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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 July 20 2007 Failure to heed bad weather to blame for tanker deaths writes David Osler. HE deaths of two seafarers and the The injured man and the two fatalities, is either arriving or leaving port, the Tinjury of a third on board tanker FR8 aged 31 and 39, were Indian nationals. unsecuring or securing should be done as Venture last year could have been avoided The MAIB concluded: “The two large later or early as possible (basis whether if the master had delayed sailing to ensure waves that were shipped over the bow could vessel is arriving port or departing port) to that the ship was secured in sheltered not have been considered abnormal and ensure that crew are on deck and exposed to waters, according to the Marine Accident should have been expected in the prevailing the elements for the least possible time.” Investigation Branch, weather conditions. As a result of the actions already taken, A report from MAIB found that the “The master should have delayed the the MAIB decided not to issue safety 74,065 dwt unit was hit during stowing sailing so that the ship could have been recommendations in this case. operations by two waves, which, though secured for sea in sheltered waters.” large, should have been expected in the Manager FR8 Shipmanagement has since prevailing weather conditions. reviewed and amended company safety The tragedy occurred on November 11 management procedures for working on deck Ras Tanura last year while a number of crew were on in heavy weather. deck engaged in stowing the anchor as the In particular, it now specifies: “The blaze extinguished Singapore-registered vessel was leaving priority, which master and deck officers Scapa Flo on route to Houston, Texas. should have, is to ensure that when the vessel TATE oil company Saudi Aramco said yesterday it had controlled a fire at the SRas Tanura oil terminal, the world’s largestoffshore oil export facility, Reuters reports. Three detained over Perama yard blaze Crude and oil product output and loading were REECE yesterday detained three people pending the results of an investigation into the unaffected by the fire at the terminal on the Gcause of a fire on a tanker that killed two workers at the country’s Perama Shipyard. kingdom’s Gulf coast,Aramco said in a statement The master of the Panamanian-flagged Ailsa Craig, the leader of a team of workers carrying out on its website. tank maintenance work on the ship and a safety inspector were detained as part of an investigation by Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil exporter. police, Greece’s Merchant Marine Ministry said today. Ras Tanura has capacity to load between 5.5m Two workers died yesterday after a fire broke out in the central tank hold of the Ailsa Craig as they and 6m barrels per dayof oil. The fire started at were carrying out welding work to pipe installations, the Ministry said. around 0900 hrs and was brought under control More than 24 firefighters, and rescuers, eight fire trucks and a firefighting ship managed to an hour later, Aramco said. The area was extinguish the blaze about 90 minutes after it broke out on the Ailsa Craig at 1030 hrs local time undergoing maintenance at the time. yesterday at Perama docks about 20 km west of Athens. Several injuries were reported, but Aramco The exact reason for the blaze is still unknown. The fire may have broken out following an gave no further details. explosion caused by an overheated welding lamp being used by the two workers, a fire department Saudi Arabia’s press agency said Aramco had spokesperson said. formed a technical committee to investigate the The greater Piraeus area, which includes Perama and Drapetsona, is a popular choice with causes of the the accident. shipowners for cheap repairs, usually carried out by small contractors under supervision of the ship’s crew. Labour spokesmen have regularly complained of allegedly lax standards they deem responsible for several fatal accidents over the years, complaints they upheld today. EDITOR Dock and metal workers are staging a 24-hour local strike today to protest at safety conditions they Stephen Legall say are unsafe. The Panhellenic Metalworkers’ Federation “will continue its fight ... for the full Tel: +44 020 7017 5228 application of safety terms, rules and regulations for dockworkers”, the union said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENTS Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 4488 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 email: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 4482 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 Email: [email protected] Lloyd's is the registered trade mark of the Society incorporated by the Lloyd's Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd's Summary of Major Cases in this week’s issue of Lloyd’s Casualty Week Vessel Type Flag Class G T DWT Blt Casualty ATHENA fish FRO NV 7,805 5,460 1992 Caught fire 530 nautical miles off Blunt Island factory Jul 4. Tugs Antilen and Tumbes towed vessel to Talcahuano, arrived Jul 6. Towed from Talcahuano Jul 8 after the fire reappeared. BELUGA container GIB GL 7,660 9,163 2004 Engine failure on the Bosporus in about SENASATION lat 40 58 20N, long 28 57E, Jul 10. Three tugs escorted vessel to Ahirkapi, where it is anchored. Still anchored Jul 11. BLUE WATER passenger/ PHL — 484 — — Sank 4.7 nautical miles off San Francisco, PRINCESS 1 ro-ro Quezon province, Luzon 12 Jul 2007. Many passengers still missing. DON PEDRO ro-ro CNI — 10,957 5,654 1984 Grounded in lat 38 53N, long 01 27E, Jul 11. Taking on water and 20 crew members rescued. Subsequently sank to a depth of 45 metres. Fuel leaking. ELINE general NIS GL 3,797 4,570 1985 Taking on water in engine-room in lat 56 13.66N, long 11 06.17E, Jul 8. Pumps coping with water ingress and towed to Grenaa. Arrived same day and detained. FAITH ro-ro KHM — 2,485 3,500 1977 Adrift due to engine problems in lat 36 11.9N, long 131 48E, Jul 9. Still drifting Jul 10, 15 degree list. Tug proceeding, ETA on scene Jul 11. Sank Jul 11. FJORDTANK chem PAN BV 729 1,145 1986 Engine trouble and anchored in lat 53 31.05N, tanker long 04 06.02 E 10 Jul 2007. Vessel under tow to Harlingen. Arrived same day. Still in port Jul 12. GRUS vehicle PAN NK 45,544 14,161 1981 Had explosion near the engine-room at a carrier dockyard off Kasado Island, off Kudamatsu Jul 10. Fourteen people suffered burns. A subsequent fire has been extinguished. No serious damage to the vessel. HAI TONG 7 general PAN — 5,186 10,153 1977 Sank in lat 16 55.6N, long 139 26.1E, Jul 12. About one third of the crew have been rescued. KOTA GEMAR container HKG NK 28,676 37,115 2002 Lost 18 containers overboard and 21 containers collapsed on Bay 44 near Socotra in heavy weather. Vessel arrived Aden Jun 27. MARGINELLA fishing RUS RS 944 533 1985 Had fire in exhaust 16 miles south of Isle of Wight Jul 6. Fire extinguished by crew. Taken in tow for Cherbourg. Arrived same day. ORCHID SUN bulker KOR — 26,046 43,611 1985 Sank 90 miles off Ras al Hadd, Oman, Jul 12. Eleven of the 23 crew rescued. Twelve missing. SAMUDRIKA 10 tug IND — 951 1,150 1986 Sank in lat 19 38.24N, long 72 06.29E, Jul 9. Search operation continuing Jul 10 for the 8 missing crew members. WEST LARISSA drill CYP — 7,936 — 1984 Reported Jul 5 under way to shipyard in platform Singapore for repairs after 1 support leg damaged during positioning in Indonesia. Likely to be out of service for 4 months. (ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical night with destination Venice. -- Lloyd's order under the following Sub-agents. headings and relevant page number: AL BARAKAT 1 (Bolivia) Chittagong, Jul 8 -- Understand from Marine, including Overdue the agents of chemical tanker Al & Missing Vessels 1 Barakat 1 that the vessel's owners to not intend to undertake repairs and are Port State Control 1 5 ABUL KALAM AZAD (India) planning to scrap the vessel. The vessel London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated is expected to be beached on Jul 11. -- today, states: Eight crew members of Lloyd's Agents. Seizures & Arrests 1 5 crude oil tanker Abul Kalam Azad Chittagong, Jul 11 -- Understand from (51793 gt, built 1999) were rescued by local agents of chemical tanker Al Coast Guard personnel after the vessel Pipeline Accidents 1 6 Barakat 1 that the vessel was beached was caught in rough seas today, an at Master Traders, Ship's Yard, official said. The vessel, which was on Bhatiary, Chittagong, today. Buyers Pollution 1 7 its way to Mangalore from Mumbai, name is Master Traders, Chittagong. -- sent out a distress signal this morning, Lloyd's Agents. Weather & Navigation 1 7 Coast Guard commandant Manoj Baadkar told PTI. The SOS was sent to the Coast Guard after the vessel was AL SHAYMAA (Egypt) See "Belgium" under "Port State Natural Disasters 1 9 caught in turbulent seas and one crew Control". member fell overboard at around 0745 Political & Civil Unrest 1 9 hrs, he said. Coast Guard vessel Kasturba Gandhi rushed to the scene, AMADEO (Panama) Bucharest, Jul 10 -- Product tanker about five nautical miles off New Labour Disputes 1 9 Amadeo: Sea trials which had been Mangalore Port, and rescued all the arranged for Jul 11-12 have been crew members, including the one who postponed.