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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 169 Number 169 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Friday 06-07-2007 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles taken from various news sites. THIS NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY : VLIERODAM WIRE ROPES Ltd. wire ropes, chains, hooks, shackles, webbing slings, lifting beams, crane blocks, turnbuckles etc. Binnenbaan 36 3161VB RHOON The Netherlands Telephone: (+31)105018000 (+31) 105015440 (a.o.h.) Fax : (+31)105013843 Internet & E-mail www.vlierodam.nl [email protected] The Costa Classica seen anchored in Rosendal, Norway. Photo : Henry Veringa © PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 1 7/5/2007 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 169 SVITZER OCEAN TOWAGE Jupiterstraat 33 Telephone : + 31 2555 627 11 2132 HC Hoofddorp Telefax : + 31 2355 718 96 The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] DO YOU HAVE PICTURES OR OTHER SHIPPING RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE NEWS CLIPPINGS ?? PLEASE SEND THIS TO : [email protected] EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS The BIBBY SAPPHIRE seen approaching Ijmuiden Photo : Joop Marechal © Greek island pollution from sunken cruise ship is negligible, says company Pollution around the shores of the Greek island of Santorini in April from a cruise ship that sank there is "nearly minimal," the ship's owners said on Wednesday. A study conducted by the state Hellenic Centre for Marine Research based on water samples taken shortly after the shipwreck showed that "the effects on the area's marine environment are nearly minimal," Cyprus-based Louis Hellenic Cruises said in a statement. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 2 7/5/2007 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 169 The study was commissioned by Louis Hellenic Cruises, which has been accused by Santorini authorities of polluting the island just ahead of the busy tourist season that draws thousands of visitors every year. The Greek government has imposed a 1.174 million euro fine on Cyprus's largest tourism and leisure firm, saying "large sections" of the coast near the site were stricken with pollutants and that rare marine species are at risk. The 143-metre Sea Diamond sank to a depth of 140 metres after hitting a charted reef on April 5. The port authority of Santorini has levelled a separate fine of 9-17,000 euros per day, totalling over 560,000 euros so far. The company counters that the fine is "entirely unfair and unfounded" and will contest it, arguing that it had already spent more than over four million euros on cleanup operations and another 4.3 million to create a fund for plaintiffs of the shipwreck. The Sea Diamond originally had 500 tonnes of fuel on board and more than two thirds have since been collected from the surface according to the merchant marine ministry. The ministry insists that the situation is "under complete control" but has itself come under criticism for failing to quickly organise a fuel removal operation. Louis last month said that pumping out oil remaining in the wreck would be "extremely dangerous" given the depth and condition of the ship and that salvaging the cruiser is also viewed as a non-starter. Some 1600 passengers and crew were safely evacuated but two French tourists -- a 45-year-old man and his 16-year- old daughter -- disappeared and are presumed dead. The Sea Diamond's captain and five officers have been charged with negligence, breaching international shipping safety regulations and polluting the environment. KNRM evacueert patiënt van coaster Amsteldijk Door : Ron Zegers – KNRM Hoek van Holland Donderdagochtend 5 juli om 11.15 uur werd de Hoekse KNRM bemanning opgeroepen door het Kustwachtcentrum om een patiënt te evacueren van de coaster Amsteldijk. Het schip lag voor anker in ankergebied 5, 12 mijl west buiten de pieren van Hoek van Holland. Om 11.30 voer de KNRM reddingboot Jeanine Parqui op de waterweg met een pittige Westenwind van 5 beaufort pal tegen. Buiten de pieren bleef de golfslag venijnig doorstaan met golven van 1 tot 2 meter hoogte. De kapitein van de Amsteldijk werd gevraagd ankerop te gaan zo lij te maken om de overname van de patiënt veiliger te laten verlopen. Om 13.35 was de reddingboot Jeanine Parqui langszij de Amsteldijk en werd de patient met zijn bagage overgenomen. Het bleek te gaan om een Filippijnse zeeman die pijn op de borst had. Aan boord van de coaster was te weinig kennis en medicijnen om de man te behandelen. Op weg naar de vaste wal had de reddingboot wind en golven mee zodat om 13.00 uur werd aangemeerd in de Berghaven van Hoek van Holland. De bestelde taxi stond er nog niet, de marechaussee wel om de man te controleren. Hierna is de Filippijnse zeeman naar het Havenziekenhuis vervoerd voor verder onderzoek. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 3 7/5/2007 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 169 The CSAV SHANGHAI seen approaching Willemstad (Curacao) Photo : Kees Bustraan © Ship with smuggled cigs and beer seized The Customs Department scored its biggest ever haul of contraband when it seized a 200-tonne ship ferrying 31 containers of illegal cigarettes and beer in Bintulu, Sarawak in the wee hours of Sunday. The vessel, registered in Mongolia and had last called at Singapore, had on board RM4mil worth of beer and cigarettes. Unpaid duties for the 43,960 cartons of beer and 444,000 cartons of cigarettes totalled a whopping RM21mil. Customs director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid said the ship had been under surveillance for two days by a crack team from here. “At around midnight, we saw the ship anchored at a private jetty about three nautical miles inland from the mouth of Sg Kemena in Bintulu. “When we boarded the ship, the captain couldn’t produce any documents and the cigarettes had labels purportedly from both the Health Ministry and the Customs Department. “Besides the vessel, we also confiscated five lorry trailers found near the jetty, which we suspect were to be used to ferry out the goods. “This is the biggest attempt at smuggling via sea that the department has thwarted since a similar incident in Batu Pahat in June last year involving RM3mil worth of goods,” he told reporters at his office here yesterday. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 4 7/5/2007 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 169 Eighteen people aged between 33 and 53, have been detained – the 10-member ship crew, which included a Malaysian, and eight locals caught at the jetty. He said the department was trying to trace the owner of the vessel and the private jetty. The Russian icebreaker MOSKVA seen under construction Photo : Tomasz Grotnik © PEACEBOAT arrives to Aden Japanese cruise ship ‘PeaceBoat’ arrived to Aden yesterday, carrying over one thousand Japanese and international students in order to promote a culture of peace around the world. Mr.Abpl Sato, coordinator of the voyage in Yemen, stated that the objective of the voyage is to learn about the culture and history of Yemen. He also indicated that several events have been scheduled for the students such as visiting Aden University, Yemeni Women’s Union offices, and a number of schools as well as kindergartens. The students will also visit historical sites in Aden and Taiz governorates, and will hold a football match between the cruise ship’s league and one of Aden’s prominent teams. The Voyages of PeaceBoat take part for three months around the world; the 58th Voyage for Peace departed Yokohama, Japan on June 9, 2007 and will return on September 20, 2007. It will visit 22 ports of call, including first ever calls to Mikonos, Greece, and Copenhagen, Denmark, and the first call in many years to the port of Aden, Yemen. The Peace Boat will take an equatorial course around the world, passing through the Suez and Panama canals along the way. Additionally, it organizes its voyages on chartered passenger ships, adapting the onboard spaces to provide a unique and dynamic environment for its participants. Since June 2003, PeaceBoat has been chartering TSS The Topaz for its global voyages. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 5 7/5/2007 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 169 CASUALTY REPORTING Tel: +31 115 645000 - www.multraship.com Beloved heritage tall ship is'probably going to sink' The Robertson II, a tall ship affectionately known to generations of Sail and Life Training Society grads as "the Robbie," went down on a reef off Saturna Island on the weekend. None of the approximately half-dozen crew members and passengers was injured in the accident, but damage to the ship was significant, according to Canadian Coast Guard maritime controller Darren Morley. The ship, which was sold by SALTS in 2003, has spent the last few days listing at a near-90 degree angle near the entrance to Saturna's Winter Cove. "It looks like it's taking on water, so it looks like it's probably going to sink," said Toby Snelgrove, a Mayne Island trauma counsellor and photographer who came upon the wreck while setting crab traps. "If you get water in the hull, and with the tide going down, the risk is pretty high. They probably don't have a hope in hell." The coast guard sent out a ship to help rescue the crew, but wasn't able to do much else. The owners called in private salvage operators, while Transport Canada environmental response crews arrived on scene to contain an oil leak. As of press time, salvage attempts on the 67-year-old heritage schooner hadn't been successful. Morley said the ship probably foundered on the reef at high tide because of the strength of the tides in that area at this time of year.

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