating. A Science Foundation oceanographic Danish tugs Katrine and Asterix, is police officer on the scene said research Maurice Ewing (1978 gt, due outside Fredericia at 0300, UTC, authorities were urging villagers to built 1983) conducting controversial Feb 22, and is due to berth at 0500, come to the site to identify the dead sound-wave research off Mexico’s UTC. and take bodies home. “We think most Yucatan Peninsula faces heavy fines London, Feb 22 — Following received of the missing people might be trapped for running aground on a coral reef, from Aarhus MRCC, timed 0935, UTC: in the ferry, which is expected to be Mexican authorities announced Cement KCL Banshee docked at pulled out of water in a few hours,” yesterday. Maurice Ewing, which is Fredericia at 0700, UTC, today. said a rescuer. Bangladesh Shipping using sound waves to search for traces Minister Akbar Hossain visited the of an asteroid that may have wiped KYOKUYO MARU (Japan) scene and asked mourners to remain out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, See Sun Ace. calm. He pledged a quick investigation ran aground on rocks and coral about and to punish those responsible. 30 miles off the Yucatan peninsula M21097Y (Hong Kong) Bangladesh lacks salvage and safety late Monday (Feb 14). “The fines will See Wasa Queen. equipment, and ferry disasters claim be based on the amount of damage hundreds of lives each year. — done,” said Mexico’s Attorney General MAHARAJ (Bangladesh) Reuters. for Environmental Protection, Jose Dhaka, Feb 20 — At least 37 people London, Feb 21 — A press report, Luis Luege. “I can’t say offhand what have been killed and more than are dated today, states: The search for the fine will be, but it will be sizable.” 150 missing after Bangladesh ferry bodies from the disaster involving The ill-fated research project had Maharaj capsized in a storm on a river ferry Maharj in Bangladesh was called already raised the hackles of near the capital Dhaka, police say. The off today as the confirmed death toll environmental activists, who say the ferry, carrying some 200 passengers, reached 117. A crowd of up to 5,000 technology could harm whales, which was sailing to the southern town of people had gathered earlier today as use sound waves to communicate, as Chandpur from Dhaka when it got divers searched for bodies in the well as sea turtles and several caught in a sudden tropical storm on capsized ferry in the Buriganga River varieties of fish in the Gulf of Mexico. the Buriganga river late yesterday. “So on the outskirts of Dhaka. Navy The Monday accident, which far rescuers have pulled out 37 bodies Lieutenant Commander Mahbubul authorities did not confirm until and efforts are on to salvage the Rashid, who was in charge of the yesterday, only fueled activists’ sunken ferry,” said an officer at salvage operation, called off the search opposition to the Maurice Ewing. Keraniganj police station on the this afternoon. Eighty-two bodies were “They said they had state-of-the-art outskirts of Dhaka. District recovered yesterday with 35 more technology and highly trained commissioner Harunur Rashid said found today. “We have salved the personnel, but they couldn’t even about 150 people were missing 12 vessel and searched it throughout. detect a sandbank or a coral reef” said hours after the ferry sank. Survivors There are no more bodies trapped Rosario Sosa, president of the said the ferry, packed with people inside,” Rashid said. “The total Yucatan-based civilian Association for heading home for a holiday to mark number of bodies found is 117,” he the Rights of Animals and their the Muslim religious occasion of added, as relatives called for the Habitat. The environmental protection Ashura, was on a scheduled voyage search to continue. The two-deck ferry agency called the accident when it sank. — Reuters. capsized late Saturday (Feb 19) when “inexplicable,” noting the reef was Dhaka, Feb 20 — At least 74 people it was hit by a pre-monsoon cyclone. clearly marked on navigational charts have died and more than 120 are Survivors have said they believed up for the area. Officials with Columbia missing after a ferry Maharaj capsized to 500 people had been on board, University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth in a storm on a river near Dhaka, although the official number of Observatory, which is in charge of police and officials said today. The passengers was 167. operating Maurice Ewing, had no vessel, which officials said was London, Feb 22 — A press report, immediate comment on the accident. believed to have been carrying some dated today, states: Rescuers pulled London, Feb 18 — A press report, 200 people, had been sailing to the out 24 more bodies from a river near dated today, states: The Mexican southern town of Chandpur from Dhaka today, taking the confirmed government said the oceanographic Dhaka when it was caught in a deaths from ferry Maharaj to 142. “We research Maurice Ewing grounding on tropical storm on the Buriganga River have recovered 24 more bodies today Monday (Feb 14) affected about 20 late yesterday. Only a few people were from near the spot where the ferry square metres of underwater rock known to have survived. “We have capsized on the river Buriganga,” formations and about 10 square found 74 bodies, and the search for Abdul Bari, a senior civil metres of coral but activists like more bodies is continuing,” Saiful administration official of the Dhaka Rosario Sosa, president of the Haque Khan, a director of Bangladesh district, said. Many people were still Yucatan-based civilian Association for Inland Water Transport Authority missing and a search to find them will the Rights of Animals and their supervising the rescue operation said continue, Bari said. Officials said Habitat, said the damage is today. Most of the passengers and about 20 people survived. Nearly 40 significant. “It takes coral 100 years to crew were feared drowned. “But we people still missing were feared grow one metre, so 10 metres, that’s will not know the number of casualties drowned, rescuers and officials said on like 1,000 years lost,” Sosa said. The until the ferry is fully salvaged,” an Tuesday. ship was aground for only about three official on the scene said. He said the London, Feb 23 — A press report, hours before freeing itself and exact number of people on board was dated Feb 22, states: The death toll continuing its journey. Mexico’s

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5 Marine national Environment Department Mayon to take the remaining cargo out Amine, that has grounded off Tunisia had already taken criticism for of the damaged tanks. A police amid confused reports of leaking fuel. granting permits for Maurice Ewing to investigation will be made. While the Tunisian authorities are operate in Mexican waters. The London, Feb 24 — Non specific talking about an oil spill that has agency granted the permits only after tanker Mayon was in collision with polluted local beaches, MSC has been scientists agreed to take along non specific tanker Erich Woge at told by divers that the tanks are intact independent specialists to monitor sea 1630, local time, Feb 20. Mayon had and that no heavy fuel has escaped. animals, work only during the day damage below the waterline. It London, Feb 21 — A press report, when it is easier to avoid marine created a list to get the damaged area dated Feb 19, states: Emergency animals and maintain a 3,800-metre above the waterline and to prevent the teams have cleared up 35 tonnes of safety radius around the ship. They cargo of diesel oil from flowing into the leaked fuel oil after general cargo are using the underwater seismic River Rhine. An empty tanker came MSC Al Amine ran aground pulses to learn more about the alongside to pump the cargo out of the threatening Tunisian beaches with Chicxulub Crater, a depression damaged tanker. Erich Woge, which pollution, Tunisia’s environment measuring about 200 kilometres in was in ballast, had damage and a leak minister said. Emergency services diameter and centred just outside the in its forepeak. Both vessels have with army back-up have put floating port of Progreso. entered shipyards for repairs. barriers in place to contain a slick, London, Feb 19 — A press report, According to the river police Mayon, enabling teams to reduce its area from dated Feb 18, states: Mexico bound upstream, wanted to go from 1,500 square metres to 1,000 square announced today it had suspended the left bank of the river to the right metres between Wednesday and permits for oceanographic research bank and was in collision amidships Thursday (Feb 16-17), emergency Maurice Ewing to conduct with Erich Woge, which was service staff said. The rate of leakage controversial sound-wave experiments proceeding downstream. had also reduced. in the Gulf after the vessel ran Tunis, Feb 22 — General cargo MSC aground on a coral reef and damaged MELFI ITALIA II Al Amine is still aground and has it. Mexico’s Environment Department (Antigua & Barbuda) sustained severe damage, details of said the US National Science See “Gibraltar” under “Port State which are as follows: the rudder is Foundation vessel will have to stop Control.” damaged; water has entered the the research voyage until it pays for engine-room (to a height of damage done to a reef about 30 miles MERYEM (Turkey) approximately six metres) and hold off the Yucatan peninsula on Monday Istanbul, Feb 21 — General cargo No.3 (to a height of approximately (Feb 14). “This is a precautionary Meryem (746 gt, built 1979), Izmir for eight metres); hold No.2 has a fissure measures to ensure the vessel pays Yarimca, grounded while transitting on the starboard side and the the damages and fines,” said Mexico’s Dardanelles near Mehmetcik, at 0100, propeller is covered with water and is Attorney General for Environmental local time, Feb 20. — Lloyd’s Agents. still dificult to “ascertain”. The Dutch Protection, Jose Luis Luege. Luege did salvage company Smit Tak BV., will not say when, or if, the permits might MISTRAL (Honduras) attempt to pump water out from the be renewed. Earlier, he had said the London, Feb 19 — Product tanker engine-room. Clean-up operations by vessel might be temporarily seized to Mistral anchored off Aliaga Jan 31, the Ministry of Environment, in order ensure payment of the fine. The awaiting demolition. to stop the dispersion of fuel, are still environmental protection agency ongoing. — Lloyd’s Agents. called the accident “inexplicable,” MSC AL AMINE (Morocco) because the reef was clearly marked Tunis, Feb 17 — General cargo MSC MSC DENISSE (Panama) on navigational charts and the vessel Al Amine is still aground at Korbous. London, Feb 23 — Following received is supposedly carrying state-of-the-art The extent of damage cannot be from Australia RCC, timed 0002, UTC: equipment. The vessel is using sound evaluated at the present time as there C.c. MSC Denisse (28176 gt, built waves to explore the bottom of the is no possibility to board the vessel, 1978) reported flooding in engine-room Gulf of Mexico for traces of an asteroid being under close watch by local and pumps not operating in lat 11 13S, that may have wiped out the authorities. So far five tons of fuel long 106 35E, at 2156, UTC, Feb 21. dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The have been removed from the sea and The vessel reports it is in no imminent Mexican government said the accident local authorities are still fighting the danger and is awaiting a tug, which is affected about 20 square yards of dispersion of fuel. No attempts have due on scene later today. (Note — underwater rock formations and about been carried out to refloat the vessel MSC Denisse sailed Singapore Feb 19 10 square yards of coral. at the present time. — Lloyd’s Agents. for Fremantle.) London, Feb 17 — A press report, London, Feb 23 — Following received MAYON (Netherlands) dated today, states: Authorities in from Australia RCC, timed 0950, UTC: London, Feb 22 — Two inland Tunisia are struggling to contain the The tug en route to assist c.c. MSC tankers were in collision at km 720.7, damage from crude oil leaking into the Denisse is still 24 hours away. The on the River Rhine, near Dusseldorf, Mediterranean from general cargo vessel’s agent requested assistance on Feb 20. According to the German MSC Al Amine off the country’s coast. from the Australian Navy to pump out river police there had been a A 1.5-km oil slick is already coating water from the vessel and a navy misunderstanding between the two beaches near the town of Korbous, a vessel is proceeding from Christmas passing vessels which caused the popular tourist resort. The vessel ran Island and should be on scene in collision. Non specific tanker Mayon, aground in stormy seas some 50 km approximately 30 minutes. On arrival loaded with 2,310 tons of diesel oil was from the capital Tunis on Tuesday it will attempt to patch MSC Denisse’s going upstream and empty non night (Feb 15). It was carrying some leaking sea chest and pump out the specific tanker Erich Woge 200 tonnes of heavy oil and diesel water. downstream when they collided. Erich when it hit rocks. Officials say the London, Feb 24 — A press report, Woge allegedly contacted Mayon crew did not raise the alert in time to dated today, states: C.c. MSC Denisse amidships, between the starboard prevent the spill. Dutch anti-pollution has lost power and is drifting off tanks three and four and its anchor teams and hundreds of local Western Australia’s north-west coast. caused a three metre long hole (tear) volunteers have joined the country’s The Australian Navy says the vessel is in the Dutch vessel. A small quantity army in trying to break up the slick. about 40 nautical miles south-east of of the cargo leaked from Mayon into Some 13 tons of crude oil leaked into Christmas Island. It says the engine- the water, but by pumping the cargo the water from its ruptured tank room is flooded. The vessel is running from the stricken tanks into other yesterday. Officials say the clean-up on emergency power, as the crew of tanks, the vessel developed a list operation could take several days. MSC Denisse try to pump out water. which prevented further leaking. Two London, Feb 18 — Mediterranean Sailors from the Navy ship HMAS sailors from the German tanker were Shipping Co is waiting to hear back Arunta are trying to stabilise the slightly wounded in the collision. This from salvors about the extent of vessel and have called for back up afternoon a tanker was proceeding to damage to general cargo MSC Al from another Navy vessel.

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London, Feb 24 — An Australian MYRA (Bahamas) London, Feb 23 — General cargo Government Department of Defence London, Feb 22 — At about 1230, Natalie Bolten arrived Abidjan Feb 19 press release, dated today, states: The local time, Feb 21, just after changing from Douala. Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS pilots on Flushing Roads, general Arunta, is currently responding to an cargo Myra (10322 gt, built 1979) had NORLAN (U.K.) AUSSAR request for assistance to c.c. a blackout. Because the vessel could London, Feb 19 — Following press MSC Denisse. MSC Denisse is drifting anchor in the Flushing anchorage, the release recieved from the Maritime & at sea, around 40 nautical miles south tugs Multrasalvor, Multratug 9 and Coastguard Agency, timed 1354, UTC: east of Christmas Island with a Multratug 10, were soon at the scene, At 0931 hrs Stornoway Coastguard flooded engine-room, without but did not have to assist the received a satellite INMARSAT propulsion and only emergency power immobilised vessel. The crew solved telephone call from fishing Norlan available. HMAS Arunta personnel are the engine problems and at about (309 gt, built 1999), with four persons assisting the crew of MSC Denisse to 1430, local time, Myra heaved anchor on board, reporting that they were pump water from flooded and proceeded again for Antwerp. taking on water 80 miles north of the compartments in an effort to stabilise Butt Of Lewis and required the vessel. Engineers are monitoring NAN SHA NO.38 (China) immediate assistance. Stornoway the ship’s integrity and HMAS Arunta London, Feb 17 — A press report, Coastguard immediately scrambled is ready to provide further assistance. dated today, states: Ferry Nan Sha Coastguard Rescue Helicopter Mike HMAS Stuart is also operating off the No.38 was in collision with general Uniform with pumping equipment to coast of North Western Australia and cargo Zhong Hang 908 in Hong Kong the scene. Stornoway Coastguard is on its way to assist. HMAS Arunta waters this morning, injuring 97 issued a Mayday relay broadcast to was conducting patrol duties in the people. The high-speed catamaran shipping in the area with seven area for Operation Relex II, the ferry was heading from Hong Kong to vessels responding, of which two were Australian Defence Force operation the Chinese city of Nansha, carrying asked to attend; and now on scene. which contributes to the whole of 156 passengers and nine crew The Coastguard pump was government program to detect, members, when it contacted the cargo transferred by the helicopter to the intercept and deter vessels carrying vessel, the “South China Morning sinking vessel and a second pump is unauthorised arrivals from entering Post” reported. Marine police launches also being airlifted on board in order Australia through the North-West and fire service boats proceeded to the to keep up with the ingress of water maritime approaches, when it was scene to rescue the injured. The and keep the vessel afloat. Norlan is tasked to respond. HMAS Stuart is catamaran was seriously damaged but currently heading south towards port, making its way to assist MSC Denisse was able to return to the Hong Kong- under her own power and under and commence Operation Relex II China Ferry terminal. Four escort. Stornoway Coastguard duties. passengers suffered serious bone continue to monitor the situation London, Feb 24 — Following received fractures and head injuries and were carefully. Weather on scene is from Australia RCC, timed 0950, rushed to hospitals. Another 93 were northerly force 6-7 with moderate UTC: C.c. MSC Denisse: Sistership treated for lesser injuries; 77 had left seas and reduced visibility from snow c.c. MSC Sardinia has been on scene the hospitals by afternoon. showers. standing by for over 24 hours. Frigate London, Feb 18 — A press report, London, Feb 19 — Following received Arunta is about to start towing the dated today, states: Mainland-bound from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, vessel further out to sea as the vessel catamaran ferry Nan Sha No.38 and timed 1432, UTC: Fishing Norlan in has drifted closer to Christmas Island. general cargo Zhong Hang 908 collided lat 59 41N, long 05 40W, 73 nautical The tug that is en route to assist is near Tsing Yi yesterday, injuring 102 miles north-north-west of Butt of still some 24 hours away. The water in people, two seriously. Low visibility Lewis. At 0931, UTC, INMARSAT the engine-room has now been and speeding were blamed for the recieved from vessel reporting 4-5 foot stabilised. Navy divers have been accident which happened at the of water in fish hold. Stornoway looking for the cause of the water junction of two shipping lanes, the Coastguard tasked rescue helicopter to ingress as the sea chests, originally Ma Wan Fairway and Kap Shui Mun proceed to vessel with pump. Mayday thought to have been the cause of Fairway, about 0810 hrs. “It might broadcast. Norlan doing eight knots, ingress are all OK. have been related to poor visibility, course 171 degs. Rescue helicopter probably to speed and probably returned to base to pick up another MSC GRACE (Panama) related to other vessels, but the pump. Norlan making way to London, Feb 21 — General cargo investigation will establish the Kinlochbervie. MSC Grace (13258 gt, built 1991), cause,’’ acting director of marine London, Feb 19 — Following received Antwerp for Klaipeda, sustained Roger Tupper said. Visibility at Ma from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, minor damage after contacting gate of Wan dropped from 1.8 kilometres at timed 2157, UTC: Fishing Norlan now Brunsbuttel Locks, Kiel Canal, Feb 19. 0700 hrs to only 370 metres an hour alongside Kinlochbervie. Vessel still Vessel was able to continue its voyage. later. The mainland-registered Nan being pumped out and fire brigade on London, Feb 23 — General cargo Sha 38 was carrying 156 passengers scene. MSC Grace arrived Klaipeda Feb 22. and nine crew, while the mainland London, Feb 19 — Following received cargo vessel Zhong Hang 908 had a from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, MSC NATALIA (Panama) crew of seven. The ferry returned to timed 2237, UTC: Fishing Norlan London Feb 22 — On Feb 21 c.c. MSC Tsim Sha Tsui and 102 passengers arrived safely at Kinlochbervie at Natalia (40177 gt, built 1986), which and crew were ferried to six 1949, UTC. The vessel is still taking was outward bound from Antwerp to hospitals. By 1800 hrs all but seven, water and is being pumped out by sea, had engine trouble and anchored including two in serious condition, Coastguard pumps until the source of at Flushing Roads about 0800, local had been discharged. ``People sitting the leak is identified. time. Repairs were made by the crew at the front rows suffered the worst London, Feb 20 — Following received and it sailed about 1500, local time, hit because they were thrown from from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, under own power. All the time tug out of their seats,’’ said a male timed 1055, UTC: Fishing Norlan is Multratug 9 was on stand-by but did passenger who escaped injury. The still being pumped out. There are 90 not assist. (Note — MSC Natalia cargo vessel continued to Yau Ma Tei boxes of fish on board which will have sailed Antwerp 0412, Feb 21 for to unload its cargo and await further to removed before the nature of the Jeddah.) investigation. leak can be established. London, Feb 21 — Following received MY LADY JANE (Canada) NATALIE BOLTEN (Liberia) from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, London, Feb 22 — Fishing My Lady Douala, Feb 21 — General cargo timed 1640, UTC: Fishing Norlan: The Jane (99 gt, built 1990) reported Natalie Bolten (10132 gt, built 2001) pumping operation was completed striking a reef then grounding, in Port grounded on departure from Douala today and the pump is now off the Hardy Bay, B.C., at 0230, PST, Feb about Feb 17 and safely refloated at vessel. The breach which led to the 20. next high water. — Lloyd’s Agents. ingress of water has been located.

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NOURA (North Korea) to Fazendinha for Port Authorities Domaio in Vigo, expected date of Beirut, Feb 22 — General cargo inquiry, and on Feb 11 to Manaus, completion unknown. — Lloyd’s Noura arrived Tripoli, Lebanon, Feb where it should transfer the cargo on Agents. 18. — Lloyd’s Agents. Feb 20 into barges. Vessel will then proceed for repairs in dry dock in Rio SEA EAGLE S. NYK FREESIA (Liberia) de Janeiro. As far as we were (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Singapore, Feb 21 — C.c. NYK informed the vessel hasn’t sustained London, Feb 18 — Following received Freesia arrived Singapore Feb 20. — hull damages, only pipelines and from Piraeus RCC, timed 1345, UTC: Lloyd’s Agents. cracks in bulkheads. The cargo was General cargo Sea Eagle S. is still the full cargo allowed to sail in the aground. Salvage operations are being OZCAN ATASOY (Turkey) Amazon River, being 20% of gasoline delayed by bad weather. See Duressi. and 80% of gasoil. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Feb 19 — Following received from Piraeus RCC, timed 0835, UTC: PAN AMBITION (South Korea) RIO GRANDE (Sweden) General cargo Sea Eagle S. is still Portland, Oreg, Feb 18 — The owners London, Feb 24 — Asphalt tanker aground, situation unchanged. The of bulk Pan Ambition have declared Rio Grande sailed Gothenburg Feb 15. weather on scene is now good. General Average. The vessel moved to London, Feb 20 — Following received Longview on Feb 14 in order to RISCO REEGEN from Piraeus RCC, timed 0955, UTC: discharge the cargo of 35,210 tonnes of See AMT 2 General cargo Sea Eagle S. is still soda ash. Discharge commenced at aground in the same position. 0824, local time, Feb 15 and continues SAATLY (Azerbaijan) London, Feb 21 — Following received to date. On completion of discharge, Baku, Feb 18 — Understand that from Piraeus RCC, timed 1205, UTC: the vessel is expected to move to the general cargo Saatly has a hole her General cargo Sea Eagle S. is still Portland Ship Repair Yard in order to bottom and is currently repairing at aground, situation unchanged. effect repairs to rudder and rudder Baku. So far there is no estimated London, Feb 22 — Following received stock. — Lloyd’s Agents. date for completion. — Lloyd’s Agents. from Piraeus RCC, timed 0950, UTC: Portland, Oreg, Feb 22 — Bulk Pan General cargo Sea Eagle S. remains Ambition is still discharging the cargo. SAIL (Belize) aground, situation unchanged. Vessel is estimated to be finished London, Feb 17 — Following received London, Feb 24 — Following received discharging cargo at the end of the from Piraeus RCC, timed 1905, UTC: from Piraeus RCC, timed 1110, UTC: week. — Lloyd’s Agents. General cargo Sail remains in the General cargo Sea Eagle S. is still same position, waiting for salvors to aground off Salamis. PASSAT (Isle of Man) decide on course of action. London, Feb 24 — A press report, London, Feb 18 — Following received SEA-LAND INTREPID (U.S.A.) dated today, states: General cargo from Piraeus RCC, timed 1340, UTC: Yokohama, Feb 21 — C.c. Sea-Land Passat (5782 gt, built 1992), Korsakov General cargo Sail is at an anchorage Intrepid arrived and sailed Yokohama for Busan, with 14 crew, is now at Mytilene Island. Crew have been Feb 18, arrived Kobe same day and drifting amidst an ice floe 32 miles taken off vessel. Vessel has a six- sailed Feb 19 for Busan. — Lloyd’s from Sakhalin island’s southern tip, degree list and flooding in No.1 and Agents. reports the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk possibly No.2 bottom holds. maritime rescue-coordination centre. London, Feb 19 — Following received SEALTH (U.S.A.) For some unknown reason, the ship, from Piraeus RCC, timed 0830, UTC: Seattle, Feb 22 — According to which was supposed to sail south- General cargo Sail is the same Washington Ferry Service, ro/ro west, found itself in the Okhotsk Sea position, situation unchanged. The Sealth completed repairs at Dakota south-east of Korsakov. The vessel’s weather on scene is now good. Creek in early February and has since master sent out a distress call that London, Feb 20 — Following received returned to service. — Lloyd’s Agents. was picked up by product tanker from Piraeus RCC, timed 0950, UTC: Renda. The tanker, which boasts a General cargo Sail is still at anchor, SEHNEE reinforced hull for Arctic navigation, situation unchanged. Manila, Feb 18 — General cargo then rushed to the rescue. Renda London, Feb 22 — Following received Sehnee is presently discharging cargo at would be expected to reach the from Piraeus RCC, timed 0955, UTC: Batanes. As reported by the drifting ship today (Feb 24), cutting General cargo Sail is still anchored at shipowners, the vessel sustained minor away ice around its hull. After that, Mytilene, transferring some of its fire damage and is scheduled to be the tanker’s crew will escort Passat cargo of grain to a barge. surveyed upon its return to Manila to toward ice-free waters, RIA Novosti’s London, Feb 24 — Following received assess the damage and the repairs to be interlocutor said. from Piraeus RCC, timed 1115, UTC: effected if required. — Lloyd’s Agents. General cargo Sail remains anchored PATRICK JAMES (U.S.A.) off Mytilene. SIEMPRE CASINA (Spain) London, Feb 24 — A press release London, Feb 22 — Following received from Coast Guard Venice, La, dated SAMIRA (Netherlands) from Madrid MRCC, timed 1015, UTC: Feb 23, states: Fishing Patrick James London, Feb 18 — Following received Fishing Siempre Casina, 35 gt, length (69 gt, built 1978) capsized near the from Aarhus MRCC, timed 1150, UTC: 20 metres, was found capsized off the entrance of South Pass, La, yesterday. General cargo Samira (1435 gt, built north coast of Spain, in lat 43 52N, The five people who were on board the 2004) ran aground at the entrance to long 06 56.7W, at 0730, UTC, today vessel before it sank were rescued by a Randers port at 2000, local time, after earlier sending a distress alert. good samaritan. A boatcrew from yesterday. Vessel refloated and is now A search is under way for the crew. Coast Guard Station Venice under inspection at Randers. London, Feb 24 — Following received transported the survivors to the London, Feb 19 — Following received from Madrid MRCC, timed 1120, UTC: station. from Aarhus RCC, timed 0845, UTC: Fishing Siempre Casina: One General cargo Samira is still at crewman was rescued but the other PRINCESS KARLINNA (U.S.A.) Randers for inspections, etc. eight have lost their lives and are still See “Tropical Cyclone ‘Olaf’” under London, Feb 23 — General cargo in the capsized vessel. “Weather & Navigation.” Samira arrived Lubeck 1212, Feb 20. SILVA (Cambodia) RED POINT (Italy) SAMOAN BOY (U.S.A.) Esbjerg, Feb 22 — General cargo Salvador, Feb 18 — Chemical/oil See “Tropical Cyclone ‘Olaf’” under Silva is still in port at Esbjerg. — carrier Red Point grounded about 126 “Weather & Navigation.” Lloyd’s Agents. miles from Macapa in the Amazon River at 2230, local time, Jan 30. The SARAH JANE SKEENA QUEEN (Canada) vessel was refloated using three tugs Vigo, Feb 17 — Ref Sarah Jane is London, Feb 22 — Ro/ro Skeena at 2130, Feb 6. The vessel proceeded still undergoing repairs at Varaderos Queen (2652 gt, built 1997) reported a

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8 Marine leak and taking on water near the buy the vessel at auction next Monday ran aground off Grenaa in lat 56 doppler log transducer at the Fulford (Feb 28). The ferry ran between 24.9N, long 10 56.05E at 1615, UTC, Harbour terminal Feb 20. Rochester and Toronto for nearly three yesterday. No pollution or injuries. months last year before its private Vessel is aground on sand and not SPETSES (Greece) operator shut it down because of understood to be damaged. Vessel Istanbul, Feb 20 — On Feb 19, in financial problems. — Great Lakes & remains aground. (Note — Tone sailed dense fog, crude oil tanker Spetses Seaway Shipping. Grenaa Feb 17.) (80637 gt, built 1996), Novorossiysk London, Feb 19 — Following received for Mohammedia, with 143,000 tonnes SPIRIT OF TASMANIA III from Aarhus RCC, timed 0850, UTC: of oil, came into minor contact with (Australia) General cargo Tone was refloated with general cargo Cassiope (2406 gt, built Melbourne, Feb 18 — Passenger ro/ro tug assistance at 1527, UTC, 1968), loaded with scrap, at the Spirit of Tasmania III: The fire did not yesterday and is now at Grenaa. entrance of the Bosphorus Straits, interrupt the vessel’s schedule and from the Black Sea. Both vessels are repairs have been carried out. — TOR SCANDIA (Sweden) presently anchored at Kilyos Lloyd’s Agents. London, Feb 19 — Ro/ro/c.c. Tor anchorage awaiting the necessary Scandia, which contacted quay at formalities. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — SUN ACE (Cambodia) Brevik Feb 2, has completed repairs in Spetses sailed from Novorossiysk on Yokohama, Feb 22 — General cargo the interim period and is now in Feb 17 bound for Mohammedia.) Sun Ace (496 gt, built 1990), Kure for service. Vessel was last reported London, Feb 23 — Crude oil tanker Higashi-Harima, and chemical/oil arriving Ghent Feb 17 from Spetses, Novorossiysk for carrier Kyokuyo Maru (697 gt, built Gothenburg and sailing Feb 18 for Mohammedia, passed Istanbul 1140, 1987), Matsuyama for Kure, were in Gothenburg. Feb 21. collision 860 metres and 178 deg from Ondo lighthouse, Hiroshima, at 0740, TRIJATA (Singapore) SPIRIT OF ONTARIO I (U.S.A.) local time, Feb 7. Sun Ace sustained London, Feb 23 — A press release London, Feb 21 — A press report, holing and denting damage. Kyokuyo from P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk, dated today, states: The city of Maru sustained cracking and owners of crude oil tanker Trijata, Rochester will learn tomorrow scratching damage. No personal injury dated Feb 21 states: Trijata has whether it has any competition to buy or oil spill was observed. — Lloyd’s successfully transferred its cargo to passenger ro/ro Spirit of Ontario I at Agents. crude oil tanker Front Target on Feb next week’s foreclosure auction. Even 20. Vessel is now proceeding for though many companies have SUOMENLINNA II (Finland) repairs. The crew remains safe and inspected the vessel in advance of the Helsinki, Feb 22 — Passenger well. sale, no one so far has produced the Suomenlinna II returned to service at required $2.25 million deposit to pre- 1300, local time, today. The vessel has ULLA qualify as an official bidder and been out of order since mid December. London, Feb 21 — A press report, participate in the auction. The The Finnish Maritime Administration dated yesterday, states: Spain will deadline to make the payment with has stated that the steering of the next month remove general cargo the US Marshals Service is tomorrow. vessel requires more attention and the Ulla, loaded with waste from Spanish Today is a federal holiday, leaving owners have educated the staff power stations that sank in tomorrow as the last day for any accordingly, as well as fixed the September off the coast of southern serious bidders to step up. The auction technical flaws to the steering. The Turkey, the Turkish environment will be next Monday (Feb 28). City route the vessel has returned to is the minister said. The vessel has been officials, who want to buy the private intended one, Helsinki city rusting off the Turkish coast since vessel and resume the high-speed centre/Suomenlinna island. — Lloyd’s February 2000 with a load of 2,200 ferry service to Toronto as a publicly Agents. tons of ash from coal-fired power run operation, received a waiver from stations in Spain, after Algeria — its US Magistrate Judge Jonathan SVEAFJELL (Norway) original destination — refused to take Feldman last week and don’t have to Trondheim, Feb 21 — General cargo the cargo. Discussions with Spain put down a deposit. They hope that Sveafjell is still at Kvernhusvik about the dilapidated vessel were another serious bidder doesn’t step Shipyard. — Lloyd’s Agents. nearly completed, the minister, forward, but they fully expect someone Osman Pepe, told the news agency will because of strong interest in the SWING (Netherlands) Anatolia. “The Ulla will be taken shipping industry. Istanbul Fast Le Havre, Feb 18 — General cargo away from Turkey during the month Ferries Co. of Turkey and American Swing has completed provisional of March,” Pepe said. The vessel was Sealift LLC, a company controlled by repairs and will be departing from Le carrying a cargo from the Spanish J.F. Lehman & Co. of New York City, Havre at 1030, this morning. Vessel firm Larfarge Ashland SA, part of the have expressed an interest in buying will proceed to Rotterdam, where it French cement group LaFarge. Pepe the vessel. Feldman has ordered that will enter a shipyard for repairs. — also said LaFarge would pay for the vessel be sold at an auction to help Lloyd’s Agents. removing the vessel, which is repay creditors. Since the shutdown, London, Feb 22 — General cargo expected to cost about 1.5 million Rochester officials announced plans to Swing arrived Rotterdam 0355, Feb dollars. Turkish officials have closed try to buy the vessel. The city will use 19, from Le Havre to carry out repairs. off the surrounding area and a loan of as much as $40 million from conducted regular tests for any leaks the Export Finance and Insurance TAI PAN I (Panama) of the toxic cargo, enough to Corp., an arm of the Australian London, Feb 19 — General cargo Tai contaminate more than 300,000 tons government, to purchase the vessel Pan I, which was towed into Cape of water. and restart the service. “I am hopeful Town Oct 24 for crankshaft repairs, that we will get that boat,” said has now completed same and returned UNION GEM (Isle of Man) Councilman Benjamin Douglas, to service. Vessel was subsequently London, Feb 18 — General cargo president of the Rochester Ferry Co., reported arriving Bandar Abbas Feb Union Gem was reported arriving at the limited liability company created 10 and sailing same day. Chatham on Feb 17. by the city to buy the vessel. Troy, Michigan, Feb 23 — Rochester’s TAUTAI II UNION PEARL (Barbados) plans to buy the idled high-speed See “Tropical Cyclone ‘Olaf’” under London, Feb 23 — Following received passenger ro/ro Spirit of Ontario I “Weather & Navigation.” from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, took a big step closer to reality this timed 1021, UTC: General cargo week when no one else put down a TONE (Faroe Islands) Union Pearl (2230 gt, built 1990), deposit by Tuesday’s (Feb 22) deadline London, Feb 18 — Following received Gydnia for Cork, cargo 3,298 tonnes that would signal an intent to buy the from Aarhus MRCC, timed 1130, UTC: coal, had engine failure, probably its vessel. The city plans to step in and General cargo Tone (736 gt, built 1970) supercharger and drifting in lat 49

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9 Marine/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests

59.9N, long 05 52.2W at 0932, UTC, vibrations coming from the boat, said the accident. The vessel, carrying today. Tug/supply Anglian Princess a spokeswoman for the Virginia 5,415 tons of steel billets, was heading tasked. Department of Transportation, which for Vietnam from Jingtang Harbour, in London, Feb 23 — Following received operates the free ferry service. Drivers North China’s Hebei province, when it from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, should expect 30-minute delays until sank near the Beibu Gulf early on timed 1055, UTC: General cargo the problem is fixed. The Saturday morning (Feb 19). The 23 Union Pearl: Tug/supply Anglian spokeswoman said VDOT hoped to fix crew members escaped in lifeboats. Princess is due on scene between 1300 the problem in “a couple days at Sixteen were rescued late Saturday and 1315 hrs. The intention is for most.” The ferry service will have to night by another vessel, after drifting Anglian Princess to tow Union Pearl to put ferry Virginia, the oldest in the for 17 hours, but the other seven Falmouth where expected to arrive fleet, into a primary position until the sailors, including the master, remain approximately 1900 hrs. Williamsburg is fixed. The missing. Three vessels and one London, Feb 24 — Following received spokeswoman said VDOT would stick helicopter have searched 9,400 square from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, to its regular schedule but expects the kilometres of sea area after the vessel timed 2340, UTC, Feb 23: General half-hour delays because of the sank but they have found no sign of cargo Union Pearl arrived Falmouth smaller size of the Virginia. the missing seven. An official of the at 2130, UTC, in tow of tug/supply London, Feb 20 — A press report, Hainan Maritime Affairs Bureau has Anglian Princess. The tow has been dated Feb 19, states: Transportation asked passing vessels to help rescue transferred to harbour tugs. officials have identified the problem efforts by looking out for the missing Falmouth, Feb 24 — General cargo that took ferry Williamsburg out of the sailors. Union Pearl arrived Falmouth with Jamestown-Scotland ferry service engine problems, in tow of Anglian rotation Thursday (Feb 17). The ferry ZHONG HANG 908 (China) Princess at 2345, Feb 23. Vessel needed a clutch replaced and the See Nan Sha No.38. handed over to two harbour tugs and Virginia Department of berthed at Duchy Wharf at 0045, Transportation, which runs the today to effect repairs. — Lloyd’s ferries, expected to have it fixed by Agents. Monday at the latest, said spokeswoman Tiffany Elliott. The VERITAS VIKING (Norway) ferries continue to run on their London, Feb 24 — A press report, regular schedule but drivers should dated Feb 23, states: Veritas DGC Inc expect delays of about 30 minutes said today that seismographic until the Williamsburg is back in research Veritas Viking, that lost service. GIBRALTAR power on Jan 18 as it was acquiring Gibraltar, Feb 23 — C.c. Melfi Italia seismic data in the Gulf of Mexico, is YAIZA (Panama) II (9528 gt, built 2003) arrived in port back in service. Veritas Viking London, Feb 23 — Ref Yaiza arrived at 0950, today and has been detained returned to acquiring multi-client Abidjan Feb 18 from Tema. (preventative detention only) by port seismic data this morning. No one was surveyors. Vessel has a defect on the injured last month when smoke filled ZHE HAI 308 (China) rudder stock and securing the engine-room of the vessel, which London, Feb 21 — A press report, arrangement. — Lloyd’s Agents. lost propulsion after emergency dated Feb 20, states: The search for systems shut down the engines seven Chinese sailors missing after because of the smoke. general cargo Zhe Hai 308 (4830 gt, built 1982) sank in the Beibu Gulf, VICUNA (Chile) also known as the Gulf of Tonking, Santos, Feb 24 — Following received early yesterday morning, is still from Sub-agents Paranagua: The continuing, rescuers said today. A salvage company is now cutting the source with the Nanhai Salvage poop deck of chemical/oil carrier Bureau of the Ministry of Vicuna, then removing the other two Communications said two salvage B&E TRES (Philippines) pieces of the midship. The damaged vessels and one helicopter had been Manila, Feb 22 — General cargo Cattalini Pier has been inspected to dispatched to search for the missing B&E Tres has been moved from the verify extension of damages. — Lloyd’s sailors in the area around the accident Philippine Naval base of Sangley Agents. site. Sixteen of the vessel’s crew were Point in Cavite, to Pier 10, North rescued. The vessel, carrying 5,415.04 Harbour Terminal, in Manila. The VINCENZO FLORIO (Italy) tons of rolled steel, was heading for vessel was seized by the Philippine Palermo, Feb 22 — Ro/ro Vincenzo Vietnam from Jintang Harbour, north Navy on Feb 4, on suspicion that it Florio is still at Palermo Shipyard and China, when it suddenly went missing was engaged in the smuggling of there is no plan for its release. — early yesterday morning. The second illegally cut lumber. The vessel was Lloyd’s Agents. mate, who was among the rescued brought to Sangley Point naval base crew, said that the vesel began listing where it was held until custody was WASA QUEEN (Panama) to one side at around 0400 yesterday, transferred to the Department of London, Feb 18 — A press report, probably due to shifting cargo, and Environment and Natural Resources dated today, states: Passenger ro/ro quickly sank at about 0500 hrs. He (DENR) on Feb 9. DENR Forester Wasa Queen, rescued two men after a said 16 of the 23 abandoned the vessel Arnold Arboleda, the team leader collision with a small boat (cargo into the only liferaft. The 16 sailors handling the case, said that based on M21097Y) off Cape Collinson, Chai were found and rescued at 2325 investigations, the documents of B&E Wan, at 0700 yesterday. One of the yesterday. Tres were in order. The vessel’s cargo men was treated at a hospital and London, Feb 23 — A press report, of 3,335 cubic metres of processed discharged. dated Feb 22, states: Sixteen sailors lawaan (a type of Philippine rescued from sunken general cargo hardwood) has already been released WILLIAMSBURG (U.S.A.) Zhe Hai 308 arrived at Haikou in to its consignee - Luzon Mahogany London, Feb 19 — A press report, China’s southernmost island province Timber Inc. He said that since B&E dated Feb 18, states: A problem with of Hainan yesterday. Four were Tres did not break any laws, his office one of the vessels in Virginia’s slightly injured. Rescue efforts has recommended the release of the Jamestown-Scotland ferry fleet has continue for seven other sailors still vessel as well. He did not say, transportation officials warning of missing. On arrival at Haikou port however, when the vessel would be delays for the immediate future. Ferry yesterday, the four injured sailors allowed to leave. The vessel, at the Williamsburg (837 gt, built 1983) was were sent to hospital for treatment. North Harbour terminal, is being removed from service yesterday after The other 12 are working with the guarded by Philippine Coast Guard maintenance crews detected unusual maritime department on investigating and Philippine Ports Authority

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10 Seizures& Arrests/Pipeline Accidents personnel. B&E Tres is owned and KAWKAB (Egypt) vessels were supposed to be operated by Cebu-based B&E Sea London, Feb 21 — General cargo transporting sludge, bunker oil and Transport Corp. The vessel was built Farah-3, ex Kawkab, sailed Rijeka Feb used oil from Caranasa Island in in 1970 by Japanese shipbuilder 16. Leyte in central Philippines to Shenyamamoto Shipbuilding Co. — Mandaue city. When the vessels Lloyd’s List Correspondent. LANGOSTA VERMELHA (Brazil) arrived at Mandaue City on Feb 7, London, Feb 23 — A press report, Bureau of Customs inspectors BUNGA ANGGERIK (Malaysia) dated Feb 21, states: A Uruguayan discovered their cargo to be crude oil. Maassluis, Feb 19 — Chem.tank Navy patrol vessel used intimidating Officials suspect that the three Bunga Anggerik sailed Rotterdam Feb fire to arrest fishing Langosta tankers had offloaded crude oil from a 18 for Suez. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Vermelha, one of two Brazilian fishing foreign-registered tanker which was vessels caught poaching in Uruguayan anchored off Mandaue City. The crude CHICH MAN 1 (Taiwan) waters last week. According to naval oil was then brought into Ouano London, Feb 23 — A press report, reports an air patrol detected the two Wharf without paying the dated Feb 22, states: Taiwan fishing Brazilian vessels operating 10 miles corresponding duties and sold to local Chich Man 1 allegedly poaching in the inside Uruguay’s EEZ and 40 miles petroleum distributors. Maritime South Atlantic has been arrested by offshore. When the Brazilian vessels Industry Authority (MARINA) records the Argentine Coast Guard after realised a Uruguayan naval patrol was showed that Veedol is owned by intimidating fire. According to heading for their position, they Epitacio San Pablo of Tabaco, Albay in Argentine sources the 35-crew jigger abandoned nets and other fishing gear southern Luzon island. The Bureau of was detected operating in the Isla and fled northeast towards Customs said that Sushmita 1 and Rasa area, 199 miles offshore neighbouring Brazilian waters. They Sushmita 2 are owned by Jemelry Comodoro Rivadavia, and refused to further ignored orders to stop engines Shipping Services. — Lloyd’s List stop engines when approached by a so the Uruguayan patrol fired two Correspondent. Coast Guard vessel. Primary reports intimidating shots. However Langosta indicate that Chich Man 1 was Vermelha, inspite of the shots, tried to VINCENZO FLORIO (Italy) transporting 3,700 boxes of 12.5 kilos ram the Uruguayan patrol which then See under “Marine.” each of frozen squid, plus another 68 threatened to open fire directly to the of fresh squid stored on deck. When fishing vessel. They finally turned the VINDEMIA (Malta) the vessel instead of obeying orders engines off and a party from the Limassol, Feb 24 — Product tanker tried to flee the Argentine Coast Uruguayan Navy boarded the fishing Vindemia (2361 gt, built 1979) which Guard vessel fired intimidating shots. vessel where they found several tons arrived Limassol Feb 19 from Genoa, It was then boarded by a party of of fresh fish and evidence of illegal has been under detention since Feb 22 Argentine sailors and is currently fishing. But the distraction allowed by the Dept of Merchant Shipping. — being escorted to Comodoro Rivadavia the second vessel, Costa Vermelha to Lloyd’s Agents. where the master will face charges of escape arrest. Langosta Vermelha was illegal fishing. escorted to La Paloma where the master and crew will be facing trial CONDOR (Philippines) for illegal fishing. Manila, Feb 22 — Criminal charges have been filed against the shipowner OCEAN BOOMER (Panama) and 18 officers and crew of Philippine- Gibraltar, Feb 21 — Oceanographic registered cargo vessel Condor for research Ocean Boomer is still under carrying illegally cut logs. The charges arrest and the Admiralty Marshall has were filed by the Department of confirmed vessel is up for sale. — CARROLLTON AREA, KENTUCKY Environment and Natural Resources Lloyd’s Agents. RIVER, UNTITED STATES (DENR) which has custody of the London, Feb 22 — A press report, vessel. Condor is detained at the ORESTES (Panama) dated today, states: The severity of the Philippine Navy, Naval Forces Central Bari, Feb 4 — Passenger ro/ro pipeline rupture that dumped crude Visayas Headquarters at Lapu-Lapu Orestes is still under arrest at Bari. — oil into the Kentucky and Ohio rivers City in central Philippines. Condor Lloyd’s Agents. last month was underestimated by was carrying 200,000 board feet of nearly 20,000 gallons. A illegally cut lumber from Davao City to SANTORINI SKY (Greece) comprehensive analysis now puts the Cebu when it was intercepted by a Piraeus, Feb 23 — Ro/ro Santorini estimate at more than 82,300 gallons. Philippine Navy patrol boat on Jan 24. Sky was not sold and a new auction is “It’s fairly typical in this kind of Custody of the vessel was later set for Mar 16. The vessel remains at accident for there to be an transferred from the Philippine Navy Perama port, Piraeus. — Lloyd’s adjustment,” said Jim Gipson, to the DENR. The DENR, however, has Agents. spokesman for Sunoco Logistics, asked the Navy to continue holding the majority owner of the pipeline’s Tulsa, vessel for the duration of the trial. — SUSHMITA 1 (Philippines) Okla.-based operator, Mid-Valley Lloyd’s List Correspondent. See Veedol Pipeline Co. On Jan 26, a rupture in the underground pipeline near the ENDEAVOR II (Greece) SUSHMITA 2 (Philippines) bank of the Kentucky River sent oil Karachi, Feb 22 — Sindh High Court See Veedol spewing into the river for about ten has received a highest offer of USD minutes before operators noticed a 7.011 million from a foreign buyer VEEDOL (Philippines) drop in pressure and shut down the Kanika Marine Ltd, for the purchase Manila, Feb 24 — The Philippine pipeline. It can carry up to 195,000 of crude oil tanker Endeavor II, which Bureau of Customs has filed gallons a day from the Gulf Coast to is under arrest at Karachi Port. The smuggling charges against the owners refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio. sale proceedings are expected to be and crews of non specific tankers The initial spill estimate was based on deposited in la ocal court as a Veedol, Sushmita 1 and Sushmita 2 visual observation; the new estimate guarantee until the compensation case before a Cebu court in central takes into account operational data is resolved. — Lloyd’s List Philippines. The Bureau of Customs that became available after the Correspondent. has issued warrants of seizure and pipeline resumed normal operations detention against the three local Jan 30, Gipson said. The cleanup JEWEL coastal tankers and their crews. The process wrapped up last week, when (St. Vincent & Grenadines) vessels and cargo are now under the the last of the private contractors Piraeus, Feb 23 — Product tanker custody of the Bureau of Customs at hired by Sunoco Logistics ended work Jewel remains under arrest at Ouano Wharf in Labogon, Mandaue on the Ohio River. They collected more Piraeus. Prospects for release City, Cebu province. The crew than 61,740 gallons of oil. The unknown. — Lloyd’s Agents. members are out on bail. The three remaining 20,000 gallons remain in Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

11 Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation the Ohio River or were disposed of the country in the past one month,” through the region late Saturday after being trapped on clean-up Mr Fatimie said. At least 162 other night. The storm crushed grapevine equipment, debris or shorelines, people have died in avalanches, road rows, flattened vegetable crops and Gipson said. Some of it might also accidents and collapsing mud-brick destroyed sheds in a narrow path have evaporated, he said. The segment houses due to heavy snowfalls in the between Swan Hill and Mildura. of pipeline that ruptured last month poverty-stricken rural areas. Mr Winegrape grower Brian Englefield has been removed and sent to an Fatimie says that lives in 22 of says the 10 minutes of rain his independent laboratory for inspection Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, mainly in property received has caused under orders from the U.S. central, northern and north-eastern thousands of dollars damage. Department of Transportation’s Office regions, are under threat from the of Pipeline Safety. Gipson still did not coldest winter in Afghanistan for six INDIA AND PAKISTAN know the reason for the rupture. The years. Countryside areas are the worst London, Feb 21 — A press report, company’s district supervisor Mike hit and there are fears that more dated Feb 20, states: Avalanches killed Deahl was unavailable for comment. children and elderly people might 16 people in Kashmir today and cut The Kentucky Department for have died in districts that remain cut the Himalayan region off from the rest Environmental Protection cited the off from aid. of India for a second day, stranding company earlier this month for thousands of motorists on roads, violating state pollution laws. The five AUSTRALIA officials said. A day earlier, two Hindu violations include pollution and London, Feb 19 — A press report, pilgrims died from exposure in the degradation of surface waters and dated today, states: Emergency crews snowy, freezing weather. The storm failure to report the spill immediately are cleaning up after wild storms cut road and telephone links with the to state officials. The state can seek buffeted eastern New South Wales. Kashmir valley and shut the main penalties of up to $25,000 per day for Sydney was the worst hit, with reports airport in India’s Jammu-Kashmir each violation. Mid-Valley can present of hail stones the size of golf balls. The state. Power outages plunged large evidence of mitigating circumstances Ambulance Service says the severe parts of the state into darkness. or contest the state’s findings. weather caused 32 car accidents over Landslides stranded 4,000 motorists Initially, officials with the two hours. A man was also struck by and truckers on the main Jammu- Environmental Protection Agency lightning at Bondi Beach. The State Srinagar highway, the sole route to feared the spill might contaminate Emergency Service received more than deliver goods into the Kashmir valley. Louisville’s drinking water supply. 500 calls for assistance. Up to 62,000 Army soldiers recovered 10 bodies However, the Louisville Water homes have lost power. David Owen from houses buried by an avalanche in Company was able to treat the water from the SES says there are delays on Loran village in south-west Kashmir, as sheens of oil floated past the city’s many roads north of Sydney due to Jammu police said. Four men clearing water supply intake on the Ohio. “It fallen trees and powerlines “The State a section of the 190-mile highway were passed,” said water company Emergency Service, the Rural Fire killed when caught in an avalanche, spokeswoman Barbara Crow. Service and the power services are said Manish Kumar, an official “Treatment stopped about a week ago.” working as quickly as possible to clear responsible for highways in the Officials say environmental impact the trees and isolate the powerlines,” frontier areas. Two other people died has been minimal. Gipson said six he said. “We do ask people who are when the roof of their house collapsed geese and one beaver had been possibly still in their cars to be patient in Soura, a Srinagar suburb. rehabilitated and released after and not try to drive through areas Authorities yesterday halted a Hindu encountering oil. where there are powerlines down.” pilgrimage to a mountainous cave in London, Feb 21 — A press report, Vaishnodevi in south-west Kashmir, dated today, states: The clean-up from after two pilgrims died from exposure. the weekend’s storms in New South Most pilgrims making the journey on Wales and north-west Victoria foot or on ponies were turned back, continues today. The New South Wales while others waited in Jammu for the State Emergency Services says it weather to improve. Army soldiers Pipeline Accidents received about 900 calls for help over rescued 37 villagers trapped in a the weekend. Most of those were on village in Doda district, after their Saturday when heavy rain and strong houses were submerged in snow and winds caused flash flooding and the village was cut off. State KORBOUS, TUNISIA brought down powerlines. The weather authorities declared an alert in See MSC Al Amine under “Marine.” bureau says falls of about 50-mm were Jammu-Kashmir yesterday, after the recorded in several suburbs in Sydney, state was cut off from the rest of the including Avalon on the northern country. beaches, Homebush in the city’s west, Srinagar, Feb 21 — Rescuers today and Canterbury in the south-west. dug out dozens of bodies buried by Rain has also fallen into the avalanches in Indian Kashmir, taking Warragamba catchment area. One of the death toll to 110 after the worst the worst storm-affected areas was the snows in two decades swept the Hunter Valley, where big hail stones Himalayan region. Most of the dead were reported to have fallen last were villagers from southern night. SES Lower Hunter divisional Anantnag district, whose homes were controller Greg Perry says the worst slammed by walls of snow yesterday, hit area was Elderslie near Branxton, police said. The bodies of four road AFGHANISTAN which bore the brunt of a hail storm. workers killed by a separate London, Feb 18 — A press report, “According to one gentleman, a police avalanche on the main highway dated today, states: A cold snap has officer, the hail was the size of golf linking Kashmir with the outside claimed at least 267 lives in balls graduating to cricket ball size,” world were found and two more Afghanistan in the past month and he said. “We had two crews go to workers are missing. “At least 200 thousands more people are thought to Elderslie and whilst that was people are missing in the avalanche- be stranded in remote areas. Public happening we had Lake Macquarie hit villages,” Inspector General Javid Health Minister Mohammad Amin active - they had about 25 requests for Makhdomi told state-run Doordarshan Fatimie says many of the deaths are of assistance and we’ll go back today to TV. The state was snowed under for children under the age of five, who are make sure that anybody who didn’t the fourth day, largely cut off from the suffering from respiratory infections, report any damage, we can attend to rest of India with flights cancelled, pneumonia and whooping cough their needs today.” Meanwhile, roads blocked and power and phones caused by the freezing conditions. “We horticulturists in north-west Victoria disrupted. “The army has started can confirm some 105 people, mainly are counting the cost at more than $1 moving into the village and will soon children, died of diseases throughout million after a thunderstorm ripped start rescue operations,” army

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12 Weather & Navigation spokesman Lieutenant Colonel V.K. Kashmir valley ordered people living Jakarta, Feb 21 — Thirteen people Batra said of Sidhnag, in south in the Pir Panjal mountains, south of have been killed and 139 are missing Kashmir, where 10 people are dead Srinagar, where most avalanches have under rubble and mud after heavy and four missing. The army, which has occurred, to immediately evacuate. rain caused a landslide near a garbage a large presence in the heavily The snow began falling in Indian dump on the outskirts of the militarised state, said about 15 feet of Kashmir on Friday and the avalanches Indonesian city of Bandung, police snow had fallen on parts of the began Sunday night. Between Friday said today. “So far we have 139 highway linking the Kashmir Valley and Sunday, 41 people were killed. By missing, 13 have been found dead and with the winter capital, Jammu, in the yesterday, another 113 bodies were 29 injured,” West Java police south and troops were providing food found. Another 32 were discovered commissioner Rachmat Sudanto said. and shelter to about 2,000 stranded today. In some areas, Indian army “Those who are missing are buried, travellers. — Reuters. soldiers used explosives to trigger and we are trying to find them. We London, Feb 21 — A press report, avalanches and pre-empt future slides, still cannot tell how many of them are dated today, states: Avalanches and said Maj Gen Raj Mehta, India’s top dead,” he said. Police said heavy rains slides triggered by heavy weekend military commander in the Kashmir appeared to have brought down piles snowfall in India’s portion of Kashmir valley. About a dozen villages were of garbage up to seven metres high have killed at least 154 people and left buried by slides in the Pir Panjal from the dump, about a kilometre 200 missing, an official said today. mountain range. In Rang Munda, a away from houses, which in turn Much of the region remained cut off village there, three people were killed triggered the landslide early this for a third straight day, blanketed today. At least 10 residents were morning. “The heavy rain brought under the heaviest snowfall in 15 missing from that village, Mehta said. piles of garbage and prompted the years. At least 117 people were killed In two nearby villages, rescue workers landslide,” detective Caca Supriatna in avalanches that began yesterday found 15 bodies as they began clearing said. Thick piles of black garbage night in a series of Kashmiri villages away the snow today, said Aashiq mixed with dirt were blocking the road south of Srinagar, said police officer Bukhari, senior superintendent of to two affected villages. Scores of Imtiyaz Ahmed, who said the toll of police. Police and soldiers found police and soldiers were trying to clear the dead and missing remained another 10 bodies today in the village a path to the villages with bulldozers. incomplete. Elsewhere in the region, of Ramsu, which was hit by an Rescuers feared the effects of more three separate landslides killed eight avalanche on Sunday night, said a rain. “If it rains again tonight, there people, police said. “Because of heavy police officer in Jammu, the state’s can be another landslide and things snow, we are unable to establish other major city. At least 12 people can get worse,” Sudanto said. South of contact with most of the remote areas. were still missing in the village, which Bandung, more than 10,000 were The number of dead could increase as is about 60 miles south of Srinagar, evacuated as floods neared their reports start to trickle in,” said the officer said. In Srinagar, homes, local radio said. Batujajar Khursheed Ganai, a senior restaurant workers found the bodies of district is at the outskirts of Bandung administrator of Kashmir valley. At four colleagues who were asphyxiated in West Java, 140 km south-east of least 1,000 houses have been damaged after leaving a coal fire burning in Jakarta. — Reuters. in the region, which has received up their room to keep warm as they slept. London, Feb 23 — A press report, to 15 feet of snow since Friday (Feb Soldiers rescued 58 people in several dated Feb 22, states: The death toll 18). Many road and air links to villages, and army helicopters dropped from a landslide in Indonesia’s West Jammu-Kashmir were severed, and food packets and blankets for rescue Java Province rose to 46 today with Indian Air Force pilots were flying in workers to distribute to stranded about 140 others still missing, a local fuel, milk and other necessities. residents, Mehta said. Weather government official said. “The number Helicopters had dropped 440 pounds officials expect the cold spell to of those who are missing keeps of rations in a tunnel along the continue for a few more days. “There increasing,” said Endin Hendradin, Srinagar-Jammu highway, where will be snow or rain over the next few the local head of the Welfare and more than 100 soldiers from the Indo- days but the worst is over,” said G.K. Development Agency. The landslide Tibetan Border Police have taken Mohanty, director of the triggered by heavy rains occurred in shelter, said an army spokesman, Col. meteorological office in Srinagar. In the early hours of Monday (Feb 21) in D.K. Badola. Indian air force Srinagar, the temperature dropped to - a hilly area of the Batujajar district, helicopters rescued 45 tourists who 34 degrees today. The intense cold was about 25 kilometres west of Bandung, had been stranded for nearly a week aggravated by at least the fifth which was being used as a garbage in the Ladakh region, said Air Vice- straight day of power outages in most dump. Marshal S.K. Gehlaut. parts of Srinagar city and the rest of London, Feb 23 — A press report, the state. It will take up to 10 days to ROMANIA dated Feb 22, states: Avalanches and restore power to the Kashmir valley, Bucharest, Feb 23 — Sulina Channel extreme cold have killed at least 244 said the state’s chief engineer, was closed at 1100, today, due to bad people in the divided Himalayan Shaukat Wani. weather, wind north north-east province of Kashmir, and about 150 Beaufort 6-7 (strong breeze- near others are missing on both sides, INDONESIA gale), sea 5-6 feet. — Lloyd’s Agents. Indian and Pakistani officials said London, Feb 21 — A press report, today. Heavy snow has gripped the dated today, states: At least seven TROPICAL CYCLONE “OLAF” region since last week, temperatures people were killed and up to 100 London, Feb 17 — A press report, have dropped to -34 degrees and others were missing after a landslide dated today, states: tropical cyclone rescue workers are finding more in a slum near the Indonesian city of “Olaf”, packing winds of up to 190 bodies beneath the snow. Avalanches Bandung, south-east of Jakarta, early mph, passed within 60 miles of have closed roads throughout the today, police and local officials said. American Samoa’s main island of region, cutting off Indian and The landslide was triggered by heavy Tutuila yesterday and then blew Pakistani residents for the fifth rain and buried the shacks of more directly over a nearby group of smaller straight day. Indians in one region than 40 families living in a dumpsite islands. Telephone service to the were ordered to evacuate immediately. west of Bandung. The city is about Manua Islands of Ta’u, Ofu and In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, 200km kilometres south-east of Olosega was interrupted and officials officials said at least 58 people had Jakarta. “So far, we have found seven were waiting for reports of damage been killed by the freezing weather people dead while five other people after the storm crossed the area. during the past two weeks, mostly by were rescued alive but injured,” “Hurricane ‘Olaf’ has made a direct avalanches. In India-controlled Second Sergeant Sudrajat from the hit on American Samoa’s Manua Kashmir, at least 186 people have died Batujajar subdistrict police post said. Islands and most people have since Friday (Feb 18) from the A local official at the Batujajar weathered the storm,” Kevin Vang, co- weather, and the Indian air force flew subdistrict office who only identified ordinator of the Australian-Pacific in food and fuel to the affected areas. himself as Edi said an estimated 90 to Centre for Emergency and Disaster India’s top military commander in the 100 people were missing. Information, said today in Sydney.

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“There are reports of widespread Coordination Centre, a Coast Guard technicians is heading to the cyclone damage to buildings and C-130 aircraft from Barbers Point, ravaged Cook Islands. The group will infrastructure and about 1,000 people Hawaii, is searching for 68-foot fishing help to restore power lines and are still sheltered in the main high Samoan Boy (79 gt, built 1979) in the telecommunications services that were school and churches.” Tutuila was not vicinity of Manu’a, an island just east battered by cyclone “Olaf”, the third hit as hard as initially expected; the of Pago Pago. Samoan Boy has seven big storm to strike the region in ten island’s emergency operations centre people on board and has not been days. Australia and France have also received reports of two landslides and heard from for nearly 36 hours. The offered to help with the clean-up. a few downed power lines but no Barbers Point C-130 is also assisting Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff says immediate reports of property damage. in the search for two people missing New Zealand is expected to provide Emergency shelters that were opened from the fishing Tautai II, which sank further assistance within the next ten Tuesday (Feb 15) were closed again with six crewmembers on board. The days. yesterday. The National Weather other four crewmembers were London, Feb 19 — Following received Service, however, had warned that the recovered by another fishing vessel from the Meteorological Office, dated Manua Islands, which are also part of that was in the area. Yesterday, the today: Tropical cyclone “Olaf” located American Samoa, could be devastated Barbers Point C-130 located fishing near lat 28S, long 160.6W, at 0600, by winds up to 140 mph, with higher Princess Karlinna (62 gt, built 1978) UTC. Movement past six hours 175 gusts. The Manua Islands are home to after the vessel reported it was being deg at 17 knots. Position accurate to about 2,000 people. “Olaf” had wind battered by the storm after its within 60 nautical miles, based on gusts up to 190 mph, making it a steering system had malfunctioned. centre located by satellite. Present Category 5 storm, the most intense. The aircraft’s crew dropped life vests wind distribution: Maximum The weather service said the storm and other supplies to the Princess sustained winds 65 knots with gusts to generated destructive waves of 30 to Karlinna’s crew and remained in the 80 knots. Radius of 50-knot winds 35 40 feet on the shores of all islands. area until a rescue vessel arrived on nautical miles north-east and south- Tulafono had declared a state of scene. A second C-130 aircraft, based east and 25 nautical miles north-west emergency Tuesday but ordered in Elizabeth City, N.C., is expected to and south-west. Radius of 34-knot government workers to return to their arrive in Pago Pago tomorrow to winds 90 nautical miles north-east jobs yesterday. Schools remained deliver FEMA response personnel and and north-west and 100 nautical miles closed but teachers were told to report equipment to the islands to conduct south-east and south-west. At 0600, to prepare for resumption of classes post-storm surveys. The aircraft will UTC, Feb 20, the centre is predicted to today. Meanwhile, New Zealand and also be available for search and rescue be near lat 33.4S, long 162.1W, US planes scouring the South Pacific response. Coast Guard cutter Polar maximum sustained winds 45 knots near Samoa today found three missing Star has been diverted to assist in with gusts to 55 knots. fishing boats and three people floating search and rescue missions related to London, Feb 20 — Following received in the sea after “Olaf” battered the “Olaf”. Polar Star, which travels with from the Meteorological Office, dated area. Samoa was spared most of the two HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopters today: Tropical cyclone “Olaf” located massive cyclone’s destructive power and flight crews, was heading home near lat 33.5S, long 160.7W, at 0600, when it suddenly changed track after a six-month deployment to UTC. Movement past six hours 165 overnight to pass north of the island Antarctica and is estimated to arrive deg at 16 knots. Position accurate to group. “We’ve just found three people in Manu’a Sunday. within 40 nautical miles, based on in the water, so we’ve dropped a London, Feb 18 — Following received centre located by satellite. Present liferaft and communications from the Meteorological Office, dated wind distribution: Maximum equipment to them,” New Zealand today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre sustained winds 25 knots with gusts to Rescue Co-ordination Centre of tropical cyclone “Olaf” was located 35 knots. Dissipating as a significant spokesman Steve Corbett told near lat 21.2S, long 162.9W. The tropical cyclone over water. National Radio. He said the trio were movement over the past six hours: 140 Honolulu, Feb 20 — Hurricane “Olaf” safe in the liferaft and rescuers were degs at 20 knots. The position is passed within 60 miles of the Manu’a working “to get them to shore as soon accurate to within 40 nautical miles Islands, American Samoa. There were as possible.” Search and rescue and is based on the eye being fixed by no reports of deaths or injuries, but operations were continuing today. The satellite. Present wind distribution: many of the house were seriously cyclone passed 50 miles to the north of maximum sustained winds: 115 knots, damaged. Winds reached 160 mph Samoa, officials said. Prior to its gusts 140 knots. Radius of 64 knot with gusts to 190, and 30-40-foot change of track, the storm was winds: 25 nautical miles in all four waves were reported on the islands of heading directly toward the small quadrants. Radius of 34 knot winds: Ta’u, Ofu and Olosega. Four people nation, prompting it to declare a state 120 nautical miles in the north-east were rescued from a Samoan fishing of emergency. The islands suffered and north-west quadrants and 110 vessel and two are still missing. In some damage from winds, heavy rain nautical miles in the south-east and addition, a vessel with seven people on and pounding seas, and 15 people had south-west quadrants. At 0600, UTC, board is still missing. — Lloyd’s been treated for minor injuries, said Feb 19, the centre is predicted to be Agents. Poloma Komiti, deputy chairman of near lat 26.4S, long 161.0W, with London, Feb 22 — A press report, the nation’s National Disaster maximum sustained winds of 90 knots dated today, states: Emergency Management Committee. After Samoa, and gusts to 110 knots. supplies are being shipped to the “Olaf” was expected to head toward London, Feb 19 — A press report, Manu’a Islands of American Samoa the southern Cook Islands. (See issue dated today, states: Efforts to rescue that have been devastated in a direct of Feb 18.) two Samoan men missing since hit from Cyclone “Olaf.” US President London, Feb 18 — A Coast Guard cyclone “Olaf” struck the region this George W Bush has declared an Honolulu press release, dated Feb 17, week have been suspended. The men emergency in the area where homes states: Two Coast Guard aircraft and a were amongst a crew of six on board were destroyed, roads wiped out and polar icebreaking cutter are assisting fishing Samoan Boy, which capsized in up to 90 per cent of some crops New Zealand emergency personnel the storm’s powerful winds and 15- flattened. The US Coast Guard and the U.S. Federal Emergency metre swells. Rescue Co-ordination icebreaker Polar Star has delivered Management Agency with crisis Centre spokesman Lindsay Sturt says tarpaulins, tents, generators, response following cyclone “Olaf’s” a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion chainsaws, lanterns, water, first aid destructive path through the South carried out unsuccessful searches for kits, and blankets to the islands, Ben Pacific this week. “Olaf”, a category three days, north-east of Western Sili, Commander of the Emergency five storm, rocked communities and Samoa. He says it is unlikely the men Operations Centre says. He says fishing vessels in Samoa and have survived the extreme weather electricity supplies have been restored American Samoa with wind gusts from conditions. However, if any new and water was back on although it had 135 to 165 miles per hour and 30 to information comes to hand the search to be boiled, leaving many villagers 40-foot seas Tuesday and yesterday. At will be reactivated. A team of New drinking from coconuts off the felled the request of the New Zealand Rescue Zealand telecommunications trees. Five families had to be

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14 Weather & Navigation evacuated from their homes, other was predicted in the San Francisco another strong system expected early houses lost their roofs. Crop damage Bay area, with up to 18 inches of snow tomorrow could bring severe winds was extensive in Ofu and Olosega, forecast for the Sierra Nevada and drop an additional inch or more of where it was estimated that more than mountain range, National Weather rain on Southern California. A flash 90 per cent of bananas, and Service officials said. The current flood watch was in effect across much breadfruits have been flattened by storm created a 40-foot wide sinkhole of Southern California today. A “Olaf”. in Los Angeles’ Sun Valley section that tornado warning was also issued for was 30 feet deep today, said Fire coastal areas. A waterspout was UNITED STATES Department spokesman Melissa briefly seen in Santa Monica Bay, the London, Feb 21 — A press report, Kelley. The sinkhole damaged sewer NWS reported. Authorities said dozens dated Feb 20, states: Powerful lines and would take several weeks to of homes were evacuated or red-tagged thunderstorms hammered already- repair, she said. The latest series of because they threatened to collapse saturated Southern California with storms arrived on Friday, causing two from sliding hillsides. Mudslides soaking rain and hail yesterday, days of scattered flooding, mudslides forced Amtrak officials to suspend flooding roads and homes, knocking that blocked Amtrak service, and train service north of Los Angeles to out power to thousands of customers generating two small tornadoes that Santa Barbara at least through and raising the threat of mudslides. briefly touched down in San Diego Thursday (Feb 24). Up to three feet of La Conchita, the coastal hamlet where County and Riverside County. The snow had fallen across much of the 10 people were killed by a huge twisters broke windows, knocked over southern Sierra. Northern California landslide last month, was a ghost town trees and downed power lines, but no also was hit by severe thunderstorms after the US Geological Survey warned major injuries were reported. and hail. Trees were uprooted and that none of the roughly 150 Mudslides damaged homes in Laguna roofs and fences damaged by two small remaining homes could be considered Beach. The storms knocked out power tornadoes near Sacramento. Rain in safe. In a year of record rainfall, the to more than 166,000 customers in Los Northern California tapered off on latest storms had soaked downtown Angeles County’s South Bay area, today, with only isolated showers Los Angeles with about two inches of which includes towns such as expected by tomorrow, said Bob rain since Thursday (Feb 17). The area Torrance, Manhattan Beach and Benjamin, NWS forecaster. The wild has seen nearly three times the Redondo Beach, officials said. “Crews weather came from a series of storms average rainfall this season, and worked through the night,” restoring that began battering the state on periodic showers are expected for service to many of the affected homes Thursday (Feb 17), dumping 8.15 several more days throughout the and businesses, Southern California inches of rain in downtown Los state. “All of California’s going to get a Edison spokesman Gil Alexander said Angeles. Mayor James Hahn asked shot of rain in the next couple of days, today. About 3,500 customers still had Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to urge but most of it will be from Santa no power today in West Los Angeles. President Bush to issue a federal Barbara south,” said National Weather London, Feb 22 — A press report, disaster declaration for the city, which Service meteorologist Steve Anderson. dated today, states: Multi-million- could open the way for federal The storm knocked out power to dollar homes collapsed and mudslides assistance. The mayor said damage thousands of customers in the area, trapped residents in their homes as exceeded $10 million. In Oceanside, according to Southern California heavy rains that have claimed three six homes already condemned due to a Edison and the Los Angeles lives pelted Los Angeles for the fifth weakening hillside continued to inch Department of Water and Power. The straight day. Scores of people were further toward collapse, threatening Red Cross opened an emergency evacuated from their homes as severe several homes on a street below. shelter in Long Beach, where residents flooding overtook suburbs of the city, London, Feb 23 — A press report, had to evacuate seven homes because including the chic district of Bel Air dated today, states: Still more rain of flooding, spokeswoman Margaret where three luxury homes slid down a soaked Southern California today, Madonna said. Amtrak cancelled its hillside. The swimming pool of one of giving Los Angeles its wettest year in Los Angeles-to-Santa Barbara the homes dramatically gave way, live more than a century, after collapsing commuter rail service from Friday on local television, and tumbled down hillsides crushed homes, oozing mud night through this afternoon because a slope shortly after their residents blocked highways and a surging river of mudslides in Moorpark. Mudslides were evacuated. As hailstones hit carried away part of an airport. The also threatened homes in Culver City, central Los Angeles, portions of nearby deaths of nine people had been blamed in Los Angeles County, and in the cities Hunting Beach, Long Beach and on the series of storms that started Orange County cities of Mission Viejo Glendale were turned into lakes, last week, including one man who was and Anaheim, authorities said. During leaving homes drenched and caked in killed by a falling eucalyptus tree and the early morning, authorities shut layers of mud as a storm system a teenage girl crushed by rocks that down a two-mile stretch of Interstate 5 struck southern California, wreaking crashed into her bedroom. While more for several hours through the City of havoc across the region. Three deaths rain fell overnight, the region is due Commerce, south of downtown Los have been blamed on the storms, for a break as the wet weather moves Angeles, after it was flooded by a foot which have dumped but more than eastward, the National Weather of water. Similar flooding was reported 19.5 centimetres on downtown Los Service said. The average yearly along the 710 Freeway in Long Beach. Angeles between Thursday night and rainfall in Los Angeles is about 380 The weekend storm was expected to yesterday morning. millimetres, but the total since only dump up to two feet of snow at higher London, Feb 23 — A press report, last Thursday (Feb 17) reached 232 elevations of the Sierra Nevada. dated Feb 22, states: Waterlogged mm as of this morning. The city’s London, Feb 22 — A press report, Californians braced for even more rain amount in the nearly eight months dated Feb 20, states: Light showers today as they struggled to recover since Jul 1, when California begins its kept Southern California wet today as from storms that have left at least yearly rainfall measurements, reached residents braced for yet another blast nine people dead, triggered mudslides 873mm - more than the annual of the stormy weather that has caused and tornadoes, and washed away roads average for Seattle. That’s also the flash flooding and knocked out power and runways. In Ventura County, city’s third wettest year on record. A to thousands of homes and businesses. officials closed the small Santa Paula stretch of about three kilometres of A fierce storm was expected to sweep airport today after more than 155 feet the Pacific Coast Highway leading into through the region beginning early of runway collapsed into the rushing Malibu remained closed today because tomorrow. Forecasters predicted it Santa Clara River. Chunks of concrete of mudslides and a huge boulder that would drench much of the area with continued to crumble into the water threatened to roll onto the highway. two to four inches of rain before it throughout the day. “We’ve lost nearly Dozens of other roads in the region moves on Wednesday (Feb 23). Foothill the entire west third of the airport,” also were closed. Storms have caused areas could get as much as 10 inches said Rowena Mason, president of the $52.5-million in damage to Los of rain, with elevations above 7,000 Santa Paula Airport Association. “This Angeles County roads and facilities feet bracing for as much as three feet is millions and millions of dollars since the beginning of this year. The of snow. Further north, an inch of rain worth of damage.” Forecasters said county has spent $9-million on repairs,

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15 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes including $500,000 since the weekend, Geophysics Agency said. “There was a heavy machinery, rescuers used officials said. Authorities said dozens report of the quake causing the tide to shovels and their bare hands to sift of homes were evacuated or red-tagged rise between three and four metres but through the ruins. A few dozen angry - marked as uninhabitable - because we haven’t received information if villagers, some brandishing sticks and they threatened to collapse from there was any damage or casualties,” stones, had earlier confronted a sliding hillsides. Others already had Sutiono said. Elshinta radio said the convoy of official cars carrying the collapsed or lost backyard patios and walls of a government building were interior minister on his tour of the swimming pools. Los Angeles Mayor cracked by the quake. area. Despite earlier claims that it James Hahn has asked Governor had no need of foreign assistance, Arnold Schwarzenegger to urge U.S. IRAN Iran’s government requested and President George W. Bush to issue a London, Feb 22 — A press report, received about $180,000 worth of federal disaster declaration for the dated today, states: At least 100 tents and blankets from Japan. — city. people have been killed and 5,000 Reuters. injured in a strong earthquake in Iran’s south-eastern Kerman PAPUA NEW GUINEA province, according to the head of the London, Feb 23 — A press report, local hospital. “A hundred bodies dated today, states: A moderate have been recovered from the rubble, earthquake occurred at 1133, UTC, there are 5,000 injured,” the head of today. The magnitude 5.9 event has the Kerman university hospital, Ali been located in the New Britain Sharifi, told state radio. “But many region, Papua New Guinea, in lat 06 villages have still not been reached 24S, long 150 55E. The hypocentral by the rescue services and we think depth was estimated to be 39 km. AUSTRALIA therefore that the toll could get a lot London, Feb 23 — A report, dated higher,” he added. Television reports SOUTH-EAST ASIA Feb 22, states: A moderate earthquake say the quake destroyed several London, Feb 23 — A press report, occurred at 2314, UTC, today. The villages. The US Geological Survey dated today, states: Countries hit by magnitude 5.6 event has been located says the earthquake, which struck at the Dec 26 tsumani should erect in lat 65 66S, long 133 10 E, south of 0555, local time, measured 6.4 on the natural buffer zones along their coasts Australia, depth 10 km. Richter scale and was located 60 and rebuild in less exposed areas to kilometres north-north-west of the protect against future calamities, a INDIA city of Kerman. France’s Strasbourg United Nations report says. The London, Feb 23 — A press report, Observatory of Earth Sciences said planting of trees, primarily dated today, states: An earthquake the quake struck with a magnitude mangroves, around denuded measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale has of 5.7 on the open-ended Richter shorelines would lessen the impact of been recorded near the Andaman scale. disasters like the Dec 26 tsunami Islands in the India Ocean. The Hong London, Feb 23 — A press report, which killed nearly 290,000 people Kong Observatory says tne earthquake dated today, states: The powerful around the Indian Ocean, according to was recorded early today, The quake earthquake that hit central Iran the report. “Priority should be given occurred at 0117, local time. The caused an estimated $80 million in to near-shore forest development as epicentre of the earthquake was near damage, officials said today. Iranian trees will help absorb the energy of the Andaman Islands. Interior Minister Abdel Wahed Lari future tsunamis, prevent coastal told the Iranian News Agency, IRNA, erosion due to rising sea levels and INDONESIA 50 villages were damaged in meet national objectives for London, Feb 19 — A press report, yesterdays quake “and the destruction reforestration and job creation,” it dated today, states: A powerful varied between 20 and 100 percent.” said. The report, entitled “After The offshore earthquake has struck He said the death toll is expected to Tsunami - Rapid Environmental Indonesia’s eastern Sulawesi region. rise above 500 as rescue operations Assessment,” was released at the The two-minute tremor had a continued. The Iranian government annual meeting of UN Environment magnitude of 6.5, according to the US has not appealed for any international Program (UNEP) governors in Kenya. Geological Survey. No injuries have aid or help. UNEP estimates that reconstruction been reported but officials said sea Zarand, Feb 23 — Rescuers have and rehabilitation costs could top water levels had risen by up to four pulled two women alive from the $A12.6 billion and take as long as a metres. Jakarta’s El Shinta radio said rubble of a mountain village in south- decade to implement. As countries people had fled their homes in the eastern Iran, along with dozens of proceed, they must heed the long-term town of Bau Bau, south-east Sulawesi, corpses, as the death toll from environmental lessons of the tsunami, in panic today, fearing another sea yesterday’s earthquake headed particularly the consequences of surge. However, officials told the towards 550. Thousands of survivors ripping out mangrove swamps and the station that there was no possibility of of the magnitude 6.4 quake, many destruction of coral reefs that protect a tsunami from this tremor, centred angry at the slow pace of relief efforts, coastlines, it said. Indonesian about 70 km offshore to the west of faced another bleak night on freezing Environment Minister Rachmand Bau Bau. The US Geological Survey and rain-soaked slopes amid the mud Witoelar told reporters that his said the tremor just after 0800, local and rubble that used to be their country, where the tsunami killed time, was 10 km beneath the seabed. homes. Iran’s government, which more than 236,000 people, had However, a local meteorological official initially said it could cope without learned a bitter lesson about the said the earthquake had been 37 km foreign assistance, changed tack and important of mangroves. “In under the sea of Flores. There are no said it would take help from abroad. Indonesia, people who perished had reports of casualties or damage at this Iraj Sharifi, head of the medical built houses where mangrove were stage. university in the provincial capital supposed to be,” he said. “We will London, Feb 19 — A press report, Kerman, said 520 bodies had been ensure that we return the mangrove dated today, states: earthquake identified so far. Interior Minister in their natural habitat.” In many measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale Abdolvahed Mousavi-Lari said the toll parts of South-East Asia, mangroves rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island would probably reach 550. Other have been systematically destroyed to today, causing the tide to rise and officials said it could be higher. “Fifty make way for shrimp farms and sparking fears of another tsunami. villages are badly damaged, four or beachfront development. In rebuilding The undersea quake occurred at 0804 five of which are 100% destroyed,” he destroyed housing and infrastructure, hrs, 1104, AEDT, with the epicentre said during a tour of the area. UNEP lamented a lack of best practice 224 km south of Kendari, the capital of Hampered by fog, snow and badly- guidelines for construction to South-east Sulawesi province, Sutiono damaged roads, soldiers and aid minimise damage from giant waves of the National Meteorology and workers were making slow progress and said that such blueprints should with rescue efforts. Unable to bring in be urgently drawn up. Meanwhile, it A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

16 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest suggested that countries enact strict patrol in the restive northeastern building codes in coastal areas to keep state of Manipur, killing four soldiers, construction away from sites known a military official said today. “This to be prone to high waves and was the first major attack by militants flooding. The report noted that Sri on security forces since November,” an Lanka, one of the hardest-hit army officer in Imphal, capital of countries, had already decided to Manipur, said. The ambush by establish a no-build zone up to 200 insurgents, armed with automatic metres from the average high tide rifles, took place in Kumbhal village line. The report also suggests that the AFGHANISTAN late yesterday. The army said it was tourism industry, a vital source of London, Feb 23 — A press report, not clear which militant group in the revenue for many of the tsunami- dated today, states: Gunmen stopped a state was responsible for the latest affected countries’ economies, should car carrying two Afghan aid workers attack. — Reuters. take the lead in locating hotels and in the country’s south before shooting London, Feb 24 — A press report, resorts in less exposed areas. In them in the head, a senior official said dated today, states: At least one addition to the immediate damage to today, a brutal slaying sure to set back policeman was killed and 200 lives and property caused by the the rebuilding of the war-stricken government workers were trapped tsunami, the report said the disaster country. Health Minister Mohammed after Islamic militants stormed the had been compounded by the amount Amin Fatemi said that the sports- administrative headquarters of Indian of debris and toxic substances it utility vehicle used by the two Kashmir, police said. A police spread into marine eco-systems. The employees of medical relief group Ibn spokesman said “one or two militants” Maldives wants to move thousands of Sina had disappeared but said it was had sneaked into the fortified complex residents from low-lying islands as unclear whether militants or robbers of government buildings in the part of a massive rebuilding effort carried out the attack. Fatemi said the Kashmir summer capital Srinagar on after the devastating Dec 26 tsunami. two aid workers were forced from the a suicide mission. The complex houses President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom vehicle in a desert area of Helmand’s hundreds of government employees says he wants foreign aid to get the Sangin district, 220 miles southwest who oversee the civilian job done. The Indian Ocean of Kabul, on their way to deliver administration of the troubled archipelago is made up of 1,192 tiny medical supplies to several clinics in Muslim-majority region. coral islands scattered some 850 the province. “They were brutally kilometres. The tsunami killed 82 murdered by the enemies of the INDONESIA people and caused unprecedented Afghan nation,’’ Fatemi said. The Banda Aceh, Feb 21 — Indonesia’s destruction in the Maldives. President minister said the attack happened on military suffered a rare casualty when Gayoom says the country has already Friday (Feb 18), though Helmand a soldier was killed in a clash with received $US33 million in aid, mostly government spokesman Mohammed separatist rebels in restive Aceh from Japan. He says that is only 10 Wali thought it had occurred province on the eve of another round per cent of the estimated $US304 yesterday. Wali also said the identity of peace talks, the army said today. It million needed for reconstruction. of the attackers and the motive for the said 20 Indonesian army (TNI) attack were unclear and that soldiers were ambushed by about 30 investigators had been dispatched to Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels the area. Helmand is a former yesterday while they were on their stronghold of the Taliban movement way to a bridge reconstruction site in and has seen a steady string of Aceh Jaya regency on the west coast of attacks on aid workers as well as the tsunami-wrecked province. The American and Afghan security forces clash came a day before another round partly blamed on followers of the of peace talks in Helsinki aimed at ousted hardline militia. ending three decades of violence and MOUNT ST. HELENS, securing a lasting peace for the gas- ALBANIA rich province on the northern tip of WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES Bari, Feb 4 — Product tanker Ambar London, Feb 24 — A press report, Sumatra island. The military in Aceh is still under arrest at Bari. — Lloyd’s said in a statement that seven other dated Feb 23, states: Mount St. Agents. Helens has shown an upswing in soldiers were wounded. The military volcanic activity over the past two statement gave no indication of rebel COLOMBIA casualties from the Sunday clash. Its days, US volcano scientists reported. Bogota, Feb 20 — Long dormant Small collapses of hot rock from the latest figures on GAM casualties say Marxist rebels killed six Colombian 131 were killed in January and south end of the lava dome — which soldiers in two separate bomb attacks, February and 166 surrendered and is growing at a rate of about 15 feet detonating a mine field and a house 113 were arrested in the same period. per day — have sent several ash packed with explosives, the army said — Reuters. clouds upward and over the rim of today. The Revolutionary Armed Forces the mile-wide crater, according to of Colombia activated mines which IRAQ US Geological Survey scientists at killed four members of an army patrol Jakarta, Feb 18 — Two Indonesian Johnston Ridge Observatory, about in a rural sector of the northwestern television journalists have been seized five miles north-east of the volcano. province of Antioquia yesterday night. by Iraqi militants in the western city At about 0300 yesterday, scientists Other members of the guerrilla army of Ramadi, a government spokesman said they detected a seismic signal known as FARC blew up a house filled in Jakarta said today. “We have and witnessed a bright glow inside with explosives and killed two other received information ... from the the crater that persisted for about troops at the other end of the country owner of a car rented by two 15 minutes. The glow apparently in Meta province today, the army said. journalists from Metro TV that on Feb resulted from the collapse of The FARC have killed about 50 troops 15, their vehicle heading for Ramadi material at the top of the lava dome, so far this month in a violent rebuttal was halted by an armed group,” which for that brief time exposed of recent military claims they had been foreign affairs spokesman Marty hot rock from deeper inside the pushed into retreat by a defense build- Natalegawa told reporters. “The car, mountain. The last major eruption up under President Alvaro Uribe. The driver and the two journalists have at Mount St. Helens occurred in rebels also blew up a gasoline pipeline been taken to an unknown location. May, 1980, when the volcano lost in Tolima province, the authorities However, I will not use the word nearly a quarter of a mile of its said. — Reuters. abduction yet,” he told a news elevation. The latest activity, which conference. Natalegawa said his office began on Oct 11, is not expected to INDIA had been told by Metro TV, Indonesia’s result in a comparable event, Guwahati, Feb 17 — Separatist only 24-hour news broadcaster, that scientists said. guerrillas ambushed an Indian army the journalists were in Iraq but had

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17 Political & Civil Unrest not contacted their employer recently. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a religious Shi’ite mosque in Iskandariyah, 30 miles “They said there were two staff and leader of the Dawa Party who south of the capital, where hundreds assigned (in Iraq) whose whereabouts spent more than 20 years in exile in of people had gathered, killing eight are now unknown,” he said. London and Iran. Ahmad Chalabi, people and wounding 10, doctors said. Natalegawa did not give the names of another former exile and Pentagon Ramadi, Iraq, Feb 20 — US Marines the journalists. The journalists had favorite who was instrumental in and Iraqi troops set up checkpoints rented a car from Amman, Natalegawa making the case to the United States and imposed an 2000 to 0600 hrs said. The car company reported a to go to war against Saddam, is also curfew on the rebellious city of Jordanian driver had spoken to pushing his candidacy. Jaafari said Ramadi today, part of a nationwide witnesses who saw the car being yesterday he expected a decision in a effort to restore order after last taken, he said. “The (witnesses) said couple of days. Many officials expect month’s election. It was not clear if the they saw the vehicle entering Ramadi the announcement of the president, troops of the 1st Marine expeditionary around 1300 hrs. It was stopped and two vice-presidents and prime force and Iraqi soldiers, launching taken away,” he said. — Reuters. minister to be made together, while it Operation River Blitz, would carry out Mosul, Feb 18 — Two U.S. soldiers could take longer to decide the a larger offensive on Ramadi, 70 miles were killed in separate attacks in the ministries. — Reuters. west of Baghdad, which has northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the U.S. London, Feb 19 — A press report, essentially been in guerrilla hands for military said today. A car bomb dated today, states: Amid increased most of the past year. It is less than exploded next to a U.S. army patrol security, Shiite Muslims in Iraq three months since a major Marines’ yesterday, killing one soldier and marked their holiest day of the year offensive against the former rebel wounding three, the military said in a today, one day after a wave of bloody stronghold of Falluja, just east of statement. In a second attack attacks killed 36 people in the Ramadi, which the US military took yesterday, a soldier was shot dead in deadliest violence to hit this back from insurgents after three an exchange of fire with guerrillas. insurgent-wracked nation since the weeks of furious fighting. Iraq is in The deaths brought to 1,116 the Jan 30 national elections. As hundreds the process of trying to form a number of U.S. troops killed in action of thousands of people converged on government after the Jan 30 election, since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in holy Shiite sites in the south, a car which handed power to the country’s March 2003. — Reuters. bomb exploded outside an Iraqi 60% Shi’ite majority for the first time Baghdad, Feb 18 — Suicide bombers National Guard base in Baqouba, 35 after decades of Sunni Muslim killed at least 15 people in attacks on miles north-east of Baghdad, killing dominance. “Operation River Blitz is Shi’ite mosques in Baghdad today as one Iraqi guardsman and wounding designed to target insurgents and thousands of Shi’ites — Iraq’s majority another, police Col Muthafar Shahab terrorists who have attempted to Muslim sect — commemorated said. The suicide bomber also died in destabilize the Anbar province by Ashura, the main event in their the blast, he said. Another car bomb terrorising the populace through religious calendar. In the first attack, exploded at an Iraqi army checkpoint wanton acts of violence and a man wearing an explosives-packed in Latifiya, 20 miles south of the intimidation,” the US military said in vest merged into a crowd near a capital, killing two Iraqi soldiers, an a statement. “We were asked by the mosque in the Doura district of army officer said. In southern Iraqi government to increase our southwestern Baghdad and blew Baghdad, gunmen holed up in a security operations in the city to himself up, survivors said. The blast building opened fire on a funeral locate, isolate and defeat anti-Iraqi killed 14 people and wounded at least procession in which mourners were forces and terrorists,” said Major 42. Soon afterwards, an explosion carrying coffins of some of the dead General Richard Natonski, shook a second Shi’ite mosque in killed yesterday in a bombing at the commander of the 1st Marines western Baghdad, the U.S. military capital’s al-Khadimain mosque, expeditionary force. The operation and police sources said. Police initially witnesses said. Iraqi National Guard follows a series of suicide bombings blamed that blast on a mortar strike troops guarding the procession foiled and other attacks on Shi’ite Muslims, but later said two suicide bombers the attack, however, returning fire and killing at least 50 people, while they approached crowds outside the capturing one of the assailants, said were marking Ashura, the most mosque. They were spotted by police, Sgt Ali Hussein. No casualties were important day in the Shi’ite religious who shot both, but one still blew reported. There were no immediate calendar. The attacks are believed to himself up, killing one person and claims of responsibility for yesterday’s have been the work of Sunni Muslim wounding eight. The attacks came as blasts — three of them suicide attacks militants determined to foment thousands of Shi’ites marched through — in Baghdad and Iskandariyah, sectarian division among Iraqis and the city for Ashura in a show of south of the capital. However, Shiites drive the country toward civil war. strength a day after a Shi’ite alliance blamed radical Sunni Muslim Ramadi — a city of several hundred was confirmed as the winner of last insurgents, who have staged car thousand people — Falluja and the month’s historic election, handing the bombs, shootings and kidnappings to whole of Iraq’s vast western Anbar community power for the first time. try to destabilise Iraq’s reconstruction. province, which stretches to the Iraq’s Electoral Commission Yesterday’s attacks on Shiites began borders with Jordan and Syria, have announced yesterday that the main with two suicide bombings outside been a hotbed of the insurgency over Shi’ite coalition, the United Iraqi mosques in predominantly Shiite the past 18 months. Natonski Alliance, had secured 140 seats in the neighbourhoods of Baghdad. The first described the militants in Ramadi as assembly, just enough for a slim explosion at the al-Khadimain mosque “intent on preventing a peaceful majority. A Kurdish alliance came killed 15, while the second, at al- transition of power between the second and will have 75 seats, while a Bayaa, took 10 lives, an official at interim Iraqi government and the list headed by interim Prime Minister Baghdad’s al-Yarmouk Hospital said. Iraqi transitional government,” which Iyad Allawi, a secular Shi’ite, will The al-Khadimain bombing occurred is now being formed following the have 40. A two-thirds majority is just outside the entrance to the election. — Reuters. needed in the assembly to decide the mosque as people were still inside London, Feb 23 — A press report, top government posts, a margin the praying. The al-Bayaa attack also took dated today, states: A car bomb killed Shi’ite alliance could secure if it allies place outside the mosque, as prayers two people and wounded 14 in the with the Kurdish coalition. Intense were about to end. Another explosion northern Iraqi city of Mosul today, and talks have been going on for the past hit a Shiite religious procession, a US soldier was killed in a separate two weeks to determine who will take killing two and injuring five, according bomb attack north of Baghdad, the top positions, with the Kurds to Iraqi police Lt Waed Hussein. A officials said. The violence came a day widely expected to secure the fourth attack, involving a suicide after Iraq’s dominant Shiite political presidency and the Shi’ite alliance bomber, struck an Iraqi police and party chose Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the expected to clinch the prime minister’s National Guard checkpoint in a Sunni head of a religious party who fought post. But it is not clear who from the neighbourhood, killing at least one Saddam Hussein and took refuge in United Iraqi Alliance will be the policeman. Later yesterday, a car Iran for a decade, as its candidate for preferred choice. The front runner is bomb exploded outside a Shiite prime minister - making him the

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18 Political & Civil Unrest overwhelming favorite for the post. collective punishment but which the since the clashes began last month, Today’s car bomb took place in western Jewish state had long argued deterred pitting rival Kikuyu and Maasai groups Mosul, said Essam Youssef of the city’s attacks. Israeli security sources said against each other in a landscape of Jamhouri hospital, where some of the the decision followed a review that volcanic peaks and craters in the casualties were brought. It was not found the policy’s efficacy against a country’s giant Rift Valley. The violence immediately clear what the target of revolt raging in the occupied West was the latest in a series of clashes the bomb was. Witnesses said no US or Bank and Gaza Strip since September between members of various Kenyan Iraqi forces in the area where the 2000 was off-set by the violent communities over land in the past few explosion took place. In a statement, resentment it spread among months, an explosive issue that the US military said two people were Palestinians. The turnaround was part President Mwai Kibaki’s government killed and 14 wounded in the attack, of a truce declared by Israeli Prime has promised to address. — Reuters. which it blamed on insurgents who Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian “continue to disregard the safety of President Mahmoud Abbas at a Feb 8 NEPAL their fellow citizens during their peace summit in Egypt, officials on London, Feb 18 — A press report, attacks.’’ Also in Mosul, US soldiers both sides said. “This is the result of dated today, states: The authorities in shot dead a civilian in a pickup truck the Sharm el-Sheikh understandings Nepal have cut off all telephone lines who approached their convoy too and the outcome of the Palestinian- again on a day of planned pro- closely as he was trying to pass it, Israelis talks,” Abbas aide Nabil Abu democracy protests. The same move policeman Ahmed Rashid said. Weary Rdainah said. Israeli human rights was made when King Gyanendra of car bombs, most US military group B’Tselem said the army had staged a royal coup two weeks ago for vehicles carry signs warning drivers to bulldozed or dynamited 675 what the authorities said were keep away. Elsewhere, a soldier from Palestinian dwellings since the security reasons. Meanwhile, the the US Task Force Liberty was killed outbreak of violence, leaving 4,239 United States has said it may suspend today when assailants set off the bomb people homeless. — Reuters. military aid if the king does not near Tuz, 105 miles north of Baghdad, Betunia, West Bank, Feb 21 — Israel restore power to an elected the military said in a statement. freed 500 Palestinian prisoners today government soon. The US, European Earlier today, the military said a US in the largest mass release for nearly a Union and India have recalled their Marine was killed in a non-hostile decade, a gesture meant to bolster a envoys from Kathmandu. Major aid vehicle accident during military cease-fire deal with new Palestinian donors such as India, the US and the operations in Anbar province west of President Mahmoud Abbas. However, EU say they are reviewing their Baghdad, the US command said today. many Palestinians say Abbas will need assistance to Nepal. On Tuesday (Feb London, Feb 24 — A press report, even larger prisoner releases to get the 15), Denmark became the first country dated today, states: A man wearing a armed groups to formalise the cease- to suspend its aid programme. police uniform drove a car bomb into a fire he agreed with Israeli Prime Kathmandu, Feb 21 — Maoist rebels parking lot inside police headquarters Minister Ariel Sharon at a Feb 8 attacked a convoy on a key highway in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of summit in Egypt. Israel holds about west of Nepal’s capital and killed a Tikrit today, setting off a massive 8,000 prisoners. About half the truck driver, an army officer said explosion that killed at least 15 police prisoners freed today were from Fatah, today. The driver was killed yesterday officers and wounded 22, police and Abbas’s faction. The rest were from when the rebels hurled crude bombs witnesses said. Police Capt. Hakim Islamic factions that are still weighing and fired at the convoy at Charaundi, Mohammed, part of a force protecting whether to agree formally to the cease- 80 km west of Kathmandu, to enforce Tikrit’s main hospital, where most of fire. Abbas’s dominant Fatah a blockade of roads linking the hill- the casualties were brought, said 15 movement further strengthened his ringed city with the rest of the people died and 22 were wounded. hand by approving a new cabinet with country. “They fired at the convoy from London, Feb 24 — A press report, loyalists in key posts. Major-General the jungle along the highway,” the dated today, states: Iraq is able to Nasser Yousef, who played a big role army officer said. At least seven other resume oil exports through the in a crackdown on Islamic militants in people were injured in the first deadly Turkish port of Ceyhan from its the 1990s, was named as interior attack on a convoy since the Maoists northern fields around Kirkuk but no minister. Former security chief called the blockade nine days ago. The date has yet been set, an oil source Mohammed Dahlan, another guerrillas are protesting against King said. “Pumping from Kirkuk wells to strongman, will also become a cabinet Gyanendra’s Feb 1 move to dismiss the reservoirs in the Baiji region began minister. As Fatah has a two-thirds democratic government. Army yesterday,” an oil source said today, majority in the Palestinian Legislative spokesman Brigadier General Dipak referring to the refinery town that is Council, the government list should be Gurung said more troops had been the hub of Iraq’s pipeline network. passed later today. Palestinians moved rushed to the site of Sunday’s attack “The operation is set to accumulate a step closer yesterday to taking full and highway patrols had been boosted. large amounts of crude before pumping control of the occupied Gaza Strip “We have definitely increased security them through the main oil pipeline, after Sharon’s cabinet gave vital along the highways and helicopters are with a capacity of 400,000 barrels per approval for a withdrawal from providing air patrols,” Gurung said. He day, to the Ceyhan terminal. “Actual settlements under a plan touted as a said more that 200 vehicles had pumping towards Turkey depends on a possible springboard to peace entered the capital yesterday carrying political decision,” the source said. Oil negotiations. Sharon gave the order essential goods and petroleum products ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said: for evacuations to start on Jul 20. But under army escorts — much less than “No decision has yet been taken on while Palestinians welcome the Gaza on a normal day. Traffic on the this matter,” adding that the pipeline withdrawal, they were angry at the landlocked nation’s highways has come network in the north faced continued cabinet’s simultaneous decision to to a near halt as the guerrillas have sabotage by insurgents. A pipeline endorse a route for a barrier looping set up road blocks and barricades to linking Kirkuk with Baiji was deep into the West Bank to take in cut off supplies in their latest attempt attacked yesterday, soon after it had major settlement blocs. Israel says the to bolster their campaign for a been repaired after previous sabotage, barrier is a vital security bulwark communist republic. Residents in causing a fire near the Sunni Arab against any infiltrating Palestinian Nepalgunj, a business centre, said insurgent stronghold of Hawija. A gas militants. — Reuters. dozens of tankers loaded with pipeline linking Kirkuk with power petroleum products from India had stations in the region was also hit by KENYA been stranded because drivers were too insurgents yesterday, Jihad said. Longonot, Feb 23 — Hundreds of scared to enter Nepal. The blockade people blocked a main road north-west sent prices of vegetables soaring in ISRAEL of Kenya’s capital Nairobi today to Kathmandu, but there was no sign of Jerusalem, Feb 17 — Israel ordered a protest against the government’s panic buying. Officials said they had halt today to the demolition of failure to stop sporadic ethnic clashes enough stocks of petroleum products Palestinian militants’ family homes, a over land and water, witnesses said. and essential goods, mainly supplied tactic decried internationally as At least 15 people have been killed by India, for a month. — Reuters.

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London, Feb 23 — A press report, people who have left the area are ceasefire by Chechen separatist dated yesterday, states: Communist staying with relatives and friends, leaders ends today. The rebels’ truce rebels set off a dozen bombs west of said social welfare officer Maydelyn and call for peace talks has been Nepal’s capital, hitting schools, Malli Badjin. Fighting started dismissed by the Moscow-backed government buildings and a power between the army and rebels on Feb 6, authorities in Grozny. They say station, while fighting with and appears to have been triggered by clashes between rebel forces and government forces in the east killed 12 the army’s entry into rebel territory government-backed troops have guerrillas, police said today. At least following an ambush. continued inside the republic. Russian three civilians were wounded in the President Vladimir Putin’s stance is explosions yesterday, police said. RUSSIA unchanged and he wants the militant India, meanwhile, confirmed today Moscow, Feb 20 — Russian troops crackdown to intensify. Last month, that it halted all military aid to Nepal today used heavy weaponry and gas to Aslan Maskhadov said his ceasefire after King Gyanendra grabbed power kill three rebels holed up in a house n call was a gesture of goodwill, to end a Feb. 1 and imposed a state of the town of Nalchik, some 120 km long, and bloody war. The former emergency. “In view of the current from Chechnya, local media reported. Chechen president said he wanted to disturbed conditions in Nepal, it is a The rebels were besieged in an negotiate so announced he had fact that no military supplies have apartment block for more than a day, ordered a halt to all rebel attacks, but been delivered since Feb. 1,” Indian before dozens of special forces troops pro-Moscow forces inside Chechnya External Affairs Ministry spokesman with armoured vehicles subdued them, say the killing has continued. On Navtej Sarna told reporters. India, a leaving their apartment in flames. Monday night (Feb 21), they say nine key supplier of arms and military Police said the raid was the Russian soldiers died in an ambush, equipment to Nepal, harshly criticised culmination of a three-day operation close to the Chechen capital Grozny Gyanendra for dismissing the to break militant Islamic groups who but, unusually, no rebel group has government and suspending civil have intensified attacks on Russian claimed responsibility. As the deadline liberties. The rebels, fighting for nine forces in the region of Kabardino- for negotiations ran out, security was years to replace Nepal’s constitutional Balkariya over the last year. “Today increased nonetheless. Chechen monarchy with communist rule, we ended a well-organised special officials say they cannot rule out the responded to Gyanendra’s takeover operation to destroy several terrorist possibility rebel forces are regrouping with a blockade of the country’s groups that have prepared terrorist and preparing further major attacks, highways. They have set off crude acts on Russian territory,” said Deputy but far from looking to peace talks, bombs, laid obstructions and forced Interior Minister Arkady Yedelev in Moscow is only hardening its stance. the army to shift its focus to televised comments. RIA Novosti news President Putin was talking tough protecting commuters rather than agency quoted him as saying the again this week, ordering his interior fighting the rebels. The rebels lost 12 attacking troops had pumped in tear minister to continue targeting fighters in a shootout yesterday when gas before the storm. The battle, the suspected militants across the North they attacked an army patrol near latest in a series of firefights outside Caucasus. Moscow keeps repeating its Dakaha village east of the Nepalese Chechnya itself in recent months, claims the region is returning to capital, Katmandu, a police officer started in the early morning when the normal. In fact, the violence appears said today on condition of anonymity. rebels refused to surrender after being to be spreading even further. Soldiers fought the rebels for more surrounded yesterday morning. It was than three hours, seizing weapons and not clear who the rebels were, but SOMALIA ammunition from them, he said. The Yedelev said Russian troops had Kakuma, Kenya, Feb 23 — The new army reported no casualties. detained five men before attacking the Somali government should use its own Separately, the rebels detonated house. Rebel Website militias to bring stability at home, several bombs before dawn on Monday www.chechenpress.co.uk reported that instead of relying on African Union in the town of Nepalgunj, about 500 they did not belong to an Islamist troops whose presence could invite kilometres west of Katmandu, hitting group called ‘Yarmuk’ which was the attacks, a U.S. ambassador said today. several government buildings, police target of a similar attack from William Bellamy, the U.S. ambassador officials in the area said today. Russian forces in Nalchik last month, to Kenya whose portfolio includes but referred to them as Muslim peace efforts in Somalia, said the NIGERIA fighters. “They all belonged to a Somali government should be able to See under “Kidnappings”. reactionary branch of Islam ... and secure its restive country with militias were in the general structure of bandit controlled by powerful former PHILIPPINES groups headed by (Aslan) Maskhadov warlords in its ranks. Formed last London, Feb 18 — A press report, and (Shamil) Basayev,” said Yedelev, year in the relative safety of Kenya, dated yesterday, states: Hundreds of referring to the Chechen rebel leaders only some elements of the new Somali civilians are continuing to flee their blamed by Russia for militant attacks government have returned to their homes in the southern Philippines, throughout the country. Maskhadov anarchic homeland. The cabinet’s after 10 days of clashes between and Basayev say they are currently stated goal of returning home by Feb troops and Muslim rebels. About observing a ceasefire, and rebel Web 21 passed with the fledgling 25,000 villagers have now left the sites carried no reports linking them administration still in Nairobi. The area, said provincial spokesman Sabri to the killed militants. — Reuters. government, at the urging of President Asri. Yesterday soldiers took over the Grozny, Russia, Feb 22 — Nine Abdullahi Yusuf, has asked for a rebels’ main camp near Panamao Russian soldiers died and three were combined force of 7,500 peacekeeping town, which was the scene of some of injured near Chechnya’s capital when troops from AU and Arab League the fiercest gun battles. “The enemy is a rebel-fired grenade brought down a states. The AU has approved the being routed,” said President Gloria building in which they were deployment of troops from Djibouti, Arroyo today. She added that the sheltering, officials said today. “The Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia, “dragnet is closing in” on the rebels attacked our base in the old but there is no timetable and growing perpetrators of three bomb attacks factory, when a grenade knocked the doubts that it will happen. which hit the Philippines on Monday wall down,” said one officer as he (Feb 14), leaving 12 people dead. Local stood next to the ruins of the disused SRI LANKA militants the Abu Sayyaf - one of two building on the edge of Grozny. Troops London, Feb 21 — A press report, rebel groups thought to have been had moved into the factory yesterday dated today, states: Two people have involved in the Jolo clashes - has said to spend the night there when they been killed and 11 seriously injured in it carried out the bombings. Despite a came under fire. Two rebels were a bomb blast at a court house in current lull in the fighting, residents killed before rebel fire toppled a southern Sri Lanka, as former US near Panamao are still leaving the support wall in the building. — presidents George Bush and Bill area, said provincial spokesman Sabri Reuters. Clinton tour the region. A bomb ripped Asri. Five main evacuation centres London, Feb 23 — A press report, through the court in the town of have been set up, although most of the dated today, states: A month-long Embilipitiya in the district of

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Ratnapura as a magistrate began may soon be in desperate need of life- promised to hold presidential elections hearing cases listed for the day, police saving assistance. Aid workers, relief within months, but this was rejected said. The town is about 75km from helicopters and food trucks were under as insufficient by the regional where Mr Bush and Mr Clinton were fire from government forces, rebels grouping, Ecowas, when it met on inspecting damage caused to Sri and militia, the United Nations added. Saturday (Feb 19). The group imposed Lanka’s coastal regions by December’s The Sudanese government called on sanctions, including a travel ban on tsunami. The blast could be linked to the international community to exert Togolese leaders and an arms an ongoing court case, police said. A pressure on rebel groups to resume embargo. The African Union backed hospital reported that at least 11 talks. “We have respected the ceasefire the Ecowas stance. The European people taken for treatment were in a — primarily for the safety of our own Union urged Togo to restore critical condition. Mr Clinton and Mr civilians — and grounded our military constitutional order and the United Bush left the south of the island in aircraft in a show of good faith,” States announced it would end all mid-morning and headed for the Khalifa added in a statement military assistance. “We are reviewing capital Colombo after inspecting US- yesterday. The SLA last week said it all aspects of our relationship,” state funded tsunami relief operations, had spotted a government military department spokesman Richard police said. plane in northern Darfur. — Reuters. Boucher said. Under the original constitution - which was amended to SUDAN THAILAND legitimise Mr Faure’s installation - the Khartoum, Feb 20 — The Sudanese London, Feb 18 — A press report, parliamentary speaker should hold the government said talks to end violence dated today, states: Thailand is presidency pending the election. He in Darfur would resume at the end of grappling with an alarming escalation remains overseas. The authorities say February, but rebels said they had not of violence in the Muslim-majority Mr Faure was installed to prevent a been told of the date and would need south after an unprecedented car dangerous power vacuum. Togolese more time to prepare themselves for bomb killed six people last night, just Foreign Minister Kokou Tozoun told any talks. The rebel Sudan Liberation hours after Prime Minister Thaksin Reuters news agency: “Can we be Movement (SLM) said a return to Shinawatra left the region. The bomb without a president for 60 days?” He talks depended on the government also injured 44 people, up to five added: “We prefer to have sanctions creating a “conducive atmosphere”, critically, when it detonated inside a and be in peace and stability rather and that the African Union, which is pickup truck parked next to a busy than descending towards civil war.” sponsoring the talks, had not given it hotel in Sungai Kolok, a town on the On Saturday, opponents and a date. SLM spokesman Adam Ali Malaysian border. “One of the injured supporters of the new leader held rival Shogar said today the government died this morning at Sungai Kolok demonstrations. Both passed off must within two weeks withdraw from hospital,” taking the toll to six, a peacefully. A week earlier, at least areas it has captured since a much- police officer in the town said. The three people were killed when police violated ceasefire was signed and attack was the deadliest single opened fire during a protest. The respect a no-fly zone before the rebels bombing in a campaign of violence opposition wants Mr Faure to stand would consider a return to talks. The that has gripped the Muslim- down immediately. One of the main government said later today it had dominated deep south for the past 13 opposition parties has accused France begun withdrawing from some of the months and claimed about 600 lives. A - the former colonial power - of failing areas. “We have not received any small bomb exploded in neighbouring to use its influence to resolve the notification from the African Union Yala province today, slightly injuring crisis. — Reuters. (AU) regarding the restarting of the two soldiers assigned to provide talks,” the SLM spokesman said. “If protection for teachers, police said. UGANDA the government delivers on its pledges Narathiwat governor Pracha Taerat Kampala, Feb 22 — The Ugandan and creates a conducive atmosphere said the pickup was laden with about government’s latest unilateral then we will return to talks,” he said. 100kg of explosives and was detonated ceasefire with northern rebels expired A statement issued after talks of the outside the Marina Hotel in an area today, but a senior official said the Joint Ceasefire Commission in Chad’s crowded with open-air beer bars. The government would continue to talk capital N’Djamena between the rebels area, a scene of devastation after the peace with fighters from the Lord’s and the government on Thursday (Feb blast which left a small crater in the Resistance Army (LRA). Internal 17) said the two sides had committed road and knocked out power, was Affairs Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, to restart peace talks in Nigeria’s cordoned off as forensic officers pored the government’s top official at recent capital Abuja and a Sudanese official over the site Friday to collect landmark meetings with the rebels, said the government was working to evidence, police said. Four cars, five was travelling to Gulu, the epicentre create a “conducive atmosphere”. “The motorcycles and a number of nearby of the 18-year-old war, for a meeting government has complied with the shops, restaurants and bars were “in connection” with the peace process. Joint Ceasefire Commission’s destroyed by the bomb, while the “We are pursuing three elements: resolution that the government Marina Hotel, where a wedding party military operations will continue, withdraws from all areas taken after had gathered on the third floor at the rebels who want to surrender are Sep 8 and we have moved out of two of time of the explosion, suffered welcome to do so, and we will also the four areas named,” Dr Altijani considerable damage. continue negotiations,” he told Salih Fidail State Minister at the Reuters. The geographically limited Ministry of Foreign Affairs told TOGO truce zone, announced by President reporters. SLM Chairman Abdel London, Feb 22 — A press report, Yoweri Museveni earlier this month, Wahid Mohammed Ahmed Nour said dated Feb 21, states: Togo’s National was aimed at building trust following the AU must also force the Assembly has voted to reverse the first face-to-face talks for a decade government to implement agreements constitutional changes that allowed that took place deep in the bush in signed in November on security and President Gnassingbe Eyadema’s son December. Efforts to end the war humanitarian issues for peace talks to to take power when his father died. through dialogue were complicated by have any meaning. He said the SLM The army’s installation of Faure last week’s surrender of top LRA also needed at least 20 days to prepare Gnassingbe caused an outcry and West negotiator “Brigadier” Sam Kolo. He for any talks. Majzoub al-Khalifa, the African leaders imposed sanctions. was the most visible member of the head of the government negotiating However, the Togolese MPs stopped cult-like group, and his position has delegation, said late yesterday the AU short of asking Mr Faure to step down now been filled by LRA deputy had told the government the peace and his future as president remains commander Vincent Otti, who analysts talks would resume at the end of unclear. The MP introducing the bill see as more of a hardliner. February. The United Nations on said the measure would ensure Government officials and Western Friday (Feb 18) warned of a new national serenity in Togo and restore diplomats still say the tentative, threat of famine in Darfur, where international confidence. Mr Faure current contacts are the best chance rebels took up arms two years ago. It originally said he would serve his yet to end one of Africa’s most bitter said as many as four million people father’s full term until 2008. He later conflicts. On a regional level, the

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21 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings/Labour Disputes process has been boosted by a separate Rivers states. A spokesman for the INDIA peace deal in neighbouring southern Korean embassy declined to comment. London, Feb 18 — A press report, Sudan, where the LRA has often — Reuters. dated today, states: The Madras High retreated to mountainous hideouts. Court has restrained the workers of The rebels, who move on foot in small Chennai Container Terminal (CCTL) groups and are notorious for targeting from going on strike or indulging in civilians, are also thought to have “go-slow” until further orders. The been weakened by Ugandan military workers had begun a “go-slow” strike raids last year — many of them on demanding reinstatement of four of their camps across the border in their colleagues, suspended for Sudan. The International Crisis Group indiscipline. They had also given (ICG), a Brussels-based think-tank, notice for a strike from February 27 to said the conflict “may finally be FRANCE press for their demand. CCTL is also amenable to resolution, but the next London, Feb 21 — A press report, permitted by the court to bring in few weeks will be decisive”. It said dated yesterday, states: Air France contractors/outside operators to keep Museveni’s government must make a ground staff at Paris’s Orly airport the terminal at full operational concerted effort to push the peace voted to resume their strike over the capability. CCTL sources said workers process forward by extending the suspension of a worker after the would be inducted from outside and latest unilateral ceasefire for a month, accidental death of a flight attendant, normalcy would be restored within two and the LRA must demonstrate its which could mean further travel days. CCTL suspended four more desire for a peaceful resolution by delays. The French flag carrier said it employees, pending enquiry, who were negotiating seriously and concluding a would be able to operate 70 percent of threatening workers who are not definitive ceasefire. “The peace its scheduled flights tomorrow from willing to support the stir. According process needs greater outside support, Orly, located south of Paris, despite to CCTL, four non-management staff, including a special U.S. envoy and the work stoppage. Of about 140 pending enquiry, were suspended for pressure on Sudan to end all backing flights scheduled for today, Air France disrupting a management meeting. for the LRA,” the ICG said in a said between 70 and 75 would leave as These employees instigated their co- statement. “If the international planned, with domestic flights the workmen to “go slow” in operations. community provides focused, hardest-hit. Long-haul flights to north Due to this, the rate of vessel meaningful support, peace is Africa and the Caribbean were given operations dropped to less than half, achievable in 2005.” — Reuters. priority for departure. Air France’s to 8 moves per hour, causing great Kampala, Feb 23 — Ten people, ground staff went on strike Friday (Feb hardship to exporters. In the wage including a pregnant woman and two 18) to protest the suspension of a settlement signed by the non- children, were killed by rebels in tarmac worker after a flight attendant management staff in August 2004, the remote northern Uganda on the day a fell accidentally to her death from the employees had given an undertaking partial government ceasefire ended, a top of a mobile stairway on February 1 not to indulge in strike or go slow. member of parliament said today. as passengers were disembarking. “Their present actions are in violation Betty Amongi, an MP for Apac Hundreds of passengers were left of the agreement and the “go-slow” is district, told Reuters there were two stranded by the weekend work stoppage deemed as an illegal strike,” CCTL attacks late yesterday night — one on at Orly, which coincided with the start officials said. a camp for people displaced by the of winter vacations for Parisian war, and another on a village nearby. schoolchildren. Unions have demanded ITALIAN AIRLINE PERSONNEL “The LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) that the tarmac worker be reinstated London, Feb 21 — A press report, rebels attacked them after infiltrating and that a March 3 hearing about his dated today, states: Alitalia flight south from Pader district,” she said. possible firing for gross misconduct be attendants went on a one-day strike Amongi said another two people were cancelled. But Air France chairman today, forcing Italy’s flagship carrier to killed late yesterday in a nearby Jean-Cyril Spinetta said yesterday he cancel 90 flights. The walkout was village. — Reuters. could not stop the disciplinary action. staged by one of several labour Airport police were continuing to confederations representing the investigate the circumstances of the airline’s staff. The workers are in accident. Air France workers were to contract renewal negotiations. Alitalia meet early tomorrow to decide whether said flight attendants would also to stay on the job. continue their “sandwich strike” — London, Feb 22 — A press report, refusing to serve in-flight snacks and dated today, states: A four-day strike beverages — until Feb 26. Today’s by ground staff at Orly airport, in strike forced Alitalia to cancel 28 Paris, which caused severe disruption domestic flights, 50 European flights Political & Civil Unrest and 12 intercontinental flights. NIGERIA to flights over the weekend was called off today, unions said. The stoppage Earlier this month, a strike by Warri, Feb 18 — Nigerian ethnic workers belonging to the labour union militants have kidnapped a Korean oil was launched on Friday (Feb 18) in protest against the suspension of a Sult forced Alitalia to scrap 140 industry worker in what appears to be flights. An Alitalia spokeswoman said an extortion attempt, police and worker accused of failing to observe safety procedures in an incident that on condition of anonymity that diplomatic sources said today. The negotiations were “going forward” victim was a supervisor for Daewoo caused the death of a flight attendant. Management at Air France mobilised with the group representing the flight Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of the attendants, as well as other unions. South Korean building company non-striking workers and had promised a return to normal today. The Italy’s La Repubblica daily said today Daewoo Engineering and Construction that labour unrest could spread this Co Ltd, the sources said. Company dispute began after the flight attendant accidentally fell to her death week to several groups representing officials were not available for Alitalia workers. comment. “It was a kidnapping by a from the top of a mobile stairway as passengers were disembarking on Feb new group to show their existence,” a SRI LANKA diplomatic source said, adding that 1. The disciplined worker is believed to have moved the stairway too early. But Karachi, Feb 22 — United Alliance of the militants from the Ijaw ethnic Railway Trade Unions of Sri Lanka group in Bayelsa state were strikers said the accident was caused indirectly by a policy of cost-cutting has called off the strike after getting a demanding money and contracts. The favourable solution for their demands source said efforts were being made to and quick turnarounds, and accused management of seeking a scapegoat. from the Sri Lanka government secure the worker’s release. A police yesterday. Earlier, rail services in the source said the kidnapping took place “This doesn’t mean our campaign is over. We are going to prepare other country were paralyzed due to a strike yesterday near the village of Ndiama, called by a trade union comprising of on the border between Bayelsa and actions,” said Anne Giovanelli of the Sud union. ten railway trade unions. The co- A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

22 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements convenor of the United Alliance of stages of the settlements this month. stress, anxiety and disruptions of Railway Trade Unions, Sampath The defendants’ identities are not their lives for months after their Rajitha told the local media that they being released because some of the homes and yards were heavily decided to suspend their trade union settlements are confidential, said Kirk damaged in December, 2001. King action after getting government Presley, one of the attorneys County Superior Court Judge James assurance. According to Transport representing the plaintiffs. ‘’The D. Cayce, after a nonjury trial, also Ministry sources Minister Perera has defendants can be collectively referred directed the water district to strongly protested against the trade to as maintenance, inspection, repair compensate the homeowners for union action launched by a section of and engine overhaul providers,’’ extensive repairs to restore their railway workers on the date they were Presley said in a phone interview. The homes, yards, landscaping and scheduled to resume train services aircraft, a six-passenger 1981 Piper outbuildings, as well as replace loss from Matara to Colombo after the Cheyenne IIXL, crashed because of a of personal property. The damage restoration of the railway track, which broken part called the propeller pitch awards also covers the property was destroyed in the tsunami. control assembly bracket, Presley said. owners’ costs for the removal of tons According to Sampath Rajitha the The bracket connects a cable to the of sand, dirt and debris that washed Minister has agreed to repeal the propeller governor, which determines down a steep hillside after the water circular cancelling three increments the propeller speed, he said. ‘’The part main failed. The homeowners also due for the railway workers at this had a fatigue crack that showed had to have a retaining wall built to discussion. The Ministry has also progression from both top and protect their property. Matt Everett, informed the trade unions that they bottom,’’ Presley added. ‘’The final 10 general manager of the water district, would take appropriate action to add percent of the metal finally gave way, said yesterday he could not comment the Rs.2, 500 increased from the and the pilot lost control of the on the case. “We’re still in litigation budget to their basic salary from April propeller.’’ The National and it is expected to be appealed,” this year. A committee headed by Transportation Safety Board Everett said. Another hearing is set Transport Deputy Minister Lasantha determined the part likely failed in for Feb 24, when the judge will be Alagiyawanna has been appointed to flight, the press release said. ‘’There asked to decide who pays the attorney look into the other demands of the really was no dispute that the bracket fees. However, Brian Snure, the trade unions. The strike, which failed; the question was who was water district’s attorney, did say the commenced from midnight Sunday responsible,’’ Presley said. The New $4.2 million in awards, if upheld on (Feb 20) left thousands of commuters, Piper Corp., successor to the original appeals, would not be passed along to especially school children and office Piper Aircraft Corp. that district customers on their water workers travelling to Colombo from manufactured the aircraft and later bills. “All of this is covered by the out stations, stranded at bus filed bankruptcy, issued a liability insurance,” Snure said. The stands and railway stations yesterday. maintenance alert after the crash, the lawsuit sought compensation for Engine drivers, assistant drivers, press release said. The warning was damage to three homes on Three Tree railway shuntmen, point’s men and distributed to all Cheyenne owners Point in the 2400 block of Southwest technical assistants joined the strike and those in the aircraft service and 172nd Street. According to filings in on eight demands from Sunday repair industry. It advised them to King County Superior Court, the midnight. — Lloyd’s List closely monitor the bracket and three homes are owned by Dr David Correspondent. inspect it for signs of wear. ‘’Our W. Larson, a Burien dentist, Dr Holly research revealed that this was the L. Moore and Dr John Michael Moore, UNITED STATES first, and hopefully given the and Terrill G. Cain and Eleanor Fisk- See Fairweather under “Marine.” maintenance alert, the last crash that Cain. According to the court rulings, was triggered by this type of failure,’’ Larson received about $1 million; said Dexter, Mo., attorney C.H. Cain and Fisk-Cain received a total of Parsons Jr., who also represented the about $1.62 million; and the Moores plaintiffs. The case was complicated received a total of about $1.55 million. because the families of Falcon The damage to the homes occurred employees could not sue the company when a six-inch water main on the or its pilot, Presley said. The law hillside failed on Dec 16, 2001. A. allows the families to collect workers’ Richard Maloney, the attorney for the compensation benefits but not to file a homeowners, wrote in court filings AIRCRAFT CRASH, TENNESSEE, civil suit, he said. They also couldn’t that the homeowners called 911 UNITED STATES sue Piper because of a federal law immediately when they saw water London, Feb 24 — A press report, prohibiting suits against an airplane flowing down the hillside. However, it dated today, states: The families of manufacturer or parts supplier if the was nearly two hours before water two people killed when their part in question failed more than 18 district crews were able to shut off the employer’s aircraft crashed near years after its first sale date, he said. flow of water, which Maloney said Medon in 2001 will receive more than But Presley and Parsons are pursuing dramatically increased the damage. $9 million in a lawsuit settlement, a separate civil suit on behalf of the “By the time the water was shut off, their attorneys said yesterday. The family of David Goessling, the only tens of thousands of gallons of water aircraft, owned by Malden, Mo.-based victim who wasn’t a Falcon employee. and many tons of earth flowed over, in Falcon Communications, crashed after That suit is against Falcon and its and through Dr. Larson’s property, reporting engine trouble and trying to pilot and is set for trial this summer. surround and invading his real home make an emergency landing at and property,” Maloney wrote. McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport on DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, Larson’s yard was covered with sand, June 3, 2001. All five people aboard UNITED STATES rocks and dirt up to eight feet deep in were killed. They were the company’s London, Feb 21 — A press report, some places. The three homes were chief financial officer, Lisa Goessling, dated Feb 19, states: A judge has immediately “red-tagged” by Burien 38; her husband, David Goessling, 40, ordered the Highline Water District to city officials because the homes were who was a consultant; Falcon engineer pay about $4.2 million in damages to no longer safe for occupancy. The William Jones, 41; Falcon President the owners of three fashionable homes water district denied earlier claims for and CEO Brian Provance, 44; and pilot on Three Tree Point in Burien that damages and denied liability for the Alan England, 47. Lisa Goessling’s were inundated by mud after a water damages. The district’s former children will get almost $5.35 million, main ruptured. The district serves a manager said the landslide was an act and Jones’ family will get almost $3.9 population of about 65,000 residents, of God that had broken the line and million in the settlements, according including areas of Kent, Des Moines, caused the damage, Maloney wrote in to a press release from the law firm of SeaTac, Tukwila, Burien, Normandy the case filings. The homeowners Monsees, Miller, Mayer, Presley and Park and Federal Way. Each of the contend the district was negligent in Amick in Kansas City, Mo. A Jackson five plaintiffs in the case were continuing to use a water main County, Mo., judge approved the final awarded $500,000 for emotional installed in 1977 when they should

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23 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents have known it was prone to failure NON-PAYMENT OF LAND FEE, passenger side. Mr Campbell, who was because of the possibility of CZECH REPUBLIC 18 at the time of the crash, broke two landslides. In 1991, another water London, Feb 22 — A press report, bones in his neck and was told by main on the same hillside about four dated Feb 21, states: Tesco has lost a doctors he would never walk again. blocks west of the three homes home seven-year legal battle in the Czech Confined lifelong to a wheelchair and failed, and in 1996 there were two Republic that could wipe out its dependent on a team of carers, the landslides nearby. annual profits there and cost up to £50 former midfielder has been pursuing million. In addition, the court battle damages against his friend, Timothy LIBEL, UNITED STATES against a local businessman has Watson-Mitchell, whose insurers CIS London, Feb 21 — A press report, slowed Tesco’s expansion in the have now agreed to pay a lump sum of dated Feb 19, states: A judge who said country. The company was ordered to £5m in an out-of-court settlement. The he was misquoted in a series of pay £10 million this month, but is now money will be paid into a trust to articles as telling lawyers that a 14- being pursued for damages that could which Mr Campbell, of Thorpe Road, year-old rape victim should “get over see that figure increase fivefold. Tesco Kirby Cross, has no direct access, it” has won a $2.1 million libel case started trading in the Czech Republic partly to ensure it lasts for the rest of against the Boston Herald. Jurors in 1996 after buying 13 stores from his life and meets all his needs. deliberated for more than 20 hours American firm K-Mart. The following over five days before finding year, developer Jiri Malik sold 40 yesterday that the newspaper and hectares on the outskirts of Prague to reporter David Wedge libeled Judge Tesco for a planned superstore. Ernest B. Murphy. Another reporter, However, the company withheld a Jules Crittenden, was cleared. The quarter of the payment — about £2 quote was included in a February, million — because planning consent 2002, series of Herald articles that was refused. Malik said Tesco said Murphy had been criticised by management squeezed him out of prosecutors for lenient sentences, negotiations with the local authority BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES including eight years’ probation for a and bungled the talks. In 1999, Tesco London, Feb 24 — A press report, 17-year-old convicted of two rapes and abandoned the scheme, but retained dated today, states: A freight train an armed robbery. Murphy was ownership of the empty land. Malik derailment has shut down a key bombarded with hate mail, death claimed he was crippled financially. Baltimore rail tunnel. There are threats and calls for his removal from Worse, he was liable for tax on the apparently no injuries. Last night, the bench. He sued the Herald and its deal even though he had not received three cars in the middle of a 114-car writers, claiming his comments about any money. Creditors secured court freight bound from Philadelphia to the 14-year-old, made in a closed-door orders stopping him trading and South Carolina jumped the tracks. The meeting with lawyers, were misquoted preventing the sale of his assets. cars were empty and stayed upright. and taken out of context. “I’m feeling Malik said court authorities C-S-X says the tunnel will be blocked obviously very elated and very threatened to seize the flat that he for about a day. gratified about what’s happened so shared with his wife, son, and far,” Murphy said as he left court daughter. “It caused enormous strain. BUNDABERG AREA, after the verdict was read. Later, I trusted Tesco and thought QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA Murphy said he hoped the verdict everything would work out correctly. I London, Feb 21 — A press report, would be a warning to journalists didn’t know it was the start of a seven- dated Feb 19, states: Twenty around the country that innocent year battle with Tesco trying to passengers who were injured when the people get hurt if they don’t do their destroy me.” In 1999, a judge ordered City of Townsville tilt train careered jobs properly. The Herald continued to the supermarket chain to pay Malik off the rails near Bundaberg last year stand by its reporting, saying it would the outstanding money. “It simply are suing Queensland Rail for appeal and that it would not change delayed paying,” claimed Malik, who personal damages. Queensland Rail how it covers the news. The jury fought much of the battle himself yesterday confirmed it had received 20 awarded damages on 22 of 61 using law gleaned from books. “It notices of claim for personal injury statements Murphy claimed were thought that with its massive payouts. If the claims go to court, it is libelous, including $1.375 million for resources, it could just wait until I likely they will be combined into a 11 separate occasions in which the was under so much pressure that I class action against the State “Tell her to get over it” quote was would just collapse and give up the Government-owned corporation. reported in some form in the paper, or fight. But I decided that I was not Queensland Rail is assessing and repeated on a TV appearance by going to let Tesco destroy me and my processing the claims in accordance Wedge. family.” A Tesco spokesman said: “The with the Act under which it operates. arbitration is now over”, and refused A preliminary report into the accident MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, to comment further. released on Wednesday (Feb UNITED STATES 16)revealed the train was travelling at London, Feb 24 — A press report, ROAD ACCIDENT, almost twice the speed limit for a dated yesterday, states: Christus St. UNITED KINGDOM corner when it crashed just before Elizabeth Hospital and a doctor must London, Feb 22 — A press report, midnight on Nov 15. The accident pay almost $5.3 million in damages to dated today, states: A promising injured more than 120 passengers and a woman who suffered injuries while footballer who was left tetraplegic damaged the multimillion-dollar train. giving birth in August 2001, a jury after a car crash spoke last night of Nigel Munt, a partner at Trilby Misso ruled yesterday. The woman, Sheri his joy after being awarded £5million Lawyers which has initiated the Boekhout, wept as the jury returned in damages. Alex Campbell, 21, said personal injury lawsuits, said the firm its verdict after deliberating about the award was a “massive relief” and “continued to receive inquiries from two days following a two-week trial in meant that he and his family, which passengers involved in the crash and the 60th District Court. Her suffered another blow when his assessments as to those claims are attorneys said during closing mother was diagnosed with lung being undertaken”. “The claimants are arguments that a vacuum extractor cancer, could now face the future more seeking compensation for injuries used to remove the baby from the positively. Mr Campbell was a which have resulted in pain and womb caused severe lacerations, and passenger in his friend’s Peugeot car suffering, past and future loss of one on the doctor’s inexperience in when it aquaplaned on the A120 near wages, payment of medical expenses, repairing the damage caused Elmstead Market three years ago. The and care,” Mr Munt said. He said the improper healing. Boekhout later pair had been returning from playing amount of compensation would depend developed a vaginal fistula, a type of in a football match for their club, on the severity of injuries. “Those abscess between two bodily organs or Frinton and Walton FC, when the car unlucky to have received permanent or cavities. Multiple surgeries were hit surface water and rolled over severe injury can expect significant needed to repair the injury. several times, crushing the roof on the compensation,” he said. “We are A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

24 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts confident that most claims will settle risking further fluid spills,” Chambers traveling west to DuPont DeLisle, out of court, as the question of liability said. “The wreckage did not go into passes on those tracks only a few would appear to be clear-cut. The final Big Creek until they put it there.” times a week. Harrison County report of the Australian Transport Terpay said Norfolk Southern cannot Sheriff’s Department and Gulfport Safety Bureau should clarify the discuss what happened during the Fire Department are investigating the circumstances of the accident and clean-up because of ongoing incident. confirm our views on liability.” negotiations with the EPD and Transport Minister Paul Lucas said concerns about potential litigation. At NHAMATANDA DISTRICT, passengers on the train had every least one family who owns property MOZAMBIQUE right to take legal action. “When next to the accident area said it is London, Feb 22 — A report from accidents happen, legal action is considering a lawsuit against Norfolk LaSalle, PQ, states: A press report, taken,” Mr Lucas said. “They’re totally Southern for damage to the property dated Feb 18, states: A goods train within their rights.” Australian during the recovery operation. The belonging to the Beira Railway Federated Union of Locomotive vehicles removed from the accident Company (CCFB), consisting of an Employees state secretary Greg Smith area were transported across the engine and 15 wagons, derailed in the said it was a matter for passengers if property of Charles and Kate Kezar, district of Nhamatanda, in the central they believed they had grounds to who own 800-900 acres and live there, Mozambican province of Sofala in the lodge personal injury claims. “I said their attorney Ed Sell. “That was early hours of Wednesday (Feb 16). No suppose at the end of the day it will be a pristine area, and what damaged the casualties were reported, and CCFB up to the courts to determine the property was not the wreck itself but has started an investigation to merits of the claim,” he said. Mr Smith when Norfolk Southern removed 350 determine the cause of the accident. said the two train drivers, who have cars onto the property, crushed them The train was travelling from the port refused to give statements to police on the property, then loaded them on of Beira to Machipanda, on the border about the accident, would possibly be trucks and took them away,” Sell said. with Zimbabwe. The chief of railway called to appear at a civil trial. The cars were crushed in a six-acre maintenance services, Arodlesh Wednesday’s report into the accident soybean field the Kezars lease to a Kumar, said: “It happened at said the co-driver of the train, who farmer, Sell said. He did not know how kilometre 62. The engine driver did reads out speed boards for the driver, much crop damage had resulted. Sell not notice immediately that two of the had been making coffee at the time of said some of the wrecked cars were 15 wagons were being dragged along the derailment. A Vigilance Control left in the field for two or three weeks. off the rails for about 6.5 kilometres. System on board the tilt train is also Although the automobiles have been Fortunately, nobody was injured”. He supposed to periodically test for driver removed, Terpay said some of the rail added that “the goods were not stolen, alertness. The train was travelling at cars still remain at the derailment because the accident occurred in a 112 kph when it jumped a bend meant site. sparsely populated area and, and also to be taken at 60 kph. The Transport the train had security staff, ready to Safety Bureau interviewed the driver GULFPORT, TEXAS, respond to an attempt to steal the in January after he recovered from UNITED STATES cargo”. As a result of the accident, the head injuries. London, Feb 20 — A press report, Beira-Zimbabwe line remained dated today, states: Traffic on Canal unusable throughout most of ELKO, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES Road south of Interstate 10 in Thursday. “We are working to repair London, Feb 22 — A press report, Gulfport, Texas, was rerouted most of the line, as quickly as possible. dated Feb 21, states: State yesterday after a dump truck collided Workers repairing the line said that environmental officials are with a train, injuring the truck driver this was the third derailment in less investigating damage to Big Creek and causing some train cars to derail. than two months. “Derailments here caused by the clean-up after a Norfolk Authorities closed the busy two-lane happen all the time. Only with a Southern train derailment in Houston road near the 28th Street separation complete repair of this stretch of the County last November. Environmental shortly after the accident at 0745 hrs line will we be free of this situation”, Protection Division officials said a while environmental crews cleaned up said one of the workers. clean-up contractor compacted fuel spilled from the truck and wrecked cars into the creek bed as a workers with the railroad moved the bridge to the accident scene. The cars blocking the crossing. The National Transportation Safety Board railroad will replace the damaged has not determined the cause of the tracks. The crossing reopened about Nov 22 derailment, which turned 30 1700 hrs. David D.Corlat of Pass rail cars on their sides in an isolated Christian, driving the truck owned by area of Elko. The EPD is negotiating a W.C. Fore Trucking, was taken to the consent order with the train company hospital for minor injuries. No one on over the way the cargo, automobiles, the Kansas City Southern train was was removed after spilling out of rail hurt. Although the engine and three CASH, BANK, BELFAST, cars, said Kevin Chambers, EPD cars derailed, none of them NORTHERN IRELAND communications director. Norfolk overturned. However, the dump truck London, Feb 22 — A press report, Southern spokeswoman Susan Terpay landed in a ditch. The railroad dated Feb 20, states: Some of the said a contractor was hired to remove crossing signal, its lights still flashing, money stolen in December during a the vehicles, but she declined to name lay under the damaged truck. Earl Northern Ireland bank heist worth the company. Chambers said Etheridge with the state Department $50 million was found in the automobiles were dragged across the of Environmental Quality said Corlat restrooms of a Belfast country club creek, destroying the stream buffer told investigators his vision was run by police, Northern Ireland and scattering auto parts. Some of this impaired as he approached the tracks authorities said yesterday. Police said debris was mashed into the ground because the sun was in his eyes. currency worth $95,000 was and covered with soil, he said. The Corlat was heading south with a load abandoned on Friday (Feb 18) in five vehicles were filled with gasoline, of sand. The bells were ringing and packages and discovered after an antifreeze and other typical auto the lights on the railroad crossing anonymous tipster called the police- fluids. Chambers said the company signal were flashing, Etheridge said. complaints authority. In a statement, removed most of the fluids that got “By the time he had seen that light, it the Police Service of Northern Ireland into the creek using booms. However, was too late,” said the owner of the said they suspected that whoever the recovery crew apparently company. “They’ve got to move the planted the money in the New Forge compacted cars into the creek bed to flashing lights back where a person country club did so “in an effort to use as a bridge to the train tracks on has a chance to move their vehicle.” distract the police from investigating the opposite bank, he said. “They He said the light post sits too close to the Northern Bank robbery.” A drove over the tops of the autos, the tracks, which has no crossing detective in Belfast said the money further damaging the creek and gates. He added that the train, was unlikely to produce any leads in

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25 Robberies & Thefts/Computer Systems/Miscellaneous the hunt for the alleged IRA gang infected computers world-wide. Like term had been warned of disruption. responsible for the Dec 20 heist, the the earlier e-mail worm, this latest P&O was expecting 50,000 passengers, biggest cash heist in history. In the version includes a ‘Trojan Horse’ that many of them families with children, neighbouring Republic of Ireland, is activated as soon as an infected e- to try to return to Britain this more than 100 detectives spent a third mail is opened. This new version also weekend. The company has said it is day scouring piles of cash, financial identifies and takes advantage of preparing a multi-million pound records and computers seized in raids security holes opened by the previous compensation claim for the nationwide against suspected IRA MyDoom virus. The subject in the “unprecedented” problems. SeaFrance money launderers. The swoops netted ‘From’ address in the virus-infected e- said over 160 coaches and 1,000 cars about $4.75 million in cash, most of mail also changes, so it can look like would be arriving in Kent. A week of which was found in the County Cork someone you know passed the e-mail disruption has led to hold-ups on the home of private banker Ted along, even though that computer may M20, with Operation Stack —where Cunningham. He walked free from a or may not be infected. lorries travelling to Dover have to Cork police station yesterday after two park on the coastbound motorway — days’ interrogation, but police said implemented several times. they were preparing a file of evidence Miscellaneous against him to send to state FLOODING OF ELLINGTON prosecutors, a process that could take COLLIERY, NORTHUMBERLAND, weeks. A Republic of Ireland detective UNITED KINGDOM involved in the raids said that police London, Feb 22 — A press report, were close to confirming that at least dated today, states: Pumps keeping one consignment of cash seized millions of gallons of floodwater at bay Wednesday night came from the raid COLLAPSE OF RAMP, CALAIS, at a Northumberland coalmine have on the Northern Bank. Most of the FRANCE been switched off. The decision by cash worth $115,000 that was found in London, Feb 19 — A press report, owners UK Coal spells the end of a a house in the Douglas suburb of Cork dated Feb 18, states: Families union campaign to save Ellington City consisted of newly printed British returning from France after school Colliery - the north-east of England’s bank notes bearing the Northern half-term holidays could be in for long last deep mine. Almost 350 workers Bank’s own design. They appeared to delays with the lack of ferry berths in will lose their jobs at the mine, which bear serial numbers matching those of Calais still causing disruption. Two has been in operation for 90 years. UK stolen notes, he said. Such a berths at the port were closed 10 days Coal confirmed pumps which began confirmation would be the first public ago after a cable snapped, leaving just trying to rid the mine of floodwater in breakthrough for police since a well- two for P&O and SeaFrance services January, were turned off yesterday. organised gang took the families of to and from Dover to use. P&O said it The company says it has pumped out two key Northern Bank employees expected 50,000 passengers, many of more than 41 million gallons of water hostage and forced them to clear out them families with children, to try to from the stricken pit since Jan 12. The the bank’s central vault. Since then, return to Britain this weekend. National Union of Mineworkers money-laundering authorities across SeaFrance said over 160 coaches and accepted the move spelled the end of Europe have been keeping an eye out 1,000 cars were expected tomorrow. their campaign to save the pit. But for any large transactions involving “Saturday is going to be extremely chairman Ian Lavery insisted there British currency, particularly any heavy with returning vacationers and were reserves still to be tapped. But a bearing Northern Bank designs. About Sunday will be very heavy with freight spokesman for UK Coal said safety two-thirds of the money stolen was vehicles,” SeaFrance spokeswoman concerns, coupled with the expense of new Northern Bank notes. The Irish Muriel Mironneau warned. P&O said recovering the remaining coal, meant detective said investigators feared only four out of six vessels are able to the pit was not economically viable. that some of the Northern Bank cash dock at Calais and warned travellers Wansbeck MP Denis Murphy has already may have been laundered in to expect continued disruption over tabled a commons motion accusing UK Bulgaria and Libya. So far, just one the weekend. The company said it was Coal of engineering the closure of the person has been charged. Don preparing a multi-million pound pit. His motion calls on UK Coal to Bullman, 30, a chef, was arraigned on compensation claim for the continue pumping and to drain the Friday on a charge of IRA membership “unprecedented” problems. “We will face to establish once and for all the after police allegedly caught him concentrate on the operational matters source of the water. Mr Murphy has handing over currency worth more at the moment — getting people away already called for an inquiry into how than $100,000. and getting sorted out — but the point UK Coal has used £100m given to it in will come where it is bound to be a public subsidies over recent years. A compensation issue,” said spokesman task force has been set up to look into Computer Systems Brian Reece. Kent Police lifted how to deal with the closure and Operation Stack on the M20 just resulting job losses. before 2100, UTC, today, allowing lorries to move into Dover. During INFESTATION OF LOCUSTS, most of the day they had been parked NORTH AND WEST AFRICA on the motorway between junctions 11 Conakry, Feb 17 — Swarms of locusts and 12 coastbound. On the other side have descended on western Guinea, MYDOOM of the Channel, hundreds of trucks threatening rice crops in the country, London, Feb 23 — A press report, were backed up for more than three where price rises for the staple food dated Feb 21, states: A variant of the miles leading into Calais for much of triggered riots last year, officials said MyDoom virus has been causing some the week. today. “We are observing swarms of problems in Japan and Europe and is London, Feb 20 — A press report, locusts moving from the Fouta plateau spreading quickly. According to the dated Feb 19, states: A ferry operator towards the coastal zones, creating a computer virus protection company has said cross-Channel sailings have major risk for rice production,” the McAfee, reports of problems associated returned to normal after delays during agriculture ministry said in a with the virus are doubling every the past week because of problems at statement. The western zones of hour. “Don’t click on unexpected Calais. P&O is running all six vessels Guinea produce 32 percent of the attachments. If someone’s not between Dover and the French port. 640,000 tonnes of rice produced specifically sending something that Two berths at Calais were closed after annually. In recent months the price of you’re expecting - then don’t open it. a cable snapped, leaving just two rice has more than trebled in the West Just delete it,” says McAffe A.V.E.R.T. available for P&O and SeaFrance to African nation, home to thousands of team member Lysa Myers. Another use. Yesterday P&O said all berths refugees from conflicts in variant of the MyDoom virus made big were open and delays in France were neighbouring Liberia, Sierra Leone headlines this time last year when it “short.” Families returning after half and Ivory Coast. Last year, higher rice prices sparked riots in several towns

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26 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions and people also hijacked rice trucks try to stem the outbreak and ensure forces spokesman, said in a statement and looted them. Locusts “munched” that health workers in the region that a fire had started in one of the their way across the semi-desert Sahel isolate suspect cases. — Reuters. live ammunition warehouses, leading region south of the Sahara last year, to the blasts. “We consider it unlikely in the most serious infestation in 15 OUTBREAK OF RABIES, that this is the result of any hostile years. They caused the worst damage GERMANY action,” Khalifa said. One aid workers in Mauritania, Niger and Mali. London, Feb 22 — A press report, quoted witnesses as saying they had Experts had warned that the locusts dated today, states: Two people have seen between 15 and 20 bodies. could return to the Sahel this year, died in Germany after receiving Another aid worker in Juba said there possibly in even greater numbers. organs from a donor infected with were between 30 and 70 wounded so Guinea’s agriculture ministry said rabies. The donor was a 26-year-old far. Aid workers said mobile phone locusts arriving from neighbouring woman who is thought to have spent lines were down in the town because a Guinea-Bissau reached the time in India. The latest victim was a mobile phone antenna had been northwestern town of Boke two weeks 70-year-old man who had a kidney damaged, making communication with ago. Some of the swarms were five transplant, a clinic at Hannoversch residents in Juba difficult. A Sudanese kms wide and took two hours to fly Muenden in northern Germany said. A official said the government council for past. “It is true that the problem is woman who received a lung from the co-ordination of the southern states serious. The locusts currently in donor died at the weekend, while a was meeting in Khartoum to discuss Guinea are consuming between 2,000 third patient who received a pancreas relief efforts. The Sudan Radio Service and 3,000 tonnes of vegetation per and a kidney is seriously ill. However, said houses in the area were burnt to day,” said Ari Toubo Ibrahim of the three other recipients of organs from ashes and some shells fell in the U.N. Food and Agriculture the donor have so far shown no signs offices of a charity organisation. Organisation in Guinea. “There is a of the disease. The donor herself died Sources said army officers were training problem locally and a problem of a heart attack in December. The speculating that the ammunition of materials to fight the locusts. The donor’s lungs, cornea, kidneys, dump ignited accidentally because of a products which came from Senegal are pancreas and liver were removed after recent spell of hot weather and not adapted to Guinea,” he said. The her death and used for patients in because of poor storage methods. — agriculture ministry said several several German regions. The German Reuters. eastern and northern regions were Organ Transplant Foundation said the also invaded by the crop-devouring woman had shown no clear symptoms BAKERY, CARLISLE, locusts. In Guinea-Bissau, locusts for rabies, and her organs had been UNITED KINGDOM invaded the capital Bissau last week, thoroughly tested for bacteria, viruses London, Feb 21 — A press report, attacking mango and cashew trees as and tumours before the transplants. dated Feb 20, states: More than 70 well as vegetable gardens and pushing firefighters spent all night dousing prices up in local markets. People down a fire which broke out at a burnt tyres in the streets to try to Carlisle bakery. Residents living near battle the swarms. Authorities said Rathbones bakery on the Durranhill last week, that the locusts had already Industrial estate in Carlisle were destroyed 6,000 hectares of vegetation warned to stay indoors because of in Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s thick smoke. More than 14 fire crews poorest nations. — Reuters. were called out yesterday to tackle the blaze and it took them all night to OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE, Robberies & Thefts control it. Fire Brigade Watch DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF AMMUNITION DUMP, JUBA, manager, Cliff Harding, said the cause CONGO SUDAN of the fire is as yet unknown. Around Geneva, Feb 18 — An outbreak of Khartoum, Feb 23 — An explosion at 200 people work at the bakery and plague in northeastern Democratic an ammunition dump in a military investigators are assessing the Republic of Congo has killed 61 training centre in the south Sudanese damage. diamond miners and infected town of Juba killed 24 people today as hundreds more, the World Health artillery shells rained down on large CLOTHES RECYCLING CENTRE, Organisation (WHO) said today. Many parts of the town. An army statement HAVERHILL, SUFFOLK, of the 7,000 miners working in Zobia, said the blast was caused by a UNITED KINGDOM north of the city of Kisangani, have warehouse fire and said it did not London, Feb 19 — A press report, fled since the outbreak began two believe “hostile action” was involved. dated today, states: More than 50 months ago, and could have spread the Juba stayed in government hands firefighters are tackling a large blaze highly contagious disease, the United throughout southern Sudan’s two at a recycling centre for used clothes Nations agency said. “The decades of civil war, with a large in West Suffolk. Fire crews were called epidemiological data is still incomplete garrison to protect it from rebels. “The to the blaze at Homefield Industrial but we are sure there are at least 61 extreme rise in temperature led to the Estate in Haverhill early this deaths. The main problem is that due explosion of an ammunition dump in morning. The centre housed several to panic, maybe two-thirds of the the city of Juba at 1230 hrs (0930, tonnes of used clothes, which are now population, ran away from the mine,” UTC) which led to the death of 24 thought to be fire-damaged. Assistant Eric Bertherat, head of the WHO people,” a police statement released by divisional fire officer Alistair Moseley team, told reporters. “There is a risk the Interior Ministry said. The said the blaze had now been contained that some patients in incubation run statement said five people were but there were fears the building could away and maybe arrive in Kisangani. injured, but aid workers in Juba and collapse. It is not yet known how the So it is very important to inform another Sudanese official said the blaze started, he added. health care workers to alert them of number of injured was 30 or more. the risk of admission of highly- “There are bodies that have been COAL MINE, SUNJIAWAN, contagious patients,” he said. burnt to nothing. There’s unexploded LIAONING PROVINCE, CHINA Kisangani is Congo’s third biggest city ordnance everywhere and almost half London, Feb 18 — A press report, and a major trading centre on the of the city has been blown up,” said dated today, states: The death toll in Congo River. Plague, which is spread one aid worker. The police statement China’s worst reported mine disaster between rodents by fleas, can also be said explosions lasted for an hour and in decades rose today to 213, the transmitted to people through infected a half, burning an area known as the government said. Rescuers are rodent flea bites. It has a case-fatality customs market in the west of the continuing to search for two missing rate of 50 percent to 60 percent among town and damaging several miners still trapped underground, five humans if not treated with antibiotics, neighbourhoods and official offices. days after the blast. China has kept a WHO says. A 10-member WHO However, it said the situation was tight lid on the disaster, barring emergency team was leaving at the under control. General Abbas Abdel- reporters from the mine site and the weekend with supplies of antibiotics to Rahman al-Khalifa, Sudanese armed hospital where 29 injured were being

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27 Fires & Explosions treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, firefighters have dealt with a large officials. “The fire broke out around burns and fractures. Beijing fire at a factory in County 2100 last night and we have just announced yesterday that the head of Londonderry. The blaze broke out at received a message from port that the the country’s work safety the Sperrin Metal’s manufacturing fire has been put out completely,” administration would head an facility in Draperstown at 2100, GMT, sources in the Fire Service control investigation into the disaster. yesterday. It is understood one person room told News Today around 1230 Workers said they felt a sudden, collapsed and died at the scene but the today. The raging fire was brought to strong tremor - “like an earthquake” - death is not thought to have been control by 10 fire tenders and water shake the mine 10 minutes before the caused by the fire. No one else was lorries after battling against the blast. Moments later, gas detectors injured. Fire officer Ian Doyle said the flames for several hours. Police said lost their signals and one of the mine’s man was one of 13 workers who left that there were no casualties, adding main pits filled with smoke. the plant safely when it was that the cause of the fire was not London, Feb 23 — A press report, evacuated. Early indications were that known. Unconfined reports indicate dated today, states: The vice-governor the fire was started accidentally and that the blaze started from a corner of of China’s Liaoning province has been that about 40% of the factory had been the yard and soon spread to the coal suspended in connection with last extensively damaged. loads stocked in the yard. A PTI report week’s mine disaster, in which 214 quoting Chennai Port Trust chairman miners died. Liu Guoqiang has been FORESTS, INDONESIA K Suresh said around 40,000 tonnes of suspended until an investigation into London, Feb 23 — A press report, “poor quality and self-combustible the disaster is completed, state media dated today, states: Haze from forest coal” was stored in the yard of which reported. The accident, in China’s and ground fires that blanketed parts between 5,000 and 10,000 tonnes were north-eastern city of Fuxin, was the of Indonesia’s Sumatra today reduced destroyed. The coal, meant for most deadly reported mining disaster visibility in one of the island’s cities to Karnataka Power Corporation had since the Communist Party took power about 300 metres, a report said. come from Paradip in Orissa, he said. in 1949. Liu Guoqiang was in overall Pollution index readings classified as control of industrial safety in Fuxin unhealthy the air quality in MILL, SHELF, HALIFAX, when a gas blast 242 metres Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM underground ripped through the province, Khairul Zainal, head of the London, Feb 23 — A press report, Sunjiawan colliery, a statement said. local environment office, was quoted dated today, states: Firefighters were The heads of the colliery and the as saying by the state Antara news spending a second day at the scene of regional Fuxin Mining Group will also agency. Riau governor Rusli Zainal a blaze which gutted a mill building in face disciplinary action, China’s said he was considering closing Shelf near Halifax. At its height 112 Xinhua news agency reported without schools temporarily to prevent firefighters tackled the fire at Clough giving further details. Mr Liu’s students from being exposed to the Mills in Halifax Road. It started at car suspension was announced after hazardous smoke. “We are still cleaning materials firm Decosol Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao waiting for a recommendation from yesterday. The building contained chaired a special State Council the provincial health office,” he said. 30,000 aerosol cans and 60,000 litres meeting called in the wake of the last Such fires are often blamed on farmers of ethanol. A number of homes had to week’s blast. In addition to the and other landowners setting fire to be evacuated. Fire officer Martin suspensions, a specialist unit to deal scrubland and forest to clear them for Speed said it was “the fastest with safety issues in the country’s coal cultivation, but the cause of today’s spreading fire” he had seen. Two walls mines is to be established. It will work fires was not immediately clear. Zainal of the three-storey building collapsed, under the auspices of the State said his office and the local puncturing a tank containing Administration for Work Safety, which government yesterday managed to put methylated spirit. Mr Speed said: will be upgraded by the government. out fires that had razed 10,000 “There were concerns throughout the hectares of peat areas. Satellite incident about a number of tanks DEPARTMENT STORE, images showed nearly 200 hotspots, containing flammable liquid. Most of PUNJAB PROVINCE, PAKISTAN each representing a fire, in one area, the mill has been destroyed by the fire Karachi, Feb 19 — A huge fire broke Zainal said. Flights from and to “These had to be constantly cooled and out in a privately-owned departmental Pekanbaru airport were not disrupted one did split when a second wall store, H.Karim Buksh, in the Liberty even though visibility was as low as collapsed. “There were also more than market in Punjab Province, Pakistan, 300 metres early today, airport official 30,000 aerosol canisters inside the yesterday. As a consequence, a Sabar Tarigan said. Officials handed mill as well as litres of ethanol which security guard was killed and goods out 2,000 masks to motorcycle users is piped through the building to make worth million of rupees burnt. The fire on Tuesday to protect people from the the aerosol gases.” Nearby homes had broke out in the store’s head office thick, choking fumes. to be evacuated and staff at a nearby situated on the fifth floor of the Amber car dealership had to quickly move Shopping Centre adjacent to the store MARSHALLING YARD, around 60 cars which were in danger around 0530 hrs. The flames rapidly CHENNAI, INDIA of being engulfed by flames. The engulfed the store, spreading through London, Feb 24 — A press report, remains of the mill will have to be from its fifth to its third floor. The dated Feb 23, states: Several tonnes of demolished once investigations into cause of the fire is said to be a short- coal were burnt when a major fire what caused the blaze have been circuit. The flames suffocated security engulfed the marshalling yard at the completed. guard Zafar Iqbal, 45. Another Chennai Port Trust late last night, fire employee, Zeeshan, 22, fell and police sources said. The fire broke PREMISES, LAHORE, PAKISTAN unconscious while trying to put out out in one corner of the yard and soon London, Feb 24 — A press report, the flames. It took firefighters seven spread to heaps of coal stored in the dated today, states: A huge fire hours to extinguish the fire. Around vicinity, the sources said. There were erupted in a commercial district of the 13 fire brigade units and more than no casualties, the sources said, adding eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, 100 firefighters were deployed to put that the cause of the fire was being killing one person and gutting at least out the flames. Punjab Governor investigated. The sources said ten fire 400 shops, police said. “The fire, Khalid Maqbool, District Nazim Amir tenders and an equal number of water apparently triggered by an electric Mahmood and District Police Officer lorries put out the fire after nearly short circuit, set ablaze several (DCO) Tariq Saleem Dogar also visited seven hours. makeshift stalls and later engulfed the the scene. — Lloyd’s List London, Feb 24 — A press report, main Bhindara plaza,” senior police Correspondent. dated Feb 23, states: A fire, which officer Tariq Zafar said. “The fire has broke out in the marshalling yard of destroyed some 400 shops,” he said. FACTORY, LONDONDERRY, Chennai Port Trust raged for more The fire, in the city’s popular NORTHERN IRELAND than 12 hours since 2100 yesterday commercial neighbourhood of Ichhra, London, Feb 18 — A press report, and destroyed a few thousand tonnes has been brought under control and dated today, states: More than 80 of coal, according to Port Trust salvage work was under way.

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28 Fires & Explosions/Aviation

PREMISES, READING, strong winds. It has destroyed more belonging to the local government, was BERKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM than 14,000 acres of the park since it flying from Timika in the central London, Feb 18 — A press report, began last week. The park is famous highlands. dated Feb 16, states: Welding work for its tower-like granite peaks, has been blamed for a major fire that glaciers and wildlife. A Czech tourist ACCIDENT, BEN-GURION swept through shops and flats in a started the fire - the worst there in AIRPORT, ISRAEL town centre last week. Inquiries two decades - by dropping a gas London, Feb 22 — A press report, revealed molten metal dripped onto cooker when he was camping illegally dated today, states: A serious accident timber in the roof of the building, and there is outrage that the 31-year- was narrowly averted earlier this which was being converted into old man has been allowed to leave the month when the wheel of an El Al apartments, in Reading, Berkshire. It country after paying a relatively Boeing 747-200 aircraft exploded on took 100 firefighters several hours to small fine. Under Chilean law, he take-off, with its fragments causing a bring the blaze, which broke out on could only be fined a maximum of giant hole in the body of the aircraft. Friday night (Feb 11), under control. $213 as he did not start the fire Aviation officials are investigating the Part of Oxford Road will stay shut deliberately. This law applied even incident, which took place at Ben- until the end of the week while the though he broke the rules of the park Gurion Airport shortly after take-off site is made safe. A group of workmen by using a gas burner outside an on Feb 2. A short while later, the pilot had been in the building but escaped official camping area. radioed that he had heard something without injury. bumping into the aircraft and that the WILDFIRES, AUSTRALIA fire-warning light had gone on and PUBLIC HOUSE, TONBRIDGE, London, Feb 22 — A press report, then off. Civil Aviation officials found KENT, UNITED KINGDOM dated today, states: Tasmanian fire bits of rubber on the runway. El Al London, Feb 22 — A press report, crews have contained a bushfire near decided to return the aircraft dated Feb 21, states: A fire at a 16th Smithton in the state’s north-west. immediately to the airport and a state Century building in Kent was brought About 150 hectares have been burnt of emergency was declared, with under control by more than 40 since the blaze began early Sunday rescue workers on alert alongside the firefighters today. The blaze broke out afternoon (Feb 20). Crews have gone runway. The aircraft landed safely at about 1030, UTC, at the Hilden home for the night and will patrol the even though its fuel tanks were still Manor Inn in Tonbridge. Fire teams fire later today with a forestry dozer. full. A check revealed, however, that a said it was thought the fire started in No homes are threatened. 1.5 metre hole had been torn in the an electrical cupboard and spread to undercarriage. the ground and first floors, after which WILDFIRES, MALAYSIA, part of the roof collapsed. A London, Feb 24 — A press report, AIRCRAFT DELAYED DUE spokesman said the pub was closed at dated today, states: Fire is sweeping TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, the time of the fire and no-one was through a massive forest reserve near TENERIFE AIRPORT hurt. Kuala Salangor and thick smoke is London, Feb 24 — A press report, threatening to reach the KL dated Feb 23, states: A group of TIMBER MILL, NORTH-EAST International Airport, Putrajaya and holidaymakers landed at Nottingham VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA many parts of Selangor and southern East Midlands Airport late today after London, Feb 21 — A press report, Perak. Firemen have been battling the a 21-hour delay. A Britannia Airways dated today, states: Fire crews are bush fire at the Raja Muda Musa flight was due to land at Nottingham fighting a blaze at a timber mill in forest reserve over the past week and East Midlands from Tenerife at 0040, north-east Victoria. The fire engulfed some 80sq km of the 44,488sq km GMT, today, but did not arrive until more than half of a mill at the Benalla virgin forest has been damaged. 2120, GMT. The airline, part of timber factory after workers were Firefighters were rushed into the area Thomson Holiday Group, said there evacuated, Country Fire Authority on Feb 15, when pockets of bushes was a technical problem with the region 23 operations manager Garry surrounding the forest caught fire. aircraft. None of the engineers at the Cook said. Fire crews were called Although they managed to put out the Tenerife airport could fix it so one had shortly after1900, AEDT, and took initial fire, the hot weather and strong to be flown out from the UK. The almost two hours to control the blaze winds caused the blaze to start again airline has apologised after passengers because of a lack of water supply, Mr and it spread to a bigger area. Some had to wait almost a full day to get Cook said. The cause of the fire had 160 fire fighters from 20 fire stations home. A statement released today by not been determined and crews were and voluntary groups have been Britannia Airways said all the still at the scene, Mr Cook said. battling the fire daily from 0800 hrs to passengers were taken to a hotel, 1800 hrs. given food and a two-minute phone WILDFIRE, CHILE call. The company has apologised for London, Feb 23 — A press report, the inconvenience caused by such a dated today, states: Chilean massive delay. authorities are chasing a Czech tourist who accidently started a devastating C-GZRG fire in a national park for damages. London, Feb 23 — At 0915, CDT, on The fire started Feb 17 after the Feb 22, Cessna 172RG, C-GZRG took tourist’s stove overturned and spread off from the Saskatoon airport. During fast, destroying more than 5,000 the intial climb the engine (a hectares of the Torres del Paine Lycoming 0-360) began to run rough. National Park and causing damage ACCIDENT AT ERANATOLI The pilot applied carburettor heat and estimated at 100 million dollars. The AIRPORT, INDONESIA the engine then lost all power. The fire has not yet been extinguished and London, Feb 23 — A press report, aircraft was landed within city limits 250 firefighters remain on scene. dated today, states: A Twin Otter on a snowmobile trail in the CN rail aircraft skidded off a runway and hit a yard. The landing gear did not have WILDFIRE, TORRES DEL PAINE, fence at Eranatoli airport while time enough to fully extend. The pilot CHILE landing in Indonesia’s easternmost and one passenger were not injured London, Feb 22 — A press report, Papua province today, leaving several and the aircraft sustained substantial dated today, states: The Chilean on board slightly injured, police said. damage. The pilot advised that there authorities are struggling to control a The turboprop Twin Otter was was a large oil slick on the side of the large fire in one of the most famous carrying 17 passengers and crew, aircraft’s cowling. parks in the southern Patagonia police said. “The plane rammed the region. Hundreds of firefighters, fence and one of its wings was COLLISION IN MID-AIR, troops and forest rangers are trying to broken,” Private Januari told AFP, SOUTHERN GERMANY put out the blaze in the Torres del adding that several people on board London, Feb 21 — A press report, Paine, which has been fanned by were slightly injured. The aircraft, dated Feb 20, states: Families of

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29 Aviation victims who died in a mid-air collision from Montreal. Transport Canada is pilots have died in a plane crash in in Swiss-controlled airspace over investigating the accident. western Papua New Guinea. The two Germany in 2002 have filed a civil suit men were flying a De Havilland DHC- against Skyguide in Spain. The claim CRASH, FRINSTED, KENT, 6 (Twin Otter) aircraft with 11 people also demands that Bashkirian UNITED KINGDOM on board when it crashed near Airlines, which operated one of the London, Feb 22 — A press report, Wobegon in Star Mountains. The two aircraft involved in the crash that dated Feb 21, states: Fuel flooding pilots were working for the Mission killed 71 people, pay out damages to into an engine has been pinpointed in Aviation Fellowship. Mr Velvin, a the families. The suit was expected an official report as the likely cause of spokesman for the fellowship, said the and Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic a light aircraft crash which injured ten passengers and one other crew control agency, was informed on Jan the pilot and co-pilot. The Piper member on board the aircraft were not 27 according to spokeswoman Seneca was undergoing a flight to seriously hurt. They were all Papua Rosemarie Rotzetter. The claim is renew its Certificate of Airworthiness New Guinea nationals, he said. TVNZ being made in the name of 27 families when the accident happened at reported that the aircraft crashed as it represented by American law firm Frinsted, Kent last July. The plane’s approached an airstrip in bad weather. Podhurt. Skyguide did not reveal how owner, David Flashman of Forest The crashed aircraft was based in the much the claimants were demanding, Drive, Keston was co-pilot with the 66- western area of Papua New Guinea. although it is believed to be year-old tester at the helm. The twin- significantly higher than earlier engined plane had just taken off from EMERGENCY LANDING, settlements. Some victimsø families Biggin Hill when it crashed. The Air COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH reached a settlement with Skyguide Accidents Investigation Branch said Karachi, Feb 20 — A BEA-103 single last June and will receive a six-figure thorough tests had been carried out on engined cargo aircraft of the privately- dollar sum, thought to be around the ground. One engine was shut down owned airline Best Aviation Limited, $150,000. The air traffic control to test for a single-engined climb and bound for Jessore carrying shrimp agency signed an agreement with the the aircraft behaved as expected, but fries, made an emergency landing at fight crew’s families in November, problems began when the shut-down Cox’s Bazar Airport in Bangladesh Feb 2003. The suit was filed in Barcelona, engine was restarted and the other 19. It was reported that the aircraft as Spain was the final destination of engine was closed down for a similar lost its nose-wheel shortly after take- one of the aircraft, a Bashkirian test. About 45 seconds into the climb off from Cox’s Bazar Airport. The pilot Tupolev passenger jet. The other the second engine lost power and noticed the fault when it was crossing aircraft, a DHL cargo aircraft, was attempts to re-start the other were the Shah Amanat International travelling from Italy to Belgium. The unsuccessful. The aircraft crash- Airport about 1305 hrs. However, the two aircraft collided in Skyguide- landed into a cornfield and slid along air traffic control reportedly did not controlled airspace over southern the ground for 80ft before hitting a allow the cargo aircraft for emergency Germany on Jul 1, 2002, near the fence. The report says that all the landing at the Shah Amanat town of Uberlingen. The crash killed correct procedures had been carried International Airport as the airport all those on board, including many out before the incident and during was awaiting a number of domestic children. A report from Germany’s attempts to regain power. and international flights within an Aircraft Accident Investigation hour. Subsequently, the aircraft flew Bureau published last year partially CRASH, LUBANG ISLAND, back to Cox’s Bazar Airport and blamed Swiss air traffic control, but it PHILIPPINES landed outside the runway. The nose also said that the crash was caused London, Feb 22 — A press report, of the aircraft sustained major primarily by human error. The report dated Feb 21, states: Two people were damage. Four crew of the aircraft found that the controller gave the killed when a twin-seater aircraft survived unhurt. Civil Aviation aircraft instructions to avoid a crashed off Lubang Island in the officials and the firefighters rescued collision only 43 seconds before central Philippines today, Xinhua the damaged aircraft. It has been impact. It added that the crew of the news agency reported. The accident temporarily grounded due to technical Bashkirian Airlines passenger occurred as the aircraft neared the fault. — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. aircraft obeyed the controller’s vicinity of the island. One of the dead instruction to descend, but failed to was identified as the pilot. EMERGENCY LANDING, EASTERN listen to their on-board collision IOWA AIRPORT, CEDAR RAPIDS, warning system, which advised them CRASH, MOUNT ST. HELENA, IOWA, UNITED STATES to climb. Skyguide came in for CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES London, Feb 22 — A press report, criticism for having only one London, Feb 21 — A press report, dated today, states: An aircraft has controller in charge of air traffic dated Feb 18, states: Two people died made a safe landing in Cedar Rapids surveillance at the time of the crash. when a twin-engine aircraft slammed after the pilot reported a cracked The company has since admitted its into the side of Mount St. Helena, the windshield. The Northwest Airlink responsibility for the chain of the Napa County Sheriff’s Department flight operated by Pinnacle Airlines events that led to the accident. reported. The wreckage, on the south landed at The Eastern Iowa Airport Investigations in Switzerland and face of the mountain, was spotted about 1915, last night. The aircraft, Germany are still under way. yesterday by a California Highway with 45 people on board, was flying Patrol helicopter, said Napa County from Detroit to Wichita, Kansas. CRASH, EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, Sheriff’s Captain Gene Lyerla. A Pinnacle spokesman Phil Reed says QUEBEC, CANADA paramedic was lowered to the remote diverting the aircraft to the nearest London, Feb 23 — A press report, crash site to confirm the victims, a airport is standard operating dated Feb 22, states: Six American man and a woman, were dead. Teams procedure. Once the aircraft landed, tourists were injured when their small planned to recover the bodies on the passengers were put on other aircraft crash-landed east of Montreal Friday. Lyerla said he didn’t know if flights or were driven to Wichita. last night. According to reports, the the aircraft was the same as the one runway lights were out as the aircraft reported missing earlier this week in EMERGENCY LANDING, made its final approach at Bromont the San Francisco Bay area. HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT, Airport in the Eastern Townships. The MARYLAND, UNITED STATES aircraft touched down left of the CRASH, PUEBLO, COLORADO, London, Feb 22 — A press report, runway and spun around twice before UNITED STATES dated Feb 21, states: Airport officials crashing to a stop. All on board were See N500AT. in Hagerstown say no one was hurt taken to a local hospital in the when a small aircraft carrying five Eastern Townships. Five of the CRASH, WOBEGON, people made an emergency landing injuries were considered minor, while STAR MOUNTAINS, Saturday (Feb 19). The aircraft was one person was seriously hurt. The PAPUA NEW GUINEA heading from Baltimore to Allentown, aircraft, which belonged to Sky London, Feb 23 — A press report, Pennsylvania, when the pilot realised Aviation of Chicago, had been en route dated today, states: Two New Zealand the main landing gear on the

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30 Aviation starboard side had not deployed. He a “diversion landing” but stressed that landing yesterday at the Sturgis diverted to Hagerstown because of he was following normal procedure. Municipal Airport in Michigan. The that airport’s wider runway. He was She said: “He was getting low on fuel pilot of the twin-engine aircraft able to keep the twin-engine Cessna so he took the standard precaution reported problems with his landing upright for a long stretch on the and he declared Mayday because it gear. His front landing gear collapsed runway before the aircraft tipped onto gave him a priority landing at as he tried to land on the runway. its right wing and slid to a stop. After Manchester. A spokeswoman for However, he was able to land without it stopped, firefighters sprayed foam Manchester Airport confirmed that injury. The aircraft sustained some on the aircraft as a precaution. staff had been put on a “full damage to the nose and propeller. The emergency alert”. aircraft was en route to Sturgis from EMERGENCY LANDING, London, Feb 22 — A press report, Bowling Green, Kentucky. INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL dated yesterday, states: A jumbo jet AIRPORT, NEW DELHI, INDIA carrying 351 passengers was forced to EMERGENCY LANDING, London, Feb 21 — A press report, make an emergency landing after one TWEED AIRPORT, NEW HAVEN, dated today, states: An Il-96 aircraft of of its engines failed during a UNITED STATES Russian carrier Aeroflot made an transatlantic flight. The British London, Feb 24 — A press report, emergency landing at the Airways flight 268 from Los Angeles dated today, states: A US Airways jet international airport at New Delhi was diverted to Manchester from had to make an emergency landing at today after its pressurisation control Heathrow because the pilot feared he Tweed Airport yesterday evening. system developed snags, officials said. did not have enough fuel. A power Twenty-six people were on board the “The Bangkok-Moscow Aeroflot flight surge meant a port-side engine was aircraft. All made it off safely. The was flying over India when the pilot shut down, but the aircraft carried on pilot of the aircraft called officials in noticed leaks in the pressurisation using its three remaining engines. The New Haven, extremely concerned system. He then descended to 10,000 747 landed without problems because one of the engines of the jet feet to maintain aircraft pressure,” yesterday afternoon and no-one was had died. New Haven firefighters and Indira Gandhi International Airport hurt. British Airways said the pilot emergency personnel were standing by acting director Mandeep Lal said. had noticed problems with the engine on the scene just in case the worst After the automatic aircraft one hour after take off. The aircraft were to happen. After the aircraft pressurisation system failed, the pilot had enough fuel to reach Heathrow safely landed at Tweed, all passengers again reduced altitude and maintained but, because of a strong headwind got off safely and went to the terminal pressure using the manual mode. “We across the Atlantic Ocean, there was for further instructions. made all arrangements as soon as the not enough to keep flying if it was pilot requested permission for an forced to queue before landing. EX-037 emergency landing. The flight landed London, Feb 22 — After over two safely at 1845,” Lal said. The aircraft EMERGENCY LANDING, weeks of efforts, the Afghan was carrying 108 passengers and crew. MANSTON AIRPORT, KENT, government has retrieved 46 bodies “All of them are safe,” he said. The UNITED KINGDOM from the snow-covered crash site of a passengers would be flown to Moscow London, Feb 21 — A press report, jetliner that crashed near Kabul with by another Aeroflot aircraft. Engineers dated today, states: An aircraft has 104 people on board early this month, began conducting ground landed safely at Manston airport after an Afghan official said today. “So far pressurisation checks to locate the reporting problems with its landing 46 bodies have been recovered and the leaks. gear. Emergency teams were on search operation is still going on,” standby at the airport yesterday while Zahir Azimi, spokesman of Afghan EMERGENCY LANDING, engineers checked the cargo aircraft’s Defence Ministry told journalists at a MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM equipment. Officers said contingency news conference this evening. Of these London, Feb 21 — A press report, plans were put in place to ensure recovered, the identity of eight dated today, states: A jumbo jet pilot public safety. A spokesman said that passengers including two women and was forced to make an emergency the aircraft landed just before 1400, three children has been determined landing after one of the plane’s four GMT. The airport sad the aircraft was and their remains will soon be handed engines failed and it started running flying from Gatwick to Manston on a over to their families, he noted. A low on fuel, it emerged today. British positional flight when the problem three-member Italian forensic team is Airways flight 268 was met by four emerged. As the aircraft circled assisting Afghan authorities to verify fire engines and 30 firefighters on Manston, the airport confirmed the the identities of others through DNA Manchester Airport’s runway 2 after situation was being treated as an tests. Harsh winter and persistent the captain made a mayday call to the emergency and police said it was not a heavy snowfall over the past three control tower yesterday afternoon, a terrorist incident. A spokesman for the weeks has hampered the rescue and BA spokeswoman said. The 747 plane, airport said the aircraft was an EU search operation in the crash area, which had 351 passengers on board, Jet Fokker 100 which had to circle the where the wreckage was located on an had been travelling from Los Angeles airport to burn off fuel. icy mountain 9,992 feet above sea to London Heathrow. The pilot noticed level. something was wrong just an hour EMERGENCY LANDING, after take-off, when there was a power SHANNON AIRPORT, REPUBLIC F-GBJH surge through engine number two on OF IRELAND London, Feb 23 — Cessna 182Q the port side of the aircraft. He London, Feb 18 — A press report, (Skylane), F-GBJH, registered to and switched off the broken device and dated today, states: A Delta Airlines operated by a private owner, on a continued to fly over the US, flight from Paris to New York has flight from Perpignan Rivesaltes, calculating that the plane could make made an emergency landing at crashed in a residential area in the it safely to its UK destination. But Shannon Airport. The Boeing 767 with village of Villac, in the Dordogne while the aircraft was travelling over 191 passengers and crew on board Region, France, at approximately the Atlantic Ocean the pilot touched down safely after the pilot 0850, UTC, Feb 10. The pilot and experienced some unexpected earlier reported a problem with one of passenger were killed. headwind, which depleted its fuel the jets engines. The jet will now be reserves further. The captain decided inspected by engineers before it will be INCIDENT AT DETROIT not to risk wasting more fuel by flying allowed to complete its journey. METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, to Heathrow and made a mayday call UNITED STATES asking to land at Manchester. It EMERGENCY LANDING, London, Feb 18 — A press report, landed at around 1600 hrs, yesterday STURGIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, dated yesterday, states: A Northwest and the passengers were later SOUTH DAKOTA, Airlines Boeing 757 bound for Orlando transferred to Heathrow on UNITED STATES got stuck in the mud in Detroit alternative flights. A spokeswoman for London, Feb 24 — A press report, Metropolitan Airport today. Airport BA confirmed that the pilot had made dated today, states: There was a crash and airline officials say the main

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31 Aviation landing gear of Flight 420 got stuck communities all throughout Australia paramedic were in serious condition. leaving the gate after tug vehicles and if there are improvements to the The condition of a flight nurse was not pushed the aircraft too far back and system that can be made I’m sure the immediately available. Air Evac is a off the concrete. The 224 passengers Commonwealth Government will private air ambulance company were forced to get off the aircraft and support those improvements.” serving rural areas in parts of nine were bused back to the terminal. states, according to the company’s Web Northwest spokesman Thomas Becher N322DA site. The FAA and the National says the airline is trying to make London, Feb 18 — Robinson R22 Transportation Safety Board will other flight arrangements for them. Beta, operated by Robinson Helicopter investigate. Crews are working to dislodge the Co Ltd., during flight instruction, skid London, Feb 23 — Bell 206L-1 aircraft. Becher says the aircraft had contacted the ground and rolled over, LongRanger II, N5734M, crashed near to be unloaded before tug-vehicles at Owasso, Oklahoma, at 1615, local Cherokee City, Arkansas, at 1945, Feb could pull it out. He says the aircraft time, Feb 16. The aircraft was 21, while on a flight from Claremore, is not blocking any of the airport’s destroyed. Oklahoma. The aircraft sustained other traffic patterns. substantial damage. One of the four N4009M persons on board was killed and the INCIDENT AT MELBOURNE London, Feb 23 — Ayres Turbo- other three were seriously injured. AIRPORT, AUSTRALIA Thrush S2R-T34, N4009M, crashed London, Feb 22 — A press report, near Firebaugh, California, at 1611, N739NK dated today, states: An investigation Feb 18, while on a flight from London, Feb 23 — A press report, will be held into all aspects of Firebaugh. The aircraft sustained dated today, states: A New York man yesterday’s terminal shut down at substantial damage. The one person died when his rented single-engine Melbourne Airport. The south on board was killed. Cessna (N739NK) crashed in heavy terminal, used by Virgin Blue and fog, officials said. David B. Gearhart, Regional Express, was shut down for N4912K 50, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., died when eight hours, causing Virgin to cancel London, Feb 18 — Cessna 210N, his plane crashed in an estuary 62 flights. The terminal was closed N4912K, operated by Avtrans Leasing yesterday. Investigators said Gearhart after more than 50 people were LLC, departed airport when the had taken off from Ocala and it was treated for nausea, shortness of breath engine quit and made an emergency unclear if he was trying to land at and dizziness. The fire brigade was landing on a golf course at Lander, Cedar Key’s airstrip or lost control unable to find the source of the Wyoming, at 1420, Feb 17. The while flying through the area. The suspected chemical leak, but says aircraft was destroyed. National Transportation Safety Board something was in the terminal. is investigating. A Cedar Key police Melbourne airport spokesman N500AT officer said it appeared the plane had Geoffrey Conaghan says all avenues London, Feb 17 — Cessna Citation V, approached the island from the south, will be explored to get to the bottom of N500AT, crashed near Pueblo, nearly grazing a string of power lines. the incident. “There will be a report Colorado, at 1613, Feb 16. The aircraft The plane then looped back over a from all of the agencies involved and a was destroyed. The eight persons on group of houses before it descended debrief in the next couple of days on board were killed sharply into the mud and shallow what the cause was, the way it was London, Feb 22 — A press report, water, the officer said. handled and what the next step will dated Feb 21, states: Moments before London, Feb 24 — Cessna 172N be, if there is a next step,” he said. the crash of a corporate Cessna (Skyhawk), N739NK, crashed near London, Feb 23 — A press report, Citation V (N500AT) that killed all Cedar Key, Florida, at 1926, Feb 22. dated today, states: Virgin Blue says eight people on board, the control The one person on board was killed. its operations at Melbourne Airport tower had warned the crew that the are now back to normal after two days aircraft was too low, a federal safety N8269D of disruption due to a suspected gas official said. The aircraft, owned by London, Feb 18 — Beech 95 Travel leak on Monday (Feb 21). Virgin’s electronics retailer Circuit City, was at Air, N8269D, operated by Bald Rock terminal was shut down when an 300 feet at the time, but should have Inc., crashed under unknown unidentified substance left more than been at least 900 feet above the circumstances while en-route from 50 people ill. It threw Virgin’s ground as it approached Pueblo Oroville, California, to San Rafael, timetable into chaos yesterday as the Airport, said chief crash investigator California, at 0001, Feb 15. Wreckage airline struggled to deal with the Frank Hilldrup of the National located on south-east side of Mount backlog of delayed passengers. Virgin Transportation Safety Board. The Helena, Yountville. California. The spokeswoman Amanda Bolger says aircraft was stopping to refuel when it two persons on board were fatally flights are now taking off on scheduled crashed on Wednesday (Feb 16) during injured. The aircraft was destroyed. but it has been a costly exercise. a flight from Virginia to California. “Things are pretty much back to P-2032 normal across our entire network N5734M London, Feb 22 — A press report, today - certainly nothing like the London, Feb 22 — A press report, dated today, states: An Indonesian chaos of the last two days,” Ms Bolger dated today, states: A medical police transport plane crashed into the said. “There were two cancellations helicopter crashed on take-off sea today while trying to land in the early this morning but that’s out of yesterday, killing a man who was eastern province of Papua, killing 15 300 flights across our whole network being airlifted from a highway people and injuring three, a police today, so things are pretty much back accident. The helicopter pilot, a nurse spokesman said. The CASA 212 on track. “We’re talking about 14,000 and a paramedic were injured. Federal Aviocar was carrying 14 passengers people have been effected over the last Aviation Administration spokesman and four crew members when it went couple of days. “We haven’t sat down John Clabes said the medical crew was down while approaching the airfield, and done the maths yet but we’re responding to a traffic accident about police spokesman Brig. Gen. Soenarko probably looking around $2 million.” three miles north of Cherokee City, Danuarwanto said. Four officers The man reviewing the emergency near the Arkansas-Oklahoma line. The including the pilot were killed. The response to the suspected gas leak at helicopter, operated by Air Evac other 11 fatalities were civilian Melbourne Airport says he expects the Lifeteam of Claremore, Okla., had just passengers, he said. Papua police chief Federal Government to support his lifted off with the 71-year-old patient Brig. Gen. Sumantiawan, who toured recommendations. Mr Esplin says he aboard, and reached an altitude of the scene after the accident, said the expects all agencies to adopt his about 400 feet, when the chopper three injured were all in critical recommendations, even though it is a began to spin and fell back to the condition. They were evacuated to a State Government inquiry. “Well I’m ground, crashing into a pasture, hospital in the provincial capital sure the Commonwealth Government according to witnesses. The patient, Jayapura. He said the plane plunged will cooperate with this,” he said. who was from Texas, was pronounced into the waves about 100 metres “Airports are a critical part of our dead at the scene. The pilot and a offshore, some 500 metres from the

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32 Aviation/Product Recalls start of the runway. “About 10 minutes outlets and builder distributors manufacture Worcester sauce. “It’s before it was due to land, the pilot nation-wide from January 2004 going to cost a fair bit because the reported engine failure and said he through February 2005 for between sauce is used as a flavouring in lots of would try an emergency landing,’’ $300 and $400. Manufactured in USA. products, so its spread may have been Sumantiawan said. He quoted Consumers should immediately stop extensive,” Lawrence Hutter, a witnesses as saying they saw the left using the dishwasher and contact GE consultant in consumer business and propeller wasn’t functioning during to arrange for their dishwashers to be consumer packaged goods at business the plane’s final approach to the repaired free of charge. — Consumer services firm Deloitte told Bloomberg. airport, located some 250 kilometres Product Safety Commission. The Food Standards Agency ordered northeast of Jayapura. The aircraft the recall of 398 products after the was en route from the town of Sentani, DISHWASHERS, UNITED STATES dye, which is banned in food in the near Jayapura. The Spanish-built London, Feb 22 — A press report, European Union, was traced back to Aviocar is a light, twin-turboprop dated Feb 21, states: In co-operation Britain’s Premier Foods group, which transport plane widely used by with the U.S. Consumer Product makes foods such as Typhoo, Cadbury developing countries in a variety of Safety Commission (CPSC), General Drinking Chocolate, Branston Pickle roles including fisheries patrol and Electric (GE) Appliances, of Louisville, and Hartley’s jam and is headed by maritime rescue. Aviocar’s CASA 212 Ky., is voluntarily recalling about 3.1 Robert Schofield. Bloomberg said that was assembled in Indonesia under million GE and Hotpoint brand Mr Schofield was not immediately licence in the 1980s. dishwashers, manufactured between available for comment but the firm London, Feb 23 — The Nurtanio 212 April 1983 and January 1989. The has said that it was insured for such Aviocar, P-2032, operated by dishwashers have a slide switch that events. Mr Hutter said he thought Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia allows consumers to choose between Premier Foods would probably have to (Polri), 18 persons on board, crashed heat drying and energy saver foot the bill for recalling the products, into the sea 100 metres offshore, functions. Over time, the slide switch despite receiving written assurance approximately 400 metres from Sarmi can melt and ignite, presenting a fire from its supplier that the chilli powder Airport at 0715, Feb 22. Engine hazard. GE and CPSC have reports of did not contain Sudan 1. He also trouble reportedly preceded the 50 fires, seven of which spread beyond believed that the company which accident. Aircraft written off as a the dishwashers. In three cases, the supplied the chilli would be too small result of the crash, 15 fatalities. structure of the house or apartment to afford to pay for the recall. The was damaged. No injuries have been Food Standards Agency notified TAM-73 reported. The GE and Hotpoint Britain’s supermarkets on Feb 15, London, Feb 23 — Convair CV-580, dishwashers that are being recalled though the public was not told until TAM-73. with 50 persons on board, are model GSD500D, GSD500G, three days later because the range of crash-landed on muddy terrain just GSD540, HDA467, HDA477 or affected products the FSA required after takeoff from Trinidad Airport HDA487 with a serial number that them to disclose was extensive, following engine problems at 2026, has a second letter of A, M, R, S, T, V according to spokesman Robert Feb 22. Twenty-eight people were or Z (for example, BM12345). The Westhead. injured. model and serial numbers are located London, Feb 24 — A press report, on a rectangular label that is on either dated today, states: Shops and food the right or left front edge of the inner companies must identify all products tub. The GE or Hotpoint brand name containing the banned food dye Sudan is on the front of the dishwasher. 1 by this morning, the Food Standards Agency has said. More than 400 DISHWATERS, UNITED STATES products have been recalled so far London, Feb 21 — A press report, after they were found to contain the dated today, states: General Electric dye, which has been linked to an has announced the recall of more than increased risk of cancer. The FSA said BUILT-IN DISHWASHERS, 74,000 built-in dishwashers. The firms which did not meet the deadline UNITED STATES dishwashers have an electrical could face prosecution. It also said Washington, DC, Feb 18 — The U.S. connection that can overheat, possibly local authorities would check Consumer Product Safety Commission starting a fire, during normal use. potentially affected food was removed announces the recall of about 74,300 G.E. has received 29 reports of from schools and hospitals. There’s a General Electric Built-in Dishwashers dishwashers overheating and one good chance of getting most of the in voluntary co-operation with GE report of a fire. The following models affected products out of the way. The Consumer & Industrial of Louisville, are included in the recall and were FSA expects to have been told of all Ky. Consumers should stop using sold after January 20, 2004. GE products contaminated by the Sudan 1 recalled products immediately unless dishwasher models GSD5500G, dye by the end of this morning, and otherwise instructed. These GSD5560G, GSD5800G, GSD5900G, firms must have started removing dishwashers have a connector that can GSD5960G, EDW3000G, and them, the agency said. The decision on short-circuit and overheat during EDW3060G, with serial numbers with whether to prosecute those who did normal use, posing a fire hazard to the first letter A through T and the not meet it would be up to local consumers. GE received 29 reports of second letter G, or the serial letters authorities, the FSA said. The connectors overheating, including one VF. The serial number is important as Institute of Environmental Health report of a fire that spread outside the not all dishwashers with these model said there could not be any guarantees dishwasher and caused minor property numbers are included in this recall. that all affected foods would be taken damage. No injuries have been off shelves by today. But the institute’s reported. The following models are FOOD PRODUCTS, Jenny Morris said: “There are so many included in this recall and were sold UNITED KINGDOM people working on this, there is so after January 20, 2004: GE London, Feb 22 — A press report, much publicity around it, that I think dishwasher models GSD5500G, dated today, states: Britain’s food there’s a good chance of getting most GSD5560G, GSD5800G, GSD5900G, industry faces an estimated bill of of the affected products out of the GSD5960G, EDW3000G, and around £100 million for the recall of way.” The recall of products is the EDW3060G, with serial numbers with almost 400 products linked to a food biggest in British history, involving the first letter A through T and the scare, according to analysts and food soups, sauces, crisps and ready meals, second letter G, or the serial letters experts. The products, including pies, and is estimated to be costing £100m. VF. The serial number is important as pizzas and sandwiches, were taken off Two catering companies have said not all dishwashers with these model the shelves of Britain’s food retailers they provided products which were numbers are included in this recall. at the weekend after it emerged that listed in the recall to schools and The model and serial number are they contained a cancer-causing dye hospitals, but immediately ordered located inside the door wall of the known as Sudan 1 which was in a their recall. An FSA spokesman said dishwasher. Sold at appliance retail batch of chilli powder used to local authorities were ensuring the

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33 Product Recalls/Port Conditions foods, containing a Worcester sauce is sewn into the inside panel below the the power-steering pumps could come made by Premier Foods, were removed instructions for use. The model loose and fracture, it said. from sale. “The risk is very small. numbers are: 05300 ø Basic Black Hip Local authorities are routinely asked Hammock, 05301 ø Deluxe Black Hip WOMEN’S BOOT, UNITED STATES to inform and check that food Hammock and 05302 ø Deluxe Navy Washington, DC, Feb 18 — The U.S. businesses - including the catering Blue Hip Hammock. Sold at Juvenile Consumer Product Safety Commission departments of schools and hospitals - product stores, discount stores nation- announces the recall of 135,000 are withdrawing affected products. wide, catalog and internet sites from Merona Womenøs Sidezip øENAø Style This is a standard request.” The recall June 2004 through February 2005 for Boots in voluntary co-operation with was sparked on Friday when a about $40 (Basic model) and $60 Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn. consignment of the firm’s Crosse and (Deluxe model). Manufactured in Consumers should stop using recalled Blackwell Worcester sauce was found China. Consumers should stop using products immediately unless to have been made with chilli powder the carrier immediately and contact otherwise instructed. The heel on the containing Sudan 1. The dye has been Playtex Products Inc., for instructions boot can detach from the sole while in shown to cause cancer in laboratory on returning the carrier for a use, causing the consumer to fall. animals - but the risk to consumers is replacement. — Consumer Product Target has received 19 complaints of extremely small. Premier Foods said it Safety Commission. the heels breaking off, including one was “taking the matter very seriously” report of a sprained ankle. The and was doing all it could to resolve Merona Womenøs sidezip boot comes the problem. Today it recalled two MICROSOFT XBOX POWER in black or brown with a three-inch products - Branston Hot and Spicy CABLES, WORLDWIDE heel in sizes 5 1/2 through 11. The Sweet Pickle and Branston Rich and London, Feb 18 — A press report, style numbers included in this recall Fruity Sauce - both of which are only dated today, states: Microsoft has said are 096-10-1180 through 1190 for the supplied to the retail industry. it will replace more than 14 million black boots and 096- 10-1200 through Further lists of products were still power cables for its Xbox consoles due 1210 for the brown boots. These being added to the recall list on to safety concerns. The company said numbers appear on the interior zipper Tuesday. The latest list names 428 the move was a “preventative step” liner along with the words, “All Man products. after reports of fire hazard problems Made Materials,” “Made in China,” with the cables. It affects Xboxes made “Merona” and “ENA.” Sold at Target FORD MOTOR VEHICLES, before Oct 23, 2003 for all regions but stores nation-wide and through UNITED STATES mainland Europe and consoles in that Target’s Web site from July 2004 London, Feb 23 — A press report, region made before Jan 13 2004. through January 2005 for about $25. dated Feb 21, states: Ford Motor Co.’s Microsoft said it had received 30 Manufactured in China. Consumers gamble on a tricky casting method reports of minor injury or property should stop wearing the boots backfired, triggering a pricey and damage due to faulty cables. The firm immediately and return them to the embarrassing recall of its GT sports said fewer than one in 10,000 consoles nearest Target store for a full refund. car. On Dec 16, Ford pulled the GT off had experienced component failures. — Consumer Product Safety the market and asked its 111 owners The recall affects almost three Commission. not to drive the car. A crack appeared quarters of all Xboxes sold around the in an aluminum suspension control world since its launch in 2001. In a arm during routine inspection of a test statement, it added: “In almost all t GT. Though no accidents have been instances, any damage caused by these reported, a broken control arm could failures was contained within the cause a catastrophic crash in a car console itself or limited to the tip of capable of speeds faster than 200 mph. the power cord at the back of the A control arm connects the chassis to console.” But in seven cases, the wheel assembly and controls the customers reported sustaining a minor wheel’s camber. Ford is scrambling to burn to their hand. In 23 cases, AUSTRALIA replace eight original control arms per customers reported smoke damage, or London, Feb 18 — A press report, car. Limited GT production using the minor damage to a carpet or dated today, states; Maritime safety new control arms began the week of entertainment centre. “This is a authorities are growing increasingly Feb 7. Ford aims to get existing GTs preventative step we’re choosing to worried about the potential dangers repaired and back on the road by the take despite the rarity of these posed by the armada of empty coal first week of March. “The problem is incidents,” said Robbie Bach, senior ships anchored off the coast near we’re changing from castings to vice president, Microsoft home and Mackay. The queue of ships, which forgings,” Ford Division President entertainment division. “We regret the have numbered up to 44 in recent Steve Lyons says. “It’s not like the inconvenience, but believe offering days, has been a source of heated supplier just makes new parts. We’re consumers a free replacement cord is political argument between the actually changing the way they’re the responsible thing to do.” Microsoft Queensland and Commonwealth made.” said customers would get replacement governments over infrastructure cords within two to four weeks from spending and port bottlenecks. The HIP HAMMOCK CHILD CARRIERS, the time of order. It advised users to waiting ships are the most telling UNITED STATES turn off their Xboxes when not in use. symptom of the difficulties being Washington, DC, Feb 22 — The U.S. experienced by Dalrymple Bay coal Consumer Product Safety Commission RENAULT MOTOR VEHICLES, terminal as it struggles to cope with announces the recall of about 32,000 JAPAN demand. Maritime Safety Queensland Playtex Hip Hammocks in voluntary London, Feb 21 — A pres report, has now expressed concern about the co-operation with Playtex Products dated today, states: Renault Japon safety issues posed by having so many Inc., of Westport, Conn. Consumers Co., the Japan unit of French vessels gathered in the one area. should stop using recalled products automaker Renault S.A., said today it General manager Captain John immediately unless otherwise will recall 1,955 vehicles in three Watkinson said yesterday maritime instructed. The shoulder strap support models due to problems with officers had contacted companies using can detach from the hammock, posing compressor brackets. Subject to the the Dalrymple Bay and nearby Hay a fall hazard to the baby. The company recall are the Lutecia and two types of Point terminals to discuss introducing has received two reports of the Scenic models, all manufactured a more orderly system for loading the shoulder strap detaching from the between May 2000 and April 2002, the ships at anchor. “Maritime Safety infant carrier. No injuries have been automaker said in a report filed with Queensland is monitoring the number reported. The recalled infant carriers the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure of ships anchored off Hay Point were sold under the name “Playtex and Transport. Renault said a primarily because of the logistical Hip Hammock,” which is sewn into the compressor bracket is positioned challenge that would ensue should the front of the carrier. The model number incorrectly in the engine. As a result, port have to be closed for any reason

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34 Port Conditions and ships ordered to exit port limits,” receive around $800 million in PANAMA CANAL he said. Capt Watkinson said the royalties in 2004-05 from our London, Feb 22 — A press report, potential dangers had been resources exports,” Trade Minister dated Feb 21, states: Due to work on highlighted last month when Cyclone Mark Vaile told Parliament yesterday. locomotive tracks at Gatun Locks and Kerry approached Mackay and all “Yet they will not invest any money heavy arrivals, delays are being berths in the area were shut down. back into the much-needed experienced in the Panama Canal. The authority had consulted port infrastructure to accommodate the Currently, Panamax traffic is facing users and the terminal operators at growth in the export of resources out delays of two-three days, while Hay Point on how best to manage the of that state.” Mr Vaile said the regular vessels under 91 feet with no movement of ships within the port, Queensland Government would not cargo restrictions are experiencing particularly if the vessels needed to be fund a 70km rail link worth about delays of one-two days. Work on the moved away for safety reasons. In $100 million to Abbott Point, which tracks is expected to be completed on Federal Parliament yesterday the would immediately alleviate a coal- Feb 27. Government continued to target the handling bottleneck at Dalrymple Bay. Queensland Government over ports, He said the State Government should SYRIA accusing it of accepting massive get on with investing in Lattakia, Feb 5 — Waiting time is revenue in mining royalties but failing infrastructure. presently 24 hours at Lattakia and 48 to reinvest any money into export hours at Tartous. — Lloyd’s Sub- infrastructure. “The Queensland INDIA agents. Government has forecast that it will See under “Labour Disputes.”

Port Delays Country/Port Date of report No.of vessels waiting and/or days delay

Australia Abbott Point 21-23 Feb-2005 Coal: 8 vessels due by 10/3; up to 1 day’s berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion. Brisbane 21-23 Feb-2005 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 2 vessels due by 5/3; no delays expected.Grain: 1 vessel due 8/3 to load wheat; no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 21-23 Feb-2005 Coal: 42 vessels anchored; 46 vessels due by 6/4. Up to 30 days berthing delay subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; waiting time vary greatly due to different stem supply issues. Dampier 21-23 Feb-2005 Iron ore: Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 5 anchored; 5 vessels due by 6/3; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 anchored; 8 vessels due by 4/3; a maintenance shutdown is underway; up to 9 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; shippers will always consider a shift to a lay-by berth for loaded vessels awaiting HW; shippers are experiencing cargo shortages of some grades and stockpile problems; some vessels will berth out of turn and berthing line-up may change at short notice. Gladstone 21-23 Feb-2005 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 3 vessels berthed, 8 anchored; 34 vessels due by 31/3; up to 12 days berthing delay expected subject to port congestion and cargo availability; shiploader 2 will be shut down for maintenance for 4 days from 14-18/3. Barney Point: 1 vessel berthed, 2 anchored; 7 vessels due by 21/3; up to 3 days delay expected due to cargo availability and berth congestion. Hay Point 21-23 Feb-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed, 6 anchored; 6 vessels due by 26/2. Up to 5 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability; Berth No. 2 will be shut down from 2-14/3. Newcastle 21-23 Feb-2005 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 2 vessels berthed, 14 anchored; 25 vessels due by 6/3; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels berthed, 6 anchored; 15 vessels due by 5/3; 3 unallocated vessels due by 10/3; 3-7 days delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal, coal product problems with some shippers and cargo receival. Grain: Seven vessels due by 11/3, 6 to load wheat, 1 barley; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Adelaide 21-23 Feb-2005 Grain: No. 27 berth: 5 vessels due by 10/3, 3 to load barley, 1 wheat, 1 faba beans; up to 4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Hedland 21-23 Feb-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 6 vessels due by 28/2; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 7 vessels due by 28/2; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 1 vessels due 23/2; no delays expected; Westyard “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 6 vessels due by 25/2; up to 3 days delay expected due to berth congestion, maintenance shut downs and cargo availability. Port Kembla 21-23 Feb-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed, 2 anchored; 16 vessels due by 8/4; CB-1: 2 vessels due by 9/3; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Grain: 1 vessel due 7/3 to load wheat; no delays expected. Port Walcott 21-23 Feb-2005 Iron ore: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 19 vessels due by 10/3; up to 8 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Planned maintenance underway at Berth No. 2 until 28/2. Shippers line-up is subject to change at short notice; cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems may result in ships berthing out of turn. Shippers advise that stores, air freight and crew baggage can no longer be delivered to vessels or taken off at berth. With immediate effect, all stores, airfreight and bags must be delivered/removed by launch.

Bulgaria Bourgas 21- Feb-2005 Eleven vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (1 scrap, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 4 coils, 1 contain ers, 1 empty), 3 discharging (2 billets, 1 containers); 2 vessels waiting in roads, both to load, of which 1 maize, 1 empty; 1 vessel to take on bunkers; 11 vessels due, of which 4 to load (1 trucks, 1 copper anodes, 1 coils, 1 bars), 7 to discharge (1 trucks, 2 coal, 2 iron ore, 1 kaolin, 1 pig-iron). A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

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Varna 21- Feb-2005 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions 14-20 February: Thirty-four ves sels in port operating of which 20 loading (1 bulk maize, 1 scrap, 2 bulk wheat, 1 packed hardboard, 1 ce ment, 5 soda, 1 sunflower seeds, 1 bulk barley, 1 vegetable oil, 1 technical salt, 1 kaolin/other, 1 kaolin, 1 metal constructions/containers, 1 TSP, 1 TSP/NP compound fertiliser), 6 discharging (1 bulk coal, 1 bricks, 1 copper concentrate, 1 gypsum, 1 metal in packs, 1 petcoke), 8 discharging/loading (7 containers, 1 feldspar/silica sand/kaolin/other); no vessels waiting in roads.

Chile Antofagasta 21- Feb-2005 Three vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 12 vessels due this week to load/discharge concentrates, bulk cop per, containers and general cargo. Valparaiso 21- Feb-2005 Three vessels berthed, 5 berths vacant; 3 vessels anchored; 12 vessels due this week.

Colombia Buenaventura 22- Feb-2005 Shore cranes operational. Eight vessels berthed (1 containers, 3 general cargo, 4 bulkers), no vessels an chored; 31 vessels due (24 containers, 1 general cargo, 3 bulkers, 1 tanker, 2 PCC), with 1 day’s delay expected for general cargo vessels, 3 days for bulkers.

Egypt Alexandria 21- Feb-2005 Thirty-five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 29 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 1 containers, 1 passenger vessel; 13 vessels dry-docked; 19 vessels at inner anchorage, 6 at outer anchorage. Damietta 21- Feb-2005 Fourteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 9 general cargo, 1 bulk carrier, 4 containers; 1 vessel at outer anchorage. Suez Canal 21- Feb-2005 Twenty-two vessels transiting Northbound, 24 Southbound.

Israel Ashdod 22- Feb-2005 No labour problems. Four general cargo vessels loading at berth, 9 vessels discharging at berth (5 general cargo, 4 bulkers), 5 vessels loading/discharging at berth (3 containers, 1 car carrier, 1 tanker); 2 bulkers waiting at anchorage to discharge; 1 vessel under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 19 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 22- Feb-2005 No labour problems. Five vessels discharging at berth (4 general cargo, 1 bulker), 6 vessels loading/dis charging at berth (2 containers, 1 car carrier, 3 tankers); 1 bulker waiting at anchorage to discharge, 4 tankers waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 4 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 24 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Pakistan Karachi 21- Feb-2005 Three rice vessels loading at berth, 5 vessels discharging at berth (1 HSD, 1 steel coils, 1 urea, 2 general cargo), 1 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 3 container vessels waiting at anchorage to load, 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (3 containers, 1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil); no vessels bunkering; none under repairs/dry-docked, none awaiting orders; 4 vessels due (2 containers, 2 chemicals), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 21- Feb-2005 Four vessels discharging at berth (1 wheat, 1 canola seeds, 1 paraxylene, 1 iron ore), 2 container vessels loading/discharging at QICT berth; 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 LPG, 1 wheat, 1 iron ore).

Russia Novorossiysk 21- Feb-2005 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed, all loading crude oil; 9 vessels in roads, all to load crude oil; 8 vessels due by 27/2, of which 5 crude oil, 1 gasoil, 2 fuel oil. Tuapse 21- Feb-2005 Oil products: 2 vessels berthed, both loading, of which 1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil; 1 vessel in roads, to load crude oil; 6 vessels due by 26/2, of which 1 fuel oil, 4 gasoil, 1 crude oil.

Spain Bilbao 22- Feb-2005 Nineteen vessels in port of which 7 operating (3 Ro/Ros, 1 containers, 1 semolina, 2 asphalt), 12 vessels under repair; no delays.

Sri Lanka Colombo 21- Feb-2005 Berthing/unberthing (pilotage) delays being experienced on breakbulk/conventional vessels. Delays to conventional vessels are due to the fact that container/feeder vessels are given priority at breakbulk berths if there is container congestion. Conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 and 2 are facing navigation delays. Five container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 17 vessels discharging at berth (13 containers/feeders, 1 bagged maize, 1 bulk palm oil, 1 bulk cement, 1 general cargo); no vessels waiting at anchorage; 4 vessels dry-docked; 8 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected.

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Ukraine Illichevsk 21- Feb-2005 Fifteen vessels in port operating, of which 12 loading (1 oil, 11 steel products), 1 discharging iron ore, 2 discharging/loading containers; 3 vessels in roads of which 1 to load steel products, 2 to discharge/load containers; 17 vessels due, of which 15 to load (1 ferro alloy, 13 steel products, 1 wheat), 2 to discharge Odessa 21- Feb-2005 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed, all loading, of which 1 crude oil, 1 LPG, 1 fuel oil; 5 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 gasoil, 2 crude oil, 1 fuel oil, 1 LPG; 4 vessels due by 22/2, all to load, of which 2 fuel oil, 1 gasoil, 1 LPG.

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