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 8 2005 Spain turns focus on Universe Maritime in new Prestige twist Ship’s manager may bear civil liability for spill damage, write Brian Reyes and Nigel Lowry — Thursday July 07 2005 HE criminal court investigating If that is found to be the case, then meeting told this newspaper that the the Prestige casualty in Spain has Spanish law states that the master will also Spanish delegation, after hearing concerns Tdeclared that the ship’s bear civil liability for the damages arising raised by Canada, Norway and South management company, Universe from the casualty. Korea, agreed that Spanish courts should Maritime, could bear direct civil liability The court argues that by extension, Capt respect the CLC since it was part of for the damage caused by the spill. Mangouras’ employer, Universe Maritime, national law. The new judge handling the Prestige could also bear civil liability. The IOPC record of the meeting made case, María Jesús Souto, has named the The court order recalls how the master note of that position and added that the Greek company in proceedings in was in constant contact with his operations Spanish government intends to remind the Corcubión and ordered it to pay €87.8m manager in Piraeus throughout the early appeal court of the obligation to apply ($105m) into court as security, an amount hours of the casualty, suggesting that the international conventions as part of that reflects the compensation paid to company had a direct input into how Spanish law. victims by the Spanish government. events unfolded. Sources close to the Prestige case said Failing that, Universe Maritime’s assets This latest twist in the Prestige saga the parties involved were certain to appeal should be frozen to that sum, the court was revealed at last week’s meeting of the the decision by the court in Corcubión. order states. executive committee of the 1992 A legal source close to Universe But the move ignores the provisions of International Oil Pollution Compensation Maritime yesterday said the company was the 1992 Civil Liability Convention, to Fund. resolved to challenge the Spanish court which Spain is party, and has generated “Several delegations expressed serious move, adding that “the judgment cannot be serious concern in the shipping industry. concern that by applying national criminal enforced in Greece”. He told Lloyd’s List: “The court’s The court’s decision is based on law the [Spanish] court was, in fact, judgment has no substance in law because Spanish criminal law but industry experts defeating one of the key elements of the it does not attribute any particular action have warned that it clashes with provisions regime established by the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions, namely to or blame to Universe.” in the CLC, which forms part of Spanish channel the civil liability for pollution In the wake of the Prestige disaster all law and limits the extent to which damage to the shipowner,” the IOPC said of the Universe-managed vessels were shipowners can be held liable after in its official record of proceedings of last sold, although the company is still in pollution incidents. week. existence. The CLC forbids claims for “It was stated that it was important for The source declined to discuss what compensation against shipowners other the compensation regime that the courts in assets Universe might own, while noting than in accordance with the terms of the all member states applied the 1992 that virtually its “sole function” as an convention, as well as prohibiting similar conventions in a uniform and correct entity currently is responding to claims against seafarers, charterers, manner.” developments arising from the accident. managers and operators of a vessel. The implications of the court’s move But industry experts said yesterday that In its order, the Corcubión court notes are complex because under the 1992 most Greek ship management companies that Apostolos Mangouras, the ship’s conventions, judgments made by national of Universe’s profile would be unlikely to master, might bear criminal responsibility courts are binding, the IOPC noted. have the wherewithal or assets to put up stemming from the casualty. One delegate present at last week’s security on this scale.

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

ACBL 3247 bulker USA — 687 687 — Sank in 25 feet of water Jun 29 while passing through the entrance channel at San Pedro de Macoris. Oceangoing shipping unable to pass through the channel. Reported Jul 4 salvage plans being made.

BUNGA MAS container MYS AB ABS 8,957 9,039 1997 In collision with vessel Qian Dao You No.1 five miles off Dalian, Jul 2 in heavy fog. Cause under investigation.

BUXTEHUDE general CYP GL 2,565 3,020 1985 Put into Vigo in tow Jun 27, with engine gearbox damage.Still in port Jul 4 awaiting spare parts and carrying out other repairs. Repairs ETC 6 weeks.

CASITAS pollution USA — 270 — 1981 Grounded on Pearl and Hermes Atoll, about 86 control miles ESE of Midway Island, Jul 2, and taking water. Coast Guard pumps placed on board by aircraft. Abandoned. Severe damage reported. Still aground Jul 6.

EILTANK 17 tanker DEU — — — — Ran onto breakwater at Haaften, near Zaltbommel, River Waal, Jul 6. Refloated and proceeded to mooring facility at Haaften. At least 30 tons of oil lost. Cargo to be removed Jul 6. Investigation under way.

HAVSTRAUM chem/oil NIS NV 4,931 7,975 1991 Arrived Tallinn in tow Jun 19, for main engine carrier repairs. Under repair at shipyard Jul 6, ETC Jul 10.

JIN AN bulker HKG AB ABS 28,707 50,786 2000 Grounded near Visakhapatnam Jun 30 while entering harbour channel. Still aground Jul 4. Arrangements under way to lighter part cargo.

ROYAL PACIFIC passenger PA N L R 9,805 1,568 1967 Caught fire at Pier 54, Kaohsiung, Jun 29. All 211 crew evacuated. One minor injury. Capsized Jun 30 due to weight of water used during firefighting operations. Clean-up and righting operations underway.

SAUVETERRE fishing FRA — 94 — — Sank in lat 50 01.72N, long 07 28.8W, off the Scilly Isles Jul 4. All four crew rescued.

THURINGEN tanker DEU — 2,428 — 1992 Wheelhouse struck railway bridge over Rhein-Herne Canal, near Duisburg, Jul 1. Wheelhouse torn from foundations and fell into the canal. Master killed. Came into slight contact with another vessel. Wheelhouse raised same day.

TMM OAXACA container ATG GL 11,153 16,500 1997 Had main engine breakdown Jun 7, two days after sailing Veracruz. Towed back to Veracruz Jun 10 for repairs. Repairs under way Jul 3, ETC 8 weeks. General Average declared.

VOC GALLANT bulker ATG NV 30,928 51,215 2002 Grounded at Km 154, Suez Canal, Jun 26. Refloated by tugs and towed to Suez outer harbour. Inspection found serious rudder damage. Waiting to enter dry dock Jul 6.

ZHONG XING — — — — — — Had fire at a pier near the Zavoiko settlement, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Jul 5. Fire extinguished same day. Seventy per cent of vessel damaged.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical Tramadol, which prosecutors allege order under the following contributed to his losing consciousness headings and relevant page at the controls of the ferry on Oct 15, number: 2003. Smith has pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges and is awaiting sentencing in the case. Marine, including Overdue & Missing Vessels 1 ANNA (Lebanon) Valletta, Jun 24 -- General cargo Piracy 11 AGENA (Antigua & Barbuda) London, Jun 24 -- Following received Anna was reported passing Malta on from Rome MRCC, timed 0830, UTC: Jun 23, on passage, Cagliari for "Area Port State Control 11 General cargo Agena (2528 gt, built 4". -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- Anna, 2001), bound Venice, had an engine which had a cargo of wood shift Apr Seizures & Arrests 11 failure yesterday and was taken in tow 26, 2004, was towed into Cagliari Apr by tug Brucoli. Tug and tow arrived 26 for repairs and subsequently arrested.) Pipeline Accidents 12 Taranto pilot station 0800, local time, today and vessel was berthed at pier No.1, Taranto, at 0930, local time. ARANDA (Honduras) Pollution 13 Taranto, Jun 24 -- General cargo See "Johar State, Malaysia" under Agena entered Taranto port this "Pollution." Weather & Navigation 14 morning under tow of tug Brucoli following engine failure. -- Lloyd's ARATERE (New Zealand) Agents. Wellington, Jun 23 -- Ro/ro Aratere Earthquakes 18 Taranto, Jun 24 -- Superintendents lost power in Tory Channel again last and surveyors are coming to Taranto night, and its 54 foot-passengers had to be taken off the boat by bus via the Volcanic Activity 18 to inspect general cargo Agena. Cause and extent of damage still unknown. -- vehicle deck in Wellington, when the Lloyd's Agents. door would not open. " The ferry was Political & Civil Unrest 18 Taranto, Jun 28 -- General cargo late leaving Picton and partly lost Agena is now undergoing repairs power in Tory Channel, passenger Rob Kidnappings 22 alongside. Some more spares are still Tomkies said. The problem was to be delivered, but it is hoped that the eventually sorted, but when the vessel arrived in Wellington the foot- Labour Disputes 22 vessel should be able to complete repairs, class confirmation etc and sail passengers had to be transported off later this week. -- Lloyd's Agents. bus because the door did not work. The Awards & Settlements 25 ferry has sustained a string of AGHIOS CHARALAMBOS problems, break-downs and near- misses since it began sailing in New Railway Accidents 26 (Panama) London, Jun 26 -- A press report, Zealand in 1999. It has been dated Jun 24, states: Understood investigated 45 times. The ongoing Computer Systems 27 ore/oil Edward N. (112947 gt, built problems were an embarrassment with 1979) with ore, was in collision with tourists using the service, Mr Tomkies said. A Maritime Safety Authority Miscellaneous 20 Agios Charaloabos (? bulk/oil Aghios Charalambos, 65819 gt, built 1979), spokesman said last night's incident berthing at the time in Tubarao Roads, had been reported and would be Fires & Explosions 30 Jun 21. (Note -- Edward N. arrived investigated today. As the vessel still Tubarao Jun 10 and sailed Jun 22.) had full propulsion, the authority was Aviation 36 not planning a full investigation. An ALASKAN FRONTIER (U.S.A.) Interislander spokesman said the two See "Cracks Found in Rudders of BP problems were unrelated. The partial Space Vehicles 40 Tankers, United States" under loss of power happened after engineers "Miscellaneous." tried to start up the vessel's fourth Product Recalls 40 engine, which had been undergoing ANDREW J.BARBERI (U.S.A.) routine maintenance. In the process, air got into the cooling system, Port Conditions 42 London, Jun 26 -- A press report, dated Jun 23, states: The doctor of the affecting the other engines. The vessel assistant master of ferry Andrew had to be slowed to turn the fourth Port Conditions charts 42 J.Barberi, who lost consciousness engine off again, he said. It was closed minutes before the vessel crashed into down and the ferry continued its a pier, pleaded guilty today to voyage with three engines. Interisland falsifying one of the pilot's medical line spokesman Martin Weekes says reports. The crash killed 11 people. Dr there were no safety issues involved © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 William Tursi admitted concealing and the vessel never came to a stop as These reports may not be reproduced, assistant master Richard Smith's use a result of the problem. An Interisland stored in a retrieval system, or of blood-pressure medication on a Line spokesman said the door problem transmitted in any form or by any means routine Coast Guard medical report in was "one of those things. The two electronic, mechanical, photographic, August, 2000. Tursi could serve six incidents were unrelated." -- Lloyd's recorded or otherise without the prior months in prison under advisory Agents. written permission of the publisher. federal sentencing guidelines. He also could lose his medical license, ATHOS I (Cyprus) although his lawyer said he was London, Jun 29 -- A press report, optimistic Tursi would continue to dated Jun 28, states: The US House of practice. Assistant US Attorney Sarah Representatives yesterday Coyne said that Coast Guard unanimously passed a bill aimed at examiners might have subjected preventing oil spills in the nation's Smith's medical condition to greater waterways. Rep Frank LoBiondo wrote scrutiny if they had known about his the "Delaware River Protection Act" blood-pressure medication. The following a November, 2004, accident scrutiny may have turned up Smith's involving crude oil tanker Athos I, that use for back problems of the painkiller spilled 265,000 gallons of oil into the

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Delaware River. The spill hampered states: Passenger ro/ro Basto III is CEC COPENHAGEN (Bahamas) shipping and polluted more than 100 still at Horten undergoing repairs, London, Jun 28 -- A press report, miles of shoreline in Pennsylvania, ETC two to three days. dated today, states: General cargo New Jersey and Delaware -- from the London, Jun 29 -- Information CEC Copenhagen (6714 gt, built 2001) Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in north-east received from Sandnes, dated today, reportedly damaged two Bangladesh Philadelphia to south of the Smyrna states: Passenger ro/ro Basto III has navy vessels and the navy jetty while River in Delaware. The measure now now completed repairs and is back in arriving at Chittagong Port, goes to the Senate. The measure normal service between Moss and yesterday. CEC Copenhagen, carrying would increase liability limits on Horten. 585 containers to Chittagong port single-hull tankers under the Oil from Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia, Pollution Act; require vessels to report BROWN WATER V (U.S.A.) allegedly hit the jetty pontoons of the objects that are lost overboard to the London, Jun 30 -- A press report, Bangladesh navy and two gunships Coast Guard for immediate recovery; dated Jun 29, states: Families of eight when entering the Chittagong Port create a new committee to report to people who were killed when tug Channel at about 1745, local time, Congress on ways to improve oil spill Brown Water V caused a portion of the yesterday. The captain of the vessel response and prevention, and causeway to South Padre Island to told Chittagong Port officials that the establish a pilot project on the collapse in 2001 are among plaintiffs accident was due to failure in steering Delaware River and bay to test who will receive about $9 million in a the vessel and strong winds that led techniques to recover submerged oil. settlement tentatively approved by a him to lose control. The extent of the The spill happened when the vessel's judge today, attorneys said. The bridge damage is yet to be ascertained. The hull was ripped open by a rusty collapsed Sep 15, 2001, after a tug Chittagong Port Authority has formed anchor resting on the river bottom. master lost control of a string of a three-member team to carry out an Authorities have not determined barges, and currents drove them into a inquiry into the incident. CEC where the anchor came from. "The bridge support. The impact caused two Copenhagen was arrested and kept unanimous support for this legislation 80-foot sections of bridge roadway to anchored at jetty No. 3 of the shows that it is not only very tumble into the bay. Motorists crossing Chittagong port, reports said. (Note -- important to our region, but to the the bridge about 0200 hrs fell into the CEC Copenhagen sailed Singapore Jun nation as well," said LoBiondo, chasm. A third 80-foot section fell 22 for Tanjung Pelepas.) chairman of the Coast Guard and later that morning. Three people Chittagong, Jun 28 -- General cargo Maritime Transportation whose cars fell off the bridge survived. CEC Copenhagen, while proceeding Subcommittee. "This bill will help The settlement with Brown Water from Chittagong Outer Anchorage ensure that the ecologically significant Towing comes about a week after U.S. towards berth No.13 of Chittagong areas in New Jersey, Delaware and District Judge Hilda Tagle dismissed Port Authority with 582 TEUs on Pennsylvania are protected from American Commercial Barge Lines, board, collided with three Bangladesh future oil spills, while allowing the based in Jeffersonville, Ind, from the Navy gunboats, which were moored at vital commerce of the Delaware River lawsuit. Plaintiffs' lawyer Ray Bangladesh Navy Jetty within the and the nation to continue." Marchan had said he hoped to prove Karnaphuly Channel. The accident that the barge line, said to be insured was said to have occurred at 1700, Jun AUDACE A. (Italy) for $500 million, hired a tow company 27, as a result Bangladesh Navy Naples, Jun 29 -- Tanker Audace A. that it knew had problems. Marchan gunboats were reported to have (583 gt, built 1962), cargo 922 tons said today that the settlement sustained severe damages along with water, collided with small fishing vindicated his claim that a cause of jetty installation. Nature and extent of Padre Pio two miles north of port of the accident was inadequate damages to vessel and Bangladesh Casamicciola, a small tourist port in horsepower to control the boat in high Navy vessels are not readily available. the Island of Ischia, near Naples, at current. How the Brown Water money We understand that the steering of approximately 0210 hrs. The fishing will be divided is still unclear, said CEC Copenhagen suddenly failed, as a boat has sunk and the three crew Will Pierson, attorney for the result the engine of the vessel stopped. members at present are missing and Rockport-based company. He said the Pilot of the vessel dropped anchor to searches are in progress. Damage to plaintiffs would probably get the reduce the speed of the vessel, but this tanker, which is at present berthed at approximately $9 million left in the was not possible due to high tide and Naples port, not known. The seven company's insurance fund. "At one the force of the wind. -- Lloyd's Agents. crew members of Audace A. are being time we had $17 million in our London, Jun 29 -- Managers and hull interviewed by Maritime Authorities. - policies, so they've wasted about $8 - Lloyd's Agents. and machinery surveyors for general million by chasing after ACBL," he London, Jun 30 -- A press report, cargo CEC Copenhagen are still said. There are 17 plaintiffs in the dated yesterday, states: The rescue investigating the causes of an accident case: family of the eight who died, teams of the coast guard and the port involving naval vessels in three survivors, four fishermen who authorities of Naples and Ischia have Bangladesh's Chittagong port on helped in the rescue and two children been working for some six hours to Monday (Jun 27). Denmark-based find fishing Padre Pio that last night who lost parents. David Fowler, who CEC Ship Management could not collided with chemical/oil carrier had filed a negligence suit against his confirm reports that three Bangladesh Audace A.. The incident is thought to employer, already settled for $50,000. naval vessels had been damaged in the have occurred at about 0215 hrs when At one point there were about a dozen incident, saying it was too early to Audace A., on its route from Naples to lawsuits from the collapse. The provide details of what had happened. Ventotene to supply the island with plaintiffs' lawsuits against the barge Managing director Hans Froholdt water, was in collision with Padre Pio. and tow companies had been confirmed that CEC Copenhagen had The vessel is still missing. Dozens of consolidated into this action. sustained minor damage in a "minor patrol boats and two helicopters are incident", adding that the company currently looking for the three-man CAMILLA DESGAGNES was working closely with the local crew. It seems that the men on board (Barbados) authorities. There were no crew the tanker didn't even realize that London, Jun 30 -- Ro/ro Camilla injuries, nor was there a threat of they had collided with the other Desgagnes arrived Quebec about Jun pollution, nor damage to the vessel's vessel. 26. cargo of containers. London, Jun 29 -- A press report, AUDACIOUS (Comoros) CARNIVAL LEGEND (Panama) dated Jun 28, states: Three See "Italy" under "Port State London, Jun 28 -- Passenger Bangladesh Navy auxiliary vessels Control." Carnival Legend sailed New York Jun and a pontoon were damaged when 22 for San Juan (PR) and they were allegedly struck by general BASTO III (Norway) subsequently arrived St. Thomas Jun cargo CEC Copenhagen at BNS Issa London, Jun 27 -- Information 26 from San Juan (PR) and sailed Kha yesterday evening. Three enquiry received from Sandnes, dated today, same day for Tortola. committees have been set up to

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2 Marine investigate the incident. Chittagong CMA CGM ST.MARTIN with by pumps. The vessel is currently Port Authority has constituted a three- (Marshall Islands) at the Welland Canal awaiting divers' member committee headed by Ponta Delgada, Jun 23 -- No repairs inspection. Harbour-master Capt Nazmul Alam. to c.c. CMA CGM St.Martin have been London, Jun 29 -- At 1410, local time The Principal Officer of the Mercantile carried out at Ponta Delgada. (1810 UTC), Jun 28, CSL Niagara, Marine Department has set up Understand that the vessel has with cargo of coal, experienced a another three-member committee discharged some reefer containers of steering failure and ran aground at St. headed by Sirajul Islam, an engineer perishable products at the port and Helena Island, St. Lawrence River, in and vessel surveyor. The Bangladesh that the owners have decided to lat 44 18.30N, long 75 58.07W, Navy, CPA and POMMD have also put proceed with the vessel on reduced damaging the vessel's forepeak tank. together a nine-member committee speed to drydocking in Lisbon where Troy, Michigan, Jun 29 -- Bulk CSL headed by Commodore M. S. Alam. All further inspections and repairs will be Niagara was freed early this morning three committees have already started carried out. The vessel left Ponta and got underway about 0430 hrs. their investigation into the incident. Delgada today, Jun 23, bound for Shortly after 0600 hrs the vessel was According to CPA sources, CEC Lisbon. -- Lloyd's Agents. westbound at Cape Vincent with an Copenhagen, which arrived Chittagong ETA of 0940, for Sodus Point. Vessel yesterday with 585 containers on COSCO VANCOUVER (Liberia) has a cargo of coke from Quebec City, board, was permitted to berth at the London, Jun 30 -- A press report, destination is unknown. -- Great CPA jetty and had a CPA pilot on dated Jun 26, states: Firefighters Lakes & Seaway Shipping. board. As the vessel neared the BNS flooded a cargo container that caught London, Jun 30 -- A press report, base, its steering and the engine fire at the Port of Long Beach after it dated Jun 29, states: Bulk CSL reportedly failed. The vessel allegedly fell five storeys from a crane and Niagara ran aground near St. Helena struck the pontoon of Bangladesh landed in a "weird position," an official Island, forcing the U.S. Coast Guard to Navy berth NB-6, badly damaging it. said. It was not clear what caused the close the American Narrows section of One patrol vessel, one tug, and one 1057 hrs fire, but Long Beach Capt. the St. Lawrence River Seaway for 15 tanker moored at NB-6 were also hit Jim Arvizu said it likely had hours. CSL Niagara, owned by Canada and torn off their anchors. Sources something to do with its falling back Steamship Lines, was carrying coke said CEC Copenhagen was liable for into the ship, c.c. COSCO Vancouver upriver to Detroit when it struck some the accident, as both its steering and (83133 gt, built 2004), which was rocks around 1300 yesterday, just engine were defective. The Navy will docked at Pier J. Firefighters cut holes down river from the Thousand Islands seek compensation from the vessel's in the container, which held plastic toy International Bridge. The ship was owners. Orient Express Lines had batteries, and flooded it with water to cleared from the rocks overnight and chartered the vessel, the sources said. smother the fire before a crane lifted it resumed its voyage just after 0400 CEC Copenhagen is now anchored at off the ship at 1431 hrs, he said. The today, said Vicky Garcia, a CPA Jetty No 13, and will not be Coast Guard and the city's harbour spokeswoman for the St. Lawrence permitted to sail before the dispute is and health departments assisted Seaway Development Corp. No settled, the sources added. firefighters, but there was not any chemicals or oil were spilled and the London, Jun 30 -- A press report, release of hazardous materials, he ship's cargo was not damaged, Garcia dated today, states: Existence of a said. (Note -- COSCO Vancouver said. The ship's forepeak took on some naval base on and the zigzagging arrived Long Beach 0625, Jun 25, from water, but its pumps were working course of the Chittagong port channel Yantian, and sailed 1755, Jun 28 for and the ship was never in danger of in Bangladesh are the main reasons Ningbo.) sinking, she said. The Coast Guard set for accidents, ship operators said. The up a security perimeter to stop navy installation has toughened CSL NIAGARA (Canada) recreational boating through the movement of vessels through the Troy, Michigan, Jun 29 -- Bulk CSL accident scene, she said. Commercial channel, which, because of the curves, Niagara (23983 gt, built 1972) shipping was unaffected by the is "always risky" for pilots, local daily grounded in the St Lawrence Seaway mishap, she said. The cause of the New Age quoted ship operators as near St. Helena island, about a accident will not be known until after saying today. The issue came to the quarter of a mile east of the 1000 Seaway Corp. has completed an limelight following Monday's (Jun 27) Island Bridge, at about 1300, investigation, Garcia said. accident involving container-loaded yesterday. The vessel reportedly lost general cargo CEC Copenhagen which steering and grounded on a shoal. The DIXIE allegedly damaged three Bangladesh vessel was reported to be taking on London, Jun 29 -- A press report, navy vessels and the navy jetty while water in its forepeak but its pumps dated today, states: A desperate search entering the Chittagong Port Channel. were keeping up with the flooding and is on for four Guyanese sailors who Ship operators raised renewed no injuries were reported. Navigation disappeared over a week ago while concern over the existence of the in the area was temporarily transporting cargo from the Dominican naval base beside a risky curve, called suspended but resumed later that Republic to the Turks and Caicos. The "cutting bend". "Accident phobia afternoon. Inspectors from the Seaway four have not been heard of since their always haunts the pilots while they were expected on scene about 1800. tug Dixie disappeared while towing a pass through the cutting bend near After inspection efforts will begin to barge loaded with concrete blocks, and the navy installation marked by heavy free the vessel. Divers inspected the daily sweeps by the Turks and Caicos current," captain Nazmul Alam, the vessel late yesterday night and Coast Guard have so far produced no harbour master of the Chittagong notices have been issued for all results. Their relatives are growing Port, was quoted by New Age as vessels to stay clear of CSL Niagara. impatient as they await word about saying. "Most of the accidents A 100-foot safety zone has been the whereabouts of the crew of Dixie, including Monday's one took place at established around the vessel. The which is registered to KRS Transport this curved location by hitting the vessel is aground at St. Helena Island, Ltd, a local charter company. The navy installation," said Nazmul. its bow is about 15 feet off shore and owner of the tug, Shirab Sears, was in "Pilots have to remain very alert in the vessel angles out into the channel. the Dominican Republic up to Friday, manoeuvring both incoming and -- Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping when another of his tugs left the port outgoing vessels." The 20-km port News. (Note -- CSL Niagara was last also destined for the Turks and Caicos. channel has a variation in depth and reported arriving Quebec about Jun It arrived the next day and he flew width and ship operators need to be 24.) over to meet it and to wait on Dixie. more cautious in manoeuvring the London, Jun 29 -- Following received On Saturday Jun 18, the tug departed vessels, the report said. from Coast Guard Cleveland, timed Puerto Plata for Provinciales Island, 0745, UTC: Bulk CSL Niagara touched in the Turks and Caicos, where it was CEMCON (Bahamas) ground after the steering went out in supposed to arrive the next day. It London, Jun 24 -- Cement Cemcon the St. Lawrence Seaway yesterday. never did. Sears said he spent all of sailed from New York 0600, Jun 23, The vessel sustained minor damage Sunday trying to contact the men on bound for Venezuela. and took on water which was dealt the radio but there was no answer.

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Finally, on Monday morning he Lemont, is responsible for the cost of London, Jun 29 -- Following received reported the vessel missing to the the cleanup effort, which now totals from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 1755, Coast Guard, which immediately about $4 million. UTC: A barge with a crane on it was began aerial sweeps of the area in a on scene of tug Florence Filbern bid to locate the tug. The US Coast ENTERPRISE (U.S.A.) yesterday evening, but salvage plans Guard and the Dominican Republic Boston, Ma, Jun 24 -- The company are not expected until later Coast Guard were later informed of in charge of salvage operations of today/tomorrow. the disappearance and subsequently fishing Enterprise, which had joined the search for the tug and its grounded on Nantucket in February, FROHAVET crew. Sears said what he found said that the vessel could not be (St. Vincent & Grenadines) puzzling was that there had been no refloated economically, and instead it London, Jun 27 -- Information trace of the tug, which was supposed was cut up in place and hauled away received from Sandnes, dated today, to make the 150-mile journey in the in pieces. The vessel is a total loss. states: Livestock Frohavet (1075 gt, usual day's time. He explained that it Salvage operations ended less than built 1975), Mo i Rana for Surnadal, was doubtful that the tug might have one month ago. -- Lloyd's Agents. grounded in Brendberglia near developed technical problems, as it Hemnesberget at 0600, Jun 26. There was practically new and in case of EURO STAR (Antigua & Barbuda) were no injuries to the crew of six. An emergency it was outfitted with a London, Jun 29 -- Following received attempt will be made to refloat the new dinghy that has an outboard from Coast Guard Japan, timed 1200, vessel on high tide today, and tug engine, in addition to a certified UTC: C.c. Euro Star (6701 gt, built Oyvag will assist. There are about 10 lifeboat and life rings. There were 2005) arrived Sasebo in tow at 1530, tonnes fuel oil/diesel on board but also handheld radios and flares on JST, today. (Note -- Euro Star sailed there is no pollution in the area. board. The fuel drums onboard would Osaka Jun 25 for Shanghai.) Trondheim, Jun 27 -- According to a be expected to float to the top if the Moji, Jun 30 -- C.c. Euro Star sailed local press report livestock Frohavet, vessel went down. In addition to the Osaka Jun 25 for Shanghai. At 0001, cargo floating stage elements loaded US Coast Guard and the Dominican Jun 27 the vessel's main engine failed at Mo i Rana for discharge at Republic's Coast Guard, Sears said, off Korea. At 0054 same day vessel Aalesund, and the remaining cargo, he also tried to get help from the contacted owners and reported main fertilizer, scheduled for discharge at Cuban and Haitian authorities, who engine lublicating pump was out of Surnadal and Stryn, grounded outside have agreed to comb their coastlines order. At 0600 hrs vessel received Hemnesberget, Ranfjorden, at to see if the tug or lifeboats might instruction from owners to await approximately 0600 yesterday. Crew of have drifted ashore. He said the arrival of tug to tow the vessel to a six persons on board, no injuries. Tug Cuban officials informed that they port for repairs. At 1930 hrs tug Oyvag arrived this morning, from had been alerted to the Nisshou Maru operated/managed by Hitra, to assist, but according to disappearance and were already on Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Co, owners, vessel refloated by own power the lookout for the tug and the crew. Ltd., left Wakamatsu and arrived at between 0500 and 0600 this morning. Many of the local Dominican Euro Star in vicinity of lat 33 52.9N, Owners inform vessel now sailing Republic fishermen have been on long 128 06.53E at 1115, Jun 28. At south, accompanied by Oyvag en route watch for the men as well. Sears 1220 same day commenced towing to Surnadal and thereafter Aalesund said, "I don't mind losing anything." operation to Hakata port. At 1700 hrs for discharging of the cargo, Indeed, he has already estimated tug and tow altered course heading for whereafter repairs, possibly at Hitra. that his monetary loss stands at Sasebo instead of Hakata. At 0800, No pollution and no risk of water around US$1 million. He said, "It's Jun 29, the convoy arrived west of penetrating. According local press the the four men, I want to know if they Hirado-Shima and waited entering into vessel's grounding was caused by the found the four men." Sasebo. At 1630 hrs vessel berthed at first mate falling asleep on duty and Maebata Wharf No other damage to the press report indicates that he has EDWARD N. (Panama) vessel or containers reported. Owner's already accepted a fine of NOK 5,000 See Aghios Charalambos. superintendent and two technicians for carelessness during navigating. -- from maker, MAK, are arriving at Lloyd's Agents. ELISABETH (Malta) Sasebo today and will start repairs. London, Jun 27 -- Following received Ponta Delgada, Jun 24 -- General Details of damage and reason is from Sandnes, dated today: At 0512 cargo Elisabeth is still berthed unknown at present. -- Lloyd's Agents. hrs, today livestock Frohavet refloated alongside the quay, inner port of Ponta under its own power, on the high tide. Delgada, under repairs account of FLORENCE FILBERN (U.S.A.) The vessel will now continue to its main engine damage. Estimated time London, Jun 28 -- A press report, primary destinations and upon for completion of the repairs unknown. dated Jun 26, states: The U.S. Coast completion of all cargo discharge, will -- Lloyd's Agents. Guard spent today trying to salve tug then go to Kvernhusvik Shipyard for Florence Filbern that was sinking just repairs. EMC 423 (U.S.A.) north of the Ship Canal and just west London, Jun 27 -- A press report, of the Ballard Bridge, Seattle. GEORGE ALLEN (U.S.A.) dated Jun 26, states: A Coast Guard Florence Filbern started sinking early London, Jun 30 -- A Coast Guard hearing to determine the cause of a Thursday morning (Jun 23). It had Seattle press release, dated Jun 29, fatal barge (tank barge EMC 423) been moored in the area for quite a states: Three crewmembers of fishing explosion on the Chicago Sanitary & while. Coast Guard crews surrounded George Allen (132 gt, built 1970) are Ship Canal in January will resume the tug with a double oil boom to safe after battling an early morning tomorrow. The tank barge was raised catch any fuel that might leak out. fire with the assistance of the Coast five weeks ago. The barge was hauling Divers also inspected the tug to make Guard 15 miles west of Astoria. The 14,000 barrels of slurry oil when it sure all of the fuel on board was crew of George Allen reported smoke exploded about 1645, Jan 19 near the contained. Crews were still working and steady fire in their engine-room at Cicero Avenue bridge. Coast Guard tonight to try and raise the tug out of about 0230 hrs, and requested Coast officials will resume the hearing at the water. Guard assistance as their fire 0900 tomorrow. The hearing is London, Jun 28 -- Following received extinguishers were running low. Coast expected to last three weeks. from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 0930, Guard cutter Orcas was directed to Investigators initially thought that a UTC: Tug Florence Filbern, local assist and arrived within minutes of boiler used to heat the oil may have registration WN1936RA, no other the call. A Coast Guard HH-60 exploded. But the boiler later was details known, is still in the same Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station found intact. They then shifted their position. There are two or three lines Astoria also responded. 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4 Marine with a fire hose adapter was used to speed six knots, maximum length of 25E, effecting repairs. Vessel hopes to cool the main space of the vessel, and tow 843 metres. At 0500, JST, Jun 29 complete repairs by early tomorrow a handheld fire finder was used to vessels will be in Tomogashima Suido, before proceeding into Hull. locate hotspots. Lifeboat Triumph lat 34 17N, long 134 59E. Then at London, Jun 29 -- Following received arrived from Station Cape 1100, JST, same day Akashi Kaikyo from Coastguard Humber MRSC, Disappointment in Ilwaco, Wash, at traffic route eastside entrance, lat 34 timed 0840, UTC: Bulk/c.c. Kapitan about 0600 hrs, and towed the vessel 36N, long 135 03E, with estimated Vodenko is now under way into Hull to Astoria. There were no injuries time of arrival at Aioi Ko 1800, JST, and is expected to berth at King reported, but there was significant tomorrow. George Dock at around 1100, UTC. damage to the engine main space. Marine investigators from Marine JIMILTA II (Malta) KIPEROUSA (Malta) Safety Office Portland, Ore, are on Buenos Aires, Jun 29 -- Bulk Jimilta London, Jun 24 -- Following received route to investigate the cause of the II grounded at KM 59, of the Parana from Cape Town MRCC, timed 0710, fire. River, Jun 17. It was refloated Jun 18, UTC: Bulk Kiperousa is still aground. with the assistance of tug Luciano B. At the moment it is not known when GIOVANNI BOTTIGLIERI (Italy) and anchor handling firefighting the next refloating attempt will be See under "Pollution." tug/supply Alianza Rosario. The vessel made. resumed sailing towards Zona Comun, London, Jun 24 -- A press report, GRANVIN (Norway) La Plata Roads, where an underwater dated today, states: Attempts to London, Jun 29 -- Information inspection was performed which refloat bulk Kiperousa would resume received from Sandnes, dated today, revealed that the rudder did not this afternoon, says the SA Maritime states: Passenger Granvin (115 gt, sustain any damages. -- Lloyd's Authority (Samsa). "Yesterday we built 1931), Stord for Bergen, Agents. experienced technical problems so we grounded near Raunane Light outside couldn't pull it off, but that's been Hjellestad at 1530, local time, Jun 28. KABALEGA (Uganda) sorted out," said Samsa spokesman No injuries to the crew of four. No London, Jun 27 -- A report from Peter Kroon. "We start pulling at passengers onboard. Rescue vessel LaSalle, PQ, dated Jun 23, states: The about 1600 this afternoon and we Bergen Kreds arrived about 1615 and commission investigating the ro/ro expect to have it off by 1800 hrs." refloated the vessel at 1720, local Kabalega accident on Lake Victoria Yesterday, attempts to refloat time. The vessel was towed to yesterday heard that the rescue Kiperousa were put on hold as the Laksevaag for repair and drydocking. equipment was painstakingly Greek salvors were unable to Only minor damage. assembled by various agencies, failing guarantee it could pay to clean up any to save the vessel from sinking. So oil spill that might occur. "The HILL (Liberia) much time was spent on mobilising guarantee has been given by the Taipei, Jun 29 -- General cargo Hill resources that by the time most of the company and so we are sure the (12930 gt, built 1969), bound from a equipment had been assembled, the refloating will happen today," said Korean port with 8,000 tonnes ferry had sunk. Appearing before the Kroon. The Department of petcoke, is currently under tow to commission, the commander of the Environmental Affairs and tourism Keelung due to main engine failure, Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB), Lt. confirmed receipt of a guarantee from ETA pm, Jul 1. -- Lloyd's Agents. Col. Leopold Eric Kyanda, criticised the company. "The department can (Note -- Hill sailed Onsan Jun 25 for the country's capacity to respond to confirm that the salvage company has Singapore.) catastrophies. Two other witnesses, guaranteed that any spillages after Capt. Isaac Sebulime, the the refloating will be cleaned up," said HOPE & SYDNEY (U.S.A.) commanding officer of the PGB marine department spokeswoman Carol London, Jun 24 -- Following received unit and Tim Cooper, the director of Moses. She said the department's from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1220, Lake Victoria Sailing Company, which response team and an anti-pollution UTC: Fishing Hope & Sydney (95 gt, owns Bulago Island, appeared before patrol vessel were monitoring the built 1981) became disabled with the commission. Kyanda said the army coastline for oil spillages daily. "Our steering problems in lat 42 10N, long commander informed him of the latest reports indicated that there 67 44W, at 0803, UTC, today. Vessel accident at about 0800 hrs. Assisted aren't any oil leakages at the has been taken in tow by the Coast by Sebulime, the Police and officials of moment," said Moses. She said tugs Guard, bound for its home port of New other agencies, Kyanda said he tried continue to transfer dirty oil from the Bedford, Mass. to assemble rescue equipment as the vessel and take it to East London, ferry slowly sunk. Kyanda said they where it is pumped into railway IL JIN NO.3 (South Korea) lacked logistics and by the time they tanker trucks at the quayside. See Zhe Hai 128. got to the accident scene, the ferry had London, Jun 25 -- Following received sunk. He said the PGB lacked rescue from Cape Town MRCC, timed 1034, ISARGAS (Liberia) equipment and relied on "friends" UTC: Bulk Kiperousa is still aground. Gdynia, Jun 29 -- Lpg Isargas is still when the need arose. Kyanda made There was no attempt to refloat the in shiprepair yard in Gdansk, with recommendations, a copy of which he vessel yesterday, as scheduled, as a repairs expected complete about Jul handed over to the commission. He guarantee was being sort from the 15. -- Correspondent. called for the establishment of an salvors that if any oil spillage or agency for coordinating rescue pollution occurred during any JAG LALIT (India) operations. attempts, same would be cleared up by London, Jun 27 -- Great Eastern them. The salvors felt they could not Shipping Co Ltd has announced that KAPITAN VODENKO (Cyprus) currently give such a guarantee, so the due to an unexpected technical snag London, Jun 28 -- Following received attempts were postponed. their Suezmax crude oil tanker Jag from Coastguard Humber MRSC, London, Jun 25 -- A press report, Lalit, 158,344 dwt, is on its way to timed 1035, UTC: Bulk/c.c. Kapitan dated today, states: Salvors have Japan to carrying out necessary Vodenko (14141 gt, built 1982), Riga managed to move stricken bulk machinery repairs. These repairs are for Hull, is trying to effect repairs at Kiperousa in their latest attempt to expected to take around 50 to 60 days. the Humber Light Float, Spurn Point, free the vessel last night but have not (Note -- Great Eastern Shipping took due propulsion problems; vessel canot managed to free it, South African delivery of newly-built Jag Lalit from go astern. It is hoping to get away Maritime Safety Authority Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries on under its own power and proceed to spokesperson Peter Kroon said last May 19.) King George Dock in Hull. night. The breakthrough comes almost London, Jun 28 -- Following London, Jun 28 -- Following received three weeks after the bulk carrier ran navigation warning issued at 1600, from Coastguard Humber MRSC, aground just off the coast between JST, today: Tug towing engine- timed 1523, UTC: Bulk/c.c. Kapitan Bhirha and Hamburg on Jun 7. Kroon troubled crude oil tanker Jag Lalit, Vodenko, cargo 14,000 tonnes of coal, said the team, using tug Nikolay 81,396 gt, from Mokpo to Aioi Ko, is still anchored in lat 53 36N, long 00 Chiker, had managed to get the vessel

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5 Marine moving but were not able to free it on about 14 hours for the round trip to the breakdown and the potential risk last night's high tide. "Another Kiperousa, South African Maritime to the environment, together with the salvage tug, the Smit Amandla, has Safety spokesperson Captain Peter time taken to organise a tow, been commissioned and tomorrow on Kroon said. There are 1900 logs on the indicated serious deficiencies in the the high tide with both tugs pulling Kiperousa's top deck and the operation shipmanager's emergency planning. we expect to get Kiperousa free." Work will start with the logs at the ship's The vessel's main engine was started in earnest yesterday morning stern, Needham said. Smit Amandla disabled when a bottom end bearing to make final preparations for had been sent back to port and tug failed, probably the result of a pre- yesterday's big pull, following a Nikolay Chiker is still attached to existing condition combined with decision on Thursday night (Jun 23) to Kiperousa and will continue to pull reduced lubricating oil flow. The go ahead with the salvage attempt of and make sure the bulk carrier does report found that Maersk Tacoma's Kiperousa after the vessel's owners not drift any closer to shore. Today's engineers placed themselves in had posted a guarantee to cover the operation is expected to be "slow going" significant danger by running the costs in case anything went wrong. for two reasons: the initial loading will damaged main engine to save the The money, believed to be in the take time until a system is developed vessel on two occasions when it was vicinity of $25 million, was lodged late and a rhythm established, and bad at risk of grounding on both Cutter on Thursday. The bulkheads were all weather is expected. Needham said Rock and the Hogan group of islands. pumped out and tugs started pulling Kiperousa moved a little in the Friday Maersk Tacoma's 28 crew were on the vessel as the tide started to rise and Saturday attempts to refloat the unnecessarily imperilled by the about 1500 yesterday. Earlier vessel. "We don't know how much as failure to notify Australian yesterday Kroon said he was a little our measuring equipment was washed authorities of the vessel's situation apprehensive about yesterday's overboard in a storm but we did make for eight hours after the main engine attempt as the weather did not bode some progress. "Once the ship is was found to be effectively well for refloating. "The weather is too lighter we will try and move it again." unserviceable. The report good for a salvage attempt. There is no The salvage team will monitor the recommends that shipowners and swell. A swell on the high tide gives a situation and assess when it will be operators include procedures in their bit of motion to the vessel and allows able to take advantage of the high tide vessels' safety management systems the tugs pulling to rock the bottom," and the lightened vessel before which stipulate that local rescue co- he said. He and the salvage crew were another attempt is made to pull it free. ordination centres must be notified optimistic the two tugs would be able London, Jun 29 -- A press report, promptly if a vessel becomes disabled. to pull Kiperousa free. It would then dated Jun 28, states: Bulk Kiperousa Adding to the ATSB's disquiet was be towed to Algoa Bay where repairs was still stranded on the coast near the lengthy delay experienced in could be started in calm waters. East London today. Repeated attempts obtaining the technical report written London, Jun 26 -- Following received to refloat the vessel have failed. SA by the service engineer from the from Cape Town MRCC, timed 0915, Maritime Authority (Samsa) vessel's engine manufacturer, B&W UTC: Bulk Kiperousa remains spokesperson Peter Kroon said the Denmark. After repeated requests to aground. latest effort on Friday to pull the the shipowners and their legal London, Jun 27 -- A press report, vessel was unsuccessful. He attributed representatives the report was finally dated today, states: Salvors expressed this to the good weather. He said provided to the bureau 34 months their disappointment as attempts to Friday's attempt had been abandoned after the incident. Asked to respond free stranded bulk Kiperousa at the and the salvors would now start to the criticisms in the ATSB report, weekend failed, leading them to decide removing the ship's 8,000-log cargo to Peter Cremers, chief executive and to makes plans to offload the vessel's make it lighter. "We will possibly try chairman of Anglo Eastern Ship cargo. An attempt on Saturday night's pull it off within the next week or Management, which merged with high tide led to tug Smit Amandla two," Kroon said. Denholm Ship Management a month damaging the towing bollards on the before the incident, said: "With the upper deck and was not able to LICA MAERSK (DIS) benefit of hindsight one could say yes, operate at full power, the operation's See Maersk Volos. they should have alerted the salvage master Godfrey Needham said authorities earlier. In fact we, on last night. Arrangements have been MADEIRA (Comoros) hearing of the incident, thought made with the harbour here to help Lisbon, Jun 29 -- Cement Madeira perhaps they should have called with the offloading process. Tug Toto, effected repairs to the gangway winch, earlier. "But you cannot second judge which carried oil and sludge from landed the gangway for repairs and those who are on the vessel. The Kiperousa to railway tankers in East sailed Jun 21 for Praia da Vitoria. The people who are on the ship who London harbour last week, was in port gangway will be placed back on board encounter a problem have to make yesterday being fitted with the when the vessel returns to Sines the decision that at a certain point necessary supports and struts to be today. Bulk Mineral Oak effected they cannot handle it alone. I believe able to ferry the logs from the ship to repairs and sailed Jun 21 for Tubarao. that is what they (the crew of Maersk port. "We will be loading about 250 -- Lloyd's Agents. Tacoma) did." Norwegian tons of the logs at a time," Needham management at shipowner O T said. "This is because if there is a MAERSK TACOMA (Hong Kong) Tonnevold in Grimstad declined to problem it might be difficult to deal London, Jun 27 -- The latest report comment on either the Australian with any more if they fall of, or if a by the Australian Transport Safety safety report or the incident. problem occurs with the loading." Bureau, is scathing of the reporting Each log weighs between three and procedures employed by the master MAERSK VOLOS (Liberia) five tons. The loading of the logs onto and ship manager of c.c. Maersk London, Jun 29 -- A press report, Toto will be done with Kiperousa's Tacoma. The lengthy report into an dated yesterday, states: C.c. Lica onboard cranes, Needham said. There incident in Bass Strait in August, Maersk (50721 gt, built 2001), Santos is a 72-ton mobile crane available in 2001, lists a sequence of events that to Pecem, Ceara, was in collision with the harbour to help with offloading the strongly suggest that parties failed to c.c. Maersk Volos (18334 gt, built 2003) logs in East London and there are a alert the relevant authorities in ample at Santos, Jun 22. The collision number of smaller crane's at the port's time of the seriousness of the vessel's occurred briefly after the pilot had left disposal, Port spokesman Terry Taylor plight. Indeed, the disabled vessel was Lica Maersk. Both vessels sustained said last night. There is space for the already within eight cables - less than only minor damages. Some containers logs either near the grain elevator on a nautical mile - of a rock in Bass on Maersk Volos were damaged and the West Bank or on the East Bank Strait before the Rescue Coordination underwent an inspection at Santos. between H and J sheds, he added. Centre in Canberra was alerted. This Lica Maersk could continue on voyage. "The logs will most probably be was 12 hours after it was clear that (Note -- Maersk Volos arrived Santos offloaded directly onto trucks which the vessel was in difficulty. The ATSB Jun 22 and sailed Jun 23 for Walvis will take them to wherever they will report concluded that the delay in Bay. Lica Maersk sailed Santos Jun 22 be stored," he said. Toto will take notifying the Australian authorities of for Rotterdam.)

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6 Marine

MANTENHA (Portugal) MONI (India) Kolkata, Jun 28 -- Barge Moni, St. Vincent, Cape Verde, Jun 28 -- London, Jun 25 -- A press report, owners MJS Water Transport General cargo Mantenha arrived dated yesterday, states: Barge Moni, Company, at 1310, Jun 24, while Praia, Cape Verde Jun 26 from Fall 1000 gt, struck the Howrah bridge this proceeding from Budge Budge to River and sailed same day for Brava, afternoon, causing "sufficient Ghusuri for repair work, its mast got Cape Verde. -- Lloyd's Agents. damage", with the effects likely to stuck in the Howrah Bridge's trolley linger for at least two months. The track and subsequently jammed MARIA GALLEGO (Spain) Calcutta Port Trust (CPT), entrusted between two girders. The mast of the London, Jun 27 -- Following received with the upkeep of Howrah bridge, barge was chopped off, including a from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, said prima facie evidence suggested part of the master's cabin, to free the timed 0528, UTC: Fishing Maria that the bridge would cost it Rs 1.5 vessel from the bridge. At the time of Gallego (252 gt, built 1992), 11 crew crore to repair. Anup K. Chanda, the accident the barge was empty. The members, taking on water in lat 49 chairman of the CPT, said it would barge is currently under the custody of 50N, long 09 07W at 0312, UTC, today. take at least 60 days to fix the faults Kolkata Police. The master of the Coastguard Valentia reported all crew caused by the accident. The port had barge is also arrested for damaging members had been recovered by just completed maintenance work on public property. The owner of the fishing Pescaberbbes Tres after the the bridge but the mishap means that barge has assesed the extent of casualty sunk. No medical assistance it would be back on the bridge with a damage and the repair cost estimated required and vessel on route to full repair plan. "Initial investigation Rs 20 Lakhs. Extensive damage was Castletown Bere. Sarops terminated suggests damage under the structure, caused to Howrah Bridge and the at 0429, UTC. even though the deck of the bridge repair cost estimated at Rs 1.5 crores. seems to have been saved," Chanda The bridge is built over the Hooghly MATIAS F.ERAUSQUIN told Metro. "There are no problems as River, connecting two cities Howrah Buenos Aires, Jun 29 -- Owners of far as movement on the bridge is and Kolkata. The owner of the bridge vessel Matias F.Erausquin are still concerned. But we will carry out is Kolkata Port Trust. -- Lloyd's analyzing the vessel's current further tests to ensure that no Agents. situation. No further information is damage was done to the deck," he available. -- Lloyd's Agents. added. The port has decided to sue MSC ELENI (Panama) Ganges River Transport Company London, Jun 29 -- C.c. MSC Eleni MINERAL OAK (Panama) Private Ltd, the company that owns arrived Charleston Jun 16 and sailed See Madeira. the vessel, for damages. The mast of Jun 17. Vessel subsequently arrived the barge has damaged two of the six Altamira Jun 22 and sailed Jun 23, MIRELLA (Panama) girders that support the structure at arrived Houston Jun 24 and sailed Istanbul, Jun 25 -- General cargo that point. It also smashed into the Jun 25, and arrived New Orleans Jun Mirella completed necessary trolley channel that the CPT had built 26. inspection/formalities at 1800, local recently for inspection of the under- time, Jun 23. Vessel sailed 1835, local structure. According to CPT MSC GRACE (Panama) time, for Bandirma, where ETA 0600, guidelines, there should be a Zeebrugge, Jun 29 -- General cargo local time, Jun 24. -- Lloyd's Agents. clearance of 51 ft under the bridge MSC Grace (13258 gt, built 1991), Bourgas, Jun 29 -- General cargo during the lowest end of the low tide. Antwerp for Bremen, grounded at Mirella arrived Bourgas Jun 27 from The port circulates tide charts Buoy 33, vicinity Hansweert, about Bandirma. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. predicting the schedule of high and 1200 today. Three tugs are present for low tides for the benefit of all vessels assistance and intend to attempt to and barges. Sea-going vessels are release it at 1800 hrs. -- Lloyd's Sub- MODERN DRIVE (Panama) not allowed to move upstream Agents. (Note -- MSC Grace sailed London, Jun 28 -- Following received beyond Kidderpore dock. Moni today Antwerp 1035, Jun 29 for Bremen.) from Japan Coast Guard, timed 1355, broke the rules and strayed from its Zeebrugge, Jun 29 -- General cargo UTC: Vehicle Modern Drive (33831 gt, sailing path to cause the first such MSC Grace refloated at 1937 hrs. -- built 2000), Mokpo for United States accident on the Hooghly in the 62- Lloyd' Sub-agents. with 2,620 cars, is drifting with engine year-old history of Howrah bridge. London, Jun 30 -- At approximately trouble off Niigata Prefecture, in lat London, Jun 27 -- A press report, 1245, Jun 29, general cargo MSC 38 24N, long 138 39E. dated today, states: The Howrah Grace had a black-out and as a result, London, Jun 30 -- Following received Bridge in Kolkata was reopened for ran aground in the River Scheldt, near from the Tokyo-based managers of traffic after cutting away a privately buoy 35. Tugs Multratug 12, Modern Drive: Vehicle Modern Drive owned barge (barge Moni ) caught Multratug 15 and Zelzate came to sustained small engine damage off between the bridge and the rising assist and tried to tow it off the Niigata. Latest position and situation tide. The barge grated a few critical riverbank, but because the tide was is unknown. girders underneath the structure. ebbing, efforts were unsuccessful and Fearing lasting damage to the bridge the attempt was stopped at 1400 hrs. MOK NAN (North Korea) due to vibrations caused by passing On the next incoming tide a new Singapore, Jun 28 -- Understand vehicles, police had stopped traffic attempt to refloat it was started at general cargo Mok Nan (10379 gt, between Kolkata and Howrah over 1800 hrs with tugs Holland, built 1977) and bulk RM Everaim the bridge. Several long distance Schouwenbank and Zelzate. Efforts (30661 gt, built 2004) were in contact trains from Howrah station were were successful, with MSC Grace outside Singapore waters, western either delayed, or passengers were being refloated at approximately 2000 part of Singapore, at approximately unable to reach the station in time. hrs. After being refloated the vessel 2130, local time, Jun 22. RM Everaim The bridge serves as a critical feeder proceeded to Antwerp, where it is now anchored for about two days for for the station. Kolkata Port Trust, moored at Quay 726/728. inspection. The hull of RM Everaim in KPT, officials claim that the vessel way of cargo holds No.2 and 5 were violated river traffic norms. Teams NARRABEEN (Australia) reported to be not significantly from city police and KPT rushed to London, Jun 25 -- A press report, damaged. As the vessel was found the accident site to take necessary dated yesterday, states: Four weeks seaworthy and full of cargo, the vessel steps to remove the vessel. Gas since ferry Narrabeen crashed into a proceeded to its next port of call in cutters were used to cut the wheel wharf at Circular Quay, investigators India. Mok Nan was slightly damaged deck of the vessel and the barge, have yet to figure out the cause -- and sailed for Bangkok after the once free, was towed away. Total except drugs and alcohol were not to incident. -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- damage to the cantilever bridge is blame. The vessel was carrying about Mok Nan sailed Singapore 2140, Jun worth Rs 1.5 crore and the KPT will 180 people when it hit Wharf 5 at the 22 for Bangkok, and RM Everaim claim the money from the owner of Circular Quay terminal on May 26. A sailed Singapore 2037, Jun 22 for the vessel, Ganges Water Transport 29-year-old American tourist was Visakhapatnam). Company. treated for facial cuts and three other

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7 Marine passengers for minor injuries. The Coast Guard was notified at 0300, approximately 1200, Jun 27, ferry is still being repaired and is not UTC, Jun 26, that bulk Pochard had passenger Polar Star, trading in the expected to return to service until at grounded in lat 55 54N, long 10 50.5E. Svalbard area, grounded on a shelf least early July. A Sydney Ferries Vessel is expected to remain aground near Klosterbreen on Svalbard Island. spokeswoman said the investigation for another two-to-three days while There are 38 passengers onboard and was continuing as the cause remains the cargo of fertilizer is lightered into a crew of 34. No injuries have been unknown. However, tests have barges. reported. The vessel refloated, by its confirmed none of the crew were under Gothenburg, Jun 27 -- Bulk Pochard, own means, at 0800 hrs today. There the influence of drugs or alcohol at the heading northbound in the Store is no pollution in the area. time of the accident, she said. Belt/Great Belt with a full load of Trondheim, Jun 28 -- According to fertlizer, ran aground at the Hatter local press passenger Polar Star NEPLINE DELIMA (Malaysia) reef early "Sunday morning". There grounded on a sand bank near See "Langkawi Area, Malaysia" was no pilot onboard at the time of Hinlopen, east of Spitsbergen, under "Piracy." incident. Support Marie Miljo was Svalbard, at approximately 1200, sent to the area to investigate whether yesterday. The cruise managers, NICHOLAS M there had been any oil spillage, but no Spitsbergen Travel AS, Longyearbyen, (St. Vincent & Grenadines) immediate signs of any outlet or inform today that attempts to get the London, Jun 24 -- Following received damage/problems were found. The vessel afloat yesterday evening failed, from Ankara MSRCC, timed 1235, Board of Shipping Inspectors and but on high tide this morning at 0855 UTC: Bulk Nicholas M has signed a Insurers went onboard/arrived hours it was afloat by own power. salvage contract and tugs are expected yesterday evening and diver surveys Apparently no damage to the vessel. to commence salvage operations at have been carried out to establish how Polar Star was on a one week cruise 1630, local time, today. hard the vessel is resting on the on the east side of Spitsbergen Island London, Jun 28 -- Following received ground. A plan as to how to proceed and had sailed from Longyearbyen from Ankara MSRCC, timed 0505, with the refloating of the the vessel Friday afternoon, Jun 24. There are UTC: Bulk Nicholas M is still aground and, if necessary, to discharge the "93" persons on board with 52 in the same position. Shifting of cargo cargo for survey purposes, is being passengers of different nationalities. -- continued over the weekend and formulated and it is being speculated Lloyd's Agents. salvage operations will continue today. that it may be some days before the (See issue of Jun 27.) vessel can be refloated. Salvors QUINAULT (U.S.A.) Istanbul, Jun 28 -- Bulk Nicholas M Svitzer and Roda Bolaget have Seattle, Jun 29 -- According to is still lying "as is" and there is no reported that the matter is under Washington State Ferry engineer ro/ro progress in salvage operations. -- investigation and thus far, nothing Quinault returned to service Jun 22. -- Lloyd's Agents. has been settled. Weather conditons Lloyd's Agents. on scene: increasing winds and seas. -- NIKOLAY KOLOMEYTSYEV Westax Marine Services AB. RM EVERAIM (Marshall Islands) (Russia) London, Jun 30 -- Following received See Mok Nan. Vladivostok, Jun 24 -- Research from Aarhus MRCC, timed 1015, UTC: Nikolay Kolomeytsyev arrived Bulk Pochard was refloated at 0700, ROCKNES (Antigua & Barbuda) Zarubino Jun 21 from Toyama. -- UTC, this morning and is now London, Jun 24 -- A press report, Lloyd's Agents. undergoing diver inspection. dated today, states: State prosecutors said yesterday that they had NORWAY (Bahamas) POLAR STAR (Barbados) insufficient evidence to pursue London, Jun 29 -- A press report, London, Jun 28 -- A press report, dereliction charges against the state dated Jun 26, states: Passenger dated today, states: Tourist passenger mapping agency Sj¯kartverket and the Norway was observed in Cape Town Polar Star (4998 gt, built 1969) has local pilot in the capsizing of bulk today, its tug De Da was refueling for run aground at Hinlopen off the coast Rocknes, which resulted in the death the continuing voyage from of the Svalbard archipelago with 38 of 18 crew. Police had accused the Bremerhaven to Port Klang. passengers and a crew of 34. It is National Mapping Authority of failing understood no one has been hurt, and to point out dangerous underwater NOVA SCOTIA there is no immediate danger for those rocks that Rocknes hit before (Antigua & Barbuda) on board. The Norwegian Sea/Air capsizing on Jan 19, 2004. "Even if Buenos Aires, Jun 29 -- Ref Nova Rescue Centre says the situation is censurable conditions can be Scotia is currently at Tandanor dry not dramatic, and the crew will make demonstrated they are not sufficient dock, Buenos Aires, and it will remain an attempt to refloat the vessel at to be punishable by law," public there for at least two months for high tide this morning. If this attempt prosecutor Jarle Golten Sm¯rdal said. repairs. -- Lloyd's Agents. is not successful, the Coast Guard Norway's Maritime Directorate (NMD) vessel Svalbard is already on its way published their report on the accident PACIFIC SKY (U.K.) to assist Polar Star, but will not last summer and concluded that the Brisbane, Jun 27 -- Passenger Pacific arrive before late this afternoon, says ship capsized so quickly because it Sky sailed Brisbane Jun 26 for Birger Haapnes of the Svalbard had been poorly loaded and its Sydney. -- Lloyd's Agents. District Governor's Office. unstable construction. The London, Jun 28 -- Following received inspectorate criticized the ship's local PADRE PIO from Bodo RCC: Timed 0730, UTC: A pilot, the Norwegian Coastal See Audace A.. report was received at 1627, local Administration and Sj¯kartverket. The time, yesterday that passenger Polar prosecutor found the mapping agency POCHARD (Antigua & Barbuda) Star, was aground on a sandbank in had published new maps showing the Copenhagen, Jun 27 -- Bulk Pochard lat 79 18N, long 18 53E. Vessel is still rocks in 2003, and published the new (22655 gt, built 2003), outbound from aground. Two refloating attempts have information the same year in its Muuga, cargo fertilizer, grounded close been made on the high tide but the regular "Notice to Mariners" report, to Hatter Barn, Great Belt, sometime high tide was not high enough to and both were available before the Saturday (Jun 25), without pilot on refloat the vessel. Coast Guard vessel accident. However, the investigation board. At the moment there is no Svalbard is due on scene at 1500, local revealed weaknesses in danger of pollution. The master did time, today, to attempt to pull the communication between the agency not report the grounding to the vessel off the sandbank. If that fails that makes the sea charts, and the Danish Authorities, so he has been efforts will be made to lighten the Norwegian Coastal Administration, fined 10,000 DKK for this offence. -- vessel. Timed 0805, UTC: A report was which employs the ship's pilots who Correspondent. (Note -- Pochard received 10 minutes ago that Polar use them. The charges against the sailed Gdynia Jun 11 for Muuga.) Star is now afloat. boat's pilot were dropped by police due London, Jun 27 -- Following received London, Jun 28 -- Following received to a lack of evidence. The Hordaland from Aarhus MRCC, timed 0645, UTC: from Sandnes, dated today: At County prosecutor's office said that

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8 Marine the demands of gross dereliction of Seebrise) is currently undergoing following engine failure Oct 28, 2003, duty proved beyond a reasonable repairs in accordance with the Dept of and was reported Apr 13, 2004, due to doubt could not be met in this case. Marine requirements, and all being sail but placed under arrest.) well, the vessel is expected to depart SEA FOX (Latvia) from the port of Cork, for an unknown SOUTHERN CROSS (U.S.A.) London, Jun 24 -- Following received destination, in the next couple of Boston, Mass, Jun 27 -- Repairs to from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, weeks. -- Lloyd's Agents. tug Southern Cross, which sank in timed 1053, UTC: General cargo Sea January of this year, are nearing Fox (2219 gt, built 1976), Odda for SEMLOW completion and the vessel is to be put Liverpool, cargo 2,565 cubic metres of (St. Vincent & Grenadines) back into service at some point in July. timber, in lat 57 17.3N, long 06 35.3W, See "Somalia" under "Piracy." The vessel is reportedly owned by a at 1045, UTC, with multiple engine company called Patriot Marine, of problems. Vessel drifting, but can use SIMEIZ (Ukraine) Winthrop, Massachusetts. engines for short periods to manoeuvre Montevideo, Jun 23 -- Fishing Simeiz away from any dangers. Coastguard caught fire while alongside on Jun 22 SPIRIT OF ONTARIO I (U.S.A.) salvage tug Anglian Prince tasked to and was towed to Montevideo London, Jun 26 -- Passenger ro/ro standby the vessel and monitor the Anteport, where fire brigade continues Spirit of Ontario I arrived Rochester situation. Wind north north-east 3 fighting the fire. Crew had signed off Jun 24 from Toronto. It reportedly (gentle breeze), sea calm. Vessel and travelled home except master, one carried out sea trials yesterday and is waiting for further information/ Indonesian and nine Chinese who expected to resume its normal service instructions from owners and agents remained on board, but so far not Jun 28. regarding towage arrangements. accounted for and presumed dead in London, Jun 24 -- Following received the vessel. Fire reported started at STARLUCK (Cyprus) from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, 0300 and vessel had onboard 160 tons Buenos Aires, Jun 17 -- Lightening timed 1430, UTC: General cargo Sea heavy fuel and 6 tons ammonia gas. operations of cargo from bulk Starluck Fox is still in the same position Firefighting continues. -- Lloyd's to general cargo BBC Sealand have awaiting the arrival of tug Goliath, Agents. finished. Inspections will be performed which due on scene tomorrow. London, Jun 24 -- A press report, on Starluck in order to establish if the Coastguard salvage tug Anglian date today, states: Uruguayan officials vessel can sail with the remaining Prince should be on scene in an hour confirmed yesterday they had found cargo, or if it has to be fully or so to standby. the charred remains of 11 discharged. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Jun 24 -- Following received crewmembers from Ukrainian Buenos Aires, Jun 27 -- It is highly from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, longliner fishing Simeiz that caught probable that bulk Starluck will sail timed 1450, UTC: General cargo Sea fire in the port of Montevideo. "All from Necochea, Argentina, bound for Fox: Tug Anglian Prince arrived on the bodies were completely Montevideo, Uruguay, with the scene at 1430, UTC, and will remain incinerated and found in the cabins remaining cargo still on board, in in the area until tug Goliath arrives. area", said Jorge Rosqueta order that same can lightened into London, Jun 25 -- Following received spokesperson for the Uruguayan Fire another vessel (to be confirmed). from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, Department adding that in the next Subsequently, it would effect timed 1040, UTC: General cargo Sea hours forensic experts will begin permanent repairs in dry-dock at Fox continues to drift slowly. Tug working to try and identify them. Montevideo. -- Lloyd's Agents. Anglian Prince remains alongside, Seimez docked in Montevideo harbour with a watching brief. Tug Goliath is last Monday (Jun 20) to unload its STENA SAGA (Sweden) due on scene around 2300 hrs, tonight. catch of toothfish and the 39 crew London, Jun 28 -- Passenger ro/ro Weather conditions on scene are members were given time off. Most Stena Saga arrived Oslo Jun 23 from currently very good. crewmembers were visiting Uruguay Frederikshavn and sailed same day London, Jun 26 -- Following received or neighbouring countries when the back to Frederikshavn. from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, longliner caught fire early Wednesday timed 0910, UTC: General cargo Sea morning. Firemen and port STORM (Liberia) Fox in lat 57 06N, long 06 10.7W, at authorities decided to tug the vessel See "United Kingdom" under "Port 0900, UTC. Tug Anglian Prince to the bay given the intensity of the State Control." remains on scene and tug Yewgarth is blaze plus the fact it had recently proceeding from Belfast, ETA refuelled 300 tons and was also SUPREME (U.K.) sometime after midnight tonight. carrying 6,000 litres of ammonia for London, Jun 26 -- A press release London, Jun 27 -- Following received the freezing system. Uruguayan from the Maritime and Coastguard from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, authorities managed to track all Agency, dated yesterday, states: At timed 0810, UTC: General cargo Sea sailors with the exception of 11 0040 today Eyemouth RNLI lifeboat Fox: Tug Anglian Prince remains on including the Ukrainian master. "The station informed Forth Coastguard scene. Tug Yewgarth is now due on remaining 28 crewmembers are in that fishing Supreme (88 gt, built scene at 1000, BST, it will then be good health", revealed Mr. Rosqueta. 1975) had experienced engine failure decided where the vessel will be taken. The blaze lasted over 15 hours and some 60 miles north-east of Eyemouth London, Jun 27 -- Following received was fought from tugs with high with five persons on board and from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, pressure hoses. "Once the vessel cools requested assistance. Forth timed 1102, UTC: General cargo Sea and we can pump out the water Coastguard established Fox: Tug Yewgarth established line poured in, Seimez will be docked and communications with the vessel via and commenced tow at 0958, UTC. the cause of the fire will be their satellite cell phone and it was Position lat 57 05N, long 06 13.3W, investigated". Mr. Rosqueta said the established that the craft was drifting course 275 degrees, speed 6.5 knots, ammonia and heavy fuel "fortunately" south south-east at approximately one destination Liverpool where ETA Jun remained intact. knot per hour. Eyemouth RNLI all 29. Tug Anglian Prince was released Montevideo, Jun 24 -- Fishing weather lifeboat was requested to at 0956, UTC. Simeiz: Fire on board has been launch and finally located the craft London, Jun 29 -- Following received extinguished. Eleven bodies have been and established a tow at 0450 hrs. from the Mersey Docks & Harbour found. -- Lloyd's Agents. John Mayston, Forth Coastguard Company, Liverpool, dated today: Watch Manager, says: "The fishing General cargo Sea Fox is expected to SIR MICHAEL (Honduras) vessel is being towed on a south berth at Liverpool at 1400 today. It St. Vincent, Cape Verde, Jun 23 -- westerly course at a speed of nine has just been boarded by a pilot. Anchor handling tug Sir Michael is knots. If this is maintained then they still under arrest and we have no should reach Eyemouth Harbour SEEBRISE (Belize) information regarding its release. -- safely at lunchtime today. Dunbar Dublin, Jun 24 -- North Korean Lloyd's Agents. 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9 Marine and Eyemouth lifeboat as a fine and looking forward to taking the owners. When the city found out it precautionary measure. The operation boat out that day. Ellen Engleman would cost them more than $130,000 has been straightforward with the Conners, chairman-designate of the to demolish the boat, the city tried only difficulty being communications. NTSB, said she found it incredible selling it on eBay. Last fall, bidding However with close co-operation with that Davis spent about 30 minutes started at $1 and a user named our colleagues at Aberdeen deciding whether to cross the bar - "mikesmarinesrvc" won it with a Coastguard we were able to maintain given swelling seas with waves that $1,025 bid. But that also fell through contact via an array of mediums which topped 10 feet - but did "not spend 30 when "mikesmarinesrvc" backed out of included VHF and MF radio, Digital seconds doing the obvious: telling the contract. In May, City Council Selective Calling (DSC) and Satellite (passengers) to put their lifejackets considered bidding for demolition, but communications." Weather conditions on. It doesn't make sense." In fact, voted down the measure. It is back on are favourable with northeasterly while six survivors were wearing the agenda for today's meeting. winds at 10 Knots, good visibility and lifejackets when rescued, the LoBiondo said city Emergency a slight sea. investigation found that none of the 19 Management Coordinator Tom Foley people on board was wearing a life reached out to his office in January. TA LIH vest until the boat began to sink. Most The Coast Guard, using the London, Jun 29 -- A press report, of those who were rescued were inside Abandoned Vessels Act, looked for the dated today, states: Thirty-eight the 32-foot boat's cabin and had owners for months until Collins passengers were injured, one critically, grabbed flotation devices after the declared Texas was abandoned when a ferry and general cargo Ta Lih boat capsized, the report said. One yesterday. LoBiondo aide Brendan were in collision in southern Taiwan's passenger who grabbed a lifejacket Brenner said demolition bids would go Kaohsiung harbour, a television report was found dead in the cabin. It was out in the coming weeks. said. At least 100 passengers were on not clear why that person, a 66-year- board the ferry when it collided with old man, was unable to escape, the TOMISLAV GRAD (Croatia) the 10,000-tonne cargo vessel, the report said. Mark Rosenker, acting Rijeka, Jun 28 -- Chem.tank Eastern Television cable news network chairman of the NTSB, called the Tomislav Grad was sold to Lucky said. The authorities were accident one that "clearly could have Maritime Enterprise, Monrovia, and investigating the cause of the been prevented" if Davis had heeded sailed Kraljevica shipyard Jun 24 for accident. Coast Guard warnings about rough Aliaga, for demolition. -- Lloyd's London, Jun 29 -- Following received seas and stayed in port. Far fewer Agents. from Taipei RCC, timed 0515, UTC: lives would have been lost if the 17 General cargo Ta Lih, BR3058, was in passengers and two crew members TRADEWIND SUNRISE (Panama) collision with a passenger ferry in were wearing lifejackets, Rosenker London, Jun 24 -- A press report, Kaohsiung today. Understand damage said. The report said it was not clear dated today, states: Investigators have to vessels is minor. whether Davis was trying to turn the been unable to identify the cause of boat around or had lost control when the explosion that blasted through TAKASAGO 2 (Japan) it was struck by a 15-foot wave and chemical/oil carrier Tradewind Yokohama, Jun 23 -- Repairs to lpg capsized. Sunrise on Wednesday (Jun 22). The Takasago 2 were completed on Jun 23 Fire Service is exploring several and the vessel sailed for Hiroshima on TEXAS (U.S.A.) theories in connection with the blast the same day. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Jun 24 -- A press report, that has left two people dead and two dated Jun 22, states: One of Atlantic still missing. "We are still unsure as to TAKI TOOO (U.S.A.) City's scruffier visitors may soon be on the actual cause of the blast," said London, Jun 29 -- A press report, its way. The US Coast Guard said Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) dated Jun 28, states: Federal safety yesterday it will pay for and oversee Noel Jones. "But the possession of a officials today faulted the skipper of a demolition of fishing Texas, the oil- (welding) torch was found in the charter fishing vessel that sank off the soaked scallop boat abandoned last hands of one of the bodies which we Oregon coast in 2003, killing 11 year in the city's Northeast Inlet recovered." Investigators are therefore people, saying he used poor judgment neighbourhood. US Rep. Frank A. questioning whether the tanker had in deciding to take the boat out in LoBiondo said he hopes it will be gone indeed emptied the necessary hazardous conditions. The report by in a couple of months. LoBiondo, R- hydrocarbons onboard before the National Transportation Safety 2nd, is chairman of the Coast Guard conducting welding operations. "If Board also criticized the captain of and Maritime Transportation negligence is indeed proven to be the Taki Tooo for failing to ensure that Subcommittee of the Transportation cause of these fatalities the necessary everyone on board wore lifejackets, and Infrastructure Committee. criminal charges will be laid against and faulted the Coast Guard for Admiral Thomas H. Collins, the responsible parties," Jones said. failing to enforce federal regulations commandant of the Coast Guard, Jones, who is spearheading enquiries on the use of lifejackets in hazardous announced the decision at yesterday's into the incident, has had officers from conditions. Eleven people, including subcommittee hearing. No cost both the Four Roads and veteran sea captain Doug Davis, were estimates were given. The boat will Chaguaramas Fire Service Divisions killed in the June 2003 accident near not get towed out to sea and then comb through the vessel several times Tillamook Bay. Of those killed, only sunk, Coast Guard spokeswoman Kim with hopes of retrieving the other two one was wearing a lifejacket; six of the Smith said. It cannot be cleaned first, missing crewmembers. These eight people who survived were she said, because the dilapidated boat individuals, Lester Charles and wearing lifejackets, the report said. is in such bad shape that an adequate Eustace Charles, have since been The report said the condition of the cleaning would destroy it. Instead, suspected as dead. The Fire Service- Tillamook Bay channel and two aging Petty Officer First Class Smith said, which relies on other services, such as jetties - which residents have long the boat will have to be disassembled the Coast Guard, to facilitate their complained are unsafe - did not play a and then carted off because otherwise responses to offshore fire incidents role in the accident. The report also the oil-saturated vessel is a hazard to took almost three hours to contain the said that an antidepressant the 66- marine life. Texas arrived in May blaze. Jones noted that this was partly year-old Davis was taking to combat 2004, when the Coast Guard, getting a due to the lack of a fireboat being his insomnia was not a factor in the distress signal, towed the inoperative directly accessible to the Fire Service. accident. The report described Davis - vessel into the city. Since it arrived, London, Jun 24 -- V. Ships, managers who sold the boat two years before the the vessel caught fire, nearly sunk and of chemical/oil carrier Tradewind accident but continued to operate it - the Coast Guard repeatedly had to Sunrise, have worked closely with the as a veteran skipper who had crossed drain oil and water from the boat. Trinidad authorities including the the sandbar at Tillamook Bay more After the original sailors left, first the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of than a thousand times. Davis's wife, city administration and the Police Safety, the Police, the Coast Guard Sharon, told investigators that her Department, then later the Coast and the Maritime Authority husband was in good health, feeling Guard, were unable to track down the throughout the day investigating to

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10 Marine/Piracy/Port State Contol/Seizures & Arrests determine the cause of the tragic the hijackers from a Penang firm since March 2005. No seizures have accident. Four shipyard sub contractor earlier this month. He was picked up been reported for the time being, but workers perished in the explosion in Kuala Lumpur on Jun 20. the owners have apparently which appears to have occurred during abandoned it and it is understood that a work break. There was no cargo on MALACCA STRAIT the crew are claiming missing salary. the vessel and the fuel tanks near the London, Jun 29 -- A press report, The vessel is in a very poor condition. stern of the vessel were not damaged. dated today, states: Ten Indonesians (Note -- Audacious was reported There has been no pollution and the admitted a pirate attack on a arriving at Genoa on Mar 25.) vessel is currently safely anchored. Malaysian-owned tanker when they appeared in court in Malaysia, UNITED KINGDOM WALNUT EXPRESS (Panama) Bernama news agency said. It said the London, Jun 29 -- A press release, London, Jun 29 -- Following received 10, mainly from the tsunami-hit issued by the Maritime and from Halifax, NS, dated today: province of Aceh and who were not Coastguard Agency, dated Jun 28, Product tanker Walnut Express has represented by lawyers, admitted that states: Liberian flagged product left the Shipyards and appears to be they carried out the attack armed with tanker Storm (17233 gt, built 1982) undergoing trials. It had a pilot move machetes. They face up to 20 years in was detained in Cardiff when a total outbound this morning and return this jail and caning when sentenced on Jul of 31 deficiencies were raised after a afternoon. 10. The tanker, which was carrying Port State Control Inspection was diesel from Malaysia's Port Klang to undertaken by the Maritime and YAMBURG (Georgia) Myanmar, was boarded before dawn Coastguard Agency on Jun 27. The London, Jun 25 -- General cargo off the northern island of Langkawi in vessel was detained for the following Yamburg arrived Tilbury 1428,Jun 23 the Malacca Strait earlier this month. reasons: The port lifeboat engine was and sailed 1422, Jun 24, bound for The attack was foiled when a quick- unable to start; the crew were unable Aveiro. thinking crewman from the tanker to perform a satisfactory fire drill; the leapt into the robbers' boat and sped crew attempted to lower the lifeboat ZHE HAI 128 (China) off in it to fetch the police. The with the air lifting motor running as Busan, Jun 29 -- Bulk Zhe Hai 128: governments of Malaysia, Indonesia they did not trust the winch brakes to Permanent repairs of the vessel and Singapore have launched co- hold; both the port and starboard deferred to next convenient time and ordinated patrols in an effort to stem lifeboat davits had severe wastage in place. Vessel sailed from Ulsan bound pirate attacks. way of the aft davit arm. Other for Nanjing at about 1625, Jun 23 for notable deficiencies that were raised cargo discharge. General cargo Il Jin SOMALIA are: The funnel fire dampers do not No.3 is still lying sunk at the site Nairobi, Jun 30 -- Somali gunmen close properly; the fire main isolation without salvage operations. We have hijacked general cargo Semlow valve did not close fully; essential understand that the water depth at (992 gt, built 1971), carrying 850 equipment was missing from the port the site is some 75 metres and the tonnes of World Food Programme lifeboat; the engine-room access hatch salvage operation of the vessel is (WFP) rice for Somali tsunami wasted through. A large number of considered practically infeasible. -- survivors, and are demanding deficiencies with respect to sanitation Lloyd's Sub-agents. $500,000 to free the 10 crew on were raised. A security related board, the ship's owner said today. deficiency was also raised. Due to the Semlow was captured between large number of deficiencies raised Haradhere and Hobyo, some 300 km and the crews inability to perform a northeast of Mogadishu on Monday satisfactory boat drill three major non (Jun 27), while en route to the port of conformities were raised against the Bosaso. "The hijackers are asking for ships ISM Safety Management $500,000 but we've told them we're System. As a consequence of these just a small boat with relief cargo to major non conformities the Recognised feed your Somali people," said Inayet Organisation responsible for issuing LANGKAWI AREA, MALAYSIA Kudrati, director of the Kenya-based the vessels Safety Management London, Jun 28 -- A press report, Mokatu Shipping Agency which Certificate will be requested to carry dated today, states: The remand order leased the ship to the WFP. He said out an audit of the vessel prior to the on the 10 Indonesians who attempted the hijackers had told him the crew, vessel being released from detention. to hijack product tanker Nepline a Sri Lankan master, a Tanzanian (Note -- Storm arrived Cardiff 1947, Delima on Jun 14 and two crewmen of engineer and eight Kenyans, were Jun 24.) the vessel was today extended for safe. The WFP said the food aid, another two days. The orders against donated by Japan and Germany, was the 12 suspects, aged between 20 and destined for thousands of Somalis 40, were issued by Sessions Court affected by the Dec 26 tsunami, and senior registrar Rusmini Mat Rashid appealed to the local community to this afternoon. The 10 Indonesians help negotiate the release of the boat were arrested about 1500, Jun 15, 12 and its cargo. "We're urging local hours after they hijacked the tanker, leaders and elders to allow the boat which was laden with diesel worth to go on with its journey," WFP about RM12 million. On the same day, spokeswoman Rene McGuffin said. -- AGIOS CONSTANTINOS Langkawi magistrate Norina Zainal Reuters. (Cambodia) Abidin issued a 12-day remand order Tenerife, Jun 30 -- Local Port against the 10. On Jun 16, Norina Authorities inform that the situation issued an 11-day remand order against of general cargo Agios Constantinos is the two crewmen, also Indonesians, still the same and that everything after they were detained by police a concerning this vessel is under judicial day earlier. One of the suspects was secrecy. -- Lloyd's Agents. the vessel's 35-year-old chief officer and another a 22-year-old deckhand. AL BIRUNI (Egypt) The remand orders for the suspects ITALY Alexandria, Jun 29 -- General cargo ended yesterday. Meanwhile, a local London, Jun 27 -- General cargo Al Biruni is still under arrest at businessman, suspected to be the Audacious (1832 gt, built 1969) was Alexandria. -- Lloyd's Agents. mastermind behind the hijacking, was today reported to be under a Port brought to the Kota Star district police State Control detention at Genoa. ALBATROS (Cambodia) headquarters for an identification Genoa, Jun 21 -- General cargo Trieste, Jun 28 -- Ro/ro Albatros parade. 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11 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents

ANNA (Lebanon) EMIR (Turkey) being anchored "in Stream in Mumbai See under "Marine." Taranto, Jun 29 -- General cargo Harbour", under Mercantile Marine Emir is still under arrest at Taranto, Department detention. -- Lloyd's APACHE (Honduras) with no change in the vessel's Agents. (Note -- Nisha arrived Reunion, Jun 29 -- Fishing Apache is situation. -- Lloyd's Agents. Mumbai May 12.) still under arrest. The Court decision was confirmed last week and the GAGARINSKIY (Russia) ROMANA I (Panama) vessel is now the property of Vladivostok, Jun 7 -- Fishing Port au Prince, Jun 29 -- Status of Administration des Domaines. -- Gagarinskiy is still under ro/ro Romana I has remained Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- Apache detention/repair at Vladivostok. -- unchanged. It is still at anchor in an arrived Reunion Jul 1, 2004, and was Lloyd's Agents. abandoned situation. arrested by the French Navy for the illegal fishing of toothfish.) GEPARD (Cyprus) SALEM FOUR Maassluis, Jun 24 -- Tug Gepard is (St. Vincent & Grenadines) AUKUREN still under arrest (at Flushing). -- Alexandria, Jun 29 -- General cargo (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Lloyd's Sub-agents. Salem Four has reportedly been cut up Oslo, Jun 29 -- Our Sub-agents at at Alexandria. -- Lloyd's Agents. Fredrikstad have advised us that GLOBAL AFRICA (Brazil) according to the Port Authority Mumbai, Jun 29 -- Ro/ro Global SALEM SEVEN (Egypt) cement Aukuren left Sarpsborg Jun Africa (17016 gt, built 1994) is Alexandria, Jun 29 -- General cargo 15, under its new name of Strilen. -- currently reported in the Mumbai Port Salem Seven sailed from Alexandria Lloyd's Agents. Trust records as being at anchor "in for orders some time ago. -- Lloyd's Stream in Mumbai Harbour", under Agents. Mercantile Marine Department CAPE DON (Australia) detention. -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- SENTINEL (Comoros) Sydney, Jun 30 -- Lighthouse tender Global Africa arrived Mumbai Jun 20.) Genoa, Jun 21 -- General cargo Cape Don, impounded at Sydney for Sentinel is still under court arrest at over 15 months, is now owned by the KARAMYSHEVO (Russia) Genoa. -- Lloyd's Agents. Sea Heritage Foundation, which is a Vladivostok, Jun 7 -- Fishing Public Museum and an ATO-endorsed Karamyshevo is still under SIR MICHAEL (Honduras) charity with DGR status. Vessel is detention/repair at Vladivostok. -- See under "Marine." currently being restored to seagoing Lloyd's Agents. condition. -- Lloyd's Agents. WEN FENG SHAN (China) KRYUKOVO (Russia) London, Jun 30 -- General cargo Wen CAPO GRIFO (ITALY) Vladivostok, Jun 7 -- Fishing Feng Shan sailed Hong Kong Apr 12 Genoa, Jun 21 -- Chemical tanker Kryukovo is still under detention at and subsequently arrived Incheon Jun Capo Grifo is still laid-up at Genoa Vladivostok. -- Lloyd's Agents. 7 from Dalian and sailed Jun 8 for under the care of a liquidator. -- Xingang. Lloyd's Agents. LINCE (Belize) Reunion, Jun 29 -- Trawler Lince, CEC COPENHAGEN (Bahamas) after confirmation of the Court's See under "Marine." decision, became the property of Administration des Domaines and was DAMANIA-1 (India) renamed Osiris. The vessel is now Mumbai, Jun 29 -- Ferry Damania-1 operating as a patrol vessel by a group is currently reported in the Mumbai of fishing companies under the Port Trust records as being docked supervision of the French army and alongside No.`G', P.D. Mumbai, under the TAAF administration. -- Lloyd's CARDENAS, TABASCO, MEXICO High Court arrest. -- Lloyd's Agents. Agents. (Note -- Lince was arrested for London, Jun 29 -- A press report, illegal fishing in French Antarctic dated Jun 27, states: Between 2,000 DANU BHUM (Singapore) territorial waters in Jan 2003 and was and 3,000 barrels of crude oil leaked Mumbai, Jun 29 -- c.c. Danu Bhum escorted by French Navy to Reunion, from a pipeline in southern Mexico (9675 gt, built 1996) is currently arriving Jan 23, 2003.) that had apparently been drilled open reported in the Mumbai Port Trust in a bid to steal fuel, the state-owned records as docked alongside No.4 LION OF OLYMPIA (Greece) Pemex oil company reported today. Indira Dock, Mumbai, under Valencia, Jun 29 -- Sub-agents at The spill occurred at a 36-inch Mercantile Marine Department Sagunto report that general cargo pipeline carrying Maya-grade crude in detention. -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- Lion of Olympia is currently still the township of Cardenas, in the Gulf- coast state of Tabasco. In a press Danu Bhum was reported as arriving under arrest at Sagunto. -- Lloyd's statement, the company said that at Mumbai Jun 26.) Agents. (Note -- Lion of Olympia arrived Sagunto Mar 21, 2000 and was "everything indicates the spill was subsequently reported under arrest caused by people who were trying to ELENI A. (Comoros) steal fuel." The thieves may have Limassol, Jun 27 -- General cargo due to mortgage credit owed to Greek bank.) tapped the wrong pipeline; while Eleni A. (1125 gt, built 1978), which gangs frequently try to rob gasoline, arrived Limassol Jun 23, was arrested crude oil would be of little use to most by the Cyprus Supreme Court on Jun MEGAMAR (Honduras) Rio de Janeiro, Jun 29 -- General thieves. Authorities found equipment 24 and is still at Limassol. -- Lloyd's used to transfer fuel at the scene of Agents. cargo Megamar is still lying at Niteroi. No scrapping so far. -- Lloyd's Agents. the accident. The suspects apparently Limassol, Jun 30 -- General cargo bored into the pipeline, inserted a Eleni A. was released and sailed on MEKHANIK (Russia) valve and a hose that may have been Jun 29, for Piraeus. -- Lloyd's Agents. Vladivostok, Jun 7 -- Fishing intended to fill tanker trucks. Pemex Mekhanik is still at Vladivostok, but is said it was investigating the case and ELLA L. (Panama) no longer reported as being under starting a cleanup at the site. Cadiz, Jun 24 -- Before departing detention. -- Lloyd's Agents. from Algeciras on May 13, bound for PESCHANYE KOVALI, RUSSIA Lagos, chemical/oil carrier Ella L. NISHA London, Jun 28 -- A press report, was sold to Jampur Ltd., Chicago, (St. Vincent & Grenadines) dated today, states: The fire at a fuel USA. The vessel has kept its name, Mumbai, Jun 29 -- Bulk Nisha (16931 pipeline was extinguished in but has been re-flagged, and now flies gt, built 1977) is currently reported in Tatarstan overnight, the Emergencies the Honduras flag. -- Lloyd's Agents. the Mumbai Port Trust records as Ministry's Volga-Ural regional centre

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12 Pipeline Accidents/Pollution told Itar-Tass. The incident occurred was docked in Mobile in Feb 2004 London, Jun 29 -- A press report, at the 530-mm-diameter main in the when an inspector spotted a pipe that dated yesterday, states: Authorities in settlement of Peschanye Kovali. Diesel had been installed to the ship's Malaysia have detained a Singapore- fuel leaked from the pipe and covered oil/water separator, which is supposed owned tanker suspected of spilling oil 100 square metres. The supposed to remove oil before bilge water is off the south coast which has forced cause of the fire is leakage from the pumped overboard. Investigators scores of fishermen to lay down their valve. Nobody was hurt. The incident contended the pipe was an illegal nets, a state official said today. "We creates no danger for the residential bypass designed to pump that oily have detained a Singapore-owned ship areas. Sixty-two people and 21 wastewater directly into the ocean. and its crew. The chemistry machines have been working there to The company admitted installing the department is doing a matching test to fight the blaze and remove the spilt pipe, which the plea agreement notes find if the oil in the water is the same fuel. is not a recommended modification. as in the tanker," Freddie Long, a Although company officials denied Johor state executive councillor said. using the pipe as a bypass, they Long said the tanker was detained on admitted as part of the plea bargain Saturday (Jun 25) and a clean-up was that the pipe could have been used for expected to begin tomorrow once such purposes. equipment is deployed. The vessel is being held in Pasir Gudang port, said JOHAR STATE, MALAYSIA Long, who is in charge of London, Jun 27 -- A press report, environmental issues in the state. The dated yesterday states: Malaysia's busy shipping route was hit on ALBANY, AUSTRALIA southern Johor state has been hit by a Thursday by a five-kilometre-long London, Jun 30 -- A press report, giant oil slick believed to be the slick which left beaches in Johor dated today, states: Emergency region's worst environmental disaster covered with tar balls and harbours services said no-one was injured by a in recent years, a report said today. full of black, oily water. Abu Bakar potentially hazardous ammonia spill Fishermen in Pengerang, on the Mohamad, president of the at Albany this morning. The spill was southernmost tip of Malaysia, on Fishermen's Association of Pengerang, discovered about 0130, AWST. Saturday (Jun 25) alerted the state's said Monday that some 200 fishermen Emergency crews wearing protective environment department to the five- had been affected by the spill. suits took about two hours to contain kilometre long slick. Environment London, Jun 30 -- A press report, the chemical, which was leaking officials have taken samples of the oil dated today, states: The master of the through a broken viewing window on a which has affected docks and beaches vessel believed responsible for an oil refrigeration unit. Dean Simmonds in the area known for its fishing slick off the Johor coast jumped onto a from the Albany Fire Service says the industry. However, they are yet to lifeboat and escaped to Batam, chemical is highly corrosive and determine the source of the spill. "The Indonesia, when police moved in today. potentially flammable. "There was Pengerang shore has experienced oil However, six crewmen of product definitely some hazards there to slick cases before but this is the worst tanker Aranda (500 gt, built 1977) people's health," he said. An area 800 I have seen," fisherman Teo Seng Huat were detained for questioning by the metres downwind of the spill was said. state Department of Environment for evacuated, including the crew of a ship London, Jun 27 -- A press report, polluting the area close to Sungai and dozens of construction workers. It dated today, states; Malaysian Rengit, last Sunday. State executive is not know how much ammonia was authorities vowed today to track down councillor for tourism and spilled, or what caused the leak. the ship responsible for a huge oil spill environment Freddie Long said the off its southern coast which has crew were detained three nautical GIOVANNI BOTTIGLIERI (Italy) caused serious damage and forced miles off Tanjung Ayam, Kota Tinggi, London, Jun 30 -- A press report, hundreds of fishermen to lay down while the vessel has been docked at dated yesterday, states: An Italian their nets. However, fishing groups Pasir Gudang. "DOE is investigating if shipping executive pleaded guilty on criticised the slow pace of the clean- the oil slick is caused by the vessel behalf of his firm to violating a US up and experts warned the spill could discharging oil into Malaysian anti-pollution law and the company cause irreversible environmental waters," he said. It is believed that was fined $325,000. Bottiglieri di damage to marine life. "We are trying Aranda, owned by a company Navigazione, based in Torre del Greco, to identify the ship that spilled the registered in Singapore, had earlier Italy, pleaded guilty yesterday to oil," said Abdul Rahman Awang, cleaned another cargo vessel, Zhong violating the Act to Prevent Pollution director of the environment Hua (? chemical/oil carrier Zhong Hua from Ships. Michele Bottiglieri, the department in southern Johor state. 6), bound for a dry dock in Singapore. director and vice president of the The busy shipping route was hit on The cleaning was done in Malaysian company, admitted that the firm Thursday by a five-kilometre long oil waters. Long said the oil was a by- provided false records to U.S. slick which left Johor beaches covered product of cleaning the cargo vessel, investigators after a Coast Guard with tar balls and harbours full of called "slop oil". It is believed that the inspector in Mobile spotted a pipe that black, oily water. Some 200 fishermen slop oil could have been deliberately could be used to dump oily waste in Pengerang, on the southernmost discharged to cut the cost of overboard. Prosecutors accused the tip of Malaysia, have not been out to transporting it to a processing plant. bulk Giovanni Bottiglieri (39385 gt, sea since Friday because they fear "Slop oil is a scheduled waste by- built 1995) of dumping oil into the oil slicks will damage their nets. product and it is prohibited from being international waters at least 18 times They also criticised local authorities brought into the country." He said the over a nine-month period in 2003. for not carrying out immediate clean- DOE had sent samples to the Chief U.S. District Judge Ginny up operations near the river mouth Chemistry Department to check if Granade accepted a plea bargain that and on the beach, and said each boat they matched those taken from the defence lawyers negotiated with was suffering daily losses of up to ship. federal prosecutors. Besides a fine, the 1,000 ringgit ($263). Abu Bakar judge put the company on three years' Mohamad, president of the KOPER, SLOVENIA probation and ordered it to pay for an Fishermen Association of Pengerang, London, Jun 25 -- A press report, environmental compliance program to said that some 200 fishermen had dated Jun 22, states: Inspectors are ensure it adheres to all environmental been affected by the spill. Fisherman still trying to determine who is to laws and regulations. Defence lawyer Harun Salim said that because the oil blame for a spill of over 5 tonnes of oil Michael Chalos told the judge that the sludge still covered the local Rengit in the port of Koper last week, in what company takes full responsibility for river, most of the fishermen were still is estimated to be the most severe the actions of its employees. "They not able to go out to sea. "The oil pollution of the Slovene sea in twenty want to make sure it doesn't happen sludge will destroy our nets. The years. According to preliminary again," he said. 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13 Pollution/Weather & Navigation vessel in the port of Koper Jun 17, SES volunteers have responded to legal move that allows the company to with the cleanup expected to take up more than 600 calls for help. Elective miss deliveries to its customers to three weeks. Two vessels, allegedly surgery has been cancelled at the Gold because of an event that is beyond its both owned by well-known companies, Coast hospital because only half of the control. Empress partner Inter were said to be suspected of the spill, hospital's staff have been able to get to Pipeline Fund, which owns one of the however the investigation so far could work. The Pacific Fair Shopping plants at the complex and half of not pin the blame on either of the two. Centre at Broadbeach was also another, said initial assessments were A spokesperson for the Koper police evacuated as a safety precaution. "encouraging." "The Empress V facility administration told STA today that "We've got road closures in the sustained only minor damage and is they will file a criminal complaint surrounding area and Little expected to be fully operational within once the sufficient evidence is Tallebudgera Creek," marketing a few days," the company said in a gathered. Should this not be the case, manager Donna Rogers said. statement. "Empress II damages are the police will only write a report. The noncritical and operations are Trieste-based company Crismani, BANGLADESH anticipated to resume within two which is cleaning up the oil, estimates Chittagong, Jun 29 -- According to weeks." Southern and central Alberta that the operation will cost up to 1m local met office, the monsoon low have been battered by heavy rains and euros. pressure over Northwest Bay turned flooding over the past week, with into a land depression and severe thunderstorms and funnel concentrated over parts of clouds in the southeast part of the Bangladesh. The depression was province, Canada's main producer of moving slowly north-north-westwards. oil and natural gas. Inter said power Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's outages also forced it to shut down Bazar and Mongla have been advised sections of its Bow River oil pipeline in to keep cautionary signal No.3. -- the region, although flows were Lloyd's Agents. increasing today. The incident at Empress caused no injuries or AUSTRALIA BRAZIL environmental damage at the plants, London, Jun 30 -- A press report, London, Jun 23 -- Bunker delivery at located about 100 km northeast of dated today, states: A storm system Vitoria has been temporarily Medicine Hat, Alberta, BP said. has caused serious flooding on the suspended, due to rough weather and London, Jun 25 -- A press report, Gold Coast, with people trapped in strong winds. The adverse conditions dated Jun 24, states: Canada's Prime cars and rising water causing havoc in are expected to last until Jun 25. Minister Paul Martin spent this many suburbs. "We have flooding afternoon looking at flood damage happening in every suburb, we have CANADA around hard-hit High River, Alta. entrapped persons in motor vehicles, London, Jun 23 -- A press report, Martin and Deputy Prime Minister we have lots of damaged roofs - we've dated today, states: Tomorrow, Prime Anne McLellan met with mayors of got over 400 jobs so far," a Gold Coast Minister Paul Martin will tour parts flood-stricken areas. McLellan said State Emergency Service (SES) of Calgary, High River and Okotoks that in considering federal aid for the spokesman told the Nine Network. He affected by flooding, and Premier province, two separate sets of flooding said police were very worried about Ralph Klein says he expects Ottawa will be considered "one incident," and some of the stranded people. Rescue will ante up some assistance for flood that would benefit the province. After efforts were underway and additional victims across the province. Klein, a helicopter tour of the High River SES units had been mobilised to help who spoke to Martin about help on area, Martin walked some of the city's affected parts of the Gold Coast. No Sunday (Jun 19), said a federal streets that were under water last evacuations had yet been carried out, disaster assistance program would week. Later in the day, Martin toured but the spokesman said further rain help with agricultural losses and areas along the Bow River with was expected to bring more flooding. damage to small businesses and Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier. "The fears is basically the flooding municipal infrastructure, such as Bronconnier said earlier he is hoping side of things, but we don't know roads, bridges and water treatment both Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and where that's going to take us at this plants. The province has already Martin stick to their pledge to provide stage." Jeff Callaghan, a severe promised $55 million in flood relief to substantial aid. Bronconnier said weather expert with the Bureau of pay for damage not covered by roads, pathways, electricity and water Meteorology, said the southern end of insurance policies, but that treatment facilities have all suffered the Gold Coast had recorded falls of announcement was made before the extensive water damage. Provincial 368mm in the past 24 hours. second round of flooding hit the officials expect Ottawa could pay 90 "Probably more significantly province. Klein has said the amount per cent of compensation costs as Coolangatta has been averaging about of the aid package will have to be damages are believed to top the 80mm an hour for the past two increased, but no decision has been Can$100-million tab for flooding in hours," he said. Mr Callaghan said a made on what the new number will 1995. Two weeks ago, the Klein low forming over Brisbane had caused be. The limit per household will government earmarked Can$55 the extreme rainfall, which was remain at $100,000. Klein said he million for the initial round of expected to continue throughout the will press Martin on federal flooding. While more aid is promised, morning. A police spokesman said assistance when the two tour the the government hasn't announced a almost the entire Gold Coast was flooded areas. Some estimates put the figure yet. Meanwhile, Calgary under water. province-wide damage at $200 officials have eased water London, Jun 30 -- A press report, million. conservation measures in the city. dated today, states: Flooding on New York, Jun 23 - Storm damage Paul Fesko of the city's Waterworks Queensland's Gold Coast has shut and a power failure at a huge natural department said in a statement: "The down the local airport, disrupted gas processing complex in City's water treatment plants are hospital services and stranded southeastern Alberta forced BP Plc to beginning to recover from the high motorists. More than 300 millimetres shut down operations, a move that cut level of silt and debris in Calgary's of rain was dumped on the Gold Coast feedstock to petrochemical companies. raw water supply." Meanwhile in between 0900, yesterday and 0500, BP said its Empress "straddle plants," Saskatchewan, 2,000 residents of the today. Coolangatta Airport has been which extract liquid hydrocarbons northern community Cumberland closed, with water waist deep outside from natural gas, would be shut down House have been evacuated after the the terminal. A house was in danger of while the company assesses the rising Saskatchewan River started collapsing at Kirra on the southern damage and makes repairs. It is not flooding onto the only road. The Gold Coast but it has since been yet known how long that will take, Cumberland House Cree Nation and stabilised. Police have taken over the Alexandra Wright, spokeswoman for the adjoining village of Cumberland search for two people reported missing BP's Canadian unit, said today. The House declared a state of emergency in the Coomera River at Maudsland. company declared force majeure, a Wednesday (Jun 22). While the river is

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14 Weather & Navigation not expected to peak until the after flood waters washed a bus and a 90 years in the Pearl River, which weekend, there are fears it could cause pickup truck off a national highway flows past the regional business centre severe damage in the community. yesterday, state media said. There was Guangdong. Much of China is hit by no clear death toll in Wuzhou, but floods every year, often spreading CHILE locals say some elderly people who quickly because of deforested hillsides London, Jun 29 -- A press report, refused to evacuate were likely killed that trigger landslides and do not dated Jun 28, states: Chilean when the floods washed in, swelling up prevent flood waters from building up. President Ricardo Lagos declared a to four stories tall down narrow The floods, which have come early in state of emergency today in the streets. And with the flooding set to the annual wet season, have caused an country's south hit by torrential rains peak on the Xijiang river and others in estimated 22.9bn yuan ($2.77bn) since the weekend. Lagos was given a south China, there are fears the real worth of damage, reports say. Hong full report on the situation by disaster has yet to hit. "More than Kong was hit by heavy rains Governor Jaime Toha, who decreed a 100,000 people and soldiers are now yesterday, causing traffic delays. red alert yesterday, according to the bracing themselves for the worst peak Services on the main rail line from National Emergency Office of the of the floods on the (Xijiang) river as it Hong Kong to China were suspended Interior Ministry (ONEMI). The passes Guangxi," an official from the after a landslide. The situation in the downpour has caused five deaths and State Flood Control and Drought south contrasted with soaring affected over 4,800 people in the Relief Headquarters was quoted as temperatures in central and northern southern part of the country, saying in the China Daily. Some 1.4 regions. The central province of Anhui particularly in the 8th Region. In million people have been evacuated in is enduring a record drought, while a Concepcion, the precipitation reached six southern provinces, where the heat wave has persisted in the 162.4 millimeters within 24 hours, the week's floods have caused over 11 Chinese capital, Beijing. highest in the last 30 years. Torrential billion yuan ($1.33 billion) in direct London, Jun 28 -- A press report, rains led to landslides in La Polvora economic losses and inundated huge dated today, states: China has raised hill, crashing three houses and killing tracks of crop land, Xinhua news the number of killed and missing in their occupants, said ONEMI, which agency said. Flood damage for the year this year's floods to 771. According to a forecast a letup in the bad weather so far totalled nearly 20.5 billion yuan, report by the Xinhua news agency, this afternoon. Xinhua said. Landslides in southern citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a Guangdong province had damaged and total of 607 have been confirmed dead CHINA cut off traffic on the Beijing-Hong and 164 remain missing. Nearly 2.9 London, Jun 23 -- A press report, Kong railway. "The Guangdong section million people have been evacuated dated today, states: Heavy rains and of the Beijing-Kowloon railway will because of the floods, while a mudslides killed dozens of people not be able to return to normal in the staggering 21.5 million people have across China's densely populated near future," a source from the been affected to various degrees. The south-east, pushing the region's death Guangdong Railway Group told the most severely affected areas are the toll to at least 131 and forcing the China Daily. -- Reuters. southern provinces of Zhejiang, evacuation of more than 900,000 London, Jun 25 -- A press report, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and people, the government said today. The dated today, states: Summer floods in Guangdong, as well as Guangxi flooding in some places was the worst China have killed 567 people and Zhuang region, where unusually in a century, the government said. At forced over two million from their heavy rain has caused rivers to swell. least 81 people were killed by the homes, the government has said. As the water receded, the mercury latest rain and landslides across an Torrential rains in much of the country started climbing, which was bad news area stretching from Guangxi on have left areas of southern China for officials nervous about the China's southern coast through submerged beneath muddy waters in outbreak of water-borne diseases. Guangdong province to Fujian the deadliest early floods for a decade. "The hot weather creates ideal province in the south-east, the Heavy rains have come sooner than conditions for the spread of many government said. The latest fatalities usual, leaving the city of Wuzhou, and infectious diseases," a flood control raised the southern death toll to at the provinces of Guangxi and official in Guangdong province told least 131 and the nationwide toll in Guangdong seriously affected. the China Daily. In Guangdong's China's three-week-old flooding season President Hu Jintao has ordered capital Guangzhou, temperatures to at least 248. (See issue of Jun 24.) officials to increase emergency relief. yesterday rose to 34.2 degrees Celsius. Wuzhou, Jun 24 -- A bus was swept "Faced with a serious fight against the Guangdong, home to 80 million away by fast, muddy flood waters in floods... we must quickly step up people, was severely affected by the south China and passengers were efforts at organising construction and floods. As in previous flood seasons, missing, the latest in a string of inspections of major dykes, reservoirs the People's Liberation Army has been disasters across the country where 536 and reserve flood areas," he said at a charged with playing a key role in people have died in floods and flood prevention meeting. Officials relief efforts. Around 144,000 active landslides this year. Torrential rain have warned of the spread of cholera soldiers and reservists have been has pushed rivers above their bursting and other intestinal diseases. The dispatched to help in the flood- points and triggered mudslides in the Chinese Health Ministry said, that ravaged areas. They have been past week, killing at least 97 people nearly 3,400 cases of cholera, engaged in evacuations, relocating and leaving 41 missing, state media dysentery and typhoid fever had been half a million people and reinforcing said today. As rain inundated the recorded in the first six months of the dykes under pressure from the soaring south, the central province of Anhui year, and that the figure was still water. was suffering widespread drought and rising. The worst flooding in recent a heatwave in the capital, Beijing, in years was in 1998, when 4,150 people EL SALVADOR/HONDURAS the north lifted the temperature died. Rivers have burst their banks London, Jun 28 -- A press report, yesterday to close to 40 degrees and mudslides have contributed to the dated yesterday states: Heavy rains Celsius. In Wuzhou, in the southern death toll in the south, where 124 caused flooding and landslides in El Guangxi region, houses on the banks people died in the past week, Chinese Salvador and Honduras, leaving a of the Xijiang river have been flooded state media said. Central drought total of 39 dead in both countries, up to their roofs and downtown Chinese officials expressed concern including 21 people killed when a bus residents have been forced to move to that the floods have yet to peak. Some was carried away by flood waters. upper-storey apartments or to flee to 2.45 million people have been Authorities were still searching for higher ground. People have fashioned evacuated from their homes, officials nine people missing after the bus was make-shift boats and today were said. In Wuzhou, a city of 300,000 engulfed late yesterday 35 miles west cruising around flooded streets in people, residents were forced to of San Salvador. It was carrying home turbid waters at the level of bare construct makeshift boats and rafts as a total of about 40 players and fans of electrical lines seeking food and other flood water approached the upper a non professional soccer team called necessities. Eighteen people were floors of houses. Meanwhile water Los Leones. Ten passengers have been missing in Fujian province to the east levels reached their highest in at least found alive. In towns west and

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15 Weather & Navigation southwest of the capital, seven people JAPAN rain, causing several flights to be were killed in landslides and three London, Jun 29 -- A press report, cancelled across the country. Yoju of people were killed when their homes dated today, states: Many parts of Kyonggi Province reported a total of were carried away by flood waters. In Niigata Prefecture experienced heavy 103 millimetres of rain as of 2100, neighbouring Honduras, officials said rain yesterday, prompting Gov today. Nearby Yangpyong received 81 eight people died and 200 homes were Hirohiko Izumida to ask the Ground millimetres of rainfall, Seoul 31, damaged during three days of flooding. Self-Defence Force to dispatch troops Inchon 38, Pusan 17, Taejon 18, and for aid operations, while an evacuation Ulsan 8.5, according to the Korea advisory was issued for thousands of Meteorological Administration (KMA). HONDURAS homes, local officials said. The GSDF A heavy rainfall alert was issued in London, Jun 25 -- A press report, mobilized around 70 troops to Yoju and Yangpyong as of 2100, today, dated today, states: At least six people Kashiwazaki City and rescued around and the rest of Kyonggi Province, were killed yesterday as a storm 200 people from flooded homes. Seoul and Inchon were warned of triggered a mudslide and flood that According to the prefectural downpours of up to 90 millimetres forced the evacuation of hundreds of government, about 900 people in expected until this afternoon. Fifty-six people in the Honduran capital, Kashiwazaki and six other domestic flights were cancelled today Tegucigalpa, firefighters said. Three municipalities were forced to stay due to fog and heavy rainfall in the people were burried by the mudslide in overnight at shelters. southern part of the country, including their homes in the southeast of the 31 flights connecting Seoul and Pusan capital, two young girls were also RUSSIA and 16 between Seoul and Ulsan. The killed by the mudslide in the London, Jun 27 -- A press report, Korea Airports Corporation warned northwest of the city and a sixth dated today, states: A hurricane that more flights may be cancelled victim drowned in the east yesterday in Moscow region killed one today since the rain is likely to neighbourhood of Las Colinas, person. This morning 1,000 people still continue all over the country. firefighters' spokesman Oscar remained without power supplies. The Triminio. press service of the Emergency TROPICAL STORM "BEATRIZ" Situations' Ministry told Interfax London, Jun 24 -- Following received HONG KONG today that torn transmission lines on from the Meteorological Office, dated London, Jun 25 -- A press report, Orekhovo-Zuyevo district electrocuted today, states: At 0600, UTC, today, the dated yesterday, states: The most a 34-year-old man. Power supplies centre of Tropical storm "Beatriz" was severe rainstorm warning has been have not been restored in 24 villages, located near lat 17.4N, long 112.2W. issued by the government of Hong a spokesman said. In Dubna, the site Movement for the past six hours: 285 Kong as the territory faces widespread of a reknown nuclear research centre, degrees at nine knots. The position is disruption from torrential rain. Hong the aftermath of the calamity has been accurate to within 60 nautical miles Kong is on the red rainstorm warning cleared. In neighbouring Tver region and is based on the centre located by today after officials received more two power substations are being satellite. Present wind distribution: than 100 reports of flooding. Schools repaired in Konakovo and power maximum sustained winds 25 knots, and several roads have been closed, supplies revived in the old part of the gusts 35 knots. The maximum whilst the official Chinese news town of Gorodnya. Yesterday vice significant wave height is 10 feet. At agency reports that the wet conditions governor of Moscow region Alexei 0600, UTC, the centre is predicted to have delayed as many as 64 flights at Panteletyev told Interfax that nine be near lat 17.9N, long 114.3W, with Hong Kong International Airport. people were injured in the hurricane maximum sustained winds of 20 knots, According to the information services but after receiving medical assistance and gusts to 25 knots and dissipating department of the Hong Kong were all discharged. as a significant tropical cyclone over government, landslides on Victoria water. Road in Pok Fu Lam also caused the SOUTH ASIA closure of all roads between Baguio London, Jun 27 -- A press report, TROPICAL STORM "BRET" Villa and Sandy Bay Road. The Home dated today, states: More than a week London, Jun 29 -- A press report, Affairs Department has opened an of sweltering heat has left more than dated today, states: The second emergency co-ordination centre, along 100 people dead in Pakistan, many of tropical storm of the Atlantic with shelters for those in need of them in the country's eastern Punjab hurricane season formed off the temporary accommodation. province, officials said yesterday. Mexican coast last night. The Mexican Temperatures have soared up to 122 government issued a tropical storm INDIA degrees in some parts of Punjab, and warning from Veracruz to Tampico, the Chandigarh, India, Jun 27 -- in the capital Islamabad Saturday National Hurricane Centre said. Thousands of people fled their homes (Jun 25) was the hottest day in 11 Tropical Storm "Bret" was located near in the northern Indian state of years with 113 degree temperatures, lat 19.9N, long 95.8W, or about 55 Himachal Pradesh after a river burst said Imran Siddiqi, an official at the miles north-northeast of Veracruz. The its banks, which police said may have Pakistan Meteorological Department. depression is moving toward the west- Since the heat wave began more than been caused by a swollen lake in northwest near 5 mph and the motion a week ago, 105 people have died in is expected to continue overnight. On neighbouring China. Dozens of homes, Punjab, said Javed Asghar, a health the forecast track, the centre is bridges and roads in the mountainous ministry official in the province's expected to move inland within the state have been washed away since the capital of Lahore. Sunstroke, warning area early this morning. Sutlej river rose yesterday forcing an dehydration and food poisoning have Maximum sustained winds are near 40 estimated 5,000 people to seek shelter caused most of the deaths, he said. At mph, with higher gusts. Some in schools and government buildings least 19 deaths have been reported in additional strengthening is expected on higher ground.But no deaths have the southern Sindh, southwestern before it makes landfall. been reported from anywhere in the Baluchistan and North West Frontier London, Jun 29 -- Following received state. A police official said the rise in provinces in recent days. In the from the Meteorological Office: At river water levels could be due to the neighbouring countries of India and 0900, UTC, the centre of tropical overflow of an artificial lake in Bangladesh, a heat wave has left more storm "Bret" was located near lat neighbouring Tibet which was formed than 400 dead in the past two months. 20.6N, long 96.7W, or about 55 miles last year after a landslide blocked the Siddiqi said monsoon rains likely later east-south-east of Tuxpan, Mexico, and Pareechu river -- a tributary of the this week are expected to break the about 135 miles south-east of Tampico, Sutlej. "Satellite imagery will reveal hot spell in various parts of Pakistan. Mexico. "Bret" is moving toward the the exact cause of the floods, but we west-north-west near eight mph and believe the rising water was the result SOUTH KOREA this general motion is expected to of an overflow of the lake," Arvind London, Jun 27 -- A press report, continue during the next 24 hours. 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16 Weather & Navigation

Maximum sustained winds are near nautical miles. Present movement UNITED STATES 40 mph with higher gusts. Some slight towards the north-north-west, or 330 London, Jun 28 -- A press report, strengthening is still possible before deg, at four knots. Maximum dated today, states: A freak windstorm "Bret" reaches the coastline. "Bret" is sustained winds 35 knots with gusts hit the Cape Girardeau Regional a very small tropical cyclone with to 45 knots. Radius of 34-knot winds Airport, Missouri, on Friday (Jun 24) tropical storm force winds extending 50 nautical miles north semicircle, nil and caused substantial damage to outward up to 35 miles from the elsewhere. Radius of 12-foot seas 60 hangars, planes and the airport centre. Estimated minimum central nautical miles north semicircle, nil terminal. The gust occurred at about pressure is 1005 mb, 29.68 inches. elsewhere. Forecast for 0600, UTC, 1700, Friday, and damaged the wings Total rainfall accumulations of three Jun 28: Position lat 15.6N, long of two aircraft. It also bent the door of to six inches, with locally higher 101.0W. Maximum sustained winds 45 one hangar, and a piece on the corner amounts over mountainous terrain, knots with gusts to 55 knots. Radius of another hangar was blown off. Some are possible in association with "Bret". of 34-knot winds 60 nautical miles terminal windows also were broken Conditions deteriorating along north semicircle, 30 nautical miles after the wind caught under the canopy of a portable passenger portions of the coast of Mexico as elsewhere. boarding ramp and tossed it through "Bret" approaches. A tropical storm London, Jun 28 -- Following received warning remains in effect from the glass. Instruments in the airport from the Meteorological Office: control tower clocked the wind speed Veracruz to Tampico. Tropical storm "Calvin": Storm centre Miami, Jun 29 -- The second tropical at about 48 mph, but Loy said this located near lat 15.6N, long 101.2W, was about a quarter mile away from storm of the Atlantic hurricane season at 0001, UTC, Jun 28. Movement past moved over coastal Mexico today, where the worst damage occurred. He six hours 295 deg at nine knots. estimated that the wind may have threatening to bring heavy rain of up Position accurate to within 60 to six inches to mountainous areas. At actually reached speeds of 60 to 70 nautical miles, based on centre 0800 hrs, Tropical Storm "Bret" was mph. Airport and insurance officials located by satellite. Maximum near Tuxpan on Mexico's Gulf Coast, are still trying to estimate the total with maximum winds of 40 mph, the sustained winds 35 knots with gusts cost of the damages. U.S. National Hurricane Center in to 45 knots. Forecast for 0001, UTC, London, Jun 29 -- A press report, Miami said. The storm was moving Jun 29: Position lat 16.7N, long dated Jun 28, states: Hail and wind west-north-west at 10 mph and was 105.0W. Maximum sustained winds 35 storms earlier this month in the expected to weaken today as it moved knots with gusts to 45 knots. Dickinson and Walhalla area (of North inland. Tropical storm warnings from Dakota) caused more than $18 million Veracruz to Tampico were expected to UNITED KINGDOM in damage, Insurance Commissioner be discontinued later, the hurricane London, Jun 28 -- A press report, Jim Poolman says, citing insurance center said. -- Reuters. dated today, states: The cost of company estimates. The figures, which London, Jun 30 -- A press report, rebuilding North Yorkshire's flood- do not include crop damage, came as dated Jun 29, states: Tropical storm damaged roads and bridges is the state braced for another round of "Bret" hit the Gulf coast of Mexico expected to top £3m. Roads, bridges storms tonight and tomorrow. Western about 360 miles south of the Texas and property in areas around and central North Dakota were under border today, pelting communities Helmsley and Thirsk were the worst a flood watch until tomorrow morning, with heavy rain and prompting flood affected by flash floods which swept and the eastern part of the state was warnings. The second tropical storm through the county on Jun 19. The under a flood watch until Thursday (Jun 30) morning. Western North to develop in the Gulf of Mexico this Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe to Dakota was under a severe month hit just south of the coastal Thirlby road needs to be completely thunderstorm watch until Wednesday city of Tuxpan, Mexican authorities rebuilt, contractors have said, as does morning, which replaced a tornado said. A tropical storm warning was in the village's Sutton North bridge. watch issued earlier for the North Yorkshire County Council said effect from the port of Veracruz north southwestern part of the state. Major to Tampico, about 250 miles south of the work would take until mid-July. insurance carriers in North Dakota the Texas border. Civil protection Although priority routes have indicate they have received more than authorities urged residents in low- reopened, council contractors are 4,500 claims. Of those, about 4,000 lying areas to leave their homes in continuing to work in Hawnby, claims in the Dickinson area are for case of flooding from heavy rains. The Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe and more than $14 million in damage, and storm was moving west-north-west at Thirlby. A temporary structure has 500 claims in the Langdon-Walhalla 10 mph, packing maximum winds of been put in place over Chapel Bridge, area total more than $4 million in about 40 mph. The storm was Hawnby, after it was partially swept damage, Poolman said. The claims expected to weaken during the day as away. Mike Moore, director of from the Dickinson area generally are it moved inland over rugged terrain, environmental services, said: homeowners' claims, while the claims the US National Hurricane Centre "Engineers across the area are from the Langdon and Walhalla areas said. Tropical-storm force winds completing a detailed assessment of are from farms and ranches with extended for 35 miles from the storm's precisely what work needs to be done. damage to grain bins and other farm centre. That work will be carried out over the property, Poolman said. Stark County London, Jun 30 -- Following received coming weeks and months. Our target Emergency Manager Gary Kostelecky from the Meteorological Office: is to get things back to normal as said damage in Dickinson included Tropical depression "Bret": Depression quickly as possible for the many roofs, siding, windows and vehicles. centre located near lat 22.3N, long small communities across the area "There was a varied amount of 98.5W, at 0300, UTC, Jun 30. Position that were affected by the flood damage done to anything that was in accurate to within 20 nautical miles . damage." the path of the hail," he said. "There Present movement towards the north- London, Jun 29 -- A press report, were several different paths (the north-west, or 330 deg, at six knots. dated today, states: A major clean up storm) took to get through our area." Maximum sustained winds 25 knots operation is under way after heavy Kostelecky said cleanup will continue with gusts to 35 knots. Forecast for overnight storms brought flooding to for a while. "There's still a lot of trees 0001, UTC, Jul 1: Dissipated. parts of Devon. There were at least 60 to reduce to kindling," he said. Poolman said that after storms earlier TROPICAL STORM "CALVIN" incidents last night with south Devon particularly badly affected. Homes this week, the damage estimates his London, Jun 27 -- Following received office compiled "are sure to rise on a from the Meteorological Office: were flooded in Torquay, Totnes, Dartmouth and Shaldon after statewide level." The National Tropical storm "Calvin": A tropical Weather Service said more severe lightning strikes on a house and storm watch is in effect from Lagunas storms could hit the state today and de Chacahua westward to Lazaro school in Plymouth earlier in the day. tomorrow, influenced by unstable air Cardenas. Storm centre located near In Ashburton, at least 10 properties and a warm front. Forecasters said lat 14.6N, long 98.4W, at 0900, UTC, were affected, including two pubs and some thunderstorms could drop heavy Jun 27. Position accurate to within 45 the bakery. rain on already-saturated areas Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

17 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest

he said. Its cause was unclear and no further details were available, the spokesman added. Around 1,600 German soldiers are stationed in Afghanistan, where they form part of an international peacekeeping force in the capital Kabul, and provide reconstruction teams in towns in the north of the country. INDONESIA London, Jun 25 -- A press report, AFGHANISTAN COLOMBIA London, Jun 24 -- A press report, dated today, states: An earthquake London, Jun 26 -- A press report, dated today, states: Afghanistan's jolted Garut regency early on dated today, states: Leftist rebels defence ministry spokesman says more killed at least 25 soldiers in two Thursday morning (Jun 23) but no than 100 Taliban rebels have been clashes yesterday in Colombia, the fatalities were reported. The quake, killed in a battle which has raged in worst death toll in a single day for the measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, the country's south since Tuesday (Jun military since President Alvaro Uribe was felt as far away as Bandung and 21). It is one of the largest single came to power three years ago on Cilacap regencies. Hendri Surbakti, battles waged in Afghanistan since the pledges of crushing the guerrillas. head of the Bandung Meteorological Taliban regime was toppled in late Another 18 soldiers were reported and Geophysics Agency, said the 2001. Now entering its fourth day, missing. Fighting broke out in epicentre of the quake was located in Afghanistan's defence ministry has southwestern Putumayo state when as announced that the number of Taliban the ocean some 100 kilometres south many as 300 rebels of the dead has reached 132. There are also of Garut regency. Revolutionary Armed Forces of reports that two senior Taliban Colombia, or FARC, ambushed an London, Jun 27 -- A press report, commanders, who are said to be close army convoy during an attack dated yesterday, states: An to the Taliban's elusive leader Mullah targeting several nearby oil wells, said earthquake measuring 5.8 points on Mohammad Omar, have been Gen. Carlos Lemus, Inspector General the Richter scale shook the city of surrounded. Hundreds of Afghan army of the Army. Also yesterday, Manado, the administrative centre of troops have been fighting in Zabul government troops launched an North Sulawesi in East Indonesia, province since Tuesday with the offensive to dislodge leftist rebels today. The epicentre was located 104 support of the US-led coalition in blocking a road in northeast Colombia, kilometres east of the province at the Afghanistan. Interior Ministry leaving at least six soldiers dead, local spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said that depth of 50 kilometres. There have army commander Gen. Edgar Ceballos most of the Taliban casualties are the said. been no reports about casualties or result of fire from helicopter gunships. damage. The Taliban have denied losing a INDIA single fighter. London, Jun 24 -- A press report, MEXICO London, Jun 27 -- A press report, dated today, states: At least 21 people London, Jun 28 -- A report, dated dated Jun 26, states: The Afghan have been killed in a fierce gun battle Jun 27, states: A strong earthquake Defence Ministry says 76 insurgents between Maoist rebels and police in occurred at 1135, UTC, today. The have been killed in fighting in the last the Indian state of Bihar, police said. magnitude 6.3 event has been located three days in some of the deadliest The dead are said to include 16 rebels, off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, lat fighting involving both Afghan and US two police officers and two civilians. forces in southern Afghanistan since 18.78N, long 107.34W. The Police said the overnight fighting took the fall of the Taliban in 2001. hypocentral depth was poorly place when nearly 100 rebels attacked Another 102 had already died in a police station and two state-run constrained. action from Jun 20 to 23, bringing the banks in a village in East Champaran. total to 178, and more than 71 They say the rebels belong to the detained, the Defence Ministry said Maoist Communist Centre which yesterday. A total of 178 insurgents operates in five Indian states. They have died in fighting in Mianishin are also believed to have close links district of Kandahar Province since with Maoist rebels in Nepal. The Monday last week (Jun 20),'' Defence authorities in Bihar say the rebels Ministry spokesman Zahir Marad said also attacked the house of a local MP, by telephone. Six high-ranking Sita Ram Singh, who represents the Taliban commanders were among the Rashtriya Janata Dal in the lower dead, he said, declining to elaborate. house of parliament. MOUNT EBEKO, KURIL ISLANDS, Two high-ranking Taliban RUSSIA commanders who were previously IRAQ London, Jun 28 -- A press report, thought to be surrounded in area are London, Jun 24 -- A press report, dated yesterday, states: Mount Ebeko, now believed to have fled, he said. US- dated today, states: A suicide car a volcano on the island of Paramushir, led coalition warplanes and attack bomber in the northern Iraqi city of which belongs to the Northern Kuril helicopters were also part of the Tikrit failed to kill the assumed target chain in Russia's Far East, has started battle, which has ended, he said. yesterday, when a senior oil ministry emitting vapour and gas for the first Taliban insurgents have intensified official escaped with his life. The their attacks on US and Afghan forces suicide bomber collided with the oil time since spring. The Russian after a winter lull. Around 465 Emergency Situations Ministry's worker's car in an attempt to detonate insurgents have been reported killed the bomb and kill him, but the Sakhalin department said vapour and since March. More than 100 civilians manoeuvre failed. US and Iraqi forces gas emissions had been registered have also been reported killed. Two surrounded the area and defused the early this morning. The volcano does German soldiers are missing after an bombs in the car. In another incident, not currently pose a danger to Severo- explosion in north-eastern a remote controlled car bomb Kurilsk, a town seven kilometres Afghanistan that wounded many detonated north of Baghdad today, away, as the clouds of vapour and gas Afghans and two other German hitting an Iraqi police patrol. One that have risen to 200 metres high are soldiers, a German army spokesman policeman was killed and nine moving to the south-west, i.e. in the said late yesterday. The blast took civilians wounded in the attack in Tuz place near Rustaq, about 290 Khormato, north of Baghdad. opposite direction. There is also no kilometres north of Kabul, as vehicles hydrogen sulfide in the air, unlike Insurgents also launched another were being loaded with attack on Iraq's oil production, setting during the last period of activity. decommissioned arms and munitions, fire to an oil pipeline in Beiji. The

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18 Political & Civil Unrest pipeline begins in Kirkuk and passes control all 23 entrances to the city. patrol caused several casualties, through Beiji before entering "This was based on the assumption witnesses said. In Mosul yesterday, a Baghdad. Elsewhere, Philippine that car bombs were loaded outside suicide car bomb attack on the Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for the city," the prime minister recently motorcade of the provincial police chief special concerns Rafael Seguis said at told a small group of reporters. killed at least four policemen. The a press conference today that Roy Instead, al-Jaafari said, the planners senior officer was not in the convoy. Hallums, the American kidnapped of Operation Lighting, launched May Further south in Samarra, police said along with Filipino accountant Robert 29, switched to an operation that also at least five people died in a car Tarongoy, released Wednesday (Jun involved setting up checkpoints inside bombing near the home of a senior 22) is still in captivity alive. Seguis the city and carrying out street-by- police officer. Also yesterday 20 or so denied reports that the Philippine street sweeps. The tips also led to the insurgents stormed a police station in government paid between 1.4 million discovery of large car bomb factories the western city of Ramadi, killing dollars to 10 million dollars for the inside Baghdad. Security forces were eight officers, in the latest of a number exchange of the safe release of stunned to discover that insurgents of massed infantry-style attacks. More Tarongoy, who arrived home yesterday. could rig a car with explosives in one than 100 rebels, employing tactics The British Government, meanwhile, hour or less, al-Jaafari said. In familiar to regular troops, besieged a yesterday announced that a further addition to the Baghdad sweeps, U.S. Baghdad police station last week 600 reservists are to be called up to and Iraqi forces last weekend before being driven off by US support British military operations for launched two massive campaigns - helicopters. Guerrillas also fought a Iraq. The call-up means that more code-named Spear and Dagger - in three-hour battle yesterday against than 10,000 part-time service Anbar to target foreign fighters US tanks and helicopters in the personnel will have been deployed in coming into Iraq from Syria. During northern town of Tal Afar, near Mosul, Iraq since the invasion in March 2003. Operation Spear, near the Syrian which has been a staging post for Adam Ingram, the armed forces border, U.S. Marines found foreign foreign Islamist fighters coming over minister, said the soldiers would be passports and one round-trip air ticket the border from nearby Syria. -- replacing existing reservists on from Tripoli, Libya, to Damascus, Reuters. activities including medical support. Syria. The travel documents included Baghdad, Iraq, Jun 26 -- Four suicide Forces in Iraq have also had to rely on two passports from Sudan, two from bombs killed at least 19 people in 18 reserves for communications and Saudi Arabia, two from Libya, two hours and wounded 27 more around intelligence specialists, and engineers. from Algeria and one from Tunisia. the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi police Mr Ingram said deployment would Ramadi, Jun 25 -- Gunmen attacked and US military officials said today. begin in October and most of those a police station near the city of The most recent blast took place at called out could expect a 10-month Ramadi, west of Baghdad, yesterday, 0645 local time today at the security period of mobilisation. He added in a killing eight police officers, a police entrance of the emergency room of the written statement to MPs that not all chief said. Around 20 insurgents Jamahoori Hospital, killing five police of those called up would necessarily attacked the police station on a officers and wounding six, Iraqi police serve in Iraq and said the move was highway outside Ramadi, which is the said. The officers involved were "routine management" of troops. capital of Anbar province, Brigadier hospital security personnel, police Japan is not considering withdrawing General Shakir Mohammed Salih, the said. Earlier a suicide bomber its reconstruction forces from Iraq, chief of police in Anbar, said. -- attacked the Kasak Iraqi military base Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Reuters. parking lot, killing at least five people said today, a day after a roadside bomb Mosul, Iraq, Jun 26 -- A suicide and wounding 13 more, police said. targeted a convoy of Japanese military bomber drove at a district police Police said casualties all were civilian vehicles. Although the blast yesterday headquarters in the northern Iraqi laborers at the base which houses an caused no casualties and little city of Mosul today, bringing down Iraqi army division. Earlier, a bomb damage, it was the first time the part of the building and killing at least hidden in a pickup truck under a pile Japanese mission had been hit outside six people, most of them policemen, of watermelons exploded outside an its base at Samawa in southern Iraq. officials said. A section of the old, two- Iraqi police station, killing four police Japan has sent around 550 ground storey building collapsed in rubble in officers who were inside along with an troops to Samawa for rebuilding and the powerful explosion. Five police and Iraqi civilian, said Iraqi police Gen. humanitarian assistance in its riskiest a civilian were killed and 14 people Sa'id al-Jubori. Eight people were overseas military mission since World wounded, hospital staff said. The wounded in the attack which occurred War Two. blast, claimed by al Qaeda, struck the this morning at the main gate of al- London, Jun 25 -- A press report, Bab al-Toob station in central Mosul Toob police station in western Mosul, dated Jun 24, states: A deadly attack as people were beginning their al-Jubori said. The string of bombings on a convoy carrying female U.S. working day about 0700, local time. began last night. A suicide car bomb Marines was just the latest in car The building sits in a busy market targeting an Iraqi police convoy killed bombing in Iraq. Car bombers have area that was left devastated. A police four Iraqi police officers, police said. struck Iraq 480 times in the past year spokesman said the bomber drove his London, Jun 27 -- A press report, - including yesterday night's attack on explosives-laden vehicle -- witnesses dated today, states: Suicide bombers the convoy in Fallujah, killing 2,180 saw a pick-up truck -- through the struck a police headquarters, an army people and wounding 5,533. So far, a market at the unfortified rear wall of base and a hospital around Mosul, series of counterinsurgency sweeps by the station. Iraqi police and troops killing 33 people in a setback to efforts U.S. and Iraqi forces - both inside have become prime targets for the to rebuild the north-western city's Baghdad and in turbulent Anbar rebels. The deputy head of one of police force that was riven by province to the west - have not been Baghdad's main police departments, intimidation from insurgents seven able to slow the attackers' pace Colonel Riyad Abdelkarim, was months ago. At least 14 people were appreciably. Nevertheless, officials say assassinated on his way to work today, killed in attacks elsewhere in Iraq they have recently gained valuable police in the capital said. In Internet yesterday, including a US soldier intelligence about how the car statements, al-Qaeda's Iraq wing led whose convoy was hit by a roadside bombers operate. As Iraqi and U.S. by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed bomb in Baghdad and six Iraqi military officials went over plans for a that killing as well as the Mosul bomb. soldiers who were gunned down recent sweep in Baghdad, they made a It also said two suicide bombers outside their base north of the capital. startling discovery: Rather than attacked an army depot at Kusok, near Early today, a US military helicopter assembling car bombs outside the Mosul. Defence officials had no crashed in a field north of Baghdad, capital, insurgents were fitting the information but hospital staff in Mosul witnesses and the US military said. cars with explosives at workshops said they had received casualties. In There were no immediate reports of inside the city itself. That discovery - the former rebel bastion of Falluja, casualties. The helicopter went down from tips by residents - forced officials where six US troops were killed by a in Mishahda, 20 miles north of the to scrap the idea of surrounding suicide car bomber on Thursday (Jun capital, a witness at the scene said. Baghdad with troops in an effort to 23), a rocket attack on an Iraqi army The helicopter was in flames on the

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19 Political & Civil Unrest ground. US Defence Secretary Donald Baghdad, Jun 27 -- A U.S. Apache to cover estimated costs from July 1, H. Rumsfeld, meanwhile, said it may attack helicopter crashed in Iraq today 2005, to June 30, 2006. But U.N. take as long as 12 years to defeat the and recovery teams were sent to find budget figures show the sum does not insurgents. He said Iraq's security out the fate of its two-man crew, the include an increase in troops for the forces will have to finish the job U.S. military said. "We had a Democratic Republic of Congo and because American and foreign troops helicopter crash northwest of Taji," other missions or a new operation in will have left the country by then. The Lieutenant Colonel Cliff Kent, southern Sudan, authorised at some attacks in Mosul, 225 miles north-west spokesman for the 3rd Infantry 10,000 soldiers, to monitor an of Baghdad, started early yesterday Division said, referring to a major agreement between the Khartoum when a suicide bomber with explosives airbase north of Baghdad. Local government and southern rebels. hidden beneath watermelons in a people said they saw two helicopters Those missions could cost an pickup truck slammed into a circling before one crashed out of the additional $1.8 billion. Other ongoing downtown police station near a sky just north of Baghdad. "I saw a operations are in Liberia, Burundi, market. US Army Capt Mark Walter missile hit one of the helicopters and Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia said 10 policemen and two civilians black smoke come from it before it and Eritrea, Cyprus, Lebanon, were killed. Less than two hours later, went down," said one man, who gave Georgia, the Golan Heights, Ethiopia a suicide bomber blew himself up in his name as Abu Mustafa. The U.S. and Eritrea, Kosovo, East Timor and the parking lot of an Iraqi army base statement did not say what had Western Sahara. Peacekeeping costs on Mosul's outskirts, killing 16 people, caused the crash. -- Reuters. are divided among the U.N. members, Walter said. Most of the victims were Kerbala, Jun 28 -- A member of Iraq's according to their national wealth and civilian workers arriving at the site, parliament, three of his bodyguards with the five permanent Security he said. Of the seven injured, one lost and his son were killed by a suicide Council nations, who authorise the a leg and another was paralysed from car bomb attack on their convoy in the operations, charged an extra the waist down, the military said. A northern outskirts of Baghdad today, percentage. They are the United third attacker strapped with police sources said. Dhari Ali al- States, France, Britain, Russia and explosives walked into Mosul's Fayadh, a member of the ruling China. The United States is assessed Jumhouri Teaching Hospital in the Shi'ite-dominated political alliance, for some 27 percent of the cost but as afternoon and blew himself up in a was the second member of Iraq's newly of April 30 was $584 million in arrears room used by police guarding the elected parliament to be assassinated in addition to payments due in 2005, facility, killing five policemen. Abu since the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led according to U.N. figures. Musab al-Zarqawi's al-Qaida in Iraq government took office two months claimed responsibility for the attacks ago. Fayadh was the oldest member of NEPAL in Mosul. The American soldier was parliament and had acted as speaker London, Jun 27 -- A press report, killed and two were wounded when a when the national assembly met for dated today, states: Communist rebels roadside bomb struck a US convoy the first time after an election in abducted about 90 high school yesterday in the capital, said Sgt 1st January. -- Reuters. students from their classrooms in a Class David Abrams, a spokesman remote mountain village in Nepal, the for Task Force Baghdad. At least IVORY COAST army said today. The army said the 1,735 members of the US military London, Jun 24 -- A press report, students were abducted Wednesday have died since the Iraq war started dated Jun 23, states: U.N. Security (Jun 22) from the Nepal Rastriya High in March, 2003, according to an AP Council members agreed on a plan School in Paudiamrai village, about count. The US military yesterday today to send more peacekeepers and 190 miles west of the capital, confirmed the deaths of two more police to Ivory Coast in a bid to get the Katmandu. The village is in a remote Marines in Thursday's (Jun 23) country's peace process back on track. part of the Gumli district, a ambush on a convoy carrying female France's U.N. Ambassador Jean-Marc mountainous area where the rebel US troops in Fallujah, bringing the de La Sabliere, the current council presence is strong. There are no army number killed to at least four president, said a council resolution or police bases near the village. Local Marines. A Marine and a sailor were authorizing 850 more troops and 375 government officials said they were still missing and presumed dead, the police would be put to a vote aware of the report, which came from military said. At least two of the tomorrow. It was virtually certain to army headquarters in Katmandu. "We dead were women, and 11 of the 13 be approved. France had wanted more have had many reports of students wounded troops were female. Also troops to complement the 6,200-strong being taken by the Maoists this yesterday, six Iraqi soldiers were mission but faced opposition, including month,'' said Durga Pokhrel, the gunned down outside their base in from the United States on the swelling district's chief administrative officer. Sadiyah, 60 miles north of Baghdad. costs of peacekeeping. Council Pokhrel said the rebels often take In other developments, a mortar members also agreed they could students from schools to be round exploded at a house in eastern transfer troops from another U.N. indoctrinated in communist ideology. Baghdad, killing a woman and two mission in Sierra Leone if necessary. But the latest case has officials children. Gunmen killed police Col De La Sabliere said that could be some concerned because the rebels usually Riyad Abdul Karim, an assistant 1,200 troops for now. Rebels have release their captives after two or district police director of emergency controlled the northern half of Ivory three days. About 250 students were services, in eastern Baghdad. Al- Coast since a failed coup attempt in taken from a village near Paudiamrai Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility September 2002 sparked a civil war. A on Jun 15 and sent back three days for the attack. A female journalist French-brokered peace deal in later. working for Iraqiyah TV was shot to January 2003 has failed to hold. In a London, Jun 27 -- A press report, death in Baghdad. Four mortar peace accord signed Apr 6, warring dated today, states: At least 12 rounds hit a neighborhood in central parties agreed to end hostilities and security personnel were killed and 21 Ramadi, killing one civilian. Gunmen disarm. Two months after Ivory others injured in a clash with Maoist killed the owner of a pharmacy in Coast's rebels and government signed rebels in southwestern Nepal, local western Iraq, hospital officials said. the deal, the crisis in Ivory Coast has media reported. The fighting, which The Iraqi tribunal investigating become worse with rising tension and took place on Saturday (Jun 25) at members of Saddam Hussein's new violence. The two sides have Khandaha village in the district of regime released a videotape showing agreed to meet in Pretoria, South Arghakhanchi, 335 kilometres south- two of the ousted dictator's half Africa next week to try to jump-start west of the capital, lasted nearly three brothers being questioned about their the process. Yesterday, the U.N. hours, the Kantipur newspaper said. alleged role in displacing and killing General Assembly passed a record- Citing officials from the Royal Kurds. The US military announced breaking $3.2 billion peacekeeping Nepalese Army's western divisional that American soldiers detained 25 budget for the next 12 months that headquarters, the Nepali-language suspected insurgents and seized may rise to $5 billion. The $3.2 billion daily said there were "heavy Maoist weapons caches on Friday in western was for 14 peacekeeping missions, casualties". It also said that at least Anbar province. with the largest operations in Africa, six soldiers and six policemen were

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20 Political & Civil Unrest killed and 21 others were injured delayed return to the lawless Horn of agreement. "They will resume talks at during the Maoist ambush on their Africa nation, but there still remains a a later date," said the source, who patrol. The army said it was waiting major split over where its base should declined to be identified, without for more details before making any be: the dangerous capital Mogadishu giving details. Diplomats in Yemen official comment. or the provincial town of Jowhar. The said Somalia's security problems US State Department said in a continued to dog the two sides. They RUSSIA statement the current Somali said the parliament speaker, who had London, Jun 25 -- A press report, reconciliation process, the 14th such already returned to Mogadishu with dated today, states: Four bombs attempt since warlords toppled about 100 MPs and several powerful exploded in the southern republic of military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre warlords to show that the capital was Dagestan today. Two of the bombs and ushered in a state of anarchy in safe, insisted the government relocate wounded six police officers in the 1991, was at a critical stage. "It is there. However, the president said regional capital, and another derailed imperative that a viable national plan security must be ensured first. Yusuf a cargo train, injuring two men. No for relocation and security be formally flew to Yemen last week for the one immediately claimed agreed upon by a broad quorum," it reconciliation talks after his responsibility, and it was not clear said. President Abdullahi Yusuf, who government bade a formal farewell to who was behind the blasts. Dagestan, plans to join Prime Minister Mohamed Kenya, where it had remained after its an autonomous Russian republic on Ali Gedi and more than 70 legislators formation because of the lack of the Caspian Sea, is on Chechnya's (MPs) in Jowhar, held a third day of security at home. He plans to join eastern border and has been both a talks with Parliament Speaker Sharif Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Gedi and source of fighters in the war there and Hassan Sheikh Adan today in Yemen's more than 70 legislators in Jowhar. an area where Chechens have sought capital Sanaa. Around 100 MPs led by From Mogadishu, Deputy Prime refuge. It has had its own internal Sharif Hassan and several powerful Minister Mahamud Jama Sifir -- allied divisions and unrest as well, and warlords have already returned to with the speaker -- confirmed the talks bombings, arrests, skirmishes and the Mogadishu, to prove their point that it had failed. "No agreement has been discovery of weapons caches or is safe enough to be the government's reached on the sticky issues which are explosives have been regular home. Yusuf flew to Yemen last week the presence of troops from the occurrences there this year. The first for the reconciliation talks after his frontline states to Somalia, the issue two of the bombs showed signs of government bade a formal farewell to of the capital city and some tactical sophistication, and greater Kenya, where it had remained after its constitutional anomalies, for example harm was avoided in the third formation because of the lack of who has the power to call and dismiss explosion because it was a cargo train, security at home. Presidential parliament." -- Reuters. not a passenger train, that detonated spokesman Yusuf Ismail Baribari said a freshly laid explosive. The first bomb the talks were still ongoing "having in SPAIN exploded at 0040 in Dagestan's mind the utmost interests of the London, Jun 26 -- A press report, capital, Makhachkala. The explosion Somali people". Yemen's state news dated today, states: A bomb has disabled a police vehicle and wounded agency Saba quoted sources as saying exploded outside a sports stadium in two police sergeants. It was reported efforts to heal the rift between the two Madrid after a warning was given in that the men had been spared more sides "showed positive signs". Today, the name of the Basque separatist serious injury because they had been Kenya and Somalia agreed the legal group ETA. No injuries were reported driving with flak jackets draped over status of Somali refugees in Kenya as a result of the car bomb, which the vehicle's side windows a sign of would not be decided until security went off at 1700, UTC, outside the just how dangerous police officers was established at home, Kenya Peineta sports stadium. The venue is believe patrols in Dagestan to be. The government spokesman Alfred Mutua under construction as part of the first blast was apparently used as told a press conference. Thousands of Spanish capital's bid to host the 2012 bait, which is a tactic often used by Somalis have fled to neighbouring Olympic Games. fighters in Chechnya. Fifteen minutes countries, many into ethnically Somali after the explosion, as investigators regions lying beyond its borders. In SUDAN were examining the scene, a second Mogadishu, Religious Affairs Minister Aamara, Jun 24 -- Sudanese hidden bomb detonated about 35 yards Omar Mahamud Mohamed, a warlord warplanes dropped bombs on rebels in from the first, wounding four senior commonly known as Omar Finnish the east of the country for a second police officers. An hour later, at 0155, who is aligned with the speaker, said day today, wounding several people, a a powerful bomb placed on the tracks the talks were being watched keenly. rebel group said. Observers in the between Kurush and Suvak exploded. An agreement "would have a positive Horn of Africa said it was believed to It was detonated by a pressure switch impact on the rifts existing in the be the first time in several years that that was set off as the train passed government", he told Reuters by planes had bombed eastern rebels over it. The bomb derailed the telephone. Baribari said 225 MPs and demanding a fair share of Sudan's locomotive and four flatcars, injuring cabinet members were back in Somalia power and wealth. "Today they are the engine driver and a crew member, as of today, leaving another 50 still to bombing with aircraft. We are the chief of staff of the local return. -- Reuters. collecting information on the number transportation police, Akhmed Sanaa, Jun 24 -- Somalia's president of people injured," Salah Barqueen, Magomayev. More than 100 yards of and parliament speaker failed to agree spokesman of the Eastern Front rebel the rail was damaged, and train on where the fledgling government group, told Reuters in neighbouring service in the republic was delayed should be based during talks aimed at Eritrea. "They started yesterday. They throughout the day. The fourth blast restoring central rule after 14 years, are using the same (method) as they occurred outside a school in Yemeni sources said today. The Somali used in Darfur," he added. Barqueen Khasavyurt, damaging the school but government, formed at peace talks in said the bombing took place in the it was reported that there were no the relative security of neighbouring Barka Valley west of Tokar, a town 75 injuries. Kenya last year, has begun its long- miles south of Port Sudan on the Red delayed return to the lawless Horn of Sea. "Most of the livestock in the SOMALIA Africa nation. However, there remains valley has been killed, sheep and Nairobi, Jun 23 -- Somalia's a major split over where its base goats," Salah said. "Still the bombing president and parliament speaker met should be -- the dangerous capital is going on." Fighting broke out in the today to heal a rift over the Mogadishu or the provincial town of east at the weekend near Tokar, when government's return home, while Jowhar. The talks in the Yemeni Front fighters destroyed three Washington urged a rapid completion capital Sanaa were aimed at resolving government garrisons and captured 20 of the relocation to end 14 years of the rift. A Yemeni government source government troops. The eastern rebels anarchy. The Somali government, said President Abdullahi Yusuf and have held a small piece of territory formed at peace talks in the relative Parliament Speaker Sharif Hassan just next door to Eritrea in eastern security of neighbouring Kenya last Sheikh Adan were due to leave Sanaa Sudan since the late 1990s. The Front year, has begun in earnest its long- later today after failing to reach was formed in February from two

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21 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings/Labour Disputes eastern rebel groups, the Beja the operation began four weeks ago. CANADA Congress and Rashaida Free Lions. It The United Nations is due to send a London, Jun 26 -- A press report, has friendly ties with rebel groups in special envoy to Zimbabwe to dated yesterday, states: About 1,000 Darfur and former rebels in the south, investigate the demolitions. container truck drivers have gone on whose complaints about strike, which could drastically reduce marginalisation of their respective the movement of cargo at ports on the areas by Khartoum echo the Front's BC Lower Mainland. They decided own. -- Reuters. today to walk off the job after the Vancouver Container Truck TURKEY Association was unable to make a deal Diyarbakir, Jun 24 -- Five rebel with the city's port authority. The fighters of the banned Kurdistan truckers, who work for a number of Workers Party (PKK) were killed and different companies, say they need one Turkish security guard was NEPAL more money to cope with soaring fuel injured during an armed clash today, See under "Political & Civil Unrest." costs. An independent facilitator is to officials said. The clash took place in a be brought in during the next two heavily forested area near the town of weeks to try to resolve the dispute. A Bingol in Turkey's mainly Kurdish Vancouver Port Authority southeast region. The officials said a spokeswoman, Anne McMullin, military operation to flush out warned earlier that the port would be guerrillas in the area, launched unable to move nearly half of its goods yesterday, was continuing, backed by in the event of a strike. "This is of helicopters. -- Reuters. enormous concern," McMullin said. "Trucks are vitally important to trade, UGANDA to the economy and to the movement Kampala, Jun 25 -- More than 100 AUSTRALIA of goods around the Lower Mainland." Ugandan rebels attacked a refugee London, Jun 27 -- A press report, "About 40 per cent of all containerized camp in the north of the country, but dated today, states: Several thousand cargo that moves through the Port of the number of casualties was not mainly mining and construction Vancouver moves by truck." immediately clear, aid workers said workers in the Pilbara in Western London, Jun 28 -- A press report, today. The fighters from the cult-like Australia are on strike in protest dated today, states: A strike by Lords Resistance Army (LRA) raided against the Federal Government's truckers serving the port of Vancouver the sprawling settlement late proposed industrial relations changes. that has halted about 40% of container yesterday in Agoro sub-county, Kitgum Up to 3,000 workers attended a union freight moving through the port is a district, which borders Sudan. "This rally at Windy Ridge oval in the threat to the entire retail sector, was a major attack involving more north-west town of Dampier. Dave warns the Retail Council of Canada. than 100 LRA rebels who crossed the Robinson from Unions WA told the "This is a serious disruption to the border," a senior aid worker said. "The rally the Howard Government's plan Canadian supply chain and there's no number of dead is unknown at this to introduce a national industrial question both retailers and consumers stage," he said, adding that the rebels relations system would take away are getting hit," said Kevin Evans, the also looted food from the camp. their basic rights and is the greatest organization's western vice-president. Uganda's army spokesman in the threat to workers in more than 150 The retail council, which represents merchants across Canada, yesterday north, Lieutenant Tabaro Kiconco, years. Union delegates then moved a said he could not confirm the report. called on federal Transport Minister motion for the workers to walk off the Both sides in one of Africa's longest- Jean Lapierre to take "whatever steps running conflicts have stepped up job for 24 hours to show their necessary to resolve the dispute." attacks in recent months after opposition to the changes. Their About 1,000 drivers belonging to the tentative peace talks stalled in decision was unanimous and they will Vancouver Container Truck February. Kitgum district, where the remain off the job until the first shift Association walked off the job on latest attack took place, is 450 tomorrow. The workers involved are Saturday (Jun 25) after failing to come kilometres north of the capital from industries including to an agreement on compensation with Kampala. -- Reuters. manufacturing, mining and the shipping companies that employ construction. them. More than 40% of container ZIMBABWE London, Jun 28 -- A press report traffic moving through Vancouver London, Jun 25 -- A press report, dated today, states: Workers in leaves on the back of a truck, so the dated Jun 24, states: The African Western Australia's Pilbara region are job action is a major threat to trade. Union has rejected calls from the UK returning to their jobs after striking "There are no trucks going in or out," and the US to put pressure on for 24 hours in protest against the said Anne McMullin, a spokeswoman Zimbabwe to stop its demolition of Commonwealth's industrial relations for the port, who added that rail illegal houses and market stalls. An changes. Several thousand workers traffic is still moving smoothly. Ms. AU spokesman said that it had many voted to walk off the job at a union McMullin said the truckers, who are more serious problems to consider rally in the town of Dampier mostly independent contractors, have than Zimbabwe. The UN says that yesterday. Unions claimed the action established pickets at all of the port's 275,000 people have been made would "shut down" the region's billion- container terminals as well as Fraser homeless. At least three children have dollar industries but major employers Port, another facility south of been crushed to death. The opposition such as Woodside say their operations Vancouver. If the strike continues say the demolitions are meant to much longer, containers will start to were unaffected. However, several punish urban residents, who have pile up at the port, she said. rejected President Robert Mugabe in large construction projects were London, Jun 28 -- A press dispute, recent elections. He denies this, disrupted, including the dated today, states: An estimated saying the crackdown is designed to redevelopment of the Dampier port 1,000 striking truckers put the brakes "restore sanity" in urban areas, which where 850 contractors downed tools. on more than $30 million worth of he says have become overrun with Teachers and prison guards also container business at Greater criminals. Some 46,000 people have withdrew their labour. The WA Vancouver ports yesterday. Terminal been arrested for trading without a Chamber of Commerce and Industry operators at the Port of Vancouver and licence, hoarding and illegal has labelled the strike a 'political Fraser Port said the strike is shutting possession of foreign currency, stunt' and dismissed its effectiveness. off the flow of consumer and industrial Zimbabwe's police chief Augustine But Unions WA secretary Dave goods to the Lower Mainland, Chihuri said, according to state radio. Robinson has dismissed the claim, although goods moving in and out of Mr Chihuri said that burglary and saying union officials did not initiate the port via rail to the rest of Canada car-theft had declined by 20% since the strike. are not affected, according to the

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22 Labour Disputes operators of Deltaport and Vanterm. Container Truckers Association. agreement were not disclosed, but Operators of Centerm warned the Wages and fuel surcharges are according to FIF spokeswoman Helena strike will hurt B.C.'s biggest outstanding issues. "The port's open, Aatinen "the proposed salary and industry, forestry, which is but not much is moving by truck," wage increases are in line with a increasingly relying on containers to Chris Badger, vice-president of general income policy settlement" carry pulp, paper, lumber and operations of Vancouver Port agreed in 2004. The paper sector -- fibreboard to international markets. Authority, said on Monday. "It could which represents six percent of The federal and provincial have a significant impact in the future Finland's gross domestic product, 25 governments said they are willing to if the dispute is not resolved," he said. percent of exports and 15 percent of assist in resolving the dispute between "For import containers from Asia world paper production -- has truckers and the companies that especially, boxes will be stacking up registered export losses of some 1.5 employ them, including using a third until it's over," said Morley Strachan, billion euros since a lockout began on party to facilitate discussions, but Vice-President of Business May 18, according to estimates. Vancouver Container Truckers Development for TSI Terminal Finnish paper groups UPM-Kymmene Association spokesman Paul Uppal Systems, operator of two of and Stora Enso, two of the world's said the drivers are in no hurry to Vancouver's three container terminals. biggest paper producers, are the main talk. "We're overwhelmed by the "Fortunately, we can move most of our victims of the conflict but a number of support we've received today," Uppal containers by rail." A spokesman for other sectors, such as the transport said. "I think at this point in time we the British Columbia division of the industry, have also been hit hard. don't want to speak with anybody for Canadian Manufacturers and Several strikes by the industry's at least a week. We want our voices to Exporters Association warned that a estimated 24,000 workers over the be heard." In a typical day, truckers prolonged dispute could force shippers past six months along with the lockout carry 2,700 containers through the to route cargo to such US Pacific have decimated production. Paper gates of the region's ports, about half Northwest ports as Seattle. About two production was expected to resume in that traffic representing Asian fifths of containerised goods arriving the coming week. consumer and industrial goods coming in Vancouver are moved by truck, and into the region, and an array of goods the remainder is shipped by rail. FRENCH AIRLINE PERSONNEL including forest industry products London, Jun 30 -- A press report, moving out. About 40% of all goods FINLAND dated today, states: Air France ground moving through the ports travels by London, Jun 24 -- A press report, staff working on the tarmac and in truck. Monday, in the first day of job dated Jun 23, states: Finland's paper terminal passageways at Charles de action, that traffic slowed to a trickle, lock-out looks set to continue into July Gaulle airport are to hold wildcat with about 50 containers moving after unions rejected proposals from strikes from tomorrow, causing brief through Fraser Surrey Docks, less the national mediator for a new deal disruptions to flights, unions and than 10% of normal activity, and the with employers. The union rejected a airport officials said. The CGT union other terminals shut down tight. For third offer from mediator Juhani has called on the workers to hold the time being, vessels coming into the Salonius, arguing it would worsen stoppages without warning from that terminals are still being unloaded, working conditions. Mr Salonius will day to protest at what it said is 'chronic although containers destined for local ask the government to appoint an understaffing' and to press for pay markets are now accumulating on the arbitration board to end the dispute, claims. Officials said the strike was properties All inland cargo is not which is largely about pay. Union likely to be widely followed with affected, anything going by rail to leader Jouko Ahonen told Reuters the correlating delays of short duration. Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, union's board was "unanimous" in its "Drivers of Air France shuttle buses Montreal, Chicago are all very active. rejection of the arbitrator's proposals. between the airport and Paris are also B.C. Transportation Minister Kevin Neither the union nor Mr Salonius to take part in the strike", the CGT said. Falcon said the government is have revealed what the proposals "obviously very concerned" about what were. Employers have signalled they GREECE a partial shutdown like this can have will keep paper workers locked out London, Jun 24 -- A press report, on the economy, not just of British until Jul 6. The move could prove to be dated today, states: A 24-hour general Columbia, but of the other western costly as the paper sector accounts for strike brought Athens to a standstill, provinces that rely on B.C.'s ports. one-third of Finland's exports and 40- disrupting air traffic and public Falcon said that because the dispute is 50% of manufacturing output. transport as civil servants and between parties in the private sector, Finland's biggest bank, Sampo, has workers took to the streets to protest there is no defined role for the already cut its growth forecast for the against government labour and tax province. "Unless we can be convinced country to 1.9% from 3.2% as a result policies. Greek national carrier that there is some reasonable prospect of the lock out. UPM-Kymmene, the Olympic Airlines, which handles the that our involvement will help bring world's largest papermaker, says lost bulk of flights to the islands, was about a solution, we are not going to production is costing it $4.9m (£2.6m) limited to one flight per destination in be getting involved." But Falcon added a day. The action has also prompted the midst of Greece's tourist season. that ministry staff are in contact with fears of a paper shortage in Europe. But foreign companies and Aegean several parties involved in the dispute Finland produces about four percent of Airlines, the second-largest Greek to determine if involvement by the the world's total paper market but its carrier, were not affected by the province would help bring about a share of the European magazine paper strike, a spokesperson at Athens solution. Vancouver Port Authority market is approximately 60%. International Airport told Agence operations vice-president Chris London, Jun 30 -- A press report, France Presse. 'Seventy percent of our Badger said: "We estimate that about dated yesterday, states: Finnish paper flights are proceeding as usual,' the $30 million in goods are carried in and sector employers and union press officer said. The strike did not out of the port by truck on a daily representatives reached today a affect passenger shipping to the Greek basis." A federal spokesman said both preliminary agreement to end their islands. Today's strike heightens social the Labour Ministry and Transport six-month-old conflict which has unrest that begun in the banking Canada are monitoring the situation. crippled production, the two sides sector two weeks ago, with the London, Jun 29 -- Strike action said. Advisory boards for the Finnish Federation of Banking Staff Unions launched by hundreds of container Paper Workers' Union and the Forest (OTOE) striking against government truckers on Canada's west coast is Industries Federation (FIF) "have plans for social insurance reform. disrupting traffic flows at Vancouver, reached an agreement on the paper Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis the biggest Canadian port. The strike workers' collective agreement" on Tuesday (Jun 21) reiterated the was launched last Friday (Jun 24) governing wages and conditions, the government's intention to push following more than a month of Federation said in a statement. The forward with the reform, which negotiations between 46 trucking two sides are expected to give their includes creating a single firms and truck drivers belonging to formal approval to the deal on Friday supplementary pension fund for bank the 1,000-member Vancouver (Jul 1). Details of the three-year employees.

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23 Labour Disputes

London, Jun 25 -- A press report could absorb the existing transport ISRAEL dated today, states: The Union of workers. He has appealed to Port London, Jun 24 -- A press report, Dockworkers at the port of Piraeus users to "extend their co-operation and dated Jun 23, states: The technicians have announced further 48-hour advise Mumbai Port Trust not to workers' union at Ben Gurion Airport strikes starting from Monday (Jun 27), snatch the livelihood of 1,500 this afternoon announced a general in their continuing dispute with the transport workers, and allow them a strike, with an indefinite timetable. Merchant Navy Ministry. For the dignified source of livelihood." -- Only repairs concerning flight and coming weekend, no work will be Lloyd's Agents. passenger safety would be attended to carried out as weekend shifts are London, Jun 27 -- A press report, during the strike. According to Army considered to be overtime, and union dated today, states: Normal life was Radio, several service stations, some members are refusing to work affected in several parts of West security check stations and air overtime as part of their protest. Bengal today due to transporters' conditioning systems were not London, Jun 27 -- A press report, strike in protest of an oil price functional. Hundreds of passengers dated today, states: Port workers at increase. Commuters had a tough time waited for a long period of time as Piraeus have postponed their planned as private buses, taxis and auto- luggage sorting stations were also out strike for three working days. A 48- rickshaws remained off the roads in of use. The workers' union eventually hour strike had been called to start several parts of the State, though decided to allow one sorting station to today, Jun 27, however, it was EMU trains were running. There only become operational. On Tuesday (Jun postponed as the Minister of Merchant a few State transport buses running, 21), the head of the technicians union Marine has refused to enter during in the early hours of the 24- apologised to the public, and promised negotiations with the union while they hour strike, called by the CITU-led that the workers were doing the are on strike. Workers will continue to Central Left Trade Unions, official maximum to prevent inconveniences. refuse to work overtime today, sources said. The situation The Israel Airports Authority tomorrow and Wednesday. waspeaceful with no report of any responded by saying that the London, Jun 30 -- A press report, untoward incident from anywhere technicians union was small, acts like dated today, states: Greece's bank across the State, accordiung to a gang, and was making passengers workers are set to end a strike over Additional Director General of Police miserable at a peak time. pension reforms on Friday (Jul 1), (Law and Order) Mr Chayan after protesting for more than three Mukherjee. NETHERLANDS weeks. The protesting union, OTOE, London, Jun 28 -- A press report, London, Jun 29 -- A press report, began the strike on Jun 7 to demand dated yesterday, states: The indefinite dated today, states: Dutch public that the government scrap plans to strike by over 1,500 Mumbai port transport was crippled in three major reform bank workers' pension funds. transport workers affected port cities by a strike today, the FNV union The strike, which mainly affected operations for the fifth day today, with said. Buses, subways, trams and state-run banks and the privatized the port authorities moving the High ferries in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and National Bank, disrupted payment of Court praying for an early settlement Utrecht were affected by the one day pensions and other benefits, forcing of the issue. The workers, who are strike, announced a week ago. Public retirees to stand in lines for hours. working with several private transport transport workers decided to take the Parliament is due to pass legislation contractors handling container and strike action after the failure of tomorrow to reform banking pension other cargoes at the port, had begun negotiations over pay and working funds - a move the government says is their strike on Jun 23 morning to conditions, the union said. vital for the funds' financial survival protest against a move by the port to and required by European Union invite tenders for handling freight SOUTH AFRICA competition rules. Today, municipal containers from pre-stack to vessel and Johannesburg, Jun 23 -- Miners at workers and construction workers also vice-versa. The union has demanded South Africa's Samancor Chrome, one staged a 24-hour strike. Their unions that the port modify the tender of the world's biggest producers of organised protest rallies in central conditions, so that the existing ferrochrome, yesterday ended a three- Athens, blocking downtown traffic for transport workers would be absorbed week strike after sealing a wage deal, several hours. by the successful bidder. The Mumbai union officials said. National Union of port has, meanwhile, approached the Mineworkers (NUM) general secretary INDIA Court. Sources said a meeting has been Archie Palane said the strike by some Mumbai, Jun 24 -- About 1500 called between the port management 2,100 miners had been sparked by a permanent transport workers and the transport workers union in the dispute over job gradings that workers employed with several private presence of the Advocate General for felt did not correspond with wages. transport contractors handling and Wednesday (Jun 29) to seek an Instead of adjusting the gradings, transporting container and cargo in amicable solution to the issue. employers had agreed to a once-off Mumbai Port have gone on an payment of around 900 rand plus a indefinite strike from the morning of IRAQ 125 rand salary adjustment and 5.5 Jun 23 to press their case for being London, Jun 25 -- A press report, percent wage increase, he said. "The absorbed by the successful bidder dated today, states: Baghdad Airport agreement was reached following following Mumbai Port's intended has been shut down after its security members' acceptance of management's takeover of transportation operations workers went on strike, leaving improved offer," Palane told Reuters. from the container yard (CY) to the government officials and civilian He said the deal would be signed later container freight stations (CFSs). It travellers stranded today, an Iraqi today and around 2,100 miners would may be recalled that the Mumbai Port Airways official said. "The airport is return to work on Tuesday (Jun 28). Trust (MbPT) had recently invited blocked and even our staff from the Samancor, owned by the privately-held tenders from cargo/container Iraqi Airways are not allowed to Kermas Group, produces around one transporters for transportation and enter," an official in the airways only million tonnes each year of handling of ISO freight containers named himself as Saud said. Global ferrochrome, an alloy made from between the CY and CFSs. This Risk Strategies, a British security chrome used in stainless steel to deter development, according to company, was negotiating with the corrosion. The firm usually produces Mr.S.R.Kulkarni, President, Transport government for money that have not around three million tonnes of ore per and Dock Workers Union, Mumbai is been paid for their employees for year. Samancor officials last week said threatening the livelihood of the 1500 several months, Saud said. "We expect the strike had not affected output. -- permanent transport workers, who the strike will be over within a day," Reuters. will be thrown out of employment he added. The company workers were London, Jun 26 -- South African Port despite having rendered this service to working on the checkpoints outside Operations (SAPO) has received Mumbai Port for over 25 years." Mr. the heavily fortified Baghdad Airport. notification of a National Strike by Kulkarni has, therefore asked for the They are also responsible for checking COSATU tomorrow. Service at Durban tender condition to be modified in such passengers, baggage screening at the Container Terminal will be affected a manner that the successful bidder airport. negatively by the strike. However,

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24 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements contingency measures will be million in punitive damages. of Corboy & Demetrio, which implemented to minimise its impact. Attorneys for the family of Jorge Luis represented the couple. McCaffrey, 38, SAPO is requesting that import Cabrera said he died after stepping on said he developed a spinal abscess containers be removed from the an electrical conduit at the bus stop in accompanied by fever and severe back terminal by today, in order to October 1998. "They created an pain two weeks after undergoing minimise stack congestion. electrical death trap that even a successful spinal surgery at Loyola London, Jun 27 -- A press report, defence witness admitted was only University Medical Center in dated yesterday, states: South Africa's safe when it was not on," attorney Maywood two years ago. As a result, largest trade union group says it Ervin Gonzalez said, referring to the his primary care physician, Dr. expects hundreds of thousands of company. Eller Media and one of its Cynthia Victor, ordered him people to strike tomorrow in protest at workers were cleared in 2001 of hospitalized in La Grange Memorial job losses. The Congress of South criminal charges in the boy's death. Hospital on Feb 6, 2003, where he said African Trade Unions, or Cosatu, has The company has said the boy was he began experiencing neurological called the nationwide strike because it likely struck by lightning the night of problems, the release noted. Neither says unemployment is unacceptably his death. Phoenix-based Eller Media's the hospital's nursing staff nor the on- high. It is set to be the most concerted parent company is Clear Channel call physician, Dr. Daniel Chen, union action for more than 15 years, Communications, the nation's largest addressed the trouble for eight hours, involving up to 500,000 members. radio broadcaster. Neither company the suit claims. Six more hours went Unions say it is just the first in a returned a phone call seeking by after Victor said she ordered series that will last until February. company today. McCaffrey to be transferred to Loyola They say they do not want a strike, for emergency surgery, according to but the government has ignored them INJURIES IN TRAIN COLLISION, the suit, which was filed in January and left them no other option. Official UNITED STATES 2004. By the time he arrived at Loyola figures suggest a quarter of all South London, Jun 24 -- A press repoort, the next day, McCaffrey said, he had Africans are unemployed. Some dated Jun 23, states: A Douglas lost all motor and sensory function in analysts put the figure at up to 40%. County, Colorado, jury today ordered his legs. Surgery restored only "patchy The unions blame that on the Union Pacific Railroad to pay Missy sensation and minimal motor government's policy of reducing tariffs Martin more than $11 million for function" in his legs, according to the on foreign goods, particularly on injuries she received in a train release. In addition to the La Grange clothes from China. The African collision in 2002. The 19-year-old was hospital and Chen, Adventist Health National Congress (ANC) is still in a left with irreversible brain damage Systems, the hospital's parent formal alliance with the unions and when a UP train slammed into her car company and Dr. Victor were named the Communist Party, but rifts have after it had stalled at a Castle Rock as defendants, said Daniel Kotin, one been appearing for several years. crossing in 2002. The jury of five of the couple's attorneys. In a London, Jun 28 -- Production women and one man awarded Martin prepared statement, Kotin noted that received a serious blow in South and her family $6 million for future the settlement should provide the Africa's key mining sector yesterday medical expenses, $350,000 for couple with enough money to take care as trade unions staged a one-day permanent impairment, $150,000 for of McCaffrey's living expenses and nationwide strike to protest high pain and suffering, and $600,000 for medical needs "for the rest of his life." unemployment and job losses. As past medical expenses. The railroad "For more than two years now, Lori many as 40,000 people marched company also must pay $4 million in McCaffrey has been taking care of her through Johannesburg, many wearing punitive damages. Jurors found that disabled husband and their children red T-shirts emblazoned with the logo Union Pacific knew the rail crossing at by day and working at the post office of COSATU, the Congress of South Front and Fifth streets was dangerous at night to pay the bills," Kotin said. African Trade Unions. But employers and that the train's crew should have said response was less than expected stopped well before it reached the OVERCHARGING FOR in other industries, with an estimated intersection. The train engineer had INSURANCE POLICIES, 10 per cent of the total labour force testified that the car appeared to be UNITED STATES staying away from work, according to just off the tracks. Union Pacific London, Jun 28 -- A press report, the South African Chamber of attorney Steve Napper said there will dated Jun 27, states: Allstate Business. Johan Zietsman, a SACOB be an appeal. Train engineer Dannie Insurance Co said today it would offer policy executive, said the strike cost Dolan, named in the lawsuit, declined about $30 million in credits and pay a South African businesses about 500 to comment. It was not clear what, if $4 million fine to settle allegations million rands, the equivalent of about anything, he will be paying in the that it overcharged on about 250,000 $92 million. But employers said many verdict. Since the accident, Martin has auto and homeowner policies in businesses had already taken steps to had to go through extensive therapy California. The unit of Northbrook, recoup their losses. COSATU had and rehabilitation. The former Illinois-based Allstate Corp will pay predicted up to 500,000 people would Douglas County High School the fine to California's insurance take part in the one-day strike. cheerleader now walks with a cane, department, and offer credits on policy and her speech is slurred. The award renewals, Allstate spokesman Rich for Missy Martin is one of the largest Halberg said. The No. 2 US home and in Colorado history involving a auto insurer did not admit railroad-crossing case, according to wrongdoing. Allstate said the her attorney, Robert Schuetze of settlement would not affect second- Boulder. quarter results because the company had previously set aside reserves. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, "This settlement closes the books on UNITED STATES the administrative review and clears DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION, London, Jun 29 -- A press report, the way for an improved relationship UNITED STATES dated Jun 28, states: A postal service between Allstate and the department," London, Jun 25 -- A press report, employee from Lemont (Illinois) who said Robert Barge, an Allstate vice dated Jun 24, states: The family of a became a paraplegic because of an president, in a statement. California 12-year-old boy who was electrocuted undiagnosed spinal abscess will accused Allstate of not always at a bus stop shelter was awarded receive $10.5 million in a medical providing the best rates, failing to $65.1 million today in a civil trial malpractice lawsuit settlement provide multi-policy discounts to some against the outdoor advertising announced today. The agreement, customers who insured both homes company that built and wired the completed before Cook County Circuit and cars with Allstate, and improperly structure. A Florida jury decided that Judge John Morrissey yesterday, was using a credit score that it said could Eller Media Co. must pay $4.1 million reached on behalf of Dennis McCaffrey push some individuals into higher-cost in compensatory damages and $61 and his wife, Lori, according to a news plans. Norman Williams, a spokesman release issued by the Chicago law firm for California Insurance Commissioner

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John Garamendi, said the $30 million horrible," Saum said at the news expected to further delay coal loading "will be returned to policyholders as conference. The Sacramento plaintiffs operations. A train derailment is credits on renewals, or in the form of will receive payments ranging from blocking all rail movements west of returns of premiums." The practices at $400,000 to $4.2 million, Drivon said. Coppabella. As a result, there will be issue took place between 1999 and The agreement settles all pending sex no receivals at Dalrymple Bay Coal 2004. Williams said "we have other abuse lawsuits against the Sacramento Terminal for at least two days. Hail investigations that are in the pipeline. diocese. There is one case unresolved in Creek and Coppabella, however, are It does appear to be a significant Santa Rosa but negotiations are unaffected. Dalrymple Bay Coal problem, and we will continue our ongoing, said Dan Galvin, an attorney Terminal has advised that no vessels efforts to make consumers whole." The for the diocese. Sacramento Bishop will be scheduled on the line-up other average credit per policy covered by the William Weigand said he would like to than the two vessels alongside until the settlement will be about $120, but meet privately with the victims and situation becomes clearer regarding individual credits will vary. their families to offer an apology on repairs to the rail line. About 50 behalf of the diocese. "Anyone who wagons have come off the tracks at ROAD ACCIDENT, UNITED STATES suffered at the hands of a priest or Coppabella, south-west of Mackay. The London, Jun 30 -- A press report, church worker deserves our care and wagons, many of which were loaded, dated Jun 21, states: A judge reduced compassion," Weigand said. Plaintiff derailed when the trains hit about punitive damages awarded by a jury Francisco "Chico" Chavez said the 0200, today. All lines west of against DaimlerChrysler AG from $98 agreement represents "a moment of Coppabella are expected to be closed for million to $20 million. Circuit Court clarity for the Sacramento Diocese and several days, affecting coal movement Judge Hamilton Gayden said in a a wake-up call to the rest of the from the Burton Downs, Moranbah ruling issued yesterday that the dioceses in the nation and across the North, Goonyella, Riverside and North original award in a lawsuit over the world that they have to pay attention. Goonyella mines. The track is also death of an eight-month-old boy in a They cannot turn a blind eye to child linked to the main line that services June, 2001, minivan accident was sexual abuse." Both dioceses said they other major mines. No-one was injured excessive when compared with the had implemented changes aimed at in the accident. Queensland Rail other damages, $5 million for wrongful preventing future sex abuse, such as investigators have arrived at the site death and $2.5 million for the fingerprinting all clergy, staff and and are assessing the situation. emotional distress suffered by the volunteers, and adopting a zero- London, Jun 26 -- A press report, child's mother. Joshua Flax died of tolerance policy for abuse. Sacramento dated yesterday, states: Queensland head injuries after a pickup truck rear- plaintiff Salvador Perez said the church Rail, which operates the rail network in ended his grandparents' 1998 Dodge resisted making those changes until it Australia's northeastern state, said Caravan. The baby was riding in the was forced to and he accused church coal shipments from the Goonyella back seat, and his skull was fractured officials of sheltering his abuser, Rev. mining area resumed last night after when the front passenger seat Jose Luis Urbina. Urbina was convicted an earlier derailment. Ten to 12 trains, collapsed on impact and the person in in 1989 of sexually molesting Perez, about half the usual rate, will be it struck him. The lawsuit filed by his but fled the country before he was running daily to Dalrymple Bay, parents, Rachel Sparkman and Jeremy sentenced. He was recently discovered Australia's second-largest coal port, Flax, and grandparents, Jim and serving as a priest in Mexico. Queensland Rail spokeswoman Sandra Sparkman, claimed that "Obviously, someone paid his bail and Kimberley Brady said today. "They're DaimlerChrysler knew the seats in its facilitated his escape," Perez said. still working to get the line back to full vans were prone to collapse during "They're still facilitating his capacity,'' she said. "That may be rear-impact accidents. The jury decided employment." several days.'' The shutdown affected in November that the auto maker was 10 of 13 mines in the Goonyella area, 50% responsible for the infant's including projects owned by BHP injuries. The judge ruled that Billiton, Anglo American Plc, Xstrata DaimlerChrysler had acted recklessly Plc, Macarthur Coal Ltd. and Peabody by ignoring evidence that some Energy Corp. The Dalrymple Bay collisions could cause its front seats to terminal, owned by Prime collapse into the back seat, where an Infrastructure Group, handles almost a infant might be riding in a car seat. quarter of the coal shipped from Australia. Shipments stopped early SEXUAL ABUSE, UNITED STATES BAIR RANCH, COLORADO, yesterday morning after a loaded coal London, Jun 30 -- A press report, UNITED STATES train derailed at the Coppabella yard, dated Jun 29, states: Two Northern London, Jun 27 -- A press report, hitting a stationary train. California Catholic dioceses agreed to dated yesterday, states: About 200 Sydney, Jun 27 -- Queensland Rail is pay more than $42 million to settle 41 Amtrak passengers were stranded confident that coal train services to clergy sex abuse claims today, resulting overnight in Glenwood Springs Dalrymple Bay will be running by in the dismissal of all but one lawsuit yesterday after a Union Pacific coal Wednesday (Jun 29). A coal train with against the two organizations. The train on the same track derailed at 45 fully-laden wagons and four Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento Bair Ranch. No one was injured when locomotives came off the tracks in agreed to pay $35 million to 33 victims 18 cars on the eastbound coal train Queensland's Bowen Basin on Friday just "two minutes" before a jury trial went off the track around 1400 hrs, and morning. A Queensland Rail was set to begin in one of the cases this none of the coal spilled into the spokesperson said today that trains morning, attorney Larry Drivon of Colorado River, Union Pacific were being re-routed on an alternative Stockton said at a news conference in spokesman John Bromley said. Amtrak track according to plan. "On Saturday, front of the Sacramento Superior passengers heading east from 18 services went through and on Courthouse. "I don't think it's a California to Chicago on the California Sunday, 20 services went through and coincidence that the diocese has finally Zephyr train were being held on the there are usually 28," she said. "We are found its pastoral side the morning of tracks until 0500, today, said Tracy just working as hard as we can to clear the trial," Drivon said. Also today, the Connell, spokeswoman for Amtrak. The the track." The debris from the accident Diocese of Santa Rosa announced it will track, which is shared by both train should be cleared off the track by today pay $7.3 million to eight plaintiffs. The companies, will be closed for an and the track should be fixed by settlement is in addition to a $3.15 indefinite amount of time, Bromley Wednesday morning. All lines west of million agreement reached last month said. Coppabella are still closed. A full with Roberta Saum, now 44, who internal report into the causes of the claimed former priest Donald Kimball COPPABELLA, QUEENSLAND, accident will be available to QR staff sexually abused her for several years AUSTRALIA this afternoon. Dalrymple Bay terminal starting when she was 15. The London, Jun 24 -- A press report, operations manager Greg Smith told settlements are "an acknowledgment dated today, states: A major train crash Lloyd's List DCN that two underground that what happened to us was really in central Queensland's Bowen Basin is mines in the region were failing to

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26 Railway Accidents/Computer Systems produce coal so the supply was another four trains were turned back problems. The country's leading interrupted anyway. "The irony of it to Kings Cross. The stranded trains telecommunication utility, Pakistan all is that the full impact of the rail began to move southwards shortly Telecommunication Company Ltd, is accident is not going to be felt because before 2200, BST, after a relief train providing 20 channels to different the coal is unavailable anyway," he had driven from Peterborough to organisations via satellite as a said. -- Lloyd's List Daily Commercial collect passengers waiting by the line backup. A spokesman for PTCL said News. and carry them to Peterborough the overland fibreoptic link, known as London, Jun 27 -- A press report, station. GNER posted an urgent notice SEA-ME-WE-III in technical parlance, dated today, states: The first shipping on its website saying there was no was not defective but he indicated that movements at Dalrymple Bay Coal estimate to the extent of delays to the undersea cable might have Terminal, after last week's derailment, trains and apologised for the developed a fault. The spokesman said commenced in the early hours of this inconvenience. that PTCL engineers were trying to morning, Jun 27. The terminal's locate the fault. However, sources in management report that train ROHRI, SINDH PROVINCE, PTCL's international gateway receivals are now receiving trains at PAKISTAN exchange said a breakdown in the around 90% of normal capacity. Karachi, Jun 24 -- Pakistan Railways local power supply system of a key have reported that electronic items device had caused the defect in the JASPER COUNTY, TEXAS, and chemicals worth hundreds of fibreoptic cable. They said a similar UNITED STATES thousands of rupees were reduced to technical fault had dealt a blow to the London, Jun 25 -- A press report, ashes when fire broke out in two fibreoptic link the previous day, but dated today, states: Eleven cars of a bogies of the Super Parcel Express at they added that downtime was 74-car cargo train derailed near the Rohri railway station in Sindh comparatively low. The PTCL Neches River causing one million Province late on Thursday night (Jun spokesman said that while there was dollars in damages. Officials reported 23). The fire engulfed the two bogies, congestion in the country's Internet no injuries or hazardous materials while the train was standing at Rohri system, overseas calls faced no such leaks. Watco Company officials say the railway station. The fire brigade put problem. He added that every time a train included four cars with out the fire after seven hours. On breakdown in the fibreoptic link hazardous materials, but they bogie was completely destroyed in the occurred, the country's remained on the tracks.The Jasper fire, while the other one was telecommunications channels switched County Sheriff's Department approximately 90% damaged. The over to the satellite system. Members recommended evacuation of a half- cause of the fire was not ascertained of the Internet Service Providers' mile radius as a precaution when the immediately. Railway authorities will Association of Pakistan said the train derailed yesterday afternoon, but conduct an inquiry to find out the satellite channel was not large enough with few homes in the area, the cause. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. to allow the Internet to work smoothly. evacuation was later called off. Of the -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. derailed cars, contents included TAIGA AREA, SIBERIA, RUSSIA London, Jun 28 -- A press report, synthetic plastic, green railroad ties London, Jun 27 -- A press report, dated today, states: Pakistan's and particle board material. The dated today, states: A coal train ran off Internet and cellphone links with the Federal Railroad Administration is the tracks between Taiga and Tomsk rest of the world were severed today expected to investigate the derailment in Western Siberia at 0300 today, the by a fault in a key submarine cable and inspect the tracks. regional department of the Emergency that engineers said could take two Situations' Ministry told Interfax. The weeks to repair. Millions of people PETERBOROUGH AREA, train consisted of 45 carriages. The were affected by the breakdown in the CAMBRIDGESHIRE, first 29 were undamaged, the main fibreoptic link beneath the UNITED KINGDOM following 11 overturned and the last Arabian Sea 35 km south of Karachi, London, Jun 24 -- A press report, five remains on the tracks. Nobody which was detected late yesterday, dated today, states: Train company was killed or wounded in the accident. officials and Internet service providers GNER is to launch an inquiry into Traffic was suspended. Railway repair said. "This is a highly sophisticated how hundreds of passengers became teams as well as rescuers of the operation and only specialised stranded for hours in stifling heat due Emergency Situations' Ministry are companies can undertake such a to a power failure. Some travellers working at the scene. The five delicate task under the sea," Pakistan broke carriage windows to escape carriages at the end of the train were Telecommunication Company Limited temperatures of over 37C on its 1555, towed to Taiga and 29 carriages from chief engineer Shahid Ahmed said. BST, Newcastle to London Kings Cross the head to Basandaika. By 0900 two The cable is owned by a consortium of service yesterday evening. Several out of 11 derailed carriages were 92 countries with Singtel of Singapore trains were halted in what GNER said returned to the tracks. acting as its operating agents. Singtel was a major incident when cables this month lost out on a bid for a key came down near Peterborough, Cambs. stake in the privatisation of state-run Medical staff and supplies were flown Computer Systems PTCL. "We are holding a multilateral in by helicopter. The fire service and conference to fix the problem and police arrived at the track to give asked Singtel to arrange for the people on the GNER train emergency rectification of the fault," Ahmed said. treatment. Rail services on the East He said Singtel has appointed E- Coast Mainline have now returned to Marine to fix the fault. They had normal following the problems. One dispatched a ship which may take 18 passenger who was stranded said BREAKDOWN OF FIBREOPTIC to 24 hours to reach the site, he added. people began to panic and faint as INTERNET LINK, PAKISTAN "I fear it could take two weeks to water and drinks on the full train ran Karachi, Jun 28 -- Pakistan's leading repair because it will require the out. He estimated about 300 Internet Service provider Fascom said removal of the faulty portion of the passengers were stranded on the track this afternoon that its communication cable," Abid said. just outside Sawtry. Heather Moger, link with the rest of the world was cut London, Jun 29 -- A press report, 38, of Godmanchester, off from 2100 yesterday due to a fault dated today, states: Pakistan Cambridgeshire, was travelling from in the fibreoptic link. A company yesterday held talks with four states Peterborough to Huntingdon on official said that due to the fault, all whose telecommunications networks another train, when it stopped at the country's Internet users were will remain suspended for two hours Conington just before 1730, BST. She experiencing difficulty in internet this morning during which a key said they eventually got off the train browsing as well as receiving/sending undersea cable that developed a fault after two-and-a-half hours. A Network emails. The fibreoptic link is owned by on Monday night (Jun 27) will be Rail spokeswoman said passengers Sintel of Singapore. The Stock repaired. The world's longest fibre had been taken off four trains Exchange, airlines, banks and other optic link - known as SEA-ME-WE, stranded after the power failure and companies are also experiencing developed the fault 52 nautical miles

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27 Computer Systems/Miscellaneous off the coast of Karachi, a senior over two months. Grain growers' changes, which cut the total snow crab official of the Pakistan organisations across Australia are catch by 20 per cent, were made. The Telecommunication Company (PTCL) incensed by the AWB forecast that fishermen ended the blockade without confirmed. The breakdown of exporters would have to cough up for a meeting with Regan, but gave him telecommunications channels badly hit the bill. Senior transport lawyer Derek 48 hours to respond. If he doesn't, they the 100-odd Internet service providers Luxford said Australian wheat said they would block the terminal of the country who lost millions of exporters should not have to pay the again on the Canada Day weekend. rupees yesterday. Bankers complained demurrage bill for events "which are Marine Atlantic estimated the they were greatly inconvenienced by entirely outside the control of the blockade would have affected more the shutdown. Online traders suffered growers". "Recent developments in than 2,000 people, as well as several losses as the Karachi Stock Exchange world trade in wheat and commodities commercial vessels that use the dock. and put up a terse notice on its suggest that the legal and commercial A commercial vessel carrying cargo website saying that it could not be criteria which affect how our wheat destined for Newfoundland and updated on a regular basis. "India, exporters sell, needs to be reviewed scheduled to leave this morning was Djibouti, Oman and the United Arab urgently out of fairness to the grower," delayed until the blockade ended. Emirates are the four countries whose he said. "The existing process seems to Hundreds of passengers travelling to telecommunication channels will be give little protection to growers. They Newfoundland waited in North Sydney disturbed while the defective portion do not have equality or bargaining while the protest halted ferry traffic. of the 39,000-kilometre-long cable is power." This comes as the AWB is due London, Jun 29 -- A press report, repaired," Mashkoor Hussain, senior to present a report to the Federal dated Jun 28, states: Federal executive vice-president (operations) Government on its pricing methods Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan has of the PTCL, said from Islamabad. He and supply chain arrangements as said he will not be meeting with said the 92-party consortium which requested by the Wheat Marketing protesting crab fishermen in Cape ran SEA-ME-WE-III had not asked Review in October last year. As part of Breton. The fishermen from the Singtel, the consortium's operating that review, the Government said the Louisbourg area had set today as the agent, to fix the faulty cable but had AWB needed to operate with more deadline for a meeting to discuss instead contacted a UAE-based transparency in the supply chain. Mr quota cuts. The fishermen have company, E-Marine, for the task. The Luxford said the Government's review threatened to resume disruption of PTCL official said E-Marine had needed to go further, and was calling ferry traffic between Newfoundland already dispatched a vessel to repair for an investigation of the commercial and Cape Breton without a meeting. the fault, which could be rectified as and legal basis of how AWB did However, Regan said today he did not early as this morning. business with its growers. AWB plan to meet with the fishermen, Karachi, Jun 29 -- Pakistan spokesperson Peter McBride said that adding it would be up to the RCMP to Telecommunication Company Ltd said unfortunately the cost of the Iraq take action if the group interferes with today that a vessel carrying engineers demurrage bill was outside its control. marine traffic again. "The fact that and technicians to repair the SEA-ME- "If we can't claim from our Iraq they're upset doesn't give them the WE-III underwater cable is expected customers, the growers will wear it," right to interfere with someone else's to sail from Dubai this afternoon. he said. This was usual practice for life," said Regan. The minister said PTCL officials said the vessel should the AWB, he said. -- Lloyd's List Daily the quota had to be reduced this year arrive within two or three days. As a Commercial News. in order to protect stocks. result of the fault in the cable, about 11,000 circuits have been shut down, BLOCKADE OF PORTS BY CIUDAD DE ENSENADA (Liberia) Buenos Aires, Jun 23 -- Bulk Ciudad and the voice/data service is being CANADIAN FISHERMEN de Ensenada: There have been no provided through 8,500 circuits. PTCL London, Jun 27 -- A press report, developments regarding the vessel's has acquired some circuits/connections dated yesterday, states: Nova Scotia situation. -- Lloyd's Agents. from an American company to ease the snow crab fishermen protesting recent congestion in the communication quota changes shut down ferry service CRACKS FOUND IN RUDDERS OF system. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. between Cape Breton and Newfoundland for much of the day BP TANKERS, UNITED STATES London, Jun 30 -- Crude oil tanker BREAKDOWN OF FIBREOPTIC today. And they say more blockades will follow if they don't get a meeting Alaskan Frontier arrived Valdez Jun INTERNET LINK, PAKISTAN 28. F/UP with the federal fisheries minister. The protest stranded hundreds of Karachi, June 28 --A spokesman of DIESEL SHORTAGE, MALAYSIA Pakistan Telecommunications passengers on two ferries and prevented hundreds more from leaving London, Jun 29 -- A press report, Company Ltd. (PTCL) said this dated today, states: More than 140 afternoon that the efforts are being for Newfoundland. About 20 fishing boats gathered around Marine fishermen in Teluk Bahang have not made to restore telecommunication put out to sea for the past week link with the rest of the world from Atlantic's North Sydney terminal at 0700 hrs, half an hour before a ferry because they have run out of tomorrow morning. However, he said subsidised diesel. The fishermen, who removing of fault in fiber optic link was to arrive from Port aux Basques, Nfld. When passenger/ro ro Caribou run more than 50 trawlers, said they will take five to six days. -- Lloyd's had to wait seven or eight days for a List Correspondent. arrived, it could not dock, leaving more than 500 passengers stuck on fresh supply. They claimed their board as it remained anchored just off livelihood has been badly affected as Miscellaneous North Sydney. Another ferry, Joseph they have been facing the fuel problem and Clara Smallwood, arrived just for two months now. Their spokesman, after noon. That vessel was allowed to Nana Wanchik, 44, said the fishermen dock less than an hour later so that a were facing financial problems passenger suffering medical problems because of the shortage. He said the could be taken off. The rest of the fishermen had been having fuel passengers were allowed to leave at problems since April when their the same time. Meanwhile, Caribou monthly diesel quota was reduced to AUSTRALIAN WHEAT SHIPMENTS was moored to a nearby dock. Walk-on 180,000 litres from 400,000 litres. UNDER INVESTIGATION BY IRAQ passengers were able to leave but Government-subsidised diesel was Sydney, Jun 28 -- The Australian passengers in their cars had to wait sold at RM1.36 and RM1.60 at petrol Wheat Board will seek payment from until the blockade ended just after stations. Nana said fishermen were grain growers for the demurrage bill 1500 hrs. The fishermen have been not told why the supply was reduced incurred from the Iraq wheat incident demanding a meeting with federal by more than half and asked the Anti- if it is unable to claim from its Iraq Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan since Corruption Agency (ACA) to customers. Demurrage totalled about their quotas were reallocated in May. investigate the matter to ensure there $100,000 a day for the three vessels They say they want to know why the was no malpractice. Nana said they sitting off the port of Umm Qasr for would lodge a report with ACA soon.

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FLOODING OF COAL MINE, INDIA died between March and May at a OUTBREAK OF London, Jun 30 -- A press report, poultry farm in Ibaraki that keeps BOVINE SPONGIFORM dated today, states: Rescuers found all 25,000 birds. The farm asked a private ENCEPHALOPATHY, WORLDWIDE 14 bodies in a coal mine in central institute to conduct tests and it London, Jun 25 -- A press report, India's Jharkhand Pradesh after they detected the bird flu virus, Kyodo dated yesterday, states: A second case were trapped for 15 days when 2.5 News said. The farm, however, is no of BSE or "mad cow disease" has been million gallons of water flooded into longer reporting large numbers of confirmed in the US, officials say. It the mine, Indo-Asian News Service deaths among chickens and recent was verified by tests conducted by a reported. The last two bodies from the inspections of the farm and laboratory in Britain after a suspect inundated Central Coalfield Limited's neighbouring ones did not detect any test was announced earlier this month (CCL) Saunda mine in Hazaribagh of abnormality, Kyodo said. The Ibaraki by the US Department of Agriculture. Jharkhand were found yesterday official declined to confirm or deny the The department said there was no evening. The families of each of the report. public health risk as no meat from the miners will get a compensation of 1.6 Londeon, Jun 28 -- A press report, animal - which died last November - million rupees (37,000 US dollars), dated today, states: An outbreak of had entered the food chain. The first including provident fund. CCL officials bird flu in northwest China is more US case was found in the state of said they would also get 100,000 lethal than previously thought, UN Washington in 2003. That discovery - rupees (2,325 US dollars) from the health experts have warned. They said in a cow imported from Canada - prime minister's fund. The accident 5,000 migratory birds had died in the halted billions of dollars worth of occurred on Jun 15 with workers outbreak, in Qinghai province, five American beef exports and raised alleging that CCL authorities had times China's estimate. WHO China questions about the safety of the US overlooked their warnings that water representative Henk Bekedam said food supply. The Department of had been seeping in from adjacent the H5N1 outbreak at Lake Qinghai Agriculture says it is investigating mines. According to safety rules, there was particularly worrying because it where the latest infected animal must be a 40-meter wall between two affected migratory birds, including originally came from. Speaking today mines as well as a coal pillar to avoid gulls, geese, shelducks and at a news conference after the second any accidents. However, in a bid to cormorants. The organisation said it case had been confirmed, Agriculture extract more coal no such pillar was was vital that China carry out more Secretary Mike Johanns said the built and the gap between two mines tests on the birds before they begin presence of the disease was extremely was also narrowed. For the first time migrating to other parts of the region. low in the US: "This animal was the Hazaribagh administration lodged Chinese authorities have cordoned off blocked from entering the food supply a police complaint against 12 CCL top a 50kmradius around Lake Qinghai because of the firewalls we have in officials, including its chief R.P. and nature reserve. However, the place. Americans have every reason to Ritolia. Four of the officials had WHO says only 12 birds and two continue to be confident in the safety surrendered to the court on Jun 20 people have been tested for the strain of our beef." and were released on personal bonds. so far. China has not carried out a cull of the birds, a common practice with POWER OUTAGE, MOSCOW, INFESTATION OF LOCUSTS, infected domesticated flocks, because RUSSIA RUSSIA they are rare and protected species, London, Jun 30 -- A press report, London, Jun 23 -- A press report, the WHO said. (See issue of Jun 28.) dated yesterday, states: At a meeting dated today, states: A locust invasion London, Jun 29 -- Antibody tests on Jun 24, RAO UES's board of is threatening farmland in southern showed yesterday that five other directors expressed a unanimous Buryatia, with some 45 insects per one farms near a bird flu-hit farm in opinion that the May blackout in square metre registered in the area, Ibaraki Prefecture may have been Moscow had not been connected with which is three times above the level infected with the virus in the past, but Russian energy reforms. The main requiring spraying, staffers at the no virus was detected in genetic tests, reason for the incident was the republic's plant protection station said the agriculture ministry and the depreciation of equipment, the today. In the Kyakhtinsky, Dzhidinsky, prefectural government said. The five holding's board chairman Alexander Seleginsky and Ivolginsky districts, farms near the Arebamento Kanto Voloshin has told today's meeting of some 30,000 hectares are due for farm in Mitsukaido City were cleared shareholders. In addition, the locust spraying. Agribusinesses were in both antibody and genetic tests and company's management and operating recommended to urgently commence may resume shipping eggs pending staff are also bearing responsibility for locust treatment works. Buryatia last authorization by the local government, the crisis. The holding is adjusting its suffered a locust invasion in the they said. strategic and tactical governance to spring and summer of 2003. At that Hanoi, Jun 30 -- A 73-year-old prevent such incidents in the future, time, it sprayed 80,000 hectares of Vietnamese has died from bird flu, Voloshin underlined. farmland infested with locust larva. taking the country's toll to 39, 19 of Locust swarms flew across 500,000 them since the virus returned in VIOLATION OF U.S. FEDERAL hectares of Russian hayland and crop December, state-run media reported SAFETY LAWS areas in Siberia in the past three to today. The Hanoi resident, one of four London, Jun 24 -- A press report, four years, and across vast swaths of people infected by the H5N1 virus dated Jun 23, states: A Chicago the Chita region in 2001, causing an being treated in hospital, died on company convicted of running a rat- estimated damage of almost 300 Tuesday (Jun 28) after being admitted infested warehouse where 22 million million roubles in the province. on Jun 23, the Lao Dong newspaper pounds of meat and poultry were quoted hospital officials as saying. -- condemned by federal investigators OUTBREAK OF "BIRD FLU" Reuters. was ordered today to pay more than London, Jun 27 -- A press report, London, Jun 30 -- A press report, $10 million in fines and restitution. dated yesterday, states: A suspected dated today, states: Some 94,000 more U.S. District Judge Harry outbreak of bird flu has been found at chickens at five farms in Mitsukaido, Leinenweber fined LaGrou a farm in eastern Japan, a local Ibaraki Prefecture will be culled after Distribution Systems $2 million and government official has said. An traces of previous exposure to avian ordered it to pay $8.2 million in official with the Ibaraki prefecture influenza have been detected at the restitution to companies whose food government said local officials had farms, the Agriculture, Forestry, and was destroyed because of fears it had asked the National Institute for Fisheries Ministry said yesterday. The been contaminated by rodents. At the Animal Health for detailed testing to five farms are located near the trial in January, federal prosecutor confirm the outbreak. "We are still Arebamento Kanto farm, where Eric Sussman described the consulting with experts whether this chickens were discovered to be warehouse as "an amusement park for is really a case of bird flu. We will infected with the H5N2 virus. The rats and a house of horrors for the city announce more information when we Ibaraki Prefectural government of Chicago." LaGrou and its president, find out," he said, without elaborating. finished culling all 25,000 chickens at Jack Stewart, were convicted of A media report said some 430 chickens the farm yesterday. violating federal safety laws. Stewart

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Ukrainian putting out a fire at a tea packing prosecutors launched an investigation factory in Merseyside which started on into the accident, the ministry's Friday evening (Jun 24). Part of the statement said. Last week, two miners Gold Crown Foods building, on died in another incident in Ukraine's Moorgate Road, in the Knowsley east. Industrial Estate, collapsed yesterday after being gutted by the blaze. FACTORY, CAIRO AREA, EGYPT Firefighters had been unable to put London, Jun 30 -- A press report, out the fire beforehand because the dated today, states: Two workers were building was unstable. Rubble will AMMUNITION STORE, RUSTAQ, killed and 28 others injured in have to be removed before the fire can AFGHANISTAN explosions and an ensuing fire which be extinguished. Gold Crown Foods is Kabul, Jun 26 -- Two German broke out yesterday in an edible oil one of the UK's largest suppliers of tea soldiers from Afghanistan's NATO-led factory in the 10th of Ramadan City in and coffee and investigators have peacekeeping force are believed dead Sharqiya governorate, 55 km north- launched an inquiry to find out the and another was wounded in a east of Cairo, the official MENA news cause of the blaze. Hugh O'Neil, munitions explosion in northern agency reported. The injured station commander at Kirkby Fire Afghanistan yesterday afternoon. sustained moderate to serious burns, Station, said: "The building is so big Several Afghan civilians were also said the report. Witnesses said the and there's still quite a bit of fire but hurt in the blast near an airfield in blasts in the Arima company for it's underneath the roof. "We're Takhar province while an foodstuffs and edible oils broke out at probably looking at maybe Wednesday ammunition store was being moved about 1530 hrs, leading to a big fire. (Jun 29) before we consider leaving and prepared for destruction, a Some 34 fire engines rushed to the the scene." spokesman for the International scene. Black thick smoke could be seen Security Assistance Force said. "The billowing into the air and walls of FACTORY, TORONTO, CANADA soldiers are reported missing and buildings some 20 metres away from London, Jun 27 -- A report from presumed dead -- it was a huge the factory could be felt very hot due LaSalle, PQ, states: A press report, explosion," said the spokesman, to the fire. A worker who escaped from dated today, states: Toronto Major Joe Bowman. The missing and the fire said the explosions started firefighters spent much of Saturday wounded soldiers were identified as from a refinery workshop and caused night (Jun 25) battling fierce flames Germans by a German army fire which quickly spread across the that engulfed a furniture factory in spokesman late yesterday. The factory. At about 1900 hrs, the fire was the area of Finch Avenue and Weston incident happened in the town of largely under control, but the factory Road. Just after 2230 hrs a resident Rustaq, a district capital about 300 was completely destroyed, said called emergency services about a fire km north of Kabul. "The ISAF witnesses. Sales manger of the at 36-38 Milvan Drive. When fire soldiers were observing the operation company al-Sayyed Bassuni was crews arrived, the back of a large, one- when the explosion occurred," an quoted by MENA as saying that the storey building was choked by flames. ISAF statement said. Afghanistan is factory suffered from a huge loss. He There were several explosions in the awash with weapons and munitions rule out the possibility that the fire welding area of the factory, causing after more than a quarter of a could be criminally motivated, saying part of the roof and a wall to collapse. century of warfare. Foreign "it is not deliberate." Fire fighting In total, 22 fire trucks and 88 peacekeeping troops have been units were still trying to extinguish firefighters responded to the scene. assisting in disarming factional the fire, he added. Sharqiya Governor The four-alarm blaze was brought militias and destroying weapons Yahya Abdel Hameed asked for help under control shortly after 0230 hrs. stockpiles. -- Reuters. from the Oil Ministry, which has One firefighter suffered an ankle specialized units in fighting such a injury, and was taken to Humber COAL MINE, HANGZHOU, CHINA huge fire. River Regional Hospital for treatment. Hangzhou, China, Jun 26 -- A coal ''Toronto firefighters did an mine blast killed four miners and FACTORY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH outstanding job in containing the fire injured two others earlier today in Karachi, Jun 30 -- A huge fire broke during very dangerous explosions and east China's Zhejiang Province, local out in a privately owned export- structural collapse," said Deputy Chief police said. The fire damp explosion oriented textile garment unit, Biswas Rick Simpson. occurred at around 0240 today in a Textile and Garments Factory at Zhafei coal mine, owned by Savar in Dhaka, Bangladesh FIRE ON VESSEL, SYDNEY, Changguang Colliery Company, and yesterday. The fire started around AUSTRALIA buried a total of six miners who were 0300 and soon engulfed the six-storey London, Jun 27 -- A press report, working underground. So far four building. Fire fighters with 12 vehicles dated today, states: Fire has destroyed miners' bodies have been found while from Savar, EPZ, Mohammadpur, a $1.5 million motor cruiser in Sydney. the two injured have been sent to Mirpur and Fire Service and Civil Flames engulfed the 51-foot cruiser hospital for medical treatment. Local Defence Headquarters reached the about 2000, AEST, yesterday, but no government officials rushed to the spot and brought the fire under one was on board the luxury vessel at spot to direct the rescue work. The control at around 1140. No casualty the time. It was moored on the eastern Changguang Colliery was closed for was reported. However, the fire gutted side of the Spit Bridge at Ferguson's rectification. Investigation into the 3,000-tons of yarn and cloths, 100 Marina, Mosman. Firefighters and cause of the explosion is underway. knitting machines, three sharing Sydney Port Authority officers were machines, 40 brushing machines, 640 called to the scene to contain the COAL MINE, SILETS AREA, sewing machines and two standard blaze. A crime scene has been UKRAINE machines, said Moinuddin Biswas, established and police are still Kiev, Jun 26 -- An explosion ripped owner of the factory. Fire Service and investigating the cause of the blaze. through a coal mine in Ukraine's Civil Defence will form a committee to western Lviv region today, killing five probe the matter while a five-member GAS FIELD, DOARABAZAR, miners and seriously injuring three team of Bangladesh Garment BANGLADESH others, the Ministry for Emergency Manufacturers and Exporters Karachi, Jun 25 -- A huge fire broke Situations said in a statement. Three Association will also conduct a survey out in a relief well drilled by Niko miners were killed instantly, and two to find out the loss. -- Lloyd's List Resources (Bangladesh) Ltd at the others later died in a hospital. Correspondent. Tengratila gas field in Doarabazar

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 30 Fires & Explosions upazila of Sunamganj in north east resumed drilling at Tengratila. The about 50 to 60 mmcf of gas daily and Bangladesh early yesterday, only five intense heat from the fire charred soil causing tremor in the neighbourhood months after a severe blowout had and trees within one kilometre of the and unprecedented environmental almost destroyed the gas field during blowout point, said Abdul Batin, a disaster by throwing up mud and January. The accident occurred at local photographer. No human stones, the local people who are still around 0100 hrs, while drilling a relief casualties were immediately reported. staying put are increasingly becoming well to evacuate gas from the cracked Over 2,000 residents of two nearby fearful of the consequences of the reserves damaged by the first fire on villages were forced to leave their blaze. Local experts say it would take Jan 7. The Canadian company in a homes for safety. time to start the work on relief well at press release attributed the cause of London, Jun 28 -- A press report, Tengratila. To assess the the disaster to "a sudden uncontrolled dated Jun 27, states: The Tengratila environmental damages by the blow mud loss in the relief well" causing gas field in north-eastern Bangladesh out, energy ministry yesterday sent a "gas with very high flow rate" coming is blazing for the fourth day today and letter to the Ministry for up through the well to the surface. the blaze is still spreading. The flames Environment and Forests to form a Meanwhile, advisor to the energy are soaring up to 225 feet and people probe committee in this regard and ministry Mahmudur Rahman told nearby have fled their homes and submit its report within 90 days. newsmen that the government will taken shelter with relatives, a Experts meanwhile are wondering form a probe committee within a day Bangladeshi official of the Petroleum whether substantial gas reserve or two to see whether there were any Corporation said today. Experts said would be left at Tengratilla if fire technical flaws on Niko's part. Police the blaze might destroy all the field's continued to rage as now, till the and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) reserves, which is estimated at 115 drilling of the proposed relief well. personnel from the nearby border BCF and worth $220 million. An Professor Akhtarul Islam of Shahjalal outposts were deployed around the gas official said they are looking for a new University of Science and Technology field location. -- Lloyd's List rig to douse the blaze, but could not said that if the relief well had caught Correspondent. give a specific day that work will fire, it would have extinguished by London, Jun 25 -- A press report, start. now, but it seemed that reserve gas of dated today, states: A devastating fire London, Jun 29 -- A press report, the well was burning. In such a yesterday engulfed the Tengratila gas dated today, states: The US-based situation it would not be possible to field in northeastern Bangladesh international oil company Unocal, now douse the fire till all the gas in the again, only five months after a severe working in three gas fields in the well burnt out, turning Tengratilla blowout almost destroyed the gas field country, will make available a rig to into another gas-less Haripur. The on Jan 7. The accident occurred in the Niko for drilling a fresh relief well at professor demanded that Niko be early hours of yesterday at the Tengratilla gas field where a fire has internationally black-listed in respect Tengratila gas field in Sunamganj in been raging since the blow out on of gas drilling. Hundreds of people northeastern Bangladesh while Saturday morning (Jun 25). Unocal's are visiting the gas field site every drilling a relief well to evacuate gas decision to spare its rig came in day to take a look from a distance at from the cracked reserves damaged by response to a formal request by energy the licking flame of the inferno, the fire on Jan. 7, local newspapers adviser Mahmudur Rahman yesterday. which continued to spew out sand, reported today. Experts said that it The adviser held a meeting with the mud and stones. The impact of it is might take at least three months to president of Unocal Bangladesh Ltd, causing tremor with frightening extinguish the fire. The cause of the Andrew L Fawthrop in his office at the sound. The heat caused by the inferno fire could not be ascertained secretariat and made the request for has damaged or destroyed countless immediately, but experts have been lending a rig. The Unocal responded plants and burnt the nearby lands to asked by the higher authority to positively to the request. The rig such an extent that farmers fear they investigate the matter. Mahmudur belongs to Century, an Australian would not be able to grow any crop Rahman, adviser to the Energy company working as subcontractor of there in the next six months to a Ministry, said that the government Unocal at the Moulvibazar gas field. year. Drinking water has become would form a probe body comprising Niko, the operator of Chattak gas scarce and the local residents have to experts to investigate the incident field, meanwhile signed a MoU with collect water from nearby villages. that also generated agitation among Century Ltd in this regard yesterday. Environmental disaster is people. The Canadian Niko Resources The energy adviser told journalists incalculable, according to experts. (Bangladesh) Ltd under joint venture that Niko would submit the design of with state-run Bangladesh Petroleum the relief well by Thursday (Jun 30). GAS PLANT, ST. LOUIS, Exploration & Production Company The rig is expected to head for MISSOURI, UNITED STATES Ltd (BAPEX) is in the task of Tengratilla on Jul 2. The Niko New York, Jun 24 -- A series of developing Tengratila gas field. The President said his company would explosions and fires engulfed a Tengratila blowout which took place submit a work plan by Thursday to the Praxair Inc. welding gas plant in St. on Jan 7 damaged at least 10 billion Energy Ministry for approval to begin Louis today, but no one was injured, cubic feet (300 million cubic metres) of fresh drilling at its gas field. Upon its authorities said. All the workers at gas worth US$2.5 million, apart from approval, "massive mobilisation of the plant escaped before the severely damaging the geological zone, equipment" will start from Saturday explosions and no one was reported according to newspaper reports. next, he added. Prime Minister Begum missing, according to spokesmen for London, Jun 26 -- A press report, Khaleda Zia yesterday approved a the company and the city. "The dated yesterday, states: Thousands of five-member committee led by primary concern is chemicals. frightened villagers evacuated their Professor Dr. Tamim, Head of the According to the fire chief, there are homes in northeastern Bangladesh Petroleum Department of BUET to tanks of chlorine that would be today as firefighters struggled to assess the amount of money lost in dangerous if they leaked," city control a two-day-old blaze at a nearby burnt gas and to ascertain the value of spokesman Jeff Rainford said. gas field, officials said. A hissing gas that still remains in reserve in Authorities were monitoring the air at column of fire rose nearly 60 metres that zone. The other members of the three sites for any dangerous gases, high and spewed mud and rocks committee are Kazi Shahidur but so far none were detected, he said. despite driving rain at the Tengratila Rahman, General Manager, The cause of the fire was not yet Gas Field in Sunamganj district, a Petrobangla, Khondoker Nuruzzaman, known. "We do not expect the fire to remote area 175 kilometres north-east Deputy Director, Planning, Energy have a major financial impact on the of the capital, Dhaka, said Kalim Division, one drilling expert from company," Praxair spokeswoman Uddin, a local lawmaker. The fire BAPEX and one member from Niko. Susan Szita Gore said, adding that it broke out yesterday when engineers of The committee will be given 30 days to was too early to tell if the explosion the state-owned Bangladesh complete its work and submit its would have any impact at all. The Petroleum Exploration and Production report to the Energy Ministry. As the plant, which employs 70 people, is one Co. Ltd., and Niko Resources Ltd., a Tengratila gas field inferno is spewing of about 400 similar operations in Canadian exploration company, out flames as high as 250 feet, burning North America, Szita Gore said.

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Television showed fiery explosions and report on the Feb 20, 2003, fire at The barns and sent heavy smoke into a canisters flying out of the plant, where Station nightclub in West Warwick. third. An Iowa State fire marshal welding gas is bottled in cylinders. -- The flames were touched off when investigator is expected to arrive Reuters. sparks from a rock band's pyrotechnics Monday (Jun 27) to look into the display ignited flammable cause. No people were injured. The MUSEUM, DALLAS, TEXAS, soundproofing material. The final fire was reported at 1930, Thursday at UNITED STATES report recommends that sprinkler the farm located between Boyden and London, Jun 29 -- A press report, systems be installed in all new Sheldon. dated today, states: A fire broke out nightclubs and in existing clubs with a yesterday at a museum devoted to capacity of more than 100 people. A PREMISES, DUBAI, biblical art. There were no immediate draft version issued in early March UNITED ARAB EMIRATES reports of any injuries. Smoke poured recommended the installation of Karachi, Jun 25 -- A huge fire broke from the roof of the Biblical Arts sprinkler systems in all nightclubs, out in the Karama building in Dubai, Centre, but the extent of the damage regardless of size. "It's important to United Arab Emirates (UAE), early was not immediately known. About get sprinklers installed in as many this morning. According to Colonel 120 firefighters battled the blaze while places as possible," said William Rashid Al Matroushi, Director of Civil temperatures outside approached 100 Grosshandler, chief of the institute's Defence, there were no casualties and degrees. Authorities said the flames fire research division. He said there the building was evacuated before the were under control by late afternoon. would be "considerable" resistance if fire was brought under control. The They did not know what caused the officials sought to install them building contained 12 apartments and fire, which was first noticed by people everywhere. Grosshandler said the 21 shops. Eyewitnesses said the fire in a tour group who smelled smoke. institute rolled back the started on one of the signboards before The museum's signature piece, a 124- recommendations to conform to engulfing the building. The entire area foot-by-20-foot painting depicting the national fire-safety standards. The was covered in thick black smoke. -- descent of the Holy Spirit on the final report added a new Lloyd's List Correspondent. apostles, "looks like it's totally recommendation calling on states and burned," museum Director Scott Peck communities to adopt fire safety codes PREMISES, WINDERMERE, said. Peck estimated that only about based on national models. It also FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 10 percent of the artwork was urged states to conduct aggressive London, Jun 28 -- A press report, salvaged. More than two dozen safety inspections and to ensure dated Jun 27, states: A fast-moving pictures were leaned against a wall enough fire inspectors are available. fire destroyed a $4 million home in outside the museum after being "Adopting the model codes is the first Orange County, Fla., today. rescued by firefighters. step, but unless you go beyond that Firefighters responded to reports of London, Jun 29 -- A press report, and have the inspection and the flames on Jennifer Lane in dated today, states: A fire broke out enforcement, it really doesn't help Windermere after noon today. just before noon, yesterday, on the much," Grosshandler said. Other Homeowner Cecilia Crain was leaving 7500 block of Park Lane in North recommendations call for increased her home with her grandson when she Dallas. It quickly escalated into a six- restrictions on the use of flammable suddenly heard a popping noise alarm fire and seriously damaged the materials inside nightclubs, research coming form the garage. Seconds later Biblical Arts Center museum and on human behavior in emergency a smoke alarm sounded. Firefighters theatre. Yesterday night, Scott Peck, situations, and for a study to from Orange County, Ocoee and the director of the museum, said 80 to determine the minimum number of Winter Garden extinguished the fire 90 percent of the collection was fire extinguishers needed in but the home was completely destroyed. Virtually every piece of art nightclubs. Rhode Island, which destroyed. in the museum had smoke damage and passed a sweeping fire safety law after the loss was estimated to reach over the blaze, has already adopted many PREMISES, WINSLOW, $10 million. The museum's centerpiece of the recommendations outlined in NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES painting, "The Miracle of the the report. London, Jun 24 -- A press report, Pentecost," was destroyed. At 124 feet dated Jun 23, states: Embers from a wide and 20 feet tall, it was one of the PIPELINE, PESCHANYE KOVALI, fire at a trussing plant still smoldered largest paintings in the world. RUSSIA today after a five-alarm blaze Firefighters fought to rescue museum See "Peschanye Kovali, Russia" destroyed a structure officials valued statues and paintings. The fire spread under "Pipeline Accidents." at more than $1 million. Only a 20- quickly and there was no sprinkling foot-tall cinder block wall remained on system inside the building to help stop POWER STATION, THETFORD, the North Grove site of US it. Over 100 firefighters battled the NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM Components Inc., near Williamstown- fire and they were rotated in and out London, Jun 30 -- A press report, New Freedom Road. The fire was of the heat zones to keep safe under dated yesterday, states: Sixty brought under control at 0739 hrs, the blistering sun. Firefighters fought firefighters have been tackling a today, said Mike Scardino, township to salvage what they could while the serious fire at a power station which fire marshal. Scardino said about 125 fire was still blazing. Investigators broke out early this morning. The emergency personnel from four said the fire was suspicious and that blaze was in the fuel hall at counties - Camden, Burlington, they are looking for a person of FibroWatt's plant in Thetford close to Gloucester and Atlantic, fought the interest. They are searching for a man the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Last year blaze. No one was injured. A company who witnesses said was at the centre more than 50 firefighters attended a truck driver called in the fire shortly several times in recent days. "We blaze at the site and in 2002 7,000 after 0500 hrs, when he arrived for heard stories of a suspicious person," tonnes of chicken litter were destoyed work. "Had he not done that, it might said Joel Lavender, Dallas Fire- in another fire there. The eco-power have spread to other buildings," said Rescue. plant is the largest of its kind in the Powell Stevenson, risk and safety world and burns poultry litter to manager for the company. Stevenson NIGHTCLUB, WEST WARWICK, generate electricity. said the plant's 75 to 100 employees RHODE ISLAND, UNITED STATES would be diverted to plants in London, Jun 30 -- A press report, PREMISES, BOYDEN, IOWA, Lakewood, Ocean County, and dated Jun 29, states: The federal UNITED STATES Morrisville, Pa. "Our overall plan is to agency investigating the 2003 blaze London, Jun 26 -- A press report, rebuild and get back in production as that killed 100 people in a Rhode dated yesterday, states: A fire in a quickly as possible," he said. Wooden Island nightclub has scaled back a north-west Iowa egg-laying operation trusses, which are used by such recommendation that sprinklers be killed 420,000 chickens and caused an builders as Hovnanian and U.S. installed in every nightclub. The estimated two million dollars in Homes, were stacked nearby. National Institute of Standards and damage. Boyden Fire Chief Kim Stevenson said night-shift workers Technology today issued its final Ochsendorf says the fire destroyed two routinely removed them from the

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 32 Fires & Explosions building when the day's work was was being restarted. Holmstrom battled a major blaze which broke out done. The building was about 250 feet refused to say if the alarm at Portugal's largest sugar refinery, by 60 feet, with an additional smaller malfunctions were critical in the emergency services' workers said. The attached structure, said Scardino. The events leading to the explosion. Board refinery, a unit of British sugar and cause of the fire was being investigators continue to examine all sweeteners firm Tate & Lyle, employs investigated by the Winslow and possible factors involved in the 230 people and produces some 160,000 Camden County fire marshals, the explosion. Investigators are doing tonnes of sugar per year. The fire, Winslow Police Department, the comprehensive studies of 30 pieces of which caused no injuries, began just Camden County Prosecutor's office equipment and instrumentation at the after noon on a conveyor belt at the and officials with the Bureau of refinery, taking four to six weeks, he plant located just north of Lisbon at Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and said. "This is, compared to prior Santa Iria da Azoia and was brought Explosives. incidents a very significant amount of under control some three hours later, time spending on instrument local firefighter chief Luis Gouveia REFINERY, KILLINGHOLME, examination, involving a big chunk of said. UNITED KINGDOM the energy of those of us remaining in London, Jun 30 -- A press report, Texas City," Holmstrom said. One WAREHOUSE, UCKFIELD AREA, dated Jun 29, states: A global oil alarm on the unit did sound early in EAST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM company has been ordered to pay more the morning of the explosion, only to London, Jun 27 -- A press report, than £1m for breaching health and indicate the level of liquid was dated Jun 25, states: Fire has swept safety regulations after an explosion approaching the maximum operating through a warehouse containing about at its Humber refinery. Conoco- level of 10 feet. Later in the morning, one million plastic bases for smoke Phillips was fined £895,000 and told to the gauge showed the level had detector units after it was struck by pay full costs of £218,854 at a hearing dropped below 10 feet. "We believe the lightning. The fire at the warehouse at at Grimsby Crown Court. The level was not decreasing," Holmstorm the Bluebell Business Park, at company had already pleaded guilty to said. "We believe the level was Sheffield Park, near Uckfield, East seven breaches of health and safety. actually increasing to at least 120 Sussex, was brought under control by More than 100 firefighters were called feet." Other alarms that should have firefighters. The bolt of lightning came to the Killingholme refinery in 2001 indicated the unusually high levels of during heavy storms yesterday night when 170 tonnes of liquid petroleum volatile hydrocarbon liquid following the end of the heatwave. The gas was released and caught fire. The accumulating in the unit did not fire was so fierce that it set light to resulting fire caused other pipework to sound throughout the day prior to the cars and vans parked inside. Several fail and prompted a second explosion. blast, which occurred at about 1320 staff were in the building at the time of The blaze took more than two hours to hrs. A BP spokesman said the the fire, but no-one suffered any put out and although nobody was company was not surprised by the injuries. It took firefighters in six seriously injured, there was CSB's announcement today, nor does it engines two hours to bring the flames considerable damage to other change the company's mind about its under control, with water being processing plants and properties off interim report on its internal pumped from the River Ouse nearby. the site. An investigation by the investigation. When it issued the One of the owners of the distribution Health and Safety Executive found the interim report in May, BP said the company operating out of the leak was caused by the failure of an explosion occurred because refinery warehouse, Oak Transport, Gerry elbow pipe due to erosion and employees failed to follow correct Macey, described the fire as corrosion. And it said a gas-fired procedures in restarting the unit. "BP devastating, and said he fears his heater in an adjacent processing unit continues to have no doubt about" the business may never recover from the was the most likely cause of ignition of findings released in May, said fire. the gas. After the hearing Kevin spokesman Ronnie Chappell. "If Allers, head of HSE's chemical personnel responsible for the safe WAREHOUSE, VICKSBURG, industries division, said the severity of start up of the unit had followed MISSOURI, UNITED STATES the explosion at the Humber refinery correct procedures, the fiery explosion London, Jun 24 -- A press report, had been reflected in the penalties would not have occurred," Chappell dated Jun 23, states: Firefighters are imposed. The investigation revealed a said. An official of the union investigating the cause of a fire that systematic failure by the company to representing workers at the refinery broke out yesterday night in inspect the pipework in certain parts said the CSB's announcement points Vicksburg. A giant warehouse at of the refinery. A detailed report into to factors other than employees' Batesville Casket Company on the HSE investigation will be actions played a role in the blast. Highway 61 was completely destroyed. published later in the year. "There is some vindication of the The warehouse was piled from floor to operators in what the CSB ceiling with dried lumber, a tinder box REFINERY, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, announced," said Gary Beevers, for spreading flames. When police and UNITED STATES regional director of the United firefighters responded around 2020, Houston, Jun 28 -- Alarms Steelworkers union. The union has yesterday night, flames had already malfunctioned before an explosion said the unit that exploded was consumed the entire building. No one killed 15 people and injured more than unsafely designed and the trailers, in was inside of the warehouse when the a hundred others at BP Plc's Texas which all those killed were working at building caught fire. Employees on City, Texas, oil refinery in March, the time of the blast, should not have duty when the fire began were according to the U.S. Chemical Safety been located so close to process units. evacuated from the nearby factory as a and Hazard Investigation Board's lead Two employees fired from the refinery precaution. "This was just the investigator. "The high-level alarms after the blast have filed a defamation storehouse. The main part of the did eventually sound, but only after suit against BP, claiming their factory is O.K." said employee the explosions had begun, likely as a dismissal and the explanation offered Pearldene Williams. The warehouse result of the blast pressure," for the deadly explosion caused them and all its contents were a total loss. investigator Don Holmstrom said at a to be blamed for the deaths and The cause of the fire remains under news conference today. "Had the injuries. BP has negotiated "extremely investigation. alarms sounded properly as the big" settlements with families of blowdown drum was flooding, it could workers killed in the Mar 23 WILDFIRES, RUSSIA have alerted operators to the explosion, lawyers for the families said London, Jun 27 -- A press report, emergency situation." The CSB has last week. -- Reuters. dated yesterday, states: A 30-year-old said the explosion occurred after a tractor operator was killed in the "geyser-like" release of hydrocarbon SUGAR REFINERY, firefighting efforts in the Khabarovsk liquid and vapour from an SANTA IRIA DA AZOIA, territory yesterday. The engine of the atmospheric vent stack of a blowdown PORTUGAL tractor failed, and the driver could not drum of the refinery's octane- London, Jun 28 -- A press report, get out of the fire. This is already the enhancing isomerization unit, which dated yesterday, states: Firefighters second case of the death of firefighters

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 33 Fires & Explosions in June in the Khabarovsk territory. An London, Jun 26 -- A press report, blazes in California, Arizona and emergency is declared in the Sovetsko- dated today, states: Battling high Nevada that had consumed more than Gavansky district over forest fires, a winds and hot, dry conditions, fire 200,000 acres. Crews were able to source in the regional emergencies crews made little headway yesterday contain about 15 percent of the centre said today. About 3300 hectares trying to extinguish a string of blazes 60,000-acre Utah fire yesterday, and of the taiga are ablaze in the district, that covered southwestern Utah in a fire management officials predicted one fire spread onto 3200 hectares. The black fog and threatened hundreds of full containment by late Thursday. fire area increased by 1200 hectares for homes. Flames up to 10 feet high were Residents of Gunlock, about 260 miles the past day. According to the visible from Interstate 15 just north of southwest of Salt Lake City, were told dispatcher's office of the Far Eastern St. George before the fire eventually to leave yesterday after the fire edged forest protection airbase, the most jumped the road and forced its closure. to within four miles of town. Flames difficult fire situation in eastern Russia Residents of Gunlock, about 260 miles up to 10 feet high were visible persists in the Khabarovsk territory. southwest of Salt Lake City, were told yesterday from Interstate 15 just The fire area does not exceed 700 to leave yesterday after the largest north of St. George before a separate hectares in the Primorye territory, fire in the area - which had consumed lightning-caused fire jumped the road Yakutia and Sakhalin. About 400 59,000 acres - edged to within four and closed it for about seven hours people, more than 50 pieces of ground miles. Firefighters were battling during the night. At an early morning machinery and 14 forest protection winds up to 25 miles per hour and briefing today, Utah Fire Management aircraft are involved in the firefighting several other smaller fires sparked by Coordinator Dave Dalrymple efforts in the Far East. lightning that kept popping up nearby. cautioned fire crews to ``be careful and London, Jun 28 -- A press report, Elsewhere, firefighters continued to pace yourselves.'' ``This is just the dated yesterday, states: The biggest battle blazes in California, Arizona beginning of a very, very long season,'' forest fire in Russia's Far East, and Nevada that have already Dalrymple said. ``The extreme covering about 5,500 hectares, is consumed more than 200,000 acres in conditions really are something to be registered in the Khabarovsk region, recent days. The region had an heads-up about. Nothing's worth it, so sources from the region's forestry unusually wet spring and late snow feel very comfortable backing off it you agency said today. The fire has melt, providing plenty of fuel as need to.'' Depending on weather engulfed over 2,000 hectares of taiga vegetation dried out in 90-degree June conditions today, it was possible that alone over the past 24 hours, the temperatures. About 400 firefighters Interstate 15 could be closed again, sources said. An emergency situation were working on the ground in Utah, said Bureau of Land Management has been introduced in the Sovetskaya aided by four heavy air tankers, six Information Officer David Boyd. Gavan district of the Khabarovsk small single engine airplanes and London, Jun 27 -- A press report, region, where the fire is raging. three helicopters. Emergency response dated today, states: Firefighters Twelve forest centres are fixed in officials said 64 of Gunlock's 112 battled in hot, dry and windy weather region's forests covering the area of residents had evacuated their homes. yesterday to contain wildfires that 6,174 hectares. Taiga is in blaze in the Also yesterday, firefighters near Kelso, have prompted evacuations, closed a Amur, Nanai and Khabarovsk regions. Calif., struggled to surround a wildfire major highway and covered much of A total of 117 fires, covering 8,263 that had burned 52,000 acres in the southwest Utah with a dark, smoky hectares, have broken out in the rugged Mojave National Preserve, haze. Officials said the blaze about 20 region this year. According to the which includes historic mines and miles north of St. George grew from regional centre of the Ministry for sites with ancient Indian pictographs. 2,000 acres to 8,000 acres in less than Emergency Situations, 36 fire centres The blaze has destroyed five homes 12 hours, and by late yesterday was are registered in Russia's Far East. and two cabins built in the late 1800s, within five miles of New Harmony. Three major fires, each having the while several dozen other homes were "That's going to be our nightmare,'' area of up to 300 hectares, continue in threatened with strong winds expected said fire commander Taiga Rohrer, the Maritime region. Several more yesterday. A brush and grass fire that watching plumes of smoke billowing moderate woodland fires, covering has charred 60,000 acres in Arizona off the Black Ridge Mountains, about several dozen hectares each, are fixed was about 20 percent contained 280 miles south of Salt Lake City. The in Yakutia and on Sakhalin Island. yesterday after turning away from an fire was started Saturday (Jun 25) by About 400 specialists are combating upscale community northeast of lightning strikes and at one point forest fires in the region. Phoenix. In Nevada, a wildfire raging jumped Interstate 15, forcing state in the mountains south-west of the officials to close the highway, the WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES Las Vegas Strip grew to over 24,000 major route between Salt Lake City London, Jun 23 -- A press report, acres yesterday, prompting the closure and Las Vegas. It re-opened yesterday dated today, states: The first major of a state highway that leads to Death morning but was later closed again wildfire of the summer raced across Valley National Park. The fire was one while fire crews burned an 8- to 10- more than 5,500 acres of desert brush, of at least 21 blazes that have mile swath of land adjacent to the destroying at least six homes, scorched more than 91,000 acres in highway to prevent it from jumping threatening hundreds of others and relatively remote areas of southern the road again. The fire was fueled by forcing residents of this sparsely Nevada since Wednesday (Jun 22). temperatures in the high 90s, wind populated Mojave Desert community London, Jun 26 -- A press report, gusts of 25 mph and low humidity. to flee. The California fire started dated today, states: Firefighters About 20 miles to the southwest, when a single home burned and the battled in hot, dry and windy weather firefighters were continuing to battle a flames spread to brush and tall grass. today to contain a nearly 60,000 acre blaze that has consumed nearly 70,000 Another fire about 35 miles away had wildfire that prompted evacuations, acres. Ground crews worked to cut off burned more than 2,000 acres but did closed a major highway for hours and the head of the fire and were using a not threaten any structures, covered much of southwest Utah with bulldozer to cut a firebreak through authorities said. (See issue of Jun 24.) a dark, smoky haze. Evacuation orders the rough, hilly country. Four London, jun 23 -- A press report, remained in place today for the small helicopters were picking up as much dated today, states: A wildfire in town of Gunlock and the tiny as 1,000 gallons of water from two Arizona swept across 30,000 acres of reservation community of Shivwits, nearby reservoirs to douse the flames. brush and grass by early today and home of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes. Elsewhere, firefighters struggled to prompted the evacuation of nearly 300 Temperatures in the 90-degrees and extinguish blazes in California, homes. At least 10 structures had high wind pushed the fire through Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and been lost, but a firefighters' grass and brush made thick by winter Washington state that have consumed spokesman said it wasn't clear how rainfall. ``It limits our capabilities and more than 350,000 acres. In southern many of those were homes. In Arizona, makes it hard to get a handle on it,'' California, firefighters near Kelso nearly 300 homes had been evacuated said Brian Cardoza, of the Boise-based made progress against a wildfire that in the area about 20 miles north-east Idaho City Hot Shots team, who was has charred 67,000 acres in the rugged of Phoenix. About 300 firefighters starting his fifth day on the fire. Mojave National Preserve, which fought the blaze today. Elsewhere, firefighters confronted includes historic mines and sites with

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 34 Fires & Explosions ancient Indian pictographs. The blaze had blanketed Las Vegas with smoke now," fire information officer Joe has destroyed five homes and two and prompted the evacuation of a Boy Colwell said of the blaze south-west of cabins built in the late 1800s and Scout camp was nearing containment. Las Vegas. Arizona's biggest blaze, threatened several dozen other homes. Fire information officer Joe Colwell about 30 miles north of Phoenix, grew Firefighters had the blaze 65 percent said the Goodsprings fire southwest of to 116,550 acres yesterday, but it was contained yesterday night with the Las Vegas was 80 percent contained, burning away from populated areas help of lighter-than-expected winds, with full containment possible by that had initially been threatened by said Capt. Greg Cleveland, a tonight. In Southern California, a the lightning-sparked fire. In spokesman with the Southern brush fire swept across 500 acres in Southern California, a brush fire California Incident Management the western Antelope Valley, swept across 800 acres in the western Team. A brush and grass fire that had destroying one building and forcing Antelope Valley yesterday, destroying charred more than 92,000 acres in some residents to evacuate. The fire one building and forcing some Arizona by Sunday was only about 20 broke out in the high desert 45 miles residents to evacuate before percent contained. Arizona fire north of Los Angeles as firefighters in firefighters managed to contain it. The officials were also concerned about a Mojave National Preserve near the fire broke out in the high desert 45 threat of more thunderstorms Nevada border mopped up a 6-day-old miles north of Los Angeles while generating wind and lightning. About blaze that scorched more than 70,600 firefighters in the Mojave National 900 firefighters were working at the acres. About 200 firefighters were Preserve near the Nevada line mopped site northeast of Phoenix. Firefighters dispatched to the new blaze west of up a six-day-old blaze that scorched in Nevada reported progress Sunday Lancaster, said Inspector Ron more than 70,736 acres. containing a 31,600-acre wildfire in Haralson of the Los Angeles County London, Jun 29 -- A press report, the mountains southwest of Las Vegas. Fire Department. Haralson said it was dated today, states: Relieved residents More than a dozen other blazes were unclear how many people had been of a south-west Utah housing also burning in the southern part of evacuated. In the Mojave National development that was nearly the state. In Washington state, a Preserve, meanwhile, demobilization consumed by a 12,000-acre wildfire wildfire had blackened up to 22,000 of the firefighting effort was under have returned to their homes, with acres of grass and wheat fields by way. Full containment was expected to some finding that the flames had yesterday in Walla Walla County, with be declared sometime yesterday stopped just short of their property. smoke from the fire reported as far as evening. Five homes and a number of High wind pushed the blaze toward Spokane, about 100 miles north. other structures were destroyed by the the Harmony Heights development Firefighters had a line around 75 fire, which burned in the remote just south of New Harmony late percent of the fire by late yesterday region about 150 miles north-east of Monday (Jun 27), and officials ordered afternoon, officials said. No property Los Angeles. the evacuation of about 1,200 was threatened and there were no London, Jun 28 -- A press report, residents in the area. Officials believe reports of injuries. And in Alaska, fire dated today, states: Firefighters aided that only about 80 families actually crews continued to battle a blaze that by an air tanker worked through the left, said Bureau of Land Management had claimed 80,000 acres near the night to successfully hold back a spokesman David Boyd. Hundreds of Sheenjek River about 145 miles north 10,000-acre fire licking at the edges of firefighters got unexpected help when of Fairbanks. The fire, which started a southwestern Utah development. the wind calmed, and the evacuation Jun 12, was about eight miles from Winds that forced many residents in order was lifted yesterday. At New Fort Yukon, a town of about 600 the New Harmony area to evacuate Harmony, about 30 miles north-west of people. had diminished and no homes were St. George, the edge of the brush and London, Jun 28 -- A press report, believed still in immediate danger, grass fire came within a mile of some dated today, states: Suddenly shifting said Bureau of Land Management homes, but no buildings had been lost winds pushed a menacing wildfire information officer David Boyd. A in the community about 280 miles toward the small town of New heavy air tanker made some rare south of Salt Lake City. Elsewhere in Harmony in south-western Utah nighttime retardant drops. "The air Utah's south-western corner, a yesterday, forcing more than 1,000 tanker paid a key role in keeping the lightning storm yesterday started two people to evacuate their homes. By community protected and keeping new wildfires that threatened the late yesterday, the winds had flames away from homes," Boyd said town of Motoqua, a cluster of 12 diminished and it was believed no yesterday. At a community meeting homes about 25 miles west of St. homes were any longer in immediate earlier in the day, officials announced George. Officials said late yesterday danger, said Bureau of Land the evacuation of Harmony Heights that the community no longer faced Management information officer David development, with 27 homes. But immediate danger. The National Boyd. The National Interagency Fire within the next hour, the evacuation Interagency Fire Centre said Centre said the blaze had burned was extended to the whole New yesterday that 21 large fires had 10,000 acres of grass, pinyon, pine and Harmony area - about 1,200 residents. burned more than 769,000 acres in oak brush. It was 30 percent Boyd said only about 80 families Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, contained. An evacuation order was evacuated, primarily those in and near Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. extended to the whole New Harmony Harmony Heights, south of New Arizona's biggest fire, about 30 miles area, about 1,200 residents. Earlier in Harmony, which is 280 miles south of north of Phoenix, grew to 140,000 the day, the winds had been pushing Salt Lake City. acres by last night and was expected the fire away from New Harmony, London, Jun 28 -- A press report, to spread. The lightning-sparked blaze providing a respite for people who had dated today, states: The Westside was about 20% contained early today, been in the fire's path. Some 400 Complex Fire near St. George, which fire officials said. Evacuations had not firefighters battled the blaze, along began almost a week ago as five been ordered, but if the fire crosses with six single-engine aircraft and at smaller blazes and then grew into one, the Verde River, authorities said it least two helicopters that were was 90% contained by yesterday. The could push into a canyon and dropping water and retardant. The 68,264-acres fire was expected to be potentially into two small towns. fire stretched for about eight miles fully contained by tonight, said fire Another fire near Roosevelt Dam was along Interstate 15, the main highway spokesman Dave Olson. The National expected to be fully contained by between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Interagency Fire Centre said Monday tomorrow. In Nevada, a 33,500-acre Intermittent closures of the highway that 20 large fires were burning on wildfire that had blanketed Las Vegas have frustrated travellers since more than 735,000 acres in Alaska, with smoke and prompted the Saturday night (Jun 25). The national Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, evacuation of a Boy Scout camp was fire centre said yesterday that 20 New Mexico, Utah and Washington. In nearing containment. However, large fires were burning on more than Nevada, a 33,500-acre wildfire that elsewhere in the southern part of the 735,000 acres in Alaska, Arizona, had blanketed Las Vegas with smoke state, firefighters dug in as a buffer California, Idaho, Nevada, New and prompted the evacuation of a Boy narrowed to 10 miles between a Mexico, Utah and Washington. In Scout camp was nearing containment. railroad town and two big fires in an Nevada, a 33,500-acre wildfire that "We're basically in a mop-up mode uninhabited area that is home to

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 35 Fires & Explosions/Aviation desert tortoises. Hundreds of Seven other blazes have been Floyd County on today, injuring its firefighters worked to stem flames in contained, and no structures have pilot, authorities said. A passenger mountains south of Caliente, while been destroyed. Some blazes burning reportedly called 911 to say that she others protected a Union Pacific through vast stretches of uninhabited was OK and that the pilot was injured, Railroad line through Meadow Valley, desert and mountains merged, with but not seriously, following the crash 50 miles north of Las Vegas. David the total fire zone covering about of the Cessna 177A. It was found in Chevalier, a US Forest Service 500,000 acres. One blaze burned in the woods off a small dead-end road just spokesman, could not provide acreage Delamar Mountains, home to a herd of north of Ga. 156. About 25 rescuers figures but said not all the area within bighorn sheep. Incident commanders walked through the woods to the scene the rugged and remote 628-square- were still mapping the burn area, of the crash, which had been spotted mile fire zone was burned. which includes federally protected from the air. London, Jun 30 -- A press report, desert tortoise habitat on Bureau of dated Jun 29, states: A blaze in Land Management and Forest Service CRASH, HIGHGATE AREA, rugged central Arizona grew to land. Fires hopscotched across brittle VERMONT, UNITED STATES 167,000 acres tonight and concern desert grasses, mesquite, Joshua trees London, Jun 27 -- A press report, shifted to three communities and mountain pines, officials said. dated Jun 26, states: A helicopter surrounded by pine forest that could Officials said today they were most crash this afternoon near the Franklin wind up in harm's way. The fire was concerned about a 4,300-acre wildfire County Airport has left one person burning about 20 miles south-west of burning in the Desert Red Cliff dead. Broadcast reports said people at the mountain communities of Pine and Preserve about 10 miles north of St. a nearby air show called police after Strawberry and 12 miles from the George, Utah. The fire is burning in they saw a small helicopter fall out of point when evacuations may be the prime location for habitat and the sky. After a two-hour search, necessary. It was less than six miles native grasses for the endangered rescue crews found the helicopter in a from Black Canyon City, a community desert tortoise. wooded area behind a house. It was of 4,500 about 45 miles north of unclear whether the helicopter was Phoenix, but was not considered an participating in the air show. The imminent threat to structures there. Federal Aviation Administration was The lightning-sparked blaze was about called in to investigate the crash. 40% contained on its southern flank tonight. There was no immediate CRASH, JACKSON HOLE AREA, containment figure for the northern WYOMING, UNITED STATES flank. No evacuations had been New York, Jun 27 --Billionaire John ordered, but authorities said if the fire Walton, the second son of Wal-Mart crosses the Verde River, it could race ACCIDENT, GREENWOOD Stores Inc. founder Sam Walton and a into Pine and Strawberry, which have LAKE AIRPORT, NEW JERSEY, Wal-Mart board member, died today numerous holiday homes set in pine UNITED STATES when a small plane he was piloting forest but somewhat less than 5,000 London, Jun 25 -- A press report, crashed shortly after take-off near his year-round residents. The fire's dated yesterday, states: Two pilots Wyoming home. Walton, an western flank was the concern in flying a small plane reported a experienced pilot who was a resident Black Canyon City. In her weekly mechanical problem that caused them of Jackson Hole, was flying a 400- to briefing with reporters, Governor to veer off a Greenwood Lake Airport 500-pound home-made aircraft, with Janet Napolitano said the blaze runway yesterday. The pilots, whose an aluminum body, cloth-covered "remains the most worrisome fire that names were not yet known by police, wings and a small engine, Grand we've got in the state right now." More rented a Cessna 182P earlier Teton National Park spokeswoman than 200 residents packed a Black yesterday. As they were landing, the Joan Anzelmo said. It crashed onto a Canyon City park tonight to hear from pilot told police, he experienced a sagebrush-covered plain at 1220 hrs, fire officials about efforts to stop the problem with the aircraft's brakes. she said. Park rangers were blaze from reaching their community. About midway down the runway, the investigating the incident, she said, Similar town hall meetings were plane jerked, forcing it to veer to the adding that the Federal Aviation scheduled in Pine and Strawberry to side and into a grass median, said Lt. Administration had declined to do so discuss the fire and necessary Michael Coscia. The aircraft stopped as it involved an unregistered aircraft. precautions. The blaze began Jun 21 in a greenway about 10 feet from the The cause of the crash has not yet as two lightning-started fires and side of the runway, police said. One been determined, Wal-Mart said in a destroyed 11 homes near Cave Creek, wheel struck a part of the runway and statement. Walton, 58, is ranked 11th just north of Phoenix. The fire may the landing gear collapsed, police said. on Forbes magazine's most recent list have dealt a fatal blow to the world's That caused the aircraft's wing to of the world's richest people, with a largest saguaro cactus, which could be strike the ground and caused a fuel net worth estimated at $18.2 billion. -- two centuries old. The 46-foot Grand leak, Coscia said. No one was injured, Reuters. One, recognized in the National police said. Register of Big Trees for its height, CRASH, KITTITAS COUNTY, mass of limbs and a base C-GPVU WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES circumference of nearly eight feet, was London, Jun 23 -- Cessna 150, C- London, Jun 29 -- A press report, scorched. The National Interagency GPVU, was on take-off at dated Jun 28, states: The Federal Fire Centre said today that 22 active approximately 400 feet when engine Aviation Administration reported large fires had burned across more power decreased from 2400 RPM to today that a plane carrying two Bay than 905,000 acres in Alaska, Arizona, 1500 RPM. The pilot made an Area residents that had been missing Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and immediate right turn back to the since October was discovered Sunday Utah. In southern Nevada, good airfield with hopes of being able to (Jun 26) in Washington's Cascade weather and a large firefighting force reach runway 06L. The aircraft ended Mountains. The remains of the two- helped slow two huge wildfires up landing hard within the confines of seat L-39 jet were discovered on burning today near the railroad town the airport, close to the threshold Sunday in Washington's Kittitas of Caliente. "We have made progress," runway 28 at 2300, Jun 19. The County, FAA spokesman Allen said Kathy Jo Pollock, a US Forest aircraft was substantially damaged. Kenitzer reported today. The plane Service fire spokeswoman. "We've got The passenger sustained minor and its passengers, Rocky Stewart and 25% containment and we have really injuries and the pilot was uninjured. Scott Smith, had been missing since favourable weather conditions today." October, according to the Washington With the fire lines still about 10 miles CRASH, FLOYD COUNTY, State Department of Transportation. from town, Pollock said there was "no GEORGIA, UNITED STATES The FAA would not confirm if their threat" to Caliente. Firefighters were London, Jun 28 -- A press report, bodies were recovered. The plane battling lightning-sparked blazes in a dated Jun 27, states: A single-engine departed Boeing Field in Washington wide area north-east of Las Vegas. plane crashed into woods in northern on Oct 21 and was en route to

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Lewiston, Idaho, according to the searchers found the airplane. authorities sent the flight to Acapulco, Washington State Department of Henderson said Melanson's body was 180 miles south. Under clear skies in Transportation. Stewart, the pilot, taken to the Sussex County medical Acapulco, officials covered a runway reported having problems controlling examiner's office for an autopsy. He with foam and had emergency crews the plane shortly before it disappeared also said the FAA and National standing by, but the flight landed from radar. The National Transportation Safety Board would without incident. Transportation Safety Board and the now take over the investigation. FAA are investigating the crash. Melanson, who worked at Stryker EMERGENCY LANDING, Orthopaedics in Mahwah, was an CHICAGO O'HARE CRASH, MARBLE AREA, experienced pilot. His single-engine INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLORADO, UNITED STATES Cessna 182P had disappeared off ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES London, Jun 30 -- A press report, radar screens about 0730 hrs, on London, Jun 27 -- A press report, dated today, states: One person was Sunday, shortly after taking off from dated Jun 26, states: An American killed when a single-engine aircraft Sussex Airport in Wantage on a flight Airlines flight that had taken off on a registered to a Michigan resident to Connecticut, the FAA said. Teams of flight to Rome returned to Chicago crashed in western Colorado today. emergency responders from New O'Hare International Airport because Authorities said one person was Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania a passenger found a small knife on aboard when the plane crashed near had scanned the woods in Hardyston board, an airline spokeswoman said Marble, the Federal Aviation and Franklin by airplane, foot and all- today. American Airlines Flight 110 Administration said. The cause of the terrain vehicle since midday Sunday, had been in the air for more than an crash was under investigation, and a but the dense forest canopy and rocky, hour yesterday when the passenger National Transportation Safety Board steep terrain stymied the search found the knife inside an airline- investigator was heading to the scene. operation. provided package containing a pillow The aircraft was registered to John P. and blanket, American spokeswoman Kramer of Washington in Macomb CRASH, YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH Mary Frances Fagan said. The aircraft County, Michigan. CAROLINA, UNITED STATES was returned to O'Hare as a security London, Jun 24 -- A press report, precaution, Fagan said. The Boeing CRASH, NEW ROADS AREA, dated Jun 23, states: A student pilot 767-300, which had 199 passengers, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES died today when his aircraft clipped a landed about 2.5 hours after taking London, Jun 25 -- A press report, power line and crashed in the front off. Fagan said the airline did not dated Jun 24, states: Authorities yard of a home in Yadkin County, know how the knife got into the converged on a sugar cane field today authorities said. George Scarlett was plastic-wrapped package. Airline in New Roads where a twin-engine flying alone in a yellow Piper Cub personnel found nothing suspicious on airplane crashed about 200 yards from when its left wing clipped a power line board following the landing. The the False River Regional Airport, over a field off U.S. 601 and the federal Transportation Security killing five people. Officials say the aircraft went down, witnesses said. Administration later cleared the pilot was considered experienced and Scarlett was pronounced dead at aircraft for takeoff, TSA spokeswoman cautious. All five were from Jonesboro, Hoots Memorial Hospital. Marc Jessie Nicholson said. However, Arkansas. Pointe Coupee Parish Brantley, a foreman of a grading crew passengers had to spend the night in Sheriff Paul Raymond Smith says working nearby, said he saw Scarlett's Chicago because the flight crew had witnesses told investigators that the aircraft flying north at about 150 feet, worked too many consecutive hours Beechcraft KingAir touched down on then head south at a much lower under federal regulations. The flight the runway, banked, rose into the air altitude. The aircraft started to climb, left this morning, Fagan said. again, then banked to the left and but it was too late, Brantley said. The went straight down. It burst into left wing clipped the power line, and EMERGENCY LANDING, flames upon impact. Smith says there pieces of the shattered wing fell into FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY was thunder and lighting in the sky at the field. After the wing hit the wire, London, Jun 25 -- A press report, the time of the crash, but no rain at the aircraft flipped over, and then it dated today, states: A Boeing 737-700 the airport. The group left Jonesboro crashed nose first beside the driveway with 141 people on board was forced to between 1630 hrs and 1700 hrs and of Margaret Vestal, who lives on U.S. make an emergency landing today in were destined to New Roads for a 601. An aviation-safety inspector from the southern German town of vacation at Landry's camp on False the Federal Aviation Adminstration's Friedrichshafen after a tyre burst. River. The Federal Aviation Flight Standards District Office in None of the passengers suffered Administration is investigating. Greensboro was investigating the injuries in the landing, an airport crash. police spokesman said. In preparation CRASH, SUSSEX COUNTY, for the landing, airport officials had NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES DAMAGE AT CAPE GIRARDEAU placed fire-brigade and emergency London, Jun 25 -- A press report, REGIONAL AIRPORT, MISSOURI, services on alert. The plane, operated dated Jun 24, states: The wreckage of UNITED STATES by Hamburg Airlines, burst a tyre on a small airplane and the remains of its See "United States" under "Weather take-off from Mallorca on its way to pilot, missing since Sunday (Jun 19), & Navigation." Germany this morning. were found yesterday. Debris from the plane and the body of Roland EMERGENCY LANDING, EMERGENCY LANDING, Melanson, of Wantage, were found ACAPULCO, MEXICO HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN about 1700 hrs, said Jim Peters, a London, Jun 25 -- A press report, London, Jun 28 -- A press report, spokesman for the Federal Aviation dated yesterday, states: An Aviacsa dated today, states: A Dubai-bound Administration. Volunteers from local flight from Las Vegas to Mexico's Emirates flight had to make an and state agencies had searched the capital was diverted to the Pacific emergency landing at Hyderabad forest for five days before finding the Coast city of Acapulco where it made International Airport this morning. 58-year-old Melanson and his yellow an emergency landing, authorities The Emirates EK-527 Airbus A330 plane. The site where the plane came said today. No one was injured. One of aircraft, with 177 passengers and 13 down, off Silver Lake Road, is near the the tyres on the landing gear of the crew members had to make an Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Boeing 727 exploded while Flight 893 emergency landing immediately soon Management Area in northeastern was heading to Mexico City late after it took off, at 1020 hrs, when a Sussex County. The discovery of the yesterday, according to a statement bird got sucked into its right hand plane and body were also announced released by Aviacsa. The pilot engine. According to the Airlines at an 2000 hrs, news conference held continued into airspace over the officials, the accident damaged two by Hardyston officials. Police Capt. capital's Benito Juarez International blades of the airplane. The Alan Henderson, the spokesman for Airport, but, fearing that heavy rains passengers, all safe, have been the search operation, declined to in the area would leave runways too evacuated while efforts repairs are provide any details about where slick to use with a punctured tyre, being effected. Airlines officials said

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 37 Aviation alternative arrangements were being controller needed to be replaced. We to Manchester. The passengers on the made in case the repairs could not be had to get the replacement from Delhi, plane were taken off via the aircraft done quickly enough. This is the third an official of Indian Airlines told steps and then bussed to the terminal incident inside six days in India, passengers. Passengers flew on an before continuing their journeys. An where a bird getting sucked into an incoming flight that arrived at 1530". airline spokesman confirmed that the engine has forced an aircraft to make The incoming flight took off with the emergency chutes on the plane were an emergency landing. On Jun 23, a stranded passengers at 1700 the next not activated. Both runways were shut Sharjah-bound Indian Airlines Airbus- day. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. for 10 minutes after the incident 320 that was forced to land at which happened around 1520 hrs and Hyderabad. Two days later, a similar HB-CLN two planes which were due to land had incident was report from London, Jun 30 -- Cessna 172RG, to be diverted to Birmingham and Visakhapatnam airport, where an HB-CLN, was destroyed during a go- Liverpool.Runway one was soon re- Indian Airlines aircraft carrying the around maneuovre and subsequent opened but runway two remained State Commercial Taxes Minister, crash near Dittingen, Switzerland, at closed while inquiries continued. A Konatala Ramakrishna, to return to 1300, UTC, Jun 19. The pilot and spokesman for Eastern Airways said: the tarmac after take-off. passenger were killed. The flight "The Jetstream 41 landed normally originated at Basel-Mulhouse. but left the runway when close to EMERGENCY LANDING, INDIRA taxiing speed. No passengers were GANDHI AIRPORT, NEW DELHI, INCIDENT AT DOMODEDOVO injured and an investigation has been INDIA AIRPORT, MOSCOW, RUSSIA launched." London, Jun 25 -- A press report, Valletta, Jun 28 -- A local press dated yesterday, states: Sri Lankan report, dated today, states: An Air INCIDENT AT PIEDMONT TRIAD Airlines flight, carrying former Prime Malta Boeing 737 that was slightly INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Minister I K Gujral among its 151 damaged when a passenger jetty hit NORTH CAROLINA, passengers and crew, tonight made an its door at Moscow's Domodedovo UNITED STATES emergency but safe landing at the airport early on Sunday morning (Jun London, Jun 29 - A press report, Indira Gandhi International Airport. 26) is already in Malta and dated yesterday, states: The front end The flight UL-191 from Colombo operational, an airline spokesman of an aircraft parked at the gate with developed engine problems shortly said. The passengers on the Air Malta 34 passengers aboard collapsed before landing and an SOS was sent to flight KM561, which was cancelled shortly before noon, today at Piedmont the Air Traffic Control at 2127, IST, due to the incident, returned Triad International Airport. No one seeking emergency landing. Full yesterday morning on a replacement was seriously injured, though one emergency was declared and fire aircraft, he said. They were put up in passenger was taken to Wesley Long tenders and ambulances were rushed hotel close to the airport on Sunday. Hospital with scrapes and bruises. Ted to the tarmac to meet any eventuality. Engineers left for Moscow immediately Johnson, executive director of the The plane landed safely at 2134, IST. after the incident occurred, assessed Airport Authority, said the nose gear the damage and repaired the aircraft, of the aircraft collapsed, causing the EMERGENCY LANDING, KARACHI which arrived in Malta before the nose to crash to the ground, but a INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, replacement aircraft. -- Lloyd's cause for the malfunction is unknown. PAKISTAN Agents. The Independence Air Bombardier jet, Karachi, Jun 29 -- Boeing 767 of the had 33 passengers on board and three Royal Brunei Airline made an INCIDENT AT LUKLA AIRPORT, crew members. emergency landing at the Karachi NEPAL International Airport after one of its Karachi, Jun 30 -- A Dornier 228 N1212N two engines failed yesterday. Civil aircraft owned by private sector London, Jun 26 -- A press report, Aviation Authority (CAA) sources told airline of Nepal-Gorkha Airlines dated yesterday, states: A helicopter local media that the flight (RBA-084), skidded off the runway at Lukla in crashed on an airport runway only a carrying 261 passengers on board, eastern Nepal this morning, according few hundred yards from thousands of gave an emergency call with engine to state-run Radio Nepal. The aircraft auto racing fans attending the Grand failure to Karachi Air Traffic Control. had left Kathmandu at 0645 in the Prix of Cleveland today. The pilot was The aircraft was flying 200 nautical morning and skidded off while landing not hurt and walked away, and there miles south of Karachi. They said the at 0735. All nine passengers and were no injuries on the ground. The radar area controller, which gave the crewmembers aboard the aircraft were helicopter crashed in the early pilot a direct route and priority safe. The passengers included afternoon about a quarter mile from landing, efficiently guided the aircraft, reporters with the state-run Radio the nearest spectators. The which was flying from Sharjah to Nepal and Nepal Television. The state- helicopter's back rotator blade was Brunei. The aircraft landed at the run Radio Nepal quoted its reporter as broken off and part of its body was airport safely around 0745 hrs, the saying that the aircraft sustained sheared away. No one else was in the sources added. They said the flight left some damage while skidding off. -- helicopter. Moments before it went for its destination at 1235 hrs after Lloyd's List Correspondent. down, the helicopter had flown over the fault in the engine was removed. -- crowded grandstands. Airport officials Lloyd's List Correspondent. INCIDENT AT MANCHESTER said the pilot of the privately AIRPORT, UNITED KINGDOM chartered helicopter reported an FLIGHT DELAYED, DUBAI, London, Jun 30 -- A press report, equipment problem while in the air, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES dated today, states: Rock star Meat but it was too early to pinpoint the Karachi, Jun 27 -- Due to a technical Loaf is believed to have been on board cause of the crash. fault in the engine of Indian Airline a plane which skidded off the runway London, Jun 28 -- Bell 206B Flight No. IC 598 which was scheduled at Manchester Airport. The privately JetRanger, N1212N, crashed near to take off at 0200 Jun 25 it was chartered Eastern Airways jet from Cleveland, Ohio, at 1652, Jun 25, delayed for several hours at Dubai Hamburg was landing on runway two while on a local flight from Cleveland. Airport, according to a local media when the incident happened yesterday. The aircraft sustained substantial report. There was a technical problem An investigation has now been damage. The one person on board was in the cabin pressure controller. launched into the cause. Airport not injured. Nearly 70 to 80 passengers, who had officials said that there were 10 valid residency visas, were passengers and three crew on board N235G accommodated in a hotel. The rest, on the flight and they all escaped without London, Jun 26 -- A press report, visit visas and cancelled visas, were injury. Meat Loaf had completed the dated yesterday, states: A small accommodated in the airport lounge as German leg of a European tour on aircraft carrying four people crashed they could not go out due to Tuesday (Jun 28) evening with a today into a mobile home community immigration rules. "The delay took concert in Hamburg and he is in Fairview Township, York County, place because the cabin pressure understood to have been on the flight killing three passengers, authorities

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Witnesses, from the water. The cabin included crashed at about 1245 hrs after taking one of whom was a pilot, said the instruments and flight controls, but off from Capitol City Airport, hitting aircraft seemed to be trying to land, they were destroyed. State police, three mobile homes and catching fire, but then powered up and went into a using side scan sonar, located the authorities said. climb before crashing, Summers said. wreckage yesterday and marked the London, Jun 28 -- Piper PA-28-235 The aircraft crashed near an crash site for the federal investigation (Cherokee), N235G, crashed near unoccupied barn about 50 yards from team. Dive team members were Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at 1635, the runway at the Flying M Ranch, assisting in the recovery, police said. Jun 25, while on a flight from said Summers, who did not know from The plane was one of 22 planes Harrisburg to Bridgeport, Connecticut. where the flight originated. The participating in the International The aircraft was destroyed. Three of Federal Aviation Administration is Fellowship of Flying Rotarians' annual the four persons on board were killed investigating. "fly-about," club member Phil Yoder and the fourth was seriously injured. London, Jun 28 -- Cessna 172M said. The airplane was built in 1980 (Skyhawk) N4368R crashed near and held a valid FAA certification, N3BZ Yamhill, Oregon, at 0315, Jun 24, according to agency records. London, Jun 28 -- A press report, while on a flight from Yamhill. The dated yesterday, states: The Federal aircraft sustained substantial damage. N5360F Aviation Administration was still Two of the three persons on board London, Jun 29 -- A press report, investigating an aircraft crash were killed and the third was dated Jun 28, states: The plane yesterday in Mojave. Kern County seriously injured. operated by former Maranatha Baptist firefighters were the first to arrive Bible College student Jonathan Leber where a small Cessna dual-engine N5155N that went down in the choppy waters passenger aircraft crashed yesterday London, Jun 28 -- A press report, of Lake Michigan on April 25 was afternoon. The aircraft reportedly took dated yesterday, states: Four members extracted from the lake yesterday. off from the Mojave Airport a short of a Rotary Club flying fellowship were According to Jerry Guyer, owner of time before and began to experience killed today when a small aircraft Pirate's Cove dive company in unknown difficulties. The plane crashed in Long Island Sound on the Milwaukee, members of his crew crashed in the 16000 block of Sierra way from Maine to Groton-New started the project at about 0700 hrs, Highway and struck a Best Western London Airport, officials said. The yesterday and did not complete the job Inn and then crashed into a brick wall. single-engine Cessna 182 was one of until 1800 hrs. Guyer explained the The aircraft was engulfed in flames 22 aircrafts participating in the day started by diving to the bottom of that spread to the motel. Two International Fellowship of Flying the lake to attach air filled lifting bags passengers were taken to the hospital Rotarians' annual "fly-about," club to the plane, which caused it to slowly with moderate burns and two others member Phil Yoder said. The crash rise to the top of the waters. A rope had minor injuries. happened just before 1400 hrs half tied to the company's boat was London, Jun 28 -- Cessna 337G mile from Pine Island off Avery Point, connected to the propeller and the (Skymaster) N3BZ crashed onto the state Department of Transportation plane was slowly dragged eight miles highway near Mojave, California, at spokesman Chris Cooper said. The to the Milwaukee shoreline, he added. 1511, Jun 26, while on a flight from cause of the crash had not been It was then removed from the lake by Mojave. Three of the four persons on determined today, but Coast guard a crane. "The towing process took us board suffered minor injuries. officials said there was heavy fog in about three hours to complete," Guyer the area at the time the aircraft went said. When asked why he chose to N4227C down. A recreational boater told Coast remove the plane now, Guyer said he London, Jun 29 -- Cessna 414, Guard officials that he heard an wanted to leave it as long as he could N4227C, operated by Aircraft Charter engine cut out, followed by a loud for a reference spot to look for Leber's and Leasing LLC, took off from bang. The bodies were recovered about body, but it needed to be removed runway 22 at the Tsuniah Lake Lodge, 20 minutes after the crash and taken because it was starting to deteriorate British Columbia, at 1402, PDT, Jun to the Coast Guard station in New in the water. Since the middle of May, 27, on a flight to Seattle Boeing Field, London, said Coast Guard Capt. Peter Guyer said he has only had one with three persons on board. About Boynton. The aircraft was owned by opportunity to look for Leber's body half way down the 4,000 foot gravel Herbert K. Rollins III of Phoenix, the because of a lack of manpower and the strip, the aircraft became airborne at FAA said. The aircraft took off from weather has not co-operated. He added a low speed. The pilot reported that the Portland International Jetport at he hopes to make a couple more dives the port engine lost power and because 1056 hrs, said Gregory Hughes, in the near future. Guyer found the he was below the VMC of 79 knots, he airport spokesman. It was supposed to plane in an area eight miles off the was unable to keep the aircraft have arrived in Groton at about 1232 coast of the Hoan Bridge, just south of straight. The aircraft veered to the left hrs, he said. The aircraft was built in central Milwaukee, next to Lake off the runway, striking trees. A post 1980 and held a valid FAA Michigan on April 28 using side crash fire broke out. The three certification, according to agency scanning sonar equipment from his occupants managed to extricate records. boat. He dove to the bottom of the lake themselves from the burning wreckage London, Jun 29 -- Cessna 182Q the next day to verify his finding. It with minor injuries. The aircraft was (Skylane), N5155N, crashed into Long was found nose-down on the bottom of destroyed. Island Sound near Groton, the lake, 160 feet beneath the surface. Connecticut, at 1723, Jun 27, while on While looking over the plane, Guyer N4368R a flight from Portland, Maine, to also found the cell phone Leber used to London, Jun 24 -- A press report, Groton. The aircraft was destroyed. make a final 911 call for help. Leber's dated today, states: A small aircraft The four persons on board were killed. single-engine plane went down in crashed near a fly-in ranch south-west London, Jun 30 -- A press report, Lake Michigan April 25 on his way of Portland, Oregon, killing two people dated Jun 29, states: Salvage workers back to Madison after visiting some and seriously injuring another, the today recovered part of the wreckage friends at Colgate College in authorities said. Lt. Ken Summers of of a small plane that crashed in Long Hamilton, N.Y. Jeff Baum, president the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office Island Sound, killing four people. The of Wisconsin Aviation Inc. in said an 18-year-old student pilot and salvage effort had been hindered by Watertown, said Leber made one stop his instructor were killed. Summers dense fog, which rescue crews said in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to refuel before did not release the name of either made visibility difficult as the Cessna leaving for his planned destination.

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N601RE an acceptable risk posture and that we ENCLOSED BEDS, London, Jun 27 -- A press report, proceed on with the launch," shuttle UNITED STATES dated yesterday, states: A twin-engine programme manager Bill Parsons London, Jun 29 -- A report, dated aircraft crashed into Lake Huron said. Nasa's administrator Michael Jun 25, states: Vail Products, Inc. is today after experiencing engine Griffin said today he expected a recalling about 5,000 "enclosed" bed problems, police said. All six people healthy debate on the issue, following systems. The beds have been found to onboard were rescued. The survivors the Stafford-Covey Commission's cause patient entrapments, resulting were able to escape from the aircraft findings. The decision of how ready in severe neurological damage or and were helped to shore by boaters, the shuttle is to return to space is death due to asphyxiation. Under the authorities said. The pilot was the expected in the coming days. terms of the recall, the company has only one injured. He was taken to a sent new instruction manuals and hospital for treatment of a possible warning labels to every customer broken nose, police said. It was not informing them of FDA's advice to immediately known where the aircraft stop using the bed system, move was heading when it crashed about patients to alternative beds systems if 200 feet from land. The Federal possible and consult with their Aviation Administration was physician. If, after consulting with investigating. their physician, it is determined that London, Jun 28 -- Piper PA-31-310 no alternative bed systems are (Turbo Navao B) N601RE crashed into BABY STROLLERS, WORLDWIDE available for a particular patient, Lake Huron, Michigan, at 1800, Jun London, Jun 28 -- A press report, users are advised to follow the safety 26, while on a flight from Sarnia, dated today, states: Mountain Buggy is precautions contained in the new Ontario, to Port Huron, MI. The recalling thousands of New Zealand- instruction manuals and warning aircraft sustained substantial damage. made strollers sold in New Zealand labels to help minimize risk of injury. One of the six persons on board and overseas over the past six months Vail enclosed bed systems are canopy- suffered minor injuries. because of a safety concern. The like padded beds covered with nylon company had received reports of a netting that is zipped into place to weakness in the adjustment enclose the patient. They are used for mechanism of the extendable handle, at-risk patients with cognitive Mountain Buggy director Charlie impairment, unpredictable behavior, Fairbrother said today. Up to 7000 spasms, seizures and other disorders. buggies were affected, about 500 of The beds are an alternative to them in New Zealand, Mr Fairbrother physical or drug restraint to reduce told NZPA. The problem could result falls or other injury to patients. The in the handle breaking under heavy bed systems pose a hazard in that COLUMBIA loads during actions such as pulling patients can become entrapped London, Jun 28 -- A press report, the three and four-wheeled buggies between the side-rail and the mattress dated Jun 27, states: The US space backwards up stairs. The recall or between the canopy and mattress. agency (NASA) has failed to meet applied to the Mountain Buggy 2005 Due to the presence of the canopy, if tough safety recommendations issued Urban model (1204-002) Single with their head is entrapped, the patient after the Columbia shuttle break-up in serial numbers 000000 - 003342, and may experience asphyxiation, which 2003, experts say. The independent Mountain Buggy 2005 Urban model can result in permanent neurological Stafford-Covey Commission said risk (2204-002) Double with serial numbers injury or death. FDA is aware of remained that pieces of foam and ice 000000 - 006957. Model and serial approximately 30 entrapments, of could break off and hit the shuttle at numbers were on a sticker under the which at least eight resulted in death. lift-off. It also said the orbiter had not strollers' footplate. There had been 28 "FDA is making every effort to make been sufficiently hardened and it reports of breakages, mainly from New sure that patients and healthcare lacked an in-flight repair system. The York and Sweden, but there had been providers are aware of this problem findings could affect Nasa's plans to none reported in New Zealand, Mr and are given the information needed resume shuttle flights in July. Nasa Fairbrother said. to help minimize risk," said Dr. Daniel has been aiming to launch shuttle Schultz, Director of FDAøs Center for Discovery as early as Jul 13. The CANDLES, UNITED STATES Devices and Radiological Health. FDA findings of the 26-member panel came Washington, DC, Jun 24 -- The U.S. first issued a Public Health after a deliberate and prolonged Consumer Product Safety Commission, Notification on Mar 25, 2005 about the discussion. The experts said that in co-operation with Target Corp., potential risk posed by these bed overall Nasa had complied with 12 out Minneapolis, Minn., today announced systems. FDA has today further of 15 recommendations considered a voluntary recall of about 230,000 updated its Public Health Notification essential for the resumption of shuttle Birch and Bark Candles. Consumers to reflect the latest information on flights. The panel's head, Richard should stop using recalled products this problem. On Jun 23 and 24, 2005, Covey, said the three immediately unless otherwise Vail Products mailed corrected recommendations in question were the instructed. The birch and bark instruction manuals and labeling, most technically challenging. As well surrounding the candles can ignite, including warning labels to all users of as concerns about debris striking the posing a fire and burn hazard. There its Vail 500, Vail 1000, and Vail 2000 shuttle, the committee said Nasa had have been 18 reports of the birch and enclosed bed systems. Vail Products not sufficiently "hardened" the shuttle bark candles catching fire and five publicly stated on Jun 16, 2005, that it to protect against damage, and had reports of property damage. No is permanently ceasing the not designed an in-flight repair system injuries have been reported. The manufacture, sale and distribution of to deal with serious incidents. When recalled candles were sold individually all Vail enclosed bed systems. Vail pressed by reporters to answer if it wrapped in a ribbon on a plate. The Products will no longer be available to was safe to launch Discovery in July, candles are cream in color and were provide accessories, replacement Mr Covey, a former astronaut himself, sold in sizes 3-by-3 inches, 3-by-6 parts, or retrofit kits. The recall is declined to answer specifically. inches, 4-by-6 inches and 6-by-6 being conducted in co-operation with However, he said that if he were inches. Sold at Target stores nation- the U.S. Consumer Product Safety younger he would have no concern wide from September 2004 through Commission. about flying on the shuttle. Top Nasa January 2005 between $6 and $15. officials concluded last week that ice Manufactured in China. Consumers HOLDEN MOTOR VEHICLES, striking the shuttle's heat shield should return the candles to the NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA remained a possibility, but the risk is nearest Target store to receive a gift London, Jun 25 -- A press report, low enough to safely resume flights. card from Target in the amount of $15, dated today, states: Holden is recalling "At the end of the day, the plus applicable state taxes. -- 22,000 imported Rodeo light trucks in recommendation... was that we're in Consumer Product Safety Commission. Australia and New Zealand after 19

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 40 Product Recalls incidents in which people have been POLARIS ATV'S, UNITED STATES $7,699. Consumers should contact burned when a mixture of petrol London, Jun 29 -- A report, dated your Polaris ATV dealer to schedule vapour and air was ignited by static May 3, states: Polaris Industries is an appointment for ECM replacement. electricity during refuelling. The recalling selected Sportsman and Polaris has notified registered affected static electricity is generated by Scrambler model ATVs because of a consumers directly about this recall. petrol coming through the bowser problem with the electronic control The recall is being conducted in co- filler hose, and if a spark occurs it modules in some units. Affected by the operation with the U.S. Consumer can ignite the fuel vapour and air recall are the following models: Polaris Product Safety Commission. mixture flowing from the vehicle's 2004.5 Sportsman 500, 2005 fuel tank. According to Holden's Sportsman 400,Sportsman 500, REFRIGERATORS, executive director of engineering, Sportsman 600, Sportsman 700, and UNITED STATES 2005 Scrambler 500. Some 2004.5 and Washington, DC, Jun 29 -- The U.S. Tony Hyde, the static electricity could 2005 Model Year Sportsman and 2005 Consumer Product Safety Commission, cause a spark if a hose clamp on the Model Year Scrambler 500 ATVs were in co-operation with LG Electronics outside of the fuel filler nozzle was assembled with possibly defective Inc., of Lincolnshire, Ill., today pushed towards the vehicle's body Electronic Control Modules which may announced a voluntary retrofit of during refuelling. He said Holden and fail and overheat. If this were to occur, about 20,000 LG and Kenmore Elite Isuzu had been investigating "fuel excessive heat could cause a fire, Trio Three-Door Refrigerators. flash" since late last year after possibly resulting in serious injury or Consumers should contact the initially receiving two incident death. Not all 2004.5 and 2005 manufacturer or retailer for further reports in eight months. He was vehicles are affected. Polaris has instruction. Distributor: Sears, unable to say how many people had received 26 reports of the ECM Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, been injured, but said the burns overheating. No injuries have been Ill. A faulty component in the suffered were minor. Mr Hyde said reported. Only select model year condenser fan motor can short circuit. the fuel flash was outside the fuel Polaris ATVs are part of this recall. This could cause the condenser fan filler hose and there was no chance of The Sportsman ATV model and serial motor to overheat, posing a potential the flame finding its way back into number identification decal is located fire hazard to consumers. LG the fuel tank. The problem was on the right front side of the front Electronics has received 82 reports of initially identified on 14 Rodeos on radiator covering. The Scrambler 500 incidents involving a condenser fan which the original rear bodywork had ATV model and serial number motor failure due to a failed capacitor been removed and after-market tray identification decal is located on top of arcing and smoking. There has been tops installed that had the potential the front cab cover. The VIN, or serial smoke damage in a few incidents. to shift or expose the fuel filler pipe. number is permanently stamped into There have been no injuries. The However, further investigations the left frame rail behind the left front recalled refrigerators are three-door, wheel of all Polaris ATVs. Polaris showed the problem could occur with 21 to 25 cu ft units with a bottom dealers sold these ATVs nation-wide freezer. The refrigerators come in standard vehicles. The recall affects from August 2004 through February titanium, stainless steel, bisque, white petrol-engined RA series Rodeo light 2005 for between $5,999 and $7,299. or black. Brand names are identified trucks built in the model years from Remedy: Free repair. Contact your on the door at the top right of the 2003 to 2005, and rectification Polaris ATV dealer to schedule an units and the interior data plate. The includes earthing the hose clamp to appointment for ECM replacement. units have the following model and the vehicle body. Polaris has notified registered affected serial numbers located on the data consumers directly about this recall. plate inside the fresh food section of MITSUBISHI MOTOR VEHICLES, The recall is being conducted in co- the refrigerator door: Consumers JAPAN operation with the U.S. Consumer should call LG or Sears to determine London, Jun 30 -- A press report, Product Safety Commission. whether their refrigerator is included dated today, states: Mitsubishi Fuso London, Jun 29 -- A report, dated in the recall. Sears stores nation-wide Truck & Bus Corp said today it is Jun 25, states: Polaris is expanding an sold the Kenmore brand exclusively recalling a total of 39,916 trucks and earlier recall, dated May 3, adding the and other major retailers nation-wide buses for free repairs to faulty breaks following models: Polaris Model Year sold the LG brand refrigerators from and six other defects. One of the seven 2004.5 Sportsman 500, Model Year May 2004 through May 2005 for defects involves the installation by 2005 Sportsman 400, Sportsman 500, between $1,400 and $2,400. mistake of air-bag activators for Sportsman 600, Sportsman 700, Manufactured in South Korea. passenger cars which could inflate air Sportsman 6x6, Scrambler 500, Trail Consumers should contact Sears or LG bags in response to vibrations caused Boss and Magnum 330 ATVs. Some to arrange for a free in-home repair. -- by large vehicles, Mitsubishi Fuso said 2004.5 and 2005 Model Year Consumer Product Safety Commission. in a report to the Ministry of Land, Sportsman, Scrambler 500 ATVs, Trail Infrastructure and Transport. Boss and Magnum 330 ATVs were TOY CHESTS, UNITED STATES assembled with possibly defective Washington, DC, Jun 29 -- The U.S. Electronic Control Modules which may Consumer Product Safety Commission, MITSUBISHI TRUCKS, fail and overheat. If this were to occur, in co-operation with Pottery Barn Kids AUSTRALIA excessive heat could cause a fire, of San Francisco, Calif., today London, Jun 29 -- A report from possibly resulting in serious injury or announced a voluntary recall of about Product Recalls Australia, dated death. Polaris has received 68 reports 5,800 Cameron Toy Chests. Consumers today, states: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & of the ECM overheating. No injuries should stop using recalled products Bus Australia Pty Ltd is recalling have been reported. Only select model immediately unless otherwise about 228 Mitsubishi FP,FS and FV year Polaris ATVs are part of this instructed. A problem with the lid model heavy duty trucks due to recall. The Sportsman ATV model and support on the toy chest could cause mechanical defect. Recall coverage serial number identification decal is the lid not to stay open, posing the national. The rubber component of the located on the front side of the front risk of an impact injury to a childøs rear engine mounts may crack during radiator covering. The Scrambler 500 head, fingers or hands. No injuries or normal operation. Both front and rear ATV model and serial number incidents have been reported. This engine mounts will be replaced. 47 identification decal is located on top of recall includes the Cameron toy chest vehicles will also require replacement the front cab cover. The Vehicle in model numbers 4825378, Honey, of the engine wiring harness. Because Identification Number, or serial 6252852, Espresso, and 4825386, of the mounting position of the number is also permanently stamped White. The product name and model harness the wire coating may have into the left frame rail behind the left number is located on a label affixed to rubbed on the corrugated protective front wheel of all Polaris ATVs. the back of the toy chest. Inside the tubing and damaged the wires Polaris dealers sold these ATVs lid of the toy chest is a blackboard insulation. Letters to owners have nation-wide from August 2004 through and an extra storage shelf. The toy been despatched. February 2005 for between $3,799 and chests are made of American © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 41 Product Recalls/Port Conditions hardwood frame with veneer panels cooling system failure could cause the 2004 and 2005, would cost the and measure 40 x 18 x 20" high. Sold engine to seize and lead to a crash. company. The company is counting on at Pottery Barn Kids' Web site, Also recalled are the Triumph Speed new models such as the Touran, the catalog and retail stores nation-wide Triple, Sprint and Sprint with ABS. Touareg sports-utility vehicle and a from December 2003 through April NHTSA reports that on some of the new version of its Golf compact to 2005 for $349. Manufactured in motorcycles the lower by-pass coolant offset fierce price competition in the China. Consumers should hose can rupture. The loss of coolant United States. immediately stop young children from the engine could result in from using these toy chests and overheating and seizure. Dealers will contact Pottery Barn Kids to replace the coolant hose in July. t determine if their toy chest lid support needs replacement. Pottery VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN VANS, Barn Kids will provide consumers WORLD-WIDE with a free lid support replacement London, Jun 23 -- A press report, kit. -- Consumer Product Safety dated today, states: Volkswagen said Commission. today it is recalling 44,000 of its Touran vans world-wide to fix a clutch ITALY TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES, problem. The six-speed gearbox on Genoa, Jun 28 -- Port situation Jun UNITED STATES two-litre TDI models of the 28: Genoa: Two general cargo vessels London, Jun 29 -- A report, dated multipurpose vehicle can develop waiting for berth. Average delay in Jun 15, states: The National Highway excessive wear, leading to noise, berthing 12 hours. La Spezia: No Traffic Administration has ordered damage and eventual failure, the vessels awaiting normal berths. Triumph Motorcycles of America to German carmaker said in a statement. Savona: Two vessels awaiting normal recall the popular Daytona motorcycle It didn't indicate how much the recall, berth. One vessel awaiting special and several other models because a which affects vans manufactured in berth. -- Lloyd's Agents.

Port Delays

(Information received from BIMCO, Denmark and Indian Ports Association, New Delhi)

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

Australia Abbot Point 29-Jun-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed; 12 vessels due by 16/7; up to 1 day’s berthing delay expected. Brisbane 29-Jun-2005 Grain: 1 vessel due 30/6 to load wheat; no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 29-Jun-2005 Coal: 2 vessels berthed, 21 anchored; 34 vessels due by 24/7; 5-25 days berthing delay subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; waiting times vary greatly due to different stem supply issue. Dampier 29-Jun-2005 Iron ore: Shippers are experiencing some cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems; some vessels will berth out of turn and berthing may change at short notice. Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 anchored; 5 vessels due by 9/7; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available; a 48 hour maintenance shutdown is scheduled from 13- 15/7; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 11 vessels due by 12/7; up to 5 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a shift to a lay-by berth for loaded vessels is always a possibility; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available. Geraldtown 29-Jun-2005 Iron ore: 1 vessel berthed; 1 vessel due 28/6; 3-4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Hay Point 29-Jun-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed, 2 anchored; 13 vessels due by 8/7; up to 4 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability. Newcastle 29-Jun-2005 Grain: 3 vessels due by 7/7, all to load wheat; 1-6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Hedland 29-Jun-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 anchored; 3 vessels due by 4/7; up to 5 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; there will be a 60 hour maintenance shutdown starting ca. 4/7; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 5 vessels due by 27/7; up to 11 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 2 vessels due by 3/7; no delays expected; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 3 vessels due by 3/7; up to 5 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Walcott 29-Jun-2005 Iron ore: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 anchored; 16 vessels due by 13/7; up to 4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Line-up expected to change at short notice. Cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems may result in vessels berthing out of turn.

Azerbaijan Apsheron 27-Jun-2005 Oil products: Dubendi terminal: 1 vessel berthed, stopped discharge of crude oil. Baku 27-Jun-2005 No vessels.

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Brazil Paranagua 28-Jun-2005 Fourteen vessels berthed of which 2 sugar loaders, 1 pellets loader, 2 soya loaders, 4 fertiliser dischargers, 3 reefer loaders, 2 other loaders/dischargers; 16 vessels waiting in roads, of which 11 to load (4 pellets, 1 soya, 4 sugar, 2 other vessels), 5 to discharge (4 fertiliser, 1 containers); 36 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio de Janeiro 28-Jun-2005 Porto do Rio: 4 steel products loaders, 2 wheat dischargers; Tecon: no vessels; Porto de Sepetiba: 2 iron ore loaders/dischargers, 1 coal loader/discharger, 2 steel products loaders/dischargers, 3 other loaders/dischargers; 9 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio Grande 28-Jun-2005 Four vessels berthed of which 1 phosphate discharger, 1 soya meal loader, 1 rice loader, 1 fertiliser discharger; 7 vessels waiting in roads; 12 vessels due over the next 10 days. Santos 28-Jun-2005 Sixteen vessels berthed of which 4 sugar loaders, 1 other loader/discharger, 1 bulk sulphur discharger, 1 reefer loader, 1 wheat discharger, 1 bulk oil loader, 3 chemical products loaders/dischargers, 2 soya loaders, 1 bulk LPG discharger, 1 full container loader/discharger; 30 vessels waiting in roads; 28 vessels due over the next 7 days; Private terminals: Terminal 37: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Tecondi: 1 full container loader/discharger; Termares: no vessels; Rodrimar: no vessels; Cosipa: 3 steel products loaders, 1 coal loader; Ultrafertil: no vessels; Cargill: 1 bulk sugar loader, 1 soya loader; Santos Brasil: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Cutrale: no vessels; Dow: no vessels. Sao Sebastiao 28-Jun-2005 Three vessels berthed, none waiting in roads; 6 vessels due over the next 10 days. Vitoria 28-Jun-2005 One granite/cellulose/steel products loader berthed; Terminal Vila Velha: 2 container loaders/dischargers; Tubarao: 1 soya meal loader, 1 fertiliser discharger, 3 iron ore loaders; Praia Mole: 2 steel products loaders, 2 coal dischargers, 1 locomotive discharger; Portocel: 1 cellulose loader; Ubu: no vessels; 42 vessels due over the next 7 days

Bulgaria Bourgas 27-Jun-2005 Eleven vessels in port operating, of which 9 loading (1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 transformers, 1 copper cathodes, 3 coils, 1 wheat, 1 barley, 1 empty vessel), 2 discharging (1 copper cathodes, 1 salt); 7 vessels waiting in roads, of which 6 to load (3 barley, 1 metals, 1 concrete/iron, 1 empty vessel), 1 to discharge magnetite; 6 vessels due, of which 4 to load (1 grain, 1 copper concentrate, 1 coils, 1 scrap), 2 to discharge (1 iron ore, 1 containers).

Egypt Adabiya 27-Jun-2005 Ten vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 5 general cargo, 4 bulk carriers, 1 containers. Alexandria 27-Jun-2005 Thirty-five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 15 general cargo, 15 bulk carriers, 2 containers, 3 tankers; 17 vessels dry-docked; 30 vessels at inner anchorage, 13 at outer anchorage Damietta 27-Jun-2005 Twenty-one vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 12 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 1 Ro/Ro, 4 containers; 1 vessel at inner anchorage, 8 at outer anchorage. Dekheila 27-Jun-2005 Eight vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 6 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 1 containers; no vessels at outer anchorage. Port Said 27-Jun-2005 Nine vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 6 containers; 1 tug. Suez 27-Jun-2005 Eight vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 2 reefers, 3 passenger vessels; 4 tugs. Suez Canal 27-Jun-2005 Eighteen vessels transiting Northbound, 29 Southbound.

Estonia Tallinn 27-Jun-2005 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): 1 coal vessel loading at berth, 1 soya bean vessel discharging at berth; no vessels waiting at anchorage; 2 vessels due, with 7 days berthing delay expected.

Georgia Batumi 27-Jun-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel in roads to load crude oil; 5 vessels due by 30/6, all to load, of which 3 crude oil, 2 gasoil.

India Kolkata 27-Jun-2005 3 vessels operating at berth of which 1 loading General Cargo, 1 discharging POL, 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 1 vessel under repair; 1 vessel waiting to sail; 4 vessels due (Containers-3, Edible oil). Haldia 27-Jun-2005 13 vessels operating at berth of which 4 loading (Benzene, Iron Ore-2, Thermal Coal), 8 vessels discharging (POL, CPO, Rock Phosphate, Coke-3, Phosphoric Acid, Steel), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 4 vessels waiting at anchorage (1 to discharge, 3 to load); 6 vessels due (POL-2, Crude, Rock Phosphate, Coke, Thermal Coal). Paradip 27-Jun-2005 8 vessels operating at berth of which 2 loading (Iron ore, Thermal Coal), 6 vessels discharging (Coking Coal-2, S.Coal, SKO, Rock Phosphate, Machinery); 2 vessels awaiting berth (1 to discharge, 1 to load); 4 vessels waiting at anchorage (3 to discharge, 1 to load).

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Visakhapatnam 27-Jun-2005 16 vessels operating at berth of which 7 loading(Iron ore-3, Granite, Soya, B.F Slag, Feld Spar), 9 vessels discharging (Coking Coal-3, Rock Phosphate, Steam Coal-2, Crude, MOP, Naptha); 12 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage (7 to discharge, 5 to load); 33 vessels due (Iron Ore-3, Steel-2, Soya Bean, C.P.Coke, Granite Blocks, B.F.Slag Alumina Powder, Naptha, Containers-3, Sulphur, Urea-2, Coking Coal-3, Styrene Monomer, Rock Phosphate-2, Coking Coal, Molten Sulphur, Liquid Ammonia, Timber-2, Ammonia Nitrate, POL-2, Coke-2). Chennai 27-Jun-2005 13 vessels operating at berth of which 4 loading (S.Pipes, Bary-2, IOL), 5 vessels discharging (S.Scrap, S.Coal, Coal, Coking Coal, Crude Oil), 4 vessels loading and discharging (Granite Blocks/S.Coil, Granite Block Project/Flou, Granite Blocks/Urea, Containers); 2 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge; 4 vessels due (Coking Coal, Iron ore, Magnesium, Project/Granite Block). Tuticorin 27-Jun-2005 9 vessels operating at berth of which 2 vessels loading General Cargo, 7 vessels discharging (Timber Logs-3, Thermal Coal-2, Sulphur, L Ammonia); 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load. Cochin 27-Jun-2005 1 vessel operating at berth and discharging HSD; 2 vessels awaiting berth to discharge. New Mangalore 27-Jun-2005 8 vessel operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading (Iron ore Fines-2, POL Product); 5 vessels discharging (Crude Palm oil, Coal, LPG, POL Crude, Benzene); 5 vessels waiting at anchorage (2 to discharge, 3 to load); 12 vessels due (Crude Palm Oil, Granite Stone-3, POL Product, POL crude, Container, Iron Ore Fines-3, LPG, Timber) Mormugao 27-Jun-2005 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 4 vessel under repair/dry docked; 7 vessels due (Met Coke, Coking Coal, Iron Ore-5). Mumbai 27-Jun-2005 10 vessels operating at berth of which 2 loading (General Cargo, POL), 4 vessels discharging (POL, Fertiliser(RM), General Cargo-2), 4 vessels loading and discharging (Containers, General Cargo-3); 1 vessel working at midstream and discharge Base Oil; 1 vessel awaiting berth to discharge; 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load; 2 vessels awaiting order to load); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage (2 to discharge, 1 to load and discharge); 18 vessels under repairs/dry docked; 14 vessels under arrest; 24 vessels under laid up(Berths not required for cargo operations); 17 vessels due (Container-3, Oil, General Cargo-13). J.N.P.T. 27-Jun-2005 8 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel discharging Edible Oil, 7 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 3 vessels awaiting berth (to load and discharge); 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge; 3 Containers vessels due. Ennore 27-Jun-2005 1 vessel working at inner anchorage at port basin and loading; 2 Thermal Coal vessel due Kandla 27-Jun-2005 15 vessels operating at berth of which 7 discharging (Urea, Scrap, DAP, CPO, Chemical, Ammonia, Naptha), 5 vessels loading (Agriculture Product, Rice-3, St. Pipes); 3 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 1 vessel working at midstream and discharging Coal; 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge; 2 vessels under repairs; 7 vessels due (Met Coke, Dry docking/repair, Timber Logs, Scrape, Agriculture Product, Chemical, SBM Oil). Phosphoric Acid, Butane, Chemical, Neptha).

Israel Ashdod 28-Jun-2005 No labour problems. Three general cargo vessels loading at berth, 14 vessels discharging at berth (9 general cargo, 5 bulkers), 5 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge, 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 1 vessel awaiting orders; 14 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Eilat 28-Jun-2005 No labour problems. One general cargo vessel discharging at berth; no vessels waiting at anchorage; 2 vessels due, with no delays expected. Haifa 28-Jun-2005 No labour problems. Seven vessels discharging at berth (4 general cargo, 3 bulkers), 8 vessels loading/discharging at berth (5 containers, 3 tankers); 6 tankers waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 3 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 18 vessels due, with 2- 3 days delay expected.

Kazakhstan Aktau 27-Jun-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed loading crude oil; 4 vessels in roads, all to load unknown cargoes; 2 vessels due by 28/6, both to load unknown cargoes.

Mozambique Maputo 27-Jun-2005 Four vessels are currently in port berthed, of which 3 loading (1 bagged sugar, 1 magnetite, 1 aluminium ingots), 1 discharging bulk wheat; 1 citrus on pallets vessel due to berth 27/6; 22 vessels due by 11/7 of which 9 to load (2 bulk coal, 1 containers, 2 ferro chrome, 2 citrus on pallets, 1 bulk sugar, 1 scrap), 5 to discharge (1 pitch, 2 bulk alumina, 1 vehicles in packing cases, 1 steel pipes/trucks), 8 to discharge/load (5 containers, 1 petroleum products, 1 containers/coils/steel plates, 1 general cargo)

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Pakistan Karachi 27-Jun-2005 Three vessels loading at berth (2 cement, 1 rice), 9 vessels discharging at berth (1 palm oil, 1 chemicals, 1 coal, 1 urea, 1 DAP, 2 general cargo, 1 jute 1 phosphate), 2 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 1 crude oil vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge; no vessels bunkering, none under repairs/dry-docked, none awaiting orders; 8 vessels due (3 containers, 1 general cargo, 1 naphtha, 1 chemicals, 1 ethanol, 1 coal), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 27-Jun-2005 Two vessels discharging at berth (1 coal, 1 fertiliser), 1 container vessel discharging/loading at QICT berth; 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 containers, 1 HSD).

Poland Gdansk 27-Jun-2005 Eight vessels loading at berth (1 coal, 5 general cargo, 1 bulker, 1 tanker), 3 discharging at berth (1 general cargo, 1 coal, 1 bulker); 9 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, 1 general cargo vessel waiting in roads; vessels due. Gdynia 27-Jun-2005 Four vessels loading at berth (2 general cargo, 1 grain, 1 wood), 2 discharging at berth (1 general cargo, 1 grain); 15 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, none waiting in roads; 48 vessels due.

Russia Novorrosiysk 27-Jun-2005 Nine vessels in port operating, of which 6 loading (1 bulk cement, 1 scrap, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate/bulk urea, 1 steel sheets/coils, 1 aluminium, 1 wheat), 3 discharging bulk sugar; 7 vessels waiting in roads, of which 3 to discharge bulk sugar, 4 to load (1 barley, 1 wheat, 1 steel billets, 1 bulk cement); 49 vessels due, of which 47 to load (2 coils, 3 DRI, 5 aluminium, 6 pig-iron, 1 slabs/steel sheets/pipes, 1 tin plate/cars/steel sheets, 3 pipes, 2 scrap, 6 bulk NPK, 1 cement, 1 wheat, 1 steel sheets, 1 steel sheets/steel billets, 2 cellulose, 4 steel billets, 1 copper, 1 coils/steel billets/tin plate, 1 steel billets/steel sheet/coils, 1 NPK/bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 oil, 2 diesel oil, 1 HBI); 2 to discharge (1 bulk fertiliser, 1 bulk sugar); Oil terminal: 2 tankers berthed, both loading crude oil; 2 tankers in roads, both to load, of which 1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil; 7 tankers due, all to load, of which 5 crude oil, 1 fuel oil, 1 diesel oil.

Slovenia Koper 27-Jun-2005 Port working normally. Eleven vessels berthed of which 1 discharging/loading containers, 4 bulk carriers discharging coal/minerals/ore, 4 vessels loading sawn timber/agricultural products/general cargo, 1 Ro/Ro discharging/loading agricultural products/paper products, 1 reefer discharging refrigerated goods; 14 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 4 to discharge/load containers, 1 bulk carrier to discharge coal, 4 bulk carriers to load coal, 1 vessel to load timber products, 2 car carriers to discharge/load vehicles, 1 tanker to discharge mineral oils, 1 passenger vessel.

Sri Lanka Colombo 27-Jun-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. Seven container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 12 vessels discharging at berth (10 containers/feeders, 1 bulk fertiliser, 1 bulk LPG); no vessels waiting at anchorage; 4 vessels dry-docked, 1 under arrest, 1 at new tanker berth; 5 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected.

Turkmenistan Okarem 27-Jun-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, completed loading crude oil; 2 vessels in roads, both to load crude oil. Turkmenbashi 27-Jun-2005 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed, of which 1 completed discharging crude oil, 1 completed loading light gasoil, 1 to load gasoil; 12 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 gasoline, 1 light gasoil, 2 fuel oil, 3 gasoil, 1 heating oil, 1 crude oil, 3 unknown cargo

Ukraine Mariupol 27-Jun-2005 Thirteen vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 7 steel, 3 fire-clay, 1 coke, 2 coal; 3 vessels undergoing survey of which 1 steel, 1 fire clay, 1 equipment; 12 vessels in roads, of which 10 to load (8 steel, 2 coal), 1 to discharge equipment, 1 to load/discharge containers; 38 vessels due, of which 37 to load (20 steel, 8 coal, 7 fire-clay, 1 coke, 1 pitch), 1 to discharge equipment

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Odessa 27-Jun-2005 Eighteen vessels in port operating, of which 10 loading (7 metal, 1 scrap, 1 wheat, 1 barley), 5 discharging (1 luggage, 1 oil, 1 bananas, 1 citrus, 1 wheat), 1 discharging/loading containers, 2 passenger vessel; no vessels in roads; 51 vessels due, of which 19 to load (13 metal, 1 equipment, 1 oil, 1 wheat, 2 corn, 1 ore), 8 to discharge (4 sugar, 1 bananas, 1 citrus, 2 luggage), 24 to discharge/load containers.

United States Galveston, TX 28-Jun-2005 PADM-Farmland terminal: 3-4 days delay. Houston, TX 28-Jun-2005 Cargill terminal: 1 day’s delay; LDC Dreyfus terminal: no delays. Kalama, WA 28-Jun-2005 Kalama export terminal: 3 days delay; United Harvest terminal: 3 days delay.

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