DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER
DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER : Monday 02-04-2001
EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS NEDLLOYD STUYVESANT GEDOOPT
Rotterdam _ P&O Nedlloyd's nieuwste schip, de P&O Nedlloyd Stuyvesant is een dorstig type. Per schroefomwenteling 'drinkt' het bijna driehonderd meter lange containerschip twaalf bierglazen brandstof; één per elk slag van de twaalf cylinders. De scheepsschroef maakt op topsnelheid, 25 knopen, honderd omwentelingen per minuut. Dus verbruikt de Hyundai-Sulzer-motor twaalfhonderd bierglazen brandstof per minuut. Per dag wordt zo een slordige 250 ton brandstof verbruikt, goed voor een kostenpost van een dikke dertigduizend dollar. De motor van de Stuyvesant is liefst 26 meter lang en 16 meter hoog. Het karter is ook zó groot, dat aan de binnenzijde voor onderhoudsdoeleinden een trap is gemonteerd. De twaalf cylinders hebben elk een diameter van 96 centimeter. De hoofdmotor wordt ondersteund door vier dieselgeneratoren en een asgenerator. Deze hulpmotoren, samen goed voor een vermogen van circa vijftien megaWatt, leveren elk meer vermogen (drie megaWatt) dan de roemruchte Rotterdamse zeesleper Zwarte Zee en kunnen heel Rotterdam-Zuid van elektriciteit voorzien. Toch is het mogelijk om de Stuyvesant, bij wijze van spreken, met één vinger te besturen. De dienstdoende officier op de brug kan vanuit zijn stoel-met-ingebouwde-computermuis op vijf televisieschermen alle functies van het schip controleren en bedienen. Alle enorme schakel- en controlepanelen in de machinekamer zijn vervangen door twee eenvoudige computerschermen. De gisteren in Rotterdam gedoopte P&O Nedlloyd Stuyvesant is het eerste schip uit de tweede serie van vier schepen uit de zogeheten Southampton-klasse. In vergelijking met de vier oudere 'zusjes' profiteert dit nieuwe schip van de jongste technologische ontwikkelingen. Nieuw is bijvoorbeeld dat de gehele brug, van stuurboord tot bakboord is gesloten. Ook zijn bij de indeling van de accommodatie maatregelen getroffen om het eventuele verstekelingen en piraten zo moeilijk mogelijk te maken. ,,We kunnen er desnoods een fort van maken,'' zegt technicus H. Huisman van P&O Nedlloyd.
Oostburg bezorgd over veiligheid op de Westerschelde SLUIS - De gemeente Oostburg gaat bij de Tweede Kamer en de Vereniging voor Zeeuwse Gemeenten aandacht vragen voor de veiligheid van de scheepvaart op de Westerschelde. Doordat de loodsplicht voor schepen versoepeld wordt, dreigen er gevaren te ontstaan. Registerloods G. van Rooij uit IJzendijke maakte donderdag gebruik van het inspreekrecht tijdens de commissie voor planologie en volkshuisvesting. Hij sprak zijn grote zorg uit over de genomen maatregel van minister T. Netelenbos om de loodsplichtgrens voor zeeschepen te verhogen van zestig meter naar tachtig meter. Er zijn zelfs vrijstellingen tot negentig meter af te geven. Daarmee stijgt het percentage schepen zonder loods op de Westerschelde van 6 naar 34 procent. ,,De Westerschelde is een van de drukste rivieren van de wereld, met bovendien de grootste hoeveelheid gevaarlijke en giftige stoffen die erover vervoerd worden. Elke dag komt er een duizendvoud van de hoeveelheid gasflessen die bij campings aan de kust ligt opgeslagen, langs uw voordeur. We spreken hier van een haast oncontroleerbaar gebeuren``, vertelde een ongeruste van Rooij. Volgens inspreker is het tegenwoordig de trend om, als iets lang goed gaat, de regels te versoepelen. ,,Waar dat toe leidt hebben we pas nog kunnen constateren. Als dank en respect voor enkele honderden jaren veilig loodsen, kan het nu wat minder op de Westerschelde. Onbeloodste vaart, vrije toetreding bij het loodsenberoep en geringe talenkennis zullen het ongevallenpercentage alleen maar
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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER doen toenemen en een ramp onafwendbaar maken.`` Van Rooij verzocht het college van burgemeester en wethouders haar verantwoordelijkheid te nemen voor het te laat is.
Verdieping vaargeul Westerschelde valt niet tegen te houden ANTWERPEN - Aan een verdere verdieping van de vaarweg in de Westerschelde valt niet te ontkomen. De economische belangen van Antwerpen zijn onverenigbaar met een pas op de plaats. De vraag is alleen hoe en binnen welk tijdsbestek de vaargeul dient te worden aangepast. Op korte termijn al, of pas over een jaar of tien, wanneer meer inzicht bestaat in de effecten van de inmiddels zo goed als voltooide verdieping tot 11,60 meter. Daarover zal de Nederlandse en de Vlaamse politiek het eens moeten zien te worden. Ontwikkeling van de havens van Vlissingen en Zeebrugge is maar in beperkte mate een alternatief voor een diepere vaargeul naar Antwerpen. Beide havens kunnen weliswaar een rol spelen in de overslag van containers van zeeschepen naar kleinere en omgekeerd, maar die vormen slechts een deel van de aanzwellende containerstroom. Voor laadkisten die op weg zijn van of naar het achterland, blijft Antwerpen in het Scheldegebied de aangewezen haven. De transportkosten per ton per kilometer geven hier de doorslag. Die zijn bij vervoer met een containerreus een stuk lager dan bij vervoer per vrachtwagen of per spoor. Dat pleit in het voordeel van een tamelijk diep landinwaartsgelegen haven als Antwerpen. Ongeveer honderdvijftig Nederlandse en Vlaamse bestuurders, politici, ambtenaren en vertegenwoordigers van belangenorganisaties namen dinsdag in Antwerpen de langetermijnvisie voor het Schelde-estuarium door. De bijeenkomst vormde de afsluiting van de periode van informeren over de langetermijnvisie. Het komt nu aan op het innemen van standpunten; eerst Vlaanderen (voor de zomer) en vervolgens Nederland (voor het eind van het jaar). Drie deskundigen gaven een toelichting op de drie centrale thema`s van de langetermijnvisie: veiligheid, toegankelijkheid en natuurlijkheid. Hoe verschillend de accenten mogen zijn die daar op worden gelegd, duidelijk bleek dat Nederland en Vlaanderen er samen uit moeten komen. De samenwerking bij de vervaardiging van de langetermijnvisie was niet vrijblijvend en eenmalig. Het voornemen is uitgesproken dat Nederland en Vlaanderen samen het beheer van het estuarium gaan uitvoeren. Staatssecretaris M. de Vries van Verkeer en Waterstaat, die tijdens een lunch even een vorkje kwam mee prikken, zei het zo: ,,De langetermijnvisie is een kans om oude tegenstellingen en argwaan te overwinnen.``
Resignations signal change at Minoan Flying Dolphins Costas Agapitos and Ioannis Lefakis have resigned from the troubled Greek ferry giant, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens-Monday April 02 2001 TWO prominent Greek ferry owners have resigned their posts at Minoan Flying Dolphins, the troubled coastal giant that last year suffered the Express Samina disaster and the suicide of its creator, Pantelis Sfinias. The pair, Costas Agapitos and Ioannis Lefakis, are also among the company’ s largest individual shareholders and it is understood they are not leaving the group altogether. But the move heralds a management shake-up of the 70-ship company, which was formed with the backing of Crete’ s Minoan Lines and in a whirlwind round of acquisitions in 1999 swallowed up many of the country’ s traditional coastal operators. Last week’ s resignations immediately fuelled speculation of a rift between the pair and Minoan Lines, which at present controls 31% of MFD.
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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER Mr Agapitos and Mr Lefakis were managing directors respectively of Hellas Ferries and Saronicos Ferries, the two divisions that operate the group’ s fleet of elderly conventional ferries on routes to islands in the Cyclades, Sporades and Saronic Gulf. Besides these, MFD operates a large fleet of catamarans and hydrofoils on fast short-haul services in the coastal trades. At the same time the company has announced the appointment of a well-known financial executive to assume the post of general manager as of April 23. He is career banker George Patakos, a former country manager for ABN-Amro in Greece. MFD said the appointment would “strengthen the development of the company and make a decisive contribution to its reorganisation”. The management shuffle comes after the company reportedly made a modest loss for 2000 against a background of steep fuel price rises which bit into the earnings of all companies in the sector. MFD’ s chairman Costas Klironomos, who also heads Minoan, declined to discuss the resignations in detail at the end of last week, which also saw the arrival in Greece of the mother company’ s latest newbuilding. “MFD follows its own course and is being fully supported by Minoan,”Mr Klironomos commented. Constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries, the 27,000 gt Prometheus is the first of four sister ro-pax ferries being built for the group by the South Korean yard. Designed for 1,000 passengers and up to 600 cars, or 120 trucks and 150 cars, the 30-knot newbuild is due to commence sailings on her Patras-Corfu-Igoumenitsa-Venice route this week. She replaces the 1974-built Fedra, which has been taken over by MFD for a new domestic service in the eastern Aegean. Minoan also recently took delivery of the first of another four-ship series, this time built in Italy by Fincantieri. The 30,000-tonne Knossos Palace joined the company’ s fleet last November and is operating between Piraeus and the company’ s home port of Heraklion in Crete.
ISU sees 30% rise in casualties
Monday April 02 2001 Numbers of casualties handled by salvor members of the International Salvage Union rose by a third last year according to its latest survey. Members of the ISU responded to 310 casualties last year, compared with 232 the previous year. The aggregate figure of cargoes and bunkers salved also rose, by just over 36%, from 434,100 tonnes to 591,202 tonnes. The figures were contained in the ISU’ s latest annual pollution prevention survey. According to the union’ s president Jean Labescat: “The increase on 1999 is significant but the total of pollutants recovered is only half that of 1998, when a total recovery of 1.18m tonnes was recorded.” Mr Labescat attributed the lower recovery partly to the absence of laden VLCC salvage operations. There has also been a drop in the amount of chemicals involved in salvage operations, Mr Labescat said. He noted a growing focus on the removal of marine fuels “as the first step in casualty salvage. This is reflected in an increase of nearly 28% in the volume of bunkers recovered last year.” Crude oil amounted to 71% of recoveries last year, with 14% for bunkers, 13% for other pollutants like slops, dirty ballast and non-hydrocarbons and 2% for chemicals. There was a major reduction in the tonnage of chemicals involved in casualties, although slops and dirty ballast recoveries rose sharply last year and bunker recoveries were also substantially up on 1999 levels. The ISU has been pressing hard to see responder immunity for salvors included in the Bunker Convention agreed at the International Maritime Organisation last week. However, the move failed, although the IMO did pass a resolution recommending that countries introduce some kind of responder immunity in their own legislation. During 2000, 15 salvage services concerned tankers, compared to 20 in 1999, and there was a substantial fall in the number of casualties requiring ship-to-ship transfer. These totalled six, compared to 20 the previous year.
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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER Nearly one third of services covered by the survey were rendered under Lloyd’ s Open Form.
Helsinki move for Hamburg Süd Monday April 02 2001 By Valerie Tadesse in Cologne HAMBURG Süd and Alianca, both members of the Hamburg Süd Group, will set up their own branch office in Helsinki, Finland, in September of this year. This is in line with the group’ s policy of having their own office in important markets. The group has previously been represented by Transocean Oy AB in Finland. Transocean staff who have been concerned with the work for Hamburg Süd have been offered the possibility of continuing such work, but within Hamburg Süd Finland, the company said.
CASUALTY REPORTING Wijsmuller clinches Normandie By Marcus Hand-Monday April 02 2001 Wijsmuller has clinched the contract to salvage the CMA CGM containership that ran aground in the Singapore Strait last Tuesday night. A spokeswoman for Wijsmuller confirmed it has been appointed to refloat the 4,688 teu CGA CGM Normandie, run aground on Helen Mar Reef in the Indonesian part of the Singapore Strait. Wijsmuller beat off competition from a number of other major salvors which were understood to include Smit International, Semco and Kasel Salvage. The Dutch company deployed a team of 40 salvors on Friday at the ship. According to Wijsmuller five of the ship’ s holds are damaged. It is understood that divers are working under the ship to patch up damage to the hull. Oil spill response equipment, such as booms, is also on standby in the event of a bunker spill. The spokeswoman said some oil had leaked out but it was “a very small amount”. Barges with cranes will be deployed to lighten the ship’ s cargo. The French owners said on Thursday that 1,200 full boxes, of the 1,950 onboard, would have to be taken off. Once the ship has been lightened she will be refloated and sent to nearby Singapore for repairs. The whole operation is expected to take about a week. The Normandie had been en route from Port Klang in Malaysia to Jakarta, Indonesia. MARINE AGIA DOXA (Cyprus) Lagos, Mar 5 — M bulk carrier Agia Doxa sailed Apapa-Lagos Mar 2. — Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Mar 3.) ALCOR London, Mar 30 — Following received from the Malta Maritime Authority, dated today: M bulk carrier Alcor was deleted from the Maltese Registry on Jul 21, 2000. (See issue of Mar 29.) BALTIC CARRIER (Marshal lIslands) London, Mar 31 — A press report, dated today, states: Clean-up vessels collected tons of spilled oil in the Baltic Sea today as they tried to keep the sticky sludge from reaching a bird sanctuary in Denmark. It is like asphalt, like tar, said police Sgt Klaus Lose. Officials
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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER said the clean-up was aided by calm, clear weather. About 764,000 gallons spilled from the m oil/chemical tanker Baltic Carrier. Goopy oil paste covered at least 12 miles of coastline and killed more than 200 birds. On Friday (Mar 30), hunters shot ducks, heron and other fowl that were coated in oil and beyond rescue. Environmental protection vessels from Denmark, Sweden and Germany used machines to suck up oil that had not reached shore. Smaller slicks simply sank. Defence Minister Jan Troejborg toured the area today and said the main problem was reaching the area's rocky coastline with heavy equipment. The biggest slick drifted into the narrow Groensund strait between the islands of Moen, Faroe and Falster. By this afternoon, up to 10 percent of the oil in the strait had been collected but the slick had reached the entrance of a fjord that is a bird sanctuary and home to about 10,000 birds. The spill could affect as many as 2,000 birds, including eider ducks, long-tailed ducks and goosanders, said Knud Flensted of the Danish Ornithological Society. The cause of the accident was still unclear. Danish maritime authorities were expected to release a preliminary report later today. After the accident, the Baltic Carrier was anchored and the leak stopped. The m bulk carrier Tern continued on to northern Germany, while Baltic Carrier moved six miles away, away from the traffic lane, Tony Redding, a spokesman for Interorient Navigation, the Hamburg, Germanybased company that owns the Baltic Carrier said. He said the remaining oil would be transferred to another vessel on Monday. (See issue of Mar 31.) CLASO (Panama) Copenhagen, Mar 30 — A report in today's issue of Sofart states: M tanker Claso, call sign HP8072, (341 gt, built 1975) has been towed from Copenhagen to Marstal to effect repairs to damage sustained recently at Copenhagen when a fire destroyed the wheel house. The fire, caused by a short-circuit in an electric heater placed in the wheel house to improve the temperature during the winter, was extinguished by the crew. Repairs expected to last some weeks. — Lloyd's Agents. CMA CGM NORMANDIE (France) London, Mar 31 — Following received from The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, timed 0720, UTC: M container vessel CMA CGM Normandie is still aground in the same position. Most tugs have now left the casualty scene. M tug/supply vessel Red Plover is proceeding to the vessel as standby. (See issue of Mar 31.) COLE (U.S.A.) London, Mar 31 — A press report, dated today, states: At least 10 suspected Muslim militants in Yemen have been arrested in recent days as part of the investigation into last year's bombing of the US Naval destroyer Cole, security sources said today. One of them, Ali Mohammed Omar al-Kurdi, was arrested and his house was searched by security forces yesterday, a relative said. The sources gave no details on the role those arrested may have played in the bombing attack. They said the arrests took place in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden. The attack, which occurred while the vessel was refuelling in Aden harbour, killed 17 US sailors and wounded 39. Eight other men are awaiting trial in Yemen for their suspected role in the attack. (See issue of Mar 20.) DOROTHY BURKE (U.S.A.) London, Mar 30 — Following received from Coast Guard Cleveland, timed 1500, UTC: M tug Dorothy Burke (official No. D561721, 446 gt, built 1974), with four barges in tow, struck submerged object while proceeding upbound on the Illinois River at 2230, local time, Mar 28. Inspection revealed damage to starboard propeller and rudder, no structural damage. KURSK (Russia) Amsterdam, Mar 30 — Dutch shipping group Smit Internationale NV said today it expected to win a multi-million dollar order with consortium partners soon to salvage nuclear submarine Kursk from the Arctic seabed. "If the Kursk will be lifted, I am convinced that we will get the contract with (consortium partners) Halliburton and Heerema," Smit's chief executive Nico Buis told a news conference. The Kursk plunged to
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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER the bottom of the Barents Sea in August last year, killing all 118 sailors on board, after explosions ripped her hull. The 150-metre vessel has remained at the bottom of the sea, 100 metres below the surface, ever since. "The latest news is that a contract is upcoming and that there is money available, but we haven't signed anything yet," Buis said. A Kursk contract would be worth about $70-$90 million, he added. In January, the consortium of Smit, U.S. group Halliburton and unlisted Dutch firm Heerema presented plans to recover the Kursk and tow it into port under a giant barge to prevent a potential environmental disaster. — Reuters. (See issue of Mar 13.) MANNA (Malta) London, Mar 30 — Following received from Humber Coastguard MRSC, timed 1827, UTC: M bulk carrier Manna, cargo 59,000 tonnes of coal, sea slight, is now anchored in 53 41N, 00 43E, clear of any obstruction or gas pipelines. Engineers on board the vessel are still working on the fault. M tug Lady Laura has departed the River Humber, ETA on scene 2030, UTC. (See issue of Mar 31.) london, Mar 31 — Following received from Humber Coastguard MRSC, timed 0738, UTC: M bulk carrier Manna is anchored in lat 53 41N, long 00 43E. M tug Lady Laura now on scene and standing by. M tug/supply vessel Brodaspas Moon, contracted by BP, arrived on scene at 2045, UTC and standing by. Pilot launch departed with two engineers ETA on scene 2300, UTC. London, Mar 31 — Following received from Coastguard Humber MRSC, timed 1055, UTC: M bulk carrier Manna lifted anchor at 0304, UTC this morning. M tug Lady Laura escorted her into the River Humber. Pilot assisted at Spurn. Vessel due at Immingham later this morning. London, Mar 31 — Following received from Associated British Ports, Immingham, timed 1311, UTC: M bulk carrier Manna berthed at Immingham at about 1015, UTC, this morning. RAPIDE (Luxembourg) London, Mar 31 — Following received from Coastguard Liverpool MRSC, timed 0847, UTC: Ro-ro m ferry Rapide (4,112 gt, built 1996), LXGB, Douglas for Liverpool, 445 people on board, has three of her four engines not working 9 nautical miles south, south-east Douglas. Fourth engine serviceability giving rise to concern. At 0835, UTC Douglas harbour was informed. Vessel returning to Douglas. London, Mar 31 — Following received from Coastguard Liverpool MRSC, timed 0940, UTC: Ro-ro m ferry Rapide is proceeding to Isle of Man at 5 knots in lat 54 03N, long 04 16W . Vessel is currently taking shelter as a precaution. Initially vessel had primary fuel pump problems which were repaired. Vessel then had air blocking in three of her four engines. London, Mar 31 — Following received from Steam Packet Company, dated today: The Steam Packet Company fast craft Rapide experienced some engine problems soon after her departure from Douglas at 0700 to Liverpool. Engineers are working on the problem and passengers are safe on board. Rapide is maintaining station on reduced power approximately 12 miles off Douglas. The company regrets this inconvenience to passengers. London, Mar 31 — Following received from Coastguard Liverpool MRSC, timed 1037, UTC: Ro-ro m ferry Rapide ETA Douglas 1130, UTC. London, Mar 31 — Following received from Coastguard Liverpool MRSC, timed 1148, UTC: Ro-ro m ferry Rapide entered Douglas harbour without further incident and is now alongside. Incident closed 1145, UTC. STAR ISFJORD (NIS) London, Mar 30 — M bulk carrier Star Isfjord (29,898 gt, built 2000) reported propeller damage while transiting Cabot Strait in lat 47 18N, long 59 25W, Mar 11. Ice damage is probable cause. Minimal impact on navigation. Minor damage to the vessel. (Note — Star Isfjord subsequently arrived Halifax Mar 12 and sailed Mar 14 bound Fortaleza.) TERN (Cyprus)
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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER London, Mar 31 — A press report, dated today, states: Clean-up vessels collected tons of spilled oil in the Baltic Sea today as they tried to keep the sticky sludge from reaching a bird sanctuary in Denmark. It is like asphalt, like tar, said police Sgt Klaus Lose. Officials said the clean-up was aided by calm, clear weather. About 764,000 gallons spilled from the m oil/chemical tanker Baltic Carrier. Goopy oil paste covered at least 12 miles of coastline and killed more than 200 birds. On Friday (Mar 30), hunters shot ducks, heron and other fowl that were coated in oil and beyond rescue. Environmental protection vessels from Denmark, Sweden and Germany used machines to suck up oil that had not reached shore. Smaller slicks simply sank. Defence Minister Jan Troejborg toured the area today and said the main problem was reaching the area's rocky coastline with heavy equipment. The biggest slick drifted into the narrow Groensund strait between the islands of Moen, Faroe and Falster. By this afternoon, up to 10 percent of the oil in the strait had been collected but the slick had reached the entrance of a fjord that is a bird sanctuary and home to about 10,000 birds. The spill could affect as many as 2,000 birds, including eider ducks, long-tailed ducks and goosanders, said Knud Flensted of the Danish Ornithological Society. The cause of the accident was still unclear. Danish maritime authorities were expected to release a preliminary report later today. After the accident, the Baltic Carrier was anchored and the leak stopped. The m bulk carrier Tern continued on to northern Germany, while Baltic Carrier moved six miles away, away from the traffic lane, Tony Redding, a spokesman for Interorient Navigation, the Hamburg, Germanybased company that owns the Baltic Carrier said. He said the remaining oil would be transferred to another vessel on Monday. (See issue of Mar 31.) TRANS CARGO 5 (Egypt) Abu Dhabi, Mar 31 — Understand mv Trans Cargo 5 (10,970 gt, built 1980) ran aground on the breakwater while sailing from Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, at 1430, Mar 29. Vessel had completed discharge of general cargo at Abu Dhabi and was bound Jubail in ballast when she encountered heavy north-west winds, veered to port and stopped. Inspection by Classification Society surveyors revealed damage to propeller and port side hull around the mid-section. Damage considered to be minor and repairs under way in port. Vessel delayed at Abu Dhabi until today. — Lloyd's Agents. WHITE SANDS (United Kingdom) London, Mar 30 — Following received from Coastguard Valentia MRSC, timed 2045, UTC: Fv White Sands arrived Castletownbere harbour in tow of tug Olerama at about 1000, UTC, this morning. (See issue of Mar 31.) WOURI (Panama) London, Mar 31 — A press report, dated Mar 30, states: The sections of the Miami Beach shoreline that had been closed due to an oil spill were reopened Thursday (Mar 29) and the no-swim advisories lifted. Crews worked for hours to clean up the spill that dumped some 300 gallons of crude oil into the ocean. City workers bagged tar balls, scooped up dirty sand and raked the beach. It was all for the benefit of bathers and beach regulars. Sections of the beach were closed on Mar 28 after the oil began washing ashore. The mv Wouri began leaking oil a mile off the coast earlier in the day. Strong prevailing easterly winds pushed the oil towards the beach. As a result, officials closed the beaches from 34th to 37th Streets and issued a no-swim advisory from 29th to 46th Streets. (See issue of Mar 31.) PORT STATE CONTROL ROMANIA Bucharest, Mar 30 — Mv Urouba 1 is still at Midia under Port State Control detention. — Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Mar 17.) PIRACY BELGIUM London, Mar 30 — M bulk carrier Spar Eight sailed Ghent Mar 30 for Nemrut Bay. (See issue of Mar 31.)
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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER SEIZURES & ARRESTS BEST 1 (Romania) Bucharest, Mar 30 — Mv Best 1 is still under arrest at Constantza. — Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Mar 17.) HANI (Cambodia) Bucharest, Mar 30 — Mv Hani (3,041 gt, built 1968) was arrested by Constantza Port Administration to secure a salvage claim. — Lloyd's Agents. (Note — Hani arrived Constantza Feb 25 from Tripoli(Lebanon). JAMEEL (Honduras) Bucharest, Mar 30 — Mv Jameel is still under arrest at Midia in respect of former vessel's agents unpaid agency fees. — Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Mar 17.) OCEAN PRAYER (St. Vincent & Grenadines) Mumbai, Mar 30 — M bulk carrier Ocean Prayer (8,885 gt, built 1972), which arrived Mumbai on Feb 23 from Kuwait and anchored in stream on Mar 12, is presently detained by the Mercantile Marine Department. — Lloyd's Agents. PEGASUS TWO (Italy) London, Mar 30 — Following received from Gibraltar Port Authority: Ro-ro m ferry Pegasus Two, which has been under arrest at Gibraltar since Oct 17, was released on Mar 29. (See issue of Feb 7.) OCEAN FISHING CO. Bucharest, Mar 30 — M stern trawlers Pietrosul, Ozana and Jijia are still under arrest at Midia in respect of unpaid port expenses to Constantza Port Administration by their owners, Ocean Fishing Co, Tulcea. Ozana is also under arrest in respect of unpaid repair costs. — Lloyd's Agents. (See issue of Mar 17.)
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