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

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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. The Albanian authorities any of those present on the bridge. The requested assistance from the Greek investigation also was complicated by the fact the Voyage Data Recorder Port Conditions charts 28 Ministry for a joint effort in saving the passengers and crew and refloating the (VDR) was not backed up immediately vessel. The ministry immediately after the grounding, highlighting a despatched two Greek Navy vessels and deficiency in crew training and also a Super Puma helicopter. Additionally showing bridge records were not kept © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 properly. And when Astor entered the These reports may not be reproduced, tug Doxa proceeded to the area with personnel from the Kerkyra Coast Cairns Channel, the master used only stored in a retrieval system, or one steering motor on the port rudder transmitted in any form or by any Guard on board. Patrol boats of the Coast Guard were also despatched. without the pilot’s knowledge. The means electronic, mechanical, Nearby vessels were notified in order to report recommended ship owners, photographic, recorded or otherise assist. Weather conditions in the area managers, operators and masters without the prior written permission of were difficult with winds at force seven, ensure all bridge staff are fully trained the publisher. Beaufort Scale. However the 74 in the correct operation of data backup passengers and eight crew-members procedures. It also recommended that were safely rescued and taken to masters should not be actively in Albania. The stricken vessel remains control during pilotage unless they are grounded in the same position and is familiar with the port and do so with semi-sunken. the pilot’s agreement. All bridge orders also should be given in a language ARCTIC SUN NO.1 understood by pilots and crew, the Freeport, Bahamas, Aug 24 — Barge ATSB said. Arctic Sun No.1 was successfully refloated at its capsize location, Berry ATLANTIC (Belgium) Islands, on Aug 18/19. Once stabilized it London, Aug 19 — At 0930, today, was towed into Freeport on Aug 20/21 inland non specific tanker Atlantic 2398 where it is presently secured and dwt, Rotterdam for Ghent, with a cargo

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1 Marine of fuel oil, ran aground near the Oost- Sandakan contact, the company also CHEMBULK SINGAPORE (Liberia) Buitenhaven of Terneuzen, while informed the Philippine Navy’s anti- Hodeidah, Aug 23 — Chem.tank entering the outer harbour. Conditions terrorist task force operating in the Chembulk Singapore (7916 gt, built at the time saw strong south-westerly vicinity of Tawi Tawi island. 1989) ran aground at Mokha port winds up to force seven (near gale) and London, Aug 21 — A press report, entrance Aug 20. Understand that the an ebb tide. With tug Fonda and dated today, states: A missing Sabah- vessel is still aground and a refloating support vessel Multrajet standing by, registered tug Bestvic I and tank barge attempt will commence tomorrow. — the vessel succeeded in refloating itself, Coastal No.18 with cargo worth RM1mil Lloyd’s Agents. under its own power, after a quarter of have been found in the southern Hodeidah, Aug 24 — Chem.tank an hour and entered the Oost Philippines with its skipper reported Chembulk Singapore from Malaysia, Buitenhaven, where the authorities dead and six other crewmen safe. The carrying palm oil, an attempt by Port came on board for inspection. It was Malaysian skipper, Baginda Dayak, 40, Authorities using a smaller tug failed found that it had no damage. was believed to have died when a earlier. It is now intended to bring a London, Aug 23 — Tank barge Atlantic snapped cable hit him while the tug larger tug to try again to refloat the (2399 gt, official No.60.02046, owned by was adrift in the Sulu Sea since it went vessel. This operation is expected to Victor Huygebaert Rederij. cargo was missing Aug 14. They had been adrift take place at next high water between not fuel oil but one parcel of heating oil, for five days in the Sulu Sea and were 0600-0700, tomorrow morning. — undyed, and one parcel of diesel oil some 180 nautical miles off course from Lloyd’s Agents. destination Oiltanking, Ghent. the route they were taking from the London, Aug 26 — Following received Sabah east coast town of Sandakan to from the operators of chem.tank BAIKAL (Cambodia) Semporna. Yesterday, the Malaysian Chembulk Singapore, dated Singapore, London, Aug 25 — Following police and the Philippine Navy today: Chembulk Singapore was navigation warning broadcast today: confirmed that the crew on board the refloated yesterday with no apparent Waterlogged cargo vessel Baikal, 219 tugboat and its barge Coastal No.18 damage. Vessel is now in port gt, adrift in vicinity of lat 43 53N, long had been located at 2200, Thursday discharging cargo. 138 38E, at 0330, UTC, Aug 25. (Aug 19). They were found about 18 London, Aug 25 — Following received nautical miles north-west of CLIPPER ODYSSEY (Bahamas) from Japan Coast Guard timed, 2053, Pangutaran Island not far from the Abu London, Aug 20 — A news release local time: Cambodia vessel Baikal, Sayyaf gunmen’s stronghold of Jolo from Clipper Cruise Line states: XUDS3, 219 gt, with nine crew, is now island. Lahad Datu OCPD Supt Idris Clipper Cruise Line has cancelled the under tow of fishing Bawisum. All crew Jikon also confirmed that the police had Aug 26 departure of Alaska’s Glaciers, are staying on board, no injuries. been informed that the tugboat, owned Fjords and Wildlife cruise on board by Sandakan-based Syarikat Hi Soon passenger Clipper Odyssey. The BESTVIC I (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, has been located and its cancellation was necessary in order to London, Aug 20 — A press report, captain had died. complete repairs to the ship, which was dated today, states: Seven men on damaged near Dutch Harbour on Jul Sabah-registered tug Best Tug 1 (? tug BLUE STAR NAXOS (Greece) 31. Bestvic I, 85 gt, built 1982) and cargo London, Aug 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty worth RM1mil have been missing for representatives in Piraeus report: COASTAL NO.18 (Malaysia) the past five days in waters close to During the morning of Aug 22, See Bestvic I. southern Philippines. The five crew and passenger ro/ro Blue Star Naxos (10438 two workers last communicated with gt, built 2002) delayed departure from COSMIC LEADER (Philippines) their Sandakan employers while off Santorini for two hours due to engine Yokohama, Aug 20 — Vehicle Cosmic Tambisan, on Sabah’s eastern tip, on damage, which was repaired by the crew. Leader arrived Nagoya Aug 16 and Saturday afternoon (Aug 14) when they Following inspection by the Marine sailed Aug 18. — Lloyd’s Agents. were adrift with engine problems. But Inspectorate of Santorini, the vessel was until yesterday, their whereabouts were permitted to sail for Naxos-Paros- EVERTON (Malta) unknown giving rise to concerns for Piraeus with 365 passengers on board. Dubai, Aug 24 — Crude oil tanker their safety as they were not far from Everton is still under repair at Dubai the Sulu Sea where bandits abducted BRITANIS (Greece) Drydocks. The vessel is expected to three crewmen of the Sarawak- Santos, Aug 24 — Crude oil tanker registered tug East Ocean on Apr 12. Britanis sailed from Sao Sebastiao on complete repairs Aug 26 and sail Dubai Word of the seven missing men on the Aug 18 for Angra dos Reis. — Lloyd’s Sep 5. — Lloyd’s Agents. Sandakan-based 19m tug Best Tug 1 Agents. and its 45m barge, Coastal 18 (? barge EXPRESS OLYMPIA (Greece) Coastal No.18, 629 gt, built 1989), with BUXTEHUDE (Cyprus) London, Aug 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty three excavators, a truck and two Vigo, Aug 24 — General cargo representatives in Piraeus report: On container cabins, reached the owner Buxtehude is still under repair at Aug 22, while passenger ro/ro Express Syarikat Hi Soon Sdn Bhd on Sunday. Cardama Quay, Vigo. — Lloyd’s Agents. Olympia (4658 gt, built 1973) was Hi Soon lodged a report with the Lahad sailing between Piraeus and Evdilos- Datu police at 2300 Tuesday after CANADA SENATOR (Liberia) Karlovassi-Vathi, damage occurred to conducting air and sea searches. “At London, Aug 21 — Cc Canada Senator the No.2 generator. The damage was this moment, we don’t think they have passed Gibraltar East at 1753, Aug 19, repaired by the crew and following a been kidnapped because we know our for Gioia Tauro. survey by the Marine Inspectorate of boat was adrift and could have entered London, Aug 24 — C.c. Canada Senator Samos, the vessel was permitted to southern Philippine waters,” said arrived at Gioia Tauro on Aug 22. depart at 2240. company manager Chin Su Len yesterday. He said the crew of the tug, CAPO MANUELA (Italy) FAIAL (Portugal) which was on its way from Sandakan to Genoa, Aug 9 — Managers of lpg Capo Ponta Delgada, Aug 23 — General Semporna, comprised two Malaysians Manuela (1910 gt, built 1971) inform cargo Faial is still moored alongside the and three Indonesians and two that vessel is presently moored at inner quay of Ponta Delgada, now Filipinos working for the owners of the Sibenik waiting to be scrapped after under detention in consequence of some cargo. According to the company, it having sustained engine damage. — reported deficiencies found by the Port despatched two tugs to assist Best Tug 1 Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Capo Manuela State Control. The necessary after receiving a distress call. But the was last reported passing Gibraltar Sep arrangements are now being carried out team was unable to locate the tug and 22, 2003, for Sibenik.) by the vessel’s new owners according to the crew. Lahad Datu OCPD Supt Idris Ports State Control recommendations. Jikon confirmed that a report was CELTIC SPIRIT (Bahamas) On completion of the deficiencies, lodged on Tuesday. “We have yet to London, Aug 25 — General cargo detention will be lifted and the vessel come across the drifting vessel and the Celtic Spirit sailed from Riga on Aug will be permitted to sail. — Lloyd’s search is still on,” he said. Through a 22, bound for Warrenpoint. Agents.

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FAMILLE DUFOUR II (Canada) IMPERIAL 199 At 0540, UTC, chemical/oil carrier Jo London, Aug 24 — While mooring See Stolt Kite. Lind was in lat 19 43N, long 17 52W ferry Famille Dufour II (465 gt, built awaiting a tug (tug Boa Queen) which 1994) struck the wharf at Ile aux IRAN ARDEBIL (Iran) due on scene approximately 0600, UTC, Courdres, Quebec, at 0950, EDST, Aug Aden, Aug 19 — C.c. Iran Ardebil: No Aug 21. 24. A hole was observed on its port side details of condition of vessel as yet. London, Aug 21 — Following received above the waterline. Minor injuries Understand divers have been from Madrid MRCC, timed 1030, UTC: reported. conducting inspection. Salvors have Chemical/oil carrier Jo Lind: Tug Boa personnel at Aden awaiting for go- Queen is due on scene at 1100, UTC. FEDERAL MAAS (Barbados) ahead. — Lloyd’s Agents. Vessel will be towed to Las Palmas. Montreal, Aug 19 — Bulk Federal London, Aug 20 — Understood salvage London, Aug 22 — Following received Maas sailed Montreal Aug 19 for services are beng rendered to c.c. Iran from Madrid MRCC, timed 0935, UTC: Algeria. — Lloyd’s Agents. Ardebil under Lloyd’s Open Form, dated Chemical/oil carrier Jo Lind in tow, Aug 19. bound Las Palmas, ETA 0600, Aug 26. GLOBAL WINNER (Panama) Aden, Aug 23 — C.c. Iran Ardebil can London, Aug 26 — Following received London, Aug 25 — Following received be seen clearly by passing traffic, hard from Madrid MRCC, timed 0800, UTC: from Singapore Port Operations, timed aground with bow up on rocky foreshore Chemical/oil carrier Jo Lind arrived 0045, UTC: Bulk Global Winner is still clear of the water. — Lloyd’s Agents. Las Palmas, yesterday morning. Vessel in port at Singapore and is due to enter is now at a shipyard. Jurong yard today. JACK D.WOFFORD (U.S.A.) London, Aug 25 — A press report, London, Aug 20 — Following received KEFALONIA (Greece) dated today, states: Bulk Global Winner from Coast Guard Cleveland, timed London, Aug 24 — Lloyd’s Casualty will enter Jurong Shipyard today nearly 1220, UTC: A barge being pushed by representatives in Piraeus report: At eight weeks after running aground on tug Jack D.Wofford (628 gt, built 1966) 1715, local time, Aug 23, while making an uncharted reef 180 miles east of struck the E, J & E Bridge, Calumet berthing manoeuvres at the port of Singapore on Jun 24. Damage is River, yesterday evening. The bridge Ithaki, passenger ro/ro Kefalonia (3473 confined to the underside of the ship was not damage but the barge gt, built 1975), grounded in shallow and its keel with the first three holds sustained a four-foot hole. The barge waters. At the time the vessel was flooded in the incident. It is expected to and tug continued on to destination, performing the schedule Patras-Sami- remain in dry dock until late which not known, where the barge will Vathi-Ithaki with 112 passengers on September. Wijsmuller Salvage be surveyed. board who are good in health. The refloated the stranded vessel under a passengers were transported to the Lloyd’s Open Form. About 54,000 JADE STAR (Canada) quay on board tourist boats from the tonnes of cargo had to be offloaded London, Aug 25 — Chemical/oil carrier port. At 2215, Kefalonia refloated under before the vessel could be refloated. It Jade Star (6262 gt, built 1993) struck own power and berthed safely at Ithaki was eventually towed into Singapore on and damaged Buoy WC53, while port. Jul 17. Since then it has been anchored turning around in Port Colborne in Singapore’s Raffles Reserve harbour at 0230, Aug 23. KELSO (Belize) undergoing a ship-to-ship transfer of its Cape Town, Aug 20 — Fishery cargo to bulk Hyundai Oceania. (Note JAN MARIA (Germany) protection Kelso: Understand the — Hyundai Oceania arrived Singapore London, Aug 26 — A press report, damage was mainly sustained to its Jul 26 and sailed Aug 19 for dated Aug 18, states: Fishing Jan fishing gear with very little structural Gwangyang.) Maria (7646 gt, built 1989) has been at damage to the vessel itself. Repairs are BREDO (Bremerhaven Dock Gmbh) due to be completed next week HERCULES 3 since Jul 22 with machinery damage. whereafter it is expected to depart to See Stolt Kite. The vessel is expected to sail Sep 15. fishing grounds. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Jan Maria arrived HIBISCUS ISLE (Panama) Bremerhaven Jul 12 , sailed Jul 17 and KEN EXPLORER (Liberia) Yokohama, Aug 24 — C.c. Hibiscus Isle arrived Bremerhaven again Jul 22.) London, Aug 20 — Following received (8652 gt, built 1994) sustained listing from the managers of bulk Ken due to heavy swell, its lashing pole JIM CUNNINGHAM Explorer, in Piraeus, timed 0830, UTC, broke and 25 containers were washed (Marshall Islands) today: Ken Explorer, Caleta Coloso for overboard, while at anchor off London, Aug 24 — A press release Dehej, is still aground. A larger tug is Akadomari, Niigata, at 0216, Aug 20. from Transocean Inc, dated Houston, due on scene tomorrow. Weather west south-west 27 m/s, waves today, states: Transocean Inc today London, Aug 23 — Following received 4 metres, sea swell 4 metres, visibility announced that its semi-submersible from the operators of bulk Ken Explorer, 15 metres. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — drill platform Jim Cunningham (7977 dated today: Ken Explorer is still IHibiscus Isle sailed Shanghai Aug 12 gt, built 1982) experienced a well aground and refloating operations have for Japan.) control incident on Friday, Aug 20, not yet commenced. while operating offshore Egypt in the HIGHSPEED 2 (Greece) BG-operated West Delta Deep Marine KLONDIKE EXPRESS (U.S.A.) London, Aug 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty concession. A fire resulted from the London, Aug 25 — Following received representatives in Piraeus report: At incident and was contained within the from Coast Guard Kodiak, dated Aug 1235, local time, Aug 20, passenger rig floor before being extinguished. 24: The Coast Guard Marine Safety ro/ro Highspeed 2 (2869 gt, built Following the safe evacuation of all Office in Valdez is investigating a fire 2000) arrived at Sifnos following crew members on Friday, essential on board passenger Klondike Express damage sustained to one of the four personnel are in the process of re- (81 gt, built 1999) in Prince William main engines. At the time the vessel boarding the rig to assess the situation. Sound yesterday. The Whittier-based was performing the schedule Piraeus- The company is unable at this time to Klondike Express travelled just south Kythnos-Serifos-Sifnos-Milos-Piraeus estimate the length of rig downtime or of Outpost Island and west of Glacier with 233 passengers on board for costs to repair the rig. Jim Cunningham Island when fire broke out in the Milos and 21 for Sifnos. After a has operated in the Mediterranean Sea, engine-room. Crew members quickly survey by the Marine Inspectorate location of the West Delta Deep extinguished the fire with the ship’s on Highspeed 2 was permitted to sail for concession, since August 2002 and board fire suppression equipment and Milos. recently commenced a two-well contract reported no injuries. The crew with an expected date of completion of transferred the 57 passengers on ILA (Belize) late 2004. board to the vessel Nunatak that took Vigo, Aug 24 — Trawler Ila is still them to Whittier. Klondike Express is under repair at Vigo. The repairs are JO LIND (Norway (Int. Register)) a 137-foot catamaran used for glacier expected to be completed during London, Aug 20 — Following received and wildlife tours in Prince William September. — Lloyd’s Agents. from Madrid MRCC, timed 0605, UTC: Sound.

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KRITI I (Greece) LEISURE WORLD (Bahamas) from Roscoff and Plymouth remain London, Aug 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty London, Aug 21 — Passenger Leisure cancelled, although its sister ship Duc representatives in Piraeus report: World arrived Singapore Aug 17. de Normandie continues to sail to During the afternoon of Aug 22, ro/ro London, Aug 25 — Following received Roscoff from Plymouth. The ferry is due Kriti I (27667 gt, built 1979) sustained from Singapore Port Operations, timed to arrive at Millbay Docks in Plymouth damage to the starboard main engine 0045, UTC: Passenger Leisure World is at 1800 this evening and tomorrow’s while sailing from Heraklion to Piraeus still in port at Singapore. 1300 hrs service to Santander will leave with 1,430 passengers. Following the Plymouth at the earlier time of 0800 incident the vessel proceeded safely to LIMBURG hrs, to allow for the longer crossing Piraeus under reduced speed and (French Southern Territories) time of 24 hours rather than the usual arrived after a two hour delay. The London, Aug 24 — The trial of 15 18. “It will not be run at normal passengers who were due to sail on the Yemenis facing charges including crossing speed as it will be operating vessel for the evening schedule were bombing crude oil tanker Limburg and slowly,” said a Brittany Ferries forwarded to their destinations on killing a police officer ended on spokesman. “It usually operates at 24 passenger roro Prevelis. Saturday (Aug 21) with the judge knots but is being reduced and will saying he will issues his verdicts next operate more like a standard ferry. “We LADY NORA (Mongolia) weekend. Yemeni prosecution lawyers do not want to push it too hard. We Muscat, Aug 19 — A local press report, concluded their case by calling for the have to make sure everything is fine dated Aug 18, states: Stricken 14 defendants, plus a 15th who was before we run at normal crossing Mongolian-flagged general cargo Lady being tried in absentia, to be convicted speed.” Brittany Ferries said no Nora, on its way from Ajman to and face the maximum penalties. decision has been made regarding when Somalia, carrying assorted general Thirteen of the defendants face up to 20 the ferry will return to full speed and cargo, which has been stranded off the years in jail, while two also face the operate a normal timetable. “We are Sultanate’s south-eastern seaboard for death penalty for allegedly gunning going to see how tomorrow’s crossing the past 10 days, will soon be towed down a police officer in late 2002. Judge goes,” the spokesman added. Brittany either to Salalah or another port in the Ahmed al-Jarmouzi said he will issue Ferries said it would be impossible to region for repairs, shipping his verdict on Saturday (Aug 28). calculate the overall expense until the representatives said. The vessel ship is up and running again. The encountered engine trouble near the MARINCHRIS (Cyprus) Plymouth-Roscoff crossing, due to leave Hallaniyat Islands off the Wusta coast Taranto, Aug 23 — Bulk Marinchris at 1400 today, and the return Roscoff- on Aug 8. In a distress call received by sailed Taranto Aug 14 for Piraeus. — Plymouth crossing, scheduled for the maritime authorities two days later, Lloyd’s Agents. departure to Plymouth at 2330 hrs, the master reported that the vessel had have both been cancelled. Brittany been caught in choppy seas brought on MARIO G. (Canada) Ferries said it is contacting all by the south-west monsoon. Appealing London, Aug 24 — Fishing Mario G. passengers booked on to the service. for urgent help, he said the ship was in (123 gt, built 1966), with four persons London, Aug 25 — Brittany Ferries’ imminent danger after dragging anchor on board, was reported disabled with a newest vessel, passenger ro/ro Pont- for an hour in bad weather. Responding missing propeller in lat 46 13 16N, long Aven, returned to service on Monday to the distress call, rescue units rushed 59 55 36W, at 0830, UTC, today. Vessel (Aug 23) after nearly two weeks out of to the aid of Lady Nora, which was subsequently towed to Glace Bay. service following a flooding incident in currently lies at anchor about a mile the port of Plymouth. The vessel was north of the islands. All 22 crew have MIDSLAND (Netherlands) due back in Plymouth yesterday been reported safe, but the master, who See “Netherlands” under “Weather & evening from Santander but is expected complained of chest pain during the Navigation.” to be working to a lightened sailing ordeal at sea, was later evacuated and programme pending the completion of flown to Salalah for treatment. He and MOBY FREEDOM (Italy) repairs. Brittany Ferries said the vessel a cook have since signed off the ship. Genoa, Aug 19 — Passenger ro/ro would continue to make two round trips According to shipping officials, the Moby Freedom arrived Genoa Aug 18. weekly between Plymouth and vessel has enough food and water on — Lloyd’s Agents. Santander and one between Roscoff and board to meet the basic needs of the Genoa, Aug 25 — Passenger ro/ro Cork but that it would make only one crew. A rescue craft is currently in the Moby Freedom sailed from Genoa on round trip between Plymouth and vicinity of the vessel ready to provide Aug 23 bound for Bastia. — Lloyd’s Roscoff instead of three. Chief executive any assistance, it has been learnt. Agents. Michel Maraval said yesterday that Officials are hopeful that the ordeal of Pont-Aven would have to be operating the crew on board will soon come to an NAZIMUDDIN (Bangladesh) at reduced speed pending the end once the vessel’s owners arrange for See United Star. completion of repairs, obliging the a substitute master to take charge of company to curtail its sailing the vessel. A tug will also have to be NO.1 DAE BU (Panama) programme. He confirmed that the arranged to tow the ship to either See “Typhoon ‘Mindulle’” under vessel had lost some 40,000 passages Salalah or to another port in the upper “Weather & Navigation.” during its absence for repairs. A first Gulf to facilitate repairs to the engine. attempt to bring the vessel back into — Lloyd’s Agents. ONEGO MERCHANT (Netherlands) service early last week had to be London, Aug 21 — General cargo abandoned after a first provisional LASS MARS (Germany) Onego Merchant arrived Hamburg Aug repair gave out as the vessel was St Petersburg, Aug 20 — General 19. crossing the Channel from Brest to cargo Lass Mars arrived Kaliningrad Plymouth. The vessel’s power Aug 11 and sailed Aug 15 for Kiel. — PONT-AVEN (France) generation plant was damaged as a Lloyd’s Agents. Brest, Aug 23 — Upon completion of result of the engine-room flooding repairs, passenger ro/ro Pont-Aven which occurred in Plymouth after the LAVENDER PASSAGE (Panama) departed Brest Aug 22 for Plymouth. — failure of a seawater gate valve on Aug London, Aug 20 — Following Lloyd’s Agents. (See issue of Aug 20.) 11. As a result, it was using alternative navigation warning broadcast at 1600, London, Aug 24 — A press report, power generation plant which did not JST, today: Tug towing engine troubled dated today, states: Brittany Ferries’ allow the vessel to be operated at its Lpg Lavender Passage (44549 gt, built troubled passenger ro/ro Pont-Aven normal 25 to 26 knot service speed but 1996) passing east of Shio-no-misaki, finally returned to service yesterday. rather at a speed of 18 to 21 knots. The lat 33 20N, long 135 45E, at 1800, JST, The vessel left Brest, where it has been vessel’s performance is expected to bound Wakayama-Shimotsu Ko, speed undergoing repairs to its generator and improve in a couple of weeks when five knots, length of tow 929 metres to cooling system, and sailed to Santander damaged alternators have been Hi-no-misaki, length of tow after Hi-no- where it picked up passengers for a repaired but Mr Maraval said that the misaki 449 metres. ETA Wakayama- scheduled service to Plymouth. repaired alternators would be replaced Shimotsu Ko 1000, JST, Aug 21. However, services on Pont-Aven to and by new ones in November. He added

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4 Marine that precise responsibilities for the the Interstate 40 bridge causing a Saravanan. Marine Products Pvt. Ltd, breakdown had not yet been determined collapse that killed 14 people disagrees was operating from here. It left here on but that it was clear that there had with the findings from a Coast Guard Aug 9 for fishing in the sea off the been a failure of control systems. He investigation. Joel Wohlgemuth has Orissa coast and dropped anchor on confirmed, however, that the vessel, disputed the Coast Guard report that Thursday. At around 2330, local time, which was delivered in February by says tug pilot William Joe Dedmon there was a big storm with winds of Germany’s Jos. L. Meyer shipyard, was suffered from lack of sleep on May 26, high velocity leading to the capsize of under guarantee. 2002, the day his tug drifted off course the vessel. The news about the accident London, Aug 25 — A press report, in the Arkansas River and two barges it was conveyed by Pari to the trawlers in dated today, states: Passenger ro/ro was pushing struck a bridge pier. The Paradip port, who in turn informed the Pont-Aven arrived Millbay Docks Coast Guard report says Dedmon and Managing Director of the company. — Plymouth at 1840 yesterday, around 24 his employers, Vicksburg, Miss.-based Lloyd’s Agents. hours after it left Santander. Magnolia Marine Transport Co., violated statutes that dictate the SEA CELEBRITY (Thailand) POSEIDON C. (Cyprus) number of hours an employee can work See St.Joseph The Worker London, Aug 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty in a day. “What we found is that the representatives in Piraeus report: company allowed the captain to work SEAJET 2 (Greece) During the afternoon of Aug 21, more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period, London, Aug 23 — Lloyd’s Casualty passenger ro/ro Poseidon C. (15237 gt, which is a violation of federal law,” representatives in Piraeus report: At built 1970), Brindisi for Coast Guard Commander David 1220, local time, Aug 20, ferry Seajet 2 Kerkyra/Igoumenitsa, with 195 Stalford said yesterday. Dedmon and (499 gt, built 1998) arrived at Mykonos passengers, sustained damage to the his employers could both face fines. with damage to No.3 main engine. At main engine air compressor, on Wohlgemuth argued that physicians the time the vessel was performing the approach to Kerkyra. Following the said Dedmon suffered a blackout as a schedule Paros-Mykonos-Tinos-Rafina damage the vessel proceeded directly to result of a heart condition, not lack of with 118 passengers for Mykonos and Igoumenitsa and the passengers with sleep. “Captain Dedmon has never been 53 for Tinos-Rafina. The passengers for destination Kerkyra were forwarded notified at any time that he’s violated Tinos-Rafina were forwarded to their there on another vessel from these laws and that he’s subject to any destinations at 1345, on passenger ro-ro Igoumenitsa. type of civil enforcement proceeding,” Superferry II. Following a survey by the Wohlgemuth said. “In fact, he has not Marine Inspectorate, Seajet 2 was PRESTIGE (Bahamas) violated any laws.” Federal permitted to sail without passengers for London, Aug 24 — The team of investigators previously reported that Rafina. offshore specialists working to extract Dedmon slept only 10 hours in the two the remaining fuel oil from the wreck of days before taking control of Robert SOUTHERN MOANA crude oil tanker Prestige believes it will Y.Love. The impact collapsed about 500 (Antigua & Barbuda) complete the operation by the end of feet of the bridge. Several vehicles London, Aug 26 — Following received September, several weeks ahead of plummeted into the river below. The from the operators of general cargo schedule. This positive forecast comes victims included an Arkansas family Southern Moana in Bremen timed 0745, despite the team having to postpone and people from Oregon, Texas, Utah UTC: Southern Moana is still aground. work twice in as many weeks because of and Oklahoma. Dedmon voluntarily The next refloating attempt will be bad weather. The operation, which has surrendered his pilot’s license and has made tonight. Once refloated the vessel broken new ground in offshore not worked since the accident, will be taken to Suva for inspection. technology, was due to be completed by Wohlgemuth said. He told the NTSB the middle of October. But the success investigators several days later that he ST.JOSEPH THE WORKER of the work so far has exceeded all only remembered waking up and (Philippines) expectations, prompting officials to suddenly seeing unaware motorists Manila, Aug 20 — General cargo Sea speculate that, assuming the weather plunge one after another into the Celebrity arrived Manila Aug 15. — holds, the extraction could be over by Arkansas River. Medical evidence in an Lloyd’s Agents. the last week in September. NTSB report indicated that Dedmon Manila, Aug 25 — General cargo Sea suffered from coronary disease and had Celebrity has been released after REPUBBLICA DI GENOVA (Italy) a cardioverter defibrillator implanted in settlement of the case against it. London, Aug 20 — A press report, his chest. He tested negative for drugs. However, the vessel is still in Manila dated today, states: Emergency crews in Dedmon, Magnolia Marine and Ergon for inspection and rectification of Cornwall were called to a fire which Inc., Magnolia’s parent company, settled deficiencies, if any. Passenger ro/ro broke out on board passenger ro/ro lawsuits with the victims’ families, St.Joseph the Worker is still undergoing Repubblica di Genova (42567 gt, built survivors and the state of Oklahoma. repairs at Keppel Batangas. No 1988) in Falmouth docks earlier today. Amounts of the settlements were not information as yet as to the duration of Five appliances were sent to the disclosed. State transportation officials the repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. incident. Three appliances were sent estimated that the bridge collapse cost from Falmouth and two from Truro Oklahoma taxpayers close to $30 STOLT KITE (Cayman Islands) after fire broke out on the fourth level million in repairs and lost revenues. Maassluis, Aug 19 — Chem.tank Stolt of the vessel. No.2 dock was evacuated Kite (3206 gt, built 1992), while shifting but no one was hurt in the incident on SARANI (India) from Moerdyk to Rotterdam, was in the ship. (Note — Repubblica di Genova Chennai, Aug 23 — Fishing Sarani collision with a barge on the River arrived Falmouth 0500, Aug 13.) (127 gt, built 1990), belonging to a Oudemaas, near Heerjansdam, at 1900, Falmouth Aug 20 — There was a fire Chennai-based company and operating local time today. Stolt Kite has in a tank on passenger ro/ro Repubblica from here, capsized in the sand heads sustained damage, reported to be di Genova this morning, which was area of the Bay of Bengal, about 70 to severe, to the side hull but is not taking extinguished shortly afterwards. — 80 nautical miles south of Haldia water. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Lloyd’s Agents. around midnight on Thursday (Aug 19). Maassluis, Aug 20 — Chem.tank Stolt Falmouth, Aug 23 — Passenger ro/ro According to reports, 12 out of the 13 Kite was in collision, due to engine Repubblica di Genova is still crew members were missing, while one troubles, with pushing tug Hercules 3 undergoing repair/maintenance work at was picked up by another fishing vessel and barge Imperial 199. At this Falmouth Drydocks and is expected to hours after the accident. The Coast moment, they are still at position, near sail around the end of this week. — Guard with one of its vessels and two Heerjansdam. Stolt Kite is seriously Lloyd’s Agents. helicopters, a vessel belonging to the damaged on its starboard side, over a Reliance company and 20 trawlers were length of 20 metres, above the ROBERT Y.LOVE (U.S.A.) conducting a search and rescue waterline. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. London, Aug 20 — A press report, operation. The sea was rough and the Maassluis, Aug 20 — Chem.tank Stolt dated Aug 19, states: An attorney for visibility was poor, it was reported. Kite after keeping going till 0600 hrs in the pilot of tug Robert Y.Love that hit Sarani, owned by the Chennai-based River Oudemaas/Spui, with tug

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5 Marine assistance, proceeding to its berth in was put out by Fullers crew on board said yesterday. The Fullers vessel Botlek. Pusher tug Hercules 3 and the vessel and it was able to continue Superflyte had 311 passengers and six barge Imperial 199 proceeding to towards Auckland without the crew aboard when it caught fire on a Dordrecht. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. immediate evacuation of passengers. trip from Waiheke Island to Auckland. London, Aug 20 — A collision between However, a control failure resulting When the ferry’s steering failed as a chem.tank Stolt Kite and push tug from the fire meant the vessel had to result of the fire it anchored between Hercules (also reported Hercules 3) with anchor in Tamaki Strait and passengers Browns Island and Rangitoto, where four pushbarges loaded with ore, at were transferred over a 20 minute the passengers transferred in calm about 1915, local time, Aug 19, caused period to the support vessels which conditions to three other vessels which an obstruction of all shipping traffic on then took them back to Auckland. had been accompanying Superflyte. Mr the Oude Maas between Barendrecht Passengers were met by Fullers staff at Fitchett said passengers were being and Heerjansdam. Stolt Kite, loaded the company’s Auckland terminal. contacted to see if they needed any with 4,200 tons of styrene, collided head Superflyte has been secured and no-one help. “All the luggage that we know of to head with one of the barges and ran allowed on board until it can be has been couriered back to each of the aground. There was no leakage of the inspected by the Maritime Safety passengers or they have come in and inflammable cargo, only hull damage. Authority to determine the cause of the picked it up. We just want to find out At 0145, today, the tanker was refloated fire tomorrow morning, Mr Fitchett whether they have got any problems as and towed to the Chemiehaven in said. a result of the inconvenience. Fullers Dordrecht for inspection. Hercules London, Aug 23 — A press report, staff put out the fire on Superflyte resumed voyage under own power and dated today, states: Maritime before the coastguard, firefighters and moored later in the harbour at inspectors are today investigating a police arrived, he said. Mr Fitchett said Dordrecht for an investigation by the fire on catamaran ferry Superflyte he would not know the cause of the fire river police. After the vessel was which resulted in more than 300 until the outcome of the Maritime refloated, shipping was allowed back on passengers being evacuated yesterday. Safety Authority investigation. The the Oude Maas. The Fullers ferry Superflyte is likely Transport Accident Investigation London, Aug 20 — Following to be out of action for several weeks Commission is also looking into the statement issued on behalf of Stolt- after the blaze, believed to have been fire. Superflyte might not return to Nielsen Transportation Group: While caused by an electrical fault, damaged service for at least a month, said Mr outbound on the Oudemaas River, the engine-room and controls as the Fitchett, but he was not sure how long chem.tank Stolt Kite was involved in a vessel was sailing from Waiheke it would take. The Maritime Safety collision with an inbound barge, Island to Auckland. After the fire was Authority general manager of maritime Imperial 199, close to buoy 43. Shortly spotted and extinguished, the ferry operations, John Mansell, said the after the collision the two vessels were continued briefly under its own power accident report would be completed as separated, with every care being taken but the controls were affected, forcing soon as possible and would be made to protect the vessels, crew and the master to transfer the 311 public. environment. As a precaution Stolt Kite passengers to other ferries which lowered its anchor, and remained in arrived within eight minutes of the TAVASTLAND (U.K.) position until first light. At no time did emergency being declared. The ferry London, Aug 26 — A press report, the vessel go aground. The vessel is was brought back to Auckland and dated Aug 18, states: Because of currently in a lay-by berth where it will sealed as the Maritime Safety machinery damage c.c. Tavastland be fully assessed for damage. Stolt Kite Authority was due to begin an inquiry (7519 gt, built 2003) has for the past has received some damage to its today. The MSA also ordered the crew day been at the Audorf siding, Kiel forward spaces. The cargo spaces and not to release details about the fire. Canal. Repairs should be complete last other areas of the vessel remain secure, Fullers general manager Mike Fitchett night or this morning. The vessel had intact and undamaged. No injuries were said today it could be several weeks sailed Hamburg Sunday (Aug 15). The sustained to members of either crew, before the ferry was repaired and damage is not connected to the problem and there was no loss of cargo or other restored to service. He said the fire the vessel had Jun 14. (Note — pollution as a result of the incident. initially broke out in the engine-room Tavastland sailed Hamburg 0310, Aug Maassluis, Aug 23 — Chem.tank Stolt but the fire affected wiring to the 15, passed Brunsbuttel 0535, same day Kite is still berthed at the Stolt controls and it would be a large and and subsequently arrived Rauma Aug Chemiehaven. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. expensive job to repair. Mr Fitchett 20, sailing same day.) said he anticipated the repairs would STROOMBANK (Netherlands) be covered by insurance and the THOR HAWK (DIS) London, Aug 20 — Information company’s insurers would be told Kochi, Aug 24 — C.c. Thor Hawk received from Sandnes, dated today, today. He said there were no visible sailed Kochi after completing all states: General cargo Stroombank signs of a fire. “It is locked off and repairs, next port of call is Mumbai. — arrived Buvika Aug 18 from Denmark sealed and nobody is allowed to go on Lloyd’s Agents. and sailed Aug 19 for Follafoss. board until the inspectors have had a look.” Mr Fitchett said the Maritime TORM MARY (DIS) SUPERFLYTE (New Zealand) Safety Authority would also talk to New Orleans, Aug 24 — Torm Mary London, Aug 22 — A press report, passengers and a final report could be completed temporary repairs and left dated today, states: More than 300 at least a month or so away. Repairs Neches River Aug 8 with all cargo passengers and crew were evacuated could take at least two months, he onboard. Reportedly the cleanup from the Fullers ferry catamaran ferry said. He said the MSA, Fuller and the continued through Aug 13. — Lloyd’s Superflyte (578 gt, built 1996) late this Transport Accident Investigation Agents. afternoon when it developed a fire in Commission would investigate the fire the engine-room after leaving Waiheke independently and company would TRAKYA (Italy) Island. All 311 passengers and six crew follow any recommendations that Oristano, Aug 26 — Ro/ro Trakya left have been accounted for after the fire came out of the probe. Oristano 1030, local time, Aug 25 and broke out about 1720 hrs, 20 minutes London, Aug 24 — A press report, anchored in the roads to await orders. after the ferry left the island bound for dated today, states: The passengers on The vessel subsequently sailed at 1745, Auckland. Fullers general manager board burning Hauraki Gulf catamaran same day, for a Genoa shipyard. — Michael Fitchett said it was a “textbook ferry Superflyte on Sunday evening Lloyd’s Sub-agents. rescue” of passengers and crew. While (Aug 22) deserve credit for the way the exact cause of the fire was being they behaved, believes the general TRIDENT 20 (Liberia) investigated, at this stage it was manager of ferry company Fullers London, Aug 24 — A press release thought to be the result of an electrical Group, Michael Fitchett. “If they had from Transocean Inc, dated Houston Jul fault. “Three other Fullers vessels were not cooperated or if they had panicked 27, states: An engine-room fire onboard alongside Superflyte to render it could have been a different scene. drill platform Trident 20, which assistance within eight minutes of the The fact that everybody was so calm occurred on Jul 3, is now expected to fire alert being made,” he said. The fire and collected speaks a lot for them,” he idle the rig for approximately four

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6 Marine/Piracy/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests months. The rig has a three-well ENDEAVOR II (Greece) contract providing drilling services Karachi, Aug 25 — Crude oil tanker offshore Turkmenistan. The contract Endeavor II is still under arrest at has been suspended by the customer to Mooring bay FM-2, BOP Keamari, allow time for rig repairs and the Karachi. — Lloyd’s Agents. company expects to resume operations upon completion of the repairs. The ERTUG (Turkey) company is in the process of completing Novorossiysk, Aug 20 — General cargo an estimate of the expected costs to Ertug arrived Novorossiysk Aug 14 and repair the rig. AMARANTH (NIS) sailed Aug 15. — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Aug 20 — A press report, UNITED STAR (Bangladesh) dated today, states: Russian Arctic HALIA (Isle of Man) Karachi, Aug 21 — Chittagong Port regional border guards have impounded Antananarivo, Aug 24 — Product Authority (CPA) of Bangladesh said chem.tank Amarant (4814 gt, built tanker Halia sailed Toamasina Aug 7 today that general cargo United Star, 2003) in the Russian territorial waters, for Durban. — Lloyd’s Agents. laden with 900 metric tons of imported Interfax news agency reported. The cement clinkers, submerged after it tanker entered Russia’s waters without JUPITER (Cyprus) was in collision with local vessel permission, the agency quoted the coast St. Petersburg, Aug 23 — Bulk/c.c. Nazimuddin in the Bay of Bengal, last guard department as saying. The vessel Jupiter is still under arrest at St. night. An official of CPA told Lloyd’s was impounded while offloading fuel to Petersburg. — Lloyd’s Agents. that United Star was in contact with a Russian fishing trawler. The agency Nazimuddin at the outer anchorage of quoted Norwegian media reports that MAYA V (Uruguay) Chittagong port at about 2130 hrs the tanker had travelled 22 kilometres London, Aug 23 — A press report, while it was approaching toward the in Russia’s territorial waters and the dated today, states: A Perth court has jetty with the clinkers offloaded from Russian authorities had been notified placed three crew members of a Singapore flag carrier, Span Star. about the vessel’s whereabouts in Fifteen crew of the vessel, however, Uruguyan boat on a good behaviour advance. bond for illegally fishing in Australian swam ashore. Mostafa Hakim Cement London, Aug 23 — A press report, Factory imported the clinkers, port waters. The three Chilean men were dated Aug 20, states: Chem.tank crew members on fishing Maya V, official reported. He said, later the Amarant, which yesterday violated the vessel was successfully beached near which the Australian Navy Russian state border in the Barents apprehended in the Southern Ocean in port and cargo too partially saved. A Sea, will be escorted out of Russian committee is being formed by the port February with 202 tonnes of patagonian territorial waters, said the Arctic toothfish and 64 tonnes of sardines on authority to investigate the matter. regional border department of the board. In the District Court in Perth But a port official has expressed hope Russian Federal Security Service. today, the men pleaded guilty to a that it will be resolved amicably under “After noon today, representatives of local law. — Lloyd’s List the Murmansk region prosecutor’s office charge of using a foreign vessel to fish Correspondent. and border guards will ascend on board in Australian waters. They were placed the tanker. They well hand in to the on a $6,000 five-year good behaviour master the prosecutor’s conclusion on bond and were ordered to each pay a the violation of the Russian border, after fine of $1,500. Judge Peter Martino said which the tanker, accompanied by a that while the offences were serious, he border guard ship, will be escorted out had imposed a lenient sentence in the of Russian territorial waters,” said the hope it would deter the men from source. Amarant, which provides fuel for fishing in Australian waters again. The fishing vessels in the common Russian- men are expected to be deported this Norwegian economic zone, was detained week. INDONESIA by sea border guards last Wednesday in London, Aug 25 — A press report, Russian waters near Kildin island to the ROMANA I (Panama) dated today, states: The Indonesian left of the entry to the Kola Bay. The Port au Prince, Aug 24 — Ro/ro navy said today it has arrested seven Arctic regional border department said Romana I is still at anchor, abandoned. alleged pirates after c.c. ACX Hibiscus that the tanker entered Russian — Lloyd’s Agents. (18502 gt, built 1997) was robbed in the territorial waters without notifying Natuna Islands north of Borneo. Four of Russian authorities and without SEA SERENADE (Cyprus) the suspects were apprehended receiving their permission. After the Koper, Aug 24 — Ro/ro Sea Serenade is Saturday (Aug 21), a day after pirates detention, border guards towed still under repairs at Shipyard Izola. It held up the vessel as it travelled from Amarant to Murmansk, where relevant is anticipated that repairs will not be documents were drawn up on the completed in August. — Lloyd’s Agents. Singapore to Manila, the navy said in a violation of the Russian state border. statement. The four were believed to be St. Petersburg, Aug 24 — Bunkering SEMELI part of a nine-member group armed tanker Amaranth (1726 gt, built 1969), (St. Vincent & Grenadines) with guns and daggers who robbed the not Amarant as previously reported, London, Aug 24 — General cargo cargo vessel on Aug 20, Rear Marshall was impounded in the Barents Sea for Semeli arrived Aliaga Aug 5. Didik Herupurnomo was quoted as violation of the Russian State border saying in the statement. Three others Aug 18. Vessel has been released and SENTINEL (Comoros) were arrested later, said Capt. Kadir, a we understand it is in Norwegian Genoa, Aug 25 — Ship agents confirm navy spokesman. (Note — ACX waters. — Lloyd’s Agents. that general cargo Sentinel is still Hibiscus sailed Singapore Aug 20 for under judicial arrest at Genoa port, Manila.) CAPTAIN DANIEL (Italy) held/moored at Calata Gadda Pier and Venice, Aug 24 — Bulk Captain Daniel that there are no prospects for release. was released and sailed Chioggia Aug 6. — Lloyd’s Agents. — Lloyd’s Agents. SKANDI PMS I (Cayman Islands) CELTIC HORIZON (U.K.) Port Said, Aug 10 — Firefighting Valletta, Aug 25 — According to the tug/supply Skandi PMS I arrived Port current owners of fishery protection Said Aug 9. — Lloyd’s Agents. Celtic Horizon, Cassar Ship Repair Ltd the vessel still in port at their yard. The STATE OF NAGALAND (India) owners expect the vessel to sail when PORTUGAL London, Aug 24 — A press report, See Faial under “Marine.” prospective buyers are found. — Lloyd’s Agents. dated today, states: Sri Lanka’s high

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7 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Weather & Navigation court has ordered the seizure of general erosion,” Mr Puzey said. Sergeant Andy cargo State of Nagaland (14166 gt, O’Neill at the WA police operations built 1978) which allegedly cut a centre confirmed there had been no submarine cable connecting the island’s reports of major damage. The latest telecommunications subscribers with bout of wild weather struck after a the rest of the world. The court ordered Western Power worker died yesterday that State of Nagaland be held at the while trying to restore electricity to houses blacked out in a storm. Colombo port where it berthed on London, Aug 26 — A press report, Sunday (Aug 22) after accidentally dated today, states: A blanket of fog over severing the cable known as the SEA- AAWAZEL, IRAQ See “Iraq” under “Political & Civil Sydney has been causing problems for ME-WE-III with its anchor. The Unrest.” commuters this morning. Some rail and submarine cable connecting Southeast ferry services have been disrupted Asia, the Middle East and Western GUANGZHOU, CHINA because of poor visibility. The Europe was damaged at a point some London, Aug 23 — A press report, Meadowbank to Abbottsford and 10km off the Sri Lankan coast cutting dated today, states: Authorities in the Rydalmere to Homebush Ferry Services off some 800,000 telephone and southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have been cancelled. Trains on the internet users. Sri Lanka Telecom evacuated 10,000 people following a Richmond line are experiencing delays of (SLT), which is partly owned and fully leak from a liquid petroleum gas about 10 minutes. About a dozen flights managed by NTT of Japan, said it pipeline that injured three people, state have been affected into and out of Sydney Airport. Some flights have been suffered a loss of five million dollars media reported Monday. The leak occurred early yesterday morning as a diverted to Melbourne and Brisbane. following Sunday’s damage to the cable People are being asked to check with and wanted the owners of the vessel to driver was fueling his oil tank truck, the newspaper Southern Metropolitan their airline before travelling. pay it. “SEA-ME-WE-III project Daily reported. Alarmed by the escape London, Aug 26 — A press report, maintenance staff are on the site and of a whitish cloud of gas, the driver fled dated today, states: Hundreds of homes engaged in the restoration process,” without notifying gas station are still without power in Western SLT said in a statement faxed to attendants, it said. A resident of a Australia’s south-west after yesterday’s journalists. Company officials said they nearby housing compound also noticed wild weather. Western Power deployed hoped to restore services “in a day or the leak and shouted to others in her all available resources overnight to get two.” The disruption also hit SLT’s building, raising the alarm. Some supplies back on line, with crews from international call and data services, 10,000 people were evacuated from the as far south as Albany called to join the the company said. Internet services area until the leak was repaired a few clean-up operation. A total of 10,000 were available only at a few places in hours later, the report said. Although homes and businesses were without power at the height of the storm, with the capital where private operators three elderly residents of the apartment compound were hospitalised, the remainder of services expected to be connect to the internet backbone back to normal later today. Gale-force through their own international complaining of breathing problems, the greater risk was of a massive explosion winds ripped roofs off homes, while gateways. if the gas had been ignited by a spark, powerlines and uprooted trees wreaked London, Aug 26 — A press report, it noted. The newspaper said the gas havoc on the roads. The storm was the dated today, states: Sri Lanka has leaked from a loose valve in the second to hit the region in as many released general cargo State of underground pipeline of the LPG days. The clean-up is expected to take Nagaland after it found no evidence station, which opened only a few weeks and cost hundreds of thousands linking the vessel to the damage months ago. of dollars. caused to the island’s main submarine cable, the Navy said today. “We were HONG KONG later told that there is no evidence to London, Aug 24 — A press report, link this ship to the incident,” Navy dated today, states: Hong Kong marine Director of Operations Jayantha chiefs issued a shipping warning today, Perera said, adding “we don’t know as thick smog reduced visibility in the who was responsible for cutting the world’s busiest harbour to dangerous cable.” Some 800,000 telephone and levels. The warning went out early this morning to all vessels approaching the Internet users were cut off but SLT AUSTRALIA city’s teeming port as visibility had said e-mail services were restored London, Aug 25 — A press report, dropped to less than two nautical miles. yesterday and it was trying to restore dated today, states: Perth residents “That’s the minimum limit we consider Internet services with ad hoc links have endured a wild night, lashed by safe,” said a spokesman for the through Singapore. But the worldwide winds of over 100km/h in the government’s marine department. “We web was still only available at a few metropolitan area. Perth weather urge vessel operators to exercise places in the capital at which private bureau senior forecaster Noel Puzey extreme caution.” Smog-reduced operators connected to the Internet said wind gusts reached 135km/h at visibility caused a string of harbour backbone through their own Cape Leeuwin, south of the state collisions last week when pollution international gateways. “The testing capital, while 110km/h winds were reached harmful levels and shrouded and rectification of the fault became recorded in Perth itself. Indian Ocean the city in a thick grey cloud. The more complicated since the restoration swells reached 7-8 metres overnight. environmental protection department’s operation has to be carried out without Western Australian police say there pollution gauge edged into the “high” interrupting other international have been no reports of major damage category Tuesday morning and warm, Internet traffic,” SLT said in a so far. More than 18,000 homes were calm weather forecast for later in the statement yesterday. left without power after a severe day was expected to send it higher. weather front swept through Perth and Health alerts had to be issued three TAI PING QUAN (China) the south-west of the state yesterday. days in a row last week warning people Mr Puzey said the latest bout of severe with breathing or heart problems to London, Aug 24 — General cargo Tai weather was caused by a strong cold stay indoors. Hong Kong is cloaked by Ping Quan is still at Western front. He said strong winds and high smog that drifts in from the heavily Anchorage No 1, Hong Kong. seas would continue until the middle of industrialised Pearl River Delta region the day in Perth, but would contract of neighbouring mainland China. Calm TALAVERA along the south coast as the front late-summer and autumn air prevents (St. Vincent & Grenadines) moved through. “We’ve had no reports the cocktail of gas and soot from being Venice, Aug 24 — General cargo of damage yet but it’s still very early, blown out to sea, trapping it within the Talavera is still under arrest at and with swells of 7-8 metres, I city’s urban areas and raising pollution Chioggia. — Lloyd’s Agents. wouldn’t be surprised to see some beach levels to “very high”.

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8 Weather & Navigation

HURRICANE “CHARLEY” at about 12 mph. Forecasters said the by the lifeboat association. As far as London, Aug 20 — A press report, storm was likely to reach a maximum known there were no personal injuries dated today, states: Officials with the force of about 98 mph on Wednesday in all these cases. Many events had to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm (Aug 25) The Hurricane Centre’s official be cancelled because it was not safe for Service Agency today estimated that forecast showed the storm moving the public. the damage from Hurricane “Charley” steadily to the north-west and fading reduced the overall citrus harvest for late in the week over cooler waters. But NEW ZEALAND the upcoming season by 20 percent or it said early today that some computer Wellington, Aug 20 — Tens of nearly $150 million. The agency pointed models showed a possibility that the thousands of people were stranded in out that this figure is for fruit only. It storm could turn and hit the Baja the lower North Island yesterday as does not represent tree loss and re- California peninsula and then the U.S. transport was brought to a standstill by planting costs or damage costs Southwest. the atrocious weather. Huge waves associated with barns, equipment, London, Aug 24 — Following received crashing over the railway line alongside processing and packing facilities, which from the Meteological Office dated the Wellington motorway stopped trains will increase the overall economic loss today: Hurricane “Frank” centre located from entering the city during the to the industry. In addition, growers near lat 20.0N, long 114.4W at 0900, morning peak hour. All flights in and expect more fruit to fall within the next UTC, today. Position accurate within 30 out the capital were cancelled, as were few weeks, further adding to the overall nautical miles. Present movement ferry sailings. Roading maintenance fruit loss. Andy LaVigne, executive vice towards the north-west or 310 degrees staff spent much of yesterday clearing president and CEO of Lakeland-based at 10 knots. Maximum sustained winds vital transport routes across the central growers’ membership group Florida 75 knots with gusts to 90 knots. Radius and lower North Island. Key routes cut Citrus Mutual, said in a media release of 64 knot winds 15 nautical miles included the Desert Road from Rangipo that $150 million is a very preliminary north-east, south-east, south-west and to Taihape, State Highway 49 from figure used to describe losses to the north-west quadrants. Radius of 50 Ohakune to Waiouru, State Highway 47 industry due to the hurricane. knot winds 30 nautical miles north- from Turangi to National Park, the London, Aug 26 — A press report, east, south-east, south-west and north- Napier to Taihape road, State Highway dated Aug 25, states: Hurricane west quadrants. Forecast position lat 2 over the Rimutaka Hill and State “Charley” on Aug 13 killed at least five 21.0N, long 115.5W at 1800, UTC, Highway 3 between Woodville and people and caused a loss of 1 billion US today. Maximum winds 75 knots, gusts Palmerston North through the dollars in Cuba, authorities said today. 90 knots. Forecast position lat 22.0N, Manawatu Gorge. Several Hutt Valley Pedro Saez, Principal Secretary of the long 117.0W at 0600, UTC, Aug 25. roads were closed due to slips, in the Cuban Communist Party for Havana, Maximum winds 70 knots, gusts 85 Western Hills, Wainuiomata, Naenae, said five people in Havana province knots. Wainuiomata, Seaview and Eastbourne. were killed by the hurricane and major London, Aug 25 — Following received Most routes had reopened by last night. damage occurred. He said more than from the Meteorological Office dated Tranz Metro spokeswoman Helen Keyes 70,000 houses were hit, with 1,117 today: Tropical storm “Frank” was said once the high tide receded, trains destroyed. Some 800 schools and 312 located near lat 22.1N, long 116.7W at were able to make their way slowly into hospitals were affected. Saez said the 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate Wellington railway station, arriving hurricane resulted in heavy losses in within 15 nautical miles. Present about 0900 hrs. Early morning services the agricultural sector, water and power movement toward the west-northwest from Wairarapa took almost four hours supply, as 1,400 poles, 28 high-tension or 285 degrees at eight knots. to reach Wellington. Passengers pylons and 291 transformers were torn Maximum sustained winds 50 knots complained they were left to freeze, down. In Havana province several high with gusts to 60 knots. Forecast valid with carriage heaters out of action. schools were turned into temporary 0600, UTC, Aug 26, lat 22.8N, long Paraparaumu trains were cancelled for shelters for hundreds of homeless 119.4W, maximum wind 30 knots, gusts much of the day, after a tree came down people. “Charley” packed gusts of up to 40 knots. on the lines between Tawa and Linden. 200 kilometres-an-hour. The Johnsonville line reopened about NETHERLANDS 9.30am. Services were further disrupted HURRICANE “DANIELLE” London, Aug 20 — A very fast rising when a tree fell across power lines near London, Aug 20 — Following received south westerly gale yesterday caused Melling about midday, cutting power from the Meteorological Office, dated many problems for yachts, ferries and between Wellington and Petone stations today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre inland cargo ships on the Waddenzee for about an hour. With the electric of tropical storm “Danielle” was located and Ijsselmeer in the north of the trains unable to operate for about an near lat 30.2N, long 37.0W. Position is Netherlands. Various lifeboats had to be hour, buses were brought in to ferry accurate to within 20 nautical miles. called out in many places for almost 20 passengers between the two stations. Present movement toward the north- times to assist ferries and pleasure Tranz Scenic’s Capital Connection from north-east, 20 degs at one knot. craft which had problems in the strong Palmerston North and Overlander from Maximum sustained winds: 35 knots winds. The passenger ferries from and Auckland arrived in Wellington about with gusts to 45 knots. Radius of 34 to the Frisian Isles Terschelling and two hours late. One Capital Connection knot winds: 90 nautical miles in the Ameland had delays in their schedules passenger said train signals were out north-east quadrant, zero nautical and at the isle of Terschelling passenger on the main trunk line. Meanwhile, miles in the other three quadrants. At ro/ro Midsland (1812 gt, built 1974) ran cargo vessel Tasman Pathfinder had 0600, UTC, Aug 21, the centre is aground on the harbour mole and had Wellington Harbour to itself late predicted to be near lat 30.8N, long to be towed off. A push tug with a barge yesterday afternoon as it sailed into 37.0W, with maximum sustained winds with a cargo of granite had problems on port after a day waiting outside the of 25 knots and gusts of 35 knots. the Ijsselmeer, but was assisted to a heads for ferocious storms to abate. safe harbour. The lifeboat, stationed in With the Cook Strait ferries all either HURRICANE “FRANK” the Eemshaven, had to sail for a sailing berthed in Wellington or Picton, the London, Aug 23 — A press report, clipper with 23 persons on board, which vessel was, with ro/ro Spirit of dated today, states: Hurricane “Frank” had problems in the Oostereems. With a Competition which arrived at 1000 hrs, was growing rapidly today off the force 8 wind and a strong tide it could one of only two vessels to enter the port Pacific coast of Mexico. Forecasters said not manage to reach a harbour and was yesterday. Four boats had broken away it was likely to grow to hurricane status assisted into the Eemsharbour at 1600, from their moorings in Porirua Harbour while heading further out to sea. The local time. Thereafter the lifeboat sailed in the high winds, and were now storm was located roughly 375 miles again for a yacht above Lauwersoog aground. Interisland spokesman Peter south-southwest of the southern tip of with two person on board who could not Monk said most ferry passengers had the Baja California peninsula and had handle the vessel and were also towed rebooked for the weekend, but there sustained winds of about 60 mph, into Eemshaven. Also vessels of the remained a huge backlog of freight according to the U.S. National Coast Guard sailed out to assist vessels. waiting to move between north and Hurricane Centre in Miami, Florida. After 1500 hrs the winds decreased and south. Up to 9000 air travellers had “Frank” was headed to the north-west most of the assistance could be ended their flights cancelled in one of the

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9 Weather & Navigation worst wind-related disruptions at killed and hundreds of families accurate to within 30 nautical miles. Wellington International Airport in displaced earlier in August in the Present movement is toward the west- recent years. A spokeswoman said all remote market town of Loko in north-west, 300 degs, at 12 knots. 140 flights in and out of Wellington neighbouring Adamawa state. Heavy Maximum sustained winds: 35 knots were cancelled yesterday. Massive wind rain has caused flooding in several with gusts to 45 knots. Radius of 34 gusts also stripped Air New Zealand’s areas but the disaster in Loko was by knot winds: 100 nautical miles in the Koru Club lounge of almost all its far been the worst. north-east quadrant, 50 nautical miles roofing iron. Airport terminal services in the other three quadrants. At 0600, manager John Fuller said several RUSSIA UTC, Aug 21, the centre is predicted to aircrafts flying in from overseas London, Aug 23 — A press report, be near lat 17.4N, long 150.8W, with yesterday abandoned their attempts to dated today, states: The Krasnodar maximum sustained winds of 50 knots land. During the day, about 300 Territory in south Russia is summing and gusts of 60 knots. passengers waited it out at the airport up the damage caused by the latest hoping conditions would improve. — heavy rains, a source in the Information TYPHOON “AERE” Lloyd’s Agents. Department of the Ministry for London, Aug 20 — Following received Wellington, Aug 20 — Ferries are now Emergency Situations said today. The from the Meteorological Office, dated getting back to normal. Ro/ro Spirit of elements struck the Labinsk and today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre Competition sailed Wellington 0740 hrs Motovsk districts of the Krasnodar of tropical storm “Aere” was located for Lyttelton Ro/ro Kent sailed Territory on the night from Saturday near lat 15.2N, long 135.9E. Movement Wellington 0900 hrs for Picton. Ro/ro and yesterday, when 130 mm of over the past six hours: 345 degs at Santa Regina berthed at Wellington at precipitation fell. As a result, the water eight knots. Position is accurate to 1045 hrs after crossing from Picton. level rose abruptly in the rivers within 60 nautical miles and based on Master estimated 1 to 2 metres swell at Chalmyk and Okart and large areas of the centre being located by satellite. Tory Chanel, 4 metres off Karori, so farmland and small holdings were Present wind distribution: maximum easing down all the time. Incat 046, The inundated along with nearly 500 sustained winds: 35 knots, gusts 45 Lynx, sailed from Picton 1045 hrs, no houses. Window glass was smashed in knots. Radius of 34 knot winds: 40 passengers or cars, crew only, due here more than 100 houses, and much nautical miles in all four quadrants. At 1330-ish, should resume with a 1630 damage was caused to the interior of 0600, UTC, Aug 21, the centre is hrs sailing from here to go back. the houses. Reported that 20 residential predicted to be near lat 18.4N, long Understand ro/ro Aratere will probably localities remain inundated today in the 134.1E, with maximum sustained winds sail from Wellington at 1400 this Labinsk and Mostovsk districts of the of 45 knots and gusts to 55 knots. afternoon. — Lloyd’s Agents. Krasnodar Territory. An official of the London, Aug 24 — A press report, territorial directorate for civil defence dated today, states: Typhoon “Aere” NIGERIA and emergency situations said that churned toward crowded northern London, Aug 23 — A press report, households remained flooded in Taiwan today with 99 mph wind gusts, dated today, states: Flooding caused by Kutuzov, Pokryshkin and Suvorov closing schools and financial markets heavy rains has killed at least 12 people streets of the Mostovsk district and dumping heavy rains that with more than 30 hospitalised in administration centre. The Upornaya threatened to trigger flash floods and northern Nigeria’s Gombe State, a station was the worst hit because the landslides. Rough seas killed five senior government official said today. rupture of electricity transmission lines fishermen in Taiwan and two children The 14-hour downpour started left 1,500 nearby houses without in Japan, officials said. “Aere’s” eye was Saturday (Aug 21) night and continued electricity. In the Sladky village, 30 expected to sweep over Taipei later till the early hours of Sunday, leaving adobe houses are inundated and are today as the storm roars west toward more than 100 houses submerged and likely to be washed away. The China, the Central Weather Bureau vehicles and other valuable properties Territorial Department source noted said. The typhoon also was expected to destroyed, state water resources that no casualties or fatalities had whirl over the busy port of Keelung and commissioner David Albashi said. He resulted from the elements. Nearly 100 Hsinchu, home to the island’s world- said a lot people were still missing people, including more than 20 leading computer chip manufacturers. following the incident. “The floods children, were evacuated in time. The outer reaches of “Aere”, which affected all parts of the state. We are Nearly 151 people and 43 vehicles are means `”storm’’ in the language spoken still collating figures of fatalities. now working to help cleanup and on the Marshall Islands, began lashing However, by our estimate as at this restoration operations. Taiwan this morning. Gusty winds and moment, we are sure of the death of 12 sheets of rain hit the capital as officials people, while 100 people have lost their SOUTH ASIA closed school, government offices and homes,” he said. He said state officials Karachi, Aug 21 — Bangladesh financial markets. Officials warned that were assessing the extent of damage to Railway has resumed its operations on flights from Taipei’s international enable them provide relief materials to seven routes out of 10, which were airport could be suspended later today, the victims. damaged due to the recent flood. In a when the storm’s 80 mph winds reach London, Aug 26 — A press report, statement railway authority said land. High waves capsized a fishing dated Aug 25, states: Fifteen people emergency rehabilitation works are in boat from Hong Kong yesterday as the were killed after heavy rains in a progress for resumption of operation on vessel sailed toward Keelung, the coast remote Nigerian town, a government the three badly damaged routes and guard said. Three fishermen, all from spokesman said today, taking to 38 the private sector may be invited through mainland China, were washed death toll in flash floods that swept tenders for assistance. Railway tracks overboard. The captain, who was from through the northeast region in the last were submerged in water as result, rail Hong Kong, was rescued but died at a two weeks. At least 3,000 people were communication including cargo and hospital, officials said. A fishermen also displaced and crops, livestock and passenger remained suspended on 10 died Sunday (Aug 22). Japanese coast buildings were washed away in Gombe routes since mid-July due to the flood. guard officials today that high waves by the flooding caused by hours of The three northern routes - Sylhet- swept away two children, ages 12 and 7, heavy downpour on Saturday, Gombe Chhatakbazar, Jamalpur- swimming near Japan’s southern state spokesman Mohammed Ahmed Jagannathganj and Dewanganj- Amami-Oshima islands. “Aere” was 160 Yidikawu said. “Fifteen people were Bahadurabad - have been seriously miles east of Taiwan early today, the killed, 1,500 houses destroyed and 434 damaged. — Lloyd’s List weather bureau said. The storm’s gusts families or 3,000 people displaced by Correspondent. were hitting 99 mph as it lumbered the floods,” Yidikawu said. It was the along at 6 mph. worst flooding in the town in 40 years, TROPICAL STORM “ESTELLE” London, Aug 24 — A press report,. he said, adding that relief materials London, Aug 20 — Following received dated today, states: Air and sea traffic have been dispatched to the victims from the Meteorological Office, dated of Taiwan has been disrupted with the who are now staying with relatives today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre coming of Typhoon “Aere” today, pending their relocation by the of tropical storm “Estelle” was located according to sources reaching in Hong government. At least 23 people were near lat 13.6N, long 136.3W. Position is Kong from Taipei. Typhoon “Aere” is

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10 Weather & Navigation approaching Taiwan, bringing heavy officials evacuated 249,000 people from areas were evacuated after flooding and rains to Taiwan today. Financial coastal areas, China’s government said. landslides. Power was cut to some markets, public offices and schools were Nearly 31,500 fishing boats were called 250,000 households and 770,000 lost closed in most cities and counties in back to port, the official Xinhua News water supplies. Rail links between northern, central and northeastern Agency reported. “Aere” is expected to Taipei and eastern coastal cities were parts of the island. An aircraft carrying slam into Zhejiang province, south of interrupted. “Aere” also took its toll on about 100 passengers and crew Shanghai. the Philippines, where schools and members skidded off a runway this London, Aug 25 — Following received government offices remained closed in morning when it landed at an airport in from the Meteorological Office, dated Manila today as emergency workers Taipei, leaving no injures. The airport today: Typhoon “Aere” was near lat toiled to restore order after two days of has cancelled or postponed a number of 25.6N, long 120.5E, at 0600, UTC, typhoon-induced bad weather. Some 12 international or domestic flights. Hong today. Movement past six hours 275 people were dead or missing with Kong radio stations reported today that degrees at nine knots. Position accurate nearly 16,000 people hunkered down at the typhoon has left two people dead to within 40 nautical miles. Present government-run evacuation centres and three others missing. maximum sustained winds 75 knots, after soldiers plucked them from London, Aug 24 — Following received gusts 90 knots. Forecast valid at 0600, flooded residential areas in suburban from the Meteological Office, dated UTC, Aug 26, lat 25.1N, long 117.4E, Manila. Manila International Airport today: Typhoon “Aere” near lat 25.3N, maximum sustained winds 45 knots, Authority assistant general manager long 123.5E at 0600, UTC, today. gusts 55 knots dissipating as a for operations Ding Lina said a Movement for the past six hours 320 significant tropical cyclone over land. Philippine Airlines and China Airlines degrees at five knots. Position accurate London, Aug 26 — A press report, flight bound for Taipei were cancelled to within 40 nautical miles. Maximum dated today, states: China began as well as an Asian Spirit flight bound sustained winds 80 knots, gusts 100 mopping up today after sustaining for the municipality of Basco, Batanes knots. Radius of 64 knot winds 25 heavy damage from Typhoon “Aere”, as province. nautical miles north-east quadrant, 25 the death toll from the ferocious storm nautical miles south-east quadrant, 25 continued to rise in Taiwan and the TYPHOON “CHABA” nautical miles south-west quadrant, 25 Philippines. Early reports indicated London, Aug 20 — Following received nautical miles north-west quadrant, that a decision by Chinese authorities from the Meteorological Office, dated Radius of 50 knot winds 60 nautical to evacuate more than one million today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre miles north-east quadrant 60 nautical people before Aere made land in Fujian of tropical storm “Chaba” was located miles south-east quadrant, 60 nautical province paid off, with houses and near lat 14.5N, long 157.0E. Movement miles south-west quadrant, 60 nautical infrastructure demolished but a limited over the past six hours: 300 degs at 11 miles north-west quadrant, Forecast human toll. “We have only seen seven knots. Position accurate to within 40 position lat 25.8N, long 122.3E at 1800, minor injuries and no deaths so far,” a nautical miles and based on the centre UTC, today. Maximum sustained winds Fujian provincial government being located by satellite. Present wind 75 knots, gusts 90 knots, radius of 64 spokesman told Agence France-Presse. distribution: maximum sustained knot winds 20 nautical miles. Forecast “The seven were slightly hurt by falling winds: 60 knots, gusts 75 knots. Radius position lat 25.6N, long 120.5E at 0600, houses, trees or advertising hoardings,” of 50 knot winds: 10 nautical miles in UTC, Aug 25. Maximum sustained she said. Three of them were in all four quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Aug winds 70 knots, gusts 85 knots. Gaoshan town in Fuqing city and four 21, the centre is predicted to be near lat London, Aug 25 — A press report, in Pingtan County, where the typhoon 15.4N, long 153.0E, with maximum dated today, states: Typhoon “Aere” landed late yesterday afternoon. sustained winds of 75 knots and gusts whipped northern Taiwan with gusty Damage though was heavy with 8,270 to 90 knots. winds and heavy rain today, while houses destroyed and 46,800 hectares of London, Aug 22 — A press report, China began evacuating 249,000 people farmland ruined. The Fujian Water dated today, states: Typhoon “Chaba” from coastal areas as it braced for the Resources Department said on its approached Guam and the neighboring storm that has killed at least seven website that six reservoirs were badly Northern Mariana Islands today. people. Schools and financial markets damaged and 50 dams had been Authorities evacuated more than 400 in Taiwan were closed for a second day breached. In total, the province moved people, set up shelters and shut Guam’s as the slow-moving storm whirled just 937,000 people to safety while international airport. With maximum 31 miles north of Taiwan’s northern tip. neighbouring Zhijiang, fearing a repeat sustained winds of 105 mph and gusts “Aere” is expected to begin lashing of the chaos caused by Typhoon to 125 mph, the storm was 135 miles China later today, packing winds of “Rananim”, evacuated 249,000. south-east of the Marianas’ capital of 86mph and gusts of up to 108mph, Zhejiang reported only one person Saipan and 180 miles east-northeast of Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said. missing as “Aere” blew itself Guam, the National Weather Service Howling winds rattled windows in southwards towards Guangdong said. A typhoon warning was in effect Taipei throughout the night and power province where meteorological officials for Rota, Guam, Saipan, Tinian and lines were ripped away from their poles, said winds were easing to force seven. Agrihan. Guam’s Antonio B. Won Pat leaving 8,912 homes without electricity Xinhua news agency reported overnight International Airport was closed, and in Taipei. At least 5,000 people were that 20,000 people in more than 10 442 people went to seven emergency evacuated from villages in mountainous villages were trapped by floods in shelters as winds began to pick up, said central Taiwan. Soggy mountain slopes Zhejiang but disaster relief officials in Shawn Gumataotao, information officer began crumbling yesterday, burying Wenzhou city said they had since been for the government of Guam. roads with boulders, mud and twisted rescued. Elsewhere in China, 10 people London, Aug 24 — A press report, trees. People waded across streets that were killed and seven were missing dated today, states: A super typhoon were flooded up to their knees in some after mudslides in south-western that hit the Northern Mariana Islands parts of Taipei. Trees were uprooted Sichuan province sparked by heavy rain inflicted over 18 million US dollars in and blocking traffic lanes in the unrelated to “Aere”, the China Daily damage, officials said today. No one has capital’s suburbs. Aircraft were reported. China had braced for Typhoon been reported killed or seriously hurt grounded at Taipei’s international “Aere” as it tore through the region, after Typhoon “Chaba” cut the territory airport. A China Airlines flight from claiming at least 19 lives in Taiwan, off from the rest of the world for three New York carrying premier Yu Shyi-kun Japan and the Philippines. In Taiwan, days from Saturday (Aug 21) with had to land in Japan’s southern island eight people were confirmed dead and maximum sustained winds of 290 of Okinawa, airport officials said. Hong 24 missing after rescuers today battled kilometres per hour. Governor Juan Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways said all to find 15 villagers believed buried after Babauta had since asked US President flights to Hong Kong and elsewhere their homes were wiped out by George Bush to declare the islands a would be halted and might resume after mudslides in Tochang village. Taiwan “major disaster area” so it could receive 1330. Some parts of Taiwan recorded was hit hard by the typhoon with federal assistance. Governor’s Office 4.5 feet of rainfall within the past two financial markets, schools and offices spokeswoman Jenny Castro said 533 days, the weather bureau said. Just 100 shut for two days as thousands of people were still in different public miles across the Taiwan Strait, Chinese people in low-lying and mountainous schools turned temporary typhoon

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11 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes shelters. Flooding was continuing in around 1500 hrs, yesterday, after raged in Ukraine’s seven western and some areas. A super typhoon is passing through southern and eastern central regions yesterday, left 256 classified as a typhoon in the northwest coastal areas. The Central Disaster and residential localities without power Pacific that reaches 241 kilometres per Safety Countermeasures Headquarters supplies, a spokesman for the hour or more. Meanwhile to the south said three people had drowned and two Ukrainian Ministry for Emergency on Guam, a separate US territory, others were swept away by flooding in Situations told ITAR-TASS today. The authorities were mopping up after the North and South Cholla provinces. high winds that blew at 25 metres a storm, which injured four people. About 1,260 homes in South Cholla second activated the automated systems London, Aug 24 — Following received Province and Kwangju were inundated of protection of the power transmission from the Meteological Office, dated with flash floods Wednesday night (Aug lines. As a result, the Vinnitsy region today: Typhoon “Chaba” near lat 18.0N, 18). Waters in the areas engulfed some was the worst hit, as 173 residential long 139.6E at 0600, UTC, 8,158 hectares of farmlands, while wind areas were left without electricity today.Movement for the past six hours, gusts cut off electricity and disrupted supply there. Thirty-one residential 315 degrees at 8 knots. Position transportation in some southern areas, localities were cut off from the power accurate to within 25 nautical miles. the disaster centre said. In Cheju transmission lines in the Lvov region, Maximum sustained winds 150 knots, Island, sea banks were washed away in twenty-two in the Kiev region, fourteen gusts 180 knots. Radius of 64 knot several coastal towns and fishery in the Zhitomer region, eleven in the winds 40 nautical miles north-east facilities were destroyed or swept away Ternopol region, three in the Trans- quadrant, 60 nautical miles south-east by large waves. Over 100 flights Carpathian region and two in the Volyn quadrant, 60 nautical miles south-west between Seoul and southern regions region. All electric train traffic ground quadrant, 40 nautical miles north-west had been canceled since Wednesday, but to a stop on the Kozyatin-Berdichev quadrant Radius of 50 knot winds 80 most of the canceled routes resumed railway line because the heavy rains nautical miles north-east quadrant, 120 operations on Thursday afternoon and squalls of wind broke the power nautical miles south-east quadrant, 120 according to the Korea Airports transmission lines and four pylons on nautical miles south-west quadrant, 80 Corporation. Parts of railroads in the that railway stretch. The traffic nautical miles north-west quadrant, Cholla area and railways between resumed by midnight, yesterday with Forecasts position lat 19.5N, long Kangnung in Kangwon Province and the help of diesel-fuelled locomotives of 138.1E, at 1800, UTC, Aug 24. North Kyongsang Province were Ukzaliznitsy Company. As a result of Maximum sustained winds 145 knots, blocked due to landslides, the Korean the outrage of the elements, trees gusts 175 knots. Forecast position lat National Railway said. Naju in South broken by a thunderstorm blocked a 21.2N, long 136.9E, at 0600, UTC, Aug Cholla Province had the largest amount number of roads. 25. of rainfall with 458 millimetres, while London, Aug 25 — Following received Wando Island received 377 mm as of UNITED KINGDOM from the Meteorological Office, dated Thursday. Sanchong in South London, Aug 23 — A press report, today: Super typhoon “Chaba” was near Kyongsang Province recorded 328 mm dated today, states: The Association of lat 21.2N, long 137.6E, at 0600, UTC, of rain, Wonju 211 mm and Sokcho 322 British Insurers said about 100 vehicles today. Movement past six hours 330 mm, according to the disaster agency. were wrecked by the 10ft wall of water degrees at 11 knots. Position accurate London, Aug 20 — Tropical typhoon that surged through Boscastle, North to within 25 nautical miles. Present “Megi”, that wreaked havoc in southern Cornwall last week. More than 80 maximun sustained winds 145 knots, Japan and South Korea, killing 13 homes sustained severe damage. gusts 175 knots. Forecast valid at 0600, people in three days, has hit northern Malcolm Tarling, spokesman for the UTC, Aug 26, lat 24.4N, long 135.8E, Japan’s Honshu island. The storm has Association of British Insurers, said: maximum sustained winds 135 knots, caused landslides and floods and has “We’re looking at claims totalling gusts 165 knots. led to the electricity for 130,000 homes around £3m to £4m just for homes and London, Aug 26 — A press report, being cut. Some 47mm of rain fell over cars. The usual claim for a car is £1,000 dated today, states: Supertyphoon some areas in an hour. Wind speeds and for the homes we’re looking at “Chaba”, and a smaller weather reached 149km/h. However, “Megi” has around £15,000 to £30,000 per claim. disturbance, “Aere”, are responsible for now crossed the island and is heading It’s too early to tell how long businesses the torrential rain that flooded Metro out across the Pacific. Japan’s will be affected and what the insurance Manila yesterday, the Philippine Meteorological Agency expects “Megi” to bill will be for them.” It’s not just Atmospheric, Geophysical and be downgraded to a tropical storm later Boscastle residents who have Astronomical Services Administration today. The latest fatality from the storm experienced turbulent weather this said in a bulletin. The two storms occurred when a man was struck by a week. A spokesman for Churchill said enhanced the south-west monsoon, flying advertising hoarding. Glass from there had been a 400 per cent increase causing it to dump at least 136 broken windows has caused a number in household insurance claims across millimetres of rain in Metro Manila in of other injuries. Some 700 people have the country since August 10, due to just six hours forcing thousands to been evacuated from their homes due to flooding, high winds and rain. leave their homes and prompting the heavy rains, and 24 flights were government to send students and cancelled. Separately, a group of around workers home early. Authorities 165 primary school students who were reported four flood-related deaths, two stranded in western Japan by a of them children. In Quezon City alone, landslide have been rescued by the floods forced 1,360 families from 11 helicopter. Most of the 10 people killed villages to move to 12 evacuation by typhoon “Megi” in Japan died in centres. Most of them were from floods and mudslides, while two others Talayan, San Vicente, Del Monte and were swept out to sea some 500 kms Marambong. Floods also swamped the west of Tokyo. More than 2,400 people CHINA cities of Marikina, Mandaluyong, were left homeless after “Megi” lashed London, Aug 24 — A report, dated Malabon and Valenzuela, and Cainta the southern shores of South Korea today, states: A moderate earthquake and San Mateo in Rizal province. yesterday. occurred at 1005, UTC, today, in lat 32.491N, long 92.225E, depth 10 km. TYPHOON “MEGI” TYPHOON “MINDULLE” The magnitude 5.7 event has been London, Aug 20 — A press report, Busan, Aug 24 — Chemical oil carrier located in the Xizang-Qinghai border dated Aug 19, states: At least eight No. 1 Dae Bu is still under permanent region. people are presumed dead or missing, repairs at Yeosu with an ETD at the London, Aug 25 — A press report, in South Korea, and over 2,600 end of September. — Lloyd’s Sub- dated today, states: An earthquake residents have been evacuated from agents. measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has their homes due to heavy rains brought jolted a mountainous area in Tibet, by Typhoon “Megi”, a state-run disaster UKRAINE Chinese state media reported today. control centre said today. 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GMT, yesterday, Xinhua news agency airbase, scene of one of the fiercest east of Dhaka, said Fazlul Huq, chief said. The prefecture is sparsely battles at the weekend, and Andraskan traffic controller of state-run populated, and no reports of casualties district. “It is calm. we are observing Bangladesh Railways. On Saturday or serious damage had been received as the ceasefire,” he said, adding that (Aug 21), the country’s main opposition of this afternoon, according to the government troops were also guarding leader, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, escaped agency. Herat city’s airport. — Reuters. injury when a dozen bombs exploded as London, Aug 19 — A press report, she addressed supporters outside her INDONESIA dated today, states: US and Afghan Awami League party’s headquarters in London, Aug 20 — A press report, forces fought militants in two troubled Dhaka. Ms Sheikh Hasina suffered dated today, states: An earthquake Afghan provinces overnight, leaving internal bleeding in one of her ears measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale four people dead and two injured, “because of the loud explosions”, said rocked the Sumbawa island in the officials said. Three Taliban and one her doctor. In that attack, at least 19 Indonesian province of West Nusa Afghan soldier died in a clash which people were killed and more than 300 Tenggara at 0403, GMT, yesterday. The erupted when troops investigated injured, including senior opposition epicentre of the quake was 79 km south reports that rebels had gathered in members, ATN Bangla TV station of the island beneath the Indonesian southeastern Ghazni province, said reported yesterday. The toll increased ocean. The tremor was also felt on the Governor Haji Asadullah Khalid. The after another injured man died in a resort island of Bali. The Meteorology dead in Ghazni’s Nawa district included hospital, it said. Traffic was light on the and Geophysics Agency in Bali reported local Taliban commander Mullah Wazir, city’s streets as many schools and shops in a statement that a minor quake also Mr Khalid said. Seven more suspected were closed for fear of more violence. affected Ngajuk regency in East Java Taliban were arrested, he said. The Shops and schools also closed in about a province some 30 minutes after the official said the remaining Taliban fled dozen Bangladeshi towns to protest quake in Sumbawa. The agency said when US warplanes arrived at the against the latest attacks. The Awami there was no immediate report on scene. The aircraft didn’t fire on the League called for nationwide general casualty and infrastructure damage. rebels, he said. Afghan and US forces strikes tomorrow and Wednesday to backed by helicopters also fought a protest against the bombings. JAPAN four-and-a-half-hour battle with London, Aug 24 — A press report, London, Aug 21 — A press report, insurgents in eastern Kunar province, dated today, states: Shops and schools dated today, states: An earthquake the American military said. Eleven were closed across Bangladesh today measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit insurgents, two of whom were wounded, after government opponents called a small islands in Okinawa Prefecture were detained during the battle near general strike to protest a weekend early today, the Japan Meteorological the village of Nangarlam, where grenade attack at an opposition rally Agency said. No warning for tsunami American forces have a small base. The that killed 20 people and wounded more tidal waves has been issued and there US-led troops, which included special than 300. Senior opposition leader Ivy were no immediate reports of casualties forces, also uncovered a weapons cache, Rahman, who lost her legs in the or damage from the 0238 earthquake. a military statement said. It didn’t give attack, died in Dhaka’s Combined details. Military Hospital early today, doctors MEXICO Kabul, Aug 20 — Time bombs planted and her family said, raising the death London, Aug 19 — A magnitude 5.8 by Taliban fighters wounded six police toll to 20. Hundreds of supporters of the earthquake occurred in lat 16.49N, long and security officials overnight outside opposition Awami League marched 94.68W at a depth of 64.4 kilometres at U.N.-Afghan election offices in western through the streets of the capital 0903, UTC, Aug 18. Afghanistan, Taliban and police officials Dhaka, shouting “down with the told Reuters today. Taliban spokesman government.” Fearing renewed violence Abdul Latif Hakimi said his movement during the two-day shutdown, more carried out the attack on a U.N.-Afghan than 5,000 police and paramilitary Joint Electoral Management Body office troops deployed in Dhaka. No clashes in Farah city, capital of a western were immediately reported today. In province of the same name bordering Dhaka, a city of 10 million people, the Iran. The first blast inside the streets were empty of most vehicles compound for voter registration set except rickshaws. Students stayed several vehicles ablaze, and the second home because their schools were closed. AFGHANISTAN outside the compound wounded four Government offices opened, but few Herat, Aug 18 — A renegade Afghan police and two Afghan security officers employees showed up for work, militia commander and a spokesman for working with the U.N team, police and witnesses said. On Saturday (Aug 21), the governor of the western province of Taliban officials said. Mohammad at least 20 people were killed when Herat said today their forces were Rassol, head of security in Farah more than a dozen grenades were honouring a ceasefire brokered a day province, said the blasts were detonated lobbed into the crowd while opposition earlier by the U.S. envoy to by timers set 10 minutes apart. Seven leader Sheikh Hasina was speaking Afghanistan.U.S. Ambassador Zalmay suspects were arrested, he said. — outside her Awami League party Khalilzad said he had helped win Reuters. headquarters on Saturday. Mass agreement from both sides to start a London, Aug 24 — A press report, protests and violence spread across ceasefire yesterday afternoon, and dated today, states: United States Bangladesh to protest the attack, obtained militia commander Amanullah helicopter gunships, backed by putting security forces on high alert. No Khan’s assurance that he would hundreds of Afghan and US-led troops one has claimed responsibility, but withdraw his forces 30 kms. Amanullah have attacked Taliban hideouts in Hasina, who was unharmed, has Khan said he was meeting those Afghanistan’s mountainous south- blamed Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s conditions, relieving a threat to Herat, eastern province of Khost near the administration for the attack. “We don’t Afghanistan’s second largest city, after Pakistan border. want to see any more death. This his forces had moved within 40 kms of repressive government must step down the provincial capital. “The central BANGLADESH right now,” Hasina told reporters late government had instructed us to make London, Aug 23 — A press report, yesterday. The government has denied a ceasefire and deliver to the Afghan dated today, states: An angry mob set involvement, and Zia sent a letter to National Army the areas we had fire to a passenger train in central Hasina yesterday expressing captured,” Amanullah Khan told Bangladesh yesterday, injuring at least “indignation” over the rally attack. Reuters. “We are obedient to the central 20 people, in retaliation for a grenade government and are ready to comply attack on an opposition rally that killed BOLIVIA with its orders,” he said. Sayed Nasir 19 people and wounded hundreds. The London, Aug 20 — A press report, Alawi, a spokesman for Herat governor train was travelling to the capital, dated Aug 19, states: Peasant farmers Ismail Khan, said today the fighting Dhaka, from Chittagong. Riot police in Bolivia have ended an occupation of had died down, and the Afghan fired tear gas shells to disperse the foreign-owned oil fields after the National Army had occupied Shindand protesters near Bhairab town, 80km government promised to speed-up land Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

13 Political & Civil Unrest redistribution. But in the south of the said they want the government to allow fighting for Kashmir’s merger with country, local people continued to block thousands of their members to return to Pakistan in a gunbattle today, hours the main road linking Bolivia with guerrilla ranks in return for the before President Abdul Kalam began a Argentina. Both protests have centred hostages.Government peace negotiator rare visit to the region, an official said. on energy resources, which bring South Luis Carlos Restrepo said the Manzoorul Islam, identified as the head America’s poorest country vital revenue. government would only free 50, and of the Jamait-ul-Mujahideen, was in a The armed forces and the police have that they would have to either join car in Srinagar, the summer capital of been dispatched to guard against government rehabilitation programs or the disputed region, when the gunbattle further occupations. It took the Bolivian leave the country, guaranteeing they erupted after soldiers signalled the government three days to persuade stayed out of a 40-year-old guerrilla vehicle to stop. Another militant who hundreds of landless peasant farmers to war. The rebels have said they oppose was in the car escaped, a spokesman of end their oil field occupations in the that condition. — Reuters. the paramilitary Border Security Force east of the country. But attempts to end said. “The killing of the chief is a big the standoff in the south, around the GEORGIA success,” he said. But there was no energy-rich city of Villamontes, are Tbilisi, Aug 18 — At least two immediate comment from Jamiat-ul- proving trickier. Local people there Georgian soldiers were killed and five Mujahideen, one of nearly a dozen have now been blocking the main road wounded in artillery fire with militant groups fighting Indian rule in to Argentina and Paraguay for some 10 separatists in the breakaway region of Muslim-majority Kashmir. In Kashmir, days. They have also reportedly South Ossetia, Georgian officials said a senior separatist leader dismissed succeeded in turning off the valves of a today. Overnight fighting has continued today’s gunbattle as fake and said Islam foreign-owned gas duct, which provides unabated in the province despite a truce had died in the custody of Indian forces energy to the nearby city of Tarija. They that was agreed only last Friday (Aug a day earlier. — Reuters. say their protest will continue until the 13). The commander of Georgian government brings them a signed peacekeepers, deployed in South Ossetia INDONESIA decree, proving that its promise to build under a 1992 peace deal, accused London, Aug 21 — A press report, them a new highway is real. Elsewhere separatists of launching the attack. “The dated today, states: Seven separatist in the country, landless farmers have fire was intensive, they were shooting rebels have been killed in the latest reportedly re-occupied a property throughout the night,” Aleko Kiknadze clashes to hit the troubled Indonesian belonging to former President Gonzalo said. But South Ossetians said they province of Aceh, the military said. The Sanchez de Lozada. The Landless were not the first to shoot. “Our villages, Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels Movement is also said to be planning a our positions, again came under fire this were shot dead in three separate anti- march to Bolivia’s main city La Paz, to night,” separatist spokeswoman Irina rebel operations on Thursday (Aug 19), demand the release of one of its Gagloyeva said. “The Ossetian side was the day President Megawati members, accused of taking part in the forced to return fire.” South Ossetian Sukarnoputri was visiting the resource- lynching of a provincial mayor earlier officials have said a “third force” — rich province, Aceh military spokesman this year. Georgian hardliners uncontrolled by the Asep Sapari said. Troops seized two central government — is behind the automatic rifles, some 700 rounds of COLOMBIA shootouts.Prime Minister Zurab ammunition and a hand gun from the Bogota, Aug 17 — The mother of one of Zhvania said yesterday that South rebels. Sapari also accused the three American contractors abducted by Ossetians had admitted they did not guerrillas of killing three civilians, one guerrillas in Colombia 18 months ago control all armed men on their territory. of them a retired policeman, after they today called on President Alvaro Uribe Envoys from four parties in the 1992 refused to give money to the rebels. He to negotiate his release and that of peace deal — Georgia, Russia, South said two GAM members also other kidnapping victims throughout Ossetia and the Russian province of surrendered to authorities. the country. Jo Rosano, mother of U.S. North Ossetia — met in Tbilisi London, Aug 23 — A press report, Defense Department contractor Marc yesterday to find ways of averting an dated today, states: Six separatist Gonsalves, participated in a march in all-out war in the region.Participants rebels have been killed in a bloody day Bogota’s Bolivar Square along with the agreed to continue efforts to enforce a of violence in the troubled Indonesian families of others held by the truce. Georgia said it would start province of Aceh, the military said Revolutionary Armed Forces of withdrawing some forces from South yesterday. Four guerrillas were shot Colombia, a group of 17,000 combatants Ossetia if the ceasefire holds. — dead during a raid on a suspected known by its Spanish initials FARC. Reuters. hideout of the separatist Free Aceh Gonsalves was taken in February 2003 Tbilisi, Aug 19 — Overnight clashes Movement (GAM) in Pidie regency on when the plane carrying him and fellow killed six Georgian servicemen in the Saturday (Aug 21), military spokesman contractors Thomas Howes and Keith rebel South Ossetia region, which Lt. Col. Asep Sapari said. The two other Stansell went down during an anti-drug Tbilisi is trying to bring back under rebels were killed separately in clashes operation in the southern jungle area of government control, Deputy Security elsewhere in Aceh on the same day, he Caqueta. The FARC wants to swap the Minister Gigi Ugulava said today. said. Rifles, a hand gun and three Americans together with about 70 Fighting has flared in recent weeks in ammunitions were seized from the politicians, soldiers and police officers South Ossetia, perched in the Caucasus victims. Troops also captured three for rebels held in government jails. mountains along the border with rebels yesterday, including a female Uribe says he will only do so if the freed Russia, and the crisis has drawn fierce guerrilla member in South Aceh. guerrillas promise not to go back to war. criticism from Moscow — seen by — Reuters. Georgia as the region’s main sponsor. IRAQ Bogota, Aug 19 — The Colombian “Intensive firing continued all night Falluja, Aug 20 — U.S. warplanes government today offered to free 50 until dawn. By initial estimates, six of attacked targets in Iraq’s Sunni Muslim jailed guerrillas if Marxist rebels our servicemen were killed and seven city of Falluja for a second time today, release the same number of political were injured,” Ugulava told Reuters. witnesses said. They said the planes and military hostages, some held South Ossetian officials denied fired three rockets into the industrial captive for up to seven years. The offer, Georgian suggestions that the zone of the city. There was no made through an unidentified third separatist region had also lost troops. immediate word on casualties. A party, was the first time the “There are no casualties on our side, similar raid overnight killed five people government has made a detailed public despite the fact that Ossetian villages and wounded six, hospital sources said. proposal on the release of hostages and were under heavy bombardment all — Reuters. could open a bargaining process with night,” said Irina Gagloyeva, London, Aug 20 — A press report, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of spokeswoman for the separatist dated today, states: US warplanes and Colombia (FARC).The group is holding government. — Reuters. tanks have been bombarding areas around 50 soldiers, police officers and around the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. politicians, together with three U.S. INDIA Radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has Defense Department contractors, in Srinagar, Aug 19 — Indian soldiers continued to defy demands to end his hidden jungle camps. The rebels have killed the head of a guerrilla group insurgency, despite a “final call” from

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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. through the two pipelines are back to the south of Iraq with gas for local Orange flashes lit up the night sky as normal since Saturday night to the two consumption, but the fire was still US warplanes flew overhead and thick terminals at Basra and Khor al- raging at the end of the morning and black smoke rose from the old city. The Amaya,” the official said. “The average teams of firefighters were on the scene fighting died down a few hours before output has reached 85,000 barrels an trying to get the blaze under control, Mr dawn and there as yet is no word on hour (about 1.9 million barrels a day).” Yussef said. casualty figures. More than 1,000 Sadr For 13 days, exports were down to supporters are in the Imam Ali shrine. between 36,000 and 42,000 barrels a ISRAEL A letter, purportedly from Mr Sadr, said day due to threats by Shiite militia London, Aug 18 — Israel has he would turn the shrine over to senior loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr to blow up oil confirmed that it was behind an clerics, who would also decide the fate pipelines feeding the two southern explosion at a house in Gaza City which of his Medhi army militia. However, its terminals. One of the pipelines was killed five people, including a number of authenticity has not been confirmed, closed entirely for security reasons and known militants. Palestinian witnesses and Mr Sadr is still refusing to disband the other was pumping just 25,000 were divided over whether an air- his militia. barrels an hour to Basra and between launched rocket or a ground device had London, Aug 20 — A press report, 15,000 and 17,000 to Khor al-Amaya. gone off at the home of Hamas activist dated yesterday, states: Insurgents have The official did not say why they had Ahmed al-Jabari. A spokeswoman for broken into the headquarters of an Iraqi decided to resume full production but the Israeli military said only that the oil company in the southern city of the shutdown meant the country was army had “targeted a senior Hamas Basra and set fire to warehouses and losing $US30 million a day in oil terrorist”. It is unclear if Mr Jabari was offices, reports say. “It was not an revenue, the government said. In injured in the explosion, which started accident. The fire is huge,” a South Oil normal times, Iraq exports around 1.8 a fire. Palestinian hospital sources said Company official told Reuters news million barrels a day through its at least some of the dead from the blast agency. Militants loyal to the cleric southern terminals. The disruption to in the city’s Shajaiyeh district were Moqtada Sadr had threatened to Iraqi exports helped world prices to Hamas members. Unconfirmed reports sabotage oil infrastructure in protest record highs of approaching $US50 a said relatives of Mr Jabari were among against the continuing clashes in Najaf. barrel in New York last week. the casualties. According to conflicting About 90% of Iraq’s oil exports go London, Aug 23 — A press report, reports, Mr Jabari was either wounded through Basra. It is unclear how they dated today, states: Nine people, in the leg or escaped unharmed. might be affected by the attack. There including a Turkish national, were have been dozens of small attacks on killed in a string of deadly roadside NEPAL Iraq’s pipelines and its oil attacks across Iraq, police and the US Kathmandu, Aug 18 — Maoist rebels, infrastructure, leading to a reduction in military said today. “Three workers, two fighting to topple Nepal’s constitutional exports over the past two months. Iraqi and one Turkish citizen, were monarchy, cut off all land routes to the Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has killed when anti-Iraqi forces attacked Himalayan kingdom’s capital today, said that the fighting in Najaf has cost them as they were travelling from their disrupting food and supplies to the city the country $160m in lost oil exports. work to Kirkuk on August 22 at about of 1.5 million people. All roads leading Oil Minister Thamer al-Ghadhban said 1725 hrs,” a military spokesman said. to the city were nearly empty as buses, sabotage attacks had cost Iraq $2.7bn “The workers were from the Tikrit trucks and cars stayed off the highways since the start the US-led invasion, Bridge Construction Team repairing a due to a threat from rebels who Reuters reported. bridge over the Tigris River,” he added. enforced the first ever blockade of the London, Aug 20 — A press report, Found at dawn, dumped by the capital. Officials said troops were on dated today, states: A local pipeline motorway between Tikrit and the oil high alert on highways. Rebels are linking the main northern Iraqi oilfields refinery town of Beiji, a businessman of demanding the release of detained of Kirkuk to the Baiji refinery was Jordanian origin was found stabbed to guerrillas, a probe into alleged killings damaged when a makeshift bomb death along with two other men, of Maoist activists and information exploded, hampering oil distribution, presumed to be his bodyguards, police about thousands of missing comrades. said a security source. The bomb and medics said. In the main southern They control large swathes of the detonated at 0830 hrs (0230, UTC), 30 city of Basra, a police officer was shot countryside in the desperately poor kilometres west of Kirkuk, said fire dead by an unknown assailant, while Himalayan nation and in the past have fighter Ali Abdullah attached to the further attacks in the north of the enforced transport strikes in state-run North Oil Company, giving no violence-ridden country left two other Kathmandu and local blockades outside. further details. Iraqis dead. An AFP correspondent saw The Maoists have stepped up attacks London, Aug 21 — A press report, a masked man walk up to a car at a along the cities and southern plains dated today, states: Insurents bombed petrol station in Basra and fire two since peace talks collapsed last year but today an oil pipeline in southern Iraq bullets into the head of the policeman have spared the high security national that had not been in use for several sitting behind the wheel. He tried to capital from major attacks. “The days, setting it ablaze, security forces in shoot a woman next to him but missed. Maoists are now targeting Kathmandu the area said. That attack took place at Lieutenant Amar Hamid confirmed the to show their strength,” said widely Berjisiya, 35km south-west of the policeman died after being shot in the read Nepali magazine, Himal. Ten top southern city of Basra, said Lieutenant head. In the ethnically divided northern industries and businesses have been Mohammed al-Mousawi of the Iraqi oil centre of Kirkuk, a member of one of shut since yesterday due to the threat National Guard. The pipeline, which the two main Kurdish parties - the from rebels who accuse them of unfair connects the Rumeila oilfields with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan - was also labour practices. Authorities, who have export storage tanks in the Faw shot dead in his car this morning, police not commented on the rebel demand, peninsula, had been shutdown for a there said. also blame the Maoists for Monday’s week due to threats from insurgents, London, Aug 25 — A press report, (Aug 16) bomb basts in Nepal’s oldest and it was unclear what effect the dated today, states: An important gas luxury hotel that caused no injuries. — bombing would have on exports. “The pipeline in southern Iraq was on fire Reuters. aim behind attack is to damage the today after an act of sabotage, a Kathmandu, Aug 19 — The fear of pipeline in case it is turned on again,” spokesman for the Hilla Oil Company attack kept most vehicles off roads Lt. al-Mousawi said. The bomb exploded said. “Unidentified attackers caused an leading to Nepal’s capital for a second near a pipeline valve, he said. National explosion today in a gas pipeline used to day today as authorities sought talks to Guard troops discovered and defused a transport liquid gas from the province end a siege called by Maoist insurgents. second bomb nearby, he said. of Basra to the other towns in the south, The call for an indefinite blockade by London, Aug 22 — A press report, setting off a fire in the pipeline,” the guerrillas, who have threatened to dated today, states: Oil exports from the Muayyed Yussef, a company engineer, attack vehicles that violate it, has south of Iraq are back to their normal said. “The explosion happened at 0700 disrupted the supply of food and goods level of 85,000 barrels an hour since hrs at Aawazel, a region about 30km to Kathmandu, a city of 1.5 million last night, an official of the South Oil south of Hilla”, which is 100km south of people situated in a valley ringed by Company told AFP today. “Oil exports Baghdad, he added. The pipeline feeds hills. But life was largely unaffected,

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Kathmandu residents said, and there outside Kathmandu came a day after PAKISTAN was no sign of panic buying. The the government refused to release London, Aug 19 — A press report, guerrillas have not physically stopped jailed insurgents — a key demand by dated Aug 18, states: The Pakistani the movement of vehicles in and out of the guerrillas who have isolated the government has offered rewards Kathmandu since the blockade began capital for a week. Rebels opened fire totalling more than $1m for information yesterday and there has been no on the truck from hills overlooking the leading to the capture of six leading al- violence. But the fear of the Maoists’ Arniko highway, which is popular with Qaeda suspects. The “most wanted” list deadly hit-and-run tactics have forced tourists because it’s the only route appeared on the front page of two people to fall in line, analysts said, between Kathmandu and Tibet. Four leading newspapers. Rewards of 20m barring a handful of vehicles that have soldiers were killed and two injured in rupees ($340,000) each were placed on army escorts. Deputy Prime Minister the ambush, said Royal Nepalese Army the heads of Abu Faraj al-Libbi and Bharat Mohan Adhikary urged the spokesman Brig Gen Rajendra Thapa. Amjad Hussain. The pair are suspected rebels to begin peace talks. — Reuters. He said additional troops had been of being the main planners of two Kathmandu, Aug 20 — Suspected sent to hunt for the attackers in the assassination attempts on President Maoist guerrillas set off two bombs in area, about 60 miles from Kathmandu. Pervez Musharraf last December. A and around Nepal’s capital today, The truck was carrying soldiers who senior Pakistani security official told wounding two people as the commercial had earlier cleared away trees that the the AFP agency the government centre remained cut off for a third day rebels had felled to block another believed, Faraj, a Libyan, was ranked by a rebel-imposed blockade. Two men section of the highway. Elsewhere in third in the al-Qaeda hierarchy behind shot and wounded a policeman guarding the area, soldiers had defused a bomb Osama bin Laden and his Egyptian a government building in central planted by insurgents, the army said. deputy Ayman al-Zawahri. The official Kathmandu before they entered the The government again urged the rebels said Faraj, alias Dr Taufeeq, replaced building and planted a crude bomb to join peace talks yesterday, but said Khalid Sheikh Mohammed who was under a staircase, police said. The blast, it was not ready to bow to a demand to captured in Pakistan in March last which also wounded a passing free jailed guerrillas. “We need to start year. “Faraj heads the international motorcyclist, left twisted metal frames the talks without setting any operational wing of al-Qaeda, with the and glass littering the area around the preconditions,” Deputy Prime Minister help of an Egyptian accomplice, Abu city’s busy Dilli Bazar area. Hours Bharat Mohan Adhikari said. “The Hamza Rabia,” he said. Apart from earlier, suspected rebels set off a bomb government is ready to go to any Faraj, those named are all Pakistanis. at an empty police post on the outskirts length to resolve the crisis, but first let Amjad Hussain, alias Amjad Farooqi, of Kathmandu. The blasts are seen as us start the talks.” Peace negotiators, has also been indicted for the an attempt to scare people and ensure however, said the government had no kidnapping and killing of US journalist the blockade of major roads into the city contact with the rebels and was doing Daniel Pearl in January 2002. The is not violated. The unprecedented siege little to begin the peace talks. “The other four are said to be members of two of Kathmandu began on Wednesday government has not taken any banned Islamic extremist groups that (Aug 18) and is being enforced through initiative for the peace talks. How can have close links with al-Qaeda. All of fear of attack by the Maoists. They have we expect the rebels to come for the the suspected militants are wanted for not blocked highways or prevented talks just by listening to appeals on the bomb explosions and other crimes vehicles from moving in and out of the radio?” said Padma Ratna Tuladhar, committed within Pakistan rather than hill-ringed capital but drivers are too who had negotiated previous contacts outside the country. The rewards offer scared to take the risk and the amount between the government and the continues a government crackdown on of traffic has plunged. “The number of rebels. The government had agreed al-Qaeda that has led to the arrest of vehicles on the highway has further last week to another key rebel demand more than 60 suspects in Pakistan in reduced to a trickle,” a resident told to investigate and make public the the past month. The breakthrough was Reuters from Nagdhunga, 20 km south whereabouts and condition of missing the arrest in mid-July of an alleged al- of Kathmandu, the main entry point to guerrillas. Rebels walked out of peace Qaeda communication expert, Naeem the capital of the landlocked Himalayan talks and withdrew from a seven- Noor Khan. According to President nation. The southern highway from month cease-fire last August. Fearing Musharraf, the Pakistani security India is Kathmandu’s lifeline, carrying violence from the rebels, many people forces have uprooted al-Qaeda 90 percent of the city’s supplies. The have been unwilling to challenge the operatives from their safe houses in the blockade has began to bite, triggering blockade, which started last tribal region near the Afghan border fuel rationing and driving up food prices Wednesday (Aug 18). Rebels have and the authorities are determined to in the city of 1.5 million people. — detonated several bombs in the capital wipe them out from the rest of the Reuters. and fatally shot two people to scare country. London, Aug 23 — A press report, residents off the roads. dated today, states: As the blockade London, Aug 26 — A press report, RUSSIA imposed on Nepal’s capital by Maoist dated Aug 25, states: A week long London, Aug 22 — A press report, rebels entered its fifth day yesterday, blockade by Maoist rebels of Nepal’s dated today, states: Up to seven people thousands of demonstrators marched capital city Kathmandu has been lifted. were killed today in an attack on a through central Kathmandu urging the The rebels have released a statement police station in Grozny, the capital of guerrillas to call off their closure of saying the threat of reprisals directed the Russian breakaway republic of routes and shutdown of industries. at transport workers using roads into Chechnya, the Interfax news agency Police in Nepal say more than 1,000 the capital will be suspended for a reported. “Several (Chechen separatist) Maoist rebels have stormed a district month. It was a blockade imposed by guerrillas were destroyed. There are headquarters in the country’s north- fear rather than force. For one week losses among (pro-Russian) servicemen west, bombing government buildings very few vehicles travelled the five too,” a spokesman for the Russian forces and killing at least one soldier. Police highways into Kathmandu after in the North Caucasus, Major-general say the rebels attacked the Nepal’s Maoist rebels threatened to cut Ilya Shabalkin, told Interfax. Seven headquarters of the Jumla district late the hands off any drivers who defied people, including five policemen, were Saturday (Aug 21) and fought security them. With promises of government killed in the attack, in which assailants forces for about six hours. They say the security, road users were becoming open fire on the police station from a exact casualty figure is not clear, but increasingly defiant. That reality plus car, Interfax said, quoting “preliminary, one soldier was killed and six policemen complaints that only the poor were unconfirmed reports”. Several others are missing. suffering shortages, has persuaded at were wounded in the incident, Interfax London, Aug 24 — A press report, least some of the Maoist leadership to reported. War-torn Chechnya is to hold dated today, states: Rebels blockading sign a statement declaring that the a presidential election on August 29, the main road to the Nepalese capital blockade will be suspended for a month. after its pro-Russian leader, Akhmad ambushed an army truck today, killing A key demand connected to the Kadyrov, was killed in a bomb attack at least four soldiers and wounding two blockade, that Maoist rebel prisoners last May. others shortly after troops defused a be released, was not met by the London, Aug 24 — A press report, roadside bomb, officials said. 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16 Political & Civil Unrest strikes killed 12 rebels today outside seriously injured in a grenade attack in the Justice and Equality Movement Chechnya’s capital Grozny, the Interfax the same area while a police officer was (JEM), said. According to the Daily news agency said, citing a military killed in the eastern province. Rebels Star, less than a week before a critical spokesman. The bodies of five rebels today called for a protest campaign in UN Security Council meeting on were found about 6 miles south of the eastern Ampara district where the Darfur, Amnesty International on Grozny after the area was shelled by funerals of the two rebels were held Wednesday accused the government in Russian forces, and that seven others yesterday. Shops were closed and Khartoum of intimidating and were found in a separate spot, Interfax private transport was at a standstill in imprisoning scores of Sudanese quoted Maj. Gen. Ilya Shabalkin. the district due to the protest villagers, journalists, translators, Shabalkin said the rebels were believed campaign. Over the past three weeks lawyers and human rights activists to have been part of a group that came more than 25 people have been killed who dared to speak out about a conflict under attack Saturday (Aug 21) night, in attacks by the rebels and rival that has left more than 30,000 people amid heavy fighting in Grozny. groups in the eastern province and in dead and more than a million Saturday’s fighting was some of the the capital. Rebels last Monday displaced. In a report titled deadliest in the capital in months. assassinated a key activist of another Intimidation and denial: Attacks on Accounts of casualties have varied but rival group in Colombo. The rival Freedom of Expression in Darfur, an official in Chechnya’s Moscow- group, known as the Eelam People’s Amnesty added to the international backed government said Sunday that Democratic Party (EPDP), is another pressure on the Sudanese government more than 30 people were killed, group which is opposing the rebels who with only a few days remaining before including at least 23 Chechen police or control certain areas in the north and a 30-day deadline set by the Security Russian servicemen and some civilians eastern parts of the country. The Council for disarming the Janjaweed in attacks on police stations and rivalry killings have been a setback to militias and punishing those guilty of patrols. Another official said at least 41 the resumption of the Norwegian- abuses elapses. The two sides signed a people died - not including rebels - and backed peace talks between the ceasefire in April, but each accuses the Russian media, without citing sources, government and the LTTE and have have put the toll even higher. also endangered the Scandinavian- other of violating it. monitored ceasefire. Resumption of SPAIN peace talks between the government THAILAND London, Aug 22 — A press report, and the LTTE has been further delayed London, Aug 22 — A press report, dated today, states: Two bombs due to disagreement on the proposals dated today, states: Three bombs exploded today in two coastal towns in sent by the rebels to establish an exploded in a provincial capital in north-western Spain, after a tip-off by a Interim Self-Governing Authority Thailand’s troubled south, wounding 13 caller claiming to represent the Basque (ISGA). people and damaging more than 30 separatist organisation ETA, an vehicles in the latest violence blamed Interior Ministry spokesman said. One SUDAN on Islamic militants. The bombs hidden of the blasts, in a parking lot at the Khartoum, Aug 23 — Fighters from in cars and motorcycles blew up almost beach in the Galician town of Sanxenxo, two Darfur rebel groups surrendered to simultaneously outside karaoke bars slightly injured one person, while the Sudanese authorities in Northern and in hotel parking lots in the capital other went off in the marina of Baiona, Darfur state and said foreign of Yala province shortly before which police had evacuated. A man who intelligence forces were supporting midnight yesterday, police said. described himself as a member of ETA rebel leaders, Sudan’s armed forces Somsak said 13 people were injured had warned of the imminent explosions spokesman said today. “Eighteen rebels and more than 30 vehicles damaged. in a phone call to the separatist Basque from the Justice and Equality Thailand’s southern provinces near newspaper Gara. The blasts took to Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Malaysia have been wracked by seven the number of attacks over the Liberation Movement (SLM) gave violence in recent months. More than past two weeks to hit tourist spots themselves up today in the morning in 330 people have died since January in along the north-western Spanish coast. El-Fasher to the Northern Darfur state a spate of attacks blamed largely on a They have caused some damage and authorities and handed in their arms,” revived Islamic insurgency. one other injury. Mohamed Bashir Suleiman told Reuters. He said the governor of TURKEY SRI LANKA Northern Darfur, Osman Kebir, and London, Aug 26 — A press report, London, Aug 24 — A press report, military and security leaders greeted dated today, states: Seven people were dated Aug 23, states: Sporadic attacks them, and Kebir set the rebels free as injured when a bomb exploded by Tamil rebels and one of their part of a general amnesty for armed overnight outside a bank in Dortyol breakaway groups were continuing in men in Darfur. “They said the rebel Township in Turkey’s southern Hatay the eastern part of Sri Lanka despite a leaders had exploited them and Darfur province, semi-official Anatolia news Norwegian-backed ceasefire in for their personal issues,” said agency reported yesterday. The bomb, operation pending the resumption of Suleiman. “They said foreign which was planted in front of an ATM talks between rebels and the intelligence forces used to meet rebel of the Is Bankasi bank, exploded late government, military officials said leaders in hotels outside of Sudan and Tuesday night (Aug 24), injuring seven today. Suspected Tamil rebels today in give them money,” he added. He did not passers-by. Windows of several houses apparent retaliation attacked an army say which countries. The rebels were nearby were also broken and a bakery route-clearing patrol in the Mankerny not immediately available to comment. was damaged. The injured were area, 260 kilometres east of the capital, — Reuters. immediately sent to the hospital and injuring a soldier. Attacks on the London, Aug 25 — A press report, were in good conditions, according to military have been mounted by the dated today, states: The second day of Anatolia. “We think the explosion could rebels as they suspect that the security the African Union’s Sudanese peace be an act of terrorism,” said Hatay forces were backing the breakaway talks have ended in a deadlock after police chief Cafer Sahin after an group from the Liberation Tigers of Darfur’s rebel groups rejected the investigation on the spot. He added Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Today’s attack agenda, backtracking on an earlier that technical studies were underway came following an incident on Friday promise to push forward with to find out the type of the bomb. On (Aug 20) where two key LTTE members negotiations. Delegates will now were gunned down in the same area by Monday, one person was killed and return to the table later today to another injured in an explosion the breakaway group which is led by discuss the agenda after rebel leaders renegade regional military wing leader possibly caused by a bomb in the objected to a reference to the Mediterranean Turkish resort of Karuna. One of the rebel members “cantonment” or demobilisation of killed was the former political wing Antalya. Two suspects were detained, their armed forces. “We need this issue according to the police. Kurdish rebels leader for the region while the other specifically, the issue of cantonment, was in charge of rehabilitation recently warned they might target taken out of the agenda,” Ahmed tourist resorts in Turkey as part of activities in the area. On Saturday an Mohammed Tugod, chief negotiator of army officer and a soldier were their separatist struggle.

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17 Labour Disputes

that the strike has started to bite, claim that only the goods booking though companies and households have agencies are to pay service tax and that stockpiled supplies. However, motor the truck owners/ operators shall not be scooter maker Bajaj, which exports to affected by it. In fact, it is impossible to the US, said today it was struggling to segregate the two.” The strike could ship goods from its factories. Shipments fuel inflation, which hit a three-and-a were “very close to stoppage,” said half-year high of 7.96 per cent. executive director Sanjiv Bajaj. Mumbai, Aug 26 — The truck London, Aug 24 — A press report, operators’ strike has hit India ports. BANGLADESH dated today, states: Banking operations Though vessel operations continued See under “Political & Civil Unrest.” came to a halt as the nation-wide one- unaffected, cargo clearance from ports day bank strike, called by nine major and transportation of export cargo has COSTA RICA unions, began today to demand an early been hit badly. Jawaharlal Nehru Port, San Jose, Aug 25 — There has been a decision on the wage revision. While the which is in the throws of a severe transport strike, that for the past two banks’ management, represented by congestion, is facing a tough challenge days has closed the entrances and exits Indian Banks Association, pitched for in clearing its containers, mostly of the ports, borders and important 9.5% hike, the unions have asked for a heading to inland container depots. roads. — Lloyd’s Agents. 16% hike in salaries of officers and sub Senior port officials confirmed that the staff. Agitated over “negative” attitude strike has affected cargo clearance. INDIA of the Centre and IBA, the employees Trailer movement at various ports has Mumbai, Aug 21 — The Nhava Sheva owing allegiance to AIBEA, AIBOC, been affected, with upcountry traffic International Container Terminal NCBE, AIBOA, BEFI, INBEF, INBOC, having come to a halt. Many container (NSICT), which is operated by P&O NOBW and NOBO — affiliated to vessels, which called at Jawaharlal Ports, at 1400, Aug 18 closed its export Congress, Left or Sangh parivar — are Nehru and Mumbai over the last two gate indefinitely. As of yesterday, participating in the token strike. days, could load only a few boxes, and NSICT is struggling with as many as United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), the strike has also paralyzed the 16,600 containers, of which 12,300 are an umbrella entity comprising four movement of import containers by road. import boxes, said a senior NSICT bank officers’ unions and five bank A senor port official in Mumbai said the official. This is as against NSICT’s employees’ unions, said if the demands port handled 15 vessels on Aug 23, storage capacity of 11,500 containers. are not met immediately, it would chalk including two container vessels and two Truckers and transport operators under out further course of action on Aug 25 palm oil vessels. He said the movement the banner of the All India Motor at its central committee’s meeting in of containers from port to CFSs was Transport Congress (AIMTC) have Mumbai. NOBO has also warned of a normal, but movement of cargo from the decided to go on a nationwide indefinite two-day strike in September if the port to consignee and vice versa was strike from today in protest against the demands of the bank employees are not completely paralyzed. — Llloyd’s imposition of service tax. Trucks, settled amicably by this month.The Agents. tempos and oil tankers will all stop Eighth Bipartite settlement for wage plying from today. The associations revision is due for bank employees since RUSSIA have already stopped booking of November 1, 2002 but has not been London, Aug 24 — A press report, vehicles from Aug 19. Loading of any settled because of negative attitude of dated today, states: Freight shipments vehicle will not be accepted from today. Central government and Indian Banks began bypassing St. Petersburg Sea — Lloyd’s Agents. Association, the unions alleged. At Port, heading for the ports in the Baltic London, Aug 23 — A press report, present, all the banks, particularly the States instead, due to the on-going dated today, states: A strike by India’s public sector banks, are maintaining a dockers’ strike at the city port. Over biggest group of truck owners has reasonable profitability, and during 100 companies, including ship owners moved into its third day, as a row over a 1999-2003, the per employee business and shipping agents, became hostages new tax continues. About 60% of goods had risen from Rs 1.25 crore to Rs 2.16 of the strike, each of them loosing in India are carried by road, so the crore and per employee profit to Rs 1.77 thousands of US dollars, Delovoi stoppage has led to fears of goods lakh from Rs 0.90 lakh, the unions said. Peterburg reported yesterday. The shortages that could fuel already-high London, Aug 25 — A press report, vessels that have already arrived have inflation. Truck owners are demanding dated today, states: Thousands of been forced to wait for weeks, while that the government withdraw a truckers stayed off the roads for the other vessels have turned west and proposed 10% tax on freight bookings, fifth day today to protest a new service gone to the Baltic states. St. Petersburg saying it will hurt their business. tax, disrupting movement of goods and Sea Port has not declared force majeure Indian press reports said talks between pushing up prices. The All India Motor circumstances, therefore, each company the two sides might happen today. The Transport Congress, the country’s working at the port is paying euros strike co-ordinators, the All India Motor largest truck union with nearly 3 2,000 in daily fines for the delay, Transport Congress (Aimtc), said nearly million vehicles, rejected appeal by Delovoi Peterburg said. The total losses 2.5 million trucks were off the road Finance Minister P Chidambaram the companies working at St. today. “We are determined not to pull yesterday to end the strike saying the Petersburg Sea Port are bearing have out of the strike till the government agitation would continue till the topped $1 million, which is hurting the withdraws these new tax proposals,” government withdraws the 10 per cent port’s reputation, the newspaper said. said Aimtc president BN Dhumal. service tax. “The strike is total in all “The port is not willing to compromise Aimtc has threatened to escalate the parts of the country. There is no loading with the dockers, and we are stoppage if the government does not or unloading of goods taking place experiencing huge losses due to broken back down. “The remaining trucks, like anywhere in the country,” said B N terms of delivery. But we can tankers carrying oil, milk, vegetables Dhumal, president, AIMTC. understand the port — the dockers’ and medicines will join in from Chidambaram at a late night press wages are already higher than average tomorrow if the government does not conference had clarified that the new and cannot be raised,” a shipping agent listen to us,” said Mr Dhumal. The tax would only apply to booking agents told Delovoi Peterburg. Dozens of Finance Ministry has issued a and not to truck owners or transporters. vessels have accumulated at the port statement calling for public patience AIMTC president B N Dhumal said: and nearly 1,000 carriages at the Novy until it is able to explain to the truck “They (the government) are making Port station of the Oktyabrskaya operators that the tax on freight futile attempts to divide the transport railroad. The port’s net profits in the bookings does not affect them, only community into different segments. first half of 2004 fell by 50%, Interfax freight agencies. But the explanation What they ignore is that all the reported yesterday. St. Petersburg Sea failed to satisfy Aimtc, which argued different components of the industry Port has been virtually paralysed since that the line between freight agencies are neatly woven together and have a Jul 19, when the dockers began and truck operators is often blurred, symbiotic relation. Any change or demanding that the port’s new owner, and many of its members will have to problem in one segment disturbs the the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine, pay the tax. There were signs today whole chain. Therefore, it is childish to or NLMC, raise their salaries. 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.

18 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts/Computer Systems dockers complete the daily hours stated ground in the two years after the remote location can be easily reached in their contracts, but refuse to work pipeline leak, but gasoline-related only by rail or boat. Cranes were overtime. At the same time, the strike toxins, including the carcinogen moving in on rail and crews would be is costing them nearly half their benzene, remain in Sunburst’s working through the night to clear the monthly earnings, largely depending on groundwater and soil. The lawsuit, filed track, Sease said. overtime hours. The strike began as the in 2001, argued that Texaco’s plan to port switched to a domestic owner from monitor the groundwater while nature an offshore company. Based on continued to filter out the chemicals combined reports, off-shore Nasdor would take too long. McKittrick had Anstalt sold its controlling package of ruled that Texaco could not include in the port’s shares to a Danish its defense that the Montana metallurgical company Jysk Department of Environmental Quality Stalindustri, acting on behalf of NLMC, supports the idea of letting nature clean in June. On Jun 22, the controlling up the spill over time. The 82 plaintiffs package was passed to the Depository in the case include the Sunburst School PAINTINGS, OSLO, NORWAY and Clearing Company for a nominal District. London, Aug 22 — A press report, holding. The partakers did not publish dated today, states: Armed robbers the amount of the deal. According to ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch last month’s Kommersant Vlast UNITED STATES painting, The Scream, from the Munch magazine, the deal amounted to at least London, Aug 25 — A press report, Museum in Norway. Two masked $100 million. In addition to the dated today, states: A Missouri appeals thieves pulled the work and another controlling package, NLMC also court yesterday reinstated a jury’s $8.5 painting, Madonna, off the wall as purchased 81% of the shares in the million award to the family of a boy stunned visitors watched. One robber port’s First, Second and Fourth paralyzed in a car seat. The ruling by threatened staff with a gun before the Stevedoring Companies, that ship the three-judge panel reversed a St. pair escaped in a waiting car, a exported metal, coal, fertilisers and oil Louis judge’s 2002 decision to order a museum officer said. Another version of products. The port’s other largest retrial, at the request of car-seat maker the painting was stolen in 1994 and shareholders are the city property Evenflo Co., on claims that punitive was recovered three months later. management committee with 28.79% damages were wrongly awarded. Jurors Three Norwegians were arrested in and the ministry of economic awarded the damages to Damon Steele, connection with that theft. Jorunn development with 20%. whose son Denver John “D.J.’’ Steele, Christofferson, a press officer at the then two, was injured while riding in Munch Museum, said the museum was an Evenflo car seat during the one- full of people when the robbers took the vehicle crash in 1996. With yesterday’s two paintings - frames and all - off the ruling, “we feel that justice was done,’’ walls of the gallery. Kjell Pedersen of said Evan Douthit, an attorney for the the Oslo police told the Norwegian Steeles. With accrued interest, Douthit daily Aftenposten that police had said, the jury award has grown to more “mobilised all available resources on than $12.3 million. An Evenflo the ground and in the air”. Nobody was attorney, John Murphy, said further hurt and no shots were fired, Ms PIPELINE LEAK, SUNBURST, appeals were planned to the full Christofferson said. She said the MONTANA, UNITED STATES appellate court, then to the Missouri museum had closed-circuit television London, Aug 20 — A press report, Supreme Court, if necessary. Ohio- that would have captured the event on dated Aug 19, states: A jury has ordered based Evenflo argued that the car’s video, but that the thieves “were Texaco to pay $15 million to finish driver, Damon Steele’s ex-girlfriend, wearing black hoods, like bank cleaning up a 1955 gasoline pipeline failed to put D.J. in the seat properly, robbers”. The Scream and The spill in a small town, and $25 million in and that even if she had, the child Madonna are among the two most punitive damages for not doing it would have been injured by the crash’s valuable paintings in the museum sooner. Texaco had argued that the severity. collection, she said. cleanup in Sunburst, in northwestern Montana, was unnecessary because there was no evidence anyone’s health was at risk. The company said the Computer Systems contamination is 10 feet below ground in groundwater too briny for drinking or watering. The Cascade County jury yesterday awarded the plaintiffs $15 million in cleanup costs, $350,000 to cover the plaintiffs’ costs of MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA, investigating the problem and $767,500 UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM in damages for creating a public London, Aug 20 — A press report, London, Aug 24 — A press report, nuisance and violating the plaintiffs’ dated Aug 19, states: A 98-car CSX dated Aug 23, states: A national right to a clean environment. Jurors freight train derailed in north Mobile computer problem prevented people awarded the punitive damages today. County, and about 14 cars wound up from withdrawing benefits and pensions District Judge Thomas McKittrick must in a bayou while eight more piled up today, it has emerged. The Post Office hold a hearing to determine whether on land, officials said. Three said its Card Account computer network the punitive damages are reasonable. locomotives had been pulling the coal- crashed between midday and 1543, BST, “We were very pleased with the verdict, laden train from Montgomery to hitting 200,000 customers. The new because first and foremost it will allow Mobile when it derailed late this automated account system, which was the Sunburst plaintiffs to clean up the afternoon. No one was injured in the introduced last year and pays out contamination,” said plaintiffs’ attorney accident. CSX spokesman Gary Sease pensions and other benefits, is now David Slovak. Dan Johnson, said he did not have any information working normally. The Post Office government and public affairs manager about the cause of the derailment. It apologised to customers who were for Texaco in the Rockies, said the will take several days before the cause affected by the problem. Post Office company will appeal. The lawsuit can be determined, he said. Cars spokesman Jonathan Kinsella said: “We revolved around a 19-acre underground toppled from the railroad apologise to our customers for the plume of contaminants left after a embankment into a body of water problem. We would encourage people to pipeline leak at the now-defunct identified on some county maps as return to their post office this Sunburst Works Refinery. The company Catfish Bayou, between the Bayou afternoon, where they will now be able did pump some of the gasoline from the Sara and Bayou Canot bridges. The to collect their benefits.”

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19 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions

demolished following a massive blaze which began yesterday after machinery Miscellaneous caught fire. The damping down and demolition work in the Nottinghamshire town has continued to cause problem with trains at Mansfield station.

FORESTS, GREECE INFESTATION OF LOCUSTS, FACTORY, MANSFIELD, London, Aug 23 — A press report, NORTH AND WEST AFRICA NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM dated today, states: A fire was raging in London, Aug 20 — A press report, London, Aug 24 — A press report, a pinewood forest east of Athens dated today, states: One of the worst dated today, states: Up to 100 people without threatening any Olympic venues, the fire service said today. The locust infestation to hit West Africa in have been moved out of their homes fire was burning near the 15 years has reached northern Nigeria, after a fire at a plastics factory in Mansfield. Other householders are archaeological site of Vravrona, 40 where authorities are battling the kilometres east of Athens. But the swarms with insecticide sprayed from being urged to keep doors and windows closed to avoid the effects of smoke Games’ shooting and equestrian centre crop-dusting airplanes, officials said coming the Pyramid Plastics plant on at Markopoulo, 10km away, were in no today. The swarms moving in from Victoria Street. The fire also caused the danger, a spokesperson said. Some 120 North Africa have begun to invade the postponement of tonight’s Carling Cup firemen with 30 vehicles and five northwestern Nigerian states of Sokoto game between Mansfield Town and aircrafts were battling the flames, and Zamfara, threatening the Preston. Around 50 firefighters tackled which were still not under control two livelihoods of subsistence farmers, the flames. Nobody was hurt but some hours after the eruption early this officials told The Associated Press. “We people were treated for smoke afternoon. The spokesperson for the have started spraying insecticides to inhalation. Nearby roads have been Greek fire service said the blaze was curb the menace. We leased an aircraft cordoned off by police as there are still “large” but did not clarify the extent of for this purpose,” said Sokoto state concerns the building could collapse. the area it covered. High winds were spokesman Mustapha Shehu. “But I’m Eight fire engines were sent to the hampering firefighters’ efforts, the afraid unless we get help and scene, and eyewitnesses said the smoke spokesperson added. cooperation from our neighbors in could be seen from up to two miles Kebbi, Zamfara and also Niger away. No trains are being allowed to FORESTS, INDONESIA London, Aug 20 — A press report, Republic it will be a difficult task.” In pass along the track through Mansfield dated today, states: Fires from forests Zamfara, entire crops have been ruined because of the smoke. Buses are ferrying passengers between Kirkby-in- and farmland have spread across East and officials are trying to protect other Kalimantan, causing haze in cities and land from destruction, said the Ashfield and Mansfield Woodhouse. London, Aug 25 — A press report, towns around the province. Local spokesman for that state, Ibrahim dated today, states: Up to 100 people officials said yesterday that farmers Birnin Magagi. The insects have were evacuated from their homes, and had lit the fires, some of which had already caused serious crop damage in train services were disrupted, during a been detected in conservation areas. Mauritania, Mali and Niger and Chad fire at a plastics factory in Mansfield, “The forest fires were set by residents and are heading toward Sudan’s Notts. The fire at Pyramid Plastics also to clear land. Most burned areas are warring Darfur region, where fighting stopped the Carling Cup match between close to roads, so smoke can clearly has driven one million people from Mansfield Town and Preston. More than been seen,” said Kusnadi, an official their homes, according to U.N. figures. 60 firefighters tackled the fire, which with the forest fire control task force at The U.N. Food and Agriculture began at around 1300, BST, yesterday the East Kalimantan forestry office. He Organization has said the insects were and continued overnight. Nearby roads said that 102 hot spots had been settling at a rate of 200,000 locusts per were cordoned off by police, as there recorded on Aug 18, 2004, a sharp acre. were concerns the building could increase from only three hot spots collapse. Nobody was seriously hurt, recorded a day earlier by the National POWER OUTAGE, BAHRAIN but a number of people were treated for Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via satellite. London, Aug 23 — A press report, breathing in smoke. Firefighters Thirty-nine hot spots were detected in dated today, states: Electricity went out remained at the scene throughout the night, monitoring the shell of the Kutai Kertanegara regency, 25 in Berau across Bahrain today, leaving people regency, 20 in East Kutai regency, eight without air conditioning on a day when building. No trains were being allowed to pass along the track through in Bulungan, four in Pasir and two in temperatures were expected to reach Mansfield because of the smoke. Eight Nunukan and Malinau, while one hot 130, snarling rush hour traffic and fire engines were sent to the scene, and spot was detected in both Samarinda sending businesses and the U.S. Navy eyewitnesses said the smoke could be and West Kutai. Kusnadi said his office to their generators. The cause of the seen from up to two miles away. It is had reported the matter to the East outage was not immediately clear. The thought the fire started in some Kalimantan governor so he could take power went out just before 0900 hrs in machinery. Station Officer Glenn Mears measures to avoid conditions the capital, hub of the main population said crews are putting water in through worsening. “East Kalimantan could be center. Police were deployed to major the roof which has collapsed. Structural placed on alert,” he said. Kusnadi said intersections to fill in for traffic lights, engineers will examine the building his office had also notified all municipal but cars still sat bumper-to-bumper later today to determine whether the it and regency administrations to take throughout the city. Firefighters were needs to be pulled down. A anticipatory measures amid fears that dispatched to rescue people stuck in the Nottinghamshire fire service fires could spread further. Haze from elevators of high-rise buildings. spokesman said earlier that there was forest fires could be seen in Samarinda Temperatures were fairly mild in the no indication the fire was started on Tuesday (Aug 17) morning. However, it did not disrupt flights to or from the morning, but expected to soar by deliberately. Trains on the Robin Hood city. Residents have not been advised to midday to around 130 when wind and Line are running to timetable, but Mansfield town station is still closed as wear masks. Areas affected by fire humidity is factored in. Managers at include land within the Bukit Soeharto banks, hotels and the phone and mobile a precaution. Passengers are advised to use Mansfield Woodhouse station conservation forest, which is adjacent to phone companies said they switched to instead. the Balikpapan-Samarinda highway, their generators, but many said that London, Aug 26 — A press report, and part of the Kutai National Park was not enough to sustain all their dated Aug 25, states: Work has begun (TNK). Malaysian authorities have regular services. Bahrain’s main oil to knock down a plastics factory in complained about haze originating from refinery, which has its own power Mansfield that was devastated by fire. fires in Kalimantan, saying they had generator, was not affected. The Pyramid Products building is being ordered one million face masks and

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20 Fires & Explosions were taking measures to encourage was exacerbated when the fires met Mohammed VI, appealed for rainfall in an effort to reduce the effects with coal deposits, as had occurred international assistance. This morning of the smoke. Air quality in Seri Aman recently in the Bukit Soeharto Canadair planes, more commonly district in Sarawak state has been rated Community Forest located along the known as water bombers, will arrive “unhealthy” because of wildfires in main highway between Balikpapan and from France, Italy and Spain. Indonesia’s Kalimantan province, The Samarinda, as well as in Malinau Star cited Sarawak deputy chief regency. Forest fires have also broken HELIUM PLANT, OREBURG, minister George Tan as saying. “The out in conservation areas in the Kutai RUSSIA smoke carried by the wind from National Park in East Kutai and the London, Aug 23 — A press report, Kalimantan is turning in to our Talisayan protected forest in Berau dated today, states: Six fires were put direction and is hitting us,” Tan told the regency. The area destroyed by fire thus out at a helium factory located 35 km daily. “One million masks are now on far this season is estimated at 32 from Yekaterinburg today. Firefighters standby and ready for distribution hectares. Kusnadi said that there had are in efforts to extinguish the fire at throughout the state.” Tan said the been no reports of fires being four other sites, a senior official of the hazy conditions had been aggravated by deliberately set in forest concessions. Volgra-Urals regional emergencies a lack of rain, adding that his Rather, they were caused by people centre, Nikolai Gerasimov, said. Helium government was preparing to launch engaging in land clearance. The fires conduits are being cooled, and the cloud seeding operations, in which had spread rapidly in areas with coal electricity supply at the factory has chemicals are fired into clouds to induce deposits. Based on 12 satellite been cut off. The fire erupted on downpours. Environment officials said photographs taken by the National Saturday (Aug 21), sweeping across a the overall air quality in Sarawak state Oceanic Atmosphere Administration 1,400 square metre area. Gerasimov on Borneo and in the rest of Malaysia (NOAA) on Aug 23, 11 hotspots were said the fire was caused by a propane was moderate although visibility in detected in four regencies in East explosion that sent a mechanical impact some areas was bad. Kalimantan; one in Berau, four in on one of conduits. One of firefighters London, Aug 21 — A press report, Kutai Kertanegara, five in East Kutai died in the flames. Five people have dated today, states: Smokey haze from and one in Pasir. The highest number of been hospitalised with burns, contusion forest and brush fires blanketed parts hotspots in August was recorded on Aug and poisoning with fire fumes. Three of the Indonesian islands of Borneo and 19, with 103 hotspots. Twelve hotspots crews are fighting the fire. Causes of it Sumatra today, disrupting flights in were detected on Aug 21 and 62 are being ascertained. western Borneo island, officials said. At hotspots on Aug 22. The satellite also least five flights in Pontianak city in located a number of hotspots in NATAURAL GAS STORAGE West Kalimantan province were Kalimantan. On Aug 21, 115 hotspots FACILITY, MOSS BLUFF, TEXAS, delayed early today by smoke from fires were found in West Kalimantan UNITED STATES lit to clear new plantation land, said province, 35 in South Kalimantan Houston, Aug 20 — A fresh explosion Kosasi Munir, the city’s airport province and 141 in Central rocked a day-old fire at a natural gas operations chief. Morning visibility was Kalimantan province. Meanwhile on storage facility near Houston, sending a only at 50 to 300 metres, Munir said. A Aug 22, 35 hotspots were detected in giant fireball high into the sky and meteorology official in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan and 15 in South prompting the evacuation of local the capital of neighbouring Central Kalimantan. None were detected in residents, the facility operator said Kalimantan province, warned that West Kalimantan. According to today. Residents told local television forest and brush fires creating the haze Kusnadi, the big variation in the they felt the blast as far as eight miles could worsen as the rainy season is not number of hotspots detected from day to away. The fire, which has burned expected before September. “Compared day was due to a lack of maximum through the night, grew in size to the previous years, land clearing is satellite coverage. So far, the haze from following the blast. It sent flames slightly down but the dry spell will not the forest fires has covered Samarinda, shooting about 1,000 feet into the sky. end before September so things are Balikpapan, Kutai Kertanegara and Duke Energy Gas Transmission, a unit going to get worse, although it won’t be East Kutai, but the East Kalimantan of U.S. power producer Duke Energy as bad as four years ago,” said Ferdy provincial administration has yet to Corp., said an above-ground valve Purwana of the city’s meteorology pronounce the situation hazardous, and structure gave way at its 16-billion- station. Sumatra and Borneo islands - has not warned the public to use masks. cubic-foot Moss Bluff storage facility, which border Singapore and Malaysia - The haze has also not affected flights to causing an increased release of gas. A are the areas usually hardest hit by the and from Temindung Airport in Liberty County Sheriff’s Department choking haze, an annual dry-season Samarinda. An official from the local dispatcher said a mandatory evacuation hazard in parts of Indonesia. Officials air traffic control, Ucok, said that pilots had been implemented for about 75 blame fires set by large forest and had been informed about the haze residents who live within a three-mile plantation concession-holders, as well covering the province, but that flights radius around the burning pipeline as by small farmers, to clear land for had not been affected thus far. leading from the natural gas storage cultivation. site. Firefighters have been battling a London, Aug 26 — A press report, FORESTS, MOROCCO blaze at the facility, built in salt dated today, states: East Kalimantan London, Aug 25 — A press report, caverns, since an explosion early forestry office firefighters are on high dated today, states: France, Spain and yesterday morning. All personnel on the alert as forest and cropland fires spread Italy are to send water-bomber aircrafts site have been accounted for, and no to coal deposits. As the situation to Morocco to fight a major forest fire injuries were reported, Duke said. The becomes worse by the day, the raging in the north of the country. facility has been isolated from five provincial administration has increased Morocco’s government appealed for help nearby pipelines, which continue to fire watch patrols and field monitoring, from its Mediterranean neighbours operate. But service to Moss Bluff and moved in more fire-fighting after more than 2,000 hectares of forest storage customers has been suspended, equipment to fire-prone locations. had been devoured by flames. Duke said. — Reuters. Starting this week, our teams have Mediterranean forest fires are common been observing the situation around the during the hot summer months, but in OPERA HOUSE, BONN, GERMANY clock and carrying out fire fighting Morocco they are rare. This is largely London, Aug 24 — A press report, activities at every hotspot,” said the because it has fewer and smaller dated Aug 23, states: A fire apparently head of the Forest Fire Management forests. So far no-one has died in the set off by welders doing roof repairs Unit at the East Kalimantan Forestry blaze in the region of Sidi Kacem, seriously damaged Bonn’s opera house Office, Kusnadi Katam. Weather around 130km from the capital, Rabat. today, just two weeks before the conditions in East Kalimantan are hot But as the fire continues to spread scheduled start of its fall season with and windy right now. If this kind of there is concern it could reach more music by Ludwig van Beethoven. The weather persists, the forest fires could populated areas near the capital. The blaze left scorched holes in the boxy intensify into as big a disaster as in Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie has been building’s aluminum-sided exterior, and 2001,” he said. He added that the struggling to contain the fire since early authorities said smoke and water danger of the fires spreading rapidly yesterday evening, when the King, caused damage on and around the

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21 Fires & Explosions stage. No injuries were reported. The almost 12 hours to dampen it down. No Iderstine says the fire was noticed city’s top culture official, Ludwig one was hurt. A total of five sheds were immediately, and emergency crews from Krapf, voiced concern that equipment damaged. The cause of the fire is being the refinery responded to the scene under the stage also might have been investigated. within minutes. The fire was brought damaged. The seating area apparently under control immediately with was unscathed. With damage being PREMISES, FLINT, MICHIGAN, firefighting foam, but the flame and assessed, there was no immediate UNITED STATES smoke were stubborn and hard to decision on whether officials would London, Aug 21 — A press report, extinguish completely. Firefighters have to delay the Beethoven festival dated Aug 20, states: Damage is battled the small, smoldering blaze for set to begin Sep 8 with a concert at the estimated at up to $6 million in a blaze about an hour and a half. opera house. Smoke billowed skyward that destroyed a popular Flint as about 160 firefighters responded, supermarket and strip mall. Smoke SHOPPING CENTRE, ADELAIDE, breaking open the aluminum side and from the fire at Mr. B’s Foodland could SOUTH AUSTRALIA roof to get at the blaze in the building be seen several miles away. The fire London, Aug 23 — A press report, constructed on the banks of the Rhine investigation is still in its early stages. dated today, states: Police and security River in 1965. Only a few workers Little has been determined regarding guards have been on duty overnight at were inside because the building was the cause. It started just before 1900, the Mitcham shopping centre near closed for summer break. A fire Thursday (Aug 19) at Mr. B’s Adelaide, protecting damaged teller department spokesman, Albert supermarket. That’s when employees machines and a bank, after yesterday’s Lehmann, said the fire was believed to noticed smoke and customers were huge fire. Shop owners are still have been started by sparks from evacuated. When firefighters arrived, counting the cost of the blaze, which welding on the roof. the building was engulfed in flames. caused up to $15 million damage. At London, Aug 24 — A press report, More than 70 firefighters from across least half of the 50 shops were gutted dated Aug 23, states: The roof of the Genesee County spent hours last night by the fire, which ripped through the Bonn opera house caught fire early fighting this massive fire on Dupont building yesterday morning. Mayor of today, spreading to the stage and the and Stewart Streets. The fire spread Mitcham Ivan Brooks says the wings and causing considerable damage quickly to an adjacent dollar store and community is rallying round the shop but no casualties, firefighters said after local social security office. Despite their owners who watched their livelihoods bringing the blaze under control. Few best efforts, firefighters could not save go up in flames. The Mitcham Fire people were inside the opera house, the building but were able to save about Service will continue its investigations which is observing a summer recess, a dozen computers in the Social today but says it is unlikely the fire was when the fire broke out. Repairs are Security office. deliberately lit. expected to last until mid-September, London, Aug 23 — A press report, scotching a planned recital of the REFINERY, HALIFAX, CANADA dated today, states: The most intense baritone Thomas Hampson on Sep 8. London, Aug 23 — A press report, and damaging fire in Adelaide for five dated today, states: A fuel mix-up years took less than an hour to rip PREMISES, CINCINNATI, OHIO, caused a fire at the Imperial Oil through Mitcham Shopping Centre UNITED STATES Refinery in Dartmouth yesterday, early yesterday, causing $20 million London, Aug 21 — A press report, sending plumes of black smoke over damage and devastating at least 20 dated yesterday, states: More than 150 Halifax harbour. The fire broke out businesses. So fierce was the blaze, the firefighters battled for over five hours around 2300 hrs in the fuel gas system, Metropolitan Fire Service went to its before finally getting the upper hand on said Brian Fairley, manager of the highest response level - a rare fourth a stubborn and spectacular fire that refinery. Liquid fuel leaked into two alarm. Extra MFS firefighters were gutted the Queen City Barrel Co. in furnaces that were not designed to burn rushed to the scene in taxis leaving Lower Price Hill and prompted officials liquids, said Fairley. The fire lasted Country Fire Service volunteers to man to warn thousands of residents to stay about half an hour. The mix caused a metropolitan stations. Smoke blanketed inside their homes. The five-alarm fire flame that was bigger than usual and southern parts of the city as the fire reduced two thirds of the 400,000 the flare stack spat thick, black smoke took hold of the Belair Rd complex square foot Queen City Barrel complex out into the sky. “Everything is about 0440 hrs. “It was too dangerous to smoking rubble, with the walls contained and we are stabilizing all the for firefighters to mount an internal remaining only on the east end of the units,” said Fairley, just hours after the attack and they were forced to use three four-block long structure. The fire was incident. “The systems all shut down as aerial appliances,” MFS spokesman still smoldering this morning, and they were supposed to.” About 200 Richard Gray said. “It’s the biggest I’ve Cincinnati Fire Chief Robert Wright people work at the refinery, but Fairley seen in a long time.” Police cordoned off said it might not be put down for good said no one was injured in Sunday’s surrounding streets amid concerns for until tomorrow. Firefighters, who fire. “We’re still doing an investigation public safety as external walls of the reported no serious injuries, finally got to find out why the liquid got into the shopping centre threatened to collapse. the blaze under control around gas system,” he said. Fairley confirmed Glass from shop fronts and an atrium midnight, about the time that no product, gas or liquid, left any shattered, covering the ground. “It’s thundershowers soaked the area. All contained area of the refinery, which definitely a danger area with extreme three floors of Queen City Barrel were sits on 260 hectares of land on the damage,” SAPOL State Duty Officer “crammed with barrels from ceiling to Dartmouth side of the harbour. Inspector Kent McFarlane said. “The floor,” Wright said. That fueled the impact will be quite intense - it’s all but flames, which were shooting through REFINERY, REGINA, CANADA completely destroyed,” he said of the the windows and roof by the time the London, Aug 25 — A press report, centre which was refurbished only 18 first fire units arrived about 1900 hrs. dated yesterday, states: A lightning months ago. At least 20 shops were strike caused a freak fire at a Regina oil gutted and 10 more received smoke and PREMISES, refinery yesterday afternoon, igniting a water damage before the blaze was COUNTY LONDONDERRY, large container of gas and sending brought under control about 0550 hrs. UNITED KINGDOM flames shooting 10 feet into the air. Secure fire doors in the complex London, Aug 23 — A press report, “There is a possibility the thing could prevented damage to other shops but dated today, states: An extensive blaze have gotten bigger, but fortunately it most of the complex’s northern side was at a furniture store in County did not,” said Bud Van Iderstine, senior destroyed. Heat and smoke forced fire Londonderry has been put out by vice president of refining at Consumers’ cause investigators to wait several firefighters. The fire began yesterday in Co-operative Refineries Limited, hours before they were able to enter the the building at Upperlands in Maghera. speaking to reporters after the fire was centre to being inquiries. Early At one point, 30 firefighters were extinguished late yesterday afternoon. investigations have not been able involved in attempting to put out the The gas tank, which is about 40 metres determine how the fire began, although blaze. The main blaze was brought wide and 15 metres high and was about it is not believed to be suspicious. under control after a few hours, but fire 80 per cent full of gas, was struck by Initial investigations suggest the fire crews had to stay at the scene for lightning at about 1430 hrs. Van began in the complex’s top section on

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22 Fires & Explosions/Aviation the eastern side in a cluster of shops, WILDFIRES, PORTUGAL to the area to help decrease the including an Amcal chemist, Australia London, Aug 21 — A press report, possibility of power lines snapping and Post office and a dry cleaners.”It moved dated yesterday, states: Firefighters sparking more fires. into the ceiling, spreading between the aided by airplanes and helicopters ceiling and the roof, and was so intense today brought a wildfire which burned one of the outside walls has buckled,” along three fronts in southern Portugal Mr Gray said. Meanwhile, shop owners under control, emergency services said. and staff from most of the 60 businesses “The fire is very disperse and that tried to comprehend the magnitude of complicated the work of firefighters but the damage. Shopping centre the various fronts are almost all management said the complex would be contained,” the director of the closed for most of today as firefighter service in the southern investigations continued. Early district of Beja, Francisco Canudo Sena, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PIERRE- estimates place the structural damage told national news agency Lusa. A total ELLIOTT TRUDEAU AIRPORT, to the building at $15 million. However, of 30 fire engines, two water-dropping MONTREAL, CANADA the final bill is expected to top $20 planes, and planes and four helicopters London, Aug 22 — A press report, million as shop owners tally stock worked with 94 firefighters to put out dated today, states: A London-bound losses, interior damage and profit loss the blaze, which destroyed scrub and British Airways aircraft carrying 302 over the next few days. brush land as well as eucalyptus and passengers from Phoenix, Arizona was cork trees. It was not yet clear what diverted to Montreal today for technical TYRE PLANT, AMAGI, FUKUOKA caused the fire, which broke out early reasons, a spokesperson for the airline PREFECTURE, JAPAN this afternoon. told AFP. “The plane was diverted into London, Aug 21 — A press report, Montreal” early in the morning, he said, dated today, states: A fire broke out WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES adding that the Boeing 747, flight BA yesterday at a Bridgestone Corp. tyre London, Aug 23 — A press report, 288, “landed safely” at Pierre-Elliott plant in Amagi, Fukuoka Prefecture, dated today, states: Rain and cooler Trudeau airport. “Engineers are injuring 13 people, firefighters said. temperatures helped firefighters rein in checking the aircraft at the moment Twelve suffered from fume inhalation a 16,400-acre wildfire in central and the plane will hopefully take off and one suffered burns, officials said. Washington yesterday, allowing again later today” for London Heathrow Their conditions were not considered evacuation orders to be lifted for Airport, the spokesperson added. “We life-threatening, but five of them were residents of more than 300 homes. By are putting up all passengers in hotels hospitalized. A production line at the midday, crews had the blaze entirely for the time being.” plant, which mainly makes tyres for surrounded. The fire, burning buses and trucks, caught fire around northwest of Wenatchee, was 85 percent AIRCRAFT EVACUATED, 1420 and was extinguished by 1700, contained, Forest Service spokesman SYDNEY AIRPORT, AUSTRALIA after around 800 square metres of the Allen Gibbs said. Firefighters worked to London, Aug 26 — A press report, facility were gutted, according to local establish a 36-mile perimeter around dated today, states: A security fire officials. Bridgestone officials said the flames. Their efforts were aided by investigation at Sydney Airport has that they suspended all operations at showers that dropped between one- caused some disruptions to domestic the plant after the fire. tenth and one-half of an inch of rain. terminal operations. A white powder More rain was expected during the next has been discovered on a Virgin Blue WAREHOUSE, POOLE, DORSET, few days. Crews were also helped by flight from Melbourne to Sydney. UNITED KINGDOM daytime temperatures that dropped into Hazardous materials officers from the London, Aug 20 — A press report, the 60s after weeks in the 90s. On New South Wales Fire Brigade have dated today, states: A huge fire at a Saturday night (Aug 21), 304 homes been called to investigate. The aircraft warehouse which needed more than 100 remained under mandatory evacuation has been isolated on the tarmac for firefighters to bring under control may orders, and residents of an additional more than two hours. have been started deliberately, 167 homes had been advised to leave. London, Aug 26 — A press report, according to police. The fire broke out at But by noon yesterday, everyone was dated today, states: Passengers and about 2030 BST, on Wednesday night cleared to return home, Gibbs said. The crew on a flight arriving at Sydney (Aug 18) at the Motor World building on two-week-old fire destroyed one home Airport tonight were evacuated after a the Nuffield Industrial Estate, in Poole, and damaged several other buildings. It potentially hazardous substance was Dorset. At one stage, firefighters was believed to have been human- found on the aircraft. A spokesman for thought there were gas cylinders inside caused, but investigators ruled out Airservices Australia said 151 people, the property which could explode. A arson. Wet, cooler weather kept most of including six crew members, were man in his 40s was questioned and later the state’s other wildfires from growing, evacuated from the aircraft, which had released over the fire. No-one was including three fires near Lake Chelan flown in from Melbourne around 1830, injured but 80% of the building was that have blackened 47,470 acres. AEST. “An unknown substance was damaged in the fire. Fire crews brought Those fires were 85 percent contained found on board the aircraft,” he said. the fire under control at about 2300 BST after a $23 million firefighting effort. “NSW Fire Brigade Hazmat teams are but they had to return at 0445 BST London, Aug 26 — A press report, in attendance and investigating the yesterday because the fire had reignited. dated today, states: A wind-whipped substance, as are specialists from NSW wildfire sparked by a target shooter Police as a precaution. It’s being treated WILDFIRES, AUSTRALIA erupted near Reno and quickly spread as a hazardous material alert.” The London, Aug 23 — A press report, to at least 2,600 acres, destroying at spokesman confirmed that the Boeing dated Aug 22, states: Back-burning least four homes, threatening hundreds 737 was a Virgin Blue flight. efforts have contained a large wildfire of others and forcing evacuations. At Airservices Australia initially that threatened southern parts of least 16 structures, including the investigated the incident before calling Litchfield National Park, south of homes, burned yesterday in the police and the fire brigades. The Darwin. It is not known how the fire Pleasant Valley area, about seven miles spokesman could not say where the started, but rangers believe it has been from Reno, according to fire officials. substance was located in the aircraft. burning for at least 10 days. Parks and Because of dense smoke, it was not The passengers and crew were Wildlife ranger Alan Withers says the immediately known exactly how many evacuated as a precaution and nobody fire is still burning, and some roads of the structures were homes or required medical treatment, he said. within the park are closed. “Until the outbuildings. At least 350 homes were fire runs its course and for visitor threatened by the fire, which was being AIRCRAFT PUT BACK TO safety, we’ve kept closed the Lost City whipped by winds gusting to 35 mph. MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, track and the Reynolds River four- Firefighting crews on the ground were AUSTRALIA wheel drive track from Litchfield Park being assisted by helicopters and air London, Aug 25 — A press report, Road through to Surprise Creek Falls tankers, officials said. Residents were dated today, states: A Singapore for the next couple of days,” he said. urged to evacuate. Crews cut electricity Airlines passenger aircraft has been Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

23 Aviation forced to land shortly after taking off C-GCBS Hospital for evaluation. The Coast from Melbourne Airport early this London, Aug 25 — Cessna 320F, C- Guard says the National Transportation morning. A spokeswoman for the GCBS, owned by Ontario Inc, landed Safety Board will investigate the airline, Samantha Stewart, says the wheels-up on runway 25 at Windsor accident. Boeing 777, heading to Bangkok, was after a flight from Welland at 1456, Aug carrying around 300 people and took 22. It was reported that the landing CRASH, BIRMINGHAM off just before 0100, AEST. She says gear handle was down but the gear INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, the captain noticed engine trouble doors had only moved to the ‘cracked- UNITED KINGDOM about 25 minutes into the flight. open’ position and the pilot did not London, Aug 20 — A press report, “Shortly after take-off, the captain notice that the gear had not locked dated today, states: An executive jet discovered that there some vibrations down. The aircraft sustained which crashed two years ago in coming from the left-hand engine, substantial damage. The pilot and three Birmingham killing five people had not which included some sparks as a result passengers were unhurt. been de-iced, according to a report. The of that engine overheating,” she said. nine-seater Canadair Challenger jet Thirty-fire officers were called to the CANCELLATION OF FLIGHTS, was scheduled to fly back to the United scene but the aircraft landed safely HEATHROW AIRPORT, States in January 2002. It crashed and no one was injured. Hollie UNITED KINGDOM during take-off at Birmingham Edwards was on board and saw the London, Aug 24 — A press report, International Airport in sub-zero engine catch fire. “It just started with dated today, states: BA passengers face temperatures. An official report into the loud bangs and it looked like there was a second day of delays after staff crash said the pilot should have called an electrical fault because the whole shortages and technical problems forced for the plane to be de-iced. All five cabin was lighting up, just huge shoots the airline to cancel at least 20 flights. killed in the crash were US citizens. A of flame coming out of the engine and Ten short-haul flights were cancelled report by the Air Accidents originally it stopped so I assume that yesterday when BA failed to open Investigation Branch said the plane had the captain turned the engine off,” she check-in desks due to a lack of staff - been kept on the airport apron the said. Singapore Airlines says the with about ten flights cancelled today. night before the crash where passengers spent the night in BA, which has just averted one strike, temperatures dipped to minus nine Melbourne and will be rescheduled said it is currently recruiting 60 more celsius. The frost on the left wing led to onto new flights today. check-in staff. Three US-bound the plane going into a rapid roll London, Aug 26 — A press report, flights were also cancelled after immediately after take off, the report dated Aug 25, states: Several hundred technical faults. Flights from said. passengers on an aborted Singapore Heathrow to Berlin, Munich, Airlines flight finally left Melbourne Helsinki, Glasgow and Aberdeen were CRASH, GOMA AREA, following an engine mishap that forced cancelled, as were arrivals at DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF an emergency landing overnight. Flight Heathrow from those five cities. CONGO SQ218 left Melbourne Airport for a British Airways said it was making London, Aug 22 — A press report, second time at noon, AEST, and was arrangements to put the short-haul dated today, states: A private 12-seater due to land in Singapore about 1930. passengers on alternative flights. aircraft crashed earlier in the week in The flight had to be rescheduled after Some were accommodated on later the south-west of Goma in eastern the pilot of the Boeing 777-300 flights, some were provided with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), passenger jet with 278 passengers and overnight hotel accommodation and killing three people, UN officials said 21 crew made an emergency landing at seats on flights today while others today. The aircraft which was flying 0148, AEST, today after a fire in the simply had to rebook. “We apologise between Goma and Walikale, 200km left engine. An Air Transport Safety sincerely to those customers affected west of Goma, crashed into a mountain Bureau investigation is underway into by the disruption to flights at on Wednesday (Aug 18). “The pilot and the incident, which Singapore Airlines Heathrow Airport yesterday,” a BA the two passengers including one has blamed on an engine surge soon spokeswoman said. “Due to a number woman were killed,” a UN source told after the aircraft took off at 1250. of operational reasons we have AFP, speaking on condition of Captain BC Tan dumped its fuel load cancelled 25 flights and some services anonymity. “The weather was bad, over Port Phillip Bay and made a single have been delayed. “August is the there was a lot of cloud,” an aviator engine landing as 11 fire appliances busiest period of the year for British from Goma said, who also wished to waited on the ground at Melbourne Airways and services at Heathrow are remain anonymous. The mountain is Airport. Singapore Airlines spokesman stretched. “We have also had some about 3 400 metres high and the pilot Samantha Stewart said that although technical problems with our aircraft was flying at about 2 600 metres, the the aircraft could have flown on one and these combined has resulted in source added. The pilot of the ill-fated engine, airline procedures required the the cancellations,” she added. aircraft was Kenyan and the two pilot to land at the first opportunity. However, it was having more trouble passengers were Congolese, the source “On take-off the aircraft experienced a arranging alternatives for the long- said. The aircraft had been due to load surge in the left-hand engine,” Ms haul passengers whose flights were up with a mineral extracted in the Stewart said. “The pilot ensured safe cancelled. The three trans-Atlantic region. clearance of the aircraft and undertook flights cancelled were to Chicago, a fuel dump to bring the aircraft’s New York and Philadelphia. CRASH, KAIMANAWA RANGES weight down prior to landing. “At this Passengers flying into the airport last AREA, NEW ZEALAND time it appears that the surge caused night also had long waits on the London, Aug 22 — A press report, the left-hand engine to overheat, tarmac, before being allowed to dated today, states: Two men and two resulting in sparks in the engine which disembark. dogs were rescued from the southern were visible to passengers on board.” Kaimanawa Ranges today after a light The aircraft, powered by twin Rolls CRASH INTO SEA OFF VENICE, aircraft crashed on take-off. The Royce Trent engines, would not return LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES aircraft, a Piper Cub single engine, was to service until the engine was replaced London, Aug 20 — A press report, found upturned on Boyd Airstrip about or repaired, Ms Stewart said. The dated yesterday, states: A Petroleum 40km south-east of Taupo at 1051. The engine trouble was first reported by Helicopters Incorporated helicopter men and the dogs were uninjured. The passengers who saw sparks and flames went down in waters about 20 miles Rescue Coordination Centre New coming from the engine. The engine southeast of Venice off Louisiana’s Zealand (RCCNZ) was alerted to the explosion shook houses and woke southeastern coast this morning. The incident at 0845 by aircraft reporting a people living near the airport in Coast Guard says all nine people beacon signal between Napier and Melbourne’s outer northern suburbs. aboard were rescued and no serious Palmerston North. The centre arranged Singapore Airlines flew a replacement injuries were reported. A vessel in the for a Palmerston North-based Helipro aircraft, a Boeing 747-400, from area transferred the passengers to an helicopter to search the area. Helipro Singapore for the rescheduled oil rig. 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24 Aviation directed them to the crash site. “They Airlines jet made an emergency The aircraft was later towed away and (the two men and their dogs) were landing in Shreveport, Louisiana this the runway cleared for traffic, they sitting next to the aircraft at the end of evening after a gauge indicated high said. the strip waiting for someone to come oil pressure. Officials say the pilot and find them,” Mr Graham said the shut down one of the M-D-80’s two INCIDENT AT COLOGNE/BONN two men, aged in their thirties, and engines and landed safely. An AIRPORT, GERMANY their dogs had flown into Boyd Airstrip American Airlines spokeswoman says London, Aug 21 — A press report, from Hastings yesterday to hunt. Mr 116 people were onboard the aircraft, dated yesterday, states: Twenty-three Graham said the pilot was taking off by including five crew members. The persons were slightly injured and many himself to check out the weather to plane was headed for Dallas-Fort suffered shock today when smoke inside make sure they could get back to Worth from Tampa, Florida. a Spanish holiday aircraft triggered an Hastings when the accident happened. Arrangements are being made to bring emergency evacuation at Cologne/Bonn “He was half way down the strip and he another aircraft to Shreveport and fly airport, officials said. The MD83 had some sort of engine problem,” Mr passengers to the Dallas-Fort Worth operated by Spanair airline had 174 Graham said. “Right at the end of the airport. people - 168 passengers and six crew strip was a big puddle and he tried to members - on board when the incident stop the aircraft, and basically it hit the EMERGENCY LANDING, SOFIA occurred, just as the aircraft was puddle. “The wheels sort of dug in and AIRPORT, BULGARIA heading for the runway to take off for it was a tail-dragger and just flipped London, Aug 20 — A press report, Palma de Mallorca. Officials said oil over on its back “He (the pilot) said it dated today, states: A Bulgarian from the hydraulic system had leaked all happened in slow motion, it hit the commercial aircraft with 150 onto the aircraft’s electricity generator, water and then slowly went over and passengers aboard made an emergency creating smoke inside the aircraft when the nose dug in it flipped on its landing at Sofia airport today causing cabin. The pilot immediately ordered an back and stopped.” Mr Graham flew the no injuries, officials said. One of the emergency evacuation. Passengers men and their dogs back to Hastings. Russian-made Tupolev 154 wheels escaped by sliding down the chutes The aircraft was severely damaged. would not tuck in and the crew asked from the aircraft’s exits, causing some for permission to land the aircraft at of the minor injuries, rescue officials CRASH, LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, 0622 hrs briefly after it took off for reported. Other injuries were from MONTANA, UNITED STATES Liege, Belgium, the airport press office smoke inhalation. Those who still See N199GL. said. The aircraft landed safely at 0750 wanted to fly were to board a hrs after discharging all its fuel replacement aircraft for a later flight to CRASH, SAINT JOHN, NEW hovering above Sofia. Fire brigades and Mallorca, airport spokeswoman Anja BRUNSWICK, CANADA medical teams at the airport were Stenzel van Melis said. The incident London, Aug 20 — A press report, alerted in anticipation of a possible began at 1010, local time and the state dated today, states: Two men are lucky accident. of alarm at the airport was called off at to be alive after their plane crashed and 1200, local time. Other air traffic burst into flames trying to land at a EMERGENCY LANDING, WALCHA, operations were largely unaffected by New Brunswick airport. The pair were NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA the accident. aboard a twin-engine piper aircraft as it London, Aug 20 — A press report, approached Saint John airport around dated yesterday, states: An aircraft has INCIDENT AT TAIPEI, TAIWAN 2300 hrs, yesterday. The plane was been forced to make an emergency See “Typhoon ‘Aere’” under “Weather trying to make an instrument landing landing in New South Wales’s north & Navigation.” in dense fog. Police Sergeant Pat after one of its engines failed. Ten Bonner says the men managed to get people were aboard the aircraft, which INCIDENT ON FLIGHT FROM out of the plane and walk to a house to was heading to Tamworth. Police say LISBON, PORTUGAL TO call for help. The pilot and co-pilot were the pilot declared an emergency, before TERCEIRA, AZORES taken to hospital with burns. Their diverting to land at Walcha. The London, Aug 21 — A press report, injuries were not thought to be life- aircraft landed safely. Inquiries are dated today, states: A TAP-Air Portugal threatening. Investigators from the continuing into the incident. airliner dived sharply to avoid a mid-air Transportation Safety Board will be on collision with a smaller aircraft just site this morning to try to find the exact EMERGENCY LANDING, YUZHNO- before landing on the mid-Atlantic cause of the crash. SAKHALINSK AIRPORT, RUSSIA Azores islands overnight, slightly London, Aug 24 — A press report, injuring 33 people. The Airbus A310, CRASH, SHREVEPORT AREA, dated today, states: An Ilyushin-96 carrying 133 passengers and eight crew LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES aircraft from Moscow has made an from Lisbon to the island of Terceira, London, Aug 25 — A press report, emergency landing in Yuzhno- plunged about 2000 metres after air dated Aug 24, states: Three men were Sakhalinsk airport. When the aircraft traffic controllers warned the pilot of able to walk away from an aircraft was in the air over Yakutia, one of its the risk of an imminent collision, TAP crash this afternoon after it went down four engines malfunctioned. The crew and airport officials said. “The fact that in woods in far south Shreveport. The decided to continue the flight and land many passengers did not have their pilot of the single-engine Beechcraft at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. On board the seatbelts on at that moment caused the was doing touch-and-goes at Lucien aircraft were 254 passengers and 18 injuries,” the airline said. The aircraft Airport when the engine stalled. He crew members. The aircraft with three landed safely at Lajes airport on could not restart the engine and had to engines landed safely, airport Terceira island, 1500km west of crash-land it, Shreveport Fire administration sources told Itar-Tass. mainland Portugal, and the 31 injured Department spokesman Brian Crawford passengers and two crew were taken to said . The aircraft, which had been INCIDENT AT BANGALORE hospital, TAP said. “In the sudden drop, about 200 feet in the air, crashed into AIRPORT, INDIA those who had not yet fastened their some woods. It was destroyed but the London, Aug 22 — A press report, seatbelts hit their heads on the ceiling pilot and two passengers walked away dated Aug 21, states: Air traffic from or on the seats in front of them,” from the wreckage and were in a Bangalore airport was affected for Agriculture Minister Carlos da Costa clearing when emergency crews and nearly three hours in the early hours Neves, who was on board the aircraft, police arrived, Crawford said. The most today as a Malaysian Airway flight got told cable news channel SIC-Noticias. serious injury appeared to be a stuck at the runway. The aircraft, which None of the injuries were serious. All separated shoulder, Crawford said. was taxiing for take-off to Kuala but one of the hurt passengers, who Lumpur, was stuck at the runaway suffered head injuries and scratches, EMERGENCY LANDING, after its rear wheels bogged down in the has been released from hospital, the SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, soft ground at the tip of the runway, Lusa news agency reported, citing a UNITED STATES Airport Authority of India sources here hospital source. “It was a very quiet London, Aug 24 — A press report, said. All the 200 passengers on board flight until suddenly the plane swerved dated today, states: An American the aircraft were safe, the sources said. to the right and began to lose height,”

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25 Aviation another passenger told Portuguese Boothville, Louisiana, at 1202, Aug 19, N5410T television. The Ministry of Public Works while on a flight from Boothville to the London, Aug 23 — Cessna 172E, and Transportation said it would open Viosca Knoll 989 platform. The nine N5410T, crashed near Decorah, Iowa, at an inquiry into the incident, which persons on board evacuated safely into 1835, Aug 22, while on a flight from authorities said was without precedent a liferaft. Decorah, to Isle, Minnesota. One of the at the airport, located on a US military three persons on board was killed and base. The air base handles both civilian N2751U the other two were seriously injured. and military traffic and is shared by London, Aug 24 — Bell 206B Portugal and the United States. The JetRanger, N2751U, crashed near N57EF smaller aircraft involved in the incident Lander, Wyoming, at 2056, Aug 23. The London, Aug 23 — Piper PA-31P was in military airspace at the Lajes air aircraft was destroyed. Two of the four (Pressurised Navajo), N57EF, crashed base at the time of the near-collision, persons on board were seriously injured near Clarkson, New York, at 1734, Aug authorities said. It continued its and the other two suffered minor 20, while on a flight from Geneseo, journey to Lisbon without interruption. injuries. Illinois, to Brockport, NY. The aircraft was destroyed. The one person on board N11083 N2YN was killed. London, Aug 23 — American London, Aug 23 — A press report, Champion Citabria Aurora 7-ECA, dated Aug 22, states: A medical N7618T N11083, crashed near Angle Inlet, helicopter airlifting a baby to a Reno See N53879. Minnesota, at 0218, Aug 23. The two hospital crashed in a remote area of persons on board were killed. northern Nevada, killing all five people N9573 aboard, authorities said. The Access Air London, Aug 24 — A press report, N1238L helicopter crashed either late yesterday dated Aug 23, states: Shortly before London, Aug 23 — A press report, or early today into the upper part of noon today, KIMT NewsChannel Three dated Aug 22, states: Two people are 9,775-feet Mt. Tobin, about 200 miles learned about a helicopter crash in believed dead after the sea plane they north-east of Reno, Humboldt County LeRoy, Minnesota. The Enstrom F-28-A were aboard crashed into the Undersheriff Brian Jonas said. Jonas helicopter was hired by Allient Energy Thermalito Afterbay this morning. The said the 11-day-old infant, its mother, the to survey power lines in the area. The crash took place just outside Oroville, pilot, a nurse and a paramedic were passenger walked, but the pilot was north of Sacramento. Witnesses said killed. Their names were not released. injured. The helicopter took off from the aircraft originally landed safely on Authorities said they lost contact with about 400 yards away from where it the shallow body of water only to crash the helicopter about 2330, yesterday. The crashed. Witnesses say the helicopter when it tried to take off again. Butte Bell 407 helicopter was en route to had trouble gaining altitude, touched County authorities said the aircraft Washoe Medical Centre after landing at down several times before it finally came to rest upside down in deep mud Battle Mountain General Hospital to pick flipped over in the field. The Federal about 18 feet under water. The up the baby and its mother. The cause of Aviation Administration and the Thermalito Afterbay is a popular spot the crash was under investigation. National Transportation Safety Board for boating and water skiing. The FAA National Transportation Safety Board are investigation the crash. and the National Transportation Safety investigators were expected to arrive London, Aug 24 — Enstrom F-, N9573, Board are on the way to the scene to tomorrow. It was a little windy, but crashed near Le Roy, Minnesota, at investigate. weather did not appear to be a factor in 1450, Aug 23. One of the two persons on London, Aug 23 — Lake LA-4-200 the crash, said Chuck Young, Access Air board was seriously injured. (Buccaneer), N1238L, crashed into base manager in Elko. A search for the water near Oroville, California, at 1845, helicopter began after it was reported RA-65080 Aug 21. The aircraft was destroyed. The missing. The wreckage was spotted late London, Aug 25 — A press report, two persons on board were killed. this morning by another pilot. dated today, states: A Tu-134 jet London, Aug 23 — Bell 407, N2YN, carrying 34 passengers and eight crew N17062 crashed into Mount Tobin, Nevada, Aug London, Aug 20 — A press report, members crashed near the village of 21 while on a flight from Battle dated Aug 19, states: A small airplane Buchalki in the Tula region south of crashed north of Miles City, killing the Mountain, NV, to Reno, NV. The aircraft Moscow. Interfax said that the aircraft pilot, a Federal Aviation Administration was destroyed. The five persons on took off at Moscow’s Domodedovo spokesman said today. FAA spokesman board were killed. airport and headed for Volgograd at Allen Kenitzer said the two-seat Cessna 2232, Moscow time. Communication 150 was registered to Christian J. Lund N53879 with the aircraft was lost at 2259, of Miles City. Garfield County Sheriff London, Aug 23 — A press report, Moscow time. The rescuers have found Kelly Pierson said Jerry Lund, 48, died dated today, states: Two small aircraft the aircraft’s tail and were searching for in the yesterday evening crash. No one collided yesterday while flying off the other pieces and flight recorders, as else was on board. Derrick Rodgers of California coast, killing at least three well as possible survivors, Interfax said, the Miles City Fire Department said the people. The aircraft, each carrying a quoting an on-duty official of the plane crashed in a wheat field in pilot and a single passenger, collided off regional administration. Witnesses saw Rosebud County, about 32 miles El Matador State Beach. Authorities an explosion on board the aircraft just northwest of Miles City. were unsure if there was a fourth before it crashed, according to Interfax. London, Aug 20 — Cessna 150L, fatality. “It is inconceivable to think London, Aug 25 — A press report, N17062, crashed near Miles City, there are survivors,’’ said Donn Walker, dated today, states: One of the flight Montana, at 0200, Aug 19. The aircraft a spokesman for the Federal Aviation recorders from the Tu-134 aircraft, was destroyed. The one person on board Administration. One aircraft was a which crashed in the Tula region late was killed. Thorp T-18 and the other a Citabria yesterday, has been found at the crash 7ECA, both single-engine propeller- site, sources from the Russian Ministry N199GL driven aircraft. Rescue crews found the for Emergency Situations reported. London, Aug 20 — Beechcraft 99 bodies of two people inside the Thorp London, Aug 25 — A press report, Airliner, N199GL, operated by Alpine and one body from the Citabria washed dated today, states: Itar-Tass quoted a Aviation Inc, crashed near Big Baldy ashore. Walker said authorities were Russia’s aviation committee official as Mountain, Great Falls, Montana, at still searching for another body that saying a Tu-154 airliner, with 44 people 0540, Aug 18, while on a flight from may be missing, he said. on board crashed near the city of Billings, MT, to Kalispell, MT. The London, Aug 23 — Bellanca 7ECA Rostov-on-Don south of Moscow. aircraft was destroyed. The two persons (Citabria), N53879, and Thorp T-18 Interfax quoted the Emergencies on board were killed. (Tiger), N7618T, were in collision near Ministry as saying contacts with the Malibu, California, at 0030, Aug 22. Tu-154 flying from Moscow to the Black N22347 Both aircraft were destroyed. The two Sea resort of Sochi were lost at 2259 London, Aug 20 — Bell 412, N22347, persons on board N53879 and the two Moscow time, when it was expected to crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, near persons on board N7618T were killed. be 140 kilometres from the city. The

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Siberian Airlines confirmed to Interfax Canadians might be driving Ford MG ROVER MOTOR VEHICLES, that the aircraft heading from Moscow’s vehicles with faulty door latches that JAPAN Domodedovo airport to Sochi could lead to serious injury or death, London, Aug 24 — A press report, disappeared from radar screens at says a $527-million class-action lawsuit dated today, states: Autotrading Luft about 2300 Moscow time. It sent out a filed yesterday against Ford Motor Co., Japan Co, importer of motor vehicles signal indicating that it had been Magna International and several of its from British automaker MG Rover hijacked shortly before disappearing subsidiaries. The legal claim launched Group Ltd, said yesterday it is recalling from radar screens. The aircraft in Ontario Superior Court says Ford 1,409 units of the Rover 200Vi and the apparently broke up in the air and and its subcontractors have known MGF1.8i VVC for free replacement of wreckage was spread over an area of about faulty door latches on four Ford defective parts. Imported between 50km, a regional official said. Russian models since The suit claims during October 1995 and April 1998, the air company Sibir has said it owned the crashes the door or doors on the side of vehicles could see their engines aircraft. Russian President Vladimir the vehicle that was not hit have been damaged due to defective screw bolts Putin has ordered the Federal Security reported to spring open. The claim is and washers to fix front camshaft gears, Service to make prompt investigation, seeking payment to replace latches on Autotrading said in a report to the Interfax quoted Putin’s press secretary about four million light trucks and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Alexei Gromov as saying. SUVs in the United States and 300,000 Transport. London, Aug 25 — A press report, to 400,000 more in Canada at a cost of dated today, states: Moscow’s rescuers about $1,300 for a four-door vehicle. MITSUBISHI MOTOR VEHICLES, are ready to fly to the site where a Tu- AUSTRALIA 154 passenger airlcraft crashed in GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES, London, Aug 18 — A press report, Russia’s southern Rostov region UNITED STATES dated today, states: Local car producer yesterday. A spokesman at the London, Aug 23 — A press report, Mitsubishi has recalled about 1000 Emergency Situations Ministry told Ira- dated today, states: General Motors locally built Magna and Verada models Tass today that a helicopter carrying a to fix a potential brake problem. The rescuer team would fly to the site of the Corp. is recalling 32,301 of its new Aveo cars because the rear seat belt can lock company said the all-wheel drive tragedy at midday. Wreckage of the Tu- sedans involved were manufactured 154 was found early today in the and become unusable, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration between October 2, 2002, and June 2, Kamenetsk-Shakhtinsky district nine 2003. It said there was a possibility kilometres from the settlement of said Friday (Aug 20). All of the cars involved in the recall are from the 2004 the right-hand rear wheel brake pipe Gluboky. might come into contact with a wiring Uzlovaya, Aug 26 — Russia observed a model year. NHTSA said the seat belts in the rear seats can become twisted. If harness bracket. “As a result, the day of mourning today for at least 89 brake pipe may eventually wear, people who died in a mysterious double that happens, the seat belt retractor may lock into position and the seat belt leading to brake fluid leakage from one air disaster, which some fear could have hydraulic circuit,” Mitsubishi said. “If been a terrorist attack ahead of a key can’t be used. GM plans to start notifying owners about the recall next this occurs, brake pedal travel will election in rebel Chechnya. increase and effectiveness of the Investigators were deciphering flight month. Under the recall, GM dealers will install a guide in the belt to keep it brakes is reduced, resulting in recorders recovered from the wreckage increased stopping distances.” The of the crashed planes in an effort to from twisting. The Aveo went on on sale last year. company said owners should take their unlock the secret of what brought them vehicles to a Mitsubishi dealer for down. Flags flew at half-mast and inspection and replacement of the comedy shows were pulled from HONDA MOTOR VEHICLES, INDIA brake pipe if necessary. Mitsubishi television schedules as relatives of London, Aug 17 — A press report, spokesman Kevin Taylor said there those killed in Tuesday’s disasters went dated yesterday, states: Honda Siel had been no reports of any incidents to the crash sites to identify their kin. Cars India is recalling 2,000 units of its involving customer cars. He said the One aircraft, a Tu-134 (RA-65080) luxury sedan “Accord” sold post-July potential brake problem was detected flying to Volgograd, went down near the 2003 to replace certain faulty parts. by the company during routine town of Tula. Moments later a Tu-154 “We have decided to change parts such durability testing. bound for Sochi crashed near Rostov-on- as fuel pump, transmission and hood- Don. The planes, which crashed 500 stay, which may have a fault in the NISSAN MOTOR VEHICLES, JAPAN miles apart, both left from Moscow’s 2,000-odd cars sold. The move is in line Domodedovo airport. Transport London, Aug 20 — A press report, with an international campaign, where dated today, states: Nissan Motor Co Minister Igor Levitin, heading the state faults have been detected in these commission charged with the said yesterday it will recall 33,000 parts. In India also, we have come Elgrand minivans to fix defective investigation, said it was still too early across a few cases,” assistant general to pin down the reasons for the twin catalyst systems that curb the emission manager Neeraj Garg said. Over 3,000 of carbon monoxide and other disasters. “We have no clear idea today Accord cars have been sold till now. on what has happened. Not all the substances. Subject to the recall are flight recorders are in a fit state to be Elgrands produced between April 2002 LAPTOP BATTERIES, and March 2003, Nissan said. Problems read immediately. Experts will work on UNITED STATES them today and tomorrow to make the in a computer program for engine Washington, Aug 19 — Apple control could lead to a rise in exhaust tapes more acceptable for reading,” he Computer Inc. has agreed to recall told NTV television. The four recorders temperatures and cause catalyst-system about 28,000 batteries used in its 15- deterioration, Nissan said. were retrieved from two countryside inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers, sites where slabs of twisted metal, seats the U.S. Consumer Product Safety and clothing were shipped to Moscow Commission said today. The batteries, late yesterday. — Reuters. made by LG Chem Ltd. of South Korea, t could overheat and pose a fire hazard, the CPSC said. Apple has received four reports of overheating though no injuries have been reported, the consumer protection agency said. The recall affects laptops sold since January which contain batteries made during the last week of December 2003 only. COSTA RICA FORD MOTOR VEHICLES, The batteries have the model number See “Labour Disputes.” UNITED STATES/CANADA A1045 and serial numbers that begin London, Aug 18 — A press report, with HQ404, HQ405, HQ406, HQ407 or INDIA dated today, states: Up to 400,000 HQ408. — Reuters. See under “Labour Disputes.”

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ITALY two days. Regulars: little or no delay. It southwest sidewall. Other Genoa, Aug 24 — Port situation Aug is hoped by week’s end the Canal miscellaneous maintenance work, such 24: Savona: One vessel waiting for situation shall be back to normal. As at as inspection and cleaning of conductor normal berth, average berthing delay 0001, hrs, Aug 16th: Queue 65 vessels. slots, will be performed as well. one day. Genoa and La Spezia: No At 0001 hrs, today: 53 vessels. The next Miraflores Locks: From 1800, Sep 1 vessels awaiting berths. — Lloyd’s stage of repairs are tentatively through to 2359, Sep 4, the west lane Agents. scheduled at Miraflores & Gatun locks will be out of service. The west lane will from Sep 1 to 8 (seven days). Similar be closed in order to perform delays to those currently experienced installation of redundant seals on Miter PANAMA CANAL are expected. Gates 102 and 103. Inspection and London, Aug 17 — Information London, Aug 24 — Panama Canal lock cleaning of conductor slots and other received, dated today, states: Due to the lane outages: Gatun Locks: From 0001, miscellaneous maintenance work will heavy arrivals and also weather Sep 1, through to 2359, Sep 7, the west be performed as well. conditions, the backlog is not clearing lane will be out of service. The west up as quick as anticipated. Delays zare lane will be closed in order to perform SYRIA presently running as follows: Panamax rehabilitation work on 703 feet of tow Lattakia, Aug 7 — Waiting time Northbound: approximately three days. track on the southwest approach wall presently 24 hours at Lattakia and five Panamax Southbound: approximately and 144 feet of tow track on the days at Tartous. — Lloyd’s Agents.

Port Delays

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

Australia Abbot Point 25-Aug-2004 Coal: One vessel at berth, 1 at anchor; 7 vessels due by 11/9; up to 8 days delay expected. Brisbane 25-Aug-2004 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth; Five vessels due by 26/9; no delays expected. Grain: No vessels, no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 25-Aug-2004 Coal: Three vessels at berth, 16 at anchor; 53 vessels due by 5/10; vessels are berthing in order of cargo availability; 1-10 days delay expected. Dampier 25-Aug-2004 Iron ore: Parker Point: One vessel loading at berth, 3 at anchor; 6 vessels due by 4/9; 1-4 days delay expected; East Intercourse Island; One vessel loading at berth, 3 at anchor; 9 vessels due by 1/9; 1-5 days delay expected. Gladstone 25-Aug-2004 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: Three vessels at berth, 4 at anchor; 28 vessels due by 28/9; 1-7 days delay expected; Barney Point: 4 vessels due by 20/9; no delays expected. Grain: No vessels, no delays expected. Hay Point 25-Aug-2004 Coal: Two vessels at berth, 12 at anchor; 10 vessels due by 3/9; up to 12 days delay expected. Berth closed for maintenance 30/8-1/9. Newcastle 25-Aug-2004 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: Three vessels loading; 38 vessels due by 6/9; Dykes 4+5: 12 vessels due by 7/9; Kooragang and Dyke terminals: up to 16 days delay expected. Grain: Eight vessels due by 21/9; up to 5 days delay expected. Port Adelaide 25-Aug-2004 Grain: Seven vessels due by 9/9; 1-4 days delay expected. Port Hedland 25-Aug-2004 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: One vessel loading at berth, 2 at anchor; 6 vessels due by 2/9; 1-6 days delay expected; “B” berth: One vessel loading at berth, 1 at anchor; 6 vessels due by 30/8; 2-6 days delay expected; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island): 2 vessels due by 24/8, up to 2 days delay expected; Westyard “D” berth: 2 vessels at anchor; 1 vessel due 26/8; up to 7 days delay expected. Port Kembla 25-Aug-2004 Coal: One vessel at anchor; 10 vessels due by 19/9; CB1: 4 vessels due by 18/9; up to 1 day’s delay expected. Grain: Four wheat vessels due by 12/9; up to 10 days delay expected. Port Walcott 25-Aug-2004 Iron ore: Two vessels loading at berth, 5 at anchor; 16 vessels due by 9/9; up to 5 days delay expected; 2 ship loaders are being used on a more frequent basis, requiring 2 loading plans: one for single ship loader, 1 for dual loader operation; shippers request that load plans be submitted as early as possible (10 days) so they can coordinate stockpiles more effectively. Portland 25-Aug-2004 Grain: One wheat vessel anchored; 5 vessels due by 28/9; up to 4 days delay expected.

Brazil Paranagua 24-Aug-2004 Eleven vessels loading at berth, 5 discharging at berth; 18 vessels waiting in roads of which 7 to load, 11 to discharge; 48 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio Grande 24-Aug-2004 Three vessels loading at berth, 5 discharging at berth; 4 vessels waiting in roads; 36 vessels due over the next 10 days. Santos 24-Aug-2004 Twenty vessels loading at berth, 4 discharging at berth, 6 loading/discharging at berth. Sao Sebastiao 24-Aug-2004 Four vessels berthed; 1 vessel waiting in roads; 5 vessels due over the next 10 days. Vitoira 24-Aug-2004 Ubu: 1vessel loading iron ore at berth; 13 vessels due over the next 7 days.

Bulgaria Bougas 23-Aug-2004 Fourteen vessels in port of which 9 loading, 5 discharging; 2 empty vessels in roads to load; 14 vessels due of which 8 to load, 6 to discharge.

Chile Valparaiso 24-Aug-2004 Three vessels berthed, 5 berths vacant; 4 vesses at anchorage: 10 vessels due this week.

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Egypt Alexandria 23-Aug-2004 Thirty-one vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 22 general cargo, 1 container, 8 bulkers; 4 vessels at inner anchorage, 12 at outer anchorage. Damietta 23-Aug-2004 Thirteen vessels at berth (loading/discharging) of which 9 general cargo, 2 bulkers, 2 container vessels; 2 vessels at outer anchorage. Suez Canal 23-Aug-2004 Twenty vessels transiting Northbound, 27 Southbound.

Israel Ashdod 24-Aug-2004 No labour problems; Eight vessels loading at berth, 12 discharging at berth, 7 loading/ discharging at berth; 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to load, 7 waiting at anchorage to discharge, 7 waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 1 vessel awaiting orders; 12 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 24-Aug-2004 No labour problems; Two vessels loading at berth, 7 discharging at berth, 8 vessels loading/discharging at berth; 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 7 waiting at anchorage to discharge, 11 waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 3 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 16 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Pakistan Karachi 23-Aug-2004 One vessel loading at berth, 3 discharging at berth; 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge; 2 vessels awaiting orders; 2 vessels due, with no delays expected. Port Qasim 23-Aug-2004 Two vessels discharging at berth; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load containers, 6 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge; QICT berth: no vessels.

Poland Gdansk 23-Aug-2004 Nine vessels in port operating of which 8 loading at berth, 1 discharging at berth; 2 vessels in roads, 9 under repairs/dry-docked; 24 vessels due. Gdynia 23-Aug-2004 Eight vessels in port operating of which 3 loading at berth, 3 discharging at berth, 2 awaiting orders; 15 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; 34 vessels due.

Russia Novorossiysk 23-Aug-2004 Six vessels in port operating, all loading; 1 vessel in roads to load pipes/equipment; 52 vessels due of which 50 to load, 1 to discharge equipment, 1 to discharge/load containers; Oil terminal: 1 tanker loading crude oil at berth; 2 tankers in roads, both to load crude oil; 6 tankers due, all to load.

Spain Cadiz 24-Aug-2004 Twelve vessels in port of which 3 Ro/Ros, 1 sugar, 1 cereal, 1 clinker, 1 mineral, 1 container, 4 under repairs; no delays expected. Sagunto 24-Aug-2004 Nineteen vessels in port operating of which 3 loading (2 cement, 1 bulk fertiliser), 11 discharging steel products, 5 Ro/Ros discharging/loading general cargo; Outside commercial wharf: no vessels; no delays expected.

Ukraine Mariupol 23-Aug-2004 Sixteen vessels in port operating of which 14 loading, 2 discharging; 11 vessels in roads, all to load; 61 vessels due of which 58 to load, 2 to discharge, 1 to discharge/load containers. Odessa 23-Aug-2004 Thirteen vessels in port operating of which 9 loading, 3 discharging, 1 discharging/loading containers; 5 vessels in roads, all to load; 74 vessels due of which 45 to load, 3 to discharge, 26 to load/discharge containers.

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