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 October 1 2004 Truce as Izar freezes yard sell-off plans

HERE were signs of a They will also have to agree on a business for the civilian yards left temporary truce in the new industrial plan that will see out of the new defence company. T Spanish shipyard crisis Izar’s 11,000-strong workforce cut last week as Sepi, state down to realistic levels that The unions remain fundamentally shareholder of Izar, agreed to properly reflect the group’s future opposed to the segregation but have freeze plans for radical prospects. signalled that they could be swayed restructuring of the as long as the civilian yards are shipbuilding group pending Sepi had intended to split kept together. negotiation with unions. military and civilian activity at the group, keeping four yards for They could also agree to private The development was announced defence work under a new publicly investment in the latter company at the end of a five-hour meeting owned company and seeking private as long as the state retained a with labour leaders on Thursday investors for the remaining controlling stake. and came against a background of facilities. further violent protests around the Whether or not private investors country. Although the mood after last can be found for such a venture is a week’s meeting was optimistic Sepi question that remains to be Sepi officials and union remained adamant that splitting answered, however. representatives said after the the business lines at Izar was vital meeting that they would travel in order to safeguard as many jobs Even so, the assessments from together to Brussels to urge the as possible. both sides last week were positive European Commission to adopt a and reflected a fresh, conciliatory flexible approach to the repayment That view was reinforced on climate for negotiations/ of hundreds of millions of euros in Friday by the Spanish finance illegal state aid received by Izar. minister. “We have established a common starting point,” said a spokesman But by Friday afternoon Spanish “If there is any other alternative for Sepi. finance minister Pedro Solbes had that could be accepted by Brussels confirmed that the commission had and would allow us to go further, A spokesman for leading union already agreed to stop the clock on we will move in that direction,” Mr UGT concurred. “The negotiations repayment until Sepi and the Solbes said. have changed direction,” he said. unions reached a compromise on the future of the group. “But while there is no other Both spokesmen expressed the alternative, we have to work along hope that the latest agreement Both sides will now work on a the lines defined in the plan now on would help to ease tension in the proposal to restructure Izar in line the table.” yards, which have witnessed with European Union competition chaotic scenes during law, which forbids further One alternative that has gained demonstrations in the course of the injections of public money toward momentum in recent days and is in past week. civilian shipbuilding. As part of line with the move to separate that proposal they will explore business segments at Izar is to solutions that avoid the individual hammer out a proposal that will Brian Reyes privatisation of specific yards. establish a single part-privatised Lloyd’s List Correspondent

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

ANGLIAN EARL tug BRB NV 2,311 2,499 1987 Arrived Falmouth in tow Sep 19 due to rope becoming wrapped around propeller while assisting general cargo Maanav Star. Drydocked Sep 21.

APOLLO fishing GBR (NV) 246 200 2001 Windows of wheelhouse smashed by huge waves and lost steering while fishing off Rossaveal, Co Galway, Sep 21.

DELTA RANGER tug USA — 92 — 1995 Grounded in Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, Sep 19, while pushing dredger Beachbuilder, due to Hurricane "Ivan". Refloated Sep 20 and proceeded to dry dock in South Carolina for repairs.

FAGERVIK general ATG GL 2,050 3,254 1980 Reported abandoned and adrift in lat 53 46.2N, long 05 48E, Sep 21 after developing list due to deck cargo shifting. Towed to Eemshaven Sep 22.

MARTE lpg ITA (RI) 2,709 2,700 2004 Reported Sep 20 lost engine power in lat 60 45.3N, long 04 40.2E, and drifting towards shore. Taken in tow by tugs Ajax and Boxer and being towed to open sea. Subsequently towed to Sloevag Sep 20 for investigation.

MIRABELLA V yacht IOM NV 1,003 66 2004 Grounded near entrance to Beaulieu sur Mer harbour Sep 16. Also experiencing hydraulic problems. Some damage sustained. Freed from beach Sep 18 and proceeding La Ciotat for drydocking. In dock near Marseilles Sep 21.

NIRINT general BHS NV 6,714 8,734 1999 Reported Sep 21 vessel had sustained main CHAMPION engine damage about 70 miles off Terceira Island and under tow of tug O Bravo, bound Ponta Delgada for repairs.

RYAN'S fishing CAN — 129 — — Declared Mayday Sep 19, reporting taking COMMANDER water off Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland, in lat 48 42.21N, long 52 58.24W. Crew abandoned vessel, which subsequently sank. Four of the 6 crew rescued.

SRI MUANG trawler THA — — — — Struck by unknown vessel about 30 nautical THONG 3 miles off Prachuab Khirikhan Province, Gulf of Thailand, Sep 22. Capsized. Twenty-five of the 40 crew rescued.

TOSCA general BEL — — 1,387 — Struck by inland general cargo Octopussy Sep 12 while moored at Sluiskil. Broke moorings and struck a number of other vessels. Damage to bow and stern. At shipyard Sep 21 for repairs, ETC end September.

VIKING VICTOR standby GBR NV 536 160 1969 Had fire break out 20 miles east of Aberdeen in safety lat 57 16N, long 01 31W, Sep 16. Internal vessel firefighting systems attempting to keep blaze under control. Crew winched off. Taken in tow Sep 17 but sank in about lat 57 52N, long 02 59W, Sep 19.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List APOSTOLOS P. (Greece) London, Sep 20 — Lloyd’s Casualty Reports appear in alphabetical representatives in Piraeus report: Ferry order under the following Apostolos P. (836 gt, built 1967), with 95 headings and relevant page passengers on board, sustained damage number: to the port main-engine while sailing from Angistri to Aegina at 1745, Sep 19. The vessel continued the voyage on one Marine, including Overdue A-397 (U.S.A.) engine arriving at Aegina at 1810. The & Missing Vessels 1 Troy, Michigan, Sep 18 — Bar Point passengers with destination Piraeus Light D-33 was destroyed when it was were forwarded on passenger ro/ro’s Seizures & Arrests 11 apparently struck by tug Karen Andrie Apollon Hellas and Nefeli. Apostolos P. and barge A-397, at around 0615, Sep was permitted to perform one voyage to Piraeus without passengers, in order to Pipeline Accidents 12 11. Area residents reported an initial explosive sound followed by what was carry out repairs. most likely the shriek of steel as the Pollution 12 vessel backed off the light. The structure ARATERE (New Zealand) once rose 45 feet above the water. The Wellington, Sep 22 — A report, dated Sep 17, states: About 20 litres of Weather & Navigation 13 Canadian Coast Guard placed a temporary beacon soon after the pesticide spilled on to the vehicle deck accident and has been surveying the of ro/ro Aratere (12596 gt, built 1998) Earthquakes 19 area for the location of debris. Although after a container burst early today, the no report has officially been issued, Fire Service said. The container was on reports indicate A-397 and Karen Andrie a truck on the ferry, which was at the Volcanic Activity 19 have been at the Toledo Shipyard, with Wellington terminal when the incident the barge undergoing repairs to bow happened, Fire Service central Political & Civil Unrest 19 damage, ever since then. — Great Lakes communications spokesman David and Seaway Shipping News. Meikle told NZPA. The ferry’s captain made an emergency call to the Fire Kidnappings 25 ANGLIAN EARL (Barbados) Service just before 0630 hrs. About 10 London, Sep 21 — According to fire appliances and firefighters in full protective gear were dealing with the Labour Disputes 25 Falmouth Pilots anchor handling tug/supply Anglian Earl (2311 gt, built spill, Mr Meikle said. He understood 1987) arrived Falmouth in tow Sep 19. no one had been injured and that none Awards & Settlements 28 Also understood the vessel is to enter of the pesticide had escaped into the Dry Dock No.3, Falmouth, at 1915, water. A Toll New Zealand spokeswoman told NZPA the ferry had Railway Accidents 29 today. (Note — Understood Anglian Earl was towed to Falmouth with a tow left Picton at 0200 hrs with only wire around its propeller which freight on board. The spill had Miscellaneous 30 happened while assisting grounded happened while vehicles were being general cargo Maanav Star Sep 16.) unloaded at Wellington. As a result of the spill, a morning freight run from Fires & Explosions 32 (See also Maanav Star .) Falmouth, Sep 22 — Anchor handling Wellington to Picton had been tug/supply Anglian Earl arrived cancelled, and passengers booked to Aviation 33 Falmouth at 1800, Sep 19 in tow of tug sail from Picton to Wellington on the Multratug 7 from Folkestone and 1000 hrs sailing would be transferred berthed Queens Wharf, Falmouth to the Lynx fast ferry service. — Product Recalls 36 Docks. Vessel has a rope in its propeller. Lloyd’s Agents. The tug was moved to No. 3 dry dock at Wellington, Sep 22 — A report, dated Port Conditions 37 2000, Sep 21 for further examination. — Sep 17, states: Emergency services have Lloyd’s Agents. finished clearing up a serious chemical spill on ro/ro Aratere. A truck leaked the Port Conditions charts 37 ANJA-C. (U.K.) herbicide, paraquat onto the vehicle London, Sep 21 — General cargo Anja- deck. The Wellington Fire Service says C. sailed Cowes Sep 7. the situation is under control and chemicals did not leak into the water. APOLLO (U.K.) Interisland line marketing manager London, Sep 22 — A press report, Peter Monk says the major concern was dated Sep 21, states: Scottish fishing the safety of passengers. He says © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 passengers who were affected today These reports may not be reproduced, Apollo (246 gt, built 2001), which had the windows of its wheelhouse smashed have been moved to another ferry. — stored in a retrieval system, or Lloyd’s Agents. transmitted in any form or by any by huge waves while fishing off the west coast, is being towed into Rossaveal means electronic, mechanical, Harbour in Co Galway. The 80-foot ATLANTIS CHARM (Cyprus) photographic, recorded or otherise steel-hulled trawler was about 90 miles See “Brittany, France” under without the prior written permission of North West of Loop Head in Co Clare “Pollution.” the publisher. when it ran into gale force winds and high seas. The boat lost its steering BAHLAWAN (Syria) power for several hours but managed to Aleppo, Sep 23 — Our Lattakia office regain it as the crew of four boarded up have reported that general cargo its windows and secured the Bahlawan is still stranded. They have wheelhouse. learned that the vessel has been sold for London, Sept 22 — Following received refloating and inside a week the from Dublin MRCC, timed 0930, UTC: transfer of ownership formalities will be Fishing Apollo arrived Rossaveal and carried out. — Lloyd’s Agents. tied up alongside at 1240, UTC, yesterday. The vessel regained steering BANGLAR SHOURABH 1537, UTC, Sept 20 but was eventually (Bangladesh) escorted into Rossaveal by fishing See “Karnaphuli River, Bangladesh” Shauna Ann. under “Pollution.”

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1 Marine

BEACHBUILDER (U.S.A.) London, Sep 20 — A press report, ENSCO 25 See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather dated Sep 18, states: Today, engineers See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather & Navigation.” in the port of Kholmsk finished & Navigation.” mounting a pipeline on board the CAPE BANKS (Germany) damaged hopper dredger Cristoforo ENSCO 64 (U.S.A.) Mersin, Sep 20 — Chemical/oil carrier Colombo to pump out the fuel still See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under Cape Banks commenced discharge of remaining in the vessel’s tanks, an “Weather & Navigation.” cargo at 2340, local time, Sep 19. The official of the emergency centre set up discharging operation still continues to deal with the crisis said. Oil and FAGERVIK (Antigua & Barbuda) and is expected to be completed diesel fuel will be pumped out either to London, Sep 21 — Following received tomorrow night. — Lloyd’s Agents. the shore or to another vessel, the from Den Helder RCC, timed 0700, Mersin, Sep 23 — Discharging official said. Yesterday, the oil products UTC: General cargo Fagervik (2050 gt, operation of the chemical/oil carrier still held in the ship’s two damaged built 1980), Kalmar for Shoreham, Cape Banks at Mersin was completed at tanks were pumped out into its other seven crew, listing due deck cargo 1128, yesterday. Vessel departed at tanks that remained intact after shifting, crew abandoned and vessel 1748 hrs. The tanker’s next port is Cristoforo Colombo had run aground reported adrift in lat 53.46.2N, long 05 Tutunciftlik for loading 20,000 tonnes last week. The decision to pump out the 48E at 0700, UTC. Tugs are proceeding Naphtha. As per information gathered remaining fuel was taken to avoid the and due on scene in four-to-five hours. from the vessel’s agent, according to the risk of additional pollution of the (Note — Fagervik, Kalmar for underwater pictures and controls there harbour likely to occur when work Shoreham, passed Brunsbuttel W at is no serious damage to the bottom of starts shortly to take Cristoforo 1139, Sep 20.) the vessel. There are some paint Colombo off the rocks, the official said. London, Sep 21 — Following received scratches certified by German Class Engineers of the Sakhalin emergency from Den Helder RCC, timed 1626, Lloyd’s. — Lloyd’s Agents. and rescue centre are currently UTC: General cargo Fagervik has been working onboard the vessel. They are taken in tow by tug Waker, bound CAPO MANUELA (Italy) to seal up major holes in the ship’s Eemshaven. Position at 1625, UTC, lat Rijeka, Sep 22 — Lpg Capo Manuela is bottom. 53 44.4N, long 06 12.5. still at Sibenik. The vessel is detained London, Sep 21 — Understood salvage London, Sep 21 — Following received by shiprepairers due to their financial services are being rendered to hopper from Den Helder RCC, timed 2035, requests. It is their intention to sell the dredger Cristoforo Colombo by salvors UTC: General cargo Fagervik has vessel for its scrap value. — Lloyd’s Smit Singapore Pte Ltd/Sakhalin several tugs on scene. It is under tow at Agents. Salvage Co, under Lloyd’s Open Form, 2.4 knots and no ETA at Eemshaven dated Sep 9. presently predicted. CMA CGM AEGEAN (Liberia) London, Sep 22 — A press report, London, Sep 22 — Following received London, Sep 17 — C.c. CMA CGM dated today, states: Two-metre waves from Den Helder RCC, timed 0715, Aegean was reported passing Istanbul have cast a 115-metre-long barge onto UTC: General cargo Fagervik is at 1635 hrs, Sep 15, on passage Syros the western coast of Sakhalin near currently three miles from the port of for Novorossiysk. the settlement of Bolshevik. The Eemshaven. ETA 0900, UTC. barge of about 1,000-tonne cargo London, Sep 22 — Understand salvage CMA CGM MOZART (French capacity was brought from Korsakov services are being rendered to general Southern Territories) to the port of Kholmsk where it was to cargo Fagervik by Wijsmuller Salvage Maassluis, Sep 17 —C.c. CMA CGM be loaded with equipment from hopper BV under Lloyd’s Open Form. Mozart arrived Hamburg Sep 16 and dredger Cristoforo Colombo. But the London, Sep 22 — Following received sailed same day for Rotterdam. — storm in the Tatar Strait yesterday from Den Helder RCC, timed 1010, Lloyd’s Sub-agents. changed the plans. Specialists hoped UTC: General cargo Fagervik arrived to facilitate the operation to set the Eemshaven 1000, UTC. COMMODORE (Netherlands) dredger afloat by removing the heavy London, Sep 17 — Chem.tank equipment. At present, the operation FAIRWEATHER (U.S.A.) Commodore completed repairs and is postponed indefinitely. The barge London, Sep 22 — A press report, sailed from De Schroef BV Shipyard in incident occurred on Sep 21, an officer dated Sep 21, states: The Alaska Sluiskil on Sep 15. on duty at the Sakhalin sea rescue passenger ro/ro Fairweather (3424 gt) centre, Igor Pampurin, said. Rescuers has been taken out of service after CRISTOFORO COLOMBO (Belgium) now have the two vessels to be clipping a pier and cutting the lines of a London, Sep 17 — A press report, removed from the stones. No people moored cruise ship yesterday, state and dated yesterday, states: Fuel from two were on board the barge. It has no Coast Guard officials said.Fairweather damaged tanks of the hopper dredger fuel tanks, and so there is no fuel was departing Skagway just after noon Cristoforo Colombo is being pumped leakage threat. in 25-knot winds, according to the Coast out. The vessel ran aground during a Guard Command Centre in Juneau. storm at the southwestern part of DEEPSEA NAUTILUS (Panama) Skagway’s port manager told the Coast Sakhalin Island on Sep 8, about 50m See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather Guard the ferry clipped a mooring from the town of Kholmsk. Petroleum & Navigation.” dolphin on the pier just before severing has stopped leaking from the vessel. A the cruise ship’s mooring lines. No double boom defence has been set up DEEPWATER NAUTILUS (Panama) injuries were reported, and there was around the vessel to prevent the nearly See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather no metal-to-metal contact between the 200 metric tons of crude and diesel from & Navigation”. vessels. Longshoremen ran new entering the Gulf of Tatary. Oil slicks on moorings from the cruise ship. The the surface of the water are being DELTA RANGER Marine Safety Office will investigate removed with absorbing substances. See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather the incident, the Coast Guard said. The Specialists from the Sakhalin & Navigation.” Department of Transportation said emergency and rescue department are Fairweather will be out of service until working on the vessel. A voluntary DELTA RANGER (U.S.A.) further notice. Ferry-schedule student group from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather adjustments will be made by the Alaska is helping in the cleanup of the 5km & Navigation.” Marine Highway System. The $40 part of the shore polluted by oil. million, 235-foot Fairweather began Ecological groups from the Kholmsk DWEEP SETU (India) service in Southeast Alaska earlier this youth associations are also helping Kochi, Sep 22 — Passenger ro/ro year. It can carry 250 passengers and cleanup. Local residents and workers at Dweep Setu is still undergoing its 35 vehicles and has been operating nearby companies are helping the annual drydocking at Kochi Shipyard. between Juneau, Skagway, Haines and specialists because the headquarters The local agents say the vessel is likely Sitka. Travelling from Bridgeport, asked help. Everyday, about 100 people to leave in another eight to 10 days. — Conn., to Alaska in March, Fairweather are involved in the cleanup. Lloyd’s Agents. stopped in Acapulco, Mexico, because of

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2 Marine a malfunctioning engine computer. diving survey was executed based on environmental damage occurs, marine Since then, one of its four engines has which the vessel was re-delivered to the authorities will be investigating the had to be replaced because improperly owners at 1600, local time, today. cause of the sinking. “It could take a installed parts allowed water into the Malmo, Sep 20 — Ro/ro Fjord Ice matter of hours to bring it to the exhaust system. berthed at Malmo harbour at 1000, surface,” said Angus Armstrong, London, Sep 23 — A press report, local time, Sep 16. Divers inspected the harbour-master for the port authority. dated Sep 22, states: Passenger ro/ro bottom and big damage at the bottom The recovery operation continues today. Fairweather slammed into three stern forward was noted, but no oil leakage. The 27-metre boat had been docked lines of a cruise ship docked in Skagway The vessel will proceed to Fredericia, near the Redpath Sugar plant when an on Tuesday (Sep 21) and also may have Denmark, for discharging cargo of employee there noticed the vessel hit a mooring dolphin, leaving cracks in frozen fish and then drydock at the taking on water at 0130 yesterday, said the side of the vessel. The accident did yard. According to the police there was Sergeant Brian Dickson of the Toronto not result in any injuries on either not any alcohol involved. The vessel left police marine unit. It took more than an vessel. The Alaska Marine Highway Malmo at 0100, local time, Sep 17. ETA hour to sink. “We were pumping the System said Fairweather has returned at Fredericia, is 2100, local time, Sep water out coming in. Unfortunately it to Juneau for an investigation, but the 17. — Lloyd’s Agents. was a losing battle and the boat sank,” damage it sustained will put it out of Gothenburg, Sept 20 — Ro/ro Fjord he said. Transport Canada and the service until further notice. “We will Ice: As the result of the diving survey it federal transportation safety board will investigate to determine how it was confirmed vessel was holed in bulb monitor the retrieval and launch an happened, and take steps to make sure and bottom tank No.3, also some investigation to determine why the it doesn’t happen again,” said Tom distortions to bow-thruster. Class, DNV, charter vessel sank, said Tara Wilkins, Briggs, deputy commissioner for the attended and agreed vessel to proceed of the marine branch of Transport state Department of Transportation, in to Fredericia for repairs, with tug Canada. Galactica 001 had just gone on a brief press release issued Tuesday. assistance. Vessel left Malmo am Sept its first cruise in two years last The accident happened just after noon 17 and is at present under repair at Saturday, “a private party of 60 people,” as the vessel left Skagway, said Jim yard. — Westax Marine Services AB. said Jagelka. He estimates it will cost Robertson, executive officer of the about $150,000 to bring the boat up. Marine Safety Office for the US Coast FLINTERZEE (Netherlands) The boat is insured. The next cruise Guard in Juneau. The vessel made London, Sep 22 — Following received was scheduled a week from now. with contact with three of five stern lines of a from Den Helder RCC, timed 1010, 20 more slated for October and moored cruise ship, severing the lines, UTC: General cargo Flinterzee (4368 gt, November, he said. according to a press release issued by built 1997), PCCI, cargo steel ferry officials Tuesday evening. plates/coils, reported broken down due GECO SAPPHIRE (Panama) Transportation spokesman John Manly engine problems in lat 53 44.8N, long 06 Gdynia, Aug 31 — Research EDT said he is uncertain which cruise ship 03.3E, at 0934, UTC. Vessel advised to Protea, ex Geco Sapphire, is still in the was involved in the accident. drop anchor. (Note — Flinterzee sailed repair yard at Gdynia. — Department officials also said Gdynia Sep 20 for Antwerp and passed Correspondent. Fairweather might have rammed into Brunsbuttel Sep 21.) one of the mooring dolphins of the London, Sep 22 — Following received GLOBAL FREIGHTER (Finland) Skagway dock. The accident created from Den Helder RCC, timed 1110, Turku, Sep 22 — Ro/ro Global cracks in a bulkhead at the bow and in UTC: General cargo Flinterzee was Freighter (13145 gt, built 1977), in a seam of the aluminum plating about reported underway at 1057, UTC, regular service between Finland and 15 to 20 feet above the waterline, the understood bound for Antwerp. Germany, grounded in lat 60 13.48N, press release said. No damage occurred long 21 42 82E, outside Lovskar in below the waterline. Manly said it is FLYING DOLPHIN IV (Greece) Turku Archipelago at approximately uncertain how big the crack is, adding London, Sep 21 — Lloyd’s Casualty 2309, Sep 21. According to the that there is no estimate yet to the representatives in Piraeus report: Coastguard the vessel was near to damage. “We don’t know exactly what Hydrofoil Flying Dolphin IV (142 gt, capsizing after grounding, but the crew happened,” he said. “We’ll have to have built 1976) while sailing to Piraeus were able to divert the vessel to shallow some interviews with people onboard sustained damage to the port main water. At the time of the incident, there and on the bridge.” He said the vessel is engine during the afternoon Sep 19. were 29 persons onboard. Sixteen have scheduled for overhaul in October, when Following the incident vessel continued been taken off during the night. Rescue the state has tentative plans to replace to Piraeus on one engine but following efforts are still going on but currently a malfunctioning engine that broke the arrival was prohibited to depart there is no risk of the vessel sinking. down earlier this month. pending inspection of the repairs. The reason for grounding is not known. — Lloyd’s Agents. FJORD ICE (Malta) FU KUO HSIN NO.7 (Panama) Helsinki, Sep 22 — Ro/ro Global Ymuiden, Sep 16 — Wijsmuller Yokohama, Sep 21 — The Nippon Freighter touched ground yesterday Salvage B.V. and Roda Bolaget earlier Salvage Co Ltd commenced refloating evening close to Nauvo, Finland. The this morning refloated the reefer, not operations to bulk Fu Kuo Hsin No.7 on 155 metre vessel subsequently ro/ro, Fjord Ice. Roda Bolaget and Sep 9 and refloated the vessel on Sep 19 grounded in order to prevent sinking. Wijsmuller Salvage B.V. were after temporary repairs. Fu Kuo Hsin According to the information given five contracted instantly on LOF 2000 terms No.7 has anchored off Kochi. — Lloyd’s passengers and 11 crew members were to assist and staff were sent in Agents. evacuated. Thirteen crew members are immediately from Sweden and The still on board. A small amout of oil has Netherlands. SvitzerWijsmuller tug GALACTICA 001 (Canada) leaked into the sea which is being Frigga was sent in from Denmark as London, Sep 23 — A press report, collected by oil protection vessel Halli. well to support the Roda Bolaget tug dated today, states: Just three days — Lloyd’s Agents. operations in Sweden. Upon arrival of before it sank mysteriously yesterday, London, Sep 22 — Following received the team on board and the tug on site passenger Galactica 001 (67 gt, built from Turku MRCC, timed 0950, UTC: actions were taken instantly to control 1957) had taken partiers on a four-hour Ro/ro Global Freighter is still aground the situation and plan for further trip on its first cruise in two years. The with a large hole in the bottom and action. Deteriorating weather overnight 47-year-old charter boat, estimated to cannot be moved at present as it would with 35-knot winds forced salvors to be valued at about $560,000, had been sink if it was refloated. A tug is on take immediate corrective action which out of commission for the past two years scene. Hull repairs will have to be resulted in the casualty being refloated while it was being renovated, said carried out on scene. at about 0320 today by the salvage team owner Jozef Jagelka, 48. Renovations Turku, Sep 23 — Ro/ro Global and Frigga. The vessel then was had been completed by the end of Freighter, chartered for Sea Wind Line, anchored offshore. The vessel was August. No one was on board when it was sailing from Turku to Stockholm, subsequently later in the morning sank. Now, as port officials try to get with approximately 11 units of trucks brought into the port of Malmo, where a the boat out of the water before any and trailers on board, when incident

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3 Marine took place. Lightering procedures will underwriters’ action has no merit and these sort of fishing vessels are burnt, most probably start today, by means of intend to vigorously defend against any but in this case that wasn’t appropriate a barge. According to the carrier no avoidance or denial of insurance because of its construction,” Mr damage on cargo as during incident coverage and to seek recovery of the full Frodsham said. “So we then spent some wind velocity only 2-3 m/s. Grounding amount of the policy, plus damages. In time looking at sinking it as an happened 2255, local time, Sep 21, and the second quarter of 2004, the artificial reef, but again that was ruled VTS and Coastguard alarmed at 2309, Company wrote-off the value of Gulf out because nobody could guarantee local time. — Lloyd’s Agents. Horizon and related assets and has that the vessel would stay sunk because recorded a receivable in an amount of its naturally buoyant hull. Mr GODDESS (Singapore) equal to the net book value of $22.3 Frodsham said there were few London, Sep 22 — Following million of the vessel and related assets alternatives, but when it was noticed navigation warning broadcast today: and $1.6 million of sue and labour and last week that hull deterioration had Stranded c.c. Goddess, 8890 gt, (built administrative costs that have been led to a diesel fuel leak from the vessel, 1997) removed. (Note — Goddess sailed incurred through Aug 31, that its fate was sealed. “It became clear Hakata Sep 21 for Iwakuni.) management believes are reimbursable that we needed to move quickly to London, Sep 22 — Following received under the insurance policy in addition prevent any risk to the environment,” from Coast Guard Japan, timed 0720, to the insured value. Given the early he said. “There’s no facility in the UTC: C.c. Goddess grounded in stages of this litigation, the Company region capable of pulling it out of the Matsuyama area this morning and has cannot predict whether a negotiated water so that left us the only option of now refloated and proceeding to resolution of this dispute will occur or, breaking it up and hauling it to the tip.” Matsuyama. if such a resolution does occur, the precise terms of such a resolution. As a HIGH ENDURANCE (Liberia) GORDON C.LEITCH (Canada) result, the Company cannot guarantee London, Sep 17 — A press report, London, Sep 22 — Bulk Gordon the sufficiency of any insurance dated today, states: C.c. Merkur Bridge C.Leitch arrived Hamilton (CAN) Sep proceeds that may ultimately be that was trying to overtake a Singapore 20 from Port Weller and sailed same collected, which may be more or less navy (RSN) warship in total darkness day for Welland. than the amount of the receivable that along a narrow stretch of the busy is recorded. If it is determined that the Singapore Straits on early Wednesday GREEN KARMOY (U.K.) recovery will be less than the amount (Sep 15) morning was in collison with London, Sep 21 — Following received recorded, the company will record the chemical/oil carrier High Endurance. from Den Helder RCC, timed 1835, loss in the period in which such No one was injured and no oil spills UTC: At 1830, UTC, ref Green Karmoy determination is made. were reported in the collision shortly (5084 gt, built 1989), while approaching after Tuesday midnight at the eastern Ijmuiden with pilot on board, had HIGH AIM 6 (Indonesia) tip of the Singapore Straits, near complete black-out, one nautical mile in London, Sep 21 — A press report, Horsburgh Lighthouse, the Maritime front of the harbour entrance. The dated today, states: The mystery of and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) vessel attempted to drop anchor, but what happened aboard Taiwanese fish said yesterday. The half-laden container water too deep to be effective. Vessel High Aim 6 found floating abandoned vessel, Merkur Bridge, had pulled presently 1.5 miles from beach. A with tonnes of rotting fish on board may alongside the landing ship tank, lifeboat and a tug are on their way to never be known, with the vessel Persistence, when it had to suddenly Green Karmoy, but, due to very rough destined for a West Australian scrap veer towards the warship to avoid the weather, uncertain whether a line can heap. The owners of High Aim 6 oncoming oil tanker, High Endurance. be attached. reported it missing in mid-December After scraping the side of the navy London, Sep 21 — Following received 2002, several days after the last contact vessel, Merkur Bridge slammed into the from Den Helder RCC, timed 1915, with the captain. The US Coast Guard 183m-long tanker, tearing a small hole UTC: The engine of ref Green Karmoy searched for the 24 metre fishing vessel just above the waterline. Two fires, has been restarted and the vessel is but failed to find it. The closest they got which started in the engine-room and a heading into the harbour of Ijmuiden was a brief sighting of one liferaft. The tank with some 46 tonnes of gas oil, under its own power. whereabouts of the vessel remained a were put out by the 24 sailors on board London, Sep 21 — Following received mystery until it was spotted steaming, the oil tanker. The 30,000-tonne vessel’s from Den Helder RCC, timed 2035, crewless, towards the Western main storage tanks, however, were UTC: Ref Green Karmoy entered the Australia coast on Jan 4, 2003. The empty as it had just offloaded its cargo harbour of Ijmuiden at 1919, UTC. vessel has been docked in Broome since in Surabaya, in Indonesia. The agent Jan 10 last year but international for the Merkur Bridge, bound for Ho GULF HORIZON (U.S.A.) efforts to solve the mystery of what Chi Minh City with a crew of 20, said London, Sep 22 — A press release happened to its vanished crew have it has yet to establish the extent of from Horizon Offshore Inc, dated Sep failed. Nothing has been heard from damage to the vessel, although MPA 20, states: Horizon Offshore Inc High Aim 6’s Taiwanese captain, said it was in stable condition. All announced that its ongoing negotiations engineer and 10 Indonesian crew since three vessels are still afloat and vessel to collect insurance proceeds from the December 2002, when the vessel was traffic along the Singapore Strait underwriters on the policy of marine near the Marshall Islands, halfway remains unaffected, the MPA added. hull insurance, that was purchased to between Papua New Guinea and Salvage tugs from Semco and Smit cover physical damage to Hawaii. The vessel will now be junked International are helping the two derrick/pipelaying barge Gulf Horizon and taken to Broome tip. Broome Port Liberian-flagged merchant vessels, while on tow from the U.S. Gulf of Authority chief executive officer Stefan anchored north-east of Horsburgh, Mexico to Israel, has resulted in Frodsham said “We’ll be very happy to while the warship returned to Changi litigation between the Company and the see it go. As far as we’re concerned it Naval Base with just minor scratches underwriters. The underwriters have has overstayed its welcome,” Mr to its left side. The damaged tanker is filed a claim in the High Court of Frodsham said. “its been a worry for us expected to be towed to a shipyard Justice in London seeking a declaration because of the environmental risks It today while the container vessel that they are entitled to deny coverage poses, and also because it does should make it to port on its own based on alleged misrepresentations in represent a potential marine hazard. power. A Ministry of Defence the company’s insurance application. “We’ve got a cyclone season coming up spokesman said there were more than The Company has filed a suit in Harris and if it did break away from its 150 personnel onboard the 141m-long County, Texas, asserting a claim for the moorings, it could cause havoc.” Hopes warship, which was heading to $28 million insured value of the vessel. that the vessel would live on as an Australia. Mariners interviewed The Company also has issued a notice underwater tourist attraction for yesterday said the stretch of the to the underwriters that it intends to divers, or a fish habitat, were scuppered waterway where the collisions took seek treble damages for the when authorities concluded that they place is a notorious choke point which underwriters’ claims handling could not guarantee that once sunk, is hard to navigate even during the practices. The company believes the High Aim 6 would stay sunk. “Normally daytime because of heavy traffic.

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Singapore, Sep 18 — Chemical/oil LA SUPERBA (Italy) MAANAV STAR (India) carrier High Endurance arrived Genoa, Sep 20 — Passenger ro/ro La London, Sep 17 — Following received Singapore Sep 17. — Lloyd’s Agents. Superba (54400 gt, built 2002), during from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed Singapore, Sep 20 — C.c. Merkur berthing manoeuvre, due to heavy 1235, UTC: General cargo Maanav Bridge arrived Singapore Sep 18. — weather, bumped against starboard side Star: The refloating attempt scheduled Lloyd’s Agents. of ferry Nuraghes (36475 gt, built 2004), for today has had to be cancelled due to already berthed at Isola Bianca pier, rough weather. It is hoped to try again IRAN ARDEBIL (Iran) Olbia, on Sep 17. Minor damage tomorrow. High tides tomorrow are at Aden, Sep 17 — It has been reported reported to upper decks of both vessels. 0043, UTC, and 1304, UTC. that c.c. Iran Ardebi was refloated at After RINA authorisation both vessels London, Sep 18 — Following received 0700, UTC today, with the assistance of sailed at about midnight respectively from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed three tugs. This follows the lightening for Genoa and Civitavecchia. — Lloyd’s 1000, UTC: General cargo Maanav Star of a total of 464 containers from Iran Agents. is still aground in the same position. Ardebil onto c.c. Thor Sofia, in three Genoa, Sep 18 — Passenger ro/ro La Vessel is expected to remain aground “trips” and onto the barge Jawazaa, Superba arrived Genoa Sep 17 from until Sep 28. plus further containers onto the barge Olbia and sailed same day. — Lloyd’s London, Sep 19 — Following press Borneo. — Lloyd’s Agents. Agents. release from the Maritime and Aden, Sep 20 — C.c. Iran Ardebil is Coastguard Agency, dated Sep 17, presently at anchor off Aden, vessel is LENANEFT 2061 (Russia) states: The Salvage Operation of expected to berth tomorrow. — Lloyd’s London, Sep 18 — A press report, general cargo Maanav Star has been Agents. dated Sep 17, states: At least four postponed owing to adverse weather people were killed and three more are conditions coupled with the falling JAMBO (Cyprus) reported missing after an explosion on tides. Full security and health and London, Sep 22 — A press report, product tanker Lenaneft 2061 (3239 gt, safety measures have been put into dated today, states: Pollution from the built 1986), carrying 600-800 tons of place and, unless current weather wreck of general cargo Jambo which gasoline and 180 tons of oil, crew of 12, conditions worsen, the crew will be sank off Wester Ross last summer has in the Russian internal republic of remaining on board. Although the shown no cause for concern, according Sakha-Yakutia in North Siberia, refloating of the vessel failed this time, to a report. The ship and its cargo of Russian media reports. The explosion a second attempt will be made when the more than 3,000 tonnes of zinc sulphide took place 2115, local time, during the tides are at their highest, between Sep are still lying on the sea floor after fuel pumping operation which caused 28 and Oct 1. A full salvage plan has efforts to raise it were abandoned. the fire in the engine-room while being been both formulated and put into Officials have found no evidence of unloaded near the village of Yurung- place. This will facilitate the next damage to the marine environment. Khaya, on the Anabar River. The salvage attempt to refloat of the vessel. However, they have called for a three- reason for the explosion remains year environmental monitoring unclear. Six people were taken to MARJA (Netherlands) programme at the site. A diving survey hospital, four of them in a serious Ferrol, Sep 20 — General cargo Marja for the Department for Transport found condition. Local residents were arrived at Vigo Sep 17, and was that zinc levels in the water and in the evacuated from nearby villages because drydocked in Metalships & Docks sediments around the wreck remain of the possibility of further explosions shipyard yesterday. A repair period of low. Tests of scallops and crabs show on the burning tanker, the local three weeks is expected. — Lloyd’s there is no risk to human health by directorate of the Emergencies Agents. eating them. However, the department Ministry has reported. Firefighters said it would continue to monitor the arrived at the scene of the blast at MARTE (Italy) area around the wreck very carefully 0145, Moscow time. At 0320 the fire London, Sep 20 — Following received for the next three years. Shipping was localized and approximately an from Stavanger MRCC, timed 0745, Minister David Jamieson said: “I hour later the icebreaker Kapitan UTC: Laden lpg Marte (2709 gt, built recognise the importance of protecting Babichev with special fire fighting 2004), IBSR, in lat 60 45.30N, long 04 the environmentally sensitive area equipment approached the scene of the 40.20E, has lost engine power, is where Jambo sank last summer and incident. At about 0600 the fire was disabled and drifting towards shore. that’s why the government will continue completely extinguished, the RIA- Tug Ajax and tractor tug Boxer are to monitor the area around the wreck Novosti news agency reports. The proceeding and should be on scene in very carefully in the next three years. firefighters managed to avoid a spillage around 10 minutes. “The report shows that a great deal of of oil products into the river, the agency London, Sep 20 — Following received work has been done. “However, it is added. The vessel belongs to the Lena from Stavanger MRCC, timed 0820, important to ensure the levels of zinc River ship line. UTC: Lpg Marte, cargo polyproperlene, and other associated metals continue to is now in tow of tugs Ajax and Boxer remain acceptably low and that is why LUCKY LADY (Malta) and being towed into open sea, the monitoring must continue.” The London, Sep 20 — Following received destination not known at the moment. minister said monitoring and the dive from the managers of crude oil tanker London, Sep 20 — A press report, survey showed there was no need to Lucky Lady, dated today: Lucky Lady dated today, states: Lpg Marte, fully restart the cargo recovery. has completed cargo discharge and is loaded, with a crew of 14, was today presently anchored off Cilacap. adrift west of Fedje, on the west coast of JO LIND (NIS) Norway, north of Bergen. The ship’s Las Palmas, Sep 20 — Chemical/oil LUMARE (Netherlands) engines had stopped, and the anchors carrier Jo Lind sailed Las Palmas Sep London, Sep 23 — Following received were useless in the stormy weather. 13 for Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Agents. from Den Helder RCC, timed 1315, However, two tugs mamanged to get the UTC: General cargo Lumare (2780 gt, tanker under tow just as the ship was KAREN ANDRIE (U.S.A.) built 1998) reported at 0745, UTC, Sep about to hit the rocks. There was strong See A-397. 21 that it had lost part deck cargo of wind and bad weather conditions in the timber overboard in lat 53 19.2N, long area, and preparations were made to KATERINA (Malta) 04 30.8E. At 0957, UTC, same day evacuate the people living on the island See under “Pollution.” vessel reported losing more timber and of Fedje, for fear that the tanker would had a 30 degree list to starboard. The explode if it grounded. Two Coast Guard KEN EXPLORER (Liberia) vessel later reported it had corrected vessels and two rescue helicopters are London, Sep 20 — Following received the list and subsequently put into also on their way towards the tanker. from the operators of bulk Ken Harlingen at approximately 1530, UTC, London, Sep 20 — Following received Explorer, dated today: Ken Explorer is same day. Vessel is still in port at from the managers of lpg Marte, dated still aground. Cargo discharge Harlingen. (Note — Lumare sailed today: At approximately 0857 hrs, this operations are continuing, ETC 20-25 Kotka Sep 17 for Cardiff and passed morning, the vessel, while on passage days. Brunsbuttel 0854, Sep 20.) from Mongstad to Antwerp, had a loss

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5 Marine of propulsion in lat 60 45.2N, long 04 engaged in fishing activities, and not in the fully up position. When it is 40.3E, in the Fedjefjord. Following the general cargo Wide Pos (2415 gt, built fully retracted the top of the fin propulsion failure, the stormy weather 1992) at 1245 hrs, Sep 15, in the Sea of protrudes through the top of the conditions began to take the vessel Suo, Oita Prefecture. Mikasa Maru was coachroof and there is no sign of this at towards the Fedjebaen rocks. The Fedje badly damaged in the stern area and the moment, which suggests there is a VTS centre, seeing that the vessel had the vessel’s master died after falling problem with the lift mechanism. lost speed on their radar, called Marte into the sea. His body was successfully London, Sep 17 — A press report, and asked if assistance was required. recovered. There were no injuries dated today, states: A rescue operation The Master, Capt Avenoso immediately reported to the 11 crew of Wide Pos. — was under way last night to free a new requested the assistance of two tugs. Lloyd’s Agents. £30 million super-yacht which ran on to Tugs Ajax and Boxer were immediately Yokohama, Sep 21 — General cargo rocks off the French Riviera. The 246ft dispatched to the scene. As Marte was Wide Pos arrived Sakai Sep 20 from long yacht Mirabella V, owned by Joe in very deep water, the ship’s master Takuma. — Lloyd’s Agents. Vittoria, a millionaire and the former identified that the anchors would only Avis car hire chairman, was aground at be of limited use (dredging) in halting MILAGROS TRES (Philippines) Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice. Five the drift of the vessel until such time as Manila, Sep 17 — The Philippine female members of the crew were taken it was in shallower waters. At 0917 hrs Coast Guard reported that ferry off the yacht but eight crew stayed on the anchor touched the bottom and Milagros Tres reached Puerto Princesa board. The yacht, which was launched halted the ship’s progress. At 0931 hrs, Port yesterday towed by a sistership. — this year, has a 293ft mast. Rescuers the vessel started drifting again and at Lloyd’s List Correspondent. said it was apparently swept ashore by 0935 hrs, the port anchor caught fast Manila, Sep 22 — Ferry Milagros Tres a combination of a north westerly wind and the vessels motion was stopped is currently in Guimaras Island and strong current. “The crew must some 50-100 metres from the shore. undergoing repairs. The vessel was have been pretty inexperienced as the Ajax put a line aboard at approximately towed by a sister vessel to Iloilo and wind was only force two to three,” said 0950 hrs, and with the second tug in eventually to Guimaras on Sep 19. Dominique Dubois, at the Mediterranean assistance, Marte started to be towed to There is still no expected date of Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in sheltered waters at 1016 hrs. Marte has completion of repairs at the moment. — Toulon. “With their huge sail up, once now been towed to the port of Sloevag Lloyd’s Agents. they realised they were drifting inland, it for investigation. A superintendent of was too late.” Crews from other yachts ship manager V.Ships is attending the MIRABELLA V (Isle of Man) made repeated attempts to pull the vessel and will co-ordinate ship and London, Sep 17 — A press report, Mirabella V free. One that answered the cargo matters. Marte, which is a brand dated yesterday, states: Yacht Mirabella emergency call, Big Roi, twice succeeded new double bottom liquefied gas carrier V (1003 gt, built 2004), currently in attaching lines but the tow failed to was delivered in August of this year stranded on rocks near the entrance to hold. The Mirabella V, built by the VT and is carrying some 1500 cu.metres of Beaulieu sur Mer harbour, is this Group in Southampton and said to be the propylene. The managers report that evening reported safe with a rescue world’s biggest privately-owned yacht. they will be investigating the cause of plan in place. Latest infomation is that The extent of the damage was still the propulsion failure and wish to the wind and sea state has dropped and unclear last night. thank the local coastguard authorities Mirabella V is sitting upright again. London, Sep 18 — A press report, for their timely and efficient response to Hydraulic failure due to a problem with dated today, states: Earlier this this situation. There was no pollution the pipework had caused the keel to morning yacht Mirabella V motored and no injuries among the 14 crew drop although it has been raised again. clear of the beach where it has been members on-board. It is not thought to be a contributing trapped since Thursday (Sep 16) and is London, Sep 22 — Class society Rina factor in the grounding. Mirabella V is heading for La Ciotat near Marseilles and ship manager V.Ships yesterday now sat on her keelbox and a small boat where it will be drydocked to undergo a began their probe into why lpg Marte is in attendance with a line on. A tug is full condition check. A metal gantry lost power in a storm and came within due within two hours. The 206ft which had been erected on deck last minutes of hitting rocky shore near explorer yacht Big Roi and Roman night over the keel box to support the Bergen. V.Ships spokesman Pat Abramovich’s 282ft motor yacht 150-ton lifting keel had clearly Adamson said that preliminary evidence Ecstasea are standing by but not now succeeded in doing its job. Hydraulic indicated there had been an electrical actively involved in attempting a tow. rams had been used to support and fault in the vessel’s propeller system. Some damage has been sustained but possibly lift the keel enough to free it The vessel, which was only delivered last the rig is said to be secure. The La from the rock in which the keel’s bulb month from Italy’s De Poli yard, was Ciotat dry dock is standing by to receive had apparently been wedged. Paul towed yesterday afternoon to nearby Mirabella V as soon as it can be Johnson who project managed the build Sloevag, where a V.Ships superintendent recovered. of the yacht was overseeing the will coordinate the investigation. London, Sep 17 — A press report, operation. Tim Thomas, who has been dated today, states: As dawn broke off watching the recovery from the beach MARWA M. (Tonga) the French Riviera this morning yacht for the past two days said that a small Valletta, Sep 2 — General cargo Mirabella V was still hard and fast on launch and the yacht’s tender helped to Marwa M. is still laid up at Valletta. — the shore close to Beaulieu sur Mer. The “wiggle and waggle” the 247ft yacht off Lloyd’s Agents. rescue tug Nerou is standing by, it has a the beach. “It then motored away under line attached to the stricken yacht and its own power,” said Tim. The rescue MARY NOUR (Panama) divers will shortly inspect Mirabella V’s coincided with an equinocial high tide See “Cement Dispute, Mexico” under hull and keel. The weather this which provided Mirabella V with vital “Miscellaneous.” morning is fair with no more than five centimetres of water. knots of breeze from the south and no London, Sep 21 — Yacht Mirabella V, MECIT KAPTAN (Turkey) sea running. If the re-floating of said to have cost around $60 million, Istanbul, Sep 20 — General cargo Mirabella V is successful she will be and reported insured for $40 million, is Mecit Kaptan (1162 gt, built 1998) has towed to La Ciotat near Marseilles now in a wet dock in the Marseilles been under repair since Sep 18, where it can be drydocked. According to area for detailed damage assessment. completion time unknown. After repairs Tim Thomas, who is watching The problem is the extent of damage to have been effected, vessel will proceed developments from the shoreline, the unique high-tech retractable keel. for Libya. — Lloyd’s Agents. Mirabella V appears to be sitting high The 10-metre deep keel is designed to on her marks but there is no sign of any give the most efficient resistance to MERKUR BRIDGE (Liberia) listing. “She may have emptied some of heeling over when in its down position, See High Endurance. her tanks,” said Tim. He also noted that and when retracted to four metres to Mirabella V’s anchor chain appeared allow shallow water exploration. It is MIKASA MARU not to be sitting in its fairlead at the not known at this stage whether the Yokohama, Sep 17 — A collision point at which it exits the hull on the keel was down or up when the accident occurred between fishing Mikasa Maru, stem. 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6 Marine earlier this year by Vosper Thornycroft trying to decide who is going to pay for Ridderkerk, ETC not yet known. — (VT), Southampton, and was built to the repair. No repair end yet available. Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Det Norske Veritas and Germanischer — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Lloyd class, and is Maritime and RYAN’S COMMANDER (Canada) Coastguard Agency compliant. The NOBLE JIM THOMPSON (Panama) London, Sep 20 — At 2102, UTC, Sep vessel is under VT warranty, and a See “Hurricane “Ivan” under “Weather 19, fishing Ryan’s Commander (129 gt), team of specialists from Southampton, & Navigation”. six miles east of Cape Bonavista, already in the area on warranty work, Newfoundland, in lat 48 42.21N, long will inspect the stricken yacht. NORDBEACH (Cyprus) 52 58.24W, declared a mayday (distress Maritime lawyers will be on hand to Durban, Sep 20 — C.c. Nordbeach message), taking on water and assess and advise on liability matters. entered dry dock at Durban Sep 20. abandoning, with six persons on board. It is possible, if repairs to the keel prove Repairs are expected to take eight to 10 Vessel is presumed to have sunk. complicated or lengthy, that Mirabella days. C.c. MSC Lauren completed London, Sep 20 — A press report, V will have to return to Southampton. repairs and sailed Durban Sep 18. — dated today, states: Searchers, today, Meanwhile, the accident will come as a Lloyd’s Agents. recovered the body of one of two double blow for millionaire owner Joe fishermen who drowned after fishing Vittoria, the Miami-based charter king. NORTH ISLAND PRINCESS Ryan’s Commander sank off the eastern Mirabella V was to have been the star (Canada) coast of Newfoundland. The body was of the Monaco Yacht Show, to where it London, Sep 16 — Reported damage to found in rocks at the base of a cliff, was bound, which opens tomorrow, and ro/ro North Island Princess is very after heavy fog delayed initial attempts where high-value charters might have minor. to reach it. The other man was been arranged. Further, there will be presumed drowned after he and five substantial ancillary costs involved NURAGHES (Italy) other crewmen abandoned Ryan’s since special security will be necessary See La Superba. Commander near Cape Bonavista on while the yacht is out of commission Sunday night (Sep 19). One crewman due to the expensive equipment, fine OCEAN AMERICA (U.S.A.) was plucked from a liferaft by a art, antiques and furnishings on board. See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather Cormorant helicopter. Rescue & Navigation.” technicians rappelled down a rocky cliff MISTRAL (Honduras) late yesterday to safely evacuated three London, Sep 16 — As at Aug 31, OCEAN DRAKE (U.S.A.) others who had drifted to shore in the product tanker Mistral was still laid-up See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather raft. The coast guard patrol vessel Cape at Bari. & Navigation.” Roger remained in the area today, amid heavy fog and eight-metre seas. A MODS 141 OCEAN STAR (Panama) Cormorant helicopter, out of Gander, See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather Newfoundland, was also grounded by & Navigation.” & Navigation.” fog. The shrimp boat ran into trouble eight kilometres offshore, at around MSC LAUREN (Panama) OCEAN WARWICK (U.S.A.) 1900, local time. Environment Canada See Nordbeach. See “Hurricane ‘Ivan’” under “Weather had issued a gale warning for eastern & Navigation.” Newfoundland on Saturday (Sep 18). NIKOS (Malta) The warning was upgraded early Cadiz, Sep 17 — General cargo Nikos OCTOPUSSY (Belgium) yesterday morning. (1499 gt, built 1981) arrived at Cadiz on Zeebrugge, Sep 21 — Inland general London, Sep 21 — Fishing Ryan’s Sep 14, for discharge, and is still in port cargo Octopussy proceeded on journey Commander drifted ashore, capsized on due to a main engine breakdown. It is with minor damage to bow. Inland Newfoundland coast. Four persons understood that some water was found general cargo Tosca sustained damage recovered, one deceased and one still mixed with the internal motor oil, so to bow and stern and is presently at missing. the injectors are being replaced. The Nieuwe Schelde Werven repairyard, London, Sep 22 — A press report, work is expected to be completed this Rupelmonde. Repairs expected to be dated Sep 21, states: Members of the morning and the vessel is anticipated to completed end of this month. — Lloyd’s crew from fishing Ryan’s Commander, sail tomorrow afternoon. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. the longliner that sank near Cape Agents. Bonavista Sunday (Sep 19), are telling Cadiz, Sep 23 — General cargo Nikos OVERSEAS MARILYN (U.S.A.) the story about what happened the sailed Sep 21. — Lloyd’s Agents. See under “Miscellaneous”. night two of their friends died and four lived. Don Brown from Sandringham NIRINT CHAMPION (Bahamas) PARTNER (Russia) says the 65 ft. shrimp trawler was Ponta Delgada, Sep 21 — Reported Rijeka, Sep 21 — General cargo steaming in hurricane conditions when that general cargo Nirint Champion Partner is still at Sibenik. The repairs it rolled over and started taking on (6714 gt, built 1999) sustained main are underway, however, spare parts water. The six-member crew abandoned engine damage in a position about 70 have still not arrived and thus the date ship into a life-raft. Only two were miles off Terceira Island and is now of sailing is still uncertain. — Lloyd’s wearing survival suits. Brown says they being towed by tug O Bravo towards Agents. were in the raft two hours when a Ponta Delgada, for repairs. — Lloyd’s Cormorant helicopter showed up from Agents. (Note — Nirint Champion POP REEFER (Yugoslavia) Search and Rescue in Gander, and a sailed Bilbao Sep 15 for Havana.) See Sea Shuttle. technician was lowered from the Ponta Delgada, Sep 23 — General helicopter on a tether. “They wrapped cargo Nirint Champion arrived Ponta PRINCE OF STREAMS the strap around me under my arms Delgada under tow of tug O Bravo (Netherlands Antilles) and hooked me to him. It seemed like where safely berthed alongside the Zeebrugge, Sep 19 — Ref Prince of an eternity. Finally the cable took me quay inner port at 0200, local time, Streams sailed Antwerp 2008, Sep 18, up out of the water,” Brown says. today. Vessel arrived for repairs account for Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Brown was flown to hospital in Gander of its main engine breakdown sustained Maassluis, Sep 19 — Ref Prince of for treatment of hypothermia and then during its laden voyage from Spain to Streams arrived Rotterdam 0715, Sep released. There were still five other Cuba. — Lloyd’s Agents. 19, from Antwerp. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. people, including Ron Furlong from St. Maassluis, Sep 22 — Ref Prince of Brendan’s, bobbing in the life-raft, NO LIMIT Streams sailed Rotterdam Sep 21 for drifting towards the cliffs near Spillar’s Maassluis, Sep 20 — A report Itajai. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Cove. Three or four hundred feet from published Sep 13 stated that it was shore, the raft flipped over and tossed proven that the cause of unknown No ROSEBANK (U.K.) the men into the water. Furlong was Limit breaking in two was a designers Maassluis, Sep 21 — General cargo washed in and grabbed for the cliff, mistake. The parties involved are now Rosebank is still under repair at eventually getting above the water. He

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7 Marine says he was cold. He was dressed in Connemara coast throughout most of SEA SHUTTLE (U.K.) only jeans and a t-shirt, socks and no Friday night. Sergeant Ciaran London, Sep 21 — Lloyd’s Casualty shoes. Rescuers pulled two of his Fitzpatrick, who oversaw yesterday’s representatives in Piraeus report: crewmates up the cliff, but it was recovery operation, also expressed During the morning of Sep 20, general midnight when they finally spotted surprise that the boat had taken to the cargo Pop Reefer (1785 gt, built 1988), Furlong. Furlong says it was rough water on Friday night. ‘It was Risan, Serbia-Montenegro bound for enough that night that if he’d heard he dangerous enough even driving a car Drepano, Achaia, and 93ft ketch Sea was the only survivor he wouldn’t have down the road, given the weather. We Shuttle, Turkey for Spain, were in been surprised. The search for one the don’t know why they decided to go to sea collision while sailing five nautical man missing and presumed drowned and we never will now,’ he said. Saint miles west-north-west of Cape Papa in has been suspended due to poor Oliver went down close to the area the Patraikos Gulf. Both vessels weather conditions. RCMP officers where the Spanish trawler, Arosa, sank sustained minor damages and the 12 have identified Joseph Ryan, 42, of St. two years ago with the loss of 12 lives. crew of the cargo vessel and the six Brendan’s as missing and presumed crew of the yacht remain in good drowned. His brother, David Ryan, 47, SCOT PIONEER (U.K.) health. The Patras port authorities also of St. Brendan’s is dead. His body Sheerness, Sep 22 — General cargo have prohibited the departure of Pop was recovered near Spillar’s Cove. Scot Pioneer (1587 gt, built 1984), Reefer pending the issuance of a class Rochester for Goole, has broken down maintain certificate. Sea Shuttle SAINT ENOGAT (South Africa) with engine problems at Rochester and proceeded to the port of Messolongi Cape Town, Aug 15 — Fish factory is currently on the lay-by berth at where its departure was also prohibited Saint Enogat (379 gt, built 1975) is Scotline Terminal, awaiting parts. — pending an inspection. currently lying sunk in port. — Lloyd’s Medway Ports. London, Sep 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty Agents. (Note — Saint Enogat arrived London, Sept 23 — Following received representatives in Piraeus report: Cape Town Mar 2, 2002.) from the owners of general cargo Scot General cargo Pop Reefer was permitted Pioneer, dated today: Scot Pioneer on to sail from Patras after temporary SAINT OLIVER passage Varberg for Rochester repairs had been performed and a (Republic of Ireland) developed a problem with the main seaworthiness certificate had been London, Sep 19 — A press report, engine cooling pump. The vessel issued by the vessel’s class Sep 22. dated today, states: Communities on the berthed at Scotline Terminal, Aran Islands and Connemara mainland Rochester, using its emergency cooling SEA TRADER (Malta) were last night mourning the deaths of pump, at 0600, Sept 22 with a tug London, Sep 17 — Ro/ro Sea Trader: four men who drowned after their standing by. The vessel sailed for Goole The transport was due to sail from fishing vessel ran aground in high at 1800, Sept 22 after completion of Antwerp yesterday, however, due to the Atlantic winds on Friday night (Sep discharge and repairs. rudder of the Sea Trader being at an 17). The bodies of three of the men, angle of 15 deg to port, the transport aged between 17 and 62 years, were SEA EAGLE (U.S.A.) was cancelled and returned to the recovered yesterday from the sea off London, Sep 21 — Following received berth. Attemps were made to turn the Mweenish Island, Co Galway. Their 65- from Coast Guard Kodiak, dated Sep rudder amidships. This morning the foot trawlerSaint Oliver, was 19: Coast Guard cutter Spar is vessel left Antwerp locks and it is now discovered a mile from the shore, split currently conducting a tow of fishing on the River Scheldt, being towed by in two parts with an empty liferaft Sea Eagle (148 gt, built 1987) from the four Union de Remorquage tugs, ETA floating alongside it. One man was still waters around Amchitka Island to Adak Terneuzen at 1530 today. The gutted missing last night. Up to 200, along Island in the Aleutian Island chain. Sea vessel will go through the lock at with members of the Garda and coast Eagle is based in Astoria, Ore, and on Terneuzen and will be towed to Ghent, guards, joined the search at Mweenish the great circle route bound for Korea. where it will be broken up at Van yesterday. Congregating at the local The Coast Guard received notification Heyghen Freres. cemetery, which has a high vantage from Sea Eagle’s crew Friday afternoon Zeebrugge, Sep 18 — Ro/ro Sea Trader point over the sea, they formed into (Sep 17) that they were disabled and arrived Ghent 1954, Sep 18, from small search parties and spread out adrift approximately 30 miles north of Antwerp. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. along the coast. The families of the Amchitka Island. The vessel had lost missing men waited in their homes for use of a cooling water pump on the SHINSHO MARU (Japan) some news of their relatives. The split engine. They were unable to anchor the See Shojyu Maru. hull of the boat, which ran aground on vessel because the hydraulic system for rocks, was clearly visible from the deploying the anchor had failed leaving SHOJYU MARU mainland as shocked locals shifted them in danger of drifting into the Yokohama, Sep 17 — A collision through debris from the wreck that had island. The vessel with two crew occurred at 0230, Sep 15, 4,600 metres, washed ashore. Empty fish crates from onboard was being hammered by 12- 174 degs, from Motoyama beacon in the vessel lay scattered along the foot seas and 25-knot winds. Spar was Yamaguchi Prefecture between fishing shoreline. Local people yesterday in port in Adak they have been Shojyu Maru (5 gt), proceeding to Ube expressed puzzlement as to why the conducting Aids to Navigation work and “bulk carrier” Shinyo Maru (? men put to sea on Friday evening when (ATON) along the Aleutian Chain. The general cargo Shinsho Maru (3880 gt, storm-force conditions prevailed along Coast Guard Command Centre in built 1998)), proceeding off Ube. There the western seaboard. The crew were Juneau directed Spar to get underway, were no reported injuries to either crew. taking the vessel on a relatively short retrieve Sea Eagle and tow it to Adak. Neither vessel experienced water trip from a boat repair yard at Glinsk The transit to Sea Eagle’s location took ingress and there was no spillage of oil. in Co Galway to its permanent 16 - 20 hours. Fortunately Sea Eagle — Lloyd’s Agents. moorings at nearby Rossaveal. They left had not gone aground on the island Glinsk at 1900 and telephoned ahead to during this time. Spar took them in SOUTHERN MOANA Rossaveal , where they said they would tow and is currently en route to Adak. (Antigua & Barbuda) dock at 2200. However, shortly before They are expected to arrive late tonight Suva, Sep 23 — General cargo 2200 a signal from the vessel’s or early tomorrow morning. Southern Moana is still in port waiting emergency beacon was picked up and London, Sep 21 — Following received for a tug to arrive. Understand that tug extensive efforts were made to contact from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 0935, Sea Bulk Carol is expected to arrive the crew by radio. The Aran lifeboat UTC: Fishing Sea Eagle, official Suva on/or about Oct 2. The vessel will and the rescue helicopter based at No.924174, arrived Adak safely. be towed to Shanghai Shipyard, China Shannon airport were immediately for repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. scrambled when there was no response SEA EAGLE S. to repeated radio messages.The (St. Vincent & Grenadines) SRI MUANG THONG 3 (Thailand) immediate search operation was Rijela, Sep 20 — General cargo Sea Bangkok, Sep 22 — A press report hampered by gale-force winds and high Eagle S. is still at Rijeka and repairs states: Trawler Sri Muang Thong 3 was seas which battered the south are under way. — Lloyd’s Agents. hit by an unknown ocean going vessel

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8 Marine about 30 nautical miles off the coast of SVEAFJELL (Norway) ULLA (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Prachuab Khirikhan Province in the Trondheim, Sep 17 — General cargo London, Sep 21 — Diplomatic and Gulf of Thailand at 0100, local time, Sveafjell is still aground. Understand legal wrangling continue to plague the Sep 22. The trawler was stated to have part of the cargo will have to be fate of general cargo Ulla which sank capsized and 25 crew members were discharged before TaubÂtkompaniet AS in Turkey about two weeks ago along rescued, twelve crew members were will make another attempt to refloat with its cargo of 2,200 tonnes of toxic missing and three were found dead in the vessel. — Lloyd’s Agents. ash. Greenpeace campaigners this the trawler. — Lloyd’s Agents. Trondheim, Sep 20 — Some of the week held a demonstration outside the cargo from general cargo Sveafjell was Turkish environment ministry to ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER discharged before vessel refloated at complain about delays in tackling what (Philippines) 1530, Sep 19, assisted by three tugs: the group regards as an environmental Manila, Sep 22 — Passenger ro/ro Tambur, Siw and Boa Chief from threat. The campaigners claim that St.Joseph the Worker is still Taubatkompaniet AS. Vessel now at Turkey is taking too long to respond to undergoing repairs at Keppel Shipyard Valsneset (Bjugn). — Lloyd’s Agents. offers from Spain, where the cargo in Batangas. Further informed that Trondheim, Sep 21 — Cargo of general originated, to help solve the problem. the said repairs are not continuously cargo Sveafjell transhipped to ref Green The ship sank earlier this month just being carried out, no reason given, and Arctic Sep 20, which sailed 2200 for as agreement had finally been reached that date of repair completion could Aalesund, where cargo will be to transport the ash back to Spain for not be determined as yet. — Lloyd’s discharged today. After survey by proper disposal. “It’s good to know that Agents. vessel’s Class and Norwegian Ship Spain is willing to help, but both Control today, Sveafjell will be towed to countries have acted way too late on SUMMIT (Bahamas) Kvernhusvik Shipyard, Hitra, probably this matter,” said Banu Dokmecibasi, Greenpeace campaigner in Turkey. San Francisco, Sep 18 — Passenger this evening, for emptying of diesel oil, Summit commenced repairs at San “Four years is too much time to spend slipway and inspection. No oil pollution Francisco Dry Dock Sep 12 and is on a clear case of waste trade scandal.” at the casualty site. — Lloyd’s Agents. scheduled to complete same and depart Greenpeace divers have collected later today for Vancouver, where ETA Trondheim, Sept 22 — General cargo samples from around the wreck of Ulla Sep 20. — Lloyd’s Agents. Sveafjell arrived Kvernhusvik that will be tested by independent San Francisco, Sep 21 — It is Shipyard, Hitra, in tow 2100 yesterday. experts to try and establish the level of confirmed that passenger Summit was Vessel will be on slipway tomorrow for contamination in the marine repaired and left San Francisco as per inspection. — Lloyd’s Agents. environment. schedule on Sep18 bound to Vancouver, BC and scheduled to arrive on Sep 21. TENAGA LIMA (Malaysia) UNION SUN (Barbados) — Lloyd’s Agents. Yokohama, Sep 1 — Lng Tenaga Lima London, Sep 22 — Following received London, Sep 23 — Passenger Summit remains in port at Yokohama, under from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed arrived Vancouver Sep 20. repair. — Lloyd’s Agents. 1940, UTC: General cargo Union Sun (1543 gt, built 1985), Fowey for SUN PRINCESS (U.K.) TOM T. (Sao Tome & Principe) Antwerp, with a cargo of china clay, has See “Outbreak of Norovirus on United Bucharest, Sep 15 — General cargo a complete blackout in lat 50 19.5N, Kingdom Flagged Passenger Vessel” Tom T. is still laid up at Midia. — long 00 04.0W. Vessel is requesting tug under “Miscellaneous.” Lloyd’s Agents. assistance. Tug Anglian Monarch has been tasked to stand by. SUPERFERRY 2 (Philippines) TORM GERD (DIS) London, Sep 22 — Following received London, Sep 18 — A press report, London, Sep 22 — A press report, from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed dated Sep 17, states: Passenger ro/ro dated today, states: Product tanker 2007, UTC: At 1946, UTC, general Superferry 2 (11405 gt, built 1973) Torm Gerd (30058 gt, built 2002) ran cargo Union Sun, in lat 50 17.7N, long struck an underwater object off Bogo aground yesterday in the Chesapeake 00 22.3E, 170 deg Beachy Head, 27 town last Tuesday night (Sep 14) and and Delaware Canal just east of the St. miles, drifting easterly at 0.6 knots. had to divert to Cebu City. None of the Georges Bridge. The double-hulled Vessel has total engine failure and 807 passengers, from Manila, were vessel hit bottom just after 1500, local requires tug assistance, which is hurt. The vessel was diverted to Cebu, time, while giving way to another boat, being arranged by its owners. where it arrived about 1300 Wednesday. said Petty Officer Kim Smith, a Coast Weather in area, wind westerly force Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station Guard spokeswoman. Smith said the 3 (gentle breeze), sea moderate, said the vessel left Manila Monday tanker was carrying 197,000 gallons of visibility good. night and was still going to Tagbilaran fuel, but none spilled during the London, Sep 23 — Following received and then Dumaguete when it touched incident. Aided by the tugboats and the from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed bottom in Bogo. According to a report tide, the vessel eventually made it back 0715, UTC: General cargo Union Sun received by the PCG, the vessel was to deeper water. (Note — Torm Gerd has been taken in tow by tug Anglian cruising in Bogo waters when there was arrived Baltimore Sep 19.) Monarch, which has been taken off a sudden vibration when it tried to London, Sep 23 — A press report, Coast Guard charter, for Dover where evade a fishing boat. The bottom of the dated today, states: Product tanker ETA 1400, BST. vessel allegedly hit a hard object and it Torm Gerd which ran aground Tuesday London, Sep 23 — Following received sailed slowly back to Cebu. All paying (Sep 21) in the Chesapeake & Delaware from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed passengers and 67 non-paying minors Canal just east of the St. Georges 1330, UTC: General cargo Union Sun is were transferred to other vessels to be Bridge, was aided by the tugboats and due to arrive at Dover in tow, at 1515, forwarded to their destinations. WG&A the tide and eventually made it back to local time, today. spokesperson Gina Virtucio said the deeper water. vessel’s integrity was still intact but it URSULA LEONHARDT (Malta) had decided to pursue drydocking London, Sep 16 — As at Sep 1, general TOSCA (Belgium) options for safety reasons. cargo Ursula Leonhardt was still at See Octopussy. Brest. SUSIE (Romania) Piraeus, Sep 16 — General cargo Susie UAL RODACH (Cyprus) VANGUARD (U.K.) was refloated yesterday evening by London, Sep 21 — General cargo UAL London, Sep 17 — Following received means of tug employed under no cure Rodach sailed Houston Sep 12. from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, no pain form, on lump sump basis. No timed 1300, UTC: Tug Vanguard: Hull cargo damage was reported. Vessel ULLA state: Little change or movement. remains afloat at Achladi and divers Monaco, Sep 23 — General cargo Ulla Pollution status: Two sections of are employed in order to check damages was deleted from St. Vincent resistry existing boom damaged and in need of sustained to the vessel. — Lloyd’s for unpaid taxes Apr 3. — St. Vincent & repair/replacement. Streaks of light oil Agents. Grenadines Maritime Registry. present.

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9 Marine

VIKING VICTOR (U.K.) appears to have stabilised and it is in London, Sep 19 — Following received London, Sep 16 — Fire has broken out no immediate danger.” Graham Philip, from Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC: on standby safety vessel Viking Victor chief executive of BUE Viking Ltd, said Standby safety vessel Viking Victor (536 gt, built 1969), with 12 crew on the firm would assist with the Marine sank in 85 metres of water in lat 57 board, in the North Sea 20 miles east of Accident Investigation Branch’s inquiry 52.05N, long 02 58.7W at 2001, UTC, Aberdeen. An RAF Lossiemouth rescue into the cause of the fire. Sep 18. The position is approximately helicopter and lifeboats from Aberdeen London, Sep 19 — Following press 11 nautical miles north of Buckie. No and Peterhead are on their way to the release from the Maritime and pollution evident. Anchor handling scene. The vessel’s internal firefighting Coastguard Agency, dated Sep 18, vessel Highland Endurance departed systems are attempting to keep the states: At just after 2100, this evening, scene at 2107, UTC, bound Aberdeen. blaze under control. The fire has been while under tow, the burnt out standby London, Sep 20 — A press report, described as significant. safety vessel Viking Victor, which was dated today, states, A burnt-out oil London, Sep 16 — Following received the subject of a successful search and industry support ship which caught fire from Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC, rescue effort by Aberdeen Coastguard off the north east coast of Scotland has timed 1711, UTC: Standby safety vessel on Thursday evening (Sep 16), sank in sunk. Standby safety vessel Viking Viking Victor in lat 57 16N, long 01 86 metres of water, 10 and a half miles Victor was being towed into port at 31W, 20 nautical miles east of Aberdeen from the Scottish shoreline off Invergordon on Saturday when it reporting fire in engine-room. Fire Findochty near Buckie. There have became clear it was taking in water. It spreading. All crew winched off vessel. been no injuries. The vessel has sunk in caught fire on Thursday after fire broke Aberdeen and Peterhead lifeboats on open waters and there are no pipelines out in the engine-room and its 12 crew scene. nearby. The local authority has also had to be airlifted to safety. The ship London, Sep 16 — Following received been informed. On Thursday Aberdeen has 60 tons of marine diesel on board from Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC, Coastguard had received a call via VHF and is now in waters off Buckie. The timed 1945, UTC: Standby safety vessel radio at 1600 to report that the 44 coastguard said there is no sign of any Viking Victor is currently drifting in metre standby vessel Viking Victor was pollution from the vessel. The decision position 11 nautical miles south-east of on fire. The crew were dealing with the was taken to move the 44-metre ship Peterhead with smoke stil emmitting fire themselves and did not require any away from sensitive ecological and from the vents. Anchor handling further assistance at the time. The environmental areas after its stern vesselHighland Endurance standing by Coastguard then requested the started to fill with water on Saturday. awaiting on scene conditions to improve Peterhead and Aberdeen Lifeboats to Aberdeen Coastguard said the vessel before trying to connect a tow. launch and made a broadcast to all sank just after 2100, BST, in 86 metres London, Sep 17 — Following received shipping. A number of vessels of open water, 10 miles off Findochty, from Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC, responded and of these the Coastguard near Buckie, Morayshire. An aircraft timed 0520, UTC: Standby safety vessel requested four to assist and stand by has been closely monitoring the sea Viking Victor: Situation remains the vessel in case assistance was around the wreck for fuel since it sank. unchanged. Smoke is still coming from required. As the fire developed it A spokesman for the Maritime and the drifting vessel. Tug Highland became apparent that the crew would Coastguard Agency (MCA) said: “The Endurance is on scene awaiting better be unable to deal with it and a decision vessel’s progress was monitored weather conditions and light before was made to airlift all twelve crew off throughout by an aerial surveillance salvage operations can be performed. the vessel by the RAF helicopter from aircraft from the MCA. “Aberdeen London, Sep 17 — Following received Lossiemouth and taken to Aberdeen Coastguard has informed the UK frrom Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC, Royal Infirmary. One of the crew Hydrographer and Northern Lighthouse timed 0937, UTC: Standby safety vessel members suffered from smoke Board of the site of the sinking.” The Viking Victor is now under tow of tug inhalation. The vessel then began Montrose-registered standby ship Highland Endurance, awaiting final drifting in a north-westerly direction. caught fire 20 miles off the coast as it decision on destination port. Latest The vessel was tracked by the further was making its way from Aberdeen to position lat 57 31.2N, long 01 29.9E, at stand by vessel Highland Endurance an oil rig. A blaze broke out in the 0906, UTC. throughout Thursday night and by early engine-room but its firefighting systems London, Sep 17 — A press report, Friday morning the fire was apparently were unable to douse the flames. Viking dated today, states: An oil industry out and the vessel was taken under tow, Victor’s crew were winched to safety by support vessel which caught fire 20 initially towards Invergordon at the a Sea King helicopter from RAF miles north east of Aberdeen is now owner’s request. However, as it became Lossiemouth and taken to hospital. under tow. Twelve crewmen were apparent that the vessel was taking None were seriously injured. Viking airlifted from standby safety vessel water and the stern was sinking, the Victor was then tracked by another Viking Victor, which is being taken back vessel was moved away from highly vessel, Highland Endurance, until the to port. Three were suffering from the sensitive ecological and environmental flames went out and it was taken under effects of breathing smoke and were areas. There was also uncertainty about tow on Friday. The ship is owned by kept in hospital overnight. An whether the fire was fully out on board Bue Viking Ltd in Aberdeen. investigation has begun into the cause Viking Victor which would have London, Sep 20 — A press report, of the fire. The Montrose-registered required a full Fire service team dated today, states: The owners of vessel’s own firefighting systems were standing by. As the tow progressed the sunken standby safety vessel Viking unable to extinguish the blaze. It broke vessel took in more water and by late Victor will today consider whether to out at about 1600, BST, yesterday in Saturday afternoon (Sep 18) it had mount a salvage operation. When the vessel’s engine-room, as it was barely a foot of freeboard left visible. A salvage experts arrived at the stricken making its way from Aberdeen to an oil further tug with salvors and owners vessel they were forced to abandon any rig. A Sea King helicopter from RAF representatives on board joined the tow recovery action after smoke was seen Lossiemouth and lifeboats from late on Saturday afternoon to inspect onboard and the harbour master Aberdeen and Peterhead took part in the vessel from close quarters but by deemed the operation unsafe. Ally the rescue operation. Rough weather the then the craft was virtually Fraser, of the salvage team from JP conditions caused a delay in getting a underwater and listing heavily and Knight, said: “I sent out a crew to tow-line on board Victor Viking. BUE later in the evening it sank. The vessel’s assess the situation but it was very Viking Ltd, owners of Viking Standby progress was monitored throughout by clear that the ship was beyond recovery. Ships, said: “The Viking Victor has now an aerial surveillance aircraft from the It was in a terrible state and nothing been boarded by crew members of the MCA. Another flight is planned for could be done. I kept my tug on standby chartered (tug/supply) Highland tomorrow morning for any signs of but it headed back into port around Endurance, which had been standing by pollution from the 60 tons of marine 2300 on Saturday night (Sep 18) after at the location overnight and a line has diesel fuel that was on board the vessel. the boat finally sank.” Fears of an oil been secured to tow the Viking Victor to Aberdeen Coastguard has informed the spill were dispelled last night by a safe haven. Discussions are under UK Hydrographer and Northern coastguards who said there were no way as to which port it will be returned Lighthouse Board of the site of the reports of leaking fuel. A spokesman for to. The situation on the Viking Victor sinking. BUE Viking said: “The prevention of

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10 Marine/Seizures & Arrests pollution was our top priority and we’re which the vessel was laden with. It ENDEAVOR II (Greece) relieved that there was no sign of a fuel was reported two days ago that the Karachi, Sep 20 — The Sindh High spill. We are working with the NNPC claimed it evacuated only 6,499 Court is scheduled to re-hear the case of authorities to find out if there is cubic metres of crude oil from the crude oil tanker Endeavor II on Sep 21. anything further that can be done to vessel, instead of 150,000 barrels. The vessel is still under arrest at save the vessel. “The future of the ship NNPC Managing Director, Mr. Funso Karachi Port, according to Karachi Port rests with the insurance company who Kupolokun, said the evacuation took Authority (KPT) and Partner Surridge will decide the best course of action.” place in the presence of some Naval & Beecheno, the counsel for M/s Andros personnel. But the Chief of Naval Staff Maritime of Greece, which owns the WIDE POS (South Korea) had stated that the vessel bore no vessel. — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. See Mikasa Maru. crude at all. Following the Karachi, Sep 22 — The Sindh High disappearance of the vessel on Aug 17, Court has adjourned until Oct 12 to WINNER I (Panama) however, the House of Representatives rehear the case of crude oil tanker See “Typhoon ‘Chaba’” under “Weather organised a public hearing this month Endeavor II, which is still under arrest & Navigation.” as part of its efforts to unravel the at Karachi Port, according to Karachi mystery surrounding the vessel’s Port Authority and Partner Surridge & illegal release. It was at the public Beecheno, the counsel for M/s Andros hearing that the Naval boss, Afolayan, Maritime of Greece, which owns it. — alleged that the Navy handed over Lloyd’s List Correspondent. African Pride to the Police, in compliance with Obasanjo’s order. FERROMINA HARVEST (India) Afolayan insisted that the Police be Mumbai, Sep 7 — Supply Ferromina held responsible for the missing Harvest remains at Mumbai, under vessel. The Police IG denied the detention by the Mercantile Marine ACRONEOS (Cayman Islands) charge the next day, saying the Navy Department. — Lloyd’s Agents. Maassluis, Sep 17 — Product tanker lied against the Police Force. Acroneos was released from dentention Indications from Afolayan and FILIPPOS (Paraguay) on Sep 10 and departed from Rotterdam Balogun, however, are that the hunt Rio Grande, Sep 20 — C.c. Filippos is at 0240 hrs, Sep 11. — Lloyd’s Sub- for the vessel is a wild goose chase. still under arrest in Porto Alegre. No agents. According to Afolayan, for instance, it prospects for release. — Lloyd’s Agents. is possible African Pride to still AFRICAN PRIDE (Panama) remain in business by merely GAGARINSKIY (Russia) London, Sep 17 — The Defence changing its name. Balogun, on the Vladivostok, Aug 31 — Fishing Minister, Dr. Rabiu Kwakwanso, was other hand, claimed that the Police Gagarinskiy remains under quoted a few days ago as saying that came under unbearable pressure from detention/repairs at Vladivostok the Federal Government was probing the Ministry of Justice officials in Fishery Port. — Lloyd’s Agents. how product tanker African Pride, a Enugu, who despatched a legal advice vessel which was arrested last year for to his office seeking the release of GULFBREEZE (Malta) alleged crude oil theft, suddenly some of the detained vessels and their Maassluis, Sep 17 — Chemical/oil disappeared in broad day light, while crew, a request the Police IG said he carrier Gulfbreeze was released from being protected by the nation’s security turned down. The strong suggestion is detention on Sep 11 and departed from agencies. Likewise, the House of thus made, that some powerful forces Rotterdam at 0205 hrs, Sep 13, bound Representatives is now conducting a might have pulled the strings that for Ningbo. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. public hearing on the heist. The Naval facilitated the eventual disappearance High Command is probing the of the vessel. It can, therefore, be said JOVELLANOS (Spain) embarrassing security sellout as well, with a measure of certainty, that it is Mumbai, Aug 23 — Cement after its helicopters and patrol boats final good-bye to African Pride. Jovellanos, now renamed Parvati III, had failed to track the vessel. The arrived Alang Aug 17 from Apapa- Police also say they have contacted the AGIA ELENI (Greece) Lagos, to be broken up. — Lloyd’s International Police (Interpol) in Benin Valletta, Sep 2 — Fishing Agia Eleni is Agents. (Note — Jovellanos was Republic, Ghana, Togo and Cote currently still laid up at Valletta. — detained at Apapa-Lagos Jun 4, 1996.) d’Ivoire, to help arrest the runaway Lloyd’s Agents. vessel. President Olusegun Obasanjo KAWKAB (Egypt) had reportedly chaired a meeting of BOKA STAR (Tonga) Venice, Sep 22 — The new owners of virtually all the stakeholders to ensure See “Iraq-Kuwait” under “Political & general cargo Kawkab are a company that all the 21 vessels arrested for the Civil Unrest.” named Salam International Shipping & illegal lifting of crude oil, including Trading, Amman, Jordan. The vessel is African Pride, were well-guarded. The CEM TRADER expected to sail from Venice, in tow, meeting, reportedly held in January, (St. Vincent & Grenadines) bound for Rijeka, within a short period. was chaired by the President himself. London, Sep 16 — Following received — Lloyd’s Agents. The Minister of Transport, Chief Abiye from ITS, Istanbul, dated today: Sekibo, Inspector-General of Police, Cement Cem Trader remains under KRYUKOVO (Russia) Mr. Tafa Balogun, Chief of Naval Staff, arrest. The vessel is to be sold. Vladivostok, Aug 31 — Fishing Vice Admiral Samuel Afolayan and Mr. Kryukovo remains at Vladivostok Funso Kupolokun, Group Managing DAMANIA-1 (India) Fishery Port under detention. — Lloyd’s Director of the Nigerian National Mumbai, Sep 7 — Ferry Damania-1 is Agents. Petroleum Company (NNPC) attended still alongside dock at NP Dock, the meeting. It was there the Mumbai, under arrest by order of the MARI LUZ (Panama) President reportedly ordered that the High Court. — Lloyd’s Agents. Setubal, Sep 17 — General cargo Mari detained vessels, which were under the Luz arrived Setubal Sep 16 from Las custody of the Navy at the material ELENI (Romania) Palmas. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. (Note — time, should be handed over to the Chennai, Sep 17 — The scrapping of Mari Luz arrived Las Palmas Jun 21, Police for proper protection. African general cargo Eleni has still been held 2002, and was arrested in Jul, 2003, Pride was to be tendered as an exhibit up due to legal action, without any with problems when renewing Panama in the prosecution of some foreign futher development. — Lloyd’s Agents. registry.) nationals and Nigerians held for crude oil theft. The President, it was ELLA L. (Panama) MEKHANIK (Russia) revealed, also directed the Nigerian Cadiz, Sep 14 — Chemical/oil carrier Vladivostok, Aug 31 — Fishing National Petroleum Corporation Ella L. (1830 gt, built 1970), arrived Mekhanik remains at Vladivostok (NNPC) to clear the 150,000 barrels of Algeciras Jun 11 2002, is arrested and Fishery Port under detention. — Lloyd’s crude oil valued at about N20 billion, still in port. — Lloyd’s Agents. Agents. Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. 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11 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Pollution

NORTHELLA (U.K.) vessel South Tomi, which was caught statement issued by Nasser Al Valetta, Sep 2 — Oceanographic three years ago with an illegal haul of Mohannadi, head of public relations at research Northella is currently still laid Patagonian Toothfish has become Kahramaa yesterday. up at Valletta. — Lloyd’s Agents. Western Australia’s newest dive wreck. South Tomi was seized in April, LAGOS AREA, NIGERIA ORALAKE (Netherlands Antilles) 2001, after a 14-day chase across the London, Sep 18 — A press report, Maassluis, Sep 17 — Product tanker Southern Ocean, with a catch valued dated today, states: Between 30 and 50 Oralake remains under detention at at $1 million. Hundreds of people people have been killed in an explosion Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. packed vantage points around the at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the town of Geraldton to see the vessel Nigerian commercial capital Lagos, OSIRIS (Netherlands) scuttled. Clearance divers have police said. “Between 30 and 50 people Maassluis, Sep 17 — General cargo inspected the wreck which will be were killed while siphoning fuel from a Osiris remains under arrest, at open to the recreational divers in a damaged pipeline,” Lagos police Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. week. spokesman Emmanuel Ighodalo said, giving a new toll from Thursday’s (Sep OSTWIND (Antigua & Barbuda) STRILBAS (Norway) 16) explosion at Imore village, a Maassluis, Sep 17 — General cargo Maassluis, Sep 17 — Standby safety northern suburb of the city. Witnesses Ostwind remains under arrest at vessel Strilbas remains under arrest at had earlier said at least 12 people died Vlaardingen. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. in the blast. Mr Ighodalo said no arrests were made. “Nobody was arrested PAVEL YABLOCHKOV (Russia) TRUBCHEVSK (Russia) because the victims were also the Leghorn, Sep 8 — Cargo/training Busan, Sep 23 — Ref Trubchevsk was offenders.” he said. Earlier, witness Pavel Yablochkov is still under arrest at sold to a new Korean owner, Kumchang Yinka Adamolekun said at least 12 Leghorn. — Lloyd’s Agents. Industry Development Co., Ltd. on Aug people killed when a vandalised portion 17. The new owners are now deciding of the pipeline was ignited by a spark QUEEN CONSTANTINA (Cyprus) whether the vessel will be repaired or from a generator used to power a boat Limassol, Aug 31 — Passenger Queen demolished. The vessel’s name, flag, call allegedly used by the victims while Constantina is still under arrest at sign, etc. remain unchanged and it stealing fuel. Limassol. — Lloyd’s Agents. remains at Gamman Harbour, Busan, Lagos, Sep 20 — Rescue workers Korea without any fixed schedule. — recovered five more bodies at the scene RESHID BEHBUDOV (Azerbaijan) Lloyd’s Sub-agents. of a pipeline explosion at Imore village, Mersin, Sep 17 — Local agents of on the outskirts of Lagos on Friday (Sep general cargo Reshid Behbudov (3714 VOYAGER (Netherlands Antilles) 17). The charred bodies were retrieved gt, built 1977) advise that vessel is still Maassluis, Sep 17 — General cargo from the nearby lagoon, which had been under arrest and there have been no Voyager is still under arrest at polluted by the flow of fuel from a developments regarding its possible Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. ruptured pipeline, which was allegedly release. However, some developments tampered with by some unidentified are expected to take place towards the persons. An official of the Nigerian end of next week. — Lloyd’s Agents. National Petroleum Corporation told newsmen that the fire was very intense RYBAK VLADIVOSTOKA (Russia) because the pipeline was vandalised at Vladivostok, Aug 31 — Fish factory 10 different points. He said this had Rybak Vladivostoka remains at made it difficult for the fire to be put off Vladivostok Fishery Port under by the combined team of firefighters, detention. — Lloyd’s Agents. police and NNPC officials. The valve DOHA, QATAR regulating the pipeline had already SALEM TWO (Egypt) London, Sep 22 — A press report, been shut, he said, in order to reduce Alexandria, Sep 18 — General cargo dated today, states: A severe water the pressure on the supply line and to C.H.M.T., ex Salem Two, is still under shortage hit several suburban localities make it easier to extinguish the inferno. arrest at Alexandria port for non- of Doha yesterday due to a serious payment of funds to a local company. — damage to a 1,200mm diameter water Lloyd’s Agents. pipe near the US embassy on Monday (Sep 20). The shortage was so acute in SEAGREEN (Cyprus) suburbs like Duhail, for instance, that London, Sep 21 — C.c. Seagreen is residents were willing to pay as much today reported still at South East as QR300 (£46) for a tanker of water. In Lamma Anchorage, Hong Kong, under areas like Duhail, municipal tankers arrest. supply water as there is no pipeline. Normal charges for a tanker of water is BRITTANY, FRANCE SEMIRAMIS (Panama) QR50, some said yesterday. In a press London, Sep 18 — A press report, Mumbai, Sep 7 — General cargo statement issued by Water Networks dated today, states: Bulk/c.c. Atlantis Semiramis remains at Mumbai, under Department, Engineer Ali Saif Al Charm (13588 gt, built 1982), Pasajes detention by the Mercantile Marine Malki said yesterday that supplies to for Muuga, was ordered into Brest Department. — Lloyd’s Agents. main reservoirs in Al Gharrafa and yesterday after a 15-km slick was New Doha (Al Dafna) were seriously hit observed trailing behind it by the SENTINEL (Comoros) on Monday after a contracting company French Navy off Ile-de-Sein, at the Genoa, Sep 21 — General cargo was doing some digging work. The westernmost tip of Brittany. (Note — Sentinel is still under judicial arrest at digging work was being carried on, on Atlantis Charm sailed Pasajes Sep 15, Genoa port. A local newspaper is 22nd February Road, near the US arrived Brest Sep 17 and subsequently reporting that the Authorities’ embassy and the company workers sailed Sep 18.) investigations have ascertained a accidentally damaged water mains. possible connection between illegal Supplies to several suburbs like Al DURBAN AREA, SOUTH AFRICA immigration with terroristic nets and Gharrafa, Al Rayyan, Laqta, Bin London, Sep 20 — Infiormation the arrest of the vessel and of its Omran, Merrikh and New Doha were received, dated Sep 9, states: At Pakistani Master Amad Siddiqi hit as a result. The 1,200mm diameter approximately midday Sep 8, an oil leak Shamin, presently detained in Genoa water pipe that was damaged connects developed at a single buoy mooring Marassi jail. — Lloyd’s Agents. the desalination plant at Ras Abu owned by SAPREF, a joint venture oil Fontas to the two above-mentioned refinery between Shell Oil and BP Oil. SOUTH TOMI reservoirs. 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12 Pollution/Weather & Navigation vessel and aircraft to disperse and crew members of bulk Katerina (16320 tank. BP has launched an internal monitor the oil leak. The Department gt, built 1983), that arrived at the Port investigation into the spill, which can confirm that, contrary to various of Long Beach on Sep 10, were arrested involved more than 2 million litres of media statements, less than one ton of this morning on federal pollution petrol. The company says the fuel has oil was spilled and more than 90% was charges for allegedly dumping oil- not spread beyond the boundaries of the effectively dispersed. The oil that contaminated waters into the Pacific refinery at this stage and is unlikely to leaked is a light Arabic oil unlike crude. Ocean. A criminal complaint filed reach Cockburn Sound. BP spokesman Some oil had unfortunately washed up yesterday evening in United States Peter Metcalfe said every effort is being on a nearby beach but this is in the District Court in Los Angeles taken to deal with the problem. “Over process of being cleaned up. No specifically charges the trio with the next couple of days we will be significant environmental damage is attempting to conceal the water continuing the recovery process, there immediately apparent. No marine pollution by maintaining log books that is no more leaking occurring at the animals appear to be adversely affected failed to note the tainted discharges. refinery,” he said. “What we are doing is at this stage. The Department’s Kuswag The three arrested this morning are: digging bores and trenches to recover anti-pollution vessel and aircraft Ioannis G. Kallikis, of Greece, who was the oil and make sure no more can move remain on alert. The Department has the master of Katerina; Edgardo A. further away from the tank.” today informed SAPREF’s chief Guinto, of the Philippines, the chief executive officer that it requires a engineer and Rolan P. Sullesta, of the written report in terms of the National Philippines, the second engineer on the Environmental Management Act, 107 of vessel. All three defendants are 1998, by 1600, Sep 10, explaining why scheduled to make their initial court the leak had occurred, what steps were appearances this afternoon in federal taken to inform members of the public court in downtown Los Angeles. of any possible harm or damage and Katerina, which was carrying steel what remedial measures are intended. products, berthed on Sep 14. According A further detailed report is required in to the affidavit in support of the a fortnight. The Department will decide criminal complaint, crew members CHINA on what measures to take against contacted dock workers and reported Beijing, Sep 23 — Floods in China SAPREF thereafter. that they had been directed to throw killed more than 1,000 people this year, trash, as well as to discharge sewage destroyed 650,000 village homes and KARNAPHULI RIVER, and oil, into the ocean. A transport caused 64.7 billion yuan ($7.82 billion) BANGLADESH workers union representative contacted in direct economic losses, the official Karachi, Sep 20 — A seven-member the Coast Guard and asked for an Xinhua News agency said. This year’s high-powered probe committee, headed inspection of the vessel. On the night of floods killed 1,029 people and affected by the director general (shipping) Sep 14, Coast Guard inspectors boarded about 114.7 million people, Xinhua Captain Ahsanul Azim formed by Katerina and saw evidence that the said.China put the Three Gorges Dam, Bangladesh Shipping Ministry has vessel’s oil-water separator was not the world’s largest hydro-electric alleged that 180 tonnes of crude oil being used. Pursuant to United States project, on alert earlier this month as were spilled in the vicinity of law and international treaties, all large floods upstream on the Yangtze River in Chittagong Port last month from crude vessels are required to operate an oil- Sichuan province and in the huge oil tanker Banglar Shourabh, of the water separator to remove oil from bilge Chongqing municipality killed more Bangladesh Shipping Corporation water that is discharged into the ocean. than 100 people. The dam was built to (BSC). The findings are likely to be All vessels are also required to stop centuries of flooding on the world’s submitted today, according to a local maintain a “Oil Record Book,” which is third-longest river, which did not report. An official of BSC told Lloyd’s signed by the master and documents overflow as much as in previous years, that the Committee formed by discharges. A second inspection on Sep state media said. — Reuters. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has 15 revealed a pipe system to bypass the earlier submitted their findings. oil-water separator, according to the HURRICANE “IVAN” However, because of the dispute with affidavit, and inspectors found evidence London, Sep 17 — A press report, the quantity of oil spilled as well as that oil had recently been discharged. dated today, states: Hurricane “Ivan” amount of oil contaminated with ballast In all, inspectors found 23 deficiencies was the deadliest hurricane to hit the water, the government formed this or violations on the vessel, including no United States since Floyd in 1999, but committee on Sep 5 to investigate the operating toilets and no hot water. The it could have been worse. It spared New oil spill and asked it to submit the criminal complaint charges all three Orleans and left millions feeling lucky report within 15 days. The draft report defendants with failing to properly in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. said oil was first spilled into the blast maintain Katerina’s Oil Record Book, But storm-battered Florida was less tank from the cargo tank after making false statements to Coast fortunate. “Ivan” flattened homes, developing a leakage in the cargo tank Guard investigators and obstructing swamped streets and spun off at least a and later was mixed with seawater as justice by falsifying records. dozen tornadoes in the Panhandle. In the valve of the blast tank was not Additionally, Kallikis is charged with all, the hurricane killed 70 people in the blocked properly, the report says. It also obstruction of justice for instructing Caribbean and at least 23 along the found evidence that the oil spillage Guinto not to answer questions posed Gulf Coast, most of them in Florida. caused marine pollution on a vast area by Coast Guard investigators. If More bad news could await: Tropical at the outer anchorage and the port convicted of the charges, Kallikis could Storm “Jeanne” looms in the Atlantic on channel of the Bay, the report said be sentenced to as much as 20 years in a track toward the south-eastern adding though the pollution didn’t put federal prison, and Guinto and Sullesta United States, and, possibly, any negative impact initially but it each would face maximum prison terms Florida.”Ivan” quickly weakened to a might be harmful to the marine of 15 years. This case is the result of an tropical depression after coming ashore environment in the long run. The draft investigation by the United States yesterday, but it continued to spin off report held the chief master (captain), Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, the tornadoes and cause flooding across the the chief engineer and the second officer Coast Guard Investigative Service and South. Seven inches of rain fell on parts of the vessel responsible for the oil spill the United States Environmental of Georgia, and forecasters warned that incident. It also placed 10-point Protection Agency’s Criminal “Ivan” could bring twice that amount recommendations, including proper Investigation Division. before it was through. “Ivan” came repair of the old vessels and tankers ashore with 130 mph winds near Gulf before loading to avoid such incident.— KWINANA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Shores Beach, Ala., around 0300, Lloyd’s List Correspondent. London, Sep 18 — A press report, yesterday, but it was the Panhandle, dated today, states: Crews at BP’s squarely in the north-east quadrant of KATERINA (Malta) Kwinana oil refinery, south of Perth, the storm, where the winds are most London, Sep 22 — A press report, will today continue cleaning up after a violent, that took the brunt. In dated today, states: The master and two massive petrol leak from a storage Escambia County, home to Pensacola

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13 Weather & Navigation and some 300,000 residents, at least mobile drilling platform with floats or London, Sep 20 — A press report, seven people died in the storm, pontoons that provide stability. The dated Sep 16, states: Transocean, after including one who suffered a heart spokesman says aircraft and boat a frantic search for drilling platform attack at a shelter. Search and rescue searches are under way. Deepsea Nautilus blown off location by operations were to continue today in London, Sep 19 — A press report, Hurricane “Ivan,” said late today it hard-hit coastal communities. Off Gulf dated Sep 18, states: World oil prices found the structure drifting along 70 Shores Highway, in a neighbourhood rose rapidly yesterday amid fears that miles from the well it had been drilling, nestled along Pensacola’s Grand the ongoing storm season in the US upright and apparently undamaged. Lagoon, at least a half dozen homes and Gulf would continue to have an impact “We found it 70 miles off position. It businesses were demolished - some on energy production and imports, and appears to be in good shape, at least swept clear off their foundations. A prevent the build-up of inventories. US what we can see above the waterline,” storm surge of 10 to 16 feet spawned light crude gained US$1 to $44.88 a Transocean spokesman Guy Cantwell monster waves. A portion of a bridge on barrel, as London Brent crude rose said. Cantwell said three boats were Interstate 10, the major east-west $1.69 to $42.90 a barrel. Hurricane standing by Deepwater Nautilus, which highway through the Panhandle, was “Ivan” largely bypassed oil facilities on had been safely evacuated ahead of the washed away. Hundreds of thousands of the US Gulf coast, home to 25% of US storm. “We expect to have people board people were without power, including 90 production and 5 per cent of world oil it tomorrow. There’s no danger of it percent of Gulf Power Co.’s customers output, but Tropical Storm “Jeanne” is running aground,” he added. in Florida. Insurance experts put Ivan’s following and is also likely to disrupt Transocean said the rig was anchored damage at anywhere from $3 billion to some production and imports. “We about 160 miles south of Mobile, $10 billion. Hurricanes “Charley” and expect upside price pressure to persist,” Alabama, when the storm struck. “Frances” had combined estimated Barclays Capital said in a report. Diamond Offshore Drilling, another insured damages between about $11 “Although “Jeanne” is expected to miss Houston-based rig operator, also had a billion and $13 billion after striking the Gulf coast, it could disrupt big semisubmersible rig tear loose from Florida in the past month. The troika of tankers.” Oil companies are thought to its deepwater position during the storm. hurricanes, “Charley”, “Frances” and have shut in about four million barrels The company said an aircraft spotted “Ivan”, have the potential to give per day of production this week as a the rig earlier today drifting about 12 Florida’s $50 billion tourist industry a precautionary measure against “Ivan,” miles from the well it had been working “black eye” in the long term, said although Shell has already started on, apparently undamaged. Diamond Abraham Pizam, dean of the University returning workers to its platforms. Offshore said it was working with the of Central Florida Rosen College of Over 11 billion cubic feet a day of gas Coast Guard to get a crew back onboard Hospitality Management. If next year’s production and 13 per cent of total US the evacuated structure to return it to hurricane season is anywhere near as refining capacity has also been shut its work station. busy, “then people will definitely not this week, while the closure of Gulf London, Sep 20 — A press release come here during the summer time, and ports has prevented millions of barrels from Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, that means great losses,” Pizam said. of oil imports from entering the dated Houston, Sep 16, states: Diamond “Florida might go back to where it was country. Prices were also driven up by Offshore Drilling Inc today reported 35 to 40 years ago, which was as a news that a Moscow court has upheld a that drill platform Ocean Star (19466 winter destination.” More than 2 decision to seize five refineries gt, built 1969) drifted from its moored million residents along a 300-mile belonging to oil firm Yukos. location in the Gulf of Mexico at stretch of the Gulf Coast from New London, Sep 20 — A press release approximately 1700, Sep 15. However, a Orleans to Panama City, Fla., cleared from Ensco International Corp, dated visual inspection of the unit by fixed- out as “Ivan” closed in. Along the Dallas Sep 16, states: Ensco wing aircraft earlier today has Alabama coast, surf pounded beachfront International Inc announced today that confirmed Ocean Star is afloat with no resorts for hours, leaving condominium one of the Company’s jackup drilling apparent damage. A visual inspection towers standing in a lake of platforms, Ensco 64 (5451 gt, built by aircraft of four additional Diamond floodwaters, at least one five-story 1973, upgraded 2002) was directly in Offshore rigs operating in the path of building crumbling in sand, and the path of hurricane “Ivan” and has hurricane “Ivan” also indicated no sending some island homes into the sustained damage. The platform is now apparent damage or pollution. All of the Gulf of Mexico. In the oceanfront afloat in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico well operations being conducted by the community of Gulf Shores, the storm approximately 80 miles southeast of rigs situated directly in the path of the gutted shops, buckled concrete parking Venice, Louisiana. The platform was storm had been secured and personnel lots and buried beach-front roads deep operating in Main Pass Block 280 for evacuated in accordance with normal in sand. A new pass was cut through Dominion Exploration and Production operating and safety practices prior to Pleasure Island, Alabama’s prime Inc, and all personnel had been safely hurricane “Ivan” passing through the coastal vacation spot, and scores of evacuated ahead of the storm. area. Ocean Star, which is being homes suffered major damage. Appropriate regulatory agencies have monitored via a satellite tracking President Bush planned to visit been notified. A report of visual mechanism, is currently situated Alabama and Florida to survey the inspection from a fixed-wing aircraft approximately 12 miles from its pre- damage on Sunday (Sep19), the White has indicated Ensco 64 is floating storm location, which was in 2,423 ft. of House said. In Louisiana, boats broken approximately 40 miles south of its water in the Viosca Knoll area. The from their moorings found new resting drilling location. Company personnel Company has notified and is places crashed against other watercraft will be deployed to assess the extent of cooperating with all appropriate or toppled onto their sides. “Ivan’s” damage and determine appropriate regulatory authorities. The Company death toll included 14 in Florida, two in remedial action to secure the platform has initiated actions to re-board Ocean Mississippi, two in Georgia and one in as soon as practicable. The platform is Star in order to restore power and Alabama. In Louisiana, four evacuees insured for $65 million. Unless the rig further assess its condition prior to died after being taken from their storm- is declared a total loss, Ensco moving the rig back to its operating threatened homes to safer parts of the anticipates the cost of repairs will be location. All of the Company-owned rigs state. recoverable in excess of policy in the Gulf of Mexico that were London, Sep 17 — A press report, deductibles which are limited to $5.5 evacuated prior to the storm will be re- dated today, states: A drilling rig in the million. The Company also has received boarded as soon as practicable in order Gulf of Mexico is missing in the a preliminary report from a third-party to recommence normal operations. aftermath of Hurricane “Ivan”. A of damage to the helideck on one of the London, Sept 20 — A press report, spokesman for Houston-based Company’s platform Ensco 25, which dated today, states: A dredger, owned by Transocean says its 115-member crew was adjacent to the path of the storm. Weeks Marine, working in Oregon Inlet was evacuated and the Panamanian The Company has commenced (North Carolina) broke loose from some flagged Deepwater Nautilus (built 2000) inspection and re-boarding operations of its moorings yesterday, prompting rig was secured before the storm hit, of its Gulf of Mexico rig fleet and is officials to close the Herbert C. Bonner but there was no sign of it after “Ivan” unaware of any further damage at this Bridge for most of the afternoon. The passed. The Deepwater Nautilus is a time. dredger got within 1,000 feet of the

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14 Weather & Navigation bridge before it stopped, said Dare County Emergency Management Houston Sep 20, states: Diamond County Emergency Management officials said. The Herbert C. Bonner Offshore Drilling Inc today reported Director Sandy Sanderson. Seas at the Bridge had been closed as a precaution preliminary results of inspections on inlet were pumped up to 13 feet by the for most of the afternoon Sunday after board five company rigs that were remains of Hurricane “Ivan”, and winds the barge lost at least one of its six operating in the path of Hurricane were blowing at 30 to 45 knots, said anchors in 13-foot seas and 30- to 45- “Ivan”. Examination of drill platform Krys Hannum, a Coast Guard knot winds. Tug Delta Ranger ( 92 gt, Ocean Warwick (3621 gt, built 1971) spokeswoman. About 1100 hrs the 50- built 1995 ) that had been pushing it revealed damage to the unit’s legs and foot tug Delta Ranger went aground went aground, leaving the dredge with jacking system. Crews are currently while it was pushing the dredger, less support, but the situation was not making initial repairs before moving setting the 250-foot vessel adrift with as dangerous as it might have sounded, the rig to a shipyard to complete the 17 people onboard. At that point, said Steve Lane, vice president of inspection and perform any necessary Hannum said, the Coast Guard ordered Cranford, N.J.-based Weeks Marine work. Total downtime for Ocean the bridge closed. A second tug was sent Inc., the owner of the dredger. “It was Warwick cannot be determined until the to regain control of the dredger. never completely out of control or adrift inspections are complete. Four Meanwhile, a rescue crew from Coast with no anchors on it,” he said additional units were also in the storm’s Guard Station Oregon Inlet tried to yesterday. Lane said that the dredger path. The semi-submersible drill reach the four people stranded in the had arrived in the inlet on Thursday, platform Ocean Star and Ocean America grounded tug but was unable to reach and the crew was in the process of (26692 gt, built 1989), which parted them because of the rough conditions setting up to start dredging over the their mooring during the height of the and shallow water. A rescue helicopter weekend when the weather worsened. hurricane, have both been moved to a from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth As the anchors were being set, he said, shallow-water location where crews are City arrived at 1217 hrs and hoisted the the bow wires broke and the barge working to replace anchor chain and crew, unharmed, from the stranded tug. swung around to the west until it wire lost during the storm. All Sanderson said the dredger had been became tight on the stern wires and necessary materials are on hand and secured by multiple anchors when the held. “Any anchors that broke have estimated downtime for each rig is force from the powerful northeast winds been redeployed,” Lane said. Weeks approximately 10 to 21 days, depending pummeling the vessel broke some of the Marine contracted to do the two-week on weather and other conditions. Efforts moorings. The current was running project for the U.S. Army Corps of to recover the lost anchor chain and near six knots, he said. The barge then Engineers. The dredger was towed to wire are expected to commence as soon turned 180 degrees toward the bridge, the inlet by tugs, but once it is digging, as weather and other conditions held only by the back moorings. Thatøs it self-propels via anchor winches, permits. Drill platform Ocean Drake when the dredger master got concerned pulling itself back and forth. After Delta (5990 gt, built 1983) experienced about the vessel drifting toward the Ranger went aground on Sunday, its essentially no damage to the unit, but bridge, Sanderson said. The dredger, four-member crew was rescued by a wave action from the storm destabilized which Sanderson said weighs about Coast Guard helicopter. The tug was the drill site, and the Company is 2,000 tons, was doing routine refloated at 1545, yesterday, Coast currently working with the operator to maintenance of the inlet and was Guard spokes woman Krys Hannum develop a course of action. Drill located in the inlet’s navigational said. The vessel is owned by Delta platform Ocean Columbia was channel due east of the bridge on the Towing in Houma, La. , Lane said. The essentially undamaged and is ocean side. The Coast Guard said the Coast Guard had previously reported proceeding to its next drilling location. vessel has been anchored 1,800 feet that it was owned by Weeks Marine. London, Sept 22 — A press release away from the bridge. The people on the After Delta Ranger was refloated, the from Noble Corporation, dated Sugar barge declined Coast Guard assistance. tug left for repairs at a dry dock in Land, Texas, Sept 17, states: Noble “The owner of the dredge has not South Carolina. At about the same Corporation reported that its semi- requested the Coast Guard to get them time, he said, another tug owned by submersible drill platform Noble Jim off,” Hannum said. “Obviously, the Weeks Marine arrived at Oregon Inlet Thompson (13720 gt, built 1982), Coast Guard is keeping an eye on this.” from Norfolk. Lane said that with the contracted to BP America Production Yesterday, the moorings held after the improved conditions, the dredger is Company and on location offshore dredger shifted and turned, Sanderson expected to be moved back into start-up Louisiana at Mississippi Canyon block said. The tug, also owned by Weeks position today. 383, was in the main path of Hurricane Marine, was staying at the stern of the London, Sep 21 — A press release from “Ivan”. The unit had been secured and barge to keep it pushed up against a Nabors Industries, dated St.Michael, all personnel safely evacuated prior to shoal. “The bridge wasn;t touched,” Barbados, Sep 20, states: Nabors the storm’s arrival. The unit broke away Sanderson said. Shortly after 1630 hrs, Industries Ltd, today announced that from its mooring lines and has moved to the Bonner Bridge was reopened. The one of its offshore platform rigs Mississippi Canyon block 656, situation will continue to be monitored sustained extensive damage during approximately 30 miles southeast from by the Coast Guard and the county, hurricane “Ivan”. The rig involved was its original location. A Noble Sanderson said, and an emergency plan 1,000 horsepower platform assessment crew of seven personnel is in place to divert traffic and close the workover/reentry rig MODS 141. The safely boarded the unit by helicopter at bridge. If the dredger did break free, it rig had been secured and abandoned approximately 1000 today and has would take “probably 45 minutes to an prior to the storm and there were no restored power and operating hour” to reach the bridge, he said. The personnel on board at the time. The rig capabilities. The Company reports that danger is expected to diminish once the was working for Murphy Exploration the unit is level and stable and that the weather improves late tomorrow or and Production Company on its Medusa assessment team has commenced early Tuesday, he said. SPAR Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. surveying its condition. The only London, Sept 20 — Following received The rig is covered by both property and damage of a significant nature is fron Coast Guard Portsmouth, Va, business interruption insurance to the reported to be the starboard crane timed 1115, UTC: Tug Delta Ranger is extent that the company expects only a boom, based on the initial preliminary still aground. modest impact to its results. survey. One tug is in the process of Mobile, Sep 20 — The channel at Preliminary indications are that there securing the unit, and an anchor Mobile has been re-opened and vessels is no significant damage to the handling vessel is in route to assist. are entering the port. — Lloyd’s Agents. platform. Nabors personnel are making After towing lines establish connection London, Sep 21 — A press report, a more comprehensive assessment of with the unit, it will be towed to a dated today, states: Concerns about the extent of the damage and shipyard in Mississippi to complete dredge Beachbuilder (2435 gt, built instituting plans to remove the rig from damage assessment and necessary 1982) breaking free from its moorings in Murphy’s platform as expeditiously as repairs. The Company has not yet Oregon Inlet were alleviated by possible so that full production projected when the unit can return to yesterday, with the 250-foot vessel capability can be restored. operation. anchored securely as weather began London, Sep 22 — A press release from London, Sep 23 — A press report, improving, Coast Guard and Dare Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, dated dated today, states: Hurricane “Ivan” is

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15 Weather & Navigation making an encore appearance in the of hurricane “Javier” was located near have caused a large amount of damage Gulf of Mexico, this time as a tropical lat 23.3N, long 113.0W. The position is to the exotic vegetation in the storm that could come ashore along the accurate within 30 nautical miles. The Caribbean National Forest. About 3,600 coasts of Texas or Louisiana. After present movement is toward the north- Puerto Ricans remained in shelters hitting Florida on Sep 16 as a north-west or 340 degs at seven knots. yesterday, dozens of roads were blocked, hurricane, “Ivan” weakened and broke The estimated minimum central most of the 4 million islanders were apart as it traveled north, drenching pressure is 975 mb. The maximum without power and some 600,000 southern and mid-Atlantic states before sustained winds are 65 knots with gusts without running water for a second day, returning to sea. Its remnants then to 80 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds: 30 Calderon said. One Puerto Rican swung southward, growing slightly as it nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot winds: woman was killed Wednesday (Sep 15) travelled over warmer waters. The 50 nautical miles. At 0600, UTC, Sep when winds flung her from a hammock regenerated storm was expected to 19, the centre is predicted to be near lat and smashed her into a neighbour’s make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico 26.8N, long 113.6W, with maximum house, and a man putting up storm tonight, and could bring 50 mph winds sustained winds of 40 knots and gusts shutters died when he fell from a roof, and 5 to 10 inches of rain. In Louisiana, to 50 knots. police said. At 0200 “Jeanne’s” eye was Cameron Parish leaders were keeping London, Sep 19 — Following received over the north-east Dominican an eye on the storm, but hadn’t issued from the Meteorological Office, dated Republic, about 65 miles north- any evacuation orders yet, said today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre northeast of Santo Domingo. The storm Emergency Preparedness Director of tropical depression “Javier” was was drifting, with storm-force winds Freddie Richard Jr. The swampy parish located near lat 26.1N, long 113.0W. stretched out 70 miles, and expected to is located in the southwest corner of the The present movement is toward the remain near the Dominican coast state. The National Hurricane Centre north-north-west. The maximum through today. A slow west-north-west issued a tropical storm warning for the sustained winds are 55 knots with gusts turn was expected in 12-24 hours. A Gulf of Mexico shoreline from the to tropical storm force. hurricane warning was posted for the mouth of the Mississippi River in south-eastern Bahamas and the British Louisiana west to Sargent, Texas. HURRICANE “JEANNE” Turks and Caicos Islands, and a watch “Ivan” was upgraded to a tropical storm London, Sep 17 — A press report, for the central Bahamas.Haiti’s north yesterday evening after sustained winds dated today, states: Threatening to coast was under a storm warning. were measured near 40 mph. The regain hurricane strength, Tropical London, Sep 17 — Following received Hurricane Centre said the storm could Storm “Jeanne” headed for the from the Meteorological Office, dated strengthen before landfall. Forecasters Bahamas on a track for the south- today: Tropical storm “Jeanne”: A said the centre of the storm was poorly eastern United States after killing three tropical storm warning remains in effect organized and was about 295 miles people and causing extensive damage in for the is;land of Hispaniola from Le south-east of the upper Texas coast at the Caribbean. The storm forced the Mole St. Nicolas, Haiti, eastward to 2200, yesterday. “Ivan” was moving evacuation of thousands yesterday as it Danto Domingo. A hurricane warning toward the west-northwest at about 13 slammed into the Dominican Republic remains in effect for the southeastern mph. after punishing Puerto Rico with flash Bahamas, including the Acklins, floods and deadly winds. “Jeanne” made Crooked Island, the Inaguas, HURRICANE “JAVIER” landfall on the Dominican Republic’s Mayaguana and the Ragged Islands as London, Sep 16 — Following received eastern tip and then weakened from a well as for the Turks and Caicos from the Meteorological Office, dated hurricane to a tropical storm as it raked Islands. A hurricane watch remains in today: Hurricane “Javier”: There is a the north coast. But forecasters warned effect for the central Bahamas, tropical storm watch in effect for the that it could strengthen before reaching inculuding Cat Island, the Exumas, southern portion of Baja California from the southern Bahamas today. It could Long Island, Rum Cay and San Bahia Magdalena, including San Carlos then move toward the United States, Salvador. At 0900, UTC, today, the to La Paz. At 0600, UTC, today, the anywhere from Florida to the Carolinas. centre was located near lat 19.5N, long centre was located near lat 19.5N, long “Jeanne’s” heavy rains soaked the 70.1W. The position is accurate to 110.0W. The position is accurate within Dominican capital of Santo Domingo, within 15 nautical miles. The present 20 nautical miles. The present where a 4-month-old died when a movement is toward the west north- movement is toward the north-north- landslide crushed part of her family’s west or 300 degs at five knots. The west or 330 degs at seven knots. The house, said Jose Luis German, estimated minimum central pressure is estimated minimum central pressure is spokesman for the country’s National 992 mb. The maximum sustained winds 960 mb. The maximum sustained winds Emergency Committee. At least eight are 55 knots with gusts to 65 knots. The are 100 knots with gusts to 120 knots. people were injured as trees toppled radius of 50 knot winds: 15 nautical The radius of 64 knot winds: 50 nautical and floods struck parts of the east and miles in the south-west quadrant and miles in all four quadrants. At 0600, north-east, officials said. Crashing 30 nautical miles elsewhere. At 0600, UTC, Sep 17, the centre is predicted to waves pounded the north coast and UTC, Sep 18, the centre is predicted to be near lat 21.8N, long 111.6W, with winds battered trees. Telephone service be near lat 17.2N, long 133.8W, with maximum sustained winds of 80 knots and electricity were out. Some flights maximum sustained winds of 25 knots and gusts to 100 knots. were cancelled. More than 8,200 and gusts to 35 knots. London, Sep 17 — Following received Dominicans were evacuated and took London, Sep 18 — Following received from the Meteorological Office, dated refuge in shelters set up in schools and from the Meteorological Office, dated today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre churches, officials said. Beachside today: Tropical storm “Jeanne”: A was of hurricane “Javier” located near hotels and restaurants closed along the tropical storm warning remains in effect lat 21.4N, long 111.7W. The position is north coast, while authorities ordered for the southeastern Bahamas, accurate within 10 nautical miles. The boats into port. “Jeanne” hit the including the Acklins, Crooked Island, present movement is toward the north- Dominican Republic with winds of near the Inaguas, Mayaguana and the north-west or 330 degs at seven knots. 80 mph. It was at 70 mph, just 4 mph Ragged Islands as well as for the Turks The estimated minimum central shy of a hurricane, when it raged across and Caicos Islands. A tropical storm pressure is 960 mb. The maximum Puerto Rico on Wednesday, dumping up watch remains in effect for the central sustained winds are 100 knots with to two feet of rain on the US territory, Bahamas, inculuding Cat Island, the gusts to 120 knots. The radius of 64 flooding hundreds of homes, snapping Exumas, Long Island, Rum Cay and knot winds: 50 nautical miles in all four trees and downing power lines. “It left a San Salvador. At 0900, UTC, today, the quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Sep 18, the wake of destruction that we now have to centre was located near lat 20.7N, long centre is predicted to be near lat 23.6N, face,’’ Puerto Rican Gov. Sila Calderon 72.6N, the position is accurate to within long 113.2W, with maximum sustained said yesterday. She asked President 20 nautical miles. The present winds of 90 knots and gusts to 110 Bush to declare a disaster to speed the movement is toward the north-west or knots. release of federal aid. Heavy rains 315 degs at four knots. The estimated London, Sep 18 — Following received continued to soak parts of Puerto Rico minimum central pressure is 999 mb. from the Meteorological Office, dated and the US Virgin Islands, threatening The maximum sustained winds are 40 today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre flash floods and mudslides. Landslides knots with gusts to 50 knots. The radius A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

16 Weather & Navigation of 34-knot winds: 75 nautical miles in Republic. Two days of steady rain sent province of Haiti and others are the north-east quadrant, and 20 torrents down the mountains of believed missing. About 10 deaths nautical miles in the north-west northern Haiti, causing a river to burst were reported in other areas and at quadrant. At 0600, UTC, Sep 19, the its banks, officials said. A UN official in least 380 were injured, officials said. centre is predicted to be near lat 22.4N, Haiti said there were 50 confirmed Interim Prime Minister Gerard long 73.0W, with maximum sustained deaths, but the numbers could rise. “We Latortue said he would declare a state winds of 40 knots and gusts to 50 knots. don’t know how many dead there are,” of emergency, and the World Health Santo Domingo, Sep 18 — Tropical Prime Minister Gerard Latortue said. Organisation was sending a team to storm “Jeanne” headed for the “2004 has been a terrible year,” he distribute medical kits. “Jeanne” Bahamas today after an assault on the added. The disaster came four months swept north of Hispaniola during the Dominican Republic that killed 10 after floods killed more than 3,000 weekend. On Sunday (Sep 19), it was people, destroyed hundreds of houses people in the border area between Haiti spinning northward in the Atlantic and forced thousands from their homes. and the Dominican Republic. At its Ocean about 230 km east-north-east of “Jeanne,” which also killed two people strongest, “Jeanne” killed at least eight San Salvador and had top sustained in the US territory of Puerto Rico people in the Dominican Republic and winds of 80 kph. The US National earlier in the week, prompted storm Puerto Rico. In the Bahamas the Hurricane Centre in Miami expected it warnings in parts of the Bahamas, a government on Sunday called off all to turn to the northeast, away from 700-island chain with a population of warnings as “Jeanne” took a north- the Bahamas by late yesterday. — 300,000. President Bush declared a westerly turn out into the sea. Reuters. disaster in Puerto Rico today, a move London, Sep 17 — A press report, London, Sep 21 — A press report, that releases federal aid. At 1100, EDT, dated today, states: Hurricane “Jeanne” dated today, states: At least 250 people the centre of “Jeanne” was near Great attacked the northeastern region of the have died in massive floods that raged Inagua Island in the south-eastern Dominican Republic yesterday, injuring across northern Haiti after Tropical Bahamas, moving north-north-west at at least eight people, after hitting Storm “Jeanne” hit the Caribbean about 7 mph with top winds of 50 mph, Puerto Rico where hundreds of homes nation over the weekend (Sep 18/19), a the US National Hurricane Centre said. were destroyed and two people killed, UN spokesman said, while 18 people The longer-term forecast, which has a according to reports reaching here. were killed in other Caribbean islands. wide margin of error, forecast “Jeanne” Floods caused by heavy rains The death toll in Haiti was based only staying well to the east of the United submerged main streets in the on the bodies counted early yesterday States in the coming days. Roads in and northeastern Dominican city of Samana at the public hospital in the northern out of badly hit Pensacola, Florida, and the southeastern city of Romana, city of Gonaives, and the total number were clogged on Saturday with National cutting off transportation and power. could still rise as local officials in other Guard troops, emergency workers, The eastern Dominican city of Higuey parts of the country grapple with the electrical repair crews and residents was the worst hit, with hundreds of enormity of the floods. Prime Minister returning to the area. The routes were houses washed away by floods, Gerard Latortue, who declared three complicated by roads cut by smashed thousands of people displaced and at days of national mourning, flew over a bridges and strewn debris. In the least eight injured. According to flooded area by helicopter on Sunday. Dominican Republic, which shares the forecasts, the eye of Jeanne has reached He described the area as a “vast sea.” Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the Samana bay and is moving “There is not one house in the city of Haiti, authorities said the death toll in northwest at a speed of 12 km per hour. Gonaives that is not flooded,” Latortue the storm had risen to 10, while 146 The Dominican government has said, adding that 80 per cent of the people were injured after Jeanne lashed declared a state of emergency. By now, population there, or 80,000 people, need the north of the country for two days some residents have been evacuated food. Meanwhile, authorities were with high winds and torrential rains. — from five cities in the eastern area, all without news from the country’s second Reuters. schools in the country closed and sea largest island, La Tortue. The United London, Sep 19 — Following received transportation and fishing halted. Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti from the Meteorological Office, dated Port-au-Prince, Sep 21 — Floods and (MINUSTAH) could not find the island today: Tropical storm “Jeanne”: The mudslides from Tropical Storm of 26,000 people while flying over the government of the Bahamas plans to “Jeanne” have killed about 90 people in region by helicopter on Sunday. disscontinue all watches and warnings Haiti and more are missing in the MINUSTAH resumed its emergency at 1000, UTC. At 0900, UTC, today, the Caribbean nation, as the storm swirls helicopter flights carrying food and centre was located near lat 23.2N, long in the Atlantic east of the Bahamas. medicine to Gonaives, the mission’s 72.5N, the position is accurate to within “Jeanne” previously killed 11 people spokesman Toussaint Kongo-Doudou 30 nautical miles. The present and destroyed hundreds of houses in said. “All humanitarian agencies have movement is toward the north-west or the Dominican Republic, which shares mobilized to assist in the devastated 340 degs at six knots. The estimated the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Two regions,” including medical teams minimum central pressure is 1001 mb. days of steady rain sent torrents down dispatched by the United Nations and The maximum sustained winds are 40 the mountains in the Artibonite and Doctors Without Borders, he said. One knots with gusts to 50 knots. The north-west provinces of Haiti, causing tonne of medicine will be airlifted to radius of 34-knot winds: 75 nautical rivers to burst their banks and Gonaives, while the UN’s World Food miles in the east semicircle. At 0600, triggering mudslides, civil defence Program will send convoys of food and UTC, Sep 20, the centre is predicted to officials said. UN resident coordinator water to the city about 110 kilometres be near lat 25.5N, long 72.2W, with Adama Guindo said about 50 people north of the capital, Kongo-Doudou maximum sustained winds of 50 knots were killed around Gonaives. The city said. and gusts to 60 knots. Radius of 50- of 200,000 people was covered with mud London, Sep 21 — A press report, knot winds: 25 nautical miles east and a delegation of officials could not dated today, states: At least 573 were semicircle. leave the high ground to enter. Many killed by Tropical Storm “Jeanne” and London, Sep 20 — A press report, people had climbed onto roofs to escape officials said they expected the toll to dated today, states: More than 90 the floodwaters and were stranded rise. More than 500 people had died in people in Haiti have died as a result of there, the officials said. The island of Gonaives, according to Touissant floods in the wake of tropical storm La Tortue, off Haiti’s north coast, was Kongo-Doudou, a spokesman for the “Jeanne”, which swept through the barely visible under the water, UN mission. Another 17 died in the Caribbean in recent days. Several according to officials who flew over it in nearby town of Terre Neuve, agriculture people are also reported missing after a helicopter. Homes were washed away, official Madiro Morilus said, and torrential rains fell on the north-west of cars were caught in the rising water another 56 were recovered in the the country. UN peacekeepers, who and telephone service was cut off, northern city of Port-de-Paix, according came to Haiti following a coup in making it difficult to communicate with to Kongo-Doudou. The toll has been February, have been deployed to help emergency officials in the region. largest in Haiti where deforestation has survivors. “Jeanne” had earlier caused Officials with the Office of Civil made even light rain deadly. More than extensive flooding and a number of Protection said about 30 people were 90 per cent of Haiti’s trees have been deaths in the neighbouring Dominican also killed in flooding in the north-west chopped down, mostly to make charcoal.

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Without roots and foliage, there is “catastrophic.” He said survivors need The present movement is toward the nothing to hold water back from low- everything from potable water to food, south or 180 degs at three knots. The lying towns. clothing, medication and disinfectants. estimated minimum central pressure is London, Sep 21 — Following received “We expect to find dozens more bodies, 968 mb and the eye diameter is 25 from the Meteorological Office, dated especially in Gonaives, as ... floodwaters nautical miles. The maximum sustained today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre recede,” Deslorges said. Floodwaters winds are 80 knots with gusts to 100 of hurricane “Jeanne” was located near destroyed homes and crops in the knots. The radius of 64 knot winds is: lat 27.6N, long 70.2W. The position is Artibonite region that is Haiti’s 30 nautical miles in the north-east, accurate to within 20 nautical miles. breadbasket. Elsewhere, 56 people were south-east and south-west quadrants The present movement is toward the killed in northern Port-de-Paix and 17 and 40 nautical miles in the north-west east-north-east or 70 degs at five knots. died in the nearby town of Terre Neuve, quadrant. At 0600, UTC, Sep 23, the The estimated minimum central officials said. Deslorges reported centre is predicted to be near lat 26.1N, pressure is 972 mb and the eye another 49 bodies recovered in other long 69.5W, with maximum sustained diameter is 45 nautical miles. The villages and towns, most in the north- winds of 85 knots and gusts to 105 maximum sustained winds are 80 knots west. “Jeanne” regained hurricane knots. with gusts to 100 knots. The radius of strength over the Atlantic yesterday, London, Sep 23 — A press report, 64 knot winds is: 30 nautical miles in but posed no immediate threat to land. dated today, states: Authorities the north-east, south-east and south- At 0500 hrs, today, it was moving east- yesterday readied mass graves for the west quadrants and 45 nautical miles in north-east with 90 mph winds, about putrefying bodies of northern Haiti’s the north-west quadrant. At 0600, UTC, 445 miles east of Great Abaco Island in flood victims, feared to number as many Sep 22, the centre is predicted to be the Bahamas. as 1,700, as calls went out for near lat 27.1N, long 69.3W, with London, Sep 22 — A press report, international relief to aid the Western maximum sustained winds of 80 knots dated today, states: The death toll Hemisphere’s poorest country. “Because and gusts to 100 knots. across Haiti from the weekend deluges of the situation of the bodies, we have Port-au-Prince, Sep 21 — According to brought by Tropical Storm “Jeanne” decided to bury the dead in mass the most recent information, Cap Haiti rose to more than 700 yesterday, with graves,” said Interior Minister Herard was not affected by hurricane “Jeanne”. about 600 of them in Gonaives, and Abraham. Gonaives was not hit directly by the officials said they expected to find more Port au Prince, Sep 23 — Haiti began storm but was affected by flooding due dead and estimated tens of thousands of burying hundreds of flood victims in to the complete erosion of the land. — people were homeless. Waterlines up to mass graves yesterday while emergency Lloyd’s Agents. 10 feet high on Gonaives’ buildings food was distributed to some of the Port-au-Prince, Sep 21 — The town of marked the worst of the storm that sent thousands of people made homeless by Gonaives has been completely destroyed water gushing down denuded hills, Tropical Storm “Jeanne”. The death toll by hurricane “Jeanne”. The hospital destroying homes and crops in the rose to 1,008 in the Artibonite region does not exist anymore. All patients Artibonite region that is Haiti’s around the northern coastal city of drowned. There is no government breadbasket. Floodwaters receded, but Gonaives and 72 in Haiti’s Northwest building, as well as most private ones, half of Haiti’s third-largest city was still province, said Dr. Carl Murat Cantave, standing, following a rise in the flood swamped with contaminated water up a government official. Another 1,000 water of 15 feet. There have been more to two feet deep. Not a house in the city people were missing and the final death than 1000 deaths and all people there of 250,000 people escaped damage. count was likely to hit 2,000, he said. have no food no water whatsoever. The Rescue workers reported recovering 691 The U.N.’s World Food Programme said town does not exist anymore. The road bodies by Tuesday night, about 600 of its first convoy of trucks carrying 40 to Cape Haiti does not exist anymore them in Gonaives and more than 40 in metric tons of food arrived Tuesday either for it goes through Gonaives. northern Port-de-Paix, Deslorges said. night (Sep 21) and aid agencies were Cape Haiti, Port-de-Paix and all the In addition, at least 51 were recovered distributing rice, beans, cooking oil and coast line suffered great casualties. — in other areas. But Deslorges said there loaves of fresh bread. “At this point we Lloyd’s Agents. were dozens more dead still think at least 175,000 people are London, Sep 21 — A press report, unaccounted for, which would bring the affected across the country. Many of dated today, states: Rescuers dug toll past 700. More than 1,000 people them were already very vulnerable and through mud and ruined homes for were missing, said Raoul Elysee, head of now, they have lost their homes, their bodies today, expecting the death toll of the Haitian Red Cross, which was trying entire crops, their animals and the few more than 600 from Hurricane “Jeanne” desperately to find doctors to help. The belongings they had,” said the WFP to rise even further, with half the international aid group CARE said 85 of country director, Guy Gauvreau. U.N. crowded northern city of Gonaives still its 200 workers in Gonaives were forces maintaining the peace after under water from the weekend’s unaccounted for. Brazilian and Aristide’s departure were helping with devastating winds and rain. Bodies, Jordanian troops in the UN rescue and relief efforts. The including many children, were stacked peacekeeping mission sent to stabilize international Red Cross, meanwhile, at the city’s main morgue. At least 500 Haiti after rebels ousted President launched a worldwide appeal for $3.3 people were killed in Gonaives, Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February million to help the flood victims. By according to Toussaint Kongo-Doudou, a struggled to help the needy as aid 1700 hrs, yesterday (2100, UTC) spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping workers ferried supplies of water and “Jeanne” was 500 miles east of Great mission in Haiti. Aid workers were food to victims. CARE spokesman Rick Abaco island in the northeastern struggling to get relief to victims amid Perera said the agency had about 660 Bahamas and moving slowly west- worries over looting and crime, said tons of dry food in Gonaives, including south-west. Packing winds of 100 mph, Hans Havik from the International corn-soy blend, dried lentils and cooking the storm was expected to swing to the Federation of Red Cross and Red oil and was trying to set up distribution west eventually and may threaten the Crescent Societies. Three trucks points. Several nations were sending aid east coast of the United States next carrying Red Cross relief supplies rolled including $1.8 million from the week, the U.S. National Hurricane into Gonaives yesterday, but before they European Union and $1 million and Centre said. — Reuters. could reach their destination at the rescue supplies from Venezuela. The US mayor’s office, two of them were Embassy announced $60,000 in HURRICANE “KARL” mobbed by people who grabbed blankets immediate relief aid Monday (Sep 20). London, Sep 17 — Following received and towels. U.N. troops stood by Yesterday, “Jeanne” was posing no from the Meteorological Office: At 0900, watching. People tripped over each threat to land, about 515 miles east of UTC, today, the centre of tropical storm other to grab tiny bags of water thrown Great Abaco island in the Bahamas. “Karl” was located near lat 11.5N, long from a Red Cross truck in front of City London, Sep 22 — Following received 35.3W, position accurate within 30 Hall, where officials said about 500 from the Meteorological Office, dated nautical miles. Present movement injured were treated yesterday. Dieufort today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre toward the west or 280 deg at 10 knots. Deslorges, a spokesman for the of hurricane “Jeanne” was located near Estimated minimum central pressure government civil protection agency, lat 26.8N, long 68.6W. The position is 994 mb Maximum sustained winds of described the situation in Gonaives as accurate to within 20 nautical miles. 55 knots with gusts to 65 knots. Radius

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18 Weather & Navigation of 50-knot winds: 20 nautical miles. At knot winds: 60 nautical miles in the mudslides in Panama, civil defence 0600, UTC, the centre is predicted to be north-east, south-east and north-west authorities say. Roberto Velasquez, head near lat 12.2N, long 38.8W with quadrants and 45 nautical miles in the of the National System for Civil maximum sustained winds of 75 knots south-west quadrant. At 0600, UTC, Protection, says seven of the dead are and gusts to 90 knots. Radius of 64-knot Sep 22, the centre is predicted to be children, three of whom died in a winds: 25 nautical miles. Radius of 50- near lat 23.9N, long 49.5W, with mudslide in San Miguelito district. knot winds: 40 nautical miles. maximum sustained winds of 120 knots President Martin Torrijos has visited London, Sep 18 — Following received and gusts to 145 knots. flooded areas and ordered the from the Meteorological Office: At 0900, London, Sep 22 — Following received ministries of health, housing and public UTC, today, the centre of hurricane from the Meteorological Office, dated works to assist victims and repair “Karl” was located near lat 14.9N, long today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre damages to roads and public buildings. 38.6W, position accurate within 30 of hurricane “Karl” was located near lat “It’s a tragic, sad situation,” Mr Torrijos nautical miles. Present movement 25.0N, long 49.4W. The position is said. Mr Velasquez says rescue toward the north-west or 310 deg at 13 accurate within to 20 nautical miles. personnel are hunting for 13 people knots. Estimated minimum central The present movement is toward the declared missing after the Cabra River pressure 981 mb. Maximum sustained north or 350 deg at 15 knots. The overflowed its banks some 40 kilometres winds of 75 knots with gusts to 90 estimated minimum central pressure is south-east of the capital. knots. Radius of 64-knot winds: 15 955 mb. The maximum sustained winds nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot winds: are 100 knots with gusts to 120 knots. TROPICAL STORM “ISIS” 30 nautical miles. At 0600, UTC, Sep The radius of 64 knot winds: 75 nautical London, Sep 17 — Following received 19, the centre is predicted to be near lat miles in the north-east and south-east from the Meteorological Office, dated 16.8N, long 42.4W with maximum quadrants, 60 nautical miles in the today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre sustained winds of 100 knots and gusts north-west quadrant and 45 nautical of tropical depression “Isis” was located to 120 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds: miles in the south-west quadrant. At near lat 17.7N, long 132.9W. The 25 nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot 0600, UTC, Sep 23, the centre is position is accurate within 20 nautical winds: 50 nautical miles. predicted to be near lat 30.4N, long miles. The present movement is toward London, Sep 19 — Following received 47.4W, with maximum sustained winds the west or 270 degs at two knots. The from the Meteorological Office: At 0900, of 95 knots and gusts to 115 knots. estimated minimum central pressure is UTC, today, the centre of hurricane 1007 mb. The maximum sustained “Karl” was located near lat 16.3N, long INDIA winds are 30knots with gusts to 40 42.2W, position accurate within 20 London, Sep 23 — A press report, knots. At 0600, Sep 18, the centre is nautical miles. Present movement dated yesterday, states: Rain has killed predicted to be near lat 17.2N, long toward the west north-west or 285 deg at least 36 people and washed away 133.8W, with maximum sustained at 10 knots. Estimated minimum houses and farms in the northern winds of 25 knots and gusts to 35 knots. central pressure 960 mb. Maximum Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials sustained winds of 100 knots with said today. Thirty-five of the people TROPICAL STORM “LISA” gusts to 120 knots. Radius of 64-knot including a number of women and London, Sep 21 — Following received winds: 20 nautical miles. Radius of 50- children died when flash floods from the Meteorological Office, dated knot winds: 30 nautical miles west submerged homes yesterday in Sitapur today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre semicircle and 50 nautical miles east district near the border with Nepal, of tropical storm “Lisa” was located semicircle. At 0600, UTC, Sep 20, the local magistrate Amod Kumar said. near lat 13.9N, long 38.4W. The position centre is predicted to be near lat 17.7N, “Most of the casualties took place last is accurate to within 30 nautical miles. long 45.7W with maximum sustained night when people were sleeping and The present movement is toward the winds of 105 knots and gusts to 130 were caught unawares when their west or 280 degs at 10 knots. The knots. Radius of 64-knot winds: 20 houses collapsed,” Mr Kumar said, estimated minimum central pressure is nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot adding Sitapur had seen heavy rain 998 mb. The maximum sustained winds winds: 30 nautical miles west since yesterday. Police in the state are 50 knots with gusts to 60 knots. The semicircle and 50 nautical miles east capital Lucknow said heavy rain killed radius of 50 knot winds: 15 nautical semicircle. at least one person in the city yesterday. miles in all four quadrants. At 0600, London, Sep 20 — Following received Rain also lashed the Himalayan state of UTC, Sep 22, the centre is predicted to from the Meteorological Office: Himachal Pradesh today but there were be near lat 14.9N, long 42.0W, with Following received from National no immediate reports of serious damage maximum sustained winds of 50 knots Hurricane Centre, timed 0900, UTC, or casualties, officials said. They said and gusts to 60 knots. today: Hurricane “Karl” centre located the downpour disrupted traffic in the London, Sep 22 — Following received near lat 17.3N, long 45.5W at 0900, state capital Shimla and other towns from the Meteorological Office, dated UTC, position accurate within 20 and that the mountains saw unseasonal today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre nautical miles. Present movement snowfall. of tropical storm “Lisa” was located toward the west-north-west or 285 near lat 14.5N, long 40.9W. The position degrees at eight knots. Maximum NEW ZEALAND is accurate to within 40 nautical miles. sustained winds 110 knots with gusts to London, Sep 23 — A press report, The present movement is toward the 135 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds 20 dated today, states: Farmers across New west-north-west or 285 degs at six nautical miles NE, SE, SW and NW. Zealand say a cold snap has caused knots. The estimated minimum central Radius of 50-knot winds 50 nautical serious stock losses. Some woolgrowers pressure is 994 mb. The maximum miles NE and SE and 30 nautical miles have lost more than half of their spring sustained winds are 55 knots with gusts SW and NW. Forecast: At 0600, UTC, lambs. The worst affected areas are in to 65 knots. The radius of 50 knot Sep 21: Position lat 19.3N, long 48.4W. the country’s far south, with a week of winds: 20 nautical miles in all four Maximum sustained winds 120 knots, spring snow and icy winds severely quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Sep 23, the gusts 145 knots. Radius of 64-knots 30 affecting newborn lambs. It is estimated centre is predicted to be near lat 15.2N, nautical miles NE, SE, SW and NW. around 100,000 have died, costing long 43.2W, with maximum sustained London, Sep 21 — Following received farmers millions of dollars. The feed winds of 55 knots and gusts to 65 knots. from the Meteorological Office, dated situation is also worsening in Otago and today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre Southland after recent rain has turned TROPICAL STORM “MEARI” of hurricane “Karl” was located near lat pastures into bogs. The weather service London, Sep 21 — Following received 19.6N, long 47.3W. The position is says the wintry conditions should ease from the Meteorological Office, dated accurate within to 20 nautical miles. by the weekend. today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre The present movement is toward the of tropical storm “Meari” was located north-north-west or 340 deg at 10 PANAMA near lat 13.5N, long 141.4E, knots. The estimated minimum central London, Sep 18 — A press report, approximately 300 nautical miles north- pressure is 940 mb. The maximum dated today, states: Nine people have east of Yap and has tracked sustained winds are 120 knots with been killed and 13 declared missing northwestward, or 315 degs, at six gusts to 145 knots. The radius of 64 after strong rains triggered flooding and knots over the past six hours. The

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19 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest position is accurate to within 60 south-east of Easter Island in lat nautical miles and is based on the 36.188S, long 101.392W, depth 10 km. centre being located by satellite. The present wind distribution: maximum INDONESIA sustained winds: 45 knots, with gusts to London, Sep 16 — A press report, 55 knots. The radius of 34 knot winds: dated today, states: A powerful 70 nautical miles in the north-east earthquake rocked Indonesia’s premier quadrant, 50 nautical miles in the tourist island of Bali yesterday, killing south-east and south-west quadrants one person and injuring at least two, and 60 nautical miles in the north-west hospital officials and local radio said. MAUNA LOA, HAWAII quadrant. The maximum significant The Meteorological and Geophysics London, Sep 16 — A press report, wave height is 14 feet. At 0600, Sep 22, Agency in Jakarta said the earthquake dated today, states: Reports from the centre is predicted to be near lat measured 5.5 on the Richter scale. Hawaii suggest the world’s largest 15.3N, long 139.2E, with maximum Officials said the epicentre was near volcano is getting ready to erupt for the sustained winds of 70 knots and gusts Denpasar, the island’s capital. first time in 20 years. Scientists have to 85 knots. detected more frequent earthquakes London, Sep 22 — Following received KERMADEC ISLANDS, deep beneath Mauna Loa. The from the Meteorological Office, dated NEW ZEALAND Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre London, Sep 20 — A report, dated Sep this indicates the volcano is moving of tropical storm “Meari” was located 19, states: A moderate earthquake towards an eruption. Mauna Loa near lat 15.6N, long 138.9E. Movement occurred at 0409, UTC, today. The erupted for three weeks in 1984, over the past six hours: 315 degs at magnitude 5.7 event has been located sending a 26-kilometre lava flow toward eight knots. The position is accurate to south of the Kermadec Islands in lat Hilo. Since then, the US Geological within 40 nautical miles and is based 32.571S, long 179.759W, hypocentral Survey estimates that more than on the centre being located by satellite. depth was estimated to be 120 km. $US2.3 billion has been invested in new The present wind distribution: construction on its slopes. The maximum sustained winds: 60 knots, NORTH ATLANTIC observatiory says since July, more than with gusts to 75 knots. The radius of 50 London, Sep 20 — A report, dated Sep 350 earthquakes have been recorded far knot winds: 15 nautical miles in all four 18, states: A moderate earthquake beneath the mountain. quadrants. At 0600, Sep 23, the centre occurred at 0707, UTC, today. The is predicted to be near lat 17.8N, long magnitude 5.5 event has been located in MOUNT ASAMA, JAPAN 136.1E, with maximum sustained winds north Atlantic Ocean in lat 23.107N, London, Sep 16 — A press report, of 80 knots and gusts to 100 knots. long 67.575W, depth 10 km. dated today, states: Mount Asama has experienced a series of small volcanic TYPHOON “CHABA” PHILIPPINES eruptions since early this morning with Yokohama, Sep 21 — General cargo London, Sep 15 — A press report, more than 500 tremors registered, Winner I remains at Shikama for dated Sep 16, states: An earthquake marking the third consecutive day of repairs. Further schedules have not shook metropolitan Manila and parts eruption activity, the Japan been fixed. — Lloyd’s Agents. of the main Philippine island of Luzon Meteorological Agency said. “At this early this morning, the Philippine moment, there are no signs of a large- Institute of Volcanology and scale eruption coming but small or Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. There medium-scale eruptions can be were no immediate reports of observed repeatedly,” the agency said. casualties or damages to property.The London, Sep 17 — A press report, quake, which occurred at 0310, and dated today, states: Mount Asama in measured 6.2 on the Richter scale at central Japan has erupted for a fourth the epicentre recorded at the Manila straight day, with experts warning that trench near Balanga, Bataan, was felt eruptions may continue and possibly grow in scale. Japan’s Meteorological ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, strongly across the metropolis and nearby provinces, PHIVOLCS said. Agency says Mount Asama is spewing UNITED STATES smoke mixed with ash about 1,000 London, Sep 20 — A press report, UNITED STATES metres into the air, and monitoring dated Sep 19, states: A powerful cameras have detected molten rock earthquake shook the Aleutian Islands London, Sep 20 — A press report, dated Sep 19, states: An earthquake being thrown a distance of 200 to 300 today, but there were no reports of metres from the summit. Late yesterday damage on the sparsely populated swarm continues to shake a sparsely populated area along the eastern night, prevailing winds carried ash from island chain. The magnitude-6.1 quake the peak as far as central Tokyo. hit just before 1230, said Coast Guard Sierra Nevada. Mono County sheriff’s dispatchers have reported no injuries London, Sep 20 — A press report, Petty Officer Jamal Daniels, at the dated today, states: A radar analysis of Coast Guard’s long range navigation or damage from the temblors centered along the California-Nevada Mount Asama, which has been showing station on Attu. The 20 people at the activity since a medium-scale eruption Coast Guard station are the only line 30 miles north-east of Mammoth Lakes. Seismologist David Sep 1, has confirmed there is magma at inhabitants of Attu, Alaska’s the bed of its crater, the Japan westernmost point more than 1,500 Oppenheimer of the US Geological Survey says there were 275 quakes Meteorological Agency and miles southwest of Anchorage. The Geographical Survey Institute said temblor, which was centred 90 miles Saturday (Sep 18) and 206 temblors today as of 1700. A magnitude 5.5 yesterday. The agency and the institute south of Attu in the Pacific Ocean, did said magma emerged as a result of the not generate a tsunami, according to temblor Saturday afternoon was the most powerful in the swarm. Two eruption. The volcano is located some the West Coast Alaska Tsunami 150 kilometres north-west of Tokyo. Warning Centre. magnitude-three quakes, one at 0506 London, Sep 20 — A report, dated Sep am and the other at 0629, were the 19, states: A strong earthquake strongest today. Oppenheimer says occurred at 2026, UTC, today. The it’s uncertain how much longer the magnitude 6.1 event has been located quakes will continue, and it’s near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, lat premature to say whether the swarm 52.264N, long 173.948E, depth 21 km. is related to volcanic activity. London, Sep 20 — A report, dated Sep EASTER ISLAND REGION 18, states: A moderate earthquake London, Sep 22 — A report, dated Sep occurred at 2302, UTC, today. The 21, states: A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 event has been located in AFGHANISTAN occurred at 1755, UTC, today. The central California in lat 38.009N, long London, Sep 16 — A press report, magnitude 5.5 event has been located 118.679W, depth 7.6 km. datedd today, states: A rocket landed A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

20 Political & Civil Unrest near a school in south-eastern al Qaeda-aligned Salafist Group for since 1999, but the level of violence has Afghanistan where President Hamid Preaching and Combat (GSPC). A been reduced since 4,000 UN Karzai was about to land in a similar number of militants have been peacekeepers were deployed in the helicopter, officials said. The rocket killed in recent days as the armed region last year. struck about a kilometre from the forces continue a sweep on rebel school in Gardez province as President hideouts in western and eastern INDIA Karzai was to land at a nearby airbase. Algeria. It was unclear if yesterrday’s London, Sep 20 — A press report, Mr Karzai, the leading candidate in attack was carried out by the GSPC or dated today, states: A 16-day protest October’s presidential election, was due smaller rival groups. — Reuters. strike has been called in the north- to speak at the school. The President eastern Indian state of Manipur to push has cut short his visit and returned to COLOMBIA for the repeal of a controversial anti- the capital, Kabul. (See issue of Sep 15.) Bogota, Sep 20 — A far-right terror law. Reports say no buses and Kabul, Sep 20 — An Afghan vice- Colombian warlord participating in trucks can be seen on key highways president survived an assassination peace negotiations with the government leading into the mountainous state as a attempt today when a remotely has been killed by his own men, police body of activists enforce a blockade. The controlled device was detonated near said today, in another bloody incident government says it needs the anti- his convoy, while two soldiers from the that could undermine the shaky talks. terror law to fight separatists, but an U.S.-led coalition were killed in a Miguel Arroyave and four of his alleged rape and death of a Manipuri separate gunbattle.Nematuallah bodyguards were killed in a gunfight woman held by Indian soldiers sparked Shahrani, one of four vice-presidents in with fellow members of the United Self- off widespread protests. A group of the interim government of President Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, in student bodies and rights activists, Hamid Karzai, was in a convoy with the southern province of Meta Apunba Lup, says it will not end the other officials in the northern province yesterday, an official from the DAS protest until the Armed Forces Special of Kunduz when it was attacked, said detective force said. Arroyave was a top Powers Act is lifted. The act gives the provincial governor Mohammad Omar AUC negotiator in struggling peace armed forces wide-ranging powers to Khan. Two soldiers from the U.S.-led talks, which the government hopes will arrest and shoot suspected rebels and coalition hunting al Qaeda and Taliban lead to the disbanding of the 20,000- search their homes. The protest means fighters were killed in a gunbattle in member outlaw force. He commanded that landlocked Manipur will be the southeastern province of Paktika, a about one-third of the AUC’s illegal blocked off from the rest of India. traditional heartland for Islamic army. He was the third prominent far- “Transporters have kept their vehicles militants, the U.S. military said. Six right outlaw to be killed by former away out of fear,” police superintendent Afghan soldiers had to be evacuated comrades this year. AUC founder Carlos T. Muivah told Reuters. Students from the scene of the battle, although Castano’s execution-style killing in groups have also called for a ban on the the U.S. military which leads a 17,000- April pushed the talks to the breaking Hindi language being taught in schools strong multinational force in point. The negotiations are key to and colleges across Manipur. Afghanistan, did not give details of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s their wounds. Two soldiers from the plans to pacify a nation locked in a 40- INDONESIA U.S.-led force were slightly wounded. year-old war claiming thousands of London, Sep 19 — A press report, Other clashes erupted today between lives a year, and officials fear failure dated today, states: The Indonesian the U.S.-led force and suspected could spark a surge of violence. Cocaine military said separatist rebels had militants in the central province of smuggling is a major source of AUC killed seven civilians in the province of Uruzgan and the southern province of income, according to the United States, Aceh. The bodies of the seven men, aged Zabul. Over the weekend, suspected which says it supports the peace 22 to 50 years, were found in a riverside Taliban militants beheaded three negotiations but wants to make sure in Aceh Singkil district on Thursday Afghan soldiers in Zabul, a local official paramilitary leaders go to prison. The (Sep 16). A local military chief Jamhur said today. Zabul security chief Jailani talks, which formally began midyear, Ismail was quoted as saying the dead, Khan said the soldiers, who were not in have struggled due to the insistence by all of whom were fishermen, had been uniform, were travelling in a taxi from paramilitary leaders that they will not abducted by the Free Aceh Movement Naubahar district to the provincial serve time behind bars. The rebels. Elsewhere in the region on capital of Qalat when they were stopped government wants them incarcerated Friday, police shot dead a 26-year old by a group of men that included two for five to 10 years. But officials man for trying to throw a grenade into Pakistanis and an Arab. The three privately acknowledge that AUC chiefs a group of policemen conducting a passengers were beheaded in an attack may get to keep some of their illegally search operation in Aceh Besar district. claimed by a breakaway Taliban earned fortunes in the name of peace. faction. “We have already announced — Reuters. IRAQ that anyone in the government or London, Sep 16 — A press report aiding the infidels will be killed,” said DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF dated Sep 15, states: A Turkish man Sabir Momin, a commander of the CONGO kidnapped in Iraq and held for 50 days Taliban Jamiat Jaish-e-Muslimeen London, Sep 21 — A press report, was freed today by his captors, a (Muslim Army of the Taliban) faction. dated Sep 20, states: Some 14 people Turkish official said. The freed hostage, The faction announced in August it had have been killed when 300 militiamen Ayatullah Gezmen, 43, arrived at the broken away from the main Taliban attacked a town in north-eastern Turkish Embassy Wednesday morning movement. Also in Zabul, U.S.-led Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN after his kidnappers put him into a taxi, forces killed one suspected militant in says. Four people were shot dead and according to Ethem Tokdemir, chief of the Dai Chopan district on Saturday another 10 burnt in Lengabo town, UN the Turkish mission in Baghdad. (Sep 18) when their convoy came under spokeswoman Rachel Eklou said. Gezmen, who was kidnapped in Falluja small arms fire. — Reuters. Lengabo is in Ituri, one of DR Congo’s by armed men, did not know which most volatile districts, where UN group had kidnapped him, just that ALGERIA peacekeepers were deployed last year to they were Iraqis and called themselves Algiers, Sep 19 — Four Algerian quell clashes between ethnic militias. “Mujahedeen.” Gezmen was a civilians have been killed by Islamic Ms Eklou said that an ethnic Lendu translator for the Turkish company rebels at a fake roadblock in northern militia had attacked the town, Bilimtur, which had previously Algeria, local residents said today. The populated by the Bira community and announced that it was withdrawing attack occurred yesterday evening near that some 91 houses were burnt in from Iraq following the initial the city of Bouira, some 90 km south- Lengabo. Some 150 UN troops have kidnapping of its employees. east of the capital Algiers, said been sent to Lengabo, she added. The Meanwhile, the bodies of three headless residents, who declined to be named. Lendus have been fighting their Hema men were discovered this morning on a Authorities were not immediately rivals for many years in Ituri but Ms highway near Balad, north of Baghdad, available for a comment. About 13 Eklou said they had not previously had according to a spokesman for the U.S. civilians and soldiers have died in rebel any problems with the Biras. Some Army’s 1st Infantry Division. The attacks this week, most blamed on the 50,000 people have been killed in Ituri bodies were dressed in Western style

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21 Political & Civil Unrest clothing: two were in jeans and T-shirts continued to rage as dusk set in. The the militants targeted were believed to and the other in sweat pants and a T- pipeline links the Kurdish town of be linked with recent bombings that shirt, the spokesman said. They were Qanaqin, about 100 kilometres from have killed scores. In central Baghdad, initially identified by the 1st ID Baghdad, to Al-Dura refinery. Sabotage fighting erupted as U.S. and Iraqi spokesman as Iraqi civilians, but of oil infrastructure is common in Iraq security forces moved in to a rebel investigators at the moment don’t know where a fire which raged on a strategic stronghold to flush out insurgents, their identities and are trying to northern pipeline, stalling exports witnesses and government sources determine their names and through Turkey, was brought under said.Loud explosions and gunfire were nationalities. Col. Adnan Abdul control early on yesterday. An official at heard around Haifa Street, close to the Rahman of the Interior Ministry told the Northern Oil Company said the Green Zone complex where the U.S. CNN the victims were all men and repair work would take “three days to a embassy and interim government are heads were found near the bodies. week to complete”. based. There was no immediate word on Fighting continued today between U.S. Kirkuk, Sep 17 — Islamic militants casualties. Three U.S. marines were forces and insurgents in Ramadi, where today released a Syrian truck driver killed yesterday in separate incidents in 11 Iraqis were killed and seven were they had taken hostage in Iraq, a al-Anbar province, which includes wounded, an Iraqi Health Ministry security official said. Amar Dakmak, Falluja and Ramadi, the U.S. military spokesman said. Also in Ramadi, who was driving a truck loaded with said. — Reuters. Khamees Saad, the director general of commercial goods, was taken hostage London, Sep 17 — A press report, the Anbar Health Department, escaped on a road between the northern Iraqi dated today, states: Two suicide car an assassination attempt today. Saad’s cities of Mosul and Kirkuk yesterday. bombs have today hit central Baghdad deputy was wounded in the attack and Dakmak told police the kidnappers had within an hour of each other, killing at a bodyguard was killed. In other released him because they said he was least five people. The dead are reported developments an Iraqi National Guard working for the good of the Iraqi people to be from a police convoy targeted in soldier and a civilian were killed today and because of what they saw as Syria’s the Rashid Street shopping district, — and ten other people were wounded support for Iraq. — Reuters. after an earlier blast near a checkpoint. — in a car bombing at a checkpoint in Falluja, Sep 17 — U.S. warplanes Witnesses near Rashid Street said an Suwayra, said Col. Rahman of the launched fresh air strikes overnight attacker drove up to a convoy of six Interior Ministry. Suwayra is 40 miles around the rebel-held city of Falluja, police vehicles before blowing up his car southeast of Baghdad. A Marine was killing about 60 foreign fighters loyal to at about 1230 hrs (0830, UTC). The killed in combat yesterday in Iraq’s Al Jordanian militant Abu Musab al- earlier car-bomb blast came as Anbar province, the U.S. military said Zarqawi, the U.S. military said today. suspected suicide attackers drove today. The Marine was assigned to the The strikes, along with an assault today towards a security checkpoint near the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. The against a rebel stronghold in Baghdad, Tigris river that flows through the death brings the total number of U.S. were part of a push to quell insurgency heart of Baghdad. Reports say the car troop fatalities in the Iraq war to 1,017, and lawlessness enough to hold a blew up when it was fired on. including 768 killed by hostile activities national election next January. More London, Sep 18 — A press report, and 249 non-hostile deaths, according than 200 Iraqis have died over the past dated today, states: Nine people have to the U.S. military. An Islamist Web few days alone in bombings and other been wounded in a mortar shell attack site posted claims of responsibility for violence. U.S. Secretary of State Colin on a crowd of students and parents attacks yesterday at a Baghdad police Powell said U.S. diplomats and military awaiting exam results in front of a station — where 47 people died — and commanders recognised the vote could school in the Iraqi city of Baquba, police on a minibus in Baquba, where 12 not go ahead nationwide under the and hospital sources say. “A mortar police were killed. The attacks were current security conditions, and that shell exploded near the secretary’s claimed by Unification and Jihad — a areas in rebel hands had to be brought office, wounding several people,” local group affiliated with Jordanian militant back under government control. But he police chief General Walid Khaled Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. told the Washington Times, in an Abdelsalam said. Hospital officials say London, Sep 16 — A press report, interview published today, that “we nine people have been brought in with dated today, states: Three foreign don’t expect the security situation as it shrapnel wounds. nationals have been abducted in exists now on the 16th of September to London, Sep 18 — A suicide car bomb Baghdad, according to the Iraqi interior be the security situation” on the day attack on the Iraqi national guard ministry. A spokesman said that Iraqis vote. In his interview, Powell headquarters in Kirkuk today killed 23 gunmen seized the men - reported to be disputed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi people, according to officials. The two Americans and a Briton - at dawn Annan’s assertion that the U.S.-led war victims in the northern city were from a house in Baghdad’s Mansour in Iraq was illegal, saying it was “not a queuing to apply for jobs, said a general neighbourhood. The Reuters news very useful statement to make at this in the national guard. Elsewhere, there agency said the three kidnapped people point”. The United Nations has played were repeated attacks on US soldiers were believed to be civilians. It added down Annan’s statement, which near Baghdad airport and US aircraft that there was no fighting as they were spokesman Fred Eckhard said Annan carried out fresh strikes on the restive taken. The British embassy has said it felt was no different from what he had city of Falluja. Two US soldiers were is urgently investigating the reports. been saying for more than a year. Iraqi killed and eight injured when their Correspondents say the Mansour police said an air strike yesterday night military convoy was hit by a car bomb district is a wealthy residential area on near the village of Qurush, between on the main road to Baghdad airport. the river Tigris, where many Baghdad and Falluja, had killed 20 They had been travelling to the scene of multinational companies have their civilians and wounded 43. The Health another car-bombing 30 minutes earlier, headquarters. Many foreign Ministry said attacks in and around in which three soldiers were hurt. The businessmen and contractors live there Falluja had killed at least 44 people. A attack on Kirkuk caused devastation if they are not staying in the heavily U.S. military statement said U.S. and heavy casualties. “I saw a speeding defended Green Zone. This latest warplanes had mounted a “precision car crossing an open field heading kidnapping brings the number strike” at 2145 hrs (1745, UTC) on a toward the would-be recruits, then currently of people kidnapped and being compound used by militants loyal to there was a huge explosion and a big held to 20. Zarqawi, a man Washington says is fire,” said Asu Ahmed, a street trader. London, Sep 17 — A press report, allied to Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda “There were many dead and injured dated yesterday, states: An oil pipeline network. “The number of foreign people and I helped put them in feeding the Al-Dura refinery on the fighters killed during the strike is ambulances.” outskirts of Baghdad was ablaze late estimated at approximately 60,” the London, Sep 20 — A press report, today after a suspected act of sabotage military said. Early today, U.S. dated today, states: Gunmen killed a northeast of the Iraqi capital. Local warplanes destroyed a compound in Sunni Muslim cleric as he entered a residents near the restive city of south central Falluja which the U.S. mosque in Baghdad to perform noon Baquba said they heard a loud military said was also used by prayers today, the second slaying of a explosion in the afternoon and rushed Zarqawi’s militants. There was no word cleric from the influential Association of to help extinguish the flames that of casualties but the U.S. military said Muslim Scholars in as many days, the

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22 Political & Civil Unrest group said. The cleric, Sheik televised appeal on an Arab satellite not negotiate and would stay on the Mohammed Jadoa al-Janabi, was killed channel for Iraqis to help rescue the offensive. Negotiations to save the two in Baghdad’s predominantly Shiite al- hostages. In other reported kidnapping hostages are made even more unlikely Baya neighbourhood, the association incidents, yesterday, the Turkish by the very nature of the demands by said. He was unarmed and had no Embassy in Baghdad said that 10 the Tawhid and Jihad group led by al security guards. Late yesterday, employees of a U.S.-Turkish company Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The gunmen attacked the car of another had been kidnapped. Arabic-language group said in the video of Armstrong’s cleric from the association as he was television news network Al-Jazeera killing it would behead the other two leaving a mosque in another largely broadcast video yesterday showing hostages within 24 hours unless female Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad, Sadr kidnappers who threatened to kill the inmates were released from the Abu City. The cleric, Sheik Hazem al-Zeidi, 10 hostages if their company does not Ghraib and Umm Qasr jails. The U.S. was killed and two of his bodyguards withdraw from Iraq within three days. military says it does not hold any were briefly taken hostage, said Sheik The Turkish Embassy did not release female prisoners in either of those two Abdul-Sattar Abdul-Jabbar, a senior any information about the hostages or jails, and that only two women are in member of the association. The the company. Al-Jazeera also broadcast U.S. detention in Iraq. The two, dubbed bodyguards were released today. ‘’After video Sunday from a previously “Mrs Anthrax” and “Dr Germ” by U.S. performing the night prayers at al- unknown group that said it had forces, are accused of working on Sajjad Mosque in Sadr City (al-Zeidi) captured 15 members of the Iraqi Saddam Hussein’s weapons left in his car with two bodyguards.’’ national guard. The group — calling programmes and held at a secret high- Abdul-Jabbar said. ‘’A group of masked itself Mohammed ben Abdullah — gave security camp. Washington says gunmen followed him in a private car the authorities 48 hours to release Zarqawi, a Jordanian, is its number one and opened fire.’’ Bloodshed - which has Hazem al-Aaraji, an aide to radical enemy in Iraq. His group has claimed already claimed more than 400 lives Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who was responsibility for most of the bloodiest this month - showed no signs of abating detained Saturday (Sep 18) night suicide attacks in Iraq since Saddam as an Iraqi male was killed and his wife during a raid on his home in was overthrown. Zarqawi’s group also and son seriously wounded by a Baghdad.The 15 men in the video were beheaded U.S. telecoms engineer roadside bomb near the oil refinery wearing uniforms and had their heads Nicholas Berg in May and South town of Baiji, north of Baghdad. The bowed. In Baghdad, Iraqi government Korean driver Kim Sun-il in June. The blast was meant for a US military officials were not able to confirm that United States has offered $25 million convoy, police said. Bullet-riddled any of their soldiers were missing. A for information leading to the death or corpses of two Iraqis who worked on the spokesman for the political wing of al- capture of Zarqawi, and has launched a US military base were found near the Sadr’s office said neither his Mehdi series of air strikes on the rebel-held northern city of Mosul today, police Army militia nor any other group allied city of Falluja, west of Baghdad, said. Three Iraqi national guardsmen with al-Sadr were linked to the targeting suspected hideouts used by around Baiji were seriously injured kidnappings, which he denounced as his followers. More than a dozen overnight when US soldiers mistakenly attempts to “tarnish” al-Sadr’s image. hostages are being held in Iraq and opened fire on them, said a member of “This is a fringe group known by the threatened with death unless their the Iraqi national guard. In addition, a fact that we have always denounced captors’ demands are met. Two French rocket and small arms attack on a kidnappings and therefore they are journalists were seized a month ago, chemical factory in the area wounded merely fabricating their association to and two female Italian aid workers three security guards. In other us,” spokesman Sayid Ali al-Yasseri were kidnapped in broad daylight in developments, two loud explosions said. An Islamist militant Web site central Baghdad earlier this month. A shook Baghdad today. The first took posted video yesterday purportedly statement purportedly from the group place early this morning, when a showing the decapitation of three holding the Frenchmen said at the roadside bomb exploded in Suq Hamada members of the Kurdish Democratic weekend they were no longer captives Street, near the insurgent stronghold of Party (KDP). In the video, a group but had agreed to stay with the group Haifa Street, Interior Ministry official calling itself Ansar al-Sunna — the for some time to cover its activities. Col. Adnan Abdul-Rahman said. No one same group that released video last French President Jacques Chirac issued was hurt in the blast. Around noon, a month showing the purported killings of a fresh plea yesterday for their release. second blast rocked the city. U.S. 12 Nepalese hostages — said that He said his reaction to the killing of military and Iraqi authorities had no members of the KDP and the Patriotic Armstrong was one of “horror and immediate information on the second Union of Kurdistan (PUK) were traitors incomprehension.” There has been no blast. Police in the northern city of serving “Zionists” and “Christian word on the fate of the Italians. An Kirkuk said about a dozen Turkish crusaders” fighting against Islam. The Internet statement purportedly from truck drivers had been either killed or video statement said the three men, all Zarqawi’s group said yesterday that it abducted in insurgent strongholds truck drivers, were captured as they was not holding them. — Reuters. north of Baghdad over the past 24 were driving military vehicles near the London, Sep 21 — A press report, hours. Three Lebanese and their Iraqi town of Taji, about 15 miles north of dated today, states: Exports from Iraq’s driver were also reported missing. Baghdad. The group said it killed the northern oil fields are back to normal Meanwhile, the threat of execution men “to teach them a lesson they will after a spate of attacks earlier this hung over a Briton and two American never forget.” Meanwhile, Iraqi month that crippled a key pipeline, the hostages as their Islamic militant National Guard forces backed by U.S. state-run Northern Oil Co. said today. captors’ 48-hour deadline for the US-led occupation troops have freed a The country is now pumping an average coalition to free all Iraqi female Jordanian hostage seized a few weeks of 600,000 barrels of oil per day from detainees was due to expire at 1100 hrs, ago in the southern city of Nassiriya, Al Kirkuk’s huge oilfield to an export today. US and British officials were Arabiya television reported today. It terminal in Ceyhan, Turkey, a senior silent tonday about the fate of the aired footage showing the freed company official said on condition of three. Purported loyalists of suspected Jordanian and said Iraqi and U.S. anonymity. Saboteurs wrecked a Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al- forces had detained 16 people suspected recently repaired pipeline junction at Zarqawi served a two-day deadline on of kidnapping him and demanding a the northern city of Beiji last week, Saturday to release Iraqi women from ransom of $250,000 for his release. shutting down the line to Ceyhan. The prison or see Americans Jack Hensley Baghdad, Sep 21 — Militants said burning oil also melted power cables, and Eugene “Jack” Armstrong and they would kill American Jack Hensley setting off a cascade of power blackouts. British engineer Kenneth Bigley and Briton Kenneth Bigley unless their The sabotage came just two days after executed. The US military has said only demands were met, a day after they Northern Oil engineers had completed a two Iraqi women, both of them high- released footage showing them severing two-month replacement of critical security detainees believed to have been the head of another U.S. hostage, valves destroyed by a previous bombing. instrumental in Saddam Hussein’s Eugene Armstrong. President Bush, in With crude oil selling above $40 a alleged biological weapons programmes, comments made before the release of barrel, the frequent sabotage has cost were being held in the country. Britain’s the video on an Islamist Web site Iraq more than $2 billion, interim Foreign Office yesterday launched a yesterday, said the United States would Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has said.

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Baghdad, Sep 22 — A car bomb later said that neither Taha nor said there were Israeli casualties at the exploded outside a restaurant in a busy Ammash would be released imminently. scene. The army declined comment. The commercial area of Baghdad today, The Baghdad government said today PRC shared responsibility for the killing at least five people and Taha was among three high-profile morning attack with Islamic Jihad and wounding 40, police said. The blast prisoners who had been recommended the Abu Rish Brigades, an armed group destroyed several stores and sent thick for possible release after a review by inside Palestinian President Yasser black smoke spiralling into the sky. U.S.-led forces in Iraq. “The Iraqi Arafat’s Fatah faction. — Reuters. Shards of glass and debris littered the government has not yet completed its street in western Baghdad. U.S. deliberations on the matter, but the NEPAL soldiers cordoned off the area and prime minister has indicated that he is Kathmandu, Sep 16 — Nepal’s top firefighters doused water on burning not willing to agree to the release of firms re-opened for business today, cars. At least 10 cars were destroyed. In Rihab Rashid Taha at this time,” it said some for the first time in more than a other developments, militants said they in a statement.Discussions on her month, after a trade union linked to had beheaded a second American possible release were unrelated to the Maoist rebels withdrew threats hostage and would kill a Briton unless kidnappers’ demands, it added. against them. The All Nepal Iraqi women were freed from jail. The Meanwhile, the Italian government Federation of Trade Unions had renewed threat came as a senior Iraqi sources urged “utmost caution” over an demanded that 12 of the country’s justice official said the case of at least Internet statement saying two female leading firms close down last month, one of two Iraqi women in U.S. Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq accusing them of unfair labour detention was being reviewed and she had been killed, as there was no practices, a threat that was extended could be released. The militants, led by evidence to confirm the report. The to another 35 firms last week. The al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Internet statement said the women had trade union withdrew the threat said in an Internet statement they had been killed because Italy had not pulled against the firms late yesterday after killed American Jack Hensley because its troops out of Iraq. — Reuters. the government agreed to free two of their demands had not been met. “Lions its jailed leaders and provide of the Tawhid and Jihad have IRAQ-KUWAIT information about 22 others it says are slaughtered the second American Rijeka, Sep 20 — Ro/ro Star, ex Boka missing, a mediator said. “The union, hostage after the deadline,” a statement Star, is still under arrest at Rijeka. the government and the firms gave from Zarqawi’s group said, adding that Court proceedings are in progress. The their commitments in writing through footage of the killing would be posted on proceedings might take a long time and us that led to the withdrawal of the the Internet. “The British hostage will it is too early to predict vessel’s release. closure,” human rights activist and meet the same fate if the British — Lloyd’s Agents. mediator Malla K. Sundar told Reuters. government does not do what must be Industry officials say the closure of the done to release him.” U.S. forces say ISRAEL 47 businesses, which contributed more they only hold two female Iraqi London, Sep 20 — A press report, than $100 million in revenue to the prisoners. The women, dubbed “Dr dated Sep 19, states: The Israel Defence cash-strapped government every year, Germ” and “Mrs Anthrax” by U.S. Forces said today its air force attacked had affected thousands of workers in forces, are held in a prison for high- a car in Gaza City, killing a Hamas field the desperately poor Himalayan level suspects. A senior Iraqi justice commander. The IDF identified the kingdom.Analysts said the union was official told Reuters the case of Rihab dead man as Khalid Abu Salmiya, a under pressure from other labour Taha, a biological scientist held at a member of Hamas’ military wing, groups, businesses and opposition secret high-security facility near Izzedine al Qassam. The explosion was parties to withdraw the threat. Some Baghdad, was under review and she in the Nasser neighbourhood near a unions had already threatened to could be freed as early as today. Hamas stronghold. return to work tomorrow even if the Britain’s Guardian newspaper quoted London, Sep 22 — A press report, strike was not called off. Mediator the justice minister as saying the cases dated today, states: A Palestinian Malla said the firms would discuss the of Taha and a second female scientist, suicide bomber blew herself up in union’s demands for better wages and Huda Ammash, were both being Jerusalem today, killing two Israeli working conditions separately. There reviewed, but the minister said it had policemen who had stopped her as she was no comment from the government nothing to do with the hostage approached a crowded bus stop, or the union on the deal. — Reuters. situation. Meanwhile, in fighting authorities said. At least 16 people were overnight, U.S. tanks raided the wounded. Israel has imposed a closure NIGERIA Baghdad Shi’ite Muslim stronghold of on the West Bank since last week. The London, Sep 22 — Islamic militants Sadr City as aircraft bombed the area Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a militant launched their first attacks since and helicopters flew low overhead, group linked to Yasser Arafat’s Fatah January, assaulting two police stations witnesses said. Hospital sources said 22 movement, claimed responsibility for in the north-east and killing six people, people had been killed and 71 wounded, the attack. The group identified the police said today. At least 20 armed but there was no word from the bomber as Zainab Abu Salem, a woman men attacked the two stations Monday Americans on a toll. — Reuters. from the Askar refugee camp near night (Sep 20) in Bama and Gwoarza, Baghdad, Sep 23 — Britain said today Nablus in the West Bank. The blast towns 25 miles apart in Borno state, it would not negotiate with militants destroyed the bus stop, killing the two said state police commissioner Ade threatening to kill Kenneth Bigley, a policemen. Police said the woman was Adekanye. Two civilians and four police British captive in Iraq, despite a video carrying seven to 11 pounds of officers, including the commander of message from the hostage pleading for explosives in a bag. In other violence the Bama station, were killed. In his life. British Foreign Secretary Jack today, a Palestinian militant was killed Gwoarza, assailants also took four Straw said the government could not by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, civilians hostage, Adekanye said. Local negotiate with hostage-takers. “Of while three Palestinian civilians were vigilantes rushed to assist course our hearts go out yet more to wounded in clashes with troops in the outnumbered policemen during the him and to his family,” Straw said. “But West Bank. attack on Gwoarza, forcing militants to I’m afraid to say it can’t alter the Gaza, Sep 23 — Palestinian gunmen retreat to hills near the border with position of the British government. It’s killed at least three Israeli soldiers at a neighboring Cameroon. Security forces adding torture to the appalling Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip were tracking them, Borno state situation in which these evil terrorists today, one of the militant groups that spokesman Adamu Jiri said. Militants have placed Mr Bigley.” The U.S. claimed joint responsibility for the of Nigeria’s radical Al-Sunna wal military says it only holds two female attack said. “Our fighters killed three Jamma sect, comprised mainly of prisoners in Iraq. Rihab Taha and Huda or more Israeli soldiers,” a spokesman university students seeking to create a Ammash, dubbed “Dr Germ” and “Mrs for the Popular Resistance Committees Taliban-style state in Africa’s most Anthrax” by U.S. forces. Iraq’s Justice (PRC) said. He said two gunmen were populous nation, launched their first Ministry said yesterday Taha’s case was killed by Israeli fire at Morag wave of attacks on New Year’s Eve, under review and she could be released settlement and that a third survived targeting several police stations in later in the day, but the U.S. embassy the initial clash. Israeli security sources north-eastern Yobe state.

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PHILIPPINES elected to the post with 161 votes, created by the conflict the world’s worst Manila, Sep 23 — Philippine security ahead of his nearest rival’s 105 votes. In current humanitarian crisis. forces have raided a communist all, 267 MPs voted during a six-hour London, Sep 20 — A press report, guerrilla base in the south, killing nine session in neighbouring Kenya’s capital dated today, states: Sudan has rebels, an army spokesman said today. looked on by observers and mediators. confirmed that it will comply with a Lieutenant Colonel Buenaventura The election of a speaker clears the way new UN Security Council resolution on Pascual said half a dozen assault rifles for MPs to vote for a president, due on ending the conflict in the western and a light machine gun were seized Sep 22. The president will have the region of Darfur. However ministers after a fierce hour-long gun battle in task of forming an interim government yesterday condemned the threat of Pantukan town in Compostela Valley on with a view to holding elections in five sanctions contained in the resolution as Mindanao island. “Our troops did not years’ time. However, the challenges “unfair”. Sudan’s ambassador to the UK suffer any casualty,” said Pascual. The facing the new government are tough. said that the UN vote sent the “wrong troops attacked a position of the New The capital, Mogadishu, is controlled by message” to the rebels. The resolution People’s Army (NPA) rebels after foiling opposing armed groups, there are calls for an end to killings in Darfur. an attempt yesterday by the disputes over private properties and The US-sponsored resolution - approved communists to take over a police station farms looted during the civil war, as on Saturday (Sep 18) - asks UN near a farming town. Pascual said the well as the complication of the Secretary General Kofi Annan to set up raid was preceded by three minor breakaway Republic of Somaliland. a commission to investigate whether skirmishes since Sunday morning when London, Sep 17 — A press report, the violence amounts to genocide. It soldiers chanced upon rebels harassing dated today, states: Several people have also threatens measures against civilians by demanding money and food. been killed in fighting between rival Sudan’s oil industry, if Khartoum fails — Reuters. militias in southern Somalia. to carry out its pledge to disarm the Militiamen from the Jubba Valley militias. After yesterday’s cabinet RUSSIA Alliance, which controls Kismayo port, meeting, Vice-President Ali Osman London, Sep 17 — A press report, clashed with fighters loyal to warlord Taha said Sudan was committed to dated Sep 16, states: Chechen terrorist General Morgan for a second day. Local implementing the resolution and to leader Samil Basayev has claimed sources have said that the battled raged improving “the humanitarian and responsibility for several recent for more than an hour yesterday security situation”. However he said the terrorist attacks in Russia, including a morning in the pouring rain. Gen vote was “unfair” and contradicted the school hostage siege that left more than Morgan is the only major warlord African Union’s efforts to resolve the 300 adults and children dead, according outside a peace process soon to choose issue “in an African context”. Peace to a Chechen rebel Web site. In a Somalia’s first leader in 13 years. Some talks between the Sudanese ranting and rambling e-mail message 800 fighters, using 100 vehicles, were government and rebel groups from posted on Kavkazcenter.com, Basayev reportedly involved. The newly elected Darfur ended without agreement on said his “Shahid Brigade Riadus- speaker of Somalia’s parliament, Friday (Sep 17). The rebels refused to Salahina” carried out a series of Shariff Hassan Sheikh Adan, has urged sign an accord on greater access for aid “successful militant operations.” In both sides to stop fighting and find a agencies, saying pro-government addition to the siege in Beslan, he peaceful solution to the conflict. The militias must lay down their weapons claimed responsibility for a Moscow area around Kismayo has been tense in first. Sudan’s parliamentary speaker metro bombing that killed 10 people recent weeks, as Gen Morgan’s forces Ahmad Ibrahim al-Tahir warned and explosions that downed two have advanced on the port. He had against intervention in his country, passenger jets, killing 90. It was promised to return to take part in the saying: “If Iraq opened one gate of hell impossible to confirm whether the peace process in neighbouring Kenya, for the West, we will open seven of its message was genuine. The terrorist after mediators agreed to pay off the gates. We will not surrender this leader said he has passed on a personal bill he had run up there in a luxury country.” The resolution contains tough message to Putin through two local hotel before returning to Somalia. Both language, but does not impose a governors. In it, he said, he offered sides accuse each other of starting the deadline for compliance. However, Putin “independence in exchange for fighting on Wednesday (Sep 15) in diplomats say the manoeuvring at the security.” According to Basayev, the Halimaa Adey, 100km south-west of Security Council has kept the spotlight rebels would stop financing any groups Kismayo. Juba Valley Alliance fighters on Sudan, and maintained the pressure fighting the Russian Federation and say Gen Morgan’s troops have retreated on Khartoum to fulfil its promises to stop the formation of any “military to Hoosingo, 30km from Kenya’s border, end the violence in Darfur. The scrutiny bases” on Russian territory. He also after yesterday’s battle. continues this week during a visit by said he guaranteed that all Muslims in UN Human Rights Commissioner Russia would not take any armed action SUDAN Louise Arbour. She will hold talks with against the nation for 10 to 15 years. London, Sep 16 — A press report, government officials and meet displaced Basayev said he personally trained the dated Sep 15, states: One of two rebel people and aid workers in Darfur. Ms Beslan hostage-takers in a forest 12 movements engaged in peace talks with Arbour is to assess the crisis, and find miles from the town over a 10-day Sudan’s government mediated by the out what else the UN can do to protect period. There were 33 hostage-takers, African Union (AU) said the more those driven from their homes. including two women and two Arabs, he negotiations had collapsed and could be said.Revealing the cost of the terrorist suspended for weeks. Mohammed TURKEY operations, Basayev said he spent Ahmed Tugod, the chief negotiator for Istanbul, Sep 19 — A bomb placed $4,000 on the airliner bombings, $7,000 the Justice and Equality Movement, under a Turkish police car exploded for the Moscow bombing, and 8,000 said today that “the negociations have today, wounding 14 people at a concert euros on the Beslan siege. Basayev collapsed already because there are venue in southern Turkey, state-run denied knowing al Qaeda leader Osama differences, strong differences between Anatolian news agency reported. It said Bin Laden. “I do not get money from us and the Sudanese government.” The two police officers were among the him, but I would not refuse such AU-mediated talks in the Nigerian wounded in the explosion in the money,” he wrote. Basayev said he has capital Abuja are a bid to end a conflict southern Turkish port city of Mersin. — received “only $10,000 and 5,500 euros which erupted in February 2003 and Reuters. from foreigners.” has become what the United States last week called a “genocide”, claiming up to UGANDA SOMALIA 50,000 lives and displacing almost a London, Sep 20 — A press report, London, Sep 16 — A press report, million and a half people. “The AU is dated Sep 19, states: Uganda says its dated today, states: Somalia’s new now suggesting to suspend the talks for army has killed at least 25 fighters parliament has elected a speaker, four weeks, and for us it as if the talks from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) bringing the war-torn nation a step have collapsed,” Tugod said. The United in an operation to capture rebel leader closer to establishing its first central Nations, which has put the death toll Joseph Kony. Attack helicopters were government in 13 years. Businessman between 30,000 and 50,000, has used in the cross-border raid in Shariff Hassan Sheikh Adan was described the food and refugee problem southern Sudan, Ugandan President

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25 Kidnappings/Labour Disputes

Yoweri Museveni said. He said seven country’s 390,000 bank workers, because they will know there is hope rebels were captured in the area, where “directs the unions to decide on a strike that the council will pay its debt,” the Sudanese government has to cause strong paralysis in all the ministry official Eitan Rob told Israel permitted Uganda’s army to operate. banks,’’ he said. Bank workers are Radio. Histadrut chief Amir Peretz said trying to win back some of the spending workers should not be used as what he power they lost in recent years to called “hostages in Netanyahu’s inflation and take a greater share in the populist power games.” He said the record profits being posted by such minister had in the past failed to carry banks as Banco Itau Holding out promises to compensate them. “(The Financeira SA, said Luiz Claudio strike) will continue until a solution is Marcolino, the president of the Sao found for municipal and religious Paulo union, in an interview last week. council workers,” he told Israel Radio. It’s the first time since 1996 that bank “We no longer agree that wages in PAKISTAN workers in both government and Israel will be used as a vessel to Karachi, Sep 20 — A strong contingent private banks have joined a strike, his promote the government’s political of Sindh Police from four districts of union said. goals.” It was the third nationwide Sindh province and Rangers conducted walkout since April 2003 in protest at raids in the Golodero area of Shikarpur FRANCE the right-wing government’s sweeping district on Sunday (Sep 19), bulldozed London, Sep 21 — SNCM workers budget cuts, although unions have held several houses and picked up more than terminated a two-week strike on smaller strikes that closed state offices 25 people. The raids were conducted on Saturday (Sep 18), that had seen and seaports for long periods in the past the basis of information that Santosh Corsican ports blockaded by seven year. Some 7,000 members of various Kumar, a rice trader who had been ferries and is reported to have cost the religious councils started a strike today kidnapped near Larkana some 75 days ferry operators over £3 million in lost preventing people registering for ago, had been kept in the Golodero revenue. The return to work followed a weddings and burying the dead. area. According to local media reports, 12-hour meeting between the line’s Corpses remained in morgues. Bank Rangers and police surrounded the managers and the Corsican workers’ officials said offices would close but entire Golodero area, searched the union STC in Ajaccio, at which SNCM cash machines would continue to be villages of Sher Mohammad Brohi, agreed to increase the salaries of its filled. Petrol stations shut down as well, Qadir Bux Brohi, Malik Dad Brohi, Corsican workers, create more jobs in prompting hundreds of drivers to fill up Sher Khan Brohi and Jhandeer Brohi Corsica and give more authority and their vehicles hours before the strike and picked up some 25 suspects. Two independence to the Corsican office. began. — Reuters. Kalashinkov rifles were said to have London, Sep 22 — A press report, been recovered from the house of INDIA dated today, states: Histadrut chairman Jhandeer Brohi. Police sources said the See under “Political & Civil Unrest.” Amir Peretz announced the end of the people who were picked up had been general strike this afternoon, ending it detained for interrogation. They said ISRAEL less than 30 hours after it had begun. some kutcha (mud) houses were Jerusalem, Sep 21 — Israeli unions Banks are to resume work in the bulldozed which according to them were began a nationwide strike today afternoon, and some will continue to be hideouts of bandits. The sources said expected to affect about 400,000 public open after work hours. The seaports they had received a credible sector workers and severely hamper and trains will resume activity in the information that Mr Kumar had been in international travel. The general strike coming hours. Bezeq phone company the captivity of some wanted outlaws was called by Israel’s Histadrut labour said its 144 service is already operating. residing in the villages. However, no federation and applied to government Municipal workers will start collecting outlaws were arrested nor Mr Kumar offices, banks, public hospitals, ports, garbage, which has pilled up, during recovered in the raids. Businessman postal services, trains, courts and the afternoon. Peretz called off the and rice trader-Santosh Kumar financial markets. The strike was over strike after National Labour Court abducted for ransom from interior of a municipal workers’ pay dispute. The President Steve Adler ruled that Sindh Province of Pakistan on Jul 4. — Histadrut wants the government to pay striking workers must return to work Lloyd’s List Correspondent. salaries to municipal workers who have by 0800 hrs, this morning. Adler also not been paid in many months due to a ruled that employers must pay all lack of funding and large debts. withheld wages to employees in local Commentators put the stand-off in the authorities, which have declared their broader context of a Histadrut willingness to sign recovery programs. campaign to prevent Finance Minister During the morning hours, Peretz was Benjamin Netanyahu carrying out said to be studying the ruling and further free-market reforms to trim the therefore had not issued orders for the public sector and restrain pay cancellation of the strike. The increases. Government offices closed government has reportedly agreed to and hospitals were operating on an transfer funds for withheld wages to a BRAZIL emergency basis only. Most Israeli special fund, which will be established London, Sep 16 — A press report, railroad routes shut down with sea by the Histadrut, from where workers dated yesterday, states: Bank workers ports and border crossings partially will draw their wages directly, in Brazil’s biggest cities are set to strike closed. Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion bypassing local authorities upon whose today after rejecting a wage increase International Airport grounded monies liens have been placed. proposal, banking unions said. Banks in outgoing travellers. An airport However, a spokesman for the Finance Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, the capital spokeswoman said incoming flights Ministry told IBA that the government Brasilia and the southern city of were being permitted to land but has not agreed to this arrangement, but Florianopolis plan to strike after unions passengers would not be able to collect would only agree to transfer the funds in the “great majority’’ of cities, the their luggage. “Israel has ceased to be a directly to the local authorities. The National Bank Workers Confederation place to do business,” said Oded Tyrah, court ruling, he states, is that wages said in a statement on its Web site. head of Israel’s Manufacturers will be paid in parallel to the signing of Unions, which are pressing for a 25 Association. Finance Ministry officials recovery programs. At the first stage, percent wage increase, rejected an offer failed yesterday to persuade union and employees will only receive their wages, of as much as 12.8 percent, the group local government leaders to accept and not compensation for withheld said. “The great majority of bank proposed financial recovery wages, such as interest. Workers workers rejected the proposal,’’ said programmes for municipalities and employed by 30 local authorities who Carlos Cordeiro, general secretary of prevent the strike. “If a (municipal) have not agreed to recovery the bank workers’ confederation, in the council accepts a recovery programme, programmes will not be paid. Twenty- statement. The confederation, which it could enforce the law. The six of these authorities belong to the says it represents 90 percent of the banks...will allow money to arrive Arab sector. At an overnight National

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26 Labour Disputes

Labor Court session ø attended by the days we will be forced to introduce appealed to them to solve this serious Histadrut chairman, the finance demurrage charges, even though this is problem in the larger interest of rice minister and the minister for internal not our clients’ mistake,” he said. More cultivators and for the survival of the affairs - it was agreed that these than 300 railway workers in Mombasa rice industry of Sindh and Balochistan. authorities will be dissolved, and the said they would only resume work after — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. Internal Affairs Ministry will appoint the managing director, Mr Andrew Karachi, Sep 22 — More than 200 administrating committees to run them. Wanyande, was sacked. On Tuesday representatives of oil mills’ associations Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today nine trains each with 30 wagons failed went on strike across the Punjab warned that his government would deal to leave the port as the strike started. Province of Pakistan yesterday against harshly with local authorities that are Each wagon carries two twenty-foot the imposition of 15% general sales tax not prepared to accept recovery plans. containers. The vice chairman of Kenya on cottonseed oil. Several mill owners In a special interview to Israel Radio, International Freight and Warehousing and association representatives held a Sharon explained that the withholding Association, Mr Peter Mambembe, protest meeting in the district. Pakistan of wages from workers is unacceptable, supported the workers’ demands. Oil Mills Association President Sheikh and said he had instructed officials to Fazal and Punjab’s association chief solve the problem immediately, even NETHERLANDS Muhammad Ashiq Bhatti told local though these workers are not directly London, Sep 20 — A press report, media after the meeting that various oil government workers. The dated today, states: Port workers in mills in the south Punjab had already Manufacturers Association estimated Rotterdam went on strike today over gone on strike. They pledged to that the strike, which closed down the planned government changes to labour continue strike till the withdrawal of sea and airports, leaving thousands of policies, causing disruption to GST. After the decision, they said, the passengers and millions of dollars operations at Europe’s largest port. The oil mills had stopped procuring cotton worth of goods, stranded, caused 24-hour strike - which began at 2100, seed from ginners. The price of phutti damages of NIS 960m (£120 million). in UTC, yesterday - mainly involved has gone down at grain market from its first day. About 200 electrical stevedores who work at container and Rs1,000 per 40kgs to Rs925 per 40kgs. malfunctions were left untreated and dry-bulk terminals, while the impact on Similarly, cotton is now being sold at 75,000 pre-school children went home oil-related operations wasn’t expected to Rs2,150 per 40kgs instead of Rs2,350. early. About 750,000 unionised workers, be significant, a spokesman at the Port With the decision of the oil mills to go protesting delays of as much as two of Rotterdam said. Of the 60,000 people on strike, over 80,000 labourers will be years in the payment of the salaries of that work at the port, 4,000-5,000 affected in the Punjab. Farmer all over 20,000 local authority workers, joined dockers are involved in the strike, Tie the province will face equal agony in the strike. Schellekens said. The strike was the face of reduction in phutti prices. — triggered by government plans to Lloyd’s List Correspondent. JAPAN extend the age of retirement in the London, Sep 20 — A press report, Netherlands from 61 to 65 years of age, SOUTH AFRICA dated today, states: The strike by he said. Some firms have negotiated London, Sep 17 — A press report, Japanese baseball players over the with their employees to join strike dated today, states: Unions and weekend, the first in the 70-year action in Rotterdam for part of the government officials are meeting in history of the game in the country, is afternoon, in the hope of causing as South Africa today in an attempt to expected to cost the Japanese economy little disruption as possible, he thrash out a pay deal to avert a new some two billion yen (S$31 million). The added.Royal Dutch Vopak NV’s wave of strikes next week. This follows Japan Professional Baseball Players Europoort terminal was among the what was billed as the biggest strike in Association went on strike after failing facilities affected, though the tank South Africa’s history, when hundreds to convince team executives to suspend storage operator said it hoped to lessen of thousands of public workers stayed the merger of the Osaka-based Kintetsu the impact on barge loadings of oil away yesterday. Most of the country’s Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave of Kobe in products. “We expect it to be limited schools were closed but officials said the six-club Pacific League. It also since we knew of it beforehand and we “essential services” were not affected. demanded to no avail a new club be were able to reduce (the strike time) to Eight public sector unions, including allowed to join the Pacific League next four-five hours,” the spokesman said. those representing teachers, nurses, season. The union opposes the merger “We were also able to reschedule with police officers and prison wardens, have because it would not only cost the jobs our customers who were supposed to rejected a six percent pay offer, of at least 100 players and club load today.” Officials said a second demanding a seven percent rise. “The... employees, but also possibly lead to a strike is planned for early October. public service unions have agreed that consolidation of the two professional they need to intensify this programme leagues, with more indebted clubs being PAKISTAN of action and... extend the stay-away to weeded out. The two-day walkout Karachi, Sep 22 — The Sindh next Monday (Sep 20) and Tuesday (Sep halted 12 weekend matches and cost Balochistan Rice Millers and Traders 21) if the government does not heed baseball clubs and stadiums some two Association are observing a three-day their call for an improved offer within billion yen in gate takings, food and strike with effect from today by closing 48 hours,” Zwelinzima Vavi, general merchandise sales, and television entire businesses and as many as 750 secretary of the Congress of South rights. rice mills of Sindh and Balochistan to African Trade Unions (Cosatu) told protest against the reluctance of rice Reuters news agency. South Africa has KENYA exporters to purchase Sugdasi rice about 1.1 million public servants, of London, Sep 16 — A press report, worth Rs 200 million stocked with which 990,000 are union members, and dated yesterday, states: Striking Kenya them, according to a press release of the there are fears the strike could cost as Railways Corporation workers have association. The protest is also against much as $30m (£16.8m). Unions leaders paralysed transportation of wagons the apathy of the Ministry of said that 800,000 workers stayed away from the Mombasa port. This has Commerce, Export Promotion Bureau from work, which Professor Duncan created a major cargo clearance crisis. and Trading Corporation of Pakistan for Innes of the University of Clearing and forwarding agents who their failure to help them. The strike is Witwatersrand says would make it the expected to load their containers to being observed from today to Friday biggest strike in South Africa’s history. wagons were the hardest-hit, as the (Sep 24) and if no heed is paid to their London, Sep 20 — A press report, pile-up of containers reached 1,259 by grievance, the SBRMTA will announce dated today, states: South African yesterday afternoon. A KPA public a further strategy to force the public servants have called off two days relations officer confirmed that the concerned quarters to purchase and of strikes they had threatened for this situation was getting out of hand. Out export 100,000 tonnes of long grain week. The strikes, planned for today of the 1,259 containers, 728 were aromatic Sugdasi rice lying in godowns. and tomorrow, were suspended while destined to Kampala, 255 for Nairobi, In his letter to acting President ordinary members are consulted on the 209 for Kisumu, 54 for Malaba and 13 Muhammadmian Soomro and Prime government’s latest pay offer. Union for Mombasa. “We are worried about Minister Shaukat Aziz, President officials say the government has these developments, because after 15 SBRMTA Gada Hussain Mahessar, increased its pay offer to 6.2%, up 0.2%,

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27 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements while eight public sector unions, that it only took a phone call from school custodian forced out of a job including those representing teachers, outside to have an affect on the labour because of a debilitating car accident nurses, police officers and prison force even within the safety of a fence. was awarded $1.9 million by a wardens, were demanding seven “They know where the workers catch Boulder County jury. Harold Smith, percent. For the following two years, their trains or buses, they know where 58, won the award as part of a civil the government has offered to increase they live. Of course workers feel lawsuit Friday (Sep 17) after jurors pay by 0.4% above the rate of inflation. intimidated,” he said Matlou said that deliberated for more than three hours London, Sep 21 — A press report, several meetings had been held this at the conclusion of the weeklong dated Sep 20, states: Unrest broke out year with the unions to discuss the trial. Smith’s car was hit on Aug 30, last week at Durban’s multi purpose issues related to the difference in wages 2001, by a truck at a Longmont terminal involving the casual labour and working conditions set out by the intersection while Smith was on his element and has since spread to other various stevedoring companies which way to work at Alicia Sanchez terminals including the container serviced SAPO. Further meetings with Elementary School. The driver of the terminal. Two urgent court interdicts all industry players as well as the Hillcrest Glass Company truck was have been taken out preventing strikers National Department of Transport were ticketed for not stopping at a blinking from intimidating others but police scheduled for Oct 4 and 5, but it seemed red light. Smith sued the glass have so far taken little or no action that the unions are trying to fast track company. He suffered back and neck according to reports. Measures are the process and are using SAPO as injuries so severe he could only work being taken by stevedores to deal with leverage, he said. SAPO said that while one-hour days for about a year, which personnel shortages but SA Port business unit managers were the school allowed because of Smith’s Operations expects delays in container continuing to work ships it was not at involvement there, said former handling to develop. Some violence and an optimum pace. Ship turnaround principal Nancy Mervar. intimidation has been reported. times were increasing while production London, Sept 21 — Information and productivity was low. Ports & Ships OVERTIME PAYMENTS, received, dated Sept 20, states: The port spoke with one union, UTATU which UNITED STATES of Durban has been hit by a series of said it was not involved and knew little London, Sep 16 — A press report, strikes involving hundreds of casual about any strike action. The local dated Sep 15, states: Houston’s Mayor dock labourers. Disruption to work at representative for another union Bill White announced today that the all terminals within the port is being representing the majority of permanent city will pay $72 million to settle an reported and SA Port Operations port workers, SATAWU, could not be overtime lawsuit filed by paramedics, (SAPO) reports that violence and reached this afternoon or tonight reversing course from July when he intimidation of permanent workers both (Monday). However Ports & Ships said the city would appeal unfavorable on and off the port premises has understands that the strike is the rulings in the nine-year-old case. White hampered SAPO’s ability to put in place result of an unofficial union claiming to said he changed his mind because the contingency plans. September is represent casual labourers who were city could have been ordered to pay as normally one of the busiest times in the formerly part of the National Dock much as $116 million if it lost future port, which may have formed part of the Labour Scheme (NDLS). This union, led appeals. The 2,600 paramedics who are strikers’ plans. According to Mr Steven by Willy Cirah, wants the NDLS, which plaintiffs in the class-action suit will be Matlou, SAPO executive manager was closed in 2001 to be reinstated. The awarded sums ranging from as little as Human Resources, the unrest which casual workers, who were using nearby $500 to tens of thousands of dollars, started at the Maydon Wharf terminal Congella Park to assemble, claim that depending on how much overtime they early last week (Monday, Sept 13)) has being forced to apply for work through worked without proper compensation, spread to all the organisation’s Durban labour brokers prevents them from said their lawyer, Troy Blakeney. He terminals. “The strike does not include having any job security. They say the said he will recommend to his clients to SAPO employees and is beyond our levels of pay are poor and maintain that accept the proposed settlement, and a control. We have also served court labour brokers tell them there are final decision should be made in about interdicts on the strikers in an attempt plenty of others seeking work if they a month. He said it has not yet been to stop the intimidation but to no avail,” are not satisfied. (Note — P&O determined how much of the $72 he said. According to some reports Nedlloyd Accra arrived Durban Sept million would go to legal fees, but said violence last week included gunshots 18.) it likely will be between one-fourth to fired into the side of a light delivery London, Sep 23 — Information one-third of the amount. White said the vehicle at the port. Other claims talk of received, dated today, states: The strike money would be paid within two years. workers being forced out of warehouses by casual labourers employed by The city would issue $50 million in and off ships. Several stevedore stevedore companies at the port of judgment obligation bonds, and the companies confirmed the strike was Durban was called off this morning remaining money would come from affecting their operations. “We’re following extensive negotiations either insurance settlements related to managing to work our ships but not at between members of the stevedore Tropical Storm “Allison” or real estate the normal pace,” said one who asked to association, SA Port Operations and the sales. He said if those two sources don’t remain anonymous. P&O Nedlloyd striking labourers. “We had a good generate enough revenue, the city may shipping company issued a statement attendance of lashing gangs this have to postpone some capital today advising that operations with one morning and the terminal anticipates improvement projects. The city already of their container vessels in port, P&O full attendance of hatchmen as from the reduced this year’s capital Nedlloyd Accra had been affected. afternoon shift,” said Joe Madlala, improvement plan, which was passed “There is no firm indication when acting business unit manager for the by City Council today, by $50 million to stability will be achieved,” it stated. Durban container terminal at midday accommodate the settlement, White Fears are being expressed among port today. Tomorrow is a South African said. In July, U.S. District Judge Lynn users that an escalation in violence may public holiday but most of the port will Hughes dealt a major blow to the city force the port to go to Level 2 of the remaining at work as normal. when he said the city must pay recently introduced International Ships “liquidated damages” equal to actual and Ports Security Code (ISPS), which damages in the case to compensate for would have serious international the delay in making payments. Often, ramifications for Durban. The cost of plaintiffs who win civil lawsuits are the unrest is estimated to reach granted additional money in interest if hundreds of thousands of rands daily. the lawsuit has lingered for years. The port manager, Mr Basil Ndlovu told Hughes said federal law does not Ports & Ships this evening that apart permit plaintiffs to receive interest in from an incursion at Maydon Wharf last these types of overtime cases, but it week strikers had since remained out of LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH does allow liquidated damages to be the harbour. He claimed the fenced off INJURIES, UNITED STATES assessed. The city had already agreed areas had not experienced any trouble, London, Sep 21 — A press report, that the actual damages in the case although a senior stevedore pointed out dated today, states: A former Lafayette were $48 million. White said

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Wednesday that in addition to the $96 a year after a worker’s torch ignited million the city might have had to pay the 1.2-million gallon oil fire, sending for actual and liquidated damages, it flames 100 feet into the air, and could have been ordered to pay $20 causing a collumn of black smoke to million to the paramedics’ pensions. tower skyward. The settlement Blakeney said the settlement is the reimburses the agencies that fought largest payout for overtime violations the fire and requires the companies, to a fire department in the country’s Duke and its subcontractor Earth Tech, history. Houston, like other cities that to give its workers better training in lost similar suits, claimed that the handling of hazardous materials. paramedics should earn overtime on BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK, The county charged that conditions on UNITED STATES the same basis as firefighters, which the site, where Earth Tech was meant they were not entitled to London, Sep 22 — A press report, dismantling old fuel oil tanks, violated dated today, states: Exit 38 of the Saw overtime unless they worked more than the California Health and Safety Code, 46.7 hours per week. The federal Mill River Parkway and an adjacent Labour Code and Business and railroad crossing were expected to government attempted to protect cities Professions Code. One complaint said by changing overtime laws in 1999 to reopen this morning, two days after a that the companies failed to report commuter train smashed into a truck require paramedics to work the same propane tanks at the site, hours as firefighters before they could stuck on the tracks at Green Lane, endangering more than 100 injuring 29 passengers. Metro-North collect overtime, Blakeney has said. firefighters who responded to the call. The Houston lawsuit, filed in 1995, Railroad workers spent yesterday A worker was dismantling the metal rebuilding the crossing’s foundations, spans overtime claims from 1986 to roof of an oil tank with a 5,000-degree 1999. Hughes initially agreed with the gate arm, mast pole, motor, lights, cutting torch when the fire started. city’s position, and in March 2000 he signs, cable and electronic equipment, Hot bits of metal, melted by the torch, threw out the paramedics’ claims. But all of which were destroyed in the 0837 the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in dripped down onto the remaining fuel hrs, crash. The repairs are expected to New Orleans ruled that Houston oil in the tank, setting it ablaze. But cost up to $100,000, Metro-North paramedics were entitled to overtime if the permit that allowed the companies spokesman Dan Brucker said. The they worked more than 40 hours a to dismantle the tank prohibited the truck driver, See Singchaichana, 43, of week, and sent the case back to use of such torches until all the oil Federal Heights, Colo., got stuck at the Hughes’ court to determine what the was cleaned from the tanks. Earth crossing when his car trailer failed to paramedics were owed.Craig Smyser, a Tech, a Tyco Inc. subsidiary that will clear the grade. He had been driving private attorney representing the city, pay the county $1.2 million, did not illegally on the parkway when he exited said the U.S. Supreme Court never admit or deny any wrongdoing by at Green Lane. He was issued four ruled on whether paramedics should agreeing to the settlement. It did not citations after the accident. The front have been classified as firefighters for contest the district attorney’s charges. two cars of the six-car train that overtime pay, even though different While Duke agreed to its $750,000 smashed into the car carrier are federal appellate courts had reached portion of the settlement, the unsalvagable, Brucker said. The conflicting rulings. He said the 1999 company disputed its responsibility railroad hasn’t decided whether to federal law has made it unlikely that for the fire.Work at the site, where replace them. Purchasing new cars the high court would consider the Duke is dismantling oil tanks left over would cost at least $1.8 million apiece. matter. Smyser said there would have from its power plant’s conversion from The four rear cars, whose been little point for the city to appeal oil to natural gas, has continued since undercarriages were damaged, will be the case because it could have been the fire. But Earth Tech is no longer repaired at a total cost of about ordered to pay liquidated damages even performing the task. $100,000, he said. The railroad was not if appellate courts found it acted in notified about the disabled truck in its good faith in defending the lawsuit WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT, path in time to stop the train before the rather than immediately paying the UNITED STATES accident. overtime. London, Sep 17 — A press report, dated today, states: A woman who BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND PATENT INFRINGEMENT, spent 16 years in prison before her London, Sep 17 — A press report, UNITED STATES murder conviction was set aside will dated Sep 16, states: Fire crews had to London, Sep 23 — A press report, get $7.5 million in a settlement with help 15 passengers and staff to safety after a train caught fire on its way into dated yesterday, states: A small San the St. Louis suburb where the slaying north Belfast. The blaze, which started Jose-based firm is the big winner in a took place. Ellen Reasonover, 47, sued in the engine compartment this lawsuit against Sony. Immersion the suburb of Dellwood over her 1983 develops and licenses touch-related evening, was quickly put out by six fire murder conviction in the killing of a 19- crews. Passengers had to use ladders to technologies. Yesterday a federal jury year-old gas station clerk during an awarded Immersion 82 million dollars dismount from the train and climb a attempted robbery. Under the steep bank onto the nearby motorway in a patent infringement lawsuit settlement, which will be funded by the against Sony. The jury agreed that at Greencastle. One family had to be community’s insurers, Dellwood and its taken off the train by hoist. Sony’s popular Playstation videogame police chief admit no wrongdoing. In a consoles as well as its DualShock statement, they said they “continue to BENALLA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA controllers and 47 games infringed on have full confidence’’ in the murder two Immersion patents. Sony disagrees London, Sep 23 — A press report, investigation and declined to comment dated today, states: A train derailment with the decision and has promised to because of pending lawsuits. In the appeal. in Victoria’s north-east early today was botched holdup and slaying, no expected to disrupt the passenger train witnesses saw Reasonover and no UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS service between Sydney and Melbourne. fingerprints were found. But when she AND UNFAIR BUSINESS Police said no-one was injured when the called police with a tip and gave a PRACTICES, UNITED STATES freight train left the tracks between the phony name, she became a prime London, Sep 23 — A press report, Yarrawonga Road Crossing and the suspect. Two jail informants supplied dated Sep 21, states: Two companies Witt Street Crossing at Benalla about key testimony against her. A jury will pay Monterey County nearly $2 0445, AEST. Four carriages at the back convicted her of capital murder. It million to settle civil charges of unsafe of the train ran off the tracks, Pacific wasn’t until 1996 that defence working conditions and unfair business National spokesman Stephen Baines attorneys learned of a secret jailhouse practices stemming from last year’s said. He said the carriages, which were tape in which Reasonover and a former carrying concrete, did not tip over. Mr spectacular fire at Duke Energy’s boyfriend repeatedly denied Baines said the train line had been power plant in Moss Landing, the involvement. A federal judge freed her closed and the XPT service would be District Attorney’s Office announced in 1999. disrupted. “It will take some time for us today. The settlement comes more than

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 29 Railway Accidents/Miscellaneous to clear the line,” he said. “It is not a the spilled coal away from the track for WICHITA, KANSAS, simple job. It will be several hours.” Mr later removal. One track is expected to UNITED STATES Baines said Australian Transport be useable by this morning, London, Sep 20 — A press report, Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigators Hollingsworth said. But CSX doesn’t dated Sep 19, states: A train derailed in were expected to arrive at the site by know when the more damaged second downtown Wichita today, causing 1100, AEST. The derailment would be track, which twisted and slid out of damage to a pavilion and satellites at cleared after the ATSB had finished its kilter toward the canal, will be repaired Cox Communications and forcing the investigation at the site, he said. “It’s and ready for use. A hill beside the two closing of three streets. There were no obviously going to be a long process,” he parallel tracks showed signs of erosion injuries reported and the cause of the said. and wash-off from recent heavy rains. derailment was under investigation. The canal-side railbed had sunk and Ten cars derailed on the Burlington BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, fallen toward the water in several Northern Santa Fe Railway line at UNITED STATES places as the coal cars wrenched and about 1015. The derailment occurred in London, Sep 22 — A press report, pushed the tracks out of place. an 80-car train at the elevated railway dated today, states: A subway car on a Hollingsworth said all CSX tracks are near Douglas and St. Francis. One of Brooklyn-bound B train derailed inspected after every major storm, and the double-stacked box cars that yesterday near the Manhattan Bridge, the tracks and roadbed passed muster derailed angled upward and struck a forcing the evacuation of nearly 200 after the remnants of Tropical Storm concrete pavilion at Cox passengers and disrupting the morning “Gaston” dumped 14 inches on Communications, headquartered at the commute. A set of wheels on one car of Richmond two weeks ago. former Union Station at 701 E. the 10-car train came off the tracks at Douglas. The impact knocked out 0812 about 200 feet from the SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, signals of the three satellite dishes atop Downtown Brooklyn station at Dekalb UNITED STATES the pavilion. The signals were restored Avenue, officials said. Another train London, Sep 17 — A press report, by early afternoon. At least one of the was backed into the tunnel to help dated Sep 16, states: A Union Pacific cars fell from the elevated tracks onto evacuate passengers to the station. The train derailed on the Southwest side, in the ground, but there were no other Transit Authority was still San Antonio, derailing five cars off the structural damages reported. investigating the cause of the mishap, track. The derailment happened about in which none of the 172 riders got 1130, this morning, just South of the hurt. A man on the derailed train was Lackland Air Force Base runway on Miscellaneous taken to Long Island College Hospital Quintana Road. The train was on its with chest pains for a pre-existing way to Laredo. Union Pacific says the heart condition, officials said. The derailment happened when crews were accident forced the B line to be shut switching cars from one track to down in both directions throughout the another. Two of the cars held scrap day. paper. Two others were filled plastic pellets and one was empty. Union CEMENT DISPUTE, MEXICO GARHI KHAIRO AREA, Pacific is investigating the cause of the London, Sep 23 — A press report, SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN cars going off the track. dated Sep 22, states: Cement storage Karachi, Sep 20 — Pakistan Railway ship Mary Nour and its 41-member said ten bogies of a shuttle goods train SYLHET AREA, BANGLADESH crew have been stuck at Mexican ports derailed between Chang and Chachar London, Sep 17 — A press report, for more than two months, barred from railway stations near Garhi Khairo, dated yesterday, states: A petroleum unloading Russian cement after local district Jacobabad in Sindh province carrying train caught fire in producers, including Mexican cement of Pakistan in the early hours of Bangladesh’s northeastern Sylhet giant Cemex, used safety concerns and Sunday (Sep 19). The train, carrying district after it derailed tonight. A technicalities to keep them out of what wheat, was on its way to Jacobabad private television channel NTV in its some call an overpriced market. Mary from Usta Muhammad, when 10 of its night bulletin said 17 oil carriers Nour’s crew, which includes Philippine, bogies derailed and wheat spilled caught fire of the train, which was Croatian and British citizens, was between Chang and Chachar railway going to Sylhet, 344 km northeast of denied water at Tampico for about a stations. Railway’s officials said it was Dhaka, from southeastern Chittagong week, and has now moved on to a cargo train being used to carry goods port city. Three of the carriers were Altamira, a nearby port. The crew has to and from Balochistan on daily basis. completely destroyed and the rest were allegedly been harassed by police, and “We have dispatched our teams to the burning. The fire spread to Alachpur the ship’s cargo has been embargoed by area and they have started repair of and Mollickpur villages by the two sides customs authorities. Cemex says it the track, which could take three of the track and people of the villages obtained a court order to block the ship days,” officials said, adding the bogies ran away to safety. There was no report from tying up as a floating distribution would be shifted after the track was so far on casualties in the incident. centre for cement shipments, fearing it repaired. — Lloyd’s List Karachi, Sep 18 — Bangladesh would endanger shipping in the port of Correspondent. Railway said rail links with Sylhet Tampico, where Cemex has a district in north-eastern Bangladesh harbourside plant. Mary Nour wanted RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, resumed yesterday afternoon, a day to park at a dock, and have another UNITED STATES after 11 wagons of an oil cargo train ship tie up alongside it, keeping it London, Sep 20 — A press report, derailed near Fenchuganj causing a stocked with as many as 500,000 tons of dated today, states: Twenty-nine loaded huge fire and oil spillage. The services cement annually. “Ships could run CSX coal cars derailed at 2230, with rest of country was resumed after aground” while trying to squeeze past Saturday night (Sep 18) in Richmond’s salvage trains removed the damaged the double-docked boats, said de la upscale West End, spilling coal and wagons derailed last Thursday night Torre. Experts familiar with the port tilting open cars along the tracks and (Sep 16). Fire fighters from Sylhet operations at Tampico said there were the Kanawha Canal. The engine of the rushed to the scene and brought the fire navigational problems with the scheme. 1.4-mile long train was pulling 149 under control at about 0300. Sylhet Fire But they also said port authorities have open cars hauling 100 tons each on a Station Chief Jahid Hossain said the been unwilling to work out the run from Elkhorn, W.Va., to Newport derailed wagons caught fire at about technical problems, which they said News when the cars slid off the tracks. 2100 about one-and-half-an-hour after could be resolved. Another technical CSX Corp. spokesman Adam the accident. Meanwhile, Railway argument advanced by Mexico’s Hollingsworth said the reason for the authorities formed a three-member National Cement Chamber - the largest derailment is under investigation. No enquiry committee headed by chief of whose five members is Cemex - is one was injured. Crews started the traffic manager (eastern zone) to probe that CDM lacked registry as an clean-up before dawn yesterday. By the accident. Preliminary estimates authorized importer because it didn’t early yesterday evening they had suggest a loss of over Taka 6.5 million. have the required land-based righted some cars and moved most of — Lloyd’ s List Correspondent. warehouse. Dajani said Cemex has

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 30 Miscellaneous pressured suppliers in Asia not to sell conducted only if people are cleared of having the deadly H5N1 to the consortium working with CDM. hospitalised with flu-like symptoms but virus. One person died last week and a The cement chamber, for its part, there were no immediate reports of further 11 were awaiting test results, argues “there is no need to import anyone being admitted with such according to a statement. The new cases cement from other countries to meet symptoms from the infected areas. The included two boys aged 11 and 13, living domestic demand.” bird flu-infected poultry in the Hanoi in different provinces. Thailand has market had been brought in from been criticised by the World Health CHEMICAL LEAKAGE FROM surrounding areas even though animal Organisation (WHO) for not doing REFINERY, YINCHUAN, CHINA health inspectors had been randomly enough to monitor birds capable of London., Sep 17 — A press report, checking on poultry shipments on the carrying the deadly avian flu virus dated today, states: Leakage of roads leading to the city. Yesterday, an following the kingdom’s ninth human hydrogen sulphide at a refinery in animal health official in southern Ho death last week. The WHO fears that Yinchuan, capital of northwestern Chi Minh City said the H5 subtype was the H5N1 virus could mutate into a Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, found in most ducks living in two highly contagious form that triggers a knocked down 12 farmers on districts on the outskirts of the city but global human flu pandemic Wednesday (Sep 15). Two of the that they would not be culled. — London, Sep 22 — A press report, seriously poisoned farmers were still Reuters. dated today, states: Cambodia has under medical observation while the London, Sep 16 — A press report, detected its first new cases of bird flu in others are out of danger, a doctor with dated today, states: Malaysia on chickens since March. A senior the regional people’s hospital said Wednesday (Sep 15) placed the entire agriculture ministry official says the yesterday. north-eastern state of Kelantan under H5N1 strain of the virus has been quarantine to prevent the spread of bird discovered at Kien Svay district in INFESTATION OF LOCUSTS flu as three more villagers were Kandal province, near the capital, ACROSS NORTH AND hospitalised after developing symptoms. Phnom Penh. The official says more WEST AFRICA The move, which restricts the than 2,300 chickens have died or been London, Sep 22 — A press report, movement of poultry throughout the culled in the latest outbreak. During dated Sep 21, states: The International state, came after the bird flu virus was the first wave of bird flu earlier this Fund for Agricultural Development yesterday found to have jumped outside year, Cambodia reported 12 outbreaks approved a donation of 1.55 million the original quarantine zone around the of the virus, but no human infections. dollars to help fight a devastating first village in Kelantan hit by the Six Asian countries have now reported locust invasion wreaking havoc in west virus. Bird flu has killed 28 people in fresh outbreaks in poultry since July. and north Africa, the body said. The Vietnam and Thailand this year and led The virus has been responsible for 28 money will help finance long-term to the slaughter of millions of birds. human deaths in Thailand and Vietnam efforts to fight the insects as well as Agriculture Minister Muhyiddin Yassin during the two waves of outbreaks this training staff and equipping told reporters when asked if the whole year. laboratories in the many countries in state was under quarantine. “We have the region affected by the invasion, the set up roadblocks at border checkpoints OUTBREAK OF NOROVIRUS ON Rome-based UN agency said in a to prevent anyone from transporting UNITED KINGDOM FLAGGED statement. Between three and four poultry out of the state.” Veterinary PASSENGER VESSEL million hectares of crops have been officers are beefing up surveillance London, Sep 20 — A press report, shredded by the insects in west Africa. throughout Kelantan, especially in dated today, states: A Princess Cruises Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and Niger infected areas, and neighbouring states ship will go through a “super- have been the hardest hit. In such as Terengganu have also been put sanitisation” for any traces of a Mauritania alone about 1.6 million on the alert to ensure it doesn’t spread Norwalk-like virus when it arrives at hectares of land have been devastated. there, he added. Health ministry Canada Place in Vancouver today. The UN’s Food and Agriculture disease control director Ramlee Rahmat Eighty-four of the 2,000 passengers Organisation said Friday (Sep 17) that said that three people, including an aboard passenger Sun Princess (77441 100 million dollars were needed to fight eight-year-old girl, who were gt, built 1995) battled the gastro- the locust plague, but it said that donor hospitalised over the weekend have intestinal illness during the seven-day nations had so far only committed to been cleared of the disease. But three voyage from Whittier, Alaska. Princess rapidly make available 16 million children from nearby villages were Cruises spokeswoman Julie Benson dollars already pledged while saying admitted for observation late Tuesday said the virus, known as the norovirus, they would raise another 40 million after developing cough and flu-like is highly contagious and easily passed dollars. symptoms, he said. “All three have a from person to person. “When you have history of contact with the dead passengers on a ship and everyone is OUTBREAK OF “BIRD FLU” animals. We are isolating them as a touching the same handrails and Hanoi, Sep 16 — Vietnam has moved precaution pending test results,” he elevator buttons and doors and if they to stamp out two more bird flu said. Culling activities are ongoing but aren’t washing their hands frequently outbreaks near the capital by culling only in affected villages, he added. then it gets passed along,” Benson said. about 600 sick chickens and ducks, an Muhyiddin earlier this week also “This ship is at the highest level of alert official said today. Bird flu has killed 29 suggested the use of the tough Internal and vigilance and it has been since a people in Asia this year, 20 of them in Security Act, which allows indefinite few passengers presented with the Vietnam, and experts fear it is so detention without trial, against poultry illness after day one or two of the widespread it will take years to control. smugglers to curb rampant smuggling cruise.” A “very vigilant and Dau Ngoc Hao, deputy head of the across the border. Officials say the comprehensive protocol” was put in agriculture ministry’s animal health disease was first brought into Malaysia place, she said, which includes constant department, said the H5 subtype of bird by fighting cocks that had been exposed cleaning of public areas and hand flu virus was found among 300 sick and to the virus in Thailand and that the sanitising stations. The illness lasts dead poultry, half of them ducks, at a new outbreaks were caused by the between 24 and 48 hours. Health market in Hanoi and from a flock in continued smuggling of chicken meat. Canada officials were due to board the nearby Ha Tay province. “It happened Malaysia is seeking an urgent meeting ship today and meet with the ship’s on Aug 27 and 28 but the authorities with Thai authorities to discuss sanitation crew and doctors. They will are now very experienced in dealing measures to combat the spread of the try to confirm that it is norovirus and with this so they have settled them virus, including strengthening border will try to determine how it spread. right away,” Hao told Reuters, referring security. Thailand has put nine more London, Sep 22 — A press report, to the cull. Officials have disinfected people under surveillance for suspected dated Sep 21, states: A total of 276 the farms where the birds came from bird flu, officials said. Eighty people passengers and crew became ill from and the burial site. People in the latest have now been put under observation suspected outbreaks of the Norwalk areas infected with bird flu have been since the reappearance of the virus in virus aboard passenger Sun Princess on advised to monitor their health and not July, according to Thailand’s public its final three Alaska voyages, eat sick poultry. Tests on humans are health ministry, with all but 12 of them according to Health Canada. The ship -

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 31 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions empty of passengers - left today for San swept into a car depot at Rosslyn at the LEISURE CENTRE, BURY Francisco at the end of the cruising weekend. The fire, fanned by strong ST.EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK, season in B.C. and Alaskan waters after winds, destroyed 97 Nissan Almeras at UNITED KINGDOM a quick examination by federal officials, the Nissan factory. It is believed the London, Sep 21 — A press report, said Kevin Carlise, public health fire, which also wiped out a bird dated today, states: A Suffolk leisure manager with Health Canada. “We only sanctuary situated next to the vehicle centre remained closed today after a had a couple of hours to look over the plant, could have been started when a large fire engulfed the building. The fire vessel - not long enough to do a cigarette was thrown through an open broke out in the roof above the main thorough examination,” said Carlise. window. The cars, set to be sold to swimming pool at the Bury St Edmunds When the ship docked in Vancouver on second-hand car dealerships in the city, Sport and Leisure Centre on Beetons Sep 6, after leaving Whittier, Alaska, 11 were gutted. It took emergency workers Way at 1630, BST, yesterday. About 60 passengers were reported suffering about an hour to bring the fire under firefighters tackled the blaze, which vomiting and diarrhea - symptoms of control. The vehicles, part of a became so intense that the building had norovirus, also known as the Norwalk consignment bought back from car to be evacuated. An investigation has virus, he said. The ship normally rental dealerships two weeks ago, were begun into the cause of the fire, but it is carries approximately 2,000 passengers estimated to be worth R9-million ($1.3 not thought to be suspicious. and 800 crew. When Sun Princess million). Workers at nearby factories London, Sep 22 — A press report, turned around Sep 6 and headed back said they heard dozens of loud dated today, states: The bill to repair a to Alaska there were 145 passengers explosions as the fire swept through the leisure centre that was badly damaged and five crew who came down ill with car lot. “We could hear the tanks by a major blaze will run into millions Norwalk symptoms during the voyage. exploding and the metal chassis making of pounds. Engineers were able The ship then left Alaska with a new loud cracking noises,” said Martin yesterday to gain access to Bury St intake of passengers and when it Deader, one of the first to raise the Edmunds Leisure Centre following arrived in Vancouver, yesterday, 101 alarm. Deader said the fire was so yesterday’s fire and described the passengers and 14 crew were reported fierce, some of the vehicles had damage to the building’s roof as “very sick. partially melted. It was too hot to get extensive”. Council officials - who had near the cars, he said. Henry Grimbeek, already spent about £1million on the OVERSEAS MARILYN (U.S.A) a director at Nissan, confirmed that 97 centre and planned to pump millions London, Sep 23 — Bulk Overseas vehicles had been destroyed by the more into improvement work - said “all Marilyn, which quarantined off the blaze. “The cars were destroyed in options are open” regarding the repair coast of Galveston after crew member about 10 minutes. Each was valued at programme, with a complete died after suspected to have contracted about R100 000,” he said. Tshwane refurbishment possible if the interior of Lassa fever, arrived Houston Sep 10 Emergency Services spokesperson the building needs gutting. Terry and sailed Sep 16. Johan Pieterse said 22 fire-fighters Clements, portfolio holder for leisure from three fire stations had been called and sport on St Edmundsbury Borough in to extinguish the blaze. He said that Council, which owns the leisure centre, the cause of the fire would only be said: “There is very extensive damage determined once the investigation into on site and obviously we need engineers the blaze was complete. Pieterse said it to have a closer look at it before we was fortunate that nobody was injured decide what we are going to do next.” during the fire. Mike Dawson, the council’s corporate director for community, said: “The CHEMICAL PLANT, ULSAN, damage is very extensive, but it will be AIRCRAFT HANGAR, GALVESTON, SOUTH KOREA some time before a detailed assessment UNITED STATES London, Sep 21 — A press report, is carried out and we know what is London, Sep 23 — A press report, dated Sep 20, states: A fire broke out at needed to put it right. We are still dated yesterday, states: The Galveston a chemical plant in Ulsan, South Korea looking at the structure of the building Fire Marshal’s Office has been today, but there were no casualties, a and while parts appear to be quite good, investigating the cause of a large company official said. The fire, which other areas clearly have structural commercial fire that occurred on broke out at a polyester manufacturing concerns.” The cause of the blaze is still Monday (Sep 20) night at an aircraft plant owned by Hyosung Corp., has being investigation and Suffolk Deputy hangar located on airport property. At been extinguished, a company official Chief Fire Officer Ken Seager praised the request of Galveston Fire Marshal, said on customary condition of the actions of firefighters for preventing Gilbert Robinson, the National anonymity. The cause of the fire and the further damage to the leisure centre. Response Team (NRT) from the Bureau extent of the damage was not Mr Seager said there was “considerable of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & immediately known. damage” inside the leisure centre, Explosives (ATF), along with ATF caused by the water used to fight the special agents from Houston, Texas COACH DEPOT AND VEHICLES, flames, while some areas of the roof had have responded to the investigation. BIGGLESWADE, BEDFORDSHIRE, also been badly affected. This is a joint investigation between UNITED KINGDOM the Galveston Fire Department, the London, Sep 17 — A press report, LIBRARY, WEIMAR, GERMANY Galveston Fire Marshal’s Office and dated today, states: A suspicious fire London, Sep 21 — A press report, the ATF. Robert Elder, Team at a Bedfordshire bus station dated today, states: The fire that burnt Supervisor and Assistant Special yesterday night has destroyed 11 a historic German library, in Weimar, Agent in Charge (ASAC) of ATF in buses and disrupted services. The on Sep 2, destroyed twice as many Houston, Texas, said that “the World blaze broke out at the Stagecoach books as previously thought, with some War II hangar, which was being depot on the Eldon Way Industrial 50,000 works suffering irreparable fire remodeled for a water park, was Estate in Biggleswade at 2330, BST. damage, officials said today. The fire at destroyed and early estimates of Fire investigation officers and scenes Weimar’s Duchess Anna Amalia damages are in excess of $3 million. of crime experts were meeting at the Library tore through the roof and top The ATF NRT Team is being brought depot on Friday to establish a cause. floor of the 16th-century rococo palace in to assist in the investigation Operator Stagecoach has warned housing the library, destroying classic because of the difficulties presented passengers to expect disruption until books from the 16th, 17th and 18th when investigating a fire of this size.” other buses from around the county centuries. “The damages are much more could be redeployed. terrible than we thought on the night of CAR DEPOT, ROSSLYN, the fire,” Hellmut Seemann, the SOUTH AFRICA HOSPITAL, HAITI president of the foundation that London, Sep 20 — A press report, Port au Prince, Sep 22 — Our agents supports the library, said. In addition to dated today, states: Vehicles worth at Cape Haiti have informed us that its the books lost, Seemann said that about millions of rands were destroyed when hospital is being destroyed by fire, 62,000 books were damaged, about 20% a bush fire raged out of control and origin not yet known. — Lloyd’s Agents. of the library’s collection. Restoring

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Adelphia and FPL officials Another 100 paintings, 80 sculptures community to monitor any potential expected normal service to resume late and 20 drawings were damaged, but impacts of the fire. The tank involved in tonight. can be restored, officials said. Fire the fire will not be in operation today, investigators have still not pinpointed said Ballasteros, but all other units are WILDFIRES, BOLIVIA the exact cause of the blaze, although operating at planned rates and overall London, Sep 17 — A press report, earlier this month they said that a operations have not been affected. dated Sep 16, states: Hundreds of faulty electrical cable may have been wildfires in Bolivia have created a thick responsible. RESTAURANT, NEW ORLEANS, haze of smoke and prompted two LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES regions to declare a state of emergency. MINE, NORTHAM, SOUTH AFRICA London, Sep 22 — A press report, Hospitals have been overwhelmed by London, Sep 21 — A press report, dated Sep 21, states: Fire investigators people requiring treatment for dated Sep 20, states: Nine miners were are trying to determine why a Venetian difficulties with breathing and sight. killed at a Northam Platinum Ltd. Isles restaurant went up in flames early Thousands of hectares of land have mine, in its worst-ever accident, after a this morning. More than 100 been destroyed, forcing many peasant fire broke out on a conveyor belt more firefighters spent most of the morning farmers from their homes. The fire was than a mile underground. “The miners battling the five-alarm blaze at Mamie’s started by farmers who burned forest to have been found dead,’’ Charmane restaurant in the 20000 block of Chef prepare for the sowing season. The Russell, a spokeswoman at Northam, Menteur Highway. The building was a blaze is being spread by high winds and South Africa’s fourth-biggest platinum total loss. The cause of the fire is under hot weather. producer, said. Production was halted investigation. at the Johannesburg-based company’s lone mine in northeastern South Africa. WAREHOUSE, BRADFORD, Forty-six miners were rescued after fire YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM broke at 0100 hrs. The accident is the London, Sep 20 — A press report, worst in the platinum industry in at dated today, states: Residents were least seven years, the Chamber of forced to leave their homes yesterday Mines said. night by a large fire in a textile warehouse in Bradford. More than 70 PREMISES, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, firefighters were needed to control the ACCIDENT AT MEDINA MUNICIPAL UNITED STATES blaze which broke out about 2100, BST, AIRPORT, OHIO, UNITED STATES London, Sep 20 — A press report, at the Sakhi Baba warehouse on See N172WW. dated Sep 19, states: Expressions Church Street, Manningham. The Custom Furniture store was destroyed building has been so badly damaged AIRCRAFT PUT BACK TO BARAJAS and Mehl’s Shoeland sustained that it may have to be demolished. AIRPORT, MADRID, SPAIN extensive smoke and water damage in a London, Sep 17 — A press report, three-alarm fire early yesterday at WAREHOUSE, WEST BOYNTON, dated yesterday, states: An aircraft Stonegate Commons, a strip (shopping) FLORIDA, UNITED STATES heading to Gatwick Airport from centre at 2900 S.Hulen St. Damage to London, Sep 21 — A press report, Madrid had to turn round in mid-flight the stucco-and-steel building was dated Sep 20, states: A late-night fire and return to the Spanish capital after estimated at $500,000. Damage to the that gutted a mulch packaging a depressurisation scare today. British stock at the furniture and shoe stores warehouse also burned through Airways flight 2465, carrying 55 was estimated at $650,000, said Lt. telephone, power and cable lines passengers, turned back 90 minutes Kent Worley, a Fire Department yesterday, disrupting services to after take-off this afternoon. The spokesman. Worley said that the exact thousands of south Palm Beach County aircraft returned to Madrid’s Barajas cause of the fire was under residents. Firefighters were called Airport where technicians checked the investigation but that it appears to about 2300 hrs after flames were seen aircraft and found nothing wrong, while have been electrical. Other businesses through the warehouse roof, county passengers waited in the terminal. The in the strip centre were undamaged. Fire-Rescue Capt. Don DeLucia said. flight then set off again, heading for The fire ripped through the Atlas Peat Gatwick. REFINERY, MARTINEZ, & Soil warehouse on U.S. 441 near CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES Boynton Beach Boulevard, causing the CRASH INTO LAKE NEAR KITTILA, London, Sep 17 — A press report, building to collapse into a pile of FINLAND dated yesterday, states: A fire at the twisted metal and smoldering mulch. London, Sep 20 — A press report, Tesoro refinery in Martinez that has Forty firefighters fought for almost two dated today, states: Two people are been burning since just after midnight hours to get the fire under control, believed to have been killed when small this morning has been extinguished, a DeLucia said. The fire was completely plane crashed in Lapland yesterday. refinery spokesman said today. The fire out a little before 0500 hrs, today. Atlas The light craft crashed into a lake near burning in an acid tank at the Golden suffered about $1.4 million in losses, Kittilla. This morning divers and rescue Eagle Refinery was extinguished DeLucia said. Though arson is workers resumed their search for the shortly after 0700 hrs said spokesman suspected, the investigation has not yet wreckage. They were unable to locate Jon Ballesteros. He said the tank fire ruled out an accidental cause, fire- the pilot and the passenger yesterday. remained a Level 2 incident as a rescue officials said. Running alongside The weather was rainy with poor precautionary measure but Tesoro has the now-collapsed warehouse were visibility at the time of the accident. worked with the appropriate agencies to telephone, power and cable lines Eye-witnesses say that the plane flew determine that the fire has had no supplying services to south Palm Beach very low before crashing into the lake. offsite impacts. The fire was reported as County residents. Gwen Cogan, Some say that one of the wings and the a Level 1 incident at 0013 hrs, and government affairs director for tail were broken. Authorities believe raised to a Level 2 incident at 0022 hrs Adelphia Communications Corp., could the plane sank to around 10 metres in due to the possibility of off-site not say exactly how many of its 560,000 depth, some 100 metres from shore. consequences, reported the Contra Palm Beach County customers were Pieces of the craft have been found Costa Sheriff’s Department. Ballasteros affected, but onsite engineers said all of floating on the surface. said that because the area of the fire Delray Beach, Boca Raton and the remains hot, Tesoro has not began outlying western areas lost cable and CRASH INTO SEA NEAR investigating to determine the cause high-speed Internet service. In addition, SKRAECKSKAER ISLAND, SWEDEN until later. He said Tesoro will launch a more than 150 people lost power Gothenburg, Sep 19 — A Sikorsky 76C thorough investigation. Ballasteros said because of the fire, Florida Power & ambulance helicopter, owned by

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Norrlandsflyg based on Gotland/Visby, Air Accidents Investigation Branch is CRASH, NINGBO CITY, CHINA on an emergency mission to pick up a launching an inquiry into the cause of London, Sep 17 — A press report, heart patient, crashed and lost contact the crash. Two investigators are dated yesterday, states: Two people with the MRCC and was confirmed expected to arrive at the scene around were killed and five others badly crashed into water, just outside the mid-afternoon, today. injured when a civil helicopter crashed small island “Skraeckskaer” Gryt in Ningbo City of eastern China’s archipelago in the Baltic. The CRASH, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Zhejiang Province today, said local helicopter left the base for the mission UNITED STATES police. The helicopter, carrying seven at 2230, yesterday evening, and lost See N7662C. people including crew members and contact shortly after 2300. The patient journalists from the local TV station, living in the archipelago, was to be CRASH, MEGHALAYA STATE, INDIA went down into a hilltop at around 1400 picked up with a nurse onboard the London, Sep 22 — A press report, hrs. The helicopter was rented by the helicopter together with two pilots, dated today, states: A helicopter Ningbo TV Station from the Zhejiang mechanic and crew, to bring the sick carrying 10 people including a state TV Station and used for a camera man to hospital at Norrkoping. After minister crashed today in India’s north- aircraft at a local scenic spot. Local contact was lost, the Berga Military eastern hill state of Meghalaya, police authorities, policemen and firemen picked up an emergency signal, and said. An officer in the police control rushed to the scene for rescue. All the another rescue squad, helicopter and room said the helicopter, which injured have been hospitalised. surface units was sent out. The crashed belonged to the government of the state Investigation into the cause is helicopter had landed outside the bordering Bangladesh, crashed at underway. island for unknown reasons and the Badaopani, 18 km from the capital five-man crew had to swim for half-an- Shillong. He said it was too early to CRASH, QUEENSLAND, hour and escaped to an island, all safe. give details on casualties. The AUSTRALIA They were picked up there by the helicopter took off on a routine daily See VH-JWX. rescue helicopter after 0100 this flight from Guwahati, the capital of the morning. The patient had to go by boat neighbouring state of Assam, and went EC-GYD and ambulance to the hospital. The off the radar half an hour later. The London, Sep 21 — Piper PA-31 P-425, helicopter sunk to a depth of 4 metres. Indian Air Force sent a rescue EC-GYD, was destroyed when it An investigation into the reason of the helicopter to the crash site from a base crashed after departure from Seville crash is to be held before a decision to in Shillong. Airport, Spain, at 1105, UTC, Sep 1. salvage the helicopter. — Westax The two pilots and one passenger were Marine Services AB. CRASH, MISSOURI RIVER, killed. The flight was destined for UNITED STATES Tangier, Morocco. CRASH, ARDSHEAL, SCOTLAND, See N842MC. UNITED KINGDOM EMERGENCY LANDING, London, Sep 20 — A press report, CRASH, MOUNT YUZURUHA, DUBLIN AIRPORT, IRELAND dated today, states: One man died and HYOGO PREFECTURE, JAPAN London, Sep 23 — A press report, another was seriously injured when a London, Sep 20 — A press report, dated yesterday, states: An EUjet flight helicopter crashed in the Scottish dated today, states: A light plane from Kent made an emergency landing Highlands. Rescuers said the man had crashed into a foggy mountain on Awaji at Dublin Airport this morning after been killed when the small civilian Island, Hyogo Prefecture, this evening, experiencing difficulties with its nose helicopter crashed into a hillside at killing its two occupants, prefectural wheel. Emergency procedures were put Ardsheal, near Kentallan, south-west of police said. At around 1640 hrs, police in place at the airport after the crew Ballchuilish. The injured man is received an emergency call from a reported the difficulty, but the aircraft believed to have been taken to Belford priest at a local shrine saying that a touched down safely just before 0830 Hospital in Fort William. Emergency light plane had plunged into Mount hrs. Twenty-six people were on board at services were called to the scene of the Yuzuruha in Nandan, Hyogo the time. crash at around 2100, yesterday. A Prefectural Police said. The police major search and rescue operation department immediately dispatched EMERGENCY LANDING, involved police, fire brigade and officers, who found a man and a woman NAPLES, ITALY ambulance as well as local mountain dead near the wreckage of the aircraft. London, Sep 20 — A press report, rescuers, Rescue 137, an RAF Investigators are trying to identify the dated Sep 17, states: A British plane Lossiemouth helicopter and Rescue 177, two and determine the cause of the bound for Manchester airport was a Naval helicopter from Prestwick. crash. The plane left Nanki Shirahama forced to make an emergency landing Northern Constabulary said the two Airport in southern Wakayama after being hit by lightning. The My casualties had been found near the Prefecture this afternoon, and was Travel Boeing 757, with 230 passengers wreckage. It is believed that there were heading to Takamatsu Airport in on board, was struck 20 minutes after only two people on board and the search Kagawa Prefecture. It was under the taking off from Naples, Italy. The failed to trace anybody else. Michael command of Captain Tateo Okamura, captain requested permission to head Mulford, spokesman for the RAF rescue according to the flight plan. The back to Naples, where engineers will centre in Kinloss, said that reports of woman aboard the plane was believed inspect the craft for any damage. No- the incident were of a helicopter flying to be the pilot’s wife. It was foggy one on board was hurt during this over the eastern side of Loch Linnhe around the scene at the time of the morning’s incident, a My Travel before a huge bang was heard and a accident, prefectural police spokeswoman said. The passengers ball of flames was seen on the hillside. investigators noted. were taken off the plane on return to London, Sep 20 — A press report, London, Sep 21 — A press report, Italy. dated today, states: One person has dated today, states: A light aircraft been killed and another injured after a crashed into the mountains in Nandan EMERGENCY LANDING, helicopter crashed in the Scottish town on Awaji Island in Hyogo O’HARE INTERNATIONAL Highlands. The alarm was raised when Prefecture on Monday (Sep 20), killing AIRPORT, CHICAGO, a helicopter pilot in the area heard a the two people who were aboard the UNITED STATES small civilian helicopter going over at aircraft, prefectural police said. The See N253AA. about 2100, BST. The man heard a police received information from a thump and saw a fireball on the hillside shrine near the top of the 608-metre Mt EMERGENCY LANDING, at Kentallen Bay, south of Ballachulish. Yuzuruha on the island around 1640, POCATELLO, IDAHO, Weather conditions in the area were Monday, that an aircraft had crashed. UNITED STATES very poor. The helicopter involved in the According to the Osaka Regional Civil London, Sep 16 — A press report, crash is said to be a four-seat R44 Aviation Bureau, the aircraft, a Socata dated Sep 15, states: A FedEx aircraft model. The cause of the crash is not yet TB10, was piloted by Tateo Okamura, was diverted to Pocatello Regional known, although visibility was 56, of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Airport Tuesday evening (Sep 14) when understood to have been very poor. The with his wife Miyoko, 56, aboard. a fire detector in the aircraft’s cargo

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 34 Aviation hold went off. An “in-flight emergency” by helicopter. The other four were badly Airport after flames shot from an was declared shortly after 1930 and burned and probably will be removed engine shortly after take-off. The emergency personnel were summoned tomorrow, Flathead County Sheriff Jim malfunction appeared to be caused by to the scene to meet the 727 jet upon Dupont said. The cause of the crash was birds being sucked into the engine, landing in Pocatello, the nearest airport unknown and will be determined by the airline spokeswoman Mary Frances at the time. Captain Michael Landon of National Transportation Safety Board, Fagan said. The aircraft carrying 107 Pocatello Fire Station Four said fire he said. The plane crashed in stormy people landed safely and there were no crews used thermal detectors to scour weather. Four of those aboard the six- injuries, Fagan said. As the aircraft the aircraft for “hot spots”. Though no seat aircraft, were Forest Service rose into the air, several people on the such spots were found, Landon said the employees. The fifth was a contract ground said they heard an explosion jet would sit in Pocatello overnight pilot working for Edwards Jet Centre at overhead and saw flames shooting from until repairs can be made and a specific the Kalispell airport. Pilot Jim Long, the engine, Chicago Fire Department cause of the detector’s activation can be 60, took off from Glacier Park officials said. Authorities also were determined. Landon said the incident International Airport in Kalispell looking at a piece of metal that was could have been caused by dust in the yesterday afternoon, the Forest Service reported as falling onto an empty air or an electronic malfunction. None said. The last contact with the plane softball field in nearby Niles. No of the three people on board the aircraft came about 15 minutes later. The plane injuries or damage were immediately were harmed during the emergency had been en route to the Great Bear- reported on the ground. The aircraft landing. Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, was American Airlines Flight 1374 to where the Forest Service workers were Philadelphia. FIRE ON AIRCRAFT, GREATER planning to conduct an annual London, Sep 18 — McDonnell Douglas ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL vegetation inventory and repair DC-9-82, N253AA, operated by AIRPORT, NEW YORK, communications equipment. American Airlines Inc., departed UNITED STATES London, Sep 22 — Cessna U206G, Chicago, O’Hare and advised ord tower London, Sep 21 — A press report, operated by Edwards Jet Center, to stop departures for an emergency at dated Sep 20, states: An engine fire Montana, advised by Montana 1915, Sep 16. The aircraft had hit a grounded a plane at Greater Rochester Aeronautics that USFS notified them of flock of birds which were injested into International Airport this morning. a possible downed aircraft that did not the left engine, and advised it was Engines on a U.S. Airways plane bound show up at its destination at 2258, Sep returning to the airport. The aircraft for Washington D.C. had trouble 20. Aircraft departed Glacier Park landed without incident and cleared the starting for the first flight of the day. International Airport at 2108, UTC. runway. No injuries reported, the left The four-person crew ordered all 44- London, Sep 23 — A press report, engine is damaged. passengers to exit the plane. After a dated today, states: Two people who third attempt to start it, one of the were reported killed in an aircraft crash N2650U engines caught fire. No one was hurt. (Cessna U206G) on Monday (Sep 20) London, Sep 21 — Cessna 172D, “It was just an external fire to the left emerged alive from rugged Montana N2650U, while on a local flight from engine on the airplane,” said Terry wilderness yesterday, authorities said. Mountain Home, crashed near Slaubaugh, airport manager. “We had a The two US Forest Service employees Mountain Home, Idaho, Sep 19. The fireman in the airport, Captain Robert reached a highway after making their aircraft was destroyed. The one person Coch, who is doing some construction way on foot for miles through on board was killed. inspection, he immediately hit the mountains in north-western Montana, plane with a fire extinguisher before said Denise Germann, a spokeswoman N282HP the airport fire department got here so for the Flathead National Forest. Three London, Sep 22 — Piper PA-28-181G they didn’t have any trouble putting the others died in the crash. You look at (Archer III), N282HP, operated by Terry fire out.” Airport management says that crash site, that wreckage, you’d Alan Cook, while on a flight from San mechanical failure likely caused the never believe anyone could have Marcos, Texas, to Haskell, Texas, with fire. The airline arranged alternate survived,’’ said Flathead County Sheriff one person on board, engine quit at flights for passengers. Jim Dupont. Dupont had said Tuesday 1030, UTC, Sep 21. Aircraft attempted that it appeared all five people on board an emergency landing at Haskell, but N1150D the small aircraft died on impact. The landed short. The aircraft was London, Sep 15 — Cessna 140A, crash started a fire “that literally substantially damaged and the pilot N1150C, operated by Flight Time melted everything,’’ he said. He was at suffered minor injuries. Pathways, landed in a corn field off of the crash scene sifting through runway four at Jackson Municipal wreckage and human remains when he N29BF Airport, Minnesota, at 0215, Sep 11. learned yesterday there were two London, Sep 16 — A press report, Aircraft was destroyed and no injuries survivors. Jodee Hogg, of Billings, and dated Sep 15, states: Somerset County are reported. Matthew Ramige, of Jackson Hole, authorities today charged a Connecticut Wyo., were spotted by a motorist man with flying an aircraft while under N172WW yesterday afternoon, Germann said. the influence of liquor or drugs after his London, Sep 15 — Cessna 172M, The motorist drove to a bar in the Essex aircraft landed at Somerset Airport and N172WW, operated privately, landed area, about six air miles from the crash crashed into a hangar. Michael Foisie, long and sustained substantial damage site, and asked the bartender to call for 42, of Higganum, Conn., veered off the at Medina Municipal Airport, Ohio, at help. Hogg was listed in stable runway while attempting to land his 1550, Sep 10. Other circumstances are condition at Kalispell Regional Medical two-seater Cessna this morning, unknown. Centre. Ramige was flown to clipping the wing of another aircraft on Harborview Medical Centre in Seattle the ground and crashing into a second N1961B for burn treatment. The crash occurred aircraft parked in a hangar, authorities See N29BF. above the timberline on Mount Liebig said. Foisie’s aircraft was destroyed in in the Great Bear Wilderness, near the the accident, according to the Somerset N206SM southern edge of Glacier National Park. County prosecutor’s office. Foisie was London, Sep 22 — A press report, The aircraft crashed en route to a grass not injured in the crash, police said, but dated Sep 21, states: The wreckage of a landing strip at Schafer Meadows appeared to be under the influence of a single-engine Cessna 206 G carrying Guard Station, near the Middle Fork of controlled substance. An officer then U.S. Forest Service workers was found the Flathead River in the Great Bear- found a clear plastic bag containing today in a Montana wilderness area. All Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. approximately 40 yellow pills inside the five people aboard died, apparently on aircraft. The pills were later identified impact, a sheriff said. The crash N253AA as Klonopin, a depressant, according to occurred above timberline near the London, Sep 17 — A press report, the county prosecutor’s office. Foisie did Paola Creek area of the Great Bear dated yesterday, states: An American not produce a prescription for the pills. Wilderness, just south of Glacier Airlines aircraft made an emergency Klonopin, made by Roche National Park. One body was recovered landing today at O’Hare International Pharmaceuticals, is used to treat panic

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 35 Aviation/Product Recalls disorder and some types of seizures, of the town just after 1600 hrs. The aircraft and their equipment were according to the company’s Web site. Instructor Matthew Hobby of Orem and functioning properly, and the crews Patients using the drug are cautioned pilot Preston Ravin of Springville went were prepared for the flights, the against “hazardous occupations down with the craft, but their injuries minister was quoted by Interfax news requiring mental alertness,” such as were minor. The helicopter was heavily agency as saying. Conversations operating machinery or driving a motor damaged. No word on what caused the between the crew members recovered vehicle. Somerset County Prosecutor crash, but the FAA is investigating. from flight recorders “did not reflect an Wayne J. Forrest said Foisie was London, Sep 16 — Robinson R22, attack on the crew or a plane seizure,” charged with third-degree possession of N777UH, operated by Universal Levitin said. Suspicion has fallen on a controlled dangerous substance and Helicopter Inc, student and instructor two Chechen women whose passports flying an aircraft while under the crashed in a field located at Spanish apparently were used by passengers, influence of liquor or drugs. Fork, Utah, at 2220, Sep 14. Substantial one on each aircraft. London, Sep 16 — Cessna A185F, damage and minor injuries to both N29BF, operated by Elm Leaf Inc., student and instructor are reported. VH-JWX landed on runway 30 at Somerset London, Sep 21 — Robinson R44 Airport, New Jersey, and went off the N801SP helicopter, VH-JWX, was substantially left side of the runway at 1306, Sep 15. London, Sep 22 — A press report, damaged after crashing while N29BFcrashed into Piper PA-24-260, dated today, states: Two people died approaching a homestead near Eurella N1961B, operated by Retrac when their plane crashed in a field Station, located approximately 29 Enterprises LLC, which was parked in yesterday evening in northwest nautical miles west-southwest of Roma, the hanger. The Cessna sustained Georgia, authorities said. Federal and Queensland, at approximately 1845, substantial damage and the Piper was Bartow County authorities confirmed EST, Sep 8. The pilot and sole destroyed. No inuries are reported. there were two fatalities in the crash, in passenger sustained fatal injuries. which a single-engine Piper went down N485EV about 1900 hrs. Witnesses said they London, Sep 20 — Boeing 747-212B, heard the plane sputter then crash near N485EV, operated by Evergreen the town of Euharlee. Marcus Edmonds International Airlines Inc, on a cargo said he was visiting a friend when he flight from Gander to Frankfurt, heard the crash. He said he and a Germany, with three crew on board, had friend ran into the woods and found the just departed Runway 03, Gander plane. Authorities were not releasing International Airport, at 1829, NDT, names of the victims until family had Sep 16, when the crew noticed a loud been notified. The plane was registered BOMBARDIER VEHICLES, “bang”, after which the aircraft yawed to Letch Properties out of Woodstock, UNITED STATES to port. At the same time, Gander according to the Federal Aviation London, Sep 23 — A press report, Tower informed the crew that there was Administration. It was not immediately dated yesterday, states: Bombardier flames coming from one of their clear where the plane took off from or Recreational Products of Quebec, engines. The crew secured the number where it was headed. Canada, and Deere & Co. of Moline, Ill., one engine, Pratt and Whitney JT9D-7, London, Sep 22 — Piper PA-32R-301 today recalled about 23,000 all-terrain dumped fuel over the ocean for (Saratoga IIHP), N801SP, operated by vehicles. The U.S. Consumer Product approximately 15 minutes and returned Letch Properties Inc, with two persons Safety Commission said the front brake to Gander for landing. The crew also on board, crashed, at 2333, UTC, Sep hose can be pulled out of its retaining requested that Gander ARFF be on 21, in a wooded area behind a brackets on either side of the ATV by standby and the aircraft landed safely residential section in Kingston, foreign objects. This can cause the on Runway 21, without further Georgia. The aircraft was destroyed and brake hose to wear by rubbing on the incident. Inspection by maintenance both persons on board were killed. inner wheel or shock absorber spring personnel revealed that the fan was seat, ultimately causing a brake fluid extensively damaged and that some of N843MC leak resulting in a complete loss of front the fragments had penetrated the London, Sep 15 — Cessna 182T, braking capacity. No incidents or cowling. The remains of a seagull was N843MC, operated by Spirit Aviation injuries have been reported so far. The found and they suspect that there is LLC, vfr on upwind from a go-around products recalled are the 2003, 2004, other internal damage in the engine. disappeared from radar and sight at and 2005 year models “Traxter,” The number one engine will be secured West Spirit of St. Louis Airport, “Traxter MAX,” and “Quest” for a three-engine ferry flight and the Missouri, at 0219, Sep 13. Aircraft is Bombardier ATVs, and the 2005 year aircraft will be flown to a maintenance destroyed, fire is reported. The pilot models “Buck” and “Trail Buck” John facility in New York. was killed. Other circumstances are Deere ATVs. The products were sold at unknown. Bombardier dealers nationwide from N5211R October 2002 through September 2004 London, Sep 15 — Hughes 369D, RA-65080 for $6,199 to $8,399, and John Deere N5211R, operated by Helibase LLC was London, Sep 16 — A press report, dealers from March 2004 through destroyed at Burke County Airport, dated Sep 15, states: The two aircraft September 2004 for $6,499 to $7,799. Georgia, at 1725, Sep 10. Other crashes of Aug 24 were caused by circumstances are unknown. explosives in the passenger FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD compartments, the head of the state SUBARU MOTOR VEHICLES, N7662C commission investigating the incidents JAPAN London, Sep 15 — Piper PA-28-140, announced today. The statement London, Sep 16 — A press report, N7662C, operated by Great Lakes confirms earlier information that the dated yesterday, states: Fuji Heavy Flight LLC, a student pilot remaining two crashes were terrorist attacks. The Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru left closed traffic on his third/fourth Prosecutor General’s office has cars, said today it will recall about option. aircraft bounced on runway, instigated criminal proceedings in 23,000 vehicles in its Impreza and continued airbourne in left turn and connection with the crashes on a Forester models for free repairs over crashed into Connel St. hanger at terrorism article of the Criminal Code, engine oil leaks. The vehicles to be Detroit City Airport, Michigan, at 2047, the Russian transport minister, Igor recalled were manufactured between Sep 13. Aircraft sustained substantial Levitin, said today. Ninety people were June 2000 and February 2003, the damage. Injuries unknown. killed in the crashes. The two aircraft company said in a report to the had taken off from Moscow. A Tu-134 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and N777UH that was heading to the Central Transport. London, Sep 16 — A press report, Russian city of Volgograd went down in dated Sep 14, states: A helicopter crash- the Tula region. A Tu-154 was on its GROUND BEEF, UNITED STATES landed in Spanish Fork this afternoon. way to the South Russian resort of London, Sep 22 — A press report, It went down in a field in the east end Sochi and crashed in the Rostov region. dated Sep 20, states: A Wisconsin meat

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 36 Product Recalls/Port Conditions packing company has recalled nearly incidents/injuries reported. The recalled code prior to Apr 1, 2004, are included 60,000 pounds of ground beef, fearing it kits were sold in a clear plastic package in this recall. Sold at Staples stores might be contaminated with E. coli with color or black ink. The black ink nation-wide sold the chairs from March bacteria. Stores are being asked to kits have model numbers 943264 and 2004 through July 2004 for about $100. remove meat coming from the 999292 and the color ink kits have Manufactured in China. Consumers Packerland Packing Company. model number 999289 printed on the should stop using the chairs Packerland issued a recall after side panel above the UPC code. The two immediately and contact Gruga U.S.A. internal testing showed beef that was black inkjet sets contain four plastic to receive a free replacement base shipped could have been contaminated. bottles of black ink, two plastic bottles repair kit. — Consumer Product Safety The general manager of the company of cleaning fluid and one toolkit. The Commission. said they’re erring “on the side of being color inkjet set contains six plastic overly cautious.” Consumers concerned bottles of colored ink, two plastic bottles SUBARU MOTOR VEHICLES, about their beef are being told to take it of cleaning solution and one toolkit. JAPAN back to stores to see if it’s part of the Sold at Big Lots and Walgreens nation- London, Sep 16 — A press report, recall. The beef was sold in Illinois, wide from April 2004 through June dated today, states: Fuji Heavy Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 2004 for about $12. Manufactured in Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin. China. Consumers should immediately cars, said yesterday it will recall about The ground beef was sold under: remove the kits out of the reach of 23,000 vehicles in its Impreza and Imperial Beef, Fine Ground, 81/19 young children and return to the store Forester models for free repairs over G18148FR; PPC’s Ground Beef, Fine where purchased to receive a refund or engine oil leaks. The vehicles to be Ground Sirloin, 95/5 G49548RO; and a free replacement kit. — Consumer recalled were manufactured between PPC’s Ground Beef, Coarse Ground Product Safety Commission. June 2000 and February 2003, the Sirloin, 95/5 G49540PP. Consumers company said in a report to the concerned about the ground beef should MITSUBISHI FUSO MOTOR Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and take it back to the place of purchase to VEHICLES, JAPAN Transport. determine if it is part of the recall. London, Sep 23 — A press report, dated today, states: Scandal-tainted TODDLER’S ATHLETIC SHOES, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp said UNITED STATES INFANT CARRIERS, yesterday it is recalling an additional Washington, DC, Sep 20 — The U.S. UNITED STATES 187,000 buses and trucks for free Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington, DC, Sep 14 — The U.S. replacement of defective parts such as announces the recall of 140,000 Consumer Product Safety Commission doors and seats. Subject to the recall Reebok “Iverson/Answer” toddler announces the recall of 49,000 Baby are buses and trucks manufactured shoes in voluntary co-operation with Bjorn Baby Carrier Active in voluntary between July 1974 and June this year, Reebok International Ltd., of Canton, co-operation with Regal Lager Inc., of the automaker said in a report to the Mass. Consumers should stop using Kennesaw, Ga. Consumers should stop Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and recalled products immediately unless using recalled products immediately Transport. otherwise instructed. The I-3 logo-tag unless otherwise instructed. The back on the tongue of the shoe can be support buckle can detach from the peeled off, posing a choking hazard to shoulder straps, posing a fall hazard to HYUNDAI MOTOR VEHICLES, young children. Reebok has received a the baby. The firm has received 93 SOUTH KOREA report of an eight-month-old child reports of the back support buckle London, Sep 23 — A press report, mouthing the logo-tag. The tag was detaching from the shoulder straps on dated today, states: South Korea’s removed without injury. The recalled the infant carrier. No injuries have been largest carmaker Hyundai Motor is Reebok Iverson mid- and low-style reported. The recalled infant carriers recalling more than 200,000 Santa Fe athletic shoes were sold in toddler were sold under brand name “Baby sport utility vehicles due to faulty sizes 2 through 10. The logo-tag on the Bjorn” which is printed on the front of wiring, the transportation ministry tongue of the shoe reads “I3/Answer,”ø the carriers and on the black molded said. The voluntary recall over the next and on the rear and center of the heel plastic back support buckle. Model one and a half years will affect 204,490 is an “I3” logo. The names “Iverson” number 1-260 is printed on the care Santa Fe units made between and “The Realist” are carved into the label on the strap of the carrier. The November 1, 2000 and January 18, sole. The model number is printed on carriers are made of a cotton polyester 2004, the ministry said. The wiring a label on the underside of the tongue. blend fabric in black with red piping fault affects the vehicle’s Model numbers included in the recall and blue with white piping. “Baby supplementary diesel heater and could are: 99553, B99553, 99554, B99554, Carrier Active” is written on the lead to damage to an electric terminal 105155, B105155, 105158, B105158, packaging and above the warning label or a downgrade of the heating system, 108292, and B108292. Sold at Reebok, on the carrier. Sold at specialty retail the ministry said. Hyundai and its independent retailers, childrenøs stores, catalogs and internet sites from sister company Kia Motors control 70 apparel and athletic shoe stores September 2003 through August 15, percent of South Korea’s car market. nation-wide from March 2004 through 2004 for about $120. Manufactured in August 2004 for about $35. Sweden. Consumers should stop using OFFICE CHAIRS, UNITED STATES Manufactured in China. Consumers the carrier immediately and contact Washington, DC, Sep 21 — The U.S. should immediately take these shoes Regal Lager for instructions on Consumer Product Safety Commission away from young children and contact returning the carriers for repair. — announces the recall of 18,000 Reebok to receive a refund. — Consumer Product Safety Commission. Executive Office Chairs in voluntary co- Consumer Product Safety operation with Gruga U.S.A., dba Commission. INKJET REFILL KITS, Novimex Fashion Ltd., of City of UNITED STATES Industry, Calif. Consumers should stop Washington, DC, Sep 15 — The U.S. using recalled products immediately Consumer Product Safety Commission unless otherwise instructed. The legs on t announces the recall of 78,000 NCR the base of the chair can break, posing a Universal Inkjet Refill Kits in risk of injury to the user. No voluntary co-operation with NCR Corp., incidents/injuries reported. The recalled of Dayton, Ohio. Consumers should stop executive office chairs include the 795- using recalled products immediately 0115 model with black leather and the unless otherwise instructed. The 795-0228 model with black fabric. product does not have required child- Underneath the seat cushion the name resistant packaging or required “Novimex Fashion Ltd.” can be found on AUSTRALIA warning labels. The product contains the large label and the model numbers London, Sep 21 — The queue of coal ethylene glycol, posing an ingestion and date codes can be found on a vessels off Queensland’s Dalrymple Bay hazard to young children. No smaller label. Only chairs with a date and Hay Point coal terminals has

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Port Delays

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

Australia Abbot Point 20-Sep-2004 Coal: 1 vessel berthed, 1 anchored; 8 vessels due by 20/10; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. There will be a maintenance shutdown from 07.00 hrs. 4/10 to 07.00 hrs. 10/10. Brisbane 20-Sep-2004 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 4 vessels due by 1/11; no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 20-Sep-2004 Coal: 3 vessels berthed, 24 anchored; 35 vessels due by 21/10; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability; 1-15 days delay subject to cargo availability and berth congestion can be expected, although vessels with other stems are experiencing longer berthing delays. Dampier 20-Sep-2004 Iron ore: Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 8 vessels due by 1/10; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a 3 day maintenance shutdown is scheduled to start ca. 22/9; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 anchored; 13 vessels due by 29/9; 1-11 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; shippers will always consider a shift to a lay-by berth for loaded vessels awaiting HW; cargo shortages are evident, delays are anticipated and vessels may berth out of turn. Gladstone 20-Sep-2004 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 2 vessels berthed, 1 anchored; 43 vessels due by 16/10; up to 8 days delay expected subject to port congestion and cargo availability; Barney Point: 4 vessels due by 8/10; up to 1 day’s berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion. Hay Point 20-Sep-2004 Coal: 2 vessels berthed, 8 anchored; 5 vessels due by 23/9; 1-9 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion. Berth No. 1 will be closed for maintenance from a.m. 21/9 to p.m. 24/9. Newcastle 20-Sep-2004 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 40 vessels due by 5/10; Dykes 4+5: 21 vessels due by 3/10; 7 unallocated vessels due by 7/10; 1-5 days delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal and cargo receival. Port Hedland 20-Sep-2004 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and completed loading, 4 anchored; 6 vessels due by 28/9; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; “B” berth: 2 vessels anchored; 7 vessels due by 26/9; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 2 vessels due by 28/9; no delays expected; Westyard “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 2 vessels due by 25/9; 5-10 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Due to heavy demand for product, acute cargo shortages are being experienced at wharf stockpiles. Vessels will continue to berth as product becomes available.

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Port Kembla 20-Sep-2004 Coal: 16 vessels due by 17/10; CB1: 2 vessels due by 24/9; up to 3 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Walcott 20-Sep-2004 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed of which 1 loaded, 1 loading, 5 anchored; 14 vessels due by 15/10; up to 4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; as a result of a heavy schedule for July and maintenance requirements, it is extremely likely that vessels will berth out of order. In the next few days there will only be one lump re- screening plant available, which will mean not being able to load two lump vessels at the same time. Shippers advise that stores, air freight and crew baggage can no longer be delivered to vessels or taken off at berth. With immediate effect, all stores, airfreight and bags must be delivered/removed by launch.

Bulgaria Bourgas 20-Sep-2004 Fifteen vessels in port operating, of which 10 loading (1 scrap, 1 copper anodes, 3 barley, 2 coils, 1 steel sheets, 2 containers), 5 discharging (2 containers, 1 billets, 1 salt, 1 coal); 5 vessels waiting in roads of which 4 to load (2 coils, 1 chemicals, 1 empty), 1 for bunkers; 12 vessels due of which 7 to load (1 scrap, 2 coils, 1 containers, 1 general cargo, 1 profiles, 1 billets), 5 to discharge (1 containers, 1 iron ore, 1 coal, 1 equipment, 1 copper cathodes), 1 passenger vessel.

Chile Valparaiso 20-Sep-2004 Three vessels berthed, 5 berths vacant; 3 vessels anchored; 13 vessels due this week.

Egypt Adabiya 20-Sep-2004 Eight vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 5 general cargo, 2 bulkers, 1 tanker. Alexandria 20-Sep-2004 Twenty-seven vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 22 general cargo, 1 containers, 1 tanker, 3 bulkers; 7 vessels at inner anchorage, 8 at outer anchorage. Damietta 20-Sep-2004 Sixteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 10 general cargo, 2 bulkers, 4 containers; 5 vessels at outer anchorage, 1 at inner anchorage. Dekheila 20-Sep-2004 Eleven vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 2 containers, 3 general cargo, 6 bulk carriers. Suez Canal 20-Sep-2004 Twenty-two vessels transiting Northbound, 18 Southbound.

Israel Ashdod 21-Sep-2004 Labour on strike. Two general cargo vessels loading at berth, 16 vessels discharging at berth (14 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 5 vessels loading/discharging at berth (4 containers, 1 car carriers); 2 general cargo vessels waiting at anchor to load, 8 vessels waiting at anchor to discharge (6 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 7 container vessels waiting at anchor to load/ discharge; 2 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 2 awaiting orders; 24 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 21-Sep-2004 Labour on strike. Seven vessels discharging at berth (1 general cargo, 6 bulkers), 11 vessels loading/discharging at berth (7 containers, 4 tankers); 3 vessels waiting at anchor to discharge (1 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 11 vessels waiting at anchor to load/discharge containers; 3 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 15 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Mozambique Maputo 17-Sep-2004 Twenty-four hour berthing/sailing. Some restrictions to berthing at certain badly-lit wharves. Vessels have to be geared for general cargo berths as no shore cranes available. The Port is working normally and is expected to remain so, hence vessels should berth on arrival, daylight, draft and weather permitting. No berthing delays envisaged. A shortage of equipment is being experienced (except at the Container terminal). Shed space is currently available. Safe draft for transiting the channel is 9.1 metres plus the tide of the day. Density of water varies from 1.015 to 1.018. Vessels with ramps on starboard side can berth with the ebbing tide. Should ramps be portside, vessels to berth with the flowing tide. Pilot launch is operational. Both tugs are operational. Leading lights are lit. One container gantry is operational, the second is still under repairs. Matola coal terminal is operational. Ressano Garcia, Goba and Limpopo railway lines are all operational. Ten vessels are currently in port berthed, of which 4 loading (1 coal, 1 citrus, 1 bulk sugar, 1 aluminium), 5 discharging (2 rice, 1 petrol, 1 bulk wheat, 1 marine boats), 1 on stand-by; 2 vessels due to berth 17/2 of which 1 to load gas, 1 to discharge/load containers); 16 vessels due by 24/9 of which 9 to load (1 timber, 4 ferro chrome, 2 citrus, 1 petrol, 1 gas), 2 to discharge (1 petrol, 1 aluminium), 5 to discharge/load containers.

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Pakistan Karachi 20-Sep-2004 One naphtha vessel loading at berth, 1 DAP vessel discharging at berth, 1 container vessel loading/discharging at berth; 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 4 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 containers, 1 fertiliser, 1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil); no vessels bunkering, none under repairs/dry-docked, none awaiting orders; 5 vessels due (2 containers, 1 MOL, 1 palm oil, 1 crude oil), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 20-Sep-2004 Three vessels discharging at berth (1 MEG, 1 yellow peas, 1 soya beans), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at QICT berth; 2 container vessels waiting at anchorage to load, 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 containers, 1 palm oil).

Poland Gdansk 20-Sep-2004 Six vessels loading at berth (1 coal, 3 general cargo, 1 bulker, 1 grain), 4 discharging at berth (2 bulkers, 2 general cargo); 8 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, none waiting in roads; 21 vessels due. Gdynia 20-Sep-2004 Three vessels loading at berth (2 bulkers, 1 grain), 4 discharging at berth (2 bulkers, 2 general cargo); 16 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, none waiting in roads; 30 vessels due.

Russia Novorossiysk 20-Sep-2004 Nine vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 1 WRIC/coils, 1 bulk urea, 1 scrap, 1 coils/steel sheets, 1 bulk NPK, 1 containers, 1 equipment, 1 UAN solution, 1 diesel oil; 1 vessel waiting in roads to load pipes; 41 vessels due, of which 39 to load (6 copper, 3 steel billets, 2 steel billets/coils, 3 pig-iron, 7 coils, 8 aluminium, 3 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 bulk peas, 2 wheat, 1 sodium sulphate/paper/pipes/tin plate, 1 pipes/coils, 1 bulk urea, 1 zinc), 2 to discharge/load containers. Oil terminal: no tankers berthed; 1 tanker in roads to load crude oil; 10 tankers due, all to load, of which 8 crude oil, 2 fuel oil. Tuapse 20-Sep-2004 Oil products: no vessels berthed; 1 gasoil vessel in roads; 5 vessels due by 24/9, of which 3 gasoil, 1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil.

Slovenia Koper 20-Sep-2004 Port working normally; no berthing delays. Six vessels berthed of which 1 discharging/ loading containers, 1 bulk carrier discharging minerals, 1 barge loading coal, 1 car carrier discharging/loading vehicles, 2 tankers discharging mineral oils/liquid chemicals; 15 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 4 to discharge/load containers, 4 bulk carriers to discharge ore/coal/solid chemicals, 3 bulk carriers to load coal, 1 barge to load coal, 1 vessel to load general cargo, 2 car carriers to discharge/load vehicles.

Spain Cadiz 20-Sep-2004 Twelve vessels in port of which 7 operating (3 Ro/Ros, 1 sugar, 1 cereal, 1 sand, 1 containers), 5 vessels under repair; no delays. Sagunto 20-Sep-2004 Twenty vessels in port operating of which 11 discharging (9 steel products, 1 timber, 1 anhydrous ammonia), 4 loading (2 steel products, 1 cement, 1 baled scrap), 3 Ro/Ros discharging/loading general cargo, 2 vessels discharging/loading steel products; no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delays.

Sri Lanka Colombo 20-Sep-2004 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. Four container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 13 vessels discharging at berth (10 containers/feeders, 1 bagged fertiliser, 2 bulk cement); no vessels waiting at anchorage to load, 1 containers/general cargo vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge; 4 vessels dry-docked, 1 under arrest, 1 awaiting orders from principals; 6 vessels due (5 containers/feeders, 1 bagged fertiliser), with no delays expected.

Ukraine Ilichevsk 20-Sep-2004 Twelve vessels in port operating, of which 9 loading (3 steel products, 2 ore, 1 pipes, 1 wheat, 1 barley, 1 paper), 2 discharging/loading containers; 5 vessels in roads of which 4 to load (2 steel products, 2 barley), 1 to discharge/load containers; 14 vessels due, of which 1 to load sulphur, 2 to discharge nickel ore, 11 to load/discharge steel products. Mariupol 20-Sep-2004 Fourteen vessels in port operating, of which 12 loading (6 steel, 4 fire-clay, 1 coal, 1 sulphur), 2 vessels undergoing survey (1 steel, 1 coal); 9 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 steel, 1 ferrous metals, 2 coal, 4 fire-clay, 1 fire-clay/containers; 63 vessels due, of which 60 to load (35 steel, 1 pig-iron, 12 coal, 1 coke, 5 fire-clay, 1 fire-clay/containers, 2 ammonium saltpetre, 3 barley), 3 to discharge equipment.

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Odessa 20-Sep-2004 Eleven vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (5 metal, 2 wheat, 1 wood), 1 discharging meat, 2 loading/discharging containers; 2 vessels in roads, both to load/ discharge containers; 49 vessels due, of which 29 to load (23 metal, 2 scrap, 2 wheat, 1 equipment, 1 ferro alloy), 3 to discharge (1 baggage, 2 vegetable oil), 17 to discharge/load containers.

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