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Container lines may have to reschedule services using region’s largest facility, writes David Osler and Janet Porter — Friday July 14 2006

EVERAL of the world’s top Beirut is the main port in Lebanon and the operational managers and a female container lines will have to largest in the eastern Mediterranean, handling accountant. Sreschedule services if the port of around 3,000 ships a year. Portia managing director John Owens Beirut remains sealed off by Israel. That means the Israeli blockade will hit said: “In the light of the current situation the The 6,750 teu MSC Ludovica, deployed not just Lebanon but also Syria, Jordan, Iraq terminal operation has been temporarily shut by Mediterranean Shipping Co in its Asia- and the Gulf states. Operated and managed down. Europe Lion service, was scheduled to arrive by Gestion et Exploitation du Port de “We will be monitoring the situation and tomorrow but will now be diverted. Beyrouth, Beirut has undergone an extensive are in contact with people on the ground, Both MSC and French line CMA CGM reconstruction programme since the end of including the British embassy.” call at the new Beirut Container Terminal, Lebanon’s protracted civil war. The container terminal is equipped with which began handling transhipment cargo for The port consists of a total area of 1.2m sq four quayside container cranes and eight the first time a year ago. m and has four basins, 16 quays and the new rubber-tyred gantry cranes. CMA CGM operates a weekly service container terminal, capable of handling from Asia that calls at Beirut. The next ship 700,000 teu a year. is due on July 27. There are also weekly An associated free zone, consisting of a Scheduled feeder services from Malta and Damietta. total area of 11,200 sq m, is reported to have enjoyed some success. A fifth quayside container crane and two Introduction The general cargo area consists of 12 rubber-tyred gantry cranes are scheduled for warehouses and a grain silo with a capacity delivery at the end of the year. The line moves about 45,000 teu a year The new quay 16 is the longest and through Beirut, a figure expected to double of 120,000 tons. with the planned introduction next month of a The new Beirut Container Terminal, deepest of all the quays at a length of 600 m Lebanon call in its North China Express located just off quay 16, is operated by a joint and a depth of 15.5 m, which allows it to service with vessels of 6,500 teu. US-British-Lebanese consortium under a 10- accommodate the largest containerships in Members of the Europe Mediterranean year contract expiring in 2014. the world. Tariff Agreement, which covers Israel, have Peel Ports subsidiary Portia Management There are plans to expand the wharf where not yet decided how to respond to the crisis. Services is the majority shareholder. the new quay 16 is located to increase Figures from Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Portia said yesterday that the initial team capacity from the present 700,000 teu a year Unit, a sister company to Lloyd’s List, of experts seconded to Beirut had now due to rapidly rising traffic. returned home. estimate that 48 vessel are at present The port lacks a railhead, although there positioned in Beirut, with a further 48 en But three British expatriates are employed are plans to construct one. route . directly by the terminal, including two

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Vessel Type Flag Class G T DWT Blt Casualty

APHRODITE container ITA RI 37,479 43,310 1984 Struck a pier in Commencement Bay, Pierce County Terminal, Seattle, Jun 29. Anchored in Elliot Bay for damage assessment.

ASTRO LUNA crude GRC LR 147,007 254,340 1995 In collision with container carrier YM Earth, oil some 2.4km south-east of St. John's Island, in tanker Singapore waters, Jun 29. Anchored inside Singapore port limits. Investigation under way. Sailed Jul 2 for Fujairah.

AUGUSTE bulker LBR NK 11,194 18,320 2001 Arrived Seven Islands Jun 25 and remained in OLDENDORFF port undergoing turbo-charger repairs. Subsequently arrived Three Rivers Jul 1.

BALTIC FJORD general NOR — 2,062 1,560 1976 Caught fire while repairing in the drydock at Tallinn Jul 4. Fuel tanks burning. Still on fire Jul 5.

CANADIAN bulker CAN LR 21,436 31,640 1968 Sustained main engine problems Jun 29 and PROGRESS proceeded at reduced speed to Three Rivers, where repairs are estimated to take about a month.

IRAN MUFATEH bulker IRN NV 25,768 43,262 1985 Reported engine problems in Saldanha Bay harbour Jun 29. Anchored off port. Alongside at Saldanha Jun 30. Under repair Jul 1.

MARIAM IV general PAN — 3,523 5,327 1980 Sank in heavy weather off Socota Island, in lat12 09N, long 52 02E, Jun 30. Thirteen rescued, one killed and five missing.

MARINA STAR general BHS RI 4,989 7,267 1990 Main engine failed on departure from Oran Jun 29, and vessel shifted to stern and contacted breakwater. Re-berthed with assistance of port tugs. Arrested by Algerian Coast Guard. Sailed in tow Jul 2, bound shipyard at Genoa.

MONTE STELLO ro-ro NZL — 11,630 4,788 1979 Reported Jul 4 that a fault had been found in one of vessel's engines during sea trials at Wellington. Engine to be reconditioned. Expected to begin operating within a month.

NEVA general RUS RS 1,497 1,669 1988 Contacted the edge of the fairway and became holed and stranded near Voznesenye, Svir river, 03 Jul 2006. Refloating operations began Jul 5.

PICO EL AGUILA chem/oil PAN NK 8,017 12,467 1982 Reported Jul 5 at Ponta Delgada outer tanker anchorage with main engine damage awaiting arrival of spare parts.

PONTONOSTOS bulker CYP NK 16,725 28,470 1990 In collision with motor launch Komal 15 at Kandla Jun 29. Launch sank. Twelve rescued, 8 dead, 3 missing. Detained for investigation. Inquiry under way.

UAL TEXAS general NLD BV 6,577 9,073 2002 Reported anchored in lat 53 07.7N, long 01 20.7E, Jun 30 due engine bearing problems. Tug to be organised by owners. Taken in tow. Arrived Tyne Jul 2. To be shifted to dockyard Jul 5 for investigation.

ZHI QIANG bulker HKG NK 26,062 45,704 1998 Reported Jul 1 aground on Long Reef, in lat 11 13S, long 151 40E. Still aground Jul 5. Some holing. Believed LOF signed. Adsteam Marine contracted. Salvage crew on scene.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List

Reports appear in alphabetical to the Shetland port of Scalloway after order under the following hydrographic trials. The master was headings and relevant page number: alone on the bridge at the time of the initial grounding. The report notes that there was little attempt to assess Marine, including Overdue the situation after the grounding , & Missing Vessels 1 which took place at 16 knots, and the master requested a helicopter to Piracy 1 5 ALEX MAC (U.S.A.) evacuate the crew. Meanwhile the London, Jun 30 — Following received vessel floated off the rocks with the from Coastguard Portsmouth, Va, tide and drifted before grounding Port State Control 1 6 timed 1420, UTC: Fishing Alex Mac again on other rocks. Left alone on the (71 gt, built 1968) was in collision with vessel after the crew were taken off, tug Franklin Reinauer (197 gt, built Seizures & Arrests 1 6 the master clutched in the main 1984), bound New York, with a barge, engines and drove the tug out of a cleft in bad visibility off New Jersey in lat in the rocks and into the open sea. Pipeline Accidents 1 7 40 06.9N, long 73 53.3W, at 2357, After another momentary grounding UTC, Jun 29. The Alex Mac sank as a the severely damaged vessel, listing Pollution 1 8 result and two of its four crew were heavily and leaking oil, was driven by rescued. A search is under way for the the master into Scalloway harbour and other two. Franklin Reinauer and its Weather & Navigation 1 8 berthed. He was breathalysed, found barge continued voyage for New York. to be three to four times over the limit London, July 1 — A press report, and arrested. The report notes that Earthquakes 2 2 dated June 30, states: The bodies of while the master’s alcohol two scallop fishermen were recovered consumption was the cause of the in the Atlantic Ocean today off the Volcanic Activity 2 3 accident other safety issues identified coast of New Jersey. Tommy Lantman, were the ineffectiveness of the 39, and his nephew, Mike Lantman, company policy on alcohol, with the Political & Civil Unrest 2 3 16, disappeared when their boat, master routinely drinking and other fishing (general) Alex Mac, collided senior officers being aware of this with a tug (Franklin Reinauer) Kidnappings 2 9 without taking any action. No lookout yesterday and capsized six nautical was posted and proper navigational miles from Manasquan, the Coast practices were not observed, while Labour Disputes 2 9 Guard reported. State police divers after the grounding there was no found their bodies. effective command and control of the Awards & Settlements 3 1 emergency situation. The Safety ALGONORTH (Canada) Management System of Klyne Tugs London. Jul 4 — On Jun 30, while Railway Accidents 3 2 was said to be ineffective, while the bulker Algonorth (18496 gt, built MCA was found to have an inadequate 1971) was unloading at Dofasco, regime for verifying the standards of Robberies & Thefts 3 3 Hamilton Harbour, her generator blew the ETV fleet. Recommendations were up causing a flexible fuel line to burst. made to Klyne Tugs on their safety Fuel sprayed onto the exhaust casing Miscellaneous 3 3 management system and auditing and causing a fire. The fire was quickly to the MCA to establish an effective extinguished. verification system. Prosecuting Fires & Explosions 3 4 London, Jul 5 — Bulker Algonorth authorities have conducted their own sailed from Hamilton, Canada, at 1610 entirely separate investigation into hrs, Jun 30, bound for Thunder Bay, Aviation 3 6 the master’s role. arriving there on Jul 3. Space Vehicles 3 9 APHRODITE (Italy) ALLIANCE London, Jun 30 — A press release (St. Vincent & Grenadines) issued on Jun 28, by the US London, July 4 — Understand tug Product Recalls 4 0 Coastguard at Seattle, states: The Lady Debbie arrived at Fort de France Coast Guard responded to a call that a June 26 from UK, via Azores. It was Port Conditions 4 0 759-foot container ship had struck a used last Friday, June 30, to refloat pier in Commencement Bay at the tug Alliance (150 gt, built 1960) Pierce County Terminal yesterday. Port Conditions charts 4 2 aground on a mud bank in Fort de Sector Seattle ordered the Italian- France bay. flagged container carrier Aphrodite Fort de France, Jul 5 — Understand (37479 gt, built 1984), to anchor in that tug Alliance was only a touch in Elliott Bay for an examination of the mud and master did not even damages by the Coast Guard Port © Lloyd’s MIU 2006 These reports may make a report out of it. Therefore this State Control officers and vessel class not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval is not to be considered as a casualty. — society. The Coast Guard Port State system, or transmitted in any form or by Lloyd’s Agents. any means electronic, mechanical, Control officers and the vessel class photographic, recorded or otherise society reported that there was no ANGLIAN SOVEREIGN (U.K.) reportable damage to the port or the without the prior written permission of the London, Jun 29 — A master who was ship. An investigation into the cause of publisher. found to be more than three times over the accident is pending. (Note — the prescribed limit for alcohol was the Aphrodite arrived Seattle at 1611 hrs, main cause of the grounding on the Jun 27, sailing later the same day, at Shetlands last September of the 2218 hrs and according to LMIU AIS emergency towing vessel Anglian at 0720, UTC, the vessel was in lat 48 Sovereign, a Marine Accident 37.34N, long 125 41.3W, course 298 Investigation Branch report has degs, speed 17.3 knots.) concluded. The ETV, owned by Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft), was on charter to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and ARCHARON London, Jul 4 — At 2340 hrs, Jul 2, initially ran aground on the offshore inland general cargo Archaron, loaded island of Bulta Skerry when returning with steel rolls, ran aground near

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Kˆnigswinter at Km 646,5 in the River MIU AIS Astro Luna was in lat 02 42 24) with the loss of at least three lives, Rhine. The vessel was refloated by the 52.8N, long 101 14 43.8E, at 2145, had been disclassed by Lloyd’s Dutch inland cargo vessel Formentera July 2, speed 17.1 knots.) Register on Jun 5 with several class at 0206 hrs, Jul 3. There was no London, July 5 — Following received related items overdue, according to the damage to the Archaron’s hull and from Singapore Port Operations, timed Equasis online database. The 1987- after an investigation by the the 0310, UTC: Container Carrier YM built, Bangladeshi-flag vessel caught Wasser und Schifffahtrsamt and the Earth left Singapore at 0700, local fire off Chittagong with some 20 shore Wasserschutzpolizei Nordrhein time, today for Indonesia. labourers on board as well as the crew. Westfalen (river police), the vessel was The vessel’s chief officer was reported permitted to resume her voyage from ATLANTIC MARGARET (Uruguay) to be critically ill with severe burns. L¸ttich to Thionville. Montevideo, Jul 3 — Trawler Atlantic Yesterday the ship’s owner said it had Margaret (623 gt, built 1969) arrived not been decided whether to attempt ASIAN GREEN (Panama) Montevideo Jul 1 in tow of fishing to salvage the vessel. The vessel is not Yokohama, Jul 5 — General cargo Atlantic Peggy. Once the nature of the impeding the operation of Chittagong Asian Green, 4205 gt, (built 2000), vessel’s problem has been port. cargo 5,700 tonnes limestone in bulk, investigated, it is believed repairs will Chittagong, Jul 3 — Understand ran aground on rocky shore in Akashi be carried out. — Lloyd’s Agents. from the owners of crude oil tanker Strait 0830, Jul 1. Vessel was Banglar Shourabh that the vessel is refloated using tugs at 0100, Jul 2. No ATLANTIC PEGGY (Uruguay) still lying at “C” anchorage, injuries and hull damage observed. — See Atlantic Margaret. Chittagong outer anchorage. Local Lloyd’s Agents. salvage company Western Marine London, Jul 6 — After refloating, AUGUSTE OLDENDORFF (Liberia) Services has been engaged to tow the general cargo Asian Green proceeded Montreal, Jun 29 — Bulker Auguste vessel from its present position to to Kakogawa, departing from that port Oldendorff (11194 gt, built 2001) shallow water about three nautical on Jul 4, bound for Oita. arrived Seven Islands Jun 25 and is miles from the its present position. — currently in port undergoing turbo- Lloyd’s Agents. ASTRO LUNA (Greece) charger repairs, ETC Jul 1. — Lloyd’s Chittagong, Jul 4 — Bangladesh London, Jun 30 — A press report, Agents. Shipping Corporation (BSC) have dated today, states: Crude oil tanker London, Jul 4 — Bulker Auguste advised that crude oil tanker Banglar Astro Luna (147007 gt, built 1995) and Oldendorff was reported arriving at Shourabh has been towed by tug Container Carrier YM Earth (17153 Three Rivers on Jul 1. Kandari-10 to position lat 22 07.6N, gt, built 2003) collided in Singapore long 91 49.94E, from her original waters last night, some 2.4 km south- AYLA (Germany) position which is 6.1 nautical miles east of St John’s Island. The incident London, Jul 4 — At about 1400, local from Chittgaong port and about 500 did not result in any oil pollution or time, Jul 2, while non specific tanker metres from the beach. A four-member casualty, says the Maritime and Port Ayla (built 1956) was sailing in committee has been formed with Authority of Singapore. It has reverse out of Wesseling harbour, representatives from D G Shipping, deployed an anti-pollution craft to loaded with 1,200 tons diesel oil, the POMMD, Chittagong Port Authority monitor the situation and is vessel came too close to the left shore and BSC to decide the next course of investigating the incident. MPA says of the River Rhine and grounded. No action. — Lloyd’s Agents. Astro Luna, was heading west in the hull damage was found. With the Singapore Strait when it collided with permission of the Wasser und BELLATRIX (Antigua & Barbuda) YM Earth. At the time of the collision, Schifffahtrsamt, Dutch inland tanker See “Belgium” under “Port State Astro Luna was not carrying any oil. Vira came alongside to remove about Control”. YM Earth, which was loaded with 280 tons of diesel oil from the containers, was then approaching the grounded vessel. Ayla refloated at BELLE NAUTICA (Panama) Eastern Pilot Boarding Ground ‘A’ en 2142 same day and moveed to deep London, Jul 4 — Bulker Belle route for the Tanjong Pagar terminal. water. The 280 tons of diesel oil were Nautica arrived at Fraser River, London, Jun 30 — Following received pumped back on board and following Canada, on Jun 30. from Singapore Port Operations, timed the necessary formalities, the vessel 1020, UTC: Crude oil tanker Astro was permitted to proceed on voyage to BILLY STAR Luna and container carrier YM Earth Frankfurt. See “Typhoon ‘Chanchu’” under are both currently anchored inside “Weather & Navigation.” Singapore port limits following the BALTIC FJORD (Norway) collision. Investigations are still under Tallinn, Jul 5 — General cargo Baltic BILLY STAR (Philippines) way. Fjord (2062 gt, built 1976) caught fire See ‘Typhoon “Chanchu”’ under Singapore, Jul 1 — On Thursday at approximately 1600 hrs, Jul 4, “Weather & Navigation.” night, Jun 29, a Greek registered while undergoing repairs in the dry- crude oil tanker Astro Luna was dock at Tallinn. According to ETV24 BLACK PRINCE (Bahamas) reported to have been involved in a news, the blaze had reached fuel tanks See “Outbreak Of Virus On Bahamas collision incident with Panamanian last night and the vessel was still Vessel” under “Miscellaneous”. registered Container Carrier YM burning this morning. By 0800 hrs, Earth. The collision took place 1.5 today, there were six fire commandos BRN-211 (Russia) nautical miles off St John’s Island, on site, but attempts to extinguish the London, Jul 1 — Following received Singapore Straits (TSS), where Astro fire have been severely hampered due from Kiel, dated today: On Jun 30, Luna, in ballast, was transiting the to limited access, dense smoke, high Russian oil barge BRN-211, under tow West bound lane of the TSS and the temperatures and complicated smoke- of tug OT-2034 and laden with 235 laden YM Eearth was reported diving routes. Booms have been placed tonnes of oil products, broke away approaching the Eastern Pilot Board between the harbour basin at from a “barge-train”, in the Russian Ground ‘A’ to pick up pilot for berthing Paljassaare and Tallinn Bay to “Nizhny Tunguska River”. It went at Tanjung Pagar Container Terminal, prevent any pollution. No injuries adrift and subsequently hit submerged Singapore. No casualty or pollution have been reported so far. — Lloyd’s rocks and suffered a hole in the aft has been reported from this collision Agents. (Note — Baltic Fjord arrived section. The barge was pulled onto a but the Maritime Port Authority of Tallinn on May 3.) sandbank, with heavy port list, and Singapore did deploy an anti-pollution came to rest half-submerged, listing craft to the scene. — Lloyd’s Agents. BANGLAR SHOURABH 25 degs. The oil spill fighting ship Singapore, July 3 — Crude oil tanker (Bangladesh) Zarya arrived at the site at 2200 hrs. Astro Luna sailed Singapore 1310, London, Jun 30 — Bangladesh July 2 for Fujairah. Container Carrier Shipping Corporation’s 14,500 dwt BULOU NI CEVA (Fiji) YM Earth is still in port. — Lloyd’s crude oil tanker Banglar Shourabh, London, July 1 — A press report, Agents. (Note — According to Lloyd’s which caught fire on Saturday (Jun dated today, states: Opposition Leader

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Mick Beddoes has called for the alternative for its owners then a outer anchorage at approximately immediate removal of the stricken salvage operation. Mr Beddoes said 1130 hrs, Jun 21, reportedly under passenger (cruise) Bulou Ni Ceva from although the company was doing all it tow, bound for Pasir Gudang, a reef in Rotuma to prevent an could to fix matters, there was a Malaysia. — Lloyd’s Agents. environmental disaster. He said there danger that with a $1million cover, the was a risk that oil and fuel from the owners might be looking more keenly CANADIAN PROGRESS (Canada) ship would seep into the ocean if the at a insurance payout rather than London, Jul 4 — On Jun 29 the Government did not speed up the salving it. Mr Beddoes said salvage upbound bulker Canadian Progress removal process. He said the matter operations would cost up to $300,000. (21436 gt, built 1968) sustained main needed urgent attention. He warned However unexplained delays are engine problems and had to proceed at the ship was an environmental increasing the risk of a failure in the reduced speed. The vessel berthed at disaster waiting to happen. Mr salvage operations and the potential Three Rivers and will be under repair Beddoes said if the vessel was not environment disaster that will follow for approximately one month. removed, oil and fuel would spill into if the good whether changes and the the ocean creating an environmental vessel begins to break up, he said COLUMBIA (U.S.A.) disaster for the people of Rotuma. He London, Jul 5 — A press report, London, Jul 2 — A press report, said the response from proper dated Jul 4, states: Passenger (cruise) dated Jul 1, states: A fire broke out authorities was too slow and the delay Bulou Ni Ceva, which ran aground near aboard an American ferry bound for would not do much to help the Rotuma, poses a potential threat to the Alaska early this morning off the coast problem. The crew of the stricken islanders and their surroundings, says of Vancouver Island. The 418-foot vessel were being fed and clothed by the Rotuma Council. The Council has Alaskan Ferry passenger ro/ro the Rotuman people but no help had raised its concern about the Bulou Ni Columbia (3946 gt, built 1974) was on been forthcoming from the owners of Ceva with the relevant authorities, said its way from Bellingham, Wash., with the vessel. He said it was a very council chairman Tarterani Rigamoto 352 passengers and crew on board serious matter that needed immediate yesterday. He said the concerns were when the fire broke out just before attention. A team was assigned to raised with the environment and 0500 hrs. No injuries were reported. leave this weekend in a chartered marine departments, who advised the According to the Joint Rescue Co- airplane to assess damage done to the council to wait for the findings of a ordination Centre in Victoria, the ship. Kadavu Provincial Council team that left last week to assess the blaze began in the engine room. A chairman Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo damage to the vessel. The crew of the distress call was made to the centre as said the team would include officers vessel and the assessment team the vessel was navigating through from Fiji Islands Maritime Services returned early yesterday morning. Separation Head in Seymour Narrows, Authority, Kadavu Shipping directors Rotuma parliamentarian Jioji Konrote near Campbell River, B.C. The fire and their insurance brokers to assess said the team was expected to present knocked out the ship’s engines for a the damage. “We are trying to ask the its findings soon to the Government. He brief time, forcing it to manoeuvre Transport Ministry to help us on the could not specify what the findings with bow thrusters. Coast Guard issue and we have been negotiating for were. Mr Konrote said the urgent officer Troy Haddock said the ship was a plane to be chartered to Rotuma,” he matter was the removal of the vessel to in a treacherous stretch of water with said. He said the 30 crew member prevent an environmental disaster fast currents when the fire was including the master of Bulou Ni Ceva because fuel spillage would destroy the reported. “It’s not an easy place to were being sheltered at one of the marine life in Rotuma. District officer navigate at all,” he said. “You have to villages on Rotuma and looked after by Jovesa Vocea said of the 30 crew time your tides to get through there the chiefs and villagers. “The trip members, four engineers were still on properly.” The fire was extinguished would mostly be to assess the the island to look after the vessel. The by the crew. The crew turned the ferry condition of the boat and see if it can Kadavu Shipping Limited owned-vessel around and headed back toward be salved or not and the directors of ran aground near Lopta village, Oinafa Duncan Bay, B.C., where the company will also be part of the last month. Transportation Safety Board and trip. “We will also be visiting the crew London, July 6 — A press report, Coast Guard officials determined the and bringing them back with us after dated today, states: Owners of ship was seaworthy and cleared it to the assessment has been completed,” passenger (cruise) Bulou Ni Ceva are resume its voyage. he said. He said the weather in waiting on word from insurance London, July 3 — An Alaska Marine Rotuma was really bad and it was the companies on salving of the vessel. Highway System press release, dated main reason why the ship was still on “We have done all that is needed to be July 1, states: Passenger ro/ro the reef after almost a month. done from our part,” Kadavu Columbia experienced a malfunction London, July 3 — A press report, provincial Council chairman Ratu in one of its four generators that dated today, states: A team that left Josateki Nawalowalo said. “We are resulted in a fire while it was last Thursday (June 29) to assess waiting on the insurance company for transiting Seymour Narrows at about damage to passenger (cruise) Bulou Ni their assessment of the ship so it can 0300 today causing the ship to lose Ceva is expected to return with the be salved as soon as possible.” Ratu power to one of its two engines. crew early this week. The team Josateki said they were concerned as Columbia was escorted to Duncan Bay reached Rotuma early on Saturday well with the side effects resulting by a tug and crews ran assessments of morning. Rotuma parliamentarian from the vessel. “The council is its operating systems before Transport Jioji Konrote said the team would concerned with the side effects that Canada the Canadian Transport return with the 30 crew members, will be caused by this but we are Safety Board cleared the ship to including the master of the vessel, who hoping the insurance company is quick proceed to Ketchikan. The ship left were being sheltered and looked after with its work so we can do away with Duncan Bay under full power at about by the people and chiefs of one of the it.” He said the ship was insured for 0800 hrs and is expected to arrive in villages on Rotuma. Mr Konrote said $1.3 million with Dominion Insurance. Ketchikan at about 1100 tomorrow. the team consisted of representatives Dominion Insurance referred all Passengers were given the “all clear” from the shipping company, the questions to the ship’s insurance signal over the intercom within two environment department and marine broker, Aon Risks. An agent of the minutes of an alarm sounding and surveyors. Mr Konrote said the vessel insurance broker, who did not wish to were kept informed through periodic should be removed immediately to be named, said they would send a team updates through the night, said AMHS prevent an environmental disaster as to assess damage to the ship. The General Manager John Falvey. “We 13,000 litres of fuel in the vessel could Rotuma Council in earlier reports said tried to keep the passengers well destroy the marine life in Rotuma the vessel posed a potential threat to informed of the problem and in the waters. Mr Konrote said the matter the islanders and their surroundings. morning we gave them complimentary needed urgent attention. Meanwhile, breakfast to compensate them for any Opposition leader Mick Beddoes said BUMI JAYA (Indonesia) inconvenience they experienced the accepting an insurance payout for Chittagong, Jul 1 — General cargo previous night,” said Falvey. The Bulou Ni Ceva would be a better Bumi Jaya departed from Chittagong Columbia is carrying 380 passengers

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3 Marine and 100 vehicles on its run from onboard Columbia when it around 4,500 tons of coal from Conrad Bellingham, Wash, to Skagway. It left encountered mechanical difficulties, Oldendorff to the Credo are in Bellingham at 1800 yesteday. The U.S. 265 have been accommodated through progress. It is anticipated that Coast Guard will inspect the ship alternate travel plans. The remainder operations will be completed tonight, during its scheduled stop in Ketchikan are expected to sail on Matanuska at which time, the vessel should be and determine whether it can proceed tomorrow or on other ferries by refloated. Once Conrad Oldendorff is to its next destination. The Alaska Thursday. refloated it is still the intention to Marine Highway System is developing London, Jul 6 — A press report, move it 2.5 miles south-east of its a repair schedule to respond to the dated Jul 5, states: Passenger ro/ro present position for reloading of cargo generator malfunction and is Columbia, Bellingham, Wash., to and diver inspection. activating additional shore-side crew Anchorage, Alaska, had an electrical London, Jul 1 — Following received for passengers in case their travel fire in the engine-room 0500, Jul 1. from Aarhus MRCC, timed 2200, UTC: plans are altered. AMHS management The fire began as it was passing Bulker Conrad Oldendorff refloated at is also tracking available space on through the Seymour Narrows near 1905, UTC, with tug assistance and other AMHS ferries in the area to Separation Head and she made a anchored in lat 54 50N, long 14 47.7E, accommodate travellers in case distress call to the Joint Rescue Co- for reloading of coal. Diver inspection Columbia must undergo immediate ordination Centre in Victoria. being carried out. Class surveyor repairs in Ketchikan. “Our biggest Campbell River assistant fire chief expected tomorrow morning. concern is finding space to Tim Paul said the ferry crew was able London, Jul 3 — Following received accommodate the vehicles that to get the fire under control and no from Aarhus MRCC, timed 0946, UTC: Columbia is carrying, should it be held one was hurt. “They contained the fire Bulker Conrad Oldendorff was given in Ketchikan for repairs. If there’s the and put it out themselves,” he said. permission to proceed on voyage potential for a delay in accommodating “There were no injuries from fire or yesterday. any passengers, we would provide smoke inhalation for the passengers meals and sleeping accommodations and crew.” However, the ferry’s CREACH (Cambodia) onboard.” Falvey said. Columbia captain brought her into Duncan Bay London, Jul 5 — A press report, underwent a six-week scheduled where the Coast Guard and Transport dated today, states: General cargo overhaul in March. Canada gave it a thorough Creach (1948 gt, built 1966) listed to London, July 3 — A press report, investigation to make sure it was starboard at the Istanbul Strait late dated July 2, states: Passenger ro/ro seaworthy. While the ship was being on Monday (Jul 3), sources said. Columbia was sidelined today at the investigated, local firefighters were According to sources, the vessel was Ketchikan shipyard for repairs, and ready at Catalystøs Elk Falls paper carrying logs from Russia to Turkish Alaska Marine Highway System staff mill, which has a dock big enough to northwestern city of Izmit when it members were finding alternative receive the ferry. Paul said emergency leaned to one side at the Istanbul travel means for 380 passengers, services were prepared for the worst. strait. They said that the vessel officials said. It was not immediately The fire department activated the started to pump sea water to its water clear how long repairs would take. city’s emergency preparedness plan, tanks in order to balance itself while “The safety and comfort of our which is designed to streamline and passing through the strait, but it customers are our primary concern hasten emergency services in the listed to starboard due to the excessive right now and we are going to do event of a disaster. Buses were ready water. Turkish Coastal Security & everything possible to give these folks to take ferry passengers to relief Ship Rescue teams helped the ship options to get them where they need to stations at the community centre. crew discharge the excessive water, go,” said Capt. John Falvey, AMHS Canada customs was prepared to deal the sources stated. They added that general manager. “We have ships with the 352 American passengers and the vessel then anchored off going north and south all week and so crew on board if they needed to Buyukdere. (Note — Creach passed we hope the disruption in their travel disembark. No passengers or crew Istanbul 1615, Jul 4, bound for plans is only temporary.” The needed to get off the ferry and the ship Diliskelesi.) Columbia was carrying 380 passengers was pronounced seaworthy. “The and 100 vehicles when one of its four captain was satisfied he could make it generators malfunctioned about 0300 back up to Anchorage, Alaska safely,” CRIMSON VENUS (Panama) yesterday, starting a small fire. The he said. Paul said the ferry’s captain Buenos Aires, Jun 29 — Wood-chip Columbia then lost power to one of its was impressed with Campbell River’s carrier Crimson Venus remains two engines. Columbia was taken to response to the fire and offered aground at Km 316, River Parana, Duncan Bay for repair before the compliments when the ship was finally assisted by tugs Conquistador and Canadian Transport Safety Board back underway to Alaska. Rua II. Two additional tugs have been cleared the ship to proceed to requested by vessel’s master. Main Ketchikan. Officials completed a more CONCEL PRIDE (Nigeria) navigation channel available for in complete assessment of its mechanical Cadiz, Jul 1 — Situation of product and outbound traffic. — Lloyd’s problems after arriving this morning tanker Concel Pride remains Agents. in Ketchikan. AMHS staff were unchanged. Vessel remains abandoned Buenos Aires, Jun 30 — Wood-chip providing meals and lodging onboard at Algeciras. — Lloyd’s Agents. carrier Crimson Venus was refloated Columbia while passengers wait for with the assistance of tugs alternate sailings. Several passengers CONRAD OLDENDORFF (Malta) Conquistador and Rua II at 2250 hrs, and vehicles today boarded the ferry London, Jun 30 — Following received yesterday. The Argentine Coastguard Taku on its sailing to Prince Rupert, from Aarhus MRCC, timed 1030, UTC: (PNA) authorized the vessel to B.C. Officials said more passengers Bulker Conrad Oldendorff is still continue navigation, bound for were expected to leave as AMHS ships aground. At present, efforts are under Durban, South Africa. — Lloyd’s arrive in Ketchikan during their way to lighter fuel to a bunkering Agents. scheduled stops. barge, while general cargo Credo is London, July 4 — An Alaska Marine expected on scene tomorrow to begin DA YUAN YU 001 (Chinese) Highway System press release, dated the process of unloading around 400 to See “Chinese Trawlers Seized by July 3, states: The AMHS has 500 tonnes of coal. Once the Conrad Australia” under “Seizures & Arrests.” cancelled the southbound sailing of Oldendorff is refloated it will be passenger ro/ro Columbia due to a moved 2.5 miles south-east of its DA YUAN YU 002 (Chinese) previous mechanical problem. The present position for reloading of cargo See “Chinese Trawlers Seized by ship was scheduled to transit from and diver inspection. Australia” under “Seizures & Arrests.” Skagway to Bellingham at about 1730 London, Jul 1 — Following received today. No decision has been made on from Aarhus MRCC, timed 0938, UTC: EGASCO FORTUNE (Egypt) whether Columbia will make its Bulker Conrad Oldendorff is still Alxandria, Jul 5 — Bulker Egasco northbound sailing from Bellingham aground. General cargo Credo is now Fortune is under coastal guard until on Friday. Of the 380 passengers alongside and operations to transfer today.— Lloyd’s Agents.

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ENSCO 107 (Liberia) Melbourne’s South Wharf early today where it arrived at 1230 hrs, Jul 3. London, Jun 30 — Drill platform after an apparent misunderstanding The vessel departed at 1330 hrs, Jul 3, Ensco 107 was reported arriving at on the bridge. Sources familiar with returning to Juneau, where it was Singapore at 1230 hrs, Jun 27. the incident said an officer on the reported arriving at 1800 hrs, Jul 3. bridge “was told to go astern but he ERIKA (Malta) went ahead”. A spokeswoman for the FOLEGANDROS (Greece) London, July 6 — The Total oil group Australian Maritime Safety Authority London, Jun 30 — Eletson will be prominent among the 15 said: “We are advised that Ever Peace Corporation, owners and managers of defendants who will go on trial in had made heavy contact with 32 South the double hull product tanker Paris from Decr 4 on charges of Wharf while it was berthing in West Folegandros, report that the vessel responsibility for the sinking of tanker Swanson Dock at 0530, today. We are remains aground in the Maracaibo Erika off the French coast in conducting a seaworthiness inspection Channel. In close co-operation with December 1999 and for the pollution of Ever Peace .” A Marine Safety the local authorities, efforts continue disaster which ensued. Total is Victoria spokeswoman confirmed her to resolve the situation through accused of having caused marine organisation would investigate the lightering and/or refloating the vessel. pollution and having endangered incident, while a spokesman for the No pollution or injuries have been human life by chartering the ill-fated Australian Transport Safety Bureau reported as a result of the incident. tanker despite knowing it to be said his organisation was unlikely to unsafe. Three separate group become involved. The Port of FORTUNE BRIGHT (Hong Kong) companies will reply to charges at the Melbourne Authority said it was London, Jul 3 — Bulker Fortune trial, Total SA, Total Transport Corp aware of the collision and was Bright sailed from Chittagong on Jun and Total Petroleum Services, as will awaiting details of the damage to 19, bound for Singapore, arriving at the group’s head of shipping, Bertrand South Wharf and how it had occurred. 0921 hrs, Jun 30. The vessel departed Thouilin, who was head of legal affairs and shipping and trading division A spokesman said it was a redundant later the same day, at 1814 hrs, bound safety at the time of the catastrophe. area. Protection and indemnity club for Cape Cuvier, Australia. The group can be expected to defend Gard’s Melbourne representative, Alex itself vigorously, however. It has Evered of Bayside Shipping Services, FRANKLIN REINAUER (U.S.A.) already rejected claims that it had was on board the Panama-flagged See Alex Mac. effective control of Erika at the time of Ever Peace today but she was unable the break-up and the groupøs lawyer to comment. Port Philip Sea Pilots FREEPSUM (Antigua & Barbuda) repeated this week that the accusation would not comment at this stage given London, Jul 3 — General cargo against it had no basis in maritime that an investigation was underway. Freepsum sailed from Boston(Lincs) on law, which he said could not be Lloyd’s List DCN was awaiting Jun 20. interpreted on the basis of emotions comment from Evergreen Marine generated by an event. The other Australia on the extent of the damage GALAXY-1 (Mongolia) corporate defendant will be Italian to the 2001-built, vessel and whether Karachi, Jul 4 — Karachi Port Trust classification society Rina, whose the incident would impact on the (KPT) said in a statement that its executive Gianpiero Ponasso will also vessel’s sailing schedule. — Lloyd’s personnel rescued a Mongolian ship on appear as an individual defendant. List Daily Commercial News. (Note — Sunday (Jul 2) which had an acute Among the nine other individuals on Ever Peace sailed Kaohsiung Jun 17, fuel shortage and subsequent trial will be Erika’s Italian owner arrrived Botany Bay Jun 27 and sailed technical failure. The Mongolian Giuseppe Savarese and his two Jun 28.) vessel, Galaxy-1 while on voyage to associates Mauro Clemente and Melbourne, July 4 — Understand Bushire Port (Iran) from Penang Alessandro Ducci, master Captain Container Carrier Ever Peace did not (Malaysia) with an Iranian crew on Karun Mathur and former head of require repairs and sailed for Brisbane board, suffered fuel shortage and Italian shipmanagement company arriving July 3 and departing today. — technical failure at 1045 hrs. The Panship Antonio Pollara. In addition, Lloyd’s Agents. vessel, without power and anchors, three naval officers on duty at the time was drifting in the Arabian Sea near at the maritime prefecture in Brest FAIRWEATHER (U.S.A.) Karachi Port. The ship signalled KPT and one member of staff at the local London, July 3 — An Alaska Marine operations room for immediate help. CROSS surveillance and rescue centre Highway System press release, dated The Harbour Master, Capt Shaukat have been charged with deliberately June 30, states: The Alaska Marine Ali along with Pilot, Capt Rashid Baig, failing to take action to prevent the Highway System has cancelled the assisted the vessel, which was not casualty from occurring. The trial of July 1 sailing of passenger ro/ro carrying any cargo. KPT personnel those accused of responsibility for the Fairweather from Juneau to Sitka due steered the ship to safety and brought disaster had been provisionally set to to electronic problems with the it to the mooring near Manora inside open on Oct 30 and to run until Dec 27. controller affecting clutch assemblies the harbour. The rescue entailed a At a `fixingø hearing on Tuesday, on two engines. Travellers who booked hectic four-hour operation braving however, these dates were modified. A tickets on the July 1 sailings between adverse weather conditions and strong first proposal to open the trial on Nov Juneau and Sitka are being contacted waves. — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. 13 was also discarded at the request of by the AMHS and their tickets will be Karachi, Jul 6 — Understand from lawyers involved in the case. The trial refunded. At this time, the AMHS is Karachi Port Trust (KPT) that vessel will now open for an initial session still planning to keep the July 2 Galaxy-1 sailed at around 1530 running from Dec 4-20 before resuming sailing from Juneau to Haines and yesterday. — Lloyd’s List on Jan 8, 2007 and continuing until Skagway. Fairweather has been Correspondent. Mar 28. Some 60 organisations, undergoing repairs since January including environmental organisations when workers found damage to its and local authorities, will be GENOA (Bahamas) four diesel engines. Later Ponta Delgada, Jul 6 — Refrigerated participating in the trial via civil actions. investigation found damage to four general cargo Genoa (8254 gt, built reduction gears and other mechanical 1983) arrived Ponta Delgada inner EVANS MCKEIL (Canada) problems. Fairweather is still expected port Jul 5 for bunkers. After Montreal, Jun 29 — Tug Evans to sail from Ketchikan to Juneau on bunkered, vessel proceeded to outer McKeil effected repairs and returned Friday to begin revenue service at the roads for repairs account of main to service the same day. — Lloyd’s earliest possible time. The ship will be engine damage. — Lloyd’s Agents. Agents. performing sea trials during the trip to Juneau, which will delay its arrival. GLOBAL CARRIER EVER PEACE (Panama) London, Jul 5 — Passenger ro/ro (Antigua & Barbuda) Sydney, Jun 30 — Container Carrier Fairweather sailed from Juneau at London, Jul 5 — Roll On Roll Off Ever Peace (17887 gt, built 2001) hit 0800 hrs, Jul 2, bound for Sitka, Global Carrier arrived at Burns

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Harbor on/about Jun 9, sailing shipowner, or against the UTC: Bulker Iran Mufateh (25768 gt, on/about Jun 14, for Milwaukee, manufacturer and shippers of built 1985), Santos for Bandar Abbas, where it arrived on Jun 15. The vessel fireworks or potentially other cargo sugar, reported engine problems departed on Jun 16, bound for hazardous items. Although the cargo in Saldanha Bay harbour last night. Antwerp. included fireworks, there remains Vessel is currently at anchor off port. controversy over the cause of the London, Jun 30 — Following received HARTENFELS (Germany) accident and, as speculation stands at from Cape Town MRCC, timed 1410, London, Jul 4 — General cargo present, any dangerous cargo, perhaps UTC: Bulker Iran Mufateh is now Hartenfels experienced an engine unspecified by the shipper, could be to alongside in Saldanha port. black-out in the Dortmund-Ems- blame. Should liability be pinned on a London, Jul 1 — Following received Kanal Jul 1 and struck the canal wall wayward shipper, øthe chances of from Cape Town MRCC, timed 0945, at Km 78.24. The pressure of the finding him ø or his assets ø would be UTC: Reported bulker Iran Mufateh is collision pushed in the iron side of the about nilø, a senior recoveries expert currently effecting repairs alongside canal over about five metres, and the told Lloydøs List. A key issue will be in Saldanha port. vessel’s anchor caused further damage whether the carrier exercised full care to the canal side. The vessel sustained in handling and positioning a IZVORUL MARE 1 damage to the starbord side, where dangerous cargo on board, for instance Bucharest, Jun 29 — Pusher tug the railing was pushed in, and well away from any source of heat. Izvorul Mare 1 was refloated Jun 28. sustained a five-cm-long tear below Recovery action could proceed clearly The salvors also succeeded to release the waterline. The vessel’s own pumps against the carrier if that company the floating Crane No. 682 from were able to cope with the water were alleged to have been negligent. underneath the collapsed members of ingress. The Munster So complex is the web of commercial the portal crane. — Lloyd’s Agents. Wasserschutzpolizei held an interests involved in the Hyundai Bucharest, Jul 5 — Pusher tug investigation. There was no Fortune consignment that instructions Izvorul Mare 1 and United Shipping obstruction of shipping traffic in the are still arriving from cargo Agency SRL floating crane No.682 canal and no injuries were reported. underwriters at law firms and have both been delivered to their specialist cargo recovery businesses, owners/operators. Izvorul Mare 1 is HOHEBANK (U.K.) with most of the work coming into still at Berth No 64. The owners report Liverpool, Jul 6 — General cargo London. Intense work is already under that they have not yet taken any Hohebank is still under repair. — way. While on the legal front Clyde & decision regarding repairs. The crane Lloyd’s Agents. Co is representing interests has been taken to a different berth collectively with $100m worth of and, following hull repairs, will be HYUNDAI FORTUNE (Panama) cargo, independent recovery firm WK taken to Budapest for renewal of its jib London, July 3 — A Svitzer Webster has been asked to recoup by the manufacturers, Ganz Budapest. Wijsmuller Salvage report, dated June losses on behalf of more than 70 Understand the salvors are continuing 30, states: On June 16 insurance companies for cargo said to with the cutting of the portal crane’s SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage completed be worth some $30m. WE Cox Claims collapsed members. — Lloyd’s Agents. its salvage operations involving the Group is acting for several overseas 5,501 TEU container vessel (Container clients who are seeking substantial JADRANKA (Croatia) Carrier Hyundai Fortune ) it was sums and other competitors have Rijeka, Jul 5 — Ferry Jadranka involved in since Mar 21. On that date additional slices of such work. completed repairs and sailed from a devastating fire erupted on the aft Surveyor LGSA of London is appointed Punat on Jun 26. The vessel is in part of vessel off Yemen which forced to carry out work øin the common regular exploitation in cabotage and is her crew to abandon the vessel. interestø for the general average presently at Biograd. — Lloyd’s Despite the infrastructural problems aspect of the case. While a first Agents. SvitzerWijsmuller had a fire fighting instinct has been to blame fireworks, tug with salvage and fire fighting- some experts say it is unlikely that if KARIM I (Cambodia) Bucharest, Jul 5 — General cargo experts on site within 36 hours, some correct loading procedures were Karim I has not yet been refloated. 140 miles off Aden. More men, followed they could have caused such Understand the salvors are currently equipment and crafts were moved in devastation. Proponents of the fitting floatation cases. — Lloyd’s as necessary whereby in a relatively fireworks theory saw support in May Agents. short time control was obtained over from an unconnected incident when the vessel and the fire. Subsequently more than 200 containers were port entry had been obtained by the KELLY LEE (U.S.A.) destroyed or badly damaged by a series London, Jun 30 — A press report, salvors in the port of Salalah where, of explosions and a huge blaze in the in a pre-planned operation, 2.249 dated Jun 29, states: A Mississippi Chinese port of Changsha. It was said containers were discharged for company has been cited by the that the containers were loaded with onwards transport during a port stay Kentucky Division of Water for fireworks waiting to be exported to the of less then 48 hours. To move out of polluting the Ohio River at Louisville US or Europe. At least seven people harms way the convoy then moved out when a barge spilled asphalt, diesel were injured and the blast shook of the Arabian Sea prior to the onset fuel and heating oil in January. of the SW-monsoon towards the Gulf houses elsewhere in the capital of Magnolia Marine Transport, of of Oman, where the casualty was re- Hunan province. The containership Vicksburg, MS, owned the barge, one delivered to new owners offshore the blaze caused such alarm in maritime of three that broke loose from tug UAE coast. This concluded operations circles that some lines, including Kelly Lee on Jan 26 near the McAlpine on the largest container vessel to date Hyundai Merchant Marine, prohibited Lock and Dam. The barge lodged requiring salvage services. the carriage of fireworks, although this against the K&I Railroad bridge and London, July 6 — New fireworks are will call for heightened vigilance leaked an estimated 200,000 gallons of threatened over efforts to resolve against cargo misdeclarations, with liquid asphalt, 8,000 gallons of diesel cargo claims in the Container Carrier procedural rules differing according to fuel and 3,000 gallons of heating oil. Hyundai Fortune case, with fears that country. Independent fireworks expert The notice of violation issued by the claimants could have a huge struggle Charles Weeth, who investigated the DOW alleges the company violated a to get their money. Underwriters have Hanjin Pennsylvania fire, has said Kentucky statute and regulations that commissioned both fire experts and that the formulae for modern fireworks prohibit water pollution. The notice of fireworks experts to reach a conclusion are stable and only a series of packing, violation also says the company failed over what caused the massive handling or other mistakes could lead to immediately notify the state of the explosion and blaze on the Hyundai to their ignition. environmental emergency it created, Merchant Marine containership. A as Kentucky law requires. A marine leading cargo claims consultant said IRAN MUFATEH (Iran) salvage company removed remaining the determination would decide London, Jun 30 — Following received material from the barge, which was whether the recovery is against the from Cape Town MRCC, timed 0945, towed from the bridge last month.

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LIBERTY A. (Cyprus) vessel proceeded astern and slightly London, Jul 5 — A press report, See “Cyprus” under “Port State touched the breakwater, apparently dated Jul 4, states: High seas and Control”. damaging the rudder. The tug Priolo gusting winds over the weekend arrived at Oran on Jul 1. The tug was prevented the safe removal of fishing LNG EDO (Bahamas) authorised to “fast lines at port” and (general) Midnight Rider that washed Ferrol, Jul 6 — Liquid Natural Gas sailed yesterday at 2250 hrs, with onto Norton Point Beach Saturday Carrier LNG Edo is still under repairs Marina Star in tow, bound for a (Jul 1) morning. The unmanned New and will also be drydocked before shipyard in Italy (Genoa). — Lloyd’s Bedford scalloper came ashore departure expected now to be end of Sub-agents. Saturday more than nine hours after August/beginning September. — the vessel ran aground on a sand bar Lloyd’s Agents. MARJOLAINE II (Canada) near Wasque, necessitating a U.S. Montreal, Jun 29 — Passenger Coast Guard rescue of its three-man LUCKY STAR (Bolivia) (cruise) Marjolaine II is currently crew. Its presence, in close proximity Taipei, Jul 5 — Non specific tanker under repair at Ile au Coudre, ETC to nesting least terns and piping Lucky Star was successfully towed Jul 2. — Lloyd’s Agents. plovers, raised concerns among beach away from the coast at 0923 hrs, Jun managers about possible fuel spills. 29, and is scheduled to shift to the MASSACHUSETTS (U.S.A.) However Chris Kennedy, Islands drydock for repairs on Jul 29/30. — Boston, MA, Jun 30 — Passenger regional director for The Trustees of Lloyd’s Agents. ro/ro Massachusetts has been released Reservations, said he was told by the for evaluation and repair following the Coast Guard that the chances of an oil MALITAM (Philippines) National Transportation safety Board spill were minimised by the way the See “Typhoon “Chanchu” under investigation, which lasted 10 days. vessel sat, hard aground. Had the “Weather & Navigation”. Understand from Mass Bay Lines that vessel been listing on its side the several shipyard representatives have situation would have been more MARC MITCHELL been on board the vessel, and they are serious. Also, the vessel was boarded (Antigua & Barbuda) in the process of obtaining quotes for yesterday and the estimate on the London, Jul 3 — Following received repairs. Repairs are expected to take amount of fuel was lowered to 500 from Coastguard Portland, timed between three and six months, gallons. Today a crew plans to use 1833, UTC: General cargo Marc depending on the yard that wins the pumps and barrels to off-load the fuel. Mitchell now underway. repair contract. — Lloyd’s Agents. The next priority will be the boat’s removal; it may be refloated in the MARIAM IV (Panama) MAUNAKEA (Liberia) days ahead. The area around the London, Jul 4 — Understand general Port Klang, Jul 6 — Refrigerated vessel is currently closed to the public. cargo Mariam IV (3523 gt, built 1980), general cargo Maunakea is still Midnight Rider and its crew first ran Salalah for Zanzibar, cargo 4,700 anchored off Port Klang, awaiting the into trouble 2200 Friday, about 2.2 tonnes cement, has sunk off Socota. arrival of an ocean-going tug. — miles southeast of Wasque. It is (Note — Mariam IV was last reported Lloyd’s Agents. believed the vessel ran aground on or to have sailed Salalah Jun 18 for near the locally known navigational Zanzibar.) MIDNIGHT RIDER (U.S.A.) hazard called Skiff’s Island. The Coast Salalah, Jul 5 — Understand that London, July 2 — A Cost Guard Guard was told by radio the vessel general cargo Mariam IV had sailed Boston, press release, dated July 1, was hard aground and taking on from Salalah at 0100 hrs, on Jun 23, states: Three New Bedford based water. They responded with a boat laden with cement. The vessel called fishermen were rescued by the Coast crew from both Woods Hole station at Aden for bunkers and then sailed Guard about 0001 today after their 71- and a second boat from Menemsha for Zanzibar. From Jun 29 the owner, foot fishing (general) Midnight Rider Station. The vessel grounded in lat 41 on not getting any contact with the (135 gt, built 1967) grounded and 18.8N, long 70 26.2W. A helicopter vessel, informed Yemen Police. It is began taking on water in Muskeget from Coast Guard Air Station Cape assumed that the vessel sank either Channel, between Nantucket and Cod made the rescue at about 2330 hrs on Jun 29 night or Jun 30. There are Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. An HH-60 and hoisted the master along with two unconfirmed reports that 12 survivors Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast crew members to safety. While the have been picked up by Yemen Guard Air Station Cape Cod hoisted men were safely taken to dry land, the navy/helicopters and that the master Kevin Arrula, 40; Donald Bachand, 40 vessel was left where it sat. The is not among them. — Lloyd’s Agents. and Roy Lasham 40, to safety and took rescue was completed in 35 minutes. Aden, Jul 5 — General cargo Mariam the three men to Coast Guard Air More than nine hours later, the vessel IV, Salalah for Zanzibar with cement, Station Cape Cod. All three men are drifted toward Norton Point Beach sank in heavy weather off Socotra reported to be in good condition. Coast and eventually came ashore. The Island, in lat 12.9N, long 52.2E, Jun Guard Sector Southeastern New vessel is about 1,000 feet west of the 30. Thirteen crew were rescued, one England received a VHF radio call well-known fishing spot known as was killed and five are missing. — from the master of the vessel stating Metcalf’s Hole, or about three- Lloyd’s Agents. Midnight Rider was hard around in quarters of a mile west of Wasque. Mike Popovich, a senior chief with the Muskeget Channel about 2200 MARINA STAR (Bahamas) Southeastern New England Coast yesterday. At about 2237 hrs, the Algiers, Jun 30 — General cargo Guard station in Woods Hole said the Marina Star (4989 gt, built 1990), master of the vessel notified the Coast Coast Guard did a flyover Saturday which arrived at Oran on Jun 26, Guard that they were taking on water morning to check out the status of the experienced a mechanical problem and in need of assistance. Rescue boat vessel and did see it adrift. He said with its rudder, while departing from crews from Coast Guard Station Brant that on the night of the rescue, the Oran, on completition of operations in Point and Station Menemsha were Coast Guard told the master of the port. The vessel was re-berthed launched about 2205 hrs. The rescue vessel to hire a salvaging firm to yesterday, with the assistance of port helicopter crew from Air Station Cape recover the vessel. On Saturday tugs and has been arrested by the Cod was launched about 2310 hrs and afternoon two salvage tugs responded. Algerian Coast Guard. Understood a arrived on scene in six minutes and Conrad Roy of Tucker-Roy Marine tug has been contracted, out of Italy to started hoisting the men to safety. The Towing and Salvage in Mattapoissett tow the vessel from Oran, but its ETA rescue was completed in 42 minutes. said the waters surrounding the at Oran, is not presently known. — No pollution has been reported. A fishing boat were too shallow and the Lloyd’s Agents. Coast Guard aircraft located Midnight waves too big to rescue the vessel on Oran, Jul 3 — General cargo Marina Rider today and did not locate any Saturday afternoon. “We couldn’t get a Star: The vessels problems occured pollution in the water. The position of line to it,” said Mr. Roy. There was during unberthing manoeuvres, when Midnight Rider was given to a salvage also a visible sandbar about a 100 vessel’s main engine did not start and company that has been hired to tow yards offshore which prevented access. tug line broke. Consequently the the vessel into port. He had two boats try: 100-foot tug

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R.Marcel Roy and 57-foot tug Janice. weather over the weekend delayed engine had to be shut down for repairs “The small tug started hitting fuel removal from the vessel’s tanks, during its voyage to New Zealand in bottom,” Mr. Roy said, so the effort but the fuel was pumped out without January. Further work on refitting the was called off. The salvage company leakage yesterday, said David Belcher ship’s lounge will continue while the did manage to remove the sea scallops , superintendent for The Trustees of ship is berthed. from the fishing boat using a Reservations . Belcher said nesting powerboat. On Sunday morning, a day shorebirds on the beach — including NANTUCKET CLIPPER (U.S.A.) after the grounding, two personnel piping plovers and least terns, both Troy, Mich., Jun 30 — Passenger from the Coast Guard marine safety protected by the Endangered Species (cruise) Nantucket Clipper arrived at office on the Cape came to the scene Act — were mostly out of danger, Toronto at around 0900 hrs, Jun 26, with a representative from another though salvage efforts could still drive and berthed at the old fast-ferry contractor. Kirk Franklin of some from their nests or accidentally terminal. — Great Lakes & Seaway Environmental Services Corp., in New kill chicks. The vessel originally Shipping News. Bedford, said he had been hired by the grounded in the channel between Coast Guard to remove the fuel Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket NAPOCOR POWER BARGE 105 onboard. Mr. Franklin said his priority Island. After Coast Guard officials (Philippines) was to get the fuel off the vessel and rescued its three-man crew by Manila, Jul 5 — The National Power work with the Trustees to make sure helicopter, the vessel drifted to its Corporation reported that the that it was done in a safe way. At the current location on Norton Point Cunningham Toplis Phils. Inc., time on Sunday, everyone thought Beach, less than a mile from the insurance adjusters representing the there were 2,000 gallons of fuel Wasque nature reserve on Government Service Insurance System onboard, based on a report given by Chappaquiddick Island . Coast Guard (GSIS), have initially recommended the boat’s owner. High seas at South officials, who are overseeing removal that barge Napocor Power Barge 105 Beach and strong gusting winds efforts, had not yet completed a plan be declared a “constructive total loss.” continued for most of the day on Under the terms of the hull insurance Sunday, so boarding the vessel was yesterday to remove the vessel from the beach, said Lieutenant Alford policy issued by the state insurance not possible. Mr. Popovich said agency for Napocor Power Barge 105, yesterday that the contractor plans to Danzy . “We can move to get that vessel out of there once we’ve gotten if the assessed loss reaches 80% of the remove the fuel by pumping it into 55- vessel’s value, the Napocor has the rid of that pollution threat” Danzy gallon barrels on the beach and option to claim for a total loss. The said. “The first thing is to alleviate the transporting those barrels to a tank Napocor, however, is hesitant about truck parked at Wasque. Mr. Popovich threat to the environment” choosing this option. For one, the said the priority now is to off-load the London, Jul 5 — Following received insurance proceeds would not cover fuel, and then the next step will be the from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1318, the cost of purchasing a replacement removal of the fishing boat which UTC: Fishing Midnight Rider: All oil power barge. Second, even if the could take days. Weather is a serious cleaned-up except for 10 gallons. insurance pay-out was sufficient, it concern and will determine how Awaiting salvage plan. would take months before a new quickly they will be able to act. Mr. London, July 6 — A press report, vessel could be purchased. Napocor Kennedy said: “Our primary concern is dated today, states: As of late officials said that despite the whether the hull were to break apart yesterday afternoon, Coast Guard extensive damage, repairing the power and have a fuel spill. Our next concern officials were still working out the barge may still be a faster option than is the disposition of the hull.” Scott best way to refloat fishing (general) purchasing one. Since it caught fire, Carr, a spokesman for the Coast Midnight Rider. The Coast Guard is the island has been suffering from Guard First District Boston office, working with a private marine towing serious power outages. There is an said the salving of the fishing boat has and salvage company in order to pull urgent need to get the barge running been federalized. He said the owner of the boat from the shore when weather at the soonest possible time, a the vessel does not have the economic conditions comply. On Tuesday, a Napocor official said. — Lloyd’s List means to cover the costs of the salvage private company removed the 1,200 Correspondent. of the vessel so the Coast Guard will gallons of diesel fuel that were take over. Mr. Kennedy said there are onboard by pumping it into 300-gallon NEVA (Russia) some serious questions about the tanks, and then into 55-gallon drums. London, Jul 5 — A press report, whole incident. “The one question we The drums were transported down the dated Jul 4, states: General cargo have is what happened. We’d like to beach to a waiting tank truck. The Neva (1497 gt, built 1988) touched the know the whole time frame of what process began around 0900 hrs and edge of the fairway, was holed and happened. To be fair to the Coast was completed by 1500 hrs that stranded near Voznesenye on the Svir Guard we want the salvage work to afternoon. river on Jul 3. The vessel was carrying run its course and let them do their 1,346 tons of timber from Voznesenye own investigation. Right now we want MONTE STELLO (New Zealand) through St.Petersburg to Finland. the fuel taken care of and the boat London, July 4 — A press report, Today floating crane T-569 and tug taken care of.” Mr. Popovich confirmed dated today, states: Cook Strait ferry OT-2443 started the refloating and that there is an internal investigation operator Bluebridge has delayed the reloading operation. into how the unoccupied fishing vessel introduction of its second passenger St. Petersburg, Jul 6 — Understand made its way onto the beach. ship after it developed engine from ship’s owner (ENECS) that “Obviously there is an ongoing problems. Passenger ro/ro Monte general cargo Neva did not sustain investigation. Lieut. Eric Brown of our Stello (11630 gt, built 1979) had been significant damageand there were no prevention department is doing it,” conducting sea trials since arriving in salvage operations because she just Mr. Popovich said. Mr. Carr said the Wellington last month and was grazed the edge of channel and Coast Guard is also investigating the expected to begin sailings within a continued her voyage. — Lloyd’s circumstances that surrounded the month. - But engineers discovered a Agents. call for help. At the time the winds fault in one of its two engines after it were southwest at 19 knots and seas NGANHURRA (Australia) were four feet. had made two return trips to Picton, and Bluebridge says it will completely London, Jul 4 — Floating production London, Jul 5 — A press report, tanker Nganhurra sailed from dated today, states: Salvage efforts recondition the engine. “The reconditioning will take some time due Singapore at 0725 hrs, Jul 3, bound began yesterday for fishing (general) for Dampier. Midnight Rider, which ran aground on to the size and nature of the vessel’s engines,” a spokeswoman said. Some a beach off Martha’s Vineyard on NORWAY (Bahamas) Saturday morning (Jul 1). Authorities parts might have to be ordered from Ahmedabad, Jun 30 (Reuters) - A had feared the vessel might leak Europe and the Monte Stello would former cruise liner anchored in Indian diesel fuel onto the beach’s protected now be introduced early in the waters today, despite protests by shorebird nesting habitat. Bad summer. Monte Stello’s starboard environmentalists who say it contains

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8 Marine toxic asbestos hazardous to the health immediate assistance to prevent it Leung Hou-kin said last week that the of the ship-breakers. India’s Supreme from drifting into pirate infested MSA could now not give a department Court has allowed the scrapping of the waters and possibly to tow it to a investigator a release date for the ship 46,000-tonne passenger Blue Lady, ex repair port. Immediate tug assistance and crew. The Marine Department is Norway, provided it is declared safe by was arranged, which arrived on site involved because the vessel was Hong experts. The vessel is berthed 73 within 24 hours and which connected Kong-flagged. The change came after nautical miles off Alang and port up to tow the vessel closer towards the meetings between the investigator and officials said experts were checking Yemen coast. The operation continued the MSA last week. The Marine the asbestos content. Greenpeace and for five days after which the tug was Department has taken statements other groups say the ship contains released and the casualty could from the crew, which comprised an more than 900 tonnes of asbestos and proceed again to the Persian Gulf Australian master, British chief due to the lack of modern technology region for permanent repairs. engineer, Tuvaluan second engineer at yards like Alang, it is not safe for and 23 Chinese seafarers. Mr Leung the workers to break it.In a report last OCEAN SPRING said that because of the sensitivity of December, the group said thousands of (St. Vincent & Grenadines) the collision the MSA had been workers in the ship-breaking industry London, Jun 29 — Information reluctant to agree to the release of any in countries such as India, China and received from Sandnes, dated today, new information. The MSA and Pakistan had probably died over the states: After inspections, general cargo Marine Department are carrying out past two decades in accidents or due to Ocean Spring sailed Myre and in lat separate investigations, while China exposure to toxic waste.But the 68 51N, long 13 69E, southbound at Navigation has concluded its own workers at Alang are eagerly waiting 1540, local time. internal probe. for the ship. “We pray to scrap the Blue Lady. By cutting it, we will get OLYMPIA PALACE (Greece) PAMELA (Finland) money every day,” said one worker. — London, Jul 5 — Lloyd’s Casualty London, Jul 4 — Following received Reuters. representatives in Piraeus report: from Turku MRCC, timed 1039, UTC: Mumbai, July 1 — Passenger (cruise) During the afternoon of Jul 4, General cargo Pamela (585 gt, built Blue lady ex Norway has anchored at passenger ro/ro Olympia Palace 1978), Naantali for Kolobrzeg, Pipavav Port and is likely to reach its (36825 gt, built 2001), from Italy, via grounded near Uto Island, in lat 59 final destination at the Alang ship- Igoumenitsa, contacted with the 48.55N, long 21 19.23E, at 0055, local breaking yard around July 9 during breakwater against her port side, time Jul 1. The vessel refloated by its the next high tide, reports reaching while entering the port of Patras. The own means at 0555 same day. One here said yesterday. The ship, on its 494 passengers on board are in good hole was reported in the bow area but way to be dismantled at Alang, health. Minor damages were sustained the vessel was able to proceed under anchored at Pipavav Port, awaiting by the vessel but no pollution was its own power. The vessel is currently clearance from customs. This would be caused. The Port Authority of Patras in port at Naantali. followed by a thorough inspection by prohibited departure pending Gujarat Pollution Control Board inspection of the repairs and issuance PANAM SERENA (Bahamas) (GPCB). The GPCB chairman, Mr. K. of a class maintain certificate. London, Jul 4 — Following received V. Bhanujan, said that a technical from Kiel, dated today: As at Jun 22, experts committee has been ONDERNEMING (Netherlands) chemical tanker Panam Serena was constituted to assist the board for London, Jun 30 — Information still undergoing repairs at Keratsini. inspection of the Ship breaking received from Kiel, dated today, states: London, Jul 5 — As at Jul 4, Private Ltd. “First of all, the customs Fishing (general) Onderneming (471 chemical tanker Panam Serena was have to do the rummaging of the ship. gt, built 2003) ran aground on the still in port (at Keratsini), effecting As soon as we get a report from the River Scheldt on Jun 29. It stuck fast repairs. customs, we will start our work. Since on a sand plate at 1020, local time. At it is a big ship, it is not possible to say low tide two hours later it was lying PHILIPP (Antigua & Barbuda) at this moment how long would it take high and dry. Falmouth, Jun 28 — General cargo to complete our work”, he added. London, Jul 5 — Information Philipp is currently still Queens Meanwhile, reports from Bhavnagar received from Kiel, dated today, states: Wharf, Falmouth, undergoing repairs. said the vessel, after its customs’ Fishing (general) Onderneming Falmouth, Jul 4 — General cargo clearance, would wait for the next refloated on the next tide. Philipp completed repairs and the high tide in the Arabian Sea around vessel sailed from Falmouth at 2015 July 9 to beach at Alang. Preparations ORAN STAR (Panama) hrs, Jul 3, bound for Greenock. — at Pipavav were in full swing for the London, Jun 30 — General cargo Lloyd;s Agents. crucial customs clearance and Oran Star sailed from Tuzla on Jun 23 inspection by official of Gujarat and subsequently passed through the PICO EL AGUILA (Panama) Maritime Board (GMB). GMB and Dardanelles at 2240 hrs, Jun 29, in a Ponta Delgada, Jul 5 — Combined GPCB would then send their reports westerly direction, bound for La chemical and oil tank Pico el Aguila to the supreme Court’s experts Spezia. (8017 gt, built 1982) is presently at committee, appointed after Ponta Delgada outer anchorage with environmentalists and NGOs raised OTTON (Panama) main engine damage waiting arrival of objection to the ship being broken into Bilbao, Jun 30 — Firefighting tug the spare sparts for the necessary India on grounds that it was laced Otton is still under repair at Bilbao. — repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. with asbestos, considered hazardous to Lloyd’s Agents. human health. — Lloyd’s Agents. PONTONOSTOS (Cyprus) PACIFIC ADVENTURER Kandla, Jun 30 — It is reported that NURAGHES (Italy) (Hong Kong) there was a collision between motor London, Jul 4 — Ferry Nuraghes London, July 3 — Chine Navigation’s launch Komal 15, carrying labourers arrived at Naples on Jun 30. general cargo Pacific Adventurer and and bulker Pontonostos (16725 gt, its 26 crew look set to be detained built 1990), sailing after discharging OCEAN D. (Malta) indefinitely following the collision pine logs at Kandla port, at London, June 30 — A with a Chinese patrol vessel in the Navigational Buoy 12 in the Kandla SvitzerWijsmuller Salavge report, Pearl river estuary on June 22. Creek, at about 2030, local time, Jun dated today, states: SvitzerWijsmuller Officials from China’s Maritime Safety 29. Due to the impact of the collision Salvage provided emergency towage Administration in Guangzhou and about 19 people fell overboard from and standby assistance to a 26,780 ton Beijing had assured investigators from Komal 15 Twelve were rescued, five DWT bulkcarrier (bulker Ocean D.) off Hong Kong’s Marine Department that were reported dead, and two are still the Yemen coast after it ended up the ship and crew would be released missing. The labourers were immobilized due to a limited engine- last week. But Marine Department reportedly working on a dredger room fire. The vessel needed marine accident investigation chief located at Navigational Buoy 12. The

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9 Marine local MMD, has reportedly detained Kewalramani, owner of Jaisu Shipping the barge and the fact that another Pontonostos for investigation and Company Limited. Meanwhile, large ship was anchored at a further legal action. — Lloyd’s Agents. company director Pritam anchorage located in the narrow London, June 30 — A press report, Kewalramani said this afternoon that navigation channel. The radar signal dated today, states: An inquiry was he had received intimation of the of the barge and the close by anchored initiated today by the Marine recovery of one more body and was vessel may also have appeared as one Mercantile Department (MMD) of the leaving for the site. The company had image on the radar screen on the Directorate General of Shipping into a been engaged by Kandla port for bridge of Pontonostos. While not collision between two vessels that took widening and deepening of the port confirmed, early reports indicate that place at the Kandla port yesterday. channel. Suresh Kewalramani said the Kamal XV may have come in view too Several workers on board a vessel got Cyprus flag ship, which was on its late and when there was little drowned in the mishap. So far, eight return journey, should have stuck to likelihood of avoiding a collision. bodies have been fished out, search for the fixed navigational path in the Following the accident, the chief the remaining is on. The accident channel i.e., on the port-side of the officer immediately ordered that life occurred yesterday evening in the channel where there was sufficient jackets be thrown into the sea for navigational channel of Kandla port draught. ``But it went on the those who had gone overboard from when bulker Pontonostos, allegedly hit starboard side, where the water was the barge and issued orders to launch anchor handling barge (AHB) (Komal shallow. As a result, it hit our barge life boats for the rescue operation. 15), from behind. The boat with 22 which was following its designated Kandla Port Control advised that workers on board was moving ahead to path,” he added. ``The ship’s crew did there were other craft in the vicinity its company’s dredger engaged in the not come to help our crew thereby engaged in picking up survivors and widening and deepening of the port violating the international convention further boats would not be necessary. channel. The barge’s owner Jaisu of SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea). This Pontonostos was then instructed to re Shipping Private Limited was constitutes a criminal offence under anchor in Kandla Creek pending awarded Rs 86-crore contract by the maritime laws. Considering the enquiries. Owners of the Pontonostos Kandla port. ``We rescued 11 workers seriousness of the accident, the loss of are committed to assisting the families and fished out five bodies yesterday. life and the negligence on part of the of those sadly lost and, regardless of Another three bodies were fished out ship’s master and crew, we have fault, are liaising with local today and search is on for the initiated legal proceedings,” he said. authorities with a view to setting up a remaining three missing workers with But highly placed sources with the family assistance centre for relief of the help of our six small crafts and Kandla Port Trust (KPT) said that hardship at this difficult time. Owners five fishing boats,” said Pritambhai both Pontonostos and the barge were will also be liaising with the owners of Kewalramani, director of the dredging in the middle of the navigational the Kamal XV, Jaisu Shipping company. Kewalramani said that all channel midstream when they Company, in the hope that both the workers rescued had been collided. ``The width of the companies jointly collaborate in admitted to a private hospital in navigational channel is 300 metres, setting up the family assistance Gandhidham and were doing well. He which is marked. At the time of centre. Both crew and owners of the said his company had already collision, both the vessels were Pontonostos are co-operating fully registered a complaint with the midstream that is 150 m away from with the local authorities and Kandla police against the Cyprus ship. the port. It was because of the impact investigation into this unfortunate Police have recorded statements of the of the collision that the barge drifted incident. survivors. The ship has been detained towards the shallow waters near at the port harbour till the inquiry is Satsaida island,” said an official. PXXI P21 completed and it will be released after Meanwhile, the port trust has decided London, June 29 — A press report, we get clearance from the authority to detain the ship till inquiries are dated today, states: Salvage tug concerned,” H K Sibal, deputy completed. ``We will not allow the ship Zouros Hellas arrived off Tristan da convervator, KPT, said. Sibal also said to leave the port till required Cunha to begin the salvage of oil that the incident had not affected clearance is obtained from all platform PXXI P21 on June 22 where shipping activities at his port. concerned agencies like the police, the it proceeded to the anchorage on the ``Activities at the port continued last Directorate General of Shipping and island’s north. The salvage team on night as the nagivational channel, the court,” Captain R K Chhabra, board Zouros Hellas has since which is a marked path for ships harbour-master of KPT said. The completed a rig inspection although coming to Kandla, had no obstruction Mercantile Marine Department of the bad weather has disrupted further of any kind. Things would have been Directorate General of Shipping has salvage operations. different if the ill-fated barge had completed its inquiry and its London, June 29 — Understand the sunk and lay at the bottom of the sea. representative Captain Shukla has name of oil platform PXXI P21 was It has been taken away to a safe left Kandla for his Jamnagar office. changed to A Turtle about a week ago. distance,” he said. Sources said that Shukla would Salvage tug Zouros Hellas has now London, July 4 — A press report, submit his report to the DG Shipping, connected to the platform and is dated July 3, states: The dredging who will pinpoint the responsibility. preparing to make a refloating company whose barge was involved in London, Jul 5 — Following received attempt later this afternoon after a collision with bulker Pontonostos in from MTI Network, dated today: A further inspections. the navigational channel of Kandla report from Athens, dated Jul 4, port last Thursday (June 29), filed a states: Owners and managers of REEF ZANZIBAR petition with the Gujarat High Court bulker Pontonostos, which was (St. Vincent & Grenadines) seeking the ship’s confiscation today. involved in a collision with anchor London, Jul 4 — Following received It has also sought Rs 10 crore in handling barge, Kamal XV on the from the operators of roll on roll off damages, company officials informed. night of Jun 29 in the navigation Reef Zanzibar, dated today: The tug is The inquiry for which the ship was channel of Kandla Port, wish to due to arrive on scene Jul 5 and take detained has been completed but port express deep sympathy and Reef Zanzibar in tow for Mahe, ETA authorities say they won’t let the ship condolences to the families and friends Jul 13-14. leave port till they got an all-clear of all those who tragically lost their London, Jul 6 — Following received from authorities concerned. ``We have lives and to wish those injured a from the operators of roll on roll off filed a petition seeking the ship’s speedy recovery. While investigations Reef Zanzibar, dated today: Reef confiscation and Rs 10 crore on site are still ongoing, initial reports Zanzibar was taken in tow yesterday compensation as our work boat was from those on board and involved in afternoon by tug Akhtiar and is now badly damaged in the collision. Out of the preliminary investigation suggest under tow for Mahe, ETA Jul 13. the 32 workers who were on board, that this was a tragic maritime only 13 were rescued. We have accident exacerbated by the RICHARD (Germany) managed to recover the bodies of 14 significantly higher freeboard of the London, Jul 4 — On Saturday (Jul 1) workers till now,” Suresh Pontonostos in comparison with that of afternoon, the empty German non

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10 Marine specific tanker Richard (1107 dwt) ran and counsels victims, points out that London, June 30 — A press report, on a groyne on the River Beneden- the IMO resolution on casualty dated today, states: Pictures taken Merwede, off Km mark 966,7, near investigation makes it clear that yesterday afternoon, ahead of the first Werkendam, and slid several metres criminal or civil investigations “do not attempt by the salvage tug Smit over the groyne. At first a cutter yacht necessarily serve the cause of safety Amandla to haul the grounded tried to pull the tanker off, but with and should be separate and Container Carrier Safmarine Agulhas no result. Then the tug Gepke III independent of other investigations”. from its rocky and sandy perch outside successfully refloated her, after a few The foundation points out: “For the East London harbour, indicate just attempts. The cause of the stranding international shipping community it is how the position of the ship has been was a failure in the vessels steering very sad to see that two prudent worsening by the hour. Earlier system, according officials of maritime nations have failed to comply pictures showed the ship several Rijkswaterstaat. There was no leakage with the very important international hundred metres off the western or damage to the Richard and after an regulations for maritime accident breakwater but the latest available investigation the vessel was given investigations.” Mr Sagen said the images, taken at 1500 yesterday show permission to resume her voyage. Norwegian Institute for Marine the vessel’s stern to be firmly wedged Accident Inquiry was in a “transitional in among the dolos making up the ROCKNES (Antigua & Barbuda) phase” as the government developed a breakwater. Other images show that London, Jun 30 — A Norwegian National Accident Investigation Board, the bulbous bow has been broken off transport safety lobby group has in which the modern principle of sometime since Tuesday evening when demanded a full maritime inquiry into separating the safety investigation the vessel lost all power and began the capsize and heavy loss of life of the from criminal or civil proceedings is to drifting towards the beach. Bad bulker Rocknes off Bergen in Jan be established. The Rocknes inquiry, weather en route delayed the arrival 2004. The Skaggerak Foundation, says Mr Sagen, was handled in the in East London of Smit Amandla and formed in Mar, 2004, to represent the older and traditional Norwegian preventing any thought of attempting interests of passengers and crew in all fashion. The Skaggerak Foundation to pull the vessel away at high tide on modes of transport, has intervened in has now called on the Norwegian Wednesday evening. As a result the the Rocknes case, which occasioned ministry of justice to appoint a special salvage team decided to make the first only a partial investigation by the commission of inquiry or conduct a full attempt on yesterday’s high tide at Norwegian authorities on behalf of the maritime investigation. approximately 1800 hrs. In a vessel’s flag state Antigua and statement the salvors said that the Barbuda. Eighteen of those aboard the ROMI attempt would be made with the specialist bulk carrier lost their lives London, Jul 6 — Following received assistance of one or more harbour when the vessel quickly capsized after from Antwerp Harbour Authority, tugs. Should this attempt fail the striking a rock just outside the dated today: General cargo Romi is structural integrity of the ship would channel leading from Bergen, where still under repair at Antwerp. be re-assessed and consideration given the vessel had loaded a cargo of stone. to lightening the vessel including After the accident the flag state RUBICONE (Republic of Ireland) taking off the 662 tonnes of heavy fuel invited the coastal state, Norway, to See “Belgium” under “Port State and 88 tonnes of diesel on board. undertake a casualty investigation on Control”. SAMSA (South African Maritime its behalf. But it became concerned Safety Authority) has also arranged when the Norwegian Maritime SAFMARINE AGULHAS (Liberia) for the presence of a Sikorsky S61 Administration was instructed by the London, Jun 29 — Following received helicopter to assist with operations Norwegian government to limit its from Cape Town MRCC, timed 1740, and the coastal patrol vessel Victoria inquiry to a “ship technical UTC: Container Carrier Safmarine Mxenge is on station along with one of investigation”, leaving the flag state to Agulhas remains aground in the same the older Kuswag oil pollution inquire into other circumstances. The position. A refloating attempt is likely abatement vessels. In addition a flag state later claimed Norway had to take place again tomorrow morning. coastwatch aircraft, Kuswag VIII has obstructed and delayed the London, Jun 30 — A press report, transferred to East London and is investigation and alleged that the dated today, states: Container Carrier undertaking daily flights over the Norwegians had refused to co-operate Safmarine Agulhas moved a few casualty to monitor for any pollution. in the probe. Antigua and Barbuda’s metres in a salvage attempt at high Because the grounding took place on casualty report focuses on the tide on Thursday afternoon (Jun 29), the outer side of the western adequacy of the navigation aids in the said the National Ports Authority breakwater, shipping operations are channel and the loading condition of (NPA). “We have had limited success,” able to continue normally in the port. the vessel which compromised the said NPA East London spokesperson Safmarine Agulhas is owned by FA vessels stability. Other elements Terry Taylor. Two tugs attached to the Vinnen & Co Gmbh of Bremen and is which contributed to the disaster, it bow and stern of the 16800 ton on charter to Safmarine on its says, were pilot error, improper container vessel would keep a steady intermediate South Africa Europe stowage of cargo, incorrect operation line overnight. This meant there container service. The ship was en of equipment, less than adequate would still be a pull on the Safmarine route to Durban with 469 loaded operating procedures and inaccurate Agulhas and it was possible the vessel containers and 112 empties. charts. The report claims that could move off the sandbank London, Jul 1 — A press report, marking of the leads through the overnight, said Taylor. He emphasised dated today, states: A multi-million narrow channel were less than that circumstances were changing all plan to offload the fuel and cargo from adequate, with the margins for safety the time. container carrier Safmarine Agulhas reduced to one ship’s breadth before London, Jun 30 — Following received has commenced as the ship remains the vessel touched the ground. from Cape Town MRCC, timed 0950, firmly grounded behind the East Visibility from the bridge was UTC: Container carrier Safmarine London harbour wall. The man in hampered by a huge structure for the Agulhas remains aground, with tug charge of the operation, Captain Okkie handling of cargo on the foredeck Smit Amandla attempting to refloat it. Grapow, SCR (Special Casualty which severely hampered the safe High tide is this morning. Representative) yesterday said the navigation of the vessel. Arne Sagen of London, Jun 30 — Following received costs would run into “many millions” the Skaggerak Foundation said the from Cape Town MRCC, timed 1405, but he had an “open chequebook”. “We incident revealed a serious loophole in UTC: Container carrier Safmarine are talking US dollars here... it’s the agreement for accident Agulhas is still aground. Further impossible to do the maths at this investigation instituted by the IMO. attempts to refloat will be made stage. Not because I don’t want to, but While the Norwegian government tonight and tomorrow. Tug Smit because I simply cannot,” said suggests that pending litigation Amandla remains on scene and Grapow, who represents the interests precludes its participation in the another tug is proceeding from of all key role players — owners, investigation the foundation, which Saldanha Bay to assist. Some insurers and salvors. “If the ship and also intervenes to reduce accidents containers may be taken off. its cargo is valued, at, say, $30 to $35

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11 Marine million and we spend another $10m in the harbour wall”, and she was no and today, but there is a cold front the salvage attempt... it’s still worth longer bumping up against the moving in, so we have to assess the the effort and the expense,” Grapow dolosse. The German captain of the situation,” Clare Gomes, spokesperson said. At a media briefing hosted by the stranded vessel and his crew of 22 for salvors Smit Amandla Marine said National Ports Authority at East have remained on board since their yesterday. She said the vessel was London Port Control yesterday it was ship ran aground on Monday (Jun 26) connected to tug Smit Amandla and disclosed that about a dozen railway night after losing engine power as it National Ports Authority harbour tugs tanker trucks, each capable of holding was leaving the harbour, bound for were on standby should the sea 30 tons of fuel, had been secured to Durban. conditions deteriorate. A Department begin taking on as much of the London, July 3 — A press report, of Environmental Affairs patrol Safmarine Agulhas’s 800 tons of heavy dated today, states: With Container aircraft continued to monitor the fuel and diesel oil as soon as possible. Carrier Safmarine Agulhas resting on situation for any pollution. The ship’s own pumps will be used to a sandbank barely five metres from London, Jul 3 — Following received discharge the fuel. A massive 400 ton East London’s western breakwater, from Cape Town MRCC, timed 0930, crane with a 33-ton lifting capacity salvors this weekend began removing UTC: Container carrier Safmarine and a boom “able to reach over the the fuel and diesel oil as the first step Agulhas is still aground. Lightering ship from the breakwater” was also on in lightening the ship before making operations are still progress. its way to East London from any further attempts at pulling her London, Jul 3 — A press report, Johannesburg yesterday. This involved clear into deep water. By 1100 dated today, states: A salvage team first getting special permission for the yesterday about 120 tonnes of fuel had will today attempt to remove massive piece of equipment to be been removed from the ship into rail containers from container carrier moved by road. Government agencies cars propelled onto the breakwater, Safmarine Agulhas , the National required a R40 000 deposit before a which fortunately possesses railway Ports Authority (NPA) said. “We are road-use permit was issued. The crane shunting lines. The ship remains going to discharge containers from the is expected to reach the salvage site on connected to tug Smit Amandla which vessel on to shore,” said spokesperson Monday (Jul 3). Once the cargo is off, is holding it from being subjected to Terry Tailor. A 400-ton crane arrived fresh attempts will be made to refloat excessive wave action against the in East London yesterday to help with the ship. According to South African breakwater. Harbour tugs from the the exercise, Taylor said, adding that Maritime Safety Association principle port remain on standby to assist Smit the rescuers had made “fair progress” officer Captain Peter Kroon, the fuel is Amandla should weather conditions to refloat the ship since Friday’s (Jun being discharged ønot so much to deteriorate. Yesterday morning Smit 30) attempt. Today, when a heavy lighten the vessel, as to minimise Salvage said it hoped to begin lifting crane arrives in East London, potential pollutionø. Kroon said removing some of the containers the ship’s cargo would be removed. adequate precautions had been taken, within 24 hours, making use of a giant Taylor said the vessel was still intact both on land and at sea to deal with crane that was expected in East and there was no pollution. any possible pollution threats. The London later today. The crane when London, July 3 — A press report, issue of “hazardous cargo” was again placed on the breakwater will have the dated today, states: The owners of addressed by Kroon who said there required reach across the ship and will Container Carrier Safmarine Agulhas was no cause for alarm. “Of course the be able to work the cargo onto the have declared general average. The authorities are concerned... about life breakwater. This cargo lightening ship is carrying a cargo of 469 loaded and any form of pollution. But we’ve operation remains subject to good containers and 112 empties. Salvors had sight of the ship’s manifest and weather and sea conditions and will from SMIT Salvage said yesterday have had experts on board checking continue only as long as it is deemed they hoped to commence with the out everything. We know exactly safe for those involved. The safety of cargo removal operation later in the where every container is and what it the environment also remains a day. This was made possible following contains. There are no explosives or priority and several anti pollution the arrival from Johannesburg of one radio-active materials on the ship. vessels remain on standby. In addition of Johnson’s 550-tonne mobile What is on board ... in containers we overflights by a patrol aircraft are Liebherr cranes. Once the crane has have identified, are some small taking place each day. In the been erected on the breakwater it will canisters of nitrogen - the stuff the meantime the structural condition of be possible to begin removing the automotive industry uses to inflate Safmarine Agulhas is being closely containers onto either road or rail airbags in cars,” Kroon said, adding monitored by the salvage team, who transport, which will then be taken to that the entire area was also being remain on the ship with the vessel’s a secure area within the port. regularly patrolled and observed from master, officers and crew. Shipping According to Smit Salvage a total of the air. Grapow said the salvage operations are continuing as normal in 180 tonnes of fuel oil has been operation was being done in terms of a the port and are not impacted on by removed from the ship by early Lloyd’s Open Form “No cure - No pay” the current situation. yesterday and loaded into rail wagons clause. “Basically this means that the London, Jul 3 — A press report, brought onto the breakwater salvors - Smit Salvage - are picking up dated today, states: With a cold front alongside the ship. Safmarine the bill. The contract has a special heading their way, salvors are working Agulhas had a total of 662 tonnes of “scopic” clause related to at full speed to remove fuel and cargo heavy fuel oil and a smaller quantity environmental issues. The more the from container carrier Safmarine of diesel on board when she sailed salvors do in terms of preventing Agulhas, which ran aground last week from East London. The ship has pollution, the more they will benefit at East London harbour’s breakwater. developed a small leak which is both financially and in prestige.” Smit Although the vessel’s crew are still on however not considered serious at this Salvage’s Dutch salvage master, board, and there are no signs yet of stage and is being controlled by the Captain Piet Sinke, said the 17000 ton serious damage to the vessel, further salvage team. ship had sprung a small leak but its attempts to refloat it will resume only London, Jul 4 — A press report, pumps were holding their own in after the load has been removed. The dated today, states: About half of the keeping the engine-room dry. He said vessel has 469 loaded containers and bunker fuel from container carrier the structural status of the ship was 112 empty ones on board. About a Safmarine Agulhas, stuck on a not a major concern. Sinke is quarter of its 662 tons of heavy fuel sandbank near the East London conducting the salvage operation from were pumped out yesterday. “The harbour, has been removed in an the salvage tug Smit Amandla. The cargo removal is reliant on good attempt to refloat it. The National Smit Amandla and East London weather and sea conditions and will Ports Authority said today that almost harbour tug, Impumzi, are continue only while it is safe to do so, 200 tons of bunker fuel was maintaining their stern and bow because safety of the salvage team discharged overnight and the salvage towlines to the stranded ship. Sinke remains a top priority. It is difficult to team are continuing with the pumping said that since Thursday (Jun 29) say when another attempt will be this morning. NPA spokesperson Terry night the stern of the 184m freighter made to pull the vessel off. Salvors Taylor said containers on board the had been “pulled about 10m away from had a good weather window yesterday vessel are also being discharged. The

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12 Marine vessel was carrying 662 tons of heavy Safmarine Agulhas and this operation removal of container cargo and bunker fuel, 88 tons of diesel and 37 tons of is proceeding well in favourable fuel oils. By last night, 80 of the 277 lubrication oil. The fuel will be weather conditions. Deck cargo will containers on the upper deck of the pumped into 10 Spoornet rail tankers continue to be lifted off of the casualty 17000-ton ship had been moved ashore waiting on the railway line on the both day and night but will be halted by the ship’s cranes working in concert breakwater. Taylor said the vessel had should working conditions be deemed with the huge 400-ton crane brought moved about 15 metres out to sea unsafe. Containers removed from the from Gauteng. Taylor said cranes on since Thursday (Jun 29). casualty are being transported by road the 184m long Safmarine Agulhas had London, Jul 4 — A SMIT Salvage to a secure area in the Port of East first moved containers stacked report, timed Cape Town 1500, today, London. While salvors have reported towards the ship’s bow, putting them states: At 0830 this morning, the water ingress in two of the cargo in position to be swung ashore by the removal of containerised deck cargo holds, the ingress is being monitored giant quay-side crane. “Now the with respect to the grounded by the salvage team and this is not operation is moving slowly astern,” he Container Carrier Safmarine Agulhas, affecting the progress of the cargo said. “It is a painstaking operation with a specialised 400 tonne crane, removal operation. The impact of the and safety of personnel remains the capable of lifting some 33 tonnes at water ingress on the cargo will be top priority.” Weather permitting, the the required reach, lifting the first determined by surveyors. The operation would continue around the container off of the casualty and onto structural integrity of the vessel clock, Taylor said. “The salvage tug the breakwater. Under current continues to be monitored by the Smit Amandla is maintaining its operational conditions, the teams salvage team and their naval holding station off the Safmarine onboard the vessel and on the architects and the Department of Agulhas with a towline attached to the breakwater are able to lift seven Environmental Affairs and Tourismøs grounded ship,” Taylor said, adding it containers an hour off of Safmarine oil pollution patrol aircraft Kuswag was too early to comment on another Agulhas and this operation is VIII, stationed in East London, attempt at floating the vessel. proceeding well in favourable weather reported no oil pollution after it over conditions. Containers removed from flew the casualty this morning. The SALONA (Honduras) the casualty are being transported by fuel removal operation continues day London, Jun 30 — Following received road to a secure area in the Port of and night, with fuel being pumped from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 1110, East London. To date approximately from Safmarine Agulhas into rail tank UTC: General cargo Salona remains 200 tonnes of fuel have been pumped cars located on the Western aground. It is believed tugs wil be on from Safmarine Agulhas into rail tank Breakwater. The vessel had a total of scene tomorrow morning, at which cars located on the Western 662 tonnes of heavy fuel oil on board time refloating attempts can Breakwater. The vessel had a total of prior to the fuel removal operation commence. Weather on scene is very 662 tonnes of heavy fuel oil on board commencing and this operation is favourable. prior to the fuel removal operation proceeding well. Gothenburg, Jun 30 — At commencing and this operation is London, July 6 — A press report, approximately, 0630 hrs, yesterday, proceeding well. Safety of life and the dated today, states: It will be at least a general cargo Salona ran aground at protection of the marine environment week before there’s another attempt at Luroe archipelago in Lake Vanern. remain the top priorities for the pulling the grounded Container The vessel is loaded with around 1200 Safmarine Agulhas Joint Operations Carrier Safmarine Agulhas into deep tons pellets and 40 tons of bunkers. Committee, which meets daily. A water. The mobile crane, brought by Police and Coast Guards have been number of proactive environmental road from Gauteng, has gone to work onboard and have completed initial protection measures are in place: The and is lifting containers from the ship interogations and the vessel has been Department of Environmental Affairs at an average rate of seven an hour. At inspected by divers. The master, a 43 & Tourism’s (DEAT) oil pollution the same time the ship, which has year old Lithuanian citizen, was patrol aircraft Kuswag VIII is recovered the use of its engines is arrested yesterday on suspicion of stationed in East London and pumping fuel oil ashore into rail “drunk driving”. There is currently no continues to overfly the casualty daily. wagons. The intention now is to information on why or how the master DEAT’s Inshore patrol vessel Victoria lighten the ship as much as possible navigated so incorrectly and off the Mxenge remains on site. DEAT has and then on next week’s spring high normal route. A Coast Guard Officer mobilised oil spill abatement tides an attempt will be made to pull has reported that discharge of the equipment and a team of experts to the vessel clear. Salvors hope the cargo into a barge, using crane East London. This team is conducting spring tides will be accompanied by equipment, commenced this morning daily beach patrols to monitor any strong swells to further assist the and it is estimated around 200 tons impact on the environment. The SMIT operation. The ship is reported to have will need to be discharged. That will oil pollution abatement vessel Kuswag developed several leaks and a number be more than one full load for the IV is on site as an additional of small compartments are flooded. barge and it need to go to a local port precaution. Tug Smit Amandla is This is not considered as being too to discharge, but it has not yet been connected to Safmarine Agulhas and serious at this time but is being decided which port. It is hoped that is holding it off of the breakwater. The monitored closely. The ship has also the first refloating attempt will be vessel’s structural integrity is being lost its bulbous bow. No pollution into made tonight. The vessel has been monitored by the SMIT Salvage team, the sea has been reported but the holed in the bow and starboard side. who remain on the casualty with the Department of Environmental Affairs The water ingress has been Safmarine Agulhas’ master, officers has several vessels and an aircraft on temporarily stopped and pumps and crew. station to monitor this closely. holding the vessel steady. — Westax London, July 5 — A SMIT Salvage Meanwhile the owners of the vessel Marine Services AB. report, timed Cape Town 1600 today, have declared general average and a London, Jul 1 — Following received states: Efforts to remove the fuel and German average adjuster is expected from Coast Guard Gothenburg, timed deck cargo from Container Carrier to be appointed for this task. 0952, UTC: A Coastguard cutter, on Safmarine Agulhas continue. To date, London, Jul 6 — A press report, scene, has just reported that general 80 containers have been removed from dated today, states: Two of the cargo Salona is now afloat. The the casualty in a cargo removal stricken Container Carrier Safmarine intention is to now anchor the vessel operation that began yesterday Agulhas’s four cargo holds are and perform an inspection. morning. A total of 277 containers are partially flooded but marine architects Gothenburg, Jul 2 — The master of on deck and a crane on the breakwater who assessed the grounded ship general cargo Salona, who was and capable of lifting 33 tonnes at the yesterday were satisfied with the prosecuted over the grounding, was required reach is being utilised in this vessel’s structural integrity. National released and allowed back onboard operation. Under current operational Ports Authority spokesperson Terry late Friday (Jun 30) evening. The conditions, the teams onboard the Taylor said the flooding was being vessel was pulled off the ground after vessel and on the breakwater are able monitored closely but that the having discharged around 200 tons of to lift seven containers an hour off of situation was not affecting the the “wooden pellets” and local tugs

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13 Marine assisted. Water penetrated into a Bay, which limped into Cape Town were damaged. Earlier this week, the ballast tank, but not into cargo and earlier with damaged shell plating. state’s project manager said a the holes have been temporary sealed. The vessel was taken to the relative miscalculation in the elevation of the The cargo is to be discharged at safety of False Bay where repairs existing bridge led to the error. With Lidkoping. The vessel loaded at could be carried out in sheltered Swan moored under the new bridge, Kristinehamn and was bound for waters. According to Dormac the ship all marine traffic on the west side of Vanersborg. — Westax Marine experienced detachment or tripping of the span has been closed. Marine Services AB. a number of frames which caused restrictions are in place around Swan, panting of the side shell. “A cofferdam a barge, the gantry cranes and other SASS (Estonia) was used to carry out repairs to a equipment. See “Belgium” under “Port State minor crack in the side shell. This was Control”. done after suitable strength had been SYMS SONGSHAN restored to the shell.” (Antigua & Barbuda) SEA JAGUAR (Marshall Islands) Cape Town, Jul 6 — Local P&I London, Jul 3 — General cargo London, Jul 3 — Following press correspondents of bulker Setsuyo Star SYMS Songshan arrived at Kobe on release issued today by Thome Ship report that she sailed False Bay Jul 2. Management Pte Ltd., Singapore: At yesterday, destined for her discharge Yokohama, Jul 4 — General cargo approximately 0730 hrs, today, crude port in China. — Lloyd’s Agents. SYMS Songshan was refloated by a oil tanker Sea Jaguar (50272 gt, built tug at 2253 hrs, Jun 28. — Lloyd’s 1985), with a pilot on board, ran SKAGERN (Sweden) Agents. aground near 83Km mark of the Suez Hull, Jul 5 — General cargo Skagern London, Jul 5 — General cargo Canal whilst proceeding within the is still in dock at Hull. An inspection SYMS Songshan sailed from Kobe on southbound convoy. The vessel was carried out today with regard to Jul 4, bound for Moji. subsequently refloated under its own repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. power. No injuries were sustained and TAI HUA HAI (China) her crew are safe and well. All cargo SOFRANA MAGELLAN London, Jul 3 — Bulker Tai Hua Hai tanks remain intact and there has (Antigua & Barbuda) arrived at Rizhao, Chiona, on Jun 22. been no pollution. Following initial London, Jul 3 — Part containerised divers inspection it was agreed that general car Sofrana Magellan arrived TAIGLAD (Panama) the tanker, which is owner by at Tauranga at 0712 hrs, Jun 30 and London, Jul 5 — Bulker Seatankers Limited, Cyprus, should departed at 1200 hrs, Jul 2, bound for Taigladsailed from Zhangjiagang on proceed under its own power to the Whangarei. Jun 26, bound for Singapore, where it Great Bitter Lake, where divers will arrived at 0638 hrs, Jul 4. The vessel undertake a further inspection. It is SPAR JADE (NIS) sailed later the same day, at 1645 hrs, believed the Sea Jaguar has sustained London, Jul 3 — Bulker Spar Jade bound for Port Klang. some damage to the forepeak area, sailed from Tema on Jun 26. which is not considered to be serious, TIRTA NIAGA I (Indonesia) but the nature and extent of which STOLT ZULU (Singapore) Kolkata, Jul 5 — Product tanker will be established by the further London, Jul 4 — Chemical tanker Tirta Niaga I is still in Paradip Port diving inspection. The authorities Stolt Zulu arrived at Ulsan on Jun 28. and the repair work is in progress. — have been informed and are in close The vessel departed on Jul 2, bound Lloyd’s Agents. contact with the vessel and managers. for Hong Kong, where ETA Jul 6. Sea Jaguar is on passage from Kavkaz TRANSFER (Antigua & Barbuda) in the Black Sea to Singapore. SWAN (Netherlands Antilles) Belize City, Jul 4 — Part Port Said, Jul 4 — Crude oil tanker London, July 1 — A press report, containerised general cargo Transfer is Sea Jaguar which entered the Suez dated June 29, states: With low tides still aground on the reef and it Canal with the southbound convoy on and calm currents in their favour, appears that it will remain there. — Jul 3, went aground at Km 82 in builders of the news Tacoma Narrows Lloyd’s Agents. Canal. S.C A tugs succeeded in bridge moved into place overnight the refloating vessel after five hours and boat (semi-sub HL/tank Swan) TROCHUS (Isle of Man) she resumed her passage again to carrying several of the deck sections for Tunis, Jul 5 — Crude oil tanker Suez pilot station where the vessel the structure. Crews were mooring Trochus (62806 gt, built 2006) was in requested diver inspection and to Swan to anchors under the new bridge collision a Tunisian fishing vessel in carry out any necessary repairs. — this morning after the late night and International waters off Tunisia on Jul Lloyd’s Agents. early morning move, said state 4. The fishing vessel sustained severe Department of Transportation damage. Trochus continued on voyage SEA TRADER spokeswoman Claudia Cornish. The to Ireland, and the fishing vessel London, Jun 29 — Lying in the Canal ship, which had been in returned to Bizerta for repairs. — Ghent-Terneuzen is the wreck of the Commencement Bay, arrived at the Lloyd’s Agents. gutted Roll On Roll Off Sea Trader bridge site around 0330 hrs. Swan, (8454 gt, built 1976), under demolision which carries 16 of the deck sections UAL TEXAS (Netherlands) at Ghent at a breakers Yard. While for the new bridge, will remain there London, Jun 30 — Following received being nearly broken down to the water through August, transportation from Coastguard Yarmouth, timed line, water entered the hull and sank. officials reported. The deck sections 1046, UTC: General cargo UAL Texas Despite the help of the tugs Hendrik 3 will be hoisted into place on the new and Hendrik 5, which both tugs made bridge with gantry cranes that (6577 gt, built 2002), Antwerp for Las fast a line to keep it in position, in the straddle the bridge’s two main Palmas, is currently anchored in lat end the wreck turned over and sank suspension cables. That work is 53 07.7N long 01 20.7E. Tug to be this afternoon. The authorities and expected to begin during the first two organised by vessel owners. the owners of the breaker yard are weeks of July, Cornish said. The first London, Jun 30 — Following received looking how to lift the wreck out of the section to be lifted willin the exact from Coastguard Yarmouth MRSC, canal. (Note — Sea Trader had fire on middle of the bridge. This was the timed 1838, UTC: Tug Goliath is main deck while moored at Quay 222, second attempt to move Swan into currently 11 miles from general cargo Antwerp, Jul 16 2004. Towed to Ghent place and was completed without UAL Texas. Vessel has engine bearing 18 Sep 2004 for demolition.) problems, Cornish said. The first problems which its crew are unable to attempt, on Friday (June 23), failed fix. Goliath will tow vessel to the SETSUYO STAR (Bahamas) when scaffolding on the deck sections River Tyne, ETA a.m, Jul 2. London, Jul 5 — A press report, scraped the underside of the existing London, Jun 30 — Following received dated today, states: Dormac says it has bridge and crews had to return Swan from Coastguard Yarmouth MRSC, successfully completed a cofferdam to Commencement Bay. Neither the timed 2101, UTC: General cargo UAL repair to bulker Setsuyo Star in False deck sections nor the existing bridge Texas is under tow by tug Goliath.

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14 Marine/Piracy

London, July 2 — According to London, Jul 1 — A press release, the damage to bulker Zhi Qiang. An Lloyd’s MIU AIS general cargo UAL issued by German Tanker Shipping on Adsteam spokeswoman told Lloyd’s Texas was at Tyne at 0528 today. Jun 30, states: Despite the launching List DCN that four salvage personnel Hull, Jul 4 — General cargo UAL of a vessel of the new building S 273 were “doing their investigation, Texas is currently at the Tyne prematurely on Friday, Jun 30, in figuring out what equipment was Commission Quay. The vessel is due to Kiel, the baptizing celebration for our needed” to salve the bulker. Pacific be shifted to Tyne Dockyard Jul 5 for new building takes place at 1100, on Towing’s tug Brighton arrived at the ongoing investigation. — Lloyd’s Saturday, Jul 1. According to the scene early yesterday and four salvage Agents. statement of the managing director of personnel began preliminary planning. the Kieler lime tree-outer-thrown, Mr. Zhi Qiang is carrying 37,000 tonnes of VARMDO (Antigua & Barbuda) Dirk Lindenau, the new building S 273 Queensland sugar from Townsville London, Jul 5 — General cargo from a still unsettled cause ran from bound for South Korea — “Lloyd’s List Varmdo sailed from Keadby at 1650 the pile. A throwing co-worker was Daily Commercial News.” hrs, Jun 22, bound for Tornio, Finland, hurt. The stoppers could not hold London, Jul 5 — A press report, arriving on Jun 28. The vessel heavy new building “for the 10,500 t dated today, states: A salvage crew has departed later the same day. on the Helgen. The ship is for Friday boarded bulker Zhi Qiang. A tug from evening because of the jetty threw.” Port Moresby reached Zhi Qiang VERRAZANO BRIDGE (Panama) yesterday morning, with a sail master London, Jul 3 — Container Carrier YM EARTH (Panama) expected to board the ship via a Verrazano Bridge arrived at Tacoma at See Astro Luna. helicopter today. There are 24 crew 0125 hrs, Jul 1. members on board the ship, which left London, Jul 4 — Container carrier YOUNG LADY (Isle of Man) Townsville last week loaded with Verrazano Bridge sailed from Tacoma London, Jul 3 — Following received Australian sugar. A spokeswoman for at 0545 hrs, Jul 3, bound for from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed PNG salvors Pacific Towing says no Vancouver, arriving at 1720 hrs, on Jul 1512, UTC: Crude oil tanker Young attempt will be made today to refloat 3. Lady (56204 gt, built 2000) grounded the bulk carrier, but an inspection is in the Houston Ship Channel at about under way. The Australian Marine VITAFOS (Panama) 0900, UTC, Jul 2. The vessel refloated Safety Authority is monitoring the London, Jul 5 — Bulker Vitafos by its own means shortly afterwards situation but has not been asked to arrived Ravenna Jun 27 and sailed Jul and is now berthed at Houston, help. 1. awaiting an inspection. Sydney, July 6 — Preparations for the salvage of bulker Zhi Qiang YARD NO.273 YUE DA 28 (Panama) continue, with salvage tug Austral London, Jul 3 — Following received London, Jun 30 — General cargo Yue Salvor departing Brisbane for Papua from Kiel, dated today: A broken Da 28 was reported arriving at New Guinea early this morning and stopper has been identified as the Wakamatsu on Jun 22 and sailing on expected to arrive at the casualty on reason chemical tanker Yard No.273 Jun 29, bound for Busan. Sunday. Adsteam Marine issued a Lindenau accidentally slipped into the statement saying Austral Salvor would water in Kiel, on June 30. The ship YUNG CHANG join Pacific Towing’s tug Brighton to was been thoroughly searched for See “Typhoon ‘Haitang’” under assist with the salvage operation. A further leakages once dewatered, but “Weather & Navigation.” salvage team has been mobilised to no further damages were found. The Papua New Guinea to develop and vessel was christened “Seacod as ZHI QIANG (Hong Kong) undertake the salvage operation. planned on Jul 1. London, July 3 — Following received Preparation of the salvage plan from Australia RCC, timed 0300, UTC: continues following the initial YARD NO.273 (Germany) A report was received at 0509, UTC, investigation. An extensive range of London, Jul 1 — Following received July 1 that bulker Zhi Qiang (26062 salvage equipment will be flown to from Kiel, dated today: One day before gt, built 1998), cargo sugar, had run Port Moresby today. This includes air its scheduled launch the German aground in lat 11 13S, long 151 40E, compressors, submersible pumps, chemical tanker Yard No.273 on Long Reef, 25 miles west of Jomard patching and repair equipment, Lindenau (21353 gt, to be named Passage. Vessel is still aground with generators and air blowing equipment. Seacod) fell into the water in Kiel some holeing. Believed Lloyd’s Open Zhi Qiang is still being assessed. A Form signed with United Salvage. refloat attempt is not expected until harbour from the slipway at Lindenau (Note — Zhi Qiang sailed Townsville any necessary repairs to the casualty Yard, on Jun 30. One man was hurt. June 29 for Korea.) have been made and the cargo The hull and some yard installations London, July 4 — A press report, removed, if necessary. The timing was were damaged. At 1430 hrs, June 30, dated today, states: An Australian not yet clear, Adsteam said. The the 188m vessel, scheduled to be marine salvage company has been salvage is being undertaken by Pacific christened today, started to move called in to rescue bulker Zhi Qiang Towing, a PNG company of which while the last checks for the launch that ran onto a reef off Papua New Adsteam Marine is one of the joint were being carried out. The ship was Guinea. Zhi Qiang, loaded with venture participants. United Salvage, evacuated when it became clear that it Australian sugar out of Queensland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adsteam could not be stopped and the hit the reef about 525km east of Port Marine, is assisting with the salvage electricity cut off. As it fell down the Moresby on Saturday (July 1), an operation. — Lloyd’s List daily slipway, one worker was hurt and had Australian Marine Safety Authority Commercial News. to be treated in hospital. A helicopter (AMSA) spokeswoman said. A distress then carried some workers to the ship alert was received from the ship but which had floated free in the harbour, AMSA had received no request for to attach ropes to the tugs Robbe, assistance, though it had offered to Holtenau and B¸lk which rushed to the assist PNG authorities with any scene. The Seacod was pushed against pollution clean-up if required, she the pier of the yard. At 1700 hrs, it said. Adsteam Marine has been started listing. Firefighters onboard contracted to prepare a rescue plan for the fire fighting ship Kiel were called the vessel. and dewatered a ballast water tank on London, July 5 — Following received MALACCA STRAITS the side starboard which was leaking from Australia RCC, timed 0305, UTC: London, Jul 5 — A press report, through a 60 cm gash. Divers stopped Bulker Zhi Qiang is still aground. dated Jul 4, states: A Japanese cargo the leak by fixing a metal plate on the Sydney, Jul 5 — Salvage experts from vessel today foiled a pirate attack in hull. The ship which is owned by the Papua New Guinea’s Pacific Towing, of the Strait of Malacca off Indonesia’s German Tanker Shipping Bremen will which Adsteam Marine is a joint coast, days after pirates raided two still be christened today. venture partner, were today assessing U.N.-chartered vessels in the same

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15 Piracy/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests area, a maritime watchdog said. In the underwater hull, the company said ASRA (Libya) this latest attack, pirates on an unlit today. Its classification society and the London, Jun 30 — General cargo speedboat off Indonesia’s Sumatra Australian Maritime Safety Authority Asra was reported sailing from island followed the 26,989-gross- were alerted to the situation, loading Limassol on Jun 16, bound for tonnage Japanese vessel and tried to was halted, and the vessel was Novorossiysk, where it arrived on Jun board it from the stern, said Noel detained in the port of Gladstone 22. Choong, chief of the International pending repair of the defect. Neptune Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting was initially asked to provide urgent ASTRAKHAN (Russia) center in Kuala Lumpur. A duty officer advice on the repair and were Zeebrugge, Jul 4 — General cargo raised an alarm and the crew turned subsequently contracted to undertake Astrakhan (4110 gt, built 1993) was on floodlights and sprayed water from the repair. Class approved the arrested/placed under embargo at fire hoses, preventing the pirates from NEPSYS repair solution and Neptune Antwerp at 1425 hrs, Jun 28 and boarding, Choong said. said it arrived on-site within 24 hours. released at 1425 hrs, Jul 3. — Lloyd’s Neptune said its technology enables Sub-agents. (Note — Astrakhan STRAITS OF MALACCA the repairs to be carried out in-situ, arrived at Antwerp at 1335 hrs, Jun London, Jul 4 — A press report, with minimum mobilisation time and 25 and sailed at 2041 hrs, Jul 3.) dated today, states: Pirates attacked with significantly less impact to the two U.N.-chartered ships carrying commercial operating schedule of the BIGA (Canary Islands) construction materials off the vessel. Neptune’s managing director Bilbao, Jun 30 — General cargo Biga Indonesian coast in the Strait of Christian Lange said that given the is still under embargo at Bilbao. — Malacca, a maritime watchdog said extent of the damage, the project was Lloyd’s Agents. today, raising fears about a resurgence anticipated to be the company’s largest of piracy in one of the busiest shipping ship repair project to date. {Note — BOREAS (Cyprus) lanes in the world. Both ships, flying Bilbao, Jun 30 — General cargo Sea Challenge arrived Gladstone June Indonesian flags, were heading to Boreas is still under embargo at Indonesia’s Aceh province on the 21.) Bilbao. — Lloyd’s Agents. northern tip of Sumatra island when London, July 5 — According to they were attacked Sunday (Jun Gladstone Port Authority bulker Sea CHINESE TRAWLERS SEIZED 2)night, said Noel Choong, chief of the Challenge is due to start repairs today BY AUSTRALIA International Maritime Bureau’s repairs. London, Jul 6 — A press report, piracy reporting centre in Kuala dated today, states: Australia has Lumpur. He said no injuries were BELGIUM released 25 trawler crew members reported among the all-Indonesian Zeebrugge, Jul 4 — The departure of back to China, after seizing them and crew aboard the two boats, which were bulker Rubicone (8907 gt, built 1991) their vessels, trawlers Da Yuan Yu 001 transporting construction materials from Antwerp has been suspended due and Da Yuan Yu 002, in Australian for the rebuilding of the tsunami-hit to the detention of the vessel on Jun waters three months ago, China News Aceh province. The ships had been 30. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. (Note — Service reported today, citing the chartered by the U.N. World Food Rubicone arrived at Antwerp at 0915 Chinese Embassy in Australia. Programme. “The attacks took place hrs, Jun 27.) Embassy officials saw the crew off at not far apart from each other. There is Zeebrugge, Jul 4 — General cargo the Sydney airport on Monday (Jul 3). a possibility that they were carried out Sass (284 gt, built 1976) is currently The crew was happy to go back to by the same pirates,” Choong told The under Port State Control detention at China and felt grateful to the official Associated Press. He did not know how Zeebrugge. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. for their care. Two vessels, carrying 27 many pirates were involved or what (Note — Sass was last reported crew members in total, were kind of boats they used. The pirates arriving at Bruges on Apr 2, 2001.) intercepted by an Australian naval stole and damaged equipment on the Zeebrugge, Jul 4 — General cargo vessel inside the fishing zone north- first ship and robbed the crew of cash Bellatrix (1939 gt, built 1981) is under west of the Wessels islands in March. and personal belongings on the other, Port State Control detention at They were taken to Darwin, where the he said. “At the moment we don’t know Antwerp. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. (Note vessels were burnt and destroyed after if these are isolated cases or the start — Bellatrix arrived Antwerp at 0444 they were seized. Australian of attacks again in the Malacca hrs, Jul 3.) authorities are investigating into straits,” Choong said. “We are still whether the crews were taking part in monitoring. But we urge ships to keep CYPRUS any illegal activities, and decided to a strict piracy watch.” According to the Limassol, Jun 30 — General cargo release the 25 crew members. IMB, there were no pirate attacks in Liberty A. is currently still at However, two of the vessels captains the strait in the first three months of Limassol, under Port Sate Control are still being kept in Darwin and an 2006, but Sunday’s attack raised to detention. — Lloyd’s Agents. Australian court will hear the case in five the number of incidents reported August. The Chinese Embassy in since April. Canberra said the two vessels were on their way to a nearby refueling station, and said they were in Australian waters because of the wind and current. The Chinese embassy in Australia will be closely monitoring the case.

AGINSKOYE (Russia) DAISY CHRISTIANE (U.K.) London, Jun 29 — A press report, Vladivostok, Jun 30 — Fishing dated today, states: The owners / (general) Aginskoye (738 gt, built AUSTRALIA master of a UK fishing (general) Daisy London, July 5 — A press report, 1986) is currently at Vladivostok Christiane (283 gt, built 1975) were dated today, states:Neptune Marine Fishery Port, under detention. — fined a total of £8462 and ordered to Services Limited (NMS) has been Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Aginskoye pay costs of £6,229 for fishing within a selected to provide its core underwater arrived at Vladivostok on Jul 19, closed area. The defendants were welding technology, on a partially 20904.) found guilty at Camborne Magistrates laden 70,000 dwt panamax coal Court ( Jun 26) for illegally fishing carrier, (bulker Sea Challenge, 36788 ANJUM (North Korea) within a closed area of the Celtic Sea gt, built 1987) at Gladstone. The Karachi, Jul 3 — General cargo in February 2005. The trawler was vessel was loading coal in Gladstone, Anjum is still under arrest due to “a caught by MFA’s surveillance aircraft when a substantial crack was dispute between owners”. — Lloyd’s carrying out a investigation after the discovered along a transverse weld on Agents. vessel had been monitored by satellite

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16 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents

surveillance within the closed area. auction administers the last rites to RYBAK VLADIVOSTOKA (Russia) The case was brought by the Marine Dane, which was established in 1979 Vladivostok, Jun 30 — Fish factory Fisheries Agency (MFA) on behalf of as a Rhodes-based community-owned Rybak Vladivostoka remains at the Department for Environment, shipping company. It entered the Vladivostok Fishery Port under Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). Greek stock exchange in November detention. — Lloyd’s Agents. Following the verdict, Justin 1994 but the listing was suspended Williams, District Inspector with the due to the line’s financial troubles SANDRIEN (Bolivia) Marine Fisheries Agency, said: “These several years ago. Numerous rescue Amsterdam, Jul 1 — Chem.tank closed areas were proposed by the plans and potential saviours were Sandrien is still at Amsterdam fishing industry themselves to limit tried by the company but the formal Shipdock, under embargo. — KVSA the impact of fishing, especially cod, in liquidation procedure began last year. Rapportage. the Celtic Sea at a time of year when these fish are spawning. “It is in EMIR (Turkey) SPITAK (Russia) everyone’s interest that we do our best Taranto, Jun 30 — The situation of Vladivostok, Jun 30 — Fishing to sustain our stocks and it is general cargo Emir is unchanged. The (general) Spitak (448 gt, built 1989) is essential that all boats abide by the case has been passed back to the currently at Vladivostok Fishery Port regulations to ensure that we Customs Police and Public under detention. — Lloyd’s Agents. maintain a sustainable fishing Prosecutor’s Offices. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Spitak arrived at Vladivostok industry”. on Apr 26.) FANTASY II (Panama) DANE SEA LINES Aden, Jul 5 — Bulker Fantasy II THANKS TWENTY (Hong Kong) London, July 6 — Greece’s Blue Star sailed from Aden on Jun 26 for Jeddah London, Jul 6 — General cargo Maritime has snapped up the fleet of after a guarantee was placed in the Thanks Twenty (5144 gt, built 1990), bankrupt fellow ferry operator Dane Commercial Court. — Lloyd’s Agents. which arrived at Hong Kong at 1849 Sea Lines at an auction yesterday on hrs, Jul 5, is today reported at the island of Rhodes. Blue Star, which JAVA BASSET Western Anchorage No.1, Hong Kong, falls under the Attica Group that also See Java Beagle. under Admiralty & High Court arrest. includes Superfast Ferries, is paying a total of E19.9m ($25.3m) to take JAVA BEAGLE (Singapore) control of Dane’s assets, including Karachi, Jul 3 — Anchor handling passenger ro/ro Diagoras (6939 gt, tug Java Beagle and anchor handling built 1990), passenger ro/ro Patmos tug Java Basset are still lying in the (8992 gt, built 1972) and Roll On Roll shipyard channel, under arrest. — Off Rodos (10298 gt, built 1973). Of Lloyd’s Agents. this, E4.5m is to meet part of Dane’s debts to the national seamen’s pension MERCAN A. (Turkey) fund. Other assets purchased are Bahrain, Jul 3 — Bulker Mercan A. LITTLE FALLS AREA, understood to include a valuable piece is still in port at Bahrain and is MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES of real estate in Rhodes town as well reportedly still under arrest. — New York, Jun 28 — Minnesota as a couple of vehicles. Dane’s collapse Lloyd’s Agents. Pipeline Co., owned by Koch two years ago left Blue Star in Industries Inc., has shut a 300,000 competition with only GA Ferries on MYS TIKHIY (Russia) barrel-per-day pipeline network after the Dodecannese routes that were for Vladivostok, Jun 30 — As at Mar 31, a leak was discovered, a company many years considered Dane’s home fish factory Mys Tikhiy was still under spokeswoman said today. The two turf. Other parties said to have shown detention at Vladivostok. — Lloyd’s lines in the network, which carries interest at the auction included Crete- Agents. Canadian crude to two refineries based Anek Lines, which at one time south of the Minneapolis-St. Paul owned about half of Dane as a ORIENT ALLIANCE (Hong Kong) area, were shut down last night 20 strategic partner, and Hellenic London, Jul 1 — Bulker Orient minutes after the leak was found at Seaways, the country’s largest coastal Alliance was reported arriving at Las 2120 hrs near Little Falls, Minnesota, operator. Blue Star said the move was Palmas at 0701 hrs, Jun 30 and spokeswoman Patty Dunn said, adding “in line with the company’s policy of sailing later the same day at 2301 hrs, that clean-up has begun. No one was strengthening its presence in the bound for Port Talbot, where ETA Jul injured, she said. The leak in the Greek domestic market routes” where 7. pipeline spilled about 1,600 barrels of it already operates five vessels. crude oil into an area “fairly closely Managing director Michalis Sakellis OTAPAN (Mexico) confined” to the pipeline, according to said the price was “fair” as an outlay Amsterdam, Jul 1 — Tank barge sources at the Pipeline and Hazardous for the Diagoras acquired by Dane in Otapan remains at Amsterdam Materials Safety Administration. The company hopes to restart flows 2000 that was the main reason for awaiting demolition. — KVSA through one of the pipelines by interest in the company’s assets. There Rapportage. will inevitably be speculation that the tomorrow and through both lines by the weekend. However, the sources at new owner will team the vessel with its PULKOVSKIY MERIDIAN (Russia) four-year-old Blue Star 2 on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Vladivostok, Jun 30 — Fish factory Safety Administration said the line something like its old route between Pulkovskiy Meridian (4312 gt, built Piraeus and the Dodecannese islands, that failed will be out of service while 1974) is currently at Vladivostok the cause of the leak is determined, including Rhodes. But Mr Sakellis Fishery Port under detention. — insisted no decision was likely for at and that could take anywhere from 24 Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Pulkovskiy hours to a week or longer. — Reuters. least a fortnight and said: “We are Meridian arrived at Vladivostok on looking at a number of different May 3.) proposals.” The vessel is unlikely to be ROSTOV REGION, RUSSIA back in operation this summer. The London, Jun 30 — A press report, company will also be mulling the fate RODOS (Greece) dated today, states: Almost 20 tonnes of the two other vessels, Rodos and Enter Text Here of oil leaked from the oil main in the Patmos, both of which are currently Rostov Region, the Russian over the Greek government’s recently RYBAK AMURA (Russia) Emergencies Ministry’s information introduced age ceiling for ferries in Vladivostok, Jun 30 — Fishing department said. The incident took Greek waters. “If this changes - which (general) Rybak Amura (732 gt, built place at the Samara-Tikhoretsk I think and hope they [the 1987) is currently at Vladivostok pipeline at 0700, Moscow time, today. government] will change - then we Fishery Port, under detention. — The oil covered an area of 2,500 shall decide what to do with them,” Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Rybak Amura square metres. There are no water said Mr Sakellis. The successful arrived at Vladivostok on Apr 23.) reservoirs near the site. The pipeline

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17 Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation section is blocked. A cleanup operation The blocked ship channel runs from day (bpd) refinery in Lake Charles, is under way at the site. the inland refineries in the Lake Louisiana, was back to planned Contaminated ground is gathered and Charles and Westlake areas of production rates after being cut for a removed from there. The Emergencies Calcasieu Parish south about 40 miles 10-day closure of a ship channel Ministry assured there was no serious to the Gulf of Mexico. The channel has through which tankers supply crude to threat to the environment. The outlets into area lakes along the way, the refinery. A ConocoPhillips leakage cause has yet to be including Calcasieu Lake, a major spokesman said he did not know if established. recreational and fishing area, which production at the company’s 240,000 had been cleared for boating as of bpd refinery in Lake Charles had today. Closure of the channel has been returned to full capacity. The refinery blamed in part for recent oil price also cut production because of the 10- increases, and led Energy Secretary day closure of the Calcasieu Ship Samuel W. Bodman yesterday to Channel that supplies oil to three authorize a loan to two refineries of a refineries in southwest Louisiana. A total of 750,000 barrels of crude oil spokesman for Calcasieu Refining Co., from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum which cut production by 80 percent at Reserve. The Citgo refinery was lent its 85,000 bpd Lake Charles refinery CALCASIEU RIVER, LOUISIANA, 250,000 barrels of the SPR oil; the was not available to discuss operations UNITED STATES ConnocoPhillips refinery, 500,000 today. — Reuters. London, Jun 29 — The pricetag for barrels. Spokesmen for the two plants cleaning up 47,000 barrels of waste oil said neither was idled by the blocking spilled into a southwestern Louisiana of the channel, but both operated at waterway last week is likely to shoot reduced capacity. Cleanup had upwards of $10 million, and CITGO progressed to the point where parts of Petroleum Corp. will pay much of that the channel were being reopened, but bill, the state’s top oil spill official said it was unclear when unfettered traffic late yesterday. Costs for the early days would resume. of the effort to clean up waste oil from London, July 1 — A press report, CITGO’s storage tanks that was dated June 30, states: Commercial BULGARIA released into the Calcasieu Ship vessels began using the Calcasieu Channel totaled about $1 million a London, Jul 2 — A press report, Ship Channel today for the first time dated today, states: Hotels in several day, with 600 people on the scene to since a spill of 47,000 gallons of oil aid in the effort, Roland Guidry, resorts along the Black Sea coast have forced its closure last week and cut off been flooded in the region of Sozopol, Louisiana’s Oil Spill Coordinator said. energy companies’ connection to four As more sophisticated equipment has Chernomorets, Nessebar, Primorsko, refineries. As a test, the U.S. Coast as well as Gradina, Smokinya, and come in, along with an additional Guard allowed a barge full of gasoline 1,000 people, the price has risen to Kavatsi camping-sites. There are to move down the channel to get to the isolated people and the Civil about $2 million a day. Just one week Gulf of Mexico, spokesman Petty into the effort, Guidry estimated that Protection Agency is taking all the Officer 2nd Class Adam Eggers said. necessary measures to help them. CITGO has already run up a $10 The vessel’s wake did not disturb the million bill. At the most, another week Four kids were saved from an island spill cleanup, so the Guard began formed from the tidal waters of the of intensive cleanup will be needed, allowing a limited number of ships to Guidry said. After that, the price local river in Irakli resort. The fire use the channel to head out into the department is helping the Civil structure for the effort will change as Gulf, though during daylight hours fewer personnel using increasingly Protection Agency. There is additional only, he said. “The hull came through equipment provided so the situation is specialized equipment work for several and it did not have oil on it, it didn’t months or more to address the more expected to come to normal in few disturb any of the cleanup operations, hours. Ground floors of four hotels in sensitive shoreline areas. During that it didn’t disturb any of the oil period, the costs may subside, but the the resort of Sunny Beach were contained by boom,” he said. Vessels flooded, as well as three hotels in ultimate price tag will rest on just how were expected to be allowed to use the clean CITGO ultimately makes the Obzor, 15 houses in Sozopol, four in channel to head inbound, up the Kiten and Primorsko, including the area, he said. channel from the Gulf toward Lake London, Jun 30 — A press report, police department in Primorsko. Four Charles, tomorrow. More than 37,000 streets in Pomorie are under water. dated Jun 29, states: About 11 miles of gallons of the spilled oil have been the Calcasieu Ship Channel remained There are 25 buildings flooded in cleaned up, the Coast Guard said. Burgas. Thirty-four people were closed today and the Coast Guard said London, Jul 4 — A press report, about 31,000 of the 47,000 barrel isolated after a collapse of a bridge dated Jul 3, states: Yesterday, in the leading to the village of Emona spillage had been cleaned up by today. Calcasieu Ship Channel, six vessels A Citgo spokesman said the clean up (Burgas region) but have finally been transited safely into the port and evacuated, the chief of the Civil was going well partly because a lack a three were expected to transit wind kept oil patches in place and the Protection Agency in Burgas Yordan outbound. Contingency operational Lozev said. A total of 150 houses in dry, sunny weather was evaporating plans have been devised, as well as much of the oil. Citgo said the spill seven villages in the region of General equipment and temporary dams placed Toshevo (north-eastern Bulgaria) have occurred because oil flowed over the in at risks areas, in the event of heavy tops of the tanks when torrential been flooded by a torrential rain rainfall in the area to counter any yesterday. The municipality will apply rainstorms overwhelmed the tanks’ problems that may arise from such an pumps. An earthen berm surrounding for compensation of damages under event. All commercial docks have been the Disasters and Damages Funds, those tanks failed to contain 47,400 cleared by the Coast Guard to receive barrels of waste oil that eventually after a commission estimates the vessels. “We’ve made outstanding damages, Mayor Dimitar Mihaylov flowed into the ship channel, Citgo progress the past few days in getting spokesman David McCollum said. The stated. commercial traffic moving in the London, Jul 3 — A press report, Coast Guard is investigating the cause Intracostal Waterway and the of the berm’s failure. State dated today, states: Nessebar Calcasieu Ship Channel,” said Coast municipality declared a state of environmental officials were Guard Captain Thomas Sparks, investigating as well. Department of emergency because of the floods Captain of the Port of Lake Charles. resulting from the intense rainfall Environmental Quality spokesman The easing of commercial traffic Rodney Mallett said several miles of over the past 24 hours in the Black restrictions is a highly positive sign of Sea coastal region. The regions which wetlands and shoreline were covered progress in the clean up and recovery in oil. Mallett said rain may have suffered most damage included Obzor, operation. Irakli, Primorsko, Pomorie and played a part in the spill but “there is Houston, Jul 4 — Citgo Petroleum no guarantee” that it was the cause. Sozopol, Darik Radio reported. Roads Corp. said today its 430,000 barrel per from Bourgas to Sunny Beach resort,

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18 Weather & Navigation which was flooded by Aheloiska River, services in the area. Millions of people When homeowners on Lake Huron’s were now accessible, but traffic jams are in need of relocation as their Georgian Bay noticed wetlands were hindered normal movement, Darik homes have been destroyed by heavy drying up, the Georgian Bay reported. Transportation was also rain. Altogether, at least 349 people Association funded a $223,000 report difficult in Sozopol. The town’s streets died in weather-related disasters in that last year concluded shoreline were covered by over 50 cm of water, June, while 99 others were still alterations such as dredging and but officials lacked information of missing, Xinhua news agency quoted erosion in the St. Clair River, at the casualties and damages. Emergency the China Meteorological bottom of the lake, were responsible. teams pumped water out of the flooded Administration as saying. The In partial response, US and Canadian constructions, Darik said. Damages administration estimated economic governments approved funding for a include bridge collapses, electricity losses at $2.53 billion from the $14.6 million study of the upper Great cuts, flooded constructions, roads and disasters, the most serious of which Lakes by the International Joint agriculture plots, Darik said. were rainstorms which caused floods, Commission, which resolves border Emergency teams worked in all landslides and mud-rock slides in a disputes and was denied funds for a flooded areas and some of the damage dozen provinces, municipalities and similar study in 2002. Depending on was already overcome. autonomous regions in southern what it finds, the commission could China. recommend changes to the amount of CHINA London, Jul 6 — A press report, water that flows out of Lake Superior, London, Jun 30 — A press report, dated today, states: Storms and the first and largest in the chain of dated today, states: The death toll in torrential rain have battered eastern lakes. Water levels in the Great Lakes flash floods last weekend in central China, leaving 13 million people have always fluctuated, but experts China has risen to 21, with another six affected by flooding and storm point to climate change, dredging, people missing, the official Xinhua damage, state media said. At least 30 private shoreline alterations and even News Agency said today. The floods people have died as a result of the lingering effects of glaciers to explain swept through Lonhui county in severe weather in the two provinces of the latest changes — the decline of Hunan province on Sunday (Jun 24) Jiangsu and Anhui, and some 40,000 Lake Huron and slightly higher water after some 10 inches of rain fell. Some people have been evacuated. Residents levels in Lake Erie, into which Huron 11 villagers were still hospitalized, have been using rafts to move through flows. For every inch water levels go Xinhua said. While the months of June flooded streets, reports said. Earlier down, vessels bound for destinations through August mark the annual rainy this week, the government said at outside North America forfeit about season that sets off floods and least 349 people died in disasters $8,400 in freight revenue, said Dennis landslides in China, storms this year caused by the weather in June. Mahoney, president of the United arrived unusually early. Almost 200 Another 99 people were missing and States Great Lakes Shipping people have been killed and more than the cost of the flooding was estimated Association. Saginaw and other ports a million have been forced from their at 20bn yuan ($2.5bn, £1.36bn), have done emergency dredging to homes since late May. (See issue of Xinhua news agency reported. The accommodate vessels and barges that Jun 30.) most recent stormy weather has hit can be hundreds of yards long. London, Jul 2 — A press report, Jiangsu province hardest. “So far, 27 However, Lake Superior’s largest dated today, states: At least 14 people people are reported dead, nearly American vessels carried 3,000 fewer were killed, two others missing and 40,000 have been evacuated, and more short tons of cargo last year than in over one million affected after than 8,400 houses have collapsed,” 1997, when water levels were 12 incessant rains hit southwest China’s Zhao Jie of the Ministry of Civil inches higher, according to the Lake Sichuan province. The rainstorms hit Affairs told the China Daily Carriers’ Association. “Obviously the cities of Luzhou, Bazhong, Dazhou, newspaper. Three more people have water levels are crucially important to Liangshan and Panzhihua in the been killed in neighbouring Anhui this industry, and we have been in a central and southern parts of the province. Seasonal heavy rains and period of decline,” said Glen Nekvasil, province from Wednesday (Jun 28) typhoons causes hundreds of deaths in vice president of corporate until yesterday. The rainstorms China each year. But meteorologists communications for the association. brought about mountain torrents and expect this summer to be particularly “When you’re not utilising your full mud-and-rock flows, affecting more bad, with warm Pacific currents vessel capacity you can’t give your than one million people and damaging causing more typhoons than usual. customer the best freight rate.” — over 1,500 houses. At least 14 people Reuters. have been killed and two others GREAT LAKES missing. The Governments in the Toronto, Jul 3 — Several large HONDURAS disaster-hit areas have already sent vessels have run aground on London, Jun 30 — A press report, teams to guide rescue work. The Michigan’s Saginaw River this dated Jun 29, states: Floods caused by Sichuan provincial Government urged shipping season, caught in shallow heavy rains have left four people dead, the Governments of all levels to spare waters a few miles from Lake Huron. forced 1,500 others from their homes no efforts to control the flood and The river port is as shallow as 13 feet and caused more than $8 million in undertake the relief efforts, Xinhua in a passage that is supposed to be 22 damage to Honduran croplands, news agency reported. The water feet deep, a sign of low water levels in officials said today. Two people resources department of the province the Great Lakes. Water levels declined drowned in the northern province of allocated $ 1.4 million in repairing and in 1998 and have remained low, Cortes along the Caribbean coast, and fortifying the dams and has prepared forcing vessels to take on lighter loads two others drowned in western the disaster relief materials worth and sparking concern about shorelines Intibuca province, said Juan Carlos about $ 2.9 million in case of and wetlands in the Great Lakes. “It’s Elvir of the Emergency Response emergency. a pretty different mindset to come off Commission. Flooding caused by London, Jul 4 — A press report, 30 years of above-average water levels downpours during the past three weeks dated today, states: Torrential rains in and to suddenly, since the late 1990s, has damaged more than 300 homes China are continuing to flood various have below-average levels,” said Scott and forced 1,500 people to seek refuge provinces in central and eastern China Thieme, chief of the US Army Corps of in government-run shelters, Elvir said. as the country braces for more summer Engineers’ Great Lakes Hydraulics Meanwhile, bridges have been wiped rainstorms during the week. The rain and Hydrology Office in Detroit. Lakes out in some villages, leaving at least has triggered flooding and landslides Huron and Michigan, where water 5,000 residents stranded, Elvir said. since last week which have left at levels have declined the most, are Flooding also damaged 5,200 acres of least 45 people dead and up to nine down about three feet from 1997 and farmland, causing more than $8 missing, state media reported. It has about 20 inches from their 140-year million in damages. also caused damage to parts of a average, according to the US National railway in China’s eastern Shandong Oceanic and Atmospheric HURRICANE “KATRINA” province. Workers are working to Administration’s Great Lakes London, Jul 6 — A press report, repair the damage and resume train Environmental Research Laboratory. dated today, states: Tenet Healthcare

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19 Weather & Navigation

Corp. today said property insurers of rampant growth of buildings on unfavourable weather conditions,” a paid the U.S. hospital chain $340 wetlands, the city’s natural drainage Paradip Port Trust spokesman said. million to settle claims related to system. — Reuters. “As a result, six out of 14 berths Tenet’s physical damage and Kolkata, Jul 4 — Heavy rains remained vacant.” The number of business interruption during triggered floods and landslides across ships waiting at anchorage for berths Hurricane “Katrina.” Tenet operated India, killing 32 people and disrupting was nine yesterday and 11 today. With five hospitals in New Orleans when life in the financial hub of Mumbai for the weather situation having improved Hurricane “Katrina” made landfall a second day today, officials and a little by yesterday afternoon, port on Aug 29, along with five outpatient residents said. The bad weather was operations were limping back to radiology centers and other property. caused by a depression over the east normal. All locations sustained “significant” coast and a revival of the June- storm damage, Tenet said. Tenet said September annual monsoon rains. At INDONESIA that resolution of its claims avoided least 24 people were killed in the London, Jun 29 — Floods triggered a potential dispute, which could have eastern states of Orissa and by heavy rains in the Indonesian taken months or years to resolve. Jharkhand and several were missing portion of Borneo island have forced at The settlement is one of the first in neighbouring West Bengal after least 40,000 people to flee their homes major commercial property insurance torrential rains caused rivers to break and killed at least two people. “Some settlements resulting from their banks and triggered landslides, 40,000 people ... in Banjar district Hurricane “Katrina” damage. The officials said. Six people, including have left their homes for safer ground settlement is being paid by four women, were killed in a landslide after the waters of the Martapura and interested insurers who underwrote in the coffee-growing Kodagu district Riam Kiwa rivers began flooding,” Tenet’s property insurance in 2005 in the southern state of Karnataka, said Hadi Susilo, from South and 2006. Tenet will record $240 police said. Two people were washed Kalimantan’s disaster control office. million in the second quarter ended away in flood waters, 10 fishermen Downpours to the north of South June 30 and recorded $100 million in were missing and thousands displaced Kalimantan province had swollen the previous quarters. in the southern state of Andhra rivers drastically from yesterday Pradesh as hundreds of villages were morning and flooded most of the INDIA inundated. Navy boats and helicopters district, with some areas under more London, Jun 30 — A press report, had been pressed in to rescue than two metres of water, he said. dated yesterday, states: A number of marooned people from rooftops and About 3,000 of the evacuees feared homes have been washed away and a also to drop food, medicine and water that a local dam would burst its power station has been damaged after packets, authorities said. In Mumbai, banks, Susilo said. “Besides the heavy rain led to a landslide in Kullu, the country’s commercial capital, number of people who left their homes, India. Authorities say three houses schools and colleges were shut and what is making it more difficult to were completely destroyed, while two emergency workers flushed muddy handle is that this is happening at the others suffered severe damage when waters from submerged streets as the same time in so many places across the slide happened Jun 27. The bustling city struggled to cope with a the district,” Susilo said. Floods had Parvati Hydro-Power Project was second day of monsoon rains. Weather also hit some areas in Tanah Bumbu thought to be in danger of being closed officials said a depression on the east district but as the waters were not too after it received substantial damage coast was weakening and was heading deep, mass evacuations had not from the slide. However, officials say towards Mumbai. This would bring occurred, he said. Two people swept the project will survive and the more rain to the city and the central away by floods in the district’s Setui damage is repairable. Fortunately no state of Madhya Pradesh over the next area however were found dead, he fatalities or serious injuries were few days, they warned. — Reuters. said. Widespread floods and landslides reported during the landslide. London, July 6 — Incessant rain in hit the Kotabaru district of South Mumbai, Jul 3 — Monsoon rains Mumbai since Monday (July 3) has Kalimantan earlier in the week, flooded homes, submerged rail lines crippled cargo handling operations cutting off roads and bridges. Heavy and forced hundreds of thousands of and ship movements at Mumbai port tropical rains have also lashed regions people to wade through muddy streets and neighbouring Jawaharlal Nehru on the island of Sulawesi this month. in India’s financial capital today. The port. Mumbai port, which handles In South Sulawesi, flash floods and city’s antiquated drainage system is 25,000-30,000 tonnes of cargo every landslides killed more than 200 people struggling to cope with the downpours, day, could only handle around one- and left some 13,000 people homeless. prompting civic workers to use spades eighth of that volume during the brief and crowbars to open clogged periods of respite from the rain. ITALY manholes to flush out the rainwater. “Barely 10,000 tonnes of cargo could London, Jun 29 — Several dozen “Our locality looks like a sea. There is be handled against the normal 75,000- people suffered minor injuries when knee-deep water and rainwater is also 80,000 tonnes over a three-day trees were blown down causing entering many houses,” Sylvester period,” said TVS Sowrirajan, Mumbai accidents in storms that hit the Venice Nato, a resident of Bandra, among port’s additional docks manager. The area and other parts of northern Italy several neighborhoods in the city’s port had earlier undertaken monsoon today, local authorities reported. More west badly affected by the overnight precautionary measures, including than 30 victims were hospitalised in rains. The downpours inundated plugging of leakages and removing the region of Treviso north of Venice several arterial roads in central and blockages in the dock areas. But the suffering mainly from leg injuries in northern Mumbai and rainwater sheer quantum of rain made cargo traffic accidents caused by trees and submerged rail tracks at some places. operations extremely difficult, and branches falling. The injured included Air services were also running a little many dock employees could not make nine employees at the US air base at late. Weather officials forecast heavy it to work. Similarly, normal Aviano, the ANSA news agency to very heavy rains in the next 48 operations at Paradip port in Orissa reported. The wind with gusts over hours, prompting civic authorities to on India’s eastern coast were badly hit 100 kilometers-per-hour also damaged check drainage systems, traffic by the inclement weather. Heavy rains the tail of a military Black Hawk management and the suburban along with windspeeds of 90 km per helicopter, ANSA said. After a week- railway that is a lifeline for most of hour lashed the port, forcing the long heatwave, a cold spell with strong Mumbai’s 17 million people. “There authorities to raise cyclone signal winds, heavy rainfall and occasional are some reports of water-logging in No.3. Ship movement to and from the hail set in in the region late yesterday. some areas, but we are working to port was particularly hit. As a result, clear those roads,” said Johny Joseph, several berths remained vacant even ROMANIA Mumbai’s chief civic official. Millions as the number of ships waiting for London, Jul 1 — A press report, of dollars have been approved to berths increased. “No ships could be dated today, states: Six people were overhaul Mumbai’s 150-year-old either taken in or taken out of the killed and six others missing after drainage system, but experts say impounded dock system between torrential rains flooded villages in flooding is difficult to prevent because Sunday and Wednesday due to the northern Romania, the Interior

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Ministry said today. The most affected London, Jul 2 — Following received TROPICAL STORM “JELAWAT” county was Suceava, close to the from the Meteorological Office, dated London, Jun 29 — Passenger and northern border with Ukraine, where today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre freight liners in south China’s island the deaths occurred. Floodwaters of tropical storm “Ewiniar” was located province of Hainan resumed service killed five peasants in the village of near lat 11.2N, long 135.3E, this morning, after a 24-hour Arbore and another one in the village approximately 200 nautical miles west- suspension caused by the tropical of Cacica. About 530 people were northwest of Yap and has tracked storm “Jelawat”. The first vessel with evacuated from eight counties, most of northwestward, or 305 degs, at five 160 passengers and 39 vehicles was them in northern Romania, and knots over the past six hours. The allowed to set sail from Haikou, around 2,700 homes were damaged. position is accurate to within 60 provincial capital, to Hai’an in Bucharest, Jul 3 — The Sulina nautical miles and is based on the neighboring Guangdong Province at channel was closed at 0600 hrs, Jul 2, centre being located by satellite. 0800 hrs. And more set off for due to bad weather, winds north- Present wind distribution: maximum Guangdong and Guangxi around noon, north-east force six-seven, seas six sustained winds: 55 knots, with gusts when gale on the Qiongzhou channel metres. — Lloyd’s Agents. to 70 knots. Radius of 34 knot winds: abated to below eight Beaufort scale. Bucharest, Jul 4 — The Sulina 85 nautical miles in the north-east and Two passenger trains to Guangzhou channel was re-opened at 2230 hrs, south-west quadrants and 80 nautical via ferry ship, cancelled yesterday, yesterday. — Lloyd’s Agents. miles in the south-east and north-west will resume service, said an official quadrants. Radius of 50 knot winds: 20 with the Yuehai Railway Company. THAILAND nautical miles in all four quadrants. The tropical storm that appeared in London, Jul 2 — A press report, Maximum significant wave height is 23 the South China Sea on Tuesday (Jun dated today, states: Torrential rains feet. At 0600, UTC, Jul 3, the centre is 27) landed on Zhanjiang, Guangdong, caused flash floods as high as two predicted to be near lat 12.9N, long at 0740, today and subsided to tropical metres in some areas in Thailand’s 133.6E, with maximum sustained depression, according to the Chinese eastern seaside resort province of winds of 70 knots and gusts to 85 Central Meteorological Station. ChonBuri today, inundating hundreds knots. However, the Office for Flood, Drought of houses and causing some damage, London, Jul 3 — Following received and Typhoon Relief of Hainan advised the Thai News Agency reported. Rains from the Meteorological Office, dated fishermen to keep close watch to the are forecast to continue for two more today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre weather forecast. The office called days. Many villages in Chonburi’s of tropical storm “Ewiniar” was located 19,082 vessels back to port yesterday coastal Banglamung district were near lat 13.1N, long 134.4E, to avoid the storm. Air traffic across submerged last night after heavy approximately 310 nautical miles the Qiongzhou Strait wasn’t downpours brought flash floods in the northwest of Yap and has tracked interrupted, said Li Jianguo, areas. The floods caused heavy northward, or 10 degs, at seven knots spokesman with the Meilan damage to hundreds of homes and over the past six hours. The position is International Airport in Haikou, buildings, roads and other accurate to within 40 nautical miles where 126 flights with 13,000 infrastructure. Some villagers said and is based on the centre being passengers were due to take off or they were unprepared as floods hit the located by satellite. Present wind land yestersday. Seven flights with areas quickly and they never distribution: maximum sustained over 1,000 passengers, whose landing experienced such a large scale flood winds: 75 knots, with gusts to 90 was hindered by strong wind in before. Rescue workers rushed to help knots. Radius of 34 knot winds: 125 Haikou yesterday and were diverted to Sanya, returned to the Meilan the flood victims with boats but relief nautical miles in the north-east and International Airport. efforts were hampered as a main road south-west quadrants and 110 nautical miles in the south-east and north-west was cut due to two- meter high waters quadrants. Radius of 64 knot winds: 25 and some parts of the road were TYPHOON “CHANCHU” nautical miles in all four quadrants. London, Jun 30 — A press report, impassable. Meanwhile, the Maximum significant wave height is 31 dated today, states: The Philippine Meteorological Department issued its feet. At 0600, UTC, Jul 4, the centre is Coast Guard (PCG) has warned that updated weather forecast, warning predicted to be near lat 15.5N, long the four tanks of liquid sulfuric acid residents in the Eastern region, 132.8E, with maximum sustained on board tank barge Billy Star, that particularly in Rayong, Chanthaburi winds of 100 knots and gusts to 125 sank at the Keppel Shipyard in and Trat provinces to brace for knots. Batangas province, needed to be possible flash floods and water run-off London, Jul 4 — Following received salvaged and disposed of because of today and tomorrow. from the Meteorological Office, dated the risk of explosion and other today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre hazards. The Billy Star sank on TROPICAL STORM “EWINIAR” of tropical storm “Ewiniar” was located Saturday (Jun 24) while moored at the London, Jul 1 — Following received near lat 16.1N, long 132.5E, shipyard. It was carrying 1,270 metric from the Meteorological Office, dated approximately 655 nautical miles tons of sulfuric acid that the PCG today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre south-southeast of Okinawa and has described as a “highly corrosive” and of tropical storm “Ewiniar” was tracked north-northwestward, or 330 “highly reactive” substance. The barge located near lat 09.2N, long 137.0E, degs, at eight knots over the past six was brought to the shipyard after it approximately 70 nautical miles west- hours. The position is accurate to ran aground between Sibuyan Island southwest of Yap and has tracked within 25 nautical miles and is based and Romblon province while en route northwestward, or 320 degs, at nine on the centre being located by satellite. to Manila on Jun 4. Lieutenant knots over the past six hours. The Present wind distribution: maximum Commander Joseph Coyme, PCG position is accurate to within 60 sustained winds: 110 knots, with gusts spokesman, said in an interview that nautical miles and is based on the to 135 knots. Radius of 34 knot winds: while there were no fish kills in the centre being located by satellite. 140 nautical miles in the north-east area where the barge had sunk, there Present wind distribution: maximum and south-east quadrants, 100 nautical was no guarantee that the tanks were sustained winds: 50 knots, with gusts miles in the south-west quadrant and stable and uncontaminated. “The to 65 knots. Radius of 34 knot winds: 120 nautical miles in the north-west sulfuric acid could react with water 60 nautical miles in the north-east quadrant. Radius of 64 knot winds: 45 and cause an explosion,” Coyme said. and north-west quadrants and 65 nautical miles in the north-east and The PCG noted in a statement that nautical miles in the south-east and south-east quadrants and 40 nautical even before the barge sank, there had southwest quadrants. Maximum miles in the south-west and north-west been reports of a leak. It quoted significant wave height is 21 feet. At quadrants. Maximum significant wave findings by the barge’s owners that 0600, UTC, Jul 2, the centre is height is 36 feet. At 0600, UTC, Jul 5, based on samples collected, all four predicted to be near lat 11.6N, long the centre is predicted to be near lat tanks were contaminated with salt 134.7E, with maximum sustained 18.3N, long 130.2E, with maximum water before the barge sank. This was winds of 70 knots and gusts to 85 sustained winds of 120 knots and gusts believed to have occurred when the knots. to 145 knots. vessel ran aground. Based on the

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21 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes findings, experts recommended that six hours 290 deg at eight knots. The estimated damages could easily top the sulfuric acid be removed position is accurate to within 25 $100 million after floods destroyed immediately, but this was not done nautical miles and is based on the roads and bridges and drove hundreds because there was no safe place to centre being located by satellite. of thousands from homes in the U.S. store the cargo or an alternative vessel Present wind distribution: Maximum Northeast. Art Stephens, deputy chief to take it in. “The possibility of sustained winds 125 knots, with gusts of staff to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed corrosion exists, which all the more to 150 knots. Radius of 34-knot winds Rendell, said at least a quarter of a raises the risk of explosion from the 130 nautical miles north-east, 120 million people in Pennsylvania alone emission of hydrogen that could cause nautical miles south-east and south- had left their homes at some point pressure build-up inside the tanks,” west and 115 nautical miles north- since the floods started on Tuesday. the PCG said. west. Radius of 64-knot winds 60 Tens of thousands more were Manila, Jul 3 — Grand Asian nautical miles north-east, south-east, evacuated in parts of New Jersey and Shipping, the owners of sunken tank south-west and north-west. New York. New York Gov. George barge Billy Star, have appointed London, Jul 6 — Following received Pataki assessed the damage in his Manila-based Harbor Star Shipping from the Meteorological Office, dated state in the hundreds of millions. “If Services and Fort Lauderdale-based today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre you look at all the homes that have Titan Maritime to refloat the vessel. of typhoon “Ewiniar” was located near been lost, businesses, and of course “We have agreed in principle to refloat lat 19.6N, long 128.5E. Movement past the infrastructure — the roads and Billy Star,” Harbor Star president six hours 315 deg at four knots. The bridges that have been washed out — Ricardo Bella said today. He said that position is accurate to within 40 it’s got to be in the hundreds of the company was now mobilising nautical miles and is based on the millions of dollars,” Pataki told CNN salvage tug Regulus and a salvage centre being located by satellite. as he toured devastated areas by barge, as well as diving and pumping Present wind distribution: Maximum helicopter. The worst hit area in New equipment, for the salvage operation. sustained winds 105 knots, with gusts York was around the city of Work is expected to begin in two to to 130 knots. Radius of 34-knot winds Binghamton. Deputy Mayor Tarik three days. Mr. Bella estimated that it 140 nautical miles north-east, 130 Abdelazim said the sewage system would take at least 20 days to nautical miles south-east and north- sustained around $20 million worth of complete the refloating. Titan west and 145 nautical miles south- damage. In Pennsylvania, state Maritime will be sending technical west. Radius of 64-knot winds 45 emergency management director consultants specialising in the nautical miles north-east, south-east, James Joseph said officials had handling of sulphuric acid. Earlier, the south-west and north-west. started to assess the damage but Philippine Coast Guard took over the conditions in some areas were still salvage of the vessel from Grand TYPHOON “HAITANG” severe. For example, the central Asian Shipping because of delays in Taipei, Jul 5 — According to Pennsylvania city of Bloomsburg was appointing a salvor. The Coast Guard Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau, vessel 40 percent under water yesterday, relented, however, after Grand Asian Eastern Rich ex Yung Chang is still Joseph said. In northeastern Shipping and Henderson berthed at pier No.11 Kaohsiung Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County, International, representing the hull Harbour, with no ETD. — Lloyd’s preliminary estimates indicated 500 to underwriters and the Owner’s P&I Agents. 1,000 houses and businesses were Club, finally agreed to contract the damaged, ten to 15 bridges were either two salvors. — Lloyd’s List UNITED STATES swept away or made unstable, and six Correspondent. Trenton, Jun 29 — Up to 200,000 to seven miles of road were washed Manila, July 5 — Product tanker evacuees from water-logged Wilkes- out. Todd Vonderheid, one of the Malitam is still moored at Pasig River, Barre were told they could go home county commissioners, estimated the with no repairs in progress. It is today after levees held back the cost of repairing public infrastructure understood however that the vessel Susquehanna River, but swollen rivers at between $15 million and $30 has been gas freed. — Lloyd’s Agents. still wreaked havoc in the U.S. million. — Reuters. Manila, Jul 6 — Harbor Star northeast. New Jersey Gov. Jon Shipping Services president Ricardo Corzine told reporters water levels Bella reported that it had entered into along the Delaware River could crest a contract to refloat tank barge Billy in the afternoon near 25 feet, a level Star on Tuesday (Jul 4). The contract that would rival floods of last year, covers the refloating of the vessel and and could lead to serious problems in its cargo of 1,270 tons of sulphuric the state capital, Trenton. He said acid. Harbor Star will also be damage in the state could be responsible for bringing the vessel to a comparable to floods last year that still to be designated shipyard if the caused losses valued at $30 million. INDIA barge is still repairable. The contract New York Gov. George Pataki said New Delhi, Jun 28 — An earthquake also provides for the offloading of the after visiting the flooded city of with a magnitude of 5.8 hit off India’s sulphuric acid cargo but does not Binghamton the destruction was Andaman and Nicobar archipelago include it’s delivery to an area where unprecedented and the cost could run overnight, but there were no reports of it can be safely disposed of. The into hundreds of millions of dollars, any damage, officials said today. An refloating will be undertaken as a according to a spokesman, Saleem Indian meteorological official said the joint operation with Ft. Lauredale- Cheeks. Days of torrential rain quake was moderate and the epicentre based Titan. The Titan salvage crew, followed by floods had killed at least was off the Nicobar chain of islands. — who are already in the country, have 16 people in the eastern United States Reuters. brought with them much needed today, including those killed in storm- expertise in handling hazardous related road accidents. With buildings IRAN materials as well as hazardous submerged, roads washed out and London, Jun 29 — A press report, materials salvage gear. Harbor Star rivers surging, authorities declared dated today, states: An earthquake officials said that they were still emergencies yesterday and ordered shook southern Iran early this mobilising for the operation which has hundreds of thousands of people morning, but there were no immediate been moved from today to Saturday evacuated in New Jersey, New York, reports of casualties or damage. Radio (Jul 8). — Lloyd’s List Correspondent. Maryland and Pennsylvania. The reports said residents of the National Weather Service warned southwestern city of Bandar Abbas TYPHOON “EWINIAR” there could be severe thunder storms “poured into the streets” after the London, Jul 5 — Following received across New Jersey, eastern quake hit. The U.S. Geological Survey from the Meteorological Office, dated Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland said the quake struck at 0132 hrs and today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre later in the day. — Reuters. had a magnitude of 5.6. It was of typhoon “Ewiniar” was located near Philadelphia, Jun 30 — As the centered about 35 miles southwest of lat 18.2N, long 130.1E. Movement past waters receded today, authorities Bandar Abbas or about 650 miles

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22 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest southeast of Tehran, the capital. No recent months. Helmand provincial police said. “A bomb exploded on the other details were immediately police chief Nabi Mullahakhail said 11 side of the bus in which around 40 available. Taliban were killed in fighting in officers were wounded, many of them Sangin yesterday night. — Reuters. lightly wounded,” defence ministry PAPUA NEW GUINEA Kabul, Jul 3 — Twenty insurgents spokesman General Mohammad Zahir London, Jun 30 — A moderate quake were killed in southern Afghanistan Azimi told AFP. After the blast, the with a magnitude of 5.6 has struck off after they ambushed U.S.-led forces, bus veered off the road and slammed the western coast of Papua New the latest battle in the bloodiest phase into a shop selling petrol. The bus was Guinea, the US Geological Survey of violence since the Taliban were gutted in the blaze, and part of the (USGS) said, but there were no ousted in 2001. Two coalition shop was also destroyed. immediate reports of casualties or personnel were wounded in the clash London, Jul 6 — A press report, damage. The earthquake hit at 0807, in the Sangin district of Helmand dated today, states: Afghan and US- GMT, about 85 kilometres west of province yesterday, the force said in a led forces have killed at least eight Arawa on the PNG island of statement. “The patrol had just suspected Taleban militants in Bougainville and at a depth of 60 completed a cordon-and-search separate clashes in southern kilometres, the USGS report said. operation, where they recovered an Afghanistan, the police and army say. enemy weapons cache, when up to 30 The militants were killed in fighting UNITED STATES extremists attacked,” the force said in in the restive provinces of Zabul and London, Jun 27 — A press report, a statement. In a separate incident Paktika yesterday. Authorities say 11 dated today, states: A magnitude 6.0 today, a bomb went off at a university militants were captured during the earthquake caused a slight tremble in the generally peaceful western city operations aimed at flushing out the yesterday at a mostly abandoned air of Herat, killing a student and Taleban. Six militants were killed and strip in the Aleutian Islands. The wounding nine, officials said. The three others captured in two separate Alaska Earthquake Information governor of Herat province, Sayed operations in Zabul province Center reported the 1915 hrs quake Hussein Anwari, said the bomb was yesterday, reports say. In was felt strongly in Shemya Station. planted in a water jug. He blamed neighbouring Paktika, two militants There were no immediate reports of “enemies of peace and stability” for were killed after a two-hour gun any damage. The quake was centred the blast. In a separate incident, a battle between a group of Taleban about 90 miles southeast of Shemya, suspected Taliban bomber was killed fighters and the security forces. US- or about 1,400 miles south-west of when a thermos flask packed with led forces said yesterday that they Anchorage, and was located at a depth explosives went off in Khost town, in had killed about 35 militants in a raid of about 23 miles. eastern Afghanistan, on Monday. A on a “known Taleban compound” in boy was wounded, a provincial official southern Helmand province. The said. An Apache attack helicopter from Afghan capital, Kabul, was also hit by the U.S.-led force crashed yesterday blasts for a second day yesterday evening while hunting insurgents who when triple bombings killed one and fired rockets into the main foreign wounded at least 40. The Taleban military base in the south of the claimed responsibility for both country. One crewman was killed and Tuesday (Jul 4) and yesterday’s one injured in the crash, shortly after attacks in the capital. the aircraft took off from the base VOLCANO OF FIRE, MEXICO outside the southern city of Kandahar. BANGLADESH London, Jun 30 — A press report, The force declined to give the Dhaka, Jul 2 — Millions of dated Jun 29, states: Western Mexico’s nationality of the crewmen killed and Bangladeshis were stranded today as Volcano of Fire sent a towering column injured, but the U.S. army operates opposition parties enforced a of ash and gas more than a mile into the Apache helicopters out of countrywide transport shutdown amid the air today, authorities said. Winds Kandahar. — Reuters. tight security and scattered violence, blew a 7,150-foot column of ash toward London, Jul 5 — A press report, police and witnesses said. They said the west. No communities were dated today, states: Bombs ripped into buses, trains and ferries were mostly affected, said authorities in Jalisco two government buses in the Afghan idle as hundreds of opposition leaders state. The 2.5-mile-high volcano, on capital Kabul during the morning rush and activists blockaded terminals in the border of Jalisco and Colima hour, killing one person and wounding the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere states, 420 miles west of Mexico City, more than 40 others, most of them across the country. At least 20 people sent up twin eruptions in January, army officers, officials said. The blasts were injured in clashes between triggering several small landslides. caused by explosives packed into carts opposition and pro-government were among around four detonations activists in the southern coastal town in the city, the NATO-led military of Barisal, 300 km from Dhaka, force said, without providing witnesses said. Authorities deployed immediate details of the other more than 8,000 extra police and explosions. It was the second day in a paramilitary troops in the capital, and row that bombs have exploded in more in other cities, trying to avert tightly-guarded Kabul, which is violence and damage to property. A 14- normally relatively immune from the party alliance led by former prime Taliban-linked violence blighting the minister Sheikh Hasina, chief of the AFGHANISTAN south of the country. The extremist opposition Awami League, called the Kabul, Jul 2 — Two British soldiers Islamic movement, which is waging an shutdown in an attempt to force the were killed in Afghanistan in an insurgency against the government, government to implement electoral attack on their base in the south of the said it had planted the bombs. It also reforms before a general election due country. The two were killed in the claimed responsibility for a similar next January. The opposition notably volatile Sangin district of Helmand attack yesterday that injured four demands the immediate removal of province, where more than 3,000 people. An explosion at 0800 hrs, chief election commissioner M.A. Aziz British troops are based. “We can struck a bus taking commerce for alleged pro-government bias, and a confirm that two British soldiers ... ministry office workers to work in the say in choosing a caretaker were killed in action in Sangin northern Khair Khana suburb, administration to supervise the polls. yesterday when their base came under according to officials and NATO’s In Dhaka’s Mahakhali area, witnesses small-arms and RPG (rocket-propelled International Security Assistance said about 10 activists were injured in grenade) attack,” a spokesman for Force (ISAF) that patrols the clashes with police. Scattered violence Britain’s Ministry of Defense in city.About an hour earlier a similar was also reported from other areas of London said today. Five British blast struck a bus transporting Afghan the city. “We may call for general soldiers have been killed since UK National Army (ANA) army officers in strikes if the government tries to forces were deployed to Helmand in a busy southcentral area of Kabul, break the peaceful blockade by using

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23 Political & Civil Unrest force,” Amir Hossain Amu, a senior the previously Tutsi-dominated army Duku, the head of Congo’s national leader of the Awami League, told has been split equally between Tutsis disarmament commission for Ituri, reporters. — Reuters. and Hutus. told Reuters by phone from Bunia, Dhaka, Jul 4 — Nearly 50 people Ituri’s main town. Last year over were injured in clashes with police as COLOMBIA 15,000 gunmen signed up to U.N.- opposition activists tried to enforce a Bogota, Jun 28 — Colombian soldiers sponsored disarmament programmes general strike in Bangladesh today, killed the rebel leader overseeing a before the centres closed when the police and witnesses said. Ten people campaign to take over a central part of deadline expired, but despite the were injured in the capital’s Russell the country abandoned by right-wing presence of thousands of U.N. Square after baton-wielding police militias who pulled out after peace peacekeepers and their support of the swooped on rock-throwing activists talks, the army said today. The national army, the violence continued, attacking vehicles. About 40 others guerrilla commander known as “Juan as the militia re-recruited former were hurt in similar violence in Carlos” was killed in a battle with fighters who were not given fresh northern Patgram area, local officials government troops yesterday in the starts as civilians. However Duku said said. Police detained an unspecified central province of Santander. He was that with elections just weeks away number of activists in Dhaka and on the 25-member military strategy and the disarmament centres open elsewhere. A 14-party alliance led by committee of the Revolutionary Armed again, the “time was right” for the Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, a Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which is gunmen to lay down their weapons. — former prime minister, called the fighting a four-decade-old insurgency. Reuters. latest strike as part of their campaign “This is a strategic blow to the FARC, to force the government to implement because Juan Carlos was in charge of EAST TIMOR electoral reforms before parliamentary retaking the areas that had been London, Jun 29 — A press report, polls due in January. Schools were abandoned by the paramilitaries after dated today, states: The Indonesian closed but most offices and banks were their demobilization,” Gen. Jose military began strengthening security open. Streets were crammed with Cortes told reporters. More than in the border areas between Indonesia rickshaws and cabs. Trading on the 30,000 paramilitaries have disbanded and Timor Leste as fresh violence hit country’s two stocks exchanges in in exchange for benefits including job Dili yesterday, following the step down Dhaka and Chittagong were training and reduced sentences for of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri. “The suspended, but most offices and banks crimes such as massacre and drug situation in border areas is still were open, witnesses said. Abdul smuggling. The government is trying conducive, but our soldiers have begun Mannan Bhuiyan, secretary-general of to establish state presence in areas strengthening security there to the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist formerly controlled by paramilitaries, prevent any East Timorese from Party, accused the opposition of trying but it is being challenged by the entering our territory,” said East Nusa to cause anarchy through a long series FARC. As a member of the FARC’s Tenggara military chief Col. Inf. Noch of strikes and vowed not to give in. military strategy committee, Juan Bola in the provincial capital of “We have no other language instead of Carlos had a say in appointing the Kupang yesterday. Gangs hurled rocks strikes to express our protest against group’s seven-member Secretariat, or at a camp housing refugees and this repressive government,” Abdul top governing body. “This is a torched buildings in Dili yesterday, as Jalil, Awami General Secretary, told significant strike against the FARC, at fresh violence erupted between reporters late yesterday. — Reuters. least on a symbolic level,” said supporters and opponents of recently German Espejo, an analyst with ousted Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri. BURUNDI Bogota think tank Security and Australian peacekeepers repulsed the London, Jul 6 — A press report, Democracy. “But it will not have a attack by 100 young men on the camp, dated Jul 5, states: Burundi’s army strategic impact, because the FARC is which houses tens of thousands of says it has arrested three senior a bureaucratic organization that can people who fled clashes last month, an commanders of the country’s last rapidly replace someone like Juan Associated Press reporter at the scene active Hutu rebel group, the National Carlos.” Last week, in a reversal of the said. Sporadic shots were heard and Liberation Forces (FNL). They were group’s earlier refusal to negotiate, 20 houses and at least four shops were detained during a raid on the the FARC said it will talk peace with torched elsewhere in the city. Alkatiri outskirts of the capital, Bujumbura. President Alvaro Uribe if he halts appeared on national television An army spokesman said operations U.S.-backed anti-insurgent operations Tuesday (Jun 27), one day after he against the FNL would continue and pulls soldiers and police out of two resigned under pressure from street despite the peace talks in Tanzania provinces. Uribe says he will neither protesters and the country’s popular aimed at ending the 12-year civil war. cease anti-guerrilla operations nor president, urging 2,000 supporters Correspondents say the talks have demilitarize a large part of the who gathered on Dili’soutskirts to stalled after an earlier agreement to country to hold talks. — Reuters. descend on the city in coming days. sign a ceasefire by last weekend. The Noch stressed that the Indonesian FNL has accused South African DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF military was only tasked to secure mediators of trying to bully them into CONGO border areas between the two signing the peace accord. FNL Kinshasa, Jul 1 — Nearly 2,000 countries in East Nusa Tenggara spokesman Pasteur Habimana accused militia fighters have laid down their province, therefore Indonesian soldiers the government of trying to sabotage weapons in Congo’s lawless Ituri would never be involved in any conflict the talks, but he said that in spite of district in the last two weeks, ahead of in the country. the commanders’ capture, the rebels historic polls in the vast African would not leave the discussions. Over country, a disarmament official said INDIA the past couple of weeks the today. Disarmament centres reopened London, Jun 27 — Eight Maoist authorities have accused the FNL of two weeks ago after being closed for a rebels, including six women, were carrying out mortar attacks on the year, giving militia groups a second killed by security forces in a shootout capital. “The army will continue to chance to give up their guns a month today in the southern Indian state of chase and erase FNL rebels as long as before the Democratic Republic of Andhra Pradesh. The gunbattle they have not yet signed the Congo is due to hold presidential and occurred in the dense forests of ceasefire,” army spokesman Col parliamentary elections. Much of the Mahboobnagar district, about 230km Adolphe Manirakiza told Reuters news mineral-rich country remains violent south of the state capital, Hyderabad, agency. Observers say a deal on a and Ituri — a remote northeastern senior police officer K. Srinivas Reddy ceasefire with the FNL is seen as one district where fighting has killed said. “The shootout is still continuing,” of the final hurdles for stability after 60,000 since 1999 and militia fighters he added. the long civil war. One the main are still holding five U.N. Nepali London, Jun 30 — A press report, sticking points in the negotiations is peacekeepers hostage — is no dated today, states: An army officer the ethnic make-up of the army. In the exception. “More than 1,800 people and 10 suspected militants have been peace process that brought President have disarmed — the figure is getting killed in two separate clashes in Pierre Nkurunziza to power last year, near 2,000,” Colonel Francois-Xavier Indian-administered Kashmir, officials

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24 Political & Civil Unrest say. The officer was killed in a clash in after the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, stations in Kirkuk, 290 km north of which two militants were also killed, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, died in a US Baghdad, for export to Ceyhan in officials say. Eight suspected militants air strike, but yesterday, Reuters news Turkey. He said the explosion occurred who tried to cross the Line of Control agency quoted US Army Col Jeffrey at 0500 hrs, in Bye Hassan, 65 km which divides Kashmir are also said to Snow as saying the number of attacks from Kirkuk. Firefighters on the scene have been killed in a separate clash. A had risen since the clampdown was were optimistic they could extinguish defence ministry spokesman said a imposed. As more security force the flames by the evening, and Qadir lieutenant colonel in the Indian army patrols were on the streets, more said the attack was not expected to was shot dead in a clash which attacks on them were being made, he affect oil exports. The reported occurred after troops laid siege to a said. sabotage came after an optimistic house in Bandipora, about 60km from London, Jul 3 — A press report, forecast by the Oil Ministry last week, the state’s summer capital Srinagar. dated today, states: A car bomb has when it said that total exports from He said troops have recovered the exploded in a market in the northern Iraq had increased to 2.5 million bodies of two militants from the site. Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least five barrels per day, the highest level since The spokesman said the clash is still people and wounding about two dozen the US-led invasion in March 2003. continuing. Separately an army others. Police said the attack targeted Kufa, Jul 6 — A suicide car bomber spokesman said eight suspected a police patrol, but most of the blasted two coach-loads of Iranian militants were killed in a clash that casualties were civilian market-goers. pilgrims outside a Shiite Muslim took place early today when the Meanwhile, the US military shrine in Iraq at dawn today, killing militants apparently cut through the announced that insurgents had killed 13 people and wounding 41, police and barbed wire fence along the Line of two of its forces in separate incidents. hospital sources said. The attack came Control and moved in. The army A soldier was killed when a roadside a day after the U.S. military warned spokesman, Col H Juneja, told the bombing struck his vehicle and a that al Qaeda’s supposed new leader Associated Press news agency that the marine died in combat, statements in Iraq, following the death of Abu militants were killed after a long gun said. The killings, the first yesterday Musab al-Zarqawi in a U.S. air strike battle. in an area north of Baghdad and the a month ago, could launch a new second in the western Anbar province campaign of car bombings. The IRAQ today, raise the number of US deaths bomber drove his car between the two London, Jun 29 — A press report, in Iraq to at least 2,529, news agencies Iranian coaches as they arrived at the dated today, states: Unknown gunmen report. A Sunni district in northern Maithem al-Tamar shrine in Kufa, a abducted up to 60 workers of Baiji Baghdad erupted into fierce clashes religious center on the outskirts of the refinery after they ambushed a bus in between government troops and main Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 km northern Iraq today, police said. A gunmen yesterday, after rockets south of Baghdad, police said. The group of gunmen stopped a bus near landed near the Abu Hanifa mosque, U.S. military warned only yesterday of the Hemrin mountain area and one of the country’s most revered a possible increase in car bomb abducted the workers on board, who Sunni Muslim sites. The area is attacks after the supposed succession were heading to work from their reported to be calm a day later, but of Abu Ayyub al-Masri as head of al homes in Tuz Khurmato, some 90 km sectarian tensions remain high across Qaeda in Iraq. Masri, named by east of the northern city of Tikrit, a the capital, correspondents say. Prime Osama bin Laden last week, has a Tuz Khurmato police source said on Minister Nouri Maliki, who is Shia reputation as an organizer of car condition of anonymity. The Muslim, has been trying to win bombings. — Reuters. kidnappers burned the bus after they backing for a national reconciliation took the workers to the mountainous plan designed to dampen inter- ISRAEL area, the source said, adding Iraqi communal violence. However, the Gaza, Jun 30 — Israeli warplanes security forces cordoned off the area country’s main Sunni political faction pounded Gaza today, setting ablaze and launched a search campaign. has said it will boycott parliament the Interior Ministry offices of the London, Jul 1 — A press report, until the release of a female Sunni MP Hamas-led Palestinian government in dated today, states: A huge explosion who was kidnapped on Saturday (Jul a widening military effort to secure has ripped though a busy Baghdad 1) with seven of her bodyguards. the release of a captured soldier. market, killing at least 66 people, Tayseer al-Mashhadani was Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspaper said the officials say. About 100 others were kidnapped in a Shia area of Baghdad Hamas Islamist group had given injured in the car bomb attack in Sadr by gunmen who blocked off a road. A “conditional approval” for the release City, a Shia area frequently targeted second woman MP, a Shia, escaped an of 19-year-old Corporal Gilad Shalit, by insurgents. The explosion left a attempted abduction yesterday. who was captured in a cross-border scene of carnage and devastation, with Members of the Iraqi Accord Front raid on Sunday (Jun 25). But while the dead and injured lying amid the walked out of yesterday’s Israel held off a threatened ground wreckage of cars, shops and market parliamentary session and called for attack into northern Gaza to give stalls. The new government has been other political factions to follow suit. Egyptian mediation time, there was no battling to improve Baghdad security, Baghdad, Jul 4 — Gunmen abducted suggestion it would agree to demands and last weekend unveiled a national Iraq’s deputy electricity minister and from militants, who want Israel to free unity plan, but the attack was the 19 bodyguards after ambushing their jailed Palestinian prisoners. Israeli worst incident in the capital for convoy in eastern Baghdad today, warplanes roared over Gaza in weeks. Reports say the car bomb was police and Interior Ministry sources darkness, striking more than 20 detonated as a police patrol passed, said. Deputy Minister Raad al-Harith targets. One missile hit the office of causing both police and civilian was travelling in a convoy near Hamas Interior Minister Saeed casualties. It was detonated at one of Baghdad’s Shiite Sadr City district Seyam, setting the building ablaze. the busiest times of the day in a when gunmen in up to seven vehicles Seyam was not there at the time. The popular market in a densely-populated wearing military uniforms blocked army said it was used to plan attacks area. In a separate incident today, a their way and kidnapped them, police on Israel. Planes also struck an office female Sunni MP and at least seven of said. The Electricity Ministry said it of more moderate President Mahmoud her bodyguards were kidnapped, could not confirm the report, but an Abbas’s Fatah group as well as roads parliamentary sources said. Taiseer official said Harith had not arrived for and open areas that have been used by Najah al-Mashhadani is a member of work. Police said the abduction took militants to fire rockets at Israel. An the Iraqi Accordance Front, the place at 7730 hrs (0330, UTC). — Islamic Jihad gunman was killed, the largest parliamentary grouping of the Reuters. first fatality from the offensive. Three Sunni community. The unrest comes London, Jul 4 — A press report, militant groups, including the armed three weeks after the government of dated Jul 3, states: A bomb struck an wing of Hamas, have claimed Prime Minister Nouri Maliki imposed oil pipeline in northern Iraq tday, responsibility for the attack into Israel a major security clampdown in setting it on fire. Police Brigradier during which Shalit was abducted on Baghdad in a bid to stem the wave of Sarhat Qadir said the pipeline that Sunday. None has said whether the attacks. It was imposed only days was attacked was pumping oil to filter soldier is still alive, demanding

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25 Political & Civil Unrest prisoner releases even for information unspecified consequences if it refuses. 1,000 prisoners. Unless the demands on his fate. “Israel will not give in to “Military Communique 3” issued today were met, the factions said, “the terrorist blackmail and will not enter by Hamas’s armed wing and two other enemy will bear full responsibility for into negotiations to release murderers factions said: “If the enemy does not future consequences”. Israel said it in Israeli prisons,” said Tzachi agree to our humanitarian demands ... would not negotiate with the Hanegbi, a senior member of Israeli we will regard this case as closed.” In militants, and the Maariv newspaper Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s Kadima previous statements, the groups reported that the government gave the party. Israel has said it holds Hamas demanded that Israel, as a first stage, army a green light to launch a deeper responsible for Shalit’s safe return and release Palestinian women and youths incursion into northern Gaza. The on Thursday seized more than 60 in its prisons in exchange for smallest of the three militant groups, members of the Islamic group, information about Corporal Gilad the previously unknown Islamic Army, including cabinet ministers, in the Shalit, kidnapped by gunmen in a said there would be no further West Bank. Israel has vowed to try cross-border raid on June 25. The information released on 19-year-old them on charges of involvement in groups — Hamas’s Izz el-Deen al- Shalit, who was seized in a cross- “terrorist” acts. It says they are not Qassam Brigades, the Popular border raid on June 25. They sent bargaining chips. Israeli air strikes Resistance Committees and the conflicting signals about his fate. and artillery in recent days have previously unknown Islamic Army — “Whether he will be killed or not destroyed bridges, water systems and have also called on Israel to free 1,000 killed, we will not disclose any a major power transformer, causing Palestinian prisoners. Unless their information... Discussion is closed,” blackouts in most of Gaza, home to 1.4 demands were met, the factions said, said Islamic Army spokesman Abu al- million Palestinians. — Reuters. “the enemy will bear full Muthana, but he later said: “We do not Gaza, Jul 2 — An Israeli helicopter responsibility for future kill captives. Our Islam requires that fired a missile into the empty office of consequences”.Israeli Prime Minister we treat captives well and fairly.” He Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Ehud Olmert has said he would not declined to say whether Shalit was Haniyeh today in an apparent signal bend to “extortionist” demands to alive or dead. Osama al-Muzaini, a the Hamas leader could be targeted release prisoners. Meanwhile, Israeli Hamas political leader, said the unless militants released an abducted tanks, bulldozers and troops moved militant groups have withdrawn their soldier. The air strike was part of a inside northern Gaza today but a representatives from the talks with military offensive in the Gaza Strip military source said the operation did the Egyptian mediators. He compared that has been coupled with statements not mark the start of a threatened the fate of Shalit to that of Israeli from Israeli leaders that no one in the large-scale incursion against airman Ron Arad, who has been Hamas-led government should believe Palestinian militants. “This is not a missing since bailing out of his plane he was immune from attack. Haniyeh massive ground entrance. This is a over southern Lebanon 20 years ago. was not in the office at the time of the pin-point operation to locate tunnels There has been growing speculation strike, witnesses said. One Hamas and explosives near the border fence,” Arad is dead. “They (the militant member was killed in a second attack said the source. The movement came factions) may kill him (Shalit), take on an office used by forces loyal to the after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud him to another country or may hide Islamic militant group, whose charter Olmert ordered the army to intensify him. All options are open,” al-Muzaini calls for Israel’s destruction. A third operations to secure the release of an said. Palestinian security sources said strike hit a Hamas school, but there abducted soldier, Corporal Gilad Israel had increased the number of were no casualties. With a Palestinian Shalit, who was seized by militants in armoured vehicles on the northern humanitarian crisis looming, Prime a cross-border raid a week ago. A edge of the strip. A small Israeli force Minister Ehud Olmert was expected number of tanks, armoured personnel moved deeper into northern Gaza in later in the day to seek cabinet carriers and bulldozers pushed inside search of explosives and tunnels but approval for reopening the main the border just after dawn, moving in the army said it was not part of a commercial crossing into Gaza so from Nizmit Hill, an Israeli position broader incursion. Overnight, an Palestinians could import food, not far from the border, and Israeli air strike in northern Gaza emergency electricity generators and approaching the northern Gaza town killed one militant. Israel has hinted other vital items. “We expect Karni of Beit Hanoun. Palestinian witnesses it could assassinate leaders of Hamas, (crossing) to be opened by Monday,” an in Beit Hanoun said Israeli whose government is under an Israeli political source said on commandos entered two or three international aid embargo, if Shalit is condition of anonymity. “But the houses in the town. Gunfire was heard not freed. Hamas, which advocates military operations are going ahead.” but there was no word on casualties. Israel’s destruction, does not want to Even before the standoff, the The army had no immediate comment. lose face by freeing Shalit without Palestinian government was already — Reuters. getting something in return. Israel straining under a U.S.-led economic London, Jul 3 — A press report, says it does not want to set a embargo imposed to get it to recognize dated today, states: Israeli aircraft precedent that could lead to more Israel, renounce violence and accept intensified their attacks on abductions. Hamas sources said past interim peace deals. The Palestinian targets in Gaza early Western diplomats, whom they did not militants holding Corporal Gilad today, a day after Israel’s prime name, had told the group that Israel Shalit have demanded Israel release of minister ordered his military to do had prepared a 13-man hit list headed hundreds of Palestinians from its jails whatever necessary to pressure by exiled leader Khaled Meshaal and before they will free him. Israel has militants to free an Israeli soldier including Prime Minister Ismail ruled this out and threatened to step captured a week ago. Israeli fighter Haniyeh and Foreign Minister up its military offensive in Gaza. planes attacked offices of the Fatah Mahmoud al-Zahar. — Reuters. Palestinian President Mahmoud political party in Gaza City as well as Gaza, Jul 5 — Israeli missiles tore Abbas and Egyptian mediators have sites in northern Gaza Strip. through the Palestinian Interior been involved in round-the-clock Gaza, Jul 4 — Israel warned the Ministry building in Gaza today, as negotiations with Hamas in an Palestinian’s governing Hamas group Israel kept up nightly air attacks to attempt to defuse a stand-off that has the “sky will fall on them” if they pressure militants to release an plunged relations with Israel to new harm a captured soldier as a deadline abducted soldier. The air strike, which lows and dashed hopes of renewed passed today for Israel to accept a wounded at least three people, was peace talks. A Palestinian official prisoner exchange. Three Palestinian launched hours after militants from quoted mediators as saying 19-year- factions, among them the Hamas the governing Hamas movement fired old Shalit was alive after being armed wing, pulled out of negotiations a rocket into a major Israeli city for treated for wounds. — Reuters. with Egyptian mediators seeking the first time, an attack that deepened Gaza, Jul 3 — Palestinian militant Corporal Gilad Shalit’s release, a a 10-day-old crisis. The army said an groups that abducted an Israeli soldier Hamas political leader said. Israel upgraded Qassam rocket, powered by gave Israel until 0300, UTC, tomorrow rejected a 0600 hrs (0300, UTC) two engines instead of the usual single to meet their demands for the release ultimatum set by the factions, which motor, flew 12 km from Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners, threatening demanded that the Jewish state free slammed into a schoolyard in the

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26 Political & Civil Unrest centre of Ashkelon, a city of 115,000 within a year. But with less than four southwestern Pakistani town of Dera and the site of a major power plant. months left before the plan expires, all Bugti, the private GEO Television No one was hurt, but Israeli Prime of these key hurdles have yet to be quoting gas officials reported. The Minister Ehud Olmert made clear completed as government and rebel pipeline supplying gas to Pakistan’s militants had crossed a red line in sides continue to bicker over the deal’s southern province Sindh and their deepest rocket attack yet into small print. The opposing factions southwestern province Baluchistan Israel. “This is an escalation without agreed that a scheme to issue citizens was blown up in Dera Bugti district, precedent in the terrorist war waged with identity papers needed to be Baluchistan, leaving thousands of by the Hamas movement that now rapidly implemented to allow for voter consumers in the region without controls the Palestinian Authority,” registration throughout the Ivory natural gas, according to GEO. Gas Olmert said in a speech at a U.S. Coast, divided since rebels seized the supply to the damaged pipeline has Independence Day celebration at the north after a failed bid to topple been stopped and steps are being American ambassador’s house. “This Gbagbo. The two sides also committed taken to repair, GEO said. (rocket) attack ... will have to deploying an Independent Electoral London, Jul 6 — A press report, unprecedented, far-reaching Commission in both halves of the dated Jul 5, states: At least 25 rebels consequences. The Hamas territory by the end of the month. But have been killed by Pakistani security organization will be the first to feel the summit did not discuss the forces targeting militant hide-outs in them,” he said, after its Izz el-Deen al- possibility of delaying the polls, the south-west province of Qassam Brigades claimed despite a warning from Annan at the Balochistan, officials say. Troops, responsibility for the strike. Hamas weekend that a postponement of a few backed by helicopter gunships, found a said in a statement it was not months could be necessary. “Obviously, cache of arms and ammunition at the frightened by what it termed Zionist if at some point we decide that some compound in the tribal district of Dera threats. Israeli aircraft struck the adjustments to the calendar are Bugti, they added. Those killed are same Interior Ministry complex on required we will have to meet together said to be supporters of tribal leader June 30, five days after gunmen from to do that,” Annan said, adding that Nawab Akbar Bugti. “During a two- Hamas’s armed wing and two other all parties would meet again in hour operation, security forces killed factions snatched Corporal Gilad September on the margins of the U.N. at least 25 militants and wounded Shalit in a cross-border raid into General Assembly. Annan said there several others,” Razik Bugti, Israel from Gaza. There has been little was a funding shortage to implement provincial government spokesman, information about Shalit’s fate since all of the necessary steps to polls, but said. the 19-year-old tank gunner was expressed confidence donors would be captured. Israeli newspaper “Yedioth forthcoming once there were signs of PHILIPPINES Ahronoth” today quoted Arab progress. Fighting has largely stopped Manila, Jun 30 — Hundreds of mediators as saying seven gunmen since 2003 but efforts to reunited the people fled four villages on the were holed up with him in an West African country have stalled over southern Philippine island of underground bunker somewhere in a series of disputes between Gbagbo’s Mindanao as Muslim rebels exchanged Gaza, with a hoard of food. — Reuters. government and the rebels. — mortar and gunfire with paramilitary Reuters. forces, police and rebel officials said IVORY COAST today. Security and rebel forces have London, Jul 1 — A press report, NIGERIA blamed each other for starting the dated Jun 30, states: Ivory Coast’s Yenagoa, Nigeria, Jul 5 — Unknown fighting on Wednesday (Jun 28) loyalist and rebel military leaders gunmen in a speedboat tried to attack around Shariff Aguak town, where have failed to agree on most issues at an oil rig offshore Nigeria’s violent seven people were killed last week by a meeting in the rebel headquarters, Niger Delta today, but withdrew after a bomb intended for the powerful Bouake. The New Forces rebels want a brief battle with security guards, oil governor of Maguindanao province, back pay, to keep the military ranks industry sources said. A navy Andal Ampatuan. There were no they have awarded themselves, and an spokesman said one retired naval clashes today but members of the integrated or joint army command officer working as a security guard for government and rebel ceasefire structure. The loyalist armed forces Nigerian oil firm Conoil was abducted panels, worried about the potential rejected all those points. Presidential during the failed attack, but he had no impact on Malaysian-brokered peace elections are due in October but the further details. It was not clear if the talks, were struggling to prevent the likelihood is that they will not take attackers reached the rig or were fighting from escalating and place this year. They have already intercepted on the way, nor if Nigerian threatening a three-year-old truce. been postponed by a year. The loyalist security forces were involved in “There was continued shelling of our and rebel military will meet again, in repelling the raid. “They abducted him communities until late last night,” Eid Abidjan next Thursday (Jul 6). because of a misunderstanding over an Kabalu, a spokesman for the MILF, Yamoussoukro, Jul 5 — War-divided MOU (memorandum of said by ‘phone from his hideout on Ivory Coast’s government and rebels, understanding),” the navy spokesman Mindanao. “More than 200 families under pressure from African leaders said. Oil firms in the impoverished left their homes to avoid getting and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Niger Delta often sign MOUs with caught in the crossfire.” Army officials Annan, agreed on deadlines today to local communities promising jobs and said no regular soldiers were involved meet a timetable for elections by end- investments. Attacks on oil facilities in the clashes. The paramilitary forces October. Ivorian President Laurent or kidnappings of oil workers by are civilians trained and armed by the Gbagbo and the chief of the New groups who accuse companies of not military to help defend their Forces rebels Guillaume Soro agreed keeping their MOU promises are communities, but analysts say they to re-set the deadline for the frequent in the delta. Oil facilities are are often used by local politicians as disarmament of pro-government often protected by both private private armies. Talks between the militia to July 31, after two dates were personnel and Nigerian troops or government and the Moro Islamic already missed. Gbagbo also vowed to police. The target of the failed attack Liberation Front (MILF), the largest hand authority for the disarmament was a rig operated by Transocean for Muslim separatist group in the mainly process to independent Prime Minister Conoil but the facility was unaffected Roman Catholic country, stalled in Charles Konan Banny, named under by the incident, security sources said. May over issues of the size and wealth the U.N.-backed plan to organise They said members of the Sengbama of a proposed Muslim homeland. elections to unite the West Africa community in Bayelsa state, whose Manila has offered to include an extra country in the wake of a 2002-2003 shoreline is closest to the rig, were 600 villages outside the existing civil war. The U.N. road map, drafted involved. — Reuters. Autonomous Region in Muslim after efforts to hold presidential Mindanao as part of the proposed elections last October fell apart, tasks PAKISTAN ancestral land, but the MILF wants at Banny with achieving disarmament, London, Jun 28 — A press report, least 1,000 more than the issuing identity cards across the dated today, states: Unknown men government’s proposal. Kabalu said country and organising elections today blew up two gas pipelines in MILF rebels had killed about 30

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27 Political & Civil Unrest paramilitaries in intense fighting near in the headquarters for the campaign a three-wheeler parked by a the vast marshlands in Shariff Aguak against militants in the region. roadblock,” said army spokesman and Datu Unsay towns in Mindanao’s Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe. “The central region. “Our troops seized the SRI LANKA police had tried to search the three- militia’s command post to stop the London, Jun 28 — A press report, wheeler and it was detonated shelling on Thursday,” he said. “We dated today, states: Tamil Tiger rebels remotely.” Fourteen people were lost only one fighter and 10 others attacked two small Sri Lankan navy wounded, the army said. It was the were wounded.” Superintendent vessels at sea around 100 miles north worst attack on land since a suspected Lumala Gunting, police chief of of Colombo today, setting one alight, Tiger fragmentation mine attack on a Maguindanao province, disputed the the military said. Military sources civilian bus in mid-June killed 68 rebel spokesman’s account, saying it said that around 15 Tiger vessels were people and prompted government air was the paramilitaries who killed involved in the clash, the latest in a strikes. An army source said a mine dozens of guerrillas. “I had not seen series many fear could rekindle civil blast on the northern Jaffna peninsula any casualty from our side,” Gunting war on the island. There were no also killed one soldier and wounded told reporters. “Fighting has subsided details of any casualties, but another, while a spokesman said a because the enemies ran out of communications were lost with one of similar attack in the east earlier in ammunition.” There was no the boats with an estimated seven the day wounded two police Special independent confirmation of the people on board. “Firing is still going Task Force troopers. — Reuters. casualties because members of the on. One of the navy boats is on fire,” Jaffna, Jul 4 — With a ceasefire in ceasefire panels, together with a team Navy spokesman Commander D.K.P tatters and frequent clashes between of Malaysian peace monitors, had Dassanayake said. “The Air Force is soldiers and suspected Tamil Tiger difficulty getting to the area. “Only also engaged.” He said the incident rebels in Sri Lanka’s north, residents the president can stop the fighting and occurred around 93 miles north of the say law and order is breaking down as save the peace negotiations,” said capital, and not 22 miles as previously criminals take advantage of the chaos. Benny Bacani, executive director of believed. The attack comes on the Both sides deny it, but human rights the Institute of Autonomy and heels of a rash of ambushes and observers say the military and Governance in Cotabato City. “If military clashes that have killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam there’s no political will displayed here, around 700 people, half of them (LTTE) appear to be carrying out violence may escalate, threatening the civilians, so far this year. In a abductions and killings. The military ceasefire and may break the separate incident, the military said say they know crime is rising and that confidence of the peace talks.” — one soldier was killed and three they are holding meetings with the Reuters. civilians were wounded when Tiger police and local community. But they Manila, Jul 3 — The largest Muslim rebels attacked an army camp with are already overstretched trying to rebel group in the Philippines ordered mortar fire, while residents in the track down rebels. “Civilian support is its forces to stand down after six days district said five Tamil youths had required,” said army spokesman of sporadic fighting on the southern been stabbed to death. The Tigers Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe. “That island of Mindanao, a guerrilla were not immediately available for is why we have formed these spokesman said today. Security and comment. Wednesday’s incidents came committees. We are getting some rebel forces have traded blame for as the military prepared for the information from the civilians.” One starting the fighting last Wednesday funeral of the Army’s deputy chief of soldier was killed in a fragmentation (jun 28) around Shariff Aguak town, staff, who was assassinated by a mine attack in Jaffna yesterday, while where seven people were killed by a suspected rebel suicide bomber on grenade attacks and night-time bomb intended for the powerful Monday. Sri Lanka’s tortuous peace firefights have become routine in the governor of Maguindanao province, process is deadlocked and teetering on city. Currently army-held, the Tigers Andal Ampatuan. “Our forces on the collapse. The government and rebels seem to want the ethnic Tamil town ground were ordered to stand down,” are sharply divided over the Tigers’ back. This morning, a member of an Eid Kabalu, spokesman for the Moro demands for a separate homeland for anti-Tiger political group was found Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), told minority Tamils in the north and east. dead in a Jaffna well, the latest of Reuters. “They were ordered not to Colombo, Jul 1 — Sri Lanka’s navy more than 700 people killed so far this attack and would fire only if sank a Tamil Tiger vessel approaching year across the island. Sri Lanka’s threatened by the enemy. We’re a military base at the island’s Human Rights Commission office says keeping our position.” Kabalu said the northern tip overnight, naval officials 220 people have disappeared in Jaffna situation remained “tense and said today. “The navy fired and since December. The army can be dangerous” as paramilitary forces destroyed one Tamil Tiger boat blamed in 70-80 cases, they said, but continued to shell MILF positions in approaching Kankesanturai in Jaffna the rest are more difficult to prove. two towns near the vast marshlands (peninsula),” navy spokesman Local residents say they fear on Mindanao’s central region. Church Commander D.K.P. Dassanayake said practically everyone. “Every day there and non-government organizations early on Saturday. “The boat ignored is robbery and killing in our area,” said thousands of people from seven our warnings to stop, so we fired. said 52-year-old Vimalan towns in Maguindanao province have Generally such boats have two or Pathmaligam. Streets are deserted fled their homes, swelling evacuation three people aboard.” In a separate well before dusk. The army repeatedly centers that lack food, drinking water, incident, Nordic truce monitors search houses. Some civilians say they clothing and bedding. They expect reported heavy artillery fire in the are heavy-handed, others that they more civilians to abandon their homes restive eastern district of Trincomalee. behave decently — and better than and farms after a buffer zone was The army had no details. The during the war. — Reuters. setup by Malaysian peace monitors to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam allow people to move safely from the (LTTE) had no immediate comment on SUDAN conflict area. — Reuters. either incident. — Reuters. Banjul, Jul 3 — African leaders Colombo, Jul 3 — Two suspected agreed today to extend their military RUSSIA Tamil Tiger rebel blasts killed seven mission in Darfur, after U.N. London, Jul 5 — A press report, people in Sri Lanka’s north and east Secretary General Kofi Annan failed dated Jul 4, states: An unidentified today as a top Indian diplomat, Indian to persuade Sudan to allow in gunmen attacked a Russian military Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, international peacekeepers to try to convoy in war-ravaged Chechnya visited the island to discuss rising end years of bloodshed. But Annan today, killing six servicemen and violence amid fears of a new civil war. said he expected a U.N. peacekeeping wounding 25 others, the Interfax news The army said a bomb ripped through force, widely seen as the only way to agency reported. The attack came a road junction in the northeastern end a crisis in which tens of thousands when the convoy was travelling port town of Trincomalee, killing five have died, to be deployed eventually. between two towns southeast of the security personnel and a civilian. They Annan met Sudanese leader Omar Chechen capital, Grozny, Interfax blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Hassan al-Bashir on the fringes of an reported, citing an unidentified source Eelam (LTTE). “It was an explosion in African Union summit in Gambia

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28 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings/Labour Disputes dominated by the bloodshed in Sudan’s peace agreement, it can only be INDIA huge western region. He failed to amended according to the articles London, Jun 29 — A press report, reverse Bashir’s repeated rejection of therein,” he said. dated today, states: Chennai Port a U.N. force but did persuade the Trust is ready to extend manpower summit to extend the mandate of the assistance to its privatised container overstretched, 7,000-strong AU force terminal whose operations have come in Darfur. AU chairman Denis Sassou under strain following the ongoing Nguesso told reporters after the two- strike by a section of the workforce. day summit ended: “On the request of Some 30 operators to man the gantry the secretary general, the African cranes at the terminal and several Union will continue to fulfil its “mazdoors” to manage the loading and mission until the end of the year.” The unloading of the containers have been AU had wanted to pull its force out on IRAQ identified by the port trust, according September 30 and have it replaced by See under “Political & Civil Unrest”. to its chairman K. Suresh. The U.N. troops. Annan told a news identified personnel performed such conference the United Nations would duties when the container terminal work with the AU to strengthen its was operated by the port trust. force, which has failed to stem the Following privatisation of the facility humanitarian crisis in Darfur, where in late 2001, a deal under which the three years of murder and rape have private operator shares slightly over pushed 2.5 million people out of their 37% of the revenue with the port homes and into squalid camps. trust, the personnel were deployed Referring to his meeting with Bashir, elsewhere. Noting that the manpower Annan said: “I of course continued to FRANCE was in a “state of readiness,” Mr. press for the eventual deployment for London, July 5 — Newly privatised Suresh told The Hindu on Tuesday a U.N. force in Darfur and we agreed French Mediterranean ferry operator (Jun 27) that the decision to offer such that dialogue had to continue.” U.N. SNCM has apologised to its clients assistance was taken in the backdrop forces cannot be deployed in Darfur after some 3,000 passengers found of the potential drop in the revenue without Bashir’s consent but themselves stranded in the open in share receipt if the performance of the diplomats say little leverage is sizzling heat at the port of Marseilles terminal suffered. He added that the available to persuade him. Khartoum yesterday following industrial action situation at the terminal was getting says the deployment would be a by seafarers. The dispute was the first back to normal with the private Western invasion, attracting Islamic public clash between seafarers’ unions operator firm bringing in manpower militants and creating an Iraq-like and the company since SNCM came reinforcements from its facilities in quagmire. Annan said a conference in under the control of its new majority the country and even abroad. Sources Brussels on July 18 would seek more shareholders Veolia Transport and associated with the export-import support for the AU force and Bashir Butler Capital Partners at the start of trade, however, say the situation at would present a plan for the next six June. The company claimed yesterday, the terminal was far from satisfactory months by the end of July. Annan said however, that the dispute had with a drop in the container handling a May 5 peace deal signed by appeared worse than it was because and delay in clearance of the cargo Khartoum and one rebel group must many passengers had already been left boxes. They also cited a be implemented immediately. The stranded by the cancellation of a communication sent by the terminal agreement has been undermined by its sailing to Algeria on Sunday (July 2) management to the trade indicating rejection by two other rebel groups because of the late arrival of one of its around 5,500 export and import and AU forces have been attacked in ships from repair. Passenger R0/Ro Ile containers were waiting to be handled refugee camps. Annan said the hold- de Beaute had been due to leave yesterday. Moreover the labour strike, out groups must be brought on board. Marseilles for Algiers at midday on essentially to demand reinstatement — Reuters. Sunday but was delayed at a repair of seven employees dismissed by the London, Jul 4 — A press report, yard in Genoa. The company proposed terminal management sometime ago, dated today, states: Rebels from the transporting the stranded passengers resulted in six feeder vessel operators on Passenger Ro/Ro Mediterranee on Sudanese region of Darfur have imposing a congestion surcharge ($30 Monday but this vessel was held up per twenty-foot equivalent unit) on the carried out an attack outside the unexpectedly by industrial action by region, on a town about 400km from seafarers who were protesting over the containers from Saturday. Khartoum. Government aircraft have company’s plans to axe three jobs as been sent to Hamrat al-Sheikh, where part of plans to reduce operating costs. ITALY fighting is continuing, the army says. Their action left more than 2,000 London, Jun 28 — A press report, A local official said 12 people had died. passengers on the open quayside in dated Jun 27, states: For the second The raid was carried out by rebel temperatures of over 30 degrees time this year, the island of Capri has groups which did not sign a peace centigrade, many of them without totally shut down to protest cuts in deal. Governor of North Kordofan refreshment. A number had to be ferry service. The other two islands in state Faisal Hassan Ibrahim said that given treatment by the emergency the Bay of Naples archipelago, Ischia eight policemen, two security men and services after being overcome by the and Procida, staged similar protests two women were killed in the fighting heat. In addition to passengers today. The “strike” on Capri was the in Hamrat al-Sheikh, during which waiting to leave for Algeria, 850 most successful with shops, bars and several public buildings were passengers destined for the island of all commercial activity in the port of destroyed, reports the AFP news Corsica found themselves caught up in Marina Grande, the central town of agency. The rebels attacked the town the dispute; SNCM claimed that it had Capri and its mountain neighbour with 50 trucks armed with heavy secured an agreement over the Anacapri shutting from 0400-2100 hrs. weapons, he said. After refusing to seafarers’ grievances at a meeting on A blockade by islanders stopped the sign the accord in May, rebels from the June 27 but said that it had decided to arrival of ferries and hydrofoils Justice and Equality Movement, (Jem) take unilateral action to end the strike packed with tourists, who are the and breakaway factions of the Sudan on humanitarian grounds yesterday lifeblood of the island’s economy. The Liberation Army formed an alliance. evening. A spokesman declined to island first shut down in April. At the The deal has failed to win the support confirm that it had given in to the time organisers warned that this was of people in Darfur and fighting has seafarers’ demands yesterday but said only the first in a series of actions continued. Head of the United Nations that Mediterranee had been able to aimed at drawing attention to a mission in Sudan Jan Pronk has leave Marseilles shortly before number of pressing problems on the warned the deal may collapse without midnight on Monday. He added that island. Aside from ferry service, these further concessions, but yesterday, services were operating normally include the condition of the local Foreign Minister Lam Akol, said the yesterday and that Ile de Beaute was hospital and road traffic. The decision deal could not be changed. “This is a due back in service this evening. to stage a second strike was made last

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Wednesday (Jun 21) during a joint fees. Today, travellers were left insist on assuming,” he said. But session of the Capri and Anacapri stranded at airports and flights were matters are not that clear to the municipal assemblies, together with delayed as taxi drivers blocked roads shipping agents themselves. Karl the hotel operators’ association and and refused to accept passengers. Gollcher, a shipping agent on the other commercial organisations. An “There will be a national strike on Shipping Agents’ Association attempt by the governor of the July 11, but until then taxi drivers in committee, said that the new regime Campania region, Antonio Bassolino, all cities will move as they see fit to raises a lot of questions, which so far to avert the strike failed on Friday. express their anger,” said Ermanno have remained unanswered. “The new The Capresi are particularly angered Simiani, president of the CAT taxi tariff regime was announced on Friday over the decision by the Caremar ferry drivers’ union in Bologna. Some 300 and had to come into effect the day lines to reduce its service to Naples taxi drivers staged a protest at Milan’s after... now you would have to be and end service completely between Linate airport, news agency ANSA superman to change your software and the island and neighbouring Sorrento. reported, where Italian President pricing structures to accommodate a According to Capri Mayor Ciro Lembo, Giorgio Napolitano was due on his way change like that overnight,” he said. the private ferry line Caremar is to a stock market conference. In Turin, Besides, he continued, there were a “committing grand larceny. They are taxi drivers blocked Caselle airport number of issues which needed to be out to rob us blind and suck out all the and several flights left late as they cleared up, especially with regard to wealth that we islanders produce”. waited for travellers to arrive on foot the legal responsibility of the shipping Last month, the mayors of Capri, or by public transport. There were no agents under the new regime. “All this Anacapri and Procida joined a similar taxis at Rome’s Fiumicino airport. At hassle would have been avoided had protest against Caremar on Ischia the weekend, taxis operated during these matters been discussed which successfully blocked all the day but left revellers stranded at beforehand,” he said. The issue does maritime traffic to and from the island night. not seem to be so much to do with for most of the day. The mayors of the London, Jul 4 — A press report, price increases. Ernest Sullivan, the three islands have repeatedly asked dated today, states: Unofficial strikes president of the association, for the region to revoke Caremar’s by taxi drivers have escalated across instance, concurred with the operating licence unless it reinstates Italy, leaving airline passengers statement given to The Times by the recently cancelled services. stranded at major airports, including MMA chairman with regard to the London, Jun 28 — The Isle of Capri Rome and Milan. Taxi cabs also changing role of the shipping agents, has shut down just as the summer converged on one of the main squares saying that as consequence they will season is starting to protest against in the capital, causing gridlock. Cab not be charging the same rates as they cuts in ferry services. Similar protests drivers’ unions plan a national strike used to previously. This means, are being staged on Ischia and next Tuesday (Jul 11). “This is a according to Dr Bonello, that the new Procida, the other two main islands in spontaneous fight against the tariffs would represent an estimated the Bay of Naples, and on the volcanic competition law,” Rome taxi drivers decrease of some five per cent rather Aeolian islands near Sicily. The ferry said in a pamphlet, which also than a radical increase. Nonetheless, cuts are blamed on a reduction in condemned the “lack of consultation when asked to comment on the government subsidies. The strike on and dialogue” on the issue. situation in the morning, Mr Farrugia Capri has closed shops and bars in the complained that the whole matter had port of Marina Grande and the two MALTA been badly managed. “That is exactly main towns, Capri and Anacapri, Valletta, Jul 4 — A local press report, what I said in Saturday’s press throughout the day. The blockade dated today, states: Stevedores at the conference isn’t it? Namely that unless stopped the arrival from Naples of Freeport will not be processing any we all sing from the same hymn ferries and hydrofoils, normally containers addressed to local book... understand the situation in the packed with tourists. The protests importers until “matters are cleared same way, there will be confusion. All began in April, and have since up” with regard to the new tariff this could have been avoided...” But escalated. The protesters are objecting regime introduced by the Malta the GRTU has also complained with not only to the reduction in ferry Maritime Authority on Friday (Jun the authorities about the fact that the services but also to the damage they 30). The Chamber for Small and Freeport wants to shift its paperwork say is being inflicted by budget cuts on Medium Enterprises - GRTU issued a offices from Marsa to the headquarters amenities such as Capri’s hospital and statement yesterday afternoon saying in Birzebbuga. Besides raising the fuel roads. The decision to shut down the that until matters are cleared up with costs of the stevedores, this move does island was taken by a joint session of regard to the new tariffs, the not make any logistical sense, Mr the Capri and Anacapri councils stevedores will not be processing any Farrugia had argued. “We have filed a together with the local hotel operators’ containers. Grand Harbour is not complaint with the Office of Fair association and shopkeepers and bar affected by the action. The matter may Trade because we feel that as a owners. At the heart of the dispute not be settled until tomorrow when monopoly the Freeport cannot act this lies a decision by the state-run the shipping agents - a key third party way.” Dr Bonello was unavailable for Caremar ferry line to reduce its to this dispute - meet the Malta comment yesterday. — Lloyd’s Agents. service to Naples and abolish sailings Maritime Authority to clarify the new between the island and Sorrento. tariffs system. On Saturday (Jul 1), PERU London, Jul 3 — A press report, GRTU director general Vince Farrugia Lima, Jun 27 — Peru’s government dated today, states: Taxi drivers heavily criticised the port reform, ended a week-long pay strike at staged strikes across Italy today in the saying the new tariffs charged to Chinese-owned iron miner Shougang first wave of protests against Prime importers, introduced by the MMA, Hierro Peru today and the company Minister Romano Prodi’s deregulation could cause the cost of cargo handling said production had restarted. plans, causing transport chaos. Prodi’s to shoot up, for instance from Lm131 Workers rejected a new government- new centre-left government on Friday (£211) to Lm185 (£298) (an increase of mandated pay offer but a labor (Jun 30) announced surprise measures Lm54 or about 40 per cent) on 20-foot ministry resolution forced them back to cut red tape and boost competition containers, when the cost of the to work with the salary issue still for taxi drivers, public transport firms, shipping agents was considered. The pending. Vera said the company had lawyers and pharmacists. Prodi plans authority’s chairman Marc Bonello started loading ships to meet to increase the number of taxi licences rebutted the claim, saying that the deliveries. The company sells 53 and issue temporary permits, a move role of the shipping agents would percent of its iron to China and the that was welcomed by consumer change and that they would no longer rest to South Korea, Japan, Trinidad groups as a step towards bringing be involved with cargo handling, so and Tobago, Mexico, the United States down taxi fares. The reforms will also they would not be charging importers and Peru, Vera added. The ministry, allow private companies to run public for it. “The shipping agents would only which declined to comment, has also transport services and supermarkets be dealing with their business, the proposed a one-off, 1,000-sol ($306) to sell painkillers, while lawyers will shipment of freight, but not cargo bonus, which miners refused, union be banned from imposing minimum handling, despite what GRTU may leader Cirilo Yarihuaman said. “We’re A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. 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30 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements going to appeal but we’re not hopeful and Internal Revenue Service record- of anything better,” said Yarihuaman, keeping, as well as one count of who confirmed the end to the strike. conspiracy. The grocery chain said it Shougang, which operates the mine would pay a $20-million fine to the 200 miles (325 km) south of Lima, federal government and create a $50- offered a raise of 1.90 soles a day. million restitution fund. Most of the Shougang, which is owned by China’s money would be paid to the 19,000 state-run steel maker Shougang Ralphs grocery clerks and meat Group, said the strike cost $400,000 a cutters who were locked out during day in losses. It declared force the dispute. Officials of the United DEFAMATION, UNITED STATES Food and Commercial Workers union, majeure on its iron shipments, London, Jun 29 — A press report, protecting the company against any which represented the grocery dated today, states: A federal jury has employees, estimated that some legal action for failing to meet its awarded nearly three million dollars supply contracts. — Reuters. workers could receive as much as to a North Yarmouth woman in what’s $3,000 from the settlement. The believed to be the largest judgment SOUTH KOREA amount each union member receives ever in a defamation case in Maine. from the fund would depend on factors London, Jun 30 — A press report, Deborah Galarneau’s lawsuit claimed dated today, states: Hyundai Motor such as the worker’s pay rate, the she was defamed by Merrill Lynch amount of regular strike pay received Co.’s labour union has decided to after she was fired. Merrill Lynch extend a partial strike for higher and how much money, if any, the contends it did nothing wrong. The worker made at other jobs during the wages and better working conditions, company contends it was legally the union and company said today. labour dispute. The fund also would be mandated to explain the firing to the used to reimburse the union for The stoppage, which so far has National Association of Securities benefits paid to Ralphs employees involved workers at three plants Dealers. Galarneau contends the form during the standoff and to reimburse laying down tools for several hours a indicated she was fired for the grocery workers’ health and day at three plants, resulted in a inappropriate bond trading, and for retirement funds. The company also production loss of 8,997 vehicles worth making decisions on trades that she would be placed on three years’ 122 billion won (US$129 million; was not authorized to make. She probation and would establish court- euro101 million), Hyundai spokesman insists she did nothing wrong and that supervised training programmes. William Park said. Union members Merrill Lynch’s actions meant she Ralphs and its parent, Cincinnati- will continue striking through Monday couldn’t find work elsewhere. based Kroger Co., also agreed to co- (Jul 3), said Seo Bo-yeon, a union Galarneau sought damages for lost operate with the government’s spokesman. The company and union pay, and for future pay that she would continuing investigation into the plan to meet Tuesday for talks after have earned if she had continued illegal hiring. The agreement doesn’t they failed to reach a compromise working to retirement age in 2012. prevent the government from during nine previous sessions, Park prosecuting current or former said. They last met on June 9. (See ILLEGAL HIRING OF WORKERS, employees of Ralphs or related issue of Jun 28.) UNITED STATES companies that were involved in the London, Jul 4 — A press report, London, Jul 1 — A press report, illegal conduct. So far, no individuals dated today, states: Workers at South dated Jun 30, states: The Ralphs have been charged in the case. The Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai grocery chain said today that it had U.S. attorney’s office said Ralphs Motor have extended a partial strike agreed to pay $70 million in fines and admitted that two of its executives after negotiations on higher wages restitution to settle criminal charges who helped oversee the employee broke down. The union said its that it illegally rehired locked-out health and retirement funds concealed members would “down tools” for up to workers during the supermarket labor the illegal hiring from other fund four hours a day through until dispute in Southern California more trustees. The unnamed executives Monday (Jul 10). The strike began on than two years ago. Under a proposed were serving as top negotiators in agreement filed today in U.S. District June 26 after the company rejected contract talks with the union at the Court in Los Angeles, Ralphs would the union’s demand for a 9.1% pay rise time, the government said. If plead guilty to five felony charges and bigger financial incentives, convicted on all counts in the included in the 53-count grand jury indictment, Ralphs and Kroger could claiming a stronger won has indictment returned against the undermined its earnings, which are have faced fines of more than $100 company in December. Ralphs was million, plus restitution for workers heavily dependent on exports. charged with violating federal laws by London, Jul 5 — A press report, and the union. At a news conference in secretly rehiring about 1,000 locked- the parking lot of a Ralphs store in dated today, states: Unionised workers out workers during the 4.5-month at top South Korean auto maker Studio City, Rick Icaza, president of strike and lockout from October 2003 UFCW Local 770 in Los Angeles, said Hyundai Motor Co. will continue to to February 2004. The case had been strike for pay increases from today to the company “made a big mistake. scheduled to go to trial Aug. 15 before They should never have done what next Monday (Jul 10), the labour U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson, union said, extending last week’s they did. If not for this illegal activity, who must approve the plea agreement. this dispute would not have gone on partial strike action. The unionised In the agreement, Ralphs admitted workers, representing about 80% of for so long.” Workers said money from that it used fake names and Social the settlement wouldn’t come close to Hyundai’s domestic workforce, already Security numbers to pull off the completed a six-day strike from Jun 26 repairing the financial damage they deception. Authorities said the scheme suffered during the strike and lockout, to Jul 3. Hyundai has said the six-day was designed to help keep stores stoppage cost it 262.8 billion won (151 but they said they felt vindicated by running during the labour dispute, the Ralphs’ guilty plea. million pounds), or 18,985 vehicles, in longest and largest in U.S. history lost production. The union said it was involving the supermarket industry. OUTBREAK OF LEGIONNAIRES scheduled to go on strike again for The dispute affected 852 stores and DISEASE ON CRUISE SHIP, three hours today, two hours nearly 60,000 grocery workers at UNITED STATES tomorrow, four hours on Friday and supermarkets across Southern and Chicago, Jun 29 — Diversified three hours on Monday. “The company Central California. It cost the grocery manufacturer Pentair Inc. said today side did not make any productive companies more than $1.5 billion in it has been ordered by a jury to pay offers in today’s negotiations,” union sales before it ended on February 29, $193 million related to an outbreak of spokesman Song Hi-sok said when 2004, when workers ratified a new Legionnaire’s Disease on a cruise ship asked about the reason for the new contract whose terms were widely seen in 1994. Pentair said the jury did not labour action. “They said the company as a defeat for the union. 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31 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents cruise ship Horizon when the outbreak yesterday she still worries that accident happened just after 1900 hrs, occurred. Golden Valley, Minnesota- another officer will die in similar between the Pinedene and based Pentair said in a statement it circumstances. And it still hurts, Olifantsfontein stations when two intends to make all appropriate post- Wilkins said, that her family has trains that were both on their way to trial motions to reverse the verdict. — never received an apology from the Pretoria collided. Metrorail Reuters. city or the former chief of the spokesperson Thokozani Zitha said London, Jun 30 — A press release, department. Wilkins son will get the one train rear-ended the other. She issued by Royal Caribbean Cruises bulk of the settlement, $2.15 million, said an investigation would be Ltd., Miami, on Jun 29, states: said Michael Haddad, the family’s conducted to establish the cause of the Celebrity Cruises announced today attorney. Kely Wilkins said her son, accident. Of those hurt, two were in a that a federal court jury in New York William, is still having difficulty critical condition, while five others has awarded Celebrity $193 million in accepting his father’s death. On Jan were seriously hurt. Three of the a lawsuit against Essef Corp. 11, 2001, Willie Wilkins, 29, was injured were train crew. The man Celebrity has remaining claims for arresting a car theft suspect at gun killed was a commuter, North Rand interest and certain legal fees. point near 90th Avenue and B Street police spokesperson Superintendent Celebrity filed suit against Essef Corp. in East Oakland after spending most Eugene Opperman said. Three coaches for damages stemming from a 1994 of the evening working for the were extensively damaged, he said. outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on Alameda County drug task force. Zitha said Metrorail’s technical staff Celebrity’s vessel Horizon. Celebrity About 2315 hrs, Officers Andrew would work around the clock to clear claimed for out-of-pocket losses, lost Koponen and Tim Scarrott arrived on up the scene. The railway line was profits, and loss of business enterprise the scene, ordered Wilkins to drop his closed and the electricity has been value related to this incident. Dan weapon, and opened fire. Wilkins was switched off. “We will work the whole Hanrahan, President of Celebrity hit nine times and died in surgery. weekend to repair the line, so we hope Cruises, stated: “This was a long According to court records, Wilkins did that it will be operational again at the awaited result for Celebrity Cruises. not identify himself as an officer, and We feel vindicated by this verdict. In police were afraid he was going to latest on Monday.” She said Metrorail the cruise industry, the safety of our shoot the other man. A friend of would supply busses for commuters guests and employees is paramount.” Wilkins, Officer Torrey Nash, arrived until the line was reopened. The The verdict is subject to appeal and, on the scene just before shots were United Transport and Allied Trade due to the ongoing nature of the fired. In a deposition, Nash recalled Union (Utatu) today welcomed news proceedings, the ultimate financial saying: “Hey, it’s Willie” from about 30 that an investigation had been impact to Celebrity Cruises is yards away, but acknowledged he launched into the crash and said the undetermined at this time. Any gain probably didn’t speak loudly enough union would launch its own enquiry. from this verdict will only be for Koponen and Scarrott to hear him. Utatu general secretary Chris de Vos recognized when the outcome is known The Oakland City Council’s approval said the accident happened while the with certainty. of the settlement isn’t required. The signals were not functioning and train city’s insurance carrier will cover the drivers had to rely on communication OVERBILLING FOR HEALTH cost of the settlement, not taxpayer from a train control officer, known as INSURANCE, UNITED STATES funds, officials said. “abnormal working”. “The London, Jun 29 — A press report, investigation will determine why the dated today, states: Tenet Healthcare signals were not working, whether it Corp. is expected to announce as early was cable theft or electrical problems. as today it will pay $725 million to Once you fall back on abnormal settle charges it overbilled the U.S. working you can’t rely on signals. health insurance program for the Eighty percent of accidents take place elderly, The Wall Street Journal during this time,” de Vos said. “I spoke reported. The Dallas hospital chain to the train driver in hospital and he has long sought a settlement about a ensured me that he was authorised to case in which it was accused of CROSBY, TEXAS, UNITED STATES pass the signal and that the line was misusing the Medicare program to London, Jun 28 — A press report, clear. The question that arises now is trigger extraordinarily large payments dated Jun 27, states: Several train why was there miscommunication.” to the company in 2000 to 2002. cars, carrying a highly toxic chemical, Questions were raised in 2002 about jumped the tracks in Crosby, Texas not LILLOOET AREA, Tenet’s Medicare revenue related to its far from Houston. The accident BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA sickest patients, known as outliers. happened shortly before 1300 this London, Jun 30 — A press report, The company’s stock plunged and afternoon. Several cars left the tracks, dated today, states: A train derailment management was forced out after it but one of the cars ended up in a in British Columbia killed two crew was revealed payments masked bayou. Officials say the tank cars members yesterday evening and a serious problems at Tenet. contain Methanol. Hazmat crews third is in stable condition in a contained any and all leaks. Kamloops hospital. The accident WRONGFUL DEATH, Authorities had to close nearby roads happened about 1700,local time and UNITED STATES and divert drivers to I-10 as one of the involved a CN Rail locomotive and one London, Jun 29 — A press report, alternate routes. No one was hurt. freight car carrying lumber. dated today, states: A federal judge London, Jun 28 — A press report, Emergency crews responded quickly to yesterday approved a $3.5 million dated Jun 27, states: About one dozen the scene, located about 40 kilometres settlement of a civil rights lawsuit cars left the tracks today in a north of Lillooet, the train’s final filed by the family of an undercover derailment along Highway 90 in destination. CN investigators worked Oakland police officer shot to death in Texas. TV footage from the scene through the night and more were en 2001 by two fellow officers who showed several tanker cars route this morning to determine what mistook him for a criminal. U.S. overturned. One rail car could be seen caused the derailment. Only minor District Court Judge Maxine in a creek, along a railway bridge. Chesney’s decision puts an end to the track damage occurred. The rail line case that roiled the police department. at the site is closed, but otherwise rail KEMPTON PARK AREA, lines are operating as normal. There The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Officer SOUTH AFRICA Willie Wilkins’ widow, Kely, his now 6- are no indications of any Londonj, Jul 1 — A press report, environmental damage. The names of year-old son and his parents, accused dated today, states: A man was killed the department of not adequately the dead crew members have not yet and 42 people injured when two been released. The accident is under training uniformed patrol officers to Metrorail trains collided north of recognize undercover officers. But the investigation by the Transportation Kempton Park yesterday night, Safety Board, Transport Canada and resolution has not brought peace to Ekurhuleni emergency services said. Wilkins’ family. Kely Wilkins said the rail company. 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NORWICH TOWNSHIP AREA, were evacuated from their homes driver was among those killed. Jorge PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES today after a freight train derailed 20 Alvarez, secretary-general of the London, Junl 1 — A press report, miles east of St. Louis. No one was Independent Railway Union, said it dated Jun 30, states: Officials in injured in the incident, which was too early to blame human error McKean County say about 16- happened around 1500 along US for yesterday’s tragedy. He said his thousand gallons of a caustic chemical Highway 40 between Troy and St. union repeatedly warned of safety spilled onto the ground and into a Jacob, said Troy City Fire Department problems on Valencia’s 18-year-old high-quality trout stream when at Chief James Hampton. At least 15 subway system, particularly the No. 1 least a dozen box cars and tankers cars derailed, Hampton said. Five line. “The train began to go faster derailed yesterday morning. No tanks of chemicals spilled, including than usual and started to move from injuries were reported, but 50 people hydrogen peroxide, methylamine one side to the other,” Cesar around Norwich Township were anhydrous and dimethylamine Hernandez Nunez, a 21-year-old temporarily evacuated because of the anhydrous, causing the evacuation of student traveling in the second car, possibility of leaking chlorine from one homes within a half-mile radius of the told the newspaper El Mundo. “Right of the Norfolk-Southern tankers. train. The chemicals “can be after that it was chaos.” The accident Crews were working to either upright flammable and they’re also a lung occurred around 1300 hrs, as the train or empty that tanker, which was not irritant, which is why we evacuated approached Jesus station on a curved breached. The sodium hydroxide that the residents,” Hampton said. Illinois section of the track, authorities said. spilled is also known as caustic soda Emergency Management Agency or lye and can cause severe burns. spokeswoman Patti Thompson said the Crews were building dams in Portage train was operated by CSX Corp. Fire Run to contain the chemical. It was departments from Troy and St. Jacob, not known how many fish were killed, the Madison County Hazardous but Waterways Conservation Officers Materials team and IEMA were did verify a fish kill. Rudy Husband, a evaluating the scene, Hampton said. spokesman for Norfolk-Southern London, Jun 29 — A press report, Railroad, says the train was traveling dated Jun 28, states: The Metro East from Binghamton, New York, to train derailment that spilled THEFT OF COCAINE FROM Harrisburg. ammonium nitrate and hydrogen MEDICAL LABORATORY, MILAN, peroxide is no threat to the public or ITALY PHILADELPHIA AREA, the environment. That’s the word London, Jun 28 — Thieves posing as UNITED STATES today from Maggie Carson of the policemen strolled into a medical London, Jul 2 — A press report, Illinois Environmental Protection laboratory in Milan yesterday and dated yesterday, states: Two commuter Agency. About 50 people are still stole 220lb of cocaine worth an trains collided on a suburban rail line displaced from their homes near Troy estimated £7 million. The authorities outside Philadelphia today, injuring 30 and St. Jacob, where about 20 of the in the Italian city said the robbers had people, officials said. The injuries 131 cars on the CSX Corporation train worn carabinieri uniforms to gain were minor, said Jim Whitaker, went off the tracks. CSX spokesman access. They asked two medics to spokesman for the Southeastern Gary Sease says three of the cars accompany them to the room where Pennsylvania Transportation spilled ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer. the cocaine was stored, tied them up Authority. Nine people were treated Hydrogen peroxide also escaped from with plastic tape, snatched up the for trauma injuries at Abington at least one car. Cleanup is cocaine parcels and left. — “The Daily Memorial Hospital but none of the continuing. And it’s unclear how long Telegraph.” were life-threatening, hospital that might take or when displaced spokeswoman Linda Millevoi said. The residents might be allowed to return two commuter trains, one headed home. The train was headed to Miscellaneous north from Philadelphia toward Indianapolis from St. Louis. No word Warminster and the other headed into yet on what caused the derailment. the city, collided just before 1500 hrs, Whitaker said. A car on one of the VALENCIA, SPAIN trains derailed, Whitaker said. Shuttle London, Jul 3 — A press report, buses were used to take people dated today, states: More than 30 between the Glenside and Warminster people were killed today when a OUTBREAK OF “BIRD FLU” stations, he said. Officials do not know subway train derailed in the eastern Beijing, Jul 1 — China has found the how fast the trains were going or how city of Valencia, a leading radio H5N1 avian influenza virus in birds in many people were on board, Whitaker station reported. A local government the northwestern region of Ningxia, said. spokeswoman said two cars of the the Agriculture Ministry said, train derailed when it was leaving suggesting a fresh outbreak. The PUTNEY, VERMONT, Jesus station in downtown Valencia. National Bird Flu Reference UNITED STATES Some 150 people had to be evacuated Laboratory identified the virus on London, Jun 22 — A press report, from the station. Thursday (Jun 29) in samples taken dated Jun 21, states: Thirteen railroad London, Jul 4 — A press report, from the town of Xuanhe in Ningxia’s cars carrying coal derailed today on dated today, states: A subway train Zhongwei city, the ministry said late the Putney-Dummerston town lines, accelerated, shuddered and “flipped” yesterday on its Web site but there were no injuries, police said. off the tracks yesterday in Valencia, (www.agri.gov.cn). Measures had been Emergency responders initially feared killing at least 41 passengers and taken to prevent the outbreak from a chemical release accord during the injuring 47 in one of Spain’s worst rail spreading, it said. The announcement derailment, but the investigation accidents, officials and witnesses said. did not say whether the virus had determined that two cars carrying Regional authorities and a witness been found in domestic or wild birds, carbon dioxide did not leave the tracks said the train was going too fast and or how many birds had died. The and did not leak, police said. Almost one of its wheels broke into pieces, northern province of Shanxi reported 50 people were evacuated from the derailing the first car, which an outbreak of bird flu in poultry last area, most from the Puntney Paper overturned. Victims were strewn in month, which led to the culling of plant, as a precaution. The 13 cars the tunnel. Officials did not say if the about 1.5 million birds. China has that left the track were part of an 82- second car derailed. Authorities ruled reported about 40 outbreaks of bird flu car train. out terrorism but have not determined in birds across a dozen provinces over the cause of the crash. Justice the past year. — Reuters. ST. LOUIS AREA, ILLINOIS, Ministry official Rosa Sanchez told London, Jul 2 — A press report, UNITED STATES The Associated Press that at least 41 dated today, states: The most lethal London, Jun 28 — A press report, people were killed and all but eight strain of bird flu has been detected in dated Jun 27, states: About 50 people had been identified. She said that the the eastern Nigerian state of Taraba,

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33 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions bringing to 15 the number of states, enough money to compensate farmers, “We will then be working very closely out of a total of 36, to be affected by and has asked for $900m (£495m) over with the company to investigate. the virus, a state official said. “Last the next three years to tackle the “Once we have carried out our week an outbreak of bird flu was virus. investigation we will be recommending confirmed in Ibbi local government an action plan aimed at eradicating area and it has spread to Gassol,” said OUTBREAK OF any sources that may be associated Yusuf Sanda, a spokeman for the state BOVINE SPONGIFORM with this type of virus. “We will of governor. “So far 20 farms have been ENCEPHALOPATHY, WORLDWIDE course work in close collaboration with infected and chickens killed. The case Beijing, Jun 30 — China has restored our colleagues at NHS Lothian. We has been taken over by the federal imports of United States beef, ending will be in a position to provide more ministry of agriculture for a two-and-a-half year ban prompted by information once we have inspected containment and culling. The state fears of mad cow disease, state media the ship.” On its current sailing, the government has set up a committee to reported. The Chinese Ministry of ship has 393 passengers and 210 look into the ways and means to assist Agriculture would allow boneless beef members of crew. the farmers. Veterinary experts have imports from U.S. cattle 30 months or been sent to these area to ascertain younger that have been stripped of WELHAM GREEN, the damage and the extent of the spines, brains and other parts, the HERTFORDSHIRE, spread.” The presence of the H5N1 official Xinhua news agency reported UNITED KINGDOM virus was confirmed by a laboratory of late yesterday. China’s decision follows London, Jul 6 — A press report, the National Institute of Veterinary Japan’s announcement earlier this dated Jul 5, states: Engineering firm Research at Vom after tests on month that it may also soon lift its Balfour Beatty has had the £10m fine samples provided by three local block on U.S. beef. China, Japan and for its part in the Hatfield train crash government departments in Tabara, South Korea imposed the bans after cut to £7.5m. The record-breaking which lies on the border with northern mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform fine was reduced by the Court of Cameroon. Nore than 450,000 encephalopathy (BSE), was found in Appeal after defence lawyers argued chickens have already been U.S. cattle in December 2003. China’s it was excessive. The company had slaughtered in Nigeria, mainly in the Agriculture Ministry said on its Web admitted breaching the Health and north where the disease was detected site (www.agri.gov.cn) that the ban Safety at Work Act after the disaster last February for the first time in sub- had been lifted from yesterday and in October 2000, in which four people Saharan Africa. In addition to Nigeria, Chinese inspection agencies would died and 102 were injured. Balfour three other west African countries — issue specific regulations concerning Beatty was then responsible for track Ivory Coast, Niger and Burkina Faso restored imports. — Reuters. maintenance. Railtrack was also — have reported cases of the disease. fined £3.5m for breaching safety laws. West African ministers last month OUTBREAK OF VIRUS ON Today, three judges, headed by the adopted a plan for fighting the BAHAMAS VESSEL Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, outbreak of the deadly avian influenza London, Jul 5 — A press report, ruled that the disparity between the in the region and preventing its dated Jul 4, states: Passenger (cruise) original £10 million fine given to spread to humans. The plan, which Black Prince (11209 gt, built 1966) Balfour Beatty, and the £3.5 million includes setting up an emergency detained in Leith last month after a fine incurred by railtrack was so fund, was agreed at the end of a one- major outbreak of sickness has been great that a reduction was day meeting in Nigeria organized by struck again. About 100 passengers appropriate. the Economic Community of West onboard Black Prince are thought to African States (ECOWAS) of ministers have been affected by a vomiting virus in charge of agriculture, health, similar to one which hit the same livestock, environment and vessel in June. On that trip 136 cases integration. of the Norovirus bug were confirmed London, Jul 4 — A press report, among passengers. Nigel Lingard, dated today, states: Indonesian marketing director for Fred Olsen authorities have confirmed their cruises, said the ship would dock in country’s 40th death from bird flu. The Leith tomorrow for “thorough victim, a five-year-old boy, died last disinfecting”. He said: “I can confirm DISTILLERY, WARRINGTON, month in Tulungagung, East Java. He that we have got cases of what CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM is thought to have caught the virus appears to be Noro-virus type gastro- London, Jun 30 — A press report, from infected chickens. Indonesia enteritis bug onboard the ship. dated Jun 29, states: A 55-year-old could soon overtake Vietnam as the Approximately a quarter of the man has been accused of starting a country with the highest bird flu passengers, about 100 people, have fire which caused extensive damage to death toll. Vietnam has 42 deaths, been affected during this latest a Cheshire distillery. Firefighters from though nobody has died this year after cruise.” Mr Lingard said that the across the North West were called to an aggressive culling and vaccination company had undertaken extensive tackle the blaze at the G & J Greenall policy. In contrast, Indonesia has been cleansing and disinfecting site on Loushers Lane, Warrington, in criticised for not doing enough to stem programmes after the last outbreak October 2005. The man, from the the spread of the disease. “Results and departure for the next cruise was Walton area of the town, is charged from tests on a five-year-old boy from delayed by a day. This time even more with arson, reckless as to whether life Tulungagung, East Java, have been stringent measures will be taken to be endangered. He was released on confirmed by the WHO-affiliated the extent of stripping out and conditional bail and will appear laboratory in Hong Kong,” senior replacing carpets. Black Prince will be before Warrington magistrates on Jul Indonesian health ministry official held in Leith for two days, delaying 7. Hariyadi Wibisono told the French the next voyage, to allow for extensive news agency AFP. “Reports suggest sanitisation, Mr Lingard said. He FACTORY, BELL BAY, TASMANIA, that he had been in contact with dead added that, if this is the same virus as AUSTRALIA chickens,” he said. Hariyadi Wibisono before, it is endemic in many places London, Jun 30 — The forestry union added that the health of relatives of and could be carried onboard by a says it could be weeks before the boy was being investigated, but passenger. Health officials said the production restarts at the Carter Holt said that so far there have been no outbreak would be investigated. The Harvey fibreboard plant in Tasmania’s reports of new cases near where the ship which left Leith for a 13-night north. It took 14 crews several hours boy lived. Indonesia has been excursion to Greenland and Iceland on to control the blaze which began at criticised for its reluctance to cull fowl June 22 is expected back at the port 2200, AEST at the Bell Bay plant last in infected areas - a measure that tomorrow. Gordon Greenhill, head of night. While no one was injured, experts say is the best way to stem the community safety for Edinburgh firefighters stayed at the factory until spread of the disease. But the Council, said: “We will be meeting the early this morning to dampen hot government says it does not have ship tomorrow when it docks in Leith. spots. Scott McLean from the

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34 Fires & Explosions

Construction, Forestry, Mining and PIER, LAKE UNION, SEATTLE, was used to preserve the piers. It Energy Union (CFMEU) says the press UNITED STATES quickly raced north underneath the section is central to the plant’s London, Jul 5 — A press report, old pier, he said. Fireboat Alki, which operations and the fire will affect all dated today, states: A four-alarm fire is docked at Fishermen’s Terminal, 100 workers on site. “At this stage damaged an old creosote-soaked joined the fire fight at 0152 hrs, Dean while they’re still assessing the government pier, three boats and a said. A second fireboat, Chief Seattle, damage that hasn’t been determined, I building on the east side of Lake was dispatched from Elliott Bay but suspect it would be a number of weeks Union early today, and two firefighters took about three hours to get to the before they got back into production,” were slightly injured. The fire was scene because an off-duty crew had to he said. reported about 0130 hrs in a National be called in before piloting the boat Oceanic and Atmospheric through the Ballard Locks, he said. It FACTORY, PEPILIYANA, Administration pier and spread to the took 100 Seattle firefighters, along SRI LANKA north until the flames were contained with dozens more from several Karachi, Jul 4 — Colombo’s Fire about daybreak, city Fire Department Eastside departments and the Coast Brigade said a fiberglass boat factory - spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said. Guard, until about 1100 hrs to get the U.S.S Service Company, in Pepiliyana, The pier is part of NOAA’s Pacific stubborn blaze under control. Two of Boralasgamuwa, Sri Lanka was Marine Operations Center on the lake, five buildings on the 15-acre NOAA completely gutted after a major fire which is linked to Puget Sound by the Pacific Marine Operations Center broke out early yesterday morning. Lake Washington Ship Canal. The fire were destroyed and two large steel- The factory building and its chemicals occurred before NOAA offices were hulled ships suffered heat damage to warehouse were completely destroyed open for the day. According to a NOAA their starboard sides, said Cpt. Mark in the fire, causing damage running Web site, five ships are based at the Ablondi, the commanding officer of into millions of rupees. Firefighters center, including hydrographic survey NOAA’s Pacific Marine Operations from Colombo and Dehiwela-Mount vessels Rainier and Fairweather, and Center. Ablondi said of the fire that Lavinia controlled the fire with the five others that are based elsewhere will force NOAA officials to find help of the Air Force. The cause of the rely on the center for support services. alternate berths for four ocean- fire is yet to be ascertained. — Lloyd’s Smoke and darkness delayed a research vessels when they return to List Correspondent. damage assessment, and Fitzpatrick their Seattle homeport in the fall. It said she did not know the ownership could be a couple of years before the FACTORY, SHARJAH, or the size of the damaged boats and piers are rebuilt, he said. Two new UNITED ARAB EMIRATES building. No homes, houseboats or fireboats are expected to be added to London, Jul 2 — A press report, large ships were damaged or the Seattle Fire Department’s fleet dated today, states: A huge fire threatened, she added. More than 100 within the next year. erupted today at the Sleep Easy city firefighters were at the scene and factory in the 10th Industrial Area in others were summoned to city fire PLYWOOD PLANT, OMAK, Sharjah, causing major financial stations from Bellevue, Kirkland and WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES losses. The fire reduced the factory to Redmond, all suburbs east of Lake London, Jul 1 — A press report, ashes. The firefighting teams managed Washington, under mutual aid dated Jun 30, states: Portions of a to control the fire and prevent it from agreements, Fitzpatrick said. One plywood plant that burned yesterday spreading to the neighbouring areas, firefighter was examined after evening will be rebuilt, managers at averting a disaster. No casualties were experiencing chest pains and another the Colville Indian Power and Veneer reported. Civil Defence teams from was treated for a knee injury, she said. said today. The fire caused $3 million Sharjah, Dubai and Ajman, aided by The fire started more than two hours to $4 million in damages and idled 210 Armed forces, rushed to the site after the end of a large July 4 fireworks workers. Mill managers said they immediately after receiving show over Lake Union, but Fitzpatrick expect to rebuild the structure that information about the fire at 1130 said the cause remains undetermined. houses the plant’s log processor and today. The 200 workers at the factory Because of the dense smoke, the replace equipment in about 10 days. A managed to escape unharmed. The Roanoke Street offramp from Interstate company official said most workers police and Civil Defence teams 5 southbound was closed at the start of would be back on the job in a couple of cordoned off the area and closed the the morning commute, and motorists weeks. Conveyor equipment that roads leading to the factory, The also were affected by frequent openings moves fuel to the plant’s steam factory, spread over an area of 200 of the Fremont Bridge to accommodate powerhouse must also be replaced, said square metres, is surrounded by a fireboats and other fire-related boat Lou Toulou, plant manager, but number of factories, carpentries and traffic. firefighters and plant workers saved scrap sites. The firefighting operations London, Jul 6 — A press report, the main building where plywood is lasted for more than four hours. dated today, states: At 0120 yesterday, produced, and the powerhouse was also Experts are investigating the causes of flames erupted on two large NOAA undamaged, Toulou said. The plant is the fire. piers and two smaller piers, damaged owned by the Colville Confederated two decommissioned ships and burned Tribes. The fire started in very fine FOREST, CANADA two outbuildings on Lake Union. The sawdust, which provides fuel to power London, Jun 29 — A press report, fire burned for much of the day. Fire the plant, he said. Wind quickly spread dated today, states: A temporary lull investigators will be at the site today, the flames to nearby buildings. A in forest fire activity yesterday looking for the cause of the blaze. A vacant building that was part of the allowed firefighters to battle flames damage estimate has not yet been old lumber mill was also destroyed, he that have choked the air and forced calculated. The fire apparently started said. There were no serious injuries, the evacuation of nearly 300 residents at the end of one of two NOAA piers, but two people were taken to Mid- of three northern Saskatchewan which jut about 500 and 600 ft into Valley Hospital in Omak for treatment communities. Aircraft spewing water Lake Union. A couple of Seattle police of smoke inhalation, said Dan Wood, and fire retardant attacked the main department Harbour Patrol boats assistant Omak fire chief. An fire that has devoured more than arrived within minutes, and officers estimated 100 firefighters from around 30,000 hectares on the north side of “were madly pumping water onto the Okanogan County responded to the the Fond du Lac River, across from the fire but they weren’t even making a 1730 hrs, blaze at what was once the hamlet of Stony River. Gentle winds dent,” Robbins said. Seattle Biles-Coleman lumber mill, and later were blowing the fire and smoke away firefighters attempted to fight the the worker-owned Omak Wood from Stony River yesterday morning, blaze from the pier but were forced Products. The Colville Confederated said Jeanette Krayeski, a back to the lake’s eastern shore when Tribes bought it almost five years ago. spokesperson with Saskatchewan the wind suddenly changed, causing Environment’s provincial fire centre in flames “to mushroom” to both the REFINERY, ESMERALDAS, Prince Albert. Nearly 50 forest fires north and south, said Seattle Fire EQUADOR are currently raging across Chief Gregory Dean. The fire was London, Jun 30 — A press report, Saskatchewan. fueled by flammable creosote, which dated yesterday, states: A fire that

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35 Fires & Explosions/Aviation broke out mid-day at the residual gas alert, allowing them to go home but blaze began. In Utah, a voluntary burning section at the Ecuadorian remaining on notice should the fire evacuation order for the small town of refinery in Esmeraldas has been flare up again. The area had up to five Gunlock was lifted today, after controlled. Although timely action millimetres of rain overnight. thunderstorms passed and winds prevented the 328-feet high flames “Because of the rainfall and number of shifted, forcing the fire away from the from spreading to other areas of the days for the fire to rekindle itself and community of about 80 homes. In most important refinery in Ecuador, it become a threat again, and looking at Arizona, about 200 employees have forced the evacuation of neighboring the weather forecast they can make returned to Grand Canyon National schools and residences. substantial progress with a direct Park in anticipation of tomorrow’s attack,” Mr. Saugstad said. About 500 opening of the park’s North Rim after WILDFIRES, CANADA people were evacuated from the a wildfire shut down the only paved London, Jul 5 — A press report, Anahim Lake and Testla Lake areas in highway leading into the area. The dated Jul 4, states: Residents from the Cariboo region because of forest blaze, discovered on June 8, in the Tumbler Ridge are seeking refuge in fires. The town’s 3,500 residents and Kaibab National Forest, was about 25 nearby towns in the north-east corner about 500 people in the surrounding miles from the North Rim and wasn’t of British Columbia today after being area were forced to leave late Monday burning in Grand Canyon National ordered to evacuate due to fire. (Jul 3) night. About 1,900 people have Park. The fire has burned 58,630 acres Chetwynd Mayor Evan Saugstad says fled their homes north-east of and is expected to be contained on his community has been able to handle Saskatoon because of forest fires. The Tuesday. the overflow of people. By late last province of Saskatchewan was night about 2,000 had gone through preparing to move 70 people from the the reception centre in Chetwynd as north-western community of Beauval the fire raged on. Some Tumbler Ridge because a fire was threatening the residents checked in at the emergency village. There are currently more than headquarters in Chetwynd before 100 forest fires raging in northern moving on to Dawson Creek, Prince Saskatchewan. About 150 residents of George and other areas, he says. Nordegg, Alta., were ordered from Saugstad says he plans to meet with their homes after a forest fire edged Provincial Emergency Program within three kilometres of the hamlet 9G-MKJ officials to discuss how many people in the foothills of the Rocky London, Jun 30 — A press report, are actually staying in Chetwynd and Mountains. Recent lightning strikes dated Jun 29, states: The October 2004 for how long. Tumbler Ridge Mayor have pushed the number of fires in crash of a Boeing 747 (9G-MKJ) Mike Caisley says the evacuation of Alberta to 146, with 50 burning out of aircraft that killed seven crew the community went smoothly. All control, including the Nordegg blaze. members was caused in part by 4,000 residents from his community A B.C. Forest Service official said the incorrect data entered into takeoff were ordered to evacuate yesterday growing number of new forest fires in software, but crew fatigue “increased evening after forest service officials the province is alarming. So far this the probability” of such a crucial feared the fire could shut down the fire season there have been more than mistake, the Transportation Safety only route out. The uncontrolled fire, 900 fires that have charred about 635 Board said today. The board’s final near Hourglass Creek, has already square kilometres of B.C. forest. report on the accident found the crew resulted in the closure of Highway 52. of the MK Airlines jet failed to notice While the fire was still 12 km from WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES that the engine throttles were set too town last night, the forest service and London, Jul 3 — A press report, low before the crash. The report said district decided it was better to get dated Jul 2, states: Firefighters the disaster likely occurred because a residents out now while one highway endured triple-digit temperatures crew member neglected to click on the is still open. At 1930 hrs, the District today in their battle against two correct icon of a computer software of Tumbler Ridge issued an evacuation wildfires in the Desert National program. That inadvertently put the order and began notifying residents Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada. A weight from the previous takeoff, more through local radio and door-knocking. 21,120-acre fire centered on the Sheep than 220,000 pounds lighter, into the Baljinder Jacques, a fire information Mountains about 50 miles north of Las system, which caused the aircraft to officer, said residents are being Vegas was 50 percent contained, with attempt an underpowered takeoff and encouraged to go to nearby Chetwynd, full containment expected Tuesday crash just beyond the runway. The where they will be put up in hotels or (Jul 4), fire information officer Hillerie heavily loaded aircraft carrying a school gymnasium. There are about Patton said. No containment estimate lobsters and tractor parts failed to lift 3,500 people living in Tumbler Ridge was available for a 2,500-acre blaze off from the Halifax International and another 500 mine workers in the about four miles north of Las Vegas Airport and dragged its tail along the area. Fenn said the Hourglass fire that was visible from the city. Winds runway before crashing into the woods. nearly doubled in size yesterday from caused the blaze to “kind of blow up on All crew members were killed. British- about 4,000 hectares in the morning to us,” Patton said. The fires threatened based MK Airlines has said it believes 7,400 by early evening. Three 20- endangered species habitat, Patton the crew received adequate rest, and person crews were battling the said, noting the 1.5-million-plus-acre that it provided adequate training on Hourglass fire yesterday, said Fenn, refuge is home to both desert bighorn the software used for takeoff. along with 14 helicopters. In addition, sheep and the desert tortoise. The there were three other fires blazing refuge is one of the largest intact C-FXVL near Tumbler Ridge, said Fenn, but blocks of desert bighorn sheep habitat London, Jun 30 — The Conair Air they were all at least 50 kilometres in the Southwest and the largest Tractor AT-802F, C-FXVL, was in the away and posed no immediate risk to national wildlife refuge in the circuit at Kamloops airport when the the town. The forest service is also mainland U.S. A 150-acre wildfire in engine stopped at 1834, Jun 28. The battling a wildfire in the Anahim Lake southern California that slowed traffic pilot landed the aircraft about 600 feet area which has forced the evacuation on a portion of Interstate 15 for three short of the runway. The pilot was not of one resident. Five aircraft and 118 days was nearing containment injured but the aircraft was firefighters have been dispatched to tonight, said California Department of substantially damaged. combat that blaze. Forestry spokesman Jeff Windham. London, Jul 6 — A press report, The fire began Friday (Jun 30) in C-GMZQ dated Jul 5, states: Residents of steep terrain near the freeway, which London, Jul 5 — The privately Tumbler Ridge displaced by a forest serves as a major artery for San Diego, operated Morane Saulnier MS 893E fire are being allowed to return to the inland cities east of Los Angeles aircraft, registration C-GMZQ, was their homes after an evacuation order and Las Vegas. The cause of the fire operating from a private airstrip six was lifted. Chetwynd Mayor Evan was under investigation. Six nautical miles north west of Grimshaw, Saugstad said today the evacuation firefighters have been treated for Alberta. Shortly after take-off, the order has been downgraded to an minor, heat-related injuries since the engine lost power. The aircraft settled

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36 Aviation into some trees causing substantial suffering severe burns, to nearby flight with 251 people on board made damage at 1045, local time, Jul 3. The hospitals. Reports said the plane was an emergency landing in Bangkok pilot and front passenger sustained fully booked at the time of the incident today after the plane experienced minor injuries and the two rear but did not specify the total number of problems with its landing gear, the passengers received serious injuries. passengers. It was also unclear airline said. The flight’s captain TSB investigators have deployed to the whether anyone was injured on the decided to turn the plane around 30 scene. ground. The cause for the crash of the minutes after it took off from Bangkok plane which was flying a 20-minute because he could not properly retract C-GPGX sightseeing tour in a 600-metre one of the Airbus 300-600’s wheels, the London, Jul 5 — The Precision altitude over Hamburg, has yet to be airline said. The flight had been bound Helicopters Inc. Bell 206B helicopter, determined. for Khon Kaen, 390km northeast of the registration C-GPGX, was departing capital. The passengers were the Nose Mountain forestry CRASH, MONTROSE, COLORADO, transferred to another plane and observation tower, Alberta, in support UNITED STATES reached their destination about one of forest fire suppression operations. See N1800Z. and a half hours late, it said. The Shortly after lift-off the helicopter airline said the plane was about 20 struck the ground killing one CRASH, ORLANDO EXECUTIVE years old, and was scheduled to soon passenger and seriously injuring one AIRPORT, UNITED STATES be phased out of the Thai fleet. other at 1815, local time, Jul 3. The London, Jun 30 — A press report, pilot and third passenger sustained dated Jun 29, states: Two people were EMERGENCY LANDING, DETROIT, minor inuries. injured today when a small aircraft UNITED STATES flipped at Orlando Executive Airport. London, Jun 30 — A press report, C-GRHM Local 6 News reported that the Piper dated today, states: The Federal London, Jul 5 — The Remote Cub flipped upside-down after landing Aviation Administration is Helicopters (NWT) Ltd. Bell 206B, on an airport runway. The pilot investigating what caused an aircraft registration C-GRHM, was conducting received a head injury during the to catch fire in the air at City Airport bucketing operations in support of crash and was transported to Orlando in Detroit. The Falcon 200 two-engine forest fire suppression activities Regional Medical Center. A passenger aircraft departed the airport last night approximately 25 nautical miles north aboard the aircraft received minor and returned because one of its east of Wabasca, Alberta. The injuries and was treated on the scene. engines was on fire. It was en route to helicopter collided with trees and came About 30 gallons of fuel spilled on the Quincy, Ill., with four people on board. to rest in an inverted position at 1620, runway. Airport officials also closed a Fire crews waited on the runway for local time, Jul 4. The pilot, the sole taxiway because of the presence of fire- the aircraft, which made its emergency occupant, was fatally injured. TSB rescue trucks, Local 6 News reported. landing at about 2213 hrs, according to investigators were deployed to the The runway and taxiway were authorities. By the time the aircraft scene. reopened a short time after the crash. landed, the fire had been extinguished. The cause of the crash is under No injuries were reported. CANCELLATION OF FLIGHTS, investigation. BRAZIL EMERGENCY LANDING, London, Jun 29 — A press report, CRASH, THIRSK, INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL dated today, states: Brazil’s state-run UNITED KINGDOM AIRPORT, INDIA airport administration agency London, Jun 29 — A press report, London, Jun 29 — A press report, (Infraero) reports that yesterday dated today, states: A pilot was dated today, states: Boeing aircraft morning, a total of 73 Varig flights believed to have died when his Piper with 14 passengers onboard today were cancelled, which works out to Aztec crashed into fields near Thirsk landed safely at the Indira Gandhi 78% of the 94 scheduled flights for the this afternoon.Witnesses to the crash International Airport after an engine period. Today the Rio de Janeiro described seeing smoke pouring out of trouble. The Boeing 707 aircraft of the business court judge, Luiz Roberto its engine before it hit the ground and Aviation Research Corps landed amid Ayoub, is scheduled to proceed with exploded at 1240 hrs. It crossed the full emergency measures at 1250 hrs further hearings on the proposal by A19 near Thirkleby, in Thirsk, before after the pilot informed to the Air Volo Brasil to buy Varig. Volo is an crashing into fields nearby. Witnesses Traffic Controller that the third engine investment group of Brazilian ran to help the pilot but were said to of the aircraft had shut down. businessmen, the American have been driven back by the intense investment fund, Matlin Patterson, heat. An ambulance service spokesman EMERGENCY LANDING, and investors from Macau. In Rio, the said the pilot was dead when NEW DELHI, INDIA Varig worker union continues to paramedics arrived at the scene. The London, Jul 2 — A press report, dated oppose the sale to Volo by filing suits Tees, East and North Yorkshire today, states: An Air India plane with in court questioning the composition of Ambulance service spokesman said: more than 160 passengers and crew the investment group, based on “At 1238 hrs we received an emergency aboard made an emergency landing at information that the foreign investors call to attend an incident at Thirkleby New Delhi’s international airport in it own more than 20% of the firm, Lodge near Thirsk. The air ambulance today, an official for the airline said. which is illegal under Brazilian and three officers attended. An aircraft The Airbus A-310 reported engine legislation. had crashed and there was one fatality. trouble while travelling from the Saudi The person was pronounced dead at city of Jeddah to New Delhi via the CRASH, CEDAR RAPIDS AREA, the scene.” The crash scene was close northern city of Lucknow, the official IOWA, UNITED STATES to Bagby airfield. John Dundon, said. “The aircraft reported a technical See N2877F. spokesman for Bagby Airfield, said: fault and the flight landed under “At approximately 1240 hrs a Piper emergency conditions,” said Jitender CRASH, HAMBURG, GERMANY Aztec with one person on board Bhargava, director of public relations London, Jul 2 — A press report, dated crashed approximately half a mile for Air India. “The fire brigade was put today, states: At least four people were south of Bagby. The emergency on alert as part of normal procedures killed, among them a child, and two services are in attendance and the air for such a landing,” he said. No more were severely injured when a accident investigation branch has been injuries were reported among the water plane crashed today in the port informed.” The only remains of the passengers and crew. of Hamburg, news reports quoted the aircraft was a tail-piece, lying in a corn Hamburg fire department as saying. field, 200 yards from the A19. INCIDENT AT ISLAMABAD The small aircraft, type De Havilland AIRPORT, PAKISTAN Beaver DHC-2, crashlanded on railway EMERGENCY LANDING, Karachi, Jul 3 — Reported that a tracks in the Hamburg district of BANGKOK, THAILAND Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Wilhelmsburg, bursting into flames. London, Jul 3 — A press report, dated Airbus A310, was involved in an Ambulances transferred the injured, today, states: A Thai Airways domestic incident at Islamabad International

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37 Aviation airport, yesterday. It was reported that possible cause. Montrose County person who died was from out of state, PIA flight 308 from Karachi to Coroner Mark Young said earlier that and the two injured were conscious when Islamabad, went out of control during witnesses reported the engine was they were taken from the wreckage. The its landing and the captain used an sputtering or had stopped. The aircraft helicopter was contracted through Ri Tel emergency break. As a result, four of crashed Monday (Jul 3)morning while Copter Services Inc. in Hudson. A the aircraft’s tyres burst. No injuries to practicing takeoffs and landings at woman who answered the telephone at anyone onboard the plane were Montrose Municipal Airport about 180 the company said a family member was reported. Captain Farooq Shaikh told miles south-west of Denver, authorities piloting the aircraft and declined to airlines and the civil aviation said. Young identified the victims as comment. authorities, the incident may have David Gibson from Aspen and Larry London, Jul 4 — Bell 206B JetRanger have been due to over-speeding during Smalley a flight instructor from Rifle N2877F crashed near Walford, Iowa, at landing. PIA later arranged to for with more than 40 years flying 1750, Jun 30. The aircraft was replacement tyres from Karachi. — experience. It was not immediately clear destroyed. One of the three persons on Lloyd’s List Correspondent. which man had the controls at the time board was killed and the other two were of the crash. Gibson, who was also a seriously injured. INCIDENT, PAPHOS AIRPORT, pilot, had bought the aircraft about a CYPRUS week ago, Young said. The parked truck N615M London, Jun 30 — A press report, dated and a nearby pickup were destroyed in London, Jul 2 — A press report, dated today, states: A German LTU flight the fiery crash, but no one on the ground Jul 1, states: Two people were killed carrying 187 passengers and crew from was hurt, officials said. Schlamm said when their small plane crashed in a Dusseldorf to Paphos yesterday suffered investigators will also review the pilot’s rural area of Ventura County and burst a four-tyre blow out upon landing on the experience and training and the into flames. Sheriff’s Captain Tom runway of Paphos Airport. The incident maintenance records of the aircraft and Convery said two others, including a boy, occurred at 1830 hrs, with airport will interview any witnesses. He said a were ejected and seriously injured. officials taking two-and-a-half hours to preliminary report could be available in Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters clear all the debris from the runway. No a week to 10 days but a final report discovered the plane in a drainage ditch injuries were reported and all could take six months to a year. along a road in Somis. The single-engine passengers were safely taken off the London, Jul 5 — Beechcraft Bonanza plane had broken apart and was aircraft. Paphos Airport Civil Aviation A36TC N1800Z crashed near Montrose, engulfed in flames. The Federal Aviation Services Manager, Androula Colorado, at 1610, Jul 3, while on a Administration and the National Christodoulou said the problem forced flight from Montrose to Rifle, CO. The Transportation Safety Board are the authorities to close the airport, aircraft was destroyed. The two persons investigating the cause of the crash. affecting a total of five flights scheduled on board were killed. London, Jul 4 — Beechcraft Bonanza for last night. Some were diverted to A36 N615M crashed near Camarillo, Larnaca Airport. “We couldn’t fix the N1SE California, at 1840, Jul 1. The aircraft aircraft and we are waiting for spare London, Jul 4 — A press report, dated was destroyed. Two of the four persons parts from Germany,” she said, adding Jul 3, states: A Tulsa doctor died and his on board were killed and the other two however that she could not speculate as grandson is in critical condition after a were seriously injured. to the time required to reopen the small plane crash in Owasso. State airport because of the problem’s troopers siad the pilot was 61-year-old N681FD “technical nature.” Dr. William Ronald Barnes.and that his London, Jun 30 — A press report, dated grandson broke both of his arms and legs today, states: A Chicago Fire N1800Z and was burned over 30 percent of his Department helicopter (Bell UH-1H, London, Jul 4 — A press report, dated body. Troopers said Dr. Barnesø Cessna N681FD) on its way to a report of a Jul 3, states: London, July 4 — A press 180 went down near East 76th Street person in the water at a North Side report, dated July 3, states: A small North and North 181st East Avenue. beach was forced to make an emergency plane crashed into a tractor-trailer rig Investigators are still trying to establish crash landing today on the South Side, parked on a residential street today and what caused the crash. The FAA was on landing upside-down on the lakeshore burst into flames, killing both people the scene investigating and the National near 39th Street, according to fire aboard, authorities said. No one on the Transportation and Safety Board will officials. Four people were aboard the ground was injured, said Allen Weese, also investigate. helicopter — two pilots and two divers. Montrose Fire Protection battalion chief. London, Jul 4 — Cessna 180K Fire Commissioner Ray Orozco said they The victims were identified as David (Skywagon) N1SE crashed near Owasso, were taken to hospitals in stable Gibson, 61, a prominent architect from Oklahoma, at 1425, Jul 2, while on a condition. A witness, however, saw one Aspen, and Larry Smalley, 65, a flight flight from Owasso. The aircraft was person in appparently serious condition instructor from Rifle with more than 40 destroyed. One of the two persons on put into an ambulance. The accident years flying experience, Montrose County board was killed and the other was forced the closure of southbound Lake Coroner Mark Young said. Gibson had seriously injured. Shore Drive at the accident scene while bought the plane about a week ago and crews clear away the wreckage just was working to gain 15 hours of flight N2877F south of 31st and north of Oakwood. The experience, including “stop and go” London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated three people on board walked away, with landings with the six-passenger plane for Jun 30, states: A helicopter being used to no one hurt. insurance purposes, Young said. Young film scenes for a movie struck wires and said some witnesses reported the plane’s crashed in eastern Iowa today, killing London, Jul 4 — Bell UH-1H N681FD engine was sputtering or had stopped. He one person and critically injuring two crashed on South Lake Shore Drive, said a preliminary investigation others, authorities said. The helicopter Chicago, Illinois, at 1659, Jun 30. The indicates the propeller wasn’t powered crashed just before 1300 hrs, said Jim aircraft was destroyed. The three when it crashed. Saunders, a spokesman for the Iowa persons on board were injured. London, Jul 5 — A press report, dated Department of Public Safety. Federal today, states: Investigators examined the Aviation Administration officials in N6867T wreckage of a single-engine Beechcraft Kansas City said the helicopter, a Bell London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated Bonanza yesterday, trying to determine 206, crashed after a “wire strike.” It was Jun 30, states: An airplane owned by a why it crashed into a parked truck in a reported that the helicopter was filming Sioux City man crashed in West Virginia residential neighborhood, killing a pilot a parade for the movie “The Final this morning, killing both people inside. and a flight instructor. National Season” about a high school baseball The airplane was owned by Russell C. Transportation Safety Board spokesman team. Witnesses said the helicopter was Ross of Sioux City. It crashed near the Paul Schlamm said the wreckage would carrying the pilot, a producer and a Braxton County Airport in Sutton, W. be moved to a salvage hangar in Greeley photographer when it hit power lines Va., around 1145 hrs. West Virginia and the engine would be disassembled and crashed into a field about 10 miles State Police said the aircraft apparently there. Schlamm said investigators had southwest of Cedar Rapids. Benton clipped a tree just after taking off, made no determination about the County Sheriff Randy Forsyth said the crashed just beyond the runway and

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38 Aviation/Space Vehicles caught on fire. Federal Aviation ZS-POG said they would send a pair of officials Administration spokesman Jim Peters London, Jul 2 — A press report, dated to investigate the crash site today. said the plane was a twin-engine 1960 Jul 1, states: Three people were Brad Watson, a pilot for Southern Cessna 310 and was headed to Norfolk, injured when a South African light Right Air Charters at Cape Town Va. No more information on the victims aircraft crashed yesterday evening in International, died of his injuries at was available, except that the people the Southern Mozambican resort of Lanseria Airport, west of killed were an elderly man and Vilankulo, the Maputo daily Johannesburg, to where he had been woman. Jetsun Aviation officials newspaper “Noticias” reported today. airlifted. Watson flew the 10-seater confirmed that Ross and his wife took The three injured occupants are; Neil Grand Caravan when it crashed in the off in an airplane from the Sioux Petry, Brad Watson and Shelly Gould, town of Vilankulos at about 1900 (Jun Gateway Airport yesterday morning. all South African tourists. They were 30). Watson’s co-pilot, Shelley Gould Pilots at the Braxton County Airport conscious when they were taken to the and passenger Neil Petrie, both from today told the Charleston (S.C.) local hospital. The plane came down Base 4 Aviation at Cape Town Gazette that the couple said they had close to a house, but there are no International, were injured. The three stopped in Sutton for the night before reports of any deaths or injuries on the were to refuel at Vilankulos before going to New York because of weather ground. It knocked down two palm flying to Madagascar on Saturday. conditions. FAA officials were at the trees, and, as a result, the plane is a Gould suffered lacerations to her face site and investigating, the State Police complete write off. It was a Grand and a broken jaw, and Petrie had said. Caravan, with the registration number lacerations and bruises to his head. London, Jul 4 — Cessna 310D ZS-POG. The plane had set off from Darryl Waterford, chief executive of N6867T crashed near Sutton, West Polokwane in the South African Base 4 Aviation, said while Petrie was Virginia, at 1430, Jun 30, while on a province of Limpopo. According to the to be discharged from Milpark Hospital flight from Sutton to Norfolk, Virginia. flight plan, it was to have landed at yesterday afternoon, Gould was to The aircraft was destroyed. The two Vilankulo airport. The South Africans remain in intensive care for a few more persons on board were killed. planned to stay overnight in Vilankulo, days. Ian Cornish, regional general and had reservations at a local hotel. manager of SOS Air Rescue Services in N6970S They were to have flown on to Johannesburg, said Gould and Petrie London, Jun 30 — A press report, Madagascar today. The causes of the were both airlifted to Milpark Hospital dated today, states: Two people were crash are not yet known. around midnight on Friday. Netcare injured late last night when their London, Jul 2 — A press report, dated 911 sent an aircraft for Watson a few Cessna 150 N6970S crashed after today, states: A Cape Town-based pilot hours later on Saturday morning. “We encountering mechanical trouble and died and two others were seriously dealt with the two patients as one of attempting to make an emergency injured when their 10-seater Grand them was covered by Discovery and the landing at the base of some pine trees Caravan aircraft crashed in the other was a private patient with a on the grounds of the Delaware southern Mozambican town of guarantee of payment. (Watson’s) Hospital for the Chronically ill, off Vilankulos on Friday (Jun 30) after scheme was handled by Netcare 911, so Sunnyside Road, Smyrna. The crash apparently losing engine power as they he was dealt with separately by them,” occurred about 2300 hrs. and was a few were coming in to land. The aircraft said Cornish. He said it cost about yards from the shore of Lake Como.A was damaged beyond repair. Brad R92,000 for the use of each aircraft. private airstrip is located nearby, just Watson of Southern Right Air Charters outside of the town limits. State police at Cape Town International Airport, were on the scene and a representative which was operating the flight, died of from the Federal Aviation his injuries. Shelley Gould, a pilot and Administration said the agency will instructor at Base 4 Aviation at Cape investigate. They were expected to Town International Airport, was arrive this morning, police on the scene seriously injured and had surgery after said. Smyrna police, firefighters and being airlifted to Milpark Hospital in emergency medical technicians also Johannesburg. She broke her jaw and were at the crash site early today. The has extensive dental damage as well as aircraft, manufactured in 1967, is lacerations. Neil Petrie, also of Base 4, DISCOVERY registered to Galdieri Aviation Inc., of had cuts and bruises. Gould and London, Jul 5 — A press report, dated Grasonville, Md. Watson were co-piloting the aircraft Jul 6, states: The space shuttle and had flown in from Polokwane in Discovery’s astronauts have begun N7601P Limpopo. Petrie was a passenger. their first full day in orbit by London, Jul 4 — Piper PA-18-150 Darryl Waterford, chief executive inspecting the nose and wings of their (Super Cub) N7601P flipped over on officer of Base 4, said he was not yet craft to make sure it experienced no landing at Orlando Executive Airport, aware of the exact details of what had damage during its launch. Discovery’s Florida, at 1410, Jun 29, following a happened. The Grand Caravan is used seven crew members deployed a robotic local flight. The aircraft sustained extensively in Africa on game farms arm equipped with cameras and a substantial damage. One of the two and for humanitarian relief and is laser to check on the shuttle. During persons on board was seriously regarded as extremely reliable by the seven-hour operation, the crew injured. people in the aviation industry. The focused on the protective heat shield aircraft knocked down two palm trees on the shuttle wings’ leading edge. ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, as it crash-landed but there were no They will also search for any damage FLORIDA, UNITED STATES reports of any fatalities or injuries that may have been caused by the See N7601P. among people on the ground. The small pieces of foam insulation that Mozambican authorities said the South broke off in the first few minutes after YV-229C Africans had filed a flight plan, launch. The astronauts will then London, July 1 — Cessna U206 YV- according to which they would have configure their spacesuits in 229C, owned and operated by Rutaca landed at Vilankulos, spent the night preparation for two or three Air Services, was destroyed following a in the town, then flown on to spacewalks after the shuttle docks loss of control while landing near Madagascar yesterday. with the International Space Station Chiguao, Estado de Bolivar, Venezuela, London, Jul 5 — A press report, dated (ISS) on Thursday (Jul 6). Tuesday’s at 1500, UTC, June 26. The pilot, sole Jul 4, states: South Africa is sending launch marked just the second shuttle occupant of the aircraft, was fatally two aviation experts to join the mission since the Feb 2003 Columbia injured. The flight originated from investigation of an aircraft crash in disaster, in which the shuttle Ciudad Bolivar with Chiguao, at its which a Cape Town pilot was killed splintered apart upon re-entry into intended destination; however, the and two others were injured in Earth’s atmosphere, leading to the flight was forced to divert to Canaima Mozambique. Gilbert Thwala, the Civil grounding of shuttle flights for nearly due to inclement weather along the Aviation Authority’s executive two and a half years. But NASA route of flight. manager of occurrence investigations, appeared pleased with the

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39 Space Vehicles/Product Recalls/Port Conditions performance of Discovery’s external garments were sold xxclusively at Commission, in co-operation with CFM fuel tank, which lost only small pieces Mervyns and Toys øRø Us/Babies øRø Corp. of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, of foam insulation Tuesday, without Us nationwide from December 2005 today announced a voluntary recall of posing any serious threat to the through May 2006. The suits were approximately 1,300 Sequoia Wood shuttle’s heat shield. NASA officials priced by size including: newborn/ infant Burning Fireplaces. Due to insufficient have struggled to fix problems about $18, toddler between $22 and $28 insulation or a missing weld, some of associated with the persistent loss of and ages four to seven about $24. these fireplaces could pose a fire foam insulation since the debris hazard. No incidents/injuries have doomed Columbia. NASA placed more CORDLESS NAILERS, been reported. Only models EWF30, than 100 cameras around Discovery’s UNITED STATES EWF36, and EWF36A are affected by launch pad for Tuesday’s lift-off to London, Jun 30 — A press release this recall. The recalled fireplaces are detect any loose debris. The ISS will issued by the U.S. Consumer Product 400 or 700 pound steel plate wood- then take pictures of the vessel’s heat Safety Commission on Jun 29, states: burning fireplaces with the trade name shield while it performs a back flip The U.S. Consumer Product Safety “Sequoia.” The fireplaces measure 30- during its approach. “The tank Commission, in co-operation with inches-wide or 36-inches-wide, have performed very well this time,” space Porter-Cable, of Jackson, Tenn., today doors which seal them and are shuttle program manager Wayne Hale a public safety notice in respect of designed for installation in openings in told reporters Tuesday, hours after about 25,000 Porter-Cable Cordless the walls of homes that connect to Discovery blasted off from the Kennedy Brad Nailer. The nailer can eject a nail chimneys. Manufactured in Canada Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, while the switch is in the “off” position and the United States, the fireplaces Florida. “This is a great improvement.” if the trigger is pulled and it is placed were sold at authorized Vermont He said there was no concern for the on a surface. This can pose a serious Castings dealers in Canada and the seven Discovery astronauts’ safety. “We injury to consumers or bystanders. United States from January 1, 2003 don’t see any concerns for the orbiter,” Porter-Cable has received two reports through mid-April, 2006 for about Hale said. The agency had said the of injuries, including puncture wounds $2,200 for the EWF30 and about seven astronauts could take refuge at to the leg and back requiring surgical $3,000 for the EWF36 and EWF36A. the ISS and wait for a rescue mission removal of the nail. The nailer is used in the event the shuttle suffered to drive nails into wood. Model number HONDA MOTOR VEHICLES, JAPAN irreparable damage. During their 12- BN200V12 is located on the name Tokyo, Jun 29 — Honda Motor Co Ltd to-13-day mission to the ISS, the plate on the magazine of the unit. has informed the transport ministry it astronauts will test new equipment “Porter+Cable” is printed on the plans to recall 124,322 cars due to a and procedures aimed at increasing nailer’s motor housing. Manufactured defective brake lamp, the ministry said. shuttle safety. They will also deliver 12 in Taiwan, the nailers were sold at The recalled vehicles include Acty light tonnes of critical supplies and other major home centre and hardware trucks and Vamos minivans, cargo to the ISS, including a new stores nationwide from September manufactured between February 2002 oxygen generator for the space station 2001 through to December 2005 for and June this year. In a worst case that would allow crews of six people, between $230 and $280. scenario, the brake lamps in these double the current amount, for the ISS models could malfunction, Honda told starting in 2009. DIGITAL DIVE COMPUTERS, the ministry. Japan’s third-largest UNITED STATES automaker said it has so far received London, Jun 26 — A press release, eight claims relating to the defect, but issued by the U.S. Consumer Product that there have been no reports of the Safety Commission, dated Jun 22, fault resulting in any incidents that states: The U.S. Consumer Product caused death or injury. — Reuters. Safety Commission, in co-operation with Oceanic, of San Leandro, Calif., today announced a voluntary recall of t approximately 6,100 Versa Pro 2A CHILDRENS WINDSUITS, Digital Dive Computers. When using UNITED STATES the dive computer set for “User London, Jun 26 — A press release, Selected Digital Gauge Mode,” the issued by the U.S. Consumer Product “Elapsed Dive Time” displayed can Safety Commission, dated Jun 22, exceed the actual elapsed time under states: The U.S. Consumer Product water. This can cause divers to ascend AUSTRALIA Safety Commission, in co-operation before fulfilling a decompression London, Jun 28 — Vessels at with Adjmi Apparel Group, of New obligation, resulting in decompression Australia’s southern Port of Newcastle York, N.Y. (Adjmi is an authorized sickness.Oceanic has received one are waiting for more than five days to licensee of childrenøs apparel products report of the dive computers load coal because of congestion of Reebok International Ltd., of malfunctioning. No injuries have been following port maintenance, Reuters Canton, Mass.) , today announced a reported. The recall involves Oceanic- said yesterday . The waiting time at voluntary recall of approximately brand Versa Pro 2A dive computers the port for vessels scheduled to load 55,000 Reebok Childrenøs Windsuit. with serial numbers 12000 through rose to 5.35 days, the longest in at The Reebok logo appliquÈ on the clear 18176 which can be accessed and least six weeks, and up 1.95 days from rubber zipper pull on the jacket can viewed on the computer’s display. The the previous week. A port official said detach, posing a choking or aspiration serial number and “r2A” are printed on the longer waiting time was probably hazard to young children. Reebok has the side of the unit. This recall does caused by a backlog of vessels waiting received one report of a child that not include any other Oceanic brand to load since last week. Another official began to choke from a detached Reebok dive computer, or Versa Pro 2A while said last week that the planned port logo appliquÈ. No injuries have been operated in normal decompression dive maintenance of loading equipment was reported. The recalled Reebok computer mode. Manufactured in the scheduled to finish within the week childrenøs windsuits are full-zip boys United States, authorized Oceanic ended Jun 26 . The Port of Newcastle polyester jacket and pants sets with a dealers sold Versa Pro 2A digital dive terminal shipped a total of 1.3 million cotton lining and the name øReebokø computers nation-wide from March tonnes of coal for the week ended Jun and/or Reebokøs Vector logo 2003 through to April 2006 for between 26 and about 36,000 tonnes, or 2.9%, embroidered on the chest of the jacket. $430 and $640. over the previous week, including The suits were sold in eight different exports to Japan, Korea and China. Of color combinations: orange/navy, light FIREPLACES, UNITED STATES the total, three vessels with gross blue/royal blue, red/navy, London, Jun 29 — A press release, registered tonnage of 202,212 tonnes yellow/gunmetal, yellow/navy, issued by The U.S. Consumer Product were headed to Mexico and the blue/navy, green/navy and red/black. Safety Commission on Jun 28, states: Netherlands, said the Newcastle Port Manufactured in Bangladesh, the The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Corp. Currently, 22 vessels are waiting

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40 Port Conditions off the port to load 1.9m tonnes of coal, July 2005 and May this year, and and three to South Korea. Coal stocks compared with 18 the previous week. expects to bring its total to 79.1m by at the Carrington and Kooragang Three vessels are waiting in the port to the end of the financial year. — berths rose last week by 142,169 load 350,649 tonnes, the NPC data “Lloyd’s List Daily Commercial tonnes to 926,271 tonnes, the NPC showed. A total of 15 coal vessels News.” said. entered the port in the week, three London, July 5 — Coal exports from more than the week ended Jun 19. Newcastle port could hit a record high DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Coal stocks at the Carrington and this month in spite of congestion that CONGO Kooragang berths dipped last week by has caused a long queue, the port London, July 3 — A press report, about 220,290 tonnes to 784,102 operator said yesterday, Reuters dated today, states: A congestion million tonnes, theNPC said. reports . The waiting time for coal surcharge has been imposed at Matadi Sydney, Jun 28 — The port of vessels to load at Newcastle rose to port in the Democratic Republic of Newcastle was not experiencing any 7.63 days in the week to July 3, the Congo by members of the Europe West unusual delays, contrary to media longest in at last seven weeks and up Africa Trade Agreement (EWATA - reports this week, a spokesman for the 2.28 days from the previous week, CSAV, Delmas, Hapag-Lloyd, Libra, Newcastle Port Corporation said this Newcastle Port Corporation data Maersk Line, Nile Dutch Africa Line, morning (Jun 28). Overseas news showed. But exports over the week OT Africa Line and Safmarine). The services and Newcastle media had climbed to 1.7m tonnes, about 420,000 surcharge is a result of the recent reported that port maintenance had tonnes or a third more than the strike which led to berthing delays. caused loading delays this week. A previous week. The NPC projects coal The new surcharges are £445 per TEU spokesman for the port said that there exports for the whole of July to rise and £3 per freight ton for conventional was no maintenance being carried out 10.8% from June to 7,751,000 tonnes, cargo. They take effect from July 5. at present and the port was operating which would surpass the previous smoothly. A $4m upgrade of the port, record from October last year by ITALY announced by state ports minister Joe 105,000 tonnes. A source from the port Genoa, Jun 26 — Port situation: Genoa: Tripodi this month, had not begun yet, said the longer waiting time last week One bulk carrier waiting for berth. the spokesman said. There are was due to congestion that was Average delay in berthing 12 hours. presently 22 vessels waiting off the probably caused by lower-than-usual Savona: No vessels awaiting normal or coast of Newcastle to load almost 2m production at mines, railway special berth. La Spezia: No vessels tonnes of coal, up from 18 last week. maintenance and an increase in awaiting berths. — Lloyd’s Agents. The port expects to handle almost 7m demand from Japanese utilities. tonnes this month. The average Currently 24 vessels are waiting off SYRIA waiting time for vessels this week is the port to load 2,448,609 tonnes of Aleppo, Jun 24 — Waiting time 5.35 days, up 1.95 days from last week. coal, up from 22 vessels last week, the presently 24 hours at Lattakia and two The port handled 54 vessels in week NPC data showed. Five vessels are days at Tartous. — Lloyd’s Agents. ending Tuesday (Jun 27), with 69 waiting in the port to load 428,400 Aleppo, Jul 1 — Waiting time presently vessels expected in the next seven tonnes. A total of 19 coal vessels 24 hours at Lattakia and two days at days. That figure is scheduled to drop entered the port in the week, five more Tartous. — Lloyd’s Agents. back to 49 vessels for the week than the week ended June 19. Of the starting Jul 5. The port of Newcastle 22 coal vessels that left the port, 13 handled 74.2m tonnes of coal between were headed to Japan, five to Taiwan

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41 Port Conditions

Port Delays (Information received from BIMCO, Denmark and Indian Ports Association, New Delhi)

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

Australia Abbot Point 10-Jul-2006 Coal: 8 vessels due by 25/7; there will be a maintenance shutdown from 07.0015/8 to 07.00 21/8. .. Brisbane 10-Jul-2006 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 1 vessel due 22/7.. Dalrymple Bay 10-Jul-2006 Coal: DBCT berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; DBCT berth 2: at present experiencing a 48 hour maintenance shutdown; DBCT berth 3: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; other vessels not scheduled: 14 vessels waiting; 24 vessels due by 28/7. Dampier 10-Jul-2006 Iron ore: Parker Point A berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 13 vessels due by 29/7; Parker Point berth 2: 2 vessels waiting; 8 vessels due by 22/7; Parker Point berth 3: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 8 vessels due by 20/7. Esperance 12-Jul-2006 Jul 12: Grain: 4 vessels due by 4/8, 1 to load grain pool, 3 wheat; up to 7 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Jul 10: Iron ore: 3 vessels due by 16/6. Geraldton 12-Jul-2006 Jul 12: Grain: 4 vessels due by 21/7, all to load wheat; up to 13 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Jul 10: Iron ore: 4 vessels due by 26/7. Gladstone 12-Jul-2006 Jul 12: Grain: 1 vessel loading wheat; no delays expected. Jul 10: Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 1 berthed, 15 waiting; 37 vessels due by 4/9; shiploader 2 will be shut down for repairs and maintenance from 00.01 on 17/7 to 23.59 on 20/7; Barney Point: 1 vessel berthed, 1 waiting; 8 vessels due by 20/9; shiploading operations will be shut down for maintenance from 10- 15/7. Hay Point 10-Jul-2006 Coal: Berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 8 vessels due by 19/7; Berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 3 vessels due by 18/7; 3 vessels due by 23/8, not yet scheduled for berthing. Newcastle 12-Jul-2006 Jul 12: Six vessels due by 23/7, 5 to load wheat, 1 sorghum/barley; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Jul 10: Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 12 waiting; 44 vessels due by 14/8; 5-19 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; 12 vessels off port awaiting berths; Dykes 4+5: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 9 waiting; 16 vessels due by 29/7; 8-12 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; 8 vessels off port awaiting coal. Port Hedland 10-Jul-2006 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 5 vessels due by 17/7; there will be a 48 hour shutdown for shiploader maintenance on 18/7; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 7 vessels due by 19/7; 7 other vessels due by 31/7, no e.t.a. received; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 1 vessel due 16/7; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 6 vessels due by 18/7; Cockatoo Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 2 vessels due by 21/7. Port Kembla 10-Jul-2006 Coal: 11 vessels due by 5/8. Port Walcott 10-Jul-2006 Iron ore: 5 vessels waiting; 13 vessels due by 17/7.

Azerbaijan Apsheron 10-Jul-2006 Oil products: Dubendi terminal: 2 vessels berthed, 1 stopped discharging crude oil, 1 discharging fuel oil; 1 vessel in roads to discharge crude oil; 2 vessels due by 11/7, 1 to discharge fuel oil, 1 crude oil. Baku 10-Jul-2006 Oil products: Bay of Baku: no vessels; Azerneftyag terminal: no vessels; AzerTrans terminal - Nobel avenue: 1 vessel due 10/7 to discharge crude oil; Sangachal district: no vessels.

Bulgaria Bourgas 10-Jul-2006 Seventeen vessels in port operating, of which 9 loading (1 sulphur, 1 metals, 3 coils, 1 baryte concentrate, 1 bagged ammonium nitrate, 1 barley, 1 copper anodes), 8 discharging (1 lead concentrate, 1 scrap, 2 metals, 2 copper concentrate, 1 iron ore, 1 billets); 3 vessels in roads, of which 1 empty vessel to load, 2 to discharge (1 coal, 1 copper concentrate); 12 vessels due, of which 3 to load (2 coils, 1 containers), 6 to discharge (1 containers, 2 manganese ore, 1 salt, 1 fuels, 1 iron ore), 3 passenger vessels. Varna 10-Jul-2006 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions 3-10 July: Thirty-four vessels in port operating of which 17 loading (1 wheat, 3 equipment in packing cases, 1 chamotte, 1 soda light, 1 caustic soda, 1 bulk sulphuric acid, 2 bulk clinker, 1 kaolin, 5 soda/TSP, 1 construction materials), 10 discharging (1 iron bars, 6 bulk coal, 1 bulk slag, 1 raw phosphate, 1 clinker), 6 discharging/loading containers; no vessels waiting in roads.

Cyprus Laranaca 11-Jul-2006 Two conventional vessels discharging at berth; no vessels due 12/7; no delays expected. Limassol 11-Jul-2006 Five container vessels discharging/loading at berth, 4 conventional vessels discharging at berth; 2 container vessels, 1 conventional vessel, 3 passenger vessels due 12/7; no delays expected. .

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42 Port Conditions

Egypt Adabiya 10-Jul-2006 Three vessels berthed (loading/discharging), all general cargo. Alexandria 10-Jul-2006 Thirty-three vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 27 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 3 container vessels; 9 vessels at inner anchorage, 6 at outer anchorage. Damietta 10-Jul-2006 Twenty-six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 19 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 5 container vessels; 22 vessel at outer anchorage, none at inner anchorage.. Dekheila 10-Jul-2006 Seven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 1 general cargo, 6 bulk carriers; 2 vessels at outer anchorage. Port Said 10-Jul-2006 Eight vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 5 container vessels. Suez 10-Jul-2006 Seven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 4 passenger vessels; 3 tugs, 1 vessel dry-docked. Suez Canal 10-Jul-2006 Twenty-six vessels transiting Northbound, 25 Southbound.

Estonia Tallinn 10-Jul-2006 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): 1 oil products vessel loading at berth, no vessels waiting at anchorage; 1 vessel due, with 7 days berthing delay expected.

Georgia Batumi 10-Jul-2006 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed at CBM loading crude oil, 2 at other berths of which 1 discharging gasoil, 1 loading gasoil; 1 vessel in roads to load crude oil; 8 vessels due by 31/7, all to load, of which 4 crude oil, 1 kerosene, 1 LPG, 1 gasoil, 1 naphtha. Poti 10-Jul-2006 Oil products: no vessels. Supsa 10-Jul-2006 Oil products: 1 vessel in roads to load crude oil; 1 vessel due 21/7 to load crude oil.

India Kolkata 10-Jul-2006 7 vessels operating at berth of which 2 vessels loading Containers, 3 vessels discharging (P. Coke, Container, Edible Oil ), 2 vessels waiting to discharge (Containers, Edible Oil); 5 vessels under repair; 2 vessels under dry docked; 2 vessels due (General Cargo, Containers). Haldia 10-Jul-2006 14 vessels operating at berth of which 5 vessels loading (Iron Ore-4, POL), 9 vessels discharging (Crude, Coke-2, Rock Phosphate, Met Coke, CBFS, Pulses, POL, Prxl); 13 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 5 to discharge, 8 to load), 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load; 2 vessels due (Iron Ore, Containers). Paradip 10-Jul-2006 8 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading ( Iron Ore-3, Chrome Ore), 4 vessels discharging ( Coking Coal, Lime Coke, Rock Phosphate); 9 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 6 to discharge, 3 to load), 2 vessels waiting at anchorage (1 to load, 1 to discharge); 22 vessels due. Visakhapatnam 10-Jul-2006 15 vessels operating at berth of which 7 vessels loading ( Food Grains, WR Coil, Steel Plates, HR Coils, Fold Spar, Product Tanker-2), 8 vessels discharging (Steel Pipes, Timber, Coking Coal-2, P. Coke, Steam Coal, L. Ammonia, Urea); 1 vessel awaiting berth at anchorage to discharge, 6 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage ( 4 to discharge, 2 to load ); 34 vessels due ( Iron Ore-8, Steel Cargo-3, Granite, Ferro Chrome, Soya, Product Tankers-2, Molten Sulphur-2, Rock Phosphate, Coking Coal-8, Containers-2, Steam Coal, Bauxite, Anthracite Coal, Methanol). Chennai 10-Jul-2006 14 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading ( Project, IOL, Iron Ore), 7 vessels discharging ( Urea, Steam Coal-2, Thermal Coal-3, High Speed Diesel ), 4 vessels loading and discharging (General Cargo/Granite Block, Containers-3); 2 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 1 to load, 1 to discharge), 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load ; 4 vessels due (Steam Coal, Containers, MEG, C. Oil). Tuticorin 10-Jul-2006 6 vessels operating at berth of which 2 vessels loading ( Salt, General Cargo ), 4 vessels discharging ( LPG, Thermal Coal, Copper Concentrate, DAP); 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load. Cochin 10-Jul-2006 4 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Naphtha, 1 vessel discharging coal, 2 vessels loading and discharging Containers. New Mangalore 10-Jul-2006 6 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading Iron Ore Fines, 2 vessels discharging ( Coal, LPG); 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge; 21 vessels due (POL Product-4, POL Crude-4, Iron Ore Fines-7, LPG, Crude Palm Oil, Granite Stone-2, Crude Soya Oil, Urea ). Mormugao 10-Jul-2006 3 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Iron Ore, 2 vessels discharging ( MOP, Coal), 1 vessel working at midstream and loading Iron Ore; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage (1 to discharge, 1 to load); 4 vessels under dry docked; 7 vessels due (S. Slabs, Alumina, Lime Stone, Met Coke, Iron Ore-3 ). Mumbai 10-Jul-2006 20 vessels operating at berth of which 10 vessels loading (POL, Bagged Sugar-3, Steel Cargo-3, Containers/Steel/ General / Veh-2, Rice/Sugar), 8 vessels discharging (POL, Steel Cargo-3, Peas in bulk, Rock Phosphate, Project Cargo, Plywood), 2 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 8 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage to discharge, 4 vessels not ready to work at anchorage ( 1 to discharge, 2 to load, 1 to load and discharge), 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load; 9 vessels under repairs/dry docked; 7 vessels under arrest; 37 vessels under laid up (Berths not required for cargo operations); 31 vessels due ( Contaners-4, Oil, General Cargo-26). J.N.P.T. 10-Jul-2006 7 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Naphtha, 1 vessel discharging SKO/ Naphtha, 5 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 3 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 2 to load and discharge, 3 to discharge); 5 vessels due ( Containers-2, Liquid-3). Kandla 10-Jul-2006 15 vessels operating at berth of which 7 vessels loading ( Cement-2, Agriculture Products-3, Other Liquids-2), 7 vessels discharging ( POL-2, Other Liquids, DAP, Project Cargo, Timber Logs-2 ) , 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers, 3 vessels discharging at midstream (Timber Logs, St. Cargo, S.B.O.); 15 vessels not ready to work at anchorage (7 to discharge, 8 to load); 1 vessel under dry docked; 1 vessel for bunkering.

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Ennore 10-Jul-2006 2 vessels operating at berth discharging Thermal Coal; 2 vessels due ( MV Tamil Anna (Thermal Coal), MV Sea Bulk Quality (Iron Ore)).

Israel Ashdod 10-Jul-2006 Two general cargo vessels loading at berth, 10 vessels discharging at berth (7 general cargo, 3 bulkers), 3 vessels loading/discharging at berth (2 containers, 1 passenger vessel); 3 general cargo vessels waiting at anchorage load/discharge; 20 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Eilat 10-Jul-2006 No vessels berthed, none waiting at anchorage; 2 vessels due, with no delays expected. Haifa 10-Jul-2006 Five vessels discharging at berth (2 general cargo, 3 bulkers), 9 loading/discharging at berth (5 containers, 1 car carrier, 3 tankers); 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 general cargo, 2 tankers), 3 container vessels waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 5 vessels under repairs/dry- docked; 10 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Kazakhstan Aktau 10-Jul-2006 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed, 1 completed loading crude oil, 2 loading crude oil; 2 vessels in roads, both to load unknown cargoes; 4 vessels due by 11/7, all to load unknown cargoes.

Pakistan Karachi 10-Jul-2006 Three vessels loading at berth (1 rice, 1 MOL, 1 ethanol), 8 discharging at berth (4 sugar, 1 crude oil, 1 urea, 1 DAP, 1 peas), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at berth; 1 rice vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 4 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 crude oil, 1 fertiliser, 1 soya bean meal, 1 chemicals); 1 vessel awaiting orders; 8 vessels due (3 containers, 2 general cargo, 1 fertiliser, 1 chemicals, 1 base oil), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 10-Jul-2006 One rice vessel loading at berth, 2 vessels discharging at berth (1 MEG, 1 sugar), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at QICT berth; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load (1 cement, 1 containers), 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 containers, 1 canola, 1 project cargo, 1 palm oil).

Russia Novorossiysk 10-Jul-2006 Sixteen vessels in port operating, of which 12 loading (1 equipment, 1 scrap, 1 pig-iron, 1 steel billets/coils, 1 coils/pipes/steel billets, 1 copper/zinc, 2 slabs, 1 slabs/coils, 1 cellulose, 1 aluminium, 1 wheat), 3 discharging (1 bulk sugar, 1 vegetable oil, 1 debars), 1 discharging/loading containers; 7 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 1 steel blooms, 1 slabs, 1 H-beams, 1 tin plate, 1 WRIC, 1 copper, 1 diesel oil; 64 vessels due, of which 60 to load (8 slabs, 3 DRI, 9 steel billets, 5 wheat, 1 cellulose, 2 pig-iron, 1 UAN solution, 5 aluminium, 1 steel blooms, 4 copper, 1 scrap, 3 barley, 2 bulk NPK, 2 cement, 1 bulk NPK/bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 steel billets/WRIC, 1 HBI, 1 pipes, 3 coils, 1 zinc, 1 steel sheets, 1 WRIC/coils, 2 WRIC, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate), 4 to discharge (2 bulk sugar, 1 vegetable oil, 1 coils), 1 to discharge/load containers; Oil terminal: 1 tanker berthed, loading crude oil; 2 tankers in roads, both to load crude oil; 7 tankers due, all to load, of which 6 crude oil, 1 diesel oil.

Slovenia Koper 10-Jul-2006 Port working normally. Fourteen vessels berthed of which 2 discharging/loading containers, 1 car carrier discharging/loading vehicles, 3 vessels discharging bulk cargo, 1 loading bulk cargo, 6 loading sawn timber/general cargo, 1 discharging general cargo; 5 vessels waiting at anchorage, of which 1 to discharge bulk cargo, 1 to load bulk cargo, 3 to load sawn timber/general cargo; 10 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 5 to discharge/load containers, 1 car carrier to discharge/load vehicles, 1 car carrier to load vehicles, 1 vessel to load sawn timber, 1 to load bulk cargo, 1 to discharge bulk cargo.

Spain Bilbao 10-Jul-2006 Thirty-five vessels operating (8 tankers, 27 other vessels), of which 9 loading, 15 discharging, 11 loading/discharging. . Sagunto 10-Jul-2006 Twenty-one vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (2 bulk fertiliser, 1 cement), 15 discharging (12 steel products, 1 gas, 1 fruit, 1 vehicles), 3 loading/discharging (1 steel products, 2 general cargo); no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delays at present.

Turkmenistan Turkmenbashi 10-Jul-2006 Oil products: 2 vessels berthed, of which 1 loading fuel oil, 1 completed loading gasoline; 1 vessel in roads to load kerosene; 1 vessel due 10/7 to load unknown cargo.

Ukraine Illichevsk 10-Jul-2006 Thirteen vessels in port operating, of which 10 loading (5 steel products, 2 wheat, 1 sunflower seed oil, 1 cake, 1 equipment), 3 discharging (1 nickel ore, 1 sunflower seed oil, 1 other); 2 vessel in roads, of which 1 to load steel products, 1 to load/discharge containers; 17 vessels due, of which 9 to load (6 steel products, 1 sunflower seed oil, 1 iron ore concentrate), 1 to discharge tropical oil, 7 to load/discharge containers. Mariupol 10-Jul-2006 Eleven vessels in port operating, of which 10 loading (7 steel, 3 fire-clay), 1 discharging equipment; 11 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 7 steel, 1 coke, 2 fire-clay, 1 coal; 63 vessels due, of which 62 to load (34 steel, 12 coal, 12 fire-clay, 1 pitch, 1 sunflower beans/husks, 1 kaolin, 1 bran), 1 to discharge/load containers/fire-clay

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Odessa 10-Jul-2006 Sixteen vessels in port operating, of which 5 loading (3 metal, 1 wheat, 1 pig-iron), 7 discharging (3 luggage, 2 sugar, 1 meat, 1 general cargo), 1 discharging/loading containers, 3 passenger vessels; 4 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 barley, 2 metal, 1 pig-iron; 95 vessels due, of which 49 to load (38 metal, 2 pig-iron, 3 scrap, 2 timber, 1 corn, 1 wheat, 1 ore, 1 car parts), 6 to discharge (1 metal, 1 oil, 1 wheat, 1 general cargo, 1 equipment, 1 citrus), 40 to discharge/load containers.

United States Beaumont, TX 11-Jul-2006 No new restriction in draft (40 ft. 0 ins. FW max. channel draft reported); Louis Dreyfus terminal: 4 days delay expected. Corpus Christi, TX 11-Jul-2006 Channel open under normal traffic. New restrictions in draft (Max 42 ft. 0 ins. BW draft reported). ADM terminal: no delays expected; Interstate grain terminal: no delays expected. Galveston, TX 11-Jul-2006 Channel open under normal traffic. Normal 39 ft. 6 ins. BW max. channel draft reported - 40 ft. 0 ins. with ideal conditions. ADM-Farmland terminal: no delays expected. Houston, TX 11-Jul-2006 Channel open under normal traffic. (Normal Max channel draft is 45 ft 0 ins. to Shell, 40 ft. 0 ins. above Shell to 610 Bridge area) LDC Dreyfus terminal: no delays expected; Cargill terminal: 2-3 days delay expected. Kalama, WA 11-Jul-2006 Kalama export terminal: 2 days delay expected; United Harvest terminal: no delays expected. New Orleans, LA 11-Jul-2006 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: Repairs. Cargill-Westwego: 1-2 days delay expected. ADM/Ama: 2-3 days delay expected. Bunge/Destrehan: 3 days delay expected. ADM/ Destrehan: 2-3 days delay expected. ADM/Reserve: 2-3 days delay expected. Cargill/Reserve: 1-2 days delay expected. ADM/Paulina: performing maintenance. Zen-Noh/Convent: 2 days delay expected. Cargill/Baton Rouge: no delays expected. Mississippi River mid-stream buoys - estimated berthing delays based on new vessel presented as load-ready and weather permitting: Mile 121.5 ADM (Gemini) - Destrehan: 4 days delay expected; Mile 158.0 Myrtle Grove Midstream terminal: 5 days delay expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: no delays expected. Portland, OR 11-Jul-2006 Columbia Grain terminal: 3 days delay expected; CLD Irving terminal: 2 days delay expected; CLD, O Dock terminals: 5 days delay expected. Seattle, WA 11-Jul-2006 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay expected. Tacoma, WA 11-Jul-2006 Temco terminal: 2 days delay expected. Vancouver, WA 11-Jul-2006 United Harvest terminal: no delays expected.

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