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Casualty Week Mar 3 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 March 3 2006 Tankers are ‘legitimate’ targets warns al-Qaeda ideologist But oil wells, ‘the heart of Muslim wealth’, should be spared, writes David Osler — Friday March 03 ANKERS are legitimate targets Saudi state-owned refineries and oil oil industry are far more likely than on for Islamist terrorists, according pipelines, as well as Iraqi facilities, are the facilities themselves because they T to a pronouncement from a described as “all in the hands of infidels”. accomplish both objectives of weakening prominent Saudi al-Qaeda ideologist. In edition, Mr Enezi writes: “It is the regime and diminishing the western Pipelines and other infrastructure permissible to target oil interests held by footprint in the kingdom,” she said, controlled by “infidels” are also singled infidels ... including American and adding that security measures — such as out for inclusion in the guidelines. Western oil tankers.” anti-aircraft batteries which provide cover However, oil wells should be spared as He added that oil pipelines are easy for ports involved in the export of they represent an economic lifeline for targets because their length makes them hydrocarbons — had been put in place to Muslim nations, supporters are advised. difficult to protect. counter the threat. Coming hard on the heels of last Moreover, attacks on them do not “With respect to offshore protection week’s frustrated attack against the directly detract from Muslim oil wealth. and the safeguards given to tankers world’s largest oil processing plant at Experts say that Mr Enezi had the rank carrying Saudi crude, both air and sea Abqaiq, the news will concern many in of ‘information minister’ in al-Qaeda’s forces and Aramco are deployed to both the shipping and oil sectors. Saudi offshoot, and acted as a spiritual protect critical resources,” she said. Islamist terrorists have turned on guide to the group. tankers before, most notably blowing up But analysts close to the Lloyd’s French-owned VLCC Limburg in Yemen market yesterday pointed to in October 2002. countervailing tendencies. Would you like casualty Beefed up Infrastructure information as it happens ? However, security specialists yesterday Zaineb al Assam, head of the Middle said that security precautions in many East division at strategic intelligence Lloyd’s Saudi ports have been substantially forecasters Exclusive Analysis, said that beefed up. They also contended that the while oil infrastructure was a target for Casualty strategy might not be universally backed terrorists, the risk was mitigated by the REPORTING SERVICE in the terrorist camp. resistance of some local cells to The instructions come in a manifesto leadership calls to action. written by Abdulaziz al Enezi, an al- “This is precisely because they seek to For further information contact: Qaeda militant captured by the Saudi inherit the kingdom’s oil wealth — rather Andrew Luxton, Key Account Manager authorities last year. The two-year-old than to destroy the infrastructure that Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 4625 document was recently posted on an helps generate it.” Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4763 But Ms al Assam added there was a Islamist website. Email: [email protected] Mr Enezi argues that disrupting oil lack of uniformity surrounding strategy to supplies is the best way to damage the US weaken the House of Saud, and therefore economy and to destabilise the Saudi the target-set was not necessarily fixed. www.lloydsmiu.com/lcrs regime. “Attacks on expatriate workers in the EDITOR Stephen Legall Tel +44 020 7017 5228 SUBSCRIPTIONS: ADVERTISEMENTS Scott Magrowski Mike Smith Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 4720 Tel +44 (0) 20 7017 4488 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 Fax +44 (0) 20 7017 5007 Email: email [email protected] [email protected] Lloyd's is the registered trade mark of the Society incorporated by the Lloyd's Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd's A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779. Summary of Major Cases in this week’s issue of Lloyd’s Casualty Week Vessel Type Flag Class G T DWT Blt Casualty ALEXANDROUPOLIS bulker MLT LR 41,342 77,300 1982 Experienced rudder engine trouble at Km 107, Suez Canal Feb 20. Vessel towed by SCA tugs to Great Bitter Lakes to effect repairs. Southbound convoy delayed by 8 hours. Completed repairs and resumed voyage. ANNE-LISE- fishing DNK 228 — 1971 In lat 61 03N, long 00 33E, Feb 21 with a fouled POULSEN propeller and requesting assistance. Supply vessel Olympic Provider towing casualty to Lerwick. Arrived Lerwick 22 Feb. CLEOPATRA S. passenger SLE LR 9,598 1,981 1970 Grounded at Km 64 Suez Canal Feb 20 in dense fog and poor visibility. Vessel refloated with assistance of SCA tugs and towed to Ballah station to effect repairs. CORA JO general ANT (LR) 3,214 6,033 2006 Engine breakdown in lat 41 37N, long 09 23W, Feb 17. Vessel towed to Vigo and repairs to be commenced Feb 18, ETD Feb 20. General Average declared. GRENLAND general ATG PR 1,900 2,550 1970 Aground in Aviles port entrance chanel Feb 21. Tugs on scene. Still aground Feb 22, salvor not contracted. HIGH RIDER product MHL NK 25,800 41,502 1991 Grounded at Km.340 River Parana Feb 20. tanker Refloated without tug assistance and proceeding to San Lorenzo, ETA same day. Survey carried out at San Lorenzo Feb 22. Unable to carry out dive inspection. No machinery, internal damage found. HENG DA 1 refrig PAN — 2,188 — 2003 Struck a reef and sank near Dongjia Island, Fujian province, south-east China, in lat 25 17N, long 119 46E, Feb 16. Twenty-nine crew missing, presumed dead. MYS refrig RUS 973 1,196 1979 Reported Feb 17 drifting with engine trouble in KOMMUNAROV lat 37 30.7N, long 136 19.5E. NOVA LIGURIA refrig BHS BV 4,361 5,459 1985 Experienced an engine breakdown while transiting the Dardanelles Feb 16. Anchored near Karanlik Liman. Completed repairs by own means and proceeded Feb 17. REPLENISH fishing GBR — 246 — — Escorted to Lerwick after taking on water in a storm south-east of Shetland Feb 14. Pumps taken to vessel, but unable to drop gear due to gales. Sailed Lerwick Feb 16. STENA passenger GBR NV 19,638 1,500 1996 Struck a submerged object while entering EXPLORER Holyhead Feb 15. Out of service for about two weeks. Effecting repairs at Holyhead Feb 20, ETC Feb 27. WESTERN fishing CAN — 79 — 1937 Grounded at north end of Ogden Channel, BC, MONARCH and sank in lat 53 54.41N, long 130 12.33W, Feb 2. (ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical Safety Committee, are designed to order under the following eliminate the prospect of a repeat of headings and relevant page number: the tragic events of Feb 3 and shed light on any structural causes that may have contributed to the accident. Marine, including Overdue Panama, the flag state for the 1970- & Missing Vessels 1 bult ro-ro, will also participate in the inspection of three other vessels. The Piracy 1 4 AL MANARA (St. Kitts-Nevis) Al Salam Carducci 92, Al Salam Seychelles, Feb 17 — General cargo Manzoni 94 and Al Salam Pascoli 96, Al Manara was towed to Port by all owned by El Salam Maritime Port State Control 1 4 Seychelles Port Authority as a danger Transport, the operator of the ill-fated to navigation or pollution. Billed and ferry, will be the first vessels to be not paid. Awaiting arrival of owners Seizures & Arrests 1 4 inspected, said Alfonso Castillero, for settlement of towage bill. PMA’s deputy director of the merchant Apparently spare parts have arrived marine department. “The first part, of Pipeline Accidents 1 6 in Seychelles but vessel has not course, is that they have to do a managed to secure the service of an revaluation of all the ships in this Pollution 1 6 agent. The vessel has to be repaired area and especially the sisterships,” because it can not sail on own steam said Mr Castillero. “This signifies a and no arrangement for towage had Weather & Navigation 1 7 physical inspection but it also been done, as far as we are aware. — includes an evaluation of the Lloyd’s Agents. Volcanic Activity 2 0 operation and the reactions of the crew. The human factor, as history has AL SALAM BOCCACCIO 98 shown, is very important.” Details of Earthquakes 2 0 (Panama) the possible role played by the vessel’s London, Feb 16 — A press report, crew in the disaster should become dated today, states: Egyptian officials clearer this week with the recovery of Volcanic Activity 2 0 say salvage experts have located the the voyage data recorder. The black wreck of passenger ro/ro Al Salam box was located last Wednesday (Feb Boccaccio 98 which sank in the Red Political & Civil Unrest 2 0 15) and preparations are being made Sea almost two weeks ago killing to recover the unit later this week. It about 1,000 people. Transport is hoped recordings on the bridge will Labour Disputes 2 8 Minister Mohamed Loutfi Mansour shed some light into why a decision said the Al Salam Boccaccio 98 was was taken to continue sailing to Egypt found in 800m (2,600 ft) of water, Awards & Settlements 30 while the crew were fighting a fire in 90km (56 miles) from Egypt’s port of one of the lower decks.
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