“Vessel Casualty Report gives details of vessels which have met with some casualty while carrying cargo from one Port to another and which may have resulted in (i) loss/damage to the cargo carried in the vessel or (ii) General Average Loss/Expenditure.
Please go through the Casualty Report and check whether your cargo had been carried in any of the vessels mentioned therein and check with your Cargo Handling Agents whether there is any loss/damage to your cargo. If yes, we can help you in arranging survey and doing other formalities related to the Insurance Claim.
Even if there is no loss/damage to your cargo, there may be a General Average Loss/Expenditure incurred by other Cargo Owners /Shipping Co. for which the Shipping Company may send you notice demanding your share of loss. Similarly, in case your cargo is part of the General Average Loss, you need to recover the loss. In such events also, we can help you in completing the Insurance formalities”.
VESSEL DESTINATION: EUROPE
“OOCL JAPAN” – IMO:9776195 – Flag: Hong Kong – Type: Container Ship
On June 6, the “OOCL Japan” suffered a steering failure, in the Suez Canal near kilometer mark 18. The ship veered off the fairway and struck theembankment, while transiting the canal in northern direction. Several dozen meters of the parallel road collapsed, and a passing car of the Suez Canal Authority fell into a gap in the street and had to be recovered with a crane which was mobilized to the accident site. Luckily no one was injured. The “OOCL Japan” which was stuck in the embankment could quickly be pulled off again by tugs. The Northbound convoy had to slow down to near stop timewise but resumed moving at normal speed within about half an hour. The “OOCL Japan” which had suffered minor damages continued the voyage from Singapore to Felixstowe, ETA June 14.
“LELIEGRACHT” – Callsign:PF2335 – Flag: Netherlands – Type: General Cargo Ship
On June 7, the “Leliegracht”, 566 ts, was in collision with the lower cable of the ferry Alphen-Lith The accident happened because of a mistake of the ferryman who did not keep proper lookout when crossing the Maas. The cement tanker sailed from Rotterdam at 11.36 a.m. and was bound to Rosenburg.
“HARMONIE” – ENI:04802090 – Flag: Netherlands – Type: Tanker
On June 10, the fire brigade of Orth in the Gänserndorf municipality was alerted after both anchors of the “Harmonie” 2600 ts, had got entangled in a lost anchor chain of another ship on the Danube. The barge was stuck at the river shore and was disabled. The 50 forces involved in the operation needed four hours to remove the obstruction with winches so that the “Harmonie” could proceed to Vienna where it berthed at 5.30 p.m. The “Harmonie” was underway from Komaron to Linz.
VESSEL DESTINATION : ASIA
“ZIM NEW YORK” – IMO:9231810 – Flag: Hong Kong – Type: Container Ship
On June 6, the “Zim New York” ran aground in the Vung Tau-Thi Vai Channel after veering off the fairway between the buoys 11 and 12. The ship was en route to the Cai Mep International Container Terminal, Saigon Newport and got stuck in the entrance of the New Cai Mep-Thi Vai Port (TCTT) in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. The passing traffic was not affected. As the ship had aground at low water, it couldrefloated in the early morning of June 7 with the rising tide and was moored at the outer anchorage of Vung Tau in pos. 0° 15.81′ N 107° 3.54′ E. The ship, which was deployed in the ZMP service, had arrived from Port Klang. The Vung Tau Port Authority launched an investigation.