Casualty Week Jun 11

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 June 11 2004 Intertanko fights Massachusetts oil spill

NTERTANKO and American It is expected to leave the committee establishment of a Vessel Traffic Waterways Operators, the US next Wednesday and be voted upon in System apparently independent of the Inational tugboat and barge both chambers separately before they US Coast Guard’s authority. trade group, will oppose a begin their recess at the end of July. Massachusetts state move to The proposed bill also seeks tighten navigational and financial Mr Benner, whose law firm Troutman substantially to increase financial constraints on oil carriers in Sanders represents both Intertanko liability provisions. designated “sensitive areas”. and AWO, said the two associations “earnestly hoped that the joint Mr Benner admitted that the last The challenge is being spearheaded committee would change the bill as it item was constitutional. by Jonathan Benner, the Washington currently stands” to make it more attorney who in 2000 secured a practical as well as constitutional. “But if we consider that the new law landmark US Supreme Court victory has specifically been inspired by the for Intertanko against the state of Mr Benner refused to spell out what Bouchard incident, there is no Washington, which lost the battle to the next step might be if the bill is indication that the existing federal impose state level regulations in the passed in its present shape but hinted compensation regime was inadequate aftermath of the Exxon Valdez incident. strongly that a courtroom challenge to address such an incident,” he added. might ensue. Massachusetts legislators are seeking The received wisdom on these to introduce an oil spill bill following an Proposed provisions was that they conflicted with incident in April last year in Buzzards federal law, had the potential to Bay involving a Bouchard Nevertheless, he admitted that the confuse mariners and did not properly Transportation barge, which is said to proposed Massachusetts law was take into account the Coast Guard’s have spilt 55,000 tonnes of fuel oil, “subtler” than Washington’s failed authority. killed 461 birds and temporarily closed effort to impose a new blanket tanker 100,000 acres of shellfish beds. regime and that some provisions of the Mr Benner said his office was still Massachusetts law were in fact hopeful of working with the legislators Settlement constitutional. to come up with an acceptable version. One of the trade associations’ main “The danger otherwise is that you Bouchard has agreed to pay a $10m objections, Mr Benner said, was the have a law that is not only fine under a US federal settlement. But proposal to change the pilotage law. unconstitutional but also useless,” he the pressure to “show the population said. that we are doing something” is still a The new regime would require US- key factor influencing state politicians’ flag ships sailing in designated “Our approach [to the legislators] is thinking, cynics have said. sensitive areas to have state pilots. not that we oppose you, but that we know these issues and hope to share The proposal is at present before the Other “alarming” provisions include some of our knowledge with you.” joint committee on natural resources tug escort rules, drug and alcohol and agriculture, comprising members testing of crew, new design and Rajesh Joshi of the state house and senate. navigational requirements and the Lloyd’s List Correspondent

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

ALMUDAINA crude oil PMD LR 77,477 131,391 1993 Fire swept through tanker at Keppel Shipyard, tanker Singapore, May 29 while carrying out repairs. Reported fire started at starboard side. Fire extinguished. Inquiry under way.

ATMORO I general — — — — — Capsized near Moyo Island, off Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Jun 1 after being struck by strong waves. Fourteen of the 19 crew rescued. Cargo: Vehicles.

BALTIC FJORD general NOR BV 2,062 1,560 1976 Had serious engine problems outside Floro May 9. Towed to Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder AS shipyard, Rissa, May 18. ETC for repairs mid to late Jun.

CELTIC general GBR LR 3,840 5,833 1993 Had engine breakdown 29 May 2004 while COMMANDER transiting Dardanelles and anchored off Gelibolu. Sailed May 30.

CHARLES tug USA — 83 — 1956 Sank in the Intercoastal Waterway, near ALFRED Corpus Christi, May 27. The three persons on board were rescued.

ELENA X. product GRC — 993 1,450 1943 Grounded in lat 38 57.5N, long 20 46E, Jun 2, tanker Refloated with tug assistance Jun 3. Discharged cargo. Arrived Preveza Jun 4, awaiting seaworthiness certificate.

EQUULEUS general COK — 173 244 1956 Reported May 31 broken down about 183 NM north-east of Bermuda, in lat 34 05.4N, long 61 35.2 W, with hydraulic pump problem. Fishing vessel on scene. Technician proceeding with required part.

JEAN COLLETT fishing — — — — — Taking on water about 200 miles north of Twillingate, NF, May 30. Escorted to Catalina, NF.

LAURNIC fishing GBR — — — — Had water ingress off Barra, Outer Hebrides, May 28. Ingress controlled by pumps. Towed into Mallaig.

LINDOS bulker MLT NV 31,643 52,540 1990 Reported May 31 grounded in port at Otaru. Salvors on scene and tugs mobilised. Divers survey to be carried out. First refloating attempt unsuccessful. Part cargo being discharged as of Jun 4. Refloated Jun 6.

MIGHTY bulker CYP LR 17,630 29,089 1995 Lost propeller off Recife and towed by tug CONFIDENCE Champion Z to Santos, where arrived May 25 Discharging full cargo. Sailed Jun 2, in tow, for Rio de Janeiro for repairs.

SHINWA MARU product JPN — 498 1,198 1994 In collision with mv Thailine 6 off Ibaraki NO. 8 tanker Prefecture May 30 and subsequently sank.

VILCO 18 fishing USA — 85 — 1979 Sank after fire on board 11 miles off Stump Pass, Florida, May 29. Crew rescued.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Elcano Sa and had docked in Singapore on May 22 for repairs. Police were Reports appear in alphabetical investigating the cause together with order under the following the Singapore Civil Defence Force and headings and relevant page the Manpower Ministry. Keppel said it number: would be conducting its own inquiry. All of the seven dead were contract workers with Wah Soon Marine. Their families Marine, including Overdue AHMET AKGUL 1 (Turkey) have been told about their deaths. The & Missing Vessels 1 London, May 28 — General cargo men were cutting away rusted parts of Ahmet Akgul 1 arrived Ashdod May 24. the tank and welding in new steel Seizures & Arrests 9 plates. Those close to the investigation ALMUDAINA (Madeira) said the type of flash fire that killed them usually occurs when there is Pipeline Accidents 10 London, May 29 — A press report, dated today, states: Seven people have inflammable gas present and a flame is been killed after fire swept through lit. Nelson Yeo, the shipyard’s executive Pollution 10 crude oil tanker Almudaina (77477 gt, director, said personnel usually make built 1993) undergoing repair at two checks for inflammable gas, once before the workers go in, and again Weather & Navigation 10 Singapore’s Keppel shipyard, a company spokeswoman said. Keppel before work starts. There were some 215 spokeswoman Grace Chia said the other men working on board the tanker. Earthquakes 13 bodies of seven sub-contract workers from the Wah Soon Marine carrying out ALPINA (Belize) work on the vessel had been recovered. London, May 29 — C.c. Alpina arrived Political & Civil Unrest 14 They were all foreigners but their Riga May 26 from Newport. identities could not be immediately Labour Disputes 20 released as their bodies were being AMBROSE A. (U.S.A.) identified, the company said. “The fire London, May 28 — A press report, broke out shortly after 1300, local time. dated today, states: Tug Ambrose A. Awards & Settlements 21 We are still investigating. We believe (121 gt, built 1967) sank Wednesday that the fire started at the starboard (May 26) night in the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky and leaked diesel Railway Accidents 22 side of the vessel,” she said. She said the tanker was not carrying any oil at fuel into the waterway, according to the the time of the fire as it was undergoing U.S. Coast Guard office in Louisville. Computer Systems 23 repair. Nelson Yeo, executive director of The Coast Guard said 6,000 gallons of the shipyard, said “presently, we are fuel were on board. Divers were working yesterday to seal off the fuel Miscellaneous 23 working with the authorities to establish the cause of the fire.” A system and stop the leak, said Nick member of a civil defence search and Lonnemann, a spokesman for Bray Fires & Explosions 23 rescue team was injured. Marine Inc., which owns the boat. London, May 30 — A press report, Lonnemann said an emergency spill response team is “containing the area Aviation 25 dated May 29, states: The search and rescue operations have now stopped with booms and whatever else is after the blaze on board crude oil tanker necessary.” He did not know how long Product Recalls 28 Almudaina was extinguished by fire- the cleanup and boat recovery would fighters. The fire, which broke out take because heavy rain had caused the around 1325, local time, killed five river to rise. The Florence-based Port Conditions 28 Indian nationals and two Malaysian company may be able to determine what Chinese while they were carrying out caused the sinking once the wreckage is Port Conditions charts 28 welding work in a compartment of the recovered, Lonnemann said. The tug vessel, according to local press reports. had been working with coal barges at a The fire is believed to have started in power station operated by Kentucky the No 3 starboard tank. Shortly after Utilities Co. when it went down, he the accident 60 people, supported by said. River traffic was not affected by three ambulances, two fire engines and the cleanup efforts. “Right now we don’t four support vehicles, began to conduct know how much fuel has been released, rescue operations. Hot temperatures but we doubt it’s significant,” Wilson where the accident took place and the said, adding that the amount did not oily and sticky floor have caused appear to threaten fish and wildlife. difficulties for the rescuers. The police The Coast Guard said it would have started investigating the cause. investigate whether to fine the London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated company. The release of oil into a today, states: Sabotage was ruled out navigable waterway carries a maximum yesterday as the cause of a flash fire civil penalty of $27,500. that killed five Indians and two London, Jun 2 — Following received Malaysians on Portugal-registered from Coast Guard Louisville, Kentucky, crude oil tanker Almudaina, according timed 2010, UTC: Tug Ambrose A. is to officials investigating the vessel’s still submerged in the Ohio River. The blackened interior. Without warning a river is presently too high and the seven fireball exploded from a manhole on the -miles-per-hour current is too fast to deck of Almudaina which was under attempt to lift the vessel. Present repair at Keppel Shipyard on Saturday conditions are expected to last until (May 29). The workers in the 50 metre about Jun 7. Of the 6,000 gallons of fuel by 10 metre by 25 metre tank died in on board, a wide estimate of between the raging fire that caused no noticeable 500 to 3,000 gallons are believed to damage to the rest of the vessel, said a have escaped. Keppel Corp. spokeswoman. Keppel Corp. has ruled out sabotage, a AN LU JIANG (China) spokeswoman said. The vessel is owned Chittagong, May 31 — The master of by Madrid-based Empresa Naviera general cargo An Lu Jiang has officially

© 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. 1 Marine declared the vessel as abandoned and eastern island of Sumbawa in West states: Ferry Baronessa is still at Oma withdrawn all the crew. Understand Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province. Baatbyggeri, undergoing repairs. that the vessel has sunk. Chittagong Fourteen victims survived the accident port berthing sheet also reports that the that occurred on Friday (May 28) in bad BERGE NICE vessel is sunk and lying abandoned. weather, rescuers in the NTB capital of (French Southern Territiries) Reportedly Mercantile Marine Mataram said yesterday. Atmoro I London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated Department, apparently receiver of the capsized at about 2000 hrs near Moyo May 14, states: Three crewmembers wreck, have interrogated the master island while sailing from Surabaya to injured and a five nautical miles fuel and some others in connection with Wangaipu, East Nusa Tenggara. It left spill has been reported following the grounding incident. — Lloyd’s Agents. Surabaya at about 1000 Thursday collision between Lpg Berge Nice and carrying cargo that included two cars anchor handling tug/supply Seacor ASPERITY (U.K.) and a truck, and a range of Laredo in the narrowest part of the London, May 29 — Product tanker merchandise. The ship was manned by Magellan strait early Wednesday Asperity arrived Fawley May 27 from at least 19 crew members, including the morning (May 12). The collision took Poole. master, who was among the survivors, place five miles east of Punta Delgada, said Mataram Search and Rescue at 0310 hrs involving Berge Nice ASTRIDA (Latvia) Agency head Ida Bagus Gde Budisma. transporting 33,500 tons of liquid London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated Officials at the Surabaya port said that propane gas from BahÌa Blanca to May 31, states: A Latvian specialists’ in addition to the 19 crew members, the Quintero, and Seacor Laredo a vessel expedition at the wreck of Latvian ship was also carrying 30 passengers responsible for the logistic support of fishing Astrida concluded yesterday when it left the port. However, this several oil rigs in the area. The three evening in the Baltic Sea. During the was denied by Budisma. He quoted injured that are hospitalized in Punta last inspection of the vessel, divers the master identified as Anthon, as Arenas Magallanes Clinic belonged to found a fragment of a ship that had saying the ship capsized after being the tug. According to the first reports apparently collided with Astrida, struck by strong waves in waters off from the Chilean Navy that rapidly sinking the vessel. A metre long and ten Sumbawa. Budisma said five of the responded to the emergency with centimeters wide piece of zinc alloy survivors were rescued by another support vessels and a helicopter, it’s too from another ship was found, Naval cargo ship travelling from Waingapu to soon to establish responsibilities in the Forces press secretary Iveta Skurstene Surabaya. The survivors were taken to collision and it will only be known when said. It has traces of paint from Astrida a hospital in Surabaya for treatment. the investigation is concluded. However on it. According to Skurstene, the Eight other survivors picked up by the Rear Admiral Arturo Ojeda responsible discovery will help identify the ship rescue team were later transferred to for the III Naval Zone in Punta Arenas that sank Astrida. Latvian Navy ship Surabaya by car, in coordination with said the accident occurred under good Virsaitis and the Latvian Maritime the operator of Atmoro I. Another meteorological conditions, with 20 knot Administration ship Kristian Dalf left survivor, identified as Petrus Nongo winds and in an area where the the site at 1952, local time, yesterday, from Sumba, was found by fishermen Magellan Strait narrows to just two Skurstene said. As reported, Latvian in the waters near Belanting village miles. Berge Nice which was carrying a experts have retrieved three clocks from north of Lombok island, after spending contracted pilot experienced a two the sunken Astrida, two belonged to the three days and nights in the sea. He is metres long gash in its port side just vessel’s master. They had stopped at currently receiving medical treatment above the water line where one of the 0150 and 0149, the third was from the at the Selong General Hospital in East vessel’s 1,200 tons fuel tanks is located. ship’s cabin, it had stopped at 0147. Lombok. Budisma could not say why Even when fuel was pumped to the This is the time of Astrida’s shipwreck, information on the accident was only starboard tank, some finished in the sea and it strongly suggests that the vessel received on Sunday. It may have been causing the five miles long spill. Seacor sank after colliding with a Cypriot ship. because the ship’s radio was not Laredo sustained serious damage in the The ship sailing under the Cypriot flag working. He said the search was bow and could not operate its anchor cannot be inspected presently as it is en continuing for the five missing crew system. However, both vessels are now route to America. It will be checked as members four days after the accident. in Punta Arenas where they arrived by soon as it enters a port there. Astrida’s their own means after undergoing logbook was also found during the AURA (Cambodia) inspections by Chilean Navy divers. expedition. The last record, made by the Bucharest, May 28 — General cargo Dispersal elements and anti- ship’s captain, says that Astrida was Aura arrived Ambarli May 22 from contaminating barriers have been last trawling at 1800, on May 8, a few Galatz. — Lloyd’s Agents. spread in the spill area and experts miles from where the vessel went down. from ValparaÌso were expected late The divers have also retrieved seamen’s BALTIC FJORD (Norway) yesterday in Punta Arenas to take over personal belongings, a rescue raft, Trondheim, May 28 — General cargo cleaning tasks. The Magallanes branch Astrida’s flag, global positioning system Baltic Fjord (2062 gt, built 1976)arrived of the Chilean Council for Defence of and others. Two missing seamen’s Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder AS the State, responsible for keeping watch bodies were not found in the wreck. shipyard, Rissa, May 18, under tow of government assets, described the Meanwhile, Polish border guards pulled from Ulsteinvik following main engine situation caused by “mobile offenders” a dead body from the sea, that possibly breakdown. Repairs estimated to take as a “serious environmental damage”, could be one of the two missing crew three to four weeks. — Lloyd’s Agents. and said it was coordinating actions members from the sunken vessel. The London, Jun 1 — Information received with the Chilean III Naval Zone. body was tangled in a net marked with from Sandnes, dated today, states: London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated Astrida’s ensignia. The corpse was General cargo Baltic Fjord experienced today, states: A hundred and forty brought to the Gdansk Medical serious engine problems outside Floro people with beach equipment and a Academy, and Interpol experts have May 9. Vessel was moored Fosen Mek, ferry are working to clear the Punta been asked to help identify it. From the Rissa, for repairs, ETC about Jun 19. Arenas coastline and adjoining waters description of the dead man’s features, General cargo Baltic Star and general from an oil spill following the recent the ship’s owner Uldis Bruzis said that cargoTerningen II are replacing the collision of a tanker and a local tug in it could be either one of the two missing vessel. the Magellan Strait. Ricardo Pivcevic men, mechanic Viktors Boilovics or manager of Servicios Maritimos Litoral Captain Janis Zakalovskis. BANGA BIRAJ (Bangladesh) the company contracted to clean the Chittagong, May 31 — C.c. Banga area affected by the oil spill estimates ATMORO I Biraj and c.c. Eagle Strength are still that by the end of the month “the job London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated lying in the same position at will have concluded; we’ve faced no today, states: A rescue team was Chittagong. — Lloyd’s Agents. major setbacks and we’re keeping to the searching yesterday for at least five original timetable”. However Mr. people still missing after cargo ship BARONESSA (Norway) Pivcevic admitted that the certification Atmoro I, operated by PT Surya Timur London, May 28 — Information of the conclusion of activities will not be Sejahtera, capsized in the waters off the received from Sandnes, dated today, easy since “several Chilean government

Departments are involved in the Africa as a result of the extensive structural integrity of the vessel the recovery operation”. “Obviously these damage in No 3 hold. Further cofferdam would have to be released. agencies will be very demanding and inspection has revealed tripped frames The structure was cut loose in the early lately some of the finished areas have and indented side plating in No 4 hold hours of this morning in a water depth been again spoilt by the backlash of the (port side) and a revised temporary of 39 metres. As a result of the action of spill”. The company has deployed in the repair and salvage plan has been the cofferdam against the hull, the No 2 area two retro-excavators, several devised to take this into account. A double bottom tank was breached and trucks, motorcycles, a ferry and the second cofferdam is being constructed flooded. Divers have located the hole, logistic infrastructure needed for the for fitment to No 4 hold so that measuring some 20 cm by 20 cm, and it task. “We have 120 people working temporary repairs can be undertaken in is in the process of being repaired. Once along the coastline while the rest are this area. This additional temporary repaired, No 2 double bottom tank will involved in collecting the residues from repair will not delay the departure of be pumped dry. Salvors are now the “big bags” cordoning the spill, which Cape Africa from False Bay. Of evaluating alternatives to the help filter and collect the oil from the paramount importance during the cofferdam. These are being developed in sea”, explained Mr. Pivcevic. So far 308 vessel’s time at anchor in False Bay, consultation with the South African drums and 15,141 bags of oily residues considered by the South African Maritime Safety Authority and the have been collected. “They will be Maritime Safety Authority to be a place Department of Environmental Affairs & eventually transported in containers to of refuge for the damaged vessel and Tourism and a revised salvage plan will Concepcion to be incinerated”, added not a location in which to conduct be agreed to before the end of the week. Mr. Pivcevic who expects to finish the permanent repairs, is the protection of All will be kept advised as to progress job in another three/four weeks. the marine environment. To this end, in this regard. Early this morning, a both proactive and reactive dive team located the cofferdam on the BRITISH TRADER (Isle of Man) environmental protection measures are sandy bottom and salvors will Durban, May 30 — Lng British Trader in place. The Department of determine the most appropriate method effected repairs outside Durban port Environmental Affairs & Tourism’s oil by which to recover it in due course. — limits and proceeded to her next pollution patrol and abatement vessel SMIT Salvage BV. destination last week. Repairs were Kuswag IV remains on the scene and effected by technicians from the undertakes regular patrols in the CATHERINE DESGAGNES builders’ yard. — Lloyd’s Agents. vicinity of the casualty — for the (Canada) purpose of oil pollution patrol as well as London, May 31 — General cargo CAPE AFRICA (Taiwan) the monitoring of adherence to anti- Catherine Desgagnes (5691 gt, built Rotterdam, May 28 — Bulk Cape pollution and garbage disposal 1962) was struck on the poop deck by Africa remains at anchor in False Bay measures. To this end, the salvage team the vessel arrester boom in lock No 8, and SMIT salvage personnel are have strict anti-littering and garbage Welland Canal, May 29 while awaiting optimal weather and swell disposal control measures in place, downbound. The vessel sustained minor conditions to fit a massive steel habitat, including the regular removal of this damage. measuring some 26m x 11m x 1.5m, waste in an enclosed waste skip by adjacent to the area of structural launch vessel to Simon’s Town. The oil CELTIC COMMANDER (U.K.) damage. The structure is ready for pollution patrol aircraft Kuswag VIII Istanbul, May 31 — General cargo fitment and is on board barge Niord, continues to patrol False Bay on a Celtic Commander (3840 gt, built 1993), berthed in the Simon’s Town dockyard, regular basis. As part of the Piraeus for Poti, had engine breakdown until such time as swell and weather precautionary measures put in place while transitting Dardanelles at 2015, conditions are favourable. The swell prior to the entry of Cape Africa into local time, May 29, and anchored off being experienced today is between one False Bay, contingency plans remain in Gelibolu. — Lloyd’s Agents. and two metres and increasing. The place for all river estuaries and for Seal Istanbul, Jun 2 — General cargo Celtic Department of Environmental Affairs & Island and the Boulders Penguin Commander completed repairs by own Tourism’s oil pollution patrol and Colony. A SMIT Salvage team means and, upon inspection/formalities, abatement vessel Kuswag IV remains completed the removal of approximately sailed from Canakkale May 30. — on the scene and undertakes regular 1,800 tonnes of bunker fuel from the Lloyd’s Agents. (See issue of Jun 2.) patrols in the vicinity of the casualty, vessel on May 14, which was one of the London, Jun 2 — General cargo Celtic for the purpose of oil pollution patrol as requirements that had to be fulfilled Commander passed Istanbul May 30, well as the monitoring of adherence to prior to her entry into False Bay. bound Poti. anti-pollution and garbage disposal Members of the public are kindly measures. Oil pollution patrol aircraft requested to stay a minimum of 1.5 km CHARLES ALFRED (U.S.A.) Kuswag VIII continues to patrol False away from the casualty for their own London, May 28 — Following received Bay on a regular basis. Salvage tug safety during the phase of the operation from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed Smit Amandla remains in the vicinity entailing the fitment of the habitat, 1200, UTC: Tug Charles Alfred (83 gt, of Cape Africa and the S.A.Agulhas which weighs some 65 tonnes. The built 1956), official No.561255, sank in continues to be used as a base for presence of wires, cables and vessels the Intracoastal Waterway, near Corpus salvage personnel. — SMIT Salvage BV. being used in the salvage operation Christi, yesterday evening. The three Rotterdam, May 31 — The fitment of could pose a threat to the safety of persons on board were rescued safely. A the steel cofferdam to bulk Cape Africa innocent bystanders not acquainted Coast Guard aircraft is currently carry was delayed by unsuitable swell with this kind of operation. In addition, out an overflight of the area. conditions in False Bay over the salvage divers request members of the London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated weekend (May 29-30). Salvage public to stay away as the presence of May 28, states: A fuel spill in San personnel are confident that weather boat propellers threatens their safety. Antonio Bay was contained today before conditions will improve during the — SMIT Salvage BV. it could harm or seriously threaten course of the week to enable this Rotterdam, Jun 2 — Efforts yesterday nearby wetlands and a wildlife refuge procedure to begin, prior to temporary to secure a cofferdam over the area of for whooping cranes, officials said. The repairs being conducted. Yesterday damage in No 3 hold of bulk Cape Africa estimated 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel barge Niord with the steel cofferdam were unsuccessful. The steel cofferdam, leaked from Houston-based tug Charles measuring some 26 m by 11 m by 1.5m measuring some 26 metres by 11 metres Alfred, as it began sinking late in size on board — was towed out to the by 1.5 metres and weighing 65 tonnes, yesterday while pulling two barges. The vicinity of Cape Africa and is alongside was transferred from barge Niord and undamaged barges kept the tug from salvage tug Smit Amandla until such held in place adjacent to the area of sinking entirely, officials said. Three tug time as conditions for its fitment damage during the course of the crewmembers from the Rockport area become suitable. As a result of these afternoon; however, with the strong were rescued by a Coast Guard boat delays, the departure of the vessel from surge of water moving in and out of No crew after they reported trouble at 2125 False Bay may now be delayed until the 3 hold, as well as the effect of an hrs. Vessels from Port O’Connor and a end of June. Ship surveyors have increasing swell condition, it became helicopter crew from Corpus Christi detected sympathetic damage to Cape apparent that in order to preserve the responded to the distress call. At

The vessel is not obstructing navigation help. The Coastguard had advised prosecutor’s list of charges that and is now being assisted by tugs Laurnic’s skipper that he and his crew included the planning and carrying out Ultramar X and Ona Temple. The should don lifejackets and be ready to of the Oct 6, 2002, suicide attack on the maximum draught is approximately jump into their liferaft if need be. But Limburg. tanker. The attack killed one 8.50 metres. — Lloyd’s Agents. they were not forced to abandon ship. Bulgarian crew member and caused One fisherman, who listened to the 90,000 barrels of oil to spill into the LAKE EXPRESS (U.S.A.) drama unfolding on his radio, said: Gulf of Aden. The group was also London, May 31 — A press report, “The boat’s pumps were not working charged with carrying out the dated May 30, states: Ferry Lake because the engine-room was flooded, so November 2002 attack on a helicopter Express received final approval today the three men were having to bail water carrying employees of the US oil from the US Coast Guard and will start out with buckets. “It must have been a company Hunt Corp, the attempted operating between Milwaukee and massive and energy-consuming task. assassination of US ambassador Muskegon, Mich, on Tuesday (Jun 1), “The boat was bucking and heaving Edmund Hull and the killing of a the company said. The “Final about as it drifted helplessly with the Yemeni security officer. The prosecution Certificate of Inspection” came after engine stopped.” The Coastguard blamed the attacks on the Limburg and extensive testing of the vessel’s safety helicopter arrived overhead and the American helicopter on al-Qaida. systems and an evaluation of the lowered a winchman and salvage pump The defendants cried ``Allah Akbar,’’ or capability of the Lake Express crew, on to the wave-swept rolling deck. And God is great, upon hearing the according to the Lake Express LLC. The Mina used its own rescue boat to put an prosecutor’s charges. Although refusing new $18 million ferry sustained damage engineer aboard Laurnic to make sure to plead, one of the men, Mohammed earlier this month on its voyage from the pump was working properly. Soon Saeed al-Amari, told the judge that Alabama, where it was built. Reduced Laurnic’s engine-room and fish hold there was “just talk’’ between him and pressure in the hydraulic line to a were pumped out, and the Barra others about a possible attack on Hull gearbox resulted in one of its four lifeboat set off, towing Laurnic towards in retaliation for the CIA-operated engines being shut down, Jeff Fleming, the mainland. The Mallaig lifeboat later assassination of Sinan al-Harethi, al- a spokesman for Lake Express LLC, took over the tow and took the vessel Qaida’s chief agent in Yemen, in had said. Also, a door to the car deck alongside at Mallaig. November 2002. Another defendant, came loose in the Gulf of Mexico and its Qassim al-Rimi, acknowledged that he stabiliser was damaged. All problems LIGHTING SUN (Pakistan) was assigned to monitor the US had been fixed, the company said. The London, May 30 — A press report, embassy in San`a. The defendants, who 192-ft-long aluminum catamaran is the dated May 25, states: Rescuers found were dressed in blue prison uniforms first of its kind to go into service on the eight more bodies today from ferry and were handcuffed behind bars, Great Lakes and the first to connect Lighting Sun in south-eastern complained of mistreatment and said two ports within the continental United Bangladesh, raising the death toll to 68 they were locked underground at the States, according to the Lake Express. with 90 people still missing, officials intelligence headquarters. Officials London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated and witnesses said. Seven bodies were from the US Embassy attended the Jun 1, states: Ferry Lake Express left found washed ashore today on sand hearing, which was held under tight for its maiden voyage from Milwaukee banks in the Meghna River, while one security, with police surrounding the to Muskegon today after completion of body was recovered from the wreckage. court and all the streets leading to it. repairs and trials. Forty-five bodies were recovered Five bulletproof cars were seeing yesterday and fifteen bodies were found guarding the vehicle that transported LANGOYSUND (Norway) on Sunday (May 23). A government the suspects. The court adjourned until London, Jun 1 — Information received salvage vessel pulled out the ferry’s Tuesday (Jun 1). If convicted, the men from Sandnes, dated today, states: wreckage and towed it ashore late face from five years in prison up to the Ferry Langoysund (135 gt, built 1954) yesterday before calling off the official death penalty. grounded on Ymerbukta near Svalbard rescue operation. There were no more Island May 31. Vessel took water and bodies inside the wreckage, rescue LINDOS (Malta) two helicopters were required to pick up official Mohammad Amir Hossain said Rotterdam, May 31 — Owners of bulk the 40 passengers. The situation was today. However, volunteers and Lindos (31643 gt, built 1990) grounded not as serious as first believed, and the relatives of those still missing were still in laden condition in the port of Otaru, vessel used its own pumps, and searching the river and nearby sand have awarded Lloyd’s Standard Form proceeded to Longyearbyen, assisted by banks for bodies which may have been salvage contract to the Nippon Salvage rescue vessel Nordsyssel, from washed downstream, witnesses said. Company with SMIT Salvage as co- Longyearbyen. No injuries to the About 95 people were still listed as contractors. Salvage experts of both passengers or crew. Vessel is now missing, officials said. Nearly 80 people companies arrived on scene shortly undergoing repairs in Longyearbyen. swam to shore safely or were picked up after the grounding and two tugs, by passing boats, while seven injured including 8200-bhp tug Seiha Maru LAURNIC (U.K.) passengers were rescued from inside No.2, were already mobilised. A dive London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated the vessel. survey will be conducted shortly in May 31, states: A Suffolk fishing vessel order to complete the salvage plan that off the Outer Hebrides broadcast a LIL (Panama) will be presented to the relevant mayday on Friday (May 28) after its See Quoc Tu Giam authorities. — SMIT Salvage BV. engine-room and fish hold flooded. The Yokohama, May 31 — Bulk Lindos Lowestoft-registered fishing Laurnic LIMBURG grounded in the port of Otaru, was off Barra when water started (French Southern Territories) Hokkaido, at 0730, May 29. Tug and pouring in and eventually reached the London, May 31 — A press report, patrol vessel were unsuccessful in their height of the engine-room plates. dated May 29, states: Fourteen initial attempt to refloat vessel and Laurnic’s skipper and two crew were militants allegedly involved in an another attempt will be made. — forced to bail out water by hand to attack on crude oil tanker Limburg, Lloyd’s Agents. prevent the boat sinking beneath them including a man sought by the United as their own pumps were not working. States, refused to enter pleas today as MAJOR HUBAL (Malta) Stornoway Coastguard co-ordinated the their trial began under tight security. New Orleans, May 27 — Bulk Major rescue and a salvage pump was airlifted The 14, some of whom are believed to be Hubal is berthed alongside City Dock and transferred on board. Barra lifeboat linked to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida 32, Houston, with shippers’ stevedores was launched and the fishery protection terror network, said they had not had a carrying out discharge operations to vessel Mina steamed towards the chance to hire lawyers and would only offload steel slabs. When lifting a slab stricken fishing boat, which was four offer pleas in the presence of a defence of about 29 tonnes a chain broke and miles north-west of the island of Canna team. Key among the defendants is the slab fell back into the hold, in the Little Minch, to offer help. The Fawaz al-Rabeiee, a Yemeni sought by punching through the tank top and Calmac ferry, Lord of the Isles, also the FBI. A 15th suspect was being tried penetrating the outer hull about five chipped in on the radio with an offer of in absentia. The court heard the feet. Damage to the tank top measures

© 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. 9 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation letter from the court saying the vessel into the river could lead to tough fines, remains detained. He also said they few operators in the city are willing to have been removed as a party from the run the risk of violating the rules. The case. “We have paid for the vessel, but vessel might have poured the wastes its possession has not been given to us during the previous evening, officials since the auction last year. How does said. the court remove us as a party since we were the ones who bought the PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON, vessel at the auction?” he asked. Ali UNITED STATES said they received a no-objection letter LUZHOU, CHINA London, May 28 — A press report, from the general authority for the London, May 30 — A press report, dated yesterday, states: Cleanup of an dated today, states: At least five people oil spill on the waterfront of this suburb vessel to sail, but the port and were killed and about 39 injured when north of Seattle has concluded, but a immigration did not allow it to leave a gas pipe exploded in south-west beach remains closed to swimming and because of the court case over the China’s Luzhou city, an official said shellfish gathering, officials said. wages. “We are not obliged under today. The explosion occurred at 1945, Practically all the 4,637 gallons of fuel international maritime law to pay the local time, yesterday while workers oil that escaped from a Chevron sailors as the vessel has not been were repairing a road near a residential terminal that can be easily removed is delivered to us,” Ali said. “We would area in Luzhou, Sichuan Province. A gone, said Dale Jensen, a state Ecology have been obliged to do so if the municipal government official said: Department spill manager. “There is possession of the ship was given to us, “Five people died and around 39 were almost no visible sign of oil,” Jensen and from the date of possession.” He injured. All the injured are in hospital said yesterday. Much of the cleanup was also urged the authorities to either now.” He said those killed and injured concentrated at the Suquamish Tribe’s return the auction money or deliver were all members of the team working Doe-Keg-Wats marsh across Puget the vessel under international law. on the road. Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula. “We According to sources, the former owner feel pretty good, because a lot of oil isn’t who sought Interpol’s help has been visible anymore,” tribal spokesman trying to collect the auction money Leonard Forsman said. “We still have with the help of a lawyer. Stephen some concerns on what affect this will Miller of the Mission for Seafarers have on the ecosystem and the tribal said their lawyer prevented the members who go out there.” The beach auction money collection. The former remains closed to swimming pending Iraqi owner, who had his Al Maraas further tests by the tribe and to Shipping Company office at the port, clamming pending tests over the next lost the case, and closed his office. HUANGPU RIVER, CHINA several weeks by the state Health Department. Ecology Department and The stranded sailors’ wages for the London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated today, states: A large slick of waste oil Coast Guard investigators are still last 31 months totals more than investigating the spill, which occurred $100,000. The vessel originally had a was spotted floating near a local ferry dock on the Huangpu River yesterday, Dec. 30 when a Foss Maritime barge crew of nine, but four signed off after was overfilled at a fueling station at learning about the dispute, while the according to today’s Shanghai Daily. While authorities cleaned up all of the Point Wells. Cleanup costs, which have remaining five were asked by the port not been released, are being covered by authority to stay on board in waste by yesterday afternoon, they still don’t know which vessel illegally poured Foss. Findings have not been formally accordance with international the oil into the river. Work to clean up released, but in March the Seattle Post- maritime law that says a vessel the slick began around 1330 yesterday Intelligencer reported that government cannot be left unattended at any port. and finished about three hours later, records indicated at an overtightened The crew has been struggling to officials said. The incident didn’t valve, faulty or inaudible overflow survive on the rotting ship, which has influence normal operations at the alarms and two emergency response no basic amenities or adequate Ningguo Road Ferry Dock along the boats that failed to start were to blame. sanitation. A Syrian and a Romanian Huangpu River in Yangpu District. owned the 67.3 metre Riham-I, built About 30 workers from a professional PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE in Holland in 1957. In 2000, the oil cleaning service company were sent See Berge Nice under “Marine.” Syrian allegedly sold the ship to an to clear the water and polluted banks Iraqi without the knowledge of his with special oil-absorbing paper. SAN ANTONIO BAY, TEXAS, partner. The Romanian sought Officials from the local maritime safety UNITED STATES Interpol’s help to recover his share. administration said it’s very probable See Charles Alfred under “Marine.” Dubai port authorities detained the the oil leaked from a vessel by accident. ship on Interpol’s instructions. Three “The waste oil will not cause Indians bought the ship after it was considerable pollution to nearby auctioned last year. A final court waters,” said Tang Yuecai, director of judgment is likely on Sunday to settle the Lanzhou Road Division of the the sailors’ wages. administration, which looked after the incident. Scattered oil stains floated SIMWER (Netherlands) within a 200-metre-long strip alongside Maassluis, Jun 2 — General cargo the ferry bank yesterday afternoon and Simwer is still under arrest in the were contained by a floating bridge BRAZIL Officials said the leak was too small to London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated Rotterdam area. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. be harmful, as it didn’t form any thick yesterday, states: Heavy rains in the or large stains and was not detected north-east Brazilian state of Alagoas STRILBAS (Norway) anywhere else on nearby waters. Ferry have killed 20 people and left 2,100 Maassluis, Jun 2 — Standby safety workers discovered the floating oils homeless, mainly from mudslides in vessel Strilbas is still under arrest at around 0800 and alerted authorities. hilly slums around the state capital, Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Maritime agents soon cruised the river Maceio, an official said today. Heavy and investigated a nearby port that rains pounded the state Monday night TIGER (DIS) stores oil. No leaks were detected from and yesterday, turning many streets See under “Marine.” the oil port, though. Officials said the into muddy, brown streams, Civil waste diesel oil might have been Defense spokesman Feliciano de VOYAGER (Netherlands Antilles) mistakenly let out from a small cargo Almeida said by telephone from Maceio, Maassluis, Jun 2 — General cargo vessel, judging from the situation. The a seaside resort city of 700,000 people, Voyager is still under arrest at vessel owner could sell the waste oil to some 1,200 miles north of Sao Paulo. Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. an oil recycling station. As pouring it The rain tapered off by today, with clear © 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. 10 Weather & Navigation skies forecast for the rest of the week. currently confirm how many people damage to homes, with more than Most of the homeless were in low-lying have been affected by this disaster,” 1,000. Macomb had 102 homes that working class districts, he said, adding which hit Myanmar’s Rakhine State, suffered serious damage when the fast- that they were being cared for in public several hundred miles northwest of the moving floodwaters poured into homes. school buildings. Of the 20 dead, 18 capital, Yangon. Hardest hit were the Another 391 homes in Macomb suffered were killed in mudslides and two by coastal townships of Pauktaw, Myebon, minor damage, and 21 businesses drowning. Sittway and Kyaukpyu, it said. reported flood losses. About 150 homes Myanmar’s state-controlled media has in Livingston County were flooded CHINA not reported on the disaster. The when Ore Lake rose 2 feet above flood London, May 28 — A press report, military government often downplays stages. Several roads were also washed dated today, states: A dam in central bad news. Tun Lwin, director of the out. Waterford Township in Oakland China has been burst by flash floods state meteorological department, County was by far the hardest hit by and at least 18 people swept away, the confirmed details of the storm, but the floods. The county’s emergency official Xinhua news agency has declined to talk about casualties or response department said 369 homes reported. Twelve of the missing are damages, which he said were the sustained water damage, with about children, whose school minibus was responsibility of the Ministry of Social 231 of those in Waterford Township. engulfed as they headed home Welfare and Resettlement. London, May 29 — A press report, yesterday. So far only one body has dated May 28, states: Gov. Joe Kernan been found, that of a three-year-old UNITED STATES declared a disaster emergency today for child, about one kilometre downstream. London, May 27 — A press report, parts of Indiana hard-hit by destructive The accident happened in Hubei dated today, states: A tornado that wind and torrential rain that swamped province near the town of Enshi, where touched down late yesterday on the rivers and left some residents stranded. a reservoir dam is being constructed. main street of the village of Roscoe The governors of Kentucky and West Xinhua said local government officials destroyed the fire station and damaged Virginia also declared emergencies in had mobilised more than 5,000 people, a St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department the wake of flooding and storm damage. including 500 soldiers and armed police, patrol car, authorities said. No one was This week’s storms were blamed for at to search downstream along the injured. Power lines and trees were also least four deaths; three in Kentucky Qingjiang river, a tributary of the downed by the twister, which hit at and one in West Virginia. A woman in Yangtze River. It said the Dalongtan 2236 hrs. The sheriff’s office reported Kentucky remained missing after a reservoir was still under construction that officials saw property damage truck in which she had been riding was when rainstorms on Wednesday (May along the town’s main street. A more swept away. In Indiana, severe storms 26) and yesterday brought torrents of exact assessment was not yet available, yesterday destroyed at least 19 homes water down into the reservoir and broke as the department was preparing for a and heavily damaged 31 others. A dam the cofferdam, a temporary structure new storm system coming from the that holds back a lake south of Salem, designed to hold water back while west. A tornado also touched down in about 100 miles south of Indianapolis, construction goes on. Linn County, Kan., about 2115 hrs, also was damaged. The National damaging some houses east of U.S. 69 Weather Service sent a crew to survey CYCLONE IN BAY OF BENGAL between Pleasanton and Prescott, the the area, but had not determined by Geneva, May 28 — A cyclone last week Linn County Sheriff’s Department said. late this afternoon whether there had killed at least 140 people in Myanmar Joy Moser, a spokeswoman for the been any actual touchdowns, said and left 18,000 homeless, the United Kansas Division of Emergency Robert Szappanos, a meteorologist with Nations said today in the first report on Management, said two people who were the weather service in Louisville, Ky. a disaster. The storm, which caused in one of the homes that was struck by Heavy flooding on Indiana’s Blue River tidal surges and flooding in four towns a tornado suffered minor injuries. It also stranded more than a dozen people in southwestern Rakhine State near the was not clear exactly how many houses in their homes, and they had to be border with Bangladesh, was the worst were damaged by that tornado, she rescued by sheriff’s deputies in to hit the area since 1968, according to said, but it was on the ground for about longboats and airboats. An apparent a U.N. statement issued in Geneva. seven miles in a rural area. Power was tornado damaged about 50 homes in “More than 140 people are reported out to about half the county late last Martinsburg. Some homes were then dead or missing due to the cyclone,” the night, but was expected to be restored hit by floodwaters, including a poultry U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said, early this morning, she said. farm, authorities said. A truck hauled adding that most casualties were in the London, May 28 — A press report, away hundreds of dead chickens. town of Myebon. The storm damaged or dated today, states: Road and bridge Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy destroyed schools, telephone and damage in Macomb County, where Larry Motsinger said about 27 electricity lines and killed livestock. flooding was most severe, will cost at residents were trapped yesterday and Food and clean water shortages have least $9 million to repair, county today in Fredericksburg and needed to been reported throughout affected officials said yesterday. That number is be rescued by boat. About 2,463 power areas, it said. Authorities in Myanmar expected to go higher, since officials still customers of CinergyPSI Energy have asked U.N. officials in the capital are assessing damage, said Lou remained without electricity Friday Yangon to supply 200 tons of food, Mioduszewski, director of the county’s evening. In neighbouring Kentucky, material for temporary shelters, Emergency Management and storms that swept through the northern medicines and clothing, according to a Communications Department. Wayne part of the state and dumped heavy statement by the U.N. Office for the and Livingston have no estimates of rain caused flooding and killed three Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs road damage yet. Oakland did not men, state police said. The weather (OCHA). The storm, which formed in report any damage to roads or bridges. service were trying to determine if the Bay of Bengal, killed at least one Divers are continuing to check support tornadoes had moved through the area. man when it hit a Bangladeshi coral columns of bridges in Macomb County In Henry County, Ky., officials reported island in the bay. to find out if strong flood currents a tornado and 70 mph winds that washed away the base of even more destroyed 23 homes and damaged 86 THAILAND bridges, Mioduszewski said. Reports of others. About 3,300 homes were without London, May 28 — A press report, the damage will be sent to the state and electric power. Gov. Ernie Fletcher dated today, states: A cyclone that then forwarded to the Federal declared a state of emergency. swept through western Myanmar last Emergency Management Eminence, Ky., Fire Chief Gary Lucas week left more than 140 people dead or Administration, which will determine said the storm damaged at least three- missing, and about 18,000 people whether to make low-interest federal quarters of the homes in town. “There’s homeless, a U.N. agency said today. loans available to homeowners and not a street in town that does not have UNICEFsaid in a statement issued by business owners, Mioduszewski said. trees down, homes damaged, lines its Geneva headquarters that the May About 2,000 homes and businesses in down,” he said. West Virginia Gov. Bob 19 storm, with winds of up to 105 miles Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Wise today also declared a state of per hour, was the worst to hit the area Livingston counties were damaged by emergency in seven counties as since 1968. It added that it “can not the floods. Wayne County had the most residents worked to mop up after a

16 Political & Civil Unrest that the kidnappers burst into company identified the commander as Wael warned that their mission is still not offices, adding that the attack was well Nassar and said he and one of the other done, and will continue until the delta prepared. slain militants masterminded a May 11 region is secure. Baghdad, Jun 2 — A car blew up in a ambush in which six Israeli soldiers busy northern Baghdad neighbourhood were blown up when their troop carrier PAKISTAN today killing at least four people and rolled over a mine during a raid into Karachi, May 25 — A bomb exploded wounding about 20, police at the scene Gaza City. Palestinian medics said at the gate No 17 of Karachi Port Trust said. A Reuters cameraman saw the seven civilians, including a woman and (KPT) at Karachi in Sindh Province of burned-out shell of a car on the street two children, were wounded in the Pakistan at 1945 this evening, in the Aadamiya district, a missile strike into Gaza City’s Zeitoun according to Pakistan’s port authority. predominantly Sunni neighborhood, district, an Islamist militant hotbed As result, four truck drivers are feared and pools of blood on the tarmac.It was and target of the recent army incursion. critically injured. KPT’s officials not immediately clear if the car had An Israeli army spokesman confirmed immediately reached at the accident been used as a bomb itself or if a the missile strike, saying it had site to supervise rescue operation. Adhi roadside bomb had exploded next to it. eliminated two senior militants ambulances have taken injured persons The blast occurred in a busy street responsible for planning suicide to local civil hospital. Vice Admiral packed with pedestrians and workers, bombings and other attacks that had Ahmad Hayat, Chairmen KPT and police officer Ali al-Raiby told killed numerous Israeli soldiers and General Manager Administration of reporters. Meanwhile, Iraq’s new civilians. Witnesses said Nassar and a KPT, Brigadier Iftikhar Arshad have president Ghazi al-Yawar was quoted Hamas military-wing comrade riding revealed that the injured persons might as saying today he was pressured by with him on his motorcycle were killed were playing with explosive material foreign parties not to run for the post, by the first missile. The second missile and some how it exploded. However, the partly because he had no links to the crashed close by moments later, killing nature and quantity will be determined U.S. administration in Iraq. The another Hamas man in the street. In by the bomb disposal experts, they United States had dismissed southern Gaza, Israeli armoured forces pointed out. Police have yet to start suggestions yesterday that it was pushed a short way into Rafah refugee investigation. — Lloyd’s List unhappy with Yawar’s nomination as camp and razed three houses, residents Correspondent. president, which came after several said. The army often raids Rafah in Karachi, May 25 — Pakistan’s gas days of tense political wrangling in operations to root out tunnels used by utility, state owned organisation- Sui Baghdad. Washington is believed to militants to smuggle in arms from Southern Gas Company (SSGC), said have preferred Adnan Pachachi, an 81- nearby Egypt. — Reuters. this afternoon that a powerful blast year-old former foreign minister, for damaged its 16-inch diameter Indus the post. “There was pressure and NEPAL Right Bank Pipeline (IRBP) at 0300, offers of other positions in return for London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated local time, today. The incident took my stepping down as presidential today, states: Most vehicles stayed off place about 38 km upstream of nominee and I did not accept any of the roads in Nepal today in response to Nawabshah at the Veho Wah canal them,” Yawar, a 46-year-old civil a transport strike called by the crossing in Sindh Province of Pakistan. engineer and a powerful tribal figure, country’s Maoist rebels. The All Nepal According to a press statement issued told the pan-Arab Asharq Al-Awsat Trade Union Federation, which is by SSGC, a total of 200 feet of pipeline newspaper. “The reason for the three- backed by the Maoists, organised the segment has been damaged due to the day delay in announcing the name of strike to protest against what it said explosion caused by a powerful the president is the pressure on me to was the ongoing exploitation of explosive. The explosion was so give up my right for nomination as workers. powerful that one 30 feet piece of president.” Iraqi leaders forced pipeline was blown away to a distance Washington and the United Nations to NIGERIA of about 300 feet. The SSGC’s back down yesterday on their choice of London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated spokesperson informed that the president in favor of Yawar, a today, states: Militias in Nigeria’s oil- “Emergency Response System” of SSGC businessmen educated in Saudi Arabia rich Delta region have agreed to stop was immediately activated after receipt who has been critical of Washington’s fighting. The agreement between the of the first report and requisite policies in Iraq. Yawar will now be the Itsekiri and Ijaw ethnic groups is preventive measures were taken. The figurehead of the interim government supposed to end seven years of warring, pipeline block valves situated upstream that will take back sovereignty from which has badly disrupted oil and downstream of the blast site were the U.S. occupiers on Jun 30 and lead production in the area. The deal closed immediately to prevent any the country until elections are held in reached in Warri came shortly after major loss of gas. The spokesperson of January 2005. — Reuters. local authorities sent the army into the SSGC further stated that the affected region’s swamps and creeks to arrest pipeline was carrying gas from near by ISRAEL the militiamen. Fighting in the oil-rich gas fields in Sindh to Nawabshah, London, May 28 — A press report, region flared in March forcing several Sukkur, Pano Aqil, Kairpur and en dated today, states: A failed suicide multi-national oil companies to halt route towns and villages. The company attack on a bus in the southern Gaza operations. Chiefs from both the Ijaw has taken load management steps, and Strip killed a Palestinian militant and and Itsekiri tribes met face to face for curtailed gas supply to industry in wounded two soldiers. A jeep blew up the first time in Warri to declare the Sukkur and Rohri areas, the press today as it tried to ram the bus carrying ceasefire and begin peace talks. statement added. SSGC is in a position some 40 Israelis to work at the Rafah Correspondents say that past attempts to maintain gas supply to the domestic border crossing with Egypt. A to achieve peace have failed because and commercial customers for about 8 spokesman for the Popular Resistance they were brokered by local politicians to 10 hours, from the available line Committees (PRC) said the attack was and ethnic leaders who in practice had pack pressure, the spokesperson carried out by a member of the PRC’s very little influence over the militia on claimed. The spokesperson further armed wing, from Rafah. Spokesman the ground. They also say that the new stated that due to extensive damages Abu Abir said the PRC, the Islamic willingness to put violence aside now is and repair work thereon, the towns of Jihad’s Al-Qods Brigades and the Al- due in no small part to pressure from Padidan, Mehrabpur, Sitarja, Ranipur, Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of the Nigerian army, which moved into Kumb, Kotdeji, Kairpur, Pir jo Goth, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s the area following the April attacks on Sukkur, Rohri, Pano Aqil and Lakhi Fatah movement, all had a hand in the oil workers. They moved in, razing will have low gas pressure in the attack. shanty towns and arresting suspected evening. Gas supply will however, be Gaza, May 30 — Two missiles fired by guerrilla leaders. There was a strong curtailed for about 24 hours to allow an Israeli helicopter killed a high- army presence at the ceasefire meeting, pipeline repairs. The local authorities of profile Hamas militant commander on with gunboats patrolling the muddy SSGC informed the general public of his motorcycle and two comrades in waters of the surrounding river and the affected towns about the emergency Gaza City early today, Palestinian swamp areas. The military has situation and appealed them to keep witnesses said. Hamas sources welcomed the ceasefire pledge, but has their gas appliances closed to prevent

companies. They see the move as a time for vehicles, have assured the prelude to a full sell-off, despite management that the containers will be government promises to hold on to a moved out to enable the firms minimum 70% stake in the utilities. concerned to take possession of them. In The strike has curbed energy output, accorsdance with an arrangement causing blackouts in the Paris suburbs. reached yesterday, import containers Some localised power outages were also lying outside for around 10 days will be reported on the Mediterranean coast. moved out first and the rest then taken Short-term electricity prices were out. Also it has been agreed to form a BANGLADESH sharply higher on the wholesale energy committee consisting of two members See “Bangladesh” under “Political & markets in anticipation of shortages. each from ChPT, CCTL, trailer Civil Unrest”. The leading CGT union claimed a operators union and trade and industry protest march it organised in central which would meet daily to review the CANADA Paris had attracted 80,000 people. situation and take up issues that London, May 28 — A press report, Unions said about three quarters of the require priority attention. The private dated May 27, states: An ongoing strike 150,000 staff at EDF and GDF were operator CCTL has assured measures by 4,300 Aliant employees in four observing the strike, although like induction of four new cranes and provinces has led to the Canadian management claimed the figure was inspection at ‘O’ yard being Radio-television and closer to 45%. The strike is the latest in discontinued. The Chennai Port Trust Telecommunications Commission a series of protests against moves to has agreed provide parking space for receiving an estimated 150 complaints. liberalise France’s power markets over containers arriving without valid A union involved in the strike by the last two years. Unions claim papers to avoid congestion. Though the Aliant’s operators, technicians and privatising the power utilities would trailer operators’ decision to defer their clerical staff called on the federal lead to large-scale job losses, and would strike plan might provide temporary regulator today to start investigating undermine France’s tradition of public relief, the trade has not only to put up the level of phone service being service. They have argued that with financial loss but also may provided by Aliant. Ervan Cronk said privatisation could lead to power cuts of eventually lose export orders if the service has deteriorated substantially the kind that paralysed the US east problem is not dealt with quickly. While since the walkout on Apr 23. He said coast and parts of Italy last summer. the ChPT, trade and port users are it’s reached the point where Aliant is no CGT secretary general Frederic trying to persuade both the CCTL and longer meeting its terms of service Imbrecht told the AFP news agency workers to adopt a flexible attitude to requirements as issued by the CRTC. that the union was planning more end the deadlock, a formal The terms of service requirements lay strikes and protests at local level in reconciliation is expected to open up out guidelines about service and rates mid-June, when the French assembly is before the meeting of stakeholders and that phone companies must abide by. due to debate the proposed change. the conflicting parties at the Regional However the CRTC will require a Electricity provider EDF has responded Labour Commissioner office tomorrow. formal complaint about terms of service with a series of full-page newspaper London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated requirements to spark an investigation advertisements claiming that Jun 1, states: The Container and an industry analyst said the consumers will benefit from the Corporation of India is diverting some chances of the CRTC getting involved in planned change to limited company of its Chennai-bound cargo to Tuticorin the operations of Aliant are slim at status. and Cochin, by rail, after the week-long best. There has been no bargaining strike at the Chennai Container between the two sides since the workers INDIA Terminal showed no signs of easing off. walked out. London, May 28 — A strike at India’s Senior Concor officials said, øAbout 250 Chennai Container Terminal has additional containers have been moved COLOMBIA paralysed operations there, impacting a to Tuticorin port.ø As on May 30, Bogota, May 27 — Most banana number of Singapore-based feeder lines Tuticorin has registered an inflow of workers in Colombia, the world’s third- and slowing cargo flows into and out of 522 containers against its monthly largest exporter of the fruit, began an the P&O Ports terminal to a trickle. average of less than 300, the officials indefinite strike today after failing to London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated said, adding numbers would be very clinch a new wages agreement with today, states: Operations at Chennai much similar for Cochin port as well. companies, their union said. “We were a Port continued to remain affected as the While shippers had to bear the long way apart and we couldn’t reach strike by a section of non-management additional inland haulage and handling an agreement,” Oswaldo Cuadrado, workers of Chennai Container Terminal costs assessed at around Rs 10,000 a president of the banana workers’ union, Limited (CCTL), a private operator at container, this option of transferring to Sintrainagro, told Reuters. Exports will the Port, continued for the ninth day these alternate ports would allow them stop immediately, he said. About 16,000 today. However, trailer operators meet schedules. The week-long impasse workers in the northwestern region of deferred their strike plan and began has led to an estimated build-up of Uraba, which produces about 90 negotiations with officials of Chennai 11,000 plus Customs-cleared containers percent of Colombia’s bananas, were Port Trust (ChPT) and CCTL. But the at the terminal. striking, he said. The workers, who possibility of the imposition of a earn around $200 a month, want a 9- congestion surcharge by shipping lines LEBANON percent wage increase, while of up to $50 a box from today loomed Beirut, May 28 — A local press report, management is offering the rate of large with over 300 non-management dated today, states: “Five protesters inflation, which is about 6 percent. workers at the CCTL remaining off were shot dead and at least 20 others Colombia, which follows only Ecuador work seeking better working conditions wounded in Beirut’s southern suburb of and Costa Rica as an exporter, shipped and reinstatement of four senior Hay al-Sellom yesterday, when the 55 million 20-kilo boxes of bananas in employees suspended by the CCTL. worker protest against the increase in 2003, earning about $310 million in Steps are on to shift thousands of gasoline prices turned into a export sales, about 2.5 percent of the backlog containers out of the terminal battlefront, with the army firing live country’s total exports. — Reuters. to off-dock container freight stations bullets into the crowd. Later in the day, (CFS) with a view to bringing relief to 300 rioters broke into the Labour FRANCE industrial units that have their Ministry in Shiah and burned the first London, May 28 — A press report, imported goods and materials stuck at floor of the building after throwing dated yesterday, states: Thousands of the terminal. In addition, around 7,000 computers and equipment out of the French energy workers have staged a import containers, export cargo boxes windows. The events took place amid a mass strike, triggering power cuts in are yet to be cleared. According to a heavy silence from top officials who some areas. Unions called the 24-hour release from the Chennai Port Trust, failed to denounce the shootings, but stoppage in response to government the trailer operators, who were President Emile Lahoud requested that plans to transform state-owned power threatening to go on strike seeking the judiciary proceed with an firms EDF and GDF into limited measures to reduce the turnaround investigation without commenting or

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. 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. 20 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements denouncing the shootings. Yesterday, barricades. Both demonstrators and firm, had sued another personal injury there was growing speculation that army troops were responsible for firm, Mallilo & Grossman, and one of there might be a set-up to oust Prime cutting off the roads on the southern that firm’s lawyers for carrying out the Minister Rafik Hariri and his Cabinet, side of the capital and the airport road, client theft scheme. Mallilo & which is likely to have prompted Hariri leaving as many as 800 travellers and Grossman said it will appeal the to cut short his two-day trip to Beirut International Airport employees verdict. About $450,000 of the award Damascus and head straight back to stranded at the airport. The army has must be paid by the lawyer, Mason Beirut. Reports flowed yesterday that also reportedly rounded up several Pimsler, and the rest by Mallilo & the protest and clashes were stone-throwers and people carrying Grossman, said Philip Vogt, lawyer for reminiscent of the May 6, 1992, sticks and might charge them for the Rosenberg Minc firm. The jurors nationwide protest, which resulted in creating troubles. In Hay al-Sellom, the found the firm had in effect authorized the ousting of then-Prime Minister area resembled a battlefield, with Pimsler’s actions. There was no answer Omar Karami and which subsequently wounded people soaked in blood being at Pimsler’s home telephone Thursday, brought Hariri to power. “I do not rushed to hospitals despite a localized and he did not respond to requests for believe the incidents were impulsive,” curfew. Reports said that 35 army comment. His lawyer, Robert Zausmer, said Beirut MP Nabil de Freij, a troops and officers suffered minor was unavailable for comment. Vogt said member of Hariri’s parliamentary bloc. wounds and at least 12 army vehicles trial evidence showed Pimsler, a 1997 Freij could not comment on the events were hit. Earlier that day, about 2, 000 graduate of Touro Law School, called before further inquiry, but “one thing is protesters had met in front of the Rosenberg Minc’s answering service sure, the speed at which the riots Cabinet in Mathaf in a peaceful protest every weekend between March 1998 spread show that they were not led by the GLC and several workers’ and May 1999, pretended to be a innocent and that the matter is not the unions. The protest in Mathaf, which partner in the firm and collected making of the General Labour was spearheading a series of messages. Pimsler used the messages to Confederation (GLC), but rather of nationwide protests in the different contact Rosenberg Minc’s potential people who took advantage of the qadas, was deemed a flop as it was clients, meet them and get them to sign protest,” he said. As soon as the clashes expected to gather at least 10 times retainer agreements for Mallilo & began, the GLC, which had organized that figure. Several PSP MPs took part Grossman, Vogt said. Rosenberg Minc the strike, called on protesters “to stop in the protest, but they reportedly learned that its calls were being demonstrating and to remain peaceful walked out quickly after the chants intercepted when a client who had and civil and refrain from breaking the against Hariri turned offensive.” — spoken to Pimsler called to complain law.” Ghassan Ghosn, the GLC’s head, Lloyd’s Agents. that a car service had not arrived to was unavailable for comment. pick him up. Pimsler was arrested in Meanwhile a Hizbullah-led committee, NEPAL May 1999 in a sting operation. Vogt headed by Hizbullah MPs Hussein Hajj See under “Political & Civil Unrest.” said Pimsler denied stealing clients. Hassan and Ali Ammar, tried to work The defendant claimed he never out solutions to the clashes by calming UNITED KINGDOM succeeded at reaching any client except demonstrators. “Hizbullah had nothing London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated the detective in the sting operation. to do with the clashes. Its activities today, states: The number of industrial Court papers show Pimsler pleaded focused on easing the problem,” said disputes leading to strikes in the U.K. guilty in Queens Criminal Court on Hajj Hassan in a telephone interview fell to a record low of 133 last year. Just July 30, 1999, to second-degree criminal with The Daily Star. Hajj Hassan, who under half a million working days were impersonation and was sentenced by spent the day shuttling between lost in 2003 compared to 1.3 million in Judge Joseph Grosso to three years protesters and the army in Hay al- 2002. The figures, released by the Office probation. Pimsler was disbarred in Sellom, said the shootings on behalf of for National Statistics, showed some October 2001. Vogt said senior lawyers the army were “unjustified.” “Instead of 150,000 workers were involved in strike at Mallilo & Grossman should have calming the situation, the army shot at action in 2003. The strikes were mainly been suspicious that Pimsler, as a first- people for no reason,” he said. “We are in the public administration, education, year associate, was generating so much trying to calm the situation on both transport and communications sectors. business. sides and I believe that we have almost The Office for National Statistics succeeded. But the protesters are estimated some 372,000 working days NEGLIGENT extremely angry. Some of their friends had already been lost to strike action in MISREPRESENTATION, are dead and they are furious.” The the first three months of 2004, with UNITED STATES riots ended only after about 300 army 135,000 workers involved in 40 London, May 28 — A press report, troops armed with batons entered the stoppages. The most working days lost dated May 26, states: Two businessmen Labour Ministry in the evening, through disputes in 2003 were in have won $5.2 million in an arbitration expelling the rioters and containing the Northern Ireland, London and Scotland. against Citigroup Inc., which they fire that had already ravaged an entire The least days were lost in north-east contend failed to arrange a promised floor. An army statement said the England, eastern England, the East hedge against a large restricted stock clashes left 13 troops wounded, Midlands and south-east England. The position. The two men, W. Stewart including three officers. Hizbullah had Office for National Statistics figures Swain and L. P. Herzog, were the also issued out a statement slamming showed the number of working days lost majority owners of Premier Associates the shouting of civilians and urging the through disputes has decreased through Management Company in 1998, when government to reconsider its economic the decades, with an average of 660,000 they sold the company, a nursing home policies. The public prosecutor’s office is per year in the 1990s, 7.2 million in the operator, to Integrated Health Services expected to take action against those 1980s and 12.9 million in the 1970s. in exchange for restricted shares of responsible for the violence in the stock, according to the arbitration claim coming days. The hundreds of filed with NASD, formerly the National protesters in the impoverished Beirut Association of Securities Dealers. Their suburb were first dispersed with water lawyer, Daniel MacIntyre of Shapiro cannons and later shot at with machine Fussell Wedge Smotherman Martin & guns after they had started throwing Price in Atlanta, said the men’s stones. The confrontation, however, was investment bankers at Robinson reportedly triggered when members of Humphrey, then a unit of Citigroup, the Communist Party started throwing advised them that if they completed the stones at the army troops who were CLIENT THEFT, UNITED STATES deal, a hedge against the large trying to prevent them from attacking London, May 28 — A press report, Integrated Health stockholdings could an army truck. It lasted for several dated today, states: A jury has awarded be put into place. But the bankers were hours, transforming the area into a war a law firm $1.4 million in damages unable to arrange the hedge and the zone. Black clouds of smoke could be because several of its clients were stock was worthless by the time Mr. seen at the capital’s entrances, most of stolen by a rookie lawyer at another Swain and Mr. Herzog were able to sell which were shut by burning tires and firm. Rosenberg Minc, a personal injury the stock. In a ruling released this

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. 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. 21 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents week, an NASD panel of arbitrators from the outset disputed the 10 kilometres north-west of Parkes on awarded the two men, who remain Hofmeisters’ bad-faith claim, and is the Narromine line. The derailment business partners, $4.27 million in likely to appeal the verdict. The verdict occurred at approximately 2110 as the damages. The panel, which ruled that ranks No. 4 in terms of dollars of all train, three engines and 30 Manildra Citigroup was liable for negligent jury verdicts in Kentucky since 1998. Group wagons full of wheat, was on its misrepresentation, also ordered it to The jury awarded the Hofmeisters $10 way to Manildra from Nyngan. The refund its success fee from the deal of million in compensatory damages and train was being driven by two Parkes $936,065. just over $18.4 million in punitive men, neither was injured. It is damages. understood the train struck a damaged ROAD ACCIDENT, UNITED STATES railway line which split. Two of three London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated engines, not the one in which the today, states: A jury has ordered Ford drivers were located, came off the track, Motor Co to pay at least $US122 million pulling 10 of the wagons with them., to a woman paralysed in a rollover The wagons buried themselves in the accident, the first setback in a string of soft ground, and this prevented more of lawsuits involving the Ford Explorer, them rolling on their sides. the nation’s best-selling sport utility vehicle. Ford has previously won 11 QUANG BINH PROVINCE, rollover lawsuits involving the Explorer, VIETNAM a company spokeswoman said. The final FALMOUTH AREA, KENTUCKY, London, May 25 — A press report, award could be much higher. The award UNITED STATES dated today, states: A train carrying issued late yesterday covered only London, May 27 — A press report, rice packages from HCM City to Ha Noi compensatory damages. The jury began dated today, states: A train derailed in derailed as it ran through the Dong Le deliberations today on punitive a Tri-State community yesterday Station in Quang Binh Province at a damages. Ford, based in Dearborn, evening. The CSX freight train jumped high speed on Saturday night (May 22). Michigan, said it will appeal. The trial the tracks at about 1800 in Pendleton Deputy head of Quang Binh Traffic involved a January 2002 accident east County, Kentucky, south of Falmouth. Police Department said Train 280’s 10 of San Diego. Driver Benetta Buell- Fourteen of the train’s 66 cars derailed, carriages were turned upside down, Wilson swerved to avoid a metal object and six of the 14 cars rolled over, causing much material loss. Though no and lost control of her 1997 Explorer, railroad officials said. All of the train’s injuries were reported, traffic between which rolled 4 1/2 times. Buell-Wilson, cars were filled with grain headed from the north and south was stalled for a 49-year-old mother of two, was Cincinnati to Corbin, Kentucky. The almost five hours. permanently paralysed from the waist train reportedly is blocking two main down when the roof collapsed on her railroad lines. Railroad officials said SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, neck. heavy lifting equipment will be brought UNITED STATES in today to clean up the scene. London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, May 31, states: A monorail train UNITED STATES JAMAICA, CUBA carrying passengers to a Memorial Day London, May 29 — A press report, London, May 29 — A press report, festival caught fire this afternoon in dated May 28, states: A Scott County dated today, states: A train carrying Seattle, Washington, and fire crews jury has awarded more than $28 million boarding school students back from the hurriedly rescued passengers from to a horseman and entrepreneur whose countryside derailed south of Havana smoky cars about one storey above net worth declined from $196 million to yesterday morning. A local hospital ground. At least five people were taken negative $6 million after he was reported treating some of the teenagers to Harborview Medical Centre where involved in a car crash. George for injuries. Reporters later saw they were being evaluated, a nursing Hofmeister and his wife, Kay, were flattened passenger seats and twisted supervisor said. She said none had awarded the verdict against Cincinnati steel inside three yellow passenger cars burns. Dozens of emergency crews were Insurance Co., which the jury toppled on their sides, along with the on the scene. Firefighters used ladders, determined had acted in bad faith by locomotive, in a town called Jamaica, including one ladder truck, to reach the delaying an insurance payment, then about 30 miles south of Havana. There smoking train. Fire Department misrepresenting the amount of coverage was no immediate statement from spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said it that was available. The long tale began authorities about the cause or was not immediately clear what caused on Nov 3, 1998, when George seriousness of the derailment or the the fire and that an investigation has Hofmeister was hit head-on by Eugene number of casualties. Officials at one been launched. “When our crews Clark, who had nodded off at the wheel nearby hospital confirmed they had arrived, there was black smoke coming of a Dasher Express truck. Hofmeister treated several people injured in the down Fifth Avenue and there were was severely injured and spent five derailment. flames coming from the roof of one of months in a wheelchair, during which the cars,” she told CNN affiliate KING- he could not adequately oversee dozens KAINAN, WAKAYAMA TV. Glenn Barney, general manager of of businesses he operates worldwide, he PREFECTURE, JAPAN the Seattle Center Monorail, said he did claimed. Hofmeister was first prepared London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated not know what caused the fire. The to take Cincinnati Insurance to trial in today, states: A rapid train was derailed monorail travels a mile between October 2002, when he was seeking $1 this morning in Kainan, Wakayama downtown Seattle and the Seattle million, the limit of the coverage his Prefecture, after running over logs Center Fairgrounds where the annual attorney, Dale Golden, was told Dasher scattered on the tracks, injuring 11 Memorial Day Folklife Festival was had. Cincinnati balked about making passengers, local rescue authorities taking place. the payment in the days before the trial said. The driver of the four-car train, was scheduled, but on the day the jury which was travelling from Gobo to SHONGWENI AREA, was to be selected, paid the $1 million, Wakayama on the Kisei line with about SOUTH AFRICA averting the trial. But the Scott County 500 passengers, applied the emergency London, Jun 1 — A press report, date jury this week decided that Cincinnati’s brake after seeing the 20 to 30 logs, but May 30, states: Fifty-four people were attorney, Dan Murner of Landrum & the train still ran over them, according injured when a run-away Spoornet Shouse in Lexington, misrepresented to West Japan Railway Co (JR West). locomotive rammed a Metrorail train on the amount of insurance that Dasher Only the first car derailed. the line between Durban and Cato carried to the tune of another $5 Ridge, a spokesperson said today. Isabel million. The jury voted 11 to 1 that PARKES AREA, van der Westhuizen said all but five of “such conduct was carried out with an NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA the people injured in the collision about evil motive on the part of Cincinnati London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated 1700 on the line between Shongweni Insurance Company or with reckless today, states: Investigations are and Delville Wood station have been indifference to the rights of George and continuing into the cause of a train discharged from hospital. She added Kay Hofmeister.” Cincinnati Insurance derailment on Sunday night (May 30) that one of the two lines linking the

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. 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. 22 Railway Accidents/Computer Systems/Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions stations was still closed at noon today. authorities in Nhulunbuy in the feared trapped, police said. “They were It was expected to be re-opened by Northern Territory. Fifteen boats have doing illegal mining this morning when Monday morning. A Spoornet-Metrorail been detained in the past two weeks a series of blasts made the mine team was already on site to investigate with six boats captured in the past five collapse,” Deepak Varma, the local the accident and its cause. The damage days. A spokesman for the Federal superintendent of police, said by to the line, locomotive and Metrorail Fisheries Minister Ian Macdonald says telephone. The accident took place in train was still being determined. 17 senior fishermen have now been Jharkhand state at the Baniadih coal charged and will face court in mine, about 200km south of Patna, the WRIGHT AREA, KANSAS, Nhulunbuy this week. He says eight of largest city in the region. Patna is the UNITED STATES the boats have paid a bond and can capital of neighbouring Bihar state. See “United States” under “Weather & return to Indonesia. Navigation.” COMMERCIAL PREMISES, OUTBREAK OF VIRUS ON CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, BERMUDA FLAGGED PASSENGER UNITED STATES Computer Systems VESSEL London, May 28 — A press report, London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated dated May 7, states: An early morning today, states: Nearly 350 passengers fire ravaged a Franklin Street clothing and crew on board Princess Cruises shop in Chapel Hill yesterday, shutting passenger Island Princess (91627 gt, down the store and filling several built 2003) in southeast Alaska fell ill surrounding businesses with smoke. with a virus this week, cruise line The fire took 42 firefighters from AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL officials said. As of yesterday, 308 Chapel Hill and four nearby COMPUTER FAILURE, passengers and 40 crew members on departments to extinguish. Officials UNITED KINGDOM board the vessel complained of Norwalk said yesterday that some sort of London, Jun 3 — Thousands of air virus-like symptoms. Altogether, 2,018 electrical problem was the most likely passengers are facing delays after an passengers and 896 crew members were cause of the fire. An investigation was air traffic control computer failure making the weeklong voyage from continuing. The fire was reported at caused flights to be suspended across Vancouver to Whittier. The vessel was 0327 hrs and was under control about the UK. National Air Traffic Services in Skagway yesterday and will probably an hour later, officials said. Firefighters said flights were grounded so that continue on schedule, said Dean Brown, used thermal infrared cameras to find controllers could prioritise on planes in CEO of Princess Tours Division, which the fire’s origin. Nobody was in the the air, but safety was unaffected. The oversees Alaska operations. He said ill store at the time of the fire. The fire national air traffic control computer passengers and crews were recovering caused at least $1 million in damage, system crashed at 0600, BST, and in isolated rooms. Onboard testing fire officials said. Crews from the flights were being operated manually by confirmed the presence of the norovirus Carrboro, North Chatham, New Hope air traffic controllers during the down - which includes Norwalk and Norwalk- and Parkwood departments helped the time, British Airways said. The system like viruses. The virus can cause Chapel Hill Fire Department deal with was down for nearly an hour and diarrhea, stomach pain and vomiting the fire in the clothing store. The early- although the air traffic control centre at for 24 to 48 hours. It is spread through morning fire sent a thick layer of smoke West Drayton is now fully operational food and water and close contact with into a number of surrounding again, most flights remain on hold. infected people or the items they have businesses, but didn’t appear to cause Adrian Yalland, spokesman for Nats, touched. Brown said the source of the any structural damage, shop owners said: “Our computer system is now fully outbreak has not been determined. The and fire officials said. At one of those operational and safety being our federal Centers for Disease Control and businesses, Chapel Hill Sportswear, primary concern we are now working to Prevention in Atlanta is investigating. staff spent the day trying to salvage the make sure those aircraft in the air and store’s vast collection of Carolina T- in need of landing should be able to do shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, hats and so to clear the delays.” He said the fault other memorabilia. “The worst case was thought to lie with the “flow of would be a total loss on all the data” in the system. “The reasons why clothing,” one employee said. “But we planes were grounded was because we think that’s unlikely.” couldn’t let them into the air which would add more complications,” he FACTORY, COTTINGHAM, added. The affected computer systems YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM were not those that handle the BOATYARD, POOLE, DORSET, London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated separation of aircraft in the air. The UNITED KINGDOM today, states: Staff were evacuated from fault was in what is known as the host London, May 28 — A press report, a food factory as fire damaged the control system, a two-year-old computer dated yesterday, states: A salvage building late last night. Shift workers system at West Drayton. The system operation is under way after a major at Cranswick Country Foods in handles flight strips which are the basic fire destroyed a number of businesses Cottingham, near Hull, were forced to details of flights coming in and out of at a boatyard. Flames spread through leave the building after the fire took the UK. four buildings at Mitchells Boatyard, hold shortly after 2300, BST. Poole, Dorset, yesterday lunchtime, one Humberside Fire and Rescue Service of which contained petrol and flares. says 80 firefighters, some wearing Miscellaneous Ten pumps attended the incident, and breathing apparatus, fought the flames police were forced to close a number of for hours and were still on site today. A roads around Turks Lane and Pearce fire brigade spokesman said about 25% Avenue. Vessels were redirected. No-one of the building was destroyed. At the was hurt but damage to buildings and height of the incident 10 fire marine equipment was extensive. appliances, turntable ladders and a Emergency crews remained at the site command unit were at the scene. Today throughout the night. experts are at the site assessing the INDONESIAN FISHING VESSELS damage to the building and DETAINED BY AUSTRALIA investigating the cause of the fire. The London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated COAL MINE, JHARKHAND STATE, INDIA factory produces sausages, cooked today, states: The Australian Fisheries meats and pork products. Management Authority has charged a London, May 28 — A press report, dated today, states: An abandoned coal further six Indonesian boat masters for FACTORY, QUEANBEYAN, illegally fishing in Australian waters. mine collapsed in eastern India today after a group of illegal miners set off a NEW SOUTH WALES More than 100 Indonesian fisherman London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated are now under the control of fisheries series of explosions inside, leaving at least five workers dead and some 20 today, states: Fire investigators are

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. 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. 23 Fires & Explosions looking into a large factory blaze in by Sunday afternoon and no motive was controversial artwork with 102 names Queanbeyan. It is not certain what immediately apparent as an in it. Three years ago, Saatchi paid caused the blaze which destroyed the investigation was launched headed by £500,000 for the Chapman brothers’ factory in Stoneaway Road and the prosecutor general. Hell sculpture, which is also confirmed threatened nearby houses. Inspector lost. The brothers cast and hand- Chris Crouden from the New South GRAIN MILL, BURLEY, IDAHO, painted more than 5,000 figures Wales Fire Brigade says the cleanup UNITED STATES including skeletons, Nazi soldiers and process is now underway. “There were a London, May 28 — A press report, human mutations. An exclusion zone numerous building materials on the site dated May 27, states: A fire claimed a was placed around the industrial and that fuelled the fire,” he said. “The prominent grain facility near downtown estate. Momart’s insurance company, building has now been almost totally Burley early yesterday morning, Heath Lambert, said the fire was an destroyed by fire but has been bought gutting the main building and doing instance of “exactly why the insurance under control, and fire fighters are now severe damage to the adjacent mill. market exists.” One City art insurance in the overhaul and mopping up stages Burley firefighters were dispatched at specialist said the cost could be between of this fire.” 0555 hrs, yesterday to a blaze at the £40m and £50m. Feeders Grain Supply Inc. facility at FACTORY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 1144 Occidental Ave. in Burley. “It was MANUFACTURING PLANT, London, May 28 — A press report, fully engulfed,” Cassia Sheriff Jim FUJAIRAH, dated today, states: A juice factory and Higens said, assessing the extent of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES five work sheds were destroyed in two damage to the main building. Alcott Karachi, May 29 — A huge fire broke fires in a Sydney suburb overnight, said it took several hours to control the out in a privately owned paper and which police said caused over A$5 fire, and firefighters were still working tissue manufacturing plant, Al Mulla million in damage and were to extinguish hot spots yesterday Converting Industries Company, at the deliberately lit. About 1000 people were afternoon. Though the cause of the fire industrial area Fujairah, in eastern evacuated from a nearby cinema during has not been determined, Alcott said United Arab Emirates yesterday at one blaze. In the first of the Pagewood that welders had been working in the around 1300. As a result, one Indian fires, Botany Bay police and firefighters basement Tuesday (May 25) and he worker Shahjahan died. The factory were called to a shopping centre and suspected that’s where the fire started. was completely gutted, and initial residential redevelopment alight in Because of various elevators and estimates put the loss at Dh26 million Bunnerong Road, at about 2030, AEST. passageways inside the facility, the fire (about $7 million). According to Colonel The fire began in the work sheds on the spread quickly and was difficult to Juma Saif Al Ghashemi, Director of the first floor of the two-storey building. battle, Alcott said. The facility was Fujairah Civil Defence Department, Inquiries revealed it was intentionally unoccupied at the time of the fire and firefighters battled the blaze for more lit, police said. No one was injured. no injuries were reported, Alcott said. than two hours. Engineer Naser However Sydney five portable work Mohammed Al Mulla, owner of the sheds and their contents were INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LEYTON, factory, said the machinery and destroyed, with an estimated cost of LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM equipment of the factory were A$50,000. Police said they and London, May 27 — A press report, completely destroyed. — Lloyd’s List firefighters were called less than two dated today, states: An investigation Correspondent. hours later, at 2215 hrs, to a juice has begun into the east London factory in Corish Circuit, after reports warehouse blaze that destroyed modern MOURNE MOUNTAINS, COUNTY of smoke and flames coming from the artworks valued by one art insurance DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND, building. About 1,000 cinema patrons specialist at £50m. Fire experts and UNITED KINGDOM were evacuated as a precaution from police are trying to establish the cause London, May 27 — A press report, the Hoyts theatre across the road in the of the fire that wrecked the storage unit dated today, states: Firefighters are East Gardens shopping complex, in Leyton. More than 100 pieces owned tackling a huge fire in the Mourne firefighters said. It took 100 firefighters by art mogul Charles Saatchi, including Mountains, County Down, for the four hours to contain the blaze. works by Tracey Emin and Damien second day in a row. The blaze in the However, the roof collapsed and two Hirst, were among those to perish. The Silent Valley area has already concrete slab walls suffered structural fire appeared to have started in a destroyed about 160 acres, the Mourne damage, firefighters said. The damage separate building in the warehouse Heritage Trust has said. The blaze was estimated at $5 million, police said. complex, some distance from the art began yesterday evening but an storage unit. Investigators are now operation to damp down the flames had FOOTBALL STADIUM, MONACO beginning the painstaking task of to be called off when it got dark, London, June 1 — A press report, searching for clues to the cause of the because the steep slopes made it too dated today, states: An explosive device fire. They are expected to spend up to dangerous. By lunchtime today, the fire damaged the home stadium of the three days at the scene, carrying out a was still spreading. Tony Gates of The Monaco football club and a nearby forensic-style examination of the debris. Mourne Heritage Trust said there were building overnight but caused no Momart managing director Eugene still problems fighting the fire. “The casualties, officials said on Sunday Boyle said: “Our insurers are Fire Brigade are advising us that there (May 30). “It’s the first time that an completely satisfied that we took all the are large parts of the fire which are explosion set off by a bomb has occurred necessary steps to ensure the beyond their reach. It simply wouldn’t in Monaco,” said Monaco government safekeeping of the works of art in our be safe to send firefighters in,” he said. adviser Jose Badia, saying it was a possession.” It could not provide a Firefighters and soldiers have also proven “criminal” attack. “We were complete list of the artworks destroyed brought a large gorse fire under control lucky because no one was injured, because of “client confidentiality”, but at Ballykinlar Army base in County Badia said. The explosion occurred among those confirmed were pieces by Down. The blaze began at about 1000, around 0200 hrs and was followed by a Emin, Hirst, brothers Jake and Dinos BST, yesterday at a section of the camp “major fire”, the principality’s press Chapman, Chris Ofili, Gavin Turk and behind the firing range. Thirteen fire office said. An entrance to the Louis II Sarah Lucas. Works by Turner Prize- units were involved in the operation. Stadium housing the football club’s winner Rachel Whiteread, Patrick The blaze was centred on about 400 administrative offices as well as private Caulfield, Gary Hume, Craigie acres of a scrubland close to a firing companies was hit, while an industrial Horsfield and 20 pieces by Martin range. building facing the entrance also Maloney were also destroyed. Hirst lost sustained damage. The fire caused the 16 paintings - several of his own PLASTICS FACTORY, SYDNEY, ceiling of a ground-floor office to cave butterfly and spin paintings and a AUSTRALIA in, damaged stairways and an elevator number of others by artists such as London, May 29 — A press report, shaft, and blew out windows on four Hume and Lucas. Emin’s embroidered dated today, states: Fire crews are still floors of the building, officials said. tent, Everyone I Ever Slept With 1963- mopping up a major fire that has Access to the area was blocked off. No 1995, was also lost. Saatchi is thought destroyed a plastics factory in Sydney’s one claimed responsibility for the blast to have paid £40,000 for the west overnight. At the height of the

Redfern Street blaze in Wetherill Park, abandoned campfire. The blaze on board, was more than 1,000 pounds more than 100 firefighters were trying destroyed a ranch house, chicken coop overweight, according to a report by the to bring it under control. Investigations and two unoccupied communications Transportation Safety Board of Canada. will begin later today into the fire’s buildings. Representatives of the TSB were in cause. Fire Service Superintendent Ian London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated Kingsville today to provide an update Krimmer says it is the biggest fire in today, states: Firefighters cleared a line on their investigation into the crash of several months and it has been a tough around a lightning-sparked blaze that the Cessna Caravan 208B, Georgian night for those involved. “At the height has burned about 30,000 acres in rural Express Flight 126. Seconds after take- of the fire we had concerns about south-central New Mexico, bringing off the aircraft listed, banked its left several walls that did collapse [and] containment to 35% yesterday. The wing and plunged nose-down into the there were several explosions at the lines appeared to be holding, despite lake about 1.6 nautical miles off the side of the structure caused by several high wind on May 30. Crews have been island, said Denis Rivard, TSB gas bottles,” he said. “It was a very working to burn out fuels between the investigator-in-charge.”It was not a difficult fire to fight. We had to adopt a blaze in the Lincoln National Forest survivable accident,” Rivard said. “All defensive mode, it was much too and the small community of Arabela. occupants died upon impact.” The dangerous to allow crews into the The fire, reported May 15, burned 12 maximum amount of weight building.” cabins and several outbuildings. The recommended by the manufacturer for cost to fight the blaze stood at nearly the Caravan 208B is 8,732 pounds, but STEEL MILL, GALATZ, ROMANIA $2.8 million, officials said. Rivard said the investigation found it Bucharest, Jun 3 — A fire broke out at Santa Fe, Jun 1 — Calm winds and was carrying 9,779 pounds on take-off, Galatz, Ispat Sidex S.A. at 2030, Jun 2 controlled burns have helped between 13 and 15 per cent more than in furnace No. 5 of the steel mill. The firefighters gain control of a blaze its recommended capacity. Rivard said cause was reportedly due to a deficiency ravaging the forest fire officials said the plane was de-iced at Windsor to the electric installation which caused today. The Peppin Fire has been Airport at about 1445 hrs, almost two ignition of the cast iron mixed with burning through the mountain range in hours before its fateful last flight from slag. The fire was extinguished by the southern New Mexico, about 150 miles Pelee Island. A fine icy sleet was in the military and civil firemen teams. No south of Santa Fe. Fire information air as the plane taxied down the victims resulted from the incident. — officer Beth Wilson said the fire is about runway at 1638 hrs. Several witnesses Lloyd’s Agents. 40 percent contained after it had reported seeing ice on the wings before burned through about 31,500 acres. the plane took off, Rivard said. “But we TIMBER YARD, CARDIFF, WALES, Some 640 people have been battling the will never be able to determine if there UNITED KINGDOM blaze, and the cost of fighting the fire was ice on the plane at the point of London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated has been about $3 million so far, Wilson takeoff,” he said. “That information was Jun 2, states: Firefighters spent all said. — Reuters. lost when the plane hit the lake.” night tackling a blaze at a timber yard Rivard said the investigation has not in Cardiff. They were called to the found any indications of structural or incident in the Ely area at 2030, BST, mechanical problems with the plane at yesterday and finally brought it under the time of the crash. “We’re confident control 12 hours later. Four fire crews there was nothing wrong with the finally managed to put out the fire at plane,” he said, adding the TSB is now the yard, at Birdy’s Lane off Heol concentrating on the operational side of Muston, with firefighters remaining at the incident — looking at the human the scene to dampen down. A South factors involved in the crash, including Wales Police spokesman said they 9XRSN the possibility of pilot error and would be working closely with the fire London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated whether aircraft and company service to carry out a full investigation Jun 1, states: Twelve people aboard operational procedures were followed. into the blaze. However it was thought Antonov 32, 9XRSN, registered in He said the investigation would have that the fire may have been started Rwanda under Sun Air, sustained major been helped immeasurably had the deliberately. Station Officer Peter injuries when it crash-landed today at plane been equipped with a cockpit Jenkins of South Wales Fire Service Kigali International Airport, Kanombe. voice and data recorder which are not said: “It was a very serious fire and we The Russian pilots and Congolese required small commuter aircraft. had 10 to 12 engines attending at passengers are now under intensive different times during the night.” care at a local hospital in Kanombe. CRASH INTO LAKE BARTON, Officials said the plane from Benin to FLORIDA, UNITED STATES WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES Goma in the Democratic Republic of the See N739SK. London, May 27 — A press report, Congo failed to retract its left tyres on dated today, states: A lightning-sparked its takeoff from Benin, forcing it to be CRASH, FITCHBURG, wildfire in the Capitan Mountains redirected to land at Kanombe, where it MASSACHUSETTS, continued to burn out of control early crashed at around 0500, UTC. Director UNITED STATES today. The blaze grew to 25,000 acres of the Rwandan airport Peter Mugenzi See N21072. and has burned a dozen cabins - mostly said the plane had technical problems summer homes - and several after taking off. “The pilots CRASH, GALVESTON COUNTY, outbuildings in the rural area of south- communicated to us and we had to UNITED STATES central New Mexico. Burnout allow it to land here given that the London, May 29 — A press report, operations were planned for tomorrow, Goma airport has no capacity to handle dated May 28, states: Four people were and firefighters yesterday built lines such emergency cases,” he said. An hurt when a helicopter crashed in a along the northern perimeter of the fire aviation official at the airport who rural area of Galveston County today. in preparation, said fire information sought anonymity said the plane Four people who were in the crash were officer Jackie Denk. Lighter winds, “landed like a stone from the air,” hospitalized and were in fair condition overcast conditions and higher adding that the airport facilities for this afternoon. Pilot Ray Murphy and humidity aided firefighters, but the crash-landing managed to halt the passenger Mark Miller were flown by rugged terrain has made it impossible plane and the fire department arrived LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann to put firefighters in front of the fire, on time before the plane burst into Hospital. Passengers Donald Turner which has been burning since May 15, flames. and Jennifer Schapper were Denk said. Thunderstorms packing transported to Hermann by ambulance. erratic winds, dry lightning and very C-FAGA All four were reported in fair condition little rain were forecast for today. About London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated this afternoon. Two others on the 50 miles to the north-west, a 5,280-acre Jun 1, states: A commuter plane that helicopter, Drent Sarault and Gina fire was 90% contained last night. The crashed into icy Lake Erie off Pelee Monitaita did not go to a hospital, said fire, in the Gallinas Mountains, was Island on Jan 17, killing all 10 people Texas Department of Public Safety reported Friday and flared from an spokeswoman Tela Mange. Mange said

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. 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. 25 Aviation the helicopter crashed about 0945 hrs Mt Isa RFDS received the emergency sent to the area,” he said. “One of them in a field near the end of Maple Leaf call about 1045 yesterday. After brought the crew and the nurse and the Road, south of FM 518. The helicopter arriving at Tobermorey Station they doctor back to Dili and the other one had taken off from Hobby Airport on a were driven to the stock camp and brought the pregnant lady to Dili test flight after having some treated Mr McDermott before going to National Hospital.” maintenance work done. The helicopter the crash site about 42km south of the was doing a test hover about 75 feet homestead. They found the pilot dead. CRASH, STANLEY AIRPORT, above the ground when it crashed, he Harts Range police and a forensic crew FALKLAND ISLANDS said. Federal aviation and from Alice Springs went to the scene London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated transportation officials will investigate yesterday. Police Airwing flew to May 31, states: At approximately 1520 the cause of the crash, Mange said. Tobermorey to recover the body of the on Saturday (May 29) an aircraft pilot. The Australian Transport Safety surveying for minerals in the Falklands CRASH, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, Bureau will investigate the cause of the crash-landed at Stanley Airport in the SOUTH CAROLINA, accident. Falkland Islands. None of the two on UNITED STATES board were hurt in the incident, which London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated CRASH, PARE BUGIS, INDONESIA occurred when the nose landing gear May 31, states: A Cartersville man and London, May 28 — A press report, failed. This caused the aircraft’s two other passengers survived a plane dated yesterday, states: A Cessna propellers to strike the runway. The crash in South Carolina yesterday, but aircraft crashed into a swamp near Director of Civil Aviation in the the pilot remained missing today. Eric Supadio airport, following an Falklands, Mr. Andrew Newman, told Long, 25, of Cartersville and two others emergency landing due to engine FIBS, “Incident and investigation had no serious injuries reported. ‘’They problems. The pilot and all four procedures are being carried out by are shaken up, but their condition is passengers aboard the five-seater Falkland Islands Civil Aviation good,’’ North Myrtle Beach Fire Chief aircraft survived but suffered minor Department in conjunction with the Tom Barstow said of the three injuries in the accident, the commander operating company, and Brazilian Civil passengers that swam to safety. Divers of the nearby air base Col. Harsono Aviation.” searched for the pilot today in the said. Harsono said the aircraft was Intracoastal Waterway at North Myrtle chartered by a Catholic mission to carry CRASH, THORP MOUNTAIN AREA, Beach. A Cessna 310 that took off from its members from Sintang regency. The WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta pilot, he added, had realised the London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated hit the water just short of the runway aircraft was experiencing engine Jun 1, states: A small plane crashed at Grand Strand Airport shortly after trouble just prior to landing that today about 70 miles east of Seattle, noon yesterday, said Kathleen Bergen afternoon. The aircraft hit a tree before injuring both men on board. Kittitas with the Federal Aviation crashing into the swamp, some two County Undersheriff Clay Myers said Administration in Atlanta. kilometres away from the airport. the four-passenger Piper went down in the Thorp Mountain area between Lake CRASH, NORTHERN IRAN CRASH, PEARLAND, Kachess and Lake Cle Elum, near London, May 29 — A press report, UNITED STATES Interstate 90. The pilot was able to call dated today, states: A helicopter London, May 28 — A press report, for help on his cell phone and provide carrying a provincial governor and dated today, states: A helicopter rough co-ordinates for rescuers, said three of his aides from the site of an carrying five people crashed this sheriff’s Sgt. Fred Slyfield. A rescue earthquake crashed in the mountains of morning near Pearland, seriously helicopter found the wreckage through northern Iran today, killing all aboard, injuring at least two on board. The two fog and rain and evacuated the two men official Tehran television reported. It known injured were transported by to a Yakima hospital. The Piper had said the governor of Qazvin province helicopter to Memorial Hermann been flying from Wenatchee to Seattle’s was in the helicopter with three aides Hospital in Houston, said Tela Mange, Boeing Field, said Federal Aviation and a journalist working for Iran’s spokeswoman for the Texas Department Administration spokesman Allen state-run television. The report did not of Public Safety. The condition of the Kenitzer. identify the officials by name, but the other three was not immediately governor of Qazvin is Masoud Emami. known. The helicopter was on a CRASH, YAMAGATA AIRPORT, The report also did not say how many maintenance flight and may have JAPAN pilots or crew were on board. clipped a power line before going down. London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated today, states: Two people were seriously CRASH, NORTHERN TERRITORY, CRASH, SAME AREA, MANUFAHI injured after a helicopter they were AUSTRALIA DISTRICT, EAST TIMOR riding in crashed at Yamagata Airport London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated London, Jun 3 — A press report, dated this morning, police said. At around today, states: A Northern Territory today, states: Thee Australians have 1135, an Aerospatiale AS350B cattle station owner walked 8km after been injured in a helicopter crash in helicopter crashed as it was about to being severely burned in a fatal East Timor. Two of those injured will be land at Yamagata Airport in Higashine, helicopter crash. The pilot died in the evacuated to Australia. The United Yamagata Prefecture, and burst into accident. Graham McDermott, 52, was Nations-contracted helicopter was flames, prefectural police said. The fire recovering in hospital last night. Steven responding to a request to take a was quickly extinguished. Two crew Penberthy, of the Royal Flying Doctor pregnant woman to Dili for treatment. members were injured, one seriously, Service, said: “How he survived the The Bell 212 crashed near Same in the and rushed to hospital. Police are crash and walked that far badly burned Manufahi District just before 1700, investigating the cause of the accident. is a real miracle story. Alice Springs- ACST, yesterday. There were five The helicopter took off from a heliport born pilot Kevin Norton, 54, is believed Australians on board, including three in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, earlier to have died instantly when his two- crew and a military doctor and nurse. in the morning to take aerial seater Robertson 22 crashed on The female nurse suffered a broken jaw photographs. Tobermorey Station, about 450km and will be flown to Sydney, while one north-east of Alice Springs, yesterday. of the crew members has a broken leg EMERGENCY LANDING, The men had been mustering. Mr and will be flown to Darwin. The third NASHVILLE AIRPORT, McDermott walked from the crash site injured crew member will remain in UNITED STATES to a stock camp with burns to 60 per Dili. UN Mission of Support in East Dallas, May 27 — An American cent of his body. He was found by his Timor spokesman Wilton Fonseca says Airlines flight from Dallas headed to daughter. Mr McDermott was flown there are few details about the crash. Boston made an emergency landing in from the station by the Mt Isa Royal “The weather conditions in that area Nashville today after a threatening Flying Doctor Service. He was last were not very good,” he said. He says note was found aboard the aircraft, U.S. night in the burns unit at Royal investigation into the accident is under government and airline officials said. Brisbane Hospital in a serious but way. “Immediately after we learned No one was hurt in the incident. stable condition. Mr Penberthy said the about the crash, two helicopters were “American Airlines flight 306 requested

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. 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. 26 Aviation an emergency landing and asked for rescued after about an hour by N61429 armed officers to meet the aircraft,” firefighters using a ladder truck, fire London, Jun 1 — North American P- said Homeland Security spokesman department spokesman Bob Collis said. 51C (Mustang), N61429, operated by Dennis Murphy. He said the request None of the workers was hurt. Workers American Airpower Heritage Flying was made after a flight attendant found may need a crane to right the aircraft, Museum, while performing in an a note saying there was a bomb in the operated by World Airways, Collis said. airshow, with one person on board, plane’s cargo section. “During the flight The accident happened before dawn at crashed at 1905, UTC, May 29, at Red over to Boston, a note was found by a the airport’s cargo complex, away from Wing, Minnesota. The pilot died. crew member. The note warned of a regular airport traffic. “As soon as they suspicious item on board” an American took whatever it was out of the back of N623KD spokesman confirmed. The pilot asked the aircraft, the weight shifted and the London, Jun 1 — Aviat A-1 (Husky), that a bomb squad meet the aircraft aircraft just went back on its tail,” N623KD, operated by Errol Brian and the flight was escorted to Nashville Collis said. Winson, with two persons on board, by fighter jets, Murphy said. “They London, May 29 — McDonnell Douglas crashed on take-off, on May 29, 10 miles made an emergency landing at MD-11F, N275WA, operated by east of Luling, Texas. Both persons on Nashville airport and they were taken International Lease Finance Corp., board died. to an isolated area... passengers are while offloading cargo, tipped on tail at being held for rescreening” and the Los Angeles, California, at 0310, PDT, N707SH cargo area was also being checked, he May 27. The aircraft sustained minor London, Jun 1 — Lancair IV-P, said. American Flight 306 had 129 damage. No injuries. N707SH, operated by Steven C.Hall, passengers and five crew members while on a flight from Ypsilanti, aboard. The aircraft landed at 1535, N2948S Michigan, to Billings, Montana, with local time and authorities are speaking London, May 29 — Piper PA-34-200T, three persons on board, crashed at with the people who were aboard. — N2948S, after smelling smoke during 1800, UTC, May 31, 20 miles south-east Reuters. climb, attempted to reach Cleveland, of Grand Rapids, Vermontville, Texas, and crashed and burned one mile Michigan. The aircraft was destroyed N117BS south of FH1725, Cleveland, Texas, at and all three persons on board died. London, Jun 1 — PZL Mielec M18B 2056, May 27. The aircraft was (Dromader), N117BS, operated by destroyed. N739SK Valley Air Applicators Inc, while on a London, Jun 1 — Piper PA-34-200T London, May 29 — Cessna 172N, flight from Fort Benton, Montana, to (Seneca II), N2948S, operated by N739SK, operated by Grady and Boise, Idaho, with one person on Michael E.Buoy, while on a flight from Francis Inc., on final approach to board, crashed May 22. Wreckage Pearland, Houston, Texas, to Palestine, runway 26, crashed into Lake Barton, located on May 30 south-east of Borah Texas, with one person on board, Orlando, Florida, at 1601, local time, Peak, Custer County, Idaho. The pilot crashed at 2056, UTC, May 27, one mile May 26. (See “Crash Into Lake Barton, died. south of Cleveland, Texas. The aircraft Florida, United States” in issue of May burned and was destroyed. 28.) N21072 London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated N355CV N7626J today, states: Aviation officials are London, Jun 1 — Eurocopter France London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated trying to determine what caused a AS355N (Twinstar), N355CV, operated today, states: Two people died when deadly plane crash yesterday night that by Summit Seafood Supply Inc, while their plane crashed in California today, claimed the lives of two people on on a maintenance flight from Houston, and a sheriff’s deputy was killed as he board. A father and daughter were Texas, with six persons on board, was speeding to the scene to help them, killed when the plane crashed in a hilly, began shaking violently on descent and authorities said. The small Piper wooded area. Residents of a nearby impacted hard at 1430, UTC, May 28, aircraft registered out of Gardnerville, neighbourhood said they heard the five miles south of Clover Field, Nev., went down at about 1100 hrs, explosion about 2130 hrs. The pilot was Houston. The helicopter was shortly after taking off from the approaching Fitchburg Municipal destroyed, two persons were seriously Columbia airport. Witnesses say the Airport when the single-engine plane injured and four suffered minor plane sputtered and fell to the ground, sheered off the tops of some trees about injuries. bursting into flames upon impact and two miles short of the runway. starting a small brush fire that was Emergency crews had a difficult time N4806Q quickly extinguished. National getting close to the wreckage because of London, May 29 — Cessna 180J, Transportation Safety Board and the intense flames. Neighbours said N4806Q, operated by Trekell & Co. Inc., Federal Aviation Administration they felt their houses shake when the crashed into water shortly after take-off officials were making their way to the plane went down. Investigators will be at Port McNeill, British Columbia, plane crash in the afternoon to sifting through the wreckage today. Canada, at 1641, May 26. investigate. They did not release the names of the London, Jun 1 — Piper PA-28-180 victims, where the flight originated or N48579 (Cherokee), N7626J, operated by where it was heading. London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated Vernon L.Tucker, while on a flight from London, Jun 2 — Piper PA-32-300 May 31, states: A small plane crashed Columbia, California, with two persons (Cherokee Six), N21072, operated by today shortly after take-off from a on board, crashed on departure from C.James Normandin, while on a flight suburban airport, killing two people Columbia Airport at 1815, UTC, May from Manchester, New Hampshire, to aboard the craft, authorities said. A 31. The aircraft was destroyed and both Leominster, Massachusetts, with two pilot spotted the wreckage about seven persons on board died. persons on board, on approach to miles north of Falcon Field Airport in Runway 32, Leominster Airport, Mesa. The victims were not N81685 crashed three miles south-east of the immediately identified. There was no London, Jun 2 — A press report, dated airport, at 0133, UTC, Jun 1. The immediate word on what caused the today, states: A small plane crashed aircraft was destroyed and both persons accident, said Bruce Nelson, an into the roof of a house in south-eastern on board died. operations officer for the Federal Minnesota, killing all four people Aviation Administration. Authorities aboard, authorities said. Homeowner N275WA said the plane had taken off from Charles DeYoung reported yesterday London, May 27 — A press report, Falcon Field. night that a plane had hit his house, dated today, states: A MD-11 cargo London, Jun 1 — Boeing B75N1 fallen to the ground and then hit a tree. aircraft being unloaded at Los Angeles (Stearman), N48579, with two persons Sheriff Gary Ringhofer said said all International Airport became on board, crashed, at 1605, UTC, May four crash victims were men. The crash unbalanced and tipped onto its rear 31, and was destroyed by fire, seven site is in a rural area about a mile east wheels today, stranding seven workers miles north of Falcon Field, Mesa, of Owatonna and about nine miles from 40 ft above ground. The workers were Arizona. Both persons on board died. the Owatonna’s Degner Regional

Airport. It was not immediately known (May 27). Killed with Shannon were the problems to avoid the cost and where the plane was flying or where it pilot, John Simpson of Grand Rapids, embarrassment of declaring recalls. The came from. The Federal Aviation and 71-year-old Ronald Reiffstock of recall covers 17 models of Mitsubishi Administration was on the scene. The Virginia Thirty-nine-year-old Brian vehicles made from 1993 to 2000; National Weather Service said it was Kronemeyer and passenger Patricia 156,000 of the vehicles were sold in raining at the time of the crash. Fennel of Virginia survived. Japan. The company did not say how London, Jun 2 — Cessna U206F London, Jun 1 — Cessna 210B, many were sold in the United States. (Stationair), N81685, operated by N9690X, operated by Jon M.Simpson, Gordon A.Welke, while on a flight from with three persons on board, crashed on Roseau, Minnesota, to Owatonna, May 27, at Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Minnesota, with four persons on board, Bahamas. All three persons on board t crashed into a residence, at 0140, UTC, died. Jun 2, at Owatonna. The aircraft was destroyed and all four persons on board died.

N9548D London, Jun 1 — Cessna T206H, N9548D, operated by Clayton Aircraft, PANAMA CANAL while on a flight from Midway London, Jun 2 — As a result of International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, required repairs to locks at Gatun, with one person on board, on take-off, MITSUBISHI MOTOR VEHICLES, which started on Monday (May 31) and reported engine problems and crashed WORLDWIDE are expected to be completed at 2359, into a garage, at Lockport 1933, UTC, London, Jun 3 — The Mitsubishi Jun 10, the following delays are being May 28. The aircraft was destroyed and Motors Corp. admitted today that it had experienced. For vessels with beams the pilot died. failed for years to inform safety over 91ft, or with transit restrictions regulators fully about defects in due to cargo and/or draughts, delays are N9690X vehicles manufactured over the last currently running at approximately London, Jun 1 — A press report, dated decade. The company said that it would three days, and are expected to increase May 30, states: A pregnant teacher and recall 163,000 vehicles, mostly in to four days by the end of this week. another Michigan resident were killed Japan, to make repairs on 26 defects, Delays for non-restricted vessels under when the single-engine plane they were including problems with engines and 91ft beam are currently running at two, in crashed in the Bahamas. Shannon fuel tanks. The announcement is the but could increase to three days by the and Brian Kronemeyer of Zeeland were latest in a series of reluctant end of this week. on the plane for a weekend vacation admissions Mitsubishi has made since when it crashed Thursday afternoon 2000, acknowledging that it covered up INDIA See under “Labour Disputes”.

Port Delays

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

Australia Abbot Point 02-Jun-2004 Coal: 1 vessel loading; 6 vessels due by 14/6; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Dalrymple Bay 02-Jun-2004 Coal: 2 vessels berthed, 5 anchored; 54 vessels due by 23/7; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability; depending on type of cargo required, delays of up to 14 days can be expected. Hay Point 02-Jun-2004 Coal: 2 vessels loading, 1 anchored; 9 vessels due by 12/6; up to 2 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion. Gladstone 02-Jun-2004 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 2 vessels berthed, 5 anchored; 31 vessels due by 27/6; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Barney Point: 1 vessel anchored; 6 vessels due by 24/6; up to 4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Barney Point is shut down for wharf maintenance work until 4/6; coal terminal will be shut down for ship loading and train unloading operations from 06.00 hrs. 17/6 to 06.00 hrs. 24/6. Newcastle 02-Jun-2004 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 3 vessels loading, 11 waiting; 10 vessels due by 9/6; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels loading, 6 waiting; 7 vessels due by 10/6; 5-9 days delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal and heavy shipping schedule. Grain: 5 vessels due by 18/6, all to load wheat; up to 5 days delay at present due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Kembla 02-Jun-2004 Coal: 1 vessel loading; 10 vessels due by 25/6; CB1: 4 vessels due by 25/7; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Grain: 5 vessels due by 20/6, 4 to load wheat, 1 canola; up to 8 days delay at present due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Hedland 02-Jun-2004 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 6 anchored; 3 vessels due by 10/6; 9 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 6 anchored; 3 vessels due by 7/6; 10 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island): 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 3 vessels due by 8/6; a 48 hour maintenance shutdown is scheduled to start ca. 2/6; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; Westyard “D” berth: 1 vessel anchored; 5 vessels due by 7/6; up to 2 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. Dampier 02-Jun-2004 Iron ore: Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 11 vessels due by 15/6; up to 4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; cargo shortages are evident, long delays are anticipated and vessels may berth out of turn; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 11 vessels due by 15/6; up to 8 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; cargo shortages are evident, delays are anticipated and vessels may berth out of turn. Port Walcott 02-Jun-2004 Iron ore: force majeure is still in effect; 1 vessel berthed and loading; 16 vessels due by 17/6; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Mackay 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 1 vessel due 2/6 to load sorghum; up to 1 day’s delay at present due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Melbourne 02-Jun-2004 5 vessels due by 18/6, 3 to load wheat, 1 wheat/barley, 1 barley; up to 7 days delay at present due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Geelong 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 6 vessels due by 19/6, 4 to load barley, 1 wheat, 1 canola; up to 3 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Portland 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 1 vessel anchored to load wheat; 5 vessels due by 9/7, 3 to load barley, 2 wood-chips; up to 13 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Adelaide 02-Jun-2004 Grain: No. 27 berth: 12 vessels due by 30/6, 2 to load canola, 8 wheat, 2 barley; 3-10 days delay expected due to berth congestion. Port Giles 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 2 vessels due by 21/6, 1 to load barley, 1 wheat; up to 1 day’s Port Pirie 02-Jun-2004 Grain: No. 2 berth: no vessels scheduled. Berth will be closed to shipping from 1/7 to 9/8 for electrical upgrade in silo control room. Port Lincoln 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 5 vessels due by 17/6, 3 to load barley, 2 wheat; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion. Geraldton 02-Jun-2004 Iron ore: 2 vessels anchored; 1-2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Grain: 9 vessels due by 18/6, 1 to load lupins, 6 wheat, 1 feed, 1 barley; 1-9 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Kwinana 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 18 vessels due by 19/6, 17 to load wheat, 1 barley; up to 12 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Albany 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 1 vessel berthed and loading wheat; 4 vessels due by 7/6, 3 to load wheat, 1 barley; 3-8 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Esperance 02-Jun-2004 Grain: 1 vessel berthed and loading barley; 7 vessels due by 2/7, 3 to load barley, 2 wheat, 2 feed; up to 2 days delay expected due to cargo availability and berth congestion.

Bulgaria Bourgas 31-May-2004 Nine vessels in port operating, of which 6 loading (1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 2 scrap, 2 coils, 1 steel billets), 3 discharging (2 zinc concentrate, 1 steel billets); 8 vessels waiting in roads, of which 7 to load (1 chemicals, 1 HSFO, 1 coils, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 3 empty), 1 to discharge crude oil; 6 vessels due of which 2 to load (1 rebars, 1 sulphur), 4 to discharge (1 iron ore, 1 magnesium, 1 coal, 1 other vessel).

Egypt Alexandria 31-May-2004 Twenty-three vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 17 general cargo, 1 bulker, 1 containers, 1 Ro/Ro, 2 tankers, 1 passenger vessel; 7 vessels at inner anchorage, 10 at outer anchorage. Damietta 31-May-2004 Nineteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 12 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 4 containers; 6 vessels at outer anchorage, 1 at inner anchorage. Port Said 31-May-2004 Nine vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 1 general cargo, 5 containers, 3 passenger vessels. Suez Canal 31-May-2004 Twenty-two vessels transiting Northbound, 24 Southbound.

Mozambique Maputo 28-May-2004 Twenty-four hour berthing/sailing. Some restrictions to berthing at certain badly-lit wharves. Six vessels are currently operating, of which 3 loading (1 ferro chrome, 1 scrap, 1 aluminium), 2 discharging wheat, 1 discharging/loading; 2 vessels on stand-by; 19 vessels due by 7/6 of which 8 to load (2 aluminium, 1 coal, 4 citrus, 1 general cargo), 5 to discharge (2 rice, 1 vegetable oil, 1 wheat, 1 alumina), 4 to discharge/load (3 containers, 1 containers/ steel plate), 2 warships.

Pakistan Karachi 02-Jun-2004 Three vessels loading at berth (1 naphtha, 1 MOL, 1 rice), 4 discharging at berth (1 crude oil, 1 coal, 1 DAP, 1 phosphate), 3 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 containers, 2 general cargo); no vessel under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 6 vessels due (3 containers, 1 DAP, 1 pipes, 1 tallow), with no berthing delays.

Port Qasim 02-Jun-2004 One HSD vessel discharging at berth, 1 container vessel loading/discharging at QICT berth; 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 fuel oil, 1 phosphoric acid, 1 iron ore).

Panama Panama Canal 31-May-2004 Gatun locks lane outage: From 00:01 on 31/5 until 23:59 on 10/6 (11 days), the West lane will be out of service; relay operation on the East lane. Condition 2 of the Transit Reservation System will be in effect due to the lane outage. Russia Novorossiysk 31-May-2004 Thirteen vessels in port operating, of which 9 loading (1 bulk cement, 1 DRI, 1 scrap, 1 pipes, 1 zinc, 1 bulk urea, 1 coils, 1 equipment, 1 aluminium), 3 discharging (2 bulk sugar, 1 bananas), 1 discharging/loading containers; 11 vessels waiting in roads, of which 3 to discharge bulk sugar, 8 to load (1 scrap, 1 steel billets/coils, 1 steel billets, 2 copper, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate/bulk NPK, 1 containers, 1 equipment); 44 vessels due of which 43 to load (2 DRI, 3 steel billets, 4 aluminium, 1 pipes, 11 coils, 4 pig-iron, 1 HBI, 4 copper, 1 bulk NPK, 2 steel sheets, 1 scrap, 1 bulk fertiliser, 2 slabs, 2 UAN solution, 1 coils/lumber, 2 diesel oil, 1 paper), 1 to discharge/load containers. Oil terminal: 2 tankers berthed, both loading crude oil; 4 tankers in roads, all to load crude oil; 12 tankers due, 10 to load, crude oil, 2 fuel oil. Makhachkala 31-May-2004 Oil products: 2 vessels berthed, 2 waiting in roads; 1 vessel due 31/5.

Sri Lanka Colombo 31-May-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, and vessels loading at Northern and Eastern ports of Sri Lanka are granted priority berthing. Conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 and 2 are facing navigation delays. Seventeen container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 25 vessels discharging at berth (14 containers/feeders, 2 bagged sugar, 2 bagged urea, 4 bulk cement, 1 bulk urea, 1 bagged maize, 1 bulk LPG); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 bagged fertiliser, 1 bulk cement); 1 vessel under repairs, 7 dry-docked, 1 at new tanker berth; 6 vessels due (5 container/feeders, 1 general cargo), with no delays expected.

Turkmenistan Turkmenbashi 31-May-2004 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed of which 1 discharging crude oil, 1 loading gasoil, 1 to load fuel oil; 2 vessels in roads, both to load heating oil; 1 vessel due 31/5 to load gasoline.

Ukraine Odessa 31-May-2004 Nine vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 7 metal, 1 building materials, 1 metal/coal; 3 vessels in roads, of which 2 to load metal, 1 to discharge sugar; 54 vessels due, of which 30 to load (23 metal, 1 pipes/wood, 2 sunflower oil, 2 wood, 1 ferro alloy, 1 barley), 5 to discharge (1 metal, 1 meat, 1 citrus, 1 general cargo, 1 equipment), 19 to discharge/ load containers. Mariupol 31-May-2004 Seven vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 1 steel, 2 coal, 1 fire-clay, 1 fire-clay/ kaolin, 1 sulphur, 1 sunflower beans; 2 vessels undergoing survey (1 steel, 1 coal); 1 vessel in roads, to load fire-clay; 40 vessels due, of which 37 to load (18 steel, 12 coal, 5 fire-clay, 1 equipment, 1 fertiliser), 2 to discharge (1 equipment, 1 chrome ore), 1 to discharge/load containers. Ilichevsk 31-May-2004 Eleven vessels in port operating, of which 6 loading (1 barley, 1 sulphur, 4 steel products), 4 discharging (2 ore, 1 equipment, 1 pipes), 1 loading/discharging containers; 4 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 3 steel products, 1 wheat; 11 vessels due, of which 9 to load (8 steel products, 1 equipment), 2 to load/discharge containers.

United States Houston, TX 01-Jun-2004 Cargill terminal: 2-3 days delay expected. Galveston, TX 01-Jun-2004 ADM-Farmland terminal: 1-2 days delay expected. New Orleans, LA 01-Jun-2004 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: 2-3 days delay expected; Cargill-Westwego: 1 day’s delay expected; ADM/Ama: 2-3 days delay expected; Bunge/Destrehan: 1 day’s delay expected; ADM/Destrehan: 2-3 days delay expected; ADM/Reserve: 2-3 days delay expected; Cargill/Reserve: 1 day’s delay expected; Peavey/ Paulina: 2 days delay expected; Zen-Noh/Convent: 1 day’s delay expected; Cargill/Baton Rouge: no delays; Mississippi River mid-stream buoys - estimated berthing delays based on new vessels presented as load-ready and weather permitting: Mile 121.5 ADM (Gemini) - Destrehan: no delays; Mile 158.0 Cargill (K2) - Convent: 4-5 days delay expected. Seattle, WA 01-Jun-2004 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay expected. Beaumont, TX 01-Jun-2004 Louis Dreyfus terminal: 2-3 days delay expected.

Corpus Christi, TX 01-Jun-2004 Interstate grain terminal: 1-2 days delay expected. Tacoma, WA 01-Jun-2004 Temco terminal: 2 days delay expected. Kalama, WA 01-Jun-2004 Kalama export terminal: 4 days delay expected. Portland, OR 01-Jun-2004 Columbia Grain terminal: 2 days delay expected.

Yemen Hodeidah 30-May-2004 Berth 4 is occupied; 1 bulk wheat vessel berthed, no vessels anchored; expected waiting times: general cargo/bagged cargoes/containers: no delays; bulk cargoes: up to 2 days.

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