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 Nov 24 2006 Canal backlog sparks slot auction frenzy Lock repairs double the cost of a single transit slot sold in the daily auction, writes Rainbow Nelson in Panama City — Friday November 24 2006 HE premium that shipping lines are should be back to normal levels,” said Mr total capacity of the 92-year old canal’s prepared to pay to transit the Quijano. existing infrastructure while simultaneously TPanama Canal has soared over the Competition for booking slots and the one implementing a US$5.25bn plan to build a last two weeks due to maintenance works daily auction, however, are expected to third set of locks capable of handling 12,500 on the waterway. mount over the next few months as the canal teu container vessels, suezmax tankers and At a critical time when the canal is moves into its peak season. capsize bulkers. After the Panamanian preparing to release details of its new toll Reefer vessels catering to the fruit trade electorate voted overwhelmingly to build the structure, a backlog of as many as 92 vessels between Chile and the US east coast and new locks on October 22, the ACP is now has forced up the cost of the one daily transit Europe, the beginning of the cruise season in taking the first steps towards opening the slot sold in the auction system of the Panama Panama and the cascading down of panamax new locks in time to celebrate the canal’s Canal Authority (ACP) to as much as container vessels on to the Panama Canal’s centenary in 2014. US$220,000. key shipping routes are all set to increase One of the first steps is to finalise the toll Essential maintenance works to locks on competition for the canal’s 38-40 daily increases that will pay for the expansion. the Atlantic side of the canal between transits. Scheduled maintenance works in “We are working on that now,” said Mr November 7 and 17 reduced the number of December could complicate matters further. Quijano. “When [they will be announced] daily transits by almost 25%. The ACP is fighting to keep up with will depend on the board of directors, but I Coupled with the arrival of increasing demand for its services by maximising the am sure it will have to happen in the next numbers of large container vessels loaded month or so.” with Christmas goods for the US, the works have led to intense competition for the single daily auction slot in recent weeks. Admin error blamed for UK vessel’s detention in Miami Jorge Quijano, ACP maritime operations director, said the ACP’s record of THE crew manager of a UK-flag vessel detained in the US because officers lacked flag state US$220,300 recorded in August had still not endorsements has confirmed that administrative error was to blame. been broken, but the average premium being The statement from Scorpio Marine comes after seafarers’ union Nautilus UK pointed to the incident paid is around US$105,000-US$110,000. to highlight its concerns over Certificates of Equivalent Competency. This figure is paid on top of the transit Ville d’Orion, operated by CMA CGM, was held in Miami recently because of irregularities in the fees and represents more than 50% of the licences of five officers. existing cost of transiting with a 4,200 teu Simon Spacey, managing director of crew manager Scorpio Marine, said he did not wish to comment on the union stance that current arrangements are creating a pool of cheap officer labour, which he containership. characterised as a dispute between the union and the flag. However, he stressed that the Croatian senior Containerships loaded with this year’s officers and Filipino junior officers concerned were of the highest quality. ‘must have’ Christmas presents have “Scorpio Marine Limited confirms that our client’s UK-registered vessel Ville d’ Orion was detained featured more heavily in the recent auctions, briefly in Miami during her commercial operations due to a number of missing Certificates of Receipt he said, although the highest paying auction of Application for UK Certificates of Equivalent Competency due to administrative error,” Mr Spacey during the latest lock outage was won by the said. owner of a 400 ft-plus superyacht. “Upon notification the company reacted immediately and the correct documentation was supplied to Following the end of the maintenance the vessel within hours, resulting in the immediate release of the vessel.” works on Saturday, the ACP has thrown The government has reacted to union concerns by setting up an industry-wide working party to look extra resources at reducing the backlog, at the whole issue. which was around 70 ships on Tuesday. The body will be convened by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, with John Millican of Warsash “It has come down by 20 ships in the last Maritime Academy acting as chairman. two days and by the start of next week

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Vessel Type Flag Class G T DWT Blt Casualty

AREDELTA 1 general ARG — 486 — 1911 Broke in two and sank near La Plata, in lat 34 45.6S, long 57 55E, Nov 13. All crew rescued. Not obstructing navigation.

DIAZ trawler NAM BV 683 — 1972 Had fire in engine-room & capsized off the Namibian coast Nov 8. Three crew killed, remaining of the 22 crew picked up by vessel abd arrived Walvis Bay Nov 9. Sank Nov 9.

FRI-STREAM general BHS BV 2,051 3,270 1995 Reported engine failure in lat 59 03N, long 03 46W, Nov 13. Tugs proceeding. Taken in tow to Westray Firth for assessment of situation. Anchored in Deer Sound Nov 13. To be towed to Kirkwall. Arrived Kirkwall Nov 14. In port Nov 16.

HAPPY GIRL lpg NIS BV 3,643 4,247 1989 Reported engine problems in lat 49 49.3N, long 00 32.4W, Nov 13. Effected repairs but later reported further problems. Towed to Le Havre, where arrived Nov 13. Under way Nov 16.

LAMPUNG ro-ro IDN KI 4,841 2,540 1971 Had fire on board 3 km off Merak Nov 16. Several vehicles on cargo deck destroyed.

NJORD B.FSU floating NOR — 60,000 100,000 1997 In collision with tanker Navion Hispania at storage Njord A facility, Norwegian Sea, Nov 13. tanker Lifeboat and winch damaged, and hull damaged at sea level.

PEPPINO bulker ITA — 50,332 92,816 1971 Grounded at La Place, Mile Marker 134, D’AMATO Lower Mississippi, Nov 13. Damage to bow. Slight water ingress. Refloating attempt to be made following inspection and repairs. Hole patched Nov 15. Forepeak to be dewatered..

PETRA EXPRESS container JOR LR 7,720 9,083 1978 Had fire on board when engine overheated during crossing between Aqaba & Nuweiba , 6.8 nautical miles from Egypt, Nov 10. Fire extinguished same day. One sailor killed 3 wounded. Towed to Aqaba for repairs. In port Nov 13.

QUEEN OF ro-ro CAN LR 5,864 529 1966 Reported Nov 14 to be taken out of service for PRINCE RUPERT 5 days, starting Nov 20, due to leaking engine seal caused by striking crab trap in October.

SEA VETERAN bulker PAN NV 17,162 30,900 1981 Struck wall of Iroquois Lock, in lat 44 50N, long 75 18.30W, Nov 11. Heavy damage to hull and engine-room machinery.

SOLBERG trawler ISL LR 687 339 1974 Reported Nov 13 in lat 39 21S, long 58 24W, under tow to Montevideo. Still under tow Nov 16.

VATAN I general RUS RS 2,457 3,134 1972 Reported Nov 15 vessel had sustained steering-gear breakdown in Caspian Sea. Anchored, awaiting towage to Astrakhan.

VESTHOLM dredger DNK — 198 — 1959 Sank in Limfjord Nov 15, just after passing the Oddesundbridge. Submerged to nearly 2 metres above weather deck. Still lying sunk Nov 16. To be salved.

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Reports appear in alphabetical ANDES I (Ecuador) order under the following London, Nov 15 — Bunkering tanker headings and relevant page number: Andes I arrived Callao Nov 14. ANNA PC (Liberia) Marine, including Overdue Lndon, Nov 16 — A press report, & Missing Vessels 1 dated Nov 15, states: The owners of crude oil tanker Anna PC impounded Piracy 1 4 ADI WAITUI (Fiji) in Egypt for spilling oil in the Suez London, Nov 16 — A press report, Canal have paid the canal authority dated today, states: Owners of general Port State Control 1 4 $3.2 million in compensation, a Suez cargo Adi Waitui that sank in waters Canal Authority official said. But off Bua more than two weeks ago, are Egypt will not release the vessel Seizures & Arrests 1 4 trying to seek the permission of because it still faces compensation nearby villagers to salve the ship. Due claims worth Egyptian pounds 85 Pollution 1 6 to the death of Tui Bua, Ratu Isikeli million ($14.9 million) from Egypt’s Nagagavoka on Oct 31, a ban has been environmental agency, fishery put in place restricting people from authorities, and local fisherman and Weather & Navigation 1 6 entering the seas surrounding the tourist resort owners, the official said. province of Bua. Adi Waitui, owned by The money paid today will cover Earthquakes 1 8 Islander Shipping Services Limited, damages and clean-up costs incurred sank with 200 tonnes of fertilizer at when the tanker spilled 600 tonnes of Bau Lailai passage. The general Political & Civil Unrest 1 8 crude oil into the canal after running manager of the company, Ivan aground on Sept 20, he said. The Livschitz said the village elders and official added that the vessel’s owners Labour Disputes 2 2 chiefs were being approached were in negotiations with all parties to traditionally for permission to enter lower the damages requested and have Awards & Settlements 2 3 the waters off Bua, He said the vessel the vessel released. would be salved and towed to Nabouwalu for investigations to be AQUA-BOY (Norway) Railway Accidents 2 3 launched. Eight crew members were London, Nov 11 — Following press rescued by nearby villagers while one release received from the Maritime Miscellaneous 2 4 was yet to be located. Police called off and Coastguard Agency: At half past the search after combing the area with one this morning, the skipper of the fish farm vessel general cargo Aqua- Fires & Explosions 2 5 divers and villagers for five days. Principal Environment Officer for Boy (312gt, built 1988) called Clyde Ministry of Environment Jope Coastguard to inform them that he Aviation 2 6 Davetanaivalu said his department had run aground after falling asleep. had not received any complaints from The vessel with three people on board Product Recalls 2 8 the area related to the fertiliser or the is aground on the shore at Light sunken vessel. Ardtornish Point on the Island of Mull. They were on passage from Gigha to Port Conditions 2 9 AIAS (Panama) the Kyle of Lochalsh. The vessel, Montreal, Nov 13 — Product tanker which normally carries live fish is in Port Conditions charts 3 0 Aias underwent temporary repairs at ballast, but has seven tons of diesel Montreal and then sailed afterward. It fuel oil on board. It is a Norwegian is currently out of Canadian waters. — flagged vessel, with a Norwegian crew. Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — According to Clyde Coastguard issued a broadcast Informa’s AIS system, Aias was to any other vessels in the area and reported at 0550, Nov 8, in lat 45 43 another fish farm vessel of similar 3.4N, long 73 25 58.72W. nearest port design responded and offered Pointe aux Trembles, Canada, distance assistance. The vessel, called Ronja Commander with a crew of five. They 5.9 nautical miles, speed (SOG) 12.6 have arrived on the scene and have knots, course (COG) 27degs. attempted to tow off Aqua-Boy, but with no success after the rope parted. ALVENA (Cyprus) Coastguard Rescue Officers from the Falmouth, Nov 14 — Refrigerated Lochalaihn team were alerted and general cargo Alvena (5131 gt, built have arrived on the scene and are 1985), Flushing to Matadi, arrived monitoring the situation from the Falmouth with engine problems at shore. As the weather is worsening in 1345, Nov 13, and berthed Queens © Lloyd’s MIU 2006 These reports may the area, Tobermory RNLI lifeboat has Wharf Falmouth Docks at 1530 to been requested to launch and stand by not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval effect repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note system, or transmitted in any form or by the vessels. The weather on scene is — Alvena sailed Flushing 2308, Nov south-westerly force 6/7,heavy rain any means electronic, mechanical, 10.) photographic, recorded or otherise and poor visibility. High water is at without the prior written permission of the nine o’clock this morning. Tarik publisher. ALYSSA M.II (U.K.) Yassin, Watch Manager, Clyde Auckland, Nov 13 — Reportedly, the Coastguard said: “Undoubtedly, owner of yacht Alyssa M.II was seafarer’s fatigue has played a role in seeking a cash settlement from this incident. Thankfully no one is insurers and attempting to sell the injured and there is no signs of any wreck unrepaired. Not presently pollution at the moment. High water is aware of her being repaired. — Lloyd’s at nine o’clock and hopefully Aqua-Boy Agents. can be refloated on that tide. If this is successful she will be escorted into AMBAR (Honduras) port, where she will be inspected by See “Albania” under “Political & Civil MCA Surveyors.” Unrest.” London, Nov 11 — Following received from Coastguard Clyde MRCC, timed

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0711, UTC: General cargo Aqua-Boy of product tanker Atlantica I Lynn during high tide later this week. floated free at 0650, UTC, and made commenced in the middle of The Coast Guard is working with the its way under own power to Oban, September, 2006, and is expected to be Swenson Maritime Transportation, the escorted part of the way by the completed by the end of the current Department of Natural Resources and Tobermory lifeboat. Escort taken over month. — Lloyd’s Agents. the land owner Koniag Inc. The by Oban lifeboat. Aqua-Boy due to circumstances surrounding the arrive Oban 0830, UTC. AVA LYNN (U.S.A.) grounding are under investigation by London, Nov 12 — A press report, London, Nov 14 — A press report, Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak. dated Nov 11, states: General cargo dated today, states: The 100 ft barge London, Nov 15 — A press report, Aqua-Boy has been escorted into Oban Ava Lynn (345 gt, built 1943), from dated Nov 14, states: Coast Guard after it ran aground on Mull when one Seward, ran aground Saturday (Nov officials say they will try to refloat of the Norwegian crew fell asleep at 11) on Buskin Beach. Coast Guard barge Ava Lynn that grounded last the wheel, Clyde Coastguard said. The Petty Officer Kurt Fredrickson said week near the Kodiak airport. coastguard said the vessel was the Marine Safety Detachment was Officials want to try to get it off the damaged in the incident and will be notified at 0900 Saturday by Air beach at high tide sometime this week. inspected by MCA Surveyors Station Kodiak personnel who spotted Coast Guard officials say there is no tomorrow. the beached vessel. Later that visible damage to the vessel and no morning the MSD contacted the signs of pollution. The Coast Guard’s ARCTICA (Netherlands Antilles) operator of Ava Lynn, who said he Marine Safety Detachment in Kodiak Gothenburg, Nov 10 — Combined anchored the barge in Chiniak Bay is investigating the grounding. chemical and oil tank Arctica sailed, Friday night, but the anchor line after repairs at Falvarv in Falkenberg, parted due to high winds. Fredrickson BALTIC FOREST (Panama) from Falkenberg Nov 3, bound for said Ava Lynn could not be reached by London, Nov 12 — Following received Soderhamn, Sweden. — Lloyd’s sea until Sunday morning. Landing from Den Helder RCC, timed 1530, Agents. craft Arch I, also of Seward, grounded UTC: General cargo Baltic Forest itself near the barge on Sunday to (2016 gt, built 1972), bound AREDELTA 1 (Argentina) survey the situation, Fredrickson said. Warrenpoint, lost large number of Buenos Aires, Nov 13 — General cargo But the vessel, after grounding itself, timber packages overboard in lat 53 Aredelta 1 (486 gt, built 1911), loaded could not tow the barge. “Arch I has 30.5N, long 04 41.8E, yesterday with 108 cold steel rolls, a total of since been freed,” Fredrickson said. evening. Vessel presently in lat 53 approximately 1,200 tonnes, broke in Tug Kodiak King assisted in the 07.8N, long 03 29.6E, no assistance two and sank in lat 34 45.6S, long 57 extraction of Arch I on Sunday, and required. 55E, in the area of Rada La Plata, 4.8 the vessel Lazy Bay was standing by miles off breakwater, at 0350, local time, to assist, deputy harbour-master Lon BINA (Indonesia) Nov 13. The vessel’s bow and crew White said. Ava Lynn will remain Chittagong, Nov 13 — Pacific quarters were left visible as a grounded until tides rise sufficiently, Shipping Lines, who are the agents of consequence of the accident. Fredrickson said. There has been no product tanker Bina, have advised Fortunately, the eight members were pollution detected from the grounded that the vessel has completed repairs rescued safely by launch Mar Dulce, vessel, which was transporting and has sailed from Myanmar for which was embarking and disembarking construction equipment when the Chittagong. Vessel’s ETA at pilots in Buenos Aires Roads. According incident occurred. The MSD continues Chittagong Outer Anchorage is Nov to National Coast Guard, Aredelta 1 is to monitor the situation and will later 15/16. — Lloyd’s Agents. not obstructing other vessel’s conduct an investigation. navigation. Moreover, the National London, Nov 14 — A Coast Gurad BRIGHT ARTEMIS (Singapore) Coast Guard are performing the Kodiak, press release, dated Nov 13, London, Nov 16 — Crude oil tanker necessary inspections. — Lloyd’s Agents. states: The Coast Guard is monitoring Bright Artemis arrived Fujairah Anch. London, Nov 14 — A press report, barge Ava Lynn that went aground in Nov 4, and according to Lloyd’s MIU dated today, states: General cargo high winds Friday night near the AIS was reported 0.4 nautical miles Aredelta 1 has sunk near the port of Kodiak Airport. The barge was from Jebel Dhanna Term. at 0535, La Plata. The vessel broke in two and anchored in Chiniak Bay Friday UTC, today. sank in less than half an hour. The evening when it broke free of its eight crew were rescued by a pilot anchor line sometime during the CALA PALMA (Italy) boat. The vessel had left the port of night. Heavy winds and surf forced the Bremen, Nov 15 — Refrigerated San Nicolas, with a load of 108 steel barge onto a rocky cobble beach 1,000 general cargo Cala Palma is still at coils, weighing 1,238.616 kilos, for yards east of the airport. Coast Guard Bremerhaven at Lloyd Yard under “Puerto Ingeniero Roca”, Buenos Air Station Kodiak noticed the repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. Aires. The 65.03 metre vessel could grounded barge at 0900 Saturday and have sank due to “material fatigue.” notified Coast Guard Marine Safety CANADIAN TRANSFER (Canada) The vessel makes regular passages for Detachment Kodiak. The Marine Montreal, Nov 14 — Bulker the transfer of coils destined to Safety Detachment contacted Swenson Canadian Transfer is still at Sarnia. company SIDERAR. The ship with its Maritime Transportation who was in — Lloyd’s Agents. load sank in five metres depth of the charge of the barge. They informed the river. The sunken vessel does not Coast Guard that they were preparing CARIBOU (Canada) obstruct navigation. to refloat the barge on the next high Halifax, Nov 13 — Passenger ro/ro tide. The Swenson Maritime Caribou was taken out of service due ARINA (Lithuania) Transportation vessel Arch I and the to turbo-charger problems, and is Klaipeda, Nov 14 — General cargo Amak Towing tug Kodiak King currently undergoing repairs. — Arina sailed from Klaipeda at 0030, attempted to pull the barge free at Lloyd’s Agents. Nov 12, for Raahe, Finland, where 1700 hrs. Salvage efforts were arrived 0920, today. — Lloyd’s Agents. suspended at 1730 hrs, after the tow CARNIVAL LIBERTY (Panama) line separated from the barge and sea See “Outbreak Of Virus On ATLANT TRINA (Croatia) conditions were too rough and the Panamanian Vessel” under London, Nov 10 — General cargo water too shallow for Kodiak King to “Miscellaneous”. Atlant Trina arrived at Las Palmas at reach the barge. On Sunday morning 0601, Nov 9, from Brazil, and sailed Arch I intentionally grounded itself CCNI CARTAGENA (Germany) later the same day, at 1401 hrs, bound next to Ava Lynn to check the barge London, Nov 9 — Understand for Rotterdam. for watertight and structural integrity. Container Carrier CCNI Cartagena, Arch I was refloated at high tide. carrying approximately 1,000 loaded ATLANTICA I (Panama) There is no visible damage to either containers, ran aground on exiting Chittagong, Nov 13 — Sagarika Ship vessel and no reported pollution. San Antonio port bound for San Breakers have advised that demolition Attempts will be made to refloat Ava Vicente, Chile, Sep 26. The vessel

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2 Marine succeeded in refloating itself and Namibia. Diaz, operated by Pescanova Excelsior moored at the proceeded under its own power into affiliate Diaz Trawling, caught fire Feijenoordkade with two of the three San Vicente where discharge occurred around 1810 Wednesday (Nov 8) while containers looking crumpled, the third and further loading of containers was cruising about 60 nautical miles off container was still in the river waiting effected. It subsequently transpired the coast of south-western Africa. Diaz to be taken out. — Correspondent. that additional containers were sank at 1515 yesterday, almost 24 required to be off loaded to enable the hours after the fire broke out in the FILIA ALETTE (Netherlands) vessel to proceed to Talcahuano to engine-room, the Pescanova London, Nov 9 — Following received enter dry dock for permanent repairs. spokesman said. According to the from Humber Coastguard MRSC, The vessel remains in Talcahuano Pescanova spokesman the fire began timed 1354, UTC: Tug Cramond has effecting underwater repairs. It is not with a still-unexplained explosion in established tow of general cargo Filia yet known whether the vessel will th engine-room. Alette , ETA Rosyth 15 hours, Forth return to San Vicente to reload the Fairway Buoy 11 hours. discharged containers and complete DON CAYETANO (Argentina) London, Nov 9 — Following received the contractual voyage. London, Nov 15 — Following notice from Coastguard Humber MRSC, London, Nov 16 — Container Carrier to mariners issued Nov 14: Fishing timed 1630, UTC: Tug Cramond has CCNI Cartagena arrived San Vicente Siempre Don Jose Moscuza towing established tow of general cargo Filia Nov 14. trawler Don Cayetano (318 gt, built Alette and present position lat 55 48N, 1975) in lat 42 37S, long 61 47W, line long 00 59W, course 315 deg, speed six CEMENTINA (Comoros) length 400 metres, speed six knots, knots, ETA Forth pilot station 0600, Maassluis, Nov 14 — Bulk cement course 038, bound for Mar del Plata UTC, Nov 10. carrier Cementina is still in dock at port. London, Nov 10 — Following received Volharding, Harlingen, with rudder from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed problems. It is not known when it will EEMS TRADER (Netherlands) 0651, UTC: General cargo Filia Alette be ready. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. London, Nov 9 — Tug Arion was seen arrived Pilot Station (Rosyth) and at Brest earlier today preparing embarked pilot at 0652, UTC. Search CHATON DE FOI general cargo Eems Trader (2056 gt, and rescue operations terminated. Honolulu, Nov 14 — Yacht Chaton de built 1999) for towing it to Rotterdam. Foi has returned to the water, with (Note — Eems Trader had arrived FLYINGCAT 6 (Greece) repairs just about completed. — Brest Oct 30 and according to Lloyd’s Piraeus, Nov 14 — Ferry Flyingcat 6 Lloyd’s Agents. MIU AIS Eems Trader and Arion were still remains in Piraeus port in lat 48 18 13N, long 04 43 01W, at undergoing repairs. ETD unknown. — CLIFFORD MAERSK (DIS) 1918, UTC, today, speed 7.2 knots, Lloyd’s Agents. London, Nov 14 — Container carrier course 250 degrees.) Clifford Maersk arrived Busan Nov 12. London, Nov 12 — General cargo FONARUN NAREE (Thailand) Eems Trader, and tug Arion, sailed Buenos Aires, Nov 14 — Bulker CMA CGM ORCHID (Liberia) Brest Nov 9, for Rotterdam, and Fonarun Naree (13881 gt, built London, Nov 11 — Container Carrier according to Lloyd’s MIU AIS were in 1984),loaded with 14,520 tonnes of CMA CGM Orchid, Ambarli for lat 50 58.8N, long 01 01.48E, 12.3 fertilizer, has been grounded at KM Damietta, passed Dardanelles Nov 10. nautical miles from Folkstone at 0711, 273 Rio Parana, on left side, out of UTC, today. main navigation channel, since 1445, CONCEL PRIDE (Nigeria) London, Nov 12 — General cargo local time, Nov 12. The draught was Cadiz, Nov 14 — Owners are Eems Trader, owned by C.V. 10.20 metres. — Lloyd’s Agents. repairing product tanker Concel Pride Scheepvaart Onderneming Eems Buenos Aires, Nov 14 — Bulker for sailing. — Lloyd’s Agents. Trader, Delfzijl, in tow of tug Arion, is Fonarun Naree, which grounded at Km due to arrive at Maas Center Pilot 273 Rio Parana on left side, was freed, CONTAZ CARRIER (Ukraine) Station at 1845, local time, today, with the assistance of tug Alianza Piraeus, Nov 13 — Container Carrier bound for the Waalhaven in Rosario, at 0820, local time, Nov 14. Contaz Carrier sailed Piraeus Nov 11 Rotterdam. Vessel is now heading towards San for Italy. — Lloyd’s Agents. Maassluis, Nov 15 — General cargo Pedro in order to undergo inspections. Eems Trader, in tow of tug Arion, — Lloyd’s Agents. DCI DREDGE VIII (India) arrived Rotterdam at 2005, Nov 14, See Nehru-Shatabdi. from Brest. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. FORUM STAR (U.S.A.) London, Nov 16 — A press report, DIAZ (Namibia) ELATION (Panama) dated Nov 14, state: A high seas London, Nov 10 — A press report, See “Collapse Of Gangway, Port drama unfolded over the Nov 4 dated today, states:Two Spanish Canaveral, United States” under weekend when mine warfare vessel fishermen and a Namibian colleague “Miscellaneous”. HMCS Yellowknife came to the aid of were missing presumed drowned floundering trawler Forum Star (176 yesterday afternoon after their vessel, ENDURANCE gt, built 1988). The engine in Forum trawler Diaz (683 gt, built 1972), Portsmouth, UK, Nov 15 — Inland Star stopped 43 nautical miles off the capsized off the Namibian coast, non specific tanker Endurance and northern tip of Vancouver Island, Spanish radio reported. Cadena Ser “sand vessel” Lidwinia collided at leaving the trawler dead in the water radio reported their vessel caught fire, about 1800 hrs, on Monday (Nov 13) in stormy weather. The trawler was forcing them to evacuate and launch a evening in the outer harbour of the southbound from Alaska on its way to rescue dinghy. The remainder of the Spooldersluis at Zwolle. The tanker Seattle when the main engine 22-strong mainly Namibian crew was was holed and lost between 5,000- malfunctioned. Yellowknife was picked up by a vessel in the area and 9,000 litres of gasoline. Approximately operating 100 nautical miles away reached port at Walvis Bay early 5,000 litres had been cleared by when tasked by the Victoria Joint yesterday evening, a Spanish yesterday afternoon. — Rescue Coordination Centre to help newspaper reported. The newspaper Correspondent. the distressed vessel. “We received the added the Spanish embassy in call to assist Forum Star at 2240 Namibia had sent officials to Walvis EXCELSIOR Saturday (Nov 4),” said Yellowknife’s Bay and added it appeared a fire had Portsmouth, UK, Nov 14 — Inland Commanding Officer, LCdr James started Wednesday (Nov 8) in the vessel Excelsior collided with the Vasey. Yellowknife arrived on scene engine-room, where the three men Willems bridge at Noordereiland in Sunday morning in heavy weather, missing were stationed. Rotterdam late Nov 12. The bridge has and the ship’s crew wasted no time London, Nov 10 — A press report, a clearance of 11.10 metres and the rigging a towline to begin the slow and dated today, states: Three fishermen vessel had a maximum height of 10.80 steady towing operation to Port Hardy. died in a fire on board trawler (All metres. A number of containers hit the When it appeared the weather was types) Diaz which sank off the coast of bridge and fell into the water. The worsening, LCdr Vasey took

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3 Marine precautionary measures. “The towing said a post-mortem examination would 46W at 0556, UTC. Weather gale force hawser and bridle were coming under be carried out and a report submitted 8, heavy swell. Tug Edda Frigg a considerable amount of strain due to to the procurator fiscal in Kirkwall. underway, ETA on scene 1100, UTC. the extreme weather and I grew London, Nov 14 — Two seafarers Tug Anglian Prince also underway, concerned that it may part,” he said. were killed and one seriously injured ETA 1800, UTC. (Note — According to “When it looked like the seas were in British waters on Saturday (Nov Lloyd’s MIU AIS Fri Stream was in lat increasing, I requested assistance 11), after a freak wave hit crude oil 59 04.41N, long 03 38.54W, at 1.9 from the Canadian Coast Guard Ship tanker FR8 Venture. Weather knots, course 72 deg, at 0753, UTC.) Sir Wilfred Laurier.” When Sir Wilfred conditions at the time of the incident London, Nov 13 — Following received Laurier arrived on scene, the strong, were described by the Maritime and from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, gusting winds made a tow exchange Coastguard Agency as “extreme”. timed 1230, UTC: General cargo Fri too dangerous, so the Coast Guard According to the operator, the tanker Stream: Line passed to supply Edda ship followed astern, ready to render was hit by a wave more than 20 ft Frigg and Edda Frigg, which only has assistance. After towing the disabled high shortly after it left Pentland towing ropes, is towing Fri Stream trawler for 22 hours in more than 90 Firth in Orkney. A UK rescue towards Westray Firth where the nautical miles of unrelenting seas, helicopter rushed to the scene but two situation will be assessed as to Yellowknife delivered the boat to the crew members were already dead whether the vessel can be towed to safety of Port Hardy, where it will while a third was winched to safety Kirkwall or whether tug Anglian undergo repairs. and taken to Aberdeen Royal Prince will be required to assist. Infirmary. Debashish Bhattachary, a Anglian Prince is still now due on FR8 VENTURE (Singapore) director for FR8 Shipmanagement told scene at approximately 1930, UTC. London, Nov 13 — A Maritime & Lloyd’s List that the crew were London, Nov 13 — Following received Coastguard Agency press release, carrying out the normal operation of from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, timed 0032, UTC, Nov 12, states: At securing the anchors forward when timed 1319, UTC: Supply Edda Frigg 1240, Nov 11 crude oil tanker FR8 the wave struck. A spokesperson for is towing general cargo Fri Stream Venture (42010 gt, built 2006) the Maritime & Port Authority of into Westray Firth where the situation contacted Shetland Coastguard Singapore, which administers the will be re-assessed, pending the reporting that they had three injured Singapore flag, added: “According to arrival of tug Anglian Prince at 1800, crewmen. Coastguard rescue the report from the company, they UTC. Various other rescue and RNLI helicopter Mike Uniform from were securing the lashings and craft are on stand-by. Stornoway was scrambled to assist windlass equipment in preparation for London, Nov 14 — Following received and Longhope RNLI lifeboat was the sea passage across the Atlantic from Coastguard Shetland MRSC: launched with a doctor on board. The Ocean.” FR8 Venture was fully loaded Timed 1729, UTC, Nov 13: General tanker had loaded crude oil at Scapa and bound for Houston, Texas. The cargo Fri Stream is at anchor at Deer Flow terminal and was bound for vessel returned to Scapa Flow after Sound with supply Edda Frigg still Houston, Texas. Upon entering the the accident where it is expected to connected holding position on Deer Pentland Firth, into weather of remain until MCA investigations on Sound awaiting the arrival of tug Westerly winds of gale force 8 to board are completed. According to the Anglian Prince to commence standby storm force 10, and a four to five MCA, FR8 Venture entered the duties, eta 1930, UTC. Harbour tug metre swell, the ship took a large Pentland Firth in westerly winds of Einar released from incident. Storm wave over the bow where the three gale force 8 to storm force 10, and a force winds are forecast overnight. crewmen were working. The doctor 4m-5m swell. Mr Bhattachary said Timed 2001, UTC: Anglian Prince on was winched onto the ship with the that the weather conditions were scene at 1928, UTC to standby Fri winchman from the helicopter and considered normal for the time year in Stream overnight in Deer Sound. subsequently reported the deaths of that area when the vessel left port and Anchor position lat 58 58.22N, long 02 two of the crewmen. The third the master said they had been hit by a 45W. Edda Frigg released from injured crewmen is now en-route to freak wave. “We need to find out incident en route Lerwick. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in the exactly what happened,” he added. Timed 0915, UTC, today: master of Coastguard helicopter. A pilot has The Singapore authorities said: “We do Fri Stream reports owners want to been placed on the vessel to take it not have the details of the actual have Fri Stream towed to Kirkwall but back into port at Scapa Flow. Neil circumstances and situation at the it is not known at the moment who Cummins, Watch Manager, Shetland time of the departure. These will form will undertake the tow. coastguard said: The crew from the part of the investigation into the London, Nov 15 — Following received helicopter and the lifeboat are incident.” Industry sources said that from Coastguard Shetland MRSC: working in extreme weather weather conditions are often Timed 1739, UTC, Nov 14: General conditions to save the life of the third extremely poor in the area at this time cargo Fri Stream: Tug Anglian Prince crewman who has sustained serious of year. “Gale force, storm force is remained on scene at Deer Sound until injuries. pretty extreme, isn’t it?” said an MCA 1225, UTC, today when it went off London, Nov 13 — A press report, spokesman when asked about the MCA hire to undertake the dated today, states: Investigations are apparent discrepancy between its commercial tow of Fri Stream into continuing into the deaths of two men account and that of the operator. He Kirkwall harbour. Anglian Prince who were struck by a massive wave on added: “It isn’t normal run of the mill secured Fri Stream to Hatston Pier crude oil tanker FR8 Venture. A 27- weather, is it, even up in Scotland.” and came back to MCA hire at 1625, year-old crew member was also London, Nov 14 — A press report, UTC. injured in the Pentland Firth. He is dated today, states: Crude oil tanker Kirkwall, Nov 16 — General cargo being treated in hospital. Northern FR8 Venture on which two crew were Fri Stream is still in port at Kirkwall. Constabulary said the injured man killed when they where struck by a No decision has yet been made and the two men who died, aged 31 massive wave has resumed its journey regarding repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. and 39, were all from India. Police and towards Texas. Marine Accident the Marine Accident Investigation Investigation Branch officers have FRUCTIDOR (Luxembourg) Branch are both carrying out completed their initial enquiries into Maputo, Nov 13 — Port Authority’s investigations into the incident. the deaths. Investigators will now information states repairs to bulker Officers from Northern Constabulary study the evidence and produce a Fructidor were carried out and vessel boarded the tanker to carry out report on the deaths. left Port of Maputo on Nov 10. — inquiries after it arrived back in Scapa Lloyd’s Agents. Flow, Orkney, yesterday evening. FRI STREAM (Bahamas) Maritime Accident Investigation London, Nov 13 — Following received G.L.OSTRANDER (U.S.A.) Branch officials were arriving in from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, Troy, Michigan Nov 12 — The Andrie Kirkwall today to begin their inquiry, timed 0732, UTC: General cargo Fri Inc. tug G.L.Ostrander (198 gt, built which will run parallel with the police Stream (2051 gt, built 1995) reported 1976) is once again beleagured with investigations. Northern Constabulary engine failure in lat 59 03N, long 03 mechanical difficulties. The tug, and

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4 Marine it’s barge Integrity, are both in the dry Zeebrugge, Nov 10 — Floating crane 08 35N, long 01 49 48E, at 0922, UTC, dock at Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Grote Gust toppled while working today, speed 15.9 knots, course 66.2 WI. The Ostrander, former Jacklyn yesterday evening. It is believed that degrees. M., which has been victim of many due to the age of the crane it will be mechanical problems since it began dismantled but this is not certain. — HARLE RIFF (Germany) it’s service on the lakes seems to be Lloyd’s Sub-agents. London, Nov 15 — Information having work done on it’s propulsion London, Nov 10 — Information received from Kiel, dated today, states: gear. While work is going on aft the received from Kiel, dated today, states: Grounded general cargo Harle Riff barge has been prepped for what looks Floating crane Grote Gust, owned by was loaded onto a special truck, by like some much needed sand blasting the Belgian company Beack & Jansen cranes, on Nov 15, to be transported forward. With the duo both out of N.V., capsized in the harbour of back into the water. service it is rumored that Andrie Antwerp yesterday. One person fell in London, Nov 16 — Information might bring out one it’s two cement the water and was transported to the received from Kiel, dated today, states: boats that are currently on stand by at hospital. The cause of the capsizing is General cargo Harle Riff was lifted by lay up docks, maybe waiting for this still unknown. She was working by two mobile cranes in Neuharlingersiel situation where demand might bring order of the Gemeentelijk onto a large truck and was then one back out into service to fill Havenbedrijf Antwerpen (Port of transported to the quayside where it tonnage demands. — Great Lakes and Antwerp) on the doors of the lock was put back into the water. Seaway Shipping News. Kattendijksluis to lift the doors for Immediate inspections showed no maintenance. At about 2300, local leakages so that it seems that the ship GITTA KOSAN (Isle of Man) time, she capsized by unknown reason. has sustained no further damage so London, Nov 11 — Liquid Petroleum Today a plan is considered how the that it looks like the ship can soon be Gas Carrier Gitta Kosan passed Skaw crane cane be salved. The Port of put back in service. southbound Nov 10 and according to Anwerp also has asked for an expert of Lloyd’s MIU AIS was in lat 55 40.59N, the court who will investigate this HOHEWEG (Germany) long 10 22.18E, 7.5 nautical miles from accident. London, Nov 9 — Information Endelave, Denmark, speed 1.6 knots. received from Kiel, dated today, states: Fredericia, Nov 15 — Liquid HALSINGLAND (Isle of Man) An empty raft from fishing (general) Petroleum Gas Carrier Gitta Kosan London, Nov 9 — General cargo Hoheweg has drifted ashore. The arrived Fredericia Nov 12. — Lloyd’s Halsingland sailed from St. vessel has probably sunk. There is yet Sub-agents. Petersburg on Nov 8. no trace of its crew of four. London, Nov 10 — Information GLOBAL HAWK (Panama) HAN LONG (China) received from Kiel, dated today, states: London, Nov 11 — A US Coast Guard London, Nov 9 — Feeder vessel Han Search units started again to trace the press release, dated today, states: The Long (before reported as Hanlun), missing fishing Hoheweg this morning. Coast Guard’s North Pacific Search Huangpu for Chiwan, lost 43 Five boats are covering search and Rescue Coodination Center is containers overboard when it capsized patterns between Cuxhaven and monitoring bulker Global Hawk on Aug 5. The containers were Helgoland. In case it is found the (17979 gt, built 2003) located recovered by the Maritime Safety wreck may be salvaged to find out the approximately 265 miles east of Administration, China, who are now circumstances of its loss. Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska. The claiming salvage. London, Nov 15 — Information Global Hawk, a Panamanian-flagged received from Kiel, dated today, states: vessel, was carrying a shipment of logs HAN YANG (Hong Kong) The wreck of the missing fishing from Hydaburg to South Korea. The London, Nov 9 — Container Carrier (general) Hoheweg was found by load shifted in adverse weather Han Yang arrived at Shanghai on Nov oceanographic vessel Atair, in the conditions of 18-foot seas and 45-50 4, sailing later the same day for South midday hours, on the northern knot winds. An unknown number of Korea. grounds of the Outer Weser, in a depth logs were lost overboard. There are no Busan, Nov 14 — Container Carrier of eight metres. Divers could not yet reports of any injuries to the 21 Han Yang arrived at Busan on Nov 7. search for the crew inside the wreck, crewmembers onboard. There are no After completion of repairs and cargo due to bad weather conditions. reports of damage to the vessel. There operations, the vessel sailed at about Because of strong tides, it is only is no evidence of listing. A Coast 0700 hrs, on Nov 14, bound for Onsan. possible to dive in times of highest or Guard C-130 Hercules and crew are — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. lowest water. The vessel was traced enroute to assess the situation. The 700 metres east of its last known Global Hawk is seeking storm HANLUN position. The position was marked avoidance near Kodiak. (Note — See Han Long. with buoys. Global Hawk was last reported sailed Port Alberni Nov 3.) HAPPY GIRL (NIS) HOLBERG (Uruguay) London, Nov 11 — Following received London, Nov 14 — Following received London, Nov 10 — A press report, from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 1445, from Jobourg MRCC, timed 0935, dated Nov 9, states: The Director of UTC: Global Hawk has sustained UTC: Liquid Petroleum Gas Carrier Fisheries says aerial observation of some damage to the superstructure as Happy Girl (3643 gt, built 1989), Port the stricken fishing (general) Holberg a result of losing an unknown number Jerome for Braefoot Bay, cargo shows “only a small amount of oil” in of logs overboard in bad weather. The ethylene, reported engine problems at the water around the vessel. vessel is not listing and is proceeding 0435, local time, yesterday. Vessel Representatives for the ship’s owners on voyage to South Korea. completed repairs, however, later the and insurers are expected to arrive vessel reported further problems. The this weekend and, Mr Barton said, GRIGOROUSSA I (Liberia) vessel was last reported in lat 49 “hopefully, a more comprehensive plan Piraeus, Nov 16 — Crude oil tanker 49.3N, long 00 32.4W, and that repairs can be put in place to deal with Grigoroussa I arrived Skaramanga would take 24 hours, however, vessel potential oil pollution and the vessel port Nov 13 and is still there may require a tow to Le Havre for itself.” However, things aren’t undergoing repairs. Reportedly the repairs alongside. happening fast enough for Grant vessel will remain in port for at least London, Nov 14 — Following received Munro from Falkland Conservation. one month. — Lloyd’s Agents. from Jobourg MRCC, timed 0940, He commented, “I’ve been UTC: Liquid Petroleum Gas Carrier disappointed by the lack of direct GROTE GUST Happy Girl was taken in tow by tug response to the incident and feel the Portsmouth, UK, Nov 10 — Floating Abeille Gascogne for Le Havre where government has a moral obligation to crane Grote Gust, belonging to Baeck they arrived 2335, UTC, yesterday. accurately assess the situation & Jansen, toppled over in the London, Nov 16 — According to through on-site visits.” He said a team Kattendijkdok, Antwerp, at 2300 Lloyd’s MIU AIS Liquid Petroleum from Falklands Conservation is yesterday. — Correspondent. Gas Carrier Happy Girl was in lat 51 heading out to the area today to carry

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5 Marine out a coastal survey. In addition to Fuelling dock is destroyed and will not respect of wreck removal are birdlife, organisms on the foreshore be fuelling any vessels for some time. apparently awaited. — Lloyd’s Agents. are also vulnerable, Mr Munro said. The Harbour Master reported that it “Even if it’s only a slight sheen it can will be closed until Spring, as there KOREAN EXPRESS (South Korea) be enough to kill what’s on the needs to be considerable work done on London, Nov 14 — Container Carrier foreshore in the short term.” Bill Pole- the dock. — Lloyd’s Agents. Korean Express arrived and sailed Evans of Manybranch Farm visited Masan Nov 1, and according to Lloyd’s the site yesterday evening. He JOHN J.BOLAND (U.S.A.) MIU AIS was in lat 34 53.12N, long reported no sign of oiling on the London, Nov 14 — Bulker John 129 25.49E, 12 nautical miles from Gentoo colony at Gladstone Valley, J.Boland arrived Two Harbors Nov 8. Hitakatsu, Japan, speed 14 knots, at however he said there was some 2221, Nov 13. evidence of diesel on the beach. He JUPITER 6 said there was more oil on the water (St.Vincent & Grenadines) KOSTAS (Honduras) than at his last visit, on Monday. London, Nov 14 — A press report, London, Nov 14 — General cargo Stanley, Falkland Islands, Nov 13 — dated Nov 13, states: The Supreme Kostas is still in port at Skikda as of There is a surveyor going out to visit Court has issued notice to the Centre Nov 12. fishing (general) Holberg tomorrow. on a writ petition seeking a probe into He is part of a team of six, which the disappearance of salvage tug KRAANPONTON-92 (Netherlands) includes divers, the ship’s captain and Jupiter 6, its crew and other members Portsmouth, UK, Nov 16 — Crane chief engineer. They will be carrying in mysterious circumstances since ship Kraanponton-92 sank over the out a hull inspection and the September last year. A Bench of weekend in Waalhaven, Rotterdam by possibility of closing some of the gas Justice H.K. Sema and Justice P.K. unknown reasons. The cause is not yet oil breathers. The vessel is still at Port Balasubramanyan has also issued known. GPS Marine Services BV, Purvis, where it grounded on Nov 5. notice to the Director-General of Sliedrecht, have been contracted to They are also hoping to unload some of Shipping; Pelmar Shipping and raise the vessel. This will be done the fuel on board Holberg onto general Engineering (PSAE) Private Limited using the sheerleg GPS Atlas which cargo Tamar F.I.. Until the surveyor and Pelican Marine Personnel returned from Milford Haven on Nov has been, there is no factual Management Private Limited on the 14. The salvage is estimated to take information on the damage to Holberg. petition filed by the family members of two-three days. — Correspondent. — Lloyd’s Agents. the missing persons. The petitioners, Maassluis, Nov 16 — Kraanponton-92 Sabeeha Faikage and four others, said is a crane pontoon, 26m x 11.5 m, IKA NO.7 they were the next of kin of their mainly used in the port of Rotterdam Suva, Nov 14 — According to Fiji respective family members who were for discharging/loading cargo from Ports Corporation Limited (F.P.C.L) employed by their foreign principals to coastal vessels into/from inland craft. unknown Ika No.7l is one of the work on board the foreign tug through Vessel will be salvaged as soon as confirmed vessels which is part of their Mumbai-based agent, PSAE. possible. However, there is no news of their project. Their plan is to sink the Jupiter 6 consisted of 10 Indians and 3 possible repairs yet — Lloyd’s Sub- vessel in a common area and build an Ukrainians. The ship was said to have agents. artificial reef as a diving mecca for the sailed from Walvis Bay to India via ecotourism and dive industry. However South Africa on Aug 21, 2005, when KRISTIN POLING (U.S.A.) it is not yet confirmed when the the crew informed their families of London, Nov 10 — Following received project will start. — Lloyd’s Agents. their return to India. They said that from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1235, according to the agent PSAE Jupiter 6 UTC: Tank barge Kristin Poling (1546 JACARANDA (Panama) went missing since Sept 5. They said gt, built 1934), cargo 16,000 barrels of Yokohama, Nov 15 — Bulker that even after the issue was raised in home heating oil, grounded on soft Jacaranda (38364 gt, built 1999) Parliament, the Centre and other sand off Long Island, in lat 40 35 25N, sailed Hirohata Nov 13 for Indonesia authorities had failed to take steps to long 73 45 46W, at 2315, local time, but returned to Hirohata same day trace the missing ship and the Nov 9. Vessel is still aground, with due to engine trouble. Vessel crewmembers. They said that on high tide in around four hours. No subsequently sailed Nov 14 for various dates, during the past one sheen has been observed around Indonesia. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — year newspapers and television vessel. According to Lloyd’s MIU AIS channels across India reported about London, Nov 10 — Following received Jacaranda was in lat 34 27.28N, long the incident. In spite of this no from Coast Guard Portsmouth, Va, 135 3.15E, 7.3 nautical miles from concrete measures were taken to timed 1255, UTC: Tank barge Kristin Awaji, Japan, speed 14 knots, course seriously pursue and trace the Poling, aground Long Island: Tugs are 204 deg, at 0142, UTC, Nov 14.) missing Indian sailors. The en route and are expected to lighter petitioners said that the State could 8,000 barrels of heating oil from the JAMES NORRIS (Canada) not be a mute spectator to this agony vessel. High tide is at 1000, local time. London, Nov 15 — At 0800, EST, Nov and till date neither the Prime London, Nov 10 — A press report, 3, while backing bulker James Norris Minister, nor any other authority had dated today, states: Tank barge Kristin (12962 gt, built 1952) to her loading even bothered to comment on the Poling, carrying home heating oil, ran position, at Bruce Mines, Ontario, in plight of these Indians. They sought a aground in the East Rockaway Inlet lat 46 18N, long 83 48W, the vessel direction to the Centre to conduct a overnight. Authorities say Kristin ran over a bouy. Three blades of the probe into the disappearance of the Poling ran aground in the inlet at propeller were damaged. James Norris ship and the crewmembers and to around midnight. They say the tanker had left Saginaw on Nov 2. award suitable compensation to the was full of home heating oil, but family members. indicated there was no immediate JET RAIDER (Singapore) danger of a leak. The Coast Guard was Auckland, Nov 14 — Ferry Jet Raider KLIRAK hoping the high tide will take it back was only out of service for a few days. (St. Vincent & Grenadines) out to sea, but it now appears that — Lloyd’s Agents. Messina, Nov 13 — General cargo effort was unsuccessful. They say the Klirak sailed Gioia Tauro Nov 11 for next step could involve bringing in a JOHN G.MUNSON (U.S.A.) Durres. — Lloyd’s Agents. contractor to remove the fuel and wait Toronto, Nov 14 — The Harbour for the next high tide. Master at Sarnia advised bulker John KOLMANSKOP (Namibia) London, Nov 10 — Following received G.Munson was not damaged, only to Cape Town, Nov 15 — According to from Coast Guard Boston, timed 2007, the extent of cosmetic look. It stayed a our sources in Walvis Bay, trawler UTC: Helicopters are over flying tank couple of hours for the investigation Kolmanskop is still aground and no barge Kristin Poling and no sign of and was then allowed to continue. The salvage is anticipated. It would appear pollution. Vessel did not refloat on Harbour Master said it left and went that vessel is a CTL and the high tide. They now have a line to another fuelling dock. The Shell requirements of the authorities in onboard helping to hold her from the

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6 Marine shore. Intend to lighten vessel this King is experiencing problems but Meridian was halted last night at afternoon and refloat her on next high they are fixing themselves, no 2000 hrs, because of worsening tide, 2354, local. assistance required. weather conditions. The Marine London, Nov 11 — Following received Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) from Coast Guard Portsmouth, Va, LAMPUNG (Indonesia) has reported that nothing has been timed 2145, UTC: Tank barge Kristin Manila, Nov 16 — Roll On Roll Off found so far. The search vessel, Fugro Poling is still aground. Around 2,300 Lampung (4841 gt, built 1971) caught Mercator, is now heading back to barrels of oil have been offloaded. fire about three kilometres away from Aberdeen where it will arrive in the London, Nov 12 — A press report, Merak port in Banten province, early hours of tomorrow morning. The dated today, states: A tanker (tank Indonesia at around 0930, today. The weather forecast indicates that it is barge Kristin Poling ) which ran vessel was approaching Merak port unlikely that the MAIB will be able to aground off Long Island is now afloat, when the fire occurred. There were no resume the search for the next few according to NewsChannel 4 News. It reported deaths or injuries although days. Meanwhile, the MAIB, in was freed from the bottom of East several vehicles carried by the vessel discussion with Talisman Energy, will Rockaway inlet just after midnight in its cargo deck were destroyed by carefully consider future search and is now headed to a pier in New fire. State-owned PT ASDP Endin options. The Kirkcaldy-registered York harbour to undergo inspection. Juhaedi, owner of the vessel, said that Meridian went missing on Oct 26, in The vessel, which was carrying home passing passenger and fishing vessels storms 160 miles east of Aberdeen in heating oil, grounded on Friday (Nov were disembarking passengers from the Norwegian sector of the North 10). The Coast Guard lightened the the burning vessel. Cause of the fire is Sea. The body of Edward Gardner (50) vessel and used tugs at high tide to still unknown. — Lloyd’s List of Cellardyke, was recovered from the free the vessel, NewsChannel 4 Correspondent. North Sea. Despite an extensive reported. search, the three other crewmen London, Nov 13 — Tank barge LEIF ERIKSON (Canada) remain unaccounted for. They are Kristin Poling, carrying more than Halifax, Nov 14 — Roll on roll off Leif 672,000 gallons of home heating oil, Erikson returned to service Nov 9. — skipper Martin Gardner, 49, Ian that ran aground just off Long Island Lloyd’s Agents. Donald, 55, both from Anstruther, has been successfully freed, U.S. Coast Fife, and Sidney Low, 52, from Guard officials said Sunday. The LIBERTY (U.S.A.) Aberdeen. vessel ran aground Friday in the East London, Nov 14 — Vehicle carrier Rockaway Inlet. The channel, which Liberty arrived Baltimore Nov 12. MIKEL (Cambodia) requires frequent dredging, is a major London, Nov 13 — Following received route for fuel tankers serving southern LIDWINIA from Rome MRCC, timed 1200, UTC: Nassau through Oceanside. Coast See Endurance. General cargo Mikel, XUMC7, (1879 Guard officials had hoped a high tide gt, built 1972) sank in lat 35 59.8N, would take Kristin Poling back out to LOTUS BLOSSOM (Panama) long 17 12.22E, at 1555, UTC, Nov 11. sea, but the effort proved unsuccessful Yokohama, Nov 10 — Bulker Lotus All crew were rescued. (Note — Mikel for the past two days. Instead, Blossom arrived Nagoya Nov 9 from sailed Leghorn Nov 8 for Alexandria.) workers on site removed 298,200 New Orleans. — Lloyd’s Agents. Messina, Nov 14 — General cargo gallons of home heating oil to lighten Mikel sank during its voyage from the vessel and used a tugboat to free MARVEL K. Leghorn to Alexandria. All crew it. In all, 10 vacuum trucks, 10 oil (St. Vincent & Grenadines) members have been rescued by vessel skimmers, 20 workboats and more London, Nov 9 — Understand general OOCL Thailand and taken to Gioia than 70 workers responded to the cargo Marvel K. was refloated with tug Tauro where they arrived Nov 12. — scene until the tanker was freed assistance on Sept 29 by Baltic Lloyd’s Agents. yesterday at midnight. “Various Salvage & Towage Co, St. Petersburg, agencies came together and with under Lloyd’s Open Form. Cargo has MSC LAUREN (Panama) their co-ordinated report they were been discharged at St. Petersburg London, Nov 13 — Understand able to lift the amount of oil off of the where the vessel is drydocked and is Container Carrier MSC Lauren (32238 vessel to lighten it. ... and were able undergoing repairs to its bottom shell gt, built 1982), Antwerp for to refloat the vessel,” said Petty plating. On completion of repairs the Felixstowe, anchored between buoys Officer Annie Berlin, a Coast Guard vessel will reload its cargo and sail for 45 and 47, River Scheldt, at around spokeswoman. Kristin Poling its intended destination of South 0945, local time, today, following frequently travels to the Sprague Shields. engine “blackout.” Tugs are enroute to Energy Oceanside terminal, which render assistance. (Note — According supplies oil for western Long Island. MAYSORA (Bahamas) to Lloyd’s MIU AIS MSC Lauren was The tanker, which was on its way See “Suspension Of Sheep Imports stationary in lat 51 26 03N, long 03 58 yesterday to New York City, From Australia” under 45E, at 0948, UTC, today.) according to Berlin, had run aground “Miscellaneous”. London, Nov 13 — Understand at the same inlet twice in the last Container Carrier MSC Lauren will be four years, partly because of MELLUM (Liberia) assisted back to Antwerp by tugs significant shoaling. Officials London, Nov 13 — The Australian Union 11, Union Ruby and Schelde 20. reported there was no apparent hull Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) (Note — According to Lloyd’s MIU AIS breach. Coast Guard officials said oil issued a report of its investigation into MSC Lauren was in lat 51 26 12N, did not spill from the vessel. The the grounding of general cargo Mellum long 03 59 22E, at 1141, UTC, speed cause of the grounding is still being in the port of Thevenard on Sep 28, four knots, course 97 degrees.) investigated, Berlin said. 2004. The vessel grounded while London, Nov 14 — Understand London, Nov 13 — Following received departing the port after the pilot had Container Carrier MSC Lauren has from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1500, disembarked. The ATSB found the been towed to Antwerp for repairs and UTC: Tank barge Kristin Poling is now master/pilot information exchange to according to Lloyd’s AIS was at New York. A diver survey has been be deficient. It also found that the carried out and no hull damage was navigational chart in use and the stationary in lat 51 15 46N, long 04 21 found but a rudder is broken off. It is decision of the pilot to disembark 11E, at 0953, UTC, today. not known when the rudder was lost before the vessel arrived at the pilot London, Nov 15 — Container Carrier whether it was before or after the boarding ground may have contributed MSC Lauren arrived back at Antwerp grounding. to the grounding. at 1710, Nov 13 and sailed 2210, yesterday for Bristol. According to LAI KING (Hong Kong) MERIDIAN (U.K.) Lloyd’s MIU AIS vessel was in lat 50 London, Nov 10 — Following received London, Nov 9 — A press report, 47 21N, long 00 55 34E, at 0851, UTC, from Cape Town MRCC, timed 1400, dated today, states: The search for the today, speed 14.7 knots, course 232 UTC: Owners inform general cargo Lai missing Scottish fishing vessel degrees.

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MURMANSK (Malta) and winch, said a Hydro the Danube River near the village of London, Nov 15 — Understand spokeswoman. There was also damage Sap, Oct 2, 2005, has been taken to bulker Murmansk (18964 gt, built to the hull of the shuttle tanker at sea Bratislava port, it was reported today. 1984), Murmansk for Netherlands level. It moved ashore for repairs, The wreck, which had partially sunk, with 28,907 tons phosphates with leaving Hydro with a headache of had narrowed the shipping lanes at Russian crew, had a “blackout” when finding another tanker. Hydro was the scene of the accident. These are leaving Kol’skiy Bay, (? Nov 10) and already planning to close Njord for now clear. The costs incurred by started drifting in shore. Vessel two-week maintenance this week and moving the ship will be covered by the dropped both anchors dangerously the storage vessel was due for its Romanian owner. In all, there were close to Letinsky Point, and requested regular inspection. 122 people on board the vessel when tugs. Wind southly three metres/sec. the fire broke out. One crew member At 1542, local time, salvage tug Purga NEHRU-SHATABDI (India) was killed. was dispatched to assist, and at 1825, Kochi, Nov 15 — Hopper dredger local time, Russian Navy salvage SB- Nehru-Shatabdi and hopper dredger OMOE (Denmark) 523 dispatched to assist. At 1620, local DCI Dredge VIII are still lying at London, Nov 11 — Passenger ro/ro time, pilot boat Saint Nikolay arrived Kochi Port channel. We understand Omoe has been salvaged after on the scene, trying to hold bulker’s that Nehru-Shatabdi is likely to enter stranding on the isle of Omoe on Nov 1 aft from grounding, and was joined by Cochin Shipyard by the first week of in heavy weather. On Nov 6 it was Purga at 1710, local time. At 1800, December, 2006, for dry docking and back in the water again due to effort local time, Murmansk managed to repairs. DCI Dredge VIII is still trying made by Towing company Jens start auxiliary engines and begun to get a dry dock facility at Cochin or Alfastsen of Horsens. Due to a lifting anchors. At 1930, local time, Colombo. — Lloyd’s Agents. combination of a shore-based winch port anchor was lifted, starboard dragging several hundred tons and anchor three shots up, eight left. At NJORD B.FSU (Norway) some dredging work, the ferry was 2000, local time, SB-523 was on the See Navion Hispania. pulled forward to a basin made by the scene. At 0045, local time, Nov 11 dredger Jette Saj. Also a channel from anchors lifted, main engine started NORWEGIAN MAJESTY the deep water off the strand was and ok, and continued on voyage, no (Bahamas) dredged by Jette Saj. The salvage was damage reported. (Note — Murmansk London, Nov 11 — A press report, supervised by the the Danish had arrived Murmansk Oct 31 and is dated today, states: A weeklong cruise Environmental Authorities and due Terneuzen Nov 17.) scheduled to embark from Charleston approved. After the ferry was refloated this afternoon on passenger (cruise) at about 1400, Nov 6, it was taken to NAVION HISPANIA (Norway) Norwegian Majesty (40876 gt, built port at Omoe and later the same day London, Nov 14 — Norsk Hydro has 1992), was delayed after a broken taken in tow by Sanne A. from towing halted oil production at its Njord A engine delayed the vessel’s arrival in company Jens Alfastsen and the facility in the Norwegian Sea after a port and pushed back its planned following morning delivered at Soeby collision between shuttle crude oil departure. The Norwegian Cruise Vaerft at Soby for examination and tanker Navion Hispania (72753 gt, Lines vessel was expected as of last repair. Following the successful built 1999) and floating storage tanker night to enter port at about 1400 hrs, refloating operation the beach has Njord B.FSU (60000 gt, built 1997). seven hours behind schedule, and head been re-established and the same goes “The oil production at Njord A is back to Bermuda on three of its four for the underwater environment. The temporary halted, and there is no engines at 2130 hrs. The voyage was basin and the channel has been filled reported oil spillage after the about 5.5 hours behind schedule up again. — Correspondent. collision,” Hydro said in a statement. yesterday. The vessel was expected to Njord A produces slightly less than arrive back in Bermuda at 0800 OMRANI-II (North Korea) 30,000 barrels of oil per day, it said. Tuesday, 18 hours later than Mumbai, Nov 9 — India has detained Norsk Hydro said the production stop scheduled, according to a statement by empty North Korean general cargo came at the same time as a planned NCL Corporation Ltd., the Miami- Omrani-II bound for Iran after it 12-day maintenance shutdown. “And based parent company of Norwegian. strayed into Indian waters, baffling that (shutdown) will proceed as NCL said if the broken engine cannot coast guard officials and police about planned,” Hydro spokeswoman Kama be fixed in Bermuda next week, it will the purpose of its voyage. “Omrani-II Holte Strand said. No-one was injured have to cut its stay short by almost developed a snag and entered Indian in the collision which took place five hours. Norwegian threw its waters on Oct 29 and was towed to the yesterday evening. Hydro said Njord Charleston-bound passengers a Mumbai Port where the crew was B.FSU’s lifeboat was damaged and complimentary cocktail party and being questioned by Indian there was minor damage to the hull offered $100 per stateroom in onboard intelligence and customs officials. “The but neither vessel was evacuated. “The credit and 15% off the price of a future crew has not been able to explain why tanker moved on its own power to a cruise. Those heading out to Bermuda they were sailing an empty vessel to safe distance from the area after the will get $50 per stateroom in cruise Iran,” a senior coast guard official said accident, and it is not clear what was cash or a chance to rebook as a today. However a senior official at the the cause for the collision,” Hydro consolation for the extra time at sea. Directorate General of Shipping said: said. Strand said that if Njord B.FSU “They have told us that because it is a was not repaired during the next 12 OCEAN VICTORY (Hong Kong) new ship they were testing it. But it is days, the company had other Yokohama, Nov 13 — Bulker Ocean strange that they should need to sail alternatives. Hydro said weather Victory is still aground on the South as far as Iran.” Officials said conditions were not particularly Breakwater at the entrance of the port documents for the new 45-metre vessel difficult at the time of the collision and of Kashima. At the time of grounding, were in order, although life-saving that an investigation would follow. the vessel sustained tearing damage at equipment was found to be deficient. London, Nov 15 — Norsk Hydro is three sections on her shell plate. Indian officials said they were not faced with a repair bill and has closed About 2,600 tonnes of fuel oil have acting at the behest of the U.N. but down a Norwegian Sea oil field after a already been drained from her tanks, simply because a suspicious ship had shuttle tanker collided with the Njord and the torn areas are now under entered Indian waters. “The storage vessel. The Oslo-listed energy repair. Upon completion of the repairs, investigations are part of standard and metals group has shut down the vessel will try to refloat at the end procedures that are followed when a 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent daily of November. — Lloyds Agents. ship strays into our waters,” A. production after crude oil tanker Banerjee, a top shipping official said. Navion Hispania hit Hydro’s own OLTENITA (Romania) — Reuters. floating storage tanker Njord B.FSU. London, Nov 16 — A press report, London, Nov 11 — A press report, The storage ship was struck aft during dated today, states: The wreck of the dated Nov 10, states: General cargo crude loading operations in the Romanian passenger (cruise) Oltenita, Omrani-II, detained at Mumbai, by Norwegian Sea, damaging a lifeboat which was completely gutted by fire on authorities since Oct 29, was released

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8 Marine today by the Marine Mercantile Kazak and Seroglazka. The vessel is (38849 gt, built 2005), inbound, cargo Department. “We issued the release owned by the Vostoktransservis pig iron, grounded while anchoring at letter yesterday,” an official of the Company and registered at the La Place, Mile Marker 134, Lower department said. The vessel, which Vladivostok port. It had been arrested Mississippi at 0222, UTC, today. was on its way to Iran, sustained by border guards for poaching and Vessel sustained damage to bow and engine problems and was brought to confiscated in favor of the state by a has taken on a small amount of water. the Mumbai harbour on Oct 29. A court ruling in Petropavlovsk- Vessel is still aground. A diver will Director General of Shipping official Kamchatsky. However, the carry out an underwater survey and said deficiencies that made the vessel responsibility for the vessel still rests repair damage to vessel, after which unfit for making a voyage were with the ship owner. an attempt will be made to refloat the detected during a routine inspection vessel. No pollution or injuries. (Note made in keeping with international ORENBURG (Russia) — According to Lloyd’s MIU AIS maritime obligations. “We undertake London, Nov 9 — General cargo Peppino D`Amato was stationary in lat inspection of foreign flag vessels to Orenburg was reported passing 30 03 10.26N, long 90 30 27.66W, at ascertain their technical fitness with through the Kiel Canal on Nov 8, on a 1535, UTC, today) respect to safety, security and voyage of Waterford for Kaliningrad. London, Nov 15 — According to manning issues,” he said. Once these Lloyd’s MIU AIS bulker Peppino deficiencies were rectified, the release ORION I (Pakistan) D`Amato was still stationary in lat 30 letter was issued, he said. Karachi, Nov 10 — Understand from 03 10N, long 90 30 27W, at 0855, UTC, the owner of oil barge Orion I, Mr. today. OOCL BELGIUM (Hong Kong) Malik Qutub, that Orion I was London, Nov 15 — Following received London, Nov 9 — Container Carrier refloated this morning by Indus Divers from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed OOCL Belgium (39174 gt, built 1998) with out any damage or oil spill. They 1518, UTC: Bulker Peppino D`Amato: had an explosion in the engine-room at had been working on the salvage As of 0129 today, divers patched a 1 ft Montreal at 0953, EST, today. (Note — operation around the clock for the last by 5 ft hole. Plan to dewater forepeak OOCL Belgium sailed Hamburg Oct 30 thee days. However, the barge is and awaiting inspection. for Montreal.) upside down and has to be righted. Montreal, Nov 9 — It is believed the Hopefully this will be done in a day or PERTH (U.K.) explosion in the engine-room of two, the owner said. — Lloyd’s List London, Nov 10 — Understand Container Carrier OOCL Belgium was Correspondent. (See issue of Nov 7.) Container Carrier Perth (15931 gt, not serious. Transport Canada Karachi, Nov 15 — Understand from built 1999) ran aground in the inspectors will be attending the vessel the salvage firm Indus Divers that northwest of Izmir Pelikan Bank at later today. — Lloyd’s Agents. they have asked Karachi Port Trust 1400, Nov 8 . (Note — Perth, Ambarli (KPT) to provide its crane to facilitate for Antwerp, passed Dardanelles 1235, ORAHOPE (DIS) salvage operation in bringing oil barge Nov 6.) London, Nov 12 — Chemical tanker Orion I in up right position, off port. London, Nov 10 — Following received Orahope arrived Frederikshavn Oct 21 Presently, the barge is upside down from Ankara RCC, timed 1215, UTC: and was reported still in port but safe and intact. Hopefully, the Container Carrier Perth was refloated repairing as of Nov 10. — crane would be provided by Nov 17 as from its grounding position, lat 38 Correspondent. requested by salvage firm. — Lloyd’s 25.5N, long 26 54.8E, at 1920 List Correspondent. yesterday by two tugs. ORCA II (Honduras) See “Drugs Found On Honduras OSPREY II (U.K.) PETRA EXPRESS (Jordan) Vessel, West Africa” under London, Nov 10 — Following received London, Nov 10 — A press report, “Miscellaneous”. from Den Helder RCC, timed 1010, dated today, states: A fire on board UTC: Fishing (general) Osprey II (390 Container Carrier Petra Express (7720 ORCHIK 2 (Russia) gt, built 1984), PD 47, is currently gt, built 1978) killed one sailor and Portsmouth, UK, Nov 14 — anchored in lat 53 22.7N, long 03 seriously wounded three others in the TrawlerOrchik 2 (1898 gt, built 1983) 36.7E, with engine failure. Coast Red Sea today, an Egyptian naval broke from its anchor and was Guard tug Waker was on scene but officer said. The engine of the ship grounded on Kamchatka. The Ministry owners did not come to any agreement overheated during a crossing between of Emergency Measures of the Russian and tug has now left the scene. A Aqaba and Nuweiba, said Brig. Federation, Kamchatka area, rescue sistership of the Osprey II is en route Mohammed Sayed. The fire broke out operation lasted about an hour and to assist. in the early hours of the morning as the vessel was refloated. The trawler London, Nov 10 — Following received the ship was some 6.8 nautical miles has now gone into port for a survey from Den Helder RCC, timed 1929, from Egypt’s coast, and was put out an and refuelling. None of the 31 crew UTC: Fishing (general) Osprey II hour later by an Egyptian firefighting were injured and no damage to the reported it tow about 1600, UTC, rescue boat. The Jordanian sailor was vessel is initially apparent. — bound Den Helder, where ETA very asphyxiated by the smoke, Sayed said. Correspondent. soon. Two other Jordanians were severely London, Nov 14 — A press report, London, Nov 10 — Following received injured, along with an Egyptian dated today, states: An operation to from Den Helder RCC, timed 2001, engineer. refloat trawler (All types) Orchik 2 UTC: Fishing (general) Osprey II just London, Nov 11 — A press report, was successfully completed, today, in berthed at Den Helder. dated Nov 10, states: The engine of Avachinskaya Bay, on the container carrier Petra Express Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky roadstead, PEACH MOUNTAIN (Hong Kong) overheated and caught fire today as Kamchatka Peninsula. The vessel is Jakarta, Nov 15 — Bulker Peach the vessel was crossing the Red Sea being towed to the port for inspection. Mountain is still under inspection by between the Jordanian port of Aqaba None of the 31 crew members, who Port State Control. Based on and the Egyptian port of Nuweiba, remained aboard the trawler, was information gathered, she will sail to said Brig. Mohammed Sayed. Jordan’s injured, the Russian Ministry for Singapore. — Lloyd’s Agents. official news agency said Petra Emergencies said. Trawler Otkrytie Jakarta, Nov 16 — Bulker Peach Express was sailing from the Saudi and tug Kovshovy refloated the vessel. Mountain has departed from Gresik to port of Jeddah to Aqaba. The fire The operation was carried out under Batam at 0950, local time, today, ETA broke out in the early hours of the difficult conditions with a heavy rain Nov 19, for dry dock. — Lloyd’s morning as the vessel was some 6.8 and rough seas. Orchik 2 was torn off Agents. nautical miles from Egypt’s coast. It her anchors late in the evening ov Nov was put out an hour later by an 13. Attempts to bring it back to the PEPPINO D`AMATO (Panama) Egyptian firefighting boat. One crew anchorage failed. Following four hours London, Nov 13 — Following received member was killed and three others of drifting, the trawler, which ran out from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed injured. Sayed said the vessel was of fuel, grounded between the capes of 1535, UTC: Bulker Peppino D`Amato being towed to an Egyptian port.

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Port Said, Nov 12 — Container personnel, and specifically masters, its only vessel serving the North Carrier Petra Express caught fire in are competent to carry out their Coast, Roll On Roll Off Queen of the engine-room while underway to assigned duties. Prince Rupert (5864 gt, built 1966), Aqaba coming from Jeddah, about five will be out of commission for five days miles to port of Nowaiba in the gulf of PINE BREATH (Cambodia) next week because of a leaking engine Aqaba on Nov 9. Vessel sent SOS to Busan, Nov 13 — General cargo Pine seal. The vessel will go into dry dock Nowaiba Authorities who imediately Breath arrived at Masan on the Nov 2 in Alaska on Sunday (Nov 19) and not sent necessary tugs for help. One crew and after completion of repairs sailed return to the northern route until member was killed and three were on Nov 8. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Friday afternoon The corporation said injured and taken ashore to Nowaiba the ferry has been leaking small hospital. Vessel will be towed to Aqaba PIONER MOLDAVII (Russia) amounts of oil since its propellers for repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Nov 12 — Following received were damaged by a crab trap last London, Nov 13 — Following received from Den Helder RCC, timed 1530, month. Spokesman Mark Stephanson from the mangers of Container Carrier UTC: General cargo Pioner Moldavii said today the ferry is safe to operate Petra Express, dated today: Petra (5370 gt, built 1979), Finland for until Sunday, calling it a maintenance Express is now at Aqaba port. While Alexandria, began listing this morning issue and not a safety issue. “There en route to Aqaba the vessel touched and deliberately jettisoned some cargo are no safety issues at all. This is just bottom and had to be assisted to of timber in lat 54 48N, long 04 13E at necessary maintenance we have to do Aqaba by a tug where it arrived 1252, UTC. Vessel still listing 12 deg to right now because the leaking seal in yesterday evening. starboard but securing remaining of the stern tubes has been leaking cargo on board. No assistance required. since the middle of October.” PETREL ARROW (Bahamas) London, Nov 14 — General cargo Stephanson said there will be barge London, Nov 9 — General cargo Pioner Moldavii arrived Velsen Nov 13 service for commercial traffic between Petrel Arrow was reported sailing from from Finland. Prince Rupert and the Queen Shanghai on Oct 28. The vessel was Charlotte Islands, but there are no then reported arriving back at PRESTIGE (Bahamas) plans to accommodate passengers or Shanghai on Oct 29. She departed on London, Nov 13 — A press report, private vehicles. The Queen of Prince Oct 30, reportedly bound for dated today, states: Four years after Rupert has been the only ferry on the Zhenjiang. the sinking of crude oil tanker Prestige North Coast since the Queen of the caused Spain’s biggest environmental North sank in March. PETROKREPOST (Liberia) disaster, the wreck continues leaking London, Nov 13 — Following received oil into the Atlantic, experts said REPUBBLICA DI GENOVA (Italy) from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed today. Prestige, carrying 77,000 tons of London, Nov 12 — Following received 1535, UTC: Crude oil tanker oil, sprang a leak on Nov 13, 2002, and from Den Helder RCC, timed 1830, Petrokrepost is still in port. sank six days later off the north- UTC: Passenger ro/ro Repubblica di London, Nov 15 — Following received western region of Galicia. Most of its Genova (42567 gt, built 1988), bound from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed cargo leaked out, polluting the sea bed Hamburg, lost three empty containers 1518, UTC: Crude oil tanker and contaminating the coastline. Oil overboard in about lat 53 40N, long 05 Petrokrepost reported to be in tow slicks are still forming in the area 50E, at 1116, UTC, Nov 12. Vessel bound Tampa for repairs. (See issue of where the tanker went down, after continued voyage to Hamburg. (Note Nov 15.) (Note — According to Loyd’s being towed a distance of 246 — Repubblica di Genova arrived MIU AIS, vessel in lat 29 55 56N, long kilometres off Galicia. The oil was Amsterdam Nov 10 from Douala and 89 59 24.41W, at 1515, UTC, Nov 15.) almost certain to ooze out of a crack or sailed Nov 11.) some corroded spot in the wreck, said Juan Jose Gonzalez of the RMS KIEL (Antigua & Barbuda) PHILIPP (Antigua & Barbuda) Oceanographic Institute in Vigo. Bremen, Nov 15 — Part London, Nov 15 — A Marine Accident Gonzalez said the oil was not causing containerised general cargo RMS Kiel Investigation Branch report states: important ecological damage. Local is still at Wilhelshaven under repairs General cargo Philipp ran aground fishermen complain that some shores and according to the repairyard it will near Corsewall Point just before are still covered with oil spilled by be there certainly for another week. — midnight on July 17. The vessel was Prestige in 2002, without the Lloyd’s Agents. refloated quickly and, having been authorities doing anything about it. assessed as sustaining no damage, ROKIA DELMAS (Panama) proceeded on passage. The ship was QUEEN OF CAPILANO (Canada) London, Nov 9 — Salvors were diverted to dry dock the next day London, Nov 13 — A report from preparing to begin removing when it became apparent the vessel’s LaSalle, PQ, dated today, states: Roll containers from the grounded Roll On hull had been penetrated. The On Roll Off Queen of Capilano (2855 Roll Off Container Car Rokia Delmas grounding occurred because the gt, built 1991) broke down again yesterday but warned that the master fell asleep as a result of being yesterday for the second time in a operation could take several weeks to fatigued, and although he was able to week, this time leaving an oil slick in complete. Salvors have removed 560 regularly cancel the watch alarm and Horseshoe Bay. “It was broken down tonnes of heavy fuel oil from the vessel GPS cross track error alarm, neither when I turned up to take the ferry,” by pumping, as well as a smaller roused him to actively monitor and said Rebecca Henderson, a Bowen quantity of lighter diesel fuel, and the record the vessel’s position or notice Island resident speaking from the maritime prefecture in Brest said that it was off track and standing into Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. She yesterday that it no longer posed any danger. A lookout had been present on said an oil slick from the vessel had significant pollution threat. The the bridge, but had been sent on safety spread throughout the bay. BC Ferries prefecture added that, as a result, rounds some time prior to the were quoted in radio reports saying anti-pollution measures would be grounding. Also contributing to the yesterday’s problem was due to the relaxed and the operation to remove grounding was the routine acceptance vessel striking a log at 1530 hrs, the 378 containers on the vesseløs onboard of sub-standard navigational which led to an underwater drive unit upper deck got under way. It said that practices. Action taken: The Chief being damaged and a leak of 600 litres unloading trials would be getting Inspector has written to the vessel’s of oil. There were no passengers on under way yesterday, using the managers recommending they: board at the time of the mishap. The floating crane-barge Missing Link, Improve their auditing regime to vessel was back up and running before which has been brought to the site ensure that the navigation methods 1800 hrs. from the Netherlands, and a barge. and procedures used on passage The operation promises to be comply with the requirements of QUEEN OF PRINCE RUPERT complicated by the 18 degree list of SOLAS and company’s SMS. Review (Canada) the vessel.. Vessel operator Delmas personnel monitoring and appraisal London, Nov 15 — A press report, Atlantic West Africa Line said procedures to ensure that all dated Nov 14, states: BC Ferries says yesterday that positioning tests were

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10 Marine being carried out to determine the ROSELLA (Panama) SANNA (Netherlands Antilles) safest way of removing the containers. Buenos Aires, Nov 15 — Bulker London, Nov 9 — General cargo “This delicate operation, which was Rosella is still at Zarate under arrest. Sanna was reported arriving at Grove started this morning, will be Vessel’s agents do not know the date Wharf at 1554, Nov 8, from undertaken with great prudence and when the vessel will depart. — Lloyd’s Rotterdam. in several stages,” it said. “The salvors Agents. will begin by removing the most SEA FALCON (Bahamas) accessible containers and estimate RUNNER 4 (Dominica) St. Vincent, CVI, Nov 12 — General that this may take several weeks.” London, Nov 13 — A press report, cargo Sea Falcon (1475 gt, built 1977) dated today, states: Mammoet Salvage grounded on Nov 7, in the position lat ROKO (Bahamas) B.V., which won the Estonian boarder 16 09.19N, long 22 56.03W, London, Nov 15 — Refrigerated guard service¥s contract for general approximately 0.726 miles south of general cargo Roko, Atlantic for cargo Runner 4, has now lost the Sal-Rei Boavista, Cape Verde Island. Mariupol, passed Gibraltar Nov 13. assignment after the company said At the time of grounding, the vessel ETA Mariupol Nov 20. that it would not be able to empty the was preparing to drop its anchor to vessel¥s tanks until next spring. The wait for the next day, to begin ROSE (China) Estonian government demanded discharge operations. It started London, Nov 10 — A press report, speedier action and the Norwegian transhipment operations with general dated today, states: The Riau Islands shipping company Frank Mohn cargo Vulcao at 0945 hrs, today. By Police are holding detonators and 63 Flatory A/S (Framo) will now take 1040 hrs, the vessel had discharged tons of explosive powder that were over the assignment since it promised 160 tonnes, which gave the Sea Falcon unloaded from Chinese general cargo to start emptying the tanks within “better fluctuation and later Rose at Semblog Port, Batam. Riau five days. In order to reduce the risk possibility of berthing alongside the Islands Police chief Brig-Gen of an oil spill, the government decided pier at Boavista to continue with the Sutarman said yesterday the that the tanks must be emptied this discharge”. Transhipment/discharge detonators and explosive powder were autumn despite the fact that Framo¥s operations are still continuing. — discovered in six containers. He said EUR 1.97 million tender was higher Lloyd’s Agents. the items would be held until National than Mammoet¥s EUR 1.64 million St. Vincent, CV, Nov 14 — General Police investigators provided offer. Supply Geosund arrived in cargo Sea Falcon transhipped a total clarification on their legal status. The Estonia on Nov 3 but was first forced of 300 tonnes of cement to general six containers have been held since to solve a technical problem and then cargo Vulcao, and was refloated at Nov 3, soon after they were unloaded had to postpone the operation because 2140, Nov 13. The vessel berthed at by stevedoring company PT Citra of high winds. Framo plans to take a 1215 today and commenced discharge, Pembina Pengangkutan Industries week to remove the oil from the which is expected to be completed (CPPI) from the Chinese ship. The wreck. later this afternoon. The vessel will company reported the contents of the anchor and await inspection before containers to the police. Documents RUSLAN (Russia) sailing, probably to St. Vincent, for later found on the ship indicated it Piraeus, Nov 14 — General cargo repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. was bound for Yemen. The ship had Ruslan (2478 gt, built 1968), cargo anchored at Semblog Port and was wheat, struck the pier during berthing SEA VETERAN (Panama) forced to unload the containers as it manoeuvres at Preveza port on Nov 9. London, Nov 14 — At 1330, EST, Nov waited for other vessels. It was later No injuries to crew and no pollution 11, while approaching the wall at found brokendown in the Strait of reported. Only minor damage to the Iroquois Lock, in lat 44 50N, long 75 18.30W, bulker Sea Veteran (17152 gt, Malacca. Officer Sutarman said the port’s pier and the vessel’s starboard built 1981) struck the wall with her police would hold the containers until fore part were reported. The local port the police completed their starboard quarter. The vessel authorities permitted the vessel’s investigation and determined whether sustained heavy deamage to hull and departure after inspection by class any laws had been broken. “We will engine-room machinery. surveyor and the vessel sailed not allow the containers to be sent to yesterday for Tuzla. — Lloyd’s Agents. Yemen until the legality of the items is SEABULK PRIDE (U.S.A.) Ruslan, Rostov for Preveza, clear,” he said. The incident was (Note — London, Nov 11 — The crew of confirmed by PT CPPI manager Agus passed Dardanelles 2025, Nov 5.) product tanker Seabulk Pride that ran Hidayat, who said the containers had aground near Nikiski in February has been scheduled to be loaded on the SAGA SPRAY (Hong Kong) been faulted for the mishap. The crew vessel Venus, yesterday. “However, the Gothenburg, Nov 16 — One crew failed to safely tie the vessel to the police have not issued their member found dead and five injured dock, properly staff the bridge or get permission. Venus will possibly in accident bulker Saga Spray (29381 the engine ready for a quick start in continue its journey to Yemen without gt, built 1994) for discharging wooden case of trouble, according to an the containers,” he said. Meanwhile, pellets in bulk at berth Helsingborg investigative report by the US Coast security at Semblog Port has been at 0800, this morning. The local fire Guard. A surging tide and ice floes heightened since the discovery of the department and rescue was called to rammed against the bow of the tanker explosive powder and detonators. the “westport” of Helsingborg Port, early Feb 2 as the vessel was tied to a Members of the police’s elite Mobile where two men - crew and stevedore Nikiski dock loading fuel oil, gasoline Brigade have been deployed at the were found unconcious in the hold and other products from the Tesoro port, and all visitors are required to and brought ashore on stretcher and refinery in Nikiski, about 80 miles show a permit from the local police crane. Another four persons involved southwest of Anchorage. Mooring lines before being allowed to enter. injured and also brought to hospital. snapped until the vessel broke free Manila, Nov 10 — Indonesian police The incident occurred when the two and drifted onto a beach about half a said that Chinese cargo vessel Rose, men were sweeping and cleaning mile to the north. The tanker had 32 had apparently used Semblog port, parts of the hold. They were affected people aboard and nearly 5 million Batam Island, as a transshipment port by the air down in the hold where less gallons of petroleum. The crew for its cargo of explosives. Indonesian oxygen caused by cargo and fainted. refloated the beached tanker the next police reported that 63 tons of Wooden pellets does “consume” day with the help of rescue tugs and a explosive powder and detonators oxygen and one should be very careful high tide. There was relatively minor unloaded by Rose, at the port was in to enter into such areas. The cause is damage to the double-hulled vessel, their custody. Authorities said that not yet been investigated, and could which is back in service. The Coast Rose had anchored off Semblog port on not be commented upon. The Police Guard report said the tanker crew Nov 3. The vessel unloaded six and later the Board of Shipping violated a number of safety rules containers at the port before leaving. inspectors will commence their imposed to protect shipping from fast- Rose later brokedown in the Malacca survey and reports. — Westax Marine moving ice that tends to build up in Strait. — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. Services AB. Cook Inlet after severe cold snaps. The

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Coast Guard will pursue a two-month inspection was carried out, and no STAR IKEBANA (Singapore) suspension of captain Stewart Potter’s damage was observed. — Lloyd’s London, Nov 12 — A press report, licence, the report said, “for failure to Agents. dated today, states: Part containerised ensure that the vessel’s moorings general cargo Star Ikebana (33448 gt, were strong enough to hold during all SHINSEI MARU NO.3 (Japan) built 1999) sustained a gash to its hull expected conditions.” The tanker’s London, Nov 14 — A press report, measuring 10 metres by two metres operator, Seabulk Tankers Inc. of Fort dated today, states: An officer serving while docking at Squamish terminal, Lauderdale, Florida, agreed with the on Israeli Container Carrier Zim Asia, Transport Canada spokesman Rod Coast Guard’s main conclusion that received a suspended two and half year Nelson said Friday (Nov 10). (Note — the current and ice swept the vessel prison term Sunday (Nov 12) for Star Ikebana was last reported off the dock, said Jim Butler, a Kenai negligence in the deaths of seven arriving Vancouver(CAN) Nov 7, and attorney for the company. He said Japanese fishermen when the vessel, has an ETA at Glasgow of Dec 7 and Seabulk, however, did not necessarily he was piloting, slammed into fishing Antwerp Dec 12.) agree with Coast Guard criticisms on Shinsei Maru No.3. A court in Haifa, London, Nov 14 — On Nov 9 part how well the vessel was tied to the Israel, convicted Pilastro Zdravko, 40, containerised general cargo Star dock, or whether the right people the Montenegrin second officer on the Ikebana reported striking dock at were standing watch on the bridge. “It Zim Asia, for negligence in the Squarmish Berth No.2, causing a gash was a massive force that affected that collision with the fishing boat in in her hull, above the waterline. ship at the dock,” Butler said. “We international waters off Nemuro, Vancouver, Nov 14 — Part don’t think the line handling or the Hokkaido, on Sep. 28. Zdravko was containerised general car Star watch practices contributed in any also sentenced to six months worth of Ikebana: Understand that no injuries way to the grounding.” The company community service at a hospital and or pollution were caused. The vessel is will work with the Coast Guard on fined 500,000 yen. He was navigating at Squamish Dock and temporary ways to improve ship safety, Butler at the time of the collision while the repairs are currently being conducted said. captain was asleep. on the forward starboard side. Star shipping advised that they are still SEGOVIA CARRIER (Bahamas) SICHEM METANOL (Malta) making inquiries with regards to Maassluis, Nov 11 — Refrigerated Cherbourg, Nov 13 — Chemical permanent repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. general cargo Segovia Carrier (15834 tanker Sichem Metanol had a main gt, built 1980), while entering the engine breakdown in lat 49 54N, long STEFANIA I (Malta) Boudewijnsluis, struck the lock about 02 24W, at 0735, UTC, Nov 6. Repairs London, Nov 14 — At 1310, EST, Nov 1956, Nov 11. The vessel has a tear of have been carried out at Cherbourg 11, bulker Stefania I (16775 gt, built approximately 8 meters on the from Nov 6 to 0905, local time, Nov 11. 1985) struck the north lock wall at the starboard side. The nautical Vessel has sailed Cherbourg for Eisenhower Lock, in lat 46 59N, long commission has entered the vessel at Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — 74 46W, and sustained damage to the the lock. The vessel will return to Sichem Metanol arrived Rotterdam hull plating, framing, forecastle deck berth No 188 for further inspection. 0455 today.) and starboard fairlead. The vessel’s next port of call will be London, Nov 16 — Bulker Stefania I Hamburg. (Note — Segovia Carrier SLUISGRACHT (Netherlands) arrived Oshawa about Nov 13. arrived Antwerp Nov 10 from Puerto Bremen, Nov 15 — General cargo Limon.) — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Sluisgracht (16639 gt, built 2001) left STOC PETREA (Sweden) Bremen this morning for Canada, Portsmouth, UK, Nov 11 — Product SELENITOVYY (Russia) however, it developed engine trouble tanker STOC Petrea (2956 gt, built Portsmouth, UK, Nov 13 — and called Brake where it moored at 2004), bound Karlstad with 2,800 Authorities failed to refloat the Sud Pier. The vessel is scheduled tonnes of diesel, grounded in the River refrigerated general cargo Selenitovyy to leave at 1900 today, for Canada. — Gˆta at Trollhattan, north-east of (676 gt, built 1979) today, which Lloyd’s Agents. Gothenburg, this morning. The vessel, grounded on a sandbar on Shikotan, with 11 crew, blocked all traffic on the Kurile Islands. Attempts continue. — SOLBERG (Iceland) busy river. The vessel’s engine lost Correspondent. (Note — Selenitovyy London, Nov 15 — Following power soon after it passed the sailed Vladivostok Nov 5.) navigation warning issued Nov 13: Trollhattan railway bridge. The Trawler Bergey towing trawler Solberg machinery stopped working, the vessel SEREZ (Turkey) (687 gt, built 1974) in lat 39 21S, long became impossible to manoeuvre and Piraeus, Nov 9 — General cargo 58 24W, line length 450 metres, speed it grounded,” said Johan Dicksved at Serez remains in Piraeus port. — five knots, course 037 bound the Stoc Tankers shipping company, Lloyd’s Agents. Montevideo. which owns the vessel. STOC Petrea London, Nov 16 — Following hit the eastern side of the canal on its SHAH BADAR-I navigation warning issued Nov 15: starboard side and turned so that it Karachi, Nov 13 — Understand from Trawler Bergey towing trawler Solberg was positioned across the river, Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in lat 35 57S, long 56 17W, line length blocking traffic. Nobody was hurt and today that it has given a deadline to 450 metres, speed four knots, course there has been no sign of leakage, owner of sunken vessel Shah Badar-i, 004 degrees bound Montevideo. according to Johan Dicksved. The M/s Hai Shipping Ltd, Chittagong, to emergency services were on the scene salvage vessel within a time frame of ST.LUC EXPRESS (Honduras) on this morning. It was planned to 25 days, expiring today. The owner has Miami, Nov 13 — Understand Fish pump ballast water out in order to engaged two local salvage firms for and Wildlife and the Coast Guard are enable the vessel to refloat. The vessel getting the job done. Salvage works still working with St. Lucy County, will then be taken for inspection. “We have already started. However Florida, for them to obtain general hope to get her moving during the because of the Eid holidays, the cargo St.Luc Express and use it as an day,” said Dicksved. Until then, those progress of the salvage work is rater artificial reef. They are still discussing vessels being blocked by the STOC slow. The ongoing strike in country the clean-up and transportation of the Petrea will have to wait. “It is would also disturb the salvage freight once an agreement is reached. principally affecting two ships that operation and CPA has to extend Understand the process may be were heading south,” said Susanna deadline. — Lloyd’s List completed in approximately six to Sandgren, pilot on the river. A third Correspondent. eight weeks. — Lloyd’s Agents. vessel that is scheduled to head out late on this afternoon could also be SHAKHTAR (Ukraine) STAR FUJI (NIS) affected if the operation to shift the Hodeidah, Nov 13 — General cargo London, Nov 10 — General cargo Star STOC Petrea takes longer than Shakhtar is still at Hodeidah, and is Fuji arrived at Charleston on Nov 9. expected. — Correspondent. expected to complete discharge this London, Nov 13 — General cargo London, Nov 11 — Following received afternoon. 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UTC: Product tanker STOC Petrea affairs spokesman Petty Officer gravel. It is hoped that an attempt to refloated around 1500, local time, Nov Michael De Nyse, the cutter Kittiwake raise the vessel will take place late 11, and proceeded to Trollhattan for and a C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air tomorrow or on Saturday (Nov 25). — diver inspection. Station Barbers Point responded to Correspondent. London, Nov 12 — A press report, the vessel. De Nyse said the cutter dated Nov 11, states: Product tanker reached the boat at around 1900 today VOS REBEL (Liberia) STOC Petrea, containing 2,800 tonnes and would either repair the vessel’s Maassluis, Nov 14 — Standby safety of diesel that became grounded in the fuel leak or tow her back to Honolulu. vessel VOS Rebel is in dock. The gap River Gota in Trollhattan, this He said no injuries to the crew of the in the hull is to be repaired with a morning, was refloated again this vessel had been reported. plate, Bureau Veritas is inspecting it afternoon. The vessel had been London, Nov 15 — Following received so that the vessel can be towed to blocking all traffic on the busy river. from Coast Guard Honolulu, timed another shipyard, because Den Helder After the vessel was floated and 1935, UTC: Fishing (general) has no capacity. Investigation by the moved to the quayside, divers checked Ulheelani was taken in tow by Coast police and classification bureau is still the vessel for leaks, but found no Guard cutter Kittiwake at 1800, local in progress. It will be in Den helder serious damage. “There were time, Nov 14, bound for Honolulu, until the investigations are finished. scratches, as you might expect, but where ETA 1800, local time, this — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. nothing else,” said Johan Dicksved at evening. Maassluis, Nov 15 — Standby safety the Stoc Tankers shipping company, Honolulu, Nov 16 — It was reported vessel VOS Rebel is currently under which owns the vessel. that the 68’ fishing (general) tow from Den Helder to Rotterdam, London, Nov 12 — Following received Ulheelani, official No. 910809 was ETA 0400, local time, Nov 16. — from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 1135, adrift approximately 80 miles east of Lloyd’s Agents. UTC: According to AIS position, Oahu due to a fuel leak. U.S. Coast product tanker STOC Petrea is now at Guard Cutter IKittiwake arrived at VOUTAKOS (Panama) Karlstad the vessel’s position at 1900 hrs, Nov Maassluis, Nov 14 — Bulker 14.. It is reported that if the leak can Voutakos is still in port. Repairs are SUMATRA (Argentina) not be repaired the vessel would be expected to be completed Nov 16. — London, Nov 9 — Following towed to Honolulu. — Lloyd’s Agents. Lloyd’s Sub-agents. navigation warning issued today: Fishing Don Natalio towing trawler UMMEEDH (Maldives) W-O TSJOCH (Marshall Islands) Sumatra (178 gt, built 1958) in lat 40 London, Nov 15 — General cargo Maassluis, Nov 14 — Combined 53S, long 61 21W, line length 400 Ummeedh arrived New Tuticorin Nov chemical and oil tank W-O Tsjoch is metres, speed eight knots, course 33 7. still in Harlingen under repair. — degrees, bound for Mar del Plata port. Lloyd’s Sub-agents. USTYUZHNA (Ukraine) SUPERFLYTE (New Zealand) Piraeus, Nov 14 — General cargo WARBABY FOX (Bermuda) Auckland, Nov 14 — Ferry Superflyte Ustyuzhna still remains at Kalamata London, Nov 10 — A press report, is still under repair at Auckland. A port undergoing repairs. ETD: Within dated today, states: The Island’s new replacement engine has been received the next week. — Lloyd’s Agents. ferry, Warbaby Fox (317 gt, built and being installed. It will probably be 2006), sustained minor damage another few weeks before she returns VAGABOND (Panama) Wednesday (Nov 8) after rough seas to service. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Nov 10 — Following received caused the vessel to contact the dock from Coast Guard San Juan, PR, in St. George’s (Bermuda). The THOR SENTRY (Faroe Islands) timed 1630, UTC: Roll On Roll Off incident happened as Warbaby Fox Aalborg, Nov 15 — Fishing Thor Vagabond remains aground. was trying to berth at Ordnance Sentry is still in port at Hanstholm. Island. The ferry had been used to Understood the vessel is going to VATAN I (Russia) take stranded passengers of passenger Esbjerg for scrapping. — Lloyd’s Portsmouth, UK, Nov 15 — General Norwegian Majesty back to St. Agents. cargo Vatan I (2457 gt, built 1972), en George’s, and while berthing in route from Astrakhan to Nausher with inclement weather the secure rope TINIAN EXPRESS (Panama) 3008 tonnes of cargo, has sustained a broke and the vessel struck dock. Honolulu, Nov 14 — Ferry Tinian steering gear breakdown. Vessel has Warbaby Fox sustained a small 10 by Express is still being repaired. It is anchored in Caspian sea at a depth of six inch hole, five feet above the water now anticipated repairs will be 10 metres awaiting tugs for towage to line. Marine and Ports officials have completed about Dec 1. — Lloyd’s port Astrakhan. — Correspondent. confirmed that Warbaby Fox will have Agents. to undergo repairs, but officials said VEESHAM I (St.Kitts & Nevis) the ferry would be fit to start the East TORO (Greece) See “Somalia” under “Piracy”. End ferry service as planned next London, Nov 11 — Bulker Toro Tuesday. There were no injuries to any arrived Progreso about Nov 9. VESTHOLM (Denmark) of the passengers as a result of the London, Nov 15 — Danish TV news incident. TSEZAR (Russia) reported dredger Vestholm (198 gt, London, Nov 16 — Product tanker built 1959), earlier today, sank after WESTWOOD POMONA (Bahamas) Tsezar sailed from Vladivostok and developing a leak, in the Limfjord, just Portland, Oregon, Nov 13 — Roll On subsequently arrived back at after passing the Oddesundbridge, Roll Off Westwood Pomona (10215 gt, Vladivostok Oct 3 from Petropavlovsk. bound for the discharge harbour built 1985) has been, sometime this Remmerstrand, situated between weekend (Nov 11/12), struck by a ULHEELANI (U.S.A.) Lemvig and the Oddesundbridge. No rogue wave and temporarily lost London, Nov 14 — A press report, injuries reported. Vessel submerged to power. She is due to arrive in Coos dated today, states: The Coast Guard nearly two (metres) above the weather Bay, Oregon, today at about 1600 has responded to disabled fishing deck. Tomorrow the owner will work hours, under her own power, but will (general) Ulheelani (71 gt, built 1987) out a plan for the salving of the vessel. be assisted by three tugs. — Lloyd’s with four to five crew members on Copenhagen, Nov 16 — Dredger Agents. board that apparently had been adrift Vestholm is still lying in a sunken London, Nov 15 — Following received for several days. The fishing vessel condition, half a nautical mile from from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 2000, was about 80 miles east of O’ahu this Grisetaaodde Lighthouse. Salvage will UTC: Roll On Roll Off Westwood morning. The Coast Guard was start today by removing the 15 tons of Pomona arrived Coos Bay at 1730, contacted yesterday by a worried wife marine diesel oil on board the dredger. local time, Nov 13, with heavy of a crewman who hadn’t heard from Once that has been removed, the weather damage. her husband for a couple of days. dredger Allan Juul will remove the London, Nov 16 — A press report, According to Coast Guard public cargo of approximately 300 tons of dated Nov 15, states: Roll On Roll Off

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Westwood Pomona sought refuge and ZHONGSHUI 606 (China) the hands of Islamic Courts would face repairs at Coos Bay after a rogue wave Suva, Nov 10 — Understand Chinese three decisive penalties. “If the reported to be about 70 feet high Government owned fishing Zhongshui defendants are proved to have struck it, knocking out windows and 606 ran aground on Beqa reef (18 28S, intentionally hijacked the ship, they electronics. A distress call Sunday long 178 05E) close to Suva Harbour will face three optional punishments: night prompted the U.S. Coast Guard Nov 7. Cause of grounding is they will be executed or they will have to send an aircraft to make sure unknown. In an attempt to salve the a leg and a hand cut in cross or they Westwood Pomona was faring well. vessel, sister vessel Zhongshui 611 will be expelled”, Mudey said, The ship arrived in Coos Bay around went to assist on Nov 8 and indicating the pirates would soon be 1630 Monday. “They apparently took a unfortunately it also ran aground. on an Islamic trial. The vessel was pretty good-size wave, and it came up Subsequently another sister vessel, carrying charcoal to Emirates when high enough that it knocked out some Zhongshui 508, proceeded to assist the pirates armed with automatic weapons of the windows of the bridge,” said Bob two grounded vessels yesterday and it hijacked it off Somalia’s coasts. Rogers, the manager of the Roseburg ran aground as well. Refloating Forest Product’s woodchip facility, attempts on all three fishing vessels where the ship docked for repairs. The are being made by local salvors. — ship makes round trips between Lloyd’s Agents. Canada and California biweekly, said Suva, Nov 14 — At about 1253, Nov Martin Callery of the Coos Bay port. 13, the local salvors managed to He said one of the 22 crew members salvage fishing Zhongshui 801, not was slightly injured. Zhongshui 508 as before reported. Today at about 1500 hours the second XIN LIAN YUN GANG (China) vessel fishing Zhongshui 606 was BELGIUM London, Nov 9 — Container Carrier salvaged. The cause of grounding and Zeebrugge, Nov 14 — The departure Xin Lian Yun Gang sailed from the extent of damage is still unknown. of bulker Saba (26132 gt, built 1984) Shanghai on Oct 30, reportedly bound The third vessel fishing Zhongshui 611 was suspended at 1507, Nov 9 due to for Zhoushan. is still aground and is reported to have detentions. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. a damaged hull which needs repairing (Note — Saba arrived Antwerp 2233, YEOMAN BROOK (Liberia) and would probably take time to be Nov 7 and according to Lloyd’s AIS it See “Drugs Found On Liberian salvaged. — Lloyd’s Agents. is still in port today.) Vessel, Maracaibo” under “Miscellaneous”. ZHONGSHUI 611 (China) SABA (Malta) See Zhongshui 606. See “Belgium” under “Port State YOSHI MARU-31 (Russia) Control”. London, Nov 16 — A press report, ZHONGSHUI 801 (China) dated today, states: Eleven See Zhongshui 606. crewmembers of Russian fishing Yoshi Maru-31, registry port Kholmsk, ZIM ASIA (Israel) which sank off Kunashir this morning, See Shinsei Maru No.3. have been rescued in Kunashir Strait. Two dead bodies have been also found. ZIM ISRAEL (Malta) London, Nov 9 — Container Carrier One fisherman is reported missing. Zim Israel arrived at Shanghai on Nov The crew of the sunken vessel had 14 4 and sailed on Nov 5, reportedly members. According to Olga bound for South Korea. Shekhovtseva, press secretary of the ADRIACEM I (Panama) Sakhalin Region centre for Rijeka, Nov 15 — Bulk cement emergencies, a helicopter has joined in carrier Adriacem I (1446 gt, built the search for the missing fisherman. 1974) has been temporarily detained It is surveying the strait in the area of at Koromacno, due to unpaid Pilot Cape Spiridonov on Kunashir Island. expenses. — Lloyd’s Agents. Rescuers’ verified data have it that Yoshi Maru-31 sank at 0910, Sakhalin ALEXANDER (Georgia) time, today 3.5 miles from the shore. Beirut, Nov 10 — General cargo Alexander (2598 gt, built 1993) was The search operation is also involving arrested at Beirut port Nov 8 by the two fishing boats Peak Hope and RSH- SOMALIA Israeli Boycott Office due calling at an 2481. The causes of the sinking are London, Nov 12 — A press report, Israeli port, which is in breach of unknown so far. There was no storm in dated today, states: General cargo boycott rules and regulations. — Kunashir Strait, where the boat was Veesham I, which was recently Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Alexander engaging in fishery operations. retrieved by Union of Islamic courts arrived Beirut Oct 25.) from Somali pirates, has docked at YU BAO NO.1 (Taiwan) Mogadishu’s main seaport today with AMBAR (Honduras) Suva, Nov 13 — According to Fiji the pirates, who are shackled, See “Albania” under “Political & Civil Ports Corporation Limited (F.P.C.L) onboard. Many Islamic forces and Unrest.” fishing (general) Yu Bao No.1 is one of officials have gathered at the port to the confirmed vessels which is part of imprison eight Somali pirates who ARIEL S. (Belize) their project. Their plan is to sink the have hijacked a Dubai registered cargo Beirut, Nov 10 — General cargo Ariel vessel in a common area and build an vessel on Nov 1, demanding $1million S. (1950 gt, built 1985) was arrested artificial reef as a diving mecca for the as a ransom to free the 14 Indian crew at Beirut port Nov 9 by the Israeli ecotourism and dive industry. However and their Ethiopian captain. Number Boycott Office due calling at an Israeli it is not yet confirmed when the of Islamic fighters riding in fast boats port, which is in breach of boycott project will start. — Lloyd’s Agents. has set out from coastal district of rules and regulations. — Lloyd’s Haradhere in central Somalia, which Agents. ZHI QIANG (Hong Kong) was notorious for piracy, chasing the Ports Moresby, Nov 9 — Bulker Zhi hijacked vessel after spotting it. The ATHANASIOS T. (Greece) Qiang departed Port Moresby in tow of Islamist fighters stormed in the London, Nov 13 — A report in the tug Sui Juing at 0600, Oct 13, ETA vessel, overpowering the pirates after Nov 10, edition of Newsfront, states: Guangzhou Nov 13. — Lloyd’s Agents. gunfight. The Islamic Courts Seized in March by the Piraeus Port spokesperson for the information Authority, in pursuit of a Euros 3,460 ZHONGSHUI 508 (China) department Sheik Abdirahman Mudey claim in an action against the See Zhongshui 606. said that the criminals that are now in registered owners Navigator Naftiki

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Eteria, product tanker Athanasios T., is also facing several charges from the Gasoil, luboil on Brilliant Maritime has again been listed for auction, this Department of Natural Resources and Services cost. (Note — Essco Bounty time on Nov 22. Lying in Perama, the Environment for violating the subsequently arrived Cape Town Oct 4.) vessel carries a start-up price of Euros country’s environmental laws. The London, Nov 15 — Notice has been 8,000. cargo of used oil is considered a given that, the High Court of South hazardous waste and will be used as Africa, has ordered that general cargo BAI LONG QUAN (China) evidence in the various administrative Essco Bounty, currently under arrest London, Nov 13 — General cargo Bai and criminal charges brought against in Cape Town harbour, be sold by Long Quan is still at Western the importer and owner of the vessels. judicial public auction at 1100, local Anchorage No.1, Hong Kong, under The 440,000 gallons of used oil is time, Dec 6. Admiralty and High Court arrest. currently stored in two coastal tankers London, Nov 16 — General cargo Bai moored in Surigao Port under the FALCON IV (Greece) Long Quan is still at Western custody of the Bureau of Customs and Piraeus, Nov 16 — Ferry Falcon IV Anchorage No.1, Hong Kong, but it is the National Anti-Environment Crime still remains under arrest at Volos. No no longer reported to be under arrest. Task Force. — Correspondent. date for her auction has been set, Manila, Nov 15 — The Philippine todate. The vessel is unlikely to be BULMARKET 1 (Bulgaria) Department of Natural Resources and released in the near future due to the Portsmouth, UK, Nov 15 — Liquid Environment announced that results numerous claims against her by her Petroleum Gas Carrier Bulmarket 1, of a chemical analysis carried out on a crew members, fuel companies and the alongside at Batumi following a cargo of used oil confiscated from Port Authorities. — Lloyd’s Agents. decision of the Poti court, has paid a barge Cheryl Anne, revealed that it fine of 867,500 Lari and has now been did not contain PolyChlorinated GREGORIO I (Panama) released by the boundary police. The Biphenyl (PCB), a hazardous chemical Limassol, Nov 15 — General cargo tanker had been detained by the coast compound. The tests were carried out Gregorio I is still under detention. No guard for illegal “penetration” into by the state-Environmental information for prospects of sailing Georgian territorial waters on Oct 29. Management Bureau, to determine if yet. — Lloyd’s Agents. — Correspondent. the confiscated used oil could be recycled. Earlier National Anti- KATRINA (Philippines) CASINO ROYALE (Bahamas) Environment Crime Task Force Manila, Nov 16 — Passenger ro/ro iami, Nov 13 — Passenger (cruise) deputy chief and DENR Katrina is still detained but her crew Casino Royale was arrested over Undersecretary Roy Kyamko said that were reportedly released. — Lloyd’s alleged unpaid wages. The dispute was “if the samples do not contain PCB, Agents. reportedly settled last month when the the used oil will be considered as vessel’s owners agreed to pay $230,000 source of bunker fuel”. The findings MAESTRO NIYAZI (Azerbaijan) in back wages to the vessel’s crew. If have strengthened the Department of Limassol, Nov 13 — General cargo the owners cannot work out a Natural Resources position that Maestro Niyazi was released and reasonable agreement in federal court, rather than return the used oil to sailed Limassol Nov 10 for Reni. — the vessel may be ordered to be sold at Palau where it originated and risk a Lloyd’s Agents. auction. Understand the disputes may diplomatic incident it would be better take a minimum of three to four to have it recycled and sold locally. — MARAKI (Greece) months to resolve. — Lloyd’s Agents. Lloyd’s List Correspondent. London, Nov 13 — A report in the Nov 10, edition of “Newsfront”, states: CHERYL ANNE (Philippines) CONSTELLATION (Panama) Product tanker Maraki (147 gt, built Manila, Nov 13 — The Bureau of Portsmouth, UK, Nov 11 — Russian 1955) was seized in early November by Customs has initiated seizure and frontier guards have arrested the the Piraeus Port Authority, in pursuit forfeiture proceedings against the tug Panama flagged trawler Constellation of a Euros 3,641 claim against the Jacob 1 and barge Cheryl Anne. ( ? refrigerated general cargo registered owners, Nestor Star Nafiki Separate seizure proceedings are also Constellation (655 gt, built 1973) for Eteria. being conducted for the cargo of used illegal fishing. The vessel was oil carried by the Cheryl Anne. The detained in the Sea of Okhotsk and ORESTES (Panama) proceedings have been transferred escorted for trial to the port of Bari, Nov 9 — Passenger ro/ro from the Port of Surigao, where the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. — Orestes is still under arrest at Bari. — two Philippine-registered vessels are Correspondent. Lloyd’s Agents. currently detained, to the Bureau of Customs head office in Manila. The ERMIS THALASSA (Greece) PANIC (Greece) vessels were apprehended and Piraeus, Nov 13 — Roll on roll off Piraeus, Nov 13 — Passenger (cruise) detained by Customs authorities on Ermis Thalassa is still under arrest at Panic is still under arrest at Eleusis. Sep 1 in Surigao port in Mindanao Eleusis. No auction date has yet been No new auction date has yet been set. island for violation of the country’s set. — Lloyd’s Agents. — Lloyd’s Agents. customs and tariff code as well as violation of the hazardous waste act. ESSCO BOUNTY (Panama) PAULIJING (Belize) The vessels were allegedly trying to London, Nov 15 — Understand London, Nov 16 — A press report, smuggle into the Philippines some general cargo Essco Bounty (6127 gt, dated today, states: After more than 11 440,000 gallons of used oil from Palau. built 1982) was “abandoned” by its 14 months stranded onboard general Under the country’s customs code, a crew at Tema Aug 4, at the crews cargo Paulijing, eight crew members, vessel caught smuggling contraband salaries had not been paid for between comprising four Indian and four into the country could be seized and two to seven months. At the end of July Myanmar nationals, were finally free appropriated by the state. — $72,000 was outstanding. Also there to return to their countries. Malaysian Correspondent. was no food, no bunker, and vessel was Trades Union Congress vice-president Manila, Nov 14 — The Bureau of black out at night. As of Aug 22 the 14 A. Balasubramaniam said he received Customs has ordered the importer of crew were still onboard and at that a call from the crew this morning used oil carried by barge Cheryl Anne time negotiations were on going with stating that they had been released. to return the cargo to its port of origin creditor Brilliant Maritime Services The crew members left the ship in the island nation of Palau. The Ltd where they had taken a yesterday and departed home this Bureau of Customs has likewise commitment to pay off the crew and morning. The MTUC had been asked ordered Powerzone Petroleum to post a repatriate them, in exchange they by the International Transport Pesos10 million bond as guarantee would expect full cooperation from the Workers Federation to intervene on that the used oil would be returned to crew to sail the vessel to Cape Town behalf of the crew when Paulijing was Palau. Implementation of the Bureau where they intend to re-arrest the impounded by the court last November of Customs order, however, is not vessel and have it sold off. Supplies after a legal dispute over its immediately enforceable as Powerzone would be replenished, i.e. food, water, ownership. The crew members were

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15 Seizures & Arrests/Pollution/Weather & Navigation held aboard the ship as witnesses pollution is rising at a rapid rate near caused by Pacific storms that dumped while the case proceeded in the High Vladivostok. Concentration of 14.1 inches of rain between October 1 Court. petroproducts in water tops ceiling and November 9, including 9.1 inches figures 10-20 times. Experts registered in a 36-hour period November 5-7. PISHVA (Iran) a considerable rise in the content of Abu Dhabi, Nov 12 — Local agents of phenol and mercury. Scholars called as HURRICANE “SERGIO” Ro-ro Pishva advise that vessel sailed reasons for this situation the Mexico City, Nov 15 — Hurricane on Feb 9 to Iran. — Lloyd’s Agents. continued discharge into the sea of “Sergio” wavered today but still (Note — Pishva was reported under petroproducts, unpurified sewage and threatened towns on Mexico’s Pacific arrest at Mina Zayed, where arrived industrial waters as well as a great coast. “Sergio” had winds of 105 mph, Apr 13, 2003.) number of unauthorized junks along down slightly from earlier in the day the bay. Late last year, the and still a Category 2 hurricane, PLAVA (Albania) administration of the Primorye capable of tearing off roof shingles and Bari, Nov 9 — General cargo Plava is Territory took some measures to uprooting trees. “Sergio’s satellite still under arrest at Bari. — Lloyd’s improve the ecological situation in presentation has degraded rapidly Agents. Zolotoy Rog Bay. The authorities during the last several hours,” the imposed personal responsibility of U.S. National Hurricane Centre said. ROSELLA (Panama) leaseholders of piers for water “It is difficult to know whether this is See under “Marine.” pollution and worked out a system of a temporary fluctuation or the fines. However, these measures have beginning of a longer-term weakening SKY (Cambodia) not yielded any results so far. trend.” With an earlier report putting Haifa, Nov 13 — General cargo Sky the hurricane 410 miles southwest of was arrested by the Israeli customs the town of Zihuatanejo, the hurricane authority about 2.5 years ago for centre recommended vigilance. smuggling cigarettes. The owners “Interests along the southwestern failed to pay the penalty and the ship coast should monitor the progress of was offered for sale by auction. This this system,” it said. — Reuters. was held on Nov 1. According to London, Nov 16 — Following received unofficial information, the best price from the Meteorological Office: offered US$ 200,000. — Lloyd’s Hurricane “Sergio” near lat 12.3N, Agents. AUSTRALIA long 103.1W, at 0600, UTC, Nov 16. London, Nov 15 — A press report, Movement past six hours 045 deg at TIAN SHUN (Panama) dated today, states: State Emergency three knots. Position accurate to London, Nov 13 — General cargo Service volunteers are out in force in within 45 nautical miles, based on Tian Shun (5138 gt, built 1982), which south-east Queensland this evening, in centre located by satellite. Maximum arrived at Hong Kong at 2110 hrs, Nov the wake of ferocious storms that sustained winds 90 knots with gusts to 12, is today reported at South West struck this afternoon. Up to 30,000 110 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds 20 Lamma Anchorage, Hong Kong, under homes were blacked out and many nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot Admiralty & HIgh Court arrest. were damaged. Major train services in winds 40 nautical miles. Radius of 34- London, Nov 15 — General cargo Brisbane were forced to stop at the knot winds 80 nautical miles. Forecast Tian Shun sailed from Hong Kong at height of the wild weather. The for 0600, UTC, Nov 17: Position lat 0457 hrs, today. weather bureau says a storm cell that 14.1N, long 103.3W. Maximum struck Brisbane’s northside was on the sustained winds 80 knots with gusts to TIBER (Albania) verge of becoming a tornado. No 100 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds 20 Bari, Nov 9 — General cargo Tiber is injuries have been reported. SES nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot still under arrest at Bari. — Lloyd’s spokeswoman Kathryn Ryan says they winds 40 nautical miles. Radius of 34- Agents. face a long night carrying out repairs. knot winds 80 nautical miles. “We’ve actually had a number of lightning strikes around Windsor and IRAQ a number of homes are missing their London, Nov 10 — Berthing and roofs,” she said. “As people come home sailing operations at Basrah Oil from work, we get the calls for SES Terminal temporarily suspended assistance. So if people do need to yesterday due to rough weather in the contact the SES the best way is to just area. The weather report issued late look up your local council in the white Nov 8 states the following: Wind pages and give them a call.” Direction: 303.8 deg. Average wind VLADIVOSTOK AREA, RUSSIA speed: 16 knots. London, Nov 10 — A press report, CANADA dated yesterday, states: The sea London, Nov 10 — A press report, JAPAN pollution with petroproducts near dated today, states: Every sailing from London, Nov 10 — A press report, Vladivostok is growing with every Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay and Duke dated yesterday, states: A gust of wind passing month. The entire area of Point, and back again, have been destroyed two buildings on the island Zolotoy Rog Bay is already covered cancelled for the next few hours as the of Okushiri, near the western shore of with an oil film, Itar-Tass learnt wind is gusting between 70 and 80 Hokkaido today, just two days after a yesterday at the territorial km/hour in the Strait of Georgia twister killed nine and destroyed hydrometeorological center. causing rough seas, and the wind is dozens of homes on Japan’s main Concentration of petroproducts in combining with heavy rain to reduce northern island. No one appears to be water has nearly doubled in the visibility.. Sailings from Horseshoe hurt from the strong wind that blew at autumn as against summer months. Bay are still going ahead. around noon, according to Hokkaido The high level of pollution was Environment Canada expects the prefectural police. Two warehouses for registered over the entire area of the winds to die down this afternoon. Over fishery equipment were completely Bay of Amur and Ussuri Bay, which 8,000 people are without power on the destroyed, while six homes were were regarded as pure in the past. Sunshine Coast, Gulf Islands and partially damaged, according to These findings were made by Vancouver Island. Okushiri town officials. specialists of the Primorye London, Nov 16 — A press report, hydrometeorological center and the dated Nov 15, states: Flood damage to KENYA Sea Protection Institute who Glacier National Park is estimated at Nairobi, Nov 16 — Floods in Kenya’s completed explorations at the network Can$4.7 million, according to park northeastern and coastal areas have of observation stations, located along officials. øThatøs all we know of right killed 23 people and displaced more the entire coast of Peter the Great now,ø spokeswoman Melissa Wilson than 80,000, the Red Cross said on Bay. Explorations showed that sea said this evening. The flooding was yesterday. It also warned that heavy

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rains would take a toll on the flood- centre is predicted to be near lat 45 nautical miles southeast quadrant prone western region. “From our 13.1N, long 103.7W, with maximum over water, 50 nautical miles countrywide assessment, we know of sustained winds of 75 knots and gusts southwest quadrant, 50 nautical miles 23 people dead at the coast, the to 90 knots. northwest quadrant. Radius of 34- refugee camps and other areas of knot winds: 80 nautical miles north eastern province,” Linet Atieno, TYPHOON “CHANCHU” northeast quadrant over water, 80 an information officer with the Manila, Nov 13 — Batangas Bay nautical miles southeast quadrant Kenyan Red Cross Society, told Carriers, Inc. owner and operator of over water, 90 nautical miles Reuters. Government officials in the product tanker Malitam reported that southwest quadrant, 95 nautical miles coastal province said thousands were it had collected on its hull insurance northwest quadrant. Forecast for fleeing the rising water for shelter in for the vessel last week. The company, 0600, UTC, Nov 12: Position near lat the hills of Kwale district. Roads have however, did not disclose the amount 15.5N, long 116.2E with maximum been blocked and many students of insurance collected. Batangas Bay sustained winds of 95 knots and gusts sitting national high school exams declared Malitam a constructive total to 115 knots. Typhoon “Chebi”, located have been cut off from schools and loss and filed the appropriate claim approximately 95 nautical miles examinations centres. “The number of with it’s hull insurer, Manila-based north- northwest of Manila, people displaced (are) 80,000 and Pioneer Insurance. Pioneer Insurance Philippines, has tracked westward at thousands more are affected and at still has to take possession of the 13 knots over the past six hours. high risk countrywide,” the Kenya Red vessel which remains moored beside Maximum significant wave height at Cross Society said in a statement. Batangas Bay Carrier’s repair barge 0600, UTC, today, is 21 feet. “Flooding is also expected to occur in at the del Pan area of the Pasig River London, Nov 12 — A press report, the traditional flood-prone areas of in Manila. Batangas Bay Carriers dated today, states: After passing over western Kenya, with rivers officials said that Pioneer Insurance Luzon island of the Philippines, threatening to break their banks.” The had made arrangements for Malitam Typhoon “Chebi” entered the East Sea national Red Cross appealed for 500 to remain under their custody until a yesterday evening, moving west at 10- million shillings (3.71 million pounds) decision is made by the insurers on 15kph towards north central Vietnam. to assist the 300,000 people it said what to do with the vessel. Malitam As of 0700, today, the eye of the were affected. — Reuters. sustained extensive damage after it typhoon was at lat 15.7N, long 116.3E, ran aground on May 13 off just 460km east of Vietnam’s Hoang ST.LAWRENCE SEAWAY Pinamalayan, Mindoro Oriental, as it Sa (Paracel) islands, according to a London, Nov 15 — The Great Lakes - was seeking shelter from tropical Hydrometeorological Centre report. St. Lawrence Seaway System issued a storm “Chanchu.” — Lloyd’s List The centre predicted “Chebi” would be notice stating that the Montreal-Lake Correspondent. within 190 km of the Hoang Sa Ontario section of the Seaway will Archipelago in lat 15.8N, long 113.5E close at 2359, Dec 29. The Welland TYPHOON “CHEBI” by 1900, Monday (Nov 13). The Canal section will close at 2359, Dec London, Nov 10 — Tropical storm affected area in the middle and north 30. The Sault Ste. Marie locks will “Chebi” is forecast to strike the of East Sea will see rough seas and close at 2400, Jan 15, 2007. Philippines as a typhoon at about strong wings of 103 -150kph. 0000, GMT, Nov 11. Data supplied by Meanwhile, other weather agencies TROPICAL STORM “SERGIO” the US Navy and Air Force Joint from Japan, China, Hong Kong, and London, Nov 15 — A press report, Typhoon Warning Center suggest that Republic of Korea predict “Chebi” will dated Nov 14, states: Tropical Storm the point of landfall will be near lat begin to head in a northeasterly “Sergio” formed off Mexico’s Pacific 16.2N, long 122.7E. “Chebi” is direction from Sunday to Tuesday, to coast today and was expected to hit Vietnamese northern provinces expected to bring one-minute become a hurricane later in the week Nghe An and Thanh Hoa. Upon maximum sustained winds to the as it nears land. The unusual late- making landfall in Vietnam, “Chebi” region of around 138 km/h. Wind gusts season storm was the second to form should weaken to winds of 75kph in the area may be considerably in the eastern Pacific this month. It down to over 62kph, according to the higher. was the first time since 1961 that two US Joint Typhoon Warning Centre tropical storms have formed in the London, Nov 10 — Following received yesterday. eastern Pacific in November. This from the Meteorological Office, issued London, Nov 12 — Following received evening, “Sergio” was located about at 1055, UTC: Typhoon “Chebi” from the Meteorological Office: 430 miles southwest of Manzanillo located near lat at 16.2N, 124.9E, east Typhoon “Chebi” located near lat and had maximum sustained winds of of Philippines moving west at 14 15.0N, long 16.E at 0600, UTC. 65 mph, forecasters said. The storm knots. Maximum winds 100 knots near Movement past six hours 260 degs at was almost stationary but was centre. Radius of over 50-knot winds: 14 knots position accurate to within expected to head north and 60 miles. Radius of over 30-knot 40 nautical miles position based on strengthen, reaching hurricane force winds: 150 miles north semicircle and centre located by satellite. Present by tomorrow or Thursday (Nov 16). 130 miles elsewhere. Forecast position wind distribution: maximum “Sergio” was predicted to reach a spot for 0900, UTC, Nov 11, near lat 15.2N, sustained winds: 70 knots with gusts about 125 miles off the coast of long 120.1E with 80 miles radius of 70 to 85 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds: Manzanillo, still at hurricane percent probability circle. Maximum 20 nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot strength, over the weekend. winds 85 knots near centre. winds: 45 nautical miles. Radius of 34- London, Nov 15 — Following received London, Nov 11 — Following received knot winds: 85 nautical miles from the Meteorological Office, dated from the Meteorological Office: northeast quadrant, 80 nautical miles today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre Typhoon “Chebi” located near lat southeast and southwest quadrants of tropical storm “Sergio” was located 16.1N, long 120.3E at 0600, UTC. and 90 nautical miles northwest near lat 12.7N, long 104.3W. The Movement past six hours 275 degs at quadrant. Forecast for 0600, UTC, movement over the past six hours - 13 knots position accurate to within Nov 13: Position near lat 15.6N, long quasi-stationary. The position is 40 nautical miles position based on 112.4E with maximum sustained accurate to within 15 nautical miles centre located by satellite. Present winds of 60 knots and gusts to 75 and is based on the centre being wind distribution: maximum knots. Typhoon “Chebi” at 0900, UTC, located by satellite. Present wind sustained winds: 90 knots with gusts today, located approximately 265 distribution: maximum sustained to 110 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds: nautical miles west of Manila, winds: 55 knots, with gusts to 65 20 nautical miles northeast quadrant Philippines, has tracked westward at knots. Radius of 50 knot winds: 20 over water, 20 nautical miles 14 knots over the past six hours. southeast quadrant over water, 25 nautical miles in all four quadrants. London, Nov 13 — A press report, nautical miles southwest quadrant, 25 Radius of 34 knot winds: 40 nautical dated today, states: Vietnamese nautical miles northwest quadrant. miles in all four quadrants. The Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Radius of 50-knot winds: 45 nautical maximum significant wave height is Hung has ordered an around-the-clock miles, northeast quadrant over water 22 feet. At 0600, UTC, Nov 16, the watch on the movement of Typhoon

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“Chebi” as well as protection for verification at this point,” said John they won’t know the extent of the fishermen operating in the East Sea. Pennington, the county’s director of damage until after the snow melts in The Foreign Ministry said it has sent emergency management. The the spring. The Pineapple Express requests to representative offices in Snohomish is expected to remain at storm, named for its origin in warm China, Taiwan, Malaysia, the flood stage through tomorrow, Pacific waters, wreaked havoc across Philippines, Brunei and Indonesia, something one expert called a “long the region. It damaged hundreds of asking these countries and territories crest.” Meanwhile, the river will keep homes, washed out a major highway to provide shelter to Vietnamese pouring into low-lying farmlands. “We near Oregon’s Mount Hood, closed part fishing boats from the typhoon. are still way above flood stage,” said of the North Cascades Highway in Typhoon “Chebi” was moving between Norm Skjelbreia, a flood expert with Washington, and was blamed for at 89 to 117 km per hour towards the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. least three deaths in the two states. East Sea and was just 460 km “It’s not over (until) the water is Farther east, Montana’s Glacier southeast of the Hoang Sa Archipelago gone.” Levees along the Snohomish National Park received close to a foot at 1600 hrs, yesterday.The Vietnam River did not breach. That was of rain, causing widespread flooding Central Hydrometeorological Centre something emergency managers feared and damaging the popular Going-to- yesterday evening forecast the happened on Tuesday evening after the-Sun Road. Most rivers were easing typhoon would be 310 km east off the flood waters surged over a levee at yesterday, and the National Weather coast of central Quang Nam to Binh French Creek Slough south of Service said the precipitation forecast Dinh provinces by 1600 hrs, today. Snohomish. Within 15 minutes, for the weekend was not expected to London, Nov 13 — Following received Highway 9 was covered with three feet cause more flooding, in part because from the Meteorological Office, dated of fast-moving water, Pennington said. the mountains were expected to get today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre Crews with the Marshland Diking mostly snow. Recovery and damage of tropical storm “Chebi” was located District and other officials walked assessments, particularly in hard-hit near lat 15.8N, long 113.2E, levees after daylight Wednesday and parts of western Washington, probably approximately 520 nautical miles found them intact. The levees are will take weeks. south-east of Hanoi, Vietnam. It has designed to safely allow flood waters tracked west-northwestward, or 295 to flow over the top, relieving degs, at five knots over the past six pressure, Corps spokeswoman Reta hours. The position is accurate to Kauzlarich said. In Snohomish, the within 60 nautical miles and is based flood tore up 1,000 feet of Burlington on the centre being located by Northern Santa Fe’s main track to satellite. Present wind distribution: Chicago, said Gus Melonas, railway maximum sustained winds: 55 knots, spokesman. with gusts to 70 knots. Radius of 50 London, Nov 11 — A press report, knot winds: 35 nautical miles in all dated today, states: Heavy snow KURIL ISLANDS four quadrants. Radius of 34 knot blanketed parts of Iowa and London, Nov 15 — A report, dated winds: 70 nautical miles in the Minnesota on Friday (Nov 10), closing today, states: A moderate earthquake northeast quadrant, 65 nautical miles and delaying some schools. Northern occurred at 1114, UTC, today. The in the southeast, southwest and Iowa got up to 9 inches of snow, while magnitude 7.8 event has been located northwest quadrants. The maximum Mankato, in southern Minnesota, in the Kuril Islands in lat 46.68N, significant wave height is 13 feet. At reported 7 inches. In the northeastern long 153.22E, depth 27 km. 0600, Nov 14, the centre is predicted Iowa town of Emmetsburg, the to be near lat 17.1N, long 110.7E, with snowfall came along with thunder and PAPUA NEW GUINEA maximum sustained winds of 40 knots lightning, in a phenomenon called London, Nov 12 — A press report, and gusts to 50 knots. thundersnow, said Craig Cogil, a dated today, states: A magnitude-5.9 London, Nov 14 — Following received meteorologist with the National earthquake struck near the coast of from the Meteorological Office, dated Weather Service in Johnston. The Papua New Guinea early Sunday (Nov today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre heavy snow was expected to begin 12), the US Geological Survey said, but of tropical storm “Chebi” was located breaking up by afternoon, Cogil said, no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was near lat 17.9N, long 111.0E. Movement but some area schools closed for the issued. There were no immediate past six hours 330 degs, at seven day or opened late because of the reports of injuries or damage. The knots. The position is accurate to weather. Meanwhile, storms brought temblor struck at 0110, local time, 58 within 60 nautical miles and is based heavy rain, strong winds and lightning miles northwest of Kandrian on Papua on the centre located by satellite. to northeastern Illinois, where a New Guinea’s island of New Britain Present wind distribution: maximum flooded viaduct was blamed for an and 32 miles under the Earth’s crust. sustained winds: 35 knots, with gusts accident that killed a Chicago bus The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center at to 45 knots. Radius of 34-knot winds: driver. The storms also caused long Ewa Beach, Hawaii, said there was no 45 nautical miles in the northeast and delays for travellers. A lightning risk of a Pacific-wide tsunami “based northwest quadrants, 40 nautical strike damaged the signal system on historical earthquake and tsunami miles in the southeast quadrant, and along a commuter train line, stalling data.” However, the center warned that 35 nautical miles in the southwest about 20 trains between Chicago and “earthquakes of this size sometimes quadrant. At 0600, Nov 15, the centre Auroro for up to two hours during generate local tsunamis that can be is predicted to be near lat 19.5N, long rush hour, Metra spokeswoman Judy destructive along coasts located within 109.5E, with maximum sustained Pardonnet said. And all flights at 100 kilometres (60 kilometres) of the winds of 25 knots and gusts to 35 O’Hare and Midway airports were earthquake epicentre.” knots. Dissipating as a significant delayed and many were cancelled, said tropical cyclone over land. Wendy Abrams, a spokeswoman for Chicago’s Department of Aviation. UNITED STATES London, Nov 11 — A press report, London, Nov 10 — A press report, dated today, states: Nearly 18 inches dated yesterday, states: Flood waters of rain in 36 hours fell this week at this week have torn up 1,000 feet of Mount Rainier National Park in railroad, soaked at least 100 homes Washington State and more rain and and have caused millions of dollars in snow are forecast through the other damage in Snohomish County, weekend. The deluge on Monday and ALBANIA officials said yesterday. How much, Tuesday (Nov 6-7) swamped roads and Bari, Nov 9 — Product tanker Ambar they won’t know until after the bridges, cut power and sewer lines, is still under arrest at Bari. — Lloyd’s Snohomish River slips back within its and forced park officials to close the Agents. banks. “It is safe to assume there are gates for the first time in 26 years. millions of dollars in damages in this The basic clean-up will take weeks, BANGLADESH county, but we have to do the hard and in some places, park officials say, Karachi, Nov 10 — Container handling at Chittagong Port of A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4482.

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Bangladesh has considerably improved Bangladesh’s chief electoral banned from “reporting on issues over the past one week. This was commissioner and three deputies likely to threaten public order, possible due to CPA a month-long refused to resign. The alliance accuses national unity, territorial integrity,” action programme effective from Oct the officials of planning to rig the government spokesman said. Last 30 as a measure to ease container January’s elections in favour of the week, aid workers said that five congestion at the country’s premier outgoing government of former Prime villages had been attacked in a three- seaport of Chittagong. As part of the Minister Khaleda Zia. The day assault by 200 men on horseback, programme, the office hours of the commissioners deny the allegations. armed with machine-guns. Chad’s concerned departments under the CPA Chittagong, Nov 15 — The government said the attackers were and the Chittagong Customs House nationwide blockade still remain in linked to Sudan’s pro-government (CCH) have been extended by three force. In the meantime, vessel loading Janjaweed militias, accused of hours up to 2000 during the period. and unloading operation of containers widespread atrocities in Darfur. While the CPA officials at the delivery and cargo have been resumed in side Eastern Chad and Darfur have a section are to work until the middle of the Chittagong Port protected area similar mix of Arab and non-Arab night. In the meantime, the CPA had only during the morning of Nov 14, but populations. Chad’s government last waived the formalities required for incoming and outgoing of week called for UN peacekeepers to be night delivery of import cargoes or import/export cargo still remain deployed along the border. Ethnic shipment of export cargoes. Port suspended. — Lloyd’s Agents. tensions have been on the rise in officials told the media that it was Karachi, Nov 15 — Cargo handling at south-eastern Chad for many months, delivering on an average 1400-1500 the Chittagong Port has resumed after but there are signs the violence is TEUs. Earlier, the CPA used to deliver a three-day suspension due to ongoing beginning to spin out of control. around 1000 TEUs a day during strike by a group of 14 opposition weekdays and nearly 500 TEUs during parties. During the strike the port DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC public holidays. However, a total of workers remained absent but are now OF CONGO 18,559 TEUs containers were lying back at work. However, delivery of London, Nov 12 — A press report, undelivered at the port yards as of containers still remained suspended dated today, states: Gunfire and Thursday (Nov 9). Around 9700 due to the blockade that paralysed explosions boomed through Congo’s containers were waiting for unloading road communication across country. capital yesterday in a new round of and 10 container vessels were on berth Road links to and from the port fighting between forces loyal to two at the port while 14 were waiting at remained snapped for the third presidential candidates awaiting the the outer anchorage until Thursday straight days as Awami League-led results of a runoff election meant to evening. — Lloyd’s List combine enforced a countrywide secure an end to years of war. Correspondent. blockade since Sunday demanding Residents on Kinshasa dashed for London, Nov 13 — A press report, removal of chief election commissioner. cover and street vendors hurriedly dated today, states: Thousands of Port sources told media that over packed up stalls in Kinshasa. Three opposition activists are protesting in 500,000 tonnes of cargo were stuck at civilians and one soldier were killed in Bangladesh on the second day of a port yards and onboard the ships due the crossfire between loyalists of nationwide blockade to demand to the blockade. Numbers of vessels President Joseph Kabila and Vice electoral reform. Transport in and were lying stranded at Chittagong President Jean-Pierre Bemba. Police around Dhaka has been severely Port. — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. inspector Gen. Patrick Sabiti said disrupted. One person died when a Chittagong, Nov 16 — The police caught two of the civilians police van ran into protesters. The nationwide blockade has been vandalizing property and chased them, opposition Awami League and its allies temporarily withdrawn from today to when they ran into the line of fire. The called the protest in an attempt to Nov 19. As such normal port shooting lasted less than four hours force the administration to sack functioning have resumed. — Lloyd’s and was confined to a couple of blocks election officials they accuse of bias. Agents. in front of the residence and a An interim government is in power television station of Bemba, a former ahead of general elections due in CHAD rebel leader. (See issue of Oct 31.) January. Yesterday, all major towns London, Nov 15 — A press report, Kinshasa, Nov 16 — U.N. and and cities were affected by the dated Nov 13, states: Chad’s European peacekeepers deployed in blockade, as well as the country’s main government has declared a state of force to deter violence in Congo’s sea port, Chittagong. Protesters emergency in the east, following a capital today after President Joseph blocked railway lines and set fire to a series of ethnic clashes. At least 300 Kabila was declared winner of a train and a bus on the outskirts of people have been killed this month, in historic election in a result disputed Dhaka. Elsewhere in the city, vehicles violence between Arabs and black by his rival. Pockets of supporters of which tried to defy the blockade were Africans, officials say. The decree the defeated rival, Vice-President reportedly set on fire or stoned. Apart covers three provinces in eastern Jean-Pierre Bemba, turned out in from protesters gathering for rallies, Chad, across the border from Sudan’s some parts of Kinshasa to express the streets were largely deserted, with war-torn Darfur region, and could be anger at the result announced late many businesses and shops closed, extended further. Chad accuses Sudan yesterday by Democratic Republic of witnesses said. Dhaka’s police force of exporting the Darfur conflict, while Congo’s electoral commission. Some said on Saturday (Nov 11) it had Sudan accuses Chad of backing stoned passing cars outside Bemba’s banned “processions, rallies, Darfur’s rebels. The state of official residence, while others demonstrations, sieges, sit-ins and emergency covers the regions of barricaded a road outside a pro-Bemba blockades”, as well as the carrying of Ouaddai, Salamat and Wadi Fira, TV station, but most of the city potential weapons, the Associated where the violence has occurred. The appeared quiet, albeit tense, under a Press news agency reports. The government says the emergency zone heavy international security country’s interim government has may be extended even as far as the operation. White-painted U.N. issued a statement warning of serious capital, N’Djamena, should things armoured vehicles and truckloads of consequences if the transport blockade deteriorate. “This state of emergency blue-helmeted U.N. peacekeepers continued. The action was “anti- aims to halt the serious attacks on patrolled the streets and guarded constitutional and illegal” and in public order due to the rampant strategic points of the teeming city as cutting off the supply of food and insecurity in these regions,” said European Union military helicopters medical supplies risked creating a Communications Minister Hourmadji clattered overhead. U.N. officials, part humanitarian disaster, it said. Moussa Doumgor following a special of the world’s biggest peacekeeping Business leaders have also urged an cabinet session. The cabinet has also force deployed in the country, hailed end to the blockade, warning it could tightened rules on media reporting of the Oct. 29 run-off vote and its result cost the country millions of dollars a the conflict, according to a statement a major milestone in Congo’s bid to day in lost export earnings. The 14- broadcast on state radio with both leave behind years of war, dictatorship party alliance led by the Awami radio and private newspapers to be and chaos. The international security League ordered the protests after monitored. Private radio stations are clampdown was aimed at deterring

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19 Political & Civil Unrest any recurrence of the street fighting New Delhi. The talks were due to end Mohammed Abdel-Ghani said. A between soldiers and supporters of later today. Yesterday, 28 people driver was killed when his car Bemba and Kabila which shook including 17 civilians were wounded in exploded as he was approaching a Kinshasa last weekend and in August. a car bomb and a landmine blast in public market in a southeastern Congo’s electoral commission late on Kashmir. The Hizbul Mujahideen, the district, Abdel-Ghani said. He said Wednesday announced incumbent largest rebel group fighting for that appeared to have been a botched President Kabila had won the region’s merger with Pakistan, suicide bombing. One police officer presidential run-off, taking 58.05 claimed responsibility for the attacks. was also killed when gunmen opened percent of the votes against 41.95 — Reuters. fire on their pickup truck in eastern percent for his rival Bemba. Although London, Nov 15 — A press report, Baghdad, said Lt. Muhsin of the the Supreme Court must still confirm dated today, states: Suspected Rissafa station. Earlier today, police the result, Bemba’s campaign coalition seperatist guerrillas belonging to the said mortar fire hit the US has rejected it after alleging outlawed United Liberation Front of government’s representative office in “systematic cheating” in vote counting. Asom (ULFA) today blew up a crude Hillah, about 60 miles south of Bemba’s camp was due to meet today oil pipeline in Assam, the latest in a Baghdad. Capt. Muthanna Khalid Ali to decide how to challenge the vote. — string of explosions on oil and gas said part of the compound was set Reuters. installations, officials said. Rebels ablaze, although there was no triggered a landmine explosion on a immediate word on damage or INDIA pipeline owned by the state-run Oil casualties in the attack, at least the London, Nov 11 — A press report, and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) second on the office in recent weeks. I dated Nov 10, states: Andhra Pradesh near village Dishanpani, about 360 km In a suicide attack today, a bomber Police today claimed yet another major east of Guwahati. ‘The impact of the drove a car rigged with explosives into success against Maoists when 11 blast was so severe that it created a the police station in the northern town guerrillas including some top leaders big crater and damaged some four of Zaganya, killing the police chief, were shot dead at two different places. metres of the pipeline,’ a senior police setting four vehicles on fire, and badly Nine Maoists, including three top official said. An ONGC spokesman damaging the building, the provincial leaders of the Communist Party of said engineers were repairing the police information office said. In India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were killed damage. ‘Normal operations are on nearby Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of in a gun battle in the Badvel forests of although we had to shut down the Baghdad, a staffer with the local Kadpa, near the border of Nellore pipeline,’ the official said. Deputy agriculture directorate was shot and district, 450 km from Hyderabad. The Inspector General of Police Bhaskar killed in the city’s downtown area, the battle took place during combing Mahanta blamed the ULFA for the information office said. Two bodies operations amid reports that the attack. ‘The ULFA in the past week that had been bound and shot in the Maoists were planning major strikes had carried out at least four head and chest were pulled from the in Kadpa, the home district of Chief explosions targeting oil and natural Tigris River this morning in Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. A gas pipelines’. ULFA rebels Sunday Suwayrah, 25 miles south of Baghdad, police party engaged in combing (Nov 12) blew up an oil pipeline of the morgue administrator Maamoun al- operations found a group of Maoists world’s oldest operating refinery in Ajili said. Scores of such bodies are holding a meeting in the forests and eastern Assam forcing shutdown of the recovered around Iraq each week, asked them to surrender. As the 40-km long pipeline. The pipeline most believed to be the victims of Maoists opened fire, the police transports oil from the world’s oldest sectarian death squads. retaliated. Some Maoists escaped into operating Digboi refinery, established London, Nov 12 — A press report, the deep forests. At least six persons, in 1901. dated today, states: A roadside bomb including four girls, were killed and killed four Iraqi civilians and injured about 50 others injured today when IRAQ one other in eastern Baghdad today, militants hurled a grenade at a leader London, Nov 11 — A press report, while police said they were searching of a sect outside a mosque in Jammu dated today, states: A pair of car for gunmen who kidnapped about 50 and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. bombs tore through a downtown Shiite travellers on a highway south of Militants lobbed a grenade towards shopping district in the capital today, the capital the night before. The the mosque at Tahab in Pulwama killing eight people, while a Slovak explosion apparently targeted but district at around 1315 when a large and Polish soldier were reported killed missed an Iraqi police patrol, said number of people had gathered there overnight by a roadside bomb south of police Cap. Mohammed Abdul-Ghani. to offer Friday prayers, officials said. the capital. Police and a medical An earlier explosion in the capital was About fifty-five people were injured in workers said at least 38 others were aimed at a US military convoy, but the blast. Six of them later succumbed injured in the explosion at Hafidh al- there were no reports of damage or to their injuries. Of the injured, 12 Qadhi square, a formerly bustling area injuries, he said. Police patrols were were admitted in the sub-district on the eastern bank of the Tigris looking for the Sunni gunmen who hospital in Pulwama and ten others River. It was one of at least three ambushed a convoy of minibuses at a were discharged after being deadly attacks today in the fake checkpoint, killing 10 Shiite administered first-aid. The rest of the beleaguered capital, where US forces passengers and kidnapping about 50, injured were brought here for searching for a kidnapped American said a police officer. Police said the treatment and six of them were stated soldier offered a $50,000 for mass kidnapping and killing was near to be in a critical condition, official information leading to his recovery. the volatile town of Latifiyah, about sources added. Slovakian defence ministry spokesman 20 miles south of Baghdad in the so- Srinagar, Nov 15 — Indian troops Vladimir Gemela said the two soldiers called Triangle of Death. Abdul-Ghani killed seven suspected militants in two died when their vehicle was hit by a also said five bodies, all blindfolded gunbattles in Kashmir today, as top roadside bomb near Kut, 100 miles and with their legs bound, had been diplomats from India and Pakistan southeast of Baghdad where coalition recovered in various parts of eastern held a second day of talks including troops have fought fighters with the Baghdad early today. All had been over the dispute in Kashmir. The two Mahdi Army militia loyal to the mutilated by torture, marking them as firefights took place in Kupwara radical anti-American cleric Muqtada victims of death squads that regularly district in Indian Kashmir, bordering al-Sadr. The deaths marked the 18th kidnap rivals from Iraq’s Muslim the Pakistani sector of the Himalayan among Polish troops and fourth among Sunni and Shiite sects. region. One soldier was killed and those from Slovakia, which has about London, Nov 12 — A press report, three wounded in one of the 100 troops in Iraq operating jointly dated today, states: Four British gunbattles, Lieutenant-Colonel A. K. with the 900 Polish troops in the servicemen have been killed following Mathur, an army spokesman said. country. In other violence in Baghdad, an attack on a Multi National Forces Guerrilla violence has increased in one passenger was killed and four boat patrol in southern Iraq, the Kashmir this week, just as the injured when their car was hit by a a Ministry of Defence has said. A diplomats from India and Pakistan sat roadside bomb that targeted but further three suffered serious injuries down for first talks in nearly a year in missed a police patrol, police Cap. in the attack which took place during

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20 Political & Civil Unrest a routine patrol along the Shatt Al vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in taking four speedboats and one Arab waterway in Basra. The boat was Diyala province, north of Baghdad, the houseboat, said Victor Akenge, hit by an “improvised explosive U.S. military said. A U.S. soldier was environment commissioner in the device”, said Captain Tane Dunlop, killed yesterday by small arms fire state. It was the second raid on speaking from Basra. It brings the while conducting combat operations in Clough Creek in two weeks. Another total number of UK troops killed in Diyala province, the U.S. military said Bayelsa official said the attackers Iraq to 125. Capt Dunlop said: “The today. A U.S. soldier was shot dead in were youths from nearby villages who use of improvised explosive devices is Baghdad on Tuesday (Nov 14), the wanted to make some profit from very common in Iraq, more often military said. In a separate Agip’s proximity to their community. further north but there have been a development, kidnappers who seized Akenge said the Tebidaba flow station, number of such attacks in the Basra dozens of men from an Iraqi another remote Agip facility located in province and Basra city. It is slightly government building two days ago a different part of Bayelsa, remained unusual in that this time it was tortured and killed some of their under siege with close to 40 Nigerian targeting a boat, but they’re usually hostages, the minister for higher oil workers and soldiers being held used against any form of multi- education said today, citing the inside. Protesters invaded Tebidaba on national forces or personnel.” He said testimony of freed hostages. The November 6, to press demands for the injured servicemen had been comments from Abd Dhiab, who also compensation for oil spills. Akenge evacuated to a field hospital where said some 70 staff were still missing, said they were now demanding money they were receiving medical attention. underlined the rifts in the government before vacating the flow station. Among the injured, at least one was of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who “They’re asking for millions of naira suffering from potentially life- has insisted that all but a handful of before they will talk about their threatening injuries, he said. In a around 40 hostages have been freed. grievances. We are trying to persuade separate incident, the US military Tuesday’s raid by gunmen in police them to talk because it’s better for says three American soldiers have uniform raised new fears that them to negotiate about development been killed in combat while operating sectarian militias were out of control, and facilities than to ask for money,” in western Al-Anbar province. Also despite U.S. calls for Maliki to disband he said. Agip, a unit of Italy’s Eni, has two suicide bombers have killed 35 armed groups loyal to his Shi’ite been forced to shut down 50,000 people and wounded 60 at a police allies. Higher Education Minister barrels per day (bpd) of crude output commando recruiting centre in Dhiab told Reuters today that around from Tebidaba. Akenge said the state western Baghdad, police say. 70 hostages had been released out of government had sent food and water London, Nov 13 — A press report, about 150 staff and visitors originally to the hostages inside Tebidaba and dated today, states: Ten people have seized from one of his ministry’s they were in good health. — Reuters. been killed in a suicide bomb attack on buildings in central Baghdad. “There a minibus in northern Baghdad, are a number of people who were PAKISTAN security sources say. At least 12 others killed, they are employees and Karachi, Nov 16 — The sabotage were injured in the attack which took guards,” Dhiab said, without activity is still going on in western place in Shaab, a majority Shia area, specifying how many. “According to Balochistan Province of Pakistan. In a at 1230 hrs (0930, UTC). The attack the people released, they were killed latest attack, power supply to follows two suicide bombings by torture,” he said, adding that Jamshoro in Sindh Province was yesterday which killed 35 and several of those released were in shock disrupted after four pylons supporting wounded 60 at a police commando after being tortured themselves. A high-power transmission lines were recruiting centre in western Baghdad. spokesman for the higher education blown up in the Hub area in A series of other bomb attacks in and ministry said officials were compiling Balochistan yesterday. According to around the capital yesterday left at a full list of names of those seized. It local media: “One of the pylons of the least 10 people dead. included at least 100 employees of two Hubco company supplying power to Baghdad, Nov 15 — A car bomb departments in the building, as well Jamshoro Thermal Power Station was killed nine people and wounded 33 at as some 50 visitors. After the release completely destroyed while three a fuel station near Iraq’s Interior of around 70 — including 30 freed others were partially damaged as Ministry in central Baghdad today, yesterday — dozens were still powerful time devices went off,” local police and Interior Ministry sources unaccounted for, the spokesman said. sources said, adding that the supply said. The car, rigged with explosives, The main government spokesman, was restored in the evening through was left in the busy petrol station in however, said yesterday that 37 people alternative arrangements. Engineers the Bab al-Sharji district. Fuel had been freed and only a handful and other necessary staff would soon shortages and state control of were still missing. Dhiab said both start replacing the damaged towers, distribution mean Baghdad’s Sunnis and Shi’ites, were among the they said. No arrest was reported. — relatively few outlets are generally hostages so far freed, joining other Lloyd’s List Correspondent. crowded with drivers waiting to fill senior officials in playing down their tanks. The Interior Ministry has indications that the raid had a PHILIPPINES been a frequent target of guerrillas, sectarian motive. In the latest spasm London, Nov 15 — A press report, notably Sunni Arab insurgents who of violence today, gunmen opened fire dated today, states: A former accuse the ministry and police of being on a bakery in mainly Shi’ite east Philippines senator and army colonel, in league with Shi’ite militias. Men in Baghdad, killing nine people and who was wanted for involvement in a police uniform abducted dozens of men wounding two, police said. Yesterday, coup plot against President Gloria from a government building in central an Interior Ministry source said 55 Arroyo, has been arrested. Gregorio Baghdad yesterday, although the unidentified bodies, most of them “Gringo” Honasan was caught in government later said most had been tortured and shot, were found in Quezon City, north of the capital released. The numbers of those Baghdad, and more than 40 other Manila, police said. Mr Honasan has detained or still missing remains deaths were reported in Iraq. — been linked to many other coup unclear. — Reuters. Reuters. attempts in the Philippines since the Baghdad, Nov 15 — A U.S. soldier 1980s, and was indicted for and three Marines died yesterday from NIGERIA involvement in an army mutiny in wounds suffered in combat in Iraq’s Port Harcourt, Nov 13 — Gunmen 2003. He had gone into hiding shortly western province of Anbar, the who invaded an Agip oil flow station after being charged over the alleged military said today. The military gave in Nigeria’s southern delta over the coup plot in February. President no further details of how they died. At weekend have vacated it but another Arroyo ordered a week-long state of least 2,857 U.S. servicemen and of the Italian oil company’s facilities emergency and offered a $100,000 women have died in Iraq since the remains under siege, officials said reward for Mr Honasan. “His March 2003 U.S.-led invasion. — today. Attackers took over the Clough fingerprints are in all the coup Reuters. Creek flow station in the remote attempts. He is the guru,” Justice Baghdad, Nov 16 — Two U.S. soldiers creeks of Bayelsa state on Saturday Secretary Raul Gonzalez told were killed yesterday when their (Nov 11) night and left yesterday, Associated Press news agency. But

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21 Political & Civil Unrest/Labour Disputes opposition leader Vicente Sotto told according to military sources. the rebel Sudan Liberation Army the Philippine TV that Mr Honasan - a Subsequently Air Force MI 24 (SLA), said the army, backed by two-time senator - had played no role helicopters and Kfir jets destroyed 14 janjaweed militia, attacked the Deir in the alleged attempt to topple more LTTE boats. Mazza area yesterday. “About three President Arroyo. London, Nov 15 — A press report, armed men of the movement were also dated Nov 14, states: The Sri Lankan killed in the attack. The innocent SOMALIA navy today destroyed a boat suspected citizens included women and London, Nov 13 — A press report, of ferrying arms to Tamil rebels in Sri children,” Nur said late yesterday, dated today, states: Kenya has banned Lanka’s north, killing all eight men adding that the government used all flights to Somalia, citing security aboard, the military said, while four fighter planes. Nur said the attack fears. The ban comes two weeks after government soldiers were killed in marked “a massive escalation from the the US issued a warning about suicide separate clashes with insurgents. government” and said the SLA would attacks from Islamist militants in Navy patrol boats spotted a fishing respond. A Sudanese army spokesman Somalia. Kenya is the main entry trawler off the western shore close to who declined to be named said today point for international travel to Indian waters, navy spokesman Cmdr. no operations had been conducted in Somalia and is also the source of much D.K.P. Dassanayake said. When the that area in the past few days and the of the popular stimulant khat, naval boats drew close, the men on the report was “100 percent incorrect”. — consumed in Somalia. There were other vessel opened fire and threw Reuters. protests earlier this year when the grenades, he said. “Then the navy Islamists who control much of opened fire. The boat sunk after a TONGA southern Somalia banned the sale of huge explosion,” Dassanayake said, Nuku’alofa, Nov 16 — Rioting khat during the holy month of adding that the big blast suggested erupted in the Tongan capital Ramadan. There were six flights a the vessel may have been carrying Nuku’alofa today in protest at the lack week from Nairobi to the Somali arms and explosives for the Tamil of democratic reforms by the capital, Mogadishu, and services to Tigers. In the northwestern town of government of the South Pacific island three other towns and many more Mannar, rebels triggered an nation, said witnesses and local khat flights each day. Kenyan khat, or improvised explosive device that killed media. Rioters overturned cars, looted miraa, growers have condemned the three soldiers on patrol, said military a supermarket and threw stones at the flight ban. Maoka Maore, MP for the spokesman Brig. Prasad prime minister’s office, Matangi Tonga central Ntonyiri constituency, said Samarasinghe. Mannar is about 135 news service reported on its Web site that 20 tons of khat, worth $800,000 miles from the capital, Colombo. www.matangitonga.to The news was sent to Somalia each day. The Suspected rebels set off a roadside service carried photographs of a Islamists have tried to clamp down on bomb on the northern Jaffna burning building, upturned cars and a the trade since their rise over the past peninsula, killing a soldier, smashed supermarket. It said one five months. They banned its sale Samarasinghe said. Samarasinghe building had been gutted, but could during the Muslim holy month of also said the rebels fired artillery late not confirm reports a hotel was ablaze. Ramadan, sparking street protests in Monday (Nov 13) at military camps Parts of the capital were covered in Kismayo. In weekend fighting, the that dot the defense line separating clouds of black smoke from burning Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) say government and rebel forces in Jaffna buildings, including the offices of the they have taken control of the town of - considered the heartland of Sri company Shoreline, partly owned by Bandiradley, near the border with the Lanka’s minority Tamils. No Tonga’s king, a witness told Reuters. Puntland region. Witnesses said at casualties were reported. The Defense Rioters has also attacked some least eight people were killed in the Ministry reported on its Web site that Chinese-owned businesses. “Police did fighting. 3,289 people have died in the fighting not appear to have control, but were since December 1, 2005 - 860 trying to help those trapped in offices SRI LANKA government security personnel, 549 to leave the town,” the witness aid. London, Nov 9 — A press report, civilians and 1,880 rebels. This death Radio New Zealand International said dated Australia, Nov 10, states: Tamil toll does not include those who died rioting started after the government Tiger rebels have staged a suicide today. The rebels do not generally deferred its sitting today, as attack against a naval patrol in issue casualty figures. The two sides thousands of pro-democracy northern Sri Lanka, crippling a met in Geneva last month for peace supporters demanded a vote on gunboat that carried 10 to 15 sailors, talks, but failed even to agree on a democratic reforms take place before military sources say. The Defence date to meet again. the house rises for the year. There are Ministry said a sea battle raged off the London, Nov 15 — A press report, no universal elections in Tonga, where island’s Jaffna peninsula but it did not dated today, states: Sri Lankan Navy 10 of the 14 cabinet posts in immediately have details of casualties yesterday destroyed a large trawler of government are appointed by the on either side. Initial reports said that the Tamil Tigers that carried massive monarchy for life. Two of the a rebel craft packed with explosives quantities of arms, ammunition and remaining four posts, chosen from rammed at least one gun boat. The explosives in the northwest coast of elected members of the Legislative battle came as the Government the country, said the military. The Assembly, are reserved for “nobility”. expressed “regret” over the killing of Media Center for National Security — Reuters. up to 65 civilians in an attack on said in a statement that Liberation suspected Tamil Tiger positions in the Tigers of Tamil Eelam members on island’s restive east on Wednesday board commenced firing at a Navy (Nov 8). Late last month, the navy craft which approached the suspected said it had destroyed a rebel trawler trawler off the seas off Kalpitiya transporting arms for the guerrillas around 1630 hrs. “The Navy off the northern coast. successfully retaliated, sinking the London, Nov 10 — A press report, LTTE ship transporting arms, dated today, states: The Navy last ammunition and explosives,” said the evening foiled an attempt by the LTTE statement, adding that eight Tiger INDIA to destroy a passenger ship carrying members were on the ship. London, Nov 15 — A press report, 308 civilians to Jaffna off Point Pedro. dated today, states: The indefinite A flotilla of over 20 Tiger boats had SUDAN strike by some 10,000 contract launched an attack on the passenger Cairo, Nov 16 — A Sudanese rebel workers at Neyveli Lignite carrier. The Navy had moved in group has accused government troops Corporation to press their demands, quickly to repulse the attack. Eight and allied militias of attacking its including regularisation of jobs, LTTE boats were destroyed including positions in northern Darfur, killing entered its second day today. The four suicide-boats laden with more than 50 people. An army strike has affected the transport of explosives, while the Navy lost on spokesman denied the claim. Abdel lignite from mines to thermal power Dvora while another was damaged, Wahed al-Nur, head of one faction of stations. There has been a shortfall of

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22 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents

690 MW in power generation, NLC district government improvement in the undisclosed settlement with 22- mines engineer T Venugopal said. city infrastructures, relaxation in year-old plaintiff Eva Rowe and Power generation at three thermal entry fee and freedom for parking of apologized for the Texas City refinery units at NLC today was 1,800 MW, their trucks in city. More than 5,000 blast that killed 15 workers and against their capacity of 2,490 MW, trucks are parked by transporters injured about 170 others. “We are while lignite production was 60,000 around these ports as a protest. A deeply sorry that she (Rowe) had to go tonnes against the usual 70,000 hand out of KPT said today that 11 through an ordeal like this and we tonnes, he said. The demands of the ships have been given berth, while truly regret her loss,” said BP workers include regularisation of seven are expected. The other spokeswoman Sarah Howell. The those on contract who had completed transport association of the county incident was the first in a series of 10 years of service and provision of including those of Hyderabad, Rahim mishaps that called into question BP’s medical facilities and transport Yar Khan, Multan, Lahore, ability to manage its infrastructure, allowances. Earlier, workers took out a Rawalpindi and Peshawar have also and led to the departure of several procession to picket the NLC corporate joined the strike. — Lloyd’s List U.S. executives. Rowe’s attorney Brent office. They were removed by police. Correspondent. Coon told reporters the total Police pickets have been posted at settlement was “a very small fraction” Neyveli as a precautionary measure. SOUTH KOREA of the $1.2 billion Rowe was seeking. London, Nov 15 — A press report, As part of the settlement, $32 million NEW CALEDONIA dated today, states: Workers at in donations will be made to colleges London, Nov 15 — A press report, Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors and hospitals. The burn unit at dated today, states: The strike and Corp, South Korea’s top two University of Texas Medical Branch in blockade affecting the New automakers, went on strike for four Galveston and the chemical plant Caldeoniaøs nickel industry by the hours to support the nation’s labour safety program at Texas A&M CSTNC union continues with no sign umbrella group. The employees will University in College Station will each of an end in sight. According to return to work tomorrow, the Seoul- receive $12.5 million. — Reuters. Rheebu Nuu, which is not officially based automakers said in separated involved in the action, but certainly regulatory filings today. The work has an interest in it. “CSTNC’s conflict stoppage will cost Hyundai about against the use of Filipino workers by 1,500 vehicles in lost production, the Inco at Goro is in its eighth week and company said. Kia will lose production SLN is at the minimum production of 1,033 vehicles due to the strike. The required not to shut down the furnaces Korean Confederation of Trade Unions due to ore shortages as a consequence launched a four- hour “warning of the industrial action. Equipment general strike’’ today, to pressure the and vehicles have been vandalised at government to protect job security. BURNS HARBOUR, INDIANA, all the mines in New Caledonia.” Also The group will launch a full strike on UNITED STATES Rheebu Nuu says that “Several November 22 if its demands are not London, Nov 12 — A press report, explosions occurred in one of SLN’s met, it said today. dated today, states: Two freight trains three Demag nickel smelters at heading opposite directions sideswiped Doniambo in Noumea, New Caledonia each other and derailed at 0400 on Monday (Nov 13). Nickel slag Saturday (Nov 11) where the Norfolk spilled out. It seems that the fire Southern tracks pass through Mittal service got the incident under control Steel in Burns Harbour. No one was and the furnace is still operational. injured, but 20 to 30 cars derailed, Monday night’s explosion may be due some just turning slightly and pushing to the low quality ore that is available together, and others rolling onto their at the moment due to the strikes.” The sides and spilling cargo like metal LIBEL, UNITED STATES activist group also goes on to claim ingots, said Cliff Hayes, assistant fire that “Noumea residents have reported London, Nov 15 — A press report, dated Nov 14, states: A jury ordered a chief in Burns Harbour. Hayes said it increased respiratory problems since appears the trains struck each other the strike started.” CSTNC’s suburban Chicago newspaper today to pay $7 million to the chief justice of after the load shifted on one train and grievances go rather further than the caused it to lean into the other one. employment of the Filipino workers at the state Supreme Court for a series of articles that he alleged were untrue The eastbound train had only two cars Goro. They are also complaining about go off the rail, but the westbound train the high cost of living in the country and damaged his reputation and career. The jury ruled against the had numerous cars affected, Hayes and have sought the resignation of the said. No crossings were reported to be Government. The Government Kane County Chronicle and former columnist Bill Page in the libel suit blocked, but Hayes said the cleanup apparently refuses to talk to the union was expected to last until midnight or while it continues its blockades of filed by Chief Justice Robert Thomas, a former Chicago Bears kicker. An later. Burns Harbour police and fire some of SLN’s nickel mining personnel were assisted by fire units operations and other disruptive appeal is likely, defense attorneys said. Thomas sued after Page wrote in from Liberty Township, Chesterton, activity, while the strikers complain Porter, Portage and South Haven. that they are not being allowed to 2003 that Thomas had softened his position in a disciplinary hearing for a Porter hospital EMS and the Porter demonstrate in the island’s capital city County Emergency Management of Noumea. former state’s attorney after supporters of the state’s attorney Agency also responded. backed a judicial candidate he PAKISTAN DERAILMENT NEAR SUKKER, Karachi, Nov 15 — Understand from favoured. Thomas, who was elevated to chief justice last year, testified that SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN Karachi Port Trust (KPT) delivery to KIarachi, Nov 15 — Pakistan and from Karachi port has been Page’s columns “went completely over the line” and accused him of a crime. Railway said four bogies of one of its suspended due to strike by Karachi goods trains, bound for Karachi from Goods Carriers Association (KGCA) for Page has said he relied on confidential sources for the articles. Punjab, derailed near Sukkur, in the last two days. The loading and Sindh Province, around 0900 hours, offloading of rice, wheat and other today. As a result, the train REFINERY ACCIDENT, TEXAS commodities respectively have movements between province of Sindh suffered at port due to lack of CITY, TEXAS, UNITED STATES Houston, Nov 10 — A woman whose and Punjab are suspended. The train availability of trucks to carry goods for was fully loaded with different cargoes imports and exports in the city. parents died in a Texas refinery explosion in 2005 settled a $1.2 billion for export and local markets. Railway Similar situation is being experienced authority is dispatching a relief train at Port Muhammad Bin Qasim. The (630 million pounds) lawsuit with oil giant BP Plc yesterday. BP reached to rescue cargo train, as well get first strikers are demanding from city hand report about loss and damage to

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23 Railway Accidents/Miscellaneous bogies and track. Initial report Eight others had minor injuries, while weekend. A 600-foot section of track suggest no loss of life is reported. — another was missing. “We don’t know will have to be replaced, Union Pacific Lloyd’s List Correspondent. if that person is trapped,” Rose said. spokesman Mark Davis said. Officials “All we know is that person is from the US Environmental Protection FAURE AREA, SOUTH AFRICA unaccounted for.” The Union Pacific Agency and California Department of Cape Town, Nov 13 — Up to 20 farm maintenance crew was working on the Fish and Game also were on the scene, workers were killed today when a tracks about 60 miles east of the state trying to keep spilled fuel from commuter train collided with a truck capital when it derailed about 1100 running into a tributary of the north near a railway station in South Africa, hrs. It was carrying 11,000 gallons of fork of the American River. officials said. “The latest toll we’ve diesel fuel and 6,000 gallons of had from the scene is 20 dead, but this hydraulic fluid, acetylene, oxygen and must be confirmed,” said Dr. Wayne propane. Rose said a brush fire that Miscellaneous Smith, medical director of emergency broke out shortly after the derailment services for the Cape Town was contained, but the liquids metropolitan area. The accident continued to burn for hours, pouring occurred shortly after 0500 UTC, when thick, black smoke into the air. The the truck carrying the workers stalled cause of the derailment was unclear at a crossing near the Eerste River late today. Authorities at the scene station outside Faure, about 25 km said the train carried 10 people ø one COLLAPSE OF GANGWAY, PORT east of Cape Town, according to Union Pacific employee and nine CANAVERAL, UNITED STATES witnesses. Metrorail, the state-owned contract workers. Union Pacific London, Nov 10 — A press report, railway company, said no commuters Railroad spokesman Mark Davis said dated Nov 7, states: Several cruise aboard its train were killed or injured. 12 people were aboard the train. ship passengers were treated at area It added that rail services on the line London, Nov 11 — A press report, hospitals after they were injured when would be suspended for several hours dated today, states: Crew members on a welded piece of gangway gave way and that it was investigating the board a runaway maintenance train while they were boarding passenger accident. — Reuters. that barreled down a steep Sierra (cruise) Elation (70390 gt, built 1998) Nevada slope tried frantically to slam at Port Canaveral. The gangway to the MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA on the emergency brakes before the Carnival cruise vessel remained London, Nov 11 — A press report, locomotive derailed, investigators connected to the vessel by safety ropes dated Nov 10, states: At least 92 said. The bodies of two crew members but it dropped about a foot, injuring people were injured when a passenger were recovered Friday (Nov 10) from four people, according to a written train derailed in between Navapur the smoldering wreckage of Thursday’s statement from Carnival Cruise Lines. and Kolde stations in western India derailment, which spilled thousands of Three were treated at area hospitals. early today, a report said. The 113 gallons of fuel near a thick forest and One woman was believed to still be at Down Surat-Bhusawal passenger sparked a large fire. Eight other crew Holmes Regional Medical Center in derailed at 0500, railway sources said. members aboard the train, which was Melbourne, port authority There were no deaths in the accident carrying rail equipment, suffered spokeswoman Rosalind Postell said in western Maharashtra state, the minor injuries. Survivors told this morning. The cruise line is United News of India said, citing authorities that the men who died had working with the port authority, which doctors at a nearby hospital where the been trying to apply the brakes when provides the gangways used by cruise injured were admitted. The Indian the train ran off the tracks in a ravine vessels at the port. The incident is news channel Times Now put the about 60 miles east of Sacramento. still under investigation, Postell said. number of injured at 120. The reason The emergency brakes slowed the London, Nov 10 — Passenger (cruise) for the accident was not yet known but locomotive only slightly before the Elation arrived and sailed Port was under investigation, railway train’s supervisor in a final, desperate Canaveral Nov 6 and arrived and spokesman Dahi Sarkar told the UNI move threw it into reverse, said Dave sailed Half Moon Cay Nov 9. agency. Watson, lead investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board. DRUGS FOUND ON HONDURAS NARANDI, BANGLADESH The train kept rolling and gathering VESSEL, WEST AFRICA Karachi, Nov 12 — Four bogies of a speed, eventually hitting a curve at Cadiz, Nov 14 — Supply Orca II is Bahadurabad-bound goods train of about 50 mph, twice the recommended currently under tow to Ferrol, ETA Bangladesh Railway from speed for that stretch of tracks. Nov 14. — Lloyd’s Agents. Mymensingh derailed at the outer Watson said the stretch of track signal of Narandi station in northern leading to the crash site is one of the DRUGS FOUND ON LIBERIAN Bangladesh at 1730 yesterday. No one steepest in the country, running VESSEL, MARACAIBO was reported injured but the track straight before it curves where six of London, Nov 16 — A press report, remained blocked for quite some time. the train’s 10 cars derailed. dated today, states: Bulker Yeoman Railway officials said a salvage train Investigators have come close to ruling Brook (43332 gt, built 1990) retained from Mymensingh later cleared the out the possibility of faulty tracks at in the bay of the lake of Maracaibo Oct line by midnight. An inquiry has been the crash site, he said. The agency is 23, after the discovery of 67 kilos of ordered. — Lloyd’s List focusing instead on the speed of the cocaine of high purity, according to Correspondent. train. Investigators on Sunday major general Castor Vicente Loyal planned to comb through two Perez, head of the Regional SACRAMENTO AREA, locomotives and two other cars from Commando Number 3 of this military CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES the accident to find the train’s events component, of the National Guard of London, Nov 10 — A press report, recorder, similar to an airplane’s black Venezuela. Two divers of private dated yesterday, states: A box. Sheriff’s Lt. Chal DeCecco said it company detected near the propeller maintenance train loaded with would take until Monday to positively two packages covered with l·tex in thousands of gallons of diesel fuel and identify the victims. One body was whose interior they contained 51 hydraulic liquids derailed in the recovered from a burned-out train car, wrappers of a dust of strong scent and mountains east of Sacramento, killing while the other was underneath the penetrating that to the being analyzed one person, injuring several others tangle of fire-charred steel. Harsco by means of the narcotest turned out and sparking a fire in the heavily owns the train, which was to be cocaine of highest purity. forested area. “This is a huge spill,” transporting a piece of maintenance said Tina Rose, spokeswoman for the equipment called a grinding machine OUTBREAK OF “BIRD FLU” California Department of Forestry and under a contract with the Union Jakarta, Nov 13 — A two-and-a-half Fire Protection. “That is a lot of Pacific Railroad. Crews were clearing year-old Indonesian boy has died of hazardous materials.” Authorities the tracks Friday, and the railroad bird flu, taking the country’s human confirmed today that one person was hoped to restore full service on the death toll from the virus to 56, a killed but did not provide any details. busy east-west corridor over the health ministry official said today. The

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24 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions toddler from Karawang regency in SUSPENSION OF SHEEP including a skycrane helicopter. West Java province had had contact IMPORTS FROM AUSTRALIA Neither fire is posing a threat to with fowl, the most common method of London, Nov 16 — A press report, property but nearby residents have transmission of the virus, Ningrum, dated today, states: Israel has been told they may be affected by an official at the health ministry’s bird suspended live sheep imports from smoke and ash. flu centre, told Reuters. Another Australia due to animal health health ministry official said a 35-year- concerns. Federal Agriculture Minister COAL MINE, SHANXI PROVINCE, old woman from a different part of Peter McGauran said Israel was CHINA West Java was also being treated for refusing to accept any more shipments London, Nov 13 — A press report, bird flu in a Jakarta hospital, but it until the situation was resolved. dated today, states: At least 24 miners was not clear if she had had any Animals Australia claimed the new were killed and 10 others trapped contact with fowl. The two victims are shipment allegedly turned away by today by an explosion in a coal mine in not related, Dr. Muhammad Nadhirin, Israel, on the livestock Maysora northern China, and the death total in from the ministry’s national bird flu (33400 gt, built 1989), also contained a another mining accident in the region centre, told Reuters. The number of consignment of cattle - many of which rose to 35. The latest blast occurred at provinces in Indonesia where bird flu died during the three week journey to the Nanshan coal mine in Shanxi is endemic has nearly halved in the the Middle East. “The suspension was province’s Lingshi County, China last six months, although all areas on revealed today by animal welfare Central Television said in its midday heavily populated Java island remain group Animals Australia, which said broadcast. CCTV said the mine was affected, officials say. — Reuters. the health problems with a previous operating illegally in defiance of a consignment led Israel to reject a government order in September to OUTBREAK OF VIRUS ON shipment of 10,000 Australian sheep cease production after its safety PANAMANIAN VESSEL due to arrive in the country on licence expired. London, Nov 16 — A press report, November 3. The exporters were then London, Nov 15 — A press report, dated today, states: By the time forced to unload the animals in dated Nov 15, states: The death toll Carnival Cruise Lines’ passenger Jordan, the group said. Mr McGauran from a coal mine explosion in northern (cruise) Carnival Liberty (110320 gt, said Animals Australia’s claims China rose to 40 after five more bodies built 2005) pulls into Port Everglades contained some “major inaccuracies”, were found, state media reported this weekend (Nov 18-19) from a but he confirmed the trade was on Tuesday (Nov 14). Seven miners were transatlantic voyage, more than 700 hold after Israeli authorities raised still missing in the pit of the people on board will have been concerns about a shipment of sheep Jiaojiazhai mine in Shanxi province’s afflicted with a highly contagious, that arrived on October 15. “Israel has Xinzhou city after the Nov 5 gas blast, stomach flu-like illness that appears alleged there were minor health Xinhua News Agency said. The death to be norovirus, the cruise line said problems with some sheep,” he said. toll stood at 35 on Monday. In the yesterday. The outbreak could be the “These allegations are being same province, the death toll from a largest reported in recent years by the investigated by AQIS (Australian fire in another mine rose to 26 after cruise industry. “It’s impossible for Quarantine and Inspection Service). rescuers recovered one more body. now to say what the source is,” said “Until this is resolved, Israel has Eight more miners were still missing David Forney, chief of the cruise ship indicated it will not accept further there, Xinhua said. The fire in Lingshi sanitation program at the national consignments of sheep from county’s Nanshan mine was caused by Centers for Disease Control and Australia.” AQIS has initiated an explosives stored in a shaft, the report urgent investigation into the claims Prevention. He said it’s likely said. and has sought additional information passengers brought the virus with Beijing, Nov 16 — All 34 coal miners them when they boarded and it spread from Israeli authorities,” he said. trapped underground on Sunday (Nov from there, but U.S. inspectors will AQIS declined to comment on the 12) in north China after explosives look at whether food or water suspension of trade with Israel. caught fire have been confirmed dead, contributed to the outbreak. The state media said today, bringing the cruise industry, which is required to death toll from two recent accidents to report the illnesses to the CDC, records dozens of viral outbreaks 81. The miners suffocated after more annually, with most affecting fewer than four tons of illegally stored than 100 people. As of Tuesday (Nov explosives caught fire, generating 14), 556 guests and 154 crew members toxic gas, at the Nanshan Colliery in on board the vessel had reported Shanxi province, where a quarter of symptoms lasting one to three days, China’s coal is produced. All 47 miners trapped by a November 5, gas blast at according to a statement issued BUSHFIRE, AUSTRALIA yesterday by Carnival Cruise Lines. the Jiaojiazhai coal mine, also in London, Nov 15 — A press report, Shanxi, had been confirmed dead with The Miami-based company said the dated today, states: Strong winds were vessel is carrying 2,804 paying one last body found today, Xinhua again expected to pose problems for news agency said. Zhao Tiechui, head passengers and 1,166 crewmembers. fire fighters trying to contain two fires The ship, currently on a 16-day tour of China’s coal mine safety watchdog, in the Blue Mountains, west of criticised local officials for lax that began Nov 3 in Rome, is Sydney. More than 150 fire fighters scheduled to arrive in Fort Lauderdale supervision of the village-run worked through last night to contain Nanshan Colliery, whose licences had on Sunday. The outbreak began within one of the fires, about 2km north of 24 hours of the departure and raged expired nearly a year ago and whose Mount Victoria, which has burnt more owner and managers had fled the the strongest during the first five days than 700 hectares. The blaze is while the vessel was crossing the scene. He warned officials across the burning on both sides of the Darling country against allowing closed mines Atlantic Ocean, Forney said. Under Causeway. Crews will spend today CDC supervision, the vessel’s crew to restart production, the Beijing continuing containment lines, begun News said. Many grassroots officials launched a program of cleaning overnight, and mopping up burnt out equipment, isolating sick passengers have secretly flouted orders to close areas. The second fire is burning and other steps aimed at halting the mines as they don’t want to lose tax about 5km north of Blackheath and bug, which often spreads via hand-to- revenue and, in some cases, dividends has burnt 100 hectares of parkland in hand contact on contaminated from their own stakes in the mines. inaccessible terrain. Cool conditions surfaces, Forney said. Since Monday, Despite a 22 percent decline in were forecast for today, but southerly the number of passengers reporting fatalities from a year earlier, a total of symptoms fell dramatically, he said, winds up to 50km/h were expected for 3,726 miners died in over 2,300 floods, suggesting that the vessel is getting most of the day, making conditions blasts and other accidents in the the outbreak under control. Nobody difficult. Fresh crews will replace world’s deadliest coal mining industry had to be removed from the vessel, those who worked through the night in the first 10 months of 2006. — Carnival said. and will be helped by 10 aircraft, Reuters.

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25 Fires & Explosions/Aviation

FACTORY, LIDCOMBE, SYDNEY, said. The fire threatened about 300 runway 05/23 at Norway House AUSTRALIA homes in Lake Elsinore, according to Airport, MB, Canada at 0837, Nov 8. London, Nov 12 — A press report, Capt. Julie Hutchinson of the Aircraft ran onto adjacent rocky dated today, states: A massive factory California Department of Forestry and terrain, causing the main and nose fire is burning out of control in Fire Protection. It broke out yesterday undercarriage to collapse. Damage is Lidcombe, in Sydney’s west. Up to 20 evening and went through dense brush substantial, no fatalities to nine fire trucks and 80 firefighters are and trees covering hills west of Lake persons on board. battling the blaze in Frances Street. Elsinore and north of Highway 74, she One two-storey factory is ablaze and said. Nearly 230 firefighters were CRASH INTO SEA OFF several others are under threat, a working the blaze. SOUTHERN SWEDEN NSW Fire Brigades spokesman said. London, Nov 15 — A press report, Gothenburg, Nov 11 — Salvage of dated Nov 14, states: Firefighters have crashed aircraft near Trelleborg: NIGHTCLUB, BIRMINGHAM, made great progress in containing a Diving support vessel Belos sent down UNITED KINGDOM fire that broke out near the Esperanza divers to a depth of 42 meters together London, Nov 13 — A press report, fire that killed five firefighters, fire with a container. Divers picked up dated today, states: Firefighters have officials said today. About 200 main chassis of the aircraft body and spent a second night at the scene of a firefighters were battling the blaze, also the remains of three men found massive blaze that destroyed a bulldozing trenches to contain the fire. and salvaged the same way. We can nightclub in Birmingham. Crews As temperatures dropped to the 40s now already establish that the angle continued damping down at Edward’s Fahrenheit overnight and light winds of crash is close to vertical and speed No.8 in the city centre, which caught helped the effort, the fire should be very high. The Average Comm will fire early yesterday. More than 500 fully contained by this evening, said now commence their investigation. — people were led to safety from the club Patrick Chandler, spokesman for the Westax Marine Services AB. and 10 were treated for smoke California Department of Forestry. inhalation after the blaze began in a The fire, which began Sunday (Nov 12) CRASH, ROTTNEST ISLAND, toilet on the third floor. Flames afternoon, is not far from last month’s WESTERN AUSTRALIA quickly spread to the roof, which has Esperanza fire in Banning. That fire, London, Nov 13 — A press report, been destroyed. Structural tests will believed to be the result of arson, dated today, states: Two people had to be carried out later. Fire investigators killed five firefighters and destroyed be cut from the wreckage of a twin- will try to determine what started the 34 homes. A suspect was arrested engined aircraft at Rottnest Island blaze, which needed 10 fire engines later. The cause of the current fire is after a crash all six on board survived. and 50 firefighters to bring it under under investigation. Rottnest Sergeant Paul Van Noort said control. building. the six were lucky to escape the crash with minor injuries. He said rescuers NUCLEAR POWER STATION, had to cut two people free from the GOTHENBURG AREA, SWEDEN wreckage of the aircraft, which came London, Nov 15 — A press report, down yesterday afternoon on salt dated today, states: A fire broke out lakes at the island off Perth. Sgt Van early yesterday at Sweden’s biggest Noort said two of those injured would nuclear power station, shutting down be flown by helicopter to hospital in one of its four reactors, local media Perth and the remaining four would reported. The fire, which is said to 9Q-COL recuperate on the island initially. He have followed some kind of explosion, London, Nov 16 — Antonov 28, said injuries to those on board started shortly after midnight in a operated by Tracep, 9Q-COL, comprised only minor cuts and transformer outside reactor number 3 substantial damage in a hard landing bruises. The charter aircraft split into at the Ringhals power plant, on the at Bukavu at Nov 12. two pieces when it crashed. Police west coast south of Gothenburg. The were yet to determine the cause of the fire was put out by Ringhals’ own fire AIRCRAFT PUT BACK TO crash. department. A plant spokesman said MANCHESTER AIRPORT, to Swedish Radio that it never UNITED KINGDOM CRASH, WIXOM LAKE, MICHIGAN, threatened the reactor itself, and London, Nov 10 — A press report, UNITED STATES there was no risk of a radioactive leak. dated yesterday, states: Passengers on London, Nov 16 — A press report, No one was injured, but it is still BA Connect flight from Manchester to dated Nov 15, states: Authorities say a unclear what caused the explosion and the Isle of Man last night were left pilot was found dead in his small the reactor will remain closed for terrified after the pilot told them the plane after it crashed in a Gladwin several days, the spokesman added. aircraft’s windscreen had cracked. The County lake. The victim of yesterday 1940 hrs flight, was 10 minutes into afternoon’s crash in Wixom Lake PREMISES, TORONTO, ONTARIO, its short journey when passengers hasn’t been identified yet. The man CANADA began to complain of loss of cabin apparently was alone when the plane London, Nov 12 — A press report, pressure. The passengers soon learned crashed about 1600 hrs. Sheriff’s dated Nov 12, states: A $2 million the aircraft’s windscreen had cracked. officials were told at first that a four-alarm fire gutted a meat shop in They landed safely at Manchester sailboat had capsized in the lake near North York, Toronto, on Friday (Nov Airport and were greeted with the Edenville, about ten miles northwest 10). Four hours after it started, sight of an emergency services turnout of Midland, but when investigators firefighters were still battling the as they were escorted them off the reached the scene, they found a five- stubborn blaze. More than 30 fire aircraft. A BA spokesman confirmed: passenger float plane upside down in trucks and as many as 70 firefighters ‘The 1940 hrs departure from the water. The pilot was found with were called to Perl’s Meat Delicatessen Manchester to the Isle of Man suffered his seatbelt on. around 1630 to a two-alarm fire that a cracked windscreen in flight and quickly escalated to a four-alarm. The returned to Manchester as a EMERGENCY LANDING, blaze was downgraded to a two-alarm precaution. ‘There were 27 passengers CHEJU AIRPORT, SOUTH KOREA at 2030. on board.’ The spokesman said all the Seoul, Nov 16 — Over 20 people passengers were transferred to a 2230 aboard a Taiwanese airliner were hurt WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES hrs flight into the Island, which when the aircraft changed course to London, Nov 13 — A press report, arrived safely. avoid another jet just prior to landing dated today, states: A wildfire was at an airport on South Korea’s Cheju burning out of control yesterday across C-FTNV Island today, aviation officials said. 125 acres of hillside brush and trees in London, Nov 10 — Swearingen SA Some of those aboard the Far Eastern Riverside County, prompting 226TC Metro II, operated by Air Transport Boeing 757 aircraft may authorities to order voluntary Perimeter Airlines (Inland), C-FTNV, have suffered broken bones and were evacuations for 100 homes, officials after touchdown, veered to the left off taken to hospital on the southern

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26 Aviation resort island, they said. Airline Tiglao, were safe. The report said a at the crash site. The Green Fire officials said an alarm went off as the Malaysian Airlines flight was diverted Department arrived a few minutes jetliner was beginning its descent, to Clark airport while a Saudi Arabian later, but the aircraft did not catch fire indicating another aircraft was in the Airlines plane was still hovering in and the pilot, whose license listed an area, and causing it to change course. the air. It added that only small Akron address, was the only person on “We suspect there was a Thai Airlines aircrafts were allowed to take off. board. Breeden said the crash is under aircraft in the same area, so we investigation.”`The aircraft was not stopped the descent and several N109WA lined up properly with the runway, passengers and crew received minor London, Nov 10 — A press report, causing the tyres to sink into the wet injuries,” a Far Eastern Air Transport dated today, states: A single engine grass and the nose of the aircraft to spokeswoman said, speaking by aircraft with one person on board dip forward,” he said. The crash did telephone from Taiwan. An official at crashed on a runway at Raleigh- not result in any delays for the Cheju airport could not immediately Durham International Airport this airport’s commercial flights. confirm whether the Thai jet was in morning. The pilot reportedly walked London, Nov 15 — Mooney M-20J the same area as the Taiwanese plane. away from the accident. RDU (Mooney 201) N202WB ran off the “It was because of turbulence. Nothing spokeswoman Mindy Hamlin said the runway on landing at Akron-Canton went wrong with the plane itself,” the aircraft was coming into a small Airport, Ohio, at 2055, Nov 14, official said. Officials for the airline in runway for general aviation, lost following a flight from Wadsworth, Taiwan said its flight EF 306 made an control and landed nose-first on the OH. The aircraft sustained substantial emergency landing on Cheju and 21 runway at 0915 today. The aircraft’s damage. The one person on board were injured, including 16 passengers tail section broke off with the nose suffered minor injuries. and five crew members. There were tilted down toward the runway. 129 passengers and eight crew Flights were delayed for 10 minutes N2843V members on board. — Reuters. and the east runway closed for about a London, Nov 13 — Beechcraft half an hour. All runways re-opened at Bonanza D35, N2843V, operated by INCIDENT AT BISHKEK AIRPORT, 1000 hrs. The aircraft, owned by WA Maurice N. Theriault, with one person KYRGYZSTAN Air, LLC in Fayetteville, is severely on board, crashed at 2005, UTC, Nov London, Nov 14 — A press report, damaged. 9, on approach at Shelton, dated today, states: Kyrgyzstan today London, Nov 13 — Diamond Aircraft Washington. The aircraft was blamed the crew of a US tanker DA 20-C1, N109WA, operated by WA destroyed and the pilot was killed. aircraft for a September collision with Air LLC, while on a flight from a Kyrgyz passenger jet at the Bishkek Fayetteville, North Carolina, to N606MC Airport that sparked a fire but caused Raleigh, North Carolina, with one London, Nov 12 — A press report, no injuries. A government commission person on board, on attempted go dated Nov 11, states: Two people have said the incident, in which a Kyrgyz around, during landing,crashed onto died in an aircraft crash near the Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 grazed a US taxiway at Raleigh-Durham Mineral Wells Airport. Officials said KC-135 military tanker aircraft, was International Airport at 1417, UTC, the crash happened about one and a the fault of the crew of the American Nov 10. The aircraft was destroyed, half miles south east of the Mineral aircraft, Transport Minister Nurlan but no personal injuries reported. Wells Airport. Investigators report the Sulaimanov said. The United States pilot was attempting to land at the has a military base at Manas Airport N202WB airport when it went down. The outside Bishkek, focusing on support London, Nov 15 — A press report, aircraft is identified as a Glass Air, and refueling for US troops and dated Nov 14, states: An Akron-area single-engine aircraft and was aircraft in nearby Afghanistan. man managed to escape serious injury registered to a Mineral Wells couple. Kyrgyz authorities were in talks with this afternoon when his airplane Investigators were still trying to the United States on possible crashed and flipped at Akron-Canton determine the cause of the crash, compensation for damage sustained in Regional Airport. Larry Herman, 55, Roland Herwig, a Federal Aviation the accident, he said. The Tu-154 was of New Franklin, was landing at the Administration spokesman, said. heading down the runway to take off airport at about 1545 hrs, said Sgt. London, Nov 13 — Glasair, N606MC, for a commercial flight when the Scott Cottle of the Summit County operated by Donald W.Hise, while on a accident occurred and it was forced to sheriff’s office. Cottle said the plane flight from Mason, Texas, to Mineral make an emergency landing shortly hit a part of the runway at a bad angle Wells, Texas, with two persons on after due to wing damage, Sulaimanov and went off the runway into muddy board, on approach to land, crashed, at said at the time. He said the Kyrgyz ground, then flipped over. Herman 2100, UTC, Nov 11, 1.5 miles from aircraft’s crew could not see the KC- was able to pull himself out of the Mineral Wells Airport. The aircraft 135 because of darkness and an Mooney piston-driven, single-engine was destroyed and both persons on uneven runway surface. The fire aircraft, and was taken to Akron board were killed. destroyed one of the American General Medical Centre with head and aircraft’s engines and part of the left back injuries that were not serious, N611BB wing, Sulaimanov said. Cottle said. Tony Molinaro, a London, Nov 14 — A press report, spokesman at the FAA’s regional dated Nov 13, states: A small aircraft INCIDENT AT NINOY AQUINO office, said the aircraft, which had left crashed shortly after takeoff tonight in INTERNTIONAL AIRPORT, the Wadsworth airport about 18 miles northern Indiana, killing all four PHILIPPINES away, was heavily damaged. The people on board, federal aviation London, Nov 16 — A press report, National Traffic Safety Board and officials said. Controllers lost radar dated today, states: A YS-11 aircraft of Federal Aviation Administration will and radio contact with the Cessna Aboitiz Air swerved off the runway of investigate the accident, which T303, N611BB, shortly after it the Ninoy Aquino International appears to be pilot error, Cottle said. departed South Bend Regional Airport Airport this afternoon, causing London, Nov 15 — A press report, about 2000 hrs. The aircraft was about international flights to be delayed and dated today, states: A single-engine 10 miles south-west of South Bend diverted. The twin turbojet passenger Mooney aircraft, registered in Akron, when it disappeared, Federal Aviation aircraft flew in from Tacloban and crashed about 1554 yesterday while Administration spokesman Tony swerved onto the grassy portion of the landing at the Akron-Canton Airport, Molinaro said. There were no runway where its landing gear but the pilot did not appear to be indications of trouble before the collapsed around 1400 hrs. The report seriously hurt. The aircraft came in at aircraft vanished from radar, officials said the aircraft’s control yoke an odd angle over the road before said. Searchers found the aircraft malfunctioned. The incident resulted smashing onto an airport taxiiway. about an hour later in a field in rural in the closure of Runway 06-24. All Summit County Deputy Brian Breeden eastern LaPorte County. The aircraft nine passengers, including Capt. said the Akron-Canton Airport was destroyed, the FAA said. Frank San Jose and co-pilot Sancho emergency response team was the first Investigators from the National

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27 Aviation/Product Recalls

Transportation Safety Board were en Lake is located at an elevation of route to the scene. The aircraft was more than 6,740 feet in the San traveling to Ankeny, Iowa, with four Bernardino Mountains, about 75 people aboard, according to the flight miles east of Los Angeles. plan filed with the FAA. FAA records London, Nov 15 — Cessna 421B showed the aircraft was registered to (Golden Eagle) N642BD crashed near CPRT Investment Inc. of Atlantic, Big Bear Lake, California, at 1813, Iowa. Nov 14, while on a flight from Big London, Nov 14 — Cessna T303 Bear to Las Vegas, Nevada. The FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, (Crusader), N611BB, operated by aircraft was destroyed. The three UNITED STATES CPRT Investment Inc, while on a persons on board were killed. London, Nov 14 — A press report, flight from South Bend, Indiana, to dated Nov 13, states: Ansul Ankeny, Iowa, with four persons on N9430K Incorporated, of Marinette, Wis, said board, on climb out, lost contact and London, Nov 13 — A press report, today it was recalling about 154,000 of crashed, at 0103, UTC, Nov 14, seven dated Nov 12, states: Two people its fire extinguishers. The company miles from South Bend. The aircraft were badly burned today when the said that if K-Guard, Sentry or Flag was destroyed and all four persons on small aircraft they were in crashed Fire models are dropped horizontally board were killed. after taking off from an airport near from a height of approximately two or London, Nov 15 — A press report, Williamsburg. The plane went down three feet, the pick-up tube could dated today, states: Authorities into trees about 1,500 feet from the crack at the threads between the pick- searched a cornfield yesterday for the end of the runway, said District Chief up tube adaptor and the stainless steel remains of the people killed in the Eldridge Canaday of the James City tube. If that happens, the extinguisher crash of a Cessna T303 (Crusader) County Fire Department. The victims can fail to discharge properly when N611BB that went down shortly after are Karl Fix, 56, the pilot, and his activated, which can put users at risk takeoff in foggy weather. An Iowa wife Ingrid Fix, 55, of St. Petersburg, during a fire. No incidents or injuries marketing company had chartered the Fla., State Police Sgt. H.A. Nealy have been reported. Pick-up tube flight to take its co-founder and three said. They were taken to the burn replacements will be installed during employees on a business trip from centre at the Medical College of routine annual maintenance. The pick- Ankeny, Iowa, to South Bend, in Virginia Hospitals in Richmond. up tube assembly is inside the northern Indiana. Crash investigators Their conditions were not available. extinguisher and cannot be visually had not determined the cause of The crash occurred shorty before inspected without de-pressurizing and Monday (Nov 13) night’s accident, but 1130 hrs. The four-seat, single-engine disassembling the extinguisher. This the aircraft began its return flight in Piper Cherokee Lance went down in work should only be done by an poor weather, with limited visibility driving rain, Canaday said, shortly authorized distributor. and fog. The aircraft crashed about 10 after it took off from the miles south-west of South Bend, Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport in PAIN-RELIEVING PILLS, shortly after departing from South James City County. It was heading UNITED STATES Bend Regional Airport, according to northwest and crashed short of Lake London, Nov 9 — A press report, the Federal Aviation Administration. Powell Road. “It hit into the trees dated today, states: A major After takeoff, the pilot issued a and, initially, there was a fireball,” manufacturer of store-brand distress call because of engine Canaday said. The wreckage of the acetaminophen recalled 11 million problems, said Brian Jones, a partner aircraft remained tangled in the bottles of the pain-relieving pills Thursday after discovering some were in Des Moines-based Two Rivers trees about 25 feet off the ground, Marketing. Investigators said the contaminated with metal fragments. Canaday said. The plane, with tail aircraft spiraled to the ground, killing There were no immediate reports of number N9430K, is registered to the pilot and four passengers. Debris injuries or illness. Perrigo Co. said it Engenius Inc. of St. Petersburg, and human remains were scattered discovered the metal bits during according to Federal Aviation over an area the size of a football field, quality-control checks. The company Administration records. State Police Sullivan said. Crews used a crane to passed 70 million pills through a and the FAA are investigating the pull wreckage from the field, where it metal detector and discovered the was embedded several feet into the crash. metal in about 200 caplets, according earth. Pam Sullivan of the National London, Nov 13 — Piper PA-32R- to the Food and Drug Administration. Transportation Safety Board said an 300 (Lance), N9430K, operated by The fragments ranged in size from autopsy was planned to determine Engenius Inc, with two persons on “microdots” to portions of wire one- whether the pilot had any medical board, on departure from third of an inch long. The recall affects condition that might have caused him Williamsburg airport, Virginia, lost bottles containing various amounts of to lose control of the aircraft. The altitude and crashed, at 1630, UTC, 500-milligram caplets.Perrigo bills aircraft apparently reached 5,700 feet Nov 12, half a mile from the airport, itself as the world’s largest and then tumbled almost vertically to into a wooded area. The aircraft was manufacturer of store-brand non- 1,200 feet, where it vanished from substantially damaged and both prescription drugs. The Allegan, radar, she said. persons on board were killed. Mich., company did not disclose the London, Nov 14 — A press report, chains for which it manufactures the N642BD dated today, states: Federal store-brand acetaminophen. A list of London, Nov 15 — A press report, investigators yesterday examined the batch numbers and store brands dated Nov 14, states: A twin-engine wreckage of Piper PA-32R-300 affected by the recall was forthcoming, Cessna 421 airplane believed to be (Lance) N9430K that crashed into a the FDA said. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., carrying three people crashed and tree during takeoff at the CVS Corp., Walgreen Co. and Costco burned on the shoreline of Big Bear Williamsburg Jamestown Airport on Wholesale Corp. are among the Lake today, authorities said. There Sunday (Nov 12) and seriously companies Perrigo supplies with were no survivors, said Federal injured a Florida couple. The pilot of health care products, according to Aviation Administration spokesman the plane and his wife were burned company Securities and Exchange Ian Gregor. Details of those aboard the in the crash, which occurred 1130 Commission filings. Perrigo said the plane were not immediately available. Sunday in the rain at the airport just pills contained raw material purchased from a third-party supplier Gregor said the plane took off from outside Williamsburg in James City and affected 383 batches. Big Bear Airport on its way to Las County. Fire officials said the Acetaminophen is best known as the Vegas when it hit “some kind of aircraft crashed on airport property about 1,500 feet from the end of the drug in products sold under the structure.” The plane came down Tylenol brand, but is widely available upright on the shoreline with one wing runway. The couple remained in critical condition at VCU Medical in generic versions. The recall does not in the lake. “The structure burned, as affect Tylenol. The recall should not did the aircraft,” he said. Big Bear Center in Richmond.

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28 Product Recalls/Port Conditions cause a shortage of acetaminophen, load ships at an annual rate of 98.7m Balboa, Nov 14 — Delays for non- the FDA said. The voluntary recall is tonnes this month, allowing it to booked vessels remain extremely high. considered a Class II recall since it handle most of the 7.8m tonnes The maintenance work is anticipated covers products that might cause a expected to be pushed through the to complete pm Nov 17 and we expect temporary health problem or pose only port in November. The network has conditions to start improving shortly a slight threat of a serious nature, operated at about an 88m tonnes rate, after. Daily Customewr Report for Nov according to the FDA. Consumers who despite the six days of planned 13 shows projected queue as of 0001, swallow any of the contaminated pills maintenance. Meanwhile, Dalrymple Nov 15, of 100 vessels and this likely could suffer minor stomach discomfort Bay Coal Terminal - one of the two to increase even more before the Canal or possible cuts to the mouth and coal terminals at Hay Point in regains full capacity. Present delays throat, the FDA said, adding that the Queensland - has seen its vessel queue (non-booked vessels) are as follows: risk of serious injury was remote. increase to a normal operating number Panamax: about five days both Anyone who suspects they have been of about 16 ships this week, after it directions. Regulars/unrestricted injured should contact their doctor, fell to levels that disrupted vessels: three to four days delay in the agency said. The FDA said Perrigo throughput. DBCT operations both directions. The booking slot for began investigating after realizing the manager Greg Smith said it was now Nov 15 offered through auction was equipment it uses to make pills was loading at a rate of about 54m tonnes awarded to a Southbound Panamax wearing down prematurelymajor each year amid stronger demand for container vessel at a premium of manufacturer of store-brand coal. “That’s tended to boost the queue $90100. — Lloyd’s Agents. acetaminophen recalled 11 million from where we were two weeks ago, bottles of the pain-relieving pills today when we had five or six ships out SOUTH AFRICA after discovering some were there,” Mr Smith said. Coal producers London, Nov 13 — A press report, contaminated with metal fragments. will make their regular review of the dated today, states: Vessel delays at There were no immediate reports of terminal’s queue management system the Durban Container Terminal had injuries or illness. Perrigo Co. said it early next year in accordance with been eliminated, the Container Liner discovered the metal bits during ACCC regulations. Operators Forum said on Friday (Nov quality-control checks. The recall 10). Last month, shipping lines affects bottles containing various BANGLADESH warned they were considering amounts of 500-milligram caplets. See under “Political & Civil Unrest.” reintroducing a surcharge on every container moving through the port PANAMA CANAL because vessels had been waiting 50- t Balboa, Nov 9 — The locks 70 hours to berth at the terminal. maintenance works are underway with Shippers did not want the delay to be delays increasing. Projected queue as longer than 16 hours. At the time, of 2400 hrs, Nov 10 is 72 vessels. Transnet blamed windy weather which Present delays are as follows: it said had affected crane operations Panamax: Northbound 3-4 days with since August. A meeting was held in increasing tendency. Southbound 3-4 AUSTRALIA Cape Town last week between affected days with increasing tendency. parties following the efforts of South London, Nov 15 — Australia’s port of Regulars/unrestricted vessels: Newcastle is closing in on a record African Port Operations (SAPO), a Northbound 2-3 days with increasing division of Transnet, to reduce the vessel queue as coal producers prepare tendency. Southbound 2-3 days with for the scrapping of its capacity delays. Actions to solve the delays increasing tendency. The auction slot balancing system, approved in include the establishment of a round- for Nov 10 was awarded to a September. The Hunter Valley Coal the-clock, seven-day-a-week command Chain Logistics Team’s weekly report northbound panamax bulk carrier at a centre by SAPO which focuses on dated Nov 13 predicted the queue premium of $62,100.00. As delays solving problems and on the hour-by- would reach 40 to 50 ships within two escalate we do anticipate that hour performance of the terminal. weeks, peaking at 52 by early premiums for auction slots shall Additional resources were made December. Port Waratah Coal Services increase accordingly. — Lloyd’s available, containers were moved requested Australian Competition and Agents. earlier to create more space, and they Consumer Commission approval for a Balboa, Nov 10 — The delays at the were stacked better. International preliminary version of the CBS in Canal continue to increase as experts had been brought in to February 2004 after seeing queues maintenance work at Gatun Locks improve operations and planning, reach 54 ships. Then chairwoman progresses. The work is anticipated to Transnet said in a statement. Further Eileen Doyle said the system would complete on Nov 17. Daily customer plans to improve service over the next cut queues, by the end of 2004 - report for Nov 9 shows projected year include further training of staff, without it “the vessel queue would go queue as of 0001, Nov 11, of 78 vessels fast-tracking of plans to create more from 30 to 80 ships”. The CBS slashed and we do anticipate this increasing capacity at Pier 1, a new gate with queues by limiting coal producers to as expected arrivals for next days higher capacity and faster throughput, set quarterly capacity allocations, continue at above present Canal and the installation of three new creating smoother coal flows from the capacity level. Present delays (non- Super Post- Panamax ship-to- port. The port now faces similar booked vessels) are as follows: shorecranes to replace the outdated undesirable queues less than a month Panamax: About five days both Demag cranes. before the CBS is scrapped. The queue directions and with increasing had fallen to 28 less than two weeks tendency. Regulars/unrestricted SYRIA ago, before planned maintenance vessels: About three days delay in Aleppo, Nov 11 — Waiting period in began shutting down the network this both directions and with increasing Syrian ports: Lattakia 24 hours and month. The logistics team expected to tendency. — Lloyd’s Agents. Tartous two days. — Lloyd’s Agents.

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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 Abbott Point 20-11-2006 Coal: 3 vessels waiting; 14 vessels due by 9/12. Brisbane 20-11-2006 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 4 vessels due by 12/12. Dalymple Bay 20-11-2006 Coal: DBCT berth 1: 2 vessel waiting; 1 vessel due by 21/11; DBCT berth 2: 1 vessel waiting; 1 vessel due 21/11; DBCT berth 3: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 1 vessel due 20/11; other vessels not scheduled: 1 vessel waiting; 28 vessels due by 5/12. Dampier 20-11-2006 Iron ore: Parker Point berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 8 vessels due by 11/12; Parker Point berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 9 vessels due by 1/12; Parker Point berth 3: berth undergoing 21 day maintenance shutdown; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 5 waiting; 7 vessels due by 29/11. Esperance 20-11-2006 Iron ore: 3 vessels due by 28/11. Geraldton 20-11-2006 Iron ore: 5 vessels due by 10/12; regular maintenance shutdowns are expected at berth No. 4 from January to February 2007 during construction of a new iron ore berth No. 5. Gladstone 20-11-2006 Coal: R.G. Tanna (Clinton) coal terminal: 3 vessels berthed, 7 waiting; 36 vessels due by 19/12; shiploader 2: plant shut down for maintenance for 4 days from 6-10/11; Barney Point: 2 vessels waiting; 6 vessels due by 10/1. Hay Point 20-11-2006 Coal: Berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 5 vessels due by 28/11; Berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 2 vessels due by 28/11; no other vessels due not yet scheduled. Newcastle 20-11-2006 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 3 vessels berthed and loading, 32 waiting; 42 vessels due by 10/12; 14-17 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; approx. 32 vessels off port awaiting berths; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 14 waiting; 13 vessels due by 6/12; 14-17 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; 15 vessels off port awaiting coal. Port Hedland 20-11-2006 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 7 vessels due by 21/11; planned 48 hour maintenance shutdown starting ca. 14/11; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loaded, 3 waiting; 6 vessels due by 23/11; planned 48 hour maintenance shutdown starting ca. 18.00 hrs. 13/11; 6 other vessels due by 30/11, no e.t.a.received; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: berth undergoing refurbishment and closed until further notice; Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “D” berth: 6 vessels due by 21/11; planned 36 hour maintenance shutdown starting ca. 17/11; Cockatoo Island: 2 vessels due by 25/11. Port Kembla 20-11-2006 Coal: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 anchored; 15 vessels due by 22/12. Port Walcott 20-11-2006 Iron ore: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 8 waiting; 11 vessels due by 1/12; shippers may experience product shortage which might affect berthing schedules. Whyalla 20-11-2006 Iron ore: 6 vessels due by 15/12.

Azerbaijan Apsheron 20-11-2006 Oil products: Dubendi terminal: no vessels. Baku 20-11-2006 Oil products: Bay of Baku: no vessels; AzerTrans terminal - Nobel avenue: 1 vessel due by 20/11, to discharge crude oil; Sangachal district: no vessels.

Cyprus Larnaca 21-11-2006 Three conventional vessels discharging at berth; 2 conventional vessels due 22/11; no delays expected. Limassol 21-11-2006 Three container vessels discharging/loading at berth, 2 conventional vessel discharging at berth; 7 container vessels, 1 conventional vessel due 22/11; no delays expected Egypt Adabiya 20-11-2006 Four vessels berthed (loading/discharging), all general cargo. Alexandria 20-11-2006 Thirty-two vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 21 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 3 tankers, 3 containers, 2 passenger vessels; 6 vessels at inner anchorage, 8 at outer anchorage. Damietta 20-11-2006 Twenty-one vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 15 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 4 container vessels; 13 vessels at outer anchorage, none at inner anchorage. Dekheila 20-11-2006 Seven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 container vessel; 1 vessel at outer anchorage. Port Said 20-11-2006 Six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 3 container vessels. Suez 20-11-2006 Four vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 2 passenger vessels; 2 tugs, 1 vessel dry-docked. Suez Canal 20-11-2006 Twenty-two vessels transiting Northbound, 26 Southbound.

Estonia Tallinn 21-11-2006 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): Two vessels discharging at berth (1 sugar, 1 cocoa beans); no vessels waiting at anchorage; 2 vessels due, with 7 days berthing delay expected.

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India Kolkata 20-11-2006 9 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading (Containers, General Cargo), 4 vessels discharging ( Logs, Puls, Edible Oil, Machinery), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers, 1 vessel waiting to load General Cargo; 4 vessels working at midstream and discharging ( Puls-3, Crude), 1 vessels waiting at midstream discharging Crude; 3 vessels under repair; 2 vessels under dry docked; 1 vessel waiting to sail; 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge; 3 vessels due ( Containers, Iron Ore). Haldia 20-11-2006 13 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading (Iron Ore, POL-2), 10 vessels discharging (Crude, Palm, Coke-2, M. Coke, Sulphur, Cement, Project Cargo, Logs, Fertilizer); 2 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage (1 to load, 1 to discharge), 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge; 4 vessels due (Butadiene, Crude, Iron Ore). Paradip 20-11-2006 10 vessels operating at berth of which 8 vessels loading (Iron Ore-4, Thermal Coal-2, Ch. Ore, Coking Coal), 2 vessels discharging Urea, Project Cargo; 3 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage to load, 2 vessels waiting at anchorage (1 to discharge, 1 to load); 32 vessels due. Visakhapatnam 20-11-2006 13 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading ( Soya-2, Granite), 10 vessels discharging ( Manganese Ore, Coking Coal, LPG Gas, Wheat, Steel Pipes, Petroleum Coke, Met Coke, Caustic Soda, Timber, ISOp Alcohol); 9 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage ( 2 to discharge, 7 to load); 39 vessels due ( Iron Ore-8, Product Tankers-3, Sulphuric Acid, MAP, Urea-2, MOP, Rock Phosphate, Coking Coal-5, Containers-4, Anthrastie Coal, Alumina, Met Coke, Magnasite, Project Cargo-4, Product & Crude Tankers-4, Wheat). Chennai 20-11-2006 11 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading (Granite Blocks/ Project, Granite Block, IOL), 5 vessels discharging ( Wheat, Logs, Steam Coal-2, C. Oil ), 3 vessels loading and discharging ( Granite Blocks/Project Cargo, S. Coil/Granite Blocks, Containers); 4 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage ( 3 to discharge, 1 to load); 2 vessels due (C. Oil, Project Cargo). Tuticorin 20-11-2006 10 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading General Cargo, 9 vessels discharging ( Urea-2, Thermal Coal-2, Wheat, Peas, Logs, MOP, Copper Concrete); 9 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 3 to load, 6 to discharge), 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge. Cochin 20-11-2006 7 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading POL, 6 vessels discharging ( Rice, MOP, Clinker, Salt, Wheat, Crude); 2 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage to discharge. New Mangalore 20-11-2006 8 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading ( POL Product-3, Container), 4 vessels discharging (Wood Pulp, Fertilizer, Clay, LPG); 5 vessels waiting at anchorage ( 3 to load, 2 to discharge); 9 vessels due (POL Proudct-2, POL Crude-3, Phosphoric Acid, Cr. Palm Oil, Container, Granite Stone). Mormugao 20-11-2006 4 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Iron Ore, 3 vessels discharging (Phosphoric Acid, Urea, Met Coke), 4 vessels working at midstream and loading Iron Ore; 2 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 1 to load, 1 to discharge), 4 vessels waiting at anchorage to load; 4 vessels under dry docked; 8 vessels due ( Met Coke, CP Coke, Coal, Iron Ore-5). Mumbai 20-11-2006 10 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading (Steel Cargo/Bagged SBM, Soyabean Meal, POL-2 ), 5 vessels discharging (Wheat in Bulk-2, Steel/Mach Cargo, Project Cargo), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers / Steel / General Cargo ; 4 vessels waiting and working at anchorage to discharge; 10 vessels under repairs/dry docked; 6 vessels under arrest; 1 vessel under laid up ( Berths not required for cargo operations); 31 vessels due ( Contaners-9, General Cargo-22). J.N.P.T. 20-11-2006 5 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel discharging Cement, 4 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 2 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage to load and discharge; 2 vessels due Containers. Kandla 20-11-2006 13 vessels operating at berth of which 2 vessels loading (Rice, Agriculture Product ), 9 vessels discharging (Chemical , Butane, Urea, DAP, Timber Logs-3, Steel Coils, Wheat), 2 vessels loading and discharging; 1 vessel working at midstream loading Sugar, 2 vessels working at midstream and discharging ( Steel Coils, Urea); 9 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 4 to discharge, 5 to load ), 11 vessels not ready to work at anchorage ( 4 to load, 7 to discharge). Ennore 20-11-2006 1 vessel operating at Inner anchorage loading Iron Ore; 3 vessels due ( MV Apj Sri Devi, (Coal), MV Tamil Anna (Coal), MV Good Season ( Coal).

Israel Ashdod 21-11-2006 No labour problems. One general cargo vessel loading at berth, 13 vessels discharging at berth (7 general cargo, 6 bulkers), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at berth; 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 general cargo, 3 bulkers); 24 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 21-11-2006 No labour problems. Three vessels discharging at berth (1 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 12 loading/ discharging at berth (5 containers, 1 car carrier, 5 tankers, 1 passenger vessel); 1 bulker waiting at anchorage to discharge, 1 tanker waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 7 vessels under repairs/ dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 15 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Kazakhstan Aktau 20-11-2006 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, loading crude oil; 15 vessels in roads, all to load unknown cargoes; 7 vessels due by 20/11 to load unknown cargoes.

Pakistan Karachi 20-11-2006 Four vessels loading at berth (1 naphtha, 1 chemicals, 2 rice), 5 discharging at berth (1 crude oil, 1 palm oil, 2 DAP, 1 rape seed), 2 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; no vessels waiting at anchorage; 1 MOL vessel due, with no berthing delays expected.

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Port Qasim 20-11-2006 Two vessels discharging at berth (1 sunflower seeds, 1 cement), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at QICT berth; 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to load (2 rice, 3 containers), 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (3 containers, 1 canola, 1 palm oil).

Slovenia Koper 20-11-2006 Port working normally. Thirteen vessels berthed of which 1 tanker discharging liquid cargo, 1 vessel discharging/loading containers, 1 loading containers, 2 loading general cargo/sawn timber, 5 discharging bulk cargo, 2 loading bulk cargo, 1 passenger vessel; 24 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 8 to discharge/load containers, 2 car carriers to discharge/load vehicles, 1 to discharge vehicles, 1 tanker to discharge liquid cargo, 4 vessels to load sawn timber/general cargo, 5 to discharge bulk cargo, 2 to load bulk cargo, 1 Ro/Ro to load containers/vehicles/general cargo.

Spain Bilbao 20-11-2006 Thirty-three vessels operating (7 tankers, 26 other vessels), of which 7 loading, 16 discharging, 10 loading/discharging.

Sri Lanka Colombo 20-11-2006 Heavy inter-monsoonal rains being experienced. 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 vessels loading at berth (6 containers/feeders, 1 bulk naphtha), 21 vessels discharging at berth (15 containers/feeders, 3 bulk cement, 2 bagged fertiliser, 1 bulk maize); 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (3 containers/ feeders, 1 bagged maize, 1 bulk cement); 5 vessels dry-docked; 7 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected.

Turkmenistan Okarem 20-11-2006 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, loading crude oil. Turkmenbashi 20-11-2006 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed loading fuel oil; 3 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 2 HPGO, 1 unknown cargo; 2 vessels due by 20/11, both to load, of which 1 fuel oil, 1 gasoline.

Ukraine Illichevsk 20-11-2006 Ten vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (1 wheat, 1 sunflower oil, 3 steel products, 2 iron ore concentrate, 1 sulphur), 1 discharging manganese ore, 1 loading/discharging containers; 6 vessel in roads, of which 1 to load wheat, 5 to load/discharge containers; 10 vessels due, of which 7 to load (4 steel products, 1 sulphur, 1 pig-iron, 1 sunflower oil), 3 to load/discharge containers. Mariupol 20-11-2006 Fourteen vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 7 steel, 1 steel/equipment, 3 fire-clay, 2 coal, 1 sunflower beans/husks; 12 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 10 steel, 1 fire-clay, 1 coal; 53 vessels due, of which 50 to load (35 steel, 1 coal, 6 fire-clay, 2 kaolin, 1 coke, 2 slag, 3 sulphur), 2 to discharge (1 foodstuffs, 1 equipment), 1 to load/discharge containers/fire-clay. Odessa 20-11-2006 Twenty-one vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (4 metal, 1 coal, 1 wheat, 1 oil, 1 general cargo), 9 discharging (3 luggage, 1 ore, 1 oil, 1 general cargo, 2 citrus, 1 sand), 3 discharging/loading containers, 1 passenger vessel; 6 vessels in roads, of which 5 to load (1 wheat, 1 barley, 1 scrap, 2 metal), 1 to load/discharge containers; 72 vessels due, of which 30 to load (21 metal, 2 pig-iron, 1 scrap, 2 wheat, 2 oil, 1 ore, 1 timber), 11 to discharge (2 metal, 2 general cargo, 1 ore, 3 oil, 1 luggage, 1 citrus, 1 bananas), 31 to discharge/load containers.

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