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 March 25 2005 Italian state ferry spat spills over in private sector stoppage by John McLaughlin, Lloyd’s List Correspondent — Monday March 21 2005

HE long-simmering feud between which some private shipowners continue to cruise ferry Sharden, sistership of the Italian state-owned ferry operator allege the distortion of competition from Nuraghes, at Fincantieri’s Castellamare di TTirrenia and its private-sector payments made to these companies for Stabia yard. rivals broke into the open once again last maintaining connections with the smaller The vessel has capacity for 3,000 week, with a two-hour work stoppage by islands”. passengers and 1,085 vehicles and like the small operators in the Gulf of Naples in It noted that the same shipowners had Nuraghes was built to cruiseship standards. protest at what they see as unfair protested those payments to the European competition from Caremar, one of a authorities in 1999, and that, after long Expensive string of small companies operating study, the European Commission ruled in under the Tirrenia umbrella. March last year that they were admissible. The arguments made to the EC duly In a statement issued on Wednesday, The Tirrenia companies charged last resurfaced last week. As Mr Onorato put it: Moby Lines president Vicenzo Onorato said week that these private operators “are now “The difference between the ‘controlled’ the Gulf of Naples operators “intend to call trying to get what they had counted on prices charged by the state company, and the attention of the European Union, the getting from the EC by hurting their own the more expensive rates calculated at Italian government, the Campania region customers”. market prices by the private shipowners and other relevant institutions to the risks creating a genuine case of commercial impossibility of running a healthy business Offset dumping, such that the prices charged by when faced with continuous cost increases the private shipowners are no longer and competition from a public company That EC ruling found that state aid to competitive, even if they offer higher levels strengthened by continuous state subsidies”. five regional companies within the Tirrenia of service.” group, intended to offset the cost of The three Tirrenia companies countered Pricing policy providing what is essentially a public that the private operators benefited from a service to the smaller Italian islands, was 50% relief on social security and welfare Mr Onorato — whose company does not legal. The aid is to remain in force until contributions for their employees, a benefit operate in the Gulf of Naples but joined the 2008. At the same time, the Italian Tirrenia’s regional units had been strike in sympathy, halting operations for government had stated that it would embark unexpectedly denied. two hours on its Elba service between on Tirrenia’s privatisation once the EC They added that Tirrenia’s operations do Piombino and Portoferraio — charged that ruled on the matter, yet there appears to not have the freedom that the private Tirrenia’s subsidy-fuelled pricing policy have been no progress on that count to date. operators have to set prices, sailing amounted to dumping. Indeed, much to the irritation of its schedules or routes, exactly because they A withering response on Thursday from private rivals, the state-owned ferry group report to various government ministries. Caremar, Saremar and Toremar, the three has spent heavily to renew its fleet in the The companies themselves had sought to Tirrenia units operating in the region, interim, most recently building the €120m increase prices for some time, they said. expressed “amazement at the obstinacy with

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

ALIDA general SWE LR 12,750 14,240 1977 Sustained damage to rudder stock Mar 9 while GORTHON stopped in an ice field in the St. Lawrence Gulf, in lat 49 04N, long 62 58.12W. Sailed Mar 13 for dry dock at Les Mechins, for repairs.

DAIHATSU MARU vehicle JPN — 699 1,078 1986 In collision with barge Eikei off Moji Mar 11 in NO.8 carrier dense fog. Bow damage in way of forepeak tank, which flooded. Discharged cargo at Nakatsu and proceeded to Imabari Mar 13 for drydocking.

DD.1 ro-ro TUR — 335 — — Sank in lat 40 57.45N, long 28 56.85E, Mar 12, due to bad weather. Bosporus closed to shipping. Seven LPG tanks retrieved. Bosporus re-opened late same day.

EIKEI barge — — 461 — — In collision with vehicle Daihatsu Maru No.8 off Moji Mar 11 in dense fog. Damage to port side hull. Discharged cargo at Ube and proceeded Mar 12 for Wakamatsu for repairs.

ENTERPRISE bulker ATG NV 6,389 8,709 1985 Reported engine breakdown off Port Kembla, in 34 27.9S, 150 54.1E, Mar 15. Towed into Port Kembla.

EXPLORER 1 fishing —————Reported fire on board in lat 52 49N, long 06 03W, Mar 13. Sank in lat 53 00.8N, long 06 00.4W, Mar 14. All 3 crew rescued.

GABRIELLE part ATG GL 3,978 5,273 1994 Reported 16 Mar 2005 salvage services being container rendered under LOF following gearbox problems off Cat Island, in lat 24 24N, long 75 31W. One tug on scene, another due Mar 16. Under tow Mar 16, bound West Palm Beach.

KEGAN DAVID fishing USA — 94 — 1995 Lost steering in north-east Yucatan Straits DREW Mar 16, due to hydraulic problems. Another vessel in attendance, awaiting US Coast Guard vessel.

KURI PEARL — — — — — — Sank at Gove 12 Mar 2005 during cyclone "Ingrid."

KYROS general COK — 771 859 1966 Arrived Hitra Mar 11 for repairs after touching bottom. To be put on slipway Mar 15.

LAUREN support USA — 93 — 1973 Capsized and sank at South Timalier Block 21, vessel about 20 miles south of Fourchon, Mar 13. All 4 crew rescued. Salvage plans being drafted. Investigation under way.

LUJIN II general PRK RM 5,987 8,900 1976 Had main engine failure near Constantza after sailing Constantza Mar 7. Returned to Constantza Mar 11 in tow to carry out repairs.

TRISHNA — — — — — — Sank in Gabkhan Channel, Bangladesh, after collision with tanker Jamuna Mar 10. Eleven of the 12 crew safe. Navigation in the channel severely disrupted. Refloating operations under way 13 Mar.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Maritime Safety Authority expects Reports appear in alphabetical Aratere to resume carrying passengers order under the following from Monday (Mar 14). The vessel headings and relevant page developed steering problems on the number: way into Wellington Harbour last month and was ordered to only carry cargo until the MSA was satisfied it Marine, including Overdue was safe. MSA acting director Bruce & Missing Vessels 1 ALEXANDROS (Panama) Maroc says the ferry has undergone a London, Mar 12 -- A press report, very robust and systematic Piracy 9 dated today, states: The Egyptian assessment. Foreign Ministry today confirmed that ARKLOW SAND (Netherlands) Port State Control 10 general cargo Alexandros, which disappeared on Jan 4 off the Libyan London, Mar 16 -- General cargo coasts, sank with 10 Egyptian sailors Arklow Sand sailed Rotterdam 1320, Seizures & Arrests 11 on board missing, the official MENA Mar 14 and passed Dover Strait same news agency reported. Two months day for Corunna. Pipeline Accidents 12 after its disappearance, Libyan and Egyptian authorities concluded that ASPEN (Panama) the vessel had most probably sunk, an Managua, Mar 9 -- General cargo Pollution 12 Egyptian Foreign Ministry source was Aspen arrived Corinto Feb 22 from San quoted as saying. The vessel left Juan del Sur and is still in port. -- Lloyd's Agents Weather & Navigation 12 Aqaba for Tunisia on Dec 31. It sent an SOS on Jan 4 before disappearing near the Libyan coasts. After ATHOS I (Cyprus) Earthquakes 18 strenuous search operations, the London, Mar 16 -- A Delaware River Libyan authorities told the Egyptian Oil Spill Joint Information Centre Foreign Ministry on Feb 1 that the report, dated Mar 15, states: Crude oil Volcanic Activity 19 vessel was not found in Libyan tanker Athos I, latest updates: Four territorial waters. hundred and sixty-eight responders Political & Civil Unrest 19 are working in the command centre ALGA (St. Vincent & Grenadines) and along the Delaware River. Some Aarhus, Mar 16 -- General cargo Alga 191,695 gallons of oil and oily liquid Kidnappings 24 left Aarhus Mar 15 for Klaipeda. -- has been recovered and 13,557 tons of Lloyd's Agents. oily solids (cleanup materials and oil) have been collected. Experts report Labour Disputes 24 ALIDA GORTHON (Sweden) 385 birds have been released and 184 London, Mar 14 -- General cargo birds are reported deceased. Seventy- Awards & Settlements 26 Alida Gorthon (12750 gt, built 1977) eight percent of the heavily oiled sustained damages to its rudder stock, areas, 55% of the medium oiled areas, and 34% of the lightly oiled areas have Railway Accidents 27 while stopped in an ice field in the Gulf of St.Lawrence, in lat 49 04N, been grossly decontaminated. Thirty- long 62 58.12W, on Mar 9. The vessel eight facilities have been grossly Robberies & Thefts 28 is now bound for dry dock for repair. decontaminated with seven currently (Note -- Alida Gorthon sailed being decontaminated. Out of 21 marina's needing decontamination, 15 Miscellaneous 28 Philadelphia Mar 5 for Canada.) Montreal, Mar 15 -- General cargo have been fully decontaminated. Alida Gorthon, Philadelphia for Three Ninety-six recreation boats have been Fires & Explosions 29 Rivers, encountered heavy ice decontaminated. conditions during transit following recommended ice route. The vessel, ATLAS SKY (NIS) Aviation 32 under icebreaker escorts, got stuck in Poznan, Mar 15 -- Bulk Atlas Sky ice at several locations Mar 10. The (20456 gt, built 1983), Riga for Product Recalls 35 crew noted something wrong with the Newport, with a load of 30,000 tonnes rudder which could not be moved more of coal, had generator failure and was than 10-15 degrees to starboard. towed to Gdynia by tug Varius. Master Port Conditions 36 Inspection revealed no damage to advised that repairs will be finalised rudder or propeller but the rudder Mar 18 and is due to depart Mar 19. -- Lloyd's Agents. Port Conditions charts 36 stock was found twisted 27-28 degrees with rudder stock housing slightly indented. Class required immediate BALTIYSKIY 21 (Russia) repair. Vessel departed for Les London, Mar 15 -- General cargo Mechins, Verreault Navigation Inc at Baltiyskiy 21, Villanova (? Villanueva © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 1430, Mar 13, for permanent repairs. - y Geltru), for Casablanca, passed These reports may not be reproduced, - Lloyd's Agents. Tarifa 1023, Mar 12. stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means ANNTORO (Norway) BARGE BREAKAWAYS, OHIO electronic, mechanical, photographic, Trondheim, Mar 11 -- Kvernhusvik RIVER, UNITED STATES recorded or otherise without the prior Shipyard, at Hitra, inform there is London, Mar 16 -- A press report, written permission of the publisher. still no decision regarding possible dated Mar 15, states: The Coast Guard repairs to general cargo Anntoro. -- has disciplined the master of tug Jon Lloyd's Agents. J.Strong found to have misjudged Ohio River currents during a January flood, ARATERE (New Zealand) leading to a barge accident that closed London, Mar 11 -- A press report, 42 miles of the waterway for nearly dated today, states: After a month of two weeks. In an investigative report sailing with freight only, the Cook the Coast Guard said it warned of high Strait ro/ro Aratere is likely to be and fast-moving water the day before allowed to take passengers next week. the Jan 6 accident but the tug master Subject to a final inspection, the "failed to request an assist tow during

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1 Marine severe weather conditions and he BROTHER JOY (South Korea) Additionally, they cemented together failed to ensure his tow and vessel was Busan, Mar 15 -- According to owners 72 clusters of broken corals, forming adequate given the river conditions." of general cargo Brother Joy the vessel what were described as coral flower Based on its investigation, the Coast will arrive at Busan Mar 17 for arrangements of broken but still-living Guard suspended Victor A. Baker's repairs, but its repair schedule has not corals. Most of the damage was caused merchant mariners licence for one yet been decided at this time. -- by cables between tugboats and Cape month and placed him on two months' Lloyd's Sub-agents. Flattery, which ran aground off probation. Baker was also required to Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbour on attend refresher courses in BRUNHILDE SALAMON Feb 2 and was pulled free eight days navigation and pilot house (Marshall Islands) later. "Despite the big swell we've management. "He was an experienced Zeebrugge, Mar 13 -- Bulk Brunhilde seen, we've inspected the work and pilot," Coast Guard investigator Lt. Salamon (39126 gt, built 2001), bound everything's locked in. We're real Chris Vargo said today. "That why Terneuzen, reported with engine pleased," Naughton said. Naughton we're requiring him as part of the trouble near Flushing Roads at 1610, said that early on, divers used straight settlement agreement to go through a local time, Mar 13. Two tugs attending concrete, which can take some time to refresher course." Jon J.Strong and vessel will move to anchorage harden. Recently, the teams of divers stalled in the current as it was near Flushing Roads for investigation. have been working with concrete to pushing 12 coal barges out of the -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. (Note -- which a bonding agent has been Belleville Lock and Dam. Nine barges Brunhilde Salamon left Tubarao Feb added, which speeds hardening. "We broke free and three of them crashed 15 for Ghent.) have about 10 minutes. On some of the into the dam, jamming its water Zeebrugge, Mar 13 -- Bulk Brunhilde bigger coral heads, we have a diver control gates open. A fourth sank Salamon was towed to Flushing Roads stay and hold it still. It's working real next to the dam. Because the gates anchorage and anchored at 1817, local well," he said. Dive teams also have could not be closed, water levels in time, following engine trouble. Engine identified for recovery a few pieces of the river between Belleville and the problem was resolved at 1933, local man-made debris, including pieces of Willow Island Lock and Dam fell too time, and vessel now awaiting high cable, hose and miscellaneous objects, low for barges to navigate. The U.S. water before proceeding to Terneuzen. he said. The team consists of Army Corps of Engineers closed the -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. government divers, with help from section between Jan 19 and Feb 1. Maassluis, Mar 15 -- Bulk Brunhilde contractor Cates International. The closure cost about $2.5 million a Salamon moored alongside at Ghent day in lost commerce and resulted in at 0945 this morning. -- Lloyd's Sub- CATALYST (Panama) two class-action lawsuits by residents agents. See "Gibraltar" under "Port State who say the drop in water caused Control." their riverfront property to erode and BRUNO SALAMON (Panama) slip. According to the Coast Guard Istanbul Mar 11 -- Bulk Bruno CHEMBULK NEW ORLEANS report, Baker and the company, B&H Salamon (38431 gt, built 1998), (Singapore) Towing Inc of Paducah, Ky, decided Norfolk for Nikolayev, grounded near London, Mar 17 -- Understand not to delay the trip because the tug Ahirkapi at 1120, local time, Mar 10. salvage services have been rendered to had successfully navigated a stretch There has been no change in the chem.tank Chembulk New Orleans of river immediately downstream vessels' position. -- Lloyd's Agents. (20033 gt, built 2003), loaded, by from the Belleville lock. "The (Note -- Bruno Salamon sailed Norfolk Nippon Salvage under Lloyd's Open information used by both B&H (USA) Feb 19 and subsequently passed Form following grounding near Towing and the Master in making the Gibraltar Mar 4.) Cartagena, Colombia. Vessel was determination to push 12 loaded London, Mar 14 -- Following received refloated Mar 12 and arrived barges did not accurately represent from Ankara MSRCC, timed 1120, Cartagena anchorage same day where the true conditions at the lock prior UTC: Bulk Bruno Salamon remains understand only slight scratches found to this casualty," the report said. aground but tugs on scene have just on bottom. (Note -- Chembulk New Vargo said when Jon J.Strong left the started refloating efforts. Orleans, from Mejillones, passed lock, it did not have enough London, Mar 16 -- Following received Panama Canal Mar 7.) momentum to push into the oncoming from Ankara MSRCC, timed 1110, current. "The water in the lock UTC: Bulk Bruno Salamon is still CPT COSTAS (Cyprus) chamber is nowhere near the same aground at present. London, Mar 12 -- Following received current as the river," he said. To from Australia RCC, timed 0340, UTC: break into the current, some masters CAPE FLATTERY (Hong Kong) Bulk Cpt Costas (70595 gt, built 1981) back up their tows to get a running London, Mar 15 -- A press report, stopped in lat 19 06S, long 116 59E start. Because of the amount of debris dated today, states: Divers are seeing due to a gas leakage in its engine- in the lock chamber, Baker pushed reef fish returning to rescued coral room. Vessel is effecting repairs and the tug into the river so debris heads at the site of last month's rectifying problems by itself. accumulated in front of the two grounding of bulk Cape Flattery. London, Mar 12 -- Following received leading barges could be swept into While there were a few small fish from Australia RCC, timed 1155, UTC: the river. He then backed the barge swimming around some of the toppled Bulk Cpt Costas completed repairs and into the chamber about 200 to 300 corals as they lay on the sea floor, has since arrived Dampier. feet so he could get a running start. communities of marine life seem to be Once it hit the current "it just returning to coral heads that have CRISTOFORO COLOMBO stopped," Vargo said. "That's what the been set upright by divers, said John (Belgium) investigation concluded. The reason it Naughton, National Oceanic and Rotterdam, Mar 17 -- The attempt to stalled out, there was obviously a Atmospheric Administration marine salve hopper dredger Cristoforo lack of power," he said. biologist. "We're seeing large numbers Colombo was terminated without of fish utilizing the colonies. The result. -- SMIT Internationale NV. BAUMWALL (Germany) density seems greater. We see London, Mar 12 -- General cargo damselfish, po'opa'a (stocky hawkfish), DAIHATSU MARU NO.8 (Japan) Baumwall arrived Hamburg 1306, wrasses and other things, including Moji, Mar 14 -- Vehicle Daihatsu Mar 10, from Oxelosund and sailed some invertebrates, mostly crabs," he Maru No.8 (699 gt, built 1986), 2310, Mar 11 for Klaipeda.) said. Repairs to the damaged coral are Amagasaki to Shimonoseki, with progressing even as life is returning to vehicles, was in collision with barge BBC SCOTLAND (Gibraltar) the area. Working in water 30 to 65 Eikei, 461 gt, which was being pushed Messina, Mar 16 -- General cargo feet deep, divers have been cementing by tug Taiyou Maru No.18, Moji for BBC Scotland is still at Messina broken coral heads back to the reef Ube, with crushed rock, off Moji, in undergoing main engine repairs. The floor. As of Friday (Mar 11), they had dense fog, at approximately 0625, Mar vessel is expected to sail Mar 17 for affixed more than 400 coral heads, 11. Daihatsu Maru No.8 sustained bow Korsakov. -- Lloyd's Agents. ranging in size from 6 inches to 3 feet. damage in way of forepeak tank and

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2 Marine the forepeak tank was flooded. No oil residential districts, in case of an DIYA KOWULLA (Sri Lanka) leak or injuries nor cargo damage was explosion. Authorities closed the See "South-East Asia" under reported. After discharging part of the Bosporus Strait to maritime traffic "Earthquakes." cars at Shimonoseki on Mar 11, the after a ro-ro vessel carrying seven vessel sailed for Nakatsu the same day tanker trucks loaded with 138 tonnes ECSTASY (Panama) and upon completion of discharge of of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sank London, Mar 11 -- A press report, the remaining cars there, it returned in the waterway late yesterday. The dated Mar 10, states: A five-day cruise to Shimonoseki on Mar 12 for authorities said they took control of to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula has authorities' investigation. Upon the drifting vehicles after battling bad turned into a "cruise to nowhere" completion of the investigation it weather and the treacherous currents because of engine problems aboard the sailed for Imabari for drydocking and of the Bosporus for about 10 hours. Carnival cruise passenger Ecstasy, necessary repairs yesterday. Eikei "The danger is over," Baris Tozar, company officials said. Ecstasy was sustained damage to its port side hull, deputy undersecretary of the transport standing off the port of Progreso, but no oil leak or injuries was ministry, said, adding that an Mexico, today awaiting arrival of parts reported. After discharge of the cargo explosion would have endangered long for a repair, Carnival spokeswoman at Ube the barge went to Wakamatsu stretches of the coast. The official Jennifer de la Cruz said. The vessel, for necessary repairs on Mar 12. -- explained that four of the trucks were with more than 2,000 passengers, Lloyd's Agents. tied safely at a quay on the city's departed Galveston 12 hours late Asian side. The three others were still Monday (Mar 7) but so far is expected DD.1 (Turkey) lying on rocks at the shore of the to return to Galveston on schedule at Istanbul, Mar 13 -- Turkish maritime Ahirkapi district on the city's 0800 Saturday (Mar 12), she said. authorities closed the Bosporus European side, but were under control, Passengers were advised in writing shipping channel today to all traffic he said. One of them had begun to leak before departure that an engine after a roll-on roll-off ship (DD.1, 335 after hitting a rock, but all gas had problem had developed on last week's gt) carrying liquefied petroleum gas been discharged and posed no danger. cruise, de la Cruz said. A letter (believed in road tankers) sank due to Unable to apparoach the three tankers distributed to passengers offered a full bad weather, a shipping official said. from sea due to bad weather, the refund if they chose not to sail. "The Seven LPG tanks, which floated to the authorities were planning to tow them letter defines several different surface after the ship sank, were to a safe dock later in the day, Tozar scenarios and one of them was that the retrieved. -- Reuters. said, adding that the operation still vessel might not be able to go to any London, Mar 13 -- Following received required a measure of caution. "There port," de la Cruz said. Although the from Ankara MSRCC, timed 1135, is still some danger, even though it is letter warns of a possible "cruise to UTC: Ro/ro DD.1, Kartal for not a serious one," he said. "All nowhere," it calls a trip without any Zeytinburnu, sank in lat 40 57.45N, precautions have been taken." Mexican port visits "unlikely." The long 28 56.85E, at 2205, local time, Authorities closed all traffic on the vessel was scheduled to arrive in Mar 12. All three crew and five seafront road and evacuated Cozumel, Mexico, at 0900 Wednesday passengers were rescued. fishermen's facilities on the coast. and arrive in Playa del Carmen, London, Mar 13 -- A press report, Fire-fighters and ambulances were Mexico, for a day's visit today. dated today, states: A Turkish ship also put on alert. Officials also Although the vessel's speed and carrying liquefied petroleum gas sank launched an investigation into the ro- itinerary changed, all other systems near the entrance of the Bosporus ro vessel, which Tozar said was sailing and services are normal, de la Cruz waterway, forcing authorities to close in the waterway with dangerous cargo said. Passengers will receive a 50 the channel, officials said. The ship on board outside the permitted hours percent refund on this week's cruise sank late yesterday in the Marmara and despite the bad weather and a 25 percent discount on any Sea off Istanbul's suburban conditions. The Bosporus was expected three- to eight-day future cruise with Zeytinburnu neighbourhood, to be reopened later today. Carnival, de la Cruz said. Passengers authorities said. Rescuers safely London, Mar 14 -- A press report, also are to receive $40 each to cover retrieved the vessel's "eight" crew dated today, states: Authorities closed the cost of meals they purchased members and managed overnight to the Bosporus Strait to maritime traffic before departing Galveston, she said. drag the ship's seven 22-ton petroleum after a ro-ro vessel (ro/ro DD.1) London, Mar 12 -- A Carnival Cruise gas tanks to shore, authorities said. carrying seven tanker trucks loaded Line release, dated Mar 11, states: But the Bosporus was closed today to with 138 tonnes of liquefied petroleum Passenger Ecstasy Mar 12 departure: shipping as a precaution, local officials gas (LPG) sank in the waterway late We have been experiencing problems said. Some local ferry services were Saturday. The authorities said they with the ship's propulsion system. We also cancelled. A news agency reported took control of the drifting vehicles have brought special technicians one of the tanks was punctured, but after battling bad weather and the onboard to assist our onboard official Baris Tozar said there no treacherous currents of the Bosporus technical team in making the required environmental damage. Authorities for about 10 hours. Five of the tankers repairs. This problem is only were investigating the cause of the were towed safely to a quay on the impacting the ship's cruising speed accident, Tozar added. Asian side by yesterday afternoon. The and all other systems and hotel London, Mar 13 -- A press report, Bosporus was re-opened to traffic at services are operating normally. Since dated today, states: Turkish ro/ro around 1900, UTC, an official from the we have not yet completed the repair, DD.1, laden with seven units 22 tons crisis desk of the coastal safety agency we think it is unlikely that the ship capacity LPG tanker trucks from said. The two other vehicles were still will be able to operate its scheduled Kartal bound Zeytinburnu, sank at C4 lying on rocks at the shore of the itinerary. However, should the problem anchorage zone 2205, local time, Ahirkapi district on the European side, be fixed in time, and the ship be able yesterday. Eight crew members and but were under control, he said. All gas to operate at normal cruising speeds, drivers rescued. Floating seven lpg in one of them was discharged after the we will proceed to Cozumel and Calica tanker trucks have been taken under tanker hit a rock and began leaking. as originally planned. Should we be control by the coastal safety and The other one also started leaking unable to provide the normal itinerary salvage administration teams. while authorities attempted to tow it, and require a modified itinerary to Istanbul strait traffic was suspended forcing work to be called off until this include one Mexican port of call, at 2230, local time, yesterday morning. All traffic on the seafront Progreso, Calica or Cozumel, we will London, Mar 13 -- A press report, road was closed and fishermens' provide the following compensation: 1. dated today, states: Maritime officials facilities on the coast evacuated. 25% refund of the cruise fare paid for in Istanbul struggled for hours to this cruise. We will process this refund retrieve several LPG tanker trucks DETTIFOSS (Antigua & Barbuda) within two weeks. 2. 25% discount on from the Bosporus Strait after the ship London, Mar 16 -- C.c. Dettifoss a future 3 to 8 day Carnival cruise. (ro/ro DD.1) carrying them sank. The sailed Rotterdam 2005, Mar 14, This discount will be available on accident raised alarm over the safety arrived Hamburg 1405, Mar 15 and departures through Dec 15, 2006 of Istanbul's coastal areas, including sailed 2245 same day for Gothenburg. (Christmas and New Years cruises are

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3 Marine excluded). This offer is non- 2100 Friday (Mar 11), but the exact EXCALIBUR transferable. Should we be unable to cause is uncertain, said Newport London, Mar 14 -- A press report, reach a port of call on this sailing, we Beach Lifeguard Lt. John Mitchell. dated today, states: An inquest into will provide the following Lifeguards were on scene to keep the death of four sailors has been told compensation: 1. 50% refund of the beach visitors at a safe distance from a poorly manufactured keel could have cruise fare paid for this cruise. We will the ship. The vessel has been floating caused their yacht to overturn off the process this refund within two weeks. just offshore for about the last two New South Wales mid-north coast. 2. 25% discount on a future 3 to 8 day months, helping manage a 1,200-foot Melbourne yacht Excalibur capsized Carnival cruise. This discount will be pipe carrying sediment dredged from off the coast of Port Stephens in available on departures through Dece the Santa Ana River to an offshore September, 2002, when its keel broke 15, 2006 (Christmas and New Years disposal site between Fern and 60th into two pieces in rough seas. The cruises are excluded). This offer is streets. "What we do know is the fact body of Christopher Heyes was found non-transferable. Should you elect to that Friday afternoon in an attempt to with the upturned yacht, while Anne- cancel, you may receive a full refund pull the dredge pipe back offshore in a Marie Pope, Tracy Luke and Peter or future cruise credit. position to start production again, one McLeod were all presumed to have London, Mar 13 -- A press report, of the cables wrapped around one of the drowned. Two people, including the dated today, states: After five days on propellers," Mitchell said. A diver freed yacht's skipper, were rescued after passenger Ecstasy hundreds of the cable, but Eland may have lost seven hours in the water. The passengers disembarked in Galveston manoeuvrability long enough to drift Coroner's Court was today told a yesterday seething with anger at inland, or its anchor may have slipped. police examination of the salvaged Carnival Cruise Lines. Many Two tugs tried to pull the ship back to yacht showed the keel broke in two, at interviewed said they were tricked sea during high tide yesterday a point which had previously been cut, into wasting money and vacation time morning, the same procedure worked and was then "poorly" welded together. puttering around the Caribbean on a when Eland ran aground Feb 6, but The inquest is set down for two weeks. disabled ship. Some said the most one of the cables pulling the vessel exciting part of the cruise was a broke and the effort failed, Mitchell EXPLORER 1 protest in which they unsuccessfully said. Workers were expected to try London, Mar 14 -- Following received demanded all their money back again at high tide yesterday evening. from Coastguard Dublin MRCC, timed because they could not make landfall The project was supposed to be 1100, UTC: Fishing Explorer 1, 80 foot at Cozumel. Jennifer de la Cruz, wrapping up about now. Heavy storms converted trawler, three people on spokeswoman for Miami-based and damaged pipes have caused minor board, reported at fire on board in lat Carnival, said the 2,000 passengers delays, and the fast-approaching 52 49N, long 06 03W at about 1740, were warned before boarding Monday nesting season of the endangered least UTC, Mar 13. Arklow and Wicklow they might go on a "cruise to nowhere" terns, which live on an offshore island lifeboats tasked. Vessel Le Emer took because one of the ship's two near the dredging project, could mean over surveillance of casualty at 0041, propulsion systems was damaged. She the dredging will drag on until this fall. UTC but not to attempt to extinguish said passengers were offered the London, Mar 13 -- Following received fire. Casualty reported sunk in lat 53 chance to cancel and receive full from Coast Guard Los Angeles, timed 00.8N, long 06 00.4W at about 0054, refunds, and about 80 did so. Those 0740, UTC: Supply Eland was UTC. Crew safely rescued and an who went on the cruise were refunded refloated about two hours ago. attempt will made to locate and buoy 50% of their fares, and offered an London, Mar 15 -- A press report, the casualty on seabed today. additional cruise at a 25% discount, de dated today, states: Supply Eland that la Cruz said. In addition, each went aground in Newport Beach was FAIRWEATHER (U.S.A.) passenger was given a $40 credit towed to Long Beach for an inspection London, Mar 17 -- An Alaska Marine because the ship took off several hours yesterday, two days after it ran ashore. Highway System press release, dated later than expected Monday because of Eland was refloated at 2205 Saturday Mar 15, states: Alaska Marine the mechanical problems. She said the (Mar 12) after being stuck on a shoal Highway System officials announced Ecstasy is seaworthy, and that no since late Friday, said Tony Migliorini of today that passenger ro/ro passengers were in danger during the the US Coast Guard. The latest incident Fairweather departed the Ketchikan trip. Another cruise was scheduled to may have been caused by a cable shipyard for Juneau this morning. It depart yesterday. De la Cruz said wrapped around a propeller, he said. will resume its schedule of service engineers would try to fix the engine between Juneau and Haines and problem, but passengers would be ELBE (Netherlands) Skagway on Thursday mornng (Mar offered the same compensation if the Maassluis, Mar 11 -- Museum tug 17). It will sail to Sitka on Friday. problem is not corrected. Many Elbe is still under repair, but has been passengers, scoffed at de la Cruz's shifted to the port of Maassluis. At FARLEY MOWAT (Canada) claim that they were notified about this moment it is unknown when the London, Mar 11 -- A press report, the ship's problems. De la Cruz said vessel will sail again, but the vessel dated Mar 10, states: Research Farley travel agents were notified Mar 4 that will never undertake commercial Mowat has now left Port Aux Basques the ship might have problems, but she activities again. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. and is heading for a dry dock in acknowledged many passengers may Lunenburg, NS. The vessel was forced not have heard anything until after ENERGIZER (Netherlands) to take refuge in Port Aux Basques on arriving to Galveston on Monday Bucharest, Mar 16 -- C.c. Energizer Sunday (Mar 6) after it started taking because most travel agencies are completed propulsion system repairs on water off Cape Breton. The closed on weekends. and sailed Constantza Mar 15 for Canadian Goast Guard escorted the Odessa. -- Lloyd's Agents. vessel into port. A small hole in the EGASCO FORTUNE (Egypt) hull has been temporarily repaired. Alexandria, Mar 13 -- Bulk Egasco ENRICO IEVOLI (Italy) The first officer said they expected to Fortune is still under arrest at See "Brittany, France" under arrive in Lunenburg on Saturday. Alexandria. -- Lloyd's Agents. "Pollution." Montreal, Mar 14 -- Research Farley Mowat sailed from Port aux Basques, EIKEI ENTERPRISE Newfoundland at 1514, Mar 10 and See Daihatsu Maru No.8. (Antigua & Barbuda) arrived at Liverpool, NS, at 1400, Mar London, Mar 16 -- Following received 12. Understand vessel is at Liverpool ELAND (U.S.A.) from Australia RCC, timed 0430, UTC: to effect hull repairs at the local London, Mar 13 -- A press report, At 2000, UTC, Mar 15, bulk Enterprise marine slip. -- Lloyd's Agents. dated today, states: A cable tangled in (6389 gt, built 1985) reported engine a propeller led to the second incident breakdown in lat 34 27.9S, long 150 FLECHA (Malta) in five weeks of supply Eland (298 gt, 54.1E, 1.7 miles off Port Kembla. See "Crew of Maltese Vessel at built 1969) running aground in West Vessel was subsequently towed into Wallaroo, Australia" under "Labour Newport. Eland ran aground around Port Kembla. Disputes."

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GABRIELLE (Antigua & Barbuda) London, Mar 15 -- Ref Hope Bay south of Fourchon, La. All four crew London, Mar 16 -- Understood sailed Valparaiso Mar 12 for Balboa. members onboard the liftboat were salvage services are being rendered to rescued by the crew of vessel part c.c. Gabrielle (3978 gt, built HUA LING (China) International Leader and were 1994), with 60 empty containers on See c.c. MSC Christina. transported ashore without injuries. board, by Titan Maritime under The Coast Guard has completed initial Lloyd's Open Form following gearbox IDATEN (Japan) questioning and standard drug and problems off Cat Island (lat 24 24N, See "Malacca Strait" under "Piracy." alcohol testing. A light sheen has been long 75 31W), Bahamas. A tug arrived sighted at the location of the vessel, on scene a short while ago and another JAMUNA (Bangladesh). sunk in about 31 feet of water. The tug is due on scene later today. See Trishna-1. Coast Guard has determined that Nassau, Mar 16 -- Part c.c. Gabrielle there is minimal threat to maritime is now under tow by a tug from Titan JM 2 (North Korea) traffic due to the vessel's proximity to Maritime, en route to West Palm London, Mar 13 -- Understand a nearby rig. Salvage plans are Beach, Florida. -- Lloyd's Agents. general cargo JM 2 was refloated Feb currently being drafted by the vessel's 26 and was towed to Buyukdere owner, Offshore Liftboats, L.L.C., of GOLDEN MERCHANT II anchorage. Galliano, La. (Hong Kong) London, Mar 12 -- C.c. Golden JON J.STRONG (U.S.A.) LUJIN II (North Korea) Merchant II was reported at 0227, Feb See "Barge Breakaways, Ohio River, Bucharest, Mar 14 -- General cargo 27 at berth 103 Quebec, with ETD United States" Lujin II (5987 gt, built 1976) sailed 0630 that day for Montreal. Vessel was Constantza Mar 7 for Bejaia but then reported at Section 67, Montreal, KARMSUND (Norway) sustained main engine failure near from Feb 28 until Mar 5, then at Trondheim, Mar 11 -- Molde Port Constantza port. The vessel returned Section 66 next day but not in port Authorities inform that general cargo to Constantza port in tow Mar 11, Mar 7. Karmsund was towed from the reportedly to carry out further repairs. harbour quay to Bols¯nes Yard, Molde. -- Lloyd's Agents. GRAND PHOENIX (Panama) It is estimated that repairs will be Avonmouth, Mar 11 -- On docking at completed by the end of this week or MALAKAND (Pakistan) Portbury on the am, tide, yesterday, the beginning of next week. -- Lloyd's See Moawin. vehicle Grand Phoenix (59300 gt, built Agents. 2005) came into contact with Portbury Trondheim, Mar 14 -- Bolsones Yard, MARTINA M pier causing damage to the port side. Molde, inform that repairs to general (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Temporary repairs were carried out cargo Karmsund not completed yet. -- Ymuiden, Mar 16 -- General cargo yesterday and overnight and vessel is Lloyd's Agents. Martina M remains aground. Fuel expected to sail this morning. -- removal is continuing. There is no Lloyd's Agents. KASCO (Liberia) estimation as to when the vessel will London, Mar 14 -- Vehicle Grand London, Mar 16 -- Chem.tank Kasco be refloated. -- Wijsmuller Salvage B.V. Phoenix sailed Bristol 1100, Mar 11 arrived Singapore 1659, Mar 14 and and subsequently arrived Ghent 2053, sailed 2350 same day for Belawan. MATIAS F.ERAUSQUIN Mar 12 and sailed 1442, Mar 13 for Buenos Aires, Mar 10 -- Both the hull Bremerhaven. KATERINA (Malta) and machinery surveys on bulk See under "Pollution." Oneida have now been completed. HANYANG GAS (South Korea) Vessel is technically released by the Busan, Mar 14 -- Lpg Hanyang Gas is KEGAN DAVID DREW (U.S.A.) Argentine Coast Guard but due to a still at Busan. Understand the vessel London, Mar 17 -- A press report, judicial restrain it can not move from will sail during April, bound for a dated yesterday, states: Fishing Kegan its current location. The bodies of two Chinese port, for scrapping. -- Lloyd's David Drew (94 gt, built 1965) lost of the four missing crew members of Sub-agents. steering capabilities due to hydraulic sand vessel Matias F.Erausquin were problems in north-east Yucatan found today. The vessel is detained by HENRIETTE (NIS) Straits, today. Coordination Centre a Federal Judge of Concepcion del London, Mar 13 -- Information contacted vessel Stellar Dream, only Uruguay. -- Lloyd's Agents. received from Sandnes, dated today, 22 miles from Kegan David Drew. At Buenos Aires, Mar 11 -- Bulk Oneida states: General cargo Henriette is still same time, controllers diverted is still anchored at Km. 238 of the under repair at Karmsund Shipyard, USCGC Mohawk, which at time was River Parana. -- Lloyd's Agents. ETC unknown. 11 hours away. Stellar Dream Buenos Aires, Mar 17 -- Vessel currently on scene awaiting USCGC Matias F. Erausuin remains sunk at HIGHLINE 26 (Malaysia) Mohawk. Km 227 of the River Paran· Guaz˙ and See "Malacca Strait" under "Piracy." refloating attempts are currently KURI PEARL being made. Bulk Oneida remains HOPE BAY (Netherlands Antilles) See "Cyclone "Ingrid"" under anchored at Km 238 of the River Santiago, Mar 11 -- At 0800, local "Weather & Navigation". Paran·. -- Lloyd's Agents. time, today, the crane "Demag," operated by Messrs. Agunsa, fell on KYROS (Cook Islands) MOAWIN (Pakistan) ref Hope Bay (8896 gt, built 1996), Trondheim, Mar 15 -- General cargo London, Mar 10 -- A press report, during loading operations at Pier Kyros (771 gt, built 1966) arrived dated today, states: Fire broke out on No.8, Valparaiso. The crane was Kvernhusvik Shipyard, Hitra, Mar 11, a Pakistani navy tanker (PNS loading containers of fruit. Due to for repairs after it touched bottom. Moawin) undergoing repairs today at this, four containers stowed on board Vessel will be put on slipway today a dock in Karachi, killing six people sustained heavy dents on the upper and no estimates as to how long and injuring 95 others, a spokesman side, by the heavy crane, which still repairs will take. -- Lloyd's Agents. said. The fire was blamed on "human lays on the vessel. One of the error" during maintenance work, said containers fell into the sea and efforts LAUREN (U.S.A.) navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Salman are being made to recover this unit. London, Mar 15 -- A Coast Guard Ali. He said 101 people were brought Investigations are being carried out in Morgan City press release, dated Mar to Karachi's PNS Shifa Naval order to determine the cause of this 14, states: Personnel from Coast Hospital. "I confirm that six people casualty. Surveyors are on board now. Guard Marine Safety Office Morgan died and 95 are being treated," he First works will be made to dismount City are investigating what caused said, adding that as many as 54 people the crane. No visible damages to the liftboat Lauren (93 gt, built 1973) to were listed in serious condition. vessel were recorded. -- Lloyd's capsize and sink yesterday at South Helicopters swarmed over the site of Agents. Timbalier Block 21, about 20 miles the accident.

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London, Mar 11 -- A press report, Machinery and equipment on board, bulk Hua Ling: The aft section of Hua dated today, states: Six people were and everything possible, has been Ling sank Mar 11. killed and about 95 injured when a robbed. Even parts of the vessel have London, Mar 15 -- Following received Pakistan Navy support ship (PNS been scrapped by unknown robbers. from Larnaca RCC, timed 0805, UTC: Moawin) caught fire during a No salvage operations are anticipated C.c. MSC Christina is now at Ningbo maintenance operation yesterday, so far. The Varna Municipality, the for inspection and repairs. navy and hospitals officials said. present owners of the vessel, have not "There was a small spark during the undertaken any actions in order to MSC DENISSE (Panama) maintenance operation which turned refloat or to sell the vessel for scrap. -- Jakarta, Mar 12 -- C.c. MSC Denisse into a massive fireball," a senior navy Lloyd's Agents. (presumed in tow of tug Nimble) official told Gulf News. "At least 6 arrived Jakarta Mar 5 and left Mar 7 personnel died in the fire and 95 were MSC AL AMINE (Morocco) for Singapore. injured," he said. At least 55 of them London, Mar 16 -- An International are seriously hurt, he said. "The death Tanker Owners Pollution Federation NAN SHA NO.38 (China) toll is likely to climb because many of report, dated Mar 15, states: As a Hong Kong, Mar 14 -- Ferry Nan Sha the victims have suffered serious result of a minor collision with No.38 is at Hong Kong, awaiting burns," said a doctor at PNS Shifa another vessel while at berth in the repair of bow damage. General cargo hospital. Navy sources said that the port of La Goulette general cargo MSC Zhong Hang 908 is at Zhong Shan, tanker was badly damaged in the fire. Al Amine was sent to an anchorage on awaiting repair of hull damage in way The ship, which was anchored at the the western side of the Bay of Tunis on of port side forward shell plating. -- Pakistan Navy Dockyard, serves as Feb 14. During the night of Feb 15 a Lloyd's Agents. auxiliary vessel that serves as one of storm caused the vessel to drag its two fleet tankers. It formerly belonged anchor and it subsequently drifted on NORTH ISLAND PRINCESS to the Dutch Navy. General cargo to rocks off Ain Oktor beach, near the (Canada) Malakand (12395 gt, built 1980), town of Korbous. There were no crew London, Mar 10 -- Ro/ro North Island standing nearby was also slightly injuries. The vessel had an Princess (841 gt, built 1958) struck the damaged, they said. Salman Ali, a unconfirmed quantity of bunker fuel terminal dock in Westview, B.C., lat 49 Pakistan Navy spokesman, said the (IFO 180) on board along with 75 52N, long 124 33W, at 2020, PST, Mar fire was triggered during the tonnes of diesel. As a result of the 8. maintenance work. "The fire has been grounding all four of the double- extinguished," he said. Helicopters bottom bunker tanks were open to sea ODIN (Antigua & Barbuda) swarmed in the air over the tanker, along with cargo holds No. 2 and 3 and London, Mar 17 -- Following received which was sitting on a dock in the the engine-room. The spilled fuel oil from Coastguard Humber MRSC, Arabian Sea. stranded on a 1.5 km stretch of the timed 0126, UTC: At 0015, UTC, London, Mar 11 -- A press report, cobble and boulder shoreline at Ain general cargo Odin (2997 gt, built dated Mar 10, states: At least six Oktor under the influence of the north 1994), destination Goole, was reported people have died and more than 90 westerly winds. At the request of aground, on mud, in the River Ouse, others have been wounded in a fire on Assuranceforeningen Gard, the in lat 53 42.4N, long 00 48.3W. Vessel navy vessel PNS Moawin, docked in vessel's pollution insurer, Alex Hunt has one pilot on board. Vessel is not Karachi. A navy spokesman said that arrived on site for ITOPF on Feb 17 to obstructing navigation. Two tugs have the wounded - some of whom are liaise with local authorities and make been ordered and it is understood that reported to have been severely burnt assessments of the extent of a refloating attempt will be made after in the restricted dockyard area - were contamination and shoreline clean-up 0900, UTC. (Note -- Odin sailed being treated in a navy hospital. operations. Fortunately onshore winds Blacktoft Anchorage 2223, Mar 16 for Officials refuse to speculate on what kept the oil ashore, enabling the Goole.) could have been the cause of the fire. authorities to focus on removing the London, Mar 17 -- Following received Mr Ali said that the blaze broke out gross contamination from the from Coastguard Humber MRSC, during maintenance work on PNS relatively short stretch of coastline at timed 1133, UTC: General cargo Odin Moawin, an auxiliary vessel that Ain Oktor using manual clean-up is still aground. Salvors are still serves as one of two fleet tankers. It is methods. Within the space of 10 days attempting to arrange tugs. reported to be badly damaged. the bulk oil and oily debris had been London, Mar 17 -- Following received Karachi, Mar 12 -- The Pakistan removed and the authorities had from Coastguard Humber MRSC, Navy yesterday set up a board of demobilised the clean-up by Feb 28. In timed 1225, UTC: General cargo Odin inquiry to probe into a fire which order to refloat the grounded vessel was refloated at 1223, UTC and is now broke out on Pakistan Navy oil tanker the services of SMIT Salvage were alongside at Goole. No damage. Moawin (not PNS Moawin as reported contracted at an early stage and in issue of Mar 14) at the PN dockyard resources had arrived on site by Feb OHMINESAN (Panama) in Karachi on Thursday. The fire 18. By Feb 25 MSC Al Amine had been London, Mar 17 -- Crude oil tanker which engulfed the ship when it was successfully refloated and towed to dry Ohminesan arrived Fujairah undergoing routine maintenance and dock after making repairs to the anchorage Mar 13 and sailed Mar 15 cleaning work killed six people on the damaged holds and transferring the for Kharg Island. spot and injured about 100. Two of the remaining bunker fuel to intact ballast injured died later, raising the toll to tanks. Secondary clean-up operations ONEIDA (Malta) eight. Pakistan's port authority said are scheduled to begin on Mar 21 with See Matias F.Erausquin. that general cargo Malakand, owned an emphasis on the use of high by state owned Pakistan National pressure washing to clean the oil from ORIENTAL RIVER (Panama) Shipping Corporation (PNSC) was contaminated cobbles and boulders. See Sunny Falcon. loading rice at Karachi Port berth 21. The specialised French clean-up Earlier, it had a small fire in deck company, Le Floch DÈpollution, will P&O NEDLLOYD BRISBANE safety looker room, which was be carrying out this work with (Netherlands) immediately controlled. No damages assistance from local contractors. It is London, Mar 17 -- C.c. P&O Nedlloyd were reported. A source of port expected to take approximately 60 Brisbane sailed Singapore Feb 27. authority pointed out that it was days to finish cleaning the shoreline at anchored far away from Moawin at Ain Oktor. ITOPF will be making PACIFIC SKY (U.K.) the PN dockyard. -- Lloyds List periodic visits to the site throughout London, Mar 17 -- A press report, Correspondent this operation. dated today, states: Some 1,400 passengers on P&O-owned passenger MOON LAKE (Honduras) MSC CHRISTINA (Cyprus) Pacific Sky (46087 gt, built 1984) have Varna, Mar 11 -- General cargo Moon London, Mar 13 -- Following received been stranded in New Caledonia for Lake is still aground near Varna, from Beijing MRCC, timed 0715, UTC: the past two days, due to what is representing no danger for navigation. C.c. MSC Christina in collision with described as an engine failure on the,

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South Pacific-touring vessel, local London, Mar 11 -- Following received RONJA COMMANDER (NIS) media report. The failure occurred as from the operators of general cargo London, Mar 11 -- Following received the ship was on a stopover on the Isle Rickmers Genoa, dated today: Due to from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, of Pines (lat 22 37S, long 167 29E), prevailing weather conditions, timed 0019, UTC: At 2055, UTC, Mar south of Noumea, a regular stopover Rickmers Genoa is now proceeding to 10, fish carrier Ronja Commander on the vessel's Melanesian tour that the estuary of the Yangtze River under (1021 gt, built 2003), in lat 57 19.7N, also includes Vanuatu and Fiji. Local its own power, accompanied by salvage long 07 13.8W, reported that they had television RFO reports Pacific Sky was tugs. Consequently, Shanghai has fouled a propeller and required on its way back to Noumea, with only become an option as port of refuge, assistance in stabilising the vessel. one operational propeller. The which is currently under Supply vessel Ronjafisk is proceeding. passengers were to be airlifted later investigation. The weather forecasts Ronja Commander has moored this week back to Australia, onboard indicate an improvement for tomorrow alongside a fish farm and has secured specially chartered planes, the with wind direction changing to west five temporary anchors. Divers to company indicated. and wind forces dying down. assist vessel at first light. Meanwhile, the search for the fourteen London, Mar 11 -- Following received PALAWAN (Antigua & Barbuda) missing seamen had to be abandoned from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, London, Mar 16 -- Understand ro/ro with no results, due to the weather timed 1204, UTC: Fish carrier Ronja Palawan (5752 gt, built 1997), from situation. The entire cargo on board Commander: Divers arrived on scene Lumut, Brunei, is due to arrive Dubai Rickmers Genoa will have to be 0838, UTC, and commenced diving anchorage (Jebel Ali) at 1700, local discharged at the port of refuge, where operations. At 1100, UTC, Ronja time today in tow of tug Al Towfan the damage to the vessel and the cargo Commander informed Coastguard with gearbox problems. -- Lloyd's will be assessed. Stornoway MRSC that divers had Agents. London, Mar 14 -- Following received cleared propeller shaft and no damage from the operators of general cargo to vessel. Ronja Commander now PAN AMBITION (South Korea) Rickmers Genoa, dated today: proceeding Mallaig with supply vessel Portland, Oreg, Mar 11 -- Bulk Pan Rickmers Genoa is still proceeding Ronjafisk, ETA 1650, UTC. Search and Ambition is still at Portland Ship towards the Yangtze estuary. rescue operations terminated 1214, Repair Yard. The vessel is expected to London, Mar 15 -- Following received UTC. complete repairs around Mar 24. -- from the operators of general cargo Lloyd's Agents. Rickmers Genoa, dated today: RYU GYONG (North Korea) Rickmers Genoa is now anchored in See "Cargo Dispute, Chittagong, PAULA (Republic of Ireland) the Yangtze River estuary and is Bangladesh" under "Miscellaneous." Trondheim, Mar 11 -- It has now been awaiting a berth. decided that trawler Paula will be SNORRE A rebuilt at the yard of Eidsvik ROCKNES (Antigua & Barbuda) London, Mar 11 -- A press report, Skipsbyggeri AS, 5463 Uskedalen, London, Mar 14 -- Norway's national dated Mar 10, states: Norway's West Norway. The vessel will be towed map service has been charged for Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said to the yard this weekend. It is failing to point out underwater rocks in a scathing report today that the gas estimated that the rebuilding will be blamed for capsizing of bulk Rocknes blow-out on oil platform Snorre A on completed during August/September that claimed 18 lives. The vessel ran Nov 28-29 was due to "a general this year. -- Lloyd's Agents. aground and capsized in January failure in Statoil's planning, 2004, in an inlet near the port city of procedures and assessments". PSA PIERRE RADISSON (Canada) Bergen while en route to Germany Director General Magne Ognedal said London, Mar 14 -- During an ice with a load of stone. The National that the conclusion of an investigation breaking operation icebreaker Pierre Mapping Authority was aware of the into the incident was that only Radisson (5910 gt, built 1978) lost the newly discovered underwater rock circumstances separated the blow-out use of a propulsion engine when the formation that the vessel hit, but did from a major disaster costing many turbo-charger exploded at Tadoussac, not include a warning about it in its lives. The incident was, fortunately, Quebec, in lat 48 08N, long 69 40W at regular published listings that are solved without injury. The PSA report 0330, Mar 13. There was no injury used by vessel's pilots and other uncovered 28 "non-conformities" with reported. The degree of damage was navigators, the prosecutor said. The regulations and a range of issues that considerable. agency claimed it had provided demand improvement. The authority adequate information on the hazard, was severely critical of Statoil's QUEEN OF VANCOUVER (Canada) and would prepare a report to the inability to note and correct the total Vancouver, Mar 10 -- Ro/ro Queen of district prosecutor before he decides failure of technical, operational and Vancouver has completed repairs and whether to proceed with an organizational barriers that could will undergo sea trials tomorrow. The indictment. have prevented the blowout. The PSA vessel is expected to resume normal has ordered Statoil to investigate and operations on the Swartz Bay- RODSHER (Latvia) improve four consistent failures: Tsawwassen route on Mar 12. -- Brest, Mar 11 -- On Mar 5, general "deficient assessments of overall risk, Lloyd's Agents. cargo Rodsher sustained main engine deficient involvement of management, Vancouver, Mar 15 -- Ro/ro Queen of troubles, while on a ballast voyage breach of requirements for well Vancouver is now operating on its between Bordeaux and Zeebrugge. barriers and a failure to comply with normal route between Swartz Bay and The crew unsuccessfully attempted to controlling documentation". Ognedal Tsawwassen. -- Lloyd's Agents. effect repairs and the vessel's said that the blow-out at Snorre A Captain was required by the Coast marked "a sad day in Norwegian oil REINE (Panama) Guard to take a tow from French tug history" and said the PSA report Santo Domingo, Mar 11 -- Ro/ro Reine Abeille Flandres. The tow was should be reviewed carefully by the is still under repairs and no indication "passed" at 0630, Mar 5, and the entire industry. when the repairs will be completed. -- vessels proceeded to Brest, arriving Lloyd's Agents. there the same day. Reportedly due to SNOW CRYSTAL a conflict in paying the towage fees, (Cayman Islands) RICKMERS GENOA the vessel was later seized by the tug Durban, Mar 15 -- Ref Snow Crystal (Marshall Islands) owners. Although the transfer of completed repairs and sailed Durban London, Mar 10 -- Following received funds would be now a question of Mar 12 for Cape Town, where it from the operators of general cargo hours it is not known if the vessel arrived Mar 14. -- Lloyd's Agents. Rickmers Genoa, timed 1118, UTC: will be released before the weekend. - The fire on board Rickmers Genoa has - Lloyd's Agents. SOULA (North Korea) been extinguished and the vessel is Brest, Mar 16 -- General cargo Limassol, Feb 28 -- General cargo proceeding towards Dalian at slow Rodsher departed Brest Mar 14, bound Soula is still under arrest at Limassol. speed, with tug escort. for Zeebrugge. -- Lloyd's Agents. -- Lloyd's Agents.

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SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND Gothenburg same night, however, cargo Sveafjell. The vessel is still at (Canada) there is a minor dispute between the Kvernhusvik Shipyard. -- Lloyd's London, Mar 14 -- A press report, Inspectorate and Stena Line. The Agents. dated today, states: One of the two vessel should have remained in port major vessels ferrying passengers until properly checked. A dent, 40 TAIYOU MARU NO.18 from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen is out metres long, on bottom was noted but See Daihatsu Maru No.8. of commission, due to mechanical no holes. Vessel is presently at problems. Most of this week Queen of Cityyard, Gothenburg. -- Westax TASMAN SPIRIT (Malta) Saanich, which holds 360 cars, will Marine Services AB. London, Mar 16 -- A press report, replace the much larger ro/ro Spirit of Gothenburg, Mar 13 -- Passenger dated today, states: Pakistan is likely Vancouver Island (18747 gt, built ro/ro Stena Danica arrived Cityvarvet to get $32 million soon as 1994), with a capacity of 470 vehicles. for docking Tuesday evening, Mar 8. compensation from an international It's out of service after divers found a Damage was sustained in bottom fund for sea pollution along the rope wrapped around the propellers structure, indent at starboards side Arabian coast, caused by crude oil Saturday night (Mar 12). The tug of well over 40 metres and one metre tanker Tasman Spirit in August, 2003. the rope broke a seal and about 12 wide, just below various tanks, which Official sources said the country litres of oil spilled into the water, required to be emptied and cleaned succeeded in acquiring compensatory according to Deborah Marshall, before changed steel plates. Also the payment after it became a signatory spokeswoman for B.C. Ferries. An transverse structure beams affected in last month to the International absorbent fabric boom was placed some way. On port side, approximately Convention on Civil Liability for oil around the vessel to soak up the oil. 12 by one metre dent between the pollution damage. "It enabled the "That's the proper environmental main engines, where some problems country to meet its liability regime for thing to do," she said. The removal of noted on its way back to Gothenburg - compensation against any claims due Spirit of Vancouver Island Sunday led possibly some shifting of position to pollution by persistent oil escape or to one-and two-sailing waits for affecting main crankshaft with discharge from a vessel," said an travellers stranded at ferry increased temperature. Also official. "The CLC-92 (Civil Liability terminals. The pattern of delays additional dent port side, located aft of Convention 1992) ensures that could continue. "Tomorrow engineers the above damage, approximately one adequate compensation is available to will give a definite timeline for the square metre. Perhaps some 6-8 tons persons who suffer oil pollution dry-dock and how long it will take to of steel to replace, but yet full amount damage resulting from maritime fix it," said Marshall, late yesterday. not known. The emptying and cleaning casualties involving oil-carrying The vessel is expected to be in dry of the tanks makes the repair more vessels." He said the final estimate of dock for repairs for at least a few expensive and requires more time, but the international body suggested that days. There are two vessels that extent of position of the machines still the country would receive a total of make eight round-trips between to be found out. Cityyard are working $32 million in compensation for the oil Sidney and the Lower Mainland around the clock and ETD from the spill from Tasman Spirit from the during the week, with three vessels dry dock Mar 16, and sofar on International Oil Pollution running Friday and Sunday. schedule. Compensation Fund, created in 1992. London, Mar 15 -- A press report, A local press report, dated Mar 12, "However, the International dated today, states: B.C. Ferries states: Head inspector Jan Borgman of Convention on Civil Liability places passengers faced long waits because the inspectorate was called at 2350 the liability of such damage on the ro/ro Spirit of Vancouver Island had to Monday telling him about the Stena owner of the vessel which discharges be pulled from service. Traffic began Danica grounding while approaching the polluting oil," said the official. backing up Sunday morning (Mar 13) Frederikshavn which occurred at Tasman Spirit, carrying about 67,500 when the vessel was taken out of approximately 2130 hrs that evening. tonnes of Iranian crude oil, ran service before its first sailing. Divers The vessel departed around 2230 hrs aground in July, 2003, and within a found a rope caught in the starboard after first investigation. Vessel sustain month it broke in two, resulting in a propeller, which caused a seal to leak damage in bottom of around 40 metres huge oil spillage. The vessel spilled oil. Those waits could continue, with length and some leakage noted as well about 31,000 tonnes of oil before it the 470-car, 2,100-passenger vessel but no risk for the vessel. The exact was plugged. The officials said the docked for emergency repairs until at circumstances are still not known but government initiated the case for least Thursday (Mar 17). B.C. Ferries it was said that the vessel made a 50- access to CLC-92 in September, 2003, hopes to keep traffic moving by degree turn to starboard just prior to and the ministry of ports and shipping bringing in smaller vessels and adding the grounding. This to avoid "a last month submitted the application sailings on the busy Swartz Bay- generally grounder area." -- Westax for the ratification of CLC-92 to the Tsawwassen route. But the Marine Services AB. International Maritime Organisation. replacement vessels, including the Gothenburg, Mar 17 -- Passenger The spillage caused widespread and 376-car, 1,656-passenger Queen of ro/ro Stena Danica left dock at 1220, heavy damage to the environment, Esquimalt, have lower capacities than yesterday and is presently at the quay and serious concern over public health Spirit of Vancouver Island. The for small repairs for delivery tonight. in the city. Experts feared the disaster situation has been made worse Vessel will proceed into traffic on would have long-term effects on the because Spirit of British Columbia is schedule tomorrow. -- Westax Marine environment and marine resources. out for a major refit, and isn't Services AB. The vessel was finally towed out of expected back until the weekend. Karachi port in March, 2004, and SUNNY FALCON (Panama) beached at Gadani. Representatives STENA DANICA (Sweden) Busan, Mar 15 -- The permanent for the vessel's owners sold the two London, Mar 13 -- A press report, repairs to chemical/oil carrier Sunny sections of the vessel to local firms for dated Mar 11, states: Passenger ro/ro Falcon were completed Mar 11 and the Rs103 million. Stena Danica (28727 gt, built 1982) is vessel sailed from Busan for Ulsan for at present in dry dock at Cityvarvet, loading cargo the same day. General TOR III (North Korea) Gothenburg, after having hit the cargo Oriental River arrived/berthed Mersin, Mar 15 -- According to seabed. (Note -- Stena Danica which at Central Pier, Gamcheon Harbour, information from Kemer Port operates between Gothenburg and Busan Mar 10 for repairs. Permanent Management, work on general cargo Frederikshavn is understood to have repairs were completed Mar 15 and Tor III is continuing. -- Lloyd's Agents. touched bottom off Frederikshavn last the vessel shifted to Pier No.7, Busan, week and was still out of service for loading cargo. -- Lloyd's Sub- TRANSFER (Antigua & Barbuda) today.) agents. London, Mar 12 -- A press report, Gothenburg, Mar 13 -- Passenger dated Mar 11, states: Part c.c. ro/ro Stena Danica touched bottom SVEAFJELL (Norway) Transfer that went aground at late Mar 7 while approaching Trondheim, Mar 11 -- There has been Lighthouse Reef over two months ago Frederikshavn. 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8 Marine/Piracy and there is a great likelihood that its vessel immediately and the possibility VENTURE II (New Zealand) owners will be fined heavily for of crossing the channel bypassing the London, Mar 11 -- A press report, causing environmental damage. That's sunken vessel during the time of high dated today, states: Yacht Venture II the word from Major Gilbert Swaso of tide is now under study. Meanwhile, sprang a leak off Kapiti Island on the Port Authority, who has recently on Thursday, cargo vessel Sugandha-2 Tuesday (Mar 8) because of rust in its concluded the Harbour-master's got stuck in a shoal in Gabkhan steel hull, the New Zealand Maritime inquiry into the incident. The findings channel creating more problems. A Safety Authority said. MSA of that investigation is that the Dhaka bound rocket steamer Lepcha spokeswoman Heidi Brook said a grounding on the night of Jan 6, 4.2 and river vessel Sonartari were marine surveyor had inspected the miles south of Sanbore Caye, was compelled to anchor at Kawkhali and vessel after the incident, where crew caused by negligence on the part of the Jhalakati river port and to wait for members were put ashore on Kapiti master. It will now be up to the indefinite period as the connecting Island while emergency repairs were Department of the Environment to Gabkhan channel was declared closed made. The surveyor found the vessel determine an appropriate fine under for navigation till further notice after was leaking because of a small hole the terms of the Environmental the accident. The last report received due to corrosion. "He checked it out Protection Act. That determination, from the area at 1700 yesterday said, and there was nothing to suggest it however, will have to wait until the Lepcha has crossed Gabkhan channel was a bigger defect," Ms Brook said. ship is pulled off the reef so scientists very cautiously under supervision of The hull had been patched with can get a good look at the extent of the the BIWTA officials. But Sonargaon, concrete and the surveyor would check damage to the coral. That long delayed Khulna bound other vessels of the it out again after its scheduled return salvage operation should commence rocket service were unable to cross the to Wellington tomorrow, she said. shortly once one of several bids are channel and anchored at Jhalakati accepted by the insurance company. river port as it was larger than VICUNA (Chile) All pollutants have been removed from Lepcha. Saiful Islam, Barisal Port Santos, Mar 17 -- Following received the ship, including diesel and engine Officer, said Gabkhan Bridge was the from Sub-agents Paranagua: The local oil, so there is little chance of further highest bridge of the country to agents inform that the Smit Tag damage. What is less certain is facilitate safe navigation of the large Salvage Co. is now cutting the midship whether Transfer can remain afloat and heavy water transports in the section of chemical/oil carrier Vicuna once removed from its perch. If not, a channel. The signaling system, which into three pieces and still removing quick decision will have to be made to controlled the plying of incoming and parts of vessel's stern. The completion cut the lines and allow the ship to out going vessels at the both ends of of service is scheduled for the end of plunge into a final resting place in the channel has been out of order for a March, early April. -- Lloyd's Agents. waters that range up to several miles long period. So without increasing deep. depth of the channel by immediate WARRENDER (Australia) dredging, the navigation through it London, Mar 12 -- Following received TRI SAMUDRA (Indonesia) would not be normal. The only from Australia RCC, timed 0340, UTC: See "Malacca Strait " under "Piracy." alternative way to link Khulna and C.c. Warrender ex Riverside Cloud Mongla with upper parts of the (946 gt, built 1995) ran aground in lat TRISHNA country is crossing through the 11 37S, long 136 18E at 2151, Mar 11. London, Mar 11 -- A press report, Sandhya River via Shikarpur river Vessel refloated at 2300, UTC, same datelined: Jhalakathi, Mar 10, states: port. But the Major M A Jalil Bridge, day. Vessel sustained no damage. Clinker loaded vessel Trishna, from locally known as Shikarpur Bridge, Chittagong, sank in the Gabkhan built over that river is not of sufficient YANG XHO (Bolivia) channel near Bangladesh-China height for the large water transports. See "Japan" under "Port State Friendship Bridge after colliding with Trishna-1, loaded with 1,000 tonnes of Control." product tanker Jamuna (816 gt, built cement and bound for Bashundhara 1979), according to reports. One of the cement factory at Mongla from YUAN DA NO.8 (Cambodia) 12 crew of the sunken vessel was Chittagong, was hit by Jamuna and Yokohama, Mar 15 -- General cargo missing while others swam ashore or sank in the Gabkhan channel near Yuan Da No.8 sailed Niigata Feb 28 were rescued. Officials said Trishna Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge for Zhangjiagang. -- Lloyd's Agents. bound for Bashundhara cement on Thursday afternoon. One of the 12 factory at Mongla was allegedly hit crews of the capsized vessel, was ZHONG HANG 908 (China) hard byJamuna and sank at 1700 hrs. missing while others swam ashore or See Nan Sha No.38. See Trishna-1. were rescued. (See Trishna in issue of Mar 14.) ZIM NOVOROSSIYSK (Malta) TRISHNA-1 Karachi, Mar 13 -- Bangladesh London, Mar 14 -- Following received London, Mar 12 -- A press report, Inland Water Transport Authority has from Ankara MSRCC, timed 1125, dated today, states: Gabkhan channel launched rescue operations to refloat UTC: C.c. Zim Novorossiysk (15560 gt, has been virtually closed as clinker- the clinker-laden coaster vessel built 1977) grounded in Istanbul area laden cargo vessel Trishna-1 (before Trishna-1. One of the 12 crew of the Mar 13. Vessel subsequently refloated reported as Trishna) capsized after a vessel is still missing. Meanwhile, due under own power and has now collision with product tanker Jamuna to this mishap, normal navigation in anchored nearby. (Note -- Zim making navigation in the narrow river routes linking Khulna and Novorossiysk, from Odessa, passed channel very difficult. The signaling Mongla with Chittagong, Barisal, Istanbul, westbound, Mar 13.) system of the channel was out of order Dhaka and other parts of country was during the time of accident. As a being disrupted. As a result, many oil result normal navigation in river tankers and cargo vessels were routes linking Khulna and Mongla stranded on both sides of the channel. with Chittagong, Barisal, Dhaka and The one-way channel will not be open other parts of the country was being for free movement until the capsized disrupted since Thursday afternoon vessel is salved. -- Lloyd's List (Mar 10). Bangladesh Inland Water Correspondent. Transport Authority BIWTA) has sent Karachi, Mar 14 -- The sunken a team headed by Md. Shahjol, deputy coaster Trishna-2, previously reported MALACCA STRAIT director, conservation and salvage Trishna-1, the body of its lost sailor London, Mar 12 -- A press report, operation, for rescue and recovery have not been rescued four days after dated yesterday, states: Pirates who operation there. Md. Shahjol said, the they capsized at the Gabkhan channel, abducted the captain and a crew vessel sank under 40 feet deep water southern Bangladesh. The coaster member of tug Highline 26 in with 1,000 tonnes of cargo and extra sank at the channel after a collision Malaysian waters have released both load of mud and sand carried by water. with tank Jamuna on Thursday (Mar hostages after nine days, receiving no So it is very difficult to recover the 10). -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. ransom but stealing the captain's Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

9 Piracy/Port State Control cash, police said. The pirates released the attack an official involved in the came at the weekend when a gang of unharmed the Malaysian captain and fight against piracy said. The crew 35 pirates armed with machine guns an Indonesian crew member of the managed to send out a distress call, and rocket launchers boarded product vessel at the central Port Klang on and the IMB in Kuala Lumpur had tanker Tri Samudra, which was Wednesday (Mar 9). They took given the information to the carrying 1,300 tonnes of methanol, $US1,200 from the captain, Wong Malaysian marine police to send a and fled with cash and two hostages -- Check Tung, a police officer said. In patrol boat to intercept the attack. the master and the chief engineer. The the February 28 attack, four gunmen London, Mar 14 -- Following received abductors have already demanded a who reportedly spoke an Indonesian from the International Maritime ransom of rupiah two billion dialect boarded the tug vessel, which Bureau, dated today: Salvage tug (US$214,000) from the vessel's owner, was pulling a coal-laden barge to the Idaten, towing construction barge Humpuss Intermoda Transport, said northern port of Lumut in the Straits Kuroshio, was attacked by armed Lieutenant Colonel Edi of the of Malacca, and fired several shots at pirates about 75 miles south-west of Indonesian eastern fleet information the crew. Both of the freed hostages Penang at around 1800 today. The centre. In the second attack, salvage gave statements at a police station attackers in three fishing boats tug Idaten, towing a construction after their release and then returned abducted the master, chief engineer barge, was boarded by armed pirates to their shipping company, the officer and third engineer. The remaining 11 who kidnapped captain Nobuo Inoue, said. crew members on the tug and the 154 chief engineer Shunji Kuroda and a London, Mar 14 -- Following notice to crew members on the construction Filipino crewman identified by Manila mariners issued today: Malacca barge are safe. The tug and barge as Sangdang Paliawan. Japan said Straits, piracy information. At 1055, were bound from Batam to Myanmar. today it was doing its utmost to secure UTC, Mar 12 in lat 03 37.3N, long 99 The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre the release of the kidnap victims. The 36.8E, several pirates armed with passed the information to the Royal foreign ministry has set up a task machine guns and rocket propelled Malaysian Navy, who sent patrol boats force to handle the crisis and asked grenades boarded a tanker underway. PZ1 and PZ2 to the location of the Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore for They kidnapped master and chief attack, lat 04 17N, long 99 46E, and help, said Foreign Minister Nobutaka engineer and left. The pirates ordered are currently escorting the tug and Machimura. In the Philippines, the crew not to proceed to Belawan barge back to Penang. The foreign department official Pedro which was its next port. So far no whereabouts of the abducted crew Chan said Manila was co-ordinating ransom demand has been received and members is unknown. with Malaysia to win the release of the whereabouts of hostages are unknown. London, Mar 14 -- A press report, Filipino sailor and his Japanese Vessels requested to be cautious. dated today, states: Malaysia, colleagues. The tug with its 11 London, Mar 14 -- A press report, Indonesia and Japan scrambled to remaining crewmen and the 154 dated today, states: Thirty-five pirates rescue four vessel's officers and a workers on the barge -- from Malaysia, armed with machine guns and rocket sailor kidnapped by pirates in Indonesia, the Philippines and launchers seized fully-laden product audacious armed raids on a tanker Myanmar -- were escorted to tanker Tri Samudra (1289 gt, built and a tug in the Malacca Strait. Malaysia's Penang island by marine 1977), Samarinda for Belawan, cargo Malaysia deployed five patrol boats police. Penang police chief Christopher methane gas, in the Malacca Strait and a helicopter today, and Indonesia Wan Soo Kee said the pirates early Saturday (Mar 12) evening, a sent three warships into one of the pretended to be fishermen to get close piracy watchdog reported today. The world's busiest waterways in response to the tugboat before producing M-16 ship has been released but the master to a sudden spike in attacks after rifles and rocker launchers. The tug, and chief engineer were kidnapped Asia's Dec 26 tsunami appeared to put which belongs to Nippon Steel and and the pirates are demanding a the strait's pirates temporarily out of was on its way from Indonesia's ransom, Noel Choong, regional action. In Japan, Prime Minister Batam island to Myanmar, was hit by manager of the Piracy Reporting Junichiro Koizumi ordered five rifle shots but nobody was hurt, Centre of the International Maritime government agencies to work to rescue he said. A surviving Japanese Bureau (IMB), said. "The pirates two Japanese among the kidnap crewman said that it all happened in attacked the ship as it was heading victims, but Chief Cabinet Secretary just 10 minutes, with a fishing vessel towards Belawan and ordered it to sail Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tokyo had yet to crashing into the tug and four pirates to Dumai. During the journey to make contact with the pirates. "We are storming the Japanese vessel. "We Dumai the master and chief engineer not seeing any progress at all. At this heard warning shots and discovered were kidnapped and taken off the moment we have no new information. two holes in the vessel," he said. All ship," Choong said The ship, sailed by We have yet to find the hostage-takers the 14 crewmen -- eight Japanese and the remaining crew members, arrived as well as the victims," Hosoda, six Filipinos -- were on deck and threw in Dumai yesterday. "The status of the Japan's government spokesman, told a their hands in the air, Jiji said. master and chief engineer are news conference. Asked if the pirates unknown. The hijackers are wanted a ransom, Hosoda said "there negotiating with the ship's owners for is no such thing" but added he could their release," he said. The ship's not reveal many details due to the owners believe the pirates were rebels sensitivity of the situation. Japan's from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), coast guard said it would consider which has been fighting for dispatching patrol vessels and aircraft independence for Aceh province in the to the area if Malaysia asked for help. north of Sumatra island, Choong said. However, Malaysia's marine police Malaysia said on Friday that it would force commander Abdul Rahman boost security in the Malacca Strait Ahmad said Malaysia would stand by with a 24-hour radar system to guard its policy of not allowing foreign GIBRALTAR against attacks by terrorists and gunboats except those from Indonesia London, Mar 16 -- Understood pirates. Deputy Prime Minister Najib and Singapore to patrol the Malacca chem.tank Catalyst (6159 gt, built Razak said a Malaysian Maritime Strait. The issue of security in the 1972) arrived Gibraltar at 0740 today Enforcement Agency would be strait has become sensitive since and has been detained following an operational by the end of the year to Japan and Western governments inspection by port surveyors. The improve security in the strait. expressed concern recently that vessel is currently anchored in the bay. London, Mar 14 -- Salvage tug Idaten terrorists could hijack a tanker to use (498 gt, built 1997) was attacked by as a floating bomb or to block the vital JAPAN pirates this evening, 39 nautical miles channel and disrupt world trade. The London, Mar 12 -- A press report, south-west of the island of Penang. strait is the quickest route from the dated today, states: For the crew of ref The Master, chief engineer and "chief Indian Ocean to the South China Sea Yang Xho (1077 gt, built 1978) the officer", two of whom were Japanese and carries a third of world trade and nightmare is finally over. More than a and one Filipino, were kidnapped in half its oil supplies. The first attack year ago, the Bolivian-registered

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10 Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests vessel arrived at Otaru port with a against Port of Batangas customs instructing him to represent the load of crabs. It intended to stay only officials for allowing the release of a master and ship owners of Elqui in a few days. But then, bureaucratic misdeclared cargo of cornstarch on respect of the vessel's activities. limbo ensnarled the vessel and its 15- board general cargo B&E Dos, member Ukrainian crew in Japan in a Philippine Interior Secretary and ENDEAVOR II (Greece) tangled knot involving safety National Anti-Smuggling Task Force Karachi, Mar 16 -- Kanika Marine violations and an unreachable owner (Nastaf) chief Angelo Reyes said. Ltd, the successful bidder of crude oil who stopped paying their wages. The Smuggling charges are also being tanker Endeavor II, is expected to crew had to depend on the kindness of prepared against the consignee of the deposit tomorrow the remaining the locals to even eat. But now, cargo and the owner of B&E Dos. amount out of $7.011 million in Sindh thanks to arduous negotiations by a B&E Dos is still detained at Cebu. High Court (SHC) to take its delivery. transport group, the ship has been The vessel was arrested by Nastaf It earlier deposited 10% of bidding allowed to leave. Finally the vessel officials on Feb 15 while it was value while making a request for was towed away on Feb 24 for repairs unloading its cargo of cornstarch in balance amount until Mar 17. in South Korea. Three crew members Cebu port. Nastaf officials said that However, Endeavour II is still under flew home the next day; 12 others had the owners of the cargo had paid only arrest at Karachi Port. Funds will left earlier. By then the three had one percent instead of the 20% duty remain with court until is case is received part of their wages, with a which should have been paid if the resolved. -- Lloyd's List promise the rest would be paid later. cargo was properly classified. The Correspondent. The fiasco began after the ship vessel's cargo of 3,000 tonnes of arrived from Russia on Dec 1, 2003. cornstarch was consigned to AVU FORTUNE 1 (Indonesia) Tokyo at the time had stepped up port Trading Inc. Nastaf authorities said Cape Town, Mar 11 -- Fishing state controls-safety inspections. The that B&E Dos sailed directly from Fortune 1 is still in Cape Town. -- transport ministry's inspectors found China to Batangas where it's cargo Lloyd's Agents. 13 safety-regulation violations on was misdeclared with the connivance Yang Xho. For one, the ship did not of customs authorities. The vessel GEPARD (Cyprus) have a lifeboat. For another, the then proceeded to Cebu where it was Maassluis, Mar 11 -- Tug Gepard is Bolivian authorities' endorsement for apprehended. -- Lloyd's List still under arrest at Flushing. -- the crew's licenses was missing. Its Correspondent. Lloyd's Sub-agents. owner was unreachable. The crew's wages were stopped. The crew had no BROTHER SKY (South Korea) JAESUNG NO.801 (South Korea) idea who the owner, who resides in London, Mar 15 -- General cargo London, Mar 12 -- A press report, Belize, really was. Tokyo sent Brother Sky (4729 gt, built 1996), dated Mar 10, states: Argentine Navy inquiries to the Japanese Embassy in which arrived Hong Kong 1312, Mar corvette ARA Drummond arrested Bolivia, where the ship was registered. 11, from Yantian, is today reported at Korean jigger Jae Sung (? fishing But it was in vain; ship registration Pun Shan Shek Anchorage, Hong Jaesung No.801, 430 gt, built 1978) was a mere formality. Eleven months Kong, under arrest. Mar 9 allegedly poaching in passed without progress. Fearing the London, Mar 17 -- General cargo Argentina's exclusive economic zone ship might eventually be abandoned, Brother Sky sailed Hong Kong 1043, (EEZ), some 190 nautical miles east of Otaru city officials meanwhile wrote a Mar 16. the Port of San Julian, Santa Cruz letter to the owner, urging swift province. Jae Sung was air detected action. They handed it to the crew, but DAMANIA-1 (India) and when approached by ARA they had no way to deliver it. The Mumbai, Mar 10 -- Ferry Damania-1 Drummond tried to flee. However Japanese coordinators for the is still anchored in stream in the after a short chase the jigger finally International Transport Workers' harbour, arrested by the High Court. - stopped and was inspected by a Federation (ITF) stepped in to - Lloyd's Agents. boarding party which, according to negotiate with the owner's agent in Navy sources, discovered several the United States Persuaded by the EGASCO FORTUNE (Egypt) mismatches between hold contents ITF, 12 crew members, including See under "Marine." and documentation, and proceeded to captain Viktor Sinitsin, left the ship its arrest. Jae Sung was then escorted for home. But the other three insisted ELQUI (Uruguay) to the Port of San Julian, where it will they be paid back wages before London, Mar 17 -- A press report, face charges. This is the fourth leaving. It was not until February that dated Mar 15, states: The Falkland incident involving foreign flagged the ITF succeeded, at last, in getting, Islands Court in Stanley informed jiggers allegedly poaching in by way of the owner's agent, a promise yesterday the owners and master of Argentina's EEZ since the beginning from the ship owner for wage detained longliner Elqui, allegedly of the 2005 squid season. payments and repairs in South Korea. surprised poaching in South Georgia's The owner also paid back the costs of waters that they face three charges JOSE ANTONIO NORES (Spain) the crew's stay. each for permitting the vessel to fish London, Mar 12 -- A press report, without a licence. A pre-trial review dated Mar 10, states: On Feb 25, the will take place Apr 4, and the Argentine Coast Guard arrested preliminary trial date has been set for fishing Jose Antonio Nores for alleged Apr 18. FIBS reports that the master illegal fishing in the EEZ, 198 miles of the boat, Christian Enrique Vargas east of Rasa Island, in the northern and defence lawyer Richard Marlor area of the Gulf of San Jorge. The representing the owners, Jeneagles trawler was released after Mr. Manuel Corporation both pleaded guilty to Nores, owner of the vessel, accepted to permitting the boat to carry an pay a US$200,000 fine. However Mr. AL BIRUNI (Egypt) unstowed fishing line and gear Nores' lawyer, Alberto Penelas, Alexandria, Mar 13 -- General cargo without a licence and for failing to interviewed by La Voz de Galicia Al Biruni remains under arrest at notify the Grytviken Marine Officer insisted that as the master of the Alexandria. -- Lloyd's Agents. prior to entry. However Ros Cheek vessel repeatedly claimed, and said that it was the duty of the Court following two reports from experts, it AL IDRISI (Egypt) that the correct person or company is was "fully proved" that the vessel Jose Alexandria, Mar 13 -- -- General charged with an offence and admitted Antonio Nores never entered cargo Al Idrisi remains under arrest the prosecution has had difficulty Argentina's EEZ.. at Alexandria. -- Lloyd's Agents. establishing the correct owners of the vessel. Nevertheless Mr. Richard MERCAN A. (Turkey) B&E DOS (Philippines) Marlor said that he was acting on Bahrain, Mar 13 -- Bulk Mercan A. is Manila, Mar 13 -- Graft and behalf of the owners, Jeneagles and still at Bahrain under arrest by the corruption charges are to be filed had received a fax from them local authorities. -- Lloyd's Agents. Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

11 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation

ODYSSEUS (Greece) in tax, says it needs 150 billion pesos constructed to hold back high waters London, Mar 17 -- As a result of the ($13.4 billion) for urgent repairs to its and tore off a canopy that covered the owners of passenger Odysseus (9821 pipelines, half of which are more than wharf. Waves lifted massive chunks of gt, built 1962) being under liquidation, 30 years old and corroded, according to ice over the breakwater, filling the the subject vessel is to be sold at Mexico's IMP oil research institute. -- harbour in Sibley's Cove in Trinity public auction on Apr 6. (Note -- Reuters. Bay. Odysseus arrived Eleusis Jul 9.) CHINA RAJ SEVAK London, Mar 12 -- A press report, Mumbai, Mar 14 -- Tank Raj Sevak, dated today, states: Heavy snow and arrested at Mumbai Jul 12, remains rain in south-west China's Yunnan under arrest at P & V Channel, province has left at least 15 people awaiting further order. -- Lloyd's dead and 10 missing, state media Agents. reported yesterday. Blizzards and rainstorms have ravaged the Lisu SALEM FOUR BRITTANY, FRANCE Autonomous Prefecture since the (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Brest, Mar 11 -- Chem.tank Enrico weekend, with snow falls in mountain Alexandria, Mar 13 -- General cargo Ievoli (9959 gt, built 2000) was in the areas of up to one metre deep, Xinhua Salem Four is still under arrest at Bay of Biscay yesterday afternoon news agency said. Communication and Alexandria. -- Lloyd's Agents. when an overflight by a French Navy power lines have been cut and houses aircraft noticed the presence of and farmland ruined. The local SOULA (North Korea) suspect residues lying in the wake of government has rushed tons of food See under "Marine." the vessel. The Public Prosecutor's and other relief supplies to disaster- Department of Brest was advised affected people, the agency said. TRITON (Greece) accordingly and immediately London, Mar 16 -- A press report London, Mar 17 -- As a result of the requested the vessel to divert towards dated today, states: Severe and owners of passenger Triton (13995 gt, Brest. The vessel obeyed the orders of unseasonal snow storms have left at built 1971) being under liquidation, the French Navy and arrived Brest least 36 people dead in southwest the subject vessel is to be sold at under escort at 0345 today. Junior China, with about 190,000 people public auction at Piraeus on Apr 6. Minister Francois Goulard was snowed in and 21,000 collapsed advised of the event and decided houses, a news report said today. More TVILLINGER immediately to go to Brest to meet the than eight million people have been Trieste, Mar 9 -- General cargo vessel in company with the sub-prefect affected by the blizzards in Yunnan Tvillinger, now renamed Villinger, left of Brest and a representative of the province, which normally enjoys a Trieste in tow of tug Mario B., Mar 8, Public Prosecutor's Department. A mild climate but had a metre of snow for Aliaga, to be scrapped there. Just guarantee of Euro450,000 was claimed in some areas between Mar 3-12, the for this voyage vessel is under the by the High Court of Brest to allow semi-official China News Service said. North Korean flag and its owners are departure of the vessel. -- Lloyd's The province's economic losses due to Dido Steel Corp. S.A. of Monrovia. -- Agents. the bad weather conditions were Lloyd's Agents. London, Mar 14 -- Chem.tank Enrico estimated at 2.5 billion yuan (300 Ievoli sailed Brest Mar 11 and arrived million dollars). WORLD RENAISSANCE (Greece) Antwerp 1332, Mar 13. London, Mar 17 -- As a result of the CYCLONE "INGRID" owners of passenger World CUATOTOLAPAN, VERACRUZ London, Mar 10 -- A press report, Renaissance (11429 gt, built 1966) STATE, MEXICO dated today, states: The strongest being under liquidation, the subject See under "Pipeline Accidents." storm to hit north-eastern Australia in vessel is to be sold at public auction at decades has weakened after reaching Piraeus on Apr 6. (Note -- World KATERINA (Malta) land but could intensify later in the Renaissance arrived Piraeus Oct 29.) London, Mar 16 -- Bulk Katerina day, meteorologists said. Cyclone passed Suez Canal northbound Feb 13, "Ingrid," which earlier had been and subsequently arrived Sagunto defined as a maximum category five Mar 9, reportedly from Xingang, and storm, was downgraded to category sailed Mar 11. one, said Cathy Muller, a senior meteorologist at the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Brisbane. Gusts of up to 120 km an hour were recorded at the centre of the storm near Aurukun at the far northern tip of Australia, BAIJI AREA, IRAQ she said. The storm, which has not hit See "Iraq" under "Political & Civil densely populated areas, has caused Unrest." little damage to communities so far but could hit several west coast towns CUATOTOLAPAN, VERACRUZ CANADA on its way back out to sea. The storm's STATE, MEXICO London, Mar 18 -- A press report, activity has created rough seas in Mexico City, Mar 16 -- Workers at dated today, states: Damage is neighbouring Papua New Guinea with Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex estimated in the millions today after a five people dead after their open boat spent today cleaning up yet another heavy storm surge pounded capsized off the country's south coast oil spill, the latest in a series of leaks Newfoundland's east coast, washing on Tuesday, officials said. in recent months from its old and out roads, wharves and breakwaters. London, Mar 11 -- A press report, rusting pipeline network. Pemex said Environment Canada says the dated today, states: Parts of the workers recovered five cubic metres of potential for further damage is lower Northern Territory were being crude oil spilled near the rural than it was yesterday, when the storm evacuated today as Cyclone "Ingrid" community of Cuatotolapan in started. Tonnes of ice were pushed into threatened to reintensify and batter Veracruz state yesterday and said they communities from Bonavista Bay to coastal communities. After menacing were repairing the pipeline. the Avalon Peninsula. Flatrock, Hants far north Queensland for more than a Environmental watchdog Profepa, Harbour and Cavendish were among week, "Ingrid" was expected to strike whose inspectors visited the spill site some of the hardest hit areas. A $2- somewhere near the 4000-strong today, estimated 5,000 litres of crude million breakwater in Flatrock was mining town of Nhulunbuy by early oil spilled out from the pipeline, which destroyed by the ice and waves. In tomorrow after edging closer to it said was corroded. The company, Duntara in Bonavista Bay, ice crushed Northern Territory from the Gulf of which pays 61 percent of its revenues a wooden wall that had been recently Carpentaria. Northern Territory

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12 Weather & Navigation forecaster Ashley Patterson said the cyclone headed across the Arafura Sea "Ingrid" has hurled its 235kph force at cyclone, which was moving west at and towards Darwin. Cyclone "Ingrid" the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin, about 20 kph, could intensify into a was predicted to move west and strike ripping off roofs, levelling one home category three system and wreak Darwin some time tonight. A and flinging huge mahogany trees havoc on the state's indigenous coastal spokesman for NT emergency services onto buildings. Residents of the two communities. "It's a category two at said early reports from Croker Island islands, Bathurst and Melville, the moment and it's possible it could indicated there were no injuries, but remained bunkered down in develop a bit further before it reaches the island had suffered "a large emergency shelters as they continued Nhulunbuy early tomorrow," he said. amount of damage", including to be battered by 120kph gales and A cyclone warning has been issued for structural damage. Part of the roof on torrential rain. But the conditions coastal and island communities the island's schools had been torn off, were nothing compared to what Ingrid between Milingimbi and Groote he said. "A number of cars have been dished out during a direct hit on the Eylandt, including Nhulunbuy, with a damaged and most trees have been Tiwis yesterday night, before it cyclone watch extended to Cape Don. blown over. "Residents are still steered into the Timor Sea away from London, Mar 11 -- Following received sheltering from the cyclone in the Darwin which largely escaped the from the Meteorological Office, dated island's emergency shelter and a full fury. Winds gusting to 235kph lashed today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre assessment of damage will be made Bathurst and Melville overnight, of tropical cyclone "Ingrid" was located when the gale force winds reduce over cutting communications to the near lat 12.3S, long 138.7E, the next few hours." Cyclone "Ingrid" mainland, leaving them without power approximately 460 nautical miles east earlier passed near Goulburn Island and with a substantial damage of Darwin, Australia, and has tracked and while strong winds had blown bill.Northern Territory police said the west-north-westward, or 290 degs, down many trees, the spokesman said category three storm cost the island over the past six hours, at five knots. there had been no damage to communities a house, swept roofs off a The position is accurate to within 30 buildings. Communities on the Tiwi school and several other properties, nautical miles and is based on the Islands were preparing for the cyclone and uprooted old trees and dumped centre being located by satellite. with their local Counter Disaster them onto buildings. But no-one had Present wind distribution: maximum Committees supervising preparations, been killed or injured and residents sustained winds: 80 knots, gusts 100 he said. A cyclone warning is current were incredibly grateful for that, NT knots. Radius of 64 knot winds: 10 for coastal and island communities police Darwin region controller Max nautical miles in all four quadrants. between Daly River Mouth and Pope told reporters. In Darwin, which Radius of 34 knot winds: 60 nautical Maningrida, including the Coburg caught only the edge of the cyclone, miles in the north-east quadrant, 70 Peninsula, Darwin and Tiwi Islands. little damage was reported from nautical miles in the remaining three Sydney, Mar 14 -- The port of Darwin overnight winds.However the city quadrants. The track for "Ingrid" has was closed overnight as the eye of remains on alert. Commander Pope slightly shifted equatorward which tropical cyclone "Ingrid" passed 100 said many Tiwi residents were still will cause the system to track along km north of the Northern Territory taking shelter from the strong winds, the coast of northern Australia and capital, battering the Tiwi islands on but some had ventured out to assess maintain intensity. At 0600, UTC, Mar its way. The port was expected to re- the damage. Bathurst Island's 12, the centre is predicted to be near open this morning. Two ships due to emergency services coordinator lat 11.7S, long 135.0E, with maximum enter port yesterday had remained at Graeme Fregon said residents were sustained winds of 85 knots and gusts sea at the request of the harbour incredibly relieved that everyone had to 105 knots. authorities. They were the product emerged safe. "We have no power, we London, Mar 12 -- A press report, tanker Bright Pacific and the 23,900 have no communication - just one dated today, states: Strong winds from dwt general cargo C.S.Ocean laden satellite phone ... if that's all we've got tropical cyclone "Ingrid" - upgraded to with clinker. Only one of Perkins wrong, then we've come off pretty its original strength of category five - Shipping Group's coastal fleet was at well," he said. "Ingrid" had cleared the are battering the tip of the Northern sea during the track of the storm Tiwis by 1000 hrs, today. The Bureau Territory. But the destructive core of across the Top End. The Warrender, on of Meteorology said it was moving out the big storm is out to sea, sparing the weekly Karumba/Weipa/Gove into the Timor Sea and was expected communities its full force. "The eye of service, sought refuge in the Wessel to track to the south west for the next the cyclone is quite small but it is the Islands last week as the cyclone hit couple of days, away from Darwin. strongest part so thankfully it's out at the Gove region, but is now back in Commander Pope said police were sea and none of these towns have been Karumba. One vessel was in the Gulf receiving reports of damage and hit by its full force," a spokesman from of Carpentaria, out of the storm track, devastation across Australia's top end the Cyclone Warning Centre said. At and the remaining five ships in the after "Ingrid"'s destructive journey. He 1430, AEDT, "Ingrid" was heading Perkins fleet were all able to reach said authorities were preparing to west towards Cape Don and Point Darwin just before the storm hit. rescue 10 people who had been Stuart, about 130km east of Darwin, Perkins chief executive Peter Hopton stranded by floods on a remote part of at 20km/h. Police in Darwin said they said that three ships would be Elcho Island, off the NT coast, after were not yet feeling any impact of the expected to load or discharge Ingrid hit two days ago. The storm cyclone, which was moving in their tomorrow, while the ro/ro Frances Bay also ripped through a pearling fleet of direction, but were warning residents had already left for Gove. Mr Hopton six vessels causing more than Aus$1 to be prepared. Earlier today, the said the company would be reviewing million damage at Gove, in north east cyclone - then rated a category four - the weather outlook today, and Arnhem Land, on Saturday (Mar 12), skirted the small mining town of expected normal operations to resume police said. Some of the boats had gone Nhulunbuy, on the Gove Peninsula, by mid-week. Supplies are now likely down, others had been damaged, and community of Elcho Island, in the to be scarce in some communities in police said, but could not provide Arafura Sea. Early reports indicate no the region, he said. One Perkins's further details.East of the Tiwis, on injuries but large amounts of debris maintenance shed at Gove was Croker Island, residents were still had fallen from trees, downing power damaged by the storm.Full cyclone waiting to have power and water lines. precautions had already been taken in supplies restored after "Ingrid" hit, London, Mar 13 -- A press report, Darwin, with the East Arm quay crane but emergency supplies including dated today, states: Croker Island, secured, and all barges, tugs, and blankets and tarps had arrived. north-east of Darwin, has been badly pontoons safely moored. NT Darwin will remain on alert until damaged, but there have been no government offices are open today, authorities are satisfied the city is in reports of injuries as Cyclone "Ingrid" although schools have remained no danger. continues its destructive path across closed. The cyclone warnings should london, Mar 14 -- Following received the Northern Territory top end. The be lifted some time today. -- Lloyd's from the Meteorological office, dated island's indigenous community was List Daily Commercial News. today: Tropical cyclone "Ingrid" near being lashed by winds of up to London, Mar 14 -- A press report, lat 11.7S, long 129.2E, at 0600, UTC. 290km/h today as the category five dated today, states: Tropical cyclone Movement for the past six hours 255

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13 Weather & Navigation degrees at seven knots. Position Arnhem Land coast to rescue ten worst affected by the cyclone, with accurate to within 25 nautical miles. people who were stranded after winds in excess of 300 km per hour, Maximum sustained winds 100 knots, "Ingrid" lashed the region. Heavy rain flattening buildings and cutting gusts 125 knots. Radius of 64 knot cut roads to the community, so the essential services. Chief Minister winds 25 nautical miles all quadrants. residents were unable to return. Clare Martin will visit affected Forecast position lat 12.0S, long Commander Pope says that, while communities today and says early 128.1E at 1800, UTC, today. Maximum they do not have much shelter, the estimates put the repair bill at $5 sustained winds 110 knots, gusts 135 residents do have some supplies. The million. Ms Martin says the situation knots. Radius of 64 knot winds 25 Bureau of Meteorology says Cyclone is not bad enough to warrant calling a nautical miles. Forecast position lat "Ingrid" has completely crossed the state of emergency but that is not 12.5S, long 126.9E at 0600, UTC, Mar Tiwi Islands and is now in the Timor required to qualify for natural disaster 15. Maximum sustained winds 125 Sea. "Ingrid" is still listed as a funding. "We don't have to declare a knot, gusts 150 knots. category 3 cyclone. It is moving west- state of emergency, you declare a state London, Mar 14 -- A press report, south-west at 10 kilometres-an-hour, of emergency if the disaster is of such dated today, states: Cyclone "Ingrid" away from Darwin. A cyclone warning a scale that we don't feel we can cope has left the 200 residents of Croker continues for coastal and island with it and when you look at what Island, about 200 kilometres north- communities between Cape Hotham happened, no-one's been injured," she east of Darwin, with no running water and Daly rivermouth, including the said. "Immediate needs of those and only enough food for two days. Tiwi Islands and Darwin. A cyclone communities are being addressed so a The cyclone struck Croker early watch extends south-west to Mitchell state of emergency wouldn't actually yesterday and its devastating path Plateau in Western Australia. be a productive thing to do." Ms across the island can be seen from the London, Mar 14 -- A press report, Martin says the true cost of "Ingrid" is air, with trees stripped bare for dated Mar 15, states: Cyclone "Ingrid" still being assessed. "What we've got is kilometres. The Jarbu fishing lodge is is expected to track towards Western a co-ordinator across Government to obliterated and most buildings are Australia's Kimberley coast today actually make sure that all agencies extensively damaged, including the after battering islands off the are working together on this and we'll school and teachers' accommodation. Northern Territory coastline with be doing assessments," she said. "We Survivors say they cannot believe no- torrential winds and rain. The cyclone started yesterday and we'll continue to one was killed or injured. Power lines damage is expected to run into do those assessments to understand have been extensively damaged on millions of dollars. At 0718,AEDT, the what the dollar implications are and Croker Island and at Nguiu on category 4 cyclone is currently in the how quickly we can move." Meanwhile, Bathurst Island but the power houses Timor Sea, almost 300 kilometres west residents in the north Kimberley are were not affected. Croker residents are of Darwin and 305 kilometres north- preparing for the impact of Cyclone using their bare hands and limited east of Kalumburu in Western "Ingrid" as it bears down on Western machinery to clear access for Power Australia, moving west at 10 Australia. The cyclone has re- and Water Authority workers who are kilometres-an-hour. A cyclone warning intensified and has been upgraded to a expected to land this afternoon. Power has been issued for coastal and island category four system with winds of and Water Corporation contractors communities between Port Keats in 260 km an hour at its centre. Andrew have flown to a number of the Northern Territory and WA's Burton of WA's Cyclone Warning communities on the Tiwi Islands to Mitchell Plateau. Wind gusts up to Centre predicts Ingrid will take a restore lines. But wind has prevented 120 kilometres-per-hour are expected south-west track today and cross near them from flying to Melville Island. to develop there tonight. the Aboriginal community of The corporation's Bertram Birk says Sydney, Mar 15 -- A cyclone which Kalumburu tomorrow. power lines and the power house that has battered Australia's north for a London, Mar 15 -- A press report, services Milikapiti and Pirlangimpi week has re-intensified into a top dated today, states: Residents have are damaged. "We've got the planes all category five storm, with destructive been evacuated from a remote on stand-by, we just need clearances to winds up to 320 kmh, as it prepares to community in the path of Cyclone get there, with both staff and slam into the coast for a third time. "Ingrid," a category five system which contractors," he said. "But we really Cyclone "Ingrid" is forecast to hit is tipped to cross Western Australia's need to do an assessment on the Australia's sparsely populated Kimberley coast tonight. Forecasters ground so we can clearly document northwest Kimberley coast tonight predict "Ingrid" will cross the coast what materials we need and make after gaining strength during the day somewhere between the Mitchell arrangements to get them over there." as it swirled over the Timor Sea. The Plateau and the small town of Contact has been re-established with storm has strengthened as it crossed Wyndham. The Aboriginal community all remote communities in the the Gulf of Carpentaria, before of Kalumburu is the most likely area Northern Territory's Top End. Police battering the small Tiwi islands north to be affected by the winds of up to were most concerned about the of the tropical city of Darwin on 320 km per hour at the cyclone's Milikapati community, which does not Sunday (Mar 13) night and Monday. centre. Emergency services district have a police presence. The core of the Darwin, which was destroyed by a manager, Graham Down, says the cyclone passed close by, with winds similar cyclone on Christmas Day in sick, elderly and babies have been reaching more than 200 kilometres- 1974, was spared the wrath of the flown out of the community. At least per-hour. But Northern Territory storm, which weakened temporarily one pearl farm and several offshore oil police say that while the community yesterday only to again re-intensify as and gas rigs along the coast have also has no power or water, it received it made its way down Australia's west been evacuated. A cyclone warning is minimal structural damage. In Nguiu, coast, nicknamed "cyclone alley". Late in place for coastal and inland a house and store were damaged and on Monday, Ingrid was located in the communities between Port Keats in in Pirlangimpi a house was flattened. Timor Sea about 290 km north of the the Northern Territory and Kuri Bay Parts of the school roof are missing at town of Wyndham in Western in Western Australia. The warning Snake Bay. Police say they are unable Australia state and was expected to includes Wyndham and extends inland to put a figure on the cost of cyclone cross the coast during the night. to Drysdale River Station. Ingrid is in damage to communities. But Weather officials have warned of the Timor Sea, 200 km north-east of Commander Max Pope says a pearling extensive flooding when "Ingrid" hits, Kalumburu, and is moving south-west operation at Nhulunbuy, on the north- due to "dangerously high tides" and at 15 km per hour. Croker Island east coast of Arnhem Land, suffered heavy rain. -- Reuters. Northern Territory Chief Minister about A$1 million damage. London, Mar 15 -- A press report, Clare Martin has visited the Commander Pope says six vessels in dated today, states: The Northern community worst hit by "Ingrid," the pearling fleet were sunk or Territory Government says it will be which whipped over islands to the damaged when the operation took a seeking Commonwealth funding to north of the Territory this week. direct hit from the cyclone. help cover the repair bill from Cyclone "Ingrid" crossed Minjilang on Croker Meanwhile, a recovery team will be "Ingrid." Croker Island, 200 km north- Island, 230 km north east of Darwin, sent to Elcho Island, off the north east of Darwin, was the community as a category five system on Sunday

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14 Weather & Navigation morning. Winds in excess of 300 owners include former WA premier Kalumburu about 2300 hrs, but it was kilometres per hour flattened Peter Dowding. Meanwhile yesterday, sufficiently strong to batter the buildings and damaged essential dozens of workers based in remote settlement with six hours of services. Power and Water Corporation pearl farms along Western Australia's unrelenting, destructive winds. The staff have arrived to reconnect power north-west coast were being township was continuing to experience and Work Safe officials are expected to evacuated. Paspaley Pearling chief winds of up to 125kph, but "Ingrid" tomorrow to deal with asbestos from executive officer John Kelly said the was downgraded to a category three as older damaged buildings. Thieves The move was a precaution against it moved further south and was Northern Territory's Power and Water "Ingrid" moving south-west along the expected to continue weakening. Corporation says thieves took Kimberley coast. Mr Kelly said it was "Within 24 hours it is most likely not advantage of cyclone preparations by too early to assess damage from the going to be a cyclone any longer," stealing fuel from a power station in cyclone, which passed close to Linda Paterson, of the Cyclone Darwin. It says about 30,000 litres of Paspaley-operated pearl farms off Warning Centre in Perth, said. fuel was siphoned from a tank at Coburg Peninsula. "Because of the Reports from Kalumburu indicated no Berrimah power station early cyclone, we've evacuated the Northern major damage, although water and yesterday morning. The corporation Territory pearl farms and flown electricity supplies were cut. State says that someone may have noticed everyone out. We are in the process of Emergency Service spokesman Mick the tanks being filled in preparation evacuating the Kimberley farms," he McInerney said three houses had for the cyclone and decided to take said. superficial structural damage, and the advantage of the situation. The Office London, Mar 15 -- A press report, mission garage and workshop were of Environment and Heritage is dated today, states: The Northern also slightly damaged. Fire and assessing the best way to clean up an Territory Government says it will be Emergency Services Authority (FESA) unknown amount of fuel that was spilt seeking Commonwealth funding to crews were waiting for the winds to on the ground of the station during the help cover the repair bill from Cyclone further abate before deciding whether theft. Police are still investigating the "Ingrid". Croker Island, 200 kilometres to fly into the community to begin matter. north-east of Darwin, was the mopping up. "In Kununurra, we have London, Mar 15 -- Following received community worst affected by the helicopters sitting on the ground at from the Meteorological Office, dated cyclone, with winds in excess of 300 the moment waiting to actually deploy today: Tropical cyclone "Ingrid" near kilometres-per-hour, flattening into Kalumburu as soon as the winds lat 13.2S, long 127.5E at 0600, UTC, buildings and cutting essential will allow it," FESA spokesman Allen today. Movement for the past six hours services. Chief Minister Clare Martin Gale said. Authorities have not had 230 degrees at eight knots. Position will visit affected communities today any reports of injuries resulting from accurate to within 20 nautical miles. and says early estimates put the "Ingrid". According to the Bureau of Maximum sustained winds 130 knots, repair bill at A$5 million. Ms Martin Meteorology, by mid-morning "Ingrid" gusts 160 knots. Radius of 64 knot says the situation is not bad enough to was 25km west-south-west of winds 35 nautical miles all quadrants. warrant calling a state of emergency Kalumburu and 220km west-north- Forecast position lat 14.3S, long but that is not required to qualify for west of Wyndham, moving south-west 126.8E at 1800, UTC, today. Maximum natural disaster funding. at 5kph. "Ingrid"'s destructive core, sustained winds 125 knots, gusts 150 London, Mar 16 -- A press report, with gusts to 175kph, was expected to knots. Forecast position lat 15.2S, long dated today, states: Severe tropical move away from the Kalumburu area 126.7E at 0600, UTC, Mar 16. Cyclone "Ingrid" has hit the remote shortly, but winds of up to 140kph Maximum sustained winds 110 knots, community of Kalumburu in Western could continue to affect the area gusts 135 knots. Australia's northern Kimberley. The within 65km of the centre, including London, Mar 15 -- A press report, community is being lashed by wind Kalumburu, for several hours. Gales dated Mar 14, states: Cyclone gusts up to 260 kilometres-an-hour as with gusts to 120kph were affecting "Ingrid"'s destructive rampage across the eye of Cyclone "Ingrid" passes just the coast between Mitchell Plateau the Top End has sunk a vessel and left north of the Kalumburu. The and Wyndham, but the cyclone was a multi-million-dollar damage bill for community has been bearing the brunt expected to follow a more southward Australia's cultured pearl industry. of the system since it hit early this track, causing gales to extend to Vessel Kuri Pearl, a modern 24-metre morning. Gary Boterhoven from the Drysdale River Station during the pearling vessel, sank early on weather bureau says Kalumburu is afternoon and possibly Gibb River. Saturday morning (Mar 12) in Gove experiencing destructive winds. The Tides will be higher than normal along harbour after its engine-room was extent of the damage will not be the coast north and north-east of holed and flooded, industry officials known until the cyclone passes. The Kalumburu and heavy rain was likely said. No crew were hurt, and the cyclone has now been downgraded to a to cause flooding of low-lying areas. vessel is now lying half-submerged in category 4 system. London, Mar 16 -- A press report, shallow water. The vessel, worth an London, Mar 16 -- A press report, dated today, states: A tourist resort estimated $2 million, was owned and dated today, states: Cyclone "Ingrid" built to showcase the beauty of operated by Arafura Pearls, whose was edging inland after destructive northern Australia fell victim to pearl farm in Elizabeth Bay off Gove winds demolished an exclusive eco- nature when it was flattened by was also severely damaged by the resort and pummelled an Aboriginal cyclone "Ingrid." The exclusive cyclone. "The farm had the eye of the community in Western Australia's far Faraway Bay resort, on Western cyclone go right over it. All personnel north for more than 10 hours. By the Australia's remote north-western were earlier removed but most of the time it hit the coast of the Kimberley coast, promotes itself an an eco-retreat infrastructure has been destroyed," region about 2130 hrs, yesterday, which "feels like the edge of forever, said Steve Arrow, owner of the nearby tropical cyclone "Ingrid" had regained where a few days can feel like a week." Arrow Pearls farm. "We suspect its previous fury with destructive Resort staff knew the feeling when widespread damage but have been winds gusting at up to 260kph. The "Ingrid" moved in packing winds of unable to get a vessel out for a look." eye of the then category five cyclone 280 km a hour. Owner Bruce Allison Mr Arrow said damage to his and passed just to the north of the said they hid in a metal shipping other pearl farms off the Top End coast Faraway Bay resort, 100km west of container while the cyclone raged would probably run into millions of Kalumburu, completely destroying the around them, emerging this morning dollars including damaged or eight cabins, workshop, staff to find most of Faraway Bay consigned destroyed infrastructure and stocks of accommodation and generator shed. to oblivion. "The main building, the pearl shell. Australia's cultured pearl After hitting Faraway Bay, "Ingrid" actual frames, they are massive log, industry is worth about $250 million a spiralled towards Kalumburu, where they are still there but everything else year. A spokesman for Arafura Pearls evacuations of many of the town's 300- is gone," Allison told ABC radio. "All confirmed damage to their pearl farm odd residents had been proceeding the workshop, all the staff quarters, had been extensive. Arafura Pearls, an throughout yesterday. The cyclone had all the cabins, they're all gone," he unlisted company, is run by Australian lessened slightly to a category four said. No one was injured at the resort, Pearl Management whose principal system by the time it reached which was temporarily closed as it

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15 Weather & Navigation prepared to greet guests for the busy Madagascar, the Interior Ministry It has almost reached the Koryak Easter period. State Emergency said. Villages were engulfed last week autonomous district. Flights to the Services said power lines were brought when the eastern Lake Alaotra burst continent are suspended. A side wind down at Kalumburu, although the its banks. -- Reuters. reached 20 metres per second on the community suffered no major damage. runway of the Petropavlovsk- "Ingrid" was downgraded to category PORTUGAL Kamchatsky airport. two late today. It was expected to London, Mar 12 -- A press report, weaken as it moved further inland and dated yesterday, states: A severe THAILAND forecasters said it was likely to lose drought in Portugal has cost farmers London, Mar 16 -- A press report, cyclone status late tomorrow. one billion euros in damages since dated today, states: Severe drought September, a level that is set to rise affecting many parts of Thailand IRAN further, the head of the main farmers' would cause the kingdom economic London, Mar 13 -- A press report, association said yesterday. Livestock damage of more than 10 billion baht dated today, states: Three people are farmers had been the hardest hit as (US$250 million) if the situation is not reported to have died and thousands pastures have run out of grass in relieved, said a securities house. "We have fled their homes as a result of many parts of the interior and south of expect the drought to add to food-price floods in Iran. The rising waters have the country, causing the price of feed inflation and lower agriculture exports been caused by continuous rain, some to soar. But virtually every sector of during the second quarter," newspaper of the heaviest in the past three the agriculture industry has been hurt Nation today quoted a report of the decades. This rain and the floods it by the lack of rain, from citrus growers Phatra Securities as saying. The has caused have affected most of the in the southernmost province of drought has already affected 13.5 country but the provinces in the west Algarve to milk producers in the million rai (21,600 square kilometres) and north east have been hit usually more rainy north. Portugal of farmland, causing hardship to 9.6 particularly hard. About 100 villages receives the majority of its million farmers, said the Phatra report have been flooded in the western precipitation during winter months issued yesterday. Direct loss of farm province of Lorestan. Some of them are but most of the country has recorded production was expected to reach 7.4 reported to have completely precipitation levels since September billion baht (US$185 million), while disappeared under the water. Officials which were well below normal levels. decreased agriculture products exports in the province have called on people In January, rainfall was less than 20 and trade along main rivers would add to move into temporary shelters which percent of usual levels across up the losses, according to the are being set up in schools and mainland Portugal, according to the securities house. Entering the dry university buildings across the national weather office. The office season in March, many parts of affected areas. The rain that started blamed a persistent high-pressure Thailand have reported severe two days ago has also caused serious zone over the country for preventing drought. The government last week landslides damaging several major storm systems from moving across the declared eight zones as the worst dams and bridges. Roads and railway Portugal and causing it's worst draught-hit areas, while local press links have been blocked and water drought in decades. The dry weather reported water lines in some supplies cut off in some of the has led desperate farmers to cut leaves reservoirs have dropped to a provinces north west of the capital. off trees to feed their starving herds dangerous low level. In a bid to relieve And in the northern outskirts of and caused millions in crop damage, the drought, the Agriculture Ministry Teheran itself, local officials have while in several remote villages has ordered the stopping of the second- warned that some buildings may authorities have resorted to importing crop planting by 90 percent collapse and called on residents to water for drinking and washing by nationwide. Rice is Thailand's main leave them. Many fear the situation truck because local wells have run dry. agricultural output, more than 75 could get worse as the rain is expected percent of which is produced during to continue. RUSSIA the main planting season in the second London, Mar 14 -- A press report, half of the year. Phatra Securities IRAQ dated yesterday, states: All estimated the drought could cause London, Mar 15 -- A press report, Novorossiysk oil terminals closed due Thailand to lose about five-10 percent dated today, states: Berthing and to adverse weather yesterday evening. of total annual rice production, while sailing operations at the Basrah and Heavy southerly swell up to four damage of cattle raising and fruits Khor Al Amaya terminals were metres. According to the forecast, no planting was also predicted. Although temporarily suspended due to strong improvement is expected until noon, the damage bill would be minimal winds at 2300, local time, last night. today. compared to the country's gross London, Mar 16 -- Berthing and London, Mar 14 -- A press report, domestic product of more than six sailing operations at the Basrah and dated yesterday, states: A cyclone hit trillion baht (US$150 billion), the Khor Al Amaya Oil Terminals resumed south Kamchatka in the small hours of draught along with rising oil prices yesterday afternoon. The operations today. The wind is strong, and might push up price and inflation had been halted due to strong winds snowfalls are heavy. Waves are high in rates. Mar 14. the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific. Vessels are not departing the port of TROPICAL CYCLONE "WILLY" KAZAKHSTAN Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The London, Mar 10 -- A press report, London, Mar 16 -- A press report, departure of a tanker with 2,600 dated today, states: Tropical cyclone dated today, states: In the Shaulder tonnes of diesel fuel onboard for the "Willy" had been upgraded to a village, South Kazakhstan oblast as a Koryak autonomous district has been category two system and was expected result of ceaseless rains and thawing delayed, a source in the to intensify as it moved towards the of snow 62 dwelling houses had been Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky north-west coast of Western Australia, overwhelmed, three bridges and three commercial seaport said. The wind the Bureau of Meteorology said conduct pipes broken down. Ice gorge reached 30 metres per second on the tonight. "Willy" was 680km north- on Syrdaria triggered off a washout of shore, and waves are five to seven northwest of Karratha and moving the check dams on the left bank of the metres high. Fishing vessels are west-southwest at 17km/h. "The river lower the Kazalinsk hydraulic sheltering hiding from the gale in cyclone is expected to intensify as it project, Kyzylorda oblast. Abai and bays. The wind reached 24-32 metres continues to move to the west- Urkendeu are under the threat of per second in the south-east and southwest but will not impact the WA flood. south-west of the Kamchatka region. coast within the next 48 hours," the Heavy snowfalls in the Ust- bureau said. MADAGASCAR Bolsheretsk and Yelizovo districts and London, Mar 11 -- A press report, Antananarivo, Mar 16 -- Thirteen the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky dated today, states: A tropical cyclone people have died and nearly 9,000 have reduced visibility to 500 metres. hovering off the north-west Western have been left homeless after several Weathermen have given a storm Australian coast has been upgraded to weeks of heavy flooding in warning. The cyclone is moving inland. a category three system. 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Cyclone "Willy" is about 680 centre is predicted to be near lat Manila, Mar 17 -- Two passenger kilometres north-west of Karratha at 18.8S, 109.8E, with maximum ferries capsized during a fierce 1313, AEDT, moving in a south- sustained winds of 100 knots and typhoon in the central Philippines westerly direction. The weather gusts to 125 knots. today, killing at least three people and bureau says it is not expected to cross leaving eight missing, officials said. the coast for at least 48 hours. No TURKEY Typhoon "Roke", packing winds of 105 warnings have been issued at this London, Mar 12 -- A press report, km per hour near the centre and stage. dated yesterday, states: Traffic was gustiness of 135 kph, grounded sea, London, Mar 13 -- A press report, suspended for northbound tankers in air and land travel in most parts of dated yesterday, states: The category the Istanbul Strait at 0958, local time, the central Philippines. "We have three cyclone "Willy" will weaken today, due to poor visibility and snow. prevented up to 80 domestic ferries tomorrow and is not expected to hit One daylight-restricted tanker's from leaving their ports to avoid the West Australian coast. At midday, passage has been postponed until accidents," said Lieutenant Armand WST, "Willy" was 485km north-west further notice. - Daylight-restricted Balilo, a spokesman for the Philippine of Exmouth, moving south west at tankers arriving today may enter the Coast Guard. "Two ferries capsized about 15km/h, and is still classified TSS on the next day of arrival to the due to strong winds and giant waves." as a category three system. Large southern entrance to the Strait of Balilo said a ferry bound to the island swells are predicted on the western Istanbul. Traffic was suspended on the of Cebu with 30 passengers Pilbara coast line during the Istanbul Strait for southbound overturned off Camotes island in the weekend. tankers at 0958, local time, today due central Philippines, and three people Sydney, Mar 14 -- Tropical cyclone to poor visibility and snow. The drowned. Two were missing while the "Willy", off Western Australia, is passages of two daylight-restricted rest were rescued by fishermen in the expected to weaken after passing tankers have been postponed until area. Another ferry with 15 southwest within 500 km of the North further notice. Daylight-restricted passengers sank near Leyte island, he West Cape, and creating some large tankers arriving today may enter the said. Six people were reported missing swells. -- Lloyd's List Daily TSS on the same or next day of arrival in the accident. Balilo said more than Commercial News. as per TSVTS instructions, weather 5,000 people were stranded in most London, Mar 14 -- A press report, permitting. parts of the central Philippines. dated today, states: The threat to London, Mar 15 -- Traffic was Alfonso Cusi, general manager of the Western Australia from tropical suspended in the Canakkale Strait for Manila International Airport cyclone "Willy", which has been northbound tankers at 0900, local Authority, said 24 domestic flights hovering off the state's coast for three time, today due to poor visibility and from Manila to the popular Boracay days, has petered out. Forecasters say dense fog. Traffic was suspended in resort island were also grounded, the cyclone, which has been the Canakkale Strait for southbound affecting at least 500 foreign and downgraded to a category two system, tankers at 0900, local time, today, due domestic tourists. Elma Aldea, head of will weaken rapidly over the next two to poor visibility and dense fog. Traffic the office of civil defence, said two days and move further out from the was suspended in the Istanbul Strait coastal villages on Leyte island were coast. It is presently located 600km for northbound tankers at 0330, local evacuated due to rising flood waters. west of Exmouth, moving west south- time, due to poor visibility and dense Electricity was also cut due to strong west at 8kph. fog. Traffic was suspended in the winds, snapping power transmission London, Mar 14 -- Following received Istanbul Strait for southbound lines. Schools, at all levels, were from the Meteorological Office, dated tankers at 0315, local time, this suspended on Cebu and Panay islands, today: Tropical cyclone "Willy" near lat morning due to poor visibility and areas bearing the brunt of Roke's 21.7S, long 107.5E, at 0000, UTC, dense fog. furious winds and rains, Aldea told today. Movement for the past six hours reporters. -- Reuters. 260 degrees at seven knots. Position TYPHOON "ROKE" London, Mar 17 -- Following received accurate to within 40 nautical miles. London, Mar 15 -- Following received from the Meteorological Office, dated Maximum sustained winds 35 knots, from the Meteorological Office, dated today: Typhoon "Roke" downgraded to gusts 45 knots. Forecast position lat today: Tropical storm "Roke" near lat tropical storm near lat 11.5N, long 21.8S, long 106.5E at 1200, UTC, 11.9N, long 136.0E at 0600, UTC, 121.3E at 0600, UTC, today. today. Maximum sustained winds 30 today. Movement for the past six hours Movement for the past six hours 290 knots, gusts 40 knots. Forecast 280 degrees at 15 knots. Position degrees at 16 knots. Position accurate position lat 21.9S, long 105.5E at accurate to within 40 nautical miles. to within 55 nautical miles. Maximum 0000, UTC, Mar 15. Maximum Maximum sustained winds 55 knots, sustained winds 45 knots, gusts 55 sustained winds 25 knots, gusts 35 gusts 70 knots. Radius of 50 knot knots. Forecast position lat 11.8N,long knots. winds 20 nautical miles all quadrants 118.2E at 1800, UTC, today. Maximum Forecast position lat 11.9N, long sustained winds 45 knots, gusts 55 TROPICAL CYCLONE 132.6E at 1800, UTC, today. Maximum knots. Forecast position lat 11.3N, "WILLY" sustained winds 60 knots, gusts 75 long 115.1E at 0600, UTC, Mar 18. London, Mar 11 -- Following received knots. Forecast position lat 11.6N, Maximum sustained winds 40 knots, from the Meteorological Office, dated long 129.0E at 0600, UTC, Mar 16. gusts 50 knots. today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre Maximum sustained winds 65 knots, of tropical cyclone "Willy" was located gusts 80 knots. UNITED KINGDOM near lat 16.5S, long 112.6E, London, Mar 16 -- Following received London, Mar 16 -- A press report, approximately 350 nautical miles from the Meteorological Office, dated dated Mar 15, states: The cost of the north-north-west of Learmonthport, today, states: Typhoon "Roke" near lat January floods to Cumbria could top Australia, and has tracked west- 11.7N, long 128.9E at 0600, UTC, £250m, insurers say. The Association south-westward, or 240 degs at 10 today. Movement for the past six of British Insurers says work to repair knots, over the past six hours. The hours 265 degrees at 24 knots. damage to affected communities in the position is accurate to within 30 Position accurate to within 40 county could take months to complete. nautical miles and is based on the nautical miles. Maximum sustained It says the total cost of winter storms centre being located by satellite. winds 65 knots, gusts 80 knots. to the entire north of England and Present wind distribution: maximum Radius of 50 knot winds 25 nautical southern Scotland could be £500m. sustained winds: 90 knots, gusts 110 miles all quadrants. Forecast position The government is likely to foot a knots. Radius of 64 knot winds: 25 lat 11.7N, long 125.5E at 1800, UTC, large part of the bill, with seven local nautical miles in all four quadrants. today. Maximum sustained winds 65 authorities in the county so far Radius of 34 knot winds: 150 nautical knots, gusts 80 knots. Forecast making official requests for help. An miles in the north-east and north-west position lat 12.1N, long 122.2E at ABI spokesman said: "We are looking quadrants and 160 nautical miles in 0600, UTC, today. Maximum at between £200m and £250m for the the south-east and south-west sustained winds 60 knots, gusts 75 damage in Carlisle and Cumbria. If quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Mar 12, the knots. that were to include the rest of the

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17 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes north of England and southern Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh archipelago in the Indian Ocean. As Scotland, we are talking about today, but there were no immediate many as 5,640 of those still listed as £500m." Parts of Carlisle are still reports of damage or casualties. The missing lived in the Andamans string uninhabitable, with many homeowners magnitude six quake did not trigger a of islands which bore the brunt of the and businesses still awaiting tsunami, said Syahnan of the local devastation. India, which last month insurance settlements. Carlisle City Meteorology and Geophysics Agency. extended a 8.21 billion rupee (190 Council chief executive Maggie The quake struck at 0639, GMT, and million dollar) aid package to the Mooney said: "We are working with was centred beneath the Indian Andamans, was also handing out 510 the insurance companies and with our Ocean, 67 miles south-east of the million dollars to Tamil Nadu and 54 insurers and with the government as province's capital Banda Aceh. The million dollars to Kerala for post- well." She said an application had epicentre was 19 miles beneath the tsunami rehabilitation, Patil said. been made for government help under earth's surface. Patil added that India had set up a a scheme to help local authorities in "core group" to plan long-term emergency situations. IRAN reconstruction and to find measures to Tehran, Mar 13 -- An earthquake build "multi-hazard proof permanent VIETNAM measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale houses". He added that 100 percent London, Mar 11 -- A press report, shook southeastern Iran today, the subsidies from the government and dated Mar 10, states: Seven state news agency IRNA said. IRNA banks would be given to fishermen for Vietnamese fishermen died and 17 are said the area affected was the catamarans lost in the tsunamis. still missing after bad weather southeastern province of Sistan- Karachi, Mar 12 -- The Sri Lanka capsized four boats, border guards Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan. government will get Euro 733,000 said. The boats, carrying eight There were no immediate reports of from Netherlands to finance cost of fishermen each, sunk 200 miles from casualties. -- Reuters. the refloating of hopper dredger Diya Con Son island off central Khanh Hoa Kowulla (819 gt, built 2003, not province on Mar 4 due to strong NEW ZEALAND Diyakawa as reported in issue of Jan winds. Of the 32 people on board, only London, Mar 14 -- A press report, 17) which was washed off to the pier of eight were rescued by passing foreign dated today, states: An earthquake the Galle Port due to the tsunami tidal ships. "We have to wait another three measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale waves in Sri Lanka on Dec 26. The days to be sure about the fate of the shook the New Zealand's North Island expenditure will be funded from the missing fishermen," one border guard and parts of the upper South Island grant funds allocated to Sri Lanka by soldier said. "Many local boats have early today. The strong quake was the Netherlands Government for the not returned home and we hope that centred off the coast of Taranaki in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of they were rescued by some of them." Tasman Sea, 160km northwest of damage caused by the tsunami, Wellington at a depth of 150km. according to a press release. The YEMEN Geological and Nuclear Science duty refloating of the dredger will be London, Mar 17 -- A press report seismologist Peter McGinty said the carried out by a Netherlands company- dated yesterday, states: Torrential tremor hit at 0408 hrs. Its proximity IHC who built the dredger, and take rain and floods caused the death of at in the South Taranaki Bight meant care of the required repair if needed at least eight people in various parts of the quake was felt in many parts of Colombo Port. The Sri Lanka Ports Yemen, officials said yesterday. Most both islands -- from Wanganui and as Authority (SPA) under the financing casualties occurred in the region of far south as Christchurch. The form Netherlands Government bought Hadramout in southeastern Yemen, institute was not expecting any this dredger one year ago. The which was swept by heavy rain aftershocks and did not believe the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Monday (Mar 14). tremor was a precursor to a massive and Planning Dr. P. B. Jayasundera earthquake. New Plymouth and signed the agreement on behalf of the Wanganui police said by 0600 hrs, no Government of Sri Lanka and Ms reports of damage had been received. Susan Th Blankhart, the Ambassador A spokesman for Wanganui police said of the Royal Netherlands Embassy the quake lasted more than 30 seconds signed the Agreement on behalf of the but felt like a "gentle shake". Nelson Netherlands Government. -- Lloyds police said they had received no List Correspondent reports of damage and the quake had London, Mar 15 -- Hopper dredger not been felt strongly. However, Diya Kowulla, lifted onto the quay at INDIA Blenheim police said it had been "a the port of Galle by the Dec 26 London, Mar 14 -- A press report, strong jolt". Emergency services said tsunami, was returned to the water dated today, states: Two earthquakes there had been a few reports of items over the weekend. The dredger's measuring 5.5 and 5.3 points on the falling off shelves. It followed a minor mooring lines held against the force of Richter scale were registered off shore tremor of 2.9, located 120km north of the giant wave, leaving the vessel high India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dunedin yesterday at 2019 hrs. and dry and sitting upright along the yesterday, the Indian meteorological quay, having caused no damage or department reported. There have been NICARAGUA injury. Diya Kowulla was taken no reports on casualties or damage. London, Mar 15 -- A report, dated onboard Jumbo heavylift vessel Jumbo today, states: A moderate earthquake Javelin on Friday (Mar 11), in a lift INDONESIA occurred at 0015, UTC, today. The operation financed by Dutch London, Mar 14 -- A press report, magnitude 5.8 event has been located development bank FMO from Dutch dated today, states: A strong near the coast of Nicaragua in lat aid funds. The vessel is due to move to aftershock measuring 5.7 on the 11.05N, long 86.21W, hypocentral Colombo for inspection and Richter scale today rattled the capital depth was estimated to be 55 km. maintenance, so that it can be of Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh returned to class for the Sri Lanka province but there were no casualties SOUTH-EAST ASIA Ports Authority. Main contractor IHC or damage, officials said. The London, Mar 10 -- A press report, Holland Engineering & Renovation earthquake which struck at 0515 hrs dated Mar 9, states: India said oversaw Jumbo undertaking the was centred under the Indian Ocean tsunamis that hit its coasts in hoisting project, which entailed the floor 78km north-west of Banda Aceh, December caused damage worth 2.5 temporary welding of eight special the head of Aceh's meteorology and billion dollars. Indian Home Minister hoisting eyes to the dredger. geophysics office, Syahnan, said. He Shivraj Patil told parliament said that there were no reports of yesterday that 10,273 people died TURKEY damage or casualties. while 5,823 had been listed as missing London, Mar 13 -- A press report, London, Mar 17 -- A press report, since Dec 26 when the waves slammed dated yesterday, states: A strong dated yesterday, states: A strong into the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala earthquake shook southeastern undersea earthquake rocked parts of and the Andaman and Nicobar Turkey today, injuring 15 people and

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18 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest damaging some 150 houses, Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Nations said it suspects the authorities said. The quake, which had according to a senior security officer in government of compromising judicial a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, struck the southern Afghan city. A senior independence and the opposition this morning and was centred in security official, who requested accuses Gutierrez of seeking Karliova, a town in rural Bingol anonymity, says the explosive devices dictatorial powers. The FARC's claim province, 430 miles east of Ankara, the had been planted in a bag by the road of a deal with Ecuador also highlights Istanbul-based Kandilli observatory side in the Azrati Baba area of the concerns about the potential said. Provincial Gov. Vehbi Avuc of city. Colombia's four-decade-old conflict has Bingol said the quake caused damage for destabilizing the region. Colombia in Karliova and six villages in the BURUNDI has just patched up its most serious region. "There is no loss of life," Avuc Bujumbura, Mar 14 -- Rebels in diplomatic dispute in years with told private NTV television. Local Gov. Burundi killed four people and looted Venezuela, after it engineered the Erkan Capar of Karliova said some homes and shops in the most serious abduction of a FARC rebel attending a 120 houses in the town were damaged. attack since a referendum on a new conference in Caracas. Paraguay has He said 28 other houses were damaged constitution boosted hopes for an end also accused the FARC of involvement in six nearby villages and that 15 to the country's civil war. The army in the kidnapping and murder of the people were reported injured overall. said today fighters from Burundi's daughter of a former president. Oil- The government sent tents, blankets only remaining Hutu rebel group, the exporting Ecuador is home to the only and other relief to the snow covered Forces for National Liberation, killed US military base in South America. area, where some villages were cut off two men, a woman and a young boy But Washington is likely to favour by heavy snowfall. The quake caused yesterday in the hills outside the Colombia in any dispute involving the an avalanche that partially blocked capital Bujumbura. The rebels denied FARC. Colombia is the closest US. ally the main highway between the city of the killings. It was one of the first in Latin America and has received 3 Erzurum and the town of Cat, and was attacks since voters approved a billion dollar in mainly military US felt in several neighbouring provinces, constitution on Feb 28 that guarantees aid since 2000 to crack down on rebels the Anatolia news agency reported. majority rule. -- Reuters. and its cocaine industry. -- Reuters. London, Mar 14 -- A press report, London, Mar 13 -- A press report, dated today, states: A strong COLOMBIA dated today, states: Clashes and earthquake shook eastern Turkey Bogota, Mar 10 -- Colombian Marxist violence raged through Colombia today, damaging buildings and guerrillas accused Ecuador of breaking yesterday, leading to the death of at injuring at least 11 people two days an ''agreement'' with them by least 37 people, police and local media after another quake in the region, arresting guerrillas, a disclosure reported. In northern Colombia, authorities said. The earthquake with which contradicts President Lucio government troops and militants of a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 was Gutierrez's denials that he has had no the Revolutionary Armed Forces of centred in rural Bingol province at contact with foreign rebels. ''We call on Colombia (FARC) and the National struck at 0135, GMT, toppling several the government on Col Lucio Gutierrez Liberation Army (ELN) clashed buildings that had been badly to honor our agreements,'' said the yesterday, with 27 rebels and six damaged in Saturday's magnitude 5.7 Revolutionary Armed Forces of government troops killed and 78 tremor, officials said. Authorities said Colombia in a communique posted on members of the rebel groups captured, there no reports of any deaths. their Web site (www.farcep.org) late according to local media. Meanwhile, yesterday. It did not say what the near the city of Barrancabermeja, four agreements were. But the members of the same family were announcement will strengthen killed by rightwing paramilitaries, Colombia's long-held suspicions that police said. (See issue of Mar 14.) Ecuador often turns a blind eye to London, Mar 15 -- A press report, rebels crossing the two countries' dated today, states: Four guerrillas of jungle border in return for the the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrillas not breaking Ecuadorean of Colombia (FARC) and three of the laws by kidnapping, robbing or killing. National Liberation Army (ELN) were COLIMA, MEXICO It could also anger the United States, killed in clashes with government London, Mar 11 -- A report, dated whose support has been key to troops on Sunday (Mar 13) and early Mar 10, states: Colima erupted twice preserving Gutierrez's shaky yesterday, said the military. One ELN on Mar 10. The first eruption at 1410 governing coalition, and which regards member was killed in an exchange of hrs lasted five minutes and sent ash to the rebel army known by the Spanish fire in Cocorna, Antioquia, and two a height of 30,000 ft. The second initials FARC as a terrorist more of the same leftist group died in eruption at 1755 hrs was less intense organization. The government made no clashes in Hacari, Norte de Santander. than the first, with a plume of 22,000 immediate comment on the FARC Four FARC guerrillas were also killed, ft. comments. But Gutierrez, a former two in Meta, one in Huila and the army colonel, has denied claims by one other in Tolima. The military also MOUNT POPOCATEPETL, MEXICO of his former top aides that the seized weapons, explosives, London, Mar 11 -- A report, dated president secretly met a top FARC ammunition and documents which will Mar 10, states: Mount Popocatepetl rebel before his election in 2002 to ask be analyzed by the army intelligence. volcano near Mexico City erupted hot them to not to carry out military ash and lava, which started fires, on operations in Ecuador. In its DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Mar 10. The fire occurred near the communique, the 17,000-strong FARC CONGO town of San Nicolas de los Ranchos. criticised Ecuador for arresting a Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, senior rebel commander in Quito early Mar 11 -- Hundreds of United Nations last year and for arresting seven other troops launched a major offensive in rebels in February. It accused north-east Congo today to hunt down Gutierrez of ''servility'' to the United militiamen who killed nine UN States and Colombia. ''Honoring our Bangladeshi peacekeepers last month, frontier commitments, we have not a UN military source said. "We are made any military incursions into conducting a cordon-and-search neighboring countries, strictly operation as well as trying to respecting their sovereignty, and we apprehend the perpetrators of the demand this be reciprocated,'' the killing of the Bangladeshis," the AFGHANISTAN FARC said. The embarrassing source said. The operation north-east London, Mar 17 -- A press report, announcement came as Gutierrez's of the town of Bunia in the Ituri dated today, states: At least five congressional coalition is under strain district involved around 500 people have been killed and more than following the dismissal of the entire peacekeepers and started at around 30 wounded in a blast blamed on Supreme Court last year. The United 0730, local time, the source said.

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Witnesses said rotations of UN containing the violence. He said 35 the attacks are an attempt to provoke helicopter gunships had been leaving houses were set on fire and several sectarian civil war, and have told their Bunia airport throughout the morning. people were injured in the violence followers not to seek revenge. An The United Nations has been which was spreading to new areas. alliance of mainly Shi'ite Islamist criticised in the past for being Prof A D Musthafa(Cong), another groups won more than half the seats ineffective in reining in marauding member from Kannur district, urged in Iraq's new parliament in the Jan 30 militias in the east of Democratic the government to enforce prohibitory elections, and is poised to appoint Republic of Congo but has said it orders in the district. Ibrahim Jaafari, currently one of the plans to step up operations to London, Mar 16 -- A press report, country's vice presidents, as prime dismantle militia training camps in dated today, states: At least seven minister. Sunni Arabs have hardly any the region. -- Reuters. people have been injured in a grenade representation at all in parliament -- London, Mar 15 -- A press report, attack by suspected separatists in very few people voted in Sunni Arab dated Mar 14, states: The United Indian-administered Kashmir, the areas due to fears of unrest and calls Nations has given rebel militias in the authorities say. The militants threw a for a boycott of the election by several Democratic Republic of Congo's north- grenade at soldiers guarding a bank in leading Sunni parties. Shi'ite leaders eastern Ituri region two weeks to give the town of Poonch, 240km from the insist they will reach out to Sunni up their weapons. Monuc head winter capital, Jammu, police say. The Arabs and bring them into the William Lacy Swing did not say what authorities say the grenades missed political process to prevent sectarian action would be taken against militias their target and exploded among a rifts in Iraq from widening. -- Reuters. if they failed to comply. The UN force group of people outside the bank. Two London, Mar 13 -- A press report, has stepped up its operations in Ituri of the victims are in a "serious dated today, states: Insurgents have since nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers condition", senior police official Salim blown up an oil pipeline in Thathar, were killed by militiamen last month. Baig said. nine kilometres west of the city of The UN mission has 16,700 soldiers, Samarra. The attack took place making it the largest peacekeeping IRAQ yesterday and fire continued to burn mission in the world. Monuc has faced Baghdad, Mar 11 -- A suicide bomber from the pipeline hours after the blast. criticism for doing too little, too late to struck a Shi'ite mosque during a London, Mar 16 -- A press report, end the conflict in eastern DR Congo. funeral in the northern city of Mosul dated today, states: Insurgents blew yesterday, killing at least 46 people up an Iraqi oil pipeline today which INDIA and wounding dozens more in a fresh conveys crude from the northern London, Mar 11 -- A press report, attack against Iraq's newly Kirkuk oil fields to Baiji refinery dated today, states: Kerala Chief empowered majority. Violence rages as north of Baghdad, setting huge fire, Minister Oommen Chandy told the Iraqi politicians struggle to form a officials said. "A bomb was planted State Assembly today that a strong new government after Jan 30 elections under an oil pipeline causing huge police force, including the Rapid which gave Shi'ites power after fire, on the east side of Tigris river in Action Force of the CRPF, had been decades of Sunni domination under Fatha area near Baiji," an official in deployed in different parts of Kannur Saddam Hussein. A proposed alliance Baiji refinery said. Black and thick district to put down violence following between a Shi'ite bloc and Kurdish smoke could be seen over the area, the murder of Hindu Aikyavedi parties to form Iraq's next government about 200 km north of the capital, as district Secretary Aswini Kumar by an may be in jeopardy with the most security forces and teams of eight member gang at Iritti in the sensitive issues still unresolved, firefighters raced to the scene to put district yesterday. Replying to the politicians involved in the talks said out the fire, he said. notice for an adjournment Motion yesterday. The two parliamentary Baghdad, Mar 15 -- Iraq's leading sought to be moved by Mr M V groups have between them two thirds Shi'ite Muslim and Kurdish politicians Govindan Master (CPI-M), he said of the seats needed to form a are nearing a deal to form a violence would not be tolerated and it government, but disagreements over government after six weeks of would be put down with a heavy hand. which sect receives what have stalled wrangling following historic post- Mr Chandy said top police officials negotiations, leaving the country in Saddam elections, officials from the including an Inspector-General were limbo since the polls. Tensions have two sides said today. "We expect to camping the area. He said Aswini risen in Iraq's north between the three sign a declaration in the next few days Kumar was stabbed to death by an main groups that populate the area, on general principles that include eight-member gang at Iritty after the Shi'ites, the Kurds and the dealing with the city of Kirkuk intecepting a bus in which he was Sunnis. The Kurds, who want to according to the interim constitution," travelling. He died on way to the extend an autonomous region in the Mohammad Bahr al-Uloum, a member Medical College Hospital at north, dominate the area and have of the majority Shi'ite bloc in Pariyaram. Mr Chandy said six people encouraged those who fled under parliament, said. That means Iraq had been injured in violence following Saddam Hussein to return home. In would still be without a new the incident. Twenty-seven houses, 20 Kirkuk, newly returned Kurds trying government when its first parliament shops and four places of worship were to reclaim land clashed with Iraqi convenes tomorrow and the session also attacked following the incident. police. Two National Guards were could be largely ceremonial. Another The Chief Minister said 50 people had wounded, police said. -- Reuters. Shi'ite politician expressed doubt a been taken into custody and the Crime Mosul, Mar 11 -- The death toll from new government was imminent, Branch police had been entrusted with a suicide bomb attack on the funeral of saying there were internal the investigation of the murder of a respected Shi'ite professor in the disagreements between both blocs that Aswini Kumar. Describing the incident northern Iraqi city of Mosul has could delay a deal. The Shi'ite alliance as unfortunate, Mr Chandy said reached 50, with nearly 80 wounded, won a slim majority in the Jan 30 vote attempts at fomenting communal the US military said today. The and the Kurds came second, winning trouble would be sternly dealt with. suicide bomber walked into a large between them the two thirds of seats He sought the coopeation of all crowd at the funeral in a tent at the needed to form a government. But sections of people to restore peace in mosque compound yesterday evening efforts to form a government have the area. A Minister would be sent to and then detonated an explosive belt been stymied by haggling over sharing the area to lead peace initiatives. in the latest attack on the newly posts and Kurdish demands over the Speaker Therambil Ramakrishnan empowered majority that was northern oil center of Kirkuk. A senior refused leave for the Motion following oppressed under Saddam Hussein. Kurdish politician said the Kurds had the statement of the Chief Minister. Doctors said the toll could rise further, agreed to deal with Kirkuk according Leader of the Opposition V S and added that several children who to the interim constitution, which says Achuthanandan urged the government had been at the funeral were missing. land disputes there must wait until a to convene an all-party meeting to The mainly Sunni Arab insurgents new constitution is written by October restore peace in the district. Seeking fighting to overthrow Iraq's US-backed and a census is held to determine the leave for the Motion, Mr Govindan government have mounted frequent ethnic mix of the city. "There is Master alleged police inaction in attacks on Shi'ites. Shi'ite leaders say agreement with the United Iraqi

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Alliance on these principles," he said. Baghdad, Mar 16 -- Iraq's new Compensation Commission, said today Iraqi officials hoped the elections parliament met for the first time today that the panel approved a total of $161 would help reduce suicide bombings, more than six weeks after elections, million in claims from families of 602 shootings, kidnappings and but rival blocs failed to agree on a people who died in Iraqi custody, as beheadings, but insurgents have kept government and al Qaeda insurgents well as two people injured by land up the violence in a bid to topple the targeted the meeting with a mortar mines. Before Saddam Hussein's government and drive out U.S. troops. barrage. During the two-hour ouster in 2003, Iraq refused to confirm A car bomb that targeted a U.S. inaugural ceremony, politicians the deaths of many prisoners seized convoy near a petrol station in pledged stability in Iraq, after during the conflict. "These 602 Baghdad killed one person and windows rattled and lights flickered families have lived for years with the wounded four others today, police when mortars struck the fortified hope that their loved ones were alive," sources said. In a separate incident, a Green Zone compound. No damage or said Sills, adding that sums to be paid blast near the Ministry of Health casualties were reported in the attack out would include compensation for wounded two people. A suicide bomber claimed by al Qaeda's wing in Iraq. more than a decade of mental anguish. in a car blew himself up, killing a U.S. Without a government in place, the Most of the families are Kuwaiti, said soldier on patrol and injuring several parliament cannot yet draft legislation Mojtaba Kazazi, chief of the Iraqis and a policeman, the U.S. to try to bring normality to a country commission secretariat, but Kuwaiti military said. Six other soldiers were plagued by relentless violence. There authorities also filed claims on behalf wounded in the attack which raised to is tentative agreement that Ibrahim of around 30 families of citizens of at least 1,158 the number of American Jaafari of the Shi'ite Dawa party will Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Jordan and troops killed since the 2003 invasion. be prime minister and Kurdish leader India, he said. The panel has now Al Qaeda organization in Iraq said in Jalal Talabani will be president, with approved claims worth a total of $52.1 an Internet statement it carried out a Sunni Arab candidate probably billion. Money to pay the claims comes the attacks on a highway near al-Amel being offered the job of parliament from Iraqi oil sales. Payments, neighborhood in Baghdad. speaker. But talks have stalled over however, are running well behind Frustrations with the security crisis Kurdish demands to expand their approvals for compensation claims. were underlined by a third day of northern autonomous zone to include The overall amount released for protests in several cities by Iraqis the strategic oil city of Kirkuk and individuals, companies and enraged by reports that relatives of a over the fate of the Kurdish governments is now $19 billion, the Jordanian suicide bomber suspected of peshmerga militias, which Shi'ites commission said. However, the killing 125 people in the town of Hilla want absorbed in Iraq's official commission has decided to speed up had celebrated him as a martyr after security forces. The Kurds also want payments to the families of the the attack last month. In Hilla, guarantees Iraq will remain secular. deceased detainees. Each of the 602 thousands of people condemned the Jaafari said a deal would be reached families will get an initial payment of blast, the single bloodiest attack in soon. "Within two weeks you will see at least $100,000 by April, he said. All postwar Iraq. They held up banners the birth of a new government," he claims are expected to be decided by saying "no to terrorism" and called on told reporters after the parliament June, 2005, when the panel will close Arabs to speak out against praise of meeting. Under Iraq's interim itself down. The panel is made up of suicide bombers. The Iraqi constitution, parliament must agree the 15 UN Security Council member government, led by interim Prime on a president and two vice presidents countries. The council decided in 2003 Minister Iyad Allawi, has strongly by a two-thirds majority. Those three that the income to pay for the condemned what it called "the will then appoint a prime minister. reparations would be 5% of Iraqi oil expressions of joy" exhibited by the The assembly must also oversee the sales. bomber's family. A prolonged political writing of a permanent constitution. stalemate could work in favor of pro- Current Prime Minister Iyad Allawi ISRAEL American Allawi, who will stay in and President Ghazi al-Yawar, both of Ramallah, West Bank, Mar 14 -- power until a new government is whom keep their jobs until a new Israel agreed today to begin the long formed. Allawi has been trying to government is agreed, told the delayed handover of three West Bank forge political alliances in a bid to assembly the process must be cities to Palestinian control on keep his job. The United Iraqi inclusive and involve Sunni Arabs, Wednesday (Mar 16), Palestinian and Alliance has put forward Shi'ite who have little parliamentary Israeli officials said. The decision Islamist Ibrahim al-Jaafari as its representation after many of them emerged only hours before a planned candidate for prime minister. But the stayed away from the polls. The delay meeting of Palestinian factions in Kurds fear that Islamic in forming a government has angered Cairo at which President Mahmoud fundamentalism could spread under many Iraqis, after more than eight Abbas will try to get militants to him. The Kurds are demanding one of million people defied suicide bombers finalize their offer of a ceasefire with their main leaders, Jalal Talabani, and mortar attacks to vote in the Jan Israel. Militant leaders had said become president. But Arabs at a 30 elections. They want urgent action earlier they would agree to a truce gathering in Kirkuk today said that to improve security and restore basic only if Israel freed more Palestinian would be unacceptable. "The demands services. Some Iraqis say the deadlock prisoners and began withdrawing of the Kurds over the presidency are is playing into the hands of insurgents soldiers from Palestinian cities that unreasonable. Iraq is an Arab country determined to wreck the political Israel had reoccupied during the last and its president must be an Arab," process. In Baquba, northeast of four years of violence. Israeli political said Wasfi al-Assi, general secretary Baghdad, a suicide car bomb exploded sources said Israel had agreed at a of the Arab Front in Kirkuk, which at an Iraqi army checkpoint today, separate meeting today to be more boycotted the elections. Meanwhile, killing three Iraqi soldiers and flexible about releasing Palestinian Italy will start to withdraw its wounding eight people, police said. Al prisoners from Israeli jails. Israel had soldiers from Iraq this September, Qaeda's wing in Iraq also claimed the pledged to hand over five West Bank Italian Prime Minister Silvio Baquba attack in an Internet cities before a Feb 8 peace summit in Berlusconi said today, adding to the statement. -- Reuters. Egypt, but delayed because of list of U.S. allies looking to cut their disagreement over the scope of a troop levels. In a television interview, IRAQ-KUWAIT pullback and because of a Feb 25 Berlusconi said he was also in London, Mar 11 -- A press report, suicide bomb attack that killed five discussions with British Prime dated Mar 10, states: The United Israelis in Tel Aviv. But at a meeting Minister Tony Blair about a total exit Nations panel overseeing near Tel Aviv today, Israeli Defense strategy from Iraq, adding the people compensation for victims of Iraq's Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian of both countries wanted their troops 1990 invasion of Kuwait has approved Interior Minister Nasser Youssef to return home. Italy has the fourth new awards worth $265 million, agreed Israel would withdraw troops largest foreign contingent in Iraq mostly to families of people who died from the West Bank town of Jericho on after U.S., British and South Korean in Iraqi detention, officials said. Joe Wednesday, defense ministry officials forces. -- Reuters. Sills, spokesman for the UN said. Israel will hand over a second

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West Bank town, Tulkarm, next week, resources. Clashes have flared-up in NEPAL and a third, Qalqilya, the following the Rift Valley province where dozens L:ondon, Mar 11 -- A press report, week, they said. Saeb Erekat, the chief have been killed during clashes dated today, states: Nepal's former Palestinian negotiator, said Israel also between the Kikuyu, Kenya's biggest prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba agreed to let Palestinian police armed tribe, and Maasai herdsmen over has been freed more than month after with pistols enter a village north of access to water and land. -- Reuters. he was sacked by the king and placed Jericho and agreed not to hunt down under house arrest. His release comes wanted Palestinians living in Jericho. LEBANON as his leading opposition party says it Israeli officials said Israel would Beirut, Mar 11 -- Almost all Syrian will challenge the country's state of remove one of two disputed troops have left north Lebanon, ending emergency with a series of protests checkpoints near Jericho, and Erekat an unbroken 29-year presence and next week. The Nepali Congress says said Israel had said it would remove underlining Syria's diminishing role in members will risk arrest by holding the other roadblock in another month. its small neighbour. In Beirut, the sit-ins in front of government offices -- Reuters. opposition indicated today it would nationwide. Police said several other London, Mar 16 -- A press report, spurn a call by reinstated pro-Syrian detainees leaders and activists were dated today, states: Israeli and Prime Minister Omar Karami for a also released today, including former Palestinian security commanders were national unity government, deepening Home Minister Purna Bahadur wrapping up a joint tour of Jericho a political crisis ahead of Khadka. No reason was given for their today, the final step in handing over parliamentary elections scheduled for release. There has been national and the quiet West Bank town to May. A security source said the international pressure on the king to Palestinian security control. The Syrians had not yet vacated two free the detainees. Protests since the handover follows weeks of dispute over intelligence offices and two military takeover have therefore been sporadic, the removal of three army roadblocks posts in and around the northern town although some rallies were held on ringing the town. In a compromise, of Tripoli but could do so within 24 Tuesday (Mar 8), with about 200 Israeli troops were taking down one hours. All other positions, including a protesters detained. Senior leader of barrier today and leaving two in place large base at an airstrip, were the Nepali Congress and former for another month. Jericho is the first evacuated overnight and thousands of minister Ram Sharan Mahat said the of five towns to be handed to the soldiers and hundreds of vehicles new campaign would be peaceful and Palestinians in coming weeks, in line crossed into Syria, witnesses said. non-violent. He said other partners in with agreements reached at a Mideast Syrian forces first entered Lebanon in a five-party alliance opposing the summit last month. 1976 early in the civil war. Their king's move were expected to join it, Jericho, West Bank, Mar 16 -- Israeli numbers have declined to 14,000 from but he ruled out an alliance with forces transferred control of Jericho to a peak of 40,000 but they had never Maoist rebels who have been engaged the Palestinians today, a move likely before abandoned the north. Syrian in a bloody insurgency to overthrow to help Palestinian leader Mahmoud troops also continued to return home the monarchy. Mr Mahat said the Abbas commit militants to a cease-fire or move eastwards from the Beirut Nepali Congress had also directed its so he can talk peace with Israel. area in line with a phased withdrawal workers not to go into hiding or exile Palestinian militants were close to plan agreed this week amid intense abroad. A number of leaders and agreeing a formal halt to attacks on global pressure on Damascus to lift its activists have gone into hiding or exile Israel, Palestinian officials said, military and political grip on Lebanon. in India to avoid arrest. The second although their discussions were Lebanon's pro-Syrian cabinet fell last biggest opposition party, the continuing at a meeting in Egypt on week after an outcry over the Communist Party of Nepal, has also how long such a truce should last. The assassination of former Prime said it will step up its protests. "From handover was wrapped up after Minister Rafik al-Hariri but Karami Monday, our protests will take a several hours with a handshake was reappointed yesterday in a move bigger shape," said one party leader, between Israeli and Palestinian opposition leaders said would only Birod Khatiwada. In a separate security commanders on the edge of prolong political uncertainty. "We development, Pakistan's outgoing town. The deal permits armed don't think that this appointment ambassador to Kathmandu, Zamir Palestinian police to operate with an gives the Lebanese hope," Druze Akram, has said Islamabad is willing obligation to keep militants in check. leader Walid Jumblatt said in to offer Nepal weapons to counter the In return, Israel agreed to end arrest Moscow, describing it as "a Maoist insurgency there. India and raids and ease crippling restrictions disappointment and an extension to Britain have suspended military aid on movement of the region's 40,000 the crisis." The United States, which following the royal coup. Mr Akram inhabitants. -- Reuters. has been demanding that Syria end said in the Rising Nepal newspaper: its involvement in Lebanon, criticised "We have offered possibilities of KENYA Karami's reappointment. Lebanon's training. We are also ready to provide Nairobi, Mar 15 -- At least 30 people Defence Minister has said the first arms if that is required by Nepal." were killed during a village raid by phase of the withdrawal plan, which Kathmandu, Mar 13 -- Nepal's militiamen today in one of the calls for a Syrian pullback to the Maoist chief said today the rebels deadliest such attacks in northeastern eastern Bekaa Valley, will be would call countrywide protests Kenya, police said. Police said most of completed next week. Beirut and including transport blockades and the 22 villagers killed in the early Damascus will then decide how long strikes against King Gyanendra's Feb morning attack on Elgolicha village any Syrian troops remain. The UN 1 power grab. Rebel leader Prachanda near Mandera on the Somali border resolution demands a full Syrian also asked the guerrillas to step up were women and children. Eight withdrawal, the disarming of militias attacks on security forces to protest militiamen were also killed. "Thirty and free elections. -- Reuters. the king's move to suspend democracy, people have been killed so far, 22 are London, Mar 17 -- A press report, end civil liberties and impose strict the victims of the attack who are dated today, states: Between 20 and curbs on the press. As part of the mostly women and children and eight 30 Syrian workers in Lebanon have planned protests, the Maoist leader of the attackers have been shot down been killed in anti-Syrian attacks in called for an 11-day nationwide strike by security forces and they are still recent weeks, Hizbollah's chief said from Apr 2 and asked people to join in pursuing them," police spokesman today. Anger at Syria's role in it in large numbers.Prachanda's Jasper Ombati said. The area has Lebanon has risen sharply since the statement came as Nepal's been the scene of previous fierce killing of former Prime Minister mainstream political parties were fighting between rival Somali clans, Rafik Hariri last month, with many gearing up to defy a ban on protests which local leaders say have been Lebanese and the opposition blaming tomorrow by kicking off fresh anti- fuelled by disputes over natural Syria for the death. Syria has denied monarchy rallies across the country. resources and politics. Violence has any role and is withdrawing its Security forces in Nepal have been erupted in several other parts of the forces from Lebanon under quick to crush small protests against country in recent months mainly due international and Lebanese the king's seizure of power, bundling to disputes over land and natural opposition pressure. away political and human right

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22 Political & Civil Unrest activists in vans to detention centres. gaping hole was caused in the ground. pictures showing that despite the new Mainstream parties have refused to The local administration arrived government, "or perhaps because of it, join the rebels in protests unless the quickly at the scene after the explosion. arms embargo violations continued to Maoists, who want set up a single- A spokesman of SSGC in a statement occur at a brisk and alarming rate." It party communist republic, gave up the pointed out the purported intention of said the arms shipments easily use of violence. Under the state of saboteurs, who caused the explosion, circumvented neighbouring states' emergency, which gives soldiers was to disrupt the flow of gas in a vital efforts to block them. With most of the sweeping powers, authorities have sector of the SSGC transmission weapons flowing to opposition groups, banned media reports that network, carrying gas from Dadu and "there is a seriously elevated level of Kathmandu views as encouraging the Zamzama gas fields, upstream to Sui, threat of possible violence against the rebels. -- Reuters. from where it is loaded on to the peaceful establishment in Somalia of Kathmandu, Mar 14 -- Nepal security SNGPL transmission lines going north the transitional federal government," forces today arrested hundreds of to the Punjab and NWFP. Fortunately, the group said. The opposition groups people calling for the restoration of the saboteurs failed in causing any "are well organized and funded and democracy in the biggest protests disruption to the supply of gas, as an have publicly expressed their intent to since King Gyanendra seized power alternative SSGC transmission line violently oppose the transitional last month, political parties and now carries gas to the Sui Plant, in federal government and any witnesses said. The Himalayan place of the pipeline that was damaged international supporters that may kingdom's five main political parties in the blast. As a result, there was provide military support inside had called on their members to defy a neither any leakage of gas nor fire Somalia," it said. -- Reuters. ban on protests to register their caused. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. opposition to last month's "royal coup". SRI LANKA The biggest protest was in the eastern RUSSIA London, Mar 11 -- A press report, town of Janakpur but a crackdown by London, Mar 14 -- A press report, dated today, states: Sri Lanka's Tamil security forces muted the response dated Mar 13, states: Russian security Tiger rebels have admitted to having elsewhere. "Hundreds of protesters forces today killed a Chechen militant an airstrip in the northern territory waving party flags shouted slogans warlord in a special operation, the they control, a pro-rebel website denouncing the king's move, and the Chechen Interior Ministry said. reported yesterday. The Tigers' chief sporadic protests continued for more Kantash Mansarov, leader of the peace negotiator Anton Balasingham than two and a half hours," said Brij extremist Jamaat group of Grozny, told Norwegian peace broker Erik Kumar Yadav, a journalist in was killed in an operation in the Solheim at a meeting in London Janakpur. The Communist Party of morning, the ministry's spokesman yesterday that the airstrip existed Nepal (UML) said 500 activists were Ruslan Atsayev was cited by Itar-Tass before the rebels entered into a arrested in Janakpur, while Yadav news agency as saying. Mansarov ceasefire with the government in 2002, estimated there had been 300 arrests staged an armed resistance when the the TamilNet website said. The there. There were at least 100 other security forces were trying to detain statement was the first public arrests around the country, party him and was killed, Atsayev said, confirmation that the Tigers have an sources and witnesses said, including adding that an officer with the local airstrip in the rebel-held Kilinochchi 15 in the capital Kathmandu. Police security forces was injured in the district amid government fears that said 12 people were injured in a baton- skirmish. Mansarov was recently the guerrillas are acquiring air power. charge in Mahottari town in eastern appointed "the emir" of Grozny in The government also suspects that the Nepal. In Kathmandu, a planned charge of rebel underground Tigers possess light aircraft based on protest fizzled before it had begun, operations in the capital of Russia's surveillance photos. The air force with riot police and reporters Chechnya republic after his knew "a long time back" that the outnumbering protesters in the city's predecessor Yunadi Turchayev was Tigers had an airstrip, but in "our Asan bazaar but there were sporadic killed a month ago. recent observations around January gestures of defiance. -- Reuters. the aircraft were spotted," air force SOMALIA Commander Air Marshal Donald PAKISTAN United Nations, Mar 14 -- Weapons Perera said. London, Mar 14 -- A press report, are still pouring into Somalia at "a London, Mar 12 -- A press report, dated Mar 13, states Unidentified brisk and alarming rate" despite a dated today, states: At least three saboteurs blew up a 20-inch diametre 1992 U.N. arms embargo, threatening people were critically wounded when pipe supplying gas to Karachi at the efforts to install a new national suspected Tamil Tiger rebels threw a Garhi Hasan Canal, 50 kilometres government, U.N. monitors reported grenade into the office of a rival group northwest of Shikarpur in Sindh, en today. Despite rising prices, in eastern Sri Lanka today, military route to Pakistan Petroleum Limited's individuals from both the new officials said. The attack was the Sui Gas Purification Plant in Sui, transitional federal government and latest in a spate of violent incidents Balochistan, at about 0100 hrs, today. opposition groups are buying up the between the Tiger rebels and a A bomb planted by saboteurs illegal weapons, according to the latest breakaway faction that Scandinavian destroyed a six-inch portion of the line report from the monitoring group. truce monitors fear could result in the on the Sindh-Balochistan border, While demand for financing has collapse of a ceasefire. The victims causing a 10-foot deep ditch. The soared, buyers are finding the money were inside the People's Liberation police have already arrested several inside and outside the north-east Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) suspects. "The blast only damaged a African nation from sources ranging office in the restive town of Batticaloa, reserve pipeline and it has failed to from illegal charcoal exports and 300 kilometres east of Colombo, disrupt the gas supply," Sukkur printing counterfeit currency to school officials said. "The PLOTE office had District Police Officer Din Muhammad and university fees and looting, the police guards, but the attacker told reporters. report by the group of four outside managed to throw a grenade and Karachi, Mar 14 -- Pakistan state experts said. The group recommended escape," the military official in owned gas utility-Sui Southern Gas tightening controls along Somalia's Batticaloa said by telephone. Other Company (SSGC) said a powerful borders and coastline. It said officials said arrangements were being explosion occurred at about 1300 hrs neighbouring countries should made to airlift the victims to Colombo in the early hours of yesterday, near coordinate better and share for treatment. At least 10 people have the Garhi Hasan Canal, some 50kms information to improve their been killed in separate incidents in north-west of Shikarpur, en route to effectiveness. The monitoring group the eastern province in what the Pakistan Petroleum Ltd's (PPL) Sui turned over to the U.N. Security military described as an upsurge in Gas Purification Plant in Sui, Council a sealed draft list of arms rebel internecine clashes. Balochistan. The explosion did not embargo violators, in the event the cause any damage the piling carrying council plans future enforcement SUDAN a main SSGC pipeline, but the measures. The monitoring group Khartoum, Mar 14 -- Sudanese pipeline itself was damaged and a gathered information, documents and government troops attacked a Darfur

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23 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings/Labour Disputes rebel group today breaking a ceasefire whether they have received a ransom Summers descibed the move as an in the western region of Sudan, the demand for Mrs Clemente but money outrageous breach of maritime rebel group said. "As we speak we are appears to be the likely motive. Police security, which recognises the right of under attack by government troops in say Mrs Clemente was on her way to access for welfare and labour about 40 cars and about 600 meet a friend when she was snatched organisations. "The ITF is responsible Janjaweed (militia)," Khalil Abdallah, by two gunmen, who bundled her into for crew on these ships of shame and the political secretary of the rebel a car before driving off. Two weeks demands that the Wheat Board ensure National Movement for Reform and ago, the mother of Sao Paulo forward they don't charter ships that abuse or Development (NMRD), told Reuters Grafite was taken hostage. She was exploit workers," Mr Summers said. from Darfur. "This shows they are not freed by police a day later. Less "At a time when shipowners are respecting the ceasefire agreement at fortunate was the mother of Robinho, raking in record profits they can't all," Abdallah said. The rebel splinter a player hailed by some as the new even supply water, food or medical group, based mainly along the border Pele. She was kidnapped in November treatment, let alone minimum wages between Sudan and Chad, was formed at a family party and spent 40 days for third-world crews." Mr Summers early last year after commanders split hostage before being released called on the Australian Government from the leadership of one of the two unharmed. A ransom was reportedly to send a clear message to main Darfur rebel groups. The NMRD paid. international shipowners visiting and the Sudanese government signed Australian ports that manipulation of a ceasefire in December but talks the security code would not be mediated by Chad have since broken tolerated. An AWB spokesman could down. -- Reuters. (See issue of Feb 22.) not be contacted before press time. -- London, Mar 17 -- A press report, Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News. dated Mar 16, states: Foreign United (Note -- Flecha arrived Wallaroo Mar Nations staff in the west of Sudan's 10.) war-torn Darfur region have been London, Mar 15 -- A press report, withdrawn due to threats from pro- dated today, states: The striking government militia. UN envoy to BELGIUM Filipino crew of a Maltese-registered Sudan Jan Pronk said the threats London, Mar 12 -- A press report, vessel (bulk Flecha), berthed at arose because authorities in West dated yesterday, states: Some 40 Wallaroo on Yorke Peninsula in South Darfur were trying to disarm the flights carrying 1,500 persons have Australia, has unwittingly sparked an Janjaweed militia. The Janjaweed are been affected by the strike of international security alert. The 16 accused of killing and raping villagers Belgocontrol staff yesterday, between men, who have been on strike since and driving two million from their 1130 hrs and 1330 hrs. Nine departing Saturday (Mar 12), locked themselves homes. Khartoum denies links to the flights and seven arriving flights were in their cabins yesterday as union Janjaweed, but admits arming some cancelled, and five flights were officials negotiated on their behalf. militia. Some 30 foreign staff have diverted to the Netherlands. SN They said they had been denied fresh been withdrawn to West Darfur state Brussels Airlines as the main user iof food and water and were being capital El Geneina. The UN is in the airport was the most affected, with underpaid, and they refused to load discussion with the authorities in four cancelled flights. Their the vessel until their demands were West Darfur to try and resolve the passengers were rerouted on other met. After they called in the situation and is also trying to contact flights. Thirteen flights, including two International Transport Workers' the militia. Mr Pronk said while the African flights, were delayed by one to Federation, the vessel's Greek master overall situation was improving in two hours. raised the ship's security level from Darfur as a whole, some spots were so one to two, which means there is a bad humanitarian activities had to be CREW OF MALTESE VESSEL AT "heightened risk of a security suspended to the detriment of those WALLAROO, AUSTRALIA incident". Although it has since been who needed help. Most of Darfur's two Sydney, Mar 14 -- The International reversed, the security upgrade million displaced live in refugee Transport Workers Federation has prevented union officials from camps. In the last 18 months, the UN asked the Federal Government to boarding. The vessel was chartered by estimates at least 180,000 people have establish how the captain of a bulk the Australian Wheat Board to take died in Darfur of illness and carrier could be allowed to use a 50,000 tonnes of wheat to the Middle malnutrition. localised industrial dispute on board East. An ITF delegate was on board his vessel to declare a level 2 security late yesterday, speaking to crew and alert under the International Ship and representatives of the ship's owner, Port facility Security (ISPS) Code. Cardiff Marine. The federation's Level 1 is the normal security level for Australian co-ordinator, Dean day-to-day ship and port operations. Summers, said the workers had been Level 2 indicates a heightened state of denied "basic human rights". They alert, while level 3 is the highest. complained their drinking water was Filipino crew on board the Maltese cloudy and had a bad taste and they flag bulk Flecha (37661 gt, built 1982) were being fed only canned or stale BRAZIL voted to go on strike on Saturday (Mar food. He said the security alert London, Mar 15 -- A press report, 12) after the captain refused to permitted the ship's captain to raise dated Mar 14, states: Football star negotiate with the ITF over pay and the gangway. "This is an outrageous Luis Fabiano has appealed to the conditions. The 23-year-old bulk breach of maritime security which Brazilian media for silence over the carrier, owned by Cardiff Marine in recognises the right of access for kidnapping of his mother. On Friday Piraeus Greece and chartered by the welfare and labour organisations," he (Mar 11) gunmen abducted Sandra Australian Wheat Board, is alongside said. Mr Summers said the federation Helena Clemente from her house in the grain berth in Wallaroo, South would seek signed guarantees that the Campinas, north-west of Sao Paulo. It Australia, ready to load. The crew, crew members would not face any is the third time a footballer's mother however, has downed tools for the reprisals for their action. "The crew has been kidnapped in four months in third day, saying they are underpaid have locked themselves in their cabins Brazil, and the second kidnapping in and have been denied fresh food and for most of the day because they were the past two weeks. The FC Porto star water. When the crew called on the concerned about what would happen to asked Brazilian media to "maintain ITF for help on Saturday, and two of them," he said. An Australian Wheat their distance" and not to give out their colleagues were sent to hospital Board spokesman said the vessel had information. In a statement from his with injuries, the Greek master of the been chartered under international agent, Mr Fabiano said he would try ship used an international security protocols, but the board was talking to and keep the media as best informed alert to raise the gangway and prevent representatives of the owner to try to as he could, according to the AFP the ITF representatives coming resolve the dispute. The vessel would news agency. Police have not yet said aboard. ITF national coordinator Dean take up to four days to load. A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

24 Labour Disputes

London, Mar 15 -- A press report, Union of Australia deputy secretary hoped there would be no significant dated today, states: The International Jake Field said that Flecha's crew, traffic backlog after the strike ends, Transport Workers' Federation says it under a Greek captain, were being because some of the waiting freight is disappointed that a replacement exploited, adding the crew had locked was sent over to Zeebrugge. All the crew has been ordered in to replace themselves in their cabins in fear of main French trade unions were taking striking workers aboard a Maltese their safety. Mr Field said MUA part in a 24-hour strike to protest vessel (bulk Flecha) that is berthed at workers would refuse to service the against government economic reforms. Wallaroo in South Australia. Nine vessel, or allow it to leave port, until The Freight Transport Association crew members have been on strike "something is done about breaches in said the action would cost freight since Saturday (Mar 12), claiming basic humanitarian standards". "If companies about £1m. Further delays they have been denied fresh food and this isn't resolved quickly, other MUA are now expected on Monday, Tuesday water. Dean Summers, from the members may also refuse to work on and Wednesday of next week when one federation, says negotiations with the the vessel," he said. He said Flecha's of Calais large berths is closed for Greek owners will continue until they operators had prevented union repairs, leaving only one working implement international minimum officials assisting the crew. "It's time berth for all large cross-Channel standards on board the vessel. He says the Federal Government intervened," ferries. repatriation will be negotiated for Mr Field said. "Serious human rights London, Mar 11 -- A press report, some of the workers, who wish to leave abuses and commercial exploitation is dated today, states: Air traffic in and the ship. Mr Summers says shipping taking place in Australian waters." out of Paris slowly returned to normal officials are trying to break the strike. Local unions yesterday refused to after an air controllers' strike that "They're importing a strike-breaking allow the vessel to be serviced or forced hundreds of passengers to crew and we certainly don't want to loaded and said the vessel would not spend the night at Charles de Gaulle see this issue deteriorate into that leave until the crew's demands were airport, officials said. The stranded level." met. If the issue were not resolved passengers were unable to find hotel London, Mar 16 -- A press report, soon, other union members, including rooms after their flights were dated today, states: Striking Filipino linesmen and tugboat operators, were cancelled because of the strike against sailors on bulk Flecha are behind a expected to join the protest. Dean the privatisation of the state-owned threat to indefinitely block the Summers, from the International airport operator Aeroports de Paris. Wallaroo grain wharf in South Transport Workers Federation, said An Air France spokesman said the Australia. Local unions yesterday the strike highlights a flaw in the way situation would return to normal this refused to allow the Maltese-flagged AWB checks standards on charter afternoon. 'We are laying on bigger vessel to be serviced or loaded and vessels. "We hold charterers planes than those initially scheduled said it would not leave until the crew's responsible: whether it's the to absorb our passengers from demands were met. If the issue were Australian Wheat Board, whether it's Thursday,' the spokesman said. 'We not resolved soon, other union a container ship, those charterers, if hope to absorb all our passengers members, including linesmen and they are Australian, should take that through the morning.' Airport officials tugboat operators, were expected to responsibility," he told the ABC. Mr reported one-hour delays on arrivals join the protest. Union officials say the Summers said the AWB generally does and departures at Charles de Gaulle, delay is costing the vessel's owner take care in this respect. An AWB due in part to poor weather conditions $50,000 a day. Nine Filipino crew spoksman said the company follows a across Europe, while at Orly, delays members have asked for local union series of protocols and checks on all were described as 'not very help, claiming they are underpaid and ships before they are chartered. -- significant'. The air traffic controllers' have been denied fresh water and Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News. strike coincided with nationwide food. The Australian Wheat Board had London, Mar 16 -- A press report, actions that brought the capital's chartered the vessel, in the belief its dated today, states: There has been a metro and bus system to a standstill, owner had signed an international resolution to a dispute involving the closed classrooms and government maritime agreement on labour crew of bulk Flecha berthed at offices, and saw a mass demonstration standards. Maritime Union of Wallaroo on South Australia's Yorke by tens of thousands pressing the Australia deputy state secretary Jake Peninsula. This morning Australian government to maintain the 35-hour Field said Wallaroo workers would not union officials acting on their behalf work week and other benefits. Most of load the 50,000 tonnes of grain on to struck a deal that will see them the about 150 departing flights that the vessel until the issue was resolved. receive a combined total of $50,000 in were cancelled at Charles de Gaulle The vessel's owner, Cardiff Marine, back pay. They will also be flown back were to medium-haul destinations, based in Greece, earlier refused to to the Philippines by the end of the airport sources said. Another 90 sign an agreement with the week. A replacement crew will arrive arriving flights were cancelled. At International Transport Workers shortly. The ship had been chartered Paris's other main airport, Orly, Federation that would guarantee by the Australian Wheat Board and cancellations were somewhat lower back-pay and improved conditions. should finally start loading this and fewer passengers were stranded But last night, the shipping company afternoon. The board says it acted in because many live in the Paris area. agreed to talks and the union good faith when taking on the ship anticipated that workers would be and had been unaware of the INDIA able to load the vessel tonight conditions on board. London, Mar 12 -- A press report, providing the issues were resolved. dated today, states: Millions of The ship arrived on Thursday (Mar FRANCE commuters in India's financial and 10) and was to leave for Iraq on London, Mar 10 -- A press report, commercial capital had to trudge Saturday. (See issue of Mar 16.) dated today, states: Cross-Channel through congested streets from the Sydney, Mar 16 -- A strike on board ferry services between Dover and railway stations yesterday, as about bulk Flecha, alongside at Wallaroo, Calais are waiting for a national 45,000 employees of the BEST, the South Australia is continuing as the French union strike to end this transport undertaking, went on a maritime union urges the Federal evening. P&O and SeaFrance have strike. Mumbai's efficient bus Government to intervene in the had no sailings to Calais since transport network was crippled dispute. Filipino seafarers on board yesterday afternoon because of the following the strike, called by four Flecha stopped work on Saturday (Mar industrial action. P&O says it is major trade unions. Police also 12), alleging that they had been aiming for an 1845, GMT, departure reported stray cases of violence and underpaid and denied fresh food and from Dover and its ferry is ready to stone-throwing, as striking workers water. The master invoked anti- leave Calais as soon as the strike is attacked the few buses that were terrorism rules to stop union lifted. Operation Stack was in force on being operated. The BEST representatives boarding his vessel to the M20 overnight between yesterday (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and talk to the striking seafarers, the and today meaning waiting lorries had Transport undertaking) workers are International Transport Workers' to park up on the motorway. P&O striking over a cut in their wages. The Federation has claimed. Maritime spokesperson Brian Rees said he BEST, which is owned by the

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25 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements municipal corporation, also supplies people with pleural plaques since the company could not comment on the electricity to commercial and domestic three High Court rulings in the 1980s settlement. It said it would discuss the consumers in south Mumbai. However, made the condition "compensatable." issue when it reports its fourth- power supply remained unaffected. The High Court case, heard last quarter results on Apr 5. Jason P. month, centred on a bid by the two Tsai, an analyst at ThinkEquity ITALIAN AIRLINE PERSONNEL insurance companies to stop pay-outs Partners, said the settlement "may London, Mar 15 -- A press report, to people with pleural plaques. The seem like a lot of money, but if they dated yesterday, states: Alitalia has court concluded that anxiety over had lost in court, RIM potentially cancelled 88 flights for tomorrow developing asbestos-related diseases could have been shut down in the because of the latest strike by flight was a valid basis on which United States." Several court decisions attendants, scheduled for the entire compensation could be paid. But it did had indeed gone against Research In day. Alitalia said the cancellations reduce the level of compensation that Motion. In August, 2003, a federal include 54 domestic, 32 international could be awarded in future pay-outs. court ordered the company to make and two intercontinental flights. The Aviva said it would appeal because Mr royalty payments that, according to walkout was called by Sult, one of Hindson's latest action showed the Michael Urlocker, an analyst at UBS several labour confederations previous ruling "has not brought Securities, could have totaled more representing the airline's staff. The clarity to the issue." It added: "We also than $1 billion. That court also workers are in contract renewal have some concerns over the logic of banned the sale of BlackBerry negotiations. Workers have been the previous judgement from a legal handsets and Research In Motion's e- worried about restructuring plans, perspective and feel the level of mail services in the United States, but which include cutting some 3,700 jobs damages awarded remain too high." held off on that order pending an and separating the airline's ground Zurich said it was appealing after a appeal. During the initial trial, RIM service operations from its flight "close and careful review of the said that it did not copy NTP's business. judgement." Last month's ruling was patents, arguing that they were too London, Mar 16 -- A press report, also made against the UK government, general and broad to be valid. It also dated today, states: The 24-hour strike which remains liable for asbestos said that because the software in of hostess and stewards of Sult trade claims involving the former state-run dispute existed only on servers at its union started at midnight in shipbuilding industry. But the headquarters in Canada, the Fiumicino airport. Due to the strike government said it would not be American courts exceeded their Alitalia has announced the joining the insurance companies in the jurisdiction. "RIM fought these cancellation of 88 flights. appeal. patents tooth and nail," said Donald E. Stout, a co-founder of NTP and the ITALY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, company's legal counsel. "But now London, Mar 11 -- Thousands of Fiat UNITED KINGDOM that they've settled, what they said SpA workers who fear for their jobs at London, Mar 15 -- A press report, and what they believed doesn't matter the struggling Italian group went on dated Mar 14, states: A 10-year-old anymore. When a settlement like this strike today and held a demonstration boy from Northallerton has been occurs in a case, it says that people in Rome. The eight-hour strike was awarded £3.3m in compensation after can do business with NTP." called at Fiat plants across the he was born brain damaged. Lawyers Uncertainty over the legal action had country. The protest in Rome drew as for William Gaudie told judges at been a concern for many investors and many as 10,000 people, according to London's High Court that staff at customers of Research In Motion, Italian news agency Apcom, and Friarage Hospital failed to deliver him based in Waterloo, Ontario. Research disrupted traffic in the capital's quickly despite "signs" of distress. In Motion has set aside $137 million centre. The workers are also Through his mother the boy sued the for the settlement. It said that it demanding that Fiat invest more in Northallerton Health Service NHS would take a charge for the remaining technology to develop new models, Trust, who made a "very prompt" $313 million against its fourth-quarter increase its market share, and admission of liability, the court heard. results. Despite the settlement's size, eventually safeguard its labour force. Mr Justice Moses said the money will it is unlikely to seriously hurt be needed to fund a "lifetime of care". Research In Motion. Kona Shio, an James Watson, QC, representing analyst with Conscius Capital William, told the court hospital staff Partners in Montreal, forecast that failed to intervene in time during the the company would have $600 million delivery, with oxygen starvation and in cash at the end of this year, even irreversible brain damage the result. after the settlement. Northallerton Health Services NHS Trust ran the Friarage from 1992 to 31 PERSONAL INJURY, March 2002 when it was dis- UNITED KINGDOM ASBESTOS-RELATED ILLNESS, established. Management is now co- London, Mar 13 -- A press report, UNITED KINGDOM ordinated by South Tees Hospital NHS dated Mar 11, states: The devoted wife London, Mar 15 -- A press report, Trust. of a security guard left severely dated Mar 14, states: Aviva and Zurich disabled after an accident at work was Insurance are to appeal a legal PATENT INFRINGEMENT, given the chance by the High Court decision which found that insurance UNITED STATES today to have his child. A judge in firms were liable to pay compensation London, Mar 17 -- A press report, London ruled that a damages payout for asbestos. The High Court ruled dated Mar 16, states: Research In of more than £3 million to tragic last month that people with pleural Motion, maker of the popular Bhawesh Patel, who suffered plaques, scarring on the lung lining BlackBerry messaging device, settled "catastrophic" head injuries in 2001, due to asbestos exposure, could receive a three-year-old patent dispute today should include a sum for "assisted compensation. The firms had said it by agreeing to pay $450 million to conception" for his wife. As a result of was not a disease as it had no NTP, a company that holds a patent on Mr Justice Treacy's decision, Mrs symptoms. The potential cost of UK a primitive form of wireless e-mail. In Patel will receive around £13,000 pleural plaque claims could amount to exchange for the one-time payment, towards the cost of realising the between £200m and £1.4bn over the NTP will give Research In Motion "an couple's dream of having a family. Mr next 35 years. Their move came as a unfettered right to continue its Patel, 33, of Stanmore, Middlesex, was claimant in the case challenges his BlackBerry-related wireless business gravely injured when he fell from the pay-out amount. Ellis Hindson, who without further interference from NTP tailgate of a four-wheel-drive vehicle was awarded £7,000, had applied for or its patents," RIM said in a driven by a colleague as he went with damages of nearly £43,000. Damages statement. The case was being other security staff to help break up a of between £5,000 and £15,000 have appealed in Virginia. Citing fight at a leisure centre in Stevenage, been awarded to tens of thousands of "confidentiality restrictions," Marisa Hertfordshire. 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26 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents all of his activities - he is unable to injunction against the company. Quebec said. The two workers inside manage his own affairs and will need Otamedia, which was renamed the train were unhurt. The train was 24-hour care for the rest of his life. Yesmoke SA, ignored the order, Philip not carrying dangerous materials. Legal proceedings for compensation Morris said. In 2004, the court then were launched by his wife on his ordered Otamedia to surrender its PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC behalf against the insurers of the U.S. website, yesmoke.com, to Altria. London, Mar 16 -- A press report, driver of the vehicle and the men's That Internet site now redirects to dated today, states Two people have former employers, Midas Security Philip Morris USA's site. Otamedia died and three were injured when a Group. Mr Justice Treacy said that in continued to sell cigarettes in the Prague tram derailed and slammed January last year Mr Patel's action in U.S. from another website into a group of commuters at one of negligence was compromised before yesmoke.ch. the Czech capital's busiest stops. The another High Court judge - who tram veered off the tracks and its approved an acceptance of liability by second carriage ploughed into the the defendants subject to a reduction crowd waiting to board at the Karlovo of 25% in respect of contributory namesti stop, Simona Cigankova, a negligence - on the part of Mr Patel. spokeswoman for the city rescue Since then substantial agreement had services, said. The accident, which been reached between the parties on took place around 1630, AEDT, assessment of damages. seriously disrupted morning traffic in downtown Prague for several hours. A ROAD ACCIDENT, AUSTRALIA BHATAPARA AREA, INDIA woman died after the impact pushed London, Mar 15 -- A press report, London, Mar 14 -- A press report, her into the path of a moving lorry, dated today, states: The New South dated today, states: Traffic on the busy and a man died when he was struck as Wales Court of Appeal has reinstated Howrah-Mumbai section was he stood at the tram stop. "The rear a $3.7 million payout to a girl left disrupted today following the carriage swept a woman under a brain damaged after being run over derailment of a goods train near passing truck and she died, and it while crossing a Blue Mountains road. Bhatapara railway station, near killed a man standing on the Nadia Ryan was nine when she was Raipur. Seven wagons of the empty platform," Prague fire service hit by a truck as she crossed a service goods train derailed near Bhatapara, spokesman Vaclav Hladik said. Three road adjoining the Great Western between Raipur and Bilaspur stations, woman, aged 30, 44 and 58, were Highway on Jul 9, 1994. She was affecting train traffic on both up and taken to hospital, two of them with holding the hand of her father Gregory down lines, chief PRO of South-East- serious injuries. Officials immediately when they crossed the road near the Central (SEC) Railways Jagdeesh opened an inquiry to determine the Blaxland Shopping Centre. However, Kumar said. However, the cause of the cause of the accident. she let go and was hit by a truck mishap is not yet known, he said. The driven by Jack Pledge. Now 19, Nadia derailment has affected over a dozen SANTA FE SPRINGS, was left brain damaged after the trains, including Geetanjali Express, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES accident and successfully sued Mr Mumbai Mail, Kurla Express, Azad London, Mar 11 -- A press report, Pledge, the Blue Mountains Council Hind Express, he said adding, work dated today, states: Several cars of a and the Roads and Traffic Authority in for the restoration of track has already Union Pacific freight train detached the NSW Supreme Court for started. from a locomotive and went off the negligence. NSW Supreme Court tracks and into a warehouse in Santa Justice John Dunford awarded her BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Fe Springs today. The accident was $3.7 million in April 2001. But the London, Mar 11 -- A press report, reported at 1750 hrs at Los Nietos NSW Court of Appeal reduced the dated Mar 10, states: At least 129 Road and Pioneer Boulevard on a amount of damages a year later to people were injured today by a Union Pacific spur line, Lt. Wyatt $2.925 million. Justice Dunford had collision between two urban trains on Powell of the Whittier Police found Mr Pledge was negligent in a bridge, at Buenos Aires. The Department, which patrols Santa Fe failing to keep a proper lookout and emergency director of the city Springs, said. No injuries were travelling at a speed of close to government, German Fernandez,said reported. 60km/h which was "excessive" because that the crash took place when the of the road's narrowness and visual train stopped on the bridge and was THUA THIEN-HUE PROVINCE, obstruction of thick shrubbery on a rammed by another one in movement, VIETNAM nearby nature strip. This finding was in Palermo neighbourhood. Those Hanoi, Mar 12 -- At least 11 people not challenged on appeal. injured received assistance on the spot were killed and around 200 injured by firemen and police agents who took when a north-south express train was TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT, them aboard ambulances to nearby derailed in central Vietnam today, UNITED STATES hospitals. Fernandez affirmed that out officials said. A nationwide broadcast London, Mar 15 -- A press report, of the 129 injured, 65 were of state-run Vietnam Television (VTV) dated yesterday, states: Philip Morris hospitalized, none of them seriously showed two carriages that had been USA, the largest cigarette maker in hurt, although the majority are cuts thrown off the track and left lying on the United States, has been awarded and concussions. The collision the bank of a lake. Eight of the train's $173 million US in damages from occurred on a seven-metre-high bridge. 13 carriages had been derailed, it said. Swiss cigarette retailer Otamedia in a The authorities said they do not know "The train was running too fast," a trademark-infringement suit. Philip why the first train stopped. The Vietnamese witness said in the Morris USA, a subsidiary of New York- spokesman of the firm Trenes de broadcast. "Shortly later we heard a based Altria Group Inc., said the U.S. Buenos Aires, Gustavo Gago, said the loud sound. We ran and started District Court for the Southern speed-limit of 40 kilometres-per-hour breaking windows to get out the District of New York ordered perhaps prevented the tragedy from injured people." VTV said the military Otamedia to pay the fine for selling being more serious. were using boats to rush the injured to Philip Morris USA-brand cigarettes in hospitals in Hue city. Officials said the U.S. The company's brands include MASKINONGE, QUEBEC, CANADA around 200 survivors had been hurt. Marlboro, Benson & Hedges, Merit London, Mar 15 -- A press report, About 30 of the injured were in a and Virginia Slims. Otamedia dated today, states: A train derailed critical condition, said railway officials operated the Internet site yesterday on a stretch of track and rescue workers in Phu Loc district yesmoke.com, which sells cigarettes running through the village of in the central province of Thua Thien- around the world and avoids many of Maskinonge in the Mauricie region. Hue, 400 miles south of Hanoi. Police the import tariffs and taxes subject to Two locomotives and three freight cars and railway officials were domestic retailers. Philip Morris USA of a Quebec Gatineau Railway train investigating the cause of the first sued Otamedia in 2002, winning derailed about 0530 while travelling accident. 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27 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts/Miscellaneous crew of 29 on what would have been a kidnapping the family of a cash suggesting slaughtering of infected 1,000-mile, 29-hour journey to the delivery van driver and holding them chickens and vaccination. "Yes, it is commercial southern hub Ho Chi Minh hostage overnight. Irish police have avian influenza. But the viruses have City. The accident blocked the line and said it was too early to say if not mutated," Minister of Agriculture brought other trains to a halt. An paramilitaries were involved in the Anton Apriantono said after meeting official from the state railway robbery. Gardai will also not confirm President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. authority told VTV rescue workers the amount stolen in the raid, but say Anton said the outbreaks in West Java were working to ensure traffic that between 2m and 4m euro was in January and South Sulawesi last resumed tomorrow. -- Reuters. taken. month had killed thousands of London, Mar 14 -- A press report, chickens. He said the ministry had dated today, states: The death toll ordered an isolation for South Sulawesi from a train accident in central Miscellaneous from inter-island chicken trading. Vietnam has climbed to 13 and dozens of injured passengers are still being OUTBREAK OF RABIES, CHINA treated in hospital. Railway officials London, Mar 16 - A press report, say traffic will resume by midday dated today, states: A southern (local time), a day after a north-south Chinese province's worst rabies express train derailed 650 kilometres epidemic in a decade has prompted south of Hanoi. Two of the train's 13 CARGO DISPUTE, CHITTAGONG, authorities to kill unvaccinated dogs carriages were flung from the track. BANGLADESH and limit the animals' movement Doctors at hospitals in the nearby Karachi, Mar 13 -- General cargo Ryu between counties, the government cities of Hue and Danang say a total of Gyong has now reported to the said. Guangdong province, which 55 passengers have been admitted for Chittagong port authority that it is to borders Hong Kong, reported 244 treatment. leave on Mar 16. -- Lloyd's List cases of the disease last year -- an London, Mar 15 -- A press report, Correspondent. increase of 41 percent from 2003. dated today, states: Vietnamese police Karachi, Mar 16 --The shipping agent Rabies has been reported in eight said over-speeding is attributed to the of general cargo Ryu Gyong said this cities in the populous province. The train derailment in central Thua afternoon that the issue of the quality provincial health bureau has ordered Thien Hue on Mar 12, which is of the vessel's cargo of wheat had been the killing of all dogs that have not considered the most tragic rail resolved and the government had been vaccinated within a 1.5-mile accident in Vietnam in the past 30 given permission for the vessel to radius of villages where rabies was years. After probing into the train's discharge at Chittagong. The vessel is reported, and in counties where two or black box, the police concluded that expected to begin discharging its cargo more cases have been reported. the train was running at a speed of 68 immediately. The vessel has informed Affected counties have also been kmh just before the accident occurred, the port that it will sail on Mar 18. -- banned from selling or transferring instead of 40 kmh as stipulated, local Lloyd's List Correspondent. the dogs that have been killed, and are newspaper Transport reported today. not allowed to import dogs for one The accident killed 11 local people, COLLAPSE OF RAMP, CALAIS, year. The report did not say whether severely injured 70 others,damaged 8 FRANCE there were reports of people affected out of 13 compartments, and blocked London, Mar 13 -- A press report, by the disease. other trains from running for 26 dated Mar 12, states: Cross-channel hours. It occurred in Phu Loc district travellers are being warned to expect POWER OUTAGE, when the train with 500 passengers further disruption next week following SOUTH AUSTRALIA and 29 staff was travelling from Hanoi the collapse of a loading bay at Calais London, Mar 14 -- A press report, capital to Ho Chi Minh City. last month. The collapse left the port dated today, states: Homes, businesses London, Mar 16 -- A press report, with only two berths big enough for and commuters were thrown into dated today, states: Police have large cross-channel ferries, one of chaos today by widespread power arrested the driver of a train that which will be closed for repairs from failures across Adelaide and areas of derailed on the weekend, killing 11 Monday. P&O said its services from South Australia. An electricity people in Vietnam. Bui Thai Son has Dover would be subject to more delays interconnector between Victoria and been charged with violating railway and cancellations on Monday and South Australia failed just after 0700, regulations and disregarding the Tuesday. SeaFrance said 10 of its 15 CDT, and power was still to be speed limit, leading to grave scheduled crossings would be restored to most of the affected areas consequences. He has been remanded unaffected. Its other services may be an hour later. The blackouts hit many for four months by a court in the subject to some delays. It comes after Adelaide suburbs although the Central central province of Thua Thien-Hue. French strike action caused two days Business District appeared unaffected. Son reportedly admitted his mistake, of ferry disruption. No P&O or Power was also cut to areas east of the saying that after he noticed the high SeaFrance ferries were able to leave city, including Murray Bridge, as well speed it was too late to apply the Dover from Wednesday afternoon until as regional centres in the midnorth brakes. The train was reported to have Thursday evening due to the 24-hour and the south-east of the state. Earlier been travelling at 69 kM per hour, French national strike. The ferry today, ETSA Utilities spokesman nearly double the limit. Eight of the service between Dover and Calais has Craig Cock said it was unclear what train's 13 carriages derailed and the been badly disrupted since the loading had caused the problem. "I don't know track was blocked for a day. bay collapse in early February. There whether it's the power line or a power are regular delays of between two and station that has fallen off," he said. Mr four hours for passengers heading to Cock said the issue would be managed Calais and lorry traffic through the by the national electricity authority. port has been badly affected. P&O said He was unsure how long the the disruption had cost the company disruptions would continue. "The fact millions and it would be seeking that it happened so suddenly, to compensation from the Port of Calais. restore everything to normal is going Hoverspeed's catamaran crossing, to take some time," he said on ABC which resumes on Wednesday after radio. "My estimate would be at least SECURITY VAN, DUBLIN, the winter break, uses a different a couple of hours." He said it was REPUBLIC OF IRELAND terminal so should be unaffected. likely power would be restored to London, Mar 15 -- A press report, areas progressively as supplies dated today, states: It is believed that OUTBREAK OF "BIRD FLU" became available. Police said the up to 4m euro may have been stolen in London, Mar 16 -- A press report, power failures also caused major a raid on a security van in Dublin dated today, states: The Government traffic problems throughout Adelaide, yesterday. A gang of armed and confirmed today an outbreak of bird with traffic lights out and the Glenelg masked men stole the cash after flu in South Sulawesi and West Java, to city tram also out of action.

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28 Fires & Explosions

Fire Department at 0532 hrs, after Yinchu, vice director of the local seeing flames shoot out a window of working security monitoring bureau. the cathedral, said Bernadette Galvez, Beijing, Mar 15 -- Sixteen miners a public information officer for the trapped after a coal mine gas department. Firefighters arrived from explosion in north-east China have a station three blocks away within been found dead, Xinhua news agency minutes. No one was injured in the reported today. One miner had been blaze, the cause and cost of which rescued and two were still missing, it were not known late today. said. The accident happened today at APPLE PACKHOUSE, Firefighters first attacked the blaze a mine in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang HAWKES BAY, NEW ZEALAND from inside the cathedral, but were province. "The rescue operation is still London, Mar 12 -- A press report, soon called out of the building because going on, and the cause of the dated today, states: A fire in Hawkes of the danger of a structural collapse, explosion is under investigation," Bay has demolished one of the biggest Chief Debra Amesqua said. As of late Xinhua said. -- Reuters. apple packhouses in the area. More today, fire investigators had not been than 100 employees at Longview able to re-enter the church, built in FACTORY, CHRISTCHURCH, Packhouse managed to escape 1854. The steeple was the most visible NEW ZEALAND unharmed as fire teams fought to element of a $1 million renovation London, Mar 16 -- A press report, contain the blaze that also threatened completed in November. The project dated today, states: Firefighters could a nearby house. Ten metre flames also included infrastructure be at the scene of a major blaze that chewed through the volatile packing improvements, and further started in a Christchurch paper materials quickly. The smoke plume refurbishments were planned, church recycling factory today for days. was visible more than 30 kilometres officials said. Although damaged, the Twelve fire engines were sent to the away in nearby Napier as fire crews steeple remains structurally sound, Colleridge factory in the suburb of from all over the region were called to fire officials said. The cathedral was Bromley after the alarm was raised at the scene. Water supply was intially a appraised at $13 million in 2003 and 0500 hrs, today. "When the crews problem with crews grasping at any is insured, said Greg Keller, the walked in there was nothing, just a source available. The packhouse is one diocese's finance director. small flame in the ceiling," of the biggest in the country packing Christchurch deputy chief fire officer apples for export for around 30 CHURCH, TACOMA, Greg Crawford said. "Twenty seconds growers. "This isn't even the middle of WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES later it flashed across the roof," he our season - probably not even a London, Mar 14 -- A press report, told NZPA. By 0730 hrs, the factory, quarter into it, so its going to be dated Mar 13, states: An early which is crammed full of compressed major," says Packhouse worker Aileen morning fire that destroyed the Grace recycled paper, was fully alight but Gillespie. Emergency crews from all Missionary Baptist Church today was had been contained. "We're basically over the district were stretched, not intentionally set, the Tacoma Fire employing the 'surround and drown' only battling the main blaze for Department said. Investigators technique using unmanned pumps several hours but also trying to stop it labeled the fire as an arson due to around the factory." The fire had been from spreading to a near-by house. evidence of multiple fire starts on the contained within the factory's concrete "We managed to keep the fire away rear exterior of the building, said walls, which were bowing and "moving from the house which was been Deputy Chief Ron Stephens. The fire about a bit". Firefighters would be at affected by the radiated bins that were caused an estimated $1 million in the scene for the next two or three on fire when we arrived as well," says damage, Stephens said. No one was days, he said, adding that he could not Hastings chief fire officer Ray Brown. injured in the fire reported at about say what had started the fire because It is not yet known how the fire 0145 hrs. Investigators believe an it was too dangerous to enter the started inside the packhouse and an accelerant similar to gasoline was factory. investigation is now underway. used, Stephens said. An investigator from the federal Bureau of Alcohol FACTORY, MELBOURNE, BERTH, UMM QASR, IRAQ Tobacco and Firearms was working VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA London, Mar 15 -- Silo berth No.10 at with Tacoma police and fire London, Mar 13 -- A press report, Umm Qasr has been damaged by a fire departments to determine if any dated yesterday, states: A Victorian which broke out in two engines federal laws had been broken in the spa business has been devastated by running the conveyor belt last night. fire. fire for the second time in four years. Initial estimates indicate that it will Fire has caused millions of dollars take about three weeks to repair the COAL MINE, QITAIHE CITY, damage to Signature Spas at Hallam, damage and get the silo operational HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE, south-east of Melbourne this again. In the meantime, the port will CHINA afternoon. Fire crews used cherry have to rely on mobile evacuators for London, Mar 15 -- A press report, pickers to fight the fire because of the the discharge of wheat at berths 1 and dated today, states: A coal mine blast danger of the tilt-slab construction 12. As there are currently four bulk trapped 19 miners in China's north- collapsing. wheat vessels in port, and another two eastern Heilongjiang province today, at the pilot station, it is estimated the official Xinhua news agency said. FACTORY, RHYMNEY, GWENT, that there will be a delay of The accident occurred at the Xinfu UNITED KINGDOM approximately 15-20 days. coal mine in Qitaihe city, according to London, Mar 15 -- A press report, the Heilongjiang Provincial dated today, states: Two primary CATHEDRAL, MADISON, Administration of Coal Mine Safety, schools were closed today because of WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES the report said. Rescuers were trying fumes from a blaze at a plastics London, Mar 15 -- A press report, to enter the tunnel. Further packaging factory on an industrial dated Mar 14, states: A fire tore investigation was under way, it said. estate in south Wales. Gwent Police through St. Raphael Cathedral today, Meanwhile, at another mine in central said people living near the Budelpack destroying the roof of Madison's oldest China, six workers had been trapped factory on the Heads of the Valleys church and damaging its recently for 25 hours after a mudflow, Xinhua Industrial Estate, Rhymney, should renovated steeple. Madison Bishop reported. The mudflow broke out stay indoors with windows shut. Police Robert Morlino said church officials under the Yaozishan coal mine in said the smoke from the blaze is not need to determine the condition of the Ningxiang County of Hunan Province toxic but could be a mild irritant. The structure - the seat of the 11-county, late on Sunday afternoon, trapping the fire, which took hold in three Roman Catholic diocese - before six workers in an underground tunnel, buildings, was discovered by a police deciding whether the building can be Xinhua said. "The trapped workers patrol at 0420, GMT, today. South saved or whether a new cathedral have still hopes of survival, though Wales Fire Service said it had sent 24 would have to be built from the ground the oxygen was estimated to support appliances to three buildings at the up. A passer-by called the Madison them more than 10 hours," said Yan factory, which makes plastic

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29 Fires & Explosions packaging. Two buildings were inferno filling the sky for miles millions of dollars. At least seven destroyed, while a fire in the third around with an orange glow, buildings were gutted, Fire Chief Jeff building at the site was under control authorities said. The fire started Davis said. Those buildings and by 1000, GMT. The A469 road was about 0630 hrs at the four-storey possibly two others will have to be closed by police but had been reopened brick building, which covers two demolished, then rebuilt to conform by 0630, GMT. All roads leading into blocks, according to Pat Dixon, the with the historical nature of the the industrial estate remain closed town's police chief. He said when he downtown area, City Manager Richard and police have advised people in the got there he saw black smoke coming Niendstedt added. Fire departments area to stay indoors and keep windows from the top floor and ten minutes from 10 to 15 nearby communities shut until smoke from the blaze has later flames burst through the roof. fought the blaze and two Kansas Army subsided. Budelpack Rhymney makes No one apparently was in the National Guard helicopters dropped pharmaceutical packaging including building, which has been closed for water. sachets, bottles and tissues. Peter years, Dixon said. He said it was to be London, Mar 14 -- A press report, Baillie, an councillor from the Twyn torn down, its parts broken down and dated today, states: Federal officials Carno ward in Rhymney, said the sold overseas. He said he was aware have been called in to help situation had been contained swiftly of no injuries, but that state investigate the fire that hit by the authorities. Department of Health and downtown Fort Scott on Friday (Mar Environmental Control officials were 11). The National Response Team FACTORY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA on hand because of uncertainty about from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, London, Mar 11 -- A press report, what chemical might be in the Firearms and Explosives and ATF dated today, states: A massive factory building. The Red Cross opened an agents from Wichita and Kansas City blaze that closed a major Sydney road emergency shelter at Temple Baptist will help Fort Scott officials with the is expected to burn well into the night. Church at 95 Saluda St. in Ninety investigation. Senior Special Agent More than 150 firefighters planned to Six, according to Red Cross Paul Marquardt says the fire caused go into the Ashfield furniture store spokeswoman Ashley Engler. It was about ten million dollars in damages. and factory to fight the blaze, even unclear exactly how may people left He says Fort Scott officials asked for though there was a risk of walls and their homes, but Dixon estimated it ATF assistance because of the size of the ceiling collapsing. The building on may have been more than 100. He the fire. ATF developed the National Parramatta Road in inner-western said evacuation wasn't mandatory and Response Team in 1978 to help with Sydney, has been burning since about some people stayed at home. Dixon major fire and explosive scenes. The 0900, AEDT. The blaze forced the said he was aware of no injuries. fire hit Fort Scott's downtown evacuation of 200 residents and Nineteen fire departments responded, Friday. It was largely controlled workers and closed the city's major some from other counties. Firefighters yesterday. At least nine buildings east-west highway. Outbound lanes were still battling the blaze late are destroyed and four more are are expected to remain closed until tonight. It was unclear how the fire damaged. early tomorrow. The fire, which sent started. flames 10 m into the air and plumes of PREMISES, GAITHERSBURG, black smoke across the sky, had been PREMISES, FOREST PARK, OHIO, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES contained inside the factory, but was UNITED STATES London, Mar 10 -- A press report, not yet under control, New South London, Mar 11 -- A press report, dated today, states: The fire at the Wales Fire Brigade Superintendent dated Mar 10, states: Last week's $10 Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse is finally Ian Krimmer said. "It's expected to million fire at Faxon Machining in out but firefighters remain concerned burn into the night," Supt Krimmer Forest Park was caused by an the roof may collapse. The fire started said. Two people were treated for equipment malfunction, the Ohio Fire around 0515 this morning in the 1500 smoke inhalation and two firefighters Marshal's Office said yesterday. block of Shady Grove Road in were taken to hospital with minor Members of 18 local fire departments Gaithersburg. Montgomery County injuries, he said. Firefighters from 28 helped put out the smoky five-alarm Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Sydney stations were preparing to go fire on Mar 2. The fire started just Piringer says it took firefighters into the burning building to fight the before 0800 hrs, in an oil treatment nearly three hours to put the blaze out blaze, he said. "We are about to machine at the 150,000-square-foot because the restaurant had a lot of commence an aggressive internal complex. A small amount of oil spilled "false ceilings" and "layers of roof" attack, our objective is to try to into a nearby creek, said Ohio EPA that was trapping the fire. Piringer extinguish this fire overnight and spokeswoman Heather Lauer. Cleanup says damage to the building is have it out by morning," Supt is going well and is expected to take estimated at $2 million. No one was Krimmer said. "There are several about two weeks, she said. Crews hurt. The cause of the blaze is still imminent collapses of walls and roofs onsite dammed water upstream from under investigation. (and) this has been the reason for our the spill to divert it to a retention London, Mar 11 -- A press report, strategies. Our main priority is the basin. At the spill site, non-soluble oil dated Mar 10, states: A pre-dawn fire safety of fire crews." People at risk is being skimmed from the surface of caused about $2 million in damage to had already been evacuated but there the water for proper disposal. Water- a Gaithersburg steak house. About were a number of streets affected by soluble chemicals are being pumped to 100 firefighters, working in smoke, which were was being sanitary sewers. subfreezing temperatures, battled the monitored. fire at the Bugaboo Creek Steak London, Mar 14 -- A press report, PREMISES, FORT SCOTT, House. Investigators believe the fire dated today, states: A factory KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, started from a build-up of grease in an destroyed by fire in Sydney has been UNITED STATES exhaust and ventilation system, but demolished. Demolition of the Brescia London, Mar 13 -- A press report, they are still sifting through the Furniture factory at inner-western dated yesterday, states: Fire that building, said Pete Piringer, a Ashfield finished yesterday morning raged through Fort Scott's historic spokesman for the county fire and after the building was gutted in a downtown destroyed at least seven rescue service. The restaurant is huge blaze which began on Friday buildings and damaged about a half- owned by RARE Hospitality (Mar 11), police said. The cause of the dozen others, the fire chief said today. International, an Atlanta-based blaze is still unknown. No one was injured. Strong wind hospitality company. Authorities fanned the blaze, which started just believe the fire had been burning for MILL, NINETY SIX, SOUTH before 1400, yesterday in The Other some time when a passerby called 911 CAROLINA, UNITED STATES Bar on Main Street, Mayor Gary at 0515 hrs, Piringer said. The last London, Mar 11 -- A press report, Billionis said. Firefighters remained person in the restaurant left at 0300 dated Mar 10, states: Many people at the scene today. The cause of the hrs, so no one was there when the fire cleared out of their homes tonight as blaze had not yet been determined, started, he said. There were no an old mill building burst into flames. city officials told merchants today. injuries reported. 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30 Fires & Explosions down much of the fire, it spread "into fire is under investigation. We still do PRISON, HIGUEY, concealed spaces," Piringer said. " The not know what happened but this is a DOMINICAN REPUBLIC roof had been renovated a few times so big loss for the company," he said. London, Mar 11 -- A press report, there were layers of "The insurance company will come and dated Mar 10, states: The death toll roofing."Firefighters were forced to assess the damage costs after the fire from a fire in a Dominican prison rose back out of the building at one point officials give us a report," he added. to 136, four days after one of Latin when it seemed the heating and air Many fire engines from all the fire America's worst jailhouse fires, an conditioning units on the roof might stations in Bahrain were called to the official said today. Two more prisoners fall into the building. They isolated a scene. It took them several hours to died in the past two days, one from a secure collapse zone, Piringer said at put it out. He said that two of the bullet wound and another from smoke 0930 hrs. labour camps located near the inhalation, said Sergio Sarita Valdez, company suffered smoke damage. public health undersecretary. Rival PREMISES, LITTLE ROCK, gangs battling for control of the drug ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES PREMISES, ST. CHARLES, trade in the Higuey jail, about 103 London, Mar 17 -- A press report, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES miles east of Santo Domingo, set dated Mar 16, states: Fire has London, Mar 10 -- A press report, bedding ablaze and jammed the locks destroyed a historic building in Little dated Mar 9, states: St. Charles from the inside of their cell block on Rock, Arkansas, that was destined to Authorities are investigating an early Monday (Mar 7). Survivors said become a museum on African- morning fire that destroyed a pizzeria prisoners who ignited the fire had a American life. There has been no word and left surrounding businesses with pistol and three machetes, shooting on what caused the fire. The building smoke damage, causing nearly $1 and hacking prisoners who tried to was built in 1911 and was the million in damage. A reward is escape. Two of the 16 injured people national headquarters for the Mosaic offered for information leading to the remained in critical condition today, Templars, a major black social arrest of the person responsible for Sarita said. Thirty bodies were buried organization that dates back to the the fire at Rosatti's Pizza, in Prairie together in Higuey's public cemetery 1880s.The Mosaic Templars Building St., officials said. "The fire is on Tuesday after relatives identified Preservation Society announced a suspicious and is being investigated" them. Authorities plan to begin campaign last summer to raise money by police in conjunction with the burying 40 prisoners who had not yet for a planned $8.5 million renovation, federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, been claimed by relatives tomorrow. with work having already being done Firearms and Explosives and the St. The unclaimed bodies have been to the third floor. The fire broke out at Charles Fire Department, said St. photographed and identified by cross- around 0200 hrs, this morning, and Charles police Lt. Paul McCurtain. A checking finger prints and dental brought down most of the historic door to the building had been forced records with prison registries, Valdez structure. open, McCurtain said, and bank bags said. "If in a week or a year relatives with an undetermined amount of cash show up, we can show them the PREMISES, OAK RIDGE, inside them were found to be missing documentation we have," Valdez said. TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES after the fire was put out. St. Charles "If there is still any doubt, we can dig London, Mar 10 -- A press report, firefighters were called to the up a coffin and do a DNA test." The dated today, states: A fire this pizzeria shortly before 0300 hrs, said government has appointed a five- morning damaged two family Joseph Schelstreet, St. Charles member commission to investigate businesses in Oak Ridge. The fire assistant fire chief. Workers at a how prisoners smuggled weapons into burned the Buffalo Grille and Pub, neighbouring tobacco store who were the prison. That report is expected along with Nature's Marketplace at doing inventory noticed smoke and next week. The burned cell block, 205 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Firefighters called 911, Schelstreet said. The called Vietnam, had at least 178 say their efforts have left severe water restaurant was heavily involved in inmates, though its maximum capacity damage. It took about an hour to put fire when firefighters arrived, he was about 25. out the blaze. Oak Ridge Fire Chief said. Firefighters were able to control Mack Bailey said the fire started in the blaze in about an hour, REFINERY, ROXANA, ILLINOIS, the Buffalo Grille in a hood vent and Schelstreet said. The pizzeria was UNITED STATES spread into the attic. He said the gutted, he said. The 10-unit strip London, Mar 12 -- A press report, building had been remodeled. It has mall includes three restaurants - dated Mar 9, states: Firefighters two roofs and an uncertain number of Rosatti's, a Chinese restaurant and around the area converged on ceilings. Some workers were inside the an ice cream parlor. All three had to ConocoPhillips refinery early Buffalo Grille when the fire started throw away their food inventory, yesterday, but in the end it was the but they escaped unharmed. The Schelstreet said, leading to the high refinery's own fire crew that quickly businesses are owned by a brother and damage estimate. "Health extinguished an industrial blaze. A sister. The investigation into the cause department regulations require the smoldering fire that ignited on a crude of the fire is underway and firefighters food is disposed of," he said. oil distilling unit around 0100 hrs was remained on scene Thursday Electrical service to the entire centre extinguished in minutes by company afternoon, in case of hot spots. also came through Rosatti's, firefighters at the Wood River refinery, Schelstreet said. Until that service said Melissa Erker, a spokeswoman for PREMISES, SITRA, BAHRAIN can be restored, all of the stores will ConocoPhillips. Erker said workers London, Mar 15 -- A press report, remain closed. discovered a smoldering fire in an dated today, states: A major blaze "upper column" of the distilling unit, gutted a construction company PREMISES, WINNIPEG, which was temporarily shut down for building in Sitra yesterday. The fire MANITOBA, CANADA scheduled maintenance. "The fire was broke out at about 1145 hrs at the London, Mar 16 -- A press report, contained to a small area," she said. Projects Construction Company, near dated Mar 15, states: A fire Friday She said residual material inside the the Sitra Health Centre. A Bahraini (Mar 11) that resulted in up to column caught fire. The distilling unit worker suffered a fractured leg as he Can$1.5 million (US$1.24 million) in is what turns crude oil into gasoline. was trying to run out of the building damages to a St. James apartment while two other employees sustained block was caused by a faulty extension WAREHOUSE, CINCINNATI, OHIO, minor injuries. The single-storey cord. Residents of 18 apartments on UNITED STATES building houses the company's office, the fourth floor and others with London, Mar 11 -- A press report, carpentry workshop, mechanical and extensive smoke damage are expected dated Mar 10, states: Environmental painting workshop and other sections. to spend at least a week in a hotel or clean-up operations are continuing at Company commercial manager with friends and family while the Queen City Barrel in Cincinnati's Michael McAuley said the company clean-up is completed. Crews from at Lower Price Hill neighbourhood. has suffered a "big loss" from the fire least three fire restoration companies There, an Aug 19 five-alarm fire but it was too early to give an were cleaning up apartments caused an estimated $5 million in estimate for the damage. "The cause of throughout the building yesterday. damage. Cincinnati Fire Investigation

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31 Fires & Explosions/Aviation

Unit Commander Capt. Dan source said. The incident, in which two procedure, because at this point we Rottmueller said yesterday he did not injuries were reported, briefly shut don't know what happened," said know when the cleanup would be down operations at Ezeiza McConnell. The French aviation complete. Queen City used the International, Buenos Aires' busiest authority, which oversees Airbus, is 400,000-square foot warehouse on airfield. The Boeing 767, bound for expected to make the inspections South Street to clean and recycle Chicago, was about to take off when mandatory. The Transportation Safety industrial barrels for re-use. The one of its engines caught fire. Board of Canada is investigating the building's remains were razed after the Passengers had to flee on inflatable incident and has been assisted by its fire. Queen City is now doing business emergency slides, an air force US counterpart, the National at other buildings it owns in the area. spokesman said. Transportation Safety Board. Investigators said they are having WILDFIRES, AUSTRALIA C-FLPB difficulty because the rudder fell off London, Mar 14 -- A press report, London, Mar 17 -- Piper PA-32-300 somewhere between Cuba and Florida, dated today, states: Victorian fire (Cherokee Six), C-FLPB, crashed at probably in international waters. The crews are battling three fires that Holmes County Airport, Ohio, at 1515, plane was built in 1991 and had its jumped containment lines during EST, Mar 14. The aircraft sustained last scheduled maintenance, a controlled burns in the state's east. substantial damage. The one person relatively short inspection, on Mar 1, The largest fire is at Licola, in on board was seriously injured. the airline said. A preliminary Victoria's high country 260km east of examination of the plane's flight data Melbourne, where Department of C-FSJF recorder indicates the pilots did not Sustainability and Environment (DSE) London, Mar 10 -- At 0700, Mar 7, make any major rudder commands crews were conducting a controlled Air Canada flight 1083, Canadair like those that caused an American burn over 3000ha of rugged country Regional Jet aircraft, C-FSJF, was Airlines A300 crash in New York in 10km north of the town. DSE state fire preparing for a flight from November 2001. The plane - minus its controller Mark Woodman said the fire Philadelphia to Toronto/LBPIA. On rudder - is still sitting in Cuba. John began spotting ahead of containment the ramp at Philadelphia with Cottreau, a spokesman for the lines on Saturday (Mar 12), and had passengers and crew on board, the left Canadian Transportation Safety now burned an extra 480ha, including wing of the aircraft was struck by a Board, said the investigators will some private land. The fire had spread baggage cart causing damage to the remove a large section of the tail and to forested private property and had winglet. The flight was cancelled. take it to an Airbus factory in damaged some fences, but no other Germany, where it will be examined. private property was under threat, Mr C-GJVX Woodman said. A second fire along the London, Mar 10 -- At 1948, Mar 5, CRASH INTO SEA OFF Acheron Way, between Warburton and Air Canada flight 900, Airbus A321- BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Marysville east of Melbourne, had 200 aircraft, C-GJVX, was being off- See V3-HFW. been sparked by a controlled burn, Mr loaded at the gate in Fort Woodman said. The fire was burning Lauderdale/Hollywood International CRASH, ABUJA, NIGERIA close to a steep slope in mountain ash airport after a flight from London, Mar 15 -- A press report, country, which had hampered the Toronto/LBPIA. A loader struck the dated Mar 13, states: One hundred firefighting effort, but crews were aircraft and pierced the skin to the left and nineteen passengers aboard a close to controlling the blaze, Mr of the forward cargo door. The aircraft Chanchangi Airline aircraft escaped Woodman said. was removed from service for repair. unhurt yesterday in Abuja as the aircraft crash landed. The incident WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES C-GPAT occured around 1600 hrs, at the London, Mar 14 -- A press report, London, Mar 16 -- A press report, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, dated Mar 13, states: Fire crews in dated today, states: Aviation Abuja. Details of the accident were Comanche County are battling a 4,000 investigators from the United States still sketchy last night as there was no acre wildfire that has been burning and Canada are trying to determine statement from either the airline or since yesterday afternoon. Oklahoma why a 27-foot-tall rudder broke off an the Federal Airport Authority of Department of Emergency Airbus A310 (C-GPAT) near the coast Nigeria (FAAN). The plane which had Management spokeswoman Michelann of South Florida last week. Aviation taken off from the Murtala Ooten says the fire started at about safety experts said they were stunned Muhammed International Airport, 1400 yesterday. High winds and dry to see pictures of the plane after it Ikeja, Lagos landed on its belly due to conditions have fueled the fire that landed because nearly the entire excessive breeze. "The incident has a 2-and-a-half mile fire blazing. rudder was gone. It appears to have occured when the plane was about to Ooten says about 15 structures are in broken off the Air Transat charter land. The breeze forced it to crash the fires path. State fire crews are on plane about 30 minutes after it left land, it rained about that time and standby to use helicopters and a fire Varadero, Cuba, en route to Quebec on the plane landed on its belly rather retardant liquid to help control the Mar 6. The pilot thought he had a than the tyres," said one eyewitness fire. Earlier this weekend, state flight control problem but did not at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport. All officials issued a Red Flag fire alert, know the extent of the trouble. "When the passsengers were promptly saying conditions were favorable for he landed the aircraft, he had no idea evacuated by FAAN officials and massive fires. he didn't have a rudder," said Rachel workers. There was no closure of the Andrews, a spokeswoman for Air airport. Officials of the Ministry of Transat, a Canadian airline that has Aviation could not be immediately 10 A310s. None of the 270 people on reached last night to speak on the board were injured. Aviation safety incident. experts said the pilot was able to land because the rudder is needed only CRASH, BAGHDAD, IRAQ after engine failure or when landing in London, Mar 11 -- A press report, a crosswind. Clay McConnell, a dated today, states: An An-12 plane spokesman for France-based Airbus, belonging to the Bulgarian cargo ABORTED TAKE-OFF, EZEIZA said his company was assisting charter airline Vega Airlines crashed AIRFIELD, BUENOS AIRES, Canadian authorities with the upon landing at a Baghdad airport ARGENTINA investigation. "We're obviously very Mar 9, the head of the air company London, Mar 15 -- A press report, pleased that the plane did what it was announced today. No injuries were dated today, states: US-bound United supposed to do and landed safely," he reported, but the crash caused Airlines aircraft with 173 passengers said. Airbus is urging airlines to considerable damages to the plane's and a crew of 12 on board had to abort inspect the 400 A310s and A300-600 right wing and one its engines. The its takeoff late yesterday due to an planes with the same rudder system. plane flew had seven crew on board engine fire, an Argentine Air Force "This is a purely a precautionary and carried construction materials.

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CRASH, LANGLEY CASTLE, CRASH, TAMWORTH AIRPORT their barracks yesterday after weeks NORTHUMBERLAND, AREA, NEW SOUTH WALES, of searching for the remains of the up UNITED KINGDOM AUSTRALIA to 98 passengers and eight crew, London, Mar 11 -- A press report, See VH-FIN. including more than 20 foreigners, dated today, states: A pilot and two when the Boeing 737 struck a snowy passengers had a lucky escape after a CRASH, URUS-MARTAN AREA, peak 20 miles east of the capital helicopter crashed and caught fire. CHECHNYA, RUSSIA Kabul. Azimi said that authorities Northumbria Police said the small London, Mar 11 -- A press report, believed they had recovered remains helicopter was attempting a landing at dated today, states: A Mi-8 helicopter of all the victims, but that identifying Langley Castle, near Haydon Bridge, fell in Chechnya after it touched an them was proving very difficult. The Northumberland, yesterday. Police electro-transmission line, a member of bodies of five Afghan victims were said for reasons still to be established, the investigating team told Itar-Tass handed over to relatives at a hospital the aircraft collided with the landing today. After the fall, the helicopter slid in Kabul yesterday, bringing the total area and caught fire. The pilot and 200 metres on the ground and released so far to 16. DNA samples two passengers escaped before the fire exploded. The crash killed 15 people, from dozens more have been sent to started. The Civil Aviation Authority including seven personnel members of Italy for testing. The first results are has been informed. Crews from the Federal Security Service's expected next week. The foreign Northumberland Fire and Rescue Khabarovsk territorial department. passengers included nine Turks, six Service put out the fire. There was no One severely injured in the crash is Americans, three Italians and one damage to any surrounding property. now in hospital. Legal proceedings Iranian. A Canadian citizen and have been instituted in connection several Russians were believed to be CRASH, LINATE AIRPORT, MILAN, with the crash under the Criminal among the six-strong crew. American ITALY Code article on "violation of the flight investigators have joined the effort to London, Mar 14 -- A press report, regulations." The flight recorders have find out why the plane, operated by dated today, states: Four Italian air been found. The information recorded private Afghan airline Kam Air, traffic control officials have been by the devices will help to establish crashed in Afghanistanøs worst air found guilty of manslaughter for their the crash cause. The rescue operation disaster. The plane went down in a roles in Italy's worst air disaster, in has ended at the site 10 kilometres blizzard after the pilot approached which 118 people were killed. Three from the regional centre of Urus- Kabul airport on a flight from the other officials, all employees of Italian Martan at the present time. The western city of Herat. The data air traffic control authority Enav, were investigating team of the military recorder has been recovered, but the acquitted today. Fabio Marzocca, prosecutor's office is continuing voice recorder has yet to be located. Enav's director general, was sentenced working. Work has begun to repair the to four years and four months, while electro-transmission line. A team of G-BOMG the authority's top official at Linate, repair workers has arrived at the site. London, Mar 15 -- A press report, Raffaele Perrone, and an employee, Urus-Martan and neighbouring dated today, states: An air ambulance Nazareno Patrizi, each received three settlements were left without with two people on board is thought to years and 10 months for their part in electricity for all of last night. have crashed into the sea off the Mull the crash. Another employee, Santino of Kintyre. Wreckage has been found Ciarniello was given three years and EMERGENCY LANDING, ATYRAU, around eight miles off the coast from four months. This verdict comes KAZAKHSTAN Campbeltown where radar contact was almost a year after the end of the London, Mar 12 -- A press report, lost. Three lifeboats and a Sea King main court proceedings into the 2001 dated today, states: An-24 aircraft, the helicopter are at the scene and HMS crash, when the court sentenced four property of SKAT air company, made Penzance is on its way. The twin- other officials, including the airport's an emergency landing at 1110 hrs in engined plane was flying to director and Enav's former chief Atyrau, Mar 9. According to the Machrihanish airport today and was executive, to up to eight years in jail. director in charge of Atyrau thought to have been flying out to sea All 104 passengers and six crew on a international airport Mukhit Kubayev in preparation for its landing. Brett Copenhagen-bound SAS aircraft were the crew found oil reducing in the Cunningham, coastguard area killed when it collided with a private right engine at 1057 hrs. The pilots operations manager, said: "A Cessna jet in thick fog on a runway at were instructed to switch the engine coastguard investigation was launched Milan's Linate airport. Four airport off. At 1110 hrs, the aircraft safely at 1215 hrs after the twin-engine workers died when the SAS aircraft landed with 36 passengers and four aircraft disappeared from radar. "We ploughed into the baggage hangar. crew members aboard. Two hours later are currently investigating wreckage Investigators later uncovered a series passengers continued their route in the area it disappeared." He said of shortcomings at Linate, including aboard SKAT's reserve aircraft. weather conditions were reasonable in the lack of a ground radar system. A the area. It is understood there was public prosecutors' report after the EMERGENCY LANDING, low cloud at around 400 feet at the crash called the airport a "death trap". PIEDMONT TRIAD time the plane disappeared, although Authorities have said the airport's INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, wind and rain were light. safety has been upgraded since. UNITED STATES London, Mar 17 -- Pilatus-Britten See N27R. Norman BN-2B-26 Islander, G-BOMG, CRASH, TAK PROVINCE, operator, Loganair, crashed into sea THAILAND EX-037 off Mull of Kintyre around 0015, Mar London, Mar 13 -- A press report, London, Mar 14 -- A press report, 15. There was one crewmember and dated yesterday, states: A small dated Mar 13, states: Afghan one passenger on board who were both private aircraft crashed in Thailand's authorities have completed their killed. The ambulance aircraft was on northwestern province of Tak this search for the bodies of more than 100 a flight from Glasgow International morning, leaving three dead, the Thai people who died last month when an Airport to Campbeltown-Machrihanish News Agency reported. Local police airliner slammed into a mountain Airport. said that the four-seat TR-28 aircraft, during a snowstorm, an official said flying from the country's northern today. Defence Ministry spokesman INCIDENT AT LOS ANGELES resort province of Chiang Mai, crashed Mohammed Zahir Azimi also said the AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA, in a grove near an airfield of the final death toll from the Feb 3 crash UNITED STATES Electricity Generating Authority of could also rise to 106 - two more than London, Mar 14 -- A press report, Thailand (EGAT), triggering a flame originally announced - because one or dated Mar 13, states: An Air China's which killed all the passengers on two small children were also feared Boeing-747 passenger plane got stuck board instantly and totally destroyed among the passengers. "They were in the asphalt of Los Angeles the aircraft. The small passenger only marked by an 'x' on the International Airport early this aircraft belongs to the Chiang Mai's passenger list," Azimi told a news morning, but there were no injuries, aviation club. conference. Afghan troops returned to authorities said. The pilot of the

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33 Aviation jumbo jet apparently turned too N2512T overshot a runway, crashed into trees sharply while taxiing toward a runway London, Mar 13 -- A press report, and burst into flames today, killing all at the airport, said Diana Joubert of dated today, states: Two people three people onboard, officials said. the Federal Aviation administration. survived a aircraft crash that The single-engine Grumman AA5 Joubert said the mishap involving the happened just after take-off in apparently wasn't able to regain Beijing-bound Air China Flight 984, Hubbard yesterday. The crash altitude and crashed into a wooded scheduled to depart at 0140 hrs, was happened around 1100 hrs near area at the end of a runway at reported at 0155 hrs. The "right main Lenhardt Airpark, which is located on Lawrence County Airpark, said Sgt. gear crossed into a non-access area of Meridian Road. The aircraft's engine Michael Gore of the Ohio State the intersection, and the gear sank 1.5 reportedly began losing power while Highway Patrol. The aircraft was feet to 3 feet into asphalt," said Nancy the aircraft was 60 feet in the air. The destroyed, said Tony Molinaro, a Castles of Los Angeles International pilot headed toward a nearby spokesman for the Federal Aviation Airport. The 313 passengers on board Christmas tree farm, where the trees Administration. Lawrence County were taken off the aircraft at 0310 hrs softened the blow of the crash. The Airpark is located near the West and bused to the terminal. As of 0800 two people inside the aircraft, who Virginia and Kentucky state lines. It hrs, they were still in the terminal. have not yet been identified, were is an uncontrolled facility, meaning The right main gear of the jet wound transported to hospital. pilots taking off and landing are not up on asphalt that is only 3-4 inches London, Mar 14 -- Navion H required to communicate with people deep and "not meant to hold the (Rangemaster), N2512T, crashed near on the ground. Nelson Whitt, a weight" of a fully fuelled and loaded Hubbard, Oregon, at 1835, Mar 12. manager at the airport, said he was in Boeing-747, said Castles. "Fuel is The two persons on board suffered a hanger at the time of the crash. He currently being emptied out of the minor injuries. said Young was returning from a aircraft," said Castles. "Airport recreational flight. The National construction crews are digging N27R Transportation Safety Board was trenches to put steel plates under the London, Mar 10 -- A press report, investigating. tyres, so that tractors will be able to dated yesterday, states: Airport London, Mar 14 -- Grumman pull the plane out of the hole." The authorities said a pilot declared an American AA-5, N6511L, crashed at runway remained closed, but "there emergency tonight as a Falcon aircraft Lawrence County Airpark, was very light traffic at the airport (N27R) approached the runway at Chesapeake, Ohio, at 2006, Mar 13. this morning, and the accident "had Piedmont Triad International Airport The aircraft was destroyed. The three little impact to airfield operations," without its landing gear. The runways persons on board were killed. Castles said. were shutdown, allowing the jet to make an emergency landing. N85BH N206SM Emergency crews report that the five London, Mar 11 -- A press report, London, Mar 11 -- A press report, people on the aircraft are safe and dated Mar 10, states: A helicopter dated Mar 10, states: A preliminary were able to be evacuated quickly. FAA under contract to the U.S. Forest report on an aircraft crash near records shows the aircraft to be Service crashed today during Glacier National Park last autumn registered to RJ Reynolds Tobacco prescribed burning operations in a found the pilot had limited experience Company. After emergency crews national forest in east Texas, killing flying in the wilderness in poor cleared the scene airport personnel three people, officials said. Pilot Jose weather and strayed from his intended worked to clear the jet off the runway. Victor Gonzales and passengers John course, the Forest Service said London, Mar 11 -- Dassault Aviation Greeno and Charles Edgar were the yesterday. The agency said it would Falcon 2000, N27R, operated by only occupants of the helicopter and review procedures for backcountry R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company, died at the scene, said Heather flying, including the level of landed nose gear up at Greensboro, Crustner, a dispatcher with the Texas experience required of contract pilots. North Carolina, at 0251, local time, Department of Public Safety. The The Sep 20 crash killed pilot Jim Long Mar 10. Damage was minor. helicopter, a Bell 206B-3, went down and two Forest Service workers. Two about 60 miles north-east of Lufkin, other agency workers walked out of N480RA said Gay Ippolito, a public affairs the wilderness despite serious London, Mar 14 -- A press report, officer with the Forest Service. The injuries. Determining the cause of the dared today, states: An offshore service helicopter had flown all morning, then crash is up to the National helicopter crashed yesterday morning refueled and returned to fly in the Transportation Safety Board, which in the Gulf of Mexico, injuring the afternoon over the rural, pine-studded expects to issue its final report later pilot, the Coast Guard reported. Crews region, said Shelby County Sheriff this year. The Forest Service is of nearby boats rescued Carl O'Donnell, Newton Johnson. "The helicopter came responsible for reviewing 35 - the only person aboard - who was over the radio, they were saying, administrative procedures leading up in stable condition with shock, cuts on 'Mayday, Mayday, we're going down,' to the crash and during the search and his face, and possible head and spine and they crashed in the national rescue operation. The Forest Service injuries, said Petty officer Kyle Niemi, forest," Johnson said. Lee Andrew, chartered the Cessna U206G a Coast Guard spokesman. He said owner of Brainerd Helicopter Service (N206SM) to take four workers to a O'Donnell made an emergency call with Inc., in Brainerd, Minn., said Gonzales back-country airstrip near Glacier to his location about 0800 hrs, before he had worked for him about three conduct a vegetation survey and work crashed, allowing the Coast Guard to weeks. He said the two passengers on telecommunications equipment. send a helicopter straight to him while were not his employees. He said his Weather that day included making marine broadcasts to ask all company has done contract work for thunderstorms and intermittent poor vessels in the area to look for the pilot. seven or eight years, and this is its visibility. Long, described by the The crew of the crewboat Mr. Stephen first fatality. The National agency as "highly skilled" but "limited located the pilot, the crew of the supply Transportation Safety Board was in documented experience in this boat Chauntsie G. pulled him out, and investigating, Ippolito said. As a terrain in marginal weather the helicopter crew got him to precaution, the Forest Service conditions," had delayed the flight Terrebonne General Medical Centre, grounded aviation operations in Texas' once, but eventually took off in the Niemi said. national forests and grasslands. afternoon. He intended to use a London, Mar 14 -- Bell 206L-1 London, Mar 11 -- Bell 206B highway and river drainage as LongRanger II, N480RA, crashed into JetRanger, N85BH, crashed near reference points; the investigation the Gulf of Mexico off Houma, Lufkin, Texas, Mar 10. The aircraft concluded he turned up the wrong Louisiana, at 1345, Mar 13. The one sustained substantial damage. The canyon, one that was much steeper. person on board was not injured. two persons on board were killed. When Long radioed he was over the small town of Essex and inbound to the N6511L RA-46489 landing strip, he was actually about London, Mar 14 -- A press report, London, Mar 17 -- A press report, five miles north, investigators said. dated Mar 13, states: A small airplane dated today, states: Twenty-eight

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 34 Aviation/Product Recalls people were killed yesterday when a 1.75-ounce balls of Bernat "fur out" company has learned of at least 336 plane crash-landed and burst into yarn in voluntary co-operation with incidents of reflectors cracking, flames in Russia's far north, Spin Rite LP of Ontario, Canada. including about two dozen incidents of Emergencies Ministry officials said. Consumers should stop using recalled pieces falling, though no injuries have They said 24 passengers and crew products immediately unless been reported, the Consumer Product survived the crash but 10 of them otherwise instructed. "Fur Out" yarn Safety Commission said. The indoor were in serious condition in a nearby is flammable when used as the sole fixtures, manufactured in Mexico and hospital where they were taken by yarn in a garment. Garments the United States from June 3, 1999, helicopter. "Our figures put the constructed of "Fur Out" yarn are to May 31, 2002, were sold nationwide number of dead at 28 and the injured dangerously flammable when exposed by lighting and electrical supply at 24," a spokesman for the to a flame, posing a burn risk to distributors for $100 to $320. Emergencies Ministry told Reuters. consumers. Bernat has received two There were 52 people on board the An- reports of garments made of the PORTABLE CRIBS, 24 plane, officials said. Officials had recalled yarn burning, with one person UNITED STATES earlier said the numbers of dead were receiving singed eyebrows. All 17 Washington, DC, Mar 9 -- The U.S. higher, but revised the figures after Bernat "Fur Out" yarn colours are Consumer Product Safety Commission rescue workers arrived, some by involved in this recall. The recalled announces the recall of 10,000 helicopter, at the remote crash site. yarn can be identified by UPC Portable Cribs in voluntary co- The plane, carrying mainly oil numbers beginning with "05735527" operation with Delta Enterprise Corp., workers, caught fire after its wing and ending with one of the following of New York, N.Y. Consumers should clipped the ground when attempting a numbers: 1319, 1326, 1333, 1340, stop using recalled products forced landing near the town of 1357, 1364, 1371, 1388, 1395, 1401, immediately unless otherwise Varandei in the Nenets autonomous 1685, 2583, 2590, 2606, 2613, 2620 instructed. The crib slats can separate region, said rescue officials. It was not and 2637. Sold by yarn and craft from the headboard, posing an clear why the plane was forced to stores nation-wide and in Canada entrapment risk to young children. In land. News reports quoted aviation since April 2004 for between $4 and $6 addition, children can fall through the officials as saying the aircraft was in a per ball. Manufactured in Turkey. slat opening. Delta Enterprise Corp. good condition, although not new, and Consumers should stop using Bernat has received eight reports of crib slats that the crew was experienced. "Fur Out" yarn and items made with separating. No injuries have been LUKOIL, Russia's largest oil company, Bernat "Fur Out" yarn immediately reported. The cribs are made of wood said at least some of the passengers and contact the manufacturer for sold in three finishes including: were its employees, but it had no instructions on how to return the natural, cherry and white. Model information on casualties. Russian products and receive a full refund. -- numbers 4464-1 ,white, 4464-2 news agencies said crash investigators Consumer Product Safety Commission. ,natural, and 4464-4 ,cherry, and were on their way to search for the "Taiwan" are printed on the mattress "black box" flight recorders from the BLACK & DECKER BLENDERS, pad support board. Sold at Juvenile aircraft, which came down some five UNITED STATES furniture stores nation-wide from kms short of Varandei's airport and London, Mar 11 -- A press report, January 2004 through February 2005 was almost entirely destroyed by dated today, states: About 500,000 for about $100. Manufactured in flames. Black & Decker blenders are being Taiwan. Consumers should stop using London, Mar 17 -- Antonov 24, RA- recalled because the blades can the crib immediately and contact 46489, operator Kemerovo Air weaken or break while in use, the Delta Enterprise Corp. to arrange for Enterprise, crashed 5 kms from government said today. Applica two free replacement headboards. -- Varandei at 1342, Mar 16. There were Consumer Products Inc of Miramar, Consumer Product Safety Commission. 45 passengers and seven crew on Florida, is aware of at least 18 board. There were 29 fatalities. incidents of blades breaking, though REAR-PROJECTION no injuries have been reported, the TELEVISIONS, UNITED STATES V3-HFW Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington, DC, Mar 9 -- The U.S. London, Mar 17 -- Cessna 208B said. The five-speed, 550-watt Consumer Product Safety Commission Grand Caravan, V3-HFW, operator ProBlend blenders with 48-ounce glass announces the recall of 26,500 Rear- Tropic Air, barely climbed after take- jars bear model numbers BL5000, projection televisions in voluntary co- off from Belize City and crashed into BL5900 or BL6000. Manufactured in operation with JVC Americas Corp., of the sea and flipped over at around China, the blenders were sold nation- Wayne, N.J. Consumers should stop 1730, Mar 9. Reportedly there was a wide by retailers from December, using recalled products immediately dramatic change of weather conditions 2003, to January, 2005. Consumers are unless otherwise instructed. An at the airport due to an approaching urged to stop using the product and internal electrical connection can thunderstorm. There were 14 persons contact Applica for a free replacement cause electrical arcing, charring or on board. There were no fatalities. blade. smoking inside the television, which London, Mar 14 -- A press report, pose a fire risk to consumers. JVC has VH-FIN dated Mar 11, states: The 500,000 received two reports of incidents, London, Mar 14 -- Cessna 310R, VH- Black & Decker blenders being including one case of melted television FIN, being operated by Country recalled across the United States, parts and one case of a minor Capital Flight Centre, crashed about were sold nationwide by retailers from television fire. No injuries have been four nautical miles west of the December 2003 to January 2005 for reported. The recalled 52-inch and 61- Tamworth Aerodrome, New South between $40 to $60. inch JVC rear projection televisions Wales, at 0229, UTC, Mar 7. The pilot, were manufactured between May 2004 the sole occupant, was killed and the and November 2004. The televisions aircraft was destroyed. LIGHTS, UNITED STATES have the following model and serial London, Mar 12 -- A press report, numbers: HD-52Z575: 10980014 dated yesterday, states: Lithonia through 16980772, HD-52Z575: Lighting is recalling about 120,000 16986471 through 16989999, HD- lights after receiving several reports of 52Z585: 10980031 through 16981502, pieces falling from the fixtures, the HD-61Z575: 10980031 through government said today. The cord of the 16982712 and HD-61Z585: 10980031 High Intensity Discharge fixtures -- through 16980942. The model and generally used in places such as serial numbers can be found on the stores, warehouses and gymnasiums -- back of the television in the lower can drip plasticizer fluid that can center portion of the unit. The JVC BALLS OF YARN, CANADA damage the light's acrylic reflector Washington, DC, Mar 11 -- The U.S. logo appears on the front of the and cause pieces to crack and fall on television. Sold at consumer electronic Consumer Product Safety Commission people. The Conyers, Ga.-based announces the recall of about 730,000 stores nation-wide from July 2004

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 35 Product Recalls/Port Conditions through January 2005 for between Basin has increased to 23 days. The PANAMA CANAL $3,000 and $5,500. Manufactured in average cost to a mining company of London, Mar 11 -- A press report, Mexico. Consumers should the delay is $1.75 million for every dated today, states: Additional immediately contact JVC for further load of coal they ship out. But another locomotive track work started at instructions and to schedule a free in- problem is presenting itself for the Gatun Locks yesterday and will home service. JVC is contacting troubled port as there are only 56 safe continue for 14 days through to Mar registered consumers directly via places where ships can anchor off the 24. According to Panama Canal regular mail and e-mail to arrange a port which adjoins the Great Barrier Authorities, this work will not affect free at-home service. -- Consumer Reef Marine Park. Mr Smith said the Canal traffic. Meanwhile, delays of Product Safety Commission. port could use anchorages in Mackay 24-48 hours are being experienced Harbour which adjoins the waters off due to heavy arrivals. It is not Dalrymple Bay if more ships arrived. known, however, what impact the t Coal prices have increased current track work will have on dramatically in the past few months, traffic. mainly on the back of increased Balboa, Mar 13 -- Due to demand from China and India. While combination of heavy traffic, slight the bottlenecks at Dalrymple Bay and reduction in capacity as a result of Australia's other main coal-loading track work at Gatun locks, and port at Newcastle mean that the intermittent presence of fog in late AUSTRALIA country is losing export income from hours of the evening/early mornings, London, Mar 15 -- A press report, coal sales, the head of Australia's peak delays at the Panama Canal for non- dated Mar 14, states: Australia's coal infrastructure body said that a long- booked vessels are presently running miners are paying $2.4 million a day term plan that involved the private as follows: Panamax southbound in charges to overseas shipping firms and public sector was necessary to approximately 3-4 days; Panamax as the queue of vessels at Dalrymple overcome the delays. Dalrymple Bay is northbound approximately 3 days; Bay in north Queensland nears 50. undergoing an expansion to take its Small vessels southbound (less than Greg Smith, operations manager for capacity from 54 million tonnes 91 feet beam) approximately 2-3 days; Prime Infrastructure, owner of the annually to 60 million tonnes, but the Small vessels northbound (less than Dalrymple Bay coal terminal, said company has still not committed to an 91 feet beam) approximately 2 days. yesterday that 48 ships were moored expansion past that because it is With present level of arrivals, the off the port on the weekend, and the waiting for a ruling from the existing conditions are not likely to company expects 31 more to arrive by Queensland Competition Authority on improve, at least not significantly, the end of the month. Demurrage what price it can charge. until after Mar 24 when the canal charges for ships waiting at Dalrymple restores full capacity. -- Lloyd's Bay are about $50,000 a day, making IRAQ Agents. the total charge for 48 ships $2.4 See "Berth, Umm Qasr, Iraq" under London, Mar 15 -- A press report, million. "We don't have control over "Fires & Explosions" also "Iraq" under dated today, states: Delays continue to when the ships arrive, because they're "Weather & Navigation." increase in the Panama Canal due to a ordered by the mining companies," combination of heavy arrivals, fog and repair works to locomotive tracks at said Mr Smith. "One of the problems is ITALY that they over-ordered in July and Gatun Locks. While the Panama Canal Genoa, Mar 14 -- Port situation Mar Authority is doing it utmost to August last year, when there was a 14: Genoa: Four bulk carriers, four definite spur to the market as coal maximise the number of vessels that tankers and one container vessel can be scheduled for transit daily, the prices went up and the miners were awaiting berth. Average delays in reluctant to refuse a sale. We got an number of arrivals exceed this. Fog berthing 24 - 48 hrs. La Spezia: No and/or lost time at locks is instant queue then of 20-30 ships, and vessels awaiting berths. Savona: One we just haven't been able to clear that exacerbating the situation further. vessel awaiting normal berth. One Delays are currently estimated as queue since then." Dalrymple Bay is vessel awaiting special berth. Average the nation's largest coal export port. follows: Panamax vessels: two-three delays in berthing 12 hrs. -- Lloyd's days - Regular vessels under 91 feet: The average wait before a ship can Agents. load up with coal from the Bowen one-two days.

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

Australia Abbott Point 14-Mar-2005 Coal: 11 vessels due by 5/4; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Brisbane 14-Mar-2005 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 1 vessel berthed; 4 vessels due by 12/4; no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 14-Mar-2005 Coal: 3 vessels berthed, 48 anchored; 44 vessels due by 29/4. 20-30 days berthing delay subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; waiting times vary greatly due to different stem supply issues. Dampier 14-Mar-2005 Iron ore: Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 10 vessels due by 22/3; 2-8 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 9 vessels due by 28/3; 2-12 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; shippers will always consider a shift to a lay-by berth for loaded vessels awaiting HW; shippers are experiencing cargo shortages of some grades and stockpile problems; some vessels will berth out of turn and berthing line-up may change at short notice. Gladstone 14-Mar-2005 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 2 vessels berthed, 4 anchored; 36 vessels due by 13/4; up to 7 days berthing delay expected subject to port congestion and cargo availability; Shiploader No. 2 will be shut down for maintenance until 06.00 hrs. 18/3. Barney Point: 1 vessel anchored; 6 vessels due by 23/3; up to 2 days delay expected due to cargo availability and berth congestion; shiploading activities will cease from 06.00 hrs. 16/5 until 06.00 hrs. 26/5 to enable repairs to be carried out to wharf deck. Hay Point 14-Mar-2005 Coal: 2 vessels berthed, 7 anchored; 10 vessels due by 23/4. 1-4 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability.

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Newcastle 14-Mar-2005 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 2 vessels berthed, 15 anchored; 34 vessels due by 29/3; Dykes 4+5: 1 vessel berthed, 6 anchored; 16 vessels due by 29/3; 2 unallocated vessels due by 28/3; 8-10 days delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal, coal product problems with some shippers and cargo receival. Port Hedland 14-Mar-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 7 vessels due by 22/3; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; “B” berth: 6 vessels due by 22/3; 1-2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 3 vessels due by 25/3; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; “D” berth: 7 vessels due by 24/3; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion, maintenance shutdowns and cargo availability. . Port Kembla 14-Mar-2005 Coal: 1 vessel anchored; 13 vessels due by 21/4; CB-1: 2 vessels due by 7/4; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Walcott 14-Mar-2005 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 15 vessels due by 26/3; 2-4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Shippers line-up is subject to change at short notice; cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems may result in ships berthing out of turn. Shippers advise that stores, air freight and crew baggage can no longer be delivered to vessels or taken off at berth. With immediate effect, all stores, airfreight and bags must be delivered/removed by launch.

Brazil Paranagua 15-Mar-2005 Thirteen vessels berthed of which 2 fertiliser dischargers, 2 container dischargers, 2 soya loaders, 1 reefer loader, 1 pellets loader, 5 other loaders; 10 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 2 pellets, 3 soya, 5 others; 31 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio Grande 15-Mar-2005 One soya meal loader berthed; 3 vessels waiting in roads; 40 vessels due over the next 10 days. Santos 15-Mar-2005 Thirteen vessels berthed of which 1 bulk fuel oil loader, 1 chemical products discharger, 4 sugar loaders, 1 bulk wheat discharger, 2 pellets loaders, 1 bulk salt discharger, 1 bulk soya loader, 2 full container loaders/dischargers; 13 vessels waiting in roads; 101 vessels due over the next 7 days Sao Sebastiao 15-Mar-2005 Four vessels berthed, 3 waiting in roads; 6 vessels due over the next 10 days. Vitoria 15-Mar-2005 No vessels berthed; Terminal Vila Velha: 2 container loaders/dischargers, 1 other vessel; Tubarao: 3 iron ore loaders, 1 fertiliser discharger; Praia Mole: 1 coal discharger, 2 steel products loaders; Portocel: 2 cellulose loader; Ubu: 1 iron ore loader; 23 vessels waiting in roads; 17 vessels due over the next 7 days.

Bulgaria Bourgas 14-Mar-2005 Nine vessels in port operating, of which 6 loading (1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 zinc, 2 coils, 1 concrete/iron, 1 empty), 3 discharging (1 billets, 1 coal, 1 iron ore); 2 vessels waiting in roads, of which 1 to load cigarettes, 1 to discharge iron ore; 10 vessels due, of which 6 to load (2 containers, 1 scrap, 1 met als, 1 coils, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate), 4 to discharge (1 containers, 1 metal constructions, 1 coal). Varna 14-Mar-2005 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions 7-13 March: Thirty-seven vessels in port operating of which 26 loading (3 bulk maize, 2 scrap, 4 sunflower seeds, 1 bran, 8 soda, 1 man ganese ore, 3 sulphuric acid, 1 silica sand, 1 NP compound fertiliser, 1 containers, 1 bulk cement), 7 dis charging (1 bulk coal, 1 bulk gypsum, 2 copper concentrate, 3 raw phosphate), 4 discharging/loading containers.

Chile Antofagasta 14-Mar-2005 Four vessels berthed, 3 berths vacant; 13 vessels due this week to load/discharge concentrates, bulk cop per, containers and general cargo. Valparaiso 14-Mar-2005 Three vessels berthed, 5 berths vacant; 3 vessels anchored; 14 vessels due this week.

Colombia Buenaventura 15-Mar-2005 Shore cranes operational. Six vessels berthed (3 general cargo, 3 bulkers), no vessels anchored; 35 vessels due (26 containers, 3 general cargo, 4 bulkers, 2 tankers), with 1 day’s delay expected for containers and bulkers, 3 days delay for general cargo vessels.

Egypt Alexandria 14-Mar-2005 Forty-one vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 35 general cargo, 1 bulk carrier, 3 tankers, 2 containers; 12 vessels dry-docked; 23 vessels at inner anchorage, 7 at outer anchorage. Damietta 14-Mar-2005 Nineteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 12 general cargo, 1 bulk carrier, 3 tankers, 3 containers; 6 vessels at inner anchorage. Suez Canal 14-Mar-2005 Twenty-one vessels transiting Northbound, 18 Southbound.

Israel Ashdod 16-Mar-2005 No labour problems. Two general cargo vessels loading at berth, 13 vessels discharging at berth (7 general cargo, 6 bulkers), 3 vessels loading/discharging at berth (2 containers, 1 tanker); 1 general cargo vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge, 5 container vessels waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 1 vessel awaiting orders; 20 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 16-Mar-2005 No labour problems. Two general cargo vessels discharging at berth, 5 vessels loading/discharging at berth (3 containers, 1 car carrier, 1 tanker); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 general cargo, 1 bulker), 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load/discharge (1 containers, 1 tanker); 2 vessels under repairs/ dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 24 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

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Pakistan Karachi 15-Mar-2005 Five vessels loading at berth (1 MOL, 2 rice, 1 general cargo, 1 cement), 5 discharging at berth (1 palm oil, 1 jute, 1 DAP, 1 sugar 1 rapeseed), 3 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 containers, 1 coal, 1 general cargo); no vessels bunkering, 1 under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 8 vessels due (4 containers, 1 naphtha, 1 cement, 1 general cargo, 1 scrap), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 15-Mar-2005 Six vessels discharging at berth (1 palm oil, 1 wheat, 1 canola seeds, 1 phosphoric acid, 1 iron ore, 1 fuel oil), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at QICT berth; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 wheat, 1 palm oil).

Poland Gdansk 14-Mar-2005 Five vessels loading at berth (1 coal, 3 bulkers, 1 tanker), 1 bulker discharging at berth; 8 vessels under re pairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, 1 tanker waiting in roads; 19 vessels due. Gdynia 14-Mar-2005 Five vessels loading at berth (3 general cargo, 1 bulker, 1 tanker), 2 discharging at berth (1 general cargo, 1 grain); 2 vessels awaiting orders; 17 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; no vessels waiting at anchorage, none waiting in roads; 41 vessels due.

Russia Novorossiysk 14-Mar-2005 Twenty vessels in port operating, of which 16 loading (1 WRIC/coils, 1 bulk cement, 1 WRIC/pipes/steel billets/tin plate/coils, 1 DRI, 1 scrap, 1 coils/pipes, 1 paper, 1 bulk urea, 2 coils, 1 bulk ammonium ni trate/bulk urea, 1 coils/steel sheets, 1 aluminium, 1 barley, 1 UAN solution, 1 diesel oil), 4 discharging (1 ore, 1 miscellaneous, 2 bulk sugar); 16 vessels waiting in roads, of which 13 to load (2 pig-iron, 1 coils/pipes, 1 DRI, 3 coils, 1 steel billets, 1 slabs, 1 diesel oil, 1 aluminium, 1 cartons, 1 wheat), 3 to dis charge (2 bulk sugar, 1 citrus); 78 vessels due, of which 72 to load (8 aluminium, 3 scrap, 1 slabs/steel bil lets, 7 steel billets, 2 steel sheets, 3 bulk ammonium nitrate, 3 bulk NPK, 8 pig-iron, 2 DRI, 2 pipes, 2 HBI, 7 copper, 1 pipes/steel sheets, 1 steel sheets/coils, 2 lead, 2 paper, 2 bulk cement, 1 slabs, 1 wheat, 1 tin plate/steel sheets/coils, 2 diesel oil, 2 bulk urea, 1 steel billets/coils/steel sheets, 2 coils, 1 flowers, 1 zinc, 1 WRIC, 1 cellulose, 2 bulk fertiliser), 3 to discharge (1 ore, 1 bulk NPK, 1 bulk sugar), 3 to load/discharge containers. Oil terminal: 1 tanker berthed loading crude oil; 12 tankers in roads, all to load, of which 11 crude oil, 1 fuel oil; 7 tankers due, all to load crude oil. Tuapse 14-Mar-2005 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed, all loading, of which 1 crude oil, 1 gasoil, 1naphtha; 3 vessels in roads, all to load gasoil; 6 vessels due by 17/3, of which 2 naphtha, 3 gasoil, 1 crude oil.

Spain Cadiz 15-Mar-2005 Fifteen vessels in port of which 5 operating (3 Ro/Ros, 1 containers, 1 passenger vessel), 10 vessels under repair; no delays. Sagunto 15-Mar-2005 Twenty-five vessels in port operating of which 18 discharging (17 steel products, 1 logs), 4 loading (2 bulk fertiliser, 1 baled scrap, 1 cement), 3 Ro/Ros discharging/loading general cargo; no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delay at present.

Sri Lanka Colombo 14-Mar-2005 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 at breakbulk berths if there is container congestion. Conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 and 2 are facing navigation delays. Four container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 13 vessels discharging at berth (8 containers/feeders, 1 bagged cement, 2 general cargo, 1 bagged fertiliser, 1 bulk cement); no vessels waiting at anchorage; 4 vessels dry-docked; 5 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected.

Ukraine Illichevsk 14-Mar-2005 Thirteen vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (1 diesel oil, 1 wheat, 6 steel products), 3 discharg ing iron ore, 2 discharging/loading containers; 1 vessel in roads to discharge/load containers; 17 vessels due, of which 10 to load (8 steel products, 1 vegetable oil, 1 sulphur), 7 to discharge/load containers. Mariupol 14-Mar-2005 Seven vessels in port operating, of which 6 loading (3 steel, 1 coal, 2 sulphur), 1 discharging citrus; 2 ves sels in roads, both to load, of which 1 steel, 1 sulphur; 48 vessels due, of which 44 to load (20 steel, 1 coke, 13 coal, 4 fire-clay, 2 sulphur, 1 wheat, 1 containers, 1 pitch, 1 soya beans), 4 to discharge (1 equip ment, 1 containers, 1 citrus, 1 other). Odessa 14-Mar-2005 Twenty vessels in port operating, of which 13 loading (8 metal, 1 scrap, 2 corn, 1 ferro alloy, 1 pig-iron), 5 discharging (1 general cargo, 3 citrus, 1 meat), 1 discharging/loading containers, 1 passenger vessel; 6 vessels in roads, of which 5 to load (4 metal, 1 corn/barley), 1 to load/discharge containers; 73 vessels due, of which 42 to load (33 metal, 2 pig-iron, 1 scrap, 3 wood, 1 general cargo, 2 wheat), 4 to discharge (1 citrus, 3 oil), 27 to discharge/load containers.

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United States Houston 15-Mar-2005 Pilots report normal 39 ft. 3 ins. max. draft in Houston ship channel; foggy weather delaying inbound/out bound traffic; Cargill terminal: 1-2 days delay; LDC Dreyfus terminal: 1-2 days delay. Kalama, WA 15-Mar-2005 Kalama export terminal: 1 day’s delay; United Harvest terminal: 1 day’s delay. New Orleans 15-Mar-2005 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: 1-2 days delay expected; Cargill-Westwego: 1 day’s delay expected; ADM/Ama: 5-7 days delay expected; Bunge/Destrehan: no delays; ADM/Destrehan: 5-7 days delay expected; ADM/Reserve: 5-7 days delay expected; Cargill/Re serve: no delays; Peavey/Paulina: 1 day’s delay expected; Zen-Noh/Convent: 2-3 days delay expected; Cargill/Baton Rouge: no delays; Mississippi River mid-stream buoys - estimated berthing delays based on new vessel presented as load-ready and weather permitting: Mile 121.5 ADM (Gemini) - Destrehan: no delays; Mile 158.0 Cargill (K2) - Convent: 5 days delay expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: 7 days delay expected. Nine-day forecast for Carrolton Gauge/New Orleans: expected to de crease to 8.8 ft. by 24/3. Mississippi River recommended draft restrictions: SW Pass to New Orleans (Mile 090.0) - 47 ft. for all vessels; New Orleans (Mile 090) to Baton Rouge (Mile 233.5) - 45 ft. for all vessels; vessels with drafts up to 47 ft. have been handled up to Mile 180 in the past, but are approved by pilots on a case by case basis, based on current river conditions; Motiva Convent dock No. 1 is restricted to a max. draft of 38 ft. until dredging can be completed; dock No. 2 is restricted to 30 ft.; it is anticipated that dredging will take place some time during the first half of 2005; Mississippi River Gulf outlet: 31 ft. bw. Portland, OR 15-Mar-2005 Grain terminal: 2 days delay; CLD Irving terminal: 2 days delay; CLD, O Dock terminals: no delays. Tacoma 15-Mar-2005 Temco terminal: 2 days delay.

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