Lloyd’s Casualty Week contains information from worldwide sources of Marine, Non-Marine and Aviation casualties together with other reports Lloyd's relevant to the shipping, transport and insurance communities CasualtyWeek June 3 2005 Tugowners divided over oil pollution response programme

Doubts raised about practicality of having vessels on call to attend incidents and budget described as too small, writes Helen Hill in Amsterdam — Thursday June 02 2005

HERE was mixed reaction at the The agency did not have the money to But one question which worried the annual meeting of the European buy the vessels and there was a limited tugowners particularly concerned liability. T Tugowners’ Association to the supply of vessels with onboard storage If something went wrong when European Maritime Safety Agency’s capacity of 1,000-3,500 cu m particularly, responding, would EMSA or the owner be plans concerning its oil pollution so EMSA was looking to the owners for held responsible? response initiative. the supply of these larger-capacity The ETA was extremely concerned Fion Molloy, EMSA project officer, vessels. Owners would have a retainer for with increasing criminalisation of the said the agency was essentially looking the use of their vessels and EMSA would maritime industry. for owners to provide capacity for a pay for any modifications that were Its deputy chairman Andrew reserve oil spill response fleet and was needed for oil spill response. Dalrymple said the day when a salvor or inviting tenders. Then, once there was an incident, a tug operator refused to attend a vessel in He stressed that any assistance from contract would be between the operator distress was coming closer. EMSA had to be requested from member and the member state. Responder immunity was not available states and added: “We are there to top up outside the US and members were worried member states’ response capacity.” Awarded about their position when they attend such While some tugowners felt it might be incidents, he stressed. worthwhile to work with EMSA, others Although one round of tenders had seemed more sceptical. taken place Mr Molloy would not reveal the level of interest. Contracts were Incidents expected to be awarded in the autumn. Would you like casualty He said there was another chance for information as it happens ? Doubts were raised about how practical owners to come forward for the next it was to have vessels on call to attend round. Lloyd’s incidents. Contractors might not be A budget of €4.5m ($5.9m) was Casualty impressed if tugs were leaving contracted available in the Baltic area, € 6m for the REPORTING SERVICE jobs to attend incidents. Others felt the Atlantic coast, €4.5m for the East EMSA budget was far too small. Mediterranean and €2.5m for the western Oil spills of 10,000 tonnes or more For further information contact: approaches of the Channel. occurred every two or three years, Mr Andrew Luxton, Key Account Manager Contracts would be for a minimum of Molloy said, and EMSA considered that Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 4625 three years. using vessels to collect oil at sea was the Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4763 Mr Molloy said EMSA would like to Email: [email protected] best method to prevent pollution rather have a pool of three or four vessels than use dispersants or monitor the www.lloydsmiu.com/lcrs available. shoreline and then clean up.

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

ALASKAN crude USA AB ABS 110,693 193,049 2005 Reported May 20 laid up in a Port Angeles EXPLORER oil shipyard due to cracks in rudder. ETC one tanker week.

ALASKAN crude USA AB ABS 110,693 193,050 2004 Reported May 20 laid up in a Port Angeles FRONTIER oil shipyard due to cracks in both rudders. tanker Expected to be out of service for several weeks.

ALEKSANDR bulk/ RUS RS 14,141 19,885 1978 In collision with c.c. MSC Eyra in the Great NEVSKIY container Belt, in lat 55 22.7N, long 11 01.1E, May 22. Sustained damage above waterline and anchored in lat 55 43N, long 10 58E, Kalundborgfjord for inspection.

ASTRO LUPUS crude GRC LR 137,893 257,589 1989 In collision with ro/ro Safari in the Gulf of oil Oman, 15 miles off the Iraniaian coast on May tanker 23. Fractured No.3 port cargo tank and spilled about 800cm of oil. Leakage stopped.

AVILA STAR refrig BHS NV 11,590 12,519 1990 In collision with general cargo Karin Lehmann while leaving Kallosluis, Antwerp, May 22. Damage sustained. Anchored at Sod.

CHRISOPIGI product LBR 41,000 70,500 2005 In collision with bulk Yue Shan about 3.5 km LADY tanker south-west of St. John's Island, in the Singapore Strait May 25. Damage to starboard side.

HORIZON 9 general KNA — 2,750 3,930 1967 Had fire and subsequently not under command 15 miles south-west of Karachi May 21. Crew removed and vessel towed to Fair Buoy anchorage, Karachi. Under repair off Karachi May 25.

JAVA SEA general SGP LR 2,854 4,871 1988 Had fire in engine-room and accommodation, due burst oil line, at Trinity Inlet, Cairns, May 24. Extinguished after three hours, but extensive damage caused.

KARIN LEHMANN general ATG BV 2,820 4,071 2000 In collision with ref Avila Star while leaving Kallosluis, Antwerp, May 22. Damage sustained. Anchored at Meestoof.

LIBRA RIO container DEU GL 16,801 22,900 1996 Had engine-room fire, while docked at GRANDE New Orleans, May 23. Area sealed and fire extinguished by ship's system.

MSC ELENI container PAN (AB) 54,881 68,254 2004 In collision with ro-ro Kaduna near the south- ABS west Akkaert buoy, Zeebrugge, May 23. Holed GL above waterline. Anchored awaiting inspection. Towed to Antwerp.

MSC EYRA container PAN BV 21,586 21,370 1982 In collision with bulk Aleksandr Nevskiy in the Great Belt, in lat 55 22.7N, long 11 01.1E, May 22. Sustained damage above waterline and anchored in lat 55 43N, long 10 58E, Kalundborgfjord for inspection. Arrived Helsingborg May 24.

YUE SHAN bulker PAN BV 86,192 169,159 1999 In collision with bulk Yue Shan about 3.5 km south-west of St. John's Island, in the Singapore Strait May 25. Front part damaged.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical reported. The cause of the accident is order under the following yet unknown. Because of the accident headings and relevant page a marine declaration will be required. number: The vessel did not have a pilot onboard as the first mate has a pilots license. -- Lloyd's Agents. Marine, including Overdue & Missing Vessels 1 ALASKAN EXPLORER (U.S.A.) See "Cracks Found in Rudders of BP Piracy 8 AGENA (Antigua & Barbuda) London, May 23 -- Following received Tankers, United States" under from Malta RCC, timed 0855, UTC: "Miscellaneous." Port State Control 8 General cargo Agena (2528 gt, built 2001), from Gibraltar, arrived Valletta, ALASKAN FRONTIER (U.S.A.) Seizures & Arrests 8 in tow of tug Brucoli at 1111, UTC, See "Cracks Found in Rudders of BP May 19 and is now at Malta Tankers, United States" under "Miscellaneous." Pipeline Accidents 9 Shipyards. (Note -- Agena sailed Wilmington, NC, Apr 23, arrived Gibraltar 2046, May 11 and sailed ALEKSANDR NEVSKIY (Russia) Pollution 9 0030, May 12 for Poti.) London, May 23 -- Following received from Aarhus MRCC, timed 0945, UTC: Bulk/c.c. Aleksandr Nevskiy (14141 gt, Weather & Navigation 10 AGNES G (Bahamas) See Mobro 128. built 1978) and c.c. MSC Eyra (21586 gt, built 1982), both northbound, were Earthquakes 13 ALANDIA (Finland) in collision in the Great Belt, in lat 55 London, May 23 -- Following received 22.7N, long 11 01.1E, at 2258, UTC, yesterday. Both vessels sustained Volcanic Activity 14 from Turku MRCC, timed 1811, UTC: Passenger ro/ro Alandia (6850 gt, built damage above the waterline and are 1972) grounded near Eckero, in lat 60 now both anchored in approximately Political & Civil Unrest 14 13.57N, long 19 31.7E, at 1512, UTC, lat 55 43N, long 10 58E, May 23. The vessel refloated at 1602, Kalundborgfjord, for inspection. Kidnappings 20 UTC, and continued on voyage. No London, May 23 -- Information injuries or serious damage were received states: Bulk/c.c. Aleksandr Nevskiy and c.c. MSC Eyra were in Labour Disputes 20 reported. Gothenburg, May 23 -- Passenger collision a few miles north of The ro/ro Alandia, operating between Great Belt Bridge at 0100, local time, Awards & Settlements 22 Eckero, Aaland SF and Grisslehamn, today. Both vessels were northbound north of Stockholm, grounded 200 when MSC Eyra was overtaking Aleksandr Nevskiy, when the bulk Railway Accidents 24 metres outside the port of Eckero today, but refloated with the carrier allegedly suddenly took a turn assistance of a small tug, and entered to port and sailed in front of MSC Robberies & Thefts 25 Eckero. No injuries were reported to Eyra. There were no injuries or oil the 192 passengers and 63 crew on spill. Both vessel were ordered to proceed to Kalundborgfjord for Miscellaneous 25 board. Divers and surveyors will attend the vessel this evening to check inspection and interrogation of Danish for any serious damage to the vessel's Maritime Authorities. Apparently Fires & Explosions 27 bottom structure. -- Westax Marine damage was only minor. Services AB. Aviation 30 Turku, May 24 -- Passenger ro/ro ALEX GORDON (Canada) Alandia grounded approximately 200 London, May 25 -- Anchor handling metres outside Berghamn port in tug/supply Alex Gordon (1190 gt, built Product Recalls 34 Eckero, Aland, at 1755, local time, 1975) reported a fire in the engine- May 23. Vessel was departing for room May 24 while at Pier 11, St. Port Conditions 35 Grisslehamn, Sweden. At around 1900, John's, Nfld, and requested assistance. local time, it was assisted afloat by The St. John's Fire Department responded and extinquished the fire. Port Conditions charts 36 one tug and one Coast Guard vessel. Vessel was able to return to Berghamn No injuries or damage reported. quay without assistance. All passengers and vehicles discharged AMORELLA (Finland) without problems. Vessel not leaking. Gothenburg, May 20 -- A car on At time of incident there were 192 board passenger ro/ro Amorella (34384 passengers and 63 crew members. gt, built 1988) caught fire around Reason for grounding not known. A 2200 hrs, yesterday. Passengers were © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 Maritime hearing will follow to evacuated from the deck and the These reports may not be reproduced, establish the circumstances for vessel's crew successfully stored in a retrieval system, or grounding at maritime court in Turku. extinguished the fire. No passengers transmitted in any form or by any means -- Lloyd's Agents. or crew were injured. The cause of fire electronic, mechanical, photographic, Helsinki, May 24 -- Passenger ro/ro is unknown. The vessel had earlier recorded or otherise without the prior Alandia grounded off the port of left Stockholm at around 2030 hrs written permission of the publisher. Eckero, Aland Islands, at 1755 hrs, with over 1,000 passengers on board May 23. The vessel was sailing from and after the incident continued on Grisslehamn, Sweden, when the passage to Turku, Finland, with no accident occurred. The 192 passengers delay to its ETA. -- Westax Marine and the 63 crew members on board Services AB. were not in any danger and no injuries Turku, May 20 -- A car on the car were reported. A Finnish Coast Guard deck of passenger ro/ro Amorella, vessel and a small tug immediately Stockholm for Turku with 1,000 proceeded to the scene to assist in the passengers and 160 crew, caught fire refloating operation. After refloating at approximately 2200, Swedish time, the vessel sailed to the harbour, using May 19. The crew were able to its own engines. No leaks were extinguish the fire, and the vessel

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1 Marine continued its voyage to Turku, Crude oil tanker Astro Lupus and ro/ro insurance companies concerned, kept a arriving at 0735, local time, May 20. Safari were in collision in lat 25 32N, close watch on the siphoning off of the No injuries reported. -- Lloyd's Agents. long 57 20E, at 2030, UTC, yesterday. remaining oil to another container, Astro Lupus sustained a 40 cm hole and the process was completed ANIARA (Singapore) approximately five metres above the successfully with no further leakage or Piraeus, May 23 -- Vehicle Aniara is waterline and as a result 800 cubic accident," Captain Murad said. The still at Ikonion Terminal awaiting metres of oil was lost. Astro Lupus is incident had not disturbed daily life in orders. No repairs are currently in waiting in the area of the collision Fujairah where fishermen went out hand. -- Lloyd's Agents. awaiting inspection. Damage to Safari yesterday morning to get their daily not known. catch. The desalination plant close to ARABIAN BREEZE (Singapore) London, May 25 -- Tanker operator Fujairah also functioned as normal Vigo, May 24 -- Vehicle Arabian Kristen Navigation was last night and did not close down, Captain Breeze (28116 gt, built 1983) which hoping for the all-clear for its crude oil Murad said, stressing that Coast sailed May 22 returned pm, May 23 tanker Astro Lupus to proceed on a Guard boats and helicopters are with engine damage. Vessel is now voyage to India, after being damaged surveying the country's shores as a repairing with local help on the lee of in a collision with ro/ro Safari off precautionary measure to prevent the Cies Islands at entrance of Vigo Bay. Fujairah. Sources close to the oil slick from contaminating the According to ship's agents repairs Angelicoussis Group company said the waters. expected to be completed 0200, vessel was awaiting a safety tomorrow and vessel expected to sail certificate from her classification ATLANTIC WIND (Cyprus) thereafter. -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- society in order to continue its voyage. Falmouth, May 25 -- Chemical/oil Arabian Breeze was reported due From the cargo safety point of view it carrier Atlantic Wind is still Flushing May 24.) is fine. An estimated 640 cubic metres, undergoing repairs at Falmouth. -- Vigo, May 25 -- Vehicle Arabian or about 500 tonnes of cargo, Kuwaiti Lloyd's Agents. Breeze resumed voyage at 0200 today. medium crude, is reported to have -- Lloyd's Agents. leaked from the tanker after the AURA (Cambodia) impact. A port lifeboat was also Istanbul, May 24 -- General cargo ARION (Panama) damaged in the incident. A temporary Aura is still lying "as is" and there is Rio de Janeiro, May 25 -- General repair has already been carried out, no progress regarding the situation. -- cargo Arion arrived at Renavi-Enavi with inert gas being pumped into the Lloyd's Agents. repair yard on 23 May, having lost a damaged tank to give it positive rudder blade. Repairs have pressure. The company's clean-up AVILA STAR (Bahamas) commenced and are expected to take contractor, Fujairah-based Fairdeal, Maassluis, May 22 -- At 0325, local 15 days. -- Lloyd's Agents. has reported that most of the heavier time, today, while leaving Kallosluis oil has been dispersed, leaving only a Schelde port of Antwerp, a collision ARTEAGA (Madeira) light sheen, that should disappear in a occurred between ref Avila Star (11590 London, May 25 -- Crude oil tanker day or two. If class approval is gt, built 1990) and general cargo Arteaga is reported to be still under received, Indian receivers of the cargo Karin Lehmann (2820 gt, built 2000). detention in Dalian. It is further have signalled they will accept No casualties. Both vessels damaged. reported that the delay in releasing discharge. Kristen said yesterday that Karin Lehmann at anchor at Meestoof. the vessel is due to the high number of the damage to the tanker was very Avila Star at anchor at Sod. -- Lloyd's claims submitted by local fisherman minor, but declined to discuss the Sub-agents. against the vessel. It is understood causes of the collision, saying it was that once released, the vessel will too early. (See issue of May 25.) AZURE (Panama) proceed to Qingdao for permanent London, May 25 -- A press report, Cape Town, May 23 -- Bulk Azure is repairs. dated today, states: The 700 tonnes of due to arrive at Cape Town later today oil that leaked from a Greek oil tanker and will probably berth during the ASL SANDERLING (Canada) (crude oil tanker Astro Lupus) when it course of tomorrow. -- Lloyd's Agents. Halifax, NS, May 26 -- Ro/ro ASL collided with a vessel carrying the Cape Town, May 26 -- Bulk Azure Sanderling (21849 gt, built 1977) Panama flag (ro/ro Safari) outside the berthed at Cape Town on May 25, at arrived at the port of Halifax, May 20, UAE territorial waters has not which time evaluations were having sustained a crank pin bearing reached the shores of the country, conducted in respect of damages failure of the starboard main engine. according to Captain Mousa Murad, sustained to the steering gear. We The voyage, Halifax to Newfoundland, Director of Fujairah Boat. He said understand that inspections are continued uninterrupted on one that the incident which occured presently conducted and that part of engine, at reduced speed, and repairs yesterday in Khasel area outside the the rudder was found to be missing. are anticipated to be conducted at next UAE territorial waters, some 57 miles Repairs are estimated to take about Halifax turn around, on May 27. -- off Fujairah shore and 14 miles from six-eight weeks. -- Lloyd's Agents. Lloyd's Agents. the Iranian Khasel area, had not affected the Eastern Coast shores "and B. No.120 (U.S.A.) ASTRO LUPUS (Greece) it is unlikely to do so, due to the far See "Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, London, May 24 -- Lloyd's Casualty distance." Except for the leakage of oil, United States" under "Pollution." representatives in Piraeus report: the collision has not resulted in any Crude oil tanker Astro Lupus (137893 casualties. However, according to BARGES ON FIRE, SAN JOAQUIN gt, built 1989), Kharg Island for Captain Murad, the authorities at RIVER, CALIFORNIA, UNITED Sikka, cargo 224,000 tons crude oil, Fujairah Ports moved fast to contain STATES and ro/ro Safari (5086 gt, built 1974) the incident soon after they were See under "Fires & Explosions." were in collision in the Gulf of Oman, informed about it. He explained that 15 nautical miles from the Iranian the Greek oil tanker was carrying a BASTO III (Norway) coast, at 2200 hrs, May 23. From the load of 190,000 tonnes of light Arab oil Gdynia, May 24 -- Passenger Basto collision Astro Lupus sustained a from Kuwait when it collided with the III is still in a shiprepair yard in fracture to No.3 port cargo tank and vessel carrying goods and cars. "We Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, where there was leakage into the sea of immediately intervened and contained arrived May 4. The finish of repairs is about 800 cubic metres of cargo. The the oil leakage which was restricted to estimated to be in about two weeks. -- leakage was attended to by transfer of the area where the collision happened. Correspondent. cargo from the damaged tank. Astro We deployed modern methods known Lupus remains in the area awaiting internationally to contain the spread BROEDERTROUW XVI orders. The 27 crew on board Astro of the oil using chemicals and (Netherlands) Lupus are in good health. equipment that dissolve it. We also, Falmouth, May 25 -- Tug London, May 24 -- Following received with the co-operation of the marine Broedertrouw XVI (103 gt, built 1957) from Piraeus RCC, timed 0855, UTC: agent and the supervision of the towing barge Lastdrager 26 from

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Falmouth to Truro May 18, assisted by injury to crew members of both vessels which was towed last week to Service workboats Bonito and Grey Bear, and no oil pollution. Port operations Welding and Shipbuilding in Lemont. Broedertrouw XVI grounded off "Sunny and vessel traffic remain unaffected. The company is owned by Egan Corner". Vessel refloated with Navigational broadcasts have been Marine Co, which also owns the barge. assistance but fouled its propellor and issued to inform vessels in the vicinity Tom Neumann, incident commander was towed back to Falmouth by Bonito of the incident to keep clear. As a with Philadelphia-based Meredith and berthed at Kings Wharf. Vessel precaution, anti-pollution craft will Management Co., said 3,000 barrels of entered No.3 dry-dock at Falmouth for continue to monitor and clean up oil, if the oil remained in the vessel when it inspection at 1630, May 24. -- Lloyd's any. The MPA will be investigating the was raised. The cause of the explosion Agents. incident. has not been determined. Investigators originally focused on a CALIFORNIA (Panama) CHRISTOPHER boiler used to heat the 14,000 barrels London, May 20 -- Bulk California (Antigua & Barbuda) of slurry oil and pump it out of the sailed Gibraltar May 18. London, May 24 -- On May 20, while cargo holds. But the boiler was later Gibraltar, May 24 -- Bulk California general cargo Christopher (2292 gt, found intact. During a two-week finally arrived in port on May 22, built 1990), Parnu for Wicklow, laden hearing last month, investigators following repairs to the anchor winch. with wood, was transiting the Kiel shifted their focus to a propane torch Port surveyors boarded the vessel and Canal, the pilot noticed smoke coming that may have been used to heat the at 1300 hrs, today, they released it from the cargo hold. The cargo hold lines that pump out the cargo. from detention and ships papers have was isolated and the vessel proceeded Neumann said the salvage effort took been handed back. The vessel is to Rendsburg where the fire was a little longer than expected. expected to sail to Puerto Ordaz in quickly extinguished, with minimal Neumann said the cost of the salvage Venezuela, this evening. -- Lloyd's damage. The cargo was taken off and and cleanup effort was $4 million, Agents. (The report in the issue of May the undamaged cargo was reloaded which is double the original estimate. 23, that bulk California had sailed onto the ship, which was then That cost will be paid for by Egan Gibraltar on May 18, was erroneous.) permitted to continue its vogage. A Marine's insurance company. Gibraltar, May 24 -- The release of damaged halogen light was apparently Neumann said the barge will be bulk California, following temporary the cause of the fire. repaired and then "all interested repairs, is based on a single voyage to parties will have a chance to inspect Puerto Ordaz to carry out permanent COLUMBIA (U.S.A.) it." "Once it's stabilized and cleaned repairs on arrival, under class Anchorage, May 19 -- Passenger ro/ro up, the owner will decide what he supervision. -- Lloyd's Agents. Columbia sailed Ketchikan May 18. -- wants to do with it," he said. "It London, May 26 -- Bulk California Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of May 11.) certainly won't be used as a tank sailed Gibraltar May 24 for Puerto barge." (See issue of Apr 27.) Ordaz. COMOROS STREAM (Netherlands) FAST INDEPENDENCE (Malta) CANADIAN PROVIDER (Canada) London, May 24 -- Ref Comoros See "Brittany, France" under London, May 25 -- Bulk Canadian Stream sailed Santa Marta May 11. "Pollution". Provider sailed Toronto May 20, Vessel subsequently arrived Santa subsequently arriving Hamilton (CAN) Marta May 15 and sailed May 16. FEIXA (Argentina) same day. Buenos Aires, May 23 -- Fishing COOL LADY (Panama) Feixa has already completed the pump CHIOS SAILOR (Greece) Vigo, May 24 -- Ref Cool Lady (2206 injection repairs. The vessel passed London, May 19 -- Bulk Chios Sailor gt, built 1979) at Pontevedra Bay, the Coast Guard inspection, and was (17832 gt, built 1984), while Marin, while landing cargo of frozen able to resume operating. -- Lloyd's reberthing, struck the south-west squid, local sources reported some Agents. knuckle of the Redpath Sugar dock, cargo allegedly damaged due high Toronto harbour, at 1245, May 3. Both temperatures found during discharge. FRANKLIN STRAIT the vessel and dock sustained -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- Cool Lady (Antigua & Barbuda) significant damage. (Note -- Chios arrived Marin May 18) Trinidad, May 19 -- General cargo Sailor subsequently arrived Thunder Franklin Strait sailed Port of Spain Bay May 8 and sailed May 11 for DURESSI (Albania) May 14, in tow of tug Temeraire, bound Spain.) Bari, May 19 -- General cargo Duressi Curacao. -- Lloyd's Agents. sailed Bari May 18 for Durres. -- CHRISOPIGI LADY (Liberia) Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Feb 25.) FREY (Malta) London, May 26 -- Following received London, May 23 -- Following received from Maritime and Port Authority of EL SAFA (Panama) from Corsen MRCC, timed 1045, UTC: Singapore, dated today: At about 2003, Hodeidah, May 21 -- Passenger ro/ro General cargo Frey (3839 gt, built hrs, May 25, a collision between El Safa is still at Hodeidah anchorage. 1981) was towed into Brest May 21 by product tanker Chrisopigi Lady (41000 Owners representative is currently in tug Abeille Bourbon following main gt, built 2005) and bulk Yue Shan Hodeidah dealing directly with the engine problems. (Note -- Understood (86192 gt, built 1999) took place at Port Authority and liaising with the salvage services were rendered to about 3.5 kilometres south-west of St Egyptian Embassy in Sana'a with a Frey, in ballast, under Lloyd's Open John's Island. At the time of the view to the vessel sailing in the Form.) incident, Chrisopigi Lady was imminent future. A departure date is Brest, May 24 -- General cargo Frey, transiting westbound, in the not currently known. -- Lloyd's Agents. Acores for Rouen, in ballast, sustained Singapore Strait, and Yue Shan was main engine failure May 21. Vessel transiting eastbound, in the Strait, on EMC 423 (U.S.A.) taken in tow by tug Abeille Bourbon its way to the bunkering anchorage off London, May 23 -- A press report, and towed to Brest, arriving at 2350, Changi. Both vessels were warned by dated May 22, states: U.S. Coast May 21. No information presently the Maritime and Port Authority of Guard hearings to determine the cause obtained regarding repairs. -- Lloyd's Singapore (MPA) Vessel Traffic of a fatal barge (tank barge EMC 423) Agents. Information System, prior to the explosion might resume in June now collision. Chrisopigi Lady was empty that the barge has been raised and GIDEON and Yue Shan was loaded with 166,000 taken to a repair centre. A crewman London, May 26 -- A press report, tonnes of iron ore. Chrisopigi Lady was killed in the explosion Jan 19, and dated today, states: A Latvian-flagged sustained damage on its starboard barge traffic on the Chicago Sanitary trawler sank yesterday night on the side. The front part of Yue Shan was & Ship Canal was affected for months Flemish Cap, about 550 kilometres damaged. Both vessels are anchored in after the incident. Since the explosion, east of St. John's. The 15 crew the port waters and are in stable salvage crews have been working to members of fishing Gideon were condition. There was no report of any pump out the oil and raise the barge, rescued hours earlier, after a fire

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3 Marine broke out in the ship's engine room. operation, rescued 12 crew members of Mumbai and Kandla, cargo zinc The crew managed to put out the fire, general cargo Horizon 9 (2750 gt, built ingots, machinery, and sunflower but the ship began taking on water. 1967) which caught fire in the Arabian seeds, by Tsavliris Salvage "She was definitely in serious trouble," Sea, about 15 miles south-west of (International) Ltd under Lloyd's says Christine Giard, who works with Karachi, on May 21. The vessel left an Open Form. the Coast Guard rescue centre in Indian port for Iraq, after loading Colombo, May 20 -- General cargo Halifax. Several ships and search-and- cement on May 21 and the incident Hui Long was abandoned by its crew rescue aircraft responded to the Coast occurred some time during the evening in lat 05 57N, long 84 22E, at 1204, Guard's call. An Icelandic trawler of that date. The vessel has been UTC, May 18, after the vessel listed picked up the crew and transferred towed by the Pakistani Authority and 25 deg to port. All 23 crew were them to the European fisheries patrol is now anchored south-east of Fair rescued by another vessel which is vessel Jean Charcot. The Jean Charcot Buoy, 1.3 nautical miles off Karachi proceeding to Colombo. A Lloyd's Open stayed on the scene to recover life Port, an official of the Port Authority Form has been agreed between the rafts and is now headed for St. John's. added, also saying that the local agent owners and Tsavliris Salvage The Coast Guard state that the Jean has hired technicians to repair the International. Tsavliris has Charcot is expected to arrive midday fault. Earlier, Inter Services Public despatched tug SB-408 from its tomorrow. Relations (ISPR) issued a press salvage station at Colombo to the site release which says, the propulsion of the casualty. At 0600, UTC, May 19, GIDEON (Latvia) system and electric power of the vessel SB-408 reported its position as lat 05 London, May 25 -- Following received completely broke down and the vessel 44.2N, long 81 44.2 E, ETA at the from Halifax RCC, timed 1839, UTC: became "not under command" in the casualty's last known position 0001, Fishing Gideon reported a fire on open sea with its crew-members local time, May 20. -- Lloyd's Agents. board off Flemish Cap, in lat 47 55N, trapped and waiting for assistance. Piraeus, May 22 -- General cargo Hui long 45 31W, at 1614, UTC, May 25. Upon receiving request from the MSA, Long: Salvage tug was initially All 15 crew were safely taken off by the Pakistan Navy immediately dispatched by Tsavliris Salvage from fishing Peter Johanssen. The vessel is responded and initiated a rescue Colombo. Vessel sank May 20 in area presently reported to be sinking. operation. Initially, a helicopter was where sea depth is 2,000 metres. -- London, May 26 -- A press report, tasked for damage assessment and to Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd. dated today, states: The crew of rescue critically injured crewmen. Latvian fishing Gideon that caught Later, Pakistan Navy's fast patrol INDEPENDIENTE (Panama) fire off Newfoundland yesterday was craft PNS Larkana and two ocean Freeport, Bahamas, May 20 -- Bulk rescued by an Icelandic vessel that going tugs Rustam and Delair were Independiente is still at Freeport responded to a call for help. "The 15 sent. After a successful operation, the awaiting a decision by owners. It looks personnel on board have been lives of 12 crew-members were saved as if the vessel will be settled as a evacuated and they are now safe on and the damaged vessel was towed constructive total loss. -- Lloyd's board the Icelandic fishing vessel," back to the Karachi anchorage area. Agents. said Lieut. Sue Stefko of the Rescue The vessel was handed over to the Co-ordination Centre in Halifax. local representatives of the owner who ISARGAS (Liberia) Stefko said the crew appeared to be lauded the prompt efforts of the London, May 23 -- Lpg Isargas sailed OK, and no one received serious Pakistan Navy. -- Lloyd's List Antwerp 2111, May 19, for Tees. enough injuries to require medical Correspondent. London, May 26 -- Lpg Isargas evacuation. The Latvian fishing vessel Karachi, May 24 -- The owner of arrived Gdansk May 23 from Antwerp. caught fire on the Flemish Cap, about "North Korean flag" general cargo 400 kilometres east of St. John's, Nfld. Horizon 9 and a technical inspection IVAN NAZAROV (Russia) The fire was put out, but Stefko said team is scheduled to arrive in Karachi Istanbul, May 21 -- General cargo the boat appeared to be sinking. She tomorrow, from Dubai, to establish the Ivan Nazarov sailed Diliskelesi May said a nearby French fishing vessel cause of the fire on the vessel and 12. -- Lloyd's Agents. would transport the crew to St. John's, check ongoing repair work before the Nfld. vessel can resume its voyage to Iraq. -- JAVA SEA (Singapore) London, May 26 -- Following received Lloyd's List Correspondent. London, May 24 -- A press report, from Halifax RCC, timed 0745, UTC: Karachi, May 25 -- Understand from dated today, states: Fire authorities Fisging Gideon, YLAO, MMSI the local shipping agent of general say a burst oil line was responsible for No.271081000, length 69 metres, cargo Horizon 9 that repair work is a blaze on general cargo Java Sea owner Gideon Baltic, sank in lat 47 taking place on the vessel, off Karachi (2854 gt, built 1988) at Trinity Inlet in 52N, long 45 18W, at 2200, UTC, May port. All crew are on board and Cairns, in north Queensland, this 25. All 15 crew were rescued by waiting for repair work to be morning. The vessel had 13 crew on fishing Peter Johanssen and are now completed. Meanwhile, the owner of board when a fire started in the being taken to St.John's, Nfld, by the vessel and a technical inspection engine-room and engulfed the living oceanographis research Jean Charcot. team which was scheduled to arrive in quarters in the stern. Fire Karachi today from Dubai, to establish Commander Alan Hogg says no one GREAT LAKES (U.S.A.) the cause of fire and check on the was injured in the blaze which took London, May 25 -- At 0432, EST, Feb ongoing repair work before the vessel three hours to contain "The fire 22 the National Response Centre can resume its voyage to Iraq, have occurred in the fire room at received a report from K-SEA not yet arrived. Hopefully they will approximately 0540, this morning, Transportation of a diesel spill from arrive tomorrow, an official of with a burst oil line going across the their product tanker Great Lakes Argonaftis said. -- Lloyd's List boilers and then consuming the (2813 gt, built 1963), while awaiting Correspondent. engine-room," he said. "The fire has berth in Carteret, NJ. At 0415, EST, Karachi, May 26 -- Understand from spread up through the living quarters the same day the vessel struck a dock the local shipping industry that sea of the ship and has caused extensive and punctured a fuel tank causing an water has been drained out from damage. "The fire was extremely unknown amount of diesel to spill into engine-room of general cargo Horizon difficult to put out because it was in Kill Van Kull. The damaged tank has 9 and repair work is still taking place confined spaces. "It was a very a capacity of 29,000 gallons but initial on the vessel, off Karachi port. difficult fire to fight because of the reports did not indicate how much was Engineers/technicians are trying to tightness inside of the vessel with lots being carried at the time of incident. restart the engine. -- Lloyd's List of nooks and crannies, and high Correspondent. temperatures - so extremely hard HORIZON 9 (St. Kitts-Nevis) going for our crews." Regional disaster Karachi, May 24 -- Pakistani Port HUI LONG (Hong Kong) coordinator Michael Keating says an Authority said today that the Pakistan London, May 19 -- Understand investigation has begun into what Navy (PN) and Maritime Security salvage services are to be rendered to caused the oil line to rupture. "The Agency (MSA) have, in a joint general cargo Hui Long, bound Australian Transport Safety Bureau

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4 Marine are sending marine inspectors to anchor off Port Cartier, in lat 50 00 earlier agreed." "Kaawa lacked the Cairns and they will conduct an 01N, long 66 46 36W, May 20. green light used for crossing but for a investigation," he said. The vessel was long time we used to cross without it." carrying building and vehicle supplies KAAWA (Uganda) to the Freeport mine in Indonesia and See Kabalega. KADUNA (Panama) was due to leave this afternoon. Maassluis, May 23 -- Ro/ro Kaduna London, May 24 -- Following received KABALEGA (Uganda) (6722 gt, built 1972) was in collision from Australia RCC, timed 0610, UTC: London, May 21 -- A press report, with c.c. MSC Eleni (54881 gt, built Java Sea had an engine-room fire dated May 20, states: The 2004) near the south-west Akkaert while alongside at Cairns this Parliamentary Committee on Works buoy, Zeebrugge at 1015, local time, morning. Fire has been extinguished and Transport has started this morning. The cause of the but understand damage is preparations to investigate the collision is not clear at the moment. considerable. circumstances under which ro/ro Both vessels were inward bound for London, May 24 -- A press report, Kabalega sank in Lake Victoria. The Antwerp. There is no severe damage dated today, states: Firefighters committee chaired by Mr John on Kaduna. After inspection the vessel battled intense heat, fumes and the Byabagambi (Ibanda South) yesterday will proceed to Flushing roads, ETA threat of explosions after a blaze drafted the terms of reference under 1350, today. MSC Eleni has a hole erupted on general cargo Java Sea in which they would investigate the above the waterline, is not taking on Cairns port today. Java Sea was management of Uganda Railways water or leaking oil. MSC Eleni has moored in Trinity Inlet at Cairns when Corporation (URC), the Minister of dropped anchor near the Wandelaar a burst oil line ignited when it hit the Works, Mr John Nasasira and his pilot vessel for inspection. Understand surface of a boiler about 0530, AEST. officials. The inquiry begins on it will proceed to Antwerp later in the Queensland Transport said vessel Monday (May 23). Mr Nasasira said he afternoon. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. traffic service officers in Cairns would set up a commission of inquiry London, May 24 -- C.c. MSC Eleni noticed flames shooting from the into the sinking of the vessel, while and ro/ro Kaduna were in collison off ship's funnel and rear deck and raised Mr Byabagambi said the committee Ostend, near the anchorage the alarm. Police closed several streets would exercise its mandate to Westhinderbank yesterday morning. in the Portsmith industrial area of establish why it sank. Both vessels were bound for Antwerp Cairns and ambulance crews were put London, May 24 -- A press report, and were going to take a pilot at the on standby, but the 12 crew and the dated today, states: The officer who Wandelaar pilot station. MSC Eleni ship's master were safely evacuated. was in-charge of ro/ro Kaawa at the was slowing down to get a pilot on Queensland Fire and Rescue Service time of its collision, has no board at the Westpost. At that time area director Alan Hogg said the fire qualification in marine training, Kaduna proceeded also towards the spread quickly to the engine-room and Parliament heard yesterday. Stephen pilot vessel and ran into the port side crew quarters. "It was an extremely Kaliisa, the third officer of the Kaawa of MSC Eleni. Both vessels were difficult fire to put out because it was which collided with ro/ro Kabalega damaged above the waterline. The bow in the bottom of the ship and there recently, told the works parliamentary of Kaduan was pushed in and it was was burning bunker oil," Mr Hogg committee probing the cause of the unable to use its anchors. A pilot was said. About 25 firefighters donned accident that, "I was appointed a cadet put on board and it sailed around, breathing apparatus, protective in 1999 but I have never gone for until it got permission to sail for Sloe clothing, gas and explosives detectors professional marine training. After my harbour, Flushing, after an inspection and went into the bowels of the vessel, Senior Six studies in Ibanda, I wanted by the authorities. According the their job hampered by a language to develop a career in marine pilots the weather was good and the barrier between firefighters and the services. I joined the Uganda Belgian river police will investigate Asian crew. Assessors from Lloyd's of Railways Corporation and in 1993, I the cause of the collision. Kaduna is London examined the vessel after was appointed a sailor and got on-job still moored in Sloe harbour. MSC control was handed back to the ship's training to 1999. In March 2002, Eleni is still at anchor at Wandelaar owners, Gulf Shipping, at 1230, AEST, when the corporation was phasing Anchorage but has permission to Mr Hogg said. Investigations were out cadets, I was appointed third proceed to Antwerp today with a tug under way but initial estimates put officer in-charge of Kaawa," the timid escort. the damage bill about $1 million, he Kaliisa told the legislators. The Port Maassluis, May 25 -- Ro/ro Kaduna said. Bell-bound Kabalega sank in Lake has been inspected for its Victoria after colliding with the seaworthiness and has been given JIN PACIFIC (Panama) Kaawa bound for the Tanzanian port approval to go to Flushing, with a tug Dar es Salaam, May 24 -- Bulk Jin of Mwanza on May 8. The first escort. The vessel will then go directly Pacific (15272 gt, built 1983), officer, Samuel Kyabukulu, said into drydock. C.c. MSC Eleni has Takoradi for Jubail, cargo believed to Kaliisa was not qualified to steer the damage at its bow and has been towed be coal, is understood to have vessel. The Kaawa chief, Captain towards Antwerp. -- Lloyd's Sub- experienced engine problems 400 Albert Ocaya, said, "When I handed agents. miles east of Tanzania. If the vessel's over the ship, I did not expect crew cannot carry out repairs we have anything strange. I was posted from KALININGRAD (Russia) been requested to seek tug assistance Kabalega to Kaawa two months ago London, May 21 -- Following received to tow the vessel to a repair port. -- and had only worked with Kaliisa from Cap Gris Nez MRCC, timed 0825, Lloyd's Agents. who was under training for that UTC: Product tanker Kaliningrad London, May 24 -- Following received short period." "There was poor (13767 gt, built 2001) had engine from the owners of bulk Jin Pacific communication between the officers breakdown off Boulogne at about 0533, timed Seoul 1315, UTC, today: The of Kaawa and Kabalega. If Kaliisa UTC, yesterday. Vessel is currently in crew of the vessel are trying to repair had notified me about the trouble, tow of tug Banckert, bound Rotterdam. the vessel at the moment and hope to the accident would have been London, May 23 -- Product tanker restart the engine shortly. At 1200, averted," Ocaya said. The committee Kaliningrad arrived Rotterdam 0210, UTC, today the vessel was in lat 05 chaired by Nathan Byanyima asked May 22. 46S, long 45 10E. Ocaya whether allegations that he Maassluis, May 26 -- Product tanker London, May 25 -- Following received was asleep were true. "I was not Kaliningrad is still in drydock in the from the Seoul owners of bulk Jin asleep. I was very alert because I Frisohaven. According to the agency Pacific, timed 0040, UTC: Jin Pacific even heard the bang of the two repairs have commenced, duration is engine repaired and vessel proceeded ships." He said the navigation lights not known. --Lloyd's Sub-agents. at 1500, UTC, May 24. and one of the radars for steering were missing. Kaliisa said, "With the KAPITONAS A.LUCKA (Lithuania) JOHN D.LEITCH (Canada) training I had, I was confident that London, May 19 -- Bulk Kapitonas London, May 25 -- Bulk John by adjusting, I would pass Kabalega A.Lucka (9965 gt, built 1980), while D.Leitch (20343 gt, built 1967) lost an by use of the red light as we had proceeding upbound, struck the Snell

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Lock (lat 44 59N, long 74 46 30W) engine-room, causing a fire, arrangements for salvage operations. - approach wall when its main engine authorities said. The fire was reported - Lloyd's Agents. failed at 0930, EDST, May 18. (Note -- at 1039 hrs and was contained in the Kapitonas A.Lucka was last reported ship's engine-room, which was sealed MSC ELENA (Panama) to have sailed Odda May 4 for Toledo.) by firefighters who arrived six See under "Pollution." London, May 23 -- Bulk Kapitonas minutes later, Fire Department A.Lucka arrived Toledo, Ohio, May 21. Captain Terry Hardy said. The U.S. MSC ELENI (Panama) Coast Guard and the New Orleans See Kaduna. KARIN LEHMANN Fire Department responded to the (Antigua & Barbuda) blaze. The ship had arrived about MSC EYRA (Panama) See Avila Star. 0330 hrs from Houston and was See Aleksandr Nevskiy. unloading and loading cargo before its London, May 26 -- C.c. MSC Eyra KARINA K. (Georgia) scheduled departure later yesterday arrived and sailed Helsingborg May 24 London, May 23 -- Following received for Miami when the accident occurred. for Antwerp. from Piraeus RCC, timed 0855, UTC: It was unclear whether the accident General cargo Karina K. (2240 gt, happened during refuelling, Hardy MURMAN 2 (Russia) built 1975) is currently at said, but when the fuel filter line Bergen, May 23 -- Fishing Murman 2 Thessaloniki awaiting class inspection malfunctioned, it sprayed hot diesel is presently at the small shipyard of after taking a list of 12 deg while fuel over the two crew members, Fitjar Mek. Verksted, south of Bergen. loading cargo there May 20. Vessel is burning their arms and legs, and It was towed in, arriving on May 9. still listing and experiencing stability started a fire, Hardy said. The two Repairs have not yet commenced and problems. crew-members were taken to Charity accordingly no date for its departure London, May 23 -- Understood Hospital and treated for minor has been decided. -- Lloyd's Sub- Lloyd's Standard Form salvage injuries, hospital spokeswoman Diane agents. contract was signed with Gigilinis Angelico said. About 20 other crew- Salvage & Towage May 21 in respect members, most of whom were on board MYLINGUR (Faroe Islands) of general cargo Karina K. at the time, were not hurt, Hardy said. Torshavn, May 23 -- Fishing experiencing list at Thessaloniki May Firefighters helped ship's crew to close Mylingur is presently at a shipyard. 20. the doors to the engine-room so that No decision has yet been made as to London, May 24 -- Following received the ship's carbon dioxide system could whether repairs will be undertaken, from Gigilinis Salvage & Towage, be activated, Hardy said. Libra Rio due to the very heavy damage timed 1100, UTC, today: Salvage Grande will remain on fire watch until sustained. -- Lloyd's Agents. services to general cargo Karina K. are about 1030 today. Only then can still ongoing. At the moment a full damage be assessed and the fire NANA (Bolivia) assessment of the vessel is being confirmed to be out, officials said. An Istanbul, May 21 -- Passenger ro/ro carried out. NOFD crew was to stand by overnight Nana passed Dardanelles east at with two fire hoses at the ready, in 1650, May 19, Bar for Bourgas. -- LIBRA RIO GRANDE (Germany) case the fire is still smoldering and is Lloyd's Agents. London, May 24 -- A press report, stoked up again when the engine-room Istanbul, May 24 -- Passenger ro/ro dated May 23, states: A two-alarm fire doors are opened, Hardy said. The Nana completed necessary repairs by broke out today on c.c. Libra Rio Coast Guard was monitoring to make its own means and upon Grande (16801 gt, built 1996) docked sure no pollution results as a result of inspection/formalities sailed from at the Nashville Avenue wharf. the fire, but none had been reported. Canakkale at 1658, local time, May Everyone on board the vessel escaped The ship's departure for Miami is 19. -- Lloyd's Agents. to safety after a fire was reported in unknown until any fire damage is the engine-room around 1045 hrs. The evaluated, ship's agent Eddie Atherton NARRABEEN (Australia) engine-room was sealed, and the ship's said. It is unclear whether the fire will London, May 26 -- A press report, fire extinguishing system put out the affect the movement of other ships at dated today, states: An investigation is fire. Two crew-members who were the Nashville wharf. under way after ferry Narrabeen (1184 transferring fuel when the fire broke gt, built 1984), with about 180 people out were treated for non-life- LISSOS (Greece) on board, crashed into the Circular threatening injuries. "They had a Piraeus, May 19 -- Passenger ro/ro Quay ferry terminal this afternoon. A malfunction in the fuel filter line, Lissos stranded in shallow waters at 29-year-old American tourist is in during which the diesel fuel came in Argostoli port, Cephalonia Island, on hospital with a facial injury and contact with the crewmen and caused May 15. The vessel was refloated on commuters are likely to experience them some injuries or burns, not fire May 16 but stranded again the same delays this afternoon as a result of the burns, but they had diesel fuel get in day near the area. All 129 crew accident, Sydney Ferries said. Three contact with them," said New Orleans members and 620 passengers were other passengers received minor fire Capt. Terry Hardy. Harbour reportedly healthy and secure. No injuries. The vessel, the Narrabeen, Police, Coast Guard members, New pollution or damages were reported. "made contact" with Wharf 5 at Orleans firefighters and a hazardous The vessel was refloated, inspected Circular Quay about 1210, today, materials team responded to the and finally sailed May 16 for Sydney Ferries said. It has been scene. "The New Orleans Fire Igoumenitsa. -- Lloyd's Agents. secured at the terminal awaiting an Departmernt has sealed the two assessment of damage to its exterior. compartments doors to the engine- LYKES VOYAGER (Isle of Man) Wharf 5 was also damaged and will room, and we've using the ship's Yokohama, May 19 -- C.c. Lykes remain closed until further notice. The system to pump in carbon dioxide," Voyager arrived Yokohama May 18 and cause of the accident has yet to be Hardy said. "Once the carbon dioxide sailed the same day. -- Lloyd's Agents. established. The office of Transport has been in place for 24 hours, that's Safety Investigations and the NSW when we are going to make sure the MOBRO 128 (Bahamas) Maritime Authority are investigating fire is out." The fire remains under Freeport, Bahamas, May 20 -- the matter. investigation. (Note -- Libra Rio Bahamas tug Agnes G towing spud Grande arrived New Orleans at 1925 barge Mobro 128 (269 gt), which has a NONA MARY (Greece) hrs, May 22 from Salvador.) 200-ton crane on board, ran into London, May 24 -- Lloyd's Casualty New Orleans, May 25 -- A local press difficulties while approaching Nassau representatives in Piraeus report : report, dated May 24, states: Two harbour entrance inbound May 13. Passenger ro/ro Nona Mary departed members of the crew of c.c. Libra Rio The tug and barge ran aground on the from Lavrion at 0110, today, for Grande anchored at the Nashville breakwater. The tug was refloated but Ag.Efstratios-Limnon-Alonissos- Avenue wharf sustained minor injuries the barge, which is badly holed, still Skopelos-Skiathos-Volos following yesterday morning when a fuel filter remains aground with the crane on repairs and survey by the marine line malfunctioned in the ship's board. Owners are making inspectorate.

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NORDSUN (Cyprus) the ferry can be refloated. Divers are been unaccounted for. Lieutenant Durban, May 19 -- C.c. Nordsun sweeping the river bed in adverse Commander Mahbudur Rashid, the arrived Durban May 18. -- Lloyd's conditions but so far have been unable head of the salvage operation, Agents. to hook it (ferry) up. We are still however, said he doubted many bodies hopeful ... with a 50-50 chance of being were trapped in the sunken vessel. NORWAY (Bahamas) successful." Four bodies the rescuers "The windows would not have been London, May 24 -- A press report, pulled out of the river today were able to withstand the force of the dated May 23, states: After nearly two- badly decomposed and beyond currents. They would have broken by years at Bremerhaven passenger identification, officials on the scene now any bodies trapped would have Norway left today in tow of tug De Da said. -- Reuters. floated to the surface of the river," he for Port Klang via the Cape of Good Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh has said. Police have deployed patrol boats Hope. The tug and tow should arrive in abandoned efforts to salvage river 30km downstream in the hope of Port Klang in approximately 70 days. ferry Raipura, which sank with about recovering more corpses. 200 people on board during a tropical OURO DO BRASIL (Liberia) storm five days ago, officials said RIFGAT (Netherlands) Port Elizabeth, May 18 -- Fruit juice today. The end of the rescue attempt Lonon, May 23 -- Following received tanker Ouro do Brasil sailed Port left the bodies of around 100 victims from Coastguard Humber MRSC, Elizabeth May 18. -- Lloyd's Sub- believed trapped inside the ferry still timed 2114, UTC, May 22: Humber agents. in the water. "Continuing bad weather MRSC received a call on VHF radio at has compelled us to take such an 2045, UTC, May 22, from tug Lady PHOENIX BETA (Hong Kong) unfortunate decision..." Captain Laura, stating it was proceeding to the Zeebrugge, May 23 -- Crude oil M.Shafiqullah, director-general of the River Humber, bound Immingham, tanker Phoenix Beta is now at Department of Shipping, said. Police with general cargo Rifgat (2450 gt, Shiprepair M11, Antwerp. Work is to said 50 people survived the sinking built 2000), with a cargo of wooden be carried out to try to fix the hole, and rescuers had retrieved 50 bodies pallets, in tow. Estimated time of which measures six by six metres. by yesterday. No bodies had been arrival River Humber 0230, UTC, May Departure is expected in around 20 found since yesterday, they added. 23. All was well. Rifgat had sustained days. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. Navy, police, firefighters and a machinery failure, approximately 48 volunteers tried hard, defying rough miles east of Spurn Point in lat 53 PRIDE OF AMERICA (U.S.A.) weather and strong river currents but 39.7N, long 01 32.3E and Lady Laura Bremen, May 20 -- Passenger Pride made no headway. -- Reuters. had been tasked to take it in tow. of America sailed Bremerhaven May London, May 24 -- A press report, London, May 23 -- Following received 19. -- Lloyd's Agents. dated May 23, states: Rescue workers from Coastguard Humber MRSC, yesterday called off the salvage timed 0505, UTC: General cargo RAIPURA operation of a twin-deck ferry Rifgat, under tow of tug Lady Laura, London, May 20 -- A press report, (Raipura)almost a week after it arrived in River Humber at 0230, dated today, states: At least 33 people capsized leaving 50 people dead and as UTC, and tow presently waiting for died and 120 are still missing after many as 40 others missing, officials tide to proceed to Immingham. ferry Raipura sank in the river said. The ferry went down in a storm London, May 25 -- General cargo Jamuna, Bangladesh, during a storm on the Padma river, 100km west of Rifgat arrived Immingham May 23. earlier this week. The vessel went Dhaka, on Tuesday (May 17) but down with 200 passengers in the strong currents and silt have SAFARI (Panama) Jamuna river at Aricha, about 100 km prevented repeated attempts to search See Astro Lupus. west of the capital Dhaka, in a tropical the vessel for trapped bodies. "We've storm on Tuesday (May 17). "Barring a just called off the salvage operation as SEA BEAUTY (Bahamas) miracle, it is quite unlikely that anyone strong currents and the siltuation London, May 25 -- A press report, would survive so long under water," ended all our hopes to lift the vessel dated May 24, states: Scrap metal Mohammad Abu Yusuf, a police officer from river bed," salvage vessel inside bulk Sea Beauty (28647 gt, built monitoring the rescue, said. Efforts to commander Syed Mainuddin Haider 2001) in the Port of Long Beach refloat the ferry began yesterday after said. Yesterday a fire brigade diver caught fire today, halting port sea a rescue vessel, delayed by bad braved strong currents and dived to traffic for nearly 30 minutes. The fire weather, arrived with divers. the river bed to inspect the state of the began at about 1620 hrs on board the Dhaka, May 21 -- Fierce river sunken ferry. "He was able to attach a vessel docked at Berth 118 on Pier T, currents frustrated attempts by navy rope to the sunken ferry. But he said Long Beach Fire Captain Jim divers in Bangladesh to raise ferry reported that two-thirds of the ferry Arvizu. Firefighters helped the ship's Raipura, which sank four days ago was already silted up, leaving little crew extinguish the flames using with about 200 people on board, hope for pulling it upward," he said. water pumps on board the vessel. The rescuers said today. Efforts by the "We made last attempt to drag it to fire had apparently ignited when foam navy, police and volunteers to refloat the shore. But it hardly moved, forcing insulation and oil from discarded the ferry have failed since the ferry us to abandon the operation," Haider refrigerators, washing machines and went down in the Jamuna River at added. Several hundred relatives dryers caught fire inside the ship's Aricha, about 100 km west of the remained at the scene yesterday, three holds, Arvizu said. The fire capital Dhaka, during a tropical storm waiting agonisingly for news of emitted toxic smoke, but nobody was on Tuesday (May 17). Strong currents missing family members. Last week, injured, Arvizu said. (Note -- Sea and stormy weather have repeatedly the crowd numbered several thousand. Beauty arrived Long Beach May 17.) stalled rescue efforts and hampered Some said they were so frustrated at the retrieval of scores of bodies the slow pace of the official search STARLUCK (Cyprus) thought to be trapped in the sunken that they hired small boats to scour Buenos Aires, May 24 -- Our sub- ferry. Police said 50 people survived the river themselves. But many began agents in Necochea reported that bulk the sinking and rescuers had retrieved to leave on Friday, saying that even if Starluck (16754 gt, built 1976), while 50 bodies by today. About 100 the bodies were recovered they would sailing from the port of Necochea, has passengers are still missing, also be impossible to identify. The grounded approximately 200 metres feared drowned. Officials still hoped to authorities have buried 23 away from port's breakwater. They are finish the rescue and salvage unidentified corpses in a government- currently awaiting tide in order to operation in a day or two but divers owned graveyard near the accident refloat it with the assistance of a tug. - said part of the ferry was covered by site. Survivors said at least 100 people - Lloyd's Agents. sand, making it too heavy to be lifted. were on board and that about 50 M.Reaz Hasan Khondakar, chairman passengers managed to swim to the SUDRINGUR (Faroe Islands) of the Bangladesh Inland Water shore. Officials, speaking on condition Torshavn, May 25 -- Trawler Transport Authority, said from Aricha of anonymity, said on Saturday they Sudringur (671 gt, built 1977) had a today: "It's not sure when, or if at all, believed around 40 people have not fire on board last night while in

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Runavik harbour. The vessel states: Product tanker Walnut Express BRUNO SALAMON (Panama) sustained considerable damage. -- has arrived at the port of Halifax and Odessa, May 19 -- Bulk Bruno Lloyd's Agents. is berthed at the Halifax Shipyards. Salamon sailed Nikolayev 0930, local Halifax, NS, May 26 -- Product time, today. -- Lloyd's Agents. SUPERFLYTE (New Zealand) tanker Walnut Express had departed London, May 25 -- A press report, Boston, May 6, en route to northern CAN GIO (Vietnam) dated today, states: A fire on board Europe and sustained a main engine London, May 23 -- A press report, catamaran tug Superflyte in the main bearing failure on May 8. dated today, states: General cargo Can Hauraki Gulf last year has led to calls Vessel's attempts to rectify the Gio, unreasonably detained in for improved safety procedures. The situation were unsuccessful and Tanzania since mid-2004 will have to findings were released in a report towage was arranged with the tug wait until Jun 10 to know its fate as today by the Transport Accident Atlantic Oak. The vessel arrived at the the Tanzania high court has Investigation Commission (TAIC) in port of Halifax, under tow, morning of announced it needs more time to make regard to an incident on the Fullers May 18, and was placed alongside the a final decision. Although the final Group vessel, which was carrying 311 layby berth of Halifax Shipyard, hearing of the case convened May 18, passengers to Auckland city from where repairs are being conducted, the high court has asked plaintiff Waiheke Island on August 22. The grinding the main bearing journal. Mohammed Enterprises Company to vessel's master issued a distress call Repairs are expected to require submit more proof about a trade when a fire was discovered in one of approximately one month. -- Lloyd's dispute, unrelated to the detained the engine-rooms and the call resulted Agents. Can Gio, with Vietnamese Thanh in other vessels coming to its aid and Hoa Company by May 31. Thus, the evacuating all its passengers. Some YUE SHAN (Panama) high court will issue its final suffered from minor abrasions and See Chrisopigi Lady. decision Jun 10, said Pham Ngoc smoke inhalation. The report said a Son, deputy director of Sea Saigon fracture in part of an engine allowed ZIM HOUSTON III Shipping Company, owner of the hot oil to escape and ignite on a (Antigua & Barbuda) vessel. If the vessel is sold by court manifold. The report said carbon London, May 24 -- C.c. Zim Houston order, five remaining sailors onboard dioxide smothering equipment was III sailed New Orleans May 20. will be brought home immediately, used by crew to try and extinguish the said Mr. Son. Seven out of the 12 fire, but failed because of a system sailors on board have already fault. Issues identified by TAIC returned home. Unjust seizure On included the method and scope of Jul 27, 2004, the Can Gio was seized distributing information concerning on orders from the Tanzanian safety, the content of instructions to Supreme Court when it docked in the be followed in emergencies and the African country. The vessel and its need for trained crew to provide 12 sailors were held hostage for guidance and support to passengers. It business fraud allegedly committed advised amending safety manuals SOMALIA four years ago by Thanh Hoa, which throughout the company's fleet. The had no relation with the Can Gio report also outlined the need for London, May 24 -- A press report, dated May 23, states: Reports from the and its crew. In 1999, Mohammed ongoing surveys of carbon dioxide Enterprises paid Thanh Hoa 1.7 smothering equipment. Harardhere district of Mudug Province, in Somalia, say two armed million USD in advance for a shipment of 6,000 tons of rice and THIA CHRYSSOULA (Cyprus) boats attacked and later kidnapped a German cargo vessel at sea near Gaan, four rice-husking machines. But, Piraeus, May 22 -- Bulk Thia another vessel rented by Thanh Hoa Chryssoula is still aground. A 25 km east of Harardhere. Eye never arrived at its destination to lightering vessel is due on scene in the witnesses said the kidnapping took deliver the shipment and Mohammed next few days. Lightering of the vessel place midnight last night. Enterprises then took legal action should commence by the end of the Unconfirmed reports add there were with relevant Vietnamese agencies. week. -- Tsavliris Salvage some casualties and district officials With the case still not settled, (International) Ltd. unsuccessfully tried to persuade the attackers to release the ship and the Mohammed Enterprises filed a suit THOMSON CELEBRATION crew. in Tanzania against the Vietnamese (Netherlands Antilles) company and Vietnamese London, May 24 -- Passenger government, alleging that Vietnam Thomson Celebration sailed had failed to handle the case fairly. Southampton May 22 for Dublin. DIAGORAS (Greece) TRINKET (Antigua & Barbuda) London, May 20 -- A report in the London, May 26 -- General cargo May 20 issue of "Newsfront" states: Trinket arrived Reykjavik May 21 Passenger ro/ro Diagoras has been from Norrkoping. listed for auction on May 25. Lying at Drapetzona, the vessel carries a GIBRALTAR reserve price of Euros 9 million. VINCENZO FLORIO (Italy) See California under "Marine". London, May 23 -- Ro/ro Vincenzo Florio arrived Naples May 21 from FISHING VESSELS SEIZED BY Palermo. AUSTRALIA Fremantle, May 24 -- Fishing Volga VOLCAN DE TACANDE is still at Jervoise Bay. -- Lloyd's (Canary Islands) Agents. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, May 23 -- The insurance company of ro/ro Volcan MAYA V (Uruguay) de Tacande has still not decided what Fremantle, May 24 -- Fishing Maya V to do in respect of the future of the is still at Jervoise Bay. -- Lloyd's vessel. Therefore the vessel is still AGIOS SPYRIDON K. (Greece) Agents. berthed at the port of Las Palmas. -- London, May 20 -- A report in the Lloyd's Agents. May 20 issue of "Newsfront" states: PATMOS (Greece) Ro/ro Agios Spyridon K. has been Piraeus, May 26 -- Passenger ro/ro WALNUT EXPRESS (Panama) listed for auction on May 25. Lying at Patmos still remains under arrest and London, May 23 -- Information Salamina, the vessel carries a reserve is scheduled to be auctioned on Jul 13. received from Halifax, dated today, of Euros 35,000. -- Lloyd's Agents.

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8 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Pollution

RODOS (Greece) SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN vessel to present itself in the port of Piraeus, May 26 -- Ro/ro Rodos Karachi, May 26 -- A gas pipeline Brest. Mr Goulard said that Fast remains under arrest and is scheduled was damaged when a fire broke out Independent was the sixth vessel to be to be auctioned on Jul 13. -- Lloyd's near Quetta Road in Jacobabad in brought into port on suspicion of Agents. Sindh Province of Pakistan. A local pollution since the start of the year company's officials told local media and the 31st since June 2002. SANTORINI SKY (Greece) that the fire erupted in a 4-inch Seventeen of the vessels concerned London, May 20 -- A report in the pipeline and they suspended the had been found guilty by the courts. May 20 issue of "Newsfront" states: supply to the whole city as a The public prosecutor in Brest, Ro/ro Santorini Sky has been listed for precaution. Official Imdad Ali said FranÁois Nicot, subsequently ordered auction on Jun 8. Lying at Keratsini, that somebody after lighting the the owner of Fast Independent to pay the vessel carries a reserve of Euros cigarette threw a matchstick, which Euro 400,000 ($521,800) bail to have 175,000. caused the fire. He said the fire also the vessel released. He said that the damaged Pakistan Telecommunication high level of the bail payment VOLGA Company (PTCL) optical wires, reflected not the length of the See "Fishing Vessels Seized by disconnecting hundreds of telephones pollution slick but its brown colour, Australia." in Sindh and Balochistan provinces as which he claimed was an indication well. A team from Larkana had been that the pollution had been summoned to repair the pipeline, he particularly heavy. said and rejected that this was an act of terrorism. -- Lloyd's List BUZZARDS BAY, Correspondent. MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES London, May 25 -- A press report, dated today, states: A tug operator who caused an oil spill in Buzzards KANSAS CITY, UNITED STATES Bay two years ago that contaminated London, May 24 -- A press report, 90 miles of shoreline and killed dated today, states: A Magellan Pipe hundreds of birds pleaded guilty Line Co. gasoline pipeline burst yesterday to violating federal environmental laws. Franklin Robert around 0200, today, spilling almost BRITTANY, FRANCE 19,000 gallons of gas in Kansas City, Hill, 53, of Jacksonville, Fla., who left London, May 20 -- Understood ro/ro the helm of the Evening Tide Kan., near the Missouri River. Some Fast Independence (10245 gt, built gas spilled into the river, but officials unattended on Apr 27, 2003, while 1984) encountered engine problems tending to a tow line, pleaded guilty in don't know how much, said Don and dropped anchor approximately 37 Denney, a spokesman for the Unified US District Court in Boston to nautical miles from the Hook van violating the Clean Water Act and the Government of Wyandotte Holland breakwaters and was towed to Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A plea County/Kansas City, Kan. Officials Schiedam by tug Fairplay 22 assisted agreement filed in court yesterday by don't know what caused the break, on the river by tug Fairplay XIV. Assistant US Attorney Jonathan F. which occurred near 12th and (Note -- Fast Independence, from Mitchell and signed by Hill indicates Esplanade streets, Denney said. The Hamburg, and Fairplay 22 arrived that prosecutors will recommend Mid-America Regional Council issued Rotterdam 0715, May 18. Fast prison time for Hill of between 10 and an air-quality health advisory around Independence had sailed Hamburg 16 months. But Hill's lawyer may seek 1100 hrs that remains in effect for the 1715, May 13. Fairplay 22 sailed a shorter sentence or probation. US area around the spill, said Jody Ladd Rotterdam 1725, May 17.) District Magistrate Judge Robert B. Craig, MARC's public affairs director. London, May 24 -- Ro/ro Fast Collings delayed sentencing until Sep MARC is advising people in the Independence sailed Rotterdam 1235, 21 at the request of Hill's lawyer, immediate vicinity of the spill to avoid May 20 for Beirut. Peter Ball, who said Hill is preparing going outside. Brest, May 24 -- Ro/ro Fast to leave for a 90-day assignment in the Independence, Rotterdam for Beirut, Gulf of Mexico, where he will captain KRASNODAR, RUSSIA was off Brittany at 1330, May 22 when a boat ferrying crew members to oil London, May 24 -- A press report, it was flown over by a French Navy rigs. Collings released Hill on his dated today, states: About 20 tonnes of aircraft which noticed the presence of personal recognizance, but ordered oil have been spilt from the oil residue lying over 20 kilometres in him to tell the court if he runs afoul of Khadyzhensk-Krasnodar pipeline in the vessel's wake. The Public the Coast Guard. Neither Hill nor Ball Russia's Krasnodar territory near the Prosecutor's Department of Brest was would comment on the case yesterday. Goryachi Klyuch town overnight as a advised accordingly and required The tug was towing a barge (B. result of an emergency, the emergency immediately the vessel divert towards No.120),owned by Bouchard situations and state environmental Brest. The vessel obeyed the orders Transportation Co. of New York and control department of the regional from the French Navy and arrived carrying 4.1 million gallons of fuel oil, administration said today. The Brest May 23. A guarantee of Euro from Philadelphia to a plant in emergency occurred at the 51st 400,000 was claimed by the High Sandwich when it drifted out of the kilometre of the oil pipeline. The Court of Brest against the marked channel and smashed into nearest populated locality authorisation for the vessel to depart rocks. Some 98,000 gallons of oil Prirechensky settlement is 2.5 Brest. -- Lloyd's Agents. spilled into the bay, killing 450 kilometres away. The oil spill was London, May 26 -- French Secretary migratory birds, closing shellfish beds, caused by a small crack in the worn- of State for Transport and the Sea, and polluting beaches in the worst oil out pipe that has been used for 50 Francois Goulard, yesterday, spill in Buzzards Bay since 1969. years without repair. Large-scale congratulated the French navy, Bouchard, which is footing the clean- pollution has been evaded only thanks customs service and judiciary for the up bill for the oil spill, pleaded guilty arrest of ro/ro Fast Independence on to the fact that planned repairs were last year to violating environmental suspicion of causing pollution at sea. conducted on a pipeline section not far laws and paid a $9 million criminal The vessel, which was on its way from fine to resolve the case against the from the spill site. It took several Rotterdam to Beirut with a cargo of hours to dispatch an emergency company. By pleading guilty yesterday, construction plant, was spotted by a Hill acknowledged the government's brigade to the spill site. The team French navy aircraft on Sunday consisted of 24 specialists and 15 claim that he was in charge of the afternoon (May 22), allegedly at the Evening Tide at the time of the spill machinery units. 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9 Pollution/Weather & Navigation

Cod Canal. Hill failed to take a hand- Reef. Bruce Buckley, a senior weather also led to cancellations of all held radio with him when he went to forecaster with the Bureau of flights between three central islands the stern and so didn't hear a warning Meteorology, says it was little more in the archipelago, Graciosa, Terceira, call that the Evening Tide had strayed than a normal winter storm. "It was and Sao Jorge, leaving 95 passengers out of the channel. more typical in terms of the wind gust stranded. The local weather office said severity of the sort of system we see a wind gusts of up to 75 kilometres an MSC ELENA (Panama) probably half a dozen times in the hour were felt across most of the London, May 23 -- A press report, course of the winter," he said. A dozen archipelago. dated May 21, states: The master and State Emergency Service crews spent eight crew of c.c. MSC Elena docked in the night patching leaking roofs but BANGLADESH Boston Harbour must remain in the there were no reports of major London, May 23 -- A press report, city after their vessel leaves port, a damage. dated yesterday, states: The schedule federal magistrate judge ruled London, May 20 -- A press report, of 12 international and domestic yesterday, requiring them to be dated today, states: The weather flights at Zia International Airport available to testify before a federal bureau is warning Brisbane could be (ZIA) was hampered yesterday due to grand jury investigating whether the hit with another severe storm this stormy weather, causing sufferings to ship dumped untreated oily sludge afternoon. Mopping up is continuing the passengers. Airport sources said, into the ocean. The Coast Guard after yesterday's freak hail storm, the 0640 hrs flight (GA 456) of boarded the vessel on Tuesday, and which damaged homes and buildings Muscat-Dhaka route of Gulf Air had to several of the crew members allegedly throughout the city. Up to 50 mm of be diverted to Kolkata and was forced admitted that the pump system had hail fell in many areas with ice still to an emergency landing because of been rigged to discharge oily sludge, melting on the ground this morning. inclement weather. The flight then according to a court affidavit. On Over 7,000 homes lost power during landed at the ZIA at 1030 hrs. Another Thursday, the Coast Guard took the the storm. Senior forecaster Gavin flight of GMG Airlines of Dhaka- nine men from India into custody, Holcombe says the conditions are Kolkata route was delayed by 45 citing concern that they may not there for another one later today. minutes. The flight took off for return to testify, once the ship left "We've still got cold levels around and Kolkata at 1115 hrs instead of 1030 South Boston's Conley Terminal. while that air is so cold it's going to hrs. Besides, all domestic flights of ''None of these men have been charged remain very unstable," he said. "And Biman Bangladesh Airlines and GMG with a crime; they're being held as a result we could easily see a severe were delayed due to stormy weather. because they are material witnesses," storm like we had yesterday again this At least 10 people were killed and six Assistant US Attorney John Mitchell afternoon." were injured by lightning in said in court yesterday. The Coast London, May 23 -- A press report, Bangladesh as storms and heavy rains Guard's inspection and interviews dated May 20, sztates: The cost of swept much of the country at the indicated that the ship had been damage from the ferocious storms that weekend, police said today. The making improper discharges over the battered Western Australia earlier victims included five people in past six months, the affidavit says. US this week has reached nearly Aus$25 southeastern Cox's Bazar district, Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler million, the Insurance Council of three in southern Lakshmipur district released the men from custody, but Australia said today. As the last of the and two in central Rajbari district, ordered them not to leave Boston. The homes left without power following regional police officials said. vessel was waiting for a replacement Monday's (May 16) wild weather were Torrential rains and strong winds crew yesterday and planned to leave reconnected this afternoon, the uprooted trees, damaged houses and port after it received approval from Insurance Disaster Response brought down power lines in more the Coast Guard. Boston lawyer Frank Organisation (IDRO) said 9000 than a dozen districts over the Libby, who represents seven of the insurance claims had now been lodged. weekend, the officials said. men, said that the government has not The IDRO WA Co-ordinator, Daryl London, May 25 -- A press report, told them how long they must stay in Cameron, said the rate of insurance dated today, states: Two rain- Boston and that it could be weeks or claims was beginning to slow, with swollen rivers in north-eastern months. insured damage estimates now Bangladesh burst through mud reaching Aus$24.6 million. "Insurers embankments, inundating more have directed additional resources to than 200 villages and marooning claims assessment and claims about 100,000 people, officials and handling to ensure that policyholders media reports said Wednesday. Two are being assisted as quickly as days of torrential rains caused the possible," Mr Cameron said. Bicton in flash floods in the Moulvibazar and Perth's south, and Bunbury in WA's Habiganj districts, local government south-west, were the worst hit. official Moazzem Hossain said. No Estimated damage at the Bicton casualties were reported in the AUSTRALIA Primary school has been put at Aus$6 flooded region, 160 kilometres Londdon, May 19 -- A press report, million. north-east of the capital, Dhaka. dated today, states: Perth and the The official did not provide further south-west of Western Australia AZORES details. In Moulvibazar, a river appear to have escaped further major London, May 26 -- Heavy rain and broke through its embankment, damage as a storm front passed over strong winds lashed Portugal's mid- flooding more than 100 villages, the last night. With forecasts of another Atlantic Azores archipelago yesterday, Jugantar and Sangbad newspapers storm system heading towards the WA causing several flight delays, reported. About 100 other villages coast, residents battered by Monday's diversions and cancellations, national were swamped in neighbouring (May 16) mini-tornados were bracing news agency Lusa reported. Two Habiganj district, the reports said. themselves for another rugged night. flights from mainland Portugal But while heavy rain fell on Perth and involving over 200 passengers which BAY OF BENGAL country centres such as Bunbury, were scheduled to land on the island of London, May 20 -- A press report, there was no repeat of the savage Horta were diverted to other islands dated today, states: A boat with about winds that flattened buildings and in the nine-island chain, a spokesman 100 people on board has sunk in a blacked out 100,000 homes earlier in for Portuguese airline SATA which is river in southern Bangladesh during a the week. Falls in excess of 60 based in the Azores said. Another severe storm. 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10 Weather & Navigation

BRAZIL ETHIOPIA But relief officials said the actual London, May 26 -- A press report, London, May 22 -- A press report, death toll may be much higher due to dated today, states: Southern parts of dated yesterday, states: At least 20 the remoteness of the regions affected Brazil are experiencing some of the people, including six children, were by above normal rainfall and heaviest rainfall and flooding on killed in flash floods overnight inaccessibility with relief supplies. record. The country's commercial yesterday after an intense, sudden Flooding also had wreaked havoc in capital, Sao Paulo, has been worst hit downpour pounded Ethiopia's Nyando, Rachuonyo, Migori and with flash floods leaving many roads southeastern town of Dire Dawa, Nyatike districts, where many homes impassable and some parts of the city officials said today. Hospital officials had been submerged in raging water under water. At least five people are in the town, about 520 kilometres from but it was not immediately clear, known to have died, mostly as a result the capital, said they had received 17 however, how many people were of mudslides triggered by the rain in bodies, six of which were children, but affected in the four districts. Kenya the city's huge shanty-towns or police said the death toll was higher. Red Cross Society (KRCS) favelas. The city's rapid growth, "We are still recovering bodies and we spokesperson Anthony Mwangi saidhis outstripping its natural drainage, has cannot give exact figures, but our organisation had distributed non-food been blamed. City planners warned initial report indicates that 20 people items, including shelter material, that flash floods could become were washed away and have all died," blankets and water containers to increasingly common in the future. said Derege Betru, a police official in areas affected. Early this month, at Sao Paulo's city authorities said Dire Dawa. least five people were killed by floods yesterday that 14cm of rain had fallen in northern Kenya that left about in Sao Paulo in the space of 24 hours. HURRICANE "ADRIAN" 25,000 Somali refugees at UN camps The downpour is a record for this time London, May 23 -- A press report, in Dadaab district homeless. of year, and is double the usual dated May 21, states: Hurricane amount of rainfall for the entire "Adrian" fizzled yesterday over month of May. At one stage, the main Honduras after slamming into El NEW ZEALAND river burst its banks, flooding a busy Salvador's coast and forcing the London, May 19 -- A press report, ring road and submerging cars and evacuation of 23,000 people, officials dated today, states: Hundreds of even buses. Hundreds of thousands of said. The hurricane, the first of the people have been evacuated and people in outlying areas were unable eastern Pacific season, caused houses have collapsed amid flooding to reach work in the city centre. In the relatively little damage and no and landslides caused by heavy rain sprawling shanty towns that surround reported deaths in El Salvador. It on New Zealand's North Island. A Sao Paulo, the rain caused fatal struck west of El Salvador's capital state of emergency continued today in mudslides. At both city and state overnight with maximum sustained the Bay of Plenty region as authorities level, Brazil's politicians are winds of almost 75 mph. By midday, began to count the cost of flood scrambling to assist the worst-hit the rapidly moving storm had largely devastation, expected to be in the tens areas and promising better drainage broken up over neighbouring of millions of dollars. Evacuations and flood relief channels. But similar Honduras, leaving scattered showers, continued this morning with the army promises have been made in the past some flooding, blocked roads and the clearing a caravan park and a and more often than not, the funding loss of a few shacks. Officials linked retirement village with 100 residents has quickly dried up. one death to the storm. Rodrigo in the town of Papamoa. Hundreds Flores, deputy chief of civil defence in more have been evacuated in the past CANADA Nicaragua, said a person drowned 24 hours after several houses London, May 26 -- A press report, Thursday night(May 19) during collapsed and more were damaged dated May 25, states: Dozens of flooding in that country's capital, between the coastal towns of Tauranga homes surrounded by water in the about 240 miles from the storm's and Whakatane, in the north-east of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, area were centre. In Honduras, "there were no the North Island. More than 20 evacuated tonight as officials braced deaths or damage," President Ricardo schools have been closed and roads for more of the rain that has flooded Maduro said. Salvadoran President blocked, but so far no injuries have parts of southern Nova Scotia. The Tony Saca said that officials were been reported. About 400mm of rain order for residents to leave about 60 evaluating the damage, but said fell over a 36-hour period, about one- homes around Fancy Lake followed activities were returning to normal third of the region's average annual the declaration of a state of local after the first hurricane on record to rainfall, and another 40 mm was emergency in the area earlier in the directly hit El Salvador. He said most forecast to fall today. Authorities day. Officials issued the evacuation of the 23,000 people evacuated in El evacuated 173 people from the town of order because they feared that Salvador had returned home. In Matata last night after about 100 mm emergency personnel would not be Honduras, schools were closed as a of rain fell in an hour. The Tauranga able to reach the homes in the event precaution, and many public workers and Western Bay of Plenty Emergency of a health emergency or a fire, said were on a half-day schedule. Officials Management Office said floodwaters Doug Quinn, the district's chief in Guatemala and Nicaragua also were decreasing today in most urban administrative officer. Quinn said reported some evacuations and areas. The Western Bay of Plenty that as of late tonight, the flooding. District Council said 15 houses in evacuation was "going well," (but) Tauranga had been badly affected by part of it's gone a little slower than KENYA slips and four had been written off. we had anticipated. The water's a London, May 25 -- A press report, Houses were also lost in other towns. little deeper and we had to call for dated May 24, states: At least four London, May 19 -- A press report, slightly bigger vehicles, and a boat in people have been killed while dated today, states: A helicopter has one area. Premier John Hamm was hundreds left homeless in western flown over Tauranga to assess the expected to travel to the Bridgewater Kenya after flash floods caused by damage caused by flooding. Civil area early tomorrow to get a first- torrential rains destroyed their homes Defence spokesman Peter Hennessey hand look at the damage. While the over the weekend, officials disclosed says there is considerable flooding in premier has said it's too early to talk today. An official in charge of National the Papamoa area and four slips at the about compensation, he's suggested Disaster Operation Centre, Col. Shem base of Mt Maunganui have closed the the cost of the cleanup could top $1 Amadi, said 300 people in several walking track. Slips have also million. Road crews were in the districts in western Kenya were destroyed four houses and badly midst of repairing numerous homeless after several rivers breached damaged 15 others in the Welcome washouts, particularly near the their banks and flooded the plains Bay area and Mr Hennessey says the LaHave River, which flows through near the shores of Lake Victoria. "We affected homeowners were evacuated Bridgewater. As well, inspectors were have confirmed four deaths as a result but now want to look at their checking dams in the Fancy Lake of flash floods and at least 300 properties to file insurance claims. area to make sure they are families have been displaced Road damage is still a big problem and structurally sound. throughout the country,"Amadi said. Tauranga residents are being asked

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11 Weather & Navigation not to drive unless absolutely 93 homes inspected, 47 homes level on the rivers in the Chuguyevsky necessary. The damage to the region is uninhabitable, 20 repairable, seven district of the Primorye territory is likely to amount to several million homeowners can return today. A state falling down sharply. 101 houses are dollars. of civil emergency exists in Matata, in the flood area in Novomikhailovka London, May 20 -- A press report, although Civil Defence hopes to lift it and Koksharovka. "The flood peak is dated today, states: Hundreds of at 0900 hrs today. Water is safe to expected in the Yakovlevsky, families across the Tasman remain in drink in Tauranga, but must be used Dalnerechsky and Kirovsky districts emergency accommodation this sparingly. The Mt Maunganui before May 26," the press service morning after severe flooding reservoir is still not working. There is remarked. Emergency specialists destroyed their homes yesterday. The still no water supply in Matata, but forecast emergency situations of the Bay of Plenty region on the east coast residents can obtain water from two territorial level triggered by the flood, of New Zealand's North Island has felt tankers at the Matata Fire Station, he added. The dams that have been the worst of the flooding. Seventy where there are also portaloos and a destroyed in the flood are being homes in the town of Matata have generator. Matata residents still in restored in Dagestan. A total 320 of been badly damaged. One even floated their homes are asked to boil all 400 metres of the damaged dam were 300 metres up the road. Some drinking water. Edgecumbe residents restored in the Babayurt district of the residents in the towns of Whakatane are asked to restrict their use of republic, 75 of 100 metres of the dam and Tauranga have also been toilets and not use dishwashers, on the Aksaiskoye water reservoir evacuated. Local councils say it is washing machines or have baths and were restored in the Khasavyurt probably the worst deluge of rain in a showers. The Insurance Council has district. More than 450 houses and century. The Insurance Council moved extra teams of assessors into fields on the area of about 53,500 estimates the damage bill will climb to the Bay of Plenty. They ask that hectares are still flooded in Dagestan. $100 million. affected people file claims as soon as Meanwhile, 12 houses are flooded in London, May 23 -- A press report, they can, and keep damaged property Praskan in the Usinsky district of the dated today, states: Rain hampered in a safe place as far as possible, for Komi Republic. Twenty-four people clean-up efforts and put residents assessment. A joint mayoral relief had to leave their houses. back on alert in flood ravaged Matata fund has been set up for the yesterday. The Bay of Plenty town's Whakatane, Tauranga and Western SLOVAKIA volunteer firefighters were standing Bay of Plenty districts. More than London, May 23 -- Weather on by as heavy rain lashed the district in $250,000 has already been raised. Thursday (May 19) wreaked havoc in the early afternoon and eventually the natural region of Zemplin, eastern residents, who had gone in to try to RUSSIA Slovakia as cellars were inundated by salvage possessions, were ordered London, May 22 -- A press report, torrents of floodwater and fierce gusts back out. A dedicated team led by dated today, states: Rivers that of wind blew trucks off the road. Most Civil Defence has been co-ordinating overflowed banks in the Primorye of the damage was caused by brooks. the clean-up of Matata, where last Territory, flooded today 107 dwelling One brook near the village of Sobrance Wednesday's flooding led to a state of houses in the villages of Koksharovka, swamped the basements and gardens civil emergency and left a trail of Antonovka and Novo-Mikhailovka, of 21 homes, as well as local roads. In destruction amounting to tens of Chuguyevo district. Koksharovka was Vysna Mysla, near the eastern centre millions of dollars. Chief fire officer the hardest hit. Spring waters flooded of Kosice, food supplies had to be Brian Dobson said the volunteer 81 houses, and water reached the floor brought in by firefighters, as trucks firefighters had been helping residents level in two homes. Around 400 people were unable to enter the village in the clean up but had to wait until silt and live in the inundated area, but only morning. According to Oliver Kovacs debris was cleared before washing five aged persons were evacuated to a from the Kosice County down properties. "There's so much safe place from the village of Novo- Environmental Office the problem will mud, sand and stuff on their sections Mikhailovka. The Far Eastern now be the largest rivers Uh, Latorica and on the kerbs ... we can't wash it regional centre of the Ministry for and Bodrog bringing a lot of rainfall away because we don't want to add to Emergencies reported that powerful water from Ukraine. These will dam the problem with water." The brigade torrents of water in the streams in the east Slovak territory so was taking requests from residents Krasnoarmeisk district washed away water will have no way to flow away. and assigning crews to help. Mr two bridges, one of them is a highway East Slovakia has been suffering from Dobson said the community was using and the second a suspension floods due to heavy rains since mid tractors, front-end loaders and small pedestrian bridge, leading to the March. Land has been soaked wet and diggers to clear properties. Work at village of Dalny Kut. Another two underground water filled in drains. Murphy's Holiday Camp, where a highway bridges were damaged. Water number of caravans were washed out overflowed highways in many places. THAILAND to sea, was halted by rain yesterday. In the meantime, it is expected that London, May 19 -- A press report, Two tractors had been brought in to water level will rise to 720 centimetres dated May 18, states: Heavy rains in clear mud and water that was pumped in the Bolshaya Ussurka River, southern Thailand has derailed a out on Saturday was being replaced in running across the Krasnoarmeisk cargo train and forced railway officials the fresh downfall yesterday. Mud, district, while the critical level there to suspend train services between the rocks and trees were being moved to a stands at 520 centimetres. The state of capital Bangkok and the country's huge hole at one end of the camp, emergency was clamped down on the South. Ten train wagons were derailed created by the flood. Matata's 22 district. in Ban Chong Khao in Nakhon Si volunteer firefighters have been London, May 24 -- A press report, Thammarat's Ron Phibun district on working almost around-the-clock since dated yesterday, states: Some 800 the Bangkok to Padang Besar route. last Wednesday, said Mr Dobson. Part houses in which more than 3.3 There were no reported casualties. of their job had involved helping police thousand people live were flooded in Rail officials have already to patrol road blocks and keep an eye Russia, the press service of the investigated the cause of the accident out for looters. Mr Dobson said people Emergencies Ministry said yesterday. and believe it was the result of heavy had been seen scavenging through In particular, the difficult flood rain, the State Railway of Thailand property that washed up across the situation emerged in the Primorye (SRT) spokeswoman, Sukumarn lagoon. There is $50 million estimated territory and Dagestan. Many Sritula, told TNA. The accident has damage in the Bay of Plenty. Tauranga settlements are flooded in the forced the authority to suspend flood damage: 412 homes inspected, 25 Krasnoarmeisky district of the southern-bound services to and from uninhabitable, 25 can be repaired. Primorye territory. All in all, 235 Bangkok, she said. Landslip damage: 92 homes inspected, houses were flooded. The water level London, May 23 -- A press report, 84 uninhabitable, 76 can be repaired, on the rivers has increased from seven dated today, states: Hail storms 16 irreparable/condemned. Sixty-one to 20 centimetres and keeps growing caused extensive damage in Lampang people are in temporary over the past day, the press service and Nan provinces on Saturday night accommodation. Matata flood damage: emphasized. Meanwhile, the water (May 21). In Lampang, damage to two

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12 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes tambons, in Muang district, was the season's first tropical storm Guatemala and Honduras have been estimated at more than 10 million headed for the countries' Pacific coasts discontinued by their respective baht, with homes, state offices, on today. The US National Hurricane governments. The hurricane warning restaurants, power lines and hotels Centre in Miami said that Tropical for the entire coast of El Salvador has hit. There were no injuries. The storm, Storm "Adrian"'s centre could strike been replaced with a tropical storm which lasted for about two hours, near the Guatemala-El Salvador warning. The tropical storm warning ruined roofs and damaged more than border, bringing torrential rains to an will probably be discontinued later 300 houses in tambons Pichai and area where past flooding has often this morning. Storm centre located Sadej and knocked down several been devastating. El Salvador's near lat 13.8N, long 88.9W, at 0900, kilometres of power lines. Trees fell on government declared a tropical storm UTC, May 20. Position accurate to houses, health stations and the warning and a state of emergency for within 60 nautical miles. Present northern anti-cancer centre. the entire country. "Adrian" had movement towards the north-east, or Government offices, including the maximum sustained winds of 60 mph 050 deg, at 10 knots. Maximum tambon Pichai patrol unit, were as of early today. "Adrian" was headed sustained winds 55 knots with gusts to damaged. The storm swept through east-north-east, toward the coast, and 65 knots. Radius of 50-knot winds nil five housing estates along the forecasters said it could reach north-west quadrant, 20 nautical Lampang-Ngao highway and caused hurricane force strength of 74 mph miles elsewhere. Radius of 34-knot extensive damage to the JB Park before making land. A Salvadoran winds 30 nautical miles north-west Hotel and a golden teak hotel. The military pilot died in the crash of a quadrant, 40 nautical miles north-east director of the provincial disaster small aircraft he was ferrying out of quadrant, 60 nautical miles elsewhere. prevention and mitigating centre, the storm's path. The executive Radius of 12-foot seas 200 nautical Sajjalech Khamjai, said mobile relief secretary for Guatemala's disaster miles south-east quadrant, nil teams were assessing damage and prevention agency, Hugo Hernandez, elsewhere. Forecast for 0600, UTC, lending what assistance they could. In said that officials were getting set for May 21: Position lat 15.8N, long Nan, the storm brought down many evacuations and to set up shelters for 85.5W. Dissipating. Maximum big trees and damaged several lychee, some of the 400,000 people living in sustained winds 30 knots with gusts to longan and mango orchards in Muang high-risk parts of southern 40 knots. district. Fallen trees damaged the Guatemala. Many rural Central roofs of two houses in Ban Nam Khong Americans live in flimsy houses on TURKEY of tambon Sanian, Muang district, but hillsides or near rivers, so storm- London, May 25 -- Northbound traffic caused no casualties. Several others caused flooding can cause disasters. in the Istanbul Strait was suspended blocked the Nan-Wang Pha road. The The Hurricane Centre said there was at 0900 hrs, this morning, due to poor disaster prevention office yesterday some chance the storm could survive a visibility caused by dense fog. asked village headmen in the passage across Central America and hailstorm-ravaged areas to conduct emerge, weakened, in the Caribbean careful surveys to find ways to assist as a tropical depression. the affected people. London, May 20 -- A press report, dated May 19, states: Salvadoran officials evacuated some 10,000 people MALAYSIA and closed schools today as tropical London, May 25 -- A press report, storm "Adrian" headed towards the dated May 24, states: Northbound and country's coast. El Salvador and southbound train services between Guatemala declared emergencies as ECUADOR Kuala Lumpur and Singapore that the eastern Pacific's first named London, May 22 -- A press report, were disrupted following the collapse tropical storm of the season, gained dated yesterday, states: A strong of a railway bridge in Kulai yesterday, force and headed directly for the coast, earthquake measuring 6.1 on the will be back to normal on Saturday carrying heavy rains that forecasters Richter scale jolted several cities in (May 28). Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd said could cause devastating flooding. Ecuador early today, but there were no managing director Datuk Mohd Salleh Forecasters said the storm was only immediate reports of injuries, Abdullah said workers were working about 35 miles from the Salvadoran authorities said. The tremor at about round the clock to erect a temporary coast, and would likely hit land 0010, local time, was located off the bridge over Sungai Skudai at Batu 21, tonight. In Puerto La Libertad, the coast beneath the Pacific Ocean, the Taman Nam Tak in Kulai. Heavy rains beach resort and seafood centre closest Geophysics Institute said. Meanwhile, caused Sungai Skudai to burst its to El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, authorities in neighbouring Colombia banks and erode the concrete streets were nearly deserted as rains raised the alert on the Galeras embankments supporting the bridge at sprayed across an increasingly volcano, near the border with Ecuador, Km724.4 of the Kulai-Sedenak line at agitated surf and waves pounded at which they said could erupt "in days 1630 hrs, yesterday. The incident the pier. The US State Department or weeks." severed all rail links between the warned the storm was expected to north and south. An average of eight cause severe flooding and urged US INDIA train services ply the route daily. residents and tourists in Central London, May 22 -- A moderate quake Yesterday, disaster was averted when America to stay alert. Salvadoran measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit villagers informed police of the President Tony Saca broadcast an Great Nicobar early this morning. The collapsed bridge. Trains heading south appeal for his citizens to obey epicentre in lat 5.3N, long 93.5E, was had to offload their passengers at the evacuation requests. Authorities recorded off the South coast of Great Kluang station, from where buses evacuated about 10,000 people from Nicobar, the Met office said. There transported them to their low-lying coastal areas near the city of were no reports of any loss of life or destinations. Speaking after visiting Zacatecoluca, east of La Libertad. The property. the erosion site, Salleh said a new storm was moving towards the north- bridge costing RM3 million ($789,000) east at about nine mph, and appeared INDONESIA will be built, with completion expected likely to hit land somewhere between London, May 19 -- A press report, in 10 months. He said until Saturday, the cities of Acajutla and dated today, states: An earthquake passengers would be transferred Zacatecoluca, both south of San measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale between Kluang station and Kempas Salvador. The region, where many has shaken parts of Indonesia's Baru station by bus. people live in shacks clinging to sharp Sumatra island, but there are no ravines, is particularly vulnerable to immediate reports of casualties or TROPICAL STORM "ADRIAN" flooding and landslides. property damage. The offshore quake London, May 19 -- A press report, London, May 20 -- Following received hit at 0854, local time, with the dated today, states: Central American from the Meteorological Office: epicentre 240 km west of the town of governments summoned boats from Tropical storm "Adrian": At 0900, Sibolga in North Sumatra, at a depth the sea and prepared evacuations as UTC, all coastal warnings for of 33 km.

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13 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest

London, May 19 -- Following which aid organisation the six worked the Pakistan border. Reports say the Navigation Warning issued today: for, but they appeared to be affiliated dead were insurgents who crossed into Australia MRCC announced today with the United Nations, the official Afghanistan before attacking a US there was an earthquake in lat 02 said. "Six Afghan volunteers ... were patrol. The violence comes as Afghan 00N, long 96 54E, at 0155, UTC, today. killed at around 0400 hrs (2330, UTC, President Hamid Karzai prepares to The quake had a magnitude of 6.8 and May 18) in an attack on the main meet US President George W Bush in potentially could generate tsunami. highway," said Gulab Shah Alikhel, Washington. His four-day official visit Providing information for vessels spokesman for the governor of Zabul comes amid reports of disagreements operating along north-west and province in the south, referring to a over military operations, drug western Australian coastline. main road to Kabul. The six had been eradication and the alleged London, May 23 -- A press report, travelling in a white four-wheel drive mistreatment of Afghan prisoners. dated May 22, states: A powerful vehicle marked with a U.N. sign, he Kabul, May 24 -- Securing the release earthquake measuring 5.6 points on said. U.N. spokesmen were not of a kidnapped Italian aid worker in the open-ended Richter scale was immediately available for comment. Afghanistan will take time, an registered at the northern tip of Five Afghans, three of them working Interior Ministry official said today, Indonesia's Sumatra Island today at on an opium crop substitution project, more than a week after gunmen 0600, local time. According to the were killed yesterday in a Taliban snatched her from a Kabul street. National Earthquake Information ambush in Helmand province, also in Clementina Cantoni, 32, a worker for Centre, Colorado State, the quake's the troubled south. -- Reuters. the CARE International aid agency, epicentre was located only 65 Kabul, May 22 -- Insurgents crossed was kidnapped by four armed men kilometres west off the administrative into Afghanistan from Pakistan and who stopped her vehicle on a Kabul centre of Aceh province, at a depth of attacked a U.S. patrol, and 12 rebels street on May 16. "We are hopeful that 30 kilometres. There were no were believed killed when U.S.-led she will be released ... it takes time," immediate reports about a tsunami forces retaliated with the help of an Lutfullah Mashal said. He said threat. In the meantime, "high tidal aircraft, a U.S. military spokeswoman authorities believed Cantoni was still waves" were registered near the said today. One U.S. soldier was in Kabul and negotiators were still in coastline of the Indian State of Kerala, wounded in the clash last night, said contact with the kidnappers. Mashal according to information of local mass Lieutenant Cindy Moore. "Four said officials had spoken to Cantoni on media. Local authorities urgently insurgents crossed into Afghanistan Saturday (May 21) and she was fine, evacuated 15,000 residents and from Pakistan and attacked a U.S. but he refused to say what demands organised 16 tent camps for refugees patrol with small-arms fire," Moore the kidnappers were making for her on nearby hills. Seismologists believe said. A U.S. war aircraft attacked the release. Mashal declined to discuss the that the todays earthquake on four and eight of their comrades as kidnappers' identity and referred to Sumatra was merely an aftershock of they fled back towards the nearby the group in contact with the a heavier quake that occurred in the border with Pakistan, she said. The 12 negotiators as "alleged kidnappers." north-eastern part of the Indian were reported killed, she said. An Officials of the Italian embassy and Ocean. Afghan provincial official said the Care International have declined to gunmen were Taliban. -- Reuters. comment on efforts to secure Cantoni's Kabul, May 22 -- Afghan authorities release. -- Reuters. are in constant contact with the kidnappers of an Italian aid worker BANGLADESH and she is fine, a government London, May 21 -- A press report, spokesman said today. Clementina dated today, states: Main cities across Cantoni, 32, a worker for the CARE Bangladesh came to a standstill today International aid agency, was as part of a day-long strike called by kidnapped on Monday (May 16) by the opposition Awami League in COLIMA, MEXICO four gunmen who stopped her vehicle protest at the gunning down of a party London, May 24 -- A press report, on a Kabul street and bundled her into member. Lawyer Khorshed Alam, legal dated today, states: Mexico's so-called a car. The spokesman declined to secretary of the Awami League's "Fire Volcano" erupted today spewing reveal details of her condition or Dhaka section, was shot dead at close lava and glowing rocks in its biggest efforts to free her. A man the range on Tuesday (May 17) by explosion since 1999, a director of the government said abducted the woman unidentified assailants, sparking a country's civil protection agency said. has spoken to media several times, rampage by up to 400 party activists. A huge grey column of smoke billowed giving a baffling series of accounts, Editor's Choice Bangladeshi into the evening air from a crater of demands and threats. He said on Opposition leader shot dead In Dhaka, the 3860m volcano in the western Friday he had killed Cantoni but later shops, businesses and schools were state of Colima, according to television told others she was fine. "We are in closed today and private vehicles were images. The "Fire volcano" is in a constant contact with them," Interior off the roads. There were similar sparsely populated rural area about Ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal scenes in the southeastern port city of 500km from the Mexican capital. said. Cantoni's kidnappers are belived Chittagong and in Sylhet in the north- There were no immediate plans to to be criminals. Mashal last week east, police said. Today is a normal evacuate any of the tiny villages that identified the leader of the gang as working day in Bangladesh. The strike lie around the volcano, Luis Salazar, Timoor Shah, the man who has spoken is the latest called by the main operations director of the Civil to media claiming to be holding the opposition Awami League party to Protection agency in Colima, said. woman. Today Mashal declined to highlight a series of attacks on discuss the kidnappers' identity, lawmakers and party members. referring to them as "alleged kidnappers." He said: "We have not BOLIVIA fully identified them." He declined to London, May 24 -- A press report, say how they knew Cantoni was alive. dated May 23, states: Bolivian "Our people who are in contact with workers have mobilised to prevent a the alleged kidnappers, they are sure widely rumoured military coup against that she is well and fine," he said. The the government of President Carlos Italian embassy and CARE Mesa. Throughout last week the International have declined to country has been under a general AFGHANISTAN comment on the kidnap. -- Reuters. strike by miners, oil workers and Kabul, May 19 -- Gunmen ambushed London, May 24 -- A press report, other unions to demand the an aid agency vehicle in Afghanistan dated today, states: At least 12 people, nationalisation of Boliviaøs oil and today killing six Afghan workers in a believed to be members of the Taliban, natural gas industries. While the hail of bullets, a provincial official have been killed in a clash involving unions oppose Mesa, they fear that a said. It was not immediately clear Afghan and United States forces near military coup would push through

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14 Political & Civil Unrest right-wing pro-business measures, Elsewhere, FARC rebels killed three villages called Bihira, 80km north- including handing over natural gas to police officers in fighting along the west of Bukavu. No further foreign companies. Miners also plan to border with Ecuador. A police unit, confirmation could immediately be join a civic protest this week by responding to explosions they heard made. citizens of El Alto, north of La Paz, along an oil pipeline near the border who have declared their intention to town of San Miguel, encountered GUINEA-BISSAU campaign for the nationalisation of the FARC rebels and two hours of combat London, May 25 -- A press report, energy sector. On May 18, 500 miners ensued, said Capt. Carlos Insuasti, dated today, states: Guinea-Bissau's and El Alto residents who were police spokesman for the region. He ousted former President Kumba Yala engaged in a protest march in La Paz said two other police officers were occupied the presidential palace for a fought the Bolivian police, who were seriously injured, while the FARC few hours overnight with a group of equipped with tear gas and rubber rebels escaped without casualties. armed men, the army says. The army bullets. The miners had decided to Since the start of the year, the FARC announced the move on national radio suspend a congress of the Bolivian has launched some of its boldest and issued an appeal for calm, before Miners Syndicalist Federation attacks on the military in two years, announcing he had left. Ten days ago, (FSTMB) in the city of Oruro to join killing nearly 100 soldiers and Mr Yala declared himself leader again, the social mobilisations over the undermining government claims the two years after the coup. Elections are nationalisation of the energy industry. rebels are being defeated. The ferocity due in June to replace the transitional of the FARC attacks has led many administration which has ruled since BURUNDI observers to question President Alvaro his removal - and he is due to stand. London, May 26 -- A press report, Uribe's claims that the rebels have Mr Yala is believed to have some dated May 25, states: The Burundian gotten weaker since he ordered a support in the army, which is army has announced it will resume costly, US-backed military buildup dominated by members of his Balanta attacks on FNL rebels, who signed a upon coming to office more than two ethnic group. He was chosen last ceasefire a week ago. Five people were years ago. Army officials maintain the month by the largest opposition group, injured, including three soldiers, after FARC is made up of 12,000 fighters the Social Renovation party, as its at least 11 mortar shells were fired on now, down from 18,000 a year ago, due presidential candidate. Bujumbura yesterday night. The army to deaths, captures and desertions said the attack proved the FNL, the brought on by the government INDIA last rebel movement still fighting, was offensive. New Delhi, May 22 -- At least 44 not committed to peace. A presidential Bogota, May 22 -- Colombian troops people were injured when two crude spokesman says renewed conflict will killed 23 Marxist rebels in fierce bombs exploded today in New Delhi not stop the government from fighting in three provinces over the cinemas screening a film considered as pursuing talks with the FNL. The weekend, the army said today. Soldiers offensive by some Sikhs, police said. attack on Bujumbura started just after killed 21 members of the the No one was killed when the bombs midnight when mortar shells were Revolutionary Armed Forces of exploded mid-evening when the city's simultaneously fired in Kanyosha and Colombia, or FARC, and two guerrillas movie theatres are normally packed. Mutanga, south and north of the from the smaller National Liberation Several other cinema halls across the capital. A number of homes and cars Army in firefights in the provinces of city were evacuated immediately after were also damaged as mortars landed Antioquia, Meta and Arauca, the army the blasts, which also came on the first on their roofs. This is the second said. Five soldiers were killed by anniversary of the coalition incident since President Domitien FARC rebels, it said. -- Reuters. government's rise to power. At least 44 Ndayizeye and FNL leader Agathon Bogota, May 24 -- Marxist rebels people were hurt at one of the Rwasa signed an agreement today burst into a town meeting in theatres, where shattered glass and committing their troops to stop southern Colombia and killed five debris littered the ground, police said. hostilities on May 15. The FNL say council members with grenades and Witnesses said there was no major they are firing back in self defence assault rifles, police said. Two more damage to the building. Indian against attacks by the Burundian council members, two police officers television said several people were armed forces. and a local resident were wounded injured at the second cinema. when the Revolutionary Armed Forces Witnesses said both blasts appeared to COLOMBIA of Colombia, or FARC, opened fire in be relatively minor. Police said both London, May 20 -- A press report, the town hall of Puerto Rico in the explosions appeared to be caused by dated May 19, states: Colombian province of Caqueta, police said. The "crude bombs." -- Reuters. rebels ambushed a police convoy and killings were carried out by a small New Delhi, May 24 -- Separatist fought government forces along the group of FARC members wearing rebels from India's troubled state of border with Ecuador in separate camouflaged uniforms, according to Assam are to sign a ceasefire with the attacks today, killing at least 13 witnesses who said the attackers government for the first time in two police, authorities said. The latest arrived and fled in a pickup truck. -- decades, the Indian news agency PTI violence came as the air force Reuters. reported today, quoting unidentified announced today that its warplanes sources. The National Democratic had bombed a column of leftist DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Front of Bodoland (NDFB) will sign a guerrillas trudging through southern OF CONGO ceasefire tomorrow with both the jungles over the weekend (May 14-15), London, May 25 -- A press report, federal government in New Delhi and killing at least 16 insurgents. The dated today, states: Militia fighters the state government of Assam, in convoy was travelling on a remote have shot or hacked to death 18 people northeastern India, PTI said in a jungle road in Choco state, a strategic and kidnapped about 50 others in an report. PTI said NDFB leaders were corridor for arms and drug trafficking attack on a group of villages in eastern expected to meet Federal Home through Panama, when hit with a hail Democratic Republic of Congo, a Minister Shivraj Patil tomorrow before of gunfire and explosions, said Choco provincial governor said today. "This signing the ceasefire accord. The Deputy Governor Freddy Lloreda. was a deadly attack: 18 villagers were breakthrough follows a peace offer Lloreda blamed the attack on killed, lots of others were injured, 11 from Assam's chief minister, Tarun guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed of them seriously, and about 50 people Gogoi, about eight months ago, after Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which have been kidnapped and taken into which the NDFB called a unilateral has been battling to topple Colombia's the forests," said Didace Kaningini, ceasefire and put out peace feelers to government for 40 years. The group interim governor of South Kivu the federal government, leading to funds itself through drug trafficking, province. "These people were killed talks in New Delhi, PTI said. -- kidnapping and extortion. At least 10 after they were shot or hacked to Reuters. police were killed and three wounded death by machetes and knives. But in the ambush near Tado, some 220 most of the injured were hurt by the INDONESIA miles north-west of Bogota, Lloreda latter," Kaningini said. He said the London, May 21 -- A press report, said. Only three police survived. attack late yesterday was in a group of dated today, states: Indonesian troops

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15 Political & Civil Unrest have killed five separatist rebels in the insurgents on their own, putting trade ministry as he was being driven the latest violence in tsunami-ravaged pressure on the government to seek a to work in Baghdad today, police said, Aceh province, the military said today. political approach to ending the the latest in a series of assassinations The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) carnage. Most of the attacks have been of senior government employees. Ali rebels were killed in a clash in the blamed on Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Mousa Salman, a director general at Jantho area of Aceh Besar district Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who has been the ministry, was killed after leaving yesterday, a local military officer told accused of trying to spark civil war. his home in central Baghdad. His reporters. The five guerillas were the Zarqawi called for suicide attacks driver was also killed and three other latest casualties after Jakarta lifted against U.S. forces to be stepped up in people were wounded. At least five last week a year-old state of civil an audiotape message attributed to Iraqi commandos were killed late emergency in the province that had him yesterday. He also defended the yesterrday in an ambush in the town given authorities the power to impose killing of "innocent Muslims" in of Baiji, 180 km north of the capital, curfews and other security measures suicide bombings, saying it was Iraqi police said. -- Reuters. in the province. legitimate for the sake of jihad. -- London, May 23 -- A press report, London, May 25 -- Three civilians, Reuters. dated today, states: The commander of including a woman who was abducted Baghdad, May 22 -- Three Romanian a new unit set up to fight insurgents and strangled, have died in new journalists kidnapped in Iraq were in Iraq has been shot dead in violence in Indonesia's tsunami-hit freed today after two months in Baghdad. Iraqi officials say Wael Aceh ahead of talks to end a long- captivity, one of the few security Rubaie, head of operations at the running rebellion, police said today. breakthroughs since insurgents Ministry for National Security, and his The body of a 25-year-old woman was launched an upsurge in deadly attacks driver were killed on their way to found in in the east of the Sumatra last month. "It was an operation work. Also in Baghdad, US and Iraqi island province, where separatist handled 100 per cent by the Romanian troops carrying out searches say they guerrillas have been fighting a three- secret services, which co-operated in have arrested nearly 300 insurgents. decade independence war, early an excellent way," Romanian President Elsewhere, car and suicide bombings yesterday, residents said. East Aceh Traian Basescu told reporters. He did killed at least 11 people and injured district police chief Muhammad Hasbi not elaborate. "They will arrive more than 100. A recent surge in accused members of the rebel Free tomorrow in Bucharest from Baghdad violence across Iraq is estimated to Aceh Movement of the killing, saying with a military plane." The abductors have killed more than 550 people in she was abducted because she had had set a deadline for their execution less than a month. Maj Gen Rubaie associated with government security of Apr 27 unless Romania, a staunch was appointed to command a special personnel. In separate incidents, a supporter of the United States, operations room recently set up to co- rubber plantation worker was found withdrew its 800 troops from Iraq, ordinate the fight against insurgents dead with a knife wound in his neck in where about 150 foreigners have been across all Iraqi ministries and with the same district while a farmer in a kidnapped over the last two years. the US-led multi-national force. Today, neighbouring area suffered similar Prima TV reporter Marie Jeanne Ion, a car bomb exploded outside a popular fatal injuries, residents and police cameraman Sorin Miscoci and reporter restaurant in the Shia-dominated said. for Romania Libera daily Ovidiu Talibiya area of Baghdad. The attack Banda Aceh, May 26 -- Four people Ohanesian, along with their translator hit during a busy time for the were killed in a clash between Mohamad Munaf, were kidnapped in Habayibna restaurant. Several cars Indonesian forces and rebels in the late March. Romania said they were parked on the street outside were set volatile Aceh province today, police now under the control of Romanian ablaze. Four people were killed in the said, hours before the two sides were authorities. Munaf has U.S., blast and about 100 injured. In Tuz to begin a fresh round of negotiations. Romanian and Iraqi citizenship. Arab Khurmatu in northern Iraq, a car Indonesian negotiators and officials of TV channel Al Jazeera aired part of a bomb exploded killing five Iraqi the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) tape it said it received from the group civilians and wounding 13 others. The reached Helsinki on Wednesday for the holding the Romanians in which a attack happened near the council fourth round of peace talks to end a masked man sits next to the three offices in the town, 88 kilometres 30-year armed struggle. "The incident while reading from a statement south of Kirkuk, police said. In occurred ... between Brimob and GAM, explaining why they were about to free Samarra in central Iraq, an attack by leaving one Brimob officer and three the hostages. The group decided to three suicide attackers on a US GAM members dead," said Aceh police release the hostages in response to military base appears to have been spokesman Djoko Turohman. Brimob calls by influential Saudi preacher thwarted, but two Iraqis were killed is the Indonesian police's elite mobile Salman al-Odeh and Muslims in and nine people injured, including brigade. The latest round of the Romania, Jazeera said. Other foreign three US soldiers. Two suicide negotiations is scheduled to last to captives remain unaccounted for at a bombers detonated car bombs outside May 31. -- Reuters. time when insurgents and militants the base in the centre of Samarra, 95 are stepping up violence and exerting kilometres north of Baghdad. A third IRAQ more pressure on American allies in attacker approached the base carrying Baghdad, May 19 -- Gunmen killed a Iraq to withdraw their troops by explosives and was shot by soldiers, Iraqi Oil Ministry official in Baghdad threatening to kill their abducted the US military said. Iraqi police said today, the latest assassination in nationals. Militants holding two Iraqi men were killed and six escalating guerrilla violence that Australian citizen Douglas Wood, 63, wounded, including women and threatens to push the country towards have threatened to kill him unless children. The US military said three sectarian civil war. Ali Hameed was Australia starts withdrawing its soldiers sustained injuries that were killed outside his home as he was troops from Iraq. Their deadline has not life threatening. US military leaving for work, a police official said. passed, with no word on Wood's fate. officials say 285 suspected insurgents A roadside bomb also killed two An Islamic militant group says it have been detained in the joint policemen in Baquba, north of captured a badly wounded Japanese American-Iraqi operation in western Baghdad, today, police said. In the citizen -- Akihiko Saito, a 44-year-old Baghdad. Iraqi officials said police northern town of Samarra, local police security consultant and veteran of the commando units backed by US forces said a police officer and his father French Foreign Legion -- in an ambush cordoned off the road leading to were shot dead travelling in their car. near a U.S. base in Iraq earlier this Baghdad's international airport and Four soldiers from the Iraqi army were month. The group showed a video of an the Abu Ghraib district, areas from kidnapped at dawn in the northern ambush of a convoy that it said led to which numerous insurgent attacks town of Baiji, the authorities said. In the capture of Saito. Others who were have been launched. "This is the addition, four more bodies were found also captured and condemned as largest combined operation with Iraqi today, this time just south of Saddam's "agents of the crusaders" were dragged security forces to date," said US hometown of Tikrit. 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16 Political & Civil Unrest perform shaping and supporting recovery. The language used indicated separation stations at the southern oil roles." Seven Iraqi battalions backed his injuries could be severe. If Zarqawi fields have failed, the official said. Oil by US forces launched the offensive were captured or killed it would mark exports from the south have been late yesterday. No specific troop a significant breakthrough for U.S. averaging 1.4 million-1.5 million numbers were given. News agencies and Iraqi forces, although analysts barrels a day. report witnesses saying the operation also warn it would not put an end to London, May 26 -- A press report, appeared to be winding down early the insurgency. The U.S. military in dated today, states: Seven people were today. In a separate development, Iraq and the Pentagon in Washington killed early today in a drive-by radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has said they had no new intelligence on shooting and a suicide car bombing in been mediating between Sunni clerics Zarqawi's status. "He's still our the Iraqi capital, an interior ministry and a Shia militia in an attempt to number one target to be captured or source said. "The car driven by a ease tensions caused by a recent spate killed and until that happens the hunt suicide bomber exploded around 0730 of sectarian killings. is still on," said Lieutenant Colonel hrs next to a stationary police patrol London, May 24 -- A press report, Steve Boylan, a U.S. military in the (north-western) Shola district, dated today, states: A series of deadly spokesman. He said similar reports killing two policemen and a civilian," car bomb attacks in Iraq has killed had been heard in the past and were he said. Four policemen and two more than 50 people and wounded almost impossible to verify. civilians were wounded in the attack. many more. In the latest attack in the Meanwhile, attacks on Shi'ite mosques University lecturer Mussa Salum northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, two and tit-for-tat killings of Shi'ite and Abbas and three men travelling in his car bombs exploded, reportedly killing Sunni Muslim clerics have raised car died in a drive-by shooting in the 30 people. Police say the attack concerns that Iraq could be sliding capital's southern Al-Aalam district, outside a building housing a Shiite toward civil war. One of Zarqawi's the source said, adding that the other organisation appeared to target a stated aims has been to sow sectarian men were believed to be Abbas's Turkman-Shia sheikh, Hasan strife and provoke civil war in Iraq. bodyguards. In the capital's southern Bagdash. It was the second failed The upsurge in violence has sparked a Qadissiah district, a member of the assassination attempt on the sheikh in confrontation between the Muslim Islamist Dawa party, Fakhri Abd recent days. The force of the blast Clerics Association, an influential Amiri, was found dead with his throat caused the building to collapse. "I Sunni Arab group, and the Badr slit, said the source, quoting relatives. don't have a final number for the dead organization, the armed wing of the It was not known when he died. In the or wounded but it's between 20 and Supreme Council for the Islamic western Ghazaliyah district, four 30," said a police source in Tal Afar, Revolution in Iraq, one of the main policemen were wounded when adding that "some are still trapped". parties in the Shi'ite alliance that won gunmen opened fire on the residence The Tal Afar blasts followed a car the Jan 30 polls. The Muslim Clerics of an undersecretary to the interior bomb explosion outside a Shiite Association has accused Badr ministry, Hiqmat Mussa Salman, who mosque south of the Iraqi capital, militiamen of being behind the recent was not at home at the time. Also this Baghdad. Witnesses say the blast killings of some Sunni Arab clerics. morning, a joint convoy of SUV cars caused the building to collapse, killing Badr leaders denied the charge. generally used by security contractors seven people and wounding 23. A few Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and US Humvees was hit by a hours earlier, insurgents targeted a who has led two uprisings against homemade bomb near Shaab stadium restaurant in a Shiite district of U.S.-led troops, says he is in talks in the south-east of Baghdad. northern Baghdad. At least eight with all sides to try to mediate. -- "American soldiers sealed off the area people were killed and more than 100 Reuters. and we don't know if there were dead injured in the blast. Elsewhere, five London, May 25 -- Iraq has or wounded. The soldiers left behind a people were killed when a truck suspended oil exports to the Turkish burnt-out SUV," said the interior driven by a suicide bomber exploded in port of Ceyhan because of a production ministry source. (See issue of May 26.) the northern city of Kirkuk. In shortage in the northern fields of Baghdad, May 26 -- Iraq's defence Samarra, insurgents attacked a US Kirkuk, an Iraqi official said minister announced a massive base, killing four Iraqis and wounding yesterday. The northern pipeline and security operation today that will see four US soldiers. facilities regularly are sabotaged by more than 40,000 Iraqi troops Baghdad, May 24 -- Abu Musab al- insurgents. In the south, Iraq's oil deployed in the capital to hunt down Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in output has fallen by nearly 190,000 insurgents and their weapons. Sadoun Iraq and one of Washington's most barrels a day since Monday (May 23) al-Dulaimi said the force would wanted men, has been wounded, a web because of technical problems, said include troops from the interior and posting said today in an the Oil Ministry official, who asked defense ministries. It would be by far announcement that could mark a not to be named for security reasons. the largest anti-insurgent operation breakthrough against the two-year "There has been no pumping from carried out in Baghdad by Iraqi insurgency. The statement, which U.S. Kirkuk to Ceyhan since Saturday and security forces. "We will divide officials said could be a ruse, was the pipeline won't be pumping until Baghdad into seven main areas, and posted on an Islamist site that often probably Thursday," the official said, the number of the forces who will publicises Zarqawi's group. It was adding that there was not enough take part in the operation from the released on another day of violence in crude to pump. He said pumping has interior and the defense ministry will Iraq, with three U.S. soldiers and two continued sporadically for the past be more than 40,000 security men," Iraqis killed in car bombings. The two weeks. On Friday and Saturday, he told a news conference. He said it announcement follows unconfirmed the pipeline pumped a total of 200,000 would be the first phase of a security reports this month that Zarqawi, a barrels, bringing stores of Kirkuk crackdown that could eventually Jordanian for whom the Americans crude at Ceyhan export terminal to 2.2 cover the whole country. "We will have offered a $25 million bounty, was million barrels. Iraqi officials say the also impose a concrete blockade wounded in fighting in western Iraq country's northern oil production has around Baghdad, like a bracelet and had sought treatment at a been averaging 500,000 barrels per around an arm. No one will be able to hospital in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. day, of which about 380,000 barrels penetrate this blockade," Dulaimi Those reports followed the capture of are being pumped to nearby refineries said. "You will witness one of Zarqawi's drivers, an aide and for domestic use. The remaining unprecedentedly strict security his laptop computer during raids in 120,000 barrels a day are kept in measures." Interior Minister Bayan western Iraq, when the U.S. military storage tanks at the pumping stations Jabor, appearing at the same news said it almost also caught Zarqawi. or at Beiji refinery. Persistent conference, said the operation was Zarqawi and Osama bin Laden, al sabotage of the pipeline network and designed to change the government's Qaeda's overall leader, are facilities has kept Kirkuk exports shut stance when it came to the two-year- Washington's two most-wanted men. in for most of this year. Meanwhile, old insurgency. "These operations Today's web posting did not say how or production from the oil-rich south has will aim at turning the government's where Zarqawi was wounded, but fallen from 1.85 million barrels a day role from defensive to offensive," he urged his followers to pray for his to 1.66 million barrels because the gas said. -- Reuters.

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17 Political & Civil Unrest

ISRAEL leader in Gaza said yesterday that the March, was down 13 percent from a Gaza, May 19 -- Palestinian militants militant Islamic group remained year ago. Despite hopes that the in Gaza fired three rockets into Israel committed to the de facto ceasefire but shortfall would be made up by a big today, causing no casualties but would respond to any Israeli attacks. mid crop, arrivals have been patchy in further straining a truce already Israeli security sources said any April and May and the gap has only tested by the worst flare-up of fighting Israeli military action would be narrowed slightly. "We .. estimate our since it took effect in February. The measured to avoid a serious escalation losses so far this season at more than rockets aimed at Israeli communities in Gaza that could complicate a 12 billion CFA because of south-east of the fenced-off Gaza Strip planned Israeli withdrawal from the racketeering," said the managing landed in open fields, Palestinian coastal territory in mid-August. Since director of another European company officials and the Israeli army said. the truce, the army has been under based in Abidjan. It costs five CFA per Militants also fired 10 mortar bombs strict orders to hold its fire without kg in kickbacks to get the cocoa out of at Jewish settlements in Gaza, authorisation from senior officials. the bush and bring it to the port and injuring no one. Yesterday, militants Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, another five CFA francs per kg to launched scores of mortars into determined to implement the Gaza export it. In total, we are paying 10 settlements in the territory after a pullout on schedule, wants the army to CFA per kg." Cocoa transporters have Hamas gunman was killed in disputed send a warning that it will not always been prone to racketeering in circumstances. In the fighting that tolerate mortar and rocket attacks in Ivory Coast but the war, which followed, Hamas militants fired a the run up to the evacuation of Gaza's erupted when rebels tried to oust the barrage of mortar bombs on Jewish 21 settlements. -- Reuters. president and seized the north, has settlements in Gaza and the Israeli exacerbated the problem and the army responded by launching a IVORY COAST payments have become a regular missile from an unmanned drone on a Abidjan, May 24 -- Racketeering by burden. Soldiers have been deployed mortar squad, killing one gunman. police and soldiers at roadblocks in the to increase security in cocoa growing Hamas officials threatened to abandon Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions is regions, where the conflict has fuelled a ceasefire before Israel's planned costing exporters millions of dollars ethnic clashes. "The start of the war ... withdrawal from occupied Gaza in and delaying cocoa bean arrivals at multiplied by 12 or even 14 the August. The group said its gunmen ports, exporters and buyers said today. number of roadblocks in the cocoa- fired 52 mortar bombs and 31 rockets Major exporters in the West African producing towns," said Michel Yehoun, on Jewish settlements and Israeli nation said bribes paid at roadblocks vice president of the FDPCC fund for communities near the Gaza Strip. One that have sprung up across cocoa development and promotion of coffee settler was lightly wounded in the growing regions since civil war broke and cocoa producers. Noel Kabore, a strikes. Other Palestinian groups out in 2002 had eaten up much of the buyer in the southwestern town of claimed separate rocket and mortar money they advanced to buyers at the Meagui, said there were sometimes six attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel start of the season. "A large part of the to eight roadblocks on the trails used Sharon was to consult security chiefs pre-financing given to our cocoa to get cocoa from the bush. "You have later today to decide on a further suppliers in the bush has been to pay on the way out ... and on the response to the mortar and rocket absorbed by the racketeering by police way back when the trucks are full," he attacks, Israeli radio stations and soldiers," said the manager of a said. Exporters are looking to change reported. They quoted officials close to major European exporter in Abidjan, the pre-financing system. "We are Sharon as saying that Israel would do the main city in the world's top trying to find large buyers with whom its utmost to ensure that the grower. "This comes to between 500 we can work in the future without withdrawal from all 21 settlements in million CFA francs ($959,300) and one major pre-financing because they are Gaza and four in the West Bank this billion CFA for each major (exporter)," capable of financing themselves," said August did not take place under fire. he said. The 15 top exporters, who are a buyer at a European company based Meanwhile, Israel temporarily shut an known as majors and who control up in the south-western port city of San Israeli-controlled industrial zone on to 90 percent of cocoa arrivals at ports Pedro. "The risk with this solution is the edge of the Gaza Strip, preventing and exports, provide loans to buyers at that we will get less cocoa at the ports thousands of Palestinian labourers the start of the season. But now than in previous years," he said. from reaching jobs in Israel and in the buyers have used a lot of that money Buyers do not agree with this factory zone, Palestinian officials said. in kickbacks at the multiple proposed solution. "Without pre- The army cited security concerns but roadblocks on roads and bush tracks financing, there'll be no cocoa at the declined to elaborate. -- Reuters. and exporters still have not received ports. We must all share the risk," a Jerusalem, May 20 -- Israeli forces the amount of beans they were Lebanese buyer in San Pedro said. killed at least one Palestinian gunman expecting. "The racketeering ... is "The solution is simply to put an end who opened fire on a Jewish behind the poor arrivals at ports since to this corruption which has become settlement in the southern Gaza Strip the beginning of the mid crop because legal and official," he said. -- Reuters. today, the Israeli army said. The clash the tight margins are immediately Guiglo, May 25 -- Pro-government further strained a shaky three-month absorbed by extortion," the manager militia groups in western Ivory Coast truce and came one day after Israeli said. He said only 120,000 tonnes of pledged today to lay down their Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz ordered cocoa had arrived at ports since the weapons as part of a deal supposed to the army to use "all necessary means" beginning of the mid crop in April, end a civil war in the world's top cocoa to strike militants firing rockets and compared to around 200,000 tonnes grower. More than a thousand fighters mortars at Jewish settlements in last year during the same period. The from four militia groups, some of them recent days. The Israeli army said major exporters say they have lost dressed in combat fatigues and others three gunmen took over a house near some 12 billion CFA francs ($23 wearing black T-shirts bearing the the Kfar Darom settlement and that at million) already this season in money name of their faction, attended a least one of the three had been killed paid as loans to buyers for which they ceremony in the western town of in a gunbattle. Israeli radio said there have not yet received the equivalent Guiglo to mark the start of were no Israeli casualties. Israeli amount of cocoa beans. Some disarmament. "We are going to lay military sources said a second gunman exporters have seized trucks and down our arms but we need security had been wounded and was taken warehouses belonging to buyers. for our fighters, who need to be taken away by a Palestinian ambulance. A Normally, the pre-funding is paid back care of," said Denis Maho Glofiehi, third gunman was believed to have at the end of February or beginning of head of the FLGO militia which has escaped, the sources said. The three March. Cocoa arrivals in Ivory Coast regularly fought alongside the Ivorian men had opened fire with guns and reached 1,041,987 tonnes between army in the lawless west. Rebel and anti-tank weapons at houses from October 1 and May 8, down 10.9 army chiefs of staff signed an accord outside the heavily fortified percent from the same period in the earlier this month saying their settlement, the sources said. The previous season, an estimate from fighters would start laying down their ensuing gunbattle with Israeli forces major exporters showed. Ivory Coast's weapons from Jun 27, boosting hopes lasted several minutes. A Hamas 2004/05 main crop, which ended in of an end to a conflict that has split

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18 Political & Civil Unrest the country in two and killed only six rebels had been killed in the about 400 km south-west of the capital thousands. "The people of the west are clashes, including their eastern area Islamabad, where a large number of al those who have suffered most from the commander. Qaeda-linked militants are believed to war," Ivorian army chief Philippe London, May 21 -- A press report, be hiding. An official of the local Mangou told the ceremony, also dated May 20, states: Communist administration said two women and attended by officials from the West rebels today stormed and ransacked a four children were killed while a African country's national private radio station whose resident said one woman and five disarmament commission. "Close to 21 programming was critical of their children died. Local officials and villages no longer exist in the west efforts to overthrow Nepal's residents said the blast appeared to be because of the war. I invite all those government, an official said. Armed the result of tribal rivalry rather than who have weapons to put them down rebels attacked the Ghodaghodi FM militant related. for the sake of the reunification of the station in Kailali, about 600 country," he said, before a fighter kilometres west of the Nepalese PHILIPPINES handed him a Kalashnikov in a capital, Katmandu, said Ram Prasad Manila, May 24 -- Three armed men symbolic gesture. The latest Sharma, a local official. No one was hijacked a bus in the southern disarmament agreement grew out of hurt in the attack but the guerrillas Philippines today and were holding 13 a peace deal signed last month in made off with much of the station's passengers hostage, an army general South Africa, raising hopes of a broadcasting equipment, Sharma said. said. Brigadier-General Gabriel breakthrough in a conflict which has The station had been critical of the Habacon, a regional army commander, ebbed and flowed for years. Maoist rebels, who have a strong said the gunmen had demanded to be Presidential elections are now presence in the area. Leaders from given another vehicle after seizing scheduled for Oct 30. A string of Nepal's largest political parties met control of the bus near an army peace deals have never been fully today to organise new protests in an checkpoint. "We are still trying to implemented in the former French effort to pressure the king to restore determine the motive behind the colony and previous disarmament democracy in the kingdom. The seven hijacking," Habacon told reporters. He deadlines have passed without any major parties who have opposed King said the men, who were passengers on weapons actually being handed over. Gyanendra since his seizure of power the bus, appeared to have panicked as The pro-government militia who have in February, met to plan co-ordinated it approached the army checkpoint in fought in the west of the country near protests scheduled to begin next week. Misamis Occidental province in the border with Liberia are ill- "All of us are working together on a southern Mindanao island. Habacon defined and prone to splits but they strategy to gather massive support for said the gunmen had freed a 6-year- are all sworn enemies of the rebels. our movement to restore democracy," old girl after hours of negotiations and The rebels themselves have since cast said Shobhakar Parajuli, a spokesman had allowed a new driver to board the doubt on the latest disarmament for the Nepali Congress party. "We are bus. He said communist New People's deal, saying they had not yet agreed using all the resources available in Army rebels are active in the province, on a date. Pierre Schori, the United stepping up the movement." The but could not say whether the gunmen Nations envoy to Ivory Coast, had parties said the planned protest rallies belonged to that group. -- Reuters. been expected to sit down with rebel on May 22 and May 27 over the leaders in their stronghold Bouake country would be massive. SOMALIA today to discuss the disarmament Nairobi, May 19 -- Somalia's interim process, but instead met only briefly PAKISTAN government risks a fight if it tries to with one of their representatives. "It London, May 23 -- A press report, make its temporary home in Baidoa, is not up to Pierre Schori to come and dated today, states: Five tribesmen the warlord and MP whose militia talk to us about disarmament ... He have been killed in an attack by US controls the city said today. "I have a was badly informed when he said helicopters in the Lawara Mandai area strong force now and advise the that we had signed up to a of Pakistan's North Waziristan agency. government not to come to Baidoa," timetable," a senior rebel official Authorities in tribal area said that Mohamed Ibrahim said. "I have over said. "We never signed the five men of the Madakhel Wazir tribe 700 heavily armed militia. Last week timetable," the official added. -- were killed Saturday (May 21) night 50 armed militiamen and two Reuters. after two US helicopters fired rockets. battlewagons joined my force after They said that the US helicopters had switching sides," said the warlord NEPAL intruded into Lawara Mandai up to known by the nickname "Habsade" and London, May 19 -- A press report, one kilometre, and two fighter jets who captured Baidoa earlier this year. dated May 18, states: At least 50 flying at a high altitude also violated MPs and ministers allied with Maoists and nine security personnel Pakistani airspace. Another 20 shells President Abdullahi Yusuf want to have been killed in a major clash fired by the coalition forces from move to the Somali cities of Baidoa between the two sides in south-eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province and Jowhar, and then Mogadishu once Nepal, a state-run daily reports. "At Saturday night landed near Lawara the anarchy there is tamed. More than least 50 Maoists and nine security Mandai, but did not cause any 150 MPs voted in favour of the plan, persons were killed in a clash at Taple damage, eyewitnesses were quoted as but other members rejected the vote as area of Udayapur district Monday saying. Pakistani military spokesman illegal. The fight over where the (May 16) afternoon," the Nepali Major General Shaukat Sultan government should make its initial language Gorkhapatra daily reported, confirmed that several shells and home when returning from Kenya has quoting the Royal Nepal Army Eastern rockets fired by the coalition troops produced a deep rift in its ranks and Unit in Itahari, far south-east of here. had landed near Lawara Mandai, but represents a major obstacle to State-run radio Nepal today said that he said no report on the casualties was returning an effective central "eight bodies of rebels were found available and the matter would be authority to the lawless country. A scattered at the clash site, while over taken up with the coalition faction including Speaker Sharif 40 bodies were recovered from the authorities. Hassan Sheikh Adan and powerful Gobari area adjoining the site." "In the London, May 26 -- A press report, Mogadishu warlords in the land and aerial attacks launched by dated May 25, states: Six people, all of government insist Mogadishu must be security forces in the area, over 100 them women and children, were killed the capital as stipulated by their terrorists had also been injured," the in a bomb blast in a remote tribal constitution. Adan flew to Mogadishu newspaper said. "According to locals, region in Pakistan near the Afghan on Sunday (May 15) to try to install the injured rebels were carried away border where al Qaeda militants have the assembly in the capital. Warlord by their colleagues," it said, adding been taking refuge, witnesses said and Agriculture Minister Hassan that 17 security personnel were also today. The bomb, planted near the Mohamed Nur, known as "Shatigadud" injured. Security forces clashed with outer wall of the house of a tribal and allied with Yusuf, dismissed the Maoists for several hours Monday family, exploded late yesterday. The Habsade's statements. He said only afternoon, continuing late into the incident took place in Makeen, a five soldiers and one battlewagon, a night. A source close to the rebels said market town in South Waziristan, flatbed truck mounted with a heavy

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19 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings/Labour Disputes weapon, had left his side. "Habsade is explosives were packed in backpacks UGANDA in Baidoa while our forces are inside the van. Police were able to Kampala, May 18 -- The World Bank everywhere in (the surrounding) cordon off the area before the has given Uganda US $4.2 million to provinces," Shatigadud told Reuters explosion. fund a project to resettle an estimated from Nairobi. "Nobody can deny the London, May 25 -- A press report, 11,000 former rebel fighters, an government entry into Baidoa." dated today, states: A car bomb has official said yesterday. Moses Draku, Militias allied to Yusuf have been injured at least 34 people in the spokesman of the Uganda Amnesty gathering in the area around Baidoa, Spanish capital in an apparent rebuff Commission, told IRIN that 4,000 according to humanitarian sources. by Basque separatist guerrillas ETA to other ex-combatants had already been Presidential spokesman Yussuf Government peace overtures. The integrated into communities of their Baribari said Habsade should respect bomb, in a stolen car, blew up in an choice. "We give them a minimum the parliamentary vote. "The president industrial zone in north-eastern resettlement package that includes a welcomes his remark. However, the Madrid 45 minutes after a Basque mattress, a jerry can, seeds and some government has already reached a newspaper received a warning in the farming implements, and we decision to relocate to Baidoa and name of ETA, officials said. The implement the programme with other Jowhar," Baribari said. -- Reuters. warning gave police time to seal off partners who have be handling the the area, but dozens were hurt by psychosocial counseling of these SPAIN flying glass or the force of the blast. people since they came out of the Madrid, May 22 -- A small bomb Black smoke rose into the air as fire bush," said Draku. A statement by the believed to have been planted by the engines and police vehicles blocked the head of the commission, Justice Peter Basque separatist group ETA exploded street in the San Blas district. The Onega, urged members of the Lord's next to the home of a Basque blast wrecked about five cars and Resistance Army rebel group, which businessman today, causing no smashed windows in nearby buildings, has fought the government and injuries, police said. A second bomb including a car dealership, witnesses terrorised civilians in northern was defused in a park, also in the and news reports said. An emergency Uganda for nearly 19 years, to engage town of Zarautz, near San Sebastian, services spokeswoman told state radio Basque regional police said in a that 34 people had been treated so far, in a genuine and meaningful dialogue statement. The bomb that exploded mostly for cuts and hearing damage, with the government to bring the damaged a wall separating the home but only one required hospital conflict to an end. In 2000, the from the railroad tracks but the man's treatment. The blast appeared to be a Ugandan government enacted an family escaped unhurt, police said. It defiant response by ETA to a vote by amnesty law that granted was the second time in eight days ETA the Spanish Parliament last week unconditional amnesty to any had planted bombs with both incidents granting the government permission Ugandan engaged in armed rebellion linked to its charging of a to open peace talks with the group if it who surrendered and denounced "revolutionary tax," a form of extortion laid down its arms. Spanish Prime violence. -- Reuters. against businesses in the Basque Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero region of northern Spain, state radio condemned the bombing as an "act of said. Today's blast was similar to the terror". last attack blamed on ETA on May 15 when four bombs exploded at THAILAND businesses in the Basque region. Both London, May 24 -- A press report, incidents have soon followed a dated today, states: Four soldiers have government offer to hold talks with been wounded in the latest violent ETA if it renounces violence. Under a incident in Thailand's southern border proposal later endorsed by parliament province of Narathiwat, the Thai News AFGHANISTAN on May 17, ETA would have to Agency reported today. Suspected See under "Political & Civil Unrest." "disband and put down its arms" insurgents exploded two separate before the government would accept bombs, injuring the four soldiers on negotiations. The right-of-centre yesterday. The first bomb was Popular Party fought the measure, triggered in the parking lot of the labelling it a surrender to terrorists. -- disaster prevention office in Reuters. Narathiwat's Si Sakhon district. The London, May 25 -- A press report, blast damaged two fire engines. Local dated today, states: A car bomb has police investigating the incident exploded in Madrid after a warning believe the insurgents planted a five- was given to a newspaper in the name kg explosive device and used a mobile ARGENTINA of the Eta Basque militants. Three phone to detonate it. Two hours later, London, May 24 -- A press report, people are reported to have been another bomb exploded, injuring four dated May 23, states: Argentine bank injured in the blast in the north of the soldiers. employees paralysed banking activity Spanish capital at 0730, UTC. Police across the country on May 19 in a had been able to clear most of the area TURKEY strike to press for a 30 percent wage after the Basque Gara paper - often Diyarbakir, May 25 -- Kurdish rebels increase and a 7.5-hour working day. contacted before such attacks - passed killed four members of the Turkish The strike began in the wake of on the warning it had received. Prime security forces in an ambush on their deadlocked negotiations between the Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vehicle today, a provincial governor Bank Association (AB) that represents condemned the attack during a speech said, amid warnings that violence is the workers and representatives of in the Senate shortly after the blast, on the rise in the troubled south-east. management. AB leaders have reiterating the government's goal to Two soldiers and two village guards -- declared that if negotiations continue combat and end terrorism. Opposition members of a state-armed militia -- at an impasse, another strike will take Popular Party spokesman Pio Garcia were killed when Kurdistan Workers place on May 26 and 27. The strike Escudero expressed support for the Party (PKK) guerrillas attacked their took place despite a binding government, according to Efe, adding vehicle, said Haluk Imga, the governor arbitration order from the Labour that the latest attack "does not seem of Batman province. Security forces Ministry. To press their demand the to show a desire to negotiate, rather had launched an operation to workers also marched and protested in an attempt to apply pressure". The apprehend the guerrillas, Imga said in Buenos Airesøs øCity,ø paralysing the Gara newspaper reported that the a statement. The military warned this stock exchange and other financial caller said a device had been left in a month the PKK could step up attacks markets. Renault Express vehicle parked in in Turkey after a large number of Rufino Gonzalez Street, in the San them were detected smuggling in BOLIVIA Blas area of Madrid, and was going to explosives from northern Iraq, where See "Bolivia" under "Political & Civil explode at 0730, UTC. Reports say the the PKK is based. -- Reuters. Unrest".

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20 Labour Disputes

FINLAND case we have stocks and distribution leaders of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum Helsinki, May 25 -- The latest round will begin again on Monday at 0300 (PFF) during a token hunger strike, of labour talks between Finnish paper GMT," trade unionist Michel led by Deputy Secretary of PFF and workers and employers ended without Lavastron said. Total refineries Chief of Ladies Wing Tahira Ali, in result today, and a lockout in the key produce half of France's petrol. front of the Press Club in Karachi export sector will continue at least London, May 23 -- French oil major yesterday. Nearly 50 members until new talks on Monday (May 30). Total said today that all refineries participated in the hunger strike. "The parties will meet again on affected by a workers' strike last week There are nealy 7,000 fishing boats in Monday at 1100 hrs (0800, UTC)," a were in the process of restarting the coastal areas of Sindh from spokeswoman for the state labour operations. The strike, which started Karachi to Badin. -- Lloyd's Agents. mediator told Reuters, giving no last Monday (May 16) over the further details. The Finnish Forest scrapping of a public holiday in France SOUTH AFRICA Industries Federation enforced a four- as well as salary demands, closed five London, May 25 -- A press report, week lockout last Wednesday (May 18) out of six Total refineries in France, dated May 23, states: Employees at following a two-day strike by workers. taking out almost a million barrels per Volkswagen SA's Roodekop warehouse The industry has estimated total daily day (bpd) of crude processing capacity. on the East Rand returned to work losses at 40 million euros ($50.28 A company spokesman said the today after a two-week strike over the million). -- Reuters. 231,000 bpd Donges plant, the last of outsourcing of the company's the five affected refineries to take a packaging department, officials said. FRANCE vote on restarting, was also resuming The strike started when the National London, May 21 -- A press report, operations. He added that it usually Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) dated May 19, states: The strike at takes a few days to reach full capacity. accused VWSA of unilaterally Total SA's refineries, which began on He wouldn't say at what stage the outsourcing the firm's packing Monday (May 16) at the Donges refineries were at now, only that two department to a labour broker. refinery in Loire-Atlantique, in protest at least came up on Saturday (M ay Nineteen people would have been at the cancellation of the Pentecost 21). The company said yesterday it affected by the move, NUM holiday, went into its fourth day today, had reached an agreement with the spokesperson Dumisa Ntuli said last with four other refineries moving workers' union, agreeing to give an week. Today, Ntuli said his union and gradually towards a stoppage today, extra day's leave after last Monday's the company reached an agreement on Total management said. Management Pentecost holiday was scrapped. Other the outsourcing, ending the strike at said the Total group is making efforts than Donges, the 328,000 bpd the Roodekop warehouse. "The to ensure that there are no supply Gonfreville plant, the 119,000 Feyzin striking workers have returned back problems. Total owns six of France's refinery, the 99,000 bpd Grandpuits to work today (Monday). We think that 12 oil refineries. The group has 50 pct and 115,000 La Mede were affected. it was a good end, workers are entirely of the country's refining capacity, and La Mardyk was not impacted. The five satisfied that their concerns are fully 22 pct of the distribution market. The plants accounted for over 90 percent of covered," he said. "That was done on group's leading trades union, the CGT, the 1.092 million bpd that Total Friday (May 20), and they (workers) said this morning that the strike is refines at its French plants. The strike are back to work today (Monday)," being supported by 'more than 98 pct news had sent oil product prices said Bill Stevens, VWSA's of the staff'. The CGT added that 'the soaring on European spot markets spokesperson. Ntuli said the union network's petrol stations are surviving with gasoline prices rising about $5 a and the company agreed that the on their last drops of petrol, as the ton on supply worries. -- Reuters. workers would not be negatively depots are no longer being supplied by affected for the next two years from the refineries'. The CGT said that GREECE the date of the agreement. "Any besides fuel, all activities linked to oil London, May 19 -- A press report, employee or group of employees may are affected, including the lubricants dated May 18, states: A four-hour tender for company business on an factory at Rouen, which will cease strike by Greek air traffic controllers equal basis with any other tender as functioning within a few hours, due to in support of broader labour action long they meet all the tender lack of oil coming from the Normandy called by the country's civil servants requirements in terms of guarantees, refinery. CGT central delegate Charles union grounded more than 40 flights service level agreement and they can Foulard warned yesterday that there and forced airlines to reschedule up to show they have the expertise and would be 'fuel shortages' within 24 to 50 more. The wider 24-hour strike was financial backing to submit a serious 48 hours, notably at petrol stations. launched by the 200,000-member civil tender," Ntuli said. Last week, Ntuli The CGT, joined by the CFDT, FO or servants union (ADEDY) against the said Numsa's members insisted on the the Sud in some sites, called the strike government's economic policies, and inclusion of a clause that "gives the on Monday to denounce the also disrupted the operation of affected 19 workers the right to tender management's 'unilateral decision' to schools, hospitals and ministries. upon the expiry of the contract. This cancel Monday's Pentecost holiday. National carrier Olympic Airlines should form part of the BEE London, May 22 -- A press report, cancelled 15 domestic return flights initiatives". dated yesterday, states: Most and modified departure times for employees of French oil giant Total another 26 flights, including services UNITED STATES called off a five-day strike that had to New York, London, Paris and Rome. London, May 24 -- A press report, paralyzed the company's refineries Greece's number two carrier, Aegean dated May 23, states: More than 2,000 and helped push up world oil prices. Airlines, cancelled six domestic return workers at plants in California and The employees voted to return to work flights and one international flight to Connecticut that bottle Coca-Cola soft after Total agreed to pay them for Cyprus' Larnaka airport, and drinks went on strike today, just working on Pentecost Monday, a rescheduled departure times for a before the start of the summer season. holiday cancelled by the government further 19 services. Four foreign The workers, mostly production to raise public funds for the elderly companies also had to cancel services workers and delivery drivers, were in and disabled. Employees at one to Athens International Airport as a contract negotiations with Coca-Cola refinery were to vote Monday (May 23) result of the strike, an airport Enterprises. The workers walked out on the agreement reached between spokesperson said. over the company's proposal that they Total and union officials, in which the pay more for health benefits, the company also agreed to pay four of the PAKISTAN union said. Chris Roos, the leader of five strike days and hold talks on Karachi, May 19 -- A local press Teamsters Local 1035 in East labour conditions. "Three refineries report, dated today, states: About Hartford, Conn., said the strike was are being restarted. This will be done 70,000 fishermen will go on strike planned the week before Memorial progressively and could take a few today against the arrest of their Day to pressure the company to days," a spokesman for the workers leaders and implementation of negotiate or jeopardise summer sales. said. "There will be no actual contract system over inland waters in "Within a day or two, you probably production until Monday, but in any Sindh. This was announced by the won't see too much Coke on the

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21 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements shelves," he said. Despite the strike, Morgan Stanley said it had also been a buy 2.45 million restricted Compudyne the Connecticut plant was still victim of the Sunbeam fraud, losing shares in a PIPE transaction. In such running today. Asked if the strike $300m. transactions, "accredited" investors, would disrupt summer Coke those with assets of $1 million or deliveries, company spokesman Bob DEATH OF FISH, UNITED STATES more, are offered the opportunity to Lanz said, "absolutely not." Lanz said London, May 19 -- A press report, buy unregistered shares in a public the contract offer was fair and dated May 18, states: AmerenUE, company at a fixed price. Once a PIPE wouldn't raise health care costs for Missouri's largest electric utility, said deal is publicly announced and the workers. "We don't know why they're today that it had reached a settlement SEC registers the shares, holders are striking," he said. "We offered them a with state and federal regulators to free to sell them on the open market. very, very competitive contract." Union help win relicensing of the Osage Because issuing PIPE shares dilutes leaders say the workers have been power plant and Bagnell Dam at the the value of a company's existing arguing with management over health Lake of the Ozarks. The utility, a unit shares, the public announcement of a care costs since last fall. The bottling of St. Louis-based Ameren Corp, also PIPE deal can send a company's stock company has regional, not national, agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle downward. Thus, knowledge of an contracts with workers, which is why lawsuits over the death of more than upcoming PIPE transaction is viewed the strike was only in the two bottling 43,000 fish at the plant and dam three as inside information that cannot be plants. The two strikes are over years ago. The Missouri Department legally traded upon. Regulators said separate contracts. David White of of Conservation and Ameren sued each that on Oct 8, 2001, Shane and FNY Teamsters Brewery & Soft Drink other in 2002 over the fish kill. The Millennium Partners, a hedge fund Conference said the 400 striking conservation department sought $3 she managed, obtained the right to workers in Connecticut and 1,700 million in damages for the fish, buy 475,000 shares in the Compudyne striking workers in Los Angeles were including rare paddlefish, which died PIPE. On the morning of Oct 9, especially upset about health care when they got trapped on plant water according to regulators, before the plans for executives that White called intake racks on the upstream side of PIPE was publicly announced, Shane "lavish." The workers, whose average the dam. Ameren's lawsuit sought to executed a short sale for 122,000 pay is $15 to $20 an hour, can't afford prevent the department from seeking Compudyne shares. Short selling higher health care costs, White said. A reparations. occurs when an investor borrows company spokeswoman, Lauren shares in a company and sells them, Sayeski, said the summer soft drink INSIDER TRADING, betting the price of the shares will season isn't in danger. "We're business UNITED STATES drop. The investor can then buy the as usual right now. We prepared for London, May 19 -- A press report, shares at the lower price and return this, and our customers won't be dated May 18, states: A former hedge them to the lender, pocketing the affected," she said. fund manager agreed today to pay difference. Regulators said that by Oct $1.45 million to settle civil charges 29, when the SEC approved the that she engaged in insider trading Compudyne PIPE, Shane had sold and fraud in 2001 by using short 455,000 Compudyne shares. information she received from Once the deal was approved, Arlington investment firm Friedman, regulators said, Shane received the Billings, Ramsey Group Inc. about a Compudyne shares at $12 each, below pending stock deal. Securities the then- current market price, and regulators allege that Hilary Shane, a used the shares to cover her short former First New York Securities LLC position. Regulators said Shane made ALLEGED MISLEADING hedge fund manager, used inside an illegal profit of $652,938. INFORMATION, UNITED STATES information about an upcoming London, May 19 -- A press report, private stock placement by Annapolis MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, dated May 18, states: Morgan Stanley security company Compudyne Corp. to UNITED STATES will have to pay $850m in damages to profit for herself and for a fund she London, May 23 -- A press treport, Revlon boss Ron Perelman after being managed. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey dated yesterday, states: The family of found guilty of conspiring to defraud arranged the private investment in a boy whose bladder was severely the financier. A Florida court public equity transaction, known as a damaged in a surgery at Vanderbilt concluded that the US investment PIPE. FBR has not been charged. The University Medical Center was bank had acted improperly in relation company previously disclosed an awarded nearly $16.5 million dollars to a 1998 deal in which Mr Perelman agreement to pay $7.5 million to settle in damages. Hospital officials sold Coleman Inc. for $1.5bn. its part of the case and has said three acknowledged the doctor made a Sunbeam, which bought Coleman, executives associated with the mistake when he cut out most of filed for bankruptcy in 2001 after a company are negotiating individual Joseph Palanki's bladder in January huge accounting fraud was uncovered. settlements. Investigations into 2000 and said they offered to Morgan Stanley, which advised Compudyne trading by the Securities compensate the child's family. But the Sunbeam, said it would appeal the and Exchange Commission and the case went to trial after both sides verdict. The bank is facing a total pay- NASD, the securities industry's main could not settle on the amount the out of $1.45bn, having previously been self-regulatory body, led to the abrupt family should get, and the jury ordered to pay $604m in compensation retirement last month of FBR co- returned its verdict Wednesday. The to Mr Perelman, who is chairman of founder Emanuel J. Friedman. After boy and his mother, Michelle Palanki, cosmetics giant Revlon. Mr Perelman, Friedman announced his retirement, of Paris, Tennessee, sued the hospital who sought $1.8bn in punitive two other FBR executives, Nicholas J. in 2003. Court documents say the damages, had argued that Morgan Nichols, the firm's head of compliance, child was 11 months old and had no Stanley had played a vital role as and Scott E. Dreyer, the head of previous bladder problems when he Sunbeam's advisors in attracting him trading, also resigned. Shane, 37, did underwent the surgery. He was to the company. The financier acquired not admit or deny wrongdoing as part supposed to have a procedure more than 14 million shares in of her joint settlement with the SEC performed to eliminate swelling in his Sunbeam as a result of the deal, and the NASD. She agreed to pay scrotum. An attorney for Vanderbilt shares which subsequently became $673,785 in fines and to repay says the hospital disagrees with the worthless once the scale of the fraud $652,000 in improperly obtained profit amount of damages awarded by the at Sunbeam emerged. Lawyers for and $125,000 in interest. Shane also jury and will appeal. Morgan Stanley argued that Mr agreed to a lifetime ban on association Perelman had benefited financially with any NASD-registered firm and to PATENT INFRINGEMENT, from the Coleman deal, by receiving a one-year suspension from serving as UNITED STATES $160m in cash as well Sunbeam an investment adviser. According to London, May 20 -- A press report, shares. They claimed that the $604m regulators, Compudyne hired FBR in dated May 19, states: Dimplex North award was adequate compensation. 2001 to help find qualified investors to America Limited announced today A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. 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22 Awards & Settlements that the US District Court for the circumstances of the shooting. Ovando to that caused by steam than by fire. Northern District of Illinois in Chicago spent 2Ω years in prison based on the The $2.8 million settlement, approved had ruled in its favour on several post false testimony. by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel B. Rosen, trial motions and had entered final includes a $625,000 settlement with judgment for damages in the amount PRICE-FIXING, UNITED KINGDOM Hartford Insurance Co., which was the of US$12.4 million in favour of London, May 20 -- A press report, worker's compensation and medical Dimplex in its patent infringement dated May 19, states: Manchester carrier for West Deptford. Attorney suit against CFM and Vermont United and several leading sportswear William Tambussi, representing the Castings. The jury in the case firms have been ordered to pay more family, said Hartford Insurance had previously found in March, 2005, that than £16m in fines for fixing the price paid $2.54 million in medical benefits CFM willfully infringed Dimplex's US of football shirts. The decision by the for Heenan and workers' compensation Patent No. 5,642,580 by Competition Appeal Tribunal follows payments to his family. Patricia Heenan manufacturing and selling electric an earlier ruling by the UK Office of said her monthly survivor's benefit fireplaces and stoves that use Fair Trading. The OFT had imposed payment will cease until November Dimplex's patented technology, and fines on 10 firms following a probe 2009, when she would be eligible for a awarded Dimplex compensatory into the price-fixing of replica football payment of $645 a month if she does damages of US$8.3 million. By its shirts. Manchester United, JJB not remarry. Her share of the order of May 11, 2005, the court Sports, Umbro and Allsports appealed settlement is $1 million. Each of her awarded Dimplex enhanced damages against the fines, imposed in August sons will receive $200,174. of US$4.1 million citing CFM's willful 2003. Ruling on the OFT's decision, conduct by continuing to manufacture the competition tribunal increased the RAILWAY ACCIDENT, and sell the infringing products for fine levied on retailer Allsports to UNITED STATES four years after first having been put £1.42m, from £1.35m. However, it London, May 21 -- A press report, on notice of infringement. In addition, reduced the fines handed down by the dated today, states: An Orange County the court issued a separate order OFT to Manchester United, retailer jury yesterday ordered BNSF Railway, denying CFM's claim that the '580 JJB Sports and sportswear maker formerly known as Burlington patent is unenforceable and entered a Umbro. JJB Sports' fine, the largest Northern Santa Fe Railway, to pay Permanent Injunction precluding CFM single penalty originally imposed by $2.8 million to the parents of a from selling more than 165 models of the OFT, was cut to £6.3m from Riverside commuter who died in a electric fireplaces and stoves that £8.37m; Umbro's fine was reduced to 2002 Metrolink accident in Placentia. infringe the '580 patent. Dimplex has £5.3m from £6.6m; and Manchester BNSF operated the mile-long freight filed suit against CFM on the same United's fine reduced to £1.5m from train that smashed into the double- patented technology in Canada, and £1.6m. JJB Sports said it was decker commuter train on April 23, that case is due to go to trial in disappointed the reduction in its fine 2002, killing Lawrence Sorensen, 48, September, 2005, in Toronto. Dimplex did not go further. The company said it and two others and injuring hundreds. also has filed suit against Twin-Star planned to appeal against the The Sorensens' suit is one of more International, Inc in the United States tribunal's ruling. But OFT chairman than 150. Federal investigators and Canada. Sir John Vickers welcomed the concluded that the accident was decision. "Anti-competitive caused by a BNSF crew who missed a POLICE CORRUPTION, agreements to fix the prices of replica warning signal and the lack of an LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, kit exploited the loyalty of fans," he automatic braking system on the UNITED STATES said. "The (tribunal) has confirmed freight train. London, May 26 -- A press report, that such serious breaches of dated yesterday, states: A jury today competition law call for penalties with VIOLATION OF TRADE awarded $6.5 million to a man who serious deterrence." The OFT REGULATIONS, UNITED STATES was shot and framed by corrupt Los investigation began in June 2001, London, May 20 -- A press report, Angeles Police Department following complaints over the price of dated May 19, states: OfficeMax Inc. investigators. Javier Francisco England and Manchester United has agreed to pay $9.8 million to settle Ovando, the central figure in the shirts. Six other organisations were claims that it violated U.S. trade Rampart police corruption scandal, fined by the OFT but did not appeal. regulations by selling the federal won his case against a Los Angeles They were the Football Association government products made in County lawyer who defended him. (£158,000); Blacks (£197,000); Sports countries that don't have proper trade Ovando was paralyzed when he was Soccer (£123,000); JD Sports agreements, the Justice Department shot by former officers Rafael Perez (£73,000); Sports Connection said today.Federal regulators said the and Nino Durden in 1996. Ovando was (£20,000); Sportsetail (fine reduced to Itasca-based office supply company convicted and imprisoned after the nil by leniency). submitted false claims when it sold to two officers testified that he had federal agencies foreign-made attacked them. The conviction was PRODUCT LIABILITY, products that were not permitted overturned after the two officers UNITED STATES under its contract with the General emerged as key figures in the scandal, London, May 24 -- A press report, Services Administration. "We remain which has cost the city of Los Angeles dated May 23, states: The widow and vigilant in our efforts to ensure that more than $70 million, caused more adult sons of a West Deptford federal contractors abide by the terms than 100 criminal convictions to be volunteer firefighter, who died of of their contracts and not violate U.S. overturned, and forced more than a burns he suffered in a fire on New trade regulations," U.S. Attorney dozen officers to leave the force. Year's Day 2001, agreed today to Kenneth Wainstein said in a Ovando already has collected $15 accept $2.8 million to settle a product statement. OfficeMax spokesman Bill million from the city in damages for liability case against the Bonner said the company did not his injuries and imprisonment. Today's manufacturer of the fireman's gear. admit any wrongdoing as part of the verdict was against Los Angeles James Heenan, 37, was trapped for settlement and said it fully co- County and Deputy Public Defender about 20 minutes under debris in the operated with the Justice Tamar Toister, who represented basement of a house in the township's Department's investigation. The case Ovando in the criminal trial. The Los Verga section. He died 84 days later. was filed in January 2003 by Houston- Angeles Superior Court jury found In a lawsuit filed on behalf of his based Safina Office Products and two that Toister was negligent in her survivors, attorneys claimed the of its executives. They will receive a defense and that she was aware of the design and construction of Heenan's total of $1.47 million under the police misconduct. Ovando claimed "turnout" gear - the protective coat settlement. Whistleblower provisions that she failed to check the and pants worn by firefighters and under the False Claims Act allow backgrounds of the officers, interview manufactured by Securitex Inc. - private parties who file actions on witnesses who could have contradicted allowed heat to build up inside the behalf of the U.S. government to share their stories and properly explore the suit when he became immobile, in the proceeds of settlements, the facts of the case, including the leading to burn damage more similar Justice Department said.

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23 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents

WRONGFUL DEATH, said it specifically required Lee to stop by 5 to 10 kilometres-per-hour is all UNITED STATES wearing any perfume in response to right," said a driver in his 40s serving London, May 24 -- A press report, Weber's complaints. The station said on the Fukuchiyama Line, on which dated today, states: A Bergen County in its response that it modified the Apr 25 derailment took place. woman whose daughter was killed Weber's schedule so they wouldn't during a trip to India two years ago come into conduct during shift BAN CHONG KHAO, THAILAND has been awarded $8 million in a changes. In a May 2001 e-mail to the See "Thailand" under "Weather & wrongful death lawsuit she filed station manager, presented as Navigation." against her daughter's fiance, who was evidence, Weber said Lee's perfume charged in the death. Madeleine caused her to lose her voice and that BOURBON AREA, INDIANA, Swiderski of Glen Rock was notified Lee intentionally walked by her at the UNITED STATES yesterday that Superior Court Judge Downtown Detroit Hoedown -- a London, May 23 -- A press report, Isabel Stark in Hackensack had popular annual country music festival. dated May 22, states: Police are trying awarded her $4 million in punitive "To have brought the perfume with her to figure out why a train derailed in damages against New York City suggests forward planning. This Marshall County early this morning. restauranteur Pragnesh Desai, appears to be a premeditated attack It happened at around 0400 at the according to her attorney. The award which was entirely unprovoked by me intersection of Lincoln Highway and is in addition to a $4 million judgment in anyway," Weber wrote. "Please tell Elm Road near Bourbon, Indiana. Stark awarded Swiderski on May 13, me what steps you plan to take to When police arrived on the scene, they after finding Desai liable for ensure my safety." Weber's lawyer, discovered ten train-cars off the compensatory damages in the death of Raymond Sterling, said his client tracks. The train, operated by the Swiderski's daughter, Leona. doesn't have problems with "natural Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern smells" but does with the chemical Railroad, was heading westbound. WRONGFUL DISMISSAL, basis of the perfume -- a fact he says There were no injuries caused by the UNITED STATES was confirmed by three doctors at the derailment. "I saw eight or nine cars London, May 24 -- A press report, weeklong civil trial. "The real reason laying upside down and sideways," dated today, states: A former top- she was fired is that management said Terry Depoy who heard the ranked radio host, who claims she was didn't make her stop wearing the derailment. No hazardous materials sickened by a colleague's use of a perfume," Sterling, a Troy lawyer, were involved in the derailment. perfume described as "romantic, said. "There are co-workers in all sensual, emotional," won $10.6 million walks of life that don't get along for GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH in a federal court lawsuit yesterday. one reason or another, but it's up to CAROLINA, UNITED STATES Erin Weber, who was on the air at management to handle the situation." London, May 25 -- A press report, WYCD-FM (99.5), contends in her suit Weber was fired in September 2001. dated today, states: Graniteville that she was fired in 2001 after she The station is owned by Infinity residents affected by the deadly train complained about being exposed to Broadcasting. Infinity lawyer Daniel crash at the beginning of the year Tresor perfume, which sells for $45.50 Tukel said in a court filing that the stand to get thousands of dollars from a bottle and is described by Lancome toxic chemicals in the studio were Norfolk Southern. The train crash as a combination of ingredients such Glade Air Freshener and acetone, used back in January caused a chlorine as rose and lilac. She said she was once for manicures during a morning- leak that killed nine and forced more sickened by the fumes, a condition show "bit." In October 2000, Weber than 5,000 people to evacuate. The that began when a co-worker exposed took a three-month medical leave and settlement, which was filed late her to spilled nail-polish remover in returned to work in January 2001. A yesterday, offers $2,000 for being the country music station's Southfield spokeswoman for Infinity said the evacuated and $200 per day, per studio. The perfume was worn, her company planned to appeal. "We're person. It would also pay property suit said, by another radio personality, disappointed in the verdict and intend damages. A judge must still approve Linda Lee, whose legal surname is to make all the appropriate post-trial the settlement. Bullock. The verdict awarded her $7 motions," said Karen L. Mateo. Mateo million in punitive damages, $2 also said the company's lawyers LABUHAN RATU KEDATON, million in mental anguish and believe the $7 million punitive LAMPUNG PROVINCE, SUMATRA, emotional distress and $1.6 million for damages verdict will be reduced to INDONESIA past and future compensation after a $300,000. Federal law generally caps London, May 19 -- A press report, six-woman jury in U.S. District Court punitive damages at $300,000 for the dated today, states: Two trains collided in Detroit spent eight days claims that Weber brought. Weber's today in Indonesia, killing at least 10 deliberating. Weber claimed exposure lawyer said that's likely, but they will people and injuring dozens, a radio to Tresor caused her to lose her voice try to convince the judge to uphold the report said. A passenger train crashed and take lengthy absences from work. full verdict. Weber's lawyer also said into a freight train carrying coal in She also said she once "felt an electric they will ask the judge to order Labuhan Ratu Kedaton in the shock quell through my entire body" Infinity to pay Weber's legal bills, Sumatran province of Lampung at and required heavy medication to which could increase the verdict. 1810, local time, El Shinta radio said. combat the effects. Weber says she Rescuers were trying to evacuate been unable to get another job in radio dozens of passengers who were still since she was fired in 2001 and claims trapped in the wreckage, it said. Infinity Broadcasting "blacklisted her" -- a claim the company rejects. She RIDGETON, KANSAS, now works as a freelance voiceover UNITED STATES specialist. Weber, who began work in London, May 20 -- A press report, March 1999, claimed that soon dated May 19, states: A Burlington afterward, co-workers spilled "toxic Northern Santa Fe Railway train chemicals" in the radio studio and she AMAGASAKI, JAPAN derailed last night near the Osage suffered "raw chemical burns to her London, May 19 -- A press report, County community of Ridgeton, about airways and sinuses." Her doctor, dated today, states: Some train drivers 87 miles west of Kansas City. Nobody Martin Charles, "warned (Weber) that with West Japan Railway Co have said was injured. Railroad spokesman further exposure to perfume could they thought speed limits are set with Steve Forsberg says investigators even result in death," a brief from her latitude and going beyond them would believe the cars were blown over by lawyers said. Her doctor said Weber not cause derailments, following the high winds. There were a total of 44 shouldn't be exposed to co-worker fatal derailment and crash of a JR double-stacked freight containers on Lee's Tresor perfume. Weber claimed West train in April in Amagasaki, the cars that left the tracks. Forsberg Lee, who is co-host of the Edwards & Hyogo Prefecture. "When I was an says the cars were all over on their Lee afternoon show, intentionally apprentice, a teacher at drivers sides on the same side of the tracks. exposed her to her perfume. WYCD training school told me that speeding The train was on its way from New A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

24 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts/Miscellaneous

York to Los Angeles. The derailment high-end radios from an Orange Park CARGO OF MAIZE IMPOUNDED did not affect the other main line track warehouse last weekend. According AT DUBLIN, IRELAND through the region so rail traffic has to reports, an employee of Pyramid Brussels, May 25 -- A United States continued. Forsberg says the track on Sound on Industrial Loop arrived consignment of genetically modified which the derailment took place Monday (May 23) morning to find the corn gluten feed tainted with an should be clear by noon. lights on and the alarm and phones illegal strain has been impounded disabled. The owner and the Clay upon arrival at an Irish port, the RODOPOLIS, GREECE County Sheriff's Office were called, European Commission said today. The London, May 20 -- A press report, and they found pallets of brand new feed was contaminated with the dated May 19, states: Four people televisions were gone and an entire banned Bt-10, a genetically modified injured in a collision of two trains in room of the company's most (GMO) maize made by Swiss Rodopolis this morning were taken to expensive equipment was missing. agrochemicals group Syngenta. The the Serres Hospital. The cargo train Deputies found the alarm box opened shipment was tested in the United engine driver is in the most serious and the contents ripped out. They States and the positive results for Bt- condition with leg injuries. Three found the locks cut off and alarm 10 were sent to Ireland to allow employees of the passenger train have wires cut from the loading dock Dublin to stop the cargo on arrival, lighter injuries. They are the engine doors, but no sign of forced entry the EU executive said. "The Irish driver, the supervisor and a female from outside doors. Police estimate authorities are taking necessary security guard. Also, 5 of the 16 train the value of stolen merchandise at measures to ensure that the passengers were taken to the $1,010,000. contaminated consignment does not Rodopolis Health Centre to receive enter the food chain," Commission first aid. According to estimates, the spokesman Philip Tod told a news crash was the result of human error Miscellaneous conference. Last month the European and specifically, a traffic light Union blocked imports of maize from violation. A Greek Railways the United States unless shipments Organization committee of specialists carried proof that they were free of Bt- arrived in the region this morning to 10, which is not authorized for use investigate the exact causes of the either in Europe or the United States. accident. Trains from Thessaloniki to The curb will be reviewed at the end of Serres run as scheduled and the two AUSTRALIAN WHEAT SHIPMENTS October but the EU's food safety chief damaged trains were removed from UNDER INVESTIGATION BY IRAQ said last month the conditional ban the railway tracks. London, May 25 -- The ongoing may be extended if more contaminated dispute over Iraqi allegations of products were discovered. Syngenta SHERWOOD AREA, FRANKLIN contaminated Australian wheat is said the impounding of the maize COUNTY, TENNESSEE, costing up to $100,000 in demurrage, shipment in Ireland showed that the UNITED STATES the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) testing system for Bt-10 was working. London, May 21 -- A press report, confirmed today. AWB managing "The testing and certification dated today, states: Seventeen cars of director Andrew Lindberg said implemented by the European Union a southbound CSX train derailed early independent teams are presently is doing exactly what it is supposed to yesterday morning near the testing the wheat to prepare a report do," said a Syngenta spokesman. U.S. community of Sherwood in southern for the relevant Iraqi authorities. "We exporters send 3.5 million tonnes of Franklin County. The derailed cars hope it will be resolved in the next corn gluten feed to Europe each year, a included two that were carrying few days," Mr Lindberg said. AWB trade worth some 350 million euros hydrochloric acid, but emergency believes the issue over its wheat ($440 million). In March Syngenta officials said there was no spill. The quality will be favourably and said some of its maize seeds sent to train, three locomotives and 69 cars, speedily. The difficulties had as much the EU from the United States were derailed about 0930 hrs, about one- to do with the changes in Iraq, the mistakenly mixed with Bt-10. This half mile from a tunnel that connects new government for example, as with insect-resistant strain is similar to Bt- Sherwood to Cowan. anything else, he said. The company 11, a different GMO strain that is has three vessels with a total of approved for distribution in the EU. WEST BOTTOMS, MISSOURI, 120,000 tonnes of wheat sitting off the The maize mix-up occurred between UNITED STATES port of Umm Qasr. 2001 and 2004. -- Reuters. London, May 19 -- A press report, London, May 26 -- A press report, dated May 18, states: Crews in the dated today, states: Australia's wheat COLLAPSE OF BUILDING, West Bottoms worked to clean up a export regulator will investigate PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA train derailment early this monring. claims a dispute in Iraq involving London, May 25 -- A press report, Ten freight cars derailed about 0200 three shipments of grain, could be dated today, states: At least 10 people hrs near 25th Street and Mercier. Two costing growers many thousands of were killed and several others trapped cars tipped over. KMBC reported that dollars. The ships, holding around when a building collapsed in Nigeria's one contained asphalt and the other 120,000 tonnes of Australian wheat, southern oil city of Port Harcourt, methanol. Crews said there was no have been stopped from unloading for police said today. The four-storey chemical leak and no one was hurt. It more than a month after Iraq building under construction on Sani is not yet certain what caused the claimed the grain was contaminated Abacha road in the city centre derailment. with iron dust. Although the wheat suddenly caved in yesterday, killing at has been paid for, Liberal Senator least 10 construction workers, police Jeannie Ferris has raised concerns spokesperson Barasua Ireju said. "A shipping charges could be costing number of others are still trapped growers around $US100,000 a day. under the rubble. More bodies may The Wheat Export Authority's (WEA) still be found as rescue operations are says it is doing whatever it can to continuing," she added. State governor minimise shipping charges but it Peter Odili visited the scene shortly cannot make any definitive estimate after the incident and has ordered an on the cost of holding the ships while inquiry. Ireju said rescue efforts were TELEVISION SETS, the situation is still unfolding. It hampered yesterday because of the CLAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, says the new test results taken by swampy nature of the area. "One of UNITED STATES the new Iraqi Government have been the cranes sent to assist evacuation London, May 26 -- A press report, completed, but the Australian Wheat efforts sank because the place was dated May 25, states: Clay County Board is still awaiting a final muddy," she explained. She said the deputies are investigating the theft of decision from Iraq about the owner of the building would be $1 million worth of televisions and unloading of the ships. prosecuted if it was discovered he had used sub-standard materials.

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25 Miscellaneous

CRACKS FOUND IN RUDDERS OF a team of shipbuilders, engineers and at a Hanoi hospital. Vietnam, which BP TANKERS, UNITED STATES inspectors to try to determine what hopes to contain the virus only in 2007 London, May 20 -- A press report, caused the cracks. Mathur declined to and eliminate it by 2010, last month dated today, states: Two new double- speculate, but said problems can be extended a ban on the hatching of hulled tankers that haul Alaska crude expected in a new class of ships. "It's water fowl eggs until February 2006. oil for BP are laid up in a Puget Sound really important to understand how Experts said the birds can carry the shipyard with cracks in their rudders, this happened, so that the fix takes virus without showing any sign of including one fissure measuring 9 feet care of the underlying cause," he said. illness, making them a reservoir for the long. The head of BP's shipping H5N1 virus. While Indonesia has had company, Alaska Tanker Co. of INFESTATION OF LOCUSTS no reports of people being infected by Beaverton, Ore., said the cause of the ACROSS NORTH AND bird flu, it made an alarming discovery cracks remains a mystery. One of the WEST AFRICA this month after detecting the virus in ships, crude oil tanker Alaskan Yaounde, May 20 -- Swarms of locusts pigs that can already carry human flu Frontier (110693 gt, built 2004), is have descended on Cameroon's arid Far viruses. The finding has heightened expected to be out of service for several North province, exacerbating fears of health experts' fears that the virus weeks pending repairs to cracks in both food shortages in a region where low could spread to humans as the human its rudders. Alaskan Frontier was the rainfall has already hit crop yields, flu viruses in pigs can combine with the first in a fleet of four new double-hulled officials said today. "Migratory locusts bird flu viruses to create virulent tankers that BP is building to carry have invaded all the six divisions of the strains. -- Reuters. North Slope crude oil from Valdez to Far North," a statement from London, May 22 -- A press report, West Coast refineries. The ship went Agriculture and Rural Development dated today, states: China has into service last August. A second and Minister Clobert Tchatat said. He gave introduced emergency measures to newer ship, crude oil tanker Alaskan no further details. Radio reports from prevent the spread of bird flu after Explorer (110693 gt, built 2005), is the region said locusts darkened the discovering that migratory birds were expected to be out of service through skies and ate any green leaves they killed by the virus earlier this month. this week. It has smaller cracks in only could find. Arid, semi-desert Niger and The measures included basic one of its twin rudders, the company Mauritania were among the hardest quarantine and disinfection steps, the official said. Alaskan Frontier, during hit. Yesterday, the United Nations said state-run Xinhua news agency said. its career so far, has hauled about 25 drought and the locust infestation had China also banned people from loads of crude oil out of Alaska, while left 3.6 million people in critical need of entering migratory birds' habitats and Alaskan Explorer has carried only one food aid in Niger. Tchatat said a light urged them to limit contact with load, said Anil Mathur, president of aircraft from the Aerial Pest Control domesticated birds, such as poultry. Alaska Tanker. "It's disappointing," Unit was in the Far North to find out The virus has killed at least 53 people Mathur said. "But when you come up where the locusts came from and where in south-east Asia since late 2003. The with brand new designs, you can have they were reproducing. Some 7,000 Chinese ministry of agriculture said new problems. The important thing litres of pesticides are available in the the dead migratory birds were found in was, this was not a catastrophic region to combat the insects. Tchatat the remote western province of Qinghai failure. This is embryonic. The problem said in March the Far North faced food in early May. It said they were all has been caught very, very early." shortages because of low rainfall killed by the deadly H5N1 strain of National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. of coupled with the advancing desert and bird flu that has jumped from avians to San Diego, a subsidiary of General the destruction of crops by migratory humans. The ministry urged the Dynamics, built both vessels. The birds and elephants. Millions of country "to pay keen attention to the company now is building BP's final two hectares of land in West Africa have new confirmed cases of migratory birds "Alaska Class" tankers, due to come been sprayed with pesticides to prevent and to take effective measures to curb into service by the middle of next year. another locust attack. On Tuesday possibly spreading the epidemic," Divers discovered the rudder cracks (May 17), U.N. officials said West Xinhua said. China's most recent during a scheduled inspection of Africa had cut the risk of another confirmed case of bird flu occurred last Alaskan Frontier last Saturday (May plague but warned there was no room July in the east of the country. 14), Mathur said. The inspection for complacency. -- Reuters. London, May 23 -- A press report, turned up several cracks in its rudders, dated today, states: Bird flu has killed the largest measuring 9 feet long. A OUTBREAK OF "BIRD FLU" another person in northern Vietnam, subsequent check of the newer sister Hanoi, May 20 -- Vietnam, the country bringing the Southeast Asian death toll ship, Alaskan Explorer, turned up three hardest hit by Asia's bird flu with 37 to 53, local Tuoi Tre newspaper cracks on one of its rudders, the longest deaths, has ordered farmers in Ho Chi reported today. The latest victim from measuring 15 inches. Both ships are Minh City to stop raising poultry later Hung Yen province was hospitalised at docked at a shipyard in Port Angeles, this year when the threat of outbreaks the Institute of Tropical Diseases in Wash. Alaskan Explorer is expected to is highest. The Agriculture Department Hanoi May 16 and diagnosed with lung return to service by week's end, once of Ho Chi Minh City said today avian and kidney damages. Tests showed the the cracks are repaired, Mathur said. influenza was likely to strike again victim had the H5N1 virus strain, Tuoi As a precaution, he added, a tug will between November and February even Tre said. The institute is also treating escort the empty ship when it enters though the city has had no human two other bird flu patients from Prince William Sound. Normally, only cases since December 2004. The northern provinces Thanh Hoa and tankers loaded with oil and headed out Department instructed the city's Vinh Phuc. One doctor said the patients of the Sound get tug escorts. Divers animal health and agriculture officials were in stable condition. also will inspect the rudders on every to tell farmers to stop raising chickens, voyage, he said. Fixing Alaskan ducks and geese for four months OUTBREAK OF EBOLA VIRUS, Frontier is a bigger challenge. Mostly starting in November. Yesterday, the CONGO likely, that ship will need to go to a World Health Organisation said the London, May 19 -- A press report, shipyard with larger ship-handling spate of human bird flu cases in dated May 18, states: Tests have cranes in Vancouver, BC. There, Vietnam this year suggested the H5N1 confirmed an outbreak of the deadly workers will tip the vessel to better virus may be mutating in ways that are Ebola virus in Congo, the World Health expose the rudders. They' will remove making it more capable of being passed Organization says. Nine people have the rudders for repairs, and the tanker between humans. The Health Ministry died and two more are sick in the likely will be out of service until July, said Vietnam has 76 people infected by Cuvette West province, scene of at least Mathur said. Alaska Tanker has a bird flu since the disease first hit in three Ebola outbreaks in recent years. stable of eight ships, including the two late 2003, among them 37 people had WHO Congo representative Amadou new double-hulled tankers, and the died. The virus has also killed 12 Yada said a family of hunters company plans to use two older ships people in Thailand and four in contracted the disease after picking up that had been slated for retirement to Cambodia. Last week doctors said the the body of a dead chimpanzee in the avoid interrupting crude oil deliveries, virus had infected two men in northern forest. There is no known cure for the he said. The company has put together Vietnam. Both were in stable condition Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Samples were

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26 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions sent to the International Medical of car traffic in Moscow on account of pupils indoors because of smoke. Eight Research Centre in neighbouring the energy crisis. The biggest blackout of 12 barges in Mayberry Slough, Gabon, which has confirmed that the in recent memory occurred in Russia's which were primarily fiberglass and deaths were caused by Ebola, Dr Yada capital yesterday, leaving 34 districts roped together, had burned to the said. He said villagers in the Etoumbi of the city disconnected from electric water line by Monday afternoon (May district, some 700 km north-west of power supply. The blackout seriously 23), destroying two mobile homes, the capital, Brazzaville, had gone to affected Moscow, the Moscow region, automobiles and solar panels, the US the forests to hunt elephants, when as well as the Kaluga and the Tula Coast Guard said. One barge broke they came across the body of a dead regions. Thousands of passengers were free, drifted away and was found on a chimpanzee, which they took home to trapped in the stuffy metro; crowds of nearby island; another was towed eat, before becoming sick. He says that people were trying to hide from record- ashore. Investigators did not know after previous Ebola outbreaks in the high pre-summer temperature of 30 Monday how or where the fire started. area, the authorities have told people degrees Centigrade in the streets of Authorities declined to name the not to touch dead animals they find the city. Road traffic went to a vessels' owner. The fire was reported but few people take any notice. Dr standstill because of disabled traffic before 0600, Monday, and was Yada said that a medical team was lights. There was no illumination in contained at about 1100, according to about to leave for Etoumbi to set up an Moscow's highways in the evening. the Coast Guard. A Sacramento isolation unit and warn people about The Office of the Prosecutor General hazardous materials team and the the risks of touching dead animals and has already instituted criminal California Department of Fish and avoiding contact with those infected. proceedings against the Game both reported that the air administration of the Russian energy around the fire was safe to breathe. POWER OUTAGE, MOSCOW, giant RAO UES of Russia (United Locals think the fire was intentionally RUSSIA Energy Systems). The massive set, because over the last year and a London, May 25 -- A press report, blackout paralyzed about a half of half there has been animosity over the dated today, states: Power supply to Moscow, including shopping malls, barge owner's plan to eventually live hundreds of households and public enterprises and firms. Three Moscow here. But fire officials said it was too facilities was interrupted today meat and dairy factories stopped early to determine if it was arson, or following a breakdown at a power working yesterday. The damage has where the fire started. No injuries plant in southern Moscow, Russian been preliminary evaluated at about were reported. news agencies reported. The reasons one billion dollars. for the blackout have yet to be COAL MINE, CHENGDE CITY established, a source in the Moscow POWER OUTAGE, VIETNAM AREA, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA government told the Interfax news London, May 21 -- A press report, London, May 20 -- A press report, agency. The city's emergency bodies dated today, states: A power outage dated today, states: The death toll in a are taking measures to establish what triggered by record-low water levels at coal mine blast in Chengde City of led to the power cut, he said. Earlier reservoirs that feed hydroelectric north China's Hebei province has the agency was told by a city official power plants in northern Vietnam has risen to seven, as five more bodies that the blackout had brought trains affected millions of families, state- were found this afternoon, said in the Moscow metro system to a controlled media reported today. The sources with the rescue headquarters. standstill in tunnels. RBC news water level at the Hoa Binh hydro The blast occurred at around 0300 hrs, agency says three metro lines have power plant, which accounts for about yesterday, when 85 miners were stopped working, with lighting and 20 per cent of the country's electricity working underground at the escalators also not working. Hospitals, output, was at the lowest level in 50 Nuan'erhe Coal Mine in Chengde City. traffic lights and mobile telephone years, the Liberated Saigon newspaper Thirty-four of them were lifted out of providers have also been affected. quoted Dao Van Hung, general the shaft, and 51 others were trapped Many households are experiencing director of state-owned utility underground. The bodies of two problems both with electricity and monopoly Electricity of Vietnam Corp., miners were discovered this morning, water supply. Parts of the Moscow or EVN as saying. Hung said the surge and rescuers found another 5 bodies in region and the Tula region have also in power consumption over the past the afternoon. The fate of the other 44 been affected. two weeks due to hot weather also put trapped miners is still unknown, and London, May 26 -- A press report, more pressure on the supply. "It rescue work is going on. dated today, states: Moscow means millions of households will Beijing, May 22 -- Chinese rescuers emergency services continue have electricity outage," he said. The found the bodies of 40 coal miners liquidating the consequences the power outage is expected to last until killed in a mine explosion last week, energy crisis. Spokespeople for the at least until the end of the month, official media reported today. Ten Moscow city government said that when flooding is forecast at the Hoa miners remained missing after the electric power would be resumed Binh reservoir, some 70 kilometres explosion Thursday (May 19) at the completely in the city by 1400, today. north-west of Hanoi. Nuanerhe colliery in Chengde county, There is still no electricity, water and Hebei Province, about 200 km north- telephone connection in several VIARSA I (Panama) east of Beijing, Xinhua news agency southern districts of Moscow. When Fremantle, May 24 -- Fishing Viarsa said. -- Reuters. the blackout occurred, it originally I is still at Jervoise Bay. -- Lloyd's disconnected 11,706 buildings, Agents. COAL MINE, including 8,814 apartment blocks. WESTERN AUSTRALIA About 70 educational institutions, London, May 23 -- A press report, including schools and kindergartens of dated today, states: Fire over the Moscow are still disconnected from weekend has disrupted production at electricity. Hospitals still use mobile Minara Resources NL's Murrin Murrin electric stations. "The situation in nickel operation in Western Australia. Moscow is being stabilized slowly but Minara said the small fire, in the surely," a spokesman for the Moscow facility's acid plant, was quickly government, Vladimir Resin said. The brought under control and no injuries situation in the Moscow region is a lot BARGES, SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, or serious damage occurred. However, more complicated. Many towns of the CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES the plant will not restart before region are still deprived of electric London, May 25 -- A press report, Wednesday (May 25) and will operate power and water supplies. The traffic dated May 24, states: Authorities are at 60 per cent of rated capacity until a in the Moscow metro was resumed investigating a fire that burned eight heat exchanger can be replaced or completely today in the morning, barges floating just off the Delta repaired. Spares are held on site. although trams and trolleybuses are shoreline near the Antioch Bridge, Minara said the incident would cost it not prepared to carry passengers yet. diverting some boaters and forcing an between 500 tonnes and 1000 tonnes It was decided to restrict the entrance Oakley elementary school to keep in lost production.

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27 Fires & Explosions

FACTORY, DOHA, QATAR equipment, buildings and in fire fighting, the local authority London, May 22 -- A press report, improvements. "It was not a total loss; said. More than 1,200 firefighters dated today, states: A major fire there was very little damage to the have been working hard night and gutted the production unit of the Doha actual structure itself ... one south day to extinguish the fire. And Modern Factory for Carton wall received damage," Davidson said. meteorologists were dispatched to the Manufacturing, located on Street No- "We did have a fire inside the scene Friday morning to direct efforts 42 of the Industrial Area yesterday building, adjacent from the south wall, to induce artificial rainfall. In afternoon. There were no casualties but we were able to control the spread addition, a special working team from but equipment worth millions of riyals from inside the building to the rest of the State Forestry Administration was destroyed in the blaze. According the product. "There was a large reached Liangshan prefecture to officials from the Department of savings. There's a lot of cardboard yesterday morning to direct the fire Civil Defence at the Ministry of product we were able to protect, and combating operation and rescue Interior, the blaze is believed to have some of the equipment was saved." effort. erupted at around 1500, yesterday, There were engines from the county's after the production unit had closed Lindsay, Exeter, West Olive and Doyle FOREST, SICHUAN PROVINCE, for the day. The ensuing inferno Colony stations; one truck from the CHINA completely gutted the production county's Exeter and Tulare stations; London, May 25 -- A press report, section of the factory, including all water tenders from the county's dated today, states: A blaze in the machinery and equipment. However, a Lindsay, Doyle Colony and Pixley Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture warehouse of the company, where stations; a breathing support unit out in southwest China's Sichuan paper rolls and other inflammable of the county's Visalia station; and, Province has destroyed about 800 material was stored, had a miraculous assisting the county was an engine hectares of forests. The fire started in escape. Civil defence officials from the Lindsay fire department, two townships in Muli County, explained, the storage facility was Davidson said. Davidson said a grass Sichuan's largest forest zone, last spared by the blaze due to a small gap fire, caused from pieces of burning Tuesday (May 17), but due to the lack that divides it from the workshop. The cardboard flying through the air, of communication facilities, the fire fire was brought under control by 1930 started about a mile away from the was not reported to the county hrs but Civil Defence forces were factory location in a two-acre portion government until the next day. There continuing to ensure that there was no on Todd Hill. "It started at 1900 hrs have been no casualties. The burning debris left behind. The entire and was contained at 1957 hrs," Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture area was engulfed in thick smoke and Davidson said. Davidson said, as of Forestry Bureau immediately sent a the acrid odor emitted by the burning late-afternoon day, firefighters helicopter to find the exact site of the material was perceptible even at a tocontinued to monitor smoldering fire. Using smoke from the fire to distance. Civil Defence officials piles of wet cardboard at Harvest guide him, the pilot judged the site to meanwhile said, it was too premature Container. "We, as a fire department, be between Hengbo and Hongqi to pinpoint the exact cause of the fire will stay in order to be there to townships, which is about 3,000 that gutted the reputed company mitigate any potential hazards," metres above sea level. Although the which provided packaging to several Davidson said. cause of the fire is still under major local firms. Investigations into investigation, the dry weather could the blaze, they said, were already FACTORY, TAICHUNG CITY, have been a factor, said Zhang underway. TAIWAN Lianzhong, deputy chief of the Forest Taipei, May 24 -- A pre-dawn fire Fire Prevention Headquarters under FACTORY, LINDSAY, CALIFORNIA, engulfed a plastics factory in central the prefecture's forestry bureau. No UNITED STATES Taiwan and killed at least nine people, rain has fallen in the area since last London, May 23 -- A press report, including two children, police said November and there is a layer of dry, dated May 20, states: Firefighters today. They were sleeping on the rotten material about one metre thick toiled at the site of a cardboard box second floor of the sheet-metal on the forest floor, he said. The factory today about 24 hours after it building in Taichung city when the prefecture has sent 2,195 people, went up in flames. Although fire broke out at around 0400 hrs. The including 196 forest policemen, to California Department of cause of the fire was not known. "Most form a 25-kilometre ring around the Forestry/Tulare County Fire people died of suffocation as they tried blaze to prevent it from spreading. It Department officials announced the to escape," a prosecutor at the scene has assembled another 700 people cause of the blaze to be from told reporters. The owner of the from nearby counties and towns as equipment use, specifics on the cause factory said he did not know how possible reinforcements. A team of were not to be released until Monday many people stayed in the building on experts from the Sichuan Provincial (May 23) based an outside Monday night as it was open to Meteorology Bureau have also arrived investigator's instruction, said employees, as well as their relatives at the scene and could induce Battalion Chief Mike Davidson. The and friends. Police were still searching artificial rainfall to put out the fire, blaze struck a building of the Harvest the collapsed building to see if any according to the General Office of the Container Co. in the 24400 block of more bodies were buried inside. -- Sichuan Provincial Forest Protection Road 216, about a mile north of Reuters. and Fire Prevention Headquarters. Lindsay. It was called in to fire Zhou Junming, a leading official with officials at 1710 hrs, yesterday, FOREST, CHINA the prefecture's forestry police said Davidson said, and firefighters arrived London, May 23 -- A press report, the fire has now been brought under shortly thereafter. "One of the dated yesterday, states: A raging control. workers, a forklift operator working on forest fire has demolished about 600 the scene, discovered the fire," hectares of woodland in a county of GOLD MINE, TELFER, WESTERN Davidson said. "The fire started south-western Sichuan Province, with AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA outside of the building in some no casualties reported. A forest fire London, May 26 -- A press report, cardboard stacks, actually, bales of broke out at the Muli Tibet dated today, states: Newcrest Mining, recyclable cardboard material, near autonomous county of the Liangshan Australia's biggest independent gold the south-west corner of a building." Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan miner, said a fire broke out at its The cardboard factory fire was at 2000, last Tuesday (May 17), Telfer Mine in Western Australia early contained at 2145 hrs, Davidson said. according to the provincial forest fire today. It said all workers have been It was estimated that the site would control authority. Over the past five accounted for, but seven remain be turned completely back over to the days, the fire was not controlled underground and evacuation efforts land-owner sometime late this totally, as the forest was located at a are underway. The blaze occurred in a evening. Davidson said there was an precipitous mountain about 3,200 tunnel off the main access at the estimated $2 million loss caused by metres above the sea level with mine's underground development, on the fire, $600,000 to the cardboard complex terrains. Hot and dry weather which Newcrest has spent more than product and the remainder to the conditions also add to the difficulties Aus$1 billion to redevelop.

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28 Fires & Explosions

LABORATORY, NORTHERN firefighters found their resources appears to have occurred in an area of ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DEKALB, stretched to the limit last night as the plant that contains offices, an ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES they fought to contain a major blaze in electrical room and the plant process London, May 23 -- A press report, a Hull industrial building. Fire crews control room. The full extent of dated May 22, states: Firefighters were called at about 1830 hrs, 166 de damage has not been determined, but from at least three departments were Varennes after witnesses said flames the Company believes it is likely that needed to contain an electrical fire broke out in the NAPA Autopro significant damage was done to the inside a machine at Northern Illinois garage, one of five businesses housed electrical systems that control the University that caused $1.5 million in in the complex. Much of the interior of operation of the plant equipment, damage late yesterday. No injuries the building was gutted by the fire, although the actual processing were reported. The DeKalb Fire but no damage estimate was equipment was relatively unaffected. Department responded to a fire alarm immediately available. There was also The Company has begun to assess the at the engineering building, 590 no confirmation of the cause, but one damage in order to begin repairs to Garden Road, at 2337 hrs. They found witness said it might have been some the plant. The Company has a policy a fire in an electrical lab that had been machinery inside the auto shop. As with St. Paul Fire and Marine kept in check by a sprinkler, flames spread throughout the two- Insurance Co. to insure the plant and firefighters said in a news release storey complex, fire crews from across contents for up to $2.1 million, but today. Aid was called in from Sycamore Gatineau raced to the scene. Ottawa does not have business interruption and Cortland, and fire crews kept the fire crews were called across the river insurance. GeoResources President, J. blaze contained to the machine. Water to help man Gatineau stations for P. Vickers, said, "Although Leonardite damage was reported in other parts of several hours as all its units were tied operations have not been a substantial the lab. Thirty-two firefighters were on up at the fire. Firefighters were still portion of our cash flow or profit in scene at one point during the blaze, battling the blaze into the early hours recent years, the fire is disappointing which was brought under control in this morning, said Daniel Albert, the nonetheless. At this time the amount about 45 minutes. The cause of the fire Chief of Operations at the Gatineau of damage and the cost of cleanup and was listed as electrical. Fire Dept. There were no injuries. lost production are not known, but we Smoke still filled the sky four hours expect to provide updates as they OIL WELL, WHITTIER, after the blaze began as crews cut into occur." CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES the roof to try to reach hot spots. London, May 21 -- A press report, London, May 20 -- A press report, RECYCLING PLANT, EL PASO, dated yesterday, states: The owner of dated today, states: It took firefighters TEXAS, UNITED STATES an oil well that exploded and sparked almost 11 hours to extinguish a major London, May 20 -- A press report, a fire in Whittier has warned that the fire in Gatineau's industrial sector. dated today, states: About 100 area should be cleared because the Police reported that the blaze erupted firefighters, including off-duty 106-foot rigging above the well is shortly before 1900 hrs, yesterday. personnel, were using about 10,000 damaged and could collapse. Two Environment officials have been called gallons of water a minute to battle a people suffered burns in the explosion in because of concerns the fire may massive, raging blaze yesterday at a that was reported around 1440, have involved dangerous materials. recycling site in an industrial area yesterday afternoon. Authorities say The fire caused an estimated Can$1- just south of Cielo Vista Mall in El one person was critically injured, the million damage to three businesses. Paso. Three firefighters were injured other had moderate injuries. Los Police say it appears the fire was in the three-alarm fire, which was Angeles County fire spokesman Ed accidental. There are no reports of any being fought by more than 25 vehicles. Osorio says a fire is still burning in injuries. "This is one of the largest fires in the well, but firefighters are keeping it recent history," fire Lt. Mario E. in check with foam. He says the valve PREMISES, KENSINGTON, Hernandez said. Firefighters battled to turn off the source of the fire is LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM hours after the fire began about 1830 submerged in water. The fire spread to London, May 25 -- A press report, hrs, at El Paso General Recycling, brush, at one point threatening nearby dated May 24, states: More than 60 6807 Industrial south of Cielo Vista homes, but no homes were damaged. firefighters were tackling a huge fire Mall. The burning materials included at Kensington Market in Liverpool paper and possibly propane tanks. PETROCHEMICAL PLANT, TEXAS today. Businesses on nearby Lockerbie CITY, TEXAS, UNTED STATES Road and Farnham Road were REFINERY, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, London, May 26 -- A press report, evacuated as six crews from Liverpool UNITED STATES dated today, states: BP has revised its and Wirral fought to control the blaze. London, May 26 -- A press report, statement that workers were Prescot Road was closed between dated May 25, states: The energy primarily to blame for the Texas City Green Lane and Sheil Road. A fire company BP PLC has backed off its refinery blast that killed 15 people service spokesman said a number of earlier report that workers were and injured 170 others. Now, BP goods caught fire as well as tyres. primarily to blame for a March officials are saying that worker error Some traders were in the building but refinery explosion that killed 15 was a critical factor in the Mar 23 none were hurt. Councillor Frank people a report criticized by union explosion, but not the deeper cause. A Doran, who represents Kensington officials.BP officials said that while BP spokesman says the company and Fairfield, said there had been worker error was a critical factor in "simply used the wrong language" to concerns about the site. He said the the Mar 23 blast in Texas City, it was describe the findings of an interim city council had previously written to not the deeper cause. The company report on the explosion released last the market's owner, who lives in the said it had not yet identified the week. BP spokesman Hugh Depland Isle of Man, about safety. cause. "We simply used the wrong says the mischaracterization was the language to describe the report's company's fault. He says the true PREMISES, WILLISTON, findings,' BP spokesman Hugh causes haven't yet been identified. NORTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES Depland said Monday (May 23) of the Since the report, BP has taken heat London, May 20 -- A press report, interim report released last week. from union leaders and victims. They dated May 18, states: GeoResources, "Our fault.' Most of the 15 who were say BP is blaming low and mid level Inc. today reported that its Leonardite killed worked for J.E. Merit workers and ignoring management operations have been suspended Constructors Inc., a subsidiary of responsibility. A union official says indefinitely due to fire damage Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. in management had overlooked major sustained to its Leonardite plant in Pasadena. Since the initial report, BP safety issues for years. Williston, North Dakota on May 17. has taken heat from union leaders and The fire was discovered by a Company victims, who said BP was blaming low PREMISES, GATINEAU, QUEBEC, employee at 0530 hrs, and contained and midlevel workers and ignoring CANADA by the Williston Rural Fire management responsibility. "As far as London, May 20 -- A press report, Department by 1300 hrs. No one was I'm concerned they tried to put the dated today, states: Gatineau injured in the mishap. The fire blame on lower- level workers and

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29 Fires & Explosions/Aviation make them scapegoats,' said Gary kindled from yesterday's Fox Creek by Turkish airline Onur Air to the Beevers, region director of the United Road outbreak. "When our crews Netherlands, France, Germany and Steelworkers. "We are going forward arrived this morning they reported Switzerland was lifted, after the with our own investigation.' Last they had winds in excess of 50- airline promised to meet their safety week, Ross Pillari, president of kilometres-per-hour and that fanned concerns on its flights. The four Houston-based BP Products North the fire quite well, and provided a few countries will carry out controls on America, said the core issue was problems for our guys this morning," aircraft operated by the carrier in the workers not following procedures, and he said. coming weeks and pool the that supervisors and hourly workers information to ensure the plan had face discipline. YACHTS, LIDO KEY, FLORIDA, taken effect. UNITED STATES RESTAURANT, FLORIDA, London, May 26 -- A press report, C-GPXE UNITED STATES dated May 25, states: A fire at Marine London, May 20 -- At 1800, May 18, London, May 24 -- A press report, Max (in Lido key) caused about $1.4 Cessna 150M, C-GPXE, was practicing dated yesterday, states: Fire million in damage today, destroying touch and go crosswind landings at investigators are sifting through the two boats and scorching several Sexsmith, Ontario. While landing in a rubble at Romano's Macaroni Grill on others. It took 36 firefighters and 17 strong crosswind, the aircraft landed south U.S. 41, searching for what firefighting vehicles to control the hard and control was lost. The left caused a fire that destroyed the predawn fire, which claimed a Sea Ray wing tip contacted the ground and the restaurant this morning. The blaze 420 Sundance and a Meridian 459 nose landing gear broke off. The broke out around 0300, this morning. motor yacht. The state fire marshal aircraft spun around and came to rest The fire caused an estimated $5 has conducted tests to determine the upright. The pilot was not injured. million in damage and sent one fire- cause of the fire, and the report should The aircraft was substantially fighter to the hospital. be available within days. "Since damaged. everything is plastic, it's harder to SCHOOL, NEWHAVEN, determine the cause in boat fires," CRASH, ADELAIDE AREA, EAST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM said Paul Dezzi, a spokesman for the SOUTH AUSTRALIA London, May 25 -- A press report, Sarasota County Fire Department. See VH-TUF. dated May 24, states: A 15-year-old Firefighters from Station No. 3 in St. boy has denied arson and burglary Armands, the first to arrive at the CRASH, ANDES MOUNTAINS, after an attack which caused £3m scene, had recently taken a course on ARGENTINA damage to an East Sussex school. The boat fires. That training helped them London, May 18 -- A press report, teenager from Newhaven, who cannot to contain the fire, Dezzi said. Along dated today, states: Border guard be named for legal reasons, appeared with destroying the two yachts, one of search teams yesterday found the dead at Lewes Crown Court today. He was which had been sold and was to have bodies of three of the 10 passengers of remanded in secure accommodation to been delivered today, the fire melted a small plane which crashed in bad await trial on Aug 22. some fiberglass and scorched hulls of weather on Monday (May 16) in a several nearby boats. Dezzi said no remote part of southern Patagonia WAREHOUSE, JEDDAH, fuel had leaked from the damaged near the Chilean border. The plane SAUDI ARABIA boats and no injuries were reported. crashed on Argentine territory across London, May 26 -- A press report, Don Smith, Marine Max general the border from the Chilean town of dated today, states: A large fire broke manager, said he had no idea what Balmaceda, from where it had out in a warehouse in the industrial caused the fire. He said the Sea Ray departed. The plane belonged to the area in southern Jeddah Tuesday will be replaced by one brought in regional Chile airline Don Carlos and morning (May 24). The fire burned for from Pompano Beach. Smith said the was taking staff of the Cerro Bayo more than three hours before fire caused no environmental damage. mining company. firefighters could bring it under control. The losses were estimated to CRASH, BALLATER AREA, be well into the millions of riyals. ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND After receiving the call about 0600, London, May 19 -- A press report, the Jeddah fire department dispatched dated today, states: A rescue operation 19 firefighting teams and two was launched today after a light helicopters to the scene to put out the aircraft crashed into a mountain blaze. According to a fire department range, police said. Grampian Police official, the warehouse contained received a report from the Air Co- plastic materials and ammonia, both AIRCRAFT HIT BY TURBULENCE ordination and Rescue Centre at RAF of which are highly flammable. He ON FLIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS TO Kinloss at around 1030 hrs, that a pointed out that the warehouse had SAN JOSE, UNITED STATES Cessna aircraft had come down about fulfilled the necessary safety See SWW943. five miles from Ballater, requirements. He added that there Aberdeenshire. An RAF helicopter was was no one on duty at the warehouse AIRCRAFT PUT BACK TO sent to carry out a search of the area. when the fire started. Officials said TOWNSVILLE AIRPORT, The helicopter spotted the aircraft just the fire may have been due to an AUSTRALIA north-east of Mount Keen, but so far electrical fault. London, May 26 -- A press report, there has been no trace of the pilot. dated today, states: A bird strike The Cessna pilot, who is believed to be WILDFIRES, AUSTRALIA caused a scare for passengers on board Austrian, had contacted Vienna London, May 24 -- A press report, a Qantas plane in Townsville. About Rescue who reported the matter to dated today, states: Fire-fighters will 120 people were on board the Boeing RAF Kinloss. A Grampian Police remain at the scene of a blaze which 737 which was struck shortly after Mountain Rescue Team was being blackened about 40 hectares of scrub take-off from Townsville Airport raised to go to the scene. near Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide yesterday evening. Emergency crews London, May 20 -- A press report, Hills. At one stage the Country Fire were on hand, but the aircraft made a dated May 19, states: An Austrian Service had 200 personnel in the area, safe return to the airport. No-one was pilot who crashed his aircraft into the and issued a phase three warning to hurt. mist-shrouded side of a Scottish residents in the area, which has since mountain yesterday escaped with only been dropped. A water bombing BANNING OF TURKISH AIRLINE a broken rib and a bloody nose. The aircraft was eventually brought in to BY THE NETHERLANDS, Cessna 150 crashed close to the contain the blaze. CFS spokesman SWITZERLAND, FRANCE summit of the 3,081-foot peak of Matt Bonser says two spot fires broke AND GERMANY Mount Keen, five miles south-east of out early today, fanned by gusty early London, May 25 -- A press report, Ballater, scattering debris widely. The morning winds, which probably re- dated May 24, states: A ban on flights pilot was able to walk from the

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30 Aviation wreckage virtually unscathed. Instead aviation authorities in Kinshasa Towcester, Northamptonshire, this of alerting the emergency services to confirmed the crash but were not able evening. Northamptonshire Police said his plight, the businessman used his to give any further details. The the extent of the injuries of those in mobile phone to contact his office in transport plane belonged to a private the aircraft was not yet known. A Vienna before making himself Congolese company Victoria Air and spokeswoman for the Air Accidents comfortable inside his aircraft's had been chartered by another group, Investigation Branch said the aircraft inflatable orange dinghy, and waiting Maniema Union. was based at Turweston Airfield, for rescuers to arrive. The incident Bucks. A Northamptonshire Police happened shortly after 1000 yesterday CRASH, HARRIS COUNTY, spokesman said police are securing after the pilot had taken off from UNITED STATES the scene and are awaiting the arrival Inverness airport, bound for London, May 20 -- A press report, of air collision investigators. It was Newcastle. He is understood to have dated May 19, states: Five people confirmed that there are casualties been flying back to Austria after survived a crash when their Junior but further details will be given when collecting the Cessna in the US and Bell Ranger 206B helicopter, on an oil police identify the aircraft and those had already made a stopover in the and gas survey, plummeted nose-first on board. The Northamptonshire Fire Shetland Islands. Fifteen minutes yesterday morning into a field in Service were called to the scene of the after take-off, the aircraft encountered north-east Harris County. All were accident to ensure that there was no low cloud. The pilot later told his listed in fair condition last night. risk of the aircraft catching fire. rescuers that he suddenly saw the side Despite having a broken leg and London, Mar 26 -- A press report, of mountain looming out of the dense injured back after being pulled from dated today, states: Two people were mist and had virtually no time to react the wreckage, the pilot managed to killed when a light aircraft crashed in before the aircraft plunged into the tell investigators what he thought Northamptonshire yesterday night. ground, close to the summit of the happened before being rushed by Investigators are at the scene of the mountain. Mike Mulford, a ambulance to Memorial Hermann crash in a field off the A5 road at spokesman for the RAF rescue co- Hospital in Houston, where his four Potterspury near Towcester. The Air ordination centre at RAF Kinloss, said passengers also were taken. He Accidents Investigations Branch is the aircraft had crashed on Mount recalled feeling a sudden tug and trying to discover why the two-seater Keen some 15 minutes after taking off thought the 150-ft cable hanging from Slingsby T67 plane crashed. The from Inverness airport. He said: "The the bottom of his Junior Bell Ranger victims are believed to have been a pilot then used his mobile phone to 206B must have snagged something trainee pilot and an instructor. It is call his office in Vienna and they, for and yanked him back to the ground. believed the aircraft had flown out of some reason, called the Royal Aircraft Stunda said his initial assessment Turweston Airfield in Establishment at Farnborough in confirmed the cable, which has a hook Buckinghamshire, and belonged to a Hampshire. They quickly realised it on the end that is used to drop off flying school. was not a matter for them and equipment needed for seismographic contacted a military unit at London surveys, had caught the corner of a CRASH, SVERDLOVSK REGION, airport which monitors mayday calls. fuel trailer. The National RUSSIA The RAF unit at London has a direct Transportation Safety Board makes London, May 19 -- A press report, hotline to the rescue centre at Kinloss the final determination of the cause of dated today, states: A light plane of and a search and rescue helicopter the accident. Stunda said the the Russian air and space agency from RAF Lossiemouth was helicopter had a button that could Rosaviakosmos has crashed in the immediately scrambled." Mr Mulford have jettisoned the cable, but it was Sverdlovsk Region. The pilot died, an added: "We knew exactly where he never activated.According to adviser to the emergency situations was because the aircraft had a global investigators, the accident occurred minister, Viktor Beltsov has said. positioning system, but because of the about 0830 hrs, minutes after the Radio contact with the light plane low cloud and mist we could not see helicopter had filled its tank at a Aviatika-890U was lost at 1150 hrs. him." The crew of the Sea King was fueling station off FM 2100 in Thirty minutes later the wreckage was able to make direct contact with the Huffman. The helicopter had risen found in the area of the Uktus injured pilot on his mobile phone. He about 20 ft and then plunged back to airdrome. Apparently, it fell from a was able to assure them he had the ground before those on board high altitude. "The plane is completely sustained only minor injuries. realised what happened, said Sgt. Nat destroyed and burnt," Beltsov said. An Because of the poor visibility in the Gutierrez with the Harris County inquiry is has been launched. area and the remoteness of the crash Sheriff's Office. The helicopter site the pilot had to be rescued by crumpled when it hit the ground. Its CRASH, TEXAS, UNITED STATES members of the Grampian Police and rotor blade was severed and flung 100 London, May 19 -- A press report, Braemar mountain rescue teams, who feet. dated May 18, states: A helicopter managed to reach him within four crashed and broke apart in a wooded hours of the crash. He was then CRASH, NOVOSIBIRSK REGION, area today, injuring the four people on stretchered off the hillside and taken RUSSIA board, an official said. Some people at by helicopter for treatment at London, May 22 -- A press report, a construction site near the crash were Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. He was dated yesterday, states: A Yak-52 also injured by flying debris, said being detained overnight for aircraft crashed in the Novosibirsk Harris County Sheriff's Lt. John observation. region today. The pilot died during a Martin. Martin said he had no training mission when the aircraft information about the kind of CRASH, GOMA AREA, crashed near the settlement of Barlak, helicopter or where it was going. Two DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Mashkovsky region, sources in the of the people on board with serious CONGO Krasnoyarsk Emergencies Department injuries were transported to a Houston London, May 26 -- A press report, told Itar-Tass. According to hospital by helicopter, Martin said. dated today, states: At least 27 people preliminary reports, the main reason Two others with less serious injuries were killed today when an Antonov for the crash is that the pilot fainted were taken to a local hospital. The transport aircraft on a flight from the during the flight. area of the crash was about 16 miles north-eastern city of Goma to the west of Houston's Bush south-eastern town of Kongolo crashed CRASH, POTTERSPURY, Intercontinental Airport. in the eastern part of the Democratic NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, Republic of Congo, military officials UNITED KINGDOM EMERGENCY LANDING AT said. "Twenty-seven people, 22 London, May 25 -- The BBC reported MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL passengers and five crew members, today: Two people have been injured AIRPORT, INDIA were killed in the crash of the plane," after a Slingsby T67 crashed into a London, May 20 -- A press report, said a military source who spoke on farm field, police have said. The two- dated today, states: A Paris-bound Air condition of anonymity from Goma. seater aeroplane came down in a field India aircraft with 428 passengers and The defence ministry and civil off the A5 at Potterspury, near crew aboard made a safe emergency

© 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 landing at Mumbai airport today after 400 kilometres west of Tokyo, he said. EMERGENCY LANDING, NORFOLK developing a technical problem, a The passengers switched to a INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, spokesman for the airline said. 'The substitute aircraft and arrived in UNITED STATES plane has landed,' Air India Nagasaki before noon, the official London, May 20 -- A press report, spokesman Jitendra Bhargava told said, adding that the cause of the dated May 19, states: A USAir Flight Agence France-Presse. "All the engine trouble was under headed to Philadelphia from passengers are safe." The aircraft investigation. Wilmington had to make an developed a hydraulic failure and emergency landing this afternoon at dumped fuel in the Arabian Sea before EMERGENCY LANDING, Norfolk International Airport. The landing, airport director Sudhir JOHANNESBURG aircraft had a low fuel pressure. The Kumar said. He had no further INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, pilots had to land the aircraft with one details. The flight, AI 191, took off for SOUTH AFRICA of the engines down. Both Norfolk and Paris from the international airport in London, May 25 -- A press report, Virginia Beach had emergency crews Mumbai at around 0900. dated today, states: A Boeing 737 on stand-by at the runway. The carrying 121 passengers made an aircraft landed safely just before 1800 EMERGENCY LANDING, emergency landing at Johannesburg hrs. No one was hurt. All the CALCUTTA, INDIA International Airport this afternoon passengers on the plane were diverted London, May 24 -- A press report, when a fire warning light flashed, an to another aircraft towards dated today, states: A Thai Airways airport spokesperson said. Jacqui Philadelphia at 1940 hrs. plane with more than 300 passengers O'Sullivan said it had been a British on board had to make an emergency Airways-Comair flight from Cape Town EMERGENCY LANDING, landing at Calcutta airport in India to Johannesburg. "A fire warning light PANDUKAPURA, SRI LANKA when a windscreen cracked en route appeared in the aircraft so the pilot London, May 24 -- A press report, from Bangkok to Munich on Sunday shut down one of the engines," she dated yesterday, states: A helicopter (May 22). Surapol Isarangura, said. "The plane landed safely and was carrying Prime Minister Mahinda director of THAIøs crisis management escorted to a safety bay." No one was Rajapakse made an emergency landing and operations centre, said the pilot injured. It was not clear what caused on a paddy field at Pandukapura in of flight TG924 noticed that there was the warning light to flash. Paduwasnuwara on Saturday (May a long crack on the third windshield 21)evening. He was on his way to on the right-hand side of his cabin at EMERGENCY LANDING, Colombo after attending a pinnacle 30,000 feet, prompting him to make KARACHI INTERNATIONAL uncovering ceremony at the Sri the emergency landing. The Boeing AIRPORT, PAKISTAN Sudharshanarama Temple, Padaviya. 747 plane landed safely and all 330 Karachi, May 20 -- Pakistan passengers stayed overnight in International Airlines (PIA) said today EMERGENCY LANDING, Calcutta before THAI arranged that one of its Boeing aircraft, on a SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT, another plane to take them on to flight from Islamabad to Manchester ARIZONA, UNITED STATES Munich later yesterday. He said the with 348 passengers on board, made See N4162K. airline sent technicians to fix the an emergency landing at Karachi windshield and have the plane back in International Airport following a bird EMERGENCY LANDING, Thailand by 0300 hrs, this morning. strike yesterday. Flight PK-701 took SHANNON AIRPORT, Boeing will send experts to off from Islamabad at 1120 hrs and REPUBLIC OF IRELAND London, May 21 -- A press report, investigate the 747, a model that has was struck by a large bird. As a result, dated yesterday, states: A Continental never developed this type of problem the pilot contacted air traffic control Airlines aircraft has been forced to before. and requested permission to land. He make an emergency landing at was instructed to jettison extra fuel Shannon Airport after developing and land at Karachi. The aircraft EMERGENCY LANDING, ISRAEL engine difficulties over the Atlantic INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT landed at Karachi at 1318 hrs. The Ocean. The aircraft, which can hold up London, May 20 -- A press report, passengers continued their flight on to 180 passengers, took off from dated May 19, states: A Turkish board another aircraft. The aircraft Shannon this morning destined for aircraft carrying 294 passengers was repaired and resumed operations Newark in the United States but was landed safely at Israel's international this morning, a spokesman for the forced to turn back after twenty airport today after the pilot said he state-owned airline said. -- Lloyd's minutes in the air. The full emergency was having trouble deploying the List Correspondent. plan was activated at the airport but landing gear, Israeli media reported. the aircraft landed safely shortly after The Airbus aircraft landed safely with EMERGENCY LANDING, NETAJI 2300 hrs. It's been towed from the its wheels locked in place normally, SUBHAS BOSE INTERNATIONAL runway and both passengers and crew Israeli media reported. The Airbus AIRPORT, KOLKATA, INDIA have disembarked without injury. was flown by a Turkish charter London, May 23 -- A press report, company. An emergency had been dated yesterday, states: A Thai EMERGENCY LANDING, declared at the airport when the pilot international aircraft with 355 TANAUAN, BATANGAS, reported trouble. passengers on board made an PHILIPPINES emergency landing at Netaji Subhas London, May 23 -- A press report, EMERGENCY LANDING, Bose international airport today after dated today, states: Poor visibility ITAMI AIRPORT, OSAKA, JAPAN developing some trouble, airport forced the pilot of a single engine London, May 21 -- A press report, sources said. The pilot informed Piper Cherokee aircraft from Caticlan, dated today, states: Japan Airlines Kolkata Air Traffic Control that the Aklan to make an emergency landing (JAL) aircraft carrying 172 aircraft, which was on its way from late this afternoon at a sugar passengers and crew made an Bangkok to Munich, would make an plantation in Barangay. None of the emergency landing at a western emergency landing at the airport aircraft's three passengers were hurt, Japanese airport today due to engine because of some "pressure difficulty" said Max Reyes, Tanauan's chief of trouble, but no one was injured, an in the aircraft following which police operations. The aircraft, which airport official said. The McDonnel arrangements for emergency landing took off from Caticlan, Aklan at 1443 Douglas MD-90 left Osaka's Itami were immediately made. Ambulance hrs, was headed towards Manila. airport for Nagasaki, southern Japan, and fire engines were kept ready near Bevery Isle Leisure Corporation is the at 0826 hrs but turned back around the runaway to meet any situation, registered owner of the rented 30 minutes later, the official at Itami the sources said. After landing, the aircraft, authorities said. airport said. "Some 10 minutes after aircraft was thoroughly checked and it the take-off, pilots noticed engine was found that one of its windshields FLIGHTS DELAYED DUE TO FOG, trouble and shut down the plane's on the right side of the pilot's cabin NEW ZEALAND right engine. The plane flew on its left was damaged. All the passengers were London, May 22 -- A press report, engine alone" until landing at Itami, safe, the sources added. dated May 20, states: Fifteen domestic

© 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 and at least two international flights Lumpkin County. Kathleen Bergen, on landing at Catalina Airport, were cancelled at New Zealand spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Avalon, California, at 0001, May 21, airports this morning as airlines Administration in Atlanta, said the following a flight from Long Beach, struggled to clear the backlog caused accident happened at about 1352 hrs. CA. The aircraft sustained substantial by low cloud and fog at Christchurch "A 1977 Beechcraft Bonanza with one damage. One of the three persons on and Wellington Airports. Air New person on board lost power on its board was seriously injured and the Zealand and Qantas say about 6,000 approach to the airport and had to other two suffered minor injuries. passengers have had their travel plans make a forced landing," she said. Cpl. disrupted. They say they are putting Curt Donaldson of the Lumpkin N312MA on additional flights to assist County Sheriff's Office would not London, May 25 -- A press report, passengers. Queenstown airport also identify the pilot, but said the man is dated yesterday, states: A small had three flights cancelled due to low a Gainesville resident and his flight aircraft crashed near a suburban cloud. Yesterday thick fog saw 80 Air originated at Gainesville's Lee Gilmer Portland airport late this afternoon, New Zealand flights to and from both Memorial Airport. "When he got down killing all four people on board, Wellington and Christchurch to 2,000 feet, the engine stalled on him authorities said. The privately owned cancelled. and he had to make a hard landing," aircraft crashed shortly after take-off Donaldson said. "The plane then went in a field across a street from the end INCIDENT AT LEEDS BRADFORD airborne again, hit a couple of trees, of the Hillsboro Airport runway, said AIRPORT, YORKSHIRE, and lost the right wing." Donaldson Connie King, a spokeswoman for the UNITED KINGDOM said damage to the plane was Hillsboro Fire Department. The names London, May 19 -- A press report, extensive, but the pilot "walked away of the crash victims were not dated May 18, states: Flights are without a scratch." Bergen said the immediately released. It was not being delayed after a plane overshot FAA will spend "a number of weeks" known where they were headed. News the runway at Leeds Bradford investigating the incident. "We'll have helicopters circling overhead showed International Airport. Emergency to talk to the pilot and to witnesses, the wreckage of a Mitsubishi MU-2, a crews were alerted when the LTE and inspect the plane," she said. type of aircraft used by businesses for International A320 Airbus from London, May 24 -- Beechcraft commuter flights and light cargo. Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands Bonanza A36 N17836 crashed near Based on the aircraft's tail number, it experienced "problems on landing". All Dahlonega, Georgia, at 1752, May 23, was registered to a Hillsboro address. 171 passengers were evacuated safely while on a flight from Gainesvile, GA, The cause of the crash had not been from the aircraft after West Yorkshire to Dahlonega. The one person on board determined, but Federal Aviation Fire Service sent 10 pumps and 50 was not injured. Administration investigators were at firefighters to the scene. An airport the scene. spokesman said today that the runway N217AW London, May 25 -- Mitsubishi MU- had partially opened. A statement London, May 23 -- Piper PA-28-140 2B-25 N312MA crashed near from the airport added: "An A320 LTE (Cherokee), N217AW, crashed near Hillsboro, Oregon, at 0052, May 24, aircraft arriving from Fuerteventura Ravenna, Ohio, at 1800, May 22, while while on a flight from Hillsboro. The at 1240 BST, had problems on landing on a flight to Youngstown, OH. The aircraft was destroyed. The four which resulted in it coming to rest at one person on board was killed. persons on board were killed. the end of the runway. The 171 London, May 24 -- A press report, passengers on board were dated May 23, states: The Ohio State N4162K disembarked using the aircraft steps Highway Patrol said a pilot died in a London, May 19 -- Piper PA-34 220-T, and coached back to the terminal with plane crash yesterday afternoon. The N4162K, operated by Sabena Airline no reported injuries to any passengers. plane went down in a farm field near Training Center Inc., left main-gear The Air Accident Investigation Team Ravenna in Portage County. The pilot, collapsed on landing and aircraft will look to identify the cause and it is who was the only person on board, skidded off runway at Scottsdale, hoped the runway will be operational died at the scene. Witnesses said the Arizona, at 2110, local time, May 17. as soon as possible." A fire service Piper Cherokee was circling the area The aircraft sustained substantial spokeswoman said they had been and then nose-dived into the ground. damage. alerted by the airport at 1245 BST, The crash remains under that a plane had gone off the end of investigation. N6807R the runway. Working in conjunction London, May 19 -- A press report, with the airport fire service they N276M dated May 18, states: Rescue workers evacuated all passengers by 1340 BST. London, May 20 -- Bell 206B say they're unable to recover the Paramedics from West Yorkshire JetRanger N276M crashed near bodies of four California residents Metropolitan Ambulance Service Houston, Texas, at 1326, May 18. The killed in an aircraft crash (N6807R) on confirmed none of the passengers were aircraft was destroyed. One of the four Whitehouse Mountain. Ouray County injured. persons on board was seriously Sheriff Dominic Mattivi says two crew injured. members flew by helicopter to the INCIDENT NEAR JEAN AIRPORT, crash site early this morning, but NEVADA, UNITED STATES N3004U every time they tried to land, the London, May 26 -- A press report, London, May 21 -- A press report, chopper started sliding down the dated today, states: A helicopter made dated yesterday, states: A small snow-covered mountain. Mattivi says a hard landing at the airport near aircraft crashed at the Santa Catalina the terrain is so rugged it would take Jean, southern Nevada. The pilot and Island airport today, injuring three the recovery team several days to hike passenger were able to walk away people, authorities said. Only one of into the area, and several more to hike from the crash. The helicopter is the three was hurt seriously enough to out. He says he's working to get a owned by jan air of Merced, California. be taken to a hospital, said Inspector high-altitude helicopter, so the team After what's described as a hard Ron Haralson of the Los Angeles members can be flown in, and possibly landing, the helicopter came to rest a County Fire Department. The crash lowered to the wreckage. Civil Air hundred yards from a runway. The happened about 1700 hrs on the edge Patrol fliers found the wreckage FAA is now investigating. Neither the of the island some 26 miles off the Friday (May 13), the day after pilot nor the passenger reported any coast of Southern California. relatives reported the aircraft overdue injury. Authorities didn't immediately know at Elbert, about 150 miles away. the cause. Television news footage London, May 20 -- A press report, N17836 showed the aircraft, with one dated May 19, states: Two bodies were London, May 24 -- A press report, crumpled wing, had come to rest near recovered from a aircraft (N6807R) dated today, states: No one was the airport's runway. There was no that crash in the rugged, snow-covered injured yesterday when a single- sign of fire or smoke. mountains of south-west Colorado engine plane crashed on Camp London, May 23 -- Piper PA-28-181 today, but bodies of the two other Wahsega Road near Wimpy Airport in (Cherokee Archer II) N3004U crashed people on board the aircraft were

© 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/Product Recalls missing. The bodies found today were investigate. The aircraft was VH-TUF believed to be those of the pilot, registered to RJ Ventures LLC of London, May 26 -- American Robert Ford, and his wife, said Ouray Paramus, N.J. Champion 7-GCAA, VH-TUF, crashed County Sheriff Dominic Mattivi. The London, May 23 -- Cessna 172S under unknown circumstances in bodies of their son, Richard Ford, and (Skyhawk SP) N778LP crashed on Stonefield, South Australia, at 1535, his four-year-old son, Matthew, have Coney Island, New York, at 1300, May local time, May 15. The pilot, who was not been located. Another search will 21. The aircraft sustained substantial also the registered owner of the be made in two to three weeks when damage. The four persons on board aircraft, and passenger were killed. conditions improve, Mattivi said. were killed. The aircraft was destroyed. "That's all we can do right now," he said. "We just don't know where the N9017Z other two victims are. They could be London, May 20 -- A press report, dated buried under 6 inches of snow or 10 today, states: The pilot of a crop duster feet." The Cessna 210 was reported was killed yesterday when his Air overdue May 12 when it failed to Tractor AT-602 crashed in a cotton field arrive in Elbert, about 150 miles away. after hitting a tower that collects wind The Civil Air Patrol found the data, Federal Aviation Administration wreckage near Whitehouse Mountain officials said. Crosby County Judge Joe on May 13. A helicopter landed above Heflin identified the man as William the crash site today morning and Wade Tidwell, of Ransom Canyon. The CIRCULAR SAWS, dropped off a recovery crew. Team crash occurred at about 0945 hrs about UNITED STATES members then hiked through waist- eight miles south-east of Ralls. No one Washington, DC, May 18 -- The US deep snow to clear a landing site else was on board the aircraft, Consumer Product Safety Commission closer to the bodies. authorities said. The FAA is announces the recall 69,000 BOSCH investigating the crash. Circular Saws in voluntary co- N756PN London, May 20 -- Air Tractor AT- operation with Robert Bosch Tool London, May 24 -- A press report, 602, N9017Z, operated by McAdoo Corp, of Mount Prospect, Ill. dated today, states: Two people were Flying Service Inc, while on an aerial Consumers should stop using recalled killed yesterday when the small application flight from Crosbyton, products immediately unless aircraft they were in crashed and Texas, with one person on board, came otherwise instructed. The lower blade burst into flames near Danbury into contact with a tower eight miles guard can malfunction, creating a risk Municipal Airport, the Federal south-east of Ralls, Texas, at 1444, of injury as severe as amputation. The Aviation Administration said. The UTC, May 19, and was destroyed. The firm has received three reports of Cessna 182 went down at 1130 hrs pilot died. malfunctioning lower guards, about 4 miles north of the airport in a including one amputation. The recall wooded area off Gillotti Road, FAA N9951Q circular saws include the BOSCH spokesman Jim Peters said. The crash London, May 24 -- A press report, CS10, CS20 and CS20-XC models, site is near New Fairfield High School dated today, states: A banner tow which can be identified on the product and a middle school. The aircraft was plane crashed near Conway yesterday nameplate mounted on the top of the registered to the Gace Flying Club in afternoon. The crash killed both motor housing. The recalled models do Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Peters said. people on board. The accident not have an asterisk (*) in the serial Messages seeking comments were left happened just before 1300 hrs, near number box. The circular saw uses a at Gace Flying Club. Sergeant J. Paul Sky Field - a grass landing strip off 7º-inch blade and has a blue handle Vance, a Connecticut State Police Highway 701 south of Conway. Horry and motor enclosure, and a metal spokesman, said the aircraft was County Fire Department spokesman guarding system. The name "BOSCH" heading to Long Island from Albany, Todd Cartner says the plane is a Piper is printed on the blade guard. Sold at N.Y. ''At some point and time during PA-18 Supercub. According to records Home Depot, Lowe's and Menards the flight, the pilot reported on the Federal Aviation nation-wide, as well as independent experiencing engine and oil pressure Administration website, the plane is hardware retailers and industrial problems," Vance said. owned by Sky Signs, LLC. Sky Signs distributors, from February 2004 London, May 24 -- Cessna 182R own the landing strip. Witnesses say through April 2005 for between $120 (Skylane RG) N756PN crashed near the plane made its second turn after and $150. Manufactured in the United Danbury, Connecticut, at 1520, May takeoff to pick up an advertising States. Consumers should stop using 23, while on a flight from Malone banner from the field. They say the the circular saws immediately and Dufort, New York, to Islip, NY. The plane crashed nose first into the contact Robert Bosch Tool Corp. to aircraft was destroyed. The two ground. Officials say two people were receive a repair kit. The kit includes persons on board were killed. on board, the pilot and a student pilot. hardware and instructions for The student pilot died at the scene. An installation. -- Consumer Product N778LP air ambulance flew the pilot to the Safety Commission. London, May 22 -- A press report, Medical University of South Carolina dated today, states: A small aircraft in Charleston. He died at the hospital. COMPUTER BATTERIES, on a sightseeing tour over Coney Officials do not know what caused the UNITED STATES Island went into a tailspin and crash. London, May 23 -- A press report, slammed into the famous beach London, May 24 -- Piper PA-18-135 datyed May 20, states: About 128,000 yesterday, killing all four people on N9951Q crashed near Conway, South rechargeable lithium ion batteries for board. The victims died at the scene of Carolina, at 1645, May 23, following iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 laptops the afternoon crash of the Cessna take-off from Conway. The two persons by Apple Computer Inc. are being 172S, Federal Aviation on board were killed. recalled because the units can Administration spokeswoman Holly overheat and pose a fire hazard. Apple Baker said. There were relatively few SWW943 has received six reports worldwide of people on the beach at the time, and London, May 19 -- Boeing 737, batteries overheating, including two in no one on the ground was hurt. SWW943, operated by Southwest the United States. The batteries are Eyewitnesses said the aircraft was Airlines, on a flight from Las Vegas, used in 12-inch iBook G4 and 12-inch circling above the Brooklyn beach Nevada, to San Jose, California, and 15-inch PowerBook G4 computers. when its engine suddenly stalled, and encountered severe turbulence at National and regional resellers, the aircraft quickly plunged into the FL380, over Mount Whitney, at 2150, catalogers, and Appleøs online and beach. The pilot tried desperately to local time, May 16. Two flight retail stores sold the computers with right the four-year-old aircraft after it attendants and one passenger the batteries from October 2004 went into a tailspin. The cause of the sustained minor injuries. Aircraft through May 2005 for between $900 to crash was unknown, and the National landed safely at San Jose, $2300. The batteries also were sold Transportation Safety Board will California. separately for about $130.

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DAIMLERCHRYSLER MERCEDES 3022, 2336-5019, 2575-3020, 2575- Titan, that were produced between MOTOR VEHICLES, 3420, 2605-3416, 2605-3515, 2606- December 2003 and March 2005. The UNITED STATES 3016, 2606-3017, 2606-3416, 2606- rear wheels of these vehicles could London, May 24 -- A press report, 3417, 2636-3016, 2636-3017, 2906- lock because of weak braking system dated today, states: The National 3015, 2906-3016, 2906-3017, 2906- parts, it said in a published report to Highway Traffic Safety 4015, 2906-4016, 2906-4017, 2909- the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Administration said DaimlerChrysler 3015, 2909-3415, 2909-4015, 2910- and Transport. AG is recalling 7,191 of its 2006 3015, 2910-3016, 2910-3415, 2910- model-year Mercedes M-class sport- 4015, 2910-4016, 2910-4415, 2911- TOYOTA MOTOR VEHICLES, utility vehicles because a clamp that 4015, 2911-4016, 2946-3015, and JAPAN secures the power steering fluid 2946-3016. The model number and See "Toyota Motor Vehicles, World- cooling hose may be defective and serial number is located under the wide." could cause a loss of the fluid. This seat (on the driver's side if two- could diminish power steering and seater). The Fun-Karts were produced TOYOTA MOTOR VEHICLES, lead to a crash, the NHTSA said. in several colours to include red, WORLD-WIDE black, blue, purple and green. Sold at London, May 26 -- A press report, FOLDING CHAIRS, Carter Brothers dealers nation-wide dated May 23, states: Toyota Motor UNITED STATES from April 2003 through March 2005 Corp. is recalling about 4,900 of its London, May 24 -- The U.S. for between $900 and $2,900. 2005 model-year Avalon sedans in the Consumer Product Safety Commission Manufactured in United States. United States to fix a defect in the has reported a recall of approximately Consumers should stop using the steering wheel column that could two million children's folding chairs, recalled Fun-Karts immediately. result in a loss of control of the in voluntary co-operation with the Registered owners of the vehicles will vehicle, the company and U.S. safety product's distributor: Summit be notified directly by Carter Brothers regulators said today. "A portion of the Marketing International LLC, of about the recall. Consumers can call steering column assembly may not Dublin, Ohio. The chair's safety lock or visit their local Carter Brothers have been welded correctly," Toyota can fail, allowing the chair to collapse Dealer to schedule a free repair. -- spokesman John McCandless said. or fold unexpectedly. Children's Consumer Product Safety London, May 19 -- A press report, fingers can become caught or Commission. dated May 18, states: Japanese entrapped in the hinge and slot areas carmaker Toyota has recalled 880,000 of the chair, posing a pinch or cut HONDA MOTOR VEHICLES, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and hazard. This can cause severe UNITED STATES pick-up trucks world-wide because of lacerations and finger tip amputations London, May 25 -- A press report, problems with the front suspension. to children's fingers. The firm has dated yesterday, states: Honda The vehicles affected are Tundra pick- received seven reports of the chairs recalled 14,967 of its Element sports up trucks and Sequoia, Landcruiser collapsing, resulting in four finger tip utility vehicles in the United States Prado and 4Runner/Hilux Surf SUVs amputations, one laceration, and produced between December and April built between May 2001 and December bruises to children's fingers. The due to a glitch in wiring that could 2003. The majority of affected vehicles recalled children's folding chairs, affect the tail lights, company were sold in the US, while the rest manufactured in China, are made of spokeswoman Sachi Ito said. It also were sold in Japan, Europe and metal tubing with a padded seat. They recalled 17 of the same model in Australia. A Toyota spokesman said were sold in red, blue, yellow and Canada, she said, adding that no there had been one report of an green colours either individually or as accidents have been reported due to accident in Japan. Toyota did not give part of a set consisting of a table and the problem. details of how much the recall would two, four, or six chairs. Each chair is cost. The company recently reported a about 22-inches high, 10-inches wide, KIA MOTOR VEHICLES, fifth year of record profits on the back and about 11-inches deep. The chairs UNITED STATES of higher sales to the US and China. were sold at hardware, discount London, May 26 -- A press report, Shares in Toyota lost 0.8% in Tokyo on department, toy, grocery and drug dated yesterday, states: South Korean Wednesday following news of the stores nation-wide from September automaker Kia's U-S distributor is recall. 2002 through to May 2005 for about recalling more than 37,000 mini-vans. $10 individually and for about $45 for The Sedona mini-vans have potential a set. damage to a rear-wheel bearing that t could cause a crash. The recall covers GO-KARTS, UNITED STATES Sedonas from the 2003-to-2005 model Washington, DC, May 20 -- The U.S. years equipped with alloy wheels. Kia Consumer Product Safety Commission says there have been four warranty announces the recall of about 9,000 claims related to the problem, but it's Carter Brothers Fun-Kart (Go-Karts) unaware of any accidents caused by in voluntary co-operation with Carter the defect. Owners are expected to be ITALY Brothers Manufacturing Co. Inc., of notified in early June. Genoa, May 23 -- Port situation May Brundidge, Ala. Consumers should 23: Genoa: One general cargo waiting stop using recalled products MAZDA MOTOR VEHICLES, for berth. Average number of days immediately unless otherwise JAPAN delay in berthing one day. La Spezia: instructed. No injuries reported. London, May 20 -- A press report, No vessels awaiting normal berths. Description: The recall includes one- dated today, states: Mazda Motor Corp Savona: No vessels awaiting normal seater models 1136-3020, 1136-3021, said yesterday it will recall some berth. No vessels awaiting special 1136-3420, 1136-3421, 1205-3020 and 46,000 commercial vehicles in five berth. -- Lloyd's Agents. two-seater models 2336-3021, 2336- models, including the Bongo and

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

Australia Abbott Point 23-May-05 Coal: One vessel at berth, 1 at anchor; 6 vessels due by 8/6; up to 8 days delay expected.. Brisbane 23-May-05 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth; One vessel at berth; 4 vessels due by 25/6; up to no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 23-May-05 Coal: Three vessels at berth, 27 at anchor; 39 vessels due by 1/7; 10- 30 days delay expected. Vessels are berthing in order of cargo availability. Shippers have a certain entitlement of coal shipped through the terminal. If they exceed their entitlement, additional vessels are moved further down the list, with a resulting additional delay in berthing. Dampier 23-May-05 Iron ore: Shippers are experiencing some grade/stockpile problems. Some vessels will berth out of turn and the berthing lineup may change at short notice. Shippers do not guarantee vessel will be able to load up to the maximum sailing draft available. Parker Point: One vessel loading at berth, 6 at anchor; 7 vessels due by 11/6; up to 8 days delay expected; East Intercourse Island; Six vessels at anchor; 8 vessels due by 4/6; up to 8 days delay expected; a shift to lay-by on completion of loading always possible. Geraldton 23-May-05 Iron ore: One vessel at anchor; 2 vessels due by 9/6; no delays expected. Gladstone 23-May-05 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: Two vessels at berth, 6 at anchor; 38 vessels due by 17/6; up to 8 days delay expected; Barney Point: 11 vessels due by 25/6; up to 3 days delay expected. CQPA have proposed a shutdown of Barney Point shiploading activities from 0600, 16/5, to 1800, 26/5, for section replacement of wharf deck. Hay Point 23-May-05 Coal: Twp vessels at berth, 4 at anchor; 4 vessels due by 28/5; up to 8 days delay expected Newcastle 23-May-05 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 6 vessels at anchor; 45 vessels due by 15/6; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels at anchor;15 vessels due by 11/6; Kooragang and Dyke terminals: up to 4 days delay expected. Port Hedland 23-May-05 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: One vessel loading at berth, 5 vessels due by 31/5; up to 1 day’s delay expected; “B” berth: 1 vessel loading at berth; 8 vessels due by 1/6; up to 2 days delay expected; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island “C” berth): 1 vessel loading at berth; 2 vessels due by 30/5; no delays expected; “D” berth: 1 vessel loading at berth, 3 vessels at anchor; 2 vessels due by 27/5; up to 7 days delay expected. Port Kembla 23-May-05 Coal: Fourteen vessels due by 7/7; CB1: no vessels; up to 2 days delay expected. Port Walcott 23-May-05 Iron ore: Two vessels loading at berth, 6 at anchor; 13 vessels due by 5/6; up to 7 days delay expected; cargo grade shortages and stockpile may result in vessels berthing out of turn; shippers request that load plans be submitted as early as possible (8 days) so they can co-ordinate stockpiles more effectively; shippers advise that stores, air freight and baggage can no longer be delivered to the vessel or taken off at berth, but must be delivered/removed by launch.

Azerbaijan Apsheron 23-May-05 Oil products: Dubendi terminal: 4 vessels berthed of which 1 discharging crude oil, 1 discharging fuel oil, 1 waiting to discharge crude oil, 1 gasoil; 3 vessels in roads, all to discharge, of which 1 crude oil, 2 fuel oil; 1 vessel due 23/5, to discharge crude oil.

Chile Antofagasta 21-May-05 Four vessels berthed, 3 berths vacant; 12 vessels due this week to load/discharge concentrates, bulk copper, containers, general cargo. Arica 21-May-05 Four vessels berthed, 3 berths vacant; 13 vessels due this week. Iquique 21-May-05 Three vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 12 vessels due this week. Punta Arenas 21-May-05 Three vessels at terminal, 4 berths vacant; 9 vessels due this week San Antonio 21-May-05 Five vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 23 vessels due this week. San Vicente 21-May-05 Three vessels berthed, 2 berths vacant; 12 vessels due during the week; Steel pier: 1 vessel at terminal, 1 berth vacant; no vessels due this week; Coronel pier: 2 vessels at terminal, 2 berths vacant; 2 vessels due this week; Oil terminal: 1 tanker at terminal, 1 berth vacant; 1 tanker due this week. Valparaiso 21-May-05 Three vessels berthed, 5 berths vacant; 4 vessels at anchorage: 11 vessels due this week.

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36 Port Conditions Cyprus Limassol 24-May-05 Four container vessels loading/discharging at berth, 5 conventional vessels discharging at berth; 11 vessels due 25/5, of which 6 containers, 1 conventional vessel, 4 passenger vessels; no delays expected. Larnaca 24-May-05 Two conventional vessels discharging at berth; 1 conventional vessel due 25/5; no delays expected.

Egypt Adabiya 23-May-05 Five vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 2 general cargo, 1 bulk carrier, 1 tanker, 1 container vessel. Alexandria 23-May-05 Forty-three vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 29 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 2 tankers; 22 vessels at inner anchorage, 11 at outer anchorage; 15 vessels dry-docked. Damietta 23-May-05 Eighteen vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 11 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 1 Ro/Ro, 2 container vessels; 5 vessels at outer anchorage. Dekheila 23-May-05 Nine vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 6 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 2 containers; 2 vessels at outer anchorage. Port Said 23-May-05 Ten vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 1 general cargo, 9 container vessels. Suez 23-May-05 Nine vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 2 general cargo, 2 reefers, 4 passenger vessels; 3 tug boats; 2 vessels dry-docked. Suez Canal 23-May-05 Twenty-two vessels transiting Northbound, 17 Southbound.

Estonia Tallinn 23-May-05 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): 1 vessel loading coal at berth, 1 discharging cacao beans at berth; 2 vessels due, with 8 days delay expected.

India Kolkata 23-May-05 2 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel waiting to load General Cargo, 1 vessel loading and discharging General Cargo ; 1 Log vessel discharging at mid stream; 2 Containers vessels due. Haldia 23-May-05 10 vessels operating at berth of which 5 loading ( Iron Ore-4, Thermal Coal ), 4 vessels discharging ( LPG, Coke, Rock Phosphate, Moke ), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 6 vessels awaiting berth ( 3 to discharge, 3 to load), 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load; 6 vessels due ( POL, Coking Coal, PRXL, Crude, More, Soya, ). Paradip 23-May-05 6 vessels operating at berth of which 4 loading (Thermal Coal, Coking Coal-2, Iron Ore ), 2 vessels discharging S. Coal; 2 vessels awaiting berth (2 to load), 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load. Visakhapatnam 23-May-05 7 vessels operating at berth of which 3 loading( Iron Ore, B.F. Slag-2), 4 vessels discharging ( Coking Coal, Steam Coal, DBM Bags, Product); 10 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage (2 to load, 8 to discharge) ; 28 vessels due ( Iron Ore-7, C. P. Coke, Alumina Powder-2, Steel Cargo-2, Naptha, Containers-3, Styrene Monomer, Coking Coal-3. Rock Phosphate, Ammonium Nitrate, Phosphoric Acid, Liquid Ammonia, Molten Sulphur, Crude Oil, Methanol, Muriate of Potash, Chennai 23-May-05 12 vessels operating at berth of which 3 loading (C. Stone, HR Coil, Furnace Oil ), 7 vessels discharging ( Raw Sugar, HM Scrap, PFAD, Rock Phosphate, Steel Coal, Thermal Coal, High Speed Diesel ), 2 vessels loading and discharging ( Granite Block/General Cargo, Containers); 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge; 2 vessels due ( Steel Pipes/Granite Block, Sulphur) Tuticorin 23-May-05 8 vessels operating at berth of which 2 loading ( General Cargo, Ilminite Sand ), 6 vessels discharging ( T. Logs- 2, Thermal Coal-2, I. Coal, Salt ); 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load Cochin 23-May-05 5 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Naphtha, 2 vessels discharging ( Copra, Crude), 2 vessels loading and discharging Containers. New Mangalore 23-May-05 5 vessels operating at berth of which 3 loading Iron Ore Fines, 2 vessels discharging (Timber, LPG); 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to load; 13 vessels due ( Iron Ore Fines-3, POL Crude, Container, POL Product-3, LPG, Iron Ore (P), Crude Palm Oil, Granite Stone). Mormugao 23-May-05 3 vessels operating at berth of which 1 loading Iron Ore, 2 vessels discharging ( Coal, M. Coke); 4 vessels working at mid stream to load Iron ore; 2 vessels awaiting berth to discharge, 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to load; 4 vessels under repairs/dry docked; 9 vessels due ( Steel, MOP, R.P. Coke, Iron Ore-6).

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Mumbai 23-May-05 19 vessels operating at berth of which 3 loading General Cargo, 12 vessels discharging ( General Cargo-4, Fertiliser (RM)- 2, Fertilizer-2, POL-4) , 4 vessels loading and discharging ( Containers , General Cargo-3); 1 vessel working at mid stream to discharging Mixed Fatty Acid; 1 vessel awaiting order to discharge, 8 vessels waiting at anchorage ( 4 to discharge, 1 to load, 3 to load & discharge); 11 vessels under repairs/dry docked, 12 under arrest; 1 vessel under laid up ( Berth not required for cargo operations); 18 vessels due ( Container-4, Oil, Other Dry Bulk, Fertiliser (RM), General Cargo-11). J.N.P.T. 23-May-05 8 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels discharging (Cement, Lubricant Oil, Super Kerosene Oil ), 5 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 3 vessels awaiting berth to discharge; 3 vessels due (HSD/SKO, Lubricant Oil, Meg). Ennore 23-May-05 5 vessels due ( MV Dubai Faith, MV Apj Akhil, MV Apj Sri Devi, MV Rani Padmini, MV Gem of Ennore). Kandla 23-May-05 17 vessels operating at berth of which 10 discharging (Timber Logs, Iron Scrap, St. Coils, MOP-2, Chemical, Butane, Naptha, CPO, Furnace Oil ), 5 vessels loading ( Wheat, Marble Blocks, Salt, Castor Seed, Castor Oil ), 2 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 10 vessels due ( Steel Pipes, Agriculture Product-3. Wheat, Timber Logs, Containers, DSBO, Naptha, CPO ).

Israel Ashdod 24-May-05 Three general cargo vessels loading at berth, 11 vessels discharging at berth (9 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 3 vessels loading/discharging at berth (2 containers, 1 tanker); 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (3 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 1 vessel awaiting orders; 21 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 24-May-05 Five vessels discharging at berth (4 general cargo, 1 bulker), 8 vessels loading/discharging at berth (6 containers, 2 tankers); 2 general cargo vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge, 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to load/discharge (3 containers, 2 tankers); 2 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 13 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected

Pakistan Karachi 23-May-05 Three vessels loading at berth (1 rice, 2 cement), 5 discharging at berth (2 general cargo, 1 MAP, 1 phosphorus, 1 crude oil), 2 loading/discharging containers; 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge fertiliser; 7 vessels due (4 containers, 2 naphtha, 1 crude oil), with no delays expected. Port Qasim 23-May-05 Fourteen vessels discharging at berth (11 ore, 2 palm oil, 1 HSD); 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load containers, 12 waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 container, 11 ore); QICT berth: 1 vessel loading/discharging containers.

Russia Novorossiysk 23-May-05 Fifteen vessels in port operating, of which 11 loading (1 DRI, 1 bulk NPK, 2 scrap, 1 pig-iron, 1 pipes, 2 copper, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 aluminium, 1 UAN solution), 4 discharging (1 bulk sugar, 1 bulk NPK, 1 bulk fertiliser, 1 bananas); 5 vessels waiting in roads, of which 2 to discharge (1 ore, 1 bulk sugar), 3 to load (1 WRIC, 2 equipment); 66 vessels due, of which 58 to load (5 aluminium, 4 pig-iron, 5 wheat, 1 HBI, 1 DRI, 3 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 packed fertiliser, 4 copper, 3 bulk cement, 1 coils/pipes, 2 steel sheets, 6 steel billets, 2 scrap, 3 bulk NPK, 3 coils, 1 WRIC/steel billets, 1 coils/steel billets, 2 slabs, 1 coils/lumber, 1 cellulose, 1 steel billets/steel, 1 steel billets/debars, 1 steel billets/slabs, 1 paper, 1 equipment, 1 vehicles, 1 diesel oil, 1 WRIC/coils), 6 to discharge (1 zinc ore, 3 bulk sugar, 2 copper ore), 2 to load/discharge containers; Oil terminal: 1 tanker berthed loading crude oil; 2 tankers in roads, both to load crude oil; 7 tankers due, all to load crude oil.

Slovenia Koper 23-May-05 Port working normally; Eleven vessels berthed of which 1 vessel discharging/loading containers, 3 bulk carriers discharging ore/coal/minerals, 1 bulk carrier loading grain, 1 vessel loading steel products/sawn timber, 2 Ro/Ros loading sawn timber/vehicles/containers, 3 car carriers discharging/loading vehicles; 3 vessels at anchorage of which 1 bulk carrier to load grain, 1 vessel to load sawn timber, 1 bulk carrier to discharge coal; 20 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 2 vessels to discharge/load containers, 3 bulk carriers to discharge coal/minerals/fertiliser, 4 bulk carrier to load coal/grain, 2 vessels to discharge aluminium products/agricultural products, 6 vessels to load sawn timber/timber products/general cargo, 1 car carrier to discharge/load vehicles, 2 tankers to discharge mineral oils/liquid chemicals.

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Turkmenistan Turkmenbashi 23-May-05 Oil products: 4 vessels berthed, of which 1 completed loading gasoline, 1 loading crude oil, 1 discharging crude oil, 1 loading gasoil; 4 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 gasoil, 1 gasoline, 2 unknown cargo.

Ukraine Ilichevsk 23-May-05 Seven vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (1 steel products, 1 wheat, 1 containers), 2 discharging steel products, 2 discharging/loading containers; 1 vessels in roads to discharge/load containers; 14 vessels due, of which 7 to load (3 vegetable oil, 4 steel products), 7 to discharge/load containers Mariupol 23-May-05 Five vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 1 coal, 3 fire-clay, 1 coke; 4 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 fire-clay, 2 steel, 1 coke; 38 vessels due, of which 33 to load (13 steel, 9 coal, 7 fire-clay, 1 bran, 1 wheat, 1 pitch, 1 unknown cargo), 4 to discharge/load (1 containers/steel, 2 containers, 1 containers/fire clay), 1 passenger vessel. Odessa 23-May-05 Eighteen vessels in port operating, of which 10 loading (5 metal, 1 metal/wood, 1 barley, 1 general cargo, 1 wheat, 1 paper), 5 discharging (2 citrus, 1 luggage, 1 bananas, 1 sand), 2 discharging/loading containers, 1 passenger vessel; 12 vessels in roads, of which 7 to load (3 metal, 1 corn, 1 scrap, 1 ore, 1 ferro alloy), 3 to discharge (1 general cargo, 1 equipment, 1 metal), 2 to load/discharge containers; 63 vessels due, of which 33 to load (25 metal, 1 scrap, 1 sunflower oil, 1 ferro alloy, 1 building materials, 1 oil, 1 paper, 1 wood, 1 corn), 10 to discharge (1 metal, 1 citrus, 7 sugar, 1 oil), 20 to discharge/load containers..

United States Beaumont, TX 24-May-05 Louis Dreyfus terminal: 4 days delay expected. Corpus Christi, TX 24-May-05 Interstate grain terminal: 2 days delay expected; ADM terminal: 2 days delay expected. Houston, TX 24-May-05 Cargill terminal: 1-2 days delay expected Kalama, WA 24-May-05 Kalama export terminal: 2 days delay expected; United Harvest terminal: no delays expected Portland, OR 24-May-05 Columbia Grain terminal: 2 days delay expected; CLD Irving terminal: 4 days delay expected; CLD, O Dock terminals: no delays expected.Seattle Seattle, WA 24-May-05 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay expected. Tacoma, WA 24-May-05 Temco terminal: 2 days delay expected.

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