“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
“EEMS CARRIER” – IMO:9148142 – Flag: Netherlands – Type: Cargo Ship
On February 21, the “Eems Carrier”, enroute from Vigeroe to Liepaja, ran aground off Langeland at Spodsbjerg, initially, the captain managed to get the ship free again, but he was told to drop anchor. At the ship’s helm was a 49-year-old Russian captain. Based on the radio contact the Funen police suspected that the captain was drunk. He was interrogated by the police in the morning of February 22 at the police station in Odense with an interpreter. The man had more than the maximum of 0.5 per thousand, though the analysis of the blood sample was not yet available. The captain was charged for violation of the Maritime Act as a result of drunk sailing. He may be released, may have an administrative deportation, or he may be detained which was up to the lawyers. It depended on how many offenses have been committed. There was no indication that the ship was leaking. The Armed Forces Operation Center sent an environmental ship to the scene. The “Eems Carrier” was directed to Nakskov once she was released in the run of February 22 and docked at berth 2 in the port at 2.15 p.m. She left the port again after investigations on February 23 at 2.445 p,m. and resumed the voyage to Liepaja, ETA February 25, 4 p.m.
Vessel Destination: ASIA
“DONGFANGSHENG” – IMO:8915976 – Flag: China – Type: Cargo Ship
On February 23, a fishing vessel with seven crew members on board was struck by the “Dong Fang Sheng” in the East China Sea within the waters of the Zhejiang Province 80 miles ESE of Ningbo. The fishing vessel sank, two fishermen were rescued, five went missing, and an SAR operation was underway. 23 fishing boats in the nearby areas and many official ships were deployed for the rescue. The fishing boat was 32.2 meters long and 6.5 meters wide. The bulk carrier was enroute from Tang Shan to Zhu Hai. It was ordered to interrupt its voyage and proceed to Zhejiang waters for investigations. On February 24 at 2 p.m. it dropped anchor in pos. 29° 58.22′ N 121° 54.72′ E off Zhoushan.
Vessel Destination: UNKNOWN
“JOY H” – IMO:9148738 – Flag: Belize – Type: Cargo Ship
On February 23, the “Joy H” ran aground while trying to enter the Margreth Port in San Giorgio di Nogaro on sandy bottom. The ship got stuck near the breakwater buoy of the port of Buso. It has arrived loaded with a cargo of salt from Alexandria. Attempts by the vessel to get free again failed. A tug was called from Porto Nogaro, but due to the low tide it failed to pull the ship back to deeper water. The pilot Pietro Russo remained on board all the time. The port captains of Grado and Porto Nogaro sent patrol boats. At 11 p.m. the ship could be refloated by the local tug and another one which had been called from Monfalcone. The “Joy H” was moored in pos. 45° 39.01′ N 013° 17.95′ E at 11.45 p.m. The sandbank had formed during the recent days because of storms in the region so possible a temporary order to reduce the draft of actually 6.20 meters may be issued for ships entering and leaving the port of call until the water depths of Margheth harbour have been properly restored.
“IRINI” – IMO:6404363 – Flag: Greece – Type: Cargo Ship
On February 23, the “Irini” with seven crew members, among them six Greeks, on board was blown away from its moorings in Mykonos and ran aground on a sandy shallow in the Paleo Port in a storm weather. The ship had been working in the old port and was loaded with 915 tons gravel which were to be unloaded. No injuries or water ingress reported. The tug “Karapiperis” managed to refloat the vessel in the afternoon of February 24, and it was safely re-berthed in the old port. The port authority detained the ship until it has passed an inspection by the relevant classification society. A diver was called to inspect the hull, but found no damage.