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Chairman Lord Levene confident market will cope with disaster, writes James Brewer — Friday September 02 2005 LOYD’S is likely to face a hit of our normal business planning. We do not can handle this loss, and, indeed, if there around £1bn ($1.8bn), net of know the full cost yet, but we think we are no other major catastrophes this year I Lreinsurance, from claims will have something in about 10 days’ believe that Lloyd's can still show a resulting from the devastating time.” modest profit. Hurricane Katrina, say market sources. Lord Levene added: “We had actually “Obviously there will be more Despite this, Lime Street is still modelled our realistic disaster scenario hurricanes, but I think that unless there is a expected to make a profit for 2005; and the exactly for a hurricane of this magnitude in really substantial one with an insured loss majority view is that underwriting this area. We model all sorts of possible of over, say, $4bn we shall still come out conditions in a tighter market will remain disasters.” of 2005 in the black.” generally attractive for 2006, especially in On the profit outlook, the Lloyd’s A top analyst, Chandon Bleackley of energy, US property and in reinsurance. chairman said: “Every year our profits are members’ agency CBS Private Capital, Speculation on the potential insured determined by the claims experience we pointed out that the industry globally cost is very much unofficial and have had. Two years ago and three years suffered around $50bn of losses, including preliminary, but centres on the Louisiana ago we had a very, very light year. Last a $2.6bn energy loss, from hurricanes in hurricane taking a 5%-8% slice out of the year was tougher with those four Florida and typhoons in Japan last year. hurricanes costing Lloyd’s over $2bn, but market’s 2005 capacity of £13.7bn. There was no doubt last year's storms nevertheless we had our second best ever It is based on a comparison of syndicate had the potential to firm up the market, year of profits.” exposures to one of the society’s “realistic said Mr Bleackley, particularly if there disaster scenarios”, which models the Michael Deeny, chairman of the were another significant loss, “and that has effect of a $60bn storm on Texas. Association of Lloyd’s Members, said: come along in the form of Katrina”. Lloyd’s investors are also waiting to see “Lloyd’s is quite right not to rush out an He added: “One large loss has the if they will face extra cash calls — as they estimate. Munich Re [the major reinsurer] did after the September 2001 terrorist blitz came out with a figure within 24 hours, potential to do us more damage as names — because the US controversially requires and I predict within another couple of because it has more of an impact on the “alien” reinsurers to post trust funds to weeks that it will be announcing a reinsurance market.” His “guesstimate” of guarantee that all claims can be paid. substantially increased estimate.” total insured loss was about $40bn Some experts say it will be six to nine Speaking at the ALM autumn including a pure energy sector loss of months before a truly reliable picture of conference, Mr Deeny said: “It is clearly a $4bn-$5bn. losses emerges. very major hit. There is a very wide range He said the reported damage to 20 rigs, At Lloyd’s, the hit is expected to fall six of estimates of insured losses, ranging shutdown of eight refineries and loss of times more heavily on the shore-based from $9bn to $30bn. Hurricane Andrew in 95% of oil and 88% of natural gas classes than on offshore energy. 1992, at 2004 insured values, came out at production in the area would affect the A Lloyd’s source reiterated that it was $21bn. insurance market and “I would expect far too early to offer an estimate, and “This looks at least as big as Andrew, significant rate increases in the offshore officials were still collecting information and my own view would be a $20bn to market”. from syndicates involved. $30bn insured loss. It is worth Mr Deeny, meanwhile, spoke of the Asked about the likely cost in an remembering that Lloyd’s, in the year human tragedy in the stricken region and interview with Bloomberg, Lloyd’s Andrew occurred, made a modest profit.” said: “Lloyd’s will play an important part chairman Lord Levene said: “Although it “Rates were not as high as they went in in the rebuilding of New Orleans and the is going to cost a lot of money, it is within the mid-1990s, and I do feel that Lloyd’s other cities that have been hit.”

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

AALFJORD general NOR — 688 599 1970 In collision with fishing Tojako 4 nautical miles west of Kvitholmen lighthouse, Hustadvika, Aug 22. Subsequently sank. All 4 crew rescued by Tojako and taken to Molde.

ALGONORTH bulker CAN LR 18,496 28,200 1971 Had fire in engine-room electrical control panels near Pie Island, Lake Superior, in lat 48 15N, long 89 00W, Aug 19. Lost electrical power and went adrift. Towed to Keefer Terminal for repairs.

BLACK SWAN bulker BHS RI 14,153 23,573 1978 Entered Suez Canal Aug 4. Had crankshaft trouble around Km 33.5. Taken in tow by tug Baraka but towline tangled around tug's propeller. Towed on to Km 53. May be towed to Great Bitter Lakes.

CAP SAINT JEAN fishing FRA BV 497 492 1980 Reported disabled and drifting 55 miles north- west of Butt of Lewis, in lat 59 09N, long 07 39W, Aug 24, due engine failure. 11 crew taken off by helicopter, 7 remaining on board. Taken in tow for Ullapool, ETA Aug 25.

CHEER ARROW cement PAN CR 4,186 5,939 1968 Had fire in engine-room Aug 20. All crew taken off. Reported adrift without electrical power in lat 17 22.8N, long 142 57.2E, Aug 22. Master and chief engineer back on board. Tug proceeding to tow vessel to Saipan, then China or Taiwan for repairs.

KAIYUE general CHN — 724 — 1990 Had explosion in engine-room near Wenzhou Aug 23. 1 person killed, 3 injured. Cause under investigation.

MILANO refrig BHS BV 8,254 9,388 1983 Had fire in engine-room in lat 35 08.6, long 09 09.1W, Aug 19. Fire extinguished Aug 20. Tug proceeding Aug 20 to tow vessel to Lisbon. Berthed at Lisbon Aug 23. Investigation under way.

RASHA STAR bulker MLT RS 4,875 7,949 1978 Reported Aug 22 anchored in lat 39 19N, long 09 31W, with engine malfunction/rudder damage. Awaiting tug for towage to Vigo. Under tow Aug 24, ETA Vigo Aug 25.

RIO SOLIS trawler URY 718 459 1968 Reported drifting with bridge on fire in lat 35 38.10S, long 54 25.30W, Aug 24.

SUPER SHUTTLE ferry PHL — 190 — — Swept away from shore by high tide Aug 24, FERRY 9 while anchored near San Remigio station, Hagnaya. Listed and partially sank. All crew and passengers rescued. Investigation under way.

TULSA dredger USA — 408 — 1976 Reported Aug 22 sank near mile masrker 32, Ouchita/Black River. All 4 crew rescued. Spilled approx 840 gallons of diesel, hydraulic oil and lube oil. Waterway closed to facilitate clean-up.

WILLOW general BHS BV 1,560 2,670 1983 Reported Aug 21 vessel had major breakdown after departing Rotterdam, after apparently putting a piston through the side of the engine. Arrived Rotterdam Aug 22 in tow of tug Kingston.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical ALGONORTH (Canada) order under the following London, Aug 19 -- A press, dated headings and relevant page today, states: Bulk Algonorth (18496 number: gt, built 1971) had a fire at the electrical control panels in the engine- room while near Pie Isl., Lake Marine, including Overdue Superior, lat 48 15N, long 89 00W, at & Missing Vessels 1 0645, EDST, today. She lost electrical power and became adrift, towed to Piracy 10 AALFJORD (Norway) Trondheim, Aug 22 -- According to a Keefer Terminal. local newspaper, general cargo Troy, Mich, Aug 20 -- Shortly after Port State Control 11 Aalfjord (688 gt, built 1970), with a 0500 hrs, yesterday morning bulk cargo of asphalt, collided with fishing Algonorth contacted Thunder Bay Seizures & Arrests 11 Tojako (97 gt, built 1965), engaged in Coast Guard Radio to report that they fishing activities, four nautical miles had an engine-room blackout caused west of Kvitholmen Lighthouse, at by a fire affecting three electrical Weather & Navigation 13 Hustadvika, West Norway, just after panels. They were powerless and midnight last night. The four crew of drifting, awaiting tug assistance. The Earthquakes 19 Aalfjord were taken on board Tojako, fire was put out with extinguishers as it appeared that the damages were and there was no other damage or injuries to any of the 22 crew members Political & Civil Unrest 19 more extensive than first assumed. Aalfjord sank at about 0400 hrs this on board. The ship was forced to drop morning. Aalfjord's crew have been anchor around 0645 hrs, as it was Labour Disputes 29 taken to the port of Molde. Tojako is drifting toward Pie Island. The tug underway to Aure for inspection of Robert John, owned by Gravel & Lake Services Ltd., arrived about an hour Awards & Settlements 31 damages. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Aug 22 -- Following received later and took the vessel in tow to from Sandnes, dated today: At 0040 Keefer Terminal where repairs will be Railway Accidents 32 hrs, today, general cargo Aalfjord and made. -- Great Lakes Shipping & fishing Tojako were in collision four Seaway. Robberies & thefts 33 nautical miles west of Kvitholmen Light in More. There was only minor AMERICAN EXPLORER (Vanuatu) damage to the fishing vessel, which London, Aug 18 -- Following received Computer Systems 34 proceeded to Aure for inspection. from Stavanger RCC, timed 1420, There were no injuries to the crew of UTC: Research American Explorer Miscellaneous 34 six. The Aalfjord was seriously (6051 gt, built 1983) had small fire in damaged and at 0340 hrs, today, the engine-room in lat 58 12.3N, long 03 39E, at 1158, local time, today. Fires & Explosions 35 vessel capsized and sunk. The crew of four was picked up by rescue vessel Situation has been brought under Platou and brought to Molde. There control by crew and no assistance Aviation 38 were no injuries. required. Vessel remains in the same position at present. London, Aug 20 -- Following received Space Vehicles 42 AGIOS GEORGIOS I (Greece) Piraeus, Aug 18 -- Chemical/oil from Stavanger RCC, timed 0850, carrier Agios Georgios I was inspected UTC: Research American Explorer Product Recalls 42 by port authorities and sailed Skiathos carried out its own repairs and was Aug 8 for Santorini. No repairs were able to resume voyage under its own Port Conditions charts 43 reported to have been effected. -- power. Lloyd's Agents. ANIARA (Singapore) AIS NIKOLAS (Greece) Piraeus, Aug 19 -- Vehicle Aniara Port Said, Aug 25 -- Bulk Ais Nikolas changed name to Morning Glory was at dock until four days ago and (Singapore flag) and is reported to expect it is still there. -- Lloyd's have finally sailed from Skaramanga Agents. port on Aug 17, destination South Korea. -- Lloyd's Agents. AL-JAZY (Jordan) Alexandria, Aug 24 -- Ro/ro/c.c. Al- AQUILA (U.K.) Jazy (4710 gt, built 1980): We are Glasgow, Aug 18 -- Fishing Aquila: currently dealing with a claim There was no damage to the main involving six containers S.T.C. 60 machinery of the above vessel and loss wooden cases containing 122.7600 of power resulted from an operational © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 tonnes of graphite electrodes which, failure. This was rectified within 12 These reports may not be reproduced, both the containers and cargo inside, hours and the vessel departed from stored in a retrieval system, or arrived in a badly damaged condition. Peterhead later on Aug 9. -- Lloyd's transmitted in any form or by any means The cargo was loaded ex Al-Jazy, Agents. electronic, mechanical, photographic, V/120 at Nsict Port, India, under B/L recorded or otherise without the prior No. M/AJ/120/Alx/01, dated Mumbai ARNGAST (Germany) written permission of the publisher. Jun 16. The above cargo was Copenhagen, Aug 24 -- Repairs to transhipped somewhere before they general cargo Arngast are expected to were split ex general cargo Marchaser be completed this evening, after which and general cargo Western, i.e. four the vessel is expected to depart for containers ex Marchaser and two Warnemunde for loading and then containers, one of them had its cargo proceed to Hamburg. -- Lloyd's Agents. cross stuffed into a fresh one, ex Western. (Note -- Al-Jazy arrived BALMORAL (U.K.) Mumbai Jun 16, sailed Jun 17 for London, Aug 24 -- Following received Salalah, where arrived Jun 25 and from the BBC, dated today: Fifteen subsequently sailed same day for crew members were moved from the Mumbai.) historic steamboat, passenger

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Balmoral (736 gt, built 1949), after it 24, and the installation of the new Mariette Le Roch and another vessel began taking on water in Swansea boiler assembly is in progress. -- responded to broadcast and Docks. The vessel, which carries Lloyd's Agents. proceeding. Eleven crew removed by holidaymakers on day trips in the helicopter, seven remaining crew to Bristol Channel over the summer, got BHN PRODUCTION PLATFORM assist with tow. Mariette Le Roch to into difficulty after striking an London, Aug 19 -- A press report, take vessel in tow. Stornoway lifeboat underwater object. Fire crews, dated yesterday, states: ONGC has to stand-by until tow connected. lifeboats and the RNLI attended the begun salvage operations to clear the London, Aug 24 -- Following received scene, where the crew reported there charred remains of the BHN from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, was a hole in the vessel. There were Production Platform which was timed 1855, UTC: Fishing Cap Saint no passengers on board, as the day's involved in the recent fire accident. Jean was taken in tow by fishing sailing had been cancelled. Swansea The operation is being carried out Mariette le Roch, at 1848, UTC, bound Coastguard said the operation was with technical support from Kerney, for Ullapool at four knots. Weather on now a salvage issue. The spokesman the makers of the platform. According scene now abated to force eight to nine added that the situation was under to official sources, a team from Kerney (gale to severe gale). control and pumps from the fire and ONGC is now assessing the London, Aug 24 -- Following received service and RNLI were pumping out amount and quality of debris left from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, the water. A private diving company under the sea by pressing divers into timed 2113, UTC: At 1957, UTC, will be brought in to assess the service. Once the assessment is over, position of fishing Cap Saint Jean, damage to the vessel. The vessel is the company will appoint specialist under tow of fishing Mariette Le Roch, currently alongside passenger ro/ro service providers through lat 59 03N, long 06 57W, course 136 Superferry in Swansea Harbour. international competitive bidding to deg, speed 5.6 knots. Wind on scene 22 salvage the remains. The entire knots. All well with tow. At present BARAKA I (Egypt) project expenditure is being covered by speed, ETA Ullapool 1100, UTC, Aug See Black Swan. a comprehensive insurance package. 25. As per the package, ONGC is eligible BARGE ACCIDENT, PICTON, to claim for loss of assets in fire CARAVOS HORIZON (Malta) NEW ZEALAND (including the BHN platform and London, Aug 23 -- Bulk Caravos London, Aug 19 -- Two Blenheim men support Samudra Suraksha plus Horizon left Piraeus Aug 17 for died today when the concrete trucks actual cost of rescue (including cost of Skaramanga. they were in fell from a barge and fire fighting, notional salary of plunged into Picton Harbour in the employees employed, cost on vessels CERRINA (Antigua & Barbuda) dark just before 0630 hrs. Rescue dive employed by the company and other See "Reunion" under "Labour teams recovered the bodies and they agencies). It also covers the cost of Disputes." were taken to Blenheim's Wairau clearing the debris. Meanwhile, Royal Hospital for formal identification. A Dutch Shell, which was entrusted with CHEER ARROW (Panama) specialist dive squad from Wellington the job of probing into the reasons London, Aug 22 -- Following received will investigate later today. Dave behind the fire, has started visiting from Coast Guard Guam, timed 0625, Baker of Marlborough Coastguard said the related facilities of the company UTC: Cement Cheer Arrow (4186 gt, emergency services were confronted from Aug 13. To begin with, the Shell built 1968) was adrift without with a difficult scene during the representatives visited the Institute of electrical power in lat 17 22.8N, long rescue attempt as windows on the Petroleum Safety, Health and 142 57.2E, at 0602, UTC, today, trucks had been down at the time. Environment (IPSHE) in Goa. The following fire in engine-room. All 23 "For those situations you need to be institute offers sea-safety and crew were removed from the vessel right on the spot when it happens to helicopter and under-water escape Saturday (Aug 20) night by bulk be successful. Unfortunately the training to ONGC employees working Ocean King. The master and chief windows were down. If the trucks had at off-shore installations. engineer have now returned to the been sealed we might have been luckier." Mr Baker said both trucks, vessel. Owners have hired tug Don which were full of cement, were lying BLACK SWAN (Bahamas) Juan Tenorio to tow the vessel to on their sides in the water. The two Port Said, Aug 25 -- Bulk Black Swan Saipan where it will wait for typhoon trucks belonged to Firth Industries (14153 gt, built 1978) entered Suez "Maraw" to pass then continue the tow and were being loaded on to a barge Canal Aug 4 with the southbound to China or Taiwan for repairs. At the operated by McManaway Marine. convoy. At km 33.5 vessel experienced moment Don Juan Tenorio is in Guam Neither company would comment on crankshaft trouble. Suez Canal and will hopefully leave this evening the accident today. The two trucks Authority tug Baraka (? tug Baraka I, to the casualty. were being loaded on to a barge at a 1805 gt, built 1993) towed it, however, Honolulu, Aug 23 -- It has been commercial dock on Lagoon Dr, during towing operations the mooring reported that cement Cheer Arrow had northwest of the Picton ferry line coiled around the tug's rudder at a main engine fire on Aug 19-20. The terminals, at 0615 hrs when they Km 37 where vessel stopped again. It vessel was approximately 260 miles suddenly "ended up in the water". A was towed again to km 53. Now vessel north-east of Guam. A co-ordinated boom was later erected around the owes large sums of money to S.C.A. It effort between the U.S. Coast Guard scene to contain any diesel spilt from is expected that it might be towed to and Japan Coast Guard was put into the trucks and police were waiting to the Great Bitter Lakes where vessel effect and the Japanese Coast Guard carry out investigations before will remain. P&I surveyors attended. - helicopter spotted the vessel in flames removing them. It was not known - Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- Black Swan at approximately 2200, Aug 20. Bulk what caused the trucks to fall off the had sailed Varna July 20 and passed Ocean King was diverted and rescued barge. Deputy harbourmaster Dave Dardanelles July 23.) the 23 crew members. It was reported Hoskins said the Cook Strait ferries that a tug departed from Guam to tow had been told to cut their speed as CAP SAINT JEAN (France) Cheer Arrow to Saipan. -- Lloyd's they traversed the harbour. "They will London, Aug 24 -- Following received Agents. just be taking it a bit quieter than from Coastguard Stornoway MRSC, London, Aug 24 -- A notice to usual to cut down on wash. But ferry timed 1324, UTC: At 1009, UTC, mariners issued today, states: North operations won't be disturbed at all, it Mayday call received from fishing Cap Pacific, Marianas, drifted engine- is well off to the side." Maritime New Saint Jean (497 gt, built 1980), FNSX, troubled vessel (cement Cheer Arrow) Zealand spokesperson Heidi Brook 18 people on board, disabled in lat 59 removed. said an investigation into the accident 09N, long 07 39W, approximately 55 had already been launched. nautical miles north-west of Butt of COSTA CLASSICA (Italy) Lewis, due engine failure and drifting. Piraeus, Aug 24 -- Reportedly fire BASAVESHWARA (India) Coastguard helicopter scrambled and broke out in the aft cabins of Kochi, Aug 25 -- Product tanker intiated broadcast action. Stornoway passenger Costa Classica (52926 gt, Basaveshwara entered Kochi Port Aug RNLI lifeboat launched, fishing built 1991) while sailing off Poros

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2 Marine island this morning, en route to vessels converged on the cruise ship. vessel Lisa, laden with sand, in the Piraeus from Ancona with 1,585 The cruise line has promised a full River Sandhya near the Kawkhali passengers on board. Fire was refund for passengers plus a 25% Ferry Ghat in Pirojpur on Friday (Aug extinguished by the crew members and discount on a future cruise purchase 19). The police said Ever Green hit about 30 cabins have been damaged. during the next year. Lisa bound for Noapara in Jessore All crew members and passengers Piraeus, Aug 25 -- Passenger Costa from Dhaka. The cargo instantly sank. were reportedly healthy and secure. Classica berthed Piraeus port at about A crew member of the vessel was The vessel is currently headed to 1500 hrs. Damages appear more missing since the accident. A case was Piraeus port anchorage by own power. extensive than originally considered filed with the Kawkhali police in this No salvors are involved. -- Lloyd's with the main restaurant/galley and connection. Agents. (Note -- Costa Classica sailed about 100 cabins being fire-damaged Ancona Aug 22.) to varying degrees. Cruise was FASTCAT RYDE (U.K.) London, Aug 24 -- At 1143, UTC, abandoned and all pasengers were See "United Kingdom" under "Port today passenger Costa Classica was at repatriated today. Cleaning of the State Control." berth at Piraeus. damaged areas is now being carried London, Aug 25 -- A small fire out and vessel will sail FASTCAT SHANKLIN (U.K.) sparked a major coastguard alert in tonight/tomorrow morning to Venice, See "United Kingdom" under "Port Greece when it broke out on passenger for repairs. -- Lloyd's Agents. State Control." Costa Classica. The fire was quickly extinguished by the crew, cruise DOGGER (Bahamas) GAS VISION (Panama) company Costa Crociere said. There Falmouth, Aug 19 -- The contract to See Reef Pemba. were no casualties as a result of the repair the bow damage to general incident, which occurred while the cargo Dogger has been awarded to GENERAL MEHMANDAROV ship was heading from Katakolon in A&P (Falmouth) Ltd, Falmouth, where (Azerbaijan) Turkey to a scheduled call at Piraeus. repairs commenced yesterday and are London, Aug 25 -- A press report, The Greek Ministry of Merchant expected to take about 28 days. -- dated Aug 19, states: Fire took place Marine's search and rescue centre was Lloyd's Agents. on product tanker General informed of the fire at about 1020, Mehmandarov (4134 gt, built 1982) local time, Aug 24, by a government C- EMILIA (Italy) belonging to Caspian State Navigation 130 aircraft. The incident triggered a London, Aug 20 -- A press report, Administration at about 0700 today. massive response co-ordinated by the dated today, states: Passenger ro/ro According to Vuqar Sadikhov, chief of Greek authorities, with two coast Emilia (12523 gt, built 1979) has Information Department of the guard patrol boats, a coast guard smashed into the wharf as it was Administration the cause for the fire plane, the frigate Limnos, a navy and docking in the Port of Palermo. It has was negligence of workers carrying our a Super Puma helicopter and the ro-ro been reported there maybe at least ten maintenance work. The ship moored at passenger ferry Kriti 1 all going to the passengers hurt when the ferry from the shipyard for repairs today. Fire ship's assistance. "The shipboard Cagliari hit the wharf. Ambulances fighting vehicles from several districts personnel intervened at once to put were on the scene and minor injuries of Baku were deployed to the area out the flames and the situation is were reported and those passengers though Vuqar Sadikhov refuted news under control," Costa said yesterday. were taken to Palermo's hospital's of fire on board and said there was There were 1,585 passengers, mostly accident and emergency departments, only smoke. The fire was difficult to Italians, on board the vessel at the according to the first officer of extinguish as it happened in closed time and 585 crew. The fire occurred inspection at Palermo's port, Pietro room. Firemen poisoned with carbon aft on deck five, in an area used by the Caurasi. There was also damage to the monoxide were taken to Republican crew for mooring operations. Some ship's stern. Toxicological Hospital. ropes caught fire creating dense Palermo, Aug 24 -- Passenger ro/ro smoke. Nearby areas of the ship were Emilia crushed a wharf (at Palermo) GEORGE T. evacuated and about 30 cabins were on the morning of Aug 20, while (St. Vincent & Grenadines) reported damaged although Costa has berthing. Thirty-one passengers were Piraeus, Aug 18 -- Bulk George T. yet to confirm this. The passengers, lightly injured. The ship sustained remains at Pylos undergoing repairs, crew and the ship had not been in slight damage and left the port time of completion unknown. -- Lloyd's danger at any time, Costa said. A yesterday evening, after repairs. -- Agents. Costa spokesman said yesterday that Lloyd's Agents. the cause of the fire was still being GOLDEN CLOUD (Hong Kong) investigated. Costa Classica is classed EUGENIO See "Typhoon 'Haitang'" under by Rina and entered with the UK London, Aug 19 -- Following received "Weather & Navigation." Club. from Reunion RCC, timed 1300, UTC: London, Aug 25 -- Passengers from General cargo Eugenio (2200 gt, built GRAMPIAN FURY (Uruguay) passenger Costa Classica are being 1987) grounded at Toliary, Montevideo, Aug 23 -- Trawler flown back to Italy from Athens this Madagascar, Aug 7. (Note -- Grampian Fury arrived at Montevideo morning after Costa Crociere cancelled Understood Lloyd's Standard Form Aug 9, under tow, due to having the the vessel's current east salvage contract was signed with fishing net fouled in the propeller. Mediterranean cruise. A small fire in SMIT Salvage BV and vessel refloated This inconvenience was quickly the mooring rope area yesterday Aug 18.) resolved and, after unloading the catch morning before the ship arrived in and loading provisions, the vessel Piraeus reportedly caused damage to a EUGENIO sailed Aug 15 to fishing area. -- Lloyd's small number of cabins, but Costa (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Agents. executives said a deciding factor in Antananarivo, Aug 22 -- General cancelling the cruise was the effects of cargo Eugenio sailed Tolagnaro at GRANDE SPAGNA (Italy) smoke and fire extinguishing on the 1845, Aug 21, in tow of tug Strong London, Aug 24 -- Following received vessel's kitchens. Some 1,585 Deliverer. The vessel has damage to its from Coastguard Humber MRSC, passengers, mainly Italians, were keel and propellers and is bound for timed 2102, UTC: Ro/ro Grande unable to eat their evening meal on Durban, for drydocking and repairs, Spagna (37726 gt, built 2002), Tyne board yesterday and were catered for ETA Aug 27. -- Lloyd's Agents. dry dock for Antwerp, where due 0600, ashore, sources said. Costa said UTC, Aug 26, in ballast, on fire in lat passengers and crew were never in EVER GREEN (Bangladesh) 54 52.7N, long 00 46.1W. No danger during yesterday's incident London, Aug 22 -- A press report, communications due to crew fighting and the general emergency alarm was dated Aug 21, states: One person was the fire. not activated. The crew extinguished missing and five others were injured London, Aug 25 -- Following received the blaze themselves even as as product tanker Ever Green (811 gt, from Coastguard Humber MRSC, coastguard patrol boats and other built 1976) collided head on with cargo timed 0605, UTC: Ro/ro Grande

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Spagna is now underway with no Helgeland in northern Norway. Shanghai company, was heading for problems, bound Antwerp, where ETA Hanseatic thereafter anchored outside Guangdong Province in south China 0600, tomorrow. Vessel had a fire in a Sandnessjoen in order to allow a diver when the blast took place at about paint store which was extinguished by from Skuld to inspect its hull. -- 1130 hrs, killing one on the spot and vessel's crew. Lloyd's Agents. injured the three others, according to London, Aug 25 -- A Maritime & London, Aug 23 -- A Hapag-Lloyd sources with the Wenzhou Maritime Coastguard Agency press release, press release, dated Aug 22, states: Bureau. The injured were rushed to timed 0016, UTC, today, states: Ro/ro Passenger Hanseatic touched bottom hospital and have been out of danger. Grande Spagna which was reported as near Luroy Island (lat 66 25N, long 12 The cause of the explosion is being "on fire" to Humber Coastguard is now 50E), 22 nautical miles south the polar investigated, the bureau said. on route to Antwerp with the fire circle, yesterday. Vessel sustained an extinguished. Grande Spagna was approximately five metre long tear in KAPITAN VASYUKOV (Russia) spotted by a fishing vessel 15 miles the double bottom. The vessel requires Vladivostok, Aug 22 -- General cargo north east of Hartlepool with flames repairs therefore the vessel's cruise Kapitan Vasyukov completed repairs on the deck. Humber Coastguard has been prematurely terminated, and on Aug 17 and sailed from Slavyanka immediately broadcast a mayday relay the 161 passengers on board will be on Aug 19. -- Lloyd's Agents. message to all shipping to which four flown home to Germany. fishing vessels and a warship, HMS London, Aug 24 -- Hapag-Lloyd's five- KIPEROUSA (Malta) Severn, responded with offers of star passenger Hanseatic was forced to London, Aug 23 -- A press report, assistance, which were accepted. In end a Norwegian cruise. Despite dated today, states: Bulk Kiperousa addition, the Coastguard requested obligatory advice from a pilot, the stranded on the coast near East the Hartlepool and Teesmouth RNLI vessel grounded 22 km off the island London and its cargo are causing all weather lifeboats to launch. A of Luroey, resulting in a five metre concern as bad weather hampers the rescue helicopter from RAF Leconfield long crack in the double hull. The removal of potentially hazardous logs. which was out on exercise proceeded. master, Thilo Natke, reported that the The hull of Kiperousa was already A further helicopter from RAF vessel was stable and that there was showing cracks and breaking up while Boulmer was put on standby. The car no danger for the 161 passengers on salvors went about the "slow, risky carrier with 26 crew onboard had just board. Nevertheless, they were flown business" of removing the logs from left Tyne after being in dry dock and home where they arrived late on the hull, said SA Maritime Safety had a fire in its paint locker. This fire Monday, a spokesperson for Hapag- Authority spokesperson Captain Peter was extinguished by the crew and the Lloyd Kreuzfahrten, the cruise Kroon. Attempts to refloat the vessel master of the vessel is keeping a division of the liner company, were abandoned last month. National careful eye on where the fire started. confirmed. She added that it has not Ports Authority spokesperson Terry The vessel is now continuing on its been decided which yard Hanseatic Taylor said there was no choice in the voyage to Antwerp and all of the will head to for repair works. A matter as repeated efforts to pull the rescue units have been stood down. regular docking is scheduled for Sep stranded vessel off the Bhenga reef 12 at Hamburg's Blohm & Voss Repair, were unsuccessful. Kroon said the HALIFAX (Malta) but the ship had to be repaired before salvors had to be very careful as they London, Aug 19 -- Information that date, the spokesperson went about removing the almost 6000 received from Kiel, dated today, states: underlined. Hanseatic had originally logs as the bad weather often saw Product tanker Halifax (16515 gt, planned to end the cruise in Kiel waves washing right across the deck. built 1992), cargo 30,000 tonnes of tomorrow. While the next 14-day He said they did not want the logs to diesel oil, ran aground close to cruise will have to be cancelled, the fall into the water as they could be Gluckstadt on the River Elbe during ship might be back in service for a potentially hazardous to passing the night of Aug 18-19. First attempts mini cruise starting on Sep 8 in ships, but that it was not an to free the vessel failed and next Hamburg, the spokesperson said. immediate concern. Taylor said there attempt will be made this afternoon. was no immediate danger of the ship's No threat to the environment at HORIZON NAVIGATOR (U.S.A.) condition deteriorating so rapidly and present. Traffic on the River Elbe has London, Aug 22 -- C.c. Horizon to such an extent overnight that the not been hindered. (Note -- Halifax Navigator arrived Honolulu Aug 18. logs would enter the sea. He said sailed Ventspils Aug 15 for Hamburg.) Kiperousa had taken some strain on London, Aug 19 -- Information IONIAN QUEEN (Cyprus) the rocks, but had a solid structure received, timed 1250, UTC, states: London, Aug 22 -- Lloyd's Casualty and the salvors were comfortable that Understood product tanker Halifax representatives in Piraeus report: they would be able to remove the logs. has been refloated by local harbour While Cyprus passenger ro/ro Ionian There was currently one barge tugs. Queen (ex Ionian Glory, 19796 gt, built ferrying up to 70 logs at a time into London, Aug 23 -- Understood 1988) was manoeuvring to berth at the East London. Another barge from product tanker Halifax, cargo 24,000 port of Bari Aug 20, vessel contacted Dubai, capable of carrying up to 400 tonnes diesel oil, grounded at the quay. As a result vessel sustained logs at a time, was being brought in to Gluckstadt on the River Elbe Aug 18. damage aft above the waterline. After speed up the operation. "There is no Salvage services were rendered by inspection of the damage by the crew, crisis at the moment but we have to tugs owned by Bugsier under the the vessel departed for Igoumenitsa- get the logs off. The challenge is to get terms of Lloyd's Open Form 2000 and Patras. After arrival at Patras at them off as soon as possible," said the vessel was refloated on Aug 19. 1900, Aug 21 the vessel was prohibited Taylor, who estimated that the London, Aug 23 -- Product tanker from departing pending inspection of operation would take about two Halifax arrived Hamburg 1756, Aug the repairs and issuance of a class months. About 2000 logs had been 19 and sailed 0700, Aug 21. maintain certificate. brought into East London and it was Hamburg, Aug 23 -- Understand up to the owners and insurance product tanker Halifax sustained no JO SPIRIT (NIS) companies to decide whether to sell damage as a result of the grounding, London, Aug 23 -- Chemical/oil the logs locally, or bring in another and is currently awaiting orders off carrier Jo Spirit sailed Hamburg 0030, ship to take the logs to the Far East. the coast of Germany. -- Lloyd's Aug 20 for Trinidad. Once the cargo has been removed the Agents. ship will be cut down, according to KAIYUE (China) maritime laws, to a certain level below HANSEATIC (Bahamas) London, Aug 24 -- A press report, the water mark and then left to the Trondheim, Aug 22 -- A local dated Aug 23, states: One person was sea, Taylor said. newspaper has reported that killed and three others seriously passenger Hanseatic (8378 gt, built injured following an explosion in the LIA-C. (U.K.) 1991) asked for assistance from engine-room of general cargo Kaiyue London, Augb 21 -- Following salvage vessel Skuld after having (724 gt, built 1990) at sea near received from Corsen MRCC, timed touched bottom near the coast of Wenzhou this morning. Kaiyue, of a 0805, UTC: General cargo Lia-C. (2999

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4 Marine gt, built 2001), Amsterdam for Seville, 358,000 gallons of the original 430,000 08.6N, long 09 09.1W. The fire is now cargo 4,750 tonnes of fertiliser, has gallons of acid cargo has been understood to be under control. Rabat been stopped with oil system problems offloaded from the barge . Efforts to arranged for a surveillance aircraft to in lat 48 30.4N, long 06 04.4W, for the remove the remaining acid and water fly over the vessel and the aircraft has last hour. Crew attempting to rectify mixture from the barge are expected reported seeing no smoke coming from problem. to continue into tomorrow. Texas the vessel. It is understood that there London, Aug 21 -- Following received Parks and Wildlife Department were no injuries to the vessel's crew. A from Corsen MRCC, timed 1700, UTC: biologists continue to monitor the merchant vessel "Barcelona" is nearby General cargo Lia-C. has commenced situation and will advise the incident and is prodeeding to the scene and will its voyage to Seville at 0900, UTC, command team regarding potential offer any assistance, if required. after it had stopped about an hour impacts to fish and wildlife resources. London, Aug 20 -- Following received earlier for oil system problems. The extent of the spill and its impact from Piraeus RCC, timed 0745, UTC: on wildlife are still being determined Ref Milano, Algeciras for Panama, 23 LISA but are believed to be minimal. Coast persons on board -- 22 Poles and one See Ever Green. Guard investigators from Marine Greek -- is currently in lat 35 06.6N, Safety Unit Galveston, Texas, are on long 09 09W, with fire on board under MADRUS (Estonia) scene gathering information to control. Bulk CSAV Barcelona is Montreal, Aug 18 -- Trawler Madrus: determine the cause of the accident. standing by one mile away ready to A fire was noticed in No 2 'tween deck The Coast Guard has established a render assistance in taking off the on Aug 12; smouldering fire in safety zone for Chocolate Bayou near crew if necessary. packaging. Vessel had difficulties Peterson Landing. London, Aug 20 -- Following received putting out fire at sea and proceeded London, Aug 22 -- A press report, from Piraeus RCC, timed 0825, UTC: to St. John's. It extinguished fire dated Aug 20, states: Tank barge The fire on board ref Milano is now while alongside at St. John's with the MGM 3030 that leaked an unspecified out. Vessel's sistership, ref Salerno, is assistance of the local fire department. amount of sulphuric acid into on scene and is expected to take 19 Damage to hold linings, insulation and Chocolate Bayou could be removed as crewmen off and transport them to local lighting. At present, work is in early as today, officials said. The Algeciras. Tug Sertosa Diecisiete is to hand to clean smoke residue and effect barge, which belongs to Kilgore-based take vessel in tow for Lisbon, where temporary lighting repairs. Madrus Martin-Gas, was carrying about ETA not before Monday (Aug 22). expects to sail to fishing grounds on or 426,000 gallons of sulphuric acid when London, Aug 23 -- Following received about Aug 23. -- Lloyd's Agents. it ran aground Monday night about 1.5 from Lisbon MRCC, timed 0915, UTC: miles north of FM 2004 and became Ref Milano was towed to Lisbon, MALASPINA CASTLE partially submerged. The barge was however, port authority refused to (Cayman Islands) ferrying the acid shipment to Solutia grant it permission to enter port See Matterhorn. Inc's docks along Chocolate Bayou. yesterday but should be allowed to Crews from T & T Marine Salvage enter port today. MATTERHORN (Liberia) syphoned the remaining 60,000 Lisbon, Aug 25 -- Agents, Pinto Basto London, Aug 18 -- Following received gallons of sulphuric acid from the Navegacao, of ref Milano (8254 gt, from Aarhus RCC, timed 1430, UTC: barge overnight Thursday, Brazoria built 1983) report that vessel arrived Ref Matterhorn and bulk Malaspina County Emergency Management Cascais Aug 22 and inspected by the Castle are still anchored outside Coordinator Rick Perry said. authorities involved. Berthed Sta. Skagen. Matterhorn is expected to be Contaminated water was being Apolonia quay, Lisbon, Aug 23. Port released shortly by Danish maritime removed from void spaces in the State Control is presently on board authorities for a single voyage to a barge's hull yesterday," Perry said. together with other authorities trying shipyard. "The only reason they wouldn't move to investigate the possible cause of London, Aug 19 -- Following received that barge (last night) is if the Coast fire. No details available yet on from Aarhus RCC, timed 0920, UTC: Guard said it needs to be moved in the commencement of repairs. -- Lloyd's Ref Matterhorn and bulk Malaspina daylight," he said. Removing the acid Agents. Castle are still anchored off Skagen. and water lifted the barge somewhat, The Matterhorn has been cleared to but Perry said it was still difficult to MTONGWE 1 (Kenya) proceed by Danish maritime determine the source of the leak on London, Aug 20 -- A press report, authorities and will be proceeding to the barge's hull yesterday. Officials at dated Aug 19, states: The Kenya Ferry Gdynia in due course. the scene think it could be as small as Service (KFS) has disbursed London, Aug 20 -- Following received a crack that isn't visible to the naked US$486,840 to 81 families who lost from Aarhus RCC, timed 0840, UTC: eye, Perry said. "We think it's relatives in the disaster involving Ref Matterhorn proceeded on voyage something down on the bottom of the ferry Mtongwe 1 in Mombasa in 1994. for Gdynia at 1021, UTC, yesterday. barge," Perry said. "Until they get it The tragedy claimed 257 lives, Bulk Malaspina Castle resumed drydocked they're not going to know becoming the worst marine disaster in voyage at 0518, UTC, today, bound for sure." Nearby segments of Kenyan history. The ferry capsized as Uusikaupunki. Chocolate Bayou were reopened to it crossed the Likoni channel on its London, Aug 24 -- Ref Matterhorn recreational boaters but the way to Mombasa Island. KFS arrived Gdansk 1310, Aug 22. immediate area around the damaged managing director John Ria said plans barge will remain closed until the were under way to compensate others MGM 3030 (U.S.A.) barge is removed, U.S. Coast Guard who lost loved ones in the tragedy by London, Aug 19 -- A Coast Guard Petty Officer Andrew Kendrick said. December this year. Houston press release, dated Aug 18, The Texas Commission on states: The U.S. Coast Guard, working Environmental Quality will study MURMAN 2 (Russia) with the Texas Commission on whether Martin-Gas violated any Bergen, Aug 24 -- Fishing Murman 2: Environmental Quality, the Texas regulations, Houston assistant We have been in contact with the yard Parks and Wildlife Department and regional director Donna Phillips said. and it will take another one-two local officials, report today that the The final environmental impact on the months until repairs are completed. -- sulphuric acid that began leaking from bayou is unknown, but Texas Parks Lloyd's Sub-agents. tank barge MGM 3030 in Chocolate and Wildlife officials have said any Bayou yesterday appears to have impact should be minimal. MUSASHI MARU stopped leaking. Officials monitored See Ryoka Maru. the amount of product in the barge, as MILANO (Bahamas) well as the level of the barge in the London, Aug 19 -- Following received NATIONAL PROSPERITY water and the pH levels around the, from Rabat MRCC, timed 1226, UTC: (Panama) throughout last night and into this At approximately 0600, UTC, ref Taipei, Aug 19 -- Bulk National morning and concluded that the barge Milano (8254 gt, built 1983) reported a Prosperity was refloated from the was not leaking. Approximately fire in its engine-room, in lat 35 breakwater of Hoping Aug 11,

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5 Marine discharged cargo there and sailed, gt, built 1981) was sailing from Paxos force on Apr 5, yet Kenya still allows arriving Kaohsiung today to await to Kerkyra, the vessel sustained in the ships. Earlier this year (Apr 8) repairs. -- Lloyd's Agents. damage to the port main engine. At crude oil tanker Ratna Shalini had its Taipei, Aug 25 -- Bulk National the time of the incident vessel was hull punctured, spilling oil into the Prosperity is now docking at China four nautical miles north-west of Kenyan waters. Compensation is yet Shipbuilding Corp, Kaohsiung, for Paxos and returned to port using only to be paid because Kenya has no laws repairs which expected to be the starboard main engine. On arrival to force the ship owners to pay the completed on/about Sep 3. -- Lloyd's the 44 passengers were disembarked claim. The owners committed a bond Agents. and will be forwarded to their of Ksh78 million ($1 million) which destination on another vessel. The the company is yet to pay. NAZEK T. (North Korea) Port Authority has prohibited the Bucharest, Aug 19 -- General cargo vessel from sailing pending inspection REEF PEMBA Nazek T. reportedly completed repairs of the repairs and issuance of a class (St. Vincent & Grenadines) on or about Aug 4 and it is presently maintain certificate. Muscat, Aug 22 -- General cargo Reef still at Constantza, waiting for Pemba sank in a depth of about 2,500 completion of class surveys and PHOCEA (Cayman Islands) metres. As far as we are aware no issuance of certificates. -- Lloyd's Genoa, Aug 24 -- Our Olbia attempts to salvage the vessel have Agents. correspondent confirms that yacht been made. Lpg Gas Vision has sailed Phocea has called in that area for from the location to its intended NOORD-NEDERLAND bunkering but no casualty was destination. It had suffered some (Netherlands) reported or sea protest was issued to damages to the bow, above the water London, Aug 23 -- On Saturday, Aug local Authorities whatsoever. level. Concealed damages, if any, are 20, ferry Noord-Nederland (361 gt, Understand that the yacht did not not known to us. -- Lloyd's Agents. built 2002), from the ferry company have any local shipagent, was cruising Doeksen, stranded on a sandbank the with VIPs on board and sailed soon whole day, near the Isle of after the casualty which probably did RENJO (Netherlands) Terschelling. It was on its way from not affect seaworthiness. -- Lloyd's London, Aug 20 -- General cargo the Terschelling to the Isle of Vlieland Agents. (See issue of Aug 18.) Renjo, length 80 metres, touched some when it ran on an unmarked Genoa, Aug 25 -- Our local dolphins at the entrance of the Van sandbank, at about 1130, local time, correspondent reports that yacht Cauwelaertsluis, Antwerp, while between the bouys Schuitengat 10 and Phocea struck a rock off Mortorio entering this lock from the River 12. The crew of the catamaran ferry Island with bulbous bow, (draught 6 Scheldt about 1115, local time, Aug 19. tried to free it, after that they asked metres) and sustained only minor The vessel, loaded with containers, for the assistance of a tug, but they internal damage to furnishings, very experienced a leak in its hold and did not succeed in freeing the vessel. slight injuries to passengers have been began listing. Tugs came alongside Then it was decided to wait for the reported; therefore it continued and pumped the incoming water out next tide and, at about 2230 that cruising around Sardinia. Checkings and the vessel was discharged at a night, the vessel came afloat and and possible repairs have been container berth. It then went to a sailed for the port of Harlingen. The postponed to the end of the cruising shipyard for permanent repairs after next day, on Sunday morning, it sailed season. -- Lloyd's Agents. temporary repairs had been effected. to Vlieland to deliver its freight. After The shipping traffic had to be diversed inspection it was found that the vessel POLARBORG II (Uruguay) for a few hours to the Boudewijnsluis. had no damage. London, Aug 25 -- Following Maassluis, Aug 23 -- General cargo navigation warning issued Aug 24: Renjo left the Van Cauwelaertsluis OMIROS (Cyprus) Fishing Magritte towing trawler around 1730 hrs the next day (Aug 20) See "Reunion" under "Labour Polarborg II (351 gt, built 1975) in lat bound for Sluiskil for repairs. -- Disputes." 45 05S, long 61 38W, line length 450 Lloyd's Agents. metres, speed 6.6 knots, course 340, London, Aug 23 -- General cargo OUR LADY PAMELA (U.K.) bound for San Antonio Este. Renjo, ran into a dolphin at about See "United Kingdom" under "Port 1105, local time, Aug 19, near de Van State Control." RADWAN (Cyprus) Cauwelaertsluis, the dolphin broke See "Bay of Bengal" under "Piracy". and the vessel got stuck on top of the OUR LADY PATRICIA (U.K.) broken remains. Renjo heeled over to See "United Kingdom" under "Port RASHA STAR (Malta) starboard and could not move. Divers State Control." London, Aug 23 -- Following received inspected below the waterline and from Lisbon MRCC, timed 0915, UTC: found the hull was cracked. A floating PAC MAKASSAR (Singapore) Bulk Rasha Star (4875 gt, built 1978) crane was ordered, together with the London, Aug 23 -- Following received reported at 0200 yesterday anchored pushbarges Banco 5 and Amber 2 and from the owners of c.c. PAC Makassar in lat 39 19N, long 09 31W, with they started to unload its cargo of 192 (5593 gt, built 2003), dated Singapore engine malfunction. Awaiting tug for empty containers. This discharging today: A container in No.4 hold of PAC towage to Vigo. (Note -- Rasha Star, started at 2030, local time, Aug 19. Makassar exploded Aug 5 while the Ceuta for Antwerp, where ETA Aug The next morning, two thirds of the vessel was enroute to Jakarta. 24, passed Tarifa west Aug 17.) containers had been discharged and, Following the explosion the vessel Vigo, Aug 24 -- Bulk Rasha Star is at 1320 hours, the harbour tug No. 82 returned to Singapore where the reported proceeding to Vigo, where tried to pull Renjo off the remains of containers in the affected hold were ETA 0200, Aug 25, in tow of local tug the dolphin, but did not succeed. Two discharged for inspection. Although Charuca Silveira with rudder damage. manholes had to be sealed to prevent some containers were damaged the -- Lloyd's Agents. the water entering into the engine- vessel only sustained very slight room. Also the collision hole had to be damage. (Note -- PAC Makassar sailed RATNA SHALINI (India) sealed with rubber and cement. Then Singapore 0755, Aug 5 for Jakarta and London, Aug 24 -- A press report, two tugs, No. 90 and No. 82 tried arrived back at Singapore 0740, Aug 9 dated Aug 23, states: Kenya is in again and, at 1513 hours, the vessel and sailed again 0030, Aug 12 for danger of oil spill disasters from single was pulled free. At 1528 hours, they Laem Chabang.) hull ships that call at Mombasa port started to discharge the last empty with large quantities of oil cargo. Paul containers from Renjo, which was PAXOS FLYING DOLPHIN Musili a maritime law lecturer at finished at 1714 hours. Renjo left (Greece) Nairobi University said that a revised Antwerp on Saturday evening, Aug London, Aug 24 -- Lloyd's Casualty schedule for the phasing out of single- 20, bound for a ship repair yard in representatives in Piraeus report: hull tankers and a new regulation Sluiskil, in the Netherlands, where it During the afternoon of Aug 23, while banning carrying of heavy grade oil in arrived the same evening. hydrofoil Paxos Flying Dolphin (142 single-hull oil tankers entered into

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6 Piracy/Seizures & Arrests

RIO SOLIS (Uruguay) Ryoka Maru collided with a vessel 2300 hrs, about an hour and a half London, Aug 25 -- Following notice to (dredger Horai Maru) off the behind schedule. Don Cormier, vice mariners issued Aug 24: Trawler Rio Omaezaki lighthouse in Shizuoka president of Bay Ferries, says a Solis (718 gt, built 1968), with 30 Prefecture, causing it to sink. "master-in-training" was at the crew, reported adrift with its bridge on controls when the mishap occurred. he fire in lat 35 38.10S, long 54 25.30W. SAFMARINE MEROULA (Cyprus) said his inexperience was "likely" a Any sight or information of this is to Cape Town, Aug 24 -- The port of factor in the accident. No one was be reported to the nearest authority. Saldanha advises that the arrest of hurt. general cargo Safmarine Meroula was London, Aug 22 -- At 1800, EDST, ROSTOK (Russian) lifted, subsequent to which the vessel Aug 21, while berthing, passenger Bucharest, Aug 22 -- General cargo sailed for Walvis Bay in Namibia. -- ro/ro Spirit of Ontario I struck the Rostok: Further parts of the vessel, Lloyd's Agents. gangway at the Toronto Ferry including the remainder of the engine Terminal dock, Ontario, in lat 43 42N, room, have been lifted from the bottom SEMLOW long 79 26W. Minor damage was and removed from the place of the (St. Vincent & Grenadines) sustained by the ferry and some casualty. The information gathered See "Somalia" under "Piracy". damage sustained by the terminal subsequently would suggest that gangway. operation was reportedly completed on SIDER MARLEEN (Italy) Troy, Mich., Aug 22 -- Rochester's May 9, "i.e. detaching and complete Piraeus, Aug 18 -- General cargo fast ferry passenger ro/ro Spirit of removal of the engine room section Sider Marleen was inspected by port Ontario I returned to service on time was not fully successful at the time." authorities and sailed Volos Aug 2 for and on schedule this morning, after a It now appears that the consortium Malaga. -- Lloyd's Agents. mishap in Canada left the vessel with involved in the removal of the Rostok three broken windows yesterday. As is approaching the end of operations SIR TRISTRAM (U.K.) the ferry pulled into the port of i.e. cleaning of river bottom. -- Lloyd's Liverpool, Aug 18 -- Ro/ro Sir Toronto yesterday evening the ferry Agents. Tristram, fire at Cammel Lairds: hit the gangway at the port. The Inquiries have been made and collision broke three windows on the RT-456 apparently a bag of oil impregnated ship near the front part of the vessel. London, Aug 22 -- A press report, rags was found smouldering which set Due to the damage, the ferry's return dated Aug 21, states: River tug RT-456 off the alarm. This has caused no trip to Rochester was delayed. "The in distress on the Volga river near delay to the work being carried out at Cat" pulled into the port of Rochester Saratov, poses no threat to the river's the shipyard. -- Lloyd's Agents. just before 2300 hrs, yesterday. This ecology. "Rescuers managed to morning, the ferry took off for Toronto straighten the damaged tug and SPEED ONE (U.K.) at 0800 hrs, right on schedule. Crews prevent a fuel spill," a spokesman for London, Aug 24 -- Following received spent the overnight working to replace the Russian Emergencies Ministry's from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed the glass broken in the mishap. regional department said. A special 0950, UTC: Ferry Speed One (5007 gt, Yesterday night, crews boarded up the repair ship arrived at the site to patch built 1997), Dover for Boulogne, was windows, for the trip back to cracks cause by contact with an reported in lat 51 08.48N, long 01 Rochester. Dan Schiavone, a passenger unknown metal object. The tug will 25.44E, at 0935, UTC, course 52 degs, on board, said that passengers were later be pulled to a dock to be speed 9.4 knots, undergoing engine told windy weather may have caused minutely examined and repaired, the test after incident yesterday when the the accident. Passengers also were source said. RT-456, owned by one of vessel contacted the southern told to either wait for the repairs or Saratov's enterprises, was seriously breakwater, Dover, following engine find an alternative way to get to damaged after striking an unknown command problem. Vessel sustained Rochester. Bay Ferries, the ferry object while moving between the slight damage to anchor and windlass operator, will reimburse them. -- Great coastline and the Kazachy Island and starboard wave piercer. Lakes Shipping & Seaway. yesterday afternoon. London, Aug 25 -- Following received St. Petersburg, Aug 23 -- Understood from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed SUPER SHUTTLE FERRY 9 that tug RT-456 was towed to the 1041, UTC: Ferry Speed One is now (Philippines) shiprepair yard at Engels city for operating normally. Manila, Aug 25 -- The Philippine further repairs, to its bottom. Coast Guard launched an However, details of the extent of SPIRIT OF ONTARIO I (U.S.A.) investigation into the sinking of ferry damage are not known to us. -- Lloyd's London, Aug 22 -- A press report, Super Shuttle Ferry 9, 189.64 gt, off Agents. dated Aug 21, states: Passenger ro/ro Hagnaya, Cebu, yesterday, reports Spirit of Ontario I (6242 gt, built reaching ABS-CBN Regional Network RYOKA MARU (Japan) 2004) crashed into the gangway at the Group said today. Coast Guard London, Aug 19 -- A press report, port of Toronto this evening, according officials said Super Shuttle Ferry 9 dated today, states: Chem.tank Ryoka to witnesses and a Bay Ferries official. sank 0700 yesterday as it was Maru (689 gt, built 1992) and fishing Several windows were blown out, and anchored near the San Remigio station Musashi Maru, 4.3 gt, collided off the a scratch is visible above the Cat logo, in Hagnaya. No fatalities were Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture according to passengers. "It seemed to reported. The Coast Guard said all of yesterday afternoon, marking the crash into the gangplank, into the the ferry's passengers, crew and second time the tanker had caused an windows toward the front of the ship. officials were plucked to safety. The accident in about a month, the local From what I could see, it seemed to vessel reportedly carried 11 office of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) shatter three or four windows," said passengers, 18 crewmen and five said. At around 1455 hrs Ryoka Maru Robert Zack, of Rochester, who officials. The vessel's cargo of six- collided with the 4.3-ton Musashi watched from the shore. "It didn't wheeler trucks and a 10-wheeler Maru about 15 kilometres east of seem to slow down as it came into the truck, however, sank with it. Ohara, JCG officers said. Tsuruo pier, or into the dock. It seemed to Witnesses said the ferry was moored Saito, 68, master of the fishing boat, keep going at the same speed. It hit as the crew prepared it to sail for suffered serious injuries in the and then seemed to bounce back and Santa Fe island when the high tide accident. At the time of the accident, then hit again." "The three windows swept it away from shore. The vessel crewmembers on the two vessels were were boarded up and the walk ramp to listed to its side first before sinking. -- not paying sufficient attention even get onto the ferry is messed up and Lloyd's Agents. though visibility in the area was poor, inoperable, and they had to make all London, Aug 25 -- A press report, according to JCG officials. The local the people walk-in through where the dated today, states: Ferry Super JCG office is questioning cars are put on," said Deborah Shuttle Ferry 9 sank into shallow crewmembers of both vessels on Goungo, who was waiting to board the waters off Cebu province yesterday, suspicion of professional negligence ship when the crash happened. The reports from the Philippine Coast that endangered traffic. On July 14, ship returned to Rochester just before Guard said today. While in the middle

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7 Marine of boarding at around 0426, hrs, low following inspection of the repairs and out where it was coming from and it tide forced Super Shuttle Ferry 9 to issuance of class maintain certificate just overwhelmed them,'' said John drift a few hundred metres away from the vessel was permitted to sail for Rita, owner of Theresa R II, who built the Hagnaya wharf, reports said. A Piraeus. The passengers bound for the vessel in 1968. suspected "miscalculation" by the Mytilene were forwarded to their London, Aug 22 -- A report from ship's master Gene Montescalros, destination on another vessel at 1800 Boston Coast Guard, timed 1341, caused the ship to list and sink. There hrs. At 0030 hrs Aug 22, the vessel UTC, today, states: Fishing Theresa R were no reported casualties. The ship again experienced damage to the port II reported taking on water in lat 41 was carrying a 10-wheeler truck and main engine, while bound for Piraeus 11N, long 66 43W, Aug 20, and four six-wheeler trucks when it sank. with 537 passengers on board, but subsequently sank. About one-third of the 189.64-ton ship, continued onto Piraeus. owned by Asia Marine Transport, was Piraeus, Aug 22 -- Passenger ro/ro TOJAKO (Norway) submerged in the sea. Taxiarchis arrived Piraeus today with See Aalfjord. Manila, Aug 25 -- The Philippine a mechanical failure in its port main Coast Guard reported that ferry Super engine. The vessel is still in port, TRADEWIND SUNRISE (Panama) Shuttle Ferry 9, 173.43 dwt, owned by awaiting inspection. -- Lloyd's Agents. London, Aug 21 -- A press report, Asian Marine Transport, ran aground dated today, states: Chemical/oil off Hagnaya port in northern San THERESA R II (U.S.A.) carrier Tradewind Sunrise, on board Remigio town, Cebu Island, early Aug London, Aug 21 -- A press report, which four men perished in a blast in 24. No one was hurt among the 23 dated Aug 20, states: The Coast Guard June, was last night to be "arrested", crew members and 11 passengers on said seven fishermen from New following an ex-parte order granted by board. The vessel operates between Bedford were rescued last night from Justice Rajendra Narine in the Port of the central Philippine ports of fishing Theresa R II (length 75 ft) that Spain High Court. The order was Hagnaya, Sta. Fe, and Bantayan and was sinking in the waters off granted around 1830 yesterday and was carrying four six-wheeler trucks Nantucket. The fishermen were on was in the process of being served loaded with softdrinks and another board the vessel when it started about two hours later by Supreme 10-wheeler truck bearing animal taking on water in waters about 145 Court Registrar Evelyn Ann Petersen. feeds. The Philippine Coast Guard miles north-east of Nantucket around The tanker is anchored about two said that the vessel was on its way to 2230 hrs. Crew members from fishing miles off Staubles Bay, Chaguaramas. the anchorage area off Hagnaya port Harvester, another vessel from New Petersen was accompanied by attorney when it ran aground at around 0426 Bedford, rescued the fishermen about for the families of the four dead men, hrs at the Hagnaya entrance channel. an hour later. No injuries were Nyreen Alfonso, who had appeared The Coast Guard attributed the reported. A Coast Guard cutter is before Justice Narine that evening. accident to a combination of strong taking the rescued fishermen to The order is that the vessel be waves and currents aggravated by Boston today. It was not immediately detained pending the outcome of the crew's miscalculation of the channel's clear if the fishing vessel sank. The current court battle for compensation depth. The Coast Guard said that the Coast Guard searched the area but for the deaths of the four. It is vessel had keeled over on her were unable to locate it. understood that the ex-parte order starboard side and was presently half- London, Aug 22 -- A Coast Guard was sought after it was discovered submerged. -- Lloyd's List Boston press release, dated Aug 20, that moves were in train, which Correspondent. states: A Coast Guard cutter is suggested that the vessel was being transporting seven fisherman to prepared to leave the jurisdiction. Two SWEET LADY II (Malta) Boston today after they were rescued, security officers were to be left London, Aug 25 -- Bulk Sweet Lady II 2328 Friday night, by a New Bedford, stationed on the tanker. sailed New Orleans Aug 19. Mass. fishing vessel 145 miles London, Aug 22 -- A press report, northeast of Nantucket, Mass. Coast dated today, states: The preliminary TANJA (Madeira) Guard Group Woods Hole, Mass. draft report by the Maritime Services Gothenburg, Aug 25 -- At 0530 today, received a report 2030 last night from Division on the investigation of the general cargo Tanja (2190 gt, built other nearby fishing boats that fishing explosion onboard chemical/oil carrier 1989), with pilot on board, asked to Theresa R II, also from New Bedford, Tradewind Sunrise, on June 22, has pass the foldable bridge at Vanersborg was taking on water and needed concluded that safety procedures were and got "go ahead." When half way assistance. Fishing Harvester, that not followed by ship officials and that under, the bridge suddenly lowered was in the area, came along side and there was negligence in ensuring that and hit the forward mast, which was rescued Theresa R II's crew members. a gas-free environment was bent and broken, and lanterns broken. Coast Guard cutter Seneca diverted maintained onboard the ship before Despite full astern and stop the from a routine patrol last night and welding operations were conducted. incident could not be avoided. arrived on scene 1030 hrs when it took The tanker was not in a gas-free Authorities inspected and tested the rescued fisherman onboard from condition when four Trinidadian bridge function and found all OK and Harvester. Seneca is enroute to contract workers, who were employed no technical problems despite the Boston, Mass. where the fishermen by InterIsle Construction and incident. Vessel due for repair. -- will be dropped off. Air Station Cape Fabrication Company Limited, Westax Marine Services AB. Cod launched a Falcon jet and a Chaguaramas, were instructed to Jayhawk helicopter last night. Both perform maintenance and repair work TAXIARCHIS (Greece) were released from the case after the onboard the vessel. Police found a London, Aug 22 -- Lloyd's Casualty fishermen were safely onboard cutting torch in the hand of one of the representatives in Piraeus report: Harvester.. No injuries are reported, workers, with the propane valve in an During the morning of Aug 21, and the Coast Guard will investigate open position, and the enquiry has passenger ro/ro Taxiarchis (10749 gt, the cause of the sinking. determined that the cause of the built 1976) sustained damage to the London, Aug 22 -- A press report, incident was due to the lighting of the port main engine while on passage: dated today, states: Seven New propane/oxygen torch within the area Chios for Piraeus, approximately 5.2 Bedford fishermen rescued from of the No.2 port tank. Investigators nautical miles from the southern end sinking fishing Theresa R II late discovered that the butterworth (tank of the island. The damage was Friday night were dropped off in cleaning cover) lid of the No.2 port inspected by the crew but found to be Boston by the U.S. Coast Guard early tank was found open and they believe more serious than initially believed yesterday morning. The 75-foot steel that sparks or flames from the and at 0400 hrs, the decision was fishing boat sank 145 miles northeast welding torch entered the tank and taken to return to Chios. The vessel of Nantucket. A fellow New Bedford caused the explosion. Family members which was performing the schedule boat, the scalloper Harvester, rescued of the victims who were grief-stricken Mytilene-Chios-Piraeus with 594 the ITheresa R II's crew from the by the untimely death of the men passengers on board, arrived back at sinking vessel. “They couldn't keep up retained attorney Nyree Alfonso to Chios port at 0640 hrs. At 1745hrs, with the water. They couldn't figure help seek compensation as a result of

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8 Marine the explosion. Alfonso said that family granted to prevent the ship leaving of the owners of the vessel and that members had not received workman's the island until a legal wrangle over such vessel should not leave Trinidad compensation from V Ships of Miami compensation to the victims' families waters until there be full and that an ex-parte order was sought is sorted out. But it appeared compensation. "That figure that I have to detain the ship after it was learned yesterday that the vessel will be able worked through the night to come up that the boat was trying to secure to leave as soon as the owner posts a with is TT$5.6 million, they will be release by the Maritime Services bond. Meanwhile, there have been asked to put up a bond and that sum Division in order to leave the country. accusations of negligence on the part should sit in a bank in Trinidad in the The order states that the vessel will be of ship staff employed by V.Ships. form of a guarantee," said attorney "arrested" until the current court According to the Trinidad & Tobago Myre Alphonso. The money she said battle for compensation for the deaths Express newspaper, a preliminary will be processed on final of the four has been settled. Although draft report into the incident determination of the court matter. Melville Shipping is the local agent for concludes that safety procedures were Attorney Alphonso launched a heavy the boat, Interisle Construction was not followed. In particular, there is verbal attack on the ship's owners sub-contracted by V Ships of Miami said to have been negligence in saying the vessel continues to pump which was recruited by the owner of insuring that a gas-free environment dirty oily water into the Chagaramas the vessel to provide technical was maintained during welding west coast area. She said had this management services. Interviews were operations. Police reportedly found a happened in another country both conducted with the contractor, V Ships cutting torch in the hands of one of the master and crew would have been of Miami, the entire crew, and Inter workers, with the propane valve in an immediately arrested, thrown in jail Isle Construction and Fabrication open position. Investigators discovered and fined for environmental pollution. Company Ltd and there has been no the butterworth lid (tank cleaning Trinidad and Tobago's Environmental evidence that a request for the cover) of the No 2 port tank was open, Management Agency, the EMA, also authorisation for a hot work permit and believe that sparks or flames from came in for heavy criticism for what was obtained from the management's the torch caused the explosion. There she said was its failure to be proactive office. There was also no evidence that was also no evidence of any request for on the matter. The Seamen and Water the ship's staff conducted a risk the authorisation of a hot-work Front Workers Trade Union is also assessment of the repairs before permit, nor that the ship's staff had calling on the Trinidad government to allowing the hot works to be conducted a risk assessment before enact new shipping legislation to deal conducted, the draft report said. It hot works commenced. The vessel was with such maritime offences. said before the explosion, the vessel last used to transport diesel, with no Preparations were underway over the was last used to transport diesel and one delegated as responsible for safety weekend for the ship to leave the no one was delegated as being procedures, supervision or fire watch. country when, within hours, a high responsible for safety procedures or No tests were conducted for court order was served on its owners the supervision of the work or for gas/vapour concentration, the report is preventing it from leaving, pending a maintaining a fire watch. The area said to have added. Sean O'Connor, legal outcome. was not tested by any gas-testing director of InterIsle Construction, London, Aug 25 -- A press report, device for determining the gas/vapour which had employed the dead men, dated today, states: Chemical/oil concentration in the area, the report said yesterday that the company carrier Tradewind Sunrise is added. Alfonso is fighting to have the accepted the thrust of the article. expected to be released from arrest families compensated under common "There are little bits of inaccuracy, but today as Steers International Legal law damages for negligence. The other than that, there is not really a Consultants (Barbados), have agreed attorney, who specialises in maritime lot to disagree with," he said. A to pay the $5.6 million bond for the law, has been contacted by the lawyers spokesperson for V.Ships declined to release of the vessel. The lawyer for of V Ships of Miami, Steers be drawn on whether the company the families of the victims, Nyree International Legal Consultants accepted that the ship staff had been Alfonso said that an attorney from (Barbados) and negotiations are negligent. He said the report was the Barbados-based law firm has expected to be initiated today. preliminary and V.Ships' comments confirmed that the owners of the London, Aug 22 -- V-ships reports had not yet been incorporated. "Until vessel will deposit the $5.6 million that attorneys for the P and I Club of all the facts are in ... we are not going bond into a Republic Bank account chemical/oil carrier Tradewind to get a balanced picture," he said. The today. President general of the Sunrise are in discussion with the company said attorneys for P&I club Seamen and Waterfront Workers' lawyers for the families of the four Steamship Mutual were talking to Trade Union's (SWWTU) Michael shipyard workers who lost their lives legal representatives of the bereaved, Annisette confirmed at a press following an explosion on board the but did not disclose the sums involved. conference on Tuesday at the vessel, while it was undergoing Tradewind Sunrise has completed SWWTU Hall at Wrightson road that maintenance repairs. The issue of temporary repairs in Trinidad and InterIsle Construction and compensation in this regrettable intends to proceed to Curacao dry dock Fabrication Company Ltd agreed to incident, is a private matter between for permanent repairs before resuming pay compensation for the deaths of the families and the Club. The vessel service. "V.Ships is awaiting the full the four employees. Alfonso is has completed temporary repairs in and final investigative report, in fighting to have the families Trinidad. Following the conclusion of which it participated, but has in the compensated under common law discussions, the vessel will proceed to interim issued a fleet circular damages for negligence. Curacao drydock to make permanent reaffirming practices aboard ship repairs. Following permanent repairs, while undergoing maintenance and TRANSMODAL (Argentina) the vessel will resume its regular repair, especially covering instances Buenos Aires, Aug 22 -- Ro/ro trade from Trinidad. V.Ships is where shore/yard personnel carry out Transmodal is still under repairs, awaiting the full and final the repairs," the company added. berthed at TRP Terminal of the port of investigative report, in which it London, Aug 24 -- A press report, Buenos Aires. Repairs are expected to participated, but has in the interim, dated today, states: A Trinidadian be completed in approximately two issued a Fleet Circular reaffirming attorney representing the families of months. -- Lloyd's Agents. practices on board ship, while four men killed onboard chemical/oil undergoing maintenance and repair, carrier Tradewind Sunrise on Jun 22 TULSA (U.S.A.) especially covering instances where is now seeking TT$5 million in London, Aug 24 -- A Coast Guard shore/yard personnel carry out the compensation from the ship's owners. New Orleans press release, dated Aug repairs, as was the case in Trinidad. At a joint news conference yesterday 22, states: The Coast Guard is London, Aug 24 -- Chemical/oil between the Seamen and Water Front responding to an inland oil spill at carrier Tradewind Sunrise , which had Workers Trade Union and attorney for mile marker 32 of the Ouchita/Black a repair yard blast in June, killing the victims, Myre Alphonso, it was River where dredger Tulsa (408 gt, four people, has been arrested in stated that a report on the explosion built 1976) sank in the middle of the Trinidad. An ex-parte order was revealed gross negligence on the part channel today, spilling an estimated

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9 Marine/Piracy

840 gallons of diesel fuel, hydraulic oil ZARA 3 (Malaysia) were already in place before the arrest and lube oil. All four crewmembers See "South-East Asia" under of the ship," said Ali, who claims the were safely rescued from the water "Piracy". title of district commissioner for area and the waterway was closed to in central Somalia around Haradere, maritime traffic to facilitate the ZIEMIA GORNOSLASKA (Liberia) the home region of the gunmen. "The cleanup and salvage operations. London, Aug 22 -- Bulk Ziemia district introduced them to protect Leading the cleanup and investigation Gornoslaska was today reported at Ste Somalia's fishing zones and prevent of the incident are personnel from Zotique anchorage, for repairs. the dumping of chemical waste there," Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit he said. Ali gave no details of the law Baton Rouge, La. Also assisting are ZIEMIA LODZKA (Liberia) nor any explanation of why the crew - personnel from the Louisiana London, Aug 24 -- Upbound bulk who were transporting 850 tons of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Ziemia Lodzka (17458 gt, built 1992) German and Japanese donated rice for Louisiana State Police and Army struck Lower Beauharnois lock No.3, the World Food Programme (WFP) to Corps of Engineers. Quebec, in lat 45 19N, long 74 55W at distribute to Somali tsunami victims, 1241, EDST, Aug 23. Both the vessel would be tried under it. Ali and the VLIEBORG (Netherlands) and lock sustained damage. No apparent leader of the hijackers, London, Aug 25 -- A press report, pollution and no injuries reported. Mohamed Abdi Afweyne, both said the dated Aug 24, states: General cargo use of intermediaries was delaying the Vlieborg (6130 gt, built 1999) struck release of the ship and crew."They are the north pier of the Duluth Ship wasting time by talking to people who Canal near the Aerial Lift Bridge have no power to release the ship," Ali shortly before 1330 today as it was said, referring to the WFP's efforts leaving the port of Duluth-Superior. with the fledgling transitional Vlieborg struck the pier wall just government that asserts little control before it would have sailed under the over most of the anarchic nation. "The bridge. The vessel turned around best method is to negotiate with the people of Haradere if they really want near the Duluth Entertainment BAY OF BENGAL Convention Center and headed back a solution," Ali said, in comments Karachi, Aug 24 -- Understand from echoed by Afweyne who also spoke into the harbour. "He was lined up Chittagong Port Authority, that straight with the ship canal," Aerial from Haradere. "The owners of the product tanker Radwan is being ship and WFP seem to be less Lift Bridge operator Dale Mitchell scrapped, while the pirates that tried said. "All of a sudden, he went to concerned about the crew than the to loot it are on trial in a local court. cargo," Afweyne said, adding that the port and hit the wall." There were no Lloyd's List Correspondent. reports of injuries on the pier or the 10 seamen were being well treated and even allowed alcoholic beverages. vessel. Mitchell said the pier and SOMALIA ship sustained little visible damage Nairobi, Aug 18 -- The hijackers of a above the waterline. He did not know SOUTH EAST ASIA food aid-laden general cargo Semlow London, Aug 23 -- A report from how much damage either received off the northeastern coast of Somalia below the waterline. Mitchell said Johore Bahru, dated Aug 21, states: in June have not off-loaded any of its Ships plying the Straits of Malacca the vessel had left the General Mills cargo as has been reported by various elevator. It was loaded with beet have been enlisted to help in the hunt media, a local official told IRIN today. for the missing tug Zara and barge pellets, according to the Shipping "Nothing has been removed from the News. After hitting the pier Vlieborg Zara 3, which was reported to have ship and no food from it has been to been hijacked by armed Indonesians moved to the harbour's inner our markets," Muhammad Shaykh, the on Tuesday (Aug 16). The anchorage to be inspected by the district commissioner of the central International Maritime Bureau (IMB) U.S. Coast Guard. USCG Lt. Scott Somalian town of Haradhere, said. He has passed on photographs of the Stoermer of the Marine Safety Unit was reacting to media reports that the Sarawak-registered vessel to regional in Duluth said it was too early to tell hijackers had off-loaded some of the maritime authorities as well as to what may have caused the accident. food aid from the ship and were selling passing ships. IMB piracy reporting "The Coast Guard will be conducting it in markets in and around centre regional manager Noel Chong an investigation of the vessel and Haradhere, where the ship is said the pictures were provided by the the situation surrounding the anchored. Muhammad said the seas owners. Malaysian marine police and incident," he said shortly before 1500 around Haradhere were "rough at this their Indonesian counterparts have hrs. "That investigation will be time of year and no one can off-load launched an operation to locate the started shortly. There will be a Coast anything". The UN World Food ship, which was transporting oil Guard boarding team going out to Programme (WFP) said it was platform spare parts worth RM1.8 Vlieborg. The team consists of attempting to verify the conflicting million from Pasir Gudang to Miri. Marine Safety Unit personnel who reports about the ship and its cargo. The vessel, with a crew of nine, was will inspect the vessel and interview "We are still checking, but if is true reported to have been attacked at crew members. that it's not being off-loaded, WFP about 0230, local time, in Indonesian welcomes it," Peter Smerdon, a senior waters after it had left Teluk Ramunia WILLOW (Bahamas) WFP spokesman in Nairobi, Kenya, in Johor for Labuan 12 hours earlier. London, Aug 23 -- A Port of Bideford told IRIN on Thursday. "We are, The incident came to light the next report states: General cargo Willow however, calling for the immediate and day when the sole Malaysian crewman (1560 gt, built 1983) had major unconditional release of the ship, its of the ship was found adrift clinging breakdown after departing from crew and cargo." -- Reuters. on to a piece of wood by an Indonesian Rotterdam apparently putting a piston London, Aug 24 -- A press report, navy crew and taken to their base in through the side of the engine. It was dated Aug 23, states: A regional Tanjung Pinang. The crewman has awaiting a tug to tow it back to Somali warlord said today that the been identified as John Balang from Rotterdam, said the agents Pike Ward, crew of a United Nations-chartered Limbang, Sarawak. The other crew am, Aug 21. (Note -- Willow sailed relief ship hijacked two months ago off members, including the master, are Rotterdam 1700, Aug 18 for Bideford, the lawless country's eastern coast Indonesians. Meanwhile, Bernama passed Dover Strait Aug 19 will be prosecuted for illegally reports that the fate of the missing westbound, and passed Dover Strait entering Somali waters. Mohamed eight remained unknown. It quoted eastbound Aug 21, in tow of tug Sheikh Ali, who the controls district Southern Region Marine Police chief Kingston and arrived Rotterdam 1115, off of which the vessel has been held Supt. Omar Dawam as saying that the Aug 22.) by armed pirates since late June, said boat had yet to be traced. the 10-man crew of general cargo ZARA (Malaysia) Semlow will be tried under laws SOUTH-EAST ASIA See "South-East Asia " under intended to protect the coast from London, Aug 22 -- A press report, "Piracy". illegal fishing and dumping. "The laws dated Aug 19, states: A joint search

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10 Piracy/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests operation between the marine police The MCA said the company needed to suspended yesterday because of safety and Indonesian navy is under way for take corrective measures. Wightlink fears over its fleet has restarted after Sibu-registered ship Zara 3 (barge denied there were any concerns over two of its vessels were given the all Zara 3, 957 gt, built 1991) believed to the "inherent safety of the vessels" clear. The Maritime and Coastguard have been hijacked by Indonesian and said it was meeting the MCA Agency withdrew the safety pirates on Tuesday (Aug 16). Zara 3 today about the issue. The company certificates for Wightlink's four was transporting oil platform spare said the route would be run Fastcat ships as fires on board had parts from Pasir Gudang to Miri when temporarily by another company until gone unreported. This evening, the it was believed to have been attacked the suspension was lifted. The fleet of agency confirmed it had reinstated in Indonesian waters about 0230 hrs. roll-on roll-off car ferries from safety certificates on two vessels. The incident was only known the next Portsmouth to Fishbourne, also on the Wightlink said they are running a full day when the sole Malaysian crewman Isle of Wight, are unaffected. Mark service from Portsmouth to Ryde. A of the ship was found adrift on a Clark, a Maritime and Coastguard Wightlink spokeswoman said: "We lifeboat and taken to an Indonesian Agency spokesman, said withdrawal of have worked non-stop to put in place navy base in Tanjung Pinang. The the international safety management the documentation and reporting and crewman, identified as John Balang document of compliance and safety other procedures requested by the from Limbang, Sarawak, was rescued management certificates followed two MCA." She said the company by a fishing boat. Southern region unreported engine fires on board one apologised to passengers for any marine police chief Assistant of the vessels. They happened on May inconvenience. Commissioner Abdul Aziz Yusof said 12 and 13, but were only discovered by Zara 3 was believed to be in the MCA at the end of July, he said. A Indonesian waters. "We have sent subsequent inquiry raised serious word to ships sailing in the Straits of safety concerns about the rest of the Malacca to be on the lookout for the fleet, he added. "Removal of these vessel and to inform us if they see it," certificates will result in the he said. Sources said the shipøs owner immediate suspension of services on in Sibu has yet to receive any ransom these ferries. The reason for the demand. Zara 3 had a nine-man crew, withdrawal is the consideration that including the master. Other than the company is unable to operate AMBAR (Honduras) Balang, the rest of the crew are these vessels without creating a risk See "Albania" under "Political & Civil Indonesians. of serious danger to safety of life and Unrest". London, Aug 22 -- A press report, property without undertaking further dated Aug 20, states: The fate of eight corrective measures." In its statement CAN GIO (Honduras) crew members of tug Zara (95 gt, built Wightlink said: "We do not believe London, Aug 20 -- A press report, 1999) believed to have been hijacked that the MCA's action has arisen dated Aug 19, states: General cargo by pirates in Indonesian waters on through any concern about the Can Gio will leave Africa on Tuesday Tuesday (Aug 16) still remains inherent safety of the vessels, nor has (Aug 23) for its return voyage home, unknown. Southern Region Marine there been any major incident on said the deputy director of the SEA Police chief, Supt Omar Dawam said board any of our vessels, endangering Sai Gon Shipping Co, Pham Ngoc Son. Malaysia and Indonesia had the safety of life or property. Son said the vessel was still in fine intensified efforts to trace the vessel, Wightlink places the highest priority operating condition because it was which was carrying offshore on the safety of its passengers and regularly maintained. With a current equipment valued at RM1.8 million. crew at all times." maximum speed of six nautical miles "Until now we have not been able to London, Aug 18 -- A press release per hour, it would return to Vietnam trace the ship," he said when from the Maritime & Coastguard in two months, he said. The Can Gio contacted Saturday. In the incident, Agency, timed 1252, GMT, today, was seized by Tanzanian officials on Zara which was towing barge Zara 3, states: Earlier today the MCA Jul 27, 2004, over a trade dispute. The and carrying nine crew was attacked withdrew the ISM Document of dispute arose over a commercial by three masked men armed with long Compliance and Safety Management contract between another company knives about 60 nautical miles after it Certificates from the following and Tanzania's Mohammed had left Teluk Ramunia in Johor for Wightlink Fast Ferries: Ferry Fastcat Enterprises for 6,000 tonnes of Labuan 12 hours earlier. Eight Ryde (478 gt, built 1996), ferry Fastcat Vietnamese rice. A Tanzanian court Indonesian crew and their Indonesian Shanklin (482 gt, built 1996), ferry ordered seizure of the vessel and the master were taken hostage while a Our Lady Patricia (312 gt, built 1986) Vietnamese Government was named local, John Balang, 33, from Limbang and Our Lady Pamela (313 gt, built as a defendant in the case. Son said in Sarawak was thrown overboard. 1986). Removal of these certificates SEA Sai Gon received a judgement John was rescued by the Indonesian will result in the immediate last Tuesday from a Tanzanian court navy and is reported to be doing well suspension of services on these ferries. allowing the vessel to leave Tanzania. and under the care of the Indonesian The reason for the withdrawal is the The document ordered the vessel to authorities. John's company reported consideration that the company is leave the port as soon as possible and the matter to the Marine Police here unable to operate these vessels stated that all parties to the dispute on being informed of the incident. without creating a risk of serious would bear the burden of their own danger to safety of life and property losses. After receiving the court order, without undertaking further corrective the company sent representatives to measures. The concerns have come to come to terms on payment of port and the attention of the agency as a result service frees which amounted to about of investigation into a recent incident. US$96,000. The action does not affect the services of the Companyøs ro-ro ferries. CAPE ENDURANCE (Panama) Passengers who are booked on the Cape Town, Aug 25 -- Standby safety affected fast craft are advised to vessel Cape Endurance: The port of UNITED KINGDOM contact the company directly or the Cape Town confirms that the vessel is London, Aug 18 -- A press report, travel agent from whom they booked still at this port. -- Lloyd's Agents. dated today, states: A major ferry their tickets. The MCA has advised service has been suspended because of Wightlink of their decision and have CROATIAN VESSEL BOARDED serious concerns about the safety of asked that the Company contact the BY INDONESIAN NAVY the vessels. The Maritime and Agency directly to discuss proposals in London, Aug 24 -- A press report, Coastguard Agency said the order to restore the withdrawn dated today, states: The Indonesian Portsmouth to Ryde Wightlink certificates. navy stormed a Croatian ship early on Fastcats posed "a risk of serious London, Aug 19 -- A press report, Monday(Aug 22) and detained all 25 danger to safety of life and property." dated today, states: A ferry service crew members, Croatia's ambassador Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

11 Seizures & Arrests to Indonesia said, calling it an illegal ship's owner is considering bringing leave the port. The authorities had no act. "We are asking the foreign Indonesia to an international legal reason to do so. "A court has ministry to explain what happened," maritime court. The privately owned already ruled that the navy should said ambassador Aleksander Broz, general cargo Mirna has been involved escort the ship out of port but instead adding that the ship's owner is in a lengthy legal battle with soldiers actually stopped the ship considering bringing Indonesia to an Indonesian officials since August leaving." The East Java High Court international maritime court. The 2004, when the logging vessel was had ordered the navy to escort it from privately owned Croatian vessel has accused of using improper travel port in Surabaya after ruling in favour been involved in a lengthy legal battle documents. The East Java High Court of the company in May. But on with Indonesian officials since August ruled in favour of the company in May Tuesday hundreds of navy personnel, 2004, when it was accused of using and ordered the navy to escort it from claiming orders from prosecutors who improper travel documents. The East the port city of Surabaya to said the vessel was being used to Java High Court ruled in favour of the international waters, but local transport illegal logs, boarded the ship company in May and ordered the navy authorities prevented it from leaving, and held crew at gunpoint. Mr to escort it to international waters, Broz said. Lt. Col. Guntur Wahyudi, a Mokovic denied claims that the ship but local authorities prevented it from navy spokesman, said the troops were had at any point been using improper leaving, Mr Broz said. Yesterday, 200 acting on orders from prosecutors who documents. "The court gave out a clear armed navy personnel and police claimed the vessel was carrying illegal decision which cleared us of all stormed the vessel and seized the 25 logs, which were seized by forestry allegations," he said. Mr Mokovic's Croatian crew members, officials and officials. "This ship was free to sail on words echoed those of a company witnesses said. A navy spokesman May 6," Broz said. "From my representatives in Jakarta. "We will said it was acting on orders from standpoint, everything that has file a suit with the (International) prosecutors who claimed the vessel happened since that point is illegal, Maritime Court," Reuters quoted was carrying illegal logs. "This ship including the seizure, even if that was Agoes Salim Dunda as saying. was free to sail on May 6," Mr Broz done by court order." When the Mirna Government officials and prosecutors said."Everything that has happened was originally intercepted in the are not abiding by their own laws." An since that point is illegal." Arafuru Sea in eastern Indonesia, it Indonesian government official said was carrying 15,000 cubic meters of the case against Mirna was now before GEPARD (Cyprus) logs. The vessel was subcontracted out the Supreme Court. "The boat cannot Maassluis, Aug 23 -- Tug Gepard is to a third party. Agoes Salim Dunda, leave port until the legal process is still under arrest at Flushing. -- the ship's representative in Jakarta, finished," Foreign Affairs Ministry Lloyd's Sub-agents. called on the government - including spokesman Yuri Thamrin said. Senior the ministers of foreign affairs, Security Minister Widodo Adisucipto JUPITER (Cyprus) transportation and forestry - to abide said the ship would continue to be St. Petersburg, Aug 23 -- Bulk/c.c. by the high court's decision to release held until the court hearing is Jupiter, now named Silver Lakes, the Mirna. "Our crew knows nothing completed. "If the legal process finds under Belize flag, sailed from about illegal logging," he said. the ship is not guilty then we will ask St.Petersburg on Aug 13. -- Lloyd's "Prosecutors should investigate the the Indonesian eastern fleet Agents. company that is involved in the felling authorities to release it so it doesn't of the trees, not us." disrupt bilateral relations," he told MAWASHI AL-GASSEEM (Kuwait) London, Aug 24 -- The Indonesian reporters. He said releasing the ship London, Aug 23 -- A press report, Navy stormed a Croatian-flagged without completing the legal process dated today, states: Livestock cargo ship early yesterday and would give the impression that foreign Mawashi Al-Gasseem which has been detained all 25 crew members on ships can enter Indonesian waters impounded at Port Adelaide since board, AP reports. The privately with inadequate travel documents. March, is to be sold. Orders were owned general cargo Mirna has been The Croatian Foreign Ministry made in the Federal Court today involved in a lengthy legal battle with meanwhile expressed "dismay at the commencing the sale process. The ship Indonesian officials since August conduct of executive authorities in the has racked up debts to oil suppliers 2004, when the logging vessel was Indonesian government, who were and other companies of more than accused of using improper travel acting in complete contradiction with $600,000. The ship's Saudi owners documents. Some 200 armed Navy ... the rule of law", spokeswoman have not paid the 69 foreign crew personnel and police stormed the Ivana Crnic said. since February. Creditors and crew vessel and seized the 25 Croatian crew hope the valuation and sale of the members, officials and witnesses said. NAVIGATOR vessel will bring an end to the six- Lt Col Guntur Wahyudi, a Navy Cape Town, Aug 25 -- Tug/supply month saga. Jamie Newlyn from the spokesman, said the troops were Navigator: The port of Cape Town Maritime Union of Australia says the acting on orders from prosecutors who confirms that the vessel is still at this ruling is finally some positive news for claimed the vessel was carrying illegal port -- Lloyd's Agents. the crew. "It's still a waiting game for logs. the time being," Mr Newlyn said. "We London, Aug 25 -- Croatian shipping PAULIJING (Belize) just need to wait and see what the company Losinjska Plovidba plans to London, Aug 23 -- A press report, valuation occurs and whether there is take legal action against Indonesian dated today, states: Malaysian marine a sale so the crew can be paid and authorities after one of its vessels was police have detained a Belize- repatriated." stormed by the Indonesian Navy and registered merchant ship and 17 crew were held at gunpoint. arrested 20 Chinese crew including MIRNA (Croatia) General cargo Mirna has been at the the captain on suspicion that the Londson, Aug 23 -- A press report, centre of a legal dispute since last vessel is, in fact, general cargo Natris dated today, states: The Indonesian August when Indonesian officials I, reportedly hijacked and missing for navy has impounded a Croatian ship claimed the logging vessel was using three years. General cargo Paulijing and detained its 20-man crew, state- improper travel documents, and on (5678 gt, built 1982) is reported to run HRT television reported today Tuesday armed navy personnel have been stopped at 0320 hrs, in an quoting the Croatian ambassador. The prevented the ship from leaving port. operation involving the special report quoted "Croatian sources" as Speaking from Losinjska Plovidba's operations force about nine nautical saying the action was taken "because headquarters in Rijeka, company miles off Kukup, Pontian. Police it was carrying illegal cargo". Croatian director Zlatko Mokovic said: "We will believe the Paulijing, is the Natris I Ambassador Aleksander Broz said the sue them because they have detained which went missing in Batam waters, Indonesian action was "not in line our ship without proper reason to do Indonesia on Nov 17, 2002 after with the law". "We are asking the so. Mirna had legal approval to leave reportedly being hijacked. The Foreign Ministry to explain what port. "But around 200 soldiers boarded owners of the Natris have been happened," said Ambassador the ship on the day when Captain Joso contacted to identify the vessel with Aleksander Broz, adding that the Nekic and his crew were about to the help of forensics.

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12 Seizures & Arrests/Weather & Navigation

RA NAM (North Korea) CANADA rural farm community north of London, Aug 22 -- General cargo Ra London, Aug 23 -- A press report, Guelph, Ont., more 300 home Nam is today reported still at South dated Aug 22, states: The City of insurance claims have been already East Lamma Anchorage, Hong Kong, Toronto continues to clean-up and been filed, said Mr. Yakabuski. Barns under arrest. repair roads and facilities damaged by were toppled and roofs ripped off London, Aug 24 -- General cargo Ra Friday's (Aug 19) storm. Emergency homes in the area. øVery easily this Nam sailed from Hong Kong 1309, services staff responded to over 1,700 storm will exceed $100-million in Aug 24. calls. In addition, city staff have damages,ø said Mr. Yakabuski. Most responded to several hundred calls for victims of the storm were covered by RIGEL 4 (South Africa) assistance related to flooding. As a home and auto insurance, said Mr. Cape Town, Aug 25 -- Fishing Rigel 4: result of the excellent work of the Yakabuski, although houses that saw The port confirms that the vessel is emergency services and City staff the water creep in from windows and still in the port of Cape Town. -- storm did not result in any major doors due to surrounding overland Lloyd's Agents. injuries or deaths. Crews continued flooding are not covered. About 40 per work throughout the weekend and cent of insurance companies have SAFMARINE MEROULA (Cyprus) work is expected continue on major currently reported to the Insurance See under "Marine." projects this week. Mayor David Miller Bureau of Canada. On top of insurance said: "The clean-up and repair of the costs, the city of Toronto anticipates it TALAVERA areas still affected will take some will spend more than $5-million to (St. Vincent & Grenadines) time. Residents have helped repair washed-out roadways and other Venice, Aug 22 -- General cargo tremendously by cleaning up debris damage. Talavera is still at Chioggia under and advising the city of areas that arrest. -- Lloyd's Agents. need attention. The amount of rain CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC that fell in such a short time was London, Aug 19 -- Flooding has TRADEWIND SUNRISE (Panama) extraordinary by any standard, the caused 3,500 houses to collapse, See under "Marine." response of emergency crews and city killing a baby and leaving 22,500 staff cushioned the impact of the people homeless in the Central African storm." The following is an update on Republic's capital Bangui, the Red major storm related work: Cross said in a revised assessement of Transportation: Finch Avenue West flood damage yesterday. The three- (past Sentinel): A large section of month-old child was killed when a Finch Avenue West washed away as a house collapsed on Sunday (Aug 14) in result of the heavy rain and flooding. Malimaka, one of several poor, Repair of the collapsed section of road crowded neighbourhoods in the city of will take approximately three to four 600,000, the Central African Red months. The total cost of repairs will Cross said. Several other people were BULGARIA be approximately will be hurt as buildings, constructed mostly Uunited Nations, Aug 18 -- More approximately $5 million. of clay and without foundations to than a quarter of Bulgaria's 7.4 Transportation staff are inspecting support them, tumbled down in the million people have been affected by bridges and overpasses for any aftermath of wet-season deluges. flooding that has killed 20 and caused damage as a result of the storm and some $633 million in damage, the flood. Water: Highland Creek CHINA United Nations said today. Following Wastewater Treatment Plant: The London, Aug 23 -- A press report, more heavy rainfall last weekend, a plant was flooded and sustained dated today, states: Heavy rain and state of emergency remained in force damage to approximately 30% of its landslides have killed at least 47 in 15 cities and unfavourable weather equipment and operation. Emergency people across China and storms are conditions were expected to continue bypass of storm water was activated in snarling transport and flooding in some parts of the country, the U.N. order to protect equipment. Damage to reservoirs, reports said yesterday. The Office for the Co-ordination of the plant is still being assessed, but is central province of Hubei was hardest Humanitarian Affairs said. The office expected to exceed $1 million. Parks, hit, with heavy rain and flooding there has been helping co-ordinate the Forestry and Recreation: Parks, claiming 32 lives, China Central international response to the Forestry and Recreation staff attended Television reported. In the southern emergency. Nearly all arable land has 350 calls, working more than 600 manufacturing hubs of Shenzhen and been destroyed in five regions hours of over-time. Some Parks Dongguan, north of Hong Kong, eight including around the capital Sofia, it facilities were flooded and sustained people died after 30 landslides and said. Bulgaria and neighboring damage. Associated costs and impact house collapses during the weekend. countries have been swept for weeks to programs and services are still Many streets in the busy downtown by torrential rains. Bulgaria's being assessed. Repairs to facilities areas were flooded, bringing traffic to response has been hampered by the will be carried out immediately. a standstill as cars and buses were absence of a government following London, Aug 24 -- A press report, stranded. At least 10 towns were inconclusive elections in June, but a dated Aug 23, states: Damage from a flooded in Dongguan, where at least new centre-left cabinet started work vicious series of thunderstorms and one person was killed. Weather yesterday, ending the political tornados that battered Southern officials warned the rain was likely to stalemate. While flooded roads and Ontario on Friday (Aug 19) is continue in the south through the collapsed bridges have made it estimated to be more than Can$100- early part of the week. In the north- difficult to assess needs, preventing million, according to the Insurance western province of Shaanxi, six the possible spread of disease was a Bureau of Canada. There have been people were killed during the past major concern and priority items about 5,200 homeowner insurance week as heavy rain and mud-rock included food and bedding for 20,000 claims, and 700 automobile insurance flows destroyed more than 600 houses people, hepatitis vaccine, antibiotics, claims in the Greater Toronto Area and cut off roads. insect repellent and motor pumps, the alone, said Mark Yakabuski, the office said. Austria, the Czech Insurance Bureau's vice-president EUROPE Republic, Moldova, Switzerland, federal affairs and Ontario. The London, Aug 22 -- A press report, Britain and the United States were storms, which rolled across Southern dated today, states: A husband and among those providing emergency aid. Ontario from Lake Huron to Lake wife have drowned in north-eastern The U.N. Development Program and Ontario in the afternoon, brought with Romania, becoming the latest victims the U.N. Children's Fund UNICEF them heavy rain, lightning and wind. of devastating floods and storms that were also helping out with cash, Two F2 level tornadoes, with wind have killed 18 people over the past blankets, water purification speeds up to 240 kilometres an hour, week, authorities said today. Some equipment and other household items, hit the communities of Conestoga 20,000 homes throughout Romania the U.N. office said. -- Reuters. Lake and Fergus, Ont. In Fergus, a were flooded and more than 1,000

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13 Weather & Navigation small bridges were damaged. Flooding companies in canton Bern and central roads, hundreds in Austria, and two has also affected about 1,000 Switzerland were forced to cut national highways in Switzerland. In kilometers of roads and contaminated services. Goods trains have also been Romania, where more than 600 miles some 8,600 wells. cancelled. It has not been possible to of roads were flooded, two trains London, Aug 22 -- A press report, transfer merchandise to the road, derailed because of the high water. dated Aug 21, states: At least 16 given that many of the country's Yesterday, Switzerland's national people have died in severe storms and motorways and main roads have also railway company SBB advised people flooding which have hit Romania in been cut off or overloaded by traffic. to refrain from travelling to central the past week, the interior ministry Travel information service Viasuisse Switzerland, after flooding forced the has said. The latest victim was an 11- estimated that up to 50 roads had suspension of several lines. Bad year-old boy, who was swept away by been closed or partially blocked, with weather also led tourists in Italy and flood waters as he was playing with cantons Lucerne, Obwalden, Slovakia to shorten holidays after friends. Another two people are still Nidwalden, Schwyz and the Bernese unusually low temperatures and reported missing. More than 1,400 Oberland bearing the brunt of the storms. people from across the country have disruptions. The worst affected London, Aug 24 -- A press report, been evacuated and thousands of highways today were the A4 motorway dated Aug 23, states: The worst homes have been damaged. More than between K¸ssnacht and Goldau, the flooding in southern Germany since 1,000km of roads have been flooded A14 between Rotsee and Gisikon-Root, 1999 cut off the ski resort of and thousands of wells contaminated, the A6 between Muri and Rubigen and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, washed officials say. Interior Minister Vasile the A8 between Interlaken and Spiez. away roads and led to some areas Blaga said some 9,000 soldiers had These routes were closed in both declaring an emergency, the Interior been deployed to help those affected by directions. To make matters worse, Ministry in the state of Bavaria said. the bad weather. many minor roads, particularly "It's been raining for days and the London, Aug 22 -- A press report, around the A4, have also been closed, rivers are still rising, which we find dated today, states: Torrential rain has making it difficult for motorists to find very worrying," ministry spokesman unleashed landslides and floods in alternative routes. Up to 110mm of Michael Ziegler said today. Garmisch- Switzerland, cutting off villages, and rain fell in parts of central and Partenkirchen and the village of bringing rail and road traffic to a western Switzerland by yesterday and Balderschwang in the Allgaeu area of standstill. Central Switzerland, more wet weather has been forecast. western Bavaria have been cut off especially canton Lucerne where two Viasuisse advised travellers in the from the outside world, Ziegler said. firefighters were killed and nearly most badly affected regions to stay at At Eschenlohe at the foot of the Alps a 1,500 people evacuated, was the most home if at all possible or to seek dam broke, threatening to overflow affected region. Flooding stretches information about the state of roads the village, he said. More than 1,000 from the Bernese Alps in central and rail links before setting off on emergency personnel are piling Switzerland to the city of St Gallen in journeys. sandbags on riverbanks and dams in the north-east, as rivers burst their London, Aug 23 -- A press report, efforts to contain the Loisach and Iller banks and lakes overflowed. Two dated today, states: Severe flooding hit rivers and prevent houses from being firefighters were killed by a mudslide parts of central and eastern Europe washed away. Helicopters are during the night in the Entlebuch yesterday, leaving more than 20 dead, evacuating residents from their homes region in canton Lucerne. The area causing landslides and closing roads. in the worst-hit areas south of the remains cut off after roads and rail In Romania, already hard hit by floods Danube river, Ziegler said. The A8 tracks were flooded. Lucerne police in recent months, new storms and highway between Munich and said in a statement there had been flooding left 18 people dead in the last Stuttgart was closed near the city of several landslides in the Entlebuch, week. Twelve drowned and six were Augsburg as a bridge under while the Reuss and Emme rivers had struck by lightning. The latest victims construction was in danger of burst their banks. The towns of were a husband and wife in north-east collapsing. The train service between Emmen, Wohlhusen, Malters and Romania who drowned when a small Munich and Garmisch, about 80 km Emmenbr¸cke were all facing rising bridge they were crossing collapsed. south has been suspended, the waters this morning. In the city of Heavy rains also claimed lives in ministry said in a statement on its Lucerne, power, gas and phone Switzerland and Austria, where web site. Augsburg and the town of connections worked intermittently. landslides triggered by surging waters Kempten have declared emergencies, Flooding closed roads around the town killed three people. Two Swiss together with three districts in and in much of the canton. In canton firefighters died yesterday in a southern Bavaria. Obwalden, local authorities in Sarnen landslide caused by this weekend's London, Aug 24 -- A press report, warned the population to stay on the (Aug 20-21) torrential rains. In dated Aug 23, states: In Switzerland, upper floors of buildings and to be southern Austria, the river Mur had record rainfall in the center and east prepared for an evacuation. The Aare burst its banks and continued to flood. of the country killed four people and river also burst its banks in the A mudslide killed a 50-year-old woman left another person missing as water capital Bern, flooding the Matte on Sunday and injured her 77-year-old levels in several lakes and rivers neighbourhood and reaching the mother-in-law, a local official said. approached new highs. nearby zoo. In canton Aargau, the They were in a house that was London, Aug 24 -- A press report, situation was described as "critical" by partially destroyed by the slide. In dated Aug 23, states: At least six the authorities, especially along the Turkey, floods collapsed tents housing people have been killed and hundreds Reuss valley. Navigation along the agricultural workers. Two children evacuated from their homes as Rhine was brought to a standstill. The drowned after being washed away in a Switzerland and its neighbours Federal Railways advised against flooded creek in the town of struggle with widespread flooding travelling in central Switzerland and Cadirardic, in Yozgat province. after days of torrential rainfall in the said numerous train links, including Several streams in eastern Croatia northern Alps. Rivers deluged by most of those connecting Lucerne, burst their banks after days of heavy alpine waters burst their banks in were cut. The main north-south line rains. Border areas between Croatia Austria and Germany today, while through the Gotthard tunnel leading and Slovenia were also flooded and mudslides blocked roads and railway to and from canton Ticino and Italy emergency services were on alert. tracks. A train lies derailed at the side was shut down by the weather. Trains Emergency flood warnings were issued of the track after floods in the small on the Bern-Lˆtschberg railway in many of Switzerland's cantons as Vorarlberg village of Ludesch, Austria. ground to a halt this afternoon, after weather experts said they expected After massive rainfall during the the railway had managed to get a the amount of rainfall between night rivers burst their banks and reduced service up and running in the Sunday and today to reach the parts of Tyrol and Vorarlberg were cut morning. Its services link the Bernese average monthly amounts for August. off as roads and rail tracks are Oberland with the south side of the Raging waters severely affected flooded. One person was killed when a Alps, which was not badly affected by railway traffic in central and eastern swollen stream tore down eight houses the wet weather. Some regional train Europe and flooded thousands of in the central Swiss town of Brienz

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14 Weather & Navigation and a second flooding victim was found capital Chisinau. Torrential rain in roads and collapsed bridges, Interior drowned in a river in another town. In Slovenia has washed out roads in Minister Vasile Blaga said. Rain in the southern Tyrol in Austria, a rockfall several towns in central and eastern past three days alone killed 13 people caused by the flooding killed one man. districts. Croatia has declared a state as it unleashed flash floods as deep as Another two people were reported of emergency along the Mura river, on seven metres in a Transylvanian missing in Switzerland, one of them a the border with Slovenia, where it is county, Blaga said in a news woman swept away by a river in the shoring up flood defences. conference in Bucharest today. A four- Eastern canton (state) of Grisons. London, Aug 24 -- A press report, year-old girl and two older men are Swiss television showed pictures of dated today, states: Torrential rains missing "with little chance of being bridges that had collapsed, huge have caused havoc across central and found alive,'' he said. Blaga said the chunks of caved-in motorway, farms eastern Europe, killing up to 34 damage estimate was "partial'' for swept away by mudslides and people people. Worst affected is Romania, early August and doesn't include being evacuated by boat through where at least seven elderly people flooding since Aug 23, the worst this normally busy city streets. Electricity were swept away by swollen rivers year. In July, the government said was cut off and drinking water overnight, bringing deaths there to 25. extra spending would widen the contaminated in several parts of At least 11 people are reported dead or budget deficit to one percent of gross Switzerland. Villages were isolated as missing in Switzerland, Austria and domestic product, beyond the target roads were swept away and railways Germany, where emergency services 0.74 percent target agreed upon with stopped their services. In are struggling to restore basic the International Monetary Fund. Switzerland's capital Berne, almost services. Thousands of people have Blaga said in the last three days water 300 people were evacuated from a been forced to abandon their homes in destroyed 46 houses, 230 bridges, 35 residential area. Over a thousand recent days. Many are still unable to kilometres of roads and flooded more people have been evacuated return. Floods inundated about 1,400 than 2,500 hectares of farmland and throughout the country. "The water houses in central parts of Romania. In left some villages without electricity. levels are still rising. We'll probably be Bavaria, some flood defences have He said 1,400 soldiers and more than here for another 48 hours pumping collapsed, allowing water to flood 900 people from his ministry are water out of the hospital," Swiss army through streets and into homes. performing rescue work. The heaviest lieutenant Benno Stutzer, heading an Authorities evacuated patients at the damage this week was in the central army crew dealing with the floods in city of Neu-Ulm after the Danube counties of Prahova and Harghita, the village of Sarnen, said. The Swiss burst its banks. In Bulgaria, torrential Blaga said. "In Harghita rains fell at a Insurance Association of private rains flooded the north-western region rate of 100 litres per square meter but insurers said it expected claims of Montana. In Moldova torrential rain not in 24 hours - in 15 minutes,'' Blaga amounting to a triple-digit million has damaged homes and other said. "That made possible flash floods Swiss franc figure from the floods. property near the capital Chisinau. rising seven metres. This explains the Weather forecasts predicted only light Torrential rain in Slovenia has washed number of dead. They're generally showers for today in Switzerland and out roads in several towns in central older people who wanted to get stuff gradual improvement through the rest and eastern districts. Croatia has out of their houses and drowned. '' of the week. But rains were forecast to declared a state of emergency along Blaga gave no overall estimate of continue in Germany, where parts of the Mura river, on the border with houses and roads destroyed this year. southern Bavaria including most of Slovenia, where it is shoring up flood On Jul 25, he said floods that month the Alpine region as well as the city of defences. At least four people have alone destroyed 3,571 houses, more Augsburg, where two rivers meet, died and two are missing in than 2,200 bridges, crops on 300,500 have been declared catastrophe zones. Switzerland, where floods have hectares and 1,354 kilometres of Emergency services rescued hundreds affected an area stretching from the roads. On Jul 28, the European Union, of people as rising flood waters in the Bernese Alps to St Gallen in the which Romania aims to join in 2007 at south of the country blocked major north-east. Many Alpine valleys in the earliest, said it could allocate more roads and cut off several towns and Bavaria and Austria have also been than allocate more than 130 million villages from the outside world. There under water. More than 1,000 Swiss euros in aid. were no reports of casualties or have been evacuated, along with estimates of damage, although local hundreds more in Austria and HURRICANE "HILARY" authorities said the waters were Germany. In the Swiss capital Bern, London, Aug 20 -- Following received higher in some places than in 1999, the River Aare burst its banks flooding from the Meteological Office, dated when costs from flooding in the same parts of the historic old town. Parts of today: Tropical storm "Hilary" centre region were estimated at 335 million the resorts of Lucerne and Interlaken located near lat 13.7N, long 100.6W, at euros. In Austria, over 100 houses were also flooded. Many popular 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate to were evacuated in the Tyrol village of mountain holiday villages have been within 30 nautical miles. Present Pflach after a dam broke. Innsbruck, completely cut off. The authorities movement towards the west, or 275 the capital of Tyrol, closed all bridges were using helicopters to rescue people deg, at 16 knots. Maximum sustained over the river Inn as debris in the from roofs and balconies, as rising winds 40 knots with gusts to 50 knots. waters threatened to damage bridge waters and strong currents made the Radius of 34-knot winds 40 nautical supports. Stretches of motorway and use of boats risky. Mudslides have miles north-east and north-west and dozens of roads in the west of Austria blocked roads and railway tracks. In 35 nautical miles south-east and were closed as the situation there Austria, floods caused chaos in the south-west. Radius of 12-ft seas 40 worsened, and most road links west of the country, leaving three nautical miles. Forecast for 0600, between Tyrol and neighbouring people dead and one missing. Rain UTC, Aug 21:Position lat 14.6N, long Bavaria were cut off, Austrian motor stopped overnight and an interior 105.4W. Maximum sustained winds 60 club the OeAMTC said. ministry spokesman said the worst is knots with gusts to 75 knots. London, Aug 24 -- A press report, over. About 17,000 firefighters helped London, Aug 21 -- Following received dated today, states: In Bavaria, some by soldiers are involved in the rescue from the Meteological Office, dated flood defences have collapsed, allowing and repair work. Lechtal Valley in today: Hurricane "Hilary" centre water to flood through streets and into Tirol and the Kleinwalsertal Valley in located near lat 14.6N, long 105.3W, at homes. In Bulgaria, where floods have Vorarlberg have been particularly 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate to killed at least 26 people and left badly affected. Water rose up to five within 40 nautical miles. Present 14,000 homeless, torrential rains metres outside the house of Ernst movement towards the west, or 280 flooded the north-western region of Cavegn. deg, at 11 knots. Estimated mimimum Montana. Widespread floods in London, Aug 25 -- A press report, central pressure 982 mb. Maximum Romania have killed 18 people over dated today, states: Flooding in sustained winds 70 knots with gusts to the past week, and destroyed or Romania has killed 66 people this year 85 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds 20 damaged more than 5,500 homes. In and caused more than 1.5 billion euros nautical miles north-east and north- Moldova torrential rain has damaged ($1.85 billion) in damage as rising west. Radius of 50-knot winds 40 homes and other property near the waters smashed dams, swept away nautical miles north-east and north-

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15 Weather & Navigation west and 25 nautical miles south-east today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre could not visit all villages because and south-west. Radius of 34-knot of tropical storm "Hilary" was located most areas were only accessible from winds 90 nautical miles north-east and near lat 23.3N, long 119.5W. The the air. A full report on the situation is north-west and 50 nautical miles position is accurate to within 45 expected today. south-east and south-west. Radius of nautical miles. The present movement 12-ft seas 200 nautical miles north- is toward the west-north-west, or 300 SIERRA LEONE east and north-west and 150 nautical degs, at eight knots. The estimated Freetown, Aug 18 -- Torrential rains miles south-east and south-west. minimum central pressure is 1,000 have killed at least 20 people and Forecast for 0600, UTC, Aug mb. The maximum sustained winds destroyed homes in southern Sierra 22:Position lat 15.9N, long 109.9W. are 40 knots with gusts to 50 knots. Leone, with thousands more villagers Maximum sustained winds 85 knots The radius of 34 knot winds: 60 at risk as the floodwaters spread, local with gusts to 105 knots. nautical miles in the north-east, officials in the West African country London, Aug 22 -- Following received south-west and north-west quadrants said today. "The death toll has risen to from the Meteorological Office, dated and 90 nautical miles in the south-east 20 and more houses are being today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre quadrant. At 0600, UTC, Aug 26, the destroyed by floods after disastrous of hurricane "Hilary" was located near centre is predicted to be near lat heavy rains in the Pujehun district," a lat 18.1N, long 110.7W. The position is 24.8N, long 122.2W, dissipating, with government official in the capital accurate to within 20 nautical miles. maximum winds of 25 knots and gusts Freetown said. A team of rescue The present movement is toward the to 35 knots. workers from the Sierra Leonean navy, west-north-west, or 295 degs, at 16 Red Cross and the UN mission in the knots. The estimated minimum central PAPUA NEW GUINEA country had flown by helicopter to the pressure is 970 mb and the eye London, Aug 23 -- A press report, region, which lies near the Atlantic diameter is 15 nautical miles. The dated today, states: About 13,000 coast around 300 km south of maximum sustained winds are 90 people in Siwai, South Bougainville, Freetown, the official said. About 600 knots with gusts to 110 knots. The and many more in Central people had been saved from flooded radius of 64 knot winds: 25 nautical Bougainville are severely affected by villages but some 15,000 more were miles in the north-east, south-east and flooding rivers and the ongoing heavy still waiting for help. Some families north-west quadrants and 15 nautical rains. More than 1,329 people in Siwai had managed to rescue themselves by miles in the south-west quadrant. The urgently need immediate attention canoeing to nearby villages or climbing radius of 34 knot winds: 240 nautical with an additional 1,164 people from trees. -- Reuters. miles in the north-east quadrant, 120 along the coast badly affected by the nautical miles in the south-east floods. Animals and gardens in the THAILAND quadrant, 100 nautical miles in the area have also been washed away. London, Aug 19 -- A press report, south-west quadrant and 175 nautical Road links have been closed from the dated yesterday, states: The death toll miles in the north-west quadrant. At outside world, causing all stores to run from last weekend's flash floods in 0600, UTC, Aug 23, the centre is short of goods. Relief supplies from northern Thailand has risen to 10, predicted to be near lat 19.7N, long Bougainville have been used and many with six people still missing, the 114.7W, with maximum winds of 95 families were already going hungry. In interior ministry said today. Seven knots and gusts to 115 knots. Vito, Central Bougainville, people people died in Mae Hong Son province, London, Aug 23 -- Following received need urgent technical assistance to two in Lampang and one in tourism from the Meteorological Office, dated stem a flooding river that washed magnet Chiang Mai, the ministry's today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre away an elementary school and a Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of hurricane "Hilary" was located near house. The only aid post was also at Department said. All six missing lat 19.4N, long 114.6W. The position is risk of being washed away. But reports people are from Mae Hong Son accurate to within 30 nautical miles. from the area were sketchy. province, which borders military-ruled The present movement is toward the Furthermore, information on the Myanmar. Another 85 people have west-north-west, or 295 degs, at 10 number of houses washed away and been injured and about 119,270 people knots. The estimated minimum central casualties, if any, was not clear. An suffered property damage or had to be pressure is 977 mb. The maximum assessment team comprising evacuated. The floods also damaged 87 sustained winds are 80 knots with Bougainville Administration officials bridges, 95 roads and 44,640 acres of gusts to 100 knots. The radius of 60 Ian Job (local level council), John farm land, the ministry said. knot winds: 25 nautical miles in the Kusivai (health), Wendy Sawa Government spokesman Surapong north-east, south-east and north-west (economic services), Joyceline Lessie Suebwonglee said the 200 millimetres quadrants and 15 nautical miles in the (economic services), Moses Hilu of rain that had fallen in Chiang Dao south-west quadrant.The radius of 34 (National Agriculture and Quarantine district of Chiang Mai province was knot winds: 250 nautical miles in the Inspection Authority (NAQIA) and the highest in a century. north-east quadrant, 200 nautical Martin Terea, of the information office, miles in the south-east quadrant, 175 returned from a visit to the affected TROPICAL STORM "GUCHOL" nautical miles in the south-west areas late on Sunday (Aug 21) night. London, Aug 22 -- Following received quadrant 150 nautical miles in the The team went to assess the physical from the Meteorological Office, dated today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre north-west quadrant. At 0600, UTC, extent of the damage, work out the of tropical storm "Guchol" was located Aug 24, the centre is predicted to be cost of the damage and assess the general situation in the area. near lat 28.1N, long 146.8E. The near lat 20.7N, long 117.4W, with position is accurate to within 60 maximum winds of 70 knots and gusts According to the officials, classes for all students in Siwai (Monoitu, nautical miles and is based on the to 85 knots. centre being located by satellite. The London, Aug 24 -- Following received Harinai and Tonu schools) have been suspended because all three present movement is toward the west- from the Meteorological Office, dated north-west, or 350 degs, at 11 knots. today: At 0900, UTC, today, the centre constituencies, Ramu, Kopii and Motuna/ Huyono,Tokonutui, have been The maximum sustained winds are 55 of hurricane "Hilary" was located near knots with gusts to 70 knots. The lat 21.1N, long 117.5W, position cut off from the outside world. The team told the Post-Courier basic radius of 34 knot winds: 60 nautical accurate within 25 nautical miles. miles in the north-east and south-east Present movement toward the west- medical supplies was an immediate need, including water. The officials quadrants and 60 nautical miles in northwest or 300 degrees at nine the south-west and north-west knots. Maximum sustained winds 65 said there were five rivers in Siwai that were very dangerous, including quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Aug 23, the knots with gusts to 80 knots. Forecast centre is predicted to be near lat valid 0600, UTC, Aug 25, lat 22.6N, 12 culverts in Buin and Siwai that were impassable. Villages affected 33.8N, long 147.0E, with maximum long 120.0W, maximum wind 45 knots, winds of 55 knots and gusts to 70 gusts 55 knots. included Mamagota, Aitera, Pihanawa, Moronei, Duisei, Kunnu, Kimuku, knots. London, Aug 25 -- Following received Kokui, Tonnui and Panakei. The team London, Aug 23 -- Following received from the Meteorological Office, dated from the Meteorological Office, dated A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

16 Weather & Navigation today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre warning should be discontinued later the area were closing tomorrow and of tropical storm "Guchol" was located today. At 9600, UTC, today, the centre Friday. "Katrina" formed today over near lat 32.3N, long 147.0E, of "Jose" was located near lat 19.8N, the Bahamas and was expected to approximately 415 nautical miles long 97.1W. The position is accurate to cross Florida before heading into the east-southeast of Tokyo, Japan, has within 30 nautical miles. The present Gulf of Mexico. It could drop six-12 tracked north-eastward, or 35 degs, at movement is toward the west, or 275 inches of rain in the state, with some 15 knots over the past six hours. The degs, at eight knots. The estimated spots getting up to 20 inches. National position is accurate to within 40 minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Hurricane Centre meteorologist Eric nautical miles and is based on the The maximum sustained winds are 35 Blake said residents of threatened centre being located by satellite. The knots with gusts to 45 knots. The areas should consider putting up maximum sustained winds are 55 radius of 34 knot winds: 20 nautical hurricane shutters, particularly in knots with gusts to 70 knots. The miles in the north-east quadrant, 30 coastal and exposed areas. Storm radius of 34 knot winds: 55 nautical nautical miles in the south-east surge flooding of three to five feet miles in the north-east and south-east quadrant and 40 nautical miles in the topped by battering waves is expected. quadrants and 45 nautical miles in south-west and north-west quadrants. At 2300 hrs, "Katrina" was centred the south-west and north-west At 0600, UTC, Aug 24, the centre is about 135 miles east of the south-east quadrants. The maximum significant predicted to be near lat 20.1N, long coast of Florida and was moving west wave height is 17 feet. At 0600, UTC, 99.8W and dissipating, with maximum at eight mph. That motion was Aug 24, the centre is predicted to be winds of 20 knots and gusts to 25 expected to continue through near lat 37.0N, long 151.9E, with knots. tomorrow, bringing "Katrina" across maximum winds of 40 knots and gusts Mexico City, Aug 23 -- Tropical storm the warm, storm-feeding waters of the to 50 knots. "Jose" dumped heavy rain on eastern Gulf Stream. London, Aug 24 -- Following received Mexico today but was downgraded to a London, Aug 25 -- Following received from the Meteorological Office, dated depression as it moved over the from the Meteorological Office, dated today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre central highlands. Mexico withdrew today: Tropical storm "Katrina": A of tropical storm "Guchol" was located storm warnings along its Gulf Coast hurricane warning remains in effect near lat 36.7N, long 153.0E, as "Jose" weakened after hitting the for the south-east Florida coast from movement past six hours 055 degrees coast of Veracruz state, some distance Vero Beach southward to Florida City, at 18 knots. Position accurate to from its main oil ports. No deaths including Lake Okeechobee. within 40 nautical miles. Maximum were reported, although emergency Preparations to protect life and sustained winds 60 knot, gusts 75 services feared "Jose" could trigger property should be rushed to knots. Forecast valid at 0600, UTC, landslides in the mountains and cause completion. A tropical storm warning Aug 25 lat 42.4N, long 160.6E, lowland flooding. Miami's National remains in effect for the north-west maximum sustained winds 40 knots, Hurricane Centre said "Jose"'s winds Bahamas. At 0500 hrs, a tropical gusts 50 knots. (See issue of Aug 24.) dropped to 35 mph as it climbed into storm watch was in effect for the London, Aug 25 -- Following received Mexico's central highlands, and that Florida west coast from Florida City to from the Meteorological Office, dated further weakening was expected Englewood, including Florida Bay. A today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre throughout the day. Authorities at the tropical storm watch remains in effect of tropical storm "Guchol" was located Cotzacoalcos port in sourthern for the east-central Florida coast from near lat 44.3N, 163.9E, moving north- Veracruz reported low winds and no north of Vero Beach northward to northeast 28 knots. Maximum winds: rain and said the storm had not Titusville, including all of Merritt 50 knots near the centre. The radius affected shipping. -- Reuters. Island and for the middle and upper of over 30 knot winds: 180 miles Florida Keys from the west end of the south-east semicircle and 120 miles TROPICAL STORM "KATRINA" seven mile bridge northward to south elsewhere. At 0600, UTC, Aug 26, the London, Aug 25 -- A press report, of Florida City. At 0900, UTC, today, centre is predicted to be near lat dated Aug 24, states: A hurricane the centre of tropical storm "Katrina" 48.0N, long 167.0E. Maxiumum warning was issued for the south-east was located near lat 26.2N, long sustained winds: 45 knots, becoming Florida coast late today and people 78.7W. The position is accurate to extratropical. were advised to take safety within 25 nautical miles. The present precautions in advance of a late movement is toward the west-north- TROPICAL STORM "JOSE" tomorrow strike by a growing Tropical west, or 295 degs, at 10 knots. The Mexico City, Aug 22 -- "Jose", the Storm "Katrina". "Katrina" was estimated minimum central pressure 10th tropical storm of an unusually expected to reach hurricane strength is 1000 mb. The maximum sustained active Atlantic hurricane season, as it moved west from the Bahamas winds are 45 knots with gusts to 55 dumped heavy rain in the Gulf of and across the Gulf Stream, said knots. The radius of 34 knot winds: 60 Mexicotoday and was expected to forecasters at the National Hurricane nautical miles in the north-east and make landfall overnight near the port Centre. The forecast path appeared south-east quadrants and zero of Veracruz, authorities said. None of centred on the Miami-Fort Lauderdale nautical miles in the south-west and Mexico's key oil ports farther area, but forecasters warned that the north-west quadrants. At 0600, UTC, southwest was closed to shipping, the storm could easily slip more to the Aug 26, the centre is predicted to be Transport Ministry said. Miami's north or south before making landfall near lat 26.3N, long 80.4W, with National Hurricane Centre said early Friday (Aug 26). The hurricane maximum winds of 65 knots and gusts "Jose", packing sustained winds of 50 warning was issued for the south-east to 80 knots. mph and higher gusts, was expected to Florida coast from Vero Beach to strengthen before making landfall. Florida City, including the Miami and TYPHOON "HAITANG" Rains of up to 10 inches can be Fort Lauderdale areas, as well as London, Aug 24 -- General cargo expected on higher ground once the inland Lake Okeechobee. A hurricane Golden Cloud sailed Kaohsiung Aug storm hits land, the centre said. warning means that hurricane 18 for China. "These storms could cause life conditions are expected in an area threatening flash floods and mud within 24 hours. Many in the area - TYPHOON "MAWAR" slides." It said a tropical storm hit by two hurricanes last year - didn't London, Aug 20 -- Following received warning was in place for a wide seem too worried about the slow- from the Meteological Office, dated swathe of the Gulf coast, from moving storm whose worst threat today: Tropical storm "Mawar" centre Veracruz northwards to Cabo Rojo. -- appeared to be flooding. Hardware located near lat 21.1N, long 141.7E, at Reuters. stores noticed a slight increase in 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate to London, Aug 23 -- Following received sales, but there didn't appear to be a within 40 nautical miles. Maximum from the Meteorological Office, dated crush of customers looking for sustained winds 45 knots with gusts today: Tropical storm "Jose": A plywood, water and other supplies. to 55 knots. Radius of 34-knot winds tropical storm warning remains in Broward County recommended that 75 nautical miles north-east, south- effect for the Gulf coast of Mexico from people evacuate barrier islands and east and south-west and 50 nautical Veracruz northward to Cabo Rojo. This low-lying regions, and some schools in miles north-west. Radius of 12-ft seas

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40 nautical miles. Forecast for 0600, is expected to bring strong winds, UNITED KINGDOM UTC, Aug 21: Position lat 22.5N, long high waves and torrential rain in the London, Aug 19 -- A press report, 140E. Maximum sustained winds 60 Kanto, Tokai, centering on Nagoya, dated today, states: Summer storms knots with gusts to 75 knots. and Kinki regions. have swept across southern England London, Aug 21 -- Following London, Aug 24 -- Following received causing flooding and at least one fire received from the Meteological Office, from the Meteorological Office, dated due to lightning. The localised storms dated today: Typhoon "Mawar" centre today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre moved across Dorset, Hampshire, the located near lat 22.4N, long 140.5E, of typhoon "Mawar" was near lat Isle of Wight, Wiltshire, Sussex and at 0600, UTC, today. Position 29.7N, long 136.9E, movement past six London. Sixty-one firefighters tackled accurate to within 30 nautical miles. hours- 005 degrees at nine knots, a blaze in West Moors, near Maximum sustained winds 100 knots position accurate to within 40 nautical Bournemouth, caused by lightning. with gusts to 125 knots. Radius of 64- miles. Maximum sustained winds 105 Shoppers were told to stay away from knot winds 20 nautical miles north- knots, gusts 130 knots. Forecast valid flooded stores in Hants. Sussex fire east, north-west and south-west and at 0600, UTC, Aug 25, lat 33.5N, long crews faced dozens of calls to flooded 25 nautical miles south-east. Radius 137.3E, maximum sustained winds buildings and a water spout was of 50-knot winds 40 nautical miles 105 knots, gusts 130 knots. reported off the coast at Shoreham. It north-east, north-west and south- Tokyo, Aug 25 -- A powerful typhoon did not move from the sea onto land, west and 45 nautical miles south- was beating a path toward Tokyo according to reports. Fareham east. Radius of 34-knot winds 115 today and was forecast to make Shopping Centre in Hampshire was forced to close for the morning after a nautical miles north-east, north-west landfall near the Japanese capital in and south-west and 120 nautical dozen of its 81 shops were flooded, the evening, bringing with it strong miles south-east. Forecast for 0600, along with parts of the mall itself. UTC, Aug 22: Position lat 24.1N, long winds and heavy rainfall that was Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service 138.6E. Maximum sustained winds snarling transportation and disrupting took about 150 calls in a five-hour 120 knots with gusts to 145 knots. oil shipments. Typhoon "Mawar" was period from concerned members of the London, Aug 22 -- Following 170 km south-southwest of the public. There were lightning strikes in received from the Meteorological Shizuoka prefecture coast at 1345 hrs Fareham, Cosham and Havant. About Office, dated today: At 0900, UTC, (0445, UTC), the Meteorological a dozen houses were flooded in today, the centre of typhoon "Mawar" Agency said. It was moving north at Dayshes Close, Bridgemary, Gosport. was located near lat 23.8N, long 20 km an hour, and winds were There were also reports of flooding in 139.1E. The position is accurate to gusting up to 144 km an hour at the Portchester and in Ryde and Newport within 40 nautical miles and is based centre of the typhoon. "Mawar" is on the Isle of Wight. Motorists had to on the eye being located by satellite. expected to hit the Tokyo region or abandon their cars on the A32 near The present movement is 335 degs, at areas slightly to the west at around Gosport because of flooding. four knots. The maximum sustained 1800 hrs (0900, UTC), and then move winds are 125 knots with gusts to 150 north across the country. The agency UNITED STATES knots. The radius of 64 knot winds: issued flood warnings for the Tokyo London, Aug 19 -- A tornado killed 30 nautical miles in all four region, and some flights and express one person and damaged dozens of quadrants. The radius of 34 knot trains out of Tokyo were cancelled. homes as it roared through this winds: 120 nautical miles in the Television footage showed high waves southern Wisconsin city late north-east and south-east quadrants hitting the coastline of Shizuoka yesterday. At least eight other people and 110 nautical miles in the south- prefecture. Officials said waves up to were hospitalised as the severe storms west and north-west quadrants. At 11 meters high were observed in some blasted their way across the central 0600, UTC, Aug 23, the centre is areas. Oil refiners said they were and southern parts of the state, predicted to be near lat 25.9N, long forced to suspend waterborne authorities said. State Emergency 137.6E, with maximum winds of 125 operations in eastern and central Management spokeswoman Lori knots and gusts to 150 knots. Japan. Top Japanese refiner Nippon Getter said one person died in the London, Aug 23 -- Following Oil Co. halted shipments and tornado and five others were received from the Meteorological unloading of crude oil from tankers at hospitalised, she had no further Office, dated today: At 0600, UTC, the country's largest refinery. information about the victims. The tornado destroyed 15 homes, and 35 today, the centre of typhoon "Mawar" Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Cosmo Oil Co. was located near lat 26.1N, long others had moderate to severe also halted shipping operations in the 137.6E, approximately 585 nautical damage, she said. Getter said a miles south of Tokyo, Japan, and has area. -- Reuters. natural gas leak caused the tracked north-northwestward at London, Aug 25 -- Following received evacuation of about 200 residents. The seven knots over the past six hours. from the Meteorological Office, dated storms also damaged homes in Viola, The position is accurate to within 25 today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre about 70 miles northwest of Madison. nautical miles and is based on the of typhoon "Mawar" was located near Getter said three people there were centre being located by satellite. The lat 33.4N, long 137.8E, approximately treated for injuries and about 70 to 80 maximum sustained winds are100 165 nautical miles south-west of homes were damaged. knots with gusts to 125 knots. The Tokyo, Japan, and has tracked London, Aug 22 -- A press report, radius of 64 knot winds: 25 nautical northeastward, or 40 degs, at 10 knots dated Aug 21, states: As hundreds of miles in all four quadrants. The over the past six hours. The position is volunteers streamed into Dane County radius of 34 knot winds: 110 nautical accurate to within 40 nautical miles today to help residents clean up from miles in all four quadrants. The and is based on the centre being storms that spawned tornadoes in maximum significant wave height is located by satellite. The maximum southern Wisconsin, officials 42 feet. At 0600, UTC, Aug 24, the sustained winds are 90 knots with estimated that the storms caused $21 centre is predicted to be near lat gusts to 110 knots. The radius of 64 million in damage. Emergency 29.1N, long 136.1E, with maximum knot winds: 25 nautical miles in all management crews continued to winds of 105 knots and gusts to 130 four quadrants. The radius of 34 knot survey the damage in Dane County, knots. winds: 120 nautical miles in the north- said Tim Hillebrand, EMS co- London, Aug 24 -- A press report, east and north-west quadrants, over ordinator for the county's Department dated today, states: A powerful water, 100 nautical miles in the south- of Emergency Management. He said typhoon is approaching Japan's east quadrant and 80 nautical miles in the estimate likely could increase as Pacific coast and likely to land the south-west quadrant. The the crews continue their surveys.Most somewhere between the Kinki region maximum significant wave height is of the damage occurred around in western Japan and the Kanto 31 feet. At 0600, UTC, Aug 26, the Stoughton, where a tornado killed a region in the east of Japan's centre is predicted to be near lat man and ploughed through a mainland tomorrow evening or Friday 36.8N, long 141.6E, with maximum subdivision. 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Thursday (Aug 18), setting a one-day strong winds and rain storms that quake caused a brief scare. The record. The National Weather Service struck Uruguay in the last 24 hours, superfast bullet train system was office in Sullivan today revised its reported officials in Montevideo. The stopped briefly when the quake caused previous count of 28. The storms storm, which was described as the electricity to be cut off but resumed damaged about 380 homes throughout worst in recent years blew roofs; sunk operations minutes later, broadcaster Dane, Lafayette, Richland and Sauk yachts and fishing vessels in marinas; NHK said. Parts of an expressway counties. knocked energy pylons and trees, were also closed off after the tremor. -- London, Aug 24 -- A press report, leaving vast areas without electricity Reuters. dated today, states: Storms dumped up and drinking water. Maldonado London, Aug 24 -- A report, dated to four inches of rain across southern authorities closed schools today as a today, states: A strong earthquake Arizona yesterday, flooding washes safety precaution until trees and other occurred at 1015, UTC, today. The and waterways and forcing debris were removed from streets. In magnitude 6.0 event has been located evacuations of some 46 people in the Montevideo wind gusts recorded 160 near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, Tucson area, including a mother and kilometres per hour, causing havoc in in lat 38 47N, long 142.63E, depth 50 two children rescued by a helicopter. street traffic, knocking over an km. Several flights were delayed and one estimated 2,000 trees and the Fire was cancelled from Tucson Department received 3,600 emergency International Airport, and the rains calls. The electricity company midday forced the closure of five roads in today had still over 12,000 services to Tucson and more than two dozen in reconnect. Highways Police reported Pima County. The severity of the that two national highways remained storm, on the heels of another on Aug closed because of overflowing rivers 14, caused Pima County Supervisors' and streams. The storm also caused chairwoman Sharon Bronson to damage to the Uruguayan Congress declare a state of emergency. Doing so building, which tomorrow is scheduled AFGHANISTAN enables the county to seek aid from to celebrate its 80th anniversary with London, Aug 19 -- A press report, the state for infrastructure losses, the presence of invited guests from dated Aug 18, states: Two US soldiers already near $500,000 from the earlier several countries. An exhibit of were killed and two were wounded in storm. Authorities used a Blackhawk historical objects and furniture, Kandahar province today when a helicopter to reach one woman and her including the country's first roadside bomb hit their armoured children stranded by floodwaters on constitution, had to be taken down vehicle, the US military said. The the porch of a mobile home south-west after a skylight broke and water vehicle was part of a convoy of Tucson's city limits, Rural Metro cascaded into the hall where the items supporting a road construction project, spokesman Rick Flores said. Rain in were displayed. In neighbouring the US military said in statement. Tucson swept a man from his pickup Argentina, the same storm system left øThese terrorists are attacking the into the Santa Cruz River after he at least two dead and forced the very forces working to improve drove into a flooded area and his truck evacuation of 2,400 people in Afghanistan,ø said Brig Gen Jack was carried to a culvert grate. downtown Buenos Aires. Argentine Sterling, the deputy commander of US Firefighters formed a human chain to Civil Defence authorities are working forces in Afghanistan. The two reach him on a sandbar. The Franco on a massive evacuation of people in wounded soldiers were in stable Wash south-west of Tucson overflowed the most-affected districts, including condition. Also, Afghan and US forces its banks and began flooding a number Avellaneda, Escobar, Lomas de Zamora backed by American warplanes raided of mobile home parks in the area and Pilar, all of which lowlands near a Taliban stronghold in southern during early morning hours. By about the capital threatened by overflowing Afghanistan and killed five militants, 0700 hrs, "we started receiving streams. a military official said today. The multiple 911 calls from people either operation began on Tuesday (Aug 16) trapped in their vehicles or trapped in YEMEN in Kandahar provinceøs Khakriz their homes by floodwaters that were London, Aug 23 -- A press report, district and the militants were killed rising and swift-moving," Flores said. dated Aug 22, states: Flash floods yesterday, said Gen Muslim Hameed The force of the water -- flowing have killed a dozen people in Yemen who led the troops. between three and five feet deep and and have injured at least six others in London, Aug 22 -- A press report, moving at between 10 and 20 mph -- the poor Arab state, officials said dated Aug 21, states: A massive bomb knocked about seven mobile homes of today. "Twelve people have died in the exploded under a wooden bridge as a their foundations, and the homes last two days due to heavy rains and convoy of armoured Humvees was began to float downstream, he said. By there have been six injuries," a police crossing it today, killing four U.S. mid-afternoon, close to 40 mobile official said, adding that 50 farmland soldiers and wounding three others in homes had been evacuated. animals had also died in the floods. the deadliest assault on American The country's meteorological office has forces in Afghanistan in nearly two URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA warned the heavy rains will continue months. The troops were part of a Montevideo, Aug 24 -- A strong for the next two days. major offensive against militants who atmospheric depression, on Aug 23/24, have vowed to subvert legislative travelling from west to east, with elections on Sept 18. Rebels also winds around 100 Kph, caused severe stepped up attacks elsewhere, damages in the southern half of wounding two U.S. Embassy staff in a Uruguay, affecting numerous cities, roadside bombing in the capital Kabul towns and other locations, with felling and killing a senior pro-government of trees, telephone posts and power cleric and a colleague in the country's lines, the toppling of a 130 metre south. Though the U.S. military aerial tower on a dwelling. Caused two operation has left dozens of suspected casualties, two more casualties JAPAN rebels dead or captured, a number of occurred in the city of Maldonado. Tokyo, Aug 21 -- An earthquake with American troops also have been killed, Roofs were blown causing numerous a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 jolted including 13 this month. U.S. and homeless to be evacuated. An northern Japan today but there were Afghan officials have warned violence estimated 30/40.000 affected by no immediate reports of injuries or may worsen ahead of the polls. The blackout. Roads interrupted by fallen damage. No tsunami warning was bomb tied to the bottom of the small debris caused numerous traffic issued after the quake, which occurred bridge exploded as the last of three accidents. -- Lloyd¥s Agents. at 1129 hrs, the Meteorological Agency Humvees was slowly crossing it, said London, Aug 25 -- A press report, said. The focus of the tremor was very Bashir Ahmad Khan, the government dated Aug 24, states: Seven people shallow in Niigata Prefecture, the chief in Zabul province's Daychopan killed and extensive damage in urban agency said. A local official said the district. "It was an enormous remote- areas was the result of hurricane

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19 Political & Civil Unrest controlled bomb. The American vehicle reported that 16 rebels were killed. Bangladesh, says it carried out the was tossed into the air and off the More than 750 suspected insurgents attacks. Police in the south-western bridge. It's totally destroyed, as is the have been killed in clashes over the district of Satkhira say they have bridge," he told The Associated Press. past six months, according to figures made progress in their investigation The three wounded troops were hit by provided by U.S. and Afghan officials into the explosions. The district's shrapnel from secondary explosions as and compiled by The Associated Press. police chief Abdur Rahim said that they tried to pull the four soldiers out Nearly 200 civilians and about 100 two people have been arrested in of the burning Humvee, the military Afghan security forces also have died. connection with the blasts and they statement said. Some 187 U.S. service Afghan and American officials have confessed to the police that they were members have been killed in and rejected suggestions that next month's involved in the attacks. Rahim said around Afghanistan since the start of vote be postponed because of the the two men told police that they are Operation Enduring Freedom in late bloodshed. They point to a similar, but members of a little-known Islamic 2001. The bloodshed has led the smaller, spike in violence ahead of last group Ahle Hadith. In each of military to rush in an airborne October's presidential elections, which yesterdays incidents, bombs were set infantry battalion of about 700 troops were carried out peacefully amid a off in crowded spots, mainly at on standby in Fort Bragg, N.C., massive security clampdown. government offices, journalists' clubs boosting the number of American American military commanders say and courts, between 1030 and 1130 troops in Afghanistan to about 20,000. they are making similar preparations hrs. Officials said timing devices were Some 3,100 soldiers from 19 other for the upcoming polls and have found at the scenes of blasts but most nations also are members of the U.S.- stepped up raids on rebel hideouts in of the bombs were small, homemade led coalition. A separate NATO-led violence-wracked southern and devices - wrapped in tape or paper. peacekeeping force also has brought in eastern regions. U.S. military Leaflets from the Jamatul Mujahideen reinforcements ahead of the polls and spokeswoman Lt. Cindy Moore said Bangladesh were found at the site of now numbers about 10,500. In the American-led coalition and Afghan some of the blasts. Early this year the southern Kandahar province, gunmen troops were now carrying out about Bangladesh government banned riding a motorbike killed cleric 150 patrols each day. Jamatul Mujahideen and another Mawlawi Abdullah - the latest in a Kabul, Aug 25 -- U.S. and Afghan group, Jagrata Muslim Janata string of attacks on religious leaders forces backed by a giant B-52 bomber, Bangladesh They were accused of who have openly condemned the A-10 attack aircraft and helicopters being behind a series of bomb blasts, Taliban and other extremists. killed an estimated 16 militants in including those at two local aid Abdullah - a senior figure in the southern Afghanistan in the past two agencies - Grameen and Brac. Islamic Ulama Council - and a days, the U.S. military said today. The Dhaka, Aug 20 -- A countrywide colleague were killed as they walked militants were killed on Tuesday (Aug general strike gripped Bangladesh out of a mosque after praying at dawn 23) and yesterday during an operation today as Prime Minister Begum Sunday, said Interior Ministry official codenamed Vigilant Sentinel aimed at Khaleda Zia returned after cutting Dad Mohammed Rasa. Police set up ensuring security for Sep 18 short a visit to China because of roadblocks around the area, but no parliamentary and provincial council hundreds of simultaneous bomb blasts one was arrested. Two roadside bombs elections. The U.S. military said six across the country. The strike was also exploded near police convoys in militants were were killed on Tuesday called by opposition parties to protest the southern provinces of Zabul and after Afghan and U.S.forces saw them against the 200 or so bomb attacks on Uruzgan late yesteday, each killing planting improvised explosive devices Wednesday (Aug 17) that killed two two officers, officials said. Gunmen in Shinkay district of Zabul province. people and hurt about 100. Islamic also opened fire on a senior cleric in An Afghan and U.S. patrol also pinned militants are believed to be southern Spin Boldak district today, down another group of militants responsible. Traffic was off the streets but he fled into his house and was south-east of the town of Tarin Kot in the capital Dhaka today and unhurt, local police chief Abdul Wasai and called in a B-52 bomber, A-10 businesses, shops and schools were Khan said. In the eastern province of attack aircraft and attack helicopters, closed. Work at the country's main Kunar, rebels ambushed two tanker it said, adding that casualties there Chittagong port was also disrupted trucks carrying fuel to a U.S. military were being assessed. In other but trains moved on schedule. Police base, burning the vehicles but letting incidents yesterday, five militants and security forces were patrolling the drivers go, officials said. were killed by aircraft and ground fire Dhaka and other cities in strength but London, Aug 23 -- A press report, north-east of Tarin Kot five more in said there were no reports of violence. dated Aug 22, states: U.S. and Afghan Kandahar province, the statement "We are trying to make sure that troops killed at least 40 suspected said, adding that there were no U.S. people and their properties are safe," rebels in an offensive targeting casualties or damage in any of the said one police officer. The opposition, militants who ambushed US Navy incidents. -- Reuters. led by the Awami League party of SEAL commandos and shot down a former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, special-forces helicopter, U.S. officials ALBANIA has blamed the government for not said today. The military declared the Bari, Aug 23 -- Product tanker cracking down on militancy earlier. weeklong operation in lawless Kunar Ambar is still under arrest at Bari, Hasina escaped unhurt in a bomb province near Pakistan a success. The and there are presently no prospects attack in August last year in which 23 offensive, was centered on eastern for the vessel's release. -- Lloyd's of her party members were killed. Kunar province's Korengal Valley and Agents. Khaleda, who returned late last night ended over the weekend. "It was after cutting short a long-publicised successful," spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry BANGLADESH visit to China, has condemned the O'Hara told The Associated Press. "We London, Aug 19 -- A press reeport, bombings as a "heinous, cowardly, had over 29 separate engagements dated Aug 18, states: Security forces conspiratorial and well-planned act of with enemy forces that resulted in across Bangladesh have conducted terrorism." She has appealed for calm over 40 enemy killed in action and extensive raids after yesterday's bomb and ordered security agencies to crack many others wounded." Before the blasts which killed two people and down on suspects. No one has claimed operation started, hundreds of Afghan injured more than 100. Officials say responsibility for Wednesday's rebels, as well as militants from nearly 100 people have been detained simultaneous explosions in 60 cities Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Chechnya, or arrested so far in connection with and towns, which caused little damage were believed to be hiding in the the explosions. The main opposition and appeared to be aimed at spreading valley, just miles from the Pakistan Awami League has called a general panic. However, copies of a leaflet border, and gearing up for attacks on strike for Saturday (Aug 20), accusing found at the bomb sites carried a call polling stations on Sep 18. O'Hara also the government of failing to act by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, a banned announced that a separate battle: Aug against crime. More than 400 small group, for Islamic rule in Bangladesh - 7-10, in southern Zabul province's devices went off simultaneously across - the world's third most populous Daychopan district, left 65 suspected the country. An outlawed Islamic Muslim nation. Police have since militants dead. The military initially group, Jamatul Mujahideen detained scores of suspects, and

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20 Political & Civil Unrest yesterday said two of them had sides swapping accusations the other begin only after cease-fires were confessed to being members of the has broken the truce. Nkurunziza said declared. Until now the government Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen. "Nearly 20 out his government will tackle rising had insisted the Revolutionary Armed of some 150 suspects arrested crime resulting from extreme poverty Forces of Colombia, the largest rebel following the spate of bombings and the demobilisation of former army that is known by its Spanish claimed themselves as militants of combatants who have no livelihood but initials FARC, declare a cease-fire Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen and said they retain access to weapons. "I want to before any talks at all. "The have acted under the instructions of tell everybody that we no longer government accepts the church's their mentors," a senior police officer tolerate people who are troublemakers efforts for a preliminary dialogue said today. At least 10 of them were and want to disturb security," he said. towards a cease-fire," Uribe told being questioned by a joint -- Reuters. reporters after meeting the church's interrogation cell manned by police Bujumbura, Aug 24 -- Integration of most senior figure in Colombia, and armed forces, he said. -- Reuters. ex-Hutu rebels into Burundi's Tutsi- Monsignor Luis Augusto Castro, who Dhaka, Aug 23 -- Banned Islamic dominated army is encouraging made the offer over the weekend. militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen, refugees from the tiny central African Security forces believe the FARC has widely blamed for hundreds of bomb country's civil war to return in bigger 17,000 fighters, paid for from the blasts across Bangladesh last week, numbers, the U.N. refugee agency said proceeds of the cocaine trade, has warned it will strike again unless today. The relatively violence-free extortion and kidnapping. A key Bangladesh introduces Islamic rule. progress of recent democratic elections demand for any peace deal would be "This is the third invitation to the has also helped speed along the redistributing land to poor peasants. government of Bangladesh ... if (it) voluntary returns over the past two Thousands of people are killed in fails to establish the Islamic law or try months, said Kaba-Guichard Neyaga, Colombia's conflict every year. The to arrest any member of Jamatul the U.N. High Commissioner for United States has provided Colombia Mujahideen Bangladesh ... (we) will Refugees (UNHCR) representative for with more than $3 billion in mainly take direct action," the group said in a Burundi. "The new army and security military aid since 2000 to tackle the statement on its website, services are contributing to the cocaine trade and Marxist rebels. -- jihadunspun.com. "Everybody is the impression of confidence among Reuters. enemy of Islam who wants to launch refugees," Neyaga told Reuters. democracy as an institutional form. "Refugees have historically feared the ECUADOR Therefore we invite the ruling party army, because they have been accused London, Aug 19 -- A press report, and also the opposition to initiate the of discrimination. With the new dated yesterday, states: Ecuadorean rule of Islam within a short time in configuration, there is a troops took control of government Bangladesh," the statement said. Two representation of both ethnicities." buildings in two Amazon provinces people were killed and about 100 Under a peace accord signed in 2000 and reinforced security at oil wells injured as hundreds of home-made that has guided Burundi's path out of today as they moved to quell protests bombs exploded simultaneously across a 12-year civil war, former Hutu that have slashed crude production the country of 140 million last guerrilla forces have been integrated and exports, a senior officer said. Wednesday (Aug 17). -- Reuters. with their former foes in the largely Acting after President Alfredo Palacio Tutsi army. The big Tutsi presence in declared a state of emergency in the BURUNDI the army often made many Hutu provinces of Sucumbios and Orellana Bujumbura, Aug 18 -- Burundi's sole refugees -- who made up the bulk of late yesterday, security forces fired presidential candidate vowed today to the hundreds of thousands of tear gas at protesters in the eastern bring its last active rebel group into Burundians to flee their homes -- fear jungle city of Lago Agrio, in images peace talks hours after a reported oppression and abuse because of their shown on local television. Ecuador's clash between the army and the ethnicity, a routine occurrence in the crude oil output has fallen by 63 per hardline Hutus showed how tough past. The UNHCR said as of Sunday cent to 198,000 barrels per day since that task might be. Pierre (Aug 21), a total of 32,024 refugees protesters invaded oil camps, Nkurunziza, head of the former Hutu had returned to Burundi this year. sabotaged equipment and blocked rebel Forces for the Defence of Neyega said it was difficult to predict highways on Monday, state-owned Democracy (FDD) is virtually certain how many would return in the coming Petroecuador and a private producers' to win since he will be unopposed year, because all of the returns are association said. Petroecuador when members of a two-chamber voluntary. The almost violence-free declared force majeure on its oil legislature acting as an electoral election of a new government, to be led exports, a contract clause that allows college make their decision tomorrow. by president-elect and leader of the it to stop shipments due to events The vote is the last in a series of polls former rebel Hutu Forces for Defence beyond its control. Most of Ecuador's this year designed to end 12 years of of Democracy (FDD) Pierre oil exports go to the United States. conflict between the Hutu majority Nkurunziza, is another factor giving Petroecuador usually exports about and the Tutsi minority that held refugees a reason to come home. "It's 144,000 bpd, but the protests have cut Burundi's levers of power. The FDD going fast because people are looking its production to 29,000 bpd from the dominates the legislature after forward to returning and are confident usual 201,000 bpd. The disturbances, commanding wins in elections for both they can return. People are coming which are throttling the country's houses that passed off with little back to stay and reintegrate in their principal source of export income, are violence. Fighters of the militant Hutu country," Neyaga said. A U.N.-led the worst faced by Mr Palacio since he Forces from National Liberation (FNL) peacekeeping mission has also helped, came to power in April. clashed with the army in the Neyaga said. "The presence of the Quito, Aug 21 -- Leaders of protests northwest late yesterday and five peace mission is something important that shut down Ecuador's oil industry rebels and three soldiers were killed, ... we can see it's been calmer." -- halted their attacks and flew to the army spokesman Adolphe Manirakiza Reuters. capital today to negotiate with the said. The FNL also launched a mortar government as the country's attack in the hills north of the capital, COLOMBIA petroleum output showed signs of the army said, adding that no one was Bogota, Aug 22 -- Colombia today recovery. A delegation of about 60 injured. "There are indications that eased a key condition for peace talks protesters arrived in Quito from the the FNL is planning to intensify with Marxist rebels by accepting an Amazon region where they had started attacks from now until the offer from the Roman Catholic Church blowing up pipelines and vandalizing inauguration, just to show that it is to mediate in a four-decade-old pumping machinery nearly a week still present on the ground and maybe guerrilla conflict. President Alvaro ago, demanding jobs and put some pressure on the new Uribe said he had accepted a church infrastructure investment. The government to talk to them," offer to try to set up preliminary talks government released some of them Manirakiza said. A ceasefire signed by with both of Colombia's main Marxist from prison yesterday after they the outgoing government and the FNL rebel armies about conditions for agreed to suspend the violence and earlier this year crumbled with both possible cease-fires. 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21 Political & Civil Unrest leaders warned that members of their percent of its normal production, but in the morning." Oil companies oppose group remain in the region and are not enough to resume exports cut granting immunity from prosecution prepared to renew attacks if during a week of protests, a source at for participation in the attacks. "We negotiations fail. Output by state oil Petroecuador told AFP. "The level at cannot sponsor anarchy," Rene Ortiz, firm Petroecuador, which suspended Petroecuador rose to 90,000 barrels" president of the Ecuadorean exports on Thursday (Aug 18), totaled per day, the source said. "Production is Hydrocarbons Association, told 54,000 barrels per day today. That is rising little by little," the source said reporters. State security forces an increase from 33,167 bpd on on condition of anonymity. On Monday clashed with people of the town of yesterday, but far below the 201,000 (Aug 22), Minister of Energy and Lago Agrio in Sucumbios province who bpd production seen before the Mines Ivan Rodriguez said, "On accused the government and energy protests began. "The good news is that Sunday (Aug 21), production was at firms of dragging their feet during the the army has regained control of all oil 62,000 barrels and on Monday we hope talks. "If they do not agree to give us pipelines and production, allowing to reach 70,000, which is less than 50 immunity from prosecution, we have a output to rise today," said government percent of our production." The state- consensus to call a hunger strike as a spokesman Andres Seminario. Last owned business' normal production of way of increasing the pressure," Monday (Aug 15) the protesters 201,000 barrels per day was cut to Edmundo Espindola, a protest leader invaded oil fields in the eastern nothing on Thursday (Aug 18) as and mayor of the oil town of provinces of Sucumbios and Orellana, protesters staged takeovers at Shushufindi, told Reuters. "If helping push U.S. crude oil futures up wellheads and blocked highways in immunity is granted, we are ready to $2 to more than $65 a barrel on Friday Ecuador's Amazon basin oil fields to sign the settlement," he said. The (Aug 19). The government declared a demand a greater share of Ecuador's activists' stance put President Alfredo state of emergency in Orellana and oil wealth. They also demanded that Palacio in a difficult position. The Sucumbios on Wednesday (Aug 17), US-based oil company Oxy leave government wants to settle, but allowing authorities to restrict Ecuador on the grounds it ceded its granting immunity would set a bad freedom of movement and association rights to Encana of Canada without precedent because other groups would and censor media.The government the government's authorization. With get the message that they can stage says it will take until November to Ecuador's production down, the violent protests without legal restore Petroecuador's production, Venezuelan state oil company agreed consequences," said Carlos which is key to the country's economy. to help Quito make up the shortfall Larreategui, political analyst and The company said it could take longer with a shipment of refined products in pollster at the University of the to restore production in some fields. September. A statement from Americas in Quito. Under a draft Oil output by private companies has Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) did settlement proposal negotiators are been reduced to nearly zero, said Rene not specify the exact amount of fuels thrashing out in Quito, oil companies Ortiz, president of the Ecuadorean being offered, but said a deal was including Occidental Petroleum Corp., Hydrocarbons Association. agreed today with a delegation from Petrobras and EnCana Corp. would London, Aug 22 -- A press report, Ecuador to provide especially naptha pave 160 miles of new roads in the dated Aug 21, states: Protests in and diesel, and that the assistance eastern provinces of Sucumbios and Ecuador's north-east Amazon region could continue to October if necessary. Orellana. About two-thirds of the 25- that brought oil production to a halt In Ecuador, protestors, which include percent income tax paid by the were suspended today after local and regional government companies would be steered toward demonstrators and the government officials, met for a second day with local health, environment and agreed to a truce. A state of emergency representatives of President Alfredo development projects, according to the declared on Wednesday (Aug 17) Palacio to press their demands. draft agreement. In exchange, remained in place for the Sucumbios Cabinet officials announced that the protesters would call a permanent end and Orellana provinces, where protesters' demands for more paved to the attacks and the government residents had taken over two airports, roadways in their region would be would end a state of emergency that blocked roads, occupied oil camps and met. However, security officials said allows the army to censor local media sabotaged oil facilities. The that a state of emergency would and restrict freedom of movement and demonstrators have demanded that oil remain in force, as protesters called assembly. Exports are still paralyzed, companies hire more local residents the halt in demonstrations only a but output from state oil firm and make income tax and royalty break in the action to allow for Petroecuador has climbed back to payments directly to local dialogue. Rodriguez called protesters' 135,084 barrels per day, more than governments. Both sides were damage to the wells "worse than a half its average normal production. debating the possibility of sending war," and estimated economic losses of Output from private companies in representatives to Quito for 400 million dollars to the Ecuador was 316,932 bpd on today, negotiations. "The protests are impoverished South American nation compared to 329,000 bpd before the suspended momentarily while we by year end. crisis. But Ecuadorean Energy engaged in a dialogue," Guadalupe Quito, Aug 24 -- Protesters who have Minister Ivan Rodriguez has said Llori, an official with the province of choked off Ecuadorean oil exports some wells may be too damaged to Orellana, said today. "But either we threatened today to launch a hunger return to normal. -- Reuters. will have results from the talks or we strike to pressure the government into will return to the previous measures." granting them immunity, as INDIA Police and soldiers moved forcefully to settlement talks headed into a fourth London, Aug 18 -- A press report, quell the protests, arresting some local day. Demanding that oil firms invest dated Aug 17, states: The Indian state officials and retaking control of the more in the poor Amazon communities of Andhra Pradesh has imposed a ban region. Venezuelan President Hugo where they drill, the militants on the rebel Communist Party of India Chavez said today that his country crippled Ecuador's petroleum industry (Maoist) group and what it says are had agreed to provide oil to Ecuador last week and helped lift world crude six front organisations. The ban comes until its industry stabilises. prices by dynamiting pipelines and two days after suspected Maoist rebels "Venezuela will assume the vandalizing pumping equipment. shot dead 10 people, including a ruling commitments of the Ecuadorean About 60 protest leaders are in Quito party legislator. The state government government," said Chavez, who was for negotiations aimed at ending the had earlier empowered the chief hosting his weekly radio and crisis. They warned that members of minister to impose the ban and the television show from Cuba. He said their group remain on alert near the federal government in Delhi today Ecuador would not be charged. oil fields of eastern Ecuador, ready to gave approval. The rebels have been Ecuador's government says crude attack again if the talks fail. "The fighting since 1980 for a communist production will not be able to return to issue of immunity is the sticking state. The rebel groups were banned normal until at least October. point," said mediator Ramiro between 1992 and 2004 but the ban London, Aug 24 -- A press report, Gonzalez, prefect of Pichincha was not renewed last year in a bid to dated Aug 23, states: Ecuador's state- province, where the capital city Quito engage in peace talks. The peace owned oil company is pumping at 45 is located. "Negotiations will resume process ended in failure in January

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22 Political & Civil Unrest this year. More than 250 people have Indian official said. Early yesterday, assassinated a Baghdad judge been killed in violence between police Indian troops fired on hundreds of yesterday while beleaguered and rebels since the ceasefire ended. Bangladeshi workers and soldiers to government officials and U.S. military Today the federal home ministry gave stop the construction of a river leaders worked to shift attention from Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy embankment close to the zero line, the violence to efforts to rebuild the the go-ahead to impose the ban. State triggering a gunbattle that lasted country. The soldiers died when their government sources said some almost the whole day. There was no vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the ministers from the Telangana region official word yet on casualties on city of Samarra, about 75 miles north were opposed to the ban but the chief either side but Indian officers said of Baghdad, according to the U.S. minister reportedly told the cabinet he people in at least 15 border villages military. The attack occurred on a dirt had no option other than to resort to had been evacuated to safer places. road in the southern section of the strong measures in the wake of rebel Firing had largely stopped yesterday city. Military officials did not provide violence. State minister for evening, and both sides said they were further details. U.S. military deaths in information Mohammed Ali Shabbir trying to organise talks to ensure Iraq since the March 2003 invasion on Tuesday (Aug 16) ruled out any hostilities did not flare. However, an now total 1,864, according to The talks with the rebels until they laid Indian border official said Bangladeshi Associated Press. This month, there down their arms. On Monday (Aug 15), guards opened fire without provocation have been at least 59 fatalities, Congress party legislator, Narsi this morning. "According to reports we surpassing July's total and on track to Reddy, was returning from a function have this morning, heavy firing has pass the 77 recorded in June. Also when four suspected rebels attacked resumed," a senior official of India's yesterday, Jasim Waheeb, an his group. In addition to the 10 killed, Border Security Force (BSF) said in investigative judge from a Baghdad eight others were injured in the raid Kolkata. "We had to return the fire appellate court, and his driver were in Makhtal, 130km south of the state after Bangladeshi troops resumed shot to death in the capital's Dora capital, Hyderabad. The rebels are firing. The situation looks worse." neighborhood less than two miles from pressing for the creation of a Yesterday's fighting began as Indian the heavily protected Green Zone that communist state comprising tribal troops opened fire after Bangladesh is home to the Iraqi government. He areas in the states of Andhra Pradesh, ignored a request to stop disputed was assassinated by unknown gunmen Maharashtra, Orissa, Bihar and construction work on their side of the while leaving his home, according to Chhattisgarh. border, along a river that flows into the Interior Ministry. West of the New Delhi, Aug 23 -- Indian officials Bangladeshi territory from India, capital, the governor of troubled and Christian separatists from the another BSF officer said. The incident Anbar province escaped injury when remote state of Nagaland have held took place at a border post about 350 gunmen attacked local leaders who talks to preserve a four-year ceasefire km north of Kolkata. Indian officials were meeting at a mosque in Ramadi and resolve a deades-old revolt, seen said they had earlier turned down a to discuss the efforts to write a new as the key to peace in the country's request from Bangladeshi border national constitution. Nine people turbulent northeast. The talks, held authorities to allow the building of a were injured in the attack, including late yesterday, were the first formal river embankment because the issue four from the Sunni Waqf, or religious dialogue between the government and was still being discussed by an India- endowment, and five guards, the the National Socialist Council of Bangladesh panel on border rivers. Interior Ministry said. The violence Nagaland (S.S. Khaplang), which has Normally friendly relations between came a day after a series of car observed a truce with Indian forces India and Bangladesh have often been bombings killed 43 people in what since 2001. "They discussed the marred by border skirmishes, appeared to be an attack on Shiites ceasefire and how to continue talks," especially after New Delhi began designed to incite sectarian strife. an Indian home ministry official told fencing off the frontier to stop illegal Separately, a spokesman for the Reuters. "The Nagas had some migrants and militants. Bangladesh biggest Shiite party yesterday demands about the ceasefire denies its people are living and predicted a breakthrough on the monitoring group and they will be working illegally in India. Dhaka does constitution within the next two days, examined." The two sides would meet not oppose the fencing project, but as negotiators scrambled to finish the again but no dates were set, he added. objects when the fence is built too close draft by next week's deadline, The The Naga tribal rebellion is India's to the zero line along the 4,096-km Associated Press reported. Afterward, oldest insurgency, and security land and riverine border. -- Reuters. leaders of the factions -- Shiites, Sunni analysts say peace with the Nagas is Arabs and Kurds -- conferred late into crucial to a broader peace in the INDONESIA yesterday night at the home of Vice northeast -- seven states connected to London, Aug 22 -- A press report, President Adil Abdul-Mahdi in the the rest of India by a thin strip of land dated today, states: More than 1,000 heavily fortified Green Zone, AP and home to dozens of insurgent Indonesian troops have left Aceh reported. No statement was issued groups. The Khaplang faction of the province - the first withdrawal of after the meeting, but representatives NSCN is the second most powerful forces after a peace deal made with of all three factions spoke separatist group in Nagaland, a separatist rebels last week. About optimistically about prospects for mainly Christian state of two million 1,200 troops left northern Aceh finishing by the new deadline Monday people on India's far eastern border onboard naval vessels. Under the (Aug 22.). Haitham al-Husseini, a with Myanmar. A more powerful terms of the peace deal, the spokesman for the Supreme Council group, the NSCN (Issac-Muivah) has government has pledged to withdraw for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, said held repeated talks with the Indian all non-local forces from Aceh by the he expected a breakthrough within 48 government since it started a ceasefire end of the year. The rebels, from the hours, adding "the work is being done in 1997. But there has been little Free Aceh Movement (Gam), have in an inclusive way to overcome the progress over the rebels' central agreed to disarm in return for political points of disagreements." However, demands -- the unification of Naga- representation. An estimated 40,000- Shiites and Kurds again pointed to dominated areas in northeast India 50,000 police and troops are currently Sunnis as the main holdouts because and ultimately independence. Both stationed in Aceh. About 14,700 of their opposition to transforming NSCN factions, which split in the late military and 9,100 police will remain Iraq into a federated state, which they 1980s, have thousands of fighters, and after the Indonesian military fear would lead to the breakup of the raise money mainly through "taxes". -- completes its withdrawal under the nation. Reuters. terms of the peace deal. Monitors from Kabul, Aug 21 -- Four US soldiers the European Union and South East were killed and three wounded in a INDIA-BANGLADESH Asia begin work on Sep 15. bomb attack in Afghanistan today as Kolkata, Aug 20 -- Indian and they were trying to clear militants Bangladeshi border guards were firing IRAQ from an area before an election next at each other again today, a day after London, Aug 19 -- A press report, month, the US military said. Hours a dispute over a construction along the dated today, states: Iraqi insurgents later, two US embassy staff were hurt frontier flared into a gunfight, an killed four American soldiers and when their vehicle was hit by a blast

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23 Political & Civil Unrest near the capital, Kabul. US forces on the deadline, but Iraqis know that become heavier, Orwel said. In the have now suffered 47 deaths in combat it is not ready," said Saleh Mutlaq. north, the export pipeline from Kirkuk in Afghanistan this year making it the Sunni politicians complain of being to the Turkish port of Ceyhan even worst period since they arrived to oust sidelined and have urged the managed to handle brief export the Taliban in October 2001. The three international community to prevent shipments before it was closed again wounded US soldiers were hurt in the pushing through of a constitution by insurgent bombings, Orwel said. secondary explosions as they tried to lacking consensus. He says significant Most of the 300,000 or so barrels per pull fellow soldiers to safety after the differences remain on crucial issues, day produced in Kirkuk is instead sent first blast in Zabul province, in the and the most optimistic participants to local refineries for domestic use. south of the country. "Attacks such as believe a final text at this stage would That pipeline has been shuttered by this strengthen, not weaken, the still leave some details unresolved. rebel bombs almost continuously since resolve of the US/Coalition, Afghan Officials say the communities have the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. National Security Forces, and the edged closer on some issues, but not London, Aug 23 -- A press report, Afghan people," said a US commander, close enough to come up with a draft dated today, states: Iraqi Prime Major-General Jason Kamiya. The form of words for the constitution. The Minister Ibrahim Jaafari has said he Taliban claimed responsibility for the Sunni contingent remains strongly is confident that the country's attack in Dai Chopan district. A opposed to allowing greater autonomy politicians will reach an agreement on Taliban spokesman, Abdul Latif for the Kurdish north and Shia south, a new constitution. Yesterday, Hakimi, speaking by telephone from fearing its share of revenues from politicians submitted a draft document an undisclosed location, said Taliban those oil-rich regions could eventually to parliament, but MPs did not vote on fighters had planted the bomb. Two be compromised. A draft constitution it because several key issues were still Afghan government soldiers were agreed by the committee would be put unresolved. Iraqi MPs gave killed in a similar blast in another to a referendum due in October. If it negotiators three more days to reach part of troubled Zabul, a provincial was approved, fresh elections would agreement on the draft. Today, official said. The US unit was involved follow to elect a fully-mandated politicians again resumed negotiations in operations in support of the parliament under its terms, probably aimed at resolving differences related September 18 parliamentary and in December. to federalism. Sunni Arab provincial elections, which the Taliban London, Aug 23 -- A press report, representatives fear that further and other militants have condemned dated Aug 22, states: Saboteurs provincial devolution could lead to the and vowed to disrupt. "The unit's triggered a cascade of blackouts that break-up of the country. Kurdish mission is part of a much larger halted Iraq's entire oil export capacity officials were also against imposing a operation to disrupt enemy forces and for most of today, a move that cost the text without Sunni approval. The to thereby provide a safe environment country almost $60 million in lost original deadline was last week, but it for upcoming September elections," exports and rattled already jittery was shifted to midnight yesterday the US military said. The Afghan world markets. Government officials (2000, UTC) when no agreement was government and US officials say the blamed the outage on insurgent reached. Mr Jaafari said that 151 of militants will fail in their bid to spoil attacks that toppled key power pylons 153 articles of the constitution had the vote. Today's casualty toll is the in central Iraq and darkened broad been agreed. He insisted the issue of worst for US forces in Afghanistan swaths of the country, including its federalism had been settled. Earlier, since 16 American servicemen were two largest cities - Baghdad and the head of the committee responsible killed in June when their helicopter Basra. By late today, tankers were for drafting the constitution, Humam was shot down as they tried to rescue being loaded at less than a third of Hammoudi, said he did not think the four trapped US special forces normal capacity with the help of back- three days political leaders had given soldiers. -- Reuters. up generators, Dow Jones Newswires themselves to agree a deal would be London, Aug 22 -- A pres sreport, reported. The pumps failed as two oil enough. Mr Hammoudi, said the dated today, states: With the deadline tankers - one Brazilian, one Spanish - leaders might have to find a way of for agreeing a new constitution just were in the midst of taking on Iraqi postponing discussion of some of the hours away, Iraq's deadlocked crude. Analysts said the disruption - a issues. Sunnis have expressed communities are meeting in a final brief one by the standards of postwar concerns that allowing for federalism attempt to hammer out a deal. An Iraq - wasn't likely to affect world oil may lead to the creation of an original deadline last week was prices, especially with demand in autonomous Shia area in southern shifted to midnight today (2000, UTC) North America expected to contract as Iraq - like the Kurdish north but when no agreement was reached. the summer driving season ends. Since under Iran's influence. The Sunnis Officials are being forced to discuss a the start of 2004, Iraq has lost $11 fear greater autonomy for the Kurdish further delay, or even the more radical billion in oil revenues, mostly to north and Shia south could option of dissolving parliament. Shia, sabotage, said George Orwel, an oil compromise their share of revenues Sunni and Kurdish teams have been analyst for Petroleum Intelligence from those oil-rich regions. Shia and unable to agree on key issues Weekly in New York. Today's Kurdish political groups have enough including federalism, oil and the role disruption was the first since June, of a majority in parliament to push of Islam. "If the text is not handed to interrupting a rare run of good fortune through a draft constitution without the national assembly by the [new] for Iraq's oil sector. Earlier this year, the support of Sunni members of deadline, one choice is to task for insurgent attacks and rough weather parliament, but correspondents say another one-week extension," the that prevented ships from docking this would be a politically damaging prime minister's spokesman, Leith halted exports for days at a time, but move. Iraqi parliament speaker Hajim Kubba, told reporters. "Or... the over the summer, the country Hassani opened the a late-night national assembly would be dissolved managed to raise production and session yesterday saying a draft had and the government becomes a exports, reaching production of 2.1 been received but outstanding issues caretaker government." million barrels per day and exports of remained. These included: federalism, Correspondents say there appears to 1.6 million barrels per day in July, and the way to form [federal] regions; be little appetite for fresh elections, so Orwel said. At times over the past the terminology used in eradicating an extension appears the more likely year, overall production dipped as low the influence of the former Baath outcome if the deadline is not met for as 1.6 million barrels per day, he said. regime - whether to use the term the second time. The United States At the same time, Iraq's badly Baath party or Saddam's Baath and has led the way in urging the overtaxed oil fields and export structuring of authority between the completion of the constitution, seeing terminals got some long overdue presidency, parliament and the it as a step towards stabilising Iraq, maintenance, Orwel said. The government. There was strong interest but as the wrangling continues, a maintenance, which includes new in reaching unanimity on the draft "so leading Sunni member of the pumps that inject water back into that the constitution pleases committee accused the US of applying Iraqi wells to restore pressure, everyone", Mr Hassani said. too much pressure. "The Americans appears to be reversing a drop in the London, Aug 24 -- A press report, want the constitution to be submitted quality of Iraqi crude, which had dated Aug 23, states: A suicide bomber

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24 Political & Civil Unrest has killed 10 people in an attack on a minister, Bosho Ibrahim, when his said Gilbert Asuque, a ministry joint US-Iraqi base in the Iraqi town convoy was attacked by gunmen in spokesman. "Based on information we of Baquba which led to three more Baghdad. Iraqi security forces received from our mission in Iraq, the "friendly fire" deaths. Eight policemen conducted raids in Amiriya and convoy carrying the Filipino workers died in the explosion along with a US Ghaziliya, rounding up several and their Iraqi escorts hit an IED on soldier and a contractor, according to suspected insurgent ringleaders. the road to Kirkuk," Asuque told US military and Iraqi police reports London, Aug 25 -- A press report, reporters, referring to an improvised and three members of an Iraqi special dated today, states: Political leaders in explosive device. forces unit in the area were killed in Iraq are under pressure to agree on a error by US troops, Iraqi police added. new constitution before a deadline ISRAEL Elsewhere, an Iraqi minister said she tonight. On Monday (Aug 22), Gadid, Gaza Strip, Aug 19 -- Israeli had survived an assassination parliament gave Shia, Kurdish and troops stormed one of the last pockets attempt. The explosion in Baquba, Sunni negotiators three more days to of resistance to withdrawal from Gaza 50km north-east of Baghdad, occurred secure consensus on several today, dragging settlers and their in a dining area in the Provincial Joint outstanding key issues. These include supporters screaming and sobbing Co-ordination Centre. According to the provisions on federalism, which is from a settlement synagogue. Settlers police, US soldiers responding to the opposed by the Sunni Arabs, who fear took to rooftops in the tiny Gadid blast apparently mistook the special the break-up of Iraq. Adding to these enclave shouting "Nazis" as security forces soldiers for insurgents and tensions, yesterday, five people died in forces swept in, hours after clearing opened fire. Environment Minister violence between rival Shia in several Gaza's main anti-pullout strongholds, Narmine Othman, an Iraqi Kurd, said Iraqi cities. The clashes spread after all but breaking the back of opposition today she had survived an radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr's to ending 38 years of occupation. With assassination attempt a day earlier by office in Najaf was attacked and burnt the latest poll confirming solid support gunmen who attacked her convoy. The down. Mr Sadr's supporters blamed among the Israeli public for the first minister was travelling through the the armed militia of the leading Shia removal of settlements from land Oudhaim region, between the political party, the Supreme Council Palestinians want for a state, troops northern city of Kirkuk and Baquba, for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq rushed to wrap up their toughest when attackers opened fire, injuring (Sciri). Mr Sadr has sided with Sunni tasks before the start of the Jewish three of her guards. Two Iraqi leaders in opposing the federalist tone Sabbath at sunset. Pushing past policemen were also reported killed in of the draft constitution, warning that burning barricades, security forces in a clash with insurgents during a raid this could lead to the break-up of Iraq. riot gear surrounded Gadid's in Haydariya, north of the city of Despite some signs of flexibility, it is synagogue and forced their way in as Najaf. thought unlikely that the Sunnis will 90 protesters who had barricaded London, Aug 24 -- A press report, sign up to the draft constitution today. themselves inside lay on the floor, dated today, states: A senior Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, said crying and shouting. Police wrestled official of the Justice Ministry escaped yesterday that Iraq's stability could them out one by one, as they had in a second attempt on his life when only be ensured if consensus were assaults yesterday on two other gunmen opened fire on his convoy in reached. "The constitution will be to synagogues in hardline settlements. western Baghdad today, killing four of serve everybody and not only one More than 80 percent of Gaza's 8,500 his bodyguards and wounding five community of the Iraqi society," Mr settlers have been evacuated under others, police said. "Unknown gunmen Talabani said. Negotiators are due to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attacked the convoy of Busho Ibrahim, have further talks today, but it is not "disengagement plan," and officials the Kurdish under-secretary of the clear what will happen. The Shia and said the operation could be completed Justice Ministry on the highway near Kurdish groups have an overwhelming by Tuesday (Aug 23), far ahead of Adil district as he was heading to majority in parliament and can pass schedule. Many of Gadid's 350 work, killing four bodyguards and the constitution without Sunni residents had already left before wounding five others," an Interior support. But the insurgency that still troops moved in, but a few families Ministry source said on condition of plagues Iraq has its roots in the Sunni and dozens of protesters defiantly anonymity. The official escaped heartlands and the constitution is remained. Columns of smoke rose from unhurt, the source said, adding that supposed to be part of the process of piles of burning tyres and debris as two vehicles within the convoy were winning the Sunni community round, soldiers went door to door ordering burned. Yesterday, Ibrahim escaped our correspondent says. Prime people out. After negotiations failed assassination when gunmen ambushed Minister Ibrahim Jaafari has said that yesterday, troops stormed synagogues his convoy at 1600 hrs (1200, UTC) in 151 of 153 articles have been agreed in Neve Dekalim, the biggest Gaza western Baghdad, wounding three of since then - including the issue of enclave, and in the religious his bodyguards and a civilian. federalism. Sunnis have expressed community of Kfar Darom, scene of London, Aug 25 -- A press report, concerns that allowing for federalism the most frenzied clashes. Police used dated today, states: At least 35 people may lead to the creation of an cranes and water cannon to battle were killed in rebel attacks across autonomous Shia area in southern protesters on the roof of Kfar Darom's central and northern Iraq yesterday. Iraq - like the Kurdish north but house of worship, who fought back The deadliest strike was in Baghdad under Iran's influence. The Sunnis with rocks, paint-filled light bulbs and when a suicide car bomber attacked a fear greater autonomy for the Kurdish chemical irritants. The army said 31 police patrol in Ghazalia district north and Shia south could security personnel were hurt. sparking a gunbattle between rebels compromise their share of revenues Opponents of the pullout were also and security forces. At least 15 people from those oil-rich regions. In other dragged kicking and screaming from were killed and 59 wounded, security developments, Iraqi police say they Neve Dekalim's synagogue after troops sources said. Around 40 insurgents, have found the bodies of 36 men moved in. -- Reuters. some of them wearing masks, could be dumped in a shallow river near the Atzmona, Gaza, Aug 21 -- Israeli seen brandishing weapons in the town of Kut, south-east of the capital, forces hoped to complete the streets of Hay al-Jamma, a district in Baghdad. A spokesman said the men evacuation of the biggest bloc of the west of the city, shortly after they had been handcuffed and stripped to Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip attacked police checkpoints with their underwear, and most had bullet today as further confrontations loomed rockets and assault rifles. A Reuters wounds to their heads. The spokesman with ultranationalist protesters. cameraman at the scene said at least said it appeared they had been shot as Several hundred radical youngsters, six police vehicles were on fire and recently as two days ago. Elsewhere, a reinforcing dozens of settler families gunfire and explosions could be heard. Filipino contract worker and two that ignored last week's army The police said they had called for Iraqis were killed in a bomb attack on directive to leave the occupied land, reinforcement from US forces to repel their convoy in the Iraqi city of awaited troops sent to remove them. the attacks. Twenty other people were Kirkuk, the Philippine foreign Only four of the 21 Gaza settlements, killed in attacks yesterday, including ministry said today. Two other built on territory Palestinians want four bodyguards of the deputy justice Filipinos were wounded in the attack, for a state, remain after forced

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25 Political & Civil Unrest evacuations last week, during which London, Aug 23 -- A press report, the estimated date". All of Gaza would settlers were carried from their homes dated today, sgtates: Israeli troops are then come under Palestinian rule, and protesters were pulled from evicting residents of two Jewish although Israel would still control the synagogues. President Mahmoud Abbas settlements in the West Bank, a day narrow coastal strip's air space. decreed that the Palestinian Authority after the removal of 8,500 Jews from Palestinians want Israel to hand over would take over all the settlements as Gaza was completed. They met little all of the West Bank and Arab East the Israelis pull out. Contingents of resistance, but had to cut through Jerusalem for their capital. Israel unarmed soldiers planned to head to barbed wire to reach protesters captured both along with Gaza in the the settlements of Katif and Atzmona, barricaded in synagogues. In one 1967 Middle East war, but Israeli farming communities of a few hundred instance, a crane was used to lift troops Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has vowed people, and to Slav, where most onto a rooftop at the settlement of to keep all of Jerusalem and large West residents have left, to complete the Sanur to take protesters down in two Bank settlements. Forecasts of tough evacuation of the Gush Katif bloc. shipping containers. The closure of 21 resistance to evacuation proved wrong Netzarim, an isolated settlement near settlements in Gaza ended yesterday in in Homesh and Sanur just as they did Gaza City, is due to be emptied a quick operation. It is the first time in Gaza where settlers were cleared out tomorrow. With Palestinian agreement, Israel has withdrawn from Palestinian in five days, two weeks ahead of Israeli forces are due to start full-scale land captured in the 1967 war. The schedule, in Sharon's bid to "disengage" demolition of evacuated settler homes atmosphere in Sanur is described as from conflict with Palestinians. Police today. Withdrawals were suspended "calm", despite media reports that stormed an old British police station yesterday for the Jewish Sabbath. More radical settlers had weapons and could and synagogues in the two enclaves than 85% of Gaza's settlers have gone, resort to violence. A group of around fortified by some 1,000 radicals, but resistance has been reinforced by 30-40 protesters barricaded themselves drawing a hail of bottles, light bulbs, ultranationalists like those who made on the roof of an old Ottoman fort paint, ketchup, eggs and tomatoes, but stands last week at Neve Dekalim, the where they are holding final prayers. there was little violent resistance and biggest settlement, and Kfar Darom, an Troops firing water cannon stepped the two settlements were emptied in outlying religious outpost. -- Reuters. from containers hoisted by cranes onto less than a day. Palestinian militants London, Aug 22 -- A press report, dated the roof - but they are allowing the have feted the pullout as a victory. today, states: Israeli forces are protest to end before taking them Israeli rightists, including many in evacuating the last inhabited Jewish down. In Homesh troops removed a Sharon's Likud party, condemned the settlement in the Gaza Strip as an small group of protesters from the roof pullout, saying it rewarded a eviction operation started five days ago of a religious school using a bulldozer Palestinian revolt. An anti-pullout draws to a close. Netzarim's residents shovel. Security in the area will remain mutiny in Likud has raised doubt are the last of 8,500 people in 21 in Israeli hands, unlike in the Gaza whether the party will renominate settlements in Gaza to be evicted under Strip, where the Israelis are Sharon as its candidate for prime a pullout plan. Attention will then shift withdrawing entirely from the area and minister in the next election, due in to the West Bank, where four other will hand over security to the 2006. A poll published by the Haaretz settlements are being abandoned amid Palestinian Authority. The residents of daily today found that Sharon's main expectations of possibly violent Ganim and Kadim, two other Likud rival, Benjamin Netanyahu, resistance. Troops are heading to the settlements in the northern West Bank, would take 47 percent of the vote to 30 West Bank for the operation, due to have already left voluntarily. percent for the premier if a Likud start tomorrow. Residents of two West Demolitions have already begun in primary were held now. Sharon has Bank settlements due to be evacuated Ganim. The last Jewish settlement to dismissed media reports that he could have already left, but an estimated be cleared in Gaza was Netzarim, form a new moderate party with Likud 2,000 activists have gathered at two which was evacuated with little or no allies if needed to win re-election. -- others - Sanur and Homesh - and are resistance following tearful prayers by Reuters. expected to mount fierce resistance. residents. Israeli bulldozers have Jerusalem, Aug 25 -- Violence erupted Skirmishes were reported yesterday as already begun demolishing homes in in Jerusalem and the West Bank tensions rose ahead of the operation. the empty Gaza settlements. The yesterday just as Israeli and Military officials believe some of the demolition work - expected to take Palestinian leaders said plans were protesters have weapons and may be several weeks - is being carried out in taking shape for a peaceful handover of ready to use them, the Associated Press agreement with the Palestinian the Gaza Strip next month. In the West news agency reported. Former Israeli Authority, which will assume Bank, Israeli troops killed four intelligence chief Ami Ayalon told Israeli responsibility for the land once the Palestinians, one of them Islamic Jihad television that about eight percent of the Israeli army has left. leader Ribhi Amara, in a late-night 230,000 settlers in the West Bank Homesh, West Bank, Aug 24 -- Israeli undercover raid on Tulkarm refugee should be considered dangerous, and did troops should be out of Gaza in late camp, witnesses said. Israeli forces not recognise the state's authority. The September, ahead of schedule, its army entered Tulkarm and surrounded a military says armed troops may be chief said after wrapping up early the house planning to arrest five men deployed to clear the two settlements, a evacuation of 15,000 settlers and suspected in suicide bombings in Tel shift from the policy in Gaza where all supporters from the strip and the West Aviv in February and Netanya in July, troops were unarmed. According to the Bank. The removal of 25 settlements in a military source said. When the AFP news agency, some 2,000 Israeli just six days drew a call from U.S. soldiers arrived, a gunbattle ensued. security personnel are helping clear President George W. Bush for a return Witnesses said four people, including Netzarim. An officer in charge of the to an internationally sponsored peace Amara, were killed. "The intention was operation told the agency he expected all "road map" that envisages a to come to arrest them. All were settlers to have left by the afternoon, Palestinian state alongside a secure wanted and all were armed," the source following a final mourning ceremony. Israel. "It's over, but there's more to said. The Islamic Jihad group, bent on Israeli bulldozers began demolishing go," Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz destroying Israel, vowed to avenge the homes in four of the empty Gaza said yesterday after security forces killings. In Jerusalem, a Palestinian settlements yesterday - at Nissanit and ejected ultranationalist protesters stabbed to death an ultra-Orthodox Dugit in the north, and Peat Sadeh and making last stands in the West Bank Jew and wounded another, ending a Ganei Tal in the south. The demolition settlements of Homesh and Sanur. long period of relative calm in the work - expected to take several weeks - Halutz said the army planned, under a walled Old City, police said. Police also is being carried out in agreement with deal with the Palestinians, to complete said the stabbing had a nationalist the Palestinian Authority, which will the demolition of homes in all 21 Gaza background and the attacker had fled. assume responsibility for the land once settlements and four enclaves The attacks were the first since Israel the Israeli army has left. The final evacuated in the northern West Bank on Tuesday (Aug 23) finished removing departure of troops is expected within in about 10 days. A troop withdrawal the last of 15,000 settlers and their about a month, once army bases and from occupied Gaza, he told a news supporters from 21 enclaves in Gaza military installations have been conference, would follow "close to the and four in the West Bank. Defense dismantled. end of September ... a little bit before Minister Shaul Mofaz said Israeli

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26 Political & Civil Unrest military forces were expected to leave Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Feb problems that await the incoming Gaza in mid-September, completing a 14. Lebanese Health Minister government". Doss has several years withdrawal from the territory after 38 Mohammed Khalifeh has asked all experience of conflict resolution in years of occupation. All that remained hospitals to accept the injured at the West Africa. Before taking up the was to complete the demolitions of expense of the ministry, according to UNMIL post last week, he was deputy some 1,700 homes, dismantle army sources. Witnesses said smoke was head of UN mission in neighbouring bases and pull out troops from Gaza. -- billowing into the night sky near a Cote d'Ivoire and before that he held Reuters. hotel. Zalka, on the Mediterranean the same position in Sierra Leone. -- coast, is a mixed residential and Reuters. JORDAN commercial area on a main street. The London, Aug 21 -- A press report, area is heavily populated and has NEPAL dated today, states: Three rockets several cafes, restaurants and other Kathmandu, Aug 18 -- Dozens of were fired from a rented warehouse 8 nightspots that were full of patrons heavily armed Maoist rebels stormed km from the port of Aqaba. The first and tourists. The last explosion to and bombed a textile factory in rocket targeting a warehouse for the target Beirut took place on Jul 22. -- southern Nepal but no one was hurt in Jordan Armed Forces at the main Lloyd's Agents. the attack on one of the impoverished port, killing a Jordanian soldier and nation's biggest plants, police said injuring another one. The second LIBERIA today. The attack on Jyoti Spinning rocket hitting a Jordan army training Monrovia, Aug 24 -- The new head of Mills Ltd's plant at Parwanipur, 150 yard outside the port near a local the UN Mission in Liberia, Alan Doss, km south of Kathmandu, came late military hospital. The third rocket said today that his immediate priority yesterday when guerrillas fired in the direction of Eilat port in was ensuring that October's crunch overpowered a guard and set off the Israel. The report stated that the elections pass off peacefully. Liberians bomb, a police officer told Reuters. preliminary investigations show that head to the polls on Oct 11 to choose a "Fire fighters were rushed to the the three rockets were fired from a new president and parliament in polls plant. They are still fighting the blaze local warehouse in Aqaba rented by that are supposed to return the West caused by the blast," the officer said. four Iraqi and Egyptian people. A African country to democracy after 14 No one has claimed responsibility but group named 'Abdullah al-Azzam years of civil war. "The most police blamed the rebels fighting to group' related to al-Qaida immediate priority is to ensure that overthrow the monarchy and install a Organization announced its elections are held in a free, fair and communist republic. Nepali investors responsibility of the attacks. transparent manner in an atmosphere including the junior finance minister Additionally, there was a thorough of peace and security," Doss, a career in the Himalayan kingdom's royalist search in Aqaba done by the Jordan UN diplomat, told reporters. With so government own the firm. It was not armed forces via helicopters in search many former fighters among the 1.3 clear why the factory was bombed. of the Iraqi and Egyptian suspects. million people expected to vote, Yesterday, consumer goods maker The police forces closed the port observers and diplomats say there is Unilever Nepal, owned 80 percent by premises and denied the entry of the potential for trouble when one India's Hindustan Lever Ltd., part of people and vehicles upon the incident. candidate wins and the others lose. Anglo-Dutch Unilever Plc, said it had In relation to tourism, it was reported Just hours after the election campaign shut its plant following a threat from that tourism was not affected by the kicked off last week, there was rebels. The nine-year insurgency has incidents and no tourist were reported scattered low-level violence as rival scared investors forcing many to leave Aqaba city. The life in Aqaba political supporters tore down posters industries to close. The army said continued normally as usual. As a and damaged several cars. The today Nepali soldiers had recovered result of the attacks, there had been Liberian government had already the bodies of 12 colleagues killed in a some road closures by the Police. banned public demonstrations not deadly gunbattle with rebels earlier Traffic in and out of Aqaba was only approved by authorities but tightened this month pushing the military's affected for few hours after the its restrictions in the wake of the death toll in the clash to 55. An army incident. After that all roads were trouble to include all forms of street officer said the bodies were found in opened and the truck movements were campaign that had "the propensity to the mountains in Kalikot district, a back to normal. Aqaba port is open as destroy the peace and security". Maoist stronghold 600 km west of usual for all vessels and Around 15,000 UN peacekeepers are Kathmandu, where the fighting took discharging/loading operations is not deployed across the heavily-forested place on Aug 7-8. At least 26 rebels affected. At the moment there are no nation, and security concerns still also died in the overnight battle. The special concerns in relation to any loom large. "Despite the peace in this clash in the Himalayan kingdom upcoming vessels calling Aqaba port. country and the fact that UN troops caused the highest number of military are deployed throughout the country, fatalities in the past year. The army LEBANON there are many challenges ahead," said 64 other soldiers were still Beirut, Aug 23 -- A local press report, Doss said. "Security is the focus, missing.The Maoists have said they dated today, states: A powerful because without security, there can had captured 60 troops as well as a explosion has rocked Lebanon, after not be recovery and development." In huge cache of weapons from dead weeks of calm, bringing fear and chaos the longer term, Doss faces the soldiers in the battle. The army said it to the countryøs capital once again. At difficult task of persuading Liberia's would not comment on the Maoist around 2245 hrs, yesterday night, a notoriously corrupt government claim or on the fate of the missing blast occurred in Zalka, one of the officials to mend their ways while at troops. "The search is continuing in capitaløs Christian suburbs, raising the same time securing international the area," the officer said. -- Reuters. speculation that the spate of bombings aid to help rebuild the country after London, Aug 20 -- A press report, that had kept citizens at home had the civil war which ended in August dated Aug 19, states: Government once again started their destruction. 2003. International donors have troops in Nepal have killed six Maoist According to security sources, a bomb threatened to withhold funding for rebels in clashes in a western district placed near the car park of Hotel Liberia's reconstruction if politicians which left a soldier injured, officials Promenade, inside the Moussa continue to squander cash designed to say. The clashes are said to have shopping centre went off, lightly help the country's estimated three occurred during a search for rebels injuring at least five people and million population. Donors are who took part in a deadly attack on an causing extensive damage. It was currently trying to agree with the army camp in a neighbouring district unclear who the bomb was targeting, government on a plan to reduce last week. At least 70 soldiers and but it was understood that it was not a corruption, known as the Governance rebels were killed in the clash. It was car bomb, but an explosive placed and Economic Management Assistance some of the bloodiest fighting since inside the centre. The bomb resembles Plan (GEMAP). "It is under King Gyanendra seized direct control the series of explosions that targeted discussion," Doss said. "The main of power in February. In a separate other Christian areas since the concern is to strengthen the financial incident, suspected rebels set off a February assassination of former base of Liberia to take on the huge home-made bomb in the residential

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27 Political & Civil Unrest complex of a royal adviser, Sachit lawyer representing the protesters, daily attacks on police and authorities Shumsher Rana, in the capital, said. Shell fully restored its in the Caspian Sea region have raised Kathmandu. The bomb caused minor production from the area after the fears that violence is spreading from damage and no has been hurt. siege was lifted, and a company neighbouring Chechnya. Some of the London, Aug 22 -- AQ press report, spokesman confirmed that talks were violence is believed to be linked to dated today, states: Six policemen due to start today. The protest began criminal gangs. have been killed and four others, last Tuesday (Aug 16) after talks London, Aug 25 -- A press report, including a civilian, wounded in a broke down over the level of dated today, states: The prime landmine explosion in south-western compensation due to five communities minister of Russia's Ingushetia Nepal. Maoist rebels said that they near the Rivers state capital Port republic has been wounded when two carried out the attack. The authorities Harcourt. The communities had bombs targeted his car in an say reinforcements have been sent to demanded $5 million for the spill, assassination attempt, his office said. the area to launch a manhunt for the which sparked a fire on agricultural Prime Minister Ibragim Malsagov was attackers. The latest incident took land nearby, but Shell offered just injured in the leg but is in satisfactory place when a police vehicle ran over a $900 to the two worst affected condition in a hospital after the car he landmine apparently placed by the villages. Shell, Nigeria's largest oil was riding in was hit by an explosive rebels in Rupandehi district, 325km producer, accounts for one million bpd device in the city of Nazran this south-west of the capital Kathmandu. of the OPEC member's 2.5 million afternoon. Only a few seconds later, Kathmandu, Aug 23 -- Nepal's main total. Oil operations are frequently there was a second explosion, which political parties said today they were disrupted by protests in the Niger the prime minister's driver was able to preparing to talk to Maoist rebels to Delta region, where impoverished avoid, the prime minister's office said. plan joint protests against King villagers feel they should get a greater One of the prime minister's security Gyanendra, reversing an earlier share of the wealth being extracted guards was killed in the attack and decision to shun the guerrillas. The from their tribal lands. -- Reuters. two other security personnel were decision by the seven parties came wounded. Nazran is the main city in after Maoist leader Prachanda last PAKISTAN the Ingushetia region, which has month agreed to key conditions set by London, Aug 19 -- A press report, suffered frequent spillover violence them. Prachanda promised that the dated yesterday, states: A homemade from neighbouring Chechnya and rebels would not target unarmed bomb exploded near a polling station attacks by native militants and civilians, stop extortion and urged the today, while clashes between criminal gangs. Last week, the Nazran parties to name negotiators for talks supporters of rival candidates in police chief was wounded when on a united campaign against the Pakistani municipal elections left unknown assailants detonated a radio- king. "The parties will set up a team seven dead and 82 injured, police said. controlled land mine as his car was for meeting the Maoists in due Security was beefed up for the first passing. course," Gopal Man Shrestha, chief of round of the three-phase elections that the third biggest group, Nepali started today in 53 districts across the SOMALIA Congress (Democratic) party, told country, with authorities deploying Nairobi, Aug 24 -- Senior religious Reuters. Shrestha was speaking on some 35,000 policemen, 10,500 leaders in Somalia have called on the behalf of the seven parties which held paramilitary troops and 40,000 country's interim government to either talks among themselves late yesterday soldiers to guard polling stations and end the divisions that have paralysed and agreed to discuss joining hands voters. The bomb hit a polling station the administration or resign, a with the rebels to restore democracy. in the southwestern town of Khuzdar, spokesman said today. "It is almost a "The Maoists have made some positive but nobody was injured, local year since they have been elected and gestures. We'll first set up a panel of government administrator Amir up to now they have not accomplished distinguished citizens to monitor Farooqi said. No one claimed one thing," Shaykh Nur Barud, deputy whether those promises were responsibility for the blast. Three chairman and spokesman of the translated into practice or not," people were killed and 12 injured Ulama Council of Somalia, told IRIN. Shrestha said, referring to when gunmen opened fire on a "They are all busy attacking each Prachanda's offer. He said the parties candidate's supporters in the other over the media." Barud said the would try to convince the rebels to northwestern town of Bannu, police country needed leadership to "pull it give up violence and join peaceful pro- official Abdi Ali said. Four others died out of the mess" it was in. The democracy rallies. Seven political and 70 were wounded in separate Transitional Federal Institutions parties that controlled more than 190 incidents in provinces across the (TFIs) have been divided over the seats in the 205-member parliament country. location of the government within dissolved in 2002 have been protesting Somalia following its recent relocation against Gyanendra's Feb. 1 sacking of RUSSIA from Nairobi, Kenya. President the multi-party government and London, Aug 20 -- A press report, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Prime assumption of absolute power. "The dated today, states: A bomb detonated Minister Ali Muhammad Gedi and fact is neither the Maoists can win by remote control killed at least three their supporters in the TFIs relocated through violent means nor can the police officers in the troubled southern in June from Nairobi to the town of government crush the rebels Russian region of Dagestan and Jowhar, 90 km north of the capital, militarily," Shrestha said. -- Reuters. wounded several more, officials said Mogadishu. They maintain that today. An Associated Press reporter Mogadishu must be secured before NIGERIA saw two dead bodies in police uniforms they can transfer the government Port Harcourt, Aug 22 -- Protesters lying in the street in downtown there. About 100 members of the 275- today lifted a week-long siege of oil Makhachkala, the capital of the strong Transitional Federal facilities in Nigeria as a prelude to Caspian Sea region. Armed police, Parliament - led by Speaker Sharif talks with oil company Royal Dutch firefighters and paramedics rushed to Hassan Shaykh Aden - are currently Shell, a lawyer representing them the scene, and dazed residents in Mogadishu attempting to restore said. The protest by five communities watched workers sweep glass from the stability to the war-scarred city. A over compensation for an oil spill and street. City police officer Akhmed section of the government, including fire in 2003 had originally shut a Magomedov said, that a six-man police several prominent faction leaders, 14,000 barrel-per-day pumping patrol was walking past a grove of strongly disagreed with the decision to station, but the impact rose to 25,000 trees at about 1600 when the bomb install the administration in Jowhar. bpd yesterday when villagers exploded. He said four officers were The proposed deployment of blockaded a pipeline intersection wounded, but police spokeswoman peacekeepers, particularly from known as Agbada-2. "I told the Marina Rusolova said one officer died Somalia's neighbours, has also deeply communities to open Agbada-2 and on the way to the hospital. The blast divided the new government. There they have just done that now, because occurred near a banquet hall, have been numerous attempts by the Shell is now ready to seriously Rusolova said. Makhachkala is about international community and the UN negotiate," Azibaola Robert, the 1,000 miles south of Moscow. Near- to mediate an end to the divisions.

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Earlier this month, the Special said. "So if in the end someone had also said he had heard reports in the Representative of the UN Secretary been able to infiltrate into that set up past day of forced relocations from General to Somalia, FranÁois and meticulously carry out a killing, camps around Khartoum, which house LonsÈny Fall, presented an "agenda definitely there is an inside element in around two million people mostly from for dialogue" to Somali leaders, aimed this matter." He toned down his recent Darfur and Sudan's war-torn south, at helping them overcome the current threats that the ceasefire could despite promises from the government differences and find a way forward. collapse unless the military disarmed that they would be consulted before "We are ready to mediate between the a renegade rebel faction attacking any people were moved from the slum two groups," Barud said. He said the Tiger cadres in the east, saying the areas.Pronk said there had been council had already talked to the group's leadership "may have to sit violence but did not give details, Mogadishu-based group and "been down and think about it" if the saying the authorities had prevented encouraged by the discussions so far". killings continued. But the rebels still U.N. personnel from entering the area. "We want to send emissaries to demand that the government stick to -- Reuters. Jowhar once the president and the the terms of the ceasefire and disarm prime minister are back," he added. the renegade faction - which it has TONGA Both Yusuf and Gedi are currently out refused to do. "The most simple way to See under "Labour Disputes". of Somalia. Barud warned, however, get the peace process back on track is that Somali efforts alone would not by sincerely and effectively giving TURKEY solve the problem, and called on the implementation status to the ceasefire London, Aug 22 -- A press report, international community to "put agreement," Thamilselvan said. "That dated Aug 19, states: The Kurdish pressure" on both sides to end "this alone is sufficient to get the peace rebel group fighting for autonomy in petty politicking". He added: "The process back on track for the parties to south-eastern Turkey, the PKK, has People have suffered enough. They sit down and talk." -- Reuters. announced a one-month ceasefire. The need a unified and effective London, Aug 18 -- A press report, statement called on the armed wing of government. If this group [TFIs] dated today, states: Tamil Tiger rebels the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to cannot provide it, then they should in Sri Lanka have agreed to hold hold fire until Sep 20, but the PKK step aside and let others who can lead direct talks with the Colombo said rebels would defend themselves if and deliver step in." -- Reuters. government. The move comes less attacked. Last week Turkey's prime than a week after the killing of the minister described the situation in the SRI LANKA country's Foreign Minister, Lakshman south-east as a political problem Kilinochchi, Aug 17 -- Sri Lanka's Kadirgamar, near his heavily-guarded which needed settling through more Tamil Tiger rebels, accused of home in Colombo. The talks will be the democracy. The PKK statement today assassinating the foreign minister last first high-level meeting between the said the ceasefire call was a response week, have said for the first time that two sides in more than two years. A to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip they will not resume a two-decade war Norwegian diplomat described the Erdogan's speech. "We will give time for self-rule, but the Liberation Tigers talks as a significant step forward for to Prime Minister Erdogan's well- of Tamil Eelam said they would defend the peace process. intended efforts," said Zubeyir Aydar, the island's minority Tamils from head of the PKK's political wing attack. In contrast to recent warnings SUDAN Kongra-Gel. of an imminent return to a civil war, Khartoum, Aug 17 -- Darfur rebel the rebels -- who deny any hand in the commanders say they still aim for a minister's assassination -- said peace deal by the end of 2005 even abiding by an ongoing truce was the though they have asked for a only way to resurrect a stalled peace postponement of talks with the process. "We want to maintain the government, the top U.N. official in ceasefire momentum, the peace ... and Sudan said today. Jan Pronk, speaking ensure that we walk back into the after two days of meetings with Sudan peace process again," S.P. Liberation Army commanders in the Thamilselvan, head of the Tigers' western region, said they had BANGLADESH political wing, told Reuters in the requested the delay to hold a rebel See under "Political & Civil Unrest." rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi late movement conference to reach a yesterday. The Tigers have said unified position in the negotiations INDIA repeatedly in recent weeks the truce, with Khartoum. But a long Mumbai, Aug 25 -- An indefinite in place since 2002, could collapse postponement of the African Union- strike by various transport service because of a rash of killings in the sponsored talks in the Nigerian providers and associations has restive east that the military and capital Abuja would not be acceptable, affected container movement at India's rebels each blame on the other. he said. Talks had been due to resume largest container port - Jawaharlal President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Aug 24. "If a postponement is Nehru Port (JNPT). The strike, which has accused the Tigers directly of unavoidable ... it should be a very commenced yesterday morning, has assassinating Foreign Minister brief postponement," he told reporters. come as a blow to the port, which has Lakshman Kadirgamar, an ethnic "But not a long postponement because been slowly recovering from the recent Tamil seen by hardliners as a traitor that will not be accepted." Agreements floods, and has a backlog of 35,000 to the rebel cause by campaigning to made at the Abuja talks with the rebel containers as of yesterday. The have them banned internationally as a leadership have often been ignored by striking transport operators are terrorist group. Few in Colombo commanders on the ground, but Pronk protesting against the road access for believe the Tigers' denial of any role in said they now recognised the need for the newly-built National Highway. A Kadirgamar's killing. Analysts say it a deal to end the violence in the vast senior JNPT official said cargo is a stock disclaimer. The Tigers, who and arid region. "The commanders are movement by road from the ports and run a de facto state in Sri Lanka's united in their desire to continue the its private terminal Nhava Sheva war-ravaged north and east, with talks in order to reach a peace International Container Terminal to their own courts, taxation system and agreement by the end of this year," various container freight stations has even speedgun-toting highway police, Pronk said. He said he had advised come to a complete standstill. A senior say Kadirgamar's killing by snipers them to hold the planned conference official from Nhava Sheva Container late on Friday (Aug 12) was probably for all SLA commanders, political and Operators Welfare Association an inside job by elements opposed to humanitarian officials across Darfur (NSCOWA) said transport operators the peace process, but Thamilselvan in September or October. Pronk said under various associations would stopped short of accusing anyone that if the SLA did not reach a deal boycott cargo movement to port, to directly, saying it was up to the police this year, they would have to negotiate protest against the decision to levy a to investigate and find the culprits under pressure next year, when he Rs.260 toll for using National and for the courts to try them. feared donors would reduce their Highway 4B(NH 4B) which connects to Kadirgamar "had 24-hour security," he humanitarian aid to Darfur. Pronk Jawaharlal Nehru Port at Nhava

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Sehva. In addition to NSCOWA, London, Aug 24 -- A press report, level as is now being offered to police Bombay Goods Transport Association, dated Aug 23, states: Tongan support staff. "The unions have put Maharashtra Heavy Vehicles protesters have scuffled with New forward no justification for an Interstate Association and various Zealand police outside a residence of increased offer." She said negotiations upcountry transport operators are the king of Tonga in the northern city south of the border had been linked to taking part in the boycott. "Currently of Auckland. Civil servants on the modernisation, a move consistently NH 4B is the only road which links impoverished South Pacific rejected by unions in Scotland. the port and there was no road access archipelago have been on strike for Scottish Conservative leader David till recently. From Aug 10, Jawaharlal several weeks. A blaze engulfed one of McLetchie called for the support Nehru Port started levying a toll for the king's houses on Tonga on Monday workers to be covered by a no-strike entry and exit at the port for using (Aug 22), although it was not clear if rule to ensure public safety. Chief just 5-6km. This is applicable to local this was related. New Zealand has constables have said that front-line and upcountry traffic", said the said it will send a negotiator to Tonga policing will not be affected during the official. He said the toll was being to mediate between the government strike. Unison said there was an collected even from empty trailers and civil servants. Some 3,000 agreement in place to grant further leaving the port and movement of government employees have been on exemptions from the strike should a trailers from empty yards falling strike since July, demanding pay major emergency arise. outside the toll area was being increases. The unrest is now spreading diverted in order to levy the toll. to Auckland's large Tongan UNITED STATES Meetings held with National Highway community. About 50 Tongans were London, Aug 22 -- A press report, Authority of India (NHAI) officials and involved in the clashes with police and dated today, states: Mechanics at port authorities have failed to arrive royal staff outside the residence of 87- Northwest Airlines start their third at a satisfactory a solution. Operators year-old King Taufa'ahau Tupou in the day on the picket lines today, but have suggested a state-wise levy of town on Monday. They demanded to without the support of pilots or flight toll. NHAI has appointed a committee meet the king but were blocked by 30 attendants, the union's efforts to to thrash out a quick settlement, and police officers. Reports said two men disrupt operations at the USA's No. 4 has called a meeting today. NH-4B and two women were arrested after airline have so far been a failure. The was recently inaugurated in the the scuffles. New Zealand Foreign airline's success keeping planes in the presence of shipping minister TR Minister, Phil Goff, said the strike was air this weekend sent Northwest Baalu and Maharashtra CM Vilasrao having a significant impact on Tonga's shares up 54 cents, or 10 percent, to Deshmukh. NH-4B connects the port economy. "It is important that a $5.92, in pre-market trading on Inet to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and process is put in place to help resolve early today. Still, the airline faces Goa and is the primary road the issues and reduce tensions in challenges as it tries to win connectivity to the port. Around Tongan society," he said according to concessions from other unions and 12,000 containers bound for inland the French news agency AFP. Tonga's continued high fuel prices could bring depots are stuck at JNPT. -- Lloyd's civil servants launched their protest a bankruptcy filing even if the carrier Agents. after senior government officials were wins the labour cost savings it is awarded pay rises of up to 80% in seeking, according to one analyst. No REUNION July. They have rejected offers by new talks are scheduled between Reunion, Aug 25 -- Stevedores at Tonga's authorities to increase their management and the Aircraft Reunion port on strike since Aug 22. wages by a third. Mechanics Fraternal Organization, Following vessels stuck at Reunion which represents 4,400 mechanics at port: Bulk Omiros (25169 gt, built UNITED KINGDOM the Eagan, Minn.-based airline. The 1987) ETA Reunion†port Aug 19, bulk London,. Aug 25 -- A press report, carrier reported it operated its normal cereal cargo, and†c.c. Cerrina (7361 gt, dated today, states: More than 3,000 schedule over the weekend. CEO Doug built 1993) ETA Reunion port Aug 22, civilians working in Scotland's eight Steenland told Reuters the plans to general cargo, containers. -- Lloyd's police forces are taking strike action use replacement workers, outside Agents. over a pay offer. The action is the first contractors and management to in their history, but support workers service planes could keep its planes TONGA involved in the Rory Blackhall murder flying "foreseeable future." However, London, Aug 19 -- A press report, inquiry have been exempted from the airline's reported success of dated today, states: Vehicles have been taking part. The union Unison said its maintaining operations will be tested torched and scores of students members had found a pay offer of this week. The airline will see the arrested as a wave of lawlessness 2.95% plus 2.5% over the next two average number of flights rise to 1,300 spreads through Tonga. The violence, years "wholly insufficient". But from 1,100 a day over the weekend. which erupted on Wednesday (Aug 17), employers insist the unions had no The airline also cut back to its reduced comes as a strike by the country's justification for an increased offer. fall schedule on Saturday (Aug 20), 3000 civil servants enters its second About 70% of staff voted to take earlier than it would normally trim month. Yesterday, four government action, which includes control room the number of flights. The Detroit vehicles were torched outside the staff, information assistants, reception News reported that a review of Inland Revenue department in the and fingerprint staff across the eight Northwest's Web site yesterday capital, Nuku'alofa, while police were forces. Unison official Peter Veldon showed that 29 of 59 nonstop flights also hunting dozens of students who said: "Police staff are crucial in from Detroit Metro to ten top fled after ransacking their school. providing effective policing in destinations were delayed or Nearby buildings were scorched by the Scotland. They have never before cancelled, with most delays attributed heat. Just hours earlier, a student voted for strike action. "However the to maintenance issues. The delays group had threatened to "burn obdurate refusal of Cosla (Convention ranged from 10 minutes to several government buildings" if authorities of Scottish Local Authorities) to hours, according to the paper's report. didn't move to settle the strike, called negotiate realistically means they A Northwest spokesman said today he last month after senior government have no other option." But Cosla said couldn't confirm or deny that report. officials received pay rises of up to 80 it had tabled the same deal offered to While the pilots are not supporting the per cent. On Wednesday, students at all other local government workers. mechanics strike, a message from the Tonga College ransacked the school's "Local authorities put in over 50% of pilots union leadership at Northwest computer rooms and offices before the funding for the service so local early Saturday morning warned its smashing Education Ministry vehicles, government quite properly wants to members to expect a large number of belonging to staff brought in by the see effective management and aircraft to be on the ground due to government to replace striking deployment of that money," a maintenance issues and a large teachers. The students were spokeswoman said. "We have settled number of non-critical maintenance demanding the reinstatement of the with these same trade unions on problems on the planes that are college principal and other senior staff behalf of other employees working in operating. The leadership of the dismissed for supporting the strike. local government at exactly the same Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal

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Association said it doubts the No. 4 publisher of the business traveller airline will be able to maintain a Web site "Joe Sent Me", said that normal schedule on a prolonged basis. according to his survey of 99 "As time progresses, it'll get worse Northwest flights in the United and they'll have more equipment on States and Canada, just 37.5 percent the ground," predicted Steve of flights yesterday were on time. MacFarlane, the union's assistant Thatøs far below Northwestøs 81.2 national director, in comments shortly percent on-time performance for before the start of the strike. One August 2004, according to the U.S. striking mechanic, who has worked Department of Transportation. The DEATH DUE DROWNING, for 18 years at Northwest and company, in turn, has called UNITED STATES declined to be named, told Reuters Brancatelliøs report unscientific. London, Aug 24 -- A press report, that the impact of strike would be felt Metropolitan Airports Commission dated Aug 23, states: The family of a more heavily in 10 days or so. "Then spokesman Pat Hogan said todayøs five-year-old girl who drowned in a problems will start because the flight activity out Minneapolis-St. naval housing complex last year has replacement workers they hired aren't Paul International Airport was a been awarded a $2 million settlement. as skilled as us," he said. "They won't "carbon copy" of yesterday. "There E-mails from the Navy and the be able to keep up with the work." But have been a few cancellations and contractor that built the complex show airline management said that the some delays," but nothing they knew about the drainage replacement workers have an average extraordinary, he said. MAC operates problems there long before the girl of 14 years experience working on the Twin Cities airport. Northwest drowned. Last February, Charlotte aircraft, and they are confident they has said it expects to complete about Schaefers drowned in a flooded will be able to maintain Northwest's 96 percent of its daily operations this detention pond as she rescued another fleet as normal. AMFA's position week as its 1,200 replacement child near her home in the Pearl City weakened in the early moments of the workers and 350 managers work with Peninsula Housing Complex. An e-mail strike when the leadership of the Air outside vendors to maintain its fleet. from Hunt Construction Co., which Line Pilots Associaion and the rank Travel experts say they believe the built the complex, shows the company and file of the Professional Flight carrier will avoid problems if that knew the drain there was 89 percent Attendants Association both voted percentage falls into the low 90s. clogged but didn't make repairs against staging sympathy strikes. The When it comes to operating on time, because the cost to repair it could pilots leadership said a sympathy Northwest struggled today in some exceed the liability. Another e-mail strike was not in the interest of pilots. key markets, according to a survey of shows a Navy housing official joked The mechanic union's statement its Web site by the Knight Ridder about the flooding problem nearly a blamed management for the strike, Newspapers. That included one of its year before Charlotte's death, saying saying the final offer called for even most critical business travel that residents could "go water skiing" harsher terms than earlier offers, markets: flights between the Twin and "teach scuba lessons" there. But, including elimination of the jobs of Cities and Chicagoøs OøHare the last line of the e-mail was more more than half of the union members. International. Northwest competes serious: "My recommendation is that It said the company's contigency plans vigorously with American and United the contractor should put up some type to operate with replacement workers, airlines there, and today both of of barrier to this hazard." This is the formed over the last 18 months, are those airlines fared far better in largest known settlement in the death proof that the company's main goal is operating timely flights. Just two of of a child in Hawaii. to bust the unions, not win cost Northwestøs first nine flights to reductions. In a statement, Northwest OøHare were on time, according to DEATH DUE PAINKILLER VIOXX, chief executive Steenland defended the airlineøs Web site. Federal UNITED STATES the offer. "The Northwest final offer guidelines consider a flight to be on London, Aug 19 -- A press report, was fair to our employees while time if it arrives less than 15 dated today, states: US recognising the need for equitable minutes past its scheduled time. pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co has labour costs savings from all labour Northwest flight 124, scheduled to been found liable over the death of a groups so that Northwest could arrive at 1129 hrs in Chicago, was 67 man who took the once-popular restructure successfully." minutes late due to non-scheduled painkiller Vioxx. Jurors at a court in Management had said it needs $176 maintenance, according to the Web Texas awarded Robert Ernst's widow, million in labour cost savings from site. Two of the late flights are Carol, $253.4m (£141.07m) in the mechanics union, as part of a operated by Northwestøs regional damages. The damages cover a target of $1.1 billion in total cost cuts partner, Mesaba Airlines, which is combination of Mr Ernst's lost pay as it says it needs to stay out bankruptcy unaffected by the strike. From a Wal-Mart produce manager, mental court. The union said it made an offer OøHare to the Twin Cities, anguish, loss of companionship and that would have saved the airline Northwest fared better. Seven of its punitive damages. Shares in Merck, $176 million it sought, but without first nine flights were on time. which plans to appeal against the costing members their jobs. But United, meanwhile, was running verdict, fell 5% today. management said the AMFA offer flawlessly during its first nine would only have saved about $100 flights between the Twin Cities and DEFAMATION, UNITED STATES million a year. OøHare and its first seven flights New York, Aug 24 -- Anheuser-Busch London, Aug 24 -- A press report, from OøHare to the Twin Cities. In Cos Inc. said today it agreed to pay dated Aug 23, states: Day four of the another key business-travel market, $120 million to settle a defamation Northwest Airlines mechanics strike the Twin Cities to New Yorkøs lawsuit brought by the family of found little change in the debate over LaGuardia International Airport, former Major League Baseball star how well the carrierøs highly touted two of Northwestøs first five flights Roger Maris. The brewer said in a "new airline" was actually faring in were late. A Federal Aviation filing with the U.S. Securities and getting people from point A to point B. Administration spokeswoman said Exchange Commission that it would Outside estimates of its performance the carrierøs contingency plan has take a pretax charge of $105 million in painted an even less flattering picture posed no safety issues.According to the third quarter. The Maris family, which operates Maris Distributing of the Eagan, Minn.-based airlineøs the FAA, 80 inspectors have been Co., and Anheuser-Busch brewer ability to function on time. Northwest assigned specifically to Northwest announced they settled the suit said it cancelled 3.1 percent of its with a pool of additional inspectors yesterday, but did not disclose terms 1,473 flights yesterday, or a total of available if needed. "Everything is at the time. -- Reuters. about 45. That compares with an going well, from a safety average cancellation rate of 16 per standpoint," said Elizabeth Isham LIBEL, MALAYSIA day in August 2004. Northwest Cory, a spokeswoman for the FAA. London, Aug 18 -- A press report, continued to not provide information "We are pleased with what we are dated today, states: Malaysia's High about late flights. Joseph Brancatelli, seeing." Court has awarded former deputy

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 31 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents leader Anwar Ibrahim $1.2m in nothing to prevent the injuries. The derailed in the South Bronx, creating damages over a pamphlet that hospital was not a defendant in the major problems in the area. No one hastened his downfall in 1998. The case. was hurt in the derailment, which pamphlet, Fifty Reasons Why Anwar happened around 0715 hrs, at Oak Ibrahim Cannot Be Prime Minister, ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, Point Yard. However, it's blocking included allegations that Mr Anwar UNITED STATES Amtrak's tracks and damaged the was corrupt and a homosexual. When London, Aug 25 -- A press report, overhead electric power lines used to Mr Anwar launched this libel suit he dated Aug 24, states: The State of provide power for Amtrak trains. That was still deputy prime minister. In the California will pay 10 million dollars has forced the cancellation of service time it's taken to settle the case, he to relatives of a mother and her three between New York City and New was sacked, and imprisoned for six children who were killed two years ago Haven until at least the afternoon. years for corruption and sodomy. The and whose deaths could have been Metro-North Railroad is honouring latter conviction was eventually prevented if a guardrail had been Amtrak tickets for passengers wishing overturned and he was released from extended. Marisol Morales and her to travel between New York Grand jail a year ago. After seven years, the three young children were killed in Central Terminal and New Haven. A High Court has finally ruled that the February 2003 when their pickup limited Amtrak service is being claims in the pamphlet were very truck lost control on Pearblossom operated between New Haven and vicious and very serious. The damages, Highway in the Antelope Valley. The Boston. said the judge, Hishamuddin Yunus, truck smashed through a barbed-wire London, Aug 24 -- A press report, were unusually high to reflect the fence and swerved into a swift-flowing dated today, states: There's no high- gravity of the allegations and the lack channel. The state will pay part of the speed train service today between of an apology. The author, Khalid Jafri, settlement in the wrongful death case Boston and New York. A freight train is critically ill in a Kuala Lumpur to Morales' husband and surviving derailment in New York yesterday hospital. He is currently on bail relatives. About 7.5 million dollars knocked out all Amtrak service pending his appeal against a one-year will cover extensive medical cost for between Manhattan and New Haven, jail term for writing the leaflet. The Morales' niece who survived the crash Connecticut. The rail line says it plans pamphlet was widely circulated at the and is now a quadriplegic. The to resume New York-to-New Haven height of the political and economic settlement also calls for the state to service today with extensive delays, turmoil that gripped Malaysia in 1998, repair the section of the California but service on the high-speed Acela just as some of Mr Anwar's supporters Aqueduct bridge near Palmdale. between New York and Boston has started to press for him to replace the been cancelled until later in the week. then premier, Dr Mahathir Mohamad. SEXUAL ASSAULT, Regional trains will operate on their The allegations were seized on by Mr UNITED STATES regular schedules with delays of about Anwar's opponents and are believed to London, Aug 18 -- A press report, 30 minutes. have contributed to his arrest and dated Aug 16, states: Former Dodgers prosecution. Mr Anwar is currently pitcher Carlos Perez was found liable GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH barred from holding office until 2008 in a civil sexual assault trial in Miami CAROLINA, UNITED STATES but this ruling can only strengthen his and ordered to pay $15 million in London, Aug 18 -- A press report, hand. damages. Perez was not in court when dated Aug 17, states: A federal judge a six-member, all female jury ordered approved a class-action settlement MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, him to pay Miami resident Amy today for damages from a January MIDDLESEX COUNTY, McQuillin $9 million in punitive train crash that killed nine people in MASSACHUSETTS, damages and $6 million in Graniteville. The settlement outlines UNITED STATES compensatory damages as a result of how residents and businesses should London, Aug 18 -- A press report, an incident that took place in 1999 in be reimbursed for property damages dated today, states: In what is being Vero Beach, Fla. Perez was with the and lost wages and profits after a called the biggest personal-injury Dodgers during spring training at the Norfolk Southern train crashed into verdict in state history, a Middlesex time. Perez did not attend the two-day parked railroad cars. Under the County (Massachusetts) jury awarded trial, and is believed to be living and settlement, the railroad will pay nearly $40 million yesterday to the pitching in the Dominican Republic. It $2,000 per household, as well as $200 family of a Dracut boy born with took jurors one hour of deliberation to a day per person in the household for severe brain damage in 1996 after a award McQuillin the full amount the time they were evacuated. A tramautic delivery at a Lowell following the two-day trial. The trial family of five with no major illnesses hospital. After deliberating for about 6 ended with McQuillin's emotional that was evacuated for 13 days would 1/2 hours, the jury found Dr. testimony detailing how Perez forced receive $15,000 in addition to property Jacqueline Halladay, an obstetrician her to have sex with him in March of damages and other losses.Those who and gynecologist, negligent for having 1999 at the apartment he was renting sought medical treatment within three waited more than five hours to deliver during spring training. Jurors also days of the disaster were advised to the baby, Philip Antonelli Jr., in a heard from two other women who opt out of the per-day payments, and caesarean section, despite signs of claim Perez sexually assaulted them those cases will be resolved later. severe fetal distress. The boy, now 8, in the past. Perez, whose lawyers Attorneys for residents and the has cerebral palsy and functions at the withdrew from the case after he railroad disagreed about whether level of a 2- to 4-year-old. His mother, stopped communicating with them, punitive damages should be awarded. Lisa Antonelli, said she felt relieved now has 30 days to appeal. If he Both sides said the court would hear and vindicated by the malpractice doesn't, McQuillin and her lawyer will the issue at a later time. While no judgment against Halladay. Her then try to collect on the $15 million, estimate of the cost of today's lawyer, Robert Higgins, said the although their only recourse is to go settlement was available, the railroad verdict, which exceeds a $30 million after Perez's United States assets. has said it expects to spend $35 award to a Randolph mother and her million for clean-up costs, legal claims brain-damaged child in 1992, and all other expenses from the wreck. apparently stemmed from the severity Norfolk Southern spokesman Bob of Philip Antonelli's injuries and the Wells said the railroad had settled one care he will need for the rest of his wrongful death case, but he wouldn't life. Halladay's lawyer, Kenneth D. give the amount of the settlement. Weiss, declined to comment yesterday. In a memorandum submitted to MALIR RAILWAY BRIDGE, Middlesex Superior Court before trial, PAKISTAN he said that Halladay had done London, Aug 21 -- A press report, nothing wrong in the delivery at BRONX, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES dated today, states: Several carriages Saints Memorial Medical Center in of goods train went tumbling down the Lowell and that she could have done London, Aug 23 -- A press release, dated today, states: A freight train has track by a powerful blast at Malir

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Railway Bridge, disrupting all trains from two major city and cantonments with sand, at Kartal Railway Crossing from Karachi. A goods train leaving stations to the suburban Landhi near Sangla Hill in Punjab Province, Karachi for Lahore was passing by the station. The goods supply from the Pakistan, this morning. According to Malir Railway Bridge at around 1145, port city to the country and Geo TV the train derailed adding to when a blast went off badly wrecking transportations of consignments the casualties. The injured passengers the railway track that overturned imported under the Afghan Transit were shifted to hospital by private several carriages of the train besides Trade Agreement have come to a total vehicles with the help of local damaging the Railway Bridge. Bomb halt. “We are engaged in 24-hour residents. -- Lloyd's List disposal squad and railway police repair work on the track,” said a Correspondent. immediately arrived at the scene of senior official at the PR. “We get Rs 30 incident. DIG operation, Mushtaque million revenue per year from the WATERVAL BOVEN, Ali Shah told that police has already cargoes transportation and we realise SOUTH AFRICA started investigation. Apparently, it the importance of such operations.ø Johannesburg, Aug 22 -- Hundreds of seemed that bomb or some explosive He said the PR refused the tradersø looters battled police all weekend at material was there, which caused the offer to clear and repair the track as it the site of a beer train wreck in damage at such a scale, he added. required particular expertise involving violence that left one woman dead, Eyewitnesses told that the blast technical assistance by heavy cranes South African police said today as occurred first and then the goods train possessed by the PR. Custom agents they kept a heavy guard on the met with the accident. The remaining involved in clearing ATT consignments remaining alcohol. The train carrying safe carriages of the ill-fated goods from the port passed a second day 180,000 crates of beer from South train have been removed from the site sitting idle, as no cargo was moved African Breweries derailed on Friday of accident. Trains from Karachi have from the port for Peshawar. The night (Aug 19) near Waterval Boven, been halted completely that resulted customs agents said in first phase ATT 200 km east of Johannesburg, into delaying of the scheduled trains, cargoes were dispatched to Peshawar Superintendent Izak van Zyl said. By while six trains remained stranded at through Pakistan Railways and from Saturday morning, police were different stations. Tezgam Express, there the consignments crossed the battling up to 200 people from the which had left Landhi station remains borders on trucks. “We met the PR nearby township trying to make off blocked 500 meters away from the officials again but could not get with crates of beer. "It was a lot of scene of occurrence, while the Night satisfactory response,” said Amir trouble from one train crash," Van Zyl Coach from Lahore and Mehran Altaf, a senior customs agent and said. "They were firing rubber bullets Express coming from Mirpurkhas were executive member of the Pak Afghan into the crowd. The issue was the awaiting standstill at Landhi Station Transit Trade Clearance Group. “We beer." A 19-year-old woman in the and Qaraquram Express from Lahore are unaware about the resumption of crowd was killed when she fell under at Bin Qasim Station. Super Express our operations and this is a major the wheels of a lorry, he said. Police scheduled for leaving Karachi has reason of our concerns. The imported handed the site over to railway been delayed and awaiting at Cantt. goods are piling up at the port.” He security staff but were back again Station. The lone relief train available said traders of cargoes other than ATT yesterday morning, firing more rubber at Karachi Cantt has been sent to the were now looking for alternatives to bullets as looters converged on the place of accident, but it is feared that transport goods through trucks to train. Officers raided nearby houses, the restoration of normal train traffic upcountry and most of them had recovered three out of 500 missing might take quit a time. started using the land route. øBut cases and arrested six people. Van Zyl London, Aug 24 -- A press report, according to ATTA regulations said 20 officers would remain at the dated Aug 23, states: Goods Afghanistan-bound goods can only be site until the overturned wagons and transportation to "upcountry" transported through Pakistan surviving beer crates could be remained suspended for the second Railways so the agents involved in recovered, an operation that could consecutive day as railways such business have no option but take up to a week. -- Reuters. authorities failed to repair track wait,ø said Mr Altaf. damaged by an explosion, and traders now plan to claim over Rs 100 million MAZABUKA, ZAMBIA damages caused by the operationsø London, Aug 24 -- A press report, suspension. Custom agents and dated Aug 23, states: About 41 people transporters involved in goods were injured when a passenger train transportation through railways said derailed today at Mazabuka, 125 km they had not sent a single to the south-west of Zambian capital consignment since early Sunday (Aug Lusaka, the official Zambia News 21) when an explosion at Malir river Agency said. Francis Bwalya, director PAINTINGS, NORWAY bridge derailed a freight train of health at Mazabuka District, London, Aug 24 -- A press report, suspending railway operations from Southern province, was quoted as dated Aug 23, states: Norwegian Karachi. øThe Pakistan Railways has saying that the injured have beena authorities today expanded the pool of caused us over Rs 100 million losses as dmitted to the Mazabuka district suspects in the bold theft of painter it wasted all the goods in nine cars of hospital. Police sources at Mazabuka Edvard Munch`s "The Scream" and the derailed Parcel Express while and Babe Botana, managing director "Madonna". Five people were initially removing wreckage from the track,ø of the Railway Systems of Zambia arrested and three remain jailed. Two said Arif Butt, a goods transporter (RSZ), both confirmed the accident. suspects were released and police said who booked the cargoes in the The train was bound for Livingstone, today eight more possible suspects damaged wagons of freight train for Zambia's tourism capital in the were being sought. The paintings Lahore. øThe railways should pay the Southern province when the accident worth millions were stolen off the wall damages. Contrary to their assurance happened. Three coaches overturned in an armed robbery at Oslo`s Munch they (Pakistan Railways) have been and were completely detached from Museum last year. Neither work had unable to repair the track and open it the engine, while five others remained been recovered as of today. "We`re still again for the railways traffic.ø He said intact. Two luggage coaches was also hopeful, but we are no longer the goods transportation association detached but remained on the rail confident (the paintings will be had offered the PR high-ups that they line. The immediate cause of the recovered). The chances of finding the could arrange cranes and remove accident is yet to be known. paintings diminish with time and wreckage. However, Mr Butt said the already a lot of a time has passed," divisional superintendent PR SANGLA HILL AREA, PAKISTAN Museum spokesman Jorunn misbehaved with the traders and Karachi, Aug 19 -- Three persons Christoffersen said. There was concern transporters and refused their offer. were killed and several others were in the art world that the paintings The PR authorities have been unable injured when the Badar Express of were destroyed after the thieves to clear the track and have shifted the Pakistan Railways, going to Lahore realized they were too well known to entire railway passenger operations from Faisalabad struck a truck, loaded sell.

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says it is confident a computer virus turn out to be very complex. Abdullah Computer Systems that disrupted the production of $6 Hashim, senior manager for business million worth of cars at its Adelaide development and marketing at plant yesterday has been contained. eCompany, Etisalat's internet arm, Holden's Elizabeth production line also warned that bad weather could was disrupted for several hours from delay the timetable. The start of 0600, ACST yesterday when the virus repair work was delayed until various affected vital car-making computer ministries of the Indian Government software. Holden's corporate affairs gave their approval to internet FAILURE OF UNITED STATES manager for South Australia, David operators Sea-Me-We 3 and Flag to CUSTOMS COMPUTER NETWORK Ellis, says the ZOTOB virus, which send their ships to the area where the London, Aug 19-- A press report, attacks Microsoft Windows' operating cables were broken. One ship sat at dated today, states: U.S. Customs systems, is the main suspect for the Kochi for several days awaiting computer system used to process production breakdown. He says while approval to begin repairs on the cable passengers arriving on international computer technicians tried to fix the that belongs to Sea-Me-We 3. A second flights shut down for more than five problem, workers carried out ship was sent to the Mumbai area to hours in some areas yesterday maintenance and training work at the fix damage to the cable belonging to evening. The worst delays appeared to plant. Mr Ellis says the event was the Flag network. be at Miami International Airport, "very unusual" and is confident the where at times as many as 2,000 virus responsible will not be a problem DRUGS FOUND ON CYPRUS people were waiting to clear in the future. VESSEL AT BRIDGETOWN, immigration, airport spokesman Marc BARBADOS Henderson said. At New York's Bridgetown, Aug 18 -- Apparently the airports, customs officials processed Miscellaneous officer on watch by the gangway saw a international passengers by hand diver in the water by general cargo during the shutdown. In Los Angeles, EWL Trinidad. This was at night and they used backup computer systems to hence it was rather suspicious. The keep passengers moving. The cause of ships agents were informed and also the shutdown wasn't immediately the Coastguard. The Coastguard clear, but it did not look like arrived with divers some time later. terrorism, said Zachary Mann, COLLAPSE OF RAIL TUNNEL By then the original diver seen by the spokesman for U.S. Customs and GERRARDS CROSS, officer had disappeared. The Border Protection in southern Florida. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Coastguard divers searched the The computer problem originated in UNITED KINGDOM bottom of the vessel and found a database systems located in Virginia London, Aug 23 -- A press report, container bolted onto a bracket on the and lasted from around 1800 hrs until dated Aug 20, states: A busy hull below the waterline. One set of about 2330 hrs, Mann said. The Port commuter rail route has reopened bolts on this container had been Authority of New York and New seven weeks after a tunnel collapse. loosened, perhaps by the previous Jersey, which runs operations at metro The line through Gerrards Cross in diver. The container was unfastened area airports, said customs officials Bucks was closed when a tunnel from the hull and brought ashore, cut there were processing travellers by collapsed next to where a new Tesco open and found to contain marijuana. hand. Mike Flemming, spokesman for store was under construction. Allan This was the third incident in recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Spence from the Health and Safety weeks here where drugs were found in Los Angeles, said the customs Executive was "confident" he now containers attached to ship's hulls computer system at Los Angeles understood how the collapse below the waterline, hence the International Airport experienced happened. "The part of the tunnel authorities here are rather concerned problems yesterday, but only for about which fell down was linked to the way and will be carrying out more diving an hour and a half. the material was being placed over the surveys on cargo vessels in future. -- tunnel ground," said railway inspector Lloyd's Agents. FLIGHTS DELAYED AT UNITED Mr Spence. "So we're confident we KINGDOM AIRPORTS DUE understand why that part failed," he EWL TRINIDAD (Cyprus) COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURE added. The line, which has now been See "Drugs Found On Cyprus Vessel London, Aug 24 -- A press report, declared safe, serves commuters into At Bridgetown, Barbados" under dated today, states: Flights at UK London from the Chilterns area and is "Miscellaneous". airports were delayed by up to two also an inter-city link to the Midlands. hours today after a system failure Reconstruction work has been carried OUTBREAK OF "BIRD FLU" forced air traffic controllers to briefly out over the past seven weeks and Tokyo, Aug 19 -- Japanese authorities suspend departures from the nation's experts have investigated the have completed roughly half of their airports. National Air Traffic Control construction site. random nationwide inspections for said services were disrupted for 20 bird flu on farms, a Farm Ministry minutes this morning due to a fault DAMAGE TO UNDERSEA official said today, a day after such with a flight-data processing system at INTERNET CABLES, checks revealed a new case of the its West Drayton centre near ARABIAN SEA disease in the country. The Heathrow. The disruption resulted in London, Aug 24 -- A press report, inspections, due to be completed by delays of one to two hours for some dated today, states: Etisalat is hoping Sep 16, were launched after a weak flights, but the average delay was less that internet services in the UAE will strain of bird flu was detected in late than 10 minutes, a NATS be back to normal by Friday after June on some farms in Ibaraki spokeswoman said. "The restrictions repair work on two cables damaged prefecture, north-east of Tokyo. that had been imposed on flights and during bad weather is completed. Authorities have so far examined which led to delays for some travellers Internet connections going through 1,270 farms across the country, the have now been lifted," NATS said in a Etisalat have been slow since the official said. Yesterday, authorities statement, adding it was still working beginning of the month after eight of said they found a new case of bird flu to clear a backlog of flights. British the UAE's 20 internet links to the in Saitama prefecture, a region Airways said it cancelled nine return outside world were broken. Two extra neighbouring the capital. It was the short-haul flights from London's internet links have been added, first time the checks had revealed a Heathrow Airport and seven from resulting in a slight improvement in case of bird flu in the country. Gatwick today due to the disruption. services, but things will not return to Authorities are conducting further normal until the eight severed links tests to determine the details of the ZOTOB VIRUS are restored. Officials at Etisalat said latest case, which experts say is likely London, Aug 18 -- A press report, services could remain slow beyond to be the weak H5N2 strain. As a dated today, states: Car-maker Holden Friday if the improvements needed precaution, all 98,300 chickens on the

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 34 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions farm in Saitama will be slaughtered, the city has gone ... Now some areas FACTORY, PLYMPTON, DEVON, and restrictions placed on the (in Jakarta) have started to regain UNITED KINGDOM movement of eggs and chicken in a power," Mr Mulyo told Trijaya radio. London, Aug 23 -- A press report, five-kilometre radius around the farm Many buildings in Jakarta were dated today, states: Bulldozers have to prevent the spread of the disease. operating on their own back-up moved in to knock down a factory Chickens on the farms in Ibaraki were generators. Advertisement: The which was destroyed by fire last found with the weak H5N2 strain. -- blackout stopped electric trains month in Devon. Nearly 400 staff were Reuters. operating around the Indonesian made redundant after the fire at London, Aug 23 -- A press report, capital, Antara news agency Hilliers food manufacturers in dated today, states: One of three farms reported. Indonesia's railway Plympton on the outskirts of in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of company, PT KAI, was working to Plymouth. Contractors say it will take Tokyo, which shipped chickens to a move electric trains from rail tracks about three weeks to demolish the bird flu-hit Saitama farm, has also that were also used by non-electric site, dashing workers' hopes that the been found to be infected with a bird trains connecting Jakarta to other building could be saved. flu virus of the H5 strain, the farm cities on Java. Other radio reports ministry said yesterday. Yesterday's and witnesses said Jakarta's main FOREST, INDONESIA finding comes after the farm ministry international airport was also AND MALAYSIA and Saitama prefectural government affected by the outage. High global Jakarta, Aug 22 -- Heavy rains and found Thursday (Aug 18) that oil prices have seen Indonesian an international firefighting effort on chickens at a farm in Konosu, Saitama authorities introduce various power Indonesia's Sumatra have Prefecture, have tested positive for an saving schemes in recent months, extinguished most forest fires that had antibody which indicates they had including rolling blackouts in the spewed choking haze over parts of the been infected with a bird flu virus in capital and other cities. island and neighbouring Malaysia, the past. officials said today. "Heavy rains on London, Aug 23 -- A press report, Saturday (Aug 21) made the total dated today, states: The bird flu number of hotspots decline. On Aug situation is stabilising in Russia with 21, it was reported that there were the exception of the Siberian region of only 28. Everything is going back to Tyumen where 40 birds died normal now," Eviarni, an official from yesterday, officials say. No birds have the envirommental supervisory agency died in several other affected regions in Sumatra's Riau province, told of Siberia while one bird death was Reuters. More than 100 hotspots -- reported in the Urals. Fearing the areas satellites show as having fires -- spread of the virus westwards, the CHEMICALS STORE, BIDEFORD, could be seen at the height of the Netherlands banned its farmers from DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM haze. Residents in Riau province, keeping fowl outdoors. The European London, Aug 22 -- A press report, hardest hit by the fires and home to Union is to hold talks on Thursday dated Aug 21, states: More than 40 some of the world's major palm oil (Aug 25) but is unlikely to follow the firefighters have spent the night plantations, were no longer required Dutch example, experts say. "We are tackling a fire at a north Devon to wear face masks, she added. The following the situation closely, but we chemicals store. Crews were called to foreign firefighters had contributed to are not being alarmist," European cosmetics manufacturer Swallowfield putting out the blazes, Yusman, Commission spokesman Philip Tod PLC in Alverdiscott Road, East the another official from the said. "Our analysis is that the risk is Water, Bideford, at 2350 BST, environmental agency in Rokan Hillir, low." Germany said it may adopt yesterday. A single-storey building at the epicentre of the worst fires, told similar precautions, following the used to store acetone and cellulose Reuters. -- Reuters. Dutch announcement yesterday. was severely damaged by the fire. The Russia's emergencies ministry said Environment Agency was also called GARAGE AND VEHICLES, bird flu had stabilised in nearly all to prevent any chemical contamination LONDONDERRY, the affected regions apart from in the area. Divisional Officer Andy UNITED KINGDOM Tyumen, local news agency Itar-Tass Revez, of Devon Fire and Rescue London, Aug 22 -- A press report, reports. More than 120,000 birds Service, said the chemicals inside the dated today, states: A garage housing have been culled in an attempt to store gave the crews cause for concern. council vehicles has been destroyed in curb the spreading of the virus. The Crews from Bideford, Appledore, a fire in Londonderry causing damage strain found in several regions in Torrington and Ilfracombe attended estimated at £1m, police have said. Siberia has been identified as H5N1 - the scene. A foam tender from Royal Fire crews were called to the Derry the type that has killed at least 57 Marines Base Chivenor was also City Council depot on Pennyburn people in Asia in 2003. Russian brought in. Industrial Estate at about 0100, BST. officials say there have been "no cases An investigation into the cause of the of sickness among the human FACTORY, BIRMINGHAM, fire is under way and police said while population". UNITED KINGDOM they are keeping an open mind, arson London, Aug 23 -- A press report, has not been ruled out. Station officer POWER OUTAGE, INDONESIA dated today, states: Up to 70 John Gurney said there had been fears London, Aug 19 -- A press report, firefighters tackled a blaze at a the roof would collapse. "When we dated yesterday, states: Power furniture factory on a residential arrived at the depot we found the supplies to large areas of Java and street in Birmingham. Firefighters garage, containing seven road Bali islands in Indonesia, including were called to Treetops Pine cleansing vehicles and other motorised the whole of the capital, Jakarta, Furniture on Grange Road in Kings machinery for grass cutting etc, had were disrupted today, state Heath, early yesterday evening. all been damaged in the fire," he said. electricity company PT Perusahaan Crews were unable to get inside the "The fire was to such an extent that Listrik Negara (PLN) said. "There building safely after there was an we feared there would be a collapse of was a disruption in the Java-Bali explosion inside. Fourteen appliances the roof area. We fought the fire from transmission network. It was quite attended the scene. No one was outside the garages with a number of big and we are still checking for the injured and an investigation into the jets to extinguish the fires within the cause," Mulyo Aji, an official at the cause has been launched. The Kings vehicles and the building itself." company, said. At least three key Heath High Street has reopened. A London, Aug 24 -- A press report, power plants on Java - Paiton, Muara West Midlands Fire Service dated Aug 23, states: Forensic Karang and Suralaya - were down, he spokesman said the fire spread more scientists have returned to the scene later told a radio station. "With 30 easily because some of the building's of a major fire which caused over £1m per cent of the supply gone, there's walls were made from timber. He said of damage to vehicles at a council nothing we can do. Jakarta was the contents of the factory have been depot in Londonderry. Seven cleansing completely blacked out, the supply to destroyed. vehicles and other grass cutting

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 35 Fires & Explosions equipment were destroyed in the blaze the inadequate security and fire The massive Paraguana complex, one at Pennyburn Industial Estate on detection provisions." Momart denies of the world's largest refining Monday (Aug 22). The building which negligence over the fire. A statement installations, has a stated capacity of housed the plant and machinery will from its board said: "The fire was a 940,000 barrels a day. have to be demolished. An tragedy for those of Momart's London, Aug 19 -- A press report, examination aimed at determining the customers who were affected, and for dated yesterday, states: A fire broke cause of the fire began on Monday but Momart. However, it must be borne in out at Venezuela's Amuay oil refinery, was not completed. The intensity of mind that it was caused by arson in an forcing the facility to temporarily cut the blaze made it necessary for the adjacent warehouse. Given that High production, but it will return to building to be stabilised before the Court proceedings have been normal output within 48 hours, an scientific tests could commence. Derry commenced, it would not be official said. The fire yesterday did not City Council has said the fire will appropriate for us to comment on the affect the refinery's capacity, but cause disruption to street cleaning legal issues, but it should suffice to temporarily forced it to reduce output services in the city. Police have said say that all claims against Momart from 410,000 barrels a day to 150,000 while they are keeping an open mind, will be defended vigorously." Robert barrels a day, refinery manager Jesus arson has not been ruled out. Read, the fine-art director at Hiscox, Luongo said told the state-run one of the insurance companies Bolivarian News Agency, or ABN, in a GRAIN ELEVATOR, DES MOINES, represented in the lawsuit, said the report early today. Luongo said the IOWA, UNITED STATES action was standard practice for an fire started about 1700, yesterday in a London, Aug 25 -- A press report, insurance firm seeking to mitigate its rack of pipes, and was under control dated Aug 24, states: The Iowa state losses. The destruction of the Britart an hour later. Officials were fire marshal said an explosion at a pieces attracted most of the headlines, evaluating damage to the pipes, and Carroll County grain elevator was although it subsequently emerged that had turned off the flow in that area as accidental. The co-op manager said many works from an earlier period a precaution, Luongo told ABN. He today they are removing large chunks were also destroyed. Eighteen said the fire did not appear to have of concrete from inside the elevator. paintings by Gillian Ayres were lost, caused major problems. "In 48 hours Until that's done, they won't be able to as well as about 50 paintings by at most, the plant will be functioning determine the total amount of damage, Patrick Heron. The case is expected to again at maximum capacity," he told but they do hope to have the elevator be heard next year. the state-run news agency. Officials running again in time for harvest. The were investigating the cause of the blast happened at about 1100 hrs, NIGHTCLUB, WOLVERHAMPTON, fire. Monday (Aug 22) in the small town of UNITED KINGDOM Lanesboro. No one was injured in the London, Aug 19 -- A press report, SHOPPING TAVERN, SYDNEY, explosion, including someone who was dated today, states: There were NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA working on top of the elevator at the dramatic scenes as a devastating blaze London, Aug 23 -- A press report, time of the blast. Much of the damage destroyed a Wolverhampton city dated today, states: Fire has gutted a was at the base of the elevator near centre nightclub in the early hours of tavern in a shopping centre in the dumpsite where farmers unload this morning. Flares in Lichfield Sydney's southwest, causing Aus$2 their grain. There are some large Street was reduced to a shell by the million (US$1.5 million) damage. cracks on the side of the elevator. huge fire which took hold at 0300 hrs Officers were called to the blaze on Investigators say they do believe the and raged through the night. The roof Spitfire Drive, Raby, at 1215 hrs, elevator is sound enough that it won't has been reduced to a burnt-out today, Macquarie Fields Local Area collapse. skeleton which is expected to leave the Commander Chief Inspector Graham club closed for weeks if not months. Donnelly said. Insp Donnelly said the INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LEYTON, More than 80 firefighters in 10 alarm was raised by the centre's LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM engines were called in to tackle the caretaker and the blaze was London, Aug 25 -- A press report, blaze. Fire crews used two aerial extinguished by crews from five fire dated today, states: A group of artists platforms as they spent three hours stations. Investigating officers were and collectors including Damien Hirst bringing the blaze under control. It is awaiting safety clearance to enter the and Dave Stewart is to sue a storage believed it began on the second floor of gutted premises. The fire caused an company for negligence over a fire at the three storey building and estimated Aus$2 million in damage to its premises that destroyed many of investigators have not ruled out the the Raby Tavern, which had been Britain's most famous contemporary possibility of arson. The fire did not recently renovated, Insp Donnelly art pieces. The 30 claimants, seeking spread to the ground floor club itself, said. The cause of the blaze has yet to up to £15 million, also include the but the fixtures and fittings on the be determined. artist Gillian Ayres, the daughters of lower and first floors have been ruined the late Patrick Heron, the collector by water pouring down from above. WAREHOUSE, CARLISLE, Shirley Conran and the Royal No-one was injured and the building CUMBRIA, UNITED KINGDOM Academy. The fire swept through was unoccupied at the time. A club London, Aug 23 -- A press report, Momart's storage facility in London in spokesman confirmed the venue will dated Aug 22, states: A rubber fire May 2004, destroying over 100 works, be closed until further notice. which has sent clouds of thick black worth an estimated £60 million. These smoke across Carlisle could continue included the "Britart" works produced REFINERY, AMUAY, VENEZUELA for days, firefighters say. The fire at a by the Young British Artist movement, London, Aug 18 -- A press report, warehouse on the Kingmoor Park including Hirst's Charity, Tracey dated today, states: A brief fire has estate today destroyed £750,000 worth Emin's Everyone I Have Ever Slept forced the partial shutdown of of rubber destined for the Pirelli tyre With 1963-1995, and Hell by Jake and Venezuela's Amuay oil refinery, an factory in the city. Fire crews from Dinos Chapman. Jonathan Wood, of official of the state-owned oil company Scotland have been drafted in to help Clyde & Co, the firm of lawyers co- Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) said. tackle the blaze. A special foam ordinating the claim, described the The fire, which occurred in one of the compressor from Glasgow was also fire as a "disaster waiting to happen". refinery's pipes, has already been put brought onto the site, since the use of The case against Momart will argue out, Jesus Luongo, manager of the water produces a toxic run-off which that its premises were "wholly Paraguana refining complex where could affect rivers. Cumbria's unsuitable as a storage location for Amuay is located, told Union Radio. It assistant chief fire officer Dave Keevil high-value fine art", according to a is unclear how extensive the blaze was said: "This is a very difficult fire statement from Clyde & Co. "The but Luongo said a decision had been situation which could continue for premises were located among other made to cut refining capacity from days and continue to produce black units where there was a high risk of 410,000 barrels per day to 150,000 smoke. We are inhibited in the use of fire; the building itself was not barrels. He added that workers had water because that will produce a constructed so as to prevent the rapid also adjusted refining activities in toxic water run-off which has the spread of fire... coupled with this was other units to evaluate the damage. potential to get into the water

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 36 Fires & Explosions courses." Emergency services earlier farmland across the country. Interior spread to a number of boroughs, warned people to stay away from the Minister Antonio Costa acknowledged firefighters said. More than 10 houses area, which is about two miles outside that Portugal could not cope without on Coimbra's outskirts were burned, Carlisle. People were advised to close help from abroad. Spain and France and 50 people had fled their homes, their doors and windows, although fire were sending aircraft today, and help firefighters said. Seven planes were officers said the risk to residents at from Italy and Germany is due to dumping water on the fires, but Mayor this stage is very low. arrive tomorrow. Some 3,000 fire Carlos Encarnacao said it was still fighters, soldiers and police are moving quickly. About 200 firefighters WAREHOUSE, CLARK, tackling more than 20 fires, made were battling another large fire in NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES worse by hot weather and wind. The Abrantes in the district of Santarem, London, Aug 22 -- A press report, fires have so far killed at least 11 about 50 miles north of Lisbon. Traffic dated today, states: A warehouse firefighters and four civilians, on one of the district's highways was decimated by a fire on Saturday (Aug according to AP news agency. Two disrupted by a blaze. Nearly 2,000 20) in Clark was partly demolished Canadair planes were due to arrive firefighters, supported by 795 fire yesterday so that firefighters could from France this afternoon, and more trucks and 31 aircraft, were involved safely investigate the blaze, officials planes are expected to be sent from in the nationwide effort. The army said. Investigators have not Spain, which is also suffering from sent 600 men to monitor areas where determined what caused the fire in the wildfires. Another Canadair plane fires had been extinguished, and civil rear building at 277 Central Ave., Fire from Italy, and two German protection workers stood by in case Chief John Pingor said, but the blaze helicopters are due to arrive tomorrow. residents had to be evacuated. Strong was not considered suspicious. Much The Portuguese request was made to winds rekindled several fires during of the building had been torn down by the European Commission, which has the weekend, and more winds and yesterday afternoon. Charred concrete a special unit to co-ordinate member high temperatures were forecast. blocks, blackened file cabinets and countries in tackling emergencies. Temperatures were expected to reach burned debris lay strewn about the London, Aug 22 -- A press report, 96 degrees in some districts today. remains of the building. Three dated today, states: Several European They were likely to begin dropping businesses -- Evening Cool, an countries have responded to Portugal's only on Wednesday (Aug 24), when industrial maintenance company, request for help in fighting wildfires there was also a chance of mild rain, Millco Custom Fabricators, which raging across the country. Spain and forecasters said. The wildfires have made steel cabinets and countertops, France have each sent two water- burned through 346,000 acres, already and a wood shop -- were destroyed in dropping aircraft and another is due to more than the total area hit last year, the fire. Firefighters were called at arrive from Italy today. Germany said when 320,000 acres were destroyed, 1415 hrs, on Saturday and efforts to it would send three police helicopters officials said. In 2003 - the worst year douse the flames were stalled when with experts to help around 2,700 in the last two decades - the blazes officials discovered the nearest Portuguese firefighters tackling burned one million acres, causing hydrant was across Central Avenue, around 27 blazes in wood and losses of $1.4 billion. Portugal received about 1,000 feet away. But the 250- farmland. The fires have left at least $59 million in compensation from the foot-long building was so engulfed in 15 dead and 140,000 hectares Solidarity Fund that year. flames that "a few minutes" did not destroyed. Central and northern London, Aug 23 -- A press report, matter, Pingor said. The one-story Portugal have been the worst affected; dated today, states: Dozens of wildfires building is set back from Central several villages have been evacuated. are still raging out of control across Avenue behind a row of businesses The most serious fire over the Portugal, despite desperate efforts to between Terminal Avenue and Raritan weekend was in the Pampilhosa da contain them. The worst-hit areas Road. It appeared to be up to code, Serra region, in the Coimbra district include the central region, where fires even though old rules had allowed the 196 km north of Lisbon. President of are threatening the outskirts of the hydrants to be so far away, the chief the European Commission Jose third-largest city of Coimbra, said. Minutes after firefighters Manuel Barroso visited areas affected firefighters say. Fire-fighting aircraft arrived, the half-dome shaped roof by fires in the north of Portugal from several EU states joined some collapsed, Pingor said. Flames shot 30 during a holiday visit and pledged 3,000 Portuguese firefighters following feet into the air and the smoke was so support for his home country. an urgent appeal for help by the thick it occasionally obscured the European Commission spokesman government in Lisbon. The blazes structure, witnesses said. About 150 Rupert Kreitemeyer told the BBC's have left at least 15 dead and 140,000 firefighters from nearly every World Today programme that the hectares destroyed. Firefighters say municipality in Union County helped commission had co-ordinated the more than 25 fires fanned by high fight the blaze. Demolition will response to Portugal's appeal for help. winds are burning across Portugal, continue after insurance investigators He said France and Spain had already which is experiencing one of its worst arrive this week, Pingor said. sent water-dropping aircraft, while droughts in years. They say the blazes help from Germany and Italy was are advancing on Coimbra, which has WAREHOUSE, IPSWICH, expected to arrive later. The a population of more than 100,000 SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM Portuguese Interior Minister, Antonio people, on several fronts. The fast- London, Aug 22 -- A press report, Costa, has said the fires were the most moving wildfires have already dated Aug 20, states: A distribution damaging in recent times and that the destroyed at least 12 houses in the warehouse in Ipswich may have to be country could not cope without help suburbs of the city. A state of demolished after a blaze early this from abroad. emergency was declared in the region. morning. Nine fire engines arrived at London, Aug 23 -- A press report, Wildfires are also continuing to burn Budget Transport on Ransomes dated Aug 22, states: Wildfires fanned in the northern districts of Viseu and Europark in Suffolk at about 0100, by high winds burned out of control Viana do Castelo, officials say. Two BST. No-one was inside and its cause today, destroying more than 10 houses firefighting aircraft from France, is not yet known, said Suffolk on the outskirts of Portugal's third- together with a Spanish aircraft, Divisional Fire Officer Phil Collins. largest city and forcing 50 people to joined in the battle yesterday. Five "The fire has caused such structural leave their homes amid the country's helicopters from Germany and the damage that it's unstable now. We worst drought in years. Most of the Netherlands, along with an aircraft anticipate it's going to be demolished," fires burned in the northern districts from Italy, are due to start firefighting he said. of Viseu and Viana do Castelo. operations later today. Coimbra, the country's third-largest London, Aug 24 -- A press report, WILDFIRES, PORTUGAL city with nearly 110,000 people, was dated today, states: Forests, farm and London, Aug 22 -- A press report, surrounded by two fire fronts, scrubland continue to blaze in dated Aug 21, states: Portugal has firefighters said. Flames and smoke Portugal despite some success in called on the EU to help extinguish could be seen from different parts of containing some of the fires. Hundreds the wildfires that have destroyed the city, located about 120 miles north of firefighters are tackling fires near 140,000 hectares of forest and of Lisbon, and the fire had already the historic city of Coimbra, and other

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 37 Fires & Explosions/Aviation districts remain on high alert. Water- Water-dropping aircraft provided by dropping aircraft provided by other other European countries continue to European countries continue to work work alongside Portuguese alongside Portuguese firefighters. A firefighters in the worst-hit areas. summer of drought has sparked fires More than 100 homes and 180,000 across southern Europe, with Spain hectares of land have been destroyed and France also fighting flames. At in Portugal this year by the fires, least 15 people have died and 140,000 often started deliberately in bone-dry hectares have been destroyed in countryside forests. More than 400 Portugal this year from fires, often firefighters remain near the 5B-DBY started deliberately in bone-dry university city of Coimbra to help London, Aug 19 -- A press report, countryside forests. Four people, prevent the flames which have dated Aug 18, states: The Cypriot including a former firefighter, were menaced the area since Sunday (Aug plane that crashed and killed all 121 arrested yesterday on suspicion of 21) flaring up again. Dozens of people people aboard flew on autopilot to its arson, police said. A total of 102 have been forced to leave their homes Athens destination - but passed people have been held this year. The and at least 10 houses on the thousands of feet above the airport fire near the university city of outskirts of the city have been runway, the chief accident investigator Coimbra has been burning since destroyed by the fires. A state of told The Associated Press today. Sunday (Aug 21). More than 400 emergency has been declared in the Helios Airways Flight ZU522 then firefighters are trying to contain the region, 196km north-east of the turned toward the sea, flying in a blaze and there are hopes that cooler capital, Lisbon. Paulo Tavares, co- holding pattern for more than an hour temperatures could help the ordinating volunteer firefighters from before changing course again and situation. "The intensity of the fire is the town of Coja, told the Reuters crashing into a mountain north of diminishing considerably, let's see if news agency: "We can now claim Athens. Chief investigator Akrivos we are a bit luckier today," the fire victory. At this moment everything is Tsolakis told AP that an air traffic chief of nearby Penela, Mario under control - if it remains cool, this control diagram showed the plane had Lourenco, told radio TSF. Portugal's will remain under control." flown on automatic pilot to the Greek fire service (SNBPC) said six fires Meanwhile, President Jorge Sampaio capital's international airport, but it were now under control but three urged the government to force was flying at 34,000 feet and turned were still burning out of control in landowners to take action to keep south into a holding pattern over the the Viseu district. Duarte Caldeira, of forests clear of the scrub which helps island of Kea. "What troubles us is the League of Portuguese wildfires spread. "We must improve that the automatic pilot was Firefighters, said the mainly management of Portugal's forests," he functioning up to a certain point, and volunteer firefighting force would said. "From September, all our then it was disengaged, possibly by suffer exhaustion if the fires energies must be focused on this." human action," Tsolakis said. He said continued until the end of the month. the automatic pilot had been "The firefighting forces are at their WILDFIRES, SPAIN programmed to fly the plane up to limit," he told daily newspaper London, Aug 23 -- A press report, Athens' airport and it was unclear how Correio da Manha. "I have met with dated Aug 22, states:Spain's or why it was disengaged. "Possibly, firefighters who have been battling environment ministry said today that there was human intervention. I'm not blazes since Saturday (Aug 20), with 265,000 acres of forest had been speaking with certainty, because I just short breaks of just a few hours destroyed in wildfires. More than 20 don't have all the evidence yet," to rest." A state of emergency has fires continued to burn in the Tsolakis stressed. Investigators are been declared in the Coimbra region, northwestern region of Galicia, many examining whether the 115 passengers 196km north-east of Lisbon. It was of them believed to have been started and six-member crew aboard the unclear whether Portugal would be intentionally, authorities said. Boeing 737-300 had lost eligible for cash payments under the consciousness, possibly just after take- European Union solidarity fund, WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES off. The aircraft appears to have flown made available in cases of natural London, Aug 24 -- A press report, from Cyprus to Athens on autopilot - a disaster. The EU suggested Portugal dated today, states: Lightning caused flight of about an hour and a half. would be eligible, although the a wildfire in south-west Utah County Tsolakis' comments were the first country's agriculture minister said that consumed 1,200 acres yesterday official confirmation that the autopilot the fires had not caused enough afternoon. The blaze, which started was disengaged after the plane flew damage. Samuel Infante, of around 1300 hrs about eight miles over the Athens airport. That could Portuguese environmental group south-west of Elberta, got to within give credence to speculation that Castelle Branco, said that poor forest half a mile of structures before fire somebody tried to take control of the management had contributed to the crews got that corner under control. plane before it crashed. The strange problem of forest fires. Planting Several construction crews in the area circumstances of the flight - and different types of tree would help also had to be evacuated before the disturbing scenes witnessed by F-16 prevent fires, he said, but he added winds shifted west and alleviated the fighter pilots sent to intercept the that private ownership of forests was danger. Sgt. Darren Gilbert of the plane - have baffled authorities. restricting co-ordinated action. Utah County Sheriff's Office said the Officials have said there were no London, Aug 25 -- A press report, north-east and south-east sides of the indications of sabotage or terrorism. dated today, states: Cooler weather in fire were contained by early evening, According to the government, the two parts of Portugal has helped although it was still burning out of F-16 fighter pilots - who first firefighters bring a series of forest control on Buck Horn Mountain established visual contact with the fires raging across forest and toward the west. According to the plane while it was flying above Kea - scrubland under control. Thousands of Bureau of Land Management, the fire reported seeing the co-pilot slumped firefighters have been battling the was 30% contained by last night. Fire over the controls, apparently blazes for days in central and crews from Goshen, Genola, unconscious. They said the pilot was northern parts of the country. Cooler, Santaquin, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga not in his seat, and they later saw foggy conditions near the historic city Springs, Utah County Sheriff and the what appeared to be two people trying of Coimbra helped crews douse the Bureau of Land Management all were to regain control of the plane. Oxygen worst fires, although some smaller on scene to fight the flames, which masks also were seen dangling from ones flared up in strong winds. At began on private land but spread to the ceiling of the passenger cabin. least 15 people have died in the fires BLM property. Two helicopters, two Tsolakis said investigators were still and vast areas been left charred. air tankers and 15 fire engines were examining the possibility that those Forecasters have said the more humid on site to control the blaze, which on board lost consciousness because of weather should last until at least the should be completely contained by sudden cabin decompression. A six- weekend, raising hopes that tomorrow if the weather cooperates, member team of coroners also was firefighters may keep the upper hand. according to BLM. conducting toxicology tests on some of

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A total Virginia airport, Glen Bryce, said: Lara, an agent of the district of 118 bodies have been recovered from "Our tower gave the pilot clearance to attorney's office for the nearby city of the crash site. Crews were still land but then he did a go-around." He Coyuca de Benitez. searching for three bodies, but said the police and airport officials Kalogrias said they might never be were clearing the scene of the crash. CRASH, SIMPLON MOUNTAIN found. Autopsy results on 26 bodies Civil aviation authorities are to PASS, SWITZERLAND identified so far have shown remove the plane and take it to the Geneva, Aug 23 -- Several people passengers and at least four crew airport where they would inspect it for were believed to have died today when members - including the co-pilot - clues to the cause of the crash. The a light aircraft crashed near the were alive, but not necessarily pilot, Alistair Freeman, suffered a Simplon mountain pass in south- conscious, when the plane went down. broken leg, lacerations and bruising. central Switzerland, Swiss police said. The body of the plane's German pilot He was in a stable condition in the St "Witnesses said the aircraft went into has not been identified, and it was Augustine's hospital in Durban. "He's a tail spin and that the pilot had unclear whether he was one of the lucky to be alive," the hospital's client probably lost control. Probably several three still missing. Some answers relations department said today. The people died, but we don't know exactly could be provided by the contents of Austrian family, who were due to fly to how many," Vincent Favre, police the plane's flight data recorder, or Cape Town today, was waiting to hear spokesman in the canton (state) of black box, which has been sent to when three of their members would be Valais, said. Police were trying to Paris for decoding. discharged from the Umhlanga reach the crash site in the Alpine pass hospital. between Switzerland and Italy. -- AIRCRAFT DIVERTED Reuters. TO BILLINGS, MONTANA, CRASH, LUBLIN PROVINCE, London, Aug 24 -- A press report, UNITED STATES POLAND dated today, states: A small plane London, Aug 25 -- A press report, Warsaw, Aug 21 -- General Jacek carrying four people crashed in dated Aug 24, states: A Northwest Bartoszcze, the chief of Poland's air southern Switzerland yesterday, Airlines flight travelling from force, died in the crash of a two-seater killing all on board. The plane crashed Minneapolis to Bozeman was diverted plane yesterday, a military spokesman near the Simplon Pass close to to Billings because of a mechanical said today. "An inquiry is under way Switzerland's border with Italy, police problem. An airline spokesperson said into the crash of the plane in which in the canton of Valais said. Police the hydraulic problem was not linked the General Bartoszcze was killed," said they had no information on the to the strike by Northwest mechanics Army General Staff spokesman victims' nationalities. "There are no and maintenance workers that began Colonel Zdzislaw Gnatowski told survivors," police spokesman Renato on Saturday (Aug 20). The airbus Reuters. Bartoszcze, 44, was Kalbermatten said from the crash site. A320 with 136 passengers aboard performing aerobatics with an "We still don't know the reason for the landed at Billings Logan international unnamed Belgian friend when the crash." Mr Kalbermatten said the airport during the afternoon today and plane crashed in a rural area of plane was about the size of a Cessna, passengers used portable stairs to exit eastern Lublin province, reported but he was unsure of the model or the plane. There were no injuries. "We private television channel TVN-24. -- make. He ruled out the possibility of heard this flapping noise. The captain Reuters. weather playing a role in the crash, came on the intercom and said we saying visibility was "good". The plane were having hydraulic problems," said CRASH, OVERTON COUNTY, took off at 2242 hrs, in the southern passenger Kathee McCafferty of TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES Swiss city of Locarno and was headed Traverse City, Michigan. She said London, Aug 19 -- A press report, for Friedrichshafen, Germany, he said. passengers began hearing unusual dated yesterday, states: Authorities It crashed in dense forest above the noises about half an hour before the spotted the wreckage today of a small Simplon Pass road that connects plane touched down. Kurt Ebenhoch, a twin-engine aircraft that crashed in southern Switzerland with northern Northwest Airlines spokesperson from Overton County. Both people on board Italy. Minneapolis, described the problem on apparently were killed. The wreckage Flight 1271 as a "hydraulic issue", but in a rugged, rural area was spotted EMERGENCY LANDING, ATHENS, declined to be more specific. Ebenhoch from the sky. Ground units were still GREECE said the plane remained in Billings trying to reach the location early this London, Aug 25 -- A press report, this evening and would be returned to evening, officers said. There was not dated Aug 24, states: An Olympic Northwest's fleet as soon as possible. much left of the aircraft, witnesses Airlines flight bound for Brussels with He said passengers who were not able said. Sheriff's Department dispatcher 132 people aboard made a successful to arrange their own transportation Roy Gore said the search began last emergency landing today at Athens were taken to Bozeman by bus. Also night after the department received a International Airport after its landing today, a Northwest plane at message from the Federal Aviation gear jammed, officials said. Olympic Baltimore-Washington International Administration that it likely went Flight 147, a Boeing 737-300, took off Airport had its tyres deflated, forcing down while trying to avoid a at 1620 hrs and landed at 1755 hrs, passengers to take other flights, the thunderstorm. The flight originated in after reporting the problem and being airline said. Two landing-gear tyres on Gadsden, Ala., and was headed to placed in a holding pattern over the a 757/200 were found to be deflated Somerset, Ky. The aircraft dropped off island of Kythnos in the Aegean Sea. during a preflight inspection, radar about 10 miles east of "The plane landed successfully and according to Todd Morgano, a Livingston at 1907 hrs after being everyone is fine. There was a low level spokesperson for Northwest. No other diverted to the Alpine area because of of alert at Athens International damage was found, he said. stormy weather, authorities said. Airport, which has ended," airport Passengers scheduled to take the spokeswoman Marina Papageorgiou flight to Minneapolis were put on CRASH, PIE DE LA CUESTA AREA, said. other flights. Morgano said the airline MEXICO was co-operating with federal officials London, Aug 23 -- A press report, EMERGENCY LANDING, BREST, in investigating the incident. dated Aug 22, states: A small plane FRANCE crashed outside the Pacific coast London, Aug 22 -- A press report, CRASH, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA resort of Acapulco, killing a civilian dated Aug 19, states: A British Boeing London, Aug 23 -- A press report, pilot and a Mexican Air Force pilot 737 packed with 144 holidaymakers dated Aug 22, states: Civil aviation who went along for the ride, heading to Leeds has been forced to authorities are investigating authorities and relatives confirmed. make an emergency landing. The

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British owned Astraeus plane was Chinese citizen were slightly injured and many corpses in the morgue were carrying passengers from Menorca and one Japanese woman fractured mutilated by the impact. As recovery when the pilot requested the landing her pelvis or hip as passengers used workers picked through wreckage, at Brest-Guipavas airport in France. A emergency chutes to escape the prosecutors in Martinique were spokesman for Leeds Bradford Airport aircraft, Qantas said. "People bumped preparing to open a manslaughter said the request was made after an into each other in the mad rush to inquiry into the crash with the alarm in the cockpit alerted the pilot escape," one passenger told Japanese agreement of French Justice Minister to a potential loss of cabin pressure. television. Qantas executive general Pascal Clement, a French legal source Oxygen masks were deployed in the manager for engineering and said. West Caribbean's safety and cabin but all passengers are said to be maintenance, David Cox, said the aircraft maintenance record is now fine. The AEU952 flight from Mahon captain had ordered the immediate coming under increasing scrutiny. was cruising at its normal altitude of evacuation of the aircraft because an Colombian authorities said they had 36,000ft when a technical fault within Osaka airport fire officer had reported suspended the airline's flights while the aircraft's pressurisation system seeing smoke. Despite the report of they reviewed previous West activated the alarm. The flight crew smoke from the aircraft, Mr Cox said Caribbean inspections. The MD-82 followed routine emergency drills the emergency had probably been airliner that crashed had passed a which included donning their own caused by a faulty smoke alarm and Colombian safety check on Monday oxygen masks as the cabin pressure ruled out the possibility the incident (Aug 15) and cleared two inspections fell and a rapid descent was initiated. was terrorist-related. "At this stage while on French territory. But the At that time the plane was 60km west there is no indication of anything airline has been penalized for of Brest so the pilot made his request other than a sensor issue," he said. A excessive weight and safety violations. to land. "During this time as the cabin Qantas aircraft will be sent to Osaka An audit by Colombian authorities pressure levels fell, the passenger and passengers could resume their into West Caribbean, which operates oxygen masks automatically deployed journey to Perth as early as tomorrow. two McDonnell Douglas MD-81s, two and passengers were directed by the Japanese safety investigators ATR42s and several smaller aircraft, cabin crew to use them," the quarantined the aircraft and Qantas found a lack of crew training, incorrect spokesman said. The aircraft landed engineers were on their way to assist use of flight logs and maintenance safely at Brest at 1830, BST. A in investigating the incident. problems. The audit also said the replacement aircraft was sent to airline failed to properly check routes collect the passengers, which safely EMERGENCY LANDING, or register flights and crew time, and arrived at Leeds Bradford airport at SHANNON AIRPORT, that it exceeded permitted flight 0045, BST. The original aircraft will REPUBLIC OF IRELAND times. Capt. Alberto Padilla, president remain at Brest until a full London, Aug 19 -- A press report, of the Colombian Association of Civil engineering examination has been dated yesterday, states: An Aer Lingus Aviation, said there was a lack of carried out. aircraft carrying over 300 passengers qualified personnel to properly inspect made an emergency landing at aircraft in Colombia. "We have to be EMERGENCY LANDING, Shannon Airport at 1650 hrs. The careful with air safety in Colombia. LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, aircraft which had earlier departed They are doing their best, but we must UNITED STATES from Shannon for New York returned improve it," he said. Venezuelan civil London, Aug 22 -- A press report, to the airport because of concerns over aviation investigators are working dated Aug 21, states: A Delta Air the pressurisation in the cabin. Gardai with Colombian and French Lines flight headed to Ontario, Calif., from Shannon as well as fire units authorities to see if the flight data from Atlanta landed at Little Rock, from Clare and ambulance personnel recorder, cockpit voice recorder and after the airplane's windshield from Limerick were all alerted and put tests will establish how both engines cracked. The airplane was at 34,000 on stand-by, but the aircraft landed of the MD-82 could have failed. feet during the flight yesterday when safely shortly before 1700 hrs. It is Investigators will focus on the flight the crack occurred, airport spokesman thought the aircraft returned as a data recorder, which should be able to T.J. Williams said. There were no precaution and engineers are pinpoint engine performance. Failure injuries reported among the 180 currently examining the aircraft. of one engine is not unusual but it is passengers and six crew members. rare for both to fail. Experts said that Williams said the cause of the crack HK-4374X could point to fuel starvation, fuel was not immediately known, but he Caracas, Aug 18 -- Prosecutors in quality problems, maintenance or crew said the emergency landing was Martinique prepared a manslaughter handling of the engines. -- Reuters. necessary because of concerns about a inquiry today into the crash of a West potential loss in cabin pressure. A Caribbean Airways jet as French INCIDENT AT GUAM AIRPORT second airplane took the passengers to experts began identifying the remains London, Aug 19 -- A press report, California. of the 160 victims of the accident. The dated today, states: The nose gear of a London, Aug 22 -- Delta Air Lines Colombian charter airliner was 747-200 aircraft made by Boeing Co. flight 275, Boeing B-757, struck frozen carrying tourists home to Martinique broke upon landing at Guam airport, residue, at 1502, UTC, Aug 20, while from Panama on Tuesday (Aug 16) causing light injuries to several people at 34,000 feet, damaging the when it reported failures in both on board, Japan's transport ministry windshield. No reported injuries. The engines and minutes later plunged said. The incident involved Northwest aircraft performed an emergency into a remote farm in western Airlines Corp.'s flight NW74 to Guam landing at Little Rock, Arkansas. Venezuela. Most of the 152 passengers from Tokyo's Narita airport, said on West Caribbean flight 708 were ministry official Makoto Eguchi in EMERGENCY LANDING, OSAKA, Martinique government officials who Tokyo. A report by Agence France- JAPAN had been on holiday with their Presse said 325 passengers and 16 London, Aug 21 -- A press report, families. The eight crew members crew members were on board the dated today, states: Nine people, were Colombian. French investigators, flight. Passengers used emergency including two Australians, were experts and doctors arrived in chutes to vacate the aircraft and three injured during the evacuation of a Venezuela late yesterday along with people were taken to hospital with Qantas jet that landed in Osaka, mobile morgues to join the light injuries, the AFP said, without central Japan, after a smoke sensor investigation and prepare for giving details. The cause of the was activated in the aircraft's hold. A hundreds of family members who will incident was under investigation, the smoke alarm activated shortly after travel to identify their relatives this ministry said. The runway at Guam the Perth-bound Airbus A330 carrying week. Recovery workers scoured for airport was closed after the incident, 178 passengers and 13 crew took off the last bodies in the twisted fuselage, forcing Japan Airlines Corp.'s from Tokyo. The pilot made an which lies scattered across water- JALways unit to cancel six flights to emergency landing at Kansai Airport logged fields near the Colombia and from Guam and divert two flights about 0100, local time. The two frontier. Authorities said today they to Saipan, said the carrier's Australians, six Japanese and one had only identified three bodies so far spokeswoman Yuko Takahashi.

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N294T dusting, with one person on board, at many more. The death toll could rise London, Aug 22 -- A press report, Colquitt, Georgia, United States. The even further, with the country's dated Aug 21, states: A single-engine pilot was killed. President, Alejandro Toledo, saying 70 plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean to 80 were dead. Reporters at the this weekend, but the pilot survived. N90914 scene have said the dead include many The plane went down in shallow water London, Aug 22 -- A press report, children and those injured sustained in Lunada Bay. The small plane dated Aug 21, states: Two men were burns and fractures. The Boeing 737- crashed close to some exclusive homes killed in a plane crash shortly after 200 operated by the Tans airline was in the Palos Verdes Estates yesterday, the two-seat aircraft took off from a carrying about 100 people on an at about 1415 hrs. The pilot, identified private airstrip in Freeport, internal flight from the capital, Lima, as John Mailamo of San Diego, authorities said. Pilot Fred Bogle, 63, when it went down in a storm. "There reported engine problems as he made of Seagrove Beach died at the crash were between 20 and 30 survivors," his way south to Long Beach airport, scene yesterday, while his passenger, Mr Toledo said. The crash happened at according to Los Angeles County Fire Ruben Rios, 40, of Tallahassee died about 1620, local time, 35km from Capt. Mark Savage. Mailamo may after being taken to a hospital, the Pucallpa, which is 490km north-east have tried to return to Torrance Walton County Sheriff's Office said. of Lima. "It seems it was a matter of Airport but could not make it. Authorities were not sure whether the the weather. Ten minutes before we Mailamo, 57, was towing a banner, plane, a Champion Citabria, were to land in Pucallpa, the plane which he dropped to lose weight and encountered any mechanical problems. began to shake a lot," said passenger try to gain altitude. But the high-wing The National Transportation Safety Tomas Ruiz. Another survivor, William Piper PA-18 continued to descend, Board was expected to begin an Zea, who sustained a burned hand in hitting the water nose-down before investigation today. the crash said "the plane had tipping over, landing upside-down in London, Aug 22 -- Bellanca 7ECA, problems and we fell". the rocky shallows at a winter surf N90914, operated by Fred D.Bogle, London, Aug 24 -- A press report, spot known as "Longs," the Daily with two persons on board, crashed at dated today, states: A Tans Boeing Breeze reported. Mailamo walked 2145, UTC, Aug 20, at Freeport, 737-200 (OB-1809P) has crashed in away from the crash with no serious Florida, United States. Peru's Amazon jungle, with at least 40 injuries. Firefighters helped secure of the 100 on board now known to have the plane overnight. It was unclear N9285R died. The aircraft was on an internal how much, if any, fuel and oil leaked London, Aug 23 -- A press report, flight from Lima to Pucallpa when it into the ocean. The wreckage, near dated Aug 22, states: Two people were made an emergency landing in bad part of the hull of a freighter that hit killed today when a single-engine weather. The death toll had initially the rocks in 1961, is expected to be plane crashed while attempting to been put as high as 70, but local taken to Palmdale, where land at the Brandywine Airport in officials now say 40 bodies have been investigators with the National Chester County, Pa., authorities said. recovered. Sixteen foreigners, Transportation Safety Board and Officials said the pilot of the 1997 including 11 Americans, were on board Federal Aviation Administration will Piper Cherokee, Daniel T. Webster III, when the plane crashed yesterday inspect it as part of the investigation, 66, of Saint Davids, was attempting to afternoon. Flight TJ204 had 92 Savage said. The plane is registered to land when the plane began passengers, including eight crew, 11 Van Wagner Aerial Media of experiencing mechanical problems. He US citizens, two Italians, one Hollywood. was killed, as was his female Colombian and one Spaniard. The London, Aug 22 -- Piper PA-18 105, passenger. Her name was not released aircraft came down in a swamp just N294T, operated by Van Wagner Aerial pending notification of relatives. Jay five kilometres from Pucallpa airport Media LLC, during banner tow flight, Zook, the airport's assistant manager, at 1506 hrs (2006, UTC). After a stop with one person on board, experienced told the Associated Press that he in Pucallpa the plane had been due to an engine failure and forced landed, at radioed Webster to tell him the travel on to Iquitos in the northern 2116, UTC, Aug 20, in water at Palos landing gear was not down. "But he jungle near the Colombian and Verdes, California, United States. was too low, the prop hit the runway," Brazilian borders, a popular tourist said David Nelson, a member of the destination. Although the cause of the N505DF airport's board of directors who saw crash is not yet known, a storm had London, Aug 22 -- A press report, the crash. "You could see 50 hash just broken as the plane came in to dated Aug 21, states: A single-engine marks on the runway from where the land, witnesses said. A Tans airplane crashed just after take-off propeller hit." The pilot went down in spokesman said that "preliminary from Menomonie today, killing the woods about 1100 hrs, in West Goshen information" indicated that wind pilot. The two-seat plane ø an RV-8 ø Township. An Associated Press report shear caused by violent crosswinds took off around 1100 hrs, from Lee said Webster was described by airport could be to blame. It is not yet known Score Memorial Airport. Witnesses officials as an experienced pilot who whether the pilot is among the saw the planeøs right wing dive owned a hangar at the airport. survivors. The search of the crash site toward the ground and disappear into According to published reports, the has now been abandoned for the night, a cornfield. The pilot died in the crash, pilot and the passenger were and will resume early this morning. police said. His name hasnøt been returning from a vacation in New Police said that survivors suffered released. Federal Aviation England when the crash occurred. severe burns and broken limbs. Administration officials out of Federal Aviation Administration Lima, Aug 23 -- Rescue workers with Minneapolis were on the scene, but spokesman Jim Peters said the plane machetes hacked through swamps FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro in is owned by Webster Aircraft Corp. in today, to search for bodies in the Chicago said the National St. Davids. The crash is being wreckage of a TANS Boeing 737-200 Transportation Safety Board would investigated by the National (OB-1809P) that crashed in Peru's handle the investigation because of Transportation Safety Board. northern jungle, killing at least 41 the fatality. London, Aug 23 -- Piper PA-32R-301 people including foreign tourists. London, Aug 22 -- Home built Dale (Saratoga IIHP) N9285R crashed near Police and firefighters knee-deep in Kircher RV-8, N505DF, operated by Brandywine Airport, West Chester, water pulled five bodies from Dale A.Kircher, with one person on Pennsylvania, at 1434, Aug 22, while wreckage as the search restarted at board, crashed at 1530, UTC, Aug 21, on a flight to West Chester. The daybreak. The airline said 57 people at Menomonie, Wisconsin. The pilot aircraft sustained substantial damage. survived the crash but authorities did was killed. The two persons on board were killed. not expect to find more passengers alive. The TANS aircraft, carrying 92 N7399Z OB-1809P passengers, came down in swamps 1.8 London, Aug 22 -- Piper PA-25-235 Lima, Aug 24 -- A local press report miles from Pucallpa Airport as it tried (Pawnee), N7399Z, operated by states: A Boeing 737-200 (OB-1809P) to land yesterday in heavy storms. The Damascus Dusting Inc, crashed at has crashed in Peru's Amazon jungle flight was due to fly on to the Amazon 2105, UTC, Aug 21, while crop killing at least 40 people and injuring city of Iquitos, a popular tourist

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 41 Aviation/Space Vehicles/Product Recalls destination. "We've also found five borough of New York, survived the shuttle fleet is to remain grounded more survivors and that takes the crash along with his three daughters, until March at the earliest, Nasa number of survivors to 57. Two people his brother and his sister-in-law. "We officials have said. Engineers need to are still missing and there are 41 jumped out the plane and find a solution to the foam debris dead," TANS executive Jorge Belevan unfortunately we were thigh deep in problem which re-emerged during said. TANS said 11 US citizens were the marsh water. It was just mud," Discovery's launch. Seven members of on board, along with two Italians, a Vivas said Wednesday. "We had to an oversight panel also say Nasa's Colombian, an Australian and a practically crawl out of there and try latest shuttle efforts were tainted by Spanish woman. Local authorities said to get to some high ground." Yuri some of the problems that caused the the death toll could still rise because Salas, 38, also walked to safety after Columbia disaster. The official of the difficult terrain for searchers crawling from the wreckage. "I felt a heading the team looking at the issue near Pucallpa, 490 miles from Lima. strong impact and a light and fire and said it would take until early next An America Television reporter said felt I was in the middle of flames year at least to find a fix. The shuttle the aircraft debris was scattered over around the cabin, until I saw to my fleet was grounded after a large piece a 5,300-square-foot area. "It's very left a hole to escape through," he said. of foam was shed from the shuttle's inaccessible territory. The fuselage is He said he heard another person external fuel tank. "From an overall totally shattered. We just have to keep shouting to him to keep advancing standpoint we think really March 4th looking," Luis Aldana, mayor of the because the plane was going to is the time frame we are looking at," nearby village of Portillo, said. Police explode. "The fire was fierce despite said Bill Gerstenmaier, Nasa's new said an Italian man died in the crash, the storm," he said. "Hail was falling head of space operations and the but the Italian Foreign Ministry in and the mud came up to my knees." official overseeing the foam fix. "The Rome said it was not aware of an The pilot began his approach to the teams are making very good progress. Italian who had died. RPP radio and airport in torrential rains and strong But we're still not complete by any police said an American man and a winds, which passengers said began stretch of the imagination." Space Colombian woman also died in the rocking the plane 10 minutes before shuttle Atlantis was due to blast off in crash but TANS declined to comment. the scheduled landing yesterday September, but Nasa engineers will TANS said the aircraft, built in 1983 afternoon. Four miles from the now have to make modifications to the and leased from a South African airstrip, he attempted to make an shuttle's external fuel tank, company, made an emergency landing emergency landing, TANS said, after particularly to an area known as the and did not crash. Experts said the wind shear apparently pushed his Protuberance Air Load (Pal) ramp. harsh weather at the time of landing plane close to the ground. The pilot London, Aug 22 -- A press report, meant there was little the two pilots apparently aimed for the marsh to dated Aug 21, states: The space could have done to avoid the accident. soften the impact, but the aircraft shuttle Discovery has arrived back at About 10 minutes before landing, the broke apart in the landing, strewing Florida's Kennedy Space Centre after aircraft was caught in a fierce storm pieces of fuselage as it skidded over travelling piggyback across the US on that was unusual for the time of year, the boggy ground. Belevan credited a modified Boeing 747. It left Edwards and it went down in flames, survivors the expertise of the pilots and insisted Air Force Base on Friday Aug 19), but said. "Those cross winds produce air the plane did not crash. "The plane more bad weather along the way currents that go up and down and a made an emergency landing and the delayed its arrival in Florida. The pilot simply cannot fly in such accident occurred during the 3,591-km trip from California to conditions," John Elliot, president of emergency landing," he said. But Florida was expected to cost $1m the Peruvian pilots association, said. Elliot and Victor Girao, a former (£560,000). The shuttle and its carrier The airline said its flights continued president of Peru's Association of had been scheduled to stop in as normal on Wednesday. -- Reuters. Pilots, said the crash appeared to be Louisiana for a night during its return London, Aug 25 -- A press report, due to pilot error. Elliot said the pilot journey, but they ended up staying dated Aug 24, states: At least 58 should have opted to avoid the storm two. Whilst in California, Discovery people managed to escape a flaming and land at another airport. Both said underwent maintenance and crews Peruvian airliner that splintered as it the pilot was flying too close to the worked around the clock to purge it of crash-landed in the Amazon jungle, ground while making the approach to hazardous substances and remove fuel killing 37. One aviation expert called the airport from four miles out, from the on-board tanks. Technicians it a "miracle" that so many walked making it difficult to control the attached an aluminium tail cone to the away. TANS airline said wind shear aircraft against wind shear. "They shuttle to reduce drag during the may have forced the pilot's emergency were coming in very low, looking for flight across the US. landing attempt. The Boeing 737-200 the airstrip," Girao said. Search teams was carrying 98 people, including six have recovered the plane's cockpit crew members, on a domestic flight flight data recorder, said Pablo from the Peruvian capital of Lima to Arevalo, a prosecutor in Pucallpa. the Amazon city of Pucallpa, company Among the dead were at least four spokesman Jorge Belevan said today. foreigners - an American man and The plane's pilot was among the dead; woman, a Spanish woman and a of the crew, only two flight attendants Colombian woman, said Manuel survived. Belevan said three missing Rodriguez Rojas, a government people might include survivors from identification expert sent to Pucallpa BAMBOO TORCHES AND Pucallpa who returned home after the to help identify the dead. He identified REPLACEMENT FUEL crash without receiving medical the Americans as Stephen Michael CANISTERS, UNITED STATES assistance. Television images of the Lotti, 28, through his boarding pass, London, Aug 23 -- A press report, crash site showed mutilated bodies and Sherra Young Gay through a visa dated Aug 22, states: The following being retrieved from a marsh near the card found on her body. Many bodies recall has been announced: About Pucallpa airport where the pilot had could not immediately be identified. 963,000 Tiki bamboo torches and attempted an emergency landing. The about 18,000 replacement fuel fuselage was shattered and pieces canisters, manufactured by strewn along a 1,640-foot path made Lamplight Farms Inc., are being by the plane as it crash-landed. "A recalled, because metal flame guards plane is totally destroyed and more found on the torches and canisters than 50 percent of the passengers can catch fire, posing a risk of have survived," John Elliot, an injuries and property damage. The experienced Peruvian pilot and manufacturer has received 33 reports aviation expert, said in an interview of torches catching fire, including six with The Associated Press, calling it DISCOVERY (Space Shuttle) reports of minor injuries and nine "a miracle." Jose Leandro Vivas, 43, a London, Aug 19 -- A press report, reports of minor property damage. Peruvian-American from the Brooklyn dated Aug 18, states: The US space The word "Tiki" is imprinted on the

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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 Abbot Point 24-Aug-2005 Coal: 1 vessel anchored; 9 vessels due by 10/9; up to 2 days berthing delay expected. Brisbane 24-Aug-2005 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 5 vessels due by 12/9; no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 24-Aug-2005 Coal: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 12 anchored; 37 vessels due by 17/9; 5-25 days berthing delay subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; waiting times vary greatly due to different stem supply issues Dampier 24-Aug-2005 Iron ore: Shippers are experiencing some cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems; some vessels will berth out of turn and berthing may change at short notice. Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 11 vessels due by 8/9; there will be a maintenance shutdown ca. 23/8; up to 4 days berthing delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 10 vessels due by 31/8; 1-7 days berthing delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a shift to a lay-by berth for loaded vessels is always a possibility; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available. Gladstone 24-Aug-2005 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 off port; 28 vessels due by 14/9; up to 7 days berthing delay expected subject to port congestion and cargo availability; there will be a 4 day shut down on shiploader No. 1 starting 29/8 for repairs and general maintenance; Barney Point: 4 vessels due by 15/9; no delays expected. Hay Point 24-Aug-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 10 vessels due by 29/9; No. 1 berth closed for maintenance until 2/9; up to 4 days berthing delay expected;vessels berthing in order of cargo availability. Newcastle 23-Aug-2005 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 2 vessel berthed and loading; 47 vessels due by 15/9; Dykes 4+5: 1 vessel loading; 26 vessels due by 15/9; 4-6 days berthing delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal, coal product problems with some shippers berthed congestion and cargo receival. (Aug 24) Grain : 4 vessels due by 10/9, all to load wheat; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Adelaide 24-Aug-2005 Grain: No. 27 berth: 3 vessels due by 5/9, 1 to load faba beans, 2 wheat; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion. Port Hedland 23-Aug-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 7 vessels due by 25/8; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 6 vessels due by 24/8; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 2 vessels due by 18/8; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 5 vessels due by 21/8; a 96 hour maintenance shutdown will start ca. 16/8; up to 5 day’s berthing delay expected. Port Kembla 23-Aug-2005 Coal: 13 vessels due by 25/11; up to 2 days berthing delay expected due to port congestion; CB-1: 2 vessels due by 25/9; no delays expected. Port Walcott 23-Aug-2005 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 15 vessels due by 12/9; Line-up expected to change at short notice. Cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems may result in vessels berthing out of turn..

Brazil Paranagua 23-Aug-2005 Fifteen vessels berthed of which 2 container dischargers, 6 fertiliser dischargers, 3 sugar loaders, 4 other loaders/dischargers; 11 vessels waiting in roads, of which 6 to load (1 pellets, 1 soya, 2 sugar, 2 other loaders), 5 to discharge (4 fertiliser, 1 other discharger); 53 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio Grande 23-Aug-2005 Four vessels berthed of which 2 fertiliser dischargers, 2 soya bean loaders; 17 vessels waiting in roads; 10 vessels due over the next 10 days. Santos 23-Aug-2005 Twenty-two vessels berthed of which 9 sugar loaders, 3 bulk soya loaders, 1 fertiliser discharger, 3 chemical products dischargers, 1 oil loader, 2 Ro/Ro loaders/dischargers, 1 full container loader/ discharger, 2 other loaders/dischargers; 31 vessels waiting in roads; 37 vessels due over the next 7 days; Private terminals: Terminal 37: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Tecondi: no vessels; Termares: 1 bulk juice loader; Rodrimar: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Cosipa: 1 fertiliser loader, 2 steel products loaders; Ultrafertil: 1 fertiliser discharger; Cargill: 1 bulk sugar loader, 1 bulk soya loader; Santos Brasil: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Cutrale: 1 bulk juice loader; Dow: no vessels. Sao Sebastiao 23-Aug-2005 Seven vessels berthed, 5 waiting in roads; 8 vessels due over the next 10 days. Vitoria 23-Aug-2005 Five vessels berthed of which 2 sugar loaders, 1 granite loader, 1 pig-iron loaders, 1 wheat discharger; Terminal Vila Velha: 1 full container loader/discharger; Tubarao: 1 fertiliser discharger, 3 iron ore loaders; Praia Mole: 2 coal dischargers, 3 steel products loaders; Portocel: no vessels; Ubu: 1 iron ore loader, 1 cellulose loader; 37 vessels due over the next 7 days.

Bulgaria Bourgas 22-Aug-2005 Thirteen vessels in port operating, of which 7 loading (3 coils, 2 containers, 1 scrap, 1 lead), 6 discharging (2 containers, 1 coals, 1 salt, 1 benzene, 1 metals); 3 vessels waiting in roads, of which 1 to load coils, 1 to discharge billets, 1 for repairs; 14 vessels due, of which 8 to load (1 scrap, 1 barley, 2 steel sheets, 2 reinforced concrete, 1 profiles, 1 containers), 2 to discharge (1 billets, 1 containers), 4 passenger vessels.

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Varna 22-Aug-2005 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Conditions August: 16-22: Fifty-three vessels in port operating of which 35 loading (9 bulk wheat, 1 packed hardboard/chipboard, 1 bagged kaolin, 6 scrap, 2 bulk barley, 1 timber, 8 soda, 1 bulk silica sand, 1 TSP, 1 TSP/bulk NP compound fertiliser, 2 bulk cement, 1 hydrochloric acid, 1 sulphuric acid), 8 discharging (1 glassware, 1 salt, 3 bulk coal, 2 bulk copper concentrate, 1 clay), 10 discharging/loading (8 containers, 1 bagged STTP/soda, 1 miscellaneous cargo/containers); no vessels waiting in roads.

Chile Antofagasta 22-Aug-2005 Three vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 11 vessels due this week to load/discharge concentrates, bulk copper, containers and general cargo Arica 22-Aug-2005 Four vessels berthed, 3 berths vacant; 13 vessels due this week. Iquique 22-Aug-2005 Three vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 12 vessels due this week. Valparaiso 22-Aug-2005 Two vessels berthed, 6 berths vacant; 2 vessels anchored; 8 vessels due this week.

Egypt Adabiya 22-Aug-2005 Eleven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 5 general cargo, 4 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 1 containers Alexandria 22-Aug-2005 Thirty-three vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 19 general cargo, 8 bulk carriers, 4 tankers, 2 container vessels; 13 vessels dry-docked; 19 vessels at inner anchorage, 12 at outer anchorage. Damietta 22-Aug-2005 Twenty-three vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 14 general cargo, 4 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 4 containers; 4 vessels at outer anchorage, 1 at inner anchorage. Dekheila 22-Aug-2005 Eleven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 1 general cargo, 6 bulk carriers, 4 containers; 1 vessel at outer anchorage. Port Said 22-Aug-2005 Five vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 1 general cargo, 4 containers. Suez Canal 22-Aug-2005 Twenty-five vessels transiting Northbound, 22 Southbound.

Estonia Tallinn 22-Aug-2005 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): 2 vessels loading at berth, of which 1 coal, 1 wood granules; no vessels waiting at anchorage; 2 vessels due, with 5 days berthing delay expected.

India Kolkata 22-Aug-2005 4 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading General Cargo, 3 vessels discharging (Timber Logs- 2, Steel); 2 vessels working at mid stream to discharge (Timber Logs, Steel); 1 vessel awaiting order to discharge; 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge; 5 vessels under repair; 2 vessels due (Containers, General Cargo). Haldia 22-Aug-2005 14 vessels operating at berth of which 4 loading (Iron ore-3, Thermal Coal), 7 vessels discharging (Crude, POL, Coking Coal, Rock Phosphate, Sulphur, Net Coke, Steel), 3 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 19 vessels awaiting berth (1 to discharge, 18 to load); 4 vessels due(Crude, LPG, Iron Ore-2). Paradip 22-Aug-2005 3 vessels operating at berth of which 1 vessel loading Thermal Coal, 2 vessels discharging (Coking Coal, Furnace Oil); 2 vessels awaiting berth (1 to discharge, 1 load); 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge. Visakhapatnam 22-Aug-2005 9 vessels operating at berth of which 3 loading (Iron ore, B.F.Slag, Billets), 6 vessels discharging (Coking Coal, HSD, General Cargo, Steel Scrap, Steam Coal, Timber Logs); 11 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage (7 to discharge, 4 to load); 1 vessel under repair; 26 vessels due (Iron Ore-9, Steel, Thermal Coal, Sand, Urea, Sulfuric Acid, Timber Logs, Coking Coal-7, Containers, POL Products- 2, Styrene . Chennai 22-Aug-2005 16 vessels operating at berth of which 5 loading (C.Stone, Granite Blocks, Furnace Oil, Iron ore, Steel Coil), 9 discharging (Raw Sugar-2, Scrap-2, Thermal Coal-2, S.Coal, Crude Oil, Vegetable Oil), 2 vessels loading and discharging (General Cargo, General Cargo/Granite Block); 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load; 3 vessels due (Urea, Iron ore, General Cargo). Tuticorin 22-Aug-2005 9 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading General Cargo, 5 vessels discharging (Timber Logs, Thermal Coal-2, Rock Phosphate, DAP); 1 vessel awaiting berth to discharge; 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load. Cochin 22-Aug-2005 4 vessels operating at berth of which 2 discharging (Steel Pipes, Sulphur), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers, 1 vessel waiting to load General Cargo New Mangalore 22-Aug-2005 9 vessels operating at berth of which 4 vessels loading (Iron Ore Fines-3, POL Product), 5 vessels discharging (MOP, Crude Palm Oil, Yellow peas, LPG, POL Crude); 5 vessels waiting at anchorage (1 to discharge, 4 to load); 8 vessels due (Iron Ore(F)-2, POL Crude-2, Granite Stone, POL Product, Timber, Methanol). Mormugao 22-Aug-2005 3 vessels operating at berth of which 1 loading Alumina, 2 vessels discharging (Phosphoric Acid, C.P.Coke); 2 vessels working at mid stream and loading Iron ore; 6 vessels under repairs/dry docked; 4 vessels due( MOP, Met Coke-2, S.Scrap). Mumbai 22-Aug-2005 16 vessels operating at berth of which 7 loading (Steel/General, Project Cargo, Steel/ Rice, SBM/General, HRC/CRC, POL-2), 8 vessels discharging (Rock Phosphate, Bulk Sulphur, Palm Oil Products-2, Containers, POL-3), 1 vessel loading and discharging General Cargo/Vehicle; 13 vessels under repairs/dry docked, 10 vessels under arrest, 23 vessels waiting (under laid up berths not required for cargo operations); 17 vessels due(Containers-3, Oil-3, General Cargo-11). J.N.P.T. 22-Aug-2005 9 vessels operating at berth of which 2 discharging Edible Oil, 7 vessels loading and discharging Containers; 8 vessels awaiting berth (2 to discharge, 6 to load and discharge); 8 vessels due (Containers- 6, MEG/MS, SKO/HSD). Ennore 22-Aug-2005 1 vessel operating at berth and discharging Thermal Coal; 1 Iron Ore vessel due (MV Maritime Cuate). Kandla 22-Aug-2005 17 vessels operating at berth of which 11 discharging (S.Plates, MOP, Scrap, Timber Logs-2, Naptha, Vegetable Oil-2, Chemical-2, CPO), 4 vessels loading (SBM. Cement, Salt, S.Pipes), 2 vessels loading and discharging (Containers, S.Cargo); 2 vessels awaiting berth (1 to discharge, 1 to load); 8 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage (5 to discharge, 3 to load); 2 vessels under repairs/dry docked.

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Kazakhstan Aktau 22-Aug-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, loading crude oil; 2 vessels in roads, both to load unknown cargoes; 2 vessels due by 22/8, both to load unknown cargoes.

Nigeria Forcados Terminal 19-Aug-2005 One vessel loading at berth, 2 anchored, 3 due. Qua Iboe terminal 19-Aug-2005 Production at Oso platform remains low. One vessel berthed, 1 anchored, 8 due. (Eket)

Russia Novorossiysk 22-Aug-2005 Fifteen vessels in port operating, of which 14 loading (1 HBI, 1 bulk cement, 1 bulk NPK, 1 DRI, 3 wheat, 1 coils/pipes/steel billets, 1 copper, 1 pipes, 1 bulk urea, 1 steel billets, 1 barley, 1 scrap), 1 discharging non-ferrous metals; 10 vessels waiting in roads, all to load, of which 3 wheat, 1 scrap, 1 bulk cement, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 packed fertiliser, 2 diesel oil, 1 coils; 49 vessels due, of which 48 to load (3 slabs, 4 steel billets, 4 bulk NPK, 1 scrap, 3 aluminium, 1 tin plates/steel billets, 1 steel billets/ pipes, 4 DRI, 1 UAN solution, 3 pig-iron, 4 coils, 2 copper, 1 bulk urea, 4 wheat, 1 bulk cement, 1 HBI, 2 WRIC, 2 pipes, 1 scrap/steel billets/coils, 2 steel billets, 2 diesel oil, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate), 1 to discharge/load containers; Oil terminal: no tankers berthed; 4 tankers in roads, all to load crude oil; 5 tankers due, all to load, of which 2 crude oil, 2 fuel oil, 1 diesel oil.

Slovenia Koper 22-Aug-2005 Port working normally. Ten vessels berthed of which 1 discharging/loading containers, 3 bulk carriers discharging ore/coal/minerals, 3 vessels loading sawn timber/general cargo, 1 Ro/Ro loading general cargo, 2 tankers discharging mineral oils; 2 bulk carriers waiting at anchorage to discharge ore/minerals; 15 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 5 vessels to discharge/load containers, 1 bulk carrier to discharge ore, 5 bulk carriers to load coal/grain, 1 vessel to load steel products/sawn timber, 1 Ro/Ro to load cars/paper products, 1 reefer to discharge refrigerated goods, 1 passenger vessel.

Spain Bilbao 23-Aug-2005 Twenty-four vessels operating (5 tankers, 19 others), of which 4 loading, 13 discharging, 7 loading/ discharging. Cadiz 23-Aug-2005 Seventeen vessels in port of which 8 operating (3 Ro/Ros, 3 containers, 1 cereals, (Aug 23)1 sand), 2 passenger vessels, 7 vessels under repair; no delays.

Sri Lanka Colombo 22-Aug-2005 Berthing/unberthing (pilotage) delays being experienced on breakbulk/conventional vessels. Delays to conventional vessels are due to the fact that container/feeder vessels are given priority at breakbulk berths if there is container congestion. Conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 and 2 are facing navigation delays. Six container/feeder vessels loading at berth, 13 vessels discharging at berth (9 containers/feeders, 3 bulk cement, 1 bagged maize); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage, both to discharge bulk cement; 6 vessels dry- docked, 1 at new tanker berth; 9 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected.

Turkmenistan Turkmenbashi 22-Aug-2005 Oil products: 2 vessels berthed, of which 1 loading gasoil, 1 completed loading crude oil; 4 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 2 gasoil, 1 fuel oil, 1 unknown cargo.

Ukraine Ilichevsk 22-Aug-2005 Six vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (2 steel products, 1 grain), 1 discharging steel products, 2 discharging/loading containers; 2 vessels in roads, both to load steel products; 18 vessels due, of which 12 to load (10 steel products, 1 ore, 1 wheat), 3 to discharge (2 iron ore, 1 oil), 3 to discharge/load containers. Mariupol 22-Aug-2005 Eight vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 3 steel, 2 wheat, 1 fire-clay/containers, 1 coal, 1 fire- clay; 4 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 3 steel, 1 wheat; 68 vessels due, all to load, of which 29 steel, 15 coal, 16 fire-clay, 2 coke, 3 wheat, 1 barley, 1 sulphur, 1 kaolin. Odessa 22-Aug-2005 Twelve vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (2 metal, 1 wheat), 5 discharging (1 luggage, 1 sugar, 1 bananas, 2 wheat), 2 discharging/loading containers, 2 passenger vessels; 6 vessels in roads, of which 2 to load (1 metal, 1 barley), 1 to discharge sugar, 3 to load/discharge containers; 51 vessels due, of which 28 to load (19 metal, 1 scrap, 3 pig-iron, 4 wheat, 1 corn), 6 to discharge (1 luggage, 1 oil, 1 bananas, 1 sugar, 1 wheat, 1 sand), 19 to discharge/load containers.

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