“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 the 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 CASUALTY No. 2 of 2018
Vessel Destination: EUROPE
“NYK RIGEL” – IMO:9416977 – Flag: Panamá – Type: Cargo Ship
On January 18, 2018, the “NYK Rigel” lost an empty 40 ft-container over board, 27 miles northwest of Hook of Holland. The ship was underway from Savannah to Rotterdam when the loss occurred in bad weather off Scheveningen. Two other containers fell onto the vessel’s deck and damage inspections were carried out on arrival at the ECT Delta Container Terminal in the Amazone Port of Rotterdam on January 19.
“ADA ZEYNEP” – IMO:8947876 – Flag: Turkey – Type: General Cargo Ship
On December 28, 2017, the “Ada Zeynep”, which had suffered engine failure at Tuapse, en route from Tuapse to Tuzla, was taken in tow by the tug “Marintug I” from the incident scene to the Tuzla shipyard area, on January 15, 2018, upon completion towage approval formalities. During the Istanbul strait passage, a Coastal Safety tug provided escort service for the vessel and strait traffic safety. The ship arrived at Tuzla on January 21.
Vessel Destination: ASIA
“WEN CHENG” – IMO:8896819 – Flag: Togo – Type: General Cargo Ship
On January 15, the “Wen Cheng”, coming from Yingkou, was in collision with the pusher barge “Shinto No.1” off Kanmon Port. The extent of the damage to both vessels was unknown. The “Shinto No.1” was expected to arrive in Kanmon on January 16, while the “Wen Cheng” berthed in Moji for investigations by JCG.
“NIKIFOR BEGICHEV” – IMO:9014896 – Flag: Russia – Type:General Cargo Ship
On December 30, 2017 the “Nifikor Begichev” which sailed from Ust-Luga, destined for China, in the night January 3, 2018, ran into a storm and experienced troubles with bulk cargo on deck. The ship was drifting for some time, on January 3 turned back. She returned to Ust-Luga anchorage. The cargo included in the first shipment of the S-400 air defense missile systems, which was sent to China under the 2014 contract, which has been damaged by the storm and was returned to Russia. Work was underway to assess the damage in order to make it possible to cover losses in accordance with insurance. After the work has been completed, undamaged equipment was to be sent to the customer.
Vessel Destination: SOUTH AMERICA
“CAP SAN TAINARO” – IMO:9633965 – Flag: Singapore – Type: Container Ship
On January 10, after its arrival in the port of Valparaiso from Angamoson a mast on the upper bridge deck of the “Cap San Tainaro” was broken off when being hit by a gantry crane of the Pacifico Sur Container Terminal. The departure of the ship to Callao was delayed due to the damage. By January 15 the container ship was still berthed in Valparaiso.