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 Aug 11 2006 Cloud over Hong Kong storm signal system
Observatory attacked over typhoon response, writes Keith Wallis- Monday August 07 2006
HE Hong Kong Observatory will Fast ferries between Hong Kong and signal 3 meaning sustained wind speeds of review its storm signal system after a Macau and cities in southern China were later between 41 and 62 kmph in Victoria Harbour Tbarrage of criticism following its suspended, trapping hundreds of passengers, throughout Thursday. response to winds generated by typhoon while more than 90 seafarers on two Chinese This was despite wind speeds of 209 Prapiroon. barges were rescued by Hong Kong kmph being recorded at Ngong Ping, close to The observatory kept its storm signal at government helicopters. Hong Kong International Airport, and 108 typhoon 3 last Thursday, meaning it was safe There was also property damage with the kmph at Tsing Yi near Kwai Chung container to go to work and for ferries to keep windows blown out of several offices port. operating. including those at shipbroker Simpson Responding to the complaints the This was despite winds gusting at more Spence and Young. observatory confirmed it would reassess the than 200 kmph which causing flight chaos at In the Lloyd’s List office, which is in the way storm signals were evaluated to improve Hong Kong International Airport, property same building as SSY, the differential air the system. damage and stormy seas. pressure caused by the winds rattled windows In southern China typhoon Prapiroon, Cathay Pacific Airways took the and doors. named after a Thai rain god and the fifth unprecedented step of cancelling all its major storm to hit southern China this year, flights, while Dragonair scrapped 63 flights Outdated made landfall near Yangjiang, 190 km west and other airlines did the same. of Hong Kong, at about 1920 hrs last Leading the criticism against the Thursday. Stranded observatory, meteorologist Clarence Fong Chi-kong said weather officials used an Closed More than 10,000 passengers were outdated system which only measures stranded at Hong Kong International Airport. sustained winds speeds in Victoria Harbour, The oil port of Zhanjiang, which can Flights from nearly Shenzhen, Macau and Hong Kong’s inner port area. handle 300,000 dwt very large crude carriers, Guangzhou were also disrupted by strong He said the observatory had put the public remained closed on Friday, said Zhanjiang winds and torrential rain caused by the at risk and added: “Very high wind speeds Port Group, while scores of ships took shelter typhoon. were recorded in some parts of the city. We from the storm. Elsewhere in Hong Kong, more than 10 wonder why the observatory still did not Huangpu and Zhuhai ports were also containers toppled over at the river trade issue the No 8 signal.” closed although they were expected to reopen terminal in Tuen Mun, bunker operations Under the present system the observatory over the weekend. were disrupted and sea conditions affected uses four main storm categories — typhoon Ferry services were suspended as the ferry services. signals 1, 3, 8 and 10 — based on wind typhoon, later downgraded to a severe speed. The storm classification was kept tropical storm, hit the Guangdong coast.
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CHRESTENA II general PAN RS 10,104 15,767 1978 Grounded off the coast of Porbandar, in lat 21 36N, long 69 36E, Jul 28 after engine failed in bad weather. Crew rescued & taken ashore. Salvage operations commenced Jul 31. Still aground Aug 3. Bottom breached & engine-room damaged.
FLOYD H. tug USA — 628 — 1966 Grounded near Lock & Dam 11, Dubuque, BLASKE Iowa, Jul 31 after turning & striking shore with at least 1 barge. Barge holed & required dewatering with portable pumps.
GAO HE container CHN — 37,143 47,630 1990 Had explosion in engine-room off Aden, in lat 13 52N, long 42 47E, Jul 27. Proceeding Hodeidah for repairs.
GOTLANDIA II ro-ro SWE LR 7,000 — 2006 Had fire on board Jul 10. Taken out of service. Inspected at Visby. Broken bolts found in injection system. Vessel expected to be operational by end of August.
LEIF ERIKSON ro-ro CAN NV 18,523 4,598 1991 Had turbo-charger breakdown Jul 29. Entered dock to undergo repairs. Back in service Aug 2.
MAERSK container GBR — 9,990 11,209 2005 Reported Aug 1 anchored off Rotterdam, in FAWLEY lat 51 58N, long 03 46E, following explosion in engine-room. Crew investigating damage in engine-room. Towed to Eemshaven.
MAERSK container ATG GL 16,129 16,794 2002 Reported Aug 1 under tow of tug Lobos after RIO GRANDE experiencing main engine problems. Tow proceeding to Balboa, ETA Aug 1.
NAMA general PAN BV 8,203 14,313 1988 Grounded approx 17 nautical miles from Kakinada Jul 30. Still aground Aug 3. Salvage operations in progress.
OEL VISION container IND IR 4,802 6,189 1979 Experienced power and engine failure off Mumbai Jul 30 & began drifting. Dropped anchors to halt drift. Restored emergency power & awaiting tug. Began drifting again Jul 31 following failed towing attempt. Sank Aug 2. Crew rescued.
RUMYANTSEVO fishing RUS RS 723 414 1985 Sustained holed in bottom off Kamchatka Peninsula Aug 2 and had water ingress in engine-room. Vessels proceeded to assist. Water ingress minimised. Diver's inspection to be carried out.
THEODOROS wine PAN RI 634 980 1967 Grounded in lat 36 06.7N, long 29 38.3E, tanker Jul 28. Refloated by own means Jul 29 & anchored off Megisti Island. Approximately 2-metre crack in stbd forecastle. Cargo to be transhipped. Still anchored Aug 1. Undergoing temporary repairs, ETC 3-4 days.
YONG AN 4 bulker PAN CS 26,737 44,062 1996 Reported aground in lat 21 36.73N, long 112 48.95E, Aug 2. All 23 crew rescued and taken to Hong Kong
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Reports appear in alphabetical ANANGEL SPLENDOUR (Greece) order under the following London, Aug 3 — Following received headings and relevant page number: from Cape Town MRCC, timed 1230, UTC, today: A report was received at 2039, UTC, yesterday that fishing Marine, including Overdue (general) Harvest Tamara, ZR2422, & Missing Vessels 1 (453 gt, built 1975) had been in collision with bulker Anangel Piracy 1 3 ACBL 3083 Splendour (81120 gt, built 1993) in lat See Floyd H.Blaske. 33 04S, long 17 17E. As a result Port State Control 1 3 Harvest Tamara sank. All 24 crew of AGHIOS MAKARIOS (Greece) Harvest Tamara were rescued safely London, July 30 — According to without injury. Twenty persons were Seizures & Arrests 1 3 Lloyd’s MIU AIS bulker Aghios rescued by Anangel Splendour and the Makarios was in lat 34 39 55N, long 58 other four by a fishing vessel. Anangel Pipeline Accidents 1 5 01 17W, at 2223, July 24, speed 9.8 Splendour was instructed to proceed to knots, course 109.5 degrees. Saldanha Bay were it is now alongside for investigation. Anangel Splendour Pollution 1 5 AL MANARA (St. Kitts-Nevis) did not sustain any structural damage. London, July 28 — General cargo Al Weather & Navigation 1 5 Manara: Situation as at July 14: Four ANNA (Georgia) crew members remain on board, four Riga, Aug 3 — Chemical tanker Anna have been repatriated by the ITF. The Earthquakes 2 0 is still at the dry dock. Expected time court has permitted the cargo interest for completion of repairs is Aug 5. to offload the cargo, leaving the vessel Cargo was discharged and claim for Volcanic Activity 2 1 only under arrest. The owners have reloading presented. Claim for now placed an injunction on the sale of destroyed bridge is said to be around Political & Civil Unrest 2 1 the vessel, alleging that it has been 2,500 Euros. P&I underwriter is hijacked by the crew. The next hearing Ingosstrakh. H&M underwriter is will be on July 27. The four remaining Military Insurance Co. Russia. — Labour Disputes 3 0 crew members are being provided with Lloyd’s Agents. subsistence by the Seychelles Port Awards & Settlements 3 1 Authority. APHINE (Russia) See Sormovskiy 32. Railway Accidents 3 3 ANA B. (Panama) London, July 28 — A ARABIAN SUN (Liberia) SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV report, Dubai, Aug 2 — Understand that Robberies & Thefts 3 4 dated July 20, states: product tanker Arabian Sun is still in SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV July 19 Fujairah port under repairs. — Lloyd’s Miscellaneous 3 4 redelivered the successfully refloated Agents. 3,545 GT product tanker (Combined chemical and oil tank Ana B.) that had ARGO 1 (Netherlands) Fires & Explosions 3 5 run aground on the Amazon River, in London, Aug 3 — Understand sand the middle of the rainforests in Brazil, suction dredger Argo 1 (1265 gt, built Aviation 3 9 on July 4. SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage 1983) anchored with a machinery was instructed on July 8 to come to problem in the Scheldt Oostgat near buoy OG 1 yesterday. Tug Holland Product Recalls 4 2 the assistance of the vessel, which was loaded with some 3,600 ton of fuel towed the ship to Flushing outer destined for Peru. Salvage team anchorage where the tug Drado Port Conditions 4 2 members from our teams in Brazil, assisted in the tow. (Note — According Argentina and The Netherlands were to Lloyd’s MIU AIS Argo 1 was moved in to take control. Tugs and a stationary in lat 51 26 48N, long 03 35 Port Conditions charts 4 3 50E, at 0919 today.) barge were mobilised, and equipment, most notably oil spill response ATLANTIC III (Uruguay) equipment, was flown in as well. The Buenos Aires, Aug 1 — Passenger whole operation was a logistical ro/ro Atlantic III unberthed from challenge so far into the rain forest, Tandanor at 1030, local time, Jul 27, with e.g the teams staying in a small and is now berthed at Darsena Norte village two hours away from the terminal. Repairs were completed. — casualty since the malaria infection- Lloyd’s Agents. rate in the village less then an hour © Lloyd’s MIU 2006 These reports may away was 30 times higher. A further not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval ATLANTICA I (Panama) burden was the fact that the river See Maris. system, or transmitted in any form or by levels were decreasing with 6-7 any means electronic, mechanical, centimetres per day. The casualty was photographic, recorded or otherise AULAC ANGEL (Vietnam) refloated at about 1607, local time, without the prior written permission of the See Front Leader. July 18 by the combined forces of two publisher. tugs under control of our salvage and BACOLOD EXPRESS (Philippines) towing masters, with a lighterage London, Jul 29 — A sea mishap at barge as a contingency still en-route. A the Bredco Port in Reclamation area, diving survey then was executed July Bacolod, has caused about P400,000 to 19, which showed the vessel to be still the management of Ocean Jet Fast in order, based on which permission Ferry, Inc. This was after their lone from the authorities was obtained to fast craft (ferry Bacolod Express (318 proceed further up-river to Tabatinga gt, built 1986), operating the Bacolod- at the Peru border. At that stage, the Iloilo service, accidentally bumped the vessel was redelivered back to the anchor of a cargo vessel owned by owners at about 1730, local time, same Aleson Shipping, docking about eight day. meters north of the Ocean Jet
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1 Marine terminal. The mishap occurred at situation, and seems likely vessel will officials said. An initial inspection about 0920 hrs while the vessel was eventually be taken elsewhere for revealed no damage to the C.S. Ocean, about to depart to Iloilo for the day’s repair, but this not confirmed. officials said, adding that divers plan second trip, said Lecil Porol, OJFFI- Understand the Balboa dry dock fully to take a closer look at the vessel. Bacolod manager. Porol said that they booked and therefore unable London, Aug 2 — According to cannot ascertain yet whether the accomodate. — Lloyd’s Agents. Lloyd’s MIU AIS general cargo accident was caused by a mechanical C.S.Ocean was reported anchored in or human error. She added that BULOU NI CEVA (Fiji) lat 45 40.40.8N, long 122 46.13.2W, 6.8 vessel’s master was alert and had the London, July 30 — A press report, nautical miles from Vancouver(USA), presence of mind when he immediately dated today, states: The fate of at 1733, UTC, today. swerved the vessel, bumping it instead passenger (cruise) Bulou Ni Ceva at the docking wall and bringing the which remains stranded after running CANADIAN PROGRESS (Canada) damage to the bow to a minimum. She aground in Rotuma will be known on Montreal, Jul 31 — Bulker Canadian said that none of the 55 passengers Friday (? Aug 4) after the Insurance Progress is under repair with severe bound for Iloilo City was hurt. The company hands in its report. main engine damage in the port of incident caused the cancellation of the Montreal. The vessel has been under vessel’s three succeeding trips to and BUMI JAYA (Indonesia) repair since approximately Jul 1 and from Iloilo. Meanwhile, according to London, Aug 3 — General cargo repairs are expected to take another the Philippine Coast Guard, the Ocean Bumi Jaya arrived Pasir Gudang Jul few weeks. — Lloyd’s Agents. Jet vessel will not be allowed to sail 3. until the investigation is over. CHANG XING (Belize) C.S.OCEAN (Panama) See “Greenpeace Protest at Nelson, BALTIC FJORD (Norway) London, Jul 31 — Information New Zealand” under “Miscellaneous.” Tallinn, Aug 1 — General cargo received today, states: General cargo Baltic Fjord has been declared a C.S.Ocean (15438 gt, built 1996) CHARLOTTE MAERSK (DIS) constructive total loss. The badly grounded at approximately 1330 hrs, Singapore, Aug 1 — Container damaged vessel was towed to Tallinn yesterday (Jul 30) afternoon. The 560- carrier Charlotte Maersk sailed Shipyard July 31 where it will be foot vessel grounded while anchored at Singapore at 1720, Jul 29, for scrapped. — Lloyd’s Agents. the lower anchorage on the Columbia Kaohsiung. Container carrier MSC River near the Willamette junction in Jessica is currently at Singapore Tech BENEGAS (Panama) Vancouver, Wash. A command post North Pier East. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, July 28 — A was set up at Coast Guard Sector SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV report, Portland, Ore, to safely resolve the CHATON DE FOI dated July 14, states: The 6,222 GT situation. Coast Guard officials from Honolulu, Jul 29 — Yacht Chaton de vessel (Liquid Petroleum Gas Carrier Sector Portland and a vessel’s Foi was towed to the Honokohau Benegas) loaded with 4,200 tons of representative quickly joined forces to Small Boat Harbour, Kailua-Kona, liquid gas, was berthed in Aqaba port develop plans to refloat the vessel and Hawaii. She is at the Gentry’s Kona discharging its cargo (July 13). At determine if any damage had been Marina facility where she is reportedly about 0940, local time, an explosion done. There was no pollution being repaired by the owner. — Lloyd’s occurred followed by a fierce fire. The discharge as a result of the grounding. Agents. crew abandoned ship and tug Svitzer C.S.Ocean refloated itself at Duke immediately interfered with its approximately 1630 hrs and was taken CHRESTENA II (Panama) fire fighting systems. The fire was put to a deeper anchorage in the area. Two Mumbai, July 29 — The Coast Guard out sufficiently at about 1010, local tugs provided assistance and are rescued 25 crew members from tiem, to allow Svitzer Duke to connect currently standing by in the event general cargo Chrestena II (10104 gt, up the still burning vessel, that in the they are needed further. There are no built 1978) which ran aground off the meantime had become unmoored and indications that the vessel sustained coast of Porbandar at 0500, July 28 drifted around, and move the casualty any damage as a result of the due to rough weather. The vessel out of port into the Gulf of Aqaba to grounding. As a precaution, divers will remains aground. — Lloyd’s Agents. fully put out the fire. At 1315, local inspect the portion of the vessel that Mumbai, July 29 — General cargo time, the fires were completely out. was aground and Coast Guard Chrestena II was on a ballast passage Amman, Aug 3 — Liquid Petroleum inspectors are conducting preliminary from Pipavav to Porbandar to load Gas Carrier Benegas is presently at damage assessments. C.S.Ocean will clinkers. — Lloyd’s Agents. Aqaba anchorage. Vessel still has be required to undergo a full London, Jul 30 — A press report, 2,000 tonnes of cargo on board. No inspection by its class society to dated Jul 29, states: The Indian repairs to be made in Aqaba, vessel ensure its seaworthiness. This report Coastguard have rescued and will discharge its cargo and proceed to must be reviewed by Coast Guard evacuated 25 crewmembers of general Dubai for repairs according owner’s inspectors at Sector Portland before cargo Chrestena II near Porbandar. representative. A technician from ship the vessel will be allowed to move The crewmembers of Chrestena II that builders attended on board and from the anchorage. The cause of the had run aground off the Porbandar advised that it is impossible to make vessel’s grounding is unknown at this coast were evacuated yesterday, said the repairs at Aqaba. A conflict time. An investigation will be an official statement released today. between owners and Port Authority is conducted by Sector Portland. The vessel was has on board 180 taking place now for salvage rights London, Jul 31 — Following received tonnes of marine gas oil and 40 claimed by Port Authorities. Vessel’s from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 1710, tonnes of high-speed diesel. It ran starboard main deck plating from UTC: General cargo C.S.Ocean, which aground after main engine failure frame No. 4l up to No. 95 deformed drifted, grounded and subsequently following rough weather in the along with damage to pipe work, refloated yesterday near Portland, Gujarat coast. The Maritime Rescue electrical wiring and other deck Oregon, is still under Coast Guard Co-ordination Centre, Mumbai, and equipment. All bridge equipment, investigation. the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, antennas, electrical cables, radars, London, Aug 1 — A press report, Porbandar, picked up distress signals GMDSS, fax, phones , etc was dated Jul 31, states: General cargo from the Panamanian vessel. The damaged due to extinguishing water. C.S.Ocean was grounded for about Porbandar authorities were alerted On the jetty two hoses of 8 inches and three hours yesterday in the Columbia and a coastguard team brought the 6 inches in diameter found burnt no River near its confluence with the crewmembers ashore. The crew was other damage were noticed. — Lloyd’s Willamette River. According to a press then handed over to the police for Agents. release from the US Coast Guard in further investigation, said the release. Portland, the vessel grounded while London, July 30 — A press report BSLE ENDURANCE (Cyprus) anchored in the river. Two tugs helped dated July 29, states: Indian Coast Balboa, July 27 — General cargo free it. The vessel did not leak Guard (ICG) has rescued all the 25 BSLE Endurance: No change in pollutants after of the grounding, crewmembers of general cargo
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Chrestena II that ran aground off the CMA CGM OTELLO that imbalance,” said Greg Beuerman, Porbandar coast yesterday. The vessel (French Southern Territories) a spokesman for Tokyo-based Mitsui had main engines failure in the London, July 30 — A O.S.K. Lines.Two days after the crew aftermath of the extreme rough SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV report, was hoisted to safety, the disabled weather prevailing in the Gujarat dated July 28, states: vessel remained floating on its side, coast. The Maritime Rescue SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage Asia Pte. 370 km south of Adak Island. Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai Ltd. is as from July 27 involved in Watertight compartments and doors in and the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre preventing pollution to occur in the vessel could be contributing to its (MRSC), Porbandar picked up the Singapore port. An about 100,000 ton buoyancy, Beuerman said. distress signals from the vessel. DWT container vessel (Container London, Jul 28 — Rules designed to Though the master of the vessel Carrier CMA CGM Otello) developed protect the marine environment could confirmed that there was no imminent considerable bottom damage off China have caused vehicle carrier Cougar danger to the crew but since the state two weeks ago after touching an Ace to roll on to its side. Ballast water of weather and sea conditions began apparent uncharted shallow while was almost certainly responsible for deteriorating, the ICG team from underway to its next port of call. Large destabilising the ship, which is now Porbandar reached the site and longitudinal cracks had developed in listing heavily more than 200 miles evacuated all 25 crewmembers. They the ships bottom as a consequence. offshore. Mitsui OSK Lines, operator were later handed over to the police for The vessel was then escorted into of the stricken vessel, confirmed further investigation. The Coast Guard Singapore where it was allowed to yesterday that the ship had not authorities are keeping a close watch berth alongside and the container collided with some object or grounded. on the vessel and any situation arising discharge started. SvitzerWijsmuller After talking to the ship’s master, out of it. The presence of fuel onboard Salvage teams from Singapore and MOL president Akimitsu Ashida said has the potential to cause damage to The Netherlands as well as special oil instability developed during a ballast the environment in the event of an oil pumping and pollution preventing water adjustment process. Ships are spill. Meanwhile the local agent has equipment in the meantime are in use required to change ballast water been directed to undertake the salvage to keep up with the cargo discharge. before entering some ports to ensure and de-fuelling arrangements of the This is necessary to keep the alien species are not released into vessel as soon as possible. waterlock in the breached fuel tanks local waters. Cougar Ace was heading Mumbai, July 31 — General cargo intact in order to prevent pollution to to Vancouver and then on to the US Chrestena II remains aground. — occur by oil leaking out due to west coast ports of Tacoma and Port Lloyd’s Agents. decreasing draughts caused by the Hueneme, a particularly London, Aug 1 — A press report, cargo disharge. Once the cargo is environmentally sensitive part of the dated July 31, states: General cargo completely discharged the process in world, at the time of last Sunday’s Chrestena II that ran aground off the which SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage is accident. MOL said yesterday that the Porbandar coast has sparked fears of engaged will change over from the ship, carrying nearly 5,000 oil spill that could prove disastrous for maintaining the waterlock underneath vehicles, was still floating although the marine environment and the the oil in the breached fuel tanks into listing. Another expert contacted by region’s fishing industry. The vessel a total fuel removal from the breached Lloyd’s List, a former master mariner, ran aground after its main engines tanks in order to prepare the vessel for concurred that the accident appeared failed, due to rough weather. “The drydocking. to be a ballasting error. The ship vessel had come to Porbandar to load Singapore, Aug 1 — Container would have started sinking by now if it cement so it was empty but its tank carrier CMA CGM Otello is currently had been holed. “There is very little has 220 scales of oil which can be at Raffles Reserve Anchorage, evidence of water ingress from the dangerous to environment, if it leaks,” Singapore. — Lloyd’s Agents. outside,” he said. “If you have water said BK Singh, ICG Commandant of ingress to the hull the ship would not Porbandar. The salvage work on the COLUMBIA (U.S.A.) be far from sinking.” He added that in vessel, laden with 180 tonnes of London, Aug 3 — A press report, such cases the edge of the deck was marine gas oil and 40 tonnes of high- dated Aug 2, states: Passenger ro/ro considered the tipping point. Once the speed diesel began today. Indian Coast Columbia (3946 gt, built 1974) was deck reached the water there were Guard and local authorities are trying heading to Ketchikan today after one many places where water could seep in to de-fuel the vessel at the earliest to of its two diesel engines lost power. and flood the ship. The ship’s deck avoid any oil spill. The ship owners, The Coast Guard was notified about remains out of the water with the marine experts and the vessel’s local the mishap at 0220 hrs. The engine vessel listing at around a 60 degree agent are carrying out the de-fuelling. gave out in Stephens Passage after the angle. Rescue efforts have yet to begin, Mumbai, Aug 1 — General cargo vessel departed from Juneau en route but salvage experts said yesterday the Chrestena II remains aground. There to Petersburg. The vessel’s crew had 13-year-old car carrier could probably was a slight leakage of oil which has originally intended to return to be saved as long as a port of refuge been stopped by coast guard Juneau for safety reasons — the could be found that would accept the personnel. Salvage operations are master did not want to take the vessel crippled ship. The first step would be being hampered by very ropugh through narrower passages — but the to correct the ballast situation, “a very weather. — Lloyd’s Agents. Coast Guard later cleared it to instead difficult exercise” but one that could London, Aug 1 — Following go to Ketchikan, a route that allows be done if a decision was taken to tow navigation warning, issued 1642, UTC, the vessel to avoid the Wrangell Cougar Ace into port. Only then would Jul 31, states: General cargo Narrows. The vessel is expected to cranes be brought in to return the Chrestena II is aground in lat 21 arrive in Ketchikan late tonight for vessel to an upright position. “It is not 36.90N, long 69 37.43E. repairs, then leave early tomorrow a lost cause,” one salvor said. “There is Mumbai, Aug 3 — General cargo morning for Bellingham, Washington. always the possibility to do something Chrestena II remains aground. Operators hope to be back on regular if circumstances allow.” But Authorities are to take fuel oil off the schedule on Friday (Aug 4). persuading a port to let the ship to vessel. It is likely the whole salvage enter may be as big a challenge as the operation will last at least a month. — COUGAR ACE (Singapore) physical rescue. The US Coast Guard Lloyd’s Agents. London, Jul 27 — A press report, said that some observers had spotted Mumbai, Aug 3 — General cargo dated today, states: Vehicle carrier fuel leaking from its tanks of the ship, Chrestena II remains aground. Due to Cougar Ace was thrown sideways which was carrying carrying 430 heavy swell and impact with rocks when the vessel’s ballast tank was tonnes of fuel oil and 112 tonnes of vessel’s bottom is breached. Oil is adjusted in the open seas of the North diesel. A salvage team from Crowley leaking from the vessel and engine- Pacific, a representative of the vessel’s Marine is not due to reach Cougar Ace, room of the vessel is also allegedly owner said yesterday. “There clearly about 230 miles south of the Aleutian damaged. Owner’s representative with was imbalance in the intake of ballast Islands, until next Wednesday. The his team arrived Porbunder Aug 1 to water. The company investigation ship was loaded with Mazda cars being assess the situation. — Lloyd’s Agents. ultimately will tell us what caused exported from Japan to North
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America. More than half are Mazda 3 vessel yesterday and try to come up O.S.K. Lines and the Alaska models, the car manufacturer’s best with solutions if the vessel continues Department of Environmental selling vehicle, Another quarter are its northerly drift, she said. A salvage Conservation have come together to Mazda’s new 2007 CX7, a crossover vessel was due to depart from Dutch establish a unified command to utility vehicle. The shipment is fully Harbor last night. The state respond to the vehicle carrier Cougar insured against loss, spokesman Department of Environmental Ace situation in Anchorage. They are Jeremy Barnes said. The company has Conservation also is watching the monitoring the situation and been unable to verify the condition of situation closely, and with some stationing response assets accordingly. the cargo with MOL since the concern, said Leslie Pearson, the Cougar Ace was at last report 130 accident. agency’s program manager for spill nautical miles south of Amlia Island London, July 28 — A Mitsui O.S.K. prevention and response. Francis said in the Aleutian Island chain. It has Lines press release, dated Tokyo today, the wind shift happened around 1600 been adrift since approximately 0100 states: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. on Wednesday, after the vessel had Monday (July 24). The vessel is being (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) been drifting almost due east since pushed by the wind at about two announced that the MOL-operated tipping on its side. By about the same knots. Since about 1600 Wednesday vehicle carrier Cougar Ace is floating time yesterday, it had moved from the vessel was on a mostly northern stably although the vessel remains about 230 miles offshore to only 153 route. At the time of this release the listed as before. The United States miles off Atka, she said. The vessel’s wind had shifted and has been Coast Guard mentions in their home position on the water had not changed. pushing the vessel east for the last page that “There have been no sign of It was still listing about 60 degrees to five hours. Coast Guard cutter Rush the vessel’s fuel tanks losing port, Francis said, and trailing a very remains on scene monitoring Cougar containment at this time” In order to light sheen. The vessel is carrying 430 Ace for signs of pollution and tracking secure cargo as soon as possible, MOL tonnes of fuel oil and 112 tonnes of its movement. Four other vessels are has arranged to dispatch a towing diesel fuel but little is believed to have en route to Cougar Ace’s position. vessel from Seattle. In addition, a tug spilled. “It’s still a really light, broken Some estimated times of arrival have with a salvage engineer on board is to rainbow sheen,” Francis said. “That changed since early reports today. sail from Dutch Harbour shortly to means a relatively little amount of Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau investigate the current situation and oil.” departed Dutch Harbor late Thursday to make a concrete plan for Cougar London, Jul 29 — A press report, night after taking on fuel and stores. Ace to regain stability and for being dated Jul 28, states: The disabled, Salvage equipment was placed on towed to a safe port which is yet to be crewless vehicle carrier Cougar Ace board in Dutch Harbor. They were decided. Additionally, MOL continues loaded with nearly 5,000 cars has diverted from a previous mission in to investigate the cause of the vessel crossed into U.S. waters, drifting Alaska waters to respond to the listing by interviewing crew members. today toward Alaska’s Aleutian chain. drifting vessel. They will relieve the As previously reported the probable The vessel was still listing sideways cutter Rush. Tug Sea Victory is a cause of the listing has been identified as it floated in choppy seas about 150 Crowley Marine tug from Seattle. It as instability which occurred during miles south of Atka Island, the Coast was dispatched Wednesday and is the ballast water adjustment process. Guard said. The 654-foot car carrier expected to arrive on scene Monday MOL officials believe the listing was had zigzagged 120 miles since it tilted (July 31). Tug Emma Foss, a Foss caused by discharging too much sharply Sunday (Jul 23) night, said Maritime tug from Dutch Harbor, seawater from ballast tanks located in Petty Officer Richard Reichenbach. departed Dutch Harbor late yesterday the bottom of the vessel. In the The Coast Guard cutter Rush was and arrived in Adak early today. It process of the adjustment work, the tracking the vessel as it slowly moved took on salvage and towing equipment vessel rolled on the swell of the sea north-east. “There’s always concern, and is currently en route to Cougar and suddenly listed. but we do have an asset on scene,” Ace. The vessel is expected on scene London, Jul 28 — A press report, Coast Guard Lt. Heather Neely said. tomorrow. Vessel Makushin Bay dated today, states: A shift in wind “We’re doing all we can and it’s not belonging to Magone Marine, direction on Wednesday (Jul 26) drifting very fast.” The vessel’s owner, homeported in Dutch Harbor, departed started pushing vehicle carrier Cougar Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K Lines, sent Dutch Harbor late yesterday with Ace back towards the Aleutian out a tug this morning with a salvage salvage specialists from Titan Islands, and as of late yesterday engineer on board from Dutch Harbor Maritime onboard. They will also afternoon the vessel was only 153 on Unalaska Island, about 400 miles arrive on scene early Sunday. Once on miles south of Atka, the Coast Guard away. The goal is to secure the vessel’s scene the various salvage experts will said. “There’s a chance it could end up cargo of mostly Mazda vehicles as soon assess the condition of the vessel and aground,” Petty Officer Sara Francis as possible, said company spokesman report salvage options to the Unified said, but it was likely winds would Greg Beuerman. The cars are stacked Command for action. Additional dissipate or change direction again as 14 stories high in the ship, which salvage equipment is being staged in the moves gets closer to the islands stretches 155 feet between its hull and Dutch Harbor. Cougar Ace is and prevent that. Yesterday afternoon, antenna. A salvage tow from Seattle is continuing to emit a non-recoverable winds were out of the south-west at expected to reach the Cougar Ace no sheen as it drifts. The sheen is about 22 knots, Francis said, with the earlier than Wednesday (Aug 2), while approximately four miles in length vessel’s hull acting as a sail, and it the Dutch Harbor tug is expected to and is light and patchy. Weather was moving towards shore at about 1.9 arrive tomorrow morning. The conditions on scene are reported as 13- knots. The Coast Guard cutter Rush engineer en route today will work on a 20 knot winds from the west. Sea state was on scene tracking the situation. plan to regain stability for the vessel is 11-14 feet. Conditions are overcast According to the National Weather for towing it to a yet undetermined with intermittent rain and patchy fog. Service online forecast for the port, Beuerman said. It is speculated Weather conditions are not expected to Aleutians, winds were expected to pick that the Cougar Ace had discharged change significantly over the weekend. up to about 30 knots after midnight too much water from ballast tanks at London, July 30 — A Coast Guard last night, then reduce to 20-25 knots the bottom of the vessel, causing it to Anchorage press release, dated July today and tonight. The winds could suddenly list in the space of 10 29, statesa: The Unified Command is shift back and blow from the west minutes, according to Beuerman. He continuing to work the vehicle carrier again by sometime tomorrow, said company officials believe the Cougar Ace incident. Plans for according to the forecast. That could vessel rolled on the swell of the sea surveying the vessel are being made. interrupt the vessel’s drift toward while the crew was adjusting the Experts are running models to shore. The Coast Guard and the ballast tank, which regulates the determine the best way to right the vessel’s owners “are working to find a ship’s weight and balance. The vessel and tow it to safety. solution and devise contingency plans condition of the cargo is unknown. Contingency plans to respond to a if it grounds,” Francis said. “With any London, July 29 — A Coast Guard potential oil spill or the vessel luck, it won’t.” A salvage expert and a Anchorage press release, dated July grounding also continue to be naval engineer were to fly over the 28, states: The Coast Guard, Mitsui developed. Cougar Ace was at last
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4 Marine report 126 nautical miles south of equipped with safety harnesses and Foss is maintaining the tow at Amlia Island. The vessel is being clipped onto a safety line as they minimum speeds to ensure a safe pushed by the wind at about 1.7 knots. moved along the deck. “For some towing configuration on a north-east Since about 1600 Wednesday the reason, he became disconnected from heading. The tow will shift to tug Sea vessel was on a mostly northern route. the safety line,” Nalen said. The Victory when it arrives on scene later Yesterday it took a east north east victim’s name was being withheld today. The Unified Command is course. It is still on that course. Coast until relatives could be notified. The considering three primary options for Guard cutter Morgenthau is on scene vessel continued to drift slowly east the vessel: Towing the vessel to a port monitoring Cougar Ace for signs of today in relatively calm seas 140 miles of refuge and righting it in port; pollution and tracking its movement. south of Amlia Island in the Aleutians. righting the vessel on scene and then Five other vessels are being used to London, Aug 1 — A Coast Guard towing it to a port for further respond to Cougar Ace. Some vessels Anchorage press release, dated Jul 31, assessment and repair; and partially are on scene and some are still en states: A four-man salvage team was righting the vessel to improve its route. Morgenthau relieved cutter able to access and survey vehicle condition for towing it to a port of Rush at noon today. Tug Sea Victory is carrier Cougar Ace Jul 30, refuge for righting. One of the major still expected to arrive on scene determining that at least some cargo factors being considered is the Monday (July 31). Tug Emma Foss remains in place and that the vessel extreme angle of the vessel and the from Seattle not Dutch Harbor (as remains stable. However, while difficulty for crews to work on board. before reported). The vessel was conducting the survey, one of the team The angle also affects what equipment diverted from another mission when it members fell and died from injuries might be needed to effectively right was in the vicinity of Adak sustained in the fall. The team and tow the vessel. A final decision is Wednesday. In Adak it took on salvage attempted to board the vessel from dependent on several variables and towing equipment. It arrived on vessel Makushin Bay but were unable including weather, approved ports, scene today. The crew is currently to climb up the structure. They stability, safety and expected degree of conducting a detailed survey of successfully accessed the vessel using success. Port assessments continue. A Cougar Ace to document the vessels the HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the scientific team including the Alaska condition and access points. Vessel Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau. The Department of Environmental Makushin Bay will arrive on scene salvage team commenced a survey of Conservation, NOAA, Polaris Applied early tomorrow. Coast Guard cutter the vessel’s engine-room and some of Sciences, Alaska Department of Sycamore is en route with spill the cargo decks. After the survey was Natural Resources and Alaska equipment on board. It is expected to completed and the team was Department of Fish and Game is part arrive Wednesday. Once Makushin disembarking the Cougar Ace a of the incident command structure in Bay is on scene the various salvage member of the team slipped and fell. Anchorage and is keeping the Unified experts will assess the condition of the He was knocked unconscious. The Command apprised of the natural vessel and report salvage options to other team members conducted CPR resources and environmental issues in the Unified Command for action. on the scene. He was immediately the port areas being considered. Those reports will provide for accurate medevaced to the Morgenthau. After Additional salvage and dive personnel plans to right the vessel and safely conducting CPR for over an hour, he are en route to assist as needed and tow it. Additional salvage equipment was pronounced dead by the Coast conduct more survey work to is being staged in Dutch Harbor. Guard flight surgeon. A safety determine the best options for righting Weather conditions on scene are assessment is under way. The initial and moving the vessel. An analysis of reported as 12 knot winds from the survey was successful. The team the vessel’s fuel and ballast tanks has southwest. Sea state is one foot seas looked at Nos 1 and 9 decks. The team been undertaken to determine what with three foot swells. Conditions are determined that the cargo on No 1 weights would need to be shifted to overcast with intermittent rain and deck, the highest deck, remains in right the vessel. As of 0800 hrs, dense fog. The amount of fuel on board place. Cargo on the ninth deck has weather conditions on scene consist of has been confirmed as 113,500 gallons also remained in place. The engine- south-west winds at 15 knots. The of Intermediate Fuel Oil 380 and room is intact and there is no sign of seas are at four feet. The closest point 33,000 gallons of marine diesel. water. There are a total of fourteen car of land is Seaguam Island, 115 London, Jul 31 — Following received cargo decks on the Cougar Ace. Tug nautical miles to the north. Seaguam from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 1700, Sea Victory is expected to arrive on Island is the next island east of Amlia UTC: A member of a salvage team on scene late today from Seattle. The Island in the Aleutians. board vehicle carrier Cougar Ace was Coast Guard cutter Sycamore, a 225- London, Aug 3 — A Coast Guard killed yesterday following a fall. The foot seagoing buoy tender from Anchorage press release, dated Aug 2, man was from vessel Makushin Bay, Cordova, has arrived on scene. The states: A Unified Command of federal, out of Anchorage. (See issue of Aug 1.) Unified Command is continuing to state and shipping company London, Aug 1 — A press report, develop plans to right the vessel and representatives continues to make dated Jul 31, states: A member of a safely tow it. No determination has efforts to right vehicle carrier Cougar salvage team examining vehicle been made as to where the vessel will Ace and plan contingencies for towing carrier Cougar Ace, drifting in the be towed. Weather conditions on scene to an appropriate port of refuge if Aleutian Islands, slipped down the are reported as seven knot winds from those efforts are not effective. With vesel’s deck and suffered a fatal blow the south-west. Sea state is one foot the arrival of a new naval architect to his head, the Coast Guard said seas and swells. Conditions are and an additional team of salvage today. The four-member salvage team overcast with eight nautical miles of professionals at the scene late tonight, was preparing to leave the vessel, visibility. a second, more extensive examination which is listing almost on its side, London, Aug 2 — A Coast Guard of the vessel will take place. Two when the naval architect lost his Anchorage press release, dated Aug 1, pumps and other needed equipment footing yesterday and was knocked states: The Unified Command is were off-loaded from vessel Makushin unconscious. He was flown to a nearby continuing to monitor the condition of Bay onto the Cougar Ace last night for Coast Guard cutter equipped with a vehicle carrier Cougar Ace, evaluate an intended rigging of pumps to begin surgeon and a clinic and pronounced options for improving the vessel’s list this afternoon. Another pump is still dead about an hour later, Coast Guard and plan for a movement of the vessel. to be placed on board. The pumps will spokeswoman Sara Francis said. Using information obtained from the be set up in series to allow them to “They were on the covered main deck initial vessel survey, which took place function more effectively. Plans call for and he slid down a considerable on Sunday evening (Jul 30), the the pumping of water from No 9 cargo distance, somewhere in the range of 80 decision was made to take advantage deck which is at the waterline, to No 5 feet,” said Charles Nalen, vice of a favourable weather window and starboard ballast tank to help improve president of environmental safety rig a tow from tug Emma Foss to the ballast condition and further quality assurance for Crowley Cougar Ace as a test of the towing stabilise the vessel. Several ports in Maritime, owner of Titan Salvage. arrangement and to gain some Alaska are under consideration as a Members of the salvage team were additional control of the vessel. Emma destination for the vessel, which
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5 Marine remains stabilised approximately 106 bottom without grounding, in the passengers and cargo, thence to Liffy miles south of Herbert Island. The North Saskatchewan River, in Dry Dock, Dublin, made an unescorted Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau Edmonton, Alberta, in lat 53 34N, long single engine passage across the north remains on scene as well as tug Sea 113 28W, at 1955, Jul 14. channel and safely berthed at Larne Victory, which arrived at the site from with tug assistance at 1806, UTC, Aug Seattle yesterday and has replaced tug ELEVEN (Belize) 2. Emma Foss in holding a towline Suva, Jul 28 — According to rigged to the Cougar Ace. An yesterdays press release, Fiji Ports EXPRESS SANTORINI (Greece) additional private vessel, tug Corporation Limited (FPCL) is in the Piraeus, Aug 2 — Passenger ro/ro Gladiator, has left Anacortes, Wash, process of removing derelict vessels Express Santorini is still under repair and is en route to assist with from the Suva Harbour. The operation at drapetzona, ETC not presently transporting the vessel if needed. The will start before the end of the month. known. — Lloyd’s Agents. vessel has similar capabilities to the Fishing (general) Eleven is one of the Sea Victory. According to Incident derelict vessels and will probably be FAIRWEATHER (U.S.A.) Commander Capt Mark DeVries of the scuttled at sea. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Aug 1 — A press report, United States Coast Guard, a decision dated today, states: An aging on-board on where and how to tow the vessel ELINAKOS (Panama) sewage system, a frozen valve and could still be days away. Depending on London, July 29 — Bulker Elinakos some confusion among crew members several factors, including weather, the arrived Hamburg 1756, July 27, from caused a recent spill of partially determined condition of the vessel, Port Cartier. treated sewage from a NOAA survey success of at-sea salvage operations research Fairweather (1591 gt, built and the port selected, transit time for ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS 1968) into Womens Bay, said reports the Cougar Ace to the chosen port (Bahamas) on the spill from state environmental could be five to six days or more. London, Aug 2 — Following received regulators and the vessel’s skipper. Weather on-site is expected to from Kiel, dated today: A short circuit The NOAA survey vessel dumped deteriorate today, with south-east on board passenger (cruise) approximately 1,500 gallons of winds at five knots becoming south- Enchantment of the Seas (82910 gt, partially treated sewage into Womens west at 15-30 knots by noon and built 1997) led to a small fire, whilst Bay last month while the vessel was at shifting north to north-west late. Seas the vessel was at Cozumel, Mexico. dock on the Kodiak Coast Guard Base. are at one foot with three-foot swells. The damage was slight, mostly The spill that was reported to State of The seas will increase slightly with restricted to the “rescue boat” on Alaska Department of Environmental higher winds. It is overcast with which the fire started. The vessel Conservation Jul 19 took place visibility reduced to one nautical mile resumed its voyage a short time after between Jul 13 and 19, a DEC report currently. However, the Unified the incident. (Note — Enchantment of says. “We should have been hooked up Command does not expect that these the Seas was reported arrived at (to the Base’s sewage system),” said conditions will slow the project or Cozumel at 1000 hrs, Jul 29 and NOAA Corps Cmdr. Andrew Beaver, create special concerns relative to the sailing later the same day at 2000 skipper of Fairweather. The vessel’s condition of the vessel. Weather hrs.) crew thought its onboard sewage conditions are expected to improve system allowed for the discharge, tomorrow. ENSCO 107 (Liberia) according to a DEC report on the spill. Singapore, Jul 31 — Drill platform When it reported the discharge to the DALIANA (Greece) Ensco 107 left Singapore Jul 30 for Coast Guard environmental personnel, Piraeus, Jul 28 — Passenger ro/ro Vung Tau in tow of tug/supply Seabulk the crew was told to hook up to the Daliana, from Brindisi with 194 Betsy and tug Pacific 8. — Lloyd’s Base’s sewage system. The crew first passengers and 72 vehicles on board, Agents. needed to unlock the frozen valve. ran aground in shallow waters near Another part of the vessel’s onboard Igoumenitsa yesterday morning. All ENTERPRISE sanitation system is broken. The its crew members and passengers were (Antigua & Barbuda) system normally operates as a type 2 reportedly safe and uninjured. No Melbourne, July 28 — Understand MSD, or marine sanitation device, pollution was reported. The vessel was bulker Enterprise will sail July 29. meaning it would do both primary and refloated 25 minutes after the The filters in the oil pump had become secondary sewage treatment before grounding by its own power and clogged with metal fragments. These putting sewage overboard at sea. A berthed safely at Igoumenitsa port. have now been flushed out. — Lloyd’s secondary treatment part called the After class inspection the local port Agents. “book cell” needs to be replaced on the authorities allowed vessel to depart Fairweather leaving the vessel with later the same day. — Lloyd’s Agents. EURO SEA only primary treatment, Beaver said. (St. Vincent & Grenadines) The frozen valve the second factor DAYANA (Panama) See “Belgium” under “Port State leading to the spill prevented the Santo Domingo, Aug 1 — Roll On Control”. Fairweather from hooking up to the Roll Off Dayana sailed from Santo Coast Guard’s sewer system when they Domingo, Sunday (Jul 30), bound EUROPEAN MARINER (Bahamas) arrived in Kodiak. Beaver said his Trinidad. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Aug 2 —- Following received crew believed the discharge overboard from Coastguard Clyde MRCC, timed was permitted, given the primary DOLLART GAS (Cyprus) 1052, UTC: Roll On Roll Off European system was operating. The NOAA London, Aug 3 — Liquid Petroleum Mariner (5897 gt, built 1978), 20 vessel is currently under way near Gas Carrier Dollart Gas sailed persons on board, in contact with Dutch Harbour. Kaohsiung Jul 22 and vessel perch approximately 400 yards north subsequently arrived Shanghai Jul 30. of Troon harbour entrance in lat 55 FEDERAL WESER (Cyprus) 33.2N, long 04 40.9W. Anchored off London, Aug 1 — Bulker Federal DONG WON NO.628 Troon awaiting information from the Weser (22654 gt, built 2002) grounded (South Korea) owners of dry-dock availability. in mud just above the locks, in sight of See “Somalia” under “Piracy.” Awaiting clearance to proceed to Larne McLean’s Dock, St. Mary’s River, in lat on one engine to discharge passenger 46 29.50N, long 84 24.20W, at 0250, EASLINE TIANJIN (Singapore) and cargo. Decision to be made if UTC, Jul 29. The vessel was freed See “Typhoon ‘Ewiniar’ “ under escort required for crossing North with assistance from three tugs at “Weather & Navigation.” Channel. 0400, UTC, same day. (Note — Federal London, Aug 3 —- Following received Weser arrived Sault Ste. Marie Jul 28.) EDMONTON QUEEN (Canada) from Coastguard Clyde MRCC, timed London, Aug 1 — Ferry Edmonton 0705, UTC: Roll On Roll Off European FINNMAID (Finland) Queen (750 gt, built 1993) Mariner which was awaiting clearance Ancona, Aug 3 — At approximately unintentionally made contact with the to proceed to Larne to discharge 1750 hrs, Aug 2, passenger ro/ro
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Finnmaid (42100 gt, built 2006) broke London, July 29 — According to main engines Jul 29. The vessel was its mooring ropes, in stormy weather, Lloyd’s MIU AIS Liquid Petroleum performing the schedule Rafina-Tinos- while lying afloat at berth No.1, Gas Carrier Gaz Horizon was in lat 08 Mykonos-Naxos-Paros-Piraeus and Ancona. The vessel was re-moored 09 55N, long 79 34 12W, at 0335 today, berthed safely at Piraeus the same with assistance of port services. There speed 16.1 knots, course 195.2 day with two hours delay. Currently were no injuries. An inspection degrees. the vessel is undergoing repairs and is revealed the following damages: Pier Balboa, Aug 1 — Liquid Petroleum expected to returned to service No.2 and central and bollards, gantry Gas carrier Gaz Horizon resumed tomorrow. — Lloyd’s Agents. crane No.1 hit and damaged davil of transit pm, Jul 28, and sailed Balboa “rescue boat” and the vessel’s at 1902 same day. — Lloyd’s Agents. HORIZON DISCOVERY (U.S.A.) starboard side was scratched. London, July 29 — Container Carrier Understand delivery of the vessel to GORKY (Antigua & Barbuda) Horizon Discovery sailed Jacksonville the shipowners has been postponed to London, July 31 — According to July 26 for San Juan. next week, after repairs. — Lloyd’s Cartagena Port Authority general Agents. cargo Gorky is still at at Muelle IKA NO.7 Fertilizantes, Escombreras, under Suva, Jul 28 — According to FLOYD H.BLASKE (U.S.A.) repair. (See issue of July 17.) yesterdays press release Fiji Ports London, Aug 3 — A press report, Corporation Limited (FPCL) is in the dated Jul 31, states: Tug Floyd GOTLANDIA II (Sweden) process of removing derelict vessels H.Blaske (628 gt, built 1966) grounded Gothenburg, Aug 3 — Passenger from the Suva Harbour. The operation just downstream of Lock & Dam 11 in ro/ro Gotlandia II (7000 gt, built 2006) will start before the end of the month. Dubuque, Iowa, Jul 31. The vessel was is temporarily out of service as a Unknown Ika No.7, which grounded on the normal approach to the lock result of a fire on board on Jul 10. The outside the port in January 2004, is when it suddenly turned and struck cause is being investigated by the one of the derelict vessels and will the shore with at least one barge. The “manufacturer” MAN B&W UK. They probably be scuttled at sea. — Lloyd’s barges are sitting at least a foot found broken bolts to the injection Agents. higher on the rocks due to the system and tests are being conducted grounding. Barge ACBL 3083 was also to establish why the bolts broke. Once INGWENYA (South Africa) holed and had to be dewatered with these have been satisfactorily See Umfolozi. portable pumps. concluded, all other bolts and similar equipment will need to be changed. IRAN MUFATEH (Iran) FOLEGANDROS (Greece) Currently, there is no specific date London, Aug 3 — Bulker Iran London, Aug 3 — Product tanker when the vessel will be back in Mufateh arrived Bandar Abbas Jul 18. Folegandros passed through Panama service, but it is hoped to have her Canal Jul 26 and according to Lloyd’s operational again by the end of IRIS (Netherlands) MIU AIS was in lat 26 02 46N, long August. — Westax Marine Services London, Aug 3 — Information 114 32 05W at 1034 today, speed 12.5 AB. (Note — According to Lloyd’s MIU received from Kiel, dated today, states: knots, course 319 degrees. AIS at 1130 hrs, today, Gotlandia II Passenger (cruise) Iris from was at Visby, in lat 57 38.11N, long 18 Amsterdam, ran aground on the Maas, FRONT LEADER (Singapore) 17.4E.) close to the mouth of Tholenstad. A London, Jul 28 — Following received tug of Polderman came from from Singapore Port Operations, timed GREEN HILL (U.K.) Hansweert, refloated the 45 metre 1126, UTC: Combined bulk and oil London, Aug 3 — A press report, ship vessel, which was on the way to carrier Front Leader (89004 gt, built dated today, states: Fishing (general) Brugge, Belgium. It carried 1991) and product tanker Aulac Angel Green Hill which sank near Ardglass passengers which had joined the (6993 gt, built 2003) were in collision in January with the loss of two lives, Eurosail in Amsterdam. Two tugs had in lat 01 34.3N, long 104 37.26E, at may be brought to the surface. The tried in vain to salvage the hotel ship 1430, UTC, Jul 27. Following the body of one fisherman Conor Bogues is after it was pushed aground by strong collision, Aulac Angel anchored in lat still missing. An operation to try to winds. 01 35.84N, long 104 36.61E. Front assess the boat, which is lying in 80ft Leader proceeded on voyage to of water, took place yesterday. A JONATHAN SWIFT (Cyprus) Shanghai. decision is expected soon on whether London, Aug 1 — A press report, London, Aug 2 — According to or not the vessel can be raised. dated today, states: Thousands of Lloyd’s MIU AIS, combined bulk and passengers have had travel plans oil carrier Front Leader was located in HAO HAI (Belize) disrupted after Roll On Roll Off lat 23 34 22.52N, long 121 56 41.98E, London, Aug 2 — Following Jonathan Swift (59889 gt, built 1999) at 0050, UTC, today, speed 16.4 knots, navigation warning issued at 1900, struck a whale just off Holyhead in course 19 deg. nearest port Hualien, JST, today: Anchoring general cargo north Wales. Irish Ferries have distance 31.7 nautical miles. Hao Hai (1193 gt, built 1978) exists in confirmed its Dublin Swift service vicinity of lat 34 40.8N, long 134 would be grounded for two days GAO HE (China) 17.2E. following the incident at 1300, UTC, Aden, July 28 — Container Carrier London, Aug 2 — Following received today. The “soft impact” collision Gao He (37143 gt, built 1990), which from Coast Guard Japan, timed 1150, happened as the vessel approached the sailed Aden 1300, July 27 is reported UTC: Hao Hai, from Katagama, port of Holyhead. No one was injured. to have had an explosion in the reported fire in engine-room generator A spokesman for Irish Ferries said the engine-room 180 miles off Aden near which has now been extinguished. 4,000 passengers booked on the Hanish as Sughra Island (lat 13 52N, Crew are now carrying out repairs to sailings will be accommodated on the long 42 47E). Understand one the generator. car ferry. The company’s sales crewmember seriously injured and London, Aug 3 — Following manager Declan Mescall said: “We’re reportedly vessel proceeding to navigation warning issued today: not too sure exactly what happened. Hodeidah port for further repair. — Anchoring general cargo Hao Hai “We certainly hit a submerged object Lloyd’s Agents. exists in vicinity of lat 34 40.8N, long this afternoon, about half an hour out 134 17.2E. from Holyhead port. “Jonathan Swift GAZ HORIZON (Panama) hit something big and soft and the Balboa, July 27 — Liquid Petroleum HARVEST TAMARA (South Africa) suggestion is that it’s some kind of sea Gas Carrier Gaz Horizon reportedly See Anangel Splendour. mammal.” He said the vessel was completed repairs overnight and is travelling at about 40 knots at the now awaiting inpection/approval by HIGHSPEED 2 (Greece) time of the impact. He added it was canal authorities prior being Piraeus, Aug 2 — Ferry Highspeed 2 not unusual for dolphins to play scheduled to resume transit. — Lloyd’s (2869 gt, built 2000) sustained alongside the firm’s larger car ferries Agents. mechanical failure at one of its four as they made the crossing. Irish
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Ferries said the Jonathan Swift was Sydney, N.S. The Roll On Roll Off Leif LINDA (Netherlands) being taken out of service as a Erikson (18523 gt, built 1991) has London, Aug 1 — Information precautionary operational measure. been put into dock to undergo repairs received, dated Kiel today, states: Over the next two days divers will after a major engine part on the vessel Netherlands inland waterways non inspect how much damage, if any, has broke down on Saturday (Jul 29). The specific tanker Linda, home port been caused. A spokesman said: two remaining ferries working out of Dordrecht, went off course July 28 “Depending on the outcome of that Port aux Basques are still operating while passing the Rhine upstream at investigation, and whether or not according to schedule. Approximately kilometre 654.8 in Bonn. Another ship repair works have to be carried out, 500 passengers a day will miss their which was passing brought Linda into that time scale could be shorter or crossings and some people may have difficulties as it was in danger of longer.” to wait days before they can cross. drifting against a pile of the Kennedy Marine Atlantic president Roger Flood Bridge. The police boat WSP 5P. joined KAPETAN GIORGIS STRATOULIS says the delay comes at a bad time. by the Dutch inland water craft (Greece) Hospitality Newfoundland and Eemshoorn prevented Linda from London, Aug 2 — Lloyd’s Casualty Labrador is working with Marine contacting the bridge. Nevertheless representatives report: During the Atlantic to try to reach tourists about the vessel sustained rudder and morning of Aug 1, the self-propelled rescheduling their trips. The vessel propeller damage. mussels barge Kapetan Giorgis may be fixed later this week. Stratoulis (Thessaloniki Register 833) London, Aug 2 — A press report, LUCKY STAR (Bolivia) sank due to ingress of water while dated today, states: Roll on roll off Leif Taipei, July 28 — According to a entering the port of Alkyon Pidnas Erikson was expected to resume its “Notice to Mariners” issued by the Pierias. The five crewmembers were run between North Sydney and Port Chinese Naval Meteorologic & rescued by a fishing boat and taken to aux Basques by today. The vessel was Oceanographic Office, dated July 21 the coast. There was no pollution. The put into dock to undergo repairs after tanker Lucky Star sank in lat 22 36 Port Authority of Skalas Katerinis is a turbo-charger failed on Saturday 14.4N, long 120 15 50.4E, on June 30. performing an investigation. (Jul 29). A replacement part was en All vessels are prohibited from route from Switzerland. About 500 anchoring at the position on safety KONEMU (New Caledonia) passengers a day had to reschedule basis. Source - Kaohsiung Harbour Noumea, Jul 27 — Product tanker their crossings on one of three other Bureau letter dated July 19. — Lloyd’s Konemu is still berthed at fishing vessels. Some people were delayed for Agents. quay. — Lloyd’s Agents. only a few hours, while others had to wait a day or two. Officials stressed MAERSK FAWLEY (U.K.) KOSTAS (Honduras) that passengers who needed to board a London, Aug 1 — Following received London, July 29 — General cargo ferry because of an emergency were from Den Helder RCC, timed 2235, Kostas which arrived Skikda 1700, accommodated. Marine Atlantic UTC: Container Carrier Maersk Jan 25 was still in port at berth No.8 president Roger Flood said he was not Fawley (9990 gt, built 2005), bound July 27. surprised the troubles hit during the Rotterdam, is currently anchored busiest time of the year, even though outside Rotterdam, in lat 51 58N, long KRIOS (Malta) maintenance is performed routinely on 03 46E, following explosion in engine- London, Aug 1 — Bulker Krios (8300 the vessels. “When we are running in room. Master reports everything gt, built 1983) damaged its bulbous the summertime, we are running flat under control, with crew investigating bow after having struck ice 40 miles out,” Flood said yesterday from damage to engine-room. No assistance west of Iceland, en route for Montreal, Halifax. “We didn’t anticipate any required at present. Quebec, in lat 61 58.00N, long 29 problems with any of the vessels. It London, Aug 2 — Following received 31.00W, at 1200, UTC, Jul 26. (Note — happened and now we have to deal from Den Helder RCC, timed 0440, Krios sailed Murmansk Jul 21 for with it.” The backlog of travellers is UTC: Container carrier Maersk Windsor, Ontario, and according to expected to be cleared within a few Fawley is still at anchor, awaiting Lloyd’s MIU AIS was reported in lat days. arrival of a tug which will tow it to 63 49. 4.3N, long 23 44.19.97’W at Rotterdam. The tug is expected on 0011, Jul 30, 62.3 nautical miles from London, Aug 3 — A press report, scene this morning. Reykjanes, speed 11.3 knots, course dated Aug 2, states: Marine Atlantic 234.4 deg.) says hundreds of people who have London, Aug 2 — Following received been waiting for a ferry ride across the from Den Helder RCC, timed 1200, UTC: Container Carrier Maersk LADY MOURA (Bahamas) Cabot Strait will leave sooner than London, July 29 — Information expected. Roll on roll off Leif Erikson Fawley is in tow of tug Smit Clyde, received, dated Kiel today, states: left North Sydney for Port aux bound Rotterdam, ETA about two Yacht Lady Moura may not being Basques at around 0230 today. It was hours. coming to Blohm & Voss for repairs as the first trip for the vessel since it had London, Aug 3 — According to the yacht was reported berthed at a an engine problem on Saturday (Jul Lloyd’s MIU AIS, container carrier repairyard in Cartagena, Spain, July 29). Now that the vessel is back in Maersk Fawley was moored in lat 51 7. service, Marine Atlantic president 52 52.38N, long 04 23 56.34E, at 2307, Roger Flood expects the backlog of UTC, Aug 2, nearest port Schiedam, LASS URANUS (Germany) passengers will be cleared up by distance 1.1 nautical miles. London, Aug 2 — Following received tonight, instead of tomorrow. “What London, Aug 3 — Information from Kiel, dated today: Repairs to we were thinking at that point is that received from Kiel, dated todat, states: general cargo Lass Uranus have been it would take an additional 24 hours On Aug 2 container carrier Maersk completed at Peterswerft, to clean up the backlog after we had Fawley sustained machine problems Wewelsfleth. The vessel recently the vessel running. We think we’re four miles west of the Maas. The passed through the Kiel Canal and going to do that faster,” Flood said. vessel had to anchor and was then proceeded via Lubeck Bay to However, it is expected to take a little towed to Eemshaven by tug Fairplay Neustadt. On Aug 1 Lass Uranus was longer for commercial traffic. Flood 24. again in the Kiel Canal en route to said it took longer to repair the vessel Brunsbuttel. because a part had to be shipped from MAERSK RIO GRANDE Switzerland. (Antigua & Barbuda) LEIF ERIKSON (Canada) Balboa, Aug 1 — Container Carrier London, Aug 1 — A press report, LIBERTY A. (Cyprus) Maersk Rio Grande (16129 gt, built dated today, states: Tourism operators See “Cyprus” under “Port State 2002) is being towed to Balboa by tug in Newfoundland and Labrador are Control”. Lobos after reportedly experiencing worried about major delays on the main engine problems. The vessels Marine Atlantic ferry service between LIN 1 (Panama) have an ETA at Balboa of late PM Port aux Basques, N.L., and North See “Somalia” under “Piracy”. today. — Lloyd’s Agents.
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MAJESTIC UNITY MEKHANIK KRASOTKIN (Russia) NORTH SEA (Liberia) (Marshall Islands) See Sormovskiy 32. London, Jul 27 — Following received Dalian, Aug 1 — Crude oil tanker from Aberdeen Coastguard, timed Majestic Unity reberthed at 1712, July MIDNIGHT RIDER (U.S.A.) 1358, UTC: Container Carrier North 30 for discharging operation which was Boston, MA, Jul 31 — Understand Sea has proceeded. (Note — According completed at 1400 yesterday. After from salvors Tucker-Roy Marine that to Lloyd’sMIU AIS, Container Carrier completion of discharge the vessel fishing (general) Midnight Rider is North Sea in lat 57 21 42.6N, long 01 shifted to anchorage again due to alongside at New Bedford. The 48 19.56W, at 1031, UTC, today, speed arrest by the court. — Lloyd’s Agents. likelihood is that the vessel will be 18.3 knots.) scrapped. — Lloyd’s Agents. MANISTEE (U.S.A.) NORWAY (Bahamas) Troy, Mich, July 29 — Bulker MSC JESSICA (Panama) London, Aug 2 — A press report, Manistee (9790 gt, built 1943) was See Charlotte Maersk. dated today, states: Passenger (cruise) inbound the Saginaw River early Blue Lady, ex Norway, will finally be yesterday morning with a split load. It NAMA (Panama) broken at Alang yard after the stopped to lighter at the Wirt dock in Chennai, Aug 1 — At 1845 hrs, Jul Supreme Court Technical Committee Bay City, then around 0645 hrs 30, general cargo Nama (8203 gt, built gave its consent to the Gujarat continued upriver to finish at the Wirt 1988) ran aground approximately 17 Maritime Board (GMB) to grant dock in Saginaw. Manistee was unable nautical miles from Kakinada Port. beaching permission to the vessel, to complete unloading in Saginaw due The vessel is still aground. Salvage officials said. The Supreme Court to a problem with the unloading operations, which commenced this committee has given the go-ahead to equipment. The vessel backed down to morning, are still in progress. — the GMB on condition that the 210- the Burroughs dock early in the Lloyd’s Agents. odd tonnes of hazardous wastes evening where attempts will be made Chennai, Aug 3 — General cargo generated while breaking the vessel overnight to make repairs. — Great Nama remains aground, with salvage will be disposed of in a safe manner, Lakes & Seaway Shipping News. operations still under way. — Lloyd’s officials said. Troy Mich, July 30 — Bulker Agents. Ahmedabad, India, Aug 2 — Indian Manistee was undergoing repairs at experts have given the go ahead for the Burroughs dock in Zilwaukee with NEW FLAMENCO (Panama) the scrapping of passenger (cruise) a crane over it. Once repairs are London, Jul 28 — Passenger (cruise) Blue Lady, ex Norway, which completed Manistee will head back New Flamenco arrived Valencia Jul 7 environmentalists say contains toxic upriver to the Saginaw Wirt dock to from the Balearic Islands and sailed material harmful to shipbreakers, finish unloading its cargo and will be Jul 9 for Barcelona, where arrived Jul officials said today. Greenpeace and outbound for the lake. — Great Lakes 10. other groups say the vessel, which & Seaway Shipping News. anchored in June off the Alang ship- Troy, Mich, July 31 — Bulker NIKOLAY PRZHEVALSKIY breaking yard in the western state of Manistee continued to undergo repairs (Russia) Gujarat, contains more than 900 at the Burroughs dock, Zilwaukee, London, Aug 2 — A press report, tonnes of asbestos which would put yesterday. Manistee told the tug Robin dated today, states: Roll On Roll Off the health of workers at risk. India’s Lynn that repairs should be completed Nikolay Przhevalskiy (9489 gt, built Supreme Court had allowed the vessel tomorrow or Wednesday, and that 1984), Japan for Magadan, cargo cars, to enter Indian waters but put on hold Manistee will be headed back up to grounded off Shikotan Island at 0500, its dismantling, pending a report by Stoneport to get another load for the local time, today. The crew was able to an expert panel on the quantum of Saginaw River. — Great Lakes & refloat the ship. No victims are toxic wastes on board. Two senior Seaway Shipping News. reported. The ship arrived at the port officials said the panel has allowed the of Yuzhno Kurilsk for survey. vessel to be broken. “Blue Lady will MARINA STAR (Bahamas) London, Aug 3 — A press report, enter Alang,” one of them said. “It will Genoa, July 27 — General cargo dated Aug 2, states: Roll On Roll Off be dismantled soon.” Greenpeace Marina Star left Genoa July 26 for Nikolay Przhevalskiy, with a cargo of confirmed the panel had given the Valencia. — Lloyd’s Agents. cars shipped from Japan to Magadan, green signal for the vessel to be ran aground near the Kuril mountain broken but called the decision MARINER OF THE SEAS ridge last night. The ship ran into the “illegal.” “We know the expert panel (Bahamas) rocks near Shikotan, but the crew has found more than 1,000 tonnes of See “Outbreak Of Virus On Bahamas managed to get the ship out of a banned pollutants on the ship,” Flag Vessel” under “Miscellaneous”. shallow place on its own. The ship, Ramapati Kumar of the group said. slightly holed in the incident, headed “How can they allow the ship to be MARIS (Honduras) for Yuzhno Kurilsk. broken?” — Reuters. Chittagong, Aug 2 — Bulker Maris berthed at the CUFL jetty on Aug 1 NOBEL FORTUNA (Bahamas) OEL VISION (India) and is currently undergoing repairs to London, Jul 27 — At 1218, EDST, Jul London, Jul 31 — A press report, the damage in hold No 1. The vessel is 26, combined bulk and oil carrier dated today, states: A major disaster expected to depart next week. Product Nobel Fortuna (45777 gt, built 1982) was averted yesterday, when ONGC tanker Atlantica I is still lying under dragged anchor and made contact with officials alerted a company team attachment, and the claim settlement the bottom at Ha Ha Bay, Saguenay, preventing a merchant vessel from negotiations between both shipowners Quebec, in lat 48 19.58N, long 70 colliding with an offshore oil platform. are still in progress. — Lloyd’s Agents. 51.57W. The vessel was re-anchored, The incident occurred when container with tug assistance, two hours later. carrier Oel Vision (4802 gt, built 1979) MARRAKECH EXPRESS (Panama) experienced a complete power and Genoa, Aug 2 — Passenger ro/ro NORDIC EXPLORER (U.S.A.) engine failure yesterday evening and Marrakech Express is still at Genoa Boston, Mass., Jul 31 — The gradually drifted towards platform waiting for sea trials. There is managers of fishing (general) Nordic Rontap Mayer, located at platform ZB currently no information available Explorer have reported that the fire in Mumbai High, company sources concerning the vessel’s possible ETS. was contained in a single space within said. “The vessel was 4.5 nautical — Lloyd’s Agents. the vessel, but that damages to wiring miles from the rig. The direction of the harnesses and hydraulic equipment drift was towards this rig,” an ONGC MASSACHUSETTS (U.S.A.) was extensive. Repairs are estimated official said. The platform declared an Suva, Jul 28 — Trawler (All types) to take two months. However emergency at 2030 hrs and issued a Massachusetts , which grounded on a drydocking of the vessel will not be call for the evacuation of its personnel. reef about 34 miles off Suva on Jul 7 required. Repairs will take place at Several vessels, including support 2002, is in the port of Suva awaiting the Norpel dock in New Bedford. — Samudra Sevak were alerted to potential buyers. — Lloyd’s Agents. Lloyd’s Agents. proceed to the scene to assist. The
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Coast Guard were also alerted. Oel drifting again after a failed attempt to Mumbai, Aug 2 — Container carrier Vision was instructed to drop its tow it away. “The tug’s ropes gave way Oel Vision sank off Mumbai High at anchor to halt the drift. Another and the ship started drifting due to 0350 today. There was no loss of life. anchor was subsequently dropped, as choppy weather,” said Inspector — Lloyd’s Agents. one was found insufficient to hold the General, A. Rajashekhar, Commander, vessel. “Oel Vision is now stable 3.5 Coast Guard Region (West). However, ONDERNEMING IV (Netherlands) nautical miles from Rontap Mayer. only one of the ship’s two anchors was London, Aug 3 — Following received The vessel restored emergency power heaved; the other is dragging along from Kiel, dated today: At 1330 hrs, at 2155, Jul 30, and is in the process with it. The ship has not stabilized Aug 2, a fire broke out in the machine of ballasting. Tugs have been deployed due to bad weather, which is room of the Dutch inland general to tow the vessel,” the official said. worsening. The sea swell is about five cargo Onderneming IV (4131 gt, built London, Aug 1 — A press report, metres and the wind is blowing at 70 2005), homeport Tholen, on the River dated July 31, states: Danger lurked kmph. ONGC has evacuated the 10 Rhine, close to Emmerich. The crew around the Bombay High oil field emergency officials who had stayed succeeded in tackling the flames, yesterday when Container Carrier Oel back on the rig. The ship’s 26 crew without assistance. The fire was Vision, drifted perilously towards a rig members were evacuated by the Navy, caused by a damaged fuel pipe. after its generators went off and the which has activated its emergency ship lost propulsion. Oil and Natural response programme. Sources in the OOCL SHENZHEN (Hong Kong) Gas Corporation (ONGC) officials said DG Shipping office said OEL Vision London, Jul 28 — Orient Overseas the ship is ``now stable at 3.5 nautical could have been steadied with steel Container Line’s container carrier miles from the Rontop Mayer rig” and ropes. Also, they said, professional OOCL Shenzhen touched bottom in the will be towed to Pipavav port in salvors should have been employed. Suez Canal in dense fog yesterday. Maharashtra. Coast Guard and ONGC The cargo should have been jettisoned The vessel sustained minor scratching, officials said the vessel was coming to make the ship lighter, they said, but according to the company, after it from Colombo and heading towards the owners refused. This, said the touched a sandbank between marker Pipavav port. Carrying 268 containers sources, could raise the risk. — Lloyd’s 83 and 84. The incident occurred at and 28 crew, it had anchored 10 Agents. 0620, local time, Inchape Shipping nautical miles from Rontop Mayer, a London, Aug 2 — A press report, Services operations manager Abdel Bombay High rig. After it lost its dated Aug 1, states: Authorities are Aziz Nabil said. He said the vessel generators, the ship started drifting in engaged in a major operation about was freed by Suez Canal Authority the rough sea towards Rontop Mayer. 100 nautical miles off the Mumbai tugs at 0730, local time. OOCL Around 1800 hrs the Coast Guard got coast to prevent disabled Container investor relations manager Stanley an SOS call in a fax from Shreyas Carrier Oel Vision from colliding with Shen said the vessel touched bottom Shipping Company, the vessel’s an ONGC oil production rig in the rather than grounded. He said there shipping agent. Five hours later, a Arabian Sea. The vessel is around 400 was no damage and no leaks. He helicopter from the Coast Guard Air metres from the rig and the only added that the vessel was at Station in Daman spotted the ship options available to the Navy are to anchorage awaiting a southbound ``dangerously close to the rig”. either tow it away or, if that is not convoy and was due to sail about 15 Emergency was declared on Rontop possible, to sink it to avert a collision, hours after the incident. Mayer and the 77 personnel working navy sources said. Personnel on board there were shifted to another the rig have been evacuated as a ORIENTAL MIHO (Panama) platform. Coast Guard ship Sangram precautionary measure, the sources Yokohama, Aug 1 — Upon completion and ONGC’s support vessel Samudra said. The Coast Guard has also been of temporary repairs at Kudamatsu, Sevak, are monitoring the situation. put on alert. “So far, 27 of the 28 crew Liquid Petroleum Gas Carrier London, Aug 1 — A press report, members of the merchant vessel have Oriental Miho departed for Hiroshima dated today, states: Container Carrier been rescued by Indian Navy on Jul 26, arriving there on Jul 27. It Oel Vision which developed a technical helicopters in the choppy sea after also departed from Hiroshima on Jul fault and began drifting off the west receiving a communication from the 27. — Lloyd’s Agents. coast of India will be towed to a master of the ship,” said a source. The nearby port, its owners said today. The container ship apparently developed ship, owned by Shreyas Shipping & engine problems and started taking in OTTON (Panama) Logistics Ltd., developed the fault water two days ago, the sources said Bilbalo, Aug 2 — Local agents of fire while en route to Kandla from adding the vessel was listing 10 fighting tug Otton have advised that Colombo, Anil Devli, executive degrees to starboard. the vessel is still carrying out repairs director at Shreyas Shipping, said. Mumbai, Aug 2 — Container Carrier in Bilbao, but it is unknown when they “We are trying to identify the problem Oel Vision sank off the country’s will be completed. — Lloyd’s Agents. and will tow the vessel either to western coast today after developing a Mumbai or Pipavav,” Devli said. Devli technical fault, but all the crew PAMELA (Finland) said the vessel was now anchored members had been rescued, officials Turku, Aug 2 — General cargo about three nautical miles from an said. Navy and coast guard officials Pamela, Naantali for Gdynia, ONGC’s rig. It had 28 people on board said there was no threat of an oil spill grounded northwest of Uto lighthouse and was carrying about 260 empty and from the vessel which sank in high 0100, Jul 1. Vessel sustained hull laden containers. An ONGC seas about 180 km off the coast that damage but could proceed by itself to spokeswoman said the company had has some of India’s most popular discharge cargo in Naantali prior evacuated 77 personnel from the rig beaches. “There was some fuel, but it drydocking at Turku for repairs. on Sunday night and the installation isn’t much to pose any threat. We are Vessel arrived at the dry dock in was safe. The Coast Guard said a keeping aerial vigil,” said coast guard Turku Jul 3, and left dry dock Jul 17. vessel had been deployed near OEL commandant K.B.L. Bhatnagar. The — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Pamela Vision to ensure smooth passage to a crew tried to anchor the vessel to sailed Turku Jul 17, arrived Tallinn nearby port. prevent it from drifting close to oil rigs Jul 19 and sailed same day.) Mumbai, Aug 2 — A local press in the Mumbai High oil field but it report, states: As reported container began to list and then sank in the PANAM SERENA (Bahamas) carrier Oel Vision, adrift since Sunday early hours of today, Bhatnagar said. Piraeus, Jul 28 — Chemical tanker after losing all power, is edging closer Coast guard and navy vessels picked Panam Serena is still under repair at to ONGC’s developmental oil rig up the vessel’s 28 crew members Keratsini. — Lloyd’s Agents. RONTAP Mayer. It was a mere 1,200 shortly before it went down. More feet away at the time of going to press, than 180 people working on the oil PENELOPE A. (Greece) according to Kiran Dhingra, director rigs in the path of the drifting ship Piraeus, Jul 28 — Passenger ro/ro general, shipping. The ship had had been evacuated as a precaution, Penelope A. completed repairs and stabilized 3.5 nautical miles from the disrupting production for 2-3 hours. — returned to service Jul 26. — Lloyd’s rig, but at 1800 Monday it started Reuters. Agents.
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PXXI African Maritime Safety Authority, explaining how the vessel is to be London, Aug 3 — A press report, says discussions are currently under cleared. The wreck clearance contract dated Aug 1, states: Heavy weather way on how best to remove the ship. will be put out to tender and in the conditions off Tristan da Cunha “Yesterday’s meeting was one between meantime salvage company SMIT continue as forecast. A decision has the authorities and the owners of the Salvage has been appointed caretaker been taken to postpone attempts to ship together with the insurers and its to watch for and deal with any refloat oil platform A Turtle (ex PXXI) lawyers. The decision is that the pollution from the vessel. The whole until winter weather has moderated, wreck must be removed, how they are clearance exercise could be protracted so tug Zouros Hellas has now returned going to do that is still under on the basis of recent experiences. to Cape Town. The salvors will await discussion, they have gone back to the London, Aug 2 — A press report, favourable conditions and the insurers to discuss ways and means of dated today, states: The marine inquiry availability of suitably powerful removing that wreck totally. This into why and how Container Carrier tug(s). This is unlikely to be until meeting will be continued at a later Safmarine Agulhas ran aground at the September at the earliest. The time maybe next week when the East London harbour entrance 36 days Insurance Company have advised that insurers and the owners have studied ago has been completed. But the they are not abandoning their proposal.” investigating officer has returned to responsibilities but are merely London, Aug 29 — South African Durban to compile his report, said deferring the operation until later in authorities have decided Container Captain Peter Kroon, the South African the year in the difficult circumstances. Carrier Safmarine Agulhas is so badly Marine Safety Association principal damaged that it is now officially a officer in East London. All fingers point REEF ZANZIBAR wreck. They have effectively over- to engine failure as the cause, but (St. Vincent & Grenadines) ruled insurers who have not yet whether negligence played a part London, Jul 31 — Following received declared the ship a constructive total would still have to be established, he from the operators of roll on roll off loss. No further attempt will be made said. Reef Zanzibar, dated today: Reef to refloat the vessel. “The ship is a Zanzibar discharged its cargo in the write-off,” said Capt Peter Kroon, Seychelles and was then taken in tow principal officer for the maritime SALIH C. (Panama) for Zanzibar, where arrived Jul 24. authority in East London. The ship is London, Aug 2 — Bulker Salih C. Vessel remains there at present to be removed in its entirety, in order (10137 gt, built 1973) ran aground in undergoing repairs and we currently to ensure there is no risk to navigation Bostanci Dilek Pillars at around 1015, anticipate it will be back in service in should the vessel break up and parts Jul 22. Fast rescue boat Kiyi Emniyeti around ten days. start to drift in to shipping lanes. The 5 and Sonduren 6 sent to the vicinity wreck clearance contract will be put by Istabul VTS Services. There was no RM MARGAUX (France) out to tender, and in the meantime loss of life or pollution. Salvage Bordeaux, Aug 3 — Tug RM salvors SMIT has been appointed Assistance Agreement signed at 1445, Margaux: Salvage operations will take caretaker to watch for and deal with Jul 24, refloated and secured the same place next week and will be any pollution from the vessel. day at 1930 hrs. (Note — Salih C. undertaken by Mammoet Salvage. London, Jul 31 — Container Carrier passed Istanbul east Jul 28.) Several shipyards were asked last Safmarine Agulhas, which grounded a week to tender for repairing the tug. month ago outside the port of East SEA JAGUAR (Marshall Islands) — Lloyd’s Agents. London, has almost broken in two and Singapore, Jul 31 — Crude oil tanker must be removed from the site, the Sea Jaguar arrived Singapore 2355, ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) South African Maritime Safety Jul 30. — Lloyd’s Agents. See under “Miscellaneous.” Authority and National Port Authority ordered at the weekend. They have SIRTE STAR RUMYANTSEVO (Russia) effectively by-passed insurers who (St. Vincent & Grenadines) London, Aug 3 — A press report, have not yet declared the vessel a La Spezia, July 31 — Container dated today, states: Three Russian constructive total loss. However, Carrier Sirte Star arrived La Spezia ships have arrived at the site where insurance sources said this would not July 30 from Banghazi. — Lloyd’s Russian fishing (general) be uncommon in such cases where Agents. Rumyantsevo (723 gt, built 1985) is in underwriters might be reluctant to act distress after getting a hole in the first because of the potential liabilities SKAGERN (Sweden) bottom off the eastern coast of the attached to a decision. No further Hull, Jul 31 — General cargo Skagern Kamchatka peninsula. “The lives of attempt will be made to refloat the is still in port at Hull, undergoing the crew are out of danger,” the press vessel. The onus is now on the vessel’s underwriters’ surveys. No decision has service of the Kamchatka region’s owner and P&I club, Gard, to act fast yet been taken regarding repairs. — department of the Russian Ministry to minimise further liabilities during Lloyd’s Agents. for Emergency Situations said. The the wreck removal. It was carrying trawler got a hole in the bottom at 469 loaded containers, including 21 SORMOVSKIY 32 (Russia) about noon, Kamchatka time, refrigerated boxes and 112 empties, at Novorossisk, Aug 1 — Tug Mekhanik yesterday, and water started flowing Krasotkin and barge Aphine owned by into the engine department. The crew the time of the accident. Most have been taken off, but all further salvage Prime Shipping of Palmali Agency expected to cope with the situation proceeded from port Kertch downland themselves, but had to seek help by work and removal of the remaining 100 containers still on board has been (port Tol’yiatti) in ballast at 0345, the evening. After divers examine the Moscow time, Jul 20. While leaving bottom of the trawler, a decision will halted because of the dangerous condition of the cargo holds and the first leg of Azov-Don River entrance be made what to do next. According to channel it was in collision with general the emergencies ministry, the weather vessel itself. The Safmarine Agulhas cargo Sormovskiy 32 on voyage to Italy in the area is favourable for repair is now considered to be past saving with cargo of grain onboard abt 3167 work. The sea is calm and visibility is and never able to return to service. good. The entry of water has been “The vessel is a write-off,” said Capt tonnes. Tug has no damages, barge has minimised. One more rescue vessel is Peter Kroon, principal officer for the damage of external plating above on its way and is expected to arrive to maritime authority in East London. It waterline, port anchor blocked by the site at about 0800, Moscow time. is to be removed in its entirety in mechanical damage with no water order to ensure there is no risk to ingress. Sormovskiy 32 has mechanical SAFMARINE AGULHAS (Liberia) navigation should the hull break up damages of fore part bulwark till London, July 28 — A press report, and parts start to drift in to shipping frame 2. Vessels was shifted on outer dated today, states: Container Carrier lanes. That message has been road of Yeisk for investigation. Both Safmarine Agulhas is to be removed conveyed to the owner and insurers, vessels arrived into Rostov on Don from East London harbour. Peter who must submit a plan to the repair yard “Priboy” by Jul 25. — Kroon, the principal officer of South authorities within a few weeks Lloyd’s Agents.
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STADT MUNCHEN operation successfully. All the nine vessel will proceed to Piraeus for (Antigua & Barbuda) Indonesian crew were flown down to permanent repairs. Balboa, Aug 1 — Container Carrier Port Blair and handed over to local London, Aug 3 — Following received Stadt Munchen (9528 gt, built 1999) administration for further formalities. from Piraeus MRCC, timed 1250, while berthed Balboa for cargo UTC: Wine tanker Theodoros is still operations, reportedly took sudden SYLVE (Cyprus) carrying out temporary repairs. The list, resulting in four 20 foot London, July 29 — Following vessel expects to arrive in Piraeus on containers being lost overboard to received from Danish Maritime Monday (Aug 7). water, Jul 31. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note Assistance Service, timed 0835, UTC: — Stadt Munchen according to LMIU General cargo Sylve was refloated at THEOFILOS (Greece) AIS in lat 8 51 37.06N, long 79 31 2350, UTC, yesterday after part cargo London, July 31 — Lloyd’s Casualty 6.67W at 1538, Aug 1.) was removed. There was no pollution. representatives in Piraeus report: The vessel is now mooring in the port During the afternoon of July 29 SUMERIAN 2 (Indonesia) of Ronne where vessel still detained passenger ro/ro Theofilos (19212 gt, London, July 30 — A press report, for diver inspection and class built 1975) struck the breakwater of dated July 28, states: Indian inspection etc. Vessel will then reload Mytilene Port due to strong winds helicopters have rescued nine lightered cargo. (See issue of July 28.) while making departure manoeuvres. Indonesian crew stranded in the Ronne, July 31 — General cargo The port authority prohibited Andaman islands after their cean- Sylve left Ronne today for Liepaja. — departure pending issuance of a class going tug SE Meriam 2 (? fire fighting Lloyd’s Sub-agents. maintain certificate. The vessel finally tug Sumerian 2, 367 gt, built 1976) Riga, Aug 3 — General cargo Sylve, departed at 1330 hrs for Limnos- ran aground, a military spokesman which grounded Jul 25 near Thessaloniki with 730 passengers on said yesterday. The crew of SE Meriam Bornholm, was subsequently refloated board. 2 arrived off the remote islands as and is presently at the port of Liepaja Piraeus, Jul 31 — Passenger ro/ro part of a bid to assist tug Uni Haul discharging her cargo of soyabeanmeal Theofilos struck a breakwater when Mabel (299 gt, built 2005) towing two pellets. Part of the cargo is water sailing from Mytilene port on July 29. dump barges from Singapore to Abu damaged. W.K. Webster acts on behalf There were no reported injuries to the Dhabi, said Commander R. Srinavas. of the cargo underwriters. — Lloyd’s vessels crew or passengers. The local Uni Haul Mabel developed engine Agents. port authorities prohibited the vessel’s trouble and had drifted in rough seas. departure until it had been inspected A tug from Singapore and another THE CALYPSO (Cyprus) by a class surveyor. It did sail, later on from Sri Lanka were also assisting in London, July 29 — Passenger (cruise) the same day with destinations of the operation, said Srinavas, a senior The Calypso sailed Southampton 2156, Lemnos and Thessaloniki. — Lloyd’s staff officer of India’s joint Army, Navy July 27 and according to Lloyd’s MIU Agents. and Air Force command on the AIS was in lat 52 20 57N, long 03 36 Andamans. SE Mariam 2 broke its 59E, at 1014 today, speed 15 knots, TUMA (Nigeria) anchor chain on Wednesday (July 26) course 66.1 degrees. London, Aug 3 — At least five and ran aground on Little Andaman persons were feared to have been island. The rescued sailors were flown THEODOROS (Panama) killed on Jun 20 as crude oil tanker to Port Blair to begin the journey London, Jul 28 — Following received Tuma (66676 gt, built 1975) carrying home. from Piraeus MRCC, timed 2210, petroleum product burst into flames at London, July 31 — A press report, UTC: At 2355 hrs, Jul 28, wine tanker the Beachland Estate, Ibafon, Apapa, dated July 26, states: Altogether, nine Theodoros (634 gt, built 1967), Tartous Lagos. The explosion, which occurred crew members of the Indonesian ocean for Genoa, loaded with olive oil, ran at the Obat Petroleum Depot, also left going tug SE Mariam 2 (? fire fighting aground in lat 36 06.7N, long 29 some others seriously injured. Two of tug Sumerian 2) were rescued by MI-8 38.3E. The vessel has eight crew them are said to be in critical helicopter of the Andaman and onboard, but is in no danger. A local condition receiving treatment for what Nicobar Command today. Tug Uni patrol vessel is alongside and the a source described as “high degree” Haul Mabel with the Indonesian crew tanker is requesting tug assistance. burns at an undisclosed hospital in members on board was towing two London, Jul 29 — Following received Apapa. The cause of the blast, which dump barges from Singapore to Abu from Piraeus MRCC, timed 0435, took place at about 1430 hrs, at the Dhabi. During their journey, it UTC: Wine tanker Theodoros refloated engine-room of the vessel, remained developed engine problem and started under its own power at approximately unclear, but electrical spark is drifting along with its two barges. On 0150 hrs. The vessel is now anchored suspected. A staff of Obat, who realising that the two barges had off Megisti Island, about 2.5 miles pleaded anonymity, told local press drifted on the western shores of Little from the position of grounding. The that the explosion may not be Andaman, the tug released the towing vessel is damaged. It has an unconnected with leakage of line to prevent it from being dragged approximate 10 metre crack in its petroleum product which reportedly into shore. Subsequently, two tugs, Ves forecastle on the starboard side and it flooded the engine-room of the vessels Fair 5 and Maha Yoha (? tug Maha will be necessary to transfer it’s cargo for days. The leakage and the Oya from Singapore and Sri Lanka to another vessel. No pollution has resultant flooding was said to have respectively came for assistance. been noted. been first discovered immediately the However, the efforts turned to be London, July 30 — Following vessel berthed four days ago. Even futile and the operations were further received from Piraeus MRCC, timed though Obat Petroleum Depot is hampered by rough seas. One 0945, UTC: Wine tanker Theodoros is believed to possess fire-fighting additional tug, SE Mariam 2 from still anchored off Megisti Island. The equipment, including Angus fire Indonesia arrived to assist in the crack on vessel’s starboard side is only pumps, foam tanks and hydrant line salvage operations. During early two metres not 10 metres as before that goes round the depot with over 10 morning hours of today, the anchor reported. The vessel has lost outlets, it however, required fire chain of SE Mariam 2 gave away and approximately half a ton of olive oil fighters from the neighbouring Julius the tug ran aground. All the nine crew but no fuel. Vessel is awaiting a Berger, ASCON Oil and NPA to members managed to jump ashore and certificate to allow it to proceed, prevent the fire from spreading to the were left stranded. During all these however, transfer of cargo is likely to depot, said to be the only privately operations, a constant vigil was being take place tomorrow. owned in the country with a private maintained by the ships and aircraft London, July 30 — Following licensed jetty which can accommodate of ANC. On request by the owner of received from Piraeus MRCC, timed the berth of vessels in the range of the shipping agency to rescue the 0945, UTC: Wine tanker Theodoros is 20,000 metric tonnes. stranded crew members of SE Mariam in port at Megisti with tug Alexandros 2, a MI-8 helicopter of the command nearby. The vessel is carrying out UMFOLOZI (Cyprus) was launched. The helicopter reaching temporary repairs which should take London, Jul 27 — A press report, the site carried out the rescue approximately three to four days, the dated today, states: The South African
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12 Marine/Piracy/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests
National Ports Authority, which ZAMORANO PRIMEIRO (Spain) stands to lose rand 1.6 million if Ferrol, Jul 30 — Fishing (general) container carrier Michael S. (ex Zamorano Primeiro has been repaired Umfolozi) is not located, has launched and has been back in service for 12 an international alert for the vessel days. — Lloyd’s Agents. The vessel disappeared from Walvis Bay harbour on Jul 15 under ZHI QIANG (Hong Kong) mysterious circumstances. By Port Moresby, Aug 1 — Bulker Zhi yesterday, the Namibia Ports Qiang is still at anchorage and believe AL ESRAA (Egypt) Authority (NamPort) said it still had salvors are also onboard/undergoing some repairs. Believe vessel may have Zeebrugge, Aug 1 — General cargo Al no word about the vessel. A NamPort Esraa (12233 gt, built 1996) is spokesperson said that no news had to be towed to China for major repairs at a dockyard. — Lloyd’s Agents. currently under arrest, at Antwerp. — been received on the vessel and that Lloyd’s Sub-agents. (Note — Al Esraa the search was still on. Walvis Bay arrived at Antwerp at 1720 hrs, Jul Port Captain, Vladimir Gusev, has 28.) been suspended in connection with the incident. The vessel was detained AL MANARA (St. Kitts-Nevis) at Walvis Bay harbour in June after See under “Marine.” the South African Ports Authority won a High Court order against ALALAA 1 (North Korea) Seagate Shipping, the company which Bucharest, Jun 31 — General cargo bought the vessel in January, for the Alalaa 1 is still under arrest at damage done to trailing suction SOMALIA Constantza, in respect of a claim for hopper dredge Ingwenya in a collision London, Jul 31 — A press report, unpaid repairs/drydocking by two last September. South Africa’s NPA dated Jul 30, states: All 25 crew Belgian Companies: Zeebrugge said it had not given up on its bid to members abducted four months ago Drydock MV. and Soenen B.V.B.A. — collect the Rand 1.6 million in from fishing (general) Dong Won Lloyd’s Agents. damages it is claiming from the No.628 were released today in owners of Michael S. Peter Balfour, an Somalia. The eight South Korean ANTARES (Panama) NPA legal adviser for the port of sailors and their 17 colleagues from London, Aug 3 — A press report, Durban, was quoted as saying the Indonesia, China and Vietnam left dated today, states: U.S. marshals authority would continue with its Somalia today, the South Korean news yesterday seized general cargo Antares claim against the vessel despite the agency Yonhap reported, citing (4793 gt, built 1976) at Port fact that the vessel had escaped. government officials in Seoul. The Everglades after some crew members Balfour also said the NPA was boat was being brought to Kenya filed a lawsuit alleging they have not assessing its legal options. According under the escort of a US warship. been paid their full wages. Ten crew According to the report, a ransom of to NamPort, the vessel’s master had members said in the lawsuit filed up to US$800,000 was likely to have requested permission from Walvis Bay Tuesday in federal admiralty court been paid for the crew’s release. All that they are owed a combined Port Control to conduct engine trials. crew members were unharmed. Permission was granted. However, $33,159 in wages. U.S. District Judge According to South Korean reports, Shelby Highsmith Sr. signed the order later in the evening on the same day, armed men had seized the boat in the master radioed Walvis Bay Port for the vessel’s arrest. Ross B. Toyne, a international waters off the coast of Miami maritime lawyer filed the eight- Control to report engine problems on Somalia at the beginning of April. (See the vessel, which was later discovered page lawsuit on behalf of 10 of the issue of Apr 19.) crew members, nine Ukrainians and a to be untrue. Manila, Aug 1 — Product tanker Lin London, Aug 2 — According to a Romanian. Three other crew members I, which was hijacked by Somali are not part of the suit. Toyne said he Gibraltar Port Authority report, dated pirates, arrived safely and under its Aug 1 container carrier Michael S. (ex intends to file a court motion today to own power at itøs home port of have the vessel sold at auction. The Umfolozi) anchored off Gibraltar Jul Fujairah, in the United Arab 31 for provisions and charts etc crew members claim in the lawsuit Emirates, today. The vesseløs 20-man that they were deceived into leaving Filipino crew are in relatively good their homes to work on Antares. The UNI HAUL MABEL (Singapore) health despite their ordeal. The crew crew says when they arrived at the See Sumerian 2. will be brought to Dubai where they vessel in Spain, they were forced to will undergo a medical examination execute different employment XIN FU ZHOU (China) and debriefing by Philippine embassy agreements that paid less than they London, Aug 1 — Container carrier officials. — Lloyd’s List were promised — otherwise they faced Xin Fu Zhou sailed Rotterdam Jul 20. Correspondent. being removed from the ship in a foreign port with no money to travel XINSHI XAI (Hong Kong) home. Toyne said one crew member London, July 29 — Bulker Xinshi Hai was supposed to be paid $2,100 for 25 arrived Newcastle, NSW, July 26 and days of work, but only received about sailed July 28. $917. Antares hired the Ukrainian crew after it lost a Spanish crew that YONG AN 4 (Panama) refused to sign a new employment London, Aug 3 — Following received contract, Toyne said. Antares arrived from Hong Kong MRCC, dated today: Port Everglades Monday (Jul 31) with Bulker Yong An 4 (26737 gt, built BELGIUM a load of cement from Europe. It had 1996) reported aground in lat 21 Zeebrugge, Aug 1 — The departure of been slated to depart last night. 36.73N, long 112 48.95E at 2208, UTC, general cargo Euro Sea (682 gt, built Besides their wages, the 10 crew Aug 2. All 23 crew members were 1965) has suspended as the vessel is members want the ship’s owner to pay rescued by “GFS” to Hong Kong. under a port state control detention. for their return trips home. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Euro Sea YUSHO OCEAN (Panama) arrived at Antwerp at 0005, Jul 28.) CONTAZ TRADER (Ukraine) Yokohama, Aug 1 — According to the Zeebrugge, Aug 1 — Container local agents, general cargo Yusho CYPRUS Carrier Contaz Trader was released Ocean is still under permanent repairs Limassol, Jul 31 — General cargo from arrest on Jul 26 and the vessel at Naikai Shipyard, Setoda. A detailed Liberty A. is currently still at sailed from Antwerp later that day, at schedule of repairs has not been fixed Limassol, under Port Sate Control 2246 hrs, bound for Istanbul. — yet. — Lloyd’s Agents. detention. — Lloyd’s Agents. Lloyd’s Sub-agents.
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13 Seizures & Arrests
GLAROS (Panama) provided with any further green light to the ship provided that it La Spezia, July 28 — General cargo information/instructions regarding did not carry toxic materials. Glaros is currently still under arrest the arrest. — Lloyd’s Agents. Maassluis, Aug 2 — Tank barge at La Spezia. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Otapan sailed from Amsterdam at NORDLAND 1700, local time, on Jul 28, bound for K.WIND (Liberia) (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Turkey. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. London, July 28 — A press report, London, July 28 — General cargo London, Aug 3 — A press report, dated today, states: Halship Inc, a Nordland (1937 gt, built 1971) was dated Aug 2, states: Debates continue Halifax-based shipping company that reportedly abandoned at Santander over the dispatch of tank barge operates a cargo service between June 3, 2005: It was reported on Apr Otapan, due to arrive Turkey from the Halifax, Portland and Boston, went 13 that no crew members are on board. Netherlands for scrapping. into receivership July 21. On July 24 At present no ship agent. When the Environmental associations and authorities seized part containerised ship arrived at Santander port, the fisheries were put on alert against the general car K.Wind (4450 gt, built shipping agency was “Berge Maritima” carcinogenic asbestos-covered vessel 1999) that Halship had chartered for but last May 30 this agency renounced and are preparing for protests. The the cargo service, amidst claims the the ship. Now the ship is detained Marmara Union of Fisheries Co- ship’s owners and operators owe more following the orders of two District operatives and Nature Warriors than US$89,000 to a Dartmouth Courts in Santander. It has declared a environmentalist organisation moved disposal company. K.Wind was seized distraint procedure. The ship has no to prevent the vessel from entering at the Fairview Cove container propeller machinery, communication Turkish waters. Convening in terminal, according to the provincial equipment, it was removed, and is not Istanbul Tuesday (Aug 1), Turkish sheriff’s department, which detained under command. The Santander fisheries and environmental the vessel under a Federal Court Maritime Authorities are now associations stated they will appeal to order. It is now at anchor in Halifax instructing an enquiry in order to Turkey’s highest court, the Council of Harbour. Ship to Shore Disposal declare the abandonment. Once State, to cancel permission granted by Services Inc, which provided waste concluded the competent maritime the Turkish Environment and and garbage removal services for the authority will require the Courts to Forestry Ministry. Domestic fisheries vessel, has filed claim in Federal order an auction. Update, July 14: In warned they will protest the vessel if Court against the shipøs owners, May the court judged in favour of the it enters Turkish territorial waters. Flores Navigation Ltd., Halship, crew allowing the vessel to be Eimskipafelag Islands, Philippe auctioned. Legal claim to be lodged RASA (Georgia) Paturel and Eimskip Canada Inc. The following notification of the Limassol, Jul 31 — General cargo claims states Ship to Shore is owed judgement. Rasa (1465 gt, built 1971) is currently US$89,406 for service to the vessel under arrest at Limassol. — Lloyd’s “including waste removal and disposal OCEAN LORD (South Korea) Agents. (Note — Rasa arrived at for garbage, sludge, oily mixtures and London, Aug 2 — Bulker Ocean Lord Limassol on Jul 27.) oily engine-room waste.” It says the (24508 gt, built 1984), D9LF, which ship is under charter to Halship. arrived at Hong Kong at 0613 hrs, SENTINEL (Comoros) Halship’s shareholders include today, was subsequently reported at Genoa, Aug 3 — General cargo Philippe Paturel and Eimskip South West Lamma Anchorage, Hong Sentinel is still reported berthed at Canada, an Icelandic shipping line Kong, under Admiralty & High Court Genoa, under arrest. Local Port with offices in Halifax. Ernst & Young arrest. Authorities are not able for the time is handling the receivership. Russell being to disclose its future Herder, managing director for OTAPAN (Mexico) whereabouts. — Lloyd’s Agents. Eimskip in Halifax, said Thursday he London, Aug 1 — A press report, was unable to comment on the reasons dated Jul 31, states: Turkey’s SOPHIE (DIS) opposition Republican People’s Party Balboa, Jul 31 — Container Carrier for Halship’s troubles. “We were in (CHP) has filed a motion against the Sophie sailed Cristobal at 2229, local partnership with Halship, who were arrival of tank barge Otapan in time, Jul 27, reportedly bound Miami, operators of the ship. The ship got Turkey from Amsterdam. CHP Ankara where ETA Aug 3. — Lloyd’s Agents. arrested by a creditor and Halship deputy Mehmet Boztas today asked has gone into receivership.” Eimskip Environment Minister Osman Pepe TALAVERA is not responsible for Halshipøs bills whether the government had (St. Vincent & Grenadines) because it is only a minority contradicted hazardous wastes Venice, Jul 31 — There have been no shareholder in that company, Mr. regulations in giving permission to a changes/developments concerning the Herder said. Ship to Shore claims it vessel containing carcinogenic situation of general cargo Talavera. It received two cheques from Halship materials to enter Turkish waters. is still under arrest at Chioggia. — but they were returned by the bank The Otapan, which had been docked Lloyd’s Agents. due to insufficient funds. It has since for seven years at Amsterdam port, is received two more cheques totalling expected to reach Aliaga port within VISCAYA (NIS) almost $22,000, which it is not certain three weeks. Boztas, who is also a Karachi, Aug 3 — Understand that will clear the bank. Hapag Lloyd was member of the Turkish Parliament the honorable Sindh High Court a major customer of the feeder cargo Committee for Environmental (SHC) has ordered arrest of chemical service. The service was started by Research, requested information on tanker Viscaya (15259 gt, built 1982) Halship in December 2004 after SPM why the vessel was approved for on complaint of a local shipping Container Line ended a similar arrival at Turkish ports while no agent-Pacific Maritime (Pvt) Ltd, service between Halifax, Portland and other country had accepted it over the pleading that vessel owner did not Boston in July 2004. last seven years. He also claimed that pay the bill for our service and other developed countries always abused charges to the tune of $ 22,000. The KINDRED (Bahamas) developing countries when getting rid vessel has already left the Karachi London, July 31 — Following of hazardous wastes. Last week, the Port for Fujairah (UAE) at 1315, Aug received from the Admiralty Marshal, Turkish daily “Zaman” reported that 2 when order was served in evening to dated today: General cargo Kindred the Turkish Environment Ministry port authority. About 7000 tones of was released from arrest today. had allowed the vessel, carrying one exportable worth were loaded at ton of mineral wool asbestos in its Karachi port. The shipping agent is MADAGASCAR (Ukraine) outer covering, entry into Turkish optimistic that dues would be Durban, Aug 3 — Passenger (cruise) territorial waters. The ministry first recovered as we have agreement with Madagascar remains under arrest. A denied reports saying that the vessel number of countries to serve notice case is apparently ongoing, however was not granted permission. However, and resolve the issue. — Lloyd’s List the vessel’s local agents have not been it later stated that they had given the Correspondent.
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14 Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation
said Shell chief executive Jeroen van heavy scrutiny since the March spill, der Veer. “For the rest of the shut-in which occurred after a corroded production we expect some time this section of the transit line allowed at year to get some of this back, but it least 200,000 gallons of crude oil to will not be significant. We need to do spill onto the Arctic tundra. The repairs and this takes time.” company has been ordered by the PHMSA to clean the insides of the NIGER DELTA REGION, NIGERIA pipelines and improve corrosion Abuja, Jul 28 — The Nigerian arm of monitoring. BP could also face fines of BRYANSK REGION, RUSSIA Royal Dutch Shell has started work on up to $100,000 per day due to its London, Jul 31 — A press report, repairing a pipeline where a leak has failure to clean the lines by a mid- dated today, states: An oilspill has forced the shutdown of 210,000 barrels June deadline, the head of the PHMSA polluted a wide area in the Bryansk per day (bpd) in oil output, a said in a letter to John Dingel, the region of western Russia and could spokesman said today. Shell is losing ranking Democrat on the House of lead to an “environmental 180,000 bpd because of the leak Representatives Energy and catastrophe”, Russian officials say. The discovered a week ago in a section of Commerce Committee. Most recently, leak happened on one of Russia’s its Nembe Creek trunk line in Rivers PHMSA regulators began looking into largest export pipelines, Russia’s state in the Niger Delta, while allegations made by Charles Hamel, a natural resources ministry said. The Chevron is losing 30,000 bpd that longtime advocate for safety contaminated area, in the Surozh should be going through the same improvements in the Alaska oil district, is reported to be about 10sq pipeline. “We are going ahead with industry, that some valves on the km, affecting forests, rivers and lakes. repairs at this time,” a Shell pipeline were inoperable. Hamel, who The cause of the spill on the Druzhba spokesman said, adding that the firm in the past has served as a channel for pipeline was not immediately known. could not tell how long the repairs Alaskan oil industry workers to might take. Shell on Wednesday (Jul complain of safety and environmental NEMBE CREEK, BONNY AREA, 26) declared a force majeure, or a problems, said the reports of the NIGERIA release from honouring contracts, on leaking valves were sent to him by two London, July 27 — A press report, Bonny Light exports because of the BP workers. BP has acknowledged dated today, states: Shell has declared leak, but the company has said that one valve on the OT-21 line does a “force majeure” at Bonny Offshore loadings are continuing at the Bonny not work properly, although a company Terminal, effective from 1800 terminal. Shell has not made any spokesman said that the valve did not yesterday. This is due to a official comment on what caused the affect the integrity of the seal around leakage/rupture pipeline from Nembe leak, but a company source in the the section where the leak occurred as Creek which supplies crude oil to the delta’s main city of Port Harcourt said it was upstream of another valve. — terminal. As a result of the loss in the damage was accidentally caused by Reuters. production, the terminal is understood another company working in the area. to be losing 180,000-200,000 bpd. New — Reuters. SAVANNAH RIVER, acceptance dates for cargo liftings UNITED STATES have not been given yet. London, Jul 31 — A press report, London, July 28 — A quarter of dated today, states: A Coast Guard Nigeria’s tanker export capacity has official said Saturday (Jul 29) that an been shut down after Royal Dutch oil spill this month in the Savannah Shell called force majeure on its Bonny River has turned out to be much larger August loadings and kept its Forcados than originally thought after two and EA terminals closed. A pipeline weeks of assessment. Petty Officer leak on the country’s second largest Bobby Nash, a spokesman for the onshore oilfield in the eastern Delta EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Coast Guard District 7, said the spill has closed down 180,000 barrels of See “Israel-Lebanon” under is estimated to be between 20,000 and production a day, forcing Shell to “Pollitical & Civil Unrect.” 22,000 gallons, about 15,000 gallons announce that it cannot honour its more than the previous estimate. Nash export contracts from the Bonny LEBANON said the source of the Jul 17 spill that terminal. More than 850,000 barrels a See “Israel-Lebanon” under “Political shut down a 12-mile stretch of the day of Nigeria’s production capacity is & Civil Unrest.” river and part of the Intracoastal off line due to militant attacks and Waterway remains unknown. But the pipeline leaks on Shell and Agip PRUDHOE BAY, ALASKA, Coast Guard has ruled out the facilities. The latest pipeline problem UNITED STATES possibility that it came from pipelines also shuts in 30,000 bpd of Chevron’s New York, Aug 1 — Oil major BP Plc and facilities. “We believe the source is output. Italian oil major Agip has has submitted plans to U.S. regulators a vessel,” he said. “We haven’t closed down the 200,000 bpd to drain an oil pipeline that leaked in narrowed it down to a specific number Ogbainbiri flow station after local Alaska this March, but the company of vessels.” youths entered the site and closed warned it must first get approval to down the pumps. Its output is usually proceed from the U.S. Justice exported through the Brass tanker Department, which has subpoenaed terminal. Demand for tanker loadings BP over the spill. BP was ordered last in Nigeria will fall by almost one week by the Pipeline and Hazardous suezmax a day through August until Materials Safety Administration, a Shell and Agip can restart their unit of the Department of Transport, production. A spokeswoman at Shell to submit plans by August 1 to remove confirmed that force majeure 17,000 barrels of crude oil from the continued at Forcados and EA in the AFGHANISTAN OT-21 oil transit line before the London, Jul 31 — A press report, western Delta but exports continue Alaskan winter set in. BP has dated today, states: Flash floods through the company’s Bonga proposed using vacuum trucks or caused by heavy rains have killed at deepwater project and Exxon- Mobil- installing a jumper pipeline to remove least 13 people with another 19 feared operated Erha. Force majeure was the crude by the August 22 deadline. dead in eastern and southeastern called on Bonny exports after Shell The company has already identified provinces of Afghanistan, officials found a leak from the Sanbarth- the locations on the top of the pipeline said. Thirteen bodies were recovered Krakrama pipeline into the Nemba where it would install the valves to after floods caused by torrential rains creek and shut it down a week ago. pump the line out and it is waiting for in eastern Nangarhar province on the “We do not know the cause of the leak approval from the government as well border with Pakistan, the provincial but hope to have it repaired fairly as the grand jury investigators. BP’s administration director said. Five soon. It usually takes a few weeks,” Alaskan operations have been under
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15 Weather & Navigation people had been injured and seven reporters. The money will be people who require it most, its officials were still missing, Ghulam Sayed distributed through counties and have said. The WFP estimates 60,000 Khogiani said. The rain also washed Indian tribes in areas affected by people were made homeless or away around 60 hectares of “Wilma.” It is part of an $11.5 billion displaced by the flooding. Separately, agricultural land, destroyed several federal community development block South Korea’s Red Cross told the houses and killed scores of animals, he program to assist the five Gulf Coast North in late July it was willing to said. Heavy rains had also damaged states affected by hurricanes last year. provide aid, but the offer was turned villages in adjoining Paktia and The approved plan requires that at down, an official said. The offer was nearby Khost provinces and least 70% of the money be spend on made through the International authorities today despatched teams to housing including rehabilitation, Federation of Red Cross office in investigate reports that many people relocation, demolition, replacement Beijing, the South Korean Red Cross were dead. “We have reports that and the construction of new affordable official said. “But we are pulling seven people have died. We’ve sent our housing. The remaining money can be together an aid plan in case there is a teams to the areas to collect more used to repair or improve water and request from the North,” he said. information,” Khost director of rural sewer systems, streets and other South Korea, a major supplier of aid to development Mohammad Omar said. public infrastructure including North Korea, suspended its food In Paktia villagers had reported five buildings. Some of the money also can shipments to North Korea after people, including children, were dead, be used to assist businesses by Pyongyang defied international the provincial rural development repairing or improving infrastructure warnings and fired seven missiles on director Mohammad Tahir said. to attract or retain jobs. July 5. The North had requested 500,000 tons of rice this year from the CHINA KOREA South. Seoul said it can send regular London, Jul 31 — A press report, London, Jul 29 — A press report, humanitarian aid when North Korea dated today, states: A flash flood this dated Jul 27, states: The death toll returns to stalled six-country talks on month killed at least 18 Chinese from floods and landslides in North ending its nuclear weapons workers building a highway in the Korea this month has risen to at least programme. — Reuters. country’s south-west, state media said. 154 people, with 127 others missing, London, Aug 2 — A press report, At least 17 are missing and feared according to the United Nations. More dated today, states: Up to 10,000 dead The torrents rushed down a than 31,000 houses were destroyed North Koreans are believed dead or mountainside and swept away the and about 17,000 families left missing in what Pyongyang’s official workers’ temporary shelters in Mengzi homeless, the world body said in a media is describing as the worst county, a hilly area in the report. The disaster has damaged flooding in a century, a respected southwestern province of Yunnan, in about 74,000 acres of arable land, South Korean humanitarian group the early hours of Jul 20. Eight were which could lead to a loss of 100,000 says. “About 4,000 people are now confirmed dead at the time. “The tons of food ø about 10% of the listed as missing, and we expect the death toll has risen to 18 and 17 are country’s annual food shortfall, the final toll of dead and missing to reach still missing,” the Beijing News quoted U.N. said. 10,000,” the independent aid group a local official as saying. “There is Good Friends said. North Korea’s almost no chance for them to be found MEXICO official media has so far admitted that alive.” But the search for the workers London, Aug 3 — Heavy rains caused hundreds of people are dead or continued as the construction of the a mountainside to give way in rural, missing after the country was battered highway resumed, the newspaper said. southern Mexico yesterday, burying by heavy rainfall for nearly two weeks London, Aug 1 — A press report, two homes and killing 11 people, four from July 10. Seoul-based Good dated yesterday, states: Heavy rains of them children, officials said. The Friends says the media is now terming hit Beijing early this morning, causing pre-dawn mudslide in the village of the flooding the worst to hit the a severe traffic jam from downtown Monte Orden, 200 kilometres west of impoverished country in a century and Beijing to the capital’s international Oaxaca city, completely crushed both that a massive relief operation is now airport and delaying all flights leaving homes, killing the families. They under way. In a statement, the group from the airport. The municipal included four children, ages 1 to 14, says despite the urgency of the meteorological observatory said at and seven adults, according to Martin disaster, North Korean soldiers have 0845, today that heavy rains had Vela, director of civil protection for been ordered to stay in their barracks swept central and southern Beijing. It Oaxaca state. and not to help with relief operations also forecast heavy rains or rainstorms because of tension with the outside would continue to hit the city until NORTH KOREA world over North Korea’s recent Monday night. The strong rainfalls Seoul, Aug 2 — North Korea has missile tests. have caused many parts of the main turned down aid offers to help it cope roads inundated by water. By 1300, with flooding that displaced tens of NORWAY today, traffic was almost stopped along thousands and could push the London, Aug 1 — A press report, the expressway from the downtown to impoverished country to famine, dated Jul 31, states: Two landslides in the airport because of the rains. officials said today. Three major Lom and Vaga in south central Norway According to a broadcast from the storms hit North Korea in July, forced the evacuation of over 100 airport, all flights leaving Beijing were leaving nearly 300 people dead or persons and left 21 people trapped in delayed because of the rainfall. missing, international agencies have the Byrberg Tunnel on Route 15 on said. “The U.N. World Food Program Sunday (Jul 30). Residents were HURRICANE “WILMA” has been informed by the government returning home today after geological London, Jul 27 — A press report from of the DPRK (North Korea) that it can tests determined there was no danger Tallahasse, Fla, dated Jul 26, states: deal with the problem on its own,” said of further slides in the affected area. The state’s plan for spending $82.9 WFP spokesman Barry Came. The The first landslide trapped 21 people million in federal money for long-term storms devastated the North’s potato in the Byrberg Tunnel and carried off recovery from Hurricane “Wilma” crop and is expected to negatively about 40 metres of Route 15 in Lom received approval today from impact upon rice production in the around 1600 yesterday afternoon. The Department of Housing and Urban country already that battles chronic slide was about 150 metres wide and Development Secretary Alphonso food shortages, a different WFP official between three to five metres high, and Jackson. Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings was said last month. The WFP has one house was swept away. A few on hand for a formal announcement in prepared 74 tons of food for 13,000 hours later, a new slide occurred on Washington, D.C. “As grateful as we people in Songchon County, one of the the other side of Lake Vagavatn, are for this, we continue to say there hard-hit areas. As a condition for the closing county road 468 for several are some huge unmet needs as we aid, the WFP wants to conduct a full hours and causing bumper to bumper continue to deal with the housing assessment of damage to find out queues that lasted through the night. issues in Florida,” Jennings said North Korea’s needs and then monitor “Luckily there is no sign that anyone during a conference call with the aid to make sure it gets to the was hurt in the slides. No one has
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been reported missing either,” the arrival of at least five flights to Plettenberg Bay and De Vlugt was operation leader Ann Karin Karachi airport yesterday. — Lloyd’s also closed. The level of one of the Sundgarden of the Gudbrandsdal List Correspondent. tributaries to the Keurbooms River police said. The weather has calmed Karachi, Aug 2 — The upcountry had risen to five metres above its down significantly and there have movement of cargoes from Karachi normal level at De Vlugt, which was been no new slides. The amount of ports through Pakistan Railways is cut off. The Keurbooms River as well rain is decreasing and the suspended as freight trains from as the Bitou River, which run into the Meteorological Institute predicts just Karachi to northern area continues to sea at Plettenberg Bay were both in one to two millimetres of precipitation remain disturbed following the flood, said Ray Farnham of the NSRI. tonight,” Lom mayor Simen Bjorgen damage caused by monsoon rain to Pupils at Wittedrif High School were said yesterday night. Extreme local Ranpathani Railway Bridge in the sent home before both roads running downpours were blamed for the Thatta district of Sindh Province of to it had to be closed. At Wilderness a landslides. Pakistan on Sunday. The railway mudslide had caused a tree to fall on minister Shaikh Rashid has visited top of a house, but nobody was PAKISTAN the damaged bridge yesterday and injured. The road in the Kaaimans Karachi, Aug 1 — Heavy monsoon ordered immediate repair of it. The Pass between George and Wilderness rains killed at least 24 people, Pakistan Railways has been operating was flooded and the railroad used by including 14 children, and injured a passenger train service from the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe had also more than 50 in southern Pakistan, Hyderabad, but it has been unable to been damaged. At Glentana two officials and rescue workers said operate freight trains from Karachi. caravans were washed away to sea. today. People have drowned, been The railway link of Karachi from the Two more were wrecked when they electrocuted by falling cables and been rest of the country was broken after washed up against a house, and crushed to death by house collapses the heavy rain swept away a portion of several people had to be evacuated over the past 48 hours, officials in the the bridge. Officials in the railways from their homes. According to Craig southern Sindh province told Reuters. department said the repair work on Lambinon of the NSRI, the volunteer Many parts of Karachi, Pakistan’s the bridge had been started and it organisation had to send a paramedic commercial and financial hub, were would be made operative by Aug 4. — by canoe to take medicine to a patient without electricity for up to 40 hours Lloyd’s List Correspondent. with chronic tuberculosis and who had as old, rusty power supply lines broke Islamabad, Aug 3 — Landslides and been cut off by the flooded Groot-Brak and generators tripped. “This has flash floods caused by torrential rains River. multiplied our problems, as we are have killed at least 14 people, unable to clear water off the roads,” including four children, living in tents SWEDEN said Syed Mustafa Kamal, Karachi’s in earthquake devastated areas of London, Jul 31 — A press report, Nazim, or mayor. Karachi, a city of 15 Pakistan’s North West Frontier dated today, states: A busy highway million people, was paralysed due to Province, police said today. Ten people and a rail bridge were washed away the combination of flooded streets and were killed during early morning yesterday in west-central Sweden by power outages which shut down prayers when a mudslide hit their torrential rains, leaving a 30-metre factories and businesses. A spokesman tents at the foot of a mountain in break some eight metres deep. A flood for the Karachi Electric Supply Dadar Kadim, around 27 km from of muddy water was still rushing Corporation said that repair work may Mansehra town, police officer Fayyaz under the highway guardrails and take another 24 hours. Falling Ahmed said. In Allai valley in train tracks that remained strung electricity cables killed two people in Batagram district, four people were across the ravine hours after the their cars, Kamal said, and five killed and six others were missing accident. The flood destroyed a section people, including four children after floods washed away their of E14, the motorway connecting drowned after being swept away by shelters, according to police officer ÷stersund to Norway near ≈re, and the flood waters on the city’s outskirts. In Abdul Karim. In the last two weeks, train tracks which run just parallel. A other parts of Sindh, at least 17 people over 65 people have been killed in passenger train coming from were killed, including 10 in Sanghar Pakistani Kashmir and NWFP by Trondheim, Norway on its way toward city, 250 km north of Karachi. Most landslides and flashfloods caused by ≈re at 1945 hrs came off the tracks, deaths occurred due to house the monsoon rains. Officials in skidding to a stop 300 meters later. collapses. In rural Sindh, high winds Muzaffarabad said although no Some 60 passengers were on the train. ripped roofs off huts built of straw, casualties had been reported today, Nobody was reported seriously injured mud and wooden planks, injuring the Neelum valley road was blocked on either the tracks or the road. Just more than 50 villagers, though due to landslides and river levels were meters away from the suspended train casualties could be much higher as also very high. — Reuters. a track left sagging across the gap was many injuries go unreported, rescue the E14 highway. Workers said it workers said. — Reuters. SOUTH AFRICA would be several weeks before the Karachi, Aug 1 — The life, Air, London, Aug 3 — A press report, motorway could be used again. railway and business activities in dated yesterday, states: Heavy rains Karachi southern port city of Pakistan have claimed the lives of at least three TROPICAL STORM “CHRIS” suffered due to heavy monsoon rain people in the Southern Cape. Three London, Aug 1 — Following received for the last two days. It has virtually people were washed away in their car from the Meteorological Office, date paralysed industrial and trading in Conville when the road gave way today: Tropical storm “Chris” centre activities in the city. The yesterday evening. The body of a located near lat 16.6N, long 59.2W at industrialists say export shipments three-and-a-half year old girl has been 0900, UTC. Position accurate within remained affected, as majority of found. Police were still searching for 30 nautical miles. Present movement exporters avoided shipping their the bodies of a man and a woman who toward the west-northwest or 285 consignments owing to fear of damage were inside the car. By 0800 this degrees at eight knots. Maximum to goods during the rain. Supply of morning 230mm of rain had fallen at sustained winds 35 knots with gusts goods to the local markets from the George Airport. This was an all time to 45 knots. Forecast position lat industrial areas also remained halted high, according to the weather bureau. 17.3N, long 61.0W at 1800, UTC. due to closure of wholesale and retail The previous maximum measured over Maximum winds 40 knots, gusts 50 markets. Industrialists said a 24-hour period was on 20 August knots. Forecast position lat 18.2N, production activities in the industrial 1962, when 116 mm had fallen. Many long 63.2W at 0600, UTC, Aug 2. estates plunged by 50-80 per cent roads were closed due to flooding. The Maximum winds 45 knots, gusts 55 yesterday. Power remained out for road between Oudtshoorn and George knots. most of time. All major markets in the was closed at Waboomskraal after a London, Aug 1 — A press report, city remained shut. Meanwhile, train farm dam had broken. The road dated today, states: Tropical Storm traffic to and from the port city would between Knysna and Sedgefield was “Chris”, the third named storm of the remain suspended for another 48 closed. The exact extent of the damage 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, hours.The bad weather also delayed was not yet known. The road between developed early today near the
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Leeward Islands, forecasters at the by evening. The storm had top towards the west-north-west, or 295 National Hurricane Centre said. A sustained winds of 65 mph this deg, at nine knots. Maximum tropical storm warning was posted for morning as it skirted the northern sustained winds 25 knots with gusts to the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Leeward Islands. It was expected to 35 knots. Forecast for 0001, UTC, Jul Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Saba, St. gather strength as it moved west- 29: Dissipated. Eustatius, St. Barthelemy and St. northwest toward the Virgin Islands, Martin. A tropical storm watch was according to the U.S. National TROPICAL STORM “FABIO” issued for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Hurricane Centre in Miami. Long- London, Aug 1 — Following received Islands and the British Virgin Islands. range forecasts put the storm from the Meteorological Office, dated At 0500 hrs, “Chris” was centered anywhere from south of Cuba to today: Tropical storm “Fabio” centre about 175 miles east of Antigua and Florida by late in the weekend. If its located near lat 14.8N, long 124.6W at was moving west-northwest near nine sustained winds reach 74 mph, as 0900, UTC. Position accurate within mph, forecasters said. Its maximum forecasters expect to happen late 30 nautical miles. Present movement sustained winds were near 40 mph. today or early tomorrow, Chris will be toward the west-northwest or 285 The storm was on track to pass over or upgraded to hurricane status. A degrees at 12 knots. Maximum near the northernmost Leeward tropical storm warning remained in sustained winds 35 knots with gusts to Islands by early tomorrow, according effect for Anguilla, St. Barthelemy, St. 45 knots. Forecast position lat 15.2N, to the hurricane centre. The area Maarten, Puerto Rico and the U.S. and long 126.4W at 1800, UTC. Maximum where the warning was issued was in British Virgin Islands. At 0700 hrs, winds 40 knots, gusts 50 knots. the open Atlantic about 1,100 miles the storm was centered about 65 miles Forecast position lat 15.7N, long southeast of Miami. north of St. Maarten in the Leeward 129.0W at 0600, UTC, Aug 2. London, Aug 3 — A press report, Islands, moving west-northwest at 10 Maximum winds 45 knots, gusts 55 dated Aug 2, states: Tropical Storm mph. The U.S. National Weather knots. “Chris” continued to gain strength Service said Puerto Rico would see London, Aug 2 — Following received today as it approached the eastern strong gusts of wind and heavy rain from the Meteorological Office, dated edge of the Caribbean. The storm had this afternoon and into tomorrow. The today, states: Tropical storm “Fabio” top sustained winds of nearly 60 mph Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico centre located near lat 14.7N, long as it passed over the Leeward Islands, could receive up to eight inches of rain 129.5W at 0900, UTC, today. Position and was expected to gather strength and could experience flash floods and accurate within 30 nautical miles. as it approached Puerto Rico and the mudslides, forecasters said. Present movement towards the west or U.S. and British Virgin Islands, London, Aug 2 — A press report, 275 degrees at 13 knots. Maximum according to the U.S. National dated today, states: Tourists evacuated sustained winds 45 knots with gusts to Hurricane Centre in Miami. two small islands off the coast of 55 knots. Forecast position lat 14.9N, Forecasters said it could become a Puerto Rico today as Tropical Storm long 131.5W at 1800, UTC, today. minimal hurricane later in the week. “Chris” gained strength in the eastern Maximum winds 45 knots, gusts 55 Long-range forecasts put the storm Caribbean and was expected to become knots. Forecast position lat 15.2N, anywhere from south of Cuba to the first hurricane of the Atlantic long 134.4W at 0600, UTC, Aug 3. Florida by late in the weekend. A season. The storm had top sustained Maximum winds 45 knots, gusts 55 tropical storm warning was posted for winds of 65 mph as it skirted the knots. all the Leewards, including Antigua, northern Leeward Islands and moved Anguilla, St. Kitts and St. Maarten, west-northwest toward the US Virgin TYPHOON “EWINIAR” Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Busan, Aug 1 — So far, only 25 out of Virgin Islands, the Hurricane Centre Puerto Rico. Some 600 tourists a total of 171 containers lost from said. At 2000 hrs, the storm was evacuated Culebra and Vieques, container carrier Easline Tianjin have centered about 45 miles northeast of islands off Puerto Rico’s east coast. A been recovered by local salvors. Search Barbuda, moving west-northwest at 13 hurricane watch was issued for the and recovery operations for the mph. It was expected to pass over the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks remaining containers have been northernmost Leewards during the and Caicos Islands, the National suspended as these are now assumed night and skirt the northern edge of Hurricane Center said. The watch to have sunk. The Easline Tianjin Puerto Rico tomorrow. The U.S. issued at 1100, EDT, meant hurricane sailed Busan about 2230, Jul 26, National Weather Service said Puerto conditions of winds of at least 74 mph bound Xingang, after completion of Rico would begin to experience strong were possible within 36 hours. The cargo discharge. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. gusts of wind and heavy rain storm was expected to pass at least tomorrow afternoon. The Leeward 100 miles north of Puerto Rico, but up TYPHOON “KAEMI” Islands and Puerto Rico could receive to 8 inches of rain was likely to cause Beijing, Jul 28 — The death toll from up to eight inches of rain and could flash floods and mudslides, authorities rainstorms triggered by typhoon experience flash floods and mudslides, in the US territory warned. “Kaemi” has risen to 32 in China’s forecasters said. (See issue of Aug 3.) London, Aug 3 — Following received south and east, state media said today. London, Aug 2 — Following received from the Meteorological Office, dated More than 60 were missing. “Kaemi” from the Meteorological Office, dated today: Tropical storm “Chris” centre weakened to a tropical depression today: Tropical storm “Chris” centre located near lat 20.3N, long 66.4W at shortly after landing on China’s located near lat 18.8N, long 62.6W at 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate southeastern coast on Tuesday (Jul 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate within 20 nautical miles. Present 25), but the heavy rains it brought within 20 nautical miles. Present movement toward the west or 280 soaked five provinces, affecting six movement toward the west-northwest degrees at 11 knots. Maximum million people and forcing the or 300 degrees at nine knots. sustained winds 40 knots with gusts to evacuation of 1.3 million, state Maximum sustained winds 50 knots 50 knots. Forecast position lat 20.5N, television said. The hardest hit is the with gusts to 60 knots. Forecast long 68.0W at 1800, UTC. Maximum eastern province of Jiangxi, where six position lat 19.4N, long 64.0W at 1800, winds 35 knots, gusts 45 knots. were killed when flash floods along a UTC, today. Maximum winds 55 knots, Forecast position lat 20.8N, long mountainside swept away a military gusts 65 knots. Forecast position lat 70.0W at 0600, UTc, Aug 4. Maximum barracks in the early hours of 20.0N, long 65.8W at 0600, UTC, Aug winds 35 knots, gusts 45 knots. Wednesday. Another 38 officers, 3. Maximum winds 60 knots, gusts 75 soldiers and family members are still knots. TROPICAL STORM “EMILIA” missing. A further 17 villagers died London, Aug 2 — A press report, London, Jul 28 — Following received and 15 went missing in floods and dated today, states: Tropical Storm from the Meteorological Office: landslides in Jiangxi’s mountainous “Chris” gained strength as it moved Tropical depression “Emilia”: south, where rivers overflowed and past islands in the eastern Caribbean Depression centre located near lat thousands of houses collapsed, Xinhua early today, and forecasters warned 28.0N, long 119.8W, at 0300, UTC, Jul news agency said. Power, that it could become the first 28. Position accurate to within 25 communications and roads were also hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season nautical miles. Present movement disrupted. The rain is expected to stop
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18 Weather & Navigation in the area tomorrow, but is forecast to Guangdong and the island province of around the country to help, but power be followed by a three-day heatwave, Hainan were suspended and Hainan’s was not completely restored until prompting officials to warn against fishing fleet was ordered to return to today, nine days later. More than a possible epidemics, Xinhua added. harbour, Xinhua news agency million customers lost power in Five people, including two young girls, reported. The storm was expected to California’s heat wave, largely because were also killed by floods and move north-west, hitting the provinces of equipment failures, but power landslides in the neighbouring of Guangxi and Guizhou. A total of regulators avoided the mandatory southern province of Guangdong, 65,000 people in the four provinces blackouts that marked the state’s Xinhua said. Three were missing in have been evacuated to safer places in power crisis of 2000 and 2001. Pacific Fujian province, where the storm preparation for the storm. Two port Gas & Electric Co. said it would offer made its China landfall. In the central workers were injured in Hong Kong on payments between $25 and $100 to province of Hunan, streets in the city Tuesday (Aug 1) when strong winds customers who went without power for of Chenzhou were flooded and at least blew over a stack of 12-metre more than two days. Some energy three people were reported missing containers, police said. — Reuters. experts said the heat wave exposed yesterday. By Wednesday, the rains weaknesses in California’s energy had destroyed half a million houses, UNITED STATES infrastructure. They added that damaged 3.3 million hectares of crops London, Jul 29 — A press report, although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and caused economic losses totalling dated Jul 28, states: California and state power regulators have yuan 74 billion yuan (£5 billion), appeared to break out of its nearly emphasized power plant construction, Xinhua said. — Reuters. two-week heat wave today, but not they have done little to effectively before it caused as many as 141 deaths manage how much electricity TYPHOON “PRAPIROON” and did untold damage to crops. Californians use during heat waves Manila, Aug 2 — Tropical storm Authorities raised their toll of possibly and power shortages. Officials with “Prapiroon” killed six people and heat-related deaths by more than 40 California’s Independent System forced thousands to flee their homes in today. The big increase came primarily Operator - the regulator of much of the northern Philippines before heading from Los Angeles County and the state’s energy supply - said their towards southern China toay, disaster Central Valley counties of Merced and strategy of emergency declarations officials said. Prapiroon is the fourth Stanislaus, where coroners had warning people to conserve worked. storm to hit the Philippines in five struggled to keep up. Stanislaus London, Jul 29 — A press report, weeks and flood waters affected half a County, which includes Modesto, has dated today, states: Fast-rising water million people, of whom 14,500 had to reported 29 heat-related deaths. It gushed into homes early yesterday in flee to higher ground, the National normally sees just one such death a suburban Cleveland, Ohio, chasing Disaster Coordinating Council said. year, county emergency services people to rooftops to await boat Lightning killed two people while spokesman David Jones said. rescues as 10 inches of rain raised the three drowned after heavy rains California had been experiencing Grand River 11 feet above flood level. flooded rice and corn-growing regions triple-digit temperatures since July “We think everybody got out. But we on Luzon island. One person was 16. Several cities set records for cannot be certain,” said fire Capt. Ken killed by a falling tree and two were extended heat waves, including Takacs, who estimated 600 residents missing. Seven houses were swept Fresno, with six consecutive 110-plus- were evacuated along the river, which away by flash floods and the initial degree days, and Sacramento, with 11 curves around three sides of damage to crops was estimated at 33 consecutive triple-digit days, said Painesville. In Eastlake, between million pesos ($641,000). The Cynthia Palmer, a National Weather Cleveland and Painesville along Lake Philippine weather bureau said Service meteorologist in Sacramento. Erie, the Coast Guard searched for a “Prapiroon”, with maximum of 95 kph Today, officials said the heat wave man reported missing while checking winds and gusts of up to 120 kph, left appeared to be over, with on his boat at a marina near the the country early today and was temperatures expected to return to Chagrin River. A deluge hit the area reported near Hong Kong on its way to normal over the weekend. While it’s Thursday (Jul 27) and early yesterday, China. — Reuters. difficult to attribute any single but by midday the sun broke through London, Aug 2 — Following received weather event to the warming trend, and flood waters began to recede. Gov. from the Meteorological Office, dated experts said California’s record- Bob Taft declared a state of emergency today, states: Typhoon “Prapiroon” breaking heat was consistent with in Lake County. near lat 18.9N, long 114.7E at 0600, predictions that climate change would London, Aug 2 — A press report, UTC, today. Movement for the past six make heat waves more frequent and dated Aug 1, states: Blistering heat hours 315 degrees at eight knots. intense. The vast majority of deaths settled over the eastern half of the Position accurate to within 40 nautical attributed to the heat were of elderly United States today. The same heat miles. Maximum sustained winds 65 people who died in homes without air wave that was blamed for as many as knots, gusts 80 knots. Forecast conditioning in the Central Valley, 164 deaths in California brought a position lat 19.7N, long 113.3E at where temperatures hit 115 degrees fifth straight day of oppressive 1800, today. Maximum sustained for several consecutive days. Many weather to Chicago and promised at winds 75 knots, gusts 90 knots. elderly residents, whose bodies don’t least three days similar temperatures Forcast position lat 20.3N, long 111.8E cope as well in the heat, probably in the New York metropolitan area. at 0600, UTC, Aug 3. Maximum underestimated the potential for Residents on Chicago’s South Side sustained winds 90 knots, gusts 110 harm, county coroners said. Central were evacuated from buildings by the knots. Valley farmers were assessing damage hundreds, one day after the power Hong Kong, Aug 3 — Typhoon to their crops. Growers of peaches, went out to 20,000 customers. Illinois “Prapiroon,” which killed six people plums, nectarines and walnuts were officials blamed three deaths on the and forced thousands to flee their especially hit, said Rosanna heat. By midafternoon, the homes in the northern Philippines, Westmoreland, a spokeswoman for the temperature in Chicago was 100, closed in on southern China today and California Farm Bureau. “This is Baltimore reached 99 and Washington thousands of people have been definitely going to be one of those hit 97, though the humidity made it evacuated ahead of its arrival. At years we’re going to remember,” said feel like 107. In New York, it was 95 in 0010, UTC, the centre of “Prapiroon” Paul Wenger, a Stanislaus County Central Park and 100 at LaGuardia was about 280 km south of Hong Kong farmer who said thousands of his Airport in Queens. The National and is forecast to move at about 14 km walnut and almond trees suffered sun Weather Service said the temperature an hour towards China’s Guangdong damage and even died in the heat. could reach 104 tomorrow, and Province, the Hong Kong observatory July has seen extreme heat across the Thursday (Aug 3) could be bad, too. said. The central meteorological office United States, including in St. Louis, Boston reached 93, in Philadelphia it said it was expected to make landfall which sweltered all the worse after was 97 and Atlanta it was 95. New somewhere between the cities of storms caused the worst blackout in York City adopted energy conservation Taishan and Xuwen as early as this city history last week. AmerenUE measures. Thermostats in city offices afternoon. Rail links between Corp. brought in utility workers from were set at 78, up from the usual 72,
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19 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes and large municipal installations such utility, Con Edison, set its second Suvak. They’re all that remain from as the Rikers Island jail used backup record in two days for peak electricity among more than 100 that washed generators. The New York skyline will demand, surpassing the level from a into the lake from the Grand River reflect the cutbacks, with lights day earlier. The Long Island Power and another 20 or so that spilled out turned down on the Empire State Authority also set a record. In from the Chagrin. “Suvak said the Building and the Chrysler Building. Massachusett thousands of peopel Coast Guard does not salve boats, but The giant Pepsi-Cola sign on the were without power tonight after anchors them until companies like Brooklyn waterfront was to be thunderstorms downed trees and Huffman Contracting of Eastlake or dimmed, as were the lights power lines. Most of the power was Cleveland Marine Towing get them on illuminating the George Washington expected to be restored overnight. behalf of the owners. Criquet Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge and other Kansas was confronted with a Codeluppi, a boat captain and part spans. Utilities in New York and different problem today. Powerful owner of Cleveland Marine Towing, Pennsylvania set records today for storms, with winds up to 100 mph, hit said her company has salved about 20 peak electricity demand. Erin O’Brien, the central part of the State, downing boats so far. Rich Quandt of Huffman a spokeswoman for the agency that trees, snapping utility poles and Contracting said his company has oversees electricity usage in six New sweeping several vehicles off brought in more than a dozen with a England states, said demand Interstate 70, authorities said. There deck-mounted, 50-ton crane and sling. tomorrow could surpass the one-day was however, better news in El Paso, An Army Corps of Engineers team, record set just two weeks ago. Demand Texas. Small patches of clean-up meanwhile, is using depth soundings was just short of the record today, she efforts were the only signs today of the in the harbour near the Grand River said. Ohio farmers used fans and cold rain-fuelled devastation from earlier west of Painesville to seek more showers to keep their cattle cool. Even in the week and residents were underwater wrecks. Hundreds of with those efforts, the animals returning to their homes on opened battered vessels still line the Grand produced about 10 pounds less milk roads under mostly sunny skies. Gov. and Chagrin rivers, some swamped per day because of the heat, said Rick Perry will be in El Paso tomorrow with water and others tossed ashore farmer Clark Emmons of Fayette, to get an update on recovery efforts by the flooding. “We haven’t even Ohio. Colonial Downs, a horse track in and damage reports. Kathy Walt, a begun to think about getting up the New Kent County, Va., cancelled Perry spokeswoman, said the governor rivers,” Codeluppi said. One of the racing because of the 100-degree heat. planned to meet with city and county final Lake Erie salvage jobs drew a In contrast, a third day of heavy rain emergency officials at the city’s small crowd yesterday. A barge and caused widespread flooding around El emergency operations centre, which tug from Eastlake salvage company Paso today, swamping mountainside opened yesterday morning. The Huffman Equipment towed in the homes, forcing evacuations and closing National Weather Service said the circular floating bar and grill owned major roads. Emergency crews likelihood of further heavy rain had by Pickle Bill’s restaurant. “They received an onslaught of distress calls, diminished, but that did not discount found it five miles out by the Perry but there were no immediate reports danger, because any significant nuclear power plant,” restaurant of any serious injuries. Authorities rainfall could cause more flooding in a owner Jerry Powell said. said at least 60 people had been normally parched region saturated by rescued, some standing on roofs, three consecutive days of heavy others atop cars. Fire officials said showers. The official count is 7.5 they were worried about mudslides, inches of rain for the year, almost all boulders and other debris falling from of it in the last few weeks, but some rocky cliffs around several El Paso parts of El Paso, particularly the west neighbourhoods. The rain threatened side, have been inundated by almost of to push the Rio Grande over its banks one foot of rain in the last five days, and more than doubled the normal officials said. Area residents and speed of the river’s current, business owners began today trying to AFGHANISTAN authorities said. The river had started clear standing water and thick mud London, Jul 31 — A press report, to recede by late today. The region had covering streets and the first floors of dated today, states: An earthquake received less than an inch of rain in businesses and homes. Most of the measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale has the first six months of the year. But as damage was confined to businesses in killed at least three children and left much as six inches may have fallen about a quarter-mile area in the more than 1,000 people without since Sunday (Jul 30), the National western part of the city, El Paso police shelter in the south of Tajikistan. The Weather Service said. Forecasters spokesman Javier Sambrano said. earthquake’s epicentre was in expect the rain to continue through at Staff Sgt. John Colleng of the National northern Afghanistan about 180 least tomorrow morning. Guard said soldiers were deployed kilometres southeast of the Tajik London, Aug 3 — A press report, today morning to neighboring cities capital Dushanbe and hit at 1557, dated Aug 2, states: Record-breaking Socorro and Vinton to help residents local time, on Saturday (Jul 29). It heat and oppressive humidity get back into their homes, make almost completely destroyed a village contiunued to affect the eastern half of sandbags and help with “whatever is in Tajikistan’s Panj region near the the United States today. By late necessary.” The normally placid Rio border with Afghanistan. At least 19 afternoon, the temperature at Ronald Grande was moving at twice its people were injured. Reagan Washington National Airport normal speed, although it receded had risen to 99, with a heat index of yesterday night, officials said. The INDONESIA 106. In New York, the temperature state has declared El Paso a disaster London, Aug 2 — A press report, rose to 101 at LaGuardia Airport and area. dated Aug 3, states: A 6.1-magnitude 96 in Central Park. In Philadelphia London, Aug 3 —A press report, earthquake has shaken the Indonesian and Baltimore the temperature was dated today, states: The boat salvage island of Sumbawa. A spokeswoman into the upper 90s. The National business in Grand River has rarely from the main meteorological agency Weather Service posted heat been better in the wake of Lake in Jakarta says the quake was strong advisories and warnings from Maine County’s worst-ever 24-hour enough and shallow enough to cause a to Oklahoma. Forecasters said the rainstorm. That’s small solace for tsunami within 45 minutes. But police heat would continue until tomorrow scores of boaters paying salvage crews on the island speaking around 90 night, when a cool front was expected $200 a foot or more to float their minutes after the quake say they’ve to bring temperatures down into the damaged vessels to the surface and received no reports of a tsunami, nor 80s. New York Mayor Michael tow them to nearby marinas. Many of any casualties or damage. Bloomberg said the city was fortunate face thousands more in repairs. Nearly that no fatalities were linked to the a dozen boats remain washed ashore JAPAN weather. Temperatures in the subway near Perry Park or near the Perry London, Jul 29 — A press report, was as high as 111 at a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant, said Coast Guard dated Jul 28, states: An earthquake Station platform. The city’s electric Master Chief Petty Officer Nick measuring at a preliminary magnitude
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20 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest of 5.9 jolted some western islands of of lava and hot ash today, said Saut operations in the alliance’s history. southern Okinawa prefecture in Japan Simatupang, chief researcher at the The NATO takeover should allow the this afternoon, the Japan government’s vulcanology agency. The U.S. army to trim down the size of its Meteorological Agency said. No government could not force villagers to force from 23,000 to 20,000 and the tsunami warnings were issued as to leave or prevent them from returning alliance is expected to expand its the 1640 hrs (0740, UTC) quake. to check on their property, he said, mission later this year into the east There were no immediate reports of adding that there were no reports of where the militants are active too. casualties or damage. The quakes injuries or major damage. Today, Afghan and coalition forces epicentre was 40 kilometres under detained four suspected al Qaeda seabed. MOUNT MAYON, PHILIPPINES operatives during a raid on a village in London, Aug 1 — Mayon Volcano the southeastern province of Khost, a TAIWAN yesterday ejected a high volume of coalition statement said. The raid was London, Jul 28 — A press report, sulfuric steam, indicating its eruption part of an operation to stop attacks on dated today, states: A 6.1-magnitude is imminent, scientists said. They said Afghan and coalition forces in eastern earthquake struck off the coast of yesterday’s gas emission rate of 12,548 Afghanistan, and smuggling of Taiwan today, rocking buildings in tons a day was a record high compared explosives. There was no resistance or Taipei but causing no damage or with last week’s 9,275 tons, and that casualties sustained on either side, casualties, the Central Weather meant the volcano was pushing new the coalition statement said. — Bureau said. The quake’s epicentre magma up to the crater in preparation Reuters. was located about 90 miles south-east for a violent explosion. Mayon Kandahar, Aug 2 — NATO and of Taipei, the bureau said. Japan’s continued to disgorge molten rocks Afghan forces killed 18 Taliban Meteorological Agency said there was cascading 100 metres down the guerrillas in a raid on a village in no threat of a tsunami. The quake was Mabinit channel, which is 5.6 aerial southern Afghanistan, where violence also felt in the Yonaguni islands, in km from the crater. The toe of the lava has escalated after NATO troops took south-western Japan, but there were at the Mabinit channel was inching its over from U.S. forces. In another no reports of damage or injuries there way to the boundary of the 6-km province in the Taliban’s southern either, officials said. Taiwan’s weather permanent-danger zone, threatening heartland, 15 police surrendered as bureau warned against aftershocks, the villages of Mabinit, Matanag, the rebels were about to attack their but said they were not expected to Bonga, and Buyuan, scientists said. post, the Taliban said. The NATO- cause any damage because of the The lava front continued to move Afghan raid on the rebels today came epicentre’s distance from the island. toward a forested area at the foot of after villagers told government forces the volcano and threatening to ignite guerrillas had gathered in the village it, they said. Lava and flying rocks at of Garmser in Helmand province, the the southeast slopes triggered 388 provincial police chief said. “We tremors. carried out the operation in which 18 Taliban got killed and we recovered a huge amount of ammunitions,” Nabi Mullahkhail, told Reuters today. He did not give further details but said there were no casualties among the MOUNT KARANGETANG, NATO and Afghan troops. In the INDONESIA capital, Kabul, a blast in a car killed a London, Jul 31 — A press report, man and wounded two on today, police dated Jul 29, states: Thousands of said. The cause of explosion was villagers were evacuated after a AFGHANISTAN unclear. Separately, 15 police volcano on an island in eastern surrendered to the Taliban yesterday Indonesia started spewing lava and Jalalabad, Jul 31 — A car bomb killed six people and wounded 16 in Zabul, another province in the hot clouds, officials said yesterday. south, as rebels readied to storm their There were no reports of casualties. others outside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan today, but the apparent post just outside Qalat, the provincial Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated capital, Taliban commander Mullah from five villages, said Iskandar target, a provincial governor, was unhurt. The blast took place in the Zahir said. Zabul police chief Noor Gobel, a North Sulawesi provincial Mohammad Pakteen said he had official, and police in the area said city of Jalalabad where thousands of people, including the governor of heard the report and a government more would likely leave in coming team has been sent to investigate, but days. The status of the 1,784-metre Ningarhar, Gul Afgha Sherzai, were gathered in front of the mosque. a government official in Kabul Mount Karangetang, one of the confirmed the surrender. — Reuters. country’s most active mountains, was Sherzai escaped unhurt. — Reuters. Kabul, Aug 1 — At least two NATO raised to the highest level more than a COLOMBIA week ago, said Saut Simatupang, chief soldiers were killed in an ambush today in southern Afghanistan, a day Bogota, Jul 31 — Fifteen soldiers researcher at the government’s were killed in a rebel ambush in volcanological agency. Lava and hot after the alliance took control of security in the volatile region. The northern Colombia and three more ash poured 750 metres down the people died in other attacks today, a volcano’s slopes on Thursday (Jul 27), soldiers were part of a patrol that was attacked by insurgents armed with week before President Alvaro Uribe its second eruption since Jul 17. starts his second term. An army patrol London, Jul 31 — A press report, rocket-propelled grenades in Helmand province, a statement by the was ambushed with explosives near dated today, states: A volcano in the town of Tibu in North Santander eastern Indonesia spewed hot gas and International Assistance Security Force (ISAF) said. “Two ISAF soldiers province near Venezuela, killing 15 of debris a mile down its slopes today, the 18-member unit, military officials but hundreds of villagers refused to were killed in this attack, one wounded and one remains said. Rebels grow coca in that part of leave areas just outside the danger the country, which is used to make the zone. Mount Karangetang, one of the unaccounted for,” it said. The statement did not give identity of the cocaine that funds their four-decade- country’s most active mountains, has old insurrection. Also today, a bomb been at a state of high alert for two victims. Residents said heavy fighting had erupted in Musa Qala district of blast killed two soldiers in the south- weeks. More than 1,000 people have west province of Narino. A remote- been evacuated from villages near the Helmand where the soldiers were ambushed. An ISAF spokesman controlled car bomb targeting a peak, but 500 more living further military convoy in Bogota injured down the mountainside were refusing confirmed the fighting, saying it was “part of an ongoing operation” but soldiers and killed a homeless man to budge, saying they wanted to tend who was collecting recyclable garbage to livestock and crops, said Replein gave no details. Yesterday, NATO forces took over security in the Afghan on the street. The capital, Bogota, is Areros, a district official. The 5,850- on maximum alert ahead of Uribe’s feet volcano shot out at least 30 bursts south from the U.S. led coalition to begin one of the biggest ground Aug 7 inauguration. The southern
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21 Political & Civil Unrest jungle province of Caqueta was left among people standing close to a guard standing across the street said without electricity on today after crowded bus stand in Surankote town, the kidnappers arrived in police cars rebels bombed power installations, 230 km north of Jammu, the winter without number plates. “They authorities said. — Reuters. capital of the restive Himalayan separated the women from the men Bogota, Aug 2 — Six peasants hired region. Five of the wounded were in and took only men,” he told the AFP by the government to rip out illicit serious condition, a police officer said. news agency. crops from a public nature reserve — Reuters. London, Jul 31 — A press report, were killed today by land mines dated today, states: Iraq’s interior planted by leftist rebels, an official IRAQ minister faced calls for his dismissal said. Seven other workers were London, Jul 30 — A press report, today over the security crisis in injured by the blasts in La Macarena dated Jul 29, states: Gunmen have Baghdad and surrounding towns, with national park in the southern province opened fire on two Sunni mosques in the violence blamed mostly on of Meta, a government spokesman western Baghdad, according to police. sectarian conflict between Shiites and said. The incident follows rebel Armed men in two cars sprayed Sunnis. Gunmen in military uniforms attacks that left 17 soldiers and one gunfire at the Muhammad kidnapped dozens of people in an civilian dead on Monday (Jul 31) and Rassulluallah mosque shattering upscale, mostly Shiite Baghdad is a reminder of the challenges that windows and damaging walls. An hour neighbourhood today, and shooting remain for President Alvaro Uribe. later gunmen stormed the nearby and bombings across the country Uribe has 2,000 peasants throughout Ashra al-Mubashara mosque, fleeing killed at least 19 people, including the country pulling up coca plants when police arrived, say officials. four Iraqi soldiers. The kidnapping used by the Revolutionary Armed Elsewhere, at least three people were was carried out by gunmen in military Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to make killed and 15 others injured by a car fatigues who drove to the main the cocaine that funds its four-decade- bomb near a petrol station in the shopping area of Karradah in 15 old insurrection. He ordered northern city of Kirkuk, police said. vehicles and split into two groups. One Colombian aircraft to bomb FARC Earlier, the US military confirmed went into a mobile phone shop and the positions in La Macarena in February three of their marines died in clashes other into the office next door of the after the guerrillas killed 13 soldiers with insurgents on Thursday in the Iraqi-American Chamber of assigned to protect the workers. Police western province of Anbar. The US Commerce, said police Lt Thair estimate that coca fields in La military said they died in clashes in Mahmoud. They kidnapped 15 staff Macarena help the FARC produce what is a known Sunni-dominated and customers from the shop and 11 tonnes of cocaine every year destined troublespot. A statement said the from the chamber, he said. All were for the US market. Colombia’s coca three marines were attached to the believed to be Iraqis. In another fields are increasingly being planted Army’s 1st Armoured Division, which kidnapping today, gunmen in in the country’s nature reserves as operates in Ramadi, but gave no commando uniforms blocked a car growers flee a US-funded crop-dusting further details. In other incidents: Six carrying a millionaire businessman campaign. The government decided labourers were wounded by a bomb and his two sons and seized the three not to dust in the parks after blast in Tayaran Square, Baghdad. in south-eastern Baghdad, said police environmentalists warned that Three police were also wounded in a Lt Bilal Ali Majeed. In violence around spraying herbicide would damage roadside bomb attack in northern the country, a suicide bomber protected ecosystems. — Reuters. Baghdad. A Sunni cleric, from a tribe detonated a pickup truck near an Iraqi opposed to al-Qaeda was killed while observation post outside the northern INDIA driving in Samarra and Iraq’s national city of Mosul, killing four soldiers and London, Jul 31 — A press report, soccer coach has resigned after wounding six, said an army officer. dated today, states: Six people were receiving a death threat. Gunmen in a sedan shot and killed killed in shootings and 10 wounded in London, Jul 31 — A press report, two vendors selling cooking-gas a grenade attack on a bus carrying dated yesterday, states: A pipeline cylinders in Baghdad’s western Hindu pilgrims in Indian Kashmir, linking the northern refineries in Yarmouk neighborhood, police said. police and the army said. Indian Baiji, the largest refining complex in Other gunmen opened fire on troops shot dead four Muslim rebels Iraq, and the refinery in Doura in municipal street sweepers in the during a fierce gunbattle near the de Baghdad was blown up late last week. capital, killing one and injuring two. A facto border dividing Kashmir between The explosion caused huge fire and senior intelligence official was shot India and Pakistan.”The four were was reported to have led to the dead in his car in Baghdad. Two killed during a gunbattle that erupted disruption of activities in both people were killed in other shootings late yesterday in the (northern) Gurez refineries which produce more than in the capital, where a roadside bomb sector,” army spokesman Hemant 80% of Iraq’s refining products. The killed a policeman. Police discovered Joneja told AFP today. He said the line is crucial for both refineries as it the bullet-riddled bodies of three men four were part of a group that had carries crude oil from the northern in the Baghdad area. Two had their infiltrated into Indian Kashmir on oilfields of Kirkuk to both Baiji and hands and feet tied, and the third was Wednesday (July 26) from across the Doura. Fire fighters were called to the fished out of the Tigris river, his body Line of Control — the ceasefire line scene and it took them several days to showing signs of torture. Gunmen that splits Kashmir between nuclear- extinguish the flames. yesterday ordered four policemen and armed rivals India and Pakistan. “In London, Jul 31 — A press report, a lawyer out of their car and beheaded all a total of eight militants have been dated today, states: Gunmen wearing them near the northern town of killed in Gurez since July 26 when the Iraqi police uniforms have kidnapped Hawija, 150 miles north of Baghdad, infiltration was detected,” he said. 25 people in a commercial district in said police Col Burhan Tayeb. Police said a Muslim civilian was also central Baghdad, interior ministry Baghdad, Aug 1 — A car bomb killed killed in the crossfire and suspected officials said. The gunmen pulled up in at least seven people in the Iraqi town militants shot dead a Muslim civilian 15 vehicles and rounded up staff and of Muqdadiya, north-east of Baghdad late yesterday. Meanwhile, seven customers of a firm on a shopping today, police said. Police said eight Hindu pilgrims and three bystanders street in Arasat. There are reports people were also injured in the attack were wounded in a grenade attack on that the offices belong to the Iraqi- in front of the hospital in Muqdadiya, a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in American chamber of commerce, while 90 km north-east of the capital. Srinagar today, police said. others say it was a mobile phone shop. Muqdadiya is part of Diyala Province, Jammu, Aug 2 — Suspected militants It is not known who might be behind one of the country’s most violent threw a grenade near a bus stand in this incident. One witness told the areas. — Reuters. Indian Kashmir today, wounding over Reuters news agency they saw London, Aug 1 — A press report, a dozen people, police said, the latest gunmen handcuff and blindfold the dated today, states: A series of bomb in a spate of similar attacks in recent victims. Police say the head of the attacks in Iraq have killed at least 40 weeks blamed on Islamist guerrillas. chamber of commerce and 11 of his people - many of them soldiers. A The grenade was aimed at a federal employees are among those roadside bomb killed at least 20 police patrol but missed and exploded kidnapped, Reuters have reported. A soldiers travelling on a bus between
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Tikrit and Baiji, north of Baghdad. In soldier killed in a mortar attack in the Yacoub al Sarraf said. “The equipment central Baghdad’s Karrada district, at south, while the US military we have is for minor spills. We use it least 14 people died in a suicide car announced that an American soldier once in a blue moon to clean a small bombing outside a bank where was killed by a roadside bomb spill of 50 tonnes or so. To clean this security forces were collecting pay. yesterday. A provincial governor said whole thing up we would need an Another blast in Baghdad left one that 45 people from his predominantly armada. The cost of a full clean-up dead, while an attack on a police Shiite region had been kidnapped in a could run as high as $40-50 million.” patrol in the north-east killed five Sunni area of western Iraq while The spill is especially threatening people. The Karrada district bomb was travelling by bus out of the country. since fish spawn and sea turtles nest in a car parked outside a security Gunmen in Baghdad also kidnapped on Lebanon’s coast, including the cordon at the al-Rafidein bank on the spokesman of a political coalition green turtle which is endangered in Rushdie Street, where security including Shiite, Sunni, Kurdish and the Mediterranean, local ecologists personnel collect wages on the first of independent parties. The bus, carrying say. Carried by a north-easterly wind, every month. Lt Col Abbas Mohammed many Iraqi soldiers, was struck in the the spill has travelled 70-80 km up the Salman of the Iraqi police told the AP northern industrial city of Beiji, coast of Lebanon. An Israeli warship news agency eight civilians, three killing everyone on board, said damaged by a Hizbullah missile on soldiers and three commandos were Defence Ministry spokesman July 15 may also have spilled diesel oil killed. Twenty-two other people were Mohammed al-Askari. Police earlier into the sea, according to the injured. In the north-east, one said that 20 Iraqi soldiers were killed Environment Ministry website. At policeman and at least four civilians on the bus. Al-Askari confirmed that Beirutøs Sporting Club, seven men in were killed in a bomb attack on a many of the passengers were soldiers, navy overalls perch on the edge of a police patrol near the city of but said he did not know how many. man-made inlet skimming sludge, Muqdadiya. The blast, which the AFP Following the blast, a curfew was using buckets on the end of sticks and news agency said was outside a police imposed in Beiji, 155 miles north of pouring it into plastic containers. The post and bus station, also wounded at Baghdad. In the Karradah team is part of a pilot clean-up least 10 people, according to reports. A neighbourhood of Baghdad, a car bomb commissioned by the Environment fourth roadside explosion killed one exploded during morning rush hour Ministry. Another mop-up is under person and wounded another in the near a bank, killing at least 14 people way at the San Antoine Sandy Beach Zayouna district of north-eastern and injuring 37, said police Lt. Col. Resort in northern Lebanon. “It Baghdad. According to AP, the Abbas Mohammed Salman. The target arrived the day after they hit the explosion narrowly missed a car was well chosen because Iraqi security Jiyyeh power plant. The worst has belonging to the minister of electricity. forces draw their salaries from the passed now. A couple of days ago the Yesterday, about 20 people were bank on the first of every month. The whole coastline was black,” said Walid kidnapped from offices in Baghdad. blast set several cars on fire in the Abu Nassar, surveying the damage to There is still no word on what has Shiite neighbourhood. Dismembered the Sporting Club, which he runs. happened to them. bodies were strewn on the sidewalk. “First they tried to pump it out but Basrah, Aug 1 — A British soldier Also today, a car bomb targeting a that didn’t work, now this. These are was killed today in a mortar attack on police patrol killed one policeman and crude methods but Lebanon has no an army base in Basra, a British six civilians in Muqdadiyah, about 60 other way.” Lebanon has turned to military spokesman said. “A U.K. miles north of Baghdad, said an Kuwait for help. A plane load of soldier from the First Battalion, the official of a joint Iraqi-US security equipment is due to arrive from Light Infantry, has died as a result of force centre. The US military said an Kuwait via Syria by the end of the an attack on a multi-national force American soldier assigned to the 16th week, Sarraf said. But one of the main base in Basra city,” the spokesman Corps Support Group was killed by a problems is that an Israeli air and sea said. The attack occurred in the early roadside bomb while traveling in a blockade in place since the war began hours of this morning, the spokesman convoy south of Baghdad. A second on July 12 is hampering both the said. The soldier suffered serious service member was wounded in the clean-up and the delivery of injuries from the explosion and was attack yesterday. A British soldier was equipment. “To really clean it up we airlifted to an army hospital, where he killed in a mortar attack on a base in need access to the sea, which we don’t died of his wounds. There were no the southern Iraqi city of Basra, a have,” Sarraf said. “We need more other casualties. — Reuters. spokeswoman of Britain’s Defence equipment and mobilisation but for Baghdad, Aug 1 — Iraq’s northern oil Ministry said. The infantry soldier that we need the hostilities to end.” pipeline to Turkey has been hit by yet died after being airlifted to a field The migratory season is over so birds another sabotage attack, delaying the hospital outside Basra, said the should not be badly affected and some restart of exports to world markets spokeswoman. oil may evaporate or decompose, but and undermining government efforts spills can smother or poison sea life, to rebuild the industry, sources said ISRAEL-LEBANON the Environment Ministry says. Even today. “It was bombed again London, Jul 27 — A press report, if Lebanon is able to mop up, the yesterday,” said a shipping agent. A dated today, states: A Hezbollah marine ecosystem could take years to second source said the pipeline rocket slammed into a chemical plant recover, local environmentalists say. carrying crude from Iraq’s northern in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Commercial fishing and tourism has oilfields to Turkey’s Ceyhan port had Shemona on Thursday, security been at a standstill since the war been sabotaged, but details were officials said. The type of chemicals began because of the air and sea sketchy. An Iraqi oil ministry official involved and the extent of the damage blockade. “July is hatching season for said only that more time was needed were not immediately known. turtle eggs and baby turtles have to to complete maintenance work. The Beirut, July 27 — Along Lebanon’s reach deep water as fast as possible to pipeline was idled by sabotage on July sandy beaches and rocky headlands avoid predators. With the oil in their 9, but officials were hoping for a swift runs a belt of black sludge, 10,000 to way, they will not survive,” Wael restart. Just two days ago, Oil 30,000 tonnes of oil that spilled into Hmaidan, a local environmental Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said the Mediterranean Sea after Israel activist said. “The oil spill, part of one of the two northern pipelines was bombed a power plant. Lebanon’s which has settled on the sea floor, fixed and that exports would soon Environment Ministry says the oil threatens blue fin tuna, which is an resume. Northern exports from Kirkuk flooded into the sea when Israeli jets important but overfished commercial have been idle most of the time since hit storage tanks at the Jiyyeh plant fish, as well as shark species.” — the U.S.-led war on Iraq in 2003. — south of Beirut on July 13 and 15, Reuters Reuters. creating an ecological crisis that Beirut, Jul 28 — Israel battered London, Aug 1 — A press report, Lebanon’s government has neither the Lebanon today, killing 11 people as dated today, states: A roadside bomb money nor the expertise to deal with. waves of air raids struck villages in blew up a bus today, killing 24 people “We have never seen a spill like this in the hills behind the southern port of as violence across Iraq left 63 people the history of Lebanon. It is a major Tyre and hundreds of artillery rounds dead. Among the dead was a British catastrophe,” Environment Minister crashed across the border. Security
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23 Political & Civil Unrest sources said at least eight people, regretted the incident - but added that about 20 miles south of Beirut, that including a Jordanian, died in over 40 civilians had been warned to flee the were twice hit by the Israeli air force. air raids in the south. Three were village. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert The country’s environment minister killed in overnight air strikes in the said Israel would “continue to act with said that an additional 15,000 tonnes eastern Bekaa Valley. Despite growing no hesitation against Hezbollah” was expected to follow and other world demands for an end to Israel’s which has been firing rockets into agencies have mentioned a potential war with Hizbollah guerrillas, US Israel from southern Lebanon. He is spill that could reach 35,000 tonnes. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reported to have told US Secretary of According to the ministry about one- delayed a possible return to the State Condoleezza Rice that Israel third of the ravaged country’s region. The pounding of villages, needs 10-14 days to press its offensive. coastline has been affected. The where some civilians remain trapped, Israel’s military has asked United government called for international followed a decision by Israeli Prime Nations observers in southern assistance 10 days ago — especially Minister Ehud Olmert’s security Lebanon to evacuate two more villages requesting clean-up equipment such cabinet to intensify air strikes and - Ramyah and Ayta ash-Shab - before as dispersants, booms, absorbents, ground forays against Hizbollah, sunset, but they are unable to do so, skimmers and specialised craft. So far, rather than launching a big invasion. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan it said, Jordan is sending experts and Rice is likely to delay her departure said. Hundreds of Lebanese protesters Kuwait is ready to send three from Malaysia until tomorrow, said a staged a violent demonstration, containers of material and equipment senior US State Department official, ransacking the UN headquarters in for tackling the spill. The Lebanese dashing prospects that she would Beirut, chanting slogans against the private sector could offer little return to the Middle East today. Her US and Israel and in support of the equipment, it was noted. According to bags were packed and ready to go Hezbollah militants. Several countries the environment ministry’s website, when the schedule was suddenly have condemned the attack and though, other international assistance changed, suggesting that negotiations renewed their calls for an immediate has been “minimal.” Yesterday the had not reached a point where her ceasefire - opposed by Israel and the International Maritime Organisation- presence could produce a halt to US. Lebanon’s health minister now administered Regional Marine hostilities that have killed 456 people says about 750 people - mainly Pollution Emergency Response Centre in Lebanon and 51 Israelis. Israel has civilians - have been killed by Israeli for the Mediterranean (Rempec) taken Washington’s refusal to demand action in Lebanon since their admitted it has not been able to send an immediate cease-fire as permission operations began 19 days ago. experts to the site of the spill because to pursue an onslaught on Lebanon Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate after of the circumstances in Lebanon. It aimed at crippling Hizbollah the Qana attack. Several Katyusha said its Mediterranean Assistance guerrillas who set off the conflict by rockets hit the border town of Kiryat Unit is “on stand-by.” Rempec claimed seizing two Israeli soldiers in a cross- Shemona today, wounding several that “several” Mediterranean coastal border raid on Jul 12. Hizbollah has people, in what residents described as states and EU countries had sent kept up rocket strikes on northern the worst day so far. A total of 51 “positive replies” to a circular asking Israel and fought Israeli ground Israelis, including at least 18 civilians, for help but the premise was that incursions, especially near the have been killed in the conflict. assistance could be rendered when the southern town of Bint Jbeil, where Beirut, Jul 31 — Israel suspended air situation permits. Meanwhile, the sporadic fighting continued today. An strikes on southern Lebanon today for Syrian government confirmed that “a Israeli military source said the army 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 small quantity of tar balls” arrived on believed it had killed at least 200 civilians and triggered worldwide calls Syriaøs shores but this oil has already Hizbollah fighters in the conflict. The for a ceasefire in its war against been removed. The Lebanese Shi’ite guerrillas have acknowledged Hizbollah. Washington pressed for the environment ministry has already only 31 dead. Hundreds of civilians suspension and many world leaders forecast that “a complete oil spill casualties and a humanitarian crisis condemned yesterday’s bombing of the clean-up operation will cost in the in Lebanon have fuelled world village of Qana, the bloodiest single range of tens of millions of euros and pressure for an instant cease-fire. attack in Israel’s nearly three-week will span a long period of time.” Washington insists on finding a war against the guerrilla group. The Beirut, Aug 1 — Israeli troops fought durable solution first — one that attack prompted Lebanon’s fierce battles with Hizbollah guerrillas eliminates Hizbollah’s capacity to government to call off scheduled talks in southern Lebanon early today, as menace Israel and thereby reduces the with US Secretary of State the Jewish state gave the green light influence of its allies Syria and Iran. Condoleezza Rice and tell her she was to widen a ground offensive and push UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed- unwelcome before a ceasefire was in deep into Lebanese territory. An Larsen said it would be hard to get a place. US State Department Israeli military source reported “on cease-fire agreed without involving spokesman Adam Ereli said in and off” clashes in the areas of Aita al- Iran and Syria. Asked if a quick cease- Jerusalem Israel’s decision to suspend Shaab and Taibe inside Lebanon and fire was possible, he told France’s Le its aerial bombardment would allow Hizbollah said it was resisting another Figaro newspaper: “Frankly, no. for an investigation into the Qana Israeli incursion near the border Neither Israel nor Hizbollah are attack. Israel would also co-ordinate village of Kfar Kila. The southern displaying any sign of accepting one with the United Nations to allow a 24- village of Qana was set to bury bodies right now. On the contrary, both have hour window for residents in southern of at least 54 civilians,today, two days remained very belligerent.” Larsen Lebanon to leave the area if they after they were killed in an Israeli air said it was too early to say if Iran and wished, Ereli said. Rescue workers strike that sparked international Syria could join peace efforts, adding called off the search in Qana for bodies outrage and calls for a swift end to the that UN Secretary-General Kofi or survivors after hours of digging fighting. Israeli jets bombed a road Annan had spoken to the presidents of through the rubble. Hizbollah fired near the north-eastern Lebanese town both countries. — Reuters. more than 140 rockets at Israel of al-Hermil near the Syrian border London, Jul 30 — A press report, yesterday, wounding six people, Israeli early today, a security source said. The dated today, states: More than 54 police said. — Reuters. raid came just hours after an air civilians, at least 34 of them children, London, Jul 31 — General cargo strike near the main border crossing have been killed in a town in south Moon Light arrived Alexandria Jul 28. from Syria which wounded four Lebanon in the deadliest Israeli strike London, Aug 1 — Tar from a major Lebanese custom officials and three of the conflict so far. Displaced oil spill fouling the coast of Lebanon truck drivers. Israel announced a families had been sheltering in the has reached Syria, underlining fears partial 48-hour suspension of air basement of a house in Qana, which that the pollution could spread to a strikes early yesterday and said it was was crushed after a direct hit. wider area as continuing hostilities giving a 24-hour window to allow aid Lebanon’s prime minister denounced frustrate clean-up operations. At least workers to reach the worst hit areas “Israeli war criminals” and cancelled 10,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil has and residents to flee. However, talks with the US Secretary of State spilled along the Lebanese coast from warplanes bombed targets in the area Condoleezza Rice. Israel said it power plant storage tanks at Jeih, later in the day and the United
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Nations said access had not improved. once the region is accessible, which militants released Shalit. Hamas has Israel said it would still use air strikes many have agreed to. Malta, the insisted on immediate reciprocity. — against Hizbollah leaders and rocket official confirmed, has replied to the Reuters. launchers and to back up ground request but said it needs to know a bit London, Aug 2 — Lebanon has asked forces. Hizbollah fired two shells into more about the situation and what it for help from the European Union’s the northern Israeli border town of can offer. The spokesperson also civil protection mechanism to contain Kiryat Shmona yesterday but no one confirmed that some of the oil slick environmental damage caused by a was wounded. The group also said its has reached the Syrian coast and has major oil spill involving an estimated rockets hit an Israeli warship off been cleaned up by Syrian authorities. 10,000 to 35,000 tons of heavy fuel. Lebanon’s south port city of Tyre, but A new fire breaking out at the power According to the Lebanese authorities, an Israeli source denied the claim. — plant has also threatened an the spill was caused by the destruction Reuters. undamaged tank holding another of a storage tank at the power plant at London, Aug 1 — A press report, 15,000 tonnes of oil. Thick, black Jieh, which was hit by the Israelis on dated today, states: Oil from a smoke from the fire has been polluting Jul 13 and Jul 15. The fuel has been Lebanese power plant struck by an the air over Beirut and its suburbs burning and some has leaked out to Israeli bomb continued to spill into the and officials in Beirut have warned sea. The spill has so far contaminated Mediterranean Sea yesterday, as the residents near the sea to keep their at least 70-80 km of the coastline sheer extent of the spill and its windows closed and stay as far away north of Jieh, affecting public beaches, ecological toll has elevated the crisis from the oil as possible, since fumes ports and marinas. The Lebanese from a national to a regional from the oil can cause skin and government asked the European environmental threat. In the respiratory problems. Commission’s monitoring and meantime, the Malta-based Regional Gaza, Aug 1 — Egyptian mediators information centre for “significant Marine Pollution Emergency Response have resumed efforts to strike a deal amounts” of dispersants, booms, Centre for the Mediterranean Sea to free an Israeli soldier captured by absorbents, skimmers and specialist (REMPEC), as per its remit, has been Palestinian militants from Gaza but vessels. The European Maritime liaising closely with the Lebanese any breakthrough looks some way off, Safety Agency said yesterday it is environment ministry to ascertain the a senior Palestinian official said unlikely to get involved in the spill environmental damage, contain the today. Israel launched an offensive in response because it is mainly the spill and decide on future action once Gaza following the abduction of coastline that has been affected and it is deemed safe to send clean-up Corporal Gilad Shalit on June 25 by the response was therefore a civil experts to the region. Estimates of the militants including gunmen from the protection issue. The Lisbon-based spilløs extent vary from 10,000 to ruling Hamas faction. It opened a agency, which has a stand-by pollution 35,000 tonnes after the fuel tanks of second front in Lebanon after response vessel stationed in Malta, the Jiyyeh power station, just south of Hizbollah seized two soldiers on July could in theory be called into action by Beirut, were struck by Israeli jets 12. Israel said it was not aware of an EU member state, although a between July 13 and 15. So far the any fresh Egyptian mediation and source said yesterday the Lebanon spill has contaminated an 80- Hamas denied it was involved in such spill was localised and therefore kilometre stretch of coastline. Since talks. “After negotiations stopped for unlikely to threaten Cyprus, the the bombing, winds have been pushing a period of time, they have been closest member state. the oil further north and the spill is resumed in order to get a result,” Baalbek, Lebanon, Aug 2 — Israeli now threatening the Syrian coast. Nabil Shaath, a close aide to airborne commandos battled guerrillas While the Lebanese authorities and Palestinian President Mahmoud near a Hizbollah-run hospital in infrastructure remain in a state of Abbas, told Reuters. Mediation, eastern Lebanon today and officials in disarray due to the violence in the mainly driven by Egypt, had largely the Jewish state said the 23-day-old region, the spill continues to move been frozen for weeks. Shaath said war could run for at least another unchecked as the continued bombing mediators were pushing a deal that week. Lebanese security sources said of Lebanon and the Israeli blockade of sought to end Israel’s Gaza assault Israeli soldiers had landed by the Lebanese coast render it and also militant rocket fire by helicopter near the Hizbollah impossible to dispatch any experts including the release of hundreds of stronghold of Baalbek in the eastern from REMPEC or Barcelona Palestinian prisoners in return for Bekaa Valley as aircraft launched Convention signatory countries, Shalit. “But so far we have no final dozens of strikes in the region. Three including Malta, to the area to begin agreement. We do not have a final weeks after the war erupted when containment and clean-up activities. agreement on numbers (of prisoners), Hizbollah seized two Israeli soldiers in REMPEC, which is managed jointly by dates or any handover mechanism. a cross-border raid, Israel’s security the United Nations Environment All that awaits approval from the two cabinet agreed to step up its offensive, Programmeøs Mediterranean Action sides ... Hamas and Israel,” Shaath and carry out a ground sweep 6-7 km Plan (UNEMAP) and the UNøs said. Shaath said that prisoners into Lebanon, a political source said. International Maritime Organisation proposed for release would include Despite growing international calls for (IMO), in addition to liaising closely the sick, the elderly, woman and an end to fighting that has killed at with the Lebanese authorities, is also minors. As part of the mechanism, least 624 people in Lebanon and 54 organising such a team of experts to Shalit might be handed over to Egypt Israelis, Israel was set to resume full assist in the clean-up as soon as first, he said. “It is better that a air strikes in Lebanon early today at hostilities in the region cease. It has handover be done through a third the end of a partial, 48-hour also activated its Mediterranean party,” he said. Israel has ruled out suspension. Security sources said the Assistance Unit to mobilise key negotiations to free Shalit and target of the Israeli troops dropped pollution control centres in the region demanded his unconditional release. near Baalbek was the vacated al- that will be able to take action once “I cannot confirm that, I don’t know Hikmah hospital. One source said hostilities draw to an end. Yesterday, a that to be true at all,” said Foreign senior Hizbollah official Mohammad UNEMAP spokesperson confirmed: Ministry spokesman Mark Regev, Yazbik could have been the target of øThere is no way to have any concrete when asked about Shaath’s the attack. There was fierce fighting intervention due to the bombing. The comments on fresh mediation. Hamas with assault rifles, grenade-launchers clean-up must be physical as the oil spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri denied and machine-guns around the sticks to the rocks and shore, but we mediators had resumed talks with hospital, witnesses said. Israeli cannot do anything until there is a the Islamist militant movement. helicopters fired rockets and heavy guaranteed ceasefire. We have a unit “There are no negotiations going on machine-gun fire at targets near the on standby for action once we have with us. The issue will not be hospital and other targets in the city. security clearance to enter the resolved before the conditions are A Hizbollah source said several Israeli region.ø The UN agency has also met,” Abu Zuhri said. Palestinian soldiers were trapped in the hospital. requested signatories of the Barcelona officials and other mediators have There was no independent Convention to supply personnel and said Israel had promised to free confirmation. Fighting raged for more equipment to be ready to intervene prisoners at a later stage once than four hours. Another unit dropped
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25 Political & Civil Unrest in the outskirts of the ancient city but billion of physical damage across the years to rebuild. “Between its target was not immediately clear, country, the transport and public preparations, planning and so on it the security sources said. Air strikes works minister said. Several U.N. and will take three or four years, easily,” hit civilian neighbourhoods in the city Red Cross convoys bearing food and he said. “That is the problem, so as a and several civilians were feared medical aid headed to hard-hit areas, ministry, we are now focusing on killed or wounded. Hizbollah fighters but at least one was called off after securing alternative crossings.” Direct killed three Israeli soldiers and failing to get Israeli clearance, aid income to the government treasury wounded 30 in fierce fighting on officials said. The U.N. World Food from the airport alone is $US15 several fronts in south Lebanon Programme said Israel had given the million a month, Mr Safadi said, but yesterday. “We have so far now about go-ahead for two tanker ships to the biggest cost to the Lebanese six efforts running inside Lebanon ... deliver desperately needed fuel oil and economy is from lost business. Trade brigade-size or even bigger than diesel to Beirut and the northern port and tourism are now both at standstill brigade-size efforts in each one of of Tripoli. The U.N. Security Council amid an Israeli air and sea blockade. them,” Israeli Brigadier General has yet to agree on a mandate for an Land routes, heavily used by trucks Shuki Shahur said. An Israeli brigade international peacekeeping force and carrying goods from Beirut port to usually has at least 1,000 soldiers. France said it would not attend a Syria and beyond, are hit. Israel has Israel’s justice minister said about 300 meeting of potential troop contributors struck the radars and fuel tanks at the of an estimated 2,000 Hizbollah tomorrow. France has been touted to ports, with port buildings in Tripoli fighters had been killed so far, and the lead the force, but it wants a truce and and Tyre badly damaged. Beirut port tourism minister later said 400 had an agreement on a framework for a has been spared the worst though it is been killed. Hizbollah, which says it permanent ceasefire before any troops now idle except for incoming does not hide its dead and that it has deploy. That is at odds with the U.S.- humanitarian aid convoys and many thousands more fighters, has Israeli view that a ceasefire can wait outgoing foreign evacuees. announced 43 deaths in that period until the force moves in. Israeli troops London, Aug 3 — French shipping and said the Israeli statements were in helicopters landed near a Hizbollah- group CMA CGM is to provide a vessel false. — Reuters. run hospital near Baalbek overnight to take urgently needed supplies into Beirut, Aug 2 — Hizbollah guerrillas and seized five suspected Hizbollah war-torn Lebanon. The company is have fired at least 182 rockets into militants before returning safely to working with France’s ministry of Israel and fought 6,000 Israeli troops base, the army said. Hizbollah denied foreign affairs, currently co-ordinating in south Lebanon today after any of its militants were taken. the national humanitarian aid effort. helicopter-borne Israeli commandos Security sources said two Hizbollah The Saade family, which owns CMA attacked Hizbollah targets in the fighters were killed in Baalbek, which CGM, comes from Lebanon and has ancient city of Baalbek. Air strikes in is 60 miles northeast of Beirut. It was close relatives trapped in central support of the helicopter raid on the first helicopter-borne assault deep Beirut. No decision has been taken yet Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon inside Lebanon in the conflict that as to whether to supply a container or killed 19 people, including four flared after Hizbollah guerrillas ro-ro vessel. The vessel will be placed children. In Jerusalem, Prime captured two Israeli soldiers in a at the disposal of the French Minister Ehud Olmert told Reuters cross-border raid on July 12. At least government at no cost, said corporate Israel would carry on fighting until an 13 civilians were killed when Israeli communications senior vice president international force reaches south warplanes hit Jammaliyeh, a village Tanya Saade Zeenny. CMA CGM hopes Lebanon — even though no country near Baalbek, and six died in air the vessel will be able to leave has volunteered to send troops ahead strikes elsewhere in the Bekaa Valley, Marseilles for Beirut in the next few of a truce and a durable ceasefire security sources said. A Lebanese days. Whether the shipment will be agreement. Olmert called for an army soldier was killed and two were allowed through the Israeli military international combat force to wounded in an Israeli air strike on blockade, however, remains unclear. implement a U.N. resolution calling their post in the south, the army said. According to Ammar Kanaan, chief for Hizbollah to be disarmed, saying The Baalbek attack followed the executive of Beirut Container Israel had already destroyed much of expiry of a 48-hour bombing pause Terminal, foreign vessels are coming the group’s military power. Soon after agreed by Israel under U.S. pressure in; however, these are mainly military he spoke, one of more than 180 rockets after a raid killed 54 civilians, mostly vessels evacuating the foreigners. launched by Hizbollah today landed children, in the southern village of “The port is not under fire, but it is just inside the West Bank after flying Qana. Spanish Foreign Minister still under siege,” he said. Access to further than any fired at Israel in the Miguel Angel Moratinos met Lebanese Lebanese ports was temporarily past three weeks. Hizbollah said it leaders in Beirut. He also plans to go granted by the Israeli military late had hit the Israeli town of Beit Shean, to Damascus as part of an apparent Tuesday evening (Aug 1) to allow two almost 70 km from the border, with European bid to engage Hizbollah unidentified tankers to deliver fuel “Khaibar 1” rockets to avenge Israeli allies Syria and Iran — both shunned and diesel oil into Beirut port. The attacks on civilians in Lebanon. The by Washington — in a solution for shipments, which were the result of Hizbollah salvo, which killed one Lebanon. — Reuters. intense diplomatic negotiations person in the northern city of London, Aug 2 — A press report, between the Israeli forces and United Nahariya, followed a two-day lull in dated today, states: The Lebanese Nations diplomats from the World such attacks. Battles raged on five Government says three weeks of Food Programme, have raised hopes fronts in south Lebanon, security Israeli bombardment has inflicted that further urgent deliveries of sources said. Israeli planes and $US2 billion of damage on Lebanon’s humanitarian aid will now be allowed artillery pounded villages as tank-led infrastructure. The bombardment has through the blockade. According to forces pushed in and Hizbollah cut off many roads, bridges and WFP sources the two vessels, carrying guerrillas fought back. At least flyovers in the south and east of the 50,000 tonnes of fuel oil and 37,000 750,000 Lebanese, almost a quarter of country as well as putting the tonnes of diesel oil, were finally the population, have been driven from country’s only international airport granted safe passage and allowed to their homes. At least 643 people in and ports out of action. Transport dock in Beirut early yesterday Lebanon and 55 Israelis have been Minister Mohammed al-Safadi says it morning. The move followed an urgent killed in the conflict, now in its fourth will take at least three months to appeal from the UN agency earlier week. Lebanon’s health minister puts bring the airport back up to full this week asking Israel to allow the toll at 762, including unrecovered capacity. Two runways can be humanitarian aid through. As co- bodies. “The infrastructure of temporarily patched up in days but a ordinator of the massive UN logistics Hizbollah has been entirely destroyed. third will take three months to fix, operation bringing humanitarian More than 700 ... command positions hampering the speed of recovery once relief to Lebanon, WFP is becoming of Hizbollah were entirely wiped out hostilities end. A bridge on the main increasingly concerned over the fuel by the Israeli army,” Olmert said. international highway between Beirut availability for the UN truck convoys. Israeli bombing has devastated many and Damascus, the highest in the “We desperately need commercial fuel southern villages and inflicted $2 Middle East, will take around four tankers to be allowed to dock in Beirut
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26 Political & Civil Unrest and Tripoli,” warned Amer Daoudi, and villages along the border with bombing their mountainous hideout in WFP emergency co-ordinator on Israel on Tuesday (Aug 1) will be the south of the country, a senior Monday, noting that the operation of leaving on the ferry. military general said. Major-General power stations and other key Gabriel Habacon said helicopter installations are under severe threat. NIGERIA gunships and ground assault planes While it is not clear which vessels Port Harcourt, Jul 31 — Attackers fired rockets and dropped bombs on were used, or where the fuel was have vacated an Agip oil flow station the base of suspected members of Abu supplied from, reports earlier this in Bayelsa state in southern Nigeria Sayyaf, a small but violent group of week quoting the head of a joint and freed all hostages they were Muslim militants with links to al Lebanon-Syria council suggested that holding there, authorities in Bayelsa Qaeda. “We’ve been tracking these Syria had agreed to supply Lebanon said today. A spokesman for Agip terrorists for months,” Habacon told with petrol from its strategic reserves declined to comment and there was no reporters in Zamboanga City, the to compensate for the shortages. word on when operations at the political and business hub in Despite a declared two-day pause in Ogbainbiri flow station might resume. southwestern Philippines. “The time is major Israeli bombings this week, the Agip’s parent, Italy’s Eni, said the now. We’ve located them and we’re UN and International Red Cross have attack last Tuesday (Jul 25) had going to finish them off.” Heavy held back aid because they had not caused a “significant decrease” in fighting broke out after soldiers received guarantees of safety. The UN output. Agip normally exports 200,000 caught up with militants fleeing air said problems persisted yesterday. It barrels per day (bpd) through its strikes on the remote island of Jolo. sent two convoys, including one to Brass tanker terminal in Bayelsa, Two army troopers were wounded in Tyre, but a third to the southern located in the Niger Delta. “They have the clashes, Habacon said, adding that border village of Rmaish had been vacated the facility and released the 500 soldiers were taking part in the blocked. A WFP spokesman said soldiers and the civilians. The soldiers assault. — Reuters. yesterday, however, that the two oil have reposted more men there to take Manila, Aug 2 — Philippine troops shipments marked a positive step control of the facility,” police killed five suspected members of Abu forward. “The fact that there are commissioner Hafiz Ringim told Sayyaf, a home-grown Muslim vessels now coming in is good and Reuters from the Bayelsa state capital terrorist group with links to al Qaeda, gives us hope that others will be Yenagoa. Asked what had prompted in fierce fighting on a southern island, allowed to follow,” he said. The the attackers, irate youths from the a senior military official said today. Chamber of Shipping has meanwhile local community, to leave the flow Five soldiers were wounded in the agreed to extend the Warlike station, he said: “They have collected clashes, which started after dozens of Operations Area in respect of the sea money from government.” Eni militants fled air strikes on their camp area off the coast of Lebanon for a originally said about 40 sub- on Jolo island yesterday, said Colonel further two weeks. The extension will contractors, security and catering staff Antonio Supnet, chief of staff of the come into effect immediately on were present at the flow station at the military’s southern command. A expiration of the current WOA and time of the attack but gave no civilian guide was also killed. Other continue until 2359 on Wednesday, information on what had happened to military officials said the number of Aug 16, whereupon it will be subject to them. The official who headed a Abu Sayyaf casualties was still to be further review. Bayelsa state government delegation determined. Manila, backed by U.S. Gaza, Aug 3 — Israeli forces killed that negotiated with the attackers, intelligence, is trying to stop Abu two Palestinian militants and one Victor Akenge, said he had seen at Sayyaf and members of al Qaeda’s civilian in the southern Gaza Strip, least eight Nigerian security forces regional franchise, Jemaah Islamiah Palestinian witnesses said early today. and 16 civilian staff being held at the (JI), from using its remote southern An airstrike killed one militant and flow station. “The facility was vacated islands as bases to train and plot wounded two others as gunmen late yesterday and all the hostages bomb attacks. The Philippine military confronted more than 50 Israeli tanks were accounted for,” Akenge said this has said it is confident it will flush out and armoured personnel carriers morning. Local activists in the Niger JI’s Dulmatin and Umar Patek, advancing near Rafah airport. Islamic Delta say hostage takers are usually suspects in the 2002 Bali bombings, Jihad said the dead and wounded men paid off to release their captives and and Sayyaf’s chief Khaddafy Janjalani were its members. One of the wounded the practice fuels the cycle of violence. from Jolo because they no longer enjoy men was in a critical condition, Authorities rarely admit that any the support of local Muslim witnesses said. The Israeli army money has changed hands. The attack separatists. The Moro National confirmed its forces were operating in intensified concerns about Nigerian oil Liberation Front (MNLF) is southern Gaza and said the airstrike output, which has been down by about supporting the army’s current assault came after its troops were targeted a quarter since February, mostly on the Abu Sayyaf after a truce with a rocket-propelled grenade. A because of militant attacks on Royal between it and the military was second airstrike east of Rafah killed a Dutch Shell facilities. News of the agreed at a meeting of the member of the Hamas militant group Agip incident and of a Shell pipeline Organization of Islamic Conference in and wounded another. As the tanks leak that shut down a further 210,000 May. Last year, MNLF forces loyal to pushed deeper into the eastern part of bpd pushed world oil prices up last jailed leader Nur Misuari fought Rafah, Israeli gunfire killed a week. The invasion of the flow station alongside Abu Sayyaf, the smallest of Palestinian civilian man and wounded stemmed from local anger over a four Muslim rebel groups in the two others, witnesses said. — Reuters. perceived failure by Agip to implement Philippines with around 400 members. London, Aug 3 — A press report, a memorandum of understanding — Reuters. dated today, states: The Australian (MOU) signed with the community. embassy in Beirut has organised a Disputes between oil firms and local SOMALIA charter ferry to rescue several residents demanding jobs and Baidoa, Jul 28 — Gunmen shot dead hundred Australians trapped in investments for their communities are a Somali minister outside a mosque Lebanon. The Australian Government frequent in the Niger Delta, an today, triggering riots by pro- announced an end to the rescue impoverished wetlands region that is government protesters who threw operation last week but since then the home to Africa’s biggest oil industry. rocks and burned tyres at the interim numbers of Australian registered with Companies often sign MOUs with administration’s provincial base of the embassy and wanting to get out of what they call “host communities” and Baidoa. Witnesses said assailants the country has grown to several disputes tend to arise when the opened fire on Constitution and hundred. The embassy is calling on residents feel promises have not been Federalism Minister Abdallah Deerow Australians wanting to leave to kept. — Reuters. Isaq as he left prayers. “It looks like contact the embassy urgently so they an organised assassination. ... We are can be allocated a place on the ferry, PHILIPPINES very sorry and are condemning this which will leave Beirut for Larnaca at Manila, Aug 1 — Hundreds of terrorist action,” Information Minister 1500, local time, today. Thirty Philippine troops clashed with dozens Mohamed Abdi Hayr told Reuters from Australians who escaped from town of suspected Muslim rebels today after Baidoa. After the attack, the
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27 Political & Civil Unrest government blocked roads out of the out last week. This comes as East than 800 people had been killed so far town, and about 1,000 protesters African diplomats prepare to meet in this year and some diplomats fear the furious at the killing took to the Nairobi for talks aimed at solving the spiralling violence might restart a streets with sticks, knives and stones, crisis in Somalia. The Inter- two-decade war that has killed more witnesses said. Scores of shops were Governmental Authority on than 65,000 people. Both the looted in several hours of chaos. Development is expected to look into government and the Tigers claim Officials would not give details of the easing an arms embargo so that a control over the site of the reservoir, two men arrested on suspicion of peacekeeping force could be deployed, which lies in an area where the border involvement in the shooting. Other but the Islamic courts that control the between the foes is ill-defined. sources in Baidoa, however, said one capital, Mogadishu, reject proposals However the ground reality is that the was a young Muslim fundamentalist for foreign troops in Somalia. “Because Tigers control the area, military based at the same mosque. Islamist of ... the lack of a clear policy, we have sources said. Further south, cease-fire rulers in Mogadishu denied decided to resign and join the other monitors said a three-wheeled involvement, saying Ethiopia was former ministers who have already rickshaw blew up with two people still behind the killing to destabilise its stepped down,” a statement released inside just outside a rebel checkpoint neighbor. “Its trained militia killed the today by four parliamentarians said. in the eastern Batticaloa district. A minister,” Islamist leader Sheikh On Saturday (Jul 29), Prime Minister military source said he suspected a Sharif Ahmed said. Ethiopia did not Ali Mohamed Ghedi narrowly survived suicide attack on the rebels. Local immediately respond to the accusation a parliamentary vote of no confidence, Tiger political leader Daya Mohan said but charged Eritrea actively supported prompted by his perceived failure to there were no rebel casualties. He radical Islamists in Somalia. Shocked reach a deal with the Union of Islamic blamed the army and said it did not diplomats and analysts said the Courts, whose militia have taken appear to be a suicide blast, although shooting could have been by an control of Mogadishu and much of the the SLMM said the vehicle had two Islamist militant or linked to internal south. Tensions have been growing occupants. — Reuters. divisions within the government. A no recently between the government, Colombo, Jul 29 — Sri Lankan air confidence motion on Prime Minister which controls only the town of Baidoa force jets killed seven Tamil Tiger Ali Mohamed Gedi is due to be where it is based, and the UIC. fighters and injured many more in a debated in parliament tomorrow. Amid Diplomats say no solution can be fourth day of aerial bombings today in the tensions, a curfew was imposed in found without the neighbouring states a bid to wrest control of a reservoir in Baidoa overnight. In what government that make up the Inter Governmental the restive east, the rebels said. Kfir sources said was an effort to draw the Authority on Development - hence the fighter planes raided the eastern Islamists into peace talks, 18 Nairobi talks. But two of the IGAD districts of Batticaloa and Trincomalee ministers and other top officials quit states - Ethiopia and Eritrea - are the in an operation to clear access to a the government yesterday. Analysts ones accused of meddling in Somalia. sluice gate, which the government said power-sharing with the Islamists Ethiopia has acknowledged sending accuses the Liberation Tigers of Tamil may be the only way to secure peace. troops to support the embattled Eelam (LTTE) of blocking to choke In Mogadishu, meanwhile, another government in Baidoa and reports say water supplies to farmers on mysterious plane landed today, Eritrea has been sending arms government land. Military officials fuelling suspicions the Islamists were shipments to the Islamists in said the air force had destroyed a receiving weapon deliveries. Their Mogadishu. The UIC has refused to rebel base in Batticaloa and believed militia blocked roads near the airport attend talks to resolve the crisis as the death toll was far higher, but the as unidentified cargo was unloaded on long as Ethiopian troops remain in Tigers said their fighters were killed to waiting trucks. On Wednesday (Jul Somalia. on their forward defense line with 26), a cargo plane delivered goods an government territory. The rebels Islamist aide said were sewing SRI LANKA vowed to hit back. “We can’t continue machines. But the government pointed Colombo, Jul 28 — Tamil Tigers to maintain our patience,” said. S. the finger at Eritrea, which it said was traded mortar fire with the military in Elilan, head of the Tigers’ political secretly arming the Islamists. — Sri Lanka’s east today while a bomb wing in Trincomalee. “We will Reuters. (See issue of Jul 26.) on a rickshaw exploded at a rebel definitely retaliate... This is causing a Mogadishu, Jul 30 — A conventional checkpoint which the military said war-like situation.” Hardline Buddhist passenger plane flew in and out of was a possible suicide attack. The monks in saffron robes who hate the Mogadishu’s recently re-opened violence followed two days of air Tigers and are allied to President international airport for the first time strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Mahinda Rajapakse are trying to in 11 years today in a sign of stability Eelam territory in the north-east that reach the sluice gate themselves. Islamists have brought to the capital. killed six rebel fighters and injured Around 1,000 local farmers from “From now on, our airplanes will fly seven civilians, further straining a government territory joined them in and land into Mogadishu’s battered 2002 cease-fire. The protest. “This is our life. We have international airport,” Jabril Hussein, government accuses the Tigers of pawned all our valuable items an administration officer of local choking the flow of water to thousands including gold to get money for Jubba Airways, told Reuters. The of majority ethnic Sinhalese farmers cultivation,” said farmer I.T. airport re-opened earlier this month, in government-held territory in the Karunaratne. “If we don’t get water as Islamists who took the city from district of Trincomalee, where the within two days, everything will go warlords in June gradually have been government and rebels both control waste. All this because of the war. restoring some long-closed land. Mortars fell near an army camp There should be peace. If the installations in Mogadishu. As well as and a school near the site of a government can’t open the sluice, how today’s passenger flight, various cargo disputed water tank, but no-one was can they fight a war?” The Tigers planes have been flying in and out of injured, Defence Spokesman Keheliya demanded monitors from European Mogadishu this week. The flights have Rambukwella said. The military said Union states Sweden, Finland and fuelled accusations from Somalia’s it responded in kind and the rebels Denmark quit the 5-nation Sri Lanka interim government — based in the said three civilians were hurt. “The Monitoring Mission (SLMM) by provincial town of Baidoa — that the LTTE are firing mortars,” September 1 after the EU listed them Islamists are receiving weapons from Rambukwella said, warning the as terrorists. The Finns and Danes Eritrea in preparation for a possible military might move in. “There is a said yesterday they had been left with military push against them. The designed plan to go in and gain access no choice but to remove 22 monitors Islamists and Eritrea both deny that. to the water tank sluice. Ground between them in the absence of — Reuters. troops are part of that plan.” The security guarantees. Sweden has not London, Aug 1 — A press report, Tigers say Tamil civilians closed the yet decided. Their exit will badly dated today, states: Four more reservoir sluice to demand that the hamper the mission at a time when it ministers have resigned from government build water towers in is monitoring the bloodiest period Somalia’s embattled interim Tamil areas. The Nordic-staffed Sri since the cease-fire. “With these government, following a larger walk- Lanka Monitoring Mission said more countries out, it reduces the mission
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28 Political & Civil Unrest by more than a third and is a serious being made because of security major ground fighting since a 2002 task to solve,” said SLMM spokesman concerns. Military officials say that ceasefire. Outgoing multi-barrel rocket Thorfinnur Omarsson. “We will wait to the vessel, carrying more than 850 fire and the distant flash of impacts in get a final decision from Sweden. Then soldiers, came under attack from rebel areas lit up the night sky over it is in the hands of Norway and mortar and artillery fire as it was the port of Trincomalee. The military Iceland. “It’s a question of how we can sailing from the northern Jaffna said clashes continued in the nearby have the manpower to keep the peninsula to the port of Trincomalee. town of Mutur. “There are fireights operation functioning,” he added. “One They say that the soldiers were and mortar and artillery fire still option is to get additional countries unarmed and were going on leave. going on,” said a military spokesman. involved.” The Tigers have pulled out Navy spokesman DKP Dassanayake “Some Tigers are still in the town and of peace talks indefinitely, Rajapakse told the Associated Press news agency are firing at our troops with small has rejected their demand for a that it sailed to safety, but the battle arms. They are surrounded and trying separate Tamil homeland outright, between the navy and rebels was still to move east back to their own and analysts and diplomats widely continuing. A military spokesman in territory.” The main military advance fear it could take years to seal a final Colombo said four navy personnel had to reopen a single Tiger-held sluice peace deal. — Reuters. been killed in rebel mortar and gate south of Mutur and restore water Colombo, Jul 31 — Sri Lanka’s four- artillery attacks following the attack to 50,000 people seems to have all but year ceasefire is now void and the on the vessel. Reports also say that halted amid minefields and mortar island’s two-decade civil war is back there were 12 vessels carrying fire. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil on, a top Tamil Tiger rebel said today members of the rebels’ suicide squads Eelam (LTTE) attacked three army as the guerrillas and the military in the area and that one navy boat has camps before dawn yesterday and the entered a sixth straight day of been sunk. The latest violence comes military fear for more attacks. fighting. S. Elilan, head of the Tigers’ on the third day of a military ground Assessing casualties is almost political wing in the restive eastern offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels. impossible. The army says it killed district of Trincomalee, said army At least 23 soldiers and three rebels dozens of rebels yesterday for the loss troops had resumed a bid to advance have been killed since the army of six servicemen. Diplomats say the towards land they control in the east launched the offensive to the south of government is likely talking up rebel and had fired artillery and mortars at Trincomalee port. Up to 3,000 troops losses and may also talk down its own their territory in the north. “The are involved in the efforts to gain casualties. On Tuesday (Aug 1), the ceasefire agreement has become null control of the Maavilaru waterway rebels were able to shell the and void at the moment,” Elilan said that is in Tiger controlled territory, Trincomalee naval base with by telephone from Trincomalee, adding reports say. The government says howitzers. The fire did not resume that government troops were Tamil Tiger rebels have closed sluice yesterday, indicating possibly that continuing an advance towards their gates on the waterway, denying Tiger artillery had either been forward defence line in the east in a thousands of farmers irrigation water destroyed or moved out of range. The water supply dispute. Elilan is not the for their paddy fields. big question mark, aid workers say, is Tigers’ main spokesman, but he is one Colombo, Aug 2 — Sri Lanka’s army over what is happening in the mainly of the their top officials and their and Tamil Tigers battled with mortars Muslim, army-held town of Mutur, political head in Trincomalee. He has and artillery today after rebels close to the border with rebel territory. repeatedly warned of a return to war. attacked three eastern military camps, The town overlooks the entrance to Sri Lanka’s air force has killed 15 a day after suicide bombers tried to Trincomalee port. Some aid workers rebels in five days of aerial bombing sink a troop transport ship with 850 say Mutur seems to have fallen, with raids in the east and injured several people on board. Officials said the civilians sheltering in churches, others. The army says it has sustained army had sustained an unspecified mosques and education centres. So far, no casualties, despite becoming bogged number of casualties in fighting it is too risky for aid staff to head in. down in a minefield yesterday as they around the strategic eastern port of Mutur is bordered to the north by tried to reach a sluice they accuse the Trincomalee, which comes as a battle water and to the east and west by Tigers of blocking to choke water widened for control over a water sluice rebel territory. If, as some reports supplies to Sinhalese farmers in in the district. Two Liberation Tigers suggest, clashes block the road to the government territory. It is the first of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) mortars fell south, then the town is cut off. — open advance on rebel-held areas since near a civilian hospital in nearby Reuters. the 2002 ceasefire. — Reuters. Mutur but it was not clear if anyone Colombo, Aug 3 — A Tamil Tiger Colombo, Jul 31 — Eighteen soldiers was hurt. “Detachments in artillery shell hit an Arabic college were killed tonight when a Trincomalee came under a Tiger during a battle in eastern Sri Lanka fragmentation mine blew up their ground attack this morning,” military today, killing 10 civilians, the island’s army bus in restive east Sri Lanka, spokesman Maj Upali Rajapakse said. military said. “The Liberation Tigers hours after a top Tamil Tiger accused “The Tigers used heavy weapons. of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired the shell. the government of restarting the There are casualties. Our troops have Ten adults were killed and there are country’s two-decade civil war. The retaliated with mortars and artillery also 20 others injured,” a military military blamed the ambush — the and successfully repelled the attacks.” spokesman said. The rebels and army deadliest such attack since a 2002 Four sailors and several Tigers were battled with artillery, mortar bombs truce — on the Liberation Tigers of killed when the rebels fired artillery and small arms fire today in and Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Seven soldiers and mortars at Trincomalee harbour around the town of Mutur in the and three rebels were killed earlier in yesterday as gunboats attacked the eastern district of Trincomalee. — the day in the first army advance on transporter vessel. The navy said Reuters. rebel-held territory since the ceasefire, three small Sea Tiger craft were sunk taking the day’s death toll to 28. — and three others were damaged. Air SUDAN Reuters. force jets have bombed rebel positions Khartoum, Jul 29 — Sudanese London, Aug 1 — A press report, in the east for seven straight days. — government forces and allied militias dated today, states: Tamil Tiger rebels Reuters. attacked bases of a new rebel alliance have attacked a vessel carrying Trincomalee. Aug 3 — Artillery in Darfur despite a ceasefire in the hundreds of Sri Lankan troops as it pounded Tamil Tiger positions in violent west, officials and rebels said tried to enter the eastern port of north-east Sri Lanka while rebels today. An unpopular African Union- Trincomalee. The attack comes as the fought firefights with troops early mediated peace deal was signed in Sri Lankan army is engaged in a full- today as the island slipped back May by only one of three rebel scale ground battle with the Tigers towards civil war. More than 800 negotiating factions. Many leaders over a disputed waterway some 70 people have died this year and who did not sign formed a new group kms away. Meanwhile Sweden said ambushes, air strikes and naval called the National Redemption Front today it would pull out its staff from clashes had become commonplace but (NRF), which began military the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission it was a dispute over a rebel-held operations earlier this month in the (SLMM). It said the withdrawal was water supply that led to the first Kordofan area neighbouring Darfur.
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“Yesterday (Friday) all day and until bomb was triggered off in Songkhla government and the LRA, to allow for the evening the government of Sudan Province’s Chana about 0715 hrs when consultations. The talks started on with the Janjaweed attacked Jabel security personnel were inspecting rail July 14. — Reuters. Moun and Kulkul, north of el-Fasher,” tracks. “This was a routine patrol Abu Bakr Hamid al-Nur, a rebel NRF before trains depart every morning,” commander, told Reuters from Darfur the police official said. Last night, a today. Jabel Moun is a mountainous soldier who was on patrol was injured area on the Sudan-Chad border. when a bomb hidden near a tree Kulkul is 35 km north of Darfur’s exploded in Narathiwat while at least main town el-Fasher. Nur said the two karaoke outlets were also government used Antonov planes and targeted. Police said more than 70 three attack helicopters to bombard violent attacks took place last night the areas, forcing hundreds of when insurgents started their attacks civilians to flee their homes and seek from 2000 hrs in the four southern CANADA refuge in el-Fasher. The Sudanese provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat London, Jul 31 — Nickel prices rose armed forces confirmed clashes in both and Songkhla. Insurgents also by five percent on Friday (Jul 28) as areas, but denied using any planes or targeted government officials’ Inco Ltd. said it was starting an Janjaweed militias. “We moved an residence, government buildings, “orderly shutdown” of its Voisey’s Bay administrative force from el-Fasher burning tyres and throwing spikes on nickel mine in Canada after workers which was ambushed by the NRF near the road to slow down movement of walked out. Some 120 employees of a Kulkul,” said an army spokesman, security forces and set a rubber total workforce of 420 walked out at adding one soldier was killed and factory on fire. Officials said security midnight at Voisey’s Bay, one of the another injured. “In Jabel Moun we forces were put on alert after they world’s largest nickel mines, after have security forces at the entry and received information that there would talks with management broke down, a exit points to stop rebel forces who are be big scale attacks tonight. Bangkok union representative said. “They are looting from civilians and these has despatched more than 20,000 on strike,” said Wayne Fraser, an clashes are happening daily,” he troops to the restive region but facing official at the United Steelworkers added. The African Union and United difficulties in tracing down the union, which represents about 120 Nations issued a joint statement late insurgents who deploy guerilla style workers at the mine and mill. Three- yesterday condemning the violence in movements. month nickel contracts on the London Jabel Moun and blaming the Metal Exchange (LME) jumped 5.3 government and Janjaweed for the UGANDA percent to $25,000 a tonne from attack on NRF. “(We) are particularly Nabanga, Aug 2 — Peace talks $23,750 at Thursday’s (Jul 27) close. concerned about the fate of the civilian between the Ugandan government Earlier in July it hit a record $26,850. population in the area,” the statement and the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army Inco said it was shutting down the said. “(We) call on the parties involved (LRA) will resume next Monday (Aug mine in Labrador. “We are obviously in the fighting to abide by what has 7) in Juba, Riek Machar, the chief disappointed with this outcome. We been agreed and to guarantee the mediator and southern Sudanese Vice- are now in the process of beginning an safety of the civilians.” All the main President, said. “The talks will start orderly shutdown of our production rebel groups signed a ceasefire in on Monday,” Machar told reporters facilities,” said Bob Carter, an Inco 2004. While some NRF commanders yesterday near the border between spokesman at the operation. Fraser say this truce is now dead, Nur said it Sudan and the Democratic Republic of told Reuters on Thursday that only applied in Darfur but the NRF Congo (DRC), after meeting Joseph monetary issues were the stumbling were free to attack the government in Kony, the LRA leader. “I am optimistic blocks in the negotiations for a first other areas of Sudan where they have that this time they will come up with labor contract at the operation. The troops. The cash-strapped African a positive result because I have seen shutdown comes as stocks of nickel in Union force backs a U.N. takeover of the commitment of the Ugandan LME-monitored warehouses fell 402 its struggling Darfur peace monitoring people.” However, Kony demanded a tonnes to 4,272, of which just 1,404 mission and has become increasingly cessation of hostilities before talks. tonnes are available to the market. ineffective since the peace deal, as “We wish to categorically state that no Global nickel consumption runs at fighting escalated between rebels meaningful negotiations can take around 3,500 tonnes per day. “This many of whom disavow the deal. An place without a cessation of won’t affect availability of metal at all, international aid group was attacked hostilities,” he said. Kony denied unless the strike is very drawn out,” a in Deleig camp in West Darfur on July abducting children, despite the physical nickel dealer said. “They have 27 by the displaced who said they children among the 80 fighters a minimum of two months supply of were poisoning them with guarding him. “I cannot fight with concentrate stockpiled at the smelter vaccinations, a U.N. report said. One children,” he told reporters at his first and also in Labrador,” he added. — Sudanese driver was killed and three news conference in 21 years. Kony Reuters. national staff of the aid groups, which also met leaders from East, West and was not named, were injured in the Central Equatoria in Sudan and COLOMBIA attack. In South Darfur’s vast Kalma asked for forgiveness. He blamed the London, Aug 2 — A press report, camp, 17 women were raped by armed Ugandan army for some of the dated today, states: Some 3,000 militiamen as they went out to collect atrocities committed during the 20- Colombian oil workers will hold a one- firewood last Monday (Jul 24), the year conflict in northern Uganda and day strike to protest government plans Sudanese Organization Against southern Sudan. On Monday (Jul 31), to sell off 20 percent of state-run oil Torture said. “During the attack, the Kony had told a delegation of company Ecopetrol SA, union officials militias beat the women with the butt Ugandan religious, community and said today. “All our workers are going of their guns and flogged them before political leaders that he would like to to stop working to defend the business raping 17 of the women,” the rights discuss with the Ugandan government from privatization,” oil workers union group said. — Reuters. how to end the northern war president Jorge Gamboa said, adding peacefully, but continuing attacks on that the stoppage would be on THAILAND his forces could jeopardise such talks. Thursday (Aug 3). Ecopetrol has London, Aug 2 — A press report, “The first thing that should have employed nonunion workers during dated today, states: Three police taken place should have been the past work stoppages, resulting in little officers were killed and another signing of a protocol or a difference in the operations of injured when a bomb exploded along memorandum of understanding on the Colombia’s largest company. Gamboa rail tracks in the restive southern cessation of hostilities or an said Ecopetrol had prevented union provinces of Thailand this morning, agreement on a ceasefire between the members from entering the company’s hours after insurgents launched more LRA and the Ugandan government,” installations Wednesday (Aug 2). In than 70 attacks of co-ordinated he said. The meetings followed a past strikes, Ecopetrol has accused the attacks last night. Police said the break in talks between the Ugandan union of sabotaging machinery and
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30 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements equipment, a charge denied by the strike, which was due to start at airlines and had no idea when they union. An Ecopetrol spokesman said midnight, yesterday, but had held off would continue with their disrupted the company had no immediate action to consider Kumba’s new wage travel plans. Carriers struggled to deal reaction and would not comment until offer. Kumba said on Saturday (Jul 29) with travellers whose flights were a strike was under way. President it had given the unions a seven cancelled yesterday and others arriving Alvaro Uribe is set to meet with the percent across-the-board wage for flights scheduled for today. Iberia union Wednesday to explain the increase, from 6.5 percent previously, and unions representing the government’s plans for Ecopetrol, one and an eight percent wage rise for disgruntled ground staff staffers were of the government’s largest sources of lower grade miners. Kumba also meeting today, Iberia said. Thousands revenue. While proven reserves are offered to raise the housing allowance of people spent the night at the jam- declining, oil is still Colombia’s largest for all employees in the bargaining packed airport. Red Cross crews handed legal export, accounting for about 25 units by 10 percent. The company said out food and water. Frustrated percent of overseas income. In an in a statement on Saturday that travellers blocked roads leading into the effort to balance the central Solidarity had accepted the new offer, airport yesterday night. Close to government’s finances, Uribe has and would not join the strike. “Kumba 100,000 passengers were affected by the privatized a number of state entities, prematurely said we had accepted the airport disruption, Iberia said. A trickle including banks, electricity companies wage offer; it was a good offer but our of flights resumed yesterday night. The and hospitals. members rejected it,” Dyekama said. Iberia employees were angry because The three unions have demanded that the Spanish national airport authority, CYPRUS Kumba increase wages by nine percent known as AENA, this week granted a London, Aug 3 — A press report, at higher grades and 10.5% at lower new handling license at Barcelona’s El dated today, states: About 280 workers levels. — Reuters. Prat Airport to Spanish construction from the National Bank of Greece Johannesburg, Aug 1 — Kumba and services company Fomento de working in a total of 20 branches on Resources, Africa’s top iron ore Construcciones y Contratas SA and to the island of Cyprus are going on a producer, said today a strike over affiliates of Iberia’s rivals Air Europa termless strike as of today. The strike wages by about 6,000 workers at its and Spanair, which is a unit of was organized after the expired iron ore and coal mines had disrupted Scandinavian airline operator SAS AB. contracts of two employees of the production, and it was relying on National Bank from Greek origin were strategic supplies. The strike was in SRI LANKA renewed. its third day, and talks with all three Karachi, July 29 — M.S.M Niyaz, South African unions taking part were Chairman of the Sri Lank Association SOUTH AFRICA scheduled for tomorrow, to try to reach of Clearing and Forwarding Agents, Johannesburg, Jul 31 — A strike a solution. The company has said that has estimated that the damage caused over wages by workers at Kumba although the Sishen iron ore mine due to “go slow work” by Sri Lanka Resources, Africa’s top iron ore could be affected by strike action, the Ports Authority trade unions recently producer, widened today as the company has contingency plans to to press their demands could be as Solidarity union joined after its mitigate the loss of output. Kumba, high as Rs. one billion. He told local members rejected the latest wage majority owned by mining giant Anglo media that the disruption to offer. With Solidarity joining, the American Plc, says it has about 9,000 movement of cargo due to the trade unions said some 6,000 workers were workers. Solidarity said the strike had union action could as well have long now taking part in the strike, which halted mining at three mines owned term negative effects on the export started yesterday. About 4,000 by Kumba, including Sishen, the and import sectors. He urged unions workers of South Africa’s biggest country’s biggest iron ore mine, and and authorities should make every miners’ union, the National Union of Grootegeluk, Kumba’s flagship coal effort to avoid such unfortunate Mineworkers (NUM) and 500 from a mine. — Reuters. incidents in future. He said at the smaller union went on strike as moment the level of congestion at the planned from 1600, UTC, yesterday. SPAIN port is too high due to the backlog Solidarity has about 1,500 members at London, Jul 30 — A press report, created at the port. “It will take some Kumba. “It’s on. We started yesterday dated Jul 29, states: Thousands of time to reduce this congestion. It will (Sunday) with the evening shift,” desperate travellers packed Barcelona even take as long as another one Eddie Majadibodu, NUM chief airport today because of lingering month,” Niyaz said. He said that most of negotiator with Kumba, said. chaos from a wildcat strike by ground the containers shipped to Colombo “Workers are expected to gather at crew employees that forced the during the period when the port workers various work stations to discuss the cancellation of nearly 600 flights on were engaged in a go-slow campaign new offer by the company, but we will one of the busiest days of the vacation have been dislocated in several other remain on strike until we reach a season. Spain’s industry and ports in the region. “These containers settlement.” Kumba’s officials could development ministers condemned which are now in ports such as not immediately be reached to yesterday’s 11-hour walkout by 2,500 Singapore, Malaysia, Mumbai and comment on whether the strike had Iberia employees - 200 of them Dubai have to be shipped again to had any impact on its operations as swarmed over runways, halting all air Colombo,” Niyaz said. In order to reduce they were said to be in meetings. traffic for most of the day - and said congestion at the Port he proposed that Kumba, which says it has about 9,000 legal action against unions behind the all the LCL (Less Container Load) cargo workers, has said that although the strike was pending. The Spanish to be sent to the off-port container country’s biggest Sishen iron ore mine flagship carrier’s airport employees in freight station at Peliyagoda. That could be affected by strike action, the Barcelona were protesting the airline’s would reduce the pressure on the Port to company has contingency plans to loss of the license to operate handling a great extent,” Niyaz said. — Lloyd’s mitigate the loss of output. The NUM operations at the airport, the second- List Correspondent workers were joined yesterday by busiest in Spain. The government those represented by the Building drew angry criticism for allowing the Allied Mining Construction Workers unannounced strike to go on as long as Union (Bamcwu). The unions say they it did and not calling in police to clear will meet with Kumba to resolve the the runways. Iberia, which had wage issue, but will be on strike until cancelled all its flights to and from a solution is found. Reint Dyekama, Barcelona, said they resumed today spokesman for Solidarity, which but were suffering unspecified delays. represents mainly white supervisory Other carriers were also operating workers, said its members had again. Television footage showed rejected Kumba’s latest wage offer and scenes of chaos. Terminals at the ASBESTOS-RELATED ILLNESS, opted to strike. The workers had met airport were jammed to capacity, with UNITED STATES on this morning. Solidarity was the many travellers saying they were London, Jul 28 — A press report, first of the three unions to call a getting little to no information from dated Jul 27, states: A jury awarded
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31 Awards & Settlements
$10.4 million to the widow of a former series of landmark court rulings, Wasserberg indicated that the shipyard worker who died of lung instigated by the music and film operation would take two hours but he cancer after four years of working with industries. Australiaøs Federal Court encountered difficulties and Mrs materials that contained asbestos. The found Sharman Networks guilty of Sylvester was in theatre for six. Newport News Circuit Court verdict in encouraging its users to swap songs During the operation, he was said to Wanda Jones’ wrongful death lawsuit illegally, breaching copyright law. In have tugged at the cyst with tweezers against three companies that June last year the US Supreme Court resulting in the brain haemorrhage manufactured the materials was ruled that file-sharing companies which caused massive brain damage. handed down yesterday, the first could be held accountable for In addition to being left paralysed on anniversary of the death of 60-year-old promoting copyright theft by users of her left side, Mrs Sylvester has Buddy Jones. Her attorney, Robert their services. Mark Mulligan, an memory loss, has lost her sense of Hatten, called the verdict a landmark analyst with Jupiter Research, said smell and now needs constant care. because one-third of the judgment will that the amount of damages The payout, awarded by the High come from John Crane Inc, which has demonstrates the size of Kazaaøs Court in Birmingham on Monday, refused to settle other asbestos cases. service. ø$100 million is half of the followed an admission of liability by “A lot of these companies now accept legitimate music downloads market in the University Hospital Birmingham responsibility and settle these cases Europe.ø Despite the settlement, and NHS Foundation Trust. The payment regularly,” said Hatten, who has the popularity of legal alternatives consists of a £1.2m pound lump sum represented thousands of shipyard such as the iTunes store, figures show and an income of £120,000 guaranteed workers exposed to asbestos. “I hope that illegal music downloading is still for life. this verdict will make companies like on the increase. An estimated 20 John Crane change their corporate billion songs were swapped illegally or MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE, attitude.” The judgment is split with downloaded last year, according to the UNITED STATES two other companies: Denver’s Johns annual piracy report of the London, Aug 2 — A press report, Manville Corp, a unit of Berkshire International Federation of the dated yesterday, states: A jury has Hathaway Inc that makes roofing, Phonographic Industry (IFPI). This is awarded almost four million dollars to insulation and other industrial in addition to the £2.4billion lost last a Largo woman who suffered a brain materials; and Garlock Sealing year in pirated CD sales. Although the injury when an intravenous tube was Technologies, a Palmyra, NY, unit of industry has now shut two of the removed at a hospital three years ago. EnPro Industries Inc in Charlotte, biggest file-sharing networks in Kazaa The lawsuit said Kathleen Leer North Carolina. Buddy Jones was and Grokster, millions still use similar suffered a stroke and brain damage diagnosed with mesothelioma, a free services, such as eDonkey, when removal of a central line at cancer caused almost exclusively by LimeWire and BitTorrent, which can Largo Medical Center caused an air asbestos. Because the cancer can lie download feature films at high speed. embolism. Her lawyer says Leer now dormant for 20-50 years, some older The next target in the industryøs suffers from left-side paralysis and shipyard workers are just realizing sights is the Russia-based cognition problems that require 24- the effects of their asbestos exposure. allofmp3.com, the second most popular hour care from her husband. Attorneys Dr. John C. Maddox testified at the download site in Britain, which sells for the hospital argued that the line’s three-week trial that he had seen chart albums for less than £1. Along removal did not cause Leer’s injury about 500 mesothelioma patients in with Russia and South Korea, the and that “some or all of these his practice at Riverside Regional IFPI named Canada as one of the damages” were based on pre-existing Medical Center. Jones spent four years worst offenders. øOutdated copyright conditions. Leer, a chronic pain sealing pumps and making gaskets at laws have helped digital piracy patient, was admitted to the hospital Newport News Shipbuilding - now flourish,ø the report said. John with a dislodged catheter in her lower Northrop Grumman Newport News - Kennedy, chairman of the IFPI, said: back. Hospital officials say they are in the 1960s before returning to øThe Kazaa ruling is a major step considering an appeal. college and becoming a computer forward because the industry can now London, Aug 2 — A press report, programmer in Richmond. When he put their powerful distribution dated Aug 1, states: A Jefferson suddenly became ill in late 2004, his software to a legitimate use. But the County jury has awarded more than doctor thought it was pneumonia, then increasing take-up of broadband $9 million to the family of a Kentucky he found the tumors in Jones’ lungs. means more opportunity for illegal woman who died after surgery at the Jones died within a year. The shipyard downloading. We are surprised that a University of Louisville Hostpital in stopped using products containing sophisticated nation like Canada takes 2003. The husband of 40-year-old asbestos the mid 1980s. so little care over its intellectual Jennifer Beglin sued the hospital and property.ø The IFPI said that legal two doctors that performed the COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, action against individuals who were operation. The family claimed there WORLD-WIDE found to be prolific file sharers would was a delay in getting blood when London, Jul 31 — A press report, continue. About 20,000 cases have Mrs. Beglin started having problems dated Jul 28, states: The music been brought, with offenders in on the operating table. Beglin nearly industry hailed a victory in the battle Britain paying up to £6,500. died during the operation. She was left against illegal downloading yesterday in comatose state and was taken off of after forcing one of the worldøs most MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE, life support three months later. Today, prominent file-sharing sites to pay UNITED KINGDOM the jury placed all the blame on $100 million in damages and become a London, Aug 1 — A press report, University Hospital and none on the legal business. Kazaa, a longstanding dated today, states: A Black Country two doctors involved. A statement source of illicit music and film woman left brain damaged after a released by University Hospital this downloads, enjoyed 4.2 million operation that went wrong has been afternoon says they disagree with the simultaneous users worldwide. The awarded £3.6m damages. Elaine jury’s decision and plans to make an øpeer-to-peerø network acted as a free Silvester, 49 from Kingswinford, appeal. jukebox, making files accessible to any suffered a brain haemorrhage during computer user. In 2003 Kazaa became the botched surgery at Birmingham’s ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, the most downloaded software with Queen Elizabeth Hospital in March UNITED STATES 239 million. Sharman Networks, 1999. She was left paralysed down her London, Jul 30 — A press report, which is based in Australia and is the left side, partially blind and needed 11 dated Jul 29, states: The family of a owner of Kazaa, agreed yesterday to further operations. The hospital trust pregnant woman killed in a car crash pay the worldøs four leading music admitted liability in December and last year received a $2.7 million companies ø Universal, SonyBMG, said it regretted that her care had settlement from a convicted drunk EMI and Warner Music ø more than fallen below standard. The former care driver who was acquitted of causing $100 million (£54 million) in worker was diagnosed with a cyst on the accident. Rishor Simone, a law compensation for lost sales. Kazaa had the brain after complaining of firm representing 52-year-old Bruce been under mounting pressure after a headaches. Surgeon Jonathan Stanko of Hampton, says the
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32 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents settlement was made about five derailed at about 20 miles-per-hour. crashing on the tracks. It happened months after the January 2005 The train stayed upright when it left near Boggy Creek Road. The train accident, when it was believed that the tracks. The passengers were was heading to the Stanton Power Stanko had caused the accident. transported to their final destinations Plant, operated by the Orlando Stanko was convicted Wednesday (Jul by buses. Union Pacific, which Utilities Commission. The train was 26) of drunken driving, but acquitted manages the tracks in Beaumont, was on a feeder line leading to the plant, of charges of homicide by vehicle investigating the accident, the station and not on a main rail line so normal while intoxicated and reckless reported. rail service is not being delayed. endangerment. State police say Stanko was driving with a blood DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, alcohol level twice the legal limit London, Jul 27 — A press report, UNITED STATES when his car crossed the centre line dated today, states: More than 80 London, Jul 31 — A press report, and hit the vehicle driven by 28-year- people were injured when a passenger dated today, states: A train partially old Linda Jenkins of Butler train derailed in Durban this derailed in Savannah yesterday. The (Pennsylvania), who was four months morning. Netcare 911 spokesperson train “jumped the tracks” at Bay pregnant. She died the next day. Chris Botha said one coach left the Street and Augusta Avenue. Police tracks near the Duffs Road Railway say three of 26-boxcars derailed Station in KwaMashu. He said it around 0530 hrs yesterday morning. appeared that most of the injuries The woodchip cargo was not affected occurred when passengers attempted and no one was hurt. The train was to jump off the derailed coach. There headed to Faulkville from Savannah were no major injuries. International Paper. CSX and Georgia London, Jul 28 — A press report, Central Railway officials are dated today, states: Railway Safety investigating. Regulator inspectors will conduct an ARE AREA, SWEDEN in-loco inspection to determine the TAMPA, FLORIDA, See “Sweden” under “Weather & cause of yesterday’s train derailment UNITED STATES Navigation”. in Durban, in which 86 passengers London, Jul 31 — A press report, were injured. The regulator said in a dated tody, states: A major Tampa BARRAPORT AREA, VICTORIA, statement yesterday that it was road was blocked after two locomotives AUSTRALIA concerned at the increasing number of and two freight cars of a CSX train London, Jul 31 — A press report, passenger train accidents. Metrorail derailed and one locomotive turned on dated Aug 1, states: A goods train said the front motor coach of the its side, yesterday. Crews were carrying grain has derailed in Durban-bound 9202 train from working to clean up damaged cars. Victoria’s northwest. Police said the KwaMashu had derailed at Duff’s According to CSX railroad company, train, made up of two engines and 40 Road railway station at 0645 hrs. the train was headed to a freight yard cars, was travelling from Most of the injured passengers had in Tampa when it suddenly derailed. Manangatang to Geelong about 2000, tried to jump from the coach, said About 150 gallons of diesel fuel spilled AEST, yesterday when it derailed Netcare 911 paramedic Chris Botha. onto the ground. Rescuer Ray Yeakley near Barraport. “Eight carriages of a Metrorail spokeswoman Thandi says a crane will be used to clear the goods train were derailed,” Senior Mkhize said train services had been train. The derailment blocked off Constable Wayne Wilson said. “There “severely affected” by the derailment, traffic on Busch Blvd between Himes were no injuries as a result of the with delays of 45 minutes to an hour. and Twin Lakes Blvd. Crews are accident.” Constable Wilson said it She said Metrorail was investigating waiting for equipment to come in from was unknown how long the clean-up the incident. The cause of the Georgia to clear the train. It was effort would continue. derailment was not known. The expected that the area would be closed London, Aug 1 — A press report, Railway Safety Regulator said it throughout the morning and possibly dated today, states: Recovery crews would continue to engage with into the afternoon. have begun cleaning up debris from Metrorail and the South African Rail an overnight train derailment at Commuter Corporation to ensure both THOMPSON RIVER, Barraport, north-west of Bendigo in adhered to safety standards. BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA central Victoria. Eight grain wagons London, Aug 3 — A report from came off the rails north of Boort about KLAMATH FALLS AREA, LaSalle, PQ, states: A press report, 200 metres west of the Barraport OREGON, UNITED STATES dated Aug 2, states: Twelve CP Rail South Road just before 2000 hrs. The London, Jul 29 — A press report, cars carrying coal tumbled from a train was on its way from dated Jul 28, states: A freight train trestle into the Thompson River, BC, Manangatang to the port of Geelong. carrying lumber derailed north of late Monday (Jul 31). The westbound Pacific National says 25 wagons not Klamath Falls, blocking a main line train was en route to Vancouver on affected by the derailment have and delaying rail traffic, officials said. tracks jointly used by CN and CP Rail arrived at their destination. A There were no injuries or hazardous when the derailment occurred. Of the spokeswoman says it is expected to spills, and crews were trying to get 124 cars, 20 derailed and 12 take a couple of days to clear the the 38 derailed cars back on track, plummeted down a steep embankment freight line. She says an investigation said James Barnes, a Union Pacific into the river, CP Rail spokesman Ed is under way, but the results are spokesman. The 105-car train was Greenberg said yesterday. There were unlikely for a couple of weeks. taking lumber from Roseville, Calif., no injuries. CN spokesman Jim Feeny to an area 40 miles north of Klamath said the busy section of track would BEAUMONT, TEXAS, Falls, Barnes said. The cause of the remain closed for the foreseeable UNITED STATES derailment late yesterday afternoon future. “There are coal cars in the London, Jul 31 — A press report, has not been determined. Barnes said river right now and we’ll be removing dated today, states: An Amtrak train some of the cars had been travelling the coal when it is practically carrying more than 100 passengers with no load, and he didn’t know if possible,” Feeny said. Transport derailed about five minutes after any lumber spilled along the tracks Canada spokesman Rod Nelson said leaving the Beaumont station that run next to Upper Klamath Lake. tests would be conducted to see if yesterday. There were no injuries. The there are any risks to the river’s train was traveling from California to ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, habitat. Bernie Fandrich, owner of New Orleans when the accident UNITED STATES Lytton-based Kumsheen Rafting occurred at 1515 hrs. Passengers told London, Aug 2 — A coal train Resort, said Monday’s derailment had Beaumont TV station KFDM that they derailed in Florida’s Orange County forced his company to “shut down on could feel a bump when the train yesterday afternoon, sending 17 cars that section of river.”
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33 Robberies & Thefts/Computer Systems/Miscellaneous
is around 10,000 but there’s more Nelson. Four activists boarded the infections world-wide,” he said. “They Chang Xing, locking themselves to the seem to be constantly feeding new mast and other parts of the vessel. In runs of this particular trojan by a lot blocking the vessel’s departure, of different vectors.” The Australian Greenpeace also locked metal braces Tax Office says the A311 Death trojan and a large sculpture of a deep-sea has been used to detect the tax file coral to the vessel’s stern as a numbers of 200 people who have reminder of the deep sea life being lodged their tax returns online. Those destroyed daily by high seas bottom THEFTS FROM MUSEUM, people have all been offered new tax trawlers. “We’ve done what the ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA file numbers, and a spokeswoman says Government should be doing — taking London, Aug 1 — A press report, lodging a tax return online is still strong action against bottom trawlers dfated today, states: Russia’s famed considered safe if users have the latest who are destroying unique deep-sea State Hermitage Museum yesterday virus detection software. But Mr life out in international waters,” said reported the theft of more than 220 Horsley says most anti-virus programs Greenpeace oceans campaigner Mike works, including jewellery and will not detect the trojan. “Sometimes Hagler. Greenpeace exposed the enamelled objects, worth around $5.6 not. One of the methods that the damage caused by dragging heavy million, an incident that highlighted trojan uses is disabling antivirus and bottom trawl nets across the sea floor the poor security at Russian cultural also changing the operating system to by filming and photographing the crew institutions. The Hermitage ø housed hide its presence from the programs of the Chang Xing dumping large in the ornate Winter Palace of the running on it,” he said. “So that’s quantities of unwanted species Russian czars in St. Petersburg ø said made detection in this particular case including lantern sharks, squid, deep- museum employees were likely quite difficult.” But Peter Cassidy, sea kina and endangered black coral. involved in the thefts. The museum from the US based Anti-Phishing — Lloyd’s Agents. said staff members learned of the Working Group, says virus protection missing items during a routine is still a good idea. OUTBREAK OF “BIRD FLU” inventory. When the check started, the London, Jul 28 — A press report, curator in charge of most of the dated today, states: Five new patients collection where the theft occurred Miscellaneous in Phitsanulok and Phichit, the died suddenly at his workplace, the provinces declared bird flu red zones, statement said. The museum did not are suspected to have caught the identify the curator or say when or H5N1 virus, doctors said yesterday. how he died. It also did not identify The Public Health Ministry said the specific items that were stolen. “There new cases pushed the number of are many strange aspects of this suspected cases to 44 nationwide, all affair, but unfortunately, there is no BUNKER SHORTAGE, awaiting bird flu laboratory test doubt that it did not happen without SOUTH AFRICA results. Bunchai Theerakan, acting the participation of museum staff,” the London, Aug 3 — There has been chief of Phitsanulok Public Health statement said. The museum also said increased reports of vessels forced to Office, said three new patients in the it was trying to modernise its system divert away from South Africa to find province were admitted on Wednesday for monitoring visitors and employees, bunker supplies as the oil refineries at Noen Maprang, Wang Thong and and acknowledged that most of the run low on supplies. Yesterday for Ruam Phaet hospitals. They showed premises were not fully secured. Many example it was being claimed there symptoms similar to influenza, and all of the building’s more than 1,000 were no spot fuel fixtures available at had had direct contact with chicken in rooms have inadequate ventilation any South African port. The situation areas where mass chicken deaths were and security systems and museum has arisen partly as a result of the reported. The hospitals were waiting employees, for example, often have to annual shutdown at the Shell/BP for blood test results. Dr Bunchai said open windows for fresh air. The refinery in Durban leaving the Engen doctors had found seven suspected Hermitage was started by Catherine refinery battling to keep up with bird flu cases in Phitsanulok since the the Great in 1764. Today, its vast demand. Adding to the problem is that start of the year, but tests for all came holdings of antiquities, decorative art Cape Town’s Caltex Refinery is back negative. In Phichit, two and Western art include world- reported to have also run out of stock. patients, a 42-year-old woman from renowned collections of Italian Ports and Ships was told that shipping Sak Lek sub-district and a four-year- Renaissance, 17th and 18th century lines and agents holding contracts old girl from Thap Khlo district, fell Dutch and Flemish, and Impressionist were the only ones obtaining bunkers sick after they touched dead chicken paintings. Rosonkhrankultura will at present. The Shell/BP Refinery carcasses at their homes, according to send investigators to the Hermitage (Sapref) is expected to return to Dr Sunee Theerakarunwong, director tomorrow to review its security production Aug 14 following its of Phichit Hospital. Mysterious mass measures, news agencies reported. shutdown for maintenance, after chicken deaths have also occurred in which the situation with bunkers can Phichit. Five other provinces listed be expected to return to normal. After among the bird flu alert zones are Computer Systems disastrous shortages of fuel last year Sukhothai, Uttaradit, Suphan Buri, when four of the refineries were shut Kanchanaburi and Nakhon Pathom. at the same time it was understood Tawatch Suntracharn, director- that arrangements would be made in general of the Disease Control future to import fuel requirements Department, said Phichit has the when necessary. While there are no highest number of suspected cases, shortages of petrol or diesel being with 15, followed by Sukhothai, 10, A311DEATH reported at present it is apparent that and Suphan Buri, seven. Meanwhile, London, Aug 3 — A press report, bunker fuel, which is mainly a waste caretaker Agriculture and dated today, states: A trojan known as product from production is not Cooperatives Minister Sudarat A311 Death is estimated to have included in this arrangement. Keyuraphan told officials in bird flu infected 10,000 computers in zones to follow the ministry’s avian flu Australia. The Australian Computer GREENPEACE PROTEST AT control procedures to help control the Emergency Response Team is NELSON, NEW ZEALAND disease spread. (See issue of Jul 28.) investigating the program, which is Wellington, Jul 31 — Following Amsterdam, Aug 1 — Dutch believed to have come from Russia. Greenpeace press release issued at authorities have detected a low- Chris Horsley, a AusCERT security 0843, Jul 30: Early today, Greenpeace pathogenic H7 bird flu strain at a analyst, says thousands of Australian activists locked themselves to fishing poultry farm and stepped up measures PCs are infected, and the trojan is (general) Chang Xing (1314 gt, built to prevent a major outbreak in one of spreading fast. “Our current estimate 1975) to prevent it from leaving the world’s top poultry exporter, the
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34 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions farm ministry said on Tuesday. The was reported yesterday in the central says more than 200 passengers and Netherlands, Europe’s second biggest region of Gelderse Vallei. “All 25,000 between six to 10 employees on the poultry producer after France, was hit birds at the farm were culled last Mariner of the Seas have the Norwalk by an H7N7 avian flu strain in 2003, night,” a spokeswoman for the Dutch Virus. Cruise line officials say sick which led to the culling of some 30 Agriculture Ministry said. “We are passengers started complaining of million birds, about a third of its now taking samples of all farms vomiting and diarrhea on Wednesday poultry flock. The new cases of low- around the infected one for testing and (Jul 26). Health officials are at Port pathogenic H7 bird flu were found at a the first results are expected on Canaveral today to inspect and clean farm with some 25,000 birds in the Friday (Aug 4)”. Authorities in the the vessel to make it safe for its next central region of the Gelderse Vallei, Netherlands, Europe’s second biggest voyage. the ministry said. “This strain is much poultry producer after France, set up a London, Aug 1 — A press report, less dangerous than the strain that hit three-km safety zone around the dated Jul 31, states: Passenger the Netherlands in 2003,” it said in a infected farm and temporarily sealed (cruise) Mariner of the Seas is in the statement. “But because it might off all the 130 poultry farms in the Caribbean today, one day after some mutate to a more aggressive form...we zone, ordering their chickens to be heavy cleaning while in Port have closed the farm. “It’s an H7 virus kept inside. Trade and transport of Canaveral after more than 300 people but we cannot say yet which strain live birds, meat and eggs as well as on board the previous voyage came exactly,” a ministry spokeswoman other live animals in and out the down with Norovirus. The Brevard said. The outbreak had been detected safety zone were banned. All County Health Department and the as a result of regular monitoring exhibitions and fares involving live Centre for Disease Control has carried out after the 2003 debacle. birds have also been prohibited, the tracked the disease back to a Birds at the infected farm would most ministry said. Authorities said strict passenger who brought it on board probably have to be culled and the measures were needed because the with them. That virus spread quickly authorities had begun an investigation detected H7 strain might mutate into to 328 passengers and about a dozen into the causes of the outbreak and a more aggressive form. Dutch crew members. The cruise line tried to stepped up monitoring, the ministry scientists and vets are making more prevent the spread of the virus by said. Tests made at five commercial tests and investigations to establish handing out hand sanitiser and urging farms surrounding the infected one the exact strain, the ministry said. H7 passengers to wash their hands. had proved negative, it said. H7 bird bird flu in its highly pathogenic form Workers from the cruise line and the flu in its highly pathogenic form can can kill large numbers of birds and Centres for Disease Control spent kill large numbers of birds and can can occasionally infect people, several hours yesterday scrubbing occasionally infect people, although it although it is rarely fatal in humans. down almost every surface of the is rarely fatal in humans. — Reuters. The main Dutch poultry farmers’ vessel. Bangkok, Aug 2 — Thailand, among union said they were confident that the countries hardest hit by bird flu, authorities would not allow the virus ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) appeared to turn a corner this year in to spread and did not expect a London, Aug 2 — A press report, its fight against the virus. The disease negative impact of exports. “Of course dated Aug 1, states: Poland has had not shown up in humans or we are worried but we are very ordered passenger (cruise) Rotterdam chickens for nearly eight months, satisfied with the measures taken so (39674 gt, built 1959), carrying a large fuelling hopes that a widely praised far,” the union’s chairman Jan cargo of asbestos, to leave the country government and industry campaign Wolleswinkel said. “We don’t expect following months of protests from had finally brought the H5N1 virus to any import bans because it’s not an environmental groups. The vessel heel. But a new human death and outbreak, it’s just one isolated case of arrived at Gdansk in February, where fresh outbreaks in poultry in late July a very low-pathogenic avian the owners planned to turn it into a have exposed serious gaps in influenza,” he said. — Reuters. conference centre and hotel after Thailand’s defences and forced removing the toxic material. “We have officials to rethink their battle plan. OUTBREAK OF VIRUS ON taken a decision and the vessel must “It’s not entirely a surprise,” said BAHAMAS FLAG VESSEL leave the port of Gdansk ... possibly Laurence Gleeson, a bird flu expert London, Jul 30 — A press report, within two weeks,” Poland’s Maritime with the U.N. Food and Agriculture dated Jul 29, states: Nearly 230 people Economy Minister Rafal Wiechecki Organization (FAO) who will meet aboard passenger (cruise) Mariner of said. Wiechecki said port authorities Thai officials next week to review the the Seas (138279 gt, built 2003) fell ill allowed the vessel’s owners to carry country’s surveillance and with a gastrointestinal illness during out some renovations, not realising at containment campaign. “This is a a weeklong Caribbean voyage, the first that the vessel was carrying the disease that is difficult to eliminate owners said today. The illness, material, which environmentalists completely,” he said of H5N1, which believed to be a norovirus brought said posed a serious health risk. has killed 134 people worldwide, onto the vessel by a passenger, struck Officials in Poland representing the including a 15th Thai on July 24. An 221 of the ship’s 3,660 passengers and owners, Rederij de Rotterdam BV, said outbreak in the northern province of six of its 1,202 crew members, said the company declined to comment on Pichit, where the 17-year-old youth Royal Caribbean spokesman Michael the decision but insisted that the died, revealed shortcomings officials Sheehan. Sick passengers started process of removing the asbestos did are now scrambling to fix. Despite the complaining of vomiting and diarrhea not pose any risks. A company threat of fines and public awareness Wednesday (Jul 26) and were treated spokeswoman said the Rotterdam was campaigns, the youth’s family did not with over-the-counter medication, he carrying 500 cubic meters of asbestos. report their sick chickens, fearing said. Most are expected to have (Note — Rotterdam arrived Gdansk authorities would cull the rest of the recovered by the time the ship docked Feb 27 from Cadiz.) flock. Critics say the compensation tomorrow morning in Port Canaveral paid to farmers, worth 75 percent of as scheduled, Sheehan said. The the market price, should be increased. cruise included ports of call in the Instead, the government says fines for Bahamas, Virgin Islands and St. failing to report bird deaths, rarely Maarten. imposed in the past year, will now be London, Jul 31 — A press report, enforced strictly in all 76 provinces. — dated Jul 30, states: Passenger Reuters. (cruise) Mariner of the Seas has Amsterdam, Aug 2 — Dutch docked in Port Canaveral with dozens authorities today culled 25,000 of sick passengers. The vessel, BUSINESSES, LAS VEGAS, chickens at a farm infected with a low- carrying more than 3,000 passengers, NEVADA, UNITED STATES pathogenic H7 bird flu strain and arrived early this morning after a London, Aug 2 — A press report, sealed off another 130 farms to week in ports including the Bahamas, dated Aug 1, states: Costs are prevent a major outbreak in one of the Virgin Islands and St. Maarten. The mounting after a series of explosions world’s top poultry exporter. The virus Brevard County Health Department
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35 Fires & Explosions at two propane dealers Friday (Jul 28) pollution have been detected, smoke in the sky.” Mr Sinnott said night. Damage estimates are predicted authorities evacuated 7,000 people there was no reason to think the cause to be in the millions of dollars. Ashley from within a 1.2 mile radius of the of the blaze was suspicious but a fire Furniture lost about $750,000 in blast site as a precaution, he said. investigation team would be checking inventory Friday night. The explosion Fudu is a major producer of the site. blew out a back door causing the fluorochemicals for industry. No overhead sprinklers to come on. The details were given on the cause of the FILM STUDIO, water hit the Ashley warehouse as accident or the specific chemicals BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, well as the one next door. Ashley involved. UNITED KINGDOM regional manager Bill Bedore says London, July 29 — A press report, London, Jul 30 — A press report, overhead sprinklers at the warehouse dated today, states: The death toll dated today, states: The large James stayed on for about 30 hours, ruining from a chemical plant blast in east Bond stage at Pinewood Studios in everything in stock. He estimates it China’s Jiangsu Province had risen to Buckinghamshire has been destroyed will take “a few months” to repair the 22, with 28 others injured, according by fire. At least eight fire engines damage. The water from Ashley ended to local authorities today. The blast, tackled the blaze at the set, where up next door at Goodman/Amana. A which took place at 0845 yesterday at filming for the new movie Casino lot of businesses that were affected are the Fuyuan Chemical Plant, a Sino- Royale has finished. Eyewitness Jen meeting with insurance agents. But German joint venture in Linhai McVean, who owns a firm at the what happens with those claims could Township of Sheyang County, toppled studios in Iver Heath, said the stage depend a lot on what fire investigators the workshop. The plant produces was “completely on fire”. The large find. Fire investigators have their Dichloro Fluoro Benzene for industry. sound stage had been transformed into work cut out. It all started at The 28 people who were injured in the a replica Venice where the film, with a ProFlame. On Friday night there was blast has been hurried to hospital. reported budget of £39m, is partly talk that lighting may have sparked More than 7,000 local residents who based. Mrs McVean said earlier the the explosions and resulting fires, but were evacuated from the blast site stage looked completely on fire. that was quickly ruled out. It has been have returned to their homes as local “Nothing is salvageable and there are established that an employee was environmental protection authorities many, many fire engines there,” she filling up a tank when the explosion said by last night, the toxic gas, added. She saw the black smoke happened, but investigators say it chlorine, from the blast had dispersed billowing above the studios from her doesn’t look like it was intentionally and had little influence in the air. garden which is around a mile away. set. North Las Vegas fire investigators Preliminary investigation showed She went to the studios to make sure are back at the scene gathering improper operation by workers was her special effects firm was not evidence but still don’t have a cause. mainly to blame for the accident. affected. The roof covering the stage “There were tanks being filled, we’re Government of the Sheyang County appeared to have caved in due to fire just not sure from that point how the has ordered all chemical industries damage and firefighters used special flames started and how it got going suspend production for check-up. equipment to reach it. A from there,” explained one spokeswoman for the investigator. While the investigation COAL MINE, FUYUAN, CHINA Buckinghamshire Fire Brigade said continues, so does the clean up, both London, Aug 1 — Eleven miners were they were alerted at 1118 hrs. Film at Proflame where the fire started and killed in a sudden surge of coal and crew members said filming had at AmeriGas next door. Amerigas’ gas at a coal mine in Fuyuan, a county finished and the set was being de- district manager, David Vance, is in eastern Yunnan Province, local rigged. Pinewood - which began life in already focusing on rebuilding, but sources said.The No. 1 team for 1935 - has a long association with the guarantees his employees and comprehensive digging tasks of Bond films, starting with the first customers have nothing to worry Bailongshan Coal Mine, with 11 movie Dr No in 1962. It took more about; it’s business as usual. “No, miners on the team, were than a year for a sound stage to be there will be no layoff, they’re out underground when the mishap rebuilt following a fire at the studios there delivering gas right now.” occurred about 1840, Saturday (Jul in 1984. It reopened in January 1985. Despite all the damage, local fire 29). officials say it’s amazing no one was FOREST, BRAZIL killed or severely injured. Chunks of ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION, London, jul 27 — A press report, the exploded propane tanks were SALTLEY, BIRMINGHAM, dated Jul 26, states: A fire raged today found 300 yards away. Each weighed UNITED KINGDOM through a rain forest along Brazil’s about 300 pounds. On Sunday (Jul 30), London, Jul 31 — A press report, eastern coastline, burning up to investigators estimated the damage to dated today, states: Up to 17,000 25,000 acres of trees, firefighters said. be between $1.5 million and $2 homes and businesses in the The fire in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest million, but now they say that Birmingham area have been left remained out of control late today, estimate could go a lot higher, but without power after a fire at an said firefighters from the municipality they won’t know until their electricity sub-station. Central of Mage, 50 miles north-east of Rio de investigation is complete. Networks engineers were notified just Janeiro. The forest has been before 2245, UTC, yesterday of a fire threatened by a month-long dry spell, CHEMICAL PLANT, LINHAI, at the sub-station in Watson Road the firefighters said. JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA East, Saltley. Company spokeswoman Environmentalists say the Atlantic London, Jul 28 — A press report, Rebecca Middleton said they were Forest, a diverse and fragile dated today, states: An explosion at a switching customers onto other parts ecosystem, is home to hundreds of bird chemical plant in eastern China killed of the network. Heartlands Hospital species, many of which are unique to at least 12 people today and prompted was forced to use back-up generators the region. the evacuation of 7,000 others, state as customers in areas as far apart as media and officials said. The fatal Ward End, Bordesley Green East and FOREST, INDONESIA explosion at the Fudu Chemical Plant, Erdington reported loss of supply. London, Aug 1 — A press report, in Jiangsu province’s Linhai township, Parts of the motorway lighting dated today, states: Firefighters today shattered the facility and left rescuers network were also plunged into battled more than 170 raging ground combing through the rubble. The area darkness. Ms Middleton said she was and forest fires on the Indonesian part is about 190 miles north of Shanghai. unable to say when power would be of Borneo island to prevent haze By mid-afternoon, 12 bodies had been restored. “We are trying to switch spreading to neighbouring countries, recovered, a spokesman for the customers onto different parts of the officials said. More than 200 surrounding Sheyang county network,” she said. Jim Sinnott, from firefighters worked to contain forest government said. About a dozen more West Midlands Fire Service, said eight fires and blazes set to clear land at were injured, he said. The cause of the crews managed to bring the blaze 171 hotspots in four provinces on the blast is still under investigation. under control. “Crews arriving at the island, said forestry ministry Though no dangerous levels of scene could see large amounts of black spokesman Masyud. He said another
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36 Fires & Explosions
24 blazes were being fought in South PREMISES, MANAMA, BAHRAIN getting rid of hot spots near the line, Sumatra province on Sumatra island London, Aug 1 — A press report, and just making sure that it’s out while about six affected Riau province. dated Jul 31, states: Bahrain before any change in weather can pick yesterday continued the task of it up and make it run,” said Deb GARAGE, HUDSON, dealing with the causes and aftermath Schweizer, a spokeswoman for a team MASSACHUSETTS, of the worst tragedy to hit labourers in of federal, state and local firefighters UNITED STATES the kingdom. A fire yesterday killed battling the blaze. The blaze, dubbed London, Aug 2 — A press report, 16 Indians mostly from the state of the Lakin fire, was burning a half mile dated today, states: The estimated Tamil Nadu, who were sleeping in east of California-Oregon damage caused by a fire at Hudson overcrowded accommodation. An ad- Transmission Project power lines and Auto Sales has risen from $1 million hoc joint committee of Civil Defence three-quarters of a mile south of lines to $1.5 million, but the cause of the and labour ministry representatives is used by the Western Area Power fire has not yet been determined. The still investigating the cause of the fire Administration and Pacific Gas & July 22nd fire destroyed the auto but an official has urged all people in Electric Co. The California repair shop and at least 18 of its charge of labour accommodation to Independent System Operator, which vehicles. Business owner Edison adhere to safety measures to ensure manages most of the state’s power Santana of Leominster said he has no the tragedy is not repeated. “One grid, said Friday (Jul 28) that it had insurance on the business. The state possible cause is the large number of contingency plans to reroute fire marshal’s office ruled the fire labourers who were living in cramped electricity around the transmission accidental, but it will take more time accommodation,” Civil Defence lines if they failed or had to be shut to determine exactly what happened. director Khalid Al Absi yesterday said down because of the fire. The lines Witnesses reported a series of in a press statement. together carry about 4,200 megawatts explosions within the garage of between Washington’s Bonneville Hudson Auto Sales while fire tore WAREHOUSE, REDMOND, Power Administration and California. through the roof and walls of the OREGON, UNITED STATES More than 300 firefighters were building. Workers inside the six-bay London, Aug 1 — A press report, battling the blaze, which had charred garage of Hudson Auto Sales saw dated Jul 31, states: A fire yesterday 507 acres in mountainous terrain sparks falling from the ceiling before night caused an estimated $1.5 million about 200 miles north of Sacramento. an explosion rocked the building. damage to a southeast Redmond plant Firefighters hoped the blaze, about 70 that packages wood shavings for miles north-west of Redding in the OIL REFINERY, BOJONEGORO animal bedding. Power to about 200 Shasta-Trinity National Forest, would REGENCY, INDONESIA customers in the area had to be shut be fully contained by 1800 hrs London, July 29 — A press report, off for close to two hours, officials said. tomorrow. Meanwhile, a 1,500-acre dated today, states: Nearly 150 people Firefighters were called shortly before wildfire that broke out yesterday near were injured and around 7,000 fled 2200 hrs to J.T. Shavings at 2162 SE the Trinity County city of Weaverville their homes after an explosion at an 1st Street. The arriving crews found prompted authorities to ask hundreds oil refinery in East Java province the fire burning on the east end of the of residents to voluntarily evacuate early today, police said. The blast took building and spreading throughout the their homes on the city’s west side, place at a joint Pertamina-PetroChina warehouse. Crews stopped the fire at authorities said. The blaze was oil refinery in Bojonegoro regency just an interior wall and protected an approaching dozens of homes but had after midnight, as workers tried to office area from fire damage, she said. not damaged any structures by late contain a gas leak by setting it alight, Investigators were on scene today yesterday, according to the said local police chief Rumhadi. There looking for the cause of the fire. Weaverville Fire District. Nearly 300 were no deaths reported, but nearly firefighters were battling the blaze. In 150 people were hospitalized suffering WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES Southern California, the size of a from respiratory problems after London, Jul 29 — A press report, wildfire burning in Los Padres inhaling gas, said Rumhadi.”Police are dated today, states: At least 900 National Forest was reduced from still investigating the cause of the residents evacuated Chadron, about 4,500 acres to 2,026 acres after accident,” he said. Although the fire Nebraska, after wildfires reached the a flyover allowed a more accurate has been put out, around 7,000 town’s border and caught several estimate, authorities said yesterday. residents from 10 villages in the houses on fire today, Nebraska The three-square-mile blaze was 85% district will not be allowed to return to Emergency Management Agency contained and crews expected to fully their homes and must stay in spokesman Jim Bunstock said. surround it by this evening. The fire government offices until the area is Firefighters worked early today to was one of at least two dozen caused safe, Rumhadi said. Indonesia’s control six wildfires burning since late by lightning in the forest during the Pertamina and PetroChina of China, Wednesday (Jul 26) after multiple past week. Near the town of Frazier both state-owned energy companies, lightning strikes hit dry grasslands in Park, north of Los Angeles, the fire did not immediately comment on the north-western area of the state, charred 736 acres. It was fully today’s blast. Bunstock said.The wildfires span contained yesterday but a U.S. Forest across a 25-mile area, he said. Service statement said there still were OIL RIG EXPLOSION Personnel from the state and federal trees within the burned zone that GUYMON AREA, OKLAHOMA, National Guard, federal firefighters were “smoldering and occassionally UNITED STATES and other agencies are assisting in flaring up.” About 375 square miles of London, Jul 27 — A press report, quelling the fire, which may grow or public land around the forest fires dated today, states: Two oil rig shift given today’s “hot, windy and remained closed. At the south end of maintenance workers remain dry” forecasted weather conditions, the state, a wildfire in the Cleveland hospitalised today, after being injured Bunstock said. Further evacuations National Forest was 90% surrounded. when a natural gas rig near Guymon, depend on the damage produced by the The fire about 50 miles east of San Oklahoma, exploded. Guymon Fire two fires that were burning parts of Diego was at 16,665 acres, or about 26 Chief Clark Purdy said the men are in Chadron late yesterday into today. So square miles. Another wildfire caused a Lubbock, Texas, hospital, but their far no death or injuries have been by lightning in Death Valley National injuries do not appear to be life- reported. Park was contained after burning threatening. Their names have not London, Jul 30 — A press report, 9,280 acres of desert land. been released. The two were part of a dated today, states: A lightning-caused London, Jul 31 — A press report, crew from Eagle Well Service of wildfire near the Oregon border was dated Jul 30, states: Emergency crews Liberal, Kansas, working on the rig, 85% contained yesterday as strong are shifting their focus on two fires about five miles north-east of Guymon, winds that firefighters feared would that are burning near the town of when it caught fire Tuesday afternoon blow the blaze into a series of major Harrison in Nebraska’s panhandle. (Jul 25.) The rig is owned by E-O-G power lines never materialised. “We The Thayer fire, just north-east of Resources of Houston and was just need to make sure we do a very Harrison, is estimated to have burned destroyed by the fire. thorough job of mopping up and 30,000 acres. The Rudloff fire, just
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37 Fires & Explosions south-east of Harrison, has reached Trinity National Forest had remained on notice that they may US Highway 20. Officials estimate it threatened power lines used by the have to evacuate, the release said. to be 20,000 acres. In addition, three California-Oregon Transmission Farther north, about 810 firefighters more wildfires continue to burn Project, the Western Area Power today continued to battle the Tripod outside of Chadron, Neb. The Administration and Pacific Gas & and Spur Peak fires, which together Nebraska governor’s office said that, Electric Co. Together, the lines carry have burned nearly 58 square miles out of the six fires that started in about 4,200 megawatts between north-east of Winthrop in far north- north-western Nebraska, only one is Washington’s Bonneville Power central Washington. About 40 miles contained and a second one is almost Administration and California. In north-east of Entiat, the Tinpan fire contained. However, windy conditions Southern California, two fires burning had burned more than fivesquare are keeping the other fires burning in Los Padres National Forest were miles of sub-alpine trees since it was strong. More than 65,000 acres of contained yesterday but dozens of started Jul 7 by lightning. Meanwhile, north-western Nebraska are charred square miles of land around them the 250-acre Bear Gulch fire between after lightning strikes sparked several remained closed. The Bald fire burned Lake Cushman and the south-west wildfires across the panhandle late 2,026 acres, while the Scott fire face of Mount Rose in the Olympic last week. Aid workers, hand crews, scorched 751 acres. At the south end of National Forest was 30% contained. helicopters and about 700 firefighters the state, a wildfire in the Cleveland London, Aug 3 — A press report, continue to battle the flames. National Forest also was surrounded dated Aug 2, states: Firefighters London, Jul 31 — A press report, yesterday. That fire, about 50 miles continued to gain ground today on dated today, states: Firefighters are east of San Diego, burned 16,665 several wildfires burning in north- battling two enormous wildfires and acres, or about 26 square miles. central Washington State but state they’ve managed to keep the flames London, Aug 1 — A press report, officials issued an air quality advisory out of the northwest Nebraska town of dated Jul 31, states: Firefighters for eight counties due to the Harrison. On Sunday night (Jul 30) , continued to make progress in possibility of smoke settling in the fire officials came up with an containing wildfires burning around region’s valleys. Very light winds in evacuation plan in case the winds Texas today but windy conditions have the Columbia River basin during the shifted. They did move as forecasters been slowing their efforts. The Texas next 48 hours could keep the smoke predicted, but no evacuation was Forest Service says as many as ten from dissipating. As a result, the state ordered. One home north of town, a fires are still burning but most are 80 Department of Ecology advised bed and breakfast, was destroyed. to 90% contained. About ten thousand residents in Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Emergency crews said that 80,000 to acres have been scorched since Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 90,000 acres have burned in Sioux and Thursday (Jul 27). Fires broke out in Stevens counties to take precautions Dawes County near Harrison and north, central and western areas of to protect themselves from poor air Chadron. Gov. Dave Heineman visited the state, including in Comanche, Palo quality. Those precautions could the region twice over the weekend. Pinto, Clay, Menard, Kendall, include staying inside and keeping Heineman is expected to send 50 more Throckmorton and Young counties. windows and doors closed, avoiding National Guard soldiers from Lincoln Officials say some parts of Texas are physical activity, and using recycle or today to fight the fires. He said that 30 inches behind normal precipitation recirculate mode on air conditioners. eventually 1,200 firefighters and 300 over the last 16 months — and fire The agency also recommended that other state employees will be working conditions could worsen unless more people limit their motor vehicle trips on the fire. Firefighters said they are rain comes. Fires this weekend were to reduce emissions. Firefighters worried that Monday’s 100-degree caused by a welding torch, tractor nevertheless continued to make temperatures could bring the fires out equipment, a downed power line, progress against the region’s wildfires. of control again. (See issue of Aug 1.) lightning and other sources of heat. The Flick Creek fire on the eastern London, Aug 1 — A press report, London, Aug 2 — A press report, shore of Lake Chelan was 15% dated Jul 31, states: An evacuation dated Aug 1, states: Officials leading contained. The fire has burned more order was lifted today for about 40 the battle against wildfires near than 4,000 acres, or about six square residents west of Weaverville, Calif, Chadron, Nebraska, estimate the miles, south-east of the rural after mild overnight winds helped damage at more than $1 million. They community of Stehekin, but an calm a wildfire that had destroyed one said it will take quite a few more days estimated 165 firefighters continued to home. The fire in Trinity County was to fully extinguish the flames. Right battle the blaze. Half of the fire was burning on both sides of Highway 299 now, crews are trying to let the fires burning in the National Park Service’s west of Weaverville, located in a burn out of heavily wooded areas Lake Chelan National Recreation Area mountainous area west of Redding in because it is not safe for firefighters to and half in the Wenatchee National far Northern California. The work in those areas. Meanwhile, in Forest. Stehekin residents remained California Highway Patrol had opened Washington State, firefighters have on notice they should be prepared to one lane of the highway and was gained some ground on a wildfire evacuate but transportation and escorting traffic through the fire zone. burning on the eastern shore of Lake visitor recreation services remained Three firefighters suffered minor Chelan. The Flick Creek fire was 10% open in the Lake Chelan and Stehekin injuries while battling the blaze, contained today as two heavy areas. About 875 firefighters which began Saturday (Jul 29) and helicopters continued to drop water on continued to battle the Tripod and moved to within about a mile of the hot spots near the fire line. Spur Peak fires. Together, the two town. The fire was 50% contained at Firefighters used explosives to build fires have burned more than 58 square more than 3,000 acres today. an additional 2,200 feet of fire line miles north-east of Winthrop but were Firefighters expected to fully surround yesterday and expected to continue 5% contained today. The fire was the fire tomorrow. “The weather that work today, according to a believed to have been started by conditions were pretty favorable statement released by Terry Knupp, lightning. Firefighters also were overnight. The winds died down, and spokeswoman for the Chelan Ranger continuing to monitor the Tinpan fire, so did the fire,” said Jason Martin, a District of the Okanogan and about 40 miles north-east of Entiat, fire information officer with the Wenatchee National Forests. About but were not directly attacking the California Department of Forestry and 130 firefighters were assigned to the blaze. The fire had burned more than Fire Protection in Redding. The blaze, which has burned nearly 4,000 five square miles of sub-alpine trees. calmer winds also helped firefighters acres, or an estimated 6 square miles. The 250-acre Bear Gulch fire between with several other Northern California Half of the fire was burning in the Lake Cushman and the south-west fires that began last week, many National Park Service’s Lake Chelan face of Mount Rose in the Olympic triggered by lightning. A wildfire near National Recreation Area and half in National Forest remained 30% the California-Oregon border that the Wenatchee National Forest. Fire contained today. threatened major power lines was 95% officials said yesterday that the fire London, Aug 3 — A press report, surrounded today at more than 500 had calmed down and was no longer a dated Jul 2, states: Firefighters acres, with full containment expected danger to the small community of battled hot and windy conditions today tomorrow. The fire in the Shasta- Stehekin. Residents, however, as they worked to control wildfires
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38 Fires & Explosions/Aviation throughout Texas. A fire in north-west progress in containing two fires near Boise, Idaho; and Ian Beer, of Port Comanche County had burned 100 Harrison. So far, 80 square miles have Orchard, Wash. All were experienced acres and threatened 15 homes, burned and four homes have been lost pilots but two were new to the including at least six that were to the fires. company and were engaged in a temporarily evacuated, said Traci training flight in a multiengine Aero Weaver, spokeswoman for the Texas Commander when their aircraft Forest Service. The fire was disappeared. The last known 90%contained. Firefighters had yet to coordinates of the aircraft were at a get control of a “very active” fire in point about three miles offshore south-west Texas. A group of three between Moose Point and Point fires had burned 2,500 acres on the Possession, over Gompertz Channel, Pecos-Brewster county line and the searchers said. Radar from air-traffic Pecos-Terrell county line, the forest control at the Anchorage airport and a service reported. Firefighters used AIRCRAFT MISSING ALASKA, signal from a satellite-tracking device bulldozers, brush trucks and UNITED STATES aboard the aircraft point to that spot. helicopters to battle the blaze, which London, Jul 31 — A press report, But the aircraft could have dipped was started by lightning. There were dated today, states: Search crews below the radar or the tracking device no reports of injuries or property continued looking for an aircraft that could have suffered a glitch; either damage. went missing Friday (Jul 28) with could mean the aircraft might have London, Aug 3 — A press report, three people on board, and they flown miles in any direction, said dated Aug 2, states: Firefighters planned to keep looking today. Four Capt. Russ Edwards of the rescue reported progress today in subduing aircraft from the Civil Air Patrol and centre. No signs of debris or oil sheen Oregon’s three major wildfires. In the Alaska State Troopers were scouring have been spotted in the air searches Cascade Range, the last of the water and land for signs of the of the water. The pilots did not file a residents whose homes were multiengine, turboprop Sunday, said flight plan. threatened by the Black Crater fire Maj. Mike Haller, a spokesman for the London, Aug 2 — A press report, near Sisters were allowed to return Rescue Coordination Center in dated today, states: The search for a yesterday, as firefighters focused on Anchorage. With a low tide, efforts missing aircraft with three the nearby Three Sisters Wilderness. were aimed at coastlines late Sunday, experienced pilots from the Pacific The fire was burning over an area of he said. The search was scheduled to Northwest intensified today after 9,000 acres, or about 14 square miles. people aboard a fishing vessel near At the eastern boundary of the state, continue until dark and resume early today. Haller said he remained hopeful Anchorage reported seeing the aircraft authorities opened all but one Forest near where it was last heard from Service road that had been closed that the three were still alive. “We’ve had people find their way out of Friday night (Jul 28). The last-known because of the Foster Gulch fire, which coordinates of the Aero Commander was burning on more than 53,000 circumstances or find a way back,” he said. “We’re going to keep searching.” plane were at a point about 10 to 15 acres, or about 83 square miles. In the miles southwest of Anchorage. The center of the state in Wheeler County, The aircraft had been flying back and forth between Kenai and Anchorage on last contact with the four-seat, firefighters said they expected to propeller-driven plane was at about contain the Maxwell fire by Saturday Friday. The aircraft departed Kenai airport at 2010, Friday, and last 2030 Friday. The people on the fishing (Aug 5). The fire was burning over boat reported seeing the blue-and- about 5,200 acres, or eight square checked in with Commander Northwest, a Washington-based white aircraft Friday night because it miles, including the Bridge Creek was not the type of aircraft normally Wilderness. It has forced the closure of company that owns the aircraft, 20 seen flying close to the water, Pierre some local roads and campgrounds. minutes later. The three people on said. Roger Peterson, a spokesman for the board were all pilots, according to the North-west Interagency Co-ordination brother of one. Haller did not release Centre, said the wind and weather their names. C-FKCH London, Aug 1 — A 68-year-old were expected to remain mild for the London, Aug 1 — A press report, rest of the week and help the dated today, states: Searchers Toronto man died after crashing his firefighting effort. Meanwhile, in continue to look for an aircraft with small aircraft in the front yard of a Nevada, firefighters today reported three people aboard that vanished on house near Lake Simcoe yesterday. huge gains against three wildland a flight Friday (Jul 28) between Kenai Kwang Choi, of North York, was fires, thanks to cooler temperatures, and Anchorage. The Civil Air Patrol heading south toward Baldwin higher humidity and calmer winds. sent out five aircraft from Kenai and Airport, which is just south of Lake The Winters fire north-east of Seward and expanded the search area Simcoe on Highway 48, when he Winnemucca, which has scorched to include the north shore of Cook clipped some wires and struck a roof. about 370 square miles since it was Inlet, said Sgt. Ken Denny, a He crashed in the front yard at about sparked by lightning Jul 25, was about spokesman for Alaska Army National 1030 hrs, said York Region police 80%contained. Full containment was Guard. The Alaska Army Guard also Const. Doug Searle. Choi, the only expected late tomorrow. Officials with planned to send up pilots today to join occupant of the white single-engine the Elko Interagency Dispatch Centre in the search, Denny said. Meanwhile, Cessna, was transported by air said crews took advantage of the family members of one of the missing ambulance to Sunnybrook hospital, favourable conditions overnight to men from the Lower 48 have arrived where he was later pronounced dead, construct fire line and set back fires. in Alaska to organize their own Searle said. The four-seater plane was Two other fires burning in Elko ground and shoreline searches near snapped in three places in the County were 95% contained today, the last known coordinates of the accident, and Choi was ejected from with full containment targeted aircraft, above the waters of Cook the cockpit. Transport Canada is tomorrow, officials said. The Basco fire Inlet. “We are assuming they are investigating the cause of the crash. north-west of Elko has burned more alive,” said Capt. John Morse, of the than 47,000 acres, or 73 square miles. Rescue Coordination Centre, which is C-GCMK The Taylor fire was about 4,500 acres, leading the effort to find the men. The London, Aug 1 — Cessna U206F or seven square miles. Crews on those aircraft is owned by Commander aircraft, registration C-GCMK, fires are being released, with some Northwest, based in East Wenatchee, operated by Bathurst Inlet being assigned to higher priority fires Wash. Commander Northwest Developments, was en route Roche in Idaho and Oregon, officials said. In provides pilots and planes on contract, Bay, NU, to Rankin Inlet during the Nebraska, yesterday’s rain and higher director of operations Dave Weintraub evening of Jul 24. After take-off, the humidity helped the fire-fighting said. The three people in the missing pilot requested that FSS cancel the situation. The three fires burning near aircraft, all pilots, were identified by a flight plan for the flight to Roche Bay Chadron were 60% contained by company spokesman as Ralph Aiken, and open a new one for the flight to yesterday afternoon. There’s also of East Wenatchee; Rick Posusta, of Rankin Inlet. The aircraft struck the
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39 Aviation rocky terrain and came to a rest in an CRASH, TILLICOULTRY AREA, Airlines 757 jet made an emergency upright position. The pilot exited the CLACKMANNANSHIRE, landing at Kansas City International aircraft with minor injuries, but the SCOTLAND Airport shortly before 1100, today aircraft was destroyed by a post- London, Aug 2 — A press report, after smoke was reported in the impact fire. On Jul 26, when it was dated today, states: A pilot walked cockpit. No injuries were reported. determined that C-GCMK had not away unhurt yesterday after his light The flight was traveling to San reached its destination, search and aircraft crash-landed at around 60mph Francisco from New York and had 119 rescue was immediately dispatched. on a hillside, flipped over, and broke in passengers and crew aboard, said KCI The wreckage and pilot were found on two. Aviation experts said the fact spokesman Joe McBride. The smoke Jul 28, 76 nautical miles south south- that the plane took the bulk of the was unidentified, which means it west of Repulse Bay. ATC records impact in the Ochil Hills near could have been attributed to indicated that the flight plan for the Tillicoultry had saved his life and that electrical problems. Fire crews were flight to Roche Bay had been closed, he was lucky to be alive. The man, alerted but the aircraft landed safely, but the one for the flight to Rankin who has not been named, had left McBride said. Inlet had been inadvertently taken Cumbernauld Airport on a solo flight out of MIDS. Nav Canada has just before 0900 hrs on his way to EMERGENCY LANDING, launched an operations safety Perth when his plane crashed. A KARACHI INTERNATIONAL investigation. Department of Transport spokesman AIRPORT, PAKISTAN said it would be launching an Karachi, Aug 2 — An aircraft of the CRASH, CARSON AREA, immediate investigation into the private airline of Pakistan has made WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES incident and this would take several an emergency landing at Karachi London, Jul 31 — A press report, weeks to complete. International Airport this evening. dated Jul 30, states: U.S. Forest Local media reported that an aircraft Service employees found human CRASH, TORONTO AREA, of Aero Asia Airline flight No E4- 102 remains and the wreckage of a twin- ONTARIO, CANADA bound for Islamabad, with 126 engine plane that disappeared in London, Jul 31 — A press report, passengers on board, left this January on a flight from Arizona to dated today, states: A small aircraft afternoon but soon after the pilot Tacoma. Cold weather and snow made has crashed on the front yard of a informed the Civil Aviation Authority a search for the plane impossible at home north of Toronto. The single (CAA) about problem in one engine the time, said Skamania County engine Cessna went down just blocks and requested for return and landing Undersheriff Dave Cox. The Cessna from the airstrip in Baldwin, near permission. The CAA immediately 421 was piloted by 42-year-old Martin Lake Simcoe, at about 1030. The 60- responded and made the requisite Ayers of Scottsdale, who made a year-old pilot has been airlifted to arrangements at airport. The flight distress call on January 26 in heavy hospital with serious injuries. The later landed safely. No one of injured. weather near Soda Peaks Lake, north four-seater aircraft was heavily The aircraft is being checked while of Carson. The plane soon damaged in the accident. Authorities passengers would be transferred to disappearred off the radar screen. Two have not yet determined a cause and another aircraft. — Lloyd’s List Forest Service workers stumbled Transport Canada will be on the scene Correspondent. across the crash site Friday (Jul 28) to investigate the crash. just south of where it was believed to EMERGENCY LANDING, ORLY have gone down, the sheriff’s office CRASH, WIELKOPOLSKIE AIRPORT, PARIS, FRANCE said. The plane apparently exploded. PROVINCE, POLAND Valletta, Jul 27 — An Air Malta Searchers found what appears to be London, Jul 31 — A small aircraft flight from Heathrow to Malta was paperwork with the plane’s tail crashed in the Wielkopolskie Province forced to make an emergency landing number. Officials plan to attend the in western Poland yesterday at Orly Airport, Paris, last night after site tomorrow to investigate. afternoon, killing the two men on the aircraft developed problems board. The accident took place at the regarding pressure. The aircraft, with CRASH, PIETERMARITZBURG, forest near the Bednar airport, about 144 passengers on board, landed SOUTH AFRICA 30 km to Poznan, Ewa Olkiewicz, safely at Orly airport. The passengers London, Jul 29 — A press report, Wielkopolskie police spokeswoman, were given accommodation in different dated today, states: Two men died told the PAP news agency. The aircraft hotels until a replacement aircraft is when a light aircraft crashed outside was probably trying to land when the sent. — Lloyd’s Agents. Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal tragedy happened. The pilot and a this morning, said an ambulance trainee were killed. The spokeswoman F-GLZQ service. Netcare 911’s Chris Botha said that the cause of the accident was London, Aug 2 — A press report, said the Cessna aircraft crashed at under examination by the Flight dated today, states: Investigators have Accidents Investigation Commission of about noon on a farm in Baynesfield. concluded a report into the crash Poland. landing of an Air France Airbus A340- Both occupants, the pilot and his 300 (F-GLZQ) in which all 309 people passenger died. “It (the aircraft) EMERGENCY LANDING, on board survived, and would present seems to belong to a farmer. The BUCHAREST, ROMANIA it to Canada’s Transportation Safety people who were on board were the London, Jul 31 — A press report, Board, officials said yesterday. Flight farmer and his teenage nephew,” said dated yesterday, states: A Swedish 358 from Paris skidded off a runway Botha. “It seems that they actually aircraft has made an emergency at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson took off from the farm and were just landing in Romania, leaving 70 International Airport a year ago, circling the area.” Botha said Swedish tourists stuck in Bucharest. landing in a ravine and bursting into paramedics were on the scene. He The aircraft, operated by Fly Me, was flames. Many of the 297 passengers said the aircraft had broken up. The on a charter flight from Gothenburg to have blamed the pilots for landing manager of Pietermaritzburg Airport, the Greek island of Rhodes. It made nearly halfway down the runway in Hennie Erasmus, said the aircraft the emergency landing last night after bad weather and are suing the airline was based at the airport. He said it an indicator light flashed up showing for negligence. The investigators had taken off from the airport earlier low oil pressure. Fly Me says it will examined whether human error, today and was believed to have been send one of its own aircrafts down mechanical failure or bad weather on a local flight.Erasmus said he was when scheduled services end on were to blame. The preliminary report on his way to the scene, which was tonight. must now go to top officials with the “approximately 10km to 12km” from Transportation Board for review and the airport. A Civil Aviation EMERGENCY LANDING, KANSAS will not be made public until all of Authority (CAA) official, Hannelie CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, them have signed off. Christian Oosthuizen, said that the CAA was UNITED STATES Plouffe, a spokesman for the agency aware of the accident and would London, Aug 2 — A press report, based in Gatineau, Quebec, said that investigate. dated yesterday, states: United process could take months. Initial
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40 Aviation investigations indicated that all a rural area west of St. Louis, London, July 31 — McDonnell systems on the aircraft appeared to Missouri, killing four people on board Douglas MD-10-10F, N391FE, have functioned normally. Officials and injuring four others, a local sheriff operator: FedEx, flight 630, departed said the digital flight data recorders said. Deputy Doug Thomas of the Seattle at 0558, PDT, July 28 for a revealed no system troubles or Franklin County Sheriffs Department cargo flight to Memphis. The aircraft malfunctions. The initial findings said witnesses reported hearing the landed on runway 18R, Memphis released earlier indicated that the plane’s engines “either stall or fail” International Airport, at 1130 hrs and aircraft “landed long” or about 4,000 around 0215 hrs, then saw the plane had a port main gear collapse. A fire feet down the 9,000-foot runway. hit a utility pole and slam into the erupted on the port side, causing ground near a home. Thomas said the extensive damage to the No.1 engine. INCIDENT AT LOUISVILLE plane, which was carrying eight INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, people, was chartered by Quantum N415GA UNITED STATES Leap Skydiving Centre. Four people in London, Aug 1 — Cessna 208 London, Jul 28 — A press report, the plane died in the crash, Thomas Caravan, N415GA, operated by dated today, states: A FedEx Boeing said. The other four passengers were Hampton Island Aviation, six persons 727 aircraft skidded off a runway at taken to area hospitals. No-one on the on board, crashed on Harvest Lake Louisville International Airport ground was hurt. The identities of the during departure Jul 29. yesterday morning during an aborted dead and injured were not being takeoff. The three crew members released. Thomas said the plane was a N5232X weren’t injured, and there was no DeHavilland Twin Otter (DHC-6), a London, Juol 31 — A press report, apparent damage to the aircraft, twin-engine passenger plane. The adted Jul 30, states: A single-engine according to airport spokeswoman accident is being investigated by the plane crashed today in mountains east Rande Swann. By yesterday afternoon, of Winter Park, killing two people, National Transportation Safety Board the aircraft had been moved to a officials said. The victims were the and the Franklin County Medical hangar, said FedEx spokesman Jim only people on board, Federal Aviation McCluskey, speaking from the Examiner. — Reuters. Administration duty officer Andee company’s Memphis, Tenn., London, Jul 31 — De Havilland Curran said. The plane had taken off headquarters. He could not say why Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, N203E, from Kremling and was on its way to the pilot aborted takeoff, and said the departed Sullivan Regional carrying Boulder. The Citabria 7KCAB, was incident was under investigation. seven skydivers. Immediately after listed as being registered to a Coe Federal Aviation Administration takeoff from runway 6 witnesses heard Hargraves, who recently sold it. He spokesman Les Dorr said that agency a popping sound. The Twin Otter lost said the plane was in good condition at also was investigating the incident. height, contacted a utility pole, a tree the time of sale. “Both pilots were “The preliminary information is that and crashed just northwest of the well-qualified and certified. The plane they either had an engine shut down airport at about 1400, Jul 29. was in good and legal mechanical on them or had to shut the engine condition,” Hargraves said. “There was down for some reason,” he said. The N30652 nothing wrong with the plane. There aborted takeoff occurred at 0917 hrs Honolulu, Jul 30 — Reported that was nothing wrong with the pilots.” on the airport’s east runway as the Cessna 177B N30652, owned by He said investigators will have to aircraft was departing for Memphis. Anderson Aviation, plunged into the determine why the plane crashed. He Swann said the airport’s other two ocean off the north-east side of the declined to identify the two victims runways remained open and there Island of Molokai at 2054, July 27. but said they were from Boulder. were no disruptions to other flights. The instructor and student pilot are Boulder County sheriff’s officials said The east runway reopened at 1420 missing. It was reported that the the plane went down about 0700 hrs, hrs. aircraft was on a flight from Honolulu, today in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Hawaii, to Kahului, Maui, at an Area near the Skyscraper Reservoir, INCIDENT AT TOKUNOSHIMA altitude of approximately 5,000 feet, near the line between Boulder and AIRPORT, JAPAN approximately a mile offshore when it Grand counties. London, Jul 30 — A press report, turned south towards the cliffs of London, Jul 31 — Champion 7KCAB, dated Jul 29, states: Small cracks that Molokai and plunged into the ocean. N5232X, privately operated, crashed were overlooked by mechanics during U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its under unknown circumstances at inspections caused the main landing search for the missing instructor and Rollins Pass, Rollinsville, Colorado at gear of a Japan Air System (JAS) MD- student, who have yet to be identified. 1005, local time, Jul 30. The two 81 to break when it landed at — Lloyd’s Agents. persons on board were killed. The Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) on aircraft was destroyed. January 1, 2004, according to the N391FE investigation report released by the London, Jul 29 — A press report, N577RS ARAIC. Three cracks were found, dated Jul 28, states: A FedEx Corp. London, Jul 28 — Mooney M-20J believed to be the starting points of plane caught fire today after landing N577RS crashed near Monroe, the break. Inspectors suspect that the at Memphis International Airport. Louisiana, Jul 27. The aircraft was cracks, measuring between three and None of the crew members was hurt in destroyed. The two persons on board 5.2 millimeters long, developed as a the incident. Larry Cox, spokesman were killed. result of metal fatigue. The committee for the Memphis-Shelby County concluded that cracks probably Airport Authority, said the plane’s left N736VM developed as a result of stresses landing gear appeared to have London, Jul 31 — Cessna R172K, generated during a gear walk (serious collapsed as it was landing. A N736VM, operated by Maverick fore and aft oscillations of the gear) spokeswoman for Memphis-based Aviation LLC, on landing, flipped over before restrictor plates were installed. FedEx Corp. confirmed that the FedEx in the lake at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, at 0001, Jul 9. The aircraft Express MD-10 airplane, which was was destroyed. N1981V arriving from Seattle, had an London, Jul 31 — Cessna 120, “emergency situation” upon landing N1981V, operated by NJC120 LLC, on N848LC and the three people aboard safely takeoff, lost control and crashed into a London, Jul 31 — A press report, evacuated. The plane’s left wing and field at Ashland, Kentucky, at 1730, dated today, states: Rescuers searched engine were damaged, and initial local time, today. The aircraft was until dark yesterday for the pilot of a reports indicate the freight on the destroyed. single-engine plane that crashed into board was not damaged, spokeswoman Lake Michigan about four miles from Denise Lauer said. The National N203E Chicago shores, authorities said. The Transportation Safety Board has Chicago, Jul 29 — A small plane American Legend Cub’s pilot and chartered by a skydiving school taken over the investigation, Lauer said. passenger were returning to Cleveland crashed shortly after take-off today in from Oshkosh, Wis. The U.S. Coast
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41 Aviation/Product Recalls/Port Conditions
Guard rescued the Cub’s passenger, a digit and use the first six digits.) The 49-year-old Texas man, who was model number and date code are floating on an aircraft cushion in the stamped on a small white or silver lake off Chicago’s South Side. Mike sticker on the bottom of the Fox of the Chicago Fire Department coffeemaker. The 10-cup BunnÆ said the passenger, who was taken to a coffeemakers have either a black or hospital in good condition, “said the white plastic base and top, and engine stopped, the plane floated for a measure 14º-inches high by seven- few seconds and they were able to get CHOCOLATE BARS, inches wide by 13æ -inches deep. The out.” The search for the pilot was to UNITED KINGDOM word øBUNNÆø is printed on the resume today. London, Aug 2 — A press report, front of the machine in chrome. London, Aug 2 — American Legend dated today, states: Confectionary Manufactured in the United States, AL-11 N848LC crashed into Lake giant Cadbury Schweppes has said the the coffeemakers were sold at salmonella contamination at one of its Department and hardware stores Michigan near Chicago, Illinois, at production plants will cost it about nationwide between May 2004 and 1650, Jul 30, while on a flight from £20m this year. Half of the sum January 2006 for about $100. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. One of the two relates to the cost of recalling one persons on board was injured and the million chocolate bars, while the rest TRACTORS, UNITED STATES other is missing, presumed dead. comes from advertising costs and London, Jul 27 — A press release, “manufacturing improvements”. issued by the U.S. Consumer Product N8707U Cadbury said the cost included £6m it Safety Commission, dated Jul 25, London, Jul 31 — Cessna 172F, hoped to recover through its states: A voluntary recall of N8707U, privately operated, lost insurance. The news came as the firm approximately 2,800 John Deere 3000 power, veered to the left and crashed announced a 20% rise in pre-tax profit Twenty Series and 4000 Twenty Series into a field at American Falls, Idaho, for the first half of 2006. The world’s Open Station Compact Utility Tractors at 1421, local time, Jul 29. The largest confectionary firm said pre-tax has been conducted by Deere & Co., of aircraft was destroyed. profits in the six months to June 30 Moline, Ill., in co-operation with the hit £402m. Cadbury performed well in CPSC. The seat bracket to which the N93356 the Americas and Asia, but said it had seat belt is attached could have been London, Aug 1 — A press report, a “challenging” start to the year in positioned incorrectly during the dated Jul 31, states: A flight seeing Europe - particularly the UK - where manufacturing process resulting in a floatplane crashed today near Juneau the market was weak. The company poor weld. In a tractor roll over, the with seven people on board. The large, withdrew a million bars in June after weight of the operator could cause the single-engine floatplane was operated a pipe at its plant in Marlbrook, bracket to break off of the seatøs pivot by Ward Air. According to officials, it Herefordshire, caused salmonella plate. No incidents/injuries have been crashed just before noon into Berners contamination. reported. These vehicles are small Bay. Fortunately, all seven passengers agricultural tractors that are green survived the crash, though three of COFFEEMAKERS, UNITED STATES with yellow seats and wheels. The the passengers were taken to the London, Jul 26 — A press release, recall involves models: 3120, 3320, issued by the U.S. Consumer Product hospital with minor injuries. The 3520, 3720, 4120, 4320, 4520 and 4720. Safety Commission, dated Jul 25, Manufactured in the United States, cause of the wreck is still under states: The U.S. Consumer Product the tractors were sold at authorized investigation. Safety Commission, in co-operation John Deere dealers nationwide from London, Aug 2 — De Havilland with Bunn-O-Matic Corp., of October 2005 through to March 2006 DHC-3 (Otter) N93356 crashed near Springfield, Ill. , today announced an for between $17,000 and $28,300. Juneau, Alaska, at 2010, Jul 31, while extension of a voluntary recall of on a flight from Juneau to Berners approximately 561,000, BunnÆ home Bay, AK. The aircraft sustained coffeemakers, initially commenced in t substantial damage. Three of the June 2005 (when some 1.75 units were seven persons on board suffered minor recalled), to include additional date injuries. codes. The coffeemakerøs plastic pour- in bowl and lid can melt or ignite due OB-1809P to an electrical failure, posing burn London, Jul 30 — A press report, and fire hazards to consumers. Bunn- dated Jul 28, states: According to the O-Matic has received 16 additional Peruvian accident investigators, the ITALY incident reports involving the bowl or Genoa, Jul 31 — Port August 2005 accident involving a lid melting or igniting in these units, situation/berthing delays: Genoa: No TANS Boeing 737 near Pucallpa was including seven reports of minor vessels are waiting for berths. Savona: caused by a loss of situational property damage. No injuries have No vessels are waiting for normal awareness in a severe hailstorm on been reported. The recall involves berths. One vessel is waiting for a approach to Pucallpa. The flight crew BunnÆ home coffeemakers with model special berth. La Spezia: No vessels failed to abort the unstabilized numbers GR-10B, GR-10W, B-10B, B- are waiting for berths. — Lloyd’s approach and continued their fast 10W, and BT-10B (including any of Agents. descent despite the GPWS warnings those same model numbers ending in and the severe storm that they were the additional letter D) with six-digit SRI LANKA penetrating. It also appeared that a date codes (1) ending in ø04ø with the See under “Labour Disputes.” co-pilot under instruction was in the two middle digits between ø21ø and right hand seat while the regular co- ø52ø or (two) ending in ø05ø with the SYRIA pilot was in the passenger cabin at two middle digits between ø01ø and Aleppo, July 29 — Waiting time is the time of the accident. ø40ø. (If the date code has a seventh presently two days at both at Lattakia digit, consumers should ignore the last and at Tartous. — Lloyd’s Agents.
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Port Delays
(Information received from BIMCO, Denmark and Indian Ports Association, New Delhi)
Country/Port Date of report No. of vessels waiting and/or days delay
Australia Abbot Point 09-Aug-2006Coal: 1 vessel waiting; 6 vessels due by 22/8; there will be a maintenance shutdown from 07.00 15/8 to 07.00 21/8; no vessels will be loaded during this period. Brisbane 09-Aug-2006Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 5 vessels due by 27/8. Dalrymple Bay 09-Aug-2006Coal: DBCT berth 1: 2 vessels waiting; DBCT berth 2: 4 vessels waiting; DBCT berth 3: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; other vessels not scheduled: 9 vessels waiting; 23 vessels due by 24/8. Esperance 09-Aug-2006Aug 7: Iron ore: 4 vessels due by 17/8. Aug 9: Grain: 5 vessels due by 19/8, 2 to load wheat, 3 grain pool; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Geraldton 09-Aug-2006Aug 7: Iron ore: 1 vessel berthed and loading. Aug 9: Grain: 1 vessel anchored to load wheat; 4 vessels due by 20/8, 3 to load wheat, 1 grain pool; up to 9 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Gladstone 07-Aug-2006Aug 7: Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 1 vessel loading, 2 berthed, 10 waiting; 30 vessels due by 10/9; Barney Point: 1 vessel berthed, 1 waiting; 12 vessels due by 4/10. Aug 9: Grain: 1 vessel due 17/8 to load wheat; no delays expected. Hay Point 09-Aug-2006Coal: Berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 5 vessels due by 15/8; Berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 4 vessels due by 15/8; 4 vessels due by 19/8, not yet scheduled for berthing. Port Hedland 09-Aug-2006Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed, 3 waiting; 3 vessels due by 12/8; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed, 2 waiting; 2 vessels due by 11/8; 11 other vessels due by 24/8, no e.t.a. received; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 1 vessel due 12/8; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 4 vessels due by 12/8; Cockatoo Island: 1 vessel due 19/8.
Bulgaria Bourgas 07-Aug-2006Ten vessels in port operating, of which 4 loading (2 coils, 1 wheat, 1 containers), 6 discharging (1 scrap, 1 billets, 1 lead concentrate, 1 jet fuel, 1 containers, 1 iron ore); no vessels in roads; 10 vessels due, of which 4 to load (1 coils, 1 gasoil, 1 containers, 1 wheat), 6 to discharge (1 reinforced concrete, 1 containers, 1 clinker, 1 coals, 1 iron ore, 1 copper concentrate). Varna 07-Aug-2006 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions 31 July - 6 August: Thirty-seven vessels in port operating of which 21 loading (5 bulk wheat, 2 scrap, 1 liquid urea, 2 bulk sulphuric acid, 2 bulk clinker, 1 chamotte/soda, 5 soda, 1 containers/equipment in packing cases, 1 bulk silica sand, 1 bulk kaolin), 9 discharging (2 containers, 1 metals in packages, 6 bulk coal), 7 discharging/loading (6 containers, 1 equipment in packing cases); no vessels waiting in roads.
Cyprus Laranaca 08-Aug-2006Two conventional vessels discharging at berth; 5 conventional vessels due 9/8; no delays expected. Limassol 08-Aug-2006Five container vessels discharging/loading at berth, 3 conventional vessels discharging at berth; 4 container vessels, 2 Ro/Ros due 9/8; no delays expected.
Egypt Adabiya 07-Aug-2006Six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), all general cargo. Alexandria 07-Aug-2006Thirty-seven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 23 general cargo, 9 bulk carriers, 3 tankers, 2 containers; 16 vessels at inner anchorage, none at outer anchorage. Damietta 07-Aug-2006Twenty-four vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 15 general cargo, 4 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 4 container vessels; 21 vessel at outer anchorage, 1 at inner anchorage. Dekheila 07-Aug-2006Twelve vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 5 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 3 container vessels; 2 vessels at outer anchorage. Port Said 07-Aug-2006Five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 1 general cargo, 4 container vessels. Suez 07-Aug-2006Seven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 4 general cargo, 3 passenger vessels; 4 tugs, 2 vessels dry-docked. Suez Canal 07-Aug-2006Twenty-two vessels transiting Northbound, 30 Southbound.
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Estonia Tallinn 07-Aug-2006Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): No vessels berthed, none waiting at anchorage; no vessels due, with 4 days berthing delay expected.
Pakistan Karachi 07-Aug-2006Three vessels loading at berth (1 naphtha, 1 rice, 1 steel plates), 10 discharging at berth (1 crude oil, 1 HSD, 1 chemicals, 2 urea, 2 sugar, 2 general cargo, 1 phosphate), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at berth; 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 general cargo, 1 SBM, 1 crude oil, 1 chemicals); 4 vessels due (2 containers, 1 general cargo, 1 bunkering), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 07-Aug-2006One cement vessel loading at berth, 3 vessels discharging at berth (2 sugar, 1 palm oil), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at QICT berth; 1 cement vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 4 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 fuel oil, 1 LPG, 1 phosphoric acid).
Poland Gdansk 07-Aug-2006Two vessels loading at berth (1 bulkers, 1 coal), 3 discharging at berth (1 bulker, 2 tankers); 12 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, none waiting in roads; 22 vessels due. Gdynia 07-Aug-2006Six vessels loading at berth (2 coal, 2 general cargo, 1 bulker, 1 grain), 2 discharging at berth (1 grain, 1 bulker); 23 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, none waiting in roads; 48 vessels due.
Russia Novorossiysk 07-Aug-2006Nine vessels in port operating, of whichets, 8 loading (1 scrap, 1 steel sheets/tin plate, 1 WRIC/steel bill 1 slabs, 1 steel billets, 1 wheat, 1 barley, 1 diesel oil), 1 discharging equipment; 3 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 1 slabs, 1 diesel oil, 1 wheat; 65 vessels due, of which 60 to load (4 DRI, 2 bulk ammonium nitrate, 6 aluminium, 6 wheat, 6 copper, 3 slabs, 5 steel billets, 2 steel sheets, 1 cellulose, 1 pipes, 2 coils/steel sheets, 1 tin plates/coils, 1 soda ash, 2 vegetable oil, 2 HBI, 1 H-beams/ coils, 1 bulk NPK, 1 pig-iron/steel billets, 1 cement, 5 coils, 3 bulk urea, 1 steel sheets/WRIC, 1 containers, 1 scrap, 1 steel billets/WRIC), 2 to discharge (1 maize, 1 vegetable oil), 3 to discharge/load continers; Oil terminal: 2 tankers berthed, both loading, of which 1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil; 1 tanker in roads to load crude oil; 8 tankers due, all to load, of which 5 crude oil, 2 fuel oil, 1 diesel oil.
Slovenia Koper 07-Aug-2006Port working normally. Ten vessels berthed of which 2 discharging/loading containers, 2 discharging bulk cargo, 2 loading bulk cargo, 3 loading sawn timber/general cargo, 1 discharging general cargo; 22 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 5 to discharge/load containers, 1 car carrier to discharge/load vehicles, 1 car carrier to discharge vehicles, 1 tanker to discharge liquid cargo, 3 vessels to load sawn timber/general cargo, 5 to load bulk cargo, 5 to discharge bulk cargo, 1 passenger vessel.
Spain Bilbao 07-Aug-2006Thirty-one vessels operating (4 tankers, 27 other vessels), of which 5 loading, 11 discharging, 15 loading/discharging. Sagunto 07-Aug-2006Eighteen vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (1 machinery, 2 bulk fertiliser), 13 discharging (9 steel products, 1 gas, 1 fruit, 1 anhydrous ammonia, 1 vehicles), 2 loading/discharging steel products; no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delays at present.
Sri Lanka Colombo 07-Aug-2006Cargo operations at Sri Lanka Ports Authority operated berths are at present experiencing a “work to rule” by port workers which started 13/7. Delays are affecting all port users. Berthing/unberthing (pilotage) delays being experienced on breakbulk/conventional vessels. Delays to conventional vessels are due to the fact that container/feeder vessels are given priority at breakbulk berths if there is container congestion. Conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 and 2 are facing navigation delays. Seven container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 12 vessels discharging at berth (8 containers/feeders, 3 bulk cement, 1 bulk fertiliser); 3 container/feeder vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge; 4 vessels dry-docked; 5 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected.
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44 Port Conditions Ukraine Illichevsk 07-Aug-2006Eight vessels in port operating, of which, 6 loading (1 containers, 2 ore, 2 sunflower oil, 1 ferro nickel) 1 discharging ore, 1 loading/discharging containers; 2 vessel in roads, both to load/discharge containers; 18 vessels due, of which 14 to load (9 steel products, 3 coal, 1 barley, 1 sulphur), 4 to load/discharge containers. Mariupol 07-Aug-2006Sixteen vessels in port operating, all to load, of which 8 steel, 2 fire-clay, 1 coke, 2 coal, 1 kaolin, 1 bran, 1 barley; 16 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 13 steel, 1 equipment, 1 fire-clay; 53 vessels due, of which 50 to load (26 steel, 13 coal, 5 fire-clay, 1 bran, 2 wheat, 2 ammonium saltpetre, 1 sunflower beans), 2 to discharge (1 containers, 1 equipment), 1 to discharge/load containers.. Odessa 07-Aug-2006Eighteen vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (4 metal, 1 scrap, 1 wheat, 1 oil, 1 barley), 7 discharging (3 luggage, 1 meat, 1 general cargo, 1 wheat, 1 bananas), 2 discharging/loading containers, 1 passenger vessel; 6 vessels in roads, of which 3 to load (1 metal, 1 ore, 1 coal), 2 to discharge (1 metal, 1 bananas), 1 to load/discharge containers; 98 vessels due, of which 52 to load (36 metal, 4 pig-iron, 2 scrap, 1 ore, 2 ferro alloy, 3 wheat, 1 timber, 1 barley, 1 peas, 1 coal), 5 to discharge (2 metal, 1 ore, 1 bananas, 1 oil), 41 to discharge/load containers
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