Saturday, 04 July 2009 00:42

Daily Vessel Casualty and Piracy Report

Edited By Christoph M. Wahner, Esq.

The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker. It's dangerous out there. Buy the cargo insurance, before the loss!

Many container vessel incidents go unreported until some complaint by cargo interests. Please report events and send photos to us in confidence. Our reporters remain anonymous upon request.

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Casualty Reports archive for period 1997- Second Quarter 2009

4 THIRD QUARTER 2009 MARITIME LOSSES AROUND THE WORLD ARE BELOW

Staten Island ferry Sen. John J. Marchi, with 750-800 people aboard, lost power and allided with a pier at the Saint George's Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, New York, at 1910LT on July 1. 1 serious injury and nine minor injuries reported. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. July 2 2009).

Fuller ferry Adventurer, with approximately 100 passengers, allided with a warf on Auckland's waterfront, New Zealand, on July 1. Both the bow of the ferry and the wharf reported damaged. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. July 2 2009).

8,428-gt Italian-flagged tanker M/V Aqua Marina (IMO 9268631, built 2004) suffered explosion and fire 100-km northwest of Den Helder, Netherlands, on June 30. 1 crew reported missing. The vessel was towed to IJmuiden by 2 tugs for survey. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. July 2 2009).

100-m, 340-gt Greek high speed ferry Speedrunner III collided with a crane barge off Cuxhaven, Germany, on June 25. The ship was ordered to anchor at the Outer Elbbe estuary for investigations. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

246-gt Dubai-based supply vessel Demas Victory, built 1979, capsized off the Qatari coast, 10-nm off the coast of Doha, on June 29. 1 person reported dead and 29 others missing. 5 people, including the captain, were rescued. The vessel belongs to UAE-based Mid Gulf Offshore Ship Chartering. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

36,592-tonne Singapore-registered cargo ship Beilun Seli, with 23 crew, collided with unidentified Chinese vessel in the East China Sea off China's Zhejiang Province on July 1. The Chinese ship was damaged and all five people aboard were thrown into the sea. 1 of the five crew was rescued by another passing ship, 4 crew remain missing. The provincial maritime safety administration has dispatched ships to search for remaining four crew members, who had not been identified, and was planning to send helicopters to the site which was 29 degrees north latitude and 122 degrees east longitude. An administration boat had towed the Chinese ship to shore. The administration has launched an investigation into the cause of the accident and officials have boarded the Singapore ship. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

85-ft sea scout training vessel Farallones, with 33 people aboard, took on water in the vicinity of Suisun Bay near Concord on June 30. All 33 were rescued by the Coast Guard, Contra Costa Sherriff’s Department and the Good Samaritan passenger ferry Intintoli. The Farallones headed to Alameda Bay under own power for repairs under Coast Guard escort. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

79.82-m German inland tanker Richard suffered rudder failure and allided with a bulkhead in Minden on June 30. Significant vessel damage but not spill reported. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

30,285-gt Marine Atlantic ferry Atlantic Vision (IMO 9211509) scraped bottom while departing from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, on June 29 at 1900LT. Divers found only minor damage and the vessel departed 30 minutes later for North Sydney, Canada, on its regular schedule. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

12-m French F/V Me Thin Na collided with 9-m French F/V Condor 3-km off Saint Gilles-Croix-de-Vie on June 30 at 0800LT. The Condor sank with 300 liters diesel fuel aboard, its captain was rescued by Me Thin Na. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

Inland water craft Syra ran aground on a dam on the Rhine on June 29 at 0500LT. The vessel was refloated, extensive damage to the dam reported. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

French F/V Poyema, homeport Ajaccio, sank in the habor of Calvi in Corsica Island on June 28. The wreck was salvaged by CNC Salvage. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

7,660-gt Gibraltar-flagged cargo M/V Beluga Stimulation (IMO 9299513, built 2004) suffered machine failure and ran into the embankment of the Kiel Canal while sailing westbound to Hamburg on June 29. The vessel was refloated and berthed in Brunsbuettel for survey. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

105-m German inland tanker M/V Triple (ex- Alpha Tank, built 1973) collided with barge while berthing in the east harbor of Rotterdam on June 13. Oil spill reported, response teams deployed. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

British seagoing paddle wheeler Waverley, with approximately 700 passengers, struck the Dunoon Pier on the Clyde on June 26. 12 passengers sustained minor injuries; both the vessel and pier sustained damage. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

Vessels Khawaja E Karim and Safina Hussaini capsized in heavy weather 35-nm off the Okha coast, India, on June 25/26. Search and rescue operations saved lives of 9 crew of Khawaja E Karim and 11 crew of Safina Hussaini. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

German-owned 5,642-TEU M/V MSC Antares ran aground off Brazil in Sepetiba Bay on June 28. No pollution reported and refloating efforts were immediately launched. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

6,019-gt Malta-registered cargo M/V Marti Princess, Turkey to France with cement, collided with 14,619-gt German-flagged Renate Schulte, Morocco to Istanbul, in the Aegean Sea of Turkey's northwestern coast on June 28. Marti Princess sustained damage and reported water ingress, and evacuated 11 of 18 crew despite not being in danger of sinking. No injury or pollution reported. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

22,070-gt French SNCM-ferry Monte D'Oro (IMO 8911516, built 1991) had to cancel its sailings between L'Île-Rousse and Marseille due to technical problems on June 27. 153 passengers were diseembarked in Bastia and boarded the Napoléon-Bonaparte, 219 passagers remained aboard. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

30,277-gt cruise ship Royal Princess (IMO 9210220) suffered fire and arrived in Piraeus, Greece for repairs at a local shipyard on June 26. Princess Cruises was forced to cancel Royal Princess' June 13 voyage, which was already underway, as well as its June 25 cruise due to the blaze and subsequent repair schedule. The ship is expected to leave the yard in Piraeus on July 4 and arrive in Venice on July 7 on time for its next scheduled cruise. The cause of the fire is still undetermined. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

38,772-gt Malta-flagged cruise ship Oceanic (IMO 5260679, built 1965), underway from Iceland with 848 passengers, was detained in New York Harbor after a routine safety inspection by U.S. Coast Guard detected a small hole in its hull and other deficiencies on June 25. It was determined the damage occurred after the vessel left Reykjavik, Iceland on June 19 but before it arrived at its port of call in New York. The vessel was expected to be taken to dry dock in New Jersey for repairs. The vessel had been scheduled to depart for final destination of Venezuela. The several hundred passengers were taken to hotels. The repair proposal will be reviewed and approved by the Coast Guard and the vessel's classification society. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Wed. July 1 2009).

995-gt Norwegian ferry Kragerø (IMO 9331373), with vehicles and 98 passengers, ran aground between Skåtøy and Bærø on June 27 at 1930LT. The vessel developed a slight list, passengers and 1 crew member were evacuated. The vessel was refloated on June 28 at 0830LT by the Coast Guard vessel Noren with tug assistance. The vessel is to be repaired at the Nymo yard in Grimstad, to which it proceeded under own power. The vessel is managed by the Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap A/S. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen