“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:  SOUTH AMERICA

“STAR ATHENA” – IMO:9497880 – Flag: Norway – Type: Cargo Ship
On January 24, the ‘Star Athena’ ran aground off its berth at Rosario on the Paraná river, bound from Rosario to Bahia Blanca with a cargo of soybeans. The ship was refloated at around 11 p.m. and moored on the opposite river bank. It was still anchored in pos. 33° 1.19′ N 060° 35.31′ W as of January 25.

Vessel Destination:  NORTH AMERICA

“AURORA” – IMO:9255579 – Flag: Finland – Type: Cargo Ship
On January 25, the ‘Aurora’, enroute from Ijmuiden to Naples, with 10 crew members on board, suffered fuel oil system trouble in position 50 47 00 N, 000 53 39 E. After the engine issue was fixed, the vessel continued its voyage at 9 a.m. with an ETA as of February 2.

Vessel Destination:  EUROPE 

“JOLANTA” – IMO:9148257 – Flag: Cyprus – Type: Cargo Ship
On January 23, the ‘Jolanta’, en route from Newport to Belfast with 11 crew members on board, suffered a leaking coolant pipe 13 miles northwest of Saint Davids Head in position 51 57 18.6 N, 005 38 18.0 W. The crew carried out repairs, and the ship resumed its voyage at 8.40 p.m. It arrived at the Sinclair Wharf in Belfast on January 24 at 3 p.m.

Vessel Destination:  ASIA

“ORMI” – IMO: 9397200 – Flag: Panama – Type: Cargo Ship
On January 24, the ‘Ormi’ suffered a turbo charger failure in position 35 43 00 N, 27 53 48 E south of Rhodes island. The ship, which was en route from Kherson to Haifa with a cargo of soy beans, went adrift as the crew failed to repair the damage. The tug ‘Karapiperis 18’ (IMO: 8810205), was called from Mykonos to assist and took the casualty in tow towards Piraeus anchorage after the weather improved. On January 26 the convoy reached the port of Piraeus, where the relevant authorities planned to inspect the vessel.