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Page 1 M/V Hyundai Fortune - Initial Reports (below)Page 2 M/V Hyundai Fortune - March 23 To Present -- Daily On-Scene Commentary -- M/V Hyundai Fortune For Sale?
News Continues On This Page. May 16 UPDATE -- 2,229 containers discharged - M/V Hyundai Fortune For Sale? End of This Lady?Page 3 Dramatic Photos of The M/V Hyundai Fortune Aftermath - Nothing like this since 1945 in the Pacific
M/V Hyundai Fortune
On The Scene In The Gulf of Aden !
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"Mis-Fortune"
On The
Scene
The Gulf of
Aden M/V Hyundai
Fortune
The Date: March 21 2006
The Time: Day
The Place: Gulf of Aden - Off Yemen
M/V Hyundai
Fortunea
In Better Days M/V Hyundai Fortune Built -
Sept. 1996 IMO No:
9112272 Flag -
Panama Call
Sign - 3FLG6 Owner
-
Hyundai
Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. Type of
Vessel - 330 - container M/V Hyundai Fortune Loading
capacity - Containers: 5,550 TEU Displacement
- 64,054 gt Service Speed
- 25.6 knots
The
Cargo Letter
for March 22 2006 --
68,363
dwt
MAJOR
CASUALTY>>
64,054 gt. Panama flag container
M/V
Hyundai Fortune
(built 1996)
has
suffered major explosion & massive fire in aft
on-deck container stacks. Entire after end of ship
completely involved in fire. Crew has abandoned
ship, picked
up by Dutch Navy frigate HNLMS
De Zeven
Provincien<<
Webfeature.
M/V
Hyundai Fortune
in position 12-39N 047-22E (Gulf of Aden). Numerous
(60
to 90) containers blown over the side, forming
a debris field about 5 miles long -- many of which are
drifting around the
vessel.
(Tues. March
21 2006)
From
our Correspondent
- annonymous
vessel Master in the general geographic
area.
Editors Note> We have received amazing
photos of this tragedy. All aft of the
accommodation & including it are fully involved in
full flame & dense smoke. This is quite bad. We
will post the photos ASAP.
McD
UPDATE>>
Lloyds
Open Form (LOF) has now been signed with
salvors,
Svitzer Wijsmuller
& we expect that owners will declare General
Average.
(Wed. March
22 2006)
The Cargo Letter for March 22 2006 --MAJOR CASUALTY>> 64,054 gt. Panama flag container M/V Hyundai Fortune (built 1996) has suffered major explosion & massive fire in aft on-deck container stacks. Entire after end of ship completely involved in fire. Crew has abandoned ship, picked up by Dutch Navy frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provincien<< Webfeature. M/V Hyundai Fortune in position 12-39N 047-22E (Gulf of Aden). Numerous (60 to 90) containers blown over the side, forming a debris field about 5 miles long -- many of which are drifting around the vessel. (Tues. March 21 2006) From our Correspondent - annonymous vessel Master in the general geographic area. Editors Note> We have received amazing photos of this tragedy. All aft of the accommodation & including it are fully involved in full flame & dense smoke. This is quite bad. We will post the photos ASAP. McD UPDATE>> Lloyds Open Form (LOF) has now been signed with salvors, Svitzer Wijsmuller & we expect that owners will declare General Average. (Wed. March 22 2006)
March 22 - From Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. 5th FleetABOARD HNLMS DE ZEVEN PROVINCIEN, At Sea (NNS) -- HNLMS De Zeven Provincien (F 802), a destroyer from the Netherlands and the command ship of Combined Task Force 150, came to the aid of a vessel in distress and rescued 27 people off the coast of Yemen March 21 while conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the area.While operating as a part of their MSO mission in the Gulf of Aden, De Zeven Provincien provided assistance to Motor Vessel Hyundai Fortune at approximately 11 a.m. local time. Approximately 43 miles off the coast of Yemen, the cargo ship was in distress as the result of a large fire on board. The cause of the fire is not known at this time.
The De Zeven Provincien crew came to the aid of the cargo ship by rendering firefighting assistance, evacuating the burning ship's crew and offering humanitarian aid and medical care once on board. The fire could not be contained, so the master of the cargo ship gave orders to evacuate the ship.
The De Zeven Provincien commanding officer Capt. Maarten Stenvert said his crew performed the rescue in a "superb manner." "They were continuously aware what was going on and of the potential dangers that the Hyundai Fortune posed to them (explosion, falling containers, etc.)," said Stenvert.
The Hyundai Fortune's crew is comprised of 27 personnel. One crew member sustained non-life-threatening injuries and has been evacuated to the French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91) - which hosts the nearest surgical facility - by a Lynx helicopter from the French destroyer FS Montcalm (D 642) for further examination. CV Charles de Gaulle and FS Montcalm are part of coalition TF 473, which is led by French Rear Adm. Xavier Magne and is supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The remaining 26 crew members evacuated from Hyundai Fortune will be transported to shore, according to Capt. Stenvert. Stenvert credits the MSO mission for enabling coalition forces to rescue and provide humanitarian aide.
"Because of the active patroling in the light of MSO," said Capt. Stenvert, "De Zeven Provincien was able to close the merchant vessel under distress with no time delay. Therefore, it was possible to render assistance immediately."
De Zeven Provincien is the CTF 150 command ship. Commodore Hank Ort of the Royal Netherlands Navy leads CTF 150. The coalition forces of CTF 150 conduct MSO in international waters of the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, parts of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment and complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. Coalition forces have a longstanding tradition of helping mariners in distress providing medical assistance, engineering assistance, and search and rescue.
CTF 150 is one of three task forces acting under the direction of Vice Adm. Patrick M. Walsh, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
March 22 - Expert On-Scene Analysis For The Cargo Letter --"Photo analysis shows what appears to be a significant section of hull plating blown out above the waterline on the port side, under the house and aft deck. If this is accurate, might have been an explosion inside a tank, as opposed to an explosion in a container."Captain Wade Armstrong, Master, USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) On Staition in the Gulf of Aden
A 10-mile exclusion zone has been established around M/V Hyundai Fortune , which has lost hundreds of containers overboard.
The exclusion zone is centred on position 1230N 04717E.
"The Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated" -- Mark TwainA report from the Yemeni state news agency Saba said the 5,550-teu M/V Hyundai Fortune (built 1996) has already sunk 130 NM off Aden following the blaze on March 21. Hence we have been receiving these rumors all day long. We rechecked our photos of M/V Hyundai Fortune from March 23 and reconfirmed the absence of Alzheimer's. This may explain why neither CNN nor Fox are headquarted in Yemin. March 22McDGet The Latest On Page 2
Readers Note: This Feature Has Now Moved Forward To 3 Pages:
Page 1 M/V Hyundai Fortune - Initial Reports (Above)Page 2 M/V Hyundai Fortune - March 23 To Present -- Daily On-Scene Commentary --- M/V Hyundai Fortune For Sale? End of This Lady?
UPDATES Continue Here -- M/V Hyundai Fortune For Sale?Page 3 Dramatic Photos of The M/V Hyundai Fortune Aftermath - Nothing like this since 1945 in the Pacific
"Ship Happens! ©"
The Dedication of This Feature Is Simple: To The Crew of M/V Hyundai Fortune and their families. One injury in this amazing incident.
SPECIAL NOTE: 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.
INDEX TO OUR "Mis-Fortune" PAGE SPECIAL FEATURES:M/V Hyundai FortuneCase of The Hami-melonsRoyal Netherlands Navy - photos
The Owners
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.Updates From APL Line
APL Updates & Questions AnsweredThe Salvors
SvitzerWijsmuller SalvageLatest SvitzerWijsmuller NewsThe Navy
Combined Task Force 150The Major Vessels
HNLMS De Zeven ProvincienUSNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204)
M/V Hanjin Pennsylvania - a cautionary tale
Other Ocean Related Features From The Cargo Letter
The Gallery of Cargo Loss -- air & ocean -- including the following
The Cargo Letter Photo Gallery of Transport Loss - for all the air & ocean features including those below --"Unstacked - Overboard With Dr. Beach" - Oct. 2004
"Columbia River Round Up" - June 2003
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"T-E-U Bar-Be-Cue" - aftermath of the M/V Pennsylvania Loss - Nov. 2002
"Container Pool" - a mystery - May 2002
"Dropping In On The Trucker" -happened again - April 2002
"Meals: Ready To Explode" - Navy Barbecue at Guam June 2001
"M/V Ville D' Orion" - Bad L.A. Stack Disaster! April 2001 -- UPDATED - May 2002
"Pier Review" - Sept. 2001
"Singles Only" - visit our individual moments of transport crisis for more.
The Greatest Container Losses Of All Time - these are the grand fathers -
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SPECIAL NOTE: 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.
Thanks To Our Contributors For The"Mis-Fortune" FeatureOur Contributors for this feature are:Anonymous photo contributor who wishes to be anonymous*Captain Wade Armstrong, Master, USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204)
Richard R. Bruce
Gary Dixon - London
Bengt I. Henriksen - Present, Quality Logistics Inc
Hilde Krause - Roanoke Trade Insurance Services -- San Francisco
Jim Page
Cameron Roberts, Esq.
Tim Schwabedissen - our Sr. Correspondent for The Cargo Letter
Richard Ward
Van Deventer Consulting
Danny Yao -- Risk Management Group - Hong Kong
armishanks
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EDITOR'S NOTE FOR SURVEYORS, ATTORNEYS & MARINE ADJUSTERS: The Internet edition effort of The Cargo Letter now celebrates it's 8th Year of Service -- making us quite senior in this segment of the industry. We once estimated container underway losses at about 1,500 per year. Lloyd's put that figure at about 10,000 earlier this year. Quite obviously, the reporting mechanism for these massive losses is not supported by the lines. News of these events is not posted to the maritime community. Our new project is to call upon you -- those handling the claims -- to let us know of each container loss at sea-- in confidentiality. Many of you survey on behalf of cargo interests with no need for confidentiality. Others work for the lines & need to be protected. As a respected Int'l publication, The Cargo Letter enjoys full press privileges & cannot be forced to disclose our sources of information. No successful attempt has ever been made. If a personal notation for your report is desired -- each contributor will be given a "hot link" to your company Website in each & every report. Please take moment & report your "overside" containers to us. If you do not wish attribution, your entry will be "anonymous." This will will benefit our industry -- for obvious reasons! McD
* NOTE: The Cargo Letter wants you to know that by keeping the identity of our contributors 100% Confidential, you are able to view our continuing series of "Cargo Disasters." Our friends send us materials which benefit the industry. The materials are provided to our news publication with complete and enforceable confidentiality for the sender. In turn, we provide these materials to you.
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