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.

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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. Divers inspected the vessel's bottom and no leakage was three SvitzerWijsmuller tugs, Sigyn, noted. A hole of about 1.5 m was found Skuld and Svitzer Marken executed Awards & Settlements 30 on the port side just under the anchor. the controlled refloating operation Some damages to the quay was also under command of the Wijsmuller Salvage B.V. salvage master and his Railway Accidents 32 noted and a new inspection will be made when there is a better visibility team. Alexia M. is being moved to in the water. Vessel's class society GL Kalundborg Fjord for further Robberies & Thefts 33 boarded after repairs and gave inspections and possible back-loading permission for the vessel to sail until of cargo. -- Wijsmuller Salvage B.V. Ymuiden, Mar 30 -- Wijsmuller Computer Systems 33 the next docking in Apr 2005. Vessel left Solvesborg at 0800, local time, Salvage BV completed salvage Mar 27. -- Lloyd's Agents. operations on bulk Alexia M. early this Miscellaneous 33 London, Mar 30 -- General cargo morning, when the vessel departed Adele J. arrived Immingham at 1409, from Kalundborg fjord after Fires & Explosions 34 Mar 29. completing reloading operations late yesterday evening. Operations ended ALEXIA M. (Cyprus) for the Wijsmuller Salvage team at Aviation 37 London, Mar 23 -- Following received around 0300, MET, this morning, with from Aarhus MRCC, timed 2000, UTC: the departure of the vessel for its Product Recalls 40 Bulk Alexia M. is still aground. No original destination, Amsterdam. cargo has been removed from the Wijsmuller equipment and personnel are being demobilised. -- Wijsmuller Bloodstock 42 vessel (not as before reported). The plan is to remove 5,000 tons of coal Salvage BV and salvors are searching for a Port Conditions 42 suitable vessel for this purpose. There ALIDA GORTHON (Sweden) has been no pollution. Montreal, Mar 30 -- Understand general cargo Alida Gorthon could Port Conditions charts 23 Ymuiden, Mar 24 -- Wijsmuller Salvage BV was yesterday instructed complete repairs and sail around Apr to take charge of salvage operations to 4. -- Lloyd's Agents. refloat bulk Alexia M., which ran © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 aground around noon on Tuesday (Mar ANGLIAN EARL (Barbados) These reports may not be reproduced, 22) in Denmark's Great Belt. Falmouth, Mar 24 -- Anchor handling stored in a retrieval system, or Wijsmuller salvage experts from The tug/supply Anglian Earl completed transmitted in any form or by any means Netherlands and Sweden were repairs and sailed Falmouth at 0900, electronic, mechanical, photographic, immediately moved in and arrived on Mar 24, for Lowestoft. -- Lloyd's recorded or otherise without the prior site the same afternoon. The salvage Agents. written permission of the publisher. team proceeded to the vessel yesterday morning on board tug Skuld and were ANIARA (Singapore) allowed to board the casualty for London, Mar 31 -- Following received further inspection. Following the from Piraeus RCC, timed 1025, UTC, award of the contract, a 9,600-ton-dwt today: Vehicle Aniara (45037 gt, built self geared lighterage vessel was 1978) 24 persons on board, is on fire in instructed to proceed to the grounding lat 37 39N, long 23 47E. Crew are site, making an intermediate stop in preparing to abandon vessel. Vessel is Ymuiden to the necessary salvage gear awaiting tug assistance. (Note -- from Wijsmuller Salvage BV's Aniara sailed Chennai Mar 16 and headquarters/main warehouses. subsequently passed Port Said Mar 28.)

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Rotterdam, Mar 31 -- Owners and immediate alteration to the course and vessel sailed Falmouth at 0900, underwriters of vehicle Aniara have after a "cursory visual assessment", Mar 27 for Ferrol. -- Lloyd's Agents. engaged SMIT Salvage BV, basis LOF the report found. When the second 2000, to render salvage services to the mate noticed Sassenach crossing from BBC SCOTLAND (Gibraltar) vessel, currently on fire off Piraeus, starboard to port and very close, he Messina, Mar 25 -- General cargo Greece. -- SMIT Salvage BV. ordered hard-a-starboard. At 0001 hrs BBC Scotland sailed Messina Mar 17 London, Mar 31 -- Lloyd's Casualty the bow of Asian Nova caught the as scheduled. -- Lloyd's Agents. representatives in Piraeus report: At warps near the stern of Sassenach and around noon today, fire broke out in pulled the trawler in toward the BONGGAYA 91 (Malaysia) the engine-room of vehicle Aniara shoulder of the ship. "The fishing See "Celebes Sea" under "Piracy." while sailing seven nautical miles vessel was now beam on to and in the south of Fleves island. Immediately bow wave created by the loaded bulk BRUNO SALAMON (Panama) two patrol boats and a salvage craft of carrier," the bureau stated. "Sassenach London, Mar 23 -- Following received the Coast Guard proceeded to the area was rolled onto its starboard side and from Ankara MSRCC, timed 1515, along with a Naval vessel. then sank." ATSB concluded that the UTC: Bulk Bruno Salamon refloated Additionally fire fighting vessels of the third mate's 2330 hrs "relatively and anchored in Ahirkapi (C) Fire Brigade, and Air Search and small" course alteration was anchorage area. Rescue means were placed on standby. insufficient and was not in keeping According to information from the with company instructions or good BUGALED BREIZH (France) master of the vessel, the 24 crew watchkeeping practice. It also found London, Mar 25 -- A peress report, members are all well. The vessel was that the proximity of the fishing vessel dated yesterday, states: Marine carrying cars and had departed from meant the change of watch should not accident experts investigating the Alexandria bound for Piraeus. After have occurred until the bulker was sinking of fishing Bugaled Breizh off request of the master, Search & clear of the fishing vessel. Neither of the English coast last year have said Rescue helicopters reached the vessel the mates had followed recommended the accident was caused by a and collected the 24 crew members. At practice, company requirement nor submarine. Five French trawlermen site remain two craft, patrol boat and ship's standing orders in handing over drowned when the vessel went down rescue boat of the Coast Guard, one the watch. The second mate had off the Lizard peninsula in January fire fighting craft and two tugs. resumed the course marked on the 2004. At the time, a Nato exercise was chart before making a proper underway involving the Dutch ARAS-I (Georgia) assessment of whether it was safe to submarine the Dolfijn. The Dutch See Sude 1. do so and he had not kept a proper embassy in Paris says the Dolfijn was lookout. "Interpersonal relations" at least 15km away at the time of the ASIAN NOVA (Panama) between the two mates were "possibly accident. But marine accident experts, Sydney, Mar 30 -- Poor watch a factor in the deficient handover", the commissioned to investigate by the handover practices and poor lookout bureau found. Investigators also families of the Bugaled Breizh crew were pinpointed as major causes in concluded that Sassenach crew's and the Guilvinec fishermen's the collision between bulk Asian Nova assessment that Asian Nova was committee, say the vessel was pulled and fishing Sassenach off Townsville passing clear "was made on scanty under by a submarine. At a news on May 29, 2003, that cost a information". -- "Lloyd's List Daily conference today, they said a fisherman's life, the Australian Commercial News." submarine could have caught the Transport Safety Bureau has found. trawler cable in its rudder or propeller Sassenach capsized and sank ASR (Malta) which could have dragged down the immediately after the collision and the Maassluis, Mar 28 -- Bulk/c.c. Asr back of the trawler. "The trawler rears skipper's body was recovered from the arrived Rotterdam at 1655, Mar 26. -- up immediately and sinks from the wheelhouse of the sunken vessel Lloyd's Sub-agents. back end very quickly," they said. "The several days later, the safety bureau submarine can resume its course reported. The trawler's deckhand leapt ATHOS I (Cyprus) without too much damage and clear of Sassenach as it capsized and London, Mar 23 -- A Delaware River furthermore the accident goes he was rescued five hours later. The Oil Spill Joint Information Centre unnoticed by most of the crew." This report said that about half an hour press release, dated today, states: theory has always been denied by the before the collision, at 2330 hrs, Asian Crude oil tanker Athos I, latest Sea Accident Investigation Office. The Nova's third mate made an alteration updates: Six hundred and seventeen French news agency AFP reports that to starboard to pass astern of a group responders are working in the the experts did not have access to the of fishing boats. About the same time command centre and along the wreck of the Bugaled Breizh. In the Sassenach's deckhand noticed on the Delaware River. Some 221,910 gallons meantime, official technical and radar a large ship approaching but of oil and oily liquid has been judicial inquiries are being carried out was not concerned as he thought recovered and 14,136 tons of oily into the accident. But the Brest-based Sassenach had all the required lights solids (cleanup materials and oil) have experts added in their report that other showing. He later called the skipper to been collected. Experts report 385 explanations were technically possible, the wheelhouse to see the approaching birds have been released and 185 birds including a collision with a rock or bulker but the skipper made the are reported deceased. Seventy-eight underwater wreck or equipment assessment that Asian Nova would percent of the heavily oiled areas, 55% failure. "While nothing can be formally pass closely on the trawler's port side. of the medium oiled areas, and 34% of proved, and nothing in the judicial file About 2350 hrs the second mate took the lightly oiled areas have been implicates any person in particular, I over the watch but most of the grossly decontaminated. Thirty-eight have the intimate conviction that the handover discussion with the third facilities have been grossly Bugaled Breizh was pulled down by a mate was about completing the voyage decontaminated with seven currently submarine," one of the experts said. documentation for the ship's arrival in being decontaminated. Out of 21 Townsville, the bureau found. "There marina's needing decontamination, 15 CAPRICORNUS LEADER is some dispute about what have been fully decontaminated and (Panama) navigational and traffic information 116 recreation boats have been Baltimore, Mar 29 -- Vehicle the third mate passed to the second decontaminated. Capricornus Leader arrived Baltimore mate," the report said. "The third Mar 26 from Southampton. -- Lloyd's mate contended that the heading and ATLANTIC HERO (Panama) Agents. the reason for it was passed, but the See "Brittany, France" under second mate denies this was the case." "Pollution." CHRISTY (U.S.A.) Shortly after taking over the watch, London, Mar 23 -- A press report, Asian Nova's second mate saw that BALTIC PRESS (Sweden) dated today, states: A section of the the course being steered was different Falmouth, Mar 29 -- Ro/ro Baltic Mobile Ship Channel reopened for from that planned and made an Press: Repairs have been completed commercial vessel traffic yesterday

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2 Marine afternoon, a day after it was closed COLD SPRING HARBOR (U.S.A.) Creek, said Hvozda. No. 2 diesel fuel is because of a collision between a coal London, Mar 26 -- A press report, light and floats on the water, Coast barge (being towed to tug Christy) and dated Mar 25, states: About 13,000 Guard officials said. There were no general cargo Star Drivanger, the gallons of diesel fuel spilled from tank immediate reports of injured wildlife. Coast Guard said. Commercial vessels barge Cold Spring Harbour (1372 gt) The Coast Guard will continue to with a draught of 18 feet or greater that struck an underwater object on a monitor the impacted area for one to must observe some minor restrictions pier in the Woodbridge, NJ's, Sewaren two months after the cleanup is until Star Drivanger can be refloated, section, of which about 6,000 gallons complete. The cleanup is being said Lt. Mike Adams, the public had been recovered by this evening, performed by Miller's Environmental affairs officer for the U.S. Coast the U.S. Coast Guard said. No injured and Atlantic Response. Guard. Until 0400 Monday (Mar 28), wildlife were reported, and the crews London, Mar 27 -- A press report, traffic can only move one way around on the barge and a tug tested negative dated Mar 26, states: About 13,000 the freighter, Adams said. There is no for alcohol use, the agency said. Cold gallons of fuel spilled into the Arthur overtaking and vessels are advised to Spring Harbor, laden with nearly a Kill off Woodbridge after tank barge keep a safe speed between buoys 84 million gallons of No.2 diesel fuel, was Cold Spring Harbour struck a pier and and 87, Adams said. Commercial leaving a pier at the Motiva Sewaren ruptured a storage tank on the vessel, vessels pose a danger to the damaged facility at about 1955 yesterday when authorities said yesterday. Officials vessel because they cause a large wake it struck an underwater object, said the barge struck a pier below the as they pass. Until 1600 yesterday, puncturing the vessel below the water waterline, puncturing the tank, at commercial vessels with 18 feet line, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 1955 Thursday, just 10 minutes after draughts or larger had to request ship's crew realized they had hit leaving a dock at the Motiva permission to move around the ship, something, and returned to the pier, Enterprise Terminal, where the barge Adams said. By Monday, the freighter where containment and offloading had been loaded with 996,000 gallons should be moved, the public affairs efforts began, Coast Guard Petty of No.2 diesel fuel, U.S. Coast Guard officer said. The coal barge was Officer Mike Hvozda said. The Petty Officer Michael Hvozda said. unloaded and on its way to a repair damaged tank held approximately The barge, owned by Greater New facility yesterday, Adams said. Before 99,000 gallons of fuel. Hvozda said York Marine Transportation LLC, the freighter can be moved, it must be most of what did spill was contained quickly returned to the Motiva dock patched and water pumped out so it by booms placed around the accident and absorbent booms were strung can be refloated, Adams said. The site, along the Arthur Kill waterway, around the vessel, containing most of cause of the crash is still under which leads to Raritan Bay. Three the spilled fuel, Hvozda said. About investigation, Adams said. No one was environmentally sensitive waterways, 6,000 gallons of fuel had been injured and no pollutants seeped into the Woodbridge, Smith and Mill recovered, however, an estimated 300 the water, he said. It's unclear when creeks, were protected by booms gallons of fuel spread into the the investigation will be completed, he designed to keep the fuel from waterway, creating a four-mile long said. While the Coast Guard had not entering them. Coast Guard slick, Hvozda said. That fuel, Hvozda surveyed local shipping companies, helicopters flying over the area this said, was expected to dissipate without Adams said it was "was fairly certain morning spotted a four-mile fuel sheen further impact on the waterway. Two it was an inconvenience" for them. on the water. Because the fuel oil is cleanup companies were called to the Judy Adams, the Alabama state docks light and floats easily, it cannot be scene to remove the fuel, Hvozda said. spokeswoman, said the collision scooped out of the water like heavier He said the barge was being assisted caused minor inconvenience for the fuel such as crude oil can, he said. It is by tug Delta Tide, which is also owned Docks. Before the section reopened for expected to dissipate and evaporate by Greater New York Marine commercial barges, there were four with tides over the next few days, he Transportation. Coast Guard Petty ships lined up ready to enter the port said. Officer Michael Lutz said the Coast and two ready to leave, she said. When London, Mar 26 -- A press report, Guard will examine the path that the the restrictions were lifted the ships dated today, states: A tug and tank barge crew took leaving the dock as were allowed to move, the barge Cold Spring Harbour, carrying well as the pier that the barge struck. spokeswoman said. 974,000 gallons of oil, hit a pier near The Motiva dock was closed to capture Mobile, Mar 27 -- General cargo Star the Motiva facility in Sewaren, the spilled fuel, but company Drivanger was inbound Mobile at dumping approximately 13,000 gallons spokesman Stan Mays said the approximately mile 0 when the tug of the liquid into the Arthur Kill cleanup could be completed by today. Christy with four open hopper river waterway. Most of the spill, from a London, Mar 30 -- A press report, barges crossed the channel in front of 99,000-gallon tank, was contained dated Mar 29, states: A barge (tank vessel. On Monday, Mar 21, a collision shortly after the barge was punctured barge Cold Spring Harbor), owned by resulted whereupon open hopper river just before 2000 Thursday, according Greater New York Marine barge ING-1929 was holed 1' x 6' on to a statement from the U.S. Coast Transportation, of Sewaren, leaked an the forward rake and began taking on Guard. However, U.S. Coast Guard estimated 20,000 gallons of home water. Vessel was pushed ashore and Petty Officer Mike Hvozda, the public heating oil into the Arthur Kill Mar grounded outside the channel. Cargo information officer, said there was a 24, after it struck an object was lightened during Mar 21-22, and four-mile sheen outside the underwater near the Motiva facility on Mar 22 the barge was taken to containment boom that is in Sewaren. The No. 2 diesel fuel is a Delta Marine for repairs, and the tug unrecoverable and is expected to light oil and is easier to clean, US Christy was released by Coast Guard. dissipate or evaporate within a few Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Mike The Star Drivanger was holed through days or less, depending on weather Lutz, a spokesman for the Coast the outer shell and into the number 1 conditions. Crews on the barge and tug Guard's public affairs office said. No cargo hold. The cargo hold is now tested negative for alcohol use, the reports of injured wildlife as a result dewatered and a temporary repair is Coast Guard said. Cold Spring Harbor, of the spill have been received, Lutz in place. Cargo removal operations is owned by Greater New York Marine said. Miller's Environmental and will commence today direct to barge. Transportation LLC. Hvozda said Atlantic Response began cleaning the The plan is to lighten holds 1, 2 and 3, pollution response teams recovered spill Thursday night (Mar 24). hopefully refloating the ship in the approximately 6,000 gallons of fuel by Cleanup was expected to be process and proceeding to berth to yesterday afternoon and will continue completed Monday evening or complete discharge. The channel was cleanup efforts throughout the Tuesday, Lutz said. Cleanup crews closed for two and a half days weekend. Absorbent pads, a vacuum have recovered 14,800 gallons of oil resulting in numerous vessel's truck and skimmers, in addition to so far, Lutz said. Uncontained fuel demurrage. -- Lloyd's Agents. 2,500 feet of fuel containment boom, burns off into the atmosphere, said London, Mar 30 -- Following received are being used to recover the No.2 Coast Guard officer Jim from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed grade fuel. Booms were used to keep McGranachan. "The fortunate thing 2220, UTC: General cargo Star the spill from floating into nearby Mill about No. 2 is that it dissipates on its Drivanger was refloated am, Mar 24. Creek, Smith Creek and Woodbridge own into the atmosphere," he said.

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Because Arthur Kill is tidal, Station Sitka is currently en route to city's downtown breakwater and is McGranachan said the dissipation the fishing Elling K. (99 gt, built 1952) expected to leave Friday. Eastport would occur at a faster rate. which is taking on water in Hecate Port Authority Chairman George Strait near the Queen Charlotte "Bud" Finch said yesterday the "vessel CORNER BROOK (Bermuda) Islands in Canadian waters. The Coast came into the port and was taken in as London, Mar 23 -- Following received Guard received a request for a ship in distress," he said. "They are from Coastguard Falmouth MRSC, helicopter assistance from Canadian hiring people to weld up the leakage in timed 1545, UTC: General cargo Officials at the Rescue Coordination in the bottom of it. It is not in imminent Corner Brook: Tug Fairplay IX arrived Victoria, British Columbia, at about danger of sinking. It's work that needs on scene at 0833, UTC, today and 1445, today. A Canadian helicopter is to be done to make it seaworthy." connected tow at 1008, UTC. Tug and on scene with the 72-foot seiner but it Finch said he did not know where the tow are now proceeding towards does not have hoist capability. The ship was headed once it was repaired. Falmouth, where they are expected to three person crew of the vessel may Eastport Port Director John Sullivan pick up a surveyor. The vessel's have to abandon ship. They are said work was being done on the ship. bulkheads are now reportedly cool and equipped with a life raft, survival "The divers went down when they got it is hoped to carry out an inspection suits and an electronic position here but found that the hull is made of in the affected area soon to check for indicating radio beacon. The Jayhawk stainless steel. They can weld any signs of fire. (See issue of Mar 22.) is expected to reach the striken vessel stainless steel but they didn't have the London, Mar 23 -- Following received around 1830 hrs. The helicopter crew proper equipment to do it," he said. He from Coastguard Falmouth MRSC, will need to stop and refuel the said divers were on-site Monday timed 2019, UTC: General cargo aircraft during the flight to the working on the problem. Corner Brook, Corner Brook for vessel's location. The distance from Tilbury, cargo 4,992 tonnes newsprint: Sitka to the vessel's position is about FLECHA (Malta) Tug Fairplay IX connected tow at 260 miles. See "Crew of Maltese Vessel at 1000, UTC, today and making seven London, Mar 27 -- Following received Wallaroo, Australia" under "Labour knots with ETA Falmouth 1200, UTC, from Victoria BC RCC, timed 1755, Disputes." Mar 27 for inspectors to board prior to UTC: Elling K.: Crew managed to onward passage to Tilbury. Engine- reduce size of water ingress. Vessel FLEET TRADER 1 (Hong Kong) room still sealed, but being ventilated, was safely towed to a port in the London, Mar 25 -- Following received Technical advise being given by Queen Charlotte Islands. from Larnaca RCC, timed 1100, UTC: Swedish fire experts. Believe at least Bulk Fleet Trader 1 (12908 gt, built one metre of water in engine-room. No EMC 423 (U.S.A.) 1982), ex Waglan Light, 20 persons indication of fire. Communications Chicago, Mar 28 -- Tank barge EMC onboard, had a fire on board in lat 10 maintained with Falmouth MRCC. 423 is still lying in the same position, 35N, long 17 07W at 1215, UTC, London, Mar 24 -- Following received and salvage operations are continuing. yesterday. Nineteen crew were safely from Coastguard Falmouth MRSC, About 30% of the barge's cargo has rescued, one crew member killed. timed 0914, UTC: General cargo been discharged to barge EMC 506. -- Dakar RCC co-ordinating rescue. Corner Brook is still proceeding to Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- Fleet Trader 1 sailed Santa Falmouth in tow of tug Fairplay IX. Cruz de Tenerife Mar 20 for Apapa- Current position lat 50 06.8N, long 18 ENTERPRISE Lagos.) 31.2W. The vessel is continuing to vent (Antigua & Barbuda) London, Mar 25 -- Following received its engine space. Adelaide, Mar 30 -- Bulk Enterprise from Fleet Management Ltd, London, Mar 24 -- Following received arrived Port Pirie Mar 23 and sailed managers of bulk Fleet Trader 1, dated from Falmouth MRSC, timed 1747, Mar 24 for Geelong. -- Lloyd's Agents. today: Vessel has not been abandoned UTC: General cargo Corner Brook (See issue of Mar 21.) and the fire has been extinguished. All remains under tow and now making crew are safe on board except for one direct for Tilbury, where ETA Mar 29. EURO SEA casualty. Vessel is safely afloat and in Berthing facilities and pilot arranged. (St. Vincent & Grenadines) no imminent danger. Engine-room opened and fire London, Mar 25 -- Following received London, Mar 28 -- Following received confirmed extinguished. from Aarhus RCC, timed 1200, UTC: from Hong Kong MRCC, timed 0300, London, Mar 28 -- Following received General cargo Euro Sea (682 gt, built UTC: Bulk Fleet Trader 1 was last from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, 1965), Sweden for Holbaek, cargo reported some 12 hours ago adrift timed 0733, UTC: General cargo rocks, ran aground in lat 56 05N, long awaiting the arrival of a tug. Corner Brook under tow of tug 11 56.1E at 0200, UTC, this morning. Lobndon, Mar 28 -- Following Fairplay IX bound Tilbury, ETA Ne No pollution or damage to the vessel. received from Fleet Management Ltd, Spit, 1800, UTC, Mar 29. Position lat Vessel remains aground. managers of bulk Fleet Trader 1, dated 49 45.9N, long 04 13.5W at 0712, UTC, London, Mar 26 -- Following received today: Arrangements have been made today. from Aarhus RCC, timed 1112, UTC: for the vessel to be towed to its London, Mar 29 -- Following received General cargo Euro Sea remains discharge port of Lagos. from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed aground. Tug Danasund is in London, Mar 29 -- Following received 1837 UTC: General cargo Corner attendance, but awaiting the arrival of from Hong Kong MRCC, timed 0145, Brook is proceeding to Tilbury in tow a vessel which will be used to lighter UTC: The owner of bulk Fleet Trader 1 of tug Fairplay IX. The tow intends to the Euro Sea's cargo of rocks, before informed that the vessel will be towed pick up the North-east Spit pilot at any refloating attempt is undertaken. pm, Apr 2. 0200, UTC, Mar 30. London, Mar 27 -- Following received Piraeus, Mar 29 -- Bulk Fleet Trader from Aarhus MRCC, timed 1150, UTC: 1 caught fire about 240 nautical miles DION (Marshall Islands) General cargo Euro Sea successfully south of Dakar Mar 24. Tsavliris See "Azores" under "Weather & refloated, under its own power, salvage tug Leopard sailed on Navigation." yesterday evening. A subsequent diver speculation approximately 1700, survey revealed vessel only had UTC, same day from its salvage ELANTA scratching damage and the vessel then station in Mindello. Tsavliris offered (St. Vincent & Grenadines) proceeded for Holbaek. Lloyd's Standard Form. Tug arrived London, Mar 25 -- General cargo at casualty's position on the Elanta arrived at Tuzla (?in tow of tug FARLEY MOWAT (Canada) afternoon of Mar 27. Fire was Atlas) on Mar 19. London, Mar 23 -- A press report, extinguished. The casualty, dated today, states: Research Farley reportedly awaiting tug from ELLING K. (Canada) Mowat that belongs to the elsewhere on daily rate, declined London, Mar 27 -- A press release Washington-based Sea Shepherd assistance. -- Tsavliris Salvage from the United States Coast Guard, Conservation Society may have hit an (International) Ltd. dated yesterday, states: A Coast Guard iceberg and is now in Eastport for London, Mar 30 -- Following received Jayhawk helicopter and crew from Air repairs. The ship is tied up at the from Hong Kong MRCC, timed 0157,

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UTC: Bulk Fleet Trader 1: A tug was given a false oil record book. The plus a $50 rebooking fee per stateroom arrived on scene and started towing at company later admitted that its crew when their clients reschedule their 1912, UTC, Mar 28. A second tug, with violated federal laws by failing to cruise. Dan Hanrahan, president of slow speed, will arrive Apr 2. record all of its unprocessed oily bilge Celebrity Cruises said: "Although the wastes. "This result demonstrates our ship continues to operate safely, this is GABRIELLE (Antigua & Barbuda) clear resolve to uphold the laws a matter that must be addressed now. London, Mar 24 -- Part c.c. Gabrielle designed to protect our special An unscheduled drydock can never arrived Palm Beach Mar 19. environment in Hawaii," said Edward happen at a good time and I am sorry Miami, Mar 29 -- Part c.c. Gabrielle Kubo Jr., U.S. district attorney. One- about the disruption to our guests' has completed repairs and been third of the fine amount will be used vacations. We will do everything we approved by Class. The vessel for funding projects that preserve can to assist them." returned to service at 1615 today and and/or restore Hawaii's coastlines. The London, Mar 30 -- Passenger Infinity will sail for St. Maartin on Mar 31. -- money will be administered through arrived San Francisco at 1010, Mar 28 Lloyd's Agents. the National Fish and Wildlife and sailed at 2230, same day. Foundation. Also, Schlussel was asked GANT VISION (Malta) to hire an independent monitor to IRVING JOHNSON (U.S.A.) Cadiz, Mar 29 -- Bulk Gant Vision develop and implement an London, Mar 23 -- Following received sailed from Cadiz on Mar 23, heading environmental management system from Coast Guard San Francisco, to Algeciras Port. -- Lloyd's Agents. that would prevent violations in the timed 2200, UTC: Training brigantine future. Irving Johnson is still aground. An GLORY BRIDGE (Liberia) attempt to refloat the vessel today London, Mar 29 -- It is understood INDEPENDENCE (U.S.A.) failed and another attempt will be that c.c. Glory Bridge was carrying London, Mar 24 -- Following received made tomorrow. (See issue of Mar 24.) two containers containing the from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 1605, London, Mar 23 -- A press report, chemical thiourea dioxide. The vessel's UTC: Fish factory Independence is dated today, states: Salvage crews master reported a leakage of the currently in tow of tug Chuhunta today were unable to free grounded chemical, while approaching the Suez bound Cape Spencer, ETA 0600, UTC, training brigantine training Irving Canal. The vessel was brought to Mar 25. Johnson after a tug line snapped while Jeddah port on Mar 14 and it is London, Mar 24 -- A press report, trying to haul it from the shallows. understood that the Saudi Authorities dated today, states: A Coast Guard The rope broke shortly before 0900 hrs have given permission for the cutter towing disabled fish factory as high tide began receding, discharge of these containers and the Independence turned the vessel over to increasing drag and tension on the cleaning of the vessel's hatch. After a tug yesterday for the rest of the trip line, said Chris Grisafe, a spokesman this cleaning operation the vessel will to a safe harbour. The tug reached the for the U.S. Coast Guard. After depart from Jeddah port. Independence about 1045, yesterday, pumping water from the ship, salvors and took over towing the vessel to were to make another attempt to pull GREAT POLARIS (South Korea) Cape Spencer and Juneau, the Coast it five miles to Ventura Harbor during London, Mar 30 -- Bulk Great Polaris Guard said. The vessels are expected high tide tomorrow morning, Grisafe passed Cape Finnisterre Mar 28, Port to arrive in Cape Spencer tomorrow said. Said for Gijon. before continuing about 80 miles east London, Mar 25 -- A press report, to Juneau, according to the Coast dated today, states: Salvors yesterday HARMONIC PROGRESS (Panama) Guard. refloated training brigantine Irving London, Mar 30 -- A press report, London, Mar 26 -- A press report, Johnson. "The boat is free," said Chris dated today, states: The Australian dated Mar 25, states: An on-board Grisafe, a spokesman for the U.S. Transport Safety Bureau has inspection today means fish factory Coast Guard. "It's seaworthy for the recommended changes to procedures Independence can head home. U.S. immediate purposes." Salvage crew after a shipping incident on the Great Coast Guard officials say they boarded members were inspecting the boat to Barrier Reef, in far north Queensland, Independence in Hoonah. Officials say assess the damage, he said. Teams last year. Bulk Harmonic Progress was they inspected the ship's rudder, but emptied the water and dug a on its way from Japan to load coal at they are not releasing details of the temporary berm on the shore side of the Hay Point terminal in April, 2004, inspection. However, they say the crew the boat so that waves breaking on the when the engine failed and it drifted of the ship is in good spirits. beach would instead bounce back and towards the reef. There was no Independence will be towed back to push the boat to sea. Salvors planned pollution or damage to the reef. The Everett, Wash, and is expected to to tow the boat five miles to Ventura vessel was towed to Gladstone for leave shortly. Harbor, Grisafe said. repairs. The bureau's report found a London, Mar 29 -- A press report, leak in the main ballast line caused INFINITY (Bahamas) dated today, states: The preliminary the engine-room to flood, shorting oil London, Mar 23 -- A press report, assessment on the damage sustained pumps and stopping the engine. The dated today, states: Celebrity Cruises last week by training Irving Johnson, report has recommended is cancelling one cruise on passenger San Pedro's tall-masted ship that ran improvements to information Infinity (90228 gt, built 2001) to aground off the coast of Oxnard is that exchange for new crews, changes to replace the starboard thrust bearing it could have worse. But the full story ballast operation procedures, regular in the ship's propulsion system. The won't be known until later this week, testing of ballast lines and procedures ship must enter dry dock to replace after owners do a detailed survey of to deal with engine-room flooding. the bearing, which will result in the the classic, wooden brigantine once it's cancellation of its Mar 27 sailing. The out of the water. "There's a whole lot HIGH SPIRIT (Liberia) ship is expected to return to its less damage than we had any right to See "South-East Asia" under scheduled sailings on Apr 6. The expect," said Capt. Jim Gladson, "Earthquakes." cancelled sailing, scheduled to depart president of the Los Angeles Maritime this Sunday, is a 10-night cruise from Institute, which operates the 90-foot HOWARD OLSEN (U.S.A.) Ensenada to Honolulu. Infinity is vessel as part of its TopSail youth See Millicoma. currently sailing a 14-night trans- program. "The damage to the hull is Canal cruise that will end in San relatively slight compared to what you IBUKI (Antigua & Barbuda) Diego, Sunday, as scheduled. Guests would expect." The $4.5 million ship, London, Mar 26 -- A press report, booked on the cancelled sailing will built on San Pedro's waterfront from dated Mar 25, states: The U.S. receive a full refund and free Celebrity 2000 to 2003, will be hoisted out of the Department of Justice fined Schlussel cruise of 10 nights or less, departing water today or tomorrow, Gladson Reederei KG $750,000 for maintaining on or before Mar 27, 2006, excluding said. It will then be taken to a irregular records of its discharges. The holiday and Celebrity Xpedition shipyard in Ventura Harbour, where a U.S. Coast Guard, when inspecting sailings. Travel agents will receive full more complete survey of needed Schlussel's c.c. Ibuki at Honolulu port, commissions for the cancelled sailing, repairs can be made. "There's a lot of

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5 Marine cosmetic damage to deck structures says the steering failed on the ship fishermen and resort owners on the and things of that sort, but as far as (general cargo Mantenha) that ran tourist beaches near Panjim. Early in structural damage is concerned, aground near Newport last month. the day Coast Guard Dornier aircraft there's remarkably little damage to Lieutenant Josh Pennington blames a sprayed chemicals on the spill, created the operational parts of the vessel," he lack of maintenance on the vessel's when 110 tons of heavy oil spilled into said. Depending on the ship's steering equipment. The vessel was the sea off the port of Panjim. Officials condition, the repairs could be done at fined $5,000 for the incident, the said the spill, which was beginning to the Ventura shipyard or in San Pedro maximum allowed. split into three roughly equal patches, if the ship is sturdy enough to be was said to be moving southwards and brought home, Gladson said. The MARITIME ANTALYA (Panama) the Coast Guard was hoping to institute will seek bids for the repairs. London, Mar 24 -- Following received disperse it before it reached inhabited A major concern is how soon the vessel from Japan Coast Guard, timed 1340, areas. Goa was put on high alert after will be able to rejoin the four-vessel UTC, today: Bulk Maritime Antalya in the spill, which occurred when a local TopSail fleet. lat 41 39.0N, long 141 16.0E at 1100, iron ore barge (barge Prapati) collided UTC, today. Vessel is proceeding to with bulk Maritime Wisdom off the JACKIE MOON Niigata escorted by a Japanese Coast minor port of Panjim at 0100 (Antigua & Barbuda) Guard patrol vessel and tug. yesterday. As the sea was rough the London, Mar 28 -- A press report, barge, which was to take on product dated Mar 24, states: General cargo MARITIME WISDOM (Singapore) from Maritime Wisdom, hit one of the Jackie Moon with six crew on board Mumbai, Mar 23 -- Bulk Maritime oil-filled tanks on board. The crew of ran aground near Dunoon pier when Wisdom and barge Prapati were in Maritime Wisdom transferred the oil the chief officer fell asleep because of collision at Panjim. Extent of oil spill from the damaged tank to another one alcohol and fatigue, according to a to be estimated. Clean-up operations on board, but a large amount had report from the Marine Accident going on. -- Lloyd's Agents. spilled into the sea by then. Both Investigation Branch. Mikola London, Mar 23 -- A press report, vessels were headed from Mumbai to Necheperenko, whose father had just dated today, states: India's Coast Goa. The slick, about 25 km from the died, was estimated to have drunk Guard was today fighting to contain shoreline, had moved nearly 10 km half a litre of brandy when Jackie 110 tonnes of fuel that leaked into the south, past the Margoa Port Trust, Moon hit the rocks Sep 1, last year. sea off Goa after a barge collided with officials said. Goa`s chief secretary, When he was tested almost nine hours bulk Maritime Wisdom before dawn. Kiran Dhingra said an alert would after the incident, he was still twice Though there were no casualties in remain in force for at least 40 hours or the legal limit. The vessel was on its the accident that happened at 0100 until the slick was contained or way from Dundalk to Glasgow to pick hrs about four nautical miles off the dispersed "We are sharing information up scrap metal when it hit the rocks. famed Candolim-Sinquerim beach, and also getting feedback from the The previous morning he had been officials and experts said the oil slick different monitoring bodies in Goa on told in a phone call that his father had would badly impact the environment. an hourly basis " she said. Apart from died in Ukraine. He and the other five An official said slick, spread over an the danger to fish and fishermen, who crew followed the tradition of toasting area of the 3.3 by 1.5 nautical miles, were yesterday orderd to stay clear of the life of his father with a drink. was breaking into two or three the area, the slick could affect Necheperenko was fined £500 at patches. It moved some eight miles plankton, oysters and mussels in the Dunoon Sheriff Court and, when he south in 16 hours, heading towards area. -- Lloyd's Agents. could not pay the fine, was jailed for Cabo de Rama, one of Goa's Mumbai, Mar 30 -- A local press 14 days. southernmost beaches just north of report states: Thirty-six hours after it the border with Karnataka state. The launched intense measures to JM 2 (North Korea) slick was caused when the barge neutralise the oil spill off the coast of Alexandria, Mar 24 -- General cargo Practi (also reported as Prapati), Goa, the Coast Guard said the worst JM 2 arrived Alexandria Mar 21 from belonging to the family of a local was over and the oil is unlikely to Turkey. -- Lloyd's Agents. politician, ran into Maritime Wisdom, touch the coastline, either in Goa or in which had been loading iron ore since Karnataka. The over a mile long oil KAIWO MARU (Japan) Mar 16 to be taken to China. Officials slick has broken down into small See "Typhoon 'Tokage'" under said the accident occurred when the patches. At 1700, local time, on "Weather & Navigation." barge was coming alongside the Thursday (Mar 24) it was still within tanker. While manoeuvring, it banged Goa waters, nine miles south of KATERINA (Malta) into the side of the tanker where the Grande Island and travelling in a See under "Pollution". fuel tanks are located. L.U. Joshi, southerly direction. "The chances of it chairman of Goa Pollution Control touching Karwar are bleak. We expect KYROS (Cook Islands) Board, said the leaking tanker had that it will dissipate completely by Trondheim, Mar 30 -- Kvernhusvik been plugged by 0400 hrs. A Coast late Thursday evening or Friday Shipyard, Hitra, inform that general Guard official said air sorties started morning (Mar 25)," Coast Guard cargo Kyros is scheduled to leave yard four hours later to assess the damage. Commandant L. H. Sharma told this evening. -- Lloyd's Agents. By 1300 hrs, the Coast Guard was Deccan Herald. Chief Secretary Kiran flying sorties to disperse the oil. Over Dhingra said Goa would continue to be LIFANA (Netherlands) a thousand litres of dispersants had on alert and beach cleaning teams London, Mar 31 -- General cargo been used so far. Coast Guard were on standby to pick up operations Lifana arrived Gdansk Mar 28 from Commandant L.H. Sharma said the if the slick hits the tourist beaches Rotterdam. force had not been able to use booms here. Over 100 metric tons of oil to trap the oil spill because of the high spilled out of bulk Maritime Wisdom MAERSK ROSYTH (U.K.) swell in the seas. Sharma said after its tanks were ruptured in a London, Mar 26 -- Product tanker advanced patrol vessels had been collision with barge Prapati on Maersk Rosyth departed from called in to help in specialised Wednesday (Mar 23). "A caution Rotterdam at 0220 hrs, Mar 25, bound skimming operations since Dornier issued to the tourist coast on for Antwerp. aircraft being used could only operate Wednesday has also been withdrawn. London, Mar 28 -- Product tanker till sundown. In state capital Panaji, Everything is back to normal and we Maersk Rosyth arrived Antwerp at officials held an emergency meeting don't expect any pollution to hit the 2256, Mar 26 from Rotterdam and with the police, fire service and beaches," said Tourism Director Elvis sailed at 0148, Mar 28 for Port pollution experts to assess the impact. Gomes. The Coast Guard has done a Jerome. Mumbai, Mar 24 -- An eight-square- tremendous job of bringing things kilometre oil slick caused by an off- under control," said Tourism Director MANTENHA (Portugal) shore collision was threatening the Elvis Gomes. Three offshore patrol London, Mar 26 -- A press report, coasts of Goa and northern Karnataka vessels assisted by aircraft sorties dated Mar 25, states: The Coast Guard yesterday, triggering an alarm among spraying dispersants managed to

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6 Marine break down the major portion of the public. The parking lot at Beard's London, Mar 23 -- A Coast Guard slick by Thursday afternoon. The Hollow and the North Head Seaview, Wash, press release, dated Coast Guard chief sees little chance of Lighthouse area are closed to public today, states: Salvage crews are the tar balls being washed to shore or access due to ongoing response making final preparations to refloat causing any major environmental operations. and free tank barge Millicoma from its concerns. The level of pollution is London, Mar 23 -- A press report, grounded position in a rocky cove negligible at this point, and there is dated Mar 22, states: Maritime below North Head Lighthouse. Tow virtually no hazard perception," said salvage and fuel-tank specialists spent wires connecting support Salvage Goa's Captain of Ports A. P. more than two hours on board Chief to the barge have been rigged. Mascarenhas. -- Lloyd's Agents. grounded tank barge Millicoma near Salvage Chief will begin operating its the mouth of the Columbia River towing winch as high tide occurs this MARTINA M yesterday, assessing damage and morning. The tide will reach its (St. Vincent & Grenadines) gathering data for a salvage mission highest point at about 1030 hrs. Large Tunis, Mar 28 -- General cargo officials hope to launch today before air blowers that pump air into the Martina M is still aground in the same the Pacific pounds the vessel to pieces. barge's cargo compartments were position. First attempts for refloating Sause Bros Inc of Portland, the barge's activated at daybreak and continue will be held on Apr 2. -- Lloyd's owners, fear the loss of a big pumping air into the barge. Three Agents. investment if the barge breaks up, and other vessels, tug Navajo, owned by state ecology experts worry that Sause Bros, and two Foss Maritime MARY CHRISTINA thousands of gallons of diesel fuel tugs, American and tBetsy L. are near (Netherlands Antilles) could spill in an area known for razor Salvage Chief to provide support. Once London, Mar 26 -- Following received clam beds and other wildlife habitat. freed from the rocky cove the barge from Corsen MRCC, timed 1056, UTC: The diesel, used to power a generator will be towed across the river to General cargo Mary Christina (2224 on board the vessel, is stored in a Astoria and temporarily moored at gt, built 1998) experienced main double-hulled, 5,000-gallon tank. It Pier 2. The barge will be inspected by engine problems yesterday and was unclear yesterday how much fuel the Coast Guard and repairs will be diverted into Brest, to effect repairs. was in the barge's tank, but spill made over the next several days. (Note -- Mary Christina is on a experts did not think any had leaked. Following that Millicoma will be reported passage of Porsgrunn for The fuel barge's massive storage tanks towed to dry dock in Portland. Salvage Nauplia and passed through Dover are empty, reducing the ecological Chief is anchored in 20-plus foot Straits, in a westerly direction, on danger should the vessel experience a water, just off the cove from where the Mar 22.) major rupture, said Sam Sacco, a barge is grounded. Two tow lines, Brest, Mar 30 -- Following main spokesman for Foss Maritime Co of stretching approximately 2,800 feet, engine problems general cargo Mary Seattle, which is helping to plan the connect the salvage vessel to the bow Christina diverted into Brest, arriving salvage mission. The barge is used to of the barge. The tow lines consist of a under its own power, on Mar 25. The carry diesel or other refined petroleum 1 æ-inch diameter steel wire connected vessel is still at Brest effecting products, Sacco said. Surf washed to a 10-inch circumference high repairs, completion of which are over the stern and waves crashed strength synthetic rope. Two salvage expected in two to three days. -- against the side of the barge experts are stationed on the barge Lloyd's Agents. yesterday as it lay against the rocks running the air blowers. Emergency near North Head lighthouse, just medical teams and equipment are on- MATIAS F.ERAUSQUIN north of Cape Disappointment State scene as a precaution. Also, spill Buenos Aires, Mar 28 -- Vessel Park. The barge snapped loose from a response teams have pre-staged Matias F.Erausquin is still lying sunk towline late Saturday as it was being response equipment and personnel in in lat 33 45 03.9S, long 59 14 35.5W. towed from Coos Bay to Portland for the event of any leakage from the An inspection carried out on Mar 24 repairs, Sacco said. It was one of two approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel determined that the vessel can be barges being pulled by the Foss-owned on-board the barge. The diesel fuel refloated, but no salvage operations tug Howard Olsen, he said. The tug powers the barge's generator, which is have commenced as yet. -- Lloyd's crew searched for the missing barge being used to operate equipment on- Agents. but was unable to locate it in the board as part of the salvage operation. dark, Sacco said. Spotters in an The salvage operation underway is MILLICOMA (U.S.A.) aircraft spied the barge on Sunday being conducted under the auspices of London, Mar 22 -- A Coast Guard morning (Mar 20) wedged in a small a unified command that includes the Seaview, Wash, press release, dated cove just below the North Head U.S. Coast Guard, Washington State today, states: Salvage workers will lighthouse. Maritime salvage crews Department of Ecology, Sause Bros., again be lowered by helicopter onto and fuel-spill response teams from and Foss Maritime Company. Also the deck of the grounded tank barge Foss, Sause Bros, the Coast Guard participating are the Oregon Millicoma today to complete tasks and the state Department of Ecology Department of Environmental Quality, necessary to refloat the barge and were dispatched to the scene and are Washington State Park & Recreation remove diesel fuel remaining onboard. ready to try to contain a fuel spill if Commission, the Pacific County Fire Significant progress was made the barge breaks up, Sacco said. High Department, Pacific County Sheriff's yesterday as workers from Sause seas kept salvage crews from Department, Fred Devine Diving & Brothers, owner of the barge, were approaching the barge by boat on Salvage, and the National Response successfully lowered onto the barge's Sunday, and officials devised a plan Corporation. deck to seal all tank compartments, yesterday to ferry the four-member London, Mar 23 -- A press report, readying them to be filled with air so salvage team to the barge by dated today, states: With the help of the barge can be refloated. No oil helicopter. The team flew in during high tide, a heavy-duty salvage vessel sheen was observed on or in the water the afternoon's low tide, when the and three tugs, tank barge Millicoma surrounding the grounded barge. The barge was the most stable, and stayed was floated free today. "It's been freed diesel recovery effort includes until dark making notes, Sacco said. from the cove," said Sam Sacco of Foss lowering several 500-gallon capacity The first order of business today, or Maritime, which had a tug on the totes onto the deck so the diesel can when the weather allows, will be scene and also owns the vessel that be off-loaded and removed by removing the diesel from the lost the barge in rough weather helicopter. Access to the North Head generator storage tank, he said. That Saturday night. There was no sign of Lighthouse is restricted to protect the might entail pumping the fuel into any fuel leakage, he said. When the public and incident responders. The small drums and lifting them off the barge gets closer to support Salvage public is advised that responders will barge by helicopter, he said. Salvage Chief, it will be rigged for towing and be operating in these restricted areas crews then must decided the best way taken to nearby Astoria, Ore., for and will need as much space as to refloat the barge and tow it out of damage assessment by the Coast possible for their equipment. Benson the narrow and shallow cove, Sacco Guard and owner Sause Brothers Beach has been reopened to the said. Ocean Towing, Sacco said. Whatever

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7 Marine immediate repairs are required will be Portland, Oreg, Mar 29 -- Tank barge north of Gijon last night. Vessel is made there, and then the barge will be Millicoma is presently scheduled to currently with pilot, awaiting berth. hauled to dry dock in Portland, Ore. move from Astoria to Portland. -- Gijon, Mar 29 -- Vehicle Oriental The cargo holds of the 2.6 million- Lloyd's Agents. Highway sustained rudder damages gallon barge were empty when it ran London, Mar 29 -- A Coast Guard while en route from Santander to aground Saturday, but a double-hulled Astoria press release, dated Mar 28, Setubal and put into Gijon, under tow fuel tank contained 3,000 to 5,000 states: The Coast Guard, Oregon of tug Sella, for repairs, on Mar 23. gallons of diesel fuel used to run Department of Environmental Quality The vessel is carrying out repairs and generators. Plans to remove the diesel and the Washington State Department is expected to be able to sail Apr 2-3. were scrapped yesterday because the of Ecology have approved a Sause About 300 cars, part of the cargo for fuel was needed to power the barge's Bros, transit plan to move tank barge Setubal, have been discharged at lights and electrical system during the Millicoma to Portland tomorrow Gijon and are being carried in trucks rescue attempt, Sacco said. The barge morning. The barge is scheduled to to Setubal. -- Lloyd's Agents. was prepared by crews from Coos Bay, leave its Pier 2 mooring in Astoria at Ore,.-based Sause Brothers and about 0800 hrs, for the 100-mile OSIRIS (Netherlands) Portland-based Fred Devine Diving & journey up the Columbia River to Maassluis, Mar 25 -- General cargo Salvage, which owns Salvage Chief. Portland, Oreg. Tug Navajo will Osiris is still under arrest at Air blowers blasting high-pressure air conduct the tow with tug Betsy L., Rotterdam. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. helped create buoyant "bubbles" in assisting. Both tugs were involved in empty fuel tanks damaged when the the salvage operation that freed the OVERSEAS CHICAGO (U.S.A.) barge went aground and throughout barge from a rocky cove near North London, Mar 27 -- A press report, the vessel, Sacco said. Five of the 15 Head last week. Navajo and its tow dated Mar 26, states: Crude oil tanker tanks were damaged, said will travel at a speed of about three Overseas Chicago (46100 gt, built spokeswoman Sandy Howard with the knots. Sause Bros officials expect the 1977), laden with North Slope crude state Department of Ecology. trip to take about 30-to-36 hours. oil, was detained today in Prince Millicoma was being towed in tandem Upon arrival in Portland, the barge William Sound after a crewman with the barge Sitka when its towing will be moored at the Fred Devine discovered a small crack in the deck, cable snapped late Saturday as the Diving & Salvage dock. Fred Devine is U.S. Coast Guard and company tug Howard Olsen moved them across the company that led the salvage spokesmen said. The tanker, which the dangerous Columbia River bar in operation that recovered Millicoma. can carry 600,000 barrels of oil, left rough weather. Both barges were Air blowers, placed on the barge the Valdez tanker dock around midday empty and headed for dry dock, Sacco during the salvage, will continue to on the final voyage of its career when said. Sitka was brought safely to pump air into cargo tanks below deck a crewman doing a routine deck Portland, Ore. during the tow. This will help to inspection found an oil stain. London, Mar 23 -- Following received ensure barge stability. Three salvage Crewmen chipped away paint to from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 2210, experts will also be onboard the barge, reveal a crack about an inch and UTC: Tank barge Millicoma has been including a barge master from Sause three-quarters long, said Anil Mathur, refloated and is now being towed to Bros and two other specialists from president of Alaska Tanker Co, a Astoria. Fred Devine. Over the weekend, Sause Beaverton, Ore, shipping company Portland, Oreg, Mar 24 -- Tank barge Bros and the salvage company that hauls oil for BP. "It is a hairline Millicoma was refloated yesterday conducted a damage assessment and crack," he said. "I mean, you can't afternoon and safely docked in Astoria made temporary repairs to enhance even put a pencil point through it." As at 0704, PST, today. Vessel is the barge's stability for the trip to a precaution, the ship and its escort currently awaiting a full inspection, it Portland. Repairs were made to the tugs diverted to the area of Knowles will then be moved up to Portland No.4 starboard and centre ballast Head in the Sound and dropped Ship Repair Yard. There was no oil tanks, as well as other portions of anchor pending an inspection, Mathur spill reported. -- Lloyd's Agents. Millicoma. Once moored at its said. The company's marine architect, Portland, Oreg, Mar 25 -- Tank barge Portland dock, Sause Bros will in consultation with the American Millicoma was in rough shape continue to assess Millicoma to Bureau of Shipping already has yesterda, but still afloat as crews determine the next steps needed to determined that Overseas Chicago is assessed damage at a protected fully repair the barge. in no danger or breaking up or Astoria dock, following the vessel's sinking, Mathur said. A bureau unplanned three-day stay, stuck MSC AL AMINE (Morocco) inspector will visit the ship Sunday aground in a rocky cove on the south- Tunis, Mar 23 -- General cargo MSC and the crack will be repaired, then west Washington coast. Crews Al Amine is still in dry dock CMR the tanker likely will proceed to a inspecting Millicoma said it was (Tunisia) pending final decision West Coast refinery, he said. The listing to port side and there appeared regarding repairs. According to our company isn't required to report such to be several holes beneath the vessel. surveyor, repairs will last at least cracks to authorities but Alaska The barge was towed to Astoria late three or four months. -- Lloyd's Tanker did anyway as a matter of Wednesday night (Mar 23) and then Agents. company policy, he said. Coast Guard moved into a protected dock in the Lt. Latarsha McQueen said the Port of Astoria yesterday morning. NAN HUA (China) company notified the Coast Guard That is where it was undergoing See "Hong Kong" under "Weather & about 1400 hrs of the crack near one damage inspection by the U.S. Coast Navigation." of the ship's cargo holds. The tanker Guard and others. Sause Brothers was already scheduled for retirement Ocean Towing of Coos Bay, which owns NEW FERRY LXXXIII (Hong Kong) after this voyage, Mathur said. the barge, had hoped to float it to a See "Hong Kong" under "Weather & Alaska Tanker is in the process of dry dock in Portland soon. However, Navigation." replacing all its ships with new they are now wondering if the barge is tankers. even worth repairing, due to the OPDR PORTO (Canary Islands) London, Mar 29 -- A press report, extent of damage. "We have inspectors London, Mar 31 -- General cargo dated Mar 28, states: Crude oil tanker on board taking a look at her," said OPDR Porto arrived and sailed Overseas Chicago detained in Prince Sam Sacco of Foss Maritime, which Leixoes Mar 23, subsequently arriving William Sound because of a crack in owns the vessel that lost the barge in Rotterdam Mar 28. its deck was repaired and continued rough weather on Saturday night (Mar on its way tonight, U.S. Coast Guard 19). "They are trying to find all the ORIENTAL HIGHWAY (Liberia) officials and the ship's operator said. places where there are potential London, Mar 23 -- Following received The ship anchored in the Sound and problems with the barge." He said from Madrid MRCC, timed 1605, UTC: was inspected over the weekend. divers hoped to get a better look at the Vehicle Oriental Highway (8060 gt, Workers fixed the crack with a "drill underside of the vessel yesterday built 1980) was towed into Gijon today stop" procedure, which involves afternoon. -- Lloyd's Agents. following rudder problems 20 miles drilling holes on either end of the

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8 Marine crack to halt its spread, said Anil Queensland passengers. P&O said to set up a committee to investigate Mathur, president of Alaska Tanker yesterday it would refund passengers the cause of a disastrous fire that Co. The tanker, was prescheduled for and offered a 20% discount on cruises broke out on "Greek-registered" ship retirement after this voyage. The ship booked before the end of May next Polaris, at the Tema PSC Shipyard is headed to a refinery at Long Beach, year. The ship 'limped' back into today that has affected the Tema Oil Calif. Brisbane from New Caledonia last Refinery, the Minister of Ports, Wednesday (Mar 23) after offloading Harbours and Railways said. Professor OVERSEAS WASHINGTON (U.S.A.) passengers in Noumea and flying Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi said the London, Mar 25 -- The master of them home to Australia. P&O was Committee would comprise officials of crude oil tanker Overseas Washington forced to cancel a cruise scheduled to the Ministries of Ports, Harbours and (46100 gt, built 1978) is getting credit depart last Thursday, while engineers Railways, Energy and the Interior, he for using good sense after the vessel from the US looked for the cause of said. Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi said the lost power near Prince William Sound the breakdown. The technical experts government would make alternative Mar 13. The empty oil tanker was found the problem in the ship's arrangements to import fuel as the approaching the sound when it lost starboard gearbox was more main pumping line of TOR has been power to its radar system. The master significant than first thought. "Two damaged by the ferocious fire that has made a sharp turn away from land pinions have failed and will have to be been raging out of control. The and an oncoming ship carrying replaced by new ones built in the Minister of Energy, Professor Mike 900,000 barrels of crude. The tanker United States," a P&O spokesman Ocquaye today asked the Tema Oil then briefly lost engine power. The said. "Given the recent technical Refinery (TOR), to shut down vessel regained engine power after problems of the vessel, the best way immediately to prevent the spread of a about 20 minutes and the tanker forward is to take Pacific Sky out of ferocious fire at the PSC Shipyard at travelled under its own steam to a safe service so that a full repair can be Tema to its premises. The fire that place. Tugs, including at least one that made." This was likely to take until was detected at about 1030 hrs has was escorting an outbound tanker May 11, when the ship was due for its affected the seawater-pumping house came to help. However, the tugs were Brisbane drydocking as part of routine of the refinery, which serves as a not needed and the Overseas maintenance carried out every two coolant while plumes of thick black Washington made its way to Knowles years. P&O managing director Gavin smoke have filled the air. The vessel Head, a spot inside the Sound where Smith said the cancellations meant has been burnt completely. Prof. tankers often drop anchor. A variety of the company could focus on making Ocquaye who was at the disaster scene engine and electrical specialists went repairs and "putting the recent said that the fire had melted the aboard the tanker and concluded the technical problems behind us once and VALCO conveyor belt in addition to a problems were likely due to human for all". water pump. He said the disaster had error in operating a manual steam serious insurance implications hence throttle valve in the engine-room, said PAN AMBITION (South Korea) the presence of representatives of the Anil Mathur, president of Alaska Portland, Oregon, Mar 24 -- Bulk Pan insurers of TOR to assess the situation Tanker Co., the Beaverton, Ore., firm Ambition sailed yesterday for critically. The fire has been raging out that operates the vessel and several Vancouver, BC, scheduled to load a of control and the Minister of Health, other tankers on behalf of BP. After cargo of grain. -- Lloyd's Agents. Major (RTD) Courage Quashigah, who tests showed the tanker's systems rushed to the scene has sent SOS were operating correctly, the Coast POLARIS (Togo) message to the public for assistance. Guard cleared the vessel to resume London, Mar 25 -- Following received Major Quashigah said he was operations. It took on a load of crude from the BBC, dated today: At least 10 contacting the Ghana Air Force, which oil Thursday (Mar 17) and headed for people are feared dead after they were has modern fire fighting equipment to a West Coast refinery. (Note -- trapped on burning vessel Polaris in assist. So ferocious is the fire that Overseas Washington sailed Valdez Ghana's main port of Tema. The BBC's there are fears that other nearby Mar 17, arrived Long Beach Mar 23.) Kwaku Sakyi-Addo has seen one vessels would be engulfed by the charred body and said he believes no- flame. At least 17 people, made up of PACIFIC SKY (U.K.) one could have survived the intense 14 Ghanaians, one Guinean, one Brisbane, Mar 24 -- Passenger Pacific heat, which destroyed the vessel. The Greek and one Russian who were Sky arrived Brisbane Mar 23 from fire on the vessel has been put out, but carrying out repair works on the Noumea. -- Lloyd's Agents. thick plumes of smoke still waft across vessel when it caught fire are trapped London, Mar 30 -- A press report, the port. Police suspect the fire began in the vessel and feared dead. Two dated today, states: Mechanical when a spark from welding work set workers on the vessel, however, were problems continue to plague the fire to oil leaking from a pipe. The said to have swum to safety. The troubled passenger Pacific Sky, with Greek-registered Polaris was being vessel has been undergoing P&O cancelling five more cruises. The repaired in Tema when the fire broke maintenance work for the past three company says the vessel will be out of out. At least three are confirmed dead months. According to reliable sources, action until June and has offered some because we have seen the bodies, said the fire was caused by spillage of oil compensation to affected customers. Ports Minister Christopher Ameyaw- from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Earlier this month, 800 passengers Akumfi. There were at least seven pipeline that had been leaking for the were flown back to Brisbane when Ghanaians, one Russian, one Greek past one week. Mr Stephen Quansah, Pacific Sky broke down near Noumea, and one Guinean on board.Pipelines a mechanic, said that he and his six days into a 12 day cruise. Another leading to Ghana's only oil refinery colleagues were working on the vessel cruise was cancelled mid-journey in have been damaged, but Mr Ameyaw- since morning when they heard the November 2004. Akumfi says there are enough explosion. The fire was ignited when London, Mar 31 -- A press report, strategic supplies to avoid any short- fire coming from repair works on the dated today, states: Two failed gearbox term problems. Ben Owusu-Mensah, vessel caught the oil on the water. fittings in P&O's Brisbane-based director-general of the Ghana Ports Personnel from the Ghana National passenger Pacific Sky have scuttled and Harbour Authority, said the Tema Fire Service, Ghana Ports and the holiday plans of 6,500 people. The oil refinery had shut down its pipeline, Harbour Authority and TOR are still shipping company has been forced to but residual oil in it was still burning. battling to bring the fire under cancel five South Pacific cruises as "The biggest blow is that the pumping control. replacement parts are shipped from room of the refinery has been London, Mar 25 -- A press report, the US. The repairs and a scheduled completely destroyed by fire," he said. dated today, states: Three charred drydocking will keep the ship in Some 80 firefighters were involved in bodies have been retrieved from Brisbane until Jun 4, when it will be the operation to contain the blaze. A "Greek" fishing vessel Polaris, that deployed to New Zealand for its supply belt leading to an aluminium caught fire at the PSC Tema Ship Yard regular winter schedule. Travel agents smelter was also damaged. at about 1030 today. They have been were yesterday scrambling to find London, Mar 25 --A press report, burnt beyond recognition and were put alternative holidays for mainly dated today states: The government is in sacks to be deposited at the

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9 Marine mortuary. Fire fighters, made up of on the guard. She denied the officials of the Tema Oil Refinery firemen from the Ghana National Fire allegation that TOR contributed to the (TOR) have assured the nation of Service, Ghana Ports and Harbours cause of the fire because it failed to normal supply of fuel products because Authority, Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) work on its leaking pipelines, which they have started operating the and Volta Aluminium Company spilled oil onto the surface of the sea Residual Fluidised Catalytic Cracking (VACLO) are still working around the that came into contact with naked fire (RFCC) Unit to produce gasoline and clock to retrieve the remaining 13 from the Polaris that was being Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). bodies including those of expatriates. repaired. The fire, which started Flanked by all the management staff, Meanwhile, the TOR stated that there around 1030 hours, destroyed the Dr Kofi Kodua Sarpong, Managing was no cause for alarm because the vessel, Volta Aluminium Company Director of TOR told reporters at a Bulk Oil Storage Company (BOST) (VALCO) conveyor belt, TOR pumping Press briefing at TOR that efforts had stocks of fuel that could last for station and the Volta River Authority were underway to restore the situation three weeks while "TOR itself has a (VRA) pumping house. The Kiku Cold to normalcy. quantity that would take us for some Store and Dolphin Shipping Company London, Mar 28 -- A press report, time". Mrs Aba Lokko, Public Affairs office close to the conveyor belts also dated Mar 27, states: A dead body Manager, said to prevent further burned down. The fire took about floating on the water near the burnt disaster TOR had cut lines to the eight hours to control. Security fishing vessel Polaris was retrieved disaster area and would be on the Personnel made up of the Police, the today at PSC Tema Ship Yard at Tema guard. She denied the allegation that Navy and Firemen have been place on and dispatched to the 37 Military TOR contributed to the cause of the guard. Hospital. It was alleged that he fire because it failed to work on its London, Mar 26 -- A press report, jumped into the water from the vessel leaking pipelines, which spilled oil dated today, states: Firefighters today on the onset of the fire, apparently to onto the surface of the sea that came recovered 10 more bodies from fishing swim to safety. It brings to 14, the into contact with naked fire from vessel Polaris that caught fire in dry number of bodies so far recovered, the Polaris that was being repaired. Mrs dock in Tema harbour, bringing to 13 other 13 were however, charred Lokko said TOR was so security the number of bodies recovered so far, beyond recognition Efforts are still conscious that it would not look on Ghana News Agency reported. The underway by firemen to pump water unconcerned for such important vessel had been undergoing and debris from the vessel in the incident to go on. The fire, which maintenance work at the dry dock for attempt to recover bodies that may started around 1030 hrs, destroyed the the past three months. Two companies have been trapped under it. vessel, Volta Aluminium Company near the shipyard were also seriously London, Mar 29 -- A press report, (VALCO) conveyor belt, TOR pumping gutted by the fire. Firemen and dated Mar 28, states: Professor Mike station and the Volta River Authority workers with the Ghana National Fire Ocquaye, Minister of Energy, today (VRA) pumping house. The Kiku Cold Service, Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana stated that the nation needs a Store and Dolphin Shipping Company Ports and Harbours Authority and Strategic Fuel Reserve that could last office close to the conveyor belts were National Disaster Management for a longer period to serve consumers also razed down. The incident drew a Organisation were today still in time of fuel crisis. A venture of this number of Ministers, Officials of the searching for bodies. The fire affected nature would require enough funds Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority the seawater-pumping house which from both government and Ghanaians. and Security Personnel to the scene. serves as a coolant for Ghana's only He was answering questions from Mr Baah Wiredu, Minister of Finance refinery causing an immediate newsmen as to whether the nation has and Economic Planning, said efforts shutdown. Energy minister Mike enough fuel in stock, at a news would be made to ensure that the TOR Ocquaye said it also melted Valco's conference held at Tema on the fire worked expeditiously to restore the conveyor belt, which is owned by US outbreak at the PSC Tema Shipyard, situation to normalcy. The fire took aluminium giant Kaiser, in addition to which has for now claimed 15 lives about eight hours to control. The Tema a water pump. VALCO had been and engulfed Togolese registered Municipal Fire Officer, Mr Paul preparing to reopen the smelter in the vessel Polaris and other vital national Tamakloe, who collapsed as a result next few months, and is now counting installations, rendering them for inhaling smoke is reported doing losses of at least $3 million. The unserviceable. The conference, which well at the Tema General Hospital. Managing Director of the state-owned was addressed by Professor Security Personnel made up of the Tema Oil Refinery, Kofi Sarpong, said Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi was to Police, the Navy and Firemen have the refinery would deliver normal inform the public about the disaster been place on guard. supplies and appealed to the public to and efforts being made to bring London, Mar 25 -- According to remain calm. He said the Residual situations to normalcy as well as Piraeus MRCC they have no record of Fluidised Catalytic Cracking plant announce names of the committee a Greek flagged vessel named Polaris. had been reactivated to ensure formed to look into the cause and find London, Mar 26 -- A press report, uninterrupted supply of fuel. solutions. Prof. Ocquaye said Officials dated today, states: Three charred London, Mar 27 -- A press report, of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) have met bodies have been retrieved from the dated today, states: After the retrieval with experts to inspect the damaged Polaris, the Greek fishing vessel that of 10 charred bodies relief personnel facilities and offer advice as to caught fire at the PSC Tema Ship Yard have since yesterday been engaged in whether they could be repaired or at about 1030 hrs, yesterday. They pumping water out of fishing vessel relocated, adding that work has have been burnt beyond recognition Polaris with the hope of getting more already started to clear the debris in and were put in sacks to be deposited trapped bodies. Water and debris have the area. Installations affected were at the mortuary. Fire fighters, made settled in the vessel and is making the TOR pumping station and up of firemen from the Ghana accessibility difficult but efforts by the pipeline, VALCO conveyor belt, VRA National Fire Service, Ghana Ports personnel to get to the bottom of the pumping house and other adjoining and Harbours Authority, Tema Oil vessel have not succeeded. However, companies--the Kiku Cold Store and Refinery (TOR) and Volta Aluminium the personnel from the National Dolphins Shipping Companies. He Company (VACLO) are still working Disaster Management Organisation allayed the fears of the public that the around the clock to retrieve the (NADMO), Ghana Ports and Harbours nation could be plunged into fuel crisis remaining 13 bodies. Meanwhile, the Authority (GPHA) and the National because, "we have enough stock to last TOR stated that there was no cause Fire Service have not given up to hope for about seven weeks, while for alarm because the Bulk Oil because they would continue today to arrangements are in place to avert Storage Company (BOST) had stocks get to the bottom of the vessel to make crisis." Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong, of fuel that could last for three weeks sure that all bodies have been Managing Director of TOR said the while "TOR itself has a quantity that retrieved. The 10 bodies have brought Residual Fluidised Catalytic Cracking would take us for some time". Mrs Aba the number to 13, remaining four (RFCC) Unit, has already started Lokko, Public Affairs Manager, said to more. Luck was on the side of two producing 240 tonnes of gasoline a prevent further disaster TOR had cut survivors who had come from the day. He said: "we have 109,000 tonnes lines to the disaster area and would be vessel to drink water. Meanwhile, of crude oil to take care of the

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10 Marine immediate needs, while efforts are was subsequently reported passing St. Croix, just east-south-east of underway to take another 30,000 Dover Straits Mar 24 in a westerly Puerto Rico. The vessel grounded tonnes of gas oil from VITOL Oil direction, bound for Puerto Ordaz.) reportedly on reefs a few miles off Company, a British Oil Trading the port. Salvage personnel from Company through Togo to serve the PORVENIR I (Chile) Resolve and Wijsmuller are being Central and Western Regions." Prof. Santiago, Mar 30 -- Ro/ro Porvenir I mobilised in. -- Wijsmuller Salvage Ameyaw-Akumfi announced that a is still at the Asmar shipyard, and B.V. seven-member committee under the repairs are expected to be completed London, Mar 27 -- Following received chairmanship of Nana Owusu Nsiah, towards the middle of April. -- Lloyd's from Coast Guard San Juan, timed immediate past Inspector General of Agents. 1730, UTC: C.c. Sea Cloud ran Police has been formed to look into aground yesterday morning. Vessel is circumstances leading to the disaster PRAPATI (India) still aground. No pollution. Vessel and find solutions to avert future See Maritime Wisdom. grounded on a reef but is not holed. occurrences. He said the committee, London, Mar 27 -- A press report, which has two weeks to submit its RED POINT (Italy) dated today, states: C.c. Sea Cloud, report is to investigate the cause of Rio de Janeiro, Mar 31 -- carrying dry goods remained grounded the fire incident, assess the extent of Chemical/oil carrier Red Point arrived yesterday after striking a coral reef off damage, examine the implications and at Enavi. Repair Yard on Mar 13. St. Croix's south coast, the U.S. Coast make recommendations for action and Repairs are still in progress and the Guard said. The vessel had dozens of future guidance. vessel currently has an ETD of Apr 6. cargo containers aboard and 335,000 London, Mar 29 -- A press report, -- Lloyd's Agents. gallons of diesel fuel in its five gas dated today, states: Workers of the tanks, said Lt. Eric Willis, a Coast PSC Tema Shipyard today said their RICKMERS GENOA Guard spokesman. No injuries were Malaysian Managing Director (MD), (Marshall Islands) reported after the vessel careened into Mr Rahin Bim Jaafa was responsible London, Mar 31 -- Following received the reef near Ruth Cay yesterday for the fire that destroyed Togolese from the managers of general cargo evening, Willis said. The Coast Guard registered fishing vessel Polaris and Rickmers Genoa, dated today: was assessing how to remove the vital national installations. Sparks Cleaning of vessel's No 1 hold is vessel without damaging the hull and from the welding of parts of the vessel currently under way in Shanghai leaking any fuel, he said. "With that were believed to have caused the fire Roads. When this operation is much fuel aboard we want to put when they came into contact with an complete, vessel will be berthed at together a removal plan that does not oil slick leaked from Tema Oil Shanghai, prior to proceeding to a put the boat in jeopardy to minimise Refinery (TOR) pipeline on Friday. shipyard for repairs. the risk for any contamination or They said maintenance work on further damage to the reef," Willis vessels, especially wielding was RIDER (NIS) said. The fuel tanks at the back of the prohibited in the slipway area but was See "Crew of Finland-Germany Ferry vessel remained afloat while the bow done at the Dock Two or alongside of Service" under "Labour Disputes." was grounded, so it was unlikely any the dry dock, "however for reasons fuel would leak, he said. It was best known to him, the MD allowed RMS DUISBURG unclear why the vessel struck the reef, welding in the slipway area on a (Antigua & Barbuda) but mechanical failure did not appear holiday". They criticised the MD for London, Mar 25 -- General cargo to be the cause of the accident, Willis ignoring all technicalities involved RMS Duisburg sailed Southampton at said. The man piloting the vessel and allowing a private contractor to 0025, Mar 23 for Drogheda. passed a Breathalyzer test engage the services of novices to administered by Coast Guard officials, undertake the job instead of the RUNNER (NIS) he said. Late yesterday, the master workers. Meanwhile, Professor See "Crew of Finland-Germany Ferry unsuccessfully attempted to shift Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, Service" under "Labour Disputes." weight aboard the vessel to free the Minister of Harbours and Railways, bow from the reef, officials said. The asked the workers to remain calm as a RYU GYONG (North Korea) vessel's destination was St. Croix but committee was in place to enable them See "Cargo Dispute, Chittagong, its registration and last port of call to express their concerns. A seven- Bangladesh" under "Miscellaneous." were not clear. member Committee under the London, Mar 27 -- A Coast Guard St. chairmanship of Nana Owusu Nsiah, SABRATA STAR (Cayman Islands) Croix press release, dated today, Immediate-Past Inspector General of Maassluis, Mar 24 -- General cargo states: Less than a half-mile west of Police has been announced and it is to Sabrata Star (5755 gt, built 1987) hit the channel entrance to Krause be inaugurated tomorrow. Scheldekaai 9 while leaving the berth Lagoon c.c. Sea Cloud remains hard at Antwerp at 1700, local time, today, aground in the amidships area after a POLSKA WALCZACA (Vanuatu) and returned to berth. Vessel has failed attempt to enter the channel Maassluis, Mar 24 -- Bulk Polska crack above the waterline and is yesterday morning. A Coast Guard Walczaca (41220 gt, built 1992), leaking oil via ballast tank, the crack team from St. Croix immediately outbound, grounded Hook of Holland is about four-to-five metres long. Trip responded to the incident and was 0620, local time today. Tugs on way. -- to Rotterdam cancelled until further assisted by a second team from San Lloyd's Sub-agents. notice. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. (Note -- Juan, PR. The Coast Guard and local Rotterdam, Mar 27 -- SMIT Salvage Sabrata Star arrived Antwerp Mar 21 authorities along with the salvage BV and Kotug succesfully refloated from Taranto.) company and environmental response bulk Polska Walczaca under LOF Maassluis, Mar 29 -- General cargo contractor hired by the responsible 2000. A SMIT Salvage team boarded Sabrata Star is currently under repair party are working together to remove the vessel shortly after it ran aground, in Antwerp. After the repairs, the the vessel while minimising the risk of several tugs where connected in order vessel is expected in Rotterdam and pollution and damage to the to refloat the vessel on a falling tide. currently has an ETA of Apr 5. -- surrounding environment. Sea Cloud The vessel is currently anchored in the Lloyd's Sub-agents. is carrying a cargo of non-hazardous roads of Rotterdam awaiting a diving dry-goods loaded in containers; inspection. -- SMIT Salvage B.V. SASSENACH (Australia) however the ships fuel tanks contain Maassluis, Mar 29 -- After being See Asian Nova. more than 335,000 gallons of various refloated by three tugs, bulk Polska fuel oils posing the greatest potential Walczaca anchored at anchorage No.5, SEA CLOUD (Antigua & Barbuda) environmental risks. Divers hired by at 0840, Mar 24. There was a complete Ymuiden, Mar 26 -- Wijsmuller the responsible party, report no check for any damage. After "control" Salvage B.V. and Resolve Marine significant damage to the ships hull. the vessel weighed anchor at 1559, Mar Group were awarded the salvage The fuel tanks of major concern are 24, destination unknown. -- Lloyd's contract to refloat the grounded c.c. located at the rear of the ship. This Sub-agents. (Note -- Polska Walczaca Sea Cloud (8633 gt, built 1996) off section is reported to be free floating

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11 Marine and the tanks are currently not in Singh, the master of bulk Selendang Istanbul, Mar 30 -- General cargo danger of leaking. The entrance to Ayu, is to plead guilty today in US Souhastar completed necessary Krause Lagoon is not blocked and District Court at Anchorage, to one repairs by own means and upon commercial traffic continues to transit charge of making a false statement to inspection/formalities sailed from the channel. The cause of the accident the NTSB. This charge stems from a Canakkale at 2145, local time, Mar 28. is still under investigation, but two-hour discrepancy in the time -- Lloyd's Agents. mechanical failure does not appear to stated in which the vessel's engines have contributed to the grounding. were shut down prior to the accident. STA.ELENA (Philippines) Alcohol testing of the bridge crew is The clean-up costs are reported to Manila, Mar 28 -- The Philippine standard procedure and was exceed $24 million at this point, with Coast Guard reported today that the determined to not be a factor in this the clean-up unfinished. Discussions Philippine-registered passenger case. Commander Elmer Emeric, are continuing regarding removing the Sta.Elena (200 gt) encountered Commanding Officer of Sector San vessel, one half of which is now steering problems, 10 nautical miles Juan Prevention Operations completely submerged. -- Lloyd's off Balanacan Pier in Marinduque augmented the Coast Guard Office in Agents. island in central Philippines at 1330, St. Croix. The team will provide Anchorage, Mar 31 -- The captain of yesterday. The vessel with 220 oversight of the responsible partyøs bulk Selendang Ayu that broke apart passengers had originated from plans to safely refloat the ship while in December and created Alaska's Balanacan Pier in Marinduque and minimising the potential worst oil spill since the 1989 Exxon was sailing for Dalahican Port in environmental impact. "The Valdez disaster pleaded guilty Lucena City when its steering respopnsible party is working in full yesterday of lying to federal mechanism failed. The vessel was cooperation with the Coasty Guard, investigators. Kailash Bhushan taken in tow by another passenger territorial agencies and natural Singh entered his plea in US District ferry Maria Sophia which was in the resource trustees to address the Court in Anchorage, where Judge vicinity when the accident occurred. salvage and environmental issues of Ralph Beistline approved a The Coast Guard said that the Sta. concern. We have time to ensure that settlement deal that the captain had Elena is being towed to Dalahican any work performed to remove the reached with federal prosecutors. In Port. The Sta.Elena is owned by vessel is done carefully with maximum exchange for his plea, Singh will Manila-based Sta. Elena Shipping consideration given to minimising all serve three years of probation and Lines. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. risk." said Commander Emeric. cooperate with any future probe of London, Mar 29 -- Following received the wreck of the Malaysian-flagged STAR DRIVANGER (Singapore) from Coast Guard San Juan, timed Selendang Ayu. Singh admitted to See Christy. 1505, UTC: C.c. Sea Cloud was falsifying the ship log and refloated this morning. The vessel is deliberately reporting an inaccurate STEEL QUEEN (Netherlands) currently safely moored, undergoing time for the engine shutdown that London, Mar 23 -- Following received an inspection. eventually led to the vessel's from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 1105, Ymuiden, Mar 29 -- Wijsmuller grounding. Some critics say the UTC: General cargo Steel Queen Salvage BV and Resolve Marine Group wreck might have been averted if he remains aground outside Oxelosund. succeeded in refloating grounded c.c. had called for help earlier. "I accept London, Mar 24 -- Following received Sea Cloud earlier today. In close co- the misstatements that were made from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 0942, operation between owners, and I sincerely apologise," Singh, an UTC: General cargo Steel Queen is underwriters and the US Coast Guard, Indian citizen, told Beistline. Singh's still aground. the salvors on-site, with assistance attorney, Michael Chalos, London, Mar 28 -- Following received from specialist staff at their head characterized the false statement as from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 1245, office in The Netherlands and the an isolated lapse in an otherwise UTC: General cargo Steel Queen was USA, set up a salvage plan which was spotless maritime career. "I don't refloated Mar 26 and is alongside at accepted by the US Coast Guard on know if it was borne out of the fact Oxelosund. Mar 28. The plan consisted of that he was in shock, he was Stockholm, Mar 30 -- General cargo weight/buoyancy adjustment hypothermic, he had just seen six of Steel Queen is presently discharging at techniques, the transfer of fuel to less his crew members go down," Chalos Oxelosund, ETD at 2000, today. Vessel vulnerable locations and the use of said. -- Reuters. will be towed to Gdynia for repairs. -- tugs and special towage connections in Lloyd's Agents. order to prevent damage to the coral SEVERN FISHER (Gibraltar) London, Mar 31 -- A press report, around the casualty during salvage Belfast, Mar 24 -- Product tanker dated today, states: Multraship operations. The combined Severn Fisher is still under repair at Salvage from Terneuzen sucessfully Wijsmuller/Resolve teams, flown in Belfast. The vessel is expected to refloated Dutch general cargo Steel from the USA and The Netherlands, complete repairs and sail Mar 26. -- Queen, loaded with 3157 tons of steel had prepared all for one controlled Lloyd's Agents. coils, grounded on a rocky shoal refloating attempt during high water Belfast, Mar 30 -- Product tanker outside the port of Oxelosund in overnight, Mar 28-29. Operations were Severn Fisher is still in Belfast port. Sweden on Tuesday (Mar 22). aimed to be concentrated on refloating Repairs are now reported to be Multraship immediatly sent a salvage close to daylight for better control. The completed. Understand that the vessel team to the site, including a salvage vessel was refloated at 0545, local will be undergoing dock trials master and a diving team and two time, today by tugs Triton, Yaguar and tomorrow and then sea trials on tugs, amongst which the Multraship Courageous. The vessel was Friday, Apr 1. Severn Fisher is then tug Barracuda. Also a barge and a subsequently moored alongside the scheduled to sail around midday crane were mobilised to discharge part berth at 0730, local time, after the Friday. -- Lloyd's Agents. of the cargo of steel coils. Upon arrival necessary safety checks had been on the stranding place, the salvage carried out and the condition of the SOROKALETIYE POBEDY team carried out a diving inspection, vessel was stabilised. -- Wijsmuller (Liberia) after which was found that the vessel Salvage BV. See "Guayanilla, Puerto Rico" under had propeller damage, damage to its London, Mar 30 -- Salvage services "Pollution". keel plates in four ballast tanks. 1080 rendered to c.c. Sea Cloud by tons of steel coils were discharged in Wijsmuller Salvage BV and Resolve SOUHASTAR (Lebanon) the barge alongside, during which the Salvage Ltd under LOF 2000. Vessel Istanbul, Mar 28 -- General cargo damaged ballast tanks were kept was successfully refloated yesterday Souhastar (2352 gt, built 1970), under air pressure. Here after the morning. Tripoli for Galatz, sustained engine vessel was refloated by Barracuda breakdown while transitting early Saturday morning (Mar 26). SELENDANG AYU (Malaysia) Dardanelles at 0540, local time, today. Steel Queen was subsequently towed Seattle, Mar 30 -- According to a Vessel anchored off Uzunburun to Oxelosund, where another diving press report dated today, Captain Lighthouse. -- Lloyd's Agents. inspection took place. After total

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12 Marine discharging the vessel will be towed by Shimizu, is still aground in lat 34 removed Apr 5, completing the Barracuda to Gdynia where the 50.7N, long 139 05.1E. It is not known removal of the vessel. -- Lloyd's damage will be repaired. when the vessel will be refloated. Agents. London, Mar 29 -- A press report, London, Mar 29 -- An International SUDE 1 (Turkey) dated today, states: Lpg Takasago 2 Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Istanbul, Mar 29 -- General cargo ran aground off Izu Peninsula in the report, dated today, states: Sude 1 (578 gt, built 1964), Theodosia predawn hours of today after the Chemical/oil carrier Vicuna had an to Aliaga, cargo clay, was in collision navigator on duty at the time fell explosion while discharging a cargo of with general cargo Aras-I (2457 gt, asleep, the local office of the Japan methanol at Catallini Pier, Paranagua built 1973) Nemrut for Rostov, in Coast Guard (JCG) said. Captain port, Nov 15. Structural damage to the ballast, in the Dardanelles, at 0330, Takuji Noda and his eight-member vessel was severe and caused it to sink local time, today. Sude 1 is grounded crew were not injured in the accident. in shallow water alongside the berth. at Bozcada Island. Aras-I is presently The 700-ton liquefied petroleum gas After the explosion, fuel oil impacted anchored at Karanik port. -- Lloyd's the tanker was carrying or its fuel oil areas of high environmental Agents. did not leak from the vessel. "I had sensitivity to the north and east of the London, Mar 29 -- A press report, dozed off at the time," the navigator accident site. It is estimated that up to dated today, states: General cargo who was on duty was quoted as telling 400 tonnes of IFO 180 were spilled. Sude 1, Ukraine for Aliaga, cargo JCG officers during questioning. Much of the 4,000 tonnes of methanol 1,010 tons of clay, collided with Moreover, the vessel was cruising off that was on board the vessel burnt in general cargo Aras-I, from Nemrut, in course at the time. The JCG's Shimoda the fire or evaporated or dissolved in ballast, off Bozcaada island the search Coast Guard Office is investigating the water upon release. ITOPF was and rescue coordination centre of the the exact cause of the accident. At mobilised by the vessel's insurer and Maritime Undersecretariat said today. around 0200 hrs., the vessel owned by arrived on-site on Nov 17. The oil spill The centre said water leaked into the Matsuyama-based Takasago Kaiun response operation was led by the Sude 1 so the master had it run Sangyo Co. ran aground off the beach shipowner with direction and aground 300 metres south of Bozcaada in the Okawa district of Higashiizu, supervision of the activities being harbour to prevent it from sinking. JCG officers said. The bottom of the provided by local and federal The centre noted that Aras-I anchored front part of the vessel was cracked government agencies. To minimise at Karanlik port. and seawater leaked into one of its leakage of oil from the wreck site, storage spaces. The sea was calm booms were deployed and maintained SUN RISE I (Cambodia) when the tanker ran aground. The around the casualty. Response efforts London, Mar 31 -- Following received vessel was on its way to Shimizu in were hampered by high currents, from MRSCC Ankara, timed 1328, Shizuoka from Negishi port, which made effective containment UTC: At 1130, UTC, today, general Yokohama. difficult. Three main types of habitat cargo Sun Rise I (5405 gt, built 1975), London, Mar 30 -- A press report, were affected by oil: sandy beaches, XUUS8, proceeding to Nikolayev, dated Mar 29, states: Lpg Takasago 2 mangroves and associated reported a fire in its accommodation ran aground on rocks along the shore saltmarshes, and rocky and manmade area, when in lat 42 11N, long 28 55E. of Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka shores (including concrete quays and Vessel has since reported that no Prefecture before dawn this morning. jetties). Areas sensitive to damage assistance is required. Vessel has 19 No injuries have been reported among from active clean-up, such as the persons on board. the vessel's nine crewmembers.The mangroves, were largely left to recover starboard hull is dented extensively naturally. Where clean-up was SVEAFJELL (Norway) with seawater flowing into the vessel. necessary, the majority of the work Trondheim, Mar 30 -- There has been The nine crewmembers are all safe was carried out manually with the no change in the situation of general and several have already been rescued assistance of local contractors utilising cargo Sveafjell. The vessel is still at with no leakage of oil and other local villagers as an additional source Kvernhusvik Shipyard. -- Lloyd's materials reported. The ship, carrying of manpower. At the height of Agents. 700 tons of propane gas, left Negishi operations some 300 personnel were port, Yokohama, yesterday and was on deployed. Most of the bulk oil had SVEN OLTMANN its way to Shimizu port in Shizuoka. been removed by early January and (Antigua & Barbuda) According to the local office of Japan fine cleaning of rocky shores and Hamburg, Mar 27 -- C.c. Believer ex Coast Guard, the navigator on duty beaches is due to complete shortly. Sven Oltmann sailed Hamburg Mar 26 has admitted to being asleep at the Salvors were engaged to recover the for Gdansk. (See issue of Mar 10.) time of the accident. A study is being bunker oil remaining on board after conducted to find out whether a tug the explosion and later to remove the SWING (Netherlands) can pull the tanker from the rocks. wreck from its position alongside the Maassluis, Mar 28 -- General cargo pier. Wreck removal is anticipated to Swing sailed Rotterdam at 2100, Mar TOM T. (Sao Tome & Principe) finish by the end of March/early April. 26 for Soderhamn. -- Lloyd's Sub- Bucharest, Mar 28 -- General cargo A monitoring programme to assess agents. Tom T. sailed Midia Mar 26 for environmental damage and recovery is Constantza, and is presently at being undertaken by the Federal TAKASAGO 2 (Japan) Constantza Shipyard, reportedly for University of Parana's Centre for London, Mar 29 -- A press report, scrapping. -- Lloyd's Agents. Marine Studies. To date, no signs of dated today, states: Lpg Takasago 2 Bucharest, Mar 29 -- General cargo stress, such as yellowing or (999 gt, built 1994), carrying propane Tom T. arrived Constantza Mar 26 defoliation, have been detected and gas, ran aground in Higashiizu, from Midia. -- Lloyd's Agents. local experts have confirmed that Shizuoka Prefecture, early this environmental damage is limited and morning but there are no signs of an TRANSFER (Antigua & Barbuda) localised. Initial wildlife casualties oil spill and no one was hurt, Japan Belize City, Mar 27 -- The marine from the incident included several Coast Guard officials said. Takasago 2, surveyor who has been involved with marine turtles as well as a number of with nine crew members onboard, had part c.c. Transfer since its grounding, sea birds. A mobile wildlife some damage in the bow and flooding stated that presently there has been rehabilitation centre was set up in a in the hold and engine-room, but there no movement. He reports the situation disused port authority building and is no danger of sinking, they said. The seems to be a "dead issue". -- Lloyd's specialist personnel employed to navigator who was on the lookout was Agents. undertake an assessment of the quoted as telling the coast guard that severity of impact. Field surveys he had dozed off when the incident VICUNA (Chile) revealed surprisingly few wildlife took place at around 0200 hrs. Santos, Mar 24 -- Following received casualties and operations were wound London, Mar 29 -- Following received from Sub-agents Paranagua: The last down by the end of November. As a from Japan Coast Guard, timed 0410, remaining piece of the midship section precautionary measure, a fishing ban UTC: Lpg Takasago 2, Yokohama for of chemical/oil carrier Vicuna will be was enforced in the entire estuary

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13 Marine/Piracy following the incident. The ban restarted and stated to be in stranded train ferry a thorough prohibited the harvesting of molluscs repairable condition. A rescue overhaul and submit a full and finfish and also barred all water operation was carried out at sea using investigation of the company's safety sport activities in the area. It was a fire float from Tuticorin port and the management system. lifted after bulk oil had been removed vessel was towed to Tuticorin. All the from the water surface and shores and cargo in containers and the crew ZHE JIAO 820 (China) after the authorities were satisfied members are safe. All the containers See "Hong Kong" under Weather & that no contamination was present in destined to Tuticorin were discharged Navigation." water and harvested marine there. Vessel is scheduled to be towed organisms. A small fishing exclusion back to Colombo today for dry ZIM NOVOROSSIYSK (Malta) zone remains around the accident site docking/repairs. Extent of damage to London, Mar 25 -- C.c. Zim while the remainder of the wreck is vessel will be known after detailed Novorossiysk sailed Haifa Mar 21, being removed. survey to be conducted at Colombo. -- passed Istanbul east Mar 24 bound Lloyd's Agents. Constantza. X-PRESS KAVERI (Singapore) London, Mar 26 -- A press report, YUE HAI TIE 1 (China) dated today, states: A fire on board c.c. London, Mar 30 -- A press report, X-Press Kaveri (6973 gt, built 1980), a dated yesterday, states: Ferry Yue Hai feeder vessel sailing from Colombo to Tie 1 which ran aground not far from Tuticorin, caused concern today. While its dock in Xuwen County, Guangdong the crew escaped unhurt, the engine- Province Mar 27, finally docked the room and accommodation areas were same day. After the stranding, damaged extensively. Official sources Zhanjiang Maritime Affairs Bureau of said that the fire was first noticed at Guangdong (ZMAB) formed a special CELEBES SEA around 0900 hrs, when the ship was accident investigation group. After London, Mar 31 -- A press report, 33 nautical miles off Tuticorin port. inspection, they concluded the dated today, states: Three Indonesian Though the blaze was put out by the stranding was caused by poor crewmen of Malaysian-registered tug crew immediately, a fire broke out visibility and errors by the captain, Bonggaya 91 (192 gt, built 2002) were again. Captain De Silva alerted the which led the vessel off its route and reportedly kidnapped in Mindanao signal station of the port at 0950 hrs. hitting the bulwark on the east side. near the Semporna border, the Two tugs, one equipped with fire According to the ZMAB, the ferry was Malaysian National News Agency fighting equipment, and a Coast only slightly damaged. It found 22 reported today. The report identified Guard vessel rushed to the scene. The defects in the vessel, nine of which the victims as Ahmad Rumiyati, ship crew put out the blaze using fire- are serious enough to bar it from alleged master of the tug, Yamin fighting devices even before the port leaving the port. Four defects are Labusu and Erekson Hutagul. The vessels reached the spot. The feeder required be solved prior to departure Malaysian National News Agency said vessel, owned by Seacon, Singapore, and the rest should be corrected in five armed men with M16 and AK47 had 22 crew on board and was loaded one month. The crew had failed to assault rifles caught up with the slow- with 337 containers with a capacity of report to the closest maritime moving tug when it was to approach 498 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units. No department after they were stranded. the Malaysian maritime border near damage was caused to the containers. Since last September, they had not Pulao Mataking, off Semporna in Later in the evening, the sources said completed repair and maintenance Sabah. The tug was towing barge a technical snag caused the fire. A and had not filled in monthly Bonggaya 90 (1368 gt, built 2001). The private towing vessel left for Tuticorin examination and maintenance plans. crewmen came from East Kalimantan, from Colombo to tow the vessel back Other problems included failures of Indonesia and were on their way back there. Tuticorin port did not have the automatic identification system to Sandakan, Sabah when the incident repair facilities. and the navigation recorder. The happened. The bandits fired three London, Mar 28 -- C.c. X-Press Kaveri vessel docked for around 28 hours for warning shots and then stormed into which caught fire in the mid-sea examination and repair and left at the tug and kidnapped the three of the yesterday, was towed to Tuticorin port. 2000, Mar 28. six crewmen. They also took some A team of surveyors from Kochi communication equipment from the conducted a `classification survey' to YUE HAI TIE No.1 (China) tug. The suspects were reportedly seen assess the damage. The fire was due to London, Mar 29 -- A press report, "fleeing toward the southern an explosion in the turbo-charger, dated today, states: Ro/ro ferry Yue Philippines." The Malaysian news officials said. The 22-member crew Hai Tie No.1 (14381 gt, built 2002) on agency also said Semporna police chief were unhurt. Towed to Tuticorin by the country's maiden cross-sea Abdul Latif Ibrahim confirmed the Tuticorin Port Trust tug Ananya, 45- railway service ran aground not far incident but declined to reveal further tonnes, the ship will be taken to from a dock in Xuwen County, information. There are no further Colombo tonight by a tug vessel Guangdong Province on Sunday (Mar details on the identity of the suspects brought from the Sri Lankan port. 27). Yue Hai Tie No.1, carrying 241 or which bandit group they belong. Earlier, the TPT Chairman, N.K. passengers and 26 crew, was stranded Manila, Mar 31 -- The Philippine Raghupathy, said that on receipt of at 0920 hrs on its approach to Navy has dispatched three patrol the distress message, "we sent tugs Beigang Dock, having crossed the vessels to track down pirates which Ananya and Thiruvalluvar, to the Qiongzhou Straits from Haikou's attacked tug Bonggaya 91 and barge scene, 33 nautical miles from the Nangang Dock, Hainan Province. No Bonggaya 92 and kidnapped three of port." The office of the Director- one was injured in the incident. With its crew yesterday. "Three Philippine General of Shipping would conduct an the help of the local maritime affairs Navy patrol vessels are monitoring enquiry. On the absence of repair bureau, the Yuehai Railway Co Ltd, and conducting negation and barrier facilities at the port, he said the TPT which owns the ferry, took immediate patrol on the boarders of Malaysia and proposed to establish them through action to rescue all those on board. At the Philippines," Navy spokesperson public-private partnership. the same time all 43 cargo carriages Captain Geronimo Malabanan said Kochi, Mar 28 -- c.c. X-Press Kaveri, being transported were safely today. He said that the Philippine Colombo for Tuticorin, cargo removed. The ferry finally docked on Navy's interdiction patrols in the containers, had fire break out about 33 Sunday afternoon. Zhanjiang waters surrounding Tawi-Tawi island nautical miles from Tuticorin at 0900, Maritime Affairs Bureau of in Western Mindanao where being co- Mar 26. Fire was extinguished at Guangdong is conducting an ordinated with Malaysian police. 1330, same day. The cause of the fire investigation into the cause of the According to Malaysian news agency, is reportedly due to an explosion in accident. Meanwhile, the bureau Bernama, Bonggaya 91, and its barge the turbo-charger. Explosion is stated extended safety inspections of ferries were on their way back to Sandakan to be restricted to the turbo-charger. crossing the Qiongzhou Straits. The from East Kalimantan, Indonesia, The main engine could not be Yuehai company must give the when they were attacked by pirates at

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14 Piracy/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests around 1100 hrs near Pulau Mataking, soon as the buyer pays this amount, off Semporna, in the east coast of the official assignee will hand over the Sabah. The pirates, who were aboard a vessel, along with all its documents, to speedboat, fired on the tugboat with the new owner. The vessel is under M16 and AK47 assault rifles before arrest at Karachi Port and the funds storming the vessel and kidnapping will remain with the court until the three of the tugboat's six crew case is resolved. -- Lloyd's List members. Those taken were the Correspondent. captain Ahmad Rumiyati and two Karachi, Mar 30 -- Kanika Marine others, Yamin Labusu and Erekson AFRICAN PRIDE (Panama) Ltd, is expected to take posession of Hutagul. The pirates, believed to be London, Mar 24 -- A report from crude oil tanker Endeavor II today or Filipinos, fled in the direction of Tawi- LaSalle, dated today, states: A report, tomorrow. The new owner bought it at Tawi in southern Philippines. -- dated Mar 23, states: Trial of the 13 $7.011 million while the amount is Lloyd's List Correspondent. Russians who allegedly used the being deposited in Sindh High Court missing product tanker African Pride (SHC) until case is resolved. A new for illegal oil bunkering suffered date is yet to be fixed by honorable another set back yesterday, following court hearing the case. -- Lloyd's List an application for adjournment made Correspondent. by the Federal Government, the complainant in the case. Mrs Pat HERKULES II (Poland) Ajoku, who is the prosecuting counsel Maassluis, Mar 25 -- Tug Herkules II had informed the trial Judge, Justice is still under arrest in the Rotterdam Gloria Okeke, about government's area. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. appeal, which is pending at the Court NIGERIA of Appeal. The prosecution had HIGH SPIRIT (Liberia) London, Mar 24 -- A report, from appealed decision of the trial Judge to LaSalle, dated today, states: A press See "South-East Asia" under refuse government's application to "Earthquakes." report, dated Mar 22, states: Four amend the charge preferred against merchant vessels have been detained the accused foreigners. The appeal was by National Maritime Authority for HIGHLANDER last week thrown out by the appellate Cape Town, Mar 29 -- Fishing failing to meet safety standards set for court, which noted that it was not ships sailing on the nation's territorial Highlander is still under arrest at properly filed. Sequel to the refusal, Cape Town. -- Lloyd's Agents. waters. The vessels, which are the prosecution filed a fresh appeal currently being held in Port Harcourt, against the ruling of the trial court ILHA BRAVA (Portugal) one was carrying premium motor and consequently at yesterday's spirit and the other three vessels had London, Mar 31 -- A press report, proceedings, made an oral application dated today, states: Fishing Ilha Brava perm kernel products as at the time for adjournment of the trial, pending they were arrested by officials of NMA (453 gt, built 1951) which was the determination of the appeal. detained off North Mayo last night is Safety Department. NMA Director- Although the defence vehemently General, Engr. Festus Ugwu, who being escorted to port. The vessel was opposed the adjournment, describing it stopped by patrol vessel LE Eithne confirmed the arrest, said that this as a ploy to delay the trial of the was deliberate for the purpose of around 195 miles off the Mayo coast. It accused who had been in detention is being escorted to Galway, where it is ensuring safety on the nation's waters. since October 2003, the application He disclosed that the vessels were expected to arrive tomorrow. It will was granted by the Judge, who then undergo inspections by not seaworthy, as they were described adjourned the matter to May 30. The by the Safety Department as Department of the Marine officials 13 Russians were on Mar 2, last year, from the Republic. "deficient in structure." Ugwu arraigned on a two-count charge of explained that under the conspiracy and unlawful conveying or International Ship and Port Facility JULIETTA (Antigua & Barbuda) 11, 300 tonnes of crude oil valued at London, Mar 24 -- C.c. Julietta (7480 Security, introduced by International about N345 million in a vessel. But as Maritime Organisation, Nigeria is gt, built 2002) was arrested at Hull their trial was approaching its end, Mar 11 by the Admiralty Marshal in expected to ensure that vessels government sought to amend the operating in the country were respect of damage to the vessel's cargo charge, but the judge refused to grant of cocoa beans. The vessel was seaworthy. He said the vessels will the request, on ground among others; not be allowed to sail until they have released Mar 12. (Note -- Julietta that it will be injustice, as amending sailed Hull Mar 12.) been certified as having met all it, will amount to trial de novo. necessary security and safety Dissatisfied with the ruling, JUNO TRADER standards set by IMO. He explained government headed for Appeal Court that the owners of the vessels were (St. Vincent & Grenadines) and brought before the trial court an Bissau, Mar 24 -- Ref Juno Trader is currently making efforts to carry out application for stay of proceedings necessary repairs in their ships. still under arrest at Bissau. -- Lloyd's which was equally refused on Jan 14. Agents. However, he could not say when NMA The government has filed two fresh is likely to allow the vessels sail, a appeal against the said rulings. situation which the Safety OCEAN BOOMER (Panama) Department of NMA said depends on London, Mar 31 -- Admiralty Court ALCOR (Comoros) sale: Oceanographic research Ocean the owners of vessels. According to Limassol, Mar 23 -- General cargo him, the detention of the vessels was Boomer lying Gibraltar is to be sold by Alcor is still under arrest at Limassol private treaty "as is, where is" at the not targeted to punish the owners of breakwater. -- Lloyd's Agents. the ships but to safeguard the lives of time of sale and on the Admiralty users of the ships as well as the Marshal's conditions of sale. All offers ALMOUROL (Portugal) must be received by noon Apr 19. nation's territorial waters. "The ships See Pardelhas. will be released as soon as the ORIONIS (Hong Kong) owners put certain facilities in ENDEAVOR II (Greece) place," he said. NMA and the Karachi, Mar 25 -- Mundra Port Karachi, Mar 23 -- The Sindh High Authority, on the order of the High Nigerian Navy had last year pledged Court has issued an order confirming co-operation in the task of Court of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, the sale of crude oil tanker Endeavor has arrested general cargo Orionis implementing the global maritime II to Kanika Marine Ltd at a cost of security order as it concerns Nigeria (11978 gt, built 1980) on the admiralty $7.01 million. However, the delivery of suit filed by a Pakistani company for in the area implementation of ISPS the vessel is subject to a payment of code. NMA had solicited the not paying bunker charges at Karachi Rs 396,656, which was the shortfall in Port. According to shipping industry assistance of the Navy in core the final payment by the buyer. As technical areas when the need arises. sources, the court accepted the request Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. 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15 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/ of the legal council of the bunker RIKA (Estonia) water that has been separated from supplier under Section 70 of the Tallinn, Mar 30 -- General cargo Rika the mixture of crude oil and liquid Indian Contract Act 1872 and issued is still in the same position with no natural gas that is produced by oil order of arrest against the vessel. MPA crew on board. According to wells. The oil content of the water arrested the ship on last Thursday information from the Harbour-master amounts to about 50 gallons, Leffel evening, which arrived for loading of some pipes were burst during the cold said. The leaky pipeline carries 9,000 tonnes of steel coils and 4,000 period. Therefore there is some water produced water from a separating tonnes of steel pipes for Philippines in the engine-room. -- Lloyd's Agents. plant back to the Kuparuk production and China. Earlier, she arrived at facility where it is injected back into Karachi port on Jan 15 and loaded rice VOYAGER (Netherlands Antilles) the ground to help maintain pressure consignment for some African country. Maassluis, Mar 25 -- General cargo in the oil field to allow better oil On request, Faisal Marine Oil Services Voyager is still under arrest at yields. "The exact cause of the leak is (FMOS), Karachi, had supplied about Rotterdam. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. yet to be determined," the department 66.88 tonnes of marine gas oil and said in a statement. "A line excavation 158.5 tonnes of heavy oil at an and inspection may be required before estimated cost of $63,000, which were the cause can be determined. A repair not paid by vessel. The FMOS sent plan for the pipeline is being several copies of bunker charges bills developed," it added. to the local representatives of the vessel and also served many letters PYRAMID LAKE, CALIFORNIA, and reminders to the Singaporean- UNITED STATES based vessel owner Prominent London, Mar 24 -- A press report, Shipping as well as its Korean-based ARUN, INDONESIA dated Mar 23, states: A landslide time charterer Daeshing Shipping, but London, Mar 28 -- A press report, apparently ruptured an oil pipeline not received any response and the dated today, states: Exxon Mobil today that spilled up to 126,000 matter for payment remained pending. Corp., the world's largest publicly gallons of crude oil into a reservoir The FMOS was left with no other traded oil company, has resumed full that provides water to Southern option but to opt for the arrest of the gas production from its field at Arun California cities, officials said. vessel. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. in Indonesia after a pipeline leakage, Officials said they had cordoned off the said Deva Rachman, a spokeswoman affected area of Pyramid Lake and OSIRIS (Netherlands) at Exxon in Jakarta. The leakage were not concerned about potential See under "Marine." didn't reduce LNG shipments from contamination of the region's drinking Arun in Sumatra, one of Indonesia's water. "These kinds of spills are OSTWIND (Antigua & Barbuda) two liquefied natural gas export usually pretty localised," said Henry Maassluis, Mar 25 -- General cargo terminals, Rachman said. Exxon said Martinez, chief operating officer for Ostwind is still under arrest at on Mar 24 that the flow of gas in the the Los Angeles Department of Water Vlaardingen. -- Lloyd's Sub-agents. pipeline, which usually carries 600 and Power, which uses water from the million cubic feet of gas a day, may be reservoir to generate power. The light PARDELHAS (Falkland Islands) cut by the leakage. The company crude oil spill occurred about a mile London, Mar 29 -- A press report, evacuated some residents living near east of the lake, about 60 miles north- dated Mar 28, states: Trawlers the leak. "Most of the villagers that west of Los Angeles. Firefighters Pardelhas and Almourol belonging to were evacuated earlier have returned closed several lanes of Interstate 5, a the Portuguese company Pardelhas to their homes,'' Rachman said by major north-south highway, as they Fishing Company which have been mobile telephone today. Exxon, which rushed to isolate the area and build a abandoned for years in Punta Arenas operates the field, supplies gas to PT dike to keep more oil from pouring into will be auctioned Apr 19, following the Arun NGL, Indonesia's oldest liquefied the lake. The Forest Service and state ruling of a local court. Pardelhas and natural gas plant. Declining gas Department of Fish and Game were Almourol will have a starting auction output from the field has resulted in working with pipeline owner Pacific price of approximately US$146,000 lower LNG sales to customers Energy Partners to control the oil. and 212,000, following a Punta Arenas including Korea Gas Corp. and Japan's Arthur G. Diefenbach, a senior vice court decision recognizing that the Tohoku Electric Power Co. president for the company and its Portuguese company has pending subsidiary, Pacific Pipeline Systems, debts with the local maritime agent, KIRKUK AREA, IRAQ said officials believe the spill was Agencia Maritima Ultramar Limitada See "Iraq" under "Political & Civil caused by a landslide, but "it's a little equivalent to US$163,000. The Unrest". early to tell." Diefenbach said officials maritime agent and the Portuguese were concerned about possible harm to company signed a service agreement NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA, local wildlife."We have a bird and September 2000. Pardelhas also has UNITED STATES wildlife rescue unit on standby if we pending debts with the crew, mostly London, Mar 30 -- A press report, should have a problem," he said. The Peruvians, who refused to abandon dated today, states: Environmental 1,297-acre lake stores water for the vessels until they were paid. workers in Alaska were yesterday delivery to Los Angeles and other Finally they gave up in July 2004 racing to clean up 111,300 gallons of Southern California coastal cities. after surviving several years in oily water that spilled from a leaky oil London, Mar 26 -- A press report, precarious almost inhuman conditions pipeline, officials said. Some 80 dated today, states At least 75 percent aboard the abandoned vessels. workers were battling to clean up the of the oil that spilled from a ruptured According to Punta Arenas press, both oily water that covers about two acres pipeline into Pyramid Lake had been vessels arrived in the year 2000, after in what ranks as one of the largest removed from the water by yesterday having finished fishing in Falklands industrial spills ever seen in the afternoon, officials said. What's left of waters and went into the local Navy oilfields of northern Alaska's North the estimated five-acre oil slick is yard for repairs and maintenance. Slope region. The leak of oil- scheduled to be removed today before Since the fishing company never paid contaminated water was discovered noon, after which crews will begin the bill, a local court ordered the Saturday (Mar 26) in an oilfield cleaning the oily shoreline, pipeline vessel to remain docked in Punta operated by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc company officials said. "Obviously, our Arenas port. They were later ordered in Kuparuk, the Alaska Department of first concern has been removing the oil to Isabel Island in the bay, where they Environmental Conservation said. from the surface of the water," said have remained since, one of the "Around 111,300 gallons of a mixture Aubrye Harris, a spokeswoman for vessels is grounded and half sunk. of seawater and produced water, which Long Beach-based Pacific Energy According to court information, is a mixture of water and crude oil, Partners. "Once that is completed, we Almourol belongs to the Portuguese was released to both gravel pad and will focus on the shoreline. But the company Trz-Peixe and Pardelhas to tundra," said the department's whole canyon cleanup and restoration Murtuosa Fishing. Amanda Leffel. Produced water is will probably take a few weeks." A A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

16 Pipeline Accidents/Pollution landslide triggered by recent heavy BRITTANY, FRANCE which is center within a dense rains likely caused the pipeline to London, Mar 30 -- A French court mangrove area. Cleanup crews break about 1300, Wednesday (Mar yesterday acquitted the master of continue to work around the clock to 23), spewing 126,000 gallons of light Mitsui OSK crude oil tanker Atlantic remove the liquid product from the crude oil down the hillside east of Hero accused of deliberately causing containment areas. Interstate 5. The oil travelled down a pollution off the French coast, finding ravine, under the highway and into that his denial of the offence was HUMBER ESTUARY, the lake, a holding reservoir that feeds plausible despite the presence of an 11 UNITED KINGDOM parts of Los Angeles County. It is too km slick in his vessel's wake. The London, Mar 30 -- A press report, early to determine how much oil made master, 41-year-old Croatian, Srdjan dated yesterday, states: The Humber its way into the lake, Harris said. The Ljustina, admitted at a hearing last Estuary's delicate wildlife population oil slick was contained to a cove hours month that his vessel was in the has been saved from pollution after after the spill using large, absorbent process of cleaning its ballast tanks the Hull tidal barrier was lowered to barriers called booms. Pyramid Lake, when a French navy aircraft flew over contain an oil spill. The Environment part of the State Water Project, it last September. But he argued that Agency is yet to track down the source normally feeds into Castaic Lake to any pollution caused by his ship could of the leak in the River Hull today. By the south, but water flows were halted only have been caused by organic mid-afternoon the entire length of the following the contamination. Shoreline waste and not by oil-based residues. river between Stoneferry and the Hull cleanup is expected to take a few days, His explanation was rejected, however, barrier was covered in a sheen of oil, Harris said, adding that removing oil at the hearing by public prosecutor, officials said. Spokesman Phil Young from the hillside will require at least Francois Nicot, who claimed that he said the oil would have been a two weeks. and his crew had taken advantage of "nightmare" for wildlife. It is not yet the ballast cleaning operation to get clear whether the spill was deliberate TASKOY AREA, TURKEY rid of other waste. He asked the court or accidental. Hull City Council raised See "Turkey" under "Political & Civil to impose a Euro 300,000 fine on the the alarm this afternoon and an Unrest". master and the vessel's owners. Giving investigation into the source is its judgement yesterday, however, the continuing. court found in the master's favour. The environmental protection organisation, KATERINA (Malta) Vigipol, indicated that it would be London, Mar 26 -- A press report, appealing against the acquittal of the dated yesterday, states: The chief master of Atlantic Hero. engineer of bulk Katerina was sentenced to eight months in federal GUAYANILLA, PUERTO RICO prison yesterday after admitting he London, Mar 24 -- A press release allowed oily waste to be pumped into ARTHUR KILL, UNITED STATES from the United States Coast Guard, the ocean. Edgardo A. Guinto, 49, See Cold Spring Harbor under dated Mar 22: Coast Guard personnel pleaded guilty in January and was "Marine." were on scene at an oil spill in convicted of obstruction of justice Guayanilla, Puerto Rico that occurred charges. He was sentenced yesterday BOCA AREA, FLORIDA, late Sunday (Mar 20) night when an in Los Angeles by United States UNITED STATES estimated 7,000 barrels or 294,000 District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. London, Mar 27 -- A press report, gallons of No.6 grade fuel oil leaked According to the district attorney's dated today, states: Beaches in Boca from a 24 inch transfer pipe used to office, the Philippines resident Raton and Ocean Ridge were reopened move product from the shore side admitted he told crew members to late yesterday afternoon after tests facility to tanker vessels. All but 50 remove and conceal the bypass pipe showed the water to be safe. They had gallons were contained in the facilities when the vessel came into port in been closed since Friday (Mar 25) secondary containment area and Long Beach. The DA's office also said morning, when 250,000 gallons of around the clock operations continue Guinto admitted he made fraudulent sewage spilled into the Intracoastal to contain and remove the oil. The entries in the vessel's pollution- Waterway at Delray Beach. Water incident occurred when a transfer pipe prevention records. Captain Ioannis tested for bacteria at the Boca Raton burst 5,000 yards inland from shore at Kallikis, 65, of Athens, Greece, and Boynton inlets came back in the the Commonwealth Oil Refining pleaded guilty in February to an "good" range, but people still should Company CORCO facility in the port obstruction of justice charge. avoid coming into contact with water of Guayanilla. The oil was being Kallikis admitted his actions meant from the Intracoastal, Palm Beach transfer to the crude oil tanker to impede a Coast Guard County Health Department Sorokaletie Pobedy. The National investigation into pollution spokesman Tim O'Connor said. Response center notified the Coast violations. He allegedly advised "People should be aware there may be Guard Command Centre of the spill other crew members they needed to some contaminants out there," he Sunday at 2330 hrs. Coast Guard destroy incriminating messages. said. The spill occurred at Veterans personnel from inspections office in Kallikis is scheduled to be sentenced Park in Delray Beach, where Ponce, Puerto Rico were on scene by on April 4. The vessel's second contractors were to start making 0100 Monday to ensure the leakage engineer, Rolan O. Sullesta, 42, improvements to a city pumping was stopped, containment booms pleaded guilty in January to one station. A hose being used as a bypass deployed and all means available were charge of obstruction of justice for broke late Thursday or early Friday, being used to minimise impact to the concealing one of two bypass pipes. and sewage spilled into the park and environment. By first light and Sullesta is scheduled to be sentenced the Intracoastal. The Health throughout the day the team of April 11. The vessel is operated by Department, Florida Department of responders grew to include DST Shipping Inc. of Thessaloniki, Environmental Protection and Delray Department of Natural Resources, Greece. According to the DA's office, Beach officials will investigate the Environmental Quality Board, U.S. the company pleaded guilty to spill, O'Connor said. If it could have Fish and Wildlife, Puerto Rico obstruction of an official proceeding been prevented or if any laws were Environmental Protection Agency, and failing to maintain an accurate violated, the city or the contractor, Emergency Management Association Oil Record Book. DST was sentenced Murray Logan Construction, could be and Pueto Rico Police Department. On to probation, in which it will be fined, he said. For most of Friday and Monday afternoon a Coast Guard HH- subject to special scrutiny. The yesterday, beaches one mile north and 65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station company also paid a $1 million fine. one mile south of the inlets were Borinquen and small boats from closed to swimmers. Officials also DPNR and PRPD were used to survey KUPARUK, ALASKA, advised people to avoid fishing and the impacted area and to locate the UNITED STATES using personal watercraft in the areas estimated 50 gallons that entered a See "North Slope, Alaska, United near the spill. nearby navigable waterway most of States" under "Pipeline Accidents." Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

17 Pollution/Weather & Navigation

PARANAGUA AREA, BRAZIL administration officials said dozens of 130 km north of Dhaka. Two other See Vicuna under "Marine." people were still missing and some of people were killed in Pabna district. the injured in hospitals may die, The storm also toppled electric poles, taking the death toll even higher. It disrupted phone links and cut off would take several more days to roads. assess the full extent of damage, they added.Officials said the storm made HONG KONG 10,000 people homeless and damaged London, Mar 29 -- A press report, rice and other crops. dated today, states: Hong Kong marine Dhaka, Mar 24 -- At least 80 people officials will raise safety issues with have been killed and some 1,000 mainland counterparts after a spate of AUSTRALIA others have been injured after tropical sea collisions involving mainland London, Mar 23 -- A press report, storms swept Bangladesh over the masters this year - including three dated Mar 22, states: Heavy winds are past four days, officials said today. Of yesterday. Fog that blanketed Victoria buffeting Sydney and surrounding the victims, 32 died and 300 were hurt Harbour has been partly blamed for areas and are expected to strengthen. in storms which lashed 21 districts the collisions yesterday morning, but A severe weather warning is still in over the last two days. Forty-eight the Marine Department is place for the New South Wales coast others were killed and 700 were investigating whether any vessels and the southern and central injured in northern Gaibandha and were in the wrong shipping lane or Tablelands. Strong winds are moving Rangpur areas on Sunday (Mar 20). travelling at an unsafe speed. One of towards Newcastle, and Sydney has Most of the victims died under the accidents was between mainland experienced gusts of up to 80 kM an collapsed houses and uprooted trees. catamaran ferry Nan Hua (509 gt, hour tonight.The Manly ferry has been Others were killed by lightning, built 1997) and a Hong Kong barge, cancelled due to heavy swells in hailstorms and boat sinkings, disaster which injured 15 people, happened Sydney harbour. Localised flooding in management officials said today. The near the scene of a similar crash last Sydney caused traffic delays in recent storms also left more than month. Ship masters have been Campsie, Alexandria, Gore Hill and 15,000 people homeless, they said. warned to exercise extreme caution Dee Why. The weather bureau is Meteorology officials said today that when travelling in Hong Kong waters. forecasting a second band of heavy more storms were likely to hit the More fog has been forecast for today rain and has issued a flood watch for country until the end of May. -- and humid, rainy weather is expected the Georges, Karuah, Paterson and Reuters. over the next few days. A Marine Williams rivers. The New South Wales London, Mar 31 -- A press report, Department spokesman said its State Emergency Service advises dated today, states: Tropical storms representatives would raise safety people to stay indoors away from that swept across Bangladesh killed at issues with their mainland windows and stay clear of floodwater least seven people, injured hundreds counterparts at a forthcoming and fallen powerlines. Emergency of others and destroyed thousands of meeting. The department will also try services are warning people to stay homes, officials and news reports said to get the safety message across to away from surf-exposed areas. today. The storms pounded dozens of mainland crews through local shipping London, Mar 26 -- A press report, farming villages in central and agencies as well as forums and dated today, states: In south-east northern Bangladesh yesterday, seminars. In the worst of yesterday's Queensland, emergency crews are damaging rice crops and uprooting accidents Nan Hua, carrying 46 working to repair homes damaged by trees and electricity poles. Five people passengers and 11 crew from Tsim Sha this afternoon's fierce storms. The were killed and about 500 others were Tsui to Haian in Guangdong, was in storms hit a wide area to the west and injured in Natore district, 100 miles collision with a 40-metre barge north of Brisbane. Five police cars north of the capital Dhaka, said local southwest of Tsing Yi at about 0900 were damaged by large hailstones at government official Aminul Islam. hrs. Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Deception Bay on Brisbane's northern Islam said the victims were killed by Centre duty officer Wong Chan-kwong outskirts and a house was damaged at collapsing homes, flying debris and said a poor-visibility warning was nearby Narangba. Further north, two lightning. The storms also destroyed issued at 0030 yesterday. "We were homes were damaged at Hervey Bay about 6,000 straw-hut homes in about told that crews sighted the barge and and police say they have received 50 farming villages in Natore. The stopped the engine before the collision. reports of a "mini tornado" between storms also killed two people in "Visibility had been reduced to about Biggenden and Childers. The worst neighbouring Sirajganj and Pabna 100 metres in the vicinity at the time damage was at Glenwood, where 18 districts, the Janakantha daily of the crash," Mr Wong said. The crash homes have been damaged. newspaper said. About 150 others followed a collision between a Star were injured and some 600 homes Ferry vessel and a barge at about 0730 AZORES destroyed. In Dhaka, central hrs, and another between a fishing St. Michael's, Mar 30 -- Bulk Dion Bangladesh, another sudden storm boat and a mainland vessel (Zhe Jiao (17428 gt, built 1994) arrived and forced several flights to be diverted 820) at about 0800 hrs. No one was berthed alongside the quay at Ponta from the city's international airport, injured in either accident, although Delgada Mar 23 for discharge and stranded many commuters as they the fishing boat sank. A man who operations. Due to boisterous weather headed home from work. escaped injury in the catamaran in the Azores, discharge was London, Mar 31 -- A press report, accident said the ferry had slowed constantly stopped. The vessel is dated today, states: A tropical storm seconds before the crash, and reported to have broken some ropes sweeping through central Bangladesh passengers were injured and bleeding and touched the quay where it is has left 11 people dead and about after their heads rammed into the berthed due to the heavy weather. -- 10,000 homeless, local officials said seats in front. Four men and 11 Lloyd's Agents. today. Rescue workers said at least women, aged 21 to 77, including five 100 people were also injured in three mainland crew members, were taken BANGLADESH central districts struck by the to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for London, Mar 23 -- A press report, overnight storm, which was followed treatment and discharged. Six sailors, dated Mar 22, states: Bangladesh by heavy rain. At least 500 rural including two Hong Kong men, were troops pulled out seven more bodies homes were blown away while rice rescued uninjured by marine police from the rubble of collapsed homes in crops on thousands of hectares were after their Hong Kong-registered the country's north today, raising the destroyed by the winds, said Natore fishing boat sank following a collision death toll from a storm in the area to district administrator Aminul Islam. with a mainland vessel off Po Toi 45, officials said. They said efforts Seven people were killed in Natore, Island. The mainland vessel, with a were on to locate more bodies from the worst hit among the three hole ripped in its gunwales, left the several villages that were mostly districts. Two other people were scene of the collision but was later razed by Sunday's storm that also crushed under flattened homes and found by Marine Police. No injuries or injured at least 700 people. 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18 Weather & Navigation involving the Star Ferry. It was country of 17 million in recent months. metres per second. The storm warning carrying 10 passengers when it was in Emergency officials put the latest stays in place for vessels. The cyclone collision with a barge off Hunghom. figures for the number of people made delivered the most powerful blow on Hong Kong was shrouded in thick fog homeless from flooding in the south the southern regions of the peninsula yesterday as a humid airstream since last week at 987 today. -- Mar 26, grounding aircrafts and affected the city and the coast of Reuters. cutting off settlements. Air and Guangdong, according to the transport communication has been Observatory. The foggy weather is PAKISTAN restored. The only settlement expected to continue today. London, Mar 23 -- A press report, remaining cut off from the rest of the London, Mar 30 -- A press report, dated today, states: At least 12 people peninsula is the district centre of Ust- dated today, states: Two high-speed were killed in Kohlu and Zhob areas of Kamchatsk. ferries, including ferry Nan Hua Balochistan as a fresh spell of heavy London, Mar 29 -- A press report, involved in a collision off Tsing Yi, rain caused flash floods in different dated today, states: Two cyclones with have had their speed restricted after areas. Train service between Sibi and gale-force winds and snow blizzards the Marine Department said they Jacobabad was suspended and a large hit Sakhalin Island and the Kuriles failed to travel safely during thick fog number of villages in Sibi, Nasirabad, today. According to Sakhalin-based on Monday. The department yesterday Pishin and Zhob districts are reported weathermen, adverse weather will said it had revoked the speed- to have been inundated. According continue for two days, with the restriction-exemption permits of Nan reports reaching here eight people cyclones shifting northward to reach Hua, which collided with a barge on were swept away by water torrents in the Kamchatka Peninsula two days Monday, and double-deck catamaran the Kahan area of Kohlu and four later. The duty services of power ferry New Ferry LXXXIII (726 gt, built young girls were killed when the roof engineers, the personnel of the 2002), operated by New World First of their house collapsed in Killi housing/public utilities sector, and Ferry on the Hong Kong-Macau route. Machan village of Pishin district. The road maintenance men have been This means the two vessels will be seasonal Tani Nullah in Suri Dara of alerted by a storm warning. Heavy restricted to 40 knots in Hong Kong Kahan is in high flood. Heavy rain snowfalls are expected, with air waters. The department also caused havoc in Nasirabad and Sibi temperature being around zero, announced last night that it was with Bolan, Nari and Lehri rivers Celsius. Wind velocity on the coast has tightening speed restrictions under reported to be in high flood. Several already mounted up to 25-27 metres foggy conditions to improve safety. hundred villages have been affected by per second. The cyclones have begun to Under the new measures, speed- a breach in the bank of Lehri river. "At break ice open around Sakhalin. exemption permits on all fast vessels least 300 villages have been inundated London, Mar 30 -- A press report, will be revoked when visibility drops in Nasirabad district," District Nazim dated today, states: A powerful winter below one nautical mile, as it did on Babu Amin Umrani said, adding that storm cut off Sakhalin island from the Monday. A department spokesman the standing wheat crop in the area mainland completely, local sources said: "It is important that the masters has been destroyed. Army troops and said today. The island's main airport, observe the conditions stated in the Frontier Works Organization Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, will remain closed speed-restriction-exemption permit personnel have launched a relief at least till tomorrow morning, the granted to the vessels to ensure safety. operation in the area. press service of the airport said. The If the masters violate these conditions, London, Mar 24 -- A press report, gale prevented the sailing of the the Marine Department will withdraw dated Mar 23, states: Flash floods Vanino-Kholmsk sea ferry service the (permit) immediately." The triggered by heavy rains hit remote responsible for delivering most of the department has also demanded all areas of south-western Pakistan today, island's supplies. The press service of high-speed craft install an automatic killing 21 people and forcing the Sakhalinenergo electric utility said identification system to help it thousands of others to flee their the storm damaged power monitor movement. Ship masters will flooded homes, officials said. The transmission lines leaving about also be told to navigate at a safe speed deaths were reported from some 12,000 people in a dozen of before they leave the China Ferry villages near Kolhu, a town about 180 settlements in the southern part of the Terminal and Macau Ferry Terminal miles east of Quetta after floodwater island without electricity. in low visibility. destroyed many homes there, said Razaq Bugti, a spokesman for the TROPICAL CYCLONE "HENNIE" INDIA Baluchistan government. He said London, Mar 24 -- Following received London, Mar 25 -- A press report, authorities had started rescue work in from the Meteorological Office: dated today, states: Two days of gales the area. Tropical cyclone "Hennie" near lat and heavy rains have left at least 18 20.3S, long 58.9E, at 0600, UTC, Mar people dead, 50 hurt and 7500 ROMANIA 24. Movement past six hours 150 deg homeless in West Bengal. Eight people Bucharest, Mar 29 -- Midia port was at nine knots. Position accurate to died in Burdwan, 200km west of closed between 1630 hrs and 1830 hrs, within 40 nautical miles, based on Kolkata, and another 10 died in yesterday due to dense fog. Visibility centre located by satellite. Maximum coastal villages strung along the Bay below 0.5 nautical mile. The Sulina sustained winds 65 knots with gusts to of Bengal. "We have received reports of Channel was closed at 0615, today, due 80 knots. Radius of 50-knot winds 50 the deaths and relief has been sent to to bad weather, wind north north-east nautical miles east semicircle, 40 the affected places," West Bengal relief 6-7 (strong breeze-near gale) , sea six nautical miles elsewhere. Radius of minister Hafiz Alem Sairani said. The feet. -- Lloyd's Agents. 34-knot winds 120 nautical miles east casualties included 30 children hurt Bucharest, Mar 30 -- The Sulina semicircle, 100 nautical miles when a school roof collapsed on channel was re-opened at 0600 hrs, elsewhere. Forecast for 0500, UTC, Wednesday (Mar 23), he said. today. -- Lloyd's Agents. Mar 25: Position lat 23.5S, long 58.2E. Maximum sustained winds 65 knots MADAGASCAR RUSSIA with gusts to 80 knots. Radius of 50- Antananarivo, Mar 26 -- At least 900 London, Mar 28 -- A press report, knot winds 35 nautical miles. Radius people were made homeless and four dated today, states: A storm warning, of 34-knot winds 110 nautical miles were missing after flood waters caused issued because of a cyclone hitting the south semicircle, 95 nautical miles by days of heavy rain swirled around Kamchatka Peninsula Mar 25, has elsewhere. the southern Madagascan town of been cancelled as the storm has Mauritius, Mar 25 -- Tropical cyclone Taolagnaro, emergency officials said subsided, sources from the Kamchatka "Hennie" was centred about lat 14.8S, today. Downpours have pounded the meteorological service said today. long 60E, Mar 22, about 650 km north- south of the giant Indian Ocean island Snowdrifts and gale-force winds are east of Mauritius. The cyclone was for the past several days, sparking losing their power. However, the situated about 100 km and fresh disaster warnings after floods influence of the cyclone is still felt in approaching Mauritius late in the made tens of thousands of people the Pacific Ocean off the coast, where afternoon, Mar 23, a class 3 warning homeless in various parts of the the speed of the wind reaches 20 was in force. Yesterday, as Mauritius

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19 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes was still under warning No. 3, The position is accurate to within 60 over 150 miles north-west of Ambon, everywhere was closed and it was nautical miles and is based on the about 140 miles beneath the earth's nearly a public holiday until 1400 hrs centre located by satellite. Present surface. when no cyclone was in force. Normal wind distribution: maximum sustained Jakarta, Mar 28 -- A massive 8.2 way of life restarted after 1400 hrs. No winds: 30 knots, gusts 40 knots and magnitude earthquake struck off the serious damage was reported. -- dissipating as a significant tropical coast of Sumatra today, close to where Lloyd's Agents. cyclone over water. The maximum a quake triggered a tsunami that left London, Mar 25 -- Following received significant wave height is 13 feet. nearly 300,000 people dead or missing from the Meteorological Office, dated across Asia, residents and officials today: Tropical cyclone "Hennie" near TYPHOON "TOKAGE" said. The latest quake had the lat 22.6S, long 59.2E at 0600, UTC, Yokohama, Mar 23 -- According to the potential to cause a "widely today. Movement for the past six hours local agents, training Kaiwo Maru is destructive tsunami" and authorities 120 degrees at four knots. Position now in Tokyo and remains there until should take "immediate action," accurate to within 60 nautical miles. Apr 8. -- Lloyd's Agents. including evacuating coastlines within Maximum sustained winds 55 knots, 600 miles of the epicentre, the Pacific gusts 70 knots, radius of 50 knot UNITED STATES tsunami warning centre said. winds 30 nautical miles for all four London, Mar 29 -- A press report, Malaysia urged residents along parts quadrants. Forecast position lat 23.4S, dated Mar 28, states: Austin of its west coast to evacuate to higher long 59.4E at 1800, UTC, today. Insurance officials say a Central Texas areas. Thailand, India and Sri Lanka Maximum sustained winds 55 knots, hailstorm has caused about 50 to 60 also immediately issued tsunami gusts 70 knots. Forecast position lat million dollars in damage. The warnings in coastal areas. Sirens were 24.2S, long 59.5E at 0600, UTC, Mar Southwestern Insurance Information ringing in the eastern Sri Lankan 26. Maximum sustained winds 50 Service says damage estimates from town of Trincomalee, residents said. A knots, gusts 65 knots. Friday night's (Mar 25) storm are high spokesman for the US Geological London, Mar 26 -- Following received because a wide area was affected. A Survey said the quake struck 125 from the Meteorological Office, dated Farmers Insurance spokeswoman says miles west-north-west of Sibolga, today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre offices in the Austin area received Sumatra, or 880 miles north-west of of tropical cyclone "Hennie" was about 900 claims for hail damage to the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, at located near lat 23.6S, long 61.2E, cars and homes. A meteorologist with 1609, UTC, today, close to where the approximately 300 nautical miles the Lower Colorado River Authority 9.0 magnitude quake struck in south-east of Mauritius, and has says hailstones up to 1.75 inches in December. Tens of thousands of people tracked south-eastward, or 125 degs, diameter were reported in Lago Vista. ran out of their homes in many parts at three knots over the past six hours. of Sumatra, and in Singapore and The position is accurate to within 60 Malaysia, but there were no nautical miles and is based on the immediate reports of casualties. "It centre located by satellite. Present was very strong," said a telephone wind distribution: maximum sustained operator in the Sumatran city of winds: 45 knots, gusts 55 knots. Medan, in western Indonesia. "We all Radius of 34 knot winds: 100 nautical ran out of the building." An NGO miles in the north-east and south-east official in Banda Aceh, the town worst quadrants and 85 nautical miles in the hit by the Dec 26 tsunami, sent out a south-west and north-west INDONESIA telephone message saying thousands quadrants.The maximum significant London, Mar 25 -- A press report, of people fled their homes and headed wave is 21 feet. At 0600, UTC, Mar 27, dated today, states: A strong for higher ground after feeling what the centre is predicted to be near lat earthquake struck off the tsunami- he described as "a very big 25.0S, long 62.8E, with maximum ravaged coast of Sumatra in northern earthquake". Panic spread in many sustained winds of 35 knots and gusts Indonesia, Hong Kong seismologists areas along the west coast of to 45 knots. said today. There were no immediate Malaysia, the Bernama news agency London, Mar 26 -- A press report, reports of damage or casualties. The said. "It felt stronger than on Dec 26," dated yesterday, states: Tropical 5.9-magnitude quake hit near the said Arumugam Gopal, a resident of cyclone "Hennie" drifted past the coast at 0110, GMT, today, the Hong the town of Penang. US Geological Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius Kong Observatory said. The tremor Survey spokesman Don Blakeman said yesterday after dumping heavy rains was centred about 90 kilometres today's quake was considered a "great on portions of the country that forced north-west of Banda Aceh. earthquake" because it was larger the temporary closure of air and London, Mar 26 -- A press report, than a magnitude 8.0. He said it was seaports. The ports had been shut and dated today, states: An earthquake an aftershock from December's public transportation service measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale temblor but was a "very serious suspended as "Hennie", packing gusts was recorded in the Banda Sea in earthquake in its own right". However, of up to 120 kilometres per hour drew eastern Indonesia late today, the Hong the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre to 100 kilometres off the north-east Kong Observatory reported. The said the quake had the "potential to coast of the island earlier in the day. epicentre of the quake was initially generate a widely destructive tsunami Twenty-two arrivals at and 29 determined to be over the eastern part in the ocean or seas near the departures from the Port Louis airport of the Banda Sea, about 230 earthquake". "Authorities can assume had been cancelled because of the kilometres south-east of the city of the danger has passed if no tsunami storm, officials said. But the storm, Ambon, the observatory said in a waves are observed in the region near which had been elevated from a class statement. It struck at 1547, GMT, it the epicentre within three hours of the two to a class three storm overnight, said. earthquake," it added. -- Reuters. shifted its south-south westerly course London, Mar 27 -- A press report, London, Mar 29 -- Indonesia's key oil and moved away from the island at a dated today, states: Two strong and gas operations on Sumatra Island speed of 20 kilometres an hour, earthquakes rocked Indonesia's were not affected by the 8.7- according to the meteorological eastern province of Maluku today, but magnitude earthquake that damaged service. there were no immediate reports of Nias Island late yesterday, a London, Mar 27 -- Following received damage or casualties, the local government official said today. from the Meteorological Office, dated geological agency said. The first quake "Operations at Exxon Mobil's facilities today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre of magnitude-6.4 struck just about 40 are running smoothly," said Trijana of tropical cyclone "Hennie" was minutes after midnight; the second, Kartoatmodjo, a deputy chairman of located near lat 25.7, long 62.1E, measuring 6.0 magnitude, came at upstream oil and gas regulator BP approximately 430 nautical miles 0740 hrs, said Benny Sipollo of the Migas. Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) south-east of Mauritius, and has Meteorology and Geophysics Agency operates large gas fields and a natural tracked south-eastward, or 145 degs, office in Ambon. Both quakes were gas liquefication plant on the northern at five knots over the past six hours. centred under the Banda Sea, just tip of Sumatra, while the local unit of A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

20 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest

ChevronTexaco Corp. (CVX) operates Jakarta, Mar 31 -- Based on Health ship's tonnage. D'Amico estimates the large oil blocks in central Sumatra's Ministry Dept up to 1800, Mar 29, the limitation fund for the ship at $7.3 Riau province. Indonesia also has a earthquake claimed 431 lives, Gunung million and says that once the fund 120,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery in Sitoli 200, Teluk Dalam 130, Simeuleu has been set up, the convention states Dumai, Riau. Island-Aceh 100, East Aceh 1. Based the court must release the vessel from London, Mar 29 -- A press report, on Health Ministry Dept the refugees arrest and grant immunity from arrest dated today, states: All major ports in from all areas reach 2000, mostly in by other claimants. "Unfortunately, Sumatra - including Padang, Belawan Nias and Nias Selatan excluding Aceh this being the first limitation case and Dumai - are operating normally and mainland of Sumatera. ever to be heard by the Tanzanian and have not been affected by the Infrastructure damages reported: High Court, there appear to be no strong earthquake last night. The Gunung Sitoli Port. The wharf was formal procedures for implementing quake, which measured 8.7 on the reported totally demolished. Tello Nias the provisions of the convention," Richter Scale, happened at about Island Port and building were D'Amico said. It claims that 2300, local time, last night in the reported demolished. Simeuleu Port Tanzanian claimants are suffering vicinity of Nias Island, off the west was reported demolished. Land from the delays "just as much as the coast of Sumatra. An initial warning Transportation between Gunung Sitoli shipowners". of a possible tsunami in a south- City - Nias City to some adjacent westerly direction, towards Mauritius, subdistricts were reported to be halted TURKEY was rescinded in the early hours of including connection from Binaka London, Mar 24 -- A press report, today. According to Government Airport to city of Gunung Sitoli. dated today, states: An earthquake reports, as many as 1-2000 people may Binaka Airport itself was reported to measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale have been killed as a result of the have sustained damages in 38 points rattled an eastern Turkish town collapse of many buildings on Nias. including apron and control tower, overnight, sparking panic among London, Mar 29 -- A press report, totally demolished. Lasikin Sinabang residents and damaging buildings, dated today, states: A three-metre Airport, Simeuleu Island, was officials said today. The quake, the third wave smashed into the Indonesian reported damaged, totally halted. powerful tremor to hit the town of island of Simeulue, off the coast of Pinang Sori Airport, Sibolga and Karliova in Bingol province this month, Sumatra, causing extensive damage Silangit Airport, Siborong, Borong, in occurred at 2144, GMT, and was shortly after a massive earthquake, a normal condition. Public facilities such followed by an aftershock that military official said. Up to 2,000 as electricity, phone lines and water registered 4.7 on the Richter scale, the people are believed to have died in the supply totally halted. Sirombu Port, Istanbul-based Kandilli observatory earthquake. The military commander Teluk Dalam Port, Barus Port, said. Karliova prefect Erkan Capar said in Aceh, close to the epicentre of the Lahewa Port dan Sibolga Port were there were no reports of people injured, quake, says he has received reports reported not affected by the but added that 20 residents had been that the wharf at Simeulue's main earthquake, normal condition. -- treated in hospital for shock. The port was badly damaged. Endang Lloyd's Agents. prefect was earlier quoted as saying Suwaraya says waves have also that six people were injured as they affected the island's airport in the SOUTH-EAST ASIA rushed out from their homes in panic. coastal town of Sinabang. An Aceh- London, Mar 31 -- Tanker operator based journalist who made contact D'Amico Tankers has hit out at the with the island says the main hospital continued detention of its chem.tank in Sinabang has been destroyed and High Spirit in Tanzania after the ship cannot be used. He says there are damaged pipelines as it was forced off unconfirmed reports of 25 dead on the its moorings during the tsunami on island. Indonesia's Vice President, Dec 26. High Spirit, which is on long- Jusuf Kalla, says up to 2,000 people term time charter to a Total are feared dead in collapsed buildings subsidiary, has been under arrest on the island of Nias, near Sumatra. since the accident, which a spokesman SHIVELUCH, RUSSIA Witnesses on the island say the ocean for D'Amico described as "a disgrace". London, Mar 23 -- A press report, surged 30 metres inland. "The water The owners say the ship was hit by dated today, states: An eruption of the level rose higher than last December, four tidal surges caused when the Mount Shiveluch volcano has reaching up to 30 metres," said a tsunami hit Dar es Salaam. The vessel completely destroyed the Baidarnaya woman, speaking from Nias. It is was in the process of discharging seismic station, located eight reported that there are no buildings feedstock at the Kurasini oil jetty at kilometres from the volcano, said left intact in the main town in the time. During the surges, which Alexei Ozerov, a senior scientific southern Nias, Teluk Dalam. "Roughly resulted in the ship running aground, fellow of the Institute of Vulcanology it is expected between 1,000 and 2,000 it and one of its anchors passed over and Seismology of the Far Eastern died," Mr Kalla told El Shinta news pipelines owned by the Tanzanian branch of the Russian Academy of radio of the quake. In the Sumatran Harbours Authority (THA) and Tiper, Sciences. He said that after one-fifth city of Medan, Erni Ginting, a a consortium owned jointly by the of the volcano's crown caved in, a spokeswoman for the disaster centre Tanzanian government and Geneva- massive pyroclastic stream of lava for Aceh and North Sumatra, told based Oryx-Addax. Tiper arrested the more than 20 km long flowed down the reporters: "The official death toll ship in January claiming $12 million. side of the mountain. There were no stands at 322." She said all the A further claim has been made by the people in the area during the event. fatalities were on Nias, 220 of them in Tanzanian Harbours Authority for Scientists believe that this eruption of Gunungsitoli. Information Minister $2.5 million. In a statement D'Amico Shiveluch was the second largest since Sofyan Djalil said authorities had said that "although it is difficult to a major eruption in 1964. designated an airport at Sibolga on the imagine a clearer act of God, Tiper is mainland, opposite Nias, as the hub for currently alleging that the owners relief flights as the control tower on cannot rely on that defence in this the island's airstrip had collapsed. case". The company added the defence London, Mar 31 -- A press report, might not be available in the THA's dated today, states: A new earthquake case because of legal provisions measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale relating to damage to port authority struck the north-west of Sumatra Island property. The owners' argue that overnight. There is no tidal wave danger Tanzania's Merchant Shipping Act there. The epicentre was in the sea area 2003 incorporates the 1976 Limitation 280 kilometres west of the city of Banda Convention, which entitles the owner AFGHANISTAN Aceh, the Hong Kong seismological to establish a limitation fund in a Kabul, Mar 23 -- U.S. led forces centre said. There have been no reports competent court in the event of a killed five militants in southeastern about victims and destruction. claim exceeding the limit based on the Afghanistan after coming under rocket Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. 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21 Political & Civil Unrest and small arms fire, the U.S. military two U.S. soldiers were wounded in an rebel group and called for said today. The militants had attacked ambush in central province of international support. The 5,000- a base in Khost province and Uruzgan yesterday. Also yesterday, ten strong National Liberation Army, checkpoints on the nearby border with Afghan soldiers were wounded by a known by its Spanish initials ELN, at Pakistan last night. "Coalition troops roadside explosion in Kunar province, the same time asked for the help of returned fire with 155 mm artillery an official there said, although the Brazil, Venezuela and Spain in ending rounds at enemy positions. Coalition U.S. military put the number of the group's 40-year war against the aircraft killed five insurgents," the wounded at six. Overnight, two state. Since June of last year, the ELN U.S. military said. The U.S. military rockets also hit a section of airport in and the government of President did not say who the attackers were but the western city of Herat occupied by Alvaro Uribe have been in contact. a Taliban spokesman said Taliban U.S. soldiers, a U.S. military Mexico acted as an intermediary. "We fighters had fired 20 rockets at U.S. spokesman said, adding there were no are studying initiatives aimed at positions near Khost airport. Ten casualties or damage. -- Reuters. assessing the success of this Afghan government soldiers were exploratory phase and moving toward killed and 15 wounded in the attack, BANGLADESH a peace process," Colombian Peace the Taliban spokesman, Abdul Latif London, Mar 31 -- Opposition Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo Hakimi told the Afghan Islamic Press activists today staged marches in said. "The government and the ELN news agency, but the U.S. said there parts of Bangladesh as part of a day- highlight the effective assistance of had been no casualties on the long general strike sponsored by Mexico and call for international coalition's side. Seperately, suspected Awami League to demand the assistance once this new drive for Taliban members killed two Afghan resignation of the Khaleda Zia national peace comes to fruition," said security officials and wounded another government and a "proper" probe into Restrepo's statement. The ELN in an ambush in Girishk district of the killing of its MP and former meanwhile sent a letter to the left- southern Helmand province today, a Finance Minister, S A M S Kibria. The leaning presidents of Brazil, local official said. Seven police and Awami League, led by former Prime Venezuela and Spain to help the soldiers were wounded in the same Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, and 13 country reach peace and create "a district earlier in the day in what was Left wing allies have called the strike hopeful democracy that will make described as a "mistaken clash" to demand the resignation of the social justice possible." The three between police and army forces, the Bangladeshi government and that presidents will meet with Uribe for a official added. Meanwhile, several Kibria's killers be nabbed at the summit on trade and terrorism in rockets struck the outskirts of earliest. Kibria was killed during a Venezuela tomorrow. A peace deal will Kandahar city, causing little damage grenade attack on an Awami League not be easy. The ELN wants Uribe to and no casualties. -- Reuters. rally in January. The Opposition free ELN prisoners held in Colombian Kabul, Mar 26 -- Four U.S. soldiers parties have kept the port city of jails and negotiate a bilateral cease- were killed today when their vehicle Chittagong out of the purview of the fire. Uribe has said the ELN, which struck a landmine in southeast strike due to an Islamic conference funds itself by kidnapping, must Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. there. unilaterally disarm if talks are to take The soldiers had been travelling with place. While Colombia's biggest Afghan troops in a three-vehicle patrol COLOMBIA guerrilla force, the Revolutionary in Logar province, around 40 km south London, Mar 24 -- A press report, Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, of Kabul. Mines and unexploded dated today, states: Communist rebels and right-wing paramilitary militias ordnance still litter Afghanistan from in southern Colombia ambushed a have grown rich on the country's huge two decades of conflict going back to military convoy yesterday, killing 10 cocaine business, the ELN has sworn the 1979 Soviet invasion. U.N. soldiers in a hail of gunfire and off drug smuggling. This leaves it at a security officials issued a warning this explosions, authorities said. The financial disadvantage that may help month to beware of mines, as the troops were travelling by truck on a prompt it to follow the steps of former spring thaw and recent heavy rains remote jungle road in Putumayo state, rebel group M-19, which in 1989 can cause "mine migration" due to soil one of Colombia's biggest cocaine- negotiated a deal to disarm. -- movement. -- Reuters. producing regions some 300 miles Reuters. Kabul, Mar 30 -- One person was south of Bogota, when they came killed and one wounded when a car under attack, said Adm. Mauricio INDIA bomb exploded in front of key Soto, the Colombian navy commander. London, Mar 28 -- A press report, government buildings in the eastern Only one Marine in the convoy dated today, states: At least two Afghan city of Jalalabad today, a state survived. Soto blamed the attack on Indian soldiers have been killed and agency official said. The blast came as guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed eight others injured in an attack by U.S. first lady Laura Bush was to visit Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which suspected militants in Indian- the capital Kabul and appeared to be has been battling to topple the administered Kashmir. Police say the the latest incident in a fresh wave of government here for 40 years. Also soldiers were part of an Indian Border militant violence in Afghanistan, a yesterday, police said suspected FARC Security Force patrol which came country U.S. President George W. fighters attacked a squadron of U.S.- under attack in a mountainous area of Bush sees as a foreign policy success supplied drug-fumigation aircrafts and Rajouri district. Indian security forces story. The person who died was in the two escort helicopters in south-east have launched a search for the car that exploded in front of the Colombia, lightly damaging several of attackers but no arrests have been provincial governor's office, a police the aircrafts and wounding a pilot. made as yet. It is not clear who station and an adjacent state The aircrafts were spraying herbicides carried out the latest attack which television building in the city centre, Tuesday over fields of poppy plants, took place in a village deep in a forest. the official said. "It was a massive the raw ingredients of heroin, near "The Border Security Force personnel explosion. So far, the only report of a Algeciras, 160 miles south-east of were attacked when they were on foot casualty is the driver of the car," Bogota, when they came under fire, a patrol in the tiny mountainous Mohammad Zubair Khaksar, the head spokesman for Colombia's anti- village," a police spokesman is quoted of Jalalabad television, told Reuters. narcotics police said. At least one of as saying. Khaksar attributed the attack, which the aircrafts and the two combat happened during the morning rush helicopters escorting them were struck IRAQ hour, to "Afghanistan's enemies" a by gunfire or rockets but managed to London, Mar 23 -- A press report, term used by officials to describe fly back to their base safely, said the dated Mar 22, states: Militants Islamic militants from the former spokesman, who asked that his name targeted a US patrol with a roadside Taliban regime and their allies. On not be used. A helicopter pilot was hit bomb today that killed four nearby Saturday (Mar 26), four American in the leg. civilians in the northern city of Mosul, soldiers were killed in a landmine Bogota, Mar 28 -- Colombia said where an assassination attempt blast in Logar province, 40 km south today it was moving toward peace against top police officials sparked of Kabul and the U.S. military said talks with the country's second largest clashes that left more than two dozen

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22 Political & Civil Unrest insurgents dead or captured. Morgue militants riding in three cars opened Baghdad, Mar 26 -- A suicide bomber officials in southern Iraq, meanwhile, fire on people shopping along a main detonated his car beside a U.S. patrol said they had received half a dozen thoroughfare, Interior Ministry in southwest Baghdad today, killing corpses of Iraqi army soldiers, each officials said. Shopkeepers and two American soldiers and wounding with bound hands and bullet-riddled residents returned fire, killing three two others, the army said. The heads and torsos. Iraq also sought to assailants. A man, woman and child military said in a statement that the soothe relations with neighboring were injured in the fight and taken to incident was under investigation. Jordan, with both nations agreeing to a local hospital. Earlier, gunmen in Earlier today, the military announced return their respective ambassadors the same quarter killed a policeman as that a U.S. Marine was killed in action after a weekend diplomatic dispute. he drove to work, said police Lt Col yesterday in Iraq's restive Anbar Iraq's national security adviser, Hafidh Al-Ghrayri. Mosul residents province. -- Reuters. Mouwafak al-Rubaie, said today that also said five mortar shells landed in a Dubai, Mar 27 -- Al Qaeda's wing in his nation's ambassador to Jordan Kurdish enclave of the ethnically Iraq said it had shot dead a senior would return "as soon as practically mixed city, injuring one. Three rockets Interior Ministry official kidnapped possible." The announcement came a landed overnight on the town of last month, and posted a video of the day after King Abdullah II ordered the Iskandariyah, south of Baghdad, apparent killing on the Internet today. return of Jordan's top diplomat in killing one child, said a local police The video showed a man, who Iraq, the official Jordanian news official. Seeking to seal a political deal identified himself as Colonel Riyadh agency reported. Both countries after Jan 30 elections, the Shiite- Katei Aliwi, sitting on a chair with his withdrew their envoys on Sunday clergy's spiritual leader, Grand hands bound behind his back in front (Mar 20) in a dispute over the Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, was expected of a black flag of the al Qaeda infiltration of insurgents across the to meet tomorrow with Jalal Talabani, Organization for Holy War in Iraq. border. Tensions between the two the Kurdish leader likely to become Two masked militants stood by him countries boiled over last week, with Iraq's next president. The Kurds want with machine guns. "I worked at the Iraqi demonstrators angered over the the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk to Interior Ministry and co-operated with alleged involvement of a Jordanian in be returned to the autonomous American forces by giving them names a deadly suicide bombing hoisting the Kurdistan region immediately after and addresses of former army Iraqi flag at the Jordanian Embassy in the government convenes, but an officers," the man said. A ministry Baghdad. Late yesterday, attackers in official from al-Sistani's office said the card shown on the video identified him Mosul, 225 miles north-west of spiritual leader wants the country's as a liaison officer. On the tape, he Baghdad, ambushed a convoy carrying new National Assembly to decide that also said there was widespread torture security forces officials, including top in Iraq's future constitution. of prisoners, including women, at the police chief Brig Gen Abu Al-Waled, London, Mar 24 -- A press report, ministry. A militant was later shown sparking a gunbattle in front of a dated Mar 23, states: US and Iraqi shooting the man in the head after main mosque. Police killed 17 forces raided a suspected guerrilla reading a statement saying he had militants and captured 14, said Col training camp and killed 80 fighters, been condemned to death by the Wathiq Ali, deputy police commander. the single biggest one-day death toll group's own Islamic court as "an Ali said no security forces were for militants in months and the latest apostate fighting God and his Prophet injured in the clash, which saw in a series of blows to the insurgency, (Mohammad)." -- Reuters. guerillas carrying mortar launchers, Iraqi officials said today. Politicians London, Mar 27 -- A press report, rocket-propelled grenades and helping shape a postelection dated today, states: Saboteurs blew up Kalashnikov rifles. Insurgents have government expected within days said a pipeline 60 kilometres west of carried out countless attacks on Iraq's negotiators are considering a Sunni Kirkuk today, just a day after repairs army and police -- fledgling security Arab as defence minister in a move to the route connecting the lucrative forces the US military says must gain aimed at bringing them into the oil field to a major refinery in Baiji, better control of the country before political process, and perhaps deflate the fire service said. "The blast any major US troop drawdown in Iraq, the insurgency they lead. The US happened just after 0900 hrs on a now in its third year of post-invasion military announced late yesterday pipeline transporting crude oil conflict. Mosul hospital officials, citing that its air and ground forces backed between Kirkuk and Baiji," said witnesses, said insurgents hit a US Iraqi commandos during a noon raid Northern Oil Company fireman patrol with a jerry-rigged bomb in a on the suspected training camp near Abdullah Hamad Ali. "The pipeline north-western neighbourhood early Lake Tharthar in central Iraq. Seven was just repaired yesterday, but it has today, damaging a Humvee as it commandos died in fighting, the US been attacked again." Firemen and crossed a bridge and killing four military said. It did not give a death police were putting out the blaze, he civilians in a car near the blast. It was toll for the militants. Iraqi officials said. Oil exports from Kirkuk to not immediately clear whether US said today 80 insurgents died in the Turkey have been shut down by an troops suffered casualties. Earlier, the clash, the largest number killed in a intense campaign of sabotage. US military reported the death of a single battle since the US Marine-led Bucharest, Mar 29 -- Three Marine in a restive western province. November attack on the former Romanian journalists kidnapped in The Marine assigned to the 1st Marine militant stronghold of Fallujah left Baghdad managed to send desperate Expeditionary Force, was killed in more than 1,000 dead. On Sunday messages to relatives and colleagues action yesterday in Anbar province, (Mar 20), US forces killed 26 attackers before disappearing yesterday, the which contains the flashpoint cities of after an ambush south of Baghdad. latest foreigners to be abducted in Fallujah and Ramadi, the US military Also today, a mortar shell or rocket Iraq. "We're kidnapped. This is not a said. As of yesterday, at least 1,522 struck an elementary school in joke," one of the three, Prima TV members of the US military have died western Baghdad, killing at least one reporters Marie Jeanne Ion, managed since the beginning of the Iraq war in child and injuring three others, to message her mother from her March 2003. Officials at a morgue in according to a police official. Hours mobile phone, Magdalena Ion told the south-eastern city of Kut said the later, a policeman trying to defuse a Realitatea TV. Her cameraman Sorin facility yesterday received the bodies roadside bomb in Baghdad died and Miscoci and journalist Ovidiu of six slain Iraqi army soldiers, five another officer was wounded when the Ohanesian of the Romania Libera collected together, one separately. device exploded, police Capt Talib daily newspaper, all on a short Each soldier had his hands tied behind Thamir said. On the political front, reporting trip to Iraq, were also his back and suffered multiple Abbas Hassan Mousa al-Bayati, a top missing, authorities said. Romania set gunshot wounds to the head and chest, member of the United Iraqi Alliance, up a crisis center to handle the said Hadi Al-Itabi, head of the morgue said negotiators from his Shiite- situation while President Traian at Al-Zahraa Hospital in Kut, 100 dominated bloc and a Kurdish Basescu said both local and foreign miles south-east of Baghdad. coalition could tap a Sunni Arab to secret services had been alerted. "I Gunbattles broke out today in the head the ministry of defence, which would like to believe that only streets of the southern Baghdad oversees the Iraqi army battling the economic reasons triggered their neighbourhood of Dora, where insurgency. situation. I don't want to believe that

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23 Political & Civil Unrest their kidnapping was politically the majority of Iraqis - and the Kurds. 24) night. The country's new leaders -- motivated," said Simona Marinescu, As the deadlock continued, insurgents a loosely united opposition that an adviser to the Romanian embassy have pursued their campaign of includes many former government in Baghdad. More than 150 foreigners violence to destabilise the new Iraq officials -- seized power when crowds have been seized in Iraq over the past taking shape under US-led occupation. of protesters clashed with police and year. Most have been freed after At least one person was killed and 17 marched into Bishkek's White House, negotiations or payment of ransom, others were wounded in a massive car the seat of government, Thursday. but about a third have been killed. bombing targeting a Kurdish official Kulov has set up mobile police patrols Many more Iraqis have been abducted, in the northern city of Kirkuk today, and given orders for police to fire in often for ransom. The news editor of police said. A top oil official escaped the air to disperse looters. Talking to Prima TV, Dan Dumitru, said Ion assassination when his convoy was reporters today, he said there were managed a quick call to her newsroom targeted by a car bomb in the southern reports of Akayev supporters before disappearing and that he had city of Basra. gathering in various parts of the heard her desperately pleading with Kirkuk, Mar 31 -- A suicide car country but he disregarded them as a her kidnappers. "I heard Arabic, bomber attacked a military checkpoint threat. "The situation is calm and can English and Romanian words in northern Iraq today, killing five be controlled," he said. Akayev, who shouted," he said. "I heard her Iraqi national guards, a captain in the had ruled since 1990, confirmed imploring the attackers not to kidnap force said. Several guards were also yesterday he had left the country but them because they come from a poor wounded in the attack near Suleiman did not say where he had gone. He country which won't be able to pay the Beik, 60 miles south of the city of said he was still the legitimate ransom." -- Reuters. Kirkuk. -- Reuters. president and would return. The London, Mar 29 -- A press report, opposition had carried out an "anti- dated today, states: Iraq's parliament IVORY COAST constitutional coup," he said. But has begun a delayed second session Abidjan, Mar 25 -- Ivory Coast's rebel acting president Kurmanbek Bakiev amid continued intercommunal leader will attend peace talks in South said his flight from the country robbed deadlock that has left the legislative Africa next week at which the Akayev of any moral right to be head process in limbo. The meeting came government will also be represented, of state and he could expect a harsh after two hours of last-ditch talks possibly by President Laurent Gbagbo, reception if he returned. Bakiev, an failed to achieve the modest goal of officials said today. The talks will be opposition leader who played a central naming a speaker. Media coverage of hosted by South African President role in the protests, has appointed key the assembly was banned after Thabo Mbeki, who has been mandated interim ministers. A presidential poll politicians criticised the delays in by the African Union to try to revive a is planned for June. Russian President forming a government. As MPs moribund peace process in the war- Vladimir Putin said Moscow was ready haggled in the fortified Green Zone, divided country. Gbagbo's spokesman to work with the Kyrgyz opposition, mortar rounds exploded nearby Desire Tagro said the Ivorian leader and would also provide sanctuary for although no damage has been may attend the talks in Pretoria, Akayev if he wanted. The overthrow of reported. Parliament is due to which the South African presidency Akayev, a relative liberal in a region of reconvene on Sunday (Apr 3) to allow says will take place on Apr 3. A mainly autocratic leaders, followed MPs more time to agree on a spokesman for rebels holding the weeks of protest throughout the candidate. Today's session was meant north of the West African country said country that turned violent in two to show that progress was being made, rebel leader Guillaume Soro would be towns in the impoverished south. -- but has instead exposed tensions in at the talks. Ivorian newspapers have Reuters. the newly-formed 275-seat parliament. said opposition leader Alassane London, Mar 29 -- A press report, Proceedings had been held up for Ouattara, whose exclusion from a dated today, states: The political crisis three hours as Shia, Kurdish and presidential election in 2000 is seen at that threatened to paralyse the Sunni Arab members tried to agree on the heart of the Ivorian crisis, and central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan a Sunni Arab candidate to be speaker, former president Henri Konan Bedie has been resolved. Since protests as promised before the session. The had also been invited by Mbeki. The toppled President Askar Akayev last Shia are pushing for the appointment U.N., which has 6,240 troops in the week, two rival parliaments - the of Fawaz Jarba, who is a member of country policing a buffer zone along outgoing assembly and the new - have the Shia-dominated United Iraqi with 4,000 French soldiers, said this vied for legitimacy. But today, the Alliance, which won the elections. week there was a real risk of a return upper house of the old parliament Kurdish deputies are said to favour to war as time runs out for political dissolved, following the example of the another candidate, while Sunni Arab reforms to allow presidential polls due lower house yesterday. It said it MPs and those not represented in in October. A parliament member from wanted to ensure stability. The new parliament are split over they want. Gbagbo's ruling Ivorian Popular Front interim President, Kurmanbek Bakiev, Mr Yawer, has been put forward as a party (FPI) said today the FPI wanted praised the assembly's action. "I hope compromise candidate, but he has the French troops -- whose mandate your decision will bring calm," he said. turned down the position. During the expires on Apr 4 -- to leave to make It was controversy over the polls heated debate interim Prime Minister way for a new force willing to disarm which saw the new house elected that Iyad Allawi stormed out of the session, the rebels. -- Reuters. fuelled last week's popular uprising. followed by the interim President In the immediate aftermath of the Ghazi Yawer. A parliament speaker is KYRGYZSTAN protests, the Supreme Court annulled needed before MPs can begin Bishkek, Mar 26 -- Kyrgyzstan's new the poll results and said the previous discussions about the formation of the leadership sought to tighten its grip parliament had authority. But presidency council which will appoint on the ex-Soviet Central Asian state Kyrgyzstan's electoral body backed the the key position of prime minister. The today and expressed confidence that it new assembly. Mr Bakiev had initially appointment of a Sunni Arab is meant could end the lawlessness that supported the old parliament, but as a gesture to that minority which followed the ousting of President switched his support to the new as it largely boycotted the elections, having Askar Akayev. "The situation is fully pronounced him prime minister. He held sway over Iraq during Saddam under control. We do not need a had already been designated interim Hussein's regime. Iraq's fragmented curfew," said opposition leader Felix prime minister, but this move further political scene has been beset by Kulov, put in charge of security, after a boosted his legitimacy. Mr Bakiev has further divisions over Sunni power, night of sporadic gunfire in which one said he wants to hold presidential the role of religion and jockeying for man was killed trying to fight off elections in three months' time, but Cabinet posts. The Kurds are expected looters in the capital Bishkek. Today, the Speaker of the new parliament to retain the Foreign Ministry and Bishkek centre was quiet with says such a vote could only be held Sunni Arabs to get the defence relatively few people on the streets. after talks had been held with Mr ministry. But control of the oil But there were fewer signs of the Akayev, because he had not formally ministry has proved a major sticking violence and chaos that accompanied resigned. It is not clear where Mr point between the Shia - representing widespread looting on Thursday (Mar Akayev is. Mr Bakiev has said he

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24 Political & Civil Unrest would enjoy all appropriate legal and role of supervising general elections in dated yesterday. Syria's U.N. constitutional guarantees if he May. Loyalists say the country's crisis ambassador said a Syrian-Lebanese returned to Kyrgyzstan. is so serious that dialogue between committee would meet this week to set both sides should start immediately a timetable for remaining troops to LEBANON and a unity government should lead leave. Syria submitted the letter as Beirut, Mar 23 -- Two people have Lebanon to the elections. Hizbollah, the Security Council discussed a been killed and five wounded after a the country's most powerful party, said resolution drafted by the United bomb ripped through a shopping yesterday the coming days would show States and France that would centre in the anti-Syrian Christian whether Karami would be able to form authorize an international heartland north of the Lebanese a national unity government. If investigation into Hariri's killing. capital Beirut. The explosion, the Karami cannot, a different prime Damascus has completed the first second in a commercial Christian area minister will be given the task and stage of a two-phase withdrawal plan, in five days, brought Lebanon closer to consultations will start again, pulling back to the Bekaa valley and chaos in the wake of last month's Hizbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah withdrawing nearly half the 14,000 killing of former Prime Minister Rafik said, adding that "there is still time". - troops it kept in Lebanon. More than al-Hariri. The roof of the centre in the - Reuters. 2,000 Syrian troops have left in the upper class coastal area of Kaslik, 20 Beirut, Mar 26 -- A car bomb past week, inching Syria closer to km north of Beirut, collapsed and exploded in an industrial suburb of ending its 29-year military walls were blown out in the powerful Christian east Beirut on Easter's eve, domination. -- Reuters. explosion early today. Emergency causing a large fire and wounding at Beirut, Mar 31 -- Syrian forces services workers searched through the least five people, security sources said evacuated positions near their main rubble for other victims. Windows of today. A prominent anti-Syrian military and intelligence headquarters nearby shops and buildings were opposition figure blamed the in Lebanon today after a night of bomb shattered and broken glass littered Damascus-backed Lebanese security scares in Beirut. "We had a long night streets lined with boutiques, jewellery authorities for the blast, the third in in the operations room," a military stores and nightclubs. Investigators eight days in the Christian heartland. source said. "We received 130 calls were quickly on the scene. Police Earlier in the day, Lebanon's about suspected bombs, but we didn't sources said the blast was caused by a opposition who blame Syria and its find any. Most related to badly parked large explosive charge placed inside allies for the killing of former Prime cars." Witnesses said troops had the multi-storey centre, which was Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Feb. 14 dismantled two military posts near closed at the time. The sources said urged the country's security chiefs to Anjar, the nerve centre of Syria's the two people killed were Asian resign to make way for an presence in Lebanon. About 18 trucks workers at the building. The toll international probe into the death. loaded with soldiers and equipment would have been much worse if the Security sources said a rigged Buick from the posts near the village in the blast had taken place in daytime in car exploded in the industrial area in Bekaa Valley drove into Syria the usually crowded street. Christian Dikwanah suburb in east Beirut. Fire overnight. Troops in the southern opposition figures who rushed to scene fighters were trying to contain blazes Bekaa were also seen preparing to said the bombings were aimed at in two buildings as thick black smoke abandon their posts as the pace of a undermining the country's stability rose into the night sky. Ambulances Syrian pullout from Lebanon that and urged supporters to foil any and rescue workers rushed to the began on Mar 8 appeared to quicken, attempts to sow sectarian rifts. "It is scene, witnesses said. It was not the witnesses said. Syria promised in clear that those who carried out this immediately known if there were a letter to the United Nations this attack are targeting the security and people in the buildings, but the area is week that it would end its 29-year stability of the country," opposition usually deserted during the night. The military presence in Lebanon before member of parliament Faris Bouez area houses factories, printing houses, parliamentary elections, whose timing told reporters. "It is a political car repair shops and warehouses. -- is now in doubt. The polls were due to message to the anti-Syrian Reuters. occur before parliament's term expires independence uprising." In the Beirut, Mar 30 -- More Syrian troops on May 31, but a political crisis previous incident, a car bomb exploded pulled out of Lebanon today as pro- triggered by the assassination of in a Christian suburb of Beirut early Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri on Saturday (Mar 19), wounding 11 prepared to abandon his bid to form a could force a delay. Hariri's successor, people. Today's explosion at around national unity government. Karami Omar Karami, has announced plans to 0130 hrs (2330, UTC, Mar 22) came was due to meet President Emile resign after the anti-Syrian opposition amid acute political tension since the Lahoud to inform him of his decision spurned his effort to form a national Feb 14 killing of Hariri in another to resign. Karami said yesterday he unity government to lead Lebanon to bombing. The assassination triggered would quit because he had failed to elections. It appears unlikely that a a wave of anti-Syrian protests. US-led persuade the anti-Syrian opposition to new prime minister can be found, a global pressure forced Syria to join a unity cabinet to lead Lebanon to government formed and an electoral announce a troop withdrawal from elections due in May. The opposition, law passed by parliament in time to Lebanon. It has already cut the which blames former prime minister allow the elections to go ahead on number of its forces in its neighbour Rafik al-Hariri's death on Syria and schedule. Opposition leaders, and pulled back to eastern Lebanon. the Lebanese security agencies it galvanized by Hariri's death into UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan backs, has refused to join any calling for a peaceful uprising for said yesterday he expected Syria to government until after elections that independence from Syrian tutelage, present a credible and precise it expects will give it a majority in a were due to meet to discuss how the timetable on a full withdrawal of its parliament now largely allied to government crisis can be resolved to troops and security services from Damascus. If he accepts Karami's enable the polls to take place. A Lebanon by early next month. Annan resignation, Lahoud will have to Syrian-Lebanese committee will meet said after talks with Syrian President consult deputies again to choose a new in the next few days to set a timetable Bashar al-Assad on the sidelines of an prime minister, a process that could for the withdrawal of remaining Arab summit in Algiers that he would delay the election and anger the Syrian forces. U.N. special envoy Terje be sending his special envoy to opposition, which accuses Karami of Roed-Larsen is due in the region soon Lebanon, Terje Roed-Larsen, in the procrastinating to avoid the polls. after the meeting. -- Reuters. first week of April. The anti-Syrian Opposition leaders had urged Karami opposition has refused to sit in a to form a government without them. LIBERIA national unity government with pro- His old cabinet remains in a caretaker Monrovia, Mar 28 -- A first Syrian loyalists, almost foiling the capacity. Syria now says it will contingent of more than 100 Liberian task of Damascus-backed Prime complete the withdrawal before the police trained by the United Nations Minister Omar Karami to form such a elections. Foreign Minister Farouq al- was deployed on the streets of the government. The opposition wants a Shara made the pledge in a letter to capital Monrovia today, a police transitional government with the sole U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, spokesman said. Colonel Ansumana

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25 Political & Civil Unrest

Kromah, the deputy director of police ahead of an 11-day nationwide strike here said. The Bloch Liberation Army operations, said the 123 recruits had called by the rebels to protest the (BLA) claimed responsibility for the completed their nine months of training king's decision. In Biratnagar, an Tuesday (Mar 22) attack on the on Saturday (Mar 26) and had industrial town 310 miles west of pipeline close to a bridge between immediately been deployed to various Katmandu, factories remained closed Dhadar and Sibi towns, Daily Times locations within the capital. Further and streets deserted today, said reported from the provincial capital contingents of newly trained recruits officials reached by telephone. Business Quetta. The local police said the would be sent to the interior soon, he and schools also remained closed. saboteurs had used powerful explosives added. Kromah told IRIN that 85 of the Police official Sharad Chandra said to blow up the pipeline. The report did first batch of officers to join the new- security forces were escorting some not say if gas supplies were affected. look Liberian National Police were vehicles along local highways but only The BLA had launched a major attack brand new recruits. The remaining 38 a few were willing to take the risk. on the gas field installations in Sui were police officers who had served town in early February, disrupting gas under the government of discredited PAKISTAN supplies to homes and industries in former president Charles Taylor, who London, Mar 23 -- A press report, several areas. had been screened for human rights dated Mar 22, states: Three bombs in Karachi, Mar 24 -- Despite the hectic abuse and retrained, he added. Kromah Pakistan's restive south-western efforts of Pakistan government at said the training programme at the province of Baluchistan damaged a parliament level to resolve the various police academy, which is presently run power line and a shop but caused no issues of tribes, the subversive by UN police officers drawn from forces casualties, officials said today. A power activities are going on in western around the globe, included human pylon was toppled yesterday at Killi Province of Pakistan. Some saboteurs rights education, riot control, traffic Kishungi in Naushki district, 130 km have blown up the main railway track control, community policing, criminal south-west of Quetta, said electricity near Mach in Balochistan Province of investigation and civic responsibility. company spokesman Gibrael Khan. Pakistan yesterday morning. Local The United Nations Mission in Liberia Hundreds of homes in the area were media reported that three-foot piece of (UNMIL) aims to train and equip a new plunged into darkness, he said. the track was blown up with three 3,500-strong police force by the end of Another bomb ripped through the home-made bombs at around 0600 hrs 2006. Its immediate target is to deploy shutters of a steel workshop in between Mach and Hrik, some 70 km 1,800 officers throughout the country Naushki, a local police official said.The east of Quetta. Soon after the explosion by the time presidential and third bomb exploded near the regional security personnel rushed to the site parliamentary elections are held in office of the army-led Anti-Narcotics and informed the railway authorities at October. Since Liberia's 14-year civil Force in the town of Turbat, 600 km the next station that the goods train war came to an end in 2003, security in south-west of Quetta, but caused no scheduled to pass the area be stopped. the country has been maintained by a damage, said local police official Railways control officials, while 15,000-strong UN peacekeeping force, Habibullah. Nobody claimed confirming the incident, said that the which includes more than 1,000 civilian responsibility for the blasts. Officials explosion did not affect the train police. This has been supplemented have blamed nationalist tribesmen service because all Quetta-bound trains until now by a 500-strong interim demanding autonomy and greater were stopped at Jacobabad railway Liberian police force, comprising benefits from the region's natural station owing to heavy rain that had former police officers who were rapidly resources for a string of revent bomb damaged railway track between Dera retrained. Police chief Colonel Joseph blasts and rocket attacks. Resource- Murad Jamali and Nutal area. -- Kerkura said the United States had rich but poverty-stricken Baluchistan Lloyd's List Correspondent. agreed to supply some equipment for has seen a rise in violence since Liberia's new police force, but he January when rebels launched a deadly PHILIPPINES appealed to other international donors rocket barrage on a major gas plant in London, Mar 28 -- A press report, to provide more. -- Reuters. revenge for the rape of a female doctor dated today, states: Officials in the there. Thousands of troops moved into southern Philippines say two NEPAL the province following the attack, communist insurgents have been killed Kathmandu, Mar 28 -- Maoist rebels which killed eight people. in a fierce firefight with soldiers. The killed three soldiers in eastern Nepal Karachi, Mar 23 -- A gas pipeline of fighting erupted on Saturday (Mar 26) after kidnapping them while they were Sui Southern Gas Company was blown near Davao City when New People's on their way home on leave, the army up by some unknown miscreants near Army (NPA) gunmen ambushed said today. The three men, who were Dhadar, about 140km from Quetta last patrolling soldiers, said regional army not carrying any weapons, were night. As a result, gas supply from commander Major General Samuel attacked with stones, knives and then Shikarpur to many areas of Bagasin. Two insurgents also shot dead in the Maoist stronghold of Balochistan Province of Pakistan was surrendered voluntarily over the Ramechhap on Saturday (Mar 26), an suspended. It is said the miscreants weekend to the military in Agusan del army statement said. The guerrillas had placed a high explosive device Sur province, also in the south. The duo have vowed to step up attacks on along the pipeline, which went off with are being interrogated at an army base government forces and called for a a big bang. Fortunately, the pipeline in the province. nation-wide general strike later this could not catch fire. "The blast week to build pressure against King destroyed four feet long piece of the SOMALIA Gyanendra after he fired the pipeline," Levies (Para military force) London, Mar 29 -- A press report, government and assumed absolute Director Khair Mohammad Jamali told dated Mar 28, states: Somali Prime powers last month. -- Reuters. journalists. He said a bomb was Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi has London, Mar 31 -- A press report, planted under the pipeline that went appealed for an end to fighting in the dated today, states: Streets were off at around 2250 hrs. Soon after the town of Baidoa which has left at least largely deserted as residents stayed explosion, the officials of state owned 14 people dead. Speaking from Libya, home for fear of reprisals by the rebels, gas utility company rushed to the blast he urged the rival militias to observe a who often attack people who defy their site and stopped supply from ceasefire following two days of clashes. orders. Local rebel leaders said in a Shikarpur. Quetta would receive gas There are fears the fighting has statement that they called the strike to supply through an alternative pipeline. damaged hopes of an immediate return protest King Gyanendra's power grab However, supply to some other areas of for the government exiled in Kenya. and his imposition of emergency rule. the province would be affected. -- Yesterday there was a lull in fighting The king said he was compelled to Lloyds List Correspondent. between militias loyal to rival Somali assume absolute power because London, Mar 23 -- A press report, warlords - both of whom are MPs. The successive governments had failed to dated today, states: Insurgents have clash began over whether the exiled counter the rebels, who have been blown up a gas pipeline in continuing government should be located in fighting since 1996 to abolish the attacks on government installations Baidoa. Last week, MPs backed a monarchy and establish a communist and security forces in Pakistan's proposal that the government should be state. The strike today comes two days restive Balochistan province, reports based not in the capital, Mogadishu,

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26 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings but in Baidoa and Jowhar and there Candan said in a statement. It was wounded 20 in an attack on a police were celebrations to mark this perpetrated by members of the station and an ambush in Saada decision in Baidoa on Saturday (Mar outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party province, 240 km north of Sanaa. 26). However, one powerful warlord (PKK), who had planted explosives at Local sources said Yemeni security apparently ordered his troops to the site, he said. "Only a small amount forces killed 10 rebels on Monday in a attack those who were out on the of crude oil leaked out as there was no large operation in Saada. They said streets and a fierce gun battle broke flow of oil through the pipeline," the the clashes continued yesterday but out. Baidoa is now in the hands of the statement said. The PKK has been gave no further details. Houthi, a militia led by Mohamed Ibrahim blamed for a series of attacks on Zaidi Shi'ite Muslim sect leader who Habsadeh. The militia commanded by security forces and other targets in had founded the Believing Youth Hassan Mohamed Nur Shargudud is Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast group, was killed last September after reported to have left the town. since last June when the group ended two months of clashes with security Meanwhile, a group of nine Somali a five-year unilateral ceasefire with forces in which at least 200 rebels and MPs from Nairobi arrived in the government. state troops died. Yemen accused Mogadishu yesterday to assess the Houthi of forming an armed group security situation. UGANDA which staged violent protests against Kampala, Mar 28 -- Rebels from the United States and Israel. The THAILAND Uganda's feared Lord's Resistance group is not linked to al Qaeda. London, Mar 27 -- A press report, Army (LRA) abducted at least 12 Yemeni security sources have blamed dated today, states: Suspected Islamic people from a remote northern village, Houthi's elderly father, Sheikh Badr rebels have ambushed a train in officials said today. The cult-like group el-Deen, for the new round of violence. southern Thailand, injuring at least -- which is notorious for kidnapping They said he had shunned a 19 people, police say. The armoured children and forcing them to become government amnesty, quit Sanaa and railway carriage was on a routine fighters, porters and sex slaves -- has returned to his Saada stronghold to inspection of track in the province of stepped up its attacks on civilians this foment violence. -- Reuters. Narathiwat when two bombs exploded month. Saturday (Mar 26) night's raid at about 0615 hrs, today, near the in Adjumani district, near the border station of Sungai Kolok, close to the with Sudan, hit an area that has Malaysian border. The explosive suffered in the past at the hands of devices were reportedly detonated by a small rebel groups moving swiftly on mobile phone. A police spokesman said foot. "Thirteen people were abducted the militants were waiting along the by the LRA on Saturday from Melijo railway tracks and opened fire in the village, which is about 20 km moments after the blast. Police said it southeast of Adjumani town," district returned fire - and the gunfight lasted chairman Nixon Owole told Reuters. A for at least 10 minutes before the Ugandan army spokesman said 12 BRAZIL attackers managed to escape. Among people had been abducted of whom, London, Mar 23 -- A press report, the 19 injured were 10 police officers. seven were since rescued. "We have a dated today, states: The mother of an There have been no reports of special forces team on the ground in international football player has been casualties among the insurgents. Adjumani to rescue the others," said abducted for ransom in Brazil, the Train operations had been suspended Lieutenant Tabaro Kiconco. Seven latest in a series of similar in the area, police said. people including a two-year-old girl kidnappings. It is the fourth time in as were shot and hacked to death by LRA many months that mothers of TOGO rebels earlier this month in Adjumani. Brazilian football heroes have been London, Mar 27 -- A press report, The district hosts more than 60,000 targeted. Ines Fidelis Regis, 57, was dated Mar 26, states: Opposition refugees fleeing a separate war and abducted by three armed men who supporters have marched through the LRA banditry in southern Sudan. Last invaded the family home in Campinas, streets of the Togolese capital year alone, more than 30,000 100 km from Sao Paulo. She is the demanding the postponement of next Sudanese refugees were uprooted by mother of Rogerio, who is a member of month's presidential election. They LRA attacks on their camps in the Brazil's famous national team. Only a say the 24 April poll is being held too north. Some 1.6 million northern week ago the mother of another star, soon to be fully free. However, Ugandans have been forced into Luis Fabiano, was taken and remains supporters of the ruling RPT (Rally of squalid, makeshift refugee camps by in the hands of kidnappers. The the Togolese People) also held a rally nearly 19 years of fighting between mothers of two other stars were in favour of the polling date. Around the government and the LRA. Talks to earlier released only after the 2,000 people attended each end the war were dealt a blow last payment of undisclosed ransoms. demonstration, witnesses said. month by the surrender of the rebels' London, Mar 27 -- A press report, Opposition leaders say the Apr 24 main negotiator, but tentative contacts dated Mar 25, states: Police in Brazil deadline does not give them enough have continued. So have military have freed the mother of football star time to mount a proper campaign. operations aimed at hunting down top Rogerio, three days after she was Interior Minister Francois Boko said LRA commanders, including the kidnapped by gunmen. Ines Fidelis on Wednesday (Mar 23) that a special group's elusive leader Joseph Kony, Regis, 57, was found apparently 3,500 strong special security force who is believed to be hiding in unharmed in a house in the coastal would be deployed to ensure mountainous southern Sudan. -- town of Caraguatatuba, in Sao Paulo candidates would be able move freely Reuters. state. During the operation to free Mrs in the run-up to the election. Fidelis, whose son plays for Sporting Emmanuel Bob-Akitani, vice president YEMEN Lisbon in Portugal, a woman was of the Union Forces for Change party, Sanaa, Mar 30 -- Yemeni forces arrested and a machine gun seized. will stand as the main opposition gunned down three Islamic rebels She was the fourth Brazilian player's candidate against Faure Gnassingbe. after they had ambushed and killed mother to be abducted in recent eight policemen in the second attack months. Police said they found Mrs TURKEY in two days, security sources said. Six Fidelis after being tipped off, but did London, Mar 27 -- A press report, other policemen were wounded in the not say by whom. The kidnappers had dated Mar 25, states: An explosion clashes yesterday with followers of not contacted the family, and no blamed on Kurdish rebels occurred slain anti-US cleric Hussein al-Houthi ransom was paid, they added. Earlier today at an oil pipeline in in the province of Amrah, 100 km this month, gunmen abducted the southeastern Turkey, causing material north of the capital Sanaa. The official mother of Brazilian international Luis damage, local officials said. The attack Saba news agency said security forces Fabiano in Campinas, also in the state targeted a stretch of the pipeline near also arrested an Islamic rebel. On of Sao Paulo. She is still being held the village of Taskoy in Mardin Monday (Mar 28), supporters of captive. The wave of kidnappings province, the local deputy governor Ali Houthi killed seven policemen and began last December, when the mother

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27 Kidnappings/Labour Disputes of Santos striker Robinho was seized strike had the support of the German Customers who had booked crossings at a family gathering. She was Verdi trade union, which felt that as for tomorrow are being advised to released unharmed several weeks the ships operate between Finland contact SeaFrance reservations. later after a ransom was paid. Last and Germany, the labour contracts month, the mother of Sao Paulo for the crew should follow German INDIA striker Grafite spent a day as a rules. The issue was resolved by New Delhi, Mar 30 -- Tradesmen shut hostage after being abducted near the placing the ships under the Finnish up shop today at the start of a three- city of Sao Paulo. flag, and replacing the Polish crews day protest against a new value-added with Finnish seamen. Each ship also tax (VAT) due to take effect across 21 COLOMBIA got a Finnish ship's master and a states on Apr 1. VAT has been delayed London, Mar 26 -- A press report, Finnish crew. The Finnish Seamen's five times in nearly 10 years but is dated today, states: A 25-member Union and the Transport Workers' finally set to go ahead on Friday (Apr armed group wearing military Union (AKT) did not object to out- 1) after the UPA government said last uniforms kidnapped four people in a flagging the vessels to Finland. In week it would not back down despite rural estate in Antioquia department, Germany, however, local stevedores the dissent of five opposition-ruled northwestern Colombia, the police had given their support to the the states. Traders across the country said yesterday. Three men and a Polish crews. were planning a 72-hour strike until woman were kidnapped Thursday the weekend, worried they will have to (Mar 23) when having Easter vacation CREW OF MALTESE VESSEL AT pay more tax, that they lack the in the village of Los Andes. Their WALLAROO, AUSTRALIA systems to cope with a bigger pile of whereabouts are still unknown. The London, Mar 23 -- Bulk Flecha paperwork and that even tax collectors police blamed the kidnapping on arrived Port Lincoln Mar 20 and are ill prepared. The tax levied on the guerrillas of Front 35 of the sailed Mar 22. value manufacturers and retailers add Revolutionary Armed Forces of to goods at each sale point in the Colombia, the largest rebel group in FRANCE chain, is to replace a web of sales the country. London, Mar 22 -- A press report, taxes across the state that creates dated today, states: Operation Stack duplicate taxation. It will cover 550 has moved up to phase two on the M20 goods, have two basic rates of 4 and in Kent after industrial action in 12.5 per cent and a special rate of 1.0 France seriously affected cross- per cent for gold and silver ornaments. Channel travel. Riot police used tear -- Reuters. gas to disperse striking French London, Mar 31 -- A press report, seamen from the Channel Tunnel dated today, states: A nationwide entrance today. The strikers also strike called to protest the launch of a blockaded berths at the port of Calais, Value Added Tax (VAT) across India CAMEROON meaning delays for SeaFrance and drew a mixed response on the second London, Mar 22 -- There was serious P&O ferry services. The industrial day, with many stores re-opening for disruption to the port of Douala last action is in response to discussions in business, traders' associations said. week after dock workers in the port the French Parliament on changes to Some markets in the capital New went on strike from Mar 17 to Mar 20 shipping laws. Ferry operator Delhi were back to their usual to protest against their wages and SeaFrance had already cancelled its bustling selves while in others many working terms and conditions. A Dover-Calais services because of the shops remained shuttered. The tax, meeting was due to take place strike. All ships will be kept in Calais agreed at a meeting of state finance yesterday between the workers and until Thursday morning (Mar 24) ministers in New Delhi in June, is their employers, stevedoring group when sailings are due to resume. P&O designed to cut multiple layers of GPAC (Groupement Professionnel des has also been affected with two ferries levies, boost revenues, reduce inter- Acconiers du Cameroun) to discuss the returning to Kent because they were state barriers to trade and make dockers' grievances. unable to berth in Calais. Two more accounting more transparent. The ships were used to carry freight to much-delayed reform has been put on CREW OF FINLAND-GERMANY Zeebrugge in Belgium. A P&O hold at least five times because of loud FERRY SERVICE spokesman said they do not know opposition from India's 29 states, London, Mar 30 -- A press report, when they will next be able to enter which fear they will lose revenues and dated today, states: A strike that had Calais. Reports from France today are reluctant to cede the power to set idled ro/ro Runner (20729 gt, built said protesters were dispersed from taxes on goods and services. Seven 1990) and ro/ro Rider (20077 gt, built the Eurotunnel rail terminal at about Indian states controlled by the 1984) and stopped rail ferry traffic 1200, GMT, with only minor opposition Bharatiya Janata Party between Finland and Germany disruption to traffic. Kent Police (BJP) have refused to implement VAT, concluded during Easter. The strike implemented phase one of Operation saying they will lose revenue and was caused over a wage dispute. The Stack at about 1400, GMT, today, administrative problems remain in two ships were originally owned by the closing the M20 coastbound between assessing the tax. Despite the Finnish company Finnlines, which junctions 11 and 12. Phase two came widespread protests, Finance Minister later sold the German-flagged vessels in at around 2000, GMT, between Palaniappan Chidambaram has said to the Norwegian Barber Shipping, junctions eight and nine. The the new tax regime would come into which leases them to Finnlines for operation allows lorries to queue on effect on Apr 1 as scheduled without service between Germany and the M20 with other traffic being any "slackening of implementation". Finland. The strike began when the diverted. Yesterday, rail traffic Chidambaram found support today Norwegian owners decided to pay the through the Channel Tunnel was from World Bank country director Polish crew according to Polish pay blocked for three hours after a group Michael Carter. "A comprehensive VAT scales rather than those of Germany. of about 100 striking workers cut widens the tax net, as it makes tax This amounted to a cut in pay of more through fences surrounding the evasion difficult. Going by the than 60%. A dispute over the wages terminal near Calais and invaded the experience of other countries, VAT has had already occurred when the ships tracks. Trains were stopped in both proved beneficial and leads to revenue were flagged out from Germany to directions with 15 Eurostar services buoyancy," Carter told the Press Trust Norway, and attempts were made to delayed. The seamen are protesting of India (PTI) news agency. "Reforms get rid of the expensive German crew against a plan to reform the French have to be accelerated, especially tax members. It was agreed at that time national register for shipping, with reforms." Vijay Goel, president of the that the ships would observe German sailors' unions saying the changes are Confederation of All India Traders and national contracts, no matter where a threat to French jobs. SeaFrance a member of the BJP, said traders the crew members were from. 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28 Labour Disputes with central sales tax and several police armed with batons deployed announced a countrywide strike others. We demand that the extra around the parliament building where tomorrow while the Karachi Transport taxes be abolished before VAT is lawmakers took part in an ordinary Ittehad (KTI) yesterday announced to implemented," Goel said. The strike session. Police also guarded closed go on strike against hike of fuel price call drew mixed responses in other banks and the central market, which on Apr 6 in Karachi. -- Lloyd's List Indian states, with PTI news agency was deserted. Buses and taxis stayed Correspondent. saying many shops remained closed in off the roads, forcing many civil Karachi, Mar 30 -- Transportation of southern Karnataka, eastern Bihar servants to stay home. goods in Pakistan today was partially and nothern Uttar Pradesh states for hampered due to a strike called by a second day running. Many shops PAKISTAN Supreme Council of All Pakistan were also closed in Indian-controlled Karachi, Mar 27 -- The Transporters (SCAPT) in Sindh Kashmir, it said. In the western transportation of goods across Province. Reportedly, hundreds of oil economic hub of Bombay (Mumbai), Pakistan has suffered for the last tankers are parked at Shirin Jinnah traders continued with their business three days on account of a strike Colony in Karachi at oil terminal although some wholesale markets in called by All Pakistan Goods depots and suspending supply of central parts of city remained closed. Transport Association (APGTA) refined petroleum products to In the eastern state of West Bengal, against an increase in petroleum upcountry. SCAPT with the support of shops and businesses remained shut prices, toll taxes, motorway police and other transporters went on strike over and traders staged protest marches, the arrest of the Secretary General of the issue of revision of prices of diesel, and the usually crowded streets and the Punjab Goods Association. out of business of 10,000 oil tankers malls of state capital Calcutta were Members have observed a three days due to start of new oil pipeline from deserted. VAT sets new rates on 500 "wheel jam" strike involving trucks Karachi to Multan and other problems items, with 250 essential items and trailers, from March 25, which being faced by them. Passengers ranging from farm products to has caused the suspension of the suffered as long-route buses remained medicines taxed at four percent and supply of fresh fruits, vegetables and off from roads in Karachi city. During the rest at 12.5%. exportables etc. They have warned the the strike oil tankers, trucks and government that the strike will trailers remained off the roads to IRAQ continue and, if needed, will go on for press for their owners' demands. London, Mar 23 -- A press report, an indefinite period, in the case of Separately, reports from northern area dated yesterday, states: There are non-acceptance of their demands. The of Pakistan also indicates a large currently no tugs, pilots or radio strike has caused considerable numbers of tankers and trucks officers available at Basrah Oil problems to traders and remained off the roads particularly Terminal, following a reported dispute manufacturers of various items, as the disturbing supply of goods to which arose earlier today. According to transporters are refusing to transport Afghanistan. -- Lloyd's List SOMO Basrah, loading operations are their goods. Owing to the strike, the Correspondent. continuing but berthings and sailings supply of fruits and vegetables to Karachi, Mar 31 -- The Supreme have been cancelled for the meantime. markets also faced a cut, and the Council of All Pakistan Transporters It is anticipated that the crew will markets fell short of edibles. As a (SCAPT) has extended the strike for return to the terminal tomorrow. result, the prices of vegetables and today and warned the government Lonsdon, Mar 24 -- A press report, fruits has increased. An official of that if their demands were not met the dated today, states: Sailing operations association has asked the government strike could be observed for an at Basrah & Khor Al Amaya Oil to immediately decrease POL prices, indefinite period. The transporters Terminals recommenced at 2340, local reduce number of tool plazas and had called the strike in protest against time, last night. This follows some direct motorway police not to harass frequent hikes in prices of petrol and interruption to operations earlier this truck drivers. -- Lloyd's List diesel and harassment to drivers on week, due to a dispute over the way in Correspondent. highways and in support of their which inspections of tugs and their Karachi, Mar 29 -- Pakistan Goods various demands. Yesterday, oil crew are conducted. Inspection was Transport Truck Owners Association tankers and inter-city buses went on carried out at approximately 1930, has called off their countrywide wheel- strike across the country, suspending local time, yesterday evening, and the jam strike that was completely supply of petroleum products and tugs reached the terminals at 2100 observed during last four days across leaving passengers stranded. The hrs. the northern area of country. The council's chairman, Yusuf Shahwani, association made the announcement in a statement said the strike was not NEPAL following holding a meeting with the meant to serve any political cause, but See under "Political & Civil Unrest." NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman only to press for fulfilment of yesterday. The delegation headed by transporters' demands. According to NIGER its president Malik Khawaja Shahwani, about 42,000 oil tankers, London, Mar 22 -- A press report, Muhammad Khan comprising Rajwali 60,000 trucks and trailers and 8,000 dated today, states: A nationwide Khattak, Haji Atta Muhammad, Noor long-route buses took part in the strike over a tax on staple foods closed Muhammad, Muhammad Tariq and strike across the country. A delegation banks and shops, left streets deserted dozens of leaders met with the led by him met Sindh Governor Dr and disrupted government services in Governor Khalilur Rehman and Ishratul Ibad and appraised him of the capital of Niger today. In the appraised him about their demands, their grievances. The delegation was second city of Zinder, 900 kilometres says a press release. The delegation informed that the provincial east of Niamey, some people tried to expressed reservations over the government had nothing to do with protest but were stopped. "Some fortnightly increase in the petroleum the prices of petroleum products. youths tried to burn tyres on the road prices, increase in the toll taxes, Federal Minister of Communications but were dispersed by security forces," dilapidated conditions of the roads and Shamim Siddiqui is reported to have Zinder Governor Abba Malam Boukar some other issues. They informed the assured the delegation that the said on national radio. It was unclear governor that they had brought the increase in toll tax would not be how they were dispersed, or if any matter into the notice of the high ups collected on highways and the decision were arrested. Public protests have for so many times, but there was no about the increase had been been banned since Mar 15, when option left for them but to launch an suspended till Jun 30. After the thousands of demonstrators took to agitation move. The governor assured meeting, the transporters' body the streets, stoned government cars the transporters that he would take up decided to extend the strike for and broke traffic lights. Forty-six the matter with the Prime Minister another day. -- Lloyd's List people were detained but since have Shaukat Aziz, on which, the Correspondent. been freed. Protesters want legislators transporters announced the ending of to reverse a Jan 4 law imposing a 19 their strike, the press release added. SOUTH AFRICA percent tax on staples including rice, Separately, the Supreme Council of All London, Mar 24 -- Workers at sugar and milk. In Niamey, anti-riot Pakistan Transporters have Harmony Gold mines in Free State,

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South Africa, have started a strike also refused to work, causing services Bank of California has agreed to pay after talks on job cuts failed. About on the Wirral line to be suspended. $21 million to settle a lawsuit alleging 21,000 miners - or 90% of the Replacement bus services are being that it charged excessive management workforce at its Harmony and put on. Managers at Merseyrail say on fees to 1,300 individuals, charities and Freegold sites - failed to turn up for all other routes, a Sunday service was others with trust accounts. The bank's last night's shift. The two sites make in operation, with trains every half- parent, Northern Trust Corp. of up about 40% of Harmony's overall hour. A strike planned for the Grand Chicago, didn't admit wrongdoing, output but it said the action would National weekend will go ahead unless saying it had acted in good faith and have little initial impact because of agreement is reached on new hours settled to avoid costly litigation. The the Easter holidays. The firm plans to and conditions. settlement was approved late Friday restructure its operations, cutting up (Mar 25) by Los Angeles County to 5,000 jobs. Industry observers fear Superior Court Judge Anthony J. the strike could be a protracted one. Mohr. As a trustee, the bank held and The company obtained a court order managed investments on behalf of banning workers at its recently- beneficiaries. It collected fees based on purchased Target mine in Free State a percentage of the assets under from taking part in the strikes. The management in the 300 trusts at issue world's sixth-largest gold producer has in the lawsuit. Derek G. Howard of been hit hard by the rise in the value Oakland, an attorney for the of the rand as many of its sites are ASBESTOS-RELATED ILLNESS, beneficiaries, said today that the based in South Africa. National Union UNITED STATES trusts generally were supposed to be of Mineworkers (NUM) officials said London, Mar 26 -- A press report, charged annual fees of less than 1% of the strike took place after last-ditch dated Mar 25, states: Federal-Mogul trust assets. Instead, he said, the fees talks broke down. Corp. said it will pay $29 million to were gradually increased to the going London, Mar 29 -- A press report, resolve more than $183 million in rate for the industry, currently about dated today, states: Over 20,000 asbestos injury claims. The auto parts 1.4% a year. The amount of alleged workers continued their strike at company, in a motion filed Wednesday overcharges varied, but trust Harmony Gold's Free State mines (Mar 23), asked the U.S. Bankruptcy beneficiaries are expected to receive today while management and the Court in Wilmington, Del., to approve settlements averaging about $12,300 National Union of Mineworkers a settlement of litigation between the each. Northern Trust acquired nearly (NUM) met for talks. "There were company and the Centre for Claims all of the 300 trust accounts in 1992 misunderstandings in negotiations Resolution, an entity set up by a from Trust Services of America Inc., a last week. We agreed to follow up with consortium of companies to administer subsidiary of California Federal Bank. talks this week," said NUM and resolve asbestos claims against The overcharges on these accounts spokesperson Moferefere them. Following Federal-Mogul unit's began in 1981 and continued until Lekorotsoana. The strike, which pullout from the claims centre in 2000 2003, according to the lawsuit, which started last Wednesday (Mar 23), is and 2001, various lawsuits were filed said Northern Trust knew about Trust said to be costing Harmony R1m a day. among the claims centre, the company, Services' overcharges but neglected to Yesterday, Harmony spokesperson asbestos claimants and the insurers rectify them. Northern Trust Ferdi Dippenaar said he hoped there who issued $250 million in bonds to previously had offered to refund extra would be a speedy resolution to the cover the settlement contributions of fees charged to the trust customers impasse. Harmony has said the strike Federal-Mogul and its affiliates. beginning in 1994 ø an offer accepted is not related to recent retrenchment Federal-Mogul agreed to a settlement by the beneficiaries of 79 of the trusts, notices served on the union by the Monday (Mar 21) to end the litigation according to the settlement mining company. and settle all claims in exchange for documents. In its final settlement, the London, Mar 31 -- A press report, the $29 million payment to the claims bank agreed that those beneficiaries, dated today, states: Strikes at two of centre. The settlement will initially be like the others, also would receive South Africa's largest gold producers paid by the sureties that issued the refunds all the way back to 1981. The are to expand to include all mines bonds -- Safeco Insurance Co. of plaintiff attorneys will receive $5 across both companies, a miners' America, Travelers Casualty and million of the settlement and the trust union has said. Workers at two Surety Co. of America, National Fire beneficiaries $16 million, the judge Harmony Gold and one Gold Fields Insurance Co. of Hartford and decided. Niall J. McCarthy of mine have walked out in a dispute Continental Casualty Co. -- and Burlingame, Calif., another attorney over pay and planned redundancies. Federal-Mogul will repay that amount for the plaintiffs, said the banks failed The National Union of Mineworkers over time. Southfield, Mich.-based to spell out clearly to their customers (NUM) said the dispute was being Federal-Mogul's separate settlement that under the original terms of the extended because of the behaviour of with the insurers was approved by the trusts, the fee caps could only be lifted both firms. Gold Fields said the strike bankruptcy court Mar 16. The claims by obtaining a court order. When was illegal and it was going to halt it centre settlement payment is expected Northern Trust became aware that the in court. The NUM said nearly 30,000 to be made May 2, with 30 percent trusts it obtained from TSA had been workers at all mines of Gold Fields coming from Safeco, 40 percent from charged too much, it sent out letters to would walkout at 1800, yesterday, Travelers and 30 percent from clients that "didn't state that the which the company confirmed. National Fire and Continental increases clearly violated the terms of Currently 20,000 Harmony staff are Casualty together. The settlement the trust," he said. out on strike at two facilities in the with the claims centre will resolve the Free State. The union said this would dispute without Federal-Mogul having MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, increase within seven days to cover all to spend more money on litigation and UNITED KINGDOM Harmony sites, which employ a total remove the risk of adverse court London, Mar 22 -- A press report, of 50,000 people. In addition to rulings that "could have disastrous dated today, states: A court has opposing job cuts at the two firms, the effects upon the prospects for awarded £950,000 in compensation to union wants monthly living reorganization of certain debtors," the the family of a man who died in allowances to be raised to 1,200 rand motion said. Federal-Mogul sought hospital from septic shock after a ($189.80; £100) from the current 706 Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in routine bowel operation. Imtiaz Shah, rand. 2001 because of hundreds of millions 35, from Birmingham, died in the City of dollars in asbestos claims. Hospital in January 2001 after medics UNITED KINGDOM and nursing staff failed to treat his London, Mar 25 -- A press report, CHARGING OF EXCESSIVE deteriorating condition. In July 2002, dated today, states: Rail services in MANAGEMENT FEES, Birmingham Coroner Aidan Cotter Merseyside were suffering disruption UNITED STATES recorded a verdict of neglect. Sandwell today as guards in the RMT union London, Mar 29 -- A press report, and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS went on strike. Drivers at Birkenhead dated Mar 28, states: Northern Trust Trust accepted liability in November A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

30 Awards & Settlements

2002. The settlement was approved at its patent rights, a claim which Sony acknowledged that there were lessons a High Court hearing in Birmingham has denied. The $90m award is more to be learned in terms of how future today. The father-of-three, who than three times Immersion's total change programmes are handled , and suffered from the digestive disorder revenues last year, which amounted to that it recognises its obligations to Crohn's disease, had bowel surgery $23.8m. The California based company make amends to customers," Mr after being admitted on Jan 9, 2001. develops and licenses digital Stapleton said. Irwin Mitchell, the law firm technology. representing his family, said three PREDATORY PRICING & days later he started complaining of PERSONAL INJURY, ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS, "unbearable" abdominal pain, nausea, UNITED STATES UNITED STATES chest pain and dehydration. The London, Mar 23 -- A press report, London, Mar 23 -- A press report, pharmacist, from Moseley, had also dated Mar 22, states: An apprentice dated Mar 22, states: IBM, the world's become delirious. But despite technician who suffered burns to 60% largest computer maker, and coughing up blood, vomiting and his of his body after an electrical Compuware Corp. today said they family's continued pleas for explosion, settled a lawsuit this week agreed to settle a lawsuit in which assistance, staff did nothing, solicitors against engineering contract firm Compuware accused IBM of predatory said. A GP's intervention led to action Fluor Corp and technology powerhouse pricing and antitrust violations. The being taken. A second operation IBM Corp. Fluor's insurance agreement calls for International revealed Mr Shah's bowel had not companies will pay $9.5 million in Business Machines Corp. to licence been properly closed and his damages, and Fluor's workers' $140 million of Compuware software abdominal cavity was filled with two compensation carrier paid $5.9 million over the next four years, and offer to litres of poisonous bodily fluids. This in medical bills for David McNabb, 37, buy $260 million of Compuware was drained and Mr Shah was McNabb's attorney said today. services over the same period. Shares prescribed antibiotics, but they failed McNabb was hospitalised for 20 of Compuware stock jumped 6.2%, and to work and he died from septic shock months after an accident at an IBM IBM stock rose less than 1%. on Jan 23, 2001. The family's lawyer, facility in San Jose in January, 2002. Compuware sued IBM in March 2002 Sara Burns, said: "Mr Shah was An IBM supervisory engineer asked alleging that IBM had copied some of failed by both the medical and McNabb and another Fluor its software programs and was selling nursing staff who took almost four contractor to scavenge replacement them at below-market cost, using its days to intervene, even though he parts from shutdown electrical dominance in mainframe hardware was clearly in the most appalling equipment in a building where the and software to compete unfairly in distress. Today's financial settlement electrical unit was allegedly labeled the market for software tools used to takes account of the fact Mr Shah with a yellow "out of service" tag. run mainframes, where Compuware had a successful, well-paid career as When McNabb applied his wrench to has been strong. The settlement a pharmacist ahead of him. It will a piece of equipment, he suffered a halted a trial that had been running help provide for his dependants 12,400-volt shock, said his attorney for several weeks in the U.S. District including his wife, three children and Richard Alexander. IBM spokesman Court for the Eastern District of elderly parents." The coroner had Edward Barbini emphasised that Michigan. Early today, the parties called on the hospital to carry out an Fluor's insurance company, not IBM, met with the judge, who accepted the inquiry into the circumstances of his paid the settlement. Alexander had settlement, which includes a patent death. The NHS trust said in a argued that Fluor and IBM were at cross-licensing deal between the two statement: "We have apologised fault. IBM, Fluor and the IBM companies, IBM said. One source unreservedly to Mrs Shah and her supervisory engineer were named as familiar with the terms said that the family for the care her husband defendants in the lawsuit. "IBM was settlement amounts to a series of received during his treatment. We negligent because its own regulations business dealings in which both would like to assure her that lessons prohibit anyone working on or near Compuware and IBM stand to make have been learned by the trust and exposed energised electrical money. Otherwise, the deal leaves new procedures put in place to try conductors," Alexander said today. IBM free to compete vigorously in the and ensure that a similar incident "He never should have been sent tools market. IBM is likely to offer never happens again." there." low-margin desktop support services to Compuware customers through PATENT INFRINGEMENT, POOR POSTAL SERVICE, which IBM stands to make back the UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM $260 million, the source said. "It London, Mar 28 -- A press report London, Mar 22 -- A press report, sounds more like a business dated today, states: Sony has been told dated today, states: Royal Mail has arrangement than a settlement," said to pay $90.7m (£48m) in damages and paid £43m in compensation to postal Judith Hurwitz, the president of stop selling PlayStation consoles in customers for late deliveries in the technology consulting firm Hurwitz & the United States after losing a patent year to March 2004, the postal Associates. Lisa Elkin, a infringement lawsuit. Sony said it regulator has said. Postcomm said the spokeswoman for Detroit-based would appeal the decision, stemming money was paid directly to private and Compuware, was not immediately from a 2002 case brought by US firm business users. Royal Mail must also available to comment. "IBM is free to Immersion, and would continue to sell pass on £17m in savings to consumers distribute our products at the prices its products pending the hearing. A in the new financial year, which starts we choose to sell them, which will California court found that Sony had on Apr 6. Postcomm said Royal Mail benefit our customers," Tim Breuer, a infringed sensory technology had made "extensive" improvements spokesman for IBM's software developed by the small tech business. since the end of March 2004. business. He declined to comment on This allows a controller to vibrate in Postcomm said the compensation was the details of the agreement. Shares time with the game's actions. A a result of poor service in 2003/2004 of Compuware rose 43 cents to $7.40 federal district court in Oakland when Royal Mail missed its main in late morning trade on the Nasdaq, upheld a decision by a US court last service quality targets. The Royal Mail while IBM shares gained 74 cents to year which ordered Sony Computer said service had been disrupted as a $90.25 on the New York Stock Entertainment, Sony's gaming unit, to result of industrial action at the end of Exchange. The dispute reflects pay $82m in damages. However, the 2003 and a serious fire at a mail growing competition in the order to suspend sales of PlayStation centre. Chief executive Adam Crozier mainframe software market over the and PlayStation 2 consoles - the best said it had "transformed" the quality past five years. Compuware saw selling games platforms in the world- of service over the past year and its demand for its products peak in the and more than 40 individual games recent performance was the best in a late 1990s as customers rushed to fix does not hold while an appeal is being decade. Postcomm chairman Nigel potential "Y2K" software bugs, but heard. Immersion Corporation claimed Stapleton said Royal Mail had made has struggled since then, Hurwitz that Sony's Dual Shock controller for improvements. "The commissioners said. Its revenue slid to $1.26 billion its two PlayStation consoles violated are pleased that the company has last year, down from $2.23 billion in

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31 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents

2000. Wall Street analysts expect TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESS, revenue to remain flat in 2005 and UNITED STATES edge up slightly next year, according London, Mar 22 -- A press report, to Reuters Estimates. Meanwhile, dated today, states: A woman with IBM has become more aggressive in lung cancer is to be awarded the the market, introducing its z-Series highest court-ordered payment yet to mainframe machines, Linux software an ex-smoker after a last-ditch appeal and new tools to manage mainframes, was rejected. Patricia Henley, of Hurwitz said. "It is not just a legacy California, will receive the $10.5m IBM has to drag around like a ball award, which has grown to more than and chain. It's a market that has legs $16m with interest, from Philip KIRKLAND, ILLINOIS, for the future for them," she said. Morris, the world's largest cigarette UNITED STATES IBM said the agreement would not maker. The jury found the company London, Mar 29 -- A press report, have a material affect on its first- had lied about the risks and addictive dated yesterday, states: A train went quarter 2005 earnings. Compuware nature of smoking and was responsible off the tracks near Route 72 in and IBM will have to bear all their for her cancer. The payout was Kirkland, yesterday. Police say a grain train on the I-C-E train system own fees and expenses in the case, reduced from $51.5m after an appeals derailed around 2000 hrs. Four of the the source said. court concluded the jury had train's six cars went off the track. No considered improper factors in one was injured in the derailment, but RECORD LABEL LAWSUIT, awarding punitive damages. But danger continued even after the cars UNITED STATES Philip Morris argued that a new trial London, Mar 31 -- A press report, jumped the tracks. "Some of the cars should have been ordered, rather than are a little unstable as far as teetering dated today, states: Rap music mogul a simple reduction of the award. It Marion Suge Knight has been ordered on the tracks. That's virtually the only claimed the lower courts also failed to thing were worried about right now," to pay $107 million to a woman who consider the legal impact of a 2001 claims she helped start his Death Row says Kirkland Police Chief Stan court ruling concerning tobacco Smith. Police zoned off the mess until Records label. Los Angeles County advertising. But the appeal was Superior Judge Ronald Sohigian the investigation is complete. The rejected, setting the stage for the cause of the derailment is not known. ordered Knight and his companies, company to pay up, six years after it Death Row Records and Tha Row Inc., began fighting to overturn the LOCKHART AREA, TEXAS, to pay Lydia Harris $45 million in judgment. Ms Henley, 58, began economic damages, $2 million in non- UNITED STATES smoking Philip Morris' Marlboro London, Mar 30 -- A press report, economic damages and $60 million in cigarettes aged 15. For the next 28 punitive damages. In her lawsuit, dated Mar 29, states: A Union Pacific years she smoked up to two packs a freight train carrying grain and soda Harris said in 1989 she and Knight day. She was diagnosed with cancer in ash derailed in Caldwell County early became equal founding partners of the 1998. William Ohlemeyer, a lawyer for today, causing 13 cars to leave the music label and that he pushed her the company, said: "We're disappointed tracks, officials said. Three people out without her knowledge when he that the court didn't take the case, but were taken to Central Texas Medical recognized its money-making it won't prevent us from successfully Centre in San Marcos as a precaution, potential. Sohigian made the defending other cases." It is the fourth but there were no serious injuries, judgment after ruling Knight and his time the industry has been ordered to said Tela Mange, spokeswoman for the attorneys violated court rules pay damages to an individual smoker, Texas Department of Public Safety. All requiring them to answer questions and the second time for Philip Morris. three, who had been on the train, were and provide information to opposing Ms Henley plans to give most of the treated and released from an area counsel during the discovery process money to a foundation to warn hospital. "Everybody's OK," Mange in 2002. children about the dangers of smoking said. Mange said there was no and treat youngsters with breathing hazardous substance on the train. SEXUAL ABUSE, UNITED STATES problems and cancer. There were no evacuations of homes London, Mar 27 -- A press report, London, Mar 29 -- A press report, hear the accident site. The derailment dated Mar 26, states: The Roman dated Mar 28, states: A New York occurred east of Lockhart. Catholic Diocese of Stockton has jury today awarded punitive damages agreed to pay $3.6 million to settle of $17.1 million against Philip Morris M'FOUMBOU AREA, claims by two victims molested by a USA in a case in which a 72-year-old CONGO REPUBLIC Lodi priest who was later deported to woman said her lung cancer and London, Mar 26 -- A press report, Ireland. The two unidentified victims neurological disorder were caused by dated today, states: Six stowaways are now in their 40s. They were smoking. The punitive damage award perched on top of a carriage carrying elementary school students ages 11 is one of the largest such awards bananas were killed when their train and 12 at St. Anne's Catholic Church against the embattled tobacco derailed in Congo Republic, railway in Lodi when they were molested by industry. The 72-year-old plaintiff, officials in the central African country the Rev. Oliver O'Grady. O'Grady was Norma Rose, suffers from lung cancer said today. "The accident happened on convicted in 1993 of molesting the and a neurological disorder she an old stretch of track where trees fall boys and served seven years before he claimed were caused by her smoking, on to the line every time there's bad was deported. The victims' attorneys, a habit she picked up in her teens. weather," Jacky Trimardeau, Gregory Davenport and Jeffrey Silvia, She quit in 1993. She alleged that managing director of railway company said yesterday each victim will get cigarettes were a defective product Chemin de Fer Congo Ocean, told $1.8 million. design. In the case, Rose v. American Reuters. The train, which had both Tobacco et al., the jury returned on freight and passenger cars, came off STOLEN TRADE SECRETS, Mar 18 a $3.4 million award for the tracks near M'Foumbou, 90km UNITED STATES compensatory damages against Philip east of the deepwater port of Pointe San Jose, Calif., Mar 24 -- A Morris and American Tobacco Co., Noire, as it travelled towards the California jury awarded memory chip split evenly. But the jurors assessed capital Brazzaville, Trimardeau said. maker Lexar Corp. $84 million in nothing against American Tobacco, punitive damages from Japan's instead assessing all punitive REGINA, CANADA Toshiba Corp. today in trial over damages against Philip Morris. The London, Mar 23 -- A press report, Lexar's claims Toshiba stole its trade tobacco firm vowed to appeal. Last dated Mar 22, states: A preliminary secrets. The San Jose jury yesterday week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied investigation shows a semi-trailer had awarded Lexar more than $380 an appeal by Philip Morris in another truck slammed into the side of a CP million in damages and considered the case, in which a jury awarded a San freight train that was trying to make punitive award separately today. -- Francisco woman $16 million in an emergency stop east of Regina Reuters. punitive damages. today. The accident happened at a

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32 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts/Computer Systems/Miscellaneous level crossing on the CP main line just remained able to use cards in shop virus, which produces a high fever, north of Balgonie late this morning. transactions, or to gain access to their coughing and acute pneumonia, has CP spokesman Ed Greenberg says the funds through cashback services. killed about 70% of the people known train was trying to come to a halt Around 1,500 cash machines were to have been infected, but it does not when the truck hit the second affected by the breakdown. Customers pass easily from birds to humans. locomotive in the freight. Greenberg were unable to withdraw money from However, experts fear it will says 24 empty hopper cars then hole-in-the-wall machines and Link eventually combine with a variety of derailed along with a locomotive. ATMs, or to use telephone and human flu to become a highly RCMP say the intersection is a internet banking. A spokeswoman for contagious virus capable of killing marked crossing with lights but add the bank would not confirm whether millions of people worldwide. In that a heavy overnight snowfall had the clocks going forward was hardest-hit Vietnam, where 34 people created poor driving conditions at the responsible for the IT problem. "Given have died, health inspectors found 37 time. Greenberg says cleanup crews the timing of this its obviously people with fever in Chau Hoa are trying to get the line reopened by something fairly high on the list (of commune in the central province of tomorrow. possible causes), but it would be wrong Quang Binh, where the five-year-old to speculate until the investigation boy tested positive for bird flu nearly has been completed." She added that two weeks ago. "We don't see anyone there was no impact on security - only in serious condition and nobody shows on "accessibility for people to their clinical symptoms that need medical own accounts". The problem of the intervention," said senior provincial ATMs was solved by 1600 BST, health official Truong Dinh Dinh, yesterday, although internet banking disputing state media reports that up still remained affected. to 200 people had flu-like symptoms. He said samples taken from residents, CASH, BANK, INNER MONGOLIA, chickens, flies and the water supply CHINA Miscellaneous would be tested for bird flu. Officials London, Mar 27 -- A press report, have been on alert in the province dated yesterday, states: Three Chinese since the boy tested positive. He is bank branches have been robbed by now in stable condition in hospital. employees of Rmb115m ($13.9m) in His 13-year-old sister died on Mar 9 the latest of a string of large-scale after eating chicken, but doctors did insider thefts that underline concerns not take tissue samples to test for bird CARGO DISPUTE, CHITTAGONG, flu. Dinh said a 16-month-old boy from about mainland banks' ability to BANGLADESH manage and track their funds. News of Chau Hoa was in hospital with Karachi, Mar 29 -- General cargo Ryu suspected bird flu, while five other the theft at three branches in Inner- Gyong has informed the Chittagong Mongolia follows the resignation last villagers were under supervision, Port Authority that it will sail on Mar including the aunt of the 13-year-old week of Zhang Enzhao as head of 30. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. China Construction Bank, the girl who died. The woman had a slight country's second largest lender, fever after tending to her niece, Dinh DAM BURST, GHAZNI PROVINCE, said, but she appeared to be getting following accusations that he took a AFGHANISTAN $1m bribe. better. Authorities were also searching Kabul, Mar 29 -- A dam burst in for a 41-year-old man from Chau Hoa Afghanistan's Ghazni province today, DIAMONDS, NEW YORK, who walked out of a hospital yesterday prompting U.S.-led forces to launch an where he and other suspected bird flu UNITED STATES evacuation effort using helicopters to London, Mar 26 -- A press report, cases were held for observation. "The clear downstream areas. The Ghazni patient is in the group of bird flu dated today, states: Two gunmen river rose by one metre within half an posing as deliverymen slipped into a suspects so we have informed local hour of the Bande-Sultan dam authorities to monitor his case," Bui Diamond District wholesale business bursting at around 0900 hrs (0430, at 55 W. 47th St., New York, just Duc Phu, deputy director of the Hue UTC) and within two hours some Central Hospital said. Hong Kong before 1 p.m. and walked out with an streets in Ghazni town were flooded, estimated $5 million in diamonds, Health Minister York Chow said residents said. Relief workers said yesterday that he was concerned about police said. The bandits, dressed in military helicopters had helped black, their faces covered by ski the reports from central Vietnam and evacuate stricken communities, who the city may issue a travel warning if masks, appeared to have carefully had been warned over the radio. planned the robbery, taking advantage the cases turned out to be bird flu. The Concern had mounted over the past virus made the first known jump from of the reduced security in place for few weeks as heavy rains and melt Good Friday. bird to human in Hong Kong in 1997, waters built up pressure on the dam's where it killed six people. It has wall. -- Reuters. shown no signs of waning since late Computer Systems 2003, recurring across large parts of OUTBREAK OF "BIRD FLU" Asia several times and killing 34 Phnom Penh, Mar 24 -- Bird flu has Vietnamese, 12 Thais and two killed a 28-year-old Cambodian man, Cambodians despite the slaughter of officials said today as authorities in millions of poultry. However, the neighbouring Vietnam tested dozens of World Health Organisation says it has people in a village where a five-year- seen no evidence so far to suggest the old boy has been infected with the virus is changing into a form that CASH MACHINE FAILURE, virus. Keo Saran is Asia's 48th bird flu could be transmitted easily from one UNITED KINGDOM victim and Cambodia's second after a human to another. -- Reuters. London, Mar 28 -- A press report, 25-year-old woman, who lived in the Seoul, Mar 27 -- North Korea today dated today, states: Millions of same southern province of Kampot, confirmed a bird flu outbreak at a Barclays Bank customers were left died in a Vietnamese hospital in late couple of chicken farms in Pyongyang cashless yesterday after a computer January. "The bird flu virus killed and said the farms slaughtered and meltdown paralysed half of the bank's him," said Dr. Heng Taykry, the buried hundreds of thousands of ATMs across southern England. The director of the Calmette hospital chickens infected by the disease. But bank is investigating whether the where the man died on Tuesday (Mar no people working at the farms were change over to British Summer Time 22). Keo Saran appeared to have been found infected, the North's official caused the technical glitch. A infected after eating dead chickens, KCNA news agency said. -- Reuters. spokeswoman said the clock change the doctor said today. Tests on seven London, Mar 29 -- A press report, theory was "something fairly high on relatives of the dead man have so far dated today, states: Five members of a the list" of possible causes. Customers proved negative for the virus. The family in northern Vietnam have

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33 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions tested positive for the H5N1 strain of from the ministry in both Uige and the considered uninhabitable. A total of 11 bird flu, a health official said today. capital, Luanda. The government was units were engulfed by the towering Initial test results at the National prohibiting anyone who had visited flames, according to fire officials. Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Uige from leaving the country for 21 Approximately 15 other units in Hanoi showed that the family in days, the incubation period of the sustained damage from a high Hai Phong, 100 kilometres east of disease, to prevent the bug from concentration of heat and smoke while Hanoi, was infected with the deadly spreading beyond Angola's borders. about 40 other apartments sustained strain of the virus, Institute Director Most of the deaths so far have been heavy water damage. Residents were Nguyen Tran Hien said. among children under five, confined allowed into the complex today to mainly to the city of Uige, the capital remove their belongings, but Clifford OUTBREAK OF MARBURG VIRUS, of Uige province. More recently, said it remains unclear whether any of ANGOLA however, the disease has spread to the former residents would be able to London, Mar 24 -- A press report, adults: two people, including an return to their apartments. Although dated Mar 23, states: An outbreak of Italian paediatrician, died in Luanda, a number of units on the first and haemorrhagic fever in northern and one in the northern enclave second floor on the south wing of the Angola has killed 95 people, mainly province of Cabinda. Weekend media complex may not have been heavily children under five, the UN health reports that the virus had appeared damaged, accessibility is an issue. The agency said today. The World Health elsewhere spread panic in the capital, elevator doesn't work and there is only Organisation confirmed yesterday that but turned out to be misleading one staircase, posing a potential the illness was Marburg, a disease because all three deaths had hazard in the event of another fire. similar to Ebola. Analysis had originated in Uige and were therefore Fire officials have not released a cause identified 102 cases of the virus since not classed as primary cases. But Van for the fire but have said it appears October, 2004, 95 of which had proved Dunem warned that the risk of the accidental, according to Clifford. fatal. Angolan officials put the death disease spreading, particularly to the toll at 98. "Since the start of the capital and neighbouring provinces of COAL MINES, SHUOZHOU, outbreak, the monthly number of cases Bengo, Zaire, Kwanza Norte and SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA has progressively increased, but this Malanje, was still very real. London, Mar 23 -- A press report, increase could be the result of dated today, states: Chinese intensified surveillance," WHO said in VIOLATION OF FISHING LAWS authorities ordered illegal mines a statement. About three-quarters of GOVERNING THE EXCLUSIVE closed as rescuers ended a search for cases have occurred in children under ECONOMIC ZONE survivors of an explosion at a coal five and a small number of health care Karachi, Mar 28 -- Pakistan's mine in northern China, confirming workers are among those adults Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has that all 69 miners trapped by the blast infected, WHO said. The outbreak arrested 75 foreign fishermen, from were killed, state media reported occurred along Angola's border with India, Philippines, Indonesia and today. Eight people, including the Congo, in Uige province. Authorities confiscated their two trawlers for mine's director, were detained in initially feared the deaths were caused violating fishing laws by entering the connection with Saturday's (Mar 19) by Ebola, which still exists in nature demarcated waters "Exclusive explosion at the Xishui colliery in in Congo. "Marburg virus disease has Economic Zone" (EEZ) belonging to Shuozhou, a city in north-central no vaccine or curative treatment and Pakistan, about 110 nautical miles China, Xinhua reported. The mine was can be rapidly fatal," WHO said. "In south-east of Karachi late Saturday operating illegally. China's state-run the present outbreak, most deaths (Mar 26). A spokesman of maritime television reported that rescue have occurred between three to seven authority told journalists that operations ended yesterday after 65 days following the onset of symptoms." trawlers were fishing in the exclusive bodies were recovered and four other Previous outbreaks have indicated economic zone. The two trawlers miners trapped in the shaft were that the risk of infection is increased loaded with some 70 tonnes of tuna confirmed dead. A safety inspector by close contact with bodily fluids of fish, were seized 225 kilometres south- sent to the mine was also found to be infected people, as may occur during east of Karachi, he said, adding that "seriously negligent," the state-run treatment or burial practices, WHO the trawlers were registered in newspaper China Daily quoted Zhao said. The health agency added that it Visakhapatnam city in the southern Tiechui, director of the State was supporting efforts by Angola's Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. -- Administration of Coal Mine Safety, as Ministry of Health to improve Lloyd's List Correspondent. saying. infection control in hospitals and to intensify efforts to detect cases, as ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION, well as to improve public SAN FRANCISCO, understanding of the disease and how UNITED STATES it is transmitted. "Marburg virus London, Mar 27 -- A press report, disease occurs very rarely and appears dated today, states: Parts of San to be geographically confined to a Francisco went dark last night after a small number of countries in the fire at a major Pacific Gas and Electric southern part of the African Co. substation knocked out power to at continent," WHO said. "When cases do least 25, 000 customers, sent Market occur, the disease has epidemic APARTMENT COMPLEX, Street between Third and Eighth potential, as it can spread from person SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, streets into chaos and caused a huge to person, most often during the care UNITED STATES and unnerving explosion. The outage of patients." London, Mar 29 -- A press report, hit Chinatown, Civic Center, the London, Mar 30 -- A press report, dated Mar 28, states: A six-alarm fire Western Addition, North Beach, the dated Mar 29, states: Angola's vice that tore through a San Jose Tenderloin, downtown and South of minister for health, Jose Van Dunem, apartment complex Wednesday (Mar Market. The single-alarm fire in the warned today that it was premature to 23) has left the building owners with substation at Eighth and Mission claim the outbreak of the deadly more than $4 million in damages, streets was reported about 1915 hrs Marburg virus in the northern according to Greenspan Co Vice and contained at 2058 hrs. About 50 province of Uige was under control, as President Greg Clifford. There are firefighters in 15 trucks first used 25 the latest death toll from the many questions that remain pounds of carbon dioxide in bottles hemorrhagic fever rose to 117 out of unanswered about the fire that until a truck arrived with 500 pounds 124 cases. He told IRIN the situation occurred at the Glen Willow of the chemical. About three- quarters in Uige was slowly improving, with Apartments and left as many as 243 of it got used, said Audry Lee, experts from the World Health people homeless. Clifford, who is a assistant battalion chief with the San Organisation (WHO) and the public adjuster representing the Francisco Fire Department. The international medical NGO, Medecins building's owners, said more than half substation, a plain, windowless three- Sans Frontieres, supporting teams of the 84-unit complex is being story building filled with

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34 Fires & Explosions transformers, serves as a kind of Main Street just before 1900 hrs affected and economic losses are still mother ship to other substations that (yesterday). Fire trucks shot water under investigation. Set up in 1979, serve the city. The fire started in a onto the roof and through the Zha Lung Nature Reserve covering an circuit-breaker panel on the second windows. The intensity of the heat area of 210, 000 hectares is a state- floor. Firefighters did not want to use could be felt across the street and on level nature reserve for the water until PG&E officials assured top of the hill near Saints Peter and endangered red-crested crane. them it was safe. After some Paul Church on Highland Street. At insulation dropped to the bottom of 1920 hrs, Warwick fire trucks arrived PETROCHEMICAL PLANT, TEXAS the panel, Lee said PG&E said it was and hooked an additional hose to the CITY, TEXAS, UNTED STATES safe to use water. Firefighters sprayed fire hydrant at the corner of Main and London, Mar 23 -- A press report, the insulation -- resulting in a huge Highland streets. About 10 minutes dated today, states: An explosion explosion that made the whole later, the Cranston Tower Truck drove rocked a BP plant this afternoon, building shake and go dark. Shortly through and positioned itself on Main killing at least four people and after the outage occurred, police Street in front of the mill. Firefighters critically injuring others. UTMB placed flares in the dark streets and began hosing down two houses directly Galveston reported it's admitted three stopped traffic entirely on five blocks across the street from the mill. The people to the hospital in critical of Market Street, except for some extreme heat began to melt the vinyl condition and another in serious Municipal Railway vehicles. Theatres, siding at several homes on Highland. condition. Other patients are still restaurants, shops and hotels were all Blue sparks and snapping noises shot being evaluated by the hospital's affected to varying degrees. Some from wires as a utility pole in front of trauma doctors. Texas City's Mainland buses came to standstill. Huge traffic the mill caught fire. The flames that Medical Center reported receiving 15 jams resulted later in the evening as were inside the building climbed plant workers as well as 10 nearby people attempted to get into the city. through the roof and shot out of the residents who walked in for treatment. windows as the firefighters continued Clear Lake Regional Medical Center FACTORY, TORONTO, ONTARIO, to pour water through the windows was also treating walk-in patients. CANADA and at the tower section of the mill. At The explosion, reported about 1320 London, Mar 31 -- A press report, 1945 hrs a rumble erupted from the hrs, shook nearby buildings and sent dated today, states: A massive blaze building and the left end collapsed. An huge plumes of black smoke into the ravaged a plastics factory in Toronto's eruption of orange flames shot more air that could be seen from Galveston west-end yesterday, closing a section than 10 storeys into the sky above the to Clear Lake. Debris was strewn of a major highway and keeping structure. West Warwick Police Capt. across the plant site, which is being firefighters on the scene for hours as Catherine Ochs said the fire was searched for survivors. Texas City they struggled to contain the six- under investigation. West Warwick residents were initially told to stay alarm blaze. All five of the plant's Fire Battalion Chief Denis LaRoche indoors, but emergency management employees escaped after they were said that the mill developer had some officials lifted the order at 1410 hrs alerted by someone at an arena next- of the debris removed from the when the fire was brought under door who had spotted flames at the building but it was not totally clear control. Nearby roads have been rear of the building. Adjacent from debris. LaRoche said the mill is closed, including those at the plant businesses were evacuated in the difficult to secure because the back entrances on Texas 146 and FM 1765. industrial area, as a precaution, as windows are at ground level. Two The Gulf Freeway, I-45 South, remains about 150 firefighters struggled to hoses poured water onto the belfry open, although it's slow as drivers contain the blaze throughout the area of the mill. Fire traveled up the scan the sky for smoke. The Houston night. The building housed a inside support walls of the belfry. At Ship Channel was briefly closed but manufacturing plant that recycled 1950 hrs the top section of the tower has reopened. BP's Texas City complex material into decking and officials collapsed. Ten minutes later the wall includes 30 refinery units spread over said they were keeping a close eye on to the left of the tower began to fall 1,200 acres. With 460,000 barrels of potentially explosive tanks of ink inward. At 2007 hrs another burst of crude oil processed every day, the stored on the site. There were no flames erupted into the sky as another plant provides 3% of the U.S. gasoline immediate reports of any injuries. collapse took place to the right of the supply. It employs 1,800 people. A belfry. Twelve windows to the left of population of 31,413 people resides MILL, ABBEVILLE, SOUTH the tower and three windows to the within a three-mile radius of the CAROLINA, UNITED STATES right on the fifth floor were all that refinery. London, Mar 29 -- A press report, remained of the front wall of the mill. Texas City, Mar 24 -- A powerful dated Mar 28, states: A fire at an The left quarter corner section fully explosion at a BP oil refinery in Texas Abbeville towel mill Saturday (Mar collapsed inward leaving the stone has turned the complex into a raging 26) has caused an estimated $3 million corners standing in the white smoke inferno where at least 14 people have in damage according to Abbeville that rose from the area as firefighters died and another 100 have been County Fire Marshal Dan Evatt. continued to douse the burning wood. injured. The blast yesterday at the Investigators say the accidental The intensity of the fire began to giant 470,000-barrel-per-day facility, electrical fire destroyed two of four diminish around 2030 hrs. The dark the third-largest in the United States, buildings at the company's smoke was replaced with white clouds was isolated to a unit used to upgrade headquarters just outside Abbeville. rising from the areas of the mill that the quality of gasoline, with the rest of The company makes towels for continued to burn. West Warwick the refinery operating normally, BP advertisements and promotions. Police Capt. Catherine Ochs said the said. US gasoline prices spiked to an Business offices and the knitting mill fire was under investigation. all-time high above $1.60 a gallon as were not damaged. General Manager dealers feared a cut in supplies from Jerry Mitchell said management is NATURE RESERVE, the plant, which produces about 3% of telling workers not to report to work HEILONGJIANG, CHINA the nation's gasoline. The explosion, today. He did not know whether the London, Mar 28 -- A press report, whose cause was unknown, was so company would be forced to dated today, states: Fire scorching strong it rattled buildings and broke temporarily lay off 85 workers whose wetland reeds of Zha Lung Nature windows for miles around. BP did not jobs were in the destroyed buildings. Reserve in north-east China's suspect a terrorist attack had caused Heilongjiang Province for one week is the blast at the sprawling 1,200-acre MILL, RHODE ISLAND, now under control with the help of facility. "We have no reason to believe UNITED STATES sudden snow, according to local this was anything caused by an London, Mar 31 -- A press report, sources. The snowfall, which began outside agent," said company dated today, states: The Phenix Mill last night and became heavier spokesman Hugh Depland. Flames was reduced to rubble last night after gradually, has helped firefighters' shot out from the twisted metal of the a fire quickly ripped through the five- efforts in putting off the fire, said the badly damaged facility and a huge storey landmark. Flames illuminated headquarters. The headquarters said cloud of black smoke rose high into the the dark windows of the mill along that the cause of the fire, the acreage sky before firefighters doused the

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35 Fires & Explosions blaze. Rescue teams combed through said chemical board investigation REFINERY, PEMBROKE, WALES, piles of rubble and the remains of manager Bill Hoyle in a statement. UNITED KINGDOM shattered buildings in the plant to Local news reports said the ignition London, Mar 24 -- A press report, search for the dead and injured while source may have been a nearby vehicle dated today, states: A fire at a major ambulances took the injured to that someone started, but that was not oil refinery in west Wales has been hospitals. "We believe 14 people lost confirmed. The liquid and vapour brought under control by around 50 their lives as a result of the fire," BP pouring out of the stack came from a firefighters. The fire broke out just site director Don Parus said. BP part of the so-called "isomerization before 2100, GMT at the Texaco oil officials and area health officials said unit," where octane is added to refinery in Pembroke and was brought at least 100 people were injured and gasoline and which was being under control by 2200, GMT. A Texaco that some were in critical condition. restarted after a routine maintenance spokesman said the cause of the fire Plant spokesman Bill Stephens said operation, the chemical board said. was under investigation and a full more than 70 of the injured had been They are focusing their probe on a survey would be carried out today. The working in the refinery. The others piece of equipment known as a blaze, at a tank storing crude oil, were outside the complex and hurt by "raffinate splitter" which prepares began during a thunderstorm. More flying glass and falling ceiling tiles. highly flammable chemicals hexane than a dozen auxiliary firefighters The blast occurred in an isomerisation and pentane for the isomerization who work at the site began tackling unit used to produce octane for process. A day before the explosion, a the blaze before fire officers from the gasoline, which had been running small fire broke out near the unit due Mid and West Wales Fire Service normally before the explosion, to a valve leak, but it is not known if arrived at the scene. Specialist company officials said. Several nearby the two incidents were connected, equipment was brought in to help secondary refining units were already officials at BP said. Chemical board tackle the blaze. Peter Brennan, of idle for scheduled maintenance. -- investigators stressed that their Mid and West Wales Fire Service, Reuters. findings are preliminary because they said today: "It would appear that London, Mar 24 -- A report, dated have not yet entered the blast site due during the storm last evening, one of today, states: Yesterday's explosion at to benzene vapors leaking from a the crude oil tanks was struck by a Texas City refinery has not caused damaged storage tank 300 yards away. lightning and ignited. "It took any closures or delays for traffic BP is attempting to stop the leak, approximately 40 minutes to get it within the ports of Texas City or which makes the air toxic, so probers under control. "The first impression Houston. The massive explosion and can get a closer look. Besides the 15 was flames coming over the top of fire erupted at the BP Amoco dead, more than 100 people were the tank with very little smoke at petrochemical plant at 1320, local injured by the Mar 23 blast that that time. "(It was) a time, resulting in the death of at rocked buildings and shattered straightforward incident that we least 14 people and more than 100 windows miles away. BP said nine practise for all the time with the injuries. workers were still in the hospital. -- refinery staff and it worked this London, Mar 26 -- A press report Reuters. time." The final all clear was dated today, states: BP Plc said it London, Mar 31 -- A press report, eventually given at 2330, GMT. doesn't have external insurance to dated Mar 30, states: Investigators There were no injuries. A Texaco cover losses related to the explosion at said today it appears likely some sort spokesman said: "Texaco can confirm its Texas City, Texas refinery that of spark combined with hydrocarbon that a fire at Pembroke refinery has killed 15 people this past week. "We liquid and vapor to set off the fiery been brought under control and self insure, which is standard industry refinery explosion that killed 15 extinguished. "The fire broke out at practice,'' Toby Odone, a spokesman people and injured more than 100 2055 GMT tonight at one of the for London-based BP said in a others last week. Investigators are refinery's crude oil storage tanks telephone interview today. "The considering the possibility a car's during an electrical storm. premiums to insure externally are ignition caused the blast in the plant's "Appliances from the Pembrokeshire huge.'' BP may face losses for damage isomerization unit, which boosts fire brigade and the refinery's own to the refinery and workers octane levels in gasoline, U.S. auxiliary plant fire team attended compensation costs of more than $1 Chemical Safety and Hazard the scene. "There are no reported billion, according to analysts. That Investigation Board spokesman injuries and the cause of the fire is estimate is "entirely speculative,'' said Daniel Horowitz said. "Witness currently being investigated." Odone. The explosion on March 23 evidence points to possible ignition injured 70 people and pushed gasoline sources on the ground," CSB manager SHOPPING CENTRE, RIALTO, futures in New York to a record high. Bill Hoyle said in a statement. "At CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES U.S. refineries may need to run flat this time, the exact ignition source London, Mar 27 -- A press report, out this spring to meet fuel demand, remains unknown." Investigators dated Mar 26, states: A 16-year-old which peaks between May and have not been able to enter the boy was arrested on suspicion of September as vacationers take to the isomerization unit because the dome burglary and arson after a fire at the roads. The Texas City plant, with a of a benzene storage tank at an Foothill Village shopping centre capacity to process 460,000 barrels of adjoining refinery tank farm was destroyed several businesses and crude oil a day, accounts for about 3 damaged and may be leaking caused at least $1 million in percent of the fuel consumed in the hazardous vapors. Once they can get damageyesterday morning. The blaze U.S., London-based BP said. in they will be better able to was so intense that it caused sections Houston, Mar 31 -- Workers at the determine how the explosion started, of the roofs to collapse, leaving a huge BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, saw Horowitz said. Witnesses have told gaping hole in the structure.Rialto "hydrocarbon liquid and vapour" investigators there was a hydrocarbon firefighters were called at 2345 hrs, pouring out of a 100-foot-tall vent liquid and vapor release that fell to Thursday (Mar 24) to the 900 block of stack and falling to the ground the ground moments before the West Foothill Boulevard. The fire grew seconds before a thunderous explosion powerful explosion, which shot almost immediately to three alarms. It rocked the plant a week ago and killed flames, ash and blackened metal into took crews about an hour to put out 15 people, investigators said today. the sky and was felt miles away. BP the blaze. An investigation determined Witnesses said the falling chemicals PLC spokesman Hugh Depland said that the juvenille had been apparently ignited when they reached the benzene vapors from the damaged burglarising one of the businesses the ground, causing the blast at the tank were only detected in a "very when he started the fire to conceal nation's third-largest refinery, small area within the facility" and evidence of his crime, Rialto police according to the U.S. Chemical Safety workers plan to seal the tank with a said. Investigators are looking into the and Hazard Investigation Board. temporary foam cap. Horowitz said possibility that others were involved "Witness evidence points to possible investigators hope to enter the area in the burglary and arson. Later ignition sources on the ground near that houses the isomerization unit yesterday, a demolition crew was the vent stack. At this time, the exact tomorrow, "but we have been hopeful working to bring down the facade of ignition source remains unknown," for a while." the building and to make the area

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36 Fires & Explosions/Aviation safer for the businesses that remain. Chile's national parks. But Chilean Airlines, crashed in shallow waters Several of the business that did not authorities said that was not enough. about 300 m short of Entebbe's suffer fire damage, suffered water Chile's State Defence Council Runway 35 during a heavy downpour damage. yesterday filed a suit against the at about 1052, local time. According to tourist at the Santiago Court of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, SUPERMARKET, KIEV, UKRAINE Appeals, seeking reparations for the the aircraft, en route from Addis London, Mar 25 -- A press report, "serious damage" caused to the park. Ababa to Lome, Togo, was making a dated today, states: A fire broke out in The legal action against Mr Smitak refuelling stop at Entebbe when the a Furshet supermarket in Kiev will rely on the co-operation of the crew experienced trouble landing on overnight. More than 10 percent of the Czech courts. Runway 17 at 1026 hrs. It was during total area of the supermarket their second attempt at landing that occupying 3,000 square metres was WILDFIRES, MALAYSIA the right wing of the craft is suspected burnt, the Ukrainian Emergencies London, Mar 23 -- A press report, to have hit a rocky outcrop in Lake Ministry's press service reported. dated today, states: Forest fires in Victoria just short of the runway. Nobody was hurt. Sixteen teams of Malaysia enveloped the capital in a Works and Transport Minister John firemen fought the blaze that swept smoky haze as visibility at the Kuala Nasasira visited the scene of the crash the inside premises and the roof. The Lumpur International Airport dropped and said human error was the most fire was extinguished two hours after to two kilometres, officials said today. probable cause of the crash but that a it broke out. The cause of the fire is Some 160 firemen were working to conclusive report will only come after being investigated and the damage is control peat fires which have been a proper investigation. being estimated now. Investigators raging since earlier this month, work at the site. covering 57 hectares (140.8 acres) in ABORTED TAKE-OFF, CARACAS central Selangor state which INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WAREHOUSE, MOUNT PEARL, surrounds the capital, a district Fire VENEZUELA NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA and Rescue Department spokesman Caracas, Mar 28 -- Thirteen people London, Mar 24 -- A press report, said. Fires in the wake of prolonged aboard a Cuban airliner were injured dated today, states: A major fire at hot, dry weather have also caused today when the aircraft came off the an industrial supply warehouse has pollution and reduced visibility in runway at Caracas' international forced the evacuation of homes and several other states, officials said. airport after aborting its takeoff, businesses and the closure of three Visibility was down to three airport and rescue officials said. "It schools in Mount Pearl, a bedroom kilometres in southern Malacca state, was going to take off but couldn't and community west of St. John's. As the Meteorological Service swerved off the runway," an air traffic firefighters worked to contain the Department's official website said. control officer told Reuters. The blaze, huge clouds of black and white Alor Setar, the capital of northern Russian-made Cubana airlines Il-18 smoke poured from the plant, Kedah state, recorded visibility of just turboprop was preparing to fly to thought to be owned by Emco Corp. A 0.3 kilometres earlier today before it Havana from Simon Bolivar spokesperson for the Royal improved to more than 10 kilometres. international airport at Maiquetia, Newfoundland Constabulary said The air quality deteriorated to which serves the Venezuelan capital. there were no reports of injuries. The "unhealthy" in four areas -- Bukit Venezuela's Civil Defence Service chief flames moved so quickly that the Rambai located in southern Malacca Antonio Rivero told state television 13 company's 35 employees were forced state, Seremban and Nilai in Negeri of the 87 passengers on board were to flee the building without coats or Sembilan state, and in Shah Alam, injured and were taken to hospital. purses. "All those who were inside Selangor, according to a statement "The information I have is that most of the building escaped safely as soon from the Department of Environment. the injuries are light," he said. Rivero as the fire was discovered," said Staff said the airliner was thought to have Sgt. June Layden. Company officials aborted its takeoff because of a say the two-storey building housed mechanical failure. -- Reuters. $1.8-million worth of building supplies. ABORTED TAKE-OFF, EZEIZA AIRFIELD, BUENOS AIRES, WILDFIRE, CHILE ARGENTINA London, Mar 29 -- A press report, See N656UA. dated today, states: Chilean authorities are suing a Czech citizen 9G-IRL ACCIDENT, CHRISTCHURCH for unspecified damages after he London, Mar 22 -- Boeing 707, 9G- AIRPORT, NEW ZEALAND accidentally started a fire, causing IRL, operated by Ethiopian Airlines London, Mar 29 -- A press report, extensive damage to a national park. and leased from Cargo Plus Aviation, dated today, states: Mt Cook Airlines Jiri Smitak, 31, had been camping in departed Addis Ababa on a cargo is investigating why one of its planes the Torres del Paine park when a gas flight to Lome with a scheduled lost a front wheel as it was moving on stove he was illegally using refueling stop at Entebbe. It was the runway at Christchurch Airport overturned, sparking the blaze. The raining as the Boeing approached yesterday. The plane, carrying 66 devastating fire destroyed 16,000 Entebbe. At 1052, Mar 19 the aircraft passengers bound for Palmerston hectares and took a month to put out. made a first attempt to land on North, was on the runway when a nose The sum sought was not specified in Runway 17 but the approach was landing gear axle broke and one of the the suit, but Chile's government has abandoned. On the second attempt to two front wheels fell off, Mt Cook said previously it would be at least land it came in too low, struck a rock. general manager Peter O'Regan told $5m. Mr Smitak says he feels great It broke up and crashed into Lake NZPA. The passengers aboard the ATR remorse, but stresses he does not have Victoria. All five crew members who plane were removed and had to wait much money, and may never be able to are employees of Cargo Plus Aviation two hours before they took off on pay the compensation demanded by survived the accident and were taken another flight. The incident happened Chile. Experts say it will take more to the nearest hospital for check-up. shortly after the plane had left its bay. than 10 years for the park to recover. London, Mar 24 -- A report from It was moving down the runway but The Czech government has apologised LaSalle, dated Mar 24, states: A was not trying to take off at the time to Chile and sent a delegation of forest report, dated Mar 21, states: Human of the incident, Mr O'Regan said. The experts to the area. It also pledged error is suspected to be the most wheel was relatively easy to replace some money for reforestation, probable cause of the crash of a Boeing and the plane was back in service although it has not specified how 707-300, 9G-IRL, aircraft as it today, he said. The airline and the much. The tourist himself left Chile approached Entebbe airport on plane's manufacturer would after paying a $200 fine. After Saturday (Mar 19). The aircraft, investigate the incident, and the Civil returning to his country he then owned by Brussels-based CargoPlus Aviation Authority had been notified, donated an extra $1,000 (£524) to Aviation and leased by Ethiopian he said.

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37 Aviation

ACCIDENT, DADE COLLIER JET resuscitation but he was later declared the identity of the two people who PORT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES dead, Eggers said. The second man died. Gloucestershire Police said all London, Mar 31 -- A press report, was flown to St. Joseph Hospital in three emergency services were called dated yesterday, states: A small Bellingham for treatment of to the scene after people saw a light aircraft crashed into a deer on the hypothermia and injuries. Neither aircraft coming down. Glen Moreman, runway of an isolated Miami-Dade man was immediately identified. events co-ordinator at Kemble County airport this morning. The There was no sign of the aircraft's Airfield, said the two-seater aircraft twin-propeller aircraft sustained fuselage this evening. "It's in very took off just after 1430 UTC. About serious damage, with destroyed deep water. The estimated depth there half-a-mile from the end of the runway propeller pieces penetrating the is probably around 260 feet," said the aircraft was seen to suddenly loose fuselage. A pilot and copilot on board Sheriff Bill Cumming. Investigators height. It crashed into a field, burst were not injured. The deer died. The had little information on the type of into flames and a dense pall of smoke Dade Collier Jet Port, which is just a aircraft, although the Coast Guard was seen to rise in the air. stretch of tarmac in the Florida said the flight was believed to have London, Mar 26 -- A press report, Everglades, serves as a touch-and-go originated on Blakely Island. The dated today, states: The wreckage of a landing pad for training pilots. It is Coast Guard responded with two plane which crashed yesterday, killing about 36 miles west of Krome Avenue helicopters and boats from Port two people, is to be removed and and just north of Tamiami Trail. Angeles and Bellingham. A helicopter examined by investigators. The small from Naval Air Station Whidbey private aircraft came down and burst AIRCRAFT HIT BY TURBULENCE Island also assisted. into flames in a field half a mile from ON A FLIGHT FROM TAIPEI TO Kemble Airfield in Gloucestershire NARITA, JAPAN CRASH, BOLOGNA, ITALY soon after take-off. The two people London, Mar 28 -- A press report, See D-IMMA. who died were thought to be a 55-year- dated today, states: Thirty-six people old man and his daughter, who was 24, were injured including some with CRASH, ENTEBBE, UGANDA both from the Bristol area. Glen broken bones when an Eva Air aircraft See 9G-IRL. Moreman, events co-ordinator at hit air turbulence while approaching Kemble Airfield, said the two-seater Tokyo's Narita airport on a flight from CRASH, HOF, GERMANY aircraft took off just after 1430, UTC. Taipei, an airport official said. The London, Mar 26 -- A press report, "About half a mile from the end of the Taiwanese carrier's Airbus A300-200, dated today, states: Three people were runway the aircraft was seen to with 267 passengers and crew aboard, killed in an aircraft crash near the suddenly lose height. "It crashed into alerted the airport of an emergency city of Hof in Germany. Hof police a field, burst into flames and a dense when it was flying over the Pacific reported that two men and one woman pall of smoke was seen to rise in the some 100 kilometres south of Narita, travelling in the single engine private air," he said. the official said. 'It landed without aircraft were killed and another incident at 0929, GMT,' said Itsuo severely injured girl was taken to a CRASH, SAHARANPUR, HARYANA Komori, deputy head of the transport nearby hospital. It is reported that the STATE, INDIA ministry's Narita airport office. He aircraft crashed near a small airport London, Mar 31 -- A press report, said 24 people were slightly injured in Helmbrechts region. The cause of dated today, states: Two ministers in and 12 others sustained injuries of the crash is not yet known. the government of the Indian state of 'medium or higher degrees' including Haryana have died in a helicopter broken bones. CRASH, JANDAKOT AIRPORT crash that also killed the pilot, police AREA, PERTH, AUSTRALIA say. They named the dead politicians AIRCRAFT PUT BACK TO JORGE London, Mar 23 -- A press report, as power minister OP Jindal, who is CHAVEZ INTERNATIONAL dated today, states: An investigation also a well-known industrialist, and AIRPORT, PERU into a fatal aircraft crash in Perth agriculture minister Surinder Singh. See OB-1778-P. that killed two people and left four The helicopter crashed in Uttar others with serious burns has found Pradesh state at about 1330, local C-GQRQ the accident was caused by engine time, in the district of Saharanpur. London, Mar 22 -- Airborne Energy failure. The Australian Transport According to police, two other Solutions Bell 206B, C-GQRQ, was Safety Bureau has found the twin passengers were injured in the crash. landing at a well site at Ring Border, engine Cessna 404 was taking off from Alberta, when the pilot lost visual Jandakot Airport in August, 2003, CRASH, SURPISE AREA, reference in snow raised by the rotor when one of its engines failed. The UNITED STATES wash at 0910, MST, today. The bureau said the pilot attempted to London, Mar 23 -- A press report, helicopter rolled onto its side and was avoid flying toward power lines by dated Mar 22, states: Two men substantially damage. There were no turning the aircraft back to the airport apparently are OK after their small injuries to the pilot and the two for an emergency landing but during helicopter apparently crashed today in passengers. the turn the aircraft clipped trees and the desert west of Surprise. When crashed into scrub. The aircraft rescue crews arrived on the scene near CRASH INTO SEA NEAR ORCAS caught fire on impact, killing one of 195th Avenue and Bell Road, they ISLAND, WASHINGTON, the passengers and leaving the pilot found the two occupants of the UNITED STATES and four others with serious burns. A helicopter walking around. Initial London, Mar 30 -- A press report, second passenger died several months reports indicated that both men refused dated Mar 29, states: A single-engine later from injuries. to be taken to a hospital to be checked aircraft crashed east of Orcas Island out. News helicopter shots showed that today, killing one man and injuring CRASH, KEMBLE AIRFIELD AREA, the small helicopter was destroyed. another, a Coast Guard official said. GLOUCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM The aircraft went down in water south Londoj, Mar 25 -- A press report, D-IMMA of Lawrence Point, the easternmost dated today, states: Two people have London, Mar 22 -- Cessna 340, D- point of the island in the San Juan been killed in an airplane crash in IMMA, was destroyed after crashing chain. The San Juan County sheriff's Gloucestershire. The small private shortly after take-off from Bologna at office was the first to have a boat at aircraft came down shortly after take- approximately 1430, UTC, Mar 3. The the scene after the crash was reported off, in a field half a mile from Kemble pilot and all five passengers onboard by residents at 1224. The sheriff's boat Airfield and burst into flames this were killed. pulled both men from the water, said afternoon. The emergency services Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam were called to the scene near the EMERGENCY LANDING, Eggers in Seattle. One of the victims, village of Culkerton and a large area EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT, believed to be the pilot, was recovered has been sealed off. Air accident UNITED KINGDOM unconscious and taken to shore. investigators have been brought in. No London, Mar 29 -- A press report, Medics performed cardiopulmonary details have been released yet about dated today, states: An aircraft was

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38 Aviation forced to make an emergency landing EMERGENCY LANDING, apparently happened, and it crashed at East Midlands Airport after fears WINNIPEG, CANADA at the edge of the runway," said that it was leaking fuel. A total of 13 London, Mar 27 -- A press report, Martin Gonzalez, spokesman for fire engines from across the county dated today, states: An Air Canada Aerocivil, the civil aviation agency. responded to the alert at around 0215, aircraft with a cracked windshield The Czech-built Let-410, was carrying this morning. However, once the made an emergency landing yesterday tourists from the Caribbean island of Boeing 757 Euro transit aircraft was at Winnipeg International Airport. Old Providence to another Colombian inspected there was no sign of a leak. The A-320 Airbus carrying 98 island, San Andres, off the coast of According to the fire service there passengers and six crew members Nicaragua, the official said. Of those were no passengers onboard the from Toronto to Calgary landed safely injured, four were in serious condition, aeroplane and no-one was injured about 0955 hrs. City fire and Gonzalez said. during the incident. paramedic crews rushed to the airport London, Mar 28 -- Let 410UVP-E, as a precaution. There were no HK-4146, operator West Caribbean EMERGENCY LANDING, injuries. Airways, climbed insufficiently after MALPENSA AIRPORT, MILAN, take-off from Providencia-El Embrujo ITALY ER-IBR Airport and flew into the side of a London, Mar 30 -- A press report, Dar Es Salaam, Mar 24 -- Eight small hill at approximately 0940, Mar dated today, states: A private jet was people were missing and feared dead 26 . The two crew on board were both involved in an emergency landing at after a Russian cargo aircraft plunged killed and of the 12 passengers on the city's Malpensa airport, airport into the Tanzanian section of Lake board six were killed. authorities said, adding that those Victoria late yesterday, provincial aboard were unhurt. Firefighters authorities said today. "We are INCIDENT AT BERINGIN sprayed foam on a runway as the jet launching an operation to pull out the AIRPORT, KALIMANTAN, skidded to an emergency landing wreckage. We don't see any sign of INDONESIA yesterday after its undercarriage life," Daniel Ole Njoolay, a regional London, Mar 26 -- A press report, failed to deploy. Airport officials said commissioner, told Reuters by phone dated today, states: A Cassa aircraft the eight passengers, including two from the lakeside town of Mwanza. -- operated by airline company children, and three crew were Reuters. Dirgantara Air Service (DAS) skidded unhurt. The incident forced the London, Mar 26 -- Ilyushin 76TD, off the runway upon taking off at closure of Italy's biggest airport for ER-IBR, operator Airline Transport Beringin airport today, but there were around an hour, the ANSA news crashed into Lake Victoria soon after not reports of casualties. The airplane agency said. take-off from Mwanza Airport, was taking off at about 1330 hrs, but Tanzania, at 2307, Mar 23. There were skidded off the end of the runway. EMERGENCY LANDING, MURTALA eight crew on board who were all None of the 19 passengers on the MUHAMMED INTERNATIONAL killed. The aircraft was carrying a plane, which was flying to Tjilik Riwut AIRPORT, LAGOS, NIGERIA load of fish to Croatia. Airport in the Central Kalimantan London, Mar 31 -- A press report, Dar es Salaam, Mar 26 -- A Russian capital of Palangka Raya, were hurt. dated yesterday, states: A cargo built Ilyushin 76 aircraft crashed into The plane, from which smoke was seen aircraft yesterday made an emergency Lake Victoria two minutes after take billowing from the wing on the right landing at the Murtala Muhammed off from Mwanza Airport (on Mar 23). side of the aircraft, stopped just short International Airport in Lagos after Eight crew members are reported to of a ravine. sustaining an engine problem, have died. The aircraft belongs to Air according to local media reports. The Transport Incorporation of Kishinen INCIDENT AT MWANZA AIRPORT, reports quoted officials of the and is registered in Moldova. Four TANZANIA Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority bodies have been recovered and Four London, Mar 26 -- A press report, (NCAA) as saying the pilot of the DC- more are reported to be trapped in the dated today, states: Seventy-six air fuselage. Rescue efforts continue by passengers have escaped unhurt from 10 aircraft, the destination of which the Marine Police and by Gieta Gold a landing mishap as all the rear tyres was not known, requested for landing Mine company staff. The plane was burst while arriving at the Mwanza at the airport due to an engine reported to be loaded with 50 tonnes of airport in northern Tanzania. All of problem. No one was injured in the fish fillet and was travelling to Osijek, the four rear tyres on the Boeing 737, incident. Croatia. -- Lloyd's Agents. operated by the Air Tanzania Company Ltd., burst as the plane EMERGENCY LANDING, RECIFE, FLIGHTS DELAYED DUE TO FOG, arrived in Mwanza from Dar es BRAZIL KALININGRAD, RUSSIA Salaam yesterday, according to London, Mar 23 -- A press report, London, Mar 26 -- A press report, reports. Air Tanzania Company Ltd. dated Mar 21, states: A HollandExel dated today, states: Heavy fog CEO and Managing Director Dumisani Boeing 767 with 273 persons on board paralysed the work of Kaliningrad Sangweni said in a statement that a was forced to return to a Brazilian airport today. Three flights from team of technicians had been airport after one of its engines stopped Kaliningrad and three flights from dispatched to Mwanza on a chartered working 45 minutes after take-off this other Russian regions to the city were flight to replace the damaged tyres morning. Flying with just one engine cancelled in the morning because of and assess any further secondary the Boeing 767 landed safely at the poor visibility. Visibility is within 300 damage to the plane. Sources at the airport in Recife, where it had metres, while 800 metres is required Mwanza airport attributed the mishap originated. All passengers have been for landing. The fog may remain for to the plane "running over" "foreign given emergency accommodation at several hours, airport sources said. On objects" washed onto the runway by a city hotels. A HollandExel spokesman aircrafts from Moscow, St. Petersburg. downpour of rain. said the plane was en route to Minsk and Krasnodar arrived in the Amsterdam when the port engine cut Russian westernmost region later INCIDENT AT SYDNEY AIRPORT, than scheduled also because of fog. out. The pilot decided to return to AUSTRALIA London, Mar 25 -- A press report, Recife, informed passengers and HK-4146 dated today, states: A Fijian airliner landed the plane with just one engine. London, Mar 26 -- A press report, was stranded on a runway at Sydney The spokesman said no signs of a fire dated today, states: A small West Airport after landing with brake in the engine have been detected, Carribean Airways aircraft crashed problems this morning. "After landing despite the fact that sparks were seen. today during takeoff from the it experienced some hydraulic line Airport firefighters also cooled the Colombian island of Old Providence, issues and we had one fire truck plane's brakes after the emergency killing the pilot and co-pilot and attend because they had hydraulic landing. The plane is 10 to 12 years injuring all 12 passengers, authorities fluid dripping onto hot brakes," an old and was on lease from Swedish said. "It had just taken flight when Airservices Australia spokesman said. airline SAS. some type of technical problem "The issues have prevented the

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39 Aviation/Product Recalls aircraft from moving up to the ... air County Sheriff Monte Harsch said. Lafayette, Indiana, at 1100, Mar 26. bridges, and people are apparently The plane was mostly intact. It's The aircraft was destroyed. The two now being taken off." There were 247 wings are still attached, and only a persons on board were killed. passengers and 16 crew onboard the few pieces of debris littered the area, Air Pacific 747-400, which landed at but the front of the single-engine OB-1778-P Sydney from Nadi in Fiji just after plane is crushed. London, Mar 22 -- Antonov 26B-100, 1140 hrs. London, Mar 29 -- Mooney M-20E OB-1778-P, operator Aero Transporte (Super 21), N6092Q, crashed near SA (ATSA), on a cargo flight, landed INSPECTION OF CESSNA 402-C Bloomfield, Iowa, at 1530, Mar 28. wheels-up on runway 33 at Lima- AIRCRAFT, UNITED STATES One of the two persons on board was Jorge Chavez International Airport London, Mar 22 -- A press report, killed and the other was seriously and skidded for about 300 metres dated today, states: The Federal injured. before coming to rest, at 0726, Mar 15. Aviation Administration is ordering The aircraft sustained substantial the immediate inspection of all Cessna N656UA damage. There were four persons on 402-C aircraft because of a possible London, Mar 22 -- United Airlines board, there were no fatalities. wing defect. Officials say the problem flight 846, Boeing B767, N656UA, could result in the wing breaking off experienced a port engine surge VH-VQB from the aircraft. The Cessna 402-C during take-off at Ezeiza International London, Mar 27 -- Jetstar Airways makes up the majority of Hyannis- Airport, Buenos Aires, on Mar 14. The Boeing 717-200, VH-VQB, experienced based Cape Air and Island Airlines' flight crew aborted the take-off and a starboard engine failure during fleets. The potential problem can arise the 10 crew and 168 passengers cruise 145 kms north-northwest of when spar straps begin to fail on the performed an emergency evacuation. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on aircraft's wing. Those spar straps hold The incident is being investigated by Mar 18. The flight landed without the wing on the plane's body. An the Junta de Investigaciones de further incident. The investigation is official with Cape Air tells the Cape Accidentes de Aviacion Civil, being conducted by the Australian Cod Times that their company began Argentina. Transportation Safety Board. installing supports for the spar straps several years ago. Twenty of the N770G airline's Cessna's have the London, Mar 27 -- A press report, modification. The emergency order dated today, states: Six Rhode from the FAA requires repetitive Islanders were killed yesterday when visual inspection of the wings for a Pilatus PT6A-67 (N770G) crashed every 110 hours of flight time. Federal yesterday near a construction site officials say extensive cracks have where a new county prison is being been found on three aircraft. built, authorities said The turboprop aircraft went down around 1400 hrs in ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES, N222YT Benner Township just outside WORLDWIDE London, Mar 29 -- A press report, Bellefonte, the Centre County seat, London, Mar 31 -- A press report, dated yesterday, states: Hair stylist officials said. Rhode Island attorney dated Mar 29, states: Bombardier and salon owner Peter D'Ambrosio and Carl Freedman said pilot Jeffrey Recreational Products Inc. and its U.S. wife Karen of Symmes Township were Jacober, 51, of Providence, and Gregg affiliate BRP US Inc. are recalling flying in their Cessna 210 when they Weingeroff, 49, were killed, along with about 3,430 all-terrain vehicles over were killed during landing Saturday four family members. Also killed were concerns that some of their axle night (Mar 26). The crash happened on Jacober's wife, Karen, 49, and their bearings may break. The U.S. Johns Island, off the South Carolina 15-year-old son, Eric, and Weingeroff's Consumer Product Safety Commission coast. The couple - the only people on wife, Dawn, and their 10-year-old son, said today that the rear axle bearings the aircraft - were pronounced dead at Leland, Freedman said. The aircraft on the Bombardier DS650 ATVs were the scene, said Charleston County was headed from Naples, Fla., to State not greased properly and may break Coroner Susan Chewning. "It was a College, which is near Bellefonte, under use, making the ATVs unstable. crash on the final approach," Federal Aviation Administration Operators may lose control of the Chewning said. "It was raining before spokesman Les Dorr said. The pilot vehicle, threatening injury to the the crash, but it wasn't raining at the was attempting an instrument landing operator. The company received one time of the crash." The single-engine, approach to the airport, he said. An report of breakage resulting in loss of six-seater aircraft crashed and caught instrument landing is typically control, but the incident did not result fire short of a Charleston Executive attempted during poor weather, but in injury. BRP spokesman Pierre Airport runway about 2135, Saturday, Dorr said he did not know the weather Pichette said the recall cost to the said Federal Aviation Administration conditions at the time. The aircraft company, based in Valcourt, Que., "is spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen. was manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft not material." Pichette said in most London, Mar 29 -- Cessna T206H, Ltd. and registered to J2W Aviation cases, the recall just requires the N222YT, crashed near Charleston, LLC in Providence. dealer to add some grease. The ATVs South Carolina, at 2015, Mar 26, while were sold in North America as well as on a flight from Blue Ash Airport, N8966W abroad from March 2004 to now for Ohio, to Charleston. The aircraft was London, Mar 29 -- A press report, between $6,000 US and $7,000 US destroyed. The two persons on board dated Mar 28, states: Three members each. were killed. of an extended family died in a plane crash just after takeoff at about 1430 CHILDRENS SCOOTERS, N6092Q hrs, yesterday, at the West Union UNITED STATES London, Mar 29 -- A press report, Municipal Airport. A fourth passenger London, Mar 31 -- The U.S. dated Mar 28, states: Investigators was injured. The plane burst into a ball Consumer Product Safety Commission, from the Federal Aviation of flames on contact with the ground. in co-operation with MGA Administration are investigating a London, Mar 29 -- Piper PA-28-235 Entertainment Inc., of Van Nuys, fatal plane crash near Bloomfield. It (Cherokee), N8966W, crashed near Calif., announced the voluntary recall happened around 1000 hrs, today, just West Union, Iowa, at 2025, Mar 27, of about 297,000 Bratz Stylin Scooters. south of Bloomfield's Municipal while on a flight from West Union. The Consumers should stop using recalled Airport. Emergency medical teams aircraft was destroyed. Three of the product immediately unless otherwise airlifted the plane's pilot to Iowa City four persons on board were killed and instructed. Manufacturer Jurong for treatment, but the pilot's wife did the fourth was seriously injured. Dumar Bicycle, Inc. of China. This not survive the crash. "We know the recall does not include Bratz Stylin plane had just taken off from the N999SK Scooters manufactured for MGA by airport and was attempting to return London, Mar 29 -- Piper PA-28-200R any manufacturer other than Jurong to the airport when it crashed,'' Davis (Arrow II), N999SK, crashed near Dumar Bicycle, Inc. The wheels of the A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

40 Product Recalls scooter can break or become damaged, creating a high flame, the commission "RCA LiFE," along with the words and users of the scooters can fall and says. That can result in nearby "DVD VIDEO" are printed on the top suffer injuries. MGA has received six combustible materials catching fire. of the DVD Player. The battery reports of cracked wheels on the Nature's Finest has received four attaches to the bottom of the DVD recalled scooters. All six incidents reports of the surface layer of the gel player. Manufactured in China. Sold resulted in cuts, scrapes, and bruises. burning and creating high flames, the at electronic and department stores In one case, a 9 year old suffered a commission says. Two consumers nation-wide from September 2002 broken arm. The product is a non- reported burns on their hands that through July 2003 for between $340 motorised two-wheeled scooter with a required medical treatment, according and $490. Consumers should stop folding hinge and an adjustable to the commission. using and stop recharging the battery handlebar. The scooter platform is immediately and contact Thomson Inc. purple with a bright pink Bratz logo HONDA MOTOR VEHICLES, for a free replacement battery. The on the top surface. Scooters containing JAPAN portable DVD player is not being information identifying the product as London, Mar 27 -- A press report, recalled, and consumers can continue Item No. 266563, with a date of dated today, states: Honda Motor Co. to use it without the battery until they manufacture prior to July 2004, and said Thursday (Mar 24) it will recall receive a replacement battery. The manufactured by Jurong Dumar for free repairs a total of 45,859 HR-V player can be used with the AC Power Bicycle, Inc. are included in this passenger cars to prevent their rear Adapter by simply unplugging the recall. This identification information doors from opening while the cars are battery from the unit and plugging the can be located either in the area in motion. In a report filed with the AC Power Adapter into the 9-volt jack directly beneath the scooter platform Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and on the unit. -- Consumer Product or at the bottom of the scooter near Transport, Honda said the HR-Vs in Safety Commission. the rear wheel. Sold at toy and question were manufactured between discount chain stores nation-wide from July 1999 and March 2005. SCOOTERS, UNITED STATES September 2003 through November London, Mar 25 -- A press report, 2004 for about $30. Manufactured in MITSUBISHI MOTOR VEHICLES, dated yesterday, states: A Chinese China. Consumers should stop using JAPAN manufacturer of Bratz Stylin' Scooters the scooter immediately and contact London, Mar 23 -- A press report, is recalling about 297,000 scooters MGA for a refund or a replacement dated today, states: Mitsubishi Fuso because the wheels can break or scooter. -- Consumer Product Safety Truck & Bus Corp. said today it will become damaged, which can lead users Commission. recall about 9,800 trucks and buses in to fall or suffer injuries, the Consumer total in connection with seven types of Product Safety Commission said today. CHOCOLATE BARS, defects, including one associated with The distributor, MGA Entertainment UNITED STATES its steering system. In a report filed Inc., of Van Nuys, Calif., has received London, Mar 31 -- A Vermont with the Ministry of Land, six reports of cracked wheels. All the company is recalling a batch of Infrastructure and Transport, the incidents resulted in cuts, scrapes and chocolate bars shipped to 23 states manufacturer said, those vehicles, bruises. In one case, a child suffered a after discovering the wrong wrapper made between 1982 and 2002, include broken arm. The recall includes was used on bars that contain the Aero Star bus and Super Great scooters manufactured by Jurong peanuts. The peanuts pose health truck. In February, the company Dumar Bicycle Inc. of China. The risks to people with peanut allergies. pledged to file recall reports recall does not include Bratz Stylin' Lake Champlain Chocolates of concerning a total of 37 defects, Scooters manufactured for MGA by Burlington said its peanut bars were including those found as a result of an any manufacturer other than Jurong. mistakenly labeled Five Star Fruit in-house probe into its old records. The non-motorized, two-wheeled and Nut Bars, which contain With today's filing to the ministry, the scooters have a folding hinge and an hazelnuts, pecans, cherries and dark company has lived up to its promise on adjustable handlebar. The scooter chocolate. Three consumer complaints 28 items among the 37 problems. The platform is purple with a bright pink prompted the recall of the two-ounce company said the Aero Star problem Bratz logo on the top surface. bars, which were shipped in early concerns a metal component for fixing Included in this recall are scooters March to retailers in Wisconsin, a steering-system gear to the bus body. containing information identifying California, Colorado, Connecticut, the product as Item No. 266563, with Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, PORTABLE DVD PLAYER a date of manufacture before July Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, BATTERIES, UNITED STATES 2004, and manufactured by Jurong. Minnesota, New Hampshire, New London, Mar 31 -- The U.S. This identification information can Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Consumer Product Safety Commission be located either in the area directly Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode announces the recall of about 47,000 beneath the scooter platform or at Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, portable DVD player batteries in the bottom of the scooter near the Washington and the District of voluntary co-operation with Thomson rear wheel. The scooters were sold at Columbia. The side of the wrapper Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind. Consumers toy and discount chain stores bears lot number 05056. Consumers should stop using recalled products nationwide from September 2003 can return the product to the store for immediately unless otherwise through November 2004 for about a refund. instructed. The battery can overheat $30. and explode while recharging, posing a GEL CANDLES, UNITED STATES burn and fire hazard to consumers. SUZUKI MOTOR VEHICLES, London, Mar 29 -- A press report, Thomson Inc. has received 11 reports JAPAN dated today, states: A severe fire of batteries overheating and five London, Mar 30 -- A press report, hazard prompted a voluntary recall of reports of batteries exploding. There dated today, states: Suzuki Motor Corp about 727,000 gel candles made by a are two reports of consumers suffering said yesterday it will recall a total of Marble Falls company, the U.S. burned fingers from picking up a 3,214 vehicles in three models for free Consumer Product Safety Commission battery after it overheated. Only repairs due to fears about problems said yesterday. The candles, produced batteries used with the RCA portable with shifting gears or moving the car. by Nature's Finest Candle Co., were DVD players with model number Subject to the action are the Alto sold by drugstores and grocery stores DRC600N are being recalled. The minivehicle, Wagon R and Carol cars nationwide from June 2001 though DRC600N model DVD player with the manufactured between December 1998 this February for $8 and $11 each, battery attached is about 7Ω-inches and June 2001, Suzuki said in a report according to the commission. wide, 5Ω-inches deep, and 2-inches submitted to the Ministry of Land, Consumers should stop using these high. The cabinet housing is plastic, Infrastructure and Transport. candles immediately and contact except for a metal "skin" on the top of Nature's Finest to receive a full the player. The metal "skin" is silver TODDLER BEDS, UNITED STATES refund, the commission says. The gel colored, and the rest of the DVD Washington, DC, Mar 22 -- The U.S. used in these candles can catch fire, player is tan or dark gray. The logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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41 Product Recalls/Bloodstock/Port Conditions announces the recall of about 1.2 Queensland coal industry concedes million Graco Toddler Beds in the number of ships queuing to get voluntary co-operation with Graco Bowen Basin coal may not go below Children's Products Inc. of Exton, Pa. 50 for at least 12 months. Consumers should stop using recalled Representing industry chief products immediately unless executive officers, except Anglo otherwise instructed.A child's arm, Coal, Ken Talbot says the $500 leg or foot can become entrapped million in penalties ship operators are paying owners each year for between the slats in the guard rails or EARTH SUMMIT running late could well increase. He footboard. This can result in broken says new infrastructure will not be bones, sprains and other injuries to London, Mar 23 -- A press report, dated today, states: The 1998 Grand completed for a year and if decisions young children. Graco has received National winner Earth Summit has are not made soon, industry reports of 77 entrapments. This been put down after being diagnosed expansion will be threatened. "If you resulted in 13 broken arms and legs, 1 with cancer. The 17-year-old was look at the increased demand that broken foot, a sprained ankle, and 54 trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and we're forecasting over the next five other injuries including bruised, ridden to success at Aintree by Carl years, it's important that we make scratched, and swollen limbs. The Llewellyn. He is the only chaser ever those decisions now so that we're not recalled Graco toddler beds are white to have completed the treble of the playing catch-up for the next five plastic and steel with openings Aintree, Scottish and Welsh Nationals. years. Operator Prime between the slats in the guard rails "We will miss him greatly but know Infrastructure says it has an and footboard. The beds were sold that he had a great life doing what he expansion plan for Dalrymple Bay, under the names "Cozy Toddler Bed," loved," said Nigel Payne on behalf of but maintains no firm commitment "Glow-in-the-Dark Toddler Bed," and the horse's owners the Summit will be made until next month's Partnership. Earth Summit ruling by the Queensland "Classic Toddler Bed." There is a Competition Authority. label on the guard rail or leg underwent scans two weeks ago and containing one of the following model was discovered to have cancer in both his liver and spleen. He was put to ITALY numbers: "8801, 8801WR, 8821, 8824, sleep to avoid any suffering. Since his London, Mar 30 -- Port situation Mar 8828, 8833, 30066, 34434 and 11030," retirement in 2000, he was stabled by 30: Genoa: Two container vessels and a serial number, and the Marcella Bayliss, who had looked after one tanker awaiting berth. Average manufacturer's address. Model 8828's him since he joined the Twiston- delays in berthing 24 - 48 hrs. La headboard has a blue sky with a Davies yard in 1992. The trainer Spezia: No vessels awaiting berths. yellow moon and stars. Model brought Earth Summit back to health Savona: No vessels awaiting normal 8801WR has red legs. "Graco" is after a career-threatening injury at berth. No vessels awaiting special printed on all of the beds' footboards. Haydock to win the Grand National berth. -- Lloyd's Agents. Sold at discount, department and just 16 months later. As well as his juvenile product stores nation-wide National wins, he won the Peter from February 1994 through March Marsh Chase at Haydock and a Steel PANAMA CANAL 2001 for between $50 and $70. Plate and Sections Final at London, Mar 23 -- A press report, Manufactured in United States. Cheltenham. He had been due to go to dated today, states: Due to a Consumers should remove the guard the Parade of Champions at Aintree combination of locomotive track rails from the recalled Graco toddler on Grand National day next month. rehabilitation, heavy arrivals and fog, beds immediately and call the firm to some vessels waiting to transit the receive a free retrofit kit. The kit t Panama Canal have experienced includes custom designed mesh delays of up to four days. This is now coverings that must be attached to being reduced to two-three days. The the guard rails and footboard to track work for this session is prevent entrapment. The mesh understood to be completed and it is coverings will be available in 6 to 8 hoped that normal service will resume weeks. -- Consumer Product Safety soon. Commission. AUSTRALIA London, Mar 26 -- A press report,dated Mar 24, states: The

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42 Port Conditions

Port Delays

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

Australia Abbott Point 29-Mar-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed; 12 vessels due by 26/4; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Brisbane 29-Mar-2005 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 1 vessel berthed; 3 vessels due by 12/4; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Dalrymple Bay 29-Mar-2005 Coal: 3 vessels berthed, 51 anchored; 31 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 29-Mar-2005 Iron ore: Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 7 anchored; 8 vessels due by 8/4; up to 11 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a 2 day maintenance shutdown is expected to start ca. 30/3; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 10 vessels due by 7/4; up to 9 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 29-Mar-2005 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 3 vessels berthed, 6 anchored; 37 vessels due by 7/5; up to 7 days berthing delay expected subject to port congestion and cargo availability; Barney Point: 1 vessel berthed; 8 vessels due by 23/4; 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 29-Mar-2005 Coal: 2 vessels berthed, 10 anchored; 5 vessels due by 1/4. up to 10 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability. Newcastle 29-Mar-2005 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 2 vessels berthed, 17 anchored; 20 vessels due by 14/4; Dykes 4+5: 1 vessel berthed, 6 anchored; 14 vessels due by 13/4; 1 unallocated vessel due 13/4; 6-9 days delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal, coal product problems with some shippers and cargo receival. Port Hedland 29-Mar-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 4 vessels anchored; 4 vessels due by 7/4; up to 3 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 anchored; 4 vessels due by 8/4; 1-4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 4 vessels due by 31/3; no delays expected; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 7 vessels due by 5/4; 1-4 days delay expected due to berth congestion, maintenance shutdowns and cargo availability. Port Kembla 29-Mar-2005 Coal: 19 vessels due by 1/5; CB-1: 3 vessels due by 8/4; up to 4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Walcott 29-Mar-2005 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 1 anchored; 17 vessels due by 18/4; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Shippers are experiencing shortages of lump and fine grade ores. Portland 29-Mar-2005 No vessels; no delays expected.

Brazil Paranagua 29-Mar-2005 Eleven vessels berthed of which 2 fertiliser dischargers, 1 reefer loader, 1 pellets loader, 1 soya loader, 1 sugar loader, 1 container discharger, 4 other loaders/dischargers; 6 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 1 soya, 5 other vessel; 40 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio Grande 29-Mar-2005 Two vessels berthed of which 1 soya meal loader, 1 wheat discharger; 3 vessels waiting in roads; 12 vessels due over the next 10 days. Santos 29-Mar-2005 Seventeen vessels berthed of which 1 bulk fuel oil loader, 5 sugar loaders, 1 bulk wheat discharger, 1 bulk salt discharger, 1 Ro/Ro loader, 1 pellets loader, 2 bulk soya loaders, 1 full container loader/discharger, 4 other loaders; 8 vessels waiting in roads; 23 vessels due over the next 7 days; Sao Sebastiao 29-Mar-2005 Four vessels berthed, 2 waiting in roads; 5 vessels due over the next 10 days. Vitoria 29-Mar-2005 Two vessels berthed of which 1 iron ore loader, 1 general cargo loader; Terminal Vila Velha: 1 granite loader; Tubarao: 1 potassium chloride discharger, 1 soya loader, 3 other loaders; Praia Mole: 1 coal discharger, 1 steel products loader, 1 other discharger; Portocel: no vessels; Ubu: 1 loader; 16 vessels waiting in roads; 36 vessels due over the next 7 days.

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Bulgaria Bourgas 29-Mar-2005 Nine vessels in port operating, of which 7 loading (4 coils, 1 scrap, 1 copper concentrate, 1 empty), 2 discharging (1 billets, 1 coal); 3 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 1 cigarettes, 1 unknown cargo, 1 empty vessel; 12 vessels due, of which 7 to load (1 baryte concentrate, 1 coils, 1 profiles, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 containers, 1 equipment, 1 transformers), 5 to discharge (1 containers, 1 metals, 1 zinc concentrate, 1 LAB, 1 iron ore). Varna 29-Mar-2005 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions 21-27 March: Thirty- one vessels in port operating of which 20 loading (1 bulk maize, 1 scrap, 3 sunflower seeds, 1 TSP, 5 soda, 1 bulk clinker, 1 sulphuric acid, 2 silica sand/other, 1 bulk STTP, 1 kaolin/soda/ other, 1 packed hardboard, 1 metal constructions, 1 hydrochloric acid), 6 discharging (3 bulk coal, 2 raw phosphate, 1 equipment), 5 discharging/loading containers.

Chile Antofagasta 28-Mar-2005 Four vessels berthed, 3 berths vacant; 13 vessels due this week to load/discharge concentrates, bulk copper, containers and general cargo. Valparaiso 28-Mar-2005 Three vessels berthed, 5 berths vacant; 5 vessels anchored; 12 vessels due this week.

Egypt Alexandria 28-Mar-2005 Forty-one vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 34 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 4 tankers, 1 containers; 15 vessels dry-docked; 12 vessels at inner anchorage, 10 at outer anchorage. Damietta 28-Mar-2005 Twenty vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 13 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 4 containers; 2 vessels at outer anchorage, 10 at inner anchorage. Suez Canal 28-Mar-2005 Thirty-four vessels transiting Northbound, 10 Southbound.

Israel Ashdod 29-Mar-2005 No labour problems. Seven vessels loading at berth (3 general cargo, 4 bulkers), 11 vessels discharging at berth (7 general cargo, 4 bulkers), 2 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 4 vessels waiting at anchorage to load (3 general cargo, 1 bulker), 10 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (6 general cargo, 4 bulkers); 1 vessel awaiting orders; 24 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 29-Mar-2005 No labour problems. One bulker loading at berth, 4 vessels discharging at berth (3 general cargo, 1 bulker), 9 vessels loading/discharging at berth (7 containers, 2 tankers); 1 bulker waiting at anchorage to load, 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 general cargo, 1 bulker), 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to load/discharge (2 containers, 1 tanker); 3 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 2 awaiting orders; 14 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Mozambique Maputo 28-Mar-2005 Twenty-four hour berthing/sailing. Some restrictions to berthing at certain badly lit wharves. Vessels have to be geared for general cargo berths as shore cranes are very few and unreliable. The Port is working normally and is expected to remain so, hence vessels should berth on arrival, daylight, draft and weather permitting. No berthing delays envisaged. A shortage of equipment is being experienced (except at the Container terminal). Shed space is currently available. Safe draft for transiting the channel is 9.1 metres plus the tide of the day. Density of water varies from 1.020 to 1.023. Vessels with ramps on starboard side can berth with the ebbing tide. Should ramps be portside, vessels to berth with the flowing tide. Pilot launch is operational. Both tugs are operational. Leading lights are lit. Both container gantries are operational. Matola coal terminal is operational. Ressano Garcia, Goba and Limpopo railway lines are all operational. Eight vessels are currently in port berthed, of which 4 loading (1 bagged sugar, 1 bagged cashew nuts, 1 ferro chrome, 1 aluminium), 3 discharging (1 frozen fish, 2 bagged rice), 1 discharging/loading containers; 2 vessels berthing 28/3, 1 to load/discharge containers, 1 to load ferro chrome; 17 vessels due by 6/4 of which 7 to load (1 aluminium, 1 cashew nuts, 2 coal, 1 clinker, 1 ferro chrome, 1 bagged sugar), 5 to discharge (1 vegetable oil, 1 petcoke, 1 gasoil/mogas, 1 petrol, 1 aluminium), 3 to discharge/load (2 containers, 1 containers/steel rolls/steel sheets), 2 other vessels.

Pakistan Karachi 28-Mar-2005 Two vessels loading at berth (1 rice, 1 chemicals), 7 discharging at berth (1 crude oil, 1 palm oil, 1 sugar, 2 jute, 1 phosphate, 1 general cargo); 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 5 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 containers, 1 phosphate, 1 sugar, 1 crude oil, 1 chemicals); no vessels bunkering, none under repairs/dry-docked, none awaiting orders; 6 vessels due (3 containers, 1 general cargo, 1 chemicals, 1 crude oil), with no berthing delays expected. A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

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Port Qasim 28-Mar-2005 One iron ore vessel discharging at berth, 1 container vessel loading/discharging at QICT berth; 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge.

Russia Novorossiysk 28-Mar-2005 Eighteen vessels in port operating, of which 13 loading (1 bulk NPK, 1 scrap, 1 steel billets, 1 steel billets/coils/steel sheets/WRIC, 1 flowers, 1 lead, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 coils, 1 steel billets/slabs, 1 wheat, 1 aluminium, 1 barley, 1 diesel oil), 4 discharging (1 ore, 3 bulk sugar), 1 discharging/loading containers; 9 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 2 bulk NPK, 1 coils, 1 bulk urea, 1 steel billets, 1 steel sheets, 1 barley, 1 wheat, 1 slabs; 66 vessels due, of which 62 to load (4 pig-iron, 1 HBI, 6 aluminium, 2 pipes, 1 tin plate/steel sheets/coils, 2 paper, 1 steel billets/pipes/vehicles, 1 WRIC/coils, 2 bulk fertiliser, 2 DRI, 5 coils, 4 copper, 2 bulk NPK, 5 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 equipment, 1 WRIS/steel billets, 1 steel sheets/pipes/coils, 4 steel billets, 2 wheat, 1 cellulose, 1 steel billets/tin plate, 1 steel, 1 UAN solution, 1 oil, 1 zinc, 1 lead, 1 bulk cement, 2 diesel oil, 1 ammonium sulphate, 2 slabs, 2 bulk urea), 3 to discharge (1 bulk NPK, 1 rice, 1 bulk sugar), 1 to discharge/load containers. Oil terminal: 3 tankers berthed, all loading, of which 2 crude oil, 1 fuel oil; 8 tankers in roads, all to load crude oil; 3 tankers due, all to load, of which 1 crude oil, 1 fuel oil, 1 diesel oil.

Spain Sagunto 29-Mar-2005 Twenty vessels in port operating of which 13 discharging (12 steel products, 1 anhydrous ammonia), 4 loading (3 bulk fertiliser, 1 steel coils), 3 Ro/Ros discharging/loading general cargo; no vessels outside commercial wharf; 6 days berthing delay at present.

Sri Lanka Colombo 28-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. Eight container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 17 vessels discharging at berth (10 containers/feeders, 1 bulk clinker, 1 bagged fertiliser, 1 bulk fertiliser, 1 bulk LPG, 1 bulk palm oil, 1 bulk cement, 1 Ro/Ro); 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 bulk clinker, 1 bulk LPG, 1 bulk palm oil); 5 vessels dry-docked, 1 at dolphin tanker berth; 7 vessels due (6 containers/feeders, 1 bulk cement), with no delays expected.

Ukraine Illichevsk 28-Mar-2005 Eight vessels in port operating, of which 5 loading steel products, 1 discharging iron ore, 2 discharging/loading containers; 2 vessels in roads to discharge/load containers; 13 vessels due, of which 12 to load (8 steel products, 1 vegetable oil, 2 sulphur, 1 wheat), 1 to discharge iron ore. Mariupol 28-Mar-2005 Twelve vessels in port operating, of which 11 loading (3 steel, 5 coal, 1 fire-clay, 2 sulphur), 1 discharging containers/fire-clay; 11 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 5 steel, 1 pig-iron, 2 coal, 2 fire-clay, 1 sulphur; 50 vessels due, of which 48 to load (27 steel, 1 coke, 14 coal, 1 fire-clay, 2 wheat, 1 carbamide, 1 soya beans, 1 equipment), 3 to discharge/load (1 pipes, 1 magnetite/steel plates). Odessa 28-Mar-2005 Twenty-five vessels in port operating, of which 17 loading (10 metal, 1 oil, 2 corn, 1 corn/ wheat, 1 general cargo, 1 oats, 1 paper), 5 discharging (1 luggage, 1 citrus, 1 sugar, 1 oil, 1 building materials), 2 discharging/loading containers, 1 passenger vessel; 5 vessels in roads, of which 2 to load (1 metal, 1 scrap), 3 to discharge/load containers; 63 vessels due, of which 43 to load (33 metal, 2 pig-iron, 1 pipes, 1 general cargo, 1 ore, 1 wheat, 1 corn, 1 oil, 1 building materials, 1 ferro alloy), 6 to discharge (1 citrus, 1 oil, 1 luggage, 1 sugar, 1 bananas, 1 ore), 14 to discharge/load containers.

United States Houston 29-Mar-2005 Pilots report normal 39 ft. 3 ins. max. draft in Houston ship channel; foggy weather delaying inbound/outbound traffic; Cargill terminal: 2-3 days delay; LDC Dreyfus terminal: no delays. Kalama, WA 29-Mar-2005 Kalama export terminal: 6 days delay; United Harvest terminal: no delays.

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New Orleans 29-Mar-2005 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: 2-3 days delay expected; Cargill-Westwego: 3 days delay expected; ADM/Ama: 3-5 days delay expected; Bunge/Destrehan: 1 day’s delay expected; ADM/Destrehan: 8-10 days delay expected; ADM/Reserve: 8-10 days delay expected; Cargill/Reserve: 2 days delay expected; Peavey/Paulina: no delays; Zen-Noh/Convent: 1 day’s 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: 2 days delay expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: 3 days delay expected. Nine-day forecast for Carrolton Gauge/New Orleans: expected to increase to 6.9 ft. by 7/4. 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 29-Mar-2005 Grain terminal: 2 days delay; CLD Irving terminal: 2 days delay; CLD, O Dock terminals: 2 days delay. Tacoma 29-Mar-2005 Temco terminal: 4 days delay.

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