Casualty Newsletter 29th July 2015 FEATURE CASUALTY NEW CASUALTIES 122 Jiang Xia Xiang/ Bai Chi Jiang Xia Xiang – Bulk carrier, MMSI 412550730, Build date unknown, 4,615 gt Bai Chi – Tanker, IMO 9342073, Built 2007, 41,983 dwt Date of Casualty 23 July 2015 Voyage An Qing to Ningbo, China / Zhoushan to Ningbo, China Cargo 7,498 m/t of stone / 30,000 m/t of crude oil Type of Casualty Collision Type of Claim Collision damage claim P&I n/a / London Club At around 1am local time on 23 July 2015 the tanker Bai Chi and the bulk carrier Jiang Xia Xiang were in collision on the Yangtze River in the Wusong area near Shanghai, China. As a result of the collision the Jiang Xia Xiang, which was carrying 7,498 m/t of stone and was bound for Ningbo, suffered extensive damage to her portside and she began to take on water. She was reportedly taken to an anchorage at Wusongku, Shanghai whilst the crew tried to control the water ingress. Despite their efforts about an hour after arriving at the anchorage the vessel began to list heavily and she subsequently capsized. The Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Centre deployed eight of their rescue ships and they were able to rescue the 16 strong crew. Following the capsize, a small fuel leak was noted with a light sheen of oil around the vessel. Oil containment booms have been placed around the wreck. The Jiang Xia Xiang is owned and operated by Huayuan Shipping. The Bai Chi, which was carrying a cargo of crude oil and is operated by China Shipping Development Tanker, suffered only minor damage to her bow. There was no water ingress or damage to her cargo holds. She subsequently departed Shanghai on 25 July Investigations are underway as to the cause of the collision but authorities have suggested that the collision happened due to a violation of the collision regulations in crossing routes. Date of Casualty 20 July 2015 – Late Notification Voyage Hong Kong to Huizhou, China Cargo No details Type of Casualty Ran aground on rocks off Guangzhou. Guangzhou Salvage have been contracted to salve the vessel and their salvage craft and personnel arrived on site on 26 July 2015. The vessel had been caught in storms off Hong Kong and her crew had been evacuated by helicopter. Three other vessels, Zhong Chuan 19, Jin Tai Yi 3 and the Jia Hang 233, were also caught in the same storms and were also evacuated. The fate of the other three vessels remains unreported. Type of Claim Hull damage and salvage claim Efi Theo S Bulk carrier, IMO 9145982, Built 1997, 45,423 dwt Date of Casualty 22 July 2015 Voyage Klaipeda, Lithuania to Las Palmas, Canary Islands Cargo No details Type of Casualty The vessel ran aground in the port of Klaipeda, Lithuania following engine failure. Three tugs were dispatched and assisted in refloating the vessel. Type of Claim Possible hull damage, salvage claim and/ or General Average declaration P&I London Club Anangel Sky S Bulk carrier, IMO 9455545, Built 2011, 114,078 dwt Date of Casualty 19 July 2015 – Late Notification Voyage Hamburg, Germany to Point Lisas, Trinidad Cargo No details Type of Casualty Disabled and adrift 630 nm southwest of Ponta Delgada. Type of Claim Possible salvage claim and/or General Average declaration P&I North of England Shun Hong Hai 286 S General cargo vessel, No other details IN OTHER NEWS Last Saturday, amidst tight security, the first ships passed through the new Suez canal in a trial run before the waterway is officially opened on 6 August 2015. Construction on the new 72km waterway, which runs alongside the original 146-year-old canal, began less than 12 months ago and is reported to have cost USD8 billion. Six containerships were involved with three navigating the canal from Suez in the south through to the Mediterranean Sea, with the other three proceeding in the opposite direction. It is claimed that the new canal will save 11 hours of navigation time from the existing 22 hours.
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Casualty Newsletter 29th July 2015
Feature Casualty New Casualties
122
Jiang Xia Xiang/ Bai ChiJiang Xia Xiang – Bulk carrier, MMsi 412550730, Build date unknown, 4,615 gtBai Chi – tanker, iMO 9342073, Built 2007, 41,983 dwtDate of Casualty 23 July 2015Voyage an Qing to Ningbo, China / Zhoushan to Ningbo, ChinaCargo 7,498 m/t of stone / 30,000 m/t of crude oilType of Casualty CollisionType of Claim Collision damage claimP&I n/a / london Club
at around 1am local time on 23 July 2015 the tanker Bai Chi and the bulk carrier Jiang Xia Xiang were in collision on the yangtze river in the wusong area near shanghai, China. as a result of the collision the Jiang Xia Xiang, which was carrying 7,498 m/t of stone and was bound for Ningbo, suffered extensive damage to her portside and she began to take on water. she was reportedly taken to an
anchorage at wusongku, shanghai whilst the crew tried to control the water ingress. Despite their efforts about an hour after arriving at the anchorage the vessel began to list heavily and she subsequently capsized.
the shanghai Maritime search and rescue Centre deployed eight of their rescue ships and they were able to rescue the 16 strong crew. Following the capsize, a small fuel leak was noted with a light sheen of oil around the vessel. Oil containment booms have been placed around the wreck. the Jiang Xia Xiang is owned and operated by Huayuan shipping. the Bai Chi, which was carrying a cargo of crude oil and is operated by China shipping Development tanker, suffered only minor damage to her bow. there was no water ingress or damage to her cargo holds. she subsequently departed shanghai on 25 July
investigations are underway as to the cause of the collision but authorities have suggested that the collision happened due to a violation of the collision regulations in crossing routes.
Date of Casualty 20 July 2015 – late Notification
Voyage Hong Kong to Huizhou, ChinaCargo No detailsType of Casualty ran aground on rocks
off Guangzhou. Guangzhou salvage have been contracted to salve the vessel and their salvage craft and personnel arrived on site on 26 July 2015. the vessel had been caught in storms off Hong Kong and her crew had been evacuated by helicopter. three other vessels, Zhong Chuan 19, Jin Tai Yi 3 and the Jia Hang 233, were also caught in the same storms and were also evacuated. the fate of the other three vessels remains unreported.
Type of Claim Hull damage and salvage claim
Efi Theo SBulk carrier, iMO 9145982, Built 1997,
45,423 dwtDate of Casualty 22 July 2015Voyage Klaipeda, lithuania to las
Palmas, Canary islandsCargo No detailsType of Casualty the vessel ran aground
in the port of Klaipeda, lithuania following engine failure. three tugs were dispatched and assisted in refloating the vessel.
Type of Claim Possible hull damage, salvage claim and/or General average declaration
P&I london Club
Anangel Sky S Bulk carrier, iMO 9455545, Built 2011,
114,078 dwtDate of Casualty 19 July 2015 – late
NotificationVoyage Hamburg, Germany to Point
lisas, trinidadCargo No detailsType of Casualty Disabled and adrift
630 nm southwest of Ponta Delgada.Type of Claim Possible salvage claim
and/or General average declarationP&I North of england
Shun Hong Hai 286 SGeneral cargo vessel, No other details
iN OtHer Newslast saturday, amidst tight security, the first ships passed through the new suez canal in a trial run before the waterway is officially opened on 6 august 2015. Construction on the new 72km waterway, which runs alongside the original 146-year-old canal, began less than 12 months ago and is reported to have cost
usD8 billion. six containerships were involved with three navigating the canal from suez in the south through to the Mediterranean sea, with the other three proceeding in the opposite direction. it is claimed that the new canal will save 11 hours of navigation time from the existing 22 hours.
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Goodfaith S – editions 98, 99, 100, 102, 105, 108 & 110 – the bulk carrier which ran aground in February 2015 on andros island has been refloated and has been towed from andros to the premises of the spanopoulos Group salamis in salamisby. the accommodation block and parts of the stern were removed to facilitate the refloating/wreck removal operation. she is expected to be towed to turkey in the near future for demolition.
Maersk Karachi – editions 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, & 118 – the disposal of the toxic waste from the containership is taking considerably longer than expected. it is understood there are still 200 containers on board. the police retain possession of the 160-ton crane boom which collapsed onto the containership beginning the chain of events which led to the fire and contamination. the crane, which was built 13 years ago in China, was reported to have been last serviced in september 2014. the other seven container cranes are now back in operation.
Amber 1 – edition 121 - tsavliris salvage
were appointed to provide commercial towage assistance following the breakdown of the amber 1 which was carrying agricultural products to tianjin, China. the tug tsavliris unity towed the vessel to Galle, sri lanka.
Alam Manis – edition 121 - semco (rather than POsH) are confirmed as the lOF contractors with t&t salvage as subcontractors. the scopic clause which was incorporated into the lOF contract has been invoked. the vessel remains aground off san Fernando.
Lagarfoss – edition 121 – the icelandic Coast Guard ship Thor was contracted to tow the lagerfoss to reykjavik. the vessel’s owners have advised that the vessel suffered a malfunction in her steering gear. the vessel had recently undergone a replacement of certain steering gear parts whilst in dry-dock in Hamburg at the request of the manufacturer of the gear.
Dorus ZK 67 SFishing vessel, Built 1959, 34 gtDate of Casualty 22 July 2015Type of Casualty Grounding on a sandbar
near lauwersoog, Netherlands.Type of Claim Possible hull damage
Contest/ Calina IIContest – Fishing vessel, Built 1989, 127 gtCalina II – Fishing vessel, Built 1972, 24 gtDate of Casualty 22 July 2015type of Casualty Collision off the east coast
of the isle of lewis.Type of Claim Collision damage claim
Eiwa Maru 5Chemical tanker, iMO 9136515, Built 1996,
2,780 dwtDate of Casualty 22 July 2015Voyage ulsan, Korea to Kobe, JapanCargo No detailsType of Casualty Grounding at uma
shima, ehime Prefecture. the vessel was refloated and anchored off the Port of imabari.
Type of Claim Possible salvage claim and/or General average declaration
P&I Korea shipowners
KSL Sydney SBulk carrier, iMO 9683269, Built 2014,
181,009 dwtDate of Casualty 22 July 2015Voyage Puerto Bolivar to Zonguldak, turkey
Cargo 165,280 m/t of coalType of Casualty suffered engine failure
while transiting the Dardanelles. the vessel was assisted by Coastal safety tugs and towed to an anchorage at Karanlık limana
Type of Claim Possible salvage claim and/or General average declaration
P&I Gard
RMS Pemba General cargo vessel with container capacity,
iMO 8100583, Built 1981, 1,090 dwtDate of Casualty 23 July 2015Voyage Maputo, Mozambique to Durban,
south africaCargo No detailsType of Casualty steering gear failure. the
vessel is to be towed to Durban.Type of Claim Possible General average
declarationP&I Hydor as
AmbarOil products tanker, iMO 8301814, Built
1993, 29,995 dwtDate of Casualty 23 July 2015Voyage ilha da Conceicao, Brazil to indiaCargo n/aType of Casualty Disabled in the arabian sea
550 nm southwest of Mumbai. the vessel was heading to india for dismantling.
Type of Claim Possible salvage claimP&I No details
Flyingcat 4 S Ferry, iMO 9206748, Built 1999, 100 dwtDate of Casualty 26 July 2015
Type of Casualty ran aground in fog outside the port of tinos, Greece. the ferry had 239 passengers and 14 crew members on board all of whom were safely evacuated. the vessel was refloated by a tug dispatched from Mykonos and has since been towed to Perama for repairs.
Type of Claim Hull damage claimP&I Gard
Date of Casualty 26 July 2015Type of Casualty in collision with an
unnamed Greek search and rescue vessel in the port of Chios causing extensive damage to the rescue vessel. the sar vessel had 25 migrants on board at the time.
Type of Claim Collision damage claimP&I american Club
La Renaissance SFishing vessel, No other detailsDate of Casualty 27 July 2015Type of Casualty Grounded off Poum in the
Nénéma reef. the owner contracted the tug Pélican to assist and the vessel was refloated after the second attempt.
Type of Claim Possible salvage claim
Stellar Navigator SBulk carrier, iMO 9172430, Built 1999,
172,940 dwtDate of Casualty 28 July 2015Voyage Port walcott, australia to Oita,
JapanCargo No details
Type of Casualty reported as disabled and not under command in the Philippine sea 120 miles east of Kagoshima near Nakonoshima island.
Type of Claim Possible salvage claim and/or General average declaration
P&I Japan shipowners
Traveberg S General cargo vessel with container
capacity, iMO 8104541, Built 1981, 2,890 dwt
Date of Casualty 25 July 2015Voyage Fredericia to aggersund, DenmarkCargo in ballastType of Casualty ran aground at
Nibe Bredning. the tug Hugin was dispatched from aalborg and assisted with refloating the vessel the following day. she is being inspected for damage at aalborg.
Type of Claim Possible hull damage claimP&I Hanseatic
Aegean Paradise PPassenger (cruise), iMO 8902333, Built
1990, 4,863 dwt
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