“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
“ORALUNA” – IMO:9537094 – Flag: Gibraltar – Type: Tanker
On June 30, the ‘Oraluna’, while en route from Dublin to Nantes with a crew of 12 on board, sailing in ballast, experienced a defect in its fuel pump in position 50 42 06 N, 006 18 09 W, about 28 miles northwest of the Lands End Traffic Separation Scheme. The creweffected repairs and the ship was under way again to its destination at 11 a.m.
VESSEL DESTINATION : UNKNOWN
“FLORIDA” – IMO:9568469 – Flag: United States of America – Type: Tanker
On June 27, the U.S. Coast Guard was investigating the collision of the tug “Ingot” with the “Florida” during a dockingmanoever at the Valdez Marine Terminal. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation was helping with the investigation. The incident happened in calm weather and raised questions about whether the incoming crews need more time to become proficient on the new tugs. Tug operator Edison Chouest was the process of taking over a 10-year contract from longtime operator Crowley Marine to provide tanker-escort and spill-prevention duties at the terminal where North Slope crude oil is loaded onto tankers. The official transition date was July 2. Edison is replacing Crowley’s 250-person workforce with its own crews, and has built several tugs and barges for the job at its 48 shipyards. In the morning of June 27, the “Ingot” struck the “Florida” while assisting the tanker to dock at the terminal. The contact left a dent in the hull about 20 inches long, six inches wide, and three inches deep Officials with the Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping inspected the double-hulled tanker after the accident. They allowed the tanker to load oil and sail as originally planned on June 28 at 1 p.m., bound to Nikiski.
“APL GULF EXPRESS” – IMO:9239874 – Flag: United States of America – Type: Container Ship
On June 28, the ‘APL Gulf Express’, while being berthed at Shuwaikh port, lost eight containers overboard. The circumstances of the accident were yet unknown. Divers have recovered the empty containers. The agency’s maritime operations department immediately reacted to the rescue operation, which continued until the evening of June 29. According to the Kuwait Port Authority, all containers were recovered. On July 2 the ship, which had come from Sharjah, was still docked at berth 9.
“MANOUK” – ENI:02326370 – Flag: Netherlands – Type: Tanker
On June 29, the “Enyo”, 1808 ts (EU-No.: 4007090), and the “Manouk”, 3056dwt (EU-No.: 244670068) were in collision on the Rhine south of Königswinter. The “Enyo” suffered a leak in the foreship and ran aground after the accident with the bow being submerged. The fire brigade Bonn, Bad Honnef and Königswinter as well as the water police were on scene and started surveys aboard the grounded ship. trying to prevent it from blocking the fairway. The “Manouk” which was carrying a cargo of xylol was lying some hundred meters downstream. No spill was reported, but the ship had suffered a leak too. About 30 cubic meters water poured into a tween deck of the vessel which had been breached at starboard side. Two crew members of the “Enyo” suffered slight injuries and were treated by the rescue forces. She had sailed from Godorf on June 27 and was bound to Waldorf. Ship traffic was guided along the accident site with slow speed.