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Call for international help if necessary, shipowners tell governments, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore —Wednesday May 11 2005 ED up with the lack of action multilateral co-operation agreements,” Concern about the lack of action over against piracy in the Malacca they said. piracy goes beyond fears for the seafarers F Strait, Asian shipowners want Last year saw the implementation of involved to potential environmental coastal states urgently to implement co- much heralded co-ordinated patrols disaster and the involvement of operation agreements and, if they between the navies of Singapore, international terrorists. cannot solve the problem, seek Malaysia and Indonesia, but these made “An attack on an oil tanker could result international help. no obvious impact on the number of in serious consequences such as “The Asian Shipowners Forum piracy incidents in the second half of the grounding or widespread oil spillage, so strongly urged the governments of the year. having adverse effects on the marine littoral states to adopt stronger political The co-ordinated patrols do not allow environment,” the forum said. will and tougher action to stop piracy patrol boats from one country to pass into Delegates also expressed strong attacks in the Straits,” the ASF said in a the waters of another in pursuit of pirates, concern over the possibility of strongly worded statement following its effectively meaning all pirates have to do international terrorism in the Malacca 14th annual meeting in Queensland. is speed across the sea border to escape Strait which could cause tremendous “If they are unable to resolve the being caught. damage to the world economy. problem they should seriously consider They said there was no proved link seeking international assistance.” Tsunami between piracy and maritime terrorism but warned that the methods used by Refusing The first two months of this year saw a pirates could be copied by terrorists to marked reduction in pirate attacks in one launch an attack. While there is much talk and many of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, but Meanwhile, the lack of action has conferences discussing the issue of piracy, this is believed to be a result of the meant that some owners are taking concrete action from governments is thin tsunami which devastated the Indonesian security into their own hands. on the ground. Both Malaysian and province of Aceh, where most of the Indonesian government officials have pirates are thought to be based. Armed patrols been emphatic in refusing any suggestion From March this year, however, there of foreign military presence beyond the has been a resurgence in violent incidents Offshore towage companies engaged in three littoral states although they have involving kidnappings for ransom. the transport of rigs and other structures said that other nations can play a role to “Tankers, tugs and barges have been in the Malacca Strait have increasingly help such as capacity building. attacked and their officers and crew turned to the services of private, armed The 12 member associations of ASF kidnapped while others were threatened patrols to guarantee the safety of their were unanimous in their call for action. with guns and knives,” the ASF noted. vessels, a controversial move. “The forum also urged littoral states to “Hefty ransom has been sought in Slow moving tugboats towing offshore structures have been the particular target put aside jurisdictional concerns and exchange for the safety and release of the seafarers.” of pirates kidnapping crew for ransom. urgently conclude and implement

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

ANNIE B. fishing BEL — 82 — — Capsized at Storm Surge Barrier, Zeeland, in about lat 51 30N, long 03 65E, after striking same. Apr 29. Crew rescued. Vessel observed floating upside down. Raised Apr 30 and towed to Kats shipyard. Damage heavy.

CARAVOS bulker MLT RI 36,015 68,438 1985 Reported immobilised about 850 miles HORIZON south-west of the Azores. LOF signed May 1 Tug proceeding May 1.

HAMAYUU passenger JPN — 16,187 3,750 1998 Had engine problems about 6 km NNE of Mutsure Island May 2. Towed back to Shimonoseki same day.

HANNAH & fishing USA — 80 — — Grounded in lat 41 18.98N, long 69 54.25W, SARAH after taking water and being abandoned by crew Apr 29. Declared a total loss and to be left beached.

KOBEE V hydrofoil PAN JS 267 — 1978 Struck underwater object, believed to be whale, leading to water ingress and listing, about 16 km off Busan Apr 29. Passengers taken off. Being towed towards land for damage assessment.

ODIGITRIA bulker LBR RS 25,197 40,926 1994 Lost propulsion when bearing overheated on shaft between main engine and propeller in lat 46 35N, long 72 02W, Apr 30. Towed to Quebec City for inspection and repairs. Repairs in hand May 5, ETC May 6.

RENE’I passenger U S A — 9 8 — 1980 In collision with crude oil tanker GenMar Strength and capsized in the Sabine Ship Channel Apr 28. All four crew rescued, one injured. Sabine Ship Channel partially closed. Some oil reported. Lifted and moved Apr 30.

SANTA EMMA ro-ro PAN — 4,092 6,451 1969 Broke away from moorings and beached in lat 46 07.9N, long 63 46.7W, Apr 28. Crew believed to have left vessel. Large hole in hull above waterline. Removal of fuel and oily water under way May 2, continuing May 4.

SEA HUMBER general GBR LR 1,602 2,139 1977 Reported lost power and drifting near Mull of Kintyre May 4. Taken in tow by tug Willowgarth and towed to Greenock, where arrived same day.

SONG THUONG general VNM VN 6,249 10,028 1976 Sank off Thua-Thien Hue province, Vietnam, Dec 31. Fuel oil and heavy oil spilled from vessel. Clean-up and salvage not commenced as of May 5.

THIA bulker CYP RI 31,643 52,350 1991 Grounded off Uotsuri, Senkaku Islands, May 4. CHRYSSOULA Refloating attempt unsuccessful May 5.

ZENKO MARU fishing JPN — 147 — 1984 Took on water and sank off Majuro Atoll, NO. 8 Marshall Islands, May 4. All 14 crew rescued by another vessel and taken to Majuro.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical 03.65E, at 0600, local time, today. The order under the following three crew on board were rescued. The headings and relevant page vessel has been observed floating number: upside down and will be salved. London, Apr 29 -- Vessel with fishing number Z 28 (fishing Annie B.) sank at Marine, including Overdue the Storm Surge Barrier of the Delta & Missing Vessels 1 Works near Neeltje Jans in Zeeland this morning. The mate had fallen Port State Control 9 ALGONTARIO (Canada) London, Apr 27 -- A report, dated asleep and after the vessel came too today, states: On Apr 3, while at close to the barrier; it was taken by Seizures & Arrests 9 Thunder Bay, Ont, bulk Algontario the strong tide and tossed against the (18883 gt, built 1960) discovered that piles of the barrier. The three crew Pipeline Accidents 10 steering gear had sustained damage woke up and saved themselves by while operating in ice. (Note -- jumping onto the column of the barrier and the lifeboat from the nearby Pollution 10 Algontario arrived Thunder Bay Apr 2 from Hamilton, Ont, and sailed Apr 10 station was able to rescue them later. for Hamilton, Ont.) The fishing vessel sank after hitting Weather & Navigation 10 the barrier. An investigation will be ANDREW J.BARBERI (U.S.A.) carried out by the River Police. London, Apr 30 -- Fishing Annie B., Earthquakes 11 London, May 3 -- A press report, dated May 2, states: In the first that sank yesterday at the Storm settlement of a legal claim for a death Surge Barrier of the Delta Works near Political & Civil Unrest 12 in the 2003 crash of ferry Andrew Neeltje Jans in Zeeland, after it had J.Barberi, the family of a 40-year-old hit the barrier, will be raised today. After the "man at the wheel" had set Labour Disputes 18 carpet installer will get more than $450,000, city officials said today. The the steering on the automatic pilot estate of John A. Valinski, who lived yesterday, he fell asleep. The vessel Awards & Settlements 19 on Staten Island, will get the was drawn by the strong tide towards disbursement after legal documents the Storm Surge Barrier and hit a pile. Railway Accidents 20 are signed that officially settle the The crew had only a few minutes to matter, the officials said. As of late climb onto the pile, before the vessel turned over and sank, on the inside of Robberies & Thefts 22 today, total ferry claims settlements had hit $3.2 million, the officials said. the Barrier in the Oosterschelde. Valinski, who was engaged to be Yesterday the salvage company Computer Systems 23 married, was killed after the vessel Polderman from Hansweert started to crashed into a dock during its salve the cutter with two floating sheerleg cranes. In the evening Miscellaneous 23 approach to its Staten Island berth. Eleven people died and scores were yesterday they turned the cutter from injured in the accident. According to lying on its side to an upright position. Fires & Explosions 23 documents filed in October, 2003, with Today the vessel will be raised and the City Comptroller's Office, most probably will be towed to the harbour of Bruinisse. The Storm Surge Aviation 26 Valinski's sister, Christine Santoro, filed a claim on behalf of his estate. Barrier was only slightly damaged. Santoro made the filing in her capacity Only a pipe, positioned under the Space Vehicles 29 as the proposed administrator of slide, has a dent. Underwater, there is Valinski's estate. The original claim no damage. Product Recalls 29 did not specify any damage amount. London, May 1 -- Efforts to salve Administrators are appointed by fishing Annie B. were successfully Surrogate Courts in cases were people yesterday, Apr 30. The salvage Port Conditions 30 die without wills. After the accident, a companies Polderman and Multratug total of $3.2 billion in legal claims commenced operations on Friday Apr Port Conditions charts 30 were lodged against the city. To defend 29. Two floating sheerleg cranes, itself, the city filed a special action in divers and oilscreens were send to the federal court under maritime law location. The salvage tug Zephyrus aimed at limiting its liability to $14.2 was also involved. At about 2100 hrs, million. That amount is the value of on Friday, the vessel had been turned the repaired vessel plus a special upright and the three holes in the hull tonnage allowance. After the city made of the cutter, caused by touching the its defensive move in the federal court barrier, had been sealed. During the action, numerous claimants began to night the cutter was pumped empty of settle, despite criticism by some all the water, operations completed © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 attorneys that the city was financially around 0800 hrs, yesterday. No These reports may not be reproduced, brow-beating the families of those who environment pollution has been stored in a retrieval system, or died or were injured. A reported 79 of caused. The vessel was the towed to a transmitted in any form or by any means 191 claims filed after the crash have shipyard in the harbour of Kats by the electronic, mechanical, photographic, been formally settled for $2.7 million. tugs Zephyrus and Delta. At Kats the recorded or otherise without the prior Claims are considered settled after damaged cutter was lifted out of the written permission of the publisher. closing documents are signed by the water by a sheerleg crane at the families. An additional seven cases, shipyard. An inspection will be held including Valinski's, are awaiting tomorrow by the owner and insurers. closing documents and have been The vessel was heavy damaged in this settled for $565,500. That brings the accident. total to $3.2 million. APOLLO (Canada) ANNIE B. (Belgium) London, May 2 -- Passenger ro/ro London, Apr 29 -- Following received Apollo (6480 gt, built 1970), with 18 from Den Helder RCC, timed 0910, persons on board, reported a crankcase UTC: Fishing Annie B., 82 gt, capsized explosion in the port main engine in in approximately lat 51.30N, long lat 47 34N, long 56 30W, nine nautical

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1 Marine miles west-south-west of Cape Ray, McAllister, vice president of from Bao Hua. It reached the site in Newfoundland, at 0046, UTC, Apr 25. McAllister Towing and Transport, said 27 minutes. "The co-operation of air, A small fire resulted and was quickly yesterday. And they had extensive land and sea rescue teams have also extinguished. No injuries reported. training, as required by federal law, he contributed to the success of the said. It still is not known how much rescue," said the ministry. ARCA (Canada) was spilled. Leaks in the barge were London, May 3 -- Tank barge Arca being plugged yesterday at a Dynegy BASTO III (Norway) (734 gt, built 1963) sustained steering dock in Newburgh so the gasoline London, May 2 -- Information problems in the port of Montreal May could be pumped into another barge, received from Sandnes, dated today, 2. Vessel was brought back to berth Coast Guard spokesman Mike Hvozda states: Passenger Basto III (7310 gt, under tug assistance. said. Once the barge is unloaded, built 2005) made hard contact with investigators can estimate how much the pier when arriving at Horten at B.NO.35 (U.S.A.) of the 3.1 million gallons of fuel 1844, local time, Apr 30. Two of the London, Apr 29 -- A press report, spilled. Witnesses said the barge passengers were injured. The vessel dated yesterday, states: Bouchard scraped Diamond Reef, a rock ledge in needed drydocking. Passenger ro/ro tank barge B.No.35 (4761 gt, built the river. The Coast Guard will not Sogn will replace the vessel. 1980) was being transported by tug conclude its investigation before the Bruce A.McAllister to a facility in damaged barge is moved to another BBC ONTARIO Rensselaer, laden with gasoline spilled port. ''Part of that will be when the (Antigua & Barbuda) some of its load into the Hudson River damaged barge gets to the next facility Troy, Michigan, May 4 -- After being near the mouth of the Wappinger for repair, and they get a really good in Duluth for about two weeks while Creek at about 1540, today, U.S. Coast look at it,'' Hvozda said. undergoing hatch cover repairs Guard spokesman Mike Hvozda said. London, May 4 -- A press report, general cargo BBC Ontario finally The amount of gasoline spilled has yet dated May 3, states: Tank barge sailed over the weekend (Apr 30/May to be determined. It's not known yet B.No.35 has been towed to the Roseton 1). -- Great Lakes and Seaway how many of the tanks within the electric generating plant where it has Shipping News. barge ruptured, nor how much from been docked. U.S. Coast Guard Petty London, May 4 -- General cargo BBC any one tank spilled, Hvozda said. No Officer Mike Hvozda said the transfer Ontario departed from Duluth on Apr more gasoline was believed to be of the fuel to another barge is on hold 30. leaking as of about 1745 hrs. In for now. "We are suspended from addition to the Coast Guard, the activity now because of a patch that BITFJORD (Sweden) Department of Environmental they are trying to make sure has a London, Apr 28 -- A press report, Conservation, Dutchess County permanent seal on it before they dated today, states: Ten fire engines Sheriff's Office and National Response transfer any of the product to a barge were sent to Dundee harbour this Corporation sent vessels to the scene. that is waiting to take the fuel," he morning to fight a blaze onboard The National Response Corporation is said. Damage is on the under side of chemical/oil carrier Bitfjord (1573 gt, a contractor that responds to spills. the barge and contractors that are built 1971). Bitfjord was loading The Coast Guard has ordered it to diving under water are making sure oxidized bitumen from oil company install a boom at the mouth of the there is an epoxy seal to prevent more Nynas at the Caledon West Wharf Wappinger Creek to prevent gasoline water from coming in, Hvozda said. area of the harbour when the fire from flowing in, Hvozda said. The occurred. The blaze started in the gasoline that has been spilled will be BAO HUA (China) ship's pump-room and was able to be left to evaporate, he said. London, May 3 -- A press report, contained there by the 25 firefighters London, Apr 29 -- A press report, dated May 2, states: Ferry Bao Hua, who attended. None of the ship's eight dated Apr 28, states: Tank barge Yantai for Dalian, with 698 crew was hurt and no section of B.No.35 spilled some of the 75,000 passengers, 47 crew members and 68 Dundee harbour had to be closed. gallons of unleaded gasoline it was cars on board, caught fire 30 nautical Tayside Fire Brigade was called by carrying after striking a rocky area in miles from Dalian at around 0300 Forth Ports just after 0830 hrs, when the Hudson River today. The accident today. No casualties were reported by smoke was noticed billowing out of the happened around 1545 hrs near the press time. The fire, which broke out ship. The firefighters stripped away mouth of Wappinger Creek. At least in the car cabin of the ferry, has been insulation to get to the root of the two of the barge's 10 tanks ruptured, brought under control while the ferry blaze, in conjunction with the ship's the Coast Guard said, but it was is continuing its journey to Dalian crew who controlled the ventilation on unclear how much gasoline leaked into "with a normal order on board," said the ship. Three water tenders, an the river. Workers were using booms sources with the maritime rescue aerial ladder, heavy rescue unit, foam to prevent it from flowing into the centre of Liaoning Province, which salvage unit, breathing apparatus creek. "There was a slick on the river," rushed to the rescue upon receiving support and a command support unit New Hamburg Fire Chief Jeffrey the emergency call from the ferry. The were needed in tackling the fire. Now Renihan said. "But the wind was cause of the fire was still under Swedish company Tarbit Shipping, helping us out, helping it evaporate." investigation, the sources added. who own the vessel, are to conduct an Dutchess County Sheriff Lt. Gary London, May 4 -- A press report, investigation. A spokeswoman for Bashor said strong winds may have dated today, states: Ferry Bao Hua, Forth Ports said, "The blaze was contributed to the accident. The rocky sailing between Yantai and Dalian, contained in the pump-room and the area is on navigation charts. The caught fire Monday (May 2), but all fire was under control at about 0905 tugboat from McAllister Towing and 698 passengers and 47 crew members hrs." The Fire Brigade will do an Transport was pulling the Bouchard were rescued safely, the Ministry of official check of the vessel later today Transportation Co barge on its way Transportation said yesterday. It before leaving the site. (Note -- from New York City to Rensselaer. caught fire at around 0300, Monday, in Bitfjord arrived Dundee 2135, Apr 27.) Some residents in New Hamburg, 75 Bohai Bay, about 40 nautical miles London, May 3 -- Chemical/oil carrier miles south of Albany, complained the from Dalian Port at the time. The Bitfjord sailed Dundee 2255, Apr 29 odor from the spill burned their eyes cause of the fire is under for Farsund. and noses. The Coast Guard will investigation. The fire, which broke investigate to determine whether the out in the boat's car compartment, was BRUCE A.MCALLISTER (U.S.A.) tug operator should be penalised. brought under control four hours later. See B.No.35. London, May 3 -- A press report, Liu Gongcheng, deputy director of the dated today, states: The tug (Bruce maritime department of the ministry, CARAVOS HORIZON (Malta) A.McAllister) crew involved in said the successful rescue indicated London, May 5 -- Understood salvage Thursday's (Apr 28) gasoline barge the improved ability of China's servies are to be rendered to bulk (B.No.35) accident in the Hudson maritime rescue operations. When the Caravos Horizon (36015 gt, built River near New Hamburg had fire broke out, rescue boat, Beihai 1985), cargo fertiliser, by Tsavliris experience on the Hudson River, Buck Rescue 159, was on patrol not far away Salvage (International) Ltd under

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Lloyd's Open Form dated May 1. engine problems off Melbourne, at Express 10 arrived Fraser River Port Vessel reported immobilized about 850 about 0100, UTC, Apr 28. Vessel Apr 1 from Vancouver and miles southwest of Azores. (Note -- remains at anchor attempting to effect subsequently arrived Vancouver Apr 9 Salvage tug Fotiy Krylov left Ponta repairs. from Fraser River Port.) Delgada outer anchorage at 0300, local London, Apr 29 -- Following received time, May 1 for high seas. Caravos from Australia RCC, timed 0720, UTC: EIRIK RAUDE (Bahamas) Horizon was last reported to have Understood c.c. Contship Rome is still See "Barents Sea" under "Pollution." sailed Mobile Apr 16 for Tampa.) anchored off Melbourne, currently awaiting some replacement parts from ELBE DOUBLE (DIS) CEMCON (Bahamas) land. Vessel is not proving an London, Apr 29 -- Chem.tank Elbe London, May 2 -- Following received obstruction and weather on scene is Double departed from Bremerhaven at from Coast Guard San Juan, timed good. 1400 hrs,. Apr 26, entering Bremen at 1640, UTC: Barge La Princesa (7771 London, May 3 -- Following received 1940 hrs, Apr 28. (See issue of Apr 27.) gt, built 1979), in tow of tug Monitor from Australia RCC, timed 2215 UTC: London, Apr 30 -- Chem.tank Elbe (538 gt, built 1975), was in contact C.c. Contship Rome arrived at Double departed from Bremen at 1855 with cement Cemcon (3875 gt, built Adelaide about 24 hours ago. hrs, Apr 29, bound for Hamburg. 1981), which moored at Crown Bay, St. Thomas, on Apr 29. After minor DAIO ROBIN (Panama) FOSEN (Norway) repairs to La Princesa, the tow London, May 3 -- A giant loading London, May 2 -- Information proceeded to Jacksonville. Cemcon boom has collapsed onto the deck and received from Sandnes, dated today, sustained a 10-to-15 foot vertical hole into the hold of Panamanian wood chip states: Passenger ro/ro Fosen (2835 gt, on the port side above the waterline. Daio Robin loading woodchips in the built 1989), when arriving Rorvik from Steel repairs are underway. (Note -- Australian port of Geelong. An Flak, experienced engine blackout and Cemcon arrived St.Thomas Apr 28. La eyewitness to the incident, which made hard contact with the pier Apr Princesa andMonitor arrived and occurred yesterday, told Lloyd's List 30. Five of the 110 passengers were sailed St.Thomas Apr 29.) that he believed that either a wire had injured. The vessel made temporary London, May 3 -- A press report, parted or the brake on the boom had repairs at Fosen Mek the same day dated Apr 30, states: The U.S. Coast failed, bringing the apparatus down and was back in normal service Guard is investigating an accident at hard on the hatch coaming. No one Sunday (May 1). The vessel is likely to the Crowley Maritime Services dock, was injured in the incident and complete repairs at the end of May. St. Thomas, involving cement Cemcon, inspectors are expected to assess any barge La Princesa and tug Monitor. damage to the vessel tomorrow GENMAR STRENGTH (Liberia) The accident took place early morning. The loading boom leads from See Rene'I. yesterday as Monitor and La Princesa, a conveyor system that runs the length travelling in combination from San of the quay. Vessel movements at the GLORIA (Estonia) Juan, were pulling into the Crowley terminal, which is operated privately See "United Kingdom" under "Port dock area, according to Lt. j.g. Eric by Graincorp, were likely to be State Control." Willis. Cemcon, was moored at the affected for some days at least as the Crowley pier. For reasons that are loading system would require major GRANDE NAPOLI (Italy) under investigation, the tug and barge repairs. and a safety survey would Dubai, May 4 -- Ro/ro Grande Napoli contacted Cemcon on its port side, have to be carried out. More than half arrived Dubai May 2. -- Lloyd's crushing the first 100 feet of the of Victoria's grain exports go through Agents. freighter and smashing it into the pier. the port and any disruption to Willis said the accident occurred Geelong's only grain berth is likely to HAMAYUU (Japan) between 0700 and 0800 hrs. No one have a big impact. The vessel which is London, May 3 -- A press report, was injured, he said. While the operated by Daio Paper, was loading dated today, states: Passenger ro/ro freighter was wrecked, the commercial 42,000 tonnes of radiata pine woodchip Hamayuu (16187 gt, built 1998) came port and the harbor's marine life were for the Japanese trading house Sojitz to a standstill at sea after developing spared from harm. The flow of vessel at the time of the incident. It was due engine trouble last night, forcing traffic was not interrupted and the to sail today, but it is too early to passengers to change to another vessel port remained open for business. estimate how long it will take to today, the vessel's operator said. The Nothing was leaking from the vessels recover the loading boom. (Note -- Daio vessel, which was bound for Busan and no hazardous material was Robin arrived Geelong Apr 28.) from Shimonoseki, came to a standstill spilled. The freighter was so badly at about 2000 yesterday after one of damaged that it was at risk of sinking, DARWISA its engines developed a problem while so the U.S. Coard Guard Marine See Weesam Express 5 sailing about six kilometres north- Safety Detachment worked yesterday north-east of Mutsure Island in with the freighter's owner to DES GROSEILLIERS (Canada) Shimonoseki, Kampu Ferry KK coordinate emergency repairs to keep London, May 2 -- Icebreaker Des officials said. Nearly 160 passengers it afloat. The freighter, which is owned Groseilliers (5910 gt, built 1982) had a and 30 crew members were stranded by Norship and operated by Devcon, small fire behind the bulkhead of the on the vessel, which was towed back to was carrying concrete. The barge, wheelhouse windows subsequent to Shimonoseki this morning. Nobody which was carrying containers filled welding near the area at Section 93, was injured. Passengers changed to with various goods, sustained minor Port of Quebec in lat 46 48.38N, long another vessel to proceed to Busan. damage, according to an initial 71 12.06W Apr 29. Fire was The operators are investigating the assessment. The tug, which is owned extingished with very minor damage. cause of the engine trouble. by San Diego Transportation Co. and operated by Crowley, was not DIA P. (Panama) HANNAH & SARAH (U.S.A.) damaged, according to Willis. The Piraeus, May 4 -- Bulk Dia P. arrived London, May 2 -- Following received Coast Guard's St. Thomas Marine Piraeus May 2 from Lattakia. (See from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1345, Safety Detachment will lead an issue of Jan 28.) UTC: Fishing Hannah & Sarah (80 gt, investigation, which likely will take built 1972) took water off Nantucket. months, to determine the cause of the DOCK EXPRESS 10 (Netherlands) The crew abandoned ship and the crash and whether anyone was at London, Apr 28 -- A report, dated disabled fishing vessel grounded in lat fault. today, states: Semi-sub HL vessel Dock 41 18.98N, long 69 54.25W, at 0500, Express 10 (13110 gt, built 1979), Apr 29. A salvage operation is in CONTSHIP ROME (Liberia) secured to tugs Westminister Pride, progress. London, Apr 29 -- Following received forward, and Westminister Hyack, aft, London, May 4 -- Following received from Australia RCC, timed 0140, UTC: reported aground near New from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1406, C.c. Contship Rome (26131 gt, built Westminister, BC, in lat 49 09 39N, UTC: Fishing Hannah & Sarah is to 1998), from Melbourne, developed long 122 57 02W, Apr 1. (Note -- Dock be left beached and is a total loss.

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HIGH SPIRIT (Liberia) operator Miraejet Co. The passengers discharge cargo of metanol, had a See "South-East Asia" under transferred to other ships and headed minor explosion and small fire on deck "Earthquakes." for Busan, according to the same evening which extiguished by authorities. According to a report by crew. There were no injuries to crew JALALIYA (India) Yonhap News Agency, Kobee V was and no leakage of cargo. The vessel Kochi, May 5 -- Dhow Jalaliya (117 listing at a 30-degree angle after the sustain no apparent damage, however, nt), offical number MNG 433, Beypore accident. The report said, quoting the owners are looking for another vessel for Minicoy (Lakshadweep Island) South Korean coast guard, there is no to transfer the cargo to as required by India, with general cargo, sank possibility of the vessel sinking, but it cargo receivers. The vessel is still in following ingress of seawater through was unable to navigate. The vessel port. The cargo in the affected tank is its bottom off Beypore/Calicut, India, travels between Busan and Fukuoka to be analysed for any contamination, May 1. Weather conditions at the time in three hours with a cruise speed of which seems unlikely. (Note -- Metanol of the accident were reported as clear about 80 km per hour. sailed Yuzhnyy Apr 20.) and sunny. All eight crew are safe and London, Apr 29 -- A press report, part of the cargo has been retrieved. dated today, states: Hydrofoil Kobee V MOBY RIDER (Italy) The dhow, which is stated to be was being towed to land, where the Genoa, May 2 -- Ro/ro Moby Rider immersed in the sea and beyond damage would be assessed, the coast sailed Leghorn Apr 29 for Genoa. -- economical repair, has been guard said. Lloyd's Agents. abandoned. London, May 2 -- A press report, dated Apr 30, states: Four Japanese MONITOR (U.S.A.) JEWEL people have been hospitalized while 13 See Cemcon. (St. Vincent & Grenadines) others received medical treatment in See under "Seizures & Arrests." Busan after a high-speed passenger MSC KATIE (Panama) vessel (hydrofoil Kobee V) from Busan Port Louis, May 4 -- All the KALEETAN (U.S.A.) to Fukuoka became waterlogged containers on board c.c. Nordsun have London, May 5 -- A press report, yesterday, the Japanese Consulate been transhipped on board its dated yesterday, states: Ro/ro Kaleetan General in the South Korean city said sistership c.c. Nordbeach which left (2704 gt, built 1967), which is one of today. Two of the four were injured Mauritius three days ago. Nordsun is two car ferries that handle the Seattle seriously due to bone fractures in the still at anchorage awaiting the to Bremerton route, is out of service chest or foot, it said. The vessel hit an statements to be made by the master tonight after some portion of the unidentified object on its way to in presence of his lawyer. C.c. MSC propulsion system failed, according to Fukuoka. About 170 passengers, Katie is still under repairs for the a state Department of Transportation including 96 Japanese, transferred to refloating. After refloating, the vessel (DOT) spokeswoman. The vessel other vessels and were brought back to will go alongside for eventual stopped dead in Elliott Bay during the Busan, where they spent the night. transhipment on another MSC vessel. 1500 hrs sailing from Bremerton to London, May 3 -- A press report, However owing to the reluctance of Seattle. It's unclear what caused it to dated today, states: Hydrofoil Kobee V the Ministry of the Environment, it stall. The ferry was towed into became waterlogged Friday (Apr 29) looks unlikely that the containers in Coleman Dock in Seattle. after hitting a whale, Yonhap News No.7 hold will be landed. -- Lloyd's London, May 5 -- A press report, Agency reported yesterday, quoting Agents. dated May 4, states: An electrical the Coast Guard. The report said the problem caused ro-ro Kaleetan to go Coast Guard came to the tentative NORDSUN (Cyprus) "dead" in the water this afternoon in conclusion after an investigation and See MSC Katie. the middle of Puget Sound, a state issued a whale warning yesterday for ferries spokeswoman confirmed. The high-speed passenger ships travelling NORSEMAN (Malta) problem was quickly fixed and it was between Busan and Fukuoka. Tunis, Apr 28 -- Tug Norseman was scheduled to resume service with a taken to waiting quay in Sidi Youssef, 2105 hrs sailing from Seattle. It was LA PRINCESA (U.S.A.) Kerkennah Island. The police are still bound from Bremerton to Seattle See Cemcon. investigating about the dead people. -- when it lost power and began drifting Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Apr 29.) about 1600 hrs. A tug was dispatched LIAO LU DU 7 (China) Tunis, May 4 -- Tug Norseman is still to push the ferry to Seattle's London, Apr 29 -- A press report, moored in the same position at Sidi downtown Colman Dock. Washington dated today, states: The task of Youssef. -- Lloyd's Agents. State Ferries spokeswoman Susan refloating the sunken ferry Liao Lu Harris said the electrical problem was Du 7, which has a potentially NOVA SCOTIA in a part of the vessel's propulsion dangerous cargo on board, began (Antigua & Barbuda) system called an exciter, and caused yesterday morning when eight salvage London, Apr 29 -- A press report, some wires to burn out. vessels and two patrol ships took up dated today, states: A number of oiled their positions. The vessel sank after seabirds have been found, dead and KAMENITZA (Bulgaria) it lost power and capsized in Bohai alive, near Kidney Cove after fuel was London, May 2 -- Bulk Kamenitza Bay in February 2003. Some 81 leaked following the grounding of ref (16188 gt, built 1980) lost rudder passengers on board were rescued, Nova Scotia last week. More than 20 control and required tug assistance in although four died during the dead sooty shearwaters were found lat 48 19.58N, long 70 51.57W at 0113, operation to get them off the vessel. A near the landing beach at Kidney Cove local time, May 1. Vessel went to total of 15 cars and 100 barrels of that showed obvious signs of oiling emergency anchorage near Port Alfred phenol went underwater with the and smelled of diesel oil. (Saguenay). vessel.The salvage work, off the coast London, May 5 -- A press report, of Shandong Province, is taking place dated today, states: The owner and KOBEE V (Panama) after an underwater survey that master of ref Nova Scotia operating in London, Apr 29 -- A press report, lasted more than two years. Sources the Falkland Islands have pleaded dated today, states: Hydrofoil Kobee V from the Ministry of Communications guilty to failing to report to Stanley's (267 gt, built 1978), Busan for say that 100 tons of phenol, a mildly Harbour-master oil or oil residue or a Fukuoka, became waterlogged today toxic substance that is in barrels on mixture containing oil, which escaped after hitting an unidentified object in the sunken vessel, will be retrieved. into Berkley Sound. The master, Peter waters some 16 kilometres off Busan, Mosselburger and owners Thien and the South Korean coast guard said. METANOL (Malta) Heyenga GmbH were each fined Eighteen passengers and a South London, May 3 -- Following received £1,500 for the offence. Ros Cheek Korean crew member were slightly from the owners of chem.tank Metanol prosecuting told the court that Nova injured. 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4 Marine light, the crew noted an oil spillage for the latest delays, which he said pollution or injuries aboard the from port side No.4 tank. The master was unavoidable. "Whilst we sincerely tanker. The cause of the collision is informed the ship's owners and agents regret the inconvenience caused to our under investigation. FIC. The Harbour-master was later passengers, we feel it is best for all London, Apr 29 -- Following received informed of the spillage by a member concerned to take this decision now, from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed of the FIC Shipping Agency. Richard rather than later, to ensure our 2325, UTC, Apr 28: Crude oil tanker Marlor for the defence said the reason passengers have more time to make GenMar Strength in collision with for the damage was an uncharted rock alternative holiday arrangements," Mr passenger Rene'I, WBW2177, at about and argued that the master simply Smith said. "The extended work on the 1140, local time, Apr 28. Four crew forgot to inform the authorities. "He gearbox will ensure we return Pacific from the smaller vesel safely rescued. wasn't intending on concealing Sky to service in excellent condition." Rene'I has capsized but not sank, oil anything and has apologised for his The liner had been expected to leave reported. Sabine Ship Channel has failure to contact the Fisheries Brisbane on Jun 4, but now will not been closed. Genmar Strength Department as was his duty". Senior leave for its New Zealand cruising anchored offshore. Magistrate Clare Faulds, sentencing season until Jun 18. Passengers would London, Apr 29 -- A press report, said that although the oversight was get a full refund and a 20% future dated Apr 28, states: The Coast Guard not intentional, nevertheless they had cruise credit. Airfares would also be Captain of the Port, Captain Sharon the duty to report to the Harbour- refunded. Richey, opened the Sabine Ship master. Mr Mosselburger and Thien Channel to limited ship traffic at 1600 and Heyenga GmbH were each PORVENIR I (Chile) today. Vessels of 100 feet or less are ordered to pay £320 towards court Santiago, May 3 -- Ro/ro Porvenir I allowed to transit the channel in the costs. Nova Scotia is to be towed to should leave the slipway in a couple of vicinity of the wreck with a Coast Montevideo for repairs by tug Anglian days. Understand final repairs will be Guard escort. The Sabine Ship Warrior. However the vessel remains carried out afloat alongside Asmar Channel was closed at approximately impounded until payment of the fine is Mole. -- Lloyd's Agents. 1130 today following the collision of made. between crude oil tanker GenMar PULLEN (U.S.A.) Strength and crew boat Rene'I. As a NOVITAS-H (Antigua & Barbuda) Baltimore, May 5 -- Dredger Pullen result of the collision, Rene'I capsized London, May 1 -- C.c. Novitas-H fractured the shell case on a 24-inch and sank with four crewmembers sailed from Antwerp at 1414 hrs, Apr discharge pump and partly flooded its onboard. The boat sank between the 30, bound for Rotterdam. pump-room while dredging in the jetties where the channel enters the vicinity of Craney Island, Hampton Gulf of Mexico, approximately two ODIGITRIA (Liberia) Roads Harbour. The vessel's crew, US miles east of Sabine Pass, Texas. The London, May 2 -- Bulk Odigitria Coast Guard and other vessels in the crew of a Sabine pilot boat rescued one (25197 gt, built 1994) lost its area assisted with dewatering the crewmember, and Coast Guard crews propulsion when a bearing overheated pump-room, and repairs were put in from Sabine rescued the other three on the shaft between the main engine hand. The vessel is expected to be crewmembers. All were taken to shore and the propeller in lat 46 35N, long operational by May 7. -- Lloyd's where awaiting EMS personnel 72 02W, Apr 30. The vessel has been Agents. transported them to St. Mary`s towed to Quebec City for inspection Hospital in Port Arthur. Three and repairs. QUEEN OF TSAWWASSEN crewmembers where later released Montreal, May 5 -- Bulk Odigitria (Canada) from the hospital, and one remains in experienced a failure in the bearing on London, Apr 28 -- A press report, critical condition. Genmar Strength is the intermediate shaft, and is dated today, states: On Apr 17 while at anchor three miles offshore. There presently under repair at Quebec City. ro/ro Queen of Tsawwassen (3127 gt, is no report of pollution or injuries The vessel is expected to sail on May 6 built 1960) was berthing at Long aboard the tanker. As of 1600 hrs to continue its scheduled voyage. -- harbour dock, Saltspring Island, BC, there were six ships waiting to enter Lloyd's Agents. made hard contact with wingwall. the ship channel from the Gulf of Slight damage to rubbing strake and Mexico and three waiting depart. OLYMPIC MELODY (Greece) wingwall. Plans are underway for the salvage London, Apr 28 -- Bulk Olympic Rene'I. The cause of the collision is Melody departed Montreal for RED POINT (Italy) under investigation. Ashtabula on/about Apr 10. On Apr Rio de Janeiro, May 4 -- Chemical/oil London, Apr 29 -- A press report, 14, vessel was reported discharging in carrier Red Point is still anchored in dated today, states: The Sabine ship Ashtabula. On Apr 16, the vessel was Rio de Janeiro. Repairs are almost channel remains shut to vessels over anchored off Windsor(CAN) and on complete, however, no ETD to Sao 100 feet in length this morning, with Apr 18, the vessel was reported Sebastiao. -- Lloyd's Agents. no estimate yet when it might be loading in Windsor(CAN). The vessel reopened, U.S. Coast Guard Chief departed on/about Apr 21, heading out RENE'I (U.S.A.) Warrant Officer Adam Wine said. of the seaway. London, Apr 29 -- A pres report, Wine said eight ships including oil dated yesterday, states: Crude oil tankers are waiting to come into the ORION I (Canada) tanker GenMar Strength (56225 gt, channel, which gives some large local London, May 3 -- On Mar 30, during built 2003) was in collision with refineries access to the coast. Three an ice-breaking operation of the buoy passenger Rene'I (98 gt, built 1980) vessels are waiting to get out. The ship Earl Grey, fishing Orion I (55 gt, today in the Sabine Ship Channel, channel was shut midday yesterday built 1983), while beset in ice during sinking the Rene'I with four men after crude oil tanker GenMar seal hunting, sustained ice damage to aboard. The Sabine Ship Channel Strength , and crrew boat its rudder and propeller in lat 46 40N, was closed until further notice. The Rene'Icollided. A salvage vessel long 61 40W. four were rescued after the 784-foot arrived on the scene last night and tanker collided with the 101-foot will begin assessing the situation this PACIFIC SKY (U.K.) crew vessel in the channel near the morning. "They'll start their London, May 5 -- A press report, mouth to the Gulf of Mexico. The assessment this morning," Wine said. dated today, states: Two more crew vessel capsized and sank. The Until that's done, the Coast Guard passenger Pacific Sky cruises have Coast Guard rescued three of the won't have an estimate for when the been cancelled. The cancellations will men, and the fourth was rescued by channel might reopen. The channel affect a four-night Brisbane-to- another vessel, the Coast Guard said. serves the Port Arthur refineries of Auckland cruise starting on Jun 4 and They were all taken to hospitals. At Premcor Inc, Royal Dutch/Shell Group a 13-night round trip from Auckland least one crew man was unconscious unit Motiva and Total SA unit Total starting on Jun 8, P&O Cruises when he was rescued. The tanker is Petrochemicals USA. It also serves Australia general manager Gavin anchored three miles off shore. The Exxon Mobil Corp's refinery in Smith said today. Mr Smith apologised Coast Guard found no evidence of Beumont.

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London, Apr 29 -- Following received owns the vessel. The other three crew boat seaworthy again. The boat will from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed members survived the accident with likely be repaired enough to make it 1410, UTC: The Sabine Ship Channel minor injuries. seaworthy and then pushed or towed remains closed except to very small London, May 3 -- One seafarer died of back to its home port of Morgan City. vessels following the collision between his wounds at the weekend after a Yesterday, Tubal Cain crews worked to passenger Rene'I and crude oil tanker collision between his small crew boat remove the temporary patches used to GenMar Strength. The GenMar and a large tanker near the mouth of salve the boat so it could be inspected Strength remains at anchor. the Sabine Ship Channel on Thursday and repaired. The boat had several London, Apr 30 -- A press report, morning. According to the US Coast obvious dents in both the port and dated Apr 29, states: A 240-foot crane Guard, the 101-ft US-flag passenger starboard sides of its hull and had a barge arrived today to remove a Rene'I collided with crude oil tanker small portion of hull near the deck sunken passenger Rene'I restricting GenMar Strength in the Sabine replaced with a temporary patch. It traffic through the Sabine Ship Channel between the jetties where the was still leaking water from one of the Channel. Divers were to assess channel enters the Gulf of Mexico, dents when Coast Guard crews arrived damage to the wreck of the Rene'I and about two miles east of Sabine Pass, in to inspect the ship for clues. Lawyers then plan a salvage plan, the Coast Texas. A local source told Lloyd's List for the ship's owner, and Guard said. The channel was initially that the dredged section of this gap is representatives of the insurance closed yesterday but opened to limited comfortably wide. However, the crew company declined comment on the traffic late yesterday and vessels of boat turned into the tanker while ship's future. less than 100 feet were allowed to overtaking it. This version could not transit the channel near the wreck be corroborated independently. An ROCKNES (Antigua & Barbuda) with a Coast Guard escort. Crude oil investigation is under way, as per the Gdynia, Apr 28 -- Bulk Rocknes is tanker GenMar Strength is at anchor Coast Guard website. Adam Wine, still in Gdansk shiprepair yard. three miles offshore. There was no Coast Guard spokesman, declined to Estimated date of completion of report of pollution or injury aboard the provide specifics of the investigation. repairs about Jul 15. -- Correspondent. tanker. Early today, there were eight The collision initially blocked all ships waiting to enter the ship traffic in the channel. Vessels longer ROSTOK (Russia) channel from the Gulf, and three than 100 ft were being held back Bucharest, May 5 -- General cargo waiting to depart. The cause of the thereafter. All traffic was restored as Rostok: The wreck removal operations collision is under investigation. of Saturday night, after the 240-ft have not been completed yet. -- Lloyd's London, May 1 -- A press report, crane barge Boaz hoisted and moved Agents. dated Apr 30, states: The Sabine Ship Rene'l out of the channel. According to Channel opened tonight to all ship the Coast Guard, Rene'I capsized and SANTA EMMA (Panama) traffic after passenger Rene'I was sank with four crew-members on London, Apr 29 -- Following received moved. A 240-foot crane barge called board after the collision. There were from Halifax RCC, timed 1445, UTC: the Boaz began salvaging wreckage of no reported injuries on Genmar Ro/ro Santa Emma (4092 gt, built the Rene'l this afternoon. The Coast Strength, which was moored three 1969) has apparently been Guard says strong winds and high miles offshore as of Sunday. The deliberately beached in lat 46 07.9N, seas had delayed operations from tanker left the area on Sunday, long 63 46.7W, time unknown. The starting earlier. according to a source. He said that crew are believed to have left the London, May 2 -- A press report, Rene'I had been patched up, and vessel. dated May 1, states: The Sabine ship repair options were being evaluated London, May 1 -- A press report, channel was opened Saturday night yesterday. A boat crew from Coast dated Apr 29, states: Transport (Apr 30) to all ship traffic after Guard Station Sabine rescued two Canada officials were working today to wrecked crew boat Rene'I was moved, crew-members from the water near prevent thousands of litres of fuel the US Coast Guard said. The channel Rene'I. A third crew-member, found from spilling into the Northumberland closed Thursday morning (Apr 28) unconscious, was rescued from the Strait from a cargo ship that broke after a collision between crude oil capsized boat. The crew of a Sabine away from the wharf. The 131-metre tanker GenMar Strength and Rene'I. pilot boat rescued the fourth crew- ro/ro Santa Emma drifted ashore Two hundred and forty-foot crane member. All four were taken to local between the former government ferry barge Boaz began salvaging wreckage hospitals. The injured seafarer was wharf and breakwater at Cape of Rene'I on Saturday afternoon, found unconscious with a pulse but Tormentine, NB., after one of its hoisting the capsized vessel and was not breathing, according to a local mooring lines broke late Thursday moving it approximately 2.5 miles newspaper report. The local source (Apr 28) night. The vessel has a large north in the channel. Strong winds informed Lloyd's List that the injured hole on the bottom of its hull above and high seas had delayed operations seafarer died on Saturday. Genmar the water line. Transport Canada from starting earlier, the Coast Guard Strength is owned by GMAR Strength officials are worried about 30,000 to said. Rene'I had capsized and sank LLC and was being operated by 40,000 litres of diesel fuel and an between the jetties where the channel General Maritime Management at the unknown amount of bunker c oil still enters the Gulf of Mexico, about two time of the collision. Rene'I is owned on board the ship. Transport Canada miles east of Sabine Pass, four by Rene Marine Offshore Inc and was spokesman Maurice Landry said crews crewmembers were aboard but were being operated by LaBorde Marine. attached the boat to the shore with rescued. London, May 4 -- A press report, lines this morning and filled parts of London, May 2 -- Following received dated today, states: Crew boat Rene'I its hull with saltwater to stabilize it. from Coast Guard New Orleans, timed that was overun at sea and sunk by Crews then began removing oily water 1520, UTC: Crew boat Rene'I should crude oil tanker GenMar Strength in from the ship's engine room and receive clearance at noon, local time, Sabine Pass was drydocked near the removing tanks of fuel, which could to proceed, as a dead ship, to Port of Orange yesterday for take several days to complete. "We Orange,Texas, for repairs. Crude oil inspection and possible repair. "We are want to do whatever is necessary to tanker GenMar Strength is still here to look for anything out of order prevent any fuel spilling from the restricted and understood to be that might point to the cause of the vessel," Landry said. By 1700 hrs, anchored in the same position. accident," said Lieutenant Ian Bird of today, no oil had leaked into the water. London, May 2 -- A press report, the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Coast guard crews were standing by in dated today, states: The captain of in Port Arthur. James Barrett, facility case fuel leaked from the ship, but crew boat Rene'I, that capsized after manager for Tubal Cain Marine, said Landry was hopeful that wouldn't colliding with crude oil tanker GenMar his company had been contracted by happen. "We're fairly confident that Strength, has died. The master died the company that insured the crew we can prevent any oil from going into Saturday afternoon (Apr 30) in a Port boat to drydock the vessel at it's the water," he said. Meanwhile, Arthur hospital. He was one of four Georgia Street facility in Orange and Transport Canada was trying to members aboard Rene'I. 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6 Marine sitting idle for the past 15 months who was transferred to a Coastguard bridgedecker's hull in the water, and after failing an inspection in 2004. craft and admitted to hospital in debris everywhere. Rescue Co- Transport Canada ordered it docked Blenheim with moderate injuries. At ordination Centre New Zealand was until repairs were completed. Landry the time of the accident, Santa Regina spurred into action after the said Transport Canada will investigate was one kilometre from Picton on its Bluebridge ferry put out a distress call why the ship's moorings broke and way to Wellington on its 1900, (1700, at about 7.30pm. Santa Regina's staff whether there were any violations of AEST), sailing today, Corbett said. It in its rescue tender picked the woman the Canada Shipping Act. The ship's had 100 passengers on board. Rescue out of the water, who was taken to owner would be responsible for the Coordination Centre New Zealand Wairau Hospital in shock and with costs of any pollution cleanup responded to the incident after moderate injuries. She was still in associated with the ship, said Landry. receiving a distress call from Santa hospital this morning. The body of the London, May 2 -- A press report, Regina about 1930, he said. The body man was recovered by a water taxi dated May 1, states: It will be later was recovered by a local water taxi and taken to shore. The scheduled this week before grounded ro/ro Santa and taken to shore. Corbett said the 0300 sailing from Wellington to Picton Emma's hull is emptied of thousands people in the water were believed to did not go ahead today and there was of litres of diesel fuel in New have been in a 10 metre runabout. A no 0800 sailing of the vessel this Brunswick. Transport Canada is spokesman for Straits Shipping, owner morning. Strait Shipping was monitoring Santa Emma after it of the Bluebridge ferry, said the contacting 100 people who were due to sustained a large hole in its hull. The runabout had hit the ferry, National sail from Picton this morning and vessel broke away from a wharf. Radio reported. The Maritime Safety rescheduling them on to other Officials are hoping they can remove Authority has launched an sailings. Harbour-master Alex van the 40-thousand litres of diesel fuel investigation. Santa Regina returned Wijngaarden would not speculate on before any leaks occur. to Picton with its crew and passengers what happened, but said the visibility London, May 4 -- A press report, and was expected to be in the port for at the time of the collision was "not dated today, states: Coast Guard crews several hours while maritime flash". He said the Interislander are still pumping fuel out of authorities and police investigated. vessel Arahura was held back from abandoned ro/ro Santa Emma that Wellington, May 3 -- Investigators entering Picton for about an hour. -- broke away from its mooring and ran were today trying to establish why a Lloyd's Agents. aground in Cape Tormentine last 10m pleasure boat collided with the London, May 3 -- A press report, week. Santa Emma had about 30,000 Bluebridge ferry, passenger ro/ro dated today, states: The man killed in litres of diesel fuel in its holding tank Santa Regina in Picton Harbour last the collision with Cook Strait and an unknown amount of Bunker C night, killing one person. A man died passenger ro/ro Santa Regina last oil. Crews have stabilized the vessel and a woman was taken to Blenheim's night has been named. He was 66- and they're working as quickly as Wairau Hospital in severe shock after year-old Norman McFarlane, of Picton. possible to make sure no fuel leaks the bridgedecker Timeless which they His companion, a woman who has not into the ocean. Ron MacKay, with the were on collided with the Cook Strait been named is still in Blenheim's Coast Guard, said a large amount of ferry, in what is believed to be the first Waiaru Hospital in a comfortable oily water has already been pumped fatal accident of its kind in the condition. She has not been named out. "The contractor has a hose down Marlborough Sounds. Today, and is said to be in a severe state of in the lower holds of the vessel. He's authorities were focusing on what shock. Investigators are still trying to removing a water and oil contaminant went wrong. Wendy Pannet, a work out how the accident happened mixture. I think he has something in spokeswoman for Strait Shipping but say the evening's poor visibility the vicinity of 20,000 gallons out to which operates the Bluebridge ferry, may have been a factor. The couple's this date." MacKay said Santa Emma said today that from talking to the 10m bridgedecker, Timeless, was is secured, next to a government master and crew of Santa Regina the smashed to pieces in the collision, wharf. He added that it won't break company understood that the pleasure although the majority of it was free again. But there's a large hole on craft had hit Santa Regina near Picton salvaged last night and taken by barge one side, where the vessel rammed a Point. Santa Regina had just left into Picton. Bluebridge ferry Santa concrete pier. MacKay said the Coast Picton for Wellington when the Regina also remains in Picton and its Guard is getting divers to inspect the accident happened. Ms Pannet said other scheduled ferry crossings have hull of Santa Emma to get a better what happened was a "tragic accident" since been cancelled idea of its condition. "We've asked and the company extended its deepest Wellington, May 4 -- Cook Strait them to come along and inspect the sympathies to the dead man's family. passenger and freight ferries are being underwater side of the vessel to Strait Shipping's managing director given new "non-negotiable" safety determine the slope of the land so we Sheryl Mateni, who is in Picton rules after a fatal collision between can have a picture of what is taking working with investigators, has said the BlueBridge ro/ro Santa Regina place." MacKay expects they should be there were no suggestions of any and a pleasure boat in Marlborough finished pumping out the oily water by equipment problems on the ferry. Sounds. Maritime Safety Authority the end of the week. What will happen Authorities have not released the director Russell Kilvington said the to the vessel after that is unknown. name of the couple on board Timeless, death was the eighth "significant" The vessel was tied up in Cape and it is not clear if they are from incident on the Cook Strait run in the Tormentine more than a year ago, Marlborough. The boat did not appear past eight months and public when it was abandoned by its crew. to be a member with either the confidence needed to be restored. Efforts to track down the owner have Waikawa Boating Club or the Mana "There have been a number of near been unsuccessful. Cruising Club, and Picton and misses." Picton man Norman Waikawa Boat brokers spoken to were McFarlane, 66, was killed and a SANTA REGINA (New Zealand) not familiar with it. A Maritime Safety woman treated for severe shock after London, May 2 -- A press report, Authority (MSA) investigator was in their 10-metre launch Timeless and dated today, states: A man was killed Picton today to interview witnesses, BlueBridge ro/ro Santa Regina and a woman injured when Cook and would also talk to the collided about 1930 on Monday (May Strait passenger ro/ro Santa Regina bridgedecker's survivor when she was 2) off Picton Pt, close to Picton in (13358 gt, built 1985) and a small boat up to it. The crew of Santa Regina, Queen Charlotte Sound. The smaller collided near Picton, on New Zealand's which has been detained at port in boat disintegrated on impact. The south island. Maritime Safety Picton following the fatal crash, were BlueBridge ferry service is operated Authority spokesman Steve Corbett being kept on board by mid-morning by New Zealand-owned Strait said a body from the small boat had today. Witnesses at the scene of the Shipping. Mr Kilvington said six of the been recovered from Picton Point in collision, which happened half way eight incidents "of serious concern" Queen Charlotte Sound, about a between Mabel Island and the Snout referred to by the MSA appeared to kilometre from Picton wharf. Crew near Picton Point, described the area have involved problems on the bridge. from the Bluebridge ferry Santa as looking like complete carnage. "Following last night's tragedy we Regina picked up an injured woman There were two main chunks of the have moved immediately to put extra

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7 Marine safety measures in place on all ferries lines to the vessel to keep it from heavy oil and diesel, sank in the sea while we undertake a long-term drifting onshore. The Coastguard on Dec 31 last year. The vessel's review of the operations," he said team are keeping observations on the operator, state-owned Vietnam Ocean yesterday. Few details of how operation from the shore. Firefighting Shipping Company (Vosco), decided to Monday's collision happened have tug Willowgarth is proceeding to the abandon the ship after all crew been revealed, but Mr Kilvington said vessel with an estimated time of members were rescued by regional boats under 500 tonnes had to take all arrival of one and a half hours. Sea rescue workers. On Feb 24, the local reasonable measures to keep out of Humber was heading north in ballast authorities, Vietnam's National the way of big ones. The investigation past the Mull of Kintyre when it got Marine Bureau, Vosco and other would be fast-tracked but could still into difficulty. Richard Newell, Duty concerned agencies decided in a take weeks, if not months. The new Area Operations Manager said: "The meeting to clean up 130 tons of oil rules, effective from this morning, weather at the moment is west-north- before Mar 30 and lift the ship before require ferries to double the minimum west, force 4, with good visibility. The May 30. However, agencies in charge number of crew on the navigation Campbeltown lifeboat has taken over of salvage operation have not begun to bridge from two to four at all times holding the vessel from the shore until lift the ship and clean the spillage while in Wellington Harbour and the the arrival of tug Willowgarth". yet. Marlborough Sounds, and in Cook London, May 5 -- Following received Strait during times of poor visibility. from Coastguard Clyde MRCC, timed STEEL QUEEN (Netherlands) At least three crew had to be on the 0804, UTC: At 1740, UTC, yesterday, Gdynia, May 5 -- General cargo Steel bridge at all other times, Mr Sea Humber reported under tow of Queen is still under repair at Nauta Kilvington said. Extra crew would Willowgarth and vessels proceeding to yard in Gdynia. Repairs are expected also have to be in the engine-room. James Watt Dock, Greenock, where to be completed about May 7-8. On The authority would increase the they arrived safely alongside at 2330, completition, the vessel will sail to number of unannounced and UTC. Oxelosund. -- Correspondents. scheduled inspections of ferries while London, May 5 -- Following received on passage as well as in port. Ferry from Coastguard Clyde MRCC, timed SVEAFJELL (Norway) operations would be reviewed in the 0937, UTC: General cargo Sea Humber Trondheim, Apr 29 -- General cargo next six months by a working party was safely alongside James Watt Sveafjell is still at Kvernhusvik including authority officials, Dock, Greenock, at 2330, UTC, May 4. Shipyard, Hitra. -- Lloyd's Agents. Wellington and Marlborough harbourmasters and ferry operators. SEAFRANCE MANET (France) TAMAR F.I. (Falkland Islands) Recommendations from the review London, Apr 29 -- A press report, London, May 5 -- General cargo would cover existing Cook Strait dated today, states: Passenger ro/ro Tamar F.I. was reported sailing ferries and any "bigger" ferries that SeaFrance Manet (15229 gt, built Stanley Harbour Apr 19. might arrive in the future. The 1984) experienced a minor fire at Interisland Line is understood to be Calais earlier today. The vessel was in THIA CHRYSSOULA (Cyprus) in the process of chartering a new a lay-by berth, undergoing repairs, London, May 5 -- A press report, ferry capable of carrying 1660 when smoke was observed on the dated today, states: Bulk Thia passengers, almost twice the capacity vessel's garage decks. The fire was Chryssoula (31643 gt, built 1991) of its existing ferries. Strait Shipping traced back to a cabin. The local fire- Jakarta for South Korea, carrying managing director Sheryl Mateni said brigade and a port fire-fighting tug 43,000 tons of steel, ran aground in she was confident the authority's responded and fire was extinguished waters off the disputed Senkaku investigation into the fatal collision in about 45 minutes. No major injuries Islands in the East China Sea around would show Santa Regina "took every were reported. midnight, local time, May 4, the avoidance action possible". Strait Japan Coast Guard said today. The Shipping's priority was to look after SILVA (Cambodia) Coast Guard said the incident its crew, which was replaced Esbjerg, May 4 -- General cargo Silva occurred in the south-western part of yesterday. Santa Regina was not is still in port at Esbjerg. -- Lloyd's Uotsuri Island, the largest in the damaged and was operating last Agents. Senkakus. A Coast Guard patrol boat night, she said. Yesterday police spotted the vessel in waters off south- recovered debris from Timeless. Both SLOMAN TRAVELLER western Uotsuri at 2310, local time, Toll Shipping, which owns and (Antigua & Barbuda) yesterday, Coast Guard officials said. operates the Interislander Line, and London, May 3 -- Ro/ro Sloman The patrol boat tried to alert the ship Strait Shipping said they supported Traveller (7947 gt, built 1984), to no avail and confirmed at around the new rules. -- Lloyd's Agents. Bremen for Antwerp, grounded, and 0010, today, that the cargo ship had partialy blocked the river, between run aground, the officials said. None SCHIEBORG (Netherlands) Bremen and Bremerhaven during the of the vessel's 31 crew-members were Bremen, Apr 29 -- Ro/ro Schieborg night of Apr 30. The vessel was hurt and there was no oil spill, the has shifted within the port from refloated with tug assistance at 0350, officials added. Coast Guard officials Bremerhaven Dockbetrieb to SSW May 1 and taken to Neustadter later boarded the ship to investigate Schichau Seebeck Shipyard GmbH. -- Hafen (Bremen). During the the cause of the accident, the officials Lloyd's Agents. stranding the vessel's water ballast said. tanks were damaged. There were no London, May 5 -- A press report, SEA HUMBER (U.K.) injuries or leakage of fuel. (Note -- dated today, states: Bulk Thia London, May 5 -- The following press Sloman Traveller sailed Bremen Chryssoula attempted to refloat this release was issued by the Maritime 1955, Apr 30 and arrived Antwerp evening but failed to do so. Coastguard Agency, timed 1611, UTC, 0435, May 2.) May 4: At 1315, UTC, today, the TIMELESS master of British registered general SONG THUONG (Vietnam) See Santa Regina cargo Sea Humber (1602 gt, built London, May 5 -- Salvage work of a 1977) reported to Clyde Coastguard four-month old massive oil spill off VESTKAPP (Norway) that they were without power and Vietnam's central coast has not yet Trondheim, Apr 29 -- Fosen drifting. Clyde Coastguard Rescue Co- started although relevant authorities Gjenvinning recommend we contact ordination Centre put out a 'Pan Pan' said they would clean up the spill them again in about three months broadcast on behalf of the master. more than a month ago. An oil slick regarding the scrapping of fishing Arran Coastguard Rescue Team were has already coated 900 metres of Vestkapp. -- Lloyd's Agents. called out and the Campbeltown RNLI water surface about two nautical miles lifeboat were requested to launch. northwest of central Thua Thien Hue VICUNA (Chile) Ro/ro Loch Tarbert responded to the province after 11,000-ton general Santos, Apr 29 -- Following received Pan Broadcast and are assisting the cargo Song Thuong (6249 gt, built by Paranagua Sub-Agents: Campbeltown lifeboat with securing 1976), carrying about 130 tons of Chemical/oil carrier Vicuna: Salvors

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8 Marine/Port State Control/Seizures & Arrests have completed the removal of todate of it's eventual release. -- shipwreck but are still removing Lloyd's Sub-agents. wreck debris from the bottom of berth and surrounding area. Cattalini JEWEL Terminal: The repairs to the pier are (St. Vincent & Grenadines) expected to be complete and the London, May 2 -- Product tanker terminal become operative again by Jewel sailed from Piraeus on Apr 23, June 1, as reported by terminal staff. - bound for Suez. - Lloyd's Agents. UNITED KINGDOM JIMPO MARU NO.35 (Japan) W.E.RICKER (Canada) Hull, May 4 -- General cargo Gloria London, May 3 -- A press report, London, May 2 -- Research is still under detention, and there dated today, states: Eighteen crew W.E.Ricker (925 gt, built 1981) have been no developments in the members of a Japanese trawler, which experienced a main-engine failure vessel's situation. -- Lloyd's Agents. was seized by the Russian authorities when the vessel was in lat 49 08.29N, in March, were released yesterday and long 123 35.48W near Gabriola Island, are now heading home aboard the B.C. Apr 27. vessel from Petropavrovsk- Kamchatsky, the Foreign Ministry WASHINGTON SENATOR said. Captain Yukihiko Takahashi of (Germany) the 279-ton trawler Jimpo Maru No.35 Messina, May 3 -- C.c. Washington however, still remains in Russia as Senator arrived Gioia Tauro, May 2. -- criminal procedures are still going on, Lloyd's Agents. the ministry said. ALMOUROL (Portugal) LOLITA (Philippines) WEESAM EXPRESS 5 See Pardelhas. (Philippines) See Margarita. Manila, Apr 30 -- Ferry Weesam ANNOULA (Liberia) MARGARITA (Philippines) Express 5 (230 gt, built 1999) collided London, Apr 29 -- Chemical/oil with a wooden-hulled passenger ferry Manila, Apr 29 -- The Philippine carrier Annoula sailed from National Police Maritime Group at 2345 hrs, yesterday (April 29) off Rotterdam at 2120 hrs, Apr 2, bound reported the arrest of Philippines Lampinigan island, Basilan province for Rio de Janeiro. coastal tanker Margarita, 500 gt, in southern Philippines. The owned by Manila-based Shogun Ships Philippine Coast Guard reported that DENEB REEFER (Panama) Inc, for the alleged theft of its cargo of the alluminum-hulled Weesam Express London, Apr 29 -- Ref Deneb Reefer, 1.2 million litres of jet fuel. Officials 5 was on passage from Sandakan, was reported passing through the said Margarita was apprehended Malaysia to Zamboanga City, when it Straits of Gibraltar at 1720 hrs, Apr yesterday in Manila Bay as it was ran into the Darwisa. The Darwisa 27, on passage from Las Palmas for transferring fuel to coastal tanker was seriously damaged. The crew of India. Understood vessel has been Lolita, which was also arrested. the Weesam Express 5 rescued 26 soold to Indian breakers. Margarita was contracted by passengers and crew from of the Philippine oil refiner, Petron Corp, to Darwisa. The Weesam Express 5 ELQUI (Guinea) transport jet fuel from its Bataan sustained only slight damage. There Stanley, May 5 -- Fishing Elqui has refinery to its storage facility in were no fatalities or injuries to it's 188 been taken over by the South Georgia Pandacan, Manila. The crew of passengers. Weesam Express 5 is Government as the owners did not pay Margarita, however, was alleged to owned by Zamboanga-based SRN Fast the court fine, and is presently moored have stolen the cargo and sold it in the Seacrafts, Inc. -- Lloyd's List alongside Eastside Fipass. -- Lloyd's fuel blackmarket. The jet fuel had a Agents. Correspondent. market value of Pesos 20 million Manila, May 3 -- Ferry Weesam (US$370,000). Police said they had FISHING VESSELS SEIZED BY arrested 17 officers and crew of Express 5 arrived in Zamboanga port AUSTRALIA on Apr 30 with 26 passengers and Margarita, including its master, Dizon London, May 5 -- A press report, Abejo. Police said that they had crew rescued from the wooden-hulled dated today, states: The crew of an passenger ferry Darwisa. Weesam apprehended the two vessels following illegal fishing boat on which a man complaints from Petron Corp that its Express 5 resumed operations Monday died last week has returned to (May 2), leaving for Bongao in Tawi- fuel was being pilfered by vessels it Indonesia. The captain of the had chartered to move its oil products. Tawi island in southern Philippines. -- Indonesian fishing trawler died while Lloyd's List Correspondent. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. detained in Darwin Harbour for Manila, Apr 29 -- The Philippine illegally entering Australian waters. A National Police Maritime Group ZENKO MARU NO.8 (Japan) post-mortem attributed his death to London, May 5 -- A press report, reported the arrest of Philippine- natural causes. The nine remaining registered coastal tanker Lolita Lolita dated today, states: Fourteen crew, crew members have arrived back in was apprehended yesterday in Manila including 10 Filipinos, were rescued Indonesia. The Australian Fisheries Bay as it was taking on stolen jet fuel today after a Japanese longline Management Authority says the dead from another tanker. The police fishing vessel sank off the Marshall man had been likely to face charges. alleged that the crew of coastal tanker Islands in the central Pacific. Aside But Michael Parolin from the Margarita had hijacked its cargo of 1.2 from the Filipinos, four Japanese on authority says the Government million liters of jet fuel and had sold it board fishing Zenko Maru No.8 (147 decided against charging the nine to Lolita. Arrested on Lolita was its gt, built 1984) managed to launch a crew members. "The crew was due to crew of 10 including its master, lifeboat before the fishing boat sank be repatriated as a matter of course Cipriano Cabigas. Police also off Majuro Atoll. They were picked up anyway," he said. "Once a decision is confiscated a 9 mm pistol and Pesos by a passing Chinese fishing boat made not to charge fishermen with 20,000 in cash from the crew of Lolita. about eight hours later, crew members illegal fishing offences they are Police said that Lolita is owned by said. They arrived in Majuro, capital repatriated immediately and that was Lolita Shipping Co. -- Lloyd's List of the Marshall Islands, late this to be the case in this instance Correspondent. afternoon. Crewmembers said the anyway." Manila, Apr 30 -- Philippine- fishing boat started taking on water registered non specific tanker yesterday night, forcing them to JERBA (Tunisia) Margarita is now detained at Pier 14, Bizerta, Apr 28 -- General cargo abandon ship early this morning. The North Harbour terminal, port of Jerba is still at the Ml Bourguiba yard cause of the leak was unknown, they Manila. It is under the custody of the under arrest. There are no prospects said. Philippine National Police Maritime

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Group. Margarita was apprehended Oakland County. Consumers Energy Thursday (Apr 28) in Manila Bay for spokeswoman Debra Dodd says the stealing its cargo of 1.2 million liters rupture occurred in a 20-inch of jet fuel. It was caught as it was transmission line. The gas did not transferring the jet fuel to non specific explode and was shut off by 2330 hrs. tanker Lolita. The vessels, 17 crew The rupture took place in Oakland members and officers are now under Township, 35 miles north of downtown detention. Police said that the crew Detroit. Police began evacuating could be chargee with qualified theft, people living within a thousand feet of pilferage and violating the anti- the rupture, but later halted it. ETHIOPIA fencing law. -- Lloyd's List Nearby residents told Detroit London, May 3 -- A press report, Correspondent. television stations they were hearing a dated May 2, states: The death toll Manila, Apr 30 -- Philippine- rushing sound like that of jet engines from flooding last month in a remote registered non specific tanker Lolita is or heavy rain. Dodd says the sound area of south-east Ethiopia has risen now detained at Pier 14, North was that of pressurized gas escaping to at 134 and may go higher, officials Harbour terminal, Port of Manila. It is the broken pipe. Repairs to the line say. Crocodiles are reported to have under the custody of the Philippine will begin later this morning. eaten at least 19 people during the National Police Maritime Group. The floods. Rescue teams are working to vessel was apprehended Thursday bring in much-needed emergency (Apr 28) in Manila Bay as it was supplies but are still unable to reach taking on stolen jet fuel from another many survivors. Tens of thousands of non specific tanker Margarita. The people have been unable to return police alleged that the crew of the home because of floods and the fear of Margarita had hijacked its cargo of 1.2 crocodiles, said the top local million litres of jet fuel and had sold it emergency official. Remedan Haji to the Lolita. The Lolita's 10 crew Ahmed, who heads the government's members and officers are now under BALTIC SEA emergency response in the area, said: detention. Police said that the crew Gothenburg, Apr 29 -- Oil spills in "We are going to declare an could be charged with violating the Baltic: 1. An oil slick was discovered emergency." Red Cross and Red anti-fencing law and possession of an yesterday outside Hoburgen at Crescent workers are bringing in unlicensed firearm. -- Lloyd's List southern Gotland and according to emergency shipments of blankets, Correspondent. coast guard, the area was 20 km long plastic sheeting, cooking utensils and Manila, May 5 -- Philippine- and 200 metres wide. Oil lumps were medical supplies. registered non specific tankers found but mainly a thin surface layer. London, May 5 -- A press report, Margarita and Lolita were ordered to Later yesterday evening the efforts dated today, states: The combination be released by a Manila court Monday were ended, as the remaining oil is of drought followed by recent floods in (May 2) to their respective Manila- not considered serious. 2. Gothenburg Ethiopia has caused a food emergency based owners: Shogun Ships, Inc. and northern islands at Ockero and Hono, in the country where four million Lolita Shipping Co., on the condition west of the islands, a major out slick, people now need food aid to survive. In that the shipowners would make the from unknown vessel dumping oil a new report, the UN warns that vessels available to court officials residuals, was discovered yesterday 136,000 children are severely when required. Col. Leonardo Suan, and a full coast guard effort with the malnourished. Aid workers say that head of the Philippine National Police large special environmental vessel number will double if food aid is not Maritime Group task force which 051 among others. One coast guard increased and children in southern apprehended the vessels, also reported vessel remained in the area of the oil Ethiopia will begin dying. The that that both vessels were likewise slick to follow its movement and from Ethiopian Government had reported a released pending the filing of charges early this morning continued fighting bumper harvest last year, but it is against them. -- Lloyd's List the oil with vessel 051. The oil believed the figures were inflated. Correspondent. moving slightly northbound and Drought has seriously affected food expect to be at Tjorn and Orust at supplies and now massive floods have PARDELHAS (Falkland Islands) noon today. Total 20 km and 100 hit the north-east of the country. Santiago, May 3 -- Trawlers metre wide with large lumps of oil, About 150 people have died and more Pardelhas and Almourol: Due to an Coast Guard calculate between five than 250,000 people have been appeal having been presented, the and 10 cbm to be collected as sea displaced by the rains. auction has been suspended until smooth and with limited wind. -- further notice. -- Lloyd's Agents. Westax Marine A/S. GEORGIA London, Apr 30 -- A press report, SAGA WIND (Hong Kong) BARENTS SEA dated Apr 29, states: Days of London, Apr 29 -- Bulk Saga Wind London, May 5 -- A press report, torrential rain and melting snow have sailed from Rotterdam at 0635 hrs, dated May 3, states: Norwegian oil caused the worst floods in Georgia for Apr 27, bound for Terneuzen, arriving giant Statoil said today it had many years. The flooding has hit at 2121 hrs, Apr 27. It departed at resumed test drilling in the about one-third of the country, leaving 1745 hrs, Apr 28, bound for Flushing. ecologically sensitive Barents Sea, two villages isolated. Hundreds of houses It arrived at that port at 1845 hrs, on weeks after it was lambasted by the have been evacuated. Roads, power Apr 28 and departed at 0518 hrs, government for a large hydraulic oil lines and communications have been today, bound for Varberg. leak there. Statoil resumed damaged by the flood waters and exploration with the drill platform further rainfall is expected. Greece, Eirik Raude in the Norwegian sector the United Nations, and other of the Barents Sea just hours after international organisations have getting the green light from offered assistance to Tbilisi, which is authorities. The company had been also braced for more flooding. Gigi obliged to halt operations after some Ugulava, chief of the presidential 1.6 tonnes of hydraulic oil were spilled administration in the Georgian on Apr 12. capital, said the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi had overflowed its banks in OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN, HUDSON RIVER, UNITED STATES areas. Officials say districts in the UNITED STATES See B.No.35 under "Marine." mountainous region of Svaneti, as well London, May 3 -- A press report, as the western Tsageri district, have dated today, states: No injuries were THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE, suffered. 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10 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes region in central Georgia, said people to abandon their homes and maintenance service of the Federal millions of dollars would be needed to disrupting rail and road traffic, the Krasnoyarsk-Irkutsk highway repair roads and bridges damaged by Environment Ministry said today. department is making efforts to the floods throughout Georgia. Television stations showed army rectify the situation with the use of helicopters and national guard 15 units of machinery, including INDIA dinghies arriving at disaster areas to bulldozers, cranes, and tractors. London, May 1 -- A press report, evacuate victims from what Maintenance operations are being dated today, states: At least 20 people authorities called the worst floods in carried out in unfavourable weather have been killed and scores injured in 50 years. Up to 2,000 people, mostly conditions. a storm that lashed the southern from Timis county at the border with Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Serbia and Montenegro, were SAUDI ARABIA officials said. At least 10 people died displaced to temporary shelters on Riyadh, Apr 29 -- Flash floods killed in the coastal district of Guntur alone nearby highlands. They are likely to at least 34 people in Saudi Arabia in after being struck by lightning stay there until at least Sunday the last two days, sweeping cars off yesterday night. The severe storms, (May 1) However, television reports roads and destroying houses, bringing rain and high winds, said many were risking their lives to newspapers said today. "Al Okaz" damaged homes and crops in at least defend saturated homes from looters newspaper said 37 people were killed six districts. The storm also uprooted by taking refuge in their lofts, which in the southern Asir province and the thousands of trees and electricity and were liable to collapse at any port city of Jeddah. Another daily, "Al telephone poles. Temperatures dipped moment. In the city of Arad, near the Watan", put the death toll at 34. -- in the predominantly tropical state border with Hungary, apartment Reuters. after the storm. Farmers in the blocks and streets were flooded, with Jeddah, May 4 -- Jeddah experienced districts of Guntur, Krishna, stranded residents forced to use heavy rain accompanied with Srikakulam, Karimnagar and dinghies for transport. The hailstorm and winds exceeding 60 Nalgonda have been badly affected Environment Ministry said the km/hour at 0440 hrs, Apr 28. after the storm destroyed much of floods were partly caused by broken Unofficial sources claimed 70 cm their crops. The state government is 300-year-old dams on the Timis rainfall fell during this period. Several sending a team of officials to the River but that waters were now parts of the city including storage affected districts to find out the extent beginning to ebb. "There's no one areas in Jeddah Islamic Port were of damage. else awaiting evacuation and the flooded with rainwater causing London, May 5 -- A press report, situation is improving as considerable damage to various dated yesterday, states: Eleven meteorologists predict no rains for cargoes. -- Lloyd's Agents. people died and at least 20 were the next week," said ministry official injured in the eastern Indian city of Olga Lefter. Prime Minister Calin Calcutta after a wall collapsed from Tariceanu, who visited the flood- the impact of a storm this evening, affected areas, said the government police said. "Most of the victims were would rebuild destroyed houses with trying to shield themselves from the materials from the state reserves. sudden storm by standing close to The houses are expected to be ready the boundary wall of an old building. by the winter. The government has But the wall itself collapsed," said allocated 500 billion lei (US$18 the deputy commissioner of police million) to repair the collapsed ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR A.M. Ranade. Three of the injured railway infrastructure and 280 ISLANDS, INDIA were in a serious condition, he added. billion for the dams. Some 30 billion London, May 4 -- A press report, Police said several roads were will also go towards vaccines to dated today, states: Three moderate blocked as the storm uprooted trees prevent epidemics spreading, earthquakes shook India's remote in various parts of the city. Train emergency food and basic supplies. Andaman and Nicobar islands early services were also disrupted as "We will also hold talks with the today, but no damage or injuries were overhead electric cables were World Bank for a loan of 49 million reported, a meteorologist said. The snapped by the strong gusts of winds. euros, for safety works along rivers strongest quake had a magnitude of However, the storm cleared within an in the counties hit by floods," 5.5 and struck at 0803 hrs (0232, hour of its striking. Environment Minister Sulfina Barbu UTC). It came a few minutes after two told state news agency Rompres. The other quakes hit with magnitudes of KENYA government had yet to present an 5.1 and 5.3, said an official of the London, May 5 -- A press report, overall assessment of the damage, Indian Meteorology Department said dated today, states: Floods caused by but the farm ministry said 110,000 on condition of anonymity. All three heavy rains have killed at least four hectares of wheat, barley, sunflower were centred in the Bay of Bengal people and displaced thousands in and vegetables fields had so far been near the island of Car Nicobar, he Kenya, officials said today as heavy damaged at an estimated financial said. rain continued to pound parts of the loss of 300 billion lei. -- Reuters. east African nation. Last week, four INDONESIA people drowned in northeastern RUSSIA London, Apr 29 -- A press report, Kenya, where at least 25,000 Somalis London, Apr 29 -- A press report, dated yesterday, states: A tremor in refugee camps were made homeless dated yesterday, states: Motor traffic measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale by heavy rains, the region's police has been interrupted on the Moscow- was detected off the Sumatra coast at commander Gabriel Ndolo said. At Vladivostok highway in Irkutsk 2207, today. A Malaysian least 300 families have been displaced Region by floods for the second day. Meteorological Services spokesman and at least 300 animals washed way The floods left about 500 vehicles said the tremor happened at lat in eastern Kenya's Isiolo district. In stranded there, an official in the 01.96N, long 95.9E. western Kenya, rains caused the territorial centre of the Russian London, May 4 -- A press report, Nyando River -- which drains into Ministry for Emergencies said today. dated today, states: A strong undersea Lake Victoria -- to burst its banks, On the night from Tuesday to earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's affecting several hundred families and yesterday, the small river Zamzorka Aceh province today, prompting people forcing President Mwai Kibaki to overflowed its banks and flooded a to flee their homes, but there were no postpone a planned visit to the region. 50-metre section of the roadway with reports the temblor generated any a 1.5-metre-thick layer of water. The giant waves, the Indonesian ROMANIA existing leadaway canal is failing to Meteorology and Geophysics Agency Bucharest, Apr 29 -- Heavy rains in cope with the flood, There is no said. The magnitude-5.6 quake western Romania have flooded detour there either. The road occurred at 1258 and was centred hundreds of villages, forcing 3,700 about 98 miles south-west of Receive immediate notice as soon as a Casualty occurs. For further information please contact Andrew Luxton on +44 (0) 20 7017 4625.

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Meulaboh on the island of Sumatra, investigation into either the an agency official said. The epicentre kidnapping of three physicians or an was in the Indian Ocean about 21 assault complaint. miles below the Earth's surface, said an agency official. Witnesses said the ALGERIA quake jolted the provincial capital of London, Apr 30 -- A press report, Banda Aceh for about 30 seconds and dated Apr 29, states: Algerian residents briefly fled into the streets. authorities say they have arrested the Witnesses and the agency official said leader of an Islamic rebel group there were no reports of damage or AFGHANISTAN suspected of killing 14 civilians in an Kabul, Apr 30 -- An air strike by casualties and no signs the quake ambush earlier this month. U.S.-led forces on an Afghan rebel spawned a tsunami. Boulenouar Oukil of the Armed camp killed seven people, including Islamic Group (GIA), the interior three civilians, the U.S. military said IRAN ministry said in a statement. It said London, May 4 -- A press report, today. The attack, in which four the security forces also seized a large dated today, states: At least one militants were also killed, took place arms cache in the operation. The person was killed and 26 others were yesterday in restive Uruzgan province, interior ministry statement also said injured in a strong quake which hit where Taliban fighters frequently that another GIA member - Mohamed the western city of Borujerd attack U.S. and Afghan government Chama - was also captured during the yesterday, a local official Majid forces and where a U.S. soldier was operation. Roshankar announced. According to killed in a Taliban ambush on Tuesday the seismological base of the (Apr 26). "The attack killed one BELIZE Geophysics Institute of Tehran Afghan woman, one Afghan man and a Belmopan, Belize, Apr 28 -- Police in University, the quake measuring 5 on child. Two children were also tiny Belize arrested an opposition the open-ended Richter scale wounded," the military said in a politician today as the country occurred at 1151, local time. The statement. "All possible efforts are grappled with its worst political crisis seismological base announced that taken to prevent non-combatant since independence in 1981. The the village of Cheghlondi around the injuries and deaths." The U.S. military government has been fending off calls city of Borujerd was the epicenter of gave no details on the aircraft for it to step down ever since a rash of the quake. Head of the Lorestan involved. -- Reuters. strikes and riots last week plunged Natural Disaster Headquarters Ali Kabul, May 4 -- U.S. and Afghan Belize into mayhem. At the heart of Barani said that the tremble heavily forces have killed about 20 insurgents the crisis lies nearly $1 billion of damaged four villages of in a battle in the trouble-plagued public debt, which has forced spending Hassankhani, Tabrijan, Ganjineh and southern province of Zabul, the U.S. cutbacks and tax increases, and Delikhan. Another tremor measuring military said today. One Afghan persistent allegations of government 4.1 on the Richter scale shook the policeman was killed in the fighting corruption. Patrick Farber, a member of parliament for the opposition city today. yesterday. Six U.S. personnel and five Afghan policemen were wounded. United Democratic Party (UDP), was arrested along with a trade unionist NEW ZEALAND Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters of after they pushed past riot police London, May 3 -- A press report, the U.S.-led force were also involved, blocking the entrance to a university dated May 2, states: New Zealand's helping U.S. and Afghan soldiers where Prime Minister Said Musa was South Island was hit by two strong surround the rebel force of about 25 men, the U.S. military said. "Battle answering student questions about earthquakes early today but there corruption, witnesses said. Dean was little damage in the sparsely damage assessment is ongoing. Initial reports indicate approximately 20 Barrow, leader of the UDP, condemned populated region, officials said. The the arrest, saying: "This is a member insurgents were killed and one first quake, measuring six on the of the national assembly. For the wounded," the statement said. Six Richter scale, struck at 0335 10 police to deny him entrance to a public insurgents and a village elder kilometres south of the small forum and then to arrest him is clearly township of Haast. It was followed identified by villagers as a Taliban politically motivated." He said that five minutes later by a second quake member were detained during the police planned to charge Farber with measuring 5.7 which was centred 10 operation in Zabul's Dai Chopan two counts of aggravated assault. The kilometres south-west of the town. district, the U.S. military said. -- trade unionist, a member of the union Institute of Geological and Nuclear Reuters. for Belize's main telecoms company, Sciences seismologist Ken Gledhill London, May 5 -- A press report, Belize Telecommunications Limited, or said the quakes were strongly felt in dated today, states: A total of 40 BTL, was later released without Haast. The centres of the two "well-trained" militants died in a charge. -- Reuters. earthquakes were close to the Alpine battle in southeastern Afghanistan fault line, which runs almost the this week, U.S. officials said today. BURUNDI length of the South Island. Military authorities had earlier Johannesburg, Apr 28 -- South estimated that 20 militants were Africa's cabinet voted today to extend PERU killed when warplanes and helicopters the mandate of its troops in Burundi London, May 4 -- A report, dated fired upon their location Tuesday until March next year. South Africa May 3, states: A moderate (May 3). Double that number of bodies also said it would take undisclosed earthquake occurred at 1911, UTC, were found at the scene after the steps to push Burundi's peace process today. The magnitude 5.8 event has fighting died down, however. The dead forward during the course of next been located in central Peru in lat 14 included several Taliban fighters as week, and would also "respond 88S, long 74.53W, depth 31 km. well as two militants from Chechnya positively" to a request by the African and one Pakistani national, an Union for more troops in Sudan. A SOUTH-EAST ASIA Afghan official said. American current figure of how many South London, May 5 -- Chem.tank High authorities said they could not yet African troops are in Burundi was not Spirit arrived Fujairah Anchorage confirm whether any foreigners had immediately available, but the Apr 30, from Dar-es-Salaam. been killed. An Afghan policeman also soldiers have been deployed to protect died in the incident, and several VIPs in order to help foster a fledgling TONGA American soldiers were injured. There democracy in the central African state. London, May 4 -- A report, dated are varying reports of how the battle Burundi is preparing for elections, and today, states: A moderate earthquake began in Zabul province, about 320 a new president is due to be sworn in occurred at 0857, UTC, today. The km south-west of Kabul. One source on Aug 26, when the already extended magnitude 5.7 event has been located said Taliban fighters fired upon a life of the country's interim in Tonga in lat 19.42S, long 173.90W, police checkpoint, while others said government is set to expire. Under the depth 35 km. the battle started during a police constitution interim Burundian

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President Domitien Ndayizeye, a trucks. Despite opinion polls showing spokeswoman for the Haitian National Hutu, must step down at the end of they have almost no popular support, Police, said some police officers are this latest extension to his mandate, Colombia's guerrillas say they are members of criminal groups which had been due to expire struggling for a people's revolution. -- responsible for the recent spate of tomorrow. -- Reuters. Reuters. kidnappings. Politicians and observers have questioned the ability of Haiti's CAIRO, EGYPT HAITI appointed interim government to hold London, Apr 30 -- A press report, Port au Prince, Apr 27 -- At least national elections as planned. Ballots dated today, states: A bomb was five people were killed by gunfire are scheduled on Oct 9 for local offices thrown from a bridge not far from a during a political demonstration and on Nov 13 for the presidency and five-star hotel and the Egyptian today in Haiti, which is preparing for legislative posts. Despite the presence Museum in Cairo today, killing an elections in the autumn to replace its of a U.N. peacekeeping force, some Arab man and injuring seven, interim government. Police officers areas of the country are controlled by including four foreigners, police said. fired at demonstrators during the members of the rebel force that ousted Remains of a body, covered with march in the capital, Port-au-Prince. former president, Jean-Bertrand newspapers, were seen beneath the Renan Etienne, central director for Aristide. Evans Paul, a leader of the bridge a few minutes after the 1515 Haiti's administrative police, said Democratic Unity Convention party, explosion. Less than two hours later "bandits" had attacked a police patrol said the security problem should not a second explosion, possibly carried and that "the police returned fire." prevent Haiti from holding elections. out by two suicide bombers occurred "We know that two bandits were Others say the elections should be near tourist sites. The first blast killed, but we can't call them postponed because of violence and lack happened on a road adjacent to a demonstrators," Etienne said. Five of preparations. -- Reuters. public bus station down the street bodies lay on the street, some with from the Egyptian Museum. Security gunshot wounds in the back, and at INDIA officials, speaking on condition of least three people were injured. No London, May 3 -- A press report, anonymity, said two Israelis, a man police were hurt, Etienne said. The dated today, states: At least 10 people and a woman, an Italian woman and shooting broke out just after the have been killed in fresh separatist a Russian man were injured. demonstrators passed a headquarters violence in Indian-administered However, the Egyptian health building for the United Nations Kashmir. The Indian army said it minister said that three Egyptians peacekeepers trying to stabilise Haiti, had killed six suspected militants were injured and two Israelis, one which has been plagued by violence near the Line of Control which Swiss and one Italian. The since former President Jean-Bertrand divides the territory between India discrepancy could not be immediately Aristide was driven out during a and Pakistan. In the northern town reconciled. Normally, the station is revolt 14 months ago. Several of Pattan, suspected militants shot teeming with people heading home protesters and witnesses disputed the dead a local official and three guards, from work in the mid-afternoon, but police account and said police fired at police say. The Indian army said the blast happened on a holiday them without provocation. One of the yesterday that troops had killed 90 weekend. Initially, police said they injured, 21-year-old Romel Dorisma, suspected militants since the launch believed a car had exploded, but no said he had not taken part in the of a cross-Kashmir bus service in vehicle debris could be seen in the demonstration but was shot by police early April. In the latest violence, area. A senior policeman on the as he walked out of a pharmacy. "I army spokesman Lt Col DK Badola scene, who would not give his name, saw the police open fire. I got shot in said that the six men had crossed said a bomb was thrown from the the leg and I had to crawl," said into Indian-controlled territory in the bridge above to the street below. Dorisma, who hid under a wrecked mountainous Poonch district from Some witnesses at the scene gave car. A cameraman for a local Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. "They similar accounts. Two rings of tape television station said he saw police were challenged to halt but instead cordoned off the area where the body put a gun beside one of the bodies they started indiscriminate fire on lay. Investigators uncovered the body and that police summoned him over our soldiers. Our troops retaliated and knelt to inspect it. Scores of afterward and insisted that he film killing all the six infiltrators on the heavily armed police, including riot the gun. The demonstrators were spot," he said. Assault rifles, officers in helmets and carrying calling for the return of Aristide, the ammunition and explosives were submachine guns, kept away the release of imprisoned members of his recovered from their bodies, reports crowds who gathered to watch. administration and an end to what say. In a separate incident, suspected they called political persecution by militants killed Mohammad Ramzan COLOMBIA the interim government. The crowd Miyan who headed the local Bogota, May 2 -- Marxist rebels scattered when the shooting began municipal council in Pattan. Police ambushed a Colombian police patrol but gunfire could still be heard in the said he was attacked when he was on a mountain highway today, killing area two hours later. The clash came inspecting the town's main market. four officers and a civilian motorist two days after Haitian election He had been elected to his post in with a roadside bomb and gunfire, the officials began registering voters for February in municipal elections held police said. The attack by guerrillas Oct 9 legislative polls and a Nov 13 across Indian-administered Kashmir. of the Revolutionary Armed Forces presidential election. -- Reuters. Militants, who had opposed the polls, who were hidden on the mountain Port-au-Prince, Apr 28 -- Gunmen have warned members of local bodies slopes, blocked the major highway kidnapped a Haitian political leader to resign from their posts. Yesterday, between Ibague and Cajamarca in the today, witnesses said, raising more a nephew of Kashmir chief minister central province of Tolima for several doubts about the prospect for elections Mufti Mohammad Sayeed died after hours, a police spokesman said. It set for October and November. Dr. being attacked by suspected was the latest in a wave of attacks Jean Enold Buteau, head of the militants the previous day. The this year against the security forces Movement for National Reconstruction violence comes as preparations are by the 13,000-strong rebel army and brother of Education Minister under way for Thursday (May 5), known by its Spanish initials FARC. Pierre Buteau, was abducted in the when the next buses will run Separately, Colombian troops killed parking lot of his medical clinic in the between Srinagar in Indian- nine guerrillas from the FARC and Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, the administered Kashmir and another Marxist army near the witnesses said. Buteau's vehicle was Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- northwestern town of Segovia. The abandoned on the street, police administered Kashmir. The landmark fighting was part of a government sources said. At least 675 people have cross-Kashmir bus service was operation aimed at clearing the rebels died in the violence in Haiti since launched last month as part of a out of that part of Antioquia province, September, and the number of major peace initiative between India officials said. The FARC paralyzed a abductions for ransom of professional and Pakistan. It was the first service highway in the southwest province of and business people has increased in across the Line of Control in more Cauca, where it set ablaze two cargo recent months. Jessie Coicou, a than half a century.

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IRAQ military convoy in the west of the violence in the past three days has Lonon, Apr 28 -- A press report, capital, police said. It was not focused on the capital and nearby dated today, states: MPs in Iraq have immediately clear whether there were areas, there are still attacks in the approved the cabinet list submitted by any casualties from that blast. A car country's traditional hotspots. Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari amid bomb also killed two civilians and Guerrillas fired at least seven rockets failure to agree the final line-up. wounded six when it blew up near a into the city of Falluja yesterday, Seven posts have been left vacant, US patrol in eastern Baghdad, police killing three Iraqi civilians and including oil and defence, but Mr said. The explosions came a day after wounding another, the U.S. military Jaafari promised that they would be a series of coordinated strikes in said. They also said a bomb hidden in filled very soon. As well as the oil and Baghdad and nearby areas killed more a shrine in Mosul killed three Iraqi defence portfolios, the electricity than 30 people and wounded nearly civilians yesterday, and a suicide ministry and two deputy prime 100. Among the dead were three US bomber attacked an American convoy, minister's posts have not been filled. soldiers, raising the number killed in killing two Iraqis. A U.S. soldier was All posts must be filled by May 7, the action since the invasion of Iraq to killed by small-arms fire yesterday in constitutional deadline set for forming 1,204. Yesterday's string of at least 12 the town of Khaldiya, about 130 km the government. Interest is expected car and roadside bombings mostly west of Baghdad, raising to at least to focus on what jobs are given to the targeted Iraqi security forces and the 1,206 the number of American soldiers Sunni minority, particularly as some US military, and came the day after killed in action since the war that of the posts left vacant have been Iraq formed its first democratically toppled Saddam started in 2003. allocated to the Sunnis. Today's elected government since Saddam America's top general said this week session began with a minute's silence Hussein's fall. Several of the blasts insurgents were as strong as they in tribute to a woman MP shot dead at involved a new tactic employed by were a year ago, mounting up to 60 her Baghdad home. Lamia Abed insurgents in which a second car attacks a day, despite the presence of Khadouri was the first MP to be bomber detonates his vehicle shortly about 140,000 U.S. troops and more assassinated since the Jan 30 general after the first strike, in an effort to than that number employed in the election. In fresh attacks reported target rescuers and others rushing to Iraqi security forces. In a reminder of today: A rocket or mortar bomb hit a the scene. The majority of Yesterday the huge security challenge ahead, bus station in Musayyib, south of attacks were claimed by a group U.S. Marines and Iraqi forces are Baghdad, killing four people and describing itself as al Qaeda's wing in having to use heavy machinery to injuring 1; gunmen in Baghdad shot Iraq, which is headed by Jordanian remove vast amounts of arms and dead a police official on his way to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. In an audio ammunition found in a guerrilla work at the passport office and a tape put on the Internet, a person supply corridor between Falluja and suicide car bomber injured at least purporting to be Zarqawi threatened another rebel stronghold at Ramadi, four Iraqi soldiers along with three US more bombings and bloodshed in Iraq the military said. Weapons collected so soldiers and seven Iraqi civilians in and said US President George W. Bush far include nearly 38,000 high-velocity Tikrit, Iraqi and US sources reported. would not be allowed to "enjoy peace of bullets, 180 artillery shells, more than Baghdad, Apr 29 -- Four car bombs mind". -- Reuters. 4,000 mortar rounds and 600 targeting Iraqi security forces killed London, May 1 -- A press report, grenades, the military said. -- Reuters. 13 people and wounded 50 others in dated today, states: A suicide car bomb London, May 2 -- A press report, Baghdad today, piling pressure on exploded at the funeral for a Kurdish dated today, states: A car bomb Iraq's new government only a day official in northern Iraq on today, exploded in an upscale shopping after it was formed. The attacks, in killing 20 Iraqis and wounding more district of Baghdad today, killing at the Athamiya district in the north of than 30, an official said. The attack least six Iraqis and setting fire to an the Iraqi capital, were believed to occurred in the city of Tal Afar, 93 apartment building, police said, have been carried out by suicide miles east of the Syrian border, said continuing a string of attacks that's bombers, police said. One car bomb Khisru Goran, a spokesman for the left at least 123 people dead since exploded near a restaurant where Kurdish Democratic Party. The car Iraq's interim government appointed a police and National Guardsmen were bomber drove into a tent packed with partial Cabinet last week. Two other eating breakfast. Seven National mourners, he said. The funeral was bombs exploded in the capital, Guardsmen, two police officers and being held for Sayed Talib Sayed narrowly missing a top Iraqi security four civilians were killed, police said. Wahab, a KDP official and deputy official and a US patrol. In southern Thirty-five civilians, 13 Guardsmen governor in nearby Mosul who was Iraq, a British soldier was killed in and two police officers were wounded. gunned down by insurgents yesterday, fighting, the British government said. Two car bombs exploded in the town of Goran said. US troops, Iraqi police Yesterday, insurgents killed at least 36 Madaen, about 25 miles south-east of and ambulances raced to the scene to Iraqis in a series of attacks, including Baghdad, police said. One targeted a remove the bodies and assist the more 25 who died and more than 50 who police checkpoint and the second blew than 30 wounded. But unidentified were wounded by a car bomb that up near a hospital. There was no gunmen blocked the road and fighting ripped through a tent packed with immediate word on any casualties. A broke out, Goran said. The US mourners at the funeral of a Kurdish U.S. soldier was killed and four others military confirmed the attack, but said official in the northern city of Tal Afar. were wounded in a bomb attack in it didn't know how many people had Since Thursday (Apr 28), when Iraq's northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. been killed and wounded. interim government finally appointed The attack occurred yesterday in Baghdad, May 1 -- Insurgents shot a partial Cabinet after three months of Hawija, about 120 miles north of dead five Iraqi policemen at a political infighting, at least 123 Baghdad, the military said in a checkpoint and a car bomb killed four people, including 11 Americans, have statement. The death raised to 1,199 people in Baghdad today, underscoring been killed in a slew of bombings, the number of U.S. military personnel the dire security situation on the third ambushes and other attacks. Laith killed in action since the U.S.-led day of violence since a new Kuba, an adviser to incoming Prime invasion of Iraq in March 2003. -- government was formed. The shooting Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, said Reuters. attack near a military college serving today that parliament will swear in Baghdad, Apr 30 -- Three car bombs as a U.S. military camp reinforced the new government tomorrow after targeting military patrols exploded in concerns that U.S.-trained Iraqi forces al-Jaafari appoints officials to the Baghdad today, killing four people and still have a long way to go before they government's two unfilled deputy wounding 16, police said. Militants can take over security from American prime minister positions and the five detonated one car bomb alongside a soldiers. At least four civilians were Cabinet posts now served by acting joint Iraqi and US military patrol in killed and five wounded when a car ministers. Yesterday, Iraqi militants the Zayuna district of eastern bomb targeted a U.S. military convoy released a video purporting to show Baghdad, as it passed near a police near a technical college in the capital, Iraq's latest foreign hostage: an station, killing two passers-by, one of police said. There was no word from Australian who said he is married to them a child, and wounding 10. A the U.S. military on whether any U.S. an American and lives in California. second car exploded near a US troops were hurt. While most of the The British Foreign Office also

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14 Political & Civil Unrest announced three arrests in the killing Margaret Hassan, the director held hostage by militants in Iraq, abduction of a British aid worker of CARE International in Iraq. Martin citing his poor health. Mr Downer believed slain last year, saying they Cronin, first secretary at the British made the plea in an interview for the were made yesterday morning during Embassy in Baghdad, said he was not Arabic TV station al-Jazeera. Prime a coalition raid in an insurgent area aware of any confessions. US and Iraqi Minister John Howard has ruled out 20 miles south of Baghdad. In today's forces also recovered articles talks with Mr Wood's captors. The attack on the shopping district in apparently related to Hassan, the hostage, who is a resident of southern Baghdad, the car bomb set British Embassy said in Baghdad. California, identified himself in a fire to a six-storey apartment building Hassan who also held Irish and Iraqi video released to journalists in with a shop on the ground floor and citizenship, was abducted in Baghdad Baghdad on Sunday (May 1). Mr destroyed at least three cars parked on Oct 19 on her way to work. Wood's American wife says she is sure nearby, said police Lt. Ali Hussein. Six Baghdad, May 3 -- US forces killed 12 the man shown is her husband. civilians were killed and seven people and wounded two others, Pictured sitting on the floor flanked by wounded by the explosion, which had including a six-year-old girl, in a two armed men, the hostage is heard targeted a police patrol in the area, firefight and bombing close to the on the tape to call for US, British and said police Lt. Col. Salman Abdul Syrian border yesternday, the US Australian forces to withdraw from Karim Al-Fartosi. No police were hurt, military said in a statement today. It Iraq. A sign on the tape gives the he said. In another attack in Baghdad said six soldiers of the US-led coalition name of a militant organisation, the today, Maj. Gen. Rashid Feleih, the in Iraq were wounded in the fight Shura Council of the Mujahideen of commander of a special Interior against suspected members of al Iraq, which has claimed previous Ministry security force, narrowly Qaeda's wing in Iraq, which is headed attacks on US and Iraqi troops. The escaped when a roadside bomb hit his by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi militants said the video was being four-car convoy, damaging one vehicle, Coalition forces followed a truck which released to coincide with the visit to said police Maj. Mousa Abdul Karim. drove to a small camp from a Iraq by Australian Defence Minister Elsewhere, a roadside bomb exploded suspected insurgent location at the Robert Hill. Australia has about 950 near a US military patrol in northern town of al Qaim, 200 miles north-west troops stationed in and around Iraq. It Baghdad, but no Americans were hurt, of Baghdad and one mile from the is in the process of sending another said US Army Master Sgt. Greg Syrian border, the US military said. 450 troops there. Mr Wood is the first Kaufman. In Tal Afar, 90miles east of The truck was loaded with material Australian contractor to be kidnapped the Syrian border, a car bomb exploded from a shed and tent at the camp and in the Gulf since the insurgency yesterday at a tent where mourners several adult males also boarded the began. had gathered for the funeral of Sayed truck before it headed back towards al Baghdad, May 5 -- Insurgents Talib Sayed Wahab, an official of the Qaim, the statement said. "Before the unleashed a series of ambushes and Kurdish Democratic Party, said deputy occupants in the vehicle could reach bomb blasts targeting Iraqi security provincial governor Khisru Goran. their destination the commander of forces in Baghdad today, killing at Goran, who also serves as a KDP the operation decided to interdict the least 24 people in the latest attacks in spokesman in the nearby city of Mosul, vehicle; upon stopping the truck, the a surge of violence that has rocked the said the car plowed into the funeral suspected insurgents opened fire on capital. A suicide bomber strapped tent and exploded, but the US military Coalition forces," it said. "A firefight with explosives blew himself up at an said it was not a suicide attack. About ensued with nine enemy adult males Iraqi army recruitment center in 25 people were killed and more than killed in action and one enemy western Baghdad, killing at least 13 50 wounded, the US military said. Six wounded." The US military said a six- people and wounding at least 15, other car bombs exploded in Baghdad year-old girl "sustained a minor injury police said. Gunmen ambushed a yesterday and at least five American to her right calf and to her head" and a police convoy in western Baghdad, soldiers were injured in the blasts, suspected insurgent was also shooting dead 10 policemen and then said Sgt. Andrew Miller, a U.S. wounded. A US military spokesman setting their vehicles ablaze, police military spokesman. A videotape said the wounded girl and suspected said. Another police convoy was obtained by Associated Press insurgent were taken to a coalition attacked around the same time, and Television News yesterday showed a medical facility. All of the nine men there was no immediate word on man identifying himself as Douglas killed were heavily armed with assault casualties. Insurgents also detonated a Wood, 63, seated between two masked rifles and hand grenades, the US car bomb apparently targeting the militants pointing automatic weapons military said. Three more people were deputy interior minister, police said. at him. Wood, appearing disheveled killed by a coalition airstrike on the He was unhurt but one of his and shaken, said he was an Australian camp. Coalition forces found fake bodyguards was killed and six people national living in the San Francisco identification cards, foreign currency were wounded. -- Reuters. area with his American wife. He said and other things which the US London, May 5 -- A press report, he came to Iraq almost a year ago to military said linked the people at the dated today, states: Insurgents blew work on reconstruction projects with camp and on the truck to Zarqawi's up an oil pipeline in northern Iraq, the American military. Wood's network. -- Reuters. setting it ablaze, police said today. "An American wife, Pearl, said she had London, May 4 -- A press report, oil pipeline that links northern Kirkuk seen the tape and the man was indeed dated today, states: At least 50 people oil fields to Baghdad was set ablaze her husband. The captive appealed to have been killed in a suicide bombing after insurgents detonated an President Bush, Australian Prime at a crowded police recruitment centre explosive improvised device under the Minister John Howard and Californian in the Kurdish city of Irbil in northern pipeline late yesterday near the Iraqi Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to order Iraq. The bomber entered the city of Balad, some 90 km north of coalition forces out of Iraq and let compound posing as a volunteer and Baghdad," said a statement released Iraqis look after themselves, saying he mingled with other young men seeking by the liaison office of US military and did not want to die. A militant group jobs before setting off explosives, Iraqi security forces in Tikrit. calling itself the Shura Council of the Kurdish officials said. The blast Firefighters were at the scene and Mujahedeen of Iraq claimed happened at a local office of the Iraqi security forces had sealed off the responsibility for the kidnapping. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) area, said the statement. British Foreign Office, meanwhile, which also housed an interior ministry announced yesterday three arrests in compound for northern Iraq's regional ISRAEL the abduction of a British aid worker government. "A suicide bomber Gaza, Apr 28 -- Palestinian President believed slain last year, saying they entered the recruiting centre and blew Mahmoud Abbas has ordered security were made after an early morning himself up," Irbil governor Nawzad forces to use what he called an iron sweep of an insurgent area 20 miles Hadi told AFP news agency. fist if necessary to ensure militants south of Baghdad. An intelligence London, May 4 -- A press report, abide by a ceasefire with Israel, the official with the Iraqi Interior Ministry dated today, states: Australian Foreign official WAFA news agency said today. said five Iraqi suspects had been Minister Alexander Downer has In his toughest pledge yet to enforce apprehended and confessed to a role in appealed for the release of an engineer the truce, Abbas told police in the

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Gaza Strip yesterday nobody must the northern Gaza Strip were not It was a problem between the Dioula flout the pledge of calm. Occasional planning to fire rockets, but and Guere (ethnic groups)," he said. -- mortar, rocket and shooting attacks confirmed that they were armed -- Reuters. have continued despite the truce defying a recent order that only United Nations, May 3 -- The Abbas won from armed groups last Palestinian security forces should Security Council is giving the U.N. month, prompting Israeli charges carry weapons on the streets. "The peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast a Abbas is not doing enough. The main three were in a car, en route to fire second month-long renewal until June Islamic militant faction Hamas said it rockets, when police waved for them because it needs more time to fine- was committed to ensuring calm to stop. Gunmen opened fire at the tune the mission's mandate, diplomats continued, though it would still police, forcing policemen to fire said today. A resolution drafted by respond if Israel killed Palestinians. A back," said Interior Ministry France would renew the peacekeeping spokesman for the umbrella Popular spokesman Toufiq Abu Khoussa. mission until Jun 4, to give council Resistance Committees, a coalition of "Policemen controlled the situation, members time to negotiate militants that says it is not bound by took away the car, arrested the adjustments in its mandate, said the truce, said: "We regret these gunmen and took away their arms," Danish Ambassador Ellen Loj, the statements by the president. Force he said. One of the men in the car council president for May.An earlier should be used against Israel, which ran away, escaping arrest. A month-long extension was adopted Apr kills Palestinian civilians and attacks Palestinian security official said 4 to give South African mediators policemen and the resistance without police found rockets in the vehicle. more time to pressure government and discrimination." No faction has Abu Khoussa said the gunmen had rebel leaders to fulfill their claimed responsibility for three rocket violated an agreement by militant commitments under a 2003 peace attacks that struck Israel and a factions in March to go along with agreement. That led to the signing of a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip the ceasefire that Abbas and Sharon deal last month in South Africa under this week. Israel, which wants to agreed to uphold at least until the which President Laurent Gbagbo and ensure calm during its planned end of this year. The Hamas gunmen rebels who tried to oust him agreed to withdrawal of settlers from occupied accused the police of opening fire stop fighting, disarm militias and hold Gaza beginning in July, has said there first and said there was no plan to presidential elections in October. One would be no peace negotiations until launch rockets. Another militant of the main issues to be worked out in Palestinians dismantle the armed group, Islamic Jihad, said it carried the coming month is whether to factions. The Israeli army has reported out a rocket attack on Israel from expand the peacekeeping force, at least 10 missile or mortar attacks nearby in northern Gaza shortly diplomats said. U.N. Secretary- and 30 shooting incidents in the past before the Hamas men were arrested. General Kofi Annan has called for an three weeks while 10 bombs had either Hamas, which is sworn to destroying additional 1,200 troops but the United been detonated against troops or Israel, said it was committed to States has opposed the request, discovered before they could be blown "maintaining calm" and accused the arguing that a commitment to peace up. Palestinian factions say most Palestinian Authority of trying to on both sides was more important attacks were in response to Israel's curry favour with Washington at the than extra soldiers. A report by New killing of three Palestinian youths on expense of local unity. -- Reuters. York-based Human Rights Watch said the border between Gaza and Egypt on London, May 4 -- A press report, today that the U.N. troops were too Apr 9. -- Reuters. dated today, states: Israeli Defence thinly spread to deal with multiple Dubai, May 2 -- An Israeli soldier Minister Shaul Mofaz said today he is attacks accompanied by civil unrest or was killed in a West Bank clash today freezing the handover of West Bank violence. The latest draft resolution, to in which a Palestinian gunman also towns to Palestinian security control be put to a vote in the 15-nation died, Al Jazeera television reported, because the Palestinians have failed to council tomorrow, would also praise putting further strain on a tenuous honour their promise to disarm Gbagbo for agreeing to ease the ceasefire between the two sides. The militants. Mofaz spoke during a eligibility requirements for Arabic satellite station quoted Israeli meeting of Israel's Security Cabinet, presidential candidates so that sources as saying the clash occurred in and his comments were reported by opposition leader Alassane Ouattara the village of Sida near Tulkarm, one participants speaking on condition of could run against him. -- Reuters. of three cities handed over to anonymity. Palestinian Authority security control NEPAL under the truce declared in February. IVORY COAST Kathmandu, Apr 30 -- Nepal's king Earlier, Israel Radio and military Abidjan, Apr 30 -- Hundreds of people ended a state of emergency two days sources reported the killing of the in the town of Duekoue have fled their early, the Palace said today, but the Palestinian gunman, a member of the homes after their houses were sudden midnight proclamation does Islamic Jihad militant group. No attacked and looted by members of a not reduce extraordinary powers he immediate comment was available rival ethnic group, residents said seized in February's royal coup. from the Palestinians. Yesterday, the today. The attacks were triggered after Politicians said it was a positive move Israeli army said it captured an members of the Guere community, but advised caution and urged the Islamic Jihad member near Tulkarm which hails from Ivory Coast's west, king to hold talks with political who had planned to carry out a suicide returned to work yesterday despite a parties. Constitutionally, the three- bombing. -- Reuters. call for traders and transport workers month state of emergency granting the Gaza, May 3 -- Palestinian police, to strike over security problems in the military extra powers of search, arrest under orders to use an "iron fist" to town, locals said. "About 150 refugees and curfew had to end or be formally preserve a truce with Israel, fought a have come (to the Catholic mission) extended by midnight tomorrow. King gun battle with a Hamas rocket squad with their suitcases," said Father Gyanendra's announcement made no in the Gaza Strip and arrested two Francois Ubach, who has worked as a mention of him giving up most of the militants, the Palestinian Authority Spanish missionary in Ivory Coast for extra powers assumed when he sacked said today. The clash yesterday night over two decades. "A lot of Gueres had the government, suspended democracy was the first between police and their windows and doors smashed and and took control himself on Feb 1 in a militants since President Mahmoud a lot of houses were looted," he told bid to end a long-running Maoist Abbas ordered a crackdown on Apr 28 Reuters by telephone. United Nations rebellion. The midnight announcement against rocket fire into Israel, which peacekeepers based in the town said came hours after Gyanendra returned has decreased sharply but not stopped. calm had been restored but gave no from his first foreign tour since Feb. 1, News of the incident, which coincided further details. A senior Ivorian army aimed at shoring up international with renewed calls by Israeli Prime officer who spoke on condition of support, a visit during which he Minister Ariel Sharon for Abbas to anonymity said he had not heard of convinced India to resume military disarm militants under a U.S.-backed any deaths and said his colleagues had aid. He had reassured India and the peace "road map," sent tension soaring been firing warning shots to calm the United States, another major in Gaza, the main Hamas powerbase. situation. "There are people injured supporter, that he would restore Hamas said the militants detained in but no dead. Calm has been restored. democracy as soon as possible. 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16 Political & Civil Unrest proclamation, Gyanendra said he peace talks due to resume next month Seven people were killed at the would continue the newly established in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. stadium, one was killed by a vehicle Royal Commission for Corruption "The rebels informed us today of their escaping the scene and two others died Control, set up after Feb 1 with intention to effect 'citizen's arrest' of on their way to hospital, witnesses sweeping powers to arrest, investigate lawless elements hiding in Muslim said. The powerful blast destroyed a and prosecute politicians and areas in the south," said an army wall of the stadium and witnesses said bureaucrats. -- Reuters. official, who declined to be named. they saw lots of blood at the scene. Representatives from the government Gedi flew to Mogadishu on Friday PAKISTAN and the MILF's ceasefire panels are (Apr 29) for the first time since his Karachi, May 2 -- Pakistan Railways holding three-days of meetings from appointment last year to try to end a said a portion of the main railway today on western Palawan island. Eid rift in his government and shore up track linking western part with the Kabalu, a spokesman for the MILF, sagging confidence in efforts to rebuild rest of the country was blown up near said a 20-member team will soon join the broken and lawless country. -- the Domboli area of Nasirabad district the government's law enforcement Reuters. in Balochistan Province early on operations in Muslim communities, Sunday morning. As a result, rail tracking down kidnap gangs and SRI LANKA traffic on route was suspended for militant groups. "The government London, Apr 29 -- A press report, quite some time. It was reported that gave us a long list of people wanted by dated today, states: A leading saboteurs had planted a powerful the law that could be hiding in our journalist who wrote in support of Sri bomb on the railway track near areas," Kabalu said by phone. "We Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has been Domboli, about 250 Km south-east of would be after them, including abducted and shot dead in the Quetta. It went off at around 2.50 am leaders of the Abu Sayyaf group capital, Colombo. Dharmaretnam blowing up a portion of the railway. involved in kidnapping activities." He Sivaram, 46, was a senior editor of All Quetta-bound passenger trains said the MILF had long been helping the Tamilnet website and a writer for were stopped at the Jacobabad the government in fighting an English-language paper. He was station. It took several hours to criminality in Mindanao. The abducted from a restaurant yesterday replace the damaged track and service government and MILF signed in May and his body found early today close on the main line was restored. -- 2002 an agreement that commits the to the parliament complex. No one Lloyd's List Correspondent. rebels to "isolate and interdict" has yet admitted carrying out the Islamabad, May 5 -- Pakistani members of criminal and militant attack. Mr Sivaram had been gagged security forces have rounded up some groups hiding in Muslim and shot in the head, police said. two dozen suspects around the country communities. Brigadier-General Ben Sources said four men are reported to in raids using information from the Dolorfino, head of the government's have driven off with Mr Sivaram senior al Qaeda leader arrested early ad hoc joint action group, said he after bundling him into a four wheel this week, intelligence officials said opposed giving the rebels authority to drive vehicle. today. Officials said that Abu Faraj make arrests, suggesting the MILF Farj al Liby, who US counter- could help more by providing SUDAN terrorism agents say became al Qaeda information on militant hideouts. Khartoum, Apr 27 -- The Ugandan operations chief and third in command "The government should have the sole rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) two years ago, was in a good position power to make arrests," he told have ambushed and killed nine people to disclose the whereabouts of leader Reuters. -- Reuters. in lawless neighbouring southern Osama bin Laden and his deputy London, May 5 -- Communist rebels Sudan, a government official said Ayman al-Zawahri. Al Liby was executed four hostages they seized today. "A civilian convoy which was caught on Monday morning (May 2) from the southern Philippines four going to Torit from Juba ... was and brought to Rawalpindi, the years ago and misled state negotiators ambushed by LRA elements and they garrison town close to Islamabad, for about their fate, the government managed to kill about seven civilians questioning. His capture was announced today. Army sergeant and two soldiers two days back," announced late yesterday. "Raids are Jeremias Roesete and three civilians Joseph Duer, a minister in the being carried out in several cities after were kidnapped by New People's Army regional southern government said. his interrogation," a Pakistani (NPA) guerrillas in the southern He said it was a civilian convoy, which intelligence official said. Pakistan province of Sultan Kudarat in 2001. In by chance included members of says Liby, whom officials say is a a statement, Manila's peace Sudan's army. Torit and Juba are Libyan, was the ringleader of at least negotiating panel said they learned government garrison towns in Sudan's two assassination attempts against recently that the hostages were killed south, near the border with Uganda. President Pervez Musharraf in by their captors the following year. Sudan's government and the former December 2003. Intelligence officials Advertisement: It said this fact was rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army say his association with bin Laden kept from the government by the (SPLA) ended more than two decades goes back to the jihad, or holy war, NPA's political wing, the National of civil war in the south by signing a that the United States covertly backed Democratic Front, during peace talks peace deal in January. And while a against the Soviet occupation of last year. Government negotiators in a final ceasefire is slowly being Afghanistan in the 1980s. Raids in meeting with their NDF counterparts implemented there, the LRA remain a Lahore, the capital of the eastern in Oslo in 2004 were assured that the thorn in the side of civilians province of Punjab, Peshawar, capital rebels were working on the release of travelling near Juba, the eventual of North West Frontier Province, and the hostages. "We deplore the CPPs capital of the south. "Both the Bajaur tribal area of the NWFP disregard for life and its utter lack of government soldiers and SPLA troops had already netted more than 20 other humanity in withholding information are hunting the LRA soldiers," Duer al Qaeda suspects, officials said. -- from the relatives of Sergeant Rosete said. "They carried out this attack Reuters. et al and the (government) about what and then they disappeared." Uganda they had done to their captives," the troops based in Juba are also trying to PHILIPPINES peace panel said. hunt down the elusive LRA. The Manila, May 4 -- The largest Muslim deployment of a 10,000-strong UN guerrilla group in the Philippines said SOMALIA peacekeeping force in Sudan began today it will organise a team to help Mogadishu, May 3 -- At least 10 today with the first arrival of the government hunt down kidnap people were killed by an explosion at a Nepalese troops. It is hoped the gangs and militants hiding in rebel soccer stadium in Somalia's capital massive presence of these forces will areas in the southern island of Mogadishu where the prime minister deter the LRA and push them out of Mindanao. The Moro Islamic had just addressed hundreds of Sudanese territory. The deployment is Liberation Front (MILF) said the offer supporters today, witnesses said. separate to African Union forces to help track down members of Prime Minister Ali Gedi escaped which monitor a shaky ceasefire in a criminal and militant groups was part unhurt, they said. The cause of the different conflict in Sudan's western of confidence-building moves ahead of blast was not immediately clear. Darfur region. -- Reuters.

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London, Apr 30 -- A press report, London, Apr 29 -- A press report, killed yesterday when a man hurled a dated Apr 29, states: The African dated Apr 28, states: Residents of hand grenade at a military vehicle in Union has agreed to more than double Togo's capital, Lome, are clearing up the Yemeni capital Sanaa, sparking a the number of its peace monitors in after violence erupted following shootout in which the attacker was the war-torn Sudanese region of Sunday's (Apr 24) disputed elections. killed, relatives and a security source Darfur. By September, the force Soldiers beat people to make them said. The man, whose identity was not should be 7,700-strong, which could take down barricades and clean the known, hurled the grenade at a be further increased to 12,000, an streets in opposition strongholds, Defence Ministry vehicle in a central official said. There are currently just correspondents say. At least 20 district of Sanaa where the Finance 2,200 troops, with another 1,000 people were killed as opposition Ministry is located, witnesses said. expected next month. The supporters went on the rampage, Security men opened fire and the peacekeepers are monitoring a saying the polls were rigged. Ruling attacker was killed, a security source ceasefire signed a year ago, which party candidate and son of the and witnesses said. A university both Darfur rebels and pro- former leader, Faure Gnassingbe, student passing by was killed and government Arab militias regularly officially won with 60% of the vote. another injured, according to violate. "These extra troops will His main rival Emmanuel Bob relatives. An Interior Ministry further promote a more secure Akitani got 38%, the electoral statement confirmed the attack but environment and help build commission said but he declared said only that the assailant and some confidence as well as protecting himself president, saying there had passers-by were wounded. Three hand civilians," said AU Peace and Security been massive fraud. Election grenades and a pistol were found in a Commissioner Said Djinnit. He said observers from West African regional brief case carried by the assailant, that Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and body Ecowas accepted that there had said the statement carried by the Senegal have all promised to send been problems but said the results official Saba news agency. extra troops. The UN's Sudan envoy had generally reflected the will of the says the peacekeepers have made a people. Ecowas condemned Mr difference where they are present but Akitani's declaration and called for a they are too few to cover such a large national unity government to prevent area. Jan Pronk also submitted a further violence. Security was report saying that 12,000 troops were tightened overnight and soldiers are needed in Darfur by early next year - currently patrolling the city in jeeps but they should have a stronger mounted with heavy machine guns. mandate. "The AU presence has They began a massive clear-up resulted in more stability where they operation with bulldozers clearing BANGLADESH/INDIA are, but they have to be able to back the remnants of burning roadblocks. Karachi, May 5 -- Export-import their mediation with force," he said. Meanwhile, communication remains through the Benapole and Bhomra At its meeting in Addis Ababa, the AU difficult as telephone networks are land ports in the north west of did not discuss giving their not working and most private radio Bangladesh were disrupted for the peacekeepers more powers, which stations were taken off the air second day yesterday as the port users Sudan has opposed. Earlier this week, yesterday. Some 600 people are on the Indian side went on wildcat the AU asked Nato for logistical and reported to have fled into Benin from strike. Local media reported that talks financial support for its mission in southern Togo, following clashes in at checkpoints between the strikers Darfur. Nato is considering the the opposition town of Aneho. Mr and Benapole customs officials request. The Sudan government says Atikani's coalition intends to appeal yesterday ended without any result. it would accept Nato logistical support to Togo's constitutional court - which Indian port users are demanding but not the presence of non-African has still to confirm the result of the restoration of previous rules for entry troops. election - saying he won majorities in of their trucks into Bangladesh. The all the most populous regions of the customs officials stood firm on new TOGO country. His support is strongest in rules that required separate invoice, Cotonou, Apr 28 -- Hundreds of the south, including Lome, while Mr packing list and identification of goods people have fled from southern Togo Faure's power base is in the north. carried by every truck. -- Lloyd's List into neighbouring Benin after youths Mr Faure denied vote-rigging and Correspondent. and security forces clashed in the urged veteran opposition UFC leader town of Aneho, Togolese residents and Gilchrist Olympio to join a FRANCE a police official in Benin said today. government of national unity. London, Apr 29 -- CGT union The violence came after the son of London, May 3 -- A press report, members have agreed to end their Togo's former authoritarian ruler was dated today, states: Thousands of strike action after the Government's declared the winner of the people are continuing to stream out of concessions allowing SNCM to opt out presidential election -- triggering riots the west African country of Togo ahead of the new low-cost French in the capital Lome in which at least of official election results expected international register and the 10 people have already been killed. today. About 17,000 people are suspension of 210 redundancies. The police official in Benin said believed to have fled into Ghana and around 600 people had already Benin since the presidential election a NEW ZEALAND crossed the border. The United week ago. Many have left in the last London, Apr 29 -- A press report, Nations refugee agency UNHCR in few days, expecting renewed violence dated today, states: Today's strike by Cotonou said people were still when the poll results are confirmed. arriving today although they did not Opposition supporters refuse to accept metal workers in Auckland is have exact numbers. The head of a the victory of Faure Gnassingbe, the focussing on employers who are private radio station in Aneho, 45 km son of strongman Gnassingbe holding back on a five percent pay from Lome, said opposition youths Eyadema who ruled for almost 40 rise. Up to 300 workers from 12 attacked the police headquarters and years. The United Nations says many companies are not at work this mayor's house after the election of the refugees have gunshot wounds morning and will instead be picketing victory of Faure Gnassingbe, son of or have been beaten; most are women in Avondale, west Auckland. The former president Gnassingbe and children. Former colonial power Engineers Union ditched collective Eyadema. "The security forces Germany will raise the issue of anti- bargaining earlier this month after retaliated and several people were German sentiment with the UN after some employers refused to agree to injured by bullets and people were attacks on German residents and any pay rise above four percent. also killed but I don't know how many buildings. National secretary Andrew Little says because I had to cross the frontier many bosses have agreed in principle after the security forces wrecked my YEMEN to the five percent increase and radio station," the station owner said. London, Apr 27 -- A press report, today's strike is concentrating on -- Reuters. dated Apr 26, states: A student was employers who have not yet agreed.

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18 Awards & Settlements

for environmental damages involving MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, 267 cases. IMTT Terminal Manager UNITED KINGDOM Richard Fisette said the company has London, Apr 30 -- A press report, invested millions of dollars in an dated Apr 29, states: A seven-year-old ongoing clean-up of petrochemicals at twin girl who suffered brain damage at the site. Fisette said the company has birth has received a £2.1m pay-out many other remediation proposals from a London hospital at the High before the state, including a plan to Court. The Barts and London address the old Plattykill Creek, Hospitals NHS Trust admitted DENIAL OF MEDICAL COVER, another contaminated area in Bayonne negligence in failing to deliver Zaynah UNITED STATES that stretches about 150 feet wide and Silvain with 27 minutes of her twin London, May 5 -- A press report, 300 feet long. The state said a brother. Her injuries were due to dated yesterday, states: A jury has permanent clean-up plan will be Zaynah being starved of oxygen during awarded more than $2 million to a implemented after IMTT completes a long birth, the court was told. Mandeville woman for pain and these "interim" remediation measures. Zaynah suffers from mild cerebal palsy suffering and medical expenses she Under the compensation agreement, and has learning difficulties. However, incurred after her insurance company Doria said, Bayonne will apply the Trust denied her learning denied coverage for a medical $500,000 toward completing its North problems were due to her birth injury procedure. In 2000, Christine Hymel 40 Passive Park on the western and said they might be due to autism said she began experiencing a tingling shoreline along Newark Bay. Doria or a genetic fault. Andrew Spink, QC, sensation in her legs, feet and back. said the rest of the settlement will told Mr Justice Roderick Evans that She went to a specialist, who fund water quality improvement the child had been left with a recommended an MRI. Hymel said she projects and a public access overlook permanent brain injury because of the didn't know where to turn after Blue to the Kill Van Kull. hospital's negligence. This had left her Cross and Blue Shield denied with "a relatively mild physical coverage. Hymel disputed the denial of LOSS OF EARNINGS, disability and more controversially her claim, and when her pain UNITED STATES severe cognitive impairment," he worsened, she decided to save up London, May 4 -- A press report, added. David Evans, representing the enough money to pay for the MRI dated May 3, states: A federal judge NHS Trust, saidt: "The trust herself. In the four months it took to has told Farmers Insurance Group apologises in public for the negligence save the cash, an aggressive tumor Inc., the third-largest U.S. home and which led to the injury." The case was grew enough to cause major damage to auto insurer, to pay $52.5 million to settled on the basis of a structured Hymel's spine. Even though doctors claims adjusters who say they were settlement, which will see Zaynah told Hymel she needed surgery denied overtime pay. U.S. District receive annual payments for the rest immediately, Hymel said that claim Judge Robert E. Jones in Portland, of her life. also was denied. The $2 million jury Ore., ruled yesterday that Farmers, a award covers the cost of past and unit of Zurich Financial Services of PATENT INFRINGEMENT, present medical expenses, including Zurich, Switzerland, must pay UNITED STATES compensation for mental anguish, and damages averaging about $50,000 to London, May 3 -- A press report, pain and suffering. each of the 1,039 adjusters in seven dated May 2, states: Hewlett-Packard states, said N. Robert Stoll, a lawyer and EMC said today they had signed a ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, for the adjusters. Stoll said the case five-year patent cross-licensing deal UNITED STATES arose out of a California lawsuit in that would end four years of litigation London, May 3 -- A press report, which Farmers agreed in September between the two vendors. The dated May 2, states: The city of to pay about $200 million to settle settlement agreement called for HP to Bayonne will receive $3 million for claims that it denied overtime to more pay EMC a $325 million "balancing" waterfront improvements under a than 2,000 workers. After success in payment. HP's payment obligation can state-approved settlement with that case, workers filed similar suits be satisfied over the next five years International Matex Tank Terminals in various states, which were through purchase of EMC software for as compensation for environmental consolidated in the Portland court. internal use or resale, the companies damage at the company's 700-acre "Farmers contended that the said. HP spokesman Ryan Donovan site. The settlement, which comes adjusters were exempt from overtime said HP already uses EMC's VMware after a state-instituted lawsuit, is the laws on the basis that they were software internally and resells it to largest New Jersey has garnered so far administrative employees, and we enterprise customers. "They use some for natural resources damages, claimed they were white-collar of our products, and we use some of officials said. Terms of the settlement production workers," Stoll said. theirs," Donovan said. The expanded were disclosed on Friday (Apr 29) by Farmers, in a statement, said the relationship gives HP a way of state Environmental Protection damages phase of the case was a reselling more EMC products, said Commissioner Bradley Campbell and "cooperative effort between the Mark Fredrickson, EMC's vice Bayonne Mayor Joseph V. Doria. parties" to calculate the amount of president of communications. When IMTT, a bulk liquid petroleum storage overtime due. Los Angeles-based asked whether the settlement would and shipment terminal, began Farmers also said it would appeal lead to new products being sold operating in Bayonne 22 years ago at Jones' determination last year that through HP, Fredrickson said, øWeøre the old Bayonne Industries Terminal Farmers was liable. After trial, Jones hopeful.ø EMC sued storage and acquired other refineries, ruled that under federal and state management company StorageApps in including those formerly owned and laws insurance adjusters who handle 2000, claiming StorageApps' operated by Exxon. Campbell credited real estate and auto damages must be technology infringed EMC patents on IMTT for "stepping to the plate" to paid overtime, while adjusters who creating "mirror" copies of system files. HP became involved in the compensate the state for injuries that process personal injury claims are dispute when it acquired StorageApps occurred before the company even exempt from overtime pay, Stoll said. in 2001. In 2002, HP slapped EMC acquired the property. The Houston- yesterday's ruling, which covers with a retaliatory lawsuit alleging based company inherited a century-old unpaid overtime from 1999 to July that a range of features in EMC's legacy of ground and surface water 2004, involves adjusters in Colorado, and sediment contamination on its Symmetrix, Clariion and TimeFinder Illinois, Washington, Michigan, products infringed on seven HP Bayonne property -- including a 288- Minnesota, New Mexico and Oregon. acre former Exxon site, Campbell said. patents. HP later followed up with a "The issue of liability for overtime second lawsuit against EMC, while The state has sued Exxon over a pay to claims adjustors has been separate environmental damage claim. EMC fought back with a set of evolving significantly over the past counterclaims. A trial was expected to Since 2002, the state says, it has several years," Farmers said in the collected $29.4 million in settlements commence in late 2005. HP lost a jury statement. trial last May on EMC's case against

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19 Awards & Settlements/Railway Accidents

StorageApps. HP agreed to enter against earnings in the first quarter determine if the weapon arbitration to determine damages, but due to the settlement. "This will allow malfunctioned. Two other people were appealed the judgment of liability. us to continue to enhance our working injured when they were hit in the face Today's deal, which ends all the legal relationship with the physicians who by the pellets, which are fired from cases between the companies over the serve our members. It will put a compressed-air weapons. A deputy patent disputes, dismisses the claims potentially contentious matter behind superintendent who was in charge of with no admissions of liability by us," said Jay Gellert, president and operations around Fenway Park that either vendor. chief executive officer of Health Net. night and fired one of the weapons, Prudential agreed to give $22.2 announced his retirement from the SEXUAL ASSUALT, million to pay for efforts to monitor force yesterday. UNITED STATES and improve compliance by health London, May 5 -- A press report, maintenance organizations. The New dated May 4, states: A jury in York-based company has sold its HMO Missouri's Greene County has business to Aetna. "This represents a awarded a total of $6 million to a large step forward in the litigation former Methodist choir director over and improvement in the health care allegations that the Methodist Church delivery system," said Harley Tropin, failed to protect her from a pastor who an attorney for the doctors. A hearing she says raped her in his church in to get preliminary approval from U.S. 1998. Today, the jury awarded to the District Judge Federico Moreno was choir director, Teresa Norris, and her set for Friday, and a final hearing will AMAGASAKI, JAPAN husband $4 million in punitive be set later. Moreno's approval would Amagasaki, Apr 27 -- The death toll damages; the panel had awarded $2 protect Health Net against lawsuits in Japan's worst rail accident in four million in compensatory damages last filed in the past decade by physicians decades looked set to top 100 today as Friday (Apr 29). Attorneys for Norris and physicians groups. The doctors hopes of finding more survivors in the told Circuit Judge Miles Sweeney's alleged that the HMOs conspired from wreckage faded along with the light of court that several people from 1990 to 2002 to program their the third day of rescue efforts. As Campbell United Methodist Church in computers to systematically underpay darkness fell, the official death toll Springfield, Mo., had filed complaints doctors for their services. Health Net stood at 94 and there was little hope about the pastor, the Rev. David and Prudential were two of eight for the 20 or so people still believed to Finestead, in the three years leading original defendants. Aetna and Cigna be trapped inside the front carriage of up to the alleged rape in March 1998. already have settled. Doctors are still the train, embedded in the ground- Dan Craig, one of Norris' attorneys, pursuing their claims against Anthem, floor car park of an apartment said a separate lawsuit has been filed Coventry, United Health and building. No survivors have been against Finestead. A spokesman for Wellpoint. The case is set for trial in found since early yesterday when the Missouri Conference, Steve Cox, Miami in September. "e're delighted to three people were extracted from the said Finestead maintains his have settled, and we look forward to twisted mass of metal. "The front innocence and says he has an alibi. No trying the rest of the case against the carriage has been crushed to a fraction criminal charges were brought against rest of the defendants in September," of its normal length, so we are him in the case. Finestead, who now Tropin said. "The remaining continuing this work with very little lives in Kansas, could not be reached defendants continue to prepare for hope," said a fire department official. for comment. Cox also said that based trial and remain confident in their Rescue teams used ultrasound on the fact that Norris never filed a position," their spokesman Mike Hotra equipment to check for heart beats in police report about the allegation, said. the crumpled carriage but there was there was still "lack of clarity as to no sign of life. Police raided JR West's whether the event ever took place." In UNLAWFUL DEATH, offices yesterday looking for clues on the months after the alleged incident, UNITED STATES the cause of the crash, which occured Cox said, the Methodist church London, May 3 -- A press report, as the packed commuter train rounded suspended Finestead and launched an dated today, states: Victoria Snelgrove a tight curve just after the morning investigation but that after "two or was killed by police trying to subdue rush hour. -- Reuters. three years" called it off when rioters after the Boston Red Sox won London, Apr 28 -- A press report, Finestead left the denomination. He the American League pennant last dated today, states: Workers have never again served in a Methodist fall. Yesterday, the city paid a $5.1 pulled a body in uniform from the church after his suspension, said Cox. million settlement to Snelgrove's wreckage of Japan's rail disaster and Cox said the Missouri Conference was parents. It is believed to be the largest police say the victim could be the 23- "disappointed with the verdict and settlement in the city's history. year-old driver of the train. The examining all the options available to Snelgrove, an Emerson College senior discovery put the death toll at 104 us including an appeal through the from East Bridgewater, was hit in the people. The actions of the driver are at legal process." eye socket with a pepper-spray pellet the centre of the investigation into fired by a police officer outside Monday's (Apr 25) deadly wreck. SKIMPED PAYMENTS TO Fenway Park on Oct 21 after Boston London, Apr 28 -- A press report, PHYSICIANS, UNITED STATES eliminated the New York Yankees. dated today, states: Rescue teams London, May 4 -- A press rpeort, Snelgrove was an innocent bystander today called off the search for further dated May 3, states: Health Net Inc. and had not "engaged in any activity victims and survivors from Japan's and Prudential Insurance Company of that would have led police to think worst train wreck in four decades America have agreed to pay more than that she was behaving unlawfully." which claimed at least 106 lives, the $80 million to settle claims that they Patrick Jones, the Snelgrove's family fire department said. "The emergency routinely skimped on payments to lawyer, said that acknowledgment was rescue team has disbanded after we more than 700,000 physicians. Health the most important aspect of the confirmed that there is no visible sign Net will give $40 million to pay claims settlement to her family. Besides the of survivors," said a fire department from doctors and up to $20 million for Boston Police Department's internal spokesman in the western city of attorneys fees, the company said. It review, two independent Amagasaki. Another fire department also agreed to create a better investigations are under way. The official said a final check was made definition of medical necessity for police commissioner also named a and the mangled steel of the procedures that doctors perform and a special outside panel to look into the commuter train's front carriage streamlined system for physician shooting and police policies. handed over to police after the four- complaints and payments, moves Prosecutors are looking into whether day, round-the-clock rescue operation. expected to cost more than $80 million criminal charges are warranted "The search for victims is finished. over four years. The Los Angeles- against the officers who fired the Police are now doing an investigation based company said it will record a pepper pellet weapons. O'Toole said and our rescue operation is suspended pretax charge of about $66 million investigators also are trying to unless the police need our help," the

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20 Railway Accidents official said. The debris still has pieces along the outside rails but none on the monitors collected from the derailed of bodies which could be verified for inside, the national Yomiuri, Japan's train. Meanwhile, it was learned that the final death toll. largest newspaper, said, citing police serious operational errors caused by Tokyo, Apr 29 -- Japanese police sources. That suggested the lead employees of the railroad -- also began investigations today at the site railway car had tipped so far to one known as JR West -- in fiscal 2004 of a commuter train crash that killed side as it hit a curve that half its nearly doubled from the previous year. 106 people, the country's worst in 40 wheels were airborne. Survivors riding According to JR West, operational years, after calling off the search for at the front of the train have told TV errors are divided into three more victims. Pressure on the train's networks that the car had pitched to categories. The most serious errors are driver to make up lost time may have such a steep angle that passengers level 3 incidents, which include contributed to the tragedy, union were unable to remain standing derailments and ignoring a traffic leaders said, as police combed through without holding onto rings dangling signal. Passing through a stop and the twisted metal left behind when above. The 23-year-old driver, whose running more than 10 minutes behind two train carriages derailed and body was found on Thursday, is schedule are designated level 1 errors slammed into an apartment block on suspected of driving too fast. while overshooting a station is Monday (Apr 25). Among the victims Authorities, investigating allegations regarded as a level 2 error. Other was the 23-year-old driver, whose body of professional negligence, have minor incidents are not subject to was pulled from the crumpled metal searched the railroad's offices and punishment. Total incidents in the yesterday several hours before search were analysing the train's "black box," three categories have gradually and rescue efforts ended. A total of a computer chip that stores dropped from 956 in fiscal 1999 to 614 458 people were injured, about 150 of information about the train's speed. last year. However, the occurrences of them seriously. Investigators have yet Investigators reportedly believe driver level 3 incidents increased to conclude why the packed train Ryujiro Takami was going faster than dramatically from an average of 40 jumped the tracks in Amagasaki, on 65 mph, far above the speed limit on each year between fiscal 1999 and the outskirts of the western city of that stretch of track, after 2003 to 69 in fiscal 2004, far exceeding Osaka, but excessive speed appears to overshooting a station by 40 yards. He the 37 cases reported in fiscal 2003. It have played a role. Media have said was 90 seconds behind schedule -- a was also discovered the head of JR's pressure put on train drivers by significant delay in Japan -- and many Osaka branch, where the driver was operator West Japan Railway Co. (JR believe he was trying to make up for stationed, had indicated that making a West) may have contributed to the lost time. Responding to criticism that profit was the top priority for the accident. Union officials say JR West the train service's tight timetable was current fiscal year. The written policy was known to harshly reprimand causing frequent delays and pressure was distributed to all 5,000 branch drivers who caused delays. on drivers, the railroad's safety employees in early April. Hyogo Punishments included cutting director said it was considering prefectural police suspect the firm's salaries, demotions and subjecting changing the schedule to allow more emphasis on profit over safety may drivers to a "re-education" process time between trains. "We will review have led to the accident. Tsunemi that employees said could involve the timetable and try to find out Murakami, director of JR West's months of writing reports and doing details about the delays," Tsunemi safety department, said during a press menial tasks such as weeding flower- Murakami said. "If necessary, we'll conference yesterday that the overall beds. -- Reuters. consider revising it." policy of JR West and the Osaka London, May 3 -- A press report, London, May 3 -- A press report, branch was to provide safe transport. dated May 1, states: Workers hauled dated May 2, states: The driver London, May 4 -- A press report, away mangled railway cars yesterday applied the emergency brake in last dated May 3, states: The railway as they cleaned up the site of Japan's week's fatal train derailment in company whose train derailed in a worst train crash in four decades, Japan, it was reported today. The deadly crash in Japan last week while police said the death toll rose to Construction and Transport Ministry's started installing a new emergency 107 after a woman pulled from the Aircraft and Railway Accident braking system today, responding to wreckage several days ago died. In Investigation Commission concluded the transport minister's warning that addition, the train's operator said it that the driver, Ryujiro Takami, who its service could not resume until would consider revising its tight died in the accident, applied the upgrading is completed. The West timetable to ease the pressure on emergency brake, contributing to the Japan Railway Co commuter train drivers. Investigators believe the train's derailment and rollover as it derailed and slammed into an driver of the train that crashed last entered a curve at excessive speed. A apartment building last week at Monday (Apr 25) was speeding train driver typically controls the Amagasaki in western Japan, leaving immediately before the derailment to brake with a right-hand lever and 107 dead and more than 460 others make up time. The front cars of the engine power with a left-hand lever. injured. The train's automatic brake train, which workers had to pry loose The brakes are controlled by moving system was an older model, which from the apartment building it the lever back and forth across eight experts have said does not work at crashed into, were transported to a levels. When the driver pushes the high speeds. Transport Minister Kazuo warehouse, where investigators brakes to the forwardmost position, Kitagawa yesterday told the company continued their probe into the crash, the emergency brake is applied. The that upgrading the system would be a said Hyogo state police spokesman emergency brake can also be applied key precondition to restarting service Tomohiro Okubo. The West Japan by a train conductor using levers near on the line. Railway workers today Railway Co commuter train skipped the door of the conductor's started installing the new braking the tracks at Amagasaki, an industrial compartment. The emergency brake system at the crash site, where city about 250 miles west of Tokyo, system is activated automatically hundreds of people continued to lay and slammed into the apartment when a coupling gear comes off. The flowers and mourn the loss of loved building. Of the roughly 580 investigation commission concluded ones. Investigators reportedly believe passengers, 107 people died and more that the seven-car train's right wheels the derailed train's 23-year-old driver than 460 others were injured. A 46- came off the tracks as it travelled was going over 65 mph, far above the year-old woman, who was among the around the curve and leaned to the speed limit on that stretch of track last survivors rescued early on left before its lead car overturned. It because the train was running late. Tuesday, died at a hospital yesterday, also said the unprecedented Critics say tight timetables put heavy Hyogo police said. Police believe the derailment and rollover was caused pressure on train drivers in Japan, train was going so fast that the lead because the train entered the curve at whose rail service is famous for car had tipped and was riding on one a speed of more than 100 kph and the punctuality. set of wheels going around the corner emergency brake was applied. The before derailing, matching what commission intends to establish when BLUE RIVER AREA, passengers have said about the and at what point on the tracks BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA accident. Authorities examining the Takami applied the emergency brake London, May 3 -- A press report, tracks at the crash site found scrapes by further examining records of dated May 2, states: CN Rail officials

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21 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts say no one was hurt when a finalised, said Joe Rice, lawyer for the Mpumalanga, Spoornet workers are westbound freight train derailed in plaintiffs. But both sides expect the still trying to clear the railway line. the B.C. interior today. Railway settlement to be filed publicly in Molatwane Likhethe for Spoornet told spokesman Jim Feeney says 17 cars about two weeks. The settlement is News24 today the train derailed carrying containers left the tracks novel for the speed it came about and between Commondale and Vryheid on west of the town of Blue River. One of the scope of what it covered, Rice said. Monday night (May 2). The 147 the derailed cars contains industrial It comes about four months after a carriages were loaded with coal, but hazardous goods, but Feeney says it's Norfolk Southern train struck a fortunately not all of them derailed. not leaking. The cause of the parked train on a side track, causing Likhethe said Spoornet immediately derailment is under investigation and a deadly cloud of chlorine gas to cordoned off the area and started it's not known how long the CN main spread over parts of the mill village clearing up the coal spill with heavy line will be blocked. and nearby Avondale Mills plant. machinery. The line has been closed Nine people were killed and about and trains have been diverted along CACERIBU RIVER AREA, 250 injured. The clean-up forced the other routes. Likhethe did not want to RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL evacuation of about 5,400 people guess when the line would be London, Apr 28 -- A press report, who lived or worked within a mile reopened. The cause of the derailment dated yesterday, states: Some 60,000 of the wreck. The settlement covers was not yet known. The driver and his litres of diesel fuel spilled after a train items, such as cars damaged beyond assistant were not injured. Likhethe derailment yesterday, threatening a repair or meat spoiled because of said the situation was contained and rare ecological reserve in the Bay of power outages, on a dollar-to-dollar there was no threat to the Rio de Janeiro. Environmental basis, Rice said. It also will provide environment. He said Spoornet was officials in Rio today said the spill money for things that are more investigating. polluted 12 kilometres of the Caceribu difficult to qualify, such as stress River, in an area just 30 metres from from the incident, lost business or WOODLANDS, the Guapimirim ecological reserve. inconvenience caused by the PIETERMARITZBURG, Local officials said the Central evacuation, which for some lasted SOUTH AFRICA Atlantic train company, owned by the more than a week, he said. It will London, Apr 28 -- A press report, mining firm Vale do Rio Doce, failed to not cover lawsuits for anyone killed dated Apr 27, states: A train notify them until four hours after the in the wreck or injured badly derailment in Pietermaritzburg has accident. Four train cars, each enough to go to the hospital within raised concerns about the state of carrying 60,000 litres of fuel, derailed 72 hours of the crash. Those suits train operator Spoornet's yesterday. One of the cars cracked, will be handled separately, Rice infrastructure. The incident happened spilling its contents into the river. said. The settlement should be in Woodlands at about 0845 yesterday Residents were forced to evacuate the presented to a federal judge in when a goods train lost its trucks, area due to the strong stench of fuel about two weeks and a hearing held which were hauling timber. and the threat of fire. to finalize it sometime the week of Confirming the incident, Spoornet May 23. Depending on how long spokesperson Mike Asefovitz said: EVERETT, WASHINGTON, claims will be accepted, money "The train was travelling from UNITED STATES could start going to residents and Greytown to Pietermaritzburg, and London, Apr 29 -- A press report, businesses by this summer, Rice nine of the 15 wagons left the track." dated Apr 28, states: A freight train said. Although the settlement He added that the derailment had derailment blocking both tracks would end most claims for people occurred on Spoornet land and that it heading to Everett Station will affected by the crash, it could be had not spilled on to anyone else's prevent the northbound Sounder train years before the serious injury and property. "There were no injuries and from traveling to Edmonds or Everett death cases are dealt with, lawyers there is absolutely no threat to the this evening. The derailment occurred said. But attorneys for the railroad environment at all," he said. The line about 1330 hrs, when three estimate there should be fewer than at City View, where the derailment locomotives from a Tacoma-bound 100 of those suits. occurred, was expected to be reopened BNSF train loaded with cars slipped yesterday. The cause of the derailment off the track, said Gus Melonas, a NORTH BEND AREA, NEBRASKA, was not yet known, but an BNSF spokesman. One of the UNITED STATES investigation would be launched locomotives leaned onto another train London, May 3 -- A press report, immediately. car that was sitting idle on the dated today, states: Two train adjacent track. No injuries were engineers were taken by helicopter to reported, and the cause is still being an Omaha hospital after a derailment investigated, Melonas said. Between northwest of the city yesterday at 100 and 150 passengers typically take about 2330. The scene is just off the evening northbound Sounder train Highway 30 near North Bend, about from Seattle, but Sound Transit 50 miles northwest of Omaha. Two officials say they are directing Union Pacific trains, one headed for passengers to bus service heading to Clinton, Iowa, and the other headed Edmonds and Everett. to Illinois, derailed when one rear- WORKS OF ART, EUROPE ended the other. Officials said 4,000 London, May 3 -- A press report, GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH gallons of diesel fuel spilled and crews dated May 2, states: Seven stolen CAROLINA, UNITED STATES are vacuuming up as much as works of art, including a piece by London, May 4 -- A press report, possible. Coal was also scattered over Pablo Picasso, have been recovered in dated May 3, states: Residents and the tracks. The remaining soil will be Italy. Among the 20th Century works business owners who had property removed to ensure a complete clean- retrieved were a sculpture by Italian damaged after a train wreck spilled up. About 320 feet of track will have Arnaldo Pomodoro and a piece by toxic chlorine in Graniteville in to be replaced. The track should be British modern artists Gilbert and January could get money from the open between 1400 and 1600 today. It George. Police have arrested one man railroad as soon as this summer. took more than an hour to free the in Nice, France, who they suspect of Norfolk Southern and lawyers engineers. The engineers injuries trafficking the art to Italy. Picasso's representing a number of plaintiffs not were considered to be non-life- View of Cannes had been in a private severely injured or killed in the threatening. collection when it was stolen in 1992. incident announced today in federal The seven recovered pieces, which also court they have reached a tentative PIET RETIEF AREA, included a painting by Italian Giorgio settlement in a class action suit. MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA Morandi, were estimated to be worth Details, including monetary amounts, London, May 4 -- A press rpeort, 1.3m euros (£881,743). Italian police were not disclosed because some dated today, states: Three days after a captain Andrea Ilari said nine other smaller points still need to be train derailed near Piet Retief in people were under investigation in the A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

22 Robberies & Thefts/Computer Systems/Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions case, which was being held in conjunction with Interpol. He said it was suspected the works were to be Miscellaneous sold in Italy and other countries. Computer Systems

DIESEL SHORTAGE, MALAYSIA London, Apr 28 -- Twenty out of 50 COAL MINE, HANCHENG, trawlers at the Malaysian SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA International Tuna Port in Batu London, Apr 29 -- A gas explosion in Maung have been grounded following a coal mine in western China trapped SOBER WORM 29 miners, the government said today. London, May 4 -- A press report, the nationwide diesel shortage. Many vessels could not go out to sea The explosion occurred yesterday dated today, states: Windows users are evening in Hancheng, a city in as the operators could now only buy being warned not to open a virus that Shaanxi province, a major coal-mining poses as a message from football body 1,000 litres of diesel per boat instead area, citing local mine safety officials. Fifa. Some of the messages sent by of 3,000 litres previously. The diesel There was no immediate word on virus say users have won tickets to quota imposed since January has whether there were any signs the the football tournament in 2006. The caused a lot of hardship to the trapped miners might be alive. variant seems to have caught a lot of offshore fishing industry. A diesel people out because its release pipe was found padlocked at the COAL MINE, KARAGANDA coincided with a mail out by Fifa Malaysian International Tuna Port REGION, RUSSIA telling fans about tickets. Other in Batu Maung yesterday. South London, May 5 -- A press report, messages sent by the bug contain fake Penang Fishermen's Association dated today, states: Mountain rescuers warnings about passwords and general manager Aziz Ujang said his have been fighting a fire at the depth messages not being delivered. The diesel quota to cater to the needs of of 650 m at the Karaganda Kostenko new variant of the Sober Windows 56 vessels would be reduced from coalmine for more than a day. Thirty worm appeared at 2000, May 2. Like 740,000 litres to 80,000 litres next rescuers are involved in the other versions of the Sober virus this month. firefighting efforts, chief of the press one is bilingual and sends messages service of the Karaganda regional in both English and German. OUTBREAK OF MARBURG department for emergency situations Messages in English warn about VIRIUS, ANGOLA Andrei Yermakov told Itar-Tass today. According to rescuers, a fire broke out problems with passwords, e-mail London, Apr 28 -- A press report, going astray and registration without any blast at 0848, Moscow dated today states: The death toll in time, yesterday. 364 people were confirmations. In a bid to boost its Angola's Marburg epidemic has spread, German language messages underground at the time. All of them topped 250, but medical experts said sent by the virus posed as messages were urgently raised to the surface. today they were confident the world's from Fifa telling fans they had won Doctors of the medical emergency worst outbreak of the deadly virus tickets to the 2006 football service and an operational regional tournament. The tactic seems to have would soon be reined in. Some 253 emergencies team provided aid to succeeded as many security people have died of the rare Ebola- them. A special committee is companies said they were catching like disease from a total of 273 investigating the causes of the blaze. infected messages in large numbers. known cases since late last year, Mikko Hyppoenen, head of anti-virus according to a document released late FACTORY, COBOURG, ONTARIO, research at Finnish firm F-Secure, yesterday by the Health Ministry and CANADA said it had seen reports from more the World Health Organisation. All London, Apr 29 -- A press report, than 30 countries hit by the virus. the cases in this outbreak have dated today, states: A 12-year-old boy Part of this success may be because on originated from the northern Uige and a teen have been charged with arson in the massive Cobourg factory May 2 the World Cup organising province, where Angolan authorities, fire this week that caused an committee sent out messages telling the WHO and non-governmental organisations are trying to trace estimated ten million dollars. The boy some fans that their application for and a 16-year-old male are charged more than 500 people who are team tickets had been successful. In a with one count each of arson message warning fans about the thought to have had contact with the endangering life. Police say World Cup worm, Fifa said its ticket victims. Some 48% of known cases statements from employees at the confirmations travelled without have been among children. (See issue Horizon Plastics plant led to the attachments. By contrast the of Apr 26.) arrests.The two youths will appear for attachments on infected messages London, May 3 -- A press report, a bail hearing in a Cobourg court hold the virus code. Anyone opening dated today, states: The death toll today. these attachments will have their from the outbreak of the Ebola-like computer infected, their address book Marburg virus in Angola has reached FACTORY, LAVERTON NORTH, plundered and a back door into their 280, most of whom succumbed to the VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA machine opened for others to use. The disease in the northern Uige London, May 4 -- A press report, virus is likely to hit home users province, according to the health dated today, states: A fire has broken hardest because the variant was ministry and the World Health out in a chemical factory south-west of released into the wild late on Monday Organisation. Of the 280 dead, 269 Melbourne. Twelve fire trucks are at night and most company security were in Uige province and a further the scene on Pipe Road in Laverton systems would have updated 208 people are under medical North, where the fire began in an overnight to protect users when they observation in that region after office of the factory about 2230, AEST. logged in on Tuesday. Security firms coming into contact with an infected A Metropolitan Fire Brigade urged users to update their anti-virus spokesman said so far no chemicals person, a statement from the software, be vigilant and not to open were involved but the situation was unexpected e-mails bearing ministry and the WHO said. There dangerous and crew were working to attachments. This variant of the have been a total of 313 cases of the contain the blaze. He said the building Sober worm affects computers Marburg virus detected since was 30 by 70m. No injuries have been running Windows 2000, 95, 98, Me, monitoring began on October 13, reported. NT, Server 2003 and XP. The first making it the worst outbreak on London, May 4 -- A press report, Sober worm was seen in October 2003. record. dated May 5, states: Fifteen people

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23 Fires & Explosions were evacuated from a fire that caused out an estimate of the damage caused to contain another big blaze in a A$1 million worth of damage to a by the fire, which was reported at Department of Conservation reserve in chemical factory south-west of about 2330 hrs. Members of the fire the Far North. The latest outbreak, in Melbourne last night. The blaze at division of the Civil Protection the 260ha Lake Waikaramu Nufarm Chemicals in Pipe Road Department, headed by Peter Cordina, conservation reserve, near the Laverton North began at 2230, AEST, rushed to the terminal where they Rangaunu Harbour at Kaimaumau, and 40 firefighters took just over an managed to control the fire at about 30km north of Kaitaia, began on hour to control it. Crews were fearful 1600 hrs, yesterday. The blaze adjacent private land late on that fire, which started in a laboratory engulfed the gantry crane and the Wednesday (Apr 27). It spread into and office area, would spread to vessel loader at the terminal, but, scrub and bush on the DoC estate, and chemicals used to make fertiliser. thanks to the firemen's quick action, it burned through 62ha during three Later they established that only small did not spread to offices or the grain days. The cause of the fire, which amounts of chemicals were close by storage area, the management said. produced huge clouds of smoke, is not and bulk quantities were stored in a Buildings belonging to Malta known. A total of 81 DoC, rural fire safe area. Metropolitan Fire Brigade Shipyards, close by, were evacuated as party, volunteer brigade and forest investigators are due at the scene in a precaution. The management said protection firefighters were still the morning. It it is not yet known there was no danger to the terminal fighting the fire yesterday, after it what started the blaze. An MFB area. The police are investigating the went underground into peat soils. spokesman said no one was injured possible cause of the fire. An internal Crews used pumps to draw seawater and the factory's emergency inquiry is also being conducted. The to hot spots. Department procedures were used to evacuate 15 Kordin Grain Terminal board and spokeswoman Sylvia Jones said fire employees. He said air monitoring management expressed appreciation crews were inserting metal tube equipment could find no contaminants at the "courage and efficiency" probes into the ground. Water is then in the area. Crews will remain at the demonstrated by Civil Protection forced down the tube, percolating factory overnight to keep watch on the Department personnel during the fire through holes in the side and building. fighting operation. Magistrate Miriam dampening underground hot areas. A Hayman opened an inquiry and major flare-up in scrub yesterday was FACTORY, WOLVERHAMPTON, appointed a team of experts to draw contained without further damage to WEST MIDLANDS, up reports. Officers from the police the reserve. An overnight watch was UNITED KINGDOM criminal investigation department and to be kept last night before relief fire London, May 1 -- A press report, the Paola district are investigating. -- crews arrive today. Some firefighters dated today, states: Arsonists are Lloyd's Agents. have been at the scene since late last being blamed for causing a fire which week. The blaze is the second in a destroyed a Wolverhampton factory LIBRARY, VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA, week in the area, and the fourth major yesterday night. About 80 firefighters UNITED STATES outbreak on DoC land north of Kaitaia attended the blaze at LJ Packaging on London, Apr 29 -- A press report, since late January. Lack of rain has Foxes Lane. The fire is thought to be dated today, states: The city of caused tinder dry conditions. Early the latest in a series of arson attacks Virginia hopes to reopen most of the last week, a fire burned through about on industrial estates over the past few Virginia Public Library by early June. 100ha of DoC estate in the Puheke months. The library suffered significant smoke reserve, north-east of Kaimaumau on damage from a fire at a nearby the Karikari Peninsula. All open fires FOREST, YANGYANG, department store on Apr 14. Officials are banned in the Far North. Some SOUTH KOREA told the city council Tuesday (Apr 26) parts of the district have their driest London, Apr 29 -- A press report, night that the central and southern conditions in 10 years. dated yesterday, states: More than portions of the building will be open to 5,000 people were evacuated in the public in June. The northern PETROCHEMICAL PLANT, TEXAS Yangyang, Kangwon Province, today section received the most smoke and CITY, TEXAS, UNTED STATES as a forest fire raged through the heat damage. It will remain closed off Houston, Apr 28 -- As many as five mountainous area along the East until repairs are made. While some explosions, including one directly Coast. The fire, which broke out items are being replaced throughout under a trailer where workers were around 1525 hrs, spread fast with the the library, everything in the northern meeting, caused last month's disaster wind and burned a dozen houses and section was lost. Damage to the two- at BP's refinery in Texas City, Texas, 95 hectares of fields. Firefighters try story, 19,000-square-foot library is that killed 15, investigators said to extinguish a forest fire scorching estimated at about $2 million, said today. "The debris pattern at the site houses in Yangyang, Kangwon John Tourville, city operations is complex and is not indicative of a Province, today. The fire forced 5,000 director, although appears that many single vapor cloud explosion," John residents to evacuate the area. Yonhap of the library's 90,000 books may be Bresland, board member of the U.S. Local authorities said some 5,000 salvageable. Estimates on mechanical Chemical Safety and Hazard residents in 12 villages in Yangyang and electrical damages aren't final, Investigation Board, said in a briefing. evacuated, while 3,800 firefighters which could change total damages, "We believe that there were a number tried to extinguish the fire with five Tourville said.damage, could remain of distinct explosions in rapid helicopters. The fire-fighting authority closed until the end of the year, succession, possibly as many as five." suspected that tree branches were Tourville said. Because the north wall One of the suspected blasts occurred brought down by strong winds and cut of the library stands about a foot away inside the isomerisation unit, where a high-voltage electric wire, sparking from the outdoor goods store, the an overflow and release of feedstock flames. library suffered extensive smoke and during restart is considered the root heat damage. A company that cause. Another blast is thought to GRAIN SILOS, VALLETTA, MALTA specializes in restoring smoke- have occurred under the trailer where Valletta, May 2 -- A local press damaged books is expected to arrive in several contractors from JE Merit, a report, dated Apr 30, states: A huge Virginia today or tomorrow to begin division of Fluor Corp., were meeting. fire at the Kordin Grain Silos on cleaning the rest of the books. A Vapours are thought to have gathered Thursday night (Apr 28) caused salvage company arrives on Monday underneath the temporary building extensive damage to equipment at the (May 2) to dispose of whatever library and ignited. "We are also examining terminal and resulted in the materials and equipment aren't whether this particular trailer had temporary suspension of loading and salvageable. skirting around the base," Bresland unloading operations from vessels. said. "The lack of skirting would have Firemen battled the blaze for over four NATURE RESERVE, NORTHLAND, allowed flammable vapors to travel hours. No one was injured. The NEW ZEALAND under the trailer." The trailer was management said it was doing its best London, May 2 -- A press report, between 100 and 150 feet from the to ensure that the distribution of grain dated today, states|: More than 80 blowdown drum, where the continued regularly. It was carrying firefighters battled, over the weekend, hydrocarbon release occurred on Mar

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23. Bresland added that it is not clear London, May 3 -- A press report, extinguished. Firefighters pumped whether the trailer still would have dated today, states: Advanced water underground yesterday at the been obliterated if an explosion had Semiconductor Engineering Inc said Lake Waikaramu Conservation Area not occurred directly underneath. As yesterday that the fire which broke out after containing fires above ground for the cause, Bresland said the on Sunday (May 1) at its factory in that destroyed 62ha of scrub and investigation continues to focus on the Chungli, Taoyuan County, caused wetland. DoC spokesman Glen raffinate splitter column. According to damage amounting to at least NT$4 Coulston said the outbreak, 30km records, the column spewed flammable billion (US$130 million), according to north of Kaitaia, was now at the vapour and liquid for six minutes initial estimates. This figure includes mopping up stage, but could take more because of some sort of failure that only part of the equipment, facilities than a week to extinguish fully. Metal caused a pressurised buildup. "During and goods that were seriously damaged probes are being inserted into the this period, it is assumed that in the blaze, said Freddie Liu, a ground to allow water to be forced sufficient liquid and vapor were financial executive of ASE, the world's underground. The cost of fighting the discharged to overwhelm the largest provider of chip-testing and fire at Kaimaumau has already blowdown system and cause the packaging services. "We are still reached $300,000 to $400,000, geyser-like release and the subsequent evaluating the damage in other parts according to Far North district explosion," Bresland said. Also, the of the plant," Liu said, adding that the principal rural fire officer Lance CSB has found that a sewer drain, company's insurance policy should Johnston. This includes the $90,000 whose valve was locked open, took in cover most of the damage. Liu said cost of helicopters with monsoon flammable materials and released that most of the company's customers buckets used when the fire first broke them nearby, resulting in a fire. That supported an intermediate out on adjacent private land last secondary fire is not connected to any arrangement to provide chip-testing Wednesday (Apr 27) and then spread, fatalities, Bresland said. The agency and packaging services at a plant in plus bulldozers to cut access tracks, also is looking into reports of past Kaohsiung. He said it was uncertain more than 1000 litres of foam and up instances where flammable vapour when the factory would be able to to 85 firefighters a day. The total cost clouds were vented from unflared resume operations. The Chungli is likely to be paid initially by the Far blowdown drums at the refinery. -- factory makes up about 10 percent of North District Council and DoC, and Reuters. ASE's total capacity, the company said. then claimed back from the national Taipei, May 4 -- ASE , the world's Rural Firefighting Fund. Lake PREMISES, CHUNGLI, TAIWAN largest microchip packaging firm, put Waikaramu is a wetland conservation London, May 3 -- A press report, the damage from a weekend fire at area, containing rare native species dated May 2, states: A fire broke out less than T$1 billion (US$32 million) such as black mudfish, green gecko at a building within the Chungli today. The figure represents less than and orchids and is the reason DoC is facilities of Advanced Semiconductor two percent of the group's consolidated putting such huge effort into fighting Engineering Inc at approximately sales, ASE's chief financial officer, the fires underground. Subsurface 1400 yesterday, the test and packaging Joseph Tung. Advanced Semiconductor peat fires have sometimes been left to company reported. The fire, which Engineering Inc. (ASE) said yesterday burn themselves out in the past, but followed what the company suspected direct damage from the fire in the first there is now a greater awareness of was a boiler explosion on the ground four stories of the north Taiwan plant conservation values, says DoC. floor, was contained by firefighters was US$130 million, which was within two hours, the company said. largely covered by insurance. The WAREHOUSE, LEBANON, The facilities were not in operation at cause of the fire, which injured seven MISSOURI, UNITED STATES the time of the fire. Five ASE people due to cuts and smoke London, Apr 28 -- A press report, employees, one firefighter and two inhalation, is still under investigation. dated Apr 27, states: A fire destroyed employees of outside contractors -- Reuters. a warehouse and more than a million suffered minor injuries and received dollars worth of merchandise early medical attention, the report added. PREMISES, PUNJAB PROVINCE, today. The owners of National TV ASE said it did not know the extent of PAKISTAN Sales & Rental say they will rebuild the damage caused by the fire, but Karachi, Apr 29 -- According to and restock. Firefighters from 21 added that the fire appeared to have Lahore central fire brigades, a huge departments from as many as 50 miles spread to the third floor of the eleven- fire broke out in a privately owned away, including Rolla, battled the fire. floor building with higher floors also chemical cum blending clothes-dyeing The 22,000-square-foot warehouse had damaged by smoke. The lower floors of factory on Bund Road in Lahore city of no sprinkler system. Firefighters the building are used principally for Punjab province of Pakistan yesterday. hadn't determined a cause by midday the production of interconnect As a result factory and most of the today. materials used in semiconductor neighbourhood, including a mosque, a packaging and the higher floors were shoe factory and five new apartments WAREHOUSES, DUBAI, used for packaging and testing of wee burnt to ashes. The fire was UNITED ARAB EMIRATES chips. "Depending on the extent of started around 1500, Apr 28 when Karachi, Apr 29 -- A huge fire gutted actual damage caused by the fire, chemical drums being unloaded from a two privately owned warehouses in the ASE may use its semiconductor trailer ignited because of a spark Al Garhoud area of Dubai in United packaging and testing capacity at its caused by a hammer blow. The Arab Emirates close the city's other facilities, such as Kaohsiung in chemical drums in the factory's store international airport. Materials used Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea and Japan, exploded at intervals. A fire brigade by industrial printers were destroyed to meet the requirements of its official said that 14 fire engines and during the blaze, which started at customers who currently source from four Water and Sanitation Authority about 1415 yesterday. Al Karama and the Company's Chungli facilities," the units were able to contain the blaze Al Rashidiya Civil Defence crews company said in a statement. The after four hours. Around seven rushed to the scene and by 1600 had affected building in Chungli houses hundred drums of chemical, worth extinguished the flames. Colonel no more than one-tenth of ASE's millions of rupees, were reduced to Rashid Al Matroushi, Director of consolidated semiconductor ashes. Factory owner Khawaja Dubia Civil Defence, told local media packaging and testing capacity. Dawood put the loss at over Rs 0.1 that he was unsure of the cause of the Similarly, ASE plans to meet any billion. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. blaze. However, he said the shortfall in its production of department would conduct a full interconnect materials resulting from SCRUB AND WETLAND, investigation and would announce the the fire by increasing the production NEW ZEALAND results within 15 days. -- Lloyd's List of its interconnect materials London, May 4 -- A press report, Correspondent. operations in Kaohsiung and dated today, states: Peat fires burning Shanghai, as well as through a metre below ground on Department WILDFIRES, AUSTRALIA increased purchases from other of Conservation land in the Far North London, Apr 28 -- A press report, strategic materials suppliers. will take at least another week to be dated today, states: A hundred South

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25 Fires & Explosions/Aviation

Australian firefighters from the Delta Junction, he said. The New Hope had arrived. The other won't be mainland are being sent to Kangaroo fire threatened about 20 homes, he delivered until May 10, said Marsha Island to help control a large grassfire said. Then a 15-acre fire of even more Henderson, a state forestry division burning in a sparsely populated area. A concern broke out in the Tenderfoot spokeswoman. The tanker was phase three warning has been issued Subdivision south of Eielson, and that immediately in demand, with three for the Timber Creek and Birchmoor was where the tanker ended up new large fires reported. The aircraft, road areas near Murrays Lagoon and dumping its load, See said. The aircraft which drops flame retardant, was motorists are being advised to stay off then headed back to Palmer yesterday heading to Homer when it was diverted local roads. More than 80 firefighters afternoon for another load and new to a 40-acre fire in Nenana. Before are currently at the scene and water orders. A second tanker aircraft will arriving there, the aircraft was bombers have been diverted from the not be in service for another week, he diverted to a 150-acre fire near Delta Lower Eyre Peninsula where they were said. He said the state puts priority on Junction, then to a 15-acre blaze used to fight a fire at Wangary this fires that threaten homes and on threatening homes, See said. In morning. Country Fire Service making an initial attack while the fire Southeast Alaska, crews were mopping spokesman Brenton Ragliss says the is still small. No damage to homes was up the remains of a 400-acre wildfire Kangaroo Island area is sparsely reported from any of the northern fires that came within 250 yards of a populated, but any residents in the yesterday, See said. The number of Christian farming community about area should be prepared. "It's mainly fires Alaska is experiencing for this three miles south of Hoonah. inaccessible scrub the fire's burning time of year is still about average, See through and that'll mean a lot of effort said. What is different, he said, is that for our ground crew," he said. "So CFS some of these fires are already big, crews very busy throughout the whereas typical fires this time of year afternoon and this phase three bushfire are less than an acre. Crews were warning is essentially letting residents successful in keeping the fire turned know that they should not be venturing away from Skyline Drive and the outdoors, that there is a bushfire nearby Eagle Aerie subdivision burning in their area." The weather yesterday, Eriksen said. An 8-mph bureau says relief rain is expected at south-easterly breeze yesterday AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY Kangaroo Island this evening. afternoon picked up the fire's pace, she LIGHTNING ON INTERNAL Improved weather conditions earlier in said. Firefighters were trying to build a FLIGHT, JAPAN the day helped the CFS to bring the line on the west side of the fire and London, May 1 -- A press report, Wangary fire under control.Regional herd it north, said state incident dated today, states: A Japan Airlines Commander Neil Ellis says the fire is commander Tom Kurth. He said the plane was hit by lightning on its way within containment lines. bigger, long-term concern was the fire to Miyazaki from Fukuoka this continung north-west, crossing the morning, JAL said. The plane landed WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES Anchor River and approaching the safely at Miyazaki Airport, with its 32 London, May 3 -- A press report, dated North Fork Road in Anchor Point and passengers and crew members May 2, states: A fire north of Homer, the village of Nikolaevsk. He said uninjured, but a section of reinforced Alaska, tripled in size yesterday limited resources available this early in plastic came off its right main wing, afternoon, spreading across slopes of the season were hampering the state's according to JAL. The plane was dry grass and dead spruce as hoped-for efforts. scheduled to return to Fukuoka, but clouds and rain failed to appear. In London, May 3 -- A press report, JAL decided to cancel the flight to addition, the state's only tanker dated today, states: Alaska's fire examine it, it said. aircraft was diverted with its load of season has already heated up, with retardant to three new fires south of crews scrambling to battle numerous Fairbanks. Firefighters concentrated blazes, including a fire from last year's C-GVCP their efforts in Homer on the south- record season that smoldered all London, May 4 -- Piper PA-31 west corner of the fire, preventing a winter. Fire managers said the Chieftain, C-GVCP, operated by Nav spread south toward homes on Skyline outbreaks in Homer, Interior Alaska Air Charter, reported an inflight Drive. However, as helicopters and and Hoonah hit even before completion engine fire while on final, and crashed crews from Fairbanks, Nondalton and of some crews' annual training and just prior to the threshold of runway Nikolai worked the south edge with a safety refresher courses, held at the 30 at Comox, at 0800, PDT, Apr 22. burn-out operation, flames moved beginning of each season. "Mother Two persons killed. north-west toward the unpopulated Nature is throwing us a curve this upper valley of the Anchor River. The year," said John See, a spokesman for CRASH INTO SEA OFF HONDURAS Homer fire was touched off on Friday the state Division of Forestry. "We're London, May 2 -- a press report, dated afternoon (Apr 29) by a fallen power getting more challenging fires like May 1, states: A small airplane, line near Greer Road, eight miles what we usually would be seeing in a carrying Honduran President Ricardo north-east of town. It reached 300 acres few weeks." About 80 firefighters were Maduro, went down in the Caribbean by Friday night, 1,000 acres by tackling a 3,270-acre wildfire in Homer Sea near the shore, today, after its Saturday night, and by last night was on the Kenai Peninsula, and fire engine failed, and Maduro was taken expected to reach 4,000 acres. State managers requested more help. The to a hospital with minor injuries, the firefighter Terry Anderson said beetle- fire was reported Friday afternoon president's spokesman said. The killed spruce lying on the ground was (Apr 29), and it quickly doubled in size. airplane had a mechanical problem making the fire especially hot. More But half of the crews didn't arrive until and fell into the sea, just beyond the sunny, breezy weather was forecast for a full day later. "This is the time of end of the runway at Tela, a city on the today in Homer, fire information officer year a lot of crews are finishing up Caribbean coast, said presidential Kris Eriksen said. Some precipitation their training and safety refreshers, so spokesman Jorge Barrios. It is believed might reach the area tomorrow, she it's hard to put together all the that the airplane's engine stopped, said. No structures have been reported resources," said Kris Eriksen, a when it was making its approach for lost in the Homer area and no forestry-division spokeswoman. "It landing. Maduro, his daughter, Lorena, evacuations ordered, fire officials said. takes longer than it would if we were and the airplane's pilot were all The single tanker aircraft that started completely ready." Available crews unharmed, after they were plucked duty for the state yesterday in Palmer concentrated on the southern end from the water by local residents. The was ordered for Homer but sent instead about two miles from a residential president is recovering at a hospital in to a new fire along the Alaska Railroad subdivision, even though the western Comayagua. Maduro was on his way to right of way near Nenana, state fire perimeter was more active. That area a meeting in Tela, with Mayor Daniel officer John See said. Before the is of less concern because there's no Flores, about a government aircraft reached Nenana, it was populated area in close proximity, development project. Barrios said diverted to a fire of about 150 acres in Eriksen said. As of Sunday, only one of Maduro would hold a news conference the New Hope subdivision north-east of two air tankers chartered from Canada when he returned to the capital.

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26 Aviation

CRASH, COMOX, CRASH, LUBUTU AREA, Shizuoka's Shimizu-ku, only about five BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA DEMOICRATIC REPUBLIC minutes before the aircraft brushed See C-GVCP. OF CONGO the roof of an apartment block in London, May 5 -- A press report, Shimizu and crashed at about 1630 CRASH, HAMMERFEST AIRPORT, dated today, states: Eleven people hrs. The crash site is a residential NORWAY were killed and only one survived area some 500 metres from JR London, May 3 -- A press report, when an Antonov 26 plane crashed Kusanagi Station. Morikuni and four dated May 1, states: Most of the 27 while preparing to land in the other senior officers were on board the passengers and the crew of three northeast Democratic Republic of helicopter. No local residents were escaped unhurt when a Wideroe Congo (DRC) city of Kisangani, Okapi, injured in the accident. airliner crashed at Hammerfest a United Nations-sponsored radio London, May 4 -- A press report, Airport Sunday afternoon (May 1). station reported today. Twelve people dated today, states: A Shizuoka The captain was about to abort a were aboard the aircraft, including six Prefectural Police helicopter crashed landing due to high winds when a crew members, when the plane in a residential area after clipping the roof of an apartment Tuesday (May 3), sudden squall brought the aircraft to crashed on Wednesday near Lubutu, killing all five people on board, police the ground. The landing gear on the some 130 kilometres from the DRC's third largest city Kisangani, said and firefighters said. The roof of an right side collapsed, the wing and one Okapi. The plane had been chartered apartment building shows the impact propeller hit the runway, bringing the by the private company, Kisangani from a Shizuoka Prefectural Police aircraft to a grinding halt, partly Airlines List. A KAL official said the helicopter that crashed Tuesday in the outside the runway. All were plane had taken off from Kisangani's city of Shizuoka. The aircraft broke evacuated safely, and were sent to Bangboka airport early yesterday into pieces and went up in flames at hospital for a check-up. Three afternoon, heading for Isiro. It could around 1630, local time, right next to passengers received minor back not land in Isiro for unknown reasons an apartment building in Shizuoka's injuries. Hammerfest Airport will and headed back towards Kisangani. Shimizu Ward, police said. The tail remain closed until Monday noon, and The plane "hit a tree" before crashing, section fell into a nearby river. The the traffic is re-routed via Alta the KAL official said. Kisangani lies in fire was put out about half an hour Airport. a bend of the River Congo in a densely later. The victims were identified as London, May 4 -- A press report, forested region. DRC aviation Shinichi Saito, chief of the Shizuoka dated May 3, states: Wideroe Airlines authorities said they were aware of police force's traffic control section; has introduced stricter limits for the accident, but were unable to give Teruo Morikuni, the pilot; and three landing and take-off in strong wind at further details. others in Saito's section, Teruyuki Hammerfest Airport, following Kobayashi, Shinji Masuda, and Minoru Suzuki. Nobody on the ground Sunday's (May 1) dramatic crash, in CRASH, MELBOURNE AREA, was injured, but the helicopter grazed which two passengers were slightly AUSTRALIA See VH-UPS. the roof of an apartment building and injured. This means that passengers hit the front of a car in the building's will be facing more delays and CRASH, NAISH HILL, SOMERSET, parking lot, according to police. Nine cancelled flights in future, Wideroe UNITED KINGDOM people in four households live in the admits. We are doing this to reduce London, May 1 -- A press report, apartment building. The helicopter the risk for future incidents. It will dated Apr 30, states: A man has died had been monitoring an expressway affect regularity when we introduce after the light aircraft he was flying jammed with Golden Week traffic. The even stricter limits for wind crashed into a field in North Somerset. crash occurred in a residential area conditions, but a responsible airline The man had just taken off from a about 500 metres south-east of JR must put safety ahead of regularity small landing strip on a nearby farm Kusanagi Station where a nearby and other commercial considerations, when he apparently got into junior high school sits. The cause of says flight chief Bjoern Saelensminde. difficulties. His plane was seen to the crash was not immediately known. Wideroe will also invest in a new wind struggle before hitting powerlines and A resident said the rotor had almost warning system which will be tested coming down at Naish Hill near stopped moving as the helicopter fell out at Hammerfest. Both the airline Clapton-in-Gordano. The pilot, who with its left side facing downward. and the Air Investigation Board are has not been named but was in his According to witness accounts, the now investigating Sunday's accident. 70s, was pronounced dead at the helicopter erupted into flames about five minutes after impact, and the The captain was about to abort a scene. Emergency services were called bodies of some of the crew could be landing due to high winds when a to the field at 1245, BST. Some buildings nearby lost power for a time seen in the river. (See issue of May 4.) sudden squall brough the aircraft to because of the damage to the elctricity the ground. The landing gear on the lines. The crash site will be examined EMERGENCY LANDING, IRKUTSK, right side collapsed, the wing and one by officials from the Air Accidents RUSSIA propeller hit the runway, bringing the Investigation Branch. London, May 4 -- A press report, aircraft to a grinding halt, partly dated May 3, states: A Tupolev-154 outside the runway. CRASH, SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE, passenger aircraft has made an JAPAN emergency landing in Irkutsk after a CRASH, LUBUTU AREA, London, May 3 -- A press report, collision with a bird in airspace over DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF dated today, states: A police helicopter the city. Nobody was hurt, the CONGO inspecting traffic conditions brushed airport's authorities have said. The London, May 5 -- A press report, the roof of an apartment block in aircraft, en route from Yekaterinburg dated today, states: Eleven people Shizuoka prefecture today, crashed to to Khabarovsk via Irkutsk, had 74 were killed and one survived when an the ground and caught fire, killing the passengers and eight crew on board. Antonov 26 aircraft crashed while pilot and four other officers on board, The collision occurred as the aircraft preparing to land in the north-east of law enforcers said. The helicopter was about to land. The cockpit and the Democratic Republic of Congo, called Sky Fuji No 1 left a police air fuselage were damaged. The aircraft landed safely, but departure had to be UN-sponsored radio reported tonight. base in Oigawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, postponed for more than eight hours. Twelve people were aboard the at about 1440 hrs, and pilot Teruo Morimkuni radioed that he was flying Transit passengers were provided aircraft, including six crew members, over central Shizuoka prefecture about accommodation at the airport's hotel. when the aircraft crashed yesterday 45 minutes later. At about 1610 hrs, near Lubutu, some 130km from the helicopter said that it was some EMERGENCY LANDING, Kisangani, Okapi radio said. There 1,500 metres above Shizuoka's LISBON AIRPORT, PORTUGAL was only one survivor, it said. The Numazu and had no problems. The London, Apr 29 -- A press report, aircraft had been chartered by the pilot reportedly told the base that the dated yesterday states: A Continental private company Kisangani Airlines. helicopter would soon land in Airlines aircraft carrying 168

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27 Aviation/Product Recalls passengers to New York made an could have resulted in a serious Wellington. emergency landing at Lisbon airport accident if repair work had been under London, May 3 -- A press report, today after the pilot detected a way at the time. The Construction and dated May 4, states: A New Zealand problem with the aircraft's hydraulic Transport Ministry's Aircraft and Post mail plane exploded over south system, officials said. No injuries were Railway Accidents Investigation Taranaki last night in a fireball, reported, airport spokesman Rui Commission dispatched three killing two crew members. Farmers Oliveira said. The Boeing 757 aircraft investigators because the incident heard a huge bang then felt the returned to Lisbon airport shortly could be categorized as a serious ground shudder and smelled aviation after taking off at 0942, GMT, Oliveira incident that could jeopardize air fuel as the Metroliner aircraft en route said. The pilot asked the airport safety under the Civil Aeronautic from Auckland to Blenheim went authorities to enact emergency Law. The ministry also will remove down. Emergency crews worked in procedures but the aircraft landed the 18 air traffic controllers from duty heavy rain and wind to try to locate safely, Oliveira said. Officials gave no and require them to undergo further the courier aircraft in hill country further details, but Portuguese training. Haneda Airport has three 7km east of Stratford. The New television channel S.I.C. said runways--A, B and C. According to the Plymouth fire service found the technicians worked on the aircraft's airport, runway A has been closed on fuselage about 2330. Residents said brakes after it landed. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays some of the falling wreckage had hit a from 2130 until 0700 since April 6 for farmhouse. Callers flooded 111 lines EMERGENCY LANDING, repair work to runway marker lights. shortly after 2220 after hearing an NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL Aircraft that would usually depart explosion at the time as the Maritime AIRPORT, VIRGINIA, from or land on runway A during Safety Authority reported an aircraft UNITED STATES those hours have been redirected to had disappeared off the Christchurch London, May 2 -- A press report, runway C, which runs parallel to A. air traffic control radar. NZ Post dated May 1, states: A Continental But on Friday night, the team in the confirmed that the aircraft was one of Airlines jet made an emergency control tower failed to confirm its eight AirPost aircraft specially landing at Norfolk International aviation information as required by equipped to carry mail around the Airport on Saturday (Apr 30). The law and all the controllers forgot country. Spokesman Ian Long said it Boeing 757 with 105 people aboard about the runway closure. As a result, was carrying a pilot and co-pilot but no landed safely at mid-afternoon. landing clearance was given to JAL other passengers. NZ Post would today Airport officials said the flight, en Flight 1158 and JAL Flight 1036 to begin investigating how the tragedy route from Cleveland to Tampa, was land on runway A after it had closed. occurred and whether any of the mail diverted to Norfolk after the pilot There were no work vehicles on the was recoverable. NZ Post expressed its reported smoke in the cabin. Scores of runway when JAL Flight 1158 landed condolences to the families of the crew. firefighters from the airport's fire because the work was scheduled to After the crash police had appealed for department and the Norfolk fire start at 2300. Air traffic control had residents to stay home to speed up the department were in position around also given landing clearance to Flight rescue efforts as farmers flooded into the airport and along the runway as 1036. But the next air traffic control lanes and roads to look for the the jet came in. The jet taxied unaided team, due to take over at 2200, wreckage, which was spread over a to a regular airport concourse where noticed the error and told the considerable area. firefighters went aboard and the controllers on duty to redirect the London, May 4 -- A press report, passengers were taken off. The smoke flight to runway C. The aircraft dated today, states: A mail aircraft has cleared quickly. Its source was unclear circled the airport until it landed on crashed in New Zealand, killing two Saturday. There was no sign of a fire runway C. All airlines, including JAL, crew members and scattering debris or electrical problem. The only "hot were informed of the temporary across several hectares of farmland. spots" that were found were said to be runway closure. But under the Investigators are now at the scene of typical for such an aircraft in normal aeronautic law, pilots must follow the crash. Witness Jeff Hunger said operation. Firefighters released the jet directions given by air traffic control. the aircraft was on fire, before it came to mechanics who began their own Because the JAL captains had down last night. "It was just an search for the problem. In the confirmed that runway A would be almighty burst of light and then it just meantime, Continental staff worked to closed from 2130, they sought sort of dropped out of the sky, sort of book the passengers onto regular reconfirmation of the landing like teardrops falling out of the sky flights out of Norfolk to their instructions four times, but air traffic really," Mr Hunger said. Police said destinations. control gave incorrect advice each hundreds of parcels were scattered on time. The pilot of Flight 1036 told air the ground after the aircraft came INCIDENT AT HANEDA AIRPORT, traffic control that he would down. Aviation authorities and police JAPAN recommence the landing based on his have begun investigating the cause of London, May 2 -- A press report, own judgment that an accident might the crash. dated Apr 30, states: A Japan Airlines occur. The controllers approved his London, May 4 -- A press report, aircraft carrying 51 passengers landed decision. dated May 3, states: A mail freight on a runway that had been closed for aircraft crashed in a fireball over repairs at Haneda Airport on Friday MID-AIR EXPLOSION ON northern New Zealand, killing the two (Apr 29) because air traffic controllers INTERNAL FLIGHT, pilots, police said today. The forgot about the closure. JAL Flight NEW ZEALAND Metroliner aircraft operated by 1158 from Obihiro, Hokkaido, landed London, May 3 -- A press report, Airpost crashed near the rural town of at 2140. Two minutes later, another dated today, states: A cargo aircraft Stratford late last night after it JAL aircraft from Sapporo was with two pilots aboard exploded in disappeared from radar on a flight preparing to land on the same runway, mid-air over New Zealand's North from the northern city of Auckland to but was redirected when air traffic Island on Tuesday (May 3) night, Blenheim on South Island, the controllers realized the runway was according to news reports. The plane National Search and Rescue Co- closed. There were no injuries as there disappeared over the town of ordination Centre said. Witnesses were no work vehicles on the runway Stratford, 350km north-west of outside Stratford reported a loud at the time. According to Haneda Wellington, and emergency services explosion and fireball, and a search Airport, all 18 air traffic controllers on were flooded with calls reporting a helicopter found wreckage of the duty had forgotten about the closure, mid-air explosion and fireball, Radio courier aircraft shortly before and three who were in charge of the New Zealand reported. As police midnight, spokesman Steve Corbett closed runway gave landing clearance mounted a search for the wreckage said. Ground searchers found the by mistake. Although captains of the they appealed to people to stay indoors bodies of the two pilots in the two aircraft queried the instructions a to leave roads free for emergency wreckage, police said. Police Inspector total of four times, two controllers vehicles. The plane was reported to be Tom Ireland said wreckage was overseeing the landings said the carrying mail for the New Zealand scattered over three kilometres. "The instructions were correct. The error Post service between Auckland and aircraft came down from 20,000 ft so

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28 Aviation/Space Vehicles/Product Recalls the impact has been quite Cessna 172 (N8314L) was operated by launch date for the first shuttle's substantial," he told National Radio. American Patrols Inc. of Midland. The return to flight. The next possible Crash investigators would find out if company had no immediate comment. launch window is from July 13 to 31. the aircraft exploded in mid air. Midland Fire Department Battalion Because of new safety rules Chief Russ Conley confirmed both implemented after the Columbia N106PM people on board died. accident, NASA has only limited London, May 4 -- Cessna T210N London, May 2 -- Cessna 172-I opportunities to launch Discovery. The (Centurion II) N106PM crashed near (Skyhawk), N8314L, operated by new rules, for example, restrict the Kalispell, Montana, at 2141, May 3, American Patrols Inc, while on a U.S. space agency from launching at while on a flight from Kalispell to pipeline patrol operation, with two night. In addition, the release of the Casper, Wyoming. The aircraft was persons on board, crashed, at 1807, external fuel tank as the shuttle destroyed. The two persons on board UTC, Apr 28, south-east of Midland, reaches orbit must take place when were killed. Texas. The aircraft was destroyed and there is enough light for clear London, May 5 -- A press report, both persons on board died. photography. -- Reuters. dated today, states: A small aircraft (Cessna T210N, N106PM) en route to VH-UPS Casper, Wyoming, and then Dallas London, May 5 -- Cessna A150L, VH- crashed and burned in the mountains UPS, operater Royal Victorian Aero east of Kalispell, Montana. Authorities Club, Moorabbin Aerodrome, Victoria, say yesterday's accident killed the crashed while recovering from an husband and wife who were on board. aerobatic flight manoeuvre at Officials didn't immediately identify Healesville, Victoria, at 0030, UTC, the victims, but the aircraft was Apr 24. The pilot was killed and the registered to a Whitefish, Montana, aircraft was destroyed. FOLDING CHAIRS, company called Papa Mike Aviation L- UNITED STATES L-C. The aircraft disappeared from London, Apr 29 -- A press report, radar shortly after taking off from dated Apr 28, states: A Florida Kalispell. company is recalling about 1.5 million children's folding chairs that can N3691T suddenly collapse and have caused London, May 1 -- A press report, fingertip amputations of four dated Apr 30, states: A small airplane youngsters. Seven other children crashed into the marsh near Chena suffered finger lacerations, according Marina today, killing the pilot and DELAY OF LAUNCH OF SHUTTLE, to the Consumer Product Safety injuring a female passenger. The pilot, Commission, which planned to a man, was pronounced dead at the CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES -- SPACE announce tomorrow the recall by Atico scene. The passenger was taken to International USA Inc. of Fort Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, said Melbourne, Fla, Apr 28 -- NASA plans to delay the launch of space Lauderdale. Defective safety locks can Assistant Chief Al Sparks of the cause the chairs, made in China, to Chena Goldstream Volunteer Fire shuttle Discovery, the first shuttle set to fly since the 2003 Columbia unexpectedly collapse or fold, trapping Department. The Taylorcraft's yellow a child's fingers in the hinges. With fuselage could be seen in heavy brush. accident, from May until July, an official familiar with NASA's metal tubing and padded seats, the Rescuers waded in water up to their chairs are red, blue, yellow and green waists around the crash site, a large timetable said today. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, and stand about 22 inches high. A swampy field at the foot of Chena label beneath some chairs bears the Hills. The National Transportation said the decision was made by NASA's new administrator, Michael Griffin, company name. Hardware, discount Safety Board was called to investigate department, toy, grocery and drug the cause of the crash, said Alaska and would be formally announced tomorrow. The U.S. space agency stores nationwide sold the chairs from State Troopers Sgt. David Drvenkar. September 2002 through until April of The airplane may have crashed after today temporarily halted preparations for Discovery's launch while managers this year, for about $10 each or $30 for takeoff, he said. "We have indications a set of four with a table. that it was (taking off) but that's still debated nagging concerns that debris being investigated," Drvenkar said. could damage the spacecraft during liftoff. Shuttle program managers met GAS FIREPLACES, Three investigators arrived at the UNITED STATES scene soon after the crash. at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to talk about the likelihood of London, Apr 28 -- A press report, London, May 3 -- Taylorcraft Model dated yesterday, states: The U.S. F-19 (Sportsman 100), N3691T, ice formations on the shuttle's fuel tank and the possible effects if they Consumer Product Safety Commission, crashed on take-off from Chena in cooperation with Heat & Glo Marina Airport, Alaska, at 0115, May broke off during the ship's climb and hit the orbiter. A piece of insulating announced a voluntary recall of about 1, while on a flight to Fairbanks, AK. 7,800 Heat-N-Glo Gem 36 and Gem 42 The one person on board was killed. foam from the tank hit the shuttle Columbia during its launch in gas fireplaces. The recall is due to gas January 2003, damaging the orbiter's in the fireplace can accumulate prior N3895D to burner ignition. When ignition London, May 3 -- Bell 206L-1, wing, which broke apart as the shuttle attempted to return through the takes place, it can cause the glass N3895D, operated by Monarch window to shatter and create a risk of Enterprises Inc., struck the tail rotor atmosphere for landing. Seven astronauts died. NASA grounded its burns or lacerations from broken and main rotor during descent to the glass. Heat & Glo has received 21 bottom of the Grand Canyon at 1645, remaining three shuttles for extensive refurbishments, particularly to the reports of shattered glass, including local time, May 2. The pilot was long four minor injuries. Dealers and lining with sling loads to the bottom. massive external fuel tank, which holds the fuel consumed during the distributors of Hearth products The aircraft descended vertically into nationwide sold the fireplace from the trees causing substantial damage. shuttle's 8-1/2-minute climb into orbit. In addition to revamping how the July 2002 through April 2005 for between $2,380 and $2,700. N8314L tank's insulating foam is applied, as well as replacing some areas of London, Apr 29 -- A press report, HONDA MOTOR VEHICLES, dated yesterday, states: Two people suspect foam, NASA engineers have been analyzing the threat of ice CHINA died today when their small aircraft London, Apr 27 -- Guangzhou Honda crashed in a pasture near the West formations and the possibility that they could break off, as the foam on Automobile Co will recall 7,469 of its Texas town of Midkiff, authorities Fit model sedans in China for possible said. Federal Aviation Administration Columbia's tank did, and damage the ship. NASA has targeted May 22 as a brake problems, China's General spokesman Roland Herwig said the Administration of Quality A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

29 Product Recalls/Port Conditions

Supervision, Inspection and models - made between 1999 and 2004. La Spezia: No vessels awaiting berths. Quarantine said on its website Hyundai sales and marketing Savona: No vessels awaiting normal yesterday. The recall of the 1.3 litre manager Howard Spencer said the berth. No vessels awaiting special and 1.5 litre engine models is due to models might have a misaligned brake berth. -- Lloyd's Agents. possible faulty connections inside the tube, but the chances of brake failure Genoa, May 2 -- Port situation May 2: brake boosters, which could require were minor. "We've had no problems Genoa and Savona: No vessels drivers to apply extra pressure on with cars in New Zealand. We were awaiting berths. La Spezia: Four their brakes in order to stop the notified of the issue from our service vessels awaiting normal berths, vehicle. The recall begins today and department in Korea." Mr Spencer average delay one day. -- Lloyd's ends on Jul 25. Guangzhou Honda, said Hyundai would be sending out Agents. Honda Motor Corp's joint venture with letters to car owners today to organise Guangzhou Automobile Group in repairs free of charge. southern China, will inspect and fix the connections without charge. The recall involves Fit sedans produced t between Nov 7 and Dec 19, 2004.

HYUNDAI MOTOR VEHICLES, NEW ZEALAND London, Apr 27 -- A press report, dated today, states: Hyundai New Zealand is recalling 179 Hyundai ITALY Grandeurs - 3-litre and 3.5-litre Genoa, Apr 27 -- Port situation Apr 27: Genoa: No vessels awaiting berth.

Port Delays

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

Australia Abbott Point 03-May-2005 Coal: One vessel at berth, 1 at anchor; 13 vessels due by 30/5; up to 1 day’s delay expected. Brisbane 03-May-2005 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth; Five vessels due by 20/5; up to 2 days delay expected. Dalrymple Bay 03-May-2005 Coal: Three vessels at berth, 31 at anchor; 44 vessels due by 30/6; 20- 30 days delay expected. Vessels are berthing in order of cargo availability. Shippers have a certain entitlement of coal shipped through the terminal. If they exceed their entitlement, additional vessels are moved further down the list, with a resulting additional delay in berthing. Dampier 03-May-2005 Iron ore: Shippers are experiencing some grade/stockpile problems. Some vessels will berth out of turn and the berthing lineup may change at short notice. Parker Point: One vessel loading at berth, 5 at anchor; 8 vessels due by 17/5; up to 7 days delay expected; East Intercourse Island; One vessel loading at berth, 4 at anchor; 10 vessels due by 15/5; up to 6 days delay expected; a shift to lay-by on completion of loading always possible. Gladstone 03-May-2005 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: Two vessels at berth, 4 at anchor; 32 vessels due by 29/5; up to 6 days delay expected; Barney Point: 1 vessel in berth; 8 vessels due by 20/6; no delays expected. CQPA have proposed a shutdown of Barney Point shiploading activities commencing 06:00 16/5 and completion 06:00 26/5 for section replacement of wharf deck. Hay Point 03-May-2005 Coal: One vessel at berth, 8 at anchor; 6 vessels due by 8/5; up to 10 days delay expected. Newcastle 03-May-2005 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: Three vessels at berth, 4 at anchor; 29 vessels due by 16/5; Dykes 4+5: 1 vessel at berth, 2 at anchor; 16 vessels due by 16/5; Kooragang and Dyke terminals:1-4 days delay expected. Port Hedland 03-May-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: One vessel loading at berth, 7 vessels due by 8/5; 1-4 days delay expected; “B” berth: 1 vessel loading at berth, 1 at anchor; 7 vessels due by 10/5; up to 2 days delay expected; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island “C” berth): 1 vessel due 7/5; no delays expected; “D” berth: 1 vessel loading at berth, 1 at anchor; 5 vessels due by 12/5; 1-3 days delay expected. Port Kembla 03-May-2005 Coal: Three vessels at anchor; 11 vessels due by 30/5; CB1: no vessels; up to 2 days delay expected. Port Walcott 03-May-2005 Iron ore: Two vessels loading at berth, 2 at anchor; 17 vessels due by 19/5; up to 4 days delay expected; cargo grade shortages and stockpile may result in vessels berthing out of turn; shippers request that load plans be submitted as early as possible (8 days) so they can co-ordinate stockpiles more effectively; shippers advise that stores, air freight and baggage can no longer be delivered to the vessel or taken off at berth, but must be delivered/removed by launch.

Brazil Paranagua 03-May-2005 Twelve vessels berthed of which 2 fertiliser dischargers, 2 pellets loaders, 2 containers, 1 sugar loader, 1 reefer loader, 4 other loaders; 14 vessels waiting in roads, of which 12 to load (2 sugar, 4 pellets, 1 reefer, 5 other vessels), 2 container vessels to discharge; 46 vessels due over the next 7 days. Rio Grande 03-May-2005 Two vessels berthed of which 1 soya meal loader, 1 lumber loader; 3 vessels waiting in roads; 48 vessels due over the next 10 days.

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Santos 03-May-2005 Sixteen vessels berthed of which 1 fertiliser discharger, 2 sugar loaders, 1 full container loader/discharger, 2 wheat dischargers, 1 bulk soya loader, 1 bulk sulphur discharger, 1 other discharger, 7 other loaders/dischargers; 14 vessels waiting in roads; 27 vessels due over the next 7 days; Sao Sebastiao 03-May-2005 Six vessels berthed, 6 waiting in roads; 5 vessels due over the next 10 days. Vitoira 03-May-2005 One sugar loader berthed; Terminal Vila Velha: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Tubarao: 1 pig-iron loader, 1 iron ore loader, 1 other loader; Praia Mole: 2 steel products loaders, 2 coal dischargers, 1 granite loader; Portocel: 1 cellulose loader; Ubu: no vessels; 24 vessels waiting in roads; 24 vessels due.

Bulgaria Bourgas 03-May-2005 Fourteen vessels in port of which 11 loading (1 empty, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate,1 profiles, 1 cigarettes, 1 metal, 3 coils, 1 barite concentrate,1 scrap, 1 container), 3 discharging (1 billets, 1 kaolin, 1 container); 4 vessels in roads of which 3 to load (1 empty, 1 steel sheets, 1 coils), 1 to discharge coal; 7 vessels due of which 5 to load (1 equipment, 1 container, 2 coils, 1 ammonium sulphate), 2 to discharge (1 container, 1 iron ore). Varna 03-May-2005 Varna East, Varna West, Balchik: Thirty-one vessels in port operating of which 21 loading (5 sunflower seeds, 2 scrap, 2 bulk wheat, 5 soda, 1 silica sand/chamote, 1 equipment, 1 kaolin, 1 fertiliser, 2 silica sand, 1 hydrochloric acid, 1 bulk cement), discharging (6 bulk coal, 1 copper concentrate, 2 phosphate), 3 discharging/loading containers.

Chile Antofagasta 02-May-2005 Three vessels berthed, 4 berths vacant; 11 vessels due this week to load/discharge concentrates, bulk copper, containers and general cargo. Valparaiso 02-May-2005 Two vessels berthed, 6 berths vacant; 3 vessels anchored; 12 vessels due this week.

Egypt Alexandria 02-May-2005 Thirty-two vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 28 general cargo, 2 bulk carriers, 1 containers, 1 passenger vessel; 12 vessels dry-docked; 15 vessels at inner anchorage, 5 at outer anchorage. Damietta 02-May-2005 Fifteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 8 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 3 containers; 6 vessels at outer anchorage. Suez Canal 02-May-2005 Twenty-six vessels transiting Northbound, 28 Southbound.

Israel Ashdod 03-May-2005 No labour problems. Three general cargo vessels loading at berth, 10 vessels discharging at berth (8 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 3 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 1 general cargo vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge, 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load/ discharge (1 containers, 1 tanker); 1 vessel awaiting orders; 24 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Haifa 03-May-2005 No labour problems. Five vessels discharging at berth (1 general cargo, 4 bulkers), 9 vessels loading/discharging at berth (4 containers, 4 tankers, 1 passenger vessel); 1 general cargo vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge, 4 tankers waiting at anchorage to load/discharge; 2 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 12 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Pakistan Karachi 02-May-2005 Four vessels loading at berth (3 rice, 1 ethanol), 2 discharging at berth (1 crude oil, 1 steel coils), 2 loading/discharging containers; 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge crude oil; 7 vessels due (4 containers, 1 general cargo, 1 HSD, 1 ethanol), with no delays expected. Port Qasim 02-May-2005 One vessel loading fish at berth, 12 vessels discharging at berth (11 ore, 1 crude oil); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load containers, 15 waiting at anchorage to discharge (2 containers, 11 ore, 1 canola seeds, 1 phosphoric acid); QICT berth: 1 vessel loading/discharging containers.

Russia Novorossiysk 02-May-2005 Twenty-one vessels in port operating of which 19 loading (1 bulk cement, 1 bulk fertiliser, 1 WRIC/steel sheets, 3 scrap, 1 pig iron, 1 pipes, 1 steel billets/coils, 1 wheat/copper, 1 coper, 1 WRIC/steel billets, 1 bulk urea, 1 coils/steel sheets, 1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 paper/ cellulose, 1 wheat, 1 UANS, 1 D/O), 2 discharging (1 bulk sugar, 1 construction materials); 14 vessels in roads of which 13 to load (3 coils, 3 pig iron, 1 steel billets/pipes, 2 bulk cement, 1 steel billets, 1 sheat, 1 steel sheets, 1 D/O), 1 to discharge equipment; 73 vessels due of which 67 to load, 6 to discharge (1 bulk NPK, 1 non-ferrous metal, 2 steel, 2 ore); Oil terminal: 2 tankers loading crude oil at berth; 4 tankers in roads, all to load crude oil; 8 tankers due, all to load crude oil.

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Spain Cadiz 02-May-2005 Seventeen vessels in port of which 6 operating (3 Ro/Ros, 1 containers, 1 semolina, 1 wheat), 11 vessels under repair; no delays. Sagunto 02-May-2005 Twenty-six vessels in port operating of which 16 discharging (15 steel products, 1 logs), 3 loading (1 cement, 1 baled scrap, 1 bulk fertiliser), 6 Ro/Ros discharging/loading general cargo, 1 vessel loading/discharging steel coils; no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delays at present.

Sri Lanka Colombo 03-May-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. Seventeen vessels loading at berth (16 containers/ feeders, 1 cement blocks on pallets), 19 vessels discharging at berth (15 containers/feeders, 1 bagged sugar, 1 steel billets, 1 bulk urea, 1 general cargo); no vessels waiting at anchorage; 1 vessel under repairs, 3 dry-docked, 1 under arrest; 1 vessel at new tanker berth; 8 container/feeder vessels due, with no delays expected.

Ukraine Mariupol 03-May-2005 Four vessels in port operating, all loading (1 steel, 1 pig iron, 1 fire-clay, 1 barley); SRY: 1 equipment vessel; 5 vessels in roads, all to load (3 steel, 1 coal, 1 equipment); 50 vessels due of which 45 to load (19 steel, 11 coal, 1 kaolin, 9 fire-clay, 1 sunflower beans, 1 pitch, 1 equipment, 1 barley,1 wheat), 2 to discharge (1 pipes, 1 kali sulphate), 3 to discharge/load containers.

United States Houston 03-May-2005 Normal 40 ft. 0 ins. max. channel draft reported. Channel open under normal traffic. LDC Dreyfus terminal: 2 days delay expected; Cargill terminal: no delays expected. Kalama 03-May-2005 Kalama export terminal: 3 days delay expected; United Harvest terminal: 1 day’s delay expected. New Orleans 03-May-2005 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays:Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: no delays expected. Cargill-Westwego: 2 days delay expected. ADM/Ama: 3-4 days delay expected. Bunge/Destrehan: 2 days delay expected. ADM/ Destrehan: 3-4 days delay expected. ADM/Reserve: 3-4 days delay expected. Cargill/Reserve: 1 day’s delay expected. Peavey/Paulina: Closed. Zen-Noh/Convent: 1-2 days delay expected. Cargill/Baton Rouge: no delays expected. Mississippi River mid-stream buoys - estimated berthing delays based on new vessel presented as load-ready and weather permitting: Mile 121.5 ADM (Gemini) - Destrehan: no delays expected; Mile 158.0 Cargill (K2) - Convent: no delays expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: 3 days delay expected. Ten-day forecast for Carrolton Gauge/New Orleans: expected to decrease to 8.1 ft. by 13/5/05 Mississippi River recommended draft restrictions: SW Pass to Pilottown - 47 ft. for all vessels; Pilottown to Nola – 47 ft. for all vessels; New Orleans (Mile 233.5) to mile 180 in. - 45 ft. for all vessels (vessels with drafts up to 47 ft. have been handled but are approved by pilots on a case-by-case basis based on current river conditions); Note: Motiva Convent dock No. 1 is restricted to a maximum draft of 38 ft, (fw) until dredging is completed. Dock No. 2 is restricted to 30 ft, (fw); Mississippi River Gulf outlet: 34 ft. from Bouy 1 - Mile 28.3; 36 ft. from Mile 28.3 - Mile 66.9 Portland 03-May-2005 Columbia Grain terminal: 2 days delay expected; CLD Irving terminal: no delays expected; CLD, O Dock terminals: no delays expected. Tacoma 03-May-2005 Temco terminal: 2 days delay.

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