Lloyd’s Casualty Week contains information from worldwide sources of Marine, Non-Marine and Aviation casualties together with other reports Lloyd's relevant to the shipping, transport and insurance communities CasualtyWeek July 9 2004 Pride of America claim will be paid in full nsurers led by Basler The owner NCL America said that In the German consortium, Basler Securitas in Bremen have it had agreed a new delivery date for Securitas in Bremen is the leading Iagreed to pay in full the the Pride of America for June 6, 2005. insurer, with Allianz and most other estimated euro150m ($178m) claim The ship was originally scheduled for German companies still doing hull on the newbuilding Pride of delivery at the end of April 2004. work participating. America, Lloyd’s List understands . Extensive Allianz is said to carry below 10% of The nearly-completed 72,000 gt the risk. Norwegian Cruise Line vessel sank in “The repairs will be extensive and the early hours of January 14 while at will be fully covered by the The Bremerhaven sinking of the the fitting-out quay of the settlement reached with the Pride of Americais the latest setback in Bremerhaven shipyard Lloyd Werft. insurers,” NCL America said. The a series of major disasters hitting completion work represented a insurers covering shipyards. Three decks were under water — continuation of the contractual including the diesel-electric propulsion arrangements already in place In November 2002, a fire at system. The cause of the sinking has between NCL and Lloyd Werft, the Mitsubishi yard in Nagasaki hit not yet been established. owner said. “NCL will fund the Carnival’s 108,806 gt Diamond completion works as they are carried Lifted Princess, reportedly causing $250m in out and the total cost of the ship to damage. In September 2003, hurricane NCL once delivered will not be The vessel was later lifted by Dutch Maemi caused $65m to $75m in materially different than if the operator Smit. The Pride of America damage to yards. January incident had not occurred.” was built from a half-completed hull that came from the US. On October 17, 2003, HAL’s 60,000 gt The $380m conversion job was Westerdam was damaged in a fire at insured under a conversion policy for The shipyard had to file for protection Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard near $300m, including delay and delivery from creditors as a result of the Venice, with a loss of $50m to $70m, cover. The risk is being led by the accident and has been operating under according to market estimates. a receiver since then. Lloyd Werft German market holding 50% with refused to comment yesterday on the participation of London and other insurance payment and said a international insurers insuring the Herbert Fromme statement would be made tomorrow. rest. Lloyd’s List Correspondent

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

BRITISH chem/oil GBR LR 23,682 35,858 2001 Reported grounded in Beira access channel ENTERPRISE carrier Jun 29. Refloated Jun 30 with tug assistance. At outer anchorage, awaiting divers from Maputo.

ENA 2 tanker DEU — — — 1972 In collision with c.c. Pudong Senator at Hamburg Jun 28. Hull damage, double-hull cavities flooded. Grounded & partially sank after arriving at berth. Booms deployed. Righted Jul 4.

GLOBAL WINNER bulker PAN KR 81,152 161,121 1997 Reported Jun 25 aground about 290 km east of Singapore, after striking coral reefs Jun 24. Several holes and tanks breached/flooded. Salvage services being rendered. Cargo: Iron ore.

KIRAN PACIFIC bulker TUR GL 21,968 38,300 1987 Grounded amidships on reef W of Reykjavik, in lat 64 04.63N, long 22 08.88W, Jun 26. Holed in forepeak & No 1 ballast tank, some flooding. Salvors on scene. Refloated Jun 28 & arrived Straumsvik harbour. Redelivered to owners Jul 5.

NAZEK T. general PRK HV 1,798 2,230 1970 Sank in Constantza South Harbour Jun 26. Salvors on scene. Salvage operations not commenced as of Jul 6. Cargo: Timber and caustic soda.

NORDKING general SWE LR 1,155 1,472 1976 Had main engine breakdown about 15 miles east of Sjaellands Reef. Tug Sohesten towed to Vejle. Cargo was discharged. Tow then continued to Soby for repairs.

ORANJE NASSAU trawler NLD — 458 — 1993 Reported fire in engine-room in lat 52 25N, long 04 07E, Jun 29. Fire reported extinguished by vessel's own systems. Coast Guard & other vessels alongside. Towed into Ymuiden Jun 30, where remains Jul 6. Machinery room severely damaged.

P&O NEDLLOYD ro-ro GBR GL 29,259 27,930 1981 Reported drifting off Sydney Jun 29 due to problem with engine flywheel. Scraped by a small fishing vessel while drifting, no damage. Assisted into Botany Bay same day by a tug. Subsequently sailed Jul 2.

SAGA JANDAIA general HKG 29,729 47,027 1998 Grounded 3,300 metres, nine degrees from Kannonzaki lighthouse, Okinawa prefecture, Jun 13. Refloated Jun 20. Cargo: Steel coils (25,729 tonnes)

SILVER STREAM fishing GBR — 263 — 1968 Had serious fire while at Grimsby docks Jun 10, as a result of repair/maintenance work. Damping down operations continuing Jun 11. No decision taken regarding vessel's fate as of Jul 6. Effected repairs await insurance investigation.

SKIATHO general GRC — 1,360 1,379 1972 Had fire in engine-room Jun 28 while at Volos anchorage. Fire extinguished by vessel's crew. Towed into Volos port same day. Sailed Jul 2 after inspection, no repairs required.

SUNSHINE KING general — — 248 — — Reported Jul 1 vessel grounded near Zambales after encountering bad weather. All crew rescued and taken to Zambales. Salvage not commenced as of Jul 2. Cargo: Fertiliser.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List compensation as a fund for future ecological preservation. As for the Reports appear in alphabetical public sector, on the first anniversary of order under the following the oil spill Hau Lung-bin, then headings and relevant page Environmental Protection number: Administration (EPA) chief vowed to seek NT$1 billion in compensation. Three months later, Taiwan received Marine, including Overdue ALASKAN VENTURE NT$61.3 million in compensation for the & Missing Vessels 1 See Drew Foss clean-up costs. The payment marked the first time the nation’s public sector Port State Control 9 ALEXANDER THE GREAT (Greece) has received compensation for marine Rijeka, Jul 1 — Passenger ro/ro pollution. However, the compensation was for the clean-up only and did not Seizures & Arrests 9 Alexander the Great is still at Bijela under arrest. Next hearings should take include damages or lawyers’ fees. In place within a month. No works are January 2003, Hau said the agency had Pollution 10 underway. — Lloyd’s Agents. requested an additional NT$900 million in compensation from the insurance company but the amount was reduced Weather & Navigation 11 ALGOCEN (Canada) London, Jun 25 — Bulk Algocen in negotiations to NT$350 million. At (18089 gt, built 1968) experienced that time, EPA officials said that Earthquakes 15 engine trouble near Becancour Jun 24 Norwegian lawyers estimated it might while downbound in the St. Lawrence have taken four or five years for a Seaway, forcing the vessel’s crew to drop decision to be made. The vessel’s owners Volcanic Activity 16 anchor. also paid a NT$9 million fine to the London, Jun 29 — A hole was found in Pingtung County Government last year. Political & Civil Unrest 16 the No 2 starboard ballast tank of bulk Algocen (18089 gt, built 1968) in the ANDREW J.BARBERI (U.S.A.) port of Baie Comeau, Jun 26. London, Jun 28 — A press report, Kidnappings 20 Montreal, Jun 30 — Bulk Algocen is on dated Jun 23, states: Workers at the its way to Hamilton, Ontario with ETA, Caddell Dry Dock in West Brighton, New York, have completed six months of Labour Disputes 20 Jul 2. Damage must have been small and probably temporary repairs were repairs on ferry Andrew J.Barberi and done for it to complete the season. — the vessel is now undergoing test runs Awards & Settlements 24 Lloyd’s Agents. of various kinds, in expectation of getting Coast Guard certification. It could be back in service in a couple of Railway Accidents 24 ALMUDAINA (Madeira) Singapore, Jun 28 — Crude oil tanker weeks. Almudaina sailed from Singapore on London, Jun 30 — A press report, Computer Systems 25 Jun 27. — Lloyd’s Agents. dated today, states: Staten Island ferry Andrew J.Barberi goes back into service today. The repaired and refurbished Miscellaneous 25 AMORGOS (Greece) London, Jun 26 — A press report, ferry is scheduled to make its first run dated today, states: The first at 1030 hrs from St. George. Mayor Fires & Explosions 26 compensation made to Taiwanese Bloomberg and family members of those individuals in connection with an oil who died in the Oct 15 disaster will be spill by bulk carrier Amorgos has been on board. The mayor will dedicate a Aviation 29 received by the Hengchun Fishermen’s plaque to the victims. Repairs to the Association in Pingtung County, the ferry cost $5.9 million. Investigators are Product Recalls 33 group’s leader said yesterday. More still looking into what caused the than 4,000 group members affected by accident. No charges have yet been the spill should be compensated by filed. Port Conditions 33 August, he said. On Jan 14, 2001, Amorgos, Panaji for Shangha,i with iron AQUA SIERRA (Cyprus) Monrovia, Jun 30 — General cargo Port Conditions charts 34 ore, ran aground near Kenting National Park in Pingtung County due to bad Aqua Sierra is still in port. There are no weather. Four days later, 1,150 tonnes personnel on board. The Port Authority of fuel oil remaining in the vessel began and agent do not know vessel’s to leak, contaminating 6,987 square departure date and destination. Vessel’s metres of the Lungkeng Ecological condition is worsening. — Lloyd’s Reserve. The accident caused serious Agents. water pollution, damaged coastal ecological systems and interfered with ARROYOFRIO DOS fishing in the area. After spending (Canary Islands) months cleaning up the polluted coast, See “Brittany, France” under both public and private sectors sought “Pollution.” compensation from Assuranceforeningen Gard, ARTOMORO I (Belize) representing the vessel’s owners. London, June 28 — A press report, According to association executive Yeh dated June 2, states: A rescue team was Ming-shun, US$3.6 million, which is searching yesterday for at least five about 92% of the granted compensation, people still missing after cargo ship was transferred into the association’s Atmoro I (? general cargo Artomoro I, account on Thursday (Jun 24). The 411 gt, built 1980, not Atmoro I as remainder is scheduled to be reported in issue of June 3), operated by transferred on Jul 14. “We have to PT Surya Timur Sejahtera, capsized in conduct a meeting after Jul 14 to decide the waters off the eastern island of how to compensate our members,” Yeh Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara said. He said that most association (NTB) province. Fourteen victims members agreed to use part of the survived the accident that occurred on

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Friday (May 28) in bad weather, BRITISH ENTERPRISE (U.K.) Fal estuary. Dutch lifting barge rescuers in the NTB capital of Beira, Jun 29 — Local agents of Cormorant would then transfer the Mataram said yesterday. The vessel chemical/oil carrier British Enterprise wreck onto another barge which would capsized at about 2000 hrs near Moyo (23682 gt, built 2001) advise that vessel be towed back to Brest. (See issue of island while sailing from Surabaya to is reported to have grounded in the Jun 29.) Wangaipu, East Nusa Tenggara. It left Beira access channel at 1354 hrs. London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated Surabaya at about 1000 Thursday However, we would advise that most Jun 30, states: A salvage operation to carrying cargo that included two cars cases occur due to the low water in the raise the wreck of fishing Bugaled and a truck, and a range of channel when a vessel is coming to Breizh has run into more difficulties. merchandise. The ship was manned by berth. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — An attempt to lift the vessel ended at least 19 crew members, including British Enterprise sailed Durban Jun 27 when a cable broke. It is believed the master, who was among the for Beira.) during a lifting attempt a cable broke survivors, said Mataram Search and Beira, Jun 30 — Chemical/oil carrier and the hull fell five metres back to the Rescue Agency head Ida Bagus Gde British Enterprise was refloated at 0019 seabed. The operation, which is being Budisma. Officials at the Surabaya this morning assisted by tugs. At the run by the French Navy and a Dutch port said that in addition to the 19 moment the vessel is at the outer salvage company, is surrounded in crew members, the ship was also anchorage waiting for divers from secrecy. However, the families of the carrying 30 passengers when it left the Maputo. — Lloyd’s Agents. five dead crew said that the French port. However, this was denied by news agency AFP reported the cable Budisma. He quoted the master BRITOIL 4 (Singapore) incident. The families, who have been identified as Anthon, as saying the ship Ymuiden, Jun 25 — Wijsmuller at the scene, said they were concerned capsized after being struck by strong Salvage B.V. refloated grounded barge any further damage to the boat may waves in waters off Sumbawa. Budisma Britoil 4 on Jun 23. Refloating was make the investigation into what said five of the survivors were rescued achieved using the SvitzerWijsmuller happened more difficult. (See issue of by another cargo ship travelling from salvage tug Albatros. A Wijsmuller Jun 30.) Waingapu to Surabaya. The survivors salvage team consisting of divers, were taken to a hospital in Surabaya technicians, a salvage master and a CAMEL ACE (Belize) for treatment. Eight other survivors salvage manager from India and The Yokohama, Jul 1 — General cargo picked up by the rescue team were Netherlands assisted in the operation. Camel Ace (3748 gt, built 1983) had later transferred to Surabaya by car, in The monsoon weather and the shallow engine trouble proceeding in the coordination with the vessel’s operator. foreshore made this operation difficult Kanmon Strait to Korea at 1050, Jun Another survivor, identified as Petrus and as such a special floating towing 28, and anchored in the strait. — Nongo from Sumba, was found by connection had to be established. The Lloyd’s Agents. (Note — Camel Ace fishermen in the waters near Belanting barge is currently awaiting permission sailed Mizushima Jun 27 for Incheon.) village north of Lombok island, after to enter port and it has a slight list due spending three days and nights in the to a breached compartment caused by CAPE AFRICA (Taiwan) sea. He is currently receiving medical the grounding. — Wijsmuller Salvage London, Jun 25 — Following received treatment at the Selong General BV. from the bulk Cape Africa Joint Hospital in East Lombok. Budisma Ymuiden, Jun 26 — Wijsmuller Operations Committee, timed 1200, could not say why information on the Salvage BV delivered the refloated today: The cargo-lightening vessel, bulk accident was only received on Sunday. barge Britoil 4 back to its owners this Bandar will arrive in False Bay today It may have been because the ship’s morning, after the SvitzerWijsmuller and the SMIT Salvage team hope to radio was not working. He said the salvage tug Albatros was allowed by the begin the cargo removal phase of the search was continuing for the five authorities to tow the barge into the Cape Africa salvage operation as soon missing crew members four days after port of Mangalore. Due to the slight list as is possible. The cargo removal the accident. the authorities had considerable operation is weather dependent and difficulty in allowing the barge to come will begin during the hours of daylight ATMORO I in, but in a close co-operation between but will continue 24 hours a day, wind See Artomoro I. Wijsmuller Salvage B.V., our Indian and swell conditions permitting. It is Salvage Manager and the barge owners expected that at least five full, good- BALTIC FJORD (Norway) these problems were overcome. The weather working days will be needed in London, Jun 25 — Information Certificate of Delivery was order to complete the first phase of the received from Sandnes states: subsequently signed at 1100, local time, cargo removal operation, which will According to owners, general cargo this morning. — Wijsmuller Salvage entail the removal of some 78,000 Baltic Fjord will complete repairs on BV. tonnes of iron ore. Bandar will then sail Jul 15. for the port of Saldanha to discharge BUGALED BREIZH (France) the first load of iron ore cargo, before BARONESSA (Norway) London, Jun 28 — A press report, returning to remove the balance of the London, Jun 30 — Information dated today, states: Salvors of the cargo, some 66,000 tonnes, from Cape received from Sandnes, dated today: sunken fishing Bugaled Breizh hope to Africa, including that from the Ferry Baronessa completed repairs May lift it from the seabed off Cornwall structurally damaged hold No.3. Once 20, and returned back to normal tomorrow. If the ship remains afloat all cargo has been removed, it is service. after being raised, it will be towed expected that Cape Africa will be towed directly to Brest. Otherwise it will be to Cape Town - during a period of good BERGE NICE attached to a floating barge and towed. weather and along a predetermined (French Southern Territories) Salvors attempted to lift the boat on route from False Bay. Repairs will be London, Jun 30 — A press report, Friday, but bad weather forced them to undertaken once the bulk carrier is dated today, states: Lpg Berge Nice in a postpone the attempt. berthed in Cape Town. After the collision in the Magellan Strait in May London, Jun 29 — A press report, lightening operation, the area of has finally left Chile after undergoing dated today, states: The operation to structural damage in hold No.3 will be repairs in Talcahuano ship yard. (Note recover the wreck of fishing Bugaled above the waterline and the salvage — Berge Nice sailed Talcahuano Jun 26. Breizh off the Cornish coast will team will complete temporary repairs to Santiago, Jun 30 — Lpg Berge Nice continue today. The French prosecutor, hold No.4 prior to it being towed to a completed repairs and sailed Roland Esch, said in a statement that port. Talcahuano Jun 26 for Bahia Blanca. — the operation had been held up because London, Jun 28 — A press report, Lloyd’s Agents. of bad weather and the swell off the dated today, states: At the weekend, Lizard. More equipment for the bulk Bandar began removing the iron BLUE HORIZON (Greece) recovery operation has arrived at ore cargo from bulk Cape Africa, which Bari, Jun 24 — Passenger ro/ro Blue Falmouth docks. The salvage plan has been anchored in False Bay for Horizon arrived and sailed Bari Jun 21. involves towing the wreck of Bugaled several weeks.Bandar is to take 78,000 — Lloyd’s Agents Breizh into calmer waters, possibly the tons of ore off the ship, sail to

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Saldanha, where the ore is to be Maassluis, Jun 30 — Bulk Conger will tanks appear so far to be undamaged discharged, and return to False Bay to leave Jul 5. Everything has been according to tests, authorities said. remove the remaining 66,000 tons. By repaired. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Norddeutsche Affinerie said in a yesterday afternoon, Bandar had statement: “As a result of the damage removed 37,000 tons. Removing 78,000 CORDELIA (Liberia) done to the outer hull in the collision, tons is likely to take five days of good London, Jun 29 — C.c. Cordelia, water appears to have entered the space weather. The intention is to lighten Colombo for Damietta, passed Port Said between the acid tanks and the hull and Cape Africa so that the hole, 20 metres Jun 21. caused the ship to capsize.” by five metres, in its hull is above the Hamburg, Jun 29 — Non specific waterline. Another reason for reducing CORYO NO.302 (South Korea) tanker Ena 2 carrying 960 tonnes of the vessel’s draught is that this will See Suk Jeong No.505 sulphuric acid has capsized after a enable it to enter a South African port. collision with c.c. Pudong Senator in the Once all the cargo has been removed, DIAGORAS (Greece) port of Hamburg, injuring 11 people, Cape Africa will be towed to a port for See “Crews of Dane Sea Line Ferries” and causing a pollution scare. A fire repairs. Fully laden, it draws too much under “Labour Disputes.” brigade spokesman says nine dock water for any local port. It was for this workers and two police officers have reason that the South African Maritime DREW FOSS (U.S.A.) been taken to hospital with burns from Safety Authority (Samsa) gave London, Jun 29 — Tug Drew Foss (198 acid fumes, while many dead fish have permission for the ship to be anchored gt, built 1977) towing barges Alaskan been seen floating in waters near where in False Bay while the salvors tried to Venture and ZB355, parted its towline the accident happened. The cause is not repair the hull. Cape Africa has been while transitting Seymour Narrow, immediately clear, but police say they towed closer inshore in the bay to give it Campbell River, BC, at 0640, PDST, Jun are investigating the captain of the and Bandar more protection from the 26. tanker. The fire brigade says the swell while the cargo is being removed. vessel’s acid tanks appear to be Tugs and pollution vessels have been on ELEFTHERIA (Panama) undamaged. A spokesman says about standby since Cape Africa entered False Ravenna, Jun 30 — Bulk Eleftheria six tonnes of the vessel’s load has Bay. sailed Ravenna Jun 28 for Piraeus. — escaped so far, but water measurements Lloyd’s Agents. show there has been no major CELTIC SPIRIT (Bahamas) environmental damage. — Reuters. London, Jun 30 — General cargo Celtic ENA 2 (Germany) London, Jun 30 — Non specific tanker Spirit, Tallinn for Warrenpoint, laden London, Jun 29 — Following received Ena 2, carrying 960 tonnes of sulphuric with sawn timber, ran aground off Suur- from Hamburg Port Authority, timed acid, collided with c.c. Pudong Senator Pakri island, Estonia, Jun 13. Owners 0945, UTC: Non specific tanker Ena 2 and capsized in Hamburg, leaving 11 arranged for tugs, barges and cranes (built 1972), loaded with 960 tonnes of people injured. The 62-metre tanker, and part cargo was lightened. The cargo, was in collision with c.c. Pudong which belongs to Europe’s largest vessel was refloated with the assistance Senator (53324 gt, built 1997) outbound copper producer, Norddeutsche of three tugs. Lightened cargo was at the entrance to the Prakhafen, Affinerie, was heading for the port’s reloaded and Celtic Spirit proceeded to Hamburg, at 1830, yesterday. Pudong acid processing terminal on Monday Tallinn where all cargo has been Senator sustained only minor damage. evening (Jun 28) when it collided with dicharged to allow the vessel to drydock Ena 2 continued towards its berth but the 4,500 teu containership. NA said in for repairs. Owners have declared on arriving there it grounded and a statement: “As a result of damage General Average. partially sunk. It is now resting on the done to the outer hull in the collision, London, Jul 1 — General cargo Celtic bottom with part of its hull above the water appears to have entered the space between the acid tanks and the hull and Spirit arrived at Paldiski on Jun 19. water. London, Jun 29 — A press report, caused the ship to capsize.” Ena 2 is dated today, states: Eleven people were lying upside down with its hull jutting CHUN NA (South Korea) injured by acid burns or inhalation of out of the water. The tanker was twin- Yokohama, Jun 25 — Bulk Chunana ( fumes following a collision between Ena hulled, but part of the sulphuric acid ? general cargo Chun Na 1999 gt, built 2, loaded with 960 tons of sulphuric has leaked from the ventilation system 1982) was in collision with fishing Kou acid, and Pudong Senator in Hamburg into the port. Nine dock workers and Maru, 5 gt, which capsized after it had yesterday. After the collision a cloud of two policemen were taken to hospital been involved in an earlier collision sulphur drifted over the port, injuring with burns from acid fumes, a with an unidentified vessel. Chun Na nine workers and two policemen, while spokesman for the fire brigade said. was in collision with Kou Maru, 4,000 some fish have been observed floating Around the capsized tanker, fish have metres, 301 degrees from breakwater dead in the harbour area. The outer been dying. Salvage operations were lighthouse in the port of Kikuma skin of the double-hulled Ena 2 was scheduled to start this morning. A Prefecture at 2318, Jun 18. Two crew damaged and double hull cavities floating crane from Bremerhaven members of the fishing vessel were flooded and a boom has been placed should help with the operations. It was rescued by Taisei Maru at 0115, Jun 19. around the harbour mouth to prevent expected to arrive in Hamburg late Kou Maru was towed by consort vessel acid spilling into the harbour basin. The yesterday. Fire brigade officers secured and arrived at Shin Kurushima cause of the accident is still unclear, the scene of the accident and secured Dockyard at 1150, Jun 19. Japan Coast according to a spokesman. The Pudong the tanker. “The crucial point is when Guard is now investigating. — Lloyd’s Senator sustained minimal damage and we will lift the ship on Wednesday,” the Agents. continued its voyage towards the North spokesman said. The 36-year-old master Yokohama, Jun 25 — General cargo Sea, intact. A floating crane is of the tanker delivered a blood sample, Chun Na arrived at Yokohama on Jun proceeding to the site to begin salvage the examination of which will take some 24. — Lloyd’s Agents. work on the Ena 2. days, according to a fire brigade London, Jun 29 — Chemical tanker spokesman. Pudong Senator, owned by CMA CGM HISPANIOLA (U.K.) Ena 2, carrying 960 tonnes of sulphuric German shipping company Laeisz, San Juan, PR, Jun 30 — C.c. CMA acid, collided with c.c. Pudong Senator remained undamaged. CGM Hispaniola arrived San Juan Jun and capsized in the port of Hamburg, London, Jun 30 — A press report, 20 and sailed Jun 21 for Rio Haina. injuring 11 people, authorities said this dated today, states: The salvage of There was a technician on board from morning. Nine dock workers and two tanker Ena 2 is to begin today. A first Maersk Sealand Technical police officers were taken to hospital floating crane arrived on scene Organisation, Copenhagen. Purpose of with burns from acid fumes, a yesterday morning. Preparations for technician unknown. — Lloyd’s Agents. spokesman for the fire brigade said. salvage began yesterday. Twenty-five Ena 2, belongs to Norddeutsche firefighters and workers of the salvage CONGER (Cyprus) Affinerie, Europe’s largest copper company Harms were at the petroleum London, Jun 24 — Bulk Conger producer. It was heading for the port’s port to secured the tanker. At 2100 arrived Rotterdam, in tow of tug acid processing terminal when the yesterday a second large floating crane Marzamemi, 1520, Jun 23. collision happened. The vessel’s acid was expected from Bremerhaven. The

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 3 Marine walls of the four nearly filled acid GUDRUN GISLADOTTIR (Iceland) limit. It was also reported that the 13 tanks of Ena 2 remained intact upto Trondheim, Jun 24 — Sel¯y Indonesian crew members on board had yesterday evening. By the air supply Undervannservice inform that all abandoned the craft. The MPA pipes of the tanks however attempts to refloat fishing Gudrun immediately deployed two patrol craft approximately 3.2 cubic metres of acid Gisladottir have been stopped by the and two fire-fighting craft to rescue the was lost into the harbour basin and as Norwegian authorities. Norwegian crew members and to put out the fire. a result 10,000 young fish have died. newspapers report that this is due to an Ten of the crew members were rescued. At 0800 today further details of the excess of several million Norwegian Of the rescued crew, one was uninjured salvage are to be discussed. Werner kroner for attempts up to now. In while nine others, who were injured, Marnette, chairman of the board of the addition the discovery of extended were sent to the Changi General north German Affinerie (WELL) says damage to the hull complicates the Hospital. Seven of the injured crew then the tanker is to be salved: First work. The situation today is that the members were given outpatient the the ship is to be turned, the vessel will remain “as lies” on the treatment at the hospital. The sulphuric acid removed from the bottom. The oil onboard will, however, remaining two injured crew members tanks. be removed. Only a political decision on were subsequently transferred to the London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated the highest level may change the Singapore General Hospital for Jun 30, states: Salvage experts have situation. — Lloyd’s Agents. treatment of their burns. The MPA is delayed refloating chemical tanker Ena conducting search and rescue 2 that sank in Hamburg port while GUY V.MOLINARI (U.S.A.) operations for three missing crew divers check how its dangerous cargo London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated members. After the fire was put out, the can best be discharged, emergency Jun 30, states: A loss of power on one of craft was towed into port, where it services said. Salvage experts are also two tugs escorting the new ferry Guy subsequently anchored in shallow examining whether a giant crane V.Molinari (built 2004) led to an waters, north of Changi General brought into position to raise the vessel accident last week that damaged one of Purpose Anchorage, in lat 01 20N, long needs additional steel cables to support the vessel’s propellers. The vessel was 104 02.8E, at about 0455 hrs. At about it. “We want to take as few risks as leaving its shipyard for trials in waters 0625 hrs, the vessel sank at the position possible to make sure the ship doesn’t off Wisconsin, according to a city where it was anchored. There was no break up,” emergency services officials spokesman. The loss of power caused report of any oil pollution. The MPA is said. They said divers would examine the ferry “to drift outside the navigation investigating the incident. the tanks to decide how and when the channel and come in contact with an London, Jun 25 — A press report, they could best be discharged. A 1,000- underwater obstruction,” possibly a dated today, states: The Maritime and metre security zone has been set up piling, according to city Department of Port Authority is searching for three around the area where the stricken Transportation spokesman Tom Cocola. Indonesian crew members missing after vessel is lying in the harbour, and a The Coast Guard is investigating the general cargo Jambi Jaya caught fire number of companies located in the incident, which occurred where the off Singapore’s coast early this morning. port area have been temporarily Menominee River enters Green Bay, a They are among 13 Indonesian evacuated. part of Lake Michigan. Guy V.Molinari crewmen who abandoned their wooden was taken back to the Marinette, Wis., vessel when it caught fire. The 45- FAIR MARE (Liberia) shipyard where divers inspected it for metre vessel, had left Pasir Gudang Dubai, Jul 1 — Crude oil tanker Fair damage. The vessel has been sidelined Port in Malaysia carrying 450 tonnes of Mare is still at Fujairah anchorage and in the meantime, as workers prepare to cargo. The shipment contained raise it and replace the damaged is expect to be there for couple more fertiliser, metal pipes and other goods propeller with another originally weeks. — Lloyd’s Agents. and was headed for its home port of intended for ferry September 11 under Jambi in Sumatra, Indonesia. The construction. Officials say it should not vessel was passing through Singapore GLOBAL WINNER (Panama) further delay delivery of Guy V.Molinari waters at about 0100, today. It was just London, Jun 25 — Understand salvage to New York Harbour. four kilometres south-east of Changi services are being rendered by when it caught fire. All 13 Indonesian Wijsmuller Salvage BV, under Lloyd’s HALLGARTH (U.K.) crew members on board abandoned Open Form, to bulk Global Winner Newport, Jun 30 — Tug Hallgarth ship. The MPA was alerted and (81152 gt, built 1997) which is aground sailed Newport Jun 29 for Bristol. — deployed two patrol boats to the rescue. near Singapore. Lloyd’s Agents. Ten men were picked up within an hour, Ymuiden, Jun 25 — Wijsmuller one of whom was uninjured. Nine of Salvage BV, have been instructed by the HOEGH MINERVA (NIS) them were sent to the Changi General shipowners to refloat fully loaded bulk See under “Miscellaneous.” Hospital. Seven of them received Global Winner from its grounding outpatient treatment while two were position 180 miles east off Singapore HUMBER ARM (Bermuda) later sent to the Singapore General Straits. The vessel has several tanks London, Jun 29 — General cargo Hospital’s Burns Unit. Two fire fighting and holds breached/flooded. A Humber Arm arrived Civitavecchia Jun craft were also sent to put out the fire. Wijsmuller Salvage BV skeleton team 13. At about 0500 hrs, the damaged vessel from Singapore is already in the area was towed to an anchorage point, just with further teams coming in from The INTERMAC 404 (U.S.A.) 2km off Changi Naval Base. Barely one- Netherlands and Singapore in support. London, Jun 24 — An Argentinian and-a-half hours later, the cargo vessel The necessary equipment and Hydrographic Department Navigation sank. It’s not known what caused the supporting craft are mobilised in as Warning, dated Jun 17, states: Barge fire on board the vessel. The wreckage well for the required refloating Intermac 404 is sunk in lat 39 47.6S, is lying under 12 metres of water on the preparations, which potentially will long 49 49.6W. Tugs Gulf Rambler and sea floor. MPA says the salvage include cargo lighterage. — Wijsmuller Luchador are standing by in the operation will be the responsibility of Salvage BV. vicinity. the company which owns the vessel. London, Jun 29 — A press report, MPA says the vessel belongs to the dated today, states: Hyundai Merchant JAMBI JAYA (Indonesia) Indonesian company PT Pelayaran Marine appointed Svitzer Wijsmuller to London, Jun 25 — A press release Sabang Raya Indah. It’s understood the refloat bulk Global Winner which ran from the Maritime & Port Authority of owners will engage a Singapore aground about 290 kms east of Singapore, dated today, states: At about company to salvage the wreckage. Singapore. Global Winner, chartered by 0058 hrs, today, the Maritime and Port London, Jun 26 — A press report, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, Authority of Singapore (MPA) was dated today, states: The search for three Posco, was carrying as much as 160,000 informed that there was a fire on board Indonesian seamen reported missing tonnes of iron ore when it hit coral reefs wooden general cargo Jambi Jaya (521 after general cargo Jambi Jaya caught on Jun 24, said Kim Hong In, a gt, built 1980), which was about four fire and sank off Changi will resume spokesman at Hyundai Merchant kilometres south-east of Changi, in lat today. It was temporarily stopped at Marine, which operates the ship. 01 17N, long 104 03E, outside the port about 1900, yesterday, when darkness

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 4 Marine set in, after Maritime & Port Authority KAPITAN ENGLER (German) KLITSA (Canada) (MPA) craft had scoured the area for Ipswich, Jun 24 — Tug Kapitan Engler London, Jun 29 — Ro/ro Klitsa (348 gt, about 18 hours. They had started looking (139 gt, built 1965) arrived Lowestoft built 1972) lost propeller while docking for the men, one of whom was the May 25, from Denmark, with engine at Telegraph Harbour, Kuper Island, sunken Indonesian vessel’s master, from problems. Repairs were carried out and BC, at 1007, PDST, Jun 26. the time the blaze was put out around vessel sailed Jun 17. — Lloyd’s Agents. 0100. A spokesman for Budiman {Note — Kapitan Engler subsequently KOU MARU Shipping and Forwarding, the vessel’s arrived Falmouth Jun 21.) See Chun Na. Johor-based agent, said the two warded sailors worked as oilers in the engine- KIRAN PACIFIC (Turkey) LIBERTADOR SAN MARTIN room of the 438-tonne craft that was London, Jun 27 — Following received (Panama) headed for Jambi in southern Sumatra, from Reykjavik MRCC, timed 1715, Buenos Aires, Jun 29 — Product one of its regular ports of call. The UTC: Bulk Kiran Pacific (21968 gt, tanker Libertador San Martin: Repairs company’s operations executive, Mr built 1987), bound Straumsvik, loaded started Jun 8. The vessel sustained the Yusri Yusof, said the vessel had been in with cargo, grounded amidships on reef following damage: starboard plating good condition when it left Pasir Gudang west of Reykjavik in lat 64 04.63N, long and internals from stem up to in Johor at about 2200, on the night the 22 08.88W, at 1800, UTC, Jun 26. forecastle, store-room aft bulkhead and vessel caught fire. It was carrying 450 Vessel, which has 21 crewmen on board, between main deck and forecastle deck, tonnes of fertilisers and an additional all Turkish, is holed in forepeak and No bent, distorted and buckled affecting tonne of small metal pipes and sprayers. 1 ballast tank but there has been no fairleads rollers/foundations, bulwark, Police interviewed eight of the crewmen leakage reported. A Coast Guard vessel railing, stanchions, anchor pipe and yesterday, and arrangements are being is standing by and salvage experts from anchor shank in way. Forecastle upper made by the vessel’s Indonesian owner, Wijsmuller are boarding vessel at the deck & main deck below, variously PT Sabang Raya Indah Jambi, to help present time. waved and distorted. Starboard forward them return to Indonesia. Ymuiden, Jun 27 — The store-room burnt and distorted with all London, Jun 27 — Following received SvitzerWijsmuller salvage division surfaces soot and foam stained. from Singapore Port Operations, timed Wijsmuller Salvage B.V. was this Carpenter room shell plating and 0045, UTC: The three missing crew morning awarded the LOF-SCOPIC internals in way of forward and aft members from general cargo Jambi contract to provide salvage services to bulkheads and between upper deck and Jaya have still not been found, the the 33,000-ton alumni fully loaded bulk forecastle deck, heavily distorted and search is continuing. Kiran Pacific, which ran aground on holed all over. Bulbous bow plating London, Jun 29 — A press report, rocks/reefs yesterday evening about variously holed and distorted all over dated today, states: For almost 30 seven miles west-south-west of with internals in way heavily distorted minutes seaman Mohamad Ridwan Reykjavik. Several tanks of the 194- and torn off. Repairs are estimated to floated in the dark off the coast of metre long vessel are breached and be completed by mid July. — Lloyd’s Changi having jumped into the sea flooded. A Wijsmuller salvage team from Agents. without a lifevest when the heat of the the Netherlands and Iceland are on fire on general cargo Jambi Jaya, woke board as from this afternoon LOK PREM (India) him. It happened at about 0100 last determining the condition/situation See “Acceptance of Previously Rejected Friday (Jun 25). Yesterday, he and the based on which the salvage plan will be Cargo, Mombasa, Kenya” under seaman steering the vessel recounted fine-tuned and set into motion. Meetings “Miscellaneous.” their ordeal from the Indonesian with the relevant authorities have been embassy where they and six others started up. — Wijsmuller Salvage BV. MAGDA (Belgium) were getting ready to go home today. Reykjavik, Jun 28 — Bulk Kiran Maassluis, Jul 1 — General cargo Two others rescued are still warded in Pacific grounded on a reef at 1700, local Magda only sustained damage to the Singapore General Hospital for serious time, Jun 26, three to four miles outside hatches, and continued on voyage. — burn injuries. Mr Ruslan Abdul Ghani, Straumsvik harbour, the vessel’s port of Lloyd’s Sub-agents. 24, who was steering the wooden vessel, destination. Kiran Pacific is still sitting said the fire broke out in the engine- on the reef and a Coast Guard vessel is MARIO (Sierra Leone) room, which was behind him. It spread waiting close by. Owners and insurance London, Jun 30 — A press report, so quickly, he felt the flames burn the representatives have arrived on the dated today, states: Almost two years back of his T-shirt. “I took it off, ran to scene and are considering the after tanker Mario carrying 500 tonnes the side of the vessel and jumped into circumstances. — Lloyd’s Agents. of palm oil sank off the Sri Lankan the sea.” The 10 men were rescued by Ymuiden, Jun 28 — Bulk Kiran coast, a Singapore company is suing police patrol boats, which spotted the Pacific: The SvitzerWijsmuller salvage NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative burning vessel in Singapore waters division Wijsmuller Salvage BV has just for US$233,750, the sum insured for the some 4km off the Changi coast. Three succeeded in refloating the grounded cargo. According to legal documents men are still missing: Captain Heru vessel despite the fact that due to the Mario was transporting oil from Budi Santoso, 34, oiler Dani Haryadi, grounding numerous tanks had been Belawan to Nagapattinam when it sank 28, and engineer Candra Sartono Tjia, breached and flooded. Quick action by off the Sri Lankan coast, some 120 47. They too had jumped off the vessel the six-strong Wijsmuller Salvage team nautical miles off Mullaitivu. Ten into the sea like everyone else, said Mr was required considering the less then sailors, including a Singaporean ship Ruslan. An MPA spokesman said the sheltered location. Buoyancy regaining supervisor, abandoned the ship and search for the three missing crew was techniques were applied instantly to were marooned for several days, continuing. make use of the rising tide. This according to news reports at the time. resulted in a refloating of the vessel The company which insured the goods, JORGEN LAURITZEN (DIS) under command of the Wijsmuller Agritrade International, then filed a Yokohama, Jul 1 — Ref Jorgen salvage master around 1400, local time. claim with NTUC Income. But NTUC Lauritzen (14406 gt, built 1991), The vessel is presently manouevred to a Income is challenging the claim based Kawasaki to Busan, and c.c. Sandra holding area for inspection purposes on several anomalies, according to its Azul (60117 gt, built 1994), Busan to and is awaiting port entry. — statement of defence. First, it disputes Yokohama, were in collision 2.4 nautical Wijsmuller Salvage BV. the age of the vessel. It says Agritrade miles, 95 degrees from Yokohama Reykjavik, Jun 29 — Bulk Kiran had misrepresented the age of the Honmoku Breakwater Lighthouse at Pacific refloated on the high tide at vessel in an email when the premium 2312, Jun 23. — Lloyd’s Agents. (Note 1430, Jun 28, with the assistance of a for the cargo was being firmed up. In an — Jorgen Lauritzen sailed Dalian Jun small harbour tug. The vessel entered email, the company had stated that the 20 and arrived Kawasaki Jun 23, Straumsvik harbour at about 1600 hrs, vessel was built in 1988. NTUC Income sailing Jun 25 for Matarani. Sandra where discharging operations said inquiries after the claim was filed Azul sailed Busan Jun 22 and arrived commenced. Hull inspections are being showed Mario had been built in 1974. Yokohama Jun 23, sailing Jun 29 for carried out by divers and underwater According to NTUC Income, this Nagoya.) cameras. — Lloyd’s Agents. representation was “material” as it

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Tug Belawan to Nagapattinam, but the ship incident occurred at 0129, Jun 26, when Massai due on scene at 0020, UTC. had allegedly made a stop in Penang the vessel started to list to port. The London, Jun 30 — Following received days before it sank. The insurer says attempts to correct listing were from Den Helder MRCC, timed 0900, the deviation discharges it from its unsuccessful, with the vessel being UTC: Trawler Oranje Nassau arrived liability, according to the laws of the partially sunk at 0230 hrs and sinking Ymuiden at 0611, UTC, brought in by Marine Insurance Act. (Note Mario was completely at 0600 hrs. Information two tugs. reported to have sunk about Aug 2, available at present indicates that the Maassluis, Jul 1 — Trawler Oranje 2002.) vessel’s fuel tanks are tight and at Nassau had a fire in the engine-room. present there being no risk for The fire was put out by the men on MIGHTY CONFIDENCE (Cyprus) pollution. There were no victims, the board. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Rio de Janeiro, Jun 24 — Bulk Mighty vessel’s crew members succeeding in Confidence is expected to remain at saving themselves in time. Preliminary OSIRIS (Netherlands) ENAVI Repair Yard for another 15 days. reports of Constantza Port Authority Plymouth, Jun 28 — General cargo — Lloyd’s Agents. are that the casualty was due to Osiris was towed from Plymouth by tug inappropriate stowage of the wooden Alexandra on Jun 26, bound for MISS BERDIE (U.S.A.) logs. Arrangements are now made for Rotterdam to effect necessary repairs. Portland, Oregon, Jun 24 — Fishing the vessel to be refloated and — Lloyd’s Agents. (See issue of Jun 23.) Miss Berdie is in for repairs at Fred discharged, the shipowners reportedly Maassluis, Jun 29 — General cargo Wahl Marine Repair Co. Reedsport, instructing for these operations a divers Osiris arrived at Rotterdam, in tow of Oregon. — Lloyd’s Agents. company known as “Shark”. — Lloyd’s tug Alexandra, on Jun 28. — Lloyd’s Agents. Sub-agents. MIYA (Belize) Bucharest, Jun 29 — Operations to Maassluis , Jul 1 — General cargo London, Jun 30 — Following refloat general cargo Nazek T. have not Osiris is in dry dock at Eemhaven navigation warning broadcast today: commenced yet, as the diving company Damen Dock 8. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Sunken wreck of cargo vessel 1205 tons are reportedly still estimating the costs (general cargo Miya) exists in lat 34 07 for the operations. The operations are P&O NEDLLOYD TARANAKI (U.K.) 09N, long 132 59 16E. also delayed due to the difficulties London, Jun 30 — Following received encountered by the Port Authority in from Australia MRCC, timed 0030, NAN CHANG RUN identifying the vessel’s hull UTC: Ro/ro/c.c. P&O Nedlloyd Taranaki See Zhong Hang 902. underwriters. — Lloyd’s Agents. (29259 gt, built 1981) reported engine Bucharest, Jun 30 — General cargo problems with flywheel and drifting off NAZEK T. (North Korea) Nazek T. is still lying in the same Sydney at 0200, local time, Jun 29. Constantza, Jun 27 — General cargo position, and refloating operations have While adrift a small fishing vessel Nazek T. (1798 gt, built 1970), loaded not yet commenced. Constantza Port scraped alongside, no damage to either with soda and wood, sank in Authority estimates that refloating may vessel. P&O Nedlloyd Taranaki was Constantza South Harbour between take at least a month once the assisted by tug into Botany Bay, 0100 and 0500, Jun 26. Multraship operation begins. — Lloyd’s Agents. arriving at 1730, local time, same day, Romania, Holland and Titan Maritime where it remains. dispatched their salvage teams to the NORDKING (Sweden) spot. During dive survey, salvors closed London, Jun 25 — Reported that PACIFIC FUTURE (U.S.A.) vent pipes bunkers on deck temporarily. during the evening of Jun 14 general Portland, Oregon, Jun 24 — Trawler Owners or agents unavailable to answer cargo Nordking, SDHJ, (1155 gt, built Pacific Future completed repairs Jun 21 salvors’ calls. Apparently the vessel is 1976), while on passage to Vejle, with a and is now proceeding to Newport, not insured but there are rumours of cargo of steel coils, experienced a main Oregon. — Lloyd’s Agents. P&I cover. Total situation is unrealistic engine breakdown, approximately 15 for salvors and the only thing they can miles east of Sjaellands Reef. Tug PANTOKRATORAS (Cyprus) do is to wait for news and/or orders Sohesten, OZEX2, connected to and See under “Pollution.” from parties concerned and/or towed casualty to its destination and authorities. — Multraship Romania Srl. upon completion of discharge, to Soby PATMOS (Greece) (Note — Nazek T. arrived Constantza for repairs. (Note — Nordking sailed See “Crews of Dane Sea Line Ferries” Jun 16 from Tripoli, Lebanon.) Oxelosund Jun 13, arrived Vejle Jun 15 under “Labour Disputes.” London, Jun 28 — A press report, and departed Jun 16 for Soby.) dated Jun 27, states: General cargo PING YANG NO.5 (Cambodia) Nazek T., of the Democratic People’s OCEAN LAPIZ (India) Yokohama, Jun 25 — General cargo Republic of Korea, capsized and sank Mumbai, Jun 28 — Anchor handling Ru Yi Quan, China for Osaka, was in early yesterday at Constantza port in tug Ocean Lapiz (366 gt, built 1977) collision with general cargo Ping Yang eastern Romania. Nazek T., which is had water ingress through sounding No.5 proceeding to Nishinomiya, 1,800 bound for North Africa, capsized at pipes which contaminated the bunker metres, 118 degrees from 0130, local time, yesterday, while being fuel oil resulting in the engine stopping Nogutsunajima Lighthouse in Ehime loaded with timber and caustic soda, during the night of June 21. It was Prefecture at 0202, Jun 13. No oil spill, the Romanian News Agency reported. towed to Porbander June 22 for repairs personal injury or water ingress caused All 13 sailors on board escaped unhurt and after successful completion the tug to either vessel. — Lloyd’s Agents. before the vessel sank one hour later, proceeded to Vadinar on June 25. — according to the report. The caustic Lloyd’s Agents. PONTA DO SOL (Portugal) soda on board the vessel, totaling some Ponta Delgada, Jun 25 — General 500 tons and loaded in air-proof OCEAN PACIFIC I (Panama) cargo Ponta do Sol sailed St. Michael’s containers, will not spill and pollute the See “Crew on Panamanian Vessel” Jun 24. — Lloyd’s Agents. water, port officials said. A preliminary under “Labour Disputes.” investigation blamed improper loading PRINCESS OF THE PACIFIC for the accident, a Romanian TV ORANJE NASSAU (Netherlands) (Philippines) reported. London, Jun 30 — Following received Manila, Jun 28 — Ro/ro Princess of the Bucharest, Jun 28 — General cargo from Den Helder MRCC, timed 0001, Pacific, which ran aground Jun 23, Nazek T. sank at berth No.110 of UTC: Trawler Oranje Nassau, PGOI, remained stranded off Nogas island in Constantza South Agigea, during the (458 gt, built 1993), six persons on Anini-y, Antique province in central night of Jun 25-26, on finalising loading board, reported a fire in the engine- Philippines as of 1030 hours today. The

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Philippine Coast Guard said that the ROSEBANK (U.K.) Chin Chanz crew will disembark at distressed vessel was listing 3.5 degress Maassluis, Jun 28 — General cargo Guadalupe’s next port of call for to port although it’s 178 passengers and Rosebank is currently at Techno subsequent repatriation. 82 crew remained safe. The salvage tug Maritiem in Ridderkerk and is expected London, Jun 24 — Following notice to Primo attempted to free the vessel on to be ready in about two - three months. mariners broadcast today: The fishing Thursday (Jun 24). Primo, however, — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. vessel on fire has sunk. was only able to move the fantail of Princess of the Pacific by about three RU YI QUAN (China) SILVA (Cambodia) feet when the towlines broke. The Coast See Ping Yang No.5. Esbjerg, Jul 1 — The situation Guard said that the tug was regarding general cargo Silva remains encountering difficulties in freeing the SAGA JANDAIA (Hong Kong) unchanged. — Lloyd’s Agents. (See vessel because of the strong southeast Yokohama, Jun 25 — General cargo issue of Jun 10.) winds prevailing in the area. Primo is Saga Jandaia (29,729 gt, built 1998) scheduled to make another attempt to laden with 25,949 tonnes of steel coil, SILVER STREAM (U.K.) tow the vessel today, the Coast Guard ran aground about 3,300 metres, nine London, Jun 24 — A press report, said. Princess of the Pacific was on its degrees from Kannonzaki Lighthouse in dated Jun 11, states: A fire which tore way from Manila to Zamboanga port in Okinawa Prefecture at 1125, Jun 13. No through £1-million trawler Silver Mindanao when it developed engine oil spill or water ingress. — Lloyd’s Stream (263 gt, built 1968) containing trouble in the vicinity of Nogas island Agents. gas and fuel was like a “pressure and drifted into shallow waters. — London, Jun 25 — Understood general cooker” waiting to explode. Crews from Lloyd’s List Correspondent. cargo Saga Jandaia was refloated Jun across North East Lincolnshire were London, Jun 30 — Reported salvage 20. called to extinguish the blaze on services to ro/ro Princess of the Pacific Grimsby Docks at around 1330 are being rendered by Malayan Towage SAMOS FLYING DOLPHIN I yesterday and were still damping down & Salvage, under Lloyd’s Open Form. (Greece) the ship this morning. The fire is Also reported vessel has 87 containers London, Jul 1 — Lloyd’s Casualty thought to have been started onboard. representatives in Piraeus report: accidentally by welding equipment, Manila, Jul 2 — Salvors attempting to During the afternoon of Jun 30, while used while Silver Stream, was being release ro/ro Princess of the Pacific sailing from Fournos, Ikarias bound for refurbished in dry dock. Staff from revealed today that the vessel’s engine- Pythagoreio, hydrofoil Samos Flying some nearby businesses had to be room was flooded with seawater and it Dolphin I (142 gt, built 1980) sustained evacuated because of the smoke would take weeks before it could be damage to the port main engine. The billowing from the blaze, which could refloated. The ferry remained stranded vessel had 61 passengers onboard. The have been poisonous if inhaled. There for the ninth day since grounding on port authority of Fournos prohibited the was also concern that gas cylinders and Jun 23 off Nogas island in Anini-y, departure of the vessel pending survey drums of marine fuel on the ship could Antique province in central Philippines. of the repairs. The passengers were explode and, as a precautionary Officials from Malayan Towage and forwarded to their destinations on measure, people were told to avoid Salvage Corp, the salvage company another vessel. windows in case debris flew from an attempting to free the vessel, said that explosion. Traffic through the docks had Princess of the Pacific had sustained a SAND HARRIER (United Kingdom) to be diverted from Wickham Road hole in its hull through which seawater Falmouth, Jun 24 — Sand suction while the blaze, which had taken hold was pouring in. They did not say, dredger Sand Harrier undocked to a in the bridge and accommodation area however, where the hole was located. repair berth Jun 13 and is still of the trawler, was tackled. The 106ft The salvors said that they would first undergoing repairs on Queens Wharf. trawler was decommissioned in 2002 have to patch up the hole and pump ETS week 28 (Jul 5-11). — Lloyd’s and is co-owned by its former skipper water out of the vessel before Agents. John Hancock, landlord of the Ship Inn, attempting to refloat it. Efforts to repair Barnoldby-le-Beck. Stuart Spence, the vessel are being hampered, however, SANDRA AZUL (U.K.) assistant divisional officer for by the rough seas and strong winds in See Jorgen Lauritzen. Humberside Fire and Rescue, said: the area brought about by typhoon “Crews were not sent in until last night, “Mindulle”. “It would take more than a SHEILA ANN (Bahamas) when the ship had cooled and the risk week to refloat the vessel,” a Malayan See “Drugs Found on Bahamas Flag of gas cylinders and tanks of marine Towage official said. The Philippine Vessel at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada” fuel exploding had decreased. No one Coast Guard, in the meantime, said that under “Miscellaneous.” was injured and there was no one the vessel’s 178 passengers and two inside.” At one point, fire crews were crew-members had been transferred by SHIN CHING CHONG 181 (Taiwan) required to drill holes in the ship to rubber dinghy to shore. The rest of the London, Jun 24 — Following notice to allow water to flow out. There were also crew remained with the vessel. — mariners broadcast at 2005, UTC, Jun concerns that if more water was Lloyd’s List Correspondent. 22: Derelict 65-ft fishing Shin Ching pumped on to the ship to douse the Chong 181 adrift and on fire in lat 26 flames, it could lose stability and topple PUDONG SENATOR (Germany) 33.2N, long 154 39.0E, at 1943, UTC. over. See Ena 2. London, Jun 24 — A press report, Hull, Jun 30 — Fishing Silver Stream dated today, states: The crew of US caught fire at Grimsby as a result of QUEEN MARY 2 (U.K.) Military Sealift Command oiler workmen carrying out See “United Kingdom” under “Port Guadalupe rescued 13 fishermen from repairs/maintenance. At the moment it State Control.” a burning vessel in the Pacific Ocean has not been decided what is to happen Jun 22, approximately 900 miles to the remains of the vessel. — RHODA AND ROMA (Canada) northeast of Guam. The fishermen, who Correspondent. London, Jun 29 — Fishing Rhoda and had been adrift for five days with little Roma (51 gt, built 1989) with six food or water, were rescued from Hsin SIR MICHAEL (Honduras) persons on board, declared a Mayday Chin Chanz (also reported as Shin St. Vincent, Cape Verde, Jul 1 — after discovering a fire in the engine- Ching Chong 181), an approximately Anchor handling tug Sir Michael is still room in lat 51 25N, long 53 44W at 65-foot Taiwanese-flagged vessel, and arrested and we have no information 2149, UTC, Jun 27. The fire was brought on board Guadalupe, where when it is to be released. — Lloyd’s subsequently extinguished and the two were treated for burns. The next Agents. vessel proceeded to port under its own morning, the master of Hsin Chin power. Chanz and several of his crew were SKIATHO (Greece) returned to the slow burning vessel, London, Jun 29 — Following received RODOS (Greece) where they marked it as abandoned from Piraeus RCC, timed 0840, UTC: At See “Crews of Dane Sea Line Ferries” and opened scuttles that would 1355, local time, yesterday, general under “Labour Disputes.” eventually lead to its flooding. Hsin cargo Skiatho (1360 gt, built 1972), ex

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Eva S., while at Volos anchorage, SRI MURYANI 02 (Indonesia) The engine was brought to the upper reported with fire in the engine-room. London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated deck from the engine-room and was The crew succeeded in extinguishing today, states: At least 22 crew members subjected to an inspection by a team the fire and vessel Pilio towed Skiatho including the Taiwanese master and a from Denmark to assess repair to the port of Volos, where arrived at Chinese national were killed as their feasibility. Attempt at repairs was 1730, local time. No injuries reported. fishing Sri Muryani 02, owned by PT stated to be unsuccessful and the team Indo Hong Hai (PT IHH), based in left Kochi. Another team from SOLWAY HARVESTER Bitung, exploded and caught fire in the Singapore is expected to arrive on Jul 2. (United Kingdom) Arufuru Sea, approximately 350 km — Lloyd’s Agents. London, Jun 29 — A press report, southeast of Ambon, Maluku, survivors dated today, states: The owner of said today. The accident actually THOR TRAVELLER (Thailand) fishing Solway Harvester was due in occurred on Saturday (Jun 26) but was Port Said, Jun 28 — Bulk Thor court today, charged with the just reported by the surviving five crew Traveller discharged about 3,000 tons of manslaughter of seven crew who died members who recently arrived in iron to ref Lady Haya and S.C.A tugs when the vessel sank off the Isle of Bitung, North Sulawesi province, succeeded in refloating the casualty at Man. Richard Gidney, of Gatehouse of yesterday evening after being rescued 1100, local time, Jun 27. Thor Traveller Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, was due by fishing Udang 02. The survivors said is now moored in the west area to appear at the High Court in Douglas, a short-circuit likely triggered the reloading the cargo. — Lloyd’s Agents. along with fisherman Douglas White, of explosion that quickly ignited the Kirkcudbright. Gidney, a director of wooden ship. The North Sulawesi water VESTKAPP (Norway) Jack Robinson Trawlers, which owned police unit stationed in Bitung Trondheim, Jun 24 — Owner of fishing the vessel, is charged, along with the confirmed the report on the accident Vestkapp has advised that the vessel company, with seven counts of but refused to speak further. “Sorry, we arrived Fosen Gjenvinning for scapping manslaughter. Gidney and White are are not authorized to give any more on Jun 3 and it is anticipated that also charged with illegally trawling details about the matter because the demolition work will commence in over the site of the Solway Harvester accident did not take place in our August/September. — Lloyd’s Agents. wreck. The vessel went down on Jan 11, jurisdiction,” said a local police officer. 2000, in high winds and heavy seas. VITYAZ (Malta) STINICE (Croatia) Hull, Jun 30 — Product tanker Vityaz SPIRIT OF ONTARIO I (Bahamas) London, Jun 29 — Chemical/oil carrier arrived Hull Jun 29 from Amsterdam. London, Jun 27 — A press report, Stinice (30770 gt, built 2003), that has — Lloyd’s Agents. dated Jun 26, states: Passenger ro/ro been having alternator trouble, was on Spirit of Ontario I (8500 gt, built 2004) its way to the Fincantieri Palermo yard WAVERLEY (U.K.) ran into more rough seas today as yesterday, where an alternator rewound Glasgow, Jun 29 — Passenger engine trouble delayed its return trip to in the UK was due to be delivered and Waverley underwent a diver’s inspection Rochester from Toronto. The vessel took installed. The vessel arrived at Jun 20. The results of the inspection off this morning for Toronto on its first Portland, Dorset, on Jun 15 for were satisfactory, and the vessel ever sold-out trip. Officials say that on emergency repairs to two of its resumed its normal passenger service the way back to Rochester the vessel generators, with the third removed and straight away. — Lloyd’s Agents. experienced engine problems and was rewound by Dowding & Mills before delayed by more than two hours. A being trucked down to Palermo. This YIOSONAS (Hong Kong) 1500 hrs trip to Toronto had to be repair solution was decided on because London, Jun 30 — Bulk Yiosonas cancelled. The vessel will undergo Stinice was due to deliver 30,000 tonnes sailed from Nantong on Jun 18. repairs in Rochester tonight and will of gas oil cargoes to Milazzo and Gela, resume trips tomorrow morning as which the vessel has reportedly done en ZB355 scheduled. Officials say they are route to Palermo. Portland, which See Drew Foss confident the repairs can be made received the vessel when it was en overnight. route from Immingham to Italy, ZHONG HANG 902 (China) Troy, Michigan, Jun 30 — Passenger accommodated a five day repair job for London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated ro/ro Spirit of Ontario I was back Stinice, carried out by A&P Group’s today, states: A liner (Nan Chang Run) ship care division. cruising between Rochester and Toronto carrying 44 containers sunk this morning after colliding with a bulk on Sunday (Jun 27), a day after engine SUK JEONG NO.505 (South Korea) carrier (Zhong Hang 902) in the estuary problems sidelined the high-speed ferry. Busan, Jun 28 — Barge Coryo No.302 of the Zhu Jiang River. All the 15 crew The engine problem involved a blown sustained damage to the starboard bow members onboard the liner survived the gasket in one of the vessel’s four diesel area by approximately 1 x 2 metres and shipwreck, which occurred at about engines. Canadian American is at present in Mokpo, Korea, for 0145 hrs after being rescued by those Transportation Systems, the private inspection/investigation. The repair on the carrier. Teams sent by the local company operating the new service, had schedule has not yet been decided. maritime department rushed to the to cancel one of its trips on Saturday, General cargo Suk Jeong No.505 is at water areas at about 0540 hrs to salve and hundreds of passengers had to ride present under salvage operations at the the 27 containers found floating nearby. buses provided by the company because site which are expected to be completed There is no information yet about the of the engine problem and the change in at the end of July. Three out of a total whereabouts of the remainig 17 schedule. — Great Lakes & Seaway seven crew missing at the time were containers. Efforts are underway to Shipping. found dead and the remaining four are search for them underwater. The still missing. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. missing containers hold no dangerous SPRINTER (Antigua & Barbuda) goods inside, and no pollution was London, Jun 24 — Following received SUNSHINE KING caused to the water areas where the from Den Helder RCC, timed 1415, Manila, Jul 1 — Reported that general shipwreck took place, said the maritime UTC: General cargo Sprinter is now cargo Sunshine King (248 gt), owned by department. An investigation into the under way at two knots, carrying out Venson Go, bound for Toledo, Cebu, cause of the accident is underway. fine adjustments to its engine. The with 20,000 bags of Atlas fertiliser, London, Jul 1 — Following received vessel was in position lat 53 15.4N, long grounded after encountering bad from Hong Kong MRCC, timed 1010, 04 45.6E, at 1332, UTC. (See issue of weather near the town of Zambales. All UTC: Following received from Jun 25.) crew members were rescued and Guangzhou Marine Department: London, Jun 28 — Following received sheltered in Iba Zambales. — Lloyd’s General cargo Zhong Hang 902 was in from Den Helder RCC, timed 1130, Agents. collision with vessel Nan Chang Run, UTC: General cargo Sprinter was name only a rough translation as in reported by tug Waker at 1741, UTC, THOR HAWK (DIS) Chinese characters, call sign BEWZ, in Jun 24, to be under way at five knots, Kochi, Jul 1 — The main engine of c.c. lat 22 16.324N, long 113 47.818E. As heading east. Thor Hawk was classified as repairable. result Nan Chang Run sank.

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navy patrol vessel Albatross, which had Glacial and Aliza Glacial (which had earlier picked up two South African been arrested by Australian authorities fisheries inspectors. Apache is in 1997). All four vessels were owned understood to have been fishing and operated by Norwegian hotelier, illegally for Patagonian toothfish. The Magna Hisdal. Caroline, Cristina and arrest took place about 5,000 kms Alida Glacial were then redeployed to south-east of Cape Town, within the Russian waters, abandoned to the economic exclusion zone (EEZ) around Bergensbanken and sold in Busan in the French Antarctic island of 2003. The three boats were bought by UNITED KINGDOM Kerguelen. In a statement, Harald Kongshavn’s company, London, Jun 25 — A press report, environmental affairs said South Longliners AS. Seaport Management dated today, states: Work is currently African fisheries officials had “assisted Services LCC (Seaport) bought Caroline taking place on board passenger Queen the French sea patrol unit to arrest an Glacial and Christina Glacial in June Mary 2 (142200 gt, built 2004) in its illegal fishing vessel in French fishing 2003, and renamed them America No.1 home port of Southampton, to put right waters in the southern ocean”. “Three and American Warrior. They were fire safety rule breaches. The Marine weeks ago, a French sea patrol unit flagged to the USA, with Seattle as their and Coastguard Agency has told moved through South African fishing home port. Seaport is an affiliate of Cunard to fit extra sprinklers in Queen waters near Marion Island. South Californian Company, Pac Fish Inc (Pac Mary 2’s 1,300 cabins. Extra smoke African fishery compliance officials Fish). In September 2003, America No.1 detectors are to be fitted in the cabins were taken onboard once it was arrived in Santa Eugenia de Riveira, before the liner sails to New York from suspected that vessels were fishing Spain after dry-docking. In late October Southampton. Tests revealed material illegally in our exclusive economic zone. 2003, the vessel was seen in waters used in many of the cabins was too “After they patrolled the South African south of Argentina. On Nov 3, it reached flammable. The alert is over the use of waters, which were clear, they fishing Galaecia (19 miles from material in the majority of the ship’s continued into the French fishing CCAMLR Area 48.1) and transferred bathroom units which does not meet waters, where they spotted an illegal fuel and 20 tonnes of bait to the Spanish international fire safety regulations for vessel on the border of the French and flagged vessel. America No.1 arrived in marine use. Tests carried out yesterday Australian economic fishing zone. “The Dunedin on Feb 15, 2004, after its morning by the Maritime and vessel, Apache, which did not have any maiden Antarctic voyage fishing in the Coastguard Agency on two samples permits to fish in that area, refused to Ross Sea. On arrival, 15 Indonesian taken from the ship confirmed concerns stop after repeated instructions, and crewmembers on the vessel requested first raised by a manufacturer in the only complied after shots were fired. assistance from the International Czech Republic. Alan Fairney, of the “The vessel is currently on tow to Transport Federation. The vessel was MCA, said: “Clearly the tests today Reunion where the case will be last seen in April in Montevideo where have proven that the material does not investigated.” (Note — A distress signal the boat was renamed Apache and is come up to the standard. We have taken was received by Stavanger MRCC on currently flagged to Honduras. The immediate action in conjunction with Jun 25 from vessel Apache, 1146 gt, “owners” are claimed to be Staplefield Cunard and agreed that sprinklers will MMSI 334330000, in lat 44 06S, long 64 Investments from Panama. be fitted in the bathrooms. Smoke 39E, which on investigation was a false detection is being fitted adjacent to the alarm.) ARDEAL (Romania) bathrooms and the fire patrols have London, Jun 30 — A press report, Khulna, Jun 30 — General cargo been increased to every 15 minutes.” dated today, states: South Africa’s Ardeal is still under attachment at Work to fit additional sprinklers in the Department of Environmental Affairs Mongla. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. bathrooms will be made simpler and Tourism reported the capture of because each cabin already has a illegal fishing Apache, caught poaching DUIVELAND (Netherlands) sprinkler in place. It is feared the ship Patagonian toothfish in the Southern Maassluis, Jun 29 — General cargo may contain as much as 65,000 kg of Ocean. The vessel seized by a French Duiveland is still under arrest in the the material causing concern. naval ship Jun 25 was found operating Rotterdam area. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. almost 6,000 km away from South Africa’s southeast. The illegal vessel is ENDEAVOR II (Greece) now being towed to Reunion where it Karachi, Jun 30 — Karachi Port Trust will undergo an investigation by French (KPT) report crude oil tanker Endeavor authorities. Details as to the origin of II, is still under arrest at Karachi.. — the illegal vessel and the nationality of Lloyd’s List Correspondent. its crew have still not been released to the Department. According to the head FILIPPOS (Paraguay) of South Africa’s law enforcement at Rio Grande, Jun 30 — C.c. Filippos is Marine and Coastal Management, still under arrest in Porto Alegre by the ALEXANDER THE GREAT (Greece) Marcel Kroese, the vessel, which did not judiciary. No prospects for its release. See under “Marine.” have any permits to fish in that area, — Lloyd’s Agents. only began to cooperate with the South ANNA DI MAIO (Bahamas) African and French officials onboard FRIDTJOF NANSEN (Germany) Maassluis, Jun 29 — Bulk Anna Di the patrol vessel after warning shots London, Jun 30 — A press report, Maio (35560 gt, built 1987), which were fired. According to a spokesperson dated today, states: Norway says its arrived at Rotterdam on Jun 22 from from the Department, Carol Moses, this research ? yacht Fridtjof Nansen (247 Santa Marta, remains in the port under is the latest in a series of attempts to gt, built 1919) in Equatorial Guinea has arrest. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. poach this valuable resource. According been fired upon and briefly seized by to COLTO (Coalition of Legal Toothfish the coast guard of the west African APACHE (Honduras) Operators) Apache was previously nation. The researchers say the vessel’s London, Jun 28 — A press report, named Caroline Glacial and America officers were detained from Saturday dated today, states: A secret French- No. 1. Built in January 1997 by (Jun 26) to Sunday, after the vessel was South African anti-poaching operation Stocznia Polnacna SA in Gdansk and taken to the port city of Luba on in the southern ocean has led to the West Contractors AS in Olensvaag, as Malabo island. Norway’s Foreign arrest of illegal fishing Apache, but only Caroline Glacial it was owned by Crown Ministry says it is investigating the after shots were fired at the suspected Hill Chartering AS and Glacial incident. Researchers say they were poacher when it refused to obey Shipping S.A. (1998) and flagged to studying fish stocks along the west repeated instructions to stop. Details of Panama. Caroline Glacial was African coast as part of a project for the the arrest - first released by South identified landing toothfish in U.N. food agency. They say they have Africa’s department of environmental Mauritius in February 1998, operating suspended their work and taken the affairs today - are sketchy, but it was as part of a fleet of four vessels, vessel to a port in neighbouring carried out three days ago by French including Christina Glacial, Alida Cameroon.

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GENEI MARU NO.5 (Japan) PILIGRIM 3 (Cambodia) shortages, and we regret to inform you London, Jun 29 — A press report, Odessa, Jun 24 — C.c. Piligrim 3 is that our mortgage holders have dated today, states: Russia’s border still under arrest due to non-payment of unexpectedly taken possession of World security authority seized fishing Genei disbursement account. — Lloyd’s Discoverer” Society Expeditions’ Maru No.5 (138 gt, built 1995) in the Agents. statement read in part. Company country’s exclusive fishing zone in the officials did not return calls for Mamiya Strait between continental RAMBLER (Netherlands) comment this afternoon. Arrangements Russia and Sakhalin on Sunday (Jun Maassluis, Jun 29 — General cargo had been made for the passengers’ 27), it said yesterday. Genei Maru No. 5, Rambler (1171 gt, built 1984) which return home from Nome. Some flew from Hachinohe port in Aomori arrived at Rotterdam on Feb 4 and was home, while others decided to stay in Prefecture, was found to be carrying 30 reported still in port on May 10, Nome a while longer. The ship was tons of trout, 100 kilograms of salmon remains at the port under arrest. — headed to Singapore this week to a roe and other marine produce, Lloyd’s Sub-agents. shipyard of the company that owns the according to the authority. mortgage. A group of passengers, London, Jun 30 — A press report, ROMANA I (Panama) including many birders, flew out at the dated Jun 29, states: Fishing Genei Port au Prince, Jun 24 — Ro/ro end of their voyage through prior travel Maru No.5 was seized by border guards Romana I is still lying at Port au Prince arrangements. Some of these off Russia’s eastern coast in the Sea of anchorage, abandoned. — Lloyd’s passengers had planned to stay longer Japan, the Aomori Prefectural Agents. in Nome, bunking on board the vessel, Government said today. Russian and to continue on a second leg of the authorities apparently suspect the 138- SEA SERENADE (Cyprus) cruise. “We didn’t get hurt one bit. They ton Genei Maru No. 5, with nine Trieste, Jun 29 — Ro/ro Sea Serenade left us totally paid up” Nome Nugget crewmen on board, was engaged in is still in Trieste. Situation remains Hotel manager Gale Lyons said. “In poaching in Russia’s exclusive economic unchanged. — Lloyd’s Agents. fact, we gained some, because some of zone. The vessel, out of Hachinohe port the people booked on the (next part of) in Aomori Prefecture, was ordered SEACHEM ENA (Honduras) the cruise needed rooms until they Sunday (Jun 27) by a patrol ship to Bari, Jun 25 — Chem.tank Seachem could make other travel arrangements.” halt in Russia’s exclusive economic Ena remains in Monopoli under arrest. London, Jun 29 — A press statement zone and was found by inspectors to be — Lloyd’s Agents. from “Society Expeditions” dated Jun 18. carrying 30 tons of salmon and 100 kg states: Although we have experienced a of salmon roe, they said. The Foreign SIMWER (Netherlands) steady increase in bookings for our Ministry said it has information that Maassluis, Jun 29 — General cargo upcoming Antarctica and 2005 voyages, the boat was towed to the port city of Simwer is still under arrest in the the general problematic situation in the Olga and officials said they were trying Rotterdam area. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. travel industry has led to below budget to confirm this with Russian numbers on this years summer and fall authorities. The boat’s owner said the SIR MICHAEL (Honduras) voyages. These unusually low numbers drift-netter was catching salmon in See under “Marine.” have led to financial shortages, and we Japan’s economic waters and it might regret to inform you that our mortgage have accidentally strayed into the STRILBAS (Norway) holders have unexpectedly taken Russian zone with caught fish aboard. Maassluis, Jun 29 — Standby safety possession of passenger World Crew members reported to the owner vessel Strilbas remains under arrest at Discoverer. All guests disembarking on Sunday morning that the boat was Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Jun 18 will travel home as planned. For going to be inspected, but there has those passengers beginning their cruise been no contact since that afternoon, TAI PING QUAN (China) in Nome on Jun 18, their travel plans the owner said. London, Jun 28 — General cargo Tai have been prepared for their return Ping Quan is currently reported to be home. We are doing our best to find an GENERAL BERNARDINO still at Western Anchorage No.1, Hong immediate solution to remedy this CABALLERO (Paraguay) Kong, under arrest. interruption and until then we kindly Rio Grande, Jun 30 — General cargo ask for your patience. General Bernardino Caballero is still TVILLINGER under arrest in Porto Alegre by the Trieste, Jun 29 — General cargo ZAPIN LIMA judiciary. No prospects for its release. Tvillinger is still in Trieste. Situation Belize City, Jun 28 — Product tanker — Lloyd’s Agents. unchanged. — Lloyd’s Agents. Zapin Lima was deleted from our registry on Apr 20, 2004; therefore, since GIANNIS (Malta) VOYAGER (Netherlands Antilles) this date the above vessel is not entitled Maassluis, Jun 29 — Bulk Giannis Maassluis, Jun 29 — General cargo to fly our flag. — International Merchant (23406 gt, built 1988), which arrived at Voyager is still under arrest at Marine Ministry Registry of Belize. Rotterdam on Jun 26 from Richards Rotterdam. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Bay, remains in the port under arrest. ZAPIN LIMA (Belize) — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. WORLD DISCOVERER (Bahamas) Penang, Jun 28 — Local agents of London, Jun 29 — A press report, product tanker Zapin Lima (3022 gt, MARISCAL JOSE FELIX dated Jun 28, states: More than 100 built 1974) informed us that the vessel ESTIGARRIBIA (Paraguay) passengers expecting to take a 19-day has been under arrest since last year, due Rio Grande, Jun 30 — General cargo cruise along Alaska’s coast were turned to a payroll problem between the ship- Mariscal Jose Felix Estigarribia is still away because their vessel had been owner and the crew members. However, under arrest in Porto Alegre by the repossessed. Cruise operator Society vessel was reported to have sailed to judiciary. No prospects for its release. Expeditions posted a statement on its Singapore on Jun 1. (Note — Zapin Lima — Lloyd’s Agents. Web site that said mortgage holders arrived at Penang on Nov 29.) took possession of passenger World MEKHANIK YUZVOVICH (Ukraine) Discoverer (6057 gt, built 1989) before it Trieste, Jul 1 — The situation of was to depart on Jun 18. The cruise general cargo Mekhanik Yuzvovich ship was to take passengers throughout remains the same. The vessel is in good the Bering Sea to remote islands, bird condition and manned, but still under rookeries and walrus haulouts, at a cost arrest with no prospects whatsoever. — of $6,865 per passenger, according to Lloyd’s Agents. the Nome Nugget. The cruise operator, which also sells trips to Antarctica and OSTWIND (Antigua & Barbuda) other exotic locales, said problems in BALIKPAPAN, INDONESIA Maassluis, Jun 29 — General cargo the travel industry had led to fewer London, Jun 26 — A press report, Ostwind is still under arrest at customers. “These unusually low dated today, states: An oil spill as long Vlaardingen. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. numbers have led to financial as three kilometres covered an eastern

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 10 Pollution/Weather & Navigation beach near the East Kalimantan town the prosecutor pleaded for imposition of knocked out power to an estimated of Balikpapan yesterday afternoon. It a E500,000 fine on the owners and 5,000 homes in Tasmania overnight. was not known whether the spill leaked master of Pantokratoras taking into Aurora Energy says the winds caused from oil tankers passing offshore or account the master’s conduct. Giving its trees to fall onto powerlines, cutting came from offshore platform rigs judgment on Tuesday (Jun 29), electricity in the Channel and Huon around Makassar Bay. Large quantities however, the court opted for a smaller Valley in southern Tasmania. Power of black oil clots were visible on beach but still record E350,000 fine and was also cut to homes at Scottsdale, sand along the beach. Officers were still E2,000 damages each to a number of Derby and Mt Barrow in the north-east. investigating the damage to the beach environmental organisations which had The power is now back on except in two and the cause of the spill. laid complaints. Captain Inel himself places in the north-east and at Hastings denied having deliberately caused Caves. Meanwhile, police say a boat BRITTANY, FRANCE pollution. He said that if polluted was blown from its moorings at Prince London, Jul 1 — In a hearing in Brest, substances had escaped from the vessel, of Wales Bay in Hobart and a business a prosecutor pleaded for the imposition they had been the result of accidental was damaged at Moonah. Trees have of a fine of E230,000 on the owner and leakage. (See issue of Feb 2.) also been reported across roads in the master of Portuguese-flagged ro/ro Hobart suburb of Berriedale, Savage Arroyofrio Dos, which was spotted at POINTE NOIRE, River on the West Coast and Gray on the head of a 10 km pollution slick 90 REPUBLIC OF CONGO the East Coast. Wind gusts of 135 km south-west of the tip of Brittany. London, Jun 28 — A press report, kilometres an hour have been reported The Croatian master, Captain Goran dated Jun 25, states: A large oil slick off on Mt Wellington this morning. Milicic, 47, claimed that the pollution the coast of the Congo Republic that was the result of snow accumulating was threatening to pollute the shoreline BULGARIA and mixing with grease and oil on the at the southern city of Pointe Noire has London, Jun 30 — A press report, construction engines the vessel was been brought under control, Congolese dated Jun 29, states: A Bulgaria Air carrying. Subsequently, following the authorities said today. “The situation is Boeing 737 has been damaged in the sound of an alarm, the second engineer under control,” the district’s strong thunderstorm that hit Sofia this had taken the decision to empty the environmental chief, Charles Nsimou, afternoon. The strong wind set the contents of two sumps in the vessel’s told a press conference after travelling plane swinging round on the runway cargo hold into the sea, without by helicopter to the site of the oil spill. and it hit an airport stairway, damaging realising they were contaminated. The The official confirmed earlier reports one of its wings. There were no crew or court reserved judgment until Jul 20. that crude oil had leaked from the passengers on board the plane. The Emerald oilfield off the coast of Pointe pouring rain in Sofia caused damage, COROMANDAL HARBOUR, Noire, over an area of three square leaving basements and ground floors NEW ZEALAND kilometres. He said that 55 barrels of flooded and cars stranded. Most of the London, Jun 29 — A press report, crude had spilled from the oilfield, calls the fire service received were dated today, states: A diesel spill in the which is exploited by a subsidiary of the about fallen trees. Coromandel Harbour was being mopped national oil company, SNPC, adding up yesterday after a 12m cement launch that the spill may have been partly CHINA ran ashore. The boat, which slipped its caused by a ruptured pipeline. Floating London, Jun 25 — A press report, moorings on Sunday night (Jun 27), barriers provided by the oil majors dated today, states: Twenty-seven was holding 400 litres of light diesel, TotalFinaElf and Chevron-Texaco have people were confirmed dead and but not much leaked. Harbourmaster been deployed around the slick, to another 27 were missing after huge Richard Williams used mop-up pads to prevent it from spreading towards the rainstorms lashed central China’s soak up the escaped oil. Regional coast, Nsimou said. The environment Hunan province, forcing the evacuation Authority Environment Waikato said ministry told reporters earlier today of 168,000 people, an official said today. the spill was unlikely to cause damage that a spillage from Emerald oilfield, The rainstorms engulfed 30 counties to marine farms or bird feeding areas. which lies 20 kilometres offshore and over six days, disaster relief official produces between 8,000 and 9,000 Fang Zhiyong told AFP. A total of HAMBURG, GERMANY barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil, was 168,000 people had to be relocated as See Ena 2 threatening the coast at Pointe Noire. their homes were threatened by the Germain Kombo, an environmental downpour and accompanying floods and PANTOKRATORAS (Cyprus) adviser at the ministry said that landslides, the Beijing-based official London, Jul 1 — The runaway regional officials would issue “an alert said. The storms also caused thousands Romanian master and Greek owner of for hydrocarbon pollution, which allows of houses to collapse, with material Cypriot general cargo Pantokratoras, the government to take the necessary losses estimated at three billion yuan accused of causing pollution off the decisions”. SNPC’s director of ($516.5 million), the state Xinhua news French Atlantic coast last December, production, Jerome Moutou, told AFP agency said. have been fined a record E350,000 that the slick came from a leak at London, Jun 30 — A press report, ($417,000). A court in Brest heard in Emerald and from another off the coast dated today, states: At least 15 people May that 54-year-old Captain Adrian of Cabinda, part of Angola which lies were killed and seven missing after four Inel refused to obey an order from the just south of Pointe Noire. “There are days of rain in southwestern China’s French judiciary to come into port for oil leaks at the Emerald field ... and Sichuan province caused flooding and questioning after his vessel, there is another slick that is coming landslides, state media reported today. Pantokratoras, was spotted from the air from Cabinda. The leaks of oil from In Yibin City, where the most serious in the Bay of Biscay at the head of a 37 Emerald are sporadic and we have landslide occurred, six people were km pollution slick on Dec19. Instead, he them under control,” said Moutou. “Oil killed and seven went missing, Xinhua headed out of France’s exclusive operators suspect that the leaks could news agency cited the provincial economic zone and continued his have been caused by a pipeline being disaster relief centre as saying. Seven journey southwards towards the Strait punctured,” he added. counties and cities had recorded over of Gibraltar. The vessel was kept under 100 millimetres of rainfall and 21 had air surveillance by the French and recorded over 50 millimetres by late Spanish authorities, however, and was today, the Sichuan provincial intercepted by a French naval vessel as meteorological observatory said. Rescue it was returning northward towards the work was under way and relevant port of Le Havre in late January. It was authorities were on high alert. brought into the port of Brest under escort. Its owners, listed by Equasis as JAPAN Piraeus-based Aghios Charalambos London, Jun 28 — A press report, Shipping Co, were obliged to accept AUSTRALIA dated today, states: Strong winds blew payment of E500,000 bail to have the London, Jun 28 — A press report, through Saga Prefecture in south- vessel released. At the hearing in May, dated today, states: Strong winds western Japan yesterday morning,

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 11 Weather & Navigation causing blackouts, damage and slight by the haze, blamed on forest fires in Maco, Juan Astrolog, Boymar Flores, injuries to 13 people, according to the neighbouring Indonesia’s Sumatra Lito Montoya, Noli Navarro, Rolando local fire department and police. The island. Malaysia’s head of the Barrientos, Edgar Barrientos, Salvacion gusts, which occurred around 0720, department of environment air division, Manlunas and Bernoy Manlunas. knocked down five power poles, cutting Asmah Ibrahim, said that the overall Twenty-eight houses were damaged by 24 electric cables and causing up to situation in the Klang Valley had torrential rains and around 300 others 6,300 houses in the area to lose improved but in Port Klang and the were partially damaged. Around 100 electricity, Kyushu Electric Power Co southern states of Johor and Malacca, individuals were also reported trapped officials said. Traffic lights also stopped the air quality remained “unhealthy”. on the roofs of houses, which were working. About 330 houses were Haze continued to blanket the capital of submerged in floodwaters. Disaster damaged and some cars were blown Indonesia’s Riau province for the fourth officials have also recorded 300 families onto their sides. day, reducing visibility to 10 metres who were evacuated to nearby schools London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated yesterday morning. At least 13 domestic and churches. Strong currents also today, states: Bullet train services in and international flights to and from forced a bridge to collapse in Almada, central Japan were left in tatters the Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the report said. Floodwater started yesterday morning after heavy rains hit Pekanbaru were postponed on Tuesday rushing in around 0630 Monday (Jun Shizuoka Prefecture, inconveniencing (Jun 29) due to the smog. 28) after a weekend of heavy rains. some 90,000 passengers. Central Japan Residents blame the rampant illegal Railway Co. (JR Tokai) cancelled 54 NICARAGUA logging activity in the area for the bullet train runs on the Tokaido London, Jun 29 — A press report, disaster. Rescue and evacuation Shinkansen Line, connecting Tokyo and dated Jun 28, states: Nicaraguan operations are continuing since Tuesday Shin-Osaka stations, and temporarily officials said today that mudslides afternoon. Two Huey helicopters from suspended operations between Shin- caused by heavy rain had killed at least the Philippine Air Force and soldiers Fuji and Kakegawa stations in 16 people, with 24 missing. Rescue from the 40th Infantry Battalion of the Shizuoka Prefecture after the amount teams were trying to reach thousands Philippine Army have also been of rainfall exceeded the safety limit. A affected by the flooding in the northern dispatched to provide assistance to the lightning strike resulted in a partial Nicaraguan department of Matagalpa affected families. power outage at around 0730, causing a during the weekend (Jun 26-27). 20-minute halt to service between Villages around the Musun mountain TROPICAL STORM “MINDULLE’” Odawara in neighbouring Kanagawa were among the worst hit, with local See “Typhoon ‘Mindulle’” Prefecture and Shin-Fuji. The rain residents describing hearing a huge caused bullet train services to be explosion as the mudslide began. Some TYPHOON “MINDULLE” partially halted shortly after 0800, and communities remained cut off by road London, Jun 29 — Following received by 0900 all services between Tokyo and and accessible only by helicopter. from the Meteorological Office: Typhoon Shin-Osaka were stopped. Bullet train Officials said the death toll could still “Mindulle” near lat 18.8N, long 123.6E, services were gradually resumed in the rise to nearly 50. About 1,400 people at 0600, UTC, Jun 29. Movement past afternoon as the rain abated, but JR took refuge in the nearby town of Rio six hours 280 deg at five knots. Position Tokai warned delays and cancellations Blanco. However, Health Minister Jose accurate to within 40 nautical miles, could continue into later in the day. Antonio Alvarado said casualties were based on centre located by satellite. Conventional train services were halted comparatively light as the area is quite Maximum sustained winds 125 knots between Atami and Kakegawa stations sparsely populated. “The landslide’s with gusts to 150 knots. Radius of 64- in Shizuoka Prefecture for more than route is covered with trees that were knot winds 50 nautical miles. Radius of four hours before resuming shortly ripped from the root and some homes 50-knot winds 100 nautical miles south before 1300. The heavy rain also caused are seen in pieces,” he said. semicircle, 80 nautical miles elsewhere. expressway operators to close part of Radius of 34-knot winds 180 nautical the Tomei Expressway linking Tokyo miles south semicircle, 155 nautical and Nagoya. Cold air flowing into the PHILIPPINES miles elsewhere. Forecast for 1800, Kanto and Tokai regions caused London, Jun 29 — A press report, UTC: Position lat 19.2N, long 122.8E. thunder and rain in Pacific coastal dated today, states: Five people are Maximum sustained winds 125 knots areas, according to the Meteorological reported dead and another 10 are with gusts to 150 knots. Radius of 64- Agency. In the city of Shizuoka, the missing after flash floods hit two towns knot winds 50 nautical miles. Radius of cumulative rainfall through noon in the southern Philippine province of 50-knot winds 100 nautical miles south reached 362 mm, already topping a North Cotabato. Reports say that 300 semicircle, 80 nautical miles elsewhere. daily record for the area. As much as families have lost their homes in the Radius of 34-knot winds 180 nautical 81.5 mm of rain was recorded in just floods, which followed several days of miles south semicircle, 155 nautical one hour to 0900. The rain caused heavy rain. The governor of North miles elsewhere. Forecast for 0600, floods and landslides in Shizuoka and Cotabato, Emmanual Piniol, blamed UTC, Jun 30: Position lat 20.2N, long the neighbouring cities of Fujieda, illegal loggers for the disaster. Governor 121.7E. Maximum sustained winds 130 Yaizu and Okabe. Piniol said continuous illegal logging knots with gusts to 160 knots. Radius of operations in his jurisdiction have 64-knot winds 50 nautical miles. Radius MALACCA STRAIT denuded forests which would have of 50-knot winds 80 nautical miles London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated served as a barrier to the strong water south semicircle, 90 nautical miles today, states: Malaysian authorities currents. Mr Piniol threatened to file a elsewhere. Radius of 34-knot winds 160 have issued a haze alert for seafarers civil suit against the businessmen nautical miles south semicircle, 185 plying the Malacca Straits, where behind the illegal logging activity. nautical miles elsewhere. (See “Tropical hundreds of vessels pass through daily. Heavy rains since last week caused a storm “Mindulle’” in issue of Jun 25.) “Visibility in the Malacca Straits has big lake to overflow into nearby towns. London, Jun 29 — A press report, been reduced to just one kilometre from Houses and farm animals were dated today, states: Typhoon “Mindulle” the normal six km due to the haze. I reportedly swept away by the floods. headed for Taiwan today, threatening a advise vessels and barter-traders to put Authorities have launched massive national college entrance exmanination on navigational lights,” said Abdul evacuation and rescue operations in the in which tens of thousands of high Salam Abdul Halim, marine police chief affected areas. school graduates will participate, in southern Johor state. Mr Abdul London, Jun 30 — A press report, officials said. Education authorities Salam warned vessels to remain alert dated today, states: Flash floods said the national exam, involving some because they usually travel at about 15 triggered by nonstop heavy rains killed 117,000 high school graduates on to 20 knots and with poor visibility, 9 persons while 15 others were missing Thursday (Jul 1), Friday and Saturday, they would not have sufficient time to in the remote towns of Alamada and would be postponed if any part of the avoid a head-on collision. He also Libungan in Cotabato province, reports districts on the island were affected by advised fishermen to work near the from the Provincial Disaster the typhoon. Television footage showed coast instead of in the open sea. Coordinating Council said. Reported a coastal highway in the southeastern Malaysia and Singapore have been hit dead from the disaster were Marco county of Taitung damaged by rising

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The warning urging the public to heighten One other person was missing in flash Benguet Electric Cooperative reported their vigilance against the typhoon. “It floods in the southern town of Libungan that a number of falling trees cut power managed to inch ahead for merely 20 and a man was missing after being lines. There were also power outages in kilometres the whole morning, but it swept away by rampaging waters in the Abra, Kalinga and Ifugao. Only obviously gained force,” a CWB official Abra river near Sallapadan town. The Naguillan and Marcos Highway, two of said. The typhoon was 430 kilometres typhoon brushed past the north-eastern the four major routes to Baguio, were south-east of Eluanpi, the southernmost Philippines yesterday before heading declared by authorities open for traffic. tip of the island, at 1700 hrs. With a towards southern Taiwan, cutting In Ilocos at least three people were radius of 250 kilometres, the typhoon power and telecommunications lines killed and five were injured because of was moving west-northwest at a speed and inducing heavy rain that caused heavy rains, reports from the Regional of 8.0 kilometers per hour. landslides and flooding, displacing more Disaster Coordinating Council said. London, Jun 30 — A press report, than 3,000 people and disrupting road London, Jul 1 — Following received dated today, states: Taiwan has issued traffic, rescue officials said. Ferry from the Meteorological Office, dated land and sea warnings for Typhoon services in the islands were mostly today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre “Mindulle” — the strongest storm to suspended as the authorities barred of typhoon “Mindulle” was located near threaten the island this year. The small vessels from putting to sea, Coast lat 22.2N, long 121.6E. Movement over Central Weather Bureau said Guard chief Arthur Gosingan said. the past six hours: 335 degs at seven “Mindulle” is set to bring heavy rain to Manila airport authorities said two knots. Position is accurate to within 60 Taiwan’s east and south and could domestic flights were cancelled today, nautical miles and based on centre cause landslides. The system is packing but international flights were not located by satellite. Present wind sustained winds of 145 km with gusts of affected. distribution: maximum sustained up to 180 km per hour. At 0000, UTC, London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated winds: 65 knots, gusts 80 knots. Radius today, “Mindulle” was 350 km south- today, states: Eleven persons were of 64 knot winds: 15 nautical miles in south-east of Oluanpi, Taiwan’s confirmed dead while thousands of all four quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Jul 2, southernmost tip, and moving slowly families were evacuated as the centre is predicted to be near lat west-north-west at eight km per hour. If supertyphoon “Igme” (international 24.8N, long 121.5E, with maximum it stays on course, the eye of the storm code name: “Mindulle”) battered Ilocos, sustained winds of 45 knots and gusts would pass closest to Taiwan early the Cordillera Autonomous Region and to 55 knots. today, the bureau said. several areas in Mindanao for the London, Jun 30 — Following received second day yesterday, reports by the TYPHOON “TINGTING” from the Meteorological Office: Typhoon National Disaster Coordinating Council London, Jun 28 — A press report, “Mindulle” near lat 19.3N, long 121.9E, said. The typhoon rushed past north- dated today, states: Record-breaking at 0600, UTC, Jun 30. Movement past eastern Luzon before streaking toward rains brought by Tropical Storm six hours 300 deg at four knots. Position southern Taiwan, cutting power and “Tingting” yesterday caused flooding accurate to within 45 nautical miles, telecommunications lines and inducing and mudslides on Guam, and the storm based on centre located by satellite. heavy rains that caused landslides and was expected to become a typhoon Maximum sustained winds 105 knots flooding and disrupting road traffic, before hitting the Northern Mariana with gusts to 130 knots. Radius of 64- rescue officials said. Four persons in Islands today. Guam received 16 inches knot winds 45 nautical miles south- Sarangani and Cotabato were reported of rain yesterday, shattering the daily west quadrant, 50 nautical miles missing due to flooding, the NDCC said. rainfall record of 3.16 inches set in elsewhere. Radius of 50-knot winds 80 A total of 575 passengers were also 1962, the National Weather Service nautical miles east semicircle, 75 stranded in the Bicol Region as buses said. The rain caused flooding over nautical miles elsewhere. Radius of 34- and sea vessels could not travel because most of the island and triggered knot winds 120 nautical miles south- of the weather. Landslides were mudslides, some of which slid through west quadrant, 130 nautical miles reported on Pinukpuk-Kalinga Road in homes and buried yards, but no deaths north-west quadrant, 145 nautical Apayao and Tabuk in Mt. Province. The or injuries were reported. Guam’s miles elsewhere. Forecast for 1800, reports said 7,499 families from Ilocos airport was closed yesterday and Gov. UTC: Position lat 20.0N, long 121.1E. Norte, La Union, Apayao, Benguet, Felix Camacho declared a state of Maximum sustained winds 110 knots Abra, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and emergency. Several people had to be with gusts to 135 knots. Radius of 64- Maguindanao were affected by the rescued by Jet Skis after their cars knot winds 45 nautical miles. Radius of typhoon and were staying in eight stalled in a rising flood near Untalan 50-knot winds 95 nautical miles south- evacuation centres. Damage from the Middle School in Barrigada, said Shawn east quadrant, 80 nautical miles south- typhoon was estimated at P10 million Gumataotao, the governor’s spokesman west quadrant , 75 nautical miles to P20 million in agricultural crops, P5 and public announcement coordinator elsewhere. Radius of 34-knot winds 160 million in vegetables crops and P5 for Civil Defence. The island’s monthly nautical miles south-east quadrant, 145 million in rice and corn. Villages in rainfall tally was a record 35.72 inches nautical miles elsewhere. Forecast for Baggao and Aparri in Cagayan province as of this morning, the weather service 0600, UTC, Jul 1: Position lat 21.2N, were still in knee-deep floods since said. In the Northern Marianas, Saipan long 120.5E. Maximum sustained winds yesterday afternoon. Electricity was out and Tinian were under a typhoon 110 knots with gusts to 135 knots. in the northern part of the province warning as the storm moved north-west Radius of 64-knot winds 45 nautical owing to strong winds. In Camang- at about 13 mph. Forecasters with the miles. Radius of 50-knot winds 85 camang village in Isabela, Negros weather service’s Joint Typhoon nautical miles south-east quadrant, 75 Occidental, a tornado damaged 11 Warning Centre at Pearl Harbor nautical miles north-east quadrant , 70 houses. Since yesterday morning, storm estimated “Tingting” would become a nautical miles elsewhere. Radius of 34- signal No. 4 was up in northern typhoon by early this afternoon. The knot winds 160 nautical miles south- Cagayan, the Calayan Groups of storm had maximum winds of 70 mph east quadrant, 145 nautical miles Islands, Batanes Groups of Islands, with gusts of 85 mph shortly before elsewhere Apayao and Ilocos Norte. By Thursday noon today, with damaging winds London, Jun 30 — A press report, morning, “Mindulle” is forecast to be at extending up to 140 miles from the dated today, states: Typhoon “Mindulle” 70 km west of Calayan islands and at centre, forecasters said. has left seven people dead and two 250 km west-north-west of Calayan on London, Jun 28 — A press report, others missing in the Philippines, Friday morning (Jul 2). In Northern dated today, states: The Northern rescuers said today. Three drowned in Luzon, three persons died, three were Mariana Islands were under a typhoon flash floods in the southern towns of hurt and one was reported missing. warning today as Tropical Storm Alamada and Maasim towns on More than a thousand were evacuated “Tingting” was upgraded to typhoon Mindanao island, while three were as “Mindulle” continued to whip the status. As the storm moved through the

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 13 Weather & Navigation region, it dumped record-breaking miles, based on centre located by “The current estimate of damage in rains, causing flooding and mudslides satellite. Maximum sustained winds 75 Kaukauna is $5 million, but that could on neighbouring Guam. Saipan and knots with gusts to 90 knots. Radius of reach $10 million by the time all of the Tinian were under a typhoon warning 64-knot winds 30 nautical miles south- damage is assessed,” he said. Industrial as the storm moved north-west at about west quadrant, 55 nautical miles north- parks in Kaukauna and Little Chute 9 mph, according to the National west quadrant, 60 nautical miles were hard hit by the tornado that Weather Service. As of early this elsewhere. Radius of 50-knot winds 55 struck shortly after 2100 hrs. The afternoon, the storm had maximum nautical miles south-west quadrant, 75 tornado also severely damaged several winds of 75 mph with gusts of 90 mph, nautical miles north-west quadrant, homes in Kaukauna while another with damaging winds extending up to 100 nautical miles elsewhere. Radius of twister in Waupaca County damaged 140 miles from the center, forecasters 34-knot winds 145 nautical miles south- homes and flattened a barn. Waupaca said. The centre of the typhoon was west quadrant, 150 nautical miles County officials do not yet have damage located 100 miles north-northeast of north-west quadrant, 180 nautical estimates for a 10-mile stretch Saipan, 175 miles north-northeast of miles north-east quadrant and 200 centering on Radley Road, southeast of Rota and 230 miles north-northeast of nautical miles south-east quadrant. the city of Waupaca. Outagamie and Guam. The storm shattered rainfall Forecast for 1800, UTC: Position lat Waupaca counties were included in a records on Guam, which remained 27.1N, long 142.7E. Maximum state of emergency Gov Jim Doyle under a tropical storm warning. The sustained winds 80 knots with gusts to declared in 11 counties because of the island received 16 inches of rain 100 knots. Radius of 64-knot winds 75 severe thunderstorms and tornados yesterday, shattering the daily rainfall nautical miles north semicircle, 50 that caused millions of dollars in record of 3.16 inches set in 1962, the nautical miles elsewhere. Radius of 50- damage and killed a rural Green Lake weather service said. The monthly knot winds 75 nautical miles south- County man. The other counties rainfall tally was a record 35.72 inches west quadrant, 90 nautical miles south- included the declaration were Adams, as of 0300, today, the weather service east quadrant, 110 nautical miles Jackson, Juneau, Marquette, said. elsewhere. Radius of 34-knot winds 160 Milwaukee, Monroe, Portage, Sauk and London, Jun 29 — Following received nautical miles south-west quadrant, Waushara. Earlier this month, Doyle from the Meteorological Office: Typhoon 185 nautical miles south-east quadrant, declared a state of emergency in 12 “Tingting” near lat 19.9N, long 143.1E, 180 nautical miles elsewhere. Forecast counties, including Winnebago, affected at 0600, UTC, Jun 29. Movement past for 0600, UTC, Jul 1: Position lat 29.2N, by flooding. In Kaukauna and Little six hours 330 deg at nine knots. long 143.2E. Maximum sustained winds Chute, 16 businesses and 27 homes Position accurate to within 40 nautical 75 knots with gusts to 90 knots. Radius were damaged, according to Outagamie miles, based on centre located by of 64-knot winds 75 nautical miles County Emergency Management satellite. Maximum sustained winds 80 north-east quadrant, 50 nautical miles Director Bruce Sim, who said cleanup knots with gusts to 100 knots. Radius of north-east quadrant, 60 nautical miles could take up to several months. The 64-knot winds 45 nautical miles south elsewhere. Radius of 50-knot winds 110 National Weather Service in Green Bay semicircle, 40 nautical miles elsewhere. nautical miles north-east quadrant, 100 said the Outagamie County tornado Radius of 50-knot winds 70 nautical nautical miles south-east quadrant, 90 was one of several reported in eastern miles south semicircle, 50 nautical nautical miles elsewheree. Radius of 34- Wisconsin as a cold front from the west miles elsewhere. Radius of 34-knot knot winds 180 nautical miles north- collided with a warm front heading winds 170 nautical miles south east quadrant, 155 nautical miles north. The Waupaca and Outagamie semicircle, 140 nautical miles north-west quadrant, 170 nautical tornadoes were rated an F-1 on the elsewhere. Forecast for 1800, UTC: miles elsewhere. Fujita scale, which rates tornados based Position lat 21.9N, long 142.3E. London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated on the damage caused. An F-1 packs Maximum sustained winds 85 knots today, states: Typhoon “Tingting” was winds ranging from 73 to 112 mph, said with gusts to 105 knots. Radius of 64- moving north across the Pacific early Gary Austin, a meteorologist with the knot winds 45 nautical miles south today, with its windstorm zone hitting Green Bay weather office who saw the semicircle, 40 nautical miles elsewhere. the Ogasawara Islands, south of Tokyo, Waupaca damage. “The Kaukauna Radius of 50-knot winds 75 nautical the Japan Meteorological Agency said. tornado was a weak F-1 while the miles south semicircle, 55 nautical The season’s eighth typhoon is expected tornado in Waupaca County was a high- miles elsewhere. Radius of 34-knot to change direction and move eastward end F-1,” he said. Before the governor’s winds 175 nautical miles south away from the Japanese archipelago. declaration, Outagamie County semicircle, 145 nautical miles But the agency warned of high waves Executive Toby Paltzer declared a local elsewhere. Forecast for 0600, UTC, Jun on the Izu Islands and the Pacific state of emergency, after similar actions 30: Position lat 24.1N, long 141.8E. coastal side of Honshu. by Kaukauna and Little Chute officials. Maximum sustained winds 90 knots London, Jul 1 — Following received He said the declarations were a with gusts to 110 knots. Radius of 64- from the Meteorological Office, dated necessary prerequisite to Doyle’s knot winds 50 nautical miles. Radius of today: At 0600, UTC, today, the centre emergency declaration. Paltzer said the 50-knot winds 80 nautical miles south of typhoon “Tingting” was located near declaration is the first step in allowing semicircle, 60 nautical miles elsewhere. lat 29.1N, long 143.7E. Movement over a municipality or county to apply for Radius of 34-knot winds 175 nautical the past six hours: 25 degs at eight state and federal funds to assist miles south semicircle, 150 nautical knots. Position is accurate to within 60 residents and businesses. Doyle miles elsewhere. nautical miles and based on the centre directed the Federal Emergency London, Jun 30 — A press report, located by satellite. Present wind Management Agency to begin damage dated today, states: A powerful typhoon distribution: maximum sustained assessments in 16 counties affected by was moving north in the Pacific early winds: 65 knots, gusts 80 knots. Radius yesterday’s storms and flooding dating today and is likely to come close to the of 64 knot winds: 20 nautical miles in back to May 19. “FEMA has an Ogasawara Islands, south of Tokyo, all four quadrants. At 0600, UTC, Jul 2, operating centre in Winnebago County from later in the day to tomorrow the centre is predicted to be near lat right now,” Paltzer said. “We hope to morning, the Japan Meteorological 31.6N, long 145.9E, with maximum tag on to FEMA in connection with the Agency said. Typhoon “Tingting”, the sustained winds of 60 knots and gusts flooding in Winnebago and Fond du Lac season’s eighth, is expected to change to 75 knots. counties to get emergency funding for direction slightly eastward, the agency our businesses and residents. The said, warning that its windstorm zone UNITED STATES dollar loss in property will be a huge may encompass the Chichijima and London, Jun 25 — A press report, issue, especially with the tornado Hahajima islands tonight. dated yesterday, states: The tornado hitting two industrial parks.” The London, Jun 30 — Following received that left a two-mile-long path of twister raised up and touched down from the Meteorological Office: Typhoon destruction in Wisconsin’s Outagamie several times, striking between 15 and “Tingting” near lat 24.5N, long 142.4E, County yesterday caused at least $6.9 20 locations between N and County J, at 0600, UTC, Jun 30. Movement past million in damage. Kaukauna Mayor Sim said. The most heavily damaged six hours 360 deg at seven knots. John Lambie said he fears damage structure was the 300,000-square-foot Position accurate to within 45 nautical could reach that much in the city alone. WOW Logistics warehouse in the Little

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Chute industrial park. “The tornado Razlog. No casualties or material TURKEY ripped right down the middle of the damages have been reported so far. A London, Jun 28 — A press report, warehouse from one end to the other, second quake shook Bulgaria, this time dated yesterday, states: An earthquake causing severe damage and severing rattling through the southern parts of measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale their natural gas and water lines,” Sim the country in close proximity to shook an area on the Greek-Turkish said. After lifting briefly, Sim said the Turkish and Greek borders. The border today, the Anatolia news agency tornado inflicted severe damage to earthquake, like the earlier one in reported. The quake, registered by the several homes in the Elderbery and western Bulgaria, was rated at 4.3 on seismological institute of Bosphorus Sherry Lane neighbourhoods situated the Richter scale, causing no casualties University, was felt in the Turkish on opposite ends of Kaukauna’s or material damages. The epicentre was border town of Edirne, Anatolia said. It industrial park and to a half-dozen located some 300 km south-east of gave no indication if casualties or businesses in the industrial park itself. capital Sofia. Meanwhile, the Anadolu damage resulted. London, Jun 29 — A press report, Agency reported today about 4.5- dated Jun 28, states: Thunderstorms Richter-scale jolts on the territory of UNITED STATES rolling across the US South caused Turkey. London, Jun 28 — A press report, flooding that chased dozens of people dated today, states: There was a from their homes in Texas, whipped up GERMANY powerful earthquake with a preliminary a tornado in Louisiana and knocked out London, Jun 29 — A press report, magnitude of 7.0 in Alaska early today, power to thousands in South Carolina. dated today, states: A moderate but no significant damage was reported, Yesterday’s violent weather was blamed earthquake, measuring 4.1 on the police and scientists said. The quake for at least four deaths. One person was Righter scale, hit the Freiburg area of occurred at 0150 hrs, and was centred killed on a rain-slickened Texas south-west Germany early today, beneath the ocean about 70 miles highway, and lightning killed three France’s earth sciences observatory in northwest of Dixon Entrance, the people and injured six others in a park Strasbourg reported. The epicentre was waters between the southern end of the at Buford, GA. Storms also caused located in lat 47.52N, long 08 16E, to panhandle and the Queen Charlotte flooding in Colorado. Emergency the south-east of Freiburg, the Islands of British Columbia, or about 60 workers in San Antonio awakened observatory said. miles southwest of Craig, said Bill residents of Mobile City Estates late Knight, a scientist at the Alaska yesterday and told them they had to INDONESIA Tsunami Warning Centre. The evacuate as Leon Creek rose above its Jakarta, Jul 1 — An earthquake observatory received numerous calls banks. Fire department officials said measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale from people who felt the quake in Craig water rapidly rose to waist-deep in the shook eastern Indonesia today, but and Petersburg, but had no reports of neighbourhood of 70 homes. As the there were no immediate reports of significant damage, “just items falling thunderstorms streamed eastward from damage or casualties, officials said. An off the shelves,” Knight said. Texas, a tornado hurled trees onto about official at the Meteorology and London, Jun 28 — A press report, 19 homes in Franklinton, LA. “We’re Geophysics Agency (BMG) in North dated today, states: A brief earthquake fortunate,” police Chief Lynn Armand Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado struck the Midwest early today, rattling said. “There was a lot of damage, but said the quake struck shortly after windows and awakening sleeping nobody was hurt.” Electricity in dawn with its epicentre in the ocean, residents from Wisconsin south to Franklinton had been restored by this 114 km north of the coastal city. “We Missouri and from Indiana west to morning. High wind caused power have not yet heard if there were any Iowa. No injuries were reported from the quake, which occurred about 0111, outages and destroyed a school casualties or damage,” the official said CDT. Brian Lassige, a geophysicist with gymnasium in central Mississippi, and from Manado, 2,200 km northeast of about 10,000 customers lost power the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado, Jakarta. Officials said the quake was around Columbia, SC, said Robin said the quake was magnitude 4.5, and felt in Manado. — Reuters. Montgomery, a spokesman for South its epicentre was about eight miles Carolina Electric & Gas Co. About 7,000 north-west of Ottawa in northern South Carolina customers still had no IRAN Illinois, close to the small village of Troy London, Jun 28 — A press report, power this morning. Flooding displaced Grove. The rural area is about 70 miles about 40 people from an apartment dated today, states: Two earthquakes west of Chicago. Initial reports building in Columbia, police said. To the measuring 3.7 and 3.1 degrees on the indicated no major damage from the west, more than three inches of rain Richter scale hit the city of Damavand temblor, although police agencies and along Colorado’s Rocky Mountain in Tehran Province early today. radio stations within the quake area foothills flooded streets and basements According to the seismological base of were inundated with telephone calls. and destroyed at least one house. A 12- Tehran University`s Geophysics London, Jun 29 — A press report, year-boy riding his bicycle through a Institute, the tremors occurred at 0047, dated Jun 28, states: A powerful creek was swept nearly a mile local time, and 0055, local time. There earthquake jolted Alaska panhandle downstream by rushing water yesterday were no immediate reports of any residents out of their sleep early today, in Colorado Springs, said fire casualty or damage to property. but no significant damage was reported, department Capt Randy Royal. Several authorities said. The quake happened other people needed to be rescued from PHILIPPINES at 0150, Alaska time, and was centred rising water by passers-by and London, Jul 1 — press report, dated beneath the ocean off the southern end firefighters. today, states: Two earthquakes struck of the panhandle, said Bill Knight, a the central Philippines but there were scientist at the Alaska Tsunami no reports of injuries or damage other Warning Centre at Palmer. The centre than a brief power outage, government had calculated a preliminary magnitude officials revealed. The first quake, of 7.0 but the US Geological Survey measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, later put the magnitude at 6.7. The jolt, caused a 15-second power outage in capable of significant damage had it Sipalay City and Hioba-an town in the happened near populated areas on land, central island of Negros late yesterday, did not generate a tsunami or seismic civil defense officials said today. The sea wave, Knight said. Callers to the quake’s epicentre was off the western BULGARIA centre reported only “items falling off coast of Negros, the Philippine Institute shelves,” he said. Residents deluged London, Jun 28 — A press report, of Volcanology and Seismology said. dated Jun 27, states: An earthquake police with calls. Nobody reported Another earthquake, measuring 4.1 on damage to buildings but some effects with a 4th-Richter-scale rating shook the Richter scale was detected today west-south Bulgaria in early afternoon may be evident only after daybreak, with its epicentre off the eastern coast Craig, AK, police chief James See said. hours today. The epicentre was located of the island of Bohol but there were no some 80 km south of capital Sofia, London, Jun 30 — A press report, reports of any damage, the institute dated today, states: A magnitude 4.4 where shakes were felt on the territory said. of Blagoevgrad, Gotse delchev and temblor struck the Lakeview area at © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 15 Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest

0522, today, according to preliminary in southern Afghanistan,” she said in a Uribe’s office blamed two local reports of the U.S. Geological survey. statement. Beam gave no precise paramilitary commanders for the There were no immediate reports of location for the raids. However, Abdul kidnapping. Uribe’s announcement injuries or damage. It happened 4 miles Latif Hakimi, who claims to speak for comes days before commanders of east of Lakeview, which is near the Afghanistan’s ousted Taliban regime, 20,000 far-right Colombian California border, and was centred 15 said the commanders were not senior paramilitaries are scheduled to confine miles south-east. figures within the movement. — themselves on Jul 1 to a small rural Reuters. area in a bid to deepen negotiations London, Jun 30 — A press report, with the government to disarm their dated today, states: Two explosions men. Presidential spokesman Ricardo today injured as many as 27 people in Galan, reading a statement to an eastern Afghan city, and insurgents reporters, said Uribe had ordered the in another province burned trucks arrest of paramilitary bosses Rodrigo supplying American troops and Tovar Pupo and Hernan Giraldo abducted their Afghan crews, officials Serna.”These individuals no longer have said. The explosions occurred a few safe-conducts in the concentration area minutes apart near security checkpoints in Santa Fe de Ralito, and security ANATAHAN, NORTH MARIANA in downtown Jalalabad, 80 miles east of forces have orders to arrest them inside ISLANDS tKabul, officials said. Faizan, a and outside the concentration area,” London, Jun 26 — A press report, spokesman for the provincial Galan said. He referred to the 144- dated today, states: The Northern government, said 27 people were square-mile, cattle-ranching and Marianas is asking the US to conduct a wounded — five police officers and 22 farming zone in northern Colombia, study on Anatahan volcano. The civilians. “It’s a very crowded area, and which will serve as the headquarters for emergency Management Office Director they were mainly shopkeepers and the negotiations. Hundreds of gunmen Rodolfo Pua says he asked the US people just walking by,” Faizan said. of the United Self-Defense Forces of Geological Survey to further study the General Mohammed Yunus Noorzai, Colombia — known by the Spanish movements of Anatahan volcano as soon chief of police for the surrounding acronym AUC — have gathered in as it settles down. Mr. Pua says the province of Nangarhar, said only nine Santa Fe de Ralito to provide security study is needed so that nearby islands people were injured. Officials said the for AUC commanders. They have can prepare for any eventualities. He blasts shattered the windows of nearby received safe-conducts from the says the USGS already accepted the homes and shops. Faizan said the police government and want protection task and is now waiting for the volcano made no immediate arrests, but blamed against extradition to the United to settle down. Anatahan volcano is “the enemies of the Afghan nation” — a States. — Reuters. located 75 miles north of Saipan, the byword for anti-government militants Santa Fe de Ralito, Jun 30 — centre of Northern Marianas, a chain of such as rebels of the ousted Taliban Colombia’s far-right paramilitary 14 islands in the Pacific politically regime. The blasts follow a bomb attack warlords and the government begin linked to the US The volcano erupted in on a bus carrying women election formal peace talks tomorrow. About 10 May 2003 and then again in April this workers in Jalalabad on Friday (Jun bosses of the 20,000-strong Self-Defense year. The office says the volcano 25), killing two of them and wounding Forces of Colombia (AUC), will take continues to spew ashes and lava but 13 other people. A spokesman for the part in the talks. Although militia scientists say it is still not an Taliban, which has vowed to disrupt the leaders and government envoys have immediate danger to the nearby vote due in September, claimed been talking in secret since July 2003, islands. responsibility for that attack. Further the carefully orchestrated ceremony in south, suspected Taliban stopped four Santa Fe de Ralito in northern trucks bound for an American base, Colombia marks the first time the two burning them and abducting 12 people sides will take their peace process manning the vehicles, an Afghan public. The AUC commanders, armed military official said. The trucks were with government safe-conduct promises stopped yesterday afternoon in Nesh and assurances they will not be district of Uruzgan province as they extradited to the United States — were carrying food to American bases, where some are wanted on drug charges said Khan Mohammed, a senior — will remain within a 144-square-mile commander in neighbouring Kandahar rural zone monitored by observers from AFGHANISTAN province. “We have no idea where the the Organization of American States. Kabul, Jun 27 — Taliban guerrillas drivers and the truck crews have been Reaching a peace accord with the kidnapped and killed 16 people in an taken,” Mohammed said. US troops paramilitaries is central to President Afghan province after finding them with man bases in Deh Rawood, home town Alvaro Uribe’s strategy to end a four- voter registration cards for the country’s of Taliban supreme leader Mullah decade-old guerrilla war that claims September elections, officials said today. Omar, and the provincial capital of thousands of lives each year. The The killings Friday (Jun 25) night in Tirin Kot. American Marines based in demobilisation of the paramilitaries the province of Zabul were the most Tirin Kot have spearheaded operations would remove from the equation a well- serious attack yet on the elections, against suspected Taliban that the armed private army which has swollen which the Taliban and allied Islamic military says killed more than 80 in size in recent years thanks to its militants have vowed to disrupt. News enemy fighters since May 25. links with drugs. The year-old of the violence came a day after a bomb negotiations to demobilise AUC fighters killed two young women, one a student, COLOMBIA by 2006 has been marked by broken working to register voters for the U.N.- Bogota, Jun 28 — The Colombian cease-fires. The warlords insist that Afghan electoral body in the eastern government today removed two local immunity from jail time be a condition city of Jalalabad. — Reuters. paramilitary commanders from peace of any settlement, a demand which has Kabul, Jun 28 — American special talks and ordered them arrested after outraged human rights groups. Hours forces captured two Taliban leaders in gunmen abducted a former Colombian before the talks were due to start, a southern Afghanistan in raids on their senator and seven family warlord freed a former senator who had compounds at the weekend, the U.S. members.Former Sen. Jose Genecco, of been kidnapped over the weekend, military said today. Spokeswoman the Liberal Party, was driving between removing a last-minute obstacle which Master Sergeant Cindy Beam named the Caribbean cities of Santa Marta and had threatened to derail tomorrow’s the men as Abdul Hafiz Majid and Riohacha, when his SUV was ceremony. — Reuters. Mohammad Daud. “Coalition Special intercepted. Genecco, his wife and five Operations Forces raided two anti- children were abducted, along with his DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF coalition compounds and captured two niece and bodyguard. No group CONGO top enemy leaders in missions immediately took credit for the London, Jun 28 — A press report, conducted pre-dawn Saturday (Jun 25) abductions, but President Alvaro dated Jun 25, states: The presidents of

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16 Political & Civil Unrest the Democratic Republic of Congo and led to fighting in which two rebels died. militant group threatened to kill three Rwanda have agreed to abide by a 2002 The military says another suspected Turkish hostages unless Ankara pulls peace pact to avoid renewed conflict in rebel died in an exchange of fire in East its companies out of the country within the region. Congolese leader Joseph Aceh. (See issue of Jun 16.) 72 hours, in a videotape broadcast on Kabila and his Rwandan counterpart London, Jun 29 — A press report, al-Jazeera television. The footage Paul Kagame made the declaration dated today, states: Indonesian troops carried by the Qatar-based news after talks today. Mr Kabila had killed eight suspected Acehnese rebels channel showed the three hostages accused Rwanda of backing rebels who during gunbattles in the war-torn seated on the ground in front of two briefly took control of the eastern town region, an army spokesman said gunmen, in front of a black banner of Bukavu. Rwanda denied the charges yesterday. The Free Aceh Movement bearing the yellow emblem of the and said the deployment of 10,000 rebels were killed in clashes across the Tawhid wa al-Jihad (Unity and Holy troops to their common border was province on Sunday (Jun 27), said Lt. War), the group of wanted Islamist Abu hostile. The three hour summit, held at Col. Asep Sapari from Banda Aceh, the Musab al-Zarqawi. An accompanying Nigeria’s Abuja airport, was facilitated provincial capital. He said Indonesian statement read out by the al-Jazeera by Nigerian President Olusegun troops also confiscated three automatic correspondent said the group was Obasanjo in an effort to rebuild trust weapons, a handgun and hundreds of “holding three Turkish hostages who we between the two men. The presidents rounds of ammunition. It was will behead in 72 hours unless Turkey also agreed to continue the work of the impossible to independently verify the withdraws all firms working with joint verification committee to ensure claims because Indonesian authorities occupation forces in Iraq”. A powerful that there were no more Rwandan have restricted the movement of blast ripped through the centre of the troops in DR Congo and that ethnic journalists in the region. city of Hilla, 100 kilometres south of Rwandan Hutu extremists who fled Baghdad, killing at least 17 people and Rwanda after the 1994 genocide had IRAQ wounding 40, US Brigadier-General been disarmed and repatriated. Arbil, Iraq, Jun 26 — A car bomb Mark Kimmitt said. The cause of the explosion killed a man and wounded 40 explosion was suspected to be a car INDIA people in the Kurdish city of Arbil bomb, the deputy director of US-led Jammu, India, Jun 26 — Suspected today as insurgents kept up a bloody coalition operations said. militants shot dead at least 12 drive to derail Iraq’s transition to an Baghdad, Jun 27 — Turkey today villagers, including four children, in interim government in four days’ time. rejected the demands of militants their sleep in Indian Kashmir today, a Gunmen assaulted a Shi’ite party threatening to behead three Turks held day ahead of talks between India and building in Baquba, north-west of hostage in Iraq during President Bush’s Pakistan over the disputed Himalayan Baghdad, killing three guards, and visit to Turkey and on the eve of the region. The attack, one of the biggest to blew up a building used by interim formal start of Iraqi self-rule. Militants target civilians in the troubled region in Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s party. Two loyal to suspected al-Qaeda ally Abu recent months, took place near a remote guards were wounded in the attack on Musab al-Zarqawi said in a statement hilly village in Poonch district, about the office of the Supreme Council for to Al Jazeera television yesterday that 160 miles north of Jammu, winter Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a moderate the three hostages would be executed capital of Indian Kashmir, police said. Shi’ite group. One of them said the within 72 hours unless Turks stopped “They descended on the village around gunmen stormed the building in the working with US-led forces in Iraq. 0130 hrs, barged into a house and fired mixed Sunni-Shi’ite town at 0830 hrs. “Turkey has been fighting terrorist on sleeping villagers,” a police officer In a separate attack in Baquba, armed activity for more than 20 years,” said by telephone from Poonch. P.L. men chased the guards from a building Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul Gupta, inspector general of police for used by Allawi’s Iraqi National Accord said in Istanbul. “They ask many the Jammu region, said ten people were group and then destroyed it with things, they demand many things. We also wounded in the attack, four of explosives, police said. The blast in never consider them with seriousness.” them critically. “Seven of the 12 killed Arbil, 220 miles north of Baghdad, Jazeera showed footage of the three were men who were members of the killed a shopkeeper and wounded hostages crouching in front of masked local village defence committee,” Gupta Mahmoud Mohammed, culture minister gunmen and holding up their passports. said, referring to groups of villagers in the Kurdish regional government, in Turkey is not part of the US-led force in who are armed and trained by Indian the head. “I was on my way to the Iraq but many nationals work as security forces to guard remote hamlets ministry. There was a car bomb. The drivers and support staff for US forces. from militant attacks. The dead were blast hit my car from outside. The Yesterday evening two car bombs were all Muslims, police added. No militant people who were with me were injured detonated in a busy street Hilla, a town group has claimed responsibility for the too,” Mohammed said from his hospital 100 km south of Baghdad. The US attack. Elsewhere, troops laid siege to a bed. Arbil has been relatively free of military said the latest casualty reports village mosque in Pulwama district, trouble since US-led forces invaded Iraq showed 23 people were killed and 58 south of Srinagar, summer capital of last year, though twin suicide attacks were wounded. — Reuters. Indian Kashmir, after militants on Kurdish party offices in February Umm Qasr, Jun 28 — Basrah Oil attacked a security patrol and took killed more than 100 people. In another Terminal and Khor Al Amaya Oil refuge in the mosque after they were attack in the north, gunmen ambushed Terminal: Repair works at the southern chased by soldiers, police said. The a police patrol 30 km south of Kirkuk pipeline were successfully completed at rebels later fled to a nearby house after today, killing one policeman and 2200, local time, Jun 25 and operations releasing some 50 people who were wounding another, police said. The US at both terminals resumed at their trapped inside the mosque. By this military said an American soldier died normal levels with effect from 2345, evening it was unclear whether the of his wounds overnight after an local time, same day. As of 0600, local rebels were still in the house or had ambush in Baghdad. That brought to time, Jun 26, the flow rate was at the escaped the soldiers’ security cordon. — 623 the US combat toll in Iraq since level of 80,000 bbls/hour. — Lloyd’s Reuters. last year’s invasion. US and Iraqi Agents. officials say they expect more violence Baghdad, Jun 28 — The United States INDONESIA in the run-up to the June 30 handover transferred sovereignty to an interim London, Jun 26 — A press report, of power. A string of bloody attacks Iraqi government today, formally dated Jun 25, states: A soldier and Thursday (Jun 24) killed about 100 ending the controversial 14-month three suspected rebels have been killed people in five cities. — Reuters. occupation two days earlier than in clashes between troops and London, Jun 27 — A press report, expected. In a surprise ceremony that separatists in the Indonesian province dated today, states: At least 17 people was finished before it was announced of Aceh. The Indonesian military says have been killed and 40 wounded by a and before ordinary Iraqis were aware the soldier died in an ambush set by car bomb in the Iraqi city of Hilla, as of it, Iraq’s outgoing U.S. governor Paul rebels of the Free Aceh Movement, Islamic militants threatened to behead Bremer handed a letter to Iraqi officials (GAM) at Sawang in South Aceh. At three Turkish hostages, four days sealing the transfer of powers. “This is almost the same time a GAM attack on before the troubled country receives a historic day, a happy day, a day that a military post elsewhere in South Aceh sovereignty. An al-Qaeda-linked Islamic all Iraqis have been looking forward to,”

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Iraqi President Ghazi Yawar told the whether or not to impose emergency members of the Tawhid and Jihad ceremony, which began at 1026 hrs. laws. Elsewhere, other militants movement led by senior al-Qaeda Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari fighting the US-led coalition have member Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. US said in Istanbul the handover was threatened to kill another US soldier, a authorities accuse Zarqawi, believed to brought forward to try to avert attacks Pakistani and three Turkish hostages. be a close ally of al-Qaeda leader by insurgents mounting a campaign of Islamist militants have threatened to Osama Bin Laden, of masterminding a bloody attacks. Although the interim behead a man they say is Corp Wassef series of spectacular suicide bombings government led by Prime Minister Iyad Ali Hassoun, a US marine of Lebanese in Iraq and beheading a US hostage in Allawi will have “full sovereignty,” origin, who went missing in Iraq on Jun Iraq. Yesterday, US Secretary of State according to a U.N. Security Council 21. Al-Jazeera said a group calling itself Colin Powell increased the reward for resolution on the handover earlier this Islamic Response was threatening to information leading to Zarqawi’s arrest month, there are important constraints kill the man if Iraqi prisoners were not or conviction from $10m to $25m. on its powers. It is barred from making released. Anti-coalition militants have long-term policy decisions and will not also threatened to kill a captured ISRAEL have control over more than 160,000 Pakistani driver, Amjad Hafeez, and London, Jun 28 — A press report, foreign troops who will remain in Iraq. three captured Turkish citizens over dated today, states: Palestinian The government has the right to ask their countries’ alliance with the US. militants have dug a tunnel under an them to leave — but has made clear it Baghdad, Jun 29 — A roadside bomb Israeli army outpost in the Gaza Strip has no intention of doing so. In other blast killed three U.S. marines in and set off a massive explosion that matters, yesterday the Arabic-language Baghdad today. A U.S. military injured six soldiers. One soldier was in satellite channel Al Jazeera broadcast spokesman said two marines were also a critical condition, having been footage of a blindfolded U.S. Marine, wounded in the explosion that wrecked trapped in rubble for more than an whose captors said they would kill him a Humvee vehicle escorting a convoy hour. The attack happened at the Gush unless Iraqi prisoners were released. “A carrying engineering equipment. Katif junction, near Israeli settlements. Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Elsewhere, three Turkish hostages Israeli helicopters later fired missiles Expeditionary Force has been absent walked free after their release by a on two metal workshops in the Zeitoun from his unit since June 21,” a U.S. group led by Jordanian militant Abu area of Gaza City, but no serious statement said. “However, Naval Musab al-Zarqawi, a suspected al injuries were reported. Soon after the Criminal Investigative Services cannot Qaeda ally. His group had previously attack on the outpost, a Palestinian confirm that Corporal Wassef Ali threatened to behead the Turks today police officer and a teenager were killed Hassoun has been taken hostage.” Also unless their government told companies by Israeli gunfire near the nearby Khan yesterday, a C-130 transport aircraft to stop dealing with U.S. forces in Iraq. Yunis refugee camp. The Israeli army was hit by small arms fire after takeoff Ankara had rejected the demand. A said there was heavy Palestinian from Baghdad airport. One person was Turkish government official confirmed gunfire from the camp and that troops wounded and later died, the U.S. the three men had been freed. Another fired back. Initial reports had spoken of military said. Several explosions also two Turks seized in Iraq three weeks up to 30 Israelis injured in the blast at rang out in central Baghdad as ago have told their families they are the heavily-fortified army outpost, guerrillas aimed mortars at the “Green well and will return to Turkey within a prompting hundreds of Palestinians to Zone” compound housing the U.S.-led week, Turkish media reported. — celebrate on the streets of Gaza City. administration’s headquarters. One Reuters. Palestinian militant groups Hamas and mortar killed two boys playing near the London, Jun 30 — A press report, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades both Tigris river, doctors said. — Reuters. dated today, states: Iraqi insurgents separately claimed responsibility for London, Jun 28 — On Jun 26, it was have fired up to 10 mortar rounds at a the attack, saying they were avenging reported that the second pipeline US base on the outskirts of Baghdad the deaths of leaders and activists supplying the Basrah and Khor Al airport, wounding at least six soldiers. killed by Israel, including seven Amaya oil terminals re-commenced The base has been subject to almost militants shot dead in the West Bank operations at 0130 hrs, Jun 26, Iraqi daily mortar attacks, but this is the over the weekend (Jun26/27. The local time. At 0800 hrs, Jun 26, the first time significant injuries have been explosion at the army base went off at loading rates at the terminals were as caused, AP news agency said. In other shortly before 2200, local time, follows: Basra oil Terminal: 52’ developments, Saddam Hussein will be yesterday, bringing down a building. bbls/hour, Khor al Amay: 28’ bbls/hour. handed over to Iraqi legal custody Hamas told journalists that its military London, Jun 29 — A press report, today. However, he will not be wing dug a 350m tunnel under the dated today, states: An Arabic TV physically transferred, but will remain outpost and then packed it with channel has reported that a US soldier under US guard until Iraqi police have hundreds of kilograms of explosives. missing in Iraq since an ambush west of secure facilities in which to hold him. The militant group said its forces Baghdad in April has been shot dead by He will be charged tomorrow with waited until there was a shift change in his captors. Al-Jazeera TV broadcast a crimes likely to include crimes against the tower and then set of the explosives video which it said showed Private humanity and war crimes. Up to 11 when there was the maximum number Keith Maupin, 20, kneeling blindfolded other senior members of his regime - of soldiers inside. Israel was braced for just before his killing by anti-American including former Deputy Prime huge numbers of casualties, but the militants. It said it had received the Minister Tariq Aziz, Ali Hassan al- commander of the base said the blast footage along with a statement from a Majid - known as “Chemical Ali” - did not hit sleeping or resting areas group called The Sharp Sword against former Vice-President Taha Yassin where large numbers of troops might the Enemies of God and His Prophet. Ramadan, and two of Saddam Hussein’s have been congregated. Earlier The statement, couched in Islamist half-brothers - are also expected to yesterday, Palestinian militants vowed terms, said the soldier had been killed appear tomorrow to face charges. to avenge the killings on Saturday of in protest at US policies in Iraq and at Saddam Hussein is expected to face war seven Palestinian militants in the West deaths of “martyrs” in Iraq, Saudi crimes charges over the 1990 invasion Bank city of Nablus. Among the dead Arabia and Algeria. A US military of Kuwait and subsequent suppression were the West Bank leader of al-Aqsa spokesman said it was too early to of Shia and Kurdish uprisings, the use Martyrs’ Brigade and top figures in confirm the soldier’s death. The video of chemical weapons against the Kurds Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Tens of emerged hours after the US handed in 1988 and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq thousands of mourners attended the over power to an interim Iraqi war. funerals. government two days early. US London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated London, Jun 29 — A press report, administrator Paul Bremer left the today, states: Four people were killed dated today, states: Israeli tanks have country after transferring sovereignty when a house in Falluja was hit by a pushed into a town in the Gaza Strip in to an Iraqi judge. Hours later, the first US air strike, witnesses have said. the wake of air strikes by helicopter US ambassador to Iraq in a decade, Another 10 people were injured in the gunships on Palestinian facilities. This John Negroponte, arrived in Baghdad. incident and residents are still digging followed the deaths yesterday of two The new Iraqi government is reported through the debris. The US military Israelis after rockets were fired from to be meeting later today to discuss said the house was a hide-out for Gaza. More rockets were reported to

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Palestinian witnesses commander to preserve security and his said a 25-year-old man was killed as obligation to provide for the needs of the PERU about two dozen tanks and bulldozers local inhabitants,” the ruling said. Lima, Jun 24 — Some 30 Shining Path moved in. There was no immediate Construction of the section of the rebels killed one soldier in an attack on comment from the Israeli military. The barrier affected by the ruling was frozen a military patrol in Peru’s Andean Palestinian sources spoke of an intense by the court in March while the case region, the second fatal assault on state barrage of machine-gun fire preceding was pending. Mr Dahla said some parts security forces this month, the army the Israeli advance. Three missiles hit a would now need to be dismantled. said today. Rebels attacked soldiers multi-storey building in Gaza City Gaza, Jun 30 — Israeli soldiers guarding an asphalt factory yesterday housing a BBC office and other media besieging the Gaza border town of Beit in the remote highland town of Cangari outlets, which were apparently Hanoun shot dead a teenager today 360 miles south-east of Lima, an army unoccupied at the time. Two people during stone-throwing protests by spokeswoman told Reuters. “One soldier were injured in the attack on the media Palestinian youth. The 16-year-old was was killed in the attack,” she said, centre and the empty metal workshop killed as he tried to plant a Palestinian adding that there were no reports of in Nusseirat refugee camp was flag on a mound of earth as dozens of injured officers. — Reuters. destroyed, Palestinian witnesses said. other youths pelted Israeli armour and Close to midnight, a drone aircraft soldiers with stones, Palestinian RUSSIA could be heard circling above the city, witnesses said. Five other Palestinians London, Jun 29 — A press report, our correspondent says. Soon were wounded. Military officials said dated Jun 28, states: The Russian afterwards, there was the sound of at Israeli forces fired a warning shot which authorities say that one of the alleged least one helicopter in the sky and then hit a youth after they came under organisers of last week’s raids on came a series of explosions as missiles attack by hundreds of Palestinians Ingushetia has been killed. More than were unleashed. The missiles slammed throwing rocks and concrete bricks at 80 people died in a series of into a lower floor of the media building. the entrance to Beit Hanoun. Israel’s simultaneous devastating attacks. An Israeli military spokesman quoted military operation on the outskirts of President Vladimir Putin demanded by AFP news agency said that the town entered its second day today. that the rebels be caught and punished, yesterday night’s air strikes had Armoured bulldozers destroyed scrub and today, Russian officials announced targeted Palestinian militants and their and trees the army said were used as they had made progress. A military allies. The Nusseirat workshop had cover by Palestinian militants firing spokesman said one of the alleged been used by Hamas, the source said, rockets into Israel. — Reuters. organisers, rebel fighter Magomed and the media housed “the Yevloyev, had been killed in a special headquarters of an organisation that MADAGASCAR operation in Ingushetia. Meanwhile, incites [anti-Israeli] hatred and is in London, Jun 29 — A press report, prosecutors announced that 10 suspects constant contact with terrorists”. A dated Jun 27, states: At least 33 people had been detained in connection with three-year-old boy was one of the two have been injured in grenade attacks the violence. Three had already been Israelis killed in Sderot yesterday when during Independence Day celebrations charged with terrorism. two rockets launched from Gaza in Madagascar, a Government official exploded near a kindergarten. At least says. Public Security Ministry official SAUDI ARABIA nine other people were injured. Tantely Razafimanantsoa says London, Jun 30 — A press report, Palestinian militant groups Hamas and unknown assailants hurled the dated today, states: Four people were the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades both grenades into celebrating crowds in the killed today after Saudi security forces separately claimed responsibility for the towns of Toliara in the south-west, engaged in a heavy exchange of gunfire attack. They said they were avenging Mahajanga on the west coast and with five suspected Islamic militants in the deaths of leaders and activists central Fianarantsoa. “These were not eastern Riyadh, witnesses said. The killed by Israel, including seven isolated acts, it is a campaign of witnesses, who live in the Al-Quds area militants shot dead in the West Bank destabilisation,” he said. In the worst where the gunbattle took place, could over the weekend. attack, a grenade was thrown into a not say who were among the dead, only London, Jun 30 — A press report, dense crowd at an independence day that they had seen four bodies. The dated today, states: Israel’s High Court fireworks display at Toliara, injuring suspected militants had been traveling has ordered changes to the route of the about 30 people. Four of the injured are in three cars when the shooting broke West Bank barrier, saying it is hurting said to be in serious condition. Another out. Palestinians. It said the route around grenade injured three people in Jerusalem must be changed to reduce Mahajanga during a military parade to SOMALIA hardships, even if that meant less mark the 44th anniversary of the Mogadishu, Jun 28 — At least two security for Israel. Israel says the Indian Ocean island’s independence people, including the mayor of the barrier is necessary to keep out suicide from France. A similar attack on Friday northern Somali port town of Bosaso, bombers; Palestinians call it a land grab (Jun 25), when a grenade was thrown at were shot dead by gunmen today, that divides people from their families, a deputy’s car in Fianarantsoa, caused residents said, further destabilising jobs and schools. The decision comes no casualties. security in the breakaway enclave of before a non-binding ruling by the UN’s Puntland. The masked gunmen also top court on the legality of the PAKISTAN shot and injured three other people controversial network of fences and Karachi, Jun 24 — Pakistan’s largest believed to be aides of Bosaso Mayor walls, planned to extend for 640km organisation, the Water & Power Mohamed Said Sayruq, hospital officials through occupied territory. The Development Authority (WAPDA) said said. “There is tension in the town. We International Court of Justice was that one tower of the 500Kv main extra are fearing retaliatory attacks any time asked to examine the issue last high voltage transmission line was now,” said one resident who witnessed December amid mounting international destroyed and another was partially the shootings outside the town’s concern and has said it will release its damaged by massive blasts, near the crowded market.He and other residents findings on Jul 9. The landmark ruling village of Taga in Sindh Province. As a of Bosaso attributed the killings to by the High Court of Justice affects a result, power supply was suspended to increasing political rivalries among 30km section of the barrier to the north- different parts of the country from the various militias in Puntland, triggered west of Jerusalem. Opponents who main Guddu-Dadu section circuit-line by a decision of the enclave’s parliament lodged the case said it would disrupt early yesterday morning. However, to dissolve its cabinet. — Reuters. the lives of 45,000 people living in 10 WAPDA, through a parallel system of London, Jul 1 — Mogadishu’s main villages by cutting them off from farms, high-transmission Guddu- Dadu line on port facility remains closed, as rival schools and jobs, according to the section-II restored power supply to militias battle for control of the city.

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There are also reports of vessels prosecute those responsible under the blast was caused by a bomb. A attempting to offload fuel coming under international law. “After all this then, Turkish Airlines spokesman said three mortar and rocket fire, and being forced and only then, can there be talk of cleaners boarded the aircraft at 1230 to withdraw. The privately owned El direct political negotiations on the hrs (0930, UTC) after passengers had Maan port is the country’s key link to issues of power, development, security, disembarked. “One of the workers the Gulf and East Africa. legislation and the legal status of the picked up a wallet from the ground and region and its relations with the center there was an explosion. He lost a finger SRI LANKA (Khartoum),” the statement said. — and the two others were injured but London, Jun 28 — A press report, Reuters. (See issue of Jun 4.) only slightly,” the spokesman said. A dated today, states: Norwegian-led London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated series of small explosions in the run-up truce monitors have set off for today, states: Sudan has promised to the NATO summit, one of which emergency talks with the Tamil Tigers action to re-impose order in the western killed four people including the bomber, after their pull-out from meetings region of Darfur, where pro-government has left nerves on edge. They were reviewing the implementation of a Arab militias have been accused of blamed on leftist groups that have long fragile ceasefire, officials said. The head ethnic cleansing. The Sudanese foreign been active in Turkey. — Reuters. of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission minister said more security forces (SLMM), Trond Furuhovde, flew to the would be sent to the area to provide YEMEN rebel-held town of Kilinochchi for security. He was speaking during visits Sanaa, Jul 1 — Yemeni government discussions with the Liberation Tigers to Sudan by US Secretary of State Colin forces have killed 10 supporters of an of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), government Powell and UN Secretary General Kofi anti-U.S. rebel cleric in clashes in the officials said today. Diplomatic sources Annan. Mr Powell urged Khartoum to mountainous north of the county and said the SLMM was deeply concerned rein in the militias, and warned that seized some of their bases, a security with the Tiger withdrawal on the eve of the UN Security Council could step in. source said today. He said yesterday’s fresh attempts by peace broker Norway The US has drafted a resolution that action brought to more than 60 the to get the stalled negotiations back on would impose sanctions on the militias - number of supporters of Hussein al- track. Norway’s special peace envoy, which are accused of terrifying black Houthi killed since Jun 20, when Erik Solheim, was due in Colombo later villagers and driving about a million government forces launched an today to launch a renewed attempt to people from their homes. The draft plan offensive against Houthi’s “Believing jumpstart negotiations that have been would authorise an arms embargo and Youth” group in Saada province. Dozens on hold since April last year, diplomats ban on training for the Janjaweed - the more fled or gave themselves up, the said. The LTTE told the SLMM Friday Arab militia blamed for perpetrating source said, as security forces besieging (Jun 25) it would no longer attend atrocities against black African the area took over some of the rebels’ meetings with security forces to review farmers. It would also impose a travel fortified bases. Sources close to Houthi the ceasefire in a protest over suspected ban on Janjaweed members named on a have put the death toll from the clashes military backing for a renegade regional list compiled by a Security Council at about 200. Security sources say nine commander of the LTTE known as committee set up to monitor the policemen have also died and 10 have Karuna. The meetings are aimed to iron sanctions. The draft resolution also been wounded. Yemeni authorities out problems relating to the requires the Council to decide after 30 believe Houthi, a leader of the Zaidi implementation of the Norwegian- days whether the arms embargo and Shi’ite sect, also heads the rebel group brokered ceasefire, in place since travel ban against the militias should which has staged violent protests February 2002. The government be extended to others “responsible for against the United States and Israel. admitted Thursday (Jun 24) that the commission of atrocities in Darfur”. They have accused him of setting up elements of the military had supported It also endorses sending monitors from and training militia in secret and Karuna despite LTTE warnings that the African Union to Darfur and calls attacking mosques and preachers in capitalising on the Tamil Tiger split for a further team of human rights Saada, 150 miles north of the capital, could push the country back to war. monitors to be despatched by the UN. Sanaa. On Tuesday (Jun 29) Yemeni But a former governor of Darfur, Ahmed forces killed Zaid bin Ali al-Houthi, SUDAN Diraige, said that the embargoes on the deputy commander of “The Believing Khartoum, Jun 26 — Rebels from Janjaweed have “no meaning”. Youth” and officials said they seized Sudan’s Darfur region today demanded Speaking of the travel ban he explained weapons and ammunition along with the imposition of a military no-fly zone, “these are local militias, they have pamphlets “which promote sectarian free access for aid workers and war never been outside their territories... strife.” — Reuters. crimes trials for Arab militias who have their movements are internal, they are looted and burned throughout the moving from village to village region. In an urgent letter to U.S. destroying and killing people”. He said Secretary of State Colin Powell and the arms embargo would be similarly U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, ineffective: “The militias get their arms both of whom will visit strife-torn internally. The arms are in the country, Darfur next week, the rebel Sudan they buy them on the black market, Liberation Movement (SLM) made a list they buy them from other militias and of demands which must be met before soldiers. So really an arms embargo political talks can begin. After long would only really be effective against IRAQ conflict between Arab nomads and the government.” See under “Political & Civil Unrest.” African villagers, two rebel groups launched a revolt last February in TURKEY Darfur, in western Sudan, accusing the Istanbul, Jun 29 — An explosion government of arming the Arab militias inside an aircraft at Istanbul Airport known locally as Janjaweed. The injured three people today, hours before fighting has driven hundreds of US President George W. Bush was due thousands of people from their homes to fly out of the city from the same and triggered what the United Nations location, Turkish police said. They said calls the world’s worst humanitarian the Turkish Airlines aircraft, on a crisis. The rebels’ statement added that domestic flight from the western port of more than 158,000 refugees encamped Izmir, was being cleaned after landing BANGLADESH in neighbouring Chad and one million in Istanbul. Turkey’s biggest city is London, Jun 29 — A press report, displaced should be returned to their hosting a NATO summit attended by dated today, states: An opposition- homes once they had been paid Bush and dozens of other world leaders, backed general strike, called by compensation by the Sudanese and security is extremely tight. Bush journalists to protest killing of a government. It also formally asked for a was due to leave Turkey from a newspaper editor, crippled Khulna judicial investigation into what it called different terminal later today. Police today as shops and schools were closed “war crimes” in Darfur, and to said they could not immediately say if and streets remained empty. The

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 20 Labour Disputes shutdown paralysed life in the city, cut to the country residence of Prime demanded the intervention of the where the editor of a vernacular daily Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and to Transport Minister to resolve the crisis. ‘Janmabhumi’, Humayun Kabir Balu, the homes of other ministers. Workers Mini-lorry workers union (CITU), Kochi was killed in a bomb attack outside his also targeted five nuclear power regional committee president M.D. office on Sunday (Jun 27). The main stations owned by EdF and national Antony and Secretary K.J. Maxy has Opposition, Awami League, and several landmarks including the Champs asked the government to urgently other parties have extended support to Elysees and the Eiffel Tower. Unions intervene and settle the container the strike which suspended all normal have said that strike action could trailer strike. The committee which has activities in the the third largest city of continue until the middle of July. announced its support to the strike Bangladesh. This was the first time warned that the strike would be taken that journalists enforced the shutdown INDIA to other areas unless the government to protest any action. Kochi, Jun 29 — The Trailer Owners’ and port authorities intervene. They Association at Kochi Port has declared pointed out that the transport CAPE VERDE an indefinite strike from the morning department’s action would lead to the St. Vincent, CVI, Jun 28 — Stevedores shift on Jun 28. This has paralysed all downfall of the port and would in turn have started today a strike at the port container traffic in and around Kochi badly affect the labourers. of Praia. However they will break Port. The operations of container Kochi, Jun 30 — The movement of Saturdays and Sundays. — Lloyd’s vessels in Kochi are likely to be containers to and from Kochi port Agents. paralysed for three or four days. The continued to be disrupted for the second reason for the trailer strike is a protest day yesterday on account of the CREW ON PANAMANIAN VESSEL against Government Policy on traffic indefinite strike called by trailer truck Odessa, Jun 25 — General cargo Sea rules. — Lloyd’s Agents. operators in Kerala. The trailer truck Life ex Ocean Pacific I is currently still London, Jun 30 — A press report, operators have been on the warpath at Ilichevsk shipyard, but is expected to dated today, states: With the container since Monday protesting against alleged leave by Jun 30. — Lloyd’s Agents. carrier owners’ associations deciding to harassment by officials of the Kerala continue with the strike launched from Road Transport Authority in charging CREWS OF DANE SEA LINE Monday (Jun 28), Kochi port is set to their vehicles for overload and imposing FERRIES lose business to the tune of Rs 25 lakh huge fines. Following the strike call, London, Jun 25 — Lloyd’s Casualty per day. Besides there is a fear of 700-odd trailer operators had stopped representatives in Piraeus report: present business getting shifted to the plying their vehicles, thereby hindering Passenger ro/ro Diagoras (6939 gt, built neighbouring Tuticorin and the movement of export/import cargo 1990) is presently anchored off Piraeus. Mangalapuram ports. The Cochin from the port. The operators’ The crew of ferries Rodos (10298 gt, Container Carrier Owner’s Welfare association pointed out that containers built 1973) and Patmos (8992 gt, built Association (CCCOWA) and Cochin are always overloaded because the 1972) all of operators Dane Sea Line Trailer Users’ Welfare Association trailers are designed according to have apparently not been paid for two (CTUWA) have decided to go ahead international standards. However, the months and they are presently with the strike after a meeting with the rules in Kerala stipulate that only 25 preventing Diagoras from departing Additional District Magistrate (ADM) tonnes of cargo are allowed in 40-ft Piraeus. failed to evolve a solution. “The ADM containers and 16 tonnes in 20-ft boxes. has assured us to desist from strict They said there were no restrictions in FRANCE implementation of vehicle laws for one the neighbouring States, and it is London, Jun 25 — A press report, or two days. But after that, it will be a permitted to carry up to 42 tonnes dated yesterday, states: A wave of repetition of what has happened all without any restrictions. Though strikes affecting electricity and gas these days,” says M.K.M. Nair, loading and unloading operations have supplies in France has passed its peak, president of CCCOWA. The associations been in full swing inside the container the government has claimed. Staff at also demanded the intervention of the terminal, senior port officials state owned supplier EdF are in the Chief Minister in the issue. “We doubt maintained that the outside movement middle of a twenty-four hour national foul play from certain quarters to of containers had been totally stoppage in protest at plans to part sabotage the prospects of Vallarpadam disrupted. At present, there are privatise the business. However, Transshipment Container Terminal. sufficient boxes inside the wharves and finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy said The lack of interest shown by the if the strike continues, it would only 3% of Edf’s 150,000 staff were authorities concerned to solve the issue definitely affect the movement of involved and that the worst of the is a pointer to this. So the CM should export/import cargo to and from the demonstrations were now over. Workers immediately look into the matter,” port. The port had sent fax messages to today sought to cut EdF’s daily capacity demanded the spokesperson of the State Chief Minister and the Chief by 12% of its normal output. The CCCOWA. Though the Cochin Port Secretary requesting them to hold talks walkout, accompanied by a rally in Trust (CPT) authorities somehow with trailer operators’ associations. It Paris, follows a series of regional managed to handle the cargoes in two has also been decided to take up the stoppages in which the homes of leading ships yesterday, they fear that it would matter with the Union Government of politicians were targeted. Job fears The be difficult to carry on from today amend the provisions in the Motor French parliament is debating a draft onward. “We could load a ship which Vehicles Act to enable loaded containers proposal to change EdF’s status. This anchored this morning with the with higher capacity to ply on the would see Europe’s largest power containers stocked earlier. But if the roads, the officials added. Meanwhile, supplier and sister company Gaz de strike prolongs, it will be difficult as the the CII, Kerala, has urged the State France transformed into limited yards are getting crowded,” says Jacob Government to take immediate steps to liability firms, a key step to Thomas, chairman of CPT. Meanwhile put an end to the frequent container privatisation. The French government the Confederation of Indian Industries trailer strikes, which have crippled the ultimately wants to sell off a 30% stake (CII) has urged the State Government functions of the port. In a statement in EdF to fund what it sees as an to immediately intervene and take issued here, it said such strikes would urgently needed investment in the necessary action to put an end to the put to question the ability to conduct electricity network. Unions, which fear frequent container trailer strikes. In a business through the port. — Lloyd’s that privatisation will lead to statement issued here, the CII said that Agents. widespread job losses, staged their first such strikes would raise questions Kochi, July 1 — The trailer owner’s national strike on Jun 15. The action about the ability of the port to conduct strike at Kochi port is still continuing. reduced production by up to 15,000 MW business without hassles, especially Negotiations with Government to of EdF’s 100,000 MW capacity. A series when initiatives like Vallarpadam withdraw the strike are in progress. — of regional strikes in the past week container terminal and other expansion Lloyd’s Agents. have cut up to 6,000 MW from France’s programmes have been taken up to national grid. Areas of Bordeaux and facilitate growth of trade and commerce ITALY Grenoble were plunged into darkness in the State. The Ernakulam District London, Jun 29 — A press report, by the action while power supplies were Congress Committee also has dated Jun 28, states: A four-day

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 21 Labour Disputes blockade of rail tracks in southern Italy exports, pumping about 3 million branches. KorAm’s walkout comes a day to protest against a rubbish dump barrels of oil daily, most of which is sold before a planned general strike by the nearby has ended. Demonstrators abroad. country’s second-largest umbrella labor occupying the tracks blocking the main London, Jun 28 — Emergency group, the Korean Confederation of line south of Naples accepted a arbitration power exercised by Norway’s Trade Unions, which includes South government plan to close the dump government has forced an end to the Korea’s top auto maker Hyundai Motor after nine months. Thousands of offshore workers’ strike that today was Co. — Reuters. travellers were left stranded on trains to shut down almost all production by London, Jun 29 — A press report, or in stations. Rail traffic was to the world’s number three oil exporter. dated today, states: Tens of thousands resume tonight. Waste facilities in the Oslo’s centre-right coalition invoked of workers from South Korea’s largest region are overflowing but locals oppose mandatory arbitration laws on Friday automaker Hyundai joined a strike opening new dumps amid health risks morning (Jun 25) after the crisis today to demand better pay and concerns. Italian President Carlo threatened to escalate into a lockout of working conditions. The strike halted Azeglio Ciampi’s office said “selfish around 3,000 strikers from tonight. Oil operations on the company’s assembly positions” taken up by single employers effectively forced the line, a spokesman for Hyundai said in communities were unacceptable. government to step in after they chose Seoul. The work stoppage, which began “Problems of this type must not be on Thursday to adopt strong-arm tactics last Friday (Jun 25), aims to secure a transformed into issues of public order,” with the shipment of strikers back to 10.5-percent pay raise and improved Mr Ciampi’s office said in a statement. shore and the indefinite shutting of benefits for hourly workers. The labour His intervention appears to have facilities. Labour minister Dagfinn union, which includes 40 000 members, broken the deadlock, but for four days, Hoybraten warned that the escalation plans to continue the strike for a full one of southern Europe’s main railway would have a big economic impact, with day tomorrow. “We’ve presented a new arteries remained blocked. Several a fifth of Norway’s gross domestic offer on the negotiating table,” said a hundred locals occupied the station in product from oil and gas, and threaten Hyundai company spokesman, without Montecorvino Rovella, about 60 kms its reputation as a reliable producer. providing details. The strike also south-east of Naples, angered at the re- Norwegian law now requires all staff to affected Hyundai’s subsidiary Kia opening of a landfill site near their return to work and employers to call off Motors, where workers walked off the homes. Since the sit-in began on Friday their lockout, with a state arbitrator job for several hours. (Jun 25), emergency teams had to appointed to settle the dispute. The London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated deliver food and water rations to Federation of Oil Workers’ trade union, Jun 30, states: Unionized workers of passengers forced to camp out on OFS, and the Norwegian Association of Daewoo Motor today decided to go on stranded trains. Rail authorities tried Supervisors had decided to strike over strike, moving one step closer to joining to reroute some trains to Calabria and pensions and temporary contracts. walkouts by autoworkers of Hyundai Sicily via Italy’s east coast today. Unions gave their reserved acceptance and Kia. The decision drew much Officials around Naples have struggled of the government back-to-work order attention as the threatened collective for years to cope with mounting heaps with memories still raw from sackings action might have negative implications of rubbish and too few dumps. Plans to in 1990 of “wildcat” strikers. “We have for General Motors’ planned acquisition build incinerators and more rubbish to go back,” OFS deputy leader Bjorn of Daewoo Incheon Motor. It is also sites have been fiercely resisted by local Tjessem told local news sources. “We do feared that the latest series of work people and environmentalists who voice not want to do anything illegal.” stoppages staged or planned by concerns over health risks. The Norwegian Oil Industry Association unionists of the nation’s big-four festering problem erupted in March this director-general Per Terje Vold added carmakers will aggravate the economic year when thousands of tons of rubbish after the imposition of a return to work downturn. More than 64 percent of were left uncollected on Naples streets that further escalation would have had workers from Daewoo Incheon Motor for two weeks, prompting authorities to “major and serious consequences” for and GM Daewoo Auto and Technology close schools and local markets. The the Norwegian oil and gas industry. cast a vote in favour of the walkout plan rubbish problem also has more sinister Closure of the nation’s offshore oil and as negotiations with management broke overtones. The national anti-mafia gas industry would have halted the down, the union said. The main subject prosecutor warned recently that the production of most of its 3m barrels-a- of negotiations between labor and Neapolitan mafia, the Camorra, was day output and 200m cu m of gas. management is GM Daewoo’s actively sabotaging plans to build Statoil said its Snorre and Vigdis fields acquisition of the manufacturing incinerators because it grows rich on would be back to normal by the facility in Pupyong, Inchon. The union running illegal rubbish dumps. weekend, although ConocoPhilips was is demanding GM Daewoo acquire Genoa, Jun 29 — The Genoa port unsure when its 60,000 bpd facility Daewoo Incheon Motor by unifying the railways terminal workers are on strike would be working normally. Norsk corporations by December 2005, the from Jun 28 to Jul 1. — Lloyd’s Agents. Hydro, with a 17.65% stake in the third anniversary of GM’s acquisitions Snorre field and its 240,000 barrels-a- of Daewoo Motor. The union is also NORWAY day output, said its loss of production demanding the reinstatement of all London, Jun 25 — A press report, had been “insignificant”. workers dismissed at the time of the dated today, states: Norway’s acquisitions, better treatment for them, government intervened to end a week- SOUTH KOREA and wages rises of 16.6 percent. old oil-worker strike over pensions that Seoul, Jun 28 — The labour union at Hyundai Motor workers continued a has stopped more than 10 percent of South Korea’s KorAm Bank said today full-day strike for two days in a row, output from the world’s third-largest oil it would go on indefinite strike after calling for higher wages and better exporter and threatened to bring all talks with management over job working conditions. Kia Motors operations to a halt. The government guarantees and other demands unionists also walked off their jobs for dictated a settlement that both unions collapsed. About 1,200 out of a total four hours and will continue the partial and employers must accept, ending the 2,700 union members of the country’s strike until Friday (Jul 2). The strike immediately. The intervention sixth-largest bank launched a walkout unionized autoworkers’ walkout is comes after employers including Statoil late on Friday (Jun 25), the first in expected to damage the nation’s ASA and Exxon Mobil Corp. yesterday KorAm’s 21-year history. As of today, economy, as Hyundai and Kia officials threatened to lock out 2,450 workers as 2,500 workers, including contract estimated losses resulting from the of Monday at midnight, a move that employees, had joined the strike, the strike until yesterday at 238 billion won would have brought the nation’s oil and union said, disrupting operations at and 52 billion won, respectively. gas activities to a standstill. “The most of the bank’s branch offices. Only government has called us and said 57 outlets out of 223 were running as THAILAND there will be a dictated settlement to normal, the bank said separately.The London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated the strike,’’ said Bjoern Tjessem, deputy unionised workers have demanded job Jun 30, states: Thousands of teachers in leader of the OFS labor union, in a guarantees and opposed bank plans to Thailand have gone on strike in protest telephone interview. Norway depends delist the bank, ahead of the against a spate of attacks on colleagues on oil and gas for more than half of its integration into Citigroup’s local in the south. Dozens of government run

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In leaders are expected to meet in the next issues include unpaid wait times, the latest incident a teacher and a few days to decide their next move. dangerous chassis and other student were shot and injured by Maurice Fitzpatrick, head of economics equipment, and trucking companies gunmen on a motorbike. Thai prime at business group Numerica, said the that violate “truth in leasing” minister Thaksin Shinawatra has strike would cost the London economy regulations in their dealings with condemned the teachers’ strike and £100m in lost fares and lost drivers. Truckers also want to be able their demands for better protection productivity. to form unions and collectively bargain saying teachers are already paid a risk London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated for better contracts from the shipping premium. today, states: London Underground and trucking companies that lease (LU) says services have returned to their services. Owner-operators are UNITED KINGDOM normal after a 24-hour strike over pay considered independent business London, Jun 29 — A press report, and conditions. Although the strike people and, as such, are forbidden by dated today, states: Evening rush hour officially ended at 1830, BST, federal price-fixing laws from began early in London today, as many yesterday, its impact was felt until the negotiating or talking with employers people left work early to beat a 24-hour end of the night as a number of lines together. In Savannah, traffic appeared strike on the capital’s subway system. remained closed. The union has warned unusually light at Gate 4 yesterday. Last-minute talks between London that it may call for further industrial With some 13 lanes, the interchange Underground managers and a union action unless a settlement is handles most of the container traffic representing subway workers produced negotiated. During yesterday’s morning moving in and out of the port. Robert no breakthrough in a dispute involving rush hour, there were only about 80 of Morris, GPA director of internal affairs, pay and work conditions, prompting the the usual 500 trains, but by the said by midday port traffic at Gate 4 employees to go ahead with their action afternoon LU said one in four were was down only 15% from the previous at 1830 hrs. Thousands of subway running. Transport for London said Monday. Elsewhere yesterday, about drivers, signalers and maintenance every available bus, an extra 1,000, 200 independent truckers workers began walking out as the strike had been “scrambled” to help take an demonstrated at the Port of New York started, causing travel chaos for extra one million Tube commuters who and New Jersey’s Port Newark facility. millions of people in the capital. Most switched to the bus service. Seven In Charleston, the nation’s fourth- subway services were expected to be million people crammed onto buses busiest container port, dozens of closed down within a few hours of the during the day - the highest number truckers walked picket lines. And some strike starting and will be crippled since 1950. The RMT described the 30 truckers went on strike at the Port throughout tomorrow. During last- action as “100% successful” and said it of New Orleans. GPA will continue to minute talks, London Underground had been solidly supported. The union’s monitor the situation in Savannah, managers and the Rail Maritime and general secretary Bob Crow said: “We Morris said, adding he does not expect Transport Union remained at hope the company will look at its the strike to have any significant loggerheads over a pay deal that would position and get round the table and impact on port operations here. The give the workers a two-year pay negotiate a settlement that is strike is planned to continue through increase worth 6.75 percent. The union acceptable to our members. Obviously the Fourth of July weekend, with has complained about conditions if the company doesn’t negotiate hauling schedules back to normal attached to a pay deal, including the seriously we will have to look at Monday. modernisation of technology that could putting more action on.” The cost to London, Jun 30 — A press report, cost some workers their jobs. Bob London’s economy has been estimated dated today, states: U.S. ports are Crowe, general secretary of the RMT, at between £60m and £100m in lost facing freight movement delays due to said the union supported the strike. productivity and fares. The action is labour slowdowns, including protests by The London Underground called the partly linked to mayor Ken independent truckers, coupled with strike “completely unnecessary” and Livingstone’s attempts to “modernise” increased cargo volumes associated said it would create a hardship for the Tube with new technology, such as with the peak season. At Miami, millions of Londoners. Mayor Ken the Oyster travelcards, which could protests are being staged by Livingstone criticised some of the lead to the end of ticket booth and independent truckers concerned about workers for requesting a four-day week, barrier jobs. The RMT rejected an rising fuel prices and the lack of saying that “would lead to crippling improved offer from LU managers on compensation. According to local fares for Londoners.” Monday (Jun 29), which would give reports, Miami was at a complete London, Jun 30 — A press report, workers a pay rise of 3.5% over the standstill earlier this week. Vessels are dated today, states: Millions are next year and a guarantee to reduce being discharged, but no containers are struggling into work today as a rail the working week by two-and-a-half going in or out of the port. Other south union strike crippled London hours by 2006. It said there were coast Florida ports are preparing for Underground (LU). The 24-hour unacceptable “strings” attached to the similar protests. Port Everglades said walkout over pay began at 1830, BST, deal and fears 800 jobs could be lost. It they would take a proactive stance in yesterday despite last-minute contact is also fighting for a four-day week. case of possible disruption and are between the Rail, Maritime and planning to deploy additional deputies Transport (RMT) union and UNITED STATES at various strategic points. Picket lines management. Just a handful of trains London, Jun 29 — A press report, were also organised by independent were running instead of the normal 500 dated today, states: Georgia Ports drivers in the Ports of Charleston, SC, in the morning peak period. There is Authority’s Garden City terminal, the and Savannah, GA, according to also heavy congestion on the roads and nation’s fifth-busiest container port, published accounts. In New York and people are being advised to walk where was uncharacteristically quiet New Jersey, reports indicate that most possible. LU says there is a very limited yesterday. Upset over low wages, independent truckers are refusing to service on the East London, soaring fuel prices and anti-union laws, operate and most traffic is being carried Metropolitan, Victoria, Piccadilly, about 25 local truckers parked their on over-the-road or by company-owned Northern and District lines. Buses, tractors and cars outside the vehicles. trams and the Docklands Light Railway authority’s main gate on the first day of Miami, Jun 30 — The truckers’ strike are running as usual and river services a nationwide strike aimed at slowing is not affecting the movement of cargo are free until the strike ends at 1830, the movement of cargo at U.S. ports. at the ports in our jurisdiction. There BST, today. There are no extra parking Independent truckers, who are paid for are some peaceful protesters at the Port spaces and the congestion charge still each container they haul, have called of Miami but they are not interrupting applies. Services will be crippled for strikes at major container ports, traffic. — Lloyd’s Agents.

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that Smith’s competing bits, known as able to extinguish the blaze around IDEAS, including Twist and Shout bits, 0600 hrs. Officials were still working to willfully infringed three of Halliburton’s clean up the scene of the accident and patents. Halliburton said the jury also repair damaged train tracks this rejected Smith’s claims that the patents afternoon. are invalid. Halliburton and Smith International are oilfield services CAMPO AREA, CALIFORNIA, companies based in Houston. UNITED STATES London, Jun 25 — A press report, DEATH IN MID-AIR COLLISION, WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT, dated Jun 24, states: For the second GERMANY UNITED STATES time in a week, there has been a See “Collision In Mid-Air, South London, Jun 30 — A press report, derailment on the Carriso Gorge Germany” under “Aviation.” dated Jun 29, states: A man freed after Railway in the East County. Three spending 14 years on Nevada’s death hopper cars loaded with sand derailed EXTENDED LAY-OVER AT row for a murder he always said he did today near La Posta Road in Campo. No BRISBANE AIRPORT, AUSTRALIA not commit has settled a lawsuit for $5 one was hurt, but several hundred See “Incident at Brisbane Airport, million, attorneys announced today. yards of track were torn up. Last Australia.” Roberto Miranda had sued Clark Thursday (Jun 18), four train cars County, the public defender’s office and parked on a siding had their brakes INFECTED WALNUT TREES, two former Las Vegas police detectives, released. They rolled down a hill and UNITED STATES claiming authorities violated his civil derailed on a curve near Jacumba. London, Jun 29 — A press report, rights. “There is no amount of money dated today, states: A San Joaquin that will give him back those 14 years,” SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, County, California, jury ruled that said his attorney, JoNell Thomas. UNITED STATES Stuke Nursery Co Inc. of Gridley must Miranda claimed an inexperienced London, Jun 28 — A press report, pay $4,497,216 in damages to Brittalia public defender did not do enough to dated today, states: A trail derailed this Ventures, a Linden walnut grower. help him avoid conviction and a death morning in San Antonio, in southwest Brittalia sued in early 2002, claiming sentence in 1982. He was freed in 1996, Bexar County, setting off a chlorine that Stuke delivered walnut trees after a judge found that the trial spill. The fate of six people, including infected with crown gall disease, attorney had committed glaring errors. the train engineers and some people resulting in millions of dollars of lost The lawsuit argued Las Vegas public who went looking for them, was not production. Brittalia Ventures, a family defenders routinely gave lie detector known. Authorities have closed a 2-mile business, planted 14,000 trees from tests to defendants and used the results stretch of Pearsall Road. No mandatory Stuke and 6,000 trees from a Stanislaus to decide how vigorous the defence evacuations have been ordered but County nursery in 1998, said Craig should be. Miranda, a native Cuban, people are asked to leave their homes if Podesta, owner/operator of the 1,000- also claimed whites and members of the they smell the chemicals, which are not acre walnut and apple business. Within Mormon church got better legal help considered to be deadly but can can two years, many of the Stuke trees than minorities and non-Mormons. cause shortness of breath. The train where showing signs of crown gall “We’re glad for all parties involved that was carrying ammonium nitrate and a disease, which produces parasitic, we can put this behind us now,” said tank of chlorine when it derailed cancerlike root growths that stunt the Mary Miller, Clark County counsel. She around 0600 hrs. trees and decimate nut production, said many improvements had been London, Jun 28 — A press report, Podesta said. Almost half the Stuke made at the defenders’ office, and the dated today, states: Two freight trains trees had the disease, while almost insurance-covered settlement “closes collided in Texas today, killing an none of the trees from the other the door on that chapter.” Miranda engine driver, derailing 40 cars and nurseries were afflicted — “all in the repeatedly argued that someone else releasing clouds of chlorine and same ground,” he said. The award will committed the 1981 slaying that led to ammonium nitrate that shut down two cover all losses, including replacement his death sentence. Ten years after the busy roads. The gas clouds drifted up to of the Stuke trees, lost production and stabbing death of Manuel Rodriguez 16km to the SeaWorld amusement lost future production, he said. About a Torres, a federal judge appointed a new park, near San Antonio, before third of the Stuke trees have already attorney for Miranda. That lawyer dissipating. The four leaking cars were been pulled, and the affliction is so helped persuade a state judge to grant believed to have been left nearly empty, extensive that Brittalia will probably Miranda a new trial, and prosecutors said Fire Department spokesman have to pull all the trees out, Podesta later declined to proceed with the case. Randy Jenkins. Bexar County Sheriff’s said. Replacing walnut trees takes Deputy Chief Ray Trevino confirmed acreage out of production for about four the engineer’s death, but no details years. Some of the damages involved were available. Fifteen people, six of not crown disease but the mistaken them from SeaWorld, were treated for delivery of the wrong variety of walnut minor respiratory irritation, Mr tree, attorney Richard Archbold, who Jenkins said. A Burlington Northern served as counsel to Stuke, said. Stuke Santa Fe freight train was pulling onto admitted to that mistaken delivery of a siding when it was struck by a Union 5,000 of the 14,000 trees to Brittalia Pacific freight train, said Joe Faust, a Ventures. Stockton lawyer William ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, spokesman for Fort Worth-based Parish, Brittalia Ventures’ counsel, said UNITED STATES Burlington. Union Pacific spokesman he thought the case was the first to London, Jun 30 — A press report, John Bromley said his company’s train prove that crown gall is related to a dated today, states: Sixty homes were was travelling about 30kph at the time. nursery’s horticultural practices. evacuated, but no injuries were He said 23 of the 74 UP cars derailed, reported this morning when a train including four locomotives. Seventeen PATENT INFRINGEMENT, carrying a hazardous chemical derailed BN cars derailed. No evacuations were UNITED STATES south of Ardmore. Authorities said the ordered, but two heavily travelled roads London, Jun 28 —A press report, Burlington Northern Santa Fe train in the area were closed. dated today, states: A Houston jury has derailed around 0130, today. The London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated awarded Halliburton Co. $24 million in derailment happened about 30 miles Jun 30, states: Crews today finished damages in a patent infringement north of the Oklahoma-Texas border repairing and then re-opened a railroad lawsuit against Smith International near Lake Murray Road. Officials said line near San Antonio where a two- Inc. Security DBS, Halliburton’s drill several cars on the train were carrying train wreck left three people dead. bit business, filed the lawsuit in a compound similar to anhydrous Autopsy results indicate a Union Pacific September 2002 seeking damages for ammonia. One of the cars ruptured and crewman and two people who were in a Smith’s alleged infringement of the exploded, prompting officials to make home nearby died from chlorine gas patented technology. The jury found the evacuation order. Firefighters were inhalation in Monday’s (Jun 28)

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 24 Railway Accidents/Computer Systems/Miscellaneous accident. About 40 cars derailed in the some of them quite popular, were manager at Microsoft, said there were crash that caused the release of compromised earlier this week to three vulnerabilities involved in the poisonous chemicals, which were being distribute malicious code,” said the attack, two of which Microsoft transported by rail. Authorities believe Internet Storm Centre of the SANS addressed in April with software the Union Pacific freight train ran into Institute, a collaborative effort of patches. He said Microsoft was working a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. universities and private researchers. on a patch to fix this latest SANS did not name the sites. “If a user vulnerability, which was published WEST CAMP, NEW YORK, visited an infected site, the javascript about two weeks ago. Toulouse said that UNITED STATES delivered by the site would instruct the version 5 of Microsoft’s Internet London, Jun 28 — A press report, user’s browser to download an Information Services software, which dated today, states: A one-and-a-half executable from a Russian website and had not had an April patch installed, mile portion of US Route 9W near the install it,” SANS said. “Different was vulnerable to being turned into a Ulster-Greene county line remained executables were observed. These trojan virus transmitter. “The attacker is closed late yesterday night as CSX horse programs include keystroke exploiting a vulnerability and changing crews worked to complete clean-up and loggers, proxy servers and other back the web pages on the server and repairs after a freight train derailed doors providing full access to the turning them around to try and exploit before sunrise. Eight cars from two infected system.” SANS noted that this vulnerabilities on Internet Explorer trains derailed around 0445 yesterday is not the first time trojans have been that customers are using to view the morning near the West Camp Post attached to websites, but added, “This infected web sites,” Toulouse said. Office. One car landing onto a portion of attack is special because it affects a Experts also urged computer users to 9W, CSX spokeswoman Misty Skipper large number of servers and is not update their anti-virus protection said. No one was injured in the easily detectable.” software. The Macintosh version of derailment, state police in Ulster said. London, Jun 29 — A press report, Internet Explorer is not affected, nor Six of the derailed cars were empty and dated Jun 28, states: A potentially are non-Microsoft browsers such as the other two were carrying general dangerous Internet attack by a virus Mozilla, Opera and Apple Computer’s merchandise, such as radios and other traced back to Russia spread across the Safari browser, security experts said. electronics, Skipper said. The two twin- Internet on Friday (Jun 25). The virus engine trains were each headed from was designed to steal financial data and the Newark, N.J., area bound for passwords from web users, computer Miscellaneous Selkirk, according to Skipper. Skipper security experts said. The attack, which said she expected the track to re-open surfaced on Thursday and is known as by this morning. Police said they did Scob or Download.Ject, exploits a not know when the affected portion of vulnerability in servers using a version 9W would re-open to traffic. The cause of Microsoft’s Internet Information of the derailment is under Services software, and has been called investigation, Skipper said. more dangerous than the recent ACCEPTANCE OF PREVIOUSLY “Sasser” and “Blaster” infections. The REJECTED CARGO, MOMBASA, infected servers in turn exploit another KENYA Computer Systems vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated Explorer browser to install a “Trojan Jun 30, states: A Sh500 million horse” virus on the PCs of web surfers fertiliser consignment that was rejected who visit the infected sites, said Alfred by the Kenya Tea Development Agency Huger, senior director of engineering at is being off-loaded at the port of Internet security company Symantec Mombasa. The agency had allegedly Corp. “All of this takes place while it rejected the consignment for being DOWNLOAD.JECT looks like you’re viewing the same web substandard. A Kenya Ports Authority London, Jun 27 — A press report, page,” Huger said. “You don’t even know official said bulk Lok Prem (16818 gt, dated today, states: A mysterious that parts of your browser have been built 1990), the vessel carrying the computer infection is spreading on the redirected to another web site.” The US fertiliser, had left Mombasa on Jun 2, Internet, with visitors to some popular Computer Emergency Readiness team after the tea agency rejected the cargo. websites unwittingly downloading warned on its web site that “any web It, however, returned on Jun 21, and programs that could allow hackers to site, even those that may be trusted by immediately started off-loading. steal sensitive data, security experts the user, may be affected by this Yesterday, the vessel was discharging said Friday (Jun 25). Unlike viruses activity and thus contain potentially the fertilizer at berth No.8. The Kenya that spread by e-mail, this infection is malicious code.” The Trojan horse Tea Agency public relations manager propagated simply by visiting an places a keystroke logger on users’ PCs Chris Njoga said the agency accepted infected site, which can install a so- and is designed to capture credit card the fertiliser after the controversy called trojan or keystroke logger that numbers and passwords and send them surrounding it was cleared. Mr Njoga allows hackers access to the PCs. back to a server in Russia, said Michael said this was after the non-negotiable Security experts labeled the malicious Murray, director of vulnerability and report of finding issued by the pre- program Scob, and said it was also exposure at computer security firm shipment agency was cancelled, and a known as Download.Ject or Toofer. nCircle. By late Friday, however, the clean report of finding issued. He said “Users should be aware that any threat to users’ personal data seemed to Bivac International, the pre-shipment website, even those that may be trusted have diminished, at least for the time agency, had on Jun 8 written to the tea by the user, may be affected by this being. “The Russian server appears to agency cancelling the report and issued activity and thus contain potentially have been shut down in the last eight the clean report on Jun 10. Mr Njoga malicious code,” said the government- hours,” Murray said. “We don’t know if said the fertiliser had not been rejected funded Computer Emergency Readiness it was shut down by authorities or for being substandard, but for having Team in a warning posted late whether it was accidental.” The attack arrived without the correct report. Its Thursday. Scob affects websites running is more alarming than most because off loading, he said, would have Microsoft’s IIS 5.0 program for Web there are no patches available yet from amounted to dumping. Independent servers, experts said. “If users of Microsoft to fix the vulnerability in sources said that the vessel had sailed Internet Explorer visit web pages Internet Explorer that lets the hackers to Saudi Arabia, where it went for infected by Scob, their computer may take control of computers, security bunkering before returning to attempt to download a file from a researchers said. On its web site, Mombasa. “The information I have is Russian website,” the security firm Microsoft said users could search for that an agreement was reached Sophos said Friday. Microsoft called the the files “Kk32.dll” or “Surf.dat” to see between the tea agency and the incident “critical” and urged users to whether their PCs were infected. The supplier’s over issues raised in the test down≠load updates to protect their company also suggested that users set before the fertiliser was accepted,” the systems. “A large number of websites, their browser security level to “high.” official said. He said results of tests on Stephen Toulouse, a security program

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 25 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions the fertiliser by different firms to form of coke, or bulk coal, and was researchers reported on Monday (Jun establish whether the fertiliser met destined to head on to Halifax and then 28) that the frightening H5N1 strain of local standards showed that it Florida. Proulx said no charges were bird flu is mutating into an ever more surpassed the nutrients requirement by laid. deadly form in ducks and needs to be one per cent. “It was agreed that the controlled quickly. A small outbreak of fertiliser should only have been rejected HOEGH MINERVA (NIS) the H5N1 virus was found in a farm in if its nutrients were less, and not more, London, Jun 30 — A press report, the south of the country in May but was and that is why tea agency has accepted dated today, states: A Norwegian cargo quickly contained, state media had the fertiliser,” the maritime official fleet operator has been fined $3.5 reported. Bird flu erupted across many said. (Note — Lok Prem had originally million for obstructing an investigation parts of Asia from late last year and arrived Mombasa May 12 from into illegal dumping of oil into the killed millions of chickens and Constantza.) ocean, the US attorney’s office said. devastated poultry industries in several Hoegh Fleet Services admitted in countries. It also killed eight people in COLLAPSE OF PIER ON March that an engineering officer on Thailand. Vietnam declared itself free EXPRESSWAY, TAMPA AREA, general cargo Hoegh Minerva instructed of the disease on March 30. FLORIDA, UNITED STATES his workers to build a pipe to bypass London, Jun 29 — A press report, the vessel’s oil-content sensor, a system POWER OUTAGE, SINGAPORE dated today, states: Early estimates for preventing waste oil from being London, Jun 30 — A press report, show the pier collapse that damaged discharged into the ocean. Hoegh dated today, states: From about 2200 three bridge segments on the new pleaded guilty to seven felony counts, last night, a quickly spreading blackout elevated lanes of the Lee Roy Selmon including obstruction of justice and plunged many parts of Singapore into Expressway will cost close to $9 million making false statements to federal darkness. Not just home lights, but and delay the project’s completion for inspectors. The case came to light after street lamps and traffic signals winked two months. Officials with the Tampa- a whistleblower on the vessel slipped a out, causing traffic in Hougang and Hillsborough County Expressway note to Coast Guard inspectors when Sengkang to slow to a crawl as half- Authority said the estimates are only the vessel arrived in Vancouver, blinded motorists switched on their preliminary. They said the precise cost Washington. At sentencing yesterday, high beams. As it turned out, the of the collapse won’t be known until US District Judge Ronald Leighton also blackout, the Energy Market Authority engineers can examine the pier that granted prosecutors’ request that the (EMA) said, was caused by a disruption sank 20 feet on Apr 13 during the unidentified whistleblower receive a of the supply of natural gas from morning rush. “We will have no idea of $300,000 award. Besides the fine, neighbouring Indonesia. It did not what happened until we can get in Leighton ordered Hoegh to implement a elaborate. Restoration of power got there and find out,’’ said Bill McDaniel, compliance plan for its 38 vessels that under way almost at once, with vice president of URS Corp., the call at US ports. A portion of the fine, generators switching to diesel: By 2230, authority’s general engineering $1.6 million, will be used to fund the darkness was beginning to be consultant. Brady Sneath, the environmental projects along the coasts pushed back in places like Bishan. authority’s chief financial officer, said of Washington and California. Clementi and Sengkang went bright insurance will cover about 90 percent of again at about 2245 and Eunos at the repair costs. Both spoke today OUTBREAK OF “BIRD FLU” around 2300. By 0015, according to during the monthly meeting of the London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated Singapore Power, power had been authority’s board of directors. McDaniel Jun 30, states: A strain of bird flu virus restored in all areas. So widespread was said workers have spent the past 11 that is not lethal to humans has killed the blackout, it also hit Ang Mo Kio, weeks removing the damaged bridge at least 4,500 chickens in Vietnam, Clementi, Woodlands, Toa Payoh, spans and cleaning up debris around three months after an outbreak of the Serangoon and Ghim Moh, as well as the sunken pier. He said work crews deadly H5N1 type that killed 16 people the Holland Village and Mohamed should be able to start inspecting the was declared over, officials said. The Sultan Road leisure spots that only a pier next week. Officials suspect a chickens on three farms in the Mekong few areas, including Yishun and parts sinkhole developed in the limestone Delta province of Bac Lieu died or were of the south, escaped. The Energy under the pier, causing it to give way. destroyed after testing positive for the Market Authority may fine a company McDaniel said he has seen no evidence H5 strain of the bird flu disease. While up to $1 million, or 10 per cent of its that the pier itself failed. McDaniel said the H5 type is not known to be harmful revenue, for negligence. Its licence can the biggest cost will be replacing the to humans, another strain, H5N1, is even be revoked. damaged bridges and pier. Tentative lethal. “We are doing everything we can estimates show that will cost $7.7 to contain the outbreak, our hope is million. Rather than replacing the old that it will not spread,” a spokesman for pier on the same spot, McDaniel said the animal health authority in Vinh Loi the authority likely will direct district where the three farms are construction workers to build two new situated said today. “All random tests ones on either side. on the chickens in these farms were positive for avian influenza of the H5 DRUGS FOUND ON BAHAMAS strain,” he added. Anton Rychener, FLAG VESSEL AT SYDNEY, Vietnam representative for the United BITUMEN FACILITY, DUBLIN, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA Nation’s Food and Agriculture REPUBLIC OF IRELAND London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated Organisation, said news of the outbreak London, Jun 29 — A press report, Jun 30, states: Officials at the port of was not surprising. “We have said all dated Jun 27, states: A huge fire broke Sydney (NS) made the not-so-routine along the virus is really still out there out in a bitumen facility at Dublin fuel discovery of two duffel bags stuffed with and may periodically resurface,” he port near Ringsend, causing a thick 83 kilograms of cocaine during a said. Last week, Nguyen Van Thong, black cloud over the River Liffey near routine examination of a vessel today. deputy director of the Agriculture Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. The fire was Michel Proulx, spokesman for the Ministry’s Animal Health Department, brought under control by eight units of Canadian Border Services Agency, said said many of the more than 10,000 the fire brigade. Fire officers say the the bags were hidden in the rudder area poultry blood samples tested recently situation is still the same at Irish Shell of bulk Sheila Ann (41428 gt, built were H5 positive. “So far the virus is tar in Dublin Port, with emergency 1999) that had sailed from Venezuela to not dangerous to human health but it is services still at the scene. The fire, Sydney. “It is a substantial find, a present threat, all poultry should be which broke out around 1500 today, definitely,” said Proulx. “But it’s not inspected before consumption,” Mr caused extensive damage to the fuel uncommon for legitimate companies to Thong said. He said the tests were done depot but there are no reports of any be unknowingly exploited by organised on samples from 37 cities and provinces injuries. crime for the movement of contraband.” around the country and that most of the Dublin, Jun 30 — A large fire broke Proulx said the Canada Steamship positive results came from water fowl, out at about 1500, local time, Jun 27, at Lines vessel was carrying a legitimate such as ducks. Chinese and US

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Irish Shell Tar Terminal at Dublin Port. numbers of beds in the burn unit. An on the Gold Coast today, after a multi- The emergency services were involved, inquiry is being ordered. — Lloyd’s List million dollar weekend fire. A including eight units of the Dublin Fire Correspondent. controlled stunt in a sound studio at Brigade. To date the cause of the fire is Karachi, Jun 30 — The death toll in the Gold Coast theme park went wrong still unknown, but it is considered very the recent fire at a cement plant has on Saturday night (Jun 26), sparking a likely that it originated from an oil risen to eight. The fire broke out at fire during filming of the feature film jetty, where extensive damage was Saadi Cement plant in Hattar House of Wax. The studio was caused. There is no evidence that there Industrial area in the North West evacuated and no-one was hurt. was any vessel involved. — Lloyd’s Frontier Province of Pakistan on Helensvale station officer Scott Agents. Saturday evening. The cause of the fire Williams says fire crews should finish is yet to be ascertained. A factory the job off today. “Because of the CLUB, HOUSTON, TEXAS, worker who escaped unhurt in the construction being a tilt-slab building, UNITED STATES inferno disclosed that pipes carrying there’s still, some of the fire is quite London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated raw material (melted stone) from the deep-seated,” he said. “Now we don’t Jun 30, states: Arson is suspected as kiln to the cyclone drum had got choked think there’s any flame, maybe some the cause of a three-alarm fire at a and when employees tried to clear the cinders and a lot of smoke, that’s down southwest Houston adult club today, obstruction, the hot raw material beneath all the tonnes of concrete. officials said. Houston firefighters gushed out with a bang and spilled over Those crews will be back there. They’ll responded to a fire at the Bourbon the workers present in the premises of be pulling it all apart and using the Street Club on Ponderosa near the pre-heater. As result, when the hydraulic cutting equipment, cutting it Bissonnet and the Southwest Freeway burning liquid hit the drums filled with and tearing it all away and we will be around 0450 hrs. A Houston Fire furnace oil, it caught fire with a blast back there ensuring the fire is Department spokesperson said a third setting that portion of the building on completely extinguished.” alarm was called around 0600 hrs to fire. — Lloyds List Correspondent. rotate firefighters. A total of 100 FORESTS, CHINA firefighters responded to the scene. FACTORY, SYDNEY, London, Jun 25 — A press report, Firefighters extinguished the blaze just NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA dated today, states: Forest fires caused before 0700 hrs, after the second-floor London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated by lightning are spreading in virgin apartment collapsed. Arson today, states: Power for 23,000 homes in forests in north China’s Greater investigators said that when crews Sydney’s inner west remains cut Khingan Range, firefighters said today. arrived, the front door of the club was following a fire in a chocolate factory More than 1,000 police officers are open, which they said was suspicious. next to an electricity sub-station fighting fire in the mountain, a major “We know that there weren’t any overnight. Police said residents heard base for the country’s virgin forest utilities connected — no gas, no an alarm about 2355 hrs and saw reserve. There are a total of 10 separate electricity, and a door was ajar when smoke coming from the two-storey flame spots that are expanding to larger the fire department got here. Those chocolate factory in Meeks Road, areas, according to the police. Lasting circumstances says you’re going to look Marrickville. Emergency services were high temperatures and aridity since at something suspicious,” Robert Kent, contacted and went to the scene as the late May posed a great fire risk. with the Houston Fire Department, building was engulfed by flames, Continued lightning that began in mid said. The owner of the building said the destroying the premises. Amid concerns June stroke dry, withered trees and tenant did not have any insurance, and a factory wall would collapse on the caused fire, police said. Helicopters that the club was closed for renovations nearby substation, and following advice were employed to send firefighters to after receiving damage from a fire on from emergency crews, authorities shut the fire sites which are mostly located May 24. It was scheduled to reopen down power about 0100 hrs. The fire in the far inland of dense woods. An Friday (Jul 2). No injuries were was controlled but a thick blanket of additional 400 police officers were reported. The cause of the fire remains smoke was covering the area. mobilised today and would be sent to under investigation. Samples taken join in extinguishing efforts later in the from inside the club will be sent to a lab FILM STUDIO, QUEENSLAND, day, police said. to be tested for possible accelerants, but AUSTRALIA it could be weeks before the results are London, Jun 27 — A press report, RECYCLING PLANT, LEICESTER, back. dated today, states: A fire at the Movie UNITED KINGDOM World theme park on Queensland’s London, Jun 28 — A press report, FACTORY, NORTH WEST Gold Coast has destroyed a film studio. dated today, states: Fire crews are still FRONTIER PROVINCE, PAKISTAN Studio eight was largely engulfed in at the scene of a large fire at a recycling Karachi, Jun 28 — At least four flames when fire crews arrived on the plant in Leicester more than 20 hours workers were killed and thirty five were scene at 1830, AEST, yesterday. after it broke out. The fire at the newly injured during a huge fire that broke Several large LPG cylinders intensified opened Biffa plant started at 1030 BST, out at Saadi Cement Factory at Hattar the blaze. It took 10 crews several yesterday. An investigation has begun, Industrial Estate in North West hours to bring the fire under control. but police have said they do not believe Frontier Province of Pakistan on There are no injuries. The senior the cause to be suspicious. It took Saturday (Jun 26). According to Police operations coordinator for the south- nearly 50 firefighters several hours to and fire brigade sources fire was east region, Ross Mutzelberg, says the bring the flames under control, and triggered by a blast in a furnace plant damage bill will be in the millions of crews have worked through the night to of the factory around 2030 on Saturday dollars. “The building has partially dampen down the area. night. The flames quickly trapped more collapsed and it’s been fully involved in London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated than 50 factory workers. On receiving fire,” he said. “It’ll be a complete loss today, states: Environmental chiefs in information about the incident, fire for that sound stage.” The studio Leicester say it could take at least three engines from Haripur, Wah Cantonment recently played host to American hotel months to get a recycling scheme back and HMC Taxila reached the site and heiress Paris Hilton, who was acting in on track after a major fire at the succeeded in extinguishing the fire after a horror film. Mr Mutzelberg says an weekend. The blaze broke out at the five hours of continuous efforts. The investigation into the cause of the blaze newly opened Biffa centre in Beaumont injured were shifted to the POF will continue today. “When the fire’s at Leys in Leicester on Sunday morning hospital, Wah Cantonment, where two a stage where people can enter, we will (Jun 27) morning. It took around 45 of them were pronounced dead on their have our fire investigation unit fighters several hours to bring the arrival. The deceased had received 95 attend,” he said. “The police will most flames under control and several road per cent burns. Later, two other injured naturally have their investigators there blocks were placed around the plant. also succumbed to their injuries at the too and a full investigation will be The cost of the damage caused to the hospital’s burn unit. Over 35 people undertaken.” site is still unknown. An investigation with 30 to 50 per cent burn injuries London, Jun 28 — A press report, is underway, but police have said they were shifted to different hospital of dated today, states: The cinders should do not believe the cause of the fire to be Rawalpindi and Islamabad due to a few be finally extinguished at Movie World suspicious.

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SCHOOL, RUGBY, The buses, along with a truck Street NE off of Commercial Street NE UNITED KINGDOM containing tar, were parked at a police to be closed for several hours while fire London, Jun 28 — A press report, station on the main highway between crews continued to mop up the blaze. dated today, states: More than 70 Zahedan and Bam, nearly 1,100 No injuries were reported. firefighters are tackling a blaze at a kilometres south-east of Tehran, when Rugby secondary school. Warwickshire the accident occurred late Thursday WILDFIRES, CANADA Fire and Rescue Service were called to night. The driver of the tanker, which London, Jun 28 — A press report, the Avon Valley School on Newbold was carrying 18,000 litres of fuel, dated Jun 27, states: British Columbia Road at about 0200, BST. A spokesman apparently lost control — perhaps due has put out a call for more firefighters. said half of the building had been to a steering failure — and his vehicle Twenty more from Manitoba have been damaged and there was a danger of the slammed into the buses and the other sent to battle the almost 440 blazes fire spreading to three other school truck, the Islamic Republic News burning across B.C. The 20 firefighters buildings. County Fire Officer William Agency said. State-run television will be deployed to the Williams Lake Brown told BBC Radio Coventry they showed charred bodies in the burned- area in central B.C. They’ll stay for were yet to establish the cause and an out buses, the tanker lying on its side, about two weeks. There aren’t any investigation had been launched. and grieving men walking among the major fires in Manitoba right now, Warwickshire Police have sealed off destroyed vehicles. Another Red because the weather has been damper surrounding roads. Crescent official, Alireza Ghadiani, said and cooler. There are already 42 London, Jun 28 — A press report, many of the bodies had melted into the Manitoba firefighters in B.C., as the dated today, states: A secondary school ground due to the intense heat. Mr cost of putting out the province’s fires near Rugby has been destroyed in what Nouraei said the horror of the accident soars. Expenses have been pegged at firefighters suspect was an arson meant it would take time to establish a about $20 million so far. That’s more attack. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue definitive death toll. The official IRNA than twice what the province spent at Service were called to the Avon Valley news agency said most of the dead were this time last year. British Columbia School in Newbold-on-Avon at around women and children who had stayed in has a direct fire budget of about $50 0200 BST, today. Its 900 pupils now the passenger buses while their million for the season. If costs go have the week off while temporary husbands were being searched by beyond that, the Ministry of Forests buildings are put up. The fire service police. Trucks and buses often wait will hold an open vote on whether the said it was investigating the cause and outside police stations in the area to be budget should be increased. The fire in stressed the school would still be inspected for drugs and other Lillooet, 160 kilometres west of standing if a sprinkler system had been contraband. Kamloops, is the one that is currently fitted. causing the most concern. Thousands of WAREHOUSE, KILWINNING, the town’s residents are on one-hour SHOPPING MALL, PERTH, AYRSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM evacuation alert. Residents of the tiny WESTERN AUSTRALIA London, Jun 25 — A press report, B.C. Cariboo village of Kluskus, near London, Jun 28 — A press report, dated today, states: Firefighters have Quesnel, decided to voluntarily leave dated today, states: A nine-year-old boy been battling a fire which has led to the their homes on Friday (Jun 25) because set off a $2 million blaze at a Perth collapse of a warehouse. Eight fire of all the dense smoke caused by two shopping centre using a cigarette appliances and 50 firefighters tackled nearby fires. Officials say the biggest lighter to ignite aerosol cans in a the blaze, which engulfed a cash-and- blaze is the Swan Lake fire. It’s burning supermarket, authorities said carry storage unit in Ayrshire causing near the Yukon border, where high yesterday. West Australian Fire and £2m of damage. The fire at V R Imports winds have expanded it to cover 100- Emergency Services Authority Direct Ltd at Longford Avenue, square-kilometres. The good news is the spokesman Kevin Gray said the fire Kilwinning, was reported at 2150, BST, flames isn’t a threat to any people or broke out about 0845, Saturday (Jun yesterday. A police spokesman said they their homes because of its remote 26) in the Farmer Jack’s supermarket were not ruling out any suspicious location. at Thornlie Square. The centre was circumstances and a full investigation evacuated and closed for several hours would be held. He added: “The blaze is WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES as fire crews fought the blaze. The fire being fought with six water jets being London, Jun 25 — A press report, itself caused only minor damage, but applied from external locations due to dated Jun 24, states: Light initial stock and fittings in many shops were the almost total collapse of the single- attack was reported nation-wide with ruined by water. Mr Gray said it was storey building.” Strathclyde Fire 106 fires reported. Two new large fires fortunate no one was killed in the blaze. Brigade said that 15 firefighters and were reported, one in northern Police said the boy could not be charged three appliances were still at the scene California and one in Alaska. Four because he was under the age of 10. trying to completely extinguish the large fires were contained, one each in blaze. northern California, Arizona, Nevada, VEHICLES AND PREMISES, and Utah. The north-western states will ZAHEDAN AREA, IRAN WAREHOUSE, SALEM, OREGON, again have an unseasonably hot day London, Jun 27 — A press report, UNITED STATES today caused by a lingering high dated Jun 26, states: A gasoline tanker London, Jun 29 — A press report, pressure. (See issue of Jun 24.) truck slammed into a row of packed dated today, states: A four-alarm fire London, Jun 26 — A press report, buses, setting off a fiery explosions that tore through a downtown Salem lumber dated today, states: Firefighters tried to killed at least 90 people and injured warehouse in the pre-dawn hours early intensify their efforts to control a more than 100 in south-eastern Iran, today. The fire in a building used by wildfire burning in the Cibola National officials said yesterday. Many of the Keith Brown Lumber at 775 Front Forest yesterday, while crews in north- victims were burned alive because Street NE was reported at 0245 hrs and west New Mexico managed to slow firefighting equipment had to arrive caused significant damage to the down a quick-moving fire that from Zahedan, about 110 kilometres structure, which was used to assemble destroyed at least one home. San Juan away, said Heidar Ali Nouraei, the and store doors. Flames dozens of feet County dispatchers received several region’s governor. Many of the injured high shot through the air while more calls about a brush fire in a rural area suffered severe burns, officials said. than 50 firefighters from Salem, Polk east of Farmington yesterday. The fire Officials said the death toll could rise to County Fire District No.1 and Keizer destroyed a mobile home and burned at 200 as rescue workers scoured charred Fire District worked to successfully least 20 acres before crews managed to buses, cars and trucks in the gruesome contain the fire to the one damaged slow it down. Dispatchers said the blaze task of collecting body parts. “Ninety building. Deputy Fire Marshal Bill was 90% contained yesterday evening bodies have been recovered, but the Holmstrom said the cause of the fire is and authorities were investigating the death toll could rise further,” a Red suspicious. The point of origin is cause. In the Davenport Mountains Crescent official in Zahedan, the capital believed to be a pile of pallets outside near Datil, a single-engined air tanker of Sistan-Baluchistan province, told the building. Holmstrom said it took dropped fire retardant to keep a Iranian media. He said 114 injured had about one hour and 20 minutes to wildfire from encroaching upon a been removed from the accident scene. contain the fire. A section of Front summer church camp. Light winds also

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 28 Fires & Explosions/Aviation pushed the flames away from the camp. 49,900-acre Chicken fire, the 12,600- was burning in grass, sagebrush and State Forestry Division spokesman Dan acre Wall Street Fire and the 79,762- mixed pinon-juniper left dust-dry by Ware said no structures at the camp acre Porcupine fire. The National five years of drought. were threatened. Children who were Interagency Fire Centre, in its daily London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated attending the camp were on a field trip report today, said wildfires were today, states: Fire crews burned trees when the fire flared up and were safe in burning on 527,080 acres in Alaska. and brush around the town of Payson, another area yesterday evening. “The London, Jun 29 — A press report, Arizona, yesterday to keep a spreading fire is burning in a very spotted dated Jun 28, states: Dry vegetation in wildfire from coming any closer. manner,” Ware said. “We believe three harsh terrain helped fuel the growth of Seventeen buildings, including homes, or four lightning strikes sparked the a wildfire in the Tonto National Forest barns and sheds, were considered fire.” Fire information officer Karen to at least 12,000 acres, officials said. threatened by the fire, which was four Takai said the blaze sent up a large The “Willow” fire could be as large as miles away, and on the far side of a plume of smoke yesterday as it moved 14,000 acres, but officials were waiting containment line, said Gary Roberts, through 40 acres of ponderosa pine, for flyovers to determine the blaze’s size spokesman for the crew fighting the mixed conifer and dead trees and boundary. Containment was fire. The fire has burned roughly 32,000 London, Jun 28 — A press report, estimated at less than 10%. While the acres and was considered only 5 percent dated today, states: A fire along the blaze was miles away from ranches, contained. In Alaska, dozens of people eastern Sierra Nevada that had crews set backfires to protect the three fled their homes and took refuge at a threatened Marine Corps housing grew ranches and consume fuel between the lodge northeast of Fairbanks after a to about 2,100 acres yesterday but no private property and the fire. The fire’s wildfire grew substantially overnight, longer threatened structures, officials rapid growth over rugged terrain perhaps doubling in size to about said. Higher humidity and cooler prompted authorities to bring in an 117,000 acres, fire information officer temperatures helped firefighters, who elite management team that handles Michelle Finch said. Meanwhile, got the fire 45 percent contained, fire high-priority fires, said forest officials in California said a wildfire in information officer Franklin Pemberton spokesman Vinnie Picard. “The fire is the Sierra Nevada that shut down a said. No major injuries were reported. growing so fast and seems to have so major highway and forced the Pemberton said helicopters and air much potential to burn, why wait for it evacuation of a Marine Corps housing tankers helped keep the fire well away to get to a critical point?” Picard said. compound was sparked Monday (Jun from homes in the Coleville area, about About 300 firefighters, four helicopters, 28) by a cooking fire built by four 70 miles south of Reno, Nev. Earlier, seven fire engines, one air tanker and youths. The district attorney’s office officials were concerned the fire could two bulldozers were fighting the fire had not yet decided whether to file reach a housing unit north of Coleville yesterday. Crews had secured the charges against the youths, said used by the US Marine Corps Mountain south-western end of the fire on Murray Shoemaker, fire information Warfare Training Centre. The fire still Saturday (Jun 26) and prevented it officer. Also yesterday, lightning threatened habitat for mule deer and from moving west. The wilderness area touched off a series of wildfires across the threatened Lahontan cutthroat is closed to the public. The lightning- hundreds of acres on the edge of Reno, trout, Pemberton said. There was no sparked fire began on Thursday. Other Nev., sending up large plumes of smoke estimated containment date for the large fires continued burning in Arizona just west of the city but posing no blaze, which was burning in brush and over the weekend. The “Jacket” fire had immediate threat to homes. pinon-juniper forests. consumed about 4,600 acres in the London, Jun 29 — A press report, Coconino National Forest about eight dated Jun 28, states: With dry weather miles southeast of Flagstaff. That fire is and near-record heat in Alaska’s contained by natural barriers and is interior, wildfires burned on more than expected to burn itself out within the a half-million acres of remote forest next couple days, said Raquel today, but no populated areas faced Poturalski, a spokeswoman for the immediate threat. One fire burned Coconino National Forest. It was within two miles of Venetie, a ignited by lighting last Tuesday. The community of 200 on the Chandalar “Nuttal” fire, south-west of Safford, has ACCIDENT, WAU, SUDAN River about 160 miles north-east of burned about 125 acres in the Coronado London, Jun 27 — A press report, Fairbanks and 150 miles west of the National Forest. dated today, states: A Sudanese cargo Canada border. But a wind shift London, Jun 30 — A press report, aircraft caught fire and swerved off the yesterday led fire managers to decide dated Jun 29, states: A good day on the runway as it tried to take off from the no evacuations were necessary. Traffic fire lines allowed crews to head toward southern city of Wau, injuring three remained halted for a third day today containment of wildfires that have crew members and a boy in a nearby on the Steese Highway, which begins in blackened more then 3,000 acres near field. Engines on board the Soviet-built Fairbanks and runs about 160 miles to the rural community of Coleville, Antonov caught fire during the takeoff Circle, a community of about 100 on the California. The Vittori fire broke out attempt and the aircraft veered from Yukon River. The Forestry Division late yesterday and quickly spread to the runway yesterday, the Sudanese estimates the Boundary fire at 47,300 900 acres. It broke out near where some Civil Aviation Administration said in a acres, and division spokeswoman Brett 470 firefighters were battling a 2,100- statement. It said the five-member crew Ricker said some mining camps and acre wildfire that began on Friday (Jun managed to get out off but that three of hunting cabins may be threatened. 25) in the same area about 70 miles them were slightly hurt. An eight-year- Elsewhere in Alaska, about 80 mine south of Reno, Nevada. The larger blaze old boy in a nearby field also suffered a workers were evacuated from the Pogo was fully contained today and crews broken leg, it said. The aircraft belongs mine after strong winds brought the were pulled off it to attack the Vittori to Saria, a private aviation company, lightning-caused Camp Creek fire to fire. They were joined by 10 helicopters and was on its way back to Khartoum, within two miles of the mine. At the while five single-engine air tankers the capital, after unloading its cargo of Pingo fire, the largest of the blazes were sent back to their base. The timber. Investigators were looking into dubbed the Solstice Complex, flames smaller fire was 75% contained today the cause of the engine fires. burned trees within two miles of after briefly threatening a Marine Karachi, Jun 28 — The Sudanese Civil Venetie. The Pingo fire had scorched Corps housing unit and closing US 395. Aviation Administration in a statement 120,660 acres, while the Winter Trail The highway linking western Nevada to to local press, said that a Sudanese fire, the second largest in the Solstice Southern California reopened at cargo aircraft caught fire and swerved complex, had burned 102,000 acres, midday. “Steep, rocky slopes and off the runway as it tried to take off on bringing the combined total to nearly a limited access is expected to slow the Jun 26 from the southern city of Wau. quarter million acres. The other 14 fires progress of firefighters. Air operations As a result three crew members and a in the complex are out or in monitoring combined with crews on the ground will boy in a nearby field were injured. It is status, he said. Spokeswoman Kris be essential to establish containment reported that engines of the Soviet-built Eriksen said three fires in the Taylor and control lines,” fire spokesman Antonov caught fire during the take-off Complex affecting the highway are the Franklin Pemberton said today. The fire attempt, and that the aircraft veered

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 29 Aviation from the runway. The aircraft grounded London, Jun 29 — On Jun 25, CRACKS ON RUNWAY, and an inquiry is being ordered.— Aerospatiale AS350B-2, C-GSHH, SN STANSTED AIRPORT, ESSEX, Lloyd’s List Correspondent. 3192, operated by Highland Helicopters, UNITED KINGDOM was departing a hill-side helipad, 120 London, Jun 29 — A press report, AIRCRAFT DAMAGED IN STORM, nautical miles north-east of Vancouver, dated Jun 28, states: Airport officials SOFIA, BULGARIA with three forestry personnel, when the said several flights into Stansted See “Bulgaria” under “Weather & engine appeared to lose power. The low Airport were diverted to Luton Airport Navigation.” rotor RPM warning sounded and the today because of cracks on the the pilot attempted to return to the helipad. runway. A spokesman for Stansted C-FAUM The helicopter struck the terrain Airport said engineers investigated the London, Jun 30 — Cessna A185E, C- parallel to the helipad. The helicopter runway surface and fixed the problem. FAUM, on floats, when landing on Lake was substantially damaged. All four At least 17 flights were diverted this Temiskaming near New Liskeard, occupants sustained only minor injuries. afternoon. Outgoing flights from slowed very fast and yawed to the right, Stansted were leaving on time, and the aircraft nosed over and sank at 0930, CANCELLATION OF FLIGHT, spokesman said flights heading to EDT, Jun 28. The pilot sustained minor HONG KONG Stansted were “getting back to normal” injuries. London, Jun 29 — A press report, by1800 BST. dated today, states: Northwest Airlines C-FUSU yesterday cancelled a flight for CRASH INTO LAKE LIDO, JAVA, London, Jun 29 — On Jun 26, Piper mechanical reasons, disrupting travel INDONESIA PA-28-235, C-FUSU, was on a training plans for hundreds of passengers who London, Jun 29 — A press report, flight with an instructor and student had to delay journeys by up to 24 hours. dated today, states: The Cessna aircraft pilot aboard. The aircraft was Passengers on Northwest Flight 18, due which went down with five people on performing a simulated forced approach to take off at 0810 for Tokyo and New board after attempting an emergency to runway 27, Tyendinaga (Mohawk), York, were grounded at Hong Kong landing on Lido Lake, Sukabumi, West Ontario, with the student pilot at the International Airport because a spare Java, on Jun 21 was raised from the 18- controls. During the final approach the part was not available. Because it is the metre-deep lake yesterday. The salvage instructor took over the controls. Prior peak season for travel, all other flights operation, which took two hours, was to touchdown the nose dropped and the were full and Northwest could not conducted by the search and rescue aircraft landed hard on the runway. The transfer passengers to other airlines, as team from Aves Aerosport Club, with nose landing gear and left wing were it normally would have done. Instead, it help from locals. The aircraft was put substantially damaged. There were no told the 361 passengers to go home and on an islet in the middle of the lake. injuries. call its reservations line for another Yoseph Wardi from Aves rescue team flight. “We could not give them an said the aircraft would remain on the C-FVIN answer before 0900 because none of the islet while a team investigated the London, Jun 30 — Luscombe 8A, C- airlines could tell us the number of cause of the crash. The team comprises FVIN, two persons on board, on final available seats they had. So, many experts from Aves, the Indonesian approach, turned away from Estevan customers felt insecure,” said Aerosport Federation and the runway due to wind gust or turbulence Northwest’s Hong Kong general Indonesian Air Force. The pilot, Major but it descended and bounced on the manager Gilbert Chow Yun-cheung. Yohan Pahlawan, was killed in the runway at 1030 CST, Jun 29. When the crash, along with the four passengers; aircraft descended and bounced a COLLISION IN MID-AIR, Australian parachutists Willy Elison second time the pilot applied power to SOUTHERN GERMANY and Priscilla Hall; parachuting go around. The aircraft went off the London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated instructor Edi Kristiono from Aves and side of the runway and overturned. Jun 30, states: Families of Russian Air Force member Roni Hendriono. Neither the pilot nor the passenger children killed in an aircraft collision were injured, the aircraft incurred two years ago have reached a CRASH, BAUCAU AIRPORT AREA, substantial damage. multimillion-dollar compensation deal EAST TIMOR with Switzerland’s air traffic control London, Jun 25 — A press report, C-FXYZ company, officials and lawyers said dated today, states: The Australian London, Jun 30 — Piper PA 30, C- today. “We’ve reached a settlement,” Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has FXYZ, Red Deer to Olds-Didsbury, said Skyguide spokeswoman Rosemarie released a report into a plane crash in during touch down at Olds-Didsbury Rotzetter, adding that she could not East Timor that killed six people last the right main tyre burst at 1710, Jun immediately disclose the sum to be paid year. The Russian built cargo jet 24. The landing was described as being to the families of 28 children who died crashed at Baucau in East Timor in a hard landing. The aircraft swerved off in the Jul 1, 2002, crash. The accident, January 2003. The Bureau’s the runway to the right contacting some over southern Germany, occurred in investigation found numerous errors in small dirt mounds collapsing the right Swiss-controlled airspace, and the flight crews preparations and main gear. Damage reported was to the investigators pointed to failings at operations while in the air. It says the right engine, propeller, right gear leg Skyguide. In a statement, the families’ crew did not obtain proper information and flap. There were no injuries to the German-based attorney Michael Witti for the flight before departing, and did three occupants. Winds were estimated said they each would receive “a six- not request weather information, which to be a 15-20 knots right crosswind with figure sum in U.S. dollars.” Swiss was bad at the time and contributed to little turbulence. newspapers have reported the the crash. The ATSB also found that at settlement would be about one point, engine thrust was applied at C-GSHH $150,000.Witti said he had decided to the wrong time during descent and that London, Jun 28 — A press report, drop plans also to seek compensation in the pilot had taken the plane too low for dated today, states: A helicopter U.S. courts. A total of 71 people died in the surrounding terrain. The report also carrying a forest fire crew crashed in a the collision of a cargo plane and a says the flight crew failed in its remote and mountainous area Russian charter jet. Skyguide already operations, only realising they were northeast of 100 Mile House late last has reached a compensation deal worth going to crash two-and-a-half seconds Friday (Jun 25), but the pilot and his a reported $300,000 with the families of before impact. three passengers were not seriously the 12 Russian crew members. A injured. The chartered aircraft, handful of other claims are still to be CRASH, BEACON AREA, HONITON, operated by Highland Helicopters and settled. Although Rotzetter said she UNITED KINGDOM taking crew from a small fire near could not provide figures, all London, Jun 28 — A press report, Spanish Creek to a staging area, compensation deals are “based on the dated Jun 27, states: Three men and a plunged to the ground and was badly principle of equality, so there aren’t woman have been killed and two men damaged. The pilot and passenger only some who get more and others who get seriously injured in a light aircraft sustained minor injuries. less,” she told The Associated Press. crash in Devon. The Cessna 206 single-

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 30 Aviation engine aircraft crashed shortly after rushed to the scene to direct the rescue. yesterday, killing 24 peacekeepers, aid 1800, BST, today at Luppitt Woods near The college has 107 teaching planes and workers and others. The victims the village of Beacon just outside more than 500 coaches. More than 100 included 14 Pakistani peacekeepers, Honiton. Three injured men were taken coaches have all-weather flight one Bangladeshi peacekeeper, three to the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital experience with more than 2,500 hours Russian crew and six civilians, by air ambulance - one of them died recorded flying hours. The school has an including one local UN staffer, said overnight. Witnesses said the aircraft air strip at Mianyang where it Marie Okabe, a spokeswoman at UN appeared to be heading back to a maintains French Socata TB-200 four- headquarters in New York. Recovery nearby airfield as its engine spluttered. seater propeller planes. Located outside teams today brought the burned bodies Moments before the crash it flew low Sichuan’s capital, Chengdu, the college to a Pakistani-manned U.N. base in over a nearby house before making the trains most of China’s commercial Koidu, near the crash site. The remains final three miles back to Dunkeswell pilots, along with flight personnel and of all 24 would be transferred to the Airfield. The aircraft almost broke in air traffic controllers from Vietnam, capital, Freetown, UN spokeswoman half as it crash landed and ended up Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Iran, Sheila Dallas said. A police official said with its nose buried in the ground and authorities said. the UN mission had ordered all other the middle of its fuselage broken. The Mi-8s grounded in Sierra Leone party had set off from Dunkeswell CRASH, VILANCULOS AIRPORT pending the results of an investigation Airfield earlier today to do a parachute AREA, MOZAMBIQUE into the cause of the accident. It was jump, a fire service spokeswoman said. London, Jun 29 — A press report, not immediately known how many The pilot had tried to put it down in the dated today, states: The crew of a twin- aircraft were effected; the UN has other field and it had crashed while making a engined aircraft was killed when the makes of helicopters in Sierra Leone. forced landing. plane crashed shortly after take-off from Vilanculos airport, Mozambique, DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT CRASH, FORT LAUDERDALE AREA, South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority DEPARTING FROM MANCHESTER FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (CAA) confirmed today. The accident, AIRPORT, UNITED KINGDOM See N9578C. which is still to be investigated, London, Jun 29 — A press report, happened yesterday afternoon, said dated Jun 28, states: One of CRASH, MIANYANG CITY, Moses Seate, a spokesperson. “We are Manchester Airport’s runways had to be SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA not sure of the details but a CAA temporarily closed after debris fell from London, Jun 29 — A press report, investigator will be flying to a plane. The object - a small piece of dated today, states: A coach plane Mozambique to investigate the accident panelling - fell from a Portugal-bound crashed this morning in Mianyang City along with Mozambican authorities,” he Monarch A300 plane as it took off at in south-west China’s Sichuan Province, said. He said it seemed as if the about 2030, BST, yesterday. Runway killing two crew aboard the aircraft, aeroplane, a King Air 200, crashed as it Two was closed for nine minutes as the Xinhua learned. At about 0900, the was taking off from the airport, but the tarmac was checked for damage. An aircraft of civil aviation crashed into a CAA was receiving conflicting airport spokeswoman said there was no patch of farm land in the suburbs of information from sources in danger to anyone on the ground. As a Mianyang, 120 km away from Chengdu, Mozambique. precaution the plane returned to the the provincial capital, sources from the airport, and landed safely. There were city said. CRASH, YENGEMA AREA, 316 passengers on the flight to Faro, London, Jun 30 — A press report, SIERRA LEONE which has been taken out of service for dated Jun 29, states: Rescuers tried to London, Jun 29 — A press report, repairs. “At no point was the cut into the cockpit of the wrecked dated today, states: All 24 people on passengers’ safety at risk,” a Monarch coach plane for the two crew aboard board a United Nations helicopter are spokeswoman said. The Civil Aviation after the aircraft crashed this morning dead after it crashed in eastern Sierra Authority has been informed. in Mianyang City, south-west China’s Leone, UN officials say. The bodies of Sichuan Province. At about 0900, the all the victims were later found at the EMERGENCY LANDING, aircraft plunged into a vineyard in site of the crash, near the town of SOFIA AIRPORT, BULGARIA Shitang Township, causing no explosion Yengema. There were three Russian London, Jun 25 — A press report, and fire, after hovering a circle in the crew and 21 passengers on board, many dated today, states: A Turkish aircraft air, said witnesses who had reported of them aid workers. The Russian-built with 63 passengers on board made an the accident to police immediately. Mi-8 helicopter was carrying members emergency landing briefly after taking Police from Mianyang City, 120 km of the UN peacekeeping mission and off from the Sofia airport late yesterday, away from Chengdu, the provincial had taken off from the capital state TV reported. There were no capital, arrived first at the spot. The Freetown, bound for Yengema. At least injuries. The pilots decided to land the aircraft belongs to China Civil Aviation 14 of the passengers were Pakistani Boeing 737 because of suspicions that College, situated in Guanghan County, nationals, and there were thought to be one of its wheels had not folded 23 km away from Chengdu. one Bangladeshi policeman and two properly into its hatch. The aircraft was London, Jun 30 — A press report, non-UN civilian staff also on board. bound for Istanbul. It took off safely on dated today, states: A coach and a There was no immediate word on the its destination one hour after the student pilot were killed yesterday cause of the crash. The UN has landing. morning when an aircraft crashed deployed about 11,000 peacekeepers in shortly after taking off from Mianyang, Sierra Leone since the country’s 1991- EMERGENCY LANDING, Sichuan Province, according to sources 2002 civil war. There have been no WANGARATTA AIRPORT, with the China Civil Aviation College. known attacks on UN officials since the VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA The aircraft plunged into the ground fighting stopped. A search mission for London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated about 1 kilometre away from the the aircraft was despatched after radio today, states: An aircraft carrying seven runway, according to the sources. It was contact was lost. The burning wreckage people was forced to make an diverting its course after take-off, said was found in dense forest on the side of emergency landing at the Wangaratta the sources. The TB200, made in a mountain. Russian media say UT Air, Airport, in north-eastern Victoria, this France, belongs to the college, which the charter company which owned the morning. The eight-seater Beech King has its headquarters in Guanghan helicopter, is a major player in the air Air was en route from Essendon Airport County, 23 kilometres away from charter industry with 301 available to Albury, in southern New South Chengdu, capital of the southwestern aircraft. It carried a total of 1.5 million Wales, when the pilot noticed smoke in province. The college has a flight passengers in 2003. the cockpit. Sergeant Paul Pursell says training base in Mianyang. The London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated emergency services rushed to the weather was fine with visibility Jun 30, states: The UN peacekeeping Wangaratta Airport, but the pilot reaching 4.5 kilometres when the mission in Sierra Leone grounded some landed the aircraft safely around 1030, accident occurred, said the sources. helicopters today, police said, after a AEST. Wangaratta Airport supervisor Investigators from the country’s south- UN-chartered Mil Mi-8 slammed into a Stephen Larke says the cause of the west civil aviation administration remote hill in the east of the country problem will be investigated. “The

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 31 Aviation owner of the aircraft will be sending up was taxiing on Taxiway A, struck the N27TV an engineer to inspect the aircraft just tail. No one was hurt. Passengers were London, Jun 28 — A press report, to find out what caused the smoke and put on later flights, airline and airport dated Jun 27, states: A helicopter give it the all clear and away they’ll go officials said. Northwest Flight No. 811 offering sightseeing rides clipped power again,” he said. “The actual passengers was bound for Detroit. Five crew and 95 lines and crashed into the Cimarron are being transported by car up to passengers were aboard, said Thomas River in Oklahoma yesterday night, Albury.” Becher, a spokesman for Northwest killing two of the five people aboard. Airlines. The pilot and co-pilot were The Bell 206B helicopter crashed into HI-301SP placed on non-flying status for an water about five feet deep after hitting London, Jun 29 — Piper PA-28, HI- undetermined length of time, Becher three power lines, said Aaron Sauer, an 301SP, owned and operated by the pilot, said. The Northwest airplane, a 124- investigator with the National was destroyed following an encounter seat Airbus A319, remained in Transportation Safety Board. It had with weather while in cruise flight near Manchester yesterday and was being taken off from an Elks Lodge about five Yamasa, Dominican Republic, at 1450, examined by company mechanics who miles away in Cushing, about 55 miles EDT, Jun 9. The pilot, student pilot, drove to the airport from Boston, he north-east of Oklahoma City, Sauer and two passengers were killed. said. The United Express aircraft, a 50- said. “We were told that the pilot was seat Canadair CRJ, had 39 passengers giving rides at a birthday party of some INCIDENT AT BRISBANE AIRPORT, and crew on board. United Express kind,’’ said Federal Aviation AUSTRALIA Flight No. 567 was bound for Dulles Administration spokesman John London, Jun 28 — A press report, Airport in Washington, D.C. Rick Delisi, Clabes. After recovering the bodies from dated today, states: More than 400 director of corporate communications for the water, crews removed the helicopter Qantas passengers bound for Los Atlantic Coast Airlines, said a small from the river today. Jim Johnson, Angeles remain stranded in Brisbane team of mechanics, flight operations founder of helicopter owner Interstate more than 24 hours after their flight to people and safety officials travelled to Helicopters Inc. of Oklahoma City, said the United States was due to leave. One Manchester to survey the plane he could not give out any information of the passengers, Graham Gillespie, yesterday. The rudder will have to be beyond what authorities had released. says staff spent more than an hour replaced, and Atlantic Coast’s own Federal officials were investigating the trying to close one of the aircraft’s doors maintenance crew will do the work, cause of the crash. while passengers were on board Delisi said. It is standard policy for the London, Jun 29 — Bell 206B yesterday morning and the airline is yet flight crew involved in an incident to be JetRanger, N27TV, crashed into the to fix the problem. Speaking from the relieved of duty for the remainder of the Cimarron River, near Cushing, international terminal, Mr Gillespie day, Delisi said. They crew had days off Oklahoma, at 0215, Jun 26, while on a says he has now been told the aircraft scheduled but will be back on the local flight from Cushing. The aircraft may be ready to leave at 2200, AEST. company schedule later this month, was destroyed. Two of the five persons London, Jun 30 — A press report, Delisi said. Salac said the flying status on board were killed and the other dated today, states: QANTAS will pay of the pilots is up to the airlines at this three were seriously injured. more than Australian $200,000 point. Depending on the results of the (£76,294) to passengers who were this investigation, the FAA could take action N441MG week burdened by one of the longest to restrict their pilot certification, she London, Jun 28 — A press report, aviation delays in Australia’s recent said. An investigation could also result dated Jun 27, states: Three people were history. Analysts and sources believe in fines, but she said that is rarely done. killed in a helicopter crash south of Qantas’s 35-hour lay over at Brisbane Atlanta, Georgia, early today, International Airport was one of the INCIDENT AT NOVOSIBIRSK authorities said. In Georgia, a longest by a local carrier in Australia. AIRPORT, RUSSIA helicopter crashed about 0600 hrs The direct Brisbane-to-Los Angeles London, Jun 25 — A press report, behind a home in Lamar County and flight left on Monday (Jun 28) at 2200 dated today, states: One of the power killed all three people on board, said hrs, but had been scheduled to leave on plants of an Il-76 airliner carrying 10 FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen. Sunday (Jun 27) at 1100 hrs. passengers and 13 crew members from No one was hurt on the ground. Killed Kamchatka to Chkalovsk, Moscow were the pilot and the two passengers, INCIDENT AT MANCHESTER region caught fire while the aircraft said Lamar County Sheriff Larry AIRPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, was landing at Novosibirsk airport. The Waller. UNITED STATES officer on duty at the Novosibirsk London, Jun 29 — Robinson R44, London, Jul 1 — A press report, dated directorate for civil defence and N441MG, crashed near Barnesville, today, states: A Northwest Airlines jet emergency situations told ITAR-TASS Georgia, at 0955, Jun 27, while on a clipped a regional commuter jet on a that the crew put out the fire within 15 flight from Greenville, South Carolina, taxiway at Manchester Airport minutes and there were no injuries. The to Apalachicola, Florida. The aircraft yesterday, injuring none of the crew or incident happened at about 0100, local was destroyed. The three persons on passengers, but immediately grounding time, today. An investigation is in board were killed. both aircraft. The accident occurred at progress into what had caused the fire. 0635 hrs on the taxiways serving N5006F runway 17-35. The regional jet, which N2364A London, Jun 27 — A press report, suffered a gash to its tail and tail London, Jun 30 — A press report, dated today, states: A three-day search rudder, was a 50-seat United Express dated today, states: The Federal for a missing helicopter ended commuter plane operated by Atlantic Aviation Administration will today try yesterday when the wreckage of the Coast Airlines. The matter, which has and determine what caused a small aircraft was found, along with the been classified as an “incident”, is plane to crash in Anderson County. bodies of two of the three men who had under the investigation by the Federal Police say a single-engine plane crashed been aboard. Local authorities Aviation Administration. The shortly after takeoff from the the continued to look for the third man in a investigation could take from a couple Capital City Airport in Frankfort shallow, muddy area of Vermilion Bay of weeks to a couple of months to around 2000 hrs, yesterday. The about two miles south-east of complete, and will likely involve Tomahawk Piper apparently went down Intracoastal City, after the Coast Guard statements from pilots, air-traffic in a field about 12 miles away from the called off its search. The Coast Guard controllers, witnesses, even passengers, airport. Police say two men were on said the helicopter, a Bell 206L, left said Arlene Salac, spokesman for the board. Both were said to be coherent Eugene Island Thursday afternoon (Jun FAA. Both aircraft were under control and were taken to the UK Medical 24) en route to Abbeville, then changed of air traffic controllers at the time of Centre. course to Intracoastal City about 40 the incident, Salac said. Both had been London, Jun 30 — Piper PA-38-112 minutes later. The helicopter reportedly assigned for a north takeoff on runway (Tomahawk) N2364A crashed near sent out a mayday call during stormy 17-35. Salac said the United plane was Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, at 0020, Jun weather about 25 miles from holding on Taxiway P when the left 30. One of the two persons on board Intracoastal City. The helicopter is wing tip of the Northwest jet, which suffered minor injuries. owned by Omni Energy Services Corp., © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2003. These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 32 Aviation/Product Recalls/Port Conditions a Carencro-based seismic surveying Jun 23, while on a flight from Fort Product Safety Commission, Ames True company that provides services to oil Lauderdale to Pompano Beach, FL. The Temper Inc., of Camp Hill, Pa., is again and natural gas companies. aircraft was destroyed. Two of the three voluntarily announcing the recall of London, Jun 29 — Bell 206L-1 persons on board were killed and the about 647,000 wheelbarrows. The LongRanger II, N5006F, operated by third was seriously injured. plastic wheel assemblies on these American Helicopters Inc, crashed near wheelbarrows, manufactured by O. Intracoastal City, Louisiana, at 1846, N97AZ Ames, a predecessor company of Ames Jun 24, while on a flight from Eugene, London, Jun 25 — Bell 206B , N97AZ, True Temper, can break when the tyres LA, to Intracoastal City. The aircraft crashed near Mesa, Arizona, at 0410, are being inflated. This can result in was destroyed. The three persons on Jun 24. The aircraft was destroyed. The plastic pieces exploding from the rims of board were killed. one person on board was killed. the wheels, possibly hitting nearby London, Jun 27 — A press report, consumers and causing lacerations and N6183M dated Jun 26, states: The owner of a other injuries. Ames True Temper has London, Jun 29 — A press report, northern Arizona sightseeing company learned of additional serious incidents dated today, states: A small aircraft died Thursday night (Jun 24) in a involving the recalled wheelbarrows crashed at Harvey Young Airport, a helicopter crash at Falcon Field since the original recall announcement. small airfield on Tulsa’s east side. Municipal Airport in Mesa. Ned Kent A total of 21 incidents have occurred injuring two of four passengers, police Buher, 41, owned Arizona Helicopter from 1996 to the present, including said. The seriousness of the injuries Adventures, a Sedona-based sightseeing injuries involving hand, arm and facial was not immediately known, Tulsa company that offers air tours of fractures and cuts. In a few cases, more Police Sgt. Kim Presley said. The other surrounding attractions, including the serious and permanent injuries have two passengers did not report injuries, Grand Canyon and Sedona’s Red Rocks. been reported. To prevent further Buher’s initial landing Thursday night injuries, consumers should not inflate she said. was successful, said Vicki Kerr, a the tyres on these wheelbarrows. Ames London, Jun 30 — Stinson 108-3 management assistant at Falcon Field. True Temper is offering a free (Voyager) N6183M crashed near Tulsa, He touched down about 2100 and replacement steel wheel assembly for Oklahoma, at 1912, Jun 29, while on a refueled the Bell 206 helicopter each wheelbarrow and is offering flight from Tulsa. The aircraft (N97AZ) before attempting to place the consumers a free gardening tool gift as sustained substantial damage. One of rotorcraft on a flatbed trailer. It was an incentive to have this repair the three persons on board suffered during that landing attempt that he performed. The wheel assemblies on minor injuries. crashed. One of the helicopter skids these wheelbarrows have a black plastic became caught on the trailer, causing rim and have an approximately 14-inch N73909 the aircraft to lose control. It crashed on diameter wheel. They have red, green London, Jun 24 — Bell 47G-3B1, its right side, according to Mesa police. or orange tubs or trays made of steel or N73909, operated by Pacific Air Buher died instantly, police said. plastic and were sold under the brand Research Inc, crashed near Woodrat Bystanders put out a small fire in the names “Easy Roller,” “Homeowner,” Mountain, Jackson County, Oregon, at wreckage before calling 911. The “Mustang,” or “Thoroughbred.” The 1700, Jun 23. The aircraft sustained Federal Aviation Administration was on brand name was printed on the label substantial damage. The one person on the scene of the accident yesterday attached to the tray at the time of board was seriously injured. morning to investigate. The National purchase. Wheelbarrows with metal Transportation Safety Board is wheel assemblies are not part of this N7673N investigating the crash, as well, Kulina recall. No “True Temper”or “Jackson” London, Jun 29 — Beechcraft Bonanza said. The helicopter had not been wheelbarrow is part of this recall. A36, N7673N, crashed near Hurricane, moved from its resting place and was Hardware stores and home centers Alaska, Jun 25. The aircraft was being left for further investigation by nation-wide sold the recalled destroyed. The one person on board was the FAA and NTSB, according to wheelbarrows from January 1993 killed. Kulina. The helicopter, built in 1977, through December 2000 for between was registered to Buher, according to $20 and $30. In addition to the free N802RA public documents. replacement wheel assembly and free London, Jun 28 — A press report, gardening tool incentive, the company dated Jun 27, states: A sea plane is conducting the recall campaign with crashed into the Connecticut River this new measures to reach home gardeners morning, injuring the pilot. The Coast who are the primary users of these Guard credited a nearby boater for recalled wheelbarrows. These new rescuing the pilot, who was alone on measures include placing ads in board. Police said the 54-year-old man gardening publications, providing recall was upside down in the wreckage when information to editors and webmasters the boater pulled him out of the water. of specialty gardening magazines and He was taken to a nearby hospital and FERRARI MOTOR VEHICLES, Web sites, and providing new point-of- is expected to survive, police said. The JAPAN sale posters to retailers. — Consumer small aircraft took off from nearby London, Jun 25 — A press report, Product Safety Commission. Chester Airport. Deputy Fire Chief dated today, states: The Japanese James Budney said investigators are importer of Ferrari cars said yesterday t unsure what brought the aircraft down. it is recalling 132 of the Italian-made State Police Sgt. J. Paul Vance said the vehicles in two models to fix a defective crash is being investigated by the power-steering system free of charge. Federal Aviation Administration and Subject to the recall are 70 of the 360 the National Transportation Safety Modena sports car and 62 of the 360 Board. The wreckage was being towed Spider sports car that were imported away from the scene. between December 2002 and August London, Jun 29 — Lake LA-250 last year. A device connecting a power- INDIA (Renegade), N802RA, crashed into the steering hose and pump may be See under “Labour Disputes.” Connecticut River, near Deep River, CT, damaged while the vehicle is in motion at 1158, Jun 27, while on a local flight due to a structural problem, causing an ITALY from Chester, CT. The one person on oil leak which could lead to the vehicle Genoa, Jun 29 — Port situation Jun board suffered minor injuries. catching fire, the importer said. 29: Genoa: One container vessel N9578C awaiting berth. Savona: No vessels London, Jun 24 — Piper PA-28-181 awaiting normal berths. One vessel WHEELBARROWS, UNITED STATES awaiting special berth. La Spezia: No (Cherokee Archer II), N9578C, crashed Washington, DC, Jun 23 — In co- near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 1533, vessels awaiting berths. — Lloyd’s operation with the U.S. Consumer Agents.

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PANAMA CANAL Vessels with beams of 91 feet and over, occur once every month, for a maximum London, Jun 24 — A press report, or those with transit restrictions due to of 11 days for each outage, from June to dated today, states: The Panama Canal their cargo and/or drafts, are now facing October. Notice of major outages is Authority faced a backlog of 55 vessels delays of one-two days, transiting in given at least six months in advance. waiting to transit the Canal yesterday, either direction. “Non-restricted” The tow track replacement will but predicted it would improve the vessels with beams less than 91 feet, dramatically improve the canal’s situation. The backlog is due to a lane transiting in either direction, are operations and is part of its outage and a 15-percent increase in experiencing delays of 24 hours. Based modernization program. traffic, the authority said. “Vessels on the projected arrivals, and if the waiting to transit the canal should Authority continues to maintain the SOUTH KOREA return to normal levels — below 40 — high number of daily transits, traffic Busan, Jun 30 — Berthing this weekend,” it added. On Jun 8, the conditions are expected to return to congestion/delays Jun 30: Busan: One canal authority reported that one of its “normal” by the beginning of next week. hundred and thirty-seven vessels in lanes was closed to replace the London, Jul 1 — The Panama Canal port, 97 at berth and 40 at anchorage. locomotive tow tracks at its Atlantic Authority (ACP) released the following No delays. Ulsan: One hundred and locks. The lane is now back in traffic and operations notice, Jun 28: fifty-three vessels in port, 86 at berth operation. These lane outages are The ACP announced today that as of and 67 at anchorage. No delays. scheduled to take place once every Jun 28, the number of vessels waiting Pohang: Fifty-seven vessels in port, 46 month, for a maximum of 11 days for to transit the Canal has returned to at berth and 11 at anchorage. No each outage, from June until October, normal levels, with just 17 vessels delays. Inchon: Seventy-six vessels in the authority said. currently queuing, a considerable port, 59 at berth and 17 at anchorage. London, Jun 25 — The Panama Canal reduction from the 55 vessels waiting No delays. — Lloyd’s Sub-agents. Authority has advised that the transit on Jun 23. On May 31, the ACP closed situation in the Canal has improved the West lane of Gatun Locks to replace SYRIA considerably, following the recent the locomotive tow tracks, aimed to Lattakia, Jun 19 — Waiting time is backlog. Arrivals remain moderate, but enhance the waterway’s safety, presently one day at Lattakia and four the Authority has managed to achieve a reliability and efficiency. The ACP days at Tartous. — Lloyd’s Agents. high number of vessel transits (about returned the lane back to service the Lattakia, Jun 26 — Waiting time is 40 per day), which is reducing the morning of Jun 9, 42 hours ahead of presently one day at Lattakia and two number of vessels waiting to transit. schedule. Lane outages are scheduled to days at Tartous. — Lloyd’s Agents.

Port Delays

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

Australia Abbot Point 30-Jun-2004 Coal: 1 vessel berthed; 9 vessels due by 16/7; no delays expected. Dalrymple Bay 30-Jun-2004 Coal: 1 vessel berthed, 4 anchored; 52 vessels due by 12/8; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability; depending on type of cargo required, delays of up to 14 days can be expected. Hay Point 30-Jun-2004 Coal: Due to a major mechanical breakdown of the Berth 1 outloading conveyor system, the berth will be closed for repairs for approx. 4-5 days. Indications are that about 4 vessels will be affected with berthing delays of 2-4 days. Gladstone 30-Jun-2004 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 1 vessel berthed, 4 anchored; 32 vessels due by 23/7; up to 7 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a 7 day shutdown of shiploader No. 1 will start 26/6 for replacement of luffing winch. Barney Point: 3 vessels due by 20/7; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a shutdown will take place from 06.00 hrs. 30/6 until 23.00 hrs. 2/7 for conveyor maintenance. Grain: 2 vessels due by 12/7, 1 to load wheat, 1 sorghum; no delays expected. Brisbane 30-Jun-2004 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 2 vessels due by 1/7; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Grain: 3 vessels due by 9/7, all to load wheat; no delays expected. Newcastle 30-Jun-2004 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 3 vessels loading, 2 waiting; 21 vessels due by 10/7; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels loading, 4 waiting; 14 vessels due by 14/7; 1-5 days delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal and heavy shipping schedule. Grain: 5 vessels due by 12/7, all to load wheat; 1-9 days delay at present due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Kembla 30-Jun-2004 Coal: 1 vessel berthed, 1 anchored; 8 vessels due by 25/7; CB1: 4 vessels due by 25/7; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Grain: 4 vessels due by 25/7, all to load wheat; up to 9 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Hedland 30-Jun-2004 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 5 vessels anchored; 6 vessels due by 7/7; up to 8 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; “B” berth: 5 vessels anchored; 5 vessels due by 7/7; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island): no vessels; Westyard “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 anchored; 6 vessels due by 6/7; berth delays subject to berth congestion and cargo availability. Due to heavy demand for product, acute cargo shortages are being experienced at wharf stockpiles. Vessels will continue to berth as product becomes available. Dampier 30-Jun-2004 Iron ore: Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 13 vessels due by 14/7; up to 4 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; cargo shortages are evident, long delays are anticipated and vessels may berth out of turn; there will be a planned 48 hour maintenance shutdown starting 2/7: East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 17 vessels due by 11/7; up to 9 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; cargo shortages are evident, delays are anticipated and vessels may berth out of turn; 16 hour planned maintenance shutdown will take place 7/7 and a 72 hour shutdown is planned to start 21/7.

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Port Walcott 30-Jun-2004 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 20 vessels due by 16/7; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Melbourne 30-Jun-2004 1 vessel load barley, 1 waiting to load wheat; 3 vessels due by 21/7, all to load wheat; up to 5 days delay at present due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Geelong 30-Jun-2004 Grain: 1 vessel waiting to load barley; 7 vessels due by 5/7, 1 to load canola, 4 wheat, 1 barley, 1 unknown cargo; 3-13 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Portland 30-Jun-2004 Grain: 1 vessel berthed to load barley; 3 vessels due by 16/7, 1 to load wood-chips, 1 faba beans, 1 barley; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Port Adelaide 30-Jun-2004 Grain: No. 27 berth: 5 vessels due by 13/7, 1 to load barley, 4 wheat; 3-8 days delay expected due to berth congestion. Wallaroo 30-Jun-2004 Grain: 1 vessel due 21/6 to load wheat; up to 3 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. ETSA maintenance will take place from 18-21/7 and there will be no movements or shipping during this period. Port Pirie 30-Jun-2004 Grain: No. 2 berth: no vessels scheduled. Berth will be closed to shipping from 1/7 to 9/8 for electrical upgrade in silo control room. Port Lincoln 30-Jun-2004 Grain: 5 vessels due by 14/7, 3 to load barley, 2 wheat; 1-10 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Geraldton 30-Jun-2004 Iron ore: 3 vessels due by 9/7; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a 36-48 hour clean-down of the loader/hopper/conveyor system is planned. Grain: 5 vessels due by 13/7, all to load wheat; up to 7 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Kwinana 30-Jun-2004 Grain: 16 vessels due by 29/7, 13 to load wheat, 2 barley, 1 unknown cargo; 1-7 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Albany 30-Jun-2004 Grain: 4 vessels due by 16/7, all to load wheat; 1-6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Esperance 30-Jun-2004 Grain: 3 vessels due by 21/7, 1 to load barley, 1 feed, 1 unknown cargo; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to cargo availability and berth congestion.

Azerbaijan Baku 25-Jun-2004 Oil products: Bay of Baku: no vessels; Azerneftyag terminal: no vessels; AzerTrans terminal - Nobel avenue: 2 vessels berthed, both discharging, of which 1 jet fuel, 1 crude oil; Sangachal district: 1 vessel berthed discharging crude oil; Transserve terminal: closed.

Brazil Santos 29-Jun-2004 Twenty-four vessels berthed of which 1 bulk salt discharger, 1 bulk LPG discharger, 4 chemical products dischargers, 1 bulk wheat discharger, 1 bulk juice loader, 1 general cargo loader, 1 gasoline loader, 1 bulk soya loader, 10 sugar loaders, 1 other loader, 1 Ro/Ro loader/discharger, 1 full container loader/discharger; 93 vessels due over the next 7 days; 32 vessels waiting in roads; Private terminals: Terminal 37: 1 full container loader/discharger; Tecondi: 2 full container loaders/dischargers; Termares: 1 Ro/Ro loader; Rodrimar: 1 Ro/Ro loader; Cosipa: 2 steel products loaders, 1 bulk coal discharger, 1 chemical products discharger; Ultrafertil: no vessels; Cargill: 1 bulk sugar loader, 1 bulk soya loader; Santos Brasil: 3 full container loaders/dischargers. Rio Grande 29-Jun-2004 Three vessels berthed of which 1 potassium chloride discharger, 1 fertiliser discharger, 1 lumber loader; 1 vessel waiting in roads; 22 vessels due over the next 10 days. Rio de Janeiro 29-Jun-2004 Porto do Rio: 2 steel products loaders, 1 wheat discharger, 1 general cargo loader; Tecon: 1 general cargo loader; 10 vessels due over the next 7 days. Vitoria 29-Jun-2004 Two vessels berthed of which 1 cellulose loader, 1 malt discharger; Terminal Vila Velha: 1 cellulose loader, 2 granite loaders/dischargers, 1 vessel carrying rails; Tubarao: 3 iron ore loaders, 1 fertiliser discharger, 1 soya bean loader; Praia Mole: 3 steel products loaders, 2 coal dischargers; Portocel: 2 cellulose loaders; Ubu: 1 iron ore loader; 18 vessels waiting in roads; 12 vessels due over the next 7 days. Sao Sebastiao 29-Jun-2004 Five vessels berthed, 3 waiting in roads; 5 vessels due over the next 10 days.

Bulgaria Bourgas 28-Jun-2004 Six vessels in port operating, of which 3 loading (1 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 baryte concentrate, 1 containers), 3 discharging (1 containers, 1 lead/zinc concentrate, 1 jet fuel); 9 vessels waiting in roads, of which 5 to load (3 empty, 1 chemicals, 1 bunkers), 2 to discharge (1 crude oil, 1 coils), 2 for repairs; 9 vessels due of which 4 to load (1 containers, 1 steel sheet, 2 coils), 5 to discharge (1 containers, 1 coal, 1 LAB, 1 iron ore, 1 scrap). Varna 28-Jun-2004 Varna East, Varna West, Electrical Power Station, Balchik: Forty-four vessels in port operating of which 22 loading (1 sunflower seeds, 1 packed hardboard, 1 packed hardboard/ chipboard, 1 kaolin, 2 scrap, 1 kaolin/other, 6 soda, 1 soda/other/kaolin, 1 bulk silica sand, 1 caustic soda solution, 1 bulk clinker, 2 cement, 2 bulk NPK, 1 bulk NPK/TSP), 13 discharging (1 bagged cement, 1 detergent, 7 bulk coal, 1 containers, 2 raw phosphate, 1 bulk copper concentrate), 9 discharging/loading (7 containers, 1 equipment in packing cases, 1 iron bars/bagged dense soda); no vessels waiting in roads.

Colombia Buenaventura 29-Jun-2004 Shore crane operational. Seven vessels berthed (1 containers, 1 general cargo, 4 bulkers, 1 tanker), 1 general cargo vessel anchored; 20 vessels due (12 containers, 3 general cargo, 3 bulkers, 1 tanker, 1 PCC), with 2 days delay expected for general cargo.

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Egypt Alexandria 28-Jun-2004 Twenty-eight vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 23 general cargo, 4 bulkers, 1 Ro/Ro; 9 vessels at inner anchorage, 7 at outer anchorage. Dekheila 28-Jun-2004 Eleven vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 6 general cargo, 1 containers, 1 tanker, 3 bulk carriers. Damietta 28-Jun-2004 Thirteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 9 general cargo, 3 containers; 3 vessels at outer anchorage, 1 at inner anchorage. Port Said 28-Jun-2004 Fourteen vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 11 containers, 3 passenger vessels. Adabia 28-Jun-2004 Six vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 5 general cargo, 1 containers. Suez 28-Jun-2004 Three vessels berthed (loading/discharging) of which 1 general cargo, 2 passenger vessels; 2 tugs. Suez Canal 28-Jun-2004 Twenty-two vessels transiting Northbound, 21 Southbound.

Georgia Poti 25-Jun-2004 Oil products: Berth No. 1: 1 vessel berthed; Berth No. 2: no vessels berthed; 2 vessels waiting in roads of which 1 to load gasoil, 1 to discharge gasoline; 3 vessels due by 27/6, all to load gasoil. Supsa 25-Jun-2004 Oil products: 1 vessel waiting in roads to load crude oil; 1 vessel due 27/6 to load crude oil. Terminal due to be shut down for maintenance of off-shore cargo lines for ca. 3 weeks in July. Dates will be confirmed nearer the time.

India Mumbai 29-Jun-2004 No labour problems. One vessel loading at berth, 8 discharging at berth; expected delays: container vessels: 12 hours; bulkers: 1-2 days on completion of 50% of cargo documents; general cargo vessels: berthing within 24 hours of arrival. Calcutta 29-Jun-2004 Five vessels loading at berth, 12 discharging at berth, 1 discharging at anchorage; 1 vessel bunkering, 4 under repairs/dry-docked; 32 vessels due, with no delays expected. Cochin 29-Jun-2004 Six vessels loading at berth, 4 discharging at berth, 2 other vessels in port; 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 1 waiting at anchorage to discharge;1 vessel under repairs, 2 dry- docked; 9 vessels due, with no delays expected. Chennai 29-Jun-2004 Eight vessels loading at berth, 14 discharging at berth, 1 other vessel at berth; 5 vessels at outer anchorage in not ready status, 2 requesting specific berth; 30 vessels due, with the following delays expected: TNEB coal, steaming coal, fertiliser, others: up to 1 day; scrap, iron ore: up to 2 days; containers: 1-3 days. Mormugao 29-Jun-2004 No labour problems. Two vessels loading at berth, 2 discharging at berth; 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge, 4 under repairs/dry-docked; 11 vessels due (7 iron ore lumps /fines, 1 coking coal, 1 liquid ammonia, 1 steel, 1 containers), with the following delays expected: coking coal: 3-4 days; steel: 2-3 days; iron ore/liquid ammonia/containers: no delays expected. Kandla 29-Jun-2004 Four vessels loading at berth, 4 discharging at berth; 3 vessels waiting to load, 4 waiting to discharge; 2 tankers discharging at berth; 27 vessels due, with 1-5 days expected; 8 tankers due, with up to 1 day’s delay for edible oil/chemicals expected. Mangalore 29-Jun-2004 No labour problems. Four vessels loading at berth, 3 discharging at berth; 2 vessels waiting for berth to load; 14 vessels due, with no delays expected. Jawaharlal Nehru 29-Jun-2004 One vessel discharging at berth (fertiliser/raw materials/cement/food grain); 1 vessel discharging at liquid berth; 2 tankers waiting at anchorage to discharge; 7 tankers due; no delays expected for berthing at LB-01/LB-02. Paradip 29-Jun-2004 Six vessels loading at berth, 3 discharging at berth; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load, 1 waiting at anchorage to discharge; 20 vessels due, with no delays expected. Tuticorin 29-Jun-2004 Five vessels discharging at berth; 1 vessel waiting to load at anchorage, 1 waiting to discharge at anchorage; 4 vessels due, with no delays expected. Visakhapatnam 29-Jun-2004 Seven vessels loading at berth, 4 discharging at berth; 2 vessels waiting to load at anchorage; 20 vessels due, with 1-2 days delay expected.

Iran Neka 25-Jun-2004 Oil products: 2 vessels berthed, both discharging crude oil; 3 vessels to berth 25/6, all to discharge crude oil; 5 crude oil vessels waiting.

Israel Haifa 29-Jun-2004 No labour problems. Two general cargo vessels discharging at berth, 6 vessels loading/ discharging at berth (3 containers, 2 tankers, 1 passenger vessel); 1 general cargo vessel waiting at anchor to discharge, 5 vessels waiting at anchor to load/discharge (1 containers, 2 passenger vessels, 2 tankers); 3 vessels under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 15 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected. Ashdod 29-Jun-2004 No labour problems. Eight general cargo vessels loading at berth, 4 vessels discharging at berth (2 general cargo, 2 bulkers), 3 container vessels loading/discharging at berth; 2 bulkers waiting at anchor to discharge, 2 vessels waiting at anchor to load/discharge (1 containers, 1 car carrier); 1 vessel under repairs/dry-docked, 1 awaiting orders; 12 vessels due, with 2-3 days delay expected.

Kazakhstan Aktau 25-Jun-2004 Oil products: 1 vessels in roads to load crude oil; 3 vessels due by 24/6.

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Mozambique Maputo 24-Jun-2004 Twenty-four hour berthing/sailing. Some restrictions to berthing at certain badly-lit wharves. Vessels have to be geared for general cargo berths as no shore cranes available. The Port is working normally and is expected to remain so, hence vessels should berth on arrival, daylight, draft and weather permitting. No berthing delays envisaged. Three vessels are currently operating, of which 1 coal, 1 discharging rice, 1 loading/discharging containers; 2 military vessels, 2 vessels on standby; 20 vessels due by 27/7, of which 8 to load (5 citrus, 1 sugar, 1 coal, 1 scrap), 6 to discharge (2 wheat, 1 petcoke, 1 vegetable oil, 1 alumina, 1 vehicles), 5 to discharge/load (3 containers, 2 containers/steel plate).

Pakistan Karachi 28-Jun-2004 Four vessels loading at berth (1 MOL, 3 rice), 6 discharging at berth (1 crude oil, 2 coal, 2 DAP, 1 jute), 1 container vessel loading/discharging at berth; 3 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 phosphate, 1 chemicals, 1 DAP); no vessel under repairs/dry- docked, 1 awaiting orders; 4 vessels due (1 containers, 1 general cargo, 1 MOL, 1 chemicals), with no berthing delays expected. Port Qasim 28-Jun-2004 Three vessels discharging at berth (2 palm oil, 1 coal), 1 container vessel loading/ discharging at QICT berth; 1 container vessel waiting at anchorage to load, 4 vessels waiting at anchorage to discharge (1 containers, 1 iron ore, 2 palm oil).

Panama Panama Canal 21-Jun-2004 Confirmed locks outage: Gatun lock: 5-15/7 (11 days).

Russia Novorossiysk 28-Jun-2004 Ten vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (2 cars, 1 bulk cement, 1 scrap, 1 pipes/steel billets, 2 bulk NPK, 1 wheat), 2 discharging bulk sugar; 3 vessels waiting in roads, of which 1 to discharge bulk sugar, 2 to load (1 diesel oil, 1 bulk sugar); 46 vessels due of which 42 to load (5 aluminium, 5 bulk NPK, 4 pig-iron, 1 steel sheets/coils, 5 copper, 1 DRI, 2 HBI, 6 coils, 1 pipes/paper, 3 bulk ammonium nitrate, 1 slabs, 1 steel sheets, 2 steel billets, 1 pipes/coils, 1 UAN solution, 2 bulk urea, 1 diesel oil), 4 to discharge/load containers. Oil terminal: 4 tankers berthed, all loading crude oil; 5 tankers in roads, all to load crude oil; 3 tankers due, all to load crude oil. Tuapse 28-Jun-2004 Oil products: 3 vessels berthed, all loading, of which 2 gasoil, 1 fuel oil; 1 crude oil vessel in roads; 5 vessels due by 26/6, of which 3 to load gasoil, 1 naphtha, 1 fuel oil. Makhachkala 28-Jun-2004 Oil products: 1 vessels berthed; 2 vessels waiting in roads; 2 vessel due by 25/6.

Sri Lanka Colombo 28-Jun-2004 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, and vessels loading at Northern and Eastern ports of Sri Lanka are granted priority berthing. Conventional cargo vessels at BQ 1 and 2 are facing navigation delays. Occasional rains being experienced.

Turkmenistan Turkmenbashi 25-Jun-2004 Oil products: 2 vessels berthed, 1 discharging crude oil, 1 to load gasoline; 4 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 3 fuel oil, 1 gasoil; 1 vessel due 25/6, to load jet fuel. Okarem 25-Jun-2004 Oil products: 2 vessels in roads, both to load crude oil.

Ukraine Odessa 28-Jun-2004 Twelve vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (7 metal, 1 scrap), 2 discharging (1 sugar, 1 luggage), 2 discharging/loading containers; 7 vessels in roads, of which 2 to load metal, 2 to discharge sugar, 3 to discharge/load containers; 68 vessels due, of which 30 to load (26 metal, 2 wood, 1 ferro alloy, 1 equipment), 3 to discharge (1 meat, 1 citrus, 1 building materials), 35 to discharge/load containers. Mariupol 28-Jun-2004 Four vessels in port operating, all loading, of which 1 steel, 1 coal, 1 fire-clay, 1 sulphur; 1 coal vessel undergoing survey; 3 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 ferrous metals, 2 fire-clay; 40 vessels due, of which 36 to load (22 steel, 1 ferrous metals, 8 coal, 3 fire-clay, 2 sunflower beans), 4 to discharge (2 equipment, 1 zinc, 1 cars). Ilichevsk 28-Jun-2004 Thirteen vessels in port operating, of which 8 loading (2 wheat, 1 oil, 1 cellulose, 4 steel products), 3 discharging (2 ore, 1 steel products), 2 loading/discharging containers; 2 vessels in roads, 1 to load steel products, 1 to load/discharge containers; 11 vessels due, of which 7 to load steel products, 3 to discharge (2 steel products, 1 steel rails), 1 to load/discharge containers.

United States Charleston 29-Jun-2004 Charleston’s deep draft is 45 ft. MLW. Some berth congestion expected over the next month as one out of four berths is unavailable due to repair work in progress Houston 29-Jun-2004 Cargill terminal: 2 days delay expected; LDC New Orleans 29-Jun-2004 Mississippi River terminal berthing delays: Cenex-Harstates/Myrtle Grove: no delays; Cargill-Westwego: 2 days delay expected; ADM/Ama: 3-4 days delay expected; Bunge/ Destrehan: no delays; ADM/Destrehan: 3-4 days delay expected; ADM/Reserve: 3-4 days

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delay expected; Cargill/Reserve: 2 days delay expected; Peavey/Paulina: 1 day’s delay expected; Zen-Noh/Convent: 1-2 days delay expected; Cargill/Baton Rouge: no delays; 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: 3- 4 days delay expected; Mile 158.0 Cargill (K2) - Convent: 14 days delay expected; Mile 180.0 Cooper (America) - Darrow: 5 days delay expected. Seattle, WA 29-Jun-2004 Louis Dreyfus (Pier 86) terminal: 2 days delay expected. Tacoma, WA 29-Jun-2004 Temco terminal: 1 day’s delay expected. Kalama, WA 29-Jun-2004 Kalama export terminal: 2 days delay expected. Vancouver, WA 29-Jun-2004 United Harvest terminal: 1 day’s delay expected. Portland, OR 29-Jun-2004 Columbia Grain terminal: 2 days delay expected.

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