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 August 19 2005 Proposed oil transfer rules spark fears of another Prestige disaster International Salvage Union fears giving coastal states new powers might be used to justify the refusal of legitimate requests for shelter for casualties, writes Sandra Speares — Thursday August 18 2005

ALVORS have issued a stark Spain and Mexico submitted a proposal Special areas and PSSAs were “the very warning that new proposals on to the July meeting suggesting restrictions areas most at risk. The freedom of the Sship-to-ship oil transfers could or a ban on ship-to-ship transfers in salvor to perform an STS on a laden tanker lead to another Prestige-style pollution MEPC-approved special areas or in a sheltered location is essential for the disaster. particularly sensitive sea areas. protection of such vulnerable areas. The International Salvage Union The two states also proposed “If coastal states with a reputation for believes the proposals, under “authorisation of the coastal state off knee-jerk rejection of ship casualties are consideration by the International whose shore such operations take place to handed such powers I have no doubt that Maritime Organization’s Marine monitor and establish special conditions they will use them to deny refuge for Environment Protection Committee, for them and to suspend them, according to casualties. could hamper salvors’ efforts to prevent a circumstances, in certain specific cases, “The ISU urges the IMO to keep the future catastrophe similar to the even when they are taking place on the Prestige disaster firmly in mind. Prestigein 2002. high seas outside the state’s jurisdiction Acceptance of the proposal from Spain and ISU president Hans van Rooij said: but are likely to affect its coastline”. Mexico could undermine the IMO’s “The proposals focus on routine STS The Oil Companies International recently adopted International Guidelines Marine Forum and the International operations and would give coastal states on Places of Refuge.” Chamber of Shipping put forward a joint greater control over operations performed The ISU also raised concern that the submission at the meeting saying they did beyond the territorial sea when there is a measures might be used to restrict salvors’ potential for pollution. not support an arbitratory ban on STS ability to remove bunkers from casualties. “Our concern, however, is that new activities in PSSAs. Most salvage operations, the union measures giving coastal states such powers They also submitted that “a mechanism argues, begin with a bunker transfer. might be used to justify the refusal of for the control of activities on the high Salvors have long been concerned over legitimate requests for shelter for seas that affect a state’s coastline should be possible prosecutions because they have no casualties and a failure to approve the carefully considered”. subsequent removal of cargo and bunkers The trade bodies added that the issue responder immunity. which could cause pollution.” should be fully appraised by the IMO Mr van Rooij said: “Applying the The MEPC agreed in July to consider Legal Committee and reviewed against the proposals to bunker transfers would create the development of amendments to Marpol provisions of the Law of the Sea very serious problems for salvors. It is to prevent the risk of pollution during oil convention. possible the imposition of restrictions or transfer operations between ships at sea. For his part, Mr van Rooij said it was inappropriate conditions could reduce the Amendments to Marpol Annex 1 are to “noteworthy” that Spain was a joint chance of avoiding pollution. be given “high priority” in the work sponsor of the proposals. “The main point, of course, is that programme of the sub-committee on bulk “This attempt to gain more control over salvors must retain their freedom of action liquids and gases with a target completion shipping in international waters misses the if they are to prevent major spills and date of 2007. point”, he said. catastrophic environmental damage.”

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

ASIA general CYP KR 4,458 7,186 1998 Sank in lat 33 42.1N, long 132 14.6E, Aug 9 CONCERTO after colliding with general cargo Pine Pia. Fourteen crew rescued, one missing. Oil and other fuel leaking.

BRANDON C. tug USA — 191 — 1965 Had fire in the Kill van Kull, east of the ROEHRIG Bayonne bridge, Aug 10. Crew taken off and fire extinguished by tug and fire crews. Taken to Stapleton Homeport Pier, Staten Island.

GRAMPIAN trawler URY — 713 412 1966 Reported Aug 8 under tow of fishing Promopez FURY in lat 35 58S, long 53 14W, bound Montevideo, after being reported disabled and adrift.

HUI MANA barge USA 2,299 — 1988 In collision with passenger Pride of America and tug Nalani in Kahului harbour, Maui, Hawaii Aug 1-2.

JACOBA ALIJDA trawler NLD — 429 — — In collision with product tanker Shinoussa in lat 53 03N, long 02 42E, Aug 9. Holed and taking water in engine-room. All six crew taken off by fv St. Anthony which has secured a towline. Subsequently sank in lat 53 04.23N, long 02 42.79.

LANDS END yacht GBR LR 364 — 1965 Grounded on a reef on Corsica Aug 9. Holed and leaking fuel. Anti-pollution teams in place. Still aground 10 Aug all but aft under water.

MATHILDA general CAN LR 4,203 6,943 1959 Grounded near Port Meunier, Anticosti Island, DESGAGNES in lat 49 48.30N, long 64 22.6W, Aug 5. Awaiting tug assistance. Reported Aug 9 refloated and at Montreal.

OSTFRIESLAND ro-ro DEU GL 1,860 531 1985 Had machine room fire after leakage in fuel pipe at Emden Aug 3. Extinguished same day. Now under repair at Nordseewerken.

PELORUS yacht BMU GL 5,317 — 2003 Reported Aug 5 supplied with $216,000 worth of contaminated diesel while docked in Malta. Clean up cost estimated at $1 million.

PINE PIA general KOR KR 4,314 6,856 1994 In collision with general cargo Asia Concerto near lat 33 42.1N, long 132 14.6E, Aug 9. Sustained damage to the centre of its stem.

PORVENIR I ro-ro CHL BV 3,316 2,076 1972 Shifted in heavy weather off "Morro Gonzalo", Caleta Bonifacio, Aug 3. Crew removed. Stranded at Punta Galera and subsequently sank.

PRIDE OF passenger USA NV 80,439 7,988 — In collision with tug Nalani and tank barge Hui AMERICA Mana in Kahului harbour, Maui, Hawaii, Aug 1-2. Damage to starboard above waterline. Arrived & Sailed Honolulu Aug 6.

ROSAIRE dredger CAN — 715 — — Reported to have been struck by general cargo I.V. 14, Aug 6, in St. John Harbour NB.

STRILEN general VCT PR 1,133 1,397 1966 Grounded in lat 54 51.4N, long 10 31.5E, Aug 8. Refloated with tug assistance Aug 9 and proceeded to a local dock.

TUGCE-T. product TUR BV 5,154 6,237 1985 Reported Aug 5 in lat 06 20.5N, long 10 49.7W, tanker with main engine trouble. Under tow of tug Mamuli bound Monrovia for repairs. ETA Aug 7.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical fuel blockage. Tow arranged with order under the following fishing Coromandel which arrived on headings and relevant page scene at 2058, UTC and towed number: casualty to Peterhead, arriving at 0313, UTC, today.

Marine, including Overdue ARNGAST (Germany) & Missing Vessels 1 Copenhagen, Aug 4 -- General cargo Arngast and bulk Atlantic were in Piracy 7 AGIOS GEORGIOS I (Greece) London, Aug 8 -- Lloyd's Casualty collision in the Langelandsbaelt at representatives in Piraeus report: 1100 today. Arngast reportedly Port State Control 8 Chemical/oil carrier Agios Georgios I sustained bulb damage, and was given (795 gt, built 1986) grounded in sandy permission by the Danish Maritime Seizures & Arrests 8 shallow water off Ag. Georgios, Authorities to proceed to Marstal, Skiathos, during the evening of Aug 7. where the vessel has been detained. Atlantic reportedly sustained minor Pipeline Accidents 10 At the time of the incident the vessel was coming from Skopelos loaded with damage to the railing and stanchions. 811.780 cubic metres of petroleum Danish Maritime Authorities ordered Weather & Navigation 10 products. A patrol boat of the Coast the vessel to anchor south of the Great Guard with antipollution materials Belt Bridge, where it has been detained. Danish Maritime Authorities Earthquakes 14 was immediately despatched, however no pollution was observed. On board are keeping a watch for possible oil were nine crew members who are in pollution. -- Lloyd's Agents. Volcanic Activity 14 good health. During the morning the London, Aug 5 -- Following received vessel was refloated with the from Aarhus RCC, timed 1020, UTC: General cargo Arngast is at Marstal Political & Civil Unrest 14 assistance of a tug and arrived safely at the port of Skiathos where the cargo under repair. Vessel sustained minor will be discharged. damage in the collision with bulk Kidnappings 17 Piraeus, Aug 9 -- Chemical/oil carrier Atlantic which has proceeded on Agios Georgios I, from Skopelos, voyage to China. Labour Disputes 17 loaded with a consignment of 812,000 Copenhagen, Aug 9 -- General cargo cubic meters of oil, stranded in Arngast still in Marstal where repairs are now carried out at Marstal Vaerft Awards & Settlements 20 shallow waters at St. George Bay area, Skiathos island, Aug 7. All crew A/S, Marstal. It has been advised that members were reportedly uninjured. the duration of repairs is expected to Railway Accidents 21 No pollution occured. The vessel was be 14 working days. -- Lloyd's Agents. refloated yesterday with tug ARTEAGA (Madeira) Robberies & thefts 22 assistance and remains at Skiathos port where its cargo will be Singapore, Aug 8 -- Crude oil tanker discharged. -- Lloyd's Agents. Arteaga arrived Singapore Aug 6. -- Miscellaneous 22 Lloyd's Agents. ALGONTARIO (Canada) ASIA CONCERTO (Cyprus) Fires & Explosions 25 London, Aug 4 -- Bulk Algontario was reported arriving and sailing from London, Aug 10 -- Following received Quebec on/about Jul 30. from Larnaca RCC, timed 0715, UTC: Aviation 29 General cargo Asia Concerto (4458 gt, ALMA JANE (U.S.A.) built 1998), 15 crew on board, sank in Space Vehicles 35 London, Aug 8 -- Following received lat 33 42.1N, long 132 14.6 E at 2115, from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 2135, UTC yesterday, after being in collision UTC: Seventy foot fishing Alma Jane with general cargo Pine Pia (4314 gt, Product Recalls 35 was yesterday reported disabled in lat built 1994). Fourteen of the crew from 44 55N, long 126 18W, due to a broken Asia Concerto were rescued, the Port Conditions 35 crankshaft. Vessel was taken in tow by engineer is still missing. No further a Coast Guard cutter and is due to details on Pine Pia. London, Aug 10 -- A press report, Port Conditions charts 36 arrive in Newport, Oregon in around two hours time. dated today, states: General cargo Asia London, Aug 9 -- Following received Concerto sank this morning after from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 1435, colliding with general cargo Pine Pia UTC: Fishing Alma Jane is currently off Japan's southwestern coast, moored at Newport, Oreg. leaving one person on board missing. Asia Concerto had 15 crew on board AMELIA DESGAGNES (Canada) when it sank in the waters of the Seto © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 London, Aug 9 -- At 1305, UTC, Inland Sea off Yamaguchi Prefecture. These reports may not be reproduced, today, general cargo Amelia Desgagnes The 14 crew members were rescued by stored in a retrieval system, or (4433 gt, built 1976), with a cargo of Pine Pia, which was damaged in the transmitted in any form or by any means salt, was reported to have run aground centre of its stem in the 0600 hrs electronic, mechanical, photographic, in St. Barbe Bay, in lat 51 12.36N, (2100, UTC) accident. Oil has leaked recorded or otherise without the prior long 56 46.18W. The vessel from the sunken ship and the Japan written permission of the publisher. subsequently freed itself and Coast Guard is trying to confirm the continued on to St. Barbe. No damage amount and the area of the spill. The to vessel. No release of pollutants. Coast Guard has launched search operations for the missing Filipino AQUILA (U.K.) crew member. London, Aug 9 -- Following received London, Aug 10 -- Following from Coastguard Aberdeen MRSC, navigation warning issued today: timed 0716, UTC, today: Fishing Sunken wreck of general cargo Asia Aquila (158 gt, built 1988) five persons Concerto exists in vicinity of lat 33 on board, had main engine failure in 44.0N, long 132 14.3E. lat 57 58N, long 01 21.6W at 1731, London, Aug 11 -- A press report, UTC, Aug 8. Problems due to fuel to dated Aug 10, states: A Filipino sailor

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1 Marine was missing in Japanese waters today Beaufort is in process of being engulfed oil platform BHN Production after general cargo Asia Concerto hit purchased by Recimetal S.A., for Platform at Mumbai High on Jul 27, another vessel and sank. Fourteen selling it as scrap. The vessel is have not succeeded. The vessel sank other crew members from Asia currently anchored at "Estero Tres on Aug 2 while being towed towards Concerto were rescued after it collided Bocas". The vessel is not operative. the Mumbai Port. Giving its version of with general cargo Pine Pia off the The stern holds were destroyed by fire the incident, SCI said that the vessel coast of western Yamaguchi prefecture in April 2003. The buyer will clean was engaged in carrying out at 0700 today, a Coast Guard and get the tanks gas-free. -- Lloyd's inspection, maintenance and repair in spokesman said. "We are searching for Agents. the Mumbai high offshore oil fields. a Filipino sailor who went missing in On Jul 27, while the vessel was the accident," the spokesman said. The BEHICE (Malta) performing underwater saturation crew members from the sunken vessel London, Aug 10 -- Following received diving at N-7 platform in Mumbai were rescued by Pine Pia, he said. The from Hong Kong MRCC, timed 2301, High north field, a housekeeper in sea had been relatively calm at the UTC, Aug 9: General cargo Behice has catering department accidentally time, he said. Asia Concerto was been refloated and is currently under severed two of his fingers while leaking oil and other fuel, and the tow to Guishan anchorage, China, working in the galley. The Master, in Coast Guard would investigate the ETA Aug 12. consultation with ONGC cause of the accident. The Japan Coast representative on board, decided that Guard dispatched nine vessels and one BHN PRODUCTION PLATFORM the BHN platform would be necessary helicopter to search for the missing London, Aug 5 -- A press report, for his medical treatment. On reaching sailor between the main Japanese dated today, states: Oil and Natural the BHN complex it was observed that island of Honshu and the smaller Gas Corporation (ONGC) has decided BHN had already lowered its island of Shikoku. Asia Concerto was to hire a floating platform sub-sea "Personnel Basket" to pick up the carrying about 6000 tonnes of metal operation (FPSO) from overseas to injured person. The vessel took coils, Jiji Press reported. (See issue of restore the functioning at its oil position on the south face of BHN Aug 11.) processing platform BHNP., which was Platform for personnel transfer by London, Aug 11 -- Following engulfed by fire last week. ONGC positioning under the platform crane. navigation warning issed today: Oil sources said the Fortune 500 company During the transfer, strong winds and removal works (? from general cargo would invite expression of the interest swells pushed the vessel towards the Asia Concerto) until further notice, (EoI) from the overseas bidders for platform and its starboard size, area between lat 33 40N, long 33 50N, FPSO in a week or so. The foreign including helideck, made contact with and lat 132 05E, long 132 20E. majors engaged in construction of the platform structure. It is suspected Yokohama, Aug 11 -- A collision FPSO include Haliburton and that one of the gas pipeline or riser of occurred between general cargo Asia Schlumberger. Sources indicated that natural gas might have fractured due Concerto and general cargo Pine Pia in the FPSO would be a stop-gap to the impact, resulting in leakage of lat 33 44.N, long 132 14.3E, in the Sea arrangement as the reconstruction of natural gas, SCI said. With the vessel of Iyo, Hiroshima Prefecture, at 0625 BHN which would take at least a also catching fire and as the situation hrs, Aug 10. Reportedly, oil spill is couple of years. The processing became "uncontrollable," the master observed from the sunken Asia platform was commissioned in 1978 decided to abandon the ship. All ship's Concerto and oil removal is now with an investment of $300 million. personnel, except the six divers who undergway. Missing crewman not yet The company was also taking were inside the saturation chambers, rescued. -- Lloyd's Agents. initiatives to ensure that the disembarked. SCI Reported that a functioning of the offshore Bombay contingency watch was set up at its ATLANTIC (Marshall Islands) High would be restored even before head office. Once the saturation divers See Arngast. the FPSO would be set up, sources were out of Samudra Suraksha on Jul said. "We have already taken steps to 29, towing of the vessel to sheltered AUDACE A. (Italy) channelise the oil, which was water were launched. Two towing London, Aug 4 -- Chemical/oil carrier supposed to go to Bombay High North vessels were deployed, but the vessel Audace A. was reported arriving at under normal circumstances, to the could not be rescued and it sank on Manfredonia on Jul 27, sailing later other process platform Bombay High Aug 2 and 13 nautical miles north- the same day. South, which was not affected by fire," west of Prongs Reef Lighthouse in they added. In the next four weeks, water depth of about 22.5 metres. -- BANGA BONIK (Bangladesh) nearly 70,000 barrels a day will be Lloyd's Agents. See Marissa Green. channelled to the south platform. The figure will go up to 85,000 barrels a BRANDON C.ROEHRIG (U.S.A.) BARATZ (South Africa) day in six weeks. The offshore London, Aug 10 -- A press report, Cape Town, Aug 10 -- Temporary platform has a combined processing dated yesterday, states: Tug Brandon repairs have been conducted to fishing capacity of 2.60 lakh barrel a day C.Roehrig (191 gt, built 1965), with Baratz, which sustained minimal consisting of one lakh barrel at north five people on board had a fire on damage. The vessel is back at its and 1.60 lakh at the south platforms. board in the Kill Van Kull, east of the fishing grounds. Understand that The processing at the south platform Bayonne bridge at 1445, today. U.S. permanent repairs will be carried out went down by 15,000 barrels a day Coast Guard, New York City Police later this year. -- Lloyd's Agents. immediately after the fire. Now, it has Dept. and New York City Fire Dept. been scaled up to 1.50 lakh barrels a responded, three rescue crews BASAVESHWARA (India) day. According to sources, ONGC deployed from U.S. Coast Guard Kochi, Aug 8 -- Product tanker would get insurance claims of $260 Station New York after receiving Basaveshwara: Understood that the million, $195 million for the north report via marine band radio. All boiler assembly for replacement is platform and $65 million for the multi- mariners were safely taken from the being brought to Cochin via Dubai and purpose support Samudra Suraksha, vessel by the Coast Guard rescue the same is expected to arrive by for the loss it incurred owing to the crews. Fire brought under control by vessel on Aug 10 or Aug 11, from fire. Meanwhile, the government is assist tugs & FDNY crews. Tug taken Denmark. The new boiler will be fixed planning to set up an independent to the Stapleton Homeport Pier in in the vessel around Aug 20. -- Lloyd's inquiry committee to look into the Staten Island. Agents. incident. A three-member committee, London, Aug 10 -- A press report, headed by former ONGC Chairman S dated Aug 8, states: Tug Brandon BEAUFORT (Panama) K Manglik, has already been set up to C.Roehrig with five crew members on Guayaquil, Aug 5 -- Following probe the incident. board caught fire yesterday afternoon received from received from SUINSA Mumbai, Aug 6 -- Shipping in the Kill van Kull near Bayonne, but (Superintendencia del Salitral), in Corporation of India has reported that nobody was seriously hurt. The two- their monthly report of abandoned and its efforts to save support Samudra alarm blaze on Brandon C.Roehrig confiscated vessels: Chem.tank Suraksha, involved in the fire that started shortly before 1500 hrs, likely

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2 Marine in the engine-room, according to CHRISOPIGI LADY (Liberia) concerns, said the statement. The two FDNY Deputy Chief James Leonard of Singapore, Aug 9 -- Product tanker governments also agreed that this Division 8. The tug was opposite the Chrisopigi Lady is currently at Raffles agreement was not intended to set a intersection of Richmond Terrace and Pier East, Singapore. -- Lloyd's precedent on ship wreck removal as Westervelt Avenue in New Brighton Agents. each case has to be considered on its when it caught fire. The blaze caused own merit. The two governments moderate damage to the tug. About CSCL KOBE (Liberia) recognised that the decision on the 125 firefighters from Staten Island Port Klang, Aug 10 -- C.c. CSCL Kobe method for removing the hazard and Brooklyn responded to the fire. (66058 gt, built 2001) ran aground in posed by the sunken vessel depends The operation, which was winding the channel between Northport and on a multitude of factors. These down around 1815 last night, required Westport. Port operations at Westport included the specific location of the four fire boats and two tugs, Leonard and Northport, Malaysia were wreck in the middle of one of the said. Seven firefighters and one interrupted for hours because of the world's busiest sealanes, at a point member of the crew were treated for haze. The vessel was freed about 12 where there is heavy converging and minor injuries at St. Vincent's hours later and did not sustain serious crossing traffic, the width of the Hospital, West Brighton, said Leonard. damage. Presently the Straits of sealane, safety of the salvage The other crew members refused Malacca are very hazy with visibility operation, protection of the marine medical treatment. The cause of the down to 0.5 mile at time. Generally environment and the interests of the fire is being investigated by the Coast visibility is poor. -- Lloyd's Agents. international maritime community. Guard, but arson was ruled out. (See also "Forest, Indonesia and Brandon C.Roehrig, which was Malaysia" under "Fires & Explosions.") FETISH (Cayman Islands) initially taken to the home port in Buenos Aires, Aug 4 -- Bulk Fetish Stapleton, was being pushed to the DOGGER (Bahamas) was refloated at 0940, Aug 3, with the owner's maintenance dock in Port See Sierra Express. assistance of tugs Alianza Rosario and Richmond last night to continue the Buni. -- Lloyd's Agents. investigation, which officials DREAM PRINCESS (Bahamas) Santos, Aug 8 -- Bulk Fetish arrived estimated would take a few days. The See "Vessels Diverted To Cyprus Due Santos Aug 7 from Rosario. -- Lloyd's boat is owned by Glen Cove, Long To Security Conerns" under Agents. Island-based Roehrig Maritime LLC, "Miscellaneous". which operates seven tugs in New FROHAVET York harbour and along the east coast. EDNA MARIA (Comoros) (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Kolkata, Aug 5 -- General cargo Edna Trondheim, Aug 10 -- Livestock BRENT BRAVO PLATFORM Maria is still aground. The Indian Frohavet left Kvernhusvik Shipyard London, Aug 10 -- A press report, Coast Guard are assessing the 1750, Aug 4, for Denmark. -- Lloyd's dated Aug 9, states: Eighty-six possibility of lightening and refloating Agents. workers have been evacuated from a the vessel. No pollution reported. -- North Sea platform after an oil leak Lloyd's Agents. GLORIA (Estonia) in a storage tank in one of the See "United Kingdom" under "Port installation's main legs. The EL SAFA (Panama) State Control." precautionary evacuation began on Hodeidah, Aug 10 -- Passenger ro/ro El Safa sailed Hodeidah Aug 6 for Sunday night after the leak was GOLDEN BAY (Malta) Mumbai. -- Lloyd's Agents. discovered by a technician on London, Aug 8 -- A press report, Shell's Brent Bravo platform. A dated today, states: The Malta spokesman for Shell confirmed that ELQUI (Uruguay) Maritime Authority (MMA) is 86 people had been airlifted, Stanley, Aug 4 -- Fishing Elqui is still investigating an incident that leaving 60 essential staff on board. alongside the quay. There has been no allegedly happened at around The workers were flown to the change in the situation of the vessel, 1000,CEST, this morning at Lighters Brent Charlie, Brent Delta and which is still up for sale. -- Lloyd's Wharf, Marsa. The MMA received North Cormorant rigs. The Agents. spokesman added: "They are reports saying that the collision carrying out a controlled shut-down ELTSEN involved non specific tanker Golden of the platform in order to repair (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Bay (231 gt, built 1959), that was the leak. The indications are that it London, Aug 9 -- General cargo carrying diesel oil. The barge was won't take very long. It is a small Eltsen arrived Piraeus Jul 25 for shifting from Flagstone Wharf to Ras leak of oil and no gas is involved. repairs. Hanzir Dolphins. A boat that was The leak was discovered in a moored in the area was reportedly storage cell in one of the utility EVERISE GLORY (Malaysia) sunk whilst the jetty was slightly legs. There has been no leakage of London, Aug 8 -- A press report, damaged. No pollution or injuries were oil into the North Sea." dated Aug 7, states: Despite their reported. The Ports Directorate of the outstanding claims on Pulau Batu MMA and the Police are investigating BUNGA MAS TUJUH (Malaysia) Puteh/Pedra Branca, Malaysia and the incident. Moji, Aug 8 -- C.c. Bunga Mas Tujuh Singapore agreed that sunken arrived Moji Aug 7 from Yantai and general cargo Everise Glory, near the GRAMPIAN FURY (Uruguay) sailed same day for Osaka. -- Lloyd's island, should be completely removed London, Aug 10 -- Following Agents. for the safety of international navigation warning issued Aug 8: navigation. A statement by Wisma Fishing Promopez towing trawler CASITAS (U.S.A.) Putra yesterday said the two Grampian Fury (713 gt, built 1966) in Honolulu, Aug 4 -- Understand countries reached the consensus lat 35 58S, long 53 14W, line length pollution control vessel Casitas was without prejudice to their claims 450 metres, bound for Montevideo refloated at approximately 1135 today, concerning sovereignty over the port. (Note -- Grampian Fury, with 28 without any pollution or further island, Middle Rocks and South persons on board, was reported damage to the reef. Due to its Ledge. Officials of both sides met at disabled and adrift, in lat 36 15S, long condition, it continued to take on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 53 25W.) water, it was scuttled at a designated Singapore yesterday to discuss the site in approximately 1000 fathoms at removal of the wreck of Everise Glory HAJ FAYEZ (Cambodia) 1330 hrs. -- Lloyd's Agents. lying about seven nautical miles Tunis, Aug 9 -- General cargo Haj north-east of the island following a Fayez (4013 gt, built 1979) had engine CEC COPENHAGEN (Bahamas) collision on Jun 4. Discussions were breakdown in Bizerta Roads Aug 7. Singapore, Aug 4 -- General cargo conducted in an open and friendly Vessel was rescued by National Navy CEC Copenhagen arrived Singapore atmosphere with both sides gaining a then towed to Bizerta port. -- Lloyd's Aug 3. -- Lloyd's Agents. deeper understanding of each other's Agents.

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HANJIN BUSAN (Cyprus) was then stood down. Yarmouth Pasir Gudang, did not load due to Karachi, Aug 9 -- C.c. Hanjin Busan Coastguard received a call at 0401 this grounding. Vessel sailed Aug 1 to (17933 gt, built 1979) damaged a tug morning from Greek product tanker Singapore, for repairs. -- Lloyd's on arrival at Karachi Port yesterday. Shinoussa stating they had been in a Agents. According to Pakistan's port authority, collision with the Dutch trawler Christmas Island, Aug 8 -- The reasonable compensation was obtained Jacoba Alijda, they were confident grounding of bulk Jin Xi took place on from the vessel for damage to its tug they had not sustained any damage the day of its departure (Aug 1), at during towing. Hanjin Busan arrived but were standing by the casualty and 0518 hrs, and as vessel didn't stay from Sri Lanka at 2015, Aug 8 and another fishing vessel. Martin Miller, around too long we couldn't determine offloaded containers at berths No. Yarmouth Coastguard Watch Manager, the exact point of grounding. Our best 29/30 of Karachi International says: "We were not made aware of the guess is at North West Point. The Container Terminal. It is expected to collision until 0400 we understand the master informed us that the problem sail for India today. -- Lloyd's List 27,000 ton tanker carrying 15,000 occurred due to the failure of the duty Correspondent. tonnes of fuel oil to be intact and no officer to keep an appropriate lookout. Karachi, Aug 11 -- C.c. Hanjin Busan pollution has occurred. At first light Damage was done to the forward sailed Karachi Aug 9 for Jawaharlal the vessel will be inspected to assess if section around the forepeak with the Nehru. -- Lloyd's Agents. any damage has been sustained, by side shell plating being ripped open. personnel on board the Thames Gas The vessel departed late morning on HILL (Liberia) Platform standby vessel Putford same day as the grounding, for Taipei, Aug 11 -- General cargo Hill Rover. If all is well the tanker will Singapore. It is understood that due to sailed Keelung Aug 3. -- Lloyd's then continue to its destination Tees the high costs of repair the vessel has Agents. Port. The Dutch Coastguard has been sent to China for dry dock repair. informed us that the Jacoba Alijda Jebsens have substituted bulk Seletar HUI MANA (U.S.A.) sunk at 0455. "The Marine Accident Hope, which is now due Christmas See Pride of America. Investigation Branch has been Island on Aug 10, to load 17,500 informed of this incident." The tonnes of bulk phosphate for I.V.No.14 (Canada) weather conditions on scene were Malaysian ports. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Aug 8 -- General cargo moderate with good visibility. I.V.No.14 (149 gt, built 1937) was London, Aug 9 -- Following received JO SPIRIT (NIS) reported to have struck dredger from the operators of product tanker Maassluis, Aug 9 -- Chemical/oil Rosaire (715 gt, built 1952) at 1048 Shinoussa: At 0030, BST, today, a carrier Jo Spirit arrived Hamburg Aug hrs, Aug 6, in St.John Harbour, N.B.. collision occurred between Shinoussa 8 from Cote Ste. Catherine. -- Lloyd's and trawler Jacoba Alijda in the Sub-agents. JACOBA ALIJDA (Netherlands) North Sea, some 48 miles north-east of London, Aug 9 -- Following received Bacton. Following the collision, the KIPEROUSA (Malta) from Den Helder RCC, timed 0306, crew of Jacoba Alijda, a Netherland's London, Aug 4 -- A press report, UTC: Trawler Jacoba Alijda (429 gt, registered fishing vessel, transferred dated today, states: Salvors built 1987) and product tanker to another fishing vessel. It is SvitzerWijsmuller, has been awarded a Shinoussa (27793 gt, built 1990) were understood that all her crew are contract to remove the balance of in collision in lat 53 03N, long 02 42E, accounted for and in good health. cargo from the grounded bulk at 0139, UTC, Aug 9. Jacoba Alijda Jacoba Alijda subsequently sank at Kiperousa. The previous salvage sustained a hole and reported taking 0455, BST. UK maritime authorities in contract with Tsavliris involved the water in the engine-room. All six crew Yarmouth and Southampton were unsuccessful refloating of Kiperousa. members were taken off by fishing St. contacted by Shinoussa at Apart from attempting to refloat the Anthony, which is still alongside the approximately 0200, BST. The vessel vessel, the team also undertook to vessel. remained on site in order to provide remove the deck cargo of about 1600 London, Aug 9 -- Following received further assistance as needed and to hardwood logs loaded in Gabon in an from Coastguard Yarmouth MRCC, await instructions. Following an effort to lighten the vessel. These timed 0311, UTC: Trawler Jacoba inspection earlier this morning, it has efforts came to an end on Jul 24 when Alijda and product tanker Shinoussa been established that Shinoussa has the vessel was declared a constructive are still at the site of the collision, and sustained some minor damage to her total loss and the salvage attempt was fishing St. Anthony has secured a bulbous bow, with all other systems abandoned. Approximately 6500 logs towline to Jacoba Alijda. Shinoussa is working properly. No damage to cargo remain stowed in the holds of the not believed to be holed or leaking oil. areas and no pollution. After flooded ship. A new contract has been A damage assessment will be carried consultation with the MCA, the vessel awarded in favour of out in daylight. has now continued on to its SvitzerWijsmuller and the Tsavliris London, Aug 9 -- Following received destination Teesport. Shinoussa is team has departed from the scene. The from Den Helder RCC, timed 0354, operated by the Eletson Corporation of heavylift Mi26 helicopter that was UTC: Trawler Jacoba Alijda has sunk Greece. The vessel is a double hulled brought in from Central Africa to help in lat 53 04.23N, long 02 42.79E. tanker of 46,538 dwt, and sails under discharge the deck cargo after London, Aug 9 -- A press release from the Greek flag. While is not clear at attempts at using supply tugs has also the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, this stage how the incident occurred, left. The helicopter has returned to dated today, states: In the early hours Eletson will co-operate fully with any Central Africa where it is believed to of this morning a Dutch fishing vessel subsequent investigations with the have a contract delivering food aid in sank 48 miles north east of Bacton, authorities and other parties into its Sudan. The Tsavliris tug Nikolay south east of Cromer. Yarmouth cause. Eletson would also like to Chiker called briefly at East London at Coastguard were alerted by crew on a thank all those who assisted with the the weekend for repairs after receiving standby vessel at 2351, yesterday, to rescue operation and the UK Maritime damage in the salvage attempt but has an incident that they had overheard authorities for their professional since sailed. The team from the South on the radio between the casualty response. African offices of SvitzerWijsmuller, vessel, Dutch trawler Jacoba Alijda, led by Captain Nic Sloane, is already and their rescue vessel, Dutch fishing JAVA SEA (Singapore) on site and making preparations to vessel St. Anthony, registered in the Singapore, Aug 9 -- General cargo remove the balance of cargo. The UK. Rescue helicopter 125 from RAF Java Sea is currently at Singmarine attempt is expected to take up to two Wattisham was scrambled and contact North Quay 2, Singapore. -- Lloyd's months. Two barges are being brought was made with the rescue boat fishing Agents. to the scene, one from Durban and the vessel St. Anthony; the skipper stated other, a larger barge from the Middle he had rescued six crew, all of which JIN XI (China) East. Arrangements have been made were safe and well and a tow line Christmas Island, Aug 4 -- Bulk Jin with the National Ports Authority at would be attempted to be put on the Xi (10904 gt, built 1993), which East London to store the logs at a site fishing vessel. The Rescue helicopter arrived Christmas Island Jul 31 from in East London harbour.

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LAINE MICHELLE (U.S.A.) guarantee for Taka 35 million ($0.53 damaged severely, the vessel sprang a See Leisure Lady. million) (not Taka 3.5 million as leak and was moored in the harbour of earlier reported) against the claim of Rendsburg. The Suna proceeded to LANDS END (U.K.) Taka 120 million (USD $1.85 million). Kiel where it was arrested. The London, Aug 11 -- A press report, In order to establish the actual cost of damage is estimated to be Euro dated Aug 10, states: A French navy the damage the local court has asked 250.000. Both crews as well as the ship is to arrive off Corsica to hem in a for a submission of the findings of the pilots were not injured. (Note -- Mithil fuel slick left by a British luxury yacht Underwater Survey/Dry Dock. -- sailed Rostock at 2220, Aug 8 for Lands End (364 gt, built 1965) which Lloyd's List Correspondent. Bristol. Suna sailed Brake at 2035 holed itself on a reef off the southern Aug 8.) part of the island, officials said. The MATHILDA DESGAGNES (Canada) 49-metre yacht ran into the reef two London, Aug 5 -- Reported that MOHAMAD PRINCE (Honduras) kilometres off shore yesterday for general cargo Mathilda Desgagnes Aleppo, Aug 6 -- General cargo reasons yet to be determined. Its 13 (4203 gt, built 1959) grounded near Mohamad Prince arrived Tartous Jul passengers and 12 crew members Port Meunier, Anticosti Island, lat 49 30. -- Lloyd's Agents. abandoned ship without injury. The 48 30N, long 64 22 06W, 0024, EDST, ship remains stuck on the reef with all today. Vessel remains aground and MOL DISCOVERY (Panama) but its aft underwater. The French awaits tug assistance. London, Aug 4 -- Following received said a tug was standing by for the London, Aug 9 -- Following received from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 1409, salvage of the yacht. The navy vessel from Quebec MRSC, timed 1455, UTC: UTC: C.c. MOL Discovery has sent to the scene from Toulon was General cargo Mathilda Desgagnes has completed repairs and proceeded on equipped with an anti-pollution water been refloated and is presently at voyage. barrier which would be used to contain Montreal. oil and fuel that had escaped. A MOLODYOZHNYY (Russia) Monaco-based company handled the MAWASHI AL-GASSEEM (Kuwait) Vladivostok, Aug 10 -- Ref running of the yacht, which was London, Aug 6 -- A press report, Molodyozhnyy sailed Vladivostok Aug rented out for Mediterranean cruises dated today, states: The Maritime 5 for Kamchatka. -- Lloyd's Agents. for Euro 13,000 a day. Union of Australia says it has humanitarian concerns for 69 foreign MSC CHRISTINA (Cyprus) LEISURE LADY (U.S.A.) crew members on board livestock London, Aug 10 -- C.c. MSC London, Aug 11 -- A press report, Mawashi Al-Gasseem that has been Christina arrived Ningbo Aug 3 and dated today, states: The master of placed under arrest at Port Adelaide. sailed Aug 5. Vessel subsequently casino vessel Leisure Lady (88 gt, built The union says the workers have not arrived Busan Aug 6 and sailed Aug 7 1984), which collided with commercial been paid in months, and are having for Qingdao. shrimp fishing Laine Michelle (83 gt, to rely on outside assistance for food. built 1976) approximately nine miles Last month, the Federal Court found NALANI (U.S.A.) off Fort Myers Beach, at 1400, Aug 7, the ship's owner owed more than See Pride of America. said yesterday he cannot say when the $US600,000 in unpaid fuel. It gambling boat will relaunch. U.S. subsequently ordered the carrier be NEW GLORY (Dominica) Coast Guard officials said they cannot arrested in Port Adelaide, effectively Singapore, Aug 9 -- General cargo comment on the accident. "The case is stopping it from any further New Glory is still at Raffles still under investigation," said Lt. movement. The Maritime Union's Anchorage, Singapore. -- Lloyd's James Fogle, of the Coast Guard. South Australian branch secretary, Agents. Fogle said there were people on the Jamie Newlyn, says the ship's mostly casino boat gaming during the Filipino crew is owed about NIKOLAY CHIKER (Russia) accident but said there were no $US450,000 in back pay. "The 69 crew See Kiperousa. reported injuries. Leisure Lady on board that vessel haven't been departs from Fort Myers Beach twice a payed since February and some in fact NORASIA TAURUS day Tuesday through Sunday and has haven't been paid for over 12 months," (Antigua & Barbuda) 180 slot machines and 12 table games. he said. Mr Newlyn says food and Limassol, Aug 5 -- C.c. Norasia Yesterday, workers were repairing basic provisions are being given to the Taurus is berthing today at Larnaca Lady Leisure, but Captain Tom Drake workers, but many of them are port to discharge all cargo onboard said he would not comment until the worried that they have not been able (about 1,600 Containers). The vessel investigation was complete. "We can't to provide for their families. had a fire on board on Jul 16 off the say anything that would affect their coast of Egypt. After the fire was put investigation," Drake said. MIRAGE I (Bahamas) out the vessel was towed to Larnaca. See "Vessels Diverted To Cyprus Due An LOF2000 has been signed. -- LIAN (St. Vincent & Grenadines) To Security Conerns" under Lloyd's Agents. Ronne, Aug 10 -- General cargo Lian "Miscellaneous". arrived Ronne Aug 9 from Szczecin OCEAN BLOSSOM (Panama) and sailed Aug 10 for Slite. -- Lloyd's MISSISSIPPI (Canada) Moji, Aug 2 -- Acid tanker Ocean Sub-agents. London, Aug 10 -- At 2322 hrs, Jul 9, Blossom arrived Shimonoseki Aug 1 bulk Mississipi (9706 gt, built 1943) from Dalian and sailed same day for LOYALTY (Panama) lost steering and struck the guard gate Tsuneishi. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Aug 11 -- Product tanker wall, Mile 9, Welland Canal. The Loyalty sailed New York Aug 8. vessel sustained damage on the port ORIENT PROSPERITY (India) bow, above and below the waterline. Mormugao, Aug 5 -- C.c. Orient MAHARDI (Indonesia) Wall damaged. Prosperity arrived Mormugao Aug 1 Singapore, Aug 6 -- General cargo from Mumbai. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. Mahardi sailed Singapore Aug 5 for MITHRIL (Netherlands) Port Klang. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Aug 10 -- Information OSTFRIESLAND (Germany) received from Germany, dated today, London, Aug 4 -- Information MARISSA GREEN (Netherlands) states: General cargo Suna (2889 gt, received from Germany, dated today, Karcahi, Aug 5 -- Understand from built 1994) Brunsbuttel to Kiel, caught states: Ro/ro Ostfriesland (1860 gt, HRC Shipping Ltd, the owners of c.c. "the wrong lane" close to Rendsburg built 1985), berthed in outer port of Banga Bonik, that the dispute with and was in collision with general cargo Emden, sustained a machine room fire the owner of general cargo Marissa Mithril (1909 gt, built 1994) Baltic to after leakage in fuel pipe Aug 3. First Green is yet to be resolved. Marissa Bristol, Aug 9. The Suna drifted the fire was successfully tackled by Green was detained at Chittagong Port against the berth of the canal ferry the crew, but then it broke out again. for damaging Banga Bonik but later Nobsikrug afterwards missing it only Emden firefighters were alarmed and released on the submission of a bank by chance. The bow of the Mithril was finally managed to put out the flames.

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The vessel is under repair at the the contaminated fuel would cost Honolulu, Aug 8 -- Passenger Pride of Nordseewerken Emden now. It usually around $1 million. Dr Herrera called America arrived Honolulu Aug 6 from connects Borkum island with Emden on the authorities to investigate this Nawiliwili and sailed same day for port. incident because the negative Hilo. -- Lloyd's Agents. publicity was having disastrous effects PACIFIC RUNNER on the country's efforts to promote the PROVIDENCE II (Marshall Islands) island as a yachting hub in the (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Zeebrugge, Aug 8 -- Vehicle Pacific Mediterranean. See "Hurricane 'Dennis'" under Runner arrived Zeebrugge Aug 5 from "Weather & Navigation." Algiers and sailed Aug 6 for PIETRO NOVELLI (Italy) Bremerhaven. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. Messina, Aug 5 -- Ro/ro Pietro Novelli RADWAN (Cyprus) has arrived in Messina where it is See "Bay Of Bengal" under "Piracy". PARKER DRILLING 57-B (U.S.A.) undergoing permament repairs at the New Orleans, Aug 9 -- Drilling barge local shipyard. We do not have full ROMILDA (Greece) Parker Drilling 57-B: The salvage details of extent of damage/status of London, Aug 8 -- Lloyd's Casualty contract has been awarded and salvors repairs as we have not been instructed representatives in Piraeus report : are currently awaiting the arrival of on the hull damage. However, the Passenger ro/ro Romilda (4985 gt, more equipment to commence the damage is not too serious. It is built 1974) sustained damage to one of removal of the derrick and rigging. -- expected that the vessel will promptly the main engine while sailing to Lloyd's Agents. resume service on the usual Santorini, morning Aug 6. At the time Milazzo/Aeolian islands route. -- of the incident vessel was performing PELORUS (Bermuda) Lloyd's Agents. the schedule Piraeus-Syros-Paros- London, Aug 11 -- A press report, Naxos-Ios-Sikino-Folegandros- Messina, Aug 10 -- Ro/ro Pietro dated Aug 5, states: A fuel supply Santorini-Anathi. Following the Novelli has completed permanemt problem that affected Roman incident vessel arrived at Santorini Abramovich's yacht Pelorus (5317 gt, repairs and is now back on scheduled safely and disembarked the 120 built 2003) during a recent visit to service on the Aeolian islands route. -- passengers. Those bound for Anathi Malta is feared to be "bad publicity" Lloyd's Agents. were forwarded to their destination on for the island and could have serious a vessel performing local itineraries. negative repercussions on its yachting PINE PIA (South Korea) The vessel sailed for Piraeus without industry. The problem on Pelorus See Asia Concerto. passengers in order to perform repairs. caused delays, leading its owner, to Following inspection by the Marine cancel a visit to Malta. Mr Abramovich PORVENIR I (Chile) Inspectorate at Piraeus, vessel sailed was likely planning to spend a day on Valparaiso, Aug 4 -- Ro/ro Porvenir I at 0140, Aug 7 for Syros-Mykonos- his boat before sailing away, said (3316 gt, built 1972) sailed from Paros-Naxos-Heraklion-Koufonissia- Simon Borg Cardona, managing Chacabuco to Talcahuano Aug 3 in Donoussa-Aigali-Katapola. director of yacht agents and brokers heavy weather off "Morro Gonzalo" at Nautica Ltd, which handles the Caleta Bonifacio. Due to strong winds ROSAIRE (Canada) magnate's yachts when in Malta, (120 km/hr) and 10 metre waves the See I.V.No.14. organising berthing, facilities and container's lashing, which were supplies. But the delays caused by the stowed on board, collapsed causing the SAFMARINE MEROULA (Cyprus) problem in the fuel supply, which have shifting of the vessel (60∞ app.). Due London, Aug 8 -- General cargo not been specified, disrupted his plans to this shifting, the vessel's engine Safmarine Meroula (8975 gt, built and he is said to have done a right sustained damage by sea water. The 1981) had engine breakdown off the about-turn. Mr Abramovich was captain informed of the vessel's South African coast Aug 4. Salvage scheduled to arrive in Malta from situation to the Chilean Maritime services rendered to vessel by Smit Boston on his private jet when he Authorities at 0751, local time, Aug 3. Marine South Africa (Pty) Ltd under rerouted and headed for Sardinia Chilean Maritime Authority informed LOF 2000. Vessel was towed into instead. The motor yacht was delayed that all members of the crew were Saldanha Bay Aug 5. (Note -- by a couple of days and then left, Mr rescued. The vessel remains stranded Safmarine Meroula sailed Cape Town Borg Cardona said. Although it is, as at Punta Galera. The containers Aug 3.) yet, unclear whose fault it was, the carried frozen fish. -- Lloyd's Sub- London, Aug 9 -- Following received crew blame the fuel suppliers and the agents. (Note -- Porvenir I sailed from the Department of Merchant fuel suppliers deny making any Chacabuco Jul 30.) Shipping, Limassol, dated today: mistakes, it is feared that Malta's Valparaiso, Aug 5 -- Ro/ro Porvenir I General cargo Safmarine Meroula was boating scenario could suffer due to sunk yesterday at approximately 1600, deleted from the Cyprus registry on bad publicity. In the case of Pelorus, local time, the second officer died, two Aug 3. the fuel was ordered through an crew members are missing -- Lloyd's Cape Town, Aug 11 -- General cargo international bunkering company but Sub-agents. (See issue of Aug 8.) Safmarine Meroula has sustained supplied by locals, Mr Borg Cardona damage to a generator and was said, adding that the cause of the PRIDE OF AMERICA (U.S.A.) assisted by salvors Smit in order to problem had not yet been established Honolulu, Aug 4 -- Passenger Pride of arrive at the port of Saldanha. Agents and it was premature to point fingers. America (80439 gt) was involved in a advise that repairs are almost (Note -- Pelorus arrived Valletta Jul 19 contact with a Smith Maritime tug in complete although it would appear and sailed Jul 26.) Kahului Harbour, Maui, Hawaii, on that Smit have had the vessel London, Aug 11 -- A press report, Aug 1-2. It was reported that the tug arrested. -- Lloyd's Agents. dated today, states: Labour Member of was maneouvring a fuel barge into Parliament Jose Herrera yesterday position when the bow line parted and SAMUDRA SURAKSHA (India) See BHN Production Platform. called for an inquiry into the incident the tug's anchor came into contact involving yacht Pelorus. The vessel with the ship. Damage is reported to SANTA EMMA (Panama) was supplied with $216,000 worth of its starboard side, above the contaminated diesel while it was Halifax, NS, Aug 4 -- Ro/ro Santa waterline. Full damage assessment is Emma is berthed at Cape Tormentine, docked in Malta. The yacht was to be made upon arrival in Honolulu docked in Malta awaiting owner Mr New Brunswick. Hull repairs have on Aug 6. -- Lloyd's Agents. been effected, and understand tugs Abramovich's arrival on his private jet Honolulu, Aug 8 -- The vessels from the United States, but an have been ordered. -- Lloyd's Agents. involved in the collision with (See issue of Jun 6.) onboard warning system detected that passenger Pride of America were tug the fuel contained an excessive Nalani (98 gt, built 1981) and tank amount of water and shut the boat SEMLOW barge Hui Mana (2299 gt, built 1988). (St. Vincent & Grenadines) down. The engine was not damaged -- Lloyd's Agents. but it was estimated that cleaning out See "Somalia" under "Piracy." A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

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SHINOUSSA (Greece) damages to the port bridge and other Monrovia, Aug 8 -- Owners of product See Jacoba Alijda. areas. G/L surveyor attending. -- tanker Tugce-T. inform that they are Lloyd's Agents. flying a marine surveyor from SIERRA EXPRESS (Greece) Istanbul this Wednesday (Aug 10). Falmouth, Aug 4 -- C.c. Sierra THE IRIS (Malta) Yesterday, four fitters/mechanics Express is still anchored in Falmouth See "Vessels Diverted To Cyprus Due arrived to help mend the main engine. Bay, and general cargo Dogger is still To Security Conerns" under The vessel is presently around the alongside at Queens Wharf. No "Miscellaneous". fairway buoy at Monrovia port. -- decisions have been taken concerning Lloyd's Agents. repairs. -- Lloyd's Agents. THE JASMINE Falmouth, Aug 6 -- C.c. Sierra (St. Vincent & Grenadines) UTTARKASHI (India)) Express berthed Duchy Wharf, See "Vessels Diverted To Cyprus Due Visakhapatnam, Aug 10 -- Bulk Falmouth Docks, 1930, Aug 5, to effect To Security Conerns" under Uttarkashi sailed Visakhapatnam Aug repairs. General cargo Dogger berthed "Miscellaneous". 9 for Paradip. -- Lloyd's Agents. Kings Wharf, Falmouth Docks, 1000, Aug 5, awaiting decision regards cargo TRANSFER (Antigua & Barbuda) VAGABON DES MERS (Canada) discharge and repairs. -- Lloyd's London, Aug 10 -- A press report, London, Aug 8 -- At 2325 hrs, Aug 6, Agents. dated Aug 9, states: Local and fishing Vagabon Des Mers (54 gt, built international marine experts continue 1982) was reported disabled, in lat 45 SOULA (North Korea) to trying to figure out how to remove 31.58N, long 72 52. 58W, with cracked Aleppo, Aug 10 -- Our Tartous branch part c.c. Transfer from a section of engine block. The vessel was towed has reported after investigation that Lighthouse Reef atoll. While officials back to port by the Coast Guard vessel general cargo Soula arrived Tartous had hoped to dislodge the wreck Cap Rozier. on May 14 and that the main engine during a salvage operation earlier this has been repaired.Soula is expected to month, reports indicate that the WAVE SENTINEL (U.K.) sail from Tartous to an unknown attempt was unsuccessful. It is Hull, Aug 11 -- Cable Wave Sentinel destination within three days. -- understood that when Transfer sailed from Teesport at 0700, Aug 9, Lloyd's Agents. experienced problems and crashed into bound Portland. -- Lloyd's Agents. the coral in January, only one third of STRILEN its length sat on the reef, but when WILKE (Gibraltar) (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Hurricane "Emily" passed through the London, Aug 4 -- Following received London, Aug 10 -- Following received Caribbean, the large accompanying from Den Helder RCC, timed 1434, from Aarhus RCC, timed 1120, UTC: waves pushed an additional third of UTC: General cargo Wilke (2901 gt, General cargo Strilen (1133 gt, built the vessel into the shallows. With that built 1994), Queenborough for 1966) grounded in lat 54 51.4N, long much dead weight high and dry, even Szczecin in ballast, is presently 10 31.5E, about 2139, UTC, Aug 8. the powerful tug imported to pull the stopped and drifting in lat 53 27.2N, Vessel was refloated with tug vessel off the reef proved ineffective, long 05 00.6E, to effect engine repairs. assistance Aug 9 and was reported forcing officials to come up with plan London, Aug 5 -- Following received proceeding to a nearby local dock. B. It is understood that there are two from Den Helder RCC, timed 0510, options: one to bring two larger tugs to UTC: General cargo Wilke completed STRYMON (Greece) the site and proceed with dislodging repairs and proceeded on voyage at London, Aug 9 -- At 2115 hrs, Aug 8, the vessel, or hire work crews armed 2030, UTC, Aug 4. (Note -- At 0409 chem.tank Strymon (30020 gt, built with welding torches to cut the ship today Wilke was in lat 53 56 13.2N, 2005) contacted the bottom while into several pieces to facilitate its long 07 45 19.44E.) docking at Montreal. No injuries or removal. Since the grounding no fines pollution reported. have been levied against the owner of X-PRESS PUMORI (Singapore) the vessel, identified to us as Ariane Singapore, Aug 9 -- C.c. X-Press SUNA (Russia) Shipping Company; however it is Pumori is currently at Pan United See Mithril. understood that officials are making a Shipyard Floating Dock 2, Singapore. thorough assessment of the monetary -- Lloyd's Agents. SWEET LASS II (Malta) damages to the environment. They London, Aug 10 -- Following received will then levy a fine three times that YUN CHANG (Taiwan) from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed amount, a minimum of $600,000, See "Typhoon 'Haitang' " under 1350, UTC: Bulk Sweet Lass II (35350 against those responsible. "Weather & Navigation." gt, built 1981), cargo 450,000 tonnes of granulated slag, grounded while TRANSMODAL (Argentina) attempting to enter the Mississippi Buenos Aires, Aug 10 -- Ro/ro River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) on Aug 7. Transmodal: Cleaning works have Vessel is soft aground and believed already been initiated with removal undamaged. Lightering operations and/or dismantling of affected commenced yesterday and it is hoped equipment. -- Lloyd's Agents. to refloat the vessel at midday, local time, today. TUGCE-T. (Turkey) London, Aug 10 -- Following Monrovia, Aug 5 -- Product tanker BAY OF BENGAL received from Coast Guard New Tugce-T. (5154 gt, built 1985) informed London, Aug 10 -- Bangladesh Coast Orleans, timed 1840, UTC: Bulk us that she had developed engine Guards arrested some 41-sea pirates Sweet Lass II: Lightering operations problems en route to Nigeria. We are from the Bay of Bengal during piracy will continue until sunset today. the appointed shipping agents and we on a ship off Kutubdia Island Operations will then be suspended established radio communications yesterday morning. It is said, a tug until early tomorrow morning. It is with the vessel am today. We learned Care Play-14 from Kutubdia island hoped to make a refloating attempt that the vessel has main engine area on the Bay at around 0800 hrs sometime around mid-morning problems and engineers from her was towing product tanker Radwan tomorrow. home base will arrive in Monrovia on (23904 gt, built 1980), a scrap vessel. Aug 7 to remedy the problem. She is A gang of pirates attacked the vessel TALLIN (Antigua & Barbuda) being towed by the salvage vessel and the tug and started looting goods Miami, Aug 4 -- While being in dead Mamuli and is presently in position from the vessels. However, on tow by a tug operated by P & L lat 06 20.5N, long 10 49.7W. She has receiving the message, the mobile Towing, inbound, yesterday, general been in this position since 0930 today. team of the Coast Guard on board cargo Tallin (2810 gt, built 1997) -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- Tugce-T., CGS Tauhid rushed to the spot and struck the Fifth Avenue Bridge, ukraine for Apapa-Lagos, passed surrounded the two vessels and asked Miami, with the port side causing Gibraltar Jul 23.) the pirates to surrender. They

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7 Marine/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests surrendered on the spot. The Coast Somali Transitional Federal city of Bosaaso. The WFP said at the Guards arrested some 41 pirates from Government and officials from the weekend that a deal had been reached the two vessels and five trawlers used United Nations World Food on Friday (Aug 5) for the safe return by the pirates. They also recovered the Programme. At the meeting where the of the ship, its crew and the 850 tons looted goods including huge ropes, one agreement was entered into on Friday of rice it is carrying within days, on refrigerator, rubber boat and pistol (Aug 5) were Kenya's Ambassador to the condition that the rice would be from the possession of the arrested Somalia Mohammed Affey, the Sri distributed in central Somalia, where pirates. They also seized the five Lankan High Commissioner to Kenya, the pirates come from. trawlers, used in the piracy. -- Lloyd's Mohamed Kaleel Meelaub Keeran and List Correspondent. Colonel Nicholas Fulko Miti of the London, Aug 10 -- A press report, Tanzanian High Commission in dated Aug 9, states: Coast Guards Kenya. Mr Affey said that he was arrested some 41 sea pirates from the happy an agreement to free the Bay of Bengal during piracy on hostages had finally been arrived at. product tanker Radwan (23904 gt, "I am excited that after one-and-a-half built 1980) off Kutubdia island this months of negotiations, we have morning. The Coast Guard also seized secured their release. However, we can huge looted goods from the pirates. In only celebrate once they arrive in UNITED KINGDOM another operation, the Coast Guards Mombasa," said Mr Affey. "We are Hull, Aug 11 -- General cargo Gloria: also arrested three alleged smugglers grateful to the Somali Transitional According to Port of Tyne Harbour- from the outer anchorage of the Federal Government and the Kenyan master's office, vessel is still under Chittagong Port in the Bay of Bengal ambassador for their combined efforts detention at Tyne dock. -- Lloyd's last night. Radwan, a scrap vessel, to ensure that the vessel, the food and, Agents. was being towed by a tug from most importantly, the 10-member crew Kutubdia island area on the Bay of who have suffered greatly during this Bengal at around 0800 today. A gang ordeal will be released of pirates attacked Radwan and the unconditionally," said WFP's Country tug and started looting goods from the Director Robert Hauser in a press ships. However, the crew of the tug statement. It was also agreed at the ship informed the Coast Guard about Friday meeting that the food the piracy through wireless massage. consignment be handed over to the The massage was immediately sent to Somali Transitional Federal the mobile team of Coast Guard. On Government in El Maan to be AFRICAN PRIDE (Panama) receiving the message, the mobile distributed to communities inhabiting London, Aug 8 -- A report from team of the Coast Guard on board the central regions of the country. LaSalle, dated today, states: A report CGS Tauhid rushed to the spot near Community elders and the TFG from Lagos, dated Aug 5, states: Kutubdia island. The Coast Guard representatives guaranteed that after Reprieve yesterday came the way of 13 surrounded the two ships and asked the consignment was off-loaded, the nationals of Russia, Romania and the pirates to surrender. They vessel would be allowed to sail on Georgia who have been standing trial surrendered on the spot. The Coast without any hindrance or threats, on a two counts of criminal charge of Guards arrested some 41 pirates from WFP said. Upon its release, the vessel illegal crude oil bunkering with the two ships and five trawlers used is expected to discharge the 850 product tanker African Pride, as by the pirates. They also recovered the metric tons of food aid donated by Justice Rose Ukeje of the Federal looted goods including huge ropes, one Japan and Germany at the northern High Court, Lagos, admitted them to refrigerator, rubber boat and pistol Mogadishu Port of El Maan, and then bail. She, however, said their bail is on from the possession of the arrested return to its base in Mombasa. the condition that the listed countries' pirates. They also seized the five London, Aug 10 -- A press report, ambassadors to Nigeria must sign trawlers, used in the piracy. Besides, dated today, states: Somali pirates undertaking to produce them when the Coast Guards arrested three have reneged on a deal brokered by hearing in the matter resumes. Their alleged smugglers from the outer the United Nations to free ten application for bail was, however, not anchorage area of Chittagong Port on hostages held for more than a month opposed by the prosecution as the the Bay of Bengal at about 2100 and the fate of general cargo Semlow judge further ruled that they must yesterday. They also seized mobile and the crew was still unknown so far, deposit their international passports phones and an engine boat from their officials working for the World Food and travel documents with the court, possession. The Coast Guard handed Programme (WFP) in Nairobi said adding that the Nigerian Foreign over the 41 arrested pirates and three today. Under the deal, which included Minister or the National Security smugglers to the Custom authority. the release of the hostages and the Adviser to the President shall verify The process has been started to file ship's cargo of mainly rice for post- claims by their ambassadors. She also cases with Patenga thana, said Coast tsunami aid, a UN-chartered Kenyan ruled that the ambassadors must Guard sources. ship was due to dock at the port of El identify which of the accused persons Maan near the Somali capital are their nationals, adding that if they RADWAN (Cyprus) Mogadishu by Monday (Aug 8). The jump bail, the privilege will be See "Bay Of Bengal Radwan" under officials, however, said the pirates revoked. The suspects, who had been "Piracy". have not been in touch since the standing trial before Justice Gloria agreement, struck by Somali clan Okeke of the same court, were earlier SOMALIA elders, UN mediators and the pirates, refused bail by the court which upheld London, Aug 8 -- A press report, was reached five days ago. They said argument of the prosecution that the dated Aug 7, states: Eight Kenyans that they did not know whether accused persons are foreigners and taken hostage by Somali pirates will contact has broken down or not. "We that if they decide to jump bail, there be released within the next three have been waiting for the ship since was no way the court could ensure days, it has been announced. Also held last weekend, but it has not come. We they are brought back to the country hostage in the same vessel (general will still wait as we don't know what to face trial. cargo Semlow) together with the eight has happened again," said an official London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Kenyans are a Tanzanian engineer at the WFP office in Nairobi. The dated today, states: The captain of and a Sri Lankan ship captain. Somali pirates originally demanded a 500,000 product tanker African Pride, arrested leaders and elders on behalf of the dollar ransom for the hostages, in Nigeria, was discharged from hijackers have agreed to release the including eight Kenyan crew hospital yesterday and put back into 10 to go to the Somali port of El Maan members, a Sri Lankan captain and a custody, the mother of one of the within the next three days. The Tanzanian engineer. Later they sailors told Itar-Tass by telephone. release agreement has been entered demanded only the rice for tsunami Valery Pakhomov, 65, was hospitalised into between representatives of the victims in the northeastern Somali last week with an outbreak of malaria,

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8 Seizures & Arrests

Lyudmila Kravtsova said. "We have The embassy will write to Tanzanian wrangling, is to be auctioned at Port agreed with Russian medics living in agencies criticizing the court verdict Everglades on Sep 20 under a federal Nigeria that when our seamen are and calling for just action. court order, after unpaid crew joined released from prison, they will in as co-plaintiffs in the original suit organize their thorough medical CAPO GRIFO (Italy) filed by the vessel's food and beverage examination," Kravtsova said. "Local Genoa, Aug 8 -- Asphalt tanker Capo concessionaire. Informed sources Nigerian medics, educated in Russia, Grifo sailed Genoa Aug 4 for Aliaga, in estimate that the vessel would fetch are also ready to help us," she added. tow of salvage tug Ocean Lady. -- around $2.5 million in a properly She also reported that "all Russian Lloyd's Agents. managed auction. The amount is seamen spent yesterday in unlikely to be enough to pay off all preparations for their release from FILIPPOS (Paraguay) creditors, including initial plaintiff prison." Twelve Russian sailors who Rio Grande, Aug 10 -- C.c. Filippos is Admiral Cruises, which is owed $1.6 have been kept in custody on charges still under arrest at Porto Alegre, with million according to the original of smuggling oil from Nigeria are no known date for the vessel's release lawsuit. The vessel's crew of around supposed to be out on bail today or departure. -- Lloyd's Agents. 150, mostly Filipinos, has dwindled to following last Thursday's (Aug 4) about 25 directly responsible for vessel ruling of the Lagos Federal Court. HIGHLANDER operations, as the rest have been However, some formalities need to be Cape Town, Aug 11 -- Fishing repatriated. The total wages due to all carried out first, specifically the Highlander is still berthed in Cape seafarers amount to $150,000, but the sailors must sign a letter of Town harbour. -- Lloyd's Agents. crew's final claim is likely to be double guarantees promising that none of that figure after providing for them will leave Nigeria, will stay in PONGSU (North Korea) severance pay. National Maritime the territory of the Russian embassy London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Services of Fort Lauderdale, the and show up at court hearings. The dated today, states: The captain of substitute custodian appointed by the lawyers of the Russian seamen and North Korean general cargo Pongsu US Marshal after the arrest, has spent Russian embassy staffers spend was duped by drug smugglers who more than $600,000 so far on vessel Monday at the Lagos Federal Court used a bogus charter to bring heroin to and crew maintenance and this is finalizing the text of the letter of Australia, a Supreme Court jury heard likely to increase in the run-up to the guarantees, the mother of Andrei yesterday. Ian Hayden, representing auction, company sources said. Kravtsov said. Man Sun Song, 65, said the vessel was National Maritime's dues are the only chartered by smugglers using the claim that enjoys priority over crew AL QAMAR (Honduras) name of a defunct Malaysian company. wages under the admiralty court sale. Port Said, Aug 5 -- Passenger ro/ro Al He said a conman told a customs agent The fight for the remaining money due Qamar is still under arrest at Suez. -- he wanted to use the Pongsu to export to other creditors is likely to be Lloyd's Agents. BMW and four-wheel-drive vehicles complicated by the intervention of from Melbourne to Malaysia. But two Kenneth Welt, the Chapter 7 trustee CAN GIO (Vietnam) drug importers, posing as charterers' who was responsible for operating the London, Aug 5 -- A press report, representatives, boarded the vessel in vessel under bankruptcy protection dated Aug 4, states: General cargo China, he said. The vessel was stopped until a federal judge ordered it Can Gio and its crew continue to off Boggaley Creek, near Lorne, on arrested in June. Mr Welt has languish in captivity even after a charterers' orders, and the captain intervened in the original complaint trial over a trade dispute that caused acted in good faith in following as a de facto creditor, and is their capture originally finished instructions, Mr Hayden said. "He understood to be claiming the almost a fortnight ago. The vessel didn't have an understanding about expenses incurred by the trustee in was seized on orders from the what we all know now, that it was in the course of running the vessel. fact a sting and it was a bogus Tanzanian Supreme Court on Jul 27, Plaintiff crew have opposed this on the charter," he said. Song and three other 2004 when it docked in the country. grounds that the trustee's true role in senior crew members have pleaded not Tanzania's Mohammed Enterprises the bankruptcy scenario was akin to guilty to aiding and abetting heroin filed a lawsuit against Thanh Hoa that of an owner and not a creditor. importation. The three other accused alleging the Vietnamese company had The list of other creditors awaiting are the Pongsu political secretary not executed a contract it had signed. Dong Song Choi, 61, chief mate Man their slice of the auction pie includes Can Gio, which has been detained in Jin Ri, 51, and chief engineer Ju Chon Nordea Bank, which is owed $6 Tanzania for more than a year, is now Ri, 51. Prosecutor John Champion, SC, million. The vessel is owned by S facing major trouble since the has told the jurors that two non-crew Navigation II Ltd, which chartered the Tanzanian Supreme Court refused to members headed for shore on Apr 15, vessel in November, 2002, to Southern release it following a hearing on July 2003, in a rubber dinghy with the Navigation I Ltd. The charterer is 22 on the trade dispute. The ship heroin. He said one drowned and the believed to have changed its name to owner Sea Saigon Shipping Company other was arrested, along with three Florida Entertainment LLC in March, said it was suffering great loss from other men from a "shore party" who 2003. Admiral brought a breach of the capture of the ship. Maintenance came to collect the heroin. Yesterday, contract lawsuit against the vessel costs had mounted to $1 million since John O'Sullivan, for Choi, said he had this January and secured an arrest it was seized in July 2004 while the a purely political role on the vessel, order. However, Florida ship's value had depreciated by half reinforcing the Communist Party line. Entertainment LLC filed for as it was in a state of disrepair, the Nick Papas, for Man Ri, said there bankruptcy protection in February, company said. At the July 22 hearing, was no evidence he knew narcotics which halted the arrest and the court imposed a fine of some $2 were being imported. Stephen Russell, transferred operational control to Mr million on the Vietnamese for Ju Ri, said the case against him Welt's office until a federal judge in government, considering it a was based on guesswork and June reinstated the original arrest defendant in the lawsuit filed by speculation. order. Entertainment is likely to Mohammed and alleging Vietnam continue even during the auction, the failed to handle the case fairly. The RAVENI (Tonga) final arrest order indicates. In fine included damages for the Messina, Aug 5 -- C.c. Raveni: ordering the vessel sold on Sep 20, unfulfilled rice export contract and Situation unchanged and we do not Judge Alaberto Jordan of the US interest from 1999. The Vietnamese expect news in foreseable future. -- District Court of the Southern District Prime Minister has asked the Lloyd's Agents. of Florida noted: "The US Marshal has Ministry of Trade to draft plans to informed me that gambling equipment oppose the Tanzanian court's ST.TROPEZ (Bahamas) is on board the vessel. Therefore, decision. The Vietnamese Embassy in London, Aug 11 -- Passenger potential buyers may be required to Tanzania is set to hire lawyers to St.Tropez, which was arrested in obtain a gambling licence to purchase appeal against the seizure of the ship. Florida in June after months of legal the vessel."

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9 Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation

HURRICANE "FERNANDA" London, Aug 11 -- Following received from the Meteorological Office, dated today: Hurricane "Fernanda" located near lat 16.5N, long 120.5W at 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate within 30 nautical miles. Present movement toward the west-northwest or 295 degrees at eights knots. Maximum ADYGEYA, RUSSIA BAY OF BENGAL sustained winds 65 knots with gusts to See "Russia" under "Political & Civil Dhaka, Aug 5 -- At least 75 80 knots. Forecast position lat 17.0N, Unrest". Bangladeshi fishermen were missing long 121.6W at 1800, UTC, today. and feared drowned because of storms Maximum winds 70 knots, gusts 85 in the Bay of Bengal over the past two knots. Forecast vposition lat 17.6N, KAMBAR, SINDH PROVINCE, long 122.7W at 0600, UTC, Aug 12. PAKISTAN days, officials said today. Rescuers picked up some 170 fishermen after 15 Maximum winds 65 knots, gusts 80 Karachi, Aug 7 -- A gas pipeline of knots. the country largest gas supplier to gas fishing boats with 245 fishermen aboard capsized during the storms, an utility firms-Pakistan Petroleum INDIA Limited burst yesterday, creating a official of the Cyclone Preparedness Centre said. The storms sweeping the London, Aug 9 -- A press report, hole of five inches near Drigh police Bangladesh coast line from Cox's dated today, states: Flood waters in station in Kambar in Sindh province Bazar in the south-east to Bagerhat in the western Indian state of of Pakistan. Company officials ruled the south-west also damaged hundreds Maharashtra, including India's out subversion. Broken pieces of the of houses. -- Reuters. commercial capital Mumbai, have pipeline have been sent to Karachi for receded and life is slowly returning to laboratory test to ascertain the cause BELARUS normal. A week-long drenching across of the explosion. The officials are of London, Aug 11 -- A press report, the state caused rivers to burst their the view that the pipeline burst due to dated yesterday, states: One man was banks and dammed water to overflow gas pressure. No short supply of gas killed and nearly 3,000 villages and pour into residential areas, killing from any one of gas utilities firm was sustained a power blackout as a storm more than 1,000 people. "After more than a week of flooding, life is limping reported. -- Lloyd's List whipped through north-east Belarus back to normal in the worst-hit areas Correspondent. overnight, the country's interior in western and interior Maharashtra," ministry said today. The man, a state police chief PS Pasricha said. Mr Russian citizen, was killed by a falling SIVASAGAR, ASSAM STATE, Pasricha says 1,071 people died in the tree as winds of up to 100 kilometres INDIA rains across the state. A record 94.4 See "India" under "Political & Civil an hour pounded the north-east centimetres of rain poured down in a Unrest." Vitebsk region, a spokesman for the 24-hour period in Mumbai between Jul ministry said. Thirteen hospitals and 26 and 27. The deluge closed India's 52 schools were left without electricity. main stock exchange, banks, Electric trains in the area were also businesses and schools and paralysed halted. Some 10,000 emergency air travel and trains. Officials say personnel were working to repair the health camps set up by municipal damage, the spokesman said. authorities to prevent the outbreak of diseases are short of medicines, but BULGARIA efforts are ongoing to build up stocks London, Aug 7 -- A press report, as quickly as possible. The dated today, states: Three people were meteorological department has MILFORD HAVEN, killed overnight in Bulgaria and more predicted more rain in the next 24 PEMBROKSHIRE, WALES, than 5,000 people fled their homes as hours, but the intensity is expected to UNITED KINGDOM severe floods devastated the Balkan be moderate. London, Aug 5 -- An oil spill has hit country, destroying roads and cutting off remote villages, officials said. the Welsh coastline, triggering an IRAN Police declared a state of disaster and investi-gation. Up to 500 tonnes of Tehran, Aug 10 -- Overnight floods evacuated more than 5,000 people in caused by heavy rains have killed kerosene leaked from a tank owned by south and west Bulgaria, where water Petroplus in Milford Haven, about 10 people and left 20 missing in levels have reached more than 1.5 the northeastern Iranian province of Pembrokeshire. Some has ended up on metres above normal, officials said. A Hazelbeach near the village of Golestan, an official said today. Red 54-year-old woman died under a Crescent emergency workers in the Llanstadwell. Warning signs have landslide in south-western Bulgaria, area also told Reuters the floods had now been put up. The Environment while a priest was crushed when a caused extensive damage and said it Agency said the oil had created "a wall in his church collapsed after had dispatched helicopters to look for localised visual and odour impact". being weakened by floods, police said. survivors. "About 10 people died and EA received reports of oil Another man drowned after his car 20 are missing. We still hope that they contamination in Hazelbeach stream, was engulfed in a swollen fled to the mountains," state radio which borders the Petroplus site, on river.Torrential rains have swept quoted the head of disaster Wednesday (Aug 3). The company, across the Balkan region for most of management in the province as which owned up to a problem on the summer, killing dozens of people saying. Roads, farms and buildings Tuesday, believes it entered water in Bulgaria and its neighbour had been damaged by the torrents of through soil underneath the leaking Romania and causing hundreds of floodwater rushing through the tank. The agency and company, along millions of euros in damage to roads, heavily forested Caspian Sea province, with Pembrokeshire County Council bridges, railways and crops. the radio said. The Interior Ministry and the Countryside Council for said it had no further details. -- Wales, have since been working to HURRICANE "DENNIS" Reuters. clear up the chemical. An EA Freeport, Bahamas, Aug 5 -- statement added, " A full Understand that general cargo MALACCA STRAIT Providence 2 patched her holed investigation will be carried out to London, Aug 10 -- A press report, bottom, settled all debts here at dated Aug 9, states: The central and identify the cause of the incident and Freeport, and departed bound for southern parts of the Straits of identify steps to be put in place to Miami night of Aug 3. -- Lloyd's Malacca continued to be shrouded by prevent a reoccurrence." Agents. severe haze today, limiting visibility to

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10 Weather & Navigation about one km. A statement from the suspensions up to the operators for moving east-northeast over the Meteorological Services Department now. "The operators are monitoring Atlantic at about 12 mph, forecasters says the condition is expected to and they will keep us informed as and said. With top sustained winds near persist until tomorrow and is when it is necessary," general manager 65 mph, "Harvey" gained strength as hazardous to ships without O.C. Phang said. (See also SCL Kobe it moved away from Bermuda. The navigational aids. Today, the Natural under "Marine." and "Forest, storm today passed about 35 miles Resources and Environment Minister Indonesia and Malaysia" under "Fires south-east of Bermuda, where it said in a statement that little change & Explosions".) dropped more than 11 inches of rain. was expected in the hazy conditions in London, Aug 8 -- Following received the Klang Valley and several west NIGERIA from the Meteorological Office, dated coast states in the next two to three London, Aug 9 -- A press report, today, states: Tropical storm "Harvey" days due to the continuing dry dated yesterday, states: At least ten centre located near lat 38.9N, long weather and open burning in Sumatra, people have drowned and more are 50.3W at 0900, UTC, today. Position Indonesia. ) missing after weekend flooding which accurate within 50 nautical London, Aug 10 -- A press report, destroyed a bridge and a residential miles.Present movement toward the dated today, states: Malaysian area of the town of Jalingo in north-east or 45 degrees at 12 knots. authorities closed Kuala Lumpur's northeastern Nigeria, a government Maximum sustained winds 45 knot second airport today because of thick official said today. "The damage to the with gusts to 55 knots. Forecast haze blamed on fires outside the bridge and buildings is very position lat 39.9N, long 48.7W at 1800, capital and in neighbouring Indonesia, extensive," Taraba state spokesman UTC, today. Maximum winds 40 knots, Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy Matthew Eliud Jen said. "The River gusts 50 knots. Forecast position lat said. The minister said that Subang Jalingo bridge collapsed when the 40.9N, long 46.5W at 0600, UTC, Aug airport, Malaysia's former main river overflowed its banks as a result 9. airport just south of the capital, was of several hours of downpour. The London, Aug 9 -- A press report, closed at 1240 hrs with visibility less state governor, Jolly Nyame, is dated today, states: Tropical storm than 300 metres. It would remain currently at the scene of the disaster "Harvey" was falling apart in the closed until conditions improved. The to assess the damage," he said. "We cooler waters of the north Atlantic, minister added that contingency plans are yet to ascertain the exact figure of and did not threaten land, forecasters were being made in case the country's casualties and those missing. But we said. "Harvey" had top sustained main airport, Kuala Lumpur have recovered at least 10 corpses so winds near 50 mph but was losing its International Airport (KLIA) where far," he added. Nigerian press reports tropical storm qualities, they said. visibility was about 800 metres, also said that as many as 50 people may "Harvey" was centred about 535 miles had to close. "We have three airports have drowned. south-east of Cape Race, that are capable of handling the Newfoundland, and moving north-east scheduled flights which are Langkawi RUSSIA at about 20 mph. airport, Penang airport, as well as St. Petersburg, Aug 10 -- A storm and Senai aiport in Johor Bahru in the flood took place in Kaliningrad region TROPICAL STORM "IRENE" event the haze condition worsens at on Aug 9-10. Wind gusts to 25 metres London, Aug 8 -- A press report, KLIA," he told reporters. Langkawi per second. The raising of water level dated Aug 7, states: The ninth named and Penang islands are both off in River Pregol came to 130 cm. storm of the busy Atlantic hurricane Malaysia's northwest coast and Senai According to officials, the port of season, tropical storm "Irene", formed is in the south. All three areas are less Kaliningrad was closed, vessel today but posed no immediate threat affected by the haze. When asked if movements were stopped, to land, forecasters said. At1700, EDT, any flights had been diverted, he approximately 15 industrial plants the storm was about 1,100 miles east- replied: "Emirates (airlines) diverted a were flooded, among them was north-east of the northern Leeward flight scheduled to arrive at KLIA at shipbuilding yard "Yantar". Islands and was moving to the west- 1415 hrs to Singapore's Changi Understand approximately one metre north-west at nearly 10 mph, Airport." Under international airport of water covers the container terminal according to the National Hurricane authority guidelines, airports must and some port facilities are flooded. Centre in Miami. The system had close once visibility falls below 300 The traffic is still paralysed. In few sustained winds of 40 mph, just above metres. However, airlines and pilots districts of Kaliningrad region the the 39 mph threshold for a tropical can also make independent decisions power outage was noted. The airport storm. The hurricane centre said to divert flights. The haze crisis is works without any delays. Railway "Irene" was poorly organised and little being blamed on peat fires outside network is working but lines are strengthening was forecast during the Kuala Lumpur, as well as hundreds of partly covered with fallen trees. -- next day. The centre's five-day blazes in Indonesia's Riau and North Lloyd's Agents. projection indicated the storm would Sumatra provinces, and Borneo island. make a turn to the north, bringing it London, Aug 11 -- Malaysia's west TROPICAL STORM "FERNANDA" east of Bermuda. coast Port Klang was forced to London, Aug 10 -- Following received London, Aug 8 -- Followiong received temporarily suspend operations for the from the Meteorological Office, dated from the Meteorological Office, dated second day in a row today after a today: Tropical storm "Fernanda" near today, states: Tropical storm "Irene" choking haze closed in on the area, lat 15.3N, long 117.1W at 0600, UTC, centre located near lat 21.9N, long officials said. Terminal operators today. Movement for the past six hours 48.9W at 0900, UTC. Position accurate Northport and Westport stopped 290 degrees at nine knots. Position within 30 nautical miles. Present operations for about two hours from accurate to within 35 nautical miles. movement toward the west-northwest mid-afternoon after deciding Maximum sustained winds 40 knots, or 295 degrees at 12 knots. Maximum conditions were too hazardous for gusts 50 knots. Forecasts positioon lat sustained winds 35 knots with gusts to workers, they said. Northport 15.8N, long 118.3W at 1800, UTC, 45 knots. Forecast position lat 22.6N, suspended its operations for three today. Maximum sustained winds 50 long 50.5W at 1800, UTC, today. hours late yesterday due to the dark knots, gusts 60 knots. Forecast Maximum winds 35 knots, gusts 45 and unhealthy conditions, which position lat 16.3N, long 119.6W at knots. Forecast position lat 23.4N, forced employees to wear protective 0600, UTC, Aug 11. Maximum long 52.4W at 0600, UTC, Aug 9. masks and turn vehicle headlights on. sustained winds 60 knots, gusts 75 Maximum winds 35 knots, gusts 45 "We have already resumed operations knots. knots. now and we will have to see how the London, Aug 9 -- A press report, situation is, and there will be a two- TROPICAL STORM "HARVEY" dated today, states: Tropical storm hourly review," a Northport London, Aug 5 -- A press report, "Irene" weakened into a tropical spokeswoman said. The government's dated Aug 4, states: Tropical Storm depression yesterday. At 2300, EDT, Port Klang Authority, which can order "Harvey" moved into the open Atlantic the tropical depression was poorly a suspension of shipping activities, after lashing Bermuda with heavy organized with top sustained winds of said that it was leaving decisions on rains and gusty winds. "Harvey" was about 35 mph, just below the 39 mph

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11 Weather & Navigation threshold for a tropical storm. It was Position accurate to within 40 nautical floods, Minister of Water Resources centred about 740 miles east-north- miles. Maximum sustained winds 80 Wang Shucheng was quoted by state east of the northern Leeward Islands knots, gusts 100 knots. Radius of 64 media as saying. and moving west-north-west near 13 knot winds 35 nautical miles all London, Aug 7 -- A press report, mph, according to the National quadrants. Forecast position lat dated today, states: Typhoon "Matsa" Hurricane Centre in Miami. A five-day 27.9N, long 122.3E at 1800, UTC, battered China's eastern coast with forecast indicates the storm will turn today. Maximum sustained winds 75 strong winds and heavy rain yesterday north and pass near Bermuda. knots, gusts 90 knots. Forecast morning, killing one and forcing more London, Aug 9 -- Following received position lat 29.1N, long 121.2E at than a million people to flee their from the Meteorologaical Office, dated 0600, UTC, Aug 6. Maximum homes. The domestic airport in today: Tropical depression "Irene" sustained winds 65 knots, gusts 80 Shanghai was shut and most centre located near lat 22.5N, long knots. international departures were 53.6W at 0900, UTC, today. Position London, Aug 5 -- A press report, cancelled. Debris and small floods accurate within 30 nautical miles. dated today, states: Nearly 600,000 clogged streets after downpours in the Present movement toward the west or people were evacuated as China night. Safe harbours have been 270 degrees at 10 knots. Maximum braced for Typhoon "Matsa," expected arranged for 41,000 ships and regional sustained winds 30 knots with gusts to to batter coastal areas near its largest authorities have been urged to lower 40 knots. Forecast position lat 22.5N, city Shanghai. By 1700 hrs, 0900, water levels behind rain-swollen dams long 55.2W at 1800, UTC, today. GMT, today emergency teams had to try to avoid flooding. Ningbo port, Maximum winds 30 knots, gusts 40 moved 590,000 people to safer ground the country's second largest in terms knots.Forecast position lat 23.0N, long and some 35,000 boats were of handling capacity, was closed on 57.4W at 0600, UTC, Aug 10. proceeding back to port to take Friday. In Taiwan, "Matsa" shut down Maximum winds 35 knots, gusts 45 shelter, the official government schools, government offices and knots. website of Zhejiang province, in financial markets Taipei, and caused London, Aug 10 -- Following received eastern China, said. Chinese flooding and mudslides in rural areas. from the Meteorological Office, dated meteorologists voiced concern that No casualties have been reported from today: Tropical depression "Irene" Matsa, packing winds of 162 km per "Matsa" in the island, but initial farm located near lat 22.4N, long 57.3W at hour and moving north-west at 15 km damage was estimated at T$36 million 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate an hour. "Matsa" pounded Taiwan (US$1.1 million), while more than within 60 nautical miles. Present today with torrential rains and strong 50,000 households were left without movement toward the west or 270 winds that forced financial markets, electricity and 100,000 families had no degrees at 10 knots. Maximum offices and schools to close. There were tap water. Maximum sustained winds sustained winds 25 knots with gusts to no reports of casualties but several of 144 km per hour and gusts of up to 35 knots. Forecast position lat 22.9N, hundred people were trapped in 180 km per hour were recorded. long 59.0W at 1800, Aug 10. Maximum mountain areas after mudslides London, Aug 8 -- A press report, winds 25 knots, gusts 35 knots. blocked roads. dated today, states: Typhoon "Matsa" Forecast position lat 23.7N, long London, Aug 6 -- A press report, roared into the eastern province of 61.1w at 0600, UTC, Aug 11. dated today, states: More than 1.2 Anhui yesterday after hitting Maximum winds 30 knots, gusts 40 million people were evacuated as Shanghai, with the death toll from the knots. typhoon "Matsa" pounded the coast of storm rising to at least four. "Matsa", eastern China, causing widespread now downgraded to a tropical storm, TYPHOON "HAITANG" flooding. The storm landed at killed one person in Anhui after Taipei, Aug 10 -- Vessel Yun Chang: Ganjiang town in Zhejiang province leaving two dead in Zhejiang province Transfer cargo to the barges for light and was moving north-west towards and one in Shanghai, state media the weight has not yet completed and six major cities including Hangzhou, reported. The storm affected more the vessel is expecting to be refloated the Xinhua news agency said. No than 763,000 people in Anhui and Aug 13. -- Lloyd's Agents. casualties have been reported so far, caused at least yuan 373 million in but most areas in the coastal province economic damage. Anhui authorities TYPHOON "MATSA" have been lashed by heavy rain. evacuated more than 8,600 people Taipei, Aug 5 -- Typhoon "Matsa" Television images showed streets from the path of the typhoon, which lashed northern Taiwan today with flooded, with reporters at the scene battered neighbouring Zhejiang torrential rain and strong winds, saying the water level in some areas province starting on Friday (Aug 5). forcing schools, government offices was waist-high. Packing winds of 162 The storm was forecast to move north- and financial markets in capital Taipei km per hour, "Matsa" brought huge west, bringing rain to northern Anhui to shut. Packing maximum sustained waves onto the shores. Gale-force before affecting Shandong province winds of 144 kilometres per hour and winds also uprooted trees and and even Beijing. Coastal province gusts up to 180 kmh, "Matsa"'s centre knocked down some houses, local Shandong has called more than 30,000 was 180 kmh east-northeast of Taipei media reported. About 41,300 boats vessels back to port. Jiangsu province at 0800 hrs (0000, UTC), the Central have returned to harbour, Xinhua reported heavy rain and flooding along Weather Bureau said. The medium- said. A lot of farmland is believed to some rivers yesterday. Zhejiang, where strength typhoon was heading north- be submerged and destroyed, the typhoon first made landfall, bore northwest toward China at 14 kmh. although final figures were not the brunt of the damage. The typhoon After a night of pounding rain, available. Ningbo Port, the country's caused yuan 6.5 billion in damage, Taipei's normally busy streets were second busiest, was closed yesterday, knocking down more than 13,000 empty as residents battened down for the China Daily said. In Shanghai houses and destroying 205,000 the storm, heeding the government's 43,600 residents were evacuated and hectares of crops. Landslides in warning to stay at home and be on several streets were flooded, the Yueqing city killed two and left two alert for flash floods and landslides. Shanghai Morning Post said. All more missing. Shanghai was already There were no casualties reported so flights of Eastern Airlines and cleaning up from the typhoon, which far. Schools and businesses in six Shanghai Airlines in Zhejiang and caused flooding, cut off power and other cities and counties in northern Shanghai were grounded, the paper halted transport. The storm pelted Taiwan were also shut. If "Matsa" said. More than 100 Eastern Airlines some districts with more than 200 mm stays on its present course, it is flights are expected to be cancelled of rain. The city officially put its unlikely to make landfall in Taiwan. -- today, and several dozen from casualties at one dead and two injured Reuters. Shanghai Airlines will face the same from the collapse of a temporary London, Aug 5 -- Following received fate, the Post said. Serious economic dormitory for workers on Friday night, from the Meteological Office, dated loss is expected in the populous and but the government-backed Eastday today: Typhoon "Matsa" near lat developed Zhejiang province, website reported three more deaths. It 26.6N, long 123.2E at 0600, UTC, according to Xinhua. Local said two people were electrocuted in a today. Movement past for the past six authorities have been urged to lower flooded house and another was blown hours 345 degrees at eight knots. water levels in reservoirs to prevent off a roof. City officials said damage to

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12 Weather & Navigation agriculture was severe. Vegetable had been contacting customers living Mississippi River, a boat grounded 11 prices have climbed in the wake of the in streets known to have been badly of 34 barges in tow today about 10 disaster. "Prices of some leafy hit, providing them with advice on miles south of Greenville, Mississippi, vegetables have risen because the making early claims. The ABI according to the Coast Guard officer typhoon killed everything," said one estimate came as the heart of on duty. -- Reuters. middle-aged woman shopping at a wet Birmingham's so-called Balti Belt was London, Aug 10 -- A press report, market. Shanghai's domestic Hongqiao reopened nearly two weeks after the dated today, states: Severe hailstorms and international Pudong airports tornado. Some restaurants claimed the that ripped through the Bismarck and both reopened yesterday, although cordoning off of the area caused Hettinger, N.D., areas in late July airlines warned of a heavy backlog of business to drop by as much as 60%. caused in excess of $100 million flights. Ferry services to outlying The traders' association in the damage to insured property, state islands and tourist cruises also Ladypool Road area said earlier this Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman resumed. The city halted some week that 115 businesses damaged by announced this morning. More than services on its main subway line after the tornado had all now been made 20,000 claims have been received as water flooded underground tunnels, safe. It appealed for the cordons to today from several major insurance but workers had fixed the problem by come down, saying firms had "suffered carriers who write the majority of mid-morning. At least 15 flights from enough." But police chiefs, who have auto, homeowners and farm/ranch Hong Kong to Shanghai, Hangzhou been responsible for controlling the policies in North Dakota, Poolman and Taipei were cancelled yesterday cordons on the worst-affected streets, said in a news release. He said the because of the typhoon, while a total had feared the reopening could lead to numbers could increase as claims of 64 flights had been affected in the "tornado tourism," with people curious procedures are wraped up. "Most previous two days. As the typhoon to see the effects of the twister. The companies are probably pretty well weakened to a tropical storm, airlines sudden storm damaged buildings and done processing auto claims, but were gradually restoring their services cars, uprooted trees, and took entire homowners claims are another story to Shanghai and the region yesterday. roofs off some homes. Repair work is because the evaluation requires an on- With the weather improving in continuing in parts of Kings Heath, site inspection," Poolman said. The Shanghai, a Dragonair spokesman Moseley, Balsall Heath and total hail damage numbers do not said the airline yesterday deployed Sparkbrook. include damage to crops. two extra aircraft to fly passengers London, Aug 11 -- A press report, from Hong Kong to Shanghai and UNITED STATES dated today, states: As the Midwest's other cities, while China Eastern put Chicago, Aug 8 -- Low water levels on worst drought in 17 years continues to on four more flights to carry U.S. Midwest rivers from a summer- lower inland rivers, Larry Daily, passengers who were affected by the long drought caused several barges to president of Alter Barge Line Inc, and storm. run aground and shut down part of the other barge operators shake their London, Aug 10 -- A press report, Ohio River, U.S. Coast Guard officers heads at sunny skies and hope for rain dated Aug 9, states: A tropical storm said today. The Coast Guard said it to buoy their cargos, spirits and that killed 13 people in eastern China closed a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio bottom lines. The summerlong drought headed towards the capital today, River just north of where it meets the has squeezed Alter's fleet of 300 where authorities prepared to Mississippi River on Sunday night, barges and six towboats. Because of evacuate tens of thousands of after four tow barges ran aground, lower water levels in the Mississippi residents in outlying areas prone to blocking the navigation channel, said River, Alter has had to trim payloads landslides. The city's Municipal Flood Denise Matthews, commanding officer by about six inches per barge, or about Control and Drought Relief of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit 100 tons apiece, to shed enough weight Headquarters was preparing to in Paducah, Kentucky. "We are to clear shallow spots in the last two evacuate as many as 40,000 people in concerned with the low-water weeks. He figures the lighter loads the mountains north of Beijing as conditions that have caused their stand to cost his company about tropical storm "Matsa" approached, groundings," she said. "We're $300,000 per month. "But we're the state-run China Daily newspaper uncertain of the conditions and will moving," he said optimistically as his reported today. Thirteen people have survey the area." The Mississippi crew continue to transport everything been killed by the storm since it hit River is the primary waterway for from corn and soybeans to cement, the mainland as a typhoon, the paper transporting commodities from steel products, coal and fertilizer up said, citing China's Ministry of Civil farmers and interior production areas and down the Mississippi, largely Affairs. The storm slammed into the to export terminals at the U.S. Gulf. between St. Louis and St. Paul, Minn. eastern province of Zhejiang on Transportation problems caused by Near where the Ohio River hooks up Saturday (Aug 6), pummelling the low water levels caused barge freight with the Mississippi near Cairo on region with winds up to 100 mph, costs to rise today, dealers said. By Illinois' southern tip, several barges flooding farmland and ruining more late this afternoon, two of the four ran aground beginning on Sunday than 13,000 buildings. In Shanghai, grounded tow barges were free but (Aug 7). Those vessels have since been China's largest city, three people died that section remained closed, cleared and that stretch has reopened of electrocution due to flooding and a Matthews said. The Coast Guard, with on a case-by-case basis with barges construction worker died when his help from industry and the U.S. Army allowed to pass if they sit high dormitory was blown down, local Corps of Engineers, will measure the enough, said Coast Guard Lt. Anthony reports said. depth of the Ohio River from mile Baird in Paducah, Ky. "That's not markers 969 to 976 tomorrow morning necessarily a typical trouble area UNITED KINGDOM before deciding whether to reopen the there," Baird said. "The last time we London, Aug 10 -- A press report, river, she said. Barges ran aground on saw low water this severe or extreme dated today, states: The 130mph a nearby section of the Ohio River and was in 1997, then previously in 1988." tornado which ravaged south in two spots on the lower Mississippi Commercial traffic on the Mississippi Birmingham will leave insurers with a River, but the groundings did not close ekes on, though any further drop in £25m bill, it has been estimated. the navigation channels, Coast Guard the water level may make shipping Association of British Insurers officers said. At Cairo Point, where the troublesome, according to the Army spokesman Malcolm Tarling described Ohio and Mississippi rivers meet, two Corps of Engineers. Around St. Louis, the freak storm of Jul 28 Jul as a boats with barges in tow ran aground the National Weather Service said "devastating event" for those affected. overnight Sunday because the river yesterday that the Mississippi's level He said he expected claims to total was 10 feet below normal, Matthews would continue to decline over the £25m, but added insurers were geared said. The channel remained open next month. Some potentially strong up to deal with just this kind of event. while the boats worked the barges rainfall was expected in coming days However, the overall repair bill seems free. Vessels will also survey water in northwest Missouri, but whether sure to be higher than this estimate, depths tomorrow morning in that that matters, feeding into the Missouri as many householders have no section of the Ohio River, from mile River then into the Mississippi River, insurance. Mr Tarling said insurers marker 976 to 981. On the lower depends on the rain's intensity, said

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13 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest

Scott Dummer, a weather service centred about 25 miles underground, Chopan area came under an hydrologist. A Coast Guard advisory near the east coast of Honshu, Japan's unprovoked attack by enemy forces Tuesday recommended that deep- biggest island, about 100 miles north- with small-arms fire and rocket draught barges be moved out of the east of Tokyo, the US organization propelled grenades," the US military Upper Mississippi River as soon as reported on its Web site. said in a statement. US warplanes and possible. Mariners also are urged to be other coalition aircraft "arrived at the vigilant about repositioned channel- TONGA scene and provided continuous close marking buoys. The Corps has been London, Aug 7 -- A report, dated Aug air support", the statement added. scrambling to keep the Mississippi 6, states: A strong earthquake "Battle damage assessment is open, hustling its 247-foot-long occurred at 0956, UTC, today, in currently ongoing. Initial estimates dredger up the river to lower the Tonga. The magnitude 6.0 event has indicate at least 16 enemy forces were bottom of St. Louis' harbour. The work been located in lat 19.61S, long killed. Non-combatants were not was expected to be completed today. A 175.91W, depth 196 km. involved in the attack," it added. commercial dredge hired by the Corps recently reopened the Kaskaskia River VANUATU CHINA in Illinois and has been sent south to London, Aug 10 -- A 6.1 earthquake Beijing, Aug 9 -- Thousands of go to work near Cape Girardeau, Mo. occurred in the Vanuatu region at residents of a central Chinese city The low water has been a triple 1412, UTC, Aug 9, 2005. The depth of ransacked government offices, trashed whammy for MEMCO Barge Line, the quake was 36.6 km. cars and attacked a police station president Mark Knoy said. Barges after police dogs bit petitioners while with that suburban St. Louis-based breaking up a protest, a resident and company are now covering about 150 media said. It was the latest in a miles a day, not the typical 200, to string of outbursts as discontent grows safely sneak through the shallower in the world's most populous nation stretches. Narrower channels have over a range of issues including a forced 20-barge tows instead of the widening wealth gap and widespread normal chain of 30. The company's corruption. About 100 residents from barges' draught is also down about 30 Daye, a city within the larger city of inches to 9 feet so that the barges can MCDONALD ISLAND, Huangshi, petitioned the Huangshi make it through the shallows. That SUB-ANTARCTIC government last Thursday (Aug 4) means less payload and profits for the London, Aug 10 -- A volcano is over a plan to change its status to that transporter of grain, raw materials for erupting on Australia's most remote of district, Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po the steel industry, and coal for territory, McDonald Island, in the sub- newspaper reported yesterday. An MEMCO's corporate parent, Ohio- Antarctic. The volcanic activity is online bulletin board with postings by based American Electric Power Co. changing the shape of the island and people claiming to be witnesses said Inc. ultimately changing the the protesters felt that downgrading environmental make-up of its cold and Daye to a district would allow windswept surface. Environment Huangshi to siphon away its funds. Minister Ian Campbell said satellite The change in the status of Daye, rich images had detected the volcanic in mineral resources, would "affect the activity on the rarely visited island, interests of a small number of people" 4100km south-west of Western in the city in Hubei province, a police Australia. McDonald is better known official said. However, more than a few for its surrounding waters which are Daye residents were apparently upset home to the Patagonian toothfish, by the pending change. Police CHINA heavily poached by ships ultimately brought out dogs to end the London, Aug 8 -- A press report, transgressing Australian waters. protest and four petitioners were dated Aug 6, states: The earthquake Senator Campbell said the McDonald bitten, the newspaper said. Two days which jolted the county of Huize in Island volcano had been dormant for later, on Saturday, a crowd of about south-west China's Yunnan Province 75,000 years before erupting for the 10,000, angered by the dog attack, Friday (Aug 6) left nine injured as of first time in 1992. He said there had converged on the Huangshi city 1900, Saturday. Xiao Liang, vice been several eruptions since - most government and party offices, magistrate of the county, said the recently in 2001 - and the island's size smashing windows and property, Wen quake, measuring 5.3 on the Richter had doubled in that time from 1.13sq Wei Po said. A Huangshi hotel Scale, toppled down 3,700 houses and km to 2.45sq km. employee also said that about 10,000 affected more than 25,000 households. people participated. The crowd The source with the county's disaster wrecked more than 10 vehicles, the relief headquarters said they have newspaper said. The city government mobilised 173 medical workers and 11 in Huangshi, some 600 km west of ambulances with medicines worth Shanghai, appealed for calm today. 270,000 yuan to the quake-hit areas. "The city party committee and government call on the entire city to INDONESIA make clear the distinction between London, Aug 8 -- A magnitude 6.0 right and wrong, keep calm, and not quake struck Papua region, Indonesia, be poisoned and bewitched by a small in lat 3.868∞S, long 140.143∞E at AFGHANISTAN number of people with ulterior 0833, UTC, today. The depth of the London, Aug 9 -- A press report, motives," it said on a government quake was 8.6 km. dated today, states: One US soldier Website. Land disputes, corruption, and at least 16 militants were killed abuse of power and a widening rich- JAPAN in a clash after insurgents attacked a poor gap have led to a rise in the London, Aug 8 -- A press report, patrol of Afghan and US troops in number of protests in recent years. A dated today, states: An earthquake southern Afghanistan, the American Hong Kong newspaper quoted the with a magnitude of 5.6 shook Tokyo military said overnight. The firefight Minister of Public Security as saying and Yokohama at 0106 today, the US occurred yesterday in the Deh Chopan there were more than 74,000 last year Geological Survey said. The quake district of Zabul province, which has alone. The protesters blocked the registered a maximum of 4 on the been the scene of violence linked to highway between Huangshi and seven-level Japanese intensity scale in Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants in Wuhan, and stopped traffic on a Yokohama and a level of 3 in Tokyo recent weeks. "The service member bridge, the city government said on its and parts of nearby Chiba prefecture, was killed when an Afghan and US Website, quoting the Huangshi Daily. the Japan Meteorological Agency said patrol conducting operations aimed at The government urged the people not on its Web site. The earthquake was routing enemy forces from the Deh to spread rumours about the incident

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14 Political & Civil Unrest and called for stability, but it warned averted in Jorhat town when the police American-led forces killed five it would "resolutely and severely" defused a time bomb found in front of insurgents and detained 28 others in punish people involved in the attack. -- two adjacent schools about five northern Iraq yesterday and today, the Reuters. minutes before it was to explode U.S. military said. U.S. freelance yesterday, the sources said. journalist Steven Vincent was found EGYPT London, Aug 10 -- A press report, shot to death yesterday in the London, Aug 9 -- The death toll of dated today, states: At least 13 people southern Iraqi city of Basra, officials British nationals killed in last month's were injured yesterday when a said. Vincent and a female interpreter, bomb attacks in Egypt has risen after makeshift bomb exploded at a bus Nuriya Tiays, were abducted Tuesday another person died of their injuries, station in the southern Indian state of in central Basra, an official said. Tiays the Foreign Office in London said Andhra Pradesh, reports said. The is being treated at a hospital after today. Local media said the person was improvised explosive device was being shot in the chest. An editorial by a 16-year-old girl. "We can confirm concealed in a lunch box placed at the Vincent in The New York Times on that one British national who had bus station in Karimnagar district, Sunday detailed the growing influence been receiving hospital treatment according to a local police official. of Islamic militants in the largely since returning to the UK died on Aug Shiite city. More than 60 journalists 8," a spokesman said. "There are now INDIA-PAKISTAN and media assistants have died in the eight British nationals among the London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Iraq war, according to media watchdog dead. Three more are missing, dated today, states: India and group Reporters Without Borders. presumed dead." At least 64 people, Pakistan agreed yesterday to continue London, Aug 5 -- A press report, mostly Egyptians, died in the attacks with a cease-fire in disputed Kashmir dated Aug 4, states: A pipeline was on on hotel and shopping areas in the Red as part of confidence-building fire near the northern Iraqi oil centre Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Jul measures between the two countries, of Kirkuk following three explosions, a 23. -- Reuters. Press Trust of India reported. Both North Oil Company official said. 'Fire sides "reaffirmed their commitment to broke out on a secondary duct in the INDIA uphold the ongoing cease-fire," and region of Tub Zawi, 20 kilometres west London, Aug 8 -- A press report, agreed to implement a 1991 agreement of Kirkuk,' NOC fireman Ali dated Aug 7, states: Suspected on airspace violations, External Mohammed told AFP. 'The Americans separatist rebels blew up a crucial oil Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej told us three explosions took place on pipeline and nearby homes in India's Sarna told reporters at the end of the duct ... we have tried to limit the northeast today, shutting down daylong expert-level talks, according fire, but the flames are preventing us operations, police said. No one was to the report. from reaching the duct to determine to hurt in the pre-dawn attack at the source of the explosions,' he said. pipeline of the state-run Oil India Ltd. IRAQ London, Aug 8 -- A press report, in Sivasagar in Assam state, 350 km London, Aug 5 -- A press report, dated Aug 7, states: A US Marine was north-east of the state capital dated Aug 4, states: A U.S. Marine killed in a suicide car bombing in a Gauhati, police said. The pipeline was killed during combat operations in village west of Baghdad, the military brings crude from Oil India Ltd's Ramadi, west of Baghdad, military said today. The Marine, assigned to pumping stations and oil fields in officials reported today. The Marine, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd eastern Assam via a refinery in who was assigned to the 2nd Marine Marine Division, was killed yesterday Numaligarh town to Gauhati. The Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary in Amiriyah, a few miles south of attack was seen as a show of strength Force (Forward), was killed yesterday Fallujah, the statement said. Fallujah by the outlawed United Liberated by small-arms fire, authorities said. is 40 miles west of Baghdad. The Front of Asom ahead of India's Aug 15 Three soldiers of Task Force Baghdad, death brings to at least 30 the number Independence Day celebrations, the part of the Army's 3rd Infantry of American service members to die in officer said. Rebels try to carry out Division, were killed yesterday night Iraq since the beginning of this month. such attacks before important national in a Baghdad bombing, and 14 At least 1,828 US military personnel days. "Soon after the blast we Marines died yesterday in a roadside have died since the Iraq war began in switched off all pumping operations bomb blast in Haditha in western Iraq. March 2003. from eastern Assam and have taken Six Marines also died in a firefight London, Aug 9 -- A press report, control of the fire in a few hours," said Monday (Aug 1) in that city, and a dated today, states: A suicide bombing the company's General Manager suicide bomber killed another Marine in central Baghdad has killed at least Mohan Bhandari. "There are sufficient near Hit, south of Haditha. On three Iraqis and a US soldier. Police crude supplies available for the Tuesday (Aug 2), a soldier was shot say the bomber appeared to be refineries to run, but the pipeline will dead in the Iraqi capital. Another targeting an American military patrol take a few days to be restored." soldier died Sunday (Jul 31) in a bomb in Tayaran Square. Earlier, 10 Iraqi London, Aug 9 -- A press report, blast near Baghdad. The number of policemen and a number of civilians dated today, states: Stepping up U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war were killed in a spate of drive-by violence ahead of Independence Day, stands at 1,825, according to the shootings, most of them in the capital. ULFA blew up a gas pipeline, a steel military. Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Tayaran Square, which was hit at bridge and a transformer across al-Jaafari today outlined a security about lunchtime, lies in a busy part of Assam, police said today. Militants plan to combat insurgency. The plan Baghdad and is usually full of people blew up an Oil India Limited gas seeks to improve intelligence and waiting for buses. Five civilian cars, a pipeline at Disaibotha in Sibsagar late communications coordination, develop US Army vehicle and a four-wheel last night leading to extensive loss of quick intervention forces, fight drive were reported damaged in the gas and affecting supply to several tea corruption and smuggling, enlist the blast. At least 91 Iraqis were injured, gardens. The banned outfit also help of citizens, build international medical sources said. Earlier, five exploded a bomb on a steel bridge on ties to defeat terror and follow up on a officers died in a drive-by shooting in Namsai-Bordumsa road along the recent crackdown to secure Baghdad. east Baghdad as they slept in their car Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border last "We are saving no efforts, no funding, after a night shift. About 15 minutes night but no major damage or casualty no budget to support this plan to stand later, two officers were killed and their was reported, official sources said. In up to terrorism," al-Jaafari said. Five driver was wounded in the nearby another incident, they blew up a Iraqi security officers died today in Zaytouna district. An attack in the transformer in a Assam State and around the northern city of Dura neighbourhood, in south Electricity Board (ASEB) powerhouse Kirkuk, police said. Gunmen in the Baghdad, killed police captain Haidar at Narengi under Noonmati police centre of Kirkuk shot dead three police Mizhir Salih and another policeman, a station here last night affecting power officers and wounded another, Maj. local officer said. In Baquba, a police supply in the area. Repair and Gen. Anwar Mohammed Amin said. lieutenant said one officer was shot restoration work is on and power Two police commandos died and four dead and another was wounded in a supply is expected to be restored soon, others were wounded when a car bomb nearly simultaneous attack. Three the sources said. A major disaster was exploded near Kirkuk, Amin said. Shia pilgrims heading to Iran were

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15 Political & Civil Unrest also killed and eight injured when of President Maaouya Taya's bloodless this change of regime." State television attackers sprayed their vehicle with overthrow in a nation more and radio were back on air by yesterday gunfire near the town, medical sources accustomed to coups than democracy. afternoon, with journalists reading the said. The ouster of Taya, who himself seized junta's statement repeatedly, Tikrat, Aug 10 -- Four U.S. soldiers power in a coup, had prompted interspersed with Quranic readings -- were killed and six wounded in an celebrations in the Islamic nation that normal in the Islamic nation. attack on a patrol near the northern had looked increasingly to the West Rosso, Aug 8 -- Jubilant at the Iraqi oil refining town of Baiji amid alleged threats from al Qaeda- ousting of their president, overnight, the U.S. military said in a linked militants. The new junta Mauritanians have cast aside statement today. Police in the town promised to yield to democratic rule international condemnation and said two Humvee patrol vehicles and a within two years, but African leaders, pledged support for a military junta larger armoured vehicle appeared to the United States and the European that has promised to lead them to have been wrecked and burnt out. Union condemned the coup. African democratic rule. The army seized They were surrounded by U.S. troops leaders declared the days of power on Wednesday (Aug 3), while after the incident. The U.S. military authoritarianism and military rule President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed said the attack happened at 2330, must end across the continent. Taya Taya was out of the country, and yesterday. It gave no details of what arrived yesterday in nearby Niger installed a "Military Council for kind of weapons were used. -- Reuters. from Saudi Arabia, where he attended Justice and Democracy" which has King Fahd's funeral. He made no vowed to hold presidential polls within IRAQ comment to reporters, but the two years -- and promised none of its London, Aug 8 -- A press report, secretary-general of his party, Boullah members will stand. Thousands of dated Aug 7, states: A roadside bomb Ould Mogueya, said the party would people clad in traditional blue and killed two US soldiers and injured not recognize "anti-constitutional gold boubous marched through the three in central Iraq, the US command change." The junta, calling itself the sandy streets of Rosso, a frontier town said today. The patrol with Task Force Military Council for Justice and on the Senegalese border, late Liberty was hit yesterday evening in Democracy, said Col. Ely Ould yesterday after the junta outlined its the city of Samarra, about 60 miles Mohamed Vall was its president. Vall, plans for the West African country. north of Baghdad, the US military said 55, has served as national police chief "Mauritanians had lost all hope of in a statement. All the soldiers were since 1987. Known for his calm and development, democracy and social transported to a coalition medical reserve, he was considered a close justice. But this is our moment," said facility where two of them died from confidant of Taya for more than two Ahmed Diop Moctar Neche, a wounds sustained in the attack, the decades. The junta statement pharmacist shouting to be heard above statement said. identified 16 other army officers as the crowd. "This is not the Mauritania members. Except for one captain, all of yesterday. They cannot tell lies to ISRAEL are all colonels, the highest rank in the people," he said. One man held a London, Aug 5 -- A press report, the country's armed forces. Regional picture of Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed dated Aug 4, states: An Israeli soldier powerhouse Nigeria condemned the Vall, the junta's leader, above his head opened fire inside a bus in Israel's coup. "As far as we are concerned, the in the middle of the throng. Police northern Galilee region today, killing days of tolerating military governance officers and soldiers were among the four Israeli Arabs and seriously in our sub-region or anywhere are long crowd. Taya seized power in a 1984 wounding five other people before he gone," said Femi Fani-Kayode, a coup and ruled with an iron fist for was killed, according to Israeli police. spokesman for Nigerian President two decades. Dissident soldiers nearly Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Olusegun Obasanjo. "We believe in toppled him in 2003 and the condemned the attack, calling it "a democracy and we insist on government says it foiled two more reprehensible act of a bloodthirsty democracy." African Union chief Alpha coup bids in 2004. Thousands of black Jewish terrorist who sought to attack Oumar Konare rejected "any Africans -- who make up about one innocent Israeli citizens." An angry unconstitutional change of third of the population in a country mob in the predominantly Israeli Arab government," as did U.N. Secretary- where light-skinned Moors have long town of Shfaram surrounded the bus General Kofi Annan. In Washington, dominated government -- were shortly after the shooting. Police State Department spokesman Tom forcibly expelled from the region spokesman Eran Feinmesser could not Casey called for "a peaceful return for around Rosso during Taya's rule. "We confirm Israeli media reports that the order under the constitution and the are listening. If the new rulers do gunman was killed by the mob. The established government of President something that is in our interest we shooting victims included the bus Taya." Britain, in its capacity as may go back," said the elderly head of driver and a passenger, both residents current president of the European a community of refugees in Dagana, a of Shfaram. The Israel Defense Forces Union, issued a statement today village close to Rosso on the confirmed the shooter was an Israeli condemning "any attempt to seize Senegalese side of the border. The soldier. Israeli television reported the power by force" and called for "full United States, former colonial power soldier, a West Bank settler, went respect for democracy, human rights France and the United Nations have AWOL two months ago because he did and the rule of law" in Mauritania. all condemned the putsch. The 53- not want to participate in removing Islamist leaders in Mauritania have nation African Union has suspended settlers from Gaza and the West Bank led the opposition to Taya, criticizing Mauritania. However, Mohamed as part of Sharon's disengagement him for building close ties with Israel. Abdellahi Ould Babana, Mauritania's plan. Sharon vowed Monday (Aug 1) Mauritania opened full diplomatic ambassador to Ethiopia who sits on that his plan to withdraw Israeli relations with Israel six years ago. the AU's human rights commission, troops and about 9,000 Jewish settlers Israel's embassy in Mauritania was said he believed the AU suspension in Gaza and four small areas of the operating normally, although security would not last long. "It's a provisional West Bank will go ahead as planned had been tightened as is standard at suspension. If they came here they starting Aug 15. such times, Foreign Ministry would see how people have received spokesman Mark Regev said in Israel. the new regime. The AU will come MAURITANIA After the coup was announced, back to its senses and see the will of London, Aug 5 -- A press report, hundreds of people celebrated in the the people," he said. The self-styled dated Aug 4, states: Shops and city centre, saluting soldiers guarding junta promised yesterday to hold a businesses reopened and traffic was the presidential palace, clapping and referendum on changes to the flowing again in Mauritania's capital singing slogans in Arabic against constitution within a year to be today, just a day after a military junta Taya. Most people stayed home, but followed immediately by legislative toppled the oil-rich country's dozens of civilian cars moved through elections. It has met members of the autocratic president while he was the streets, horns blaring. "It's the end Islamic Republic's opposition parties, abroad. The quick return to calm -- of a long period of oppression and Taya's own party, business leaders Nouakchott's international airport injustice," said Fidi Kane, a civil and diplomats based in the capital also reopened -- indicated acceptance servant. "We are very delighted with Nouakchott. -- Reuters. 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16 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings/Labour Disputes

NEPAL rejected the claim. No independent and injured at least seven more London, Aug 8 -- A press report, verification was possible because the people, Anatolia said. The rebels are dated today, states: At least two fighting took place in a remote village based in northern Iraq and carry out soldiers were killed and three others with poor communication links. Both attacks in southeastern Turkey. injured in anti-government guerrillas sides routinely overstate enemy offensive in mid-western Nepal casualties and under-report their own yesterday, local police office said losses. The fighting began after today. "At least two soldiers were hundreds of guerrillas attacked an killed and three were injured when army camp set up to construct a road the guerrillas launched an offensive linking Surkhet town with the on a security base camp in Kalikot backward region of Karnali that district, some 700 km west of borders Tibet. "The base which was Kathmandu," district police office said overrun is under our control now. in a press release. The gun battle Road construction will resume within PAKISTAN continued till late in the night and a a few days," the army officer said, Karachi, Aug 7 -- Khawaja helicopter was flown to the incident adding that soldiers would continue Muhammad Akram, a Lahore based site to provide a covering to the looking for their missing colleagues. industrialist and owner of a security men, the release noted. The army said nothing was known pharmaceuticals firm-Mass Pharma, Kathmandu, Aug 9 -- Nepal rushed about 100 civilians who were also while returning to his home from hundreds of troops to the country's working on the project. -- Reuters. factory in Lahore city, Punjab west to hunt for at least 140 soldiers Province of Pakistan, was kidnapped missing after fierce fighting with RUSSIA by unknown person yesterday evening. Maoist rebels, but bad weather was London, Aug 8 -- About 100 tonnes of According to his family members, the hampering operations, a senior army oil escaped from the Khadyzhensk- alleged kidnappers so far did not make officer said today. Heavy monsoon Psekubskaya pipeline in Adygeya, any call for ransom while police are rains were making it difficult for which had been damaged in an oil being informed accordingly. -- Lloyd's helicopters to land near the site of the robbery, Viktor Beltsov from the List Correspondent. weekend gun battle in the remote Russian Emergency Situations Kalikot district, 600 km from the Ministry said today. About 1.5 capital, Kathmandu, the officer said. kilometres of a rice field drainage "We have already sent additional canal and a four-kilometre stretch of a troops to the area. More soldiers are Kuban River canal near the village of being sent," he said. "Soldiers are Takhtalukai were polluted with oil blocking the nearby mountain passes from the 320-millimetre pipeline that to stop the guerrillas from fleeing." transports oil to the Krasnodar The rebels said 159 troops were killed refinery, he said. and another 50 captured in the ARGENTINA firefight that began after hundreds of SRI LANKA London, Aug 5 -- A press report, Maoist guerrillas attacked an army London, Aug 8 -- A press report, dated Aug 4, states: Argentina's camp set up to construct a road dated today, states: A suspected Tamil passenger and cargo train network linking Surkhet town with the Tiger rebel lobbed a grenade at an was paralysed today due to a strike by backward region of Karnali that office of Sri Lanka's main Marxist workers demanding a wage increase. borders Tibet. The claim could not be party yesterday in the island's restive La Fraternidad Trade Union's leader independently verified because there northeast, wounding at least three Omar Maturano told the press that its are no communication links with the people, police said. The attacker was members had not received any wage remote area. The army said one shot and wounded by police guarding increase in the past nine years. The soldier was killed and three others the office of the JVP, or People's 24-hour strike started yesterday wounded in the attack and that it was Liberation Front. in the town of evening. Millions of passengers were able to contact eight soldiers Kantalai. The JVP was a member of affected by the train service stoppage. yesterday. A local contractor who fled the coalition administration till mid- The strike leaders demanded a basic the area and arrived at the Kalikot June when it quit in protest at a wage of 634 US dollars, which is 19 district capital of Manma told the proposed government deal to share percent higher than what the Kantipur daily the attacked camp was tsunami aid with Tamil Tiger rebels. employers have proposed. still smouldering yesterday. The army There had been a spate of killings in Negotiations between union workers said nothing was known about 100 the eastern province following an and representatives of employers have civilians who were also working on the unprecedented split in the rebel failed thus far. Passenger trains that project. -- Reuters. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam travel around the suburbs and the Kathmandu, Aug 9 -- Nepal's army (LTTE) in March last year. industrial zone of the capital, as well said today it had found the bodies of as cargo trains run by Argentine and 40 soldiers killed fighting Maoist TURKEY foreign firms, were brought to a rebels while 76 other troops were still London, Aug 5 -- A press report, complete standstill by the strike. missing two days after a fierce gun dated today, states: Kurdish rebels battle in the west of the country. It killed five Turkish soldiers in a rocket BANGLADESH was the army's highest casualty toll in attack in southeastern Turkey early Karachi, Aug 10 -- Federation of a single engagement since King today, the Anatolia news agency Bangladesh Customs Clearing and Gyanendra sacked the prime minister reported. It was the deadliest attack Forwarding Agents Association and took power in February saying by Kurdish rebels on Turkish forces (FBCFA) has called off their strike political leaders had failed to quell the since early July, when six soldiers which has lasted for 20 days at the bloody revolt. The bodies were found were killed and 12 people were injured country's largest land port Benapole after hundreds of troops were rushed by a remote-controlled bomb. The following a fruitful discussion with the to hunt for soldiers missing after the attack came just hours after Kurdish National Board of Revenue (NBR) on fighting in the remote Kalikot district, rebels released a kidnapped Turkish Monday (Aug 8). C&F agents and 600 km from the capital, Kathmandu. soldier they had held captive for more some other organisations functioning "Forty of our men have achieved than three weeks. The rocket attack at the Benapole Land Port started the martyrdom," an army officer said. occurred just after midnight and strike on Jul 21 to press home their "They captured some of them, lined targeted a group of soldiers serving in 12-point demands, including scrapping them up and shot them in the head." remote Hakkari province, which present valuation system, The rebels said yesterday they had borders both Iraq and Iran and which classification committees, either killed 159 troops and captured has seen an increase in violence cancellation of the clean report another 50 in the firefight that began between Turkish soldiers and Kurdish findings (CRF) or taking it granted late on Sunday (Aug 7). The army rebels. The attack killed five soldiers without creating extra hassles for the

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17 Labour Disputes importers and delivery of the items offers from two companies, last- country at 1800, local time, yesterday. within 24-hours of arrival. It is said minute talks failed to yield a deal, "It seems all the gold mines have come the normal activities at the port will according to an official from the to a stand-still," Chamber of Mines resume from today. -- Lloyd's List Chamber of Mines, which negotiates head negotiator Frans Barker said. Correspondent. on behalf of gold producers. Mantashe The miners' strike had paralysed the had earlier said even if any better South African mines of AngloGold, CANADA wage offers were forthcoming, it would fourth-ranked Gold Fields, sixth- London, Aug 5 -- A press report,dated be too late to call off the strike. South placed Harmony Gold and South Deep, today, states: An interim agreement in Africa's gold industry accounts for Barker said. He said the chamber, Vancouver's port strike appears to be around 15% of global output, and the which negotiates wages on behalf of working, as the majority of truck mining sector contributes about 8% to gold producers, estimated a daily loss companies have agreed to mediated the nation's gross domestic product. A of around 40,000 ounces of gold terms and the transport of 25,000 strike would lead to the loss of around production and rand 130 million rand backlogged containers has begun. 28,000 ounces of gold production and (£11 million) in lost revenue per day Since yesterday morning, the port of rand 79 million rand (£6.9 million) in due to the strike. "There are no formal Vancouver has required any drivers or lost revenue per day, a Deutsche talks going on for now. The NUM is firms accessing the property to sign an Securities analyst has estimated. Two still considering the latest wage offers agreement stating they would abide by unions called the strike after rejecting by two of the gold miners," Barker terms outlined by mediator Vince the latest offer by the Chamber of said. In 11th-hour talks yesterday, the Ready last week. The licences will be Mines, of a 4.5-5% wage rise plus world's No. 2 gold producer AngloGold in effect for 90 days, port spokesman bonus payments. The Solidarity union Ashanti and South Deep, a joint Duncan Wilson says, during which with about 10,000 members will join venture of South Africa's Western time he hopes a task force can the strike just before midnight Areas and Canada's Placer Dome hammer out a permanent agreement. tomorrow, and a third 15,000-strong offered wage hikes of between 5.25 "As of right now, more than 40 union will decide tomorrow whether to and 6.5%, the NUM said. The NUM's companies have signed up," Mr. Wilson also take part. Unions are demanding Mantashe said the union would seek said. He estimated it could take a rise of between 10 and 12%. Wages out the views of its members on anywhere between one and five weeks make up around half of total costs in improved offers and respond later to completely move the backlog. the labour intensive sector, the biggest today. South Africa's Harmony Gold London, Aug 11 -- A press report, in terms of mining employment. The Chief Executive Officer Bernard dated today, states: Lower Mainland strike would paralyse the South Swanepoel said the strike was painful merchants weren't the only people African mines of the world's No 2 gold to the industry, but added that union affected by the now-resolved container producer AngloGold Ashanti, fourth- wage demands were unaffordable to truck drivers strike at the port of ranked Gold Fields, sixth-placed the industry. "Obviously there will be Vancouver. Businesses in Quesnel also Harmony Gold and South Deep, a joint continued discussions. As an industry suffered as a result of the labour venture of South Africa's Western this is very painful timing, this is dispute that held up $30 million worth Areas and Canada's Placer Dome. In obviously not what we wanted," of merchandise each day for five 11th-hour talks, AngloGold and South Swanepoel said. "I don't think the weeks. The Retail Council of Canada Deep offered wage hikes of between industry can afford a strike, but am is pleased to see the containers rolling 5.25 and 6.5%, the NUM said. The absolutely convinced the industry again but is concerned the disruption union would seek out the views of its cannot afford the wages increases." has shaken the confidence of RCC members on the new offer and respond "Although still the world's largest members in the reliability of the Port tomorrow afternoon. Frans Barker, producer, South African output is now of Vancouver as a viable gateway for head negotiator for the Chamber of less than one tonne a day, and in a the future. Mines, said: "There was some informal market which is dominated by contact between AngloGold and South currency considerations, such a loss is RUSSIA Deep and the NUM, but there was no unlikely to impact the price, we St.Petersburg, Aug 5 -- Dockers of agreement." "If the strike goes on for believe," HSBC gold analyst Alan Sea Port of St.Petersburg finished too long, the country will start feeling Williamson said in a report. Two their three-days preventive strike Jul the impact, especially on its export unions called the strike after rejecting 27. The strike in the First, Second and account." Miners typically earn rand the latest offer by the Chamber of Forth Stevedoring Companies started 2,500-3,000 rand per month. Mantashe Mines, of a 4.5-5.0% wage rise plus Jul 25. Each shift of dockers stopped said the NUM could consider a wage bonus payments. Unions are working for one hour. In such a way increase of 7-8%, but such an offer demanding a rise of between 10 and dockers wanted to express their would have to include a 1% increase in 12%. The Solidarity union with about disagreement with respect to new the miners' risk cover under their 10,000 members will join the strike project of labour contract offered them provident fund, and higher allowances just before midnight today. A third by employer. A further strike is for those living outside the gold 15,000-strong union, mostly made up scheduled for Aug 12. -- Lloyd's companies' hostels. Mining firms, of supervisory staff would decide later Agents. which gave workers a 10% wage rise today if it would join the strike. -- two years ago, say they cannot afford Reuters. SOUTH AFRICA rises much above inflation, which is Johannesburg, Aug 9 -- Unions and Johannesburg, Aug 7 -- South African running below 4%. -- Reuters. producers met today to try to end the gold miners launched their first Johannesburg, Aug 8 -- About biggest strike by South African gold industry-wide strike in 18 years today 100,000 South African gold miners, miners in 18 years, but no end to the to demand higher wages in the world's demanding higher wages, stayed off stalemate was in sight, negotiators on biggest bullion producer, the country's work today in the country's first both sides said today. The Solidarity main mining union said. "I can say industry-wide strike in 18 years, trade union, traditional representative now that the strike is on," Gwede bringing mines in the world's biggest of white workers, has joined the strike Mantashe, general secretary of the bullion producer to a standstill. The led by the black National Union of National Union of Mineworkers, said. gold miners' strike is the latest and Mineworkers (NUM), keeping some The union had said the strike would biggest industrial action in recent 110,000 workers away and bringing start across the country at 1800, local weeks in a country plagued by huge mines to a standstill in the top bullion time (1700, BST). "All the workers income gaps between the rich and producer. "It doesn't seem as if we're who were due to go on the 1800 hrs mostly black poor, more than a decade making progress, the parties seem to shift are out, all the four companies after the end of apartheid. "The strike be very far apart," Frans Barker, chief involved in failed wage talks have is 100% country-wide, all our people, negotiator for the Chamber of Mines been affected." Around 100,000 gold about 100,000 of them are on strike," that represents gold producers, told miners represented by the NUM would Gwede Mantashe, general secretary of the domestic news agency SAPA. remain on strike until a solution was the National Union of Mineworkers Barker told Reuters separately: "There found, he said. Despite improved said. The strike started across the have been offers placed on the table by

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18 Labour Disputes gold companies. Unions say they are started. An analyst estimated that the government imposed deadline for staff ready to look at some (parts of the world's sixth-placed producer, to return to work. Ministers have said offers) while they say others are Harmony Gold was the worst hit so far they will invoke rarely used unacceptable. It is all very mixed at by the strike, losing 15 million rand emergency powers, designed to the moment." NUM General Secretary ($2.32 million) per day as about 90 safeguard industries considered Gwede Mantashe confirmed that his percent of its mines were in South critical to the national economy, to end union had met some producers. "We Africa. The world's No. 2 producer the strike. Staff would be forced to are still engaged," he said. "I am AngloGold Ashanti and fourth-placed return to work for a 30-day cooling-off unable to give you any specifics at this Gold Fields had lost about 12 million period and during that time the point." Barker said the strike rand and 10 million rand respectively dispute would be referred to a labour paralysed the South African mines of in revenues so far, but they would commission. the world's No. 2 gold producer withstand the strike better than London, Aug 9 -- A press report, AngloGold Ashanti, fourth-ranked Harmony as they had more mines dated today, satates: The Korean Gold Fields, sixth-placed Harmony abroad, the analyst said. The analyst Labour Ministry today decided to Gold and South Deep. The Chamber, said the strike had not yet affected the intervene in a protracted Asiana which negotiates wages on behalf of spot price of gold, but revenue losses Airlines labour dispute now nearing gold producers, estimated a daily loss were starting to pile up. The Chamber its fourth week and announce of around 40,000 ounces of gold has estimated a daily loss of around emergency arbitration for tomorrow production and 130 million rand in 40,000 ounces of gold production and morning. That means the carrier's combined lost revenue per day due to 130 million rand in combined lost striking pilots will have to go back to the strike. Today AngloGold and South revenue per day due to the strike. -- work immediately and face criminal Deep added an increase of 10-16 Reuters. charges if they fail to do so. Labour percent in housing subsidies, Barker London, Aug 11 -- A press report, Minister Kim Dae-hwan discussed said. Gold Fields and Harmony have dated today, states: The national emergency arbitration with National put on the table offers of five-six strike which has shut down much of Labour Relations Commission percent in wage increases and a rise of South Africa's gold mining looks set to Chairman Shin Hongtoday and said he 10 percent in housing subsidies, be settled. The mainly black National reported the overall situation and Barker said. The NUM says its point Union of Mineworkers said it had government plans to arbitrate at of reference in talks is a wage advised its members to accept a new todays Cabinet meeting. The ministry increases of seven-eight percent, a one pay offer. Employers upped their offer says a strike immediately ends once percent raise in the miners' risk cover to 6-7% yesterday, the fourth day of a emergency arbitration is announced, and higher accommodation allowances. dispute involving more than 100,000 while labour and management must go A third 15,000-strong union, the miners. The NUM argues that its back to the negotiating table and stay United Association of South Africa members deserve more pay, and also there for up to 30 days. If that fails to (Uasa), mostly made up of supervisory wants better living conditions. "We produce results, the government steps staff, said it would consider the offers will know later this morning what our in and forces a compromise. from AngloGold and South Deep. Tim members' views are on the offer, but Meanwhile, Asiana Airlines Kruger, Uasa's spokesman, told we have asked the branch leaders to management and pilots negotiated Reuters yesterday his union would recommend that they take it," Gwede overnight yesterday but again failed to decide on Friday (Aug 12) whether it Mantashe, general secretary of the reach agreement over thorny issues would join the strike or not. Uasa had National Union of Mineworkers said. like union participation in no immediate comment today. The employers, represented by the management decisions. Airline Johannesburg, Aug 10 -- South Chamber of Mines, have offered a 10% representatives returned to Seoul this African gold mines piled up losses as increase in the housing allowance. morning saying the union was not they stood still after around 110,000 Although the new offer falls well short willing to negotiate and there was no miners stayed off work today, with of the 12% the NUM has said it point in further talks. The carrier said officials seeing no end in sight to the wanted, it is nonetheless substantially 112 out of 290 flights were cancelled sector's first industry-wide strike in 18 better than the employers' initial offer. today, 10 international, 98 domestic years. Officials of the black National "We have asked our delegates to and four cargo flights. Tomorrow, 103 Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the recommend the offer to our members," out of 291 flights, five international, Solidarity trade union, traditional said NUM general secretary Gwede 89 domestic and nine cargo flights, representative of white workers, said Mantashe on TV news station CNN. will be grounded, the company said. they saw no immediate end to the London, Aug 8 -- A press report, strike which started on Sunday (Aug SOUTH KOREA dated today, states: The government of 7). Solidarity spokesman Reint London, Aug 5 -- The South Korean South Korea said today that it was Dyekama told Reuters the Chamber of government has warned it will poised to step in to end a strike by Mines, which negotiates wages on intervene to end a crippling strike by pilots at Asiana Airlines - the third behalf of gold producers, had called pilots at the country's second largest time the government has invoked the unions for a meeting late in the airline. The strike at Asiana Airlines emergency powers since 1969 - amid afternoon, to possibly table a fresh entered its 20th day today with the concern that the stoppage at the offer from gold producers. Harmony government threatening to invoke second-largest Korean airfreight Gold now had the highest of the emergency powers to end the stoppage. carrier would crimp exports. "The individual wage offers above all the The government has set a deadline of government's intervention is other producers, Dyekama said. The Sunday (Aug 7) for a resolution or else imminent, since talks failed" between gold producer had lifted its offer to it will force pilots back to work. More Asiana's management and the union, between six and seven percent. The than 250 international flights have said Ha Hyeong So, an official in the NUM and Solidarity called the strike been cancelled during the dispute. Labour Ministry's management and after rejecting the Chamber of Mines' About 400 pilots walked out on Jul 17, offer of a 4.5 to five percent wage rise. setting out a number of demands such co-operation division. He did not They demanded a rise of between 10 as more rest days, a rise in the provide details. The South Korean and 12 percent. The unions have since compulsory retirement age from 55 to Commerce Ministry said that about said their point of reference in talks is 58 and greater input into the airline's $150 million of goods could not be a wage increases of seven-eight business strategy. The strike has exported in July because of the strike percent, among other demands. The severely disrupted domestic and at Asiana. About 10 percent of South NUM, which represents about 100,000 international flights and forced the Korean exports, valued at about $690 striking miners, has so far rejected a airline to cancel all cargo flights. million, could be delayed this month if wage increase offers by AngloGold and Asiana says the stoppages have the work stoppage continued, it said. South Deep, a joint venture of South affected 45,000 passengers and cost an The strike has caused the airline to Africa's Western Areas and Canada's estimated 200bn won ($198m). Talks lose an estimated 353 billion won, or Placer Dome. Gold Fields has also resumed between the airline and $348 million, in sales. "If Asiana's tabled a new offer since the strike unions today against a backdrop of a management gives in to the pilots'

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19 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements demands, other staff unions will go on York and Los Angeles, since the strike the earliest. The petition, which is strike too, thinking they can push the began on Jul 17. About 90 percent of seeking pay rises of between 60 per airline" around, said Lee Hoon, a its cargo flights have been suspended. cent and 80 per cent for public Samsung Securities analyst who The airline has been operating with servants, was hand delivered to the recommends buying the airline's non-union pilots and union members King's daughter after a huge public stock. "The airline will become a much who haven't joined the walkout. About rally on Monday. Yesterday, teachers stronger company once it overcomes 500 of the airline's more than 800 and students who should have begun this difficult situation. We expect pilots belong to the union, but not all the third term, took to the streets in losses of about one billion won every were striking. The union says about support of the pay demands. The day," said Lee, the Samsung analyst. 400 pilots joined the walkout. The strike is now into its 20th day. Asiana's forecast of 90 billion won in strike has been costly for the airline London, Aug 11 -- A press report, operating profit may be cut to 70 and companies such as travel dated today, states: The Civil Servants billion won in the quarter ending Sep. agencies, importers and exporters, Strike Committee in Tonga says it 30, he said. The strike had affected resulting in estimated losses of 353 totally rejects the King's decision to 451,000 travellers as of the weekend, billion won ($348 million) through to call in an independent auditor to look at the disputed figures behind the pay causing their flights to be cancelled, Aug 7. That is expected to jump to 542 strike that enters its fourth week rerouted or delayed, Asiana said. billion won ($535 million) through to tomorrow. The committee says it will "Talks ended with no agreement," a Aug 15. not cooperate and will instead put a spokesman for the airline, Oh Kyung new options paper to the Government. Keun, said today. "No date has been TONGA After a meeting last night, the strike set for more talks. The management London, Aug 5 -- A press report, committee informed the Tongan will hold a meeting today and decide dated today, satates: The Australian Cabinet Office that it had rejected the what to do next." A second staff union government has warned travellers King's reply to the petition presented at Asiana, representing 950 flight considering going to Tonga about the to his daughter by thousands of attendants, said that it would decide effects of a two-week-old strike by protesters on Monday (Aug 8). tomorrow if it should also stop work. public servants in the South Pacific Committee chairman Finau Tutone The union wants basic wages to be nation. Doctors, nurses and other says the strike is about people not raised by seven percent. Management medical staff at Tonga's main hospital about figures. "We still go on the had rejected the increase. Labour joined the strike by thousands of strike and we are now preparing a Minister Kim Dae Hwan held a public servants which has bought counter proposal for the Government meeting Sunday night to prepare government services in the for negotiation because we do not want contingency plans should Asiana fail impoverished country to a standstill. the independent auditor or "There have been disruptions to to break the deadlock with the independent company to come and hospital and medical services and striking pilots. deal with this, because socially they continuing strike action has the don't understand," he said. "They are London, Aug 10 -- A press report, potential to affect other services, dated today, states: Using rarely dealing with numbers but there are including possibly the operation of social impacts on this." Mr Tutone invoked powers, the South Korean international flights into and out of government today ordered an end to a says the counter proposal will be given Tonga," the Australian Department of to the Government tomorrow. 25-day strike by unionized pilots at Foreign Affairs and Trade said in an Asiana Airlines, the country's second- update to its travel advisory on Tonga. biggest carrier. The pilots said they Marches were held in the capital would comply. The government's Nuku'alofa and the striking workers intervention forces the pilots to are planning a mass march on Monday immediately stop the strike for 30 (Aug 8) to present their demands to days. The order, used in industries Tonga's ruler, KingTaufa'ahau Tupou considered critical to the national IV. They are seeking pay rises of 60 to economy, has only been given twice 80 per cent and have rejected a before: in 1993 during unrest at government offer of no more than 30 SENDING SPAM E-MAILS, Hyundai Motor Co. and in 1969 at per cent increases. The strike began WORLD-WIDE Korea Shipbuilding Corp. Labour when senior government officials won London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Minister Kim Dae-hwan, in nationally pay increases of up to 80%. dated today, states: Microsoft has televised comments, called it a London, Aug 9 -- A press report, settled its lawsuit with "King of Spam" "regrettable" decision, but cited dated today, states: The daughter of Scott Richter, with Richter promising economic losses and dangers from long the King of Tonga has accepted a to pay the software giant $7 million flight hours by the company's non- petition from a crowd of demonstrators for sending an estimated 38 billion e- unionized pilots who are flying during who have turned out in the Tongan mails a year. Richter and his online the strike as some of the reasons for capital, Nuku'alofa, in support of marketing company, OptInBig.com, the government's decision. The pilots public servants who are on strike. The will pay the sum to settle a lawsuit planned to return to work, union 10,000 petitioners sat and waited in brought against Richter in December spokesman Lee Sang-jun said. They the sun until the gate to the palace 2003. He and his affiliates have also had faced potential arrest if they grounds opened and out walked the agreed to comply with US federal anti- ignored the order. Asiana spokesman King's only daughter, Princess spam laws and stop sending spam to Pilolevu. The petition asks the King to Oh Kyung-keun said the airline anyone who does not opt in to receive defer a proposed new salary structure marketing e-mails. The settlement expects to resume about 80 percent to for two years and grant pay increases 90 percent of its flight schedule in depends on the dismissal of for public servants of up to 80 per cent bankruptcy cases filed by Richter and about a week as the pilots must have backdated to Jul 1. It tells the King health checks and receive simulator his company earlier this year. Richter that the Tongan Government has and OptInBig plan to file for dismissal training before flying again. The next already lost $9 million in revenue step is for the union and management of those cases later today. After since the public service strike began refunding its legal costs, Microsoft will to resume negotiations for 15 days. If last month. no agreement is reached the National pump $5 million of the settlement London, Aug 10 -- Striking public money back into fighting Internet Labour Relations Commission will servants in Tonga are still awaiting a step in to arbitrate and can ultimately crime, by providing technical training reply from the King to their petition and forensic assistance to law dictate terms of a settlement. Asiana on Monday (Aug 8) for him to has been forced to cancel over 2,000 enforcement staff and developing new intervene in their pay dispute with the technology tools, it said. A further $1 domestic and more than 130 Government. Strike leaders were told million will provide computers for poor international flights, some on late yesterday that any reply from the children at community centres in New profitable long-haul routes to New King would not be made until today at York state.Helped by Microsoft, New

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20 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents

York attorney general Eliot Spitzer research include, øVehicle Mileage the steep Cheakamus River canyon. also sued Richter over spam offenses Impact Valuation Studyø and a One of them was a tank car loaded in December 2003. Spitzer settled that øVehicle Local Market Determination with 51,000 litres of sodium hydroxide case with Richter last July for Study.ø Guttman pointed out that or caustic soda, a highly corrosive $50,000. Microsoft's case, brought in Valuescope does not make the decision industrial liquid with a wide variety of Washington state, accused Richter of as to whether a vehicle øtotaled,ø nor uses, including in the pulp and paper sending mass e-mails with misleading does it determine the payout. That call industry. It broke open and much of subject lines and forged sender is to be made by the claimantøs the contents leaked into the river. addresses in violation of state and insurer, he notes, and CCC has been Health officials advised people federal law. Before mending his ways unfairly drawn into a flurry of yesterday to stay away from the river he sent, or helped others to send, 38 unwarranted class actions spurred by and not to use water from wells billion unwanted e-mails a year, what it calls an overeager øplaintifføs located 100 metres from the river. Microsoft said. Richter has freely bar.ø Since 2000 some two-dozen Crews were visiting individual homes admitted to sending large volumes of lawsuits have been filed against the to check pH levels in well water. unsolicited e-mail and has cheerfully company. øWeøve been absolved or Sundquist said it will take at least a embraced the title of "Spam King". dismissed from most of them,ø he month to assess the damage the spill But he has denied breaking any laws, says. øWe just happened to get caught has caused to the fish population but saying his company operated within in the crosshairs. The target is the anticipated no long-term effects on US regulations including last year's insurance industry. Our data supports water quality. CN Rail spokesman CAN-SPAM Act. As part of Microsoft's the insurance industry; our view is Graham Dallas said rail line was settlement, OptInBig.com has agreed that this is an industry issue.ø The expected to be back in operation by to three years of oversight. judge in Madison County still must this evening. The derailed cars sign-off on the agreement, although littering the embankment below the UNDERPAYMENT OF INSURANCE Guttman is confident all is in order. rail line's bridge now are not expected SETTLEMENTS, UNITED STATES øThis would resolve seven of the 11 to be retrieved before Wednesday, London, Aug 5 -- A press report, cases in which we were the named during which the river will again be dated Aug 4, states: A lawsuit party,ø he says. Lawyers and judges closed to recreational use, local settlement by CCC Information will likely look to the Illinois case as officials said. The cause of the Services Group, Inc. and several the others are litigated. A lawyer in derailment was still not known. insurance companies will result in a California points to an earlier action court-appointed monitor who will that he settled against CCC and RATMALANA, SRI LANKA review the methods of CCCøs insurers, saying that it might have London, Aug 10 -- A press report, Valuescope programme for the next bridged the gap in the Madison dated Aug 8, states: A train struck an five years. The agreement applies to County negotiations. øI think that my empty passenger car sitting on a several class action lawsuits filed in case may have had something to do railway track in southern Sri Lanka Madison County (Illinois) Third with it,ø says Gary K. Kwasniewski, of today, injuring at least 20 people, Circuit Court against CCC and 15 of the Viau & Kwasniewski law firm in police said. The train crashed into the its insurance company customers Los Angeles. carriage in Ratmalana, about 20 km alleging that claimants were south of the capital Colombo. The underpaid for their totaled vehicles. carriage had accidentally broken away CCC agreed to pay about $8 million, from a train that had earlier travelled while the insurance companies are on the track, said Sirisena Herath, required to pay additional unspecified deputy inspector general of police, funds for claims by the plaintiff class citing preliminary reports. Police at members. The settlement stresses that the scene said at least 20 people were the defendants admit no wrongdoing. hurt in the accident. Three were in øThe company has a strong belief in serious condition, including the train the integrity and accuracy of our CHEAKAMUS RIVER AREA, driver, hospital officials said. The valuation product,ø CCC Sr. V.P. and BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA train had been travelling from General Counsel Robert S. Guttman London, Aug 7 -- A press report, Colombo to the southern town of said. øWe concluded, however, that dated Aug 6, states: Crews worked Aluthgama when it crashed into the settlement of these suits is the best nonstop today to clean up a train empty carriage, leaving it crumpled on course of action in order to avoid derailment that dumped thousands of the track. further protracted litigation, expense litres of a toxic chemical into the and distraction.ø Itøs too soon to Cheakamus River north of squamish SOMIS, CALIFORNIA, gauge whether the settlement will yesterday. Health officials issued an UNITED STATES have any significant effect on collision advisory to residents a few hours after London, Aug 6 -- A press report, repair shops nationwide. Valuescope is the crash to avoid the river, where dated today, states: An Amtrak train primarily sold to insurers to help them dead fish floated near the banks. But collided with a dump truck crossing determine the value of crashed late this afternoon, they deemed the the tracks in Somis, California, vehicles declared total losses. øOur Cheakamus and the Squamish River injuring 20 people, two of them expectations are that there will not be downstream again safe for seriously, officials said. The two changes in the product,ø says recreational use. However, wells occupants in the dump truck were Guttman. øA lot will depend on what within 100 metres of the Cheakamus taken to the hospital with serious the monitorøs findings are. His job is downstream from the spill were still injuries, said Joe Luna, a Ventura to ensure that there is complianceø off-limits until tests confirm the water County Fire Department spokesman. with the terms of the agreement. For is safe. An B.C. Environment Ministry Their conditions were not immediately insurers, øTheyøll have the added official said tests today showed the pH available. Eighteen of the Surfliner assurance from a third party that the - acid-alkaline - balance of the water train's 168 passengers and crew integrity and accuracy of the product had already returned to normal after suffered minor injuries, said Amtrak will be validated.ø Monitoring the thousands of litres of sodium spokeswoman Vernae Graham. Only process is Philip Rowley of LECG, a hydroxide spilled into the Cheakamus. one passenger remained hospitalized worldwide consulting firm that "There has been a number of fish following the crash. The cause of the specialises in court-related analyses. killed that were killed outright or crash in Somis, north-west of Rowley did not respond to an have been suffering ill consequences downtown Los Angeles, was not interview request, but Guttman says from a higher pH water," said Lance immediately known, Graham said. university professors and an Sundquist, the ministry's incident The front cab car partly derailed after assortment of industry experts will commander. A 144-car CN Rail freight the collision, she said. The remaining conduct several studies under bound for Prince George left the track passengers and crew members Rowleyøs - and the judgeøs - yesterday morning, with nine of the boarded another train bound for Los supervision. Examples of the planned cars tumbling about 12 meters down Angeles, Graham said. From there, Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

21 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts/Miscellaneous buses would drop off passengers at from the lake has been shut down destinations between Los Angeles and because of concern that the oil would San Diego. foul its cooling system. London, Aug 9 -- A press report, WABAMUN, ALBERTA, CANADA dated today, states: People around London, Aug 7 -- A press report, Alberta's Lake Wabamun are being dated Aug 6, states: The province of told not to use or drink water from Alberta has issued an environmental the lake or their well because a protection order to make sure CN hazardous chemical may have been Rail cleans up an oil spill that has part of the material spilled last week BANK, CEARA PROVINCE, fouled Wabumun Lake, 75 km west after a train derailment. Alberta BRAZIL of Edmonton. The government has Environment issued the warning London, Aug 8 -- A press report, also called in two world-renowned yesterday after experts raised dated today, states: Thieves have experts to provide advice to the concerns. "We do have concerns that tunnelled into a bank in north-eastern environment department. One of there was a harmful substance," Irwin Brazil and stolen $US68 million, the them is Dr. Ron Goodman and the Huberman, spokesman with Alberta biggest bank heist in the nation's other expert is Dr. David Schindler. Environment, told the Canadian history. "It's something you see in the Goodman says issuing the order Press. "Until the final results come movies. ... They dug a 200-metre tunnel against CN in this spill is unusual. through in the next day or two, as a that goes underneath two blocks. As much as 1.3 million litres of precaution, we are advising people to They've been digging for three months," heavy bunker fuel oil were spilled stay off the lake and not to use the police investigator Francisco Queiroga Wednesday (Aug 3) morning when 43 water." People are also being told not said. The thieves broke into a branch of cars derailed along the CN main line to use lake water for watering the central bank in the north-eastern between Wabamun Lake and a row gardens or for showering because of state of Ceara over the weekend and of cottages. It's not clear how much the risk of exposure to the chemical, removed 156 million reais ($89 of that oil went into the lake, which which is used to treat utility poles. million). The theft was not discovered provides the town's water. About 100 They have also been warned not to until this morning because the bank Wabamun Lake residents took part gather or try to clean wildlife. was closed. "The tunnel was dug right in a five-hour blockade of the CN Meanwhile, clean-up efforts continued underneath the vault," Queiroga said. Rail main line through their to contain oil spilled Wednesday (Aug "We've never heard of so much money community yesterday afternoon. The 3) after the train derailment. An being stolen from a bank in Brazil." blockade ended after the company estimated 562,000 litres of heavy oil Federal police in Ceara said it was the promised daily updates on the steps are still sitting on the lake west of biggest known heist in Brazil and that being taken to clean up an eight- Edmonton. Officials with CN Rail say between six and 10 people were kilometre oil slick. changing weather conditions are suspected of doing the job. London, Aug 8 -- A press reporrt, making it difficult to contain the spill. dated today, states: A faulty section of In the derailment, 1.3 million litres of CASH, BANK, FORTALEZA, track may be the cause of an Alberta heavy bunker fuel oil spilled when 43 BRAZIL train derailment, according to cars derailed along the CN main line London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Canadian National Rail officials who between Wabamun Lake and a row of dated today, states: Thieves tunnelled are scrambling to clean up a massive cottages. The cause of the derailment nearly 300 feet to a Central Bank oil spill that has killed dozens of birds is under investigation. Over the vault in northeastern Brazil and stole and put a popular lake off-limits. CN weekend, booms or barriers were about $65 million, police said officials said the questionable rail in placed on the lake in an effort to keep yesterday, in what has been described Wabamun, about 65 kilometres west of what had been an eight-kilometre- as the biggest such robbery ever in Edmonton, was electronically long oil slick from spreading. As well, Brazil. The money was stolen from the inspected by a machine that runs over skimmers are being used to try to Central Bank's vault in the city of the track, a process that occurs four remove the oil. Ron Goodman, an Fortaleza, about 1,550 miles north- times a year, in May. The area of track expert hired by Alberta Environment east of Sao Paulo. The thieves built a to advise the railway, told CBC News had also been physically inspected the 13-foot deep, 262-foot-long tunnel it could take between two and five day before last Wednesday's (Aug 3) from a house near the bank to the years to return the lake to its original derailment, which saw 45 of 140 cars vault, federal police said in a state. As of Friday, 60 oil-covered leave the rails. More than 700,000 statement. The elaborate tunnel had birds and five muskrats had been litres of bunker fuel oil, used in liquid electric lights and walls reinforced found. asphalt and to power barges and with wood panels and lined with plastic sheeting, police said. The short ships, has seeped into the ground and WEST GLACIER, MONTANA, Lake Wabamun. Initially, the company statement did not explain how the UNITED STATES robbers broke through the vault's six- reported that 1.3 million litres of the London, Aug 5 -- A press report, substance had leaked. More than 150 foot thick concrete walls to reach the dated Aug 4, states: Two BNSF cash. Police said the robbers left people are now working to contain and Railway trains collided at a clean up the seven-kilometre-long oil behind a drill, electric saw and a switching point at West Glacier this blowtorch. The heist took place slick on the lake. CN has been forced afternoon, partially derailing one to bring in buoyant containment sometime between 1800, Friday (Aug locomotive but causing no injury and 5) when the vault was closed for the booms from Montreal, Texas and minimum damage, a railway Louisiana to help rein in the oil slick. weekend, and 0800, yesterday when it spokesman said. Spokesman Gus was reopened. The statement said More than a dozen vacuum trucks are Melonas said a westbound freight working at the shore to suck up the cameras and motion detectors inside train travelling from Chicago to the vault did not function. oil. The company has also brought in Portland hit the 10th car of an specialists to help supervise the clean- eastbound container train as it was up and veterinarians and wildlife moving off the mainline onto a Miscellaneous experts to help tend to injured siding. One of the three locomotives wildlife. By yesterday, 243 oil-covered of the westbound train derailed, but birds and a few animals had been crews were putting it back on the brought in to a makeshift cleanup tracks and traffic was expected to centre. Although the material isn't resume tonight, Melonas said. The toxic, at least 77 of the birds have collision occurred about 1430 hrs, at choked to death after being doused in a very slow speed. Both trains were DEVASTATION OF CROPS, the sticky black substance. TransAlta loaded with containers and NIGERIA Corp. reported that one of its three contained no hazardous materials, London, Jul 30 -- A press report, power plants that draws cooling water he said. dated Jul 29, states: A plague of quela

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22 Miscellaneous quela birds has devastated up to 70% London, Aug 9 -- A press report, GAS LEAK IN COAL MINE, of farmers' crops in northern Nigeria. dated today, states: Rescuers in China YUZHOU, CHINA The birds fly in densely packed flocks have warned that the number of Beijing, Aug 3 -- A gas leak at a coal and are one of the world's most miners who are trapped in a flooded mine in central China has killed 24 abundant species. The area borders mine could be higher than the 102 miners and left two missing, state Niger which is suffering from severe previously reported. The confusion is media reported today, in the latest food shortages because of last year's because the colliery's managers have accident to strike the world's deadliest drought and locust invasions. fled the scene, leaving behind no mining industry. More than 40 Journalist Mustapha Mohammed, who accurate records of how many men workers were underground in the visited Gadana in north-eastern Yobe were working underground. The mine, Xinfa coal mine in Yuzhou, Henan state, saids that thousands of the in southern China, flooded on Sunday province, when gas began filling the small dark birds with red beaks were (Aug 7). There are now fears that up shafts last night, Xinhua news agency hovering in the sky. Farmers were to 200 men are trapped in its tunnels. said. Seventeen miners managed to distraught, he said, and had taken to Rescuers are working frantically to try escape, but 24 suffocated to death, it sleeping in their fields fearing further to install high powered pumps to clear said. -- Reuters. invasions. "We started three days away the flood waters. fasting and prayers, hoping for Allah's Beijing, Aug 9 -- At least 123 miners GRETA (Antigua & Barbuda) intervention against these destructive are now known to have been trapped London, Aug 5 -- A press report, birds that are threatening our means deep underground in a flooded shaft in dated today, states: Dockers in Sligo of existence," village head Sule Aliyu south China, not 102 as first reported, are continuing to picket general cargo said in an interview on state radio. and they have little chance of survival, Greta (1289 gt, built 1984) in a dispute State and local officials say more than official media reported late today. "An over pay with a Co Leitrim-based 8,000 hectares of crops - mainly millet additional 21 miners were added to metal recycling company and a - has been destroyed, with tens of the missing list announced yesterday shipping agent. The seven dockers, thousands of peasant farmers affected. after the mine counted the number of who are members of SIPTU, are "The birds are migratory; most of miners working underground today," preventing the loading of the vessel at them came from Niger where they Xinhua news agency quoted a senior Sligo Harbour. They claim they are could not find food to eat," agriculture official in charge of rescue operations owed Euro 24,000. SIPTU says the official Tukur Maru said. The area as saying. "Currently, they are still scrap metal company, Erin Recyclers already has a low crop yield due to trapped about 480 metres of Kinlough in Co Leitrim, has desertification. Agricultural Minister underground," said You Ningfeng, vice reneged on a deal it made with them. Malam Adamu Bello said that the governor of Guangdong province. "The The shipping agent, Cermar Shipping, government planned to start aerial chance of survival for the trapped says there is no contractual agreement pesticide spraying soon. An earlier miners is slim after being stranded for with the dockers. It says they are spraying campaign in June failed to more than 55 hours," he added. impeding the loading of the vessel and stop the invasion. Despite the pessimism, Xinhua quoted it is considering seeking a court Guangdong governor Huang Huahua injunction to prevent their action. The FLOODING IN COAL MINE, as pledging: "If there is a tiny hope, Vice Chairperson of Sligo Harbour's XINGNING, CHINA we will spare no efforts to rescue the board, Veronica Cawley, said it has no London, Aug 8 -- A press report, trapped miners." As frantic rescue direct role in this dispute. The dockers dated today, states: More than 100 work continued at the Xingning pit, are not employees of the board and the miners were trapped underground China's top work safety official was dispute is between them, their union when a coal mine flooded in north- quoted as saying that this latest in a and the company involved, she added. eastern Guangdong yesterday. The 103 string of mining disasters was a prime workers failed to return to the surface example of pit owners flouting safety OUTBREAK OF "BIRD FLU" after the water entered the Daxing laws to make money. The mine was London, Jul 29 -- A press report, Colliery in Xingning, Meizhou city , at operating without a licence and in dated today, states: Investigators have 1330 hrs, Xinhua reported. It was not violation of local government orders determined that a strain of bird flu clear whether any miners survived the to shut down for inspections after a virus infecting fowl in Russia is the accident, likely to be the worst in the July flooding at another pit in type that can infect humans, the province in recent years. Xinhua did Xingning, Xinhua said. The July Agriculture Ministry said today. The not report any rescue figures. In a accident claimed 16 lives. "This is a virus caused the deaths of hundreds of move reflecting the seriousness of the typical case in which mine owners birds in a section of Siberia this accident, Minister of the State make money, miners lose their lives month, but no human infections have Administration of Work Safety and the government pays the bill," Li been reported. In a brief statement, Supervision Li Yizhong and director of Yizhong, director of the State the ministry identified the virus as the State Administration of Coal Mine Administration for Work Safety, was avian flu type A H5N1. "That raises Safety Zhao Tiechui led a team to the quoted as saying. More than 60 the need for undertaking quarantine scene to direct the rescue operation. managers of the mine fled after measures of the widest scope," the An order has also been made for the Sunday's (Aug 7) flooding and the statement said. nearby coal mines to halt operations Xingning government has called for London, Aug 1 -- A press report, immediately. them to return to help with rescue dated today, states: Russia's Beijing, Aug 8 -- Hopes faded today efforts, Xinhua said. One local Emergency Situations Ministry said for 102 Chinese coal miners trapped Communist Party official estimated bird flu in the Novosibirsk region had by flood waters. Flood waters were that the volume of water in the shaft killed 2,382 poultry, including 127 rising in the mineshaft in Xingning in of the Daxing mine "almost equals since yesterday morning. Mass death the southern province of Guangdong that of a medium-sized reservoir". of poultry was registered in 18 which was inundated yesterday. The source of the flood waters was settlements of the Dovolensky, "There are 15 million to 20 million still unknown, making it impossible Kupinsky, Zdvinsky and Chistoozerny cubic metres of water under the mine for rescuers to stop the flow and districts. "Preliminary tests of the and the water level is still rising 50 bring water levels down. Xinhua said samples taken from dead poultry cm an hour," the Xinhua news agency that four pumps were working round- showed the presence of the flu virus A quoted a vice mayor of nearby the-clock and five high-power pumps of H5N1 strain," the Ministry said. Meizhou as saying. "Chances of the were to be installed, but that even so Authorities launched a set of trapped workers surviving are the rescue operation could take a veterinary, sanitary and anti-epidemic relatively small," he said. What long time. Senior officials from the measures in the province. "Poultry triggered the flooding was unknown, party's Central Commission for death cases were also registered in the Xinhua said. The China News Service Discipline Inspection had arrived at Omsk region and the Altai territory. In said adjoining mines had been ordered the scene to supervise investigations the Omsk region, 450 poultry died, to suspend production and evacuate along with provincial supervisors. -- and in the Altai territory - 300, but workers. -- Reuters. Reuters. the diagnosis has not been formally

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23 Miscellaneous confirmed in these two provinces. the Health Ministry, said in a could spread the disease as far afield Crisis headquarters representatives statement. Itar-Tass news agency as the United States. "Things are will fly with a fact-finding mission to quoted Novosibirsk officials as saying quietening down. The epidemic will the Omsk region today. mass deaths among farm birds largely vanish in 10-15 days," Oleg Kiselyov, Moscow, Aug 2 -- Russia's Siberian stopped today in the worst-affected, head of a research institute operating region of Novosibirsk said today it will quarantined areas of the Novosibirsk under the WHO's auspices, said in slaughter 65,000 birds in 13 locations region. Mass poultry deaths in Russia's second city of St Petersburg. as more cases were confirmed today of Novosibirsk have been registered since "It won't spread further because of a strain of bird flu dangerous to Jul 10, according to media reports. changing weather conditions. It's humans. "It has been decided to The number of Russian regions hit by never warm enough in Siberia in late slaughter all hens, ducks, geese and the avian flu rose to five last week. August." The highly potent H5N1 turkeys at farms where the virus had Russia's growing bird flu crisis could strain, which has struck mainly in the been detected. The farms' owners will drive up imports of poultry. Russia western Siberian region of be paid compensation for all the birds annually consumes more than two Novosibirsk, has killed over 50 people that are killed and provided with safe million tonnes of poultry meat and in Asia since 2003. Outbreaks that poultry meat and eggs at a discount imports more than half its needs from have killed wildfowl and poultry in price," a Novosibirsk administration the United States, Brazil and other Russia and Kazakhstan since mid-July spokeswoman said. The H5N1 strain countries. The European Union has have raised fears the disease could of bird flu which can spread to decided to ban imports of chickens and spread to humans on the Eurasian humans has so far been officially other products from Russia and land mass, sparking fears of a confirmed in three Siberian regions -- Kazakhstan, although in practice the worldwide epidemic. However, Novosibirsk, Altai and Tyumen, and is EU does not buy poultry from the two Kiselyov said there was no need for thought to have been brought to ex-Soviet countries. In Central Asia's such worries in Siberia. "If no one has Russia by migrant birds from China. Kazakhstan, the deaths of 364 hens in been infected so far, people won't get The first cases were confirmed in the village of Krasny Yar, initially infected. All the measures undertaken Novosibirsk on Friday, followed by assumed to having been caused by have helped localise the outbreak." He Altai yesterday. An outbreak of the bird flu, turned out to be due to a added, however, that Russia would virus was also confirmed in a village regular bird disease, Interfax quoted soon test and introduce a new type of in the south of Tyumen, the regional veterinary officials as saying. vaccine to prevent humans from Agriculture Ministry said in a But there was no word on the getting the potentially deadly virus. statement today. So far no cases of situation in other, more widely The first batch will be sent to the humans being infected with bird flu affected Kazakh regions, including worst-hit Novosibirsk region as soon had been registered. -- Reuters. Pavlodar where bird flu had been as October, he said. In a another sign London, Aug 5 -- A press report, registered officially. The Russian of calm, the Emergencies Ministry dated today, states: A regional Emergencies Ministry said in a note said that the number of deaths among veterinary laboratory confirmed a bird issued today that a total of 5,573 domestic and wild birds was just 15 flu virus in the village of Vtorye domestic and wild birds had been overnight compared with a total of Korosteli in Altai's Rubtsovsky affected in the Novosibirsk, Omsk and 5,583 since mid-July. However, district, where 180 poultry died at Tyumen regions. Russia has culled Russia's top epidiemiologist, Gennady private households. No cases of tens of thousands of domestic birds in Onishchenko, said it was too early to infection among humans were past days to prevent the virus draw rosy conclusions. "The epidemic registered, the press service of the spreading. In Tyumen region alone, is being localised. Its spread is regional emergency situations more than 12,000 chickens, ducks and currently limited to five regions, but department said. Vtorye Korosteli is geese had been killed, Tass said. Tass that does not mean that birds could the third Altai settlement quarantined quoted Tyumen officials as saying the not be dying somewhere else," he was after the bird flu outbreak in the virus had been confirmed in another quoted as saying by Interfax news region. Exports or imports of poultry small village called Vorobyovo, but it agency in Novosibirsk. There were is banned in the affected areas which was unclear how many birds were also fears among Russian veterinary have also been cordoned off. affected there. Tass said checks were officials that migrating birds could Authorities set up disposal centres for being carried out in a number of take the virus to other countries. "It's dead or sick poultry. Another six nearby settlements. Interfax news possible that the birds have already districts announced restrictions, agency reported from Altai, another spread it beyond Russia," Yevgeny following poultry death cases. affected Siberian region, that state Nepoklonov, deputy head of the state Moscow, Aug 8 -- A bird flu outbreak inspectors joined forces with local veterinary watchdog, told Interfax. in Russia's Siberian regions may be hunters to locate, check and, if "The birds fly not only over Siberia spreading, but no humans have been necessary, shoot down infected birds, but also along the far eastern coast on infected so far, officials and Russian especially in areas near big farms. -- to the United States of America. Some media said today. The highly potent Reuters. birds fly along the Kazakh border from H5N1 strain, confirmed in the London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Novosibirsk water reservoirs and then Siberian region of Novosibirsk, has dated today, states: A 35-year-old man on to Volgograd." There was no word swept parts of Asia and killed more in Vietnam has tested positive for the today on Kazakhstan, where bird flu than 50 people since 2003. Outbreaks H5N1 strain of bird flu, bringing the was registered in several regions in Russia and later in neighbouring country's death toll to 22 since the bordering Russia's Siberia. In another Kazakhstan have been reported since disease's reoccurrence in late Central Asian country, Uzbekistan, mid-July. In a sign the outbreak had December, a health official said today. the agriculture ministry said it was yet to be contained, news agencies Test results at the Pasteur Institute in suspending imports of poultry and reported the virus may have spread to Ho Chi Minh City confirmed that the eggs from Russia and Kazakhstan due two more districts of the Kurgan man from the southern Mekong Delta to the outbreak. The move followed region in western Siberia where bird province of Ben Tre was infected with similar plans by the European Union, flu was confirmed in wildfowl last the virus, said Nguyen Phuc Sinh, although Brussels buys no poultry week. "Dead bird samples from these director of the local Preventive Health from the two ex-Soviet countries. -- areas have been taken away for Center. Reuters. checks," Interfax news agency quoted St. Petersburg, Aug 9 -- A bird flu a regional agriculture official as epidemic in Russia is subsiding and POWER OUTAGE, KARACHI, saying, but Russia's consumer rights should disappear by late August, a PAKISTAN watchdog said the situation was under World Health Organisation official Karachi, Aug 9 -- The entire Karachi control. "As of August 7, 2005, the said today. However, Russian health port city was plunged into darkness epidemic situation...remains officials were less optimistic, from this morning as a high tension stable...There have been no infections suggesting birds migrating from the extra line of the Water and Power and no one was suspected of having five Siberian regions where the deadly Distribution Authority (WAPDA), been infected," the watchdog, part of virus has been raging since mid-July which provides electricity to the

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24 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions

Karachi Electric Supply Corporation earlier said the Israeli vessels were said this evening: "We could have it (KESC), tripped. The KESC engineers ordered to keep away from Alanya out at the end of the night or it could were able to restore electricity in some because Israeli authorities deemed the take two, three more days." Romulus of the areas by noon. The routine life security measures there to be Fire Chief David Allison said today of the citizens was completely affected unsatisfactory. would be the earliest the fire would be by the abrupt power breakdown. extinguished. The problem stems from According to details in the later hours a hot solvent-type chemical leaking yesterday and today a high tension from the tanks, Moore said: When the extra line of WAPDA through which water is put on the chemical the fire electricity reaches the KESC, got flares up so it's better to let it drain interrupted and tripped near Korangi into a contained area, and once it due to which 21 grid stations linked to cools, the company will remove it, it got closed. Darkness gripped half of Moore said. More than 24 hours after the city areas after the tripping which the industrial meltdown, local and include Landhi, Quaidabad, Malir, CHEMICAL PLANT, DETROIT, federal officials still could not provide Model Colony, Shahrah-e0-Faisal, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES answers to anxious residents about Bahadurabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, London, Aug 10 -- A press report, potential health risks, or offer Gulistan-e-Jauhar, new Town, Soldier dated today, states: A fire raged at a explanations as to the cause. The fire Bazaar, Saddar, Clifton, Defence, chemical plant early today, forcing prevented investigators from starting Gizri, Mehmoodabad, Baloch Colony, authorities to evacuate hundreds of a full probe. In the meantime, they PECHS, Lyari, Kharadar, Mithadar, homes in two suburban Detroit began testing the fallout. They urged M. A. Jinnah Road, Keamari, Karachi communities. Authorities said no residents to avoid contact with the grit port, Civil Line and several other injuries were reported, and no one was and soot, but to be cautious if they did areas. The power breakdown also inside the plant when the fire started. begin cleaning homes and cars. affected many five star hotels, the Witnesses described a series of loud Results from complex tests on the Chief Minister's House, Governor explosions at the Michigan Chemical materials that spewed from the fire at House, newspaper offices and other Recovery plant that shook the ground EQ Resource Recovery Inc. likely office buildings. Power breakdown and shot flames and smoke into the won't be available until late today or caused about $1 billion production air. The plant is a division of the tomorrow, said federal emergency loss, chairman SITE Association Dr. Environmental Quality Company, response officials. Until then, no one Mirza Ikhtiar baig informed local which specializes in treating, recycling knows whether the area is embedded media. He said that apart from and disposing of hazardous materials, with dangerous levels of toxics like production loss there are multiple according to its Web site. At least polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons other losses in various shapes. He said 1,000 homes were evacuated in the (PAHs), a group of chemicals that are that KESC authorities are not giving neighbouring community of Wayne probable carcinogens and also may any details of the breakdown. -- because of fumes from the fire, said damage skin, body fluids and inhibit Lloyd's List Correspondent. city manager John Zech. It was not ability to fight disease after even immediately clear how many homes short-term exposure. In addition to VESSELS DIVERTED TO CYPRUS were evacuated in Romulus, about 25 the grit, federal officials were DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS miles south-west of Detroit. Romulus scanning the air around the plant, London, Aug 8 -- A press report, Mayor Alan Lambert said one tank using pole-mounted monitoring boxes, dated yesterday, states: Passenger exploded at the plant, which then set a specially-equipped twin-engine ro/ro The Iris (12668 gt, built 1982) off explosions in other tanks. He said aircraft crammed with scientific and passenger The Jasmine (12811 gt, air quality was one of the primary instruments for infrared and thermal built 1981) diverted to the port of concerns and that the intensity of the imaging, and a mobile lab that was Limassol because of a security alert on fire and uncertainty about the expected to arrive just after midnight. Friday (Aug 5) were due to leave the chemicals kept firefighting crews Initial test results showed that levels island yesterday, Cypriot authorities from getting too close. "What the of contaminants in the air, even said. Cypriot Coastguard Chief plant does is takes hazardous during the height of the blaze's fury, Antonis Shakallis said extra security materials and neutralize it so they're were not an imminent threat to those measures had been taken on land and not hazardous anymore,'' Lambert who breathed it. The intense heat around the coastline while the two said. Romulus Police Chief Charles likely destroyed many potentially vessel docked off the island. "We have Kirby urged residents within a half- dangerous chemicals before they could taken extra security measures, we mile radius to evacuate because waft through the neighbourhood, said have increased our staff at sea and materials in the smoke could pose a Charles Kirby, chief of the Romulus land at the ports" Shakallis told the danger to their health. Shelters were Department of Public Safety. The Cyprus News Agency. Shakallis said set up at high schools and community uncontrolled mixture of chemicals, he expected the vessels to head back to centers, and the Red Cross and heated at uneven temperatures the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod, Salvation Army were expected to throughout the inferno, can create although he could not confirm this. On provide assistance. entirely new compounds, making it Friday Israel ordered cruise ships London, Aug 11 -- A press report, even harder to predict what sort of headed for Turkey with 3,500 Israeli dated today, states: The inferno that residue is left behind, say scientists. passengers to change course to other tore apart a Romulus chemical plant Attorneys and politicians wasted no ports because of a specific security kept burning throughout last night, time reacting to the disaster. Even as threat. Israel Radio said a "terror prolonging a public health scare and the fire burned, Macuga & Liddle P.C. alert" prompted Transportation evacuation order that forced of Detroit announced a class action, Minister Meir Sheetrit to instruct the thousands to seek shelter at motels, a and U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D- Israeli-flag vessels sailing from Haifa school, and with friends and relatives. Dearborn, promised a full to stay away from the Turkish port of Potentially toxic soot was strewn investigation, declaring "the federal Alanya where they had been due to across neighbourhoods surrounding government has dropped the ball" on arrive later in the day. Another vessel, the plant, and dangerous chemicals safety regulation. Meanwhile, several passenger Mirage I (14264 gt, built stewed in the hot rubble left by a families were taking up the EQ 1973), docked at Larnaca late on series of explosions that jolted EQ company's offer to put them up free in Friday night. Larnaca is a scheduled Resource Recovery Inc. Fire officials local hotels. stop for the vessel. A fourth Israeli were not sure when the fire would be ship, passenger Dream Princess extinguished and the evacuation CHEMICAL PLANT, TEXAS, (22945 gt, built 1970, docked at orders for Romulus and Wayne would UNITED STATES Larnaca early yesterday, again as part be lifted. Officials said areas outside London, Aug 11 -- A press report, of a scheduled stop. Both vessels were the evacuation zone were not at risk dated today, states: A small explosion also due to leave Cyprus yesterday from fallout from the plant fire. City of and fire forced the evacuation last afternoon. Cypriot security sources Wayne Deputy Fire Chief Mel Moore night of employees at a chemical plant

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25 Fires & Explosions owned by a subsidiary of BP. All the at 0100, AEST, today as the blaze vessels without navigational employees had been accounted for and spread rapidly through the factory. The equipment," it said. While Indonesia is there were no injuries, officials said. MFB advised people to stay indoors and seen as the main culprit behind the Authorities said the fire broke out in an close their windows to avoid the thick worsening haze situation, in Malaysia, olefins unit of the Innovene plant, smoke from the burning plastics, a peat fire near the Kuala Lumpur formerly BP Amoco Chemical. The however, it was not considered a health International Airport has made the company has two olefins units and risk.The spokesman said much of the situation worse for those living around three polypropylene units at the site. building had collapsed and it would the capital. The airport also registered Residents in the area were being urged most probably have to be demolished. visibility at one km but airport to remain indoors, authorities said. Senior Constable Wayne Wilson from authorities said flights were not being Innovene is a wholly owned subsidiary Victoria Police said the arson squad affected. Meanwhile, the Environment of BP. was treating the blaze as suspicious. Department has classified the air "The fire seemed to have started in a quality in Port Klang as "hazardous" CHEMICAL PLANT, WEST plastic storage area and then had and elsewhere around Kuala Lumpur PITTSBURG, PENNYSLVANIA, spread into the main factory area." Sen as "very unhealthy." (See also CSCL UNITED STATES Const Wilson said there was yet to be a Kobe under “Marine.”) London, Aug 8 -- A press report, dated forensic examination of the scene but today, states: A fire at a chemical plant investigations were continuing. HOTEL, GARMISCH- in Lawrence County over the weekend PARTENKIRCHEN AREA, erupted into a raging inferno. Now FOREST, INDONESIA GERMANY investigators are busy trying to figure AND MALAYSIA London, Aug 8 -- A press report, dated out what started the blaze in the first Sydney, Aug 10 -- Vessels plying the Aug 7, states: A huge fire devastated a place. Flames engulfed the Remacor Strait of Malacca face a navigational luxury hotel in the German Alps today, warehouse in West Pittsburg on hazard after a thick haze blanketing forcing 400 guests to flee. Ten people, Saturday (Aug 6) and smoke could be the Malaysian peninsula yesterday cut including two firefighters, were slightly seen for up to 20 miles. Since the plant visibility to less than one kilometre in injured. The fire at the Schloss Hotel houses magnesium, which can combust parts of the sea lane. There are fears Elmau, near the mountain resort of if exposed to water, firefighters had to that vessels would have reduced Garmisch-Partenkirchen, broke out let the fire burn itself out. The fire warning of any attack by pirates, early today. Hundreds of firefighters, chief told KDKA that the blaze could particularly in the north. White smoke some from neighbouring Austria, were continue to burn for several days. from forest fires in neighbouring still battling the flames in the Flames spread to three other buildings, Indonesia has covered parts of afternoon. Police spokesperson Klaus but no one suffered any injuries. Today, Malaysia for almost a week, Reuters Sch¸rgers said the fire was probably investigators are back at the scene reported. Meteorological officials told caused by a faulty electric blanket in looking for clues to what sparked the Malaysian news agency Bernama that the bedroom of the hotel's 91-year-old flames. the haze had hit visibility in the strait, former manager, who raised the alarm. which carries a quarter of global trade, Sch¸rgers said the 170-room hotel, built COAL MINE, LEBU AREA, CHILE and posed a hazard, especially to in 1916, had been so badly damaged Santiago, Aug 8 -- Three miners died vessels without navigational aids. -- that it could collapse. and more than 20 were injured in an "Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News." explosion in a coal mine in southern London, Aug 11 -- A press report, POULTRY FARM, SARANAC, Chile today, a government official told dated Aug 10, states: Thick acrid smog MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES local television. The explosion occurred shrouding a huge part of western London, Aug 10 -- A press report, at the beginning of the morning shift at Malaysia since last week has affected dated today, states: Fire destroyed an 0730, local time, in the Victoria coal shipping operations in the Malacca egg-production building at one of the mine near the Pacific coast town of Strait and authorities said today that Michigan's largest poultry farms, Lebu, some 420 miles south of the the air pollution had reached killing about 250,000 chickens and capital. Nestor Matamala, governor of hazardous levels. The Star newspaper causing up to $5 million in damage, the Arauco region where the mine is reported today that a c.c. CSCL Kobe authorities said. No people were hurt. located, told Chile's National Television ran aground due to poor visibility as Sixteen fire departments from four that the mine had been evacuated after forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra and counties responded to the fire that the accident, which involved gases that Riau provinces blanketed the region broke out late yesterday at Herbruck build up naturally in underground with a thick haze. The vessel beached Poultry Ranch and destroyed the 150- mines. -- Reuters. while being piloted to Westport on by 600-foot building, which housed egg- Monday (Aug 8). It was freed 12 hours laying hens. Firefighters managed to COAL MINE, LIUPANSHUI, CHINA later without sustaining any serious keep flames from spreading to seven London, Aug 8 -- A press report, dated damage. Westport is one of two main neighbouring buildings. They used 22 today, states: Fourteen miners were ports located in Port Klang, some 50 tankers to shuttle water from several killed and two others went missing in a km north-west of Kuala Lumpur. Port miles to put out the fire, Berlin-Orange gas explosion early today in a coal mine Klang Authority general manager O.C. fire Chief Matt Bennett told The Grand in south-western China's Guizhou Phang said port pilots had been Rapids Press. The fire started in the Province, official media reported. The instructed to be extra vigilant when middle of the sprawling complex, which Xinhua News Agency report said that piloting vessels arriving or leaving the straddles Ionia County's Berlin and the explosion occurred at around 0300 terminals. The haze caused operations Boston townships about 15 miles east as 39 miners were working in the at Westport to be suspended for nearly of Grand Rapids. The building that Wanzi Coal Mine in Liupanshui. five hours today. "Vessels were allowed burned was in Berlin Township. to come in as they have electronic Firefighters remained on the scene this FACTORY, HEIDELBERG, navigational aides. However, container morning to extinguish hot spots and MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA movement in the yard was halted for investigate. They hoped to use data from London, Aug 7 -- A press report, dated hours," Phang said. The Port Klang- a computer system in the four-year-old today, states: A blaze in a plastics based Maritime Rescue Co-ordinating building to help determine the cause. factory in the Melbourne suburb of Centre has been sending out hourly Heidelberg has caused millions of alerts to all vessels plying the Malacca PREMISES, WOODSFIELD, OHIO, dollars in damage. A Metropolitan Fire Strait. According to a statement from UNITED STATES Brigade spokesman said the damage the Malaysian Meteorological Services London, Aug 9 -- A press report, dated was estimated between $8 million and Department today, the central and today, states: The fire that destroyed a $10 million. "It took 20 trucks and southern parts of the Malacca Strait two story building that housed around 70 crew around two hours just are experiencing low visibility of less Heartland Retreaders Inc. tyre to get it under control," he said. "The than one kilometre and this condition recapping shop in Woodsfield on Friday fire duty will go on through the night is expected to remain until Friday. (Aug 5) was estimated to have caused and into tomorrow." Fire crews arrived "This hazy situation is hazardous to about $1 million in damage. A cause

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26 Fires & Explosions has yet to be determined but an refinery has the ability to process the past few weeks. "Lightning is the investigation by the state fire marshal 175,000 barrels per day of crude oil. main cause of fires in this part of is continuing with a final The company expects to lose 50,000 Ontario at this time of year," fire determination expected sometime in barrels per day of gasoline of information officer Deb MacLean said. the next few weeks. About 90 percent production while the repairs are being The Ontario Ministry of Natural of the fire was focused in the rear of made, for a total loss of 250,000 Resources employee said about 180 the building. The building was barrels of gasoline. out-of-province firefighters and declared a total loss, according to support staff have been sent from Woodsfield Volunteer Fire Department STEELWORKS, TEES, British Columbia, Alberta, Chief Mike Young. "There was so much UNITED KINGDOM Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon equipment that was ruined," Young London, Aug 8 -- A press report, and the Northwest Territories to help said. "It's definitely got to be over a dated today, states: Two people were tackle about 130 blazes that are now million dollars." The building was injured in an explosion at the Corus burning in Ontario. The biggest fire constructed in the early 1900's and steelworks on Teesside this morning, near Thunder Bay is not threatening was purchased by Gary Rubel, its police say. The explosion is reported to any communities, but three cottages in owner at the time of the blaze, in have happened at the Basic Oxygen the area have been fitted with 1996. Despite the damage done by the Steelmaking plant at its Lackenby equipment to protect them, said fire and assertions that the building site. Cleveland Police said a vessel MacLean. "Those are basically will be completely taken down, a containing molten metal "exploded". industrial-strength sprinkler systems, spokesperson for Rubel said that the Initial reports said two people were positioned on the eaves of the cabins decision on what to do with the injured, although not seriously. Corus and any other buildings, such as building has not yet been made, but said the plant had not been evacuated sheds," she said. They are powered by clean-up operations continue. Clean- and there were no chemical leaks or gas-powered pumps and will be turned up operations are expected to take fires. Police added that there were no on by fire officials if the flames several weeks and the final decision offsite implications following the approach. Another cluster of fires on what to do with the building will be incident. A spokeswoman for north and east of Thunder Bay 57 also made after Rubel's insurance company Cleveland Fire Brigade said has fire officials worried, given a is finished with the building. firefighters were called to the plant at forecast that includes more 0943 BST, today, where they thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes. REFINERY, EL SEGUNDO, extinguished a small blaze. She added Ministry equipment has recorded CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES the brigade was remaining on 150,000 lightning strikes in Ontario London, Aug 5 -- A press report, "protective standby". She said any over the past week. dated Aug 4, states: A major oil investigation into the cause of the refinery shutdown has caused retail incident would be carried out by Corus WILDFIRES, FRANCE diesel to increase towards $3 a gallon and the Health and Safety Executive. London, Aug 8 -- A press report, in California. Diesel prices hit all-time dated yesterday, states: Two new fires high Wednesday in Los Angeles, Long WAREHOUSE, DALLAS, TEXAS, were spreading in south-eastern Beach, San Diego and San Bernardino, UNITED STATES France today, while a blaze that began according to the Automobile Club of London, Aug 5 -- A press report, earlier near the southern city of Aix- Southern California. The state dated today, states: Dallas firefighters en-Provence was in check but not yet average is at $2.76, with San battled a six-alarm blaze in Northwest under control, firefighting officials Francisco ahead of the curve at $2.83. Dallas yesterday night. The blaze said. Firefighting services deployed a Although diesel prices have been broke out about 2100 hrs, at Vernon new type of water-dropping plane, consistently strong throughout the Compressor Sales of Texas at the while the main fleet of 10 such aircraft summer, the latest rise is attributed to intersection of Lombardy and remains grounded pending an the shutdown of a 200,000 barrel a Abernathy near Dallas Love Field investigation into a fatal accident on day crude processing unit at Chevron Airport. The fire quickly went from the island of Corsica on Monday. Corp.'s El Segundo refinery. A Jul 20 one and two-alarms to a blazing six- Rescue services said the two new fires fire damaged the unit, which Chevron alarm. Firefighters aimed large were near Hyeres in the Var region says won't be back on line for another booster hoses and used aerial ladders and at Greoux-les-Bains, near week. The company says it will meet to get above the flames. Dallas Fire- Manosque in the foothills of the contractual supply commitments to its Rescue spokesman Lt. Jesse Garcia French Alps. The fire near Manosque customers despite the outage. said. "We believe there are some sparked the evacuation of a campsite, However, traders, marketers and chemicals there burning inside. It is while the Hyeres blaze stayed in the brokers doing business with the very intense." Garcia said a passerby city's outskirts and required no company have said Chevron cut diesel made the initial call for help. It wasn't evacuations, firefighters said. A large delivery to large, national account clear what was fueling the flames, but fire that began yesterday near Aix-en- customers outside the Los Angeles a hazardous materials team was at the Provence, affecting some 500 hectares basin who aren't on contracts. The scene. of land and leading to the evacuation diesel shortage will affect truckers of some 100 people, was meanwhile moving goods imported through WILDFIRES, CANADA being held in check. The blaze left 10 California and agricultural produce London, Aug 9 -- A press report, firefighters suffering from burns or from the state. dated today, states: Firefighters in smoke inhalation. Up to 10 houses Ontario are battling more than 130 were damaged or burned down by the REFINERY, TEXAS, fires in the north-western part of the fire, sources said. Fires are frequent in UNITED STATES province, including a huge blaze southern France in the summer, but London, Aug 10 -- A press report, burning close to Thunder Bay. Called concern has been heightened this year dated Aug 8, states: Valero Energy Thunder Bay 57, the 5,000-hectare fire because of hot, dry conditions in much Corp. said the company experienced a is burning about 100 km north-west of of southern Europe. According to a brief fire at its McKee refinery in the the city of more than 100,000. preliminary official report for the Texas Panhandle. The fire, which Helicopters and water bombers are on southern French region, 1,510 fires occurred late last Friday (Aug 5), was the scene near Armistice Lake, about destroyed 10,600 hectares through the extinguished immediately by refinery 1,000 km north-west of Toronto. Late end of July, nearly double last year's personnel. The cause of the fire was yesterday, people were ordered to toll but less than in 2003 when more not known. Valero spokeswoman Mary leave a campground near Timmins, than 30,000 hectares burned. Rose Brown said Monday that the about 600 km east of Thunder Bay. A company's fluid catalytic cracking seven-hectare fire is raging WILDFIRES, INDONESIA unit, MTBE and TAME units are all dangerously close to the Big Water London, Aug 5 -- A press report, down. Company officials estimate that campground, said fire officials. Hot, dated today, states: Indonesian it will take five days to complete the dry weather across the province has rangers were today struggling to put repairs to the units. The McKee aggravated the forest fire threat over out forest fires which have created a

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27 Fires & Explosions choking haze that has also cloaked London, Aug 7 -- A press report, control today after it burned for nearly parts of neighbouring Malaysia, but dated today, states: Embattled four days in the southern part of the there were too few to tackle the firefighters were tackling 16 separate country. The fire in the Sierras de annual problem, officials said. They forest fires in northern and central Cazorla, Seguray las Villas nature said the haze that has cloaked Kuala Portugal late yesterday, after a brief reserve had been tamed by early Lumpur and most of its surrounding respite earlier in the day when the today, and fire-fighters, water- areas since Tuesday (Aug 2) was number of blazes out of control had dropping aircraft from the outside caused by ongoing illegal land gone down to only five, the national region had been withdrawn, the state- clearance by farmers on Sumatra fire services said. The country has run news agency Efe said, citing local island and Kalimantan, the mobilised over 400 soldiers to boost fire-fighting officials. The regional Indonesian part of Borneo. Haze in more than 3,000 firefighters, equipped government estimated that the fire, Pontianak was at its worst from with 826 vehicles and 31 water- which broke out Sunday (Aug 7) and midnight until early morning, forcing dropping aircraft. The worst hit area was caused by lightning, burned more people to stop morning outdoor sports was in Viseu, where at least four than 5,100 hectares in total, most of activities. Visibility was down to 500 major blazes were under way. The them woodland. About 1,500 people, metres at 0700, local time, but airport main motorway linking the north and many of them tourists, were evacuated officials said it later improved enough south of the country had to be closed from the area as a precaution, but not to hamper flights. About 46 again yesterday although was later have since been able to return. Spain hotspots caused by forest fires and reopened. Six firemen have died is experiencing its driest summer land clearance were detected around fighting the flames, which have since record-keeping began in the Pontianak and in Sambas district, ravaged more than 68,000 hectares of 1940s, and has seen more than 50,000 near Malaysia's Kuching town in forest and brush since the beginning of hectares of woodland ruined by about neighbouring Sarawak. the year. 5,000 forest fires so far this year. London, Aug 9 -- A press report, WILDFIRES, PORTUGAL dated today, states: An elderly man WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES London, Aug 5 -- A press report, was found dead and two people were London, Aug 8 -- A press report, dated yesterday, states: More than reported missing in parched northern dated Aug 7, states: Residents of at 2,700 firefighters battled about 30 Portugal today, as emergency workers least 150 homes in south-eastern wildfires racing through parched struggled to bring raging fires under Washington were forced to evacuate as woodland on Portugal's hottest day of control. Domingos Dias, mayor of Vila a fire that had charred at least 15,000 the year yesterday, and authorities Pouca de Aguiar, said that the 74- acres moved north out of the Umatilla warned temperatures would continue year-old man -- whose body was found National Forest onto private land. The to exceed 104 F through the weekend. in Peilas, in the district of Vila Real -- leading edge of the fire, which had About 790 vehicles and 21 aircraft had probably died of asphyxiation covered just 150 acres yesterday supported the fire crews who fought while attempting to put out fires on morning, was about 10 miles south of against strong, hot winds from Africa, his property. Five other people were the rural community of Pomeroy, the Civil Protection Service said. injured, none of them seriously, authorities said today. "At the moment Portugal is enduring its worst drought because of the fire which firefighters it's zero percent contained, burning on record and woodland is tinder-dry, brought under control early yesterday vigorously in timber, grass and brush," officials said. Wind drove the wildfires after it burned for more than 24 hours, said John Townsley at the Northwest into remote villages and burned some he told a news conference. The blaze Fire Co-ordination Centre in Portland, houses, news reports said. Panicked destroyed 10,000 hectares of land and Oregon. The cause of the fire was not residents fled their homes, television 21 homes in four villages, Dias said. A yet known. No lightning strikes were images showed. Police closed the main large number of people were moved to reported in the area on Friday (Aug 5), north-south highway yesterday shelters in the Vila Pouca de Aguiar when it started in tinder-dry evening due to low visibility caused by region, which has declared a state of conditions. In central Washington, a thick smoke. Most fires were in heavily emergency. More than 120 firefighters 1,075-acre wildfire near Lake wooded areas of northern Portugal. backed by 333 vehicles were still at Wenatchee that had threatened 140 London, Aug 7 -- A press report, the scene of the blaze to guard against homes was 50% contained, said dated Aug 5, states: Thousands of flare-ups, emergency services said. Patrick Lonergan, spokesman for the firefighters are tackling a new wave of Nationwide, over 900 firefighters Central Washington Area Incident forest fires that have been raging for backed by 266 vehicles and 22 aircraft Management Team. He said he two days as Portugal is gripped by a were mobilized yesterday afternoon to expected that fire to be fully contained heatwave. Portuguese interior tackle separate fires raging in the by Wednesday. Elsewhere, 10 houses minister Antonio Costa urged people center and north of the country. near Alberton, Mont., were evacuated in the centre and north of the country yesterday after a fire that started to remain vigilant and help prevent WILDFIRES, SPAIN along Interstate 90 crossed over a the fires spreading. Speaking after London, Aug 9 -- A fire which has ridge above the houses, officials said. visiting firefighters in the central laid waste to some 3,000 hectares of The fire was one of four that started town of Leiria, he warned that the vegetation in the southern Spanish on Thursday along Interstate 90 in situation could get worse. Water region of Jaen remained out of control western Montana that had burned a shortages and temperatures above 40C today, two days after breaking out, total of 3,300 acres. Montana highway are making the operation difficult. local government sources said. Some officials reopened westbound I-90 About 3,000 firefighters, with help 500 firefighters are battling the yesterday but travellers were told to from hundreds of vehicles and 16 inferno, which has destroyed a section expect restrictions as fire crews aircraft, have been struggling to bring of Spain's largest natural park at worked in the area between Alberton about 17 fires across the country Sierras de Cazorla, with some 500 and Tarkio. For a time on Friday, under control. Some homes in remote people, many of them tourists, about a 90-mile stretch of I-90 was villages were evacuated and one man, evacuated from the area since the closed. Officials reopened eastbound trapped by the flames, was badly blaze first broke out on Sunday, lanes on Friday night. burned near Ourem, 120 km north of according to Cadena Ser radio. London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Lisbon. People in rural parts have Another fire in the northern central dated Aug 8, states: Cooler, damper been asked to clear an area of 50m region of Leon which has destroyed weather gave an assist today to crews around their homes as a safety some 4,000 hectares of land was battling a wildfire that had exploded precaution. The worst of the fires were meanwhile under control, as were in size and destroyed at least 35 in Leiria and Aveiro to the north of most of the blazes which have broken cabins. The blaze in forests and wheat Lisbon. Fires near Aveiro, on the out in recent days across the fields in the fertile Palouse region of coast, forced the closure of a 15km northwestern region of Galicia. southeastern Washington had grown stretch of the main Lisbon-Porto road. London, Aug 11 -- A press report, to 32,000 acres from only 150 acres on Fires have destroyed 68,000 hectares dated today, states: Spanish fire- Saturday (Aug 6). An additional 120 of forest this year in Portugal. fighters brought a forest blaze under homes could be at risk and had been

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 28 Fires & Explosions/Aviation evacuated as crews concentrated on they remained concerned about heavy protecting them today, officials said. timber in the Umatilla National Evacuations also were ordered for Forest to the south. However, there homes near a small town threatened are few homes located in that timber by a fire in north-western Montana. country, said Clay Barr, director of Nearly 600 firefighters near Pomeroy, emergency management for Garfield WA, were aided by lower County. More than 100 residences temperatures and rising humidity were believed to have burned in the today but the wind was expected to blaze, most in the forest, though pick up, said Don Ferguson, a firefighters were still working to ACCIDENT, PESHAWAR AIRPORT, spokesman for the Northwest Fire Co- assess damage in areas still PAKISTAN ordination Centre. Dense smoke smoldering Monday. About 20 of those Karachi, Aug 7 -- The Peshawar grounded firefighting aircraft for a residences were probably full-time airport in North West Frontier second day, he said. The cabins that homes, with the rest being hunting province,Pakistan, closed for flights after a Pakistan Air Force fighter jet were destroyed, mostly summer cabins, recreational homes and pads made crash landing on Friday (Aug 5) residences, were located within the for recreational vehicles, Barr said, damaging the runway. Civil Officials Umatilla National Forest, and the adding he and sheriff's deputies had at the air traffic control told number was expected to rise once been in the area and seen the burned journalists that yesterday that all firefighters can enter the area for a structures. In north-central detailed survey, Ferguson said. "There incoming domestic and international Washington, the Burnt Bread fire was flights had been diverted to Islamabad was a clump of them in a place called estimated at 1,300 acres yesterday Baker Pond," Ferguson said. The fire, and other airports, while flights from afternoon and was 25 percent Peshawar were cancelled and some 10 miles south of Pomeroy, was contained. The Dirtyface fire near about 20% contained, Ferguson said. passengers were transported to Lake Wenatchee, about 18 miles Islamabad. The official sources said No injuries were reported and the north-west of Leavenworth, was 60 cause had not been determined, that a fighter jet of PAF made crash percent contained yesterday at about landing after developing some Ferguson said. Flames had jumped 1,100 acres. No homes were evacuated. the Tuncannon River and three "technical fault" at around 1200, More than 675 firefighters were Friday, causing damage to the runway. campgrounds in the area were assigned to the blaze. The Lick Creek evacuated. Farmers were ploughing Officials said that the personnel of the fire near Cle Elum had charred about Civil Aviation Authority and PAF were up broad firebreaks of bare earth 670 acres and was considered 50 through fields, trying to protect the engaged in the repair of the runway. percent contained yesterday night, They said the flight operation would rest of their wheat and other crops, said fire spokesman Dale Warriner, officials said. In central Washington, be restored soon. -- Lloyd's List adding full containment might come Correspondent. a 1,100-acre wildfire near Lake Thursday (Aug 11) or Friday. The fire, Wenatchee that had threatened 140 which started Thursday (Aug 4), was C-FDXH homes was 60% contained, officials believed to have been caused by said today. About 100 homes had been London, Aug 8 -- At 1522 hrs, Aug 6, logging equipment that caught fire, two Cessna A185F float equipped evacuated and other residents were Warriner said. Nearly 500 firefighters advised to be prepared for possible aircraft, C-FDXH & N581DB, were were assigned to that blaze. No conducting separate take-offs from evacuation. Elsewhere, authorities structures had burned, and no injuries ordered a number of homes evacuated Kempenfelt Bay, Lake Simcoe, were reported. The cost of fighting Ontario. Each pilot was apparently near the small town of Eureka, MT, that fire so far was $1.7 million, 40 because of a wildfire that had unaware of the other aircraft. The percent of the cost for aircraft, he said. blackened more than 1,500 acres since aircraft were on converging tracks London, Aug 10 -- A press report, starting yesterday. Neither the Forest during the initial climb after take-off dated today, states: Firefighters Service nor Lincoln County officials and they collided at approximately 250 battling a 41,000-acre wildfire in had a count on the number of homes feet above the water surface. The pilot south-eastern Washington said they affected. Some buildings had been of N581DB, with two pilots and a destroyed, said Marc McGill, Lincoln had established good lines around passenger on board, was able to County emergency management three sides of it and were working to maintain control and he landed on the director. "We haven't determined if hold their gains against the wind. The water surface. The tail section of C- they were residences or outbuildings fire was moving more slowly FDXH (two persons on board) was cut or what they were." Near Alberton, yesterday, although humidity off during the impact sequence and MT, an evacuation order remained in remained low and temperatures were the aircraft impacted the water effect today for 10 homes that were in the mid-90s, said Earl Bassett, a surface. C-FDXH was destroyed and threatened by one of four fires that fire crew spokesman. Officials said the pilot and passenger received fatal started last week along Interstate 90. they had the fire about 35% contained. injuries. A TSB investigator is The four fires had burned more than More than 1,600 firefighters were attending. 4,000 acres as of today. Two of them working on the wildfire, which has were only about 30% contained, but destroyed more than 100 residences C-FQEI the others were no longer considered over the weekend. Officials said the London, Aug 10 -- At 1520 hrs, Aug 4, serious threats, said fire structures included hunting cabins, the DeHavilland DHC-3 (C-FQEI) was spokeswoman Sharon Sweeney. The vacation homes and pads for transporting eight passengers into fires also threatened a major power recreational vehicles. The fire, which Louis Lagoon on the north west end of line, Sweeney said. started Friday (Aug 5), continued to Nootka Island, British Columbia. London, Aug 9 -- A press report, burn into rougher terrain in the While on the downwind, left-hand leg dated today, states: Firefighters Umatilla National Forest. of the approach, the engine stopped yesterday began to assess the damage London, Aug 10 -- A press report, and the pilot conducted a forced from a 37,000-acre wildfire that dated today, states: Nearly 850 landing into the lagoon. During the whipped through canyons, wheat people were fighting wildfires after-landing deceleration, the aircraft fields and forestland in southeastern burning along Interstate 90 in entered shallows on the east end of Washington, destroying more than 100 western Montana near the Idaho the lagoon and flipped over in about residences near Pomeroy. About 840 border that had grown to 4,300 acres. one foot of water. Only the pilot firefighters were assigned to the An air tanker was assigned to the received minor injuries and everyone School fire, which was considered 20 Montana fires to help protect a major on board escaped. percent contained, George Broyles, a Bonneville Power Administration line spokesman for the interagency team that supplies electricity to the Pacific C-FXAV London, Aug 8 -- At 1430 hrs, Aug 3, fighting the fire, said Monday night. Northwest. So far this year, wildfires the pilot of C-FXAV, a float equipped Fire crews had good lines around have charred 5.1 million acres Cessna 172 aircraft, was on final three sides of the fire yesterday, but nation-wide.

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 29 Aviation approach to land on Rice Lake, the sackings. Gate Gourmet said it washed up on Amberley Beach. Naval Ontario, (15 nautical miles south-west had told the union it was facing a reserve vessel HMNZS Kiwi was sent of Gogama) when, at about 20 feet financial crisis and claimed the to the area and may have found the above the water, the aircraft actions of the 500 staff had wreckage of the plane in about 12 encountered a downdraft and struck jeopardised the livelihoods of the metres of water. Kiwi commanding the water hard. The lake surface was entire 2,000-strong workforce. But the officer, Lieutenant Commander Peter choppy and the weather was reported TGWU said managers had provoked Drew, said divers may go down to as hazy with thunderstorms building the dispute and the union was taking inspect. "We have detected last night in the vicinity. On contact with the legal advice over the company's some objects on the sea floor about water the right float broke off at the actions. About 50 long and short-haul one (nautical) mile south of that front and the windshield was broken BA flights left the west London airport position," he told NZPA. "The pieces as the aircraft rotated forward on its on Wednesday with only basic supplies are consistent in terms of size and nose; however, the aircraft remained of water, tea and coffee. location with what we are looking upright. The pilot and passenger were for." The ship was continuing to uninjured and were able to egress. It CRASH INTO SEA OFF SICILY search , Lt Cdr Drew said. Yesterday, was reported that the aircraft See TS-LBB. The couple's neighbour alerted remained on the surface but was emergency services at 0800 hrs, after mostly submerged. CRASH INTO SEA OFF TALLINN noticing the middle-aged pair had not London, Aug 10 -- A press report, returned from Nelson to their private C-GNOS dated today, states: A helicopter with Aylesbury airfield, about 35km west London, Aug 10 -- At 1130, Aug 7, the two pilots and 12 passengers crashed of Christchurch, as scheduled at 1640 private Enstrom 280FX helicopter (C- in the Baltic Sea off the coast from the hrs, on Sunday. A member of the GNOS) crashed onto Wigeon Lake, Estonian capital today, rescuers said. public walking on Leithfield Beach British Columbia, while on approach The Sikorsky 76 helicopter was on a found the woman's body at 1000 hrs, to the shoreline. The pilot and two scheduled flight from Tallinn to yesterday, before police found the passengers escaped without injury, Helsinki, Finland, when it went down man about one kilometre away. A and the helicopter sank in 50 feet of for unknown reasons about three helicopter and ground search in fog water. miles off the coast, the Estonian yesterday found two wheels of the rescue service said. There was no Cessna 182 about 5km north of the C-GWPQ immediate word on casualties. The tail bodies. Some other small pieces of London, Aug 10 -- At 1625 hrs, Aug 2, section of the helicopter was sticking wreckage and papers were found the MD369D helicopter (C-GWPQ, SN out of the water when rescuers close to the Waipara River mouth, 700755) crashed while conducting a arrived, but the rest of the aircraft several kilometres north of Leithfield toe-in landing at Terrace, Northern was submerged, said Mati Raidma, Beach. Pettet said there was no sign British Columbia. The helicopter was head of the Estonian rescue service. of the plane's fuselage. Pettet said consumed by post-crash fire and the The cause of the crash was not the Civil Aviation Authority would pilot was seriously injured. There immediately known. A storm in the investigate the crash, which would be were no ground injuries. area caused operators to cancel the reported to the coroner. The Press fast ferries between Tallinn and has been told the last recorded radar C-GWZX Helsinki. contact with the plane was near the London, Aug 9 -- On Jul 30, Cessna Helsinki, Aug 10 -- Copterline¥s river about 1645 hrs. Rescue Co- 182E (C-GWZX) was on a VFR flight passenger helicopter has crashed into ordination Centre spokesman Steve from Edmonton to Abbotsford. While the sea off Tallinn. The helicopter left Corbett said the Cessna last had enroute, the pilot landed at Blue River Tallinn at 1240, today and radio contact with Nelson air traffic and then at McBride to refuel but was disappeared from the radar control about 1345 hrs, on Sunday. unable to obtain fuel in either place. approximately three minutes after "We don't know if that was when they The pilot then continued to taking off. According to Estonian were taking off or in flight," he said Valemount. About eight nautical miles authorities, the helicopter has been last night. Short non-commercial north of Valemount, the engine lifted up from the sea. There were 12 flights were not required to file a stopped as a result of fuel exhaustion. passengers and two pilots onboard, of flight plan, which could explain why The pilot moved the fuel selector from which six are Finnish, four Estonian the alarm was not raised sooner, "both" to the "left" tank, and the and two American. The nationalities of Corbett said. Ken Mitchell, of engine ran momentarily but then the two pilots is yet unknown. The Airways New Zealand, said the stopped again. The pilot landed in a helicopter line company, Copterline aircraft was not under air traffic wooded area adjacent to the highway. has confirmed the accident, but it is control, and details of its route were The passenger sustained minor still unknown what happened to the sketchy. injuries, and the pilot was uninjured. people onboard. At the time the The aircraft was substantially accident took place the wind speed CRASH, CARDIFF, WALES damaged. was 17-20m/s. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Aug 6 -- A press report dated today states: A pilot who crash-landed CANCELLATION OF BRITISH CRASH INTO SEA, OFF his plane in a road on the outskirts of AIRWAYS FLIGHTS AT CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND Cardiff has been praised for avoiding a HEATHROW AIRPORT, LONDON London, Aug 9 -- A press report, tragedy. The man narrowly avoided London, Aug 11 -- A press report, dated today, states: A naval ship may houses and a caravan park to carry dated today, states: Four British have found the wreckage of a light out the forced landing on Wentloog Airways flights from Heathrow were plane which crashed off the north Road, St Mellons. "It was remarkable cancelled because of a lack of food Canterbury coast on Sunday (Aug 7), piece of skill, taking ability and following a dispute between a catering killing one of New Zealand's most bravery," said Simon Robinson, firm and its staff. Yesterday's successful businessmen and his wife. operations manager for the Cardiff cancellations came after Gate Dr Russell Smith and his wife Marian Academy flying school. "The instructor Gourmet sacked about 500 staff it said D'Eve died when their Cessna 182 trains for these sort of emergencies went on an unofficial strike over plans crashed into the sea. Dr Smith's but actually doing it takes a lot of to restructure the company. Travellers company was believed to have an courage," he added. "A major tragedy are being offered food bags and annual turnover of more than $50 has been averted. He was flying over a vouchers to buy their own meals million. It sold Braille and speech very heavily-populated area when the before they get on the flights. There technology, screen-reading software engine failed but he managed to put are no plans for talks between staff and video-magnification solutions. the plane down in the safest possible and managers at present. Legal advice Their aircraft was not reported place." Two men were on board the The Transport and General Workers' missing until yesterday morning. As twin-seated Cessna 150 light aircraft, Union and the company had agreed to authorities began to work out where but neither was seriously injured. meet tomorrow but that was prior to to search , two bodies were found Emergency crews were called to the

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 30 Aviation scene shortly after 1230 BST. The road The aircraft came down to the right of was reported in local media that an was closed as a precaution as fuel had the runway nose first, causing the Aero Asia aircraft, coming from Dubai, leaked from the £30,000 plane, which nose wheel to break, Inspector Stuart United Arab Emirates, managed to had a damaged propeller and front Leighton of police southern land safely after a fault developed in wheel. Mr Robinson said the pilot was communications said. All those on its landing gear. Later, a team of forced to glide to the ground after the board were reported to be safe with no engineers arrived and removed the engine cut out. "He tried to put it serious injuries. The Fire Service was fault after which the aircraft left for down in a neighbouring field but dealing with a large quantity of fuel Karachi on Friday night. Faisalabad- ended up on the road," he said. " It is which was leaking from the aircraft. bound passengers left for their amazing that no-one was hurt." The The airport had been closed and the destination on a special bus. The road was closed while the wreckage Civil Aviation Authority advised of the engineers declined to explain the was cleared. A spokesman for the crash. fault, but said that it wasn't serious. -- South and East Wales Ambulance Lloyd's List Correspondent. Service said both the pilot and his EMERGENCY LANDING, BRUNEI passenger walked away from the INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT F-GLZQ scene, and did not require medical London, Aug 11 -- A press report, Toronto, Aug 4 -- The Air France treatment. It is understood that the dated today, states: A Royal Brunei Airbus A340-300 (F-GLZQ) which plane had taken off from Cardiff Airlines flight, which developed a crashed in Toronto this week was International Airport earlier in the mechanical problem in its nose travelling at almost 100 mph as it day. The aircraft was recovered from landing gear 20 minutes into the careened off the end of the runway the scene by 1600 BST. An flight, landed safely at the Brunei during a storm and toppled into a investigation into the cause of the International Airport yesterday. RBA's ravine, investigators said today. They crash is being carried out. A public relations office in a statement said the aircraft's brakes and steering spokeswoman for Air Traffic Control, said as a safety precaution, the were among items being examined in which monitors air travel in the UK, captain of Flight BI083 decided to an investigation that could take said a May Day call was received from return the flight to base where the months. However, it was unlikely a the pilot minutes before the aircraft technical fault could be further single factor caused the fiery accident came down. "The pilot sent out a May investigated and repaired. The Jeddah on Tuesday (Aug 2) that was survived Day signal around 1230 BST, saying bound flight that departed Bandar by all 309 people on board. "We are there were engine problems and that Seri Begawan at 1430 hrs, turned examining the steering and the brake they were 20 miles north-east of around and landed safely at 1520 hrs units," said Real Levasseur, lead Cardiff," she said. at the Brunei International Airport. investigator with Canada's Following standard safety procedures, Transportation Safety Board. "It's CRASH, NEW KUSH AREA, SUDAN airport emergency services were slow, painful work." The wide-bodied London, Aug 5 -- A press report, activated immediately. The flight jet sped off the runway and burst into dated today, states: Aviation experts carried 232 passengers and 11 crew flames. A few dozen received minor have recovered the voice recorder members. Meanwhile, according to the injuries, including broken bones, (black box) of Uganda's presidential Head of Operations for 'B' team of the incurred as they left the aircraft helicopter M1-172 in which Sudanese Airport Fire Services, Hj Yusop B. Hj through escape hatches or down first vice president John Garang died Ahmad, they were called by the air emergency chutes. Levasseur said the last Saturday (Jul 30) in southern traffic controller (ATC) for stand-by crew reported no problems as the Sudan, according to a press report duty at around 1443 hrs. Fire services aircraft approached Toronto's Pearson today. The experts including three personnel took their positions and a International Airport. The aircraft Ugandans, a team from the Sudan full emergency was declared at 1503 probably touched down at about 160 Aviation Authority and Kenya, hrs. mph, but had slowed to only 95 mph recovered the black box from near the by the time it ran off the end of the scene of the crash. They are currently EMERGENCY LANDING, runway. He said thrust reversers, used studying the equipment to ascertain JOHANNESBURG to brake the aircraft on landing, had the mechanical condition of the INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, deployed on three of the four engines, aircraft before came down in the SOUTH AFRICA but the fourth engine was too badly southern Sudan mountain ranges. London, Aug 5 -- A press report, damaged for investigators to say at However, the report said it is yet to be dated yesterday, states: Six this stage if the reverser had engaged established whether the black box is passengers were injured on or not. However, he said the reversers to be flown to the helicopter Wednesday (Aug 3) after an Air account for only 5-10% of an aircraft's manufactures in Belarus for further Zimbabwe Boeing 737 made an braking power at landing, so even a investigations or the inquires are to emergency landing at Johannesburg failure should not have by itself been a be completed in Sudan. Meanwhile, International Airport, the South major problem. "Causes to aircraft the United States has deployed African media reported. Six were accidents are always multiple. It's experts from its National injured when they were evacuated never a single cause," said Levasseur, Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) from the aircraft via emergency who is leading a team of 35 from to assist in the search for what caused shoots, the SAPA news agency quoted. Canada and 17 from elsewhere, the fatal president helicoptercrash. Ninety-three passengers and six crew including the US National The US State Department's members were immediately Transportation and Safety Board. spokesman Tom Casey told journalists evacuated. The aircraft had been Investigators planned to interview on Wednesday (Aug 3) that President towed away from the runway. Three of crew members today and were Yoweri Museveni and the new Sudan the injured who were taken to the examining the aircraft's black box People's Liberation Army leader and airport clinic have been discharged. flight recorders, which could contain defacto new Sudan's first Former Zimbabwean information between 200 and 4,000 pieces of vicepresident, Salva Kiir, requested minister Jonathan Moyo was also on information. The aircraft, which had the United States assistance the the aircraft but escaped unhurt when been en route from Paris to Toronto, investigation the aircraft made an emergency was reduced to a burned-out carcass landing. after the accident. The team will CRASH, QUEENSTOWN, remove items like wheels and brake NEW ZEALAND EMERGENCY LANDING, fittings for closer investigation. Much London, Aug 10-- A press report, MULTAN AIRPORT, PAKISTAN attention has focused on weather dated today, states: A light aircraft Karachi, Aug 7 -- An aircraft of conditions at the airport. The airport crashed on take-off at Queenstown private sector airline in Pakistan-Aero was under a red alert as the aircraft Airport today resulting in minor Asia made an emergency landing landed, which means there is a danger injuries to some of its five passengers. when it developed a technical fault of lightning and thunder. Aircraft can The Cessna aircraft crashed at about during landing at Multan airport in land but ground activity, like the 0830 hrs, just after becoming airborne. Punjab Province on Friday (Aug 5). It unloading of passengers, stops. "If it

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 31 Aviation turns out that weather conditions Levasseur says another door partly N2893V were a determining factor, we will opened as the aircraft fell into the London, Aug 8 -- A press report, make whatever decisions are ravine and some passengers used that dated today, states: A 1947 Beech necessary in terms of safety measures one. Bonanza landed gear-up at Jabara that may be needed," Levasseur said. Airport this morning. No injuries were Investigators will also look at whether I-NCCT reported, but the airport is closed a wet runway could have caused Rijeka, Aug 8 -- Cessna 172, I-NCCT, until the wreckage from the plane can aquaplaning, or if a sudden tail wind on a flight from Pula to Unije, crashed be removed from the runway. The FAA could have blown the aircraft toward into sea, about 200m from landing registry of aircraft lists the owner of the end of the runway. Air France said area, at 1600, Aug 5, at the attempt of the plane as Donald Weeks of the aircraft had 28,418 flight hours in landing at Unije island. The pilot was Taneyville, Mo. The pilot of the plane more than 3,700 flights and had joined instantly killed, one person was badly was Tom Willis, a Wichita-area pilot. A its fleet in September, 1999, making it inujured, while two persons suffered witness reported seeing the plane a relative newcomer compared with minor injuries. All persons on board come in with all three landing gear the large number of far older aircraft were Italian citizens. The visibility retracted. The pilot was being still flying. It was last serviced on Jul was excellent but weather was windy. interviewed by the FAA early this 5. -- Reuters. afternoon. The plane landed on its London, Aug 8 -- A press report, The aircraft broke into two pieces which enabled immediate rescue of belly at about 1130 hrs. Removing the dated today, states: The Air France jet wreckage and reopening the airport injured persons who were transported (F-GLZQ) that slid off the end of the was expected to take several hours. to hospital at Rijeka. -- Lloyd's Agents. runway in Toronto last week was London, Aug 10 -- Beechcraft virtually unstoppable, investigators Bonanza 35 N2893V made a gear-up say. The investigators are continuing INCIDENT AT BUSH landing at Wichita, Kansas, at 1730, to examine flight recorder data for INTERCONTIENTAL AIRPORT, Aug 8, following a flight from clues to the crash. The Airbus A340 UNITED STATES Taneyville, Missouri. The aircraft failed to stop after touching down London, Aug 11 -- A press report, sustained minor damage. The one during a severe thunderstorm at dated today, states: An arriving cargo person on board was not injured. Canada's busiest airport last week, jet blew out two tyres that caught fire plunging into a ravine and burning to yesterday when the aircraft touched N3188C a charred and twisted hulk. All 309 down at Bush Intercontinental London, Aug 8 -- Cessna 180 N3188C people on board survived. Data Airport, officials said. The fire on the crashed near Fairbanks, Alaska, at downloaded from the flight data DHL aircraft was extinguished after it 2000, Jul 30. The two persons on recorder shows that the aircraft landed about 1815 hrs. No injuries board were killed. landed about 1,220 metres from the were reported. The runway was closed end of the 2,750-metre runway. "We while crews repaired the damage to N3209K are talking about nearly halfway the four-engine cargo jet. A Houston London, Aug 9 -- Globe GC-1B Swift down the runway," said Real Airport System spokesman said N3209K crashed near Houston, Texas, Levasseur of Canada's Transportation operations weren't significantly at 2155, Aug 7. The aircraft was Safety Board. "I am pretty convinced disrupted. destroyed. The two persons on board that there was no way the aircraft were killed. could have stopped before the end, INCIDENT AT NARITA AIRPORT, with the runway conditions that we JAPAN N3268B had, the water on the runway and the London, Aug 11 -- A press report, London, Aug 9 -- Beechcraft Bonanza braking action, which was poor." dated today, states: A panel on the D35 N3468B crashed near Decatur, Information from the flight data underside of a Japan Airlines aircraft Alabama, at 1539, Aug 6, while on a recorder also shows that the aircraft fell onto the runway at Narita airport flight from Decatur. The aircraft was landed at a speed of about 148 knots. as the Boeing 777 was landing there destroyed. One of the two persons on The normal speed is 140 knots. "The this morning, the airport's operator board was killed and the other was pilot flying was fairly close to the air said. Airport workers found six seriously injured. speed that he should have been at," fragments on the runway, which were said Mr Levasseur. Mr Levasseur, who confirmed to be part of the glass fiber N35166 leads a team of more than 50, has panel of JAL Flight 710 from London, Aug 9 -- A press report, already said there was no evidence to Singapore. The panel, two metres long dated today, satates: A small plane suggest that lightning was a factor in and 40 centimetres wide, was a hatch crashed in the Medicine Bow the crash. He also said there was on the bottom of the fuselage to check Mountains about 35 miles north-west little evidence to suggest that the air-conditioning system and other of Laramie, killing two people, hydroplaning, which would have instruments. authorities said today. Carbon cause the aircraft to skim along on a County Undersheriff Mike Morris film of water without touching the INCIDENT AT O'HARE AIRPORT, said the wreckage was spotted this runway, played a role. An expert from CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, morning, about 12 hours after the the US Federal Aviation plane left Rawlins for Wray, Administration is examining the more UNITED STATES than 490 metres of tire marks left on London, Aug 9 -- A press report, Colorado. Search crews on foot were the runway. "Definitely because of the dated Aug 8, states: Two United able to reach the wreckage, but there weather conditions, the deceleration Airlines planes clipped wings on the were no survivors. The plane left would have been much slower than ground at O'Hare Airport today. No Rawlins at about 1930 hrs, yesterday. what it would have been for a dry one was injured. While motoring Civil Air Patrol members in Wyoming runway with maximum braking," Mr toward a runway, United Flight 618 and Colorado were notified after the Levasseur said. "The brakes are much with 112 passengers headed to plane didn't arrive in Wray. Morris less efficient on a wet runway than a Washington, D.C., clipped the wing of said the Federal Aviation dry runway." All passengers and crew Flight 682, which was parked with 111 Administration and National were able to get out of the aircraft, passengers headed to LaGuardia Transportation Safety Board had even though several escape doors Airport in New York City. Both flights been notified and would investigate were unusable. Mr Levasseur says were cancelled and both planes were the crash. fire on one side of the aircraft taken out of service. A United London, Aug 11 -- Cessna 177B prevented flight attendants from spokesman said it was unclear why (Cardinal) N35166 crashed near opening two of the doors. Obstacles the planes clipped wings, and the Laramie, Wyoming, at 0200, Aug 9, and sharp objects prompted a flight matter was being investigated. while on a flight from Rawlins, WY, to attendant to close another door after Passengers were placed on other Wray, Colorado. The two persons on the emergency slide was deployed. Mr flights, he said. board were killed. © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 32 Aviation

N421KC N500SD one eyewitness said. "It lost power and London, Aug 9 -- Cessna 421C London, Aug 9 -- Hughes 369HS stalled and went twirling straight (Golden Eagle) N421KC crashed near N500SD, operated by the Bernalillo down." No one on the ground was Wheeling, Illinois, at 1730, Aug 5, County Sheriff, crashed near injured, according to initial reports. while on a flight from Wheeling to Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 0830, London, Aug 8 -- Cessna 150M Mackinac Island, Michigan. The Aug 6, while on a flight from N66234 and De Havilland DHC-2 Mk I aircraft sustained substantial damage. Albuquerque. The aircraft sustained (Beaver) N741DB collided in mid-air The two persons on board suffered substantial damage. Two of the three over Renton Municipal Airport, minor injuries. persons on board were seriously Washington, at 0045, Aug 5. N66234 injured and the third suffered minor crashed into a nearby school building. N454MA injuries. N741DB was able to return to the London, Aug 5 -- A press report, airport. N66234 was destroyed and the dated Jul 4, states: A turboprop cargo N581DB two persons on board were killed. plane flying for an Adams County See C-FDXH. N741DB sustained substantial check haulier crashed early today damage and the five persons on board while on approach to Centennial N627DM were not injured. Airport, killing the pilot and London, Aug 8 -- A press report, destroying the plane. The Mitsubishi dated today, states: The pilot of a N741DB MU-2B-60 vanished from airport- small plane died when his plane See N66234. tower radar amid heavy rain about crashed Saturday (Aug 6) evening one to two miles south of the airport near the Chiloquin State Airport, N838DM around 0200 hrs, Becky O'Guin, about 25 miles north of Klamath Falls, London, Aug 8 -- A press report, spokeswoman for the Parker Fire Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger dated today, states: Police have District, said. Authorities identified said. The pilot, identified as Paul identified a 77-year-old Westboro man the pilot in the crash as Sam Hunter William Spencer, 43, of Santa Rosa, as the pilot of a single-engine airplane of West Valley City, Utah. A Calif., was the only person on board that crashed while trying to make an representative of American Check the 1947 Cessna 120, a single-engine, emergency landing at the Nashua Transport, which operates out of Front two-seat aircraft, Evinger said. The Municipal Airport on Saturday (Aug 6) Range Airport, said Hunter had flown cause of the crash is under in a collision that left both pilot and with the company for about five years. investigation, and the National passenger uninjured. Deputy Fire The aircraft was flying into Transportation Safety Board assigned Chief John Allison said "The pilot and Centennial from Salt Lake City. No a Federal Aviation Administration passenger were shaken up but didn't one else was on the plane. As part of investigator to the crash. According to sustain any injuries. It's kind of a the accident investigation, air safety witness accounts, the plane took off miracle because it was a severe crash. officials will review weather into the wind and took a steep angle of The plane was totalled." The single- conditions at the time of the accident, ascent before plummeting to the engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 was said David Bowling, regional director ground. Officials are waiting for en route from Laconia, NH, to of the National Transportation Safety permission to remove the wreckage Worcester when it suffered an Board office in Denver. Officials said unknown problem at about 3,500 feet, heavy rain, low ceilings and bad from the airport, but Evinger said the visibility were present at the time of airport is open during the Allison said. Flight controllers in the crash. Because of the weather investigation. Boston told the plane to land in conditions, the pilot was relying on the London, Aug 9 -- Cessna 120 Nashua and switched control of its plane's instruments while approaching N627DM crashed near Chiloquin, flight to the Nashua control tower, he the airport, and the accident inquiry Oregon, at 0005, Aug 7. The aircraft said. The tower in Nashua had visual will attempt to verify that the plane's was destroyed. The one person on contact with the airplane, which was instruments and Centennial's board was killed. approaching from the West end of the instrument landing system were airport, when "he just dropped out of working properly, Bowling said. The N6305W sight and into the treeline," Allison pilot was cleared to land when air- London, Aug 9 -- Weatherly 620 said. Crews were initially unable to traffic controllers issued him a "low- N6305W crashed near Osage, Iowa, at locate the plane because it crashed altitude alert," said Federal Aviation 2200, Aug 6, while on a local flight into a heavily-wooded area about a Administration spokesman Allen from Osage. The aircraft was half-mile from the nearest road, Kenitzer, but there was no response destroyed. The one person on board Allison said. With the help of a from the pilot. It was the third fatal was seriously injured. helicopter scrambled from the airport accident in six years for MU-2B-60 crews found the airplane after 20 to 30 aircraft flown by American Check N66234 minutes and transported Massad and pilots. London, Aug 5 -- A press report, dated Putnam from the scene on all terrain London, Aug 8 -- Mitsubishi MU-2B- Aug 4, states: Two small planes vehicles. 60 N454MA crashed near Denver, collided over Renton this evening just London, Aug 9 -- Beechcraft Bonanza Colorado, at 0810, Aug 4, while on a before 1800 hrs, and one of them A36 N838DM crashed near Nashua, flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to crashed into a school, killing two New Hampshire, at 0010, Aug 7, while Denver. The one person on board was people on board.An eyewitness on a flight from Laconia, NH, to killed. reported that the plane that crashed Worchester, Massachusetts. The went through the roof of Kennydale aircraft sustained substantial damage. N480FX Elementary School after the collision. The two persons on board were not London, Aug 9 -- Enstrom 480 The second plane, a float plane, injured. N480FX crashed near Goshen, apparently landed safely at Renton Indiana, at 1600, Aug 5, while on a Airport. Everyone on board the float N8540W flight from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to plane appeared to be safe. The tail London, Aug 9 -- Two people were Goshen. The aircraft was destroyed. number on that aircraft is N741DB. killed and a third person was injured One of the three persons on board was Federal records indicate that it is a yesterday when a small aircraft seriously injured and the other two DeHavilland Beaver, registered to a leaking fuel crashed into a runway at suffered minor injuries. leasing company in Edmonds, Wash. Big Bear City Airport, authorities Police said that two people on board said. A woman and man were N49646 the plane that crashed into the school pronounced dead at the scene and London, Aug 4 -- Convair BT-13A died. The plane was a single-engine another woman was airlifted to Loma N49646 crashed near Lyme, New Cessna 152, a Federal Aviation Linda University Medical Center with Hampshire, at 1403, Aug 3. The Administration representative said. mild to moderate injuries, said Staci aircraft was destroyed. The two The victims were not immediately Johnson, a spokeswoman for the San persons on board were killed. identified. "It went straight down," Bernardino County sheriff. The

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 33 Aviation passengers' identities were not emergency landing at Palermo Tunisian charter aircraft at sea that released. It took authorities 20 airport, but came down in the sea left at least 13 dead, officials said minutes to extract the three from the instead. "The plane had engine today. Investigators say it is rare for aircraft, Johnson said. Although problems and was trying to land in both engines to give out -- in this case authorities found a fuel leak and Palermo and had to land in the sea," a within minutes of each other. The sparking electrical circuits, the exact spokeswoman for ENAV, Italy's air head of Italy's civil aviation agency cause of the crash is still unclear, safety agency, told the Associated ENAC, Vito Riggio, said authorities Johnson said. Witnesses said the Press news agency. The aircraft is were investigating the possibility that single-engine Piper Cherokee 235 was said to be an ATR-42 twin-engined the pilot failed to check how much trying to land when it touched down turbo-prop aircraft which can carry up fuel was on board or that the fuel too far along the runway and lost to 50 passengers. gauge malfunctioned. "The plane's control. The aircraft bounced and Palermo, Aug 7 -- Survivors of an fuel could have run out," Riggio said. flipped over before landing upside- aircraft crash that killed at least 13 Other officials suggested impurities down in a bushy ravine, authorities people described today how they from the refueling tanker could have said. swam for their lives after the contaminated the fuel supply and London, Aug 10 -- Piper PA-28-235 Tunisian holiday charter flight clogged the motors, the ANSA news (Cherokee) N8540W crashed on landing at Big Bear, California, at ditched in the sea off Sicily and broke agency reported. Thirteen people were 2010, Aug 8. The aircraft sustained apart. The ATR 72 turbo-prop killed and 23 survived Saturday's substantial damage. Two of the three aircraft, with 39 people on board, was (Aug 6) crash of the ATR-72 Tuninter persons on board were killed and the taking Italian holidaymakers from charter aircraft, which was bound for third was seriously injured. Bari in south-east Italy to the popular the Tunisian resort of Djerba. The Tunisian resort island of Djerba when aircraft slammed into the choppy N912DB it went down in the sea yesterday waters of the Mediterranean about 10 London, Aug 9 -- Beechcraft Bonanza after engine problems. "At a certain miles north of Sicily as the pilot, V35B N912DB crashed near Cantwell, point we realised one of the engines realising he would not make it to the Alaska, at 2110, Aug 5. The aircraft had stalled," said passenger Rosanna airstrip, brought it down on the water. was destroyed. The two persons on di Cesare who was going on holiday Survivors said both engines went board were killed. with her boyfriend and his mother. silent soon before impact. Rescue "After a few minutes the other one workers continued their search today N930BD stalled too and the plane started to for three people missing from the London, Aug 8 -- A press report, lose altitude. Suddenly we hit and crash. Riggio said the result "was dated today, states: A Florida pilot is then it all went dark and the plane good" in tests for impurities in the recovering after making an emergency split apart," the 36-year-old from type of fuel loaded into the aircraft in landing at the Suffolk Municipal Taranto, near Bari, said. "My Bari, and that several other planes Airport Saturday (Aug 6) night. Police boyfriend and I managed to swim out using the same fuel on Saturday say George Nieman of Fort Lauderdale of the plane. The sea was rough and I experienced no problems. Other tests had electrical problems on his twin grabbed hold of one of the wings while by Tunisian authorities on the fuel engine Beechcraft 58 that prevented my boyfriend continued to look for his loaded onto the aircraft in Tunisia, him from getting the landing gear mother." The pilot told hospital staff where it originated, are pending, said down. Nieman landed the aircraft on after he was rescued from the Riggio, and the tanker that refueled its belly in a grassy area beside the wreckage that both the engines failed, the aircraft before its departure from runway around 2015 hrs. The Federal forcing him to make an emergency Bari was sequestered. The engines Aviation Administration and Virginia landing at sea. The flight was from the aircraft have been recovered, State Police are investigating the operated by Tuninter, a subsidiary of he said. Meanwhile, two officials from incident. Nieman, the only occupant of Tunisair. "All of a sudden one of the the Toulouse, France-based ATR the aircraft, received only minor engines stopped," the pilot said, aircraft manufacturer were heading to injuries. He was flying from Florida to Maine, and had planned to stop in according to Mario Re, chief doctor at Italy to take part in the investigation, Suffolk for fuel. the emergency ward of Palermo's said spokesman Frederic Lahache. The London, Aug 9 -- Beechcraft Baron 58 Civico hospital. Less than an hour search for two passengers and a N930BD made a gear-up landing at into the flight, the pilot made a mechanic continued for a third day in Suffolk Municipal Airport, Virginia, at distress call asking to land at the seas around the point of the crash, 2325, Aug 6. The one person on board Palermo, but the aircraft never made said Palermo Port Authority Lt was not injured. land and he was forced to put down 12 Antonino Indelicato. In Tunis, miles out at sea. All 34 passengers on Tuninter's director Mohamed Ali Tlili TS-LBB the flight were Italian. Three people said the missing mechanic verified the London, Aug 6 -- A press report were still missing by midday today, aircraft's functions before it took off dated today states: At least five according to Palermo's chief from Bari. When the aircraft was people weer killed when a Tunisian magistrate Piero Grasso. Newspapers experiencing problems "the captain passenger plane made an emergency reported that several of the holiday called the mechanic into the cabin for landing in the sea off the coast of the makers had chosen Djerba instead of help," said Riggio. "He was not Italian island of Sicily. The Tunis Air Sharm el Sheikh because of fears of strapped in and therefore was thrown passenger plane was thought to be terrorism at the Egyptian resort from the aircraft when it ditched into carrying at least 35 passengers. where bomb attacks killed at least 64 the sea." Much of the wreckage, Several passengers were reported to people last month. Investigators have including the engines, was brought have been rescued; some had been begun probing the crash, and a team ashore on Saturday night, but Riggio seen in the water by emergency of experts from Italy's air safety said investigators had not decided services. The plane was on its way agency arrived in Palermo overnight whether they would try to haul up the from the southern Italian town of Bari to inspect the largest chunk of the remainder or try to retrieve the to the Tunisian resort island of fuselage which the coastguard had aircraft's "black box" of instrument Djerba. A full search and rescue towed ashore. An ENAC official said recordings, which apparently sank in operation is now under way at the the aircraft had passed safety the 4,000-foot-deep sea. "We have the crash site some 30km (18 miles) off inspections in Italy, most recently in engines, the fuel tanks, and the pilot the Sicilian coast. Two passengers March. -- Reuters. and co-pilot are still alive. We have the were seen on the wing of the plane, London, Aug 9 -- A press report, most important elements," Riggio said. according to one report. The pilot of dated Aug 8, states: Investigators London, Aug 9 -- Tuninter ATR 72- the plane advised air traffic control in were today focusing on whether 202, TS-LBB, Bari to Djerba, the Sicilian town of Palermo that he tainted fuel or dwindling fuel supplies reportedly developed engine problems had been trying to make an played a role in the crash of a at 1524, Aug 6. The crew contacted

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Palermo for an emergency landing. 0446 hrs. Two attempts were scrubbed announced the recall of about 16,700 They did not make it to Palermo and this morning, and the shuttle now has Epic T60 Treadmills made in the ditched in the sea around 1540 hrs. as many as six chances tomorrow United States. Customers should stop Some 20 persons are said to have been starting at 0508 hrs, NASA said. using the product immediately. The rescued by coast guard vessels. NASA regulations dictate that the 2004 Epic T60s are silver and gray Fourteen people have died and five spacecraft can't come down with rain, colored treadmills with black are still missing. thunderstorms or lightning within 30 handrails. They have model number nautical miles of the landing strip and EPTL81804 on a decal located on the there are also restrictions for clouds, front frame near where the power cord which could hamper visibility, and enters the machine. "EPIC T60" is wind, which may cause the orbiter to written on the hood of the treadmill. miss its target, Johnson Space Centre The treadmills were sold at Costco spokesman Pat Ryan said. There were Wholesale stores nationwide between scattered clouds at 400 feet to 500 feet September 2004 and February 2005 throughout the night and the potential for between $899 and $999. If for rain and poor visibility at landing assembly instructions are not properly time, Ham said. "You don't want the followed, the gas spring/shock can be DISCOVERY (Space Shuttle) shuttle to fly through rain, because damaged during assembly if the London, Aug 5 -- A press report, rain can damage the orbiter,'' Ryan walking platform is folded up and goes dated Aug 4, states: After much said. The next opportunity will be at beyond the vertical position. This can analysis, NASA cleared Discovery to 0353 hrs, on Aug 10 if Discovery can't cause the shock to contact the return to Earth next week, concluding land tomorrow, Johnson Space Centre treadmill roller and be damaged and today that there was no need to send spokeswoman Laura Rochon said. could propel shock parts out. The the astronauts out on another London, Aug 9 -- A press report, parts of the shock could hit a by- spacewalk to repair a torn thermal dated today, states: The shuttle stander causing injury. ICON has blanket near a cockpit window. Discovery has touched down received two reports of minor foot Mission managers could not guarantee successfully in California, landing at injuries and five reports of minor that a piece of the blanket won't rip off Edwards Air Force Base at around property damage. during re-entry and slam into the 1212, UTC, after bad weather forced a spacecraft, but they said the chance of change to the intended Florida landing that happening was remote and that it site. Nasa will spend about $1m on t would be riskier to try to fix the returning the shuttle from California problem. Discovery's astronauts today to Florida where its launches take planned to transfer a cargo container place. It should be back at Kennedy from the station back into the Space Center in nine or 10 days. shuttle's cargo bay in preparation for the ship's undocking from the station, set for Saturday (Aug 6). Discovery is scheduled to land back at Cape ITALY Canaveral, Fla., before dawn on Genoa, Aug 8 -- Port situation Aug 8: Monday (Aug 8). Genoa: One bulk carrier waiting for London, Aug 8 -- A press report, berth. Average delay in berthing 12-24 dated today, states: NASA postponed hrs. La Spezia: No vessels awaiting space shuttle Discovery's return to normal berth. No vessels awaiting Earth until tomorrow because cloudy special berth. -- Lloyd's Agents. weather around Kennedy Space TREADMILLS, UNITED STATES Centre in Florida made it too risky to London, Aug 5 -- A press report, SYRIA land. The orbiter had been scheduled dated today, states: The CPSC, in Lattakia, Jul 23 -- Waiting time is to touch down at the space centre at cooperation with ICON Health & presently 24 hours at Lattakia and Fitness, Inc. of Logan, Utah, has four days 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 08-Aug-2005 Coal: 14 vessels due by 8/9; up to 1 day’s berthing delay expected. Brisbane 08-Aug-2005 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 5 vessels due by 5/9; up to 2 days delay expected at present. Dalrymple Bay 08-Aug-2005 Coal: 3 vessels berthed and loading, 12 anchored; 39 vessels due by 16/9; 5-25 days berthing delay subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; waiting times vary greatly due to different stem supply issues. Dampier 08-Aug-2005 Iron ore: Shippers are experiencing some cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems; some vessels will berth out of turn and berthing may change at short notice. Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 6 anchored; 7 vessels due by 19/8; 1-9 days berthing delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 10 vessels due by 18/8; up to 9 days berthing delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a shift to a lay-by berth for loaded vessels is always a possibility; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available. Gladstone 08-Aug-2005 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 1 berthed and waiting to load, 3 off port; 31 vessels due by 31/8; 1-5 days berthing delay expected subject to port congestion and cargo availability; Barney Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 off port; 3 vessels due by 15/9; no delays expected. Hay Point 08-Aug-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 9 vessels due by 18/9; up to 3 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; No. 1 berth will be closed for 1 month for maintenance from 8/8; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability. Newcastle 08-Aug-2005 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 2 vessel berthed and loading; 49 vessels due by 26/8; Dykes 4+5: 23 vessels due by 31/8; 2-8 days berthing delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal, coal product problems with some shippers berthed congestion and cargo receival. Port Hedland 08-Aug-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: berth closed at present for 48 hour maintenance shutdown; 3 vessels anchored; 6 vessels due by 16/8; 1-4 days berthing delay expected; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 anchored; 5 vessels due by 16/8; up to 3 days berthing delay expected; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 2 vessels due by 13/8; no delays expected; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 anchored; 4 vessels due by 16/8; up to 1 day’s berthing delay expected. Port Kembla 08-Aug-2005 Coal: 13 vessels due by 15/9; no delays expected; CB-1: 2 vessels due by 25/9; no delays expected Port Walcott 08-Aug-2005 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 17 vessels due by 23/8; Line-up expected to change at short notice. Cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems may result in vessels berthing out of turn.

Brazil Paranagua 09-Aug-2005 Thirteen vessels berthed of which 1 container discharger, 1 fertiliser discharger, 3 pellets loaders, 3 sugar loaders, 1 bulk soya loader, 4 other loaders/dischargers; 14 vessels waiting in roads, of which 8 to load (1 reefer, 2 pellets, 1 soya, 3 sugar, 1 other loader), 6 to discharge (5 fertiliser, 1 containers); 38 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio Grande 09-Aug-2005 Four vessels berthed of which 1 fertiliser discharger, 1 wheat discharger, 1 other discharger, 1 soya meal loader; 11 vessels waiting in roads; 23 vessels due over the next 10 days. Santos 09-Aug-2005 Twenty-one vessels berthed of which 8 sugar loaders, 1 wheat discharger, 2 fertiliser dischargers, 1 chemical products discharger, 2 oil loaders, 1 bulk salt discharger, 2 pellets loaders, 2 full container loaders/dischargers, 2 other loaders/dischargers; 23 vessels waiting in roads; 30 vessels due over the next 7 days; Private terminals: Terminal 37: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Tecondi: 1 full container loader/discharger; Termares: no vessels; Rodrimar: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Cosipa: 1 coal loader; Ultrafertil: 1 fertiliser discharger; Cargill: 1 bulk sugar loader, 1 bulk soya loader; Santos Brasil: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Cutrale: no vessels; Dow: 1 chemical products discharger. Sao Sebastiao 09-Aug-2005 Two vessels berthed, 3 waiting in roads; 3 vessels due over the next 10 days. Vitoria 09-Aug-2005 Three vessels berthed of which 1 wheat discharger, 1 sugar loader, 1 pig-iron loader; Terminal Vila Velha: 1 full container loader/discharger; Tubarao: 1 fertiliser discharger, 1 iron ore loader; Praia Mole: no vessels; Portocel: 1 cellulose loader; Ubu: 1 iron ore loader; 17 vessels due over the next 7 days

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Bulgaria Bourgas 08-Aug-2005 Eight vessels in port operating, of which 7 loading (1 scrap, 1 wheat, 4 coils, 1 empty vessel), 1 discharging steel gasoil; 2 vessels waiting in roads, both to load, of which 1 coils, 1 reinforced concrete; 15 vessels due, of which 5 to load (1 gasoil, 1 metals, 1 coils, 1 baryte concentrate, 1 scrap), 9 to discharge (1 iron ore, 2 coal, 1 salt, 4 metals, 1 zinc/lead concentrate), 1 passenger vessel. Varna 08-Aug-2005 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions 1-7 August: Thirty-two vessels in port operating of which 19 loading (4 bulk wheat, 5 soda, 1 sulphuric acid, 1 packed hardboard, 2 bulk cement, 1 bulk clinker, 1 kaolin/silica sand/other, 1 kaolin/other, 1 containers, 1 bulk barley, 1 bulk maize), 7 discharging (2 raw phosphate, 2 bulk coal, 1 bulk feldspar, 1 gypsum board, 1 clay), 7 discharging/loading containers; no vessels waiting in roads.

Chile Antofagasta 08-Aug-2005 Four vessels berthed, 3 berths vacant; 12 vessels due this week to load/discharge concentrates, bulk copper, containers and general cargo. Arica 08-Aug-2005 Three vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 13 vessels due this week. Iquique 08-Aug-2005 Three vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 12 vessels due this week. Valparaiso 08-Aug-2005 Two vessels berthed, 6 berths vacant; 2 vessels anchored; 11 vessels due this week.

Egypt Adabiya 08-Aug-2005 Twelve vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 4 general cargo, 5 bulk carriers, 2 tankers, 1 containers. Alexandria 08-Aug-2005 Twenty-six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 14 general cargo, 6 bulk carriers, 4 tankers, 2 container vessels; 15 vessels dry-docked; 35 vessels at inner anchorage, 5 at outer anchorage. Damietta 08-Aug-2005 Twenty vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 11 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 6 containers; 6 vessels at outer anchorage. Dekheila 08-Aug-2005 Ten vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 8 bulk carriers, 2 containers; no vessels at outer anchorage. Port Said 08-Aug-2005 Five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 1 general cargo, 4 containers. Suez Canal 08-Aug-2005 Twenty-three vessels transiting Northbound, 24 Southbound.

Estonia Tallinn 08-Aug-2005 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): 1 vessel loading at berth; no vessels waiting at anchorage; 1 vessel due, with 7 days berthing delay expected.

Israel Ashdod 09-Aug-2005 No labour problems. Seven general cargo vessels loading at berth, 6 vessels discharging at berth (2 general cargo, 4 bulkers), 4 vessels loading/discharging at berth (3 containers, 1 tanker); 1 tanker waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 1 vessel awaiting orders; 19 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 09-Aug-2005 No labour problems. Three general cargo vessels discharging at berth, 7 vessels loading/ discharging at berth (5 containers, 2 tankers); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load/discharge (1 containers, 1 tanker); 2 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; 25 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Kazakhstan Aktau 08-Aug-2005 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed, all completed loading crude oil; 1 vessel in roads to load unknown cargo; 2 vessels due by 8/8, both to load unknown cargoes.

Nigeria Bonny offshore 08-Aug-2005 No vessels loading at berth, 1 anchored, 2 due. terminal Qua-Iboe terminal 08-Aug-2005 Production at Oso platform remains low. No vessels berthed, 2 anchored, 4 due.

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Russia Novorossiysk 08-Aug-2005 Eighteen vessels in port operating, of which 15 loading (1 bulk cement, 2 bulk urea, 1 DRI, 1 scrap, 1 HBI, 1 pipes, 1 barley, 1 coils, 1 cars/pipes, 1 bulk NPK, 1 steel billets, 2 wheat, 1 aluminium), 2 discharging bulk sugar, 1 discharging/loading containers; 8 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 1 scrap, 1 steel sheets/steel billets, 1 UAN solution, 1 steel billets, 1 steel billets/coils, 1 aluminium, 1 bulk NPK, 1 wheat; 44 vessels due, all to load, of which 2 bulk ammonium nitrate, 2 HBI, 3 slabs, 4 DRI, 1 steel sheets/cars, 6 steel billets, 1 steel billets/cars, 4 scrap, 1 coils/steel sheets, 3 wheat, 2 cars, 4 coils, 4 bulk NPK, 1 bulk cement, 1 aluminium, 1 copper, 1 equipment, 2 diesel oil, 1 non-ferrous metals; Oil terminal: 2 tankers berthed, both loading crude oil; 2 tankers in roads, both to load crude oil; 3 tankers due, all to load crude oil.

United States Galveston 09-Aug-2005 No new restriction in draft (normal 39 ft. 6 ins. b.w. max. deep draft enforced - 40 ft. with ideal conditions). Channel open under normal traffic; ADM-Farmland terminal: 2 days delay. Houston 09-Aug-2005 Pilots report normal 43 ft. 0 ins. max. draft up to Shell terminal, 40 ft. 0 ins. max. draft after Shell terminal in Houston ship channel; Cargill terminal: 2 days delay; LDC Dreyfus terminal: 1-2 days delay. Kalama, WA 09-Aug-2005 Kalama export terminal: 4 days delay; United Harvest terminal: no delays. New Orleans 09-Aug-2005 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: 1-2 days delay expected; Cargill-Westwego: 2-3 days delay expected; ADM/Ama: 2-3 days delay expected; Bunge/Destrehan: 4 days delay expected; ADM/Destrehan: 2-3 days delay expected; ADM/Reserve: 2-3 days delay expected; Cargill/Reserve: no delays; Peavey/Paulina: closed; planned re-opening 5/9; Zen-Noh/Convent: 1 day’s delay expected; Cargill/Baton Rouge: no delays; maintenance being carried out until 5/9; Mississippi River mid-stream buoys - estimated berthing delays based on new vessel presented as load-ready and weather permitting: Mile 121.5 ADM (Gemini) - Destrehan: no delays; Mile 158.0 Cargill (K2) - Convent: 3 days delay expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: no delays. Nine-day forecast for Carrolton Gauge/New Orleans: expected to decrease to 1.9 ft. by 18/8. Mississippi River recommended draft restrictions: SW Pass to New Orleans (Mile 090.0) - 47 ft. for all vessels; New Orleans (Mile 090) to Baton Rouge (Mile 233.5) - 45 ft. for all vessels; vessels with drafts up to 47 ft. have been handled up to Mile 180 in the past, but are approved by pilots on a case by case basis, based on current river conditions; Mississippi River Gulf outlet: 34 ft. from Buoy 1 - Mile 28.3 and 36 ft. from Mile 28.3 - Mile 66.9. Portland, Oreg 09-Aug-2005 Columbia Grain terminal: 2 days delay; CLD Irving terminal: 2 days delay; CLD, O Dock terminals: 2 days delay. Seattle 09-Aug-2005 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay. Tacoma 09-Aug-2005 Temco terminal: 2 days delay.

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