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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 September 3 2004 Yemen sentences Limburg bombers IVE al-Qa’eda supporters and resulted in large-scale pollution. sentences for attacking a helicopter of responsible for bombing the Eleven of the crew remained onboard to US firm Hunt Oil in late 2002, and a Ftanker Limburg in October assist firefighters in their attempts to fine of YR18.3m ($99,133) for an attack 2002 have been sentenced to 10 put out the flames. on a civil aviation building. Hazem years in jail by a Yemeni judge. Megalli received the death penalty for a At the time, the government of variety of crimes that included killing a The sentencing was part of a move Yemen had denied any terrorist Yemeni soldier at an army checkpoint. to change the perception of the country involvement and claimed that a — the ancestral home of Osama Bin technical fault was responsible for the Plots Laden — from a hotbed of terrorist fire. activity to a country toeing the line in The others were responsible for a the fight against terrorism. However, a later investigation variety of crimes including a plots to showed that the explosion was the attack the embassies of the US, The militants appeared unrepentant work of terrorists under orders from Ali Britain, Germany, France and Cuba. upon hearing the verdict and burst into al-Harthi, the al-Qa’eda leader in They were also found guilty of forming cries of “God is great, America is the Yemen. an armed group that has attacked enemy of God, Osama bin Laden is targets in Yemen and other parts of the God’s beloved”. Anniversary world. Speedboat The explosion made headlines the One of the militants responsible for world over; not just because of the a plot to assassinate the US The attack, which took place two extent of the damage, but also because ambassador to Sanaa was sentenced to years ago, saw a speedboat armed with it came just a few days before the death. All these attacks were seen as explosives crash into the side of the second anniversary of the bombing of revenge against the CIA for killing al- tanker that was carrying 400,000 the USS Cole, that took place under Harthi in 2002 with a missile fired barrels of Saudi crude oil. similar circumstances. from a drone aircraft. The Limburg, built in 2000 and The militants responsible for that All of the defendants are appealing registered in the Kerguelen Islands, particular bombing are also on trial in the verdicts. was being operated by Euronav, a Yemen, with five suspects under arrest Luxembourg-based subsidiary of and the sixth being tried in absentia. Yemen maintains that it is on alert Compagnie Maritime Belge. When the for any terrorist attacks on sea ports fire started, the vessel was calling at There were a total of 15 terrorists but denies that it has any information Ash Shihr to load with crude. sentenced to varying terms in jail by on imminent attacks on its coasts. judge Ahmed al-Jarmouzi on Saturday. The resulting explosion killed one of Two of the men, brothers Fawaz and Namrata Nadkarni the 25 crew members, injured others Abu Baqr al-Rabe’ie received 10-year Lloyd’s List Editorial EDITOR Stephen Legall Tel +44 020 7017 5228 ADVERTISEMENTS SUBSCRIPTIONS: Mike Smith Peter Barker Tel +44 (0) 20 7017 4488 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 4779 Fax +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 email [email protected] Email: [email protected] A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779. Summary of Major Cases in this week’s issue of Lloyd’s Casualty Week Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty ANTONIOS K. general ALB — — — — Grounded on southern coast of Albania Aug 22 in high winds. Passengers and crew evacuated. Still aground and partially sunk Aug 23. BAIKAL — KHM — 219 — — Reported waterlogged and adrift in lat 43 53N, long 138 38E, Aug 25. Reported later same day under tow of fishing Bawsium. All crew safe, still on board. CAPO MANUELA lpg ITA — 1910 2,458 1971 Reported Aug 9 at Sibenik, waiting to be scrapped after sustaining engine damage. CHEMBULK chem LBR AB 7,916 13,901 1989 Grounded at Mokha port entrance Aug 20. SINGAPORE tanker Refloating attempt unsuccessful. Further attempt to be made Aug 25. Refloated Aug 26. No apparent damage. In port discharging. JAN MARIA fishing DEU GL 7,646 3,250 1989 Reported Aug 18 to have been at BREDO (Bremerhaven Dock Gmbh) since Jul 22. Expected to sail Sep 15. LAVENDER lpg PAN NK 44,549 49,708 1996 Reported in lat 33 20N, long 135 45E, bound PASSAGE Wakayama-Shimizu Ko, Aug 20, in tow of a tug, due engine trouble. MARIO G. fishing CAN — 123 — 1966 Reported disabled with missing propeller in lat 46 13.16N, long 59 55.36W, Aug 24. Subsequently towed to Glace Bay. REPUBBLICA passenger ITA RI 42,567 25,450 1988 Had fire in a tank on fourth level at Falmouth DI GENOVA dock Aug 19. Fire quickly extinguished. No injuries reported. Still undergoing repair/ maintenance work Aug 23, ETC end Week 35. SARANI fishing IND IR 127 75 1990 Capsized 70-80 miles south of Haldia Aug 19 in high winds. 1 crew member rescued, 12 missing. Search under way. STOLT KITE chem CYM LR 3,206 4,735 1992 In collision with pushtug Hercules in the River tanker Oudemaas, Aug 19. Sustained serious damage over 20m to starboard side. Proceeded to Dordrecht for investigation. At lay-by berth Aug 20. Still at Stolt Chemiehaven, Dordrecht, Aug 23. SUPERFLYTE tug NZL BV 578 200 1996 Had fire in engine-room Aug 22 after leaving waiheke Island. Fire extinguished and proceeded towards Auckland. Anchored in Tamaki Strait following control failure caused by the fire. All passengers transferred to other vessels. UNITED STAR general BGD — — — — In collision with vessel Nazimuddin at Chittagong outer anchorage Aug 20. Partially submerged. Beached near the port. (ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List awaiting estimates for repairs to damaged bulwarks, ramp, etc. — Reports appear in alphabetical Lloyd’s Agents. order under the following headings and relevant page ARMADA PUTERI (Malaysia) number: Yokohama, Aug 24 — Lpg Armada Puteri (2856 gt, built 1990) proceeding in the Kanmon Strait for China, had Marine, including Overdue ACX HIBISCUS (Panama) engine trouble and anchored at 0515, & Missing Vessels 1 See “Indonesia” under “Piracy.” Aug 20. It was repaired by the vessel’s crew and resumed voyage at 0655 hrs, Piracy 7 AFRIN (Turkey) same day. — Lloyd’s Agents. Istanbul, Aug 21 — General cargo ASTOR (Bahamas) Port State Control 7 Afrin arrived Diliskelesi Aug 15 from Galatz. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Aug 25 — A press report, dated today, states: The master of Seizures & Arrests 7 ALGOFAX (Canada) passenger Astor ignored the advice of a Halifax, Aug 24 — Product tanker harbour pilot shortly before the vessel grounded as it left the port of Pipeline Accidents 8 Algofax was sold and renamed Halifax. Vessel sailed Halifax, NS, Aug 9 for Townsville, a report found today. The Bangladesh via Suez Canal. ETA Port Australian Transport Safety Bureau Weather & Navigation 8 Said, Aug 25. — Lloyd’s Agents. (ATSB) said the master of Astor had manoeuvred the ship clear of its ANTARES (Gibraltar) Townsville berth on Feb 26 this year Earthquakes 12 Montevideo, Aug 24 — Chem.tank without consulting the harbour pilot Antares completed repairs at shipyard who had adopted an advisory role. “As Political & Civil Unrest 13 Tsakos Industrias Navales and sailed the ship was turning from the harbour Aug 17 to service zone/lightering zone, into Platypus Channel, part of the from where it sailed Aug 18 for Rio approach channel to the port, it Labour Disputes 18 Grande. — Lloyd’s Agents. grounded on its port side,” the ATSB said. “The ship heeled three degrees to starboard and, after about three Awards & Settlements 19 ANTONIO (Albania) London, Aug 23 — A press report, minutes, slid clear of the bank without dated today, states: General cargo assistance and continued out of the Railway Accidents 19 Antonio, Sarande for Corfu, with 80 channel.” The ship then stopped for passengers and eight crew-members on about two hours to check its hull was not breached and all machinery was Robberies & Thefts 19 board, was rescued from sinking Aug 22. According to official sources at operating normally. It notified the ATSB Sarande, Antonio was pushed by waves before continuing to Cairns where its Computer Systems 19 towards the cliffs and its engines were hull was examined further. The Cairns damaged. Four helicopters began the investigation found no steering malfunction. The ATSB said the Miscellaneous 20 rescue operation. It is reported that all the persons on board have been rescued grounding was caused by several without injury. factors, including the failure of the Fires & Explosions 20 London, Aug 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty master to accept the pilot’s advice after representatives in Piraeus report: the ship left its berth. Communications During the afternoon of Aug 22, small on the bridge were in a language the Aviation 23 passenger ro-ro, of open type, Antonios pilot was not able to understand, the K., previously reported as Antonio, master had not positioned the ship Product Recalls 27 grounded on the coastline of southern correctly for a turn to starboard into Albania while performing the schedule Platypus Channel and had not Sarande-Kerkyra with 74 passengers on presented an outward passage plan to Port Conditions 27 board.