CONTENTS 6 26 Don't Make Me Cry Argentina SEAGULL Defiant Japanese Boat by Captain Arvind Dhurandhar Vol XVI No 65 Captain Rode out Tsunami May 11 - July 11 by Paula Hancocks 27 9 Letter from Europe Our Tree at Britannia Royal February 2011 Naval College, Dartmouth DEPARTMENTS by Capt H Beil (GN) Retd 28 by Cmde R Vir 3 INS Vindhyagiri and MV Editorial 11 Nord Lake Collide in Maratha Chamber of Commerce, 4 Mumbai Harbour Industry and Agriculture Letters by Presley Thomas Pune Expo 2010 by Cdr Mukund Lele, 42 30 Gallimaufry Who Built Bombay? by Tushar Gandhi 12 Meltdown in the Neighbourhood Cover Picture by Michael Sheridan 32 Fury of Tsunami A Scientist, his Work and Damage Climate Reckoning 14 by Justin Gills Prevention of Oil Pollution. 34 by Captan K K Joshi A Port? A Landlord ? Or Both ? 22 Waters Choppy Around J.N.P.T. Daring Rescue by South Korean by Amritha Pillay Forces on Hijacked Vessel and R N Bhaskar Samho Jewelry 16 36 Bringing Home the Human Coastal Shipping Cost of Somali Piracy 23 at the Crossroads by Michael Grey IMF Celebrates it's 17th Anniversary by Capt S V Subhedar 18 by Cdr Sati Taneja Navy, Coast Guard Destroy Pirate Mother Ship, 24 38 Rescue Fishermen Hijacked Ship Wear a Sweater, it's by S.Anandan M.V. Marida Marguerite Released Global Warming by Mr. Abdulgani Y. Serang by Judah Cohen 20 25 41 The Making of “Seminar on SIMA Anual Exhibition RTI Application Filed Underwater Technology” of Seascapes - 2011 by Cdr Mukund Lele by Ms Jayanti Shetty 1 SeaGull May 11 - July 11 The Sea Our Strength The Indian Maritime Foundation Mumbai Branch of IMF Council Members Commodore Ajay H. 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The contents may be reproduced with written permission of the editor. 2 SeaGull May 11 - July 11 Editorial Editorial We carry a picture of the Tsunami damage on our cover. The Earthquake followed by the Tsunami has caused damaged in a scale unseen before. Our condolences to the people of Japan and our admiration for the dignity,courage and orderliness shown by them in facing the huge rehabilitation which lies ahead.Our Tokyo correspondent Maj Gen Hirashi Shimizu (retd) and IMF member Mr. Mizushima from Kobe were contacted who stated they had survived, but were expecting difficult days ahead. There is also the story of Susuma Sugawara a defiant boat captain who not only rode out the Tsuami and returned to his base but continued to use his boat as a much needed ferry service. Exemplary conduct shown indeed. Included a report on a collision in Mumbai harbour,between an Indian Navy vessel and a merchant vessel in pilotage waters. The report on the inquiry will take it’s usual time to be made public but as there has been a previous mishap a few month ago, some urgent action by the Port Authorities is very necessary. On a happier note the Indian Navy has at last started taking positive action against the pirates in the Indian Ocean.This has resulted in two ‘mother ships’ being captured,a large number of pirates handed over to the police in Mumbai and hostages released.Michael Grey’s article ‘Bringing home the human aspect of Somali piracy’,written earlier,addressing the problems of piracy will be happy to note the increased role taken by the Indian Navy which he has been advocating. Capt Dhurandhar has ones again contributed an article “Don’t make me cry Argentina”. These are his experiences on a loading voyage to the Parana river in Argentina.He has inforned us that he is retiring and looking forward to a more leisurely life.We wish him well but do hope he would continue his most welcome articles to the SeaGull. Capt Subedhar has written an article “Coastal shipping at the crossroads”.This is in keeping with the theme of the National Maritime Day(celebrated on the 5th of May).On the occassion Mr.Anil Devli CEO,INSA spoke on “Indian Coast - New Opportunities” The increase of coastal shipping is an urjent requirment and excerpts of his speech will be published in our next issue. Amongst the events covered,a report by Cdr Lele on our first joint effort with the MCCIA in holding a seminar on “Underwater Technology has been used. This is an area which remains unknown in our country an it is hoped that the Chamber’s members will take note and get involved. Finally information has been received that the Nautical Institute has offered it’s Fellowship to our president Cmde R Vir.Congratulations on a well deserved honour. Notice Board 8 June 11 - "Life in the Oceans", Third and final screening “Deep Ocean”and “Coral Seas,Boat club,Pune 14 Sep 11 - One-day Seminar on “Modern Sensors,Weapons and Communications in Naval Warfare,Central Park Hotel,Pune 17 Sep 11 - International Coastal Clean-up.All India(ICC-2011) New Website : www.indianmaritimefoundation.com 3 SeaGull May 11 - July 11 Letters Dear Ms Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Pakistan by contrast, had been operating This letters refers to your article in the submarines since the early sixties. Ships like the SeaGull on your father the Late Captain Mulla, Khukri and Kirpan supposedly specialised in pondering why he chose to go down with his ship. ASW, formed the vanguard against the fight I did not know your father personally, but I against Pakistani submarines. They had little in feel I have always known him and for what he the way of operational experience against stood for, all of my adult life. I missed the fighting submarines, and even less knowledge about the in 1971 as I was cadet in the NDA at the time, and ocean environment. only passed out and joined a warship at sea in June The physics of detection can be explained in 1972, six months after the war ended. In the event simple non technical terms. The Khukri had sonar I became an Anti Submarine specialist and along called the ‘Sonar 170' which was the best we had the way, I ended up commanding three warships at the time. It had a maximum range (in laboratory including INS Himgiri (also an anti submarine conditions) of only 1500 yards. We knew little frigate, although a more modernised version of about the harsh nature of the environment the original Khukri). I retired after 20 years, underwater. joined industry, and eventually moved across the The seas in the tropical waters off India’s Pacific and the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. coastline are heated up in the morning and I only say this because it has some context to afternoons, raising surface temperatures to the comments I make below, on the decision by ambient levels. The worst effect is in the your father to go down with his ship.