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 Jan 12 2007 US nuclear submarine suckered by passing superfast K Line tanker ‘Sucking effect’ when VLCC passed over submerged vessel suggested as cause, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong — Thursday January 11 2007

EMPORARY repairs will be discuss details such as the speed or depth of The vessel, which was on time charter to carried out to the K Line very the submarine. He did, however, emphasise Showa Shell Sekiyu, had loaded about Tlarge crude carrier Mogamigawa that Newport Newswas not surfacing at the 280,000 tonnes of crude oil and was heading before it can continue its voyage to time. towards the Gulf of Oman bound for Singapore. K Line said an initial inspection showed Singapore when the collision occurred. This follows a divers’ inspection of the two holes, each about 10 cm by 35 cm, in There was no oil spill and none of the 24 300,000 dwt ship which showed at least one ballast tank 5 on the port side about 70 m in crew — eight Japanese and 16 Filipinos — of the ballast tanks was holed in a collision front on the stern. There were also a 40 cm on board the tanker or the submarine crew with the US Navy nuclear powered deep, 1 m by 5 m dent and some scratches. was hurt. submarine USS Newport Newsnear the Strait Speaking from Tokyo, K Line spokesman The tanker, built by Imabari’s Saijo of Hormuz on Monday. Masato Yamaguchi said emergency repairs shipyard, is classed by ClassNK and insured The US Navy has meanwhile begun to were carried out to prevent further ingress of through Japan Shipowners Mutual Protection shed some light on what may have caused sea water into the ballast tank. and Indemnity Association. the collision. He said the inspection by divers continued yesterday and the divers’ findings Submerged Overhead would be assessed today and a repair plan drawn up. K Line, Japan’s Transport Ministry and According to US press reports the navy’s “Some repair work will be needed before the US authorities have all launched preliminary findings suggest that when the Mogamigawacontinues its navigation,” Mr investigations into the cause of the collision, Mogamigawa passed overhead at a high Yamaguchi added. which occurred while the submarine was speed it created a “sucking effect” that made submerged. the submarine rise. Assessed Japanese chief cabinet secretary Yasuhisa “As the ship passed over it ended up Shiozaki confirmed that the US was probing sucking the submarine into it,” Lt Cmdr He said that until the full extent of the the collision. Chris Loundermon, a spokesman for damage had been properly assessed there He said the Japanese government had Submarine Force in Norfolk told reporters. was no indication where the repairs would be been told that the 7,011 tonne submarine “It is a principle called the venturi effect. carried out or when they would start. suffered damage to its bow but its nuclear This was a very, very large ship moving at The divers’ inspection was carried out at reactor, hull and mast were unaffected. higher speed.” Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates The 110 m vessel, one of 48 Los Angeles- Cmdr Kevin Aandahl, spokesman for US where the ship arrived at 1310 hrs local time class attack submarines in the US fleet, has a naval forces in Bahrain, said he could not on Tuesday. complement of 13 officers and 121 enlisted personnel.

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Vessel Type Flag Class G T DWT Blt Casualty

ATLANTIC fishing CAN GL 1,113 500 2002 Grounded on rocks on the banks of the Lahave DESTINY River, Nova Scotia, Jan 2. Refloated same day on tides and returned to Riverport, NS.

BLUE STAR bulker PAN NK 14,889 25,694 1985 Struck drilling platform THE 205 off Veracruz Dec 29. Helipad of THE 205 is on the deck of subject vessel.

BORELLY general GBR BV 499 905 1971 Had main engine failure in lat 53 42N, long 00 41W, on the River Ouse Jan 2. Towed to Albert Dock, Hull.

CHELYABINSK bulker RUS RS 16,794 23,242 1984 Grounded due strong wind in the port of Taranto Jan 2. Still aground Jan 3.

EL TORO part SGP GL 9,912 13,760 2006 Reported with main engine problem about 150 container/ nautical miles NW of Ponta Delgada Dec 30. general Towed to Ponta Delgada Jan 3 and put alongside quay for engine repairs.

HARWARD 1 general RUS RS 185 141 1973 Broke down in lat 37 47.3N, long 25 40.6E, Dec 31. Taken in tow by tug Atlas & arrived Cesme Jan 1.

KOTOBUKI fishing JPN — 289 — 1988 Grounded on Midway Island Dec 28. MARU NO.38 Reported Dec 29 to have been refloated and moored in Midway harbour for inspection. Leaked about 2,640 gallons of marine diesel fuel. Hull patched & under way for Honolulu Jan 2.

OCEAN standby GBR NV 604 520 1971 Drifting with main engine failure in bad weather VISCOUNT safety in lat 57 19.4N, long 00 50.8E, Dec 30. Towed vessel back to Aberdeen Dec 31. Crankshaft replacement required.

SKELLIG LIGHT trawler IRL — 275 — 1966 Reported in lat 40 22N, long 27 03W, without steering or propulsion Jan 2. Vessel had been without proper power for seven days. Two merchant vessels in area, Helicopter took off crew. Abandoned and drifting.

SUNNA general NIS GL 1,980 2,652 1977 Ran aground on Swona, Orkney Islands, in lat 58 44.8N, long 03 03.08W, Jan 2. Tug Anglian Prince tasked. Refloated under own power same day & towed by tugs Erlend & Harald to Lyness Pier, Isle of Hoy. LOF being negotiated.

THOR INGER general DIS LR 1,167 1,210 1988 Lost power following engine problems off Busuanga, Palawan Island, Dec 25. Towed to Mariveles Dec 27. Entered shipyard Dec 28 and commenced repairs Dec 29. Engine pistons damaged.

TRISTAR 1 passenger/ IDN — 288 — 1972 Sank off Muara Sungsang, Tanjung Buyut, ro-ro Sumatera, Dec 28 after being hit by a storm. Twenty-two persons rescued as of Dec 29.

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Reports appear in alphabetical ARCHON (Honduras) order under the following See “United Kingdom” under “Port headings and relevant page number: State Control”. ARGONAFTIS (Greece) Marine, including Overdue Piraeus, Dec 28 — Ferry Argonaftis & Missing Vessels 1 contacted bank of Corinth Canal Dec 23 during its crossing from Saronikos Piracy 1 3 ACACIA to Gulf of Corinth. Minor material (St. Vincent & Grenadines) damages ascertained. No pollution or Barcelona, Dec 28 — Roll On Roll Off Port State Control 1 3 injury was reported. The vessel safely Acacia was due either yesterday or berthed at Corinth port and, after this morning to change quays, from inspection, sailed Dec 24 for Rion port. Seizures & Arrests 1 4 Adosado Quay to Costa Quay, in order Reportedly the vessel remains at Rion to continue with unloading of cargo. — for repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. Pipeline Accidents 1 5 Lloyd’s Agents. ASTRON SPIRIT (Hong Kong) ADLER CLIPPER (Germany) See “Consignment of Wheat Delayed Pollution 1 5 London, Jan 2 — Information at Chennai, India, due Quality Issue” received from Kiel, dated today, states: under “Miscellaneous.” Weather & Navigation 1 5 Ferry Adler Clipper (882 gt, built 1973) drifted against the Hoernbridge ATLANTIC DESTINY (Canada) Earthquakes 2 0 in the inner harbour of Kiel at 0600, London, Jan 2 — Fishing (general) Jan 1. The ropes had been thrown Atlantic Destiny (1113 gt, built 2002) loose by unknown persons, then ran aground on the banks of Lahave Volcanic Activity 2 0 stormy winds pushed the vessel River, Nova Scotia, today. She got against the bridge. The police secured caught up on the rocks at the mouth of Political & Civil Unrest 2 1 the vessel. A guard on board the vessel the river. She doesn’t appear to be in was not harmed. The vessel was towed any danger of sinking but unable to move. An eyewitness says the vessel Labour Disputes 2 4 back to its lay-up-berth. The damage has yet to be assessed. The police are seemed to drift towards the shore after investigating. making a stop in Riverport, NS. Awards & Settlements 2 6 London, Jan 3 — Following received ALBERT RICKMERS (Liberia) from Halifax RCC, timed 1540, UTC:The grounding of fishing Railway Accidents 2 6 Portsmouth, Dec 29 — A 56-year-old Polish crewman suffered oil burns to (general) Atlantic Destiny occurred in an arm and leg in an electrical fire on lat 44 17.59N, long 64 21.21W. It was Robberies & Thefts 2 7 refloated with tides at 1921, UTC, Jan board a container ship off North Cape 2 and returned to Riverport, NS. today. The man was airlifted from Miscellaneous 2 7 Container Carrier Albert Rickmers BALTIYSK (Russia) (26131 gt, built 1998) by the London, Dec 28 — According to Fires & Explosions 2 7 Northland Electricity rescue helicopter Lloyd’s MIU AIS, at 1659, UTC, Roll and flown to Whangarei Hospital in a On Roll Off Baltiysk was still in port moderate condition. The ship, which at Mukran. Aviation 2 7 left Auckland for Sydney today, was drifting, but the crew were confident of BEN MAYE (Isle of Man) Product Recalls 3 1 restoring power. — Correspondent. London, Dec 30 — General cargo Ben London, Dec 29 — Following received Maye arrived Ramsey Dec 16 from Port Conditions 3 1 from Wellington MRCC, timed 2032, Troon. UTC: The incident involving Albert Rickmers occurred in lat 34 12S, long BLUE STAR (Panama) Port Conditions charts 3 1 173 16E. The vessel took around four See THE 205. hours to effect repairs and then resumed passage to Sydney. BORELLY (U.K.) London, Jan 2 — Container Carrier London, Jan 3 — Following received Albert Rickmers was reported arriving from Coastguard Humber MRSC, at Botany Bay earlier today. timed 0720, UTC: At 1925, UTC, Jan 2, general cargo Borelly (499 gt, built AMALIA (Greece) 1971), outbound from Goole, in ballast, Piraeus, Dec 29 — Chemical tanker experienced main engine failure in lat © Lloyd’s MIU 2007 These reports may Amalia sailed from Thessaloniki at 53 42N, long 00 41W, on the River not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval 2350, Dec 19, and arrived at Piraeus Ouse. Vessel has been taken in tow by system, or transmitted in any form or by for repairs Dec 21. Reportedly the tug Lashette and is being towed to any means electronic, mechanical, vessel is expected to complete said Albert or Alexandra Dock, in Hull. photographic, recorded or otherise repairs and return to service Dec 30. (Note — Borelly arrived at Goole on without the prior written permission of the — Lloyd’s Agents. Dec 23.) publisher. London, Jan 3 — Following received from Coastguard Humber MRSC, AMALTHEA (Marshall Islands) timed 1028, UTC: VTS Humber Bremen, Dec 29 — Container Carrier confirmed at 1003, UTC, that general Amalthea sailed Bremerhaven 2225, cargo Borelly, under tow of tug Dec 28, for Kotka. — Lloyd’s Agents. Lashette, had reached Albert Dock, Hull. APL ITALY (Liberia) Freeport, Bahamas, Jan 3 — Repairs BOW SIRIUS (Singapore) to Container Carrier APL Italy were London, Jan 3 — Information concluded on Dec 24 and vessel received from Kiel, dated today, states: departed shortly thereafter bound Combined chemical and oil tank Bow Miami. — Lloyd’s Agents. Sirius (29965 gt, built 2006) hit a gate

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1 Marine of the Southern lock of the Kiel Canal London, Jan 3 — Following received soft mud, in lat 41 42.12N, long 83 in Holtenau in the morning of Jan 2. It from Rome RCC, timed 0940, UTC: As 26.51W, blocking the channel in the was trapped inside the lock until 0015 a result of bad weather, bulker with Maumee River, near Toledo, Ohio. Two when it was towed back to Holtenau container capacity Chelyabinsk (16794 tugs assisted in freeing the vessel. roads stern first by two tugs. The gt, built 1984) grounded last night, in London, Jan 3 — Bulker CSL vessel was damaged as well as the the port of Taranto and is currently Assiniboine was reported arriving at gate under water. The damage is E1.5- still aground. The vessel, which has 25 Superior on Dec 31 and sailing on Jan 2 millions. The 100 m long dock gate crew on board is in no danger and is 1. could be saved and was towed into not damaged as it has grounded on shallow water and thus preventing it sand. There has been no pollution and DALYAN (Cambodia) from sinking. After the replacement of no damage to port facilities. Portsmouth, UK, Dec 29 — An the damaged gate there are no spare Taranto, Jan 3 — Bulker with accident has happened at gates left for the great locks in container capacity Chelyabinsk, lying Novorossiysk commercial seaport. Holtenau which had been hit by at roads awaiting to go alongside, General cargo Dalyan (2478 gt, built combined chemical and oil tanker after arriving from Koper at 1130, Jan 1972) started leaking. Towboats and a King Edward some days ago. 2, to load about 20,400 tonnes steel pilot were urgently sent to the London, Jan 3 — Information sheets, due to very strong wind did not location. — Correspondent. (Note — received from Kiel, dated today, states: hold anchorage position and went According to Lloyds MIU AIS, at 2000, Combined chemical and oil tank Bow adrift, also through a seafruit UTC, Dalyan was reported stationary, Sirius was allowed to continue its plantation, until it went aground still at Novorossiysk.) voyage to Hamburg in the midday at roads. Coast Guard’s investigations Novorossiysk, Jan 1 — General cargo hours of Jan 2. The gate 4 of the lock underway. Pilot tried to board vessel Dalyan was damaged while loading in Kiel Holtenau which had been hit about 0045, last night, while vessel steel scrap at Novorossiysk port and is on Jan 2 by the Bow Sirius, on its way was already within sea fruit presently within the inner harbour. from Sczeczin building yard to plantation, but could not manage to Vessel is partly laden with steel scrap Hamburg for taking its first cargo, due to muscles’ poles. Vessel grounded and a large hole is located near this, will have to be repaired for at least around 0100. — Lloyd’s Agents. which apparently may not be half a year. It had been damaged Taranto, Jan 3 — Bulker with temporary repaired. One of the rescue under water and sustained several container capacity Chelyabinsk is still team’s suggestions is to let the leaks. It had to be patched before the aground in lat 40 25.713N, long 17 adjacent ballast tank be filled in via gate could be opened and removed. It 13.810E, about 450 m off the cost hole and discharge some of the cargo. had just been overhauled for two years within sea fruits plantations in about — Lloyd’s Agents. at Lindenau Yard Kiel. The damage is two metres deep water fully empty several million Euro. and deballasted. Local Coast Guard DESPINA (Greece) London, Jan 3 — Information shall not authorise any action until See Rania. received from Kiel, dated today, states: ship’s register had given his advice. A Combined chemical and oil tank Bow meeting is expected to take place EL TORO (Singapore) Sirius: Replacement of the dock gate among Coast Guard., P&I Lawyers Ponta Delgada, Dec 29 — Part in Kiel-Holtenau should be completed and all parties tomorrow. — Lloyd’s containerised general car El Toro this evening. The tanks of the Agents. (9912 gt, built 2006) is presently adrift replacement gate already filled with about 150 nautical miles north-west of 5,000 tons of water. The damage CLIPPER TOBAGO (Bahamas) Ponta Delgada with main engine caused by Bow Sirius may be up to 2 Montreal, Dec 31 — Combined problem. The local tug Sao Miguel is million Euro. chemical and oil tank Clipper Tobago proceeding to the casualty area in London, Jan 4 — Information was towed from Hamilton to Montreal, order to assist and tow the vessel to received from Kiel, dated today, states: as she has main engine failure. She Ponta Delgada. — Lloyd’s Agents. Combined chemical and oil tank Bow arrived Montreal Dec 27 and is London, Jan 2 — Following received Sirius took its first cargo in the port of waiting for replacement parts to effect from Ponta Delgada MRCC, timed Hamburg on Jan 4. It sustained only repairs. These are delayed by the New 1025, UTC: Part containerised general minor damage. Year’s holiday, but could be completed car El Toro was reported in lat 38 15N, by Jan 4. She is detained by Transport long 22 35W, at 2000, Dec 31. Vessel is CAPETAN MICHALIS (Greece) Canada. She has a cargo of tallow for currently in tow of tug Sao Miguel, See “Isthmia, Greece” under Columbia. — Lloyd’s Agents. ETA Ponta Delgada tomorrow “Pollution.” morning. CONCEL PRIDE (Nigeria) Ponta Delgada, Jan 3 — Part CELTIC SEA (Bahamas) Cadiz, Jan 2 — Product tanker containerised general car El Toro was See “Ecuador” under “Piracy”. Concel Pride is still in port (in towed by local tug Sao Miguel arrived Algeciras) and though it is not Ponta Delgada today and safely put CHANGYUN NO.1 (China) arrested, it is reported that the alongside the quay inner port at 1630, London, Jan 2 — A press report, owners still need to make some local time, for necessary main engine dated yesterday, states: Seven people payments and met some obligations repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. were injured by an explosion on non before the vessel can depart. Her specific tanker Changyun No.1 (5000 agents, Messrs. Ibarrola, at Ceuta, EMSLAND (Antigua & Barbuda) gt) in China’s southern city of have advised they are no longer acting London, Dec 30 — A press release Guangzhou yesterday, the local as agents, because of the owners many from the Maritime and Coastguard government said. The explosion was failures to keep their promises. It is Agency, dated Dec 29: Earlier today caused by a fire that broke out at reported that the owners are planning Montrose Port Control alerted Forth around 1420 hrs. It was anchored at a to tug the vessel to Algeria for further Coastguard to the general cargo shipyard in Panyu county in the repairs. — Lloyd’s Agents. Emsland (1857 gt, built 1984) which southern suburbs of Guangzhou, said had gone aground in the channel just Feng Weihua, an official with the local CRIS M. (Italy) outside Montrose harbour as it was safety watchdog. He said three people London, Jan 3 — Following received heading to sea. The vessel is carrying were seriously injured and were being from Rome MRCC, timed 0940, UTC: 2000 tons of log timbers. There was no treated at Guangzhou Red Cross Hydrofoil Cris M. remains aground. danger to the six crew aboard, who Hospital. Four others suffered minor Bad weather is still delaying salvage have remained on the vessel injuries and were treated at a local operations. throughout. The weather on scene was hospital in Panyu. Feng said the fire force 5 to 7 (fresh breeze - near gale) was put out last night. The CSL ASSINIBOINE (Canada) at the time of the grounding with the investigation into the cause of the London, Dec 28 — At 0518, UTC, wind on its starboard side. Checks accident continues. today, 0018, bulker CSL Assiniboine around the vessel which is listing at 5 CHELYABINSK (Russia) (22772 gt, built 1977) ran aground in degrees on the Annat Bank identified

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2 Marine that it was not losing any oil and there the Emsland was gradually wedged co-ordinate further refloating attempts was some hope that with a further more and more securely into the sand. today. three metres of tide due to come in she Three hours later it was still aground. London, Jan 1 — Following received might have floated off at high water. “The lines kept breaking under the from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed The Montrose lifeboat was launched strain but just before high tide we got 1730, UTC: General cargo Emsland and along with two pilot boats one on board,” said Mr Smart last remains aground. Refloating activity attempted to tow her off the sand. This night. “Such was the enormous strain has ceased for the day. Next high proved fruitless and the tow attempt that it too broke, damaging the water is at 1313, UTC, tomorrow. was abandoned after one of the vessels stauncheon on our deck and ripping Removal of some of the wood cargo, lost a guard rail. Bob Abercrombie of off the rails round our stern.” Last either by ditching overboard or onto a Forth Coastguard said “She appears to night Forth Coastguard, who co- lighter, is being considered. A further have grounded on soft sand just ordinated the attempted rescue, said tug is proceeding from the Tees. outside the harbour. Unfortunately that the crew was safe and there was London, Jan 2 — Following received despite the best efforts of the pilot not believed to be any pollution from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed boats and lifeboat at just before high threat. A Coastguard spokesman said, 1220, UTC: General cargo Emsland water at 2130, this evening the vessel however: “We have alerted the remains aground, with salvage plans remains firmly stuck fast. Tugs from counter-pollution authorities and, still being discussed. further ports were unavailable as the with the weather expected to worsen London, Jan 3 — Following received weather forecast predicts the winds to to storm force 10 during the night, the from the Maritime & Coastguard strengthen to a gale force 9 increasing rescue helicopter has also been placed Agency dated today: At ten minutes to storm force 10 and they would be on stand-by.” past four on the afternoon of Dec 29 unable to make Montrose harbour in London, Dec 30 — Following received general cargo Emsland, ran aground time. Her stern anchor has now been from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed on the Annat Bank in the River South deployed to hold her fast during the 1132, UTC: General cargo Emsland: Esk, after departing the port of night and we are making hourly Tug arrived on scene at 1059, UTC Montrose. The vessel carrying a cargo checks as to the state of the vessel. “In and, under the direction of the pilots, of 1776 tonnes of timber logs and the meantime tug brokers and the finally gave up trying to tow off the bunkers of 33.7 tonnes of marine owners have been contacted and we casualty. It is not expected that diesel oil and 1.5 tonnes of lube oil, are hoping for larger tug or an anchor another attempt can be made until the which pose a threat to the handling vessel to assist during tide is higher. High water is at 2231, environment. All attempts to date to daylight hours and a rising tide UTC. refloat the vessel have failed. Officers tomorrow. “Both the Agency’s Counter London, Dec 30 — Following received of the Maritime and Coastguard Pollution unit and MCA Surveyors in from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed Agency including the Secretary of Aberdeen have been kept informed 2322, UTC: General cargo Emsland: At State’s representative who all arrived throughout the incident, and a 2300, UTC, attempts to refloat the in Montrose today, have now set up a Surveyor will attend the vessel when vessel were unbsuccessful and aborted. salvage control unit to oversee the she is brought back into Montrose A further attempt is expected to take salvage of the vessel and minimise the harbour to see whether any damage place at next hide tide (1130, UTC, risk of pollution. The vessel is taking has been sustained especially to its Dec 31.) Duty salvors water into its No 3 and 4 ballast rudder. The Marine Accident Switzerwijsmuller have been tanks. Svitzer Wijsmuller have been Investigation Branch (MAIB) have contracted and will arrive at Aberdeen contracted as salvors. A Salvage also been informed.” at 1000, UTC, Dec 31. Control Unit has been set up which London, Dec 30 — Following received London, Dec 31 — Following received includes representatives from an from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed Environment Group and local 0453, UTC: General cargo Emsland: 1216, UTC: General cargo Emsland authorities. Fred Caygill, Maritime Tug Esvgt Connector has been tasked remains aground, after the latest and Coastguard Agency said: “Every and will arrive on scene at 0700, UTC, attempt to refloat at high water, at effort is being made to recover the today. SAROPS ongoing. 1114, UTC, was unsuccessful. Salvors vessel and its bunkers with minimal London, Dec 30 — A press report, due on board to assess situation with impact to the environment. Salvage dated today, states: General cargo option of removing cargo. Next high experts are now in place and are Emsland, with six crew on board, has water at Montrose is at 2337, UTC. assessing the plans to carry out the been grounded overnight on the Annat London, Jan 1 — Following received task ahead of them whilst awaiting sandbank at the entrance to Montrose from Coastguard Forth MRSC, timed the arrival of some specialist marine harbour. The Emsland, loaded with a 0209, UTC: General cargo Emsland: craft which will carry equipment to full cargo of 2,000 tonnes of round Latest attempt unsuccessful at high the grounded vessel.” timber, rode out the stormy night. A water at 2337, UTC. Salvor due on London, Jan 4 — A press report, powerful anchor-handling tug has board to assess the situation with an dated today, states: Almost half of the been commissioned from Aberdeen to option of removing the cargo being cargo on board general cargo Emsland, pull it off on this morning’s high tide considered. No attempt expected today. still grounded on the Annat Bank at around 1030 hrs. The incident began Next high water at Montrose 1213, Montrose Harbour, will have to be just before 1600 yesterday as the UTC, today. offloaded to get it refloated. The Emsland prepared to leave the estuary London, Jan 1 — A SvitzerWijsmuller Emsland ran aground at the harbour for Scandinavia. Minutes after the Salvage BV report, dated Dec 31, entrance while leaving the port around local pilot had disembarked and it was states: SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage was 1600 Friday (Dec 31) just minutes under the charge of its own master, yesterday evening requested to join in after the pilot had disembarked. It is the vessel drifted on to the sandbank. and assist in operations to refloat thought that the vessel did not have The port authority and the Coastguard general cargo Emsland, which had run enough power to push against the were alerted and, because it was just aground off Montrose during the prevailing wind to make it past the one hour after low water, it was evening of Dec 29. Initially harbour entrance. Despite the best decided to let the vessel sit it out until SvitzerWijsmuller company Esvagt efforts of Montrose Port Authority and high water around 2100 hrs. The was requested to come in and provide the local lifeboat crew to get it Montrose lifeboat Moonbeam went out towing assistance with one of their refloated twice daily at high tide, the to the vessel about 1945 hrs and began vessels from Aberdeen after local decision was taken to begin offloading the task of getting lines on board to attempts with pilot boats, etc, had not cargo which was scheduled to begin pull it off on the rising tide. The improved the situation. Also the yesterday afternoon. Around half the harbour’s two pilot boats stood by to subsequent assistance yesterday of vessel’s fuel has also been taken off. A offer additional control. With the tug/supply Esvagt Connector did not tug has been trying to free the weather deteriorating and the scene lit achieve the required results. Emsland since Saturday but there is a up by flares, lifeboat coxswain Derek Overnight a skeleton salvage team risk of causing further damage to the Smart and his crew began the difficult from SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage was vessel. The crew are still on board and task of getting a tow line on board as mobilised in from the Netherlands to harbour-master John West said there

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3 Marine is no risk to them and that they still London, Jan 3 — A press release by computers from the vessel. As of today have power and light and are SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage, dated Dec the vessel still remains in LTTE adequately supplied. “It’s vital that we 30, states: SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage Custody. — Lloyd’s Agents. take off at least 800 tonnes, ideally Asia and partners Islands Shipping 1,000 tonnes, of cargo out of the holds from Papua New Guinea again were FAULTLESS (Liberia) and we’re going to concentrate on that requested to come to the assistance of See Universal Brave. rather than the deck cargo while the a fishing (general) Fairpesca 707 that weather is still with us,” he said. ran aground on one of the many reefs FEHN MISTRAL (Gibraltar) “Fortunately we don’t have any in the South Pacific. The casualty, London, Dec 29 — Following received easterly winds forecast but if we did (fast tuna fishing vessel), ran aground from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, that could cause problems. It would on the reefs just west of the Tifuasi timed 1603, UTC: General cargo Fehn create heavy seas on the bank which Island, which itself is on the extreme Mistral (2478 gt, built 1993), bound could lift the ship and drive her east side of Papua New Guinea Kirkwall, lost 19 20-ft containers and further ashore. There is a barge in the territory. Tugs Celeste and Pacific one 40-ft container overboard in lat 59 harbour and we’re preparing to lift a Hawk departed their base in Rabaul 09.2N, long 02 16.9W, at 1430, UTC, log grab on board which will then be immediately. The tugs will arrive on today. Weather: Wind south-south- welded to the deck. It is a flat- site just after the new year has east, force 10 (storm). (Note — Fehn bottomed vessel and has the capability started. Sister vessels of the casualty Mistral sailed Lerwick 0128, Dec 29, of sitting on the sandbank alongside have tried to refloat her previously, and according to Lloyd’s MIU AIS, was and, in theory, can take around 500 but these attempts have been invain. located 16.7 nautical miles from tonnes on deck. Once it is filled up it In the meantime salvage staff was Sanday, in lat 59 02 13.2N, long 02 17 will be floated on the incoming tide mobilised in by our partners helicopter 19.2W, at 1627, UTC, today, course and will offload at Montrose before and the first on-site inspections have 170 deg, speed 4.4 knots.) going out for another load.” The timing been made. The salvage plan consists London, Dec 29 — An MCA press of the operation will be tight as the of lightening the vessel of the bunkers release, dated today, states: At 1430, port authority is hoping to have it and to make use of the combined UTC, today, Shetland Coastguard completed by the high tide on Friday, forces of the tugs during anticipated received a call from the Gibraltar thought to be the best time to try to increases in the water levels in the registered general cargo Fehn Mistral, refloat the Emsland. “There’s another coming days. advising that she had lost 20 empty big tide on Saturday, and another on containers overboard eight miles east Sunday but that is not as big so we’re FARAH-3 (Jordan) of Stronsay, Orkney. Weather aiming for Friday, or possibly Saturday Colombo, Dec 29 — General cargo conditions at the time were south- at the latest,” Mr West added. “The Farah-3 still remains in LTTE custody south-east, force 10 winds with very port authority and the lifeboat are in Mullaitivu. The Owners have rough sea conditions. The vessel, giving every assistance we can and sought Norwegian assistance to get which is on charter to Streamline, is there’s nobody at risk.” They delay in the vessel released. The Norwegians making way to Kirkwall where she is beginning the offloading, he said, was have advised the owners to coordinate expected to stay over the New Year. due partly to the incident happening with the government and other Local authorities and shipping have over the New Year period and the time relevant parties to have the vessel been advised and a Navigation it has taken to bring together all the released as the mandate of the Warning has been issued. Weather parties involved. The plan is to bring facilitators is only to communicate forecasts for the next 48 hours predict the Emsland back into Montrose for between the two warring sides and not strong southerly winds which will the remainder of the cargo to be carry out rescue operations. hamper any immediate recovery discharged before it is sent for repairs. Subsequently the vessel owners as efforts. In the meantime Shetland London, Jan 4 — A press report, well as the local agents held talks Coastguard are warning vessels of the dated today, states: A salvage team with the Foreign Ministry yesterday danger as they the containers are a has been set up to refloat general on moves to salvage the stricken severe hazard to navigation. cargo Emsland which is posing a vessel. LTTE media spokesman stated London, Jan 2 — General cargo Fehn threat to the environment and has that they were aware of the Farah-3 Mistral has now arrived at Aberdeen. been grounded outside Montrose owners approaching the Norwegians harbour for almost a week. The vessel for help but added the vessel still FINNOY (Norway) was carrying 1,776 tonnes of timber remained stranded in Mullaitivu London, Dec 29 — Information and bunkers of 33.7 tonnes of marine together with the cargo of 14,000 received, dated Sandnes today, states: diesel oil and 1.5 tonnes of lubricating tonnes of rice. The vessel was on its Ferry Finnoy (1935 gt, built 1999), oil. So far, all attempts to refloat the way from Kakinada in India to when arriving Hanasand from Talgje, vessel have failed. It is taking water Durban in South Africa, when it grounded near the quay in dense fog, into ballast tanks. The Maritime and developed engine trouble and at 2205, local time, yesterday. Vessel Coastguard Agency (MCA) has set up a requested its local agent to arrange for refloated by own means after few salvage control unit which includes the the assistance of a tug from Colombo. minutes and moored to the quay. The Secretary of State’s representative, The vessel however drifted into rebel ferry proceeded to Stavanger for local authorities and an environmental waters and was seized together with inspection and is now underway to group, to oversee the salvage of the the 25 member crew. Ship Captain Rubbestadneset for repairs and is vessel and minimise risk of pollution. Ramaz Abdul Jabar and owner Bosun currently in lat 59 27.3N long 05 Fred Caygill, of the MCA said: “Every Mohamed Abdul Aziz Ahmed 34.4E, speed 13.5 knots at 1222, local effort is being made to recover the Alsiturman stated at a meeting with time. today. Roll on roll off Foldoy will vessel and its bunkers with minimal the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission and replace the vessel. impact to the environment.” the Government Secretariat for Kristiansand, Jan 3 — Ferry Finnoy: Coordinating the Peace Process Vessel’s Superintendent has advised ERHAN BAYRAKTAR (Turkey) (SCOPP) this week that armed LTTE that she is still under repair at London, Dec 29 — Following received cadres forcibly boarded the vessel Rubbestadneset. They are waiting for from Georgia MRCC, dated today: after firing gun shots into the air and spare parts for the broken bow General cargo Erhan Bayraktar was proceeded to force the weighing of the thrusters and no date of completion safely refloated at 0415, local time, anchor, raided the vessel and took the has yet been set. — Lloyd’s Agents. today and anchored in Poti roads for crew to the shore after firing more diver survey. shots. The crew members were handed FLORA (Malta) London, Jan 2 — General cargo over to the ICRC on Tuesday (Dec 26) London, Dec 30 — Following received Erhan Bayraktar was reported passing and were subsequently driven to from Ankara MSRCC, timed 1025, Istanbul in a westerly direction, at Colombo where they briefed the media UTC: General cargo Flora remains 2143 hrs, Jan 1, reportedly bound for on their ordeal with the rebels who aground, with no change in situation Tuzla. had also looted expensive and no developments. FAIRPESCA 707 communication equipment and FRIGGA (DIS)

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London, Dec 30 — Tug Frigga, which ship information officer, that the metres, that is listing to one side was towed to Fredericia shipyard Nov diesel fuel in the main engine took in today about 70 miles south of Gibson, 27 after fire in engine-room while seawater, coming from the leak in its La. A liftboat is a self-elevating, self- transitting Kiel Canal Nov 25, is now liquid compartment, causing the propelled boat used for various tasks back in service. Vessel was reported engine to fail. The crew had to plug such as crane operations, pipe laying arriving Fredericia Dec 25. the leak to stop the seepage and also and construction. The Coast Guard drain or filter the mixed seawater was notified at about 0215, today that GLOBAL HAWK (Panama) from the diesel fuel, he said. “With the liftboat, owned and operated by Busan, Dec 28 — Bulker Global that situation, I do not think we would Montco Offshore Inc. in Galliano, La., Hawk arrived Busan Dec 17 from reach Ormoc because the liquid was listing to its starboard side during Homer and sailed Dec 21 for Inchon. compartment serves as the engine’s jack-up procedures. All six crew — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. cooling system,” Nefran, an electronic members were safely evacuated from computer engineer, said. After the the boat. Initially, the boat was listing GREAT CENTURY (Hong Kong) crew revved-up the engine and made a at 10 degrees, and the vessel is See Princess Laurie. test-run, the master announced that currently listing 45 degrees. No they would return to Cebu City. pollution has been reported, and GRETA KOSAN (Isle of Man) Heaven Star finally docked at Pier 2 at personnel from Coast Guard Marine Dover, Jan 2 — Liquid Petroleum 0528 hrs. — Correspondent. Safety Office Morgan City, La., are Gas Carrier Greta Kosan remains Manila, Jan 3 — Passenger/cargo continuing to monitor the situation alongside Dover Cruise Terminal 1 vessel Heaven Star is still docked at and will investigate the cause of the awaiting repairs to turbo-charger, Pier 2 of Cebu port, Roble Shipping incident. cylinder liners, heads and pistons, etc. Lines, Inc. officials said today. The Reassembly is scheduled for Jan 5-7 vessel is expected to undergo onboard KANG NAM 5 (Hong Kong) with trials and departure Jan 8, if repairs to its main engine which broke See “Hong Kong” under “Port State Classification Society is satisfied. — down when seawater contaminated its Control”. Lloyd’s Agents. diesel fuel while on a voyage between Cebu and Ormoc City Dec 30. The KING EDWARD (Marshall Islands) GRIGOROUSSA I (Liberia) vessel was stranded for several hours London, Dec 28 — Information Piraeus, Dec 29 — Crude oil tanker before being towed back to Cebu port. received from Kiel, dated today, states: Grigoroussa I remains at Skaramanga The is the second time in less than a Combined chemical and oil tank King undergoing repairs. Reportedly vessel year that the Heaven Star Edward: One of the two large locks in is expected to complete repairs and encountered an accident. In April last Kiel-Holtenau shall be operable at return to service at the beginning of year, a 10 metre portion of its roof about 1800, today. The other one may next year. — Lloyd’s Agents. deck caught fire when burning embers be back in service in the morning from its smokestack fell on the deck. hours of tomorrow. Until then no large HARWARD 1 (Russia) The fire was placed under control by vessels can transit after the King London, Jan 2 — Following received the crew and the vessel was able to Edward, Immingham to St. from Piraeus RCC, timed 0940, UTC: reach Ormoc port safely. — Petersburg, without cargo, hit the gate General cargo Harward 1 (185 gt, Correspondent. 3. built 1973), Bar for Varna, no cargo on London, Dec 28 — Following received board, broke down in lat 37 47.3N, HENDRIK SR. (U.K.) from Kiel, dated today: It is now being long 25 40.6E, at 0100, local time, Dec London, Dec 28 — Following received reported that one of the two large 31. Vessel was taken in tow by tug from Coastguard Yarmouth MRCC, locks in Kiel-Holtenau shall be Atlas and safely arrived Cesme at timed 1529, UTC: Trawler Hendrik operable at about 1800 hrs, Dec 28. 0600, local time, Jan 1. Sr., proceeding for Lowestoft harbour, The other one may be back in service is now under the control of MCA iduring the morning of Dec 29. Until HEAVEN STAR surveyors. then no large vessels can transit the Portsmouth, UK, Dec 30 — Leyte- lock. Combined chemical and oil tank bound passengers were stranded for HOLBERG (Uruguay) King Edward, which possibly had an over three hours at sea after inter- Port Stanley, Jan 2 — Fishing engine failure, has been towed, stern island ferry Unknown Heaven Star, (general) Holberg is still at Port first, to a berth in the North harbour. 1597 gt, stalled in the seawaters off Purvis. The weather has hampered London, Dec 30 — Information Cebu early today. The crew of Heaven operations. It is believed that there received from Kiel, dated today, Star, of Roble Shipping Lines, decided may be an attempt to refloat vessel states:Combined chemical and oil tank to return to Pier 2, in Cebu City. this week. If not, operations will King Edward was allowed to leave the Carrying 998 passengers, Heaven Star commence to remove the oil on the North harbour of Kiel in the night of encountered engine trouble barely an vessel. — Lloyd’s Agents. Dec 29, after the end of investigations, hour after it Cebu City at 2200, Dec Port Stanley, Jan 3 — Fishing and proceeded to St. Petersburg for 29, the Cebu Coast Guard said. Its Holberg was refloated yesterday (Jan taking cargo. The insurance of the main engine failed past 2300 hrs, 2). — Lloyd’s Agents. owners will have to pay several some 10 to 15 nautical miles off Danao millions of Euro, caused by the canal City point, it said. Among those IN SUNG NO.207 (South Korea) closures. The canal traffic was not yet onboard the vessel was the family of London, Jan 3 — A press report, back to normal on Dec 29, though newsroom librarian Vilma Pansoy- dated today, states: Eleven teams had worked hard, assisted by Dumoran, who sought the Vietnamese sailors who were rescued the tug Holtenau and a sheerleg of the Coastguard’s assistance, upon after fishing (general) In Sung No.207 Ostseedienst, as well as several other learning of the mechanical problem sank off Argentina last month arrived working ships, to get the replacement past 0200 hrs. “We were worried in Vietnam Monday (Jan 1). gates in situ in the North and South because there was no proper locks in Holtenau. announcement from the ship captain. IOLKOS II (Greece) We just learned it from our co- See Sibirskiy 2101. KOTOBUKI MARU NO.38 (Japan) passengers,” said Vilma. Vilma London, Dec 29 — Following received contacted both the Cebu CG station at JOMI (Bahamas) from Coast Guard Honolulu, timed Pier 3 and the ship owner, informing London, Jan 1 — General cargo Jomi 2130, UTC: Fishing (general) Kotobuki them that majority of the passengers sailed Velsen Dec 31 for Sharpness. Maru No.38 (289 gt, built 1988), wanted to return to Cebu City. The JGGG, ran aground yesterday on passengers were anxious about their JUAN Midway Isaland. The vessel has been safety as rain started to pour past London, Dec 30 — A press release refloated and is now moored alongside 0200 hrs, while the vessel remained from the United States Coastguard in Midway harbour, pending stationary in dark rough waters, she dated Dec 28, states: The Coast Guard inspection. said. Her husband learned, from the is monitoring liftboat Juan, 131 London, Dec 30 — A press report,

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5 Marine dated today, states: US Fish and enter Midway (daylight only) Harbor. embankment at kilometre 28.5, in the Wildlife Service officials will resume — Lloyd’s Agents. Kiel Canal. The vessel succeeded in the clean-up operation in Midway getting free under its own power and today and assess whether there was KURUOGLU III (Turkey) turned around to proceed at a very low any environmental damage from a London, Dec 30 — General cargo speed in a westerly direction to berth diesel fuel spill in the Midway Atoll Kuruoglu III sailed Antwerp 2239, Dec in the passing point Duekerswisch. National Wildlife Refuge. Officials 28, for Apapa-Lagos. The grounding was caused by a rudder said fishing Kotobuki Maru No.38 failure. The passing traffic has been began leaking an estimated 2,640 L/B JUAN (U.S.A.) advised to proceeded at reduced speed gallons of marine diesel fuel about London, Dec 29 — A Coast Guard as the vessel’s rudder is still not 2030 yesterday while delivering an New Orleans press release, dated Dec functioning correctly. injured crew member to Midway Atoll 28, states: The Coast Guard is London, Dec 29 — Following received for medical evacuation. Refuge staff monitoring a liftboat, supply L/B from Kiel, dated today: General cargo met the vessel in Midway’s harbour, Juan (128 gt, built 1997), that is Lemo arrived Dukerswisch in the escorted it to the pier and surrounded listing to one side today about 70 evening. The crew tried to repair the it with a boom to contain the oil spill. miles south of Gibson, La. The Coast rudder damage by own means. (Note The vessel still had 34,320 gallons of Guard was notified at about 0215. — According to Lloyd’s MIU AIS fuel on on board, officials said. Only a today that the liftboat, owned and Lemo, bound Gdansk, was moored in light sheen was reported on the water operated by Montco Offshore Inc. in lat 54 21 46.44N, long 10 09 02.1E, at within the boom this morning. “It Galliano, La, was listing to starboard 1136, UTC, today.) obviously collided with something. during jack-up procedures. All six London, Dec 30 — General cargo There are other things out there crewmember were safely evacuated Lemo sailed Kiel 1740, Dec 29, for besides the reef that it could have run from the boat. Initially, the boat was Gdansk. into,” said Barbara Maxfield, US Fish listing at 10 degrees, and the boat is and Wildlife Service spokesperson. An currently listing 45 degrees. No LIST (Antigua & Barbuda) investigation is under way into the pollution has been reported, and London, Jan 3 — General cargo List cause of the spill. Maxfield added personnel from Coast Guard Marine was reported arriving at Rotterdam at that, as far as she knows, so far no Safety Office Morgan City, La., are 1225 hrs, Jan 2, from Kaliningrad. animals have been affected by the continuing to monitor the situation (See issue of Dec 27.) spill, which involves what she and will investigate the cause of the described as “lightweight” diesel fuel. incident. The boat is located on the LUZ DO SAMEIRO (Portugal) The spill occurred in both the Outer Continental Shelf in Ship Shoal London, Dec 29 — A press report, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Block 207, and an overflight is dated today, states: Fishing Luz do Marine National Monument and the scheduled tomorrow to better assess Sameiro (50 gt) has capsized in rough Midway Atoll National Wildlife and monitor the situation. waters off Portugal’s Atlantic coast Refuge. Hawaiian monk seals, sea London, Dec 29 — Following received leaving two crewmen dead and four turtles and coral reefs live in the from Coast guard New Orleans, timed missing. Of the seven crew members sanctuary. The oil could also pose a 1020, UTC: Supply L/B Juan was on board Luz do Sameiro when it sank danger to the albatross and other last reported with a 45 degree list in near the central fishing village of birds that nest on the island if it lat 28 32.242N, long 90 58.884W. An Nazare, one was rescued by an air comes ashore, Maxfield said. Staff overflight is scheduled for later today. force helicopter. The helicopter is now could not inspect the vessel yesterday London, Dec 29 — Following received searching for the four missing crew because seas were too rough, she said. from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed members with the aid of several boats. Seventeen volunteers counting 2145, UTC: Supply L/B Juan is still ‘We always have the hope of finding albatrosses on the atoll and a team rin lat 28 32N, long 90 58W, but is them alive but the weather conditions, from the National Oceanic and now reported to be semi-submerged. A high waves and the temperature of the Atmospheric Administration working salvage plan is currently being water is lowering the chances of that,’ with monk seals in the area would drafted. local firefighter chief Nelio Gomes help watch for oiled animals, Maxfield London, Jan 3 — Following received said. Rescuers are encountering 2.5- said. Pacific Environmental Company, from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed metre-high waves while the a private contractor hired by the 1435, UTC: Supply L/B Juan: temperature of the water was 16 Japanese company that owns the Yesterday evening salvors were on degrees Celsius according to the damaged vessel is also helping with scene and diving operations were national weather office. the response to the spill. A Coast under way to plug open vents and Guard C-130 left Honolulu yesterday prevent further leakage of oil MAERSK SCOTLAND (Venezuela) for Midway carrying supplies, Coast products. A full diving survey will be London, Dec 28 — According to Guard personnel and other workers to carried out. Lloyd’s MIU AIS, Liquid Petroleum assist with the clean-up, damage Gas Carrier Maersk Scotland was assessment and repair of the vessel. LAI KING (Hong Kong) stationary nine nautical miles from London, Jan 3 — A press report, Cape Town, Jan 4 — General cargo Virginia Beach, in lat 36 57 46N, long dated Jan 1, states: Fishing (general) Lai King: The original crankshaft has 76 03 39.79’W, at 1549, UTC, today. Kotobuki Maru No.38, that ran been removed from the main engine London, Jan 2 — Liquid Petroleum aground Thursday (Dec 28) near the and the replacement has arrived in Gas Carrier Maersk Scotland was Midway Atoll National Wildlife Cape Town. Currently, it is being reported arriving at Marcus Hook, Refuge, has been patched up, and will prepared at a local workshop. The USA, at 2114 hrs, Dec 29 and leave on Tuesday and arrive in saddles are also being prepared which according to Lloyd’s MIU AIS at 0909, Honolulu in a few days. will be fitted this week and will need UTC, today, the vessel was reported Honolulu, Jan 3 — Fishing (general) to be line bored. Thereafter, the still in port, at Marcus Hook. Kotobuki Maru No.38 struck an old replacement crankshaft will be fitted. sunken barge while entering the The attending surveyor has envisaged MARIELLE BOLTEN (Liberia) channel at Midway Atoll on Dec 28. a further two weeks duration Freeport, Bahamas, Jan 4 — General Three holes were ripped in one of its subsequent to the crankshaft being cargo Marielle Bolten: Shipyard fuel tanks. It was reported the tank fitted. The cylinder liner landing is advised this week that vessel had held 2640 gallons of fuel and a boom also being prepared for re-fitting, at a completed repairs and was due for sea was placed around the vessel to local workshop. — Lloyd’s Agents. trials Jan 5. — Lloyd’s Agents. contain the spill, which was reported to be small. No signs of pollution were LEMO (St. Vincent & Grenadines) MARINE EAGLE (Panama) found on the shoreline. The vessel was London, Dec 28 — Following received London, Dec 28 — Following received temporarily patched and reportedly on from Kiel, dated today: At 1800 hrs, from Vladivostok MRCC, timed 1555, its way to Honolulu. It is unknown today, general cargo Lemo (2061 gt, UTC: General cargo Marine Eagle is why the vessel was attempting to built 1980) “got stuck” on the presently in lat 39 39N, long 130 47E.

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Vessel is not in any danger but the was apparently cleared to depart. offered full refunds and half off weather on scene remains bad. Damage to the vessel was apparently another cruise this year to those who Salvage tug Naporisty is due on scene just some minor scratches. — Lloyd’s had booked for the cruise that was tomorrow morning and will try to take Agents. cancelled. The company expected the vessel in tow. ship to be repaired in time for another London, Dec 29 — A press report, NAUTILUS (Netherlands) cruise leaving Charleston this dated today, states: A Russian tug London, Jan 1 — A weekend. rescued general cargo Marine Eagle SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV that was in distress in the Sea of message, dated Dec 27, states: Hopper OAK BAY (Canada) Japan today. The vessel’s main engine dredger Nautilus: SvitzerWijsmuller London, Dec 31 — Following received broke down in a storm on Dec 27. The Salvage staff and equipment from from United States Coast Guard dated Marine Eagle, with the crew of 15 SvitzerWijsmuller bases in South yesterday: Crews from the U.S. Coast people, drifted 200 miles off Africa and the Netherlands completed Guard and Canadian Coast Guard are Vladivostok. South Korean rescuers the oil removal operations from the racing to the aid of a 58-foot fishing asked their Russian colleagues for dredger off Pointe Noire Dec 26. In (general) Oak Bay (56 gt, built 1944) help, and salvage tug Naporisty was total 260 tonnes of oil was removed with four people on board 22 miles sent from Vladivostok to the Marine from the capsized and partly south-west of Cape Flattery, Wash. Eagle. Despite four-metre waves and submerged hull of the dredger, further The four crewmen of the fishing the wind of up to 20 metres a second, reducing the risks to the environment. vessel, homeported in Neah Bay, the Naporisty managed to take the Wash., have donned their survival vessel in tow. The Russian rescue NORWEGIAN MAJESTY suits as a precaution after the vessel vessel, with the Marine Eagle, is on (Bahamas) began taking on water at the way to the port of Busan. Portsmouth, UK, Jan 1 — approximately 1000, today. The crews London, Dec 30 — Following received Mechanical problems caused of a Canadian Buffalo search aircraft from Vladivostok MRCC, timed 1035, Norwegian Cruise Lines to cancel the and a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin UTC: General cargo Marine Eagle, scheduled Saturday (Dec 30) helicopter have dropped pumps to the under tow of tug Naporisty, was departure of passenger (cruise) crew of the Oak Bay to assist with the reported in lat 37 05N, long 130 21E, at Norwegian Majesty (40876 gt, built flooding. The fishing vessel’s pumps 0100, UTC, today. Vessels are 1992). Full refunds are being offered are unable to keep up with the proceeding for Busan, where ETA Jan 1. to passengers and the vessel’s flooding. There are two Coast Guard Busan, Jan 2 — General cargo departure will be delayed at least a HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopters and Marine Eagle in tow, arrived at Busan week, cruise line spokeswoman a Canadian Buffalo search aircraft on at about 0900, Dec 31. The vessel is AnneMarie Mathews said Saturday scene with the crew of the Oak Bay. now at the Southern outer harbour from Miami. Mathews said the ship The lifeboat crews from Coast Guard anchorage, Busan, without repair experienced difficulties in two of its Stations Neah Bay and Quillayute schedule fixed. Understand that the auxiliary engines Friday while River are heading to the scene to permanent repairs will be effected entering Charleston Harbour. “This assist along with the crew of the soon at Busan. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. issue had no impact whatsoever on the Canadian buoy tender Provo Wallace. safe operation of the vessel” and London, Jan 1 — Following received MELDERSKIN (Norway) affected only the power supplied to the from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 1750, London, Dec 30 — Information ship’s amenities, she said. She said UTC: The crew of fishing (general) received from Sandnes, dated today, the vessel’s arrival was on time. It was Oak Bay controlled the flooding of the states: Roll On Roll Off Melderskin set to depart at 1600 Saturday but vessel and the Coast Guard towed it to (1974 gt, built 1985), when arriving people attempting to board were told Neah Bay at 2350, UTC, Dec 29. Sunde from Husnes, experienced it would not be taking on passengers. engine blackout and grounded near According to an itinerary on the OCEAN VISCOUNT (U.K.) the quay at Sunde at 1215, local time company’s website, the Norwegian London, Dec 30 — Following received today. The ferry is partly stranded and Majesty would have arrived tomorrow from Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC, tug is required. There was only a crew at Grand Cayman, Wednesday at timed 0846, UTC: Standby safety of five on board and the ferry was not Cozumel and Thursday at Key West, vessel Ocean Viscount (604 gt, built in regular service. then would have returned to 1971), 12 persons on board, reported London, Dec 30 — Following received Charleston next Saturday. Mathews main engine failure and drifting in from Stavanger RCC, timed 1310, said the cruise line is offering all bad weather 1.5 nautical miles north- UTC: Roll On Roll Off Melderskin was guests who would have boarded the east of semi-submersible drilling experiencing problems reversing its vessel a full refund and a future cruise platform J.W.McLean in lat 57 19.4N, engine when it ran aground. It credit for 50% of the amount paid for long 00 50.8E. Weather on scene: Wind remains aground at present in lat 59 this cruise, valid on any Norwegian south, force 7-8 (near gale-gale), sea 49.9N, long 05 43.12E. Cruise Lines vessel through 2007. five to six metres. Tug Northern London, Dec 31 — Following received “NCL expects the repairs to be Chaser is proceeding to the scene, ETA from Sandnes, dated today: At 1630, completed within the next few days 1200, UTC, today. At 0135, UTC, today local time, yesterday, Roll On Roll Off and anticipates the Jan 6 sailing will the direction of drift of the Ocean Melderskin was refloated by tug Eide commence as scheduled,” Mathews Viscount indicated that it may pass Max, after several attempts. The ferry said in a written statement. She said close to production platform Kittiwake was towed to Rubbestadneset for the company apologised for any and the platform remained at muster repairs and arrived about 2130, local inconvenience and thanked its guests until the drifting vessel was clear. The time. yesterday. Damage to rudder and for their patience and understanding. Ocean Viscount has now passed clear propeller. Estimated time to repair at — Correspondent. of the Kittiwake and is heading for least two weeks. London, Jan 3 — A press report, Aberdeen under limited power dated today, states: Passenger (cruise) pending the arrival of the Northern NAESBORG (Liberia) Norwegian Majesty arrived Charleston Chaser. Safety checks are being Houston, Dec 29 — Roll On Roll Off on Saturday (Dec 30) with electrical maintained with the Ocean Viscount at Naesborg struck pier and caused problems and no air conditioning. NCL regular intervals. damage to a dock crane, extent of Corp, the Florida company that London, Dec 31 — Following received same unknown at this time. Vessel operates the ship, cancelled a from Coastguard Aberdeen MRCC, sailed Galveston approximately 2100 weeklong cruise scheduled to leave timed 0712, UTC: Standby safety yesterday and is on course for that night. The company said two vessel Ocean Viscount was towed back Manzanillo, Panama. It does not power-producing engines shut down to Aberdeen by tug Northern Chaser, appear that the pier was damaged, off Florida on Friday and generators arriving alongside 0119, UTC, today. just contacted by dock crane. The were used to power the ship. The Grangemouth, Jan 3 —- Standby vessel was inspected by the Coast company has offered passengers a 20% safety vessel Ocean Viscount sustained Guard prior to leaving the dock and discount off a future cruise. It also main engine failure in the vicinity of

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7 Marine the Kittiwake oil field in the North sea response efforts 30 miles south east of said Jordan Janak, spokesman for on Dec 30. Steerage and reduced Galveston, Texas, yesterday night. Plains All American Pipeline LP. propulsion were maintained using the Strong winds and large waves have Janak said workers were hoping to vessel’s Aquamaster azimuthing made working conditions unsafe, complete the damage assessment thruster unit. The vessel was initially forcing the dive ship American Victory today on the break in the High Island tended by supply Malaviya Thirty and and the skimmer Ampol Recovery to Pipeline, about 30 miles south of later towed to Aberdeen by tug supply stop operations. The skimmer Brutis is Galveston. The pipeline was shut Northern Chaser, berthing at Mathews remaining on scene to monitor the oil down after rupturing Dec 17 but Quay during the early hours Dec 31. sheen. The divers sealed the shore side continued to leak about 500 gallons We understand the main engine, a end of the breach by inflating rubber per day until divers plugged it Sunday. Wichman 8ACAT developing up to buoys inside the pipe at 2320 hrs, Janak said waves dispersed all the oil. 1200bhp, has sustained crankshaft yesterday. Divers were unable to failure of a degree necessitating locate the platform end of the breach PIPO (Albania) renewal. Owners, Ocean Mainport Ltd. due to zero visibility caused by heavy Piraeus, Dec 28 — General cargo based in Cork are currently seeking a silt conditions and deteriorating Pipo, from Turkey, ran aground on the replacement crankshaft and the vessel weather conditions. According to the west coast of Gavdo island at 2255, Dec could be out of service for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric 26. All vessel’s eight crew members are considerable period of time. — Lloyd’s Administration, the waves are reportedly healthy and secure and no Agents. currently five to six feet high, and are pollution was reported. The vessel expected to reach eight feet by the end remains aground. Preliminary OLVY-01 (Panama) of the day. The winds are currently at investigation being held by Chania Portsmouth, UK, Dec 30 — General 17 knots, with occasional gusts to 20, port authorities. — Lloyd’s Agents. cargo Olvy-01 (1768 gt, built 1973) is and are expected to pick up to 20 knots Piraeus, Dec 29 — General cargo reportedly aground at Labuan. — with gusts to 27 by tonight. The Pipo had sailed from Mersin, Correspondent. (Note — Olvy-01 weather is expected to worsen over the destination Bar, in order to perform arrived Labuan Nov 27.) next two days; with pipeline repair engine repairs. The vessel experienced Labuan, Jan 3 — General cargo Olvy- efforts expected to resume one Sunday mechanical failure to its propellers, 01 ran aground at Labuan Dec 12. (Dec 31). The ruptured pipeline has rendering same ungovernable, and Understand from the port that nothing leaked an estimated 43,000 gallons of also ingress of water was ascertained. has been arranged to refloat the vessel oil, and it continues to leak at The failure resulted in the grounding yet. — Lloyd’s Agents. approximately 500 gallons per day, or at Gavdo. — Lloyd’s Agents. 21 gallons per hour. The cause of the London, Dec 30 — Following received ORENBURG (Russia) rupture is still under investigation. A from Piraeus RCC, timed 1020, UTC: London, Jan 3 — Information Unified Command, consisting of Plains General cargo Pipo remains aground, received from Kiel, dated today, states: Pipeline LP, Coast Guard and Texas with no salvage plans at present. General cargo Orenburg (4955 gt, built General Land Office personnel, is London, Jan 4 — Following received 1994) collided with a gate of the New overseeing the operation. from Piraeus RCC, timed 1230, UTC: Northern lock of the Kiel Canal in London, Dec 29 — Crude oil tanker General cargo Pipo is still aground. Brunsbuttel at 0930, Jan 2. The gate Petrovsk arrived Port Arthur Dec 27. was damaged only above the London, Jan 1 — A press report PRINCESS LAURIE (France) waterline, so it can be repaired dated yesterday, states: Divers sealed London, Dec 30 — A press report, without having to be replaced. (Note a broken oil pipeline today after about dated yesterday, states: A crew of five — Orenburg sailed Police Dec 29 for 44,500 gallons leaked into the Gulf of fishermen have escaped unharmed Ghent and according to Lloyd’s MIU Mexico, the Coast Guard said. The after their trawler was hit by a AIS was in lat 53 46 43.14N, long 06 2 weeklong spill about 30 miles south of Chinese container ship travelling just 4.5E, 19 nautical miles from Galveston was expected to have north of Alderney. The Cherbourg- Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands, at minimal effect on the environment. based Princess Laurie was struck four 0557, UTC, Jan 3.) The oil continued to move away from times by the 740 ft container ship near land today and was quickly dispersing, the Casquets on Wednesday (Dec 27) PALLAS (Sweden) the Coast Guard said. A portion of the evening. Gothenburg, Jan 3 — Product tanker High Island Pipeline System ruptured London, Dec 30 — Following received Pallas left the Port of Gothenburg on Dec 24. The pipeline’s owner, Houston- from Jobourg MRCC, timed 0315, Jan 2 and will return again today on based Plains All American Pipeline LP, UTC: Fishing (general) Princess its regular schedule. The grounding shut down the line after detecting a Laurie, 24.83 metres, built 1989, was obviously of a very limited nature. pressure loss in the system. Crude oil FGCC, in collision with bulker Great Divers have been down and no repairs tanker Petrovsk trying to moor in the Century (38426 gt, built 1999) near the are required. Vessel approved by Class area, where the water is about 90 feet Casquets Dec 27. Princess Laurie as well as the Swedish Board of deep, might have dropped its anchor sustained minor portside damage. Shipping and Navigation according to on the pipeline, Plains Pipeline Great Century proceeded on voyage to information from Topoil AB,charterer spokesman Jordan Janak said. It was New Orleans. of the vessel. — Lloyd’s Agents. too early to say when the line would be repaired or how much the damage will PRINSESSE RAGNHILD (Norway) PASA (Cambodia) cost the company, Janak said. The Bergen, Jan 2 — Passenger ro/ro Piraeus, Dec 29 — Barge Pasa was spill’s size was significant, but the Prinsesse Ragnhild was back in towed by tug Archagelos M. to the high crude oil was a relatively light grade service on Dec 25. — Lloyd’s Sub- seas Dec 5 and it was subsequently and is far from land, according to Greg agents. handed over to tug Pegasus in order to Pollock, deputy commissioner of the be towed to Tuzla. — Lloyd’s Agents. Oil Spill Prevention and Response PXXI Program in the Texas General Land London, Dec 29 — A press report, PETRA (Netherlands Antilles) Office. dated Dec 28, states: Fishery London, Jan 4 — Following received London, Jan 3 — A press report, protection vessel Kelso arrived from Port of Workington Harbour dated today, states: The repair of an (Tristan da Cunha) with the salvage Office, dated today: General cargo undersea pipeline that leaked an team on Dec 22 to start the removal of Petra is presently at Berth 6, estimated 44,500 gallons of light crude pollutants from the stranded oil Workington, undergoing repairs. An oil into the Gulf of Mexico (damaged platform A Turtle (ex PXXI). engineer is on site at present. by crude oil tanker Petrovsk) cannot begin until a damage assessment is QUEEN OF THE NORTH (Canada) PETROVSK (Liberia) completed, a spokesman for the London, Dec 29 — A press report, London, Dec 28 — A press report, pipeline operator said Tuesday (Jan dated Dec 28, states: Passenger ro/ro dated today, states: Bad weather 2.). “At this point we are still trying to Queen of the North is in one piece, stalled the clean-up and pipeline fully assess damage to the pipeline,” upright on the bottom of Wright

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Sound, with its damaged hull London, Dec 30 — A press report, rescued. We are trying to rescue concealed in deep silt 1,400 feet below dated today, states: Owners of the them,” he added. He said Senopati the waves. Those were the findings of recently-grounded tug Seneca will Nusantara was seaworthy and had a the first submarine examination of the travel to Sault Ste Marie Monday (Jan capacity of more than 850 passengers. wreck since the vessel struck rocks 1) to inspect any water damage the “We will continue the search and sank in the Inside Passage south vessel sustained. “There’s no decision operation, normally until seven days, of Prince Rupert on Mar 22. The been made on what we’re going to do but it can be extended until we are initial dive found no sign of two with it,” said Franz VonRiedel, sure that we have made our utmost missing passengers. president of the Zenith Tugboat Co of efforts.” A survivor said heavy seas Duluth, which owns the tug. Costs for had battered the ship from afternoon, RANIA (Indonesia) freeing the tugboat and removing the scattering its furniture in every London, Jan 2 — Following received fuels will initially be paid for through direction. He said “The crew told us to from Piraeus RCC, timed 1115, UTC: a governmental fund. However, be calm and that nothing was going to Early this morning, vehicle carrier ultimately, the tug company will incur happen. But at about 2315, local time, Rania (3245 gt, built 1980) broke the costs, which are currently the ship began to turn over and then moorings in bad weather, at Makassar unknown but are likely expected to be capsized.” Crew members ordered anchorage, and drifted into bulker steep, VonRiedel said. “There was no passengers to put on lifejackets before Despina (36438 gt, built 1993). The damage to the vessel except for water the ship sank, a survivor said. The starboard side of Rania contacted the getting into all of the systems,” said ship was reported to be leaking before port side of Despina between hold no.7 VonRiedel. Crews anticipate a final it sank. Toni Syaiful, a navy and its accommodation area. Despina determination on what will happen spokesman in Surabaya, said the has sustained minor structural with the Seneca on Wednesday. vessel had left Kalimantan, Borneo, damage between frames No.43-47. for Semarang. Syaiful said the vessel There was no water ingress, pollution SENOPATI NUSANTARA carried 542 passengers, based on or injuries to its crew reported. (Indonesia) tickets sold and 63 crew. Earlier London, Dec 30 — A press report, figures from officials and media had RAVANDA (Turkey) dated today, states: Ferry Senopati ranged from 500 to 850 on board. Trieste, Dec 29 — Nothing has been Nusantara with 850 passengers Indonesian vessels often carry done regarding general cargo aboard sank overnight as it travelled passengers not listed on the official Ravanda. Delays apparently due to between Indonesia’s Central manifests. the fact that the tug was not available. Kalimantan province on Borneo to London, Dec 30 — A press report, — Lloyd’s Agents. Central Java province on the country’s dated today, states:Crowded ferry main island, Elshinta news radio Senopati Nusantara broke apart and RYUNAN (Japan) reported. Indonesia’s Metro television sank in the Java Sea during a violent London, Dec 29 — Following notice to put the number on board at more than storm that sent towering waves over mariners issued today: Engine 500. A navy official told Elshinta nine its deck, and the vast majority of the troubled vessel, 749 tons, (general people had been saved so far by nearly 640 passengers were still cargo Ryunan, 749 gt, built 2004 adrift rescuers. ‘The ship sank about missing a day later, officials said in lat 27 06N, long 128 41.7E, at 1505, midnight last night. We got today. Just 59 survivors had been UTC, Dec 28. information there are nine people found by late today, many drifting in London, Dec 29 — Following received rescued and taken to Bawean island. lifeboats or clinging to driftwood, the from Japan Coast Guard, timed 0910, But it is difficult for us to evacuate transport minister said. Witnesses UTC: General cargo Ryunan has been because of bad weather,’ said Central reported seeing lifeboats carrying salved and is being towed to Naha. Java Navy commander Colonel Yan more survivors, he said, and one Simamora. Rescuers were trying to person on board said that most people SCL BERN (Switzerland) locate the ship’s position by helicopter, had time to don life jackets before the See “Montreal, Canada” under and three navy vessels and one police sea’s warm waters overtook the vessel. “Pollution.” ship were involved in rescue efforts, No bodies had been recovered. he said. Simamora said the vessel, Survivors reported panicked SEAFRANCE NORD PAS DE sank in the Java Sea near Central passengers scrambling over life CALAIS (France) Java. jackets as the boat capsized close to Dover, Dec 29 — Roll On Roll Off London, Dec 30 — Following received midnight yesterday, after being SeaFrance Nord Pas de Calais is now from Reuters, dated Jakarta, Dec 30: pounded by heavy waves for more than back operating its normal service. — More than 500 people were still 10 hours. “The crew kept saying ‘relax, Lloyd’s Agents. missing in stormy seas off Indonesia’s relax’ but it was clear the ship was not Java island, today, almost a day after stable. It suddenly veered to one side SEAHAWK FREIGHTER ferry Senopati Nusantara, from and the TV and fridges fell over,” a (Marshall Islands) Borneo, capsized, officials said. The survivor said. The ferry was on the London, Dec 28 — According to sinking was the second Indonesian final leg of a 48-hour journey from the Lloyds MIU AIS, at 1720, UTC, today, ferry disaster in as many days after a island of Borneo to the main island of combined bulk and oil carrier vessel overturned on Thursday in Java when waves of up to 16 feet Seahawk Freighter was in lat 51 rough seas off Sumatra. High seas and crashed over its deck, said Slamet 08.43N, long 03 47.2E, o.4 nautical bad weather hampered rescue efforts Bustam, an official at Semarang port, miles off Terdonk, Belgium, on a after the latest disaster, officials said the ferry’s destination. Four naval course of 154.5 degs, and at a speed of today. Rescuers found two bodies and vessels, several other vessels and at 4.5 knots. 74 people alive, said Riyadi, head of least two aircraft were searching the search and rescue operations in area, but poor visibility and heavy SEAWAY (Panama) Semarang, Central Java. Senopati seas hindered their search. Transport Adelaide, Jan 3 — Operators of ferry Nusantara carried 605 people, Minister Hatta Radjasa said, after Seaway, SEA SA, confirms that the including 63 crew, according to the talks with rescue officials, that 638 ferry did experience some “minor manifest, a navy spokesman said. passengers and crew were on board electrical problems” on Dec 19, which Seventeen survivors were taken to the vessel and that 59 people had been resulted in the ferry service being shut Tuban in East Java rescued. He said two navy vessels down for only the first of the six province.Transportation Minister would search through the night, passenger services offered daily. He Hatta Rajasa said the vessel was on adding that fisherman had reported did not specify what the problem was fire before it sank, at about midnight seeing several lifeboats. The ferry ran however he has assured me that the on Friday (Dec 29). “The huge waves into trouble off Mandalika island, problem was assessed and rectified and storm caused the ship to burn,” he some 190 miles northeast of Jakarta. quickly and that the ferry continues to said. “We have received information In a final radio contact, the master run as normal. — Lloyd’s Agents. that dozens of passengers had used informed port authorities that the ship SENECA (U.S.A.) life rafts, in addition to those (already) was severely damaged and capsizing,

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The vessel was made in 1990 and helping in the search from Semarang Kalimantan on Borneo island to it underwent repairs in 2006, Antara on the Central Java coast, said Semarang. — Reuters. news agency quoted the minister as rescuing survivors took precedence London, Jan 2 — A press report, saying at a press conference last night over recovering bodies. “There is a dated today, states: Bad weather in Semarang, Central Java province. report that (the fishermen) have found hampered the work of Indonesian He said when the accident took place, 53 bodies ... but they prioritise helping rescue workers who are looking for the vessel was sailing from Central the survivors so they have left the survivors of ferry Senopati Nusantara Kalimantan to Semarang, Central bodies where they are,” he said. Toni that sank last week in stormy seas off Java, carrying about 542 passengers, Syaiful, spokesman for the navy’s the main island of Java, officials said 57 crew members, 29 bus/truck drivers eastern fleet, said: “We are having today. The Indonesian Navy has and conductors as well as their problems because the victims are deployed seven ships, two helicopters respective vehicles. According to a spread all across the beaches from and three aircraft and expanded its leading local website “detik.com” So Jepara to Rembang to Tuban.” The area search area off the northern coast of far, 109 of the number of passengers he described stretches some 175 km Central Java, 400 km east of Jakarta. listed in the ship’s manifest had been long. Thirty-five survivors picked up by “By this afternoon, some 210 survivors rescued. They had been temporarily fishing boats landed in Tuban in East and 13 bodies have been rescued from evacuated to Bawean island, East Java province early today. Ten aircraft, the rough seas,” Maji, an official at the Java. The minister said the vessel of including both helicopters and fixed- Search and Rescue Agency in the 2,178 gross dead weight tons had a wing planes, and nearly 20 vessels Central Java capital of Semarang, told capacity to carry 800 passengers and were involved in the organised search Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. Rescue was equipped with sufficient safety effort for survivors and bodies today, workers resumed their search at gear. He said 14 hours after the vessel officials said. Officials have said they daybreak today for more than 400 had sunk, it was believed to have expected the search to last at least nine people still missing and feared moved about 39 miles to the east from days, which would take it through next drowned after the sinking Friday. its previous position at about 24 miles weekend (Jan 6-7). The ferry had been Authorities said 20 of the survivors north of Mandalika waters. The local heading from Kalimantan on Borneo plucked from rough waters in the Java office of the Meteorology and island to Semarang when the accident Sea were in critical condition. The Geophysics Agency (BMG) did not ban occurred. — Reuters. ferry, packed with at least 631 people, the vessel from sailing, Hatta Radjasa Rembang, Indonesia, Jan 2 — sank in a storm off Central Java while said, adding that the Kumai port Indonesia intensified today its search en route from the central Kalimantan administration in Central Kalimantan and rescue effort for survivors after a port of Kumai to Semarang harbour. had also issued a sailing permit based ferry carrying more than 600 people Officials said the captain had radioed on the BMG’s weather report. “Bad sank in stormy seas off the coast of the to port authorities that the storm had weather happened when the vessel main island of Java. Some survivors severely damaged the vessel. had almost reached its destination,” are still on life rafts in the open water, London, Jan 3 — A press report, the minister added. Bad weather and with food being airdropped to them as dated today, states: A press report, high waves were reported to be rough seas and bad weather prevent dated today, states: Twelve people on hampering the search and rescue rescue craft from reaching them. At board ferry Senopati Nusantara, that efforts being made at the location by a least 200 passengers survived the sank four days ago in Indonesia’s Java team composed of servicemen, marine early Saturday (Dec 30) sinking of the Sea, were found alive today after they police and members of the national ferry Senopati Nusantara, a health had clambered onto an unmanned SAR (Search and Rescue) agency. ministry official said, but more than offshore oil rig, navy officers said. The Tuban, Indonesia, Jan 1 — At least 400 people remain missing. Local survivors, all male, were weak but 200 people survived the sinking of media reported at least 60 passengers well, said Navy spokesman Lt Col ferry Senopati Nusantara the health were confirmed dead. “The search and Tony Syaiful, who monitored the ministry said today, even as body bags rescue efforts are focused on saving rescue operation just after midnight were being prepared for victims and the living first. The search is from land via radio. Authorities say more than 400 remained unaccounted concentrated on areas in East Java 628 people were onboard the ferry for. Although confirmed deaths were province until seven days after the when it sank late Friday (Dec 29) after in single digits, officials said corpses accident date,” Central Java province being pounded by waves for 10 hours from the disaster overnight on Friday rescue co-ordinator Eko Prayitno told during a violent storm en route from (Dec 29) were scattered for miles on Reuters. He said high waves and Indonesia’s section of Borneo island to beaches along Jawa’s coastline, and strong sea currents were pushing the the main island of Java. At least 212 local media have reported at least 60 bodies of the dead and the living people have been found alive so far, bodies found. A survivor said he was eastwards in the direction of most of them plucked from life-rafts or surrounded by floating bodies after Surabaya, the capital of East Java clinging on to debris, but some 400 the sinking and many had also gone province and Indonesia’s second remain missing in still-heavy seas, down with the vessel. At a hospital in largest city. Officials said dozens of Simamora said. Simamora said that Rembang in Central Java, Agung the ferry passengers had been picked 12 bodies have been recovered. Subiarto, a medical team member, up by passing ships and rescuers were Officials have reported seeing some said: “We have prepared 100 body bags also trying to reach several life rafts corpses in the ocean, while at least to anticipate the possibility of with people on board. “Because of the two survivors said that many of the (receiving) dead bodies.” He said he bad weather, SAR (Search and Rescue) victims were trapped in the vessel expected possibly 50 bodies today. is using a fixed-wing plane for when it sank. The 12 men rescued According to the manifest, the searching, and a helicopter for today had drifted around 200 kms Senopati Nusantara was carrying 628 dropping food,” Prayitno told Reuters. from where the ferry sank before people, including 57 crew. The number He said in one area alone 30 survivors coming across the rig, said Syaiful. of survivors was at least 200, remain on life rafts. Tony Syaiful, a according to Rustam Pakaya, head of spokesman for the Indonesian navy, SIBIRSKIY 2101 (Russia) the health ministry crisis centre. He said 33 survivors had been found London, Dec 30 — Following received said that 130 survivors were in the today. Two corpses were also from Piraeus RCC, timed 0910, UTC: East Jawa town of Tuban and 70 in recovered. Strong winds and high seas General cargo Sibirskiy 2101 (3409 gt,

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The Montreal, Jan 2 — Passenger ro/ro from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, local port authorities permitted the Spirit of Ontario I arrived in Halifax timed 1112, UTC: General cargo Iolkos II departure and the vessel late Dec 26. — Lloyd’s Agents. Sunna: Tug Anglian Prince stood down sailed the same day, Dec 29, destined 1001, UTC, and returning to base. to area. Sibirskiy 2101 is expected to STEVNS ARCTIC (DIS) Orkney tug Einar deployed booms as a sail today, with destination Rostov, London, Jan 3 — Information received safely precaution, no pollution sighted. and will reportedly undergo repairs in from Kiel, dated today, states: Tug London, Jan 2 — Following received Russia. — Lloyd’s Agents. Stevns Arctic (510 gt, built 2006), from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, leaving berth at Ymuiden, in collision timed 1403, UTC: General cargo SKAGERN (Sweden) with fishing TX 53, built 1984, owned Sunna alongside Lyness Pier and Poznan, Jan 3 — General cargo by Lenger Seafoods BV, moored after stabilised. Orkney Harbours are Skagern is still under repairs, which being repaired in Ymuiden in currently negotiating salvage under will take about one more month. — December. TX 53 has some damage. LOF with United Salvage. Lloyd’s Agents. Stevns Arctic damaged on port side of London, Jan 2 — Following received hull. from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, SKELLIG LIGHT timed 1653, UTC: General cargo (Republic of Ireland) SUNNA (NIS) Sunna: Diver inspection reported London, Jan 2 — Following received London, Jan 2 — Following received severe damage to forepart and severe- from Ponta Delgada MRCC, timed from Coastguard Shetland MRSC, to-moderate damage aft towards 1005, UTC: Trawler Skellig Light (275 timed 0522, UTC: General cargo Sunna accommodation area. Eric Johnson of gt, built 1966), six persons on board, (1980 gt, built 1977), bound Gunness, United Salvage has been appointed by was reported in lat 40 22N, long 37 eight persons on board, ran aground in Orkney Harbours and will assess the 03W, at 0810, UTC, today with no lat 58 44.8N, long 03 03.8W at 0457, situation when he arrives in Orkney steering or propulsion. Apparently UTC. ETV to proceed to full speed to tomorrow. vessel has been without proper power asssist. Tug tasked at 0459, UTC, Kirkwall, Jan 3 — General cargo for seven days without reporting a London, Jan 2 — Following press Sunna aground north west end of distress. Two merchant vessels are in release received from the Maritime and Swona Island in lat 58 45.4N, long 03 the area and are to proceed, while a Coastguard Agency, dated today: At 03.8W at 0440, UTC, Jan 2. At 0510, helicopter will try to take off the crew 0450, UTC, today, Coastguard UTC, informed Aberdeen Coastguard once the weather improves. Aberdeen MRCC, were alerted to an that the vessel was aground and London, Jan 3 — Following received incident in the Pentland Firth, where requested to render assistance because from Ponta Delgada MRCC, timed general cargo Sunna was reported to be attempts to free from the rock by itself 1100, UTC: Trawler Skellig Light was aground by the bow on rocks in the were without effect. At 0635, UTC, abandoned and adrift, last recorded Pentland Firth, on Swona near South vessel afloat using own engine. At position lat 40 18.5N, long 36 47.6W, Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands. 0706, UTC, tug line forward fast, at at 1915, UTC, Jan 2. Crew have been There are seven crew on board the 0715, UTC, tug line aft fast. All fast rescued and taken ashore in the double hulled vessel. In a dialogue with berthed in Lyness at 1020, UTC, and Azores. the crew, it was ascertained that they released tug fore and aft at 1025, had tried to go astern after the UTC. — Lloyd’s Agents. SOLAR 1 (Philippines) grounding and pull the vessel off, but Manila, Dec 29 — Sonsub is had not managed to do so. The crew are reportedly looking for a Philippine checking around the vessel for damage. TANANGER (Barbados) salvor to partner with for the There are no signs that the vessel is London, Jan 2 — Following received offloading of the remaining bunker taking water. The vessel is carrying from Stavanger RCC, timed 0920, fuel in the sunken tanker Solar 1. 37,000 litres of fuel oil and is fully UTC: Roll On Roll Off Tananger (4636 While the Italian underwater loaded with 1,900 tons of ferrosilicon gt, built 1980) grounded in lat 59 engineering company is fully capable which it was taking from 43.5N, long 05 35.75E, about 0200, of undertaking the recovery operation Grundartangi in Iceland to Spurn local time, today. Vessel was refloated by itself, it has to team up with a local Head on the River Humber. The at 0950, local time, and proceeded to salvor to fulfill local salvage laws. weather on scene: south westerly Leirvik for inspection. Some damage Under Philippine law, only locally- winds of force six, with excellent to hull but no leakage and crew owned companies can undertake visibility. The Coastguard Emergency unharmed. salvage operations in Philippine Towing Vessel, the salvage tug London, Jan 2 — Information waters. The Philippine Coast Guard Anglian Prince was immediately sent received from Sandnes, dated today: has recommended Malayan Towage to the scene and will arrive at around Roll On Roll Off Tananger, bound and Salvage Co as a local partner. The 0930, UTC. The Agency’s counter Odda, grounded in Bjoafjorden, near Philippine company will basically pollution team was also informed. The Sveio, at 0230, local time, today. No provide support services such as RNLI Longhope lifeboat has also been injuries to the crew of eleven and only towing, provision of tanker barge and despatched to the scene to standby in small damage to the vessel. It oil spill response in the event of an oil case of any crew evacuation and an refloated at 0900, local time, today, spill. Malayan Towage officials said aerial surveillance aircraft has also assisted by supply BB Lifter. Rescue that a joint work proposal had already been readied up for first light. The vessel Halfdan Grieg also assisting. been submitted to Sonsub although no Orkney harbour authorities have Vessel proceeded to Stord by own response has yet been received. The despatched two further tugs, the means for inspections. Venice-based company was recently Erlend and Harald to the scene as a London, Jan 3 — According to Lloyd’s awarded the contract to recover the precaution as the site of the grounding MIU AIS, roll on roll off Tananger was remaining oil in Solar 1 by the is within their port limits and they located 9.5 nautical miles from International Oil Pollution have set up an emergency control Skagen, in lat 57 38 15.6N, long 10 44 Compensation (IOPC) Fund in a public room to oversee any future salvage 14.4E, at 1219, UTC, today, course bidding held in London. Sonsub plans activities. 183.5 deg, speed 14.1 knots. to begin the recovery operation in London, Jan 2 — Following received THE 205 (U.S.A.)

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London, Dec 29 — A Todco press Manila, Dec 29 — At least three cleaning up the oil spill. Fishing firms release, dated Houston Dec 28, states: people drowned and 33 went missing and fishermen were also demanding Drill platform THE 205 (5340 gt, built when passenger ro/ro Tristar 1 (288 gt, compensation for their financial loss 1979) had completed its three-year built 1972) sank yesterday evening off caused by the oil slick. Officials of the drilling contract with PEMEX and was Muara Sungsang, Tanjung Buyut, Environmental Protection jacked up at a safe harbour location River Banyu Asin, southern Sumatera. Administration (EPA) at the central offshore Veracruz, Mexico, while Vessel was carrying 58 crew members government said that people of a preparing to mobilize back to the U.S. and passengers as well as 11 cars and shipping company that ignore the Gulf of Mexico when it was struck by a two motorcycles from Palembang to instruction will face a jail term under cargo vessel owned by an unrelated Bangka island when hit by a storm. It one year plus a fine between party. The Company has not yet capsized around 2200 hrs. Reports NT$200,000 and NT$1 million in determined the full extent of the indicate that 22 persons have been accordance with the existing damage, the necessary cost and time rescued so far. The Tristar 1 has a regulations. Executives of the shipping to repair the rig or recoveries against capacity of 108 passengers and 17 firm said they will appeal the ruling, the cargo vessel owner. The rig is vehicles. Search and rescue operations citing regulations allowing the insured for $33 million with a are now ongoing for possible survivors. emergency measure of towing away of deductible for rig damage of — Lloyd’s Agents. ships in distress in order to save the approximately $4 million. The ship. An insurance firm handling the Company is self-insured for 30% of all TX 53 incident for the Tzini said it will take losses above the deductible. See Stevns Arctic. care of the job of cleaning up the oil London, Dec 29 — Following received slick caused by the vessel. The “Tzini” from the owners of drill platform THE TZINI (Malta) lost power four days ago when it was London, Dec 29 — A press report, travelling with no cargo from Japan to 205, timed Houston 1520, UTC: THE dated today, states: The Bureau of Hualien port in eastern Taiwan, where 205 was struck by bulker Blue Star Environmental Protection under the it was scheduled to be loaded with a (14889 gt, built 1985) Dec 23. The Yilan County Government issued cargo of cement for delivery to Japan, platform has sustained serious yesterday another fine of NT$1.5 when it began drifting. Taiwan’s Coast damage as its helipad is on the deck of million to the owner of the stranded Guard Administration received the Blue Star and platform is also holed Maltese-registered bulker Tzini for ship’s SOS signal and dispatched a and it is believed there is some leg moving the vessel without approval. rescue helicopter. Vessels nearby also damage. (Note — According to Lloyd’s But the shipping company said it will joined the rescue mission and pulled MIU AIS Blue Star was in stationary file an appeal. The 23,000-ton Tzini the 24 crew members to safety. lat 19 12 26.08N, long 96 07 37.32W, ran aground Dec 24 about two nautical London, Dec 31 — A press report, at 1516, UTC, today.) miles off the eastern Suao Harbour dated today, states: Bulker Tzini, after losing power. At least 100 tons of which ran aground last week causing THEODOROS (Panama) the more than 700 tons of fuel oil on a 100-tonne oil spill off the Taiwanese Genoa, Dec 29 — Wine tanker board the vessel has leaked into coast, has incurred further fines as it Theodoros remains under arrest at adjacent waters, causing an faces a Lm1 million clean-up bill. The Genoa. — Lloyd’s Agents. environmental disaster and disrupting oil slick is reported to have the normal operations of fishermen. contaminated a 10- kilometre stretch THOR INGER (DIS) Bureau officials said they had given a of ecologically sensitive coastline and Manila, Dec 28 — General cargo Thor specific order to the ship’s owner not brought the local fishing industry to a Inger (1167 gt, built 1988) reached to tow the vessel away from the scene halt. Yilan county government has Mariveles port in Bataan province without removing the remaining fuel filed a complaint seeking the detention towed by a Malayan Towage and oil on the vessel and before a solution of the ship until the owner pays Lm1 Salvage Co. tug yesterday evening. is worked out on the pollution issue. million, the estimated cost of cleaning The vessel was on its way to The instruction was given as a up the oil spill, while fishery firms and Mariveles, when it lost power because precaution that there would not be fishermen are also demanding of undisclosed engine problems, on further leaks that could make the compensation. The vessel has been has December 25 off Busuanga town in disaster even worse. Officials said that been prevented from leaving harbour Palawan island in western a Coast Guard patrol boat was by the Taiwanese Environmental Philippines. The vessel was chartered assigned for an around-the-clock Protection Administration (EPA) until to bring a cargo of explosives to the monitoring of the situation. However, its owners, Kingston Shipping Ltd, Philippine Explosives Corporation in in the darkness of Wednesday night cleans up the mess and provides Mariveles, Bataan. The vessel is now (Dec 27), the owner arranged a financial compensation to the fishing being unloaded. — Lloyd’s List tugboat ordered from Kaohsiung to industry and for further clean-up Correspondent. tow the vessel when the patrol boat operations. After having received an Manila, Dec 29 — General cargo Thor was dispatched to handle a new initial fine of Lm15,000 for failing to Inger is now undergoing engine incident that another boat had lost act quickly enough to contain the oil repairs at Herma Shipyard in power nearby. Tzini was already towed spill, on Thursday (Dec 28) the owners Mariveles Bataan. According to the to a location about four nautical miles were fined again for surreptitiously vessel’s Manila ship agent, Inter-Asia away from where it had been grounded moving the vessel without approval Marine Transport, the vessel entered when a new a Coast Guard patrol boat and against orders. The Taiwanese the shipyard on Dec 28. The engine was sent to the scene, said the Environmental Protection Authority pistons were apparently damaged. The officials. Yilan County’s Bureau of had instructed the vesseløs owners to vessel is awaiting parts replacement Environmental Protection, officials remove the remaining fuel oil on board from overseas. The vessel sustained had earlier fined the ship owner to prevent a further release of oil into engine problems off Busuanga town in NT$1.5 million for failing to act in the sea. It had also refused a request time to control the spreading oil slick. from the owner to move the vessel Palawan island in western Philippines The second fine of the same amount until it had cleaned up the pollution on December 25 and had to be towed was issued to the owner for towing the and ensured that the oil tank was back to Mariveles for repairs. — vessel away without permission from completely empty. Although a Coast Lloyd’s List Correspondent. local environmental authorities, said Guard boat had been on site, Tzou Tsan-yang, director of the monitoring the vessel around the TRANSBORA (Turkey) bureau. He said the Yilan County clock, the patrol boat had been sent off Novorossiysk, Jan 1 — Bulker government has notified the Ministry to look into another incident and in Transbora, which grounded off of Transportation and Communication the dark of Wednesday night the Novorossiysk Nov 7, is expected to be that it has filed a complaint seeking owners arranged for the vessel to be refloated in the next few days. — the detention of the US$10 million towed while unattended. The Lloyd’s Agents. vessel until the owner pays NT$100 manoeuvre could land those TRISTAR 1 (Indonesia) million — the estimated cost of responsible with further fines and a

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12 Marine/Piracy/Port State Control jail sentence but the shipping had what you might term a ‘soft Port Said, Dec 28 — Container company is said to be preparing an grounding’ on a sandbar in the Carrier Xibohe (36772 gt, built appeal citing regulations allowing the Westport channel.” The Public Works 1997),which entered Suez Canal with emergency measure of towing away Department notified the Coast Guard, the northbound convoy on Dec 21, vessels in distress in order to save the which ordered the ferry shut down for went aground at Km 101, in the canal. ship. The company’s insurance firm, inspection, a standard procedure. — Suez Canal Authority tugs are still meanwhile, has said it will handle the Correspondent. trying to refloat it. — Lloyd’s Agents. clean-up operation itself. While the (Note — Xibohe sailed Singapore Dec Malta Maritime Authority is itself WELSH VENTURE (Panama) 16 with eta Ashdod Dec 27.) investigating the incident, preliminary London, Jan 2 — Crude oil tanker Port Said, Jan 4 — Container Carrier investigations by Taiwanese port Welsh Venture arrived at Kiire on Dec Xibohe completed repairs and should officials have found that the Tzini 28 and sailed on Dec 29, bound for resume her passage today. — Lloyd’s appeared to have lost power due to Fujairah. Agents. engine trouble, causing it to be pushed towards the shore by strong waves. WILMA (Antigua & Barbuda) ZARA (Netherlands Antilles) Following further investigations, London, Dec 30 — Information London, Jan 4 — General cargo Zara however, EPA head Chang Kow-lung received from Kiel, dated today, states: arrived Szczecin Dec 30. declared that the vessel had run General cargo Wilma has to stay longer aground on the coral reef due to the at Norderwerft, in Hamburg, than master’s carelessness. Mr Chang also expected. When the classification raised suspicions that the master and society checked the vessel, it was found pilot had been dozing at the time — that there were some small gashes in only to have been awoken by the the hull. This was obviously caused by accident. Taiwanese authorities, in the the foundation of the crane, when it hit meantime, are continuing their efforts the Levensau Bridge in the Kiel canal. to contain the spill. Despite the The crane leg itself has to be rebuilt completely. placing of oil-absorbent booms, the ECUADOR slick has spread to cover a 10- London, Jan 2 — General cargo Wilma was reported sailing from London Jan 1 — The crew of a kilometre area. The crisis Bahamas-flag refrigerated general management team set up to fight the Hamburg at 2140 hrs, Dec 30, reportedly bound for Norrkoping. cargo Celtic Sea (9869 gt, built 1970) slick has said it might have to call in was ordered off the vessel at gunpoint the armed forces if the situation gets WILSON MUUGA (Cyprus) during its stay at Guayaquil, out of control in adverse weather according to the International conditions. To compound matters, the Reykjavik, Dec 29 — Bulker Wilson Muuga is still sitting where it was Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Suao coastline is mostly composed of The ITF says that armed guards cliffs, meaning that efforts to set up grounded and has not moved. Up until now some 90 tonnes of heavy fuel oil ejected the Ecuadorian crew “who boom nets to prevent the oil from were told to get off or be shot” from spreading are even more complicated. has been pumped from vessel’s tanks and pumping has now been stopped. the vessel when it was in Guayaquil. Taipei, Jan 3 — Bulker Tzini The ITF adds that the crew were told berthing at pier No.7 of Su-Ao port, Approximtely 50 tonnes of heavy fuel and marine diesel oil have leaked out that the same fate is planned for the Taiwan, at about 1036, Dec 29, for seafarers on three other Ecuadorian repairing. — Lloyd’s Agents. but some oil is floating on top of the seawater in vessel’s compartments manned vessels currently at sea (holds and engine-room). No oil belonging to Transmabo, which is ULHEELANI (U.S.A.) pollution has been reported on the owned by Alvaro Noboa, one of the two Honolulu, Jan 2 — Fishing (general) shores, probably as a result of storms Ecuadorian presidential contenders. Ulheelani was towed to Pier 38, and heavy swell. — Lloyd’s Agents. The motive for the action against the Honolulu Harbor, by the U.S. Coast crew appears to be a matter for Guard on Nov 16. We assume repairs XANDRINA (Antigua & Barbuda) speculation, although several of were completed, as we have now London, Dec 30 — Following received Transmabo¥s ships have switched confirmed she has returned to her from Coastguard Yarmouth MRCC, from Ecuadorian to Filipino crews in normal trade. — Lloyd’s Agents. timed 1532, UTC: General cargo recent years. (Note — Celtic Sea Xandrina (1567 gt, built 1986), with arrived Guayaquil Nov 16 and sailed UNIVERSAL BRAVE (Malta) 1680 tonnes of steel, anchored in lat 53 Nov 25, arrived and sailed Salerno Bahrain, Dec 28 — Non specific 00.5N, long 01 03.3E, 2.5 nautical Dec 14.) tanker Universal Brave and crude oil miles north of Cley, Norfolk, at 1317, tanker Faultless arrived at Asry UTC. Vessel has problem with turbo, shipyard Dec 20. Repairs are initially anchored for two-hour repair. scheduled to completed by the end of This was later extended to four hours. the month. — Lloyd’s Agents. Weather on scene, south-west 4 to 5 (moderate to fresh breeze), swell VESTHOLM (Denmark) moderate, visibility three miles, slight Aarhus, Jan 2 — Dredger Vestholm is rain. Forecast south-west 6 (strong at Agger shipyard. They are now breeze) to 8 (gale), occasionally 9 calculating the cost of repairing the (severe gale) perhaps storm 10 later. HONG KONG vessel at Agger Shipyard. If it is too London, Dec 30 — Following received London, Jan 4 — Owners of the expensive, the ship will be sold for from Coastguard Yarmouth MRCC, general cargo Kang Nam 5 received a scraping. — Lloyd’s Agents. timed 2026, UTC: Repair to general welcome start to the New Year as port cargo Xandrina only partially state control officials released the WAHKIAKUM (U.S.A.) successful, now under way to vessel after 10 weeks detention Portsmouth, Dec 31 — The Puget Lowestoft, where estimated time of following the completion of repairs. Island ferry Wahkiakum (88 gt, built arrival 2200, UTC. The vessel, which was detained after 1961) resumed operations around London, Dec 31 — Following received arriving in Hong Kong on Oct 25 from 1000, Dec 29, after an inspection from Coastguard Yarmouth MRCC, Kaohsiung in Taiwan, is registered to determined there was no damage timed 0439, UTC: General cargo Cho Sung Shipping in Belize. Repairs caused when the ferry gently hit a Xandrina alongside the Grain Silo in were delayed due to difficulties the sandbar yesterday morning. A Coast Lowestoft Harbour at 0046, UTC. owner had remitting the $25,000- Guard diver examined the ferry this London, Jan 3 — According to Lloyd’s $30,000 needed to cover the cost of morning and gave the OK to begin MIU AIS, general cargo Xandrina was work and supplies in Hong Kong. But running again, said Pete Ringen, still stationary at Lowestoft as of 0854, following receipt of the cash in the Public Works director for Wahkiakum UTC, today. past few days and the completion of County. 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13 Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests vessel following an inspection nuts, forepeak tank lid not bolted, unit said today. Coast Guard yesterday by a Marine Department lifeboat sails damaged, medical inspectors arrested the vessel and her surveyor. The vessel, which was equipment out of date, stern light crew, consisting of 13 Russian expected to leave Hong Kong by today, obscured, and three ISM major non- nationals and two citizens of Burma, had racked up anchorage fees conformities: maintenance of ship and in the small hours today, after estimated to be about HK$38,136 equipment not according to SMS, discovering more than ten metric tons ($4,889). The Marine Department emergency preparedness and of crab on board. The vessel’s captain confirmed an invoice had been sent to resources and personnel. (Note — failed to produce any documents the vessel’s agent, Topping Archon arrived Belfast Nov 17 and authorizing the catch. The vessel will Enterprises. Yu Ying-wai, Marine sailed Dec 14.) now be convoyed to the port of Department senior surveyor of ships Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky for an in the port state control section, told inquiry. Lloyd’s List the vessel had seven detainable defects. These included an OTAPAN (Mexico) inoperative emergency lighting system Amsterdam, Jan 1 — Tank barge which Mr Yu said has “now been Otapan is presently at Amsterdam tested and is in good order” and two Shipdock (Ligplaats 4). — KVSA sets of inoperative radio equipment Rapportage. without batteries which had been rectified with three sets of BIGA (Canary Islands) PAN RISE (South Korea) rechargeable batteries. The lack of a Bilbao, Jan 3 — General cargo Biga Vladivostok, Dec 29 — General cargo maintenance certificate for a 25- is still under embargo at Bilbao. — Pan Rise (5484 gt, built 1990), which person life raft has been dealt with by Lloyd’s Agents. arrived Nakhodka Nov 24, was the purchase of a replacement life raft reported under detention Nov 30. — complete with certificate. Outdated or BOREAS (Cyprus) Lloyd’s Agents. non-existent navigation charts, Bilbao, Jan 3 — General cargo publications and manuals have been Boreas is still under embargo at PATRICIA (Philippines) either replaced or provided. Mr Yu Bilbao. — Lloyd’s Agents. Manila, Jan 2 — The Philippine said the remaining deficiency, for a Coast Guard reported that the lack of original crew medical IBN SINA II (Algeria) Philippine-registered non specific certificates, has been covered by an Zeebrugge, Jan 2 — General cargo tanker Patricia (282 gt) was arrested approval letter from the flag state - Ibn Sina II (5403 gt, built 1978) is by Coast Guard officials for oil North Korea - which allows the ship to currently under arrest at Antwerp. — smuggling along Manila’s Pasig River leave on condition originals are placed Lloyd’s Sub-agents. (Note — Ibn Sina on Monday (Jan 1). The Coast Guard on board. The inspection by the II arrived at Antwerp at 1845 hrs, Dec said that the vessel had originated Marine Department’s surveyor 26.) from Subic Bay and was supposed to yesterday coincided with a visit to the deliver its cargo of 600,000 litres of ship by Lloyd’s List. Some of the 20- IMAN T. (North Korea) diesel to two international cargo strong crew, including the master, Bucharest, Dec 29 — General cargo vessels docked at the Port of Manila’s were initially happy to chat, but were Iman T. remains under arrest at South Harbour terminal, the MOL not prepared to discuss their stay in Constantza. — Lloyd’s Agents. Inspiration and the Saipan Winner. Hong Kong and refused to allow The Coast Guard learned, however, people, including a Korean speaker, on KATRINA 2 (Philippines) that the Patricia’s crew did not board. Eventually they waved our Manila, Dec 28 — Police authorities intend to deliver its cargo to the launch away. This was much the same detained the Philippine-registered South Harbour but was planning to response the Mission to Seafarers passenger (cruise) Katrina 2, 98 gt, sell it to blackmarket traders at the received when it tried to deliver gifts yesterday at the port of Zamboanga in Nagtahan oil depot along the Pasig to the crew during the Christmas southern Philippines† after a woman’s River. Coast Guard officials break. Commenting on the visit decapitated head was found in an ice intercepted the vessel while on its Reverend Peter Ellis said, the Flying box lying on the passenger deck. Crew way to the depot. The vessel and its Angel group had been told the crew members said that the ice box†was crew have been detained by the Coast had plenty of food and could be seen discovered underneath one of the Guard pending the filing of charges fishing over the side of the vessel. passenger† bunks. The woman† for oil smuggling. The vessel is remains unidentified. Police owned by Manila-based Bunkers UNITED KINGDOM authorities are keeping the vessel in Manila, Inc. — Lloyd’s List London, Jan 1 — Honduran-flag port while the crew is being Correspondent. product tanker Archon (1711 gt, built investigated. The vessel operates a Manila, Jan 4 — Philippine Coast 1970) which had been detained nine regular service between Jolo town in Guard officials are looking into the times in eight years, twice while under Sulu island and Zamboanga port. The involvement of the owner of non its current manager, was held once vessel is owed by Zamboanga-city specific tanker Patricia in the more by the UK Maritime & based Katrafar Shipping Lines. — hijacking of its cargo of 600,000 litres Coastguard Agency (MCA) when it Lloyd’s List Correspondent. of diesel fuel. The Patricia is owned by called in Belfast in November. The 36- Manila-based Bunkers Manila Inc. year old Archon was among nine NEMIROV (Russia) “We are trying to determine if the under detention in UK ports during Vladivostok, Dec 29 — Fishing shipowner was a party to the crime,” November after failing Port State (general) Nemirov (654 gt, built 1981), Coast Guard Commander J.Burgos Control (PSC) safety inspection. The which arrived Vladivostok Jan 11, is said. “If they are, the appropriate Archon was detained in Belfast with currently waiting orders/under charges will be filed against the over 50 deficiencies, 20 of which were detention at Vladivostok. — Lloyd’s company’s owners,” he said. The detainable, including three ISM major Agents. tanker and its 10-man crew are non-conformities (maintenance of ship presently detained at the Coast Guard and equipment, emergency ORION I (Cambodia) Pasig River station in Arocerros, preparedness and resources and London, Jan 3 — A press report, Manila. The tanker was apprehended personnel). It was held for five days. dated yesterday, states: Cambodian Monday (Jan 1) as it was entering According to the MCA detainable fishing vessel (? general cargo Orion I Manila’s Pasig River by Coast Guard deficiencies included main engine air (497 gt, built 1980) operated by a officials. The tanker was supposed to control not operating properly, liferaft predominantly Russian crew was deliver its cargo of diesel fuel to two not properly stowed, crew unable to detained overnight for alleged international vessels docked at demonstrate functioning oily water poaching off the Kamchatcka Manila’s South Harbour terminal, the separator, bow thrust space full of oily Peninsula, in Russia’s Far East, vessel was caught allegedly bringing water, cover damaged and no securing spokesmen for a Pacific Coast Guard its cargo to a blackmarket buyer along

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14 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation the Pasig River instead. — Lloyd’s List London, Jan 2 — Santos says it is Correspondent. attempting to clarify its share of costs relating to the Banjar Panji mud flow PAVEL BUTOV (Russia) incident following reports it would cost Vladivostok, Dec 29 — Fishing $US421 million to clean up. The oil (general) Pavel Butov (584 gt, built producer said recent media reports 1966), which arrived Nakhodka Nov carried statements by Indonesian 18, was reported under detention Nov President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 30. — Lloyd’s Agents. regarding costs associated with the mud flow incident in East Java. “It BATUMI AREA, GEORGIA SENTINEL (Comoros) has been reported that PT Energi London, Dec 29 — Following received Genoa, Dec 29 — General cargo from Georgia MRCC, dated today: An Sentinel remains under arrest at Mega Persada’s unit Lapindo Brantas Inc (the operator) must pay 3.8 trillion oil spill occurred from Batumi Oil Genoa. — Lloyd’s Agents. Terminal pipeline onshore to the River rupiah to cover repairs and losses Bartskhanka and then from the river SINEGORSK (Russia) after gas exploration drilling triggered to the sea at 0030, local time, today. Zeebrugge, Jan 2 — General cargo a mud flow disaster,’’ Santos said. By 1000, local time, 47 tons of crude Sinegorsk was arrested while at “Despite continued requests, Santos oil had been collected. The clean-up Antwerp. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. (Note has not received any official operation is continuing and the final — Sinegorsk arrived at Antwerp on communication in this regard from the quantity of oil spilled has not been Dec 19 and sailed on Dec 29.) operator. “Santos is continuing to determined yet. Seacor-Georgia, attempt to clarify the status of Batumi Oil Terminal and Supsa TOMI MARU NO.53 (Japan) discussions between the Government Marine Terminal are involved in the London, Dec 31 — A press report, of Indonesia and the operator.’’ Santos clean-up operation under the dated Dec 28, states: A court in holds an 18 per cent stake in the command of the Batumi Harbour- Russia’s Far East ruled today to project while operator Lapindo holds a master. confiscate fishing (general) Tomi Maru 50 per cent. Lapindo has previously No.53 (279 gt, built 1987) caught estimated it would cost about $US180 ISTHMIA, GREECE poaching in Russian waters in early million to clean up following the Piraeus, Dec 29 — An oil spillage November, local prosecutors said. The incident but some analysts are which covered an area of trawler was detained off Russia’s approximately 100 square metres was Kamchatka Peninsula with illegal estimating it is more likely to cost in the order of $US800 million. ascertained during loading of chemical catch -pollock, halibut, skate, cod - tanker Capetan Michalis yesterday along with two other Japanese fishing morning. The spillage was caused by vessels, which belong to Kanai Gyogyo WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES the vessel’s No 4 starboard tank company based in Japan’s Hokkaido. London, Jan 4 — A press report, overflow. The vessel was berthed at The company, which a Russian court dated yesterday, states: Enbridge Inc., the Motor Oil Harbour facilities at has found guilty of breaching fishing Canada’s second-largest pipeline Isthmia. Clean-up operations were regulations, will also have to pay a operator, aims to resume partial reportedly completed by Motor Oil fine of 2.8 million rubles (over operation today of a Wisconsin line Cleaning Unit. Preliminary $108,000). The equipment and over 50 that leaked an estimated 500 barrels investigation being held by port metric tons of the catch will also be of oil. “We expect to begin some oil authorities of Isthmia. — Lloyd’s confiscated by Russian authorities, movement, probably later today,’’ Agents. prosecutors said. The captain of the spokesman Larry Springer said in a Tomi Maru No.53 is still under telephone interview. A four-foot-long MIDWAY ISLAND investigation in Russia. rupture early Jan 1 shuttered the 24- See Kotobuki Maru No.38 under inch- diameter conduit that delivers “Marine.” about 300,000 barrels a day of oil from Canada and the U.S. to several MONTREAL, CANADA Chicago-area refineries, Springer said. London, Jan 3 — Part containerised A preliminary estimate shows that general car SCL Bern struck the approach wall near Iroquois Lock, lat about 80 percent of the 500 barrels 48 49.30N, long 75 18.50W, at 2320, has been recovered, Springer said. The EST, Dec 15, resulting in plate leak was located about 112 miles east fracture and frame damage to the of St. Paul, Minnesota, said David GALVESTON AREA, TEXAS, lower port stern 2.7m above the UNITED STATES Weitz, a spokesman for Wisconsin’s waterline. Seaway Inspection and See Petrovsk. Department of Natural Resources. The cleared to Montreal for repairs. damaged section of the pipe has been SARATOV PROVINCE, RUSSIA replaced and reduced deliveries may London, Jan 3 — A press report, begin soon, Springer said. “There will dated yesterday, states: A pipeline in likely be some restrictions on the the south-eastern Russian province of operations of the pipe’’ as oil Saratov has leaked nearly 40,000 shipments resume, he said. The gallons of oil over an area of more company plans to use a nearby 36-inch than 12 acres, the regional law- line it owns to restore daily oil enforcement agency said today. “A deliveries to Midwest refineries portion of the Samara-Lisichansk operated by BP Plc and other pipeline, 1.22m in diameter, ruptured companies to about 300,000 barrels “in AUSTRALIA yesterday 1.5 km away from the town a day or two,’’ Springer said. The London, Jan 3 — A press report, of Bratsky, spilling 150 cubic metres cause of the accident has not been dated today, states: Damage caused by of oil across five hectares of determined and is under investigation, last weekend’s hailstorms in the surrounding land,” an official said. he said. Frozen ground prevented the nation’s capital is likely to cost Even as the broken pipeline is being oil from penetrating more than an millions of dollars to repair, with one insurer receiving more than 1500 fixed, an investigation is looking into inch of soil and enabled heavy what may have caused the rupture claims. The storms lashed the ACT on equipment, including bulldozers and Friday and on New Year’s Eve, leaving and what the environmental vacuum trucks, to clean up the site, implications of the resultant spill are a trail of devastation, including Wisconsin’s Weitz said today in a flooded homes, shattered roofs and likely to be. telephone interview. 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Fadden. The National Museum of power outages for some 15,000 archipelagic nation where millions of Australia alone suffered damage to its households throughout the south of people live in mountainous areas or in administration area estimated at the country. Airline traffic at fertile flood plains. Helicopters $500,000. NRMA Insurance, an IAG Copenhagen and Sweden’s southerly dropped food, tents and medicines company, said it had been forced to Malmoe airports was unaffected by the while volunteers in dinghies also allocate additional staff to cope with high winds. distributed aid, said Musa. the increased number of claims, Sukajadi, Indonesia, Dec 29 — particularly for its 24-hour Teleclaims GREECE Thousands of villagers forced from service, as well as home and motor Piraeus, Jan 2 — The Corinth canal their homes by floods on Indonesia’s assessors. “Our main priority is to closed on Dec 31 due to bank Sumatra island returned today to make sure that our customers landslides. After survey by the canal’s begin cleaning up. In Indonesia’s Aceh immediate needs are met as quickly as management company it was and North Sumatra provinces, where possible,’’ NRMA Insurance ACT ascertained that the canal’s depth was floods and landslides killed as many operations manager Stephen Beatty unsafe for navigation. The time of re- as 141 people, the number of displaced said. NRMA said it was working with establishment of the problem is fell from 400,000 to a figure nearer to local builders to fix the damage, but estimated in roughly seven days. — 200,000 as people returned from since many were working at capacity Lloyd’s Agents. shelters on high ground and already, the insurer had organised for London, Jan 3 — The Corinth Canal, temporary government camps. Aid was a number of builders from linking the Aegean Sea with Greece’s getting through to many of those in neighbouring areas to attend to any western seaboard and the Adriatic, is need of food and other basics but rain urgent home claims. Sydney artist likely to reopen later this week after was still heavy enough in some Paul Blahuta, whose art works were being shut for several days. isolated areas to block relief damaged at the National Museum by Management was hopeful the canal shipments, officials said. “There are the storm, will inspect conservation could receive traffic again by Friday still five villages and two districts that work on his paintings tomorrow. The (Jan 5). Earlier it had been reported paintings, which were on show in that the four mile-long waterway we cannot reach because of the rain,” conjunction with the Museum’s would remain closed at least until the health ministry crisis chief Rustam exhibition - “Between the Flags - 100 weekend. The canal, which averages Pakaya said. He put the death toll in years of Surf Lifesaving’’ - are about 12,000 transits annually, is the two provinces at 104, although currently under the care of the being dredged to clear up debris from domestic affairs minister Muhammad NRMA’s expert conservators. ACT a recent landslide that has impeded Maaruf later gave out figures totalling Opposition frontbencher Brendan traffic. Vessels have had to navigate 141. Maaruf said there were 211,530 Smyth said damage to about 400 around the Peloponnese peninsular, people displaced and 179 missing in properties during Sunday’s storm adding as much as 150 miles to the the two provinces. Many survivors showed the ACT still did not have an journey. who had gone home were cleaning up adequate emergency warning system. mud and debris today but others had The Emergency Services Agency had INDIA found the task overwhelming and issued storm emergency warnings, but London, Jan 3 — A press report, returned to the camps. — Reuters. the first came only minutes before the dated today, states: Several flight and Jakarta, Dec 30 — Hundreds of weather hit. train schedules were disrupted for the thousands of Indonesians were still in third consecutive day Wednesday (Jan temporary shelters today after floods DENMARK / SWEDEN 3) as thick fog enveloped the capital in recent weeks forced them from their London, Jan 2 — A press report, and the mercury dipped below normal. homes but conditions were gradually dated yesterday, states: Danish police “Flight schedules were disrupted since improving, officials said. In Aceh and evacuated two apartment blocks on late Tuesday forcing airlines to cancel North Sumatra Provinces, where the outskirts of Copenhagen today nine flights, one arrival and eight floods and landslides have killed at over fears the buildings would collapse departures, until early this morning,” least 114 people, the displaced total as high winds lashed Denmark and said a spokesperson of the Delhi was nearly 272,000 people, Agus southern Sweden. “We are evacuating International Airport Limited (DIAL). Sardiyarso, an official at the disaster two high buildings ... because of the Passengers were stranded for hours at management co-ordination centre in storm,” police spokesman Michael the airport owing to the rescheduling Jakarta, said. However, that was well Bundgaare said. Authorities feared a of flights. Seven international flights down on the 400,000 reported earlier fault in the concrete construction of and 15 domestic flights were diverted this week. — Reuters. the 12- and 14-storey structures, built to places like Ahmedabad, Lucknow, in the mid-1950’s, could put the Jaipur and even Mumbai. Authorities, JAPAN buildings at risk of collapse in high however, said the situation improved London, Dec 29 — A press report, winds that hit the Scandinavian after 0730. “The runway visibility was dated today, states: Snowstorms are country today, Danish media reported. above 2,000 metres by 1000. Flights forecast to hit areas along the Sea of The evacuation involved between 800 are landing and taking off normally Japan in the Hokuriku and Tohoku and 1,000 people living in the two now,” he said. Officials in the regions of Honshu from Friday (Dec blocks located in the Roedovre area of Northern Railways also said that over 29) through Saturday morning, the Copenhagen, police said. Those 24 trains were running between 3-19 Japan Meteorological Agency said. The evacuated were provided temporary hours late. accommodation in a nearby school. agency also warned against gusty Earlier today authorities closed the INDONESIA winds in Sea of Japan-facing areas, Oeresund bridge linking Denmark and London, Dec 29 — A press report, forecasting winds of up to 72 Sweden to car traffic for one hour due dated Dec 28, states: Authorities kilometres per hour on the ground in to concerns over strong winds. The deployed boats and helicopters today Sea of Japan-facing areas of the Swedish Meteorological and to move aid to survivors of floods and Hokuriku and Tohoku regions and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) today landslides in north-western Indonesia winds of up to 54 kph in areas of issued its highest level weather that have killed at least 109 and Hokkaido and the Kinki and Sanin warning for the country’s southern tip, displaced more than 400,000. Heavy regions on the Sea of Japan side. For which lies to the east of Copenhagen. rain continued to fall over the hardest- the 24 hours through 0600, Saturday, The provinces of Skaane and Halland hit districts in Aceh province on snowfall may reach 70 to 80 could expect wind speeds of between Sumatra, complicating relief efforts centimetres in Niigata and Nagano 25 and 29 metres per second later and adding to the misery of survivors, prefectures as well as the Tohoku today, with some areas warned of said local government spokesman region on Honshu’s Sea of Japan coast, gusts of up to 33 metres per second, an Nadir Musa. The relief efforts followed 40 to 60 cm in parts of Hokkaido SMHI spokesman told Swedish news days of torrential seasonal rain, the bordering the Sea of Okhotsk, and in agency TT. Swedish power companies cause of dozens of landslides and flash the Hokuriku, Sanin and Kinki reported that storms had caused floods each year in the sprawling regions facing the Sea of Japan.

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KENYA late yesterday, the official Bernama metres of snow, is likely to leave London, Jan 2 — A press report, news agency said. She was swept away Sakhalin and Kurile Islands by this dated yesterday, states: As serious when the car her family was travelling evening. The airport, where 22 flights down pour continued to wreck havoc in was caught by strong currents. Her were kept aground, is expected to throughout Kenya, three people father survived, but her mother and reopen the same time. Only one major drowned from serious floods. Likewise, three-year-old sister also died. accident was reported during the travellers and boda- boda operators Malaysia’s opposition has called for an cyclone, when the fishing boat Sofia are facing difficulty in movements, inquiry into the floods, the worst in ran aground. All the 12 crew members they reportedly cross a submerged decades, which have forced more than were rescued. bridge at Awach-Kano on the 60,000 people in southern Johor state London, Dec 30 — A press report, Kisumu/Kisii road at the weekend. to flee their homes and take shelter in dated yesterday, states: The powerful Several houses were buried in relief centres. However, Johor chief snowy cyclone formed over Sakhalin landslides, while the Rift Valley minister Abdul Ghani Othman said he two days ago is slowly leaving the Railway Company suspended train was confident the situation in the island for Kamchatka and the Pacific services between Mombasa and state would be back to normal within Ocean. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk’s airport Nairobi due to floods. In Sabatia, the next few days. has resumed working. Aircraft land Vihiga District, two boys aged six and and take off there again. More than 20 two drowned in Izava River as they PAKISTAN flights from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to were crossing. The brothers, who were Karachi, Jan 1 — The movements of various Russian cities and abroad pupils at Gaigedi Primary School, had passengers, cargo trains, local and were delayed during the two days. Two been sent by their mother to buy milk international flights scheduled were passenger airliners from Moscow on before attending the end of year Mass. disturbed in Punjab Province of the flights to Sakhalin landed at Local police boss, Mr Mohammed Pakistan due to thick fog blanketed Khabarovsk and Vladivostok and Shaban, said their bodies were yet to Lahore and several other cities of waited for the weather to calm down be recovered. Separately, a man died northern area of country for the last on the island. The runway is cleared of in Ombeyi village, Nyando District, two days. The Pakistan Railways snow. Passengers take their flights, when his house was submerged in officials said that many trains reached the airport press service said. The water on Saturday night. Kwale the city several hours late because ferry service between Vanino and District Commissioner, Mr Moffat they had to be moved at a snail’s pace Kholmsk has been resumed. Four Kangi, said the Mombasa/Lunga on the foggy track while Civil Aviation diesel vessels have come to the line. Lunga road was impassable at the and Airport authorities reported Each is capable to carry 100 bridge, which is under construction almost a total disruption of the flight passengers and 26 loaded railroad after it was swept away by floods in schedule, saying many incoming cars. November, last year. “We had to stop international flights were diverted to the movement of vehicles from Kenya other cities because of poor visibility. TROPICAL CYCLONE “CLOVIS” and Tanzania on Saturday evening to There was a huge backlog of flights, London, Jan 1 — Following received avert a disaster,” he said. Meanwhile, creating a great deal of inconvenience from the Meteorological Office: hundreds of travellers were stranded for passengers. Similarly, vehicular Tropical cyclone “Clovis” located near for more than six hours on the traffic moved at very slow pace in 17.5S, long 52.8E, at 0600, UTC, Kangundo/Nairobi road after floods Lahore and on highways in the today. Movement past six hours 220 cut off sections of the road. Athi River province because the reduced visibility deg at 13 knots. Position accurate to and two other springs burst their made driving extremely difficult. — within 40 nautical miles, based on banks at Ruai and Njiru. Lloyd’s List Correspondent. centre located by satellite. Present Karachi, Jan 2 — The extreme fog is wind distribution 60 knots with gusts MALAYSIA still persist in several cities of Punjab to 75 knots. Radius of 50-knot winds Sukajadi, Indonesia, Dec 29 — Parts Province of Pakistan, affecting the 50 nautical miles. Radius of 34-knot of Malaysia have been hit by the worst schedule of train services and winds 100 nautical miles. Forecasts flooding seen in the country since domestic and international flights. for 0600, UTC, Jan 2: Position lat 1969. The Bernama news agency said Motorway officials decided to close 19.1S, long 50.3E. Maximum at least 11 people had been killed and motorway for a span of time until fog sustained winds 90 knots with gusts to 63,000 displaced, while the state is thick. According to airport officials, 110 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds 35 Meteorological Department expected the schedule of nearly three dozen nautical miles. Radius of 50-knot rains in Johor and southern Pahang to flights has been affected. It said that winds 65 nautical miles. Radius of 34- continue until Sunday (Dec 31). “Of at the time of heavy fog, the flights knot winds 135 nautical miles. course, we hope there will not be a were delayed by six to seven hours and London, Jan 3 — Following received second round of the heavy rains that now this delay has been dwindled to from the Meteorological Office: caused the current floods,” the “New one to two hours. Railway officials Tropical cyclone “Clovis” located near Straits Times” newspaper quoted said that Lahore-bound Shalimar 20.5S, long 48.8E, at 0600, UTC, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak as Express, Awam Express and Khyber today. Movement past six hours 260 saying today. “But we will be ready for Express are three-hour late. Besides, deg at five knots. Position accurate to it if it happens.” Officials said three Sindh Express and Night Coach are within 40 nautical miles, based on states, including Johor, the hardest- 12-hour late. As per synoptic centre located by satellite. Present hit, would remain on red alert. “Other situation, a trough of low-pressure wind distribution: Maxiumum states have been put on stand-by,” Che area lies over Kashmir, which may sustained winds 65 knots with gusts to Moin Omar, director of the cause partly cloudy weather in 80 knots. Radius of 50-knot winds: 55 government’s crisis and disaster Rawalpindi, and cold and dry weather nautical miles east semicircle, 45 management directorate, told the in Sargodha, Gujranwala, Lahore, nautical miles west semicircle. Radius newspaper. Malaysian palm oil prices Faisalabad, Multan and D.G.Khan of 34-knot winds: 100 nautical miles rocketed to eight-year highs on divisions during next 24 hours. — east semicircle, 85 nautical miles west Thursday on fears that floods could Lloyd’s List Correspondent. semicircle. Forecast for 0600, UTC, severely cut supplies. Johor is one of Jan 4: Position in lat 21.2S, long 48.2E Malaysia’s top palm oil producers. — RUSSIA with maximum sustained winds of 25 Reuters. (See issue of Dec 29.) London, Dec 29 — A press report, knots with gusts to 35 knots. London, Dec 31 — A press report, dated today, states: The sea storm has Dissipated as a significant tropical dated yesterday, states: The death toll subdued in the Tatar Strait near cyclone over land. from Malaysia’s disastrous floods has Sakhalin today, allowing to re-start London, Jan 4 — Following received risen to 12, but authorities said that the ferry link to the mainland, from the Meteorological Office: fears of another round of flooding had however heavy snowfall continues and Tropical cyclone “Clovis” located near been averted as storm clouds shifted keeps the local airport closed for a 20.7S, long 48.4E, at 0600, UTC, direction. The latest victim is a five- third day. Weathermen said the today. Movement past six hours 225 year-old girl whose body was found cyclone, which brought one to two deg at one knot. Position accurate to

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17 Weather & Navigation within 60 nautical miles, based on perhaps eaching 100 to 120 km per ore carrier Coppersmith. Harbour centre located by satellite. Present hour, so there’ll be localised damaging master Ian Harrod said 30-35 knot wind distribution: Maxiumum winds and the risk of quite significant winds and heavy rain had made it too sustained winds 35 knots with gusts to livestock losses with the combination dangerous to continue loading. The 45 knots. Forecast for 1800, UTC: of rain and wind producing vessel would recommence loading Position lat 21S, long 48E with hypothermia,” said the bureau’s tomorrow, but no other vessels would maximum sustained winds of 25 knots Elliott. — Reuters. be affected because the port did not with gusts to 35 knots. London, Jan 3 — Following received expect any new arrivals until from the Meteorological Office: Wednesday next week. Port of Albany TROPICAL CYCLONE “ISOBEL” Tropical cyclone “Isobel” located near harbour master Steve Young said one Sydney, Jan 2 — Gales were expected lat 18.0S, long 120.0E ar 0001, UTC, vessel had left the port this morning to develop overnight as a cyclone, the today. Movement past six hours 175 with no other ship movements first of the season, approached deg at nine knots, position accurate to expected until the weekend. The port Australia’s remote northwest coast, within 60 nautical miles, position was experiencing winds of up to 30 meteorologists said today. Tropical based on centre located by satellite. knots and the bureau expected Cyclone “Isobel” was rated as a Present wind distribution: maximum significant beach erosion between category one storm, the lowest in a sustained winds 40 knots with gusts to Albany and Israelite Bay. About 89mm five-point scale, with winds of up to 95 50 knots. Radius of 34-knot winds: 60 of rain had fallen in some areas of kmh near its centre. Australia’s nautical miles north semicircle, 65 southern WA and more than 40mm Bureau of Meteorology said Isobel was nautical miles south semicircle. around Kalgoorlie in the 12 hours to about 600 km north of Port Hedland, Forecast for 0001, UTC, Jan 4: 0500 this morning. The bureau expects about 1,350 km north of the Western Position near lat 28.9S, long 125.9E rain to become heavier before easing Australia state capital Perth. Mining with maximum sustained winds of 20 tonight. A flood warning remains in giant BHP Billiton has port operations knots and gusts to 30 knots, dissipated place for the Goldfields area and other at Port Hedland. The bureau said a as a significant tropical cyclone over mining areas near Kalgoorlie. — cyclone warning was in place for land. Lloyd’s List Daily Commercial News. coastal waters extending another 550 Sydney, Jan 4 — Iron ore, oil and London, Jan 4 — Dampier Port km north to Cape Leveque and inland liquefied natural gas (LNG) Authority advise that the port “will be to the Pilbara region. The Pilbara production in Western Australia’s progressively closed from 1200, Jan 2”. region is home to more than 12,000 north should be back on stream Vessels at anchor were the first to people and includes Woodside quickly this morning after a weakened depart, the last one being underway at Petroleum’s multi-billion-dollar North Cyclone “Isobel” left facilities largely 1712. The final bulk carrier cleared West Shelf liquefied natural gas unscathed yesterday. The Bureau of sea buoy outbound at 2000, Jan 2,at project at Karratha. BHP and fellow Metereology expects that a low which time the port was officially mining major Rio Tinto both have pressure system over southern WA, closed. The port was reponend for operations in the Pilbara, which has combining with ex-cyclone “Isobel”, vessels at anchor at 1040, Jan 3. EII large deposits of iron ore. The Bureau could flood mining operations in the ands PP were reopened at 0600, Jan 4, of Meteorology said no alerts had been south and has suspended shiploading when wind and swell criteria were issued for communities in the affected at the port of Esperance. The category met. The first vessel was scheduled to areas, but it said that damaging winds one cyclone, now downgraded to a berth at East Intercourse Is at 0900, and heavy rainfall leading to flooding tropical low, crossed the WA coast Jan 4. The first vessel was scheduled could develop by Thursday (Jan 4), 110km north-east of Port Hedland at to berth at Parker Point at 1000, Jan when the remnants of Cyclone “Isobel” about 1400, WDT yesterday. It is 4. Port Walcott: The port was closed at were expected to combine with a deep expected to merge with a low pressure 1700, Jan 2. The anchorage was trough currently forming over the system in southern WA where it could vacated and all vessels ordered to put south of the state. — Reuters. bring heavy rain and strong winds to to sea. The port was officially opened Sydney, Jan 3 — Tropical Cyclone the Goldfields area around Kalgoorlie, for vessels to anchor at 1200, Jan 3. “Isobel” crossed the northwest about 600 km east of Perth. The The first vessel to berth will be Australian coast today, causing little bureau described the storm as a one in Kazusa which had POB scheduled at damage, but weather forecasters 10 year event and said it would bring 2045, Jan 3. Port Hedland: The port warned it may now link up with a unseasonal heavy rainfall and was officially closed to all inbound deep depression inland to create a widespread damaging winds. BHP vessels at 1100, Jan 2. The port was destructive “perfect storm”. “It’s one of Billiton took the precaution of locking subsequently closed to all traffic at the few occasions as a forecaster that down its Ravensthorpe nickel project, 1400, Jan 2, with all vessels ordered to you really do hope your forecast is about 150km west of Esperance, sea. The port was officially reopened wrong,” Australia’s Bureau of yesterday in preparation for the wet at 1600, Jan 3, for vessels anchoring. Meteorology forecaster Grant Elliott weather. BHP and Rio Tinto are also The first vessel to berth was at 2300, told local radio. “But unfortunately monitoring their iron ore mines in the Jan 3, at Nelson Point. The cyclone indications are that it’s going to be a Pilbara, after a savage cyclone season has dropped significant rainfall in very significant, perhaps a once-in-a- last year saw both lose production inland areas. However the heaviest generation, storm for this time of volumes as a result of mine flooding falls were South and east of the major year,” said Elliott. Cyclone “Isobel”, and port closures. Shiploading at the iron ore mining areas of the inland Australia’s first tropical cyclone of the big two iron ore ports of Port Hedland Pilbara. Esperance: The port of season, was rated category one, the and Dampier was suspended as the Esperance is currently being affected lowest in a five-point scale, with winds ports took the precaution of closing by heavy rain. The vessel currently of up to 100 km per hour near its ahead of the predicted 110 km/h alongside the iron ore berth has had centre. “Isobel” caused little damage winds. Both ports have re-opened after loading suspended due to the weather, in sparsely populated Western earlier having made the early decision but the vessel will remain alongside at Australia state but temporarily to lock down and send ships out to sea this stage. Loading is expected to disrupted offshore oil production by to ride out the storm. Woodside plans resume tomorrow. There are no Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and Santos to re-open its offshore Legendre oil reports at this stage that the rainfall Ltd. It is expected to weaken below facility, which the company said was will affect iron ore production or cyclone strength within a few hours as not affected, with production set to railing. it moves south, but the bureau said resume shortly. Woodside’s other remnants of the cyclone will join an North West Shelf oil and gas sites TURKEY inland storm, creating a new were largely unaffected. The Cossack London, Jan 1 — Winds and rain destructive storm late today or Pioneer LNG facility had been have lashed across Turkey, causing tomorrow over Australia’s major shutdown but will be re-opened massive travel disruption on Dec 27. goldfields in the south of Western shortly. Strong winds forced the port Kuna news reports that local Australia. “We’re expecting some quite of Esperance to suspend loading its television stations are claiming that exceptional winds on Thursday, only vessel in port, the 79,000 grt iron flights have been cancelled and road

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18 Weather & Navigation and maritime transport has been fifth-busiest airport, the major airlines 45,000-square-foot facility. Other disrupted. Flights between the capital cancelled 15 percent to 20 percent of damages were sustained at the of Istanbul and the provinces have their flights this morning, more than school’s athletic complex, atrium, been cancelled due to snowfall, while 300 departures, to ease congestion as auditorium and advanced simulation Anatolian villages were cut off. One the snow deepened. But officials were center. The clean-up has already person is said to have been killed and optimistic they would avoid a rerun of begun and Johnson said they are another injured in the storms and the pre-Christmas blizzard that making “exceptional progress in locals have been told to expect more dropped two feet of snow and shut restoring the campus.” bad weather. down the “all-weather” airport for two London, Jan 2 — A press report, Istanbul, Dec 28 — Northbound days, stranding 4,700 passengers and dated Jan 1, states: Pilots in a dozen tankers face delays of six to seven snarling holiday travel around the planes flew over parts of Colorado and days in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait country. The current storm was Kansas today to look for snowbound and three to four days going south, expected to be spread out over two or travellers following a blizzard that Istanbul-based shipping agent GAC three days, making it easier for dropped nearly three feet of snow and said yesterday. For the Bosporus, snowploughs to keep up. Parts of the piled some of it in drifts 15 feet high. northbound tankers were being held metropolitan area were under more As the aircraft soared above the frozen one or two days and southbound than a foot by this morning, and up to landscape, utility crews struggled to tankers two or three days, it said in a a foot more was expected by tomorrow. restore electrical service to tens of daily bulletin. Twenty-five vessels A weather slowdown at Denver has thousands of homes and businesses were waiting to pass through the relatively little nationwide ripple that lost power. The storm, which Dardanelles and 22 for the Bosporus, effect on airlines other than United struck on Thursday (Dec 28), dwindled the agent said. Fog often closes the and Frontier, which account for 80 to a line of heavy rain today along the routes to traffic in winter. — Reuters. percent of Denver’s traffic, said David East Coast, but a few roads in Castelveter of the Air Transport southeastern Colorado and western UNITED STATES Association, an industry group. A 200- Kansas were still choked by snow. The London, Dec 29 — A press report, mile stretch of Interstate 70, the main huge storm was blamed for at least 12 dated Dec 28, states: New Year’s east-west highway through the state, deaths in four states. The Civil Air travelers jammed Denver Airport was closed from Denver to Colby, Kan. Patrol sent six aircraft into the air today, trying to get out of town ahead Greyhound cancelled all bus trips out today over Colorado’s Kit Carson of a snowstorm that threatened to of Denver. Colorado Governor Bill County, where there had been reports close runways and gum up the nation’s Owens again declared a state of of people snowbound along Interstate busy holiday travel season for the emergency, putting the National 70, even though that highway second time in a week. The storm was Guard on standby. During the reopened yessterday. Several of the expected to dump up to 18 inches of previous storm, troops rescued planes were equipped with infrared snow on the Denver area overnight motorists and delivered diapers, heat-sensing equipment to help spot and prompted Governor Bill Owens to blankets and baby formula to stranded stranded livestock. Authorities were again declare a statewide disaster travelers at the airport. At the airport, considering using C-130 cargo aircraft emergency, just a week after a pre- check-in counters that had been and snowmobiles to get hay to Christmas blizzard shut the airport packed yesterday with travelers snowbound animals. They wanted to for more than two days. The shutdown rushing to beat the storm had normal avoid a repeat of a 1997 blizzard that stranded 4,700 holiday travellers and lines this morning. The storm killed up to 30,000 head of livestock at backed up flights around the country. stretched across the Rocky Mountains a cost of $28 million. In Kansas, six Managers at the nation’s fifth-busiest into the western Plains, where other planes conducted a similar airport drew up snowploughing plans, forecasters warned that the gusts search for snowbound travellers. Some and airlines urged ticket-holders to could whip up blinding whiteouts. In roads in southeast Colorado were leave Denver early or delay departures New Mexico, Interstate 40 was closed choked by snow drifts that measured until after the storm. By 1400 hrs, from Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, and 10 feet high. Fifteen-foot drifts were United Airlines and Frontier, the two numerous crashes were reported, after piled up in western Kansas. Sections biggest carriers at Denver a storm swept through. More than an of a few Kansas state highways were International Airport, had cancelled inch of snow per hour fell this morning still closed today. “We’re chipping more than 180 flights. Clear Creek in Kansas. Forecasters predicted 15 to away at it,” said Ron Kaufman, county government offices in the 20 inches in some areas. The seven spokesman for the Kansas Department foothills west of Denver closed early, inches of snow that had fallen in of Transportation. Sunshine and as did the University of Colorado in Cheyenne, Wyo., by this morning gave warmer temperatures helped, he said. Boulder. Residents of Cheyenne, the city 24 inches total in December, There was no way into or out of the Wyoming, also braced for the second topping its nearly century-old record western Kansas town of Sharon snowstorm to hit the area in a week. of 21.4 inches for the month. Springs today, but the community of Up to a foot of snow was expected in London, Dec 31 — A press report, 835 people did not lose electricity, said Cheyenne, and more in the mountains, dated Dec 29, states: Officials at Bill Hassett, manager of the town said National Weather Service Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University power plant. However, about 60,000 meteorologist Steve Rubin. In say a tornado that tore through the homes and businesses elsewhere in California, another powerful winter campus damaging aircraft and western Kansas were still in the dark, storm left tens of thousands of people buildings caused between $50 million and utility officials said it could take without power today as winds gusted and $60 million in damages. President more than a week to restore service. to near-hurricane force and blowing John P. Johnson said the number is a Kansas National Guard troops had snow closed a stretch of Interstate 5 in conservative estimate and expects the been out delivering generators, fuel the mountains north of Los Angeles university should have a more and supplies to assisted living centers for 11 hours. It reopened this morning. definitive number late next week. The and shelters. In Nebraska, about Forecasters in California warned of Christmas Day twisters that touched 15,000 customers remained without dangerous winds, with gusts over 80 down in DeLand and Daytona Beach power, said Beth Boesch, mph, through tomorrow morning in are responsible for more than $32 spokeswoman for Nebraska Public the region’s valleys and mountain million in damages across the county. Power District. Utility crews in the passes. The Daytona Beach storm destroyed Oklahoma Panhandle had restored London, Dec 29 — A press report, 40 planes and significantly damaged power to several towns blacked out by dated today, states: The second big another 10 of the school’s 65 single- the storm, but up to 4,500 customers wintry storm of the holidays hit engine aircraft fleet. Johnson said it still had no electricity, mostly in rural Colorado today, disrupting air and would cost about $11 million to replace areas. Ten traffic deaths were blamed highway travel, shutting down the planes. The campus also lost its on the storm in Colorado, Texas and businesses and threatening to drop as primary administration building, Minnesota. A tornado spawned by the much as two feet of snow on streets. Spruance Hall, and Johnson expects it same weather system killed one At Denver International, the nation’s to cost about $14 million to replace the person in Texas, and a Kansas man

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19 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity was reported dead in a rural home two days. Some companies, such as Distance Telephone (PLDT) confirmed where a generator apparently was in Orient Overseas Container Line of that connectivity was down by about use during the blackout. Hong Kong, have coped well. Others, 40%. London, Jan 3 — A press report, including Taiwanese shipping lines, London, Jan 2 — A press report, dated today, states: The damage from have however fared badly. OOCL said dated yesterday, states: Asian last weekend’s storms in Johnson it had re-routed data transmissions, telephone companies and regulators County, Texas, was worse than first such as electronic documentation to said repairs to undersea cables thought, officials said Tuesday (Jan 2). another system and, although service damaged by an earthquake off The winds that spawned at least two was slower, it had been maintained. southern Taiwan were delayed by tornadoes, destroyed homes and Internal e-mail communication had not problems with a repair ship and bad injured people and livestock caused been affected. However, Taiwanese weather. “The schedule for the repair more than $2 million in damage, carriers such as Evergreen Marine and of submarine cables is delayed’’ prompting county officials to make an Yang Ming Marine had been adversely because of a “major fault’’ to one of the emergency declaration. affected, with customers unable to get ships sent to fix the cables, Hong web access. Some freight forwarders Kong’s Office of the ZIMBABWE and logistics operators had also Telecommunications Authority said in Harare, Jan 3 — Zimbabwe enjoyed suffered because of the lack of internet a statement today without rains this week after a two-week dry access. Hong Kong’s elaborating. Bad weather is also spell but farmers said today that telecommunications authority hampering repairs, according to phone hopes of a bumper harvest could fade confirmed yesterday that two cable companies. At least eight fiber-optic after floods washed away crops in vessels, one from Singapore and the cables connecting Asia to the rest of southern areas. “First it was the dry other from the Philippines, were the world were damaged after a 7.1- spell in the southern and western already on their way to the area, while magnitude quake and its aftershocks parts of the country and when the three other vessels left yesterday. The shook Taiwan on Dec 26. Early rains started around the new year this area off the southern coast of Taiwan assessment of the cables showed was accompanied by flooding,” said is a hub for submarine cables linking “substantial’’ damage, Hong Kong’s Abdul Paul Nyathi, vice president of east and south-east Asia with North telecom regulator said. The repair of the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union. America The telecommunications the ship is expected to take about a “Farmers in these areas are very authority said six out of seven main week, it said. Weather forecasts worried, they don’t know what to do submarine cable systems linking Hong showed strong winds gusting up to 45 next.” Farmers in southern and Kong were cut by the earthquake, knots today in the Bashi Channel off western Zimbabwe had been forced to which measured 7.1 on the Richter Taiwan’s south coast, and in the south re-plant their crops following the two- scale. One of the damaged cable Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan’s week dry spell in most parts of the networks is owned by a consortium Central Weather Bureau. The strong country. — Reuters. that includes Singapore Telecom and winds are expected to ease slightly in France Telecom, while another is part the next two days, according to the owned by China Unicom, StarHub and bureau. Repair of all cables is Telekom Malaysia. The cables account expected to be finished by the end of for about 90% of the total capacity and January, the Hong Kong authority mainly affect connections to Japan, said, reiterating a timeline given by Taiwan, Korea, the US and Canada. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan’s Most data traffic between Asia and biggest phone company. Chunghwa Europe goes through North America. said Dec 30 that 99 percent of its Operators have tried to re-route traffic phone services for major customers, but capacity constraints have meant which together contribute 15 percent of the company’s international- some services have been slow. Most ARGENTINA business revenue, were restored. London, Jan 2 — A press report, voice call services to countries in the Services Return China Telecom said dated yesterday, states: An region were back to normal yesterday yesterday that Internet service earthquake measuring 5.5 on the although non-voice data were still returned to 70% of normal operation, Richter scale hit Argentina`s eastern badly affected. Communications links while voice services to Hong Kong and provinces of Neuquen, Mendoza and to Taiwan were also difficult Macau were back to normal. ‘ Rio Negro yesterday, with no yesterday. Telecommunications casualties or serious damage reported. authority director-general Au Man-ho Argentina’s Earthquake Prevention expected it would take up to a week Institute said that the earthquake was for emergency repairs to be completed felt along the Andes, with the to the cable system serving Hong epicentre in Caviahue, near the border Kong. Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s with Chile. largest telephone operator, said two of its undersea cables had been cut. The GULF OF ADEN company’s head of international London, Dec 31 — A severe business, Leng Tai-feng, said it was SOUFRIERE HILLS, MONTSERRAT earthquake measuring 6.5 on the likely to be two or three weeks before London, Dec 29 — A press report, Richter scale struck the Gulf of Aden repairs were completed, although dated Dec 28, states: Activity at the south of Yemen at about 0841, UTC, there would be a steady improvement Langs Soufriere volcano has residents yesterday, the Hong Kong Observatory in service levels as damaged cables of Montserrat anxiously watching the said in a bulletin. The epicentre was were repaired. smoking mountain. The island was put initially determined by the Hong Kong London, Dec 30 — A press report, on high alert as large plumes of ash Observatory to be in lat 13.3N, long dated yesterday, states: The powerful were seen leaving the volcano and 51.5E, or over the eastern Gulf of earthquake which hit Taiwan Tuesday climbing at times to an estimated 10 Aden, about 710 km east of Aden. (Dec 26) has cut Philippine telecoms thousand feet into the air. As a result capacity by as much as 40 percent, a of the activity, scientists have raised TAIWAN senior official said yestersday. the alert level to Category Four. London, Dec 29 — Five cable vessels National Telecommunications According to a report ash venting are heading towards southern Taiwan Commission Deputy Commissioner began early on Saturday morning (Dec to repair undersea communications Jorge Sarmiento said some 60 percent 23) and continued throughout Sunday cables cut during an earthquake which of phone and Internet capacity was on the western side of the dome. occurred off the southern tip of Taiwan operational as carriers rerouted Category Four is defined as “large earlier this week. The damage has through other links to North America, unconfined dome actively growing paralysed internet, fax and data the Middle East, Hawaii, Malaysia towards the north or west or, large communication throughout much of and Singapore. A spokeswoman for dome with high levels of pyroclastic east and south-east Asia over the past local telecom giant, Philippine Long flow activity in other directions.

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FRANCE operations in Iraq now stands at 127. Ajaccio, Jan 4 — Bombs damaged Of those, 96 died in action. The rest of banks and a tax office in and near the the deaths were caused by accidents, Corsican capital early today, a day natural causes or illness, remain before Interior Minister Nicolas unexplained, or are still under Sarkozy visits the French island with investigation. a history of separatist violence. One Baghdad, Dec 30 — Saddam Hussein man died and one was severely injured was hanged for crimes against by the premature explosion of a bomb humanity at dawn today, a dramatic, BRAZIL they were trying to plant in front of a violent end for a leader who ruled Iraq London, Dec 28 — A press report, villa on the east coast, police said. — by fear for three decades before a US dated today, states: At least 15 people Reuters. invasion toppled him. “It was very have been killed in a string of gang quick. He died right away,” one of the attacks on buses and police stations in INDIA official Iraqi witnesses told Reuters, the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, London, Dec 28 — A press report, saying the former president’s face was reports say. In one incident, six dated today, states: Police in the south uncovered, he appeared calm and said passengers were burnt to death when Indian state of Andhra Pradesh say a brief prayer as Iraqi policemen gunmen attacked their bus and set fire they have killed a senior leader of a walked him to the gallows and put the to it. The wave of violence across the banned Maoist group. Chandramouli, noose round him. US President George alias Devanna, one of the most wanted W. Bush, who branded Saddam a city started last night and continued Maoist leaders, carried a reward of tyrant and a threat to global security into this morning. Officials said the one million rupees (£11,500) on his even though alleged nuclear and other co-ordinated attacks had probably head. He is the second member of the weapons were not found after the 2003 been planned from jail by imprisoned Communist Party of India-Maoist invasion, hailed the execution as a gang leaders. Rio state Security (CPI-M) leadership council to be killed “milestone” on Iraq’s path to Secretary Roberto Precioso said the in the state this year, police say. There democracy. The deaths of four troops gangs were trying to put pressure on has been no comment from the pushed the American death toll to the authorities to gain concessions and Maoists. Senior police official JG three short of the emotive 3,000 mark. privileges in the prisons, O Globo Murali said that Chandramouli and Bush already faces mounting public Online reported. At least four police his wife were shot dead in a clash with dismay at the war as Iraq slides stations in different parts of Rio were a special security team, the toward all-out civil war between attacked with grenades and automatic Greyhound force, in Visakhapatnam Saddam’s fellow Sunnis and majority fire. Three buses were set on fire, and district yesterday night. Shi’ites. As day broke on one of the gunmen are reported to have stopped holiest dates of the Muslim year and emergency workers from getting close IRAQ the call to prayer echoed out from to the scene. As military police and London, Dec 28 — A press report, minarets across a dark and bitterly gunmen exchanged fire on some of dated today, states: The US Embassy cold Baghdad, officially backed Rio’s streets, motorists fled their cars said today it believes four American television channels flashed the news to seek shelter. Two police officers are security contractors and an Austrian shortly after 0600 hrs (0300 GMT). reported to be among the dead, as well remain in captivity after their “He seemed very calm. He did not as at least one gang member. kidnapping in southern Iraq six weeks tremble,” a senior official present at ago. The men went missing on the execution told Reuters. Saddam, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC November 16, when a large convoy of 69, was bound and shackled but his OF CONGO trucks being escorted by their face was uncovered as he met his Kinshasa, Dec 28 — Rebels in Crescent Security Group was hijacked death. The former president recited Congo’s east took 15 army soldiers on a highway near Safwan, a city on the Muslim profession of faith “There hostage and killed or wounded several the border with Kuwait. Suspected is no God but God and Mohammed is more during five days of gun battles, militiamen dressed in Iraqi police his prophet” but made no other UN officials said today. An army uniforms ambushed the convoy, taking remark after policemen escorted him commander in the eastern region of 14 hostages, including the five to the scaffold. The official would not Ituri said government troops had security guards, and nine truck say where the execution took place but quelled the fighting with elements of drivers who were later released. “At said it was not in the fortified Green the Front of Nationalists and this time, US officials believe the Zone compound. Another said it was at Integrationalists (FNI) which broke American citizens are still being held a facility known to Americans as out in the village of Laudjo. The FNI, by their captors,” said Lou Fintor, a “Camp Justice” — a former base for one of three Ituri militias which spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Saddam’s feared security services and signed peace deals in mid-November, Baghdad. A video of the kidnapped now used regularly for executions by is holding 15 Congolese army soldiers Americans reportedly surfaced this Iraqi’s courts. — Reuters. hostage, UN military spokesman Lt week, showing them alive and in good Baghdad, Jan 2 — The number of Col Didier Rancher said. “We have the condition. The footage, reported by Iraqi civilians killed in political situation under control,” General McClatchy Newspapers, was believed violence hit a record high in December, Vainqueur Malaya, the Congolese to have been made about a month ago. according figures compiled by Iraq’s army’s commander in Ituri, said. He If authentic, it would be the first proof Interior Ministry. The Interior said four government soldiers had that all five men survived the ambush. Ministry data, almost certain to be an been killed while rebels had sustained U.S., British and Iraqi forces have all underestimate, showed 12,320 conducted raids in the search for the heavy losses. Rancher said the army civilians were killed in 2006 in what five men. Raids were carried out in had suffered around 19 casualties, officials term “terrorist” violence. The several areas north of Basra. ministry figure of 1,930 civilian deaths both dead and wounded. He could not London, Dec 29 — A press report, provide figures for the FNI, one of in December is three-and-a-half times dated today, states: A British soldier the equivalent of 548 last January, several armed groups operating in has been killed by a roadside bomb in Ituri. Both sides have denied starting before last year’s surge in sectarian Basra, the Ministry of Defence has killing which followed the destruction the fighting in villages around 100 km said. The soldier, from the 2nd north of Ituri’s capital Bunia. The of a major Shi’ite shrine in February. Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s The figures also showed 1,231 fighting coincided with an increase in Regiment, was killed while taking policemen were killed in 2006 and 602 violence in neighbouring North Kivu, part in a routine patrol in Basra City. Iraqi soldiers. US President George W. where renegade General Laurent The Warrior Armoured Fighting Bush plans to unveil a new strategy Nkunda’s troops are battling Vehicle which he was travelling in was this month after the 3,000th soldier to government forces. Five soldiers were targeted by a roadside bomb. There die in Iraq since the March 2003 injured in clashes with fighters loyal were no other casualties. The total invasion was killed just before New to Nkunda today. — Reuters. number of UK troops killed in Year. At least 112 Americans died in

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December, the deadliest month for London, Jan 4 — A press report, Abdirahman Dinari said the Islamists them in more than two years. — dated today, states: A bomb explosion had fled to the southern port city of Reuters. in a Pakistani northern town wounded Kismayu and that the administration Baghdad, Jan 4 — Two bombs five people today, said police. A time- now controlled 95% of Somalia. But exploded at a petrol station in bomb had been planted in a Chinese- analysts said a government victory Baghdad’s western Mansour district made motorcycle-rickshaw and parked was in no way certain and that the today, killing 13 people and wounding in the busiest place in Dera Ghazi conflict could be about to take another 22, police and an interior ministry Khan town, a local police official said. turn. “I think we’re at a crossroads source said. The first blast was a He said the explosion wounded five right now,” said Ken Menkhaus, Horn roadside bomb that hit people lining passers-by, adding that one of them of Africa specialist at Davidson up for fuel at the petrol station, police was in critical condition. College in Charlotte, North Carolina. said. When rescue services arrived on He said the government could exploit the scene, a car bomb exploded. The SOMALIA splits within the SICC and attract interior ministry source said both Mogadiscio, Dec 28 — Triumphant some members to join a unity were car bombs. Mansour is an Somali government forces and their government. “But alternatively this upscale neighbourhood with a mixed Ethiopian allies marched into could be the beginning of a new kind population of Shi’ites and Sunni Mogadiscio today after Islamist rivals of war,” Menkhaus said. “One in which Arabs. There has been a relative lull abandoned the war-scarred city they the Islamists are going to fight their in major attacks and violence over the held for six months. Parts of kind of war, an assymetrical war Eid al-Adha holiday, which ended Mogadiscio shook with the sound of involving a combination of hit and run yesterday. — Reuters. gunfire and there were outbreaks of guerrilla attacks, car bombings, looting after leaders of the Somalia assassinations and possibly even ISRAEL Islamic Courts Council (SICC) fled its selected acts of terrorism on other London, Jan 3 — A press report, base early in the morning. Some parts of East Africa.” With Eritrea dated today, states: Palestinian fighters ditched their uniforms to accused of backing the Islamists, militants attacked the Gaza Strip’s avoid reprisals. Government many feared the conflict could engulf main cargo crossing with mortar fire spokesman Abdirahman Dinari said the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia, like the early yesterday, lightly wounding an government forces had secured the United States, says the Islamists are Israeli truck driver in the latest flare- main routes into Mogadiscio. “We are supported by al Qaeda. Ethiopian up of violence in the coastal strip. The taking control of the city and I will troops and air strikes were critical to attack on the Karni crossing came confirm when we have established the government’s assault, experts say, shortly after warring Palestinian complete control,” he said. He said the and there is some question what will factions resumed their violent Islamists had fled to the southern port happen when Addis Ababa finally infighting following a one-week pause, city of Kismayu and the withdraws its forces. Islamist leader and gunmen abducted a foreign news administration controlled 95% of the Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said his forces photographer. The Israeli army said Horn of Africa country. Somali Prime were united and determined to push the mortar attack hit a truck that was Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi flew to a out Ethiopian forces, but had delivering building materials to Gaza. town near the capital this afternoon. retreated to avoid more bloodshed. It said the attack did not disrupt the The government declared a state of Menkhaus said Ethiopia would flow of goods into Gaza. Israeli Prime emergency “to control security and probably remain in parts of Somalia Minister Ehud Olmert has pledged to stability.” — Reuters. for a time but would not want its increase the movement of goods in and Mogadishu, Dec 28 — Somali Prime troops in Mogadishu for long. He said, out of Gaza in an effort to boost the Minister Ali Mohamad Gedi said however, it would only withdraw if the parliament would declare a period of transitional government forces could moderate Palestinian president, martial law to maintain control of the keep order. While aid flights were Mahmoud Abbas, in his power country after Ethiopian and suspended temporarily when Somalia struggle with the Islamic militant government troops wrested the capital closed its border during the latest group Hamas. There was no claim of from rival Islamists. The fall of fighting, plans were now under way responsibility for the attack. Medical Mogadishu came after a 10-day for their resumption, the UN Office for officials said the truck’s driver was offensive by government and allied the Co-ordination of Humanitarian lightly wounded and taken to a forces to reclaim much of the territory Affairs said in New York. Thousands hospital. Karni is the main transit seized by the Somalia Islamic Courts of families are reported to have fled point for Gaza’s imports and exports, Council since June. While Gedi today their homes for other parts of Somalia and is critical to the area’s fragile celebrated a triumphant return to his to avoid the fighting but there has economy. home village outside Mogadishu for been no large-scale flow of war-related the first time since 2002, he refugees into neighbouring Kenya, PAKISTAN acknowledged the chaotic country was OCHA said. — Reuters. London, Jan 2 — A gas pipeline in far from stable. “This country has Mogadiscio, Dec 31 — Ethiopian and southwestern Pakistani district of experienced anarchy and in order to Somali government troops moved Dera Bugti was blown up yesterday as restore security we need a strong closer to Kismayu today for a possible explosives planted by unknown hand, especially with freelance attack on the Islamists’ last outpost, persons detonated, according to the militias,” he said of the country which while a blast in Mogadiscio stirred website of local newspaper the News. has not had an effective government fears of a guerrilla war. Two days after A part of the main gas pipeline in since the 1991 ouster of a dictator. a joint Ethiopian-government force Dera Bugti, some 250 km south-east of Gedi told reporters in Mundul Sharey, chased the Islamists out of Somalia’s Baluchistan provincial capital Qetta, a village some 40 km south-west of capital, a missile apparently aimed at was damaged in the blast, disrupting Mogadishu, parliament would declare one of their positions rocked a gas supply to the region, said the martial law on Saturday (Dec 30) for a Mogadiscio neighbourhood overnight report quoting officials. No casualty period of three months. The flight of as it smashed into a family home. “We was reported. Security forces the Islamists was a dramatic turn- heard a big bang behind the Ramadan reportedly have cordoned off the area around in the Horn of Africa nation hotel,” a Mogadiscio resident said of to investigate the incident, and a team after they had spread across the south the attack in a northern district that has been called to repair the damaged imposing sharia rule and confined the had housed the Somalia Islamic pipeline. Anti-government tribal interim government to its base in Courts Council (SICC) headquarters militants in Baluchistan, demanding Baidoa until less than two weeks ago. since it took the capital in June. more autonomy and more control over Terrified of yet more violence, some “When I rushed there, I heard people local natural resources, have launched Mogadishu residents took to the screaming and I was told a woman is many attacks targeting security streets to cheer government troops, dead and a man and their daughter forces, government installations, and while others hid. Some SICC fighters wounded.” The attack seemed to have public assets in the province, the ditched their uniforms to avoid been aimed at Ethiopian troops, report said. reprisals. Government spokesman heightening fears the Islamists might

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22 Political & Civil Unrest counter-attack with guerrilla strikes. to make a last stand but melted away troops went towards the Kenyan Islamist leaders are trying to rally under artillery fire. Meanwhile, a border to get those terrorists,” a senior their forces the southern port of battalion of Ugandan troops could be government security official in Kismayu. Ethiopian warplanes have ready to deploy as peacekeepers to Kismayu, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail, been flying over the town and the Somalia within a few days, a military said. On the Kenyan side of the Islamists may have mined the road to spokesman said. border, a local police chief said troops it. As Ethiopian tanks moved towards Kismayu, Jan 2 — Somali residents would “crack down” on any Islamists Kismayu, some 300 km south-west of say the Islamist militia have retreated who tried to cross, while the United the capital, the Islamists urged from the key southern port of States deployed warships off the supporters there to resist. Islamist Kismayu, surrendering control of their Somali coast. The interim government fighters in Jilib said they believed last remaining stronghold in the wants an international peacekeeping Ethiopian troops had passed Baraawe, country, and retreating south towards force — approved by the UN Security about halfway between Mogadiscio the Kenyan border. Ethiopian troops, Council before the war — to be and Kismayu. “They are approaching who are backing Somalia’s transitional deployed immediately to help it us. People have started fleeing Jilib,” government, are now said to be restore stability and let Ethiopian said Abdulqadir Yusuf from the front advancing on the port, after shelling forces withdraw. Uganda has line. — Reuters. several thousand Somalia Islamic provisionally offered a battalion, and Kismayu, Somalia, Jan 1 — Somali Courts Council (SICC) fighters with its President Yoweri Museveni was Islamists fled today from their final mortars and rockets at their frontline due to meet his Ethiopian counterpart stronghold towards the Kenyan border in Jilib on Sunday. Somali Prime Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa today. in what could mark the end of a nearly Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi told Kenya was due to host a meeting of two-week war with the Ethiopian- reporters in Mogadishu his the US-backed International Contact backed government. Several thousand government had regained control of Group on Somalia tomorrow, two days Somalia Islamic Courts Council the port. “Kismayo is already in the after it met in Brussels to push for (SICC) fighters, who had made a last hands of the government,” he said. peace talks. — Reuters. stand north of Kismayu port, melted “The Islamists have run away, the away overnight after advancing airport and the seaport are free. SPAIN Ethiopian and government troops “There are still some mopping up London, Dec 30 — A press report, shelled their front line, witnesses said. operations.” It is unclear where the dated today, states: A car bomb The leaders and fighters of the SICC leaders and fighters of the SICC might exploded in a parking lot at Madrid’s — who were driven from Mogadiscio have gone, analysts speculate they glittery new airport terminal today, on Thursday (Dec 28) — fled further may simply have dumped their following a warning call from the south from the Indian Ocean port uniforms and melted away into the Basque separatist group ETA, officials towards neighbouring Kenya, Somalian bush. — Reuters said. Three people were slightly residents said. Some believed they Mogadiscio, Jan 4 — Somali gunmen wounded. The blast halted all air were moving to the hilly region of attacked an oil tanker truck near traffic on one of the year’s busiest Buur Gaabo, just on the Somali side of Mogadiscio today, wounding three travel days, and brought an end to an the border. Diplomats said US boats people and raising fears of a return to nine-month-old ETA ceasefire that had were believed to be patrolling the sea the clan-based violence that had spurred the greatest hopes in a decade off Somalia to prevent SICC leaders, largely stopped during six months of of a peaceful end to the conflict The or foreign militant supporters, from Islamist rule. The Somalia Islamic bomb exploded about 0930 hrs at the escaping. Some Islamist fighters may Courts Council (SICC), which imposed airport’s new Terminal Four, said simply have dumped their uniforms strict sharia law across much of the Javier Ayuso, a spokesman for the and melted into the Somali bush. The south, fled the capital a week ago in emergency rescue services of the Somali government offered an the face of advancing government Madrid city government. amnesty for fighters who handed over troops backed by heavily armed London, Jan 3 — A press report, their weapons. Announcing the offer, Ethiopian forces. Within hours of their dated Jan 2, states: The peace process Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi departure, militia loyal to various between the Spanish government and said that Somali Islamist fighters had warlords reappeared at scores of Basque separatists Eta is “finished” been “misled by international checkpoints in the city where they following a bombing in Madrid, terrorists.” Witnesses at Jilib, north of used to rob, rape and murder civilians. Spain’s interior minister says. Two Kismayu, said mortar and rocket fire “The militia fired three rocket- Ecuadoreans are still missing in the between the two sides stopped late propelled grenades. One of them hit rubble of a multi-storey car park at yesterday. The joint Ethiopian- us,” the truck driver said. “They were Barajas airport that was brought government force was marching into bandits who wanted money,” he said. down by a bomb on Saturday (Dec 30). Kismayu early today but troops were Dozens of passengers riding on top of The government has blamed Eta, slowed by having to clear mines left by the truck had fled as the gunmen fired which called a “permanent” ceasefire Islamists on the road in. “The automatic rifles before targeting it nine months ago. “ETA has evidently terrorists have abandoned Kismayu with grenades. Analysts say the rapid broken off the peace process,” Alfredo and the federal forces are expected to return of warlords showed how easily Perez Rubalcaba said. The process was take over the port city any time,” said Mogadiscio could slide back into the “broken, liquidated, finished”, he said. Ethiopian Information Minister anarchy it has suffered since dictator The huge car bomb on Saturday Berhan Hailu in Addis Ababa. — Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown brought down the five-storey car park Reuters. in 1991. The attack in Galgalato, 25 at Barajas airport’s terminal four. Eta London, Jan 1 — A press report, km north of the city centre, came on made three warning calls in the hour dated today, states: Somali the last day of a three-day deadline before the blast, officials said. The government troops, backed by declared by the interim government Ecuadorean men, who were asleep in Ethiopian soldiers, yesterday, took for Mogadiscio residents and militia to their car in the car park, are thought over Kismayu. To cheering and waving hand in their guns or be disarmed by to have been trapped when the bomb crowds, well-armed troops drove into force. However, few have been turned exploded. Authorities say it will take Kismayu after clearing roads laced in, as locals in one of the world’s most several days to clear an estimated with land mines. Earlier, the Islamic dangerous cities waited to see if the 40,000 tons of concrete, under which fighters had abandoned the city, government could restore the relative about 400 cars are thought to be fleeing a 13-day military onslaught by stability they experienced under the buried. government troops backed by Islamists. Interim government troops London, Jan 4 — A press reeport, Ethiopian tanks and MiG fighter jets. backed by Ethiopian armour and dated today, states: Hopes for peace “We have entered and captured the aircraft hunted Islamist fighters who over Spain’s troubled Basque region city,” Major General Ahmad Mousa fled their last stronghold in the suffered a fresh blow when authorities said, while riding aboard a truck into southern port of Kismayu on Monday today confirmed at least one person Kismayu, where an estimated 3,000 (Jan 1) following a two-week war. The was killed in Saturday’s Madrid hard-line Islamic fighters had vowed Islamists vowed to fight on. “Our airport blast. It was the first lethal

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23 Political & Civil Unrest/Labour Disputes attack by the armed Basque separatist including four children, were killed in THAILAND group ETA since 2003. As Madrid and air strikes by government forces in the London, Jan 1 — A volley of nine Basque authorities announced a day of northwest of the island today, but the bombs shattered year-end celebrations mourning, the interior ministry told military denied it had hit civilians. in Bangkok last night, killing two AFP firefighters had reached the Four fighter jets dropped bombs in people and wounding at least 34, shattered wreck of Carlos Alonso Mannar, destroying dozens of houses in including two Britons. Six near- Palate’s car and identified the remains a fishing village, the Liberation Tigers simultaneous bombs at various points of the 35-year-old Ecuadorian of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said. “There across the capital in the early evening construction worker who lived in the are 15 dead bodies and 25 wounded were followed by three explosions southeastern city of Valencia. from the bombing,” the rebels’ military shortly before midnight at Central “Firefighters have found the remains spokesman R. Ilannthirayan told World Plaza, a chic shopping mall with of Carlos Alonso Palate’’, the ministry Reuters from the de facto rebel capital designer stores popular with said, confirming the first ETA-related of Kilinochchi. Only five houses out of expatriates. The location was close to death since May 30, 2003. A second 30 were left standing in the village of where the main countdown celebration Ecuadorian man, 19-year-old Diego Padahuthurai after the bombing, the for New Year had been due to take Armando Estacio Civizapa, remains LTTE said, but the military said no place before officials called it off. missing, presumed dead. The blast civilian settlements had been targeted also slightly injured 19 people. ETA in the Mannar area. It said a Tigers’ TUNISIA claimed responsibility in one of three naval base north of Mannar had been Tunis, Jan 4 — Security forces shot telephone calls ahead of the blast, hit after intense surveillance and radio dead 12 criminals and arrested 15 which ended a nine-month ceasefire, intercepts of rebel fighters. “The LTTE near Tunis after a rare gunbattle in although ETA’s banned political wing is currently spreading false the usually peaceful North African Batasuna earlier contradicted the information that the SLAF (Sri country, a government source said Spanish government’s view that the Lankan Air Force) has bombed a today. “The tracking of members of a peace process was over. civilian settlement in an attempt to criminal group ended yesterday discredit the security forces and to win afternoon with security forces killing SRI LANKA the sympathy of the international 12 members of a criminal group and Colombo, Dec 29 — An eastern community,” the military said. It said arrested 15 others,” the source said. stronghold of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger that fighter planes also bombed an The authorities have said yesterday’s rebels will likely fall to the military LTTE mortar position in Vakarai on clash in a southern Tunis suburb, a soon following weeks of fighting that the eastern coast, the scene of intense rare serious breach of security in the has forced thousands of civilians to battles in the past few weeks. — country of 10 million, resulted from a flee, a brigadier said today. Vakarai, Reuters. hunt for a gang of criminals who the scene of intense artillery battles Colombo, Jan 3 — Sri Lankan jets clashed with police in Tunis on Dec 23. with the Tigers since November, is the bombed Tamil Tiger rebel positions In last month’s incident, two gang last major rebel-held town on the east today, the military said, one day after members were killed and two coast after the military drove them out a raid in the northwest of the island policemen wounded, the authorities of territory near the strategic port of which the United Nations and rebels said at the time. Newspapers at the Trincomalee further north. “It’s a said killed 14 civilians. The military time reported that the gang was matter of time now. It could be days, said the latest strikes were aimed at trafficking in drugs. The government or weeks, but we will get there,” heavy weapons of the Tigers in the deployed hundreds of paramilitary Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, the eastern Batticalao district, the scene police and to guard crossroads and top military spokesman, said. “The of intense fighting for the past few search orange groves outside Tunis only thing holding us back is the fear weeks. It did not give any details and over the past 13 days, residents said. of civilian casualties; they are using there was no immediate comment from — Reuters. them as human shields,” he said. the rebels. The bombing came as the Analysts said the offensive on Vakarai U.N. urged the two sides to stop was a key step in the government’s fighting and protect civilians. “It is plan to clear the Tigers from the east. imperative that both sides to the Once the rebels are pushed out, the conflict take all measures to fulfil government plans to hold local their obligations under international elections that a faction of renegade law to protect civilians in this conflict, rebels opposed to the Tigers and we have too often seen them fall aligned to the military are expected to short,” the statement on the U.N. Web win. — Reuters. site said. Today, the Tigers fired GREECE Colombo, Dec 30 — A breakaway artillery and mortar bombs into an London, Jan 1 — More than 2,500 faction of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers army camp in the Vakarai area, containers remain stranded at the port overran three rebel camps in the east wounding four soldiers, the military of Piraeus on Dec 28 as the dockers’ of the island today, killing at least 30 said. — Reuters. overtime ban and go-slow in protest at guerrillas in one of the biggest attacks Colombo, Jan 4 — Sri Lankan jets the privatization of some port services in recent months, the group said. bombed a Tamil Tiger naval base in has now entered its seventh week. The About 200 members of the renegade the north of the island today in a third Piraeus Port Authority and the group, which is led by former Tiger consecutive day of air strikes despite dockers have not budged from their eastern commander Karuna Amman, United Nations calls for an end to the positions, with a new meeting attacked the camps in Toppigala, fighting. The military said the Tiger scheduled for today. Already many about 40 km from the town of base in the rebel-controlled containers risk being offloaded at Batticalao. “Our intelligence reports Mullaittivu area had been destroyed other ports, adding 25 percent more to said there were top LTTE commanders in the bombardment, which followed a the cost through the letters of there, 30 cadres were killed on the similar raid in the east yesterday. Also guarantee required. spot,” said Asad Maulana, a today, the Tamil Tigers detonated a London, Jan 3 — A press report, spokesman for the Tamileela Makkal mine in the northern town of dated today, states: The port of Viduthalai Pulikal, the political wing Vavuniya, killing a soldier and Piraeus is due to open for business of the Karuna faction. Two members of wounding two, a military spokesman today after a 56-day strike by dock Karuna were wounded in the attack, said. Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe workers opposing privatisation plans he said. There was no immediate said troops were clearing a stretch of has been called off. The strike ended comment from the Liberation Tigers of road in Vavuniya on foot when the after Greece’s shipping minister Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which says the blast occurred. Fragmentation mine Manolis Kefaloyannis put Sri Lankan military is backing the explosions have increased in recent privatisation plans on ice until the end renegade group. — Reuters. weeks, as fighting intensifies in the of April. A number of container lines Colombo, Jan 2 — Sri Lanka’s Tamil east and north of the island. — have diverted vessels away from the Tiger rebels said that 15 people, Reuters. port in the past weeks. Piraeus has

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24 Labour Disputes sustained damages estimated at marine Manolis Kefaloyiannis management are due to take place in around $16m. Zim Integrated pledging to hold off on any tendering January. The strikes at Gioia Tauro Shipping Services Ltd., Israel’s largest plans until the end of April. Both were more significant, slowing shipping company, made an “out of ports in their statements also made it operations and prompting a number of court complaint” to Greece’s Piraeus clear that there could be a further shipowners, including Maersk — Gioia Port Authority for losses incurred delay if necessary. In the meantime, Tauro’s main customer and a during a labour dispute. Piraeus Port both sides have committed themselves shareholder in the container operating Authority management will inform to a process of dialogue about the company controlled by Contship Italia investors of its answer as soon as it future development of the container — to re-route 30-50% of its Gioia has notified Zim, while there is no terminals, with port management Tauro-bound cargo to other ports. issue of “non-contractual behavior,” accepting that a public sector model Contship Italia, which runs the port’s the operator of the eastern for growth would be given equal Medship Container Terminal, issued a Mediterranean’s largest container port consideration. With losses at Piraeus statement arguing that transhipment said in a filing to the Athens Exchange unofficially estimated at Euro 1.5m ports run particular risks when Tuesday (Jan 2). Zim is considering ($1.9m) per week, the country’s largest service drops below required levels. “A legal action against Piraeus Port as a port may have lost Euro 12m in hub is not a normal port,” it said. “In result of the losses, Athens-based income, while Thessaloniki sources the international container trade it is newspaper Kathimerini said last have put an initial figure of Euro 3.2m viewed as a public service that must week. About 18 of Zim’s vessel’s have on the hole in the northern port’s be operational. It suffers badly when it been forced to turn away from Piraeus accounts. Management at is eliminated from the itineraries of because the port can’t load and Thessaloniki has suggested that it the major shipping companies that discharge ships as quickly as its may take two weeks for the port to control container trade.” contractual practices stipulate, claw back full efficiency and a similar Kathimerini said, without saying story is likely to apply to Piraeus. where it got the information. Dock There will be worries in the market UNITED KINGDOM employees at Piraeus had refused to that the truce has in effect settled London, Dec 31 — Rail passengers work overtime and weekends since nothing so far, with a possibility that are facing two days of travel chaos as November and are operating at a the ports may be plunged into chaos train conductors strike in a row over slower pace on weekdays. They are later this year if the sides fail to bonus pay and rotas. The two 24-hour concerned that they may lose rights compromise. The government was strikes on New Year’s Eve and New and privileges after the planned sale already facing criticism yesterday Year’s Day will affect the majority of of the country’s container operations from the International Maritime Central Trains’ services. A strike on to private investors. Union of shipping agents, which Christmas Eve closed the entire Piraeus, Jan 3 — Piraeus and lashed out at the time taken to arrive Central network, but the firm said it Thessaloniki ports labour unions merely at a commitment for further hoped to run a limited service. The strike finally ceased this morning. The discussion. Many carriers have strikes will mainly hit passengers in decision was made after a meeting diverted services away from Greece in the West and East Midlands but between the Minister of Merchantile recent weeks, while Zim Lines has routes to Norwich, Cardiff, Marine, the administration of the slapped the Piraeus Port Authority Cleethorpes and Manchester will also Ports Organisation and the Federation with a legal notice it may claim be affected. The Rail Maritime and of Dockworkers and Port Employees. damages it allegedly incurred during Transport union (RMT) said it In the meeting it was decided that all the dispute through turning away 18 expected solid support from 550 of its parties would discuss the better way of its vessels. The authority, however, members and predicted that very few for ports growth until the end of April. has told the Athens stock exchange services would actually run. Central Discussions will be extended if this is there is no case to answer for “non- Trains bosses have accused the RMT judged necessary. Practically, this contractual conduct.” of rejecting a plan that would have means that the port terminals allowed services to run as normal. It privatisation is postponed indefinitely. ITALY said senior conductors would have Thus the workers in Piraeus and London, Dec 29 — Successive action earned about £600 each if they had Thessaloniki ports decided to stop the this week at the port of Gioia Tauro worked the three strike days. strike from overtime work, which slowed traffic and prompted London, Jan 2 — A press report, lasted almost two months. — Lloyd’s significant diversions to other dated yesterday, states: A walkout by Agents. facilities in the region, while in Genoa conductors on Central Trains has London, Jan 4 — Greece’s two major workers struck at the port’s flagship continued into New Year’s Day ports are counting the cost of nearly Voltri terminal yesterday. At Gioia disrupting travel for thousands of two months of labour disruption after Tauro, a one-day strike on Tuesday railway passengers for a second day. a deal between the government and (Dec 26) called by the Unione The 48-hour strike follows another unions enabled the ports to resume a Generale del Lavoro was followed a which took place on Christmas Eve in semblance of normal working 48-hour stoppage by a newly-formed a row over bonus pay and rotas. The yesterday. Both the Piraeus and branch of the Sindacato Unitario worst affected routes are in the West Thessaloniki port authorities have Lavoratori Trasporti (SULT). The and East Midlands, but lines to told investors that weekend and strikes were called in protest at the Norwich, Cardiff, Cleethorpes and overtime shifts were expected to be terms of a new national labour Manchester are also affected. But restored as of yesterday, with a contract offer already accepted by the there is a reduced service running in weekday go-slow also to be called off. three main transport unions. SULT some areas. Speaking prior to the The eight-week crisis has centred on also cited onerous shift schedules as a start of the strike action, Andy the two ports’ container terminals, source of discontent among the Thomas, Central Trains’ operations which the government has been workers, a complaint rejected by director, said they would be operating dangling under the noses of major terminal operator Contship Italia. services on popular routes where there foreign terminal operators for the past Contship called for an end to the were limited alternatives. Tickets year. When moves seemingly designed stoppages, arguing that they to put the two terminals under bought for travel on Central Trains Chinese management sparked threatened significant damage to the can be used on Virgin Trains, One controversy last autumn, the Calabrian transshipment facility at a Railway, Midland Metro and local bus government dusted off plans to hold a time of rising competition among services during the strike period. more orthodox international tender - Mediterranean ports. At Voltri, Cross country services from the east of only for port unions to call their meanwhile, workers struck at the England have been hit the hardest partial strike in opposition to PSA-Sinport-controlled terminal, and there are no plans to run any privatisation. This week’s agreement claiming that the operator had yet to trains in Leicestershire, Shropshire represented a minor retreat by the respond to the union on a number of and Warwickshire, with many other government, minister of merchant problematic issues. Talks with Voltri’s local routes closed.

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25 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents

Manning was 54 at the time. Since collided with a freight train in central then, Manning has lost a separate civil Mexico today, killing at least 16 lawsuit he had filed against the federal people, authorities said. The driver of government on the same allegations. In the bus apparently tried to beat the a ruling released toay, U.S. District approaching train at a crossing in the Judge Matthew Kennelly cited city of Cuautitlan, but was struck and Manning’s failure to win that second dragged for a distance down the lawsuit as the reason for vacating the tracks, said Alberto Mena, a jury’s award for damages. Kennelly spokesman for the Public Safety concluded the decision against Manning department in Mexico state. Another FRAUD, UNITED STATES nullified the earlier jury decision in his department spokesman, Salvador London, Dec 29 — A press report, favour. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mercado, said at least 16 people were dated Dec 28, states: A Hong Kong Jonathan Haile, who represented killed and 12 injured, all of them conglomerate won a $2.8 billion Buchan and Miller, said the FBI was passengers on the bus. Rescue workers judgment against a Fremont company pleased with the decision. Government were pulling bodies out of the vehicle’s that provides interactive video attorneys long have claimed the agents twisted wreckage late this morning at technology, possibly the largest legal acted in good faith in investigating the crash site, which is just north of victory for a Chinese company in an Manning. Manning’s attorney said he Mexico City. Authorities said the train American court. Santa Clara County plans to appeal. “A jury spent a month was pulling 36 empty wagons at the Superior Court Judge Jack Komar listening to the evidence and concluded time, and both the driver and the train awarded the judgment yesterday to the FBI had framed Manning,” Jon New World TMT, a unit of New World conductor were detained for Loevy said. “A court shouldn’t be so free questioning. Development. Earlier, he ruled that to just override a jury verdict.” the founder of video technology Manning had left the Chicago police provider PrediWave, Jianping “Tony” EL CAMPELLO, SPAIN force and was working as a limousine London, Dec 31 — A press report, Qu, gave false testimony in driver and security guard when he was depositions and did not appear for a dated yesterday, states: The so-called arrested. He was convicted in 1992 of Trenet single track railway which runs court-ordered deposition and taking part in the 1984 kidnapping of settlement conference. The decision between Alicante and Denia sustained two reputed Kansas City drug a derailment at El Campello early this week included $2 billion in traffickers and was sentenced to two punitive damages. Dennis Ellis, yesterday morning. The train, one of life terms plus 100 years. The next the new models to be used on the line, attorney for New World, said the year, he was convicted of the 1990 ruling could be the largest judgment left the track and run into a dozen murder of suburban Chicago trucking cars parked along the line. None of the in favour of a Chinese company in the company owner Jimmy Pellegrino and United States over an American 20 passengers on board suffered any was sentenced to death. Miller and injury. corporation. New World accused Qu, Buchan investigated the Illinois case, PrediWave and its affiliated and Buchan investigated the Missouri LOWER MERION, PENNSYLVANIA, companies of defrauding it of about case. The murder conviction was $700 million and providing technology UNITED STATES reversed and the case dropped in 2000 London, Jan 3 — A press report, that did not work. The Hong Kong after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled company took a nearly $300 million dated Jan 2, states: A landslide caused that prosecutors used improper a freight train to derail on a track that equity position in PrediWave and its evidence. The Missouri charges were related companies, and spent about runs parallel to the Schuylkill also dropped after a federal appeals Expressway in Lower Merion $400 million on PrediWave technology, court ruled that Manning’s lawyer had Township on Tuesday morning (Jan 2), Ellis said. The four-year partnership been ineffective and the FBI according to officials. Crews were began to unravel in 2004 after improperly used Manning’s girlfriend cleaning up all day and trying to PrediWave delivered set-top boxes as a government agent. Miller has collect about 1,600 gallons of spilled that did not work, he said. retired from the FBI. Buchan was still diesel fuel from the Norfolk Southern Furthermore, Ellis said, the company working for the bureau. “determined that Tony Qu had taken freight train derailment just west of over $100 million in bonuses during the City Avenue Bridge. “We had a the four years, he leased 30 cars and landslide from above a retaining wall purchased 19 homes.” Ellis said there that gave way. It came down on the was other “extravagant” spending, tracks,” Lower Merion Fire including wine purchases for about Department Chief Charles McGarvey $10,000. The company does not know said. It was still dark at 0345 when how much of the judgment it will be two engines and four empty boxcars able to recover. “We do know that at derailed in very tight quarters. “It’s a least $250 million appears to be 54-car train,” McGarvey said. “There obtainable through the bank accounts AURANGABAD AREA, INDIA are seven full hazmat vehicles, none of of PrediWave and its affiliated London, Dec 29 — A press report, them have been punctured.” No companies,” Ellis said. dated today, states: Four passengers hazardous materials spilled and no on a Secunderabad-bound train were one was injured. Late Tuesday, the WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT, injured after its four bogies derailed at twin 220,000-pound diesel locomotives UNITED STATES Lasur station, near Aurangabad, and the boxcars were up-righted. But London, Dec 28 — A press report, around 400 km from Mumbai, the track repairs were still under way. dated Dec 27, states: A federal judge yesterday evening. The Ajanta has thrown out a jury award of more Express, which was travelling from PIRAK AREA, PAKISTAN than $6.5 million to a former Manmad, reached Lasur station at Karachi, Jan 1 — Pakistan Railway policeman who claimed two FBI around 1900 hrs, police said. As it was said its Sibi-bound goods train coming agents framed him for murder and about to leave the station, the joints from Karachi derailed in Pirak area in kidnapping. Steven Manning spent 14 holding rail tracks slipped, resulting south western area yesterday at 1100 years in prison - eight on death row - in the last four bogies being derailed. hrs. As a result, rail traffic between before the charges were dropped. In a The passengers who sustained minor Quetta and the rest of the country was injuries were given medical treatment, civil lawsuit against FBI agents remained suspended for quite some sources said. Traffic on the line was Robert Buchan and Gary Miller, he time. Officials told media that stopped as a result of the accident, the claimed the agents framed him for the derailment took place some 25 sources said. crimes after he tried to stop working kilometres off the Sibi Railway Station as an FBI informant. A jury last year and added it was not a subversion act CUAUTITLAN, MEXICO (in January 2005) awarded him and five bogies of goods train derailed London, Dec 28 — A press report, $6,581,000 in damages in that case. due to some technical reason. dated today, states: A passenger bus

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26 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts/Fires & Explosions/Aviation

However, no casualty was reported in GROUNDING OF DOCK GATE, in the marina, boaters are lucky the the incident, they said. Soon after the FEHMARN ISLAND, BALTIC SEA damage wasn’t worse than it was. No derailment, Pakistan Railways’ London, Jan 3 — A dock gate en injures were reported. officials rushed to the site along with route from Uddevalla in Sweden to London, Jan 4 — A press report, a relief train. The engineers and other Klaipeda in Lithuania has been dated Jan 3, states: A total of four staff of the PR cleared the main track stranded in the Baltic Sea over the boats were heavily damaged by fire in five hours, and the traffic was New Year. According to Germany’s while they were docked at the Old restored at around 1600 hrs. Central Maritime Accident Command, Hickory Marina, Nashville fire Schedules of Lahore- and Peshawar- the gate had sustained a controlled officials said. The cause of the 0700 bound Chiltan and Quetta trains were grounding off the island of Fehmarn hrs fire is still under investigation, affected by the incident, and they left after water had broken in during the said Charles Shannon, spokesman for for their destinations after the track journey. The gate was towed by the the Nashville Fire Department. It was cleared. — Lloyd’s List Polish tug Leopard. A spokeswoman appeared that the fire spread from Correspondent. said that salvage and towage company boat to boat as they were closely Otto Wulf was on its way to the scene. docked at the marina, located at 2001 SAGINAW AREA, UNITED STATES Otto Wulf was commissioned by the Riverside Road in Old HIckory, London, Jan 3 — A press report, owner of the gate, which the Shannon said. Now, the marina’s dated yesterday, states: A train Command was unable to name. crews are preparing to tow the derailment shut down railroad tracks remains of the boats away from the near Saginaw. It happened yesterday docks, Shannon said. The fires have morning when three cars loaded with mostly been extinguished, except for corn tipped over. Railroad workers say some minor hotspots, Shannon said. recent rains may have weakened the track bed, causing it to become WAREHOUSE, ROCHFORD, unstable. The rail company is bringing ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM in heavy equipment from Toledo to London, Jan 4 — A press report, help clear the mess. The tracks will be dated Jan 3, states: Firefighters have closed for at least two days. been called to a huge blaze at a tyre APARTMENT BUILDING, warehouse in Essex. Eight fire engines SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, attended the fire that broke out this UNITED STATES morning at the two-storey tyre shop London, Jan 3 — A press report, and store in Abingdon Road, Rochford. dated today, states: A resort-style Essex County Fire and Rescue Service condo project under way in Santa closed the road near the warehouse Clara caught fire Tuesday (Jan 2), due to the thick smoke caused by the spewing embers over a dense fire. A fire service spokesman said the residential area. No other structures fire was extinguished by 1346, UTC, caught fire, including four on the same and crews continued damping down CARGO FROM LAEM CHABANG lot also under construction. It’s the site through the afternoon. PORT, THAILAND unclear what sparked the fire, Santa London, Jan 1 — A gang of thieves Clara fire spokesman Dave Parker unknowingly hired as drivers of said, but crews are investigating. The freight trucks at Laem Chabang port fire completely destroyed the in Chon Buri have made off with structure, one of five that comprise a millions of baht worth of cargo during 430-unit condo-and-apartment project delivery rounds, according to the owned by Prometheus Real Estate Provincial Police Bureau 2. Police Group. The structure was surrounded have received numerous complaints by scaffolding, but it was not yet about cargo thefts, most recently on wrapped with drywall or fire-proofing plastic pallets worth more than three material. By 1630, Tuesday, only the 5Y-SRK London, Dec 31 — A press report, million baht belonging to the True skeleton of the lower floors remained. dated today, states: Three crew Transport Company. Pol Lt-Gen Wood planks could be seen through the smoke, falling to the ground. members survived narrowly yesterday Assawin Kwanmuang, the bureau 2 in an aircraft crash which occurred commissioner, said the thieves were near a Kenyan police training barrack part of a well-organised gang. “After FACTORY, SUMGAIT, AZERBAIJAN London, Dec 30 — Two people were in the outskirts of Nairobi. The Red being hired as truck drivers by Cross charter cargo aircraft, a 5Y- transport firms operating in the port killed and five wounded in an explosion yesterday at the SRK, owned by a Kenyan aviation area they steal the goods from the firm, the Sky Relief Services, was container trucks they are hired to Sintezkauchuk plant in Sumgait, a large industrial centre 30 kilometres ferrying relief supplies to Somalia’s drive,” he said. “The trucks are then Baidoa. Kenyan airport personnel, abandoned somewhere along the way.” north of Baku, emergency hospital chief physician Vagif Gakhramanov who responded to the distress call Sa-ngob Kingthong, head of the Laem from the pilot, rescued the three Chabang freight operators association, said. The hospital is giving therapy to the wounded, and two of them are in crewmen. The Kenyan Civil Aviation said millions of baht worth of Authority, tasked with the regulation shipments had been stolen. serious condition. The explosion sparked a fire. It is now localized, and of the airspace, has launched the police are investigating the investigations into the crash. “The accident. pilot said it was engine trouble, but Miscellaneous investigations were still continuing,” a Kenyan civil aviation source said. The OLD HICKORY MARINA, crash occurred in the early morning TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES London, Jan 3 — A press report, yesterday, as light rains and bad dated today, states: Crews were on the weather was reported across Nairobi. scene of a fire this morning at the Old Hickory Marina. According to officials, AIRCRAFT MISSING, PRIMORYE REGION, RUSSIA CONSIGNMENT OF WHEAT at least three boats caught fire. While the cause of the fire remains London, Dec 30 — A press report, DELAYED AT CHENNAI, INDIA, dated yesterday, states: No traces of DUE QUALITY ISSUE unknown, some boating experts believe the blaze was more than likely the Mi-2 helicopter, which was London, Dec 30 — Bulker Astron reported missing in the Ussuri taiga Spirit sailed Chennai Dec 18 and caused by a heater on one of the boats. Due to the close proximity of the boats three days ago, have been found so far. arrived Singapore Dec 27. Two Mi-8 helicopters and an An-2

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27 Aviation aircraft took part in the search off the manouevering area, through a suffered minor injuries in a light operation, together with 75 rescue fence and came to rest in the infield of aircraft crash at Melbourne’s workers who took part in the ground the aerodrome. The aircraft sustained Moorabbin Airport. The four-seater operation. They did not find anything, substantial damage. There were no Cessna crashed on landing and is however. Now all the rescue teams are injuries. extensively damaged. Fire brigade returning to the city of Arseniev. The Commander Colin Matheson says search for the helicopter will be CRASH, CHARLOTTE, crews are working to stop the resumed tomorrow morning, a NORTH CAROLINA, aircraft’s fuel from leaking. “It’s been representative of the Arseniev office of UNITED STATES practising various flight manoeuvres the department for emergency London, Dec 31 — A press report, and it’s gone off the end of the runway situations and civil defence told Itar- dated today, states:Two people died and into a very large culvert, or ditch,” Tass. Today the rescue workers this morning when a single engine he said. “It had a fuel leak out of the searched the Ussuri taiga in the Cessna, in which they were flying, left-hand wing, which airport staff Yakovlev and Chuguev Districts. crashed into a yard in west Charlotte’s have assisted us in plugging at the Residents of the village of Medvezhy Ashley Park neighbourhood. The moment, in which we’ve got a Kut were the last to see the Mi-2 names of victims were not temporary plug in place. “And it’s helicopter in the air at 1800, local immediately released. Charlotte Fire severely bent, sitting in the ditch time, of Dec 26. Anatoly and Oleg Department Capt. Rob Brisley said the tilted to one side.” Grigoriev, both test pilots, operated control tower at Charlotte-Douglas the helicopter. It was not a test flight, International Airport notified fire CRASH, MT. GILEAD AREA, OHIO, however. According to unofficial officials of a crash at 1130 hrs. It was UNITED STATES reports, the Mi-2 was a privately not clear whether the aircraft was See N9596M. owned helicopter flying by the taking off or landing. The crash site Arseniev-Yasnoe village-Arseniev was about three miles east of the CRASH, SAN DIEGO AREA, route. The helicopter was refuelled in airport. Brisley said the crash UNITED STATES Yasnoe, after which he was to return damaged four homes and cut power in London, Jan 3 — A California to Arseniev, but it did not. The part of the neighbourhood. A dozen National Guard helicopter ferrying weather in the area is clear, but very people were temporarily relocated. No Border Patrol agents crashed in a cold. The temperature in highland injuries to people on the ground were rural area near the U.S.-Mexico areas is minus 33 degrees Centigrade. reported. Though the cause of the border yesterday, injuring all nine crash is undetermined, the aircraft people aboard, authorities said. Five AIRCRAFT PUT BACK TO came down during a steady drizzle and Border Patrol agents and four TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE overcast skies. Officials from the members of the Guard were aboard INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Federal Aviation Administration and the UH-1 helicopter, said Col. Dave UNITED STATES National Transportation Safety Board Baldwin, director of planning and London, Dec 30 — A 747 cargo jet were expected on the scene later today. operations for the California National took off Wednesday (Dec 27) from Ted Guard. Five people with neck and back Stevens Anchorage International CRASH, DAVIESS COUNTY injuries were airlifted to hospitals, Airport even though, unknown to the AIRPORT AREA, INDIANA, said Jan Caldwell, spokeswoman for crew, it had been damaged by a de- UNITED STATES the San Diego County Sheriff’s icing machine just before, a London, Jan 3 — A press report, Department. The aircraft went down spokesperson for the National dated today, states: A pilot died when in the Otay Mountain area east of San Transportation Safety Board said. his aircraft crashed into a farm field Diego, authorities said. The helicopter, Nobody was injured and the aircraft near the Daviess County Airport one of the older models used by the returned safely to Anchorage. The shortly after takeoff yesterday, Guard, was on a routine mission, Southern Air cargo flight received authorities said. He was pronounced Baldwin said, taking agents either to damage to its fuselage when it was dead at the scene of the crash, which or from a remote site along the border. parked at the airport in the morning, occurred about 1340 hrs, Indiana It was not clear how the helicopter said Larry Lewis, an air safety State Police said. Airport manager crashed. It came to rest on its belly, its investigator with the NTSB. The Jack Miles said the aircraft was a top rotor was snapped off and what aircraft took off on its scheduled flight twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58. He appeared to be its tail was thrust to to Dallas and the three crew members would not speculate on what caused the side. California National Guard onboard immediately realized the the plane to crash. Investigators from Capt. Mike Morgan said the UH-1 was plane was not pressurizing properly. the National Transportation Safety on a mission for Operation Jumpstart, Fuel was dumped in the Anchorage Board and the Federal Aviation taking the border agents to area for about an hour before the Administration were expected to mountainous areas inaccessible by aircraft could land again, Lewis said. arrive today at the crash site about 50 vehicle. The NTSB is conducting an miles north of Evansville. investigation into the incident. CRASH, ST. SERNIN AREA, CRASH, EL CAJON, SAN DIEGO, FRANCE C-FYPP UNITED STATES London, Dec 28 — A press report, London, Jan 3 — Control of Cessna London, Jan 1 — A small aircraft dated today, states: A small plane T182T C-FYPP was lost while carrying a banner advertisement for a crashed today in southern France, departing runway 33, Buttonville, flyover at a San Diego Chargers game killing two people on board, police Ont, for local flight, at 1207, EST, Dec crashed on takeoff yesterday, killing officials said. The plane took off this 24. Aircraft became airborne the pilot, authorities said. The victim, morning from the town of Aubenas in momentarily and touched down on the a woman in her mid-30s, was the only the Ardeche region of south-central runway with a 30-deg crab angle. one aboard, said El Cajon Fire France. It crashed in woods near the Aircraft exited the runway to the west, Department spokeswoman Monica town of St. Sernin and burst into the nose wheel dug into the soft grass Zech. The four-seat Cessna 172 took flames, officials said. Police have not and the aircraft overturned. Aircraft off from El Cajon’s Gillespie Air Field yet released the identities of the male sustained substantial damage. about 1045 hrs on its way to victims. The cause of the accident was Qualcomm Stadium in downtown San not immediately known. C-GELN Diego, Zech said. There was no fire London, Jan 3 — Cessna 172R C- and the pilot was likely killed CRASH, TYUMEN REGION, GELN, owned by Stratford Air instantly, Zech said. RUSSIA Services Ltd, was parked on the ramp London, Jan 4 — A press report, at Stratford, Ont, after the engine CRASH, MOORABBIN AIRPORT, dated yesterday, states: Two people started, control of the aircraft was MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA were killed in the crash of a private lost, resulting in a high speed taxi at London, Jan 2 — A press report, aircraft in the Tyumen region. The 1130, EST, Dec 21. The aircraft taxied dated today, states: A pilot has four-seat aircraft - SK-Orion-12 - was

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28 Aviation on the Tyumen-Nizhnyaya Tavda taking off from Jeddah at around but operated by Centrica - to the flight, a source in the Tyumen regional 1615, yesterday. The aircraft is said to North Morecambe platform on its way emergencies department told Itar-Tass have developed a technical snag. No to the South Morecambe platform, today. “During the take-off at the injury was reported and all the which is permanently occupied. Police suburban airport the plane crashed passengers and crew are safe. Civil said the weather was normal for the onto the Plekhanovo car market, two defence teams and ambulances were time of year and that the witnesses people aboard the plane were killed,” called in to deal with any emergency said they saw nothing unusual with chief press officer of the regional situation. The passengers were shifted the helicopter. CHC Scotia said that, emergencies department Yelena to another aircraft to resume their while the aircraft itself was 20 years Tretyachenko said. According to her, flight. — Reuters old, “most of the components are “No victims and destruction sustained regularly replaced”. Spokesman Keith on the land.” The Federal Service for EMERGENCY LANDING, Mullett said the firm operated five Supervision of Transport department TAURANGA AREA, NEW ZEALAND Eurocopter AS365N helicopters - in the Tyumen region and the London, Jan 1 — An aircraft that known as the “Dauphin” - in Europe, transport prosecutor’s office are made an emergency landing in mud- and the aircraft’s safety record and investigating the tragedy. No causes of flats near Tauranga on Thursday (Dec performance in the fleet had been the air crash have been reported yet. 28) has been successfully freed. Pilot “excellent”. “The amount of The aircraft belonged to the Tyumen Pilot Paul Ensor was on his way from information we have is extremely research-and-production aviation Tauranga to Hamilton when the limited, the investigation is in its centre. aircraft experienced engine failure. He early stages. It is much too early to was forced to land his Island Air say or to speculate at all about what EC-HOL Charters plane in the shallow waters could have happened,” he said. Both London, Dec 29 — Piper PA-34-220T of Omokoroa Harbour and escaped pilots were experienced, he added. The EC-HOL, owned and operated by the unhurt. Civil Aviation Authority Air Accident Investigations Branch pilot, crashed following a loss of Spokesman Bill Sommer says a (AAIB) has launched an inquiry into control while on final approach to the helicopter easily pulled the aircraft the incident. Jerez de la Frontera Airport, near out on Friday afternoon. He says mud Morecambe Bay, Dec 29 — Severe Cadiz, at 1210, UTC, Dec 15. The pilot and water will be cleared out, then gales will hamper an investigation and two passengers were fatally safety investigators will give it a into the Morecambe Bay helicopter injured, while another passenger thorough check over. Meanwhile, the crash (G-BLUN), the coastguard said sustained serious injuries. licences of the pilot and the company today. The bodies of six men killed in that operates the nine-seater aircraft the accident have been recovered from EMERGENCY LANDING, have been suspended. Sommer says the sea, but rescue teams have called ATHENS INTERNATIONAL the pilot’s licence and the air off the search for a missing seventh AIRPORT, GREECE operating certificate of the company man. “The search and rescue part of London, Jan 1 — A press report, has been suspended for 10 working the incident has been completed,” a dated yesterday, states: An Israeli days while the incident is Liverpool coastguard spokesman said. passenger aircraft carrying 230 people investigated. He says the CAA has had “It is now for air accident landed safely at Athens International previous concerns about the company’s investigators and police to decide on Airport today after experiencing maintenance regime and will be recovery. “The forecast is for severe technical difficulties, local reports in taking the opportunity to investigate gales. It’s certainly not very conducive Athens said. Pilots on board the it again. for any recovery activity at the Israeli 757 Boeing had requested to moment.” The Met Office said storms make an emergency landing, saying G-BLUN will bring heavy rain and winds they were experiencing technical London, Dec 28 — A press report, gusting at up to 80 mph over the next difficulties in Greek airspace. The dated today, states: The search for a two days. — Reuters. aircraft, on its way from Tel Aviv to seventh man missing in a helicopter Paris, had been circling above Athens’ crash over the Morecambe Bay gas INCIDENT AT BISHKEK AIRPORT, Eleftherios Venizelos airport in an field has been called off. Earlier, six KYRGYZSTAN attempt to use up its fuel before men killed in the crash off the London, Dec 31 — Leadership of an landing. Lancashire coast were named. They U.S. AF base situated at Kyrgyzian were : rig workers Robert Warburton airport Manas has made a Kyrgyzian EMERGENCY LANDING, from Heysham, Leslie Ahmed from air traffic controller responsible for FUKUOKA AIRPORT, JAPAN South Shields, John Shaw from the September collision of a Tu-154 London, Jan 4 — A press report, Kirkcaldy and Alfred Neasham from passenger jet with refueller KC-135R, dated today, states: A Korean Air Durham. Pilots Stephen Potton from with the responsibility being shared jetliner originating in Guam and Blackpool and Simon Foddering from also by the aircraft’s crew. A U.S. base bound for Busan, South Korea, made Preston also died. A search for said in its statement released in an emergency landing at Fukuoka contractor Keith Smith has been Russian, an internal investigation airport on early today, citing an called off. A data recorder from the 20- indicated that the air traffic controller unconfirmed fire occurrence in its year-old helicopter has not yet been had cleared the Tu-154 for takeoff cargo compartment, airport officials recovered. The Maritime and without making sure that the KC- said. The Boeing 737 jet landed Coastguard Agency said it had called 135R left a runway in full. around 0647 hrs, after reporting the off the search for Mr Smith, 57, of Furthermore, despite the fact that the fire to the Land, Infrastructure and Stockton-on-Tees, because “all that prime cause of the accident is the air Transport Ministry’s Fukuoka air could be done in terms of search and traffic controller’s actions, while the traffic control centre while in-flight rescue has been done”. The helicopter, U.S. aircraft crew bears responsibility near Kagoshima airport around 0625 which took off from Blackpool Airport, for untimely clearance of the runway hrs, the officials said. was on a routine flight between rigs after landing. One could have avoided for gas firm Centrica when it crashed the accident, if everybody more closely EMERGENCY LANDING, PRAGUE, into the sea 25 miles off the coast looked into the situation, the CZECH REPUBLIC yesterday evening. Lancashire Police statement concluded. In November a See VP-BQS. said the helicopter, a Eurocopter Kyrgysian transport minister charged AS365N, had flown to two gas rigs and the U.S.A. with violating flight safety EMERGENCY LANDING, was on its way to a third when it rules, and Kyrgyzian chief Kurmanbek RIYADH AIRPORT, “veered to the left” and ditched into Bakiyev some days ago called for the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES the sea. It crashed 500 yards away government to deprive the U.S. Riyadh, Jan 3 — A Dubai-bound from the third rig. No emergency call military of diplomatic immunity after Saudi Airways flight carrying over 400 was received. The helicopter was the refueller driver was killed by the pilgrims made an emergency landing flying from the Millom West platform - AF base security guard at a base at Riyadh airport one hour after owned by Burlington Resources Ltd check-point.

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INCIDENT AT HONGQIAO the nose is bent upward, said Mason First Air Marshal Eddy Suyanto, AIRPORT, SHANGHAI, CHINA Short, Rapid City Regional Airport commander of Hasanuddin air base in Shanghai, Jan 3 — Shanghai’s main manager. Makassar. domestic airport closed for several London, Jan 3 — A press report, hours today after a China Eastern OH-HCI dated today, states: Senior Indonesian Airlines passenger jet burst four tyres Helsinki, Dec 31 — Finnish officials erroneously reported the on landing, local media said. No one helicopter operator Copterline is Boeing 737’s (PK-KKW) charred was injured among the roughly 100 seeking damages of $60 million from wreckage had been found and that a people on board the Boeing 737-300, helicopter maker Sikorsky over a fatal dozen people may have survived. The which was making a domestic flight to helicopter crash last year, Copterline Adam Air aircraft, carrying 102, Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport from the Chief Executive Kari Ljungberg said people sent out two distress signals in northern port city of Qingdao. The today. A twin-engine Sikorsky S-76 stormy weather Monday (Jan 1) airport suspended normal operations helicopter, on a regular commercial halfway through its two-hour journey as the plane was towed away and the flight by Copterline from Tallinn to from Indonesia’s main island of Java runway searched for debris. Some Helsinki, slammed into the Baltic sea to Manado, on the northern tip of outbound flights were delayed for minutes after take-off in August 2005, Sulawesi, one of the largest islands in hours, while 30 to 40 incoming flights killing 14 people. At the time, officials the sprawling archipelago. Vessels and were diverted to Shanghai’s called it Estonia’s worst aviation aircraft resumed searching today. international airport at Pudong, accident. Finnish daily Helsingin Three navy vessels and five air force reported the city’s news service. — Sanomat reported today that craft were deployed soon after sunrise Reuters. Copterline was seeking compensation over a large section of south and from Sikorsky, a unit of United western Sulawesi and nearby waters, N3940R Technologies Corp, through a US court Bambang Karnoyudho, the head of the London, Jan 4 — Cessna 172, in New York. Helsingin Sanomat National Search and Rescue Agency, N3940R, crashed under unknown reported Copterline as saying one of said. The search covered roughly 300 circumstances at Armstrong, Tx at the parts in the crashed helicopter had square miles of sea and land, said 0233, Jan 3. The three persons on failed while airborne. Copterline had South Sulawesi Police Chief Maj. Gen. board were fatally injured. earlier said it was negotiating with Ariyanto Budiharjo. Karnoyudho said Sikorsky on how to resolve the issue of that based on radar and satellite N5434C responsibility for the accident. — readings he thought it most likely that London, Dec 29 — A press report, Reuters. the aircraft had fallen into the sea. dated Dec 28, states: A National Rescue and search teams hiked Transportation Safety Board report PK-KKW slippery forest paths in heavy rain for indicates that the pilot of a Cessna London, Jan 2 — Boeing B-737-4Q8, more than 10 hours Tuesday (Jan 2) T210N (Centurion II) (N5434C), which PK-KKW, Surabaya to Manado, 102 but found nothing, calling off their crashed in West Austin on Dec 19 did persons on board, while flying at search along Sulawesi’s mountainous not follow instructions from Austin air FL350 the airliner went missing western coast as darkness fell. traffic controllers. Private pilot between Surabaya and Manado at Tuesday was a day of hope and Charlie Griffith was killed in the 1417, Jan 1 in poor weather conditions anguish for relatives of those on Flight crash. The report states that Griffith after Air Traffic Control received a KI-574. Police Chief Col. Genot failed to descend to the requested distress call. Hariyanto earlier said rescue teams altitude. “At 0814 hrs, the approach London, Jan 2 — Rescuers found the arrived at the crash site. Setyo controller instructed the pilot to smoldering wreckage today of an Raharjo, head of the National descend to 2,500 feet, and the pilot Indonesian jetliner (PK-KKW) that Commission on Transportation Safety, acknowledged. This was the last went missing during a storm, and said 90 bodies were found near the transmission received from the pilot,” officials said 90 people were killed but wreckage and that the search for the the report says. The report also 12 survived. The Boeing 737 operated 12 others was continuing. The claims includes eyewitness reports of the by local carrier Adam Air crashed in a were repeated by everyone from the aircraft “revving up” and describes “a mountainous region of Sulawesi island chief of Adam Air, who extrapolated to series of left and right-hand climbing in the north-east of the sprawling say that a dozen people survived, to and descending turns along the archipelagic nation, said local police senior aviation officials, high-ranking localiser course.” The report classifies Chief Col. Genot Hariyanto. The 17- military officials and police. the crash type as an accident. year-old aircraft carried six crew and Descriptions were vivid, with officials 96 passengers, including 11 children. saying corpses and debris from the N9596M The US Embassy in Jakarta said three plane were scattered over a 300-yard London, Dec 29 — Mooney M-20F Americans were aboard, but there was area of forests and jagged cliffs, (Executive 21) N9596M crashed near no immediate word on whether they highlighting the often unreliable and Mount Gilead, Ohio, at 1955, Dec 27. survived or on their identities. Adam chaotic nature of disaster relief efforts The aircraft sustained substantial Air spokesman Hartonom, who goes by in the world’s largest archipelagic damage. The two persons on board just one name, said 90 people were nation. Eventually, Transport Minister were killed. killed and that there were 12 Hatta Radjasa acknowledged the news survivors. Officials said rescuers were was based on rumors from villagers, N99TH trying to evacuate survivors, but there sparking a series of reversals from London, Dec 30 — Beechcraft 99, was no immediate word on their other officials. N99TH, operated by Alpine Aviation conditions. The aircraft was on a began a missed approach procedure domestic flight from Java island to PK-LIJ near decision height 16 km south of Sulawesi when it disappeared late London, Dec 30 — Boeing 737-4Y0, Rapid City Regional Airport, SD. The yesterday about an hour before it was operated by Lion Airlines, PK-LIJ, 162 right wing tip struck the ground and due to land amid very bad weather. occupants, skidded off runway 31 on the aircraft crashed at 0235, Dec 29. The captain managed to send out two landing at Ujung Pandang-Hasanudin Damage is substantial. distress signals, said national aviation Airport at 2035, Dec 24. Aicraft London, Dec 31 — A twin-engine chief Ichsan Tatang said late sustained serious damages to the right aircraft (N99TH) owned by a Provo yesterday. main landing gear, left wing and both cargo company crashed Friday (Dec London, Jan 3 — Earlier statements engines. 29) with a load of mail. The Alpine Air that the crash site of an aircraft with pilot was trying to land the Beechcraft 102 people on board had been found VP-BQS 99 about 0230 hrs but missed the in the mountains of Indonesia’s London, Dec 30 — Airbus A 321-211, runway by seven miles and landed in a Sulawesi island were wrong, officials operated by Aeroflot Russian pasture, authorities said. The pilot, said. “The location has not been International Airlines, VP-BQS, Dec the only person on board, was taken to found. We apologise that the news 28, a 32-year old Russian male a hospital. The aircraft is intact but that we conveyed was not true,” said passenger reportedly started a fight

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30 Aviation/Product Recalls/Port Conditions with other passengers. He threatened Automobile Co Ltd, a 50-50 joint followed by a long holiday on the that he had a bomb and demanded the venture between China’s Dongfeng occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha starting crew fly to Cairo. He was overpowered Automobile Co and Honda Motor, will from Jan 1. Port officials said that the and the crew diverted to Prague where recall 49,500 CR-V automobiles in long holiday will make the current the man was arrested. China from Jan 10, the official Xinhua congestion situation at the port news agency reported. Xinhua quoted further worse as the pace of cargo XA-TNP a note from the General delivery will fall during the public London, Jan 4 — North American Administration of Quality holidays. Besides, the shipment of CT-39A-1-NA Sabreliner, operated by Supervision, Inspection and cargoes from port will also decline Jett Paqueteria, XA-TNP, struck Quarantine as saying that the during the period, port officials added, terrain at a sports field and crashed vehicle’s shock absorber design is not and told media that vessel waiting into some vacant buildings near suited for Chinese conditions. times at the port would rise Culiac·n-Fedl de Bachigualato Airport considerably during the period as the at 1730, Dec 30. Two fatalities. port authority will either be forced to suspend or to slow down loading- t unloading activities during the holidays. About 18,700 TEUs of containers remained piled up at different port yards. — Lloyd’s List Correspondent.

BANGLADESH HONDA MOTOR VEHICLES, Karachi, Jan 1 — Chittagong Port is CHINA once again is facing a containers London, Dec 30 — A press report, congestion issue. The problem would dated today, states: Dongfeng Honda aggravate due to weekly holidays

Port Delays

(Information received from BIMCO, Denmark and Indian Ports Association, New Delhi)

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

Australia Abbott Point 08-Jan-2007 Coal: 2 vessels waiting; 12 vessels due by 1/2. Brisbane 08-Jan-2007 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 8 vessels due by 1/3. Dalymple Bay 08-Jan-2007 Coal: DBCT berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 1 vessel due by 8/1; DBCT berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; DBCT berth 3: 5 vessels waiting; 1 vessel due 9/1; other vessels not scheduled: 9 vessels waiting; 26 vessels due by 21/1. Dampier 08-Jan-2007 Iron ore: Parker Point berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 9 vessels due by 19/1; Parker Point berth 2: a 4 week shutdown will commence 06.00 hrs. 10/1; Parker Point berth 3: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 7 vessels due by 19/1; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 waiting; 6 vessels due by 13/1. Esperance 08-Jan-2007 Iron ore: 2 vessels due by 25/1. Geraldton 08-Jan-2007 Iron ore: no vessels; regular maintenance shutdowns are expected at berth No. 4 from January to February 2007 during construction of a new iron ore berth No. 5. Gladstone 08-Jan-2007 Coal: R.G. Tanna (Clinton) coal terminal: 3 vessels berthed, 12 waiting; 35 vessels due by 8/3; shiploader No. 1 shut down for repairs and maintenance from 5-8/02; Barney Point: 1 vessel berthed; 13 vessels due by 19/2. Hay Point 08-Jan-2007 Coal: Berth 1: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 waiting; 4 vessels due by 10/1; Berth 2: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 waiting; 1 vessel due 9/1; 5 other vessels due by 20/1, not yet scheduled. Newcastle 08-Jan-2007 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 3 vessels berthed and loading, 38 waiting; 35 vessels due by 27/1; 18-21 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; approx. 37 vessels off port awaiting berths; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 17 waiting; 15 vessels due by 26/1; 17-21 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; 17 vessels off port awaiting coal. Port Hedland 08-Jan-2007 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 waiting; 7 vessels due by 18/1; 12 hour shiploader maintenance from 06.00 hrs. - 18.00 hrs. 18/1; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loaded, 3 waiting; 3 vessels due by 17/1; 60 hour shiploader maintenance from 18.00 hrs. 15/1 to 06.00 hrs. 18/1; 5 other vessels due by 21/1, no e.t.a. received; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: berth undergoing refurbishment and closed until further notice; Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 waiting; 4 vessels due by 16/1; Cockatoo Island: 1 vessel due 23/1. Port Kembla 08-Jan-2007 Coal: 13 vessels due by 31/1. Port Walcott 08-Jan-2007 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 6 waiting; 14 vessels due by 20/1; shippers may experience product shortage which might affect berthing schedules. Whyalla 08-Jan-2007 Iron ore: 9 vessels due by 23/2.

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Cyprus Larnaca 09-Jan-2007 Three conventional vessels discharging at berth; 2 conventional vessels due 10/1; no delays expected. Limassol 09-Jan-2007 Five container vessels discharging/loading at berth, 5 conventional vessel discharging at berth; 3 container vessels, 4 conventional vessels due 10/1; no delays expected.

Egypt Adabiya 08-Jan-2007 Four vessels berthed (loading/discharging), all general cargo. Alexandria 08-Jan-2007 Thirty-six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 24 general cargo, 5 bulk carriers, 2 tankers, 3 container vessels, 2 passenger vessels; 7 vessels at inner anchorage, 6 at outer anchorage. Damietta 08-Jan-2007 Sixteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 11 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 3 container vessels; 11 vessels at outer anchorage, none at inner anchorage. Dekheila 08-Jan-2007 Thirteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 6 bulk carriers, 2 tankers, 2 container vessels; 11 vessels at outer anchorage. Port Said 08-Jan-2007 Four vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 2 container vessels. Suez08-Jan-2007 Five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 3 passenger vessels; 2 tugs, 2 vessels dry-docked. Suez Canal 08-Jan-2007 Seventeen vessels transiting Northbound, 22 Southbound.

Estonia Paljassaare (formerly Kopli) 08-Jan-2007 Two coal vessels loading at berth; no vessels anchored; 2 vessels due, with 8 days berthing delay expected.

Georgia Poti 08-Jan-2007 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, discharging gasoline; 1 vessel due 9/1 to gasoil.

India Kolkata 08-Jan-2007 3 vessels operating at berth discharging ( Pulse, Mech., Edible Oil), 4 vessels working at midstream discharging ( Pules-2, Wheat, Crude), 1 vessel waiting to discharge at midstream Crude; 3 vessels under repair; 2 vessels under arrest; 3 vessels due ( Passenger, Containers-2). Haldia 08-Jan-2007 11 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading Iron Ore, 7 vessels discharging ( Crude, Coke- 2, Fertilizer, Lime, Project Cargo), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 4 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage (1 to discharge, 2 to load, 1 to load and discharge), 7 vessels waiting berth at anchorage ( 3 to discharge, 4 to load); 5 vessels due ( POL-2, Crude-2, Iron Ore). Paradip 08-Jan-2007 9 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading ( Iron Ore-3, Pig Iron), 5 vessels discharging ( Cement Clinker, Coking Coal, Urea, Met Coal, Project Cargo); 5 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 3 to discharge, 2 to load), 1 vessel waiting berth at anchorage to discharge; 27 vessels due. Visakhapatnam 08-Jan-2007 15 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading ( Iron Ore, POL Product), 12 vessels discharging ( Crude-2, Coking Coal-2, Wheat, Urea-2, DBM & Steel Cargo, Alumina, Timber, Pet Coke, Steam Coal); 14 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage ( 11 to discharge, 3 to load); 36 vessels due ( Iron Ore-10, Thermal Coal, Soya-2, Food Grains, Granite, Product Tankers-2, Sulphur, Rock phosphate-2, DAP, MOP, Coking Coal-3, Contianers-2, Timber, Limestone, Anthrasite Coal, Caustic Soda, Alumina, Crude & Product Tankers-4). Chennai 08-Jan-2007 14 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading ( Granite Blocks, Iron Ore, Edible Oil), 8 vessels discharging ( Steel Coil, Steel Plate, Log, Steam Coal-3, Met Coke, LSHS, Furance Oil, Containers), 3 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 1 vessel awaiting berth at anchorage to load, 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load; 1 vessel due Cars. Tuticorin 08-Jan-2007 7 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading ( S. Acid, General Cargo-2), 4 vessels discharging ( Logs, Thermal Coal-2, Copper Concentrate); 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load. Cochin 08-Jan-2007 7 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Steel Pipes, 4 vessels discharging ( Sulphur, Crude, Copra Cake, Zinc), 2 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 1 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage to discharge; 1 vessel under arrest ( Banglar Gourab- under arrest by MMD/Court). New Mangalore 08-Jan-2007 9 vessels operating at berth of which 3 vessels loading (Iron Ore Fines-2, POL Product), 6 vessels discharging ( Urea, Coal-2, Lime Stone, POL Crude, LPG); 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load; 15 vessels due (Iron Ore (Fines), Iron Ore (P), Timber, POL Product-3, Fertilizer, Containers, POL Crude, Granite Stone, Mobile Crane). Mormugao 08-Jan-2007 2 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Steel Coils, 1 vessel discharging Met Coke, 7 vessels working at midstream and loading Iron Ore; 2 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage to discharge, 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load; 1 vessel under dry docked; 10 vessels due (Met Coke, Coal-2, MOP, Iron Ore-6). Mumbai 08-Jan-2007 13 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading ( Angles/Accessories/ Project-2, POL-2), 6 vessels discharging ( Palm Oil, Bagged Salt, Rock Phosphate, High/Lift/Steel Pipes-2, POL), 3 vessels loading and discharging (General Cargo/Woodpulp/Containers/Steel/ Project); 1 vessel working at midstream and discharging Lubricant Oil, 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge, 1 vessel awaiting order at anchorage to discharge, 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load; 8

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vessels under repairs/dry docked; 5 vessels under arrest; 1 vessels under laid up ( Berths not required for cargo operations); 52 vessels due ( Contaners-9, Oil, Other Dry Bulk, General Cargo-42). J.N.P.T. 08-Jan-2007 8 vessels operating at berth of which 2 vessels discharging (Cement, SKO/High Speed Diesel), 6 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 2 vessels awaiting berth at anchorage ( 1 to load, 1 to load and discharge); 2 vessels due( Containers, Naphtha). Kandla 08-Jan-2007 17 vessels operating at berth of which 7 vessels loading (Soya-2, Coke, Granite Blocks, Rice, Cement, C. Pipe), 9 vessels discharging ( Timber Logs, MOP, High Speed Diesel, SBO, Chemical ), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 1 vessel working at midstream and discharging St. Logs; 1 vessel awaiting berth at anchorage to load, 10 vessels not ready to work at anchorage (7 to load, 3 to discharge). Ennore 08-Jan-2007 2 vessels operating at berth and discharging Coal, 1 vessel working at inner anchorage loading Iron Ore; 3 vessels due (MV Apj Sri Devi (Coal), MV Ocean Emperor ( Iron Ore), MV, Five Star Pioneer (Coal).

Israel Ashdod 09-Jan-2007 No labour problems; One vessel loading general cargo at berth, 9 discharging at berth (5 general cargo, 4 bulk cargo), 5 loading/discharging at berth (3 containers, 2 tankers); 6 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge general cargo, 1 waiting at anchorage to load/discharge containers; 16 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Eilat 09-Jan-2007 No labour problems; One vessel discharging general cargo at berth; 4 vessels due, with no delays expected. Haifa 09-Jan-2007 No labour problems; Five vessels discharging at berth (3 general cargo, 2 bulk cargo), 10 loading/ discharging at berth (5 containers, 2 car carriers, 2 tankers, 1passenger vessel); 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge bulk cargo, 7 vessels waiting at anchorage to load/discharge (6 containers, 1 tanker); 7 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; 15 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Poland Gdansk 08-Jan-2007 Four vessels in port operating of which 2 loading bulk cargo at berth, 2 discharging at berth (1 bulk cargo, 1 general cargo); 5 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; 23 vessels due. Gdynia 08-Jan-2007 Fourteen vessels in port operating of which 4 loading at berth (3 general cargo, 1 grain), 8 discharging at berth (1 grain, 1 general cargo, 4 bulk cargo, 2 tankers); 2 grain vessels awaiting orders; 49 vessels under repairs/dry-docked; 43 vessels due.

Russia Novorossiysk 08-Jan-2007 Twenty-three vessels in port operating of which 18 loading (1 HBI, 1 cement, 1 ammonium sulphate, 1 bulk urea, 1 scrap, 1 steel billets, 1 lead, 3 wheat, 1 coils/steel sheets, 1 pipes, 1 copper, 1 coils, 1 slabs, 1 aluminium, 1 barley, 1 D/O), 4 discharging (2 bulk sugar, 1 vegetable oil, 1 equipment), 1 discharging/loading containers; 15 vessels in roads of which 11 to load (2 copper, 1 slabs, 2 wheat, 1 steel billets, 1 steel sheets, 2 coils, 1 cement, 1 bulk NPK), 4 to discharge (1 meal products, 2 bulk sugar, 1 debars); 39 vessels due of which 33 to load, 5 to discharge (2 debars, 2 bulk sugar, 1 bananas), 1 to load/discharge containers; Oil terminal: 3 tankers loading at berth (2 crude oil, 1 fuel oil); 5 tankers in roads, all to load crude oil; 8 tankers due, all to load (6 crude oil, 2 diesel oil).

Slovenia Koper 08-Jan-2007 Port working normally. Seventeen vessels berthed of which 3 discharging/loading containers, 6 loading sawn timber/general cargo, 4 discharging bulk cargo, 3 loading bulk cargo, 1 car carrier discharging/ loading vehicles; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage of which 1 to load sawn timber, 1 to discharge bulk cargo; 16 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 4 to discharge/load containers, 2 car carriers to discharge/load vehicles, 1 to load vehicles, 1 to discharge vehicles, 3 vessels to load sawn timber / general cargo, 2 to discharge bulk cargo, 3 to load bulk cargo.

Spain Bilbao 08-Jan-2007 Thirty-three vessels operating (7 tankers, 26 other vessels) of which 10 loading, 10 discharging, 13 loading/discharging. Sagunto 08-Jan-2007 Eighteen vessels in port operating of which 4 loading (1 general cargo, 3 bulk fertiliser), 14 discharging (10 steel products, 2 gas, 1 fruit, 1 vehicles); Outside commercial wharf: no vessels; no delays expected.

Sri Lanka Colombo 08-Jan-2007 Berthing/unberthing (pilotage) delays being experienced on breakbulk/conventional vessels. Delays to conventional vessels are due to the fact that container/feeder vessels are given priority berthing at break bulk berths if there is container congestion; conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 & 2 are facing delays in navigation after commissioning of SAGT 1 & 2 berths (former QEQ 1 & 2); conventional cargo vessels at PVQ 2 (inner berth) are facing berthing and unberthing delays after commissioning of new north pier (formerly known as “oil pier”). Nine container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 20 vessels discharging at berth (12 container/feeders, 1 maize, 2 bulk cement, 1 steel cargo, 1 bulk gypsum, 1 bagged soybean meal); 1 container/feeder waiting at anchorage to discharge; 5 vessels dry-docked; 5 vessels due (4 container/feeders, 1 bulk cement), with no delays for general cargo/bagged cargo/containers/feeders expected.

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Galle 08-Jan-2007 No vessels loading at berth, none discharging at berth, none awaiting berth. Trincomalee 08-Jan-2007 One vessel loading at berth, 1 discharging at berth; no vessels awaiting berth.

Turkmenistan Aladja 08-Jan-2007 Oil products: no vessels; port open. Okarem 08-Jan-2007 Oil products: 1 vessel in roads to load crude oil. Turkmenbashi 08-Jan-2007 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, loading gasoil; 10 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 5 fuel oil, 1 gasoil, 1 HPGO, 3 unknown cargoes.

Ukraine Ilichevsk 09-Jan-2007 Three vessels in port operating of which 1 loading sunflower oil, 1 discharging meat, 1 discharging/ loading containers; 4 vessels in roads, all to discharge/load containers; 13 vessels due of which 6 to load (4 steel products, 2 sunflower oil), 7 to discharge/load containers. Mariupol 09-Jan-2007 Thirteen vessels in port operating, all loading 8 steel, 2 fire-clay, 1 coal, 2 sulphur); 8 vessels in roads of which 7 to load steel, 1 to discharge/load equipment/containers; 46 vessels due of which 41 to load (27 steel, 1 sulphur, 3 fire-clay, 1 coke, 6 coal, 1 sunflower beans, 2 slag), 4 to discharge (1 equipment, 1 feldspar, 1 ferroalloy, 1 equipment/containers), 1 to load /discharge containers/fire-clay. Odessa 09-Jan-2007 Thirty-three vessels in port operating of which 14 loading (8 metal, 1 scrap, 2 pig iron, 1 metal/pig iron, 1 timber/metal, 1 wheat), 18 discharging (1 ore, 3 citrus, 2 passenger vessels, 2 baggage, 6 general cargo, 3 bananas, 1 sugar), 1 discharging/loading containers; 11 vessels in roads of which 4 to load (3 pig iron, 1 oil), 4 to discharge (1 oil, 1 bananas, 1 citrus, 1 sugar), 3 to load/discharge containers; 68 vessels due of which 22 to load (13 metal, 1 pig iron, 1 scrap, 1 soy, 2 coal, 1 timber, 1 ferroalloy, 1 wheat, 1 general cargo), 6 to discharge (1 metal, 2 citrus, 1building, 1 equipment, 1 skugar), 40 to load/discharge containers.

United States Beaumount,TX 09-Jan-2007 A draft survey has been carried out of the Sabine Bank channel. Sabine pilots are maintaining a 40 ft. 0 ins. f.w. max. deep draft for the Sabine waterway, but may limit draft based on tide and weather considerations. Louis Dreyfus terminal: 2-3 days delay. Corpus Christi, TX 09-Jan-2007 New restrictions in draft (normal 45 ft. 0 ins. b.w. max. draft enforced). Channel open under normal traffic; Interstate grain terminal: no delays; ADM terminal: 2-3 days delay. Galveston, TX 09-Jan-2007 No new restriction in draft (normal 39 ft. 6 ins. b.w. max. deep draft enforced - 40 ft. with ideal conditions). Channel open under normal traffic; ADM-Farmland terminal: 2-3 days delay. Houston, TX 09-Jan-2007 Pilots report normal 45 ft. 0 ins. max. draft up to Shell terminal, 40 ft. 0 ins. max. draft above Shell terminal to 610 bridge area; Cargill terminal - berth 1: no delays, berth 2: no delays; LDC Dreyfus terminal: no delays. Kalama, WA 09-Jan-2007 Kalama export terminal: 4 days delay; United Harvest terminal: no delays. New Orleans, LA 09-Jan-2007 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: 1 day’s delay expected; Cargill-Westwego: 2 days delay expected; ADM/Ama: 3-4 days delay expected; Bunge/Destrehan: 3 days delay; ADM/Destrehan: 3-4 days delay expected; ADM/Reserve: 3-4 days delay expected; Cargill/Reserve: 2 days delay expected; ADM/Paulina: 3-4 days delay expected; Zen-Noh/Convent: 2 days delay expected; Cargill/Baton Rouge: 2 days delay expected; Mississippi River mid-stream buoys - estimated berthing delays based on new vessel presented as load-ready and weather permitting: Mile 121.5 ADM (Gemini) - Destrehan: no delays; Mile 158.0 Myrtle Grove midstream terminal: 5 days delay; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: no delays. Portland, OR 09-Jan-2007 Columbia Grain terminal: 1 day’s delay; CLD Irving terminal: 2 days delay; CLD, O Dock terminals: no delays. Seattle, WA 09-Jan-2007 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay. Tacoma, WA 09-Jan-2007 Temco terminal: 2 days delay. Vancouver,WA 09-Jan-2007 United Harvest terminal: 2 days delay.

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