Casualty Week Apr 8

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 April 8 2005 Sun starts to set on single hulls as phase-out comes into force Mosts analysts do not expect major changes in market but fears raised for future tonnage availability, writes Martyn Wingrove — Tuesday April 05 2005 ODAY sees the start of a new Tanker owners have been preparing for phased out starting today, according to their dawn for the shipping industry, phase-out of single hulled tankers, with age, until 2010. Twith the mandatory phase-out of huge orders for double-hulled vessels to Category 2 tankers delivered on or single-hull tankers and the introduction upgrade their fleets. before April 5, 1977, will be taken out of of new regulations limiting the carriage According to Intertanko, at the end of service, while those delivered by the start of of heavy grade oil to certain ship types. 2004, 67% of the global fleet was double 1978 will be forced out by the end of this year. Most analysts are not expecting any hulled and by the end of this year 71% will major changes in the market from the Regulation 13H of Marpol Annex I, also not be single hulled. phase-out in the next few years, but some coming into force today, bans the carriage showed concerns for the availability of of heavy grade oil in single-hulled tankers Accelerate tonnage in 2009-2010. of more than 5,000 dwt. Other analysts said there were several IMO provides a framework for phase out issues that cloud the situation, such as who The International Maritime Organisation of category 2 and 3 single-hulled tankers will enforce the regulations, as not all revised the regulation 13G of Annex I of the with all of these ships to be taken out of countries are signatories, which could mean Marpol convention in December 2003 to service by the end of 2010. some tankers will escape the ban. accelerate a phase-out of single-hulled tankers, beginning today with category 1 Exemptions Impact vessels most affected. Those category 1 ships delivered before But there are exemptions under Intertanko expects only a limited impact April 5, 1982, will not be able to trade in regulations 13G that allow flag states to on tanker markets as many single-hulled hydrocarbons under the Marpol regulations, permit category 2 tankers to operate beyond 2010 to 2015 or to the age of 25 years. Port tankers have already been taken out of and all of these types of vessels delivered service. authorities have the right to ban these after April 5, 1982, should be taken out of It estimates 169 ships with a combined tankers if required. service by the end of the year. dry weight of 6.9m tonnes will be taken out Under regulation 13G all single hulled Category 1 tankers are 20,000 dwt or of service this year, of which 142 tankers tankers 15 years or older will be required to are below 60,000 dwt. greater, able to carry crude oil, heavy oil, undertake extra survey work under the “This leaves 27 ships of panamax, diesel or lubricating oil and without condition assessment scheme. This means aframax, suezmax or higher, which is pretty protectively located segregated ballast these tankers will come under more negligible,” an Intertanko spokesman said. tanks. stringent and transparent verifications, “Next year this will be even smaller, Under the regulations 13G, amended reporting structural conditions of ships. about a third of this year, but in 2007 it will after the Erika and Prestige tanker incidents CAS can be done at the tanker’s next be back to 2005 figures.” off Europe, category 2 tankers will also be intermediate or special survey. EDITOR Stephen Legall Tel +44 020 7017 5228 ADVERTISEMENTS SUBSCRIPTIONS: Mike Smith Peter Barker Tel +44 (0) 20 7017 4488 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 4779 Fax +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 email [email protected] Email: [email protected] Lloyd's is the registered trade mark of the Society incorporated by the Lloyd's Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd's A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779. Summary of Major Cases in this week’s issue of Lloyd’s Casualty Week Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty ADELE J. general ATG GL 2,481 3,269 1991 While entering Solvesborg on Mar 26 had machinery failure, struck a quay and grounded on a sandbank in the port. Holed ballast tank. Sailed Mar 27. To be docked in April. Arrived Immingham Mar 29. EURO SEA general VCT — 682 813 1965 Grounded in lat 56 5N, long 11 56.1E, Mar 25. No pollution or damage. Tug on scene. Refloated Mar 26 under own power and proceeded after diver investigation. FLEET TRADER I bulker HKG NK 12,908 21,355 1982 Had fire on board in lat 10 35N, long 17 07W. Dakar RCC co-ordinating rescue. Nineteen crew rescued. One dead. Fire later extinguished. Tow to Lagos commenced Mar 28. MARY general ANT BV 2,224 3,155 1998 Had main engine problems and diverted into CHRISTINA Brest Mar 25 to effect repairs. ETC Apr 3. OVERSEAS crude USA AB ABS 46,100 90,638 1977 Detained in Prince William Sound, Mar 26, after CHICAGO oil small crack found in the deck. Proceeded tanker Mar 29 after repairs. POLSKA bulker VUT NV 41,220 73,505 1992 Vessel grounded at the Hook of Holland Mar WALCZACA 24. Refloated same day, assisted by Smit Salvage under LOF 2000. Vessel anchored in Rotterdam roads. Sailed same day after inspection. SABRATA STAR general CYM BV 5,755 7,443 1987 Hit Scheldekaai 9 while leaving berth at Antwerp Mar 24 and returned to berth. Four/ five metre crack above waterline, leaking oil via ballast tank. Effecting repairs. ETA Rotterdam Apr 5. SEA CLOUD container ATG GL 8,633 3,200 1996 Reported Mar 26 grounded on reefs a few miles east-south-east of Puerto Rico. Salvage companies mobilised. Refloated Mar 29. Safely moored undergoing inspection. SUDE 1 general TUR — 578 1,075 1964 In collision with general cargo Aras-I, Mar 29. Had water ingress and was grounded by the master at Bozcada Island to prevent sinking. SUN RISE I general KHM — 5,405 8,084 1975 Had fire in accommodation in lat 42 11N, long 28 55E, Mar 31. TAKASAGO 2 lpg JPN NK 999 1,248 1994 Grounded on rocks in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Mar 29. Starboard hull dented extensively and flooding in the hold and engine-room. X-PRESS container SGP NK 6,973 8,377 1980 Engine-room and accommodation areas KAVERI extensively damage by fire, Mar 26, which started about 33 miles off Tuticorin. Extinguished by crew. Towed into Tuticorin Mar 27. YUE HAI TIE 1 ro-ro CHN CS 14,381 5,600 2002 Grounded near a dock in Xuwen County, Guangdong Province, Mar 27. Docked later same day. Slightly damaged. Investigation under way. Sailed Mar 28. (ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical Salvage personnel will join the vessel order under the following to further prepare it for the intended headings and relevant page lighterage operations while en-route to number: the site. Mobilisation of additional salvage staff, including a naval architect, the necessary tugs and Marine, including Overdue equipment has been set in motion with & Missing Vessels 1 an intended start of lighterage operations of a to-be-confirmed Piracy 14 ADELE J. (Antigua & Barbuda) London, Mar 27 -- Following received quantity of cargo this weekend (Mar from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 1129, 26-27). -- Wijsmuller Salvage BV. Port State Control 15 UTC: At 0715, Mar 26, general cargo London, Mar 27 -- Following received Adele J. (2481 gt, built 1991) from Aarhus MRCC, timed 1150, UTC: Seizures & Arrests 15 experienced a machinery failure, when Bulk Alexia M. is still aground. Cargo arriving at Solvesborg. As a result the lightering operations are in progress and are expected to be completed by Pipeline Accidents 16 vessel struck a quay and then went aground on a sandbank, inside the tomorrow evening. port. The vessel has been holed in its London, Mar 28 -- Following received Pollution 17 ballast tank. Vessel had a pilot from Aarhus RCC, timed 1000, UTC: onboard at the time of the incident. Bulk Alexia M.: Vessel is still aground. Lightering of the vessel is almost Weather & Navigation 18 Malmo, Mar 30 -- General cargo Adele J. entered Solvesborg harbour at finished and a reflloating attempt 0700, local time, Mar 26 with pilot should be made later today. Earthquakes 20 onboard. When the vessel approached Ymuiden, Mar 28 -- Wijsmuller the quay, pilot ordered a back- Salvage B.V. successfully refloated bulk Alexia M. at 1430, MET, today, Volcanic Activity 21 manoeuvre and nothing happened. The manoeuvre was made from the port which has been aground in the Danish bridge control. The master Great Belt. Wijsmuller Salvage B.V. Political & Civil Unrest 21 subsequently made an emergency stop was able to do so utilising its fast of the engine. The vessel hit the quay Scandinavian resources, part of its Kidnappings 27 and drifted slowly to a sand ground. worldwide network. After the The pilot vessel pulled the vessel from lightering operation of 5,050 tons of cargo was completed this morning, Labour Disputes 28 the ground.

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