Lloyd’s Casualty Week contains information from worldwide sources of Marine, Non-Marine and Aviation casualties together with other reports Lloyd's relevant to the shipping, transport and insurance communities CasualtyWeek February 24 2006 Greeks make case against ‘unsafe’ common rules World’s biggest shipping nation bares its teeth, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens — Friday February 24 2006

REEK shipowners have laid 20-year design life built to today’s implementation,” the document bare the full extent of their technology. concluded. G objections to class society “This reduction of corrosion additions The criticisms will disappoint class common structural rules for tankers will reduce the ship’s service life to about societies, which will have hoped and bulkers, claiming the new 18 years or less, grossly misrepresenting controversy over the new rules would standards represent “an unacceptable her claimed 25-year design life.” quietly fade away. regression” over existing rules. The UGS warns that IACS’ failure to Some senior class executives have Adopted by the International agree with its campaign last year for been playing down the strength of the Association of Classification Societies heftier corrosion margins “will also make Greeks’ feelings, even portraying dissent last year, the rules are damned in a 40- ships inherently unsafe and will pollute as confined to one or two angry voices. page Greek document circulated this week the environment with substantial But the top brass left Lloyd’s List in no as intended “not to create more robust avoidable CO2 emissions from the steel doubt that the volley of complaints is ships but to minimise steel weight and fabrication necessary to build the representative of opinion. labour intensive shipbuilding procedures, replacement ship many years earlier. UGS president Nicos Efythymiou and thus keep construction cost low.” “That is not the way forward,” it said. called the rules “unacceptable” and According to the Union of Greek “Shipping operates in a zero tolerance “detrimental to safety” while Hellenic Shipowners-authored document, the rules environment for pollution. Owners cannot Chamber of Shipping chief George are riddled with errors and accept operating ships prone to develop Gratsos said, “It must be one of the first misrepresentations. cracks or other defects. In the interest of times the regulated are asking for stricter Key criticisms levelled by the Greeks safety the CSR should be corrected before regulations.” include a charge that corrosion additions adopted by IACS are “clearly inadequate for the stated design life of 25 years” and that claimed weight increases in the new Piraeus still hit by strike rules do not allow for design optimisation. Thursday February 23 2006 “By the time such a future initial CSR design is optimised and finalised, a Passengers sit in front of ferries moored in Piraeus yesterday, as a seafarers’ strike continued reduction of 6%-7% in weight is to be to disrupt services at the port, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens . expected,” the UGS said. Although hundreds of trucks clogging many Greek ports started rolling yesterday after a The document scornfully alleges that desperate government ordered striking seafarers back to work in a bid to end the week-long CSR corrosion additions derived from a stoppage ,the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation voted to defy the ‘civil mobilisation’ in both study that manipulated data — “most Piraeus and Patras, the west coast hub for services to and from Italy. probably to cater to shipyards’ desire for In these two ports, strikers continued their action, reportedly allowing vessels to berth on ‘design obsolescence’”. arrival yesterday but not to embark on new journeys. It states, “Corrosion additions of, for Previously there had been a virtual 100% standstill of Greek-crewed vessels in the nation’s example, 3 mm to 3.5 mm are now being ports, causing widespread disruption and a critical situation in many islands that began to run presented by IACS to the industry as out of food, medicine and other basic supplies. adequate for the side shell of a 25-year Ferry company executives confirmed the first vessels left many Greek gateways in the design life ship, when present rules morning. There were also sailings from Italy’s Adriatic ports, it was confirmed. envisage corrosion additions to plating in One leading ferry executive in Athens said yesterday, “We will understand the situation the same area of 4.75 mm for ships of a better later in the day, but some vessels have sailed.”

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Vessel Type Flag Class G T DWT Blt Casualty

ALASKAN fishing USA — 89 — 1991 Reported drifting due lost propeller in lat 55 FRONTIER 52N, long 158 53W, Feb 15. Awaiting another vessel to tow, probably to Chignik.

ARSCO III fishing USA — 101 — 1969 Sank at moorings in Conn Brown Harbour, Texas, Feb 5. Fuel being removed by authorities.

AYU VI barge — — — — — Reported sank in Selayar Strait off Bulukumba Feb 4.

JOANNA III general GRC — 499 1,160 1965 Grounded in lat 38 48N, long 22 44.6E, Feb 16.

LNG EDO lng BHS BV 93,619 72,561 1980 Arrived Ferrol Feb 3 with major gearbox problems. Still at shipyard there Feb 14, with gearbox under repair at Houston. Expected to leave Ferrol after permanent repairs are complete at the end of April.

MING LIEN fishing CHN — — — — In collision with mv Ever Bright in lat 26 19N, YU 1028 long 120 01E, Feb 9. Subsequently sank. 8 crew missing.

PEGVAK general IRN — — — — Had fire while under repair in Baku Bay Feb 15. Towed away from shore. Vessel Vikhr 9 used to fight fire. Extinguished same day.

PRINCESS GIGI yacht — — — — — Encountered heavy weather in about lat 23.6N, long 73.3W, Feb 6 and taking water. Found Feb 7 capsized but still afloat. Towed to sheltered bay at Cat Island, where arrived Feb 11. Awaiting repairs decision.

REHUA trawler NZL LR 2,483 — 1996 Had machinery failure 26 nautical miles south of Pitt Island Dec 11. Taken in tow to Nelson.

STAR OHIO crude BHS AB ABS 80,569 149,563 1992 Reported Feb 16 adrift at one knot in lat 59 oil 40.8N, long 04 27.3W, with turbo-charger tanker problems. Restarted engines same day and to proceed to Belfast after trials.

TANANGER ro-ro BRB NV 4,636 4,380 1980 Had engine black-out in bad weather, four nautical miles south-west of Jossingfjord, outside Flekkefjord, Feb 15. Awaiting tug. Towed into Tananger same day.

THOR bulker THA LR 8,821 24,232 1985 Grounded in 07 09 N 117 46 E, Feb 2. Refloated TRAVELLER Feb 14 after part cargo removed. Moved from grounding position and anchored for underwater inspection.

TUGEN product LUX BV 5,412 7,413 1999 Grounded at Morondava Roads, Madagascar, tanker in bad weather due cyclone "Boloetse" Feb 3. Refloated Feb 13 and carrying out transhipment operations, ETC Feb 15, after which decision will be made regarding repairs.

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Reports appear in alphabetical AKADEMIK ALEKSANDR order under the following headings and relevant page KARPINSKIY (Russia) number: London, Feb 15 — Research Akademik Aleksandr Karpinskiy sailed Cape Town Feb 8. Marine, including Overdue & Missing Vessels 1 AL MANARA (St. Kitts-Nevis) Port Victoria, Feb 14 — The US Navy Piracy 1 5 A.DEAN HEASLEY (U.S.A.) rescued general cargo Al Manara, London, Feb 13 — A press report, attacked by pirates off the coast of dated today, states: On Saturday Port State Control 1 5 Somalia, the vessel’s master said late night (Feb 11) the Coast Guard yesterday. In a spate of attacks along Command Centre in Memphis was the unpatrolled waters off Somalia, Seizures & Arrests 1 5 notified by the tug A.Dean Heasley gunmen stormed Al Manara last (250 gt, built 1949) that one of the two month, captain Deaa Naseh said. US Pollution 1 7 barges they were towing had struck sailors arrested and left two suspected the Riverside Park Marina. Coast pirates locked up on board the vessel, Guard investigators were dispatched Naseh said, adding that it was Weather & Navigation 1 7 to the scene of the accident. The unclear what action would be taken marina sustained significant damage against them. After the rescue Earthquakes 2 0 but no injuries were reported. The mission, the vessel had an engine marina holds many houseboats and is failure and drifted for 15 days before Volcanic Activity 2 0 home to approximately 60 people. being towed at Naseh’s request by the Many of the boats were affected by the Seychelles Coast Guard into Port accident with one reported to be Victoria on Saturday (Feb 11). “The Political & Civil Unrest 2 0 taking on water. The two tank barges, attackers kept boarding and leaving which were empty at the time of the the vessel at will going and coming Labour Disputes 2 5 accident, were being towed to the back by smaller boats but when the refinery in the port for a scheduled US Navy personnel were about to board, the gunmen threw away their Awards & Settlements 30 loading. West-north-west winds of 15 mph were reported last night and may weapons into the sea,” Naseh said. He have been a factor in the casualty. The said he used makeshift sails to reach Railway Accidents 3 3 crew of the towing vessel was tested the Indian Ocean island. — Reuters. on scene by the Coast Guard for London, Feb 15 — A press report, dated today, states: The fate of Miscellaneous 3 5 evidence of alcohol with negative results. Mandatory drug testing of the general cargo Al Manara, its crew and crew was also ordered by the towing cargo of charcoal remained unclear Fires & Explosions 3 7 yesterday as the vessel’s Iraqi owner, vessel company, the results are Saad Bahar, blamed its master, Deaa pending. The Coast Guard and the Aviation 4 1 Abed Naseh, for requesting that his Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency vessel be towed into Port Victoria. will co-ordinate on the marine Bahar said he objected to paying US Product Recalls 4 4 casualty investigation into the $79,000 towing charges, saying that in circumstances surrounding this the first place, Captain Abed Naser accident. Port Conditions 4 4 should not have sought that kind of assistance or signing an agreement AGIOS GEORGIOS (Greece) saying that the money would be paid. Port Conditions charts 4 5 London, Feb 13 — Lloyd’s Casualty But the master said that after the representatives in Piraeus report: ordeal of being attacked on the shores Passenger ro/ro Agios Georgios (5122 of Somalia, and later at sea, where the gt, built 1972), with 347 passengers, vessel eventually became disabled as sustained damage to the starboard its engines failed, he had no choice. main engine off Ag. Georgios Island, Saying that the international media Saronikos Gulf, during the afternoon was wrong in saying that the first of Feb 10. At the time of the incident attack occurred at sea, Captain Abed vessel was performing the schedule of Naser said that the initial attack 1455 hrs from Piraeus for Kythnos- came on shore in Somalia, where he Serifos-Sifnos-Milos-Kimolos. and his engineer, said they were shot Following the incident vessel returned at from close range although the to Piraeus arriving 2045 hrs. The gunmen missed when they ducked. An passengers were forwarded to their Iraqi national himself also, he blamed © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 destinations on passenger ro/ro Bahar for not having paid the salaries These reports may not be reproduced, Dimitroula which departed 2355 hrs of the crew for many months. Asked stored in a retrieval system, or for Kythnos- Serifos-Sifnos-Paros- what he would do with the two transmitted in any form or by any means Naxos-Ag. Kyriko-Vathi. attackers on board the vessel who electronic, mechanical, photographic, Piraeus, Feb 13 — Passenger ro/ro were arrested by a U.S. Navy ship recorded or otherise without the prior Agios Georgios had starboard engine team on high seas, the master said he written permission of the publisher. breakdown in Saronikos gulf. The would keep the promise he had made to the Americans who had sought to vessel had departed Piraeus port at know what he would do with the 1455 hrs with 347 passengers onboard attackers. “I said I would hand them and was performing the schedule over to authorities in the next port we Piraeus-Kithnos-Serifos-Sifnos-Milos- would call at. We are all now under Kimolos. The vessel returned to your command, and they are your Piraeus at 2045 same day and its prisoners now,” he told journalists, sailing was prohibited till repair of who said that the prisoners were still the damage. — Lloyd’s Agents. on board his vessel and were therefore his responsibility. “That’s true they AHURIRI (New Zealand) are on the vessel, but the ship is at See Kota Jaya. the moment flying the Seychelles flag,

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1 Marine it is up to your country to deal with to oversee societies and powers to fine statement, the Ministry said three them,” he said. During the interview, them up to 10% of gross turnover for bodies belonging to Saudi nationals a Seychelles Red Cross pick-up laden poor performance. EU officials met were recognized in co-ordination with with supplies made its way to the port industry represenatives to discuss the those in charge at the Saudi embassy where the ship is still docked. proposals last month. Reports show in Cairo, bringing to 16 the number of the industry thought any new body those recognized on the Saudi side of AL SALAM BOCCACCIO 98 would be “costly and counter- victims. The number of bodies (Panama) productive.” EMSA should be used remained anonymous amounted to 40 London, Feb 10 — Brussels has instead, it argued. Saudis, the statement added. One asked Italian classification society London, Feb 10 — Technical Saudi survivor, who was among the Rina for copies of all certification assistance and a number of experts previously- announced list of provided for passenger ro/ro Al Salam are to be provided by the survivors, arrived at King Abdulaziz Boccaccio 98, which sank in the Red International Maritime Organization International Airport on-board a Sea last week. The European to help investigate the circumstances Saudi airlines flight, the Ministry Commission, acting through the of the loss last week of passenger said, adding that four bodies, European Maritime Safety Agency, ro/ro Al Salam Boccaccio 98 in which accompanied by their first of kin, have contacted Rina early this week as part more than 1,000 people are believed been transported to Saudi airports of of its investigation into the cause of to have died. IMO Secretary-General Jeddah, Madinah and Riyadh. The the disaster, in which more than 1,000 Efthimios Mitropoulos returned to Ministry said two of the three Saudi people died. “We have written to Rina London from Egypt yesterday. In survivors, who were earlier rushed to requesting details of certification meetings with the Egyptian Prime Jeddah-based King Faisal Specialist provided by the company itself and on Minister and Minister of Transport, Hospital, were discharged last behalf of Panama, the flag state,” said he had conveyed the sympathy and Wednesday while the third was still Stefaan de Rynck, commission solidarity of the IMO, along with receiving health care. transport spokesman. “I would like to strong moral support to the relatives London, Feb 14 — A press report, underline that this is standard of the victims. While a joint casualty dated today, states: On his return procedure and Rina is not itself under investigation has been launched from a one-day trip to Cairo in the investigation.” The Genoa-based under the leadership of Egypt, with aftermath of the tragic loss of company, which is involved in legal the assistance of the Panamanian flag passenger ro/ro Al Salam Boccaccio action in France dating back to the state, which has already dispatched 98, IMO Secretary General Efthimios Erika oil spill tragedy, moved fast two investigators to Egypt, Mr E. Mitropoulos explained the purpose after the Red Sea incident to state Mitropoulos stressed the importance of his mission as follows: “first, to that it would co-operate fully with any of a thorough, prompt and demonstrate the solidarity and inquiry. Chief Executive Ugo Salerno, transparent inquiry and offered the compassion of the IMO membership to said: “Our office in Egypt is ready to assistance of IMO technical experts to the people and Government of Egypt co-operate fully with the Egyptian help in this respect. Terms of and those of other nations affected, in and flag state authorities, should they reference are being finalised at the particular to the families, friends and ask for Rina’s technical contribution IMO for the appointment of accident colleagues of the victims of the tragic to the investigation. We are fully at inspector Mike Travis from the UK accident, and to provide moral the disposal of all interested parties.” Marine Accident Investigation Branch support at the heavy loss of life Al Salam Boccaccio 98 was classed and Jean-Charles Leclaire from the suffered; and, secondly, to assist the with Rina, which issued statutory French marine investigation investigation of the accident by certificates on behalf of Panama. department. Mr Travis has special facilitating the provision, through These certificates were: - Full Term expertise in the interpretation of IMO’s technical co-operation International Load Line (expiry date Vessel Data Recorders, while Mr programme, of independent technical Mar 31 2008); Full Term International Leclaire participated in the inquiry expertise and advice.” Mitropoulos Oil Pollution Prevention (expiry date into the loss of the Senegalese ferry added that this assistance was Mar 31 2008); - Interim Safety Joola with huge loss of life in 2002. intended to ensure that the outcome Management Certificate (expiry date The Egyptian government has also of the investigation would not only 26 Apr 2006); - Interim International welcomed technical support from the identify, beyond any doubt, what Ship Security Certificate (expiry date IMO in the development of crisis caused the accident, but would also 26 Apr 2006). “It is understood that management and emergency systems, identify what lessons, if any, might be all other statutory certificates, and the former chairman of the IMO learnt so that, through the IMO including the Passenger Safety Marine Safety Committee Tom Allan, system, prompt and expeditious action Certificate, were issued by the who recently retired from the UK was taken to prevent similar Panama flag state,” Rina said in its Marine Safety Agency as the UK’s accidents happening in the future. statement. The ill-fated vessel was permanent IMO representative, will During the visit, Mitropoulos met, modified in 1990 and 1991, adding undertake this role. During his visit inter alia, with the Prime Minister of three superstructure decks “in to Egypt, Mr Mitropoulos also paid Egypt, Dr. Ahmed Nazif, and the compliance with international tribute to those involved in the search Egyptian Transport Minister, Mr. standards”, Rina added. The most and rescue operations following the Mohamed Mansour, and other officials recent annual survey carried out on disaster, and expressed his as well as the Panamanian the vessel was completed on Jun 30 condolences to the bereaved. Ambassador to Egypt, Jorge RamÛn 2005 and the most recent class London, Feb 13 — A press report, ValdÈs Charris and the Panamanian renewal survey was completed on Jun dated Feb 11, states: The Ministry of experts nominated to assist in the 29 2003. The vessel’s last drydock Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi investigation. Mitropoulos expressed survey was completed on Jun 13 2004. Arabia said the Saudi search and his appreciation to the Government of It complied with Solas 90 stability rescue team, an affiliate of the air Egypt and the Government of standards, based on calculations and forces and civil defense, has staged Panama, as the flag State, for their tests carried out by Rina in 2003. “We several flight aerial and sea survey of co-operation with IMO and their are in touch with the commission and the area of the incident looking for willingness to co-operate with each are providing them with our survivors of passenger ro/ro Al Salam other and any other Government with information as is normal for a Boccaccio 98 which sank in the Red a substantial interest in the case, in recognised organisation,” said Rina’s Sea last week, drowning to death the joint casualty investigation. Mario Dogliani. Separately, Brussels hundreds of passengers and crew on Cairo, Feb 15 — Failures within both is seeking to extend its control over it, but found no survivors. However, the private sector and government classification societies through new the team was able to pick up six more agencies were to blame for the deaths legislation. As part of its third bodies, bringing to 245 the total of some 1,000 people in the sinking of package of maritime legislation now number of bodies picked since the passenger ro/ro Al Salam Boccaccio 98 under discussion at “expert” level the beginning of the ordeal to date and on Feb 3, according to a report by a commission proposes creating a body handed over to the Egyptian side. In a leading human rights group.

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“National institutions failed to ALASKAN FRONTIER (U.S.A.) be responsible for the fire on the ship, adequately deal with the sinking of London, Feb 15 — Following received which is owned by Hong Kong the vessel,” states an initial 46-page from Coast Guard Juneau, timed businessman Wing-cheung Fung. The report released by the Egyptian 1925, UTC: Fishing Alaskan Frontier multimillion-dollar refit started in Organisation for Human Rights (89 gt, built 1991), official number 2002. Ship manager Rocka Romcke, (EOHR) on Feb 14. “This tragedy 971241, five persons on board, was owner of Nelson Yacht Services, said illustrates how far the level of service reported drifting due lost propeller, in insurance after the fire had been in all sectors, without exception, has lat 55 52N, long 158 53W, at 1700, settled and the ship’s sale had fallen,” the report adds. According to UTC. Vessel has now anchored with a attracted interested parties. He would EOHR Chairman Hisham Kassem, the Coast Guard helicopter standing by as not give the value of the insurance accident was the result of “major a precaution and is waiting for payout. After the fire the owner lost infrastructural deficiencies.” The another vessel to arrive on scene and interest in converting Bulldog, also report points specifically to several take it in tow, possibly for Chignik. known as Alyssa M.II, and cancelled culprits. The private company that the refit. Website Yachtworld.com owned the doomed vessel, for example, ALICAN DEVAL (Turkey) shows Bulldog is for sale for “lost the opportunity to deal quickly London, Feb 10 — Following received NZ$2,909,937. It says the crew’s with the crisis” after “being alerted to from Rome MRCC, timed 1058, UTC: quarters are 85% complete while the the sinking ... by the master of the General cargo Alican Deval is still guest areas are bare steel. Alyssa M.II (nearby) ferry Saint Catherine,” which aground. The refloating attempt is still laid up at Nelson. — Lloyd’s led to a delay in search and rescue planned for Feb 11 has been delayed, Agents. efforts. The performance of the as bad weather has prevented government media apparatus, lightering operations. ANG PANGULO (Philippines) meanwhile, was marked by London, Feb 13 — Following received Manila, Feb 13 — Keppel Shipyard, uncertainty and confusion, so while ffrom Rome MRCC, timed 1015, UTC: Bauan, Batangas, report that yacht news agencies and satellite television General cargo Alican Deval remains Ang Pangulo is still moored at vicinity stations had up to date news coverage, aground. Yesterday unloading of oil of said shipyard with no repairs being Egyptian state television was late in and gasoil was completed and today it undertaken as of todate. — Lloyd’s transmitting details of how the is planned that divers will inspected Agents. disaster happened, the report states. underwater damage and check for The Red Sea governorate was blamed possible leakage. ANGEL PEARL (Sierra Leone) for failing to prepare an adequate London, Feb 15 — A London, Feb 10 — Following received reception for the anxious families of SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV report, from Coast Guard Portsmouth, VA, passengers, who descended on the dated Feb 14, states: timed 1557, UTC: General cargo Angel ports of Safaga and Hurghada in the SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage over the Pearl: The tug arrived on scene at wake of the accident. “The weekend, Feb 11/12, was able to 2200, UTC, Feb 9, and took the vessel governorate dealt with the issue in a discharge the oil products from the in tow for Jamaica. haphazard manner, which led to the heavily grounded general cargo Alican Kingston, Feb 15 — General cargo prolonging of the families’ discomfort Deval off the south-eastern tip of Angel Pearl arrived Kingston Feb 11. for three days,” the report notes. Sicily. Special equipment necessary Repairs have not yet commenced. — Specific government ministries also for the oil removal and refloating Lloyd’s Agents. came in for criticism. “The Ministry of operations had been trucked in from SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage’s Interior is still deficient in dealing ANNA MARIE warehouses in the Netherlands while with civilians in an appropriate (Antigua & Barbuda) a salvage team was formed of South London, Feb 15 — General cargo manner,” the report states. It goes on African, Turkish and Dutch salvage Anna Marie arrived Grenaa Feb 11, to concede, however, that “the team members. Team and equipment sailed same day and arrived Wismar ministry’s performance during the were used to prepare the casualty for Feb 12. crisis was still better than that of the oil removal and for the actual other agencies.” As for the Health refloating operation, planned later ANTONIS A. (Panama) Ministry, the report noted the fact this week. Weather interfered and London, Feb 14 — Chemical/oil that local hospitals had inadequate prevented the tug/bunker barge carrier Antonis A. arrived Mersin Jan refrigeration units to handle the combination to come alongside until 18 and sailed Feb 4 for Eleusis. bodies of incoming victims. This this weekend the oil removal resulted in “some bodies waiting in operations could be started and APL PANAMA ambulances in front of the hospital completed. In the meantime (Antigua & Barbuda) while waiting for places.” The report, SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage station tug London, Feb 9 — A press report, which was issued following a fact- Neftegaz 51 had arrived and was dated today, states: C.c. APL Panama finding investigation to the port of connected up in anticipation of the , stranded since Christmas Day off an Safaga concludes with a number of refloating attempt. Ensenada beach, now has its own key recommendations. These include: London, Feb 15 — Following received jetty. Salvors commissioned the 500- The launch of a wide-ranging from Rome MRCC, timed 1212, UTC: foot rock-and-sand ramp and hired a investigation into the recent disaster General cargo Alican Deval is still giant crane to carry containers as well as previous incidents; the aground. ashore. The operation is the latest in formation of a team of experts to a series of attempts to lighten the confirm the seaworthiness of the ALLORA (Honduras) ship’s load and get it floating again. nation’s passenger ferries; and London, Feb 10 — General cargo Weighed down by cargo and pinned in amendments to legislation on the Allora sailed Klaipeda Feb 8. by sand, the 880-foot vessel has legal passenger capacity of such refused to leave the broad sandy vessels. While the state prosecutor ALYSSA M.II (U.K.) beach where it ran aground more than announced that a government-led Wellington, Feb 15 — Yacht Alyssa seven weeks ago. The ship was on a investigation would be undertaken M.II attracts buyer interest. Potential trans-Pacific route, and its cargo shortly after the accident, few details buyers are showing interest in a included electronic components for have emerged. “The official partly completed luxury boat in Baja California manufacturing plants investigation into the causes of the Nelson, for sale for NZ$2.9 million as well as parts for car factories in sinking of the vessel has yet to make after being damaged by fire. The central Mexico. The delay in delivery its findings public, leading to a spate Bulldog has been berthed at the wharf prompted Nissan, the Japanese car of speculation and rumour,” the state Sealord’s Vickerman Street processing manufacturer, to stop producing press reported on Feb 9. In the past, plant for the past 21 months since fire vehicles for three days last week at its similar incidents were never ripped through it in April 2004 while Aguascalientes facility. Led by satisfactorily prosecuted, the EOHR it was undergoing major luxury refit. Florida-based Titan Maritime LLC, report notes. — Reuters. A welder or gas cutter was thought to salvage efforts since the grounding

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3 Marine reportedly have succeeded in moving which was hoped would help to free seas. It was transporting heavy the bow 35 degrees, about a third of the vessel, failed to materialise. machinery, including two excavators the distance necessary to pull it away Salvors have removed further and a front-end loader. Haryono said from shore. A major effort late last containers from the stern section of news of the sinking was received by month involved six tugs and a barge the vessel using a heavy lift Bulukumba Police on Tuesday equipped with hydraulic pullers, with helicopterto airlift containers directly evening. Authorities immediately a combined capacity of more than to a secure area within the port, and a dispatched a rescue team, involving 80,000 horsepower. Yesterday, as crawler crane, which lowers the representatives from Pamatata onlookers gazed from a distance, containers to the temporary roadway Selayar Port, the Selayar Military containers were hooked to the crane to be driven to the port area. So far, District and both the Selayar and and lifted off the ship. The crane 327 containers have been removed, Bulukumba police, he said. The swung each container over to a with a combined weight of 3,206 search was also assisted by local waiting truck, where a worker tones. Environmental response teams fishermen familiar with the area manoeuvred it into place. The Baja remain on 24-hour standby to ensure where the accident occurred. “The California construction company that no damage is caused to the local search and rescue operation was Amaya Curiel y Cia S.A. de C.V. built environment. The vesseløs owners extended for up to three kilometres the jetty. Company President Roberto continue to work in close cooperation along the eastern parts of Selayar Curiel said yesterday the 300-ton with the Mexican authorities in order island, but none of the nine, still crawler crane, with a 250-foot boom, to remove the vessel in a safe and missing, were found,” Haryono said. has been working around the clock manageable manner from the beach. since Sunday, and moving up to 60 BAHAMAS SPIRIT (Bahamas) containers per day. About 1,500 ARSCO III (U.S.A.) London, Feb 11 — A United States containers were on board yesterday, London, Feb 10 — An Aransas Pass Coast Guard report states: Supply said Mike Hanson, spokesman for the Coast Guard press release, dated Feb SPT Defender (660 gt, built 1977) was ship’s owner. Leaders of the salvage 9, states: The Coast Guard is in contact with crude oil tanker effort had hoped they wouldn’t have to continuing to work today to offload Bahamas Spirit (57947 gt, built 1998) resort to the costly land-based red-dye diesel from fishing Arsco III while it was attaching fenders for operation. They initially relied on a (101 gt, built 1969), which sank at its lightering operations at the Gulf Deep Sikorsky Sky Crane helicopter to moorings in Conn Brown Harbor, Feb Water Access, in Galveston area at remove some of the lighter containers 5. The Coast Guard is working with approximately 0616, Jan 9. Bahamas from the ship. But many of the boxes the Texas General Land Office to Spirit, which has a double hull, weigh more than the helicopter’s control the environmental impact of sustained a two foot gash in No.3 20,000-pound carrying capacity. Titan the sunken vessel and has already water ballast tank. (Note — Bahamas Maritime executives have told local removed about 7,000 to 8,000 gallons Spirit sailed New Orleans Jan 7, officials that they are also hoping to of diesel from its fuel tanks. arrived Galveston 0300, Jan 11 and bring in a more powerful helicopter, a sailed 2230, Jan 12.) Russian-made Mil-25 to lift the heavy ATLANTIC SUPERIOR (Canada) containers. But the helicopter had yet London, Feb 15 — Bulk Atlantic BOA VISTA (Panama) to make an appearance yesterday. Superior arrived Baltimore Feb 13. London, Feb 14 — A press report, Capt. Jose Luis RÌos Hernandez, dated today, states: Milford Haven Ensenada’s harbor master, said AURA (U.K.) Port Authority is currently renewed pulling efforts are expected London, Feb 13 — C.c. Aura sailed investigating how ro/ro Boa Vista during the next few days. Salvage Hamburg 0805, Feb 11 for (8104 gt, built 1973) collided with a workers must not only remove cargo, Mantyluoto. navigational marker in the haven, but also find ways to remove the sand Feb 12. The vessel was transporting that is trapping the vessel. AVRO CHIEFTAIN (New Zealand) military equipment and personnel to Meanwhile, the delay has had its London, Feb 10 — Fishing Avro Pembroke Port when she collided with consequences in central Mexico. Chieftain (1425 gt, built 2001) the beacon in good weather at 1630 Nissan was missing parts that were in sustained hull damage to its hrs. No-one was injured during the about 100 containers, and as a result, starboard midships (engine-room collision and the vessel sustained only did not produce vehicles on Jan 30, 31 area), Dec 12, consisting of a dent in minor damage. The navigational and Feb 1 at its 5,000-employee the vessel’s side of approximately 50 - beacon, although still working, facility in Aguascalientes, said Fred 60 mm over several frames and some sustained more serious damaged. Standish, director of corporate minor twisting of the ribs. Damage London, Feb 16 — A press report, communications for Nissan North was limited to this area. It is believed dated Feb 15, states: Investigations America Inc. Alternative supplies that the damage occurred when the are under way to find out how ro/ro were found, and production resumed vessel was being cautiously navigated Boa Vista hit a navigational marker. last Thursday, Standish said. “It’s through sea ice on the outskirts of the She was transporting Belgian tanks, been running full steam ever since.” Ross Sea. equipment and personnel to Pembroke London, Feb 10 — An APL service Port in the Milford Haven harbour status report, dated Feb 9, states: C.c. AYU (Indonesia) when she hit the fixed, seven-metre APL Panama: Containers are again See Ning Shun. flashing beacon at 1630, Sunday (Feb being removed from the deck by 12). She sustained only minimal helicopter and by crane to lighten the AYU VI damage and there were no injuries. A vessel’s load. Approximately 270 London, Feb 10 — A press report, spokesman for Milford Haven Port containers have been removed from dated today, states: Nine people are Authority said it appeared it had the vessel. The salvors intend to still missing as of Wednesday (Feb 8) overrun the jetty it had been due to remove additional containers from the after the LJT Ayu VI barge with 15 stop at and that investigations were deck of the vessel. crew members on board sank in the under way. London, Feb 10 — Following received Selayar Strait off Bulukumba in from the operators of c.c. APL South Sulawesi on Saturday (Feb 4) , BREMER VICTORIA (Gibraltar) Panama, dated today: APL Panama an official said. Bulukumba Police London, Feb 12 — Following received remains aground on sand 1.5 nautical chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Haryono said from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 1020, miles south-east of the entrance to the Wednesday six of the crew members UTC: General cargo Bremer Victoria port of Ensenada. Salvage efforts have were picked up by a fishing boat that (1782 gt, built 2001), bound France continued over the past week to free happened to pass by Sunday. The with a full cargo of timber, was the vessel. Several attempts have barge, owned by shipping company PT reported at 2123, UTC, Feb 10, been made to pull the vessel from the Pelayaran Gunung Sibatung, was on aground in lat 60 38.48N, long 17 beach using the tugs in place and the its way from Luwu Timur regency to 58.77E, with a five degree list. No hydraulic pulling machine. 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4 Marine reported yesterday afternoon that permitted to proceed “as is” to a Therefore it will be here in Montreal vessel was retrimming and there was shipyard. — Westax Marine Services for several more days. — Lloyd’s a tug alongside According to AIS AB. Agents. vessel is still aground. Gothenburg, Feb 15 — The master of Montreal, Feb 13 — C.c. Cast London, Feb 12 — Following received general cargo Bremer Victoria Prestige completed repairs/cleaning. from Coastguard Gothenburg MRCC, admitted to having fallen asleep The vessel then shifted to the load timed 1830, UTC: General cargo during his watch and causing the berth, loaded its containers and sailed Bremer Victoria is still aground. Diver grounding and was fined SEK 2300:- . from Montreal this morning. It is inspection carried out this afternoon, The fee has been paid and master bound for Liverpool and is back on its awaiting report. Discharge of some released. — Westax Marine Services regular service. — Lloyd’s Agents. cargo to another vessel to be effected AB. tomorrow. CENTURY TEAM (Belize) London, Feb 13 — Following received BRIGHT SUN (South Korea) Busan, Feb 14 — General cargo from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 1310, London, Feb 15 — Following received Century Team, in tow of tug, berthed UTC: General cargo Bremer Victoria is from the hull underwriters of bulk at Pier No 3, Wando, about 1300, Feb still aground. One tug made an Bright Sun, dated Seoul today: Bright 9, to discharge cargo. — Lloyd’s Sub- unsuccessful attempt to pull vessel off Sun laden with 35,237.215 tonnes of agents. the ground. At present, some cargo is iron ore left Bandar Abbas, 0615, Oct being removed. 29 for Tangshan, and was in collision CHEN LONG (Panama) Gothenburg, Feb 13 — General cargo with bulk Johnny K. (91651 gt, built See “Fishing Vessel Intercepted Off Bremer Victoria, registered in 1994) approximately 200 miles south- Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, Gibraltar and loaded with easterly off Vietnam, at 0545, Nov 11. Australia” under “Miscellaneous”. timber/wood, ran aground north of the Although Bright Sun sustained light Bjornen/Bear. It experienced a collision damage in way of starboard CITIUS (Marshall Islands) 15-deg list, “holes/torn” in the vessel’s bow and side shell plates and upper See “United Kingdom” under “Port bottom and water penetrated into deck in way of No. 1 and 5 cargo State Control.” double bottom tanks and forward bow holds, the master decided to continue thruster-room but there was no oil the intended voyage to China after CLAN GLADIATOR (Cyprus) leakage. The Coast Guard have oil effecting temporary repairs by ship’s Antwerp, Feb 14 — C.c. Clan booms and other equipment, if crew. A few days later, it encountered Gladiator (21053 gt, built 1992) required. The vessel had left heavy weather near Taiwan and while sustained damage to No.2 crane when Norrsundet after loading timber, taking shelter off the Philippines, it it struck a shore gantry during bound for France. At 2210, Friday sank, as a result of ingress of operations at No.5 WGQ Terminal, (Feb 10), the master reported the seawater into cargo holds on Nov 18. Shanghai port, Feb 10. The vessel grounding to Gothenburg MRCC. (Note — Johnny K. subsequently sailed Shanghai Feb 13 after three Initially, the vessel attempted to arrived Singapore, from Xingang, Nov days stay at Wusong Anchorage with refloat under its own power but was 13, where understood it carried out the damaged crane not repaired. — unsuccessful and requested tug repairs, and sailed Dec 21.) “DPS Teamhead Surveyors.” (Note — assistance. Tug/icebreaker Jarven Clan Gladiator sailed Buenaventura made an attempt but this failed after BRIMSTONE (U.S.A.) Jan 11, arrived Hong Kong Feb 7 and the towline broke. It was then decided London, Feb 10 — A press report, sailed Feb 8. Vessel was reported due the vessel would have to discharge its dated Jan 11, states: Firefighters took Busan today.) tanks and offload part of the deck about an hour today to bring under cargo of bundles of timber/wood. control a blaze on board tug CLEMENCEAU Another tug Gibb attended from the Brimstone (468 gt, built 1958), owned London, Feb 13 — A press report, port of Soderhamn. Vessel has no by Yazoo River Towing, in dry dock at dated today, states: India’s Supreme cranes and needs assistance for the Vicksburg harbour. Brimstone, was Court is set to meet to deliberate on discharge. The six person crew on heavily damaged but there were no whether asbestos-laden board were all OK and the vessel’s injuries reported, said Fire Chief decommissioned French warship main engine and electricity were Keith Rogers. Rogers said the fire was Clemenceau should be allowed to be working fine. The master has no in the vessel’s engine-room. Officials broken up in western India, court proper explanation why vessel veered from the Warren County Emergency officials said. The court, which has to off course and ran aground and an Management Agency and the determine whether the ship conforms investigation has commenced. The Mississippi Department of to the Basel Convention on vessel was “far away from its normal Environmental Quality were being transporting toxic materials, said it route.” The Coast Guard commenced called to investigate for possible would begin hearing the matter later an environmental operation yesterday. environmental damage from in the day after it has cleared other The vessel has 58 cubic metres of hazardous material. scheduled cases, the officials said. diesel in its bunker tanks. The Coast Legal sources said that because the Guard completed a diver survey of the BRISE (Netherlands) matter was only to be taken up by the vessel’s bottom and as long as vessel London, Feb 15 — Information court late in the day, a final ruling remains at the ground there is no received from Kiel, dated today, was unlikely to be issued today. The immediate danger. The vessel will states: Non specific tanker Brise high court had earlier said it would empty its tanks under Coast Guard sustained very minor damage in its base its decision on the supervision and then a further grounding on sandy bottom on the recommendations of an 11-member refloating attempt will be made. — River Rhine Feb 2. Vessel has now environmental watchdog it appointed, Westax Marine Service AB. returned to service. known as the Supreme Court London, Feb 14 — Following received Monitoring Commission (SCMC). from Gavle VTS, timed 1031, UTC: CARIBBEAN LADY (Malta) Members of the commission last week General cargo Bremer Victoria was Freeport, Bahamas, Feb 14 — Ref admitted the group was split over refloated at 1630, local time, Feb 13, Caribbean Lady is still at Freeport whether to allow the ship to be broken and proceeded to Norrsundet under awaiting spare parts and will re-enter up at Alang, in Gujarat state, and had its own power. The vessel is currently the drydock on or about Feb 17. — submitted two reports to the Supreme berthed at Norrsundet. Lloyd’s Agents. Court in New Delhi. Activists from Gothenburg, Feb 14 — General cargo environmental group Greenpeace, who Bremer Victoria is now at Norrsundet. CAST PRESTIGE (Germany) have been campaigning against Approximately 2,000 tons of cargo will Montreal, Feb 10 — C.c. Cast allowing the ship into India, said the be discharged and an inspection of the Prestige still has not cleaned its bilge split report and the fact that the court vessel’s bottom will be carried out. lines of oil and therefore cannot load may listen to further submissions The Board of Shipping will then its containers until that is done to the could delay the ruling. “If the court decide whether the vessel will be satisfaction of Transport Canada. orders the ship back it will be setting

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5 Marine a strong precedent,” said Greenpeace State, has been asked to rule this oil can be salvaged. The vessel sank media officer Ramapati Kumar. “It week whether the defence ministry earlier this month while being towed will send out a strong signal that was right to allow the vessel to be to Le Havre, following a collision with India cannot be made into a dumping sent for scrap overseas. An bulk General Grot-Rowecki. The ground.” Last week, France offered to independent magistrate said in an tanker was carrying 10,000 tonnes of take back asbestos removed from the opinion to the court that the phosphoric acid when it sank. Experts Clemenceau if “Indian authorities so Clemenceau’s export license should be say the chemical does not pose a desire.” “We will abide by the decision revoked, saying France had breached threat. But there are concerns the fuel of the Indian government and the international rules on the export of oil in its tanks could pose a problem. Indian courts. It’s out of the question dangerous waste. A recent poll A contract has now been awarded to to force our way into India,” French showed 68 percent of voters believed survey the hull. The survey is ambassador to India Dominique the Clemenceau should return to expected to start next Friday. Aerial Girard told reporters after visiting the France. — Reuters. surveillance will continue with one or ship-breaking yard at Alang on two flights each day over the wreck Wednesday (Feb 8). Girard said CLEMENCEAU site. France was sending its own experts to (Decommissioned Aircraft Riga, Feb 15 — Bulk General Grot- India and would closely monitor the Carrier) Rowecki arrived at Riga at 1100 hrs, health of some 45 Alang workers London, Feb 15 — A press report, Feb 12 (from Police, from where it expected to dismantle the 27,000- dated today, states: France’s latest departed on Feb 9). The vessel tonne vessel. Findings of a survey attempt to dispose of decommissioned finished loading at 0700 hrs, today released by Greenpeace at the aircraft carrier Clemenceau was and sailed at 1000 hrs, for weekend said 70 percent of Indians thwarted today when the country’s Norderhamn. — Lloyd’s Agents. were against allowing the Clemenceau highest court suspended plans to to be broken up at Alang. scrap it in India. The decision of the ECSTASY (Panama) Paris, Feb 14 — Paris ordered a State Council, announced by London, Feb 12 — A press report, probe today into the removal of President Jacques Chirac, means that dated today, states: More than 1,000 asbestos from French warship Clemenceau has now been ordered New Orleans police officers, their Clemenceau, bound for an Indian back to a French dock. Greenpeace families, and other city workers using scrapyard, a new twist in a saga that and three other environmental the Carnival passenger Ecstasy has embarrassed France ahead of a campaign groups challenged the (70367 gt, built 1991) for post- visit to India by President Jacques proposal to scrap it in India on ”Katrina” lodging faced a harrowing Chirac. India’s top court has banned grounds that Indian workers were not early morning ride yesterday when the decommissioned aircraft carrier properly equipped to dismantle the the ship broke free of its moorings at Clemenceau from entering the craft’s hazardous lining. Michele the Poland Avenue Wharf and spun country’s territorial waters pending a Alliot-Marie, the Defence Minister, out into the Mississippi River. The final decision on whether to allow the has said that France would abide by ship narrowly avoided hitting a pair vessel’s destruction at the Alang the decision of the court, which today of Military Sea Lift Command ships scrapyard in western Gujarat state. ruled to suspend the transfer. The moored near Ecstasy and, with quick Once the pride of the French fleet, vessel left the port of Toulon Jan 31 help from a river pilot and three tugs, critics now dub the Clemenceau the after French authorities reached a came to rest about 0615 hrs about 300 “Farcical Flagship” after two years of deal with the Indian courts to have it feet from the Algiers riverbank, just failed attempts to scrap the 27,000- dismantled at the Alang yard in downriver from Algiers Point, tonne vessel. Ecologists say the vessel western Gujarat state. However, authorities said. The episode began contains ten times the 45 tonnes of India’s Supreme Council withdrew its about 0535 hrs when a large metal asbestos that France said had to be permission several days later when bollard holding some tie-down lines at left on board to keep the Clemenceau suggestions were raised that the the old wharf broke off, starting a afloat, and say poor Indian workers aircraft carrier contained around ten chain reaction of line breaks, Coast with little protective clothing should times more than the 50 tons of Guard spokeswoman Lt. Emily Tharp not be exposed to the hazard. Defence asbestos previously thought. said. Pressure placed on lines by brisk Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Clemenceau has since been stuck off winds as well as the dock’s age may she had demanded an inquiry after a the coast awaiting the French court have been factors in the accident, 30-tonne discrepancy emerged ruling. which remains under investigation, between the amount of asbestos said Tharp said. No injuries were reported. taken off the carrier and the amount DAYANA (Panama) The Coast Guard said 1,100 people, weighed by disposal teams. The Santo Domingo, Feb 13 — Ro/ro mostly law enforcement officials, were Defence Ministry said at the weekend Dayana remains alongside the pier at onboard Ecstasy during the incident. it only had documents to account for the port of Santo Domingo. The ship has been commissioned by 85 tonnes of the 115 tonnes of Reportedly, it is no longer under the Federal Emergency Management asbestos that was supposed to have detention, after settling outstanding Agency to provide housing for more been removed from the vessel. “I have invoices with the local tug company, than 1,600 people, mainly New referred it to the public prosecutor of Remolcadores Dominicanos SA, and Orleans police, fire and other Marseille to set up an inquiry,” Alliot- the Dominican Republic Navy, for emergency-response workers and Marie told Europe 1 radio. The issue their part in the refloating operation. their families, FEMA spokesman Jack even barged its way into an official It is also reported that the vessel has Brandais said. Though the broken visit by Dominique de Villepin to not performed any repairs to any moorings could have led to a disaster, Moscow, where the French Prime damages resulting from the grounding Ecstasy actually was out of control for Minister said the dispute was incident. It is not presently only minutes, Tharp said. Cruise ship “regrettable and so needs swift undergoing any repairs. Its personnel were able to activate a bow decisions”. The saga is also an destination port or date of departure thruster within two minutes of unwanted distraction for Chirac as he are unknown at this time. — Lloyd’s learning that lines were snapping, prepares to visit India at the weekend Agents. and they got one of the main stern at a time when France wants to sell propellers running minutes later, she Airbus passenger jets, military DONG FA (China) said. The bow thruster was critical to hardware and possibly civilian See Healthy Falcon. missing the military ships, and “once nuclear know-how to New Delhi. they had that bow thruster on line, India’s Supreme Court on Monday ECE (Marshall Islands) they had some semblance of control,” (Feb 13) ordered a new panel to London, Feb 11 — A press report, Tharp said. Notified by Ecstasy, the investigate the affair but legal rulings dated Feb 10, states: An underwater Coast Guard used mariner broadcasts in France may yet make any Indian survey is to be carried out on the to keep other ships out of the area. decision moot. France’s top wreck of acid tanker Ece which sank River pilot Don Gagnon noticed administrative court, the Council of 30 miles off Guernsey to decide if its Ecstasy’s separation from its dock as

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6 Marine he waited for a small launch boat in Guard vessels and vessels from that several passengers and crew had Algiers, Tharp said. Gagnon raced mainland China are searching for the minor injuries from the abrupt change across the river on the launch boat, missing persons. in course. She turned around just two climbed across a wastewater-holding hours after leaving the Port of barge attached to Ecstasy and joined FAIRWEATHER (U.S.A.) Galveston. the cruise ship’s crew on the bridge of London, Feb 11 — A press report, the ship, Tharp said. To try to gain dated yesterday, states: The Alaska HANIFE ANA (Turkey) control of the cruise ship, Gagnon Marine Highway System announced London, Feb 9 — Following received used his hand-held radio to summon today that it is estimating the fast from Rome MRCC, timed 1056, UTC: help from three tugs, Louisiana, vehicle ferry passenger ro/ro General cargo Hanife Ana is still Alison and Jefferson, and told the Fairweather (3424 gt, built 2004) will aground. crew where to drop anchor after be out of service until mid-April due London, Feb 12 — Following received Ecstasy had drifted near Algiers, to a problem with all four of its MTU from Rome MRCC, timed 0600, UTC: Tharp said. Before it came to a rest, diesel engines. “It is apparent that General cargo Hanife Ana is currently the cruise ship had drifted seven- the cylinder sleeves on the engines “in shore”. tenths of a mile. Though it had been have developed hairline cracks, which London, Feb 13 — Following received docked with its bow pointed have allowed coolant to enter the from Rome MRCC, timed 1020, UTC: downriver, it flipped around during cylinders,” said Captain John Falvey, General cargo Hanife Ana remains the early morning ride, redirecting AMHS General Manager. “We have aground north of Brindisi. Vessel has its bow upriver near Algiers. Ecstasy been in contact with the manufacturer moved further into shore, making was returned to the Poland Avenue and are proceeding with a plan to refloating operations more difficult. Wharf and was moved again to the replace all the sleeves on the engines, At present arrangements are being Julia Street Wharf later in the day. which we estimate will take nine to made to remove the oil on board but Its use for emergency housing ten weeks.” The MTU diesels are there is no current danger of continues: manufactured in Germany and use an pollution. It is believed that the hull aluminum block. They were chosen for is holed in three places in the forepart EGON-W (Netherlands) the fast ferries in an effort to keep the region. London, Feb 15 — General cargo weight down. Like other diesel London, Feb 15 — Following received Egon-W arrived Rochester Feb 11, engines, they have steel sleeves inside from Rome MRCC, timed 1212, UTC: from Kiel, and sailed Feb 13 for the cylinder, in which the pistons General cargo Hanife Ana is still Wismar. move up and down. The cause of the aground. The fuel has been removed hairline cracking has not been from the vessel, and removal of the EIDER (Hong Kong) determined. The Fairweather and its remaining oil is under way. Balboa, Feb 14 — Bulk Eider is still sister ship, the Chenega, were in the under repair. Understand repairs Ketchikan shipyard for regularly HAPPY BRIDE (Isle of Man) should be completed within the next scheduled annual maintenance when London, Feb 13 — Information few days. — Lloyd’s Agents. the problem was diagnosed. (Note — received from Kiel, dated today, Fairweather according to LMIU AIS, states: Lpg Sigmagas, which had been ELENA KUDRYAVTSEVA was in lat 55 21.92N, long 131 in collision with lpg Happy Bride (Georgia) 44.76W, at 0233, Feb 11.) north-west of Donges on Jan 4, was Messina, Feb 15 — There was no towed to Bremerhaven in the morning damage to the hull and/or machinery FOWAIRET (Qatar) of Feb 12 to be repaired at Rickmers of general cargo Elena Kudryavtseva. London, Feb 14 — C.c. Fowairet Yard. The vessel was towed to There was some to its cargo of sailed Rotterdam 1115, Feb 10, for Hoheweg Roads and there taken over galvanized steel beams, but that has Hamburg. by the tugs Bremerhaven and been looked after by P&I insurers and Steinbock. Vessel is berthed in a dry the vessel has sailed from Catania. — GECO SAPPHIRE (Panama) dock with bow damage. Lloyd’s Agents. Gdynia, Feb 15 — Research Geco Sapphire, now named EDT Protea is HEALTHY FALCON (Vietnam) ESTRADEN (Finland) still at Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej Antwerp, Feb 14 — Product tanker See Wolgastern. yard in Gdynia. The renovation Healthy Falcon (2998 gt, built 1985), process will last until May/June 2006. loaded, and general cargo Dong Fa EURO FJORD (Norway) The shipyard offers only the berth and (8859 gt, built 1978), loaded, were in Trondheim, Feb 14 — General cargo use of cranes and the renovation of collision near Shanghai port Jan 31. Euro Fjord is still at Kvernhusvik the vessel is being done by the owner Healthy Falcon sustained damage on Shipyard, Hitra. ETS unknown. — himself. — Correspondents. starboard aft quarter. After Lloyd’s Agents. discharging at Zhapu Terminal, GENERAL GROT-ROWECKI Shanghai port, it shifted to Zhapu EVER BRIGHT (Tuvalu) (Malta) Anchorage on Feb 3 waiting for the London, Feb 10 — A press report, See Ece. class surveyor to inspect and decide dated today, states: Eight Chinese repair work. Dong Fa sustained fishermen are missing after their boat GOLDEN BELLS 2 damaged in the way of Nos 1 and 2 (fishing Ming Lien Yu 1028) collided Belfast, Feb 10 — Fshing Golden holds. After collision it entered with a freighter (general cargo Ever Bells 2 is presently undergoing Shanghai Shipyard for repairs which Bright, 9169 gt, built 1980) near repairs at Kilkeel, ETC Apr 10. — expected to take about 20 days. — Matsu, a Taiwan-controlled group of Lloyd’s Agents. “DPS Teamhead Surveyors.” islands. Taiwan’s coast guard says patrol boats have been sent to the GRAND PRINCESS (Bermuda) HJALTLAND (U.K.) islands off China’s southeastern London, Feb 13 — A press report, London, Feb 16 — A press report, Fujian province, to try to find the dated Feb 12, states: Passenger dated today, states: Northlink men. It says the fishing boat sank Grand Princess (108806 gt, built passenger ro/ro Hjaltland (11486 gt, after being struck by the freighter 1998) made an emergency turnaround built 2002) left Lerwick two hours registered inTuvalu. last week when a passenger suffered a behind schedule last night after its London, Feb 10 — Following received heart attack returned today to bow had been repaired following from Taipei RCC, timed 1020, UTC: Galveston. Passengers exiting the contact with the Holmsgarth pier General cargo Ever Bright (9169 gt, Grand Princess described broken yesterday morning. An investigation built 1980) and Chinese fishing Ming glass and water spilling into the is underway into the incident in Lien Yu 1028 were in collision in lat dining area and staterooms when she which the vessel’s bow made contact 26 19N, long 120 01E, 0540, UTC, Feb made her turn last Saturday. Earlier with the linkspan when it suddenly 9. Eight persons are missing from the in the week, Princess Cruises lurched forward during berthing, fishing vessel and Taiwan Coast spokeswoman Karen Tetherow said causing some damage to the vessel.

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Passengers were able to disembark, and Katharina sustained only minor tons of crude oil which was pumped but cars and cargo were not unloaded damage in their collision on the River into the Prime. Salvage Master Jan until the afternoon. No one was hurt Rhine on Feb 2. They have both Kalkman and his team successfully in the incident. A company returned to service. refloated Kim Jacob on Feb 6. Kim spokesman said late yesterday Jacob was anchored in stable afternoon: “Officials from the JOHNNY K. (Cyprus) condition and the breached tank Maritime & Coastguard Agency See Bright Sun. caused by the grounding was (MCA) were informed immediately pressurised for safety reasons. The and remain on-site. NorthLink is KATHARINA 22,000 tons of crude oil transferred continuing to consult with them as See Joery P. into the Prime will be delivered at the necessary repairs are carried out.” Bonaire. On Feb 9 the 136,000 DWT KATYA Z. tanker Endless was connected to Kim HOEGH GANDRIA (NIS) (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Jacob to conduct the next ship-to-ship London, Feb 14 — Following London, Feb 11 — A press report, transfer for the remaining cargo on received from Singapore Port dated today, states: Because of bad board Kim Jacob. After completion, Operations, timed 1025, UTC: meteorological conditions in Azov Sea the Endless will deliver the remaining Lng/Lpg Hoegh Gandria (96011 gt, general cargo Katya Z. and tugs crude oil at St Croix. — SMIT Salvage built 1977) had water ingress into Vityaz and Pluto continue to be ice- BV. engine-room while anchored off bound about 20 miles from Singapore Feb 4. Water has been Kerchenskiy strait, Katya Z.’s KOTA JAYA (Hong Kong) pumped out of the engine-room and manager company Varna Shipping London, Feb 10 — C.c. Kota Jaya vessel, which is currently at Raffles and Trading said. Yesterday the crew (18502 gt, built 2000) while coming Anchorage, is awaiting towage to built a temporary helicopter pad on alongside berth No.5, Napier, Dec “15” Singapore shipyard for permanent the ice and at 1730 hrs welcomed a loud thud was heard and the aft tug repairs. (Note — Hoegh Gandria Ukrainian helicopter with which new Ahuriri (299 gt, built 2002), which arrived Singapore anchorage Feb 4 ice pilot arrived and replaced the one was made fast on the port quarter, from Pyoengtaek.) from Berdyansk port. The helicopter had hit the ship’s side. Damage also brought additional provisions to consisted of a dent about 70 cms long HUMBER WAY (Malta) Katya Z. and the two tugs. Mariupol x 40 cms high x 8 cms deep to Kota London, Feb 14 — Ro/ro Humber convoy is expected to be formed on Jaya. (Note — Kota Jaya arrived Way sailed Ostend Feb 11 for Feb 12 or 13 and after a two-day Napier Dec 12 and sailed Dec 14.) Immingham. passage led by icebreaker Kapitan Belousov to reach Katya Z. and free it KOTOWAKA MARU (Japan) INZHENER SHLEM (Russia) from its ice trap. See “Lng Tanker Delayed at Darwin, London, Feb 15 — Information London, Feb 13 — General cargo Australia” under “Miscellaneous.” received from Kiel, dated today, Katya Z. is still waiting for the arrival states: Ore/oil Inzhener Shlem of the ice-breaker Captain Belousov, LNG EDO (Bahamas) discharged its cargo of 3,300 tons of which is leading a convoy of eight Ferrol, Feb 14 — Lng LNG Edo gasoil and 150 tons of oil sludge at ships from Marupol to Kerch, (93619 gt, built 1980), which arrived Stallzus in Kiel and then returned to according to a representative of Varna Ferrol Feb 3, 2005, with major sea, proceeding to Hamburg. The crew Shipping & Trading Company. With gearbox problems, is still at local carried out repairs to the propeller the assistance of two tugboats, Katya Navantia Shipyard. Main gear is still shaft. Z. has managed to make its way under repairs at GE, Houston. It is London, Feb 16 — Ore/oil Inzhener closer to the convoy, located 15 miles expected the vessel could leave port Shlem arrived Hamburg 0300, Feb 15. to the west. The convoy is expected to after permanent repairs at the end of reach Katya Z. late tomorrow night. April. — Lloyd’s Agents. IRAN MADANI (Iran) The ship has enough fuel, water and Lisbon, Feb 10 — Bulk Iran Madani food supplies, FOCUS-Varna reported. LYKES VOYAGER (Isle of Man) is still being inspected by surveyors to London, Feb 14 — The ice breaker London, Feb 16 — A press report, ascertain the necessary repairs. — Captain Belousov is expected to reach dated today, states: The misuse of Lloyd’s Agents. general cargo Katya Z. this afternoon. VHF radio and an inability to employ This morning the rescue team was the Automatic Identification System IRENA ARCTICA (DIS) located 52 kms north of Katya Z., a as an effective anti-collision aid London, Feb 10 — C.c. Irena Arctica representative of the managing contributed to a collision between c.c. sailed Gdansk Feb 8 for Aalborg. company Varna Ship and Trading Lykes Voyager and c.c. Washington Vesselin Genov said. The vessel had Senator in the Taiwan Strait, a JAMES PRIOR (U.K.) been trapped for nearly 20 days, Marine Accident Investigation Branch London, Feb 14 — Following Focus news agency reported. report has concluded. The collision, received from Acorn Shipyard, London, Feb 15 — A press report, which took place in thick fog last Rochester, dated today: General cargo dated today, states: General cargo April, resulted in severe damage to James Prior has completed repairs Katya Z. was reached yesterday by a both ships and containers lost and is due to sail Feb 15. convoy led by icebreaker Kapitan overboard. The inquiry into the Belousov which was sailing in the accident, in which Lykes Voyager was JIN KYUNG 101 (South Korea) Azov Sea from Maruipol to Kerch and running at 19.5 knots and Washington See Ning Shun. was included in the convoy, Katya Z.’s Senator 17 knots, discovered that manager company Varna Shipping there had been an abortive attempt JOANNA III (Greece) and Trading said. It is expected the over the VHF to make a passing London, Feb 16 — Following convoy to reach the Kerchenskiy arrangement between the two vessels, received from Piraeus RCC, timed strait this morning. which regrettably resulted in the two 0950, UTC: General cargo Joanna III ships turning toward each other. Both (499 gt, built 1965), Larimna for KHALED JUNIOR (Cambodia) vessels were fitted with AIS but Thessaloniki, no cargo on board, London, Feb 10 — Bulk Khaled neither of the bridge teams made use grounded in lat 38 48N, long 22 Junior, Tuzla for Bejaia, passed of the equipment to monitor the 44.6E, about 30 minutes ago. No Dardanelles Feb 8. actions of the other vessel. The injuries on board and no pollution equipment had not been sufficiently reported. KIM JACOB (Liberia) sophisticated to display information Rotterdam, Feb 9 — SMIT Salvage on radar. The report was the latest in JOERY P. (Netherlands) BV was contracted to refloat the fully which the use of VHF as a tool for London, Feb 15 — Information laden crude oil tanker Kim Jacob on collision avoidance has been a received from Kiel, dated today, basis of LOF 2000 on Jan 30. After a contributor and the report states: Non specific tankers Joery P. ship-to-ship transfer of about 22,000 recommends that owners discourage

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8 Marine its use for this purpose. Speed, with noticed. An underwater inspection has MARITIME LADY (Gibraltar) the vessels closing at more than 36 been carried out by local divers. Maassluis, Feb 9 — Chemical/oil knots and with no avoiding action London, Feb 13 — Lloyd’s Casualty carrier Sunny Blossom sailed taken until the ships had closed to 2.5 representatives in Piraeus report: Hamburg Feb 7 for Skikda. — Lloyd’s miles, was also determined as an General cargo Maine is still heavily Sub-agents. important issue, given the visibility aground and will remain that way for and the presence of other traffic in the some time. Refloating efforts are not MING LIEN YU 1028 (China) vicinity. Neither master thought it yet taking place. The Authorities are See Ever Bright. necessary to reduce speed when the concentrating on pumping out fuel visibility deteriorated and large and preventing any pollution. Todate, MIZ T (U.S.A.) concentrations of fishing craft were no spills have been noticed. The London, Feb 11 — A Coast Guard encountered. It was recommended company that has been contracted for Boston press release states: Yacht Miz that there should be more guidance on the anti-pollution measures is T has been raised by Boston the determination of safe speed Maritime Consortium of Thessaloniki. Transportation and Tow at Rowes available to masters, as the practice London, Feb 14 — Following received Warf , Boston harbour. Miz T caught of operating at high speed, regardless from Piraeus RCC, timed 0940, UTC: fire at 2100 Monday (Feb 6). The of visibility, is recognised to be General cargo Maine remains incident is under investigation by the endemic among those who operate aground, with fuel and cargo removal Coast Guard. containerships with their tight operations still under way. schedules. Other recommendations by London, Feb 15 — Lloyd’s Casualty MONCHEGORSK (Cyprus) the inspector highlighted the representatives in Piraeus report: London, Feb 10 — Information potential of AIS information which General cargo Maine is still heavily received from Kiel, dated today, identifies other ships together with aground. All fuels and oils have been states: Ro/ro Monchegorsk destroyed their course, speed and other data, removed from the vessel and oil- some pilings and sustained only minor when manoeuvering in a close absorbing mats are now being used to damage to the hull. It could continue quarters situation. It was also clean the remaining sediments. The its voyage towards the Baltic after the recommended that ship managers be Harbour-master has advised that investigations were completed. The advised of the advantages of there is now no risk of pollution. lock itself was not damaged. displaying AIS information in a Salvors have stated that once the format which can be readily vessel is cleaned from all oil MOON STAR (Cambodia) associated with radar and other sediments etc, they will commence the London, Feb 10 — A press report, sources of navigational information. transhipment of cargo, in order to dated Feb 9, states: c.c. Moon Star More sophisticated systems show the lighten the vessel. (5378 gt, built 1980), Busan for information on radar. London, Feb 16 — Following received Vostochnyy, loaded, had an engine from Piraeus RCC, timed 1000, UTC: exploded today 40 miles south of M.PIONEER (Panama) General cargo Maine remains Vladivostok . None of the vessel’s 18 See “Crew Of Panamanian Vessel At aground, fuel removal complete. crewmembers, six Russians and 12 Fredericia, Denmark” under “Labour Filipinos, were hurt, a duty officer at Disputes”. MARIBELLA (Greece) the Vladivostok rescue coordinating London, Feb 11 — Bulk Maribella, centre said. Maritime Territory MAGALLANES (Chile) New Orleans for El Dekheila, passed rescuers have offered sending tug Valparaiso, Feb 9 — Ro/ro Gibraltar Feb 9. (See issue of Jan 18.) Lazurit to the ship but the vessel’s Magallanes arrived safely in Puerto crew declined the offer of help and Natales, Feb 3, and temporary repairs MARIELLE BOLTEN (Liberia) will try to eliminate the aftermath of to engine were effected. Vessel was Santo Domingo, Feb 15 — After the breakdown on their own. authorised to sail, with precautions, receipt of General Average and London, Feb 10 — Following received but only with cargo and no Salvage securities from local from Vladivostok MRCC, timed 1240, passengers, and arrived safely in importers and completion of discharge UTC: C.c. Moon Star arrived Puerto Montt Feb 7. — Lloyd’s of the cargo consigned to the Vostochnyy 1025, local time, today Agents. Dominican Republic, general cargo and is now loading. Marielle Bolten departed Manzanillo MAINE (Cambodia) Bay at 1400, Feb 13, under tow of London, Feb 10 — Following received anchor handling tug/supply Rig MSC JILHAN (Panama) from Piraeus RCC, timed 1041, UTC: Deliverer, chartered to the salvors London, Feb 11 — Information General cargo Maine is still aground. SWS/RMG and in accordance with the received from Kiel, dated today, Salvors are currently lightering part LOF. The vessels destination is states: C.c. MSC Jilhan (14068 gt, of the vessel’s cargo prior to a Freeport, Grand Bahamas, ETA, built 1986) was in contact with the refloating attempt. weather and other conditions stern of ro/ro/c.c. Trans Carrier (8476 London, Feb 10 — Lloyd’s Casualty permitting, within five-nine days of gt, built 1994) when entering the representatives in Piraeus report: commencement of tow, where it is Brunsbuettel locks from the North General cargo Maine Maine, is planned that the cargo remaining on Sea at 2330 yesterday. Previously the managed by DTS Ltd board will be discharged and the bow thruster had already failed on the (Donbasstransitservice LLC) Maripoli, vessel will be drydocked for a full approach of the Kiel Canal. MSC insured for hull and machinery with assessment of its condition. — Lloyd’s Jilhan had to berth afterwards with Soglasie Insurance Company, Moscow Agents. the help of tugs. It was only allowed and entered for P&I with British London, Feb 16 — A to resume its voyage after having Marine Mutual, London. Salvors are SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV report, carried out some repairs. The ship Volos Tug Company and their tug dated Feb 15, states: Under control of continued its voyage towards the Centaurus,of 2,000bhp, has proceeded salvors from SvitzerWijsmuller Baltic at 1140 today escorted by a tug. to site. An Lloyd’s Open Form has Salvage and partners Resolve Salvage Trans Carrier was only slightly been signed. Understand there is four and their salvage equipment general damaged and could resume its voyage metres of water in the engine-room. cargo Marielle Bolten departed the soon ater the incident. (Note — MSC Lemnos Harbour-master advised this Dominican Republic under tow, Feb Jilhan sailed Bremerhaven 1635, Feb is morning that the vessel is still 13, for Freeport, Bahamas, with an 10, for Klaipeda and Trans Carrier heavily aground, and will remain in ETA beginning next week. After sailed Antwerp 1640, Feb 9, for the same position for some time. having refloated the vessel slightly Turku.) Refloating efforts are not yet taking over a week earlier, salvors were London, Feb 14 — C.c. MSC Jilhan place. The Authorities are engaged in stabilising the vessel and arrived Gdynia 1812, Feb 12, and concentrating on pumping out fuel discharging the vessel of cargo according to LMIU AIS was in lat 51 and preventing any pollution. For the destined for governmental projects on 51 21.91N, long 18 51 29.97E, at 1032 time being, no spills have been the island. today, course 314, speed 15.4 knots.

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London, Feb 15 — Ro/ro/c.c. Trans government has already said it will that the 59-foot fishing Nu C ran into Carrier arrived Turku Feb 13 and not allow the ship to be broken up in the north jetty and the crew was sailed same day for Helsinki. Bangladesh as it might cause loss of preparing to abandon ship. Air Station life and environmental damage. Astoria Launched an HH-60 Jayhawk NAPOCOR POWER BARGE “We’ve told Haji Lokman who has helicopter and Station Grays Harbor NO.106 (Philippines) reportedly bought the asbestos-laden launched two 47-foot motor lifeboats. See “Tropical Storm “Kajiki” under ship not to bring it into Bangladesh The Ocean Shores surf rescue team “Weather & Navigation.” waters as it can kill workers,” the and local Emergency Medical Services government’s environment director, also responded. The four crewmembers NAPOCOR TUGBOAT NO.1 Mosharraf Hossain, said yesterday. were able to safely reach shore where (Philippines) “He has to dispose of the hazardous they were treated and released. Coast See “Tropical Storm ‘Kajiki’” under waste elsewhere first and only then Guard pollution investigators from “Weather & Navigation.” will we allow the ship to be Coast Guard Sector Portland and dismantled in the ship breaking representatives from the Department NING SHUN (China) yards,” Hossain said. An inter- of Ecology are assessing the extent of Antwerp, Feb 15 — Tug Jin Kyung ministerial meeting was to be held the pollution. A diesel sheen was 101 and barge Ayu had departed from today to discuss ways to keep the ship reported after the boat went aground. port of Ningbo after providing the away from Bangladeshi waters, an The amount of oil spilled is unknown. LOU. Lpg Ning Shun has completed environment ministry official said. The National Response Corporation permanent repairs at Zhoushan Norway is now lying in open waters has been hired to respond to the Changzhi Shipyard, and sailed Feb off the Malaysian coast. pollution and to salvage the boat. The 14. — “DPS Teamhead Surveyors.” London, Feb 16 — A press report, on board tanks of Nu C have a dated today, states: The government potential capacity of 1,000 gallons of NORMAND NEPTUN (NIS) has decided to gather more diesel fuel. Plans to salvage Nu C are Kristiansand, Feb 15 — Tug/supply information about the possible extent in development. Coast Guard Sector Normand Neptun is still berthed in of danger of asbestos-laden passenger Portland and Washington State Stavanger. Vessel will undergo sea Norway, which a ship-breaker intends Department of Ecology will continue to trial on Monday (Feb 20). No date has to buy and scarp at a ship-breaking monitor the pollution response and been set for when or where it will sail. yard in Chittagong. The decision came mitigation efforts and the salvage of — Lloyd’s Agents. yesterday at an inter-ministerial the vessel. The cause of the grounding meeting chaired by Environment and is under investigation. NORTHERN ORION (U.S.A.) Forest Secretary Abu Jafar London, Feb 15 — Following received Portland, Ore, Feb 15 — The Chowdhury at the Ministry of from Coast Guard Seattle, timed investigation into the spill from Environment and Forest. 1935, UTC: Fishing Nu C: Salvage fishing Northern Orion is continuing. Environmentalists are protesting operations expected to commence — Lloyd’s Agents. against bringing the ship to today, with a two-day good weather Bangladesh since newspaper reports window expected. NORWAY (Bahamas) unveiled its hazardous impact on London, Feb 15 — A press report, environment and health of labourers. OCEAN MAINPORT (Norway) dated today, states: A Bangladeshi Yesterday’s meeting decided to gather Dover, Feb 13 — Tug/supply Ocean scrap merchant said he had bought more information about the ship Mainport (2518 gt, built 1976), passenger Norway for 12 million before making a decision whether it Yarmouth for United Arab Emirates, dollars, sparking protests from will be allowed to enter Bangladesh had an engine failure off Dover. It environmentalists and a warning from waters, reports AFP quoting came into the port under its own the government it will not allow the Mohammad Riazuddin, technical power without assistance from tugs, vessel to be broken up in Bangladesh. director of the Department of although a tug was standing by with “I have finalised the deal (for the Environment. The meeting decided to it.. Vessel is berthed on Eastern Arm Norway) but I have not yet made the prevent the import of Norway by not and repairs are underway. Vessel is payment because of a dollar crisis in allowing opening any LC with expected to complete repairs later the local market,” said Haji Lokman Bangladesh Bank, directing the today and will continue on its voyage. Hossain, owner of a scrapyard near Chittagong Port Authority and Coast — Lloyd’s Agents. Chittagong in southern Bangladesh. Guard authorities not to let the ship Dover, Feb 14 — Tug/supply Ocean “If I can buy the ship, I will take enter Bangladesh and taking up steps Mainport completed repairs and was measures to destroy all hazardous as per the Bangladesh Environment able to continue its voyage at 2139 materials and toxic gas,” he added Act, the WTO, ILO and Basel yesterday. — Lloyd’s Agents. today. News of the deal prompted Convention, according to BDNEWS. dozens of environmentalists to form a Lokman Hossain, a Bangladeshi ship- OCEAN THERESE (Panama) human chain in Chittagong to protest breaker, has finalised a deal to buy Trondheim, Feb 14 — General cargo the move to dismantle the ship at the ship at over $13 million. Ocean Therese: The vessel’s cargo was Hossain’s Giri Subedar Ship Breaking Department of Environment discharged at Kristiansund and it left Yard at nearby Sitakundu. Gloabl Chittagong Divisional Director Kristiansund in tow of tug Boa Siw on environmental group Greenpeace has Mosharraf Hossain yesterday said: Feb 11. The vessel will effect repairs included the Norway on a watchlist of “We’ll go for legal action against at a Polish yard. According to the tug 50 vessels, which it fears will not be Lokman if the vessel is brought here owners, the vessels are ETA Gdansk decontaminated before being for scrapping.” Meanwhile, at 0400, Feb 16. — Lloyd’s Agents. scrapped. It says the French workers Bangladesh Environment Lawyers who built the ship claim it contains Association yesterday served legal ONEGO TRAVELLER 1,250 tonnes of material that contains notices on concerned government (Netherlands) asbestos. The Bangladesh agencies to bar the ship from entering London, Feb 9 — Following received Environment Lawyers Association Bangladesh waters. from Bermuda RCC, timed 1455, today served legal notices in the UTC: General cargo Onego Traveller capital Dhaka on relevant government NU C (5057 gt, built 2004), New Orleans for agencies in a bid to halt the ship London, Feb 15 — A press report, Liverpool, cargo diammonium being brought into Bangladesh’s dated Feb 14, states: The U.S. Coast phosphate, reported at 1400, Feb 7, territorial waters. “We served the Guard and Washington Department of that it was proceeding into Hamilton legal notice after the documents that Ecology are overseeing the salvage of as port of refuge due to its cargo we’ve collected indicate that the the a fishing boat that went aground on reportedly becoming wet. Vessel Giri Ship Breaking company has the north jetty near Grays Harbor, arrived in port yesterday. bought the ship and it is now on its Wash, this morning. Coast Guard Superintendents have arrived on way to the company’s scrap yard,” Group/Air Station Astoria, Ore, scene and inspections are under way. lawyer Rizwana Hasan said. The received a mayday call at 0643 hrs, Local surveyors appointed.

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Bermuda, Feb 14 — General cargo UTC: C.c. P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan which sustained container damage in Onego Traveller arrived in Bermuda (94724 gt, built 2004), bound a storm off Terschelling last week, has on Feb 6, using Bermuda as a port of Hamburg, reported at 1659, UTC, Feb completed unloading its containers at refuge. The cargo, fertilizer, somehow 9, that the vessel had lost 58 Container Terminal Altenwerder at liquified in transit whilst below decks, containers overboard in bad weather 0230, Feb 13. For discharging the causing the vessel to list. It is not yet near Terschelling. Operations are damaged containers two special known how the cargo became wet. currently under way to recover the cranes were used. The operation was There is no damage to the hull. Ways containers. (Note — P&O Nedlloyd completed after 64 hours, and the to establish how to stabilise the cargo Mondriaan sailed Southampton Feb 8 vessel has now left Hamburg. so that the vessel can proceed are for Hamburg.) currently being investigated. One London, Feb 10 — Dozens of PANAGIA HOZOVIOTISSA option is to possibly load 20-ft containers were swept into the sea (Greece) containers with the cargo and then from c.c. P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan London, Feb 13 — Lloyd’s Casualty sink the containers within the cargo soon after it left Rotterdam for representatives in Piraeus report: to try and stabilise everything. The Hamburg yesterday. P&O Nedlloyd During the afternoon of Feb 10, while vessel will remain in Bermuda for at MondriaanM, now part of the Maersk ferry Panagia Hozoviotissa (3204 gt, least another 10 days whilst work fleet, lost 58 containers overboard built 1977) was making berthing continues. The vessel’s destination during bad weather while many manoeuvres at the port of Syros, the was Liverpool. — Lloyd’s Agents. others were damaged. Conditions vessel collided with the Neorion were said to be windy, although not Shipyards jetty. Following the OOCL NEVA (Luxembourg) stormy. Nine of the boxes were incident the vessel safely London, Feb 11 — Infoprmation washed up on the island of arrived/berthed at the harbour, but received from Kiel, dated today, Terschelling where the local police was prohibited from departing states: A 12 metre high wave hit c.c. were called in to guard beaches after pending the issuance of a class OOCL Neva (9981 gt, built 2001), sportsgear and Barbie dolls were maintain certificate. At the time of Rotterdam for St. Petersburg, off found scattered along the coast. incident, the vessel was performing Norderney island in the night of Feb However, none of the boxes the schedule Lavrion-Kea-Kythnos- 9. Some containers were torn open apparently contain hazardous cargoes. Syros-Paros-Naxos-Ios-Sikino- and a lifeboat was lost. The master Neither were there any injuries as a Folegandros with four passengers on reported the damage only when result of the accident. board. entering the Brunsbuettel locks of the SvitzerWijsmuller, part of the AP Kiel Canal. (Note — OOCL Neva Moller-Maersk group, was appointed PEGVAK (Iran) sailed Rotterdam 1550, Feb 8 for St. to salve the containers. The ship, London, Feb 15 — A press report, Petersburg and passed Brunsbuttel which later berthed in Hamburg, had dated today, states: The reasons for a 0940, Feb 9.) been carrying Grand Alliance as well fire on board an Iranian vessel in as Maersk cargo. Some containers Baku bay today have not yet been OOCL QINGDAO (Hong Kong) belonging to partner lines were among revealed. The fire began while the London, Feb 9 — The Suez Canal those that fell into the sea. Turannur company was conducting has reopened after the grounding London, Feb 11 — A press report, repairs on the vessel, the Chief of the Wednesday (Feb 8) of c.c. OOCL dated today, states: Thousands of State Fire Department said. When Qingdao. The vessel drifted from its tennis shoes, aluminium briefcases fire began the vessel was towed from route near Ismailiya as it sailed and children’s toys washed onto the shore with the help of vessels from northwards, blocking the transit of beach of a Dutch island yesterday, the Caspian fleet. Information about seven northbound ships behind it drawing crowds of treasure-hunting the fire was received at 1134 hrs. before bringing canal operations to a residents, coast guard officials said. Vessel Vikhr 9 was used to fight the complete halt. Canal officials said The booty came from a load of fire but as of 1500 hrs the fire that strong winds might have containers that was swept from c.c. continued. Prior to this event, the contributed to the accident. Canal P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan, which got Iranian vessel asked for permission to officials speaking on condition of caught in a storm on Thursday night moor at SOCAR’s dock in order to anonymity said the ship experienced about 14km off the coast of the island conduct a small technical steering problems and ran aground. of Terschelling. “We now believe 58 examination. The crew examined the Four tugs were subsequently containers were washed overboard. vessel. The vessel was towed from dispatched to remove the ship and Nine landed intact on the beach and shore when the fire began for security free up traffic in the canal. Besides two others are stuck in the breakers, reasons. No one was injured in the the Suez Canal blockage, bad weather which means many others may have fire. and strong seas on Feb 8 forced four sunk or are still drifting around,” Baku, Feb 15 — The vessel which Egyptian Red Sea harbours and spokesman Kees Koning said. caught fire in Baku bay was general several airports to close. London, Feb 12 — A cargo Pegvak. The fire has not yet SvitzerWijsmuuler Salvage BV report, been completely extinguished. — ORIENT BRILLIANCE (Panama) dated Feb 11, states: Lloyd’s Agents. Lima, Feb 14 — Bulk Orient SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage and London, Feb 16 — A press report, Brilliance is still anchored in Callao, partners Rederij Noordgat were dated today, states: Fire has broken but we cannot yet establish whether yesterday instructed to take action to out at an Iranian exploratory vessel repairs have been completed or not as locate and recover some 58 lost (general cargo Pegvak) which is being they are being done underwater and containers from c.c. P&O Nedlloyd repaired in Baku. All the crew have the vessel is fully loaded with bulk Mondriaan while it was passing by been evacuated to safety. Fire minerals. — Lloyd’s Agents. the north Netherlands coast during extinguishing vessel Vikhard-9 was bad weather Thursday evening. In sent to the scene of the accident. OSCAR DYSON (U.S.A.) total 10 containers which were According to the chief of the State London, Feb 10 — Research Oscar washed up ashore, were recovered and Fire Department, Murad Huseynov, Dyson (2218 gt, built 2003) made during today moved to a holding area the fire has been completely put out. contact with the bottom, without on the island of Terschelling. Survey The reason for the fire is not known grounding, in lat 52 38.02N, long 128 vessel Zirfaea was engaged yesterday yet as investigation is still underway. 31.01W, near Jane Island, in and busy today to trace possible Emergencies Minister Kamaladdin Finlayson Channel, British Columbia, containers left in the shipping route. Heydarov also visited the scene. at 2155 PST, Feb 6.. Furhter floating containers have been located and action is being taken to PINE BRIDGE (Liberia) P&O NEDLLOYD MONDRIAAN secure them. Vigo, Feb 13 — Helicopter “PESCA (Liberia) London, Feb 13 — Information 1” was called to medivacuate one London, Feb 10 — Following received received from Kiel, dated today, crewmember from c.c. Pine Bridge from Den Helder RCC, timed 1101, states: C.c. P&O Nedlloyd Mondriaan, (64005 gt, built 2001), who was

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Now, Cunard says Eastham, outward bound for Belfast See Twin Star. the vessel will proceed directly from in fully loaded condition. Vessel was St. Thomas to New York when it delayed at Eastham for a short period POLANA (Slovakia) completes a Los Angeles to New York due boiler problems. Prague, Feb 14 — Understand voyage, bypassing Port Everglades. pusher tug Polana is due to arrive Cunard says it will return to Port REDENTORE PRIMO (Italy) Bratislava in March. — Lloyd’s Everglades next fall, when it resumes London, Feb 15 — Following received Agents. cruising the Americas. It will spend from Rome MRCC, timed 1212, UTC: the summer cruising the Ro/ro Redentore Primo (970 gt, built PRINCESS GIGI Mediterranean and making trans- 1965) struck the wharf at Pozzuoli at Freeport, Bahamas, Feb 15 — Atlantic voyages. 1700, local time, Feb 14, while Luxuary yacht Princess Gigi (built London, Feb 14 — A press report, berthing. The vessel and wharf 2001), length 124 ft, encountered dated today, states: Passenger Queen sustained only minor damage. heavy weather in approximately lat Mary 2, which saw passengers up-in- 23.6N, long 73.3W, Feb 6 and started arms during a troubled trip last REHUA (New Zealand) taking on water through the “garage” month, has sailed into further London, Feb 10 — Trawler Rehua doors on her aft deck, these large difficulties. Owner Cunard has (2483 gt, built 1996) had machinery doors lead to a storage facility for cancelled two future voyages so the failure 26 nautical miles south of Pitt small boats, jet skis, etc. Salt water propeller pod problem, can be sorted Island, Dec 11. At 1300 hrs, the main attacked the sophisticated electronic out. Cunard said today that the vessel engine was shut down by the chief equipment and engine controls would have to go into dry dock for engineer due to a piston failure on effectively rendering it not under repairs in May and then again in No.4 cylinder. The vessel was taken cpmmand. US Coast Guard responded November. A 12-day Mediterranean under tow by trawler Thomas with a helicopter and lifted all eight cruise in May has been cancelled and Harrison to Nelson. crew to safety. Overseas Salvage of replaced with a six-day Norwegian Exuma, Bahamas, were contacted and fjords voyage. A seven-night REJOICE (U.K.) they dispatched a plane to check on Caribbean cruise in November has London, Feb 12 — A press release the ship’s status, On “Feb 6” they also been cancelled and replaced with from the Maritime & Coastguard found it on its beam ends with the a seven-night Southampton to Fort Agency, dated Feb 2, states: Humber deckhouse breaking free and it was Lauderdale transatlantic sailing, Coastguard received a channel 16 presumed it was lost. The following which has been put back one week. Mayday call from the fishing Rejoice day the plane found it capsized but The problem has also led to (49 gt, built 1999) after the crew had still afloat with considerable debris alterations to other schedules. detected a fire on board at 1415 hrs. surrounding it, so they dispatched London, Feb 15 — A press report, The 40 ft fishing vessel is currently 14 small salvage vessel Amazing Grace dated today, states: Passenger Queen miles north-east of the River Tyne. and took the hull in tow. Four days Mary 2 is to be drydocked for six days The crew of three have managed to later it arrived at a sheltered bay at at Blohm&Voss’ Hamburg yard in contain the fire in the engine-room. Cat Island and the Overseas Salvage May to remove a propulsor pod Humber Coastguard are co-ordinating team, with their salvage vessel damaged when leaving Port the incident and the Tynemouth RNLI Victoria and a large crane, 400 tons, Everglades last month. Repairs to the all weather lifeboat has the casualty and barge from Mobro Marine, pod, which is due to be replaced in under tow for Amble where on arrival Jacksonville, are presently on site further drydocking in November, will they will be met by Northumbria Fire assessing whether to right it at this mean the cancellation of two voyages. Service. location for tow to safe harbour, or to A 12-day Mediterranean cruise which tow it “as-is” to safe harbour. — was due start on May 5 will now RIGEL (U.S.A.) Lloyd’s Agents. become a six-day cruise to the Seattle, Feb 10 — Tank barge Rigel Norwegian fjords, with passengers is presently at Pier 91, Seattle, PRIVATIM (Netherlands) who opt to take the six-day cruise undergoing repairs. The repairs are London, Feb 3 — Authorities are being offered refunds of up to 70% of expected to be completed Feb 11, and hoping that general cargo Privatim their fares plus on board credits of the vessel is expected to receive US can be raised during February, but $250 per passenger. Alternatively, Coast Guard clearance to resume the insurance company who are they can opt for a full refund or the operations Feb 13. — Lloyd’s Agents. handling this case are still possibility of booking one of the other negotiating with salvage companies to three 12-day Mediterranean cruises RIO AYSEN (Chile) raise the vessel. Both Dutch and planned. The vessel will return to Valparaiso, Feb 9 — Ferry Rio Aysen German authorities are involved in drydock on Nov 11 and the was refloated, Feb 2, with the aid of the salvage operation. Before the transatlantic cruise scheduled for that tug Beagle, and towed to Puerto vessel can be raised, its cargo of a date has been deferred for a week. Natales for inspection, but no damage 1,000 tons of asphalt scrapings must This has resulted in the cancellation of any importance was detected. — be removed from the holds, which will of a one-week Caribbean cruise. Port Lloyd’s Agents. take several days. The salvage plan calls at Fort Lauderdale and Salvador London, Feb 11 — Ferry Rio Aysen has to be approved by Rijkswaterstaat in Brazil are being cancelled when the arrived Punta Arenas Feb 7. and the port authority Groningen ship heads towards New York in April, Seaports. with a substitute call in the Virgin ROUGH 47/3B Islands. An investigation by both the London, Feb 16 — A press report, QUEEN MARY 2 (U.K.) US Coast Guard and Cunard into the dated today, states: A North Sea gas London, Feb 12 — A press report, accident is continuing, the Cunard rig (gas production platform Rough dated yesterday, states: Cunard has spokesman said. 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12 Marine and one with shock, Humber deliver its cargo to Tesoro’s Puget London, Feb 15 — A press report, Coastguard have confirmed. The rig, Sound refinery. From there, it’s likely dated Feb 14, states: Product tanker which had 58 personnel on board, is headed to dry dock for repairs. Small Seabulk Pride is due to arrive today situated in the Bridlington Bay Rough cracks found in the hull were patched. at Port Angeles. A Coast Guard and Field off Hull. The fire was put out by Coast Guard Petty Officer Sara Ecology Department inspection team personnel. The Coastguard said 11 Francis says the tanker was held in will meet the vessel to ensure a safe people were taken to an adjoining rig Kachemak Bay until it was confirmed transit to the Tesoro refinery at by helicopter, another 11 were taken that the patch work held. Anacortes. The Coast Guard says the to Humberside Airport and nine to a London, Feb 14 — A Coast Guard risk of a spill is low, but the tanker standby vessel. Seattle press release, dated Feb 13, will be escorted with a tug through London, Feb 16 — Following received states: The Captain of the Port Puget the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Officials from Coastguard Humber MRSC, Sound announced plans today for also are monitoring the tanker’s cargo timed 1235, UTC: Gas production receiving product tanker Seabulk and ballast as well as cement patches platform Rough 47/3B: Of the 58 Pride this week, which will allow the that were applied to two small cracks, persons on board two have been taken vessel to offload its cargo at the five-to-seven inches long, in a water to hospital and 31 non-essential Tesoro Dock, Anacortes, followed by ballast tank in the outer hull. From personnel have been taken off the rig dry dock repairs in Victoria, BC. A the Anacortes refinery, she will go the remainder remain on board. post incident investigation, completed into drydock at Victoria, British London, Feb 16 — Maritime & with the support of divers, found a Columbia, for repairs. Coastguard Agency press release, water ballast tank in its outer hull London, Feb 15 — A press report, timed 1301, UTC, states: At 1045 this had two small 5-to-7 inch cracks, dated Feb 14, states: Product tanker morning Humber Coastguard received which were temporarily repaired with Seabulk Pride has docked in Port a call from standby vesselPutford a cement patch restoring the vessel’s Angeles. The Coast Guard says Trader reporting a fire on the gas seaworthiness. Additionally, the Seabulk Pride turned into Port storage facility platform Rough 47/3B vessel lost an anchor and incurred Angeles harbour at 1600 hrs, escorted which is in a position 25 miles south other topside damage. The Coast by tugs. The ship tied up at the east of Flamborough Head. The fire is Guard evaluated the ship’s marine terminal around 1730 hrs. reported to be now extinguished. The propulsion, navigation, manoeuvring After the ship departs Port Angeles, Rough offshore storage facility is systems to ensure they were operating it’s supposed to go the Tesoro refinery operated by Centrica Storage Ltd. properly prior to the ship’s departure in Anacortes to unload its cargo. From from Alaska on Feb 9. The Captain of Anacortes, Seabulk Pride will go into SAMMARINA M. (Romania) the Port Puget Sound, Capt. Steven drydock at Victoria, BC, for Bucharest, Feb 16 — The owners of Metruck, is working closely with permanent repairs. ro/ro Sammarina M. advise that the Washington Department of Ecology London, Feb 15 — Following received vessel is still under repairs, being and other regional stakeholders in from Coast Guard Seattle, timed reportedly subject to reconversion. finalising the plan to ensure the 1940, UTC: Product tanker Seabulk The operations are estimated to last vessel completes its transit safely. Pride is still at Port Angeles, with at least two or three months. — Key among these measures include inspectors on board. Vessel still has a Lloyd’s Agents. requiring the vessel to continually Captain of Port issue on it and there monitor its cargo and ballast tanks, is no estimate at present as to when SARUNA (Panama) replacing one of the vessel’s lost the vessel will be cleared to sail to a See “United Kingdom” under “Port anchors, maintaining a tug escort repair yard. State Control”. throughout its transit east of the J Buoy at the mouth of the Strait of SIGMAGAS (Antigua & Barbuda) SEABULK PRIDE (U.S.A.) Juan de Fuca and monitoring the See Happy Bride. London, Feb 10 — Product tanker vessel’s cement patch. In addition, the Seabulk Pride: An Alaska Department vessel must produce an amended SILVA (Cambodia) of Environment Conservation cargo transfer procedure, provide spill Esbjerg, Feb 10 — General cargo situation report, timed 1530, Feb 8, containment measures and pass a Silva is still in port. — Lloyd’s states: A formal report of the dive pressure test of the ship’s cargo Agents. survey was completed by American piping. The company which owns the Bureau of Shipping and supplied to vessel, Seabulk Tankers, will also be SLOMAN PRODUCER the ship’s owner and the Coast Guard. required to produce a plan to the (Antigua & Barbuda) Following that report, the Coast Coast Guard for implementing Valletta, Feb 9 — Ro/ro Sloman Guard certified that the vessel was permanent repairs. “Our goal here is Producer sailed Marsaxlokk Feb 8 and safe to operate at sea. Seabulk Pride to ensure a safe transit from Alaska arrived Valletta the same day. — is awaiting a pilot and is expected to on through our pristine Washington Lloyd’s Agents. depart Kachemak Bay between 2100 State waters. Ultimately, by working and 2300 tonight. Seabulk Tankers, closely with our partners, our SPT DEFENDER (U.S.A.) Inc. plans to transit Seabulk Pride to counterparts in Alaska and the ship’s See Bahamas Spirit. Puget Sound to offload its cargo in operators, we’ve developed a Anacortes. Pressure testing of the comprehensive plan which will allow STAR DERBY (Norway (Int. valves and manifolds, as well as Seabulk Pride to complete its voyage,” Register)) repairs, to the KPL Dock has been said Capt. Steve Metruck. “While the London, Feb 13 — General cargo completed. The dock has reopened. grounding resulted in damage to the Star Derby (27104 gt, built 1979) The Coast Guard investigation into outer hull, the repairs and mitigation experienced a shifting of cargo during the grounding is continuing. Final plans make this event pretty basic rough seas while enroute near Dixon repairs to the hull will be coordinated and relatively low risk.” These Entrance, B.C. in lat 54 20N, long 132 with ABS and the US Coast Guard. measures will cap a number of earlier 30W at 0830, Feb 9. (Note — Pressure testing of the repaired steps the Coast Guard Western According to LMIU AIS Star Derby valves and manifolds on deck will be Alaska Captain of the Port imposed to was reported in lat 54 21 17.98N, long required to ensure that the tanker ensure the vessel’s stability, 131 7 7 78’W at 2141, Feb 10, 44.3 may be safely offloaded. This will be seaworthiness and fitness for the trip nautical miles from Port Simpson, at completed prior to offloading in from Alaska to Puget Sound. A joint 14 knots.) Washington. Coast Guard and Department of London, Feb 10 — A press report, Ecology inspection team, along with STAR OHIO (Bahamas) dated Feb 9, states: Nearly a week an American Bureau of Shipping London, Feb 16 — Following received after it was grounded on a Nikiski surveyor, will meet the vessel in Port from Coastguard Shetland MRSC: beach, product tanker Seabulk Pride Angeles, Wash., upon its arrival. Timed 1227, UTC: Crude oil tanker has left Kachemak Bay. The tanker Seabulk Pride is due to arrive into Star Ohio (80569 gt, built 1992), left Wednesday (Feb 8) night to Port Angeles sometime tomorrow. Sture for Louisiana, cargo 117,464

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13 Marine tonnes crude oil, was first reported at inspection. (Note — Thor Traveller, TUGEN (Luxembourg) 1035, UTC, adrift at one knot in lat 59 arrived Singapore Jan 30, from London, Feb 11 — A Cesam report, 40.8N, long 04 27.3W, with turbo- Aqaba, and sailed same day for Lahad timed 1812, Feb 10, states: It has charger problems. Owners trying to Datu.) been reported that on Feb 3, product contact a tug to escort vessel. Vessel’s tanker Tugen (5412 gt, built 1999), engines were restarted at 1148 hrs. TIGER (U.S.A.) which had been at Morondava roads, Vessels intends to proceed for Belfast, Portland, Ore, Feb 14 — Tug Tiger is Madagascar, since Jan 28 on standby and awaiting tug for escort. Weather currently undergoing repairs at for unloading by barges, the weather on scene wind south force 5 (fresh Diversified Marine Inc, Portland. conditions suddenly deteriorated in breeze). Twenty-four hour forecast: Understand that once repairs have consequence of cyclone ‘“Boloetse “. Wind south or south-west 5 (fresh been effected, the vessel will be During an operation of change of breeze) to 7 (near gale) occasional gale employed within their vessel repair position, the ship touched the ground 8. Timed 1320, UTC: Vessel carrying facility. — Lloyd’s Agents. with the keel on a sandbank and ran out trials at the moment. aground. Tugen is loaded with 4,367 London, Feb 16 — Following received TONG SHENG (Panama) m3 of gas oil, 1,050 m3 of gasoline, from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, Taipei, Feb 10 — According to the 1,048 m3 of oil paraffin and 349 m3 of timed 1419, UTC: At 1400, UTC, the news, general cargo Tong Sheng jet. This cargo is in the course of master of crude oil tanker Star Ohio departed from Keelung, Taiwan on transshipment to product tanker advised that all was well, and the Feb 3 bound for Taichung, Taiwan to Elven of the same owners. Mr. Michel vessel had stopped its engines in lat load cargo. Subsequently, the vessel Borie, technical adviser of the 59 41.3N, long 04 25.9W, to carry out anchored at outer Taichung port and company Chevreau & Lavie will arrive at Morondava on Feb 11 to an inspection requested by the awaited berthing information. attend the refloating operations on owners. Once the inspection is Thereafter, Taichung Port Authority received a report that the vessel had Feb 13, in the presence of two completed, the vessel will proceed to chartered tugs. Belfast. dragged anchor at 0715 hrs on Feb 4, caused by the stormy weather (sea London, Feb 14 — Following received height around 5-6 metres ). from the operators of product tanker SUAD N. (North Korea) Immediately three rescue boats and a Tugen, dated today: Tugen was Piraeus, Feb 10 — General cargo helicopter were launched by the refloated at 1530, Central European Suad N. arrived Piraeus Feb 7 for Taiwan Coast Guard. At 0855 hrs, Time, Feb 13. The vessel is presently repairs, ETC unknown. — Lloyd’s same day, the vessel was drifting carrying out transhipment operations, Agents. away from the shore about 0.2 ETC Feb 15, after which a diver’s nautical miles and the stern of the inspection will be carried out and a SUNSHINE (Singapore) vessel was grounded. At 0920 hrs, the decision regarding repairs will be See “Oil Cargo Dispute, Mombasa, engine was repaired by the crew and made. Kenya” under “Miscellaneous”. the vessel was refloated by Antananarivo, Feb 16 — Local press manoeuvring her own engine. At 1045 report that product tanker Tugen was TAMOYO MAIDEN (Philippines) hrs, Tong Sheng had safely berthed at refloated on Feb 13 after having Valparaiso, Feb 9 — General cargo pier No.24 of Taichung port for the transferred part of her 6.3 million Tamoyo Maiden engine repairs were classification society survey and cargo litres of gas oil to tanker Elven. She completed Jan 31 and was authorised loading. The vessel sailed from was helped by two tugs, Zoulos and to sail, Feb 1, to Santos. — Lloyd’s Taichung at 2130 hrs, on Feb 6, bound Toto requested from South Africa by Agents. for Kabira, Japan. — Lloyd’s Agents. the Malagasy authorities. — Lloyd’s Agents. TANANGER (Barbados) TOR DANIA (NIS) London, Feb 15 — Information See Tor Minerva. TWIN STAR (Panama) received from Sandnes, dated today, Lima, Feb 11 — Bulk/c.c. Pintail is states: Ro/ro Tananger (4636 gt, built TOR MINERVA (NIS) still under arrest as the Harbour 1980), Haavik for Grenaa, experienced London, Feb 10 — Information Master has still not finished with the engine black-out in bad weather four received from Kiel, dated today, master and crew. Bunkers have been nautical miles south-west of states: Ro/ro Tor Minerva (21215 gt, retreived from bulk Twin Star, Jossingfjord,outside Flekkefjord, early built 1978) struck the ro-ro ramp of however, there is still a cargo of steel today. Rescue vessel Gjert Wilhelmsen the ferry harbour when leaving on board for Callao with a value of arrived alongside the vessel at 1050 Cuxhaven port in the evening of Feb approximately $5 million and at hrs and is standing by, awaiting tug 5. The hydraulic of the ramp was present no salvage of the same has Bryteren which is due on scene at destroyed and the ramp itself plunged taken place. — Lloyd’s Agents. about 2100, local time, today. Bryteren into the water. As also the second ro- will probably tow the vessel to ro ramp was out of service due to TYUMEN (Russia) Stavanger or Kristiansand S for repair works, ro-ro Tor Dania, which Seoul, Feb 13 — General cargo inspection and repairs. Tananger has has just completed collision damage Tyumen still under arrest at Hwasoon 10 persons on board and the weather repairs, and is back in service, had to Port and will be able to sail from the in the area is rough. berth at the Steubenhˆft Feb 9. port after payment or providing London, Feb 16 — Following received Repairs should be completed today. acceptable security for the expenses from Stavanger RCC, timed 0935, London, Feb 15 — Information incurred during collection of wash UTC: Ro/ro Tananger was towed into received from Kiel, dated today, over board logs from the vessel. The Tananger port by tug Bryteren at states: Ro/ro Tor Minerva left the total number of logs collected by the 0425, local time, today. Cuxhaven service Feb 12 and sailed contractor is reported to be 806 pieces for the Baltic Sea, via the Kiel Canal. and the contactor is demanding payment of Won638,590,000 and Kim THOR TRAVELLER (Thailand) & Chang, lawyer appointed by the London, Feb 15 — Following received TORM ALEXANDRA (Malta) London, Feb 10 — A press report, shipowner is under negotiation with from owners of bulk Thor Traveller the contractor. — Lloyd’s Agents. (16794 gt, built 1985), dated Bangkok, dated today, states: Global Security today: Thor Traveller, cargo rock Seals (GSS), which specializes in port management and marine services, UGRA phosphate in bulk, grounded in lat 07 yesterday began the salving and (St. Vincent & Grenadines) 09N, long 117 46E, Feb 2. The vessel removal of general cargo Torm Gothenburg, Feb 12 — General cargo was refloated last night after some Alexandra from the Free Port of Ugra (1639 gt, built 1979), bound 4,062 tons of rock phosphate was Monrovia. Lake Vanern, started leaking oil while removed. The vessel has been moved passing the locks at Trollhattan. The three miles west of grounding position TRANS CARRIER (Bahamas) leakage was observed in an early and anchored for underwater See MSC Jilhan. stage and there was no major

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14 Marine/Piracy/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests environmental damage, however, the WOLGASTERN (Isle of Man) reinspection on Monday (Feb 13). He vessel was required to berth to repair London, Feb 10 — Information said: “The weather has caused the bunker tank and to pump into the received from Kiel, dated today, problems with fittings such as the other tank. Vessel certified to proceed states: Chemical/oil carrier lifeboats. “They have now been to Vanersborg to discharge cargo Wolgastern, like ro/ro Estraden, is rectified and we expect the ship to onboard but vessel does not have entering Bremerhaven to be repaired pass inspection.” (Note — Saruna sufficient Iceclass required today for there, probably at the Bredo Yard. arrived Falmouth Feb 10.) traffic at Lake Vanern. — Westax London, Feb 15 — A press report, Marine Services AB. (Note — Ugra ZHEN HUA 11 dated today, states: Product tanker left Amsterdam Feb 6 for Lidkoping.) (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Citius (43733 gt, built 1986), which London, Feb 14 — Crude oil tanker was detained in the UK last year after VEGA DESGAGNES (Canada) Zhen Hua 11 arrived Hong Kong 0613, the discovery of a small crack in its Quebec, Feb 9 — Product tanker Feb 11, and sailed 1735 same day for deck and another in its side plating, is Vega Desgagnes only sustained very Laem Chabang. currently on a voyage to Greece from minor damage and did not require Lithuania. The vessel is to be repaired repairs. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. in a Greek yard although the final selection has not been made, VERTIGO (Jamaica) executives said. It has been out of Aarhus, Feb 10 — Bulk Vertigo is service since Dec 3, 2005, and after an still in Fredericia, undergoing ultrasonic steel thickness test and an intermediate repairs. The vessel is to optional fatigue survey, Aries be towed to Poland for docking etc. — anticipates it will not be read to re- enter service until end-March. Lloyd’s Agents. Repairs, including an estimated 500 Copenhagen, Feb 15 — As of SOMALIA See Al Manara under “Marine.” tonnes of steel replacement and yesterday, bulk Vertigo was still lying preventative maintenance work, are in Fredericia. While waiting for the 30 expected to cost about $3.4m, while cms of ice in Szczecin to improve, the the expected loss of revenue will total owner has hired the Danish diving $2.2m, the company said. Mr Bolin company Hein Marine to weld commented: “We are committed to additional steel to the patch on the completing the repair and sideplatings. They are welding over preventative maintenance work in a the stringers on the patch in order to manner that enhances the long-term make it possible to sail in the icy viability of the vessel and returns it to water. — Correspondent. service as soon as possible.” Aries has CYPRUS stated that a well-concealed crack VIEIRASA ONCE (Argentina) Limassol, Feb 10 — General cargo that was publicised by British London, Feb 12 —Following notice to Volgo-Balt 26 (2406 gt, built 1966), inspectors was “unrelated” to the mariners issued Feb 11: Fishing which arrived Larnaca Feb 5, is present ownership or management of Vieirasa Once (1002 gt, built 1989) currently under detention by the the vessel. adrift in lat 47 30S, long 64 37W. Department of Merchant Shipping due to deficiencies. — Lloyd’s Agents. VOLGO-BALT 26 (Belize) Limassol, Feb 16 — General cargo See “Cyprus” under “Port State Volgo-Balt 26 was released from Control”. detention and sailed from Larnaca on Feb 15, for Odessa. — Lloyd’s Agents. VOLGONEFT 120 (Russia) Mariupol, Feb 13 — Product tanker UNITED KINGDOM Volgoneft 120 has shifted from London, Feb 11 — A press report, shipyard to berth No.59, Sevastopol dated yesterday, states: A Devon shipping inspector says general cargo ADRIACARGO (Panama) port, and is expected to complete the Naples, Feb 13 — General cargo rest of the repair in eight to 10 days. Saruna (5983 gt, built 1979), detained in Falmouth, is the worst he has seen Adriacargo, ex Current, remains — Lloyd’s Agents. in his 28-year career. The Maritime under arrest here. — Lloyd’s Agents. and Coastguard Agency (MCA) WASHINGTON SENATOR inspected the Panama-registered ATLANTIC MERCADO (German) cargo vessel and found several serious (Antigua & Barbuda) See Lykes Voyager. safety breaches. They included faulty London, Feb 15 — Reported that lifeboats and leaking hatches. The general cargo Atlantic Mercado was WERSE (Antigua & Barbuda) vessel has also been detained in other sold at auction at Durban on Dec 8. Bremen, Feb 16 — General cargo countries. Owner Sammarina London, Feb 15 — An press report, Werse is still under repair in Emden. Shipping blamed freezing weather for dated Dec 17, states: After four — Lloyd’s Agents. the failures and said the vessel should months in Durban, Atlantic Mercado pass reinspection. Tony Heslop of the was sold at auction on December 15, WESTGARD (Netherlands) MCA in Plymouth was asked to 2005. The 11 crew from Ukraine, London, Feb 13 — Information inspect the vessel last week after Estonia and Poland will be paid as received from Kiel, dated today, concerns were raised by Falmouth soon as the money is released. They states: General cargo Westgard (2868 harbour pilot David Barnicoat. “It was are scheduled to be repatriated to gt, built 2000) had a machine failure the worst case I have seen. “One of the their respective countries on when entering the Kiel Canal at 1035 lifeboats had no working engine and December 21. yesterday. The ship came rightangular the other could not be lowered. “Hatch to the “leadwork” and struck some seals on the foredeck were so bad that AUDREY pilings which were damaged. The water was pouring through.” The London, Feb 15 — A press report, incident occurred in dense fog. (Note vessel, which was also detained in dated today, states: A shipowner — According to LMIU AIS Westgard Cherbourg for 15 days last month, has whose vessel has been stranded in was in lat 53 27 49.8N, long 04 been ordered to stay in port until the Bahrain for over a year because of a 39.18E, course 246 degrees, speed 11.2 defects are rectified. Rado Petre of financial dispute finally arrived in the knots, at 0246 today.) Sammarina Shipping blamed freezing country yesterday. Filipino Ricarido London, Feb 15 — General cargo weather for some of the faults. He Jorge, owner of tug Audrey, arrived on Westgard arrived Tilbury at 2218, Feb said a director was on the way to the a Manila-Abu Dhabi-Bahrain flight 13 and sailed at 1324, Feb 14. vessel which would be ready for and was met by Jun Ustares, the vessel’s former master, at Bahrain

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International Airport. He was initially Dubbo. She was ordered to Darwin cargo Drepano has once again been due to arrive on Feb 3, but has after being intercepted north-west of listed for hammering down, this time postponed his trip twice. Philippine Cape Wessels, off the Northern on Mar 1. Lying in Elefsina, the vessel Embassy officials are to meet both Mr Territory coast, on Sunday by HMAS is carrying start-up price of Euro Jorge and Mr Ustares today. Mr Jorge Dubbo. AFMA officers boarded the 27,000. is in Bahrain to settle a dispute boat early this morning, and concerning the vessel. He hopes to quarantine officials joined them soon DURSUN CEVAHIR (Turkey) auction off the vessel and settle a after her arrival in Darwin Harbour Beirut, Feb 15 — P&I of general court case filed against him by the about 0900, CST. “The crew will be cargo Dursun Cevahir are arranging company that chartered it, Inventra taken off the boat and held in the for a counter guarantee. Once received General Trading Dubai. The vessel immigration facility in Darwin where the vessel will be able to sail. ETS Feb was docked in December last year by a our investigations will be conducted,” 17. — Lloyd’s Agents. Higher Court judge’s ruling after Mr Veslovas said. Mr Veslovas said it experts deemed it “unseaworthy”. was possible the vessel might have FARLEY MOWAT (Canada) Four Filipino sailors, who were been operating in conjunction with Cape Town, Feb 16 — Research stranded on board for several months, boats operating on the northern side Farley Mowat remains under police flew home after the vessel was docked. of the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). guard in a security zone in Cape Town While in Bahrain, Mr Jorge also plans The Royal Australian Navy said the harbour. Last month, it was detained to meet his Bahraini lawyer and foreign crew did not put up any on arrival in South Africa by marine officials at both the embassy and the resistance when intercepted by the officials who say it does not meet Justice Ministry. A court case has HMAS Dubbo, but its sailors had safety requirements. — Reuters. been filed against him by Inventra, other problems to deal with. “They which chartered the vessel for a actually had to tow Chen Long for two INDONESIAN FISHING VESSELS towing job in the Gulf in late 2004. days, which wasn’t an easy task SEIZED BY AUSTRALIA The vessel was on its way to Kuwait because the vessel broke down not London, Feb 15 — A press report, from Dubai in December, 2004, when long after we boarded it. They then, dated today, states: Authorities have both its engines failed and it put into with the assistance of some of the now caught six illegal foreign fishing Bahrain for repairs. Inventra is now crew, managed to get the engines boats off eastern Cape York demanding that Mr Jorge pay going, and then it steamed under its Peninsula, in far north Queensland, in $102,000 for losses incurred. The next own power for the next 24 hours, so the past four days. In the latest court hearing will be on Feb 27, which they actually did a fantastic job.” incident, three Indonesian boats were Mr Jorge hopes to attend. Mr Jorge caught yesterday after a search by said he hoped to settle the unpaid DAHOMEY EXPRESS (Bolivia) Customs, police and the Great Barrier salaries of his nine-member crew, Miami, Feb 16 — General cargo Reef Marine Park Authority. The 25 though he disputed their combined Dahomey Express was arrested while crew members have been taken to claim for over $34,000. on the Miami River, when US Thursday Island for processing. Last Customs and Border Patrol boarded it Friday (Feb 10), three other CABO VERDE (Argentine) and found drugs on board. This Indonesian boats were apprehended Buenos Aires, Feb 13 — Product occurred on Feb 7. Understand from near Raine Island, 620 km north of tanker Cabo Verde remains at Site 8 of the United States Coast Guard that Cairns. Galv·n province of Bahia Blanca, they were not involved with this waiting to be scrapped. — Lloyd’s matter. However US Customs and MADAGASCAR (Ukraine) Agents. Border Patrol advise that this vessel Durban, Feb 10 — Passenger has been seized by the US Madagascar is still under arrest at CAPE ENDURANCE (Panama) Government for narcotics smuggling. Durban. — Lloyd’s Agents. Cape Town, Feb 9 — The port of Dahomey Express is now awaiting a Cape Town confirms standby safety decision on either being auctioned off PAN YUN BO 1 (China) vessel Cape Endurance is still in port. by the US Government, or being London, Feb 13 — General cargo Pan — LLoyd’s Agents. stripped of all contents and being Yun Bo 1 is still reported at Western donated for use as an artificial reef. — Anchorage No.1, Hong Kong, under CHEN LONG (Panama) Lloyd’s Agents detention. London, Feb 16 — A press report, dated today, states: A suspected DOO AN NO.77 (South Korea) PINTAIL (Cyprus) illegal fishing vessel, fishing Chen London, Feb 15 — A press report, See under “Marine.” Long, that authorities are calling a dated today, states: Fishing Doo An “mother ship” is now in Darwin No.77 (498 gt, built 1974) was SEA EMPEROR (Georgia) Harbour. On board is what authorities apprehended by officials on board the Kochi, Feb 10 — Bulk Sea Emperor say is the largest catch ever seized. corvette ARA Drummond of the sailed Kochi Feb 7 for Mundra. — Quarantine officers have climbed on Argentine Navy Maritime Patrolling Lloyd’s Agents. board the Chen Long to inspect her Division, while breaking fishing laws and its huge catch. Fisheries officers in the Argentine exclusive economic SEA SHUTTLE (Malta) suspect it carries the catch from other zone (EEZ). The vessel was detected Naples, Feb 13 — General cargo Sea smaller boats. There is 639-tonnes of within national waters to the east of Shuttle is still under arrest in Naples. reef fish on board but only 270 tonnes Comodoro Rivadavia. After arresting — Lloyd’s Agents. of it is suspected of being taken from the vessel’s crew, the offence was Australian waters. The vessel is being corroborated and the vessel was SENTINEL (Comoros) escorted by the Navy to an offshore escorted to the port for its crew to Genoa, Feb 13 — General cargo quarantine area. It is believed the appear before the presiding Sentinel remains under arrest at crew are Chinese and Fisheries authorities, thus initiating the Genoa. No details for release/ETS are officers and a translator will go on corresponding charges. available. — Lloyd’s Agents. board to interview the captain and check the logs. If the vessel is cleared DRAGONIS TANIA (North Korea) it is free to leave Australian waters. (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Piraeus, Feb 16 — Ferry Tania Otherwise the crew will be detained Chittagong, Feb 15 — Local agents, remains at Alexandroupolis port and the catch sold or destroyed. Prominent Shipping informed that under arrest. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Feb 16 — A press report, bulk Dragonis sailed Chittagong dated today, states: The biggest illegal today, for Yangon. — Lloyd’s Agents. TIOMAN (Honduras) fishing vessel caught in Australia’s Jakarta, Feb 15 — Product tanker northern waters, fishing Chen Long, DREPANO (Greece) Tioman is still under arrest according steamed into Darwin today under London, Feb 10 — A report in today’s to Tanjung Uban Port Authority. — guard from navy patrol boat HMAS edition of Newsfront, states: General Lloyd’s Agents.

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16 Seizures & Arrests/Pollution/Weather & Navigation

UGO FOSCOLO (Greece) is responding to an oil spill at the London, Feb 16 — A press report Piraeus, Feb 16 — Passenger ro/ro Chevron Perth Amboy facility, in dated Feb 16, states: A Unified Ugo Foscolo remains at Zante port Perth Amboy, N.J., that was reported Incident Command comprised of under arrest. Reportedly an auction is yesterday, Feb 13. The spill occurred Chevron Products Co., the U.S. Coast set for March 2006. — Lloyd’s Agents. during a transfer of approximately 1.5 Guard, the U.S. Environmental million gallons of number six heavy Protection Agency, as well as state fuel oil from a barge to the facility. It and city environmental agencies is unknown how much of the product continues to respond to a crude oil entered the water. A New York Police spill in the Arthur Kill. The Arthur Department over-flight confirmed the Kill has been reopened to marine spill stretching from the Chevron traffic. The total volume of crude oil facility to Smoking Point, Staten spilled is unchanged from the prior Island, in the Arthur Kill. Chevron estimate of approximately 31,000 Perth Amboy has assumed gallons. Approximately 29,400 gallons NEW YORK HARBOUR, responsibility for the spill and has of oil-water mixture have been UNITED STATES contracted Clean Harbors and recovered. The Unified Incident London, Feb 13 — A press report, Atlantic Response to help with the Command’s priorities today are dated today, states: Up to 30,700 cleanup. The Coast Guard has set up focused primarily on: Protecting gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled into a a safety zone from the Outer Bridge human health and the environment, waterway off New York Harbour today Crossing to Fresh Kills, Staten and continuing a safe, incident-free while the cargo was being transferred Island, to contain the spread of the response; continuing oil recovery from a barge to a Chevron plant, spill. This area is closed to vessel along both shores of the Arthur Kill authorities said. The Coast Guard and traffic. Coast Guard investigators and conducting detailed assessments spill-response companies set up booms from Sector New York are on-scene of impacted areas and implementing to contain the oil, floating on the overseeing the response. Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy and London, Feb 14 — According to the response efforts. More than 300 New York’s Staten Island. The oil US Coast Guard vessel traffic service, personnel from the Unified Incident escaped during a transfer of about 1.5 what is believed to be a shore-side oil Command, including contractors, are million gallons of oil from a barge, the spill has closed the Channel down on site working to manage response Coast Guard said. The cause was from AK Bridge (Fresh Kills) to the efforts and contain and clean up the under investigation. Coast Guard Outerbridge (Fresh Kills Reach - Port spill. Approximately 8,300 feet of officials said Chevron assumed Reading Reach - Outerbridge Reach). containment boom has been deployed. responsibility for the spill and All traffic, inbound and outbound, has On-water oil recovery is being contracted with two companies to help been stopped in order to contain the conducted by five oil skimming with the cleanup. spill. vessels. Another 33 vessels are being London, Feb 14 — A press report, London, Feb 15 — A press report, used for a variety of purposes, such as dated Feb 13, states: The U.S. Coast dated Feb 14, states: The clean-up of deploying or maintaining containment Guard said today a heavy fuel oil spill about 31,000 gallons of crude oil from and absorbent booms. Responders from a Chevron facility in New York the Arthur Kill continued today as have also deployed four vacuum Harbour closed vessel traffic in crews used floating booms and large trucks and other equipment for the waters near Staten Island. The spill skimmers to contain a spill that had response effort. Work crews began happened during a transfer of about stretched from the Chevron plant here removing oil residue from vessels on 1.5 million gallons of heavy fuel oil to Staten Island. The cause is still the Arthur Kill on Tuesday (Feb 14) from a barge to the facility in Perth under investigation, said U.S. Coast and continued efforts overnight. Thus Amboy, New Jersey, the Coast Guard Guard Chief Tom Sperduto. Oil in the far, four vessels have been cleaned said. waterway today stretched roughly two and nine vessels are to be cleaned. London, Feb 14 — A press report, miles from the Outerbridge Crossing The cause of the spill is under dated Feb 13, states: As many as to Fresh Kills, Staten Island, said investigation. Chevron is co-operating 30,786 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled Coast Guard Petty Officer Michael with regulatory agencies to determine into the Arthur Kill today during a Lutz. The area was closed to waterway the cause. transfer from a barge to the Chevron traffic and booms were being used to plant here, authorities said. The spill contain the oil while skimmers were this morning stretched from the being used to make a path for ship Chevron facility to Smoking Point in traffic to pass, Lutz said. A statement Staten Island, and the U.S. Coast released by the San Ramon, Calif.- Guard and spill response companies based company Tuesday said that had set up boom boats to contain it, about 25,000 gallons of an oil and said Larry Cattano, the city’s water mix had been recovered. State emergency management co-ordinator. Department of Environmental Coast Guard Petty Officer Daniel Protection spokeswoman Elaine BOLIVIA Bender said the worst case scenario Makatura said the agency hadn’t London, Feb 16 — A press report, was that 733 42-gallon barrels of oil, received any reports of environmental dated Feb 15, states: Flooding and equaling 30,786 gallons, got into the damage. But spots of oil remained at mudslides caused by heavy rain have waterway. New York City of New Jersey’s Port Reading and at Mill Department of Environmental Creek near Staten Island, she said. killed 19 people in Bolivia and injured Protection Spokesman Ian Michaels Nineteen boats, 8,000 feet of booms, dozens. Some 100,000 people across said that a hazardous materials team five skimmers, and trucks equipped the country have been affected by the the agency sent to monitor the Staten with vacuums to suck oil off the natural disasters and electric power Island shoreline had reported that a shoreline were being used in the outages, officials said yesterday. small amount of oil came aground cleanup, Makatura said. More than 90 Bolivia’s new president, indigenous near the Outerbridge Crossing around people from state and local leader Evo Morales, has appealed for 1530 hrs. “We’ll continue to monitor environmental agencies were on hand international aid after heavy rain the area,” Michaels said. The cause of to help as well, with 40 more on ravaged the poverty-stricken country the spill was being investigated by standby, she said. A statement released for more than a week. the Coast Guard, which received a Tuesday by Mayor Joseph Vas said the report of the spill at 0800 hrs. The cleanup is “expected to be ongoing for a EGYPT Coast Guard said it has halted vessel minimum of several weeks.” The Coast Alexandria, Feb 10 — Due to bad traffic from the Outer Bridge Crossing Guard said Chevron had assumed weather Alexandria and El Dekheila to Fresh Kills, Staten Island. responsibility for the spill and had Ports were closed part of yesterday London, Feb 14 — A press report, contracted with spill response and re-opened this morning. — dated today, states: The Coast Guard companies to help with the clean-up. Lloyd’s Agents.

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17 Weather & Navigation

HURRICANE “KATRINA” State Highway 29 near Paengaroa. 7,100 islands, resulting in more London, Feb 16 — A press report, SH2 is also blocked further east at the damage. “Not all La Ninas are the dated today, states: Port of New Waimana Gorge, due to a slip, but all same in terms of impact,” Hilario Orleans President and CEO Gary other roads in the region have now said. “In some La Nina years, the LaGrange announced today that reopened. Meanwhile, residents are number of storms reached as high as activity at the port has reached 100% mopping up surface flooding after 23. But in most episodes, the track is of pre-Hurricane “Katrina” levels. about 250mm of rain fell in the closer to the Philippines.” Agriculture Only the upriver portion, 70%, of the township of Matata overnight. Up to Secretary Domingo Panganiban said port’s facilities is operational, 20mm an hour fell in the Bay of in a radio interview he was drafting a LaGrange says, but 30 general cargo Plenty and the Gisborne area, with contingency plan to widen areas ships, including 10 container vessels, 150mm in the Whakatane area in 24 planted for rice, the country’s water- will call on the port this week. hours. The rain stranded patrons and dependent staple, and to help farmers Despite the current figures, LaGrange tourists at the Matata Hotel, with in areas likely to be hit by heavy rains says general cargo activity is down owner Warren Freeman saying about to shift to other crops. Agriculture about 20% for the fiscal year, which 10 people were put up for the night. makes up about one-fifth of the runs from July 1 to June 30. Bay of Plenty regional council country’s gross domestic product and LaGrange blamed the dip on having to spokesperson Roger Waugh says is one of the largest employers. La restore merchants’ confidence in the several creeks had to be diverted Nina features unusually cool surface city after “Katrina.” The port overnight after blocking near Matata. temperatures in the Pacific Ocean sustained 84 (M) million dollars in Mr Waugh says pumps were being resulting in storm surges and strong damage from the hurricane. used to drain patches of surface winds. The weather bureau said flooding. Flooding has also disrupted typhoons, floods and rains since MOZAMBIQUE telecommunication services in November may be linked to the London, Feb 11 — A press report, Matata, with Telecom saying phone development of the pattern. Hilario dated yesterday, states: The storms lines, broadband services and some said a La Nina episode, expected to and flooding that have hit parts of mobile phone sites are affected. last three to six months, would be Mozambique since the start of this Repair crews are working to fix the confirmed if sea surface temperature year have affected over 27,000 people, problem. The area is still recovering thresholds were breached for five according to the country’s relief after being devastated by severe consecutive months. The Philippines agency, the National Disasters flooding and landslides last May. was likely to see normal to above Management Institute (INGC). normal rainfall at least up to May, Speaking to reporters in Maputo PHILIPPINES more tropical cyclones and flooding in today, INGC director Paulo Zucula London, Feb 11 — A press report, some areas, the Philippine said that, of this total, 2,187 people dated yesterday, states: At least four Atmospheric, Geophysical and had been evacuated from their homes people drowned in flash floods that hit Astronomical Services Administration and are currently in need of help. 15 towns in the southern Philippines, said in a statement. — Reuters. These are people who were evacuated the Office of Civil Defence said today. from islands in the river Zambezi, Two other people were reported THAILAND which were inundated as the river missing in the floods that submerged London, Feb 13 — A press report, flooded in late January. These people the 15 towns in the provinces of dated today, states: Severe flooding are now living in accommodation Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, caused by unseasonal rainstorms has centres in Caia district, in the central Surigao del Sur and Surigao del struck several districts of the province of Sofala. The storms, with Norte. At least 27,900 families were violence-plagued southern border their high winds and torrential rains, affected by the floods, said Salvador province of Narathiwat on Thailand’s had caused 16 deaths, said Zucula. Estudillo, regional director of the border with Malaysia. Four days of They had also destroyed 2,156 houses, Office of Civil Defence in Butuan City, constant rainfall complicated by run- 26 schools, and 5,274 hectares of crops 795 kilometres south of Manila. off from forest waters flowing down in Nampula, Gaza, Sofala, Inhambane Estudillo said heavy rains since San Kala Kiri mountain has caused and Tete provinces. Zucula said the Tuesday (Feb 7) swelled the Agusan the Sungai Kolok River to overflow its level of the waters in the main river river that passes through the four banks and flooded local homes located basins is falling. Currently none of provinces and its tributaries, causing along the riverbanks. At least 300 the country’s major rivers is in flood - the flash floods. households in Sungai Kolok but a state of alert remains in the Manila, Fe 15 — The Philippines has municipality are now inundated due Zambezi, Pungue and Buzi basins, warned farmers and ordered to the floods, according to the report. due to continuing rains in government agencies to prepare for In the Waeng and Sukirin district, Mozambique, and in the neighbouring heavy rains and flash floods from a also submerged by floodwaters over countries. The INGC is continuing to stormy La Nina weather pattern that two-metres deep, villagers are using warn people in these river valleys to has already killed 16 in the country’s flat-bottomed boats to evacuate their stay away from flood prone areas. south-eastern provinces. Heavy rains, belongings to higher ground. The local Relevant Links Southern Africa which the weather bureau blamed on electricity authority has temporarily Mozambique Water and Sanitation a nascent La Nina, have triggered halted power supply to homes and Oceans and Rivers Climate As for aid landslides, massive flooding and the businesses in some areas for fear of for the victims of the storms and of evacuation of hundreds of families in electrical shock accidents. last year’s drought, Zucula said that the Philippines, which grows rice, this week 1,200 tonnes of food was corn, coconuts, mangoes and other TROPICAL STORM “KAJIKI” distributed. tropical fruit. The damage to London, Feb 14 — A press report, infrastructure and agriculture from dated Feb 15, states: A joint panel NEW ZEALAND recent heavy rains in central and from the Senate and the House of London, Feb 12 — State Highway 2 southern provinces has already cost Representatives will conduct an on- at Matata in the Bay of Plenty pesos 114.6 million (£1 million), the site inquiry on Saturday (Feb 18) on remains closed due to flood damage, National Disaster Co-ordinating the massive oil spill off the coast of and is not expected to reopen until Council said. The country’s weather Semirara island in Antique. Sen. Pia 0900, tomorrow. About 250mm of rain bureau said damages across the Cayetano, head of the Senate drenched the township overnight and country from continuous heavy rains committee on environment and two streams had to be diverted to were likely to rise. Flaviana Hilario, natural resources and co-chairman of prevent serious flooding. Matata is weather services chief at the the congressional oversight committee still recovering from devastating meteorological bureau, said that the on clear water, will lead the inquiry. floods and landslides which hit last number of storms passing through the “The panel will inspect the site of the May Transit New Zealand says Philippines would not necessarily rise oil spill and look into the progress of diversions are in place at Matata for during a La Nina but the storms were cleanup operations as well as the real the closure, which is at the junction of expected to hit closer to the country’s extent of damage to the environment

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18 Weather & Navigation two months after the incident,” Western Visayas who is spearheading London, Feb 15 — Following received Cayetano said. At MalacaÒang, the cleanup drive; and a team of from the Meteorological Office: President Arroyo said she has ordered marine experts from UP Visayas led Tropical cyclone “Vaianu” near lat newly appointed Environment by Dr. Rex Sandaba. Representatives 25.8S, long 171.9W, at 0600, UTC, Secretary Angelo Reyes to act quickly from Barangay Semirara and those today, movement past six hours 125 on the Semirara oil spill. Energy from the business establishments in degrees at 11 knots, position accurate Secretary Raphael Lotilla said Boracay were also invited. The joint to within 40 nautical miles. Present representatives from his department panel will also tackle related bills wind distribution: Maximum went to the site last Monday with filed in both chambers seeking to sustained winds 45 knots, gusts 55 members of the Philippine Coast increase existing penalties on marine knots. Radius of 34-knot winds: 90 Guard for an ocular inspection. The pollution, establish a proposed oil spill nautical miles east semicircle, 80 National Power Corp. (Napocor) has liability fund and set up a mechanism nautical miles west semicircle. discussed with energy officials a for the implementation of the 1992 Forecast for at 0600, UTC, Feb 16: rehabilitation plan while the Coast International Convention for Oil Position lat 28.3S, long167.2W with Guard and the Department of Pollution. maximum sustained winds of 30 nots Environment and Natural Resources Manila, Feb 15 — The state-owned and gusts to 40 knots. Dissipated as a (DENR) will team up for the cleanup, National Power Corporation (Napocor) significant tropical cyclone over water. Lotilla told reporters who interviewed reported that sea trials for Napocor him during a break in budget Tugboat No.1, scheduled for TURKEY deliberations at the Senate. The oil Wednesday (Feb 15), had been London, Feb 13 — The passage of spill was caused by barge Napocor postponed until Feb 18. A Napocor southbound daylight-restricted vessels Power Barge No.106 last December, spokesperson said that sea trials had through the Istanbul Strait was contaminating some 40 square to be deferred because repairs on the suspended due to snow showers and kilometres of the waters off Semirara vessel’s rudder was taking longer than poor visibility at 1540, local time, island and destroying mangroves and expected. Repair work is being today. coral in the area. Napocor has hired undertaken at Keppel Batangas London, Feb 14 — Southbound about 50 casual workers to clean up shipyard in Bauan town, Batangas tanker traffic in the Istanbul Strait the oil spill. It is estimated that the province south of Manila. Napocor was suspended between 1230 and cleanup will cost P80 million and take Tugboat No.1 was damaged when it 1400, local time, today due to snow four months to finish. As of now, about ran aground off Semirara island on and poor visibility. As a result, the 30 percent of the oil spill has been Dec 18 while towing Napocor Power passage of two vessels programmed cleaned up, Lotilla said. “The Barge No.106. — Lloyd’s List transit today have been postponed Semirara Coal Corp. also started Correspondent. until tomorrow. operating on the island itself. It’s the one that mobilized the cleanup effort,” TROPICAL STORM “VAIANU” UNITED STATES he added. Lotilla also allayed public London, Feb 12 — A press release London, Feb 12 — A press report, fears of a possible spread of the oil from Reuters, states: Tropical storm dated today, states: A developing spill towards Boracay island. “Boracay “Vaianu” struck Tonga at about 1500, storm headed up the East Coast is 60 nautical miles away. Second, all GMT, Feb 11. Data supplied by the US yesterday with a threat of heavy snow, the oil went into a cove. Third, winds Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon cancelling flights and putting road are going to Semirara, not Boracay. Warning Center suggest that the point crews on overtime. Blizzard warnings That’s what I heard from the Coast of landfall was near lat 17.4S, long were posted from the New York City Guard,” he said. Cayetano and other 174.9W. Vaianu brought 1-minute area into eastern New England, where lawmakers will look into reports by maximum sustained winds to the up to 15 inches of snow was possible, the University of the Philippines in region of around 64 km/hr. and a winter storm warning was the Visayas and the Coast Guard that London, Feb 13 — Following received issued for most of New Jersey, the 175,000 cubic metres of spilled oil may from the Meteorological Office: National Weather Service said. Heavy have already contaminated the seabed Tropical cyclone “Vaianu” was near snow warnings were in effect from off Semirara island. The probe will be lat 21.0S 176.7W, at 0600, UTC, eastern Kentucky to New England. expanded to cover the situation of today, movement past six hours 175 More than 100 flights were cancelled affected residents, including fisherfolk degrees at 10 knots, position accurate at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty and shell pickers, whose livelihoods to within 40 nautical miles. Present International Airport, one of the New have been permanently altered by the wind distribution: Maximum York area’s major airports. There were Dec 18 oil spill. “In the end, we hope sustained winds 75 knots, gusts 90 scattered cancellations at New York’s to come out with recommendations to knots. Forecast valid at 0600, UTC, LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy hasten the cleanup and remedial Feb 14, lat 23.3S, 176.2W, maximum International airports. Delta said it legislation that would provide sustained winds 65 knots, gusts 80 cancelled its Sunday arrivals and additional safeguards for the knots. Remarks: Tropical cyclone departures at several other airports in environment for similar incidents in “Vaianu”, located approximately 325 the storm’s path, including those in the future,” Cayetano said. Cayetano nautical miles east-southeast of Philadelphia; Boston; Baltimore; will be joined by Bukidnon Rep. Suva, Fiji, has tracked southward at Newark; Providence, R.I.; Washington, Nereus Acosta, who chairs the House 10 knots over the past six hours. D.C.; and Hartford, Conn. In committee on ecology and co-chairs “Vaianu” will track poleward Connecticut, forecasters predicted up the congressional oversight committee throughout the forecast period as a to 12 inches of snow, with the highest on clean water, and Sen. Edgardo mid-level ridge to the east remains totals along the shoreline. Angara, who authored Senate the primary steering mechanism. London, Feb 12 — A Press report, Resolution 430 that called for a Although the cyclone has intensified dated today, states: A major snow congressional investigation into the over the past several hours, recent storm has hit US mid-Atlantic and oil spill. The three lawmakers will fly animated water vapor imagery north-east states, shutting down air by helicopter on the morning of Feb 18 reveals a suppression of storm travel and leaving thousands without to conduct an aerial inspection of outflow in the western quadrants. power. More than 2,000 flights were Semirara island. They will then Upper level analysis depicts an cancelled in the region this morning, proceed to Balabag Elementary School impinging trough and developing low causing chaos at airports around the in Boracay island for the joint just to the west of “Vaianu”. the country. Meteorologists have been committee hearing, which will include storm should begin to weaken within predicting winds of up to 50mph. resource speakers from the different 24 hours due to deteriorating upper Early today, a deep blanket of snow agencies involved in the cleanup. level outflow, increasing vertical lay from Boston to Washington. Among those invited to the hearing wind shear, and increasing Thousands of people in the states of are Napocor president Cyril del atmospheric stability. Maximum Maryland and New Jersey were Callar; Capt. Arturo Olavario, the significant wave height at 0600, without power. Road travel was Coast Guard commander in the UTC, today is 28 feet. disrupted, although main highways

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19 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest across the north-east managed to stay N.J., Mayor Scott T. Rumana. New kilometre ash train stretches from the open. The snow storm swept the York officials said snow removal costs volcano eastwards at a height of 4,000 region early today, dumping 20 inches the city about $1 million per inch. The metres. Ozerov said Mt. Karymsky’s of snow in some areas. By late possibility of coastal flooding was a activity was normal for the period of morning, nearly 23 inches of snow lay major concern for Massachusetts as the current eruption, which began in in New York’s Central Park. The wind hit 60 mph, said Peter Judge, 1995. Although the volcano poses no National Weather Service is spokesman for the state’s Emergency threat to local settlements, its ash predicting as much as 24 inches of Management Agency. Meteorologists may prove to be poisonous if breathed snow across the New York metro predicted 2 Ω-foot storm surges from in. region. New York had more than 2,500 Cape Ann to Cape Cod with seas off snow ploughs and salt spreaders at the coast running up to 25 feet. work, officials said. The heaviest London, Feb 14 — A press report, snowfalls were north and west of dated today, states: Battered road, Washington, with Columbia, rail and air systems are staggering Maryland, reporting 21 inches. back to life across the US north-east, Thousands of customers in that state after a massive blizzard. The storm had no electricity. Philadelphia’s has dumped record snowfall on New northern and western suburbs York, cutting power and closing measured up to 18 inches this airports. The city faces a $US27 AFGHANISTAN morning, the weather service said. million clean-up operation in the London, Feb 10 — A press report, London, Feb 13 — A press report, wake of the storm that moved across dated today, states: Two separate dated today, states: A record-breaking the region Saturday (Feb 11) and bomb blasts by suspected Taliban storm buried sections of the Northeast Sunday and covered the Big Apple in rebels killed six Afghan soldiers and under more than two feet of snow a white blanket more than half-a- wounded eight others in volatile yesterday, grounding hundreds of metre deep. The official reading in north-eastern Afghanistan early flights and marooning air travellers Central Park was 68.33 centimetres - today, the Defence Ministry said. Two at airports in Florida and around the the highest level since record keeping soldiers were killed and four wounded nation. In New York City’s Central began in 1869 and surpassing the in the first blast in the troubled Peche Park, the National Weather Service previous high of 67.06 centimetres in Valley of Nuristan province, said 26.9 inches of snow had fallen, 1947. All three city airports, which spokesman General Mohammed Zahir the most since record-keeping started had been forced to close during the Azimi said. A convoy sent to their aid in 1869. The old record was 26.4 blizzard, are back in operation, with struck another mine and four more inches in December 1947. More than major delays expected as airlines soldiers were killed and four hurt, 85,000 homes and businesses were sought to clear a lengthy backlog of General Azimi said. “In both attacks blacked out in Maryland, according to cancelled flights. Public schools were six Afghan soldiers were martyred Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. open yesterday, although not in some and eight wounded,” he said. It was spokeswoman Linda Foy. More than areas outside the city, and regional not clear if the explosions were caused 60,000 customers were reported in the rail systems were back in operation by landmines or remote-controlled dark in northern Virginia, and albeit with restricted services. More bombs, he said. General Azimi blamed thousands more lost power in parts of than 200,000 people from Virginia to the attacks on the “enemies of Delaware, New Jersey and on New Massachusetts were left without Afghanistan”, a catchphrase that York’s Long Island. Temperatures electricity as the snow downed power usually refers to remnants of the were mostly in the 20s. The storm lines, while thousands of air ousted Taliban regime and their Al temporarily closed all three of the travellers were left stranded. Qaeda allies who have mounted a New York metropolitan area’s major guerrilla-like insurgency against the airports, and airlines cancelled more new Government. than 500 inbound and departing Kandahar, Feb 13 — Taliban flights, 200 each at LaGuardia and guerrillas ambushed a militia unit Newark airports and 120 at Kennedy. working with U.S. forces in southern Delta Air Lines cancelled arrivals and Afghanistan, killing two men and departures at Washington, capturing six, the leader of the militia Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, group said today. Militia commander Providence, R.I., and Hartford, Conn. Dawood said the ambush took place The flights that did operate found INDIA late yesterday in the troubled conditions tricky. A regional London, Feb 14 — A report, dated province of Helmand, where 3,300 transportation spokesman says a today, states: An earthquake of 5.7 British troops will soon be based as Turkish Airways flight skidded off the magnitude reported in Sikkim, India, part of a NATO plan to expand its runway late yesterday at Kennedy, lat 27.33N, long 88.36E, depth 20.1 Afghanistan peacekeeping force. A but no one was hurt. The airport km at 0055, UTC today. Taliban commander, Mullah Mujahid, closures and grounded aircraft said his men had killed five of the stranded travelers in South Florida militiamen and captured six. One and elsewhere across the country. At Taliban fighter had been killed, Miami International Airport, nearly Mujahid said by telephone. — 100 flights had been cancelled by late Reuters. yesterday, according to spokesman London, Feb 14 — A press report, Marc Henderson. About 50 flights dated today, states: Afghanistan’s were cancelled at Fort Lauderdale- Taliban rebels said a battle in which Hollywood International Airport, they killed four US soldiers in a bomb stranding about 7,500 travellers, blast and then took on American and many returning from Caribbean MOUNT KARYMSKY, RUSSIA London, Feb 10 — A press report, Afghan troops showed their military cruises. “This is the worst weather capability is strengthening. The event we’ve had at a long, long time in dated Feb 9, states: One of the most active volcanoes in Russia has started soldiers died yesterday in Uruzgan terms of the number of cancellations,” province. An exchange of small arm said airport spokesman Jim Reynolds. erupting, a local volcano expert said today. Alexei Ozerov said Mount and rocket-propelled grenade fire Twenty-one inches of snow fell at erupted after the explosion, and the West Caln Township west of Karymsky, which is 1,500 metres high and is located in the southeast of the coalition called in helicopters and Philadelphia, the National Weather planes to help the US and Afghan Service said. Philadelphia’s average Kamchatka Peninsula on the Pacific, had thrown up ash to a height of forces on the ground, a coalition for an entire winter is about 21 statement said today. A purported inches. “It’s going to be a menace 1,500 metres yesterday. According to an observatory in Alaska, a 15- Taliban spokesman said the battle trying to clean it up,” said Wayne, showed the rebels were capable of

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20 Political & Civil Unrest conventional battle, despite claims to and killed an intelligence officer in United States. At least one of the the contrary by Afghan officials. the eastern province of Ghazni workers, who make about $12 a day, Three other US soldiers have died in yesterday, the provincial governor has been injured from crossfire Afghanistan this year, two of them in said. A Taliban spokesman claimed between the rebels and government hostile fire, and more than 130 have responsibility for kidnapping two forces, leading many others to quit been killed in action since 2001. intelligence officers in the western because of the danger. Just a third of Kabul, Feb 15 — A blast killed an province of Farah on Monday (Feb the original 1,000 workers - protected Afghan policeman and wounded two 13). Their bodies were found dumped by 3,000 thousand police and army colleagues today and two intelligence in a desert the next day. — Reuters. troops - are left to handle the task of officers kidnapped this week have clearing the park of an estimated been found dead, officials said. The BURUNDI 4,600 hectares of coca. Despite the violence came as the first 150 British Bujumbura, Feb 15 — Five members setbacks, Uribe said he remains combat troops of a deployment of of Burundi’s only remaining rebel committed to the task, although he about 3,300 British troops to the group and one government soldier backed away from the police’s original Afghan south arrived in the country. were killed in clashes in the hills goal to clear the park of coca by April. Taliban or members of an allied outside the capital Bujumbura today, The Macarena eradication programme faction were responsible for the blast an army spokesman said. Major was announced in December after that hit the second of two police Adolphe Manirakiza said that three FARC rebels attacked and killed 29 vehicles travelling on a road in soldiers were also wounded in the soldiers in a makeshift camp just Ghazni province, south of the Kabul, fighting with the Hutu-dominated outside the park’s boundary. Aerial said district government official rebel Forces for National Liberation spraying, common elsewhere in Habibullah January. The bodies of two (FNL). — Reuters. Colombia, could complete the job intelligence officers abducted while on faster. But despite urgings by the a mission in Farah province in the COLOMBIA United States, Colombia has refused west were found in a desert yesterday, Bogota, Feb 12 — Left-wing to chemically fumigate any of its 49 said provincial governor Izatullah Colombian rebels massacred a family national parks and protected areas, 11 Wasifi. He declined to speculate on of six in the northern province of of which are believed to contain coca. who might have been responsible. Antioquia, including an 80-year-old Earlier, police said security forces woman, authorities said today. The HAITI arrested a Taliban district commander government sent soldiers and London, Feb 13 — A press report, in Ghazni province along with two of investigators to the village of Llanos dated today, states: At least one his men suspected of burning down a del Encuentro after members of the person has been killed and several school. The Taliban commander, Revolutionary Armed Forces of injured in clashes in Haiti, as Mullah Nazer Shah, had been a Colombia, or FARC, opened fire on the tensions mount over the results of last district official during the Islamist family home, authorities told Tuesday’s (Feb 7) election. Supporters group’s rule and was detained during reporters. The massacre could be of the presidential front-runner, Rene a search by security forces late related to the murder “some time ago Preval, erected roadblocks in the yesterday, said provincial police chief of a warlock said to be linked to the capital to demand he be declared the Abdul Rahman Sarjang. Shah’s two guerrillas,” Jorge Mejia, the secretary winner. Witnesses said UN men who were also detained were of government of Antioquia, told peacekeepers had opened fire on suspected of burning down a school in reporters. The FARC may have protesters, but the UN said its troops the area on Monday (Feb 13) night in carried out the killings “to take had fired in the air. The incident came the latest attack on the U.S.-backed revenge,” he said. This area of as the prospect of a run-off vote grew. government’s efforts to promote Antioquia was controlled by illegal Mr Preval’s share of the vote fell education, he said. — Reuters. right-wing paramilitary groups until further today, according to electoral Kabul, Feb 16 — Taliban rebels their recent demobilization under a officials. With nearly 90% of the raided a remote security post, killing peace deal with President Alvaro ballots counted, the front-runner has one policeman and wounding four, in Uribe. Both the rebels and the 48.7% of the vote, just short of the the latest incident in a wave of paramilitaries are known to kill 50% required to win outright. Another violence that has raised alarm as peasants accused of sympathizing ex-leader, Leslie Manigat, has 11.8%, thousands of peacekeepers prepare to with the other side. — Reuters. while industrialist Charles Henri deploy to the country. A Taliban London, Feb 16 — A press report, Baker has 7.9%, officials say. Final spokesman claimed responsibility for dated Feb 15, states: Rebels attacked results are expected to be announced yesterday’s raid on the post in the a crew that was removing coca plants later today. southern province of Nimroz. from one of Colombia’s national parks Provincial governor Ghulam Dastagir and killed at least six police guards INDIA Azad said today about 60 Taliban today, authorities said. The Guwahati, Feb 13 — A day-long were involved in the attack that killed government in January began a risky general strike called by a powerful one policeman and wounded four. operation to manually eradicate rebel group disrupted life in India’s Blood stains found after the one-hour thousands of acres of coca - the bush northeastern state of Assam today, clash indicated the Taliban had used to make cocaine - from the Sierra shutting down transport services, suffered casualties too but they had Macarena National Park, 100 miles schools, offices and businesses. The taken wounded or dead comrades with south of Bogota. Rebels from the closure was called by the United them when they fled, Azad said. Most Revolutionary Armed Forces of Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to of the recent attacks have been in the Colombia, or FARC, who have long protest against police killing of nine south and east, near the border with held sway in the region and are villagers when they stormed a police Pakistan, and many Afghans say their heavily involved in the drug trade, station and a military camp in the eastern neighbour is not doing enough have resisted the government action. troubled state last week. Authorities to stop insurgents launching attacks On February 6, six other police said they had stepped up security from the safety of Pakistani soil. officers were killed while protecting across the state and police and Afghan President Hamid Karzai the 1,000 low-paid workers hired to soldiers had intensified patrols to called on Pakistan to intensify its rip out the coca plants using small prevent trouble during the strike. The efforts to root out terrorism during a shovels. President Alvaro Uribe said nine people shot dead by police were visit to Pakistan yesterday. Pakistan Colombia could launch an air attack among hundreds of villagers has had tens of thousands of soldiers against the rebels. Before any protesting against the killing of battling foreign al Qaeda-linked bombing took place, the government another villager by soldiers in the militants on its border with would ensure that civilians living in revolt-hit state. — Reuters. Afghanistan, but Afghan officials say the area are evacuated, Uribe told Agartala, India, Feb 14 — Tribal Taliban in Pakistan have not been local RCN television from rebels in India’s remote north-eastern tackled with equal vigour. In a Washington, where he was state of Tripura today ambushed separate incident, Taliban captured negotiating a free-trade deal with workers of a state-run gas firm on

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21 Political & Civil Unrest their way to surveying a site, killing government have already expressed their custody. She said the video had three of them, police said. “The rebels anger over the election results, been recorded on Feb 2, but did not first lobbed grenades and then opened accusing the Shi’ite alliance of say what was in the letter that the TV indiscriminate fire on employees of cheating their way to victory. station received along with the tape. GAIL who were proceeding to a Certified final results from the Dec 15 More than 200 foreigners and survey site,” police officer Nepal Das election confirmed the ruling United thousands of Iraqis have been said referring to the Gas Authority of Iraqi Alliance, dominated by religious abducted in the anarchy that followed India Limited (GAIL). The attack at Shi’ites, won a near majority in the US-led invasion of Iraq. Most Buduniapara, 60 km east of Agartala, parliament, securing 128 of the 275 foreign hostages have been released, capital of the gas-rich state, triggered seats. The results also confirmed that but 54 are known to have been killed; a gun battle between police escorting a Kurdish alliance took 53 seats and dozens are still believed to be held. — the workers and the rebels but there Arab Sunni parties took a total of 58. Reuters. were no casualties in the fighting. That result was a large improvement Baghdad, Feb 13 — Seven people Police said two of the workers were on the previous elections held in were killed and 47 wounded in killed instantly and the third died in January, 2005, when Arab Sunnis Baghdad today when a suicide bomber hospital. Police blamed the outlawed boycotted the poll, ending up with denotated his explosive belt as people National Liberation Front of Tripura barely any seats in parliament. As queued up outside a bank, a police (NLFT) for the attack. The NLFT is electoral commission official Adel al- source said. The source said poor fighting for a separate homeland for Lami read out the results at a media Iraqis were queuing up to collect minority tribals in Tripura, one of briefing in the heavily fortified Green compensation for food rations the seven states in India’s restive north- Zone, a car parked near the mosque in government had failed to distribute east. — Reuters. Doura as midday prayers ended. last year when the explosion occurred, Police said eight people had been in an eastern district of the capital. — IRAN killed and 28 wounded, but doctors at Reuters. Tehran, Feb 15 — Iranian police nearby al-Yarmuk hospital said 11 London, Feb 14 — A press report, have arrested around 1,000 people in people were killed and 38 wounded. dated today, states: Gunmen attacked the central seminary city of Qom after Iraqi and US officials warned in a group of Shiite farmers north of violent clashes over the closure of a January that they expected a spike in Baghdad today, killing 11, including house of worship used by mystical Sunni insurgent violence over the eight members of the same family, Sufi Muslims, city officials said today. election results. Shi’ite, Sunni and and wounding two, officials said. One Officials and a Qom resident said the Kurdish parties have yet to start what coalition soldier was killed and six police had fired teargas to disperse a are expected to be tough formal talks were wounded in two separate attacks crowd of dervishes, or mystics, and on forming a government of national in Baghdad. Authorities in the those who had gathered to support unity, nearly two months after the southern Iraqi province of Basra, them. They said the dervishes were polls. US officials hope the election meanwhile, severed all ties with armed with knives and stones. Around will give minority Sunnis a bigger Britain amid the furor over alleged 200 people were hurt in the clash, one voice in the political process and British military abuse of several Iraqi official said. The fighting erupted on weaken support for the Sunni males in Amarah, 180 miles southeast Monday (Feb 13) after the Sufis insurgency, which has exacted a of Baghdad, two years ago. British refused to evacuate a suburban house deadly toll on American troops and military officials called the Basra where they had been congregating for killed many thousands of Iraqis. Two decision regrettable. The provincial dervish rites, said an official at Qom US Marines were killed yesterday police chief said all security municipality. “The violence ended and when their patrol was hit by a cooperation and joint patrols with their place was knocked down on roadside bomb in Falluja, west of British soldiers were called off Tuesday,” he said, adding that the Baghdad, the US military said in a throughout the vast southern municipality had demolished the statement. The deaths brought to at province. “Decisions like these and building because the Sufis had least 2,267 the number of US soldiers reductions in patrols hinder the illegally turned their residential killed in Iraq since March 2003, when process of promoting security and building into a centre of worship. Sufi US-led forces invaded the country to economic reform and merely work to Muslim spirituality is tolerated under topple Saddam Hussein. Iraq has also the detriment of the people of Basra,” mainly Shi’ite Iran’s strict Islamic seen a rise in sectarian violence in British military spokesman Capt. laws, although some senior religious recent weeks. In the latest incident, James St. John-Price said. British- figures occasionally call for a gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms Iraqi relations have been strained clampdown on its rites. The governor- kidnapped a Sunni mosque leader recently over British arrests of local general of Qom accused the dervishes from his Baghdad home, the Interior police linked to killings and of being part of a foreign plot. “We did Ministry said today. Adel Khalil kidnappings and British security not aim to confront them at first, but Dawoud, the imam of al-Nuami control over Basra International when we felt that ... a plot was under mosque, was seized last night by 16 Airport. Basra authorities also way, we took steps,” Abbas Mohtaj gunmen who arrived at his home in demanded the 530-member Danish was quoted as saying by the the Karrada district in three white military contingent leave unless the “Jomhuri-ye Eslami” newspaper. Land Cruisers, an Interior Ministry Danish government apologizes for the Mohtaj said about 200 people had official said. A number of Sunni contentious Prophet Muhammad been hurt and around 1,000 arrested. clerics have been killed in Iraq in drawings that appeared in Danish — Reuters. recent weeks. Dozens of bodies have and European newspapers. Denmark’s also been found dumped around Defence Minister Soeren Gade IRAQ Baghdad, usually bound and shot rejected the demand. “Our foreign Baghdad, Feb 10 — A car bomb dead. All are believed to be the policy is not being decided by the killed up to 11 people in Baghdad victims of spreading sectarian provincial council in Basra,” he told today as election officials announced violence. American hostage Jill reporters in Copenhagen. The attacks the final results of December’s Carroll appeared in a new video tape took place as the trial of Saddam parliamentary elections, confirming last night, appealing for help in Hussein and seven co-defendants the political dominance of the ruling securing her release. Carroll wore a resumed, with the former president Shi’ite Muslim alliance. The car bomb headscarf and appeared calm in the claiming he and three former officials targeted worshippers leaving a Shi’ite brief video aired by Kuwait’s Al Rai in his regime were on a hunger strike mosque after prayers in Baghdad’s TV, the third video she has appeared to protest the judge overseeing the notorious Doura district, one of the in since she was kidnapped in proceedings, which were adjourned most dangerous areas of the capital, Baghdad on Jan 7. Her kidnappers, until Feb 28. Gunmen opened fire on reinforcing the vast security crisis the the Revenge Brigades, have the group of farmers in Balad, 50 new government faces. Sunni threatened to kill her unless the US miles north of Baghdad, shortly before insurgents fighting to topple the US- military and the Iraqi Interior midday today, police chief Brig. backed Kurdish- and Shi’ite-led Ministry release all the women in Mohammed al-Baldawi said. Sheik

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Hussein al-Hayali, the owner of the parked on the side of a road near the used in the theft of crude oil. “A farm, and seven other members of his Technology University detonated at military helicopter belonging to the family were killed, al-Baldawi said. about 0940 hrs (0640, UTC) while a Nigerian Army attacked Ijaw Three other people were killed and police patrol was passing by,” the communities in Gbaramatu area of two wounded, said Dr. Qassim al- source, who spoke anonymously, said. Delta state firing rockets and Qaisi of Balad Hospital, where the Baghdad, Feb 16 — Two car bombs machine-guns at targets on land,” the victims were taken. Balad is a exploded in Baghdad today, killing militants said in an email statement. religiously mixed area where Shiite- seven Iraqis and wounding 16, police The helicopter took off from the Osubi Sunni Arab sectarian violence has said. One of the blasts ripped through airstrip in Warri, operated by Royal flared previously. Two attacks in a crowded Baghdad market in the Dutch Shell, and militants said it was Baghdad today killed one coalition Shi’ite district of Shula at about 1100 meant to be a civilian airfield. soldier and wounded six others, the hrs, killing six civilians and wounding “Operators of civilian aircraft in this US military said. The military press 13, police said. The second bomb airfield will do well to advise Shell to office said it did not know the exploded as an Iraqi police patrol desist from the practise of permitting nationality of the victims. Sgt. Stan drove by in Baghdad’s Karrada the use of this airfield for millitary Lavery said a roadside bomb targeted district, killing one bystander and use,” the militants said. “We are very a military vehicle at 1030 in Abu wounding two policemen, police said. well capable of shooting down aircraft Ghraib, western Baghdad, killing one Another civilian was hurt in that landing and taking off from this soldier and wounding two others. blast. — Reuters. airstrip and may consider doing so About an hour later, another coalition should it be discovered that the use of convoy was attacked in the Baghdad’s NEPAL this privately owned civilian airstrip western Salaam area, wounding four London, Feb 12 — A press report, for military operations is not soldiers. Two Iraqi males purporting dated yesterday, states: At least 16 discontinued.” — Reuters. to be victims of the alleged British policemen and soldiers were killed abuse in Basra also told reporters and a dozen others injured when a PAKISTAN today that they would seek gun battle broke out between Kohat, Pakistan, Feb 9 — A compensation from the British government troops and warring suspected suicide bombing and government. A British military probe Maoist insurgents in central Nepal, gunfire killed at least 29 minority has started and one soldier, believed government officials said yesterday. Shi’ite Muslims in north-western to be the cameraman, has been The fighting occurred late Thursday Pakistan today and gunmen killed at detained. At least 12 Iraqis were in Nawalparasi district, about 275 least four more people in an attack on wounded in a series of roadside kilometres west of Kathmandu, a bus, officials said. The bombing bombings and mortar barrages across when security personnel tried to targeted a procession in the town of Baghdad, and police found the bullet- remove a roadblock placed by the Hangu in North West Frontier riddled bodies of eight men in rebels on a highway, the officials Province (NWFP) to mark Ashura, the different locations throughout the said. holiest day for Shi’ites. Officials capital. The identities of the victims London, Feb 16 — A press report, reported several blasts. Abdul Rashid, were unclear. Saddam said he had not dated Feb 15, states: Three soldiers medical superintendent at the Hangu eaten in three days, while his half have been killed in fresh clashes with hospital, said 29 people had been brother and former intelligence chief, Maoist rebels in western Nepal, army confirmed dead there. “We have 29 Barzan Ibrahim said he had been on officials say. Fighting took place early confirmed dead bodies,” he said. strike for two days. Their claims of a today when rebels reportedly attacked “Some of them have bullet wounds. hunger strike could not be an army convoy in Palpa district. An All of them are Shi’ites.” A leader of independently confirmed. army official said that the rebels had the Shi’ite procession, Maulana Investigative judge Raid Juhi did not suffered heavy casualties. The rebels Khurshid Anwar, said a bomb deny the defendants were refusing have not commented yet. The deaths exploded near a stage where he was food, but added: “As you could see, the follow controversial local elections about to address Shi’ite mourners. defendants are in good health.” Chief last week in which only about 20% of Enraged Shi’ites set shops and a bank judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman, who took voters cast ballots amid an opposition on fire and fired shots into the air in over the court last month, has worked boycott and rebel threats. Yesterday’s the town 200 km west of Islamabad. to impose order after his predecessor clash is said to have lasted for several Superintendent Mohammad Ayub, of resigned amid criticism over hours. The rebels have launched the Hangu police, said four people outbursts and arguments that major attacks in Palpa and died in a shootout during a curfew frequently overshadowed the neighbouring Nawalparasi district imposed after the bombing — one testimony. The defendants refused to over the past two weeks, leaving policeman, a soldier, and two attend sessions last month after their scores of soldiers, police and rebels civilians. In another incident, defence team walked out of court. The dead. Violence has escalated across unidentified gunmen opened fire on a defence lawyers have refused to Nepal after the rebels called off a bus outside the town, killing four participate in the trial until Abdel- four-month unilateral ceasefire last passengers, including a woman, and Rahman is removed, accusing him of month. injuring two, said a paramilitary bias against Saddam. commander, Aziz Rehman. NWFP London, Feb 15 — A press report, NIGERIA police chief Riffat Pasha said the dated today, states: A car bomb blew Warri, Nigeria, Feb 15 — The bombing was a suicide attack and up in northern Baghdad today, killing Nigerian military launched a troops were sent to help restore order. four policemen, a police source said. helicopter gunship attack on land Security forces put up barricades on “A car bomb in the Maghrib Street in targets in the oil-producing Delta roads leading to Hangu. “We have Baghdad’s Adhamiyah district state today and militants threatened sent armoured personnel carriers detonated at about 1135 hrs (0835, to shoot down aircraft unless military there, and the Frontier Constabulary UTC), while a police patrol was flights stopped. The attack marked is also there,” Pasha said. “The passing by,” said Captain Ahmed the first major military operation in situation is pretty much under Abdullah with Baghdad police. The the Niger Delta since a militant group control.” Interior Minister Aftab blast killed four policemen and staged a series of attacks against the Ahmed Khan Sherpao said there had wounded another, Abdullah said. oil industry, including a 19-day been three blasts and it could have Three civilians were also wounded in kidnapping of four foreign oil workers been a suicide attack or caused by the attack which damaged several in January. Militants from the time bombs. — Reuters. police and civilian cars. Earlier, Movement for the Emancipation of the Karachi, Feb 13 — Armed men again another car bomb detonated in Niger Delta said today’s attack was fired rockets at the pipeline of Well eastern Baghdad near a police patrol, against Ijaw communities in the No.1 of the Loti gas field in Dera killing a civilian and wounding five Gbaramatu area of the state but a Bugti district in Balochistan Province others, according to an Interior Navy source said it was directed of Pakistan yesterday, suspending Ministry source. “A booby trapped car against oil barges suspected to be supply to the purification plant.

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According to local media, officials of been badly damaged. Police also fired Siemens, hung black flags to mask the Dera Bugti administration said tear gas as crowds tried to set fire to their logos, as did a Christian hospital unknown assailants fired several outlets of McDonald’s and KFC and and several cinemas on the rally’s rockets on the gas field, a camp of the placed burning tyres on some roads. route. Armed troops were stationed on Frontier Corps (FC) and mess of the Lahore and other cities in Punjab the roof-tops and roadsides of a city Oil and Gas Development Corporation province are observing a strike that has been consumed by religious, from nearby hills. One of the rockets against the cartoons and most shops sectarian and ethnic violence over the hit the pipeline, disrupting gas supply are closed. past two decades. Urging participants from Well No.1. Paramilitary forces London, Feb 15 — A press report, to stay peaceful, Mufti Muneeb-ur- rushed to the site following the attack dated today, states: Three more people Rehman, a leader of the rally, called and cordoned off the area in an have died in Pakistan in continuing on Pakistan to sever ties with attempt to apprehend those involved violence over the publication in the European countries where cartoons in the attack. In another incident, West of cartoons satirising the were published. “The government armed men fired at least three rockets Prophet Muhammad. In the city of should recall its ambassadors and at the FC camp and the OGDC mess Peshawar, two people died as send back ambassadors of these in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti, the protesters targeted anything linked to countries,” Rehman, an influential same day. — Lloyd’s List foreign firms, however, local madrasa principal, said. A senior Correspondent. businesses also suffered. In Lahore, security official in Peshawar told London, Feb 16 — A press report, one person died when police clashed Reuters close to 350 people were dated today, states: A gas pipeline has with Islamic students. Two people arrested after yesterday’s rioting. He been blown up in Pakistan’s troubled died in Lahore yesterday. Thousands said members of the Jamaat-i-Islami, southern province of Balochistan, of supporters of hardline Islamic the country’s most influential Islamist officials say. An official said the blast groups marched up to the main party, along with its student and in Pirkoh early today would disrupt business district in Peshawar, the youth wings were involved, as well as gas supplies to some parts of the capital of North-West Frontier sectarian and other militants. Police country. No one was injured in the Province, and attacked shops and were shot at in Peshawar, but didn’t blast, and no-one has admitted businesses. Police used teargas and return fire, he said, adding: “We didn’t carrying out the apparent attack, then opened fire to break up the want to give them bodies.” officials said. Tribal militants in protest after the mob set fire to a KFC Demonstrations have been held Balochistan, the source of Pakistan’s fast food outlet and ransacked it. almost every day this month in main gas reserves, are demanding Eyewitnesses say some of the Pakistan since European papers greater control over natural protesters opened fire as well. An republished the cartoons — first resources. The situation in the eight-year-old boy was killed by a published in Denmark in September. province is unsettled, with increasing stray bullet, while another person Muslims believe it is blasphemous to violence between rebels and security died when a power transmission line depict the Prophet. Although Pakistan forces. The explosion damaged a pipe fell on protesters. The office of a is the world’s second most populous connecting a well to a gas compression Norwegian mobile phone company Muslim nation, the protests only grew plant in Pirkoh. Two gas plants that was also attacked. The provincial in size this week, and the worst produce around 60 million cubic feet chief minister urged people to remain violence occurred in Peshawar, a of gas daily have been shut down after calm. “We will not ban rallies against stronghold of the Islamist parties in the explosion. A local official, Abdul sacrilegious cartoons but protesters North West Frontier Province. The Samad Lasi, said this would lead to a must remain peaceful,” Chief Minister Islamist parties have called for a shortage of natural gas in Multan and Akram Durrani said. However, nationwide strike on Mar 3, around Faisalabad areas in the Punjab elsewhere in North-West Frontier the time President Bush is expected province. Earlier this month, Province, violence broke out in the to visit Pakistan, and Ambassador tribesmen blew up a gas pipeline in town of Tank, near the Iranian border. Ryan Crocker said there was no the district of Dera Bugti in A policeman was injured when some change of plans, as yet. Musharraf, a Balochistan, officials said. They are protesters opened fire key ally in the US-led war on said to be led by Nawab Akbar Bugti, indiscriminately. In Punjab province, terrorism, chaired a meeting on the the leader of one of the most powerful hundreds of Islamic students took to violence yesterday and warned that tribes in the area. the streets of the eastern city of instigators would be dealt with Lahore despite a ban on public sternly. At least three people, PROTESTS AGAINST protests. Security has been increased including an eight-year-old-boy, were PUBLICATION OF CARTOONS in the diplomatic district in the killed in violent protests yesterday OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD capital after dozens of protesting while two died a day earlier. Police London, Feb 14 — A press report, students managed to break through a have detained some 200 people in dated today, states: Pakistani security security ring yesterday and tried to Lahore over the past 24 hours guards have shot dead two protesters attack foreign embassies. following violence in the city on in Lahore during unrest over cartoons Karachi, Feb 16 — Tens of thousands Tuesday (Feb 14) and yesterday. — satirising the Prophet Muhammad, of Pakistani Islamists wielding sticks Reuters. officials say. Interior Minister Aftab and waving green flags rallied in Sherpao said the shots were fired by Karachi today, protesting against RUSSIA bank guards as crowds rampaged in cartoons of Prophet Mohammad, the London, Feb 11 — A press report, the city. Hospital officials say 41 latest in a wave of protests in which dated today, states: Ten gunmen and others were injured. Police in five people have died. A crowd of up to three police died after special forces Islamabad fired tear gas and used 50,000 rallied in the main commercial stormed a house in southern Russia batons to beat back hundreds of district of the sprawling southern city, near Chechnya today following a students who entered a diplomatic and some torched effigies of US daylong standoff against unidentified, area. The cartoons, first printed in President George W. Bush and Danish heavily-armed gunmen, officials said. Denmark, have angered Muslims Prime Minister Anders Fogh “Ten fighters were killed, according to worldwide. The Lahore deaths are the Rasmussen. Protesters wearing green preliminary reports,” said a first in Pakistan since the controversy headbands shouted slogans of “Here I spokesman for the local interior over the cartoons erupted at the end come, O Mohammad” and “Death to ministry in Stavropol region. “Three of last month. The shootings took blasphemers” as thousands of police were killed” when the siege place outside the Metropolitan bank. policemen and paramilitary troops began yesterday, he said. Interior Reports say crowds tried to set fire to looked on. The crowd dispersed ministry officials were quoted by the building housing the bank. peacefully at the end, in contrast to Russian news agencies as saying the Earlier, shots were fired into the air the violence seen in Islamabad, gunmen were preparing an attack in to prevent hundreds of protesters Lahore and Peshawar earlier this the area, just north-west of war-torn torching the city’s Punjab assembly week. A branch of US-based Citibank, Chechnya, and were foiled by Russian building, which is reported to have and an office of the German company security forces. The firefight broke out

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24 Political & Civil Unrest/Labour Disputes in the village of Tukui-Mekteb in SUDAN person and injuring 16 others. A eastern Stavropol region, about 60 km Khartoum, Feb 14 — Darfur rebels militant Kurdish movement known as from the border with Chechnya and said they had shot down a government the Kurdistan Liberation Hawks 10 km from Dagestan, another helicopter today and captured one claimed responsibility for last volatile province in the Russian part surviving crew member. “The Thursday’s (Feb 9) blast. The group is of the Caucasus mountain range. government helicopters came to believed to have links to outlawed Interfax news agency reported several protect the Janjaweed (Arab militias) Kurdish rebels fighting security forces gunmen were still holding out in the who were attacking civilians in our in south-east Turkey. village and that about 300 Russian areas and our troops shot down one of troops, including some from the them,” said rebel Sudan Liberation UGANDA interior ministry and the FSB Army (SLA) leader Minni Arcua London, Feb 15 — A press report, intelligence service, were taking part Minnawi. He said the incident dated today, states: Ugandan troops in the operation. happened in the area of Shearia in have killed four rebels in southern South Darfur state. A Sudanese army Sudan and captured an assortment of SPAIN source confirmed the news of the ammunitions from the Lord’s London, Feb 15 — A press report, helicopter but said he could not as yet Resistance Army (LRA) fighting the dated today, states: A car bomb give further details. A tentative truce Ugandan government. The army’s 4th exploded at a discotheque in northern was signed between the two main division army spokesman, Lt. Chris Spain yesterday night, causing rebel groups and the government in Magezi said today that the Ugandan damage but no injuries because police April 2004, but has since been troops killed the four rebels in had cleared the area after a warning violated many times. The ceasefire western Equatorial province. He said call in the name of the Basque specifies Khartoum can fly helicopters the group was part of that led by the separatist group ETA, an Interior in the vast region the size of France LRA chief Joseph Kony heading for Ministry spokesman said. The blast but not on offensive missions. — eastern Democratic Republic of the came just four days after Prime Reuters. Congo. He described the army’s Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero operation against the LRA in said that Spain could be witnessing the TURKEY southern Sudan as moving on “beginning of the end” of ETA, which is Istanbul, Feb 9 — A bomb blast at smoothly with successes recorded blamed for more than 800 deaths in its an Internet cafe in Istanbul wounded frequently. Elsewhere, the army 37-year fight for Basque independence. at least 14 people, including six police yesterday killed one rebel and rescued While government officials and officers, today and a hardline Kurdish three civilians who were abducted by political analysts speculate publicly group claimed responsibility. The the LRA in the northern Ugandan about an imminent ETA cease-fire, the Kurdistan Liberation Hawks, which district of Apac. Magezi said the Basque ambulance service DYA claimed to be behind a series of army’s Golf Battalion killed the rebel received a call just after 1900 hrs bombings in Turkey in recent years, at Adora Primary School. He said this (1800, UTC) yesterday in which the carried out the blast in the rebel was part of the group that caller, speaking for ETA, warned of a Bayrampasa district, not far from battered six civilians to death and bomb that would explode an hour later Istanbul airport, according to a person abducted several others in Alito sub- at La Nuba discotheque in the town of who called the Kurdish Firat news countyin Apac district on Monday Urdax, in northern Navarra province, agency, claiming to speak on behalf of (Feb 13). On Saturday (Feb 11), the a DYA spokeswoman told CNN. Civil the group. The group is believed to army’s 71st Battalion repulsed an Guards rushed to the site and cleared have links to Kurdish rebels fighting attack by the LRA rebels on civilians the area. The bomb, in a van parked security forces in south-east Turkey. travelling on Pabbo-Atiak road in the outside the dance club, went off at It was not immediately possible to northern district of Gulu. Magezi said 2000 hrs, the ministry spokesman verify the authenticity of the report. during the operation two rebels were said. “It’s a bomb explosion, there are 14 killed and one rebel surrendered to injured. One of them is seriously the army. SRI LANKA injured,” Istanbul police chief London, Feb 13 — A press report, Celalettin Cerrah said after visiting dated Feb 12, states: The Sri Lankan the scene. Local police later said up to government says the trawler that 16 people had been wounded, exploded yesterday in the Mannar including a child who was in a serious seas is believed to have been condition. Local people said the blast transporting large quantities of was very powerful. The blast occurred explosives to uncleared areas when it some 100 metres from a local was intercepted by the Sri Lanka headquarters for riot police. Locals Navy. In a statement, the Government said police regularly used the Internet BANGLADESH Information Department yesterday cafe. A dozen police sealed off the side London, Feb 13 — A press report, said, “Two Fast Attack Craft of the street, where the cafe is located. — dated Feb 12, states: Export to Navy on routine patrol detected the Reuters. Bangladesh through Hilli land suspicious movements of a multi-day London, Feb 13 — A press report, customs station in South Dinajpur fishing trawler heading towards the dated today, states: At least one was suspended following the ongoing coast of Vettitaltivu situated in person has been killed and many more strike called by the customs clearance uncleared areas.” One naval craft wounded in an explosion at an association of the neighbouring nation approached the trawler for the Istanbul supermarket, police say, in from Jan 30, the Indian exporters said purpose of inspection and as the the second blast in Turkey’s largest today. They said that the strike would sailors were about to board the city in four days. A police spokesman scupper plans to achieve the targeted trawler, the trawler’s crew detonated told Reuters the blast occurred in the turnover of more than Rs 500 crore for a large explosive device from within, early evening at a supermarket 2005-2006 financial year. In the last destroying the trawler and seriously belonging to the Kiler chain on the financial year, while the customs had injuring one sailor who has since died. European side of Istanbul, not far recorded a turnover of Rs 495 crore “It is believed the trawler was from the airport. He could not say through foreign money exchange the transporting large quantities of exactly how many people had been Indian government could earn Rs 2 explosives to the uncleared areas at hurt. The state Anatolian news crore as revenue. But this year, till the time the Navy tried to inspect. On agency says 12 people have been now, the turnover has recorded Rs 275 a previous occasion ten days ago, the wounded and rushed to various crore in Hilli LCS. Several trucks, Navy arrested the crew of a fishing hospitals in the city. Police, carrying close to 3,000 tonnes rice, are boat in the same vicinity with 61,000 ambulances and fire engines rushed lined up there, they said. “The detonators being transported to to the scene of the blast, which came Bangladesh importers had called the uncleared areas,” the Government days after a bomb exploded at an strike demanding equality in the Information Department said. Internet cafe in Istanbul, killing one system of carrying goods in the lorry

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25 Labour Disputes with a view to reduce transportation the main opposition party Awami protesting against plans to extend costs of the products exported to League heading 13 left-wing secular weekly working hours to 40 from 38Ω Bangladesh,” said Mr Ujjal Saha, groups. Prices of foodstuff like sugar, without any pay increase. Ver.di, general secretary of the exporters co- pulses, onions, cooking oil, milk which represents 2.4 million workers, ordination committee. He also said powder and the staple diet rice shot said local and regional authorities that the truck owners association has up by at least 10% over the past three would use longer hours to cut as many decided not to carry excess load above months. Transport costs soared while as 250,000 jobs in the public sector 10 tonness per truck only in the South irrigation became dearer as the state- and related administrative branches. Dinajpur though there is no such owned oil companies raised the price About 250 people were on strike in system in the land customs stations of of both petrol and diesel citing higher front of the university hospital in Malda, Cooch Behar and other places import costs. More than 1,000 Erlangen, about 15 kilometres north in south Bengal. “Though we have political activists, half of them Awami of Nuremberg, this morning. Non- requested the district magistrate to League workers, were arrested during emergency operations were cancelled, sort out the problem no solution has the crackdown on the eve of the and the hospital had designated come out to withdraw the ongoing strike, opposition spokesman Obaidul nurses to look after intensive-care strike in Bangladesh.” Indian Kader said. About 50 activists were patients and tumor patients, said exporters have also alleged that cost injured in overnight clashes between Johannes Eissing, a hospital control is a main factor to boost up BNP and Awami League cadres in the spokesman. Workers ranging from agro export to Bangladesh through northern city of Rajshahi, which has kindergarten teachers to hospital this region but the customs become the scene of frequent political staff and refuse collectors were also department is not clearing one per violence. expected to strike in Baden- cent subsidy on agro product export W¸rttemberg, and Lower Saxony. following the system of Duty CREW OF PANAMANIAN VESSEL Ver.di has said that it is prepared to Entitlement Pass Book schemes. AT FREDERICIA, DENMARK strike for as long as six weeks. The Karachi, Feb 15 — The import and London, Feb 13 — Bulk M.Pioneer local and regional authorities are export operations at Hili land port in (21309 gt, built 1984), which was to pressing for longer working hours Dinajpur in northern Bangladesh will lift the cargo off bulk Vertigo, has lost without higher pay to cut costs and resume today following the Indian its cancellation on the cargo. The crew trim a budget deficit that has violated traders’ and truckers’ decision to of 22 persons from the Philippines, European Union limits since 2002. withdraw the new transport rules and Poland, Romania and El Salvador Unemployment in Germany rose the strike they enforced from Feb 4. have gone on strike. They have not above five million in January for only According to local media, at least 10 received correct payment and three of the fourth time since World War II as meetings were held between the the crew have been on board for 48 the country struggles to generate clearing and forwarding (C&F) months. So now both vessels are lying enough growth to bring people back agents, traders, truckers and the at Fredericia and the cargo is still into work. “We won’t cut district magistrate of Balurghat of waiting. (Note — M.Pioneer arrived unemployment by only employing India, after which the Indian traders Fredericia Jan 31.) people in the public sector,” Hartmut and truckers agreed to withdraw the Mˆllring, the head of TdL, the state rules. They agreed to allow 20 tonnes GERMANY employers’ association, said in an of goods per truck as Bangladeshi Berlin, Feb 10 — Germany faces televised interview. Job cuts are traders demanded. It may be what could become its biggest public possible in areas like refuse collection mentioned here that in a letter to sector strike in 14 years after workers because services there are in Bangladeshi Importers and C&F across the country voted in favour of competition with private companies, Agents Association on Jan 15, Indian walk-outs today to protest against Thomas Bˆhle, president of the Exporters and C&F Agents employers’ plans to extend working Municipalities’ Employers Association laid out the rules that hours. “We could not have had a Association, said in an interview with Bangladeshi importers would not be clearer result in the strike ballot,” Deutschland Radio. Kindergartens are allowed to carry more than 10 tonnes said Frank Bsirske, the head of unlikely to suffer job losses, said of goods in a single truck. services union Verdi, at a news Bˆhle, whose group represents 2.2 Bangladeshi traders feared that it conference in Berlin. He added that million workers, or 68 percent of the would increase their transportation more than 90 percent of workers in 8 people working in the public sector. cost. Protesting the new rules, states had voted for industrial action. London, Feb 15 — A press report, exporters, importers, clearing and Strikes organised by Verdi started on dated Feb 14, states: Thousands of forwarding agents (C&F) of Monday (Feb 5) in the large south German hospital workers, rubbish Bangladesh called an indefinite strike western state of Baden- collectors and other state employees from Jan 30. The situation worsened Wuerttemberg. Some 10,000 hospital, stopped work as Germany’s largest as the All Indian Traders’ Association swimming pool, sewage, cemetery, public sector strike for 14 years and Truck Owners’ Association library, kindergarten and garbage spread across the country. All but one imposed a counter strike against the disposal workers walked out of their state, in western Germany, joined Bangladeshi C&F agents and traders workplaces. The dispute centres on action in Baden-Wuerttemberg that on Feb 4. — Lloyd’s List efforts by some public-sector began last week in protest against Correspondent. employers in western Germany to plans to increase the working week London, Feb 16 — A press report, extend the working week without from 38.5 to 40 hours without a pay dated Feb 15, states: A general strike extra pay to 40 hours from around rise. Frank Bsirske, head of giant enforced by the opposition in 38.5 hours, as well as plans to trim services union Verdi, said it had Bangladesh to protest rising food and holiday and Christmas bonuses. — enough money to support a strike fuel prices partially crippled life and Reuters. lasting many weeks. TV reports businesses countrywide today London, Feb 13 — A press report, showed pickets outside several following a police crackdown on anti- dated today, states: German public hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia government protesters in the capital sector workers began strike action and rubbish piling up on streets in Dhaka, officials said. Transport links today in more than half of the Stuttgart. Engineering union IG on the highways were disrupted and country’s 16 states to increase Metall threatened action that would state-run train and ferry services pressure against plans to extend hit the car and steel sectors after snapped in many parts of the farming working hours without extra pay. employers rejected its demand to lift hinterlands, despite warnings of University hospital staff and street wages by five per cent. Verdi said tough actions against pro-shutdown cleaners went on strike in nine states about 22,000 people had joined the protesters. Security was stepped up including Bavaria, Saarland and strikes yesterday. The union said it across Bangladesh with the Schleswig-Holstein, according to the expected 40,000 workers to take part deployment of an additional 8,000 riot ver.di union, Germany’s largest. during the week. Yesterday’s strikes police and paramilitary border About 40,000 people were to strike centred on university hospitals, with soldiers ahead of the strike called by today, the union said. Workers are nurses, care workers and general staff

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26 Labour Disputes participating. Road maintenance London, Feb 14 — A press report, between 1997 and 2002. The SEAI workers also went on strike. In dated today, states: Hundreds of President, Mr A. J. Tharakan, felt Bavaria, which wants a 42-hour passengers were stranded in Mumbai that the pay back decision was unfair, working week, road workers stopped for several hours yesterday, as the and the benefits received had already clearing snow in most areas. Public undeclared strike by pilots of Air been passed on to the fishermen had theatres, day-care centres and a few Sahara entered the second day, the farmers. — Lloyd’s Agents. schools were also affected. Union disrupting the airline’s schedules. The members also planned larger pilots are protesting the expected cut NICARAGUA demonstrations in some city centres. in their salaries, following the $500 London, Feb 10 — A press report, Public transport was running million takeover of the airline last dated Feb 9, states: The public normally. month by Jet Airways. Air Sahara transportation strike, which already pilots had gone on “mass leave” had its baptism of violence, is on its GREECE yesterday, fearing a loss in pay and fourth day today, and may worsen Piraeus, Feb 15 — The Panhellenic perks following the airline’s before it gets better, due to the Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has acquisition by Jet. Talks were on unyielding attitude of the announced a nationwide 48-hour between the management and the government. This fatal prediction is strike for tomorrow morning. The pilots, but several flights were based on statements by Finance and seamen are pressing demands for cancelled, especially in Mumbai, Public Credit Minister Mario Arana, increased insurance as well as Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad. who repeated yesterday that the settlement of tax, unemployment and Chaotic scenes were witnessed at government will not grant the marine training issues among others. Mumbai airport as angry passengers monthly subsidy of more than one The strike is scheduled to start at demanded being put on other flights million dollars demanded by the 0600, Feb 16 and will affect Greek- to their destinations. The airline was strikers. According to the minister, flag vessels of all categories as well as forced to cancel several flights, but such an outlay would compromise the foreign ships employing Greek most passengers were being economic assistance promised by the seamen. The Panhellenic Tug Crew accommodated on other airlines. International Monetary Fund and Association has also announced a 24- London, Feb 15 — A press report, other international financial agencies. hour strike for tomorrow in support of dated Feb 14, states: The three-day As Arana was giving a news PNO. — Lloyd’s Agents. strike by Seafood Exporters conference in this capital, a clash London, Feb 16 — A press report, Association will affect fish exports to between the police and strikers took dated Feb 15, states: Vessel transit the tune of Rs.50 crore from Tamil place in the municipality of Ciudad delays through the Corinth Canal can Nadu alone, association president D Sandino, in the outskirts of Managua, be expected between 0600 hrs Palpandian said today. In all, there where the latter tried to block the tomorrow and 0600 hrs on February are 756 seafood processing and export traffic. At least 25 strikers were 18, due to the 48-hour strike units in the country out of which 56 arrested, according to local television, announced and supported by the are in Tamil Nadu and the strike which broadcast footage of the Panhellenic Marine Federation. which began yesterday would affect incident. exports worth Rs 50 crore from the INDIA state. The protest would also hit three SOUTH AFRICA London, Feb 14 — A press report, lakh workers dependent on seafood London, Feb 13 — Strike action by dated Feb 13, states: Three-day export units, he added. The strike was members of three Transnet trade nationwide strike by the seafood called by the association to protest unions is set to resume on Wednesday exporters against the amended against the levy of income tax on the (Feb 15) at the Western Cape ports Income Tax Act, began today has been seafood exporters with retrospective and rail services, Cape Town and total with work at nearly 400 seafood effect from April 1997. The units Saldanha, with the port and rail processing units across the country would intensify strike, if the services at Saldanha in particular and allied units like ice government did not withdraw the being targeted. A planned strike for manufacturing and peeling sheds income tax demand notice, he said. the Eastern Cape region, Port come to a standstill. It is estimated The government should use its good Elizabeth and East London, which that the daily loss would run to offices to ask the US government to was originally scheduled for today has around Rs 25 crore. The token strike reduce duty on the Indian seafood, he been deferred, possibly because it call given by the Seafood Exporters added. would have little national impact. Association of India (SEAI), is in Mumbai, Feb 16 — THE three-day When the strike focused on KwaZulu protest against the amended rules all India strike called by Sea-food Natal two weeks ago the target then which do not treat duty entitlement exporters from Feb 13, against the was clearly directed at the Durban pass-book (DEPB) benefits as export amended Income-Tax Act, was total Container Terminal. When it comes to income. As the new law affects the with nearly 400 seafood processing the Western Cape the unions have exporters since the scheme was units coming to a grinding halt. It is made it clear that Saldanha and its introduced in 1997, exporters would estimated that the daily loss would strategic iron ore exports are in its now have to cough up around Rs 500 run to around Rs. 250 million. Mr. sights but Cape Town wonøt be crore by way of tax. SEAI national Elias Sait, Secretary-General, Seafood ignored. The strike is intended to last president AJ Tharakan said that the Exporters Association of India, said one day. Next week between Monday matter had been taken up with the purchases of seafood and processing and Wednesday (Feb 20 and 22) the Central authorities, several of them had come to a halt. Exporters are unions will extend their strike action were sympathetic to the industry. Mr protesting against the amendment across the remainder of the country Tharakan felt that the industry that paved the way for levying tax on including the Gauteng region. having to pay back was unfair, and the duty entitlement pass book, Originally listed as a one-day strike, the benefits received had already been DEPB, scheme. The arrears work out this has now been extended to three passed on to the fishermen and the to about Rs. 5000 million and could days. farmers. This was only a token strike break the processors, Mr Sait London, Feb 15 — A press report, and in case the Government was bemoaned. The strike means that the dated Feb 14, states: Hundreds of unwilling to relent, the association units would not purchase seafood University of KwaZulu-Natal students would be forced to go in for an from fishermen and produce from the who were expecting to start lectures indefinite strike which would affect agriculture farms. The fishermen had for the 2006 academic year were the country very hard. The strike call also expressed support for the turned away yesterday because of a had been well-received with peeling processing units, he claimed. Through massive combined strike involving shed owners, ice manufacturers and an amendment of the Income-Tax Act, staff and students. Those students boat owners, except in Kerala. The the DEPB income on export turnover who went to the university’s campuses industry was hopeful that the Centre of more that Rs. 100 million has come hoping to register were also forced would appreciate the situation and under the tax net. The export back as registration at all campuses take a favourable stand, he added. incentive was granted for the period was halted. Thousands of students

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27 Labour Disputes and staff staged a peaceful process should be creating jobs.” The purpose terminals are operated by SA demonstration at the Westville unions will present memorandums Port Operations, things came to a campus with staff from the other four outlining their grievances to the general halt. Meanwhile unions have campuses being bused in to Department of Public Enterprises and advised that the Eastern Cape ports, participate. Yesterday students Transnet management. Satawu’s Evan East London and Port Elizabeth, as rejoined the strike after the Abrahamse said the timeframe for well as commuter train services in the university management went back on restructuring should be re-visited and province will be affected as the strike an agreement it had made with the proper consultation with union is extended for one day tomorrow. On students last week. Parents who members be allowed. Satawu said no Monday, Feb 20, it is the turn of brought their children to register march had been planned for the Gauteng and the remaining provinces expressed concern over the ongoing Northern Cape, but workers belonging that have not yet felt the effect of staff strike, saying it could impact on to the unions would be out in full Transnet union stoppages. The their children’s studies. Students on force in support of the strike. Workers Gauteng strike is due to last for three the campus said they fully supported in the Eastern Cape will go on strike days. Unions said they would meet their lecturers, but were also worried on Friday (Feb 17). The bulk of the again tomorrow to chart the way about their lectures. Late yesterday action will be in East London and Port forward and decide whether a national afternoon, the four staff unions taking Elizabeth where marches are also strike on Mar 6 is still necessary. A part in the strike, the Combined Staff scheduled. Satawu said workers union spokesman said the prognosis Association, the National Education, would then strike in Gauteng, was not good and he blamed an Health and Allied Workers’ Union, the Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the North arrogant approach by Transnet as National Tertiary Education Staff West from Feb 20 to 22. A national offering little hope for settlement. Union and the University of Natal strike is expected on Mar 6. Staff Union, had agreed to revise London, Feb 16 — A press report, SWITZERLAND their demands. The unions were dated today, states: Transnet said that London, Feb 14 — A press report, demanding a salary increase of eight its operations in the Western and dated Feb 13, states: A strike at a per cent and increases in their Northern Cape operated normally metal factory in north-western housing and medical aid allowances. yesterday despite a strike by the Switzerland has escalated after the They have since dropped their salary majority of its workforce. About 50 to company dismissed 21 managers at demand by one per cent to seven per 90% (approximately 5,000) of the its Reconvilier plant. The strikers cent but still insist on the benefits. Metrorail, Spoornet, National Ports continued to stay away from work Mabaso said that if the university Authority, SA Ports Operation and today while moves were underway by failed to accept their latest offer then other Transnet subsidiaries did not a government-appointed mediator to they would go back to their eight per report for work yesterday. The biggest break the deadlock. Swissmetal said cent salary demand. impact was felt at Metrorail where the 21 senior staff members had been London, Feb 15 — A press report, the damage of a power capable sacked because they failed to turn up dated today, states: A Transnet strike exacerbated the situation even for work today despite repeated calls in South Africa’s Western Cape and further. According to unions no trains by the company. Only four staff Northern Cape “kicked off” today with were running yesterday morning and members reported for work, said a rail services in the Cape Town area other means of transport into Cape company spokeswoman. On Saturday severely affected. The SA Transport Town were highly restricted. As part (Feb 11) the head of the company’s and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) of this current phase of the action, board of directors, Friedrich said over 5000 employees had stopped which started about three weeks ago Sauerl‰nder, said the strikers faced work in protest against in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape the sack if they ignored the warning. “management’s unilateral decisions workers will stage their own strike Trade union Unia said it was shocked about restructuring the company”. tomorrow. The bulk of the action will that those concerned had learned of Cape Town station was quiet in the be concentrated in East London and the job losses via the media. It said morning rush-hour as the strike by Port Elizabeth, where marches are lawyers were looking into challenging three transport unions brought the also scheduled. (See issue of Feb 16.) the dismissals. Spokesman Nico Lutz Metrorail train service to a virtual London, Feb 16 — A press report, said that the decision called into standstill. Metrorail spokesperson dated today, states: A one-day strike question the mediation measures Riana Scott said only 20 trains were across the Western and Northern initiated by the economics ministry running in the entire system, cutting Cape provinces ended last night with last week. The mediator, Rolf Bloch, the usual commuter service to a transport workers expected to return has been meeting all sides in the minimum. Satawu, the United to work this morning, but unions are conflict to find ways of ending the Transport and Allied Trade Union warning that the rolling action will industrial action, now in its 20th day. (Utatu) and the United Association of continue. Yesterday all commuter rail The strike was called in protest SA (Uasa) are participating in the services in and around Cape Town against plans to close the Reconvilier strike. The Transnet restructuring came to a virtual halt, leaving foundry, with the possible loss of 120 programme will see non-core thousands of frustrated and often jobs. Swissmetal wants to concentrate businesses disposed of. About 100 angry workers unable to get to their its activities at another site in a union members gathered in District places of work. Ironically the lack of neighbouring region, but keep a Six for a planned march on trains also meant that a mass march factory manufacturing wires and rods Parliament this morning. They have by Transnet Union members to at Reconvilier. Over the weekend the also been affected by the strike. present a memorandum to a unions organised a demonstration in Metrorail is offering just a skeleton government representative outside the village attended by more than train service and protesters are parliament failed to attract more than 10,000 people in support of strikers at unable to get to town to participate in 200 marchers because others could the factory. The situation came to a the march. Uasa’s Dennis George said not get into town. Only sections of the head after Swissmetal announced although the unions were presented port of Cape Town operated by SA that an “accelerated headcount at Nedlac, currently Transnet Port Operations and the NPA were reduction” of 120 positions would management was “both player and affected. Other terminals such as the take place over the next two to three referee” in the ongoing negotiations. fruit terminal, which is privately months. They also announced the re- “Government is sitting with its arms owned and whose personnel are not acquisition of a former subsidiary, folded and hoping that workers get members of the striking unions Busch-Jaeger in Germany, which tired of striking and roll over and play continued to operate normally carries out similar work to dead,” he said. George emphasised the although marine movements were Reconvilier. The strikers have strike was not just against possible restricted. The container terminal accused Swissmetal of reneging on an job losses. “It’’s about restructuring in was shut and little work took place agreement reached after last a way that’s in the best interest of the within its closed gates. At Saldanha November over the company country. We believe the restructuring where both the iron ore and multi restructuring plans.

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28 Labour Disputes

UNITED KINGDOM planned for Tuesday should the Royal Mail: Mail is moving out of the London, Feb 10 — A press report, dispute remain unresolved. NI Mail Centre to the Irish Republic dated today, states: There is still no London, Feb 13 — A press report, with immediate effect. However, other breakthrough in the postal workers dated Feb 11, states: Postal workers international and mail to Great strike in Belfast which is now in its have gone on strike in Dundee Britain is still being held as an 10th day. The Communications following a row with Royal Mail unofficial Industrial Action is Workers Union has been considering bosses. Staff had to be drafted in from continuing in Belfast. The current an offer by Royal Mail to bring in a across Scotland to ensure mail was situation, therefore, continues as third party to help resolve the delivered from the Dundee East follows: Unofficial Strike action is still dispute. Further talks were held at sorting office. The dispute centres on ongoing in the Belfast areas BT1-17 the Labour Relations Agency a new nation-wide policy by the Royal (excluding BT4,5,6 and 16). Deliveries yesterday evening. Belfast City Mail to replace full-time positions to City Centre firms BT1, 2 and 3 Hospital said the dispute had with part-time workers when have been made over the last couple “severely disrupted” outpatient vacancies arise, though mail chiefs of days and this will continue appointments with almost 1,000 insist there will be no redundancies. although mail volumes may be less people not getting letters in the post. If a resolution isn’t found then a than normal. Residential deliveries Cancer clinics are, so far, unaffected further strike will be held next have been made by managers to most but oncologists at the hospital fear Saturday. addresses in BT7, 8 and 9. Mail they could be hit next week if the London, Feb 14 — A press report, posted in Northern Ireland for Great postal strike continues. Carmel dated Feb 13, states: A new offer has Britain is not being despatched. Hanna of the SDLP said today it was been made to striking postal workers, Inward mail from Great Britain in “nobody’s interest” or the dispute to Royal Mail has said. The company should be delivered with the exception go on. “Both parties in this dispute do said that if striking workers returned of North, South and West Belfast i.e. need to be aware of their wider social to work immediately, it would engage the affected areas. Firm’s Collections responsibilities, particularly if people an independent third party to are not taking place although mail are missing appointments for scans “improve employee relations.” One of can still be posted at Post Offices. where they may have a serious the striking Belfast workers’ key Special Delivery items are no longer illness.” No letters posted to areas demands has been an independent being accepted at Post Offices in outside Northern Ireland are being review of disciplinary procedures. The Northern Ireland. Special Delivery dispatched and no mail posted in Communication Workers Union said it posted in Great Britain for delivery in Belfast is being processed. Most would not give an official response Northern Ireland including the incoming British and international until officials have had a chance to affected areas are being delivered by mail will be delivered. Royal Mail has consult all parties tomorrow morning. managers. Capacity and resourcing brought in up to 50 managers from Royal Mail personnel director Gary difficulties are now preventing Britain to help deal with the backlog Crawford said they “were not giving customers calling at the callers office caused by the strike. Yesterday, an into the unions. We have clarified in Tomb Street to collect mail. Items attempt to widen the strike to exactly what we mean by that offer posted in Northern Ireland for Londonderry failed because of a lack and we have clarified the position in delivery to Great Britain are not of support. Post has been disrupted in relation to the employee relations being despatched. International items north, south and west Belfast since view in terms of looking forward and including International Priority the dispute began on Jan 31. It was trying to improve the situation.” Talks Services (Airsure & International started by more than 200 postal aimed at resolving the strike took Signed For) are also not being workers at the city’s Tomb Street place in London today when national despatched - with the exception of depot following difficulties between representatives of the CWU met Royal items for the Republic of Ireland. staff and management over Mail management. Workers at Tomb Team members at Dundee East disciplinary procedures and other Street in Belfast began an unofficial Delivery Office, on the West Pitkerro issues in the north Belfast section. It strike on Jan 31 after staff alleged Industrial Estate have given notice is understood the dispute relates to harassment by managers. Royal Mail that they intend to take Official allegations of widespread bullying denied the claims. Mail deliveries Industrial Action from 2300 hrs, Feb and harassment in the company. have been disrupted with Belfast the 17 to 2300 hrs, Feb 18. Talks with the However, the head of personnel at worst affected area. The Federation of CWU are continuing with the aim of Royal Mail, Gary Crawford, rejected Small Businesses said the strike was resolving the situation and avoiding the claims, saying the company was disrupting the economy. “Many of our the planned action, but at this present only dealing with a small number of members are unable to receive time it is expected it to go ahead. cases. Royal Mail and the Social cheques and other important mail London, Feb 16 — A press report, Security Agency have issued advice to which has resulted in their cash flows dated Feb 15, states: As public customers affected by the dispute. The being reduced by 95% in some cases,” concern over the postal crisis grows, agency said people who normally he said. Post has been disrupted in strikers today predicted their received benefit payments through north, south and west Belfast but an unofficial dispute is coming to an end. the mail should collect it from their attempt to widen the strike to Workers have not yet accepted an nearest post office from today. Londonderry failed because of a lack offer from Royal Mail to bring in an London, Feb 13 — A press report, of support for the Belfast workers. independent third party to help dated Feb 11, states: The Belfast London, Feb 15 — A press report, improve employee relations, but postal strike continued last night with dated Feb 14, states: Striking postal admitted that a deal could soon be no sign of a breakthrough as political workers in Northern Ireland were struck. Crisis talks between Royal pressure mounted on both sides to meeting today to decide on an offer Mail and Communication Workers broker a deal. As the strike entered from Royal Mail and whether to call Union officials continued in London its 12th day, Royal Mail said it had off their two-week wildcat action. Late today in a bid to find a resolution to not received a response from the last night, management pledged to the unofficial strike, which is now in Communication Workers Union to the use independent conciliators to its third week. Royal Mail personnel offer made on Wednesday (Feb 8). It is improve future relationships between director Gary Crawford said it was believed that the CWU was in talks them and the union at all levels. But “completely unacceptable that last night. No-one from the union staff involved in the strike in Belfast customers continued to suffer.” And could be contacted. Belfast councillor must agree to return to work Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey Jim Rodgers said the strike was immediately and pledge not to hold has called on Economy Minister bringing the Ulster economy to its any further industrial action for 12 Angela Smith to get involved in knees and it couldn’t be allowed to months. settling the strike, which is causing enter a third week. It is believed that London, Feb 15 — Following press “some really significant economic a large-scale demonstration is release, dated today, received from damage.”

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29 Awards & Settlements

subsidiary will pay the first $35 Internal Revenue Service, said the million of its future asbestos costs settlement with HVB demonstrated between 2006 and 2008, providing that it was not just accountants and asbestos insurance cover well beyond lawyers “who peddled abusive 2020, Hanson said in a statement. shelters.” “The network of criminality The settlement would also reduce the extended to banks and other financial group’s net asbestos costs by 20% to players,” he said. HVB entered into a $48 million from 2009, from previous deferred prosecution agreement with estimates of $60 million. “Certain Mr Garcia’s office, which should ANTI-TRUST SETTLEMENT, other U.S. subsidiaries of Hanson enable it to avoid a trial on a charge UNITED STATES continue to litigate for asbestos of conspiring to defraud the IRS. So London, Feb 16 — A press report, coverage under their insurance long as HVB abides by the agreement, dated Feb 15, states: Microsoft is policies ... Hanson remains supportive which requires its continuing co- fighting its corner on anti-trust issues of the current attempts to introduce operation in Mr Garcia’s against the European Commission. U.S. Federal Reform for asbestos,” the investigation, the charge against the Under the shadow of fines of up to $2 company said. The U.S. Senate is bank will be dropped in 18 months. In million a day for non-compliance with reviewing a bill to create a $140 its agreed statement of facts with the original settlement, it claims to billion fund, aimed at ending victims’ prosecutors, HVB admitted providing have answered, on a deadline day, the right to sue. Claims would be paid out loans that were necessary for the European complaints. Microsoft was of a trust financed by asbestos functioning of shelters developed by originally fined a record $497 million defendant companies and their KPMG and known as Bond Linked by the European Commission in insurers. The bill has sharply divided Issue Premium Structure, or Blips. March 2004, and was ordered to lawmakers and industry over how to “The loans entered into by HVB in the licence important parts of the source resolve billions of dollars in litigation Blips transaction were not bona fide,” code for Windows Server to by people injured with lung-scarring said the bank. “The purported loans competitors. It had however, been diseases and cancer linked to had no legitimate business purpose accused of failing to comply with the asbestos. Asbestos fibers were widely other than reducing the taxes of the ruling. Now, the company has filed a used for their insulating and fire- Blips customers.” HVB blamed much 75-page response to the formal retardant capabilities for years. of its wrongful conduct on Domenick charges it faced, reports the Around 70 U.S. outfits, including W.R. DeGiorgio, a former senior employee Associated Press, outlining Grace and Co. (Research) and USG based in New York who pleaded guilty complaints of its own, that the Group (Research), have been pushed to tax fraud charges last year. European Commission had ignored into bankruptcy proceedings by injury key information. According to the AP, claims. In June, Hanson said it had BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, the company said in the statement: built $485 million in asbestos UNITED STATES “Microsoft has complied fully with the provision costs and estimated its London, Feb 15 — A press report, technical documentation requirements outstanding asbestos claimants at dated Feb 14, states: A jury today imposed by a 2004 European 139,250, versus 135,750 at the end of awarded a Kirksville, Mo., woman $3 Commission decision. Hundreds of December 2004. million after finding that a Kansas Microsoft employees and contractors City lawyer misrepresented her in an have worked for more than 30,000 BREACH OF DUTY TO ACT adoption 11 years ago. Jurors said hours to create over 12,000 pages of IN CLIENTS BEST INTEREST, Sanford Krigel and his law firm detailed technical documents that are CANADA committed a breach of fiduciary duty available for license.” Microsoft London, Feb 16 — A press report, to Chandrika Collins, 32. She believed apparently went on to state that the dated Feb 15, states: HVB yesterday Krigel represented her in 1995 when European Commission had ignored became the first bank to reach a she agreed to let a Pennsylvania important evidence. This included two settlement with prosecutors over its couple adopt her baby. Collins then reports by experts that stated that role in helping KPMG provide decided not to put the baby up for Microsoft’s technical documents met fraudulent tax shelters to wealthy US adoption, but Krigel never moved to industry standards. Microsoft’s individuals. The German bank made a stop the process and instead worked response was a last-day affair, after sweeping admission of wrongdoing, with the adoptive parents, jurors said the EU had given it an extra two and will pay $29.6m in fines and after the verdict in Jackson County months to comply with certain aspects relinquishment of fees derived from Circuit Court. Collins did not see the of the 2004 antitrust settlement. It sales of the shelters. In a statement boy, now 10, for more than four years had been ordered to supply additional agreed with prosecutors, HVB said while she fought in court to get the documentation by Dec 15, or face between 1996 and 2002 it had right to joint custody. It is common for backdated fines of as much as ø2mn “participated in a number of lawyers to represent the birth per day. That deadline, however, was fraudulent tax shelter transactions” mothers and adoptive parents, said extended to Feb 15 to give the EU that included those developed by Adam Pertman, director of the Evan more time to consider Microsoft’s KPMG, the big accounting firm. Donaldson Adoption Institute in New argument that disclosing more Prosecutors said HVB provided York, an adoption advocacy group. information would enable competitors lending that was essential to the The case demonstrates what can to “clone” parts of its Windows functioning of shelters that enabled happen in such an arrangement, operating system. Back in January we wealthy individuals to evade more Pertman said. “It raises the question reported that Microsoft had buckled than $500m in tax payments.KPMG’s of where is (the lawyer’s) heart,” he under EU pressure. It seemed US business agreed to pay $456m last said. “Typically it’s the adoptive Microsoft had blinked first, by year after admitting helping parents who pay the bill.” About half announcing it was to license all the individuals to evade tax on billions of the women who are considering Windows Server source code for the dollars of income and capital gains by placing children for adoption change technologies covered by the European selling them fraudulent shelters. The their minds during the process, he Commission’s Decision of March 2004. Department of Justice said it was the said, and it is important that lawyers biggest criminal tax case ever filed. A make the rules clear. James Ensz, ASBESTOS SETTLEMENT, Senate report last year alleged that attorney for Krigel, said his client UNITED STATES HVB, together with Deutsche Bank would appeal. Several other lawyers London, Feb 14 — A press report, and UBS, facilitated KPMG’s tax involved in the case settled before dated Feb 13, states: British building shelters by providing lending. Michael trial for undisclosed amounts. Those materials firm Hanson Plc said toay Garcia, US attorney for the southern settlements will be subtracted from one of its U.S. subsidiaries had district of New York, said his office’s the $3 million verdict. At trial, Krigel reached an insurance settlement investigation into those responsible contended that he never actually which would slash the group’s for the shelters was “continuing.” worked for Collins. He spoke to her asbestos-related costs by 20%. The Mark Everson, commissioner at the for a few minutes on the telephone

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30 Awards & Settlements and forwarded the case to another as an institution in which thousands Bristol-Myers Squibb common stock lawyer, he said. Collins contended of young victims, mostly boys, were during the period from Oct. 19, 1999 that Krigel told her she could back abused over the last half-century, and through March 20, 2002. Last month, out anytime before the adoption was church leaders were either unable or Bristol-Myers announced it had final, but in fact she could not after unwilling to deal with the problem. As reached a settlement with plaintiff her signed legal consent was he served on that board, Burleigh said lawyers and had established a reserve approved. That happened just days he sat and listened to some horrid to settle the case. At that time, before the adoptive couple left with cases of abuse, including one in which Thomas Dubbs, a plaintiff’s lawyer in the baby. a mother and father from Kansas the case, said he hoped the settlement talked about their son’s committing would act as a deterrent to other CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT suicide because of abuse. Yet Burleigh companies hiding damaging AGAINST DIOCESE OF remains a faithful Catholic. He information. The settlement also COVINGTON, UNITED STATES attends All Saints Church in Walton, includes provisions regarding the London, Feb 16 — A press report, and he played a key role in bringing company’s commitment to the public dated Feb 15, states: A top Cincinnati about the settlement of the lawsuit. disclosure of the results of certain corporate executive and a retired Carrie Huff, the attorney for the clinical trials, and the registration of federal judge will determine how diocese, said Burleigh’s ability to find trials on an appropriate publicly- much money each victim of priestly common ground and his calm accessible database. The shareholders’ sexual abuse will receive in the $85 temperament were a great help at a lawsuit alleges that company million settlement of a class action critical point in the negotiations. The executives praised Vanlev as a lawsuit against the Diocese of lawsuit, filed in 2003, claimed a 50- potential blockbuster despite the side Covington. During a hearing year coverup of sexual abuse by knowing it had potentially severe side yesterday in Boone Circuit Court, priests and other employees of the effects as early as 1996. But on April lawyers for both sides announced that diocese. The diocese agreed last year 19, 2000, Bristol-Myers announced it William Burleigh, chairman of the to put up $40 million to help settle was withdrawing its application for board of the E.W. Scripps Co., which the case. Originally, insurance approval from the US Food and Drug owns The Post, and Thomas D. companies were to kick in another Administration because of side effects. Lambros of Ashtabula, Ohio, former $80 million, but that figure was cut to The stock fell 39%, according to the chief judge in the Northern District of $45 million when fewer victims than suit. In July of 2000, Bristol-Myers Ohio, will be the special masters of expected came forward. Yesterday, said it would test Vanlev at lower the settlement fund. In that role, the much of the full-day hearing was doses where the problem of side pair will meet with those who filed taken up with how much attorneys effects didn’t seem as severe. The claims, determine the validity of each should be paid. Attorneys in the complaint alleges that there were still claim, and award the victim a cash lawsuit - Stanley Chesley and Robert problems at the lower doses, and that settlement in accordance with the Steinberg, both of Cincinnati, Bristol-Myers didn’t announce it to settlement outline. “My role is to do Michael O’Hara of Crestview Hills, the market until March 20, 2002, my part to try to bring equity and and Ann Oldfather of Louisville - said sending the stock down more than fairness to the final disposition of this they deserve 30% of the money 15%. The company said it agreed to case, and to help heal this awful awarded. A fifth attorney, Barbara the settlement without any admission wound,” Burleigh said. But that might Bonar of Covington, said she deserves of wrongdoing. The court has set not happen quickly. Senior Judge a portion of that 30% for her work in another hearing in the case for May John Potter of Louisville warned the the early stages of the lawsuit. 11. Bristol-Myers shares fell 15 cents 20 or so victims who sat in the Chesley argued that in many such to close at $22.59 on the New York courtroom that it could be six months lawsuits, the attorneys get 33 to 40%. Stock Exchange. to a year before they see any He and the others should be paid the payments. He said the paperwork, 30% for the extraordinary amount of CLASS-ACTION SHAREHOLDER insurance settlements and other work done and the risk taken in filing LAWSUITS, UNITED STATES details might take months to finalize. the lawsuit, he said. He said his firm London, Feb 10 — A press report, Attorneys had hoped to begin has fronted more than $1 million in dated Feb 9, states: Telecom- awarding the cash payments, which expenses. More than a dozen of his equipment manufacturer, Nortel will range from $5,000 to $450,000, clients testified under pseudonyms Networks said yesterday that it has depending on the nature of the abuse, that the 30% fee was more than fair. reached a tentative settlement sometime this summer. Potter set a They said the attorneys were agreement with the plaintiffs in two hearing for Mar 14 to review the hardworking, compassionate and class-action shareholder lawsuits plans for payment of the money. He went beyond simply seeking justice. over the company’s accounting also rejected two people attorneys had “They tried to do the right thing,” scandal. Nortal has said that it wants proposed to oversee the masters and said one. to avoid ongoing litigation over the administer the payments. Potter said scandal, which involved the he did not want to choose between CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT, falsification of financial expectations Louisville attorney Alex Rose and UNITED STATES for the 2001 fiscal year. The proposed retired Kenton Circuit Judge Ray London, Feb 10 — A press report, settlement has a total value of $2.47 Lape because both are friends. But he dated today, states: Bristol-Myers billion, including $575 million in cash approved the appointments of Squibb Co. said today that a judge and 628.7 million shares. The Lambros and Burleigh. Lambros, 76, gave preliminary approval for a company will also contribute half of served as a federal judge in northern proposed $185 million settlement to any funds that it recovers through Ohio from 1967 to 1995. For the last end a class-action lawsuit that alleges legal action against former executives five of those years, he was chief judge, the drug maker artificially inflated its involved in the scandal. “Our intent and the courthouse in Youngstown is stock price by making false and is to achieve a fair resolution of these named after him. Burleigh, who lives misleading claims about an lawsuits and avoid a prolonged, in Rabbit Hash, Ky., has some experimental heart drug. US District uncertain and costly litigation familiarity with the issue of sexual Judge Stanley Chesler entered process,” said Nortel Chairman, abuse in the Catholic Church. He was preliminary approval of a settlement Harry Pearce in a statement. Despite one of the initial members of the for the case pending in the US the apparent co-operation, there is National Review Board, a 13-member District Court in New Jersey, relating still no guarantee that this panel of lay Catholics that the U.S. to the drug known as Vanlev, the settlement will go ahead. In order to Conference of Catholic Bishops company said. Vanlev was never become definitive, both parties will created in 2002 to implement their approved. Under the proposed need to agree on corporate new policy on handling priest sexual settlement, Bristol-Myers Squibb will governance and insurance-related abuse. The board issued a study in pay $185 million to create a issues and court, regulatory, and 2004 that painted an unflattering settlement fund to pay the claims of stock exchange approvals must be portrait of the U.S. Catholic Church certain investors who purchased obtained.

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DECEPTIVE ACCOUNTING has agreed to pay $12 million to settle Newmont is found to have polluted, PRACTICES, UNITED STATES lawsuits brought by consumers who the money will be taken from the London, Feb 10 — A press report, say the popular over-the-counter zinc guarantee. Bakrie said that an dated today, states: American nasal gel destroyed their sense of ongoing criminal case against International Group Inc. has agreed smell. The Phoenix-based Newmont’s president in Indonesia, to pay $1.64 billion (euro1.37 billion) manufacturer, Matrixx Initiatives, Richard Ness, who could face up to 10 to resolve allegations that it used says the agreement announced Jan 19 years in jail if convicted of failing to deceptive accounting practices to is not an admission of liability, but prevent the alleged pollution, would mislead investors and regulatory rather an effort to end most of the not be affected. “This agreement does agencies. The deal, believed to be the litigation over the homeopathic not lead to an obligation for the biggest concluded by regulators with a remedy. Five months ago, Matrixx government to halt the criminal case single company, also requires the New settled with an undisclosed payment currently being processed at the York-based firm to adopt changes in the only Zicam lawsuit that has gone Manado state court,” he said. Robert its business practices that will ensure to trial. About 400 lawsuits have been Gallagher, a Newmont official, told proper accounting procedures in the filed against Zicam since 2003, some reporters that the company was future. AIG said in a statement that by users who say they lost their “willing to subject ourselves to 10 the settlement was approved by its ability to smell and taste after using years of scientific scrutiny because we board “in the best interest of the the product only once. Matrixx has remain confident that we have company.” The pact announced denied the allegations, saying no fulfilled our responsiblity to the yesterday settles a civil lawsuit filed study has linked the spray with loss environment.” In a separate last May by New York Attorney of smell, also known as anosmia. The statement, Newmont said it would General Eliot Spitzer with backing company says the likely culprit is a “continue vigorously to defend” the from the New York State Insurance virus, the most common cause of criminal proceedings. Department and the U.S. Justice anosmia. Environmentalists have said the court Department. The Securities and initially ignored incriminating Exchange Commission, which also HEALTH DAMAGED DUE evidence of pollution allegedly carried worked with Spitzer on the POLLUTION, INDONESIA out by Newmont. A World Health investigation, filed and settled London, Feb 16 — A press report, Organisation-backed report found no allegations of accounting fraud with dated today, states: US mining giant evidence of pollution but Indonesian the company simultaneously. The Newmont agrees to pay 30 million government tests showed high levels settlement does not cover Maurice dollars in an out-of-court settlement of toxins in the area. “Hank’” Greenberg, the company’s of a civil suit in a pollution case with former chairman and chief executive the Indonesian government, a LEGAL MALPRACTICE, who was named in the suit but who minister says.While a separate UNITED STATES has pledged to fight it in court. While criminal case will not be affected by London, Feb 13 — A press report, acknowledging the civil misconduct the agreement, the deal brings to an dated Feb 12, states: Eight former and facing a huge fine, AIG at the end nearly 18 months of high-profile members of Hilgers & Watkins have same time escapes the threat that a legal wrangling that has been settled a legal malpractice case for criminal case could have been followed keenly by environmentalists $2.9 million. According to reports, brought. The Justice Department said and foreign investors concerned about prosecutors allege that the former that AIG’s agreement spares the Indonesia’s weak judicial system. The Hilgers & Watkins attorneys — seven company criminal prosecution in accord follows the rejection last of which are now with Austin firm exchange for its co-operation with the November of a 1.24 trillion rupiah, Brown McCarroll — helped a now- ongoing federal criminal 124 million dollar, civil lawsuit filed defunct high-risk loan operation cheat investigation. Shareholders welcomed by Indonesia’s environment minister Michael McCarthy and his Austin the announcement, sending AIG after residents near Newmont’s now- companies Gowran LLC and MGM shares up 74 cents, or 1.1%, to close at closed gold mine in North Sulawesi Holdings Inc. out of $4.5 million. $67.12 yesterday on the New York complained that the company’s waste Among the allegations were legal Stock Exchange. AIG said that under had damaged their health. “The funds malpractice, negligence, breach of the settlement it will pay $800 million that will be transferred by Newmont fiduciary duty, common-law fraud, for investors who were deceived by Minahasa Raya ... will reach 30 civil conspiracy and securities fraud. AIG’s accounting tactics, including a million dollars,” Welfare Minister The settlement, which plaintiffs $100 million penalty to the SEC. In Aburizal Bakrie told reporters, attorney Joseph M. Webber dubs addition, it will pay $375 million to reading from a statement on the “outstanding,” dismisses McCarthy’s AIG policyholders, $344 million to settlement. The money will fund suit and all claims between the states harmed by AIG’s practices from environmental monitoring and parties, as well as ending several 1986 to 1995 involving state workers’ projects aimed at health, education smaller lawsuits, all of which relate to compensation funds, and fines of $100 and infrastructure projects in the area Hilgers & Watkins’ representation of million to the state of New York and surrounding the former mine. Bakrie Thomas Caufmann and his company $25 million to the U.S. Justice said Newmont would transfer 12 Capital Advantage. “The defendants Department. AIG said it would take a million dollars to an escrow account and their attorneys saw a significant $1.15 billion after-tax charge in its and “once the money is there, the risk in going to trial,” according to upcoming fourth-quarter earnings government will withdraw its appeal” Webber. The defendants’ attorney, report to cover the settlement. It also against the rejection of the civil suit. Sam Johnson of Scott, Douglass & announced that it would take a $1.1 Both sides would set up a foundation McConnico, says his clients deny any billion after-tax charge to increase its to receive that money and then three wrongdoing. reserves to reflect the completion of a million dollars annually from the fifth recently concluded internal risk study. year of the arrangement. The TRADE DRESS INFRINGEMENT, AIG said that as part of the deal, it company will also provide a corporate UNITED STATES also has agreed “to retain for a period guarantee of an additional 20 million London, Feb 15 — A press report, of three years an independent dollars. An environmental monitoring dated Feb 14, states: The Procter & consultant who will conduct a review” panel will be set up, with members Gamble Company and McLane of the company’s accounting and comprised of three people nominated Company, Inc. today jointly internal controls. by each side, to determine over the announced they have reached a next 10 years whether the settlement in the lawsuit filed by DRUG MAKER SETTLEMENT, environment has been polluted, P&G on Dec 21, 2005 that alleges UNITED STATES Bakrie said. The panel will be trade dress infringement on four of London, Feb 15 — A press report, responsible for making a definitive, P&G’s brands and unfair competition dated Feb 14, states: The scientific conclusion about the by McLane. McLane and its manufacturer of Zicam Cold Remedy conditions of Buyat Bay and if subsidiaries denied those contentions,

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32 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents but have agreed to a Consent Order protocal to prevent such a fatality, submitted to the Court and will said Wayne Dailey, a spokesman for immediately redesign the packaging the state Department of Health and of their products. The remaining Addiction Services. Dailey did not say terms of the agreement were not whether the workers involved with disclosed. “Our objective was to put Bell were disciplined. The lawsuit an end to what we view as named 24 staff members, CVH and infringement of our package designs,” state officials, and state agencies, said Jim Johnson, P&G’s chief legal including Scott and Thomas A. Kirk officer. Johnson added: “We simply Jr., commissioner of mental health BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES must protect our brand designs. This and addiction services. London, Feb 14 — A press report, settlement addresses our London, Feb 14 — A press report, dated Feb 13, states: CSX infringement concerns and we are dated Feb 13, states: A Miami-Dade Transportation has agreed to pay the gratified McLane will now compete in jury awarded an Ontario widow and city of Baltimore $2 million to settle the marketplace with different her seven children a multi-million costs associated with cleaning up package designs.” “We are pleased to dollar award today — the final after a 2001 train derailment and have reached a settlement that chapter in a wrongful death lawsuit tunnel fire. The payment, announced enables both companies to move filed six years ago against the Opa- today, settles an ongoing dispute forward without the shadow of locka engine repair firm she accused between city officials and the freight protracted litigation,” said Bill of failing to properly fix her husband’s rail company over who should bear Fendrick, Vice President of plane. At the conclusion of the six-day the costs after a CSX freight train Merchandising for McLane’s Grocery trial, Certified Engines Unlimited, with tankers carrying flammable and Distribution division. “As one of Inc., was ordered to pay for negligence hazardous chemicals partially America’s largest distributors of it exhibited in failing to properly derailed in the Howard Street Tunnel consumer goods, we value our inspect, service and repair the creating an inferno that paralyzed longstanding relationship with P&G, aircraft, and for failing to warn the downtown for days. Baltimore sued America’s largest consumer goods pilot and owner of any defects about the rail company to recover the costs company and one of our largest which the firm should have known, of cleaning up the accident estimated suppliers. We believe this settlement according to the plaintiff’s complaint. to be as high as $12 million. The city is in the best interests of both Valerie Leung’s husband, Derek claimed in its suit that Jacksonville, companies and look forward to Anthony Leung, had run a commercial Fla.-based CSX failed to properly continuing the positive and productive air charter service ferrying workers maintain its tracks. CSX countered relationship that puts dozens of P&G and equipment into the gold mines of that the derailment actually was product lines into convenience stores Guyana. He was killed in August caused when a city watermain in the and other retailers nationwide.” 1998, when the engine on his Cessna tunnel broke. An investigation by the U206 aircraft failed, sending him and National Transportation and Safety WRONGFUL DEATH, one passenger plummeting into the Board failed to determine a cause. UNITED STATES The settlement also provides for London, Feb 14 — A press report, Guyanese jungle, attorney Steven C. Marks said. Previously, Leung had increased communication between the dated Feb 13, states: The family of a city and the rail company about patient who died at a state psychiatric sent parts of his engine to Certified Engines Unlimited, a well-known hazardous and non-hazardous hospital while being retrained will railshipments, including shared receive $2.3 million from the state to repair station near the Opa-locka airport, for repair. There, Valerie access to police radio frequencies and settle a wrongful death suit. James real-time surveillance images from Bell, a 39-year-old patient at Whiting Leung’s attorneys argued, mechanics had accidentally overheated the tunnel security cameras, city officials Forensic Institute, died of a heart said in a statement. attack in 2002 after being pinned to engine, cracking two of its six cylinders — and trying to cover that the floor and cuffed at his wrists and BRODEK U PREROVA, ankles by staff members. The family’s up by replacing several engine parts without disclosing what they had CZECH REPUBLIC lawyer, Antonio Ponvert III, said staff London, Feb 15 — A press report, notes and other records showed Bell done. Federal aviation regulations dated today, states: A passenger train began to choke on his tongue and require a complete description of any derailed in Brodek u Prerova today. made gurgling noises when he was work performed on a plane. Certified Nine people were slightly injured. The restrained. He also had dilated pupils, kept the engine for at least three a faint pulse and blood in his mouth years, Leung’s attorneys said. Experts engine and two out of four cars went when the staff administered a hired by Leung’s attorneys traced off the rail shortly after leaving the sedative. “Twenty-four staff members, fractures found on the failed engine station. Seven out of some 50 including his treating physician and back in time, like rings on a tree passengers and both engine drivers treating psychiatrist, stood around trunk, dating the source of the were treated for slight injuries on the and watched James Bell die. Not one damage to the time when the engine spot and none were taken to hospital, of them took any steps to save his was still in Certified’s possession. Czech Rail (CD) spokesman Ales life,” Ponvert told The Hartford Certified, in turn, argued that it Ondruj told CTK. The engine however Courant today. Bell, who was 6-feet-4 would never have kept an engine for slid into a ditch outside the track. and weighed 350 pounds, had a as long as Leung claimed — but that a One of the derailed cars is tilted and history of assaults on staff members 1998 tornado had destroyed business the trolley wiring and rails were also in his four years at Middletown records that might have proved it had damaged, Ondruj said. He said that complex. He was diagnosed as a in fact returned the engine at an operations along the track are paranoid schizophrenic and the earlier date, Marks said. The jury — expected to be resumed during this paranoia would sometimes trigger which included a one-time airplane morning. aggression. He also had a breathing mechanic for Pan Am, according to disorder and was considered morbidly Marks — appeared not to agree with CUMBERLAND COUNTY, obese. Ponvert said Bell was also not that argument, and returned with its UNITED STATES getting the proper anti-psychotic $10 million verdict in less than four London, Feb 14 — A press report, medication. The U.S. Department of hours. Certified’s insurance would dated Feb 13, states: A freight train Justice in December began only have covered half that amount, derailed yesterday evening in investigating patient treatment at but as a result of a ‘’high-low’’ Cumberland County, Pa. Norfolk Whiting, part of the Connecticut agreement made before the case went Southern said 11 cars jumped the Valley Hospital. Since Bell’s death, to trial, the award will be reduced to tracks at the Enola Rail Yards. Whiting has made changes in staff $4 million. There can be no appeal, Norfolk Southern rerouted trains training and emergency medical attorneys said. around the area.

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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AREA, KILKIS AREA, GREECE were scheduled to depart from MONTANA, UNITED STATES London, Feb 16 — A press report, Karachi on Friday, were cancelled and London, Feb 12 - A press report, dated today, states: At least three the passengers were asked to collect dated today, states: Six cars of a people were reported dead and dozens full refund of their tickets. — Lloyd’s BNSF Railway freight train derailed more injured in an inter-city train List Correspondent. yesterday afternoon about a mile east crash near the northern Greek town of of Glacier National Park, blocking the Kilkis , reports said today. The NORTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES tracks that carry Amtrak’s Empire reports said the train, which was London, Feb 16 — A press report, Builder passenger train from Chicago travelling from the northern port city dated Feb 15, states: Canadian Pacific to Seattle. BNSF Railway spokesman of Thessaloniki to the town of Railway must pay four people nearly Gus Melonas said it was not Alexandroupolis, derailed after $1.86 million for injuries they crashing into a truck near Kilkis. suffered as a result of a 2002 immediately clear what caused the Officials said at least three people derailment near Minot, N.D., that derailment, but that an investigation were reported dead and up to 30 spilled a cloud of anhydrous ammonia, is under way. No one was injured. The people injured, two of them seriously. a jury decided today. The railroad had freight train was headed from Chicago admitted it was at fault for the to Portland, Ore., when the cars KOTRI AREA, PAKISTAN derailment, so the jury was derailed at 1335 hrs. The six London, Feb 10 — A press report, responsible for deciding how much segmented cars were carrying dated today, states: Two trains, one money each plaintiff would receive. In multiple containers of general carrying oil, collided in southern January 2002, 31 cars in the merchandise, including paper Pakistan on today, sparking a fire. Canadian Pacific train went off the products and tile, Melonas said. BNSF There were no immediate reports of tracks in January 2002 on Minot’s is investigating reports that some of injuries. Atiq Ur-Rahman, a railway western edge. Five tank cars the containers were carrying official, said the collision happened ruptured, releasing almost 221,000 hazardous material. Melonas said the near the town of Kotri and four gallons of anhydrous ammonia, a line won’t reopen until late today at wagons of the oil tanker train were on common farm fertilizer. One man was the earliest. fire. Rescue teams were on their way killed and hundreds of people London, Feb 13 — A press report, to the site of the crash, which blocked reported injuries ranging from burns dated Feb 12, states: The railroad a rail line linking the southern city of to breathing problems from the tracks east of Glacier National Park Karachi and the north-western city of chemical cloud that hung over the reopened today, a day after a freight Peshawar, he said. city. Jodi Schulz, 47, who claimed she train derailed and blocked them. The London, Feb 10 — A press report, has suffered from asthma and other tracks reopened at about 1100, dated today, states: Two freight trains respiratory problems since the Mountain time, said Gus Melonas, a have collided in southern Pakistan derailment was awarded $938,482 for spokesman for BNSF Railway. The but no casulaties have been reported. past and future losses. She had been A train carrying chemicals hit an oil seeking more than $1.24 million to derailment of six cars yesterday transporter near the town of Kotri, cover medical expenses and emotional afternoon disrupted service by 110 miles north of Karachi. The pain and suffering. Jeanette Klier, 51, Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which collision started a fire which who claimed she has suffered dry travels a Chicago-Seattle route and destroyed several wagons but nobody eyes, was seeking nearly $360,000 but passes through North Dakota. is believed to have been hurt. A got $300,191. Melissa Allende, 37, Passengers boarded buses for part of railways official in Hyderabad said it claimed she suffered from asthma, dry the trip. Melonas said the cause of the was too early to tell why the crash eyes and post traumatic stress derailment remained under happened but they are looking at all disorder. She was awarded $450,872, investigation today. Freight in the six possibilities including sabotage. “The compared with the $705,000 she cars included paper products, tile and train carrying oil was on the track at sought. Her husband, Richard aerosol hairspray. the station when a northbound goods Allende, 37, who also claimed to suffer train hit it from behind and a fire from dry eyes and some emotional GUADALAJARA AREA, MEXICO broke out,” The interior minister of issues, was seeking more than London, Feb 11 — A press report, Sindh province, Rauf Siddiqui, told $250,000. He was awarded $168,071. dated yesterday, states: An empty the AFP news agency. The incident All told, the plaintiffs in the case cargo train derailed in western has led to train services between sought about $2.65 million. The Mexico, killing one person and Karachi and Peshawar being railroad had offered them about injuring two others. Jalisco state suspended. $120,000 - $50,000 each for Schulz officials say 17 cars derailed last Karachi, Feb 11 — Thousands of and Melissa Allende and $10,000 each night 70 miles from Guadalajara. It’s railways passengers are stuck for Klier and Richard Allende. The unclear what caused the derailment. between Karachi and Hyderabad as trial was held in Minneapolis, where A security guard traveling on the railways traffic remains suspended in Canadian Pacific Railway has its U.S. Southern Pakistan after the train headquarters. The railroad is based in train, Ignacio Lopez, was killed and accident near Kotri yesterday Calgary, Alberta. More than 100 two other guards were injured. The monring. The debris of the burnt claims were filed against the railroad. train’s conductor and machinist locomotives has been removed and Six cases were settled out of court escaped unharmed. new railways track is being laid. It is earlier, including a wrongful death expected that the normal railways lawsuit by the widow of John HARDEN, NEW SOUTH WALES, operation will be resumed by this Grabinger, 38, who died while trying AUSTRALIA evening. — Lloyd’s List to escape the toxic cloud. London, Feb 11 — A Press report, Correspondent. dated today, states: Fast train Karachi, Feb 12 — Pakistan PENTLAND AREA, QUEENSLAND, services between Melbourne and Railways said it has resumed the AUSTRALIA Sydney remain on hold because of train operation in southern Pakistan London, Feb 13 — A Press report, safety concerns after a derailment. An after a delay of 24 hours as one of the dated today, states: The railway line XPT service derailed at Harden in two tracks has been opened for train from Townsville to Mount Isa is closed south-west New South Wales on traffic yesterday evening, which had until at least tomorrow morning after Thursday (Feb 9), prompting a safety been closed following the collision of a spectacular derailment on Saturday audit of axles. Coach services will two freight trains. As a result, the (Feb 11). An empty copper concentrate replace the XPT between Melbourne Lahore-bound Karakoram Express train returning to Cloncurry left the and Sydney while the entire fleet is was the first train that departed track at 1639 hrs 230 km from inspected. Railcorp chief executive around 1622 hrs from Cantonment Townsville, just east of Pentland. A Vince Graham says the XPT will not Station, Karachi after a delay of 24 QR spokeswoman said 29 of the run until the company is confident the hours, railway officials said and train’s 50 wagons derailed, causing trains are safe. added more than 19 trains, which significant damage to the rollingstock

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34 Railway Accidents/Miscellaneous and the track. Yesterday’s passenger GAS LEAK AT COAL MINE, (KOSF). They claimed the move would service The Inlander from Townsville DENGFENG, HENAN PROVINCE, cost them $36,000 daily in handling was cancelled and passengers instead CHINA and storage costs. “It is our position travelled by bus. The spokeswoman London, Feb 13 — A press report, that this is completely out of direction said the cause was still being dated Feb 12, states: The death toll as per our Trading and Supply investigated. However, it is from a poisonous gas leak at a coal Agreement with KPC, Clause 3 (4). understood a buckle in the track, mine in central China has risen to 15 We have given the ship owners possibly caused by heat, may have after the last body was found today, instructions not to leave the jetty caused the wagons in the middle of state media said. The gas leak occured until the full load is discharged in the train to derail. The two late Friday (Feb 10) at the order to avoid demurrage charges.” locomotives hauling the train Malingshan coal mine in the city of Kobil said it had written to KPC remained upright. “We expect to have Dengfeng, Henan province, while 56 saying the ship would dock last week the line open by 0400 hrs on Tuesday. miners were working in the shaft, and the latter checked availability of QR is doing everything possible to Xinhua news agency reported. Forty- space. “They insisted on bringing the have the area cleared and the track one workers escaped, the report said. ship even after we told them about repaired,” the spokeswoman said. The Local officials are now dealing with the situation a month ago before the view of the derailment from the air the work of compensating victims’ ship started sailing,” said the KPC showed wagons on their side, in a zig- families, Xinhua said. operations manager. (Note —Sunshine zag pattern, while one was upside had sailed Ruwais Jan 30 for down. Some had their bogies detached LNG TANKER DELAYED AT Mombasa.) by the impact, while about 400 m of DARWIN, AUSTRALIA line appeared to be damaged, with Darwin, Feb 15 — Lng Kotowaka OUTBREAK OF “BIRD FLU” track and sleepers displaced. The Maru departed Darwin last night, Feb Kano, Feb 10 — Measures to contain train was returning to Cloncurry after 14 , for Negishi, Japan. — Lloyd’s an outbreak of deadly H5N1 bird flu unloading copper at the Townsville Agents. in Nigeria got off to a slow start today harbour. By yesterday morning, repair as authorities struggled to get a clear crews had re-railed three wagons and OIL CARGO DISPUTE, MOMBASA, picture of how far and how fast the the 20 wagons from the rear of the KENYA virus has spread. In Geneva, the train that were not derailed had been London, Feb 11 — A press report, World Health Organisation said it was stowed in Charters Towers. Cranes dated today, states: Hostilities sending a team of experts to Nigeria and low loaders were on site as part of between fuel marketers Kenol/Kobil to try to prevent human cases of the the repair effort. and national transporter Kenya disease after outbreaks in poultry. Pipeline Company (KPC) escalated “We have a team arranged to go yesterday with complaints by Kobil tomorrow or Sunday (Feb 12),” Miscellaneous that their ship, product tanker Michael Perdue, an epidemiologist at Sunshine (23410 gt, built 1985), had WHO’s global influenza programme, been turned away at Kipevu, told a news briefing today. In Mombasa. It said KPC had only northern Kaduna state, where H5N1 allowed part of the cargo to be was first found, teams of officials discharged. Kobil dug in yesterday searched for sick birds and tried to instructing the ship to stay put until find out if any people had fallen ill FISHING VESSEL INTERCEPTED it had discharged fully. KPC in turn after contact with birds — a major OFF THE WESSEL ISLANDS, said it had warned them not to bring worry in a country where people and NORTHERN TERRITORY, in the cargo. KPC operations manager poultry mingle everywhere. “We are AUSTRALIA Peter Mecha said the storage capacity driving to poultry farms to find out if London, Feb 13 — A press report, stood at 300,000 cubic metres with they are having any problems with dated today, states: Fisheries monthly storage at 210,000 only. their chickens,” said Aliyu Dawobe, a minister Eric Abetz says the Navy Alternatively, Kobil threatened to spokesman for the Kaduna state has caught a 75 metre boat believed offload the cargo in other markets emergency response agency. “We are to be acting as a mother ship to other which would cause a shortage in the unaware of any human casualty so far vessels illegally fishing in Australian local market: “The situation is also but we are trying to find out more waters. Navy patrol boat HMAS likely to affect supplies to foreign information,” he said. The H5N1 Dubbo apprehended the steel hulled countries that rely on Kenya for their strain, which has killed at least 88 fishing Chen Long north-west of the supplies, including Uganda and people mostly in Asia since late 2003, Wessel Islands in the Northern Burundi.” KPC said there was no has been identified in four Nigerian Territory yesterday. There were possibility of a shortage. The stand-off commercial farms, in Kaduna and in allegedly more than 600 tonnes of in the midst of court battles over the neighbouring states of Kano and fish on board. Senator Abetz says the monies claimed by each party came Plateau — the first known cases in freighter may have been acting as a only a day after KPC had started to Africa. However, unexplained poultry mother ship, but no smaller vessels supply the firms controlling over one- deaths have been reported elsewhere were caught. “It’d be nice to be able to fifth of the oil market. On Sunday, in Africa’s most populous country, apprehend absolutely every boat,” he KPC cut off the joint marketers including on smaller farms, raising said. “The fact that we have claiming non-payment of Sh 39 fears that the disease had already apprehended a vessel about which we million for service. “Sunshine carrying spread to households where chickens have certain suspicious, a 75 metre 35,000 cubic metres of Gasoil and Jet and people are in constant contact. vessel, I think that is a major A1 has finally berthed at Kipevu Oil The government has ordered a cull of breakthrough but let’s wait and see Terminal,” said a statement yesterday. all birds suspected to have contracted what the facts actually disclose.” “However, it is disturbing that the avian flu and a quarantine of all Senator Abetz says the boat’s 18 crew ship will only be allowed to offload suspect farms, but this is difficult to members are thought to be of Chinese 2,500 m3 of the product, which is an enforce because of a shortage of origin. “At the end of the day, the unfortunate situation for the industry trained personnel and equipment, and origin of the crew is not all that and the country as a whole.” CEO a lack of information. State important other than it may Jacob Segman yesterday lodged a authorities in Kaduna said a flock of potentially tell us where the complaint with Energy PS Patrick ostriches bred in the same commercial operators are emanating from,” he Nyoike. Kenol/Kobil had declined to farm where H5N1 was detected had said. “But of course the vessel is pay the money claiming it was now been shot, but there was little flagged, as I understand it, to offsetting the same against handling other evidence of any culling. — Panama, with a Panamanian flag.” and storage costs, arising from Reuters. The boat and its crew are being staying in the high seas, incurred by London, Feb 11 — A Press report, brought to Darwin and are expected failure of KPC to allocate the space at dated today, states: The deadly H5N1 to arrive later this week. its Kipevu Oil Storage Facility strain of the bird flu virus has

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35 Aviation/Product Recalls reached three new European results on two children feared to be of Mellach and a 10-km surveillance countries, officials have confirmed. the first Africans to be infected. — zone beyond that. The H5 bird flu The virus has been found in wild Reuters. virus has been found in Slovenia, on swans in Sicily, and other cases are Bucharest, Feb 13 — Romania found Austria’s southern border. The H5N1 suspected elsewhere in Italy, the cases of suspected bird flu in fowl strain of bird flu has killed at least 90 country’s health minister says. A close to the port of Constantza, people since early 2003, mostly in specialist UK laboratory has authorities said today. Avian flu has South-East Asia. identified the virus in dead swans been discovered in 29 villages across Berlin, Feb 15 — Three more found in northern Greece and the country since the virus was first countries said yesterday they had Bulgaria. Seventeen migratory birds detected in the Danube delta in detected cases of deadly bird flu in which had fallen ill or died were October, but Romania has not wild swans, with Germany, Iran and recovered from the Italian regions of reported any human cases. “Rapid Austria the latest to find the virus Puglia, Calabria and Sicily. Two of tests on two dead hens found in a that has killed 91 people worldwide. them - swans that were found in the courtyard led to suspicion of the Austria and Germany became the Sicilian town of Messina - tested presence of the H5 type of the virus in third and fourth European Union positive for the H5N1 strain, the the Topraisar village, in the county of countries to report H5N1 bird flu, just Italian health ministry confirmed. Constanta,” the country’s chief three days after the bloc’s first Greek health officials have intensified veterinarian Ion Agafitei told Reuters. instances were confirmed by Italy and precautions in areas near The village is 40 km north of the Greece. Germany said its results came Thessaloniki, where three migratory border with Bulgaria. Agafitei said all from initial tests. Both countries said swans tested positive for the H5N1 20 hens from the courtyard were samples of the dead birds had been strain. Tests carried out in a UK killed. The village will be quarantined sent to the EU’s reference laboratory laboratory also confirmed the deadly and birds will be culled there if in Britain for confirmation. Experts bird flu virus in wilds swans found in further checks confirm the presence of had said it was only a matter of time the Bulgarian wetland region of Vidin, the H5 type. On Saturday (Feb 11), before the H5N1 strain dangerous to close to the Romanian border. The authorities found new suspect bird flu humans broke out in Iran, a wintering UN’s Food and Agriculture cases in the delta and confirmed the place for wildfowl that may be Organisation warned this week that presence of the virus in a nearby carriers. Neighbouring Iraq, bird flu could already have arrived in village. Last week, Romania Azerbaijan and Turkey had already countries neighbouring Turkey, where confirmed the presence of the H5 type reported outbreaks. New cases of H5 outbreaks have hit 26 of its 81 in poultry in a village in the south of bird flu were found in Romania, provinces. The Rome-based agency the country close to the border with Europe’s largest wetlands and a major said it is working with ornithologists Bulgaria. — Reuters. migratory route for wild birds.Tests at more than 20 sites in southern London, Feb 13 — A press report, were under way in Britain to see if Europe where bird migration is under dated today, states: Indonesia says the new samples were H5N1, of which way. The infected swans found in Italy confirmed bird flu cases at 26 Romania and neighbour Bulgaria are believed to have been returning to Indonesia says the World Health have already had cases. Germany said Europe from Russia. Traps for wild Organisation (WHO) has confirmed it would bring forward to February 17 birds are being set and farmers are the country’s 26th human case of bird a ban on keeping poultry outdoors, being urged to be vigilant. The area flu, while a minister said infections of and Italy said police had impounded surrounding the lakes in northern the virus in poultry must be reported more than 80,000 chickens and 7,000 Greece, where the dead swans were faster. Hariadi Wibisono, director of eggs from farms in the south that found, has already been sealed off. control of animal-borne diseases at were not respecting health norms. Restrictions have been imposed on the the ministry, said a WHO-recognised Across Europe and into Africa, movement of commercial poultry and laboratory in Hong Kong had countries have reported sharp drops a ban on hunting is in place. The confirmed a November case in which in poultry sales as the number of measures are expected to remain in the patient survived. “It was an old outbreaks grows. Health experts are force for at least three weeks. case but we only recently received the trying to warn people of the dangers Hong Kong, Feb 13 — Government confirmation. He was admitted on Nov of the virus that is contracted through workers searched rural areas of Hong 25 but became well again,” Mr direct contact with infected birds, but Kong for poultry today to enforce a Wibisono said, adding the man in are struggling in countries such as ban on backyard fowl to try to stop question was from Central Java Nigeria where poultry is everywhere bird flu taking hold in one of the province. Indonesia, the world’s fourth — on the streets and on buses. world’s most densely populated cities. most populous country, has reported International experts are in Nigeria Hong Kong has not had any bird flu 18 human deaths from avian flu that to advise authorities on what infections in people since the present have been confirmed by the WHO. preventive measures they should be outbreak began in Asia in late 2003, Local tests also showed a 23-year-old taking, including closing live-poultry but the territory’s health chief said man died of bird flu on Friday and markets and restricting poultry earlier this month that H5N1 is tissue samples have been sent to the movements. No human cases have probably endemic in the region same Hong Kong laboratory. Seven of been found in Nigeria, the first around Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s the confirmed Indonesian fatalities African country to confirm cases of legislature passed last week an have been in 2006, making Indonesia H5N1, and health officials said emergency law banning backyard the country with the most bird flu yesterday that two children suspected poultry farming and officials stressed deaths so far this year. of having the virus probably did not today that poultry would be culled London, Feb 14 — A press report, have it after all. Greece also said tests with no further warning. “Chickens, dated today, states: The deadly H5N1 on a man suspected of having bird flu ducks, geese, pigeons and quails are bird flu virus has been confirmed in had come back negative. — Reuters. out and not even one can be kept. swans in Austria. Austria’s health Paris, Feb 15 — European From today, we will confiscate,” said a authorities said the cases in two dead governments today ordered farmers to government spokesman. An official wild swans were the first to be found lock up their chickens after the deadly said 700 birds had been seized so far in the country. The H5N1 strain, bird flu virus was found in two new this month but many poultry owners which can be deadly to humans, was countries on the continent, dealing had culled their own birds so it was also confirmed on Saturday (Feb 11) another blow to battered poultry unclear how many were left. Under in neighbouring Italy, as well as in sales. Germany and Austria are the the new law, anyone breaking the ban Greece and Bulgaria. The swans were latest EU countries to report the can be fined up to HK$100,000 among 21 dead wild fowl examined in discovery of dead swans infected with (US$12,900). Global fears grew over Austria. They were found at Mellach, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the weekend after the deadly strain near Graz, where restrictions on that has spread from Asia to Africa first appeared in the European Union, poultry are now in effect. The and killed 91 people and led to the in swans in Greece and Italy, while authorities have set up a protection destruction of millions of birds. The Nigeria waited nervously for test zone within a three-kilometre radius World Animal Health Organisation

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(OIE) says the cases themselves do that in Germany, where turnover is church building early yesterday not necessarily mean the disease, around euros two billion, consumers morning. The building was central to which is highly contagious among may start to shun chicken too. the community of Minnedosa, and was poultry, has spread to domestic flocks, “Poultry sales are currently 10-15% used as a meeting place for people of and this is where governments should below normal levels but we attribute many faiths. It was also home to a now concentrate their efforts. “Little this more to reports about several nursery school and a food bank.”It can be done about the migratory meat hygiene scandals not to bird was extraordinary. It had extensive patterns of wild birds, therefore we flu,” said Thomas Janning, a renovations and additions over the emphasise the importance of spokesman for the German poultry years. It had some of the most minimising the opportunity for industry association ZDG. — Reuters. beautiful stained glass windows I’ve domestic birds to come into contact seen in my career, and acoustically, it with wild birds,” a spokeswoman for OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA, SUDAN was one of the most superb spaces the OIE said. German Agriculture Khartoum, Feb 15 — Cholera has around.” Three people appeared in a Minister Horst Seehofer said been confirmed in two southern Brandon court this morning, charged authorities would now focus on Sudanese cities in a rapidly spreading with arson in connection with the fire. preventing any transmission to outbreak that has claimed 27 lives, While most of the church building was livestock. He brought forward a ban UN officials said today. With cities levelled, Ankenmann says the church on keeping poultry out of doors to Feb full to the brim of returning centre at the back of the building is 17 from Mar 1. Seehofer said the ban southerners following a 2005 peace still standing, and the offices were would take immediate effect today in deal, the bare infrastructure cannot relatively unscathed. the rural northern state of cope and two-thirds of the population Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where the drink unclean water, a carrier of the COAL MINE, TANGSHAN, infected swans were found. In disease. “It’s particularly alarming in HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA Austria, the Health Ministry said it Juba, where a city of at least 250,000 London, Feb 14 — A press report, had created a restricted zone within a depends to a great extent on dated today, states: Compensation three-km radius of where the dead untreated water from the Nile,” said totalling 24.8 million yuan (US$3.1 swans were found, in the Styria the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) million) has been given to all the region bordering Slovenia. All poultry spokesman Ben Parker. In less than families of the victims of a coal mine trade has been banned in the area for two weeks, 1,433 cases have been blast in northern China over two at least 30 days. Monitoring for signs reported and at least 27 people have months ago, which killed 108 miners of bird flu will be carried out within a been killed by the outbreak first and injured 29 others. The money was further 10-km radius, and poultry reported in the town of Yei earlier this paid by the management of the bought and sold only with ministry month, The World Health Liuguantun colliery in Hebei permits. In the entire area, farmers Organisation (WHO) said. The first Province, in line with the rules and will have to confine their poultry case tested positive as cholera this regulations on mine accidents, stock to barns. Poultry markets and week, the WHO said. “The outbreak reported the rescue operation shows, and hunting for wild fowl, highlights the woeful state of water headquarters today. The gas explosion have been banned, the ministry said. supply in southern Sudan’s urban happened at the Liuguantun Coal The latest European cases follow the centres,” Parker said. UNICEF are Mine in Kaiping District of Tangshan discovery of the virus in Italy and upgrading water sources in other City at 1530 hrs, Dec. 7, when more Greece at the weekend (Feb 11-12), urban centres to prevent the cholera than 100 miners were working there. putting governments as far north as outbreak spreading further and are The exact number is known. Of the Stockholm and Oslo on alert. Sweden distributing soap, jerry cans and injured, 23 have recovered, but six are has ordered farmers to keep chickens chlorine to contain the cases in Juba still hospitalized. The gas blast was and turkeys indoors, reinstating and Yei. — Reuters. an exceedingly grave accident caused restrictions that were issued in the by “illegal operation”, Li Yizhong, autumn and Norway has imposed a director of the State Administration of similar ban and stepped up its checks. Work Safety, said. The official has The Netherlands, home to Europe’s promised to take “resolute measures” most densely-populated poultry flock, to deal with the grim situation of coal may also bring its ban forward soon. mine safety, including enhancing In France, the national food safety supervision and standardising coal agency yesterday warned the mine resources. government of an increased risk from migratory fowl. The farm ministry is CHEMICAL PLANT, RAMPUR, COAL MINE, TRAVNIK, today expected to extend its ban on UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA keeping poultry outside to the whole London, Feb 16 — A press report, Sarajevo, Feb 16 — One miner was of France. The Slovenian Veterinary dated today, states: At least two killed and 22 injured in a gas Administration has ordered the persons were killed and 16 others explosion at a coal mine near the confinement of all poultry in the received burn injuries, six of them central Bosnian town of Travnik, country and authorities have told serious, as a fire broke out at a police said today. Rescuers evacuated people to stay away from wild birds. Menthol chemical factory in Rampur, all 25 miners from the coal mine Abid And the Swiss government today Uttar Pradesh, following a boiler Lolic after the explosion late ordered a nationwide poultry lock-up explosion today, police said. Though yesterday, a spokesman for the central from Feb 20. In Italy, police the fire was controlled soon, some Bosnian cantonal police said. impounded more than 80,000 chickens more persons were feared to be Fourteen miners were kept in nearby and 7,000 eggs from farms in the trapped in the debris of the boiler, hospitals but their lives were not in south of the country as part of a major which was yet to be cleared, they said. danger, media reported. Police crackdown on health norms. The new The cause of the boiler explosion was spokesman Muraif Husic said the cases have had a dramatic effect on being ascertained, police said, adding investigation into the cause of the Europe’s 20-billion-euro poultry that six of the injured were taken to explosion was under way. He did not sector. Sales in Italy have plunged New Delhi for further treatment while elaborate but local media reported more than 50% since the weekend, the others were admitted in Moradabad that the methane gas exploded at the farm union Coldiretti said, while district hospital. mine. — Reuters. others have estimated losses to the sector of euros one billion. In France, CHURCH, MINNEDOSA, CANADA ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION, sales are down by 15% after London, Feb 14 — A press report, PALMERSTON NORTH, recovering around Christmas, dated Feb 13, states: The NEW ZEALAND although they have held up in the UK, congregation of the Minnedosa United London, Feb 14 — A press report, where 90% of poultry reared for meat Church is struggling to deal with a dated today, states: Power has been is kept inside anyway. There are fears fire that destroyed their 105-year-old fully restored to about 8,000

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Palmerston North homes and operations. Simmons said two other PREMISES, AUSTIN, TEXAS, businesses after a fire in an companies had workers on the site - UNITED STATES electricity substation cut off power Clymer-based Whipstock Natural Gas London, Feb 11 — A press report, yesterday. Many shops closed for the Service and Superior Well Services dated yesterday, states: Austin fire day as they were unable to process Ltd., which has offices in Blacklick officials announced Thursday (Feb 9) eftpos transactions. Traffic lights and Indiana, Pa. “From talking to our that Saturday’s major fire downtown were out in many parts of the city engineers, it doesn’t sound like we’re was caused by an electrical and police had to direct motorists. going to have any problem putting it malfunction in the heating and Isaac Nicholson, who was working in out,” Simmons said. “There’s still gas ventilation system at Club Taste. the neighbouring building, says he coming out of the wellhead, but not a Besides the nightclub, several others smelled smoke, then heard two loud tremendous amount.” businesses and artists studio spaces bangs from the station about 1400 were destroyed at Fifth and San hrs. Three appliances brought the fire NIGHTCLUB, WEST WARWICK, Jacinto in the early hours of Feb 4. under control. A Powerco spokesman RHODE ISLAND, UNITED STATES More than 50 artists were left without says although power was restored London, Feb 16 — A press report, studios. One of the buildings housed just after 1800 hrs, the company is dated Feb 15, states: People affected the KOOP 91.7 FM radio station. New still asking people to use electricity by a deadly nightclub fire added estimates show the fire caused $2.7 conservatively. dozens of new defendants to a lawsuit million in damages. today, including members of the band FACTORY, DELHI, INDIA whose pyrotechnics sparked the blaze PREMISES, MOSCOW, RUSSIA London, Feb 12 — A Press report, and manufacturers of flammable foam London, Feb 13 — A press report, dated today, states: Several people that fed the flames. The new dated today, states: A fire raged today were feared killed in a fire at a defendants were added to a complaint through a building in central Moscow chemical factory in North West Delhi filed in 2004 on behalf of people housing several newspapers and tonight, fire brigade sources said. The including survivors of the fire and firefighters were struggling to contain blaze was reported in the factory relatives of those killed. The nearly the spreading blaze, emergency located at Samaipur Badli area at 270 plaintiffs allege negligence and officials said. Two people were around 2000 hrs, the sources said. carelessness led to the deaths and hospitalized with suspected carbon Eleven fire tenders were rushed to the injuries in the 2003 blaze at the monoxide poisoning and firefighters scene. Several people were inside the Station in West Warwick, Rhode rescued another 10 people from the factory when the fire broke out, the Island. The lawsuit alleges that top floor of the burning building, said sources said. A rescue operation was members of the band Great White — Viktor Beltsov, a spokesman for the going on in full scale, they said. David Felice, Eric Powers, Mark Emergency Situations Ministry. All Kendall and Jack Russell — helped the people who had been inside the FIREWORKS FACTORY, with the pyrotechnics show but failed building when the fire broke out were SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA to get the required permit. The blaze believed to have been evacuated, he AREA, SPAIN began when sparks from the said. An electrical short-circuit in the London, Feb 14 — A press report, pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing offices of popular daily dated Feb 13, states: An explosion at foam around the stage. It killed 100 Komsomolskaya Pravda on the sixth the Calo-Teo firework factory near people and injured more than 200. floor is believed to have caused the Santiago de Compostela this morning Also named in the suit is Aram fire, which then spread to the floor caused substantial material damage DerManouelian, president of above, the ITAR-Tass news agency to various workshops and storage American Foam Corp, which sold the quoted the fire department as saying. areas as well as to residential flammable foam to the club owners. Several dozen fire engines were at the properties around 300 metres away. He is accused of discouraging scene to douse the flames, which Nobody was injured in the blast, employees from telling prospective spread to an area of nearly 400 square which occurred at 0623 hrs in the customers about the potential metres, ITAR-Tass quoted Deputy parish of Mazas, but the noise of the hazards. The new lawsuit also names Emergency Situations Minister explosion was heard in Santiago city companies accused of manufacturing Yevgeny Serebrennikov as saying. centre around 10 km away. the flammable foam and insurance Russian television showed thick, companies that allegedly failed to black smoke pouring from the top two GAS WELL, GRINDSTONE AREA, adequately inspect the club. The new floors as flames raged inside. PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES suit also accuses The Home Depot of London, Feb 14 — A press report, London, Feb 15 — A press report, selling insulation to the club without dated Feb 13, states: Fire destroyed dated today, states: Drilling warning of its potential hazards. much of a central Moscow office equipment apparently sparked a gas That material is different from the building housing several newspapers well fire yesterday morning that foam ignited by the pyrotechnics. today, and injured at least four people injured six people, two of them “The Home Depot intends to defend including two firefighters, emergency seriously, officials said. Crews poured itself vigorously in the lawsuit,” officials said. Firefighters using water on the burning well yesterday spokesman Jerry Shields said. “The extension ladders poured water on the afternoon and moved the equipment company is proud of its longstanding multi-storey building and rescued 10 out of the way, said Roy Shipley Jr., history of providing safe products for people from the top floor of the Fayette County emergency its customers.” The initial complaint burning structure, said Viktor management director. “It’s a very named roughly four dozen Beltsov, a spokesman for the serious situation, but they do have it defendants, including club owners Emergency Situations Ministry. Two under control,” Shipley said. Crews Jeffrey and Michael Derderian and people were hospitalised with planned to cap the well, about 30 former Great White tour manager suspected carbon monoxide poisoning miles south of Pittsburgh, once the Daniel Biechele. Biechele pleaded and Beltsov said at least two fire was out. County emergency guilty this month to 100 counts of firefighters were injured. Russian dispatchers said six workers were involuntary manslaughter for news agencies said they were injured hurt. Four were taken to Mon Valley lighting the pyrotechnics. The when part of a floor inside collapsed. Hospital and were reported in stable Derderians were also charged in a The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted condition. Two others were flown to criminal indictment and have the city fire department as saying Pittsburgh hospitals with burns and pleaded not guilty. The third that a short-circuit in the sixth floor were said to be in serious condition, anniversary of the Feb 20, 2003, offices of the popular daily dispatchers said. The well is owned by blaze is the statute of limitations for Komsomolskaya Pravda is believed to Moon Township-based Atlas America bringing a claim, said Steven have sparked the blaze. Russian Inc., but the company had no workers Minicucci, a lawyer for the plaintiffs. television showed thick, black smoke at the site when the fire started about The suit did not specify how much pouring from the top two floors. The 0900 hrs, said Jeffrey Simmons, the the plaintiffs were seeking in blaze was finally put out around 1930 company’s executive vice president of damages. hrs.

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PREMISES, TAMPA, FLORIDA, owner/operator. Except for several are co-ordinating with State UNITED STATES investigators and a Winnipeg police Electricity Board authorities and are London, Feb 13 — A press report, cruiser car securing the scene, it was hopeful of restoring the 8,500 worst dated Feb 11, states: State and local business as usual at the Lagimodiere affected lines in four to seven days. arson investigators concluded this Boulevard site yesterday. Company We are providing wireless in local loop week that the fire that caused an president Fred Arnold said yesterday connections, wherever feasible. We estimated $5 million damage to a afternoon that business was will waive the rent during the ‘down glass company and put about 150 “absolutely not” disrupted by the fire. time’ for the affected subscriber employees out of work, was sparked “Our operation is up and running. We lines,” the CGM said. by a piece of office equipment. have over 300 trucks on the road Investigators with the Hillsborough today,” Arnold said yesterday. TEXTILE MILL, GAZIPUR County Fire Rescue and the Florida DISTRICT, BANGLADESH State Fire Marshal’s Office called the RESTAURANT, BRENTON, Karachi, Feb 10 — A huge fire broke fire accidental, saying it started in a ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES out at privately owned textile mill- second-floor office of West Shore London, Feb 13 — A press report, Shamim Spinning Mill near Shafipur Glass, 5300 Knox St. The fire January dated Feb 7, states: The fire that Ansar Academy in Gazipur district in 29 swept through two buildings and destroyed the Western Sizzlin central Bangladesh on Wednesday took 60 firefighters four hours to restaurant in Benton early Sunday night (Feb 8). According to local extinguish. (Feb 5) caused more than $1 million media, as result of fire, property and in damage, officials are estimating. goods worth about Tk 1 billion ($15 PREMISES, WALTHAM, Fire Marshal Bruce Armstrong said million) were gutted and at least six MASSACHUSETTS, today that insurance investigators people including the manager of the UNITED STATES offered the damage estimate. “That’s mill were dead. Fire fighters said, the London, Feb 14 — A press report, the rough estimate right now,” fire occurred at the mill at around dated Feb 13, states: A three-alarm Armstrong said. Officials also believe 2250 on Wednesday from a short fire that ripped through a two-story the fire may have been started by an circuit. The flames engulfed the mill Waltham building yesterday evening electrical problem in the restaurant’s within a short period of time, as there caused an estimated $1 million in bakery section, Armstrong said. “The were stacks of cotton everywhere. The damage, left three businesses in insurance investigators are bringing fire also destroyed valuables including shambles and forced the temporary in an electrical engineer tomorrow to machinery, different kinds of textile closure of surrounding ones. The evaluate the scene,” Armstrong said. items, furniture and raw materials. A businesses destroyed were a Beauty “The engineer will determine what total of 13 units of the Fire Brigade Salon, a Cafe, and a restaurant-bar. condition appliances were in at the rushed to the spot and brought the Waltham firefighters battled the blaze time of the fire.” The fire was first fire under control after a seven-hour- for several hours with the help of reported to the Benton Fire long effort at around 0500, yesterday. neighbouring departments and Department at 0243 hrs Sunday. The Brigadier General Md Abdur Rashid, remained at the scene yesterday. The Bryant Fire Department assisted PSC, G (rtd), Director building was destroyed with the Benton firefighters.Restaurant owner (Administration) of the Jamuna exception of the original space Elgin Hammer reportedly told fire Group, informed that the fire had occupied by Shopper’s Cafe before a officials at the scene that he intends almost gutted the mill and its recent expansion that almost tripled to rebuild the popular eatery, which valuables including machinery, cotton the size of the decades-old business, has operated in Benton for 28 years. and different kinds of textile items according to Waltham Building Benton Fire Chief Ben Blankenship worth about over Tk 1billon. — Commissioner Ralph Gaudet. The told one source that six firefighters Lloyd’s List Correspondent. space was protected by a brick escaped serious injuries while battling firewall. The cause of the fire remains the blaze. The firefighters were on top WAREHOUSE, MURRAY, UTAH, under investigation, State Fire of the building when fire broke UNITED STATES Marshal Stephen D. Coan said. through the roof, Blankenship said. London, Feb 13 — A press report, dated Feb 12, states: Dozens of arcade PREMISES, WINNIPEG, CANADA TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, games were destroyed in a two-alarm London, feb 12 — A press report, CHENNAI, INDIA warehouse fire this morning. The fire dated today, states: The charred metal London, Feb 16 — A press report, began at about 0645 hrs, in a shells of several semi-trucks stared dated today, states: A major fire at the warehouse behind Davidson Marine, out from what was left of a Kellys telephone exchange early 4688 S. Riverside Drive (500 West). maintenance garage as investigators yesterday destroyed switches and Murray Fire Marshal Phil Roberts tried to sort out what caused a equipment, affecting over 12,000 lines said the blaze is being considered multimillion- dollar blaze at a of Chennai Telephones. The levels “suspicious,” and an investigation into Winnipeg trucking firm Friday (Feb affected are 2641, 2642, 26419, 2631, the cause is under way. No one was 10) night. The cause of the fire at 739 26418 and 26419. Giving the details, inside the warehouse at the time of Lagimodiere Blvd., which is owned by Chief General Manager, Southern the fire, and no one was hurt. Roberts Arnold Bros. Transport Ltd. but Telecom Project, R. Purushothaman, did not have a damage estimate rented out to several tenants, was who is holding additional charge as Sunday night but said several dozen still under investigation yesterday. CGM, Chennai Telephones, told arcade games were destroyed. Other The cost of the damage caused by the reporters that engineers noticed items in the warehouse sustained fire was not available yesterday, but smoke coming from the second floor of smoke damage, he said. The fire was expected to be between $3 million the technical block. They alerted began in the centre of the warehouse and $5 million, a fire official said. “We senior officers and the Fire and and was contained to that area. It still haven’t got all the insurance Rescue services department. Fire took fire crews about 30 minutes to details,” the fire official said. There fighters broke open a windowpane to get the fire under control, and they were six or seven rigs worth about enter the room where the fire was were on scene for another seven $135,000 each, and a bus inside the raging. It was put out by 0300 hrs. hours, Roberts said. Ten fire units garage, he said. The steel-clad Water used to extinguish the fire responded, including firefighters from structure was deemed unsafe for seeped into the first floor housing the Murray and West Valley City crews to enter yesterday, he added, vital technical equipment, including departments, as well as the Unified slowing their investigation into the bay switch controllers. As a Fire Authority. blaze, which burned for hours Friday precaution, power was shut down on night. , The fire was contained in the the first floor. Mobile phone users lost WAREHOUSE, PORT MUHAMMAD building on the northwest corner of connectivity for five hours. The mobile BIN QASIM, PAKISTAN the site. It once served as a network was also shutdown. A high- Karachi, Feb 12 — Understand form maintenance building for the company level technical team from New Delhi Central fire brigade of Karachi that a but was being rented by a private is probing the cause of the fire. “We huge fire broke out in imported cargo

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39 Fires & Explosions shed at Port Qasim Authority (PQA). WILDFIRES, AUSTRALIA as firefighters mopped up two As a result, a large quantity of London, Feb 13 — A press report, wildfires that burned through 11,000 imported Jute from Bangladesh was dated today, states: More than 100 acres of dry brushland in Southern gutted. The fire was reported to fire firefighters and six aircraft are California. No homes were brigade around 1115 today and is still fighting a fire that has destroyed threatened. In Orange County, a burning. About 10 firefighting more than 3,000 hectares of grassland 10,854-acre blaze was 93 percent vehicles of city district government, 2 in the central west of New South contained and was expected to be of Port Qasim and 8 of Pakistan Navy Wales. Crews have not established completely extinguished today, said took part in firefighting operation. A containment lines around the fire, Capt. Steve Miller of the Orange few vehicles are still dousing the fire. south-east of Rylstone, but are County Fire Authority. Eight The jute was imported by a private confident they are managing the hot firefighters suffered minor injuries party. The cause of fire and actual loss spots to the north-east of the blaze. battling the blaze and 564 remained are yet to be determined. Initial Firefighters have saved more than 30 on the fire lines, Miller said. The report suggests about 30,000 bells (? homes but sheds, fencing and stock blaze apparently was ignited by bales) were gutted. Other cargo is have been lost. The Rural Fire remnants of a Feb. 2 controlled burn being saved. — Lloyd’s List Service’s incident controller, John in the Cleveland National Forest, Correspondent. Parnaby, says ground and aerial crews according to the U.S. Forest Service. are aware of the risk of spotting Hundreds of homes were threatened WAREHOUSE, PUNJAB, INDIA during strong winds forecast for over two days. So far, the fire has cost London, Feb 12 — A press report, today. “We also have additional $6.9 million to fight and the final bill dated Feb 6, states: A fire at a railway resources that we can call from other may reach $9 million, which the warehouse in the Indian state of areas and strike teams from the ... Forest Service has said it will pay. Punjab has destroyed millions of Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine area London, Feb 13 — A press report, dollars of earthquake aid meant for and we also have access to other dated Feb 11, states: Crews continued Pakistan, officials say. No one was strike teams should that be required today to build containment lines and injured in the blaze, which has now and that will be identified very drop retardant on a 24-hundred-acre been brought under control. The shortly today,” he said. wildfire 12 miles north of Payson. The material stored in the warehouse was London, Feb 14 — A press report, February fire wasn’t threatening any meant for distribution by Pakistan to dated Feb 13, states: A major bushfire homes or buildings, and officials say victims of the 8 October earthquake. at Rylstone in central New South crews were faring well in trying to Pakistan says more than 73,000 Wales is still burning out of control. knock down the fire. The fire in the people died and millions were made Authorities are concerned that a wind Tonto National Forest was started Feb homeless in the earthquake. Another change this afternoon will worsen the 6 by an abandoned campfire. It was 1,400 died in Indian-administered blaze. Stock losses are believed to be 30% contained. Full containment was Kashmir. The district commissioner of in their hundreds but no figure is expected by Wednesday. About 500 Amritsar, Kirandeep Bhullar, said available as yet. The fire has burnt firefighters were battling the blaze. that medicines, tarpaulins and about out around about 3,500 hectares. They London, Feb 14 — A press report, 10,000 truck and tractor tyres were have saved about 30 households and dated today, states: A wildfire that stored in the warehouse when it sheds. A few outbuildings were charred nearly 4,400 hectares in caught fire. It is not clear why the destroyed, but overall the fire is not southern California was fully relief goods were still in storage so controlled and not contained at this contained, officials said. Eight stage and the wind is picking up but long after the disaster. Railway firefighters suffered minor injuries they hope to keep it within officials say the fire was possibly yesterday battling the 4,342-hectare containment lines. blaze on rugged land on the edge of caused by a short-circuit. Orange County suburbs. About 130 WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES firefighters remained on the lines WAREHOUSE, STOCKTON, London, Feb 10 — A press report, mopping up hotspots, said Captain CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES dated today, states: As firefighters Stephen Miller of the Orange County London, Feb 14 — A press report, began turning the corner yesterday in Fire Authority. Hundreds of homes dated today, states: A raging fire at a their efforts to stamp out a stubborn were threatened and many were central Stockton warehouse shot blaze that’s consumed thousands of voluntarily evacuated in the fire’s flames and smoke into the evening canyon acres in northeastern Orange first two days. The United States sky yesterday, taking dozens of County, new predictions of hazardous Forest Service has said the blaze was firefighters hours to extinguish it. An conditions through the weekend most likely started by remnants of a hour into the two-alarm blaze, the raised fresh concerns. By late controlled burn conducted on Feb 2 in 21,000-square-foot warehouse yesterday, the blaze, dubbed the the Cleveland National Forest. The collapsed. More than 40 firefighters Sierra fire after the Santa Ana fire’s estimated cost is just over $7m fought the blaze from outside, because Mountains peak where it began and the final tally may reach $9m, entering it would have been too Monday (Feb 6), had blackened 9,850 authorities said. (See issue of Feb 14.) dangerous, Stockton Fire Department acres and was reported to be 62% London, Feb 14 — A press report, Battalion Chief Bill Costanza said. contained. Full containment is dated Feb 13, states: Firefighters are No-one was injured in the fire, expected by 1800 tomorrow, officials holding the upper hand in reining in a although it threatened a nearby said. The number of firefighters at the wildfire just north of Interstate 8 near market early on. The warehouse, in scene was reduced from a high of Gila Bend, Arizona. Bureau of Land the 2800 block of North California more than 2,000 to about 1,450. To Management spokeswoman Chris Street, was used to store boats. No prevent the fire from rekindling, Tincher says only one helicopter damage estimates were available late firefighters were burning islands of remained today to battle the Saddle yesterday. Officials said they do not chaparral remaining near the fire Fire, along with two crews. Two other know what caused the blaze and said line. Eight firefighters have suffered helicopters were released after arson investigators would inspect the minor injuries; no structures have working the fire yesterday. Tincher building today. The fire was reported been damaged. The federal says the fire is believed to be 90% at around 1800 hrs. Firefighters government would foot the bill for the contained but the exact acreage was sawed through the warehouse’s metal fire should investigators find any unclear. The brush fire, first reported exterior, making holes to shoot water negligence on its part. Preliminary Saturday afternoon (Feb 11), was into the structure. Jim Rubino, co- reports indicated that the blaze was estimated at 1,500 acres yesterday. owner of the warehouse, said he started by a planned burn by federal However, Tincher said B-L-M officials leases the warehouse to four people, firefighters. Combating the blaze had might downgrade the size to 1,200 who rent out space to others to store cost about $5.5 million, with the final acres. The fire on private and some boats. Rubino said he did not know bill expected at about $9 million. public lands had threatened only a how many boats were inside the London, Feb 12 — Hot, gusty power line at one point. Tincher said warehouse. weather remained a threat yesterday crews would watch for hot spots for

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40 Fires & Explosions/Aviation the next few days. She said the fire Interstate 40 near the airport when London, Feb 14 — At 1300 hrs, Feb was likely to have been caused by a pilot Chris Wilson heard radio traffic 12, Swiss International Airbus A330- person or persons. about the American Eagle flight. The 200, operating as SWR65, was in New Chopper 11 crew used its powerful York oceanic airspace enroute from camera to zoom in and look at the Miami International Airport to Zurich aircraft, but saw nothing. The pilot Airport when the crew requested to declared an emergency and landed divert due to a high oil consumption safely. RDU crash units deployed as a rate on the number one engine. The precaution. No one was injured. aircraft descended to “FL220” and the crew shut down the engine, but did EMERGENCY LANDING, not declare an emergency. Initially, a ABERDEEN AIRPORT, SCOTLAND, request to divert to Montreal was UNITED KINGDOM made. However, once inside the C-FTEE London, Feb 12 — A mid-air Moncton FIR the crew then requested London, Feb 14 — At 1945 hrs, Feb emergency on a flight from a Scottish to fly direct to Halifax. Moncton ACC 9, the privately registered PA-46 airport has been blamed on a faulty cleared SWR65 direct to Halifax Malibu, registration C-FTEE, was cooling fan. The British Airways where the aircraft landed landing on runway 33 at London, Airbus carrying 132 passengers and uneventfully at 1433 hrs. Ontario. During the touchdown the six crew had just left Aberdeen bound Maintenance crews inspected the aircraft suddenly veered to the left. for Heathrow when the incident aircraft engine and did not find any The pilot attempted to control the happened last October. The flight sign of external oil leakage. It is aircraft by applying right rudder and crew put on oxygen masks after the suspected the oil was consumed by the brake, but the aircraft departed the interior heat increased and a smell engine during flight and runway surface approximately 2500 permeated their cabin. An Air troubleshooting is ongoing. feet from the threshold. During the Accidents Investigation Branch runway excursion the left main gear (AAIB) report has blamed the incident EMERGENCY LANDING, and the nose gear collapsed, on a worn bearing in a cooling fan. INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL resulting in substantial damage to The incident happened on 30 October AIRPORT, INDIA the aircraft. The runway condition at about 1320, GMT, shortly after the London, Feb 13 — A press report, report for runway 15-33, taken Airbus had taken off. The report dated Feb 12, states: An Air India approximately 35 minutes after the stated: “The cabin crew became aware Airbus 310 with 94 passengers on occurrence, was 50% bare and dry, of a strange smell in the forward board today made an emergency 40% trace of snow and 10% ice. The cabin area. The flight crew were landing at the Indira Gandhi runway friction index was 0.63. An informed of the smell and they asked International Airport following a aviation routine weather report the cabin crew to monitor the technical snag. Flight AI 453, on its (METAR), was taken as a result of situation. “The strange smell then way from Kuala Lumpur to Delhi, the occurrence and indicated the ∞ became evident on the flight deck and made the precautionary landing at wind was 240 True at seven knots, there was an increase in cabin about 1315 hrs after the pilot reported visibility eight statute miles, ceiling temperature. “Initially it was thought hydraulic failure in the aircraft, 5200 feet broken, the temperature that the smell emanated from the according to a senior Air India official. was minus five degs Celsius. There galley ovens, but, as it was early in The Airbus 310 landed safely with no were no injuries. the flight, these had not yet been reports of anyone injured, the Fire switched on.” An emergency was then Brigade said. As it was a minor CRASH, SANTO DOMINGO declared and the flight crew put on technical fault a “fullscale emergency” London, Feb 13 — A press report, oxygen masks. “The flight crew requiring various follow-up measures, dated Feb 12, states: Three people, donned their oxygen masks, declared wasn’t declared though all emergency including the pilot, died this today an emergency and then carried out an procedures were activated by airport when the Cessna 172 in which they uneventful return to Aberdeen,” the authorities, the official added. were flying from the Arroyo Barril report said. Investigations resulted in airport, in Samana, to the terminal of suspicion that the source of the EMERGENCY LANDING, Herrera in Santo Domingo crashed. problem was the avionics cooling TAMBOLAKA AIRPORT, One of dead was the pilot Raul David system. When the avionics fan vent INDONESIA Moran, whereas the two passengers was sent for repair it was discovered London, Feb 12 — A press report, who accompanied him have not been that it had worn bearings which were dated yesterday states: A Boeing 737- identified. Authorities immediately believed to have been the cause of the 300 which is operated by Adam Air initiated the investigation in the case. incident. made an emergency landing at But according to Juan de la Rosa, of Tambolaka airport in West Sumba the Rescue unit in the Herrera EMERGENCY LANDING, district, South East Nusa Tenggara terminal, the aircraft was headed to HALIFAX, CANADA today, chief of NTT Transportation Punta Cana from Santo Domingo. He London, Feb 13 — A press report, Office Simon S. Uly has said. He said added that the Dominican Air Force dated Feb 12, states: A Swiss airplane the aircraft with 145 passengers was or the Punta Cana airport authorities flying from Zurich to Miami had to on its flight from Jakarta to Makassar would conduct the rescue operation. divert today and make an emergency in South Sulawesi but the failure of landing at Halifax, Canada, a its navigation system forced the EMERGENCY LANDING spokesman said. The Airbus A-330 aircraft to make the emergency AT RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT, landed in Halifax at 0745 hrs, after landing at 1145, central Indonesia NORTH CAROLINA, the pilot decided to cut short the Time. According to him, all the UNITED STATES flight when he noticed that the oil passengers were unharmed. London, Feb 16 — A press report, pressure in one of the engines was London, Feb 15 — A press report, dated Feb 15, states: An American dangerously low, said Juerg Dinner, a dated Feb 14, states: The Indonesian Eagle Embraer Regional Jet made a spokesman for Swiss International government has expressed anger to a safe emergency landing shortly after Airlines. The pilot initially diverted to local airline for ordering pilots to fly takeoff this evening at RDU Montreal but, as the oil pressure an aircraft after an emergency International. Airport sources say continued to fall, he had to turn off landing without examination by flight 4647 to Austin took off around one engine and land in Halifax, which authorities, reports said today. The 1740 hrs when someone on the groud was closer, Dinner said. The Ministry of Transportation has thought they saw something passengers were taken to a hotel and threatened to revoke licence of Adam streaming from the right wing. Air were to be picked by another Swiss Air after its pilots continued the flight traffic controllers took a look at the plane later in the day. A technician of a Boeing 737-300 before undergoing aircraft, but could not see any leaks. has been sent to Canada to repair the check by the National Committee for Chopper 11 was covering traffic on engine, Dinner added. Transportation Safety (KNKT),

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41 Aviation reported Kompas newspaper. The Aviation Authority (NCAA) has she said. No masks dropped on the aircraft made an emergency landing suspended the Air Operator Denver-bound flight, she said. on Tambolaka Airport in East Nusa Certificate (AOC) of Kings Airlines Tenggara province on Saturday (Feb 4) pending the outcome of investigation. INCIDENT, FALKLAND ISLANDS and continued the flight about 600 km The CAA noticed that two of the London, Feb 11 — A press report, to the South Sulawesi capital of management staff of Kings Airlines, dated today, states: The Air Atlanta Makassar without government the Quality Assurance Manager and flight to Britain which was due to approval. “The flight between Chief Engineer are no longer serving leave the Falkland Islands on Tuesday Tambolaka Airport and Makassar was the airline in any capacity. In (Feb 7) morning has been delayed by without any permit and very addition, procedures for reporting of four days after a øground handling dangerous. Although the aircraft failures, malfunctions and defects had incident.ø The Boeing 747 sustained arrived at destination safely, it was also been violated. damage to one of its engine covers against the law,” air transport director after a vehicle being driven by a Mohammad Iksan Tatang was quoted HI-410CT member of the ground staff struck the as saying. Tatang said the government London, Feb 14 —Cessna 172P HI- aircraft. A second aircraft is expected might consider revoking Adam Air 410CT, owned and operated by to arrive in the Islands today in line licence because the illegal flight puts Caribair of Santo Domingo, crashed with the usual airbridge schedule. Indonesia at the risk of international following a loss of control while The British Forces are hopeful that sanction. KNKT chairman Setio manoeuvring near the Arroyo Barril outbound passengers from both flight- Rahardjo said continuing flight after Airport, near Samana, Dominican loads will be able to make the journey an incident breached both national Republic, at 0920, EST, Feb 12. The tomorrow. and international regulations. “A pilot and the two passengers were plane must not fly immediately after killed. LN-RND an incident, primarily if the incident London, Feb 14 — A SAS Fokker 50, was very serious,” he said. The INCIDENT AT MANCHESTER LN-RND, sustained substantial aircraft made the emergency landing AIRPORT, UNITED KINGDOM damage when the main landing gear after pilots reported a faulty London, Feb 14 — A press report, collapsed when the aircraft was navigation system that misled it out of dated today, states: Rocker Meat Loaf parked at the gate at Oslo- the scheduled Jakarta-Makassar narrowly avoided injury after an over- Gardermoen Airport, Norway. The route. Pilots decided to continue flight loaded jet bringing him to England aircraft was to carry out early to Makassar before the KNKT team almost lost control when it landed in morning flight SK2301 to arrived. Manchester. The Bat Out Of Hell star, Kristiansund, but the passengers had who weighs 107 kilograms (236 not boarded the flight yet. F-OVJR pounds), and his entourage were London, Feb 16 — Fokker 50 LN- London, Feb 16 — Smoke in the seated at the back of the Eastern RND, operator SAS Commuter, cockpit forced the crew of Dassault Airlines Jetstream despite warnings sustained substantial damage when Falcon 20C-5, F-OVJR, operator they should be put at the front. And the main landing gear collapsed when Develton Ltd, on flight from London the 58-year-old had so much heavy the aircraft was parked at the gate at to Moskva, carry out an emergency luggage some of it was strapped to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport Feb 14. The landing at Kiel-Holtenau Airport, at seats, making the aircraft aircraft was to carry out early approximately 1930, Feb 15. The dangerously overweight. The pilot morning flight SK2301 to aircraft landed on runway but overran battled with the controls as the Kristiansund, but the passengers had the runway end and fell down an Jetstream landed, but it still veered not boarded. embankment. The aircraft sustained across the runway before coming to a substantial damage. There were three stop on a grass verge. No one was MID-AIR COLLISION, crew and three passengers on. There hurt in the incident, but safety bosses SAN DIEGO AREA, CALIFORNIA, were no fatalities. have ordered the airline’s cabin crew UNITED STATES to receive extra training. See N759KE. FLIGHTS DELAYED/DIVERTED DUE TO FOG, INDIA INCIDENT ON ALASKAN N121LE London, Feb 11 — A press report, AIRLINES AIRCRAFT London, Feb 16 — A press report, dated today, states: Fog made a London, Feb 16 — A press report, dated Feb 15, states: The starboard comeback at New Delhi airport early dated Feb 15, states: Five passengers landing gear of a small aircraft yesterday, throwing flight schedules on board an Alaska Airlines jet bound collapsed this afternoon, crippling the out of gear and greatly for Denver were treated by aircraft on a runway used by general inconveniencing passengers as none of paramedics after the aircraft’s aviation at Tampa International them could be informed in time about automatic pressurization system Airport, a TIA spokesperson said. the delays. This resulted in hundreds malfunctioned, officials said. Flight TIA’s main runways were not affected, of passengers being grounded for 578 returned to Seattle-Tacoma the spokesperson said. One person, a hours. The condition was worst at the International Airport at 1925 man, was aboard the single-engine cramped I-B for domestic departure yesterday, about 15 to 20 minutes aircraft and was reported uninjured. for private airlines. For over three after it departed, said airline It was not immediately known hours, starting from 0700 hrs, the spokeswoman Caroline Boren. whether the collapse occurred while runway came to a standstill and Paramedics treated the five people for the aircraft was in the process of passengers had to wait for the fog to “minor symptoms of ear and sinus landing or taking off. The aircraft was lift. Clearing the massive backlog, pain,” said Bob Parker, a Seattle- a brand new Beechcraft King Air, and once visibility started improving Tacoma International Airport was expected to be towed off the around 1000 hrs, also took hours. spokesman. They were taken by runway in about 30 minutes. Delays of up to three hours was ambulance to two local hospitals. The London, Feb 16 — Beechcraft King standard. The problem worsened as aircraft was carrying 52 passengers, Air 90 N121LE experienced landing the runway visibility range measuring two pilots and three flight attendants, gear collapse on landing at Tampa equipment, maintained by the Met Boren said. The remaining passengers Airport, Florida, at 2010, Feb 15. The department, developed a snag and were put on another plane, which left one person on board was not injured. could not take any readings. A Jet for Denver at 2100 hrs, Boren said. Airways official said that seven of its Cabin pressure in flight is set as N266EB flights were affected. though the aircraft were at 8,000 feet, London, Feb 10 — A press report, Boren said. The alarm goes off when dated Feb 9, states: The National GROUNDINGS OF KINGS the cabin pressure reaches the Transportation Safety Board says a AIRLINES AIRCRAFTS, NIGERIA equivalent of 10,000 feet altitude, and pilot of a Beechcraft King Air 200 London, Feb 11 — A press report, oxygen masks don’t drop until it (N266EB) was having problems with dated yesterday, states: Nigerian Civil reaches the equivalent of 14,000 feet, his left engine shortly before a crash

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42 Aviation in North Myrtle Beach that killed six London, Feb 13 — A press report, seriously injured after his plane New Jersey residents on Feb 3. A dated today, states: The bodies of two crashed into a container-loading area preliminary report shows Jon Kraut people were removed today from the at the Port of Long Beach, authorities reported trouble with the engine as he wreckage of a stunt aircraft (Glasair said. The single-engine plane crashed aborted an initial landing attempt at II-S FT N540FT) that crashed into a today in a paved area at the Pacific the Grand Strand Regional Airport Roseville, Calif., home a day earlier. Container Terminal, said Battalion about 2030. Kraut, his wife Robin, Two people were aboard the aircraft, Chief Jeff Reeb of the Long Beach Fire their three children and the family’s said Allen Kenitzer, a spokesman for Department. The plane, carrying only baby sitter were all killed. The report the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot, cracked in two on impact and shows the aircraft was “fish tailing” although the identities had not been came to a rest near a stack of steel above the runway on its first released this morning. Residents in containers, said Reeb. The crash did approach. Kraut radioed he would try the city north-east of Sacramento said little damage to the ground and there again. Witnesses say there was no the aircraft had been performing was no fire, said Reeb. Two employees indication of trouble on the second try. stunts yesterday afternoon when it and a longshoreman pulled the pilot But the aircraft climbed slightly after crashed into a house and burst into from the crippled plane, and he was lining up with the runway before flames. The two bodies were left in taken to St. Mary Medical Center, diving into the grass. the remains of the aircraft overnight where he was in stable condition, Reeb to allow crews to stabilize the badly said. Diana Joubert, spokeswoman N501RH damaged home before extricating the with the Federal Aviation London, Feb 10 — A press report, bodies and wreckage, Roseville Fire Administration, said the crash was dated today, states: After an Marshal Dennis Mathisen said. under investigation but couldn’t investigation into the Hendrick immediately provide more details. Motorsports aircraft (Beechcraft King N583UA London, Feb 13 — Cessna 210M, Air 200 N501RH) crash ruled that London, Feb 13 — A press report, N6895B, privately operated, crashed flight crew error was the cause of the dated today, states: A United Airlines under unknown circumstances into accident that claimed ten lives in Boeing 757 collided with a passenger shipping containers at a pier, at Long October 2004, two of the widows left loading bridge at Sea-Tac Airport Beach, California, at 0016, local time, by the crash are now suing the multi- about 2000 yesterday just after Feb 12. The aircraft sustained championship winning team. Diane arriving from Chicago, said Jeff substantial damage. Dorton, whose husband Randy built Green, a spokesman for the airline. engines for Hendrick’s team and Tracy Seattle-Tacoma International Airport N759KE Lathram, whose husband was Tony firefighters treated two people for London, Feb 9 — Cessna 172RG Stewart’s helicopter pilot, claim that minor injuries on the United aircraft, (Cutlass) N9531B and Cessna 182Q the safety of their husbands was put said Bob Parker, an airport (Skylane) N759KE were in collision at risk by the desire of team president spokesman. The aircraft had taxied to near El Cajon, California, at 0042, John Hendrick, who also perished in the jetway, stopped and set its brakes Feb 8. N759KE was on a flight from the crash, to get to the race in but then rolled forward another 10 El Cajon to San Diego, CA. Both Martinsville on time. The National feet, Green said. The engine cowling aircraft were destroyed. The one Transportation Safety Board had hit the bridge, causing minor damage person on board N759KE and the two previously ruled that flight crew error to the aircraft. Passengers were not persons on board N9531B were killed. was behind the crash, which occurred on the bridge, as the seat belt sign in poor weather in the Blue had just been turned off and the N900LG Mountains Region near to the half- aircraft’s door was not yet open, London, Feb 10 — A press report, mile Martinsville crash. Dorton and Green said. Parker said a passenger dated Feb 9, states: A Challenger 601 Lathram claim that Hendrick and a fight attendant were treated for aircraft, owned by Cheniere Energy Motorsports could have flown to injuries sustained when they fell Inc., a natural gas and oil company another airport, or not gone to the inside the aircraft. The passenger was based in Houston, according to public race at all due to the conditions, and treated at the scene and released. The records, with three people on board showed disregard for the safety of flight attendant was taken to St. skidded off the Aspen-Pitkin County their employees by electing to take Francis Hospital in Federal Way, Airport runway at 1246 p.m. today the original flight. treated and released, officials said. after the landing gear under the right There were no flight delays as a result wing failed. No one was injured. Two N540FT of the accident. inbound commercial flights, a United London, Feb 13 — A press report, London, Feb 14 — Boeing 757-222 flight from Denver and a Northwest dated Feb 12, states: A single-engine N583UA, operated by United Airlines, flight from Minneapolis, were aircraft crashed into a house in struck the breezeway at the gate at diverted, said airport director Jim Roseville this morning, killing four Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Elwood. Four outbound flights were people and sparking a fire that spread Washington, at 0349, Feb 13, while delayed as well, he said. “On the to a second residence, a Federal positioning to park following a flight approach the landing gear failed,” Aviation Administration spokesman from Chicago, Illinois. The aircraft said Elwood. “The pilot was able to said. A Glasair aircraft crashed into sustained minor damage. Two persons control the plane and it skidded to a the house at 1302 Longfellow Circle, on board suffered minor injuries. halt three-quarters down the runway.” near Woodcreek Oaks and Pleasant According to Elwood, the runway was Grove Boulevard at about 1130 today. N629EK immediately closed. The aircraft Two people on the aircraft and two London, Feb 11 — Swearingen SA damaged three runway lights and people inside the house were killed, 226TC Metro II, N629EK, operated by scattered debris. The Aspen-Pitkin according to FAA spokesman Bruce TriCoastal Air aircraft departed County Fire Department and Trajen Nelson. From Air10, it appears the Toledo Express at 1016, Feb 8, FBO Networks responded to the crash demolished one entire side of arriving at Dayton at 1050, EST. The scene. The plane had departed from the house’s second floor. There is also Metro was to transport auto parts to Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, extensive fire damage. Investigators Harlingen and departed again at 1148 Calif. at 1100 hrs. from the Federal Aviation hrs. The aircraft climbed to a cruising London, Feb 10 — Canadair CL-600 Administration will try to determine altitude of FL160 which it reached at Challenger, N900LG, operated by the cause of the crash. 1156, EST. About The aircraft was Bramblebush LLC, while on a flight to London, Feb 13 — Glasair II-S FT, descending around one hour and Aspen Pitcairn Airport, Aspen, N540FT, crashed under unknown fifteen mintes later when it reportedly Colorado, with three persons on board circumstances into a residence at nose dived into the ground. right main landing gear collapsed on Roseville, California, at 2010, Feb 12. landing at Runway 15, at 1945, UTC, The two persons on board were fatally N6895B Feb 9. The aircraft sustained injured, ground injuries are unknown. London, Feb 13 — A press report, substantial damage but no personal The aircraft was destroyed. dated Feb 12, states: A pilot was injuries reported.

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N9531B with motor failures on the fans. There port users became the worst sufferers. See N759KE. have been seven reports of injuries, Earlier, port users reported that the including burns and smoke handling capacity of the newly N967CA inhalation. The recall includes installed quay gantry crane at the London, Feb 14 — At 1743 hrs, Feb various models of Lasko, Galaxy and Chittagong Container Terminal is 8, Comair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet, Air King fans made between January lower than the normal crane earlier registration N967CA, operating as 1999 and July 2001, and sold through installed in the port. The CPA sources Comair 1893, was inbound to Toronto, February 2004. The fans were sold at attributed the reasons to unskilled Ontario. During the approach the discount department stores across the operators and the power shortage. In flight crew was unable to lower the United States from September 2000 order to meet the power shortage the flaps. They declared an emergency through February 2004 for between CPA has already undertaken a project and performed a high speed flapless $10 and $25. to install a generator. — Lloyd’s List landing on runway 05. The aircraft Correspondent. was inspected by maintenance, and TYRES, UNITED STATES London, Feb 13 — A press report, ferried back to Cincinnati London, Feb 14 — A press report, dated Feb 12, states: Cargo deliveries International Airport. dated Feb 13, states: Cooper Tyre and at Chittagong port, which handles Rubber is recalling about 288,000 80% of the country’s external trade, TC-THY replacement tyres used on passenger resumed after truckers called off their London, Feb 13 — A press report, cars and light trucks. The tyremaker two-day strike after only nine hours dated today, states: A Turkish said the recall was prompted by today, port officials said. They said Airlines flight skidded off a runway at concerns about slow leaks and the Bangladesh Transport Workers John F. Kennedy International cracking in the tyres, a small portion Federation called off the strike after Airport yesterday, but none of the 198 of the 40 million tyres it produces “successful talks” with the port passengers were injured, a regional each year. Cooper said there have authorities, but gave no details. transportation spokesman said. been no reported crashes or injuries “Deliveries resumed after truckers Turkish Airlines flight 1 skidded off linked to the recalled tyres. The resumed duties at 1500 hrs,” a port the runway at 2120 hrs as it was models on pickups and SUVs include official said. Imports and exports were landing, said Steve Coleman, a the Cooper Discoverer S/T, Dean Mud disrupted at the port as the truckers spokesman for the Port Authority of Terrain Radial S-X-T, Durango Radial halted their deliveries to and from the New York and New Jersey. The flight XTR, Mastercraft Courser C/T, Dick port from 0600 hrs on the day to was arriving from someplace in Cepek Radial FC II, Mesa C/T, Pro demonstrate against what they say is Turkey, he said. The airport had been Comp Xtreme A/T and Tempra routine harassment from the police closed earlier in the day as New York Trailcutter Radial RT. The tyres used for bribes. The Chittagong regional was hit by a record-breaking on passenger cars were made from office of the Bangladesh Transport snowstorm, and the flight was one of November 2004 to July 2005 and Workers Federation which called for only a few that had been running, include the Dean Alpha 365 A/S, the strike, said the authorities had Coleman said. It was unclear whether Mastercraft A/S, Starfire Flite-line IV agreed to redress their complaints. the icy weather was responsible for and Trendsetter SE. Cooper Tyre is “We have withdrawn the strike as the the incident. “I wouldn’t jump to the also recalling more than 3,000 models authorities agreed to heed our conclusion that it’s weather related of the Cooper Zeon 2XS and complaints,” Haji Raja Meah, a until people have the chance to look at Mastercraft Avenger ZHP because of federation leader. Port officials said what happened,” Coleman said. cracking in the sidewall. they were greatly relieved that the Coleman said the aircraft’s pilot trucks and buses were moving again would have been responsible for and the port had resumed normal deciding whether or not to land the t operations. Earlier lack of trucks had aircraft, and the airline would have forced at least 10 ships at the port to made the call not to cancel the flight. suspend loading and unloading, port An investigation would begin into the officials said. Witnesses said skid, and no further information thousands of bus passengers were also would likely be available until this stranded by the strike. The federation morning, Coleman said. includes bus drivers and their London, Feb 14 — Airbus A340 TC- BANGLADESH assistants. The federation alleged THY, operated by Turkish Airlines, Karachi, Feb 12 — The containers that truck drivers have been harassed skidded off the runway on landing at handling at Chittagong port (CPA) is by the police to pay bribes to avoid John F. Kennedy International suffering on account of low fictitious traffic violations. “We will go Airport, New York, at 0217, Feb 13. productivity of the newly installed for a longer strike if police do not stop None of the passengers or crew were gantry crane coupled with the strike harassing us for money,” Raja Meah injured. of the shipping agents association. had said after today’s strike took hold. The Chairman of the CPA, AMM But a senior police officer denied the Shahadat Hussain, however, told local allegation and said: “We will continue media that with the installation of the to enforce rules, which transport generator, the productivity of the operators often violate.” gantry crane would immensely be improved. He also of the opinion that ITALY the operating capacity of the Genoa, Feb 13 — Port situation: operators would be improved Genoa: One tanker awaiting berth, remarkably. For this reason, he said, average berthing delay 12 hours. FLOOR FANS, UNITED STATES a good number of operators were Savona: One vessel awaiting normal London, Feb 12 — A serious burn imparted training. According to CPA berth, average berthing delay one day and fire hazard linked to electrical sources, eight container vessels are . One vessel waiting for special berth. failure has prompted the recall of now operating at the jetties of the La Spezia: No vessels awaiting berths. about 5.6 million floor fans made by Chittagong Port while 14 container — Lloyd’s Agents. Lasko Products Inc. of Pennsylvania, vessels are waiting for berthing at the the U.S. Consumer Product Safety outer anchorage. Besides, 15 more SYRIA Commission said Wednesday (Feb 8). container vessels are likely to arrive Lattakia, Feb 13 — The waiting There have been 42 reports of fires, in the Chittagong Port by Feb 18. period for Lattakia port is currently including at least eight that resulted Following the acute congestion, the 24 hours and for Tartous it is five in major property damage, associated days. — Lloyd’s Agents.

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Port Delays

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

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

Australia Abbots Point 13-02-06 Feb 13: Coal: Three vessels due by 19/2; up to 1 day’s delay expected. Brisbane 13/15-02-06 Feb 13: Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth; Three vessels due by 4/3; no delays expected. Feb15: Grain: One vessel due 19/2 to load wheat. Up to 2 days delay expected. Dalrymple Bay 13-02-06 Feb 13: Coal: Fourteen vessels arrived; 29 vessels due by 27/2. Dampier 13-02-06 Feb 13: Iron ore: Parker Point A berth: One vessel loading at berth; 6 vessels arrived; 5 vessels due by 21/2; up to 21 days delay expected; Parker Point B berth: 3 vessels arrived; 6 vessels due by 22/2; up to 11 days delay expected; Parker Point C berth: 1 vessel loading at berth; 1 vessel arrived; East Intercourse Island; One vessel loading at berth, 4 arrived; 7 vessels due by 22/2; 6-8 days delay expected. Esperance 13/15-02-06 Feb 13: Iron ore: Two vessels due by 19/2; up to 1 day’s delay expected. Feb 15: Grain: One vessel loading barley at berth; 3 vessels due by 28/2 (2 wheat, 1 other grain); up to 5 days delay expected. Geraldton 13/15-02-06 Feb 13: Iron ore: One vessel due 15/2. Feb 15: Grain: One vessel loading other grain at berth; 2 vessels due by 26/2, both to load wheat; up to 1 day’s delay expected. Gladstone 13-02-06 Feb 13: Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: Two vessels loading at berth; 22 vessels arrived; 33 vessels due by 6/4; Barney Point: 15 vessels due by 20/3; plant shutdown notice: Shiploader 27/2-4/3 for repairs and maintenance. Hay Point 13-02-06 Feb 13: Coal: One vessel loading at berth; 2 vessels arrived; 8 vessels due by 24/2. Newcastle 13/15-02-06 Feb 13: Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: Two vessels loading at berth; 13 vessels arrived; 35 vessels due by 4/3; 5-10 days delay expected; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels loading at berth; 4 vessels arrived; 15 vessels due by 4/3; 6-8 days delay expected. Feb 15: Grain: Three vessels due by 21/2, all to load wheat; up to 2 days delay expected. Port Hedland 13-02-06 Feb 13: Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: One vessel loading at berth; 4 vessels arrived; 4 vessels due by 24/2; “B” berth: 1 vessel loading at berth, 4 arrived; 5 vessels due by 22/2; 6 other vessels due at A or B berth by 27/2; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island “C” berth): 1 vessel due 15/2; (Finucane Island “D” berth): 1vessel loading at berth, 1 vessel arrived; 4 vessels due by 18/2. Cockatoo Island: 1 vessel due 22/2. Port Kembla 13-02-06 Feb 13: Coal: One vessel loading at berth, 1 at anchor; 11 vessels due by 7/3; up to 4 days delay expected. Port Walcott 13-02-06 Feb 13: Iron ore: One vessel loading at berth; 7 vessels arrived; 12 vessels due by 24/2; up to 11 days delay expected.

Azerbaijan Apsheron 10-02-06 Oil products: Two vessels discharging crude oil at berth, 2 completed discharging at berth (1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil); 2 vessels in roads, both to discharge (1 fuel oil, 1 crude oil). Baku 10-02-06 Oil products: Bay of Baku: No information; Azerneftyag terminal: no information; Azertrans terminal: Nobel Avenue: port open; no vessels; Sangachal District: port open; no vessels.

Bulgaria Bourgas 13-02-06 Eleven vessels in port of which 7 loading (1 barite concentrate, 1 cigarettes, 1 billets, 1 gasoil,1 coils, 1 steel, 1 wheat), 4 discharging (1 billets, 2 zinc concentrate, 1 iron ore); 8 vessels in roads of which 7 to load (1 wheat, 2 empty, 3 coils, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate), 1 to discharge jet oil; 15 vessels due of which 9 to load (1 copper concentrate, 3 coils, 3 containers, 1 profiled iron,1 concrete iron), 6 to discharge (3 containers, 1 coal, 1 iron ore, 1 zinc concentrate). Varna 13-02-06 Varna East, Varna West, Balchik: Twenty-two vessels in port operating of which 13 loading (1 scrap, 2 bulk wheat, 5 soda, 1 bulk sulphuric acid, 2 bulk silica sand, 1 chamote/soda, 1 sunflower seed meal), 7 discharging (3 bulk coal, 2 bulk copper concentrate, 1 bricks fire/packets, 1 equipment), 2 discharging/ loading containers; no vessels waiting in roads.

Cyprus Larnaca 14-02-06 Two conventional vessels discharging at berth; 1 conventional vessel due 15/2; no delays expected. Limassol 14-02-06 Two container vessels loading/discharging at berth, 1 conventional vessel discharging at berth, 3 Ro/Ros discharging/loading at berth; 9 container vessels, 2 conventional vessels, 1 Ro/Ro, 1 passenger vessel due 15/2; no delays expected.

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Egypt Adabiya 13-02-06 Six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker. Alexandria 13-02-06 Twelve vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 8 bulk carriers, 1 tanker; 1 vessel at outer anchorage. Damietta 13-02-06 Nineteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 12 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 4 containers; 3 vessels at outer anchorage, none at inner anchorage. Port Said 13-02-06 Four vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 1 general cargo, 3 container vessels; 1 vessel dry- docked. Suez Canal 13-02-06 Thirty-seven vessels transiting Northbound, 21 Southbound.

Estonia Tallinn 13-02-06 No labour problems. Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): 7 days delay expected.

Israel Ashdod 14-02-06 No labour problems; Two vessels loading general cargo at berth, 18 discharging at berth (15 general cargo, 3 bulk cargo), 2 loading/discharging containers at berth; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge general cargo; 17 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Eilat 14-02-06 No labour problems; One vessel discharging general cargo at berth,; 2 vessels due, with no delays expected. Haifa 14-02-06 No labour problems; Seven vessels discharging at berth (5 general cargo, 2 bulk cargo), 7 loading/ discharging at berth (4 containers, 3 tankers); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 general cargo, 1 bulk cargo), 4 waiting at anchorage to load/discharge (3 containers, 1 tanker); 5 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; 24 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Kazakhstan Aktau 10-02-06 Oil products: Two vessels loading crude oil at berth; 11 vessels in roads, all to load; 1 vessel due 10/2 to load.

Mozambique Maputo 14-02-06 Five vessels in port operating, of which 2 loading (1 bagged sugar, 1 aluminium), 3 discharging (1 bagged rice, 1 bulk maize, 1 diesel); 27 vessels due by 5/3 of which 8 to load (2 ferro chromeo, 1 coal, 1 container, 1 bagged sugar, 1 magnetite, 2 aluminium), 13 to discharge (2 petrol, 1 frozen fish, 2 bulk aluminium, 1 bagged rice, 2 bulk maize, 1 pitch, 1 bulk wheat, 1 general cargo, 1 vehicles, 1 pipes), 6 to discharge/load (1 containers/general cargo, 4 containers, 1 steel rolos/sheets).

Russia Novorossiysk 13-02-06 Twenty vessels in port operating of which 17 loading (1 cement, 1 bulk NPK, 1 scrap, 5 coils, 2 steel billets, 1 copper, 3 wheat, 1 aluminium, 1 vegetable oil, 1 D/O)), 3 discharging (2 bulk sugar, 1 vegetable oil); 27 vessels in roads of which 23 to load (5 steel billets, 1 cellulose, 2 copper 2 coils, 1 bulk fertiliser, 1 pig iron, 3 vegetable oil, 1 wric, 1 steel billets, 1 bulk cement, 2 D/O, 1 pipes/coils, 1 steel billets/tin, 1 coils/pipes), 4 to discharge (3 bulk sugar, 1 citrus); 92 vessels due of which 91 to load, 1 to discharge products; Oil terminal: 3 tankers loading at berth (2 crude, 1 diesel oil); 6 tanker in roads, all to load (5 crude, 1 fuel oil); 4 tankers due, all to load crude oil.

Slovenia Koper 13-02-06 Port working normally; Nine vessels berthed of which 3 loading (2 bulk cargo, 1 sawn timber), 4 vessels discharging bulk cargo, 1 tanker discharging liquid cargo, 1 vessel discharging/loading containers; 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge bulk cargo; 16 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 3 to load (2 bulk cargo, 1 sawn timber), 6 to discharge bulk cargo, 1 tanker to discharge liquid cargo, 4 vessels to discharge/load containers, 2 car carriers to discharge/load vehicles.

Spain Bilbao 13-02-06 Feb 13: Twenty-five vessels in port operating (4 tankers, 21 others), of which 4 loading, 12 discharging, 9 loading/discharging. Sagunto 14-02-06 Feb 14: Twenty vessels in port operating, of which 2 loading (1 steel products, 1 cement), 17 discharging (13 steel products, 1 fruit, 1 machinery, 1 vehicles, 1 logs), 1 loading/discharging steel products; no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delays at present.

Sri Lanka Colombo 13-02-06 Berthing/unberthing (pilotage) delays being experienced on breakbulk/conventional vessels. Delays to conventional vessels are due to the fact that container/feeder vessels are given priority berthing at breakbulk berths if there is container congestion; conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 & 2 are facing delays in navigation after commissioning of SAGT 1 & 2 berths (former QEQ 1 & 2). 5 container/ feeder vessels loading at berth, 13 vessels discharging at berth (11 containers/feeders, 2 bagged maize); 1 container/feeder vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge; 5 vessels dry-docked; 9 vessels due (8 containers/feeders, 1 bulk cement), with no delays for general cargo, bagged cargo, containers/feeders expected.

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Turkmenistan Aladja 10-02-06 Oil products: One vessel in roads to load crude oil. Turkmenbashi 10-02-06 Oil products: One vessel discharging crude oil at berth; 1 vessel in roads to load, 1 vessel due 10/2 to load.

Ukraine Ilichevsk 13-02-06 Six vessels in port operating of which 4 loading (3 steel products, 1 grain, 1 S/F oil, 1 sulphur), 1 discharging palm oil, 2 discharging/loading containers; 2 vessel in roads, both to load (1 S/F oil, 1 steel products); 27 vessels due of which 15 to load 13 steel products, 1 wheat, 1 iron ore pellets), 2 to discharge ore, 10 to discharge/load containers. Mariupol 13-02-06 Fourteen vessels in port operating of which 13 loading (7 steel, 2 sulphur, 2 coal, 1 wheat, 1 fire-clay), 1 to discharge pipes/equipment; 8 vessels in roads, all to load (4 steel, 1 coal, 1 coke, 1 sulphur, 1 pitch); 45 vessels due of which 38 to load (17 steel, 10 coal, 3 sulphur, 2 fire-clay, 1 wheat, 2 sunflower beans, 2 ammonia saltpetre, 1 equipment), 3 to discharge equipment, 4 to discharge/load (1containers/ fire-clay, 2 containers, 1 feldspar/containers). Odessa 13-02-06 Twenty-three vessels in port operating of which 15 loading (2 scrap, 8 metal, 1 barley, 2 pig iron, 1 corn, 1 wheat), 7 discharging (1 passenger vessel, 2 citrus, 1 oil, 1 building materials, 1 baggage, 1 sand), 1 discharging/loading containers; 11 vessels in roads of which 9 to load (6 metal, 1 corn, 1 wheat, 1 general cargo), 2 to discharge (1 sugar, 1 general cargo); 64 vessels due of which 38 to load (23 metal, 3 pig iron, 2 scrap, 1 general cargo, 2 ore, 1 ferroalloy, 2 timber, 1 barley, 1 car technics, 2 oil), 5 to discharge (1 bananas, 1 car technics, 1 citrus, 1 sugar, 1 baggage), 21 to load/discharge containers.

United States Beaumont, TX 14-02-06 No new restriction in draft (40 ft. 0 ins. FW max. channel draft reported). Traffic schedule: outbound 14/2 AM, inbound PM 15/2; Louis Dreyfus terminal: no delays expected. Galveston, TX 14-02-06 No new restriction in draft (normal 39 ft. 6 ins. BW max. channel draft reported - 40 ft. 0 ins. with ideal conditions). Channel open under normal traffic. ADM-Farmland terminal: 1-2 days delay expected. Houston, TX 14-02-06 Channel open under normal traffic. Low 44 ft. 11 ins. FW max channel draft reported (up to Shell Terminal); low 39 ft. 11 ins. FW max channel draft reported above Shell Terminal to 610 Ship Channel bride; Normal 36 ft. 0 ins. FW max channel draft reported above 610 Bridge to turning basis area. (Normal Max channel draft is 45 ft 0 ins. to Shell.) LDC Dreyfus terminal: 3-4 days delay expected; Cargill terminal: 2-3 days delay expected. Kalama, WA 14-02-06 Kalama export terminal: 8 days delay expected; United Harvest terminal: no delays expected. New Orleans, LA 14-02-06 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: 1-2 days delay expected. Cargill-Westwego: 2-3 days delay expected. ADM/Ama: 2-3 days delay expected. Bunge/Destrehan: 5 days delay expected. ADM/ Destrehan: 2-3 days delay expected. ADM/Reserve: 2-3 days delay expected. Cargill/Reserve: 2 days delay expected. ADM/Paulina: 2-3 days delay expected. Zen-Noh/Convent: 1-2 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: 2 days delay expected; Mile 158.0 Myrtle Grove Midstream terminal: no delays expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: 5 days delay expected. Ten-day forecast for Carrolton Gauge/New Orleans: expected to decrease to 4.6 ft. by 9/2/06 Portland 14-02-06 Columbia Grain terminal: 2 days delay expected; CLD Irving terminal: no delays expected; CLD, O Dock terminals: no delays expected. Seattle, WA 14-02-06 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay expected. Tacoma, WA 14-02-06 Temco terminal: 2 days delay expected. Vancouver, WA 14-02-06 United Harvest terminal: 2 days delay expected.

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