Selected items from compilation of Intership Navigation Training Center. Issue 30 / 2010

1. CASUALTY WEBRIEF

c.c. JULA S.(Germany, 25414gt) collided with M/V ZENITH WINNER (S.Korea, 25414gt) that sank, near Tianjin port anchorage 24-July-2010. The 10 crewmembers of Zenith Winner were rescued.

M/V ORELIA (Marshall I, 7260gt) had highly toxic gas leak at Telford Dock, 24-July-2010. Three men were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after being exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas which had built up in the engine room. Firemen in 3 fire trucks attended the vessel to monitor the gas level.

Pass/cruise MSC SPLENDIDA (Panama, 137936gt) had a passenger that died and another critically injured after the ship’s gangway gave way while they were boarding at Genoa, 25-July-2010. Crewmembers and dock workers jumped into the water to recover the passengers. One passenger was declared dead after she was pulled aboard while his husband suffered severe head injuries.

M/T MARIDA MAGNOLIA (Marshall I, 8505gt), Saudi Arabia to China had fire in the engine room and was disabled about 60 miles off Sri Lanka east coast, 24-July-2010.

M/V JANINA (St. Vincent &G) while at anchor was hit by F/V NORDZEE (Netherlands, 239gt), some 16 miles WSW of Hook of Holland, 26-July-2010. JANINA reported water ingress in the engine room. 

c.c. MAERSK TUKANG (Singapore, 94193gt) had fire in the engine room, due to defective generator, after the ship berthed at Bremerhaven. Crew extinguished fire but 2 crewmembers suffered injuries and were taken to hospital. 27-July-2010.

2. PORT STATE CONTROL

a. Tokyo MoU will carry out a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on Harmful Substances (MARPOL Annex III, SOLAS VII and the IMDG Code) from 1-Sept-2010 to 30-Nov-2010. The authorities of 18 member countries will inspect as many ships as possible in conjunction with the routine port State control inspections. PSC officers will check whether the ship has appropriate document of compliance (DOC) for carrying harmful substances (Marine Pollutants); whether the ship is provided with relevant documents and information corresponding to the harmful substances carried on board; whether emergency procedures to be employed in the event of an incident involving harmful substances are in place and crew awareness. A questionnaire for the CIC has been developed. All deficiencies found will be recorded by the port State. Action taken may vary from instructing the master to rectify before departure or within a certain period, to detention of the ship until deficiencies have been rectified. 23-July-2010.

b. Paris MoU will start a Concentrated Inspection Campaign to verify correct damage stability on oil tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers. This inspection campaign will last for 3 months, starting on 1-Sept-2010. The reason for this CIC include that inspections showed tankers frequently sailing when not complying with damage stability requirements or had no means of assessing damage stability or were sailing in a loading condition not covered by the approved stability book.

3. MARITIME SECURITY / PIRACY

M/T M.STAR (Marshall I, 314016dwt, MOL), UAE to Japan, crude oil cargo, w/ 31-crew (16 Fil + 15 Indians) was damaged by explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, pos 26-27N, 056-14E, said to be caused possibly by Rifle Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack from undetermined source, 28-July-2010.  Stbdside parts and stbd lifeboat were damage. One crewmember had cuts to his hand from flying broken glass. US Navy 5th Fleet was monitoring the tanker's safe transit to Fujairah-UAE for repairs.

M/V CAPE COSMOS (Cyprus, 73016gt) was boarded by pirates with handguns and knives while anchored some 8 miles NE of Horsburgh Lighthouse, Singapore Strait, 22-July-2010.  The duty officer sounded the general alarm causing the 5 pirates to escape using their speedboat. 

4. DRUNKEN MASTER

M/V KARIN LEHMANN (Antigua &B, 2820gt)’s master was found intoxicated by the police when the ship entered Bremerhaven, Germany, 25-July-2010. His blood was tested and found with abn alcohol level of 2.5 promille. He had to pay safety fine of Euro 2000.

5. POLLUTION

M/V AVENUE STAR (Malta, 17200dwt)’s second engineer is facing six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to bypassing pollution prevention controls and dumping oily waste into his ship's ballast tanks, 23-July-2010. According to US attorney in Florida, he used bypass hoses to shortcut the vessel’s pollution prevention equipment, discharged oil waste from the engine room and failed to record the discharge properly. USCG discovered the oil the ballast water when it inspected the vessel in Tampa about 9 months ago.

M/V JOHANNES WULFF (Liberia, 50697gt) is being investigated by AMSA for reports of oil spill and oil sheen, though not believed to have been large, at the port of Brisbane, 23-July-2010.

M/V DORIC GLORY (Panama, 61470dwt) leaked oil from the stern tube and caused a spill on the Mississippi River while berthed at New Orleans, 27-July-2010. The vessel was detained for non-reporting and falsifying statements.