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 15 2005 Greece leads revolt over ship pollution fines Cyprus and Malta also reject criminalisation law, writes Justin Stares Brussels — Thursday July 14 2005

REECE, Cyprus and Malta have precedent that would further undermine the It added that “…amendments made hit out at the European Union authority of the International Maritime during the examination of this legislative Gship-source pollution directive at Organization. measure fail to match the relevant a meeting of the Council of Ministers. “It would be a matter of grave concern provisions of international law applicable The directive has now become law at if international applicability of maritime to the prevention and combating of EU level and will have to be translated into standards is compromised by third states pollution. Cyprus cannot participate in a national law by all 25 member states. that choose to ignore international process which in its own view is not in line But transcripts of this week’s council legislation, not out of the readiness to be with international law.” meeting show that the three maritime bound by more stringent rules, but for The protests by the EU’s main maritime states refused to support the law, which the abusive and manipulative motives.” players contrasted with the assurances European Commission says improves Greece, the principal defender of given by commission maritime director protection for seafarers. maritime interests in the EU, said the The three criticised the commission for Fotis Karamitsos on Monday. “This law directive was unacceptable. improves protection for seafarers,” Mr breaking away from international “Greece is unable to accept the text of Karamitsos told Lloyd’s List. “And those conventions and opposed the council the directive since its provisions go beyond who opposed it, including those who voted decision to make fines arising from the those in force at international level, which against it, already have stricter legislation directive uninsurable. is likely to have an adverse effect on in their home countries.” The strongest criticism came from shipping in general,” said Finance Minister In what seemed like a co-ordinated Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, George Alogoskoufis. who attended the ministerial meeting in move, the three member states also person: “Malta believes that the present Criminal sanctions protested against the council’s decision to directive is not in consonance with make fines arising from the directive international maritime law,” he said. “In particular, Greece considers that the uninsurable. The Cypriot delegation said it “recognises the importance of the Demotivate provisions of the directive making maritime activity and the maritime insurability of fines”. profession liable to criminal sanctions go Malta took the same line: “Malta does “At a time when Europe – and the rest not agree that pollution-related fines of an of the world – is facing a crisis of seafarer further than the provisions of the administrative or otherwise non-criminal shortage, this directive can only serve to international Marpol Convention and are demotivate further any potential seafarers contrary to the international nature of nature should be uninsurable, [which] from taking a maritime career, defeating merchant shipping where uniform would imply undue and unfair exposure of Community efforts to address this problem international rules must apply.” the shipping industry in spite of the many in a positive manner.” Cyprus, which often follows the Greek efforts being undertaken to enhance Mr Gonzi also referred to the lead in the council, also expressed its shipping safety by this very industry.” As commission’s “manipulative” ambition to concern for the record, saying: “Shipping did Greece: “As far as the issue of the represent all EU states in the International is an international industry and as such it insurability of fines imposed for maritime Maritime Organization. must be regulated by internationally agreed pollution incidents is concerned, Greece “Malta reiterates its hope that such standards and discharges of ships do not believes that only criminal fines are not unilateral action … will not create a form an exemption.” insurable.”

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Vessel Type Flag Class GT DWT Blt Casualty

AGENA general ATG GL 2,528 3,380 2001 Had engine failure and taken in tow by tug Brucoli Jun 23. Arrived Taranto Jun 24 for surveys, etc. Still under repair 28 Jun.

EURO STAR container ATG BV 6,701 8,238 2005 Had main engine failure Jun 27 off Korea. Requested tug for tow. Tug ard in lat 52.9N, long 128.06.53E, Jun 28. Tow connected and arrived Sasebo Jun 29.

FLORENCE tug USA — — — — Taking water and sinking west of Ballard FILBERN Bridge, Seattle, Jun 23. Coast Guard crews on scene. Crane due 29 Jun to attempt to raise vessel.

GEORGE ALLEN fishing USA — 132 — 1970 Had fire on board Jun 29 while 15 miles west of Astoria. Fire extinguished.Towed to Astoria. Significant damage to engine-room space. Investigators en route.

HILL general LBR LR 12,930 21,061 1969 Reported Jun 29 under tow for Keelung due main engine failure, ETA Jul 1.

HOPE & SYDNEY fishing USA — 95 — — Became disabled following steering problems in lat 42 10N, long 67 44W, Jun 24. Taken in tow by Coast Guard vessel boundd New Bedford.

MARIA fishing ESP — 252 152 1992 Sank in lat 49 50N, long 09 07W, Jun 27. Crew GALLEGO rescued.

MODERN DRIVE vehicle PAN NV 33,831 10,817 2000 Drifting with engine trouble off Niigata carrier Prefecture, in lat 38 24N, long 138 39E, Jun 28.

MSC GRACE general PAN LR 13,258 17,298 1991 Grounded at Buoy 33, vicinity of Hansweert, Jun 29 following black-out. Three tugs on scene & refloated her same day. Proceeded Antwerp & moored.

SEA FOX general LVA GL 2,219 2,560 1976 Sustained multiple engine problems in lat 57 17.3N, long 06 35.3W, Jun 24. Drifting but can use engines for short periods. Tug Anglian Prince on scene. Taken in tow by tug Yewgarth Jun 27, ETA Liverpool Jun 29.

SUPREME fishing GBR — — — 1975 Experienced engine failure abt 60 miles NE of Eyemouth Jun 25. Towed to Eyemouth.

(ii) CONTENTS The following reports are reprinted from Lloyd’s List Reports appear in alphabetical due to sinking of the barge, to depart order under the following the port as above mentioned with tug headings and relevant page assistance and which proceeded at number: around 1530, local time, Jul 4, without incident. According to the information received, the referred barge owners Marine, including Overdue have made arrangement with Messrs & Missing Vessels 1 Resolve Marine Group, to perform salvage operations with local Piracy 11 ACBL 3247 (U.S.A.) Santo Domingo, Jun 30 -- During assistance, which are anticipated to be discharge operations of bulk Atlantic completed within 10 days. -- Lloyd's Port State Control 11 Express, at around 2100, Jun 29, at Agents. San Pedro de Macoris, one loaded Seizures & Arrests 11 lightering barge ACBL 3247 (687 gt, AGENA (Antigua & Barbuda) built 1984), sank when passing Taranto, Jul 5 -- General cargo Agena completed repairs evening Jun 30 and Pipeline Accidents 12 through the entrance channel, in a depth of water estimated around 25ft. sailed 1300, Jul 1 for orders. -- Lloyd's Clinker carrying vessels arriving at Agents. Pollution 12 the anchorage of San Pedro de Macoris discharge their cargo by ships' gear AGHIOS CHARALAMBOS (Panama) Weather & Navigation 12 into hopper barges. The barges are then taken by tug through the port Rio de Janeiro, Jul 6 -- On Jun 25 and up river to the cement plant of ore/oil Edward N. collided with Earthquakes 18 Messrs. Cemex. Allegedly the bulk/oil Aghios Charalambos at the tug/barge operation is contracted to a inner roads of Tubarao due to strong winds. Aghios Charalambos was Volcanic Activity 18 U.S. company, who have a division in Venezuela, Messrs. A.C.B.L. anchored and had sustained damages Reportedly, two vessels are waiting to at bow. Provisional repairs were Political & Civil Unrest 19 enter the port, Atlantic Express and effected. Permanent repairs will be bulk Marianela, one vessel, general carried out in China. No information Labour Disputes 27 cargo Smarty, is awaiting to depart about the damages to Edward N., but the port and a tanker is due to arrive understand not excessive. -- Lloyd's Agents. Awards & Settlements 28 on Jul 4, which are not able to proceed with their intended operations, as the channel is blocked at this time. AIS NIKOLAS (Greece) Railway Accidents 29 Advised that the other tug/barges are London, Jul 3 -- Understand bulk Ais able to pass by the sunken barge. The Nikolas (36009 gt, built 1984), Ukraine for Indonesia and Thailand, Robberies & Thefts 30 loaded sunken barge is reported to be sunk in an upright condition in the touched bottom May 16. (Note -- AIS centre of the channel, facing bow to Nikolas sailed Ilichevsk May 10 and Computer Systems 30 seaward. According to the information passed Suez Canal southbound May received, the referred barge owners 16. Vessel subsequently arrived Adabiya (Suez) June 21 ? for repairs.) Miscellaneous 30 are proceeding to perform salvage operations with local assistance for London, Jul 4 -- Understand bulk Ais their own account at this time. -- Nikolas grounded in the Suez Canal Fires & Explosions 32 Lloyd's Agents May 16 and sustained severe rudder Santo Domingo, Jul 4 -- Bulk ACBL damage while being refloated. Aviation 36 3247 is still in the same sunken Port Said, Jul 6 -- Bulk Ais Nikolas position and salvage operations are arrived Port Said at 0300, May 16 and being put together. The barge's sunken entered Suez Canal at 0810 same day Product Recalls 40 position has not yet been confirmed to with the southbound convoy. At km 53 us; only that it is sunk in the middle of in the canal, the vessel touched the Port Conditions charts 42 the channel. However, we expect to be bottom due to steering trouble and fully updated in this respect later sustained damage to rudder. Suez today. The full extent of damage Canal Authority tugs towed it to Suez sustained by the barge or causes outer harbour to effect necessary surrounding the sinking have not been repaitrs. -- Lloyd's Agents. fully determined at this time although we are advised that the barge is fully AL FAHAD (Saudi Arabia) submerged sitting in an upright Jeddah, Jul 4 -- Understand from condition on the seabed. No decisions owners of passenger ro/ro Al Fahad have yet been made with regard to any that the vessel is still in the same © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2005 repairs. -- Lloyd's Agents. position. -- Lloyd's Agents. These reports may not be reproduced, Santo Domingo, Jul 5 -- A copy of stored in a retrieval system, or recent soundings of the channel which ALBENNY (Norway) transmitted in any form or by any means depict sunken barge ACBL 3247 in Trondheim, Jul 1 -- The owner of electronic, mechanical, photographic, position lat 18 26.2N, long 69 18.8W general cargo Albenny has informed us recorded or otherise without the prior indicated a depth of about seven that the vessel was sold on May 14, to ≈ written permission of the publisher. metres around the sunken barge with Fosen Gjenvinning, fjord, for the same depth running from the scrapping. -- Lloyd's Agents. sunken barge to the shore (N.E.side) Trondheim, Jul 6 -- Fosen and for a distance estimated as around Gjenvinning inform that the scrapping 80 metres. The same depth was also of general cargo Albenny was portrayed from the sunken barge to completed on Jun 14. -- Lloyd's the opposite side of the river (S.W.side) Agents. for a distance of about 50 metres. Arrangements were made for the BAHLAWAN (Syria) vessel Smarty, having a maximum Aleppo, Jul 2 -- Our Lattakia office draft of four metres and which had has reported that general cargo remained secured alongside the pier Bahlawan is still berthed near

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Lattakia breakwater and no change in UTC: General cargo Blankenese (2882 Zhang Zhixin, an official with the its position and entity. -- Lloyd's gt, built 1984) had a lifeboat fall from maritime salvage administration. The Agents. the position where it was suspended No 5 cabin of the right side of the oil 10 metres above the water into the sea vessel was struck and damaged. BALSA 54 (Panama) about 15 miles south of Gotland at Kingston, Jam, Jul 1 -- Local agent 1700, local time, Jul 6 during a BURAKBEY (Malta) advised that general cargo Balsa 54 lifeboat exercise. The person on board London, Jun 30 -- General cargo sailed Jun 27 for Mississippi River. -- the lifeboat at the time suffered Burakbey arrived at Ashdod on Jun Lloyd's Agents. serious spinal injuries and was taken 29. London, Jul 2 -- General cargo Balsa to hospital. The vessel, bound for 54 arrived St. James Jun 30. Rotterdam, continued its voyage. BUXTEHUDE (Cyprus) Vigo, Jul 4 -- General cargo BARGE 3247 BRITANNIA BEAVER (U.K.) Buxtehude (2565 gt, built 1985), put Santo Domingo, Jun 30 -- During London, July 1 -- Following received into Vigo 1200, Jun 27 in tow of local discharge operations of bulk Atlantic from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed tug Conde de Gondomar with engine Express, at around 2100, Jun 29, at 0835, UTC: At 0835, UTC, dredger gearbox damage. Vessel is now laying San Pedro de Macoris, one loaded Britannia Beaver (3610 gt, built 1991) at Bouzas, Vigo repair quay No. 473 lightering barge, identified as No. was at Honfleur with damaged stern waiting for spares and doing other 3247, sank when passing through the gland. Dredger is going to Dunkirk to small repairs. Vessel is expected to entrance channel, in a depth of water drydock for repairs. complete repairs in four to six weeks estimated around 25ft. Clinker London, Jul 5 -- Dredger Britannia time. -- Lloyd's Agents. carrying vessels arriving at the Beaver arrived London 2153, Jul 3 and anchorage of San Pedro de Macoris left 0154, Jul 4. CAP SAINT JACQUES (France) discharge their cargo by ships' gear London, Jun 30 -- Trawler Cap Saint into hopper barges. The barges are BUNGA MAS TUJUH (Malaysia) Jacques was reported passing Dover, then taken by tug through the port London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated in a westerly direction, on Jun 29, and up river to the cement plant of today, states: A Chinese tank ship with a reported destination of Messrs. Cemex. Allegedly the spilled oil after it collided with a Boulogne. tug/barge operation is contracted to a foreign flag container vessel five U.S. company, who have a division in nautical miles from Xingang port at CASITAS (U.S.A.) Venezuela, Messrs. A.C.B.L. 1130 today. No casualties are reported. London, Jul 3 -- A Coast Guard Reportedly, two vessels are waiting to The Liaoning provincial maritime Honolulu press release, dated Jul 2, enter the port, Atlantic Express and rescue centre organised emergency states: Honolulu-based Coast Guard bulk Marianela, one vessel, general rescue work immediately and sent assets are currently responding to cargo Smarty, is awaiting to depart vessels to clean the polluted areas. pollution control vessel Casitas (270 the port and a tanker is due to arrive The rescue operation is still going on. gt, built 1981) that ran aground at on Jul 4, which are not able to proceed The cause of the accident is being about 0200 hrs and is taking on water with their intended operations, as the investigated. approximately 1,000 miles north-west channel is blocked at this time. London, Jul 2 -- Following received of Oahu and 86 nautical miles east- Advised that the other tug/barges are from Beijing MRCC, timed 1210, UTC, south-east of Midway Island. Twenty- able to pass by the sunken barge. The today: Chinese vessel "Qian Dao You three people are on board the Casitas, loaded sunken barge is reported to be No.1" was in collision with c.c. Bunga which has lowered all six of its work sunk in an upright condition in the Mas Tujuh (8957 gt, built 1997). (Note boats used to remove marine debris. centre of the channel, facing bow to -- Bunga Mas Tujuh sailed Kobe Jun Their intentions are to take some seaward. The referred barge 26 for Xingang.) personnel four miles to North Island dimensions, are estimated as: length London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated initially and later to Pearl and 50mts by breadth eight metres, today, states: Another 15 vessels were Hermes Atoll. A C-130 Hercules carrying capacity 800 metric tons. sent yesterday morning to join 11 aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station According to the information recieved, already cleaning up after two vessels Barber's Point was deployed at 0400 the referred barge owners are collided at Dalian port in Liaoning hrs to assist and monitor the proceeding to perform salvage Province, sources from the Liaoning situation. The C-130 dropped four operations with local assistance for Maritime Salvage Administration dewatering pumps that are being used their own account at this time. -- said. Heavy sea fog means the exact by the ship's crew. Coast Guard cutter Lloyd's Agents. extent of the pollution cannot yet be Walnut is also en route, and expects to defined, even though helicopters have arrive in five days. Walnut is equipped BASAVESHWARA (India) joined the operation, said Wang with a Spilled Oil Recovery System Kochi, Jul 7 -- Product tanker Yuyang, an official with the (SORS) to assist with clean up efforts Basaveshwara continues to operate administration. The collision on should there be any fuel oil pollution between Cochin and Mangalore Ports. Saturday (Jul 2) between a Chinese oil from the ship. National Oceanic & The damaged port auxiliary boiler has tanker and a foreign container ship Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) been isolated and is awaiting resulted in a big oil spill. Both ships has diverted its research vessel Oscar replacement. -- Lloyd's Agents. were sailing slowly at the time, so Elton Sette to the ship, and expects it there were no casualties, Wang said. to be on scene tomorrow evening. Due BETATANK II (Liberia) The cause of the accident is being to the presence of an estimated 30,000 London, Jul 6 -- Following received investigated, he said. It happened at gallons of diesel fuel, 3,000 gallons of from Aarhus RCC, timed 0840, UTC: 1130 hrs, when the oil tanker was gasoline, and 200 gallons of Product tanker Betatank II (58086 gt, about five nautical miles from Dalian lubricating oil on board the vessel, the built 1989), with about 48,000 tonnes port. The Liaoning Provincial Captain of the Port Honolulu (the of gasoil on board, had engine fire off Maritime Rescue Centre immediately Federal On Scene Coordinator), has Frederikshavn in lat 57 29N, long 10 sent ships to the site and started the taken initial steps to manage any 42E, at 2136, UTC, Jul 5. Vessel has rescue and clean-up. The 2,500-ton oil potential oil spill. The area of the been carrying out transhipping tanker (Qian Dao You No.1) is owned grounding is a designated marine operations off Frederikshavn. The fire by Zhoushan Qiandao Shipping Co reserve with the presence of monk has been extinguished and the vessel Ltd, based in Zhejiang Province. seals and other protected species. A is now subject to investigations in Carrying 3,800 tons of diesel fuel oil, Unified Command has been Frederikshavn Roads. An the ship was heading for Guangzhou. established with representatives from environmental vessel is on scene. The Malaysia-registered c.c. Bunga the vessel owner, State of Hawaii, Mas Tujuh, started from Japan, NOAA, and the Coast Guard to BLANKENESE (Malta) passing Tianjin heading for Dalian manage the incident salvage and London, Jul 7 -- Following received port. The accident happened amid environmental protection aspects of from Gothenburg MRCC, timed 0905, heavy fog and poor visibility, said the incident. Casitas was en route to

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Maro Reef and French Frigate Shoals pending the arrival of salvage ships continue to monitor the scene for any in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from the owner of Casitas. new developments. Coast Guard cutter for marine debris removal under London, Jul 4 -- Following received Walnut is also en route, and expects to contract by NOAA, when it ran from Coast Guard Honolulu, timed arrive within three days. aground on Pearl and Hermes Atoll 1630, UTC: Pollution control vessel London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated causing severe damage to the ship. Casitas remains aground in the same today, states: Crew members from the The crew of Casitas consists of NOAA position. The Coast Guard has set up a grounded pollution control vessel and University of Hawaii Joint response unit to monitor the situation. Casitas were expected back on Oahu Institute for Marine and Atmospheric C130 aircraft from Midway Island are today as a team of Coast Guard Research (JIMAR) personnel and ships carrying out overflights to monitor any specialists begins determining how to crew. The island where the people may pollution. A Coast Guard cutter is en get the vessel off the reef at Pearl and transit has three NOAA and JIMAR route and a working cutter is on scene Hermes Atoll. Coast Guard and officials on the island currently with booms for any oil spill. A salvage National Oceanic and Atmospheric working to keep track of the Hawaiian plan is still to be formulated. Administration officials still weren't monk seal population. London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated giving specifics yesterday about how London, Jul 3 -- Following received today, states: A 500-yard-wide oil the 145-foot vessel became grounded from Coast Guard Honolulu, timed sheen spotted yesterday morning near Saturday (Jul 2) about 1,000 miles 0925, UTC: Pollution control vessel pollution control vessel Casitas that north-west of Honolulu. There were six Casitas is aground in lat 27 57.69N, ran aground in a marine reserve on vessel's crew members and 17 NOAA- long 157 46.28W. Vessel is hard Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the affiliated workers aboard. Three aground and taking water. Crew could Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is members of the Coast Guard National not keep up with the water entry so causing concern for Coast Guard Strike Force Team Pacific, which they abandoned ship about five hours officials, who are monitoring the specializes in marine environmental ago and are now camped on a nearby situation. It will take at least three response, will be taken to the Casitas island waiting to be picked up by a more days for an en-route Coast Guard today by the NOAA vessel Oscar Alton Coast Guard cutter which is en route. cutter equipped with a "Spilled Oil Sette and will analyse how to safety London, Jul 3 -- Pollution control Recovery System" to get to the 145- get fuels off Casitas and refloat it, said vessel Casitas grounded and was foot Casitas. Right now, a Coast Guard Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty taking on water at Pearl and Hermes C-130 is watching from overhead but Officer Jennifer Johnson. The Coast Atoll, North-west Hawaiian Islands at has not been able to determine Guard cutter Walnut, which has oil- approximately 0200, yesterday. The whether the grounded vessel has a spill equipment aboard, is under way vessel was contracted by NOAA for leak. Coast Guard aerial crews did and will join the rescue effort Friday marine debris removal and had 23 notice, however, that the sheen (Jul 8), Johnson said. people on board, including scientists appeared to go away after an oil London, Jul 6 -- Following received from the University of Hawaii and containment boom was put in the from Coast Guard Honolulu, timed NOAA divers. There were no injuries water. "They really don't, at this point, 1720, UTC: Pollution control vessel reported. Pumps were dropped by US know the extent of the environmental Casitas is still aground. A salvage Coast Guard, but the attempt to damage," said Coast Guard plan is still being formulated. refloat the vessel was unsuccessful. As spokeswoman Petty Officer Jennifer London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated of 1830, it was reported all personnel Johnson. "They are coming up with today, states: The managers of the was evacuated to North Island until contingency plans." None of the national wildlife refuge where a debris the Oscar Elton Sette arrived on scene. vessel's 23 crew members and clean-up vessel, pollution control The vessel reportedly has on board passengers were injured in the vessel Casitas, ran aground are "very approximately 30,000 gallons of diesel. grounding. They were picked up last concerned'' about potential damage to Salvage efforts are underway. night by NOAA research vessel Oscar the remote area's treasured reef and London, Jul 4 -- A Coast Guard Elton Sette, which was in the area, ecosystem. Barbara Maxfield is a Honolulu press release, dated Jul 3, and are expected to be taken to spokeswoman for the U-S Fish and states: The Unified Command Midway Island and then flown back to Wildlife Service. She says there are continues to monitor pollution control Honolulu in a Coast Guard aircraft. significant sea birds, Hawaiian monk vessel Casitas. A C-130 from Coast London, Jul 5 -- A Coast Guard seals, green sea turtles, spinner Guard Air Station Barbers Point Honolulu press release, dated Jul 4, dolphins and coral reefs in the conducting aerial surveillance of the states: The Unified Command Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The ship reported this morning that there continues to monitor pollution control delicate character of the accident site was a 500 yard rainbow-colored sheen vessel Casitas. The crew and scientific has generated worries about in the water near the vessel. Casitas personnel have been safely potentially severe and long-lasting deployed a pollution-absorbing transported to Midway Island by damage from the environmental clean- containment boom around part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric up project that somehow went terribly vessel. Subsequent aerial reports late Administration research vessel Oscar wrong. this morning indicate that the sheen Elton Sette. A C-130 Hercules aircraft London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated may have stopped likely because from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Jul 6, states: Three Coast Guard Casitas transferred fuel to a different Point is tentatively planning to pollution control experts have arrived tank before the crew departed. The 23 transport them to Oahu tomorrow. in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands people on board were transported by Oscar Elton Sette will stay in the area to assess the source and extent of a Casitas's 'marine debris removal boats to further assist as needed. The Coast half-mile long sheen spotted at the site to North Island last night and will be Guard National Strike Force Team where pollution control vessel Casitas transported to Midway Island when Pacific, a team that specializes in ran aground. Coast Guard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric marine environmental response, spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson says Administration research ship Oscar arrived on Oahu today from the extent of any damage to the Elton Sette arrives tonight. Once on California. The team plans to depart remote area's treasured reef and Midway Island, arrangements will be tomorrow and, once at Casitas, will ecosystem won't be known until a made to have the ship's crew and better determine the extent of report is received from the three- passengers transported to Oahu. A C- damages, any threats to the member team or the arrival of the 130 Hercules aircraft from Coast environment and plans for removal of Coast Guard cutter Walnut, scheduled Guard Air Station Barbers Point the vessel. The Unified Command for Friday morning (Jul 8). Johnson continues to monitor from the air for continues to explore options to reduce says the crew of Walnut will attempt any new developments. Coast Guard the threat of pollution from the to remove fuel from Casitas. However, cutter Walnut is also en route, and grounded vessel pending the arrival of if that is determined to be unsafe or expects to arrive within four days. The additional assets. A C-130 overflight environmentally hazardous, officials Unified Command continues to explore observed a light sheen extending will wait for the arrival of the options to reduce the threat of approximatley a half-mile south of the American Dream vessel Quest, which pollution from the grounded vessel vessel. A Coast Guard C-130 will left Honolulu this morning.

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CAVALIER DES MERS (Canada) Karachi, Jul 6 -- Chittagong Port specialists, in addition to the U.S. London, Jul 6 -- Passenger Cavalier Authority (CPA) has received a report Coast Guard before it was cleared to des Mers (128 gt, built 1974), carrying form three-member inquiry committee, get under way," said Garcia. "We had 30 passengers, sustained a steering to find out the causes of the accident to wait for a diver and a part," said gear malfunction off Riviere du Loup, at BNS Issa Khan Naval base on Jun Garcia. "The inspectors stayed on St. Lawrence River, in lat 47 50.00N, 27. According to media report, in the board until everything had been long 69 40.00W, at 1615, local time, report, the committee alleged that the completed, and they (did) a final Jun 28. A secondary system used to engines of general cargo CEC inspection of the vessel," she said. The steer the vessel into Riviere du Loup. Copenhagen were defective adding incident is still under investigation. that the accident had occurred due to (Note -- Understand CSL Niagara is to CEC COPENHAGEN (Bahamas) engine failure of the container vessel. drydock at Port Weller for repairs to London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated Moreover, the CPA committee placed its forepeak. Its cargo of coke will be today, states: Jul 5: The three-member six-point recommendations to the discharged there and taken to Detroit inquiry committee, constituted by the authority for consideration. According by another CSL vessel.) Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to to the recommendations the ships that find out the causes of the accident at ply on the navigational channel of the EDWARD N. (Panama) BNS Issa Khan Naval base on Jun 27, Chittagong Port should comply with See Aghios Charalambos. has submitted its report today. The the rule regarding speed limits while committee members handed over the crossing BNS Issa Khan naval base. EILTANK 17 (Germany) report to Captain Quamrul Hussain, The Navy should construct wide berth London, Jul 6 -- Between 0200 and member, operation, of the Chittagong for naval ships, it said adding that 0300, local time, today, the 110 metre Port Authority today. In the report, overtaking of ships crossing the naval long, 10 metre wide non specific the committee said the engines of base should be stopped; no more berth tanker Eiltank 17, Duisburg for general cargo CEC Copenhagen were or jetties at BNS Issa Khan base; Antwerp, with 2,094 tons of fuel oil, defective adding that the accident had navigational channel of the ran onto a breakwater in the River occurred due to engine failure of the Chittagong Port should be kept clear Waal, at Haaften, near Zaltbommel, vessel. Moreover, the CPA committee round-the- clock; navy should manage causing a hole to a side tank placed six-point recommendations to special tug boat to reduce the extent of containing 300 tons of fuel oil. After the authority for consideration. damage during any unwanted incident the vessel freed herself, the 62-year According to the recommendations the at the naval base. It may be old skipper turned the vessel, headed ships that ply on the navigational mentioned that CEC Copenhagen for the harbour of Haaften and moored channel of the Chittagong Port should arrived at the Chittagong port the tanker to the special mooring comply with the rule regarding speed carrying 585 containers on Jun 27. facility for ships with dangerous limits while crossing BNS Issa Khan The ship was allowed to take berth in cargos. On the way to the harbour the naval base. The Navy should construct the CPA jetty in the evening. As the vessel lost at least 30 tons of oil. After wide berth for naval ships, it said ship approached the BNS base, the mooring the authorities laid an oil adding that overtaking of ships steering and the engine went out of boom around the ship to prevent crossing the naval base should be order. As a result, the pilot stopped further pollution. A police helicopter stopped; no more berth or jetties at the ship suddenly and the vessel from the KLPD will investigate the BNS Issa Khan base; navigational dashed against the pontoon of pollution in the River Waal later channel of the Chittagong Port should Bangladesh Navy NB-6 that was badly today. How much has been leaked all be kept clear round-the- clock; navy damaged. One patrol boat, one tug, together is not yet known. Later today should manage special tug to reduce and one tanker moored at the NB-6 a tanker from the same company will the extent of damage during any were hit by the said container ship come alongside Eiltank 17 to pump out unwanted incident at the naval base. and tore off the anchor. CEC the cargo, after which a decision will Three enquiry committees were Copenhagen is now anchored at CPA be made as to what to do with the constituted to probe the incident. The Jetty number 13. The ship will not be vessel. An investigation by the river Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) had permitted to sail before the dispute is police has commenced. constituted a three-member committee settled. Two other inquiry committees London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated headed by Harbour Master Capt. did not submit their reports as yet. -- today, states: An inland tanker Nazmul Alam. Principal Officer of Lloyd's List Correspondent (Eiltank 17) carrying fuel oil hit a Mercantile Marine Department groyne in the Waal near Haaften early (POMMD) constituted another three- CSL NIAGARA (Canada) this morning. The resulting hole in the member committee headed by Sirajul London, July 1 -- A press report, hull caused as much as 30 or 35 tons Islam Engineer and ship surveyor. The dated June 29, states: Bulk CSL of oil to leak into the water, according Bangladesh Navy, CPA and POMMD Niagara was sent on its way upriver to a spokesperson for the Korps had constituted a nine-member early this morning after running Landelijke Politiediensten (KLPD). committee headed by Commodore M S aground yesterday alongside St. The 62-year-old master told the KLPD Alam. Two other inquiry committees Helena Island. Steven Youde, public in a statement that an approaching did not submit their reports as yet. affairs officer with the United States ship had forced him to turn too far to CEC Copenhagen arrived Chittagong Coast Guard, said the green light was port, causing him to hit the groyne. "It carrying 585 containers on Jun 27. given for the coke-laden ship to was a steering error," said a KLPD The ship was allowed to take berth in resume its transit towards Lake spokesman. The master was not the CPA jetty in the evening. As the Ontario after temporary repairs were arrested, but the police made a report. ship approached the BNS base, the made on the vessel. Vicki Garcia, a The vessel, which originated in steering and the engine went out of public information officer with the Duisburg, was on its way to Antwerp order. As a result, the pilot stopped U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway with 2,094 tons of fuel oil. As soon as the ship suddenly and the vessel Development Corporation, said that he noticed the leak, the master turned dashed against the pontoon of the freighter was on its way at 0407 his vessel and moored it on a special Bangladesh Navy NB-6 that was hrs. Youde said the Coast Guard was quay for hazardous cargo in the badly damaged. One patrol boat, one called to investigate the incident at emergency harbour of Haaften in tug, and one tanker moored at the 1300 yesterday. He said a loss of Gelderland. A screen was placed NB-6 were hit by the container ship steering control led to the ship being around the ship to prevent more oil and tore off the anchor. Orient grounded on a shoal. "They ended up leaking into the Waal. At about 0930 Express Line (OEL) chartered the with about a 10-inch hole and they today, the Rijkswaterstaat was vessel whose maiden voyage to pumped out the water and made vacuuming the oil contained by the Chittagong Port had met accident. enough repairs and to prevent more screen into tankships and lorries. The CEC Copenhagen is now anchored at water from being taken on." He said water police were examining the scene CPA Jetty No. 13. The ship will not be the vessel will be permanently of the accident. "For the moment the permitted to sail before the dispute is repaired later. "The bulk carrier was environmental damage seems settled. inspected by Canadian and U.S. reasonably limited," said the KLPD

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4 Marine spokesperson. There was no hindrance of tug Hector) on Jun 19 for main Lalit the vessel is now in the port of to shipping. Today the KLPD will map engine repairs. The repairs are likely Aioi due to engine trouble and is now the oil spill from a helicopter. The to be completed by Jul 10. -- Lloyd's still under investigation by the spokesperson could not say how much Agents. relevant parties. The vessel is fuel had leaked but estimated it at expected to carry out repairs at Aioi between 30 and 35 barrels. The hole HENNY (Germany) after completion of the investigation affected a compartment in which 300 London, Jun 30 -- A press report, and the repairs will be carried out at barrels of fuel oil were being dated today, states: German feeder least until the middle of August. -- transported. The Onderzoeksraad voor general cargo Henny (2988 gt, built Lloyd's Agents. Veiligheid will investigate the cause of 1997) contacted a Brunsbuttel Canal the accident. lock during the night of "Jun 29." The JIN AN (Hong Kong) total damage amounts to at least Euro London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated ELISABETH (Malta) 35,000. (Note -- Henny sailed yesterday, states: Bulk Jin An (28707 Ponta Delgada, Jul 4 -- After Hamburg 1830, Jun 28 and passed gt, built 2000), carrying 25,000 tonnes satisfactory trials general cargo Brunsbuttel 2138 same day for of coal, ran aground near Elisabeth left Ponta Delgada at 1500, Oskarshamn.) Visakhapatnam harbour in the early local time, Jul 2, bound for Figueira London, Jul 1 -- A temporary hours of today. Efforts were still on till da Foz, Portugal. -- Lloyd's Agents. blackout of the electric installation late in the evening to set it afloat. The when starting the bow steering vessel was trying to enter the harbour ELQUI (Uruguay) propeller led to the collision of the channel on its own navigation when it Stanley, Jul 1 -- Fishing Elqui is still general cargo Henny with the ran aground at 0455 hrs, about one alongside the pier and there has been Brunsb¸ttel lock gate Tuesday (Jun 28) nautical mile off the city coast, near no further development in its evening, shipping company Karl the Fishing Harbour. Since morning, situation. -- Lloyd's Agents. Schl¸ter confirmed, writes B¸lent the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) Erdogan in Cologne. While no-one was tried to pull the vessel away. Four EURO STAR (Antigua & Barbuda) injured, the damage to the gate tugs were pressed into service but the Yokohama, Jul 1 -- At 0840 hrs, Jun amounted to around 15,000 Euros, the cargo-laden vessel did not move and 27, c.c. Euro Star, Shanghai for police said. Damage to the vessel is the people watching the operation Osaka, experienced engine trouble, estimated to be around 20,000 Euros, from the shore saw the cables south-east of Cheju Island, Korea, in but it continued its journey to snapping four or five times. When lat 33 15N, long 127 24E. The vessel Oxelosund. contacted the VPT Secretary, Naresh towed to Nagasaki (?Sasebo), later the London, Jul 6 -- General cargo Kumar, said that the vessel ran same day. There were no reported Henny, Vesteras for Hamburg, passed aground even before the usual process injuries and no spillage of oil. -- Brunsbttel 2030, Jul 3. Vessel of a pilot tug going into the sea to Lloyd's Agents. subsequently arrived Hamburg 2331 guide the vessel into the harbour had same day and sailed 1610, Jul 4 for commenced. The VPT's tug power FLORENCE FILBERN (U.S.A.) Bremerhaven. could not move the vessel, and one London, Jul 1 -- Following received option was to offload a part of the from Coast Guard Seattle, timed 1800, HILL (Liberia) cargo with the help of mobile cranes to UTC: Tug Florence Filbern was lifted London, Jul 2 -- General cargo Hill make the vessel float again. The port out of the water, yesterday, by a 100 arrived Keelung 1344, Jul 1. operations were not affected due to the ton crane. Present whereabouts not vessel as it ran aground away from the yet known. HYUNDAI DISCOVERY (U.K.) harbour channel, he added. (Note -- London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated Jin An sailed Singapore Jun 21 for FREY (Malta) yesterday, states: C.c. Hyundai Visakhapatnam.) Brest, Jul 4 -- General cargo Frey Discovery (64054 gt, built 1996) had a London, July 1 -- A press report, departed Brest in tow of tug Jupiter, complete blackout due to problems dated today, states: Bulk Jin An, bound Tallinn for permanent repairs with the fuel supply affecting the carrying 30,000 tonnes of steam coal, to main engine. -- Lloyd's Agents. generators, off the coast of Lower ran aground at the Visakhapatnam Saxony, Jul 5. The vessel loaded up fishing harbour yesterday after it lost FROHAVET with containers continued for a its direction. Efforts are still on to pull (St. Vincent & Grenadines) hundred metres. The rescue centre at it out with the help of tugs. Trondheim, Jul 1 -- Owners of Cuxhaven immediately introduced all Arrangements are being made to livestock Frohavethave informed us measures for towing. (Note - Hyundai reduce the weight of the ship by that all the cargo has now discharged Discovery sailed Hamburg at 0330, Jul unloading a portion of the cargo from and the vessel is sailing for 5 for Thamesport.) the vessel to a barge. Navy was Kvernhusvik Shipyard, Hitra, where London, Jul 7 -- Understood c.c. informed of the incident, though there ETA this evening. -- Lloyd's Agents. Hyundai Discovery has effected was no obstruction to the movement of Trondheim, Jul 6 -- Livestock repairs and proceeded. Naval ships. Five tugs were engaged Frohavet arrived Kvernhusvik yesterday morning. Three were Shipyard at 1545, local time, Jul 1. IRAN AZADI (Iran) withdrawn since the vessel could not Estimated repair time is two to three London, Jul 7 -- Following received be pulled out. The ship was coming weeks. -- Lloyd's Agents. from Coastguard Dover MRCC, timed from China and it had to unload a part 0934, UTC: Bulk Iran Azadi (20672 gt, of the cargo at the inner berth of GEORGE T. built 1979) from Antwerp, cargo Visakhapatnam port. It had arrived (St. Vincent & Grenadines) 31,500 tonnes ammonium sulphate, 22 here on June 26 and since then it had See "Navarino Bay, Greece" under persons on board, anchored with been waiting for berth allocation. At "Pollution." unknown defect, in lat 50 59.39N, long about 0430 yesterday, port authorities 01 13.12E at 0022, UTC, today. allotted a berth. When the vessel GRANVIN (Norway) Anglian Monarch tasked. (Note -- Iran started to enter the harbour, it drifted London, Jul 6 -- Information received Azadi sailed Antwerp 1452, Jul 6 for to the fishing harbour side. Then the from Sandnes, dated today, Bandar Abbas.) vesseløs "front panel" ran aground. states:Passenger Granvin is still at After an urgent message was sent to Laksevaag Shipyard undergoing IVAN NAZAROV (Russia) the port authorities, five tugs were repairs, ETC unknown. London, Jul 2 -- General cargo Ivan sent to pull out the vessel, but the Nazarov arrived Rostov Jun 24 and efforts were in vain due to some HAVSTRAUM (NIS) sailed Jun 29 for Turkey. technical problems. Tallinn, Jul 6 -- Chemical/oil carrier Ymuiden, Jul 4 -- SvitzerWijsmuller Havstraum (4931 gt, built 1991) is JAG LALIT (India) Salvage B.V. was awarded the (Lloyd's presently at Tallinn Shipyard, Vene- Yokohama, Jul 5 -- According to the Open form) contract to assist the Balti Harbour, where arrived (in tow local agent of crude oil tanker Jag loaded bulk Jin An from its grounding

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5 Marine position off Visakhapatnam. The a Kirby Inland Marine employee which divers are investigating at the vessel fully loaded with coal, which noticed an odour from barge Kirby moment. ran aground on Thursday (Jun 30), 8600 (1010 gt, built 1980) at initially was assisted by local Plaquemine Point Shipyard at mile LIBERTY ISLAND (U.S.A.) resources. As from Saturday salvage marker 208 in Iberville Parish and Miami, Jul 6 -- Hopper dredger staff from SvitzerWijsmuller's Indian immediately called the Haz-Mat Liberty Island sustained slight office were on site, followed by Hotline. The Louisiana Hazardous damage to the starboard side. The internationally based salvage experts. Material Response Unit and the state vessel entered International Ship Over the weekend controlled Department of Environmental Quality Repair & Marine Services Inc, Tampa, refloating plans were developed. responded immediately. DEQ officials Jun 20, where repairs were effected Further expert salvage team members found a pinhole leak in the barge. with a five-foot-by-10-foot steel insert. from The Netherlands and South Acadian Ambulance was called in on The vessel left on Jun 24 and is Korea are being mobilised in while standby in case of injuries; fire hoses currently back in service off Laudania, special salvage equipment is planned from the shipyard were put in place to just south of Port Everglades. -- to be mobilised from spray the problem tank to keep it from Lloyd's Agents. SvitzerWijsmuller warehouses in fuming, and Oil Mop was contracted to Singapore and Europe. To further conduct air monitoring. Meanwhile LIGHTNING (U.S.A.) prepare for execution of controlled representatives from Kirby and Oil See "Persian Gulf" under "Piracy." operations, SvitzerWijsmuller own or Mop tried a temporary seal, but partner tugs will be moved in at the determined a permanent fix was MAASDAM (Netherlands) appropriate time while local available necessary. The Coast Guard See "Blockade of Ports by Canadian resources will be used as appropriate. established a 150-yard radius safety Fishermen" under "Miscellaneous." -- Wijsmuller Salvage B.V. zone around the shipyard, and assisted with air monitoring on the MADEIRA (Comoros) KAPITAN VODENKO (Cyprus) river. Kirby Inland Marine called a Lisbon, Jul 4 -- Following received London, Jul 5 -- Bulk/c.c. Kapitan Texas company to put a more from Sines sub-agents: Cement Vodenko arrived Hull 0820, Jun 29 and permanent seal on the barge. Just Madeira completed repairs and sailed sailed 0100, Jul 1 for Murmansk. before 2000 hrs, the patched barge Jul 1 for Praia da Vitoria. -- Lloyd's was escorted to Dow's Plaquemine site Agents. KIPEROUSA (Malta) to be offloaded, under DEQ's London, Jul 1 -- Efforts to free the supervision. "To this point, there have MODERN DRIVE (Panama) handysize bulk Kiperousa, stranded been no leaks into the water and Yokohama, Jul 1 -- At 2255 hrs, Jun off South Africa for three weeks, have through constant air monitoring no 28, vehicle Modern Drive, Mokpo for taken a novel turn with the hiring of a signs of hydrochloric acid were USA, experienced engine trouble off heavy lift helicopter to remove part of detected in the air," Brown said in an Niigata. Repairs were effected and the the cargo. Salvor Tsavliris has update. vessel resumed passage at midnight. -- chartered a Russian-built MI26 Lloyd's Agents. helicopter capable of hoisting 20 KOBEE V (Panama) tonnes in order to remove up to 1,560 Busan, Jul 4 -- Hydrofoil Kobee V is MONI (India) logs, or more than 6,000 tonnes, of the still under permanent repairs at London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated timber carrier's deck cargo. It is Busan and ETC Jul 14. -- Lloyd's Sub- Jul 2, states: Repair of the Howrah estimated that the helicopter, due to Agents. bridge, damaged by a barge (Moni) on arrive from Uganda at the weekend, Jun 24, will begin next week under the will be lifting an average of four logs, LEEUW (Netherlands) supervision of experts from Calcutta or 16 tonnes, on each trip and carrying London, Jul 3 -- Push tug Leeuw Port Trust and Rites, consultants for them to a site just over three miles (built 1946) ran aground on a the trust from the eighties. The from the casualty, about 40 miles from breakwater in the Nieuwe Waterweg British firm which had designed the East London, which is close to road below the Breediep at about 2130, Howrah bridge in 1937 has offered to access for onward transport. However, local time, yesterday. Another tug help with technical know-how. High the Greek salvage group was unable made fast a line and did try to refloat Point Rendell (HPR) India Pvt Ltd, yesterday to say precisely how long it, but did not succeed. Pilot vessel the Indian arm of HPR, formerly the operation may take. A spokesman Mercury, and a patrol boat of the Port known as Rendel Palmer and Tritton, said the decision to call in air capacity of Rotterdam came also to assist, but has written a letter to the port trust was taken in view of the difficulty in could not do much because of their assuring all support. When the barge bringing another vessel alongside to draught. In the meantime the lifeboat struck the bridge two of the six carry out a conventional lightening of the KNRM, Kapiteins Hazewinkel, longitudinal girders, each 700 metres operation. "It is in a difficult position, arrived on scene and took off the three and running from the Calcutta end of with high tides, bad weather and people on board the tug, the master, the bridge to Howrah, were damaged. swells," he said. Tsavliris said that in the owner and his son as they feared A few of the 40 cross-girders were also 21 days of continuous salvage that the tug might capsize, because broken. Initially, the damage was operations it had managed to de-water there was already a list of 10 to 15 estimated at Rs 1.5 crore but later the engine-room and had removed all degrees. On board the lifeboat the authorities said it could be more. bunkers and other pollutants from the owner of the push tug contracted, by "Detailed plans are being worked out vessel. The group's mega-tug Nikolay telephone, tug Smit Denemarken from and repair will start next week," the Chiker, as well as hired-in units Smit Towage. The lifeboat also port trust's chief engineer A.K. Mehra Pentow Alex and Toto, together with a brought over a salvage inspector from said. First, a scaffolding will be 24-strong salvage team, have been Smit Salvage and another person, erected and then the trolley-track mobilised for the operation. According after which the lifeboat transferred a repaired. "The damage of the trolley to the salvors the projected use of a towing line from Smit Denemarken to tracks has affected the repair work helicopter for cargo removal on this the stranded Leeuw. Because of its and we have to reconstruct these scale was "fairly unique". draught of 80 centimetres, the lifeboat first," Port Trust chairman A.K. was the only vessel that could come Chanda said. A mechanised trolley, KIRBY 8600 (U.S.A.) alongside the stranded vessel. After recently installed to facilitate London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated the towing line had been connected inspection and maintenance of the today, states: Quick action by a barge Smit Denemarken refloated Leeuw bridge's underside, had escaped inspector and state and federal when the outgoing tide had decreased, damage. But two of four trolley guides, agencies apparently averted a spill of at about 2230 hrs. Extent of hull bolted and welded with the girders, hydrochloric acid into the Mississippi damage is not known yet. were extensively damaged. Monday, last Wednesday (Jun 29), a spokesman London, Jul 3 -- Following received the port trust will formally request for State Police Troop A reported. from Den Helder RCC, timed 1025, Rites to take part in the repair. Before Trooper Johnnie Brown reported that UTC: Tug Leeuw has a small leakage starting work, Rites will submit a A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. 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6 Marine scheme providing all the details, POCHARD (Antigua & Barbuda) Marina at about 1010 hrs. Coast officials said. Overall repairs to the London, Jul 1 -- Following received Guard divers who were called in, bridge were carried out in 2004 and it from Aarhus MRCC, timed 0957, UTC: searched for victims in the water was generally in good condition, an Bulk Pochard left the area this around the grounded B.C. ferry, but official said. According to Sarawgi, morning. found nobody. Divers also checked the HPR India had provided technical London, Jul 6 -- Bulk Pochard, hull of the ferry, to ensure that it was assistance to the port trust for the Muuga for Paranagua, passed Dover safe to move to the dock, so that the bridge's renovation more than a Strait Jul 3. passengers could disembark. A pair of decade ago. Chanda confirmed that tugs have begun to move the ferry. preliminary talks have been held with PRINCESS OF THE WORLD Ferries CEO David Hahn says he HPR India. "We will make an (Philippines) hopes to have all ferry services back to assessment of the whole situation Manila, Jul 7 -- Passenger ro/ro normal by 1600 hrs. He also says ferry after the repair work gets going and Princess of the World (9627 gt, built sailings will be extended later tonight, then the final decision (on involving 1972), owned by Sulpicio Lines, caught to ensure that people can get to and HPR) will be taken," he said. fire at around 1230, local time, today, from Vancouver Island. He says it was off Dalunguin Point, Zamboanga del too early to say what caused the crash. MSC AL AMINE (Morocco) Norte province. Philippines Coast "It's very clear that something went Tunis, Jul 7 -- General cargo MSC Al Guard said that the vessel, with 108 wrong, probably on the mechanical Amine is still under repairs, expected passengers, 109 crew and five sea side, but beyond that I can not to be completed end July. -- Lloyd's marshalls was being evacuated as of speculate," The ferry had left Nanaimo Agents. 1255. The report also said that the for Horseshoe Bay at 0830, this ship left Iloilo province at 2000, Jul 6 morning, with 544 passengers and 189 MSC GRACE (Panama) bound for Zamboanga. -- Lloyd's vehicles aboard. London, Jul 5 -- General cargo MSC Agents. Vancouver, Jun 30 -- A newly Grace arrived Bremerhaven 2105, Jun Manila, Jul 7 -- Passenger ro/ro refurbished ferry packed with 30 and sailed 2200, Jul 1 for Gdynia. Princess of the World caught fire off commuters and vacationers ploughed Vessel subsequently passed the coast of Dalunguin Point, into a marina at a Vancouver area Brunsbuttel 0506, Jul 2. Zamboanga del Norte province, in the harbor today, smashing into two dozen southern Philippines at around 1200, small moored boats but rescue officials MSC KATIE (Panama) local time, today. The Philippine Coast said no one was hurt. Ro/ro Queen of Durban, July 6 -- C.c. MSC Katie Guard said that the ship had left Iloilo Oak Bay was entering Horseshoe Bay arrived Durban in tow June 14 and port in central Philippines at around harbour, north-west of Vancouver, entered dry dock June 17. Estimated 1800, local time, yesterday and was shortly after 1000 hrs when it date for completion of repairs not bound for Zamboanga City when the appeared to lose power, causing it to known.. -- Lloyd's Agents. accident happened. A massive rescue run aground in one of the busiest operation is now underway involving passenger ports on Canada's West NEPTUNE OKEANIS (Malta) two vessels from the Philippine Navy, Coast, eyewitnesses said. Media London, Jul 6 -- Vehicle Neptune a search and rescue vessel from the reports said about 550 passengers and Okeanis, Palermo for Derince, in Philippine Coast Guard and two dozens of cars and trucks were aboard ballast, passed Dardanelles 1508, Jul helicopters from the Philippine Air the ferry, which was returning to the 3. Force. US troops deployed on the mainland from Nanaimo on Vancouver island of Mindanao are also helping in Island a day ahead of a holiday long the rescue operation. The Philippine weekend in Canada. Passengers and NICHOLAS M Coast Guard said that passengers and vehicles began disembarking soon (St. Vincent & Grenadines) crew have abandoned the vessel and after 1700 hrs. Rescue workers said it London, Jul 1 -- Following received boarded liferafts. There is still no was necessary to wait for high tide from Ankara MSRCC, dated today: word on casualties nor on the cause of before the 7,000-ton ship, which was Bulk Nicholas M refloated at 1900, the fire. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. beached on top of several small UTC, Jun 30, and anchored in safe Manila, Jul 7 -- All 222 passengers pleasure boats, could be towed free by location for inspection. and crew of passenger ro/ro Princess of tug boats and nudged into a safe Istanbul, Jul 1 -- Bulk Nicholas M the World which caught fire at around berth. B.C. Ferries President David refloated at 2230 hrs, Jun 30 and noon today have been rescued, the Hahn refused to speculate on what anchored (near Dogan Aslam) for Philippine Coast Guard reported. had caused the freak accident, until necessary formalities. -- Lloyd's "There are no casualties and all an investigation was finished but did Agents. passengers and crew have been taken say the fault was "probably on the Istanbul, Jul 4 -- Bulk Nicholas M is to the port of Siocon in Zamboanga," mechanical side". Earlier the Coast still lying in the same position and Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Guard said a steering problem may there is no information available at Armand Balilo said. Princess of the have played a role in the crash, which present regarding damage or repairs. - World was still on fire and a Coast shut down the port for most of the day - Lloyd's Agents. Guard vessel was trying to douse the and left at least one other loaded ferry flames, he added. A spokesperson from stranded for hours out in the bay. "The NORWEGIAN SPIRIT (Bahamas) Sulpicio Lines, owner of the vessel, collision was gentle," Shawn Atleo, a London, Jul 6 -- Following received said that the fire started at the engine passenger on the ferry told the from Coast Guard Juneau, timed 1750, room and quickly spread through the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. earlier UTC: Passenger Norwegian Spirit ship. He said that they were still via cell phone from the vessel. He said (75338 gt, built 1998) contacted the trying to determine what caused the the ship's crew had told passengers to dock when arriving Juneau at 1415, fire. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. "brace for impact" shortly before the UTC, Jul 5. Some port holes and the crash. Fire engines and ambulances side shell sustained damage, the dock QUEEN OF OAK BAY (Canada) quickly converged on the town and piling was also damaged. No injuries London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated rescue divers checked the waters yesterday, states: Ro/ro Queen of Oak reported. The vessel has now sailed. around the stranded craft to see if Bay (6969 gt, built 1981) smashed into anyone had been on any of the (Note -- Norwegian Spirit arrived at least a dozen boats at the marina damaged sailboats. The Queen of Oak Juneau Jul 5 from Ketchikan and next to the Horseshoe Bay ferry Bay was recently refurbished at a cost sailed 2200, UTC, the same day for terminal this morning. But there were of C$35 million ($29 million) to Skagway.) no deaths or injuries. The vessel lost overhaul, among other items, its power and smashed into the marina at mechanical operations and life-saving OSCAR DYSON (U.S.A.) Horseshoe Bay. Witnesses say the equipment. London, Jun 30 -- Research Oscar Queen of Oak Bay appeared to have London, July 1 -- BC Ferries press Dyson departed from Kodiak at 1330 lost its power and was blowing its releases, dated today, state: (1) At hrs, Jun 29. horn as it crashed into Sewell's approximately 1010 today ro/ro Queen

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7 Marine of Oak Bay, which sails between London, Jul 2 -- A BC Ferries press scratches on the double-bottomed hull Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay, release, dated Jul 1, states: BC need to be repainted, Deborah ran aground while coming into Ferries' engineers, representatives Marshall of B.C. Ferry Services Inc. Horseshoe Bay. The vessel drifted into from Transport Canada, the said yesterday afternoon. "Thankfully, Sewell's Marina, damaging several Transportation Safety Board and damage to the vessel was minimal." boats. Preliminary reports are that Lloyd's Register of Shipping are The Queen of Oak Bay ran aground in the vessel lost power. An investigation reviewing a variety of factors, Horsehoe Bay on Thursday (Jun 30), is currently underway. Emergency and including mechanical and control damaging or destroying 22 sailboats regulatory authorities have been systems, which may have contributed and power craft at Sewell's Marina. contacted. No injuries have been to the loss of power experienced by No one was killed or injured in the reported at this time. Tugs are ro/ro Queen of Oak Bay yesterday. accident. There's no date set for the standing by and passengers onboard Queen of Oak Bay ran aground at vessel to emerge from dry dock, but Queen of Oak Bay will be released as approximately 1010 yesterday after the corporation hopes to have it back soon as possible. There will be delays losing power during its approach to in the water by mid-week. But before at Horseshoe Bay terminal. (2) Horseshoe Bay. The vessel was towed it can go back to carrying vehicles and Emergency response divers have by tugs to Vancouver dry dock in passengers on the Horseshoe Bay- completed their work at the grounding North Vancouver for an underwater Nanaimo route, there will be extensive site of Queen of Oak Bay. No injuries and mechanical inspection at sea trials. Transportation Safety have been reported. Tugs have pulled approximately 2100 yesterday. A full Board investigators, ferry and Queen of Oak Bay into berth and damage assessment has indicated that Transport Canada officials hope to operations at Horseshoe Bay terminal the vessel received only minor recreate the sequence of events that are expected to resume at damage, which included paint scrapes caused the vessel to lose power. approximately 1800 hrs. BC Ferries on the rudder and minor scraping on Marshall stressed that all B.C. Ferry will provide continuous service one blade of a propeller. The ship's Services vessels conform to Canada between Horseshoe Bay-Departure hull remains fully intact. BC Ferries Shipping Act safety requirements, and Bay, Horseshoe Bay-Langdale and is not prepared to speculate on the the Queen of Oak Bay exceeds the act Horseshoe Bay-Bowen Island to cause of the power failure until all as it could stay afloat with up to four accommodate waiting traffic, rather parties have completed their of its 15 watertight compartments than maintain its posted schedule for investigation of the incident. Once the taking on water. Regulations state the those routes. (3) Due to the grounding investigation is finalised, repairs are vessel must remain afloat with three and temporary removal from service of complete and the reason for the loss of compartments holed. B.C. Ferry Queen of Oak Bay, the Langdale - power is determined, sea trials will be Services is also trying to deal quickly Horseshoe Bay and Horseshoe Bay - conducted. Sea trials are anticipated with owners of the boats damaged or Departure Bay schedules are revised mid-next week. Schedules for the sunk as the Queen of Oak Bay nosed for the Canada Day long weekend. Langdale - Horseshoe Bay and into the marina, trying to slow down. Ro/ro Queen of Esquimalt will provide Horseshoe Bay - Departure Bay routes The corporation's insurance adjuster extra service to both the Langdale and have been revised for the Canada Day has met five boat owners and Nanaimo routes. long weekend. In addition, an extra contacted 10 more by telephone. Seattle, Jul 1 -- On Jun 30, during 2300 hrs sailing will be offered from Messages have been left for the the morning ferry run, the British Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen on Sunday, remaining seven owners. At least two Columbia ferry, ro/ro Queen of Oak Jul 3, to accommodate anticipated are used by owners to operate Bay, lost power while approaching the long-weekend traffic. businesses. One man runs a yacht dock. The ferry missed the docking London, Jul 4 -- A BC Ferries press charter business on his sailboat and a terminal and ran aground, damaging release, dated Jul 3, states: BC commercial diver moors his boat there. between 15 and 20 sailing vessels Ferries management and company London, Jul 6 -- A BC Ferries press moored in Horseshoe Bay. No injuries insurance representatives have release, dated Jul 5, states: Ro/ro were reported, but the passengers started to meet with private boat Queen of Oak Bay is scheduled to were detained on the vessel until early owners impacted by the ro/ro Queen of leave Vancouver Dry Dock early in evening. -- Lloyd's Agents. Oak Bay incident that occurred at tomorrow morning and undergo Seattle, Jul 1 -- Ro/ro Queen of Oak Horseshoe Bay on Jun 30. Marine extensive sea trials. Repairs to the Bay: According to the Canadian surveyors were on site from Thursday vessel are now complete. Transportation Safety Board vessel until today reviewing damage and Representatives from Transport lost power due to "disengagement of gathering preliminary information Canada, Transportation Safety Board, the clutch, leading to a loss of from affected boat owners and Sewell's Lloyd's Register of Shipping as well as propulsion". The Board has yet to Marina. A total of 22 boats have been BC Ferries' engineers will put Queen disclose whether the vessel had identified as being damaged or of Oak Bay through rigorous technical experienced steering problems. The destroyed as a result of the Queen of sea trials. Shipyard representatives 21 year old ferry had just returned Oak Bay grounding incident. Attempts and equipment manufacturers will from a $35 million CD retrofit and have been made to contact all boat also be on board. The investigators has sustained "superficial" damage operators so that the processing of will simulate the suspected cause of according to BC Ferry spokesperson, claims can proceed as quickly as the power failure in order to replicate Deborah Marshall. Ms. Marshall possible. Individual meetings with the cause of the incident. The duration went on to state that "Queen of Oak affected boat owners began yesterday of the sea trials is dependent on the Bay" and her two sister ships, the and will continue for the remainder of vessel meeting the approval of the Queen of Cowichan and Queen of the week in an effort to ensure the investigators. Once Transport Canada Coquitlam have all had long history owners are dealt with in an expedient is satisfied that the vessel has passed of clutch problems. The 457-foot and appropriate manner. all inspections, BC Ferries will vessel carried 544 passengers and London, Jul 4 -- Ro/ro Queen of Oak continue with quality assurance trials. 189 vehicles at the time of the Bay reported loss of propulsion and After the sea trials are concluded, BC accident. Several pleasure craft were drifted into Sewell's Marina in Ferries will release its findings into crushed at Seward Marina as the Horseshoe Bay, B.C., in lat 49 23N, what caused the grounding. Queen of vessel missed the dock and long 123 16W, striking numerous Oak Bay will return to service on the "ploughed" into the private marina. vessels at 1018, local time, Jun 30. Horseshoe Bay - Departure Bay route No number of craft has been given at London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated only after Transport Canada and BC this time. Private vessels on two today, states: The damaged ro/ro Ferries are satisfied with the results piers of the marina are Queen of Oak Bay could be back in of the sea trials and Transport Canada damaged/sunk. Divers were sent service by the end of the week has issued the vessel's operating down to survey the boats for following repairs in North Vancouver certificate. casualties in Horseshoe Bay. There dry dock and a series of sea trials. The London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated were no casualties reported on the 24-year-old vessel needs a today, states: Ro/ro Queen of Oak Bay, moored crafts. -- Lloyd's Agents. replacement for a bent propeller and that lost power and ran aground at

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Horseshoe Bay last Thursday (Jun 30), three knots when it lost power. He pumped into it by firefighters. The has been repaired and was due to go said the ferry has the capacity to firefighters claimed that they were out for sea trials today. The ferry travel up to 19 knots. Beyond unable to board the vessel and corporation said Queen of Oak Bay will determining the cause of the accident, extinguish the flames due to high be put through a rigorous check, with Tewari said the TSB investigation will temperature in the vessel's cabins. To officials from the company, the also look into any underlying safety prevent an oil spill, officials have Transportation Safety Board and deficiencies that allowed the defect to ordered the liner to be encircled with a Transport Canada aboard. "Repairs to occur. "Our job is to go deeper and find containment cable. According to Queen of Oak Bay are complete and the systemic factors," he said. Any sources, there are close to 200 tons of the vessel is scheduled to leave deficiencies identified could affect BC oil on board. All 211 crew aboard the Vancouver dry dock quite early this Ferries' entire 35-ship fleet, Tewari 9,800-ton Panama-registered Royal morning," said B.C. Ferry's said. "This is done as soon as a safety Pacific were safely evacuated, with spokeswoman Deborah Marshall. deficiency is identified," he added. He only one of them suffering minor Investigators will simulate the said the TSB only investigates injuries, Kaohsiung Harbor officials suspected cause of the power failure in accidents that experts feel will said. The passenger liner docked at order to see if they can re-create the improve overall transportation safety. Kaohsiung Harbor on Jun 2 and was incident. "They will be putting Queen Jaroslav Kosy, who was captain of the relocated to the 54th pier for refitting of Oak Bay through rigorous, technical ferry on the day of the accident, has on Jun 21. It was expected to resume sea trials," Marshall said. B.C. Ferries been interviewed, as have ferry crew active duty toward the middle of July. says it won't reveal the cause of the as part of the TSB investigation, On Wednesday (Jun 29), a fire broke accident until the sea trials are over, Tewari said. He said those interviews out under the deck. Although port but it is suspected it was a clutch will form the analysis stage of the authorities dispatched eight fire failure. B.C. Ferries says the vessel investigation, to commence once the engines, the firefighters were unable will return to the Nanaimo-Horseshoe current fact-finding stage is to go on board due to high Bay run once transportation officials completed. temperature in the vessel's hull. The certify it for service once again. "We vessel began to overturn around 0100, don't know exactly when the ship RICKMERS GENOA yesterday after large amounts of water would go back into service," Marshall (Marshall Islands) were being pumped into the vessel, said. "We have to undergo the sea London, Jul 1 -- Following received officials said. Two hours later, it trials and get the approval first." from the managers of general cargo overturned at 90 degrees. Officials London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated Rickmers Genoa, dated Jun 30: said that it was fortunate that the oil today, states: Last week's ferry Rickmers Genoa is still at Shanghai on board did not catch fire. The result accident in Horseshoe Bay was the under repair, ETC unknown. would have been disastrous, a port result of a mechanical failure that authority official said, who added that shut down one of two main engines on RICKMERS SHANGHAI it will take at least two months to ro/ro Queen of Oak Bay, disabling the (Marshall Islands) clear up the wreckage. Among the 214 vessel's four clutches and causing Bremen, Jul 4 -- Bremer crew members, 141 are from China. reverse-thrust propellers to stop Schiffsmeldedienst reports general The harbour police has gathered them working, the lead investigator with cargo Rickmers Shanghai (23119 gt, and placed them under watch. the Transportation Safety Board has built 2003), from Bremen Taipei, Jul 5 -- According to the web confirmed. Aloak Tewari said in an Industriehafen, touched the quay upon news of the port of Kaohsiung, interview that the 7,000-tonne leaving the "lock" at approximately passenger Royal Pacific was carrying passenger ferry's aft engine, 1115, Jul 3. Vessel sustained a hole of out repair work pier No. 54 in manufactured by the German firm approximately 50 cm in diameter at Kaohsiung port, when at 1230 hrs, MAK, shut down as it was coming into the stern. Vessel will take the Jun 29, a fire broke out on board. At dock in Horseshoe Bay, and that, in originally planned waiting position at 0435 hrs, Jun 30, the vessel capsized turn, caused the clutch system to Osterort 5 quay and there the damage and inclined to 90 degs, during disengage. "So when you don't have will be checked. -- Lloyd's Agents. firefighting. A diver of the oil disposal clutches there is no mechanical power (Note -- Rickmers Shanghai had company "Hai-Li" inspected the being transferred to the propellers, arrived Bremen 1330, July 1.) vessels 16 oil tanks on Jul 1 and found which means that the propellers have London, Jul 6 -- General cargo no oil leaking. As a precautionary no way of turning. They will, just by Rickmers Shanghai arrived Antwerp measure, the Kaohsiung port friction, eventually come to a stop. 1451, Jul 5. authorities required that the ship's And that's what happened," Tewari owner immediately pump out the said. Tewari explained that the ROSALIA D'AMATO (Italy) fuel/lube oil and laid three sets of oil double-ended ferry has two main Ferrol, Jul 5 -- bulk Rosalia D'Amato booms around the vessel. It is engines, one at each end. Either is arrived Ferrol 0730, Jul 2 from estimated work will take around six used to drive the ferry, depending on Corunna. -- Lloyd's Agents. more days. The extent of damage and the direction it is going. "It's like intentions regarding repairs are having a car with a steering wheel and ROYAL IRIS (Panama) unknown at this stage. After pumping accelerator and brake facing both Piraeus, Jul 1 -- Reportedly a fire out of the fuel/lube oil, the port ways. You don't have to reverse your broke out in the engine-room of authorities and ship's owner will car, you can just get into the other side passenger Royal Iris (9159 gt, built assess that how to pump out the water and drive off," Tewari said. Just what 1971) while berthed at Samos Jun 21. and right the vessel. -- Lloyd's Agents. caused the engine to shut down in the The fire was extinguished by crew first place will be the focus of sea members using the vessel's automated SAMMARINA M. (Romania) trials involving the Queen of Oak Bay fire-fighting system. Extend of Bucharest, Jul 7 -- Ro/ro Sammarina beginning today. TSB investigators, damage/repairs:not available. All 275 M. is still under repairs at including Tewari, will join BC Ferries crew members and 639 passengers Constantza, the owners advising that engineers on board the ferry to were reportedly healthy and secure. the repairs will last at least six more observe a variety of tests designed to The vessel finally sailed the same day months. -- Lloyd's Agents. simulate what experts think caused for Izmir. -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- the mechanical failure. Tewari Royal Iris subsequently arrived Haifa SAUVETERRE (France) wouldn't elaborate on what specific Jun 26 and sailed same day.) London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated systems or equipment will be tested. Jul 4, states: A French fishing vessel "It's not one thing we're simulating," ROYAL PACIFIC (Panama) has sunk off the coast of the Isles of he said. "Simulating also means London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated the Scilly. Fishing Sauveterre (94 gt), eliminating other possibilities. There today, states: Passenger Royal Pacific which had four crew on board, started is a whole gamut of things that we will (9805 gt, built 1967) that caught fire taking on water this morning about 60 be testing." Tewari confirmed the on Jun 29 in south Taiwan capsized miles west of the islands. Falmouth vessel was moving at a speed of two to yesterday under the weight of water coastguards scrambled a helicopter

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9 Marine from RNAS Culdrose to take out a and 358 passengers - 312 of them bridge over the Rhein-Herne-Kanal pump. The St Mary's lifeboat and paying passengers riding with near Duisburg, Germany, with its warship HMS Severn also attended. dignitaries - were aboard the wheelhouse, which was ripped from its The vessel sank just after 1430 BST. reinvigorated ship's first voyage to foundations and fell into the canal, The four crew are being taken to the Toronto. shortly after 0800, local time, Jul 1. Isles of Scilly by the lifeboat. These two steel railway bridges are Falmouth coastguards had to co- STARLUCK (Cyprus) the connection between Duisburg- ordinate the rescue with their French Buenos Aires, Jul 4 -- Bulk Starluck Meiderich and Oberhausen, from counterparts. Coastguard watch sailed for Montevideo on Jul 1 . -- which the second one is about a metre manager Gordon Whatley said: "The Lloyd's Agents. lower than the first bridge. The height smooth co-ordination of this incident movable wheelhouse was too high for has been assisted by our French STORM (Liberia) the second bridge, maybe by a Coastguard colleagues at Corsen and See "United Kingdom" under "Port technical failure or maybe that the 57 Gris Nez who helped with State Control." year old Czech master had misjudged communications since none of the crew the height. The crew of the tanker had on board the Sauveterre speak STRANDINGUR (Faroe Islands) a problem to stop the unmanoevrable English." The leak is not thought to London, Jul 4 -- A Torshavn MRCC vessel, but succeeded after 300 metres have been caused by the boat being report states: Fishing Strandingur, to stop it by dropping the anchors. involved in any collision. The four XPPE, (327 gt, built 1963) informed During that time the vessel did slighty crew are said to be safe and well. Torshavn Radio at 0739, July about a touch an oncoming cargo vessel. The London, Jul 5 -- Following received leakage 30 miles west of Mykines. bridge was closed for all traffic. The from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, Shortly after nearby fishing Jonrit and master drowned. Divers of the fire timed 0325, UTC: At 0848, UTC, Jul 4, Vesturland were standing by brigade of Duisburg found him stuck MRCC were informed by Corsen Strandingur. The Rescue helicopter in the wreck of the wheel house, which MRCC of fishing Sauveterre in distress SR transported pumps from fishery was lifted out of the water at about in lat 50 02N, long 07 58.2W. Navy patrol vessel Brimil to Strandingur. noon. rescue helicopter tasked and same At 0940 hrs Brimil arrived at placed a pump onboard the vessel. St. Strandingur and followed it to TMM OAXACA Marys lifeboat subsequently arrived Torshavn. (Antigua & Barbuda) on scene and placed a second pump London, Jul 3 -- C.c. TMM Oaxaca onboard. However, the vessel TENNON MARU (Japan) (11153 gt, built 1997) left Veracruz, developed a dangerous list and sank in Yokohama, Jul 4 -- General cargo Mexico, loaded with cargo in lat 50 01.72N, long 07 28.8W at 1330, Tennon Maru, 182 gt, (built 1991) had containers on Jun 5. On Jun 7 the UTC. All crewmen were recovered water enter engine-room at Takasago vessel had a main engine breakdown safely to St.Marys lifeboat. at 0644, Jun 29. Vessel is now under and came to an emergency stop. The "waterproof" repairs. -- Lloyd's Agents. main engine could not be restarted and SEA FOX (Latvia) the vessel was towed back to Veracruz London, Jul 1 -- General cargo Sea THERESE (Panama) on Jun 10 for repairs, arriving on the Fox arrived Liverpool at 1450, Jun 29. Vigo, Jul 6 -- It has been disclosed following day. Repairs to TMM Oaxaca Liverpool, Jul 4 -- General cargo Sea that general cargo Therese (1953 gt, are now underway and are expected to Fox berthed in Liverpool Jun 29 built 1972), when docking at Barens take approximately eight weeks. The following loaded voyage under tow. (Cee), Corcubion Bay, at 0730, local shipowners have declared general Engine repairs/investigations time, Jul 1, due to unknown causes average. presently under way, these may take went forward instead of astern and about 28 days to complete. -- Lloyd's grounded on rocks at the entrance to TRADEWIND SUNRISE (Panama) Agents. the quay, about 100 metres from the London, July 1 -- A press report, docking place. In order to refloat at dated today, states: The Trinidad and SEMLOW (St. Vincent & high tide, the vessel emptied its Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) has Grenadines) ballast tanks and reportedly extended its gratitude to the master See "Somalia" under "Piracy." discharged about 100 tons of bunkers. and crew of six vessels who were Being thence refloated at high tide, instrumental in the rescue of the crew SIMEIZ (Ukraine) the vessel was inspected, on of chemical/oil carrier Tradewind Montevideo, Jun 30 -- Having instructions from the Corunna Sunrise after an explosion onboard the extinguished the fire on fishing Harbour-master, by underwater divers vessel last Wednesday (June 22). Simeiz, the local authorities ordered from tug Ria de Vigo, who found a Following the explosion, Anthony the clearing of the ammonia liquid in longitudinal bump of about three Hamlett, Wayne Caldeira, Eustace order to avoid gas leakage, therefore metres length, but no cracks or Carrilo and Lester Charles were the ammonia liquid is being dispossed breach. Therese underwent MOU Paris killed. The four men were employed of into the harbour waters. The vessel inspection and was found safe for with Inter Isle Construction and will berth at the port of Montevideo, sailing on completion of loading 2,300 Fabrication Company Limited, where the bait on board will be tons of caolin. -- Lloyd's Agents. Chaguaramas, and had been unloaded, as it is already going rotten. conducting repair and maintenance The water used to fight the fire which THOUSAND ISLANDER II work onboard the tanker when the remains on board will be removed by (Canada) incident occurred. Hamlett's and means of tank trucks, in order to be London, Jul 6 -- Passenger ro/ro Caldera's bodies were recovered from able to evaluate damages and dry the Thousand Islander II (200 gt, built the vessel the day following the engines/equipment. Regarding the 1973), en route to Ivy Lea dock, made explosion, while Charles' body was dead crew members, DNA analysis contact with sandy bottom and recovered at 1616 on Tuesday. His will be performed in order to identify incurred damages to the starboard body which was in an advanced state the corpses for further repatriation. propeller in the St. Lawrence River, of decomposition was discovered just After evaluating damages, owners will Ontario, in lat 44 21.36N, long 76 off Carrera Island. At 0847 seek repair and replacements 00.20W at 0840, local time, Jul 2. Wednesday, the body of Eustace estimates. -- Lloyd's Agents. Carrilo was discovered just off Point THUNDER (U.S.A.) Gourde, by Coast Guard officers who SPIRIT OF ONTARIO I (U.S.A.) See "Persian Gulf" under "Piracy." were conducting routine patrols in the London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated area. Tradewind Sunrise is currently Jun 30, states: After a 13-day delay THURINGEN (Germany) anchored a half mile east off Reyna before the official relaunch of the London, Jul 3 -- Non specific inland Point, Gasper Grande. Senior officials Rochester-Toronto ferry, passenger tanker Thuringen (2428 gt, built at Inter Isle Construction said that ro/ro Spirit of Ontario I re-entered 1992), 110 metres long, homeport they would be absorbing the funeral service this morning. About 75 cars Schweinfuhrt, hit the second railway costs of all the victims.

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TRANSFER (Antigua & Barbuda) barge Lightning (8723 gt, built 1992), Belize City, Jul 5 -- Part c.c. Transfer an intergrated tug and barge, is still grounded on the reef (location: carrying US reconstruction cargoes Lighthouse Reef and south of into Umm Qasr, Iraq at 1020, UTC, Sandbore Caye - outer extremity of Jul 2. There were no injuries, even Northern Belize waters). The salvors though shots were fired. The motive "Waller Marine Belize Ltd." are on appeared to be financial. site. Our understanding is that the operation has three phases, i.e. to SOMALIA lighten the vessel, pull it off the reef, London, Jul 4 -- A press report, UNITED KINGDOM and tow it into deep waters for the dated today, states: Efforts to free Avonmouth, Jul 5 -- Product tanker disposal. The new target date for Storm remains under detention at completion is Jul 21. -- Lloyd's general cargo Semlow, carrying food aid for tsunami victims in Somalia, Cardiff with a large list of defects to Agents. be attended to. -- Lloyd's Agents. continued today with no apparent URVAAG change in demands from pirates who Trondheim, Jul 1 -- The owners of stormed the vessel off the Somali fishing Urvaag have informed us that coast last week, the World Food there has been no change in the Programme (WFP) said. "There are vessels situation. It is still at Aver¯y. no new developments but we do They now believe a decision will be remain hopeful," said Rene McGuffin, made by the end of August. -- Lloyd's a spokeswoman for the WFP, which Agents. had hired the ship and 10-member crew to deliver 850 tonnes of INVINCIBLE (Mongolia) VOC GALLANT Japanese and German donated rice to Colombo, Jul 4 -- General cargo (Antigua & Barbuda) Somalia's north-eastern Puntland Invincible is still under arrest at Port Said, July 4 -- Bulk VOC region. "We're still speaking with Galle, under Naval supervision. -- Gallant (30928 gt, built 2002) entered local officials and elders and Somali Lloyd's Agents. Suez Canal June 26 and grounded at authorities so we are hopeful for a Km 154. Vessel was refloated by Suez good resolution. We understand that JAZIN I Canal tugs and towed to Suez outer (St. Vincent & Grenadines) harbour where Suez Canal divers the crew and the food are still on the ship and they are fine," McGuffin Valencia, Jul 1 -- Ro/ro Jazin I is inspected the vessel and reported currently still under arrest at said, repeating the WFP's stance that serious rudder damage. Vessel is still Castellon. -- Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- at Suez effecting necessary repairs. -- the hijacking contravened Jazin I was detained in August 2003, Lloyd's Agents. (Note -- VOC Gallant international humanitarian law and due to an alleged cigarette smuggling sailed Diliskelesi June 11 for Abu that the vessel should be released case in 1998. Its crew also had a claim Dhabi.) immediately. for unnapid wages.) Port Said, Jul 6 -- Bulk VOC Gallant London, Jul 7 -- A press report, is now awaiting to enter Suez dry dated Jul 6, states: Pirates who PAVEL LEONOV (Russia) dock. -- Lloyd's Agents. hijacked a United Nations World London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated Food Program (WFP) vessel off the today, states: trawler Pavel Leonov ZHONG XING Somalia coast last week are seeking (2985 gt, built 1973), registered at the London, Jul 5 -- A press report, audience with the UN officials before seaport of Kholmsk in Sakhalin, is dated today states: Vessel Zhong Xing releasing the hostages, a senior under arrest in China, the Russian caught fire at a pier near the Zavoiko Kenyan official in Nairobi said today. Consulate in Shenyang informed. The settlement in Petropavlovsk- Government spokesman Alfred vessel was arrested as a result of a Kamchatsky suburb. Fire-fighters Mutua said the pirates holding eight financial conflict between a Russian have extinguished the fire, no Kenyans hostage in Somalia are ship owner and a Chinese company casualties have been reported. There that has a contract with the ship is also no threat of ammonia leak and allegedly not interested in the $500,000 ransom, but want to settle owner. The local authorities claim the oxygen cylinders explosion on board ship owner is heavily in debt to the a score with the United Nations. the ship, the main emergencies Chinese partner, Tass learned from department for the Kamchatka region "The pirates are now demanding to well- informed sources. The conflict said.. The signal about the fire on be addressed by the United Nations. will be settled in a court of law similar board the ship of "Chinese make" that They are no longer interested in the to other incidents involving Russian was refit for a fish factory was ransom," Mutua said by telephone. vessels arrested in China. A sick sailor received by the fire-fighting services WFP which has halted all aid from Pavel Leonov's crew was taken to at 1010, local time, today. Firemen shipments to the Horn of Africa a hospital under guarantees given by gave the blaze second degree on the nation said the general cargo the Russian Consulate in Shenyang. fire gravity scale. Nine fire-fighting Semlow was taking aid to victims of The Russian owner of the vessel has crews were engaged in the the last December's Indian Ocean contributed the money needed for the extinguishing effort. The ship, having tsunami and was sailing from the sailor's medical treatment, the same about one tonne of ammonia and Kenyan port of Mombasa to Bossaso source said. oxygen cylinders on board, was 70% in north-eastern Somalia. The damaged by the fire. The causes of the suspension of aid came as efforts to POSEIDON I (Venezuela) fire and damage are being win the release of the hijacked ship Vigo, Jul 1 -- As far as can be ascertained. carrying food for tsunami victims in ascertained, general cargo Poseidon I Somalia's northeastern Puntland has probably been taken for scrapping. region continued, but with no -- Lloyd's Agents. apparent change in demands from TARIK GUNER (Turkey) pirates who stormed the vessel last London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated Monday (Jun 27). Mutua appealed to today, states: Georgian coastguards the United Nations to take detained general cargo Tarik Guner immediate action and intervene on (489 gt, built 1909) carrying eight the issue to have the captives Turkish passengers as it prepared to PERSIAN GULF released unharmed. He reiterated dock in the breakaway region of London, Jul 5 -- A piracy attack his earlier stand that the east Abkhazia in defiance of a Georgian occurred against the American pusher African nation government would not ban on docking there, officials said tug Thunder (275 gt, built 1991) and offer the ransom. today. Tarik Guner was detained

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11 Seizures & Arrests/Pipeline Accidents/Pollution/Weather & Navigation outside the port of Sukhumi yesterday National coordinator Chris Henry says and was escorted with its passengers insurers have already received on board to Poti, a port under the hundreds of claims and it is expected control of Georgia's central authorities to rise once people have had time to in Tbilisi, chief coastguard Koba inspect the damage to their homes, Bochorishvili said. "When the signal to cars and businesses. Mr Henry says stop was issued, the Turkish vessel claims from people on the Gold Coast changed course and tried to leave in have already passed $7 million. "The the direction of the Russian port of loss in the south-east Queensland area Sochi," he said. "Building materials NAVARINO BAY, GREECE will fall somewhere between $7 were found on board marked for London, Jun 30 -- A press report, million and $10 million on the known delivery to Abkhazia," Bochorishvili dated today, states: A discharge of fuel losses to date," he said. said. The vessel's master had oil from bulk George T. (91164 gt, built London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated previously received a warning from 1990), when it was anchored in today, states: The insurance bill from Georgian coastguards after docking Navarino Bay on Tuesday (Jun 28), last week's torrential rain and illegally in Abkhazia on a previous caused a slick measuring 240 square flooding on the Gold Coast in south- occasion, he added. The incident comes metres, the Merchant Marine Ministry east Queensland and the northern after Georgia's foreign ministry in late said. Pylos coast guard officials have New South Wales is expected to reach June issued a reminder of the ban launched an investigation and the at least A$25 million. Insurance issued last August on landing on cleanup operation has been assigned Disaster Response Organisation Abkhazia's coast without Tbilisi's to a private company, the ministry spokesman Graham Jones says most of permission. added. the claims are from the Gold Coast Piraeus, Jul 1 -- Bulk George T. region. Mr Jones says the damages VIETRANSTIMEX 05 (Vietnam) remains at Pylos undergoing repairs, figure is well up on initial estimates of London, July 6 -- General cargo ETC unknown. -- Lloyd's Agents. around $7 million. "Certainly that Vietranstimex 05 arrived Haiphong seems to be the figure from the 0900, June 29 and sailed 0930, June information that we're gathering, as 30. more and more claims are advised and we're receiving outcomes from the VOLGO-BALT 234 (Russia) assessments that are being carried Beirut, Jul 5 -- Law office Baroudi & out," he said. Associates have obtained the release of general cargo Volgo-Balt 234 from BANGLADESH the Lebanese authorities involved in Cox's Bazar, Jun 30 -- At least 35 the Israeli Boycott Regulations and AUSTRALIA fishermen were missing, feared the vessel sailed on Jul 2 for London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated drowned, after their boats sank during Alexandria. -- Lloyd's Agents. today, states: Gold Coast Deputy a storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials Mayor David Power says he hopes the said today. The strong winds and city's reputation as a tourist heavy rain also damaged several destination will no be affected by hundred houses on islands off yesterday's floods. Coolangatta Airport Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar sea resort was forced to close for 24 hours, on yesterday night, they said. "The grounding planes and inconveniencing fishermen have remained missing with thousands of travellers. Councillor their eight boats since the year's first Power says he hopes people will monsoon storm swept wide areas along understand it was a freak occurrence. the coast," a disaster management BAKER, CALIFORNIA, "Any time infrastructure, particularly official said. The search for the UNITED STATES tourism based infrastructure, fails in a missing continued today. Bangladesh London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated city like Gold Coast there is always Meteorological Department said the Jul 6, states: The California state fire going to be people disadvantaged and stormy weather would likely last a few marshal has fined Houston-based of course that affects our reputation," more days. -- Reuters. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners he said. Councillor Power says it is $500,000 for the company's role in a difficult to estimate the final flood CANADA pipeline explosion that killed five damage bill. He says there has been London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated people and injured four others in major damage to infrastructure, Jul 4, states: Summer has hardly November. The workers from including roads and bridges, and it started, yet environment officials in Livermore, California-based Mountain will take months to clean up the Manitoba say they're already dealing Cascade were welding a water line debris. with one of the worst summer floods extension last November when heavy London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated on record. Near Warren, Man, it's been equipment accidentally nicked the today, states: Queensland emergency raining heavily across the province for nearby fuel pipeline. Officials believe services will resume a search in the much of the last two weeks, causing sparks from welders inside the water Gold Coast Hinterland this morning creeks and rivers to rise and flood. pipe ignited the fumes. The explosion for a couple believed to have been Provincial agriculture officials say the caused a 60-foot pillar of fire, swept away in floodwaters this week. damage to Manitoba's farmland is destroyed a nearby home and Police say the couple called friends unprecedented. About a quarter of all damaged several apartments. A report that night to say they were having crop land is under water. A further issued today by California's fire trouble crossing a flooded causeway. 16% hasn't been seeded and what has marshal found that Kinder Morgan Meanwhile the State Emergency been seeded may not survive. didn't properly mark the location of Service says it is hopeful emergency Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and its pipeline as required by the repairs caused by floods on New South Treasury Board President Reg Alcock company's damage prevention Wales' far north coast will be finished toured some of the worst-hit areas program and state code.The fire by the end of the day. Around 20 crews today. Doer says it's too soon to know marshal also said Kinder Morgan from across New South Wales are still the total cost to the agricultural employees didn't follow the company's working in the region. SES spokesman sector. "We're already committed to line locating procedures. Kinder Scott Hankel says receding flood about $50 million in unseeded acres Morgan says it did provide drawings waters mean that teams can now coverage under crop insurance and an to the East Bay Municipal Utility access areas that were cut off. unspecified amount of money for the District that clearly indicated the Insurance claims from people affected degraded crops across Manitoba based location of the pipeline. The company by flooding in northern New South on the excessive moisture of crops said it intends to work with the fire Wales and south-east Queensland are already in the ground," he said. 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12 Weather & Navigation make sure flood victims will get Dozens of towns and villages in some London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated disaster assistance funding. He said 11 regions were flooded and suffered Jul 4, states: Violent storms and heavy provincial cash will soon flow to the severe damage, the civil defence rains have battered parts of Bulgaria worst-hit municipalities and hinted agency said in a statement. Two and Romania, killing at least 10 that Ottawa will help, too. Alcock says people were killed by lightning in the people. Rivers burst their banks and early estimates suggest the total price central-southern town of Parvomai hundreds of people were evacuated tag for the damage could hit $200 over the weekend, and a third man from homes to avoid rising flood million. In Winnipeg, volunteers are was also found dead near Plovdiv, waters in central and eastern regions. still sandbagging to protect nearly 100 probably also struck by lightning. An Two people died of lightning strikes in houses, and people in the elderly man was found drowned in his Parmovai, south-eastern Bulgaria, and southwestern part of the province home in the village of Suha Reka, near others died in Plovdiv and Shumen, hope to return home soon, after some the north-eastern city of Shumen, with some still missing. A woman and homes were evacuated over the police reported. Two women were her 18-month-old grandson were weekend. Adding to the frustration, missing today in a remote village in among the dead in Romania. The boy hundreds of roads have been washed the central-northern region of was thought to have been swept away out and dozens of highways have Targovishte. The Yantra River burst its by flood waters that tore through his water lapping across them, including banks in the central city of Veliko village after a dyke burst, reports the major highway between Winnipeg Tarnovo and flooded several said. Areas affected ranged from the and the U.S. (See issue of Jun 28.) neighbourhoods, including a newly central Bulgarian town of Veliko London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated reconstructed 13th-century church. Tarnovo to the Black Sea coast in the today, states: Damage from flooding Rescue teams struggled overnight to east. Roads were closed, including one across southern Manitoba will likely save at least 35 people stranded by the section of the country's main road total "hundreds of millions of dollars," high waters. Dozens of roads, including from the capital, Sofia, to the port of Treasury Board President Reg Alcock the eastern section of the highway Varna. At least five people were killed said yesterday after touring a handful linking the capital, Sofia, with the by lightning or flood waters in of hard-hit rural communities. Alcock, Black sea port of Varna, were flooded. Bulgaria and several were still the province's senior federal cabinet Railroads in eastern Bulgaria also missing in central regions. Heavy minister, estimated the federal and suffered damage, causing severe traffic rains continued up into Romania, with provincial governments will pay out delays. In neighbouring Romania, 12 counties in the south, east and $25 million to $30 million to repair thousands of people were stranded as centre of the country badly affected. infrastructure damage such as washed the flooding swept 12 counties in the The country's Black Sea coast was also out roads and flooded homes. The bulk south, east and centre of the country. A hit. A state of emergency was declared of the damage has affected farmland, state of emergency was declared in Olt in one county, and hundreds were which has been either too wet to seed county after an upstream dike burst, evacuated as authorities were forced or has been flooded after crops were sending water sweeping through the to deliver clean water supplies. planted. "It's really the loss of the villages of Schitu and Serbanesti. crops, given the extensive flooding Three women and a man drowned in HURRICANE "DENNIS" that is really going to jack those their homes there, police said. A one- London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated numbers up," Alcock said. The year-old child and his grandmother today, states: As Tropical Storm provincial government estimated were later found dead. Hundreds of "Dennis" developed winds of 40 mph yesterday that more than 20 per cent residents were evacuated, and Shell Oil Co. said 56 people were of the province's 3.8 million hectares authorities delivered bottled water and evacuated from offshore facilities in of crop land will be no good this year other basic supplies. In Romania's the Gulf of Mexico and Chevron because of heavy rains which have Black Sea region of Constanta, 20 Texaco said it had started evacuations. pounded the province repeatedly since villages lost electricity and 200 homes However, Shell said on its Web site the spring. The water has washed out were flooded, said top government that production was not affected. more than 100 rural municipal roads. official Danut Culetu. Some roads and "Dennis" was centred about 355 miles More than 30 provincial roads have a bridge were flooded and patients south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and been closed or partially closed because were transported to hospital by moving west-north-west at about 18 of water spilling over their surfaces. helicopter, he said. The US Embassy in mph. It was on track to reach Haiti on Traffic on the main highway between Bucharest postponed its Independence Wednesday (Jul 6) and South Florida Winnipeg and the US border was Day celebrations scheduled for this on Friday, said hurricane centre reduced to one lane yesterday. And evening because of the rain. The party meteorologist Trisha Wallace. Tropical across the province, hundreds of will be held tomorrow. storm watches were posted for parts of homeowners have been dealing with Bucharest, Jul 3 -- Heavy floods have Haiti and the Dominican Republic. flooded basements. "I have not talked killed four people and damaged London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated to one resident who isn't pumping hundreds of homes in Romania over Jul 5, states: At 2000 hrs, Tropical water," said Fred de Laroque, a the past two days, the government Storm "Dennis" was centred about 385 councillor in the Rural Municipality of said today. The four died in the miles southeast of Haiti and moving Woodlands north-west of Winnipeg. southern county of Olt on the Danube west-northwest at about 16 mph. It The province's largest farm lobby river border with Bulgaria. A baby was on track to reach Haiti tomorrow group, Keystone Agricultural was also reported missing, 560 people and south Florida on Friday (Jul 8), Producers, said it was shocked by how were forced to abandon their villages said hurricane centre meteorologist widespread the water damage has and 30 km of roads were flooded in the Trisha Wallace. been covering virtually all of the county. TV stations showed the Miami, Jul 5 -- In the Caribbean Sea, southern part of the province. national guard using boats to rescue Tropical Storm "Dennis" has triggered residents from houses in Olt. The tropical storm warnings for parts of EASTERN EUROPE government said in a statement about the Dominican Republic and Haiti, London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated 2,000 homes in four southern counties which share the island of Hispaniola. today, states: At least 10 people were were flooded and some 3,500 hectares By 1700 hrs, (2100, UTC), "Dennis" killed and two were missing as storms of agricultural land inundated. was about 325 miles south-southwest and floods hit large areas of the Meteorologists warned that more rain of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was eastern Balkans, leaving thousands of was expected over the next few heading west-northwest at 20 mph, a people stranded, officials said today. days.Romania was hit by its worst course that would take it north of Hundreds of people were evacuated floods in 50 years in April and May, Jamaica by tomorrow and over Cuba across Bulgaria's worst-hit regions of when 3,700 people in western counties during the weekend. Its' maximum Veliko Tarnovo, Targovishte, Stara on the border with Serbia and sustained winds were 40 mph, but Zagora and Shumen. An emergency Montenegro had to be evacuated from "Dennis" was expected to strengthen. - was declared by authorities in four crumbling houses. The floods caused - Reuters. communities in the Shumen region damage worth $596 million. -- London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated and two districts near Targovishte. Reuters. today, states: Tropical Storm "Dennis"

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13 Weather & Navigation had sustained wind of 70 mph by late first hurricane has continued to Nathpa Jhakri Power Project - built on morning and could strengthen into a plough through the central Caribbean the river, affecting power supply hurricane by the end of the day, the and is expected to head into the across northern India and the capital, National Hurricane Centre said. At eastern Gulf of Mexico. Cuban Delhi. 1100, EDT, "Dennis" was centred authorities issued hurricane warnings London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated about 255 miles south-southeast of for the east of the country as "Dennis" today, states: At least 94 people have Port au Prince, Haiti, and 440 miles headed for a direct hit. Warnings are died and some 200,000 have been east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, also in place for Jamaica and the evacuated due to heavy rains and and was heading toward the west- southwestern peninsula of Haiti from flash floods in Indiaøs western coastal northwest at around 16 mph, the the Dominican Republic border state of Gujarat, officials said today. hurricane centre said. Hurricane westward. "Dennis'" heavy rains, The floods have inundated scores of warnings were posted for Jamaica and particularly in mountainous areas, villages and water has overwhelmed southwestern Haiti, with a hurricane "could produce life-threatening flash residential suburbs of many towns, watch extending to the Cayman floods and mud slides," according to including worst-affected Vadodra, Islands and Cuba, and tropical storm the US National Hurricane Centre. state government officials said. Most warnings were raised for the southern Experts at the NHC also in Miami of the 94 deaths occurred when people coast of the Dominican Republic. A said "Dennis'" movements are were washed away by strong currents survey of oil companies operating in threatening some key oil and gas after dams overflowed, while others the Gulf of Mexico found that 23 fields off the coasts of Louisiana, were crushed when buildings collapsed petroleum production platforms and Mississippi and Alabama. Today, the or buried in mudslides, state revenue six drilling rigs had been evacuated storm is expected to be centred around officials said. They added that around yesterday interrupting more than Jamaica but a hurricane watch also 200,000 people in the affected areas of three percent of the gulf's normal oil remains in effect for the Cayman the state had by today been moved to and natural gas production Islands. Sustained wind speeds have higher ground. Dozens of train London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated been recorded at up to 80mph with services were delayed due to water- Jul 7, states: Oil prices have broken higher gusts - making "Dennis" a logged tracks while some had to be through $US61 for the first time, as category one hurricane. cancelled, marooning hundreds of tropical storms shut down more than London, Jul 7 -- Following received passengers on railway platforms. The one-tenth of US crude production in from Meteorological Office, dated rains, which began lashing the state the Gulf of Mexico. Dealers say New today, states: Hurricane "Dennis" earlier this week, have also disrupted York's main contract, light sweet crude located near lat 17.0N, long 74.6W at flights and left vehicles stranded on for delivery in August, has ended 0900, UTC, today. Position accurate water-logged highways, while all $1.69 higher at $61.28 a barrel, just within 30 nautical miles. Present schools in the state were closed until off an all-time high of $61.35 reached movement toward the west-northwest Monday, education officials said. Army earlier in the session. The previous or 300 degrees at 13 knots. Maximum and paramilitary personnel have been peak of $60.95 was reached on Jun 27. sustained winds 80 knots with gusts to deployed to reach those trapped, state In London, the price of Brent North 95 knots. Forecast position lat 18.1N, officials said, but bad weather Sea crude oil for delivery in August long 76.4w at 1800, UTC, today. prevented rescue helicopters from climbed $1.56 to $59.85 a barrel, Maximum winds 85 knots, gusts 105 lifting those stranded in many places. beating its own historic high of $59.59. knots. Forecast position lat 20.0N, Vadodra continued to be lashed by Analysts say tropical storms "Dennis" long 79.0W at 0600, UTC, Jul 8. incessant rains today and weather and "Cindy" have forced the Maximum winds 100 knots, gusts 120 officials forecast another 24 hours of evacuation of 96 platforms and rigs in knots. rainfall. Power supplies to the city the Gulf of Mexico. were cut for several hours to prevent Miami, Jul 6 -- Tropical Storm INDIA short-circuits. Chief Minister "Dennis" strengthened rapidly from a London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated Narendra Modi has conducted an tropical storm to a hurricane with 80 today, states: All dry cargo operations aerial survey of the affected areas. mph winds. It was expected to become at Kandla have been suspended for the London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated a major hurricane, with winds in past two days, due to heavy rain. today, states: Mukesh Ambani-owned excess of 110 mph. The U.S. National Therefore, the sailing schedule of all Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Hurricane Center's long-range forecast working vessels is currently uncertain. Ltd and Indian Oil Corporation's put it on track toward oil and natural All train services and road Gujarat Refinery are among the gas fields off the Gulf Coast on Sunday transportation from Mumbai to several plants that have been shut (Jul 10). "Dennis" was 315 miles east- Ahmedabad has also been cancelled. down following torrential rains that southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, by According to the weather forecast, have caused flood-like situation in the 1700, EDT (2100, UTC). It was heavy rainfall is likely to continue for Vadodara region. Most of the units of dousing parts of Jamaica and Haiti a further 48 hours. the IPCL, the second largest with heavy rain that could amount to London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated petrochemical company in India, 12 inches in some areas. The today, states: Heavy monsoon floods in except Utility One, have been shut hurricane center warned of possible India's western Gujarat state have left down on account of heavy rains, a flash floods and mudslides.Jamaica's at least 56 people dead and more than senior official of IPCL, A K Anand Office of Disaster Preparedness and 65,000 people homeless, authorities said, adding that the plant will be Emergency Management said citizens there say. The army has been deployed restarted after the waters recede. were being evacuated from flood-prone to assist rescue and relief operations. Similarly, the Gujarat Refinery, areas and some roads had been Schools and colleges have been closed belonging to Indian Oil Corporation, blocked by mudslides. There were no in some parts of the state. Floods are has also been shut down. The reports of casualties. Jamaican common during monsoon rains which Executive director of Gujarat Refinery, supermarkets said they were running have now spread across India. K Acharya, said that IOC was low on supplies as people rushed to Weather officials say heavy rain is partially closed. Most of the industries stock up on nonperishable goods, and expected to continue to affect the state located in GIDC in Makarpura and schools were closed. "Dennis", moving over the next few days. Floods in industrial estate in Nandesari where west-northwest at 14 mph, was Gujarat have badly hit rail and road hundreds of units are located were expected to skirt the north coast of transport in many parts of the state. affected by heavy rainfall. Employees Jamaica tomorrow and move over the "Some cities have been put on red cannot get to the industries and Cayman Islands and western Cuba on alert and the army is helping disaster factories because of inundation. Milk Friday (Jul 8). -- Reuters. management teams in rescue supply to the city has also been badly London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated operation," state revenue minister affected since Vadodara dairy is not in today, states: Hurricane "Dennis" has Kaushik Patel told Reuters. Last week a position to supply milk. unleashed chaos for some part of the the rise in water levels of the Sutlej London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated US by ripping up piers and spawning river led to the closure of India's Jul 1, states: One person was killed tornados in Alabama. The season's biggest hydropower project - the and four others were hurt today after

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14 Weather & Navigation torrential rains in Mumbai flattened a London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated PAKISTAN landmark hotel, feted as one of India's today, states: The floods in Gujarat Peshawar, Jul 5 -- At least five people oldest Victorian-era cast iron have not only washed away and sunk have been killed and nearly 10,000 structures, police said. The five-storey roads and highways but also affected people have been displaced after two Watson's Hotel tumbled in the western train travel, especially the railway weeks of heavy flooding in Pakistan's Indian city's Kala Ghoda Art district route between Ahmedabad and North West Frontier Province (NWFP), after non-stop rains weakened the Vadodara. Authorities now say they the provincial relief department said structure, which was built between will only be able to resume services yesterday. According to meteorologists, 1867 and 1869 when India was a partially by Saturday, Jul 8. On the unusual weather conditions, including British colony. The victims were inside stretch between Gothaj and Nadiad, the heaviest snowfall in the region for the building, which originally had 130 flood waters have washed away both over a century, have combined to cause rooms and was listed by US-based the soil and gravel beneath the the problems and created severe World Monuments Watch as an railway sleepers completely exposing flooding along the Kabul and Swat endangered monument, along with the track which has sunk in many Rivers. "This year, summer author Ernest Hemingway's house in places. Train traffic on this crucial temperatures in the north have been Cuba, Nepal's Patan royal palace and line which connects Ahmedabad to the relatively high. These temperatures Bangladesh's Sonargaon-Panam rest of the country has been have led to massive snowmelt, the complex. Monsoon rains have suspended since Jun 30 and largest in 100 years, hence the disrupted life in Mumbai, also known authorities hope that traffic will flooding," Shaukat Ali Awan, chief of as Bombay, and killed scores of people resume by Saturday. "A river which Pakistan's Meteorological Department in the neighbouring state of Gujarat. flows through here flooded the area (PMD) said from the eastern city of Mumbai, Jul 5 -- Heavy rains in the and washed away the soil and gravel. Lahore, provincial capital of Punjab. western region of India will affect The water level had reached 7 feet," The extensive flooding has damaged importers and exporters across the said Arvind Khare, DRM, Ahmedabad an 80-year-old bridge, which serves as country with 29,048 containers piled Division. For an extremely busy and the main link to the two tribal up at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port profitable route, the suspension of agencies from the NWFP's provincial (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai compared traffic has meant huge losses for the capital, Peshawar. "Michni Bridge over with the normal pendency of 8,000 - railways. The loss can be said to be the Kabul river near Peshawar has 10,000 containers. The pendency of over Rs 1.5 crore every day," said been closed for all traffic after it was 19,132 containers in October 2004, Khare. For now the railways have partially damaged due to gushing when the JNPT was in the middle of a deployed buses at the Ahmedabad floodwater. However, the repair work major congestion problem, indicates main station for those wanting to is under way and is expected to be the gravity of the problem. The make the journey by road. Also short completed shortly," Arshad Abbasi, an situation was brought down to a distance commuter trains are running official at the provincial relief cell in manageable 9,790 containers by four times a day between Ahmedabad Peshawar, said yesterday. Around December 2004. "The port is suffering and Mehemdabad. 10,000 people from 86 villages along due to clogging of road and rail routes the swollen rivers in Peshawar, because of incessant rains in the IRAQ Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi and western region," a JNPT official said. London, Jul 5 -- Rough weather with Chitral districts have been affected so He had said that though last week was wind speeds of 26 knots has been far. In addition, floodwater has difficult, the situation would improve disrupting operations at Basrah Oil demolished some 250 mud houses with from today, as rail and road routes wre Terminal since 0500, local time, this another 1,500 homes partially slowly opening up. Last week, trains morning (Jul 5). The tug boats are still damaged while thousands of hectares were running at half the normal at the terminal, and navigation of standing crops have also been frequency of about five trains a day as operations will recommence as soon as destroyed by the water. Provincial the regular rail route from Delhi via the weather improves. authorities have established some 21 Ratlam and Vadodara to JNPT was London, Jul 7 -- Berthing operations centres in five districts to provide blocked due to floods. Much to the at Basrah Oil Terminal have relief assistance in the form of food relief of the industry, Container recommenced, following an and medical facilities to affected Corporation of India (Concor) will improvement in the weather in the communities. Afghan refugees living today resume its normal services of early hours of this morning. in NWFP have been affected, with the about 12 trains a day via alternative flooding causing extensive damage to routes. These run via Egatpuri MEXICO low-lying Khazana and Michni refugee (Maharashtra) to JNPT or the Jalgaon London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated camps near Peshawar. A Karach-based - Surat - JNPT route, Concor today, states: The third tropical relief organisation, the Al-Rashid executives said. As of this morning, depression of the season spread heavy Trust, has pitched tents in Peshawar the inventory build up at the rain across Mexico's Yucatan for Afghans from Khazana Camp, Jawaharlal Nehru Container Terminal Peninsula today as it followed a course affected when the Shah Alam river was 15,427 containers and that at that could take it to the US Gulf burst its banks. Trust staff has also Nhava Sheva Container Terminal at Coast. The system was becoming been providing edible items and other the port was at 13,621 containers, disorganized and the Mexican medical assistance to the families according to JNPT officials, but government discontinued a tropical housed in temporary shelters. -- exporters are keeping their fingers storm warning for the Yucatan's east Reuters. crossed. "It would be difficult to give coast. However, the system could Karachi, Jul 7 -- The roofs of many an exact assessment of losses now as strengthen to tropical storm status godowns and mud houses blew away in our consignments are on the way." P tomorrow, and it could reach the coast Sukkur and other parts of interior Suri, General secretary of Delhi of Texas or Louisiana on Wednesday Sindh Province in Pakistan, including Export Association said. He added that (Jul 6) or Thursday, said Jack Beven, a Rohri, Pano Akil, Ghotki, Mirpur as normal routes were blocked, the specialist at the National Hurricane Mathelo, Daharki, Khairpur, exporters were uncertain about where Centre. At 1100, EDT, the system was Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kandhkot and their goods were. JNPT officials said centred 55 miles south-east of Kashmore, due to heavy dust storms the pile-up was due to factors beyond Progreso, Mexico, and was moving and rain, which started early the port's control. During floods and north-west at 12 mph, heading for the yesterday and continued till this rains, freight transportation .was the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 10 inches of rain morning. One person was killed by first casualty as passenger movement was forecast for the northern Yucatan lightning in Ghotki, and nine people was the priority. "The problem arises and extreme western Cuba. The were injured in Shikarpur. According because, same rail corridors serve both depression had top sustained wind of to local media reports, the heavy dust passenger and freight traffic," the 30 mph; the minimum for a named storm started at about 0245 yesterday, official said. There was no overnight tropical storm is 39 mph. It would be as a result of which hundreds of trees, solution to this seasonal clogging named "Cindy" if it reaches tropical electric poles, sign boards and problem, he added. -- Lloyd's Agents. storm strength. hoardings were uprooted and the roofs

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15 Weather & Navigation of mud houses were blown away. these so far.'' The Congress President killed, NEMA official Sa Young-bae Torrential rain followed, continuing called for coordinated action by the said. The two days of torrential rain, until this morning. The most affected state and Central governments to accompanied by strong winds, caused area of Sukkur was the Site area, tackle the situation and stressed the estimated damage of about 1.6 billion where the roofs and walls of many need to provide succour to the flood won ($1.5 million) in North Jeolla. godowns were razed to the ground. victims in an organised manner on an Most of the heavy weekend downpours Dozens of houses situated in the emergency footing. In New Delhi, the were over the central regions but the Katcha area of Sukkur were washed Centre issued directions to meet the rain is moving down south today but away by the rainwater, while many state's requirements of essential expected to be lighter overall. "Except people were injured in rain-related commodities on a priority basis and Jeju Island, it is expected to rain incidents. Normal life in these areas also decided to depute an inter- nationwide evenly," said Yoon Seog- was paralysed, and electricity in ministerial team to the state for hwan of the Korea Metrological almost all the areas was disrupted. assessing the damage caused by the Administration. "The heavy rains will Heavy rainfall also occurred in Ghotki, natural calamity. Union Home last on and off until Thursday (Jul 7), Shikarpur, Kandhkot, Jacobabad and Secretary V K Duggal, who reviewed but we expect less rain today." About other parts of interior Sindh, where the flood situation in the western state 40 mm to 80 mm of rain were expected the roofs of several houses blew away, at a meeting of the high-level Inter- in central regions of South Korea and injuring nine people in Shikarpur Ministerial Committee, said about throughout North Korea yesterday and alone. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. 300,000 people had been evacuated to 30 to 60 mm in the southern part of safer places even as flood waters had South Korea, KMA reported. About 30 SOUTH ASIA started receding and life was slowly mm to 60 mm of rainfall is expected London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated getting back to normal. In throughout the nation today, Yoon Jul 2, states: At least 123 people have neighbouring Pakistan, troops in life said. This year's monsoon season died and about 25 million have been jackets used motor boats to help feed started on Jun 27 and weather affected by heavy rains and flooding in and rescue thousands marooned by officials say it usually stays over the the western Indian state of Gujarat flash floods that have inundated peninsular for a month. Torrential this week, a state official said today. dozens of villages in the country's rain warnings and advisories are Large stretches of property near North West Frontier province, an posted when more than 150 mm and rivers, tributaries, and dams in the official said. No casualties have been 80 mm of rain, respectively, are state with a population of 50 million reported. Flash floods washed away anticipated in a 12-hour period, Yoon were under water with more than 900 two homes, several rice paddies and said. There have been no torrential villages cut off by flooding, said maize fields yesterday in Swat district, rain warnings yet. provincial revenue minister Kaushik said Abdul Wali Yousafzai, an official Patel. A damage estimate was not at the flood warning centre in the TROPICAL DEPRESSION "EMONG" immediately available, but federal provincial capital, Peshawar. No one Manila, Jul 5 -- Over 400 passengers Home Minister Shivraj Patil was reported hurt. Fresh rains in were stranded at the port of Tabaco in announced a five billion rupee (110 neighbouring Afghanistan are swelling the province of Albay in southern million dollar) aid package for Gujarat the Kabul River, which flows into the Luzon island today as the Philippine after an aerial survey of the flood- Swat River. "We are expecting more Coast Guard ordered all vessels below affected areas on Friday (Jul 1). "One flooding," Mr. Yousafzai said, adding 1,000 tons gross confined to port as a hundred hours of rain in different flood alerts were issued yesterday in result of tropical depression "Emong." parts of Gujarat has affected more the districts of Peshawar, Charsadda State weather bureau PAGASA said than 70 per cent of the state, 123 and Nowshera. Meanwhile, the that as of this morning "Emong" was people died in various mishaps," state provincial government appealed for spotted near Virac in Catanduanes revenue minister Patel said. In all, financial assistance to provide shelter, island and was moving toward the some 4,577 villages and 31 urban food and medicine for those affected by direction of central and northern centres in Gujarat were hit by power the floods. Mr. Haq said the worst Luzon. Storm Signal No.1 has been cuts as rains pounded the state non- floods in more than a decade have hoisted over Catanduanes, Camarines stop for four days straight, Patel said. totally or partially damaged 14,000 Norte, Camarines Sur, Northern At least 250,000 people have been homes in the three districts. Quezon, Aurora and Polillo Island. evacuated because of heavy rains and "Emong" has maximum sustained flash floods in the state and the SOUTH KOREA winds of 55 km per hour near the situation is likely to worsen with more London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated centre and is moving in the general rain forecast, federal Science and Jul 4, states: Heavy weekend rains left direction of central and northern Technology Minister Kapil Sibal told at least three people dead and caused Luzon area at 19 km per hour. reporters in New Delhi Friday. widespread damage across parts of the Whenever a level No.1 storm signal is London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated nation, but weather officials forecast a raised, the Philippine Coast Guard today, states: UPA Chairperson Sonia day of lighter rain today before more normally restricts vessels of 1,000 tons Gandhi and Defence Minister Pranab downpours later in the week. gross and below to port as a Mukherjee today said relief work Hundreds of houses and roads were precautionary measure. At a level should be speeded up in flood-affected damaged and many people had to No.2 storm signal, trips of vessels of areas of Baroda, Anand, Kheda and evacuate their homes and nine 2,000 tons gross and below are Ahmedabad districts of Gujarat. Rains domestic flights were cancelled suspended. At a level No.3 storm have claimed 142 lives, left 500,000 yesterday. A 57-year-old woman died signal, all vessels regardless of size people homeless and caused massive yesterday in a rain-related car are restricted to port. -- Lloyd's List damage to the economy during the accident in Daegu, 300 kilometres Correspondent. past fortnight in the state. south-east of Seoul, the National Accompanied by Ms Gandhi's Political Emergency Management Agency. Her TROPICAL STORM "CINDY" Secretary Ahmed Patel, they death was the third resulting from London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated conducted an aerial survey of the rainstorms the past few days. On today, states: At 0400, CDT, 0900, flood-hit areas and met the displaced Friday (Jul 1) a 66-year-old man UTC, a tropical storm warning has people living in party-run relief camps drowned when he was swept away by been issued for the northern Gulf in Vadodara, besides district officials, an overflowing stream in North Coast from Intracoastal City defence personnel and party workers Gyeongsang Province and a 67-year- Louisiana to Pascagoula Mississippi who briefed them about relief work old woman farmer was struck and including the city of New Orleans and being carried out. Noting that the killed by lightning in southeastern Lake Pontchartrain...And A Tropical Centre had provided an immediate aid Busan. The most damage was in North Storm Watch Has Been Issued From of Rs 500 crore to Gujarat to tide over Jeolla Province, where 33 people were east of Pascagoula to Destin Florida. the crisis, Ms Gandhi said: ''The flood forced to evacuate their homes, over Data from an Air Force reconnaissance victims have demanded cash doles, 7,800 hectares of farmlands were aircraft indicate that the tropical which means they have not received flooded and 77,000 livestock were depression has become Tropical Storm A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

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"Cindy." At 0400, CDT, the center of the 95 miles south-west of the mouth of Mobile, Jul 6 -- Tropical storm storm was located near lat 25.6N, long the Mississippi River. Cindy's top "Cindy" made landfall last night, 90.4W, or about 255 miles SSWof the sustained winds strengthened to 70 affecting eastern Louisiana, mouth of the Mississippi River. "Cindy" mph, just below the 74 mph threshold Mississippi and Alabama. The ports of is moving toward the NNW near 14 for a hurricane. A tropical storm Mobile and Pensacola were affected by mph. Maximum sustained winds have warning was in effect from Morgan high winds, up to 45 knots. Local port increased to near 40 mph with higher City, Louisiana, to Destin, Florida, security and the Coast Guard Sector gusts. Tropical storm force winds alerting residents to expect tropical Chief put Hurricane Condition Zulu extend outward up to 85 miles to the storm conditions within 24 hours. into effect. The ports of Mobile and north and east of the center. Authorities ordered campers and Pensacola and the Intracoastal London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated recreational vehicles to evacuate the Waterway are closed pending today, states: Scattered rain fell along coastal city of Grand Isle, Louisiana, confirmation of navigational aids. -- the Gulf Coast today and officials took which drew up to 20,000 tourists for Lloyd's Agents. precautions as Tropical Storm "Cindy" the Fourth of July holiday weekend London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated headed toward land, while another and is accessible by a single road. today, states: Heavy rain and storm weather system gained tropical storm "Cindy" was likely to drop up to six surge flooded low-lying streets along strength in the Caribbean and could inches of rain on the central Gulf the Gulf Coast today as a rapidly hit Florida later in the week. "Cindy", Coast, with as much as 10 inches in weakening Tropical Storm "Cindy" which had crossed Mexico's Yucatan isolated areas. Tornado warnings were pushed inland, leaving more than a Peninsula as a tropical depression, issued for some coastal Louisiana quarter-million homes and businesses grew to tropical storm strength early parishes and emergency workers in without electricity. "Cindy's" top today and had sustained wind of 50 Lafourche Parish readied sandbags as sustained wind had slowed to 35 mph mph by 1100. "Cindy" could a precaution against flooding. "Cindy" by late morning, downgrading it to a strengthen further before its centre was a potential threat to oil tropical depression, said the National reaches the coast late today or early infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Centre in Miami. The storm tomorrow, but it is not expected to which is home to one-quarter of U.S. damaged roofs in parts of Louisiana become a hurricane, said the National oil and gas output. Energy companies and ripped up piers along the Hurricane Center in Miami. The main evacuated some workers from oil and Alabama shore. In Mississippi's danger would be if "Cindy" stalls along natural gas platforms and the federal coastal Hancock and Jackson counties, the coast, dumping heavy rain over a Minerals Management Service said oil 3 to 4 inches of rain and a storm surge small area for an extended period, companies had shut more than three of 4 to 6 feet above normal tide said sheriff's Capt. Mike Sanders in percent of daily gulf oil and gas combined to flood low-lying coastal coastal St. Bernard Parish. Water production as a precaution. Oil prices roads. "Cindy" came ashore in levels in canals had been lowered jumped amid worries that the storms southeast Louisiana late yesterday, about a foot in anticipation of could keep supplies from building in crossing the barrier island resort town "Cindy's" arrival, said Windell Curole, time for peak fourth-quarter demand. of Grand Isle, where Mayor David general manager of the South U.S. oil prices settled 84 cents higher Camardelle reported some roof Lafourche Levee District. The district at $59.59 a barrel after touching damage. New Orleans and surrounding covers one of the Louisiana coast's $60.10. -- Reuters. areas got 4 inches of rain and 70 mph most vulnerable areas and includes a London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated wind, and there were scattered reports highway that leads to the Port Jul 5, states: Tropical Storm "Cindy" of street flooding. Chanel Lagarde, a Fourchon offshore petroleum terminal. began moving ashore tonight, pelting spokesman for the electric utility "If it stays a tropical storm, the worst the Louisiana coast with sideways Entergy, said about 250,000 Louisiana that will happen is that we'll get a rain and intermittent squalls. St. customers were without power. little water over the road," he said. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office Alabama Power Co. reported up to Officials ordered all recreational spokesman Capt. Mike Sanders said 35,000 homes and businesses were vehicles removed from the barrier the low-lying coastal parish had seen blacked out, while Mississippi Power island town of Grand Isle, La., a much worse, but residents were still Co. said an estimated 7,000 were popular fishing spot. There is only one keeping a watchful eye on the storm. without power during the peak of the road out and the town wants the big, Oil companies had evacuated their storm. The only road in and out of slow vehicles out of the way in case Gulf of Mexico rigs while tourists and Louisiana's coastal Port Fouchon and residents and tourists need to be residents on the vulnerable Louisiana Grand Isle was closed because two evacuated later, said Ray Santiny, a and Mississippi coasts were advised shrimp boats broke free during the city councilman and town clerk. to head inland earlier today. storm and got wedged under a bridge, Officials on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Forecasters said the storm could bring where one sank, the LaFourche Parish said they were preparing for six to 10 up to 10 inches of rain.Numerous sheriff's office reported. Spokesman inches of rain. Hancock County jail flights in and out of the New Orleans Larry Weidel said the road would inmates were filling sandbags for airport were cancelled and Amtrak remain closed until midday so debris distribution to flood-prone areas, said suspended passenger rail service to could be removed. Heavy rain caused Dee Lumpkin of the county's and from the city until tomorrow isolated flooding in the Florida Emergency Operations Center. At afternoon. Officials earlier ordered Panhandle but there were no 1100, EDT, "Cindy" was centred about recreational vehicles on Grand Isle to significant problems, said Mike 165 miles south-south-west of the leave so that Louisiana Highway 1, Weaver, Escambia County's deputy fire mouth of the Mississippi River and the only route off the island, would chief. At 1100, EDT, "Cindy" was moving north around 14 mph. Tropical not be clogged with slow-moving centred about 50 miles north- storm-force wind and rain extended up traffic should a full-scale evacuation northwest of Mobile, and was heading to 105 miles to the east of its centre. It be necessary. A survey of oil north-eastward at about 14 mph. was expected to turn toward the companies operating in the Gulf of New Orleans, Jul 6 -- Tropical Storm north-north-east. Mexico found that 23 petroleum "Cindy" flooded streets, shut down oil Miami, Jul 5 -- Tropical Storm production platforms and six drilling production and knocked out power to "Cindy" strengthened as it edged rigs had been evacuated, interrupting thousands in Louisiana and toward Louisiana's vulnerable and more than 3 percent of the gulf's Mississippi today. "Cindy" barged low-lying coast today. Squalls and normal oil and natural gas ashore on the central Louisiana coast heavy rains from "Cindy" lashed the production. At 2000 hrs, "Cindy" was with winds of 70 mph, just short of the north central Gulf Coast late today centered 55 miles south-southwest of 74 mph needed to achieve hurricane and forecasters at the National Grand Isle and was moving north- status, the centre said. The storm Hurricane Center said the center of northeast at about 14 mph, with a shredded power lines and snapped the storm would move ashore over gradual turn expected toward the tree limbs in New Orleans, where southeastern Louisiana tonight or northeast. Tropical storm-force winds business owners in the historic French early tomorrow. At 1700 hrs, (2100, and rain extended up to 105 miles to Quarter barricaded doors with UTC), the storm was centered about the east of its centre. sandbags to protect against high

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17 Weather & Navigation/Earthquakes/Volcanic Activity water in the low-lying city on the occurred at 1546, UTC, today. The authorities, told Reuters. The temblor Mississippi. About 270,000 customers magnitude 5.7 event has been located was also felt in northern Costa Rica. were without electricity. "We expect to south of the Fiji Islands in lat 26.96S, Authorities there said they had no have a large number restored by the long 176.41W, depth 30 km. reports of injuries or damage. -- end of the night," said Chanel Reuters. Lagarde, spokesman for electricity INDONESIA company Entergy. The only highway Jakarta, Jul 5 -- A strong earthquake PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER into the town of Grand Isle was struck Indonesia's Sumatra island London, Jul 1 -- A report, dated Jun impassible after shrimp boats rammed today, but there were no immediate 30, states: A moderate earthquake a bridge south of Leeville. Storm reports of casualties or damage, occurred at 2126, UTC, today. The warnings were discontinued as Indonesian authorities said. The U.S. magnitude 5.8 event has been located "Cindy" weakened over land, but there Geological Survey put the magnitude in the Panama-Costa Rica border was still a threat of flooding as its of the quake at 6.7. The quake hit at region in lat 08.40N, long 82.79W. The remnants moved over Alabama and 0852 hrs, with the epicentre in the hypocentral depth was estimated to be Mississippi. Before coming ashore, Nias region west of the Sumatra 43 km. Cindy plowed through offshore oil and mainland. "At this point, we don't gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico, where have any damage reported," Fauzi, the PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS oil companies evacuated workers and head of North Sumatra's Geological REGION shut in energy production. About a and Meteorology Agency, told Reuters, London, Jul 5 -- A report, dated Jul quarter of U.S. oil and gas comes from adding that there were also no initial 4, states: A moderate earthquake the Gulf of Mexico, and about 3.3 reports of any deaths or injuries. -- occurred at 1136, UTC, today. The percent of it was shut down, the Reuters. magnitude 5.8 event has been located federal Minerals Management Service London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated in the Prince Edward Islands region in said. Oil refineries on land were also today, states: A powerful earthquake lat 42.08S, long 41.83E, depth 10 km. affected. -- Reuters. measuring up to 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia's Sumatra island, SOLOMON ISLANDS TROPICAL STORM "DORA" causing no damage but spreading London, Jul 1 -- A report, dated Jun London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated panic among people still traumatised 30, states: A moderate earthquake today, states: Tropical Storm "Dora" in by earlier disasters. The offshore occurred at 1348, UTC, today. The the Pacific was moving toward quake hit at 0852 hrs, 0152, GMT, magnitude 5.6 event has been located Mexico's south-west coast. It had with an epicentre 190 km west of the in the Solomon Islands in lat 10.90S, maximum sustained wind of 40 mph coastal town of Sibolga in West long 162.34E. The hypocentral depth and meteorologists did not expect it to Sumatra province, the National was estimated to be 66 km. strengthen significantly. Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake was felt strongly in UNITED STATES the town of Gunung Sitoli on Nias London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated island, where an 8.7-magnitude today, states: The severe earthquake on Mar 28 killed more thunderstorms that raced through than 900 people and left hundreds Metro Detroit yesterday left a trail of more homeless or too afraid to return more than 400 downed power lines, to their houses. The tremor caused fallen trees and thousands of homes further damage to buildings and roads and businesses without electricity. The in the town that were already badly COLIMA, MEXICO storms about noon packed 60 mph affected by the March earthquake. The London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated winds and hit hardest in Wayne Hong Kong observatory measured the Jul 5, states: An explosion inside the County. One power line fell across quake at 6.7 on the Richter scale, but smoldering summit of western Interstate 94, closing the freeway near Indonesian meteorologists put it at Mexico's Volcano of Fire sent ash and Telegraph for about three hours until 6.0. The Chinese official news agency gases nearly three miles into the air it could be repaired. DTE Energy Xinhua said China's earthquake late today, but did not cause any spokesman Scott Simons said that monitoring network registered it at immediate evacuations. Authorities about 70,000 customers' electricity 7.3. Rachmat, an official with the said the eruption was not as large as was knocked out and crews were Jakarta-based meteorology office, said several spectacular explosions the working through the night to restore Tuesday's jolt was part of a series of volcano unleashed last month. There power. Simons said that number had aftershocks that had been rattling the were no reports of damage, but been reduced to 44,000 by last night south-western Sumatra coast authorities were searching the area and all of the outages should be following the March earthquake. around the 12,533-foot volcano to repaired by late tonight. In west ensure evacuations were not Dearborn, Taylor and other NICARAGUA necessary, said Jorge Sapien, a communities where there were downed London, Jul 4 -- A report, dated Jul spokesman for emergency response lines, officials urged people to stay 2, states: A moderate earthquake teams in Jalisco state. (See issue of away from the fallen electric lines and occurred at 0411, UTC, today. The Jun 16.) fences where any of them might be magnitude 5.9 event has been located lying. Canton Police made more than near the coast of Nicaragua in lat MOUNT ST. HELENS, 200 runs in one hour after the storm, 11.27N, long 86.54W, depth 37 km. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES many to the Holiday Park subdivision London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated on Joy Road. "The north end was hit NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA today, states: A large part of the harder than the south end, in a mostly Managua, Nicaragua, Jul 1 -- A growing lava dome on Mount St. residential section," said Fire Capt. strong earthquake shook Nicaragua Helens fell yesterday, sending an ash Dennis Draplin. and Costa Rica today but there were plume above the crater rim, the US no reports of damage or injuries. The Geological Survey reported. A rock fall quake with a preliminary magnitude had caused what scientists called a of 6.7 struck at 2016, local time, "substantial seismic signal'' and according to the US Geological Survey. knocked the chunk off the lava dome. The quake, whose epicentre was near The volcano was relatively quiet for the southern Pacific coast of the rest of the day. Nicaragua, shook buildings and lasted up to 30 seconds, witnesses in the VOLCANIC STREAM, Nicaraguan capital of Managua said. PACIFIC OCEAN FIJI No casualties or damage were London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated London, Jun 29 -- A report, dated reported, Juan Rodriguez, a today, states: An underwater volcano Jun 28, states: A moderate earthquake spokesman for Nicaragua's rescue is thought to be behind a huge column A complete online archive covering the last 10 years of Lloyd’s Casualty Week. For further information please call +44 (0) 20 7017 4779.

18 Volcanic Activity/Political & Civil Unrest of steam above the Pacific Ocean, was continuing yesterday. Beside the reinforce American troops on the Japanese officials say. The coast guard bad weather, recovery operations were ground who were fighting insurgents. sent helicopters to monitor the 1,000m also hampered by the rugged terrain of "We just are not able to account for cloud, 700 miles south-east of Tokyo, the remote crash site, reachable only any other personnel yet - not in terms and warned ships to stay away. The by foot, officials said. The crash took of people involved in rescue or team said the area around the site place in the mountains near Asadabad, anything like that," Di Rita said. appeared to be red. "It's highly likely in eastern Kunar province. The London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated that it's caused by an eruption of an helicopter was carrying forces into the Jul 1, states: Fighting in central underwater volcano," coast guard area as part of Operation Red Wing Afghanistan has left at least 25 people spokesman Shigeyuki Sato said, against al-Qaida militants. The dead, nine of them tribal elders, adding it had happened before. downed chopper, a special operations officials say. Twelve suspected Taleban Japanese troops stationed on the variant of the CH-47 Chinook, was fighters and four policemen were also island of Iwo Jima first noticed the carrying Navy SEALs, one US official killed in the violence in Uruzgan cloud of steam yesterday. Television said. Another said it was carrying province, Governor Jan Mohammad footage showed white smoke billowing special operations forces but was Khan said. He said the militants into the sky from the brick-red water. unsure if they were SEALs or from accused the elders of co-operating with "We suspect the undersea volcanic another unit. Kunar Provincial Gov. US military forces operating in moves are becoming active," said Asadullah Wafa told said the Taliban Afghanistan. The killings were the another coast guard official. Further downed the aircraft with a rocket. He latest in a wave of violence in investigations will continue tomorrow. gave no other details. Purported Afghanistan ahead of September Taliban spokesman Mullah Latif parliamentary elections. Today the Hakimi telephoned the press to claim rebels attacked another security post responsibility for downing the chopper. in the province. Four police officers He also claimed that rebels killed and five Taleban fighters died in the seven US soldiers in an attack in the clashes, the governor said. same area, although US spokeswomen London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated Lt. Cindy Moore said no such attack Jul 2, states: Four Afghan police and had been made on an American two soldiers were killed when a convoy. Hakimi often calls news roadside bomb blasted a convoy in AFGHANISTAN organizations to claim responsibility Afghanistan that included UN and London, Jun 30 -- A press report, for attacks on behalf of the Taliban. peacekeepers' vehicles, a UN official dated today, states: US military His information has sometimes proven said. A police chief and his driver were officials said yesterday they feared all untrue or exaggerated, and his exact wounded in the attack, UN spokesman 17 troops aboard a special operations tie to the group's leadership is unclear. Adrian Edwards said. The explosion in helicopter were dead after hostile fire In some of the latest fighting, the south-eastern province of Paktika downed the craft and it slid or rolled suspected rebels detonated a roadside appeared to have been caused by a into a rugged mountain ravine in bomb under a police vehicle in the roadside bomb rigged up using an eastern Afghanistan. If those aboard same province as the helicopter crash, anti-tank mine, Mr Edwards said. He were confirmed killed, the crash would killing a district police chief and two said the police chief of Paktika be the deadliest blow yet to American other officers, said Zahar Murad, a province and his driver were slightly forces in Afghanistan, already defense ministry spokesman in Kabul. hurt, but no staff from the United grappling with an insurgency that is London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated Nations or the International Security widening rather than winding down. today, states: US forces have recovered Assistance Force peacekeepers were The officials said they knew of no the bodies of 16 American troops killed among the casualties. The attack on communications from the crash site, in this week's crash of a US helicopter the 20-vehicle convoy happened about accessible only by foot. Stormy in eastern Afghanistan and other US 100 km south-east of Kabul, Mr weather hampered rescue efforts after troops who had been at the scene were Edwards said. He said the soldiers the MH-47 helicopter crashed Tuesday unaccounted for, the Pentagon said killed appeared to have been riding in (Jun 28) while ferrying in overnight. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. the open back of the vehicle carrying reinforcements for troops already on James Conway, director of operations the police chief, adding that about 10 the ground pursuing al-Qaida for the US military's Joint Staff, told a suspects were rounded up in an militants near the border with Pentagon briefing that the US military ensuing firefight. US warplanes Pakistan. The officials cited reports does not have "full accountability" for bombed a militant compound in from the region that the helicopter US troops who were on the ground at eastern Afghanistan, the US military struck or landed badly on the side of a the time the helicopter went down on said. "We had an air strike target an mountain then went down into the Tuesday (Jun 28). "At this point, we enemy compound on Kunar, which in ravine, suggesting little hope of have recovered all 16 bodies of those our assessment we had to hit survival. They said, however, they servicemen who were on board the immediately," spokesman Lieutenant could not confirm the deaths, and MH-47 helicopter that crashed on Colonel Jerry O'Hara said. "The spoke on condition of anonymity since Tuesday. Positive identification and bombardment was done using rescue operations were still underway. family notification are under way and precision guided munitions." It was Even before the crash was announced, expected to be completed soon," still unclear whether there were any a Taliban spokesman claimed Conway said. The MH-47 Chinook casualties in the attack, which was responsibility and said he had footage helicopter, a Special Forces variant of carried out yesterday, Lt Col O'Hara of the attack. As of yesterday, no video the US military's CH-47 twin-rotor said. Kunar governor Asadullah Wafa had surfaced. US military spokesman workhorse, crashed on Tuesday during said there had been an air strike on Col. James Yonts said the helicopter an operation against enemy fighters in Chichal village in Kunar but he could was fired on as it was approaching a rugged, heavily wooded terrain in not confirm Taliban claims of civilian landing zone while rushing Kunar province. US military officials casualties. Taliban spokesman Abdul reinforcements to a battle in an area have said the Chinook was probably Latif Hakimi said the air strike killed known to harbour "terrorist struck by a rocket-propelled grenade 25 civilians, including children. The organizations.'' It flew on, but crashed fired by enemy fighters. Asked strike came amid a search for a small about a little over a mile away at whether the US military had US reconnaissance team that dusk, he said. "The aircraft was taking accounted for the US troops who were disappeared during a rescue attempt indirect fire and direct fire from on the ground, Conway said, "It's is an by a US helicopter that was elements on the ground,'' he said. ongoing operation. ... And we don't subsequently shot down. The Chinook Coalition and Afghan troops "quickly have full accountability nor will we helicopter was downed on Tuesday moved into position around the crash until such time as the operation is (Jun 26) by what is believed to be a to block any enemy movement toward complete." Chief Pentagon spokesman rocket propelled grenade, killing 16 or away from the site,'' a US military Lawrence Di Rita said the purpose of military personnel, including eight statement said. Yonts said fighting the helicopter's mission was to elite US Navy SEALs. The Taliban

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19 Political & Civil Unrest have claimed responsibility for the forces regret the loss of innocent lives about a solution, the government has attack. People, claiming to speak for and follow stringent rules of chosen to get rid of its adversaries," Taliban militants, say they have engagement specifically to ensure that Chikaia remarked. On a recent visit to captured one of the Americans but non-combatants are safeguarded. the province, the UN Special have provided no proof. American However, when enemy forces move Representative for Human Rights military officials say they are putting their families into the locations where Defenders, Hina Jilani, raised concern everything into the search, including they conduct terrorist operations, they over the high number of government unmanned surveillance aircraft as put these innocent civilians at risk." A troops in the enclave, commenting well as large numbers of ground senior Afghan police officer said U.S. that human rights violations troops. aircraft blasted militant positions in continued to occur because of the close London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated Kunar again yesterday, but a U.S. proximity of the military to civilian today, states: Afghan National Police spokesman said he had no information populations. -- Reuters. backed by US-led coalition troops have about fresh strikes he could report. killed five suspected Taliban militants The deaths of the Special Forces CHINA and detained nine others in southern troops in the helicopter was the single Beijing, Jun 29 -- Thousands of Zabul province since yesterday, a biggest combat blow to U.S. forces in Chinese rioted in a dispute sparked by spokesman of Interior Ministry said Afghanistan since they overthrow the a lopsided roadside brawl, set fire to today. "Five Taliban militants were Taliban in late 2001 and came amid cars and wounded six police officers in killed and nine other armed Taliban stepped up militant violence ahead of an outburst likely to worry communist were captured as Police backed by on Sep 18. elections. The effect will leaders in Beijing desperate to cling coalition forces launched a clean up have been worsened by the fact that on to power. The official Xinhua news operation in Mizan district yesterday U.S. soldiers are still missing over the agency, in a rare report on a local at 0400," Dad Mohammad Rasa said. U.S. July 4 holiday. The New York disturbance, blamed Sunday's (Jun 26) The operation, he added, took place in Times quoted a senior Pentagon riot in Chizhou, in eastern Anhui Kariz Kohichinar area adjacent to the official as saying that he rescued man province, on a few criminals who led troubled Mian Nashin district in was a Navy SEAL commando and the "unwitting masses" astray. The Kandahar where over 100 including 77 three others were still missing. violence was the latest in a series of rebels were killed in a bloody fighting Guerrillas violence continued protests which the Communist Party, a week ago. elsewhere today, when a roadside in power since 1949, fears could spin Kabul, Jul 4 -- A second American bomb killed an Afghan driver and out of control and become a channel soldier missing in Afghanistan for the wounded two Turkish engineers for anger over corruption and a past week has been located, a between town of Ghazni and Paktika growing gap between rich and poor. It provincial governor said today, adding province. -- started before 1500 hrs when a Toyota that 17 civilians died in a U.S. air raid sedan grazed a middle school student last week during a search for the ANGOLA crossing the street and the teen and missing troops. After declining to Johannesburg, Jul 6 -- Civil society the driver quarrelled. A few men comment over the weekend about groups in Angola's oil-rich Cabinda emerged from the car and set on the reports of civilian deaths in Friday's enclave have confirmed that a "major student, a local store manager (Jul 1) air strike in Kunar province, offensive" against separatist rebels is surnamed Wu who saw the clash said. the U.S. military said today it had underway in the interior of the The men were taken to a police station killed an "unknown" number of province. Agostinho Chikaia, leader of and a crowd that had been watching militants and civilians and regretted the Mpalapanda Civic Association in the fight swarmed around the the loss of innocent life. Kunar Cabinda, told IRIN today that building, Wu said, demanding that the Governor Assadullah Wafa told although the clashes between men be handed over to them as their Reuters earlier an investigation by government troops and the Front for numbers swelled by the minute. Some Afghan security forces showed 17 the Liberation of the Enclave of among the growing mob focused their civilians had been killed in the air Cabinda (FLEC) have not yet anger on the men's Toyota, smashing raid on a village during a search for a "seriously impacted" on the civilian it, flipping it over and torching it, Wu small group of U.S. soldiers missing population, insecurity in the affected said. "The firefighters drove up, but since last Tuesday (Jun 28). He also areas had heightened. "So far, there when they saw what was going on, said Afghan forces received haven't been any reports of [civilian] they fled," the store manager said. information yesterday night that a deaths - but there is also a lot of Armed police tried to quell the wounded American was being treated secrecy regarding what is actually disturbance but were driven back by a by villagers in a remote mountainous going on in the interior, so it is hail of rocks and lit firecrackers, he part of the province. "Our troops are difficult to say whether there have said. The local Chizhou Daily trying to reach the place," he said. been fatalities. From time to time newspaper reported six policemen "Villagers have him and are treating villagers come into (Cabinda) town were injured by stones, news Web site him for wounds. But the soldier has and complain to us that they cannot go www.sina.com.cn said. "The crowd also not been handed over as yet. He is safe about their daily businesses because attacked reporters, one of whom was and there is no danger to his life. This they fear for their lives," Chikaia said. burned by a firecracker, and they is a very difficult terrain -- big trees Since June the province has seen a grabbed cameras out of the hands of and mountains." Wafa said the soldier build-up of government troops: "One anyone taking pictures," Wu said. was in the same area where a U.S. only has to travel a few kilometres Around 1930 hrs, power to the police helicopter sent to rescue the troops before there is an army checkpoint," station was cut and "criminals" was shot down by militants last he observed. Father Raul Tati, a started throwing fireworks inside, the Tuesday, killing all 16 U.S. Special leading cleric and civil rights activist Chizhou Daily report said. The crowd, Forces soldiers aboard. U.S. military in the province, told a Luanda weekly now numbering as many as 10,000, spokesmen in Kabul have declined to newspaper this week that the military also flipped three parked police cars confirm reports quoting unidentified offensive was aimed at rooting out the and set them ablaze. The mob crashed Pentagon officials as saying one remnants of the guerrilla group. FLEC through the windows of Wu's store, missing Special Forces soldier was has waged a low-intensity war against located just down the street from the rescued on Saturday (Jul 2) after the central government since Angola police station, and began looting it. evading militants for five days. Wafa achieved independence in 1975. They "We called the police immediately, but said he had no information about two hold the view that the enclave has its none came. Four hours later, the other Special Forces soldiers believed own distinct identity, history and provincial police chief arrived with a to be missing. A U.S. military culture, and have long pushed the large group of police, but by that time, statement said the compound targeted Angolan government, which opposes my store was already stripped bare," on Friday (Jul 1) "was a known independence for Cabinda, to hold a Wu said. "It was raining hard that operating base for terrorist attacks in referendum on the issue. Attempts to day. Otherwise, more stores might Kunar province as well as a base for a get both sides to the negotiating table have been looted." Hundreds of armed medium-level terrorist leader. U.S. have so far failed. "Instead for talking police in full riot gear managed to

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20 Political & Civil Unrest restore order in Chizhou around Kivu provinces. The AU said the through the town, beating up civilians midnight on Sunday. The men from groups constituted "the most serious and looting homes. Provincial the Toyota were being held in threat in view of their number and governor Yves Mombando-Yogo said detention and police had apprehended their strength". It said other armed that loyalist troops had chased the 10 "criminals" suspected of groups in eastern Congo were renegades back to barracks. The involvement in the riot, Xinhua said, Burundi's Front national de liberation rampaging troops were integrated into adding an investigation of the incident Forces (FNL) headed by Agathon the army after civil war ended. They was under way. The riot closely echoed Rwasa, in the region of Uvira; the used to belong to one of the militias one that erupted in Chongqing in Allied Democratic Forces/National fighting in the volatile north-eastern western China last October when a Army for the Liberation of Uganda Ituri region. "When they found their quarrel between residents, in which (ADF/NALU) in the Beni/Butembo colleague dead, they broke into the one man passed himself off as an region; and the People's Redemption armoury, stole the weapons and official, enraged bystanders with the Army whose precise locations are yet started pillaging," Albert Donatien attempted abuse of privilege. to be verified. -- Reuters. Bekalola, Mbandaka's mayor, told Thousands took to the streets, burning Kinshasa, Jun 30 -- Security forces Reuters news agency. He said that police cars and looting government shot dead at least two demonstrators four people had been shot dead by the buildings. Protests have become in Congo's capital today as thousands rioting troops. UN spokesman Kemal increasingly common in China, fuelled demonstrated to demand the Saiki said the rampage had lasted for by corruption and the widening wealth government's resignation over delayed several hours. There is no indication gap, but authorities are keen to elections, a U.N. official said. "For the of why the soldier had been killed. quickly quash dissent and preserve moment it's at least 400 people Correspondents say Mbandaka has stability. There were more than 58,000 arrested, about 20 people injured and been relatively peaceful since the protests, many of them over land two people confirmed dead from police Congolese war officially ended in 2003, rights disputes, across the country in bullets," a U.N. official told Reuters. while armed groups have continued to 2003, a Communist Party-backed The main opposition Union for roam parts of the east. magazine, Outlook, has reported. This Democracy and Social Progress month, villagers in northern Hebei (UDPS), which led the protests, said HAITI province protesting to keep their land 10 people had been killed in protests Port-Au-Prince, Jun 29 -- Six people were attacked by a group of armed in Kinshasa, eight in the southern died when United Nations hired toughs. Six farmers were killed diamond-mining town of Mbuji Mayi peacekeeping troops raided a Port-au- and 48 injured in the ensuing battle. -- and six in the southwestern town of Prince slum today in search of Reuters. Tshikapa. The opposition toll could not gunmen, U.N. officials said. A be independently confirmed. A spokesman for the Brazilian DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping peacekeepers, Col. Jorge Smicelato, CONGO mission in Mbuji Mayi said there were said six presumed bandits were killed Kinshasa, Jun 29 -- President Joseph no protests there today. In Kinshasa, in the raid, which was intended to Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the sprawling, dilapidated capital of a quell violence in the troubled Bel-Air Congo told diplomats yesterday that nation crippled by one of Africa's slum. No U.N. troops were hurt. A he had ordered his army to begin deadliest conflicts, security forces woman who had been kidnapped was disarming, immediately, thousands of fired in the air and blasted tear gas at freed when her abductors fled during foreign rebels in the east of his stone-throwing demonstrators as army the action from the house where she country. "All armed foreign groups helicopters clattered overhead. Fears was being held, he said. "Those killed operating in DRC, particularly in the had been running high that were armed bandits who shot at our east should be disarmed immediately," frustration among Congo's 60 million troops. No one from the civilian he told the ambassadors in Kinshasa, people could boil over this week, the population was killed," Smicelato said. the nation's capital, at a meeting to original deadline laid down for Haiti has been plagued by political evaluate the performance of his two- elections under a 2003 peace deal to and gang violence since then- year transitional government. The end a five-year war. Despite two years President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was secretary-general of the Congolese of peace, the resource-rich nation has ousted in February 2004, following a government in charge of seen little economic progress and the bloody rebellion. Two other people administrative affairs, Ntumba Luaba, government has failed to impose its were shot dead today in a separate said, "The Congolese army was given authority over vast areas of the east, incident near Bel-Air, a centre of these instructions and would operate where armed gangs pillage and kill support for Aristide. Witnesses said with the logistic support of the UN with impunity. Machine-gun fire rang they were killed by gunmen in black Mission in Congo." Ntumba declined to out in the eastern town of Goma, near uniforms. Up to 25 people were killed say when the troops would be the border with Rwanda, this in police raids on slums in the capital deployed. The presence of Rwandan afternoon, the United Nations and earlier this month in a government armed groups in eastern Congo has residents said. A U.N. spokesman in crackdown on gangs. -- Reuters. been a source of tension between Goma said two people were killed and Port-au-Prince, Jul 6 -- U.N. troops Kigali and Kinshasa. Some of the 10 injured in what appeared to be an raided the base of an illegal armed senior rebel commanders of these internal military squabble. group in the Port-au-Prince slum of groups are said to have directed the Government wrangling, logistical Cite Soleil today and at least five killing of some 937,000 Tutsis and delays and fighting in the east were people were killed, witnesses and U.N. politically moderate Hutus during the behind the election delay. Some officials said. More than 350 U.N. 1994 Rwandan genocide. The African Congolese also suspect politicians of troops in armoured carriers stormed a Union, the continent's foremost procrastinating to keep the perks of house where gang leader Emmanuel political and security body, says there power and the UDPS says President Wilme, known as Dread Wilme, was are 8,000 to 10,000 of these rebels in Joseph Kabila's government should believed to have taken refuge, said eastern Congo. Rwanda puts the quit. "We are going to continue our Col. Eloufi Boulbars, a military figure at 15,000. They are composed of actions," said Jean-Baptiste Bomanza, spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping the ex-FAR and Interhamwe, now a UDPS spokesman. "The power of mission in Haiti. He said at least five operating under the name of the those running the country ends at people were killed. Other witnesses Forces democratique de liberation du midnight tonight." -- Reuters. said at least 10 people were shot dead Rwanda. The AU, reporting on a London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated during the raid in which several dozen consultative meeting held March 15- Jul 4, states: Hundreds of soldiers in Haitian police also took part. No U.N. 18, on the disarmament and the Democratic Republic of Congo peacekeepers were injured in the early neutralisation of these groups said have gone on the rampage after morning raid, which was part of an they were organised in a classical finding one of their colleagues hacked effort to end the rampant violence that military structure but often without to death. Extra troops had to be plagues the Haitian capital, Boulbars corresponding strength. They have two deployed in the western town of said. Several Cite Sole residents said divisions: one each in North and South Mbandaka, when the soldiers swept Wilme was among those killed, and a

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21 Political & Civil Unrest/Kidnappings/Labour Disputes spokesman at the United Nations in 12 at a police checkpoint on a main Iraqi oil ministry spokesman says. New York also said Wilme was dead, highway just south of the city. After Assem Jihad told Dow Jones but police and U.N. officials in Haiti dark, two suicide bombers on foot Newswires that there had been 300 said they could confirm only that struck a busy street in the centre of acts of sabotage against Iraqi oil Wilme had been seriously wounded. another town to the south, killing five installations between Jun 2003 when Wilme, a loyalist to former President people. The bombings were the worst Iraq resumed exports and May 31. He Jean-Bertrand Aristide, led a well- in Iraq in at least six days, shattering said 70 acts of sabotage took place in armed gang that has waged deadly a relative lull in the Sunni Arab the first five months of 2005. Jihad gunfights with rival gangs in Cite insurgency against US forces and the said most of the sabotage took place in Soleil. -- Reuters. Shi'ite and Kurdish-led government. A the northern oil installations senior Interior Ministry source said 20 preventing the country from exporting INDIA people had been killed by a bomber in around 400,000 barrels a day from its London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated an explosive vest who approached the northern oil fields to the Turkish port today, states: Indian police have killed ministry's special forces recruitment of Ceyhan. Before the US-led invasion five gunmen who attacked a religious centre in the Mansour district of in April 2003, Baghdad used to export site in northern India, while a sixth western Baghdad. Twelve bodies lay 800,000 barrels a day from the attacker has blown himself up. The under sheets surrounded by wailing northern field around Kirkuk. Iraq unidentified gunmen raided a complex relatives in a courtyard at the nearby has resumed sporadic pumping of which houses a makeshift temple to Yarmuk hospital. Doctors there said crude from the Kirkuk fields to Hindu God-king Ram. The nationalist they were also treating 21 wounded, Ceyhan over the last six weeks. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) many in serious condition. Others may Baghdad, Jul 4 -- Gunmen who seized announced a that nationwide protest have been treated elsewhere and some Egypt's top envoy to Iraq had yet to against the act will take place bodies may have been collected by contact authorities or present any tomorrow. No group has claimed families at the scene. Al Qaeda's Iraq demands, Egyptian and Iraqi officials responsibility, but the right-wing Shiv wing claimed responsibility. -- said today. Ihab el-Sherif was Sena Party has blamed the raid on Reuters. snatched by gunmen from a Baghdad Islamic militant groups they say are Baghdad, Jul 3 -- Kidnappers have street on Saturday (Jul 2) days after supported by neighbouring Pakistan. seized Egypt's envoy to Iraq, possibly Iraq indicated he was soon to become Activists from the party have burned a in response to reports he was to the first Arab diplomat with the rank Pakistani flag in India's financial hub, become the first full-ranking Arab of ambassador since the fall of Bombay. ambassador to the U.S.-backed Iraqi Saddam Hussein in 2003. His government, diplomats and police kidnapping was a setback to efforts by IRAQ sources said today. Ihab el-Sherif, the U.S. and Iraqi diplomats to persuade London, Jun 30 -- A press report, head of mission, was cornered by Arab states to give more legitimacy to dated Jun 29, states: A bomb planted gunmen in cars while on a short trip Iraq's Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led by insurgents on a gas pipeline near to buy a newspaper near his home government by upgrading ties. But the village of Mansia in the northern yesterrday evening and had not been there was progress on the political Iraqi Kirkuk district exploded early heard from since, an Egyptian side, with a committee that is to draft this morning. Fireman fought the diplomat told Reuters on condition of Iraq's new constitution announcing it ensuing fire but were unsuccesful so anonymity. The Egyptian Foreign would convene with new Sunni Arab the pipeline was shut off to allow the Ministry, which said it was checking members this week for the first time. fire to burn itself out. "An explosion reports that Sherif had disappeared, Iraq's parliament formally welcomed happened here and it caused a fire. has yet to confirm it plans to upgrade 15 Sunni Arab members to the Firemen struggled to put out the fire," his post. The Baghdad mission had no committee tasked with writing a new said, eyewitness Ahmed Mahmoud. comment. The envoy's white four- constitution, making it the first Since January 2005, more than twenty wheel drive car was standing national political body to include attacks have been carried out on the undamaged close to a newspaper stand significant Sunni Arab representation pipelines around Kirkuk, often not far from his home. An upgrade to since the January election. Committee bringing a halt to Iraq's stuttering oil full ambassadorial status for Sherif on chairman Humam Hamoudi said the industry's exports. the part of Egypt, the most populous Sunnis would join other members Baghdad, Jul 1 -- Gunmen killed a and traditionally most powerful Arab tomorrow. "We will show (the new prominent Baghdad cleric linked to state, could enhance the standing of a members) the drafts we have reached Iraq's top Shi'ite spiritual leader new Iraqi government many Arabs so far," he told Reuters. The committee Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, shooting him view with suspicion because of its was expanded to 71 members to and two of his aides as he went to backing from the United States and include the Sunnis in the hope of Friday prayers at his mosque in sectarian ties to Shi'ite Iran. defusing the insurgency. Previously central Baghdad, today. Police and Washington, which sees the post- there were just two Sunnis, because officials in Sistani's organization said invasion election held in Iraq as a the constitution writers were drawn Kamal al-Din al-Ghoureify was a model for Arab states, has been urging from members of parliament elected in representative for Sistani in the other Arab governments to recognize the January vote that most Sunnis capital. Elsewhere, a suicide car fully the new Baghdad administration. boycotted. The committee, which must bomber killed a bystander today at a A suicide bomber killed up to 20 agree on a draft constitution by Aug house in Baghdad used as an office by people, mostly would-be police 15 ahead of an October referendum, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, a recruits, in Baghdad yesterday. That would have its first full meeting on Shi'ite. Yesterday, an uncle and a evening two bombers struck police and Wednesday (Jul 6), Hamoody said. -- cousin of another prominent Shi'ite Iraqi soldiers in the mainly Shi'ite Reuters. politician, national security adviser town of Hilla to the south, killing nine London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated Mowaffaq al- Rubaie, were shot dead people and wounding 33. A police Jul 5, states: A message posted on the in their shop in Baghdad with four source said they wore Iraqi army internet says the abduction of the other people, police and officials in uniform and hit a restaurant opposite Egyptian envoy in Baghdad was Rubaie's service said. Optician Taher police headquarters. Near the carried out by a group calling itself al- Kadhem al-Rubaie was the politician's northern oil city of Kirkuk today, a car Qaeda in Iraq. The statement uncle. His son Qusay also died. -- bomb blasted a police patrol at the purported to be from the militant Reuters. town of Riyadh, killing two policemen. group, which is led by Abu Musab al- Baghdad, Jul 2 -- A suicide bomber -- Reuters. Zarqawi, is the first claim of killed up to 20 people at a police London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated responsibility for the kidnapping. recruitment centre in Baghdad today, today, states: Iraq has lost about $11.1 Ambassador Ihab al-Sherif was seized while across town an angry crowd of billion due to damage to oil sector on Saturday (Jul 2) while buying a Shi'ite Muslims mourned a senior infrastructure and lost revenue since newspaper. Two other diplomats from cleric gunned down by insurgents. petroleum exports resumed after the Muslim countries survived separate Another bomb killed five and wounded US-led invasion two years ago, an attacks in Baghdad today. Pakistan's

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22 /Political & Civil Unrest envoy escaped unhurt but Bahrain's embassies in Baghdad as "nothing but months at the tense Lebanese border, envoy was shot in the arm. "The observation posts to hunt down" Israel said. The firefight continued Egyptian ambassador has been foreign Islamist fighters. and Israeli troops believed that they kidnapped by our mujahideen and he had hit one Hizbollah guerrilla, but is under their control," said the kidnap IRAQ-KUWAIT there was no confirmation. There was claim, which was not accompanied by London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated no report of Israeli casualties. photographs. It promised to release today, states: The United Nations has Hizbollah said it had no immediate more details as they "became approved $52.5bn (£29.3bn) in information. An Israeli soldier was available". No demands were made in compensation payments to Iraq's killed in a Hizbollah attack in the the message, posted on a web forum, neighbours arising from its 1990-91 same Shebaa Farms area yesterday in and nothing was said about the occupation of Kuwait. The final figure the worst flare-up since January. kidnappers' plans. Cairo has appealed is a fraction of the $354bn sought by Israeli warplanes later struck the to the kidnappers to treat him well countries which suffered damage from outskirts of two south Lebanese border and view him as an Arab patriot and the invasion. Iraq has called for an villages. The army said it had both Egyptian and Iraqi diplomats are end to payouts from its oil revenue, attacked Hizbollah posts. Hizbollah working to free him. Correspondents seeking negotiated settlements was instrumental in ending Israel's say the kidnappers may have been instead. Iraq has so far paid $19.2bn, 22-year occupation of southern angered by Egypt's decision to but it is thought it could be decades Lebanon in 2000. The two foes have designate Mr Sherif an ambassador, before all the claims are finally met. clashed sporadically in the Shebaa following his arrival in Iraq five weeks The United Nations Compensation Farms since. The United Nations says ago. The move made Egypt the first Commission (UNCC), which oversaw Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon is Arab country to upgrade ties with the compensation claims, wound up its complete and the Shebaa Farms is Iraq. The US has been encouraging final three-day meeting yesterday. Israeli-occupied Syrian land. Lebanon Arab countries to appoint Over the past 12 years it has and Syria say the area is still occupied ambassadors to Baghdad in an processed a total of $354bn in claims Lebanese soil. A UN resolution called attempt to strengthen the new state but rejected the bulk of them. last year for Syria to withdraw from and undermine the insurgency. Many Compensation was sought by Lebanon and Hizbollah to disarm. withdrew their ambassadors after individuals, corporations and Syrian troops pulled out in April Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in governments. Rolf Knutsson, UNCC under Lebanese and international 1990. executive director, told Reuters news pressure but the guerrilla group London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated agency: "I wouldn't say the claims vowed not to lay down its weapons. -- Jul 7, states: Thirteen people were were inflated. They reflected the Reuters. killed and 30 wounded in two almost impression of claimant countries of the Gush Katif, Gaza Strip, Jun 30 -- simultaneous car bombings in magnitude of damage, which is a Israel declared a closed military zone Mashruh, about 60 kilometres south of subjective matter." Reuters said most in Jewish settlements in Gaza today the Iraqi capital, police said. of the outstanding payments are owed and sealed off a hotel where radical Lieutenant Ali al-Shumari of the to Kuwait, which was plundered by Jews have holed up to resist a planned Mashruh police said the bombs Iraq following Saddam Hussein's August withdrawal from the occupied exploded within about three minutes invasion in August 1990. Under a UN territory. An army spokeswoman said of each other near a car market. The scheme, Iraq uses five percent of its oil the temporary closure was designed to second blast came as rescue workers revenue in compensation payments. halt an influx of ultranationalist were arriving at the scene. Thirteen of Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister opponents of the pullout plan. The the wounded were in serious Mohammed Hamud Bidan called for measure paved the way for raids to condition, a hospital source said. an end to the arrangement, saying eject those trying to set up anti- London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated Iraq wished to negotiate settlement of withdrawal bastions, such as the Jul 6, states: A website statement the claims instead. Kuwait, however, hotel. The military presence in the claiming the kidnapping of the rejected the move, insisting on Gush Katif settlement bloc was Egyptian ambassador to Iraq by an "uninterrupted payments" to all the increased up after Prime Minister Islamist group has announced he will claimants. Ariel Sharon said he had ordered be killed. The message, signed by the "every necessary step" to stop far-right al-Qaeda in Iraq group, came after ISRAEL Jews from trying to derail his pullout Ihab al-Sherif's ID cards appeared on Jerusalem, Jun 29 -- Oil and spikes plan through violence and road the internet. Mr Sherif, it said, had scattered on a major Israeli highway blockades. Sharon aims to evacuate all been convicted by the group's Islamic blocked traffic today in what appeared 21 Jewish settlements in Gaza and court of apostasy, or changing his to be a protest by ultra-nationalist four of 120 in the West Bank, a religion. The message said Egypt, the Jews against a planned pullout from "disengagement" U.S.-led mediators biggest Arab state and a strategic US Gaza, Israel Radio said. It said the hope will foster a "road map" peace partner, was an ally of "Jews and spikes slashed tyres of at least 20 cars process between Israel and Christians". It did not appear to offer travelling from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem Palestinians seeking statehood in any conditions for sparing the life of on Route One, near the off-ramp occupied lands. However, he has been the envoy. The pictures posted earlier leading to Israel's international confronted with escalating protests by on an Islamist website include the airport, but no one was injured. Police radical nationalists, some from the ambassador's driving licence, and searched the highway for further banned anti-Arab group Kach. Army foreign ministry and health insurance sabotage. Israel was bracing for a officials said settlements were shut to cards. "These are the identification nationwide road-blocking rally at 1400 non-residents to put a stop to cards of the ambassador of tyrants," UTC, by ultranationalists hoping to "extremist" violence that could inflame an accompanying statement said. It is derail the Gaza withdrawal due to Gaza, where Palestinian militants not clear whether the subsequent begin in mid-August. Newspapers have been generally observing a announcement that Mr Sherif would published maps of major road ceasefire crucial to a smooth pullout be killed was posted on the same junctions that were expected to be sought by Sharon. "In the past 24 website. "The sharia court of al-Qaeda blocked. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel hours factors opposing disengagement in Iraq has decided to hand over the Sharon's plan to remove all 21 Jewish have radicalized their activities in apostate, the ambassador of Egypt settlements from occupied Gaza and Gaza, including repeated violations of which is allied to Jews and Christians, four of 120 from the West Bank aims law and order as well as harm to to the mujahideen to carry out the to "disengage" from conflict with Palestinian residents of the area," an punishment of the apostate ... and to Palestinians seeking statehood in the army statement said. "(We have) kill him," it said. The announcement two territories. -- Reuters. information that further groups of accused Egypt's intelligence service of Jerusalem, Jun 30 -- Hizbollah Israelis may be moving toward Gaza torturing detainees at the US-run guerrillas and Israeli forces fought a in an attempt to provide back-up for prisons of Abu Ghraib and gun battle today for the second day the rioters," it said, referring to Kach Guantanamo Bay. It described foreign running in the worst violence for activists ousted by troops yesterday

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23 /Political & Civil Unrest from an outpost seized in a in place to prevent the entry of in the former French colony. The Palestinian district. Once the radical equipment that might be used to statement said the disarmament of threat was removed, the closure would "thwart or prevent the application of pro-government militias should start be lifted, it said. Israeli authorities the disengagement plan". All the Gaza immediately and end by Aug 20. It are expected to seal off the settlements were declared off limits said rebel and army chiefs would meet settlements again shortly before yesterday to anyone but residents, on July 7 to finalise the adoption of a evacuations begin. In Gush Katif workers in essential services and disarmament timetable. The today, the army cordoned off the Palm journalists. The pullout, which is due statement said fighters should start Beach Hotel, which has been turned to begin in August, will see the handing in guns by the end of July. into a barricaded redoubt against removal of settlers from all 21 Gaza The commitments mirrored those evacuation by scores of religious settlements, and from four out of 120 made numerous times before by the nationalists, mainly from hardline in the West Bank. Up to 5,000 settlers belligerents in a war that has killed Jewish settlements in the occupied will be relocated to a prime coastal thousands and dragged on for years, West Bank. Rightists protested loudly area in southern Israel, Nitzanim. fuelled by mistrust and fear on all but did not try to prevent soldiers Nablus, Jul 7 -- Israeli troops killed a sides that disarmament would mean stringing barbed wire around the Palestinian gunman during a clash losing one's bargaining power. The white stucco seaside complex, which outside the West Bank city of Nablus latest disarmament deadline expired stood vacant for years but has now today hours after a militant was shot on Monday (Jun 27), with no action been renamed Maoz Hayam dead in an attack on a Jewish taken by either side.Today's statement ("Stronghold-by-the-Sea") by squatters settlement in the Gaza Strip. reminded the participants of the inside. The hotel perimeter was Bloodshed has largely subsided since a potential sanctions for foot-dragging. declared a closed military zone ceasefire in February, but sporadic "The parties .... agree that the AU yesterday night after a day of clashes violence has raised fears that Israel's (African Union) should impose between teenage Kach members and planned pullout from occupied Gaza in appropriate sanctions against those Palestinian villagers. A Palestinian August could be disrupted and has parties who fail to implement the youth was badly wounded when he dampened hopes of peace talks Pretoria agreements and block the was stoned at close range by Kach afterwards. Israeli military sources peace process." South African youths. Soldiers then ousted dozens of said troops fired on two gunmen in the President Thabo Mbeki said at the end Kach members squatting in a three- Balata refugee camp in Nablus who of the talks that the Ivorians had story house in the Palestinian district had tried to attack Jewish "committed themselves to doing of al-Mawasi adjoining Gush Katif. worshippers en route to a nearby everything to remove ... obstacles that The Jewish radicals had daubed shrine known as Joseph's Tomb. may exist" to the presidential election. graffiti and insults against the Sources in al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Ahead of the South African talks, Prophet Mohammad on the house an armed offshoot of the dominant frustrations had been mounting in walls. Many of the 8,500 resident Palestinian group Fatah, described the Ivory Coast with rebels accusing Gush Katif settlers also oppose militant as a comrade. They said he Gbagbo of plotting attacks and the evacuation but their council welcomed was 16 years old and was on Israel's cocoa-rich west on edge after scores of the army closure. "Efforts to bring wanted list in connection with a people were killed in a wave of ethnic huge numbers of (pullout) opponents Palestinian uprising. Another violence. Rebels have previously said to Gush Katif is not our initiative. We teenager was critically wounded when they would not disarm until militias will not accept a group of hooligans Israeli soldiers fired on Palestinian had laid down their weapons. The who are damaging our cause, as shown stone-throwers in Balata, witnesses militias say the bloodshed in the west by yesterday's incidents in al- said. The army said troops had come shows it is not safe for them to do so. Mawasi," it said in a statement. under fire but did not shoot back. In Rebels also want a series of Sharon said he had ordered a security the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces said they amendments to laws on nationality crackdown on ultranationalists he had handed to the Palestinians the and other issues to be passed before described as "lawless gangs" engaged body of an Islamic Jihad militant they will surrender their guns. The in "a reign of terror" threatening killed in an overnight attack on a statement said the National Assembly Israel's democracy. Opinion polls have Jewish settlement. Soldiers said they should adopt the amendments by July shown most Israelis favor Sharon's found grenades, a bomb and an 15 or Mbeki, appointed mediator by "disengagement" strategy. But assault rifle at the scene. The attack the African Union, would have the rightists say it betrays Jewish claims late yesterday was claimed by the right to recommend Gbagbo take on biblical land and appeases group, which has a small popular exceptional measures to push the Palestinian militancy that has following and less at stake in amendments through. It also called for included many suicide bombings. peacemaking than other factions. -- the country's planned Independent Palestinians welcome any Israeli Reuters. Electoral Commission to become withdrawals from lands occupied in operational by the end of July. -- the 1967 Middle East war. However, IVORY COAST Reuters. they suspect Sharon intends to leave Pretoria, Jun 29 -- Ivory Coast's civil Gaza mainly in order to cement war foes tried to revive a deadlocked LEBANON Israel's hold on much larger peace process today, saying pro- London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated settlements in the West Bank. -- government militias should start Jul 1, states: A senior Lebanese Reutersa. disarming immediately but setting no security official said today that a car London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated date for rebel fighters to do the same. exploded south of the capital, Beirut. today, states: Gaza's Jewish Ivory Coast's president, rebel chief There was no immediate word on settlements have been reopened, a day and opposition leaders said in a casualties. The official said the car after the Israeli army declared them a statement after talks hosted by South was parked near the Lebanon Beach closed military zone. The army had Africa's president that it would be Hotel in the suburb of Khaldeh, just temporarily sealed off all 21 impossible to hold presidential polls as south of Beirut. "The bomb went off settlements to prevent an influx of planned in October if no progress is when a woman opened the car's door," non-resident activists opposed to the made on disarmament. The elections he said. He said an army patrol was Gaza withdrawal. Yesterday, soldiers are meant to herald the end of a headed to the scene to investigate. raided a former hotel to remove 150 conflict that exploded when rebels Jewish activists opposed to the tried to oust President Laurent MEXICO pullout. A military statement said the Gbagbo in 2002 and seized the north London, Jun 29 -- A press report, lifting of the order followed the of the country. The talks in Pretoria dated today, states: The Mexican "completion of the mission of taking were supposed to revive an April peace authorities have welcomed the over and the evacuation of the hotel in deal -- just the latest of many Zapatista rebels' apparent plan to Neve Dekalim, as well as the radical deadletter accords -- which stalled renounce their armed struggle and groups inside it". A military over political squabbling and delays in take up political action. President spokesman said restrictions remained disarmament on both sides of the war Vicente Fox's spokesman said there

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24 /Political & Civil Unrest would be no legal hurdles for the Makhachkala, Russia, Jul 5 -- A blast SAUDI ARABIA rebels to join the mainstream politics. hit a police station in the Russian London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated The rebels on Monday (Jun 27) issued town of Makhachkala near Chechnya Jul 3, states: In a swift and telling a statement pledging to announce "a today and may have caused casualties, victory, Saudi anti-terror forces killed new political initiative" in the coming police said. "An explosion happened at al-Qaida's top leader in the Kingdom days. The Zapatista campaign for 1420 hrs at a police station ... people in a gunbattle today, but experts warn more indigenous rights has been say there are casualties," an Interior the Kingdom still faces a surge in largely peaceful for more than 10 Ministry spokeswoman said. attacks despite its two-year crackdown years. The rebel group took up arms Makhachkala is capital of the region on militants. The 90-minute battle in against the Mexican state in the of Dagestan, which borders Chechnya the eastern Rawdah district, an south-eastern state of Chiapas - and has been rocked by an overspill of upscale neighbourhood in the capital Mexico's poorest state - in January fighting, with Islamists and police Riyadh, was the latest blow dealt to 1994, when at least 150 people died in battling each other almost every day. Osama bin Laden's group in Saudi clashes. Presidential spokesman A bomb killed 10 soldiers in the town Arabia. Moroccan Younis Mohammed Ruben Aguilar told reporters that the on Friday (Jul 1) as they were on their Ibrahim al-Hayari was killed in a rebel statement apparently aimed at way to a steam bathhouse. An Islamist dawn raid by security forces in an area joining the political life was good for militant group claimed responsibility where suspected militants were the nation, adding that the rebel move for planting the device. -- Reuters. ) hiding, an Interior Ministry official "opens the possibility for dialogue as Nazran, Jul 5 -- Rebels killed a was quoted by Saudi Press Agency as an instrument to reach agreements". policeman and a soldier in Chechnya's saying. Three other suspected The Zapatistas statement was issued lawless south when they ambushed a militants were arrested, a security from their Chiapas strongholds and Russian convoy sent to investigate the official said, speaking on condition of signed by their military leader killing of a village mayor, police said anonymity because of the sensitivity of Subcomandante Marcos. "With the today. In further proof of the the issue. He said the three men were approval and support of the broad continuing chaos in the Russian on a recently issued list of 36 most- majority of its members, the EZLN region, 1,000 Chechens gathered in wanted terrorists. SPA, quoting an [Zapatista National Liberation Army] Grozny to protest against the seizure unidentified official, reported that al- will undertake a new national and by armed men of the chief of their Hayari headed al-Qaida in the international political initiative," it village -- the latest in a string of kingdom. Al-Hayari topped a list said. It followed another statement kidnappings. A police spokesman said issued on Tuesday (Jun 28) of 36 most- which last week put communities the convoy of police and soldiers had wanted militants sought for controlled by the rebels on a "red been traveling to Burgaloi village participation in previous terror alert" while EZLN members gathered yesterday to investigate the murder attacks in the kingdom dating back to to discuss their future. of mayor Abdul-Azim Yangulbayev, 2003. The Interior Ministry official when they fell into an ambush. said security forces conducted two NEPAL Residents of the village of Serzhen- simultaneous operations in eastern Kathmandu, Jun 29 -- Sixteen Yurt, which lies on the road that links Riyadh to capture suspects and killed civilians were injured yesterday, by a Grozny to the badlands of the al-Hayari after a shoot-out. The crude bomb, thrown by suspected mountainous south, converged on the official said the first operation ended Maoist rebels, yesterday, in capital to demand the release of their with two suspects surrendering Nepalgunj, 500 km west of mayor. Residents said Shakhid without incident. But in the second Kathmandu, an army officer said Shamayev was seized by pro-Moscow raid, militants fired at troops and today. "The bomb, which was aimed at Chechen forces -- who are blamed by lobbed grenades before al-Hayari was an army truck, missed its target, hit rights groups for mass kidnappings -- killed and another extremist was an electric pole and exploded in front on Saturday (Jul 2). Kidnappings arrested. The news report said six of the Nepalgunj Medical College," the have been a common trait of the war, security forces members were slightly officer told Reuters. "All those injured with human rights groups accusing wounded in the gunbattles. were pedestrians." -- Reuters. both sides of mass murder, abduction and rape. Witnesses said 1,000 SOMALIA PHILIPPINES protesters had gathered at the London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated London, Jun 29 -- A press report, government building in the capital Jul 6, states: President Abdullahi dated Jun 28, states: Thirteen people Grozny -- an unusually large protest Yusuf has said that he is to head south were killed and 24 others wounded for Chechnya. "We all know Shakhid through Somalia from his northern after gunmen opened fire on a row of as a very good man, and what they stronghold collecting troops and houses in a coastal village in the are saying about him, that he helped militia as he goes. He plans to go to southern Philippine province the rebels, it is not true," said Usrail, the town of Jowhar, which is 90km Zamboanga Sibugay around midnight 38, a religious leader from the village. north of the capital, Mogadishu, and is Monday (Jun 27), the police and "We will stand here until we know his preferred temporary base for the military said today. The authorities where and in what conditions he is new government. The warlords in suspect the attack was due to being held," he said by telephone. -- control of Mogadishu have threatened personal grudges among clans within Reuters. to attack Jowhar if the president or near the municipality of Alicia, Makhachkala, Jul 6 -- Russian establishes himself there. Observers about 800 kilometres south of Manila. security forces said they killed today say the president's announcement Some of victims were less than 5 the leader of a militant Islamist group could trigger fighting. Since President years old. behind a wave of fatal bombings in a Yusuf left his exiled home in Kenya troubled region near separatist last month he has been based in RUSSIA Chechnya. Rasul Makashiripov was Bossaso in his home region of Makhachkala, Jul 1 -- At least 10 leader of the Shariat group which said Puntland preparing to venture south people, some of them Russian soldiers, it planted a bomb that last week killed to Jowhar. "Without troops no were killed today when a bomb at least 10 Russian police in the government can work," the president exploded in a town near Russia's Dagestan region. Security forces also said. "We are now recruiting troops in Chechnya region as a military truck link him and his followers to dozens of Puntland. They are also being drove past, justice officials said. The other killings. He was one of two recruited in Hayran, Bay, Bakul, Gedo bomb exploded in the town of suspects killed when security forces and Juba regions. We will mobilise," Makhachkala, regional capital of raided a building in Dagestan's he said. The Somali government, Muslim Dagestan, as a truck carrying capital, Makhachkala, Russia's which was established in Kenya, has interior ministry troops drove up to a Deputy Interior Minister Andrei been divided since May, with the steam bathhouse. The bomb, which Novikov told reporters. There was no speaker of parliament operating from was packed with metal rods, shattered independent confirmation that the capital, and the president refusing dozens of windows in buildings nearby. Makashiripov had been killed. -- to move there while it is still under -- Reuters. Reuters. the control of his rivals. The

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25 /Political & Civil Unrest

Mogadishu warlords were named as TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM ministers in Mr Yusuf's cabinet but Tunceli, Turkey, Jul 2 -- Five soldiers London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated soon fell out with him, siding with the were killed and eight people were today, states: Explosions have ripped speaker. Last month, President Yusuf injured today when a bomb planted by through central London, with scores met the speaker, Sharif Hasan Shaykh Kurdish guerrillas exploded on a train feared dead and the city plunged into Adan, in Yemen's capital, but they in eastern Turkey, military officials chaos. Underground lines first reported failed to agree on where the government said. A second train which travelled to explosions at around 0849 hrs and should be based. Mr Yusuf is from the the scene to provide assistance was further blasts have since been reported north-eastern region of Puntland and fired on by militants armed with rifles, overground, with at least one bus has little support in Mogadishu. He has an official said. It was not clear if there ripped apart. Scotland Yard said also been criticised for his links to were any casualties in this attack. The explosions have been reported at Ethiopia, distrusted by many Somalis state-run Anatolian news agency said a Edgware Road, King's Cross, Liverpool for meddling in the long civil war. It is postal train was targeted in the first Street, Russell Square, Aldgate East feared that unless foreign powers, or attack. The five dead and three of those and Moorgate. Those incidents are Somali elders, can intervene to prevent injured were soldiers travelling on the thought to involve blasts in the train in Bingol province between the a conflict erupting, the stage is now set underground system or at stations. for a confrontation between the eastern towns of Elazig and Tatvan when the blast occurred around 0715, Officers have confirmed that a bus president and his former associates in exploded in Tavistock Place, near Mogadishu. GMT. One official said rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party Russell Square. London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated SUDAN (PKK) were believed to have laid the C- 4 plastic explosives on the track and today, states: Two people have been London, Jul 1 -- A prtess report, dated killed and scores have been injured Jun 30, states: Sudan announced the triggered them by remote control. A after three blasts on the Underground imminent end of a state of emergency military operation was launched to network and another on a double- across most of the country and began capture those responsible. The blast decker bus in London. Home Secretary releasing political prisoners today, toppled carriages, and work had begun including the leading Islamic to rescue people trapped inside, an Charles Clarke said blasts occurred opposition figure. Sudan has been official said. Around 100 people were on between Aldgate East and Liverpool under a state of emergency for 16 years board the train at the time. The injured Street tube stations; between Russell ø ever since President Omar el-Bashir were being transported to hospital by Square and King's Cross tube stations; seized power in the largest country in helicopter. On Friday (Jul 1), police at Edgware Road tube station; and on a Africa ø and todayøs developments are shot dead a suspected suicide bomber bus at Tavistock Square. Paul Woodrow expected to help prepare for a handover at the Justice Ministry after he of the London Ambulance Service said: to a transitional government with apparently tried to set off an explosive "At King's Cross station there is a former rebels. The emergency will not device near Prime Minister Tayyip rescue operation in the tunnel down on be lifted in Darfur, the western region Erdogan's office. Police grabbed him the line." More than 182 casualties and where a rebellion and after he apparently set off a detonator one of the dead were taken to the Royal counterinsurgency have created one of but failed to explode his main device. London Hospital in Whitechapel but it the worldøs worst humanitarian crises, He escaped into the street where police said that 123 people had since been and the eastern Red Sea and Kassala shot him. Police gave the bomber's released. And St Mary's Hospital said states, where there have been name as Eyup Beyaz and said he was it was dealing with 26 injured people, occasional anti-government violence known to be a member of Turkey's including four with critical injuries and largest far-left faction, the and protests. The most prominent eight in a serious condition. All London Revolutionary People's Liberation prisoner released was Hassan Turabi, Underground services have been Party-Front (DHKP-C). Turkey has a an Islamic ideologue who was once the suspended indefinitely and bus services long history of bombings mounted by a strongman of el-Bashirøs regime until in central London (Zone One) have been wide range of groups, from leftists to halted. the president accused him of power Islamists and the PKK, but suicide grabbing and dismissed him. Turabi attacks are rare. Four devastating immediately plunged back into politics suicide bomb attacks claimed by a YUGOSLAVIA with a news conference at his Popular group linked to Osama bin Laden's al- London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated Congress party headquarters, Qaeda network killed more than 60 today, states: At least three blasts criticizing the government for planning people in Turkey's largest city of rocked the centre of Kosovo's capital to adopt a new constitution via a Istanbul in November 2003. yesterday, and one targeted the U.N. parliamentary committee and a vote London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated mission headquarters. An Associated instead through a national referendum. Jul 2, states: A bomb attack on a Press reporter saw at least three U.N. In a national broadcast today, el-Bashir passenger train in eastern Turkey has vehicles set ablaze in the parking lot said the emergency would be lifted killed six people and injured at least of the U.N. mission headquarters in when the new constitution is adopted 12. The train was carrying 45 Pristina. There were no immediate and a transitional government is passengers between the towns of Elazig reports of any injuries after at least installed in accordance with the and Tatvan in Bingol province. The three near-simultaneous blasts, said January peace treaty that ended the bomb was placed on the track and Hua Jiang, chief U.N. spokeswoman. 21-year civil war in southern Sudan. derailed some of the carriages. Another The second blast detonated near the øGod willing, on the 9th of July, we will train sent to the rescue was also building of the Organization for sign the interim period constitution,ø attacked, said the provincial governor. Security and Cooperation in Europe, el-Bashir said. On July 9, the leader of There are no reported casualties from the OSCE, which is a block away from the former rebellion in southern Sudan, the second attack. Officials blamed the U.N. compound. The third blast John Garang, is due to become vice Kurdish paramilitaries of the PKK. went off near the Kosovo government president in a transitional government Military officials said those killed were building which also houses the that will prepare the way for elections security guards. Turkish president province's parliament and damaged it and a referendum for southerners on Ahmet Necdet has sent a message of slightly, said Jiang. She did not say whether to secede. condolence to the families of those what caused the blasts. Police sealed killed. Some people were trapped under off the areas after the explosions. THAILAND the derailed cars near the town of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated Genc, said governor Ozgur Korukcu, today, states: Violence in the deep last month appointed a senior according to Anatolia news agency. Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide to South claimed three lives in Pattani Reports said a second set of explosives evaluate progress and report back to yesterday and on Friday night (Jul 1), was found and defused 500 metres while two suspected southern down the track. The second train was him by the end of summer. Eide instigators were arrested with a gun, attacked and blocked about 1km from arrived in Kosovo on Friday (Jul 1), ammunition and propaganda video CDs the first but there are no further on his second fact-finding visit since in Narathiwat. reports on its fate. his appointment.

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26 Political & Civil Unrest/Labour Disputes

ZIMBABWE cost of $300 million. For the moment it the Canada Labour Code to look into London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated wants people cleared from illegal traffic issues at the port and today, states: At least three people settlements to move to New Caledonia recommend ways to resolve problems including a pregnant woman and a or transit centres in the eastern city of facing the truck drivers. child were killed overnight as the Mutare, and a yet to be established Zimbabwean government continues to facility in Bulawayo in the south of LIBERIA destroy what it says are illegal houses, the country. From the transit centres Monrovia, Jul 6 -- Civil servants in Amnesty International said. The people are supposed to move on to Liberia began a three-day strike today human rights group said the deaths their rural areas, or alternative to demand 18 months of salary occurred during the past 48 hours of locations, but for more than a month arrears, dating from 2002 and 2003, destruction at the Porta Farm the vast majority have remained in when former president Charles Taylor informal settlement near Harare and the temporary holding camps. -- was still in power. Jeffersen Elliot, the the eviction of some 10,000 residents. Reuters. president of a trade union "Amnesty International has received representing 50,000 government information that at least three have employees, said Liberia's transitional died - including a pregnant woman government had allocated US $9 and a four-year-old child - during a million in its 2004/2005 budget to pay chaotic mass eviction," it said in a off these arrears, but this money statement. "There are unconfirmed appeared to have gone missing. "This reports of a second child is a struggle for survival and we will dying.Circumstances are not yet not stop our strike action until the clear," it added, noting that government pays our arrears of 18 confirmation would take the total to CANADA months," Elliot said. "We are four deaths. It said many of the people Vancouver, British Columbia, Jun 30 demanding a full explanation from had been herded into police trucks and -- The Canadian government Gyude Bryant's government as to why taken away to an unknown appointed a mediator today to try to the US $9 million in the last budget destination. It called on President end a five-day strike by truck drivers for our arrears has been diverted." The Robert Mugabe's government to handling containers at the Port of trade union leader said that if the immediately halt the campaign of Vancouver, the country's busiest port. present three-day stoppage failed to evictions and destruction that has left Veteran mediator Vince Ready will persuade the government to pay up, at least 300,000 people homeless. (See immediately convene talks to discuss his union would stage a series of issue of Jun 29.) compensation for the more than 1,000 wildcat strikes. Junior government Johannesburg, Jul 6 -- The drivers who went on strike on Monday, employees earn between 500 and 700 Zimbabwean government has federal labour minister Joe Fontana Liberian dollars (US $9 and $13) per continued with its programme of and his British Columbia counterpart month. Most civil servants stayed at demolishing illegal homes, despite Michael de Jong said. The truckers, home today forcing several urgent calls by aid workers to halt the who handle an estimated C$30 million government departments to remain operation. In Epworth, an old in goods per day, mostly for shipments closed all day. The Foreign Ministry settlement of around 300,000 people between the port in British Columbia stayed shut and most junior employees 15 km east of the capital, Harare, and Washington state, are demanding failed to show up at the Executive residents began destroying their own higher wages and extra money to cover Mansion where Bryant, the chairman homes yesterday rather than pay a fee increased fuel costs. The government of the transitional government, works. of US $150 per room if the job was will also launch an inquiry into traffic Officers of Liberia's new UN-trained done by government bulldozers. Aid issues at the West Coast port and police force were on guard at key workers told IRIN that the walls of recommend ways to solve problems public buildings to prevent striking houses and kiosks due for demolition facing truck drivers, who are workers from interfering with the few had been daubed with a large cross by independent owner-operators but are senior government officials who did police and local authority officials, in represented by an association. -- report for duty. The civil service strike an operation affecting over half the Reuters. began days after Liberia's transitional residents. With no transport available London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated parliament rejected the government's to the designated transit camp of New Jul 5, states: Containers will keep US$ 80 million budget for the Caledonia, 20 km east of Harare, or piling up at Vancouver-area ports after financial year which began on July 1. - back to their rural areas, the displaced mediated contract talks broke off - Reuters. people were left to fend for themselves between truckers and their employers out in the open in the cold of mid- today. The Vancouver Container Truck PAKISTAN winter. The initial clearance operation Association blames the brokers for the Karachi, Jul 7 -- Pakistan Vegetable in Epworth began on Jun 20, with the failed negotiations. "The brokers failed Manufacturers Association (PVMA) demolition of newer sections of the to step up to the plate . . . they refused has asked Oil Tankers' Association settlement, leaving around 12,000 to move beyond the existing (OTA) to end their strike and start people homeless. On Monday (Jul 4) inadequate rates," association dialogue for resolving the fare issue. the police moved into the centre of spokesman Paul Uppal said in a As result of strike, the supply of edible Epworth and began marking release. "The reality is that the oil from Karachi port to other parts of structures deemed illegal, although brokers are focused (on) competing the country came to halt yesterday as one aid worker alleged this was done amongst themselves at our expense." OTA went on indefinite strike against at the discretion of individual officers Uppal said the next step in ending the recent increase in diesel prices. The rather than city council housing plans. dispute is an industrial inquiry OTA ensured through its agents that The target was extensions to legal commission. Although the port none of the terminals would load homes, "cottages" built by property- remains open and containers continue tankers for any part of the country owners for renting out to tenants, the to move by rail, the daily flow of from Jul 5. Industry people feared main market and individual kiosks. container trucks moving roughly $30 that strike would create severe Residents in the older section of million worth of goods every day has shortage of edible oil in the next few Epworth said they had been given been on hold for more than a week days. It may be noted that the Oil seven days to tear down their houses after an estimated 1,000 truckers Marketing Companies (OMCs) had before the bulldozers moved in; those parked their rigs. The drivers say they increased diesel prices by three rupees in newer parts of the settlement were aren't being compensated for the large per litre on Jul 1. -- Lloyd's List told they could expect a final visit increases in fuel costs. Vince Ready, a Correspondent. from the authorities anytime this veteran mediator, was appointed last week. The government has argued week by the federal and provincial PHILIPPINES that its cleanup programme is part of governments to help resolve the Manila, July 5 -- Operations at the an urban renewal strategy that will dispute. The federal government also domestic port of Culasi in Roxas City eventually build 10,000 homes at a said it would launch an inquiry under in central Philippines remained

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27 Labour Disputes/Awards & Settlements paralyzed for the second straight day still others in Texas likely to join in, overcharging allegations made by as port workers continued their strike. as the impact of a walkout begun over IBM. The action dates back to a 1990s The strike began early yesterday the weekend continued. The strike US federal case which found Microsoft morning when about 250 workers began the day after a contract expired had been acting as a monopoly by belonging to the Culasi Arrastre for some 750 workers belonging to forcing computer firms to take its Workers Labour Union stopped work seven unions. Union officials said the software. The $775m payout is the because of unresolved wage issues. strike was precipitated by what they latest in a long line of such payments Passengers were allowed to board or asserted were violations of fair labour following the action brought by the US disembark from their vessels but practices by Asarco in refusing good- Department of Justice, last year workers refused to load or unload faith negotiations. Union employees at Microsoft agreed to pay $2bn to Sun cargo. The state-owned facility is the the company's Hayden Smelter and its Microsystems. In 2004, the European main port in the island of Panay. -- Mission Mine in Sahuarita, Silver Bell Commission also fined the software Correspondent. Mine in Marana and its refinery at group $597m for similar monopoly Amarillo, Texas, who had been allegations, Microsoft was also forced to SOUTH KOREAN AIRLINE working for a year without a contract - make a version of its Windows XP PERSONNEL - since its expiration on June 30, 2004 software that does not contain London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated -- then began voting the next day to Windows media player, known as today, states: Unionized pilots at join the strike. Nearly 300 hourly Windows XP Home Edition N. "With Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second- workers were on the payroll at the these antitrust issues behind us, both largest airliner, returned to work after Amarillo facility, and a Steelworkers Microsoft and IBM can move ahead, at staging a 24-hour walkout yesterday union spokesman said at least 250 times co-operatively and at times to demand better working conditions union members voted today. In all, competitively, to bring the best and greater job security. However, unions represent about 1,500 of products and services to customers," they threatened to strike again if Asarco's 2,000 employees at the Texas said Brad Smith, Microsoft's general management continues to refuse to and Arizona sites. Asarco Inc., a counsel and senior vice president. "This accept their demand in planned Tucson-based subsidiary of the is a significant step toward our efforts negotiations. Company officials said Mexican mining company Grupo to resolve these issues with other the walkout had a limited effect on Mexico, had asked its unions to accept companies," he added. One major anti- flight schedules, with just over a half a three-year salary freeze and medical trust action brought by RealNetworks of the union members participating in benefits and pension reductions, against the software giant remains, as the strike. "We will continue to talk though copper prices had reached well as several other smaller cases. The with management to iron out $1.74 a pound last week before falling case does also not resolve another differences without causing back. "Asarco is one of the highest cost outstanding claim launched by IBM. disruptions. However, we already gave companies in the industry," the The computer group alleges that them our final offer and there is little company said in a release. It said it Microsoft's software dominance room left for us to compromise," said was "extremely disappointed" that the damaged its server hardware and union official Kim Pyong-hong, saying unions had chosen to strike "rather software business. However, IBM has that about 280 of the union's 527 than continue trying to negotiate a said it will not launch any members participated in the walkout. new contract." Asarco has not compensation claims in the case for two The pilots are engaged in a year-long recovered fully from previous low years, it will also limit such claims to dispute with airline management over copper prices "and must be prepared damages suffered after June 2002. issues such as working conditions and for the future," the statement added. job security. The pilots union gave the Net first-quarter 2005 profits were MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, management a 10-day deadline $2.05 million compared to $16.4 UNITED KINGDOM starting today to accept their demand. million, despite lower prices, for the London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated If further talks break down, the pilots same period a year earlier. Asarco Jul 4, states: A couple who devoted 11 are planning to stage a full-scale cited higher asbestos liability and years to the care of their disabled son strike that may cause major environmental costs, pension and have received a £4m settlement in a disruptions at the start of the airline health care expenses and maintenance claim against a Harley Street industry's summer high-demand costs, as well as mine development obstetrician. A High Court judge period. The airline plans to utilise 305 costs. Copper analyst Charles described Karl and Natalie Power's non-union pilots, including 63 foreign Bradford of Soleil-Bradford Research, devotion to son Jack as a "tribute to pilots, to minimise any disruption of said copper prices have been strong all humankind". Robert Francis QC said flight schedules to be caused by the year but began weakening a week ago. the claim arose out of the strike. The pilots have been "We think there's too much copper out "management of the delivery" of Jack, demanding better working conditions there, or there will be soon, anyway," born prematurely with cerebral palsy and job security, including the with old mines being reopened because at Portland Hospital in 1994. extension of the retirement age to 57 of the prices the commodity has been Obstetrician Peter Cass denied from the current 54 and a cut in flight commanding and demand increased liability, the court heard. Jack is hours from 1,200 hours per year to particularly from China, now a major dependent on others for his care and 1,100 hours per year. Separately, the copper importer. has to use a wheelchair but the court pilots union at Korean Air, the heard he had a "preserved intellect". country's largest airliner, continued His parents moved from the south of their "work-to-rule" campaign for the England to California, in America, in third consecutive day, mostly by search of a better life for their son. Mr slowing down the speeds of their Francis said that a decision by Mr planes on the runways. Korean Air's Cass not to order steroids to be given pilots are calling for more rest time to Mrs Power when she was admitted between flights and also demanding to to hospital would have formed the have their retirement age extended to central issue in the case if it had gone 59 from the current 55. The collective ANTITRUST LAWSUIT, to trial. It would have been argued action by the pilots of the country's UNITED STATES that in 1994 it was accepted practice two flagship carriers have caused London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated that steroids should be given in order public concern about possible Jul 1, states: Microsoft is to pay to avoid complications that Jack disruptions of flight services. $775m, £438.4m, to computer giant suffered. Philip Havers, QC for Mr IBM to settle an anti-trust claim. Cass, said: "The claim has been settled UNITED STATES Under the settlement, the software without an admission of liability but London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated maker will also give IBM a $75m having said that I would like to Jul 5, states: More than 1,200 workers credit for its computer programmes. express on the defendant's behalf the at five Asarco copper-mining facilities Microsoft said the settlement resolves very sincere regret of the outcome in in Arizona were on strike today, with discriminatory pricing and this case."

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London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated BRAMBERG, AUSTRIA when a commuter service from Bogor, today, states: A boy who was left brain Bramberg, Austria, Jul 2 -- Two south of the capital, rammed into a damaged at birth when his mother people were killed and 34 injured stationary train on the outskirts of the was given the wrong drugs during today when two trains collided in city, derailing and damaging economy labour has been awarded £3m in Austria's Alpine province of Salzburg. class carriages from both trains. damages. Simon Chandler, from Rescuers said the trains crashed into Rachmadi, an official from the state Reading, who is now 13, was severely each other after one of them failed to rail company, said the train that was disabled as a result of his delivery at wait at a two-track section at a station hit had stopped because another train the Royal Berkshire Hospital in and sped onto a single-track section was having problems on the line December 1991. Thames Valley between stations. Seven rescue ahead. A local policeman said at least Strategic Health Authority agreed to helicopters were at the scene, as well 86 people, including several children the payout at the High Court in as 150 firefighters, 12 doctors and and pregnant women, were injured. London today. Approving the around 50 paramedics, police said. Two bodies were recovered from the settlement, Mr Justice Forbes praised Fire officials were saying each train crash site, one man and a woman. Simon's parents. The judge said they had two carriages and three of the Medics said at least four other people had shown their son a great deal of four carriages had derailed. Austrian were in a critical condition. love and devotion. The health police and rescuers earlier said three Yesterday's accident near Jakarta was authority also paid tribute to Mr and people were killed, but the spokesman one of the first involving a fleet of Mrs Chandler for the care they have for the rescue operation, Rupert second-hand commuter trains acquired shown Simon and described him as a Schuhmann, put the death toll at two. from Japan. "remarkable young man." The court "Unfortunately there are two people heard that during his birth, Simon's dead," Schuhmann said from the town PRESCOTT, ONTARIO, CANADA mother was given a drug to increase of Bramberg, where the crash took London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated her contractions, although she was place. "There were a total of 42 people today, states: A 52-car derailment in already contracting at an adequate in the two trains. Of those, 34 were Prescott brought passenger and freight rate of five times every 10 minutes. injured and six were unhurt." "Both traffic to a halt yesterday between As a result of the unnecessary trains were travelling at relatively Toronto and Montreal, one of Canada's medication, the baby's heart rate high speeds," Schuhmann added. busiest rail corridors. The tanker cars dropped dramatically and within 25 Eight people trapped in the wreckage were empty at the time of the accident minutes Simon had suffered severe were rescued safely. Some of those and Ontario Provincial Police said the brain damage. Speaking after the hurt suffered serious injuries, but only two people on the train escaped case, Simon's solicitor Susan Brown rescuers declined to say whether the uninjured. The accident occurred said his parents were relieved with death toll was likely to rise. The police moments after the train, heading east, the payout and pleased they will now said the cause of the accident was still crossed under the Edward Street be able to provide for all of their son's being investigated. -- Reuters. overpass, one of the main streets in the future care. In a statement, the town of 4,000 people, about 45 minutes health authority said: "Despite JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, south of Ottawa. Although homes are detailed investigations into the UNITED STATES situated about 100 metres from the circumstances of Simon's birth, it was London, Jun 29 -- A press report, track, police said residents were not in regrettably not possible to determine dated yesterday, states: An danger and no evacuations were the cause of his problems. However, a investigation is under way into the necessary. As of last night, there was compromise has been agreed and we collision of two freight trains near no immediate word on when the track hope that the settlement will go some Jackson, Mississippi, this morning. All would reopen. CN spokesman Mark way to making Simon's life a little five crew members on board were Hallman said the cause of the accident easier." taken to a hospital -- and a fire had not been determined. Mr. Hallman department spokesman says two of added that CN officials were looking at them were critically injured. possible detours until the track was Firefighters put out resulting fires in reopened. the engine area and in the nearby London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated woods. Most of the rail cars were today, states: Via Rail says it expects empty. The collision occurred well passenger service between Toronto away from any homes or businesses. and Montreal to return to normal this afternoon. The trains have been JAKARTA, INDONESIA detouring through Ottawa since a BEAUFORT WEST AREA, Jakarta, Jun 30 -- At least two people freight train derailed Monday (Jul 4) SOUTH AFRICA were killed and 84 injured today when near Prescott in eastern Ontario. More London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated two passenger trains collided during than 50 rail cars left the tracks near Jul 4, states: A freight train rush hour in the Indonesian capital, Prescott in eastern Ontario and tipped derailment in the early hours of today police said. A train packed with onto their sides. No one was hurt and damaged and closed the main rail link commuters slammed into the back of no dangerous cargo was involved. CN between Johannesburg and Cape another that was stationary at around says extreme heat may have played a Town, a spokesperson said today, 1625 hrs (0925, UTC), derailing role. The derailment is expected to be adding it would re-open late several carriages. Local television cleared in time for Via's Wednesday tomorrow. While many goods are footage showed hundreds of people afternoon departures. Via Rail service carried by road, the rail link provides milling around the site, some with between Toronto and Montreal one of the main links between South blood on their clothes and faces. "Two remains affected in the wake of a Africa's commercial heartland of are confirmed dead and 84 are injured freight train derailment. Catherine Gauteng and Cape Town, the according to reports from the Kaloutsky of Via Rail says passenger country's second port. "One of the hospitals," police officer Susanto told trains on the Toronto-Montreal run wagons on a freight train derailed and Reuters. A Reuters photographer at continue to be re-routed through in the process it damaged some the scene said rescue crews and Ottawa. Kaloutsky says she expects track," Mike Asefovitz, spokesperson bystanders working in heavy rain had normal service to resume in time for for state rail company Spoornet, said. cleared the trains within about 90 Via's afternoon departures from "On the passenger side we've made minutes of the crash. -- Reuters. Montreal. She also expects full freight arrangements to bus people. On the London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated service to resume by around goods side, we've diverted some trains today, states: Two passenger trains 1800.Toronto-Ottawa Via service is not and we're holding some back." The packed with rush hour commuters affected. damaged line, near Beaufort West collided near the Indonesian capital about 300 km north-east of Cape yesterday, leaving at least two people RAIPUR AREA. INDIA Town, would be repaired by the end of dead and 86 people injured, medics London, Jul 5 -- A press report, fated tomorrow, he said. said. The crash near Jakarta occurred today, states: Two coaches of a

© 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. 29 Railway Accidents/Robberies & Thefts/Computer Systems/Miscellaneous passenger train derailed today near Sasser wrought havoc in many BREAKDOWN OF FIBREOPTIC the Chhattisgarh capital Raipur companies when the Windows worm INTERNET LINK, PAKISTAN injuring at least 22 people. The two struck in May 2004, swamping net Karachi, Jul 1 -- Pakistan internet front coaches of the Bilaspur- links and making computers unusable. users are still facing slow and Tirupathi Express, which was on its A $250,000 bounty offered by congestion problems during browsing maiden journey, derailed at Mandir Microsoft produced a tip-off that led and downloading. Restoration of the Hasaud at 1050, local time. The German police to Sven Jaschan in May internet system in the country could injured were taken to the government 2004. The German authorities have take at least another week as the ship hospital in Raipur, 18 km from the called a public broadcaster and three arranged by the SEA-ME-WE-3 accident site. Nine of the injured, German city councils as witnesses to consortium had not yet reached the including the train driver and his describe the disruption that the worm fault site in Arabian sea. Meanwhile, assistant, are in a serious condition, caused. Soon after being arrested in the management of the Pakistan said railway officials. May 2004 at his home in Waffensen, Telecommunication Company Ltd Mr Jaschan reportedly confessed that claimed in an official statement that it SAINSHAND, MONGOLIA he was the creator of Sasser and some was providing enhanced satellite- Ulaanbatar, Jun 30 -- Two wagons of versions of the Netsky virus. Anti- based Internet provider connectivity to a freight train bounded from border virus firm Sophos estimates that 70% corporate customers, including banks, town of Zamyn-Uud (Mongolia) to of all the virus infections in the first airline ticketing system, call centres Ulaanbaatar city derailed on 925th half of 2004 could be blamed on Mr and other financial services. The km, near the station Sainshand, at Jaschan's creations. Statistics statement said the PTCL had added 0100, Jun 27. The train consisted of gathered by Sophos show that in the 136MB (2,000 circuits) for voice and cistern cars only. A breakage of first six months of 2005 there were 1,500 circuits for data and call centres connector between the 2nd and 3rd four variants of Netsky in the top 10 on satellite in addition to 8,475 wagons resulted the accident. The rail viruses and they accounted for 25.5% circuits, to overcome the problem. The traffic was suspended for 9 hours 35 of all infections. Unlike many other Pakistan International Airlines and minutes. -- Lloyd's Agents. viruses, Sasser made its way from Air Blue had been provided with full computer to computer without help connectivity, while other airlines were TUNNEL COLLAPSE, GERRARDS from users. It got into Windows being approached for their CROSS, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, computers by exploiting a requirements, the statement UNITED KINGDOM programming bug in the operating maintained. It said some of the See under "Miscellaneous". system. leading banks had also been given the facility while others were being approached to fulfil their Miscellaneous requirements. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. London, Jul 3 -- A press report, dated today, states: A repair ship today searched the Arabian Sea for damage to an undersea cable which has disrupted Internet connections for BUGLARIES, JAPAN BLOCKADE OF PORTS BY Pakistan's 10 million online London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated CANADIAN FISHERMEN subscribers for almost a week. The today, states: Hokkaido police have London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated exact site of the fault in the Southeast arrested 58 members of a major theft today, states: A brigade of frustrated Asia, Middle East and Western ring suspected of stealing 590 million crab fishermen used their vessels to Europe-3 (SEAMEWE-3) fiber link has yen (£3 million) in a series of slow the progress of passenger not yet been located, said Junaid I. burglaries in Tokyo and 22 other Maasdam (55451 gt, built 1993) Khan, chief executive officer of prefectures. Those arrested include docked in Sydney, NS which was set to Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd, Ding Changlin, 43, the suspected leave at 1600 hrs for Halifax, to repair PTCL, which operates the cable. Khan ringleader, and other Chinese mainly one of its failed engines yesterday. The said about 50% of Internet links have from Fujian Province as well as fishermen have demanded a meeting been restored using a satellite backup Japanese, the police said yesterday. with Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan to system. He did not give any other Six groups were formed under Ding, discuss the management plan that was details and he would not speculate each consisting of two or three adopted by the department May 11 about how long it might take to repair Chinese thieves and a Japanese after it was passed down from a three- Pakistan's sole undersea fiber link for driver, and are suspected of breaking person independent panel. Regan has the Internet. PTCL officials have said mainly into high-rise apartments from so far declined to speak with the some key Internet users, airlines, January 2003 to September 2004 by fishermen. Under the new plan, core banks and the stock market, are using opening door locks using wires and adjacent fishermen saw their quota the backup system. Meanwhile, other stealing bank passbooks and other cut from 18,400 pounds to about 6,900 Internet users complained that the valuables, they said. pounds. Boundary lines between crab disruption was damaging their fishing Areas 20, 21 and 22 were businesses. removed, which resulted in the London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated Computer Systems fishermen working in Area 22 taking a Jul 3, states: Engineers working on 68 per cent cut. A total of 15 vessels the snapped Internet link failed today were in Sydney harbour and lined up to trace the fault in SEA-ME-WE-3. in front of Maasdam, based in the The engineers are aboard a ship sent Netherlands carrying 1,400 by the 92-party consortium that runs passengers and 500 crew. The first the cable to the coast of Karachi. The fishing vessel arrived at 1500 hrs, president of the Pakistan SASSER WORM followed closely by a Canadian Coast Telecommunication Company, Mr London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated Guard vessel which monitored the Junaid Khan, said that in a repair today, states: The German teenager situation as it unfolded over the next operation that involved scores of suspected of being behind the Sasser hour. Maasdam was delayed for about technical experts from various virus has gone on trial in Germany. 30 minutes. It left the harbour without countries, the defective portion of the Sven Jaschan is charged with incident, while crab boats escorted the undersea SEA-ME-WE-3 had been computer sabotage, disrupting public vessel out to sea. Don Rowe, general narrowed down to around five services and illegally altering data. manager of the Sydney Ports Corp, kilometres. "The fault has not been The 19-year-old is being tried as a said Transport Canada advised the traced. Previously, we had narrowed minor behind closed doors as he was fishing vessels they were in violation the defective portion down to 15 km. 17 when he allegedly wrote the worm. of sections of the Canada Marine Act. At the moment engineers working

© 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. 30 Miscellaneous aboard the ship sent in by a UAE- today. Dr. Shigeru Omi of the World especially since live bird markets in based company, E-Marine, were Health Organization said at the Asia have played a role in the spread scanning five kilometres of the 39,000- opening of a three-day UN conference of virus to humans, said T. Fujita, km-long fibre-optic link, which is on bird flu that the virus has OIE's regional representative for Asia believed to contain the defective "tightened its grip" on the region and and the Pacific. He said efficient portion," he said. Pakistan made an is capable of springing major inspections are needed to detect and initial investment of $35 million in surprises. "We believe we are at the eliminate sick birds from live markets SEA-ME-WE-3. It pays around $2.5 tipping point. Either we reverse this and to ensure that different animal million as maintenance cost, including trend or things will get out of hand," species are sold in different premises, repair cost, to the consortium Dr. Omi said. "We must have an all- he said. annually. The PTCL president said: out war against this virus." The virus, London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated "Apparently the undersea fibre-optic which has killed 54 people in Asia, Jul 6, states: An outbreak of avian flu link is not damaged. If it had been currently appears to spread to people in wild geese in western China has damaged, it would have been easy to only when they come in close contact raised fears that the virus responsible detect it. Besides, the rough weather with sick poultry. Medical experts fear could soon spread beyond its Asian has made the fault localisation that the H5N1 bird flu strain could stronghold. Researchers say evidence process, a tedious exercise in the best mutate into a form that easily passes of the H151 pathogen in the geese is a of times, even more cumbersome. between people and trigger a big concern because of the migratory Engineers are having a hard time dangerous global pandemic because animals' ability to fly huge distances. differentiating between noise and people have developed no resistance to Their reports, in the Science and signals sent back by the faulty portion the strain. "The virus has behaved in Nature journals, are the first to show of the cable in what is known as sonic ways that suggests it remains as viral transmission between wild birds. testing." unstable, unpredictable and versatile Previously, the flu was only seen to London, July 5 -- A press report, as ever," Dr. Omi said. "Judging by its move to wild birds from domestic fowl. dated today, states: The defective performance today we need to be on World health officials are worried portion of the submarine cable, constant alert for surprises," he said avian influenza virus (AVI) could SeeMeWe3 has been severed and in a speech earlier. The UN meeting is cause a pandemic of human disease if taken out of the deep sea for necessary co-organized by the WHO, the Food it ever acquires the ability to pass repairs and testing, which is expected and Agriculture Organization and the easily from human to human. So far, to be completed today by the engineers World Organization for Animal the impact on people has been limited of UAE-based company E-Marine Health, known by its French acronym to 54 deaths out of 154 infections in deputed for the job. The much awaited OIE. The pandemic threat posed by Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia - repair works of the faulty fibre-optic the virus has been reinforced by its re- again, after contact with domesticated cable that constitute of seven phases emergence in China, where it killed chickens and other infected food birds. had finally started on Monday night 6,000 wild migratory birds last month News that the H151 viral strain is with testing of 17 km long cable route in the remote Qinghai province, Dr. now being passed around wild geese since completed and the defective Omi said. He said wild birds had makes avian flu even more of a global portion taken out for repairs. previously been considered threat than it already is, the scientists "reasonably resilient" to H5N1, and say. "These birds can fly one thousand OUTBREAK OF "BIRD FLU" their deaths in such large number miles a day at maximum," explained Tokyo, Jul 1 -- A second case of a shows the virus can have unexpected Yi Guan, of the University of Hong weaker strain of bird flu has been consequences. Dr. Omi noted that Kong, China. "This means the virus discovered on a chicken farm in there have been 64 human cases in has the opportunity to expand its eastern Japan, close to where an Asia this year, mainly in Vietnam, distribution to currently virus-free initial instance of the virus was compared to 44 cases in 2004. Of the areas," he said. The reported outbreak detected earlier in the week, local 64, 22 died, compared to 32 fatalities was first detected on Apr 30 April in government officials said today. for all of last year, he said. Vietnam is bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) at "Another case of the H5N2 strain has now "chronically infected", while Lake Qinghaihu, a protected nature been confirmed," a government official Cambodia and possibly Indonesia also reserve in Qinghai Province. The in Ibaraki prefecture said. The H5N2 have reported their first human cases, animals displayed classic symptoms, strain is a weaker type of bird flu than he said. Dr. Omi joined FAO chief such as tremors, diarrhoea, head tilt the H5N1 strain found in previous veterinary officer Joseph Domenech in and paralysis. By May 20, the avian flu outbreaks in Japan early last telling the conference that mass outbreak had claimed some 1,500 year. On Sunday (Jun 26), Japan's vaccinations of poultry and more birds, report Yi Guan and colleagues Agriculture Ministry said the H5N2 efforts to develop new poultry vaccines in Nature; not just bar-headed geese, form of bird influenza virus had been were needed in order to avoid a human but great black-headed gulls (Larus found at a chicken farm in the pandemic. "Avian influenza is not just ichthyaetus) and brown-headed gulls prefecture where hundreds of fowl had an Asian problem", Mr. Domenech (Larus brunnicephalus). Genetic died between March and May. said. "No poultry producing country is analysis of the virus extracted from Authorities have culled 25,000 birds at safe from the occurrence of the avian dead birds shows that it is closely that farm. Japanese authorities influenza as long as there are pockets related to the strain that has caused limited the movement of eggs and of infections in Asia." Mr. Domenech human illness in Thailand and chickens in a five kilometre radius told the conference that Asia needs Vietnam. Lake Qinghaihu is a major around the chicken farm to prevent about $100-million (US) over the next breeding centre for migrant birds, say the virus from spreading. The latest two years to fund a viable program to to Jinhua Liu and colleagues in case was found at a farm located fight bird flu, but so far only one-tenth Science magazine. Bar-headed geese within the area. The farm has about that amount has been raised. Pledges are known to move south to Burma 30,000 birds. The official said from donors such as the EU and the and north over the Himalayas to authorities were in the process of US were "still not enough and still not India. In their report, Liu's team culling about 94,000 chicken at five coming quick enough", he said. The analysed a variety of birds collected farms, including the second case, after meeting also aims to identify ways from the lake. The scientists managed some chickens tested positive in that the production and marketing of to isolate four H5N1 virus sub-strains, antibody tests, which showed they had live animals in Asia endangers human and tests on mice and chickens showed been infected in the past. -- Reuters. health. In most of rural Asia, poultry, them to be highly virulent. Fifteen of London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated domestic animals and farmers live in the 16 test animals were dead within today, states: Asia's bird flu outbreak close proximity, often sharing the three days of exposure. "The is at a critical stage where it could same room, increasing the chances of occurrence of highly pathogenic H5N1 easily become a human pandemic and the virus jumping species. Countries AIV infection in migrant waterfowl officials should help prevent that by must tighten regulations in the indicates that this virus has the launching mass vaccinations of production, transport and marketing potential to be a global threat," Liu's poultry, UN health experts warned of poultry and poultry products, team write in Science. Evidence of

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 31 Miscellaneous/Fires & Explosions spread in wild geese means farmers yesterday evening, although one was same time, smoke and soot could pose outside of southeast Asia should now stationary nearby. An hourly service is numerous health problems." A Level 3 be more vigilant for signs of the now running between Birmingham situation, in which at least half of the disease, the research teams say. Avian Snow Hill and London Marylebone via fire companies are responding to a call flu is almost impossible to stamp out Aylesbury. Rail replacement buses are such as a fire, are uncommon although once it becomes established in farm operating throughout the day between yesterday was the second in three poultry populations, they warn. Beaconsfield and Amersham, High months. During a 15-hour period from Wycombe and Maidenhead and midnight to 1500 yesterday, TUNNEL COLLAPSE, GERRARDS Denham and West Ruislip. Chiltern firefighters battled 28 brushfires, 75 CROSS, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Railway tickets will be accepted by percent of them in West O'ahu, UNITED KINGDOM Virgin Trains, First Great Western according to fire spokesman Capt. London, Jun 30 -- Following received Link, Central Trains, Silverlink Trains Kenison Tejada. Fireworks are from the BBC, dated today: A tunnel and London Underground. Chiltern suspected of causing 80 percent of the has fallen onto a rail line, after 20 Railways said safety inspectors were brushfires that occurred before 0900 metres of a supermarket car park on site investigating the cause. Tejada said. The early brushfires were collapsed in Buckinghamshire. Two "Passengers are being advised to minor, burning about a half-acre each, trains were travelling in opposite travel via alternative routes and buses but crunch time came with a directions when the Tesco tunnel at have also been ordered. We are succession of fires starting in the Gerrards Cross collapsed. The train currently putting arrangements in brush between Iroquois and North drivers reported the damage. Network place to minimise disruption." roads in 'Ewa Beach at 1100 HFD Rail said there were no reports of Network Rail said there were no dedicated six engine companies, three injuries. Minor roads have been closed reports of injuries after about 20 tankers, a helicopter and 37 men to in the area and services on the metres of tunnel collapsed at 1915, the fires, which scorched about 50 Chiltern Line have been suspended. It BST. A Tesco spokeswoman apologised acres, according to Tejada. Work on is believed that trains may not be able for the disruption to services. She the Ewa Beach fire was just starting to use the line for three days. Network said: "We have launched an urgent when firefighters were called to the Rail has sent engineers to the site investigation with our engineer Hawaii Metal Recycling Co. plant at where Tesco are building a store. contractors and will work with the Campbell Industrial Park at 1120. A Eyewitness Brett Jackson said the authorities to understand what fire was burning from the bottom tunnel collapse happened at about happened and get rail services back to vehicles piled about two stories high 1915, BST, today. It is thought that normal as soon as possible." The store in an area about the size of a football tons of rubble has fallen onto the track was in the "very early" stages of field, said HFD HazMat 2 Capt. Roy from the Tesco construction site. The construction and was being built above Murakami. Firefighters shot water Health and Safety Executive will be the line. The Health and Safety onto the pile while specialists removed involved in an investigation and Executive will investigate, and British vehicles. The third fire, at a two- British Transport Police said trains Transport Police said trains would be storey wooden structure at 94-241 would be disrupted for up to three disrupted for up to three days. Aniani Place in Waipahu, was days. The line carries services between reported at 1241. "The structure was London and Midlands. 25 percent involved by the time we got London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated there," Tejada said. Thirty-six people today, states: Commuters in the living in eight units at the address Midlands and London face up to three were displaced by the fire, which days of disruption after a rail tunnel caused damage estimated at $500,000, collapsed. Tonnes of earth dropped on added Tejada. The cause of the fire is to the track at Gerrards Cross, under investigation. Six engine Buckinghamshire, near to where a companies, two ladder companies and new Tesco store is being built. No 35 men responded to the Waipahu fire. trains were in the tunnel at the time BRUSH, HAWAII, UNITED STATES The fourth fire was reported at 1300. yesterday evening, although one was London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated Five engine companies, four tankers, stationary nearby. An hourly service is today, states: A rash of Leeward fires the helicopter and about 33 now running between Birmingham put a significant strain on Fire firefighters battled the brushfire Snow Street and London Marylebone Department manpower yesterday, between Lualualei Naval Road and via Aylesbury. Rail replacement buses requiring about 50 percent of its front- Ili'ili Road in Nanakuli, Tejada said. are operating throughout the day line resources. Forecasts for a The fire had burned about 125 acres of between Beaconsfield and Amersham, dangerous brushfire season probably military property and four acres of High Wycombe and Maidenhead and mean the department will have to private property by early evening, he Denham and West Ruislip. Chiltern contend with similar situations this said. The Fire Department has 56 Railways said safety inspectors were summer. Yesterday, about 130 front-line units. The move to go to on site investigating the cause. firefighters turned out to fight four Level 3 was made with 25 units out of Network Rail said there were no separate blazes during a two-hour service, Clark said. An additional 10 reports of injuries after about 20 period. What had been a busy day for companies, undergoing maintenance metres of tunnel collapsed at 1915, firefighters reached the critical point or training, were declared "out of BST. A Tesco spokeswoman said: "We at about noon yesterday as 21 engine service" but could have been used if have launched an urgent investigation companies, seven tankers, three needed, he said. with our engineer contractors and will ladder companies and an HFD work with the authorities to helicopter were used to fight major CHEMICAL FACTORY, understand what happened and get brushfires in Ewa Beach and TAICHUNG, TAIWAN rail services back to normal as soon as Wai'anae, a building fire in Waipahu, London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated possible." The Health and Safety and a scrap-metal fire at Campbell Jul 3, states: A fire raged through a Executive will investigate, and British Industrial Park. The building fire fertilizer plant in Taichung today and Transport Police said trains would be displaced dozens of people. Deputy injured at least 15 people before being disrupted for up to three days. Fire Chief John Clark said HFD brought under control by a joint effort London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated expected a busy brushfire season of both civilian and military today, states: Commuters in the because of the wet winter conditions firefighters. The injuries did not Midlands and London face up to three on O'ahu that produced high-grass appear to be life-threatening, with days of disruption after a rail tunnel areas. "We consider brushfires to be a most of the victims suffering from collapsed. Tonnes of earth dropped on waste of manpower and resources but smoke inhalation. The fire broke out to the track at Gerrards Cross, we still have to do it," Clark said. early in the afternoon in a Taichung Buckinghamshire, near to where a "Some people say let it burn but if we industrial area, with thick smoke new Tesco store is being built. No did that, flying embers landing on billowing into the sky. There was no trains were in the tunnel at the time roofs might start house fires. At the immediate word on the cause.

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Explosions could be heard from the the dairy giant would be "working like a pair of explosions rocked The plant, apparently from the flames beavers" to get the factory up and Andersons/Cargill grain elevator along igniting chemical stocks. Potentially running again. Work on the the Maumee River, the threat of a poisonous smoke billowing into the foundations would start next Friday third blast kept firefighters from sky, while officials warned residents (Jul 8), he said. Much of the $80 entering the facility yesterday. living near the industrial park in million factory was destroyed by fire Officials said it could be several days Taichung where the fire erupted to on June 21. Fonterra has announced before they determine the cause of the stay indoors. Firefighters from more its intentions to at least partially fire. "Multiple seven figures. Easily," than 50 fire engines, backed up by rebuild it. Fonterra general manager said James M. McKinstray when helicopters and dozens of soldiers, of manufacturing in New Zealand, asked to estimate the loss that could battled the blaze. Taichung Brent Taylor, said the factory would be run into the millions of dollars. He firefighters, aided by colleagues from in operation again some time between said the loss has the potential of being neighbouring towns and troops October and Christmas. Details on the so staggering that it is impossible for specializing in chemical warfare from capacity of the rebuilt factory and how him to quantify with a dollar amount. a nearby military base, brought the many people it would employ would be Sorting out the damage eligible to be extensive blaze under control in about announced on July 25, he said. covered by insurance is a task for three and a half hours. Officials also another time, he added. Toledo Fire sent special army teams to the area to FOREST, SAINT RAPHAEL AREA, Chief Michael Bell and Eric Renzhofer, control traffic and guard against the FRANCE a city fire battalion chief, said they possibility of chemical contamination London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated were keeping firefighters in a spreading to adjacent residential Jul 5, states: The French authorities defensive posture. The crews were neighbourhoods. Reports from various have taken to safety thousands of spraying the smoldering fire with monitoring stations run by the holidaymakers because of a forest fire water from a distance, rather than Environmental Protection threatening campsites in the south of moving into the 160-foot-high concrete Administration (EPA) in Taichung the country. Up to 400 firefighters are grain silo and attacking the blaze area later released test reports battling the blaze, which has already head on. The threat of another noxious fumes produced by the blaze. destroyed large areas of woodland explosion is expected to dissipate as EPA officials said that all tests showed near the coastal resort of Saint the grain becomes wetter, reducing the that the fumes from the fire and the Raphael. Emergency services say a amount of explosive dust. The plant did not pose threats to humans. strong wind is making the situation intensity and heat of the blaze are Police are investigating the cause of more difficult. Forest fires, an annual expected to remain strong for days the blaze. The financial loss caused by problem, are expected to be worse this because of a pool of molten rubber that the fire could run up to tens of year because of an unusually dry is believed to be inside the silo. millions of New Taiwan dollars, spring and summer. At six campsites, Chunks of rubber from the five-foot- officials estimated. the emergency services asked tourists wide conveyor belt are believed to London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated to leave their tents and caravans as a have fallen into the silo, officials said. today, states: A fire that broke out at a precaution. By late afternoon, the fire Tons of foam brought in from the BP fertilizer plant in Taichung City, had cut a swathe through 800 hectares refinery in Oregon and the 180th Air Taiwan Province, yesterday reignited of woodland. A motorway linking Nice National Guard at Toledo Express a second time at around 1000 today, to Aix-en-Provence has been closed in Airport were used to control the fire according to Hong Kong media. Heavy both directions, and there are reports Friday (Jun 1) night. Crews phased smoke could be seen at the spot and that the fire has reached the down their use of the material an emergency evacuation was perimeter of a military base. The yesterday because the number of hot underway to protect people from toxic emergency services say two other spots became scattered. Firefighters chemicals being released, according to forest fires over the weekend were still battling flare-ups at the silo reports. Sixteen firefighters have been elsewhere in southern France have after 2030 hrs, last night when fire reported injured. The initial blaze now been brought under control. flared along a section of rubber started at around noon and was London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated conveyor, producing thick smoke. At thought to be under control after five Jul 6, states: French firefighters are least one additional fire engine was hours' efforts, but it reignited for the continuing to battle a forest fire that called to the scene, and firefighters first time yesterday evening. A large forced the evacuation of thousands of again trained foam on the damaged amount of water polluted with toxins tourists in the south of the country. structures. Foam was being stockpiled released by the fire has escaped into The blaze is being brought under in the event the fire gained nearby rivers, and the local control but has already destroyed momentum, Chief Renzhofer said. environmental department is running large areas of woodland near the Chief Bell also said the city has access tests to find out how serious the coastal resort of Saint Raphael. to foam from other parts of Ohio under situation is. Officials have voiced fears that a statewide mutual-aid pact created arsonists may have caused the blaze. by the Homeland Security Act. The COAL MINE, NINGWU, CHINA Emergency services say a strong wind fire was reported at 1539 hrs, Friday, London, Jul 3 -- A gas explosion has made the situation more difficult. nearly 40 minutes after employees had ripped through in a coal mine in At six campsites, the emergency left for the holiday weekend. No Ningwu County, North China's Shanxi services asked tourists to leave their injuries were reported, even though Province yesterday killing 19 miners. tents and caravans as a precaution. the blast hurled sheets of metal The Jiajiabao coal mine was a illegal But most of those evacuated were able skyward. At one point, flames shot off township mine, quoted by local to return by the evening. "The fire has a conveyor belt 150 feet in the air. officials. 34 miners were working been checked but it is not entirely Investigators include Kyle Walton, the underground at the time of the under control," fire chief Stephane federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and explosion. Four managed to escape Farcy said. The fire forced the Firearms' agent in charge in Toledo, and 11 others were rescued. Provincial temporary closure of a motorway and Keith Loreno, of the state fire officials rushed to the site for rescue. linking Nice to Aix-en-Provence and marshal's fire and explosion there were reports that it has reached investigation bureau. Both said they FACTORY, TAKAKA, the perimeter of a military base. The would be looking at debris and NEW ZEALAND emergency services say two other interviewing employees and witnesses, London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated forest fires over the weekend as well as gathering evidence from Jul 1, states: Takaka residents today elsewhere in southern France have inside the elevator. They said their welcomed news that Fonterra will now been brought under control. presence was standard for a major begin rebuilding its fire-ravaged dairy explosion and did not indicate a factory next week. After meeting GRAIN ELEVATOR, MAUMEE, suspicion of sabotage. Some $7 million Fonterra this week, Tasman Mayor OHIO, UNITED STATES to $10 million of grain was inside the John Hurley told yesterday's full London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated silo. While it is unknown how much of Tasman District Council meeting that Jul 3, states: More than 24 hours after that can be salvaged, the cost of

© 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. 33 Fires & Explosions rebuilding or replacing the structure explosion. Four managed to escape yard beyond the buildings. Murphy itself will be in the millions. If the and 11 others were rescued. Provincial estimated firefighters had contained structure can't be rebuilt, the cost of officials rushed to the site for rescue, the fire by 2130. building a new grain elevator would Xinhua said. undoubtedly be in the "tens of PREMISES, QUEBEC, CANADA millions" in today's market, Mr. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated McKinstray said. The grain elevator SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN today, states: No one was injured as 80 that caught fire is one of four operated London, Jul 1 -- A press report from firefighters battled an overnight blaze by The Andersons, but one of only two LaSalle, dated today, states: A fire in Aylmer, Que., that destroyed along the Maumee River. The broke out at a facility of the Hamaoka several businesses and forced Andersons' capacity to serve its nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, hundreds of people from their homes. marine markets "has essentially been Shizuoka Prefecture, last night, but no The fire caused about Can$6 million in halved," Mr. McKinstray said. That, radioactivity has leaked outside the damage as it destroyed the Glenwood he conceded, has the potential to cause plant and no one was hurt in the fire, Plaza in the town across the Ottawa at least some short-term complications the operator of the plant said. The River from the nation's capital. The in operations. 2110 hrs fire occurred near a fusion popular mall, which was the oldest in Troy, Mich, Jul 6 -- Firefighters are furnace in the second basement of a Aylmer, contained between 20 and 26 still actively fighting the fire in a building constructed for disposal of businesses as well as the town's only south Toledo grain elevator, more than waste materials, Chubu Electric liquor store and the local post office. three days after it exploded. Two Power Co said. Businesses destroyed included a explosions rocked the facility on grocery store, a Giant Tiger discount Friday (Jul 1), less than an hour after PLYWOOD PLANT, SUTHERLIN, store, a bakery, a Videotron, a cafÈ, employees went home for the OREGON, UNITED STATES and a number of professional offices on Independence Day holiday weekend. London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated the second floor. Witnesses say the fire Firefighters have been on the scene today, states: Only the blackened started just before 0200 today in the ever since, methodically uncovering tangle of machinery remained this MarchÈ Frais food store in the mall. It pockets of fire in the silos, and putting morning at the destroyed Murphy spread to a paint store next door and the out. Toledo Fire Chief Mike Bell Plywood plant, with some small fires then spread quickly through the roof said yesterday the fire was more burning in the debris and hazy smoke to the entire complex. At one point, extensive than firefighters thought. still clouding the burnt remains. A fire firefighters broke down the door of a They have now found flames in the that began in the roof of the Sutherlin pet store and removed all the animals grain in five of the silos in the plant yesterday afternoon quickly they could. Flames from the block-long elevator. Right now, they're pouring spread to engulf several buildings on plaza shot four or five storeys into the water on the outside of the silos to cool the property, destroying 250,000 air as the blaze reached its peak. them down. Bell says crews will need square feet of the plant, said John Starting at around 0230 emergency to pull some of the burning grain out Murphy, one of the plant owners. He crews roused hundreds of people living of the silos, and completely extinguish estimated damage to be upward of $30 nearby and closed the town's major the flames. Great Lakes & Seaway million. A warehouse that contains artery. By 0630 the major fire had News. plywood ready to be shipped was been put out, but some hot spots were salvaged, along with the stacks of still active. All that remained of most LUBRICANT DEPOT, KARACHI, veneer in the yard. A faulty motor of the plaza were cement blocks visible PAKISTAN inside one of the dryers used to dry between exposed girders. There is no Karachi, July 3 -- Pakistan State Oil veneer likely caused the fire, which word on the cause of the fire. (PSO) said a huge fire that broke out began at 1230, Murphy said. Fire in its lubricant depot near National departments and police are continuing PREMISES, SAN FERNANDO, Refinery at Korangi Industrial Area, to investigate the cause today. When CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES in Karachi, was doused by the fire employees noticed the fire, they tried London, Jul 6 -- A press report, adted brigade after a six hours long to extinguish it from inside and from Jul 5, states: A fire that had been operation with the help of 50 fire on the roof. He said about 65 of the deliberately set raged at a commercial tenders this morning. Pakistan plant's 290 employees were working. building in San Fernando today, Airforce, Pakistan Navy, Karachi Port No one was injured. By evening's end, causing no injuries but about $1 Trust, Civil Aviation and different he lost hope that the plant was million in losses, authorities said. The station's vehicles took part in fire salvageable. "Now we've had a total fire at the structure housing Aleph fighting operation. Four firemen were loss," he said. Murphy said employees International Corp. at 1026 Griswold slightly injured while extinguishing " many who are trained in firefighting" Ave. broke out about 0050 hrs and was the fire. The Governor of Sindh has could have controlled the burn, but knocked down about 0145 hrs, by some ordered an investigation of the firefighters ordered employees to 80 Los Angeles firefighters, incident. The fire erupted at 2300 evacuate once they arrived. department spokesman Brian yesterday at the PSO lubricant Firefighters mainly attacked the fire Humphrey reported. The losses were manufacturing plant adjacent to the from the north side and didn't go to estimated at $500,000 to the one-story National Refinery near Bilal Colony in the south side where flames had structure and $500,000 to the Korangi Industrial Area. A huge spread to another warehouse. By 1600 contents, he said. The blaze quantity of stored chemicals and the fire consumed the entire roof of apparently started in a pair of trash petroleum products and plastic recycle the building and spread to a bins in the rear parking lot, material burnt to ashes. PSO is yet to neighbouring plant building that Humphrey said, adding that arson ascertain loss and cause of fire contained stacks of dried veneer, investigators determined the fire had accident. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent which were soon glowing red with been set deliberately. Aleph flames. A huge plume of black smoke International, a subsidiary of Japan- NINGWU COUNTY, SHANXI billowed skyward. Flashes of red based Nippon Aleph Corp., PROVINCE, CHINA flames could be seen through holes in manufactures sensors, relays and London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated the walls of the huge warehouse switches for use in the electronics, today, states: Nineteen miners were buildings. About 110 firefighters automotive and security industries. killed as a gas explosion ripped responded from throughout the county, through in a coal mine in Ningwu including Sutherlin, Tri City, Cottage SCHOOL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, County, Shanxi Province, Saturday Grove, Oakland, Roseburg, Douglas UNITED STATES (Jul 2), Xinhua News Agency reported County Fire District No. 2 and London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated yesterday. The Jiajiabao coal mine was Douglas Forest Protective Association. Jul 6, states: A fire that destroyed a an illegal township mine, Xinhua Businesses were evacuated, and school gymnasium in Las Vegas quoted local officials as saying. Thirty- firefighters worked to keep the caused an estimated $2.5 million in four miners were working buildings wet, as well as the stacks of damage and has prompted federal underground at the time of the plywood and other materials in the authorities to lend their assistance to

© Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 34 Fires & Explosions the investigation. The Bureau of WAREHOUSE, PADDOCK WOOD, town after the fire started on the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and KENT, UNITED KINGDOM industrial estate at Transfesa Road at Explosives' National Response Team is London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated about 1615, BST. People reported joining the Las Vegas City Fire Jul 4, states: A huge fire that tore hearing a series of explosions as Department to investigate yesterday's through a warehouse in Kent was appliances blew up in the heat. There fire at Roy Martin Middle School. tackled by about 100 firefighters. were fears gas cylinders stored in the There's no word yet on what started Crews from both Kent and East building could also explode. the blaze, and federal authorities say Sussex were called to Paddock Wood Emergency teams said firefighters they are helping to process a very after the fire started at the worked throughout the night to large scene. The fire began late warehouse owned by Whirlpool this control the blaze. No-one was injured. yesterday afternoon. Children afternoon. At its height a thick plume Train services on the nearby Paddock participating in a city summer of black smoke was visible for up to Wood to Maidstone West line were programme were at the school when 30 miles. It is not thought anyone still suspended today. the fire began, but no injuries were was injured. Roads were closed off reported. The intensity of the fire and train services from nearby WILDFIRE, UNITED STATES caused the gym's roof to collapse. Paddock Wood station were cancelled. London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated About 75 firefighters worked to Fire crews were called to the today, states: Firefighters from Texas extinguish the blaze, which caused a warehouse on an industrial estate at and Mexico spent the yesterday huge plume of smoke visible from Transfesa Road at about 1615, BST. battling a lightning-sparked blaze on across the Las Vegas valley. The building contained electrical the Caldwell Ranch in Fort Davis appliances and people at the scene County that was expected to grow to STORAGE & LUBRICANT reported hearing a series of about 1,000 acres by early today. Two TERMINAL, KARACHI, PAKISTAN explosions as appliances blew up in Texas Army National Guard Karachi, Jul 2 -- A huge fire broke the heat. There were fears gas Blackhawk helicopters were being out in storage and lubricant cylinders stored in the building could used to dump water on the Three manufacturing terminal facility of state also explode. The thick smoke could Points fire, which stood at about 300 owned oil marketing company - be seen up to 30 miles away and was acres last night. The fire was about Pakistan State Oil (PSO) near National clearly visible in Tunbridge Wells, four to six miles away from the Refinery at Korangi Industrial Area in Maidstone and Ashford. The fire had McDonald Observatory, said Ron Karachi, Sindh Province of Pakistan been brought under control by about Perry, a spokesman for the Texas tonight. According to central fire 1830, BST. The warehouse was left Forest Service. The fire began brigade sources, all the fire brigades of burnt out and with its metal frame Saturday (Jul 2) night and smoke from the Karachi Port, Pakistan Navy and twisted. Assistant Chief Officer Bill the blaze caused the observatory and other stations have been called in to Welch, of Kent Fire and Rescue its visitors center to close Sunday. The help extinguish the fire, which is still Service, said: "We're stopping people fire was one of several to break out burning and feared may engulf whole getting too close, the dangers for us over the weekend in West Texas. Perry plant if not doused soon. About twenty are the cylinders inside the building said the Winery fire that consumed vehicles are presently trying to control and around the back. Our concern is between 1,000 to 1,500 acres east of the fire. Police and Rangers have for those but also the collapse of the Fort Stockton was extinguished early cordoned off the whole area. No building when we're working there Sunday. A lightning strike caused a immediate reason behind the fire and also the environmental impact 500-acre fire on Chinati Peak south of incident is known. -- Lloyd's List it's had on surrounding people." This Marfa, he said. Correspondent. evening road closures around the fire London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated scene were causing disruption and today, states: The 12,000 acre Blue THEATRE WORKSHOP, BERKELEY, train services were expected to be Springs Fire in south-western Utah CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES affected by the closure of the station, was contained yesterday and the London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated yards from the warehouse, until 11,000 acre Diamond Complex Fire Jul 1, states: A $2 million major alarm tomorrow morning. remains at 95% percent containment. fire gutted the Berkeley Repertory London, Jul 6 -- A press report, It is expected to be fully contained Theatre's 1230 Fifth St. workshop dated Jul 5, states: A warehouse today. Many firefighters were still on yesterday night despite the best depot nearly a quarter of a mile long duty last night to handle any blazes efforts of Berkeley and Albany is beginning to collapse after being started by fireworks. firefighters. The blaze was reported destroyed by fire. Flames swept about 1930 hrs, and went to two through the Whirlpool distribution WILDFIRES, UNITED STATES alarms eight minutes later. A third centre in Paddock Wood, Kent, London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated alarm followed 20 minutes after that. yesterday afternoon. Parts of the Jul 5, states: Southern California By the time the fire was contained at building were still alight today. At its firefighters battled wildland blazes in 2142 hrs, every piece of firefighting in height a thick plume of black smoke Orange County and in the San equipment in Berkeley and Albany was visible for up to 40 miles. Thirty Bernardino National Forest today. The was on hand, two additional Berkeley firefighters were still at the scene Orange County blaze spread over 200 firefighting crews had been called up today damping down outside the acres of grassland near Chino Hills and two firefighters had sustained building. No crews were inside the State Park, said Polly Bowen, a injuries. The 7,500-square-foot building which was starting to spokeswoman for the county Fire structure near the corner of Fifth and crumble. Greg Theophanides, a Authority. The fire was reported Gilman streets, had been home for 15 spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue shortly after 1400 hrs and the cause years to the craftsfolk who create the Service, said: "The building has been was unknown. Firefighters from sets for Berkeley Rep's production. cordoned off because the structure is Anaheim, Chino Hills and Brea were Tony Taccone, the theater company's not safe. Firefighting action at the helping county crews tackle the blaze. artistic direction, said hundreds of moment is confined to damping down No injuries were reported and no thousands of dollars worth of hot spots outside the building because homes were threatened, Bowen said. carpentry, metalworking and painting it is not safe to put firefighters into In the San Bernardino National equipment were lost in the flames the building." He said emergency Forest, an 80-acre fire burning in which billowed as high as 30 feet from teams would talk to Whirlpool about stands of trees forced the evacuation the roof during the peak of the fire. what the next stage would be for the of children from a campground, While firefighters were unable to save depot site. About 100 firefighters officials said. The fire was reported at the contents of the theatre shop, the from Kent and East Sussex tackled 1518 hrs in the Barton Flats efforts prevented the spread of flames the fire at the warehouse which campground area, said Norma Bailey, to adjacent businesses. The cause of contained appliances like washing a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest the blaze remains under investigation, machines and refrigerators to be Service. Parts of Highway 38 were and Berkeley Rep has begun the despatched across the country. A closed and an evacuation center was search for new quarters. dense blanket of smoke covered the set up at Yucaipa High School, Bailey

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The pilot got out of the the cause of the fire was under had to come back after take-off from helicopter immediately as the fire investigation. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky quickly got out of control. It destroyed London, jul 6 -- A press report, dated International Airport Friday afternoon the helicopter. "He got approximately Jul 5, states: A total of 23 wildfires (Jul 1), reports said. Flight 1661 to 10 ft off the ground and came back ignited yesterday in Colorado. Today, Portland returned because the cabin down," says Assistant State Fire crews had them under control. One at did not reach pressurization, Delta Marshal Edsel Smith. "He then the Rio Blanco River near Pagosa said. Ambulances were standing by. noticed a small fire and tried to Springs has burned 650 acres in the After landing around 1800, three entinguish it himself but was unable San Juan National Forest. Fire crews people were examined at the airport, to." Police say the pilot was planning are letting the fire run its course in but no one was taken to a hospital. to attempt practice manouevers. The order to burn up dry brush and leaves. Delta officials said there were 183 Federal Aviation Administration will Officials say that tactic will help to passengers on board and six crew be investigating the crash. prevent future fires and reserve members. Passengers were cold, but resources. there were no injuries. All passengers CRASH, KUNUNURRA AREA, were rebooked on a new aircraft NORTHERN TERRITORY, scheduled to take-off at about 2030. AUSTRALIA The aircraft will have to be recertified London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated by the Federal Aviation today, states: Northern Territory Administration before it can fly again. police say early investigations indicate a helicopter that crashed in remote C-FACV bushland near the Western Australian London, Jul 5 -- Canada Jazz flight border last night may have clipped a JZA8125, a DeHavilland DH8C, C- tree. Police believe the tail rotor may 5N-COO FACV, was holding on L4 taxiway, have touched a tree and thrown the London, July 1 -- Fokker 100, 5N- behind a CanJet 737, a MYTRAVEL helicopter into an unrecoverable spin, COO, operator IRS Airlines, with six A330, G-MDBD, operating as MYT010 sending it crashing to the ground on crew and 85 passengers on board, was taxiing to runway 08R, via Lima Waterloo Station, about 140 departed Lagos-Murtala Muhammed taxiway at Vancouver, International kilometres from Kununurra. The pilot Airport at 1220, June 29 on a domestic Airport, British Columbia, at 1423, and passenger on board are employees of the station and were mustering flight to Abuja and Kano. The flight PDT, Jul 3. As MYT010 passed behind cattle at the time. The 30-year-old was 75 nautical miles from Lagos JZA8125 a wingtip struck the tail of the DHC8. Both aircraft were pilot has suffered minor chest injuries when it developed hydraulic problems damaged and returned to the apron. while the 21-year-old passenger has so the crew decided to return to Lagos. some bruising. Police and an The landing on runway 19L was CRASH, CHARLOTTE, ambulance were dispatched from uneventful until the crew attempted to UNITED STATES Kununurra but due to the remoteness steer the plane off the runway. At that London, Jul 5 -- A press report from of the area, they were unable to reach moment the starboard main landing Charlotte, dated today, states: the men for several hours. Timber gear collapsed. There were no Investigators from the Federal Creek police camped at the site last fatalities. Aviation Administration were night and will continue their searching yesterday for the cause of investigations today. ACCIDENT, GOMA, DEMOCRATIC the crash of a small aircraft that left REPUBLIC OF CONGO the pilot in critical condition, police CRASH, MARBLE AREA, London, Jul 1 -- A Russian-made said. The Vermont State Police COLORADO, UNITED STATES commercial aircraft had crash-landed identified the pilot as Cameron Brown See N44269. in the eastern Congo, a United of Washington, Conn., the only person Nations spokeswoman said yesterday. aboard when the single-engined, two- CRASH, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, The Antanov 26, belonging to the seat aircraft went down shortly before UNITED STATES small commercial carrier Mango 1700, Sunday (Jul 3). The aircraft had London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated Airlines, crash-landed on Wednesday just taken off from a small, private Jul 6, states: The Federal Aviation (Jun 29) on a runway near the city of airfield when it lost power and hit Administration confirmed that a pilot Goma, after its landing gear failed. trees as it came down, police said. was killed this afternoon after his The aircraft skidded off the runway twin-engine plane crashed at the and stopped 10m from nearby houses. CRASH, CLEVEDON, University of Oklahoma's Max The eight passengers aboard were NEW ZEALAND Westheimer Airport in Norman. shaken, but no injuries were London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated Robert Spector, of Norman, died after reported. today, states: Two men have survived his Piper PA-34 clipped the second a light plane crash at Clevedon, south- floor of the terminal building and ACCIDENT, SIKORSKIY east of Auckland. The plane was a crashed on the ground below. Norman MEMORIAL AIRPORT, Cessna 172 from the Ardmore Flying fire officials said that no injuries were UNITED STATES School and it became submerged at reported on the ground. FAA officials London, Jul 5 -- A press report, the mouth of the Wairoa River. said Spector was arriving on a solo dated Jul 4, states: Emergency crews However, police were able to rescue flight from Austin, Texas, in a plane were on the scene of an accident the pilot and passenger. Flying school registered to Norman-based NDI involving an aircraft at Sikorsky general manager Craig Hunter said Airplanes. According to a witness at Memorial Airport late today. neither of the two men on board were the scene, the pilot was apparently Authorities tell News Channel 8 a hurt, apart from a few bruises. Hunter trying to correct the plane's Cessna aircraft overshot the runway said the men were flying in a low positioning before he hit the building. as it was coming in for a landing flying area and were hit by a flock of Cameron Quetone, who works at around 2230 hrs. The aircraft suffered birds, possibly ducks. Ozzie's Diner inside the terminal damage to the propeller and right facility, said he heard the engine stop wing. According to Bridgeport Fire CRASH, JACKSON'S MILL, just before the small plane hit the Department officials two people were LEWIS COUNTY, UNITED STATES corner of the building. The aircraft on board the aircraft. They were not London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated crashed in front of the east wall of the injured, police said. Jul 4, states: A helicopter crashed at terminal after it clipped the northeast © Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit 2004 These reports may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photographic, recorded or otherise without the prior written permission of the publisher. 36 Aviation corner of the building, Quetone said. behind schedule. Over 50 of the 94 Jet Blue does not serve Raleigh- Norman emergency crews were passengers on board took the following Durham International. investigating at the scene late today. flight MU5566 to Shanghai. The rest National Transportation Safety Board boarded another aircraft China EMERGENCY LANDING, and FAA officials were also expected to Eastern had dispatched from WICKENBURG, ARIZONA, arrive at the airport, which is used Shanghai for the emergency. An initial UNITED STATES frequently by small charter, corporate check indicates that the Shanghai- London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated and university aircraft. bound jet had problems with an engine today, states: A single-engine air vane which was deformed probably tanker helping to fight a brush fire EMERGENCY LANDING CHUBU, due to being hit by a flying bird. The near Tonopah made an emergency JAPAN aircraft is being repaired and an landing yesterday evening in a remote London, Jun 4 -- A press report, investigation is still going on. desert area near Wickenburg. dated today, states: A Continental Authorities say the pilot escaped Micronesia plane made an emergency EMERGENCY LANDING, HAWKE'S injury. A search and rescue team from landing yesterday at Chubu Centrair BAY AIRPORT, NEW ZEALAND the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office International Airport near Nagoya due London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated found the pilot walking along a road. to trouble in its hydraulic system, but today, states: The pilot and one As a precaution, he was taken to a no one was injured, airport officials passenger of an Air Napier light nearby hospital for a medical said. Flight 975, bound for Chubu aircraft walked away unscathed after evaluation. The pilot's identity was airport from Guam with 160 crew an emergency landing at Hawke's Bay not immediately released. Authorities members and passengers on board, Airport just after 0845, this morning. say he was the only person aboard the developed the hydraulic trouble at As the airport's emergency tender and Arizona-based air tanker. The aircraft 1935 hrs, when it was flying 20 two fire service appliances stood by, was en route to Wickenburg Airport kilometres north of the airport, the the pilot carried out a text-book when the pilot issued a mayday officials said. wheels-up landing after earlier distress call about 1940 hrs. A discovering the nose-wheel would not spokesman for the Arizona State Land EMERGENCY LANDING, BRISTOL, extend. Air Napier manager Gary Department says the pilot "apparently UNITED KINGDOM Peacock said the pilot, whom he lost power" and was forced to put the London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated described as very experienced, aircraft down. Jul 6, states: A Glasgow-bound discovered the fault as he was going aircraft was forced to make an into Wairoa. The flight had left FLIGHTS DELAYED, HALIFAX, emergency landing at Bristol Palmerston North early this morning CANADA International Airport today. The alarm but had to over-fly Napier because of London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated was raised when smoke was detected fog conditions. The pilot called Mr today, states: Airlines flying out of the in the baggage hold of the British Peacock and told him he had a Halifax International Airport hope to Airways aircraft shortly after it took problem with the nose wheel. "He had be back on schedule, after weather off from Bristol. The captain set off plenty of fuel on board so we kept him and runway renovations caused two the plane's on board fire extinguishers out over the bay," Mr Peacock said, days of delays and cancellations. to avert a possible blaze before adding that he had time on his side for CanJet, Continental and American turning the plane around. Twelve fire the fog to clear. He also chose to bring Eagle all operated extra flights engines were called to the airport as a the aircraft to Napier rather that yesterday morning, while Air Canada precaution, but the plane landed Wairoa or Gisborne because of the used bigger aircraft and added more safely. All 17 passengers and the crew emergency services available. After flights in the early afternoon. The on board the flight were uninjured, gaps in the fog opened, and with problems began Friday (Jul 1), when and were put onto another plane and emergency vehicles in place, the pilot heavy fog rolled into Halifax. For two sent on their way shortly afterwards. brought the twin-engine aircraft in days, flights were either cancelled, No other flights are believed to have slowly and touched down on the grass delayed or diverted to Moncton, N.B., been delayed. In a statement, British in front of the tower and well away because runway upgrades meant the Airways apologised to passengers for from the main runway. The aircraft airport's instrument landing systems the delay, and added: "Safety is always slid to a stop after about 150 metres weren't working. Without the guidance our first priority. Our pilots are highly and the pilot and passenger stepped systems, pilots could not land safely in trained and followed established out. A mobile heavy lifting crane was the poor visibility. The fog was clear procedures on this occasion." Bristol on the scene within about 30 minutes by yesterday morning, and aircraft Airport said: "Passengers on the flight to remove the Piper Seneca for began moving again, but the were transferred to another plane to inspection. Mr Peacock said the major renovations mean similar problems continue their journey." damage was to the propeller blades, will occur over the next three weeks which were bent back. He was not whenever heavy fog rolls in. EMERGENCY LANDING, sure of the full extent of the damage CHANGBEI INTERNATIONAL or how long the aircraft would be out FLIGHTS DIVERTED DUE TO FOG, AIRPORT, NANCHANG, CHINA of service. SEATTLE-TACOMA London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, today, states: A China Eastern aircraft EMERGENCY LANDING, UNITED STATES bound for Shanghai with 94 RALEIGH-DURHAM London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated passengers on board was forced into INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, yesterday, states: The approach lights an emergency landing yesterday NORTH CAROLINA, at Seattle-Tacoma International afternoon, seven minutes after taking- UNITED STATES Airport went out this morning while off from the Nanchang Changbei London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated the runways were shrouded in heavy International Airport. The aircraft had today, states: A Jet Blue aircraft on its fog, forcing 21 incoming flights to be collided with a flying bird, the way to Florida made an emergency diverted. No flights landed at Sea-Tac Shanghai Morning Post reported. No landing at Raleigh-Durham for nearly two hours, said airport casualties were reported. Flight International Airport this morning. It spokesman Bob Parker. Some flights MU5568 took off at 1346 but reported happend at about 0930, local time. The were held on the ground at their point abnormal readings accompanied by pilot of an A-320 Air Bus reported that of origin, while others were diverted to irregular noises and jet shaking one passengers requested a landing Bellingham, Wenatchee, Portland, minute later when it rose to about 100 because of an odour in the aircraft. Ore., and Victoria and Vancouver, metres, the same report said. The jet Spokesperson Mindy Hamlin said the British Columbia. Arrivals resumed made an emergency landing at the landing was safe and the aircraft was after the fog lifted. The lights went out Changbei airport at 1352. The checked out in the airport's General after a part failed, said Federal emergency forced China Eastern flight Aviation area. The aircraft will Aviation Administration spokesman MU2765 from Guiyang to Nanchang to continue on its flight to JFK West Allen Kenitzer. The part was expected circle in the sky, and land 10 minutes Palm Beach when the aircraft refuels. to be replaced later in the day.

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G-MDBD sending both passengers to the Aviation Administration records See C-FACV. hosptial. The aircraft crashed around show Allen Dale was listed as 1500 yesterday afternoon, near Hodge another owner of the plane. Holly INCIDENT AT PORT HARCOURT Road and Thorpe Drive. The aircraft Baker, FAA spokeswoman, said the AIRPORT, NIGERIA had just taken off from the circumstances of the crash were Paris, Jul 6 -- An Air France Summerville Airport. One victim is in unknown, but that the FAA and the passenger jet with more than 190 critical condition and the other is National Transportation Safety people on board struck a cow shortly stable. Board would investigate. after landing at the coastal city of Port London, Jul 6 -- Aeronca C-3, London, Jul 6 -- Beechcraft Bonanza Harcourt, a spokeswoman for the N14532, crashed near Summerville, V35, N2056W, crashed into a swamp airline said today. The jet hit the South Carolina, at 1900, Jul 4, while near Defuniak Springs, Florida, at animal which had strayed onto the on a local flight from Summerville. 1711, Jul 3, while on a flight from runway shortly after the regular flight The aircraft sustained substantial Houston, Texas, to Panama City, FL. landed with 196 passengers on board. damage. One of the two persons on The aircraft was destroyed. One of the "The plane hit the cow after landing board was seriously injured. two persons on board was killed and but there is absolutely no problem. the other suffered minor injuries. Nobody was hurt," a spokeswoman N1621U said. -- Reuters. London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated N21835 Jul 5, states: The wreckage of a small London, Jul 1 -- Piper PA-32RT INCIDENT AT SIEM REAP plane missing since Friday (Jul 1) was (Cherokee Six), N21835, operated by AIRPORT, CAMBODIA found about 175 miles south of Delta Sales Company, while on a flight London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated Anchorage, and the bodies of the three from Kansas City, Missouri, to today, states: An airport near men who were on board have been Wichita, Missouri, with one person on Cambodia's famed Angkor temples recovered, state troopers said today. board, on departing runway 21, was closed today after a Vietnam The Cessna 207 crashed on the north Charles B.Wheeler Downtown Airport, Airlines jet overshot a runway in foul side of West Amatuli Island between Kansas City, at 1035, UTC, Jun 30, weather and ploughed into a nearby Seldovia and the north end of Kodiak made contact with levy, located off end field, a manager at the facility said. Island, troopers said. A Coast Guard of the runway, and crash landed on the None of the 98 people on board the search team spotted the wreckage late south side of the levy. The aircraft was Airbus A320 from Ho Chi Minh City this morning, and an Alaska Air destroyed and the pilot suffered minor was injured in the accident yesterday National Guard search and rescue injuries. evening at Siem Reap International team recovered the bodies a few hours Airport. However, the plane lodged later. The search began Sunday (Jul 3) N3211R into the ground and the facility must after the wife of John Phillips, 63, of London, Jul 6 -- Rockwell S-2R, remain closed for about a day until the Columbia, S.C., reported her husband N3211R, crashed near Bristol, South plane is dragged out of the way, the had not checked in with her as Dakota, at 1330, Jul 5. The one person airport manager said. The plane "ran expected, troopers said. The other two on board was killed. off the runway after landing in men on board the plane were James P. adverse weather conditions", according Leverett, 50, of Charleston, S.C., and N403CF to a statement from Mr Khek Norinda, Ken O'Connor, 77, of Charlotte, N.C. London, Jul 1 -- Agusta A119 (Koala), manager of Cambodia Airport The men were licensed pilots who N403CF, operated by Tri State Care Management Services, which operates rented the 1973 white Cessna from Flight LLC, while on an air ambulance the airport."'The entire aircraft is Merrill Field in Anchorage to tour flight from Durango La Plata County stuck into the ground and experts are Alaska. Searchers believe the men Airport, Colorado, with three persons on the field to remove the A320 by took off Friday afternoon on what was on board, crashed at 2002, UTC, Jun lifting it up and dragging it back on supposed to be a short flight from 30, approximately 30 miles west of the runway." Ten flights, eight of them Homer in the Kenai Peninsula. Durango La Plata airport. All three international, were cancelled late Conditions were good at the time for persons on board died. Damage to yesterday and the airport was closed low-level flying, the National Weather aircraft unknown. until further notice, he added. Mr Mao Service said. The cause and time of Has Vannal, the head of Cambodia's the crash are under investigation. N4200N London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated civil aviation authority, said London, Jul 6 -- Cessna T207 yesterday, states: Piper PA 31, authorities were launching an (Skywagon), N1621U, crashed on (N4200N) made a crash landing while investigation into why the aircraft Amatuli Island, Alaska, Jul 1. The attempting to take off from the Fort failed to stop and ended up 50m from aircraft was destroyed. The three the runway. Payne Municipal Airport at 0830, persons on board were killed. today. The pilot and his passenger INCIDENT AT VANCOUVER were injured. Fort Payne Police Chief N2056W David Walker said the aircraft, a twin INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, London, Jul 4 -- A press report, CANADA engine aircraft, lifted into the air then dated Jul 3, states: A single-engine fell to the ground. He said the aircraft London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated Beechcraft V35 plane crashed today Jul 4, states: Air Canada has taken a slid sideways, ran off the runway and in a swampy area of the Florida caught fire. The pilot, 24-year-old Dash-8 out of service after it clipped Panhandle, killing the pilot and wings with a UK bound Airbus Ryan Carter of Sylvania and the injuring his teenage son, officials passenger, 57-year-old Mike Stetson of yesterday. The incident happened as said. The identities of the victims both aircraft were taxiing for take-off Scottboro were able to get out of the weren't immediately released. "We aircraft before the flames spread. The at the Vancouver International don't know where they were going or Airport. The Transportation Safety two men were injured, but the nature where they were coming from," said of their injuries is not immediately Board is awaiting a report from My Lt. Frank Owens, spokesman for the Travel to help determine if any safety known. They are being treated at Walton County Sheriff's Office. Baptist Medical Center-Dekalb. protocols were breached prior to the "They were just passing over our accident. The much larger My Travel Walker said the aircraft sustained county." The teenager was airlifted extensive damage and is owned by flight was inspected and allowed to fly to Sacred Heart Hospital in to Manchester, England, after Rainsville-based Waste Processing Pensacola. Doctors said he was in Equipment. He said the Federal inspectors determined the damage was stable condition, Owens said. The only minor. Aviation Administration and the plane crashed at 1212 hrs, near a National Transportation Safety Board swampy area in north Walton N14532 is investigating. County, and local residents helped London, Jul 1 -- Piper PA-31P, London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated locate the crash site. The airplane today, states: A small aircraft crashed N4200N, operated by Billy J.Traylor, was registered to John D. Yates of while on a flight from Fort Payne, in a remote area of Summerville, Friendswood, Texas. Federal

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Alabama, to Gulfport, Mississippi, N8626V quickly doused. The Biman flight had with one person on board, while London, Jul 4 -- A press report, dated originated in Dubai and was making a departing runway 22, Isbell Field today, states: An Anchorage pilot and stopover in Chittagong on its way to Airport, at 1316, UTC, Jun 30, lost an his passenger narrowly escaped injury Dhaka when the accident occurred engine, the wing dipped and aircraft when their single-engine aircraft ran around 0845 hrs, 0245, GMT, Biman cartwheeled to west side of the out of fuel over Prince William Sound traffic officer Apurba Dewan said. "All runway. The aircraft was substantially early Saturday night (Jul 2) and 202 passengers disembarked safely damaged and fire was reported. The crash-landed in a marsh east of from the aircraft," he said. "The tail pilot suffered minor injuries. Whittier. Matthew Gallagher and his and wing of the aircraft caught fire wife, Monica, barely made it to land, after its two right-sided wheels broke N4386G Coast Guard Petty Officer Christopher up, forcing the aircraft to make a London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated McLaughlin said. "They ran out of gas belly-landing outside the runway of Jul 4, states: A single-engine plane about 100 yards out and just made it the airport," said Moshrraf Hussain an crashed near the Grand Rapids-Itasca to shore," he said. "But he got lucky airport security officer. The pilot County Airport shortly before 1800 and found a clearing." The two had activated the emergency doors and all hrs, today, killing the pilot, the plane's taken a 1975 Bellanca wheel-plane for passengers disembarked safely within only occupant. The pilot was a flight over the Sound on Saturday 20 minutes, he added. Officials said pronounced dead at Grand Itasca but got disoriented and ran low on fuel the pouring rain had hampered the Hospital in Grand Rapids. His name as they tried to return to Anchorage, spread of the fire which was quickly was not released.The crash is being according to the Coast Guard. The put out by the fire brigade. Airport investigated by the Federal Aviation pilot made a smart move when he and airforce security officers cordoned Administration and the National radioed the Federal Aviation off the damaged aircraft. "We have Transportation Safety Board. Administration flight service station launched an investigation into the London, Jul 6 -- Piper PA-46-310P in Juneau around 2000 to explain accident. Flight operations have been (Malibu), N4386G, crashed near their predicament, McLaughlin said. suspended from the airport and we are Grand Rapids, Minnesota (not The FAA notified the Coast Guard, but waiting for more details," the Biman Michigan as before reported), at 2300, a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk spokesman said. Jul 4. The aircraft sustained helicopter from Kodiak was in the London, July 2 -- A press report, substantial damage. The one person area on a routine training mission and dated today, states: At least 10 on board was killed. had overheard the radio call, passengers of a Biman Bangladesh McLaughlin said. The helicopter crew Airlines DC10 (S2-ADN} received N44269 used the aircraft's direction-finding minor injuries in an accident at London, Jun 30 -- Taylorcraft Model equipment to home in on the Bellanca. Chittagong Shah Amanat BC12-D, N44269, crashed near Gallagher had told the FAA he had International Airport this morning, Marble, Colorado, at 1950, Jun 29. seen a cruise ship. When the report agencies. Sources said one of The aircraft was destroyed. The one helicopter crew saw the ship below the rear wheels of the aircraft, person on board was killed. them, McLaughlin said, "they knew carrying some 200 passengers from they were getting close." After 20 to 30 Dubai, deflated and caught fire about N686T minutes of searching, the helicopter 0830 hrs while landing at the airport. London, Jul 2 -- A press report, dated located the Bellanca and began The aircraft skidded off the rain- Jul 1, states: A light aircraft with five escorting it toward Whittier. But soaked runway by about 200 feet. The people on board crashed and sank this seven miles east of Whittier and about fire, however, could not spread due to evening off the south tip of Lopez 100 yards from shore, the aircraft's rain. Ten passengers were injured engine sputtered out, McLaughlin Island in the San Juans, the Coast slightly while trying to come out said. The helicopter crew watched quickly from the aircraft out of panic. Guard said. One person was deceased, Gallagher crash-land in a marsh near The injured persons were released one was missing and two were the beach, McLaughlin said. The after first aid at the medical care unit seriously injured, Coast Guard Lt. Jayhawk immediately set down of the airport. The remaining Matthew Michaelis of Seattle said. nearby, but when crew members passengers of the aircraft were The fifth person on board, a 17-year- reached the aircraft they found the rescued to safety. Of the passengers, old girl, swam to shore and made her Gallaghers uninjured, he said. "He 167 were to disembark in Chittagong way to a nearby house to get help, was just a good pilot and was able to and rest 33 in Dhaka. The Dhaka- Petty Officer Kurt Fredrickson said. crash it to where they landed without bound passengers are being sent by She suffered only minor injuries. One injury," McLaughlin said. The road, said the official. Meanwhile, a of the injured was being airlifted to Gallaghers were flown to Elmendorf five-member committee has been Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Air Force Base in Anchorage, then formed to probe into the accident. while a Coast Guard helicopter was driven home. The aircraft, which is Habibullah, Director (flight safety) of taking another to St. Joseph Hospital owned by Alaska Star Flying Club Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh in Bellingham, Fredrickson said. No LLC, was badly damaged, according to (CAAB), will head the committee. The identifications were immediately the FAA. The aircraft was not insured aircraft is now caught up in a muddy available. The Coast Guard cutter for damage, according to club member ground, starboard wing broken, said a Wahoo continued searching in the area Bob Griffin of Eagle River. Biman official. Mohammad Selim, where the aircraft went down. The London, Jul 6 -- Bellanca 7GCAA, pilot of the aircraft, said that he at aircraft, a Beech 55, reportedly was en N8626V, crashed near Whittier, first landed the plane on the runway route to Friday Harbor in the San Alaska, at 0430, Jul 3. The aircraft and later took it to the muddy ground Juans from Redmond, Ore., said sustained substantial damage. The to avoid fire spreading as some of its Karen Byrd, a Federal Aviation two persons on board were not injured. engine parts fell apart. "If I had not Administration duty officer in the taken the aircraft to the muddy Seattle suburb of Renton. Mike Reed S2-ADN ground, there could have been a fire." of Sisters, Ore., reached by telephone London, Jul 1 -- A press report, dated Authorities soon after the accident tonight, said he was the owner of the today, states: A Biman Bangladesh suspended operation of the airport for aircraft but declined to discuss the Airlines DC-10 aircraft with 202 two days. Seventeen flights of Biman crash. passengers on board from Dubai and GMG Airlines in international London, Jul 6 -- Beechcraft Baron caught fire after it was forced to make and domestic routes have been E55, N686T, crashed into the sea off a belly-landing in Chittagong today, cancelled. The DC-10 will take over six Lopez Island, Washington, at 1555, officials said. A child suffered head months to fly again after necessary Jul 2, while on a flight to Friday injuries while three other pasengers repairs. Officials of Biman Bangladesh Harbor, WA. Two of the five persons on sustained slight scrapes during an Airlines made the observation after a board were killed, two were seriously emergency evacuation, Ahsan Hossain preliminary investigation and injured and one suffered minor Kazi, a spokesman for the national assessing the extent of damage of the injuries. carrier, said, adding that fire was aircraft. Sources at the engineering

© 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. 39 Aviation/Product Recalls department of the carrier said the variety of symptoms as we've had products in New South Wales, were starboard engine of the aircraft was before - we've had headaches, people released. Police say that interim tests fully damaged while the starboard feeling sick, stomach upsets but no on a poisoned Snickers bar which was wing is broken. Managing Director of real patterns that help with the sent to the company shows that the Biman, Mahmudur Rahman said that investigation," he said. Mr Weston- contaminant may be a commercially- the engineering department of the Webb the number of people reporting available pest poison. Masterfoods airlines was working to assess the Mars and Snickers bars still on the president Andy Weston-Webb says the extent of the damage. The Bangladesh shelves has dropped. letter arrived in the post at the Biman Airlines took the aircraft from company's headquarters in Victoria. a French company named 'Pegasus' on CHOCOLATE BARS, AUSTRALIA "We received another letter from the lease. The DC-10 has an insurance of London, Jul 5 -- A press report, dated extortionist yesterday at our Ballarat US$ 15 million. Though civil aviation today, states: Two people who ate Mars office and we immediately passed it to and Biman have adequate equipment, and Snickers chocolate bars are the police," he said. "The extortion assistance has been sought from army, recovering after becoming ill with threat remains against a third party railway and Chittagong port to salve stomach complaints as the bars' in Sydney. The new letter did not the aircraft. An army team has started manufacturer steps up efforts to require us to change our course of their operation at the Shah Amanat remove all the products from stores action. We are continuing to withdraw International Airport. across New South Wales. MasterFoods product from shelves, to collect it in a Chittagong, July 3 -- DC-10, S2-ADN, ordered a recall on Friday (Jul 1) of secure place and we will start operator Biman Bangladesh Airlines, thousands of Mars and Snickers, two destruction tomorrow." He says about and owned by Olympic, France, of its most popular products, after 30 people called the company's skidded off the runway at Chittagong receiving a letter claiming seven of helpline yesterday complaining of July 1. Salvage operations of the them had been contaminated. The feeling ill. It is believed that the letter aircraft commenced 1100 yesterday letter threatening to poison a member has been sent by the same extortionist and which will be undertaken in two of the public was one of such three who claims to have contaminated phases: The aircraft will be removed to such letters sent to MasterFoods' head seven chocolate bars in the Sydney west end side, 150 ft.from runway, and office at Ballarat in Victoria since Jun area. then to dismantle different damaged 8. The previous two letters contained portion of the aircraft, as necessary. -- threats against a Sydney company, EXERCISE BENCHES, Lloyd's Agents. which has not been named. NSW UNITED STATES Karachi, Jul 6 -- Bangladesh state police would not say whether the Washington, DC, Jul 1 -- The U.S. owned airlines Biman said that letters were handwritten or typed, but Consumer Product Safety Commission, salvage of the DC-10 (S2-ADN) said they were addressed only to today announced a voluntary recall of aircraft that had an accident at MasterFoods. It is not known where about 10,000 Nautilus NT 1020 Chittagong Shah Amanat they were posted from. MasterFoods Exercise Benches, manufactured by International Airport last Friday (Jul regional president Andy Weston-Webb Daytona Fitness Co., of Xiamen, 1) is expected to be completed today. It said yesterday the company's hotline China, and imported by Nautilus Inc., will be shifted to a special platform had received up to 2000 calls since of Vancouver, Wash. Consumers constructed for this purpose 150 feet Friday and 19 people had complained should stop using recalled products away from the runway. The aircraft of feeling ill after eating the bars. Two immediately unless otherwise might be declared scrapped after people complaining of vomiting went instructed. A weld on the bench frame submission of the investigation report to a Sydney hospital but were not under the seat can crack and separate to the authority, aviation experts admitted, he said. "They told me that from the main frame, allowing the feared. -- Lloyd's List Correspondent. they were starting to feel better and bench to collapse and the user to fall that they had been to hospital and and suffer injuries. Nautilus has that they hadn't been admitted," Mr received four reports of the main pivot Weston-Webb said. "We do need to separating from the exercise bench's investigate whether there is a pattern. main frame. No injuries have been It's possible it has been linked to this. reported. The Nautilus NT 1020 is a It's of course possible that it isn't: free-standing exercise bench typically People do fall ill for a variety of used for free weight workouts. It is reasons." Efforts to remove the comprised of a white steel base with chocolate bars were stepped up at the wheels on one end, with a black vinyl CHOCHOLATE BARS, AUSTRALIA weekend, with MasterFoods contacting bench and back support. The fronts of London, Jul 6 -- A press report, dated more than 6000 retailers and both the white base and the black today, states: New South Wales police removing more than 4000 charity vinyl back support are stamped with say interim tests on a poisoned boxes from NSW organisations. It the name "Nautilus." A tag affixed to Snickers bar that was sent to its focused yesterday on removing the the reverse side of the back support manufacturer with a warning has bars from vending machines and includes "Distributed by revealed the contaminant may be pest continued a publicity campaign with Nautilus/Schwinn Fitness Group Inc." posion. Masterfoods recalled all full-page advertisements in major and "Made in China." At the bottom of Snickers and Mars bars from shelves newspapers. Mr Weston-Webb said his the product's base, near its wheels, is in New South Wales last Friday (Jul 1) company did not know why it had been a sticker that includes the words after the company received a letter caught up in the contamination threat, "Production Date Code" and a 4-digit saying seven of them had been but believed Snickers and Mars bars number. The first three digits of the poisoned. Police say test results on a had been chosen at random. He would date code identify the day and the bar sent with the letter are not give details about the targeted fourth digit identifies the year in inconclusive but the contaminant Sydney company, the nature of the which the unit was built. Units looks like a type of commercially threats contained in the letters or how included in this recall have Production available pest poison. Masterfoods much money MasterFoods might lose Date Codes from year 2002 that run says more than 80 people have from the recall. between code numbers 1952 and 3652, reported feeling ill after eating its London, Jul 7 -- A press report, dated and Production Date Codes from year Mars and Snickers bars. Masterfoods today, states: Another threatening 2003 that run between code numbers says a 15-year-old boy bought a letter has been sent to Masterfoods, 0013 and 1903. Benches that are white Snickers bar at Seven Hills train the maker of the Mars and Snickers in color and do not have a Production station in Sydney's west yesterday and chocolate bars that have been taken Date Code sticker also are included in has since reported feeling ill. But Mr off the shelves in New South Wales this recall. Sold at specialty health Weston-Webb says it is difficult to tell because of contamination fears. The and fitness stores nation-wide from if people's symptoms are the result of latest letter comes after the interim November 2000 through January 2004 eating the chocolate. "Yesterday, we tests results on a poisoned Snickers for between $300 and $400. had 29 reporting the same sort of bar, which sparked a recall of the Manufactured in China. Consumers

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Port Delays (Information received from BIMCO, Denmark and Indian Ports Association, New Delhi) Country/Port Date of report No.of vessels waiting and/or days delay

Australia Abbot Point 04-Jul-2005 Coal: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 11 vessels due by 29/7; no delays. Brisbane 04-Jul-2005 Coal: Fisherman Island coal berth: 4 vessels due by 17/7; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to port congestion and cargo unavailability. Dalrymple Bay 04-Jul-2005 Coal: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 18 anchored; 35 vessels due by 4/8; 5-25 days berthing delay subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; waiting times vary greatly due to different stem supply issues. Dampier 04-Jul-2005 Iron ore: Shippers are experiencing some cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems; some vessels will berth out of turn and berthing may change at short notice. Parker Point: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 4 anchored; 5 vessels due by 14/7; up to 7 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available; a 48 hour maintenance shutdown is scheduled from 13- 15/7; East Intercourse Island: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 2 anchored; 13 vessels due by 17/7; up to 6 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; a shift to a lay-by berth for loaded vessels is always a possibility; shippers cannot guarantee that vessel will be able to load up to max. sailing draft available. Esperance 04-Jul-2005 Iron ore: 3 vessels due by 11/7; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability Geraldtown 04-Jul-2005 Iron ore: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 2 vessels due by 16/7; up to 1 day’s delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Gladstone 04-Jul-2005 Coal: R.G. Tanna coal terminal: 3 vessels berthed, of which 2 loading, 1 waiting; 4 vessels anchored; 33 vessels due by 31/7; up to 8 days berthing delay expected subject to port congestion and cargo availability; terminal will be closed for shiploading activities for 4 days from 11/7 for maintenance; Barney Point: 1 vessel anchored; 6 vessels due by 27/7; up to 2 days delay expected due to port congestion and cargo unavailability. Hay Point 04-Jul-2005 Coal: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 8 vessels due by 11/7; up to 3 days berthing delay expected subject to cargo availability and berth congestion; vessels berthing in order of cargo availability Newcastle 04-Jul-2005 Coal: Kooragang 4, 5 and 6: 2 vessel berthed and loading; 47 vessels due by 22/7; Dykes 4+5: 2 vessels berthed and loading; 21 vessels due by 20/7; no unallocated vessels; 5-12 days delay expected prior to berthing due to planned maintenance at Kooragang terminal, coal product problems with some shippers and cargo receival. Port Hedland 04-Jul-2005 Iron ore: BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Mt. Newman (Nelson Point), “A” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 anchored; 4 vessels due by 12/7; up to 3 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; there will be a 60 hour maintenance shutdown starting ca. 5/7; “B” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 5 vessels due by 14/7; up to 3 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability; BHP Iron Ore Pty. Ltd., Goldsworthy (Finucane Island) “C” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading; 2 vessels due by 9/7; no delays expected; “D” berth: 1 vessel berthed and loading, 1 anchored; 5 vessels due by 14/7; no delays expected; there will be a 24 hour shutdown for shiploader repairs starting ca. 5/7. Port Kembla 04-Jul-2005 Coal: 2 vessels awaiting cargoes; 15 vessels due by 15/7; up to 2 days delay expected; CB-1: 2 vessels due by 26/7; no delays expected. The second stage of the electrical repairs and maintenance programme will be carried out from 27/6 to 18/7; during this period, CB1 will be out of service. Port Walcott 04-Jul-2005 Iron ore: 2 vessels berthed and loading, 3 anchored; 17 vessels due by 23/7; up to 2 days delay expected due to berth congestion and cargo availability. Line-up expected to change at short notice. Cargo grade shortages and stockpile problems may result in vessels berthing out of turn

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Azerbaijan Apsheron 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: Dubendi terminal: 1 jet fuel vessel due 2/7 Baku 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: Bay of Baku: no vessels; Azerneftyag terminal: no vessels; AzerTrans terminal - Nobel avenue: no vessels; Sangachal district: 1 crude oil vessel due 3/7; Transserve terminal: closed

Egypt Adabiya 04-Jul-2005 Eleven vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 6 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 livestock vessel, 1 containers Alexandria 04-Jul-2005 Thirty-three vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 23 general cargo, 7 bulk carriers, 2 containers, 1 tanker; 16 vessels dry-docked; 31 vessels at inner anchorage, 4 at outer anchorage Damietta 04-Jul-2005 Twenty-one vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 12 general cargo, 3 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 1 Ro/Ro, 4 containers; 1 vessel at inner anchorage, 8 at outer anchorage. Dekheila 04-Jul-2005 Ten vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 3 general cargo, 4 bulk carriers, 1 tanker, 2 containers; no vessels at outer anchorage Port Said 04-Jul-2005 Eight vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 6 containers Suez 04-Jul-2005 Nine vessels berthed (loading/discharging), of which 2 general cargo, 3 reefers, 4 passenger vessels; 3 tugs Suez Canal 04-Jul-2005 Twenty-one vessels transiting Northbound, 32 Southbound

Estonia Tallinn 04-Jul-2005 Paljassaare (formerly Kopli): 1 soya bean vessel discharging at berth; no vessels waiting at anchorage; 1 vessel due, with 6 days berthing delay expected.

Georgia Batumi 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 2 vessels berthed, 1 loading gasoil, 1 discharging gasoline; 1 vessel in roads to load crude oil; 7 vessels due by 18/7, all to load, of which 2 fuel oil, 2 gasoil, 3 crude oil. Poti 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel due 3/7 to load gasoil. Supsa 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 2 vessels due by 6/7, both to load crude oil

India Kolkata 04-Jul-2005 7 vessels operating at berth of which 6 discharging (Containers-2, Timber Logs-2, General Cargo, Molasses), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 1 vessel waiting at anchorage to discharge; 1 vessel under repair; 1 Containers vessel due. Haldia 04-Jul-2005 10 vessels operating at berth of which 4 loading (Iron Ore-3, Thermal Coal), 5 vessels discharging (Crude, Coke-2, Rock Phosphate-2), 1 vessel loading and discharging Containers; 4 vessels awaiting berth (2 to discharge, 2 to load); 2 vessels waiting at anchorage (2 to discharge, 1 to load); 8 vessels due (POL, Crude-2, Coke-2, Containers-3) Paradip 04-Jul-2005 7 vessels operating at berth of which 3 loading (Iron Ore, Thermal Coal, Chrome Ore), 4 vessels discharging (Met Coke, NC Coal, Sulphur, Pet Coke); 2 vessels awaiting berth to load. Visakhapatnam 04-Jul-2005 17 vessels operating at berth of which 7 loading (Steel Cargo, Met Ore, Soya, B.F. Slag-2, Thermal Coal, POL), 8 vessels discharging (Coking Coal, Coke Fines, Steam Coal, POL, Urea-2, Pet Coke, Ammonium nitrate), 2 vessels loading and discharging Naptha; 7 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage (6 to discharge, 1 to load); 1 vessel (MV Jin An)waiting beyond break water; 28 vessels due (Iron ore-7,Steel, Soya Bean, C.P.Coke, Food Grains, Coking Coal-5, Rock Phosphate-2, Liquid Ammonia, Timber-2, POL-4, Lime Stone, Steam Coal-2). Chennai 04-Jul-2005 12 vessels operating at berth of which 3 loading (Furnace Oil, Iron Ore, Granite Block), 9 vessels discharging (Timber Logs, Steel, Sulphur, S.Coal-2, Rock Phosphate, HM Scrap, Crude Oil, General Cargo), 4 vessels due (Containers-2, Timber Logs, Passenger). Tuticorin 04-Jul-2005 4 vessels operating at berth of which 2 loading General Cargo, 2 vessels discharging (Rock Phosphate, Thermal Coal); 2 vessels awaiting berth to discharge; 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to load. Cochin 04-Jul-2005 3 vessels operating at berth loading and discharging (Containers, Cashew Shell Liquid, Palmolein); 1 vessel awaiting berth to load and discharge. New Mangalore 04-Jul-2005 7 vessels operating at berth of which 4 loading (Iron ore (P), POL Product-2, Granite Stone), 3 vessels discharging (Cement, LPG, POL Crude); 5 vessels waiting at anchorage (2 to discharge, 3 to load); 13 vessels due (Timber, POL Crude-3, POL Product, Iron ore (P), Fertilizer-2, Iron ore Fines, Granite Stone-2, Crude Palm Oil, Containers). Mormugao 04-Jul-2005 1 vessels operating at berth and discharging Met Coke; 4 vessels under repairs; 7 vessels due (C.P.Coke, Coking Coal, Container, Iron Ore-4). Mumbai 04-Jul-2005 15 vessels operating at berth of which 5 loading (General cargo-3, POL-2), 7 vessels discharging (General Cargo-6, Fertilizer (RM)); 3 vessels loading and discharging (Containers, General Cargo-2); 1 vessel working at mid stream to discharge Lauric/Myristic Acid; 1 vessel awaiting berth to load; 2 vessels not ready to work and waiting at anchorage (1 to discharge, 1 to load); 2 vessels awaiting order to load; 2 vessels waiting at anchorage to load; 15 vessels under repairs; 12 vessels under arrest, 24 vessels under laid up (Berths not required for cargo operations); 21 vessels due (Containers-3, General Cargo-18). J.N.P.T. 04-Jul-2005 5 vessels operating at berth to loading and discharging Containers; 8 vessels awaiting berth to load and discharge; 8 Container vessels due. Ennore 04-Jul-2005 1 vessel operating at berth and discharging Thermal Coal; 1 vessel loading Iron Ore at Inner Anchorage at (Port Basin); 4 vessels due (Thermal coal-3, POL).

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Kandla 04-Jul-2005 16 vessels operating at berth of which 7 loading (Agriculture Product-2, Rice-2, Salt, P.Cargo, Benzene), 9 vessels discharging (Urea, I. Scrape, DAP, Timber Logs-2, Chemical, POL, CPO, SBO), 4 vessel awaiting berth (1 to discharge, 3 to load); 1 vessel not ready to work and waiting at anchorage to discharge; 3 vessels under repairs; 3 vessels due (DAP, Methanol, Furnace oil).

Iran Neka 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, loading crude oil; 2 vessels due by 2/7, both to discharge crude oil.

Kazakhstan Aktau 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, completed loading crude oil.

Slovenia Koper 04-Jul-2005 Port working normally. Five vessels berthed of which 4 bulk carriers discharging coal/minerals/ore/cement, 1 vessel loading general cargo; 22 vessels due over the next 2 days of which 5 to discharge/load containers, 1 bulk carrier to discharge fertiliser, 4 bulk carriers to load coal/grain, 5 vessels to load sawn timber/timber products/general cargo, 2 Ro/Ros to load general cargo, 3 car carriers to discharge/load vehicles, 1 reefer to discharge refrigerated goods, 1 tanker to discharge liquid chemicals.

Spain Sagunto 04-Jul-2005 Ten vessels in port operating of which 6 discharging (4 steel products, 1 vehicles, 1 anhydrous ammonia), 1 loading bulk fertiliser, 1 Ro/Ro discharging/loading general cargo, 2 vessels discharging/loading steel products; no vessels outside commercial wharf; no berthing delays at present.

Turkenistan Aladja 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel in roads to load crude oil. Okarem 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 1 vessel berthed, completed loading crude oil. Turkmenibashi 01-Jul-2005 Oil products: 4 vessels berthed, of which 2 completed loading (1 jet fuel, 1 naphtha), 2 loading (1 gasoil, 1 fuel oil); 13 vessels in roads, all to load, of which 1 gasoline, 2 fuel oil, 3 gasoil, 1 light gasoil, 1 kerosene, 3 unknown cargo, 1 heating oil, 1 crude oil.

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