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 Jul 28 2006 Ballast water rules ‘could have caused Cougar Ace casualty’ by Janet Porter and Marcus Hand.

ULES designed to protect the Another expert contacted by Lloyd’s List, Only then would cranes be brought in to marine environment could have a former master mariner, concurred that the return the vessel to an upright position. Rcaused the car carrier Cougar Ace accident appeared to be a ballasting error. “It is not a lost cause,” one salvor said. to roll on to its side, The ship would have started sinking by now “There is always the possibility to do Ballast water was almost certainly if it had been holed. something if circumstances allow.” responsible for destabilising the ship, which “There is very little evidence of water But persuading a port to let the ship to is now listing heavily more than 200 miles ingress from the outside,” he said. “If you enter may be as big a challenge as the physical rescue. offshore. have water ingress to the hull the ship would The US Coast Guard said that some Mitsui OSK Lines, operator of the stricken not be far from sinking.” observers had spotted fuel leaking from its vessel, confirmed yesterday that the ship had tanks of the ship, which was carrying not collided with some object or grounded. Flood carrying 430 tonnes of fuel oil and 112 tonnes of diesel. Instability He added that in such cases the edge of the deck was considered the tipping point. Reach After talking to the ship’s captain, MOL Once the deck reached the water there were president Akimitsu Ashida said instability many places where water could seep in and A salvage team from Crowley Marine is developed during a ballast water adjustment flood the ship. not due to reach the Cougar Ace, about 230 process. The ship’s deck remains out of the water miles south of the Aleutian Islands, until next Ships are required to change ballast water with the vessel listing at around a 60 degree Wednesday. before entering some ports to ensure alien angle. The ship was loaded with Mazda cars species are not released into local waters. Rescue efforts have yet to begin, but being exported from Japan to North America. The Cougar Acewas heading to Vancouver salvage experts said yesterday the 13-year- More than half are Mazda 3 models, the and then on to the US west coast ports of old car carrier could probably be saved as car manufacturer’s best selling vehicle, Tacoma and Port Hueneme, a particularly long as a port of refuge could be found that Another quarter are Mazda’s new 2007 CX7, a crossover utility vehicle. environmentally sensitive part of the world, would accept the crippled ship. The shipment is fully insured against loss, at the time of last Sunday’s accident. The first step would be to correct the spokesman Jeremy Barnes said. The MOL said yesterday that the the ship, ballast situation, “a very difficult exercise” carrying nearly 5,000 vehicles, was still company has been unable to verify the but one that could be done if a decision was floating although listing. condition of the cargo with MOL since the taken to tow Cougar Aceinto port. accident.

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Vessel Type Flag Class G T DWT Blt Casualty

AMBASSADOR bulker VUT LR 24,094 37,263 1983 Made heavy contact with the Canso Canal in lat 45 38N, long 61 24W, Jul 12. Sustained damage to ballast tanks.

ARKLOW REBEL general IRL BV 2,999 4,395 2005 Reported in drifting in lat 59 25.1N, long 00 29W, with broken fuel pump, Jul 14. Tug Dunter proceeding to tow vessel to Lerwick.

CONTAZ container UKR RS 9,548 9,141 1983 Moored at at Ikonio Terminal, Piraeus, and CARRIER contatcted by bulk DS Montrose , Jul 18. Serious bow damage, some pollution & water ingress near hold No.6. Departure prohibited.

DEWI BUNYU general IDN — 355 — — Sank in stormy weather about 51 nautical miles off Keelung in lat 25 51N, long 121 11E, Jul 15. Seawater entered tanks & capsized. All 8 crew rescued. No pollution at present.

FU XING I bulker PAN CS 10,965 17,693 1977 Understand grounded in the Solomon Islands Jul 18. Still aground Jul 20, awaiting tug from Papua New Guinea. Small hole in hull.

GLORY MOON cement PAN LR 16,534 25,424 1973 Had fire in accommodation which spread to the bridge about 400 nm west of Sumatra in lat 00 17.4N, long 90 32.3, Jul 12. Reported Jul 15 under way under own power. Tug to assist during voyage. Arrived off Singapore Jul 20 in tow of tug De Da.

ISABELLA 3 fishing SYC — — — — Ran aground on a reef on Suhaili Island, Lakshadweep, Jul 15. Abandoned by crew. Vessels assisting. Still aground Jul 19.

KUSAN general KOR — 1,972 3,443 2005 In collision with general cargo Yusho Ocean and sank in lat 33 45.7N, long 132 26.3E, Jul 15. Oil spill observed.

LADY MOURA yacht BHS LR 3,914 — 1990 In collision with passenger New Flamenco at Ibiza Jul 5 and pushed against a concrete pier, sustaining severe damage to hull and gangway. To be repaired at Hamburg.

LURONG OIL 66 tanker CHN — — — — Capsized 500 metres from Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, China, in strong winds, Jul 14. Three crew rescued, one missing.

MERWEGAS lpg ANT GL 2,712 3,403 1981 Anchored in lat 55 27N, long 06 27.3W, about 12 miles north-west of Rathlin Island, with broken main engine piston Jul 14. Being towed to Londonderry by tug Shrove. Tow passed to another tug & arrived late Jul 14.

MOON LIGHT general KHM BV 2,698 — 1978 Hit by rocket 80 km off Lebanon during Israel- Lebanon dispute Jul 14. One crew member badly injured. Vessel seriously damaged & abanoned “in situ".

NEW passenger PAN LR 17,042 2,497 1972 In collision with yacht Lady Moura at Ibiza FLAMENCO Jul 5.

SPARKLING fishing GBR — 131 — 1987 Reported an electrical fire in the engine-room STAR II in lat 58 38N, long 03 30W, one mile north of Scrabster Jul 13. Extingished by crew. Towed to Scrabster by lifeboat. Repaired & sailed Jul 14.

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Reports appear in alphabetical ANNA (Georgia) order under the following Riga, Jul 14 — Chemical tanker headings and relevant page number: Anna, during manoeuvring for departure, collided with the city bridge. Some broken constructions of Marine, including Overdue the bridge were on the deck, vessel & Missing Vessels 1 was grounded by fore. On the starboard side near the steven was a Port State Control 1 1 AGHIOS MAKARIOS (Greece) visible hole one metre by one metre Buenos Aires, Jul 14 — At 0755 hrs, above waterline. Bridge heavily Jul 13, bulker Aghios Makarios (47828 damaged, traffic impossible. At about Seizures & Arrests 1 1 gt, built 1987) grounded at Km 315 1100, local time, Jul 13, vessel was (River Parana) on left margin on her towed to the shipyard for discharging way to San Lorenzo, without Pipeline Accidents 1 3 damaged constructions from the obstructing navigation. The draught forecastle, survey and repair. Port was of eight metres. At 1745 hrs, the prepares the claim against owners. — Pollution 1 3 same day the vessel refloated by its Lloyd’s Agents. own means. It was authorized to Riga, Jul 18 — Chemical tanker resume navigation for the port of San Weather & Navigation 1 3 Anna is at the Liepaja Shipyard. Lorenzo, where corresponding after Repair of the damaged hull has grounding surveys will be carried out. Earthquakes 1 7 commenced. Planned docking for — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Aghios repair of the underwater part. — Makarios sailed from Amsterdam at Lloyd’s Agents. Volcanic Activity 1 7 1345 hrs, Jun 21, bound for San Lorenzo(Arg).) APHRODITE (Italy) Political & Civil Unrest 1 7 London, Jul 18 — Container Carrier AGIOS GEORGIOS (Greece) Aphrodite arrived at Shanghai on Jul Piraeus, Jul 17 — Passenger ro/ro 16. Labour Disputes 2 4 Agios Georgios (5122 gt, built 1972) sustained mechanical failure last week and was under repair at Piraeus. AQUA JEWEL (Greece) Awards & Settlements 2 6 Piraeus, Jul 19 — Passenger ro/ro Damage was repaired and she sailed Aqua Jewel completed repairs and Jul 14 for west Cyclades Islands. — sailed from Rafina port Jun 23 for Railway Accidents 2 6 Lloyd’s Agents. Andros island. — Lloyd’s Agents. Miscellaneous 2 7 ALEXA ARABIAN SUN (Liberia) (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Dubai, Jul 16 — Product tanker See “Crew Of St Vincent & Fires & Explosions 2 7 Arabian Sun is still at Fujairah port Grenadines Vessel At Copenhagen, under repair. — Lloyd’s Agents. Denmark” under “Labour Disputes.” Aviation 3 0 ARGENTA ALGIERS STAR (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Product Recalls 3 6 (St. Vincent & Grenadines) London, Jul 19 — A press report, London, Jul 18 — Container carrier dated Jul 14, states: A vessel loaded Algiers Star sailed from Augusta on with bananas is on fire in the Gulf of Port Conditions 3 6 Jul 14, bound for Salerno, arriving on Finland. According to the preliminary Jul 15. The vessel departed later the information, nobody has been hurt, a same day, proceeding to La Spezia, Port Conditions charts 3 7 source at the regional emergencies where it arrived on Jul 17. department told Itar-Tass. The fire broke out in the vessels engine-room ALICE (Malta) during unloading. The crew of 21 was See Twin Star. evacuated. Firemen are fighting the blaze, the source said. AMADA (North Korea) St. Petersburg, Jul 19 — According to Piraeus, Jul 20 — General cargo available information, a fire occured Amada remains under arrest at at/about 1300 hrs, Jul 14, in engine- Kalamata port. Prospects of release room of refrigerated general cargo unknown. — Lloyd’s Agents. Argenta (7098 gt, built 1979), when the vessel was berthed in BKZ (St. AMBASSADOR (Vanuatu) Petersburg). All the cargo had already London, Jul 13 — Bulker been discharged. The fire was Ambassador (24094 gt, built 1983) was extinguished at 1451 hrs, by the fire © Lloyd’s MIU 2006 These reports may reported to have made heavy contact brigade and water damage can be not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval with the Canso Canal (lat 45 38.51N, expected. The vessel’s 21 crew system, or transmitted in any form or by long 61 24.49W), at 1840, UTC, Jul 12. members were evacuated. At present any means electronic, mechanical, There was damage to ballast tanks, Argenta is in Kanonerskiy Shiprepair photographic, recorded or otherise but no pollution reported. without the prior written permission of the Yard, waiting for owner’s instructions. publisher. The vessel’s local agent refuses to ANA B. (Panama) comment. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — London, Jul 18 — Understand that as Argenta arrived at St. Petersburg on of Jul 17 combined chemical and oil Jul 11. Her previous port of call was tank Ana B. was still aground. Puerto Bolivar, Ecuador, from where she sailed at 2320 hrs, Jun 14.) ANDRE (Hong Kong) Vancouver, Jul 13 — Bulker Andre has now sailed. Fifty percent of the ARKLOW REBEL shoreline clean-up is complete. (Republic of Ireland) London, Jul 14 — Following received Estimates are that 120-180 small boats from Coastguard Shetland MRSC: were affected together with docks, Timed 0606, UTC: Tug tasking report: piers and pilings. — Lloyd’s Agents. General cargo Arklow Rebel (2999 gt,

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1 Marine built 2005), Dublin for Odda, cargo tomorrow to give the final decision under investigation. The state agency 4,300 tonnes zinc concentrate, in lat about the wrecked tanker, according to Petra said the injured people were 59 25.1N, long 00 29W, at 0518, UTC, sources. Shipping Secretary Rafiqul taken to the military hospital in drifting at 0.5 knots, bearing 202 Islam and other high officials of the Aqaba. degrees. Vessel has one fuel pump ministry will accompany the minister London, Jul 14 — A press report, broken down and replacing it with a and hold a meeting in Chittagong, the dated today, states: Nineteen people spare one. sources added. “We will try our best to were injured yesterday after a fire Timed 0648, UTC: At 0633, UTC, repair the ship and make it operative broke out on Liquid Petroleum Gas vessel reported it had another problem again,” Quamrul Islam told The Daily Carrier Benegas loaded with liquid gas which it hoped to rectify by 1200 hrs. Star. He said before making the final anchored in the port of Aqaba, officials Coast Guard tug Anglian Sovereign is decision the government will examine said. “Twenty people were on deck at proceeding. all the investigation reports submitted the time and 15 of them were suffering Timed 1155, UTC: Tug DunterP will by committees formed after the from exposure to thick smoke,” said be leaving Sullom Voe shortly to take incident. Two investigation Lieutenant Colonel Farid Shara. Four Arklow Rebel, which cannot repair committees formed by the ministry Jordanians were among the injured itself, in tow for most probably and Bangladesh Shipping Corporation admitted to hospital, which also Lerwick. (BSC) already submitted its report to included 13 Filipinos, one Russian and London, Jul 14 — Following received the government. Another expert one citizen of Montenegro, according from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, committee formed with teachers of to the official. “The fire started on the timed 0609, UTC: Owners of general Bangladesh University of Engineering ship at around 0940 hrs, when one of cargo Arklow Rebel have organised and Technology (BUET) is likely to the pumping pipes exploded,” Shara towage with Shetland Towage, using submit its report today. The members said. The vessel, chartered by a the tug Dunter, which has an ETA on of the BUET expert committee visited Jordanian company, was carrying scene of 2100, UTC. Intention is for the ship, committee sources said. The 4,200 tonnes of gas, of which 2,144 the tug to tow the vessel to Lerwick. investigation committees formed by tonnes had been transshipped, the Anchor handling tug/supply vessel the ministry and the BSC expressed official said. “The ship was moved half Anglian Sovereign continues to stand- almost similar views regarding the a kilometre offshore in order to hose by and will continue to do so until causes behind the fire. The committee down the fire, which swept through 30 VHF communications are established observed violation of international to 40% of the vessel,” said Shara. between Dunter and Arklow Rebel. regulations and handling of equipment Firemen from Aqaba’s Civil Defence London, Jul 15 — Following received by unskilled operators were to blame Department, Aqaba Airport, Maan from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, for the accident. The BSC probe Governorate and the Royal Navy timed 1104, UTC: General cargo committee has already submitted its brought the fire under control after Arklow Rebel, in tow of tug Dunter, report. The three-member committee two hours, Shara said. The ship is now arrived alongside at Lerwick at 1000, headed by General Manger [workshop] anchored one kilometre offshore and UTC, today. Saidullah found gross irregularities in five fire engines are on standby in case recruiting people by a section of BSC the fire spreads again. An ASTRO LUNA (Greece) officials. The committee found the investigation committee has been London, Jul 20 — Crude oil tanker BSC officials tampered the certificate formed to determine the cause of the Astro Luna arrived at Fujairah of nautical cadet Mehdi Hasan who blaze, he added. Anchorage on Jul 12, departing later died in the accident. He had no tanker London, Jul 14 — Following received the same day. According to Lloyd’s endorse certificate, which is necessary from the Athens-bassed managers of MIU AIS at 0925 hrs, today, it was for working on an oil tanker, the liquid petroleum gas carrier Benegas, anchored 0.8 nautical miles off Dubai, report said. Besides, there was dated today: At 0943 hrs, yesterday, in lat 25 15.948N, long 44 16 1.38E. another minor accident at the ship whilst discharging her cargo alongside around 12 hours before the huge at Aqaba, the Benegas was affected by AVANT (Bahamas) accident. The BSC authorities ignored a significant fire understood to have Zeebrugge, Jul 14 — Chemical tanker the minor accident, the probe started outside the ship/on shore, Avant (1640 gt, built 1975) sailed committee found, according to sources. which then spread to the vessel. On Ghent 0704, local time, today for The experts observed the repairing of fire, the ship was taken off the berth. Antwerp, with ETA 1300 hrs. At 0830 the ship would be cost effective only if The fire was extinguished at a safe hrs the vessel struck trhe “door” of the it is done in the country. Otherwise, if distance from land with the aid of Westlock. Vessel sailed for Terneuzen the ship is repaired abroad it might firefighting tugs. Fifteen crew locks at 0957 hrs. At 0959 hrs vessel not be so cost effective, the source members required medical treatment was at Terneuzen piers where nautical pointed out. and were immediately taken to expert required. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. hospital. Last night, twelve of the Zeebrugge, Jul 15 — Chemical tanker BELLATRIX (Antigua & Barbuda) crew were discharged from hospital Avant anchored in River Scheldt at See “Belgium” under “Port State and subsequently returned to the ship. 1145, Jul 14. Vessel raised anchor at Control”. However, three were required to 2220 same day and subsequently remain in hospital overnight and their berthed at Berth 647, Antwerp, at BENEGAS (Panama) safe discharge is now expected 0249 today. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. London, Jul 13 — A press report, tomorrow. The manager’s London, Jul 17 — Chemical tanker dated today, states: Liquid Petroleum representatives are providing them Avant sailed from Antwerp at 0202 Gas Carrier Benegas carrying liquefied with every support. It is believed that hrs, Jul 16, bound for Odda. natural gas caught fire as it unloaded four shoreside personnel were also in Aqaba port today, injuring 12 injured as a result of the fire. The BANGLAR SHOURABH people, the manager of the port said. Benegas is currently lying outside the (Bangladesh) Four of the injured were fire-fighters, port with seventeen of her crew Chittagong, Jul 18 — Owners of who needed an hour to bring the blaze attending the ship onboard, on crude oil tanker inform Banglar under control, said Awwad al- watches. A firefighting support boat Shourabh remains in the same Maaytah, the director general of and a tug remain on standby. The position. — Lloyd’s Agents. Aqaba Port Authority. The eight other intention, once initial damage London, Jul 18 — A press report, injured were crewmen. The ship was assessments and safety checks have dated today, states: The fate of crude promptly evacuated and towed away been completed, is for the remainder oil tanker Banglar Shourabh, which from the pier in the port. The fire of the cargo to be discharged. The caught fire last month at the outer began at about 1000 hrs (0700, UTC). manager’s technical superintendents anchorage of Chittagong port, is likely By the time it was towed away, it had are in Aqaba to help the crew manage to be decided tomorrow whether it will unloaded only half of its cargo. Al- this process. The managers would like be repaired or scrapped. State Maaytah confirmed a state news to thank the local authorities for their Minister for Shipping M Quamrul agency report that nobody was killed support and rapid response in Islam is scheduled to visit Chittagong in the fire, and said the cause was providing assistance. The cause of the

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2 Marine fire is unknown and is now under damage to the vessel. Everything else, The vessel has been stuck on a reef for investigation. The managers are co- including the machinery, propeller and over a month. Dominion Insurance operating with the local authorities to rudder are intact,” Herma Shipping manager client services Vikash Kumar help establish causation. fleet manager Lito Manansala said. said they were waiting for their loss Mr. Manansala explained that despite adjuster’s report in order to be in a BERIT (U.K.) the hole, none of the Bocaue’s cargo of position to make a comment. “We cannot London, Jul 14 — A watch officer on aviation fuel leaked out when it ran just write a cheque to be given out. We container carrier Berit was text aground because of its double-hull. are waiting for the report from our loss messaging with his mobile phone for The tanker is currently docked at the adjuster who is carrying out an 40 minutes, as his vessel, on a regular Pasig River jetty where it is investigation and assessment of the run from St Petersburg, overran its undergoing tank cleaning. The vessel damage,” he said. Mr Kumar said alter course position and grounded on will then leave under its own power inspection of the vessel and interviewing a Baltic bank in January this year. for Herma Shipyard in Bataan of all the crew and the captain was over. The Marine Accident Investigation province for emergency drydocking. — Ship owners Kadavu Shipping claim the Branch report into the grounding off Lloyd’s List Correspondent. inspection process was stopping it from Gedser also found that the night Manila, Jul 19 — Product tanker removing fuel from the vessel. lookout had been stood down and the Bocaue entered Herma Shipyard in watch alarm had been turned off as Bataan province Tuesday afternoon CHARLES M.BEEGHLY (U.S.A.) the Ukranian second officer (Jul 18). The vessel is scheduled for London, Jul 14 — Following received concentrated on his mobile phone dry-docking today to have a four-inch from Coast Guard Cleveland, timed messages. The MAIB report was diameter hole in it’s bottom hull 1420, UTC: Bulker Charles M.Beeghly critical of navigational practices on the repaired. Repairs are expected to be (16284 gt, built 1959) experienced vessel, with too great a reliance being completed in a week’s time. — Lloyd’s problems with water feed to boiler at placed on the basic information List Correspondent. 0317, local time, today, in the area of provided by the electronic chart Mud Lake, Sault Ste Marie. Vessel has system which was not fully BRILLIANT SKY (Panama) anchored to carry out repairs and same functioning, and no regular fixes of the London, Jul 17 — Bulker Brilliant are still under way at present. vessel’s position by other means. “In Sky sailed from Aden on Jul 4, bound London, Jul 15 — Following received this accident,” noted the report, “with for Jeddah. from Coast Guard Cleveland, timed little demanded of the OOW, he 1835, UTC: Bulker Charles M.Beeghly became easily distracted and missed BULOU NI CEVA (Fiji) has completed repairs and proceeded on the scheduled alteration of course.” It London, Jul 14 — A press report, passage. was also noted that while the master dated today, states: The owners of was aware of the use of mobile phones, passenger (cruise) Bulou Ni Ceva CHEMBULK HONGKONG this was not “actively managed” by the cannot remove fuel from the ship until (Marshall Islands) master. The vessel was damaged, but insurance companies complete a report London, Jul 19 — Chemical tanker refloated and was able to sail to on the grounded vessel. Kadavau Chembulk Hongkong arrived at Rizhao, Rotterdam for temporary repairs. Holdings Limited manager Ratu Sela China, on Jul 12 and sailed on Jul 14, Nanovo said most people blamed the bound for Nantong. BINA (Indonesia) company for not having the ship Chittagong, Jul 17 — Local agents of removed, almost a month after it got CHRISTOPHER (Belgium) product tanker Bina have advised that stranded off Rotuma. However, he said London, Jul 16 — Following received the vessel presently still lying at the two insurance companies involved from Coastguard Humber MRSC, timed Myanmar port, effecting repairs on her AON Risk and Dominion Insurance, 0344, UTC: Fishing (general) generator. After completion of repairs were causing the delays. AON Risk’s Christopher (built 1973) reports an the vessel will depart and is scheduled Paul Dunk said he could not comment engine breakdown in lat 53 58N, long 02 to enter Bangladesh on Jul 25. — because he was not aware of Ratu 37E. Vessel requires a tow to Belgium. Lloyd’s Agents. Sela’s comments. “We have been Weather in the casualty area is accused of ignoring the oil spill satisfactory. BOCAUE (Philippines) because of commercial considerations London, Jul 16 — Following received Manila, Jul 16 — The Philippine but that is not true,” said Ratu Sela. from Coastguard Humber MRSC, timed Coast Guard reported today product “During the first two weeks after the 1350, UTC: Another fishing vessel is due tanker Bocaue (597 gt, built 1997) ran ship ran aground, there was no way on scene of fishing Christopher at 0600, aground at the mouth of the Manila’s for us to get to the island because UTC, tomorrow, to take in tow to Pasig River at around 2000, Jul 13. there were no boats, plane and no form Belgium. Christopher has its gear down The vessel was carrying one million of communication,” he said. “Towards at the moment, which is acting as an litres of aviation fuel from Bataan to the second week, government provided anchor. the Pandacan petroleum depot in a vessel for our team to travel on but Manila when strong winds and waves the insurance team were not able to CONSING (Philippines) brought about by Typhoon “Florita” travel with us.” “The team reached Manila, Jul 16 — Landing craft forced the vessel into the shallow Rotuma last week and carried out Consing, which was refloated last waters of the Pasig River. A tugboat interviews with the final crew and I Tuesday (Jul 11), is awaiting clearance dispatched by Herma Shipping and hope the report will be compiled by the for its departure from the Subic Bay Transport Corp., owner of the vessel, end of the week.” “Once that report by Metropolitan Authority. The craft is still freed the barge a few hours after it ran the insurance team has been compiled, moored off Cawag town inside the Subic aground. The Bocaue then proceeded we will know where to go from there,” Bay Freeport but is expected to received on its own power to the Pandacan oil he said. He said arrangements had clearance from the authority today. It depot jetty along the Pasig River. The been made for 36 empty 200-litre will be towed to a shipyard in Navotas, Coast Guard did not say if the vessel drums to be taken to the island but Manila, for repairs. Clearance for sustained damage from the grounding. the company couldn’t siphon fuel out departure has been held by Subic — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. of the ship because they would be Freeport authorities because of heavy Manila, Jul 17 — The Philippine- liable for lawsuits if there was a spill. seas brought about by typhoon “Florita” registered product tanker Bocaue, London, Jul 16 — A press report, last week. — Lloyd’s List which ran aground at the mouth of the dated today, states: An insurance Correspondent. Manila’s Pasig River Jul 13, sustained company says assessment of damage Manila, Jul 17 — Landing craft a four-inch diameter hole to its bottom on passenger (cruise) Bulou Ni Ceva Consing which was refloated last hull, Herma Shipping and Transport grounded off Rotuma is still being Tuesday, (Jul 11), left Cawag town, in Corp. reported. The hole is located on carried out. Dominion Insurance says Subic Bay, under tow, at 2000, local the bottom, starboard side, between it is not fair to blame it for delay in time, Jul 16. The vessel was bound for tanks 4 and 5, Herma Shipping completing assessment on the vessel Navotas in Manila for repairs. — officials said. “This was the only as it took time to do the job properly. Lloyd’s List Correspondent.

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Manila, Jul 18 — Landing craft CROWN PRINCESS (Bermuda) London, Jul 20 — A National Consing arrived in Navotas, Manila London, Jul 19 — A press report, Transportation Safety Board advisory Monday morning (Jul 17) after being dated today, states: About 30 people notice, dated Jul 19, states: The towed from Subic Bay. The vessel will were injured when they were flung National Transportation Safety Board be dry-docked at a shipyard in across the decks of passenger (cruise) has sent a three-member team to Port Navotas. — Lloyd’s List Crown Princess (117477 gt, built 2006) Canaveral, Florida, joining Correspondent. that unexpectedly listed heavily after representatives from the United leaving Port Canaveral in central States Coast Guard as the preliminary CONTAZ CARRIER (Ukraine) Florida yesterday. The US Coast investigation into yesterday’s steering London, Jul 18 — Following received Guard attributed the tilt to a problem incident involving passenger (cruise) from Piraeus RCC, timed 1120, UTC: with the vessel’s steering mechanism Crown Princess begins. Crown A collision occurred early today and said it was not yet clear how far Princess experienced a hard roll between container carrier Contaz the vessel had listed. But those on reportedly injuring a number of Carrier (9548 gt, built 1983) and board the vessel, which has a capacity passengers. The incident occurred bulker DS Montrose (17944 gt, built of 4,800 passengers and crew, said it about 11 miles south-east of Port 2001) at Ikonia, Piraeus. Contaz leaned dramatically. The vessel is Canaveral where the vessel is now Carrier is reported to have sustained, operated by Princess Cruises, a Santa docked. as yet unknown, damages. DS Clarita, California-based unit of Montrose is undamaged. Carnival Corp . It issued a statement DE YUAN YU 001 (China) London, Jul 18 — Lloyd’s Casualty saying the ship was “safe and See “Chinese Trawlers Seized by representatives in Piraeus report: This seaworthy”. A spokeswoman for the Australia” under “Seizures & Arrests.” morning bulker DS Montrose Canaveral Port Authority said the contacted the bow of Container port was told to prepare for 50 injured DE YUAN YU 002 (China) Carrier Contaz Carrier. At the time of people. “I’m hearing about 30,” said See “Chinese Trawlers Seized by the incident Contaz Carrier was Coast Guard spokesman James Judge, Australia” under “Seizures & Arrests.” moored at the Ikonion terminal and when asked to confirm the injury toll. DS Montrose was proceeding under The statement on the company’s DELMAS FORBIN (French pilot to Eleusis for drydocking. Both website said: “Initial reports are that Southern Territories) vessels have been damaged. Contaz a number of passengers did sustain London, Jul 15 — Container Carrier Carrier sustained serious damage to serious injuries. There are also Delmas Forbin sailed Hong Kong her bow and pollution was caused. numerous reports of injuries such as 1017, Jul 10, and arrived Singapore Piraeus, Jul 19 — Bulker DS cuts, bruises and fractures.” As the Jul 13. Montrose collided with container Crown Princess headed into Port carrier Contaz Carrier on July 18. The Canaveral, passengers wearing life DEWI BUNYU (Indonesia) incident happened as DS Montrose jackets could be seen on deck. The London, Jul 17 — Taiwan’s was leaving Piraeus port. Her bow vessel was escorted by Coast Guard environmental protection authorities contacted the starboard of Contaz vessels and ambulances and were on alert yesterday after an Carrier which was berthed at Ikonio, emergency vehicles lined the dock, Indonesian general cargo Dewi Bunyu, Piraeus. A crack in the hull of the waiting to pick up the injured. Two carrying some 1,000 tonnes of container ship resulted in a fuel oil helicopters also stood by, waiting to chemicals sank off the island. The spill and ingress of water was take the most seriously injured to cabinet-level Environmental ascertained at her hold no.6. Also hospitals. Protection Administration (EPA) set dents were noted at her London, Jul 19 — A press report, up a contingency group after it superstructure. DS Montrose dated today, states: A steering emerged that the 355 ton vessel was sustained damages to her bow’s bulb problem caused passenger (cruise) carrying 1,000 tonnes of ethyl acetate, and forecastle. No injuries were Crown Princess to roll abruptly a solvent widely used in glues and nail reported. The oil spillage which Tuesday (Jul 18) , throwing polish removers. The eight crew on covered an area of 150 sq.m. was passengers and crew to the deck and board were rescued by Taiwan’s contained by private cleaning unit. injuring dozens, including two coastguard, AFP reported. “We have The Piraeus port authorities critically, officials said. One passenger set up a special group to make sure it prohibited the vessels departure until said seawater flooded several upper would not cause grave environmental inspection and repair of damages. — decks of the Crown Princess, forcing impacts,” Lu Hung-kuang, head of the Lloyd’s Agents. water from a swimming pool “like a EPA’s Water Quality Protection mini-tsunami,” and breaking windows Bureau, told reporters. The EPA was CP VALOUR (Bermuda) and furniture. The vessel, with about also concerned about the 27 tonnes of Ponta Delgada, Jul 13 — Container 3,100 passengers and 1,200 crew, had fuel carried by the vessel. carrier CP Valour remains aground. Taipei, Jul 17 — General cargo Dewi just departed Port Canaveral on Operations to remove the cargo Bunyu, laden with approximately Florida’s east coast en route to New (containers) on board the vessel are 1,000 tons of “Ethyl Acetate” with continuing and if if all goes well, they York when it listed badly to its left bunker on board (fuel oil 27 tons, are expected to be completed by the side, said Coast Guard spokesman diesel oil five tons and the lube oil 0.8 end of this month. After removal of all Petty Officer James Judge. He said tons), approximately 51 nautical miles containers the intention is to proceed the vessel reported problems with its off Keelung, in lat 25 51N, long 121 with the attempts to refloat the vessel, steering apparatus. The vessel then 11E, at around 0600, Jul 15. Vessel otherwise the vessel will be righted itself before returning to port, encountered with the stormy weather dismantled “in situ”. — Lloyd’s where the Coast Guard said all (typhoon “Ewiniar” approached/ Agents. passengers and crew had been crossed Taiwan during the period from London, Jul 18 — Following received accounted for. Besides an adult and a Jul 13 to Jul 15) and allegedly the sea from Kiel, dated today: Yesterday child who were critically hurt, 12 water entered the vessel’s tanks and evening, a fire broke out in the engine- people were seriously hurt and about flooded then resulted in the vessel room of grounded container carrier CP 70 had lesser injuries, said Cape capsized. Immediately the rescue boat Valour off Praia da Faia. The tug Canaveral Fire Rescue Capt. Jim was launched by Taiwan Coast Guard Battle Axe quickly responding to the Watson. Thirty-three people were at around 0935, same day. Thereafter fire and was quickly able bring it taken to hospitals, he said. Most had all the crew members (total 8 crew under conrol. The engine-room was bruises and minor back and neck including master) were safely rescued, flooded but much of it was pumped out injures. A passenger said several of subsequently the said vessel partly later. The probable cause of the fire the upper decks were flooded and the sunk/drifted in way of the above was heat from cutting metal on the elevators were inoperable. Gym position at around 2152, same day. vessel. CP Valour is being dismantled equipment flipped over, TVs fell off According to the information of the with the help of the jack up barge their shelves and shattered glass was Environmental Protection MEB-JB1. strewn across the deck, he said. Administration, ROC., the cargo

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4 Marine seemed not leaking from the headed and towed to a berth at Ilmenau, FOLEGANDROS (Greece) vessel up to now, but bunker/oil patch where lightering of the remaining London, Jul 19 — Product tanker was noted to have drifted nearby the cargo started at 0900 hrs and lasted Folegandros has been refloated. scene and is now under monitoring by until 1645 hrs. The work was Authorities. — Lloyd’s Agents. monitored by police and fire brigade. FRISIAN SPRING (Netherlands) Eiltank 31 was then to be towed into a Troy, Michigan, Jul 15 — A DISCOVERY (U.K.) shipyard at Duisburg. breakdown occurred yesterday with London, July 17 — Following the general cargo Frisian Spring (4060 received from Coastguard Shetland EL MANSOURA (Tunisia) gt, built 2006) delivery tow. This MRSC, timed 1359, UTC: A telephone London, Jul 14 — Following received caused the shutdown of the Seaway at call was received at 1153, UTC, from Rome MRCC, timed 0950, UTC: the Snell Lock near Massena N.Y. stating fishing (general) Discovery, Tunisian fishing (general) El From radio passages it appears the BF268, (145 gt, built 1981), with five Mansoura, NA 289, sank following an tug Robinson Bay went to help secure persons on board, was aground in lat alleged collision with a merchant the tow to the lower approach wall 60 22.3N, long 00 59.7W. Lerwick vessel in lat 38 05N, long 11 24E, at below the Snell Lock. — Great Lakes lifeboat stood by vessel until sufficient 1205, UTC, Jul 12. Vessel’s five crew & Seaway Shipping. water under hull to safely pull it off were rescued by an Italian trawler. rocks. Vessel clear of rocks at 1344, Tunis, Jul 17 — Fishing El Mansoura FU XING I (Panama) UTC. Search and rescue operations and general cargo Oran Star (5966 gt, London, Jul 19 — Information terminated at that time. built 1983) were in collision in lat 38 received from Canberra, dated today, 05N, long 11 24E at 1208, UTC, Jul states: Bulker Fu Xing I (10965 gt, DOLLART GAS (Cyprus) 12. El Mansoura sank. It has been built 1977), which arrived Noro, London, Jul 14 — Following received reported that five crew members were Solomon Islands, Jun 23, grounded Jul from Taipei RCC, timed 2341, UTC, rescued by an Italian fishing boat. — 18. Some damage sustained. Jul 13: The managers of liquid Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Oran Star London, Jul 20 — Following received petroleum gas carrier Dollart Gas sailed La Spezia Jul 11, arrived from Honiara RCC, timed 0445, UTC: have contracted a tug, which is Marsaxlokk Jul 14 and sailed same Bulker Fu Xing I is still aground, currently on scene and preparing to day for Tripoli.) awaiting tug assistance from Papua take the vessel in tow, possibly to New Guinea, ETA unknown. Vessel Taichung or Kaohsiung. EL MORRO (U.S.A.) has sustained a small hole to its hull. London, July 14 — Following Santo Domingo — Jul 13 — Repairs received from Taipei RCC, timed 0655, to tug El Morro have not been GLORY MOON (Panama) UTC: Liquid petroleum gas carrier initiated yet due to congestion/lack of London, Jul 20 — A press report, Dollart Gas was taken in tow by space. — Llyd’s Agents. dated yesterday, states: The Indian tug/supply Huacai at 1200, local time, Space Research Organisation’s today, destination not yet decided. ELINAKOS (Panama) satellite-based search and rescue Piraeus, Jul 17 — Liquid Petroleum Montreal, Jul 13 — On Jul 11, bulker network has helped save 30 members Gas Carrier Dollart Gas: Lloyd’s Elinakos (38364 gt, built 1997) was of the crew of stranded bulk cement Standard Form salvage contract has discharging its bulk cargo at Port carrier Glory Moon (16534 gt, built been signed with Tsavliris and vessel Alfred when the stevedores crane 1973) which was drifting in Sri was towed to Kaohsiung outer displaced the ship’s side opening hatch Lankan waters after its communications and navigation anchorage yesterday. It is currently at cover. Permanent repairs are being systems were destroyed in a fire that anchor there and repairs are expected carried out concurrently with the to commence today or tomorrow. — occurred Jul 11, India’s space agency discharge. These should be complete Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd. said in a statement. ISRO said its geo- on Jul 14 and the vessel will depart stationary communication satellite Port Alfred in its normal manner. — INSAT-3A relayed the first distress DS MONTROSE (Bahamas) Lloyd’s Agents. See Contaz Carrier. signals transmitted by the distress beacon that was still functioning on EILTANK 31 (Germany) ENTERPRISE board the Glory Moon. The Indian London, Jul 14 — Information (Antigua & Barbuda) Mission Control Centre of ISRO received, dated Kiel Jul 13, states: London, Jul 18 — Bulker Enterprise detected the distress signals and Inland waterways tanker Eiltank 31 arrived at Melbourne (under tow) at immediately alerted the Coast Guard (1242 dwt, built 1956), length 85 0400 hrs, Jul 15. for search and rescue operations, it metres, cargo 1,000 tons naptha, ran said. “Though the ship was in Sri aground on the way to Ludwigshafen EXPRESS SANTORINI (Greece) Lankan waters, it was the initiative on the Rhine at Lorch at 2125, Jul 12. Piraeus, Jul 17 — Passenger ro/ro shown by INMCC that resulted in the It grounded with the foreship after a Express Santorini (4590 gt, built 1974) rescue of all the 30 crew members. machine failure. The master thought sustained mechanical failure at her London, Jul 20 — The following press some of the highly explosive cargo was port main engine on Jul 15. She had release was issued by on Jul 13, by leaking out. The Rhine was thus sailed from Piraeus for Paros, Naxos, Belden Shipping Pte., Ltd., managers closed between Bingen and St. Goar Ios and Santorini islands. The vessel of bulk cement carrier Glory Moon: On for ships and also car traffic on berthed safely at Piraeus port and will Wednesday Jul 12, we were informed parallel roads. Police and fire brigade remain until repair of the damages. — by the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination was in action with three vessels. A Lloyd’s Agents. Centre (MRCC) Chennai, India, that lighter ship took some of the cargo they had received an automatic EPRIB during the night. Two tugs salved the FEDJEFJORD (Norway) distress alert message from Glory ship on Jul 13 and towed it to an London, Jul 13 — Following received MoonP. The relayed position was lat emergency berth at Rudesheim where from Sandnes, dated today: Roll On 00 17.4N, long 90 32.3 W, some 400 it will be completely unloaded and Roll Off Fedjefjord is now back in nautical west of Sumatra, Indonesia. then taken into a yard at Duisburg. normal service. Since then futile attempts have been Experts are investigating the case. made to establish contact with the London, Jul 14 — Information FLOATING DOCK 7 (Cambodia) vessel. Glory Moon has 30 received, dated Kiel today, states: At See “Tropical Storm ‘Bilis’” under crewmembers on board and their 0400 yesterday lighter ship Ellen “Weather & Navigation”. safety and whereabouts is, of course, arrived on the site of the grounded our greatest concern. Glory Moon inland waterways tanker Eiltank 31 at FLYINGCAT 3 (Greece) departed from Porbandar anchorage, Lorch. For a duration of 45 minutes Piraeus, Jul 19 — Ferry Flyingcat 3 India, at 1400 hrs, Jul 4, on a ballast naptha was transferred, then Eiltank returned to service on Jun 24 and voyage to Tanjung Priok, Indonesia. 31 could be refloated and was, sailed from Rafina with destination ETA was Jul 15. The last active escorted by police and fire brigade, Spain. — Lloyd’s Agents. contact with the ship was on Jul 11,

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5 Marine when the vessel reported its noon hrs, Jul 12 and sailed at 0035 hrs, Jul mechanical failure last week and was position. MRCC Chennai has co- 13, bound for Hanko. under repair from Jul 10 to Jul 14. ordinated a search and the product Damage was repaired and she sailed tanker Arabiyah and container carrier GRAND MARS (Canada) Jul 14 from Rafina to Cyclades Alianca Singapore searched the area London, Jul 15 — A press report, Islands. — Lloyd’s Agents. on the evening of Jul 12, until dark. dated Jul 14, states: Five fishermen Other vessels in the vicinity have are safe after abandoning fishing HYBUR STAR (Panama) today been conducting searches. There (general) Grand Mars (70 gt, built Miami, Jul 18 — Refrigerated have so far been no sign of Glory 1984), which was burning off the coast general cargo Hybur Star was Moon. Neither has oil nor debris been of Newfoundland. The fire on board temporarily repaired and sailed on Jul observed in the water. The weather in the vessel was reported this afternoon 13. — Lloyd’s Agents. the area is reportedly normal for the almost 150 kilometres east of St. season with good visibility, some John’s. The men jumped into a liferaft INFINITY (Bahamas) choppy seas and winds up to 20-25 before they were picked up by another See “Outbreak Of Virus On Bahamas knots. Two airplanes will be joining fishing boat. A Cormorant search-and- Vessel” under “Miscellaneous”. the search; one Hercules operating out rescue helicopter from Gander, an of Singapore and one Beechcraft from Aurora aircraft from Greenwood and IRAN SHARIAT (Iran) Sumatra. We are co-operating closely two nearby fishing vessels responded London, Jul 14 — Bulker Iran with our protection & indemnity to the emergency. Shariat arrived Santos Jul 10 from insurers Assuranceforeningen Gard Becancour. and our hull & machinery insurers HANSEATIC STAR (Gibraltar) Norwegian Hull Club. The Belden London, Jul 14 — Information IRMGARD GERHARDT (Germany) group would like to extend their received from Kiel, dated today, states: London, Jul 18 — Information sincere thanks to those who have The German police on the river Weser received from Kiel, dated today, states: provided and offered support and at Lemwerder, boarded general cargo In the evening of Jul 17 non specific assistance so far. Hanseatic Star (1590 gt, built 1985), tanker Irmgard Gerhardt collided with London, Jul 20 — The following press which was on the way from the the pier off the old Kiel-canal lock in release was issued by on Jul 15, by “Industriehafen” (indstry harbour) to Brunsbuttel and was damaged at the Belden Shipping Pte., Ltd., managers Norway, on the evening of Jul 12. The bow. of bulk cement carrier Glory Moon: vessel had forced other vessels to get London, Jul 20 — Following received Following some days of uncertainty, out of its way and was driving in from Kiel, dated today: The incident we are now happy to confirm that “snakelines”. The police stopped the involving specific tanker Irmgard Glory Moon is underway under own vessel and found not only the master Gerhardt (home port: Berlin- power towards Singapore. The vessel drunk, with 2,7 promille, but also a Zehdenick) on Jul 17, was caused by a had sustained a fire in the damaged machine. They ordered tugs rudder failure. The vessel was coming accommodation spreading to the and a pilot who brought back the from Hamburg and was proceeding to bridge, and as a result thereof had lost Hanseatic Star to Bremen where it the oil harbour in Brunsbuttel for her normal means of communication was detained. (Note — Hanseatic Star unloading. The vessel’s bow was and navigation. General cargo Glory arrived Bremen Jul 11 from Aalvik.) slightly damaged, on port side. After Star arrived alongside Glory Moon Bremen, Jul 14 — General cargo investigations by the police the vessel this morning and is presently Hanseatic Star left Bremen was allowed to resume its voyage. assisting with navigation and Industriehafen with a load of timber communication. To enable safe transit bound for Norway yesterday. As the ISABELLA 3 (Seychelles) of the Malacca and Singapore Straits voyage was not straight but swinging London, Jul 17 — A press report, we have hired an oceangoing tug to across the river there was dated Jul 16, states: A fishing vessel assist on that part of the voyage. The considerable danger for other vessels. flying the Seychelles flag, with 33 crew on board Glory Moon is in good The radar control tried to make fishermen on board, ran aground the health, doing well under the contact with the captain. This was in reef off the western coast of the circumstances. vain and therefore the water police uninhabited Suhaili island of London, Jul 20 — Following received was called in for assistance. It took Lakshadweep late last night, Coast from Belden Shipping Pte., Ltd., them considerable endeavours before Guard sources said. Fearing that the managers of bulk cement carrier Glory they were able to board the vessel. On fishing vessel Isabella 3, would sink Moon, dated today: Glory Moon the bridge they realised that although any moment, the fishermen abandoned arrived off Singapore earlier today, showing “full speed ahead” the vessel ship, jumping into the water and were under tow of salvage tug De Da. Two was travelling only with a speed of attempting to swim to shore, the Coast represenatives are currently on board four knots. There were irregularities Guard continued. A Coast Guard Glory Moon assessing the damages. with the machinery. Further the helicopter was assisting them. The The vessel will be towed by De Da to master appeared to be drunk. It aircraft had established contact with Bataan for repairs. No ETD is turned out that he had 2.7 per mille in Isabella 3 early this morning. The available as the crew have to be his blood. The vessel was anchored crew had made a fervent plea for help. interviewed by the authorities, before and later brought back to Bremen. The However, after the sea became rough, the vessel can depart. master has been fined on the spot and the crew felt it better to abandon the a replacement has been ordered. The vessel. The island is situated near a GOLIATH (Australia) vessel has to undergo further repairs lagoon and some stretches are shallow Melbourne, Jul 14 — Bulk cement which have been requested by the while at certain points water is deep. carrier Goliath (11754 gt, built 1993) ship’s safety board. Yesterday it was The Coast Guard sources said cargo experienced deck generator problems not yet certain when the vessel would vessel Cheriyam, which was in the at Glebe Island, Sydney, Jul 12. The be released. — Lloyd’s Agents. area, has been requested by the Coast vessel effected repairs and returned to London, Jul 17 — Following received Guard to offer assistance. A Coast service Jul 13. — Lloyd’s Agents. from Sandnes, dated today, At 0830 Guard vessel Varuna is also assisting hrs, today, general cargo Hanseatic in the rescue operations. Isabella 3 is GORKY (Antigua & Barbuda) Star took a pilot at Skudefjorden, carrying about 190 tonnes of engine London, Jul 14 — According to bound for Aalvik, where ETA 1400 hrs. oil, which is a cause of concern to the Cartagena Port Authority general (Note — According to Lloyd’s MIU AIS, authorities. cargo Gorky is at Muelle E002 - at 0838, UTC, Hanseatic Star was London, Jul 19 — A press report, Fertilizantes, Escombreras, for reported in lat 59 11 11.4N, long 05 20 dated today, states: A fishing vessel repairs. 51.12E, course 357.6, speed 8.4 knots.) flying the Seychelles flag ran aground, Sunday, on a reef off one of the Indian GOTALAND (Sweden) HIGHSPEED 3 (Greece) Lakshadweep islands. Fishing Isabella London, Jul 18 — Passenger ro/ro Piraeus, Jul 17 — Ferry Highspeed 3 3, a Taiwanese long-line fishing vessel, Gotaland arrived at Lubeck at 0412 (2377 gt, built 2000) sustained hit the reef in heavy seas on its way

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6 Marine from Oman to Singapore. The 33-man London, Jul 17 — Following received to the outside plating. Lass Uranus Taiwanese, Chinese and Philipino from Japan Coast Guard, timed 0050, sustained damages to her bow. Both crew abandoned the ship and swam to UTC: General cargo Kusan (1972 gt, vessels returned to Hamburg pending the uninhabited Suhaili island, built 2005), C/S DSO13, sank in about further investigations. — Lloyd’s fearing the vessel, which is carrying lat 33 45.7N, long 132 26.3E after a Agents. 190 tonnes of engine oil, could sink. collision with general cargo Yusho London, Jul 17 — Container carrier On receiving a distress signal, the Ocean (2525 gt, built 1994). Yusho Xin Fu Zhou was still berthed at Indian Coast Guard launched a search Ocean proceeded on voyage. “Schuppen 77” (warehouse 77), Kaiser and rescue operation by sea and air Yokohama, Jul 19 — General cargo Wilhelm Harbour, in Hamburg, and has airlifted all 33 crewmembers Kusan and general cargo Yusho Ocean yesterday. An Arnold Ritscher pontoon to the island of Kavaratti. Local were in collision near Ozo-shima, was alongside and a patch was fixed maritime authorities confirmed that Ehime Prefecture, at 0455, local time, on the gash on starboard side. they have been informed of the Jul 15. Kusan sank following the London, Jul 18 — Information incident and are in contact with their collision, oil spill was observed. Yusho received from Kiel, dated today, states: Indian counterparts and the owners of Ocean sustained damage to bow. No Container carrier Xin Fu Zhou the vessel. personal injuries from either vessel. — completed repairs to the damage Lloyd’s Agents. caused by the collision with general KAPITAN DUDIN 1 (Russia) cargo Lass Uranus (which is under Chittagong, Jul 20 — Refrigerated LADY MOURA (Bahamas) repair at Peterswerft, in Wewelsfleth) general cargo Kapitan Dudin 1 is still London, Jul 19 — Information on Jul 17 and left Hamburg towards lying at Chittagong outer anchorage. received from Kiel, dated today, states: its original destination. Xin Fu Zhou No repairs are expected to be carried Yacht Lady Moura (3914 gt, built passed Cuxhaven towards the North out since the vessel had already been 1990) is to be repaired at Blohm & Sea in the evening hours. sold as scrap and is awaiting Voss Yard in Hamburg after its London, Jul 20 — According to completion of formalities and collision with passenger (cruise) New Lloyd’s MIU AIS, at 0743 hrs, today, beaching, according to its local agent. Flamenco (17042 gt, built 1972) in the general cargo Lass Uranus was Product tanker San Carlo was harbour of Ibiza on Jul 5, as soon as a reported anchored 0.7 nautical miles beached for demolition on Jul 14. — berth is available. In the incident the off Wewelsfleth, in lat 53 50 17.64N, Lloyd’s Agents. cruise ship had pushed the stern of long 09 24 7.98E. Container Carrier Lady Moura against a concrete pier. Xin Fu Zhou arrived at Antwerp at KARIM I (Cambodia) Thereby the hull and the gangway 1904 hrs, Jul 18. It sailed at 0651 hrs, Bucharest, Jul 20 — General cargo were severely damaged. Also a sailing Jul 19, bound for Rotterdam, arriving Karim I was refloated at 1600, local yacht of the Baronesse of Thyssen was at 1530 hrs, Jul 19. time, Jul 19. The vessel is currently involved in the incident, it first struck still near Sorena Constantza facility, the New Flamenco and then Lady LATO (Greece) where it sank on May 29. — Lloyd’s Moura. Lady Moura is the tenth Piraeus, Jul 17 — Passenger ro/ro Agents. biggest luxury yacht in the world and Lato (25460 gt, built 1975) sustained belongs to Nasser el Raschid in Saudi mechanical failure on Jul 13. The KENNICOTT (U.S.A.) Arabia. Parts of the gangway have vessel was scheduled to sail from London, Jul 18 — A press report, already been sent to Hamburg. Piraeus port with destination Chania dated today, states: Roll On Roll Off port, Crete. Finally the damage was Kennicott (12635 gt, built 1998) was LASS URANUS (Germany) repaired and the vessel sailed Jul 15, headed to Seward for temporary London, Jul 13 — Information bound to Chania. — Lloyd’s Agents. repairs, cancelling two visits this week received from Kiel, dated today, states: to Kodiak. Her Saturday (Jul 15) night Container carrier Xin Fu Zhou has LAVADARA (Greece) departure from Kodiak was delayed returned to Hamburg and is berthed London, Jul 15 — Bulker Lavadara about 18 hours so the source of water at the Predohlkai. The containers in arrived San Lorenzo(ARG) Jul 4. filling a compartment under the the damaged starboard area are engine room could be tracked down. presently being unloaded. Then the LIN I (Panama) Her crew called in the Marine Safety ship will eventually be repaired at See “Somalia” under “Piracy”. Office after water was found in a Blohm & Voss, but this is not hollow space in the hull, Coast Guard confirmed yet. The repair is expected LURONG OIL 66 (China) Lt. Patrick Lee said. The crew regularly to last two to three days. London, Jul 17 — A press report, sounds these void areas of the ship to London, Jul 14 — Information dated today, states: Non specific make sure they are dry, Lee said. When received from Kiel, dated today, states: tanker Lurong Oil 66 capsized off East water was found in one after they Container Carrier Xin Fu Zhou, which China’s Shandong Province Jul 14. docked Saturday, they were required to had been hit by general cargo Lass Three crewmen were rescued but call the Coast Guard. After the water Uranus on the Elbe, entered Blohm another one was missing. Frontier was pumped from the void area, the and Voss for repairs to the starboard guards in the city of Weihai said the problem was discovered to be a leaking side, above the waterline, on Jul 13, vessel was overturned amid strong raw water discharge pipe, part of the after completion of unloading in the winds on the sea about 500 metres saltwater cooling system. Usually, after damaged area at Predohlkai. The bow from a dock in Rongcheng city. it’s been used to cool systems in the of the Lass Uranus was smashed in ship, the pipe discharges the water the collision. LYSBRIS (NIS) overboard. Kennicott was cleared to London, Jul 14 — Information London, Jul 16 — Follow3ing depart for Homer on Sunday afternoon, received from Kiel, dated today, states: received from Stavanger RCC, timed Lee said. She was headed to Seward for General cargo Lass Uranus proceeded 0930, UTC: General cargo Lysbris temporary repairs, and then it was to to the Peterswerft Wewelsfleth on Jul (7409 gt, built 1999) had engine head to the Panhandle on Tuesday, 13 for repairs to its bow. Investigators blackout and grounded in lat 59 07N, Alaska Marine Highway System meanwhile found out that the vessel long 11 20E, at 1330, local time, Jul spokesman Mike Chambers said. After was only using its port engine when the two cancellations this week, she is hitting the Xin Fu Zhou and the 14. Vessel was refloated by tug Herbert now scheduled to return to Kodiak on starboard engine was not working. about 1600, local time, same day and Jul 28. Bremen, Jul 14 — Understand that a has berthed safely in the port of collision occurred on Wednesday (Jul Halden. No damage reported. KUSAN (South Korea) 12) at Hamburg-Finkenwerder. Halden, Jul 20 — General cargo London, Jul 17 — Following received Container carrier Xin Fu Zhou Lysbris sailed from Halden at 1330, from Japan Navigational Warning, collided with general cargo Lass local time, Jul 14 and grounded at dated Jul 15: Sunken wreck Ku Sun, Uranus. There were no damages to 1400. The vessel returned to Halden 1972 tons, exists in vicinity of lat 33 any persons. Xin Fu Zhou sustained a at 1800. Lysbris then departed for 45.7N, long 132 26.3E. crack of about eight metres in length Moss and Horten (Shipyard). The

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vessel returned to Halden this Falmouth, Jul 18 — Understand that London, Jul 14 — Following received morning and is due to sail this the St. Mary’s lifeboat went to the from Coastguard Belfast MRSC, timed afternoon. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. assistance of trawler Marie Claire on 2000, UTC: Tug Shrove has Jul 9, 50 miles south of the Islands transferred the tow of liquid MAERSK DISPATCHER (Canada) and escorted it to Bishops Rock, where petroleum gas carrier Merwegas to London, Jul 19 — Auxillary the Penlee lifeboat took over and another tug. The two vessels are now generator of anchor handling escorted her to Newlyn for repairs. At proceeding to Londonderry and are tug/supply Maersk Dispatcher (5470 2300, Jul 14, the St.Mary’s lifeboat expected to arrive very shortly.. gt, built 2005) sustained a mechanical was call out again to a position about London, Jul 14 — Following received failure (crankcase explosion) in the three miles south of the Islands assist from Coastguard Belfast MRSC, timed Newfoundland region in lat 47 34 06N, putting extra pumps on board and 2203, UTC: Liquid Petroleum Gas Carrier Merwegas secured on berth at long 52 42 12W, at 0820, NDST, Jul bringing her to St. Mary’s. After fixing 15. Oil spray ignited and was quickly Fish Quay, Lisahally Dock at 2147, a faulty pump switch on the forward UTC. extinguished by the automatic water pump the sailed for Newlyn at about mist system. Belfast, Jul 20 — Liquid Petroleum 0700, Jul 15. — Lloyd’s Agents. Gas Carrier Merwegas sailed from MAJESTIC UNITY berth at 0910, today, to go to MARIS (Honduras) anchorage for repairs to be completed. (Marshall Islands) Chittagong, Jul 18 — Bulker Maris is London, Jul 18 — Following received Repairs expect to take around two presently discharging its cargo at days. — Lloyd’s Agents. from Beijing MRCC, timed 0500, UTC: Chittagong outer anchorage, after Crude oil tanker Majestic Unity completion of cargo discharge, vessel (156852 gt, built 1996) ran aground in MIDNIGHT RIDER (U.S.A.) will undertake some repair, if Boston, Jul 18 — According to the vicinity of Dalian port early necessary. Product tanker Atlantica I Sunday (Jul 16). Understand vessel Edgarton Harbour-master, fishing is presently lying at Chittagong outer (general) Midnight Rider is still refloated and is safely in port. anchorage under attachment from the aground, despite attempts to pull it off London, Jul 18 — At approximately date of collision and awaiting for earlier today. An excavator is being 0605, local time, Jul 15, crude oil delivery to the buyer. Master of the brought to the site of the grounding, tanker Majestic Unity broke free of its vessel is still under treatment at Holy in order to dig the vessel from the moorings due to heavy weather, while Crescent Hospital of Chittagong City. sand to try and tow it off at high tide, berthed at Dalian, China, and — Lloyd’s Agents. possibly as early as tomorrow. Vessel’s subsequently grounded. No one was owner has no insurance and no funds injured as a result of the incident and MB 54 (U.S.A.) to hire a salvage crew. Because the its cargo of crude oil remains fully Maimi, Jul 14 — Barge MB 54: beach is a conservation area for intact. The vessel was re-floated at Damage to the Howard Franklin nesting plovers, the State of 0945, local time, that same morning, Bridge was primarily cosmetic. The Massachusetts Department of on a rising tide, and proceeded to a engineer investigating the damage Conservation has hired a salvage safe anchorage with the assistance of reported no damage of a nature that company. — Lloyd’s Agents. local harbour tugs. Majestic Unity will would compromise the structural remain at the anchorage until a full integrity of the bridge. MB 54 did MOON LIGHT (Cambodia) inspection has been carried out in sustain some damage, primarily to the See “Israel-Lebanon” under “Political order to ascertain any damage that it anchor spuds. — Lloyd’s Agents. & Civil Unrest.” may have sustained as a result of the grounding. OSG (UK), operators of the MERWEGAS NAPOCOR POWER BARGE 105 vessel, is working in co-operation with (Netherlands Antilles) (Philippines) the authorities in order to establish London, Jul 14 — Following received Manila, Jul 20 — Barge Napocor the exact circumstances surrounding from Coastguard Belfast MRSC, timed Power Barge 105 remains moored at 0854, UTC: Liquid Petroleum Gas this incident. Masbate pier in central Philippines. Carrier Merwegas (2712 gt, built State-owned National Power Corp. 1981), Stanlow for Gdansk, with 1,826 (Napocor), owner of the power barge, MARIA I (Panama) tonnes butane, anchored, but dragging, Piraeus, Jul 19 — Product tanker is still undecided on whether to in lat 55 27N, long 06 27.3W, at 0723, declare the vessel as a constructive Maria I (558 gt, built 1978) collided UTC, approximately 12 nautical miles with the small passenger (cruise) Polo total loss or have it repaired. Napocor north-west of Rathlin Island. Vessel said that it was awaiting the results of Nantia 3.4 nautical miles south-west has broken piston on main engine and of Kanakia islet, near Salamis Island an assessment made by a team of attempting repairs on cylinder head. original equipment suppliers who on Jul 13. No injuries or pollution Tugs tasked by owners. have been asked by the power firm to were reported. No information London, Jul 14 — Following received determine the cost of replacing the regarding the extent of the damages from Coastguard Belfast MRSC, timed damaged equipment on the barge. was available. Polo Nantia berthed 1008, UTC: Liquid Petroleum Gas “Based on their inputs, Napocor will safely at Salamis port. Maria I Carrier Merwegas was in lat 55 26.8N, decided on its course of action anchored at Piraeus roads and after long 06 26.5W, at 1004, UTC. Tug regarding the barge.” Napocor vice- inspection the port authorities Shrove tasked from port of president Lorenzo Marcelo said. — permitted her departure. — Lloyd’s Londonderry, intending to tow vessel Lloyd’s List Correspondent. Agents. into Londonderry harbour. Shrove ETA 1400, BST,. NATHANIEL BOWDITCH (U.S.A.) MARIE CLAIRE (U.K.) London, Jul 14 — Following received London, Jul 19 — A press report, London, Jul 14 — Following received from Coastguard Belfast MRSC, timed dated today, states: Seventeen from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, 1510, UTC: Tug Shrove has reported passengers and six crew members of timed 0336, UTC: Urgency call that it will be on scene with Liquid the coastal schooner passenger received from trawler Marie Claire Petroleum Gas Carrier Merwegas in (cruise) Nathaniel Bowditch were safe (157 gt, built 1946) at 2309, UTC, Jul the next ten minutes or so and is Tuesday after the vessel struck 13, reporting the vessel was taking awaiting instructions. Nautilus Rock, just south of Castine water in lat 49 59.4N, long 06 10.95W. London, Jul 14 — Following received Harbor, the Coast Guard reported. St. Marys Lifeboat launched. The from Coastguard Belfast MRSC, timed The 80-footer was coming from an lifeboat placed a pump on board the 1620, UTC: Tug Shrove secured a tow anchorage south of Brooksville below vessel and escorted it into St. Marys on liquid petroleum gas carrier Castine and was bound for Castine harbour, where the fire brigade Merwegas at 1515, UTC The vessels when it hit the rock, according to Lt. continued the pumping operation are now underway and are proceeding Daniel McLean, supervisor of the U.S. alongside. Rescue operations for Lisnahally, Lough Foyle, where Coast Guard Marine Safety terminated at 0237, UTC. ETA 1830, UTC. Detachment in Belfast. The

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8 Marine passengers were taken off in the by early this morning, although yesterday, about 2230. The Providence Nathaniel Bowditch’s tenders and to firefighters were allowing smouldering Fire Department, which has the town pier in Castine. The Coast flames near the dock to burn out, said maintained on-scene command since Guard was called at 1152 hrs. The Armand Randolph, a spokesman for 2237, yesterday, continues to suppress crew remained on board while the the Rhode Island Emergency smoldering and occasional flare ups on incoming tide refloated the schooner. Management Agency. The state the pier and plans to monitor the Low tide at Castine was at 1139. A Department of Environmental situation throughout the night. Motiva Coast Guard marine inspector was Management is investigating whether Enterprises personnel secured facility dispatched to determine the vessel’s any fuel spilled into the harbour, said valves to the pier moments after the safety status. Nathaniel Bowditch is Jeff Neal, a spokesman for Gov. Don initial blaze and has since closed the owned by Capt. Owen and Cathie Dorr Carcieri. Early, incorrect reports were entire facility. Arrangements are being of Camden. The vessel operates from that the ship was burning. Roy Nash, made for alternative storage and the MBNA dock at Rockland Harbor. Coast Guard captain of the port for distribution of fuel products to Divers discovered “negligible damage” southeastern New England, said ship minimize the effect on public supply. to a fairing above the keel, McLean traffic was temporarily suspended in Motiva has clean-up crews on site and said. A fairing is a piece of wood Providence Harbour until the tanker will begin clean-up operations once shaped to form a streamline mold was able to dock elsewhere. He said authorized by the fire department. between the keel and the hull to keep the ship was under its own power, and The Coast Guard continues to things such as lobster pot buoys from was believed to still have some fuel on investigate the cause of the blaze. The getting caught in the keel, he board. He said it would be checked for Coast Guard, assisted by Providence explained. The ship refloated after any damage. Forecasters at the Police Department, also maintains a about 2.5 hours, McLean said. There National Weather Service had issued a 100-yard safety perimeter around the were no hull breaches, he said. severe thunderstorm watch for the effected area. The Rhode Island area earlier in the evening, and bolts Department of Environmental NEPTUNIA MEDITERRANEO of lightning flashed overhead as Management has completed thorough (Brazil) firefighters poured water onto the shoreline assessments, has Buenos Aires, Jul 13 — Container flames. The fire happened at a determined minimal impact to the carrier Neptunia Mediterraneo is still terminal owned by Motiva environment, and will remain on site. under arrest, with no interim Enterprises, a Houston-based joint Air quality tests conducted by the developments. — Lloyd’s Agents. operation between Saudi Refining Inc. Environmental Protection Agency and Shell Oil Co. Darci Sinclair, a were within the acceptable range. NEW FLAMENCO (Panama) spokeswoman for Motiva, said the See Lady Moura. company was investigating. NORQUEEN (Canada) London, Jul 19 — London, Jul 13 — Following received NORDEUROPA (DIS) Dampskibsselskabet Norden AS, from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 1550, London, Jul 19 — A press report, operators and managers of combined UTC: Fishing (general) Norqueen is dated today, states: Fire engulfed chemical and oil tank Nordeuropa, currently under tow of a commercial combined chemical and oil tank report that while the vessel was tug, with Coast Guard cutter Nordeuropa (23740 gt, built 2000) at discharging at the Motiva Terminal, escorting, and is expected to arrived in the port of Providence last night, Providence, Rhode Island, at Sitka within the next hour. sending large plumes of smoke and approximately 2225, local time, Jul 18, London, Jul 14 — Following received fireballs into the air. It was not yet during a violent thunderstorm with from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 2123, known if anyone was injured, and it wind speeds recorded between 70-80 UTC: Fishing Norqueen was safely towed into Sitka yesterday and was not immediately clear what was knots, a fire broke out in the terminal underwent a Coastguard inspection at fueling the blaze. The fire happened at which involved one of the discharge 1853, UTC, yesterday. Vessel was a terminal owned by Motiva hoses from the vessel. Further cargo experiencing ingress of water through Enterprises, a Houston-based joint operations and discharge of gasoline the stern and various other problems. operation between Saudi Refining Inc. blendstock was immediately stopped The vessel will have to complete and Shell Oil Co. Darci Sinclair, a and the fire was extinguished by the remedial work, before a restraining spokeswoman for Motiva, said the terminal . Nordeuropa has now moved order, preventing her from leaving, is company was not immediately sure to a safe anchorage. There were no lifted. what the vessel was carrying when the injuries to crew of the vessel and no London, Jul 17 — Following received fire started. Sinclair said the cause material damage or pollution has been from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 1843, was under investigation, and Motiva’s reported. The master of the tanker has UTC: Fishing (general) Norqueen emergency responders were en route received reports from the terminal that remains in Sitka undergoing to the scene. Preliminary reports were no injuries were sustained by any temporary repairs. ETC unknown at that lightning had struck the vessel. A terminal workers. The vessel operators present. lightning storm swept through and crew are co-operating fully with an Providence last night. The vessel was investigation into this incident. OCEAN JEWEL OF burning very close to large storage Boston, Mass, Jul 19 — A fire is said ST. PETERSBURG tanks at the port, although it was to have begun when lightning struck (St. Vincent & Grenadines) unknown whether the tanks on shore the port while combined chemical and Santo Domingo, Jul 13 — Repairs to had anything flammable in them. It oil tank Nordeuropa was discharging a passenger (cruise) Ocean Jewel of St. was expected it would be several hours cargo of gasoline. The vessel was able Petersburg have not yet started in before firfighters get the blaze under to sail from the pier, reportedly with view of the fact that they have not control. some damages, which will require the effected payment for the same, so they London, Jul 19 — A press report, attendance of a classification surveyor, (CIRAMAR) cannot anticipate when dated today, states: Fire engulfed a according to the local pilotage the same will be starting. — Lloyd’s dock area at the Port of Providence company. The incident occurred at Agents. yesterday night when lightning struck approximately 2200, EDT, Jul 18. The as a tanker was unloading gasoline, vessel was able to divert to the OLYMPIA PALACE (Greece) sending large plumes of smoke and Jamestown (RI) anchorage following Ancona, Jul 13 — Passenger ro/ro fireballs into the air. Officials said the the incident. — Lloyd’s Agents. Olympia Palace arrived Anona Jul 11 Combined chemical and oil tank London, Jul 20 — Combined chemical from Igoumenitsa and sailed same day Nordeuropa was able to safely pull and oil tank Nordeuropa: A United for Igoumenitsa. — Lloyd’s Agents. away from the dock. Assistant Fire States Coast Guard press release, PIraeus, Jul 19 — Passenger ro/ro Chief Mark Pare said the 600-foot dated Jul 19, states: The Unified Olympia Palace struck breakwater at tanker was unloading gas when Command at the Motiva Terminal here Patras port on Jul 4. After inspection lightning struck nearby and set off a continues to respond to and vessel returned to service and sailed fire. He said no injuries were reported. investigate the cause of a gasoline fire from Patras on Jul 6 with destination The blaze had been largely contained that began at the terminal pier Igoumenitsa. — Lloyd’s Agents.

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9 Marine

ORAN STAR (Panama) PONTONOSTOS (Cyprus) into further complications with the See El Mansoura. London, Jul 19 — A press report, unavailability of yet another Cape dated yesterday, states: While the Town tug, Sea Tiger. The tug was ORIENTAL MIHO (Panama) Kandla Police had arrested and supposed to have sailed last week for Yokohama, Jul 19 — Liquid released three crew members of the the South Atlantic but for “technical Petroleum Gas Carrier Oriental Miho bulker Pontonostos, on their getting reasons” will not be going. Earlier one (3450 gt, built 2006) ran aground bail from a Gandhidham court in the of the tugs involved with the towing of offshore of Kurokami-shima, in the barge-ship collision case of Jun 29 at the FPSO Dalia, Fairmount Sherpa port of Tokuyama, at 2155, local time, Kandla, search is on to catch two more was also withdrawn from availability. Jul 14. Vessel sustained damage to persons. They include Indian pilot Smit Salvage is now understood to be starboard-side fuel tank and oil spill Bharat Modi, engaged by the port trying to obtain the services of another was observed. Vessel refloated at 0115, trust to escort the vessel for its safe tug currently working off Cameroon in local time, Jul 18, and arrived at navigation in the port’s navigational West Africa. This vessel was supposed Kudamatsu anchorage for temporary channel, and the tandel (head to be available from the immediate repair. No injuries reported. — Lloyd’s boatworker) of the ill-fated barge. past weekend. Meanwhile salvors at Agents. “Since our investigation found them Tristan da Cunha report further mainly responsible for the accident, damage to the platform, following a PACIFIC ADVENTURER we initiated action for the arrest of the period of poor weather. Since the (Hong Kong) key personnel of the ship - its master, grounding mixed weather and other London, Jul 18 — General cargo chief officer, the third officer, an considerations have seen little success Pacific Adventurer was reported Indian pilot responsible for safe achieved and the platform remains arriving at Hong Kong at 0036 hrs, Jul navigation of the ship till Outer Tuna firmly aground. On some days diving 17. Bouy and a local pilot of the barge and other salvage activities have been involved in the collision. We have not hampered by weather and sea PACIFIC FANTASY (Bahamas) been able to arrest Modi and the conditions but on others the team has Portland, Oregon, Jul 15 — General tandel of the barge as they could not been able to undertake repairs to cargo Pacific Fantasy departed the be traced,” Kandla police station PSI damaged ballast tanks and to pump Columbia River, subsequent to effecting and investigating officer of the case, B water from one of the platform’s repairs to its main engine at 2330, local L Vavaiya, said. The collision occurred columns. Then comes more bad time, last night, for Grays Harbour, in the evening of June 29 when the weather and more damage. The latest Washington. — Lloyd’s Agents. foreign flag vessel sailing back home report says that further damage to the after unloading its cargo at Kandla platform has been noted and this was PETER II (Germany) port hit a barge of a local dredging followed by a call for a second tug to London, Jul 14 — Information company from behind. The barge assist. The place where the platform received from Kiel, dated today, states: was carrying shift duty staff to the has gone aground is remote and Passenger launch Peter II: dredger which was engaged in the seldom visited because of its Investigations have been completed deepening and widening of the port inaccessibility, but is the home in and the injured people are now out of channel for bigger vessels. In all 15 spring to rockhopper penguins which hospital. workers aboard the barge died while use it for nesting. There is some two remained missing. The vessel concern whether the salvage PICO EL AGUILA (Panama) was then ordered to go back to the operations will be over before these Ponta Delgada, Jul 13 — Combined port harbour for investigation. But creatures begin arriving in August. chemical and oil tank Pico el Aguila is since the owners of the ship gave still at Ponta Delgada outer roads bank guarantee and left behind PYTHEAS (Greece) awaiting arrival of spare parts to London, Jul 14 — Bulker three key crew members of the ship Pytheas carry out the necessary engine repairs. sailed Quebec about Jul 12. for investigation, it was allowed to The spare parts expected to arrive resume its homeward journey last Ponta Delgada by plane tomorrow. — week. “We had detained the ship, QUEEN OF THE NORTH (Canada) Lloyd’s Agents. London, Jul 19 — A press report, but allowed it to go on getting Ponta Delgada, Jul 14 — The spare dated today, states: A remarkable clearance both from the Kutch Police parts for combined chemical and oil underwater video released yesterday tank Pico el Aguila arrived by plane at and the Mercantile Marine by BC’s Transportation Safety Board Ponta Delgada. The vessel was put Department (MMD) of the shows images from inside passenger alongside the inner port quay this Directorate General of Shipping,” ro/ro Queen of the North during a dive afternoon for repairs to the cylinder said Captain H K Sibal, deputy by a remote-controlled submersible problems. — Lloyd’s Agents. conservator of the port trust heading last month. The video shows the Ponta Delgada, Jul 17 — Repairs to its marine department. Meanwhile, submersible’s manipulator arms combined chemical and oil tank Pico el the ill-fated barge of the Jaisu clearing the ferry deck of debris, Aguila have been completed and the Shipping company has sunk to the breaking a bridge window to gain vessel departed from Ponta Delgada bottom after it remained floating for access and taking images of the on Jul 14 bound for Rotterdam. — several days after the accident. controls. It also shows the submersible Lloyd’s Agents. retrieving bridge computerised PROBO ELK (Marshall Islands) electronic systems that could shed PINTAIL (Cyprus) Los Angeles, Jul 13 — Repairs to light on what led to the fatal accident. See Twin Star. combined bulk and oil carrier Probo “It’s real-time video going up a fibre Elk have been completed and the optic cable,” Jim Harris of the POLARIS S. (Panama) vessel is presently undergoing Transportation Safety Board London, Jul 15 — Bulker with inspection by the Coast Guard. No explained. The images from inside the container capacity Polaris S. has been information is available as yet on its vessel were taken during a two-day refloated and is now safely bethed departure. — Lloyd’s Agents. dive by a submersible called an inside Preveza port. ROPOS (remotely operated platform Piraeus, Jul 19 — Bulker with PXXI for ocean science) operated by a London, Jul 17 — SMIT Salvage BV container capacity Polaris S. was Vancouver Island company, the are still working on operations to inspected and will sail today (Jul 19) Canadian Scientific Submersible salve oil platform PXXI, now renamed with destination Koper. No A Turtle. Weather conditions on scene Facility. The submersible retrieved the information regarding extent of have been very unfavourable. hard drive from the electronic chart damages and repairs available. — London, Jul 18 — A press report, system. Even though the hard drive Lloyd’s Agents. dated Jul 17, states: The salvage of was in salt water, data was the oil platform PXXI (since renamed downloaded from it. Also retrieved POLO NANTIA (Greece) Turtle A), aground off Tristan da were the automated identification See Maria I. Cunha, is not going well and has run system unit, the global positioning A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

10 Marine system receiver and the digital detergent. They’ll be cleaned on the concern and is being assessed and selective calling radio. Analysis of the ship. We won’t allow them to come monitored by the onboard salvage data retrieved from these components ashore in that condition.” Divers are team. Following a fuel removal is continuing. “We have all the being used to help offload the flooded operation that has seen some 720 equipment we wanted to get,” Harris cargo. “They will feel around and tonnes of heavy fuel oil being removed said. The RCMP also used the connect up the ropes,” said Taylor. He from the vessel in the last 17 days, submersible to check for any sign of said the divers wear special wetsuits today light oily sheen was reported to the two missing people none was found to protect them from the oil. Two be emanating from the vessel, as and BC Ferries used the submersible wetsuits have been flown in from spotted by the Department of to look for environmental damage Rotterdam in The Netherlands. Taylor Environmental Affairs & Tourism’s caused by the sinking, he said. said all the containers have been (DEAT) patrol aircraft Kuswag VIII. accounted for. “Nothing has been lost The patch of sheen was spotted REEF ZANZIBAR overboard.” He said all 88 tonnes of moving away from the coast in a (St. Vincent & Grenadines) diesel fuel is off the ship and about southerly direction and the oil London, Jul 14 — Following received 600 tonnes of the 662 tonnes of bunker pollution abatement vessel Kuswag IV from the operators of roll on roll off fuel. “They won’t attempt to refloat is on the scene and working to great Reef Zanzibar, dated today: Reef her at this stage until all the effect to assist in breaking up the light Zanzibar is due to arrive Mahe this containers are off.” Although the sheen. The situation with respect to morning. Safmarine Agulhas is leaking, Taylor sheen emanating from the vessel is and Smit Salvage spokesperson Clare being constantly monitored and the RUM 4006 (Russia) Gomes both said her back has not been DEAT’s patrol aircraft is stationed in Vladivostok, Jul 14 — Vessel Rum broken. “Nothing has changed East London and overflying the 4006 (102 gt) capsized and sank near overnight with regard to the vessel’s casualty daily. A team of experts from the east coast of Kamchatka during structure ... nothing’s changed since DEAT has been stationed in East the night of Jul 13-14 while under way last week,” said Gomes. London since the vessel ran aground from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy to London, Jul 17 — Folowing received and oil spill abatement equipment is the west coast of Kamchatka. from Cape Town MRCC, timed 0835, on site and will be utilised if Following information received from UTC: Container carrier Safmarine necessary. The team is conducting was got the RCC of Petropavlovsk- Agulhas: Salvage operations continue. daily beach patrols to monitor any Kamchatskiy. The vessel reportedly Cargo and fuel have been offloaded. impact on the environment. With the had 17 persons on board, five crew and East London, Jul 17 — Container vast majority of the heavy fuel oil off 12 passengers. The capsized vessel Carrier Safmarine Agulhas is still of the vessel, the risk that Safmarine was discovered by container carrier aground off East London Western Agulhas now poses to the marine Kapitan Sergievskiy. Fishing Sea Wind Breakwater. All deck cargo removed, environment has been significantly arrived on scene soon afterwards. 97% of fuels removed and discharge of reduced. All parties are working Kapitan Sergievskiy, with four underdeck containers commenced. — together to expedite the completion of survivors and one casualty from the Lloyd’s Sub-agents. the fuel removal operation and the sinking, has now arrived at London, Jul 17 — A press report, cargo removal operation. Of the 747 Petropavlovsk. Sea Wind, with five dated today, states: Marine salvors tonnes of heavy fuel oil onboard the survivors and four casualties on board, were attempting to remove the vessel when she ran aground, all but will arrive later today. Four vessels remaining 20 tons of heavy fuel oil 20 tonnes remain unaccounted for. The are currently carrying out rescue from Container Carrier Safmarine salvage team continues efforts to skim operations. — Lloyd’s Agents. Agulhas, after a crack on the port side heavy fuel oil from the engine-room London, Jul 14 — A pres sreport, of the vessel started leaking diesel oil and holds in which water ingress has dated today, states: At least five this afternoon. Environmental affairs been reported. All deck cargo as well people have been killed when a representative Nazeera Hargey said as containers located in two of the Russian search and rescue vessel officials were unsure about the vessel’s four holds have been removed (Rum 4006)sank off the coast of the quantity of oil leaking from the crack and the salvage team is now focussing Pacific peninsula of Kamchatka, but were dealing with the matter. She on removing the remaining 199 according to emergency officials. The said that the Kuswag 4 was ready to containers from the cargo holds open vessel went down off Kamchatka’s contain the spillage, before it got to to the water. By this evening 24 of western shore in just minutes, Yulia the beaches. “The situation is also these containers had been removed Stadnikova, a spokeswoman for the being monitored by the Kuswag 8, and from Safmarine Agulhas. Should the federal Emergency Situations Ministry by taking aerial photographs,” she vessel’s structural integrity said. Three crew members are still said. Inclement weather during the deteriorate, a decision will be made as missing, but strong winds and waves past weekend made it difficult to to whether any future refloating are hampering their efforts. Local remove remaining containers and attempts will be possible. Tug Smit media said the ship, which had 17 further compromised the structural Amandla remains connected to people on board, had its hull ripped integrity of the vessel. “There are still Safmarine Agulhas. Adverse weather open by an unknown object and that about 180 containers and 20 tons of conditions on July 14 resulted in no SOS was sent because an heavy fuel oil left. As the vessel gets master, officers and crew of Safmarine emergency buoy malfunctioned. pummelled by heavy seas, it puts Agulhas as well as the salvage team pressure on the structural integrity of from SMIT Salvage being evacuated SAFMARINE AGULHAS (Liberia) the vessel. The longer it remains out from the ship as it became more lively London, Jul 13 — A pres sreport, there, the vessel is taking strain and a due to its lightened condition and the dated today, states: Two-thirds of the slight seem of diesel oil is leaking into high swells. Operations onboard the cargo has been removed from the the water. The situation is being vessel were suspended overnight and grounded container carrier Safmarine treated,” National Ports Authority by Saturday morning the salvage team Agulhas and the rest will be steam- spokesman Terry Taylor said. He and ship’s crew were back onboard and cleaned before being taken ashore, the added that the operation to remove the cargo removal and fuel removal National Port Authority (NPA) said the remaining containers was going operation continued in improved today. NPA East London spokesperson well at the moment, and there was no conditions. Terry Taylor said 475 containers have environmental risk. London, Jul 19 — A press report, been offloaded — all the cargo from London, Jul 18 — A SMIT Salvage dated today, states: Salvors will the deck and two dry holds — leaving report, timed Cape Town 1700, Jul 17, continue off-loading containers from 199 containers submerged and states: Container Carrier Safmarine container carrier Safmarine Agulhas contaminated with oil in two Agulhas remains firmly aground. today, the National Ports Authority completely flooded holds. “All of the Subject to grounding forces and the said. “The vessel is stable, there are containers in holds two and three will continuous powerful action of the sea, no oil spills into the sea,” be brought above deck and steam- the deterioration of the vessel’s spokesperson Terry Taylor said. He cleaned with high-pressure steam and structural integrity remains cause for said once all the container were off-

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11 Marine loaded, the salvors, owners and the SAN CARLO (Malta) STOLT PERSEVERANCE insurers would have to decide on the See Kapitan Dudin 1. (Cayman Islands) next step after assessing the Zeebrugge, Jul 13 — Combined damage. SANKO SPARK (Hong Kong) chemical and oil tank Stolt London, Jul 19 — A press report, London, Jul 15 — Bulker Sanko Perseverance arrived Antwerp 0455, dated today, states: The removal of Spark arrived Rotterdam Jul 13 from local time, Jul 13, from Destrehan. — cargo from on board container carrier Santa Marta. (See issue of May 25.) Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Safmarine Agulhas is proceeding slowly, said National Ports Authority SIR MICHAEL (Honduras) SUPERFERRY II (Greece) spokesperson Terry Taylor yesterday. St. Vincent, Cape Verde, Jul 20 — Piraeus, Jul 17 — Passenger ro/ro By 1600 hrs salvors had only managed Anchor handling tug Sir Michael is Superferry II (4986 gt, built 1974) to off-load seven of the containers still still under arrest. — Lloyd’s Agents. sustained mechanical failure to her in the holds, bringing the total port main engine on Jul 14. She had number of containers off-loaded from SIRTE STAR sailed from Rafina port for Andros the vessel since Saturday to 32. “It’s (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Island. She berthed safely at Andros been a slow process, but we’re Messina, Jul 18 — Container carrier port, damage was repaired and sailed winning,” said Taylor, adding it was Sirte Star (6819 gt, built 1986) at the same day for Tinos and Mykonos difficult to give a specific date when all anchorage off Messina, in emergency Islands. — Lloyd’s Agents. the cargo is expected to have been condition, is being towed into the Port removed. Off-loaded containers were of Messina, presumably for repairs. — TADLA (Cyprus) being stored at a specially allocated Lloyd’s Agents. London, Jul 17 — Passenger ro/ro area on the West Bank side of the port, Tadla departed from Genoa on Jul 13. Taylor said. He also said that salvors SPARKLING STAR II (U.K.) managed to discharge further fuel from London, Jul 13 — Following received TWIN STAR (Panama) the ship. Meanwhile, tug Smit from Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC, Lima, Jul 19 — Bulker Twin Star is Amandla together with Kuswag 4, has timed 2017, UTC: At 1811, UTC, still lying in three pieces at the been moved into port where it has been wooden fishing (general) Sparkling entrance channel to the port of Callao. placed on 20-minute standby notice for Star II (131 gt, built 1987), on The bunkers were withdrawn, however any problems that might arise. passage from Scrabster with six the cargo of steel sheets is still London, Jul 19 — A SMIT Salvage persons onboard, reported an “keeping the vessel company.” There is report, timed Cape Town 1430, today, electrical fire in the engine-room, a salvage team working on the vessel, states: No pollution has been reported when in lat 58 38.5N, long 03 30.8W, but no news is forthcoming on when, to be emanating from the grounded one nautical mile north of Scrabster firstly the cargo will be lifted and Container Carrier Safmarine Agulhas harbour. The engine-room hatches secondly when they will raise the in the last 36 hours and the were sealed. Thurso RNLI Lifeboat vessel. Bulker with container capacity Department of Environmental Affairs was launched and took the vessel in Pintail and general cargo Alice left the & Tourism’s (DEAT) patrol aircraft tow, towing it into Scrabster harbour, port of Callao pm, Jun 20. — Lloyd’s Kuswag VIII remains stationed in East where it was met by the Scrabster Agents. London and continues to overfly the Coastguard rescue team, fire brigade, London, Jul 20 — Bulker with casualty daily to monitor the situation ambulance and police units. The container capacity Pintail arrived in this regard. A team of experts from vessel arrived alongside at 1926, Caleta Patache, Chile on Jun 23. It DEAT has been stationed in East UTC. One crewman was transferred sailed on Jun 24, bound for London since the vessel ran aground to Wick General Hospital, as a Antofagasta, arriving on Jun 25. It and oil spill abatement equipment is precautionary measure after inhaling departed on Jun 27, and next arrived on site and will be utilised if necessary. smoke. at Ilo, Peru, on Jun 28. The vessel The team is conducting daily beach Glasgow, Jul 17 — Scrabster Harbour sailed from there on Jun 30 and is patrols to monitor any impact on the inform fishing Sparkling Star II expected to arrive at Montreal later environment. With the vast majority of reported engine room fire, Scrabster today. the heavy fuel oil off of the vessel, the lifeboat launched at 1915, Jul 13. Fire risk that Safmarine Agulhas now poses was extinguished by crew, and vessel TWOFOLD BAY (New Zealand) to the marine environment has been escorted in to Scrabster Harbour, and London, Jul 20 — A press report, significantly reduced. Of the 747 berthed at 2020, Jul 13. No reported dated today, states: The harbour tonnes of heavy fuel oil onboard the casualties. Fire believed to be master in Napier and a response team vessel when it ran aground, all but electrical, cause not known. Following are monitoring the situation of trawler approximately 20 tonnes remain repairs, vessel sailed at 1650, Jul 14. (All types) Twofold Bay (155 gt, built unaccounted for, with 727 tonnes — Lloyd’s Agents. 1966) which ran aground at Kaiuku on having been removed from the vessel the northern side of Mahia Peninsular. in a fuel removal operation undertaken SPEEDRUNNER I (U.K.) The 23m vessel, which has three by the team from SMIT Salvage. Efforts Piraeus, Jul 17 — Passenger ro/ro people on board and is carrying about to skim heavy fuel oil from the engine- Speedrunner I (3003 gt, built 1990) 14,000 litres of diesel, ran aground room and holds in which water ingress sustained mechanical failure in one of about 0330, today. Hawke’s Bay has been reported continue. All deck her four engines last week and since Regional Council staff are on the way cargo as well as containers located in then performs routes under to Mahia with booms and other oil two of the vessel’s four holds have been conventional. She is scheduled to be recovery equipment. Two vessels including a tug from Gisborne are removed and the salvage team is now drydocked and undergo repairs on Jul trying to pull the trawler off the beach. focussing on removing the remaining 24. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Jul 20 — A press report, 199 containers from the two cargo holds dated today, states: Trawler (All types) open to the water. Thirty-two of these STEN MOSTER (Gibraltar) Twofold Bay has been refloated after containers had been removed from the Nantes, Jul 17 — Combined chemical running aground off Mahia. Rescuers vessel thus far. This phase of the cargo and oil tank Sten Moster (11935 gt, have been working all day to refloat removal operation is more challenging built 2006) contacted berth at St. Nazaire yesterday afternoon, Twofold Bay which ran aground on flat than the removal of deck cargo and is rock at Kaiuku just before 0330 this being conducted with due concern for sustaining minor damage and causing a small amount of damage to the dock. morning. Hawke’s Bay Harbour- personnel safety. Tug Smit Amandla — Lloyd’s Agents. master Charlie Rycroft says local remains on contract to the Safmarine trawlers were on standby after the Agulhas salvage operation and is first tow rope broke. He says Twofold currently in the port of East London STOLT AUSTRALIA (Australia) See “Crew Of Australian-Flagged Bay was successfully refloated just where it is on 20 minute standby. 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12 Marine stronger tow rope. Mr Rycroft says The fire was brought under control by no leakage. Volgo-Don 5105 slightly none of the three people on board were the local fire brigade with no apparent damaged fore, ballast tank leaking. injured in the grounding and there structural or superficial damages Both vessels anchored, waiting for were no spillages. being noted. It was apparent that the investigation. River traffic not fire was caused by hot work (welding) affected. UAL TEXAS (Netherlands) being undertaken on the vessel and Hull, Jul 13 — According to the Port the MCA upon attending have XIN FU ZHOU of Tyne Authority general cargo UAL recommended a review on the vessels (People’s Republic of China) Texas is at present in Tyne Dock afloat hot work procedures. The vessel is still See Lass Uranus. and undergoing repairs. It is at Yarmouth and is expected to sail anticipated that the vessel will remain within the next few days. — Lloyd’s YUSHO OCEAN (Panama) at this location for the next several Agents. See Kusan. days. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Jul 17 — Salvage Union Beaver was reported arriving at ZENOVIA (Malta) UMFOLOZI (Cyprus) Beverwijk at 0850 hrs, Jul 16. Houston, Jul 13 — We have been London, Jul 20 — A press report, attending bulker Zenovia (25899 gt, dated today, states: Container Carrier VENTURE (U.S.A.) built 1992) (in Houston) for the Umfolozi, the former Ocean Africa London, Jul 14 — Following received discharge of steel cargoes and report Container Lines vessel, which sank in from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1410, that a crane wire parted resulting in a Walvis Bay harbour in September last UTC: Fishing (general) Venture (194 portion of the load falling onto the year after a collision with suction gt, built 1988), seven persons on dock. This occurred on the No.2 crane hopper dredge Ingwenya, has escaped board, was reported taking water off on Jul 12, with the ship’s crew the attention of the law and a Nantucket, in lat 40 54N, long 69 55W, changing the wire, which was noted detention order in Walvis Bay by at 2330, UTC, Jul 13. Crew managed as being some three years old. The slipping away from the port last to dewater vessel and it was able to Saturday (Jul 15). According to the proceed under its own power to Fair crane was back in operation today. Windhoek newspaper The Namibian, Haven, Conn. Today, almost 24 hours later, the No.1 the container vessel, now renamed London, Jul 15 — A press report, crane hoisting wire parted while it Michael S, made its escape on dated today, states: The Coast Guard was pulling a forklift from the hold for Saturday and is thought to have helped the New Bedford-registered placement on the dock. The forklift reached Angolan waters. Two security fishing (general) Venture to avoid fell about 10-15 feet down on the dock guards stationed on board the vessel, sinking after it began taking on water with the gear striking some which was recently sold to a new Thursday night (Jul 13). The Venture previously discharged cargo. The owner, were locked in a room and later was 30 miles south of Nantucket when Forklift is “totalled”. — Lloyd’s evicted from the vessel as it sailed. its on-board pumps stopped working, Agents. Earlier the crew had come on board on according to a Coast Guard release. a pretext. After refloating the 8,328-gt The vessel notified the Coast Guard of ZHI QIANG (Hong Kong) vessel, which was built in 1982, was the problem around 1928 hrs and a London, Jul 17 — Following received renamed and sold to a Alexander Coast Guard falcon jet was sent to the from Australia RCC, tumed 0242, Saleh, who is reportedly a Greek scene. The jet, which arrived on scene UTC: Bulker Zhi Qiang is still in tow citizen. The newspaper says that at 1945 hrs, dropped a pump to the bound for Port Moresby, ETA Jul 19. Saleh flew out of Namibia on Venture. Once the flooding was under London, Jul 17 — A press report, Saturday, the same day his vessel control, the fishing vessel was escorted dated today, states: Bulker Zhi Qiang, departed and headed for Angolan by the Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish to carrying sugar from Australia, is on waters. The Namibian Defence Force Buzzards Bay, where it passed a safety its way to Port Moresby after being is cooperating with its Angolan examination. The vessel returned to salved from a reef in Papua New counterparts in an effort to discover Fairhaven about 0415 yesterday. Guinea. The salvagers Adsteam the whereabouts of the vessel and Marine say they do not yet know the vessels of the Angolan and Namibian VITSENTZOS KORNAROS extent of damage to the ship and the Navies are searching for her. (Greece) cargo. The ship will be assessed when London, Jul 14 — Lloyd’s Casualty it arrives in Port Moresby later in the UNION BEAVER (Belgium) representatives in Piraeus report: day. London, Jul 14 — A press report, During the afternoon of Jul 12, dated Jul 13, states: Sixty firefighters London, Jul 19 — A press report, passenger ro/ro Vitsentzos Kornaros dated today, states: Bulker Zhi Qiang battled a blaze on board salvage Union (9735 gt, built 1976) collided with the Beaver in Great Yarmouth’s harbour arrived off Port Moresby harbour quay at the port of Diafani. No yesterday morning. The intense fire on around midday (today) with one tug injuries reported to the passengers. At board Union Beaver, docked at Gas towing and two others at its side. It the time of the incident the vessel was House Quay, took 10 fire crews from was refloated last Thursday (Jul 13) performing the schedule Siteia- eight stations to get it under control. with the aid of two tugs, one sent Kassos-Karpathos-Diafani-Chalki- The raging fire erupted in a storage from Brisbane by Australian salvage room in the ship’s main hold and Rodos-Kos-Kalymnos-Samos- company Adsteam Marine and one Thessaloniki. Following the incident engulfed the lower decks with thick from the PNG firm Pacific Towing. the vessel was prohibited from smoke. Previous reports had pointed Adsteam Marine spokeswoman Paula to a faulty freezer unit as the cause, departure pending inspection by class. Piraeus, Jul 17 — Passenger ro/ro Wilson said from Sydney, the ship however fire communications officer would tie up in Port Moresby and be Martin Barsby confirmed yesterday it Vitsentzos Kornaros sailed from Diafani port, Rhodes on Jul 13, bound handed back to its managers, Cosco was due to welding work being carried Hong Kong Shipping. The full extent out on deck. He said: “The fire started for Kos-Kalymnos-Samos islands and Thessaloniki port. No information of damage to the ship and cargo was after heat from welding work on deck not known and assessments would be transferred to the decks below and regarding repairs was available. — Lloyd’s Agents. made in port, she said. PNG Maritime there were combustibles in the store Safety Authority officers were making room. The fire heavily damaged a inquiries into whether there was any freezer unit and there is smoke VOLGO-DON 5105 (Russia) pollution from the ship after it damage.” The ship had arrived in port London, Jul 18 — Tug OT 1515 with at 2130 Tuesday, carrying a cargo of barge TMI 4, Astrakhan to Rostov, in grounded. diving equipment. collision with general cargo Volgo-Don Hull, Jul 14 — Port of Yarmouth 5105 (3973 gt, built 1989) Mariupol to ZWERVER (Belgium) Authority have advised that the Volzhskiy, 4511 tons alumina, 3.4 Zeebrugge, Jul 20 — Fishing salvage Union Beaver experienced a metres draft, River Don, Jul 14. No (general) Zwerver is still berthed and fire in a hold/storage area on Jul 12. injures. Barge slightly damaged fore, lying in the port of Ostend for

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13 Marine/Piracy/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests repairs. There is approximately for suspected illegal foreign trawlers De scheduled for tomorrow. — Lloyd’s still two or three months work to do. Yuan Yu 001 and De Yuan Yu 002, is Agents. — Lloyd’s Agents. suing the Federal Government in a multi-million dollar action, after the HANSEATIC STAR (Gibraltar) vessels were destroyed by fire. As the See under “Marine.” masters of the two vessels await trial on illegal fishing charges in Darwin, HAPPY CLOUD (Hong Kong) the boats’ owner has launched a $5 London, Jul 13 — Container carrier million compensation law suit in the Happy Cloud (3970 gt, built 1990), Federal Court in Sydney. Navy patrol which arrived at Hong Kong at 2213 boat HMAS Ipswich intercepted the hrs, Jul 12, is today reported at South two 31m steel-hulled trawlers in East Lama Anchorage, Hong Kong, SOMALIA March after they were spotted under Admiralty and High Court Manila, Jul 17 — The Philippine northwest of the Wessel Islands, off arrest. Department of Foreign Affairs the Northern Territory coast. London, Jul 14 — Container arrier confirmed today that hijacked tanker Authorities found 55 tonnes of reef Happy Cloud sailed from Hong Kong product tanker Lin I and its Filipino fish and 27 Chinese crew on board. at 2005 hrs, today. Master and 19 Filipino crew, who had The boats were escorted back to been held in Somalia by pirates since Darwin, but were destroyed in a fire in INDONESIAN FISHING VESSELS March 29, had finally been released. early June. NT Police are DETAINED BY AUSTRALIA “The Lin 1 and its crew were released investigating the fire, but do not London, Jul 17 — A press report, near Mogadishu on Friday (Jul 14) believe it was suspicious. Uruguay- dated today, states: The federal and is now in international waters,” registered company Dalian Mengyuan Fisheries Minister believes seven Foreign Affairs Department Fishery Co Ltd has launched the foreign fishing trawlers apprehended in spokesman Rey Aquino said. He said Federal Court action seeking up to $5 Australian waters on Friday (Jul 14) he did not know if ransom was paid. million compensation for the detention were operating as part of a large illegal The vessel is heading for its home port and destruction of the vessels. In a fishing syndicate. The Indonesian at Fujairah in the United Arab statement of claim before the court, flagged ice boats were escorted to Emirates. It is expected to reach port the company said the federal Darwin today, with 67 crew on board by Friday. — Lloyd’s List government and the Australian and more than four tonnes of reef fish. Correspondent. Fisheries Management Authority Senator Eric Abetz says he has received (AFMA) had “wrongfully seized and information that the boats were detained the vessels”. It said the loss purchased by organised crime groups of the vessels, the equipment on board and staffed by Indonesian villagers. He and the catch was caused by says the seizure will be a huge financial “negligence” and failure to provide blow to those organisations. “To have adequate security and protection of caught seven of them you’re looking at the vessels. The company is seeking around the $200,0000 mark,” he said. more than $1 million for each of the “You then have all the equipment that vessels, including $450,000 for each was on board plus the 4.3 tonnes of reef BELGIUM trawler, up to $100,000 for the tonnes fish and you’re looking at a haul of London, Jul 16 — General cargo of frozen fish on board each vessel, around $250,000.” Bellatrix sailed Antwerp Jul 6 for and compensation for the Buras. communications and navigation equipment. It is even seeking up to J.KING (Hong Kong) London, Jul 13 — General cargo $36,000 for one of the boat’s air J.King sailed from Hong Kong at 0635 conditioners and flags. The claim also hrs, today. requests $270,000 for “nervous shock” incurred by the 27 crew members on board the vessels, and $2.4 million for NISSOS KALAMOS (Greece) loss of production while the boats were London, Jul 17 — A report in the Jul held by authorities. A directions 14 issue of “Newsfront” states: Seized hearing is due to be held in the mid-May by a private creditor in pursuit of a Euros 22,961 claim ASPEN (Antigua & Barbuda) Federal Court in Sydney on Jul 24. An AFMA spokesman said the authority against the registered owners, London, Jul 17 — A report from the Portolos Salvage & Towage, tug Nissos Admiralty Marshal, dated today, “will be defending the claim vigorously”, but could not comment Kalamos has again been listed for states: General cargo Aspen (1999 gt, auction, on Jul 26. Lying in Perama, built 1989) arrested at Royal Portbury further as the matter was before the courts. The two masters from the the vessel has a start-up price of Dock, Bristol, Jul 3 by owners of cargo Euros 140,000. ex vessel, as a result of claim for vessels are awaiting trial in the NT Supreme Court on charges of bringing damages re cargo carried. Released foreign boats fitted with fishing RUSTAVI (Georgia) Jul 4. (Note — Aspen arrived Bristol equipment into Australian waters, and St. Petersburg, Jul 19 — Fish carrier Jul 2 and sailed Jul 5.) obstructing authorities who tried to Rustavi is still under arrest (at board the vessels. They have pleaded Murmansk). — Lloyd’s Agents. ATHANASIOS T. (Greece) not guilty and are due to face court in London, Jul 17 — A report in the Jul late August. SPANISH TRAWLERS ARRESTED 14, edition of Newsfront, states: BY NORWAY Seized in March by the Piraeus Port EDCO (Egypt) London, July 14 — A press report, Authority, in pursuit of a Euros 3,460 Charleston, S.C., Jul 13 — bulker dated today, states: Norway’s Coast claim in an action against the Edco remains under arrest and is Guard has been cracking down on registered owners Navigator Naftiki anchored at Charleston. It is believed trawlers suspected of illegal fishing, Eteria, product tanker Athanasios T. that attempts are being made to and have now halted two more from (427 gt, built 1972), has been listed for arrange wire transfer of funds. The Spain. Spanish trawlers Arosa Doce auction on Jul 26. Lying in Perama, vessel’s crew is fine and has ample (665 gt, built 1987) and Arosa Nueve the vessel carries a start-up price of stores/supplies. Arrangements are (665 gt, built 1987) were spotted Euros 10,000. being made to shift the vessel in the fishing at Hopendjupet in a protected next few days to a local berth to zone around Svalbard yesterday. The CHINESE TRAWLERS receive fresh water, lube oil and more Coast Guard reported today that a SEIZED BY AUSTRALIA stores. — Lloyd’s Agents. routine inspection of the vessels London, Jul 20 — A press report, Charleston, Jul 18 — Bulker Edco is revealed the trawlers had violated dated today, states: The owner of still under arrest. A court hearing is regulations that apply to foreign

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14 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Pollution vessels fishing in the zone. The another at the International oil spill in Alaska in March. It is under trawlers are suspected of Petroleum Co. of Delaware facility, the investigation by a grand jury over the “underreporting considerable U.S. Coast Guard said. The facility is spill of some 267,000 gallons (one quantities of cod” after the Coast Guard operated by USFilter, a subsidiary of million litres) discovered at the inspection determined that the amount Siemens. The cause of the rupture was Prudhoe Bay field, and the largest of cod found on the vessel did not under investigation, said Vince ever on Alaska’s North Slope region. correspond to the amount on written Glorioso, a business unit manager for The leaking liquids in the latest reports. Both vessels are sisterships of USFilter. After the hose failed, a claims are a freeze protection material trawler Arosa QuinceP., which was secondary containment system held used in well cellars. The material arrested and escorted to Tromso on July 5,800 gallons of waste oil, but the known as “arctic pack”, is usually 8, also charged with illegal fishing. remaining 2,100 gallons escaped into crude oil or diesel fuel added to the Both Arosa Doce and Arosa Nueve were the river, Glorioso said. The slick well. None of the leaked material had being escorted to Tromso by the Coast spread from the mouth of the reached the Arctic tundra, the firm Guard vessels KV Svalbard and KV Christina River to the Interstate 95 said. The recently appointed head of Senja, and were expected to arrive over overpass and into the Brandywine BP’s US operations, Robert Malone, the weekend. The Coast Guard said it River. The affected water was closed to has made cleaning up the firm’s public was viewing the alleged violations traffic, although the Port of “very seriously,” describing them as image a top priority. BP says Mr Wilmington remained open, Petty Malone has ordered that an “gross environmental and natural Officer John Edwards, a Coast Guard resource crimes.” ombudsman should be employed by spokesman. About 75 people - September to independently deal with including state environmental officials SPIROS LEKKAS (Greece) staff concerns about environmental or - were working to contain the spill, safety issues. London, Jul 17 — A report in the Jul and 10 boats were on the water laying 14 issue of “Newsfront” states: After down barriers and skimming oil off the being seized several times, the latest surface, Edwards said. SAVANNAH RIVER, by a private creditor mid-May in UNITED STATES London, Jul 18 — A press report, pursuit of a Euros 72,568 claim in an LAEM CHABANG, THAILAND action against the registered owners: London, Jul 19 — A press report, dated yesterday, states: An oil spill Portolos Salvage & Towage, tug Spiros dated today, states: Local people living shut down a 12-mile stretch of the Lekkas has again been listed for near the Laem Chabang shore in the Savannah River and part of the auction, this time on July 26. Lying in eastern province of Chon Buri have Intracoastal Waterway today, with oil Perama, the vessel has a start-up been suffering from an oil spill that visible from the Savannah area to the price of Euros 133,333. was reportedly caused by a leak at Atlantic beaches of Tybee Island. The Unithai Shipyard and Engineering Coast Guard estimated about 5,000 Limited, the largest shipyard in gallons had been spilled. Coast Guard Thailand, located at Laem Chabang crews were using large booms to try to port on the coast of the Gulf of corral and trap the oil, first reported Thailand in Sri Racha district. at 0640 hrs. The river runs along the Residents told a Phoojadkarn Daily Georgia-South Carolina line and is reporter that they heard a very loud used by ships to access the Port of bang that sounded like a jet landing, Savannah. Coast Guard Cmdr. David which they suspected came from Murk said at a news conference that PETRONILA AREA, CORPUS Unithai Shipyard, that lasted for investigators were still trying to CHRISTI, UNITED STATES about an hour early yesterday determine the spill’s source and London, Jul 17 — A press report, morning. When they went to the beach whether the oil came from a ship or a dated yesterday, states: A natural gas later in the morning, they found black pipeline. He said the spill didn’t pipeline burst yesterday morning, oil stains extending for a distance of appear to be growing, making it sending flames as high as 100 feet four or five kilometres along the beach unlikely a ruptured pipeline was to over a field near Petronila. Gas flows and some 100 metres into the sea. blame. Murk said the river could be through the pipeline under about 850 Local government officials went to the closed to commercial ships for a day or pounds per square inch of pressure, area to inspect the incident and urged longer, but added that “one of my making it impossible for firefighters to Unithai Shipyard to investigate the biggest priorities is to get the port control the blaze with water, said Dale case, Somchai Plainchaisuk, an opened.” Scott, chief of the Flour Bluff environmental officer with the London, Jul 19 — A United States Volunteer Fire Department. “It was company, later admitted that the spill Coast Guard press release, dated Jul under way too much pressure to even was indeed oil leaked from the 18, states: Wildlife experts with the get near,” Scott said. Gas company shipyard. He added that the cause of state of Georgia are optimistic about workers shut off the gas supply in the the leak and the quantity of oil the impact to the area’s wildlife in the line, and the fire burned out about discharged were not yet known. At 1230 hrs, nearly two and a half hours wake of the Savannah River oil spill. press time yesterday, Unithai Coast Guard investigators are still after it started, Scott said. No injuries Shipyard officers were trying to get rid were reported. searching for the source of the oil spill. of the oil spill and clean up the area Clean-up crews are continuing the with chemicals. arduous task of recovering oil in the hardest hit areas of the Savannah PRUDHOE BAY, ALASKA, River and Atlantic Intracoastal UNITED STATES Waterway. The Georgia on-scene London, Jul 19 — A press report, coordinator has reported that only dated today, states: BP has shut 12 roughly 20 percent of the brown producing wells at its Alaskan pelicans, the animal most response operations after workers told the crews were concerned about, have CHRISTINA RIVER, DELAWARE, Financial Times the wells were been affected by the oil spill. There’s UNITED STATES leaking oil or diesel insulating agent. been no reports of dead or injured London, Jul 17 — Workers tried to The British oil firm said they had been wildlife associated with this oil spill. clean up 2,100 gallons of spilled waste shut while the allegations were being Coast Guard investigators have sent oil yesterday that fouled a five-mile investigated. The 12 wells being shut samples of oil collected from the stretch of the Christina River on the at Prudhoe Bay, North Star, and Milne Savannah River and from nearby Wilmington Riverfront. The oil spewed Point fields pump a combined 8,000 vessels and facilities for analysis. The into the river after a hose ruptured barrels of oil a day. BP’s move comes number of response personnel from all Saturday (Jul 15) evening during a as the firm could face a criminal the agencies responding has gone up to transfer of waste oil from one tank to investigation in the US over a massive

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15 Pollution/Weather & Navigation almost 80 people with over 10 boats Intracoastal Waterway for clean up and safety zone communicating with the Elba Island enforcement. Coast Guard and Moran liquefied natural gas terminal Environmental Recovery crews began remained closed until today. The shoreline and surface clean-ups in the cause for the spill is still unknown, area near Elba Island, which is the and the cleanup work continues, the area most affected by the spill. Coast Coast Guard said in a release. Guard and Moran Environmental London, Jul 20 — A United States Recovery will continue to conduct Coast Guard press release, dated Jul aerial, surface and shoreline 19, states: Wildlife experts with the CANADA assessments to monitor the flow of the state of Georgia report less affected London, Jul 20 — Environment oil and the success of clean-up wildlife than was reported after their Canada is now investigating the operations. The largest pockets of oil initial assessment yesterday. The instance of a tornado touching down in were contained in booms in the Coast Guard has lifted all waterway Newmarket during Monday (Jul 17) hardest hit areas by crews from Moran restrictions on the Savannah River night’s flash storm. The mayor of Environmental Recovery yesterday. and on the Intracoastal Waterway. North East Manitoulin and the Island The unified command received reports Coast Guard investigators are still is seeking financial help from the of tar balls on the Northern beaches of searching for the source of the oil province and Ottawa to help with the devastated area. Hydro One is Tybee Island, Ga., Clean-up crews spill. Clean-up crews are continuing spent most of the day trying to clean resuming its efforts to restore power to the arduous task of recovering oil in the effected areas. About 70,000 the 900-yard stretch of beach most the hardest hit areas of the Savannah heavily affected by the tar balls. Field customers remained without power River and Atlantic ICW. After further last night. Dozens of barns, homes and responders working for the Georgia wildlife assessment with more marinas were ripped apart in northern on-scene coordinator observed over 246 sophisticated equipment, the Ontario resulting in millions of dollars birds in the Georgia and South Georgia on-scene coordinator has worth of damage. A state of emergency Carolina of those only 62 were oiled. reported that only two brown is in effect in the hard hit northern The oil didn’t greatly affect feeding pelicans have been affected by the Ontario communities of Callander, and nesting areas of the brown pelican oil spill. Coast Guard investigators Bonfield, West Nipissing and Mattawa or any other birds indigenous to the are waiting for analysis results of oil and a spokesperson from Hydro One area. No birds were affected enough to samples collected from the Savannah said some of these areas won’t see warrant being captured and cleaned. River and nearby vessels and power until today. The public is reminded not to facilities. The Captain of the Port approach or attempt to clean any has re-opened the Savannah River HURRICANE “BUD” affected wildlife. Because a and the ICW with no restrictions. London, Jul 14 — Following received responsible party has not been The number of response personnel from the Meteorological Office, dated identified, the specific amount of oil from all the agencies responding has today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre impacting the river is currently gone up to almost 80 people with of hurricane “Bud” was located near unknown. During the pollution nine boats for clean-up. Field lat 19.5N, long 125.9W. Present investigation, oil was observed on the responders working for the Georgia movement towards the west north- shoreline along the Savannah River on-scene coordinator observed 246 west or 290 degs at 13 knots. The position is accurate to within 30 from Elba Island to Tybee Island, as brown pelicans in Georgia and South nautical miles. Present wind well as the Atlantic Intracoastal Carolina. The oil didn’t greatly distribution: maximum sustained Waterway. The Coast Guard is affect feeding and nesting areas of inspecting all facilities and vessels in winds: 70 knots with gusts to 85 knots. the terns or any other birds Radius of 64-knot winds: 15 nautical the area attempting to locate the indigenous to the area. No birds source of the oil. The Captain of the miles north semi-circle. Radius of 50- were affected enough to warrant knot winds: 30 nautical miles north Port has re-opened the Savannah being captured and cleaned. Because River, but all vessels must maintain semi-circle, 20 nautical miles south- a responsible party has not been semi-circle. Radius of 34-knot winds: minimum safe operating speed with identified, the specific amount of oil one-way traffic while transiting the 50 nautical miles north semi-circle, 40 impacting the river is currently river from the mouth of the Savannah nautical miles south semi-circle. At unknown. During the pollution River to Fort Jackson, Ga. Waterway 0600, UTC, Jul 15, the centre is investigation, oil was observed on predicted to be near lat 20.9N, long users are urged to use extreme caution the shoreline along the Savannah 135.7W, with maximum sustained when transiting this area and should River from Elba Island to Tybee winds of 35 knots and gusts to 45 be on the look out for boom, which is Island, as well as the Atlantic knots. being used to contain oil pockets. Intracoastal Waterway. Coast Guard These booms are just above water level and Moran Environmental Recovery HURRICANE “CARLOTTA” and are not being marked by lights or London, Jul 16 — Following received response crews. The Coast Guard, the crews are continuing shoreline and surface clean-ups in the area near from the Meteorological Office, dated Georgia Department of Natural today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre Resources, NOAA, US Fish and Elba Island, which is the area most affected by the spill. Clean-up crews of tropical storm “Carlotta” was Wildlife, the Coast Guard Auxiliary located near lat 19.9N, long 120.5W. and Moran Environmental Recovery are switching their boom from hard to absorbent boom to attempt to soak Present movement toward the west ot are all responding to this oil spill that 280 degs, at 10 knots. The position is up as much oil as possible. The has spread oil across roughly seven accurate to 30 nautical miles. Present miles of inland waterways. largest pockets of oil were contained wind distribution: maximum sustained London, Jul 20 — A press report, in booms in the hardest hit areas by winds: 40 knots, with gusts to 50 dated yesterday, states: The U.S. crews from Moran Environmental knots. Radius of 34-knot winds: 60 Coast Guard said today it lifted all Recovery. The unified command has nautical miles. At 0600, UTC, Jul 17, waterway restriction on the Savannah not received any new reports of oil the centre is predicted to be near lat River and on the Intracoastal or tar balls. The Coast Guard, the 20.5N, long 124.0W, with maximum waterway. An estimated 5,000-gallon Georgia Department of Natural sustained winds of 25 knots and gusts crude oil spill detected early Monday Resources, NOAA, US Fish and to 35 knots. (Jul 17) had prompted the authorities Wildlife, the Coast Guard Auxiliary London, Jul 14 — Following received to close the channel. The river re- and Moran Environmental Recovery from the Meteorological Office, dated opened to vessel traffic at limited are all responding to this oil spill today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre speeds on Tuesday as the cleanup that has spread oil across roughly of hurricane “Carlotta” was located effort began, but a portion of the seven miles of inland waterways. near lat 18.1N, long 112.8W. Present

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movement toward the west or 280 Jul 20, the centre is predicted to be government asked for Self-Defense degs, at seven knots. Present wind near lat 12.1N, long 121.9W, with Forces’ help. The houses are located in distribution: maximum sustained maximum winds of 100 knots and a residential area several kilometers winds 75 knots with gusts to 90 knots. gusts to 120 knots. from JR Fukui Station. According to Radius of 64-knot winds: 25 nautical London, Jul 20 — Following received the Fukui meteorological observatory, miles. Radius of 50-knot winds: 45 from the Meteorological Office, dated the seasonal rain front has brought nautical miles north-east quadrant, 35 today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre heavy rain measuring 398 millimeters nautical miles elsewhere. Radius of of hurricane “Daniel” was located near in the city since 1400, Saturday (Jul 34-knot winds: 75 nautical miles lat 12.2N, long 121.9W. The position is 15) . The Japan Meteorological Agency north-east quadrant, 60 nautical miles accurate to within 10 nautical miles. warned earlier in the day that heavy elsewhere. The maximum wave height The present movement is toward the rain was expected to hit many parts of is 13 feet. At 0600, UTC, Jul 15, the west, or 280 degs, at eight knots. The Japan yesterday and today, bringing centre is predicted to be near lat estimated minimum central pressure the danger of mudslides and flooding. 18.4N, long 116.1W, with maximum is 960 mb. The maximum sustained In Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, a sustained winds of 60 knots and gusts winds are 100 knots with gusts to 120 car was found by passers-by sunk on to 75 knots. knots. The radius of 64-knot winds: 40 the bottom of the Shinsakaigawa London, Jul 15 — Following received nautical miles in the north-east and River. The front-triggered downpours from the Meteorological Office, dated north-west quadrants and 30 nautical prompted local authorities to order today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre miles in the south-east and south-west thousands of people to evacuate. By of hurricane “Carlotta” was located quadrants. The radius of 50-knot early today, about 3,100 households, near lat 19N, long 116.5W. Present winds: 60 nautical miles in the north- or 9,500 people, in Fukui, Fukui movement towards the west, or 280 east and north-west quadrants, 50 Prefecture, had been ordered to deg, at nine knots. Present wind nautical miles in the south-east and evacuate. In Ishikawa Prefecture, distribution: Maximum sustained south-west quadrants. The radius of about 2,850 households, or 6,000 winds 70 knots with gusts to 85 knots. 34-knot winds: 110 nautical miles in people, in Kaga and about 2,700 Radius of 64-knot winds 25 nautical the north-east and north-west households, or 8,500 people, in miles north-east quadrant and 15 quadrants, 90 nautical miles in the Komatsu received similar orders. In nautical miles elsewhere. Radius of south-east and south-west quadrants. the village of Minamiminowa, Nagano 50-knot winds 45 nautical miles north- At 0600, UTC, Jul 21, the centre is Prefecture, 115 households, or 470 east quadrant, 35 nautical miles predicted to be near lat 13.0N, long people, were ordered evacuated. elsewhere. Radius of 34-knot winds 75 124.6W, with maximum winds of 115 nautical miles north-east quadrant, 60 knots and gusts to 140 knots. KOREA nautical miles elsewhere. At 0600, Seoul, Jul 19 — At least 129 people UTC, Jul 16, the centre is predicted to HURRICANE “RITA” have died in North and South Korea be near lat 19.3N, long 119.7W, with London, Jul 18 — A press report, as a result of flooding and landslides maximum sustained winds of 50 knots dated today, states: Crews have begun over the last few days, according to and gusts to 60 knots. repair work on the Port Arthur Civic officials and a leading international Center nearly ten months after relief agency. In secretive North HURRICANE “DANIEL” Hurricane “Rita” came ashore. Korea, over 100 people died and London, Jul 18 — Following received Hurricane-related holes and other thousands of people were left from the Meteorological Office, dated damage to the roof have allowed rain homeless, the International today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre to enter the structure. Port Arthur Federation of Red Cross and Red of tropical storm “Daniel” was located officials hope the one million dollar Crescent Societies said, citing reports. near lat 12.2N, long 115.2W. The repair job, which started this week, At least 29 people have been killed position is accurate to within 30 will be done by November first. and another 32 are missing in South nautical miles. The present movement Korea after a week of torrential rain, is toward the west, or 270 degs, at 10 JAPAN officials said. In the last four days, a knots. The estimated minimum London, Jul 17 — A press report, storm dumped more than 50cm of rain central pressure is 994 mb. The dated today, states: Three people have in some eastern provinces of South maximum sustained winds are 55 been injured, including one person Korea, killing at least 19 people, the knots with gusts to 65 knots. The who was left unconscious, as heavy National Emergency Management radius of 50 knot winds: 30 nautical rains in western Japan caused Agency said. The storm, coming on the miles in all four quadrants. The radius mudslides and a train derailment, back of Typhoon “Ewiniar” which of 34 knot winds: 60 nautical miles in officials said today. The train carrying slammed into the Korean peninsula a all four quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Jul about 30 people derailed this morning few days earlier, washed away parts of 19, the centre is predicted to be near when heavy rains triggered a highways, flooded subway stations lat 12.2N, long 118.5W, with maximum mudslide in Matsue, an official of and caused Seoul’s Han River to spill winds of 75 knots and gusts to 90 Shimane Prefectural Police said.The over its banks. Tens of thousands of knots. train’s first car tilted about 45 deg, buildings have lost power and London, Jul 19 — Following received and one person was taken to a thousands of families have been from the Meteorological Office, dated hospital for a bruise, according to evacuated from their homes, it said. today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre police official Kyohei Sakane. In the Officials estimated the cost of the of tropical storm “Daniel” was located nearby city of Unnan, two people were damage at more than 300 billion won near lat 11.8N, long 119.0W. The injured in a mudslide early today, ($490 million) by Jul 13, adding the position is accurate to within 25 Sakane said.An evacuation advisory final cost would certainly rise. The nautical miles. The present movement has been issued to about 10,200 Federation said that farmland had is toward the west, or 265 degs, at residents in the north-western city of been inundated, wiping out much of eight knots. The estimated minimum Kaga, according to city official Seiichi the coming harvest in the North central pressure is 975 mb. The Takano. The advisory was issued this Korean provinces of Pyongan, North maximum sustained winds are 55 morning after water levels of nearby Hwanghe and Kangwon. “In some knots with gusts to 65 knots. The rivers rose, he said. remote areas, whole villages have radius of 64 knot winds: 25 nautical London, Jul 19 — A press report, been swept away and essential public miles in the north-east and north-west dated today, states: At least three services, such as healthcare clinics, quadrants and 20 nautical miles in people went missing early today as have been destroyed,” said Jaap the south-east and south-west mudslides, triggered by heavy rain, Timmer, the Federation’s head of quadrants. The radius of 34 knot hit five to six houses in Fukui City, delegation in the North Korean winds: 100 nautical miles in the Fukui Prefecture, the local police and capital. “There has also been north-east and north-west quadrants, fire department said. The police and widespread damage to roads and 90 nautical miles in the south-east firefighters are searching for the bridges, which has left many people quadrant and 80 nautical miles in the residents who went missing around displaced or stranded,” he added in a south-west quadrant. At 0600, UTC, 0010 hrs. The Fukui prefectural statement. North Korea said in an

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17 Weather & Navigation official media report over the weekend hit area, from Friday, according to the is toward the north, or 360 degs, at six that it been hit hard by the storms. emergency agency. Mudslides killed 11 knots. The estimated minimum “Agricultural and other sectors of the people in Gangwon and another 18 central pressure is 1005 mb. The national economy and people’s living people were missing after landslides maximum sustained winds are 35 were badly damaged by heavy rains in and flash floods, the emergency knots with gusts to 45 knots. Radius of some areas,” its KCNA news agency agency said. In other parts of the 34 knots: 60 nautical miles in the reported. — Reuters. country, two people were also found north-east and south-east quadrants dead. More than 200 people remained and zedro nautical miles in the south- NEPAL isolated in Gangwon, with major roads west and north-west quadrants. At London, Jul 16 — A press report, inaccessible because of flooding, 0600, UTC, Jul 20, the centre is dated yesterday, states: A landslide according to the agency. Most of the predicted to be near lat 36.9N, long triggered by monsoon rains swept displaced are in temporary shelters in 73.7W, with maximum winds of 45 through a village in north-west Nepal the province, where electricity and knots and gusts to 55 knots. before dawn today, killing at least 17 telephone communications were cut off London, Jul 19 — A press report, people as they slept, officials said. in many parts, it said. Torrential rains dated today, states: Tropical Storm Another 13 people were missing and also flooded some 1,300 homes across “Beryl” headed north today, with the feared dead after the wall of mud and the nation, forcing nearly 3,000 people worst of its rain and wind remaining rock buried seven houses, local to seek refuge elsewhere, the several miles off the North Carolina administrator Badri Ghimire said. emergency agency said. The coast. At 0800, EDT, “Beryl” was About 200 soldiers were working with government has provided them with centred about 105 miles east of Cape residents to dig through the debris in first aid kits and basic necessities, like Hatteras. It was moving north at 7 Ulleri village, about 125 miles north- water and food, it said. In Seoul, mph with maximum sustained winds west of the capital, Katmandu. which received some 30 centimetres of of 45 mph, just over the 39 mph rain, a flood advisory was issued for threshold for a named storm and well ROMANIA the Han River which runs through it, below hurricane strength of 74 mph. Bucharest, Jul 17 — The Sulina according to the weather agency. The National Hurricane Centre channel was re-opened at 1200 hrs, Today, North Korea reported that expected to discontinue a tropical Jul 14. — Lloyd’s Agents. heavy rains had “seriously flooded storm watch from Cape Lookout to the farmland” across the country, but did Currituck Beach Light by afternoon. SOUTH KOREA not mention any human casualties. “Beryl” could strengthening somewhat Seoul, Jul 16 — Torrential rain in “The heavy rains continue and an over the next 24 hours but isn’t likely South Korea has killed 10 people and investigation is underway to estimate to grow into a hurricane, the National 17 others are missing and presumed damage,” North Korea’s state news Hurricane Centre said. The storm dead, the national emergency agency agency KCNA said. appeared likely to move parallel to the said today. The central and eastern London, Jul 17 — A press report, East Coast instead of heading ashore, regions of the country including dated today, states: At least 15 people said Richard Pasch, a hurricane capital Seoul are under a heavy rain have been killed in South Korea as specialist at the National Hurricane warning, and nearly two thousand heavy monsoon rains continue for a Centre in Miami. people have fled their homes and are fourth consecutive day. The National Miami, Jul 20 — The U.S. National in emergency shelters, the National Emergency Management Agency says Hurricane Centre issued a storm Emergency Management Agency said 26 others are missing following warning for southeastern in a report. The national landslides and flash floods. Many Massachusetts today, as Tropical meteorological agency is forecasting people are trapped in remote villages. Storm “Beryl” headed north after more heavy rain through today and Seoul, Jul 18 — At least 29 people bypassing North Carolina. The storm, into tomorrow, with some regions have been killed and another 32 are the second cyclone of the 2006 Atlantic receiving more than 25 cm of missing in flooding and landslides hurricane season, strengthened as it precipitation before midnight, today. after a week of torrential rain across moved over warmer waters in the — Reuters. South Korea, officials said today. In Atlantic Ocean and its maximum London, Jul 16 — A press report, the last four days, a storm dumped sustained winds were near 60 miles dated today, states: Landslides and more than 50 cm of rain in some per hour, the centre said in a bulletin. flash floods caused by heavy rains in eastern provinces, killing at least 19 “Beryl”’s centre was about 210 miles eastern South Korea killed at least 13 people, the National Emergency south of New York and about 295 people and left another 18 missing, Management Agency said. The storm, miles southwest of Nantucket, officials said today, and warned of coming on the back of Typhoon Massachusetts, at 0500 hrs (0900, further downpours across the country “Ewiniar” which slammed into the UTC), and was moving northward at in the coming days. Authorities issued Korean peninsula a few days earlier, around nine mph. The new warning, an “orange” alert, the second-highest washed away parts of highways, meaning residents could see storm of four alert levels, for the capital, flooded subway stations and caused conditions within 24 hours, was in Seoul, and the surrounding area, as Seoul’s Han River to spill over its effect from Plymouth southward and well as in the mountainous Gangwon banks. Tens of thousands of buildings westward to Woods Hole, including the province on the country’s east coast, have lost power and thousands of summer vacation destinations of Cape the National Emergency Management families have been evacuated from Cod, Nantucket Island and Martha’s Agency said. The upgraded alert was their homes, it said. Officials Vineyard. The hurricane centre said issued because of “a high likelihood of estimated the cost of the damage at additional watches or warnings may major disasters,” the agency said. The more than 300 billion won ($300 be issued for parts of Long Island and rest of the country was put on “yellow” million) by Jul 13, adding the final the New England coast later in the alert, one notch below orange. The cost would certainly rise. — Reuters. day. The storm was expected to turn Korea Meteorological Administration toward the northeast and gain pace warned of more heavy rain nationwide TROPICAL STORM “BERYL” over the next 24 hours, bringing its through Thursday as a seasonal rain London, Jul 19 — Following received centre near the southeastern coast of front moved southward. President Roh from the Meteorological Office, dated Massachusetts tonight or tomorrow Moo-hyun visited the emergency today: Tropical storm “Beryl”: A morning, the centre said. A storm agency today and called for “through tropical storm watch remains in effect watch for the North Carolina coast preparations to minimize damage,” the for the eastern coast of North Carolina was lifted yesterday as the storm agency said. Roh’s office held an from north of Cape Lookout northward moved past well out to sea. emergency meeting, and all related to south of Currituck Beach Light. At London, Jul 20 — Following received government departments were on high 0900, UTC, today, the centre of from the Meteorological Office, dated alert to ensure a swift response to tropical storm “Beryl” was located today: Tropical storm “Beryl”: A major disasters, the office said in a near lat 34.7N, long 73.7W. The tropical storm warning is in effect for statement. Up to 50 centimetres of position is accurate to within 20 south eastern Massachusetts from rain fell in the Gangwon, the hardest- nautical miles. The present movement Plymouth to Woods Hole, inculing

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18 Weather & Navigation

Cape Cod, Nantucket Island and near lat 26.4N, long 119.2W. coast early Friday (Jul 14) and turned Martha’s Vineyard. At 0900, UTC, Movement past six hours: 305 degs at inland, the official Xinhua News today, the centre was located near lat 12knots. The position is accurate to 60 Agency said, citing disaster officials. 37.8N, long 73.2W. The position is nautical miles and is based on the Hardest-hit was the inland province of accurate to within 20 nautical miles. centre being located by satellite. Hunan, where at least 39 people were The present movement is toward the Present wind distribution: maximum dead and 100 missing, Xinhua north, or five degs at eight knots. The sustained winds: 45 knots with gusts reported, without saying how the estimated minimum central pressure to 55 knots. Radius of 34-knot winds: deaths occurred. It said 349 people is 1001 mb. The maximum sustained 200 nautical miles in the north-east were injured in Hunan and 12,000 winds are 50 knots with gusts to 60 and north-west quadrants and 110 stranded by high water, while 31,400 knots. Radius of 50- knots winds: 40 nautical miles in the south-east and houses collapsed and 36,630 hectares nautical miles in the north-east and south-west quadrants. At 0600, UTC, (91,200 acres) of crops ruined. In the south-east quadrants and 20 nautical Jul 14, the centre is predicted to be city of Lechang, waters were three miles in the south-west and north- near lat 28.1N, long 116.1W, with metres deep in some places, forcing west quadrants. Radius of 34-knot maximum sustained winds of 20 knots authorities to move 1,663 inmates winds: 120 nautical miles north-east and gusts to 35 knots. Dissipated as a from a prison to higher ground, quadrant, 90 nautical miles south-east significant tropical cyclone over land. Xinhua said. Rising water damaged quadrant, 60 nautical miles south- London, July 14 — Ships were the main railway line linking Beijing west quadrant and 50 nautical miles advised to take shelter and more than with the southern business capital of in the north-west quadrant. At 0600, 250,000 people were evacuated from Guangzhou, near Hong Kong, causing UTC, Jul 21, the centre is predicted to Chinaøs Fujian province on today delays for thousands of travellers on be near lat 40.6N, long 70.7W, with before severe tropical storm “Bilis” the busy route. In the southeastern maximum winds of 45 knots and gusts struck the east China coast around coastal province of Guangdong, nine to 55 knots. 1400, local time. People were also people were dead and 13 missing, the moved out of low-lying areas in agency said. The area is the centre of TROPICAL STORM “KAEMI” Zhejiang province south of Shanghai China’s export-driven manufacturing London, Jul 19 — Following received as the storm approached the China industries. Losses in the neighbouring from the Meteorological Office, dated coast. Packing 90 kmph winds the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre storm tore across the northern tip of Fujian were estimated at 1.1 billion of tropical storm “Kaemi” was located Taiwan overnight yesterday before yuan ($140 million), Xinhua said. It near lat 11.9N, long 140.9E, crossing the Taiwan Strait today. The didn’t give figures for Guangdong or approximately 220 nautical miles storm brought torrential rain, but Hunan. The storm flooded farmland north-east of Yap and has tracked caused relatively little damage. The and cut roads and power lines, Xinhua west-north-westward, or 300 degs, at ports of Keelung and Kaohsiung were said. A Russian vessel sank off the 15 knots, over the past six hours. The closed as a precaution, but operations coast during the storm, but the 11- position is accurate to within 60 at Kaohsiung returned to normal by member crew were rescued, Xinhua nautical miles and is based on the 0800, local time, today with more than said. China had evacuated more than centre being located by satellite. The 10 vessels berthing at the port by 1000 250,000 fishermen and others from maximum sustained winds are 35 hrs. Taiwanøs central disaster coastal areas and cancelled airline knots with gusts to 45 knots. The response centre said more than 4,000 flights. “Bilis” weakened from a maximum significant wave height is Chinese fishermen had been allowed typhoon to a tropical storm early 11 feet. At 0600, UTC, Jul 20, the to take temporary shelter at ports Friday after lashing Taiwan. At least centre is predicted to be near lat around Taiwan. 349 people died in China in June due 14.7N, long 136.7E, with maximum London, Jul 15 — A press report, to flooding, landslides and other sustained winds of 50 knots and gusts dated Jul 16, states: Chinese weather-related disasters, with to 65 knots. authorities say at least 42 people are another 99 people missing, the London, Jul 20 — Following received dead and more than 100 are missing in government says. Damage was from the Meteorological Office, dated the country’s south-east after tropical estimated at $2.5 billion. today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre storm “Bilis” caused severe rainstorms Beijing, Jul 17 — Torrential rains of tropical storm “Kaemi” was located and flooding. The latest figures take killed at least 164 people across south near lat 13.5N, long 137.7E, movement the storm’s death toll to 59 after it China over the weekend, flooding past six hours 330 degs ar 12 killed 14 in the Philippines and three major cities, sweeping away houses knots.The position is accurate to in Taiwan. Authorities say the storm and cutting off a main rail link, state within 60 nautical miles and is based weakened after hitting mainland media reported today. The rains were on the centre being located by China but caused serious flooding in triggered by Tropical Storm “Bilis”, satellite. The maximum sustained eastern and southern Hunan province, which killed dozens in the Philippines winds are 60 knots with gusts to 75 where it claimed most of its casualties. and Taiwan before hitting China on knots. Radius of 50-knot winds: 20 More than 500,000 people were Friday (Jul 14). Forecasters had said nautical miles. Radius of 34-knot evacuated from their homes before the the storm would weaken as it hit winds: 70 nautical miles north-east storm arrived. In southern Taiwan, a China, but instead it wrought havoc and north-west quadrants and 60 29-year-old soldier was killed by a across the country’s south. Downpours nautical miles south-east and south- falling tree in his camp and another continued today across much of west quadrants. The maximum two people drowned. In the southern China, where 12 million significant wave height is 11 feet. At Philippines, six of the 14 fatalities people in six provinces have been 0600, UTC, Jul 21, the centre is were children swept away by affected by floods and 138 are still predicted to be near lat 16.2N, long floodwaters or buried in landslides. missing, state-run China Central 134.7E, with maximum sustained More than 51,000 people have been Television (CCTV) said. A section of winds of 90 knots and gusts to 110 displaced, seven are still missing and the Beijing-Zhuhai highway that links knots. Radius of 64-knot winds: 30 15 have been injured across the the national capital to the country’s nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot northern part of the south-east Asian southern industrial hubs has been winds: 50 nautical miles. Radius of 34- archipelago. submerged by water as deep as three knot winds: 115 nautical miles north- London, Jul 16 — A press report, meters in Hunan, CCTV said. In far- east and north-west quadrants and dated today, states: Tropical storm southern Guangdong province, floods 110 nautical miles south-east and “Bilis” killed at least 48 people and severed water supplies and caused south-west quadrants. injured hundreds as it churned across blackouts in Shaoguan, a city of half a China’s southeast, toppling houses and million, the television said. In the TYPHOON “BILIS” forcing authorities to evacuate a southeastern coastal province of London, Jul 14 — Following received prison and thousands of villagers, Fujian, where Bilis made landfall in from the Meteorological Office, dated news reports said today. More than China, floods swept away 19,000 today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre 100 people were missing after “Bilis” homes and forced the evacuation of of tropical storm “Bilis” was located swept through the densely populated 519,000 people, the Beijing News said.

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19 Weather & Navigation

CCTV showed pictures of residents and 113,000 houses were destroyed, the pumping out of its sulphuric acid wading in water up to their knees on the Ministry said on its Web site. cargo, when it was discovered that the flooded streets in the provincial London, Jul 13 — A press report, storage tanks were empty. The barge capital Fuzhou. The Beijing- dated today, states: More than 6,900 was also found to be in a brittle state, Guangzhou railway was cut near people, mainly seafood farmers, had as a result of the corrosive effects of Shaoguan, disrupting cargo and been evacuated from their homes in the sulphuric acid. The unexpected passenger services, and it was unclear Southeast China by this afternoon as development has forced salvors, when trains services could resume, Typhoon “Bilis” approached, local Harbor Star Shipping Services and CCTV said. — Reuters. authorities said. As of 1700 hrs, today, Titan, to rethink their original salvage London, Jul 17 — Following received the eye of “Bilis” was located about plan of first pumping out the from Kiel, dated today: Tugs Topaz 120 km southeast of Hualien, Taiwan sulphuric acid for treatment on a and Lazurit, Vladivostok for Vungtau, Province, and was moving floating waste chemical treatment Vietnam, towing Cambodia-flagged northwestward at around 15 to 20 km facility before refloating Billy Star. Floating Dock 7, with 11 all Russian per hour toward eastern Taiwan, With the disappearance of the crew, went into the area of Typhoon packing winds of 117 km per hour, the chemical cargo, the floating waste “Bilis” on July 13. The wind was 25-28 provincial observatory of Fujian said. treatment facility will no longer be metres/sec, the swell six metres. The “Bilis” is estimated to land on needed. Raising the barge will be more dock started taking water and listed northeastern Taiwan tonight and on difficult, however, as it could easily and it was decided to evacuate the the mainland province of Fujian at break apart because of its brittle dock’s crew. On Jul 14, the Floating noon tomorrow. The observatory state. In the meantime, the salvors are Dock 7 sank. Ten of the crew were issued alarms against rainstorms and awaiting the arrival of chemists to rescued, but the captain is missing. strong winds. As of 1630 hrs, today, determine if a chemical spill has The Topaz, Lazurit and chinese more than 8,900 fishing boats had occured. — Lloyd’s List salvage ship Dong Hai 198 were been directed back to harbour. All Correspondent. reported to be searching the area for passenger liners had suspended Manila, Jul 19 — Refloating of tank the missing captain. services in Fujian. Air traffic in the barge Billy Star faces another delay as Beijing, Jul 18 — Floods fed by province continued, but local airports salvors, Harbor Star Shipping torrential rains caused by Tropical were on high alert to make responsive Services and Titan, are looking to Storm “Bilis” were retreating in south changes in fights, according to the bring in a 200-ton capacity floating China today after claiming at least provincial office for flood and drought crane to lift the chemical barge. 188 lives, officials said, as people relief. Meanwhile, water conservation Sources involved in the salvage coped with water shortages, ruined workers were checking reservoirs in operations said that the crane will roads and other damage. Rain was preparation for flooding as the storm have to be brought in from overseas as still forecast for the worst-hit was expected to bring rainfalls of up to the Philippines does not have a provinces of Hunan and Guangdong 250 mm from tonight. The fishery floating crane with the required lifting over the next two days, but officials departments of eastern Zhejiang capacity. Sourcing and moving the and residents there reached by Province, neighboring Fujian, has also floating crane to the Philippines would telephone today reported only issued warnings of high seas and take several days. Original plans intermittent drizzle and even rainstorms, advising vessels to return involved the use of external air bags sunshine. In the far-southern province to harbor ahead of the storm. or buoyancy assist barges to refloat of Guangdong, where at least 44 were Billy Star. Salvage divers, however, killed, the government was TYPHOON “CHANCHU” have found that the barge’s structure distributing clean water in Shaoguan, Manila, Jul 13 — Offloading of the has turned brittle making it a city of half a million that was cargo of sulphuric acid from tank impractical to refloat it in one piece. flooded. About 8,800 passengers had barge Billy Star which was scheduled Salvors are now looking at cutting the been stranded for more than 40 hours to begin today had to be put off barge into pieces and lifting the pieces after the Beijing-Guangzhou railway because of stormy weather brought with a crane. In the meantime, Hideya was cut by floods and landslides near about by typhoon “Florita.” The Waste Management, has begun Shaoguan, Xinhua news agency said. typhoon is expected to be out of the demobilizing following salvage divers Trains resumed today. In nearby country by Saturday (Jul 15) and findings that Billy Star’s storage Lechang, a prison was besieged by offloading operations are expected to tanks have almost been emptied of its flood waters and more than 1,600 begin by then. Salvors intend to first sulphuric acid cargo. Hideya Waste inmates and 220 guards struggled pump out the 1,270 tons of sulphuric Management reported that it had without fresh food and drinking water acid contained in the barge’s four withdrawn one of two vessels it had for three days before helicopters stainless steel bullet tanks through an positioned at the site. Hideya Waste airdropped supplies on Monday, acid-resistant hose. This will go Management has been contracted by Xinhua said. Vice Premier Hui directly into a sulphuric acid Titan to neutralize the sulphuric acid Liangyu flew to neighbouring Hunan treatment facility installed on a work cargo of the Billy Star and transport province yesterday, where 92 were barge positioned above the wreck. The to a disposal site. The company has confirmed dead and more than 100 sulphuric acid will then be neutralised positioned a tanker with a waste were missing, a local official said by with caustic soda then offloaded to treatment facility on-board and telephone. State television showed another barge which will dump it in a another tanker to move the treated footage of soldiers evacuating villagers designated disposal area 25 nautical sulphuric acid to the disposal area. stranded on the roofs of their homes in miles south-east of Lubang Island. The tanker with the waste treatment Hunan. The biggest problem now is Only after its storage tanks are facility remains on-site. — Lloyd’s List drinking water. Many wells in the emptied will the Billy Star be raised. Correspondent. countryside were flooded,” an official — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. surnamed Huang in Leiyang, one of Manila, Jul 18 — Divers inspecting UNITED STATES Hunan’s worst-hit areas, told Reuters the wreck of tank barge Billy Star, London, Jul 15 — A press report, by telephone. “And it is very hot today. found it’s four storage tanks empty of dated today, states: Floods have There is an epidemic threat.” The it’s cargo of sulphuric acid raising caused $100 million of damage in just rains also claimed 43 lives in the fears that the chemical could have one US valley, a local government southeastern coastal province of escaped and contaminated the economist has claimed. Damage is said Fujian, where Bilis made landfall in surrounding waters. The Billy Star to have been “substantial” and both China, and nine in the southwestern was carrying 1,270 tons of sulphuric large and small businesses have put region of Guangxi. Some 2.2 million acid in four stainless steel bullet tanks up to 600 people out of work because people were evacuated because of bolted to its upper deck when it sank of the disaster in New York state. Bilis, the Ministry of Civil Affairs while moored at Keppel Batangas Although the floods struck in late said. Direct economic losses from the Shipyard’s K-yard pier on Jun 24. The June, it has taken until July 10th for storm totaled 12 billion yuan ($1.5 divers had gone down Sunday (Jul 16), the scale of the damage to become billion) after 160,000 hectares of crops to inspect and prepare the barge for apparent. County economic developer

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20 Weather & Navigation//Earthquakes

Kenneth Rose said that the damage is scale jolted a county in north-west was followed by a tsunami on the “pretty substantial in the small China’s Qinghai Province yesterday southern coast of Ciamis (regency),” villages that are our economy” evening, according to the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang according to The Business Review. Seismological Bureau. The epicentre Yudhoyono told a news conference. — One company alone has put its was located in a sparsely populated Reuters. damage in the floods at $25 million area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Pangandaran, Jul 18 — At least 230 and another at $4 million, while about 70 kilometres south of the people were killed after a tsunami others say that their production county seat of Yushu. smashed into fishing villages and schedule has been put back weeks. resorts on Indonesia’s Java island, While larger companies look set to FIJI following a strong undersea continue operations despite the flood London, Jul 18 — A press report, earthquake, rescue officials said today. damage, up to 30 small business dated today, states: A magnitude 5.7 No warnings were reported despite employees look set to go due to the earthquake occurred in lat 19.95S, regional efforts to establish early cost of flooding. long 178.52W, depth 582 km at 1602, warning systems after the 2004 Indian GMT, today. Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000, VIETNAM including 170,000 in Indonesia, but London, Jul 20 — A press report, INDONESIA many residents and tourists dated today, states: With major London, Jul 15 — A press report, recognised the signs and fled to higher flooding and damage in northern dated Jul 16, states: A moderate ground as the sea receded before huge regions of Vietnam, central and local earthquake struck in eastern waves came crashing ashore. Officials authorities are taking into serious Indonesian waters on Saturday (Jul said 231 people were confirmed dead consideration plans to mitigate the 15), but there were no immediate and nearly 130 people were missing natural disasters and help provide reports of casualties or damage, after yesterday’s huge waves crashed relief. Heavy rains, floods, and meteorological officials and residents into the coast, washing away landslides this week ravaged the said. The epicentre of the 5.8- buildings, wooden cottages and kiosks northern mountainous provinces of magnitude quake was beneath the lining the shoreline facing the Indian Bac Can, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Lai Banda Sea, and around 230 kilometres Ocean. Today, soldiers were trying to Chau, and Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, and southwest of Ambon, the capital of retrieve bodies trapped under rubble. Lao Cai, central and local authorities Maluku province, the US Geological Metro TV reported several bodies were worked out measures to help people Survey said on its Web site. Lukman, found in trees along Pangandaran reduce the damage. Yesterdayy, an official at the Indonesian beach near the town of Ciamis, 270 km Vietnam’s President Nguyen Minh Meteorology and Geophysics Agency southeast of Jakarta. A regional Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan said there were no reports of government official in Ciamis regency, Dung issued directives to the Central casualties or damage. Residents in the most hard-hit area, said deaths Steering Committee for Flood Control Ambon said they did not even feel the there totalled 171, while the and Prevention and local provincial quake. Indonesian Red Cross said the dead in people’s committees to swiftly deploy Jakarta, Jul 17 — An undersea other areas totaled 60. No other necessary measures to combat floods earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 country reported casualties or damage and get relief to those who need it. An struck off the Indonesian island of from yesterday’s tsunami. initial survey of the damage revealed Java today, the U.S.-based Pacific Pangandaran, which bore the brunt of that the series of natural calamity has Tsunami Centre said, but there were the tsunami, is a popular tourist spot left 12 people dead or missing, over no reports of casualties or damage. with many small hotels on the beach 400 houses collapsed or damaged, and Indonesia’s state meteorology and with a nature reserve nearby. Many 53 hectares of crops ruined. Floods geophysics agency initially rated the people returned to salvage belongings swept away streets and other public quake at 5.5 magnitude, but then such as boat engines and clothes from construction sites, causing traffic jams changed that to 6.8. Officials in the the wreckage of their homes after the and damage to irrigation networks nearest major town to the epicentre, tsunami destroyed fishing boats and throughout the northern region. With Ciamis, said more than an hour after damaged cafes, motels and another storm on the way, fishing the quake hit at 0819, UTC, that there restaurants up to 500 metres from the boats have been warned to avoid the had been no reports of damage or coastline. — Reuters. Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa deaths. In Jakarta, meteorology London, Jul 19 — A moderate 5.7 (Paracel) archipelagos, and northern agency seismologist Fauzi told magnitude earthquake struck Manado, regions of the East Sea. Reuters: “We have received no damage Indonesia, at 1127, yesterday, the report. We don’t know how long it Meteorological Services Department lasted but probably it was below one said. The quake occurred at lat 0.1S, minute.” Some occupants of high-rise long 125.3E, near Molucca Sea, 187km Jakarta buildings felt the quake, off Manado and 937km south-east of which had an epicentre more than 30 Tawau. However, there was no kilometres under the Indian Ocean off tsunami threat, it said in a statement. Java’s southern Pangandaran beach. Yesterday, tsunami struck Indonesia’s The beach is located around 270 Java island, triggered by a quake kilometres southeast of Jakarta. — measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, CHILE Reuters. killing at least 200 people. London, Jul 17 — A strong Jakarta, Jul 17 — A strong undersea Pangandaran, Jul 19 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 earthquake off the southern coast of aftershock sent hundreds scrambling struck off the coast of Atacama, Chile, Indonesia’s Java island today for high ground today in fear of more yesterday, the US Geological Survey triggered a tsunami that swept away giant waves, as rescuers pulled bodies said. The quake struck at 1142, GMT, buildings at a popular beach resort from the debris and aid trickled into with its epicentre located 177 and killed at least 37 people, Pangandaran, two days after a kilometres north-west of Coquimbo, according to local news reports. There tsunami. While the death toll rose to Chile, at a depth of 35 kilometres were no reports of casualties or 525, a search continued for 273 people below the surface. The 6.3 reading was damage in any other country. But the still missing. Along the coastline based on the open-ended Moment news caused panic across the region, heavy equipment was deployed to help Magnitude scale, now used by US which is still recovering from a in the search for bodies under the seismologists, which measures the tsunami less than two years ago that rubble. Five bodies were found on area of the fault that ruptured and the left nearly 230,000 people killed or beaches in the Pangandaran area total energy released. missing, mostly in Indonesia. The alone early today, Red Cross official official Antara news agency said 37 Mehmet Selamat said. Officials said CHINA people had been killed along the four foreigners, including a Dutch London, Jul 20 — An earthquake southern Java coast today. “An national, a Swede, a Japanese and a measuring 5.6 degrees on the Richter earthquake has happened and then Belgian, were known killed in the

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21 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity quake. Government officials said as porous stones ejected by erupting rising and pushing molten rocks that many as 54,000 people were displaced volcanoes. But ANSA said the latest had accumulated in its craters to spill from wrecked fishing villages, farms activity posed no threat to people and trickle on the slopes,” Sincioco and beach resorts, adding to the because the area around it is said. People on the south-east slopes rehabilitation headache for authorities uninhabited. Etna last erupted on could see the volcano aglow at night as after an earthquake that killed more June 22, 2001, throwing molten rock molten rocks were breaking off from than 5,700 people in central Java less 400 metres into the sky and spewing the crater. — Reuters. than two months earlier. Aid trucks lava down its sides. Legazpi City, Jul 16 — Flaming mud started to arrive for the thousands and rocks the size of a car cascaded who lost their homes or who, fearing MOUNT MAYON, PHILIPPINES from the slopes of Mount Mayon, an further tsunamis, had fled to hills London, Jul 15 — A press report, active volcano in the central above the coast. Many found refuge dated Jul 14, states: The Mayon Philippines, raising the risk of a under plastic-sheeting shelters they volcano erupted today, a day after hazardous eruption, a volcanologist made themselves while thousands ejecting ash amid swarms of said today. “We’ve observed stayed inside mosques at earthquakes, the Philippines’ chief heightened activities in the volcano,” Pangandaran and nearby Cilacap port. volcanologist said. “It is a quiet resident vulcanologist Ed Laguerta — Reuters. eruption as of now,” said Renato told Reuters. “From 0600 on Saturday Jakarta, Jul 19 — Tall buildings Solidum, chief of the Philippine to 0600 today, our instruments swayed as an earthquake struck the Institute of Volcanology and recorded a total of 111 volcanic Indonesian capital and nearby parts of Seismology, who ordered the alert tremors, a significant increase from Java island today, sowing fear two level raised after observers saw “lava Friday to Saturday’s 22.” Laguerta days after an undersea quake trickles” flowing down the slopes of said lava was seeping out of the triggered a tsunami on the southern the 8,118-foot volcano. “A hazardous summit of the 2,462-metre volcano coast, witnesses said. There were no eruption is possible. We don’t know forming an elongated mass to about immediate reports of casualties or when, maybe within weeks,” Solidum 800 metres downslope. A 6-km danger damage, but people in several areas said. He said scientists had expected zone was imposed around Mayon, but fled from office buildings and homes. lava flows after ash shot out of the was widened to 7-km on the south-east The quake’s strength was 6.2 at its volcano yesterday and earthquakes slope, facing Legazpi City and Sto. epicentre in the Indian Ocean off the were recorded for two days. Solidum Domingo town, due to the risks of lava southwestern tip of Java, Fauzi, an said observers had not been able to see flow. “If the activities continued in the official at the national earthquake the crater as the top of the mountain next few days, we may upgrade the centre, told Reuters. A quake of 7.7 had been obscured by clouds. There alert level to 4, which means a magnitude on Monday (Jul 17) off the was no immediate word on hazardous eruption is imminent southern Java coast triggered a evacuations. within hours to days,” said Laguerta, tsunami that killed at least 550 Manila, Jul 15 — Philippine disaster adding they have also recorded people. Asked on Indonesian news officials ordered thousands of villagers increased sulphuric gas emissions. — radio Elshinta whether the quake on today to prepare for a possible Reuters. Wednesday could cause a tsunami, evacuation from the south-east slopes Fauzi said: “If there is a tsunami it of Mount Mayon, a restive volcano in MOUNT TUNGURAHUA, ECUADOR won’t be big.” — Reuters. the central area of the archipelago. London, Jul 15 — A press report, Late yesterday, the Philippine dated today, states: Ecuador’s PAPUA NEW GUINEA Institute of Volcanology and Tungurahua volcano spewed ash, London, Jul 19 — A report, dated Seismology raised the alert level at gases and molten rocks today, forcing today, states: A magnitude 6.2 the 2,462-metre volcano after a lava authorities to evacuate four nearby earthquake has occurred in the New spill was observed at its crater. villages after the crater registered its Britain region, Papua New Guinea, in Vulcanologist Jaime Sincioco said the most volatile activity since a 1999 lat 05.47S, long 150.67E, depth 25 km danger zone on Mayon’s south-eastern eruption. Tungurahua, about 129km at 1148, UTC, today. slope, facing Legazpi City and Sto south of Quito, has been increasingly Domingo town, was widened to 7 km active since May when it shot out UNITED STATES because of the lava flow risk. A 6-km large clouds of hot gas and prompted London, Jul 19 — A report, dated danger zone was kept in other areas officials to renew a limited state of today, states: A magnitude 5.0 around Mayon. “We’re watching the emergency in nearby towns. Civil earthquake has occurred in offshore volcano closely,” he said, adding that defence authorities ordered norther California in lat 40.28N, long the volcanology institute has asked evacuations in four small villages in 124.43W, depth 21 km at 1141, UTC, disaster and local government the areas surrounding the volcano, today. agencies to prepare people to abandon whose name means “throat of fire” in farms and homes. An estimated 60,000 local indigenous Quichua language. people in six towns in Albay province Local television stations showed would be evacuated in the event of a images of molten rocks blasting from big eruption, said Cedric Daep of the the crater while radio reported ash provincial disaster coordinating raining down on the Andean provinces council. “We will start evacuating of Tungurahua and Chimborazo. people once the alert level is raised to Authorities have not yet declared a 4,” Daep said, adding the authorities red alert, which would trigger a forced has started to stockpile food, medicine evacuation of all neighbouring areas, MOUNT ETNA, ITALY and relief materials. “We’re now on the one official said. London, Jul 19 — A press report, state of full preparedness.” Mayon London, Jul 17 — A press report, dated yesterday, states: Sicily’s Mount volcano in the Bicol region showed dated today, states: Several thousand Etna has begun spewing lava and ash abnormal activity last month and people have been evacuated from their and emitting rumblings that by today spewed ashes on Thursday (Jul 13), homes in Ecuador by continuing could be heard at 10-second intervals, covering homes in Malilipot town. volcanic eruptions. Tungurahua has Italy’s ANSA news agency reported. When lava suddenly trickled from its been spitting out ash and lava for Two streams of lava have for several crater late yesterday, authorities three days, and emitting loud days been flowing from a new crack raised the alert level to 3 from 1. At explosions. So far there have been no that opened up on Friday (Jul 14) level 3 an explosion is considered injuries, but some villagers are around 3,100 metres up the eastern possible, at level 4 it is seen as likely reluctant to leave their homes and slope of the volcano. Experts from the and at level 5, the highest alert, an livestock. President Alfredo Palacio national geophysics institute who flew eruption has occurred with lava flows has announced $4.9m in aid, after over the volcano in a helicopter today or ash columns reaching 6 km. “Our touring the affected area at the also recorded an increase in the instruments and observation posts weekend. Nearby towns have been quantity of ash and lapilli, the small around Mayon detected magma was covered in volcanic ash, as the wind

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22 Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest carried the dust up to 120km from conducted a night-time air assault into There have also been reports that Tungurahua. There have been 24 Sangin and killed 10 enemy extremists many locals have fled the area. explosive cycles since Saturday (Jul in a brief battle,” a coalition statement General Rahmatullah Roufi, an 15), according to an official at the said. The assault involved more than Afghan army commander, told the country’s Geophysical Institute. Some 300 British paratroopers backed by US Associated Press that hundreds of locals have refused to move away from and Canadian forces. The offensive is troops had battled Taleban fighters the area. “They said to evacuate but the biggest operation undertaken by before entering Garmser yesterday. we’re not going to leave because we’re British troops in Afghanistan since the The operation in Garmser followed a not going to throw away the animals, fall of the Taleban in 2001. similar operation to retake the town of the houses,” said Manuel Rosero. Kabul, Jul 17 — U.S.-led forces killed Naway-i-Barakazayi. US military Quito, Ecuador, Jul 17 — Ecuador’s four suspected al Qaeda fighters spokesman Lt Col Paul Fitzpatrick Tungurahua volcano spewed gas and during a raid in southeast said Afghan and coalition forces ash for the fourth day today as droves Afghanistan today, as the country’s “skirmished” with Taleban fighters of evacuees returned home to salvage defense minister said Taliban outside Garmser but met no resistance what little was left from their ash- resistance was on the wane. After days once inside. “The Taleban appears to covered villages. Tungurahua, located of some of the heaviest fighting since be bullying their way around some of about 80 miles south of Quito, has the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the smaller towns in remote areas, but been increasingly active since May, coalition forces said they had also they have no capability to lay claim to when it blew out big clouds of hot gas attacked and destroyed a “safe house” any piece of ground,” he said. “Afghan and prompted officials to renew a of a known Taliban commander in and coalition forces in the last week limited state of emergency in nearby Sangin district in Helmand province. have killed numerous lower and mid- towns. Emergency officials said A British military spokesman said level commanders that the senior around 1,600 people had taken refuge fighting in Nawzad town in the same Taleban leadership rely on to in make-shift shelters, but some had province, the scene of almost daily intimidate villages, threaten elders ignored repeated warnings and firefights or bombing raids this month, and lead small bands of extremists to returned home to rescue their farm had eased today after forces had conduct attacks on Afghan and animals and recover belongings. — captured a hospital occupied by coalition forces,” a statement Reuters. militants. Coalition forces said in a yesterday said. The statement also London, Jul 18 — A press report, statement the raid in Khost province confirmed that a coalition soldier had dated today, states: Patricio Donoso, had also resulted in the capture of died on Monday (Jul 17) in president of Ecuador’s Chamber of three suspected al Qaeda members. neighbouring Uruzgan province. The Agriculture, said yesterday that Residents in the town told Reuters one nationality of the dead soldier has not 100,000 people have lost their homes of those killed was a local cleric. The yet been released. The troops came and 15,000 hectares of land were U.S. military said the raid on the “safe under fire after destroying a truck destroyed by the eruption of house” in Sangin was conducted that militants were loading in Tarin Tungurahua Volcano some 135 km yesterday night. It did not name the Kowt district. Eleven other soldiers south of the capital Quito. “Farmers in commander who was targeted, but were wounded, the coalition said. the region are losing everything: said coalition forces had been livestock and planted land. The conducting surveillance on the COLOMBIA situation is very, very bad,” Donoso property for an extended period of London, Jul 15 — Colombian rebels told Teleamazonas television, calling time. British and Afghan forces came have killed 10 woodcutters and on the government to provide under heavy fire from a hospital in kidnapped 170 men, women and emergency help. The government Nawzad town in Helmand province children in a dense jungle region near evacuated 5,500 people who lived close yesterday, days after nearly being the country’s border with Panama, a to Tungurahua’s crater on Friday (Jul overrun in an attack by 200 Taliban. provincial governor said overnight. 14). The Andean provinces of “We managed to take the hospital and “The municipal mayor (of Riosucio) Tungurahua and Chimborazo in we established there were no civilians tells me 170 were kidnapped and 10 southern Ecuador have been put under inside,” British military spokesman killed, which is a real massacre,” said an orange alert and regional Captain Drew Gibson said today. Choco provincial governor Julio authorities were watching the volcano, Around 50 people were killed in Ibarguen. He said that the kidnap ready to declare a red alert which violence mostly in the south over the victims cut wood in the Darien jungle implies the total evacuation of the weekend, including one foreign soldier. and lived with their families in the area around the volcano. Hot and The country’s defense minister said in settlement of Taparal, several hours dangerous lava was due to reach the an interview published today that from Riosucio. town of Banos, which has 15,000 Afghan intelligence had learned that residents, on Monday, experts told the Taliban’s command and control EAST TIMOR television. structure was fragmenting due to London, Jul 15 — A press report, heavy losses and many mid-ranking dated today, states: Aid agency Caritas commanders were fleeing to safety in Australia says the humanitarian crisis Pakistan. “I think that in the next two in East Timor is not over. Caritas or three months there will be some spokesman Jamie Isbister says the major changes,” General Abdul Rahim appointment of Jose Ramos Horta as Wardak told the Financial Times, Prime Minister has brought hope that predicting that by November Taliban a feeling of stability will return to the militants would have lost steam. country. But he says there are still Wardak said Taliban militants had 70,000 people living in camps in and AFGHANISTAN stepped up their attacks to coincide around Dili who need help. “The London, Jul 16 — At least 26 with the alliance deployment, aiming biggest challenge for us now is being suspected Taleban militants have been to undermine public support for the able to very quickly look at how we killed in clashes across southern Afghanistan mission in European continue to meet the very urgent Afghanistan, officials say. A coalition NATO countries. — Reuters. humanitarian needs and ensure that spokesman said 10 insurgents had London, Jul 19 — A press report, the basic health, nutritional needs of been killed in an air assault in dated today, states: US-led and many of the children and families in Helmand province. Other skirmishes Afghan forces say they have retaken those camps are met,” he said. are said to have taken place across the two Taleban-held towns in the south. The coalition says that the southern Afghan province of Helmand. INDIA latest fighting in the south of the Taleban fighters had seized the areas London, Jul 14 — A press report, country is part of Operation Mountain of Garmser and Naway-i-Barakazayi dated Jul 13, states: Indian Thrust, which was launched in mid- earlier in the week. Two Afghan authorities today named two suspects May. “Coalition forces, supported by soldiers were slightly hurt in the in this week’s Mumbai train bombings, Afghan and coalition ground forces, operation, the US-led coalition said. an apparent breakthrough in the

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23 Political & Civil Unrest investigations into the well-co- a government-run relief camp and two soldiers were killed in separate ordinated attacks that killed at least police stations yesterday in eastern bombings in Baghdad, in the Shiite 200 people. The government’s Anti- India, killing at least 26 villagers. district of Sadr City and in the Terror Squad released photos of Four rebels also died. Police and southern part of the capital, the young, lightly bearded men identified paramilitary forces repelled nearly military said. A bomb hidden in a box as Sayyad Zabiuddin and Zulfeqar 500 rebels armed with guns and near a supermarket exploded in Fayyaz, said Sunil Mane, an anti- machetes in a two-hour battle in southern Baghdad, killing six people terror official. However, officials said Chattisgarh state, said Girdhari Naik, and wounding 11 others, police said. A earlier today that the prime suspect in the inspector-general of police. The suicide car bomber attacked a police Tuesday’s (Jul 11) bombings is insurgents fired at villagers and patrol in eastern Baghdad, killing two Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, a Pakistan-based torched several houses at the Errabore paramilitary commandos and Islamic militant group that operates Relief Camp, Naik said. At least 21 wounding four people, two of them in Kashmir, the Himalayan region at people were hurt, seven of them civilians, police said. At least six the centre of the long-running India- hospitalized with serious injuries. The people were killed in scattered clashes Pakistan conflict. “Different indicators guerrillas also raided two police between Iraqi soldiers and gunmen in are there which hint at their stations, but no police were hurt, Naik the capital. Small-scale shootings and involvement,” said D.K. Shankaran, said. bombings in Baghdad and the the top bureaucrat in Maharashtra northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk state, where Mumbai is the capital INDONESIA killed nine people. city. He said seven teams of London, Jul 15 — A press report, London, Jul 17 — The Iraq war has investigators were sifting through dated today, states: Police say a mob of cost 291 billion U.S. dollars so far and clues. “The probe into blasts is on about 1,000 villagers has killed a could total half a trillion dollars even track and we should have something police officer with an axe in retaliation if the U.S. government pulls all troops substantial soon.” A spokesman for for the shooting death of a villager in out of Iraq by the end of 2009, it was Lashkar, Abdullah Ghaznavi, has Indonesia’s remote Papua province. reported Jul 14. The figure comes from denied the group was involved in the Police spokesman Kartono an analysis of the nonpartisan serial train bombings across Mumbai Wangsadisastra says the officer shot Congressional Budget Office (CBO), that left at least 200 people dead and the villager during a drinking session amid debate in Washington over more than 700 injured. The in Karu Barga, a tiny village in whether to set goals or timetables for developments came after police Papua’s highlands. Two people have U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq, conducted raids across Mumbai and been flown to hospital in nearby according to the report. The CBO detained 350 people for questioning, Wamena after being seriously injured study estimated future war costs most of them in Malwani, a north- in the clashes between police and based on two scenarios. The more eastern suburb, said police Inspector villagers. Mr Kartono says an optimistic scenario is based on the S. Goshal. He said none was formally additional 60 police have been flown U.S. maintaining troop levels in Iraq arrested or charged, and they were into Karu Barga to try to restore calm. at 140,000 through next year, but rounded up only to help with the quickly dropping them thereafter and investigations. IRAQ pulling out most of them by the end of Raipur, Jul 17 — Hundreds of Maoist London, Jul 16 — A press report, 2009. Under this schedule, the Iraq rebels stormed a government relief dated today, states: Gunmen war will cost an additional 184 billion camp early today and killed at least 17 kidnapped the chairman of Iraq’s dollars for the 2007-2010 budget people including members of a state- Olympic committee and at least 30 years. Under a more pessimistic backed, anti-Maoist group in central others yesterday in a brazen daylight scenario, with a slower draw down of India, police said. Around 50 people raid on a sports conference in the troops and a continued U.S. presence were wounded in the raid by some 600 heart of Baghdad. Armed clashes of 40,000 over the long term, the Iraq Maoists, many armed with automatic erupted elsewhere across the capital. war could cost 406 billion dollars over weapons, in the Dantewada district of Parliament extended the national the next decade, the CBO said. Chhattisgarh state, part of a wide state of emergency as at least 27 Baghdad, Jul 16 — A suicide bomber swathe of central, eastern and people, including two American killed at least 21 people in a cafe southern India where the rebels soldiers, were killed in sectarian or north of Baghdad today, while the operate. Dantewada police chief Om insurgency-related violence. About head of Iraq’s North Oil Company was Prakash Pal said three children and 1330, gunmen in about a dozen kidnapped in the capital, the second three women were among the dead, vehicles pulled up outside the meeting high-profile abduction in two days. and another 20 people — all men — of the Iraqi National Olympic The evening blast at the popular cafe were missing. “The Maoists Committee, police and witnesses said. in the town of Tuz Khurmatu also surrounded Arabore camp between They entered the conference centre, wounded 25 people, police Colonel 0100 and 0200 hrs (1930-2030, UTC, blindfolded and handcuffed Abbas Mohammed said. Most of the Jul 16) and opened indiscriminate participants and bodyguards, hustled victims were older men, another police firing on the tribals,” Pal told Reuters. them into the vehicles, and sped away. source added. Hospital officials in the Another police officer said the rebels Those kidnapped included Ahmed al- town put the death toll at 21. Gunmen first attacked armed police guarding Hijiya, chairman of the Olympic earlier seized top oil official Adel the camp and then stormed the camp Committee, and the presidents of the Qazaz from his car in northern itself, burning at least 20 houses, tae kwon do and boxing federations, Baghdad as police continued to search mostly inhabited by tribals. The camp according to police Lt. Thaer for the chief of the national Olympic is at Arabore village in the Mahmoud. The bodies of two of the Committee, Ahmed al-Hadjiya, who Dantewada, around 510 km south of bodyguards were found later, dumped was abducted from a meeting along Raipur, the state capital. Heavy along a street. The International with 30 others yesterday. The monsoon rains prevented helicopters Olympic Committee in Geneva, kidnapping of Qazaz is a blow to the from evacuating the wounded from the Switzerland, condemned “these acts country’s vital oil sector, which has heavily forested and remote area. against the sport community” and been trying to attract foreign Police said several of those killed called for the immediate release of the investment to rebuild its dilapidated belonged to the Salwa Judum hostages. The abduction came a day infrastructure. He was the second top (Campaign For Peace) group, an anti- after Iraq’s national wrestling team oil official to have been kidnapped in Maoist movement set up by the state withdrew from a tournament in the little over a month. Muthana al-Badri, government and often the target of the United Arab Emirates; the team’s director general of Iraqi’s State rebels. The Salwa Judum draws Sunni coach was killed Thursday (Jul Company for Oil Projects, has not members from local tribes, and 13) in a Shiite district of Baghdad. It been seen since gunmen abducted him activists are usually armed only with was unclear how many were from his car on June 8. Qazaz’s North bows and arrows. — Reuters. kidnapped, though police officials Oil Company is in charge of Iraq’s London, Jul 18 — Hundreds of placed the figure as high as 50. In northern oil fields. Exports from the suspected communist rebels attacked other violence yesterday: - Two US fields, briefly restored last month after

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24 Political & Civil Unrest a lengthy suspension, have been at a Major General Fakhir Abdul Mohsen, Lebanese civilians since the two standstill again since last week. An was shot dead by gunmen as he left for soldiers were captured on Wednesday Oil Ministry official stressed that work in the ministry’s legal (Jul 12), while a steady barrage of work at the company would continue department. In the northern city of Hizbollah rocket fire into northern as normal tomorrow, despite Qazaz’s Kirkuk, a bomb outside a cafe killed Israel has killed two Israeli civilians kidnapping. He said Qazaz had been four people and wounded 16, police and wounded 90. Israeli aircraft travelling back to the northern oil city said. — Reuters. struck the main highway linking of Kirkuk when gunmen in two cars London, Jul 19 — A press report, Beirut with the Syrian capital, forced his vehicle to stop. His dated today, states: Gunmen on today Damascus, early today, a Lebanese bodyguards were overpowered and the kidnapped 20 employees of a security source said. Two Hizbollah oil official driven away. A British government agency that cares for missiles hit the Israeli port of Haifa, soldier was also killed and another Sunni mosques and shrines in a move Israel described as a “major wounded during an early morning raid nationwide, and the organization escalation” since Haifa, home to to capture a suspect in the southern suspended its work until further around 250,000 people, lies more than Shi’ite city of Basra. After dark, notice, an official said. Also today, at 30 km from the Lebanese border. No residents heard several dozen least 20 people were killed in a string one was injured in the Haifa attacks. explosions from apparent mortar of bombings and shootings, mostly in Hizbollah denied firing on Haifa. In attacks on British bases. A British Baghdad, police said. They included a total, Israel said Hizbollah, backed by spokesman confirmed at least one senior Interior Ministry official slain Iran and Syria, fired more than 100 attack. — Reuters. on his way to work, police said. rockets at towns and villages in the London, Jul 17 — A press report, Sixteen other bodies were found in north yesterday, causing widespread dated today, states: Up to 55 people widely separate parts of the country - panic and injuries. The military have been killed and 58 wounded in an apparent victims of sectarian death offensive coincided with an major attack on a market outside Baghdad. squads. The announcement by the Israeli offensive into the Gaza Strip to There are conflicting reports of how Sunni Endowment, a major institution retrieve a captured soldier and halt the deaths in al-Mahmudiya occurred, within the Sunni community, further Palestinian rocket fire. Israeli troops with ministry sources saying a car escalated sectarian tensions. fired a tank shell at a vehicle in Gaza bomb had exploded in the town, 30km Endowment spokesman Mahdi al- today, killing a Palestinian and south of the Iraqi capital. But police Mashhadani said the employees were wounding another, Palestinian medics sources say they were hit by a series of seized as they drove from Baghdad to said. The threat of a larger-scale explosions followed by an attack by their homes in Taji, just north of the Israeli ground offensive into Lebanon gunmen through the market - an capital. He said the agency would stop to prevent the rocket fire gained unusual tactic in Iraq against working effective immediately and currency after the Haifa strikes civilians. that its chairman, Also today, six although the military remained tight- Kufa, Jul 18 — A car bomb hit a people died when a bomb hidden in a lipped. “All options are available,” group of labourers after they boarded plastic bag exploded inside a vegetable army spokesman Captain Jacob Dallal a minibus in a market in a Shi’ite city shop in eastern Baghdad, police Lt. Ali said when asked about the possibility in Iraq today, killing 59 people and Abbas said. Five more people were of an offensive. “Strategically sparking clashes between protesters killed in three small blasts in the speaking, if the third largest city in and police, witnesses and officials Karradah district of central Baghdad, Israel is under attack, it’s a big thing said. The blast, some 50-100 metres Lt. Mohammed Khayoun said. In west and a response can be expected.” In from a Shi’ite shrine in the southern Baghdad, gunmen killed Maj. Gen. Tehran, Iranian President Mahmoud city of Kufa, tore through the minibus Fakhir Abdul-Hussein Ali, legal Ahmadinejad warned Israel not to after it had pulled out of the crowded adviser to the Interior Ministry, as he attack Syria, saying such action would market. Hospital and security sources rode to work. To the south, clashes be considered an assault on the whole said 132 people were wounded in the erupted between gunmen and Iraqi Islamic world that would bring a blast, which dealt a fresh blow to security forces in the tense area “fierce response”, state television Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s between Youssifiyah and Mahmoudiya, reported. The bombing of Beirut’s efforts to promote national another flashpoint of sectarian international airport forced flights to reconciliation. Police in the scene were tension. A member of a Shiite political divert to Cyprus. Later, Israeli aircraft pelted with rocks by angry crowds. organization and two of his targeted fuel tanks at the airport, Many appeared to be followers of bodyguards were gunned down today setting at least one tank ablaze. radical Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, on the highway between the two Aircraft dropped leaflets in a Beirut who has many supporters in the town. towns, police said. One person was suburb, urging residents to stay away Kufa is near the holy city of Najaf, 160 killed and five were kidnapped today from Hizbollah offices, witnesses said, km south of Baghdad. The protesters in Mahmoudiya, police said. A a move that raised the possibility that chanted to the police: “You are roadside bombing killed two people in Hizbollah’s leader, Sayyed Hassan traitors!” “You are not doing your job!” Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Nasrallah, could be targeted. Israeli “American agents!”. Police then fired police said. The three others were naval vessels enforcing the siege into the air to disperse the onlookers killed in smallscale attacks in turned away three vessels carrying and confused scenes ensued, a Reuters Baghdad and Yousifiyah. fuel to Beirut, a shipping source said. reporter at the scene said. Najaf Israel has rejected Hizbollah demands Governor Assad Abu-Kalal blamed the ISRAEL-LEBANON that it release Arab prisoners in Kufa attack on the “criminal Baathists Beirut, Jul 14 — Israeli Prime exchange for the captive soldiers. — and terrorists of Mahmudiya.” Minister Ehud Olmert ordered more Reuters. Witnesses said the minibus had intense strikes on Lebanon today, London, July 14 — A press report, Baghdad licence plates. The blast ratcheting up retaliation against dated today, states: Following the destroyed six cars and two restaurants Hizbollah guerrillas following the recommendations of defense officials, in the area. — Reuters. capture of two Israeli soldiers in a the entry of ships carrying hazardous Baghdad, Jul 19 — Five people were cross-border raid. The move came at a materials to the Haifa port has been killed and 22 wounded in a triple late-night meeting of security chiefs barred, fearing that they could be hit bomb attack today near central and followed Israel’s blockading of by Katyusha rockets fired from Baghdad’s Technology University, Lebanese ports, the bombing of Beirut Lebanon. The upsurge of violence is police said. Following a car bomb airport and strikes against two also adversely affecting traffic and blast, two bombs planted nearby military airbases. “The decision was infrastructure in the north. exploded a few minutes later, made to intensify Israel’s operations Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz apparently targeting a crowd that in Lebanon,” Army Radio quoted ordered a halt to flights in and out of gathered at the scene. Three political sources as saying after the Rosh Pina airport, after rockets policemen were among the wounded. Olmert met with Israeli security landed adjacent to it. At present, only In the west of the capital, a high- chiefs. Israeli airstrikes and shelling southbound flights are allowed out of ranking Interior Ministry officer, have already killed at least 55 Haifa’s airport. Sources in the energy

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25 Political & Civil Unrest sector expressed concern over the Iranian- and Syrian-backed group, Beirut, Jul 15 — Israeli fire targeted attacks in the north, as a number of which wants to trade its captives for ports in Beirut and the northern city strategic facilities are located in the Lebanese prisoners held in Israel, of Tripoli today, a Lebanese security region, including oil refineries, petro- fired more rockets across the frontier source and witnesses said. Aircraft chemical plants and Israel Electric yesterday, killing two Israelis. Israeli fired two rockets at Tripoli’s port Company power stations. One of the air strikes destroyed Nasrallah’s radar while two missiles fell in the Katyusha strikes yesterday resulted in apartment building and a main vicinity of Beirut port, the source said. a sporadic supply of electricity in the Hizbollah office in southern Beirut. Israeli warships bombarded Beirut’s Galilee. The IEC noted that it was Syria’s ruling Baath Party said it lighthouse and also hit two ports in doing all that it could to return the would support Hizbollah and Lebanon Christian areas north of the capital, a energy supply to residents in the against Israel’s attacks. Israeli Lebanese security source said. They region. The Israel National Roads aircraft rocketed runways at Beirut’s said ports in Jounieh and Amsheet Company went on emergency footing already closed international airport came under fire shortly after attacks Thursday, in case a rocket hit roads in and bombed a flyover just to the south. against two other ports. There was no northern Israel. Equipment and raw Hizbollah rocket attacks on northern immediate word on casualties. — materials were placed in the vicinity Israel have now killed four Israelis Reuters. of Kiryat Shmona, as well as other and wounded more than 150, causing London, Jul 16 — An Egyptian locations in the north, to deal with panic. In Gaza yesterday, Israel civilian ship off the coast of Lebanon damage to roads bombed offices of Hamas lawmakers, was hit during an exchange of fire Beirut, July 14 — The destroyed a bridge and fired a tank between Hezbollah and the Israeli undermentioned vessels mooring shell that killed a Palestinian. military, Egypt’s foreign ministry outside Beirut port are refused Palestinian gunmen blew a hole in the confirmed on overnight, but the crew entrance or sailing by the Israeli Navy border wall between Gaza and Egypt, of 12 survived. “The 12 sailors have and also the vessels at Tripoli port. allowing hundreds of Gazans who had reached Syria safely,” Foreign Container carriers Glenmoor, MSC been stranded on the closed border for Ministry spokesman Alaa el-Hadidi Mia Summer, Kormoran, Cala two weeks to enter the Strip. — said, adding there were no casualties Panama, Ali M-1 and livestock Reuters. among the crew of the Egyptian-owned Friesian Express. Friesian Express London, Jul 15 — A press report, ship. The Egyptian vessel was hit with 1,800 head of cattle on board of dated today, states: The bodies of two early yesterday after Hezbollah Brazilian origin not allowed to receive of the four Israeli soldiers missing in a launched an attack against a fleet of water or enter port for food supply. Hezbollah attack on their warship off military vessels Israel has deployed to Jieh electricity power station has been Lebanon were found today on board impose a naval siege on Lebanon after bombarded causing an electricity cut the damaged vessel, military officials Hezbollah captured two Israeli to all the areas feeding by this station. said. The vessel was severely damaged soldiers on Wednesday. Israel said Beirut airport was hit many times last yesterday either by a drone loaded that a missile fired at an Israeli naval night and this morning and the fuel with explosives or a missile fired by vessel off Lebanon missed its target jet tanks caught on fire. — Lloyd’s Hezbollah as the Israeli navy and hit the Egyptian civilian vessel Agents. blockaded Lebanon as part of its instead. Egypt’s state news agency Beirut, Jul 15 — Israeli aircraft military offensive against the MENA reported the vessel was hit by pounded areas in south, east and guerrillas. The warship was returning mistake by Israeli fire. “It (the ship) northern Lebanon today, a day after to the Israeli port of Haifa today when was hit and it was damaged,” Mr Hizbollah’s chief declared an open war the remains of the two soldiers were Hadidi added, saying it appeared the against the Jewish state following the found in the wrecked part of the vessel was caught in crossfire between bombardment of his stronghold in vessel, the military officials said. Israeli forces and Hezbollah. But he Beirut. The strikes killed four Jerusalem, Jul 15 — Rockets fired by said it was too early to say which side civilians and wounded 16, security Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon struck had fired the shot that hit the ship. sources and witnesses said. One of the deeper into Israel than ever before The official Syrian news agency SANA raids targeted a gas station in the city today, injuring at least eight people in said the sailors were receiving of Sidon, the largest in south Lebanon. the Sea of Galilee town of Tiberias, treatment in a Syrian hospital. The During a telephone call to Hizbollah’s Israeli officials said. More than a sailors were transported to the port of television, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah dozen Israelis were wounded Tartous, where a health official said announced yesterday that the throughout northern Israel as about most of them were in a stable Lebanese guerrilla group had hit an 80 rockets rained down from Lebanon. condition, except for one sailor who Israeli warship off Beirut and It was the fourth straight day of had serious wounds, SANA said. threatened to launch deep strikes rocket barrages since fighting erupted London, Jul 16 — A press report, inside the Jewish state. Israel after two Israeli soldiers were dated today, states: General cargo confirmed four of its sailors were captured in an infiltration into Israel Moon Light (2698 gt, built 1978) was missing after the strike, part of the by Hizbollah militants, who also killed hit by a Hezbollah rocket, injuring one bloodiest bout of violence in Lebanon eight Israeli troops in ensuing clashes. crew member, during the guerrillas’ in a decade, started by an attack on Four Israelis have been killed by the attack on an Israeli warship off Wednesday (Jul 12) in which rockets since Wednesday (Jul 12) and Beirut, an Egyptian transport official Hizbollah guerrillas captured two 300 hurt in attacks of unprecedented said yesterday. On Friday (Jul 14), the Israeli soldiers and killed eight. The intensity on more than 20 towns. Moon Light, bound for the Syrian port Israeli army was still searching for its Israeli officials said three barrages of of Tartous with a cargo of cement, was missing today. It said a civilian boat, Katyusha rockets slammed into struck by a rocket and set aflame, the possibly from Egypt, was also hit by a Tiberias, a town about 35 km from the official said. One of the 12 Egyptian missile in the same attack that border with Lebanon, injuring eight seamen on board was injured in the damaged its vessel. The violence in people and damaging two residential incident, he said. The Moon Light was Lebanon coincided with an Israeli buildings. In Karmiel, another Israeli 35 kilometres off of the Lebanese coast attack on the Gaza Strip launched last town struck by rockets, the mayor when it was hit, according to month to try to retrieve another urged residents to stay with relatives Mohammed Al-Redi of the Al-Redi captured soldier and halt Palestinian in the south of the country until the Agency that owns the vessel, meaning rocket fire. Celebratory gunfire violence subsides. Several people were that it was outside the 4.83-kilometre erupted in Beirut following injured in an Israeli-Arab town across blockade Israel imposed on the Nasrallah’s speech, which raised the road from Karmiel on Friday. Lebanese shoreline. Another vessel, morale among his supporters after Brigadier General Ido Nehushtan said general cargo Marwa, also carrying Israel imposed an air, sea and land the Israeli army believed Hizbollah cement and owned by the same blockade on the country and launched has 10,000 to 12,000 rockets in its company, rescued the crew and took it air strikes on roads, bridges and arsenal with ranges of 30 to 70 km, to Syria, Al-Redi said. He said the airports that have killed a total of 67 suggesting they could reach far beyond company did not know what happened people, almost all civilians. The Haifa or Tiberias. — Reuters. to the vessel after its crew was

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26 Political & Civil Unrest rescued. Along with its cargo, the Northern part of Occupied Palestine. there are still around 3,800 boxes of Moon Light is valued at $2.5 million. Some of the rockets landed on Haifa’s import merchandise waiting to be Both vessels departed Wednesday oil refinery and gas storage tanks, delivered. Many contain consumables from the Egyptian port of Damietta. setting them ablaze. The attack including food urgently needed by Also, the Israeli warship struck by a resulted in the killing of at least 13 local residents. About 80 refrigerated Hizbollah-fired missile, killing two on Zionists. Iran’s al-Alam Arabic boxes are also still stranded on the board and leaving two others missing, language TV network quoted “Israeli” terminal where there have been power returned to its home port in Haifa security sources as saying that ten cuts from time to time. yesterday, according to Israeli TV rockets hit the oil refinery and gas London, Jul 18 — A press report, footage. The Spear was severely storage tanks, some 45 kilometres dated today, states: Lebanon said damaged Friday night after it was from the border with Lebanon, killing Sunday (16 Jul) that massive damage struck by an Iranian-made, radar- 13 Israelis and injuring 30 more. Some incurred by Israeli military strikes on guided C-102 missile. A military of the injured are reportedly in a its territory had already cost its official said the ship is one of the most critical condition. The Lebanese fragile economy more than half a technologically advanced in the Israeli Hezbollah has confirmed firing dozens billion dollars. “The losses to the fleet, boasting an array of Harpoon of rockets at important installations in infrastructure alone have surpassed and Gabriel missiles, along with a the port city of Haifa in Northern 500 million dollars,” Finance Minister system for electronically jamming Occupied Palestine, and targeting the Jihad Azur said. He warned that the attacking missiles and other threats. refinery there, saying the rockets were figures were provisional because it The official said the missile detection in response to recent Zionist was too early to conduct a thorough and deflection system was not bombardment of key infrastructure in review of the damage, “particularly to operating apparently because the Lebanon. The Hezbollah has also fired roads and communication networks”. sailors did not anticipate such an a barrage of rockets at Haifa’s Railway Azur said the Israeli air raids, because attack by Hizbollah. Station completely destroying it. they had effectively halted the tourist London, Jul 16 — A press report, Port Said, Jul 17 — General cargo season, had dealt a blow to a dated today, states: Director General Moon Light was hit in Lebanese blossoming sector of the Lebanese of Syrian Ports Brigadier Mohsen territorial waters, while underway to economy. “I think it will be difficult to Hassan ruled out today that the Tartous with a full cargo of cement reach the growth target for this year missile that targeted general cargo loaded in Damietta. The vessel of four to five per cent that we had Moon Light, manned by 12 Egyptian sustained serious damages and the been counting on,” he said. And the sailors, had been launched from crew were rescued by the Syrian government’s hopes of setting a Lebanon. Speaking to Syrian authorities and repatriated to Cairo tourism record this year with 1.6 Television, he said that the vessel, yesterday, except for one crew member million visitors have also been dashed, which had been 80 kilometres off the who is still in hospital in Syria. The he said. Nevertheless, Azur insisted Lebanese shores and flying the vessel was abandonned “in situ”. — that the Lebanese economy was Cambodian flag, was more likely to Lloyd’s Agents. “stable” and said there was no danger have been hit by a missile launched London, Jul 18 — Two truck drivers of a devaluation of the Lebanese from one of the Israeli warships or waiting to pick up cargo in Beirut’s pound. He added that the Beirut stock planes that were besieging Israel. He port were killed when Israel launched exchange was still up and running added that what indicated this attack another offensive on the city in the Friday, the last normal business day, took place with the knowledge of the early hours of yesterday. The bombing and that it was determined to open Israeli marine forces was that it was was the second attack on Beirut’s again next week. The Beirut stock they who contacted the vessel that international port within 48 hours. exchange has lost 10 per cent since the rescued the sailors. Israel had denied Damage was light the first time with Israeli raids began Wednesday, it had launched its missiles at the no injuries reported, but the later dragged down by a steep drop in real vessel, and accused Hezbollah of strike was much more serious. Beirut estate giant Solidere’s share price. having staged the attack. Meanwhile, Container Terminal’s 25-strong Beirut, Jul 18 — Three Navy vessels director of the Basel Hospital where morning shift had been about to start have been allowed to enter Beirut port the sailors had been taken after being work when the port was hit. Port by the Israeli Navy to evacuate people rescued said that their condition was infrastructure appears to have holding foreign passports. These “very good” with the exception of one escaped so far, but yesterday’s attack vessels are Ira Petra, Hual who had been severely wounded and was directed at a part of the port Transporter and Durant de la Penne. had to undergo surgery. He said this where trucks were parked outside the — Lloyd’s Agents. sailor was now in the intensive care terminal ready to collect cargo bound London, Jul 18 — A press report, unit. Moreover, medical sources at the for local shops and markets. The port, dared today, states: The evacuation of hospital told KUNA the sailor’s leg including the recently opened foreigners from Lebanon is being had been amputated as it was almost container terminal, has been stepped up, as Israeli warplanes carry severed at the time of his admittance blockaded since last Thursday (Jul out a seventh day of air strikes. to the hospital. 13), but four small containership France and Italy have moved 1,600 London, Jul 17 — An Israeli warship feeders ordered to remain in Lebanese Europeans by ship to Cyprus, and off the Lebanese coast hit Beirut’s waters have now been allowed to sail. British warships are preparing to airport with four missiles yesterday, In Israel the northern city of Haifa transport thousands of Britons. The setting a fuel tank ablaze, Lebanese was closed yesterday following United Nations has warned of a security officials said. The Rafik Hizbollah rocket attacks from humanitarian disaster in Lebanon as Hariri International Airport has been Lebanon, the transport ministry said. people flee their homes. Israel is closed since Israeli aircraft fired Meanwhile, a group of the world’s top targeting Hezbollah fighters, who missiles at its three runways container lines that belong to the have captured two of its soldiers. More Wednesday (Jul 12), the first of five Europe Mediterranean Trade than 200 Lebanese citizens have been days of attacks on targets in Lebanon. Agreement have warned shippers that killed since Israel launched air strikes The airport now has been hit four they may impose a war risk surcharge last Wednesday (Jul 12). Twenty-four times. Israel has struck bridges, roads if their insurance costs increase. As Israelis have died - 12 as a result of and army bases, knocked out well as the two trucker fatalities in Hezbollah rocket attacks. Israeli electricity to much of the Lebanese Beirut there were several injuries in Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni capital and imposed an air and sea the latest rocket attack, and vehicles reiterated tosday her government’s blockade since Hezbollah guerillas were also destroyed. The almost new demands that soldiers captured last captured two Israeli soldiers container terminal, used as a Wednesday should be freed without Wednesday. The Lebanese Hezbollah transhipment hub by global box lines condition and that Hezbollah should movement has responded to the Mediterranean Shipping Co and CMA be disarmed. She was speaking after Zionist entity’s bombardment of CGM, has managed to shift more than talks toesday with a UN team trying Lebanon by launching a barrage of 1,000 containers since the Israeli to negotiate a ceasefire. Tens of rockets at the city of Haifa in the strikes began last Wednesday, but thousands of foreigners are set to

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27 Political & Civil Unrest leave Lebanon by land, sea, and air in of International Freight Forwarders & Hizbollah said it had repelled the the coming days. This morning, a ferry Customs Clearing Agents declared raids. Despite international diplomatic chartered by France brought 1,200 yesterday that at the timebeing the efforts, there was no sign Israel or its Europeans to the Cypriot port of customs brokerage industry, as well as Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim foes were Larnaca. Nearly 400 people arrived on the freight forwarding sector in Haifa, ready to heed the Beirut government’s an Italian navy vessel yesterday night. will be unable to provide its regular pleas for an immediate halt to fighting British warships are standing by to daily service. The federation that has cost 277 lives in Lebanon and transport up to 12,000 Britons and a management declared that together 25 in Israel. Hizbollah, backed by further 10,000 people with dual with the Israeli Customs Authority, Syria and Iran, wants to swap two British-Lebanese nationality to they are doing their best to find ways Israeli soldiers it captured on July 12 Cyprus. US military helicopters have to ease the situation and release as for Lebanese and Palestinians in started flying American citizens from many shipments as possible. Despite Israeli jails. Israel is determined to Lebanon to Cyprus. A commercial ship the large number of incoming rockets, drive the guerrillas from the south to escorted by a US destroyer is due to their effectiveness is low and the halt cross-border rocket attacks. At move another 25,000 people to safety. number of casualties and property least 12 Lebanese, including several Canada has also chartered ships to damage is relatively small. South of children, were killed and 30 wounded evacuate thousands of its nationals. Haifa life routine is not substantially in an Israeli air strike that destroyed Other governments are organising affected. — Lloyd’s Agents. several houses in the southern village pullouts by land to Syria. London, Jul 18 — A press report, of Srifa, residents said. At least 29 Correspondents in southern Lebanon dated today, states: The Home Front other civilians were killed in air says the roads are clogged with packed Command ordered on Sunday (Jul 16) strikes that hammered other parts of vehicles. The UN’s top humanitarian the Haifa Port authority to evacuate south and east Lebanon, security official, Jan Egeland, said air strikes all cargo vessels from the port until sources said. Hizbollah said one of its on roads and bridges were hampering further notice. The Ashdod port has fighters was killed. More Hizbollah efforts to help the people fleeing their started preparing for large-scale rockets fell on the Israeli city of Haifa homes. Israel has continued its air absorption of cargo and passenger and one hit an empty seafront raids over southern Beirut, where ships. Due to terrorists attacks and restaurant. A few people were hurt. Hezbollah has its headquarters, and rocket barrage that hit the city of An Israeli helicopter fired two rockets others parts of Lebanon. Six bodies Haifa and the port of Haifa, the Home at trucks parked in a leafy road in were pulled from the rubble of a home Front Command ordered the Haifa Ashrafiya, a Christian district in the in the border village of Aitaroun, and port authority on Sunday to evacuate heart of Beirut, witnesses said. No one another family was killed in the all cargo vessels from the port until was hurt. The conflict has forced about coastal city of Tyre. Meanwhile further notice. Due to the situation 100,000 Lebanese to flee their homes. Hezbollah has continued to fire and the fear that the Hezbollah will Panicked foreigners have flooded out rockets into northern Israel. Several continue targeting Haifa, the Home of the country. Nine military ships, landed in Haifa on Tuesday. There Front Command ordered Israelis in including a helicopter carrier and a were no reported casualties. the Haifa region to stay in bomb dock landing ship, and thousands of Overnight, five people were injured in shelters and secured area. Customs Marines and sailors were involved in a rocket attack on the Israeli town of offices were ordered to close as well as the U.S. operation, U.S. officials said. Safed. UN Secretary General Kofi other government offices. Local More than 2,400 Americans are to be Annan said he expects European customs brokers as well as freight evacuated by air and sea today, the nations to contribute troops to a forwarders are unable to operate due first of up to 8,000 to be taken from proposed stabilisation force to end the to stuff shortage. Following the Haifa Lebanon. About 200 Belgians waited fighting. port’s evacuation ships have been to get on buses from central Beirut to Ashdod, Jul 18 — As a result of the routed to the port of Ashdod. The the Syrian border. “I got the green damage caused by a missile that was Ashdod port has started preparing for light from the Israelis,” Belgian consul fired from the Lebanese coast towards large-scale absorption of cargo and Karina Tuytschaever told Reuters. general cargo Moon Light near the passenger ships. The management Two explosions from an air strike on coast of Lebanon, all vessels sailing in made sure to reinforce manpower and southern Beirut echoed over the city the East Mediterranean sea are recruit additional employees in order as the families clustered round the warned no to go under the range of 50 to enable continuous work on the buses. France was hoping to move miles from the coast of Lebanon. This docks. The Israeli National Federation another 850 of its 10,000 citizens in message is valid from 0500, UTC, Jul of International Freight Forwarders & Lebanon by ship to Cyprus through 15. Haifa Port: Due to a rocket Customs Clearing Agents declared Israel’s naval blockade, after taking barrage that hit the city of Haifa, a yesterday that at the time being the out 800 on Tuesday, an embassy source port city of some 250,000 people, 18 customs brokerage industry, as well as said. Britain said it had six ships miles from the international border, the freight forwarding sector in Haifa, ready to start moving some of the and the port of Haifa, the Home Front will be unable to provide its regular 5,000 citizens it expects to evacuate Command ordered the Haifa Port daily service. The federation this week. A Royal Navy warship Authority on Sunday to evacuate all managemant declared that together arrived in Cyprus with 170 British cargo vessels from the port until with the Israeli Customs Authority, evacuees aboard. Israel’s offensive in further notice. Due to the situation they doing their best to find ways to Lebanon has coincided with a three- and the fear that the Hezbollah will ease the situation and release as many week-old push into the Gaza Strip to continue targeting Haifa, the Home shipments as possible. recover another soldier, seized by Front Command ordered Israelis in London, Jul 19 — The Lebanese ports Palestinian militants on June 25. the Haifa region to stay in bomb of Beirut and Tripoli are out of Tanks pushed into central Gaza’s shelters and secured areas. Customs operation following air raids, Jul 18. Maghazi refugee camp today, killing offices were ordered to close as well as The extent of the damage has yet to be four gunmen and two civilians and other government offices.Local evaluated. Beirut Airport remains out wounding more than 45 people, customs brokers as well as freight of action as a result of the continuing including 10 children, Palestinian forwarders are unable to operate due situation. medics said. The Israeli army said five to staff shortages. Following the Haifa Beirut, Jul 19 — Israel unleashed soldiers were wounded. Israeli troops port’s evacuation, ships have been fierce air strikes on Lebanon today, shot dead three Palestinian gunmen in routed to the port of Ashdod. The killing 41 civilians and a Hizbollah a raid on a security compound in the Ashdod port has started preparing for fighter, as ships and buses left Beirut occupied West Bank town of Nablus. A large-scale absorption of cargo and laden with thousands of foreigners frenzy of international diplomacy has passenger ships. The management fleeing the eight-day-old conflict. failed so far to curtail the violence in made sure to reinforce manpower and Israeli ground troops crossed the the Middle East, tangled with wider recruit additional employees in order border in what the Israeli army called regional conflicts involving Syria, to enable continuous work on the restricted attacks on Hizbollah Iran, Iraq and others. 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28 Political & Civil Unrest the south and enlarging an evacuation of US citizens. Cyprus, They were taken down overnight after international force there to try to end however, says it cannot cope with the Gbagbo told the protesters to do so in the fighting, diplomats in Jerusalem influx of evacuees, expected to reach a statement broadcast by state said today. They said the proposed 60,000, and appeals to the European television. Cocoa export activity also steps would be presented to U.N. Commission for additional planes to resumed this following the temporary Secretary-General Kofi Annan in New fly evacuees to their home countries. shutdown of Abidjan’s port during York following talks this week But as thousands of foreigners leave, yesterday’s protests. The protesters between the envoys and top Israeli aid agencies are expressing increasing took to the street to oppose a and Lebanese officials, but the concern for those who will be left programme which is a key part of a Western diplomats said this did not behind, especially people in the south faltering U.N. plan to reunite the war- mean the ideas already had the who have been displaced by the divided West African state and hold agreement of Israel, Lebanon or fighting. The United Nations’ national elections by the end of Hizbollah. U.S. President George W. emergency relief co-ordinator, Jan October. The scheme aims to issue Bush has called Hizbollah the root Egeland, said that without a truce identity papers to around 3.5 million cause of the conflict, saying its ally allowing aid agencies to begin the people who are not legally registered Syria was trying to “get back into relief effort there would be a with the state. But the country’s Lebanon” a year after its troops ended “catastrophe”. “It is nearly impossible ruling party has vowed to block the a 29-year stay. — Reuters. in southern Lebanon to move anything process — administered by a rebel- London, Jul 20 — Lebanon says the anywhere because it is too dangerous. nominated minister in a unity military offensive from Israel has It is too dangerous for our people to government — arguing that pro- inflicted $2 billion of damage to its move things,” he said. Mr Egeland opposition foreigners may fraudulently infrastructure. As Israeli raids said that neither Hezbollah nor the gain nationality and voting rights. continued yesterday against Hezbollah Israelis seemed to care about civilian Doubts about the October poll positions, Lebanon’s Finance Minister suffering, adding that nearly a third of deadline are growing as delays dog the Jihad Azour said damage costs to the the dead or wounded were children plans to identify and register voters country were growing by the hour. and the wounded could not be helped and disarm the opposing factions. — Lebanese authorities say more than because roads and bridges had been Reuters. 280 people — mainly civilians — have cut by Israeli air strikes. “The Israeli died while Israel says 25 Israelis have military attacks are all over the PHILIPPINES died, including 13 civilians. Azour told country. There are aerial Manila, Jul 20 — Ten communist the newspaper the targets have bombardments which are in hundreds rebels and four Philippine soldiers included roads, bridges, of places really. I think it is a were killed in a gun battle at a telecommunications, electricity, ports, disproportionate response, really,” Mr checkpoint on the southern island of airports and private sector facilities. Egeland said. “But I also clearly see Mindanao, an army spokesman said The report said banks in Lebanon that Hezbollah is trying to blend into today. Lieutenant-Colonel Francisco were restricting the withdrawal of the civilian population in too many Simbajon said soldiers set up dollars. But Azour said central bank places and they bear also a heavy checkpoints on a highway in Davao del foreign currency reserves of $13 billion responsibility for this. They do not Norte province yesterday to stop plans would help keep any pressure on the seem to care that they really inflict a by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to Lebanese pound under control. lot of suffering on their own disrupt a festival in Kapalong town. London, Jul 20 — A press report, population,” he added. In the southern “We were alerted by some villagers on dated today, states: Israeli soldiers are Lebanese city of Tyre the evacuation of the movement of rebels in the area,” fighting Hezbollah militants inside the hundreds of foreign nationals who had he told reporters, adding a senior Lebanese border, Israeli military been trapped by the fighting has guerrilla leader was among those officials say. The clashes come as begun. The group, which was forced to killed. — Reuters. Israel keeps up its bombing of spend the night in the open on the Lebanon, carrying out 80 air strikes beachfront after the evacuation was SRI LANKA early today. The Lebanese prime cancelled yesterday, are being London, Jul 16 — A press report, minister has called for an immediate transferred in UN convoys to Tyre port dated Jul 15, states: Sri Lanka’s Tamil ceasefire, saying that 300 people have then ferried to an awaiting passenger Tiger rebels claimed Friday (Jul 14) to been killed and 500,000 displaced by ship. Many Lebanese fear that the have killed at least 10 government the violence. Bombed roads are violence could escalate further once soldiers in fighting earlier in the day, hampering aid efforts, with the UN the foreign nationals are evacuated. while losing four of their own, warning the humanitarian crisis is Yesterday evening, Israel said 23 according to the rebel-linked TamilNet worsening by the hour. The nine days tonnes of explosives had been dropped website. Reuters, meanwhile, quoted a of fighting - triggered by the capture on a bunker in the south of Beirut rebel official as saying 22 bodies were of two Israeli soldiers by the militant where senior Hezbollah figures, found after the incident, which would Hezbollah group in a cross-border raid possibly including leader Sheikh make it the single biggest death toll in - have left 29 Israelis dead, including Hassan Nasrallah, were believed to a military clash since a 2002 cease-fire 15 civilians killed by rockets fired by hiding, but Hezbollah issued a halted two decades of civil war. Hezbollah into Israel. Captain Eric statement saying the building Colombo, Jul 17 — Suspected Tamil Schneider from the Israeli Defence targeted was a mosque under Tiger rebels killed one soldier and Force said there was heavy fighting construction and “no Hezbollah injured 12 other people, including between Israeli troops and Hezbollah leaders or personnel were killed in the four civilians, in a series of deadly militants in two places inside strike”. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud mine ambushes in northern and Lebanon’s border and that there had Olmert said the campaign against the eastern Sri Lanka today, officials been injuries on both sides. “In one militants would continue “as long as said. The soldier was killed in a incident an anti-tank missile fired by necessary” to free its captured soldiers blast in the northern army-held the Hezbollah struck an IDF vehicle and ensure Hezbollah is not a threat. Jaffna peninsula, while five navy and there have been casualties on the sailors were injured in the eastern Israeli side in addition to casualties on IVORY COAST district of Trincomalee and another the Hezbollah side,” he said. Many Abidjan, Jul 20 — Traffic flowed and blast hit the nortwestern district of thousands of people continue to flee shops and offices opened for business Mannar — all three districts heavily Lebanon, and a number of countries in Ivory Coast’s economic capital scarred by a two-decade civil war. have sent ships and helicopters to Abidjan today after youths dismantled “The attacks were obviously by the move their nationals. Britons in the barricades they had set up to protest Tigers,” said a military spokesman. Lebanese capital, Beirut, are being against a pre-election identity scheme. The attackers used deadly Claymore told to gather at a conference centre in Dozens of roadblocks erected fragmentation mines, which spray the city, while about 40 US marines yesterday across Abidjan by youths hundreds of ball bearings which can from the USS Nashville have come loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo had rip through the bodies of vehicles. — ashore in Beirut to assist with the paralysed much of the city for the day. Reuters.

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29 Political & Civil Unrest/Labour Disputes

Colombo, Jul 19 — Tamil Tiger rebels SPLA keeps most of its forces south of outsourcing and health insurance ambushed an army bus in Sri Lanka’s Bentiu, the former militia forces contributions, the union said. The northern Jaffna peninsula today, remain in town and the SSIM’s parties have not met since March. — wounding nine servicemen, the barracks are located between two SAF Reuters. military said. The attack comes after garrisons in Rubkona,” he added. — the suspected Liberation Tigers of Reuters. CREW OF AUSTRALIAN-FLAGGED Tamil Eelam rebels killed three people VESSEL AT HOBART, AUSTRALIA and wounded 23 others on Monday UGANDA London, Jul 13 — A press report, (Jul 17) and yesterday in two similar London, Jul 17 — A press report, dated Jul 14, states: The vessel at the attacks in the island’s north and east. dated today, states: Peace talks centre of a national dispute allegedly “An army bus was hit by a Claymore between Uganda’s government and over Australia’s new industrial mine on the Jaffna peninsula,” said rebels are due to continue, a day after relations laws, chemical tanker Stolt military spokesman Brigadier Prasad the government said the rebels must Australia, has left Hobart. It is Samarasinghe. Army sources said disarm to receive amnesty. The understood an agreement was reached seven soldiers and two officers were historic talks in southern Sudan had a last night between the company, the injured in the attack. — Reuters. difficult start when rebels accused the Australian Council of Trade Unions government of corruption and and the Maritime Union of Australia. SUDAN threatened to continue fighting. The The chemical tanker left Hobart at Rubkona, Jul 19 — Four soldiers and government delegation then called on 2230 hrs, and is believed to be bound seven civilians were killed in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) for Port Hedland in South Australia southern Sudanese town of Rubkona fighters to hand over their weapons. before heading to Singapore. after soldiers of the Sudan Armed The talks are considered north Forces (SAF) and the southern Sudan Uganda’s best chance for peace in CREW OF ST VINCENT & People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) years. Over the weekend, mediators in GRENADINES VESSEL AT opened fire in the middle of town, the southern Sudanese town of Juba COPENHAGEN, DENMARK according to residents. Although have been trying to calm tensions Copenhagen, Jul 14 — Yesterday the people have returned to the streets of between government and rebel crew of refrigerated general cargo Rubkona - adjacent to Bentiu, the delegates. The government side has Alexa (6122 gt, built 1965) was taken capital of Unit State - the presence of been angered by what it regards as off at Copenhagen roads with the help armoured vehicles is evidence of belligerent remarks by rebels at the of ITF (International tensions. “There was a dispute in the opening ceremony. Correspondents say Transportworkers Federation). The market on Sunday (Jul 16) - between a the Ugandan delegation at one stage crew has not been paid for more than soldier of the SAF and one of the threatened to return home on what 12 months according to ITF and was SPLA - which ended in a fist-fight,” was scheduled to be the first full day out of supplies. The owner, a Russian said a bystander. “On Monday (Jul 17), of talks. At the opening ceremony on from Kaliningrad, claims that the the SAF soldier returned to the Friday (Jul 14) night, delegates from vessel has been up ducked by the crew market with his gun and killed the the LRA warned that the Ugandan and refuses to pay any of them. So the SPLA soldier and wounded two of his government would be “in for a shock” 30 persons on board was taken off and colleagues.” Although the perpetrator if it thought the rebels were about to shipped back to Kaliningrad on ITF. went into hiding in a barracks of the surrender. The rebels - who have been The vessel is now lying for an anchor Sudanese military, SPLA soldiers - promised an amnesty - have not sent without anyone on board awaiting the who formerly belonged to the South their top leaders to the negotiations, owners decision. — Correspondent. Sudan Independence Movement but say they are willing to sign a Copenhagen, Jul 18 — The Danish (SSIM) militia - sought revenge. When ceasefire. Few of the 17-member Port Authorities have confirmed to us they encountered two other SAF delegation that arrived in Juba on that the refrigerated general cargo soldiers in the street, they shot them Thursday (Jul 13) have combat Alexa had its crew taken off at on the spot, sparking a spiral into experience and many of them are Copenhagen Roads / Anchoring Berth, greater violence. “[Subsequently,] both based abroad. It is debatable whether but no further details could be heavily armed groups went into a they have the influence to negotiate on obtained as the vessel does not report nearby residential area but avoided a behalf of the leadership in the bush. to the Port Authorities while on the direct confrontation,” the observer LRA leader Joseph Kony and four of Anchorage Ground. — Lloyd’s Agents. said. “Instead, the SSIM soldiers shot his commanders are wanted for war Copenhagen, Jul 19 — General cargo Arab civilians, while the SAF killed crimes by the International Criminal Alexa is still at Copenhagen roads, [alleged] SSIM supporters.” The Court (ICC). Ugandan President anchorage berth. The vessel in presence of the two government- Yoweri Museveni has offered them a retained by the Danish Maritime aligned militia groups, the SSIM in full and guaranteed amnesty as long Authority because there is now crew on Rubkona and the South Sudan Unity as they renounce violence. board. Reportedly the vessel will be Movement (SSUM) in Bentiu, released once a crew arrives and contributed to a highly volatile according to information obtained from security situation in the two towns the owner, a new crew will arrive in a during the civil war. A degree of day or two. Until then the Admiral stability returned after the two Danish Fleet will keep the vessel militias formally agreed to join the under surveillance. — Lloyd’s Agents. SPLA under the January 9, 2006 Juba Declaration, signed by Paulino Matip, MEXICO former leader of the SSUM and London, Jul 17 — A press report, current deputy chief of staff of the CANADA dated yesterday, states: Grupo Mexico SPLA forces. Tensions can easily flare Toronto, Jul 19 — Teamsters railway SA, the world’s seventh-largest copper up, however. The streets are awash workers said today they initiated a miner, resolved a strike at its Cananea with armed militiamen and soldiers, strike against Canadian National copper mine and will restart as the SAF and the SPLA keep troops Railway in an effort to resolve a long- operations after union workers shut in the area and the two militias standing contract dispute. The strike down the mine Jun 1, said Mexico’s largely maintain separate forces, targets properties of the former Grand miners union in a statement. Mexico despite their formal alliance with the Trunk Western, Detroit Toledo & City-based Grupo Mexico agreed to SPLA. “The SAF has three garrisons Ironton, and Detroit Toledo & Shore pay 50 percent of lost wages during in town - their largest deployment in Line portions of the rail company. The the strike, the union said. Cananea, the south,” a political analyst said. “At union, which represents about 250 the country’s largest copper mine, the same time, the SPLA is bringing maintenance workers, said the strike produces about 150,000 metric tons of in large numbers of troops that have comes after months of unsuccessful copper content or almost half the withdrawn from eastern Sudan, which bargaining and mediation. The talks 325,000 tons of refined copper that the leads to tensions.” “Although the broke off over seniority rights, company produces a year in Mexico.

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30 Labour Dispiutes/Awards & Settlements

SOUTH AFRICA attempt, their second in as many London, Jul 18 — A press report, days, to remove the workers, but were dated today, states: About 43 000 pushed back by the striking workers, commuters were stranded in North who poured hot water on the police West Province, this morning after and wielded burning sticks, Kim said. over 70 bus drivers embarked on About 6,800 riot police were guarding strike. Atamelang Bus Transport the building, but it was unclear drivers, affiliated to South African whether or when they would move Transport and Allied Workers Union, into the building again, he said. The are demanding amongst others the workers have been occupying the “KICKBACKS,” UNITED STATES improvements on benefits and building after negotiations with their London, Jul 18 — A press report, working conditions. The drivers of 126 companies for higher wages and dated today, states: Medtronic Inc, the buses at Atamelang, Mafikeng, better working conditions failed. The world’s largest maker of electronic Lichtenburg and Zeerust buses depot strikers are believed to have taken heart-rhythm devices, agreed to pay were toy-toying at the Mafikeng bus over the building to dramatize their $40 million to settle civil claims that depot since yesterday. The police were protest. its Sofamor Danek unit paid kickbacks called after the strikers forced their London, Jul 18 — A press report, to doctors to get them to use its spinal way into the premises. A great dated today, states: Unionised products. The government had alleged number of buses were parked while workers at Kia Motors Corp. launched that Fridley-based Medtronic paid the drivers continue with the a partial strike toesday to press for kickbacks in a number of forms, industrial action. The workers alleged wage hikes and improvements in including sham consulting agreements the unilateral changes of conditions of other working conditions, the latest in and royalties, and lavish trips, in employment that include decrease in a series of labour disputes in the local violation of federal rules and the False travel allowance and changing of auto sector. The strike, which started Claims Act, the U.S. Justice payment system from weekly to at 1030 hrs, at Kia Motors’ plant in Department said in a statement. The monthly. Management insists that all Kwangju, South Cholla Province, will investigation was triggered by the the changes were negotiated and last until Thursday (Jul 20), with filing of a whistleblower complaint in agreed upon at the bargaining council unionised workers at three local 2002. Under the U.S. False Claims early this year. Simon Letseka, the plants taking turns “laying down their Act, private parties may file managing director of Atamelang Bus tools” for two hours every day, labour whistleblower lawsuits on behalf of Transport says: “Even if the representatives said. The strike came the government and collect a share of agreement was reached at the after the management and the labour any recovery. The government then bargaining council, in order to meet union failed to find common ground reviews the suits and decides whether our drivers half way, we felt that it on the latter’s demand for a raise of to join. “Kickbacks to physicians are was best that we apply or implement 100,000 won in monthly pay and a 100 incompatible with a properly the agreement as applicable in the percent increase in bonuses. Around functioning health care system,” financial year 2005.” The workers vow 20,000 workers at those plants are Assistant Attorney General Peter to continue with the industrial action taking part in the walkouts, the Keisler said in the statement. “They until the management address their representatives said. The labour corrupt physicians’ medical judgment, demands. On the other hand, the disputes follow partial walkouts at and they cause over-utilization and management says “no work - no pay” other car manufacturers, including misallocation of vital health care will apply because the bus transport the nation’s top automaker Hyundai resources.” Medtronic, which admitted is loosing over R243 000 per day. Motor, raising concerns over the no wrongdoing, will record a one-time protests having an adverse impact on charge in its fiscal first quarter, which SOUTH KOREA the nation’s economy. Disgruntled ends Jul 28, to account for the London, Jul 17 — A press report, workers at Hyundai Motor have payment, company spokesman Rob dated today, states: More than 80 staged partial strikes since late last Clark said. Under terms of a five-year people have been injured in scuffles month, demanding a 9.1 percent rise agreement, Sofamor Danek must set the last several days between police in basic salary and other incentives up an electronic database to capture and striking workers who are for the past three weeks. The and manage all non-sales-related occupying the headquarters of South company estimates that the labour transactions with customers. Those Korean steelmaker Posco, police and disputes by one of the nation’s most transactions will be monitored by company management and an outside media reports said today. Since militant unions have cost 760 billion review organization. “Medtronic has Thursday (Jul 13), about 1,500 won in lost production over the co-operated fully with the government construction workers from Posco’s period. Unions at smaller automakers during its investigation,” Chief subcontracting companies have been GM Daewoo Auto & Technology and Executive Officer Art Collins said in a staging a sit-in at the 12-story Ssangyong Motor also joined the statement. “We realize that any building, demanding better wages. labour activities last Friday (Jul 14) organization may be judged by the Posco, the world’s fifth-largest as their negotiations on wage actions of a few. We expect every steelmaker, says it has no direct increases ended in failure. Medtronic employee to adhere to high connection with the workers, but is London, Jul 20 — Hyundai Motor ethical standards at all times.” Shares losing 10 billion won (US$10.5 Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, of Medtronic fell 13 cents to $47.37 million; euro8.3 million) a day said today that a partial strike by its this morning in New York Stock because of the strike. Posco workers labour union has forced it to suspend Exchange composite trading. have been unable to enter the vehicle exports. “Exports have building during the takeover. stopped,” Hyundai spokesman Oles CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT, Yesterday, 55 police were hurt in a Gadacz said. He added that the UNITED STATES violent protest by construction company has about three month’s London, Jul 20 — A press report, workers, who wielded bamboo sticks worth of vehicle inventory already dated Jul 19, states: After seven years near the Posco headquarters in shipped overseas so there has been no of litigation, a team of Cleveland Pohang, about 370 kilometres supply disruption to dealers. lawyers won a $52 million class-action southeast of Seoul, Kim Tae-ho, an Unionised workers at Hyundai have today on behalf of 8,000 workers who officer at the Pohang Nambu Police been on strike for parts of some work sued the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Station said. Another eight police days since last month, seeking higher Compensation. Even after the Ohio officers were injured today. wages and better working conditions. Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that the Meanwhile, about 20 of the striking The strike has so far cost the company bureau’s practice of reclaiming money workers have been hurt, Yonhap News 78,616 vehicles in lost production paid by third parties to injured Agency reported. At 2300 hrs, worth 1.08 trillion won ($1.13 billion), workers was unconstitutional, it took yesterday, police made another Gadacz said. the bureau more than a year to agree

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31 Awards & Settlements to pay back the millions of wrongly Londo, Jul 12 — A press report, Surveillance videotapes captured the collected dollars. The bureau claimed dated yesterday, states: A disabled raid at Stratford High School, in the money from workers from teenager was awarded £1.95million which officers drew their guns, throughout the state between 1995 compensation from Basildon Hospital ordered students to lie on the floor and and 2001. A bureau spokesman said yesterday, because medics failed to used a dog to search them for illegal the money was held in reserve and spot a tumour. Joshua Pinnell, from drugs. Police found no drugs and no would not damage the department’s Crays Hill, was just three in January arrests were made, though some bottom line, which already is reeling 1994, when he began to suffer students were handcuffed for a time. from failed investments in rare coins recurring headaches, deteriorating About 140 students were in the school. and hedge funds. Plaintiffs’ attorney vision and hallucinations. He The students will split $1.2 million. Patrick Perotti and his co-counsel, underwent CT scans at Basildon Their attorneys will receive the Craig Bashein, called the judgment Hospital, doctors didn’t spot the remaining $400,000. The exact unprecedented in the state, taking symptoms of an underlying tumour on amount each student receives will into account the size of the damages to the pituitary gland. By the time the depend on the final number of claims, be paid, the size of the payouts correct diagnosis was made, it was too but could average between $6,000 and expected, and the 100 percent returns late, the High Court heard. The $12,000 apiece. The raid provoked to be paid to the workers. In most tumour was removed in 1994, but had marches and lawsuits and brought class action suits, the plaintiffs destroyed Joshua’s vision and left him national media attention and the receive only a percentage of their on life-long medication. Joshua, who is resignation of the school’s longtime losses, often as little as 10 percent, the now 16 and has just finished his principal. lawyers said. And the class members GCSEs, sued the hospital trust usually have to share in the expenses through his mother Rebecca Pinnell, PRICE-FIXING, UNITED STATES and legal fees - costs that won’t be for negligence in failing to detect the London, Jul 17 — A press report, borne by the plaintiffs in this case. tumour in time. The trust admitted dated today, states: De Beers agreed to The plaintiffs’ attorneys - four firms liability. pay an additional $45-million to settle worked on the case - will receive 30 a lawsuit by US consumers, retailers percent of the $52 million damage PATENT INFRINGEMENT, and jewellery makers who alleged the award. UNITED STATES company fixed prices from 1994 to London, Jul 19 — U.S. judge on 2005, Antwerp-based Polished Prices CONTRACT DISPUTE, Monday (Jul 17) withdrew a $307 said, citing a De Beers statement. The UNITED STATES million patent infringement award to sum is in addition to the $250-million London, Jul 13 — A press report, Rambus, saying the computer the world’s biggest diamond company dated Jul 11, states: Valeant technology developer could accept agreed to pay on Nov 30 last year. The Pharmaceuticals International said much-reduced damages or face additional payments are still subject today that a California court levelled a another trial. Judge Ronald Whyte of to approval by the US District Court of $2.4 million judgement against the the U.S. court for the Northern New Jersey, said Polished Prices, a company in a contract dispute with District of California offered Rambus diamond industry newswire. Caleel & Hayden LLC. The lawsuit $133.6 million, agreeing with South challenged Valeant’s termination of a Korean memory chipmaker Hynix TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESS, distribution agreement for Valeant’s Semiconductor that the previous UNITED STATES Kinerase skin-care product line. award was excessive. In April, a jury London, Jul 12 — A press report, Valeant said it planned to record the found Hynix guilty of violating dated today, states: Gov. Ed Rendell damages as a charge to its second- Rambus patents on a type of memory yesterday announced that $49 million quarter results. Valeant President and now found in nearly all personal in health research grants from Chief Executive Timothy C. Tyson said computers, a big legal victory for the Pennsylvania’s share from the he was “disappointed” and added that company, which develops technology to national tobacco settlement for 2005- Valeant intended “to pursue all legal make computers run faster. The Santa 06 will go to 40 health-care options available to the company.” Clara, Calif.-based company was still institutions, colleges, universities and evaluating the court’s ruling, said nonprofit health organizations. The MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, spokeswoman Linda Ashmore. Whyte awards include the following REPUBLIC OF IRELAND said that the jury’s award was based institutions in Pittsburgh: Allegheny- London, Jul 20 — A press report, on speculation that inflated the Singer Research Institute, $226,528; dated yestreday, states: The family of amount Hynix would have paid Carnegie Mellon University, $737,186; a 29-year-old man who died as a result Rambus in royalties, according to a Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, of negligence on the part of Tallaght copy of the ruling posted on Rambus’s $722,169; Duquesne University, Hospital in Dublin has been awarded Web site. The expectation of big legal $82,990; Magee-Womens Health Corp., 1.7 million Euros in a High Court payouts has boosted Rambus’s stock $600,197; MPC Corp., $160,481; settlement. Nicholas Meade went to over the past year. Although the NSABP Foundation Inc., $1.58 the accident and emergency at shares have lost more than half their million; Oncology Nursing Society, Tallaght Hospital on the Jan 21. He value since hitting a year high of $32,860; Pittsburgh Tissue had chicken pox and complained of almost $47 after the Hynix verdict, Engineering Initiative, $26,589; and severe stomach pains. His condition they are more than double their low of University of Pittsburgh, $9.23 deteriorated and he died on Jan 28. $10 hit last Septebmer. Rambus million. In addition to Pitt, the largest shares closed down 2 percent at $21.60 grants included those to University of on the Nasdaq on Monday. Pennsylvania, $9.23 million; Penn MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE, State University at University Park, UNITED KINGDOM POLICE RAID ON SCHOOL, $7.84 million; Thomas Jefferson London, Jul 12 — A boy who suffered UNITED STATES University, $4.26 million; and acute brain damage when he was London, Jul 12 — A press report, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, starved of oxygen during his birth at dated Jul 11, states: A federal judge $3.46 million. Royal Sussex County Hospital, yesterday approved a $1.6 million Brighton, has been awarded £4.8 class-action settlement to compensate VITAMINS CLASS-ACTION, million compensation. Brighton and students who were searched during a AUSTRALIA Sussex University Hospitals NHS 2003 high school drug raid in which London, Jul 17 — A press report, Trust apologised publicly to William police with guns drawn ordered dated today, states: Australia’s first- Kitchener-Thomas, now eight, and his students to the floor. US District ever cartel class action has reached a parents Nick Thomas, 53 and Gillian Judge Patrick Michael Duffy approved $30.5 million settlement, a Melbourne Kitchener, 45. The NHS trust the settlement in a lawsuit filed court heard today. The “vitamins class admitted liability during the hearing against the Berkeley County School action” was initiated in the Federal at the High Court in London. — “The District and the Goose Creek Police Court, in Melbourne, against three of Daily Telegraph.” Department by students’ families. the largest foreign producers of

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32 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents vitamin C. The companies, Roche, Clark and Lake station shortly after MCKENZIE AREA, BASF and Aventis, were accused of 1700 hrs when the operator realized NORTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES fixing prices for a range of vitamin there was a problem and stopped the London, Jul 18 — A press report, products used for animal nutrition or train, Kruesi said. The operator called dated Jul 17, states: Twenty cars from health over 10 years in the 1990s. The for power to the train to be cut, then a 110-car freight train hauling applicants in the class action alleged led passengers out of the cars and soybeans from Breckenridge, Minn., to that as a result of the cartel, through the smoky subway tunnel to Seattle derailed near Mckenzie, individuals, many of them farmers and an emergency exit, where they climbed central North Dakota, a BNSF businesses, lost market share or paid to the street above. “This thing Railway spokesman said. Three inflated prices. Kim Parker, principal happened the way it’s supposed to locomotives were pulling the of law firm Maurice Blackburn happen,’’ he said. Kruesi praised the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train Cashman, representing the applicants, operator, who he said had been on the about 1515, CDT, yesterday when the said the settlement was a great result job for 19 months and led passengers cars jumped the single-line tracks after seven years of legal battle. She out of the tunnel holding hands in a about 20 miles east of Bismarck, said said parties involved in the case single-file line. Bomb and arson company spokesman Gus Melonas in appeared at the Federal Court today detectives were on the scene, but there Seattle. Cause of the derailment had to seek court approval of the was no evidence of foul play, Police not been determined as of early today, settlement. “If the court approves this Superintendent Philip Cline said. Melonas said. Trains were rerouted as settlement it will be the first Investigators were searching for the railroad crews labored overnight to successfully concluded cartel class cause of the derailment and fire. remove the derailed cars and spilled action in Australia,” she said. “The Service was shut down on a rail line soybeans so the tracks could be outcome should send a big signal to that connects the city’s West Side to repaired. powerful companies that anti- O’Hare International Airport through competitive behaviour will not be downtown, said Chicago Transit NEOSHO RAPIDS AREA, KANSAS, tolerated by their victims or the Authority spokeswoman Ibis UNITED STATES Australian courts.” The Australian Antongiorgi. London, Jul 19 — A press report, class action was initiated after a dated Jul 18, states: A freight train worldwide conspiracy to raise and fix HELENA, MONTANA, derailment closed part of Kansas 130 the prices of vitamins was uncovered. UNITED STATES this afternoon after 30 to 40 cars left Companies received record penalties. London, Jul 19 — A press report, the tracks on the outskirts of Neosho dated Jul 18, states: A train Rapids. No injuries were reported, but derailment in Helena today resulted in Lyon County officials ordered nearby five cars and a locomotive coming off homes evacuated because of potential the tracks. It happened at 1105 hrs. chemicals on board the wrecked Montana Rail Link officials say two of containers. No leaks were reported the cars fell on their side, and one was and the evacuation was more of a leaking grain. The company says no precaution, Sheriff Gary Eichorn said. hazardous materials were spilled, and Officials didn’t immediately say what nobody was injured. The cause of the caused the derailment. CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, accident is still under investigation. UNITED STATES The train, which originated in Alberta, NORWICH TOWNSHIP AREA, London, Jul 15 — A press report, Minnesota, was on its way to Tacoma, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES dated yesterday, states: Cleanup is Washington when the derailment London, Jul 13 — A press report, under way in Cedar Falls after a train occurred. dated Jul 12, states: Pennsylvania derailment this morning. Police said state environmental officials said test nine coal cars went off the track about LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM results released today confirmed that 0700 hrs near the city’s downtown London, Jul 13 — A press report, fish and insect life at a once-pristine area, spilling tons of coal next to a dated Jul 12, states: The London trout stream had been devastated by a restaurant that overlooks the Cedar Underground is suing Bombardier chemical spill. A Norfolk Southern River. No one was hurt. The Inc’s rail division for $41 million over train derailed on Jun 30 near derailment happened on the Canadian a Jan 25, 2003, subway derailment in Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek, National Railway tracks. The cause which 32 passengers were injured. A dumping about 48,000 gallons of remains under investigation. spokeswoman for the Montreal-based sodium hydroxide into the stream. The company’s rail unit confirmed state Department of Environmental CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, yesterday that London Underground Protection said the company was UNITED STATES has launched a lawsuit alleging that helping to remove cargo and debris London, Jul 12 — A press report, design flaws in the train supplied by from the accident site. The dated today, states: A train derailed the manufacturer led to the accident department said almost all fish and and started a fire during the evening at Chancery Lane station. “We cannot insects within about seven7 miles of rush hour yesterday, filling a subway comment with the matter before the the spill site were killed. tunnel with smoke and forcing dozens courts,” Helene Gagnon said. However, Environmental officials have said it of soot-covered commuters to evacuate she pointed out that Bombardier could take years for animal life to while critically injuring at least two, inherited the cars when it acquired repopulate the creek. Before the spill, officials said. Terrorism was not German rail company Adtranz in the creek was rated as having the suspected. Evacuations began after 2001. Bombardier Transportation is highest water quality in the state. the last car of an eight-car commuter one of five members of Metronet, a train slipped off the tracks and private sector consortium that signed TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA material beneath the train caught fire, a 30-year contract in 2003 to maintain London, Jul 15 — A press report, said Chicago Transit Authority and upgrade track and trains on about dated today, states: About 65,000 GO President Frank Kruesi. Passengers two-thirds of London’s Underground Transit commuters were forced to find were moved to safety within an hour. subway system, affectionately known alternate ways home yesterday after a Raymond Orozco, fire commissioner, as the Tube. But Metronet’s operations CN freight train derailed in the said that 152 passengers were taken have been plagued by delays, cost Toronto’s west end, near the GO to hospitals. Many were in good or fair overruns and other problems. It was Mimico station. Tempers flared during condition, officials said, but at least fined about $5 million in May for track rush hour at Union Station, with some one hospital reported two patients in defects and delays in a program to commuters yelling at the GO Transit critical condition. Another hospital modernize 36 Tube stations. monitors indicating their trains were said two patients were in serious cancelled or delayed. All seven lines of condition. Thirty-three people declined MATSUE, JAPAN the commuter service were brought to treatment at the scene, Orozco said. See “Japan” under “Weather & a halt by the accident. Between six The train had just left the downtown Navigation.” and 10 VIA Rail trains, carrying more

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33 Railway Accidents/Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions than 1,000 passengers, were delayed, London, Jul 20 — A press report, illness responded well to treatment said VIA spokeswoman Catherine dated yesterday, states: A member of a administered on board the ship.” Kaloutsky. None of the cars was rescue team says the death toll from carrying flammable or toxic the collapse of a four-storey building substances. The cause of the in central Lagos in Nigeria has derailment, not far from hundreds of reached 43. “Between Tuesday and homes, is not yet known. The 129-car today (Wednesday) [local time], we freight train, which was heading west have so far recovered 43 bodies from from Oshawa to Oakville, derailed in the collapsed building,” a Red Cross the middle of the afternoon, blocking official told Lagos-based Channels both east and westbound traffic, said television. The report did not give the CN spokesman Ian Thomson. Six of name of the Red Cross official. The COAL MINE, SHANXI PROVINCE, the train’s cars jumped the track. No report said scores of other residents of CHINA one was hurt. But by dinnertime, one the building were still unaccounted Beijing, Jul 16 — A blast has killed track had been cleared and some GO for, and may have been buried in the 18 coal miners and trapped 39 at a Transit and VIA Rail trains were rubble of the building. An initial colliery in northern Shanxi province, heading out of Union Station. CN report had said that at least 20 people Xinhua news agency reported today. It officials said that by early this were killed in the disaster while 50 said six other miners escaped the blast morning, at least three tracks would others were injured. Witnesses say the yesterday afternoon. A seventh had be open for use, and by mid-afternoon building collapsed with a “bang” just been rescued and was being treated in today it would be business as usual for as residents were coming home from hospital for carbon monoxide both train services. CN’s Thomson work last night. The Red Cross poisoning. — Reuters. didn’t want to speculate on whether initially said 20 bodies had been London, Jul 17 — A press report, the heat, vandalism or equipment recovered while 50 injured people were dated today, states: An underground failure might have played a role in the pulled out of the rubble. Red Cross gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine accident. disaster officer Umar Mairiga says the killed at least 50 miners and left seven figure can still change as rescuers are missing, state television reported battling to save more people. Mr today. The explosion Saturday (Jul 15) Miscellaneous Mairiga says more than 100 people are in the Linjiazhuang Coal Mine in believed to have been “either inside or Jinzhong, a city in Shanxi province, around the vicinity” of the building was under investigation, the report when it collapsed. It contained 36 said. The official Xinhua News Agency flats, a penthouse and some shops. said a preliminary investigation blamed the blast on airborne coal dust OUTBREAK OF “BIRD FLU” that caught fire. BOVINE SPONGIFORM London, Jul 17 — A press report, ENCEPHALOPATHY, CANADA dated yesterday, states: A 44-year-old FACTORY, SHEFFIELD, London, Jul 14 — A press report, man has died as a result of bird flu UNITED KINGDOM dated Jul 13, states: The Canadian infection, say authorities in Indonesia. London, Jul 18 — A press report, Food Inspection Agency today The man was from eastern Jakarta. dated today, states: Fire has confirmed that a dairy cow had tested He was hospitalized on Jul 10 with a devastated a UK bakery plant owned positive for mad cow disease. The four- temperature, breathing problems and by struggling food processors, year-old cow was first reported on a bad cough. Authorities said the man Northern Foods, in an incident likely Monday (Jul 10) to have the disease, had been in close contact with live to harm their already faltering profits. after preliminary reports indicated the poultry. Local tests indicated he died Officials will enter the Fletcher’s animal may have had it. The entire of H5N1 avian flu infection. As with Bakers site in the next few days to carcass has been incinerated and did all local confirmed tests, samples have assess the extent of the damage and not enter the human or animal feed been sent on to a WHO recognized what impact this is likely to have on system, government officials told a laboratory in Hong Kong for final production at the factory, which news conference. It became the confirmation. (See issue of Jul 11.) produced speciality bakery goods such country’s seventh case of bovine as muffins, doughnuts and buns. Up to spongiform encephalopathy, and came OUTBREAK OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH £4m worth of damage to property and on the heels of Canada’s sixth DISEASE, CHINA loss of business at the Sheffield plant, confirmed case of the disease last London, Jul 12 — A new outbreak of which employed 650 workers, will be week. The cow, part of a herd of 300 foot-and-mouth disease was reported covered by the company’s insurance. head of cattle on an Alberta dairy in Qinghai Province, the Ministry of However, as the insurance company is farm, was among 170 other animals Agriculture confirmed on its Website wholly owned by Northern Foods, this that will be tested. (See issue of Apr yesterday. Cattle at three farms in could result in a sizeable dent in 18.) Zhoulong Village, Henan County, company profits. The Fletchers site began showing symptoms of the illness consists of two buildings, only one of COLLAPSE OF BUILDING, LAGOS, on Jul 1. Fifty-one cattle were affected which was damaged by the fire. Five of NIGERIA by Jul 6. On Jul 7, the affected cattle the 14 production units that were London, Jul 19 — A press report, were diagnosed with Asia-1 FMD by operable at the bakery are still being dated today, states: A four-storey the National Foot and Mouth Disease maintained in the unscathed building, apartment building collapsed Reference Laboratory. while other operations have been overnight in Nigeria’s commercial transferred to alternative Northern capital, and Red Cross officials OUTBREAK OF VIRUS ON Foods factories. A spokeswoman for helping pull bodies out of the rubble BAHAMAS VESSEL the company said: “We are very said today 11 people died. Red Cross London, Jul 19 — Celebrity Cruises’ optimistic about getting the factory up official Timothy Oladene said 35 passenger (cruise) Infinity (90228 gt, and running soon.” injured people had been rescued so far built 2001) is the latest vessel to be and sent by ambulance to several struck by an outbreak of suspected OIL REFINERY, VENEZUELA hospitals across the city. It was norovirus when more than 100 London, Jul 17 — A press report, unclear how many people were in the passengers were taken ill during an dated today, states: A fire broke out building when it collapsed late Alaskan cruise. The company said early today at a major oil refinery in yesterday, though an estimated 100 yesterday: “105 of the ship’s 2,282 western Venezuela, a state oil people lived there. Prince Oniru, an guests and 20 of its 952 crew members company official said. Officials were adviser to the Lagos state government have experienced the illness, which is still gathering information about the on infrastructure, said the building thought to be a norovirus brought on fire at the 635,000 barrel-a-day was weak and blamed those who built board by a guest previously exposed to Amuay refinery, and no further details it. it. Those affected by the short-lived were immediately available, a

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34 Fires & Explosions spokeswoman from Petroleos de premises of dozens of firms. F&C WAREHOUSE, BOW, LONDON, Venezuela SA said. Union Radio Property Asset Management, which UNITED KINGDOM reported the fire was large and began runs the centre, declined to comment London, Jul 14 — A press report, in the refinery’s distillation plant. It on the matter. dated Jul 13, states: A huge fire has said the site has been evacuated and ripped through a six-storey paper that access was being blocked by PREMISES, COLINDALE, storage warehouse in east London. security personnel. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Flames shot 20 to 30 ft into the air London, Jul 18 — A press report, London, Jul 14 — A press report, and smoke from the blaze could be dated Jul 17, states: A fire broke out dated Jul 13, states: About 100 seen across the city. About 100 early today at a major oil refinery in firefighters were called to a building firefighters were called to the site in western Venezuela, but it was site in Colindale, north-west London, Twelvetrees Crescent in Bow last extinguished without reported injuries where two buildings were ablaze. night but say it needs to burn itself or loss of deliveries, officials said. The Hundreds of people were moved out of out. Iron Mountain, the firm that owns fire began in the distillation unit of the area,including students at the data storage unit, said it held the 635,000 barrel-a-day Amuay Middlesex University, where the fire “archived, inactive business records.” refinery, said state oil company spread to one of the halls of residence. It is thought the building will be Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, At one stage firefighters had to use alight for between two and three days. in a statement Monday morning. “We water from a swimming pool at A spokesman for Iron Mountain, were able to bring the fire under total Hendon Police Training College to which stores and manages records for control in an hour and a half,” Jesus tackle the fire. firms around the world, said: “Mostly Montilla, the governor of Falcon state, it is old archives that were not told reporters. PDVSA said the unit REFINERY, VIENNA AREA, required currently, business records. affected produces 190,000 barrels a AUSTRIA In most cases we wouldn’t even know day, but that the rest of the refinery London, Jul 15 — A press report, because most people they use paper was operating normally. Oil deliveries dated yesterday, states: A fire forced documents in boxes, commercial to the international and domestic Austrian oil firm OMV to shut down business records.” He added: “We are markets would not be affected, PDVSA one of its ‘s crude distillation units at just interested as anybody else to said. its Schwechat refinery near Vienna know what could have caused it. It yesterday. Another fire at the end of was a fair-sized warehouse but it was PAPER PRODUCT PLANT, March already dented OMV’s profits full.” Four delivery lorries also caught WINNIPEG, MANITOA, CANADA by about ERU 30 million. The fire, the fire, but no-one is thought to have London, Jul 19 — A press report, cause of which was yet unclear, broke been injured. dated Jul 18, states: A fire that ripped out at 1521 hrs at the unit and was through a paper product plant extinguished by 1640 hrs, OMV said, WAREHOUSE, OTTAWA, CANADA yesterday evening caused about Can$3 adding there were no injuries. OMV London, Jul 14 — A press report, million (£1.44 million) damage. A total said it was too early to say how long dated Jul 13, states: An Iron Mountain of 15 fire trucks from eight different the unit would be out of operation. warehouse in Ottawa, Canada, was hit fire halls attended the blaze from by fire today. The fire at a warehouse in the Cyrville industrial area, around 1920 hrs., onward as it spread SUPERMARKET, DUBLIN, believed to contain thousands of boxes across the roof of Red River Packaging REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Products at 1750 Inkster Blvd. The London, July 13 — A press report, of inactive records, was designated as accidental, the Ottawa Sun newspaper fire triggered the evacuation of about dated today, states: A branch of the reported. 40 employees. John Buchan, an acting German supermarket chain Aldi has platoon chief with the Winnipeg Fire been destroyed in a major fire on the Paramedic Service, said the flammable outskirts of west Dublin. The fire at WILDFIRES, PORTUGAL London, Jul 18 — A press report, materials inside the building and the the Newlands Cross branch was dated today, states: Some 700 quick spread of the two-alarm blaze reported at around 2300 hrs and led fire crews to call for backup right firefighters backed by more than 200 firefighters spent two hours battling vehicles battled nine wildfires burning after they arrived. The cause is still to bring it under control. Nobody was under investigation by the Office of out of control across Portugal today injured, but the supermarket was amid scorching temperatures, the Fire Commissioner and the Arson completely destroyed. The Fire Service Strike Force. “It will certainly be emergency services said. About 200 and the GardaÌ are due to begin firefighters supported by two water- several days before they complete examining the site this morning in an gathering the information on how it dropping aircraft were at the scene of effort to determine the cause of the the largest blaze, which erupted near started and how it spread,” he said. blaze. Two people were treated for smoke the northern village of Piaes yesterday afternoon and burned along two inhalation and released at the scene, TRAIN, LUXEMBOURG but no one else was injured in the fronts. Fires were raging in six of London, Jul 15 — A press report, mainland Portugal’s 18 administrative blaze. The plant, which manufactures dated yesterday, states: A fire on a paper bags and other paper products districts: Aveiro, Beja, Guarda, Porto, passenger train in Luxembourg, Santarem and Viana do Castelo. and employs 130 people, appeared apparently deliberately started by a open for business yesterday. Firefighters said they hoped to gain passenger, injured around 20 people control of the flames with the arrival today, Transport Minister Lucien Lux PREMISES, COLCHESTER, of cooler weather overnight. said. ‘There were four or five people Temperatures soared to 41 degrees ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM who were unconscious, including a London, Jul 18 — A press report, Celsius in some parts of southern child about two years old, and they Portugal and are expected to rise dated today, states: A sprinkler system were taken to hospital,’ an official for which would have snuffed out the above normal levels over the coming Luxembourg rail service CFL said. days, the national weather office said. disastrous blaze at Colchester’s The fire broke out at around 1720 hrs Cowdray Centre had been switched in one of five wagons on a train off, the Evening Gazette can WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES travelling from Luxembourg’s central London, Jul 14 — A press report, exclusively reveal. Essex Fire Service station toward nearby Esch. Police dated Jul 13, states: A 40,000-acre fire confirmed bosses had ignored its arrested a man, whom witnesses claim burned through California desert warnings by deactivating the system started the blaze by setting fire to a wilderness today after destroying 100 several years ago, when the building newspaper, Interior Minister Jean- homes and buildings, and was on was broken up into small, independent Marie Halsdorf said at the scene. At course to possibly merge with a blaze units. A spokesman said the around 1900 hrs, 14 injured in the San Bernardino National sprinklers would have drastically passengers were still being treated at Forest, where it could feed on vast reduced the devastating damage the scene, an AFP correspondent at stands of dead trees. The huge caused by the inferno, which raged for the scene said. Sawtooth fire edged north-west more than six hours and gutted the Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. 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35 Fires & Explosions towards the forest, burning threatening some 3000 new buildings the fire, spanning about 97 square greasewood, Joshua trees, pinon pines after engulfing 45 homes and 118 miles, was 60 percent contained, fire and brush on the desert floor. other buildings in an area made officials said. An adjacent fire had Containment was just 20%. Five miles famous in western films. The grown to more than 23 square miles away, the Millard fire had scorched California Department of Forestry and since merging with the larger fire and 1,200 acres in the forest and was 5% Fire Protection said two civilians and was 10 percent contained, officials surrounded. Authorities said smoke nine firefighters had suffered minor said. Difficulties in getting to the from the blazes 100 miles east of Los injuries and that mandatory remote, rugged pockets of fire were Angeles was smelled in Las Vegas and evacuations remained in effect for part hampering firefighters. Fire officials Ogden, Utah. State fire officials said of San Bernardino County. The two were forced to rely on helicopters to that both fires could link up on the fires met in the heart of the San drop in suppression teams, rather desert floor but they were at least 15 Bernardino National Park, where than using bulldozers and other heavy miles from any areas of dead trees. hectares of dry wood weakened by equipment. Fire officials estimate Kevin Olson, deputy chief of years of drought provided a ready- damage from the fires at more than operations in the headquarters of the made tinderbox. Rough terrain also $8.4 million and firefighting costs at California Department of Forestry, made it difficult for firefighters to $10.3 million. said it was possible “but not very battle the blaze. The two blazes have London, Jul 17 — A press report, likely at this time” that the fires scorched 25,000ha over the past days. dated Jul 16, states: Fire crews would reach the timber stands. The California declared a state of struggled today to quell wildfires still Sawtooth fire was ignited by lightning emergency yesterday for southern raging across steep, rocky swaths of during the weekend (Jul 8-9) and parts of the state, with fires sweeping this desert region, as the harsh became an inferno on Tuesday, racing an area some 200km east of Los terrain slowed efforts to fully contain through tiny high desert communities. Angeles. the blazes that have scorched more Forty-two houses, 55 other buildings San Francisco, Jul 15 — A Southern than 77,000 acres. Fire teams have and 91 vehicles were destroyed in California wildfire that has blackened been battling the 62,000-acre Pioneertown and other communities more than 70,000 acres was expected Sawtooth Fire and the adjacent near Yucca Valley. About 1,350 to spare a popular mountain resort Millard complex of fires that had firefighters worked the blaze with the town, but one man missing for several grown to more than 15,500 by today. help of bulldozers, helicopters and air days was found dead, officials said The Sawtooth Fire was 60% contained, tankers. Nine firefighters and two today. “It’s moving out toward the while the Millard blaze was only 10% civilians have been treated for minor desert” and away from Big Bear Lake, contained, fire officials said. “Even burns or smoke inhalation. Evacuation said Georgia Smith, an official with though they have burned together, orders were lifted for Pioneertown and the California Department of Forestry we’re still treating it as two different several other communities but & Fire Protection. About 3,800 fires,” said Wayne Barringer, a residents of Burns Canyon and firefighters were working to contain spokesman for the California Rimrock were still unable to return the fire in the San Bernardino Department of Forestry. “The fact that home, said Mary Flynn, a CDF National Forest after two separate they burned together makes it easier spokeswoman. blazes caused by lightning merged in for us because now we’re only dealing London, Jul 14 — A press report, rugged terrain yesterday, officials with one perimeter.” Today, fire dated today, states: Firefighters said. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, officials began scaling back the battling a massive wildfire burning on who has declared a state of emergency number of crews in certain areas. the edge of the San Bernardino for San Bernardino County as a result They also closed down a little-used National Forest were preparing for the of the wildfires, met with firefighters evacuation center in Big Bear City possibility that the blaze could join in the area early in the day for a tour that had been opened to help some another wildfire and become even and briefing. “It is a huge fire. It is residents. Still, difficulties in getting more difficult to control. By late extraordinary how quickly it has to the remote, rugged pockets in both yesterday, a 48,000-acre fire had spread out,” the governor said. “It is a fires were hampering firefighters’ destroyed more than 150 homes and very dangerous situation. ... Wind and ability to reach some areas by ground. buildings. While containment was at a lot of heat, that is perfect condition Fire officials were forced to rely on 20 percent, it was on course to for wildfires.” Officials said the helicopters to drop in suppression possibly merge with the 8,200-acre fire Sawtooth fire across 59,000 acres in teams, rather than using bulldozers in the national forest, where it could the California desert north of Palm and other heavy equipment. Today, feed on vast stands of dead trees. Springs was 40 percent contained. The fire officials reopened the Rimrock Officials have not estimated when the blaze has destroyed 45 houses and area of the San Bernardino Mountains fires might merge, but early today damaged sheds, garages, cars and to residents who had been evacuated they were about two miles apart, said trucks. A second fire across more than earlier in the week. But anyone California Department of Forestry 12,000 uninhabited acres that linked returning to their homes was being spokesman Jason Goedecke. State fire up with the Sawtooth fire was only 5 warned to bring flashlights and water officials said that even if the fires percent contained, the Department of because power and water service were joined, they were at least 15 miles Forestry & Fire Protection said. — out, Barringer said. Elsewhere in from any areas of dead trees. Gov. Reuters. Southern California, a 500-acre blaze Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a London, Jul 17 — A press report, in Redlands was 100% contained after state of emergency in San Bernardino dated yesterday, states: Fire crews destroying one building. It broke out County yesterday. Elsewhere, crews struggled today to quell wildfires still Friday night and initially threatened were working late yesterday to contain raging across steep, rocky swaths of 100 homes. In San Diego County, a a wildfire near Abilene, Texas, that desert, as the harsh terrain slowed 260-acre wildfire sparking by had scorched 500 acres, forced the efforts to fully contain the blazes that lightning about 10 miles east of the evacuation of a dozen homes and have destroyed 58 homes and scorched town of Julian also was fully threatened to burn about 50 large more than 120 square miles. Large contained. wind turbines. In southern Montana, a wildfires are burning in nine states, London, Jul 18 — A press report, group of fires estimated at 30,000 most in the West, according to the dated today, states: Several wild fires acres were 10 percent contained. National Fire Information Center in are still burning in Eastern Montana. London, Jul 15 — Two vast fires east Boise, Idaho. Two major fires in the Officials report they’re making some of Los Angeles have merged after California desert have merged, which progress on the Bundy Railroad fire. scorching tens of thousands of fire officials described as a positive Fire Information Officer Michelle hectares and destroying hundreds of development. “The fact that they Smith says crews started to make buildings near the Joshua Tree burned together makes it easier for us some gains on the 80,000 acre fire National Park. Thousands of because now we’re only dealing with early yesterday morning, and it’s now firefighters fought the blaze that one perimeter,” said Wayne Barringer, 30% contained. Ten Type One hot shot swept through mountain scrub east of spokesman for the California crews are now helping fight the Los Angeles for a fifth day, Department of Forestry. One area of flames. A crew from New Mexico

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36 Fires & Explosions/Aviation arrived Sunday (Jul 16), and they’re visibility due to fog and landed aircraft into Wisconsin’s Shawano checking for hot spots to make sure approximately six nautical miles west Lake today. The Shawano County the fire won’t flare up again where it’s of Station Nord. After waiting 24 Sheriff’s Department says Ronald already burned. A Type One team was hours, the pilot saw a clearing and felt Stearney may have deployed the scheduled to take over management of the weather would allow him to travel aircraft’s wheels while attempting a the fire Wednesday, but because of the to Station Nord. Shortley after passing lake landing, causing the aircraft to progress being made, and with other a reference point which was actually flip over. The aircraft came to rest fires taking higher priority, the Type closer than expected, the pilot lost all upside down in about four-and-a-half Two crew will continue to oversee the visual references. The pilot attempted feet of water. Stearney was wearing a Bundy Railroad fire. Smith says they a turn but the left skid contacted a safety belt. He climbed out and was were hoping to make good progress snow bank at about 40 knots which sitting on the boat’s pontoon when again overnight. About 400 people are caused the helicopter to roll over and rescuers arrived. Authorities are still working the Bundy Railroad fire. Fire crash onto its right side. The pilot was trying to determine how to pull the crews are scrambling to get a handle not injured. He was able to contact aircraft out of the water. on fires that have broken out around Station Nord via satellite phone and Jordan. Special teams are expected to was rescued by snowmobile about 6 CRASH, ANTALYA, TURKEY arrive later tomorrow at two hours later. The helicopter was London, Jul 20 — A police helicopter lightning-caused fires that started on substantially damaged. crashed into the centre of the resort the Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge city of Antalya on Turkey’s near Fort Peck Reservoir. The Soda C-GPNG Mediterranean coast, killing all five Creek fire has burned about 12,000 London, Jul 13 — At 0630 hrs, Jul 1, officers on board but causing no acres, and fire crews are trying to Miccar Aerial Ltd. Ayres S2R aircraft, casualties on the ground, officials said. protect ranches, outbuilding and the registration C-GPNG, was taking off Before the eyes of terrified residents, Crooked Creek Marina. Officials from Yorkton, Saskatchewan on a ferry the helicopter, on a traffic-monitoring report the Pine Ridge Complex has flight, with no chemical load on board. mission, came down with a huge bang now burned over 120,000 acres east of Shortly after takeoff, the engine (Pratt on one of the city’s main streets, close Billings. But fire officials say crews & Whitney R1340-AN1) lost all power. to a major hotel, media reports said. have been able to keep control of the The pilot lined up to land on highway Television footage showed a blackened fire lines of the three fires in the 09 which was free of traffic. The tangle of metal burning in a street complex, and the flames are still 90% aircraft was just about to touch down lined with palm trees as firefighters contained. It’s burning four miles from when the engine restarted. The battled the blaze. A technical failure is the town of Custer, where residents throttle was still at full-power setting thought to have caused the crash, are still on standby for evacuation. and after the engine started, the Antalya’s deputy governor Erkan The Horton-Hay Complex of fires engine/propeller torque turned the Isilgan said. The pilot is believed to continues to burn about 35 miles aircraft off the roadway. The aircraft have made an unsuccessful attempt south-west of Miles City. That fire is incurred substantial damage as it for an emergency landing at a nearby also reported to be about 60% descended and struck a ditch beside football stadium, and then tried to contained. So far over 22,000 acres the highway. The pilot was not injured. touch down in the street without have been scorched there. In total After inspection of the aircraft and hitting the buildings. there are now at least eight major engine fuel systems and subsequent fires in southern and eastern Montana ground running of the engine, the CRASH, BLUE LAKE AREA, which have burned more than 280- company is of the opinion that the loss CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES thousand acres, the equivalent of more of engine power most-probably London, Jul 18 — A press report, than 430 square miles. (See issue of resulted from a stuck intake valve. dated Jul 17, states: A musician flying Jul 18.) to Humboldt County to attend a music CRASH INTO CARIBBEAN SEA, camp died when his single-engine U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS plane crashed in a remote area near London, Jul 20 — A press report, Blue Lake, California. Search and dated Jul 19, states: An engine failed rescue teams found his plane just on a DC-3 cargo aircraft shortly after before noon today. The Humboldt takeoff today, forcing the crew to ditch County Sheriff’s Office received a the craft in the Caribbean Sea off the report early Monday that the plane U.S. Virgin Islands. All four people flying from Los Angeles had not aboard made it onto the aircraft’s life landed as scheduled yesterday at the C-FGOY raft, and a passing boat took them to Arcata/Eureka airport. A California London, Jul 13 — At 1000 hrs, Jul shore, said Ricardo Castrodad, a Highway Patrol helicopter team 12, C-FGOY (privately owned Stinson spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard. discovered the wreckage later that manufactured aircraft) was en route The four are residents of Puerto Rico, morning. The pilot was the plane’s from Thunder Bay to Dryden, when authorities said. A crew member only occupant. He was pronounced the pilot observed deteriorating suffered a cut to his head, but there dead at the scene. weather ahead. He chose to divert to were no other injuries, Castrodad said. Atikokan (Ontario) and refuel. While The aircraft, operated by Four Star CRASH, BOLJEVAC, SERBIA landing on runway 24 the aircraft Air Cargo, had taken off from St. London, Jul 18 — Bulgarian sports bounced, then ground looped, and Thomas and was en route to Puerto aircraft crashed yesterday in eastern traveled through a ditch before Rico when the engine failed, officials Serbia on its way to a competition in comming to rest. The aircraft said. No decision has been made yet neighboring Croatia, killing all four sustained substantial damage to all about recovering the airplane from the aboard the plane, said the police. “The areas, however the pilot and sea. The water in that area is 70 feet crashed plane was found in the passenger suffered only minor deep. The Coast Guard said it will territory of Boljevac municipality, in injuries. The runway was closed for send a team to determine whether the Krivi Vir district, eastern Serbia,” two hours while the aircraft was plane poses any environmental police spokesman Zoran Stamenkovic removed. threats. The National Transportation was quoted by Tanjug news agency. Safety Board will investigate the The bodies of the four dead passengers C-FTAG cause of the accident. including a woman were found, said London, Jul 14 — At 1515, UTC, Jul Stamenkovic, adding that the cause of 11, the Bell 212, registered C-FTAG, CRASH INTO SHAWANO LAKE, crash was still under investigation. had been assigned to drop off WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES passengers at a location 210 nautical London, Jul 17 — A press report, CRASH, CRESCO, IOWA, miles north-west of Station Nord dated Jul 16, states: A Chicago man UNITED STATES (Greenland). On the return flight, the has escaped serious injury after London, Jul 20 — A press report, helicopter encountered reduced crashing his Cessna 206 amphibious dated Jul 19, states: Two pilots were

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Emergency services were called to a the Howard County sheriff’s office. Leghorn, Jul 18 — Piper 46, Malibu, field in Hoxne, near Eye, at about Passengers Robert Paulk and Johnny at 1853, local time, Jul 16, soon after 1500, BST after reports of a plane Fayard of Gulfport, Miss., were taken taking off from Marina di Campo crash. A police spokeswoman said the to the Regional Health Services of airport, Elba Island, crashed on a pilot died at the scene and it was Howard County in Cresco. A vineyard at approximately 200 metres understood there was no-one else on preliminary report indicated the crash from the runway. Besides the Pilot, board. The crash scene has been occurred near Iowa Highway 9, which Peter Fricke, a German doctor from cordoned off and Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is due to is near the Cresco airport, said Munich, there were on board four Elizabeth Isham Cory of the Federal carry out an investigation into the passengers. Two were Doctor Fricke’s Aviation Administration in Chicago. cause. Federal officials received a call at 1113 sons, his secretary and one boy. Only hrs about the incident. The plane, a his younger son survived although CRASH, JEANERETTE, Cessna 560 Citation Encore, which is severely injured, the other four people LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES a multi-engine corporate jet, crashed died in the accident. The aircraft is London, Jul 19 — A press report, just after 1100 hrs. Inclement weather reported to be a write off. Dr. Fricke dated Jul 18, states: A small plane probably played a role in the incident, had property in Elba Island and was struck a house and crashed into a officials said. The plane, which was used to spend sometime there using mobile home today, killing two people manufactured in 2003, is registered to the aircraft to go to and fro Munich. in the plane and one on the ground, Tomco II LLC, a Nashville, Tenn.- Witnesses had seen the aircraft trying officials said. The plane was about based company. The plane left Oxford, to turn back to the runway with smoke three blocks from the airport when it Miss., and was headed for Rochester, coming out from the engine, but the struck the roof of a home, then hit a Minn., Cory said. Officials did not aircraft then went into a stall and fell tree and struck a mobile home across immediately know whether the plane down heavily. An official commission the street, Sheriff Sid Hebert said. A was trying to land in Cresco because of has been set up by the competent man inside the mobile home died weather or mechanical problems. The authorities to investigate on the shortly after the crash, Hebert said. Howard County Sheriff’s Department circumstances in which the accident His name was not released. Pilot in Cresco provided initial information took place. — Lloyd’s Agents. Farrell Skelton of Lafayette and his to federal officials about the crash, passenger, John Blackburn of Cory said. The FAA has joined the CRASH, HILLBORO, OREGON, Jeanerette, were also killed, said investigation, along with the National UNITED STATES Richard Harveson, vice president of Transportation Safety Board, she London, Jul 17 — A press report, LCS Corrections Services, which added. dated Jul 16, states: A vintage British owned the fixed-wing, single-engine fighter jet crashed into a densely Beechcraft. The men had flown to see CRASH, DOUGLAS COUNTY, populated neighbourhood near an a jail under construction in Corpus OREGON, UNITED STATES airport during an air show this Christi, Texas, and were returning to London, Jul 17 — A press report, afternoon, exploding, destroying a Jeanerette, Harveson said. dated Jul 16, states: Two people were home and killing the pilot. Fire injured in a single engine aircraft officials said no residents or others on CRASH, KIGOMA AREA, crash that went down on private the ground were hurt. The 1951 jet TANZANIA property in the 1100 block of East See S9-BOF. was taking off from the Hillsboro Parker Road in Douglas County. The Airport to return to California when it aircraft carrying two people crashed in CRASH, LAWRENCE COUNTY, a pasture near Parker yesterday went down, said Connie King, a SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES morning adjacent to the Everitt spokeswoman for the Hillsboro Fire London, Jul 19 — A press report, Airfield. The aircraft had just taken Department. The jet slammed into a dated Jul 18, states: A small aircraft off from Everitt Airfield in Elbert house at 1628 hrs and destroyed it, crash in Lawrence County claimed the County. When the pilot experienced she said. No one was home at the lives of two region 8 men early some sort of problem and the aircraft time, she said. The pilot’s name was Monday (Jul 17)evening. Both men went down.Sheriff Don Hanavan said not immediately released. Another were riding in what was described as neither suffered life-threatening house with people inside sustained an aircraft from either the 1940s or injuries. Both were taken to Littleton “significant damage,” but no one was 1950s. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Hospital. The Federal Aviation hurt, King said. The attic exterior of a Department responded to the crash. Administration is investigating. third house was damaged, and there The aircraft went down in a field off of was fire damage in the yard of Highway 91 about 10 miles south of CRASH, ELBA ISLAND, ITALY another, she said. The plane crashed Walnut Ridge, near the Hoxie Flying Rome, Jul 16 — A single-engined toward the end of the two-day Service. The accident occured at aircraft headed to Germany crashed Hillsboro International Air Show, approximately 1800 hrs. Authorities shortly after take-off from the Italian where the plane had been on display, say that when the aircraft crashed it island of Elba today, killing three but did not perform, said Steve burst in to flames. All that’s left is just people and seriously injuring two Callaway, an air show board member. the charred framework of the aircraft. others aboard, an airport official said. The Federal Aviation Administration The investigation is continuing, and Smoke was seen coming from the said the plane was registered to FAA and NTSB officials are expected aircraft just moments after it was in Robert Guilford, 73, an aviation to visit the crash site today. the air and the official at the Marina attorney from Southern California. di Campo airport said the crash According to information on his law CRASH, PETAL, MISSISSIPPI, appeared to be due to engine failure. firm’s Web site, Guilford has been UNITED STATES The victims were all believed to be flying planes since 1961. But London, Jul 20 — A press report, Germans, he said, but added further authorities would not say if he was dated Jul 19, states: Two people died checks were necessary. — Reuters. piloting the plane today. Air show today when their single-engine plane crashed into a field in petal and London, Jul 17 — A press report, organizers cancelled the show burned, authorities said. Forrest dated today, states: An aircraft immediately after the crash. It was crashed yesterday on takeoff from a County Deputy Coroner Jonathan the first crash in the show’s 19-year Nobles identified the victims as Jim small airport on the Italian island of history. Elba, killing five people on board, the Hartman of Gulfport and Ernest R.

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2006 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 38 Aviation/Product Recalls/Port Conditions the underside of the product. easily tip over, posing a fall hazard to compartment, to interfere with the Manufactured in France, Bulgaria, consumers. Wal-Mart has received nine accelerator. The company has received China, and Romania the beds were reports of chairs breaking and two seven complaints and two reports of sold at IKEA stores nationwide and on reports of tipping. There have been accidents, Kwong said. No injuries the Ikea Web site from April 1999 seven reported injuries, including a have been reported, he said. Owners throughto June 2006. for $40 (chair broken wrist. The recall involves the were expected to be notified of the bed) and $90 (sofa bed). Mainstays Associate office chair with a recall in late July, and dealers will five-star nylon base with dual wheel install new clips on the console. The casters and pneumatic seat height recall affects 232,000 gasoline-powered adjustment. The chair has a fabric Highlanders and 3,700 hybrid versions cushioned seat and back that is of the SUV. Among the Lexus models, black/grey in color. The armrests are 123,500 RX 330 SUVs fall under the shaped in half-circle loops. Under the recall, along with 8,300 RX 400h seat is a UPC Code Label #9501401610 hybrid models. A Toyota spokeswoman with printed Model #VCR1022. in Germany said that an additional Manufactured in China, the chairs 20,200 RX models in Europe would be were sold at Wal-Mart stores recalled. LAWN TRACTORS, exclusively nationwide from April 2003 UNITED STATES through to April 2006 for about $36 TOYOTA MOTOR VEHICLES, London, Jul 12 — A press release, each. WORLDWIDE issued by the U.S. Consumer Product London, Jul 19 — Toyota Motor Corp Safety Commission, dated Jul 11, SAWS, UNITED STATES said it was recalling about 420,000 states: The U.S. Consumer Product Washington, DC, Jul 13 — The U.S. vehicles globally over a faulty engine, Safety Commission, in co-operation Consumer Product Safety Commission, the latest in a string of recalls that with Husqvarna Outdoor Products in co-operation with Ryobi Motor have raised doubts over whether the Inc., of Augusta, Ga., formerly known Products Corp. formerly of Anderson, automaker can maintain quality as Electrolux Outdoor Products Inc., S.C. (“RMP”); Ryobi Electric Tool standards amid booming sales. The today announced a voluntary recall of Manufacturing, Inc. formerly of recall affects 268,570 vehicles sold in approximately 174,000 Lawn Tractors. Chandler, Ariz.; and Ryobi Limited, of Japan across 12 models manufactured The fuel line on these lawn tractors Hiroshima, Japan, today announced a in 2001, including Corollas, the can separate from the fuel tank outlet. voluntary recall of about 145,000 Ryobi compact cars Vitz and Platz and the If this occurs, fuel will spill out, posing Radial Arm Saws. Consumers should hybrid Prius, the company said in a a fire hazard. Husqvarna Outdoor stop using recalled products statement submitted to Japan’s Products Inc. received 886 reports of immediately unless otherwise Transport Ministry. A faulty engine fuel lines that separated from the fuel instructed. Cracking of the plastic part could lead to an oil leak in the tank outlet and 16 reports of fires motor housing can cause the blade engine and cause it to stop, the related to this issue. There are three assembly to fall during operation, statement said. There have been no reports of minor personal injury.The posing a risk of laceration to the accidents blamed on the fault, lawn tractors were sold under the operator or bystanders. The according to Toyota. The recall also Husqvarna, Craftsman, Poulan Pro, detachment may occur unexpectedly affects about 150,000 cars sold Poulan, Weed Eater, Southern States and without warning. RMP has overseas, mainly in the United States and Murray brand names. received five reports of detached blade and Canada, Toyota spokeswoman Manufactured in Orangeburg, S.C., the assemblies, including four reports of Shiori Hashimoto said. These autos tractors were sold at home centres, lacerated fingers to the saw operators. were also manufactured in 2001. In the retailers, hardware stores and dealers The recall involves all RA200 and United States, 24,490 cars sold under nationwide from September 2005 RA202 radial arm saws. These are the name Echo and Yaris, as well as through to June 2006 for between $820 bench top models with 8 º-inch blades. 8,476 Prius vehicles are affected by the and $1,500. Each unit has a data plate recall, she said. Advertisement: Also immediately behind the operator grip today, Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors NISSAN MOTOR VEHICLES, for the saw, which says “RYOBI 8 1/4 Ltd recalled 1913 trucks across five UNITED STATES inch Radial Arm Saw” and either 2004-05 models, also due to engine London, Jul 13 — Nissan North “RA200” or “RA202.” Sold at home and problems. Hino said defective engine America Inc. said yesterday it would hardware stores nation-wide from 1986 brackets could break under pressure, recall nearly 201,000 Altima and through 1997 for between $200 and causing the trucks’ engines to stall. Sentra sedans from the 2003 model $300, and higher in some instances. The recall affects Hino’s Dutro model, year to fix a faulty sensor that can Manufactured in the United States as well as Dyna and Toyoace trucks cause the engine to shut down. The and Japan. Consumers should manufactured by Hino and sold under recall involves vehicles with 2.5 liter immediately stop using these radial the Toyota brand. The engines of an engines. The automaker said changes arm saws and contact Ryobi customer additional 10,310 Toyota and Hino in temperature can interrupt the service to arrange to return part of the trucks manufactured in 2003-05 may signal from a sensor in the engine saw for a payment of $75. No repair is have faulty turbine blades, the two compartment, leading to an engine available. — Consumer Product Safety companies said. The trucks will be stall in low speeds and in stop-and-go Commission. repaired for free though the fault isn’t traffic. The automaker said the recall serious enough to meet Japan’s recall involved 186,279 Altimas and 14,587 TOYOTA AND LEXUS MOTOR standards, according to Hashimoto. Sentras. Nissan spokeswoman VEHICLES, WORLDWIDE Jeannine Ginivan said there has been London, Jul 14 — A press report, one crash reported and no injuries dated Jul 13, states: Toyota Motor t linked to the defect. Corp. is recalling 367,500 Toyota and Lexus sport utility vehicles in the OFFICE CHAIRS, UNITED STATES United States because a piece in the London, Jul 12 — A press release, front console area could come loose and issued by the U.S. Consumer Product interfere with the gas pedal. The recall Safety Commission, dated Jul 11, involves 2004-05 models of the Toyota states: The U.S. Consumer Product Highlander and Lexus RX 330 and ITALY Safety Commission, in co-operation early 2006 models of the Highlander Genoa, JuL 17 — Port situation: with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of hybrid SUV and the RX 400h, the Genoa: One tanker waiting for berth. Bentonville, Ark., today announced a hybrid version of the RX 330, said Average delay in berthing 1/2 to one voluntary recall of approximately Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong. A clip day. Savona: No vessels awaiting 762,000 Mainstays Associate Office could come loose and allow a small normal berth. One vessel waiting for Chairs. The legs and backs of these trim piece of the console, located on the special berth. La Spezia: No vessels chairs can break, and the chairs can centre-left side of the front awaiting berths. — 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 Abbot Point 24-Jul-06 Coal: 10 vessels due by 10/8; there will be a maintenance shutdown from 07.00 15/8 to 07.00 21/8; no vessels will be loaded during this period. Brisbane 24-Jul-06 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 5 vessels due by 17/8. Dalrymple Bay 24-Jul-06 Coal: DBCT berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 3 vessels due by 23/7; DBCT berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 1 vessel due 19/8; DBCT berth 3: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 1 vessel due 22/8; other vessels not scheduled: 12 vessels waiting; 22 vessels due by 3/8. Dampier 24-Jul-06 Iron ore: Parker Point A berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 7 vessels due by 6/8; Parker Point berth 2: 1 vessel berthed; 9 vessels due by 27/7; Parker Point berth 3: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 1 vessel due 24/7; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 10 vessels due by 31/7. Esperance 24-Jul-06 Iron ore: 1 vessel waiting; 2 vessels due by 6/8. Geraldton 24-Jul-06 Iron ore: 1 vessel anchored; 3 vessels due by 31/7; congestion expected shortly on berth 4 due to mineral sand and iron ore loaded at same berth; a 24 hour period is required for cleaning of loader belts between cargoes. Gladstone 24-Jul-06 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 3 vessels berthed, 16 waiting; 34 vessels due by 1/9; Barney Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 8 vessels due by 20/9; shiploading operations will be shut down for maintenance from 10-15/7. Hay Point 24-Jul-06 Coal: Berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 4 vessels due by 28/7; Berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; there will be a maintenance shutdown from 24/7 to 2/8: 5 vessels due by 5/8, not yet scheduled for berthing. Newcastle 24-Jul-06 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 3 vessels berthed and loading, 15 waiting; 36 vessels due by 16/8; 4-13 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; 15 vessels off port awaiting berths; Dykes 4+5: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 5 waiting; 19 vessels due by 16/8; 4-6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; 5 vessels off port awaiting coal. Port Hedland 24-Jul-06 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 7 vessels due by 1/8; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 5 vessels due by 3/8; 4 other vessels due by 12/8, no e.t.a. received; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 2 vessels due by 28/7; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 8 vessels due by 3/8; Cockatoo Island: 1 vessel due 29/7. Port Kembla 24-Jul-06 Coal: 15 vessels due by 3/9. Port Walcott 24-Jul-06 Iron ore: 1 vessel berthed and completed loading, 1 loading; 4 vessels waiting; 17 vessels due by 11/8; shippers currently experiencing shortage of product, which will affect berthing schedules.

Azerbaijan Apsheron 24-Jul-06 Oil products: Five vessels at berth of which 3 discharging (1 crude oil, 1 kerosene, 1 gasoline), 2 empty.

Bulgaria Bourgas 24-Jul-06 Nine vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (1 wood, 1 coils, 1 reinforced concrete), 6 discharging (2 salt, 1 reinforced concrete, 1 steel sheets, 1 steel billets, 1 copper concentrate); 2 vessels in roads, of which 1 empty vessel to load, 1 vessel to discharge iron ore; 19 vessels due, of which 10 to load (2 containers, 4 coils, 1 wheat, 2 gasoil, 1 copper concentrate), 9 to discharge (2 containers, 1 zinc ash, 1 zinc concentrate, 2 copper concentrate, 1 salt, 1 iron ore, 1 clinker). Varna 24-Jul-06 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions 17-23 July: Thirty-two vessels in port operating of which 19 loading (1 bulk maize, 1 scrap, 6 bulk wheat, 2 bulk clinker, 1 cement in large bags, 5 soda, 1 bulk STTP, 1 equipment in packing cases, 1 chamotte/kaolin), 8 discharging (1 steel billets, 4 bulk coal, 2 raw phosphate, 1 bulk gypsum), 5 discharging/loading (4 containers, 1 equipment in packing cases); no vessels waiting in roads.

Cyprus Laranaca 25-Jul-06 Four conventional vessels discharging at berth; 2 conventional vessels, 6 passenger vessels due 26/7; no delays expected. . Limassol 24-Jul-06 Five container vessels discharging/loading at berth, 4 conventional vessels discharging at berth; 3 container vessels, 5 container vessels, 3 passenger vessels due 26/7; no delays expected.

Egypt Adabiya 24-Jul-06 Five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), all general cargo. Alexandria 24-Jul-06 Twenty-two vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 18 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 2 tankers; 11 vessels at inner anchorage, 6 at outer anchorage. Damietta 24-Jul-06 Twenty-five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 17 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 4 container vessels; 20 vessel at outer anchorage, none at inner anchorage. Dekheila 24-Jul-06 Eight vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 5 bulk carriers, 1 container vessel; no vessels at outer anchorage. Port Said 24-Jul-06 Six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 3 container vessels. Suez 24-Jul-06 Five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 3 passenger vessels; 3 tugs, 2 vessels dry-docked. Suez Canal 24-Jul-06 Twenty-six vessels transiting Northbound, 30 Southbound.

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40 Port Conditions Estonia Tallinn 24-Jul-06 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): Two vessels discharging at berth (1 zinc, 1 cocoa beans), no vessels waiting at anchorage; 2 vessels due, with 8 days berthing delay expected.

Georgia Batumi 24-Jul-06 Oil products: Three vessels loading at berth (1 crude oil, 1 kerosene, 1 gasoil); 1 vessel in roads to load fuel oil; 2 vessels due by 25/7, both to load crude oil. Poti 24-Jul-06 Oil products: Port open; 1 vessel due 22/7 to load jet fuel/kerosene. Supsa 24-Jul-06 Oil products: Port open; 2 vessels due by 26/7, both to load crude oil.

Kazakhstan Aktau 24-Jul-06 Oil products: Twp vessels loading crude oil at berth; 3 vessels in road to load; 3 vessels due by 25/7, all to load.

Mozambique Maputo 19-Jul-06 Eight vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (1 ferro chrome, 1 magnetite, 1 citrus), 3 discharging (1 containers/general cargo, 1 bulk maize, 1 bulk aluminium), 1 loading/discharging containers/vehicles, 1 other vessel; 1 vessel due to berth 19/7 to discharge vegetable oil; 19 vessels due by 1/8 of which 6 to load (2 aluminium, 2 citrus, 2 bulk sugar), 8 to discharge (1 fuel, 4 containers, 1 bulk wheat, 1 bagged rice, 1 bulk aluminium), 5 to discharge/load (4 containers, 1 other vessel).

Pakistan Karachi 24-Jul-06 Two cement vessels loading at berth, 10 vessels discharging at berth (1 lube, 2 coal, 1 urea, 2 general cargo, 4 sugar), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at berth; 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 coal, 1 SBM, 1 vehicles, 1 palm oil); 4 vessels due (2 containers, 1 general cargo, 1 ethanol), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 24-Jul-06 Six vessels discharging at berth (1 palm oil, 1 sugar, 1 canola, 1 VCM, 1 coke, 1 fuel oil); 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to load (2 containers, 1 cement), 6 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 containers, 1 canola, 2 sugar, 1 acetic acid).

Russia Novorossiysk 24-Jul-06 Sixteen vessels in port operating, of which 14 loading (1 bulk cement, 1 pipes, 1 bulk fertiliser, 1 scrap, 1 H-beams/steel billets/WRIC, 2 wheat, 1 slabs/steel billets, 1 copper, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate/bulk NPK, 1 steel billets, 1 aluminium, 2 diesel oil), 2 discharging (1 bulk sugar, 1 vegetable oil); 6 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 1 pig-iron, 2 copper, 1 coils/steel billets/tin plate, 2 steel billets; 58 vessels due, of which 51 to load (5 slabs, 3 cellulose, 1 scrap, 1 barley, 1 HBI, 1 DRI, 8 wheat, 1 steel sheets/pipes, 2 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 bulk NPK, 8 steel billets, 3 aluminium, 1 H-beams/ tin plate/steel sheets/pipes/vehicles, 1 steel billets/lead pipes, 1 steel billets/vehicles, 1 UAN solution, 1 bulk cement, 1 steel billets/steel blooms, 1 WRIC/steel billets, 5 copper, 2 steel sheets, 1 steel blooms/ vehicles,1 steel billets/steel sheets), 4 to discharge (1 equipment, 1 debars, 1 maize, 1 vegetable oil), 3 to load/discharge containers; Oil terminal: 2 tankers berthed, both loading crude oil; 2 tankers in roads, both to load crude oil; 6 tankers due, all to load, of which 3 crude oil, 1 fuel oil, 1 diesel oil.

Slovenia Koper 24-Jul-06 Port working normally. Ten vessels berthed of which 1 Ro/Ro loading general cargo, 1 car carrier discharging/loading vehicles, 1 tanker discharging liquid cargo, 2 vessels discharging bulk cargo, 1 loading bulk cargo, 4 loading sawn timber/general cargo; 21 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 4 to discharge/load containers, 2 car carriers to discharge/load vehicles, 1 tanker to discharge liquid cargo, 6 vessels to load sawn timber/general cargo, 4 to load bulk cargo, 4 to discharge bulk cargo.

Spain Bilbao 24-Jul-06 Twenty-seven vessels operating (4 tankers, 23 other vessels), of which 6 loading, 14 discharging, 7 loading/discharging. Sagunto 24-Jul-06 Twenty-five vessels in port operating, of which 20 discharging (17 steel products, 1 fruit, 1 gas, 1 anhydrous ammonia), 5 loading/discharging (3 general cargo, 2 vehicles); no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delays at present.

Sri Lanka Colombo 24-Jul-06 Cargo operations at Sri Lanka Ports Authority operated berths are at present experiencing a “work to rule” by port workers which started 13/7. Delays are affecting all port users. 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. Eight container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 20 vessels discharging at berth (13 containers/feeders, 2 bagged fertiliser, 2 bulk palm oil, 3 bulk cement); 4 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 containers/feeders, 1 bulk cement, 1 bulk fertiliser); 5 vessels dry-docked; 5 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected. Turkmenistan Turkmenbashi 24-Jul-06 Oil products: Port open; Two vessels loading fuel oil at berth; 2 vessels in roads of which 1 to load fuel oil, 1 fuel oil transhipment; 1 vessel due 24/7 to load gasoil.

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41 Port Conditions Ukraine Illichevsk 24-Jul-06 Five vessels in port operating, of which 2 loading (1 slabs, 1 sunflower oil), 2 discharging containers, 1 loading/discharging containers; 2 vessel in roads, both to load, of which 1 steel products, 1 sunflower oil; 18 vessels due, of which 10 to load (3 steel products, 5 sunflower oil, 1 sulphur, 1 iron ore concentrate), 1 to discharge tropical oil, 7 to load/discharge containers. Mariupol 24-Jul-06 Eleven vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 7 steel, 3 fire-clay, 1 ammonium saltpetre; 10 vessels in roads, of which 7 to load steel, 2 to discharge (1 heavy lift cargo, 1 equipment), 1 to load/ discharge fire-clay/containers; 63 vessels due, of which 60 to load (35 steel, 11 coal, 8 fire-clay, 1 coke, 1 pitch, 1 ammonium nitrate, 1 kaolin, 1 fire-clay/kaolin, 1 barley/wheat), 2 to discharge (1 equipment/ containers, 1 equipment), 1 to discharge/load containers/fire-clay. Odessa 24-Jul-06 Twenty vessels in port operating, of which 10 loading (1 ore, 9 metal), 7 discharging (3 luggage, 1 bananas, 2 general cargo, 1 sand), 1 discharging/loading containers, 2 passenger vessels; 5 vessels in roads, of which 3 to load (2 metal, 1 cement), 1 to discharge general cargo, 1 to load/discharge containers; 58 vessels due, of which 33 to load (28 metal, 1 pig-iron, 2 scrap, 1 ferro alloy, 1 timber), 4 to discharge (1 metal, 1 wheat, 1 ore, 1 fertiliser), 21 to discharge/load containers.

United States Beaumont 25-Jul-06 No new restriction in draft (40 ft. 0 ins. FW max. channel draft enforced); Louis Dreyfus terminal: 2-3 days delay expected. Columbia River 25-Jul-06 Columbia River draft advisory: Maximum permissible deep draft is 40 ft. 0 ins. Corpus Christi 25-Jul-06 Channel open under normal traffic. New restrictions in draft (Max 42 ft. 0 ins. BW draft enforced). ADM terminal: no delays expected; Interstate grain terminal: no delays expected. Galveston 25-Jul-06 Channel open under normal traffic. Normal 39 ft. 6 ins. BW max. channel draft enforced - 40 ft. 0 ins. with ideal conditions. ADM-Farmland terminal: 2-3 days delay expected. Houston 25-Jul-06 Channel open. Shoaling to 42 feet is confirmed in the inner bar channel. Vessels drawing over 42 feet are advised to give due regard to the state of the tide. Vessels drawing over 40 feet are advised to avoid meeting like vessels between lighted buoys 9/10 and 11/12. (Normal Max channel draft is 45 ft 0 ins. to Shell, 40 ft. 0 ins. above Shell to 610 Bridge area) LDC Dreyfus terminal: no delays expected; Cargill terminal: no delays expected. Kalama 25-Jul-06 Kalama export terminal: 2 days delay expected; United Harvest terminal: no delays expected. New Orleans 25-Jul-06 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: no delays expected. Cargill-Westwego: 2 days delay expected. ADM/Ama: 5-6 days delay expected. Bunge/Destrehan: 3 days delay expected. ADM/ Destrehan: 5-6 days delay expected. ADM/Reserve: 5-6 days delay expected. Cargill/Reserve: 2 days delay expected. ADM/Paulina: 5-6 days delay expected. Zen-Noh/Convent: 2 days delay expected. Cargill/Baton Rouge: no delays expected. Mississippi River mid-stream buoys - estimated berthing delays based on new vessel presented as load- ready and weather permitting: Mile 121.5 ADM (Gemini) - Destrehan: relocated for several weeks; Mile 158.0 Myrtle Grove Midstream terminal: 2 days delay expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: no delays expected. Nine-day forecast for Carrolton Gauge/New Orleans: expected to remain unchanged at 2.0 ft. by 3/8/06 Mississippi River recommended draft restrictions: Drafts for the Mississippi River remain as follows: SW Pass to Pilottown - 47 ft. for all vessels; Pilottown to Nola – 47 ft. for all vessels; New Orleans (Mile 233.5) to mile 180 in. - 45 ft. for all vessels (vessels with drafts up to 47 ft. have been handled but are approved by pilots on a case-by-case basis based on current river conditions); Mile 180 to Baton Rouge: 45 ft.; Maximum recommended transit draft for the Mississippi River Gulf outlet: 23 ft. Portland, Oreg 25-Jul-06 Columbia Grain terminal: 1 day’s delay expected; CLD Irving terminal: 2 days delay expected; CLD, O Dock terminals: no delays expected. Seattle 25-Jul-06 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay expected. Tacoma 25-Jul-06 Temco terminal: 2 days delay expected. Vancouver, Wash 25-Jul-06 United Harvest terminal: 2 days delay expected.

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