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1 Information Technology Solutions Progress Report Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea REMPEC

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3 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE REGIONAL MARINE POLLUTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTRE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (REMPEC)

4 Acknowledgement No photographs, map or graphic in this report may be reproduced without prior permission in writing from REMPEC Photographs on front cover from top right to left bottom: 1-Cedre, 2-Cedre, 3,4,5,6,7,1-REMPEC, 8-SASEMAR, 9-Antonio Vera Photographs by: REMPEC pages 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 2, 21, 22, 25, 27, 29 SASEMAR pages 14, Transport Malta page 22 Administration of Shipping of Ports, Israel page 14 Cedre page 21 Future Focus Ltd page 16 Dominic Aquilina page 3 Alberto Vera Page 14 Maps by: Project MEDESS-4MS page 19 REMPEC page 2 Project POSOW page 21 Graphs by: REMPEC pages 3, 31 Designed and produced in Malta by: REMPEC Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea Maritime House, Lascaris Wharf, Valletta, VLT 1921, Malta Tel: /7/8 Fax: Web site:

5 Page 3 FOREWORD I am pleased to introduce to you the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) Progress Report covering the period May end of 213. This progress report is being circulated to REMPEC Focal Points as well as Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) Focal Points in order to provide them with an overview of the activities implemented by the Centre. The report covers the period between the last Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points held in May 211 and the end of July 213, providing also an outline of REMPEC s planned activities until the end of this biennium, i.e. December 213. As part of the governance cycle of the Barcelona Convention, REMPEC should convene a Meeting of its Focal Points once every two years. However, for reasons which have been explained in our Circular letter 7/213, it has not been possible to organise such a meeting for the current biennium Hence, this progress report differs in its presentation from the Meeting Documents which are usually circulated by the Centre. Dominique Aquilina You will find in the following parts the salient information regarding the activities, but I will take this opportunity to share with you some views regarding the current and future situation of the Centre. The activities of REMPEC are part of the overall programme of work of MAP and concur to achieving the targets set out by the Contracting Parties towards the effective implementation of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols, as well as other MAP policies and strategies. Since the adoption in 29 of a five year rolling programme of MAP, all MAP activities are now presented under cross cutting themes, with the activities of each MAP Component participating individually, or in a collective manner, to the expected results. This new programming method is assisting in highlighting the priority areas of work for MAP and will be further strengthened by the implementation of the Decision on the application of the ecosystem approach to MAP Policies and Action Plans. This is currently work in progress and, in that sense, the last two biennia and the coming one should be seen as a transition towards more consistency in planning and the definition of clear and measurable objectives. For REMPEC this comes at an opportune time as the Regional Strategy for Prevention of and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships, the main programming roadmap of the Centre adopted in 24 and covering the period , is coming to its assessment and review phase. This review also coincides with the review of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) which also addresses maritime transport. To implement the approved Programme of Work, REMPEC relies firstly on its core funding, the Frédéric Hébert, Director Mediterranean Trust Fund (MTF), which is abounded by the pledged contributions from the Contracting Parties and apportioned to each MAP Component on a basis which has remained identical since the decision to freeze the Budget, taken by the Contracting Parties at their 12 th Ordinary Meeting in Monaco in 23. On this basis, REMPEC is allocated a budget corresponding to 13% of the overall MTF budget. The biennium has been affected by a major cash-flow crisis, several Contracting Parties not being in a position to meet their obligation in a timely manner, thus creating a hazardous situation not only for the implementation of the Programme of Work but also for the functioning of the MAP system. In particular, this situation had stressful consequences on the staff of the Centre and I take this opportunity to express to all of them my personal thanks for their continued commitment to their tasks and to the Centre. Without them we would not have been in a position to implement our activities. It is a matter of fact that the MTF budget is not sufficient to implement the Programme of Work and, as the other MAP Components, the Centre has engaged since a long time in mobilizing external resources. Historically, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the first provider of external funding as, on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Cooperation signed between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and IMO in November 1976, the latter pledged to finance activities related to the Centre s mandate.

6 Page 4 However, the main provider of funds, through projects implemented by the Centre, is the European Union (EU). Since the mid-9s, with several LIFE and MEDA Projects on contingency planning or port reception facilities, the Centre has relied heavily on EU funding. The implementation by the Centre of the SafeMed I and SafeMed II Projects between 26 and 212 with a 9.8 Million Euros budget has been instrumental in progressing towards achieving some of the targets agreed upon by the Contracting Parties in the Regional Strategy for Prevention of and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships. With the adoption of Regulation (EU) n 1/213 amending the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), the SafeMed III follow up Project is implemented since January 213 by this Agency. Therefore the Centre has to explore new funding opportunities amongst the various EU funding schemes. This has been the case with the two Projects proposals to which the Centre has participated during the biennium, the POSOW and MEDESS-4MS Projects. However these projects are of a short duration and/or limited to pilot activities. Mid to long-term co-operation should be sought with the EU and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Secretariat. In this regard, the regional implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy offers an opportunity for a renewed and enlarged regional partnership which could assist in implementing the MAP policies and strategies, including the Regional Strategy for Prevention of and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships, or its successor. budget to be allocated on a project proposal basis. At the same time the recommendation of the Consultant foresees an increased involvement of the Centre in the implementation of the Offshore Protocol to the Barcelona Convention which will require new specific skills. All these recommendations will have a direct impact on the functioning of the Centre as they range from a closure of the Centre as a United Nations (UN) entity to a further reduction of the core funding allocated to the Centre. This will be a tough decision but we are confident that whatever the Decision, the Contracting Parties will ensure that the Centre keeps its operational capacity as it is the core part of its mandate. In this context, consideration should be given to ideas which have resulted from the joint preliminary work carried out on maritime cooperation in the Mediterranean between the IMO, the European Commission (EC) (DG MARE) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), to which REMPEC has been participating, such as establishing a network of maritime academies and training centres, creating maritime clusters, or the establishment of a network of maritime electronic highways to ensure safe and environmentally friendly shipping, all ideas which have their relevance in a renewed MSSD. Frédéric Hébert Director REMPEC The main asset of the Barcelona Convention and the MAP system is its truly multilateral nature. In this perspective, REMPEC, as the relevant regional centre for co-operation in maritime pollution prevention and emergency response, has continuously demonstrated that it is in a unique position to assist all Contracting Parties in these fields and to facilitate the implementation of regional projects, provided that it maintains adequate capacities. The future of REMPEC has to be decided by the Contracting Parties in the context of the Extended Functional Review of the UNEP/MAP Components. The recommendations of the Consultant have been circulated as an attachment to our Circular Letter 7/213. During the last MAP Focal Points Meeting held in Athens on April 213, another proposal was added to these recommendations, based on a pooling of a certain amount of each MAP Component s

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9 Page 7 CONTENTS Foreword Contents Introduction Prevention of Pollution from Ships Maritime administrations capacity building Ballast Water Management Implementation of international marine environment protection conventions including MARPOL Prevention of maritime accidents Preparedness and response Risk assessment Contingency Planning Capacity building Exercises Oil spill waste management Oil spill claims management Oil spill volunteer management HNS 21 Protocol Mediterranean Assistance Unit Regional Information System (RIS) Guidelines Translation MIDSIS TROCS Version 3. Alerts and accidents database Information dissemination The Offshore Protocol Annexes Annex I: REMPEC Staff Annex II: REMPEC Funding Annex III: List of activities implemented or planned between May 211 and December 213 Annex IV: List of alerts and accidents between May 211 and August

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11 Page 9 INTRODUCTION The present progress report covers the period May 211, i.e. after the 1 th Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points held in Malta on 3-5 May 211 till July 213 and also contains information regarding activities planned for the last quarter of the biennium It has to be noted that, during this period, the 22 Prevention and Emergency Protocol to the Barcelona Convention entered into force with regard to Morocco on the 26 May 211 following its ratification on the 26 April 211. No further ratifications of the 22 Prevention and Emergency Protocol have been notified during the period under review. Consequently, the following thirteen Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention namely, Croatia, Cyprus, European Union, France, Greece, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria and Turkey are Parties to the 22 Prevention and Emergency Protocol; whereas the following nine Contracting Parties are still Parties to the 1976 Emergency Protocol namely, Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya and Tunisia. The ratification of the 22 Prevention and Emergency Protocol constitutes an important step towards strengthening the regional co-operation in the field of maritime safety and prevention of pollution events. As regards casualties and pollution events, the Centre received information of 11 casualties during the period with 13 resulting in a release of oil. This information was mainly received through the subscription of the Centre to the Lloyd s List daily newspaper and to the Lloyd's MIU Casualty Reporting Service. However, due to the substantial increase in the cost of these subscriptions and in view of the financial situation of the Centre, REMPEC has not been able to renew its subscription to the Lloyd's MIU Casualty Reporting Service. That means that the Centre relies heavily on the reporting by the Contracting Parties as required by Article 8 of the 1976 Emergency Protocol or Article 9 of the 22 Prevention and Emergency Protocol. Although in the past the Contracting Parties have agreed that they should only report spillage above a certain threshold, this policy may need to be reviewed in the future as a comprehensive set of data is required in order to do an accurate risk assessment and it will also be needed in the context of the implementation of the ecosystem approach to MAP, notably with regards to Ecological Objective 9 Pollution which uses as indicator such statistical information. Based on Lloyd s List regularly published casualty statistics, compared to other regional seas, the Mediterranean Sea remains an area of frequent maritime incidents but fortunately most of them do not result in pollution. A list of the incidents reported is provided in Annex IV. to this report. During the period under review, the Centre was requested to activate, or activated on its own, the co-operation agreement with the Mediterranean Operational Oceanography Network (MOON) in order to provide spill drift forecasts in emergency situations. This shows the actuality of the core activities of the Centre and the need for keeping and improving the Regional Information System (RIS). During this period REMPEC was able to assist two countries in adopting or reviewing their national Marine Pollution Contingency Plans. The Centre has also embarked in two Projects, one focusing on training on onshore response to a spill (POSOW Project) and the other at developing a decision support tool which could assist the Contracting Parties in preparing for an emergency as well as during such an emergency (MEDESS-4MS Project). In the field of prevention of marine accidents and pollution, the activities of the Centre have mainly been supported by the implementation of two Projects namely the EC MEDA funded SafeMed II Project and the GloBallast Partnerships Project between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), IMO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The implementation of the SafeMed II Project by the Centre was completed by the end of 212. This has been marked with concrete achievements, some of them being highlighted in the relevant part of this report. As requested by the Contracting Parties, the Centre is also assisting in facilitating joint operations between Contracting Parties in order to fight illegal marine pollution discharges from ships. In 213, a coordinated aerial surveillance operation in the Mediterranean Sea (OSCAR MED 213) was organised by REMPEC bringing together aircrafts from Algeria, France, Italy, Morocco and Spain. This was the second such operation organised by the Centre and should take place on a more regular basis. Finally, following the Decision adopted by the Contracting Parties at their last Ordinary Meeting, the Centre started working on the drafting of an Action Plan for the implementation of the Offshore Protocol to the Barcelona Convention. This work is still in its first phase and should result in an in depth assessment of the regional situation. During the period, the Centre has seen its staff complement shrink due to the end of implementation of the SafeMed II Project and also the retirement of another staff member. A table showing the approved staff positions of the Centre and the actual situation during the biennium is provided in Annex I to this report. As it was already explained at the last REMPEC Focal Points Meeting, the financial situation of MAP and of the Centre is a matter of concern. The core funding of MAP, the Mediterranean Trust Fund (MTF), which is abounded by the yearly contributions of the Contracting Parties has been frozen since 23. During the current biennium the effects of this underlying tense financial situation have been made even more evident by a cash flow crisis situation. Consequently, during the biennium , the

12 Page 1 Centre has mainly implemented activities which were financed by external funds. Some basic information could be found in Annexes I and II of this report. The issue of the financial sustainability of MAP has triggered the Decision of the Contracting Parties to undertake a Functional Review of the UNEP MAP Components which was carried out by an external consultancy firm in late 212. At their last MAP Focal Point Meeting held in Athens on April 213, the representatives of the Contracting Parties discussed the three options to renew the system as presented in the report by the Consultants as well as a fourth option introduced by the Government of France. As regards REMPEC, the three options envisaged by the Consultants entail a change in its institutional setting as the Centre would not be a UN administered entity anymore but a national centre with a regional mandate. The fourth option is based on a pooling of a certain percentage of the budget allocated to each MAP Component which will be later adjudicated between them on the basis of selected project proposals. Whatever the final decision of the Contracting Parties will be, the biennium will definitely be of a transitional nature.

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15 Page 13 Prevention of Pollution from Ships During this biennium, REMPEC continued to build upon the achievements of the previous biennium in the field of prevention of pollution from ships by primarily focusing on the enhancement of the capacities of maritime administrations in the Mediterranean region with a view to ensure the effective discharge of their flag State, port State and coastal State obligations in line with relevant international conventions. Another area of activity, based on the relevant Decision of the Contracting Parties at their 17 th Ordinary Meeting, was the assistance provided to Mediterranean coastal States to develop national strategies on ballast water management and to prepare for the entry into force of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 24. Finally, the Centre continued to assist Mediterranean countries with the implementation of other international marine environment protection conventions particularly the MARPOL Convention. Maritime Administrations Capacity Building These efforts have borne fruit as four SafeMed Beneficiaries have volunteered for VIMSAS. Following the organisation of eight national VIMSAS Workshops in the previous biennium, for those Project Beneficiaries that officially volunteered for VIMSAS, further assistance in the form of a specific four-day workshop, a one-day high-level meeting focused on designing a strategy, and a mock-audit, was provided. REMPEC In the field of flag State implementation, through the EU-funded SafeMed II Project ( various short training courses and seminars related to flag State implementation were organised. Safemed II Project Beneficiaries nominees also benefited from scholarship funding to attend postgraduate courses at the World Maritime University (WMU) and the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI). Substantial resources were also devoted to raising awareness regarding the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS) which assesses States compliance with statutory international maritime requirements. REMPEC The focus of port State control activities was on the training of Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) in the Mediterranean and on technical assistance to the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Med MoU on PSC). Through the SafeMed II Project, assistance for the upgrade of the IT infrastructure of the Med MoU InfoCentre and the development of a decision-support tool for the Med MoU PSCOs was provided whilst laptops for the use of Med MoU members PSCOs were also procured. The upgrade of Med MoU InfoCentre IT infrastructure led to the Med MoU being the first Port State Control regime to report its inspections in the applicable module of the IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS), thus relieving the Med MoU members of their individual obligations to report detentions under the applicable provisions of the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions. An updated MED Manual on PSC Procedures was submitted to the Med MoU on PSC for consideration and was adopted by the 14 th Med MoU Committee Meeting. As regards the MED MoU decision-support tool, following an IMO tender procedure, a contract was signed with the Korean Register of Shipping (KRS) for the development and

16 Page 14 delivery of this Decision-Support-Tool for the Med MoU PSCOs. Meanwhile, a specific server for the Med MoU InfoCentre was purchased to host the online version of MedRules whilst software adaptations to realise the integration of MedRules to Med MoU Information System (MEDSIS) were also carried out. The MedRules was successfully delivered during the 14 th Committee Meeting of the Med MoU held in October 212. Two versions of the tool were made available for PSCOs: an online and a stand-alone version. The online version will be hosted with the MEDSIS. For the stand-alone version, arrangements were made to procure a laptop for the use of each PSCO of the Med MoU members that are also SafeMed II Project beneficiaries and, following an IMO tender procedure, these laptops were dispatched to the beneficiaries in December 212. Ballast Water Management Following the adoption of the Mediterranean Strategy on Ships Ballast Water Management by the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (Paris, France, 8-1 February, 212), within the framework of the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Partnerships Project and also with financial support from the SafeMed II Project and the IMO s Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme (ITCP), REMPEC continued to assist Mediterranean coastal States to adhere to the Strategy by raising national awareness on the problem of aquatic invasive species primarily through the organisation of national seminars aimed at the development of national strategies on ballast water management. Three such national seminars were organised in 212 and another one is planned for October 213 whilst a SafeMED II Project Consolidation and Implementation Training Course on the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention was held in 212. Administration of Shipping and Ports, Israel Interim Application of the D1 Ballast Water Exchange Standard by Vessels Operating between the Mediterranean Sea and the North-East Atlantic and/or the Baltic Sea. In terms of the Guidance, developed under Article 13 (3) of the BWM Convention, vessels leaving the Mediterranean Sea and proceeding to destinations in the North-East Atlantic and/or the Baltic Sea and vice versa, were requested to apply its provisions on a voluntary basis as from 1 October 212 to reduce the risk of non-indigenous species invasion through ballast water. Implementation of international marine environment protection conventions including MARPOL SASEMAR As in previous years, technical assistance related to the effective implementation of international maritime conventions related to the protection of the marine environment continued to play a leading role in REMPEC s activities related to prevention of pollution from ships. In this regard, the issue of illicit marine pollution from ships had a prominent role and REMPEC s efforts led to the organisation of a second Coordinated Aerial Surveillance Operation for illicit ship pollution discharges (opération de surveillance coordonnée aérienne des rejets des navires en Méditerranée OSCAR-MED 213) in the Western Mediterranean which was organised in Palma de Mallorca, Spain between the 24 and 26 June 213, in co-operation with the Spanish Maritime Safety Agency (SASEMAR) and with the financial support of the Government of France and the RAMOGE Agreement. Moreover, during this biennium, REMPEC (on behalf of the Barcelona Convention) worked closely with the OSPAR and Helsinki Conventions in the development of a General Guidance document on the Voluntary Alberto Vera

17 Page 15 During the operation, five air patrol aircrafts from Algeria, France, Italy, Morocco and Spain operated twelve flights (a total of 44 flying hours) to detect marine pollution from ships in a designated area of the Western Mediterranean. In total, some 7 vessels were monitored during the Operation and three oil slicks were detected. The Operation was supported by the CleanSeaNet service satellite images provided by EMSA. This was the second OSCAR-MED Operation initiated by REMPEC following a similar operation, in which three aircrafts from France, Italy and Spain had participated, which was held in Hyères, France in 29. The main objective of these Operations is to enhance operational cooperation in the Mediterranean to combat illicit ship pollution in the region. as determining a pricing policy which creates incentives for ships to discharge in ports. A National Workshop on the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS), also financed through IMO s ITCP, was organised in Turkey at the end of 212 with a view to enhancing Turkey s capacity to implement and enforce the AFS Convention by raising awareness among key stakeholders on the requirements of the Convention including inter alia the environmentally sound practices for the disposal of waste generated in applying and removing AFS. REMPEC REMPEC During OSCAR-MED 213, REMPEC and Blue Plan, also convened a Meeting on the Establishment of a Network of Law Enforcement Officials relating to MARPOL in the Mediterranean Sea (MENELAS). The Meeting, which was also held in Palma de Mallorca, between the 25 and 26 June 213, was organised with the financial support of the Government of France and the Regional Governance and Knowledge Generation Project (ReGoKo Project) financed by the GEF and being implemented by Blue Plan. Operational and judicial officials from the Mediterranean region responsible for investigating and sanctioning marine pollution offences participated in the Meeting aimed at establishing a regional network with a view to facilitating the exchange of information and experience in the prosecution of MARPOL violations. The Meeting discussed and endorsed the terms of reference of the proposed Network and recommended the establishment of the Network and the approval of its terms of reference to the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention scheduled to meet in December 213 in Istanbul, Turkey. Within the framework of IMO s ITCP programme of activities in the Mediterranean, in close co-operation with the Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) and the Port of Antwerp, REMPEC organised a Regional Workshop on Port Reception Facilities, which was held at the Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre (APEC) between 27 and 29 November 212. The Workshop aimed at raising awareness on issues related to port reception facilities including inter alia receipt and storage of ship generated waste, downstream waste management and final disposal of this waste, as well

18 Page 16 Prevention of maritime accidents During the current biennium, through the SafeMed II Project, considerable efforts were made to enhance the capacities of Mediterranean coastal States related to the prevention of maritime accidents particularly in relation to Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) management. An extensive Training Programme for VTS operators certified by the International Association of marine Aids to navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), VTS supervisors and VTS on-the-job training instructors funded by the SafeMed II Project was carried out in 212 which enabled over 12 officials from the Mediterranean region to be trained in vessel traffic management. The training was divided into two parts, namely the theoretical part of the VTS operators course delivered through National Training Courses and the simulator part carried out at recognised training centres under IALA standards. Trainees from Albania, Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Montenegro, Morocco and Tunisia attended the VTS training programme. Over 12 participants attended the national theoretical courses and subsequent to these courses, 58 eligible participants continued their studies at two recognised training centres in order to obtain the VTS Operators IALA Standard V-13/1 Certificate. Furthermore, 2 of these certified VTS Operators continued with their studies and were certified as VTS Supervisors in accordance with IALA Standard V-13/2. Finally, 1 of these certified VTS Supervisors went on to obtain the certificate as VTS On-the-Job Training of the Trainer in accordance with IALA Standard V-13/4. A SafeMed II Project Regional Workshop on the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT) was also held in March 212 in cooperation with EMSA and IMO to inter alia familiarise Mediterranean trainees with the LRIT legal and technical requirements. Future Focus Ltd

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21 Page 19 Preparedness and Response Since the last Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points in May 211, REMPEC continuously supported Mediterranean coastal States in enhancing their level of preparedness and their response capacity to oil and chemical spills at sea. The activities implemented by the Centre were consistent with the past accomplishments and covered the key elements composing efficient response systems, i.e. risk assessment, development and maintenance of national contingency planning, capacity building, exercises, and information dissemination. Risk Assessment At the 1 th Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points, the Mediterranean Technical Working Group (MTWG) was tasked to develop a Regional Risk Assessment Methodology. In this regard, REMPEC, in cooperation with the Mediterranean Oil Industry Group (MOIG) and with the participation of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), organised a Workshop on Oil Spill Risk Assessment in the Mediterranean Sea (MEDEXPOL 211) in Barcelona, Spain between the 29 November and 1 December 211. The three year Project MEDESS-4MS, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and initiated in February 212, is dedicated to the prevention of maritime risks and the strengthening of maritime safety related to oil spill pollution in the Mediterranean. The Project is coordinated by the Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) of Cyprus, and implemented by twenty one institutions. The beneficiary countries are European Mediterranean coastal States (Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro and Spain). However, other Mediterranean coastal States are involved in the implementation and will have access to the products delivered by the project. MEDESS-4MS aims at delivering a sustainable integrated operational multi model oil spill prediction service in the Mediterranean Sea, connected to existing monitoring platforms (e.g. Automatic Identification System (AIS), CleanSeaNet), using well established oil spill models, data from the Marine Core Services, and national ocean forecasting systems. The integrated multi model oil spill prediction service will be accessible through an interactive web portal and will give access to the following functionalities: Geographical Information System (GIS) (multi -layers) Automatic system run after an oil spill detection from satellite data Historical data consultation, for study or statistical purposes and possibly query to back trace data with the aim of identifying possible polluting ships Real-time oil-spill, meteorological and oceanographic forecast and observations REMPEC MEDESS-4MS The Workshop aiming at discussing with the Government and Industry Representatives the existing approaches to oil spill risk assessment, concluded with a set of recommendations for the development of an oil spill risk assessment methodology for the Mediterranean Sea during the biennium These recommendations were integrated in the implementation of the Project Mediterranean Decision Support System for Marine Safety (MEDESS-4MS - with the support of all Mediterranean coastal States through the MTWG which provided data for the project. The last deliverable will produce automatic Emergency Response Office (ERO) bulletin in the framework of the agreement between MOON partners and REMPEC signed in 29.

22 Page 2 Under the Project s Work Package (WP) 4 coordinated by REMPEC, a set of data is being collected to assess the vulnerability of the Mediterranean to oil spills. The data includes maritime traffic (AIS data), oil transport data (Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit), marine incidents, offshore Installations, coastal oil handling facilities, sensitivity data (Protected Areas, species, site of conservation interest, coastal type and socioeconomical) and oil spill response equipment. To benefit from existing data collections on environmental and socio-economic data, REMPEC together with partners of WP4 signed a first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Italian oil major Eni S.p.A who gathered relevant data between 27 and 21 in the framework of the Mediterranean Safe Terminal and Routes (MEDSTAR) Project. In the same line and to create further synergies between MAP Components, a second MoU is under preparation with Plan Bleu and the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (SPA RAC). Contingency Planning A realistic risk assessment will assist governments in reviewing or developing their national system to respond to oil and chemical spills at sea. In this field, Albania and Cyprus requested REMPEC to assist, respectively, in the development and revision of their national contingency plan (NCP). Following the organisation of the National Workshop on Contingency Planning and Table Top Exercise, held between the 5-7 July 211 in Durres, Albania, an action plan for the finalization of the National Contingency Plan of Albania was agreed to and led to the adoption of the Plan on the 25 July 212. Concerning Cyprus, at the time of writing this report, a draft NCP, which was partially populated with information provided by the Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping and prepared with the assistance of the International Tankers Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), has been submitted. The Plan is expected to be finalized shortly. On the same matter, following the support of REMPEC to Montenegro during the previous biennium, the Centre was informed about the adoption of the Plan on the 28 May 211. Moreover, the adoption of the National and Regional Contingency Plans of Turkey were officially announced on the 29 September 211 during a ceremony attended by REMPEC. During the Adriatic Spill Conference on spill prevention, preparedness and response (ADRIASPILLCON 213, Opatija, Croatia, May 213), attended by REMPEC and five representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro with the financial support of IMO s ITCP, Representatives from the Adriatic coastal States expressed their interest in further cooperating through the current Sub-Regional Contingency Plan for prevention of, preparedness for and response to major marine pollution incidents in the Adriatic Sea". The prerequisite to join the Agreement being satisfied following the adoption of the National Contingency Plans of Albania and Montenegro, the extension of the sub-regional agreement to these countries is now feasible. With the adoption of the national contingency plans of Albania, Montenegro and Turkey, only three countries remain without operational national contingency plan namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Libya and Lebanon. Additional activities are to be implemented by REMPEC before the end of the biennium to further reduce this gap. Capacity Bulding To ensure prompt and efficient response, training and practice are essential in any field, in particular when dealing with an emergency situation. During this biennium, specialized training events were organised on oil spill waste management, oil spill claim management, oil spill volunteer management, and on the HNS 21 Protocol. Oil Spill Waste Management REMPEC Following the endorsement, by the 1 th Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points, of the related Guidelines and Decision Support Tool, a National Pilot Training

23 Page 21 Course on Oil Spill Waste Management was organised in Israel between the September 211. Building on the lessons learnt from this first training course, it was replicated in Tunisia between the 8-1 May 212, with the financial support and participation of MOIG. Both training courses aimed at providing theoretical knowledge on the subject and at learning how to use the tool. The participants worked in consultation to complete and enter data in the online tool. Oil Spill Claims Management Following a request of the Parties to the Sub-Regional Contingency Plan for the South-Western Mediterranean, REMPEC organised in collaboration with IMO, the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds), MOIG and the Société Anonyme Marocaine de l Industrie du Raffinage (SAMIR), a Sub-Regional Workshop on Claims Management for Arab Speaking Countries and a Technical Session on Assistance Support Cost and Reimbursement which was held in Mohammedia, Morocco between 28-3 November 212. The Project aims at establishing a regional cooperation synergy through the enhancement of knowledge and capacities of operators, professionals and volunteers in the field of marine pollution, in European Mediterranean coastal countries namely, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia and Spain. A training package including a manual, several posters, PowerPoint presentations and an instructor manual was produced on each of the following topics: Oil Spill Volunteer Management, Oiled Shoreline Assessment, Oiled Shoreline Cleanup, Oiled wildlife Response. REMPEC POSOW The Workshop financed through IMO s ITCP provided knowledge on the related international conventions and their transposition in the national legislation, claims management, eligibility of claims and presentation procedures also through practical sessions. The Technical Session concluded with a set of recommendations. Oil Spill Volunteer Management Since February 212, the two year project Preparedness for Oil-polluted Shoreline cleanup and Oiled Wildlife Interventions (POSOW) cofinanced by EC is being implemented by REMPEC, as coordinator, and its partners: - Cedre (Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution) - ISPRA (Italy s Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) In order to facilitate the dissemination of the relevant knowledge, some learning materials will also be available in the official language of the concerned countries. In May 213, 35 trainees (local authorities, civil protection and NGOs) from the regions involved attended train-the-trainer courses at Cedre. These trainees will in turn become trainers in their regions, and organise nine (9) national pilot training courses by the end of 213, under supervision of the project partners. Approximately 25 volunteers will be trained by the end of the Project and will be invited to register into an international database, hosted on POSOW website ( - Sea Alarm Foundation Cedre - The CPMR (Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions)

24 Page 22 HNS 21 Protocol A SafeMed II Project Regional Training Course on the 21 HNS Protocol was organised by REMPEC in Malta between December 212 in close cooperation with the IOPC Funds and ITOPF. The training course familiarized the participants with the International Convention on Liability and Compensation For Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996, as amended by the 21 HNS Protocol and the necessary preparations for the ratification of the 21 HNS Protocol, and highlighted best practices on implementation, including national legislation and ratification/transitional provisions. Exercises Transport Malta The Centre has been invited to assist /participate in several exercises during the period under review. These exercises were mainly focused on oil-spill response. When possible, the Centre attended these exercises and sponsored the attendance of an expert from another Mediterranean country as decided at the 1 th Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points. When requested, the Centre also activated (for exercise) its Mediterranean Assistance Unit (MAU) and forwarded to the Contracting Parties the requests for assistance received from the country carrying out the exercise. Reports of findings were also disseminated to the concerned Parties. occurred in January 212, MOON was activated to provide forecasting models. Regional Information System (RIS) As instructed by the last Focal Points Meeting of REMPEC, the Centre took the necessary measures to update the RIS reference system and content (formatting and harmonization of the documents). The MTWG has been consulted during this exercise. The newly formatted RIS Documents can be downloaded from the Centre s website. Guidelines Translation MAU mobilisation (TIFANI 212) within 5 hours and 29 minutes following the request of assistance The Guidelines for the Use of Dispersants for Combating Oil Pollution at Sea in the Mediterranean Region and the Guidelines for Oil Spill Waste Management have been translated in French. Moreover, the Mediterranean Guidelines on Oiled Shoreline Assessment were translated in Spanish, thanks to the Department of Environment, the General Direction of Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food of the Spanish Government, and in Arabic with the assistance of the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA). MIDSIS TROCS Version 3. Online The MTWG assisted in the upgrading of the Maritime Integrated Decision Support Information System (MIDSIS-TROCS) Version 3., which was published online in January 212. REMPEC REMPEC Mediterranean Assistance Unit In the framework of the MAU, the arrangements with Cedre, FEDERCHIMICA (Federazione Nazionale dell Industria Chimica), ISPRA, the Sea Alarm Foundation and MOON have been tested and maintained. During exercises, the logistics for the mobilisation of the MAU is being simulated and tested including, identification of relevant experts, immigration and security arrangements, accommodation, travel, etc. During the Costa Concordia incident which

25 Page 23 MIDSIS-TROCS is a decision support system aiming at assisting decision-makers to select measures to be taken related to plausible hazardous material marine spills. It provides options for response to marine chemical emergencies and presents them in a structured format. The main added value of this tool in comparison with other existing HNS tools is the availability of accidents reports linked to a specific chemical. The chemical data gathered in the tool has been updated to reflect the developments which took place at the international level. During the upgrading exercise, the MTWG benefited from the expertise and contribution of IMO, IOPC Funds, Cedre, Transport Canada (CANUTEC) and ITOPF. Alerts and accidents database The Database on alerts and accidents in the Mediterranean Sea and the related GIS and statistical analysis has been updated regularly, through the Centre s website. An extract of the alerts and accidents which occurred in the reporting period is attached in Annex IV. It has to be underlined that except in a very few cases, the information is not communicated by the Contracting Parties but is received from specialized newspapers. This information is therefore not considered as comprehensive. Contracting Parties are encouraged to review their reporting system with a view to copy the Centre with incidents reports in order to compile a comprehensive alert and accident database. Information Dissemination During this biennium, REMPEC made use of Information Technologies to increase the visibility of its deliverables through the production of tutorial videos on MIDSIS-TROCS and the Mediterranean Oil Spill Waste Management Decision Support Tools. A video on the Project POSOW was also published.

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29 Page 27 The Offshore Protocol According to the Decision IG.2/12 of the 17 th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (Paris, France, 8-1 February 212), UNEP/MAP Secretariat was requested to Establish an ad hoc working group coordinated by REMPEC composed of representatives of the Contracting Parties and observers from representatives of the concerned industries, relevant international organizations and MAP partners. Out of twenty-two Contracting Parties, eleven nominated their National Offshore Focal Point. To comply with the same Decision, which calls for an in depth assessment and stock taking analysis of the existing practical measures in place in the Mediterranean countries with regard to Offshore activities, a questionnaire on offshore activities was disseminated to the Contracting Parties. Subsequently, the 1st Offshore Protocol Working Group Meeting was convened on June 213, in Valletta, Malta pursuant to the Decision IG.2/12. The Meeting attended by a total of 44 participants including representatives from 14 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, benefited from the experience of well-known regulators and experts from various governments, international organizations and operators. regional co-operation. In particular, the need to share on a regular basis experience on technical issues and to adopt common approach and standards and to review their implementation, was highlighted. In order to address these issues, which may require specific expertise, taking example of the existing structures in other regional seas, the Meeting recommended, as a priority, the establishment of a dedicated technical forum, as the ad hoc Working Group on the Offshore Protocol was not found suitable in view of its specific and limited mandate. The ad hoc Working Group has been mandated to draft an action plan with strategic objectives but could not address all specific topics. Consequently, the Secretariat has drafted the terms of references of the Barcelona Convention Offshore Oil and Gas Group (BARCO OFOG Group), to be discussed by the next MAP Focal Points Meeting. To support UNEP/MAP and REMPEC, a tender for consultancy services has been issued to accomplish the following tasks: Best Practices: According to Article 23 on International rules, standards and recommended practices and procedures, identify and analyse existing recognized international best practices and regulations either from a legislative or an industry point of view, relevant to the implementation of the Offshore Protocol with particular emphasis for the main activities/installations listed in the Protocol (e.g. Article 1). National questionnaire analysis: Based on the outcome of the questionnaire, carry out a comparative analysis of existing legislative and administrative framework in the region in order to highlight potential gaps between the Offshore protocol requirements and the existing laws or practices; REMPEC It is expected that this consultancy service will be carried out in the coming months and should assist in conducting the 2 nd Meeting of the Offshore Protocol ad-hoc Working Group tentatively scheduled to be held in Athens, Greece in November 213. The open dialogues and very active participation of all attendees enabled a wide review of the obligations under the Offshore Protocol and the drawing up of a set of recommendations including the need for the harmonization of the Mediterranean approach with internationally and European recognized best practices, the creation of synergies with other related Programmes and Contracting Parties Decisions, and the involvement of the oil and gas industry and NGOs in future activities. The Meeting also recognized that there were several types of obligations under the Protocol, some of a national dimension, which started by analysing the level of compliance of the national framework with the requirements of the Protocol and some which call for

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31 Page 29 Annexes Annex I: REMPEC Staff Professional Staff Director D.1 Senior Programme Officer P.5 Mr Frédéric HEBERT Mr Jonathan PACE Programme Officer (MEP) P.4 (1) Programme Officer (OPRC) P.4 Mr Gabino GONZALEZ DEOGRACIA Programme Officer (ENV) L.3 Programme Officer L.4 (2) Mr Joseph ZERAFA (till 31 December 212) Programme Officer L.4 (2) Mr Albert BERGONZO (till 31 December 212) Junior Programme Officer P.1 (3) Ms Souade NASSERI General Service Staff Administrative/Financial Assistant G.7 (4) Mr Christopher SACCO Information Assistant G.7 (5) Ms Doreen STELLINI (retired on 1 May 212) Assistant to the Director G.7 Secretary/Administrative Assistant G.5 Clerk/Secretary G.4 Technical Assistant/Logistics G.4 Ms Michelle MANGION Ms Amanda BONAVIA Ms Francesca BORG Mr Mario BONELLO Administrative Assistant G.6 (6) Ms Lara ATTARD BEZZINA (till 1 November 212) (1) Post vacant since resignation of incumbent on 2 October 21 (2) Post refers to SafeMed Project Officer financed by the EC funded MEDA SafeMed II Project which terminated on 31 December 212 (3) Post financed (thru a Contribution in Kind) by the French Oil Industry through the International Scientific Volunteer Mechanism. Contract of incumbent will end in mid-november 213 (4) IMO contributes Euro 13, per annum towards the salary of the Administrative/ Financial Assistant (5) Post vacant since retirement of incumbent on 1 May 212 (6) Post financed by the EC funded MEDA SafeMed II Project Post became vacant on 1 November 212 upon resignation of incumbent REMPEC Photo: REMPEC Staff (July 213)

32 Page 3 Annex II: REMPEC Funding Figure 1: Respective share of MAP Components from regular MTF/EUVol./CAL budget (Source: UNEP(DEPI)/ MED IG.2/8, Decision IG.2/14 - Annex II, Table 8). NB: The figures used for this chart are the ones of the budget as approved by the Contracting Parties at their 17 th Ordinary Meeting. The actual figures differ from these ones as, due to the cash flow difficulties encountered by UNEP/MAP, new positions which were approved in some MAP Components or positions which have become vacant following resignation or retirement of their incumbents were not filled, and corresponding funds were allocated between the other Components to meet their obligations. Figure 2: Resource Mobilisation for REMPEC activities (Source: REMPEC)

33 Page 31 Figure 3: REMPEC s funding (MTF and External funding) distribution (Source: REMPEC).

34 Page 32 Annex III: List of Activities implemented or planned between May 211 and December 213 Prevention of maritime accidents SafeMed II Project Regional Workshop on the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT), 19-2 March 212, Lisbon, Portugal SafeMed II Project Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Training Programme, April December 212 Prevention of pollution from ships Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti -Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS), 7-8 June 211, Larnaca, Cyprus SafeMed II Project National Workshop on the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS), July 211, Acre, Israel SafeMed II Project Flag State Implementation Course, 5-9 September 211, Malmo, Sweden SafeMed II Project Regional Port State Control Officers Training Course, September 211, Lisbon, Portugal SafeMed II Project National Workshop on the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS), 1-14 October 211, Tunis, Tunisia National Seminar on the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, 3 October- 3 November 211, Alexandria, Egypt SafeMed II Project Regional Seminar on Maritime Accident Investigation, November 211, Lisbon, Portugal SafeMed II Project Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme (VIMSAS) Mock Audit, 8-15 January 212, Israel SafeMed II Project ISM Auditor Training Courses, 29 May-1 June 212, Marseille, France SafeMed II Project Training of Maritime Inspectors in the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 26, June 212 and September 212, Turin, Italy SafeMed II Project Consolidation and Implementation Training Course on the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, 24, 8-9 May 212, Sliema, Malta National Seminar on the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, June 212, Tunis, Tunisia National Seminar on the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, October 212, Casablanca, Morocco National Seminar on the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, October 212, Acre, Israel SafeMed II Project advanced Course on Flag State Implementation, 29 October-9 November 212, Genoa, Italy Regional Workshop on Port Reception Facilities, November 212, Antwerp, Belgium National Workshop on the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS), December 212, Istanbul, Turkey Meeting on the Establishment of a Network of Law Enforcement Officials relating to MARPOL in the Mediterranean Sea (MENELAS), June 213, Palma de Mallorca, Spain Coordinated Aerial Surveillance Operation for illicit ship pollution discharges (opération de surveillance coordonnée aérienne des rejets des navires en Méditerranée OSCAR-MED 213) in the Western Mediterranean, June 213, Palma de Mallorca, Spain National Seminar on the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, 1-2 October 213, Algiers, Algeria

35 Page 33 Preparedness and response Trainings and Workshops National Workshop on Contingency Planning and Table Top Exercise, 5-7 July 211, Durres, Albania National Pilot Training Course on Oil Spill Waste Management, September 211, Jerusalem, Israel Workshop on Oil Spill Risk Assessment in the Mediterranean Sea (MEDEXPOL 211), 29 November - 1 December 211, Barcelona, Spain National Pilot Training Course on Oil Spill Waste Management, 8-1 May 212, Tunis, Tunisia Sub-regional Workshop on Claims Management for Arab Speaking Countries and Technical Session on Assistance support cost and reimbursement, 28-3 November 212, Mohammedia, Morocco SafeMed II Project Regional Training Course on the HNS Protocol 21, December 212, St Julian s, Malta Adriatic Spill Conference on spill prevention, preparedness and response ADRIASPILLCON 213, May 213, Opatija, Croatia POSOW Train the Trainer Courses, May and 28-3 May 213, Brest, France POSOW Train the Trainer Courses, between October and December 213, 1 trainings in Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia and Spain MEDEXPOL 213, tentatively November 213, Athens, Greece Exercises TEL-BAHR 211, 1 May 211, Skikda, Algeria DEEP SEA, 2-3 June 211, Israel MALTEX 211, Malta, 14 September 211 Istanbul Oil Spill National Exercise, 28 September 211, Istanbul, Turkey RAMOGEPOL HAVEN 211, 24 October 211, Genoa, Italy MALTEX 212, September 212, Malta ADRIATIC 212, September 213, Durres, Albania SIMULPOL 212, October 212, Oran & Arzew, Algeria TIFANI, October 212, Haifa, Israel POLLUX 213, April 213, Trieste, Italy Offshore 1 st Offshore Protocol Working Group Meeting, June 213, Valletta, Malta 2 nd Offshore Protocol Working Group Meeting, tentatively November 213, Athens, Greece

36 Page 34 Annex IV: List of Alerts and Accidents between May 211 and August 213 The database aims at providing competent authorities of the Contracting Parties to 1976 Emergency Protocol and of the 22 Prevention and Emergency Protocol, as well as other interested parties with a set of data on accidents in the Mediterranean, which should be used in conjunction with other data such as those relating to maritime transportation of oil and chemical substances, to identify more precisely the risk of accidental pollution and subsequently to facilitate taking appropriate measures concerning preparedness and response at both national and regional levels. In February 1976, the coastal States of the Mediterranean region, by adopting the Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency, committed themselves inter alia to inform each other, either directly or through the Regional Centre, of all accidents causing or likely to cause pollution of the sea by oil or other hazardous substances and of the presence of spillages observed at sea, as well as of their assessments and actions taken to respond to the pollution and the evolution of the situation. The same commitment remained in the new Protocol concerning Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and, in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea, adopted in January 22. According to the Guidelines for Co-operation in Combating Oil Pollution (adopted in 1987) the Contracting Parties should report to the Regional Centre (REMPEC), at least all spillages or discharges of oil in excess of 1 cubic metres, as soon as they have knowledge of them. The database is regularly updated. The information on each event recorded in the database includes information on the date and place of the spill or accident, the ship(s) or installation(s) involved, the source of information, the type and quantity of pollutant, a brief description of the accident and, when available, of actions taken and consequences of the accident. There is a large number of shipping accidents that occur in the Mediterranean every year and REMPEC is regularly informed of the these through Lloyd s Casualty Reporting Services (LCRS), Lloyd s List, its national Focal Points or through other sources. Since majority of such accidents neither result in pollution of the sea nor pose any risk of marine pollution, the lists included in the present document record only the accidents that actually caused pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by oil or other hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) or were likely to cause it. The accidents that have been included in the list include those that satisfy one or more of the following criteria: Accident happening in the Mediterranean Sea as defined in the Barcelona Convention. Mediterranean Sea is bounded to the west by the meridian passing through Cape Spartel lighthouse, at the entrance of the Straits of Gibraltar, and to the east by the southern limits of the Straits of the Dardanelles between the Mehmetcik and Kumkale lighthouses; Accident involving any type of ship, which actually resulted in an oil spill, a spill or release of a hazardous and noxious substance, or in a loss or damage to a container containing HNS; Accidents on land (terminals, storage tanks, pipelines, industries, power plants, etc.) that resulted in entry into the sea of oil or HNS; Accident involving one or more oil tankers or chemical tankers (either laden or not); Collisions, groundings or other accidents causing serious damage to the ships involved, in particular if these carried or could carry significant quantities of fuel oil as bunkers; All accidents involving sinking of vessels that had on board any quantity of oil as bunkers; and All accidents involving sinking of vessels that carried HNS as cargo (either in bulk or in packaged form). The following list has been extracted from the Alerts and Accidents Database accessible online:

37 E Greece Messinian Gulf / SW of Peloponese (Penisula) coast OTHER / LEAKAGE FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY Greece Orders have been given for the tug boat to be detained at her next call in a Greek port. Collection or fall evidence related to the oil residues pollution. Tug Istan Bull (356 gt, built 1974) was in tow with former Brazilian warship Ary Parreiras to Aliaga. The former Brazilian warship sank due to water flooding, and list to 4 degrees. An oil slick from sinking ship was reported by the crew of 12 Pea Air Force flight. Oil residues pollution of rainbow form covering approximately 5 n.m. length and 5-1 metres width. Pollution was self-dissolved E France Off Sete (shipwreck 8m from the harbour) FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S (LCRS) Media JEAN RICCIARDI Any other type of vessel FRA UNKNOWN Spilled Oil / Unknown Oil Unknown The French authorities sent an SNSM vessel, a pilot vessel and a zodiac boat with a rescue team aboard to the scene. The three crew members of Jean Racciardi were evacuated by the zodiac crew. The SNSM vessel unsuccessfully attempted to refloat the vessel and it sank to a depth of 17 metres.. Clean up operations were conducted by the Herault Coast Guard. Fishing general ship experienced a total engine failure and ran aground outside the port of Sete at 6. The vessel sank after attempt to refloat it. The light fuel oil that the vessel was carrying polluted the waters where it sank

38 E Turkey Konak ferry terminal, Izmir CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST Pollution barriers were placed around the vessel and between the ferry terminal and the shore. Additional sorbent booms and pollution barriers were placed around the incident location. On 16 August oil and bunker removal operations were completed. Ferry Ihsan Alyanak, which was operating on a liner service between Konak and Karsiyaka ferry terminals, Izmir, struck the breakwater with its forward section at 13 today, while unberthing from Konak ferry terminal. The vessel subsequently attempted to re-berth at the pier under its own power, however its forward section partially sank due to serious structural damage and water ingress. The vessel had about 21 passenger on board at the time of the incident, all of whom were safely evacuated. No injuries were reported. A slight leakage of oil occurred from the vessel into the sea from the engine-room and storage tanks. At the time of the incident, the vessel had a total of 1 tons gasoil on board E Turkey Mersin COLLISION LLOYD'S (LCRS) FLEGRA Bulk carrier PAN BULK: GAS None HILAMAYA General cargo RUS OTHER / Wheat None Following the collision of Flegra, laden with 4, tonnes of asphalt and Hilamaya, cargo of 5,25 tonnes of wheat in bulk, both vessels berthed and inspected damages. No pollution, water ingress and injury were reported due to incident E Italy Between Corsica and Pianoza OTHER / UNKNOWN FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY MOBY OTTA Passenger ro/ro ship ITA OTHER / Unknown Spilled Oil / Unknown Oil Unknown Italy Oil slick detected, status confirmed

39 W Spain Valencia Port COLLISION LLOYD'S (LCRS) BESIKTAS PERA Oil tanker MLT OIL None SUPERFAST BALEARES Passenger ro/ro ship ESP OTHER / Unknown None Besiktas Pera came in contact with passenger ro/ro Superfast Baleares when sailing alongside for bunkering purposes at Valencia Port. The starboard sid wing of the bridge of the tanker Besiktas Pera and the wheelhouse were damaged E Greece Chios GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST RAPIDA General cargo VCT UNKNOWN None General Cargo Rapida with 14 crewmembers on-board, grounded at Chios. A diving survey has revealed nowater ingress E Greece Southwest of Spetses Island FOUNDERING/WEATHER FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY Greece Vessel sunk at 4m depth. Pollution of Rainbow form. Oily residues covering approximately sea area of.5nm length and 2nm width

40 E Italy Salerno FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST BALKAN Container carrier MLT UNKNOWN None Fully cellular containership Balkan experienced a fire at Salerno E Italy Savona FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST COSTA LUMINOSA Passenger ship ITA OTHER / passengers None Passenger (cruise) Costa Luminosa due to strong winds, bowmade contact with berth No.14, Savona, today and seriously damaged one shore crane positioned idle alongside. No persons were injured E Greece one nautical mile off Kos Island GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST ST WESTERN General cargo MLT UNKNOWN None The vessel en route from Constanta to Iskenderun, experienced a technical failure and subsequently ran aground one nautical mile off Kos island.there are no details of water ingress or pollutiondue to incident

41 E Albania 2 nautical miles southwest of Durres, Albania COLLISION OTHER Lloyd's List NATIONAL AUTHORITIES/CO UNTRY REINA 1 General cargo MLT OTHER / BULK Unknown Unknown Greece ANKARA Passenger ro/ro ship TUR UNKNOWN None Search and rescue operation were lead by the Albanian Navy and Maritime Authority. Turskish fregate Barbaros was appointed by the Turkish government to provide further assistance. General Cargo Reina 1, from Durres to Bari, entered in collision with passenger ro/ro Ankara carrying 1 crew members, eight died in the accident. Reina 1 sank as a result of the incident and has been detected at approximately 11 m depth E Spain Valencia Port CONTACT LLOYD'S (LCRS) BESIKTAS PERA Oil tanker MLT OIL None Besiktas Pera came in contact with the Llovera pier in Valencia Port after experiencing engine failure. Sustaining damages to its bulbous bow have been observed E Turkey Antalya Bay FOUNDERING/WEATHER MEDIA Lloyd's List ZORBEY General cargo KHM OTHER / BUNKER None Oil removal operations from the vessels fuel storage tanks to the barges and transhipment of wheat has been completed. Zorbey ran aground in or near Antalya Bay presumably sheltering from storm, with cargo of 3 mt wheat from Russia, Yeisk port. Authorities fear fuel oil leak, there are some 25 tons of bunker on board

42 E Greece South Est of Syros island, Greece, Aegean sea GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST CAFER DEDE Container carrier MHL UNKNOWN None Media The salvage tug Aegan Pelagos fully equipped with salvage and anti pollution equipment has been sent to assist the vessel. No leaks, personal injuries and pollution were reported Vessel loaded with containers was en route from Turkey to Salerno Italy and aground near Syros Island. No leak reported. What caused grounding is yet unknown E Greece Aegan Sea, 2.5 nm South of Dokos island, en route GROUNDING FOCAL Lloyd's List POINT/COUNTRY FGM COMMANDER General cargo PAN FUEL OIL None Greece Antipollution measures have been undertaken by the salvage contractor and a private antipollution company under the supervision of the local port authority. Fuel pumping on the 21st of november. Grounding of the vessel loaded with 7MT fuel, 21MT diesel oil and 32 m³ bilge water and 55 lubricants on board. Water ingress were reported from damage sustaines locations. The vessel was refloated on the 23rd of November, with tug assistance E Cyprus Coral Bay (Paphos area) GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST EDRO III General cargo SLE UNKNOWN None Edro III left Limassol for Rhodes and ran aground, assumedly, due to rough weather. A helicopter from a British base near Limassol airlifted seven of the nine-member crew, master and chief engineer stay on board

43 E Greece Outside of Preveza Port GROUNDING FOCAL Media POINT/COUNTRY VUOSKA General cargo RUS OTHER / BULK None Greece The local port of authority has deployed preventively antipollution booms around the ship Vessel ran aground while maneuvering to anchor in port Preveza area. The ship was loaded with 3, tons of corn. Approximately 56.8 MT diesel oil and 2.5 MT lubricants on board. No pollution observed. Structural damages sustained on bottom section, and water ingresses noted in ballast tanks E Turkey At Daylan ali Bostan Bay, Agean sea GROUNDING LLOYD'S (LCRS) AKINTURK 2 Oil tanker TUR FUEL OIL None A Coast Guard patrol attended the scene and an initial inspection was carried out together with the crew. No leakage, polution, water ingress or injury was reported. Tanker ran aground, laden with fuel oil and four persons on board E Greece near the town of Nea Michaniona, close to the port COLLISION LLOYD'S (LCRS) VALLERMOSA Oil tanker ITA UNKNOWN None UNKNOWN Any other type of vessel UNKNOWN None Vallermosa came in contact with a fishing vessel while navigating through the Aegean Sea. The fishing vessel sustained serious damage and subsequently sank due to the impact of the incident. Vallermosa had not sustained any serious damage

44 E Turkey In Aegean sea 25 miles off Cesme, Turkey mainland FIRE/EXPLOSION FOCAL Lloyd's List POINT/COUNTRY DOGU HASLAMAN General cargo TUR CHEMICALS / GAS Unknown Unknown Greece No evidence in respect of oil traces and cargo residues on sea surface E Italy Ligurian Sea FOUNDERING/WEATHER FOCAL Media POINT/COUNTRY EUROCARGO VENEZIA Ro-Ro ITA CHEMICALS / GAS Unknown Unknown Italy Italian coast guard helicopter researching the eventual presence at sea of the lost dangerous material with negative result. Due to bad weather, the MV Eurocargo Venezia, lost two trailers with the dangerous goods (cobalt and molybdenum) of IMDG Code Class 4.2, number 3191, 38t in Drums E Greece South-west of Pylos MACHINERY BREAKDOWN LLOYD'S (LCRS) Lloyd's List LNG DELTA LNG carrier IOM CHEMICALS / GAS None Salvage Tug Megas Alexandros arrived at rendez vous position on Dec 24 and escorted the vessel to Northern Hydra for repairs. Upon completion of repairs on Dec 26, the casualty was escorted to Piraeus roads,where upon Megas Alexandros was released. The salvage tug Megas Alexandros was dispatched from her Piraeus salvage station to assist Liquid Natural Gas Carrier LNG Delta (88936 gt, built 1978) fully laden with liquid natural gas, disabled about 13miles, south-west of Pylos

45 E Italy a few hundred meters (yards) off the Tuscan i FOUNDERING/WEATHER FOCAL Lloyd's List POINT/COUNTRY COSTA CONCORDIA Passenger ship ITA OTHER / passengers None Italy Around 3,2 passengers and 1, crew members were evacuated from passenger (cruise) Costa Concordia ( gt, built 26) off the coast of Italy, after it ran aground and started taking onwater on Jan 13 at about 9:45 pm, a few hundred meters (yards) off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio.3 people died in the incident and 2 were still missing at the end of the search and rescue operations. More information on the incident in: the Italian Ministry of Environment website (italian only): lang=&item=/documenti/comunicati/comunicato_274.html Sum-up Cedre website: E Malta Approximately 8 nautical miles south of Malta FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST FAS PROVENCE Container carrier BHS UNKNOWN None Malta Air monitoring has been carried out. No visible signs of pollution has been noted in the area. Fully cellular containership FAS Provence sank in position lat N, long E, while being towed by salvage tugs West and Izmir Bull, bound for Aliaga.No persons were on board the vessel E Albania 5, 6 miles far away from Ramano FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST EDIRNE Oil tanker SLE IN BALLAST None Albania Product tanker Edirne has sunk after unloading 3,t of fuel in Durres. The ship experienced a fire and explosion. One sailor has been found dead and at least two others are missing

46 E Turkey Mersin CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST Turkey BLUE NOTE General cargo ATG IN BALLAST None No leaks, pollution and water ingress was reported. "General cargo with container capacity BlueNote,Diliskelesi for Mersin, in ballast, nine crew members, during berthing manoeuvring, struck No.4 general cargo pier. Subsequently, vessel berthed pier no.4 under supervision of tug. Structural damages (bent, indent, cracks) were noted on forward part of vessel due to incident. Detailed damage inspection was carried out by Class and Insurance surveyors.slight damages were noted concrete blocks on the pier E Italy at the port of Civitavecchia FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST Italy SHARDEN Passenger ro/ro ship ITA OTHER / passengers None Passenger ro/ro Sharden completed provisional repairs at Civitavecchia and sailed at 139,Mar 3, bound for Sicily for permanent repairs. "Passenger ro/ro Sharden struck the breakwater near the green light at the port of Civitavecchia in strong winds while proceeding outbound for Olbiawith 262 passengers and 53 crew on board at 232, local time, Feb 3. The vessel, operated by Tirrenia Shipping Line, sustained a gash 3 metres long in the port side shell plating just above the waterline and was promptly assisted by two local tugs until safely berthed again at Civitavecchia. No passengers or crewmenwere injured. All of the passengers were evacuated and later transhipped on other vessels bound for Olbia E Spain on the rocks of island Formentera GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST MAVERICK DOS Passenger ship ESP OTHER / passengers None Spain Ferry Maverick Dos (442 gt, built 199)with 27 people on-board, while proceeding from Ibiza to Formentera, ran aground at Formentera at 2 hrs, Feb 15. The passengers and four crewmembers were evacuated from the ferry and taken to the main land by the Maritime Rescue inflatable boat Salvamar Markab. All evacuees are in good health except for one,who was slightly injured. The captain and first officer remained on the ferry to assist with the rescue operations. The vessel is reported to have sustained major damage

47 E Italy Venice area FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST Italy SKYMAR General cargo KHM BULK: SOLID None General cargowith container capacity Skymar (3768 gt, built 1982), while lying at anchorage off Venice port entrance laden with 5,4 tonnes of bulk silica sand, lost two anchors, drifted and ran into mussel-growing farms in very heavy weather about 7, Feb 1. The mussel- growing farmswere reportedly damaged beyond recovery while the vessel sustained damage to deck structures,which are being dealtwith locally.with the assistance of two local tugs the vessel was able to enter the port safely the following evening E Italy Palau Porto liscia beach OTHER / unknown FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY UNKNOWN Unknown unknown UNKNOWN Spilled Oil / Unknown Oil Unknown Italy monitoring by Italian Coast Guard patrol boats and patrol car agglomeration type bituminous of circumference 3cm E Turkey Cap Akburun, Aliaga GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST Turkey GEORGETE Bulk carrier GRE BULK: SOLID None An incident investigation file has been opened by Aliaga Harbour-master and state surveyors have been appointed in order to attend the incident. The vessel was refloated and towed from the incident scene to Aliaga scrapyard. Various structural damages were noted on the side shell plating. Bulk carrier Georgete K. (2276 gt, built 1984) was towed from Eleusis to Aliaga for scrapping, arriving at Aliaga anchorage on Feb 25. Vessel dragged anchor and grounded at Cape Akburun, Aliaga, at 73 today due to prevailing adverse weather conditions in the area. At the time of the incident, there were no crew men on board. No pollution or leakage was reported as a result of the incident

48 E Syria Lattakia GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST Syria DAMLA K General cargo TUR UNKNOWN None General cargo Damla K. (1242 gt, built 1979),which sailed from Beirut on Feb 28, bound for Iskenderun, in ballast,with 12 crew on board, experienced technical failure, drifted and ran aground off Lattakia at 33 today. There were no injuries, and no leakage, pollution or water ingress E Turkey two miles South of Kumkale lighthouse GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST KAPTAN SELIM General cargo TUR BULK: LIQUID None Turkey Coastal safety tug Kurtarma-4, fast rescue boat and technical team attended scene in order to carry out initial inspection. Incident location declared restricted zone by Strait Authority for all type of vessel traffic. Vessels transit passage permission was cancelled by Canakkale Harbour Master and an incident investigation file was opened. State surveyors were appointed in order to ascertain the cause of incident and extent of damages to the vessel. No leakage, pollution and water ingresswere reported due to incident. General cargo Kaptan Selimen route for Novorossiysk, loaded with cargo of cement in bulk from Canakkale Akcansa Cement factory terminal entered Canakkale strait from southern entrance. During strait passage the vessel ran aground at Kumkale point in lat 4 5N, long E at 13 hrs, today

49 E Greece Sea area inside elefsina gulf FOUNDERING/WEATHER FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY ALPHA I General cargo GRC CRUDE OIL Spilled Oil / Cargo / Crude Oil Unknown Greece Two private antipollution companies have deployed preventivly antipollution booms around the ship under the supervision of the local port authority. Oil spill has been detected inside the antipollution boom. The oil inside the deployed boom over the wreck has been recovered by the company's antipollution vessels and no more oil was observed in the sea area. Staff of the company cleaned up the adjacent polluted shoreline. The first phase of pumping operation (removal of cargo) ended on 6th of april ,84 mt of cargo mixtures have been pumped out the wreck. The second phase of the pumping operation (removal of fuels) ended on 24th of april ,64 mt of oily mixtures (with sea water) have been pumped out. The final phase of pumping operation (repeatitive pumping of tanks and cargo areas of the wreck) ended on 3th of april ,5 mt of oily mixtures have been pumped out. Oil spill have been detected covering the sea area around the ship. The captain of the Greek product tanker was killed when his ship, carrying more than 2, tonnes of oil and diesel sank.the other 1 members of the crew were rescued and safe, the officials said.the refuelling tanker,which sank off the Athens region's Elefsina refineries, was carrying 1,8 tonnes of crude oil and 235 tonnes of diesel when it foundered at around 83, GMT E Italy Santa Panagia GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST Italy GELSO M. Oil tanker ITA IN BALLAST None Operations to recover fuel from combined chemical and oil tank GelsoM., have been successfully completed. The team from SMIT Salvage of Rotterdam and Italian salvor Augustea reported the recovery of cubicmetres of fuel, gasoil and oils from the vessel. The fuel was pumped to the Carlo Magno, Augusteas large salvage tug, and a barge. The environmental protection operation received strong support from local authorities, led by the Syracuse Coast Guard Commander and the harbour-master. Combined chemical and oil tanker GelsoM. (11422gt, built 28) en route from Venice to Augusta, with 19 crew members on board, ran aground near Siracusain southern Sicily, today.the vessel is listing after coming in contact with rocks near Santa Panagia, amid poor weather conditions. Italian Coast Guard patrol boats and helicopters were dispatched to the scene. Reported that the vessel was empty at the time of incident

50 E Greece Piraeus anchorage FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST Greece ALLIANCE NORFOLK Ro-Ro USA OTHER / vehicles None Vehicle carrier Alliance Norfolk (5728 gt, built 27) had a fire on No 5 deck at Piraeus anchorage. The fire was extinguished by fire-fighters E Italy North-west of Messina, Italy CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST HC RUBINA Ro-Ro ATG IN BALLAST None Italy Roll on Roll off with container capacity HC Rubina, in ballast, came in contact with the rocks, north-west of Messina and ran aground near the town of Ganzirri on the night of Mar 17. The vessel was en route from Iskenderun to Marina di Carrara port with 16 crew members on board. The crew members are reportedly in good condition. The divers at the Messina Harbour are analysing a hole in the bow, sustained by the impact of the incident. However, the vessel is in no danger of sinking

51 E Tunisia Mersin CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST Turkey H.E.F. EXPRESS General cargo MHL UNKNOWN None An incident investigation file has been opened by Mersin Harbour in order to investigate the cause of incident and extent of damages. Whilst arriving Mersin, general cargo with container capacity H.E.F. Express (5624 gt, built 1995), in ballast, in order to load cargo, during berthing manoeuvre,made contact to no.4 cargo pier and a shore mobile crane,mar 31 at 143, local time. Subsequently, vessel berthed pier no.4 under supervision of a tug and port pilot. On inspection, serious structural damages were noted to the shore mobile crane. One longshore man was injured due to the incident and transferred to hospital for further treatment. Slight structural damages were noted on the side shell plating of the vessel. Detailed damages inspections were carried out by State and H&M surveyors. Slight damages were noted to concrete blocks on the pier. None of the crew was injured due to the incident. No leaks, pollution and water ingress was reported E Italy Taranto OTHER / unknown LLOYD'S LIST Italy EAST CASTLE Container carrier PAN IN BALLAST Spilled Oil / Ballast 16 The clean up quantity already removed is about 15 tonnes, amixture of seawater, oil and chemical products for cleaning. Engineers from Ecotaras, the specialist company call in for the incident, are working to remove the fuel oil that leaked from the vessel. After a preliminary investigation the harbour-master ordered the seizure of the vessel in order to carry out a detailed inspection at a shipyard. Fully cellular containership East Castle (8328 gt, built 1983), from La Spezia, which arrived at Taranto on Apr 8 for loading steel coil, has spilled about 16 tonnes of heavy fuel. At the present time, no damage has been reported to the vessel. Clean-up operations are underway under the supervision of Taranto harbour-master. The pollution was confined into an area of about 8 squaremetres. It would appear that some engine fuel oil flowed inside the ballast tank and during the pumping of the ballast the oil, mixed with thewater,was discharged overboard

52 E Turkey Cape Nara, Southern entrance of Canakkale Strait GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST KAY L. General cargo COM IN BALLAST None Turkey During the operation, the incident scene as well as the towage locations were declared as temporarily restricted zone by the Strait Authority for all types of vessels. The vessels transit passage permission has been cancelled by the Canakkale Harbour Master. An incident investigation file has been opened. A fine has been imposed on the vessel for breaching strait safe passage navigation regulation. The vessel also has to pay for the salvage expenses to the Coastal Safety, prior to departure. State and Class Surveyors have been appointed to investigate the cause of engine failure and also the extent of damages. General cargo Kay L. (1299 gt, built 1984) in ballast, en route from Limassol to Varna, with seven crew members on-board, experienced engine failure during Canakkale Strait passage at Cape Nara at 73 hrs.due to the engine failure, the vessel started drifting to the shore. Earlier, the vessel entered Canakkale Strait from southern entrance for transit passage to Varna. Coastal Safety tug Sonduren-4 and a fast rescue boat attended the scene and provided further assistance to the vessel and also provided strait traffic safety. Subsequently, the vessel secured by tug Sonduren-4 was towed fromthe incident scene to Karanlik Liman Anchorage in the strait. The vessel dropped anchor at the Karanlik Liman Anchorage at 945 hrs E Greece between Zakinthos Island and city of Killini FOUNDERING/WEATHER FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY EROL SENKAYA General cargo TUR FUEL OIL Spilled Oil / Unknown Oil Unknown Greece Six of the crewmembers were rescued and taken to the hospital,while the remaining four remained missing.all the crewmembers are Turkish citizens. Coast Guard vessels, a Greek Air Force aircraft, a rescue helicopter and passing boats participated in the rescue operation. M/V Erol Senkaya, flying turkish flag, found floating capsized. The vessel was loaded with 2,2 t of seed cakes (core) derived frome olive seeds. There were aproximatelly 11,25 l of Diesel oil and 5 l lubricants on board. There was no oil leakage. A light sheen has been observed around the vessel due to the cargo being dampened. The Coast Guard suggested that the accident occurred due to the displacement of the load

53 E Italy rocky coast of Cote Piane, Elba Island CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST MERSA 2 General cargo PAN OTHER / iron Spilled UnKnown Unknown Italy Three tugs and two patrol vessels were on scene. General cargo Mersa 2 (1686 gt, built 1973), Marina di Carrara to Algeria, cargo of iron, ran aground in lat N, long 1 8.9E at about 445, local time. All 12 crew members are safe. Vessel's bowshell plating was torn about four metres but there were no risk of pollution. A small leak is reported near her bow. According to local media reports, the vessel, which reportedly was carrying nearly 3, tons of iron rods to Algeria, hit some reefs near Elba's island shore. The "unexplainable" manoeuvre of the merchant vessel was probably due to a "human mistake," according to local authorities. The crash caused a three-metre breach in the ship's hull but there was no leakage of fuel E Greece 2.5 miles off the port of Aegina GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST FLYING DOLPHIN XIX Passenger ship GRE OTHER / passengers None Greece Hydrofoil Flying Dolphin XIX (161 gt, built 1983), Aegina for Piraeus,with 59 passengers on board, grounded in lat N, long E, at 818, local time, Jun 6. The passengers were taken off after around 4 minutes. There has been no leakage or pollution reported E Gibraltar off South Mole FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST Gibraltar HIGH POWER Oil tanker PAN OIL None Product tanker High Power experienced a boiler explosion on-board at Gibraltar on the morning of Jun 15,while it was moored off South Mole, as stated by sources.however, the explosion did not yield fire. No injuries or pollution were reported. A picture of the incident revealed black smoke spiralling from the stern of the vessel

54 E Tunisia off the Galite Islands GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST FLASH Bulk carrier MLT BULK: SOLID None The MSIU has received preliminary reports that the vessel has sustained structural damage in a number of ballast tanks and the engine-room. A salvage operation was planned to lighten the vessel and pump out the bunker. Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Flash ran aground in Tunisia's Galite Islands. It said that its Marine Safety Investigation Unit and the Merchant Shipping Directorate were investigating the incident. None of the 23 crew members were injured and no pollution has been reported E Greece in the south Ionian Sea ENGINE BREAKDOWN LLOYD'S LIST Greece EVANTHIA M General cargo KNA OTHER / steel None Owners signed a LOF with FiveOceans Salvage who dispatched their tug Red Sea Fos from her salvage station in Piraeus to assist. The tug reached the casualty on Jul 1 and commenced towage to Piraeus where the vesselwas redelivered alongside berth on Jul 6. General cargowith container capacity Evanthia M. (3271 gt, built 1979) was immobilized due to main engine failure in the south Ionian Sea on Jun 29. The vessel was en route from Greece to Algeria, laden with steel products E Greece Islet Kouloura Southest of Lipsi island GROUNDING FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY YAKOOB II General cargo SLE FUEL OIL None Greece The casualty was successfully refloated on Jul 14 after completion of the necessary anti-pollution, dewatering and diving works. The casualty was safely towed by salvage tug Aegeon Pelagos to Piraeus roads and redelivered back to its Owners on Jul 27. Grounding of M/V YAKOOB II flying Sierra leone flag. There were approximately 7 litres of diesel oil and 8 litres lubricants on board. No pollution observed. The Cargo was carrying 15 tonnes of steel on-board

55 E Greece a rocky outlet off the island of Andros GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST STELLA General cargo MLT UNKNOWN None Greece The Harbor Authority said that the ship's owners had hired a private diver to inspect the damage to the vessel before a plan for its refloating was started.no marine pollution was reported. General cargo Stella ran aground early this morning on a rocky outlet off the island of Andros, Greece, resulting in a small ingress of water. All 1 crewmembers -- eight Ukrainians and two Russians --were reportedly safe and uninjured and a Coast Guard vessel dispatched to the scene was on stand-by to provide assistance if needed E Turkey Kumkale Point in Canakkale Strait. OTHER / Technical failure LLOYD'S LIST VOLGO-BALT 153 General cargo SLE UNKNOWN None Turkey The vessels transit passage permission has been cancelled and an incident investigation file has been opened. A fine has also been imposed on the vessel for breaching strait safe passage navigation regulation. "General cargo Volgo-Balt 153 (2457 gt, built 1971) en route from Nemrut Bay to Rostov, in ballast, experienced technical failure at the Kumkale Point in Canakkale Strait. The vessel had entered the Canakkale Strait from the southern entrance for transit passage to Rostov. After the incident, the vessel was granted anchorage permission by the Strait Authority. Subsequently, the vessel dropped anchor at the Karanlik Liman Anchorage in the strait under the supervision of the strait pilot E Turkey off Datca ENGINE BREAKDOWN LLOYD'S LIST Turkey AEGIAN PRINCE Passenger ship TUR OTHER / passengers None Permanent repairs were carried out at Bodrumby service engineers. Hydrofoil Aegean Prince (142 gt, built 1975), during voyage from Rhodes to Bodrum, experienced engine failure and loss of propulsion off Datca, Turkey, at 18, local time, Aug 12. Subsequently, vessel proceeded to Datca at slow speed and berthed at Datca ferry terminal the same evening. All passengers safely disembarked and transferred from Datca to Bodrumby bus. Vessel left Datca bound for Bodrumat at slow speed on Aug

56 E Spain about 15 miles east of Palamos, Girona. FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST GUYENNE Chemical tankerfra UNKNOWN None Spain The vessel was towed to Marseilles by a tug, which was hired by the operator of the vessel. A press report, dated Aug 16, states: Chemical tanker Guyenne (6416 gt, built 25) experienced a fire in its engine room on Aug 15, as a result of which the vessel was disabled about 15 miles east of Palamos, Girona E Spain near Sidi Saler Beach, Valencia GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST BSLE SUNRISE General cargo PAN UNKNOWN None Spain Tugs PuntaMayor and SarMesana SarMesana have been contracted to refloat the vessel. Reportedly, the owner is responsible for the regeneration of El Saler Beach before the vessel leaves the shore. The country's maritime authority said that large dredgers arrived to clear a channel to sea after previous attempts failed. General cargowith container capcity BSLE Sunrise (5988 gt, built 1992), en route from Turkey to Valencia, ran aground near the Sidi Saler Beach,within the vicinity of the grounded general cargo with container capacity Celia, on Sep 28, in an ecologically valuable coastline. The vessel was carrying about 18 metric tonnes of fuel and officials were worried about oil and cargo spill. The vessel was carrying O37 massive steel pipes. Reportedly, just yards inland is Albufera Natural Park, used by many of Europes migrating birds. Also, around the rim of the park, farmers have for centuries cultivated rice, prized for use in paella

57 E Spain near Sidi Saler Beach, Valencia GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST CELIA General cargo ATG UNKNOWN None Spain General cargowith container capacity Celia (6264 gt, built O3425) anchored off Valencia, after having unloaded at Grau Llevaba, ran aground on the Sidi Saler Beach on Sep 28. Reportedly, the vessel went adrift in a violent rainstorm with gusts of 77 km/h. The crew members on-board the vessel are safe E Greece South Cape, St. George Island GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST WILSON NEWPORT General cargo MLT UNKNOWN None Greece After arrival Megas Alexandros disembarked clients representative and diving team by transferring them to casualty by Zboat. After diving inspection Megas Alexandros transferred the divers to Lavrion port. Megas Alexandros anchored close by, available for refloating casualty, but offer was declined. Vessel refloated by Piraeus based port tugs on tariff related basis.megas Alexandros demobilised to her salvage station in Piraeus. General cargo with container capacity Wilson Newport, ran aground at South Cape, St. George Island on Oct

58 E Turkey Izmir Bay GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST Turkey ANNA General cargo GIB UNKNOWN None The location was declared restricted zone for all types of vessel traffic. Technical team and state surveyors attended the scene in order to ascertain the cause of the incident. An incident investigation file has been opened by Izmir Harbour Master and crew witness statement will be collected by the state surveyors. A fine was imposed due to breach of safe navigation regulation. General cargo with container capacity Anna en route from Bandirma to Izmir, ran aground in shallow waters of Izmir Bay at 1 hrs E France Marseille FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST France NAPOLEON BONAPARTE Passenger ro/ro ship FRA UNKNOWN None The Marseille Naval Fire Battalion are in charge of safety. Three tugs were assisting the vessel, the Mistral 8, themarseille 6 and the Chambon Alize.Experts fromthe STX Shipyard in Saint-Nazaire have been called in to help with the salvage of the vessel. The stern of the vessel was settled on the seabed and the water has reached deck five. The passenger ro/ro Napoleon Bonaparte broke at the port of Marseilles during Saturday night (Oct 27) and Sunday morning due to high winds. The vessel was berthed at PierNo 117 at the time and during the night winds were recorded at 75 knots from the north-west.the vessel is insured (Hull and Machinery) via the French market. Port authorities, owners' representatives and surveyors were present at the site. The vessel broke its moorings due to the winds and drifted towards the southwest, through the port basin, and came into contact with the corner of Pier No 4, tearing its hull and causing water ingress E Turkey Entrance of Canakkale Straite ENGINE BREAKDOWN LLOYD'S LIST HALDOZ Chemical tankermlt CHEMICALS / GAS None Turkey After receiving anchorage permission from the Strait Authority, the vessel reached the anchorage under its own power and dropped anchor in the strait for repairs Chemical tanker Haldoz en route from Port Said to Tuzla experienced engine failure at the entrance of Canakkale Strait at 16 hrs

59 E Greece Perama CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST Greece AGIOS NIKOLAOS Passenger ship unknown OTHER / passengers None HELLENIC WIND Passenger ro/ro ship MLT OTHER / passengers None Both vessels were ordered to remain at Perama by the Piraeus Central Port Authority, until an investigation was conducted and a certificate of seaworthiness was issued to the vessels. The passengers were transferred to ferry Agios Eleftherios for onward transportation to their destination. Ferry Agios Nikolaos,while departing from Perama, came in contact with passenger ro/ro HellenicWind,which was moored near the Pier at 12 hrs, Nov 9. Agios Nikolaos was carrying 19 passengers and two crew members during the incident. A 19 year old passenger on board Agios Nikolaos was injured due to the collision E Greece Patras FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S (LCRS) Greece KRITI II Passenger ro/ro ship GRE OTHER / passengers None The attempts to put out the fire on roll on roll off Kriti II and bring it under control lasted longer than expected. The fire rescue boarded the deck, but the wreckage of 4 gutted trucks and vehicles,made it a complicated task to get ahead. Fire fighting tug Petrakis along with the coast guard vessel's El Art, Patreas 384N, Amazon 3137 and Eliana NP 6826 were on scene. Around 11 hrs, the fire was still visible. According to reports, an electrical short circuit in the refrigerator truck caused the fire. For the removal of vehicle wrecks, mobile cranes were erected on the quay in the South port of Patras. Fire erupted on reportedly, upper deck of a ferry Kriti II late at night Nov 19 when vessel was some 4-5 miles west of Greece port Patras, en route from Venice to Igoumenitsa Patras, with 87 crew, 113 passengers and 18 cars and vehicles, 92 trucks on board E Turkey the north of Cape Babakale Lighthouse GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST ALMOSTAFA General cargo COM UNKNOWN None Turkey No pollution were reported. General cargo with container capacity Almostafa (3296 gt, built 1979), en route from Constanta to Beirut, ran aground on the Turkish coast in Aegean Sea, 7.5 nautical miles north of Babakale

60 E Italy about 35 nautical miles from Savona. ENGINE BREAKDOWN LLOYD'S LIST KAZIME ANA General cargo TUR CONTAINERS None Italy Patrol boats of the Italian Coast Guard and a tug managed to arrive at the incident location and tow Kazime Ana to Savona. Subsequently, the vessel arrived and berthed at Savona at around 83 hrs, Nov 3. Roll on roll off with container capacity Kazime Ana, en route from Savona to Fos, after unloading a cargo of coal at Savona, experienced engine failure on Nov 29. After the weather deteriorated in the area, the vessel requested for assistance E Greece Neapolis FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST Greece CEMENT VOYAGER Bulk carrier MLT BULK: SOLID None The port authority immediately dispatched the Greek vessel Psarommatis M with water pumping equipment to render assistance. Cement Voyager has been prohibited from leaving the port until repairs are effected and a seaworthiness certificate is issued. The Port Authority of Neapolis was informed yesterday afternoon that bulk cement carrier Cement Voyager,which was anchored at the Neapolis Bay, has experienced water ingress amid ships, due to adverse weather conditions E Italy seven miles from the port of Palermo FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST EUROCARGO CAGLIARIRo-Ro ITA CONTAINERS Spilled Chemical / Other Chemicals 1 Italy Reportedly,with the help of two tug boats, Eurocargo Cagliari was able to enter Palermo Harbour. Roll On Roll Off Eurocargo Cagliari, having departed from Livorno and about seven miles from the port of Palermo, lost ten trucks and trailers in the sea (containing electrical products and foodstuff) this morning.this was due to heavy seas coupled with strong winds blowing at over 4 knots causing the cargo to tilt and subsequently resulting in the loss of the goods

61 E Turkey south of Bozcaada Anchorage FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST CEDIT 4 General cargo TUR IN BALLAST None Turkey An incident investigation file has been opened by the Bozcaada Harbour Master. State surveyors are appointed in order to investigate the cause of the fire and the extent of damage. As a result of detailed inspections, accommodation block, internal/external sections of superstructure, engine-room, bridge and entire electric cable systems and connections were found heavily damaged due to fire. Coastal Safety tug Kurtarma-6 attended the scene and subsequently towage approval was issued by the harbour-master. Vessel was towed from Bozcaada southern anchorage on Dec 28 General cargo Cedit 4 experienced a fire in its engine-room,while anchored at south of Bozcaada Anchorage, at 21 hrs,dec 19. Subsequently, coastal safety tugs Sonduren-7 and Kurtarma-3 attended the scene. All crew members were safely transferred fromthe vessel to the coastal safety tugs. The fire was extinguished by the tugs this morning.no pollution or injuries were reported due to the incident E Greece ABOUT 95 NM SOUTH WEST OF ZAKYNTHOS ISLAND CARGO TRANSFER FAILURE FOCAL POINT/COUNTRY Greece EVER SIGMA Container carrier GBR OIL Spilled Oil / Unknown Oil 1,6 The spill overboard was stopped using scupper plugs and the oil on deck was collected and cleaned by hand. According to an received on z jan 213, sent by the master of container carrier ever sigma, flag united kingdom (imo no , call sign mkkz7), there was oil spilled from no.7 (s) fo tk. air vent during inner oil transfer from no.2 (p) fo. tk. and no.3 (p) fo. tk. to no.7 (s) fo tk.. the estimate loss was about 16 litres, about 9 litres on deck and about 7 litres overboard. the ship had on board tonnes of fuel oil f

62 E Turkey South of Bozcaada Island FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST Turkey Tug Kurtarma-3 was dispatched from the rescue centre to provide assistance to the vessel. Meanwhile, fire extinguishing operations were conducted by the crew, using the fire fighting equipments onboard the vessel. The fire was controlled and finally extinguished by the crew. Tug assistance was subsequently cancelled by the crew and therefore Kurturma-3 returned to Canakkale. The vessel resumed its voyage upon completion of further technical controls. "General cargo Kanton, en route from Reni to Alexandria, in laden condition, experienced a fire in its engine-room, at 2 hrs, Jan 4, while the vessel was to the south of Bozcaada Island. The vessel after completing the Canakkale Strait passage was westbound on the afternoon of Jan 4. Reportedly, the vessel requested for urgent assistance from the Turkish Coastal Safety Rescue Centre at Canakkale." E Turkey South of Bozcaada Island FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST Turkey KANTON General cargo TUVALO UNKNOWN None " Tug Kurtarma-3 was dispatched from the rescue centre to provide assistance to the vessel. Meanwhile, fire extinguishing operations were conducted by the crew, using the fire fighting equipments onboard the vessel. The fire was controlled and finally extinguished by the crew. Tug assistance was subsequently cancelled by the crew and therefore Kurturma-3 returned to Canakkale. The vessel resumed its voyage upon completion of further technical controls. " "General cargo Kanton, en route from Reni to Alexandria, in laden condition, experienced a fire in its engine-room, at 2 hrs, Jan 4, while the vessel was to the south of Bozcaada Island. The vessel after completing the Canakkale Strait passage was westbound on the afternoon of Jan 4. Reportedly, the vessel requested for urgent assistance from the Turkish Coastal Safety Rescue Centre at Canakkale." E Italy 5 nautical miles off the west coast of Italy in t FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST Italy The engine-room was evacuated and the fire was suppressed by release of the CO2 plant. "Nordic Tankers, operators of combined chemical and oil tank Clipper Kate report that a fire broke out in the engine-room at 1924, Jan 8,while on ballast voyage from Genoa to Venice. The engine-room was evacuated and the fire was suppressed by release of the CO2 plant. All crew members are safe and none suffered any injury."

63 E Italy 5 nautical miles off the west coast of Italy in t FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST CLIPPER KATE Chemical tankerita OIL None Italy The engine-room was evacuated and the fire was suppressed by release of the CO2 plant. "Nordic Tankers, operators of combined chemical and oil tank Clipper Kate report that a fire broke out in the engine-room at 1924, Jan 8,while on ballast voyage from Genoa to Venice. The engine-room was evacuated and the fire was suppressed by release of the CO2 plant. All crew members are safe and none suffered any injury." E Greece Port of Agios Kirikos CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST Greece Due to the inclement weather in the port area of Agios Kirikos, it was decided for safety reasons that the vessel could not remain in the port. The vessel was subsequently allowed to continue to the safety of the port of Syros. The vessel then sailed with 341 passengers for the port of Syros. On arrival at Syros, an inspection of the vessel was conducted. After repairs to the hull were effected, a certificate of sea worthiness was issued, and the vessel was permitted to sail for the port of Piraeus with 346 passengers on-board. Roll On Roll Off Mytilene, while attempting to moor at the Greek port of Agios Kirikos in adverse weather conditions, crashed into the south-west pier, on the evening of Jan 8. As a result, the vessel sustained damage to the hull, 1.5metres above the waterline. Following an inspection of the vessel, it was reported that there was no risk of the vessel taking on water E Greece Port of Agios Kirikos CONTACT LLOYD'S LIST Greece Due to the inclement weather in the port area of Agios Kirikos, it was decided for safety reasons that the vessel could not remain in the port. The vessel was subsequently allowed to continue to the safety of the port of Syros. The vessel then sailed with 341 passengers for the port of Syros. On arrival at Syros, an inspection of the vessel was conducted. After repairs to the hull were effected, a certificate of sea worthiness was issued, and the vessel was permitted to sail for the port of Piraeus with 346 passengers on-board. Roll On Roll Off Mytilene, while attempting to moor at the Greek port of Agios Kirikos in adverse weather conditions, crashed into the south-west pier, on the evening of Jan 8. As a result, the vessel sustained damage to the hull, 1.5metres above the waterline. Following an inspection of the vessel, it was reported that there was no risk of the vessel taking on water

64 E Turkey Tasucu anchorage ENGINE BREAKDOWN LLOYD'S LIST Turkey ALMERIA General cargo Cambodia UNKNOWN None General cargo Almeria, Kherson for Famagusta, loaded, experienced engine failure and sheltered western part of Tasucu anchorage on Jan E "Tripoli Harbour 1.4 nautical miles from Tripoli" GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST TASMAN SEA Bulk carrier China UNKNOWN None The Flag State and Port State Authorities, Agents, Class and Underwriters were promptly informed of the incident and Managers are co-operating with the Authorities to refloat the vessel. Underwater inspection was carried out by divers appointed by the Port, to establish location of the Grounding. Four attempts to refloat the vessel with pilots, harbor tugs and salvage tug and using vessels main engine from Jan 26 to 28 were unsuccessful. The Company appointed SMIT Salvage on Jan 27 for lightering and refloating the vessel. Reportedly, the lightering of about 2,9 tonnes of grain took about two days and Tasman Sea was subsequently refloated on Feb 1." The managers of the bulk carrier Tasman Sea, reported that their vessel, carrying a full load of wheat, ran aground off the channel inside Tripoli Harbour, while navigating to a discharge berth under pilotage on Jan 26. There are no injuries, no sign of pollution and no breach of hull. The vessel remains aground on a sandy and muddy seabed, in the same position E Egypt Suez Canal ENGINE BREAKDOWN LLOYD'S LIST Egypt EMMA MAERSK Container carrier DK UNKNOWN None Canal Traffic Director, Ahmed el-manakhly, said that the vessel,which is carrying some 1, shipping containers, has been taken to the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), Port Said on the Mediterranean end of the Canal, where crews are working to pump water out of the engine room. Fully cellular containership EmmaMaersk experienced mechanical problems at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal and began taking onwater, forcing authorities to remove it fromthe traffic lane because it was in danger of sinking, stated an Egyptian official

65 E Montenegro at the Bijela Shipyard FIRE/EXPLOSION LLOYD'S LIST Montenegro MCT BREITHORN Chemical tankerch UNKNOWN None "Combined chemical and oil tanker MCT Breithorn experienced a fire in the engine-room, at the Bijela Shipyard,Montenegro, at 145 hrs, Feb 1. The fire was extinguished, with the assistance of the Shipyard's fire fighting team, after an hour. There were no reports of any injuries or pollution, due to the incident. " E Turkey Tasucu port FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S (LCRS) Turkey Besparmak Passenger ro/ro ship TUR SOLID None Passenger ro/ro Besparmak, trading between Famagusta and to Tasucu, Turkey, had aft mooring ropes part due to strong winds and heavy seas while at Tasucu port, Turkey, at 13,Mar 4, and trailer fell from aft ramp into sea during loading operation. Vessel subsequently secured by crew and safely reberthed to pier. Structural damages were noted on aft ramp station handrails. Trailer driver safely rescued by crew. Divers will be appointing for removal of trailer E Spain Barcelona FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST Spain Bosporus General cargo Antigua CONTAINERS None Urgent assistance was required due to a heavy storm in the Barcelona coastal area,with winds of 4-5 knots and waves of 4-6 metres. A salvage vessel of the Spanish Maritime Salvage Dept, tug PuntaMayor, assisted. General cargo with container capacity Bosporus (2997 gt, built 1996), Tarragona for Fos, no cargo on board,with a crew of eight, is currently a few miles off Barcelona port with a mechanical breakdown

66 E Italy Port of Reggio Calabria GROUNDING LLOYD'S LIST Italy FEDERICA M. Passenger ship ITA UNKNOWN None The Harbour-Master Office immediately initiated assistance protocols and instantly the Coast Guard, Police, Customs and Excise and Fire Brigades sent out assistance crafts on spot to aid the 157 passengers, transferring them from the passenger ship. They were disembarked on the Pennello quay at the port of Reggio Calabria where emergency personnel were ready to assist.only five people were sent to hospital for further ascertainment.once the passengers were transferred to the quay, refloating operations were commenced by way of the tug Macistone, port lines men and pilots. At about 17 hrs the vessel was refloated and towed to the port of Messina. "Ferry FedericaM (499 gt, built 1996),Messina to Reggio Calabria, just prior to entering the port of Reggio Calabria, grounded on the rocks of the contiguous zone, a few metres from the Harbour-Master's Office at about 1315,Mar 7. This was reported as being attributed to fog limiting visibility. " E Cyprus Cyprus Electricity Authority shore tanks COLLISION LLOYD'S LIST KULDIGA Chemical tankermh FUEL OIL None Cyprus The local press reported that, the claims for the repairs of the pipeline sums up to 2 Euros and the delay of the vessel in discharging the cargo sums up to 8, Euros. According to a local press report, today, combined chemical and oil tanker Kuldiga (23217 gt, built 23) having arrived at Dhekelia, from Antwerp on Feb 12,while discharge operations of its cargo of HFO to the Cyprus Electricity Authority shore tanks via pipelines on Feb 14, dragged anchor and moved around 4 metres from the offshore mooring point and damaged the pipeline. However, no serious pollution occurred. Subsequently, the vessel sailed for Chios Island on Feb

67 E Spain Algeciras COLLISION LLOYD'S LIST Spain MAERSK JEFFERSON Container carrier Liberia CONTAINERS None Divers discovered a hole of 6mx8m, in the submerged part of the quays concrete wall, which is formed by reinforced concrete boxes. Initial estimates of the damage are around 1,2, Euros. Fully cellular containership Maersk Jefferson (3291 gt, built 28) assisted by a harbour pilot and tugs VB Andalucia and VB Simun, came in contact with the northern side terminal of the quay, during docking maneuver in Algeciras at 11 hrs,mar 6. At the moment of impact, the VB Simun was tugging full ahead in an east bound direction and VB Andalucia was pushing the stern, full astern in a west bound direction. The bulbous bow of the vessel and the northern side of the terminal sustained damages, as a result. The vessel has apparently been out of service, as a result of the structural damage. The vessel eventually docked at 13 hrs. The damage to the quaywas about 2x6 squaremetres. Divers discovered a hole of 6mx8m, in the submerged part of the quays concrete wall, which is formed by reinforced concrete boxes. Initial estimates of the damage are around 1,2, Euros E Turkey Aliaga FOUNDERING/WEATHER LLOYD'S LIST Turkey MUSTAFA OKAN Oil tanker TUR UNKNOWN None Product tanker Mustafa Okan (158 gt, built 2) had forward mooring ropes part at Tupras oil terminal, Aliaga, at 164,Mar 21, due to prevailing heavy seas and strong winds in the area. Subsequently, vessel was resecured by its crew and safely reberthed at the pier. Slight structural damages were noted to the forecastle deck. The Chief Officer was injured as a result of the incident and was transferred to state hospital. An incident investigation file has been opened by the Aliaga Harbour-master and state surveyor has been appointed in order to attend on board to investigate the cause of the incident and extent of damages E Italy Strait of Sicily CARGO TRANSFER FAILURE OTHERS Italy VARKAN MARMARA Chemical tankertur FUEL OIL None Megas Alexandros proceeded to provide assistance to combined hemical and oil tank Varkan Marmara, laden with about 3,5 tonnes of fame (bio diesel product), disabled off the North African Coast. Combined chemical and oil tanker Varkan Marmara (3478 gt, built 29) en route from Ceuta to Augusta, experienced an engine problem. The vessel seemed to be passing the Strait of Sicily at a reduced speed of about seven knots, under its own power, as of this morning

68 E Spain Algeciras COLLISION OTHERS Spain VALLESINA Oil tanker ITA CRUDE OIL None Crude oil tanker Vallesina (599 gt, built 29) and semi-subhl vessel BlackMarlin (37938 gt, built 1999) were reportedly in collision at Algeciras on Apr E Spain Barcelona ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Spain Eurocargo Genova General cargo ITA UNKNOWN None RollOn RollOff Eurocargo Genova (32647 gt, built 21),while departing Barcelona bound for Leghorn, came in contact with the loading ramp at the port of Barcelona, shortly before 9 hrs, on Apr 12. The vessel, while manoeuvring, experienced an engine failure, leaving it without power and causing it to collide, with the concrete ramp. As a result, the vessel has sustained damage to its bow E Greece Southern Peloponnese Peninsula COLLISION PIRIREIS General cargo Cook UNKNOWN None OTHERS Greece General cargo Pirireis (8239 gt, built 1979) came in contact with fully cellular containership Consouth (7171 gt, built 1998), south of Greece, at 7 hrs. Pirireis was en route from Malta to Istanbul and Con south from Tuzla to Malta,with 17 and 16 crew members on-board respectively. As a result of the collision, Pirireis capsized and only seven of its crewmembers have been rescued and brought to the shore. two crew members died while eight others are reported missing

69 E Turkey Ismizr bay ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Turkey OSMAN HAMDI BEY Passenger ship TUR UNKNOWN None Class status was suspended by Classification society until completion of permanent repairs. Ferry Osman Hamdi Bey (269 gt, built 1992) experienced starboard main engine failure at Izmit Bay on Apr 3. Detailed inspection was carried out by shore based technical teams and Class Surveyors. As a result, cracks were found on starboard enginemain block unit E Italy Genoa Port CONTACT OTHERS Italy JOLLY NERO(Italy) Container carrier ITA UNKNOWN Unknown Unknown Jolly Nero has been seized by Genoa Court and that the Master will be charged with manslaughter by Public Prosecutors. Seven persons have been killed, four persons are injured and other two persons are missing. Genoa,May 8 - Roll on roll off with container capacity Jolly Nero impacted the pier Molo Giano,where the Genoa Port Control Tower was located, at 23 hrs,may 7.Due to the impact, the tower collapsed and fell into the sea. Reportedly, two coast guardmen and a pilot died in the incident. Six people are currently missing while four injured are recuperating in the city hospitals. The vessel, having left Ignazio Messina Terminal,was bound for Naples and then to the Middle East. Investigations into the incident are currently underway. The Genoa port has been closed for mourning, for all commercial operations, until 13 hrs E Greece 3 nautical miles south-south west of Syros ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Greece AQUA JEWEL Passenger ro/ro ship GRC UNKNOWN None Passenger ro/ro Aqua Jewel (34 gt, built 22), en route from Syros to Serifos, experienced a starboardmain engine failure, at 12 hrs,may 8, according to a report from its Master. Subsequently, the vessel safely arrived at the port of Syros,where it disembarked the passengers. A local inspection team conducted an inspection onboard, which revealed that the engine had sustained damage. Consequently, the Port Authority of Syros has banned the vessel from sailing until repairs are completed and a seaworthiness certificate is issued

70 E Egypt Port Said OTHER OTHERS Egypt CMA CGM ONYX Container carrier SG UNKNOWN Unknown Unknown CMA CGMOnyx (3996 gt, built 27) experienced a blackout, and ran aground while exiting the east Port Said branch of the canal to the sea at 153 hrs, today. The vessel was the fifth in the convoy E Greece in the waters off Akra Kavoulia ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Greece PROTEUS Passenger ro/ro ship GRC UNKNOWN Unknown Unknown A Greek Coast Guard vesselwas dispatched to the scene to provide assistance. By that time, the enginewas repaired by the crewon board and the vessel proceeded into the port ofvolos, under its own power.on arrival, the passengers were disembarked safely. The Volos Port Authorities have banned Proteusfrom sailing, until repairs are fully completed and a seaworthiness certificate is issued. RollOn RollOff Proteus (998 gt, built 1973) en route from Skopelos to Skiathos with 68 passengers on board experienced engine failure in the waters off Akra Kavoulia, today. The Port Authority of Volos received a report fromthemaster of the vessel stating that, the breakdown was caused by a fuel line failure between the fuel tanks and the engine E Spain Cadiz FIRE/EXPLOSION OTHERS Spain CELTIC CARRIER General cargo UK SOLID None General cargo with container capacity Celtic Carrier, Gibraltar for Belfast with 32 metric tonnes of white cement, experienced a fire in the crew accommodation space in the superstructure on Apr 26. A Spanish Naval vessel Malaspina with the assistance of Sasemar patria from Salvamento Maritimo, assisted the crew of the Celtic Carrier to fight and extinguish the fire. There were serious damages to the accommodation area, due to the fire; however, none of the crew members were injured. The vessel was towed to Cadiz by tug UOSAtlantis

71 E Greece Perama ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Greece FRANCONIA Any other type of vessel PA UNKNOWN None Vehicle carrier Franconia,with 21 crew members and vehicle cargo, en route from Turkey to Greece, experienced a mechanical failure, at the area of Saronikos Gulf on May 13.No injuries or water pollution were reported. Subsequently, the vessel was towed to Perama Port by tug Pantanassa E Malta Benghazi COLLISION OTHERS Malta MUNEVVER General cargo MLA UNKNOWN None RollOn RollOff Tyrusland,which had entered Marsaxlokk Port on May 7 with damage to foreship on port side after a collision with general cargo Munevver at Benghazi, sailed again at 145,May 14, at bound for Tripoli(LBY), where it berthed around 11, May 15. The Munevver left Benghazi after the collision, bound for Tuzla,where it docked on May E Greece Iraklion CONTACT OTHERS Greece GOLDEN BLAZE Passenger ro/ro ship GRC UNKNOWN None On arrival at Iraklion, divers conducted an inspection of the vessel and found no significant damage or pollution as a result of the allision.however, the vesselwas forbidden to sail by the Iraklion authorities, until a seaworthiness certificate is issued. Passenger ro/ro Golden Blaze (223 gt, built 1992) with 395 passengers on-board, came in contact with the jetty at Iraklion, Greece, on the evening of May

72 E Benghazi, Libya FOUNDERING/WEATHER DUNE General cargo TOGO UNKNOWN None OTHERS According to the vessel s second mate,when unloading grain at the port of Benghazi the importer demanded compensation for thewet portion of the cargo. The owner refused to comply, citing the insurance company, however itwas discovered that the cargowasn t insured. Due to the non-payment, the government of Libya decided to arrest the vessel and surrounded it by armed troops. As a result of the arrest, the 12 crewmembers including eight Ukrainianswere stranded on the vesselwith no rights to go ashore,with a limited supply of food and drinkingwater, the crewwere forced to sell personal belongings to buy additional food. The crewmanaged to contact the Ukrainian consulate, which sent representatives to visit the vessel to discuss the situationwith the crewand Benghazi port officials. After the talkswhich lasted four days itwas decided to release the crew. The Consulate of Ukraine has since provided the Ukrainian crewmembers with airline tickets,who have been repatriated. A total sumofusd33,6was claimed for thewet damage. The owner of the vessel abandoned the vessel, after they failed to settle the claim. Duneis currently vessel anchored at Benghazi port, loadedwith the rejected cargo and most likely to be scraped." General cargo Dune(2457 gt, built 1973), Kerch to Libya, carrying a cargo of grain,was caught in a heavy storm off the coast of Libya on Mar 12. As a result part of the cargo sustained water damage E Spain Port of Valencia OTHER / OIL SPILL OTHERS Spain NEXO MAERSK Container carrier DK OIL Spilled Oil / Unknown Oil 1 Apparently the oil spil lwas cleaned up and the vessel departedwith no problems." After its arrival from Fos-sur-Mer on May 2, 213, at 8 p.m., the "Nexo Maersk" caused an oil spill in the port of Valencia. It spilt to the height of the container cargo on the stern of the ship over its starboard side. Oil booms were laid out later. On May 22 large areas of the aft were seen blackened

73 E Turkey Nemrut Bay ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Turkey BLUE DREAM LPG carrier St.Kitts GAS-OILS Spilled Oil / Unknown Oil Unknown Liquid Petroleum Gas Carrier BlueDream (4884 gt, built 1981),while undergoing discharge operation at Nemrut Bay, experienced leaks and an engine failure, on Jun 3. Consequently, the vessel was shifted to the anchorage at 4 hrs E Spain 15 nautical miles from Cartagena ENGINE BREAKDOWN OCEAN PRIMERO LNG carrier UK IN BALLAST Spilled Oil / Ballast Unknown OTHERS Spain Liquid Petroleum Gas Carrier Ocean Primero (396 gt, built 1993), Sines for Tarragona, in ballast, had engine problems 15 nautical miles fromcartagena, in lat N, long 1 5W, at 11, UTC, Jun 3. Vessel was taken in towby tug VB Cartagena around 2235,UTC, same day and anchored near Cartagena E Greece Aegean Sea ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Greece TINKA Container carrier Antigua CONTAINERS None Fully cellular containership Tinka (56 gt, built 1992) en route from Izmir to Alexandria, experienced engine failure at Aegean Sea in lat 37 23N, long E at 13 hrs, The vessel was drifting in current and wind direction at incident scene

74 E Italy off Olbia port, Sardinia FIRE/EXPLOSION OTHERS Italy MASSIMO M. Ro-Ro ITA container carrier UNKNOWN None The vessel was being assisted by a local Coast Guard vessel and tug Alessandro. Fire has been extinguished.. Roll On Roll Off Massimo M. (12494 gt, built 1975) reported a fire on board off Olbia port, Sardinia E Greece sea area of Panagopoula ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Greece AEGEAN TIFFANY Oil tanker GRC UNKNOWN Unknown Unknown Bunkering tanker Aegean Tiffany had a mechanical failure today while sailing fromeleusis to Patras (sea area of Panagopoula). There was no injury or water pollution. The tanker, with nine crew members,was towed to Patras port for repairs and the relevant class inspection E Italy Adriatic FIRE/EXPLOSION OTHERS Italy NAZO-S Chemical tankertur LIQUID CHEMICAL None IN BULK To minimise the risk of pollution, the national consortium Castalia, mobilised two vessels, namely the Secomar 4 and the Monteros. After the fire was doused with water and foam, some areas of the hull temperatures of nearly 1 degrees were measured." Following the fire that broke out on Chemical tanker Nazo-S on Jun 21, the same was doused at around 5 hrs, today. The fire was caused by a short circuit. Reportedly, the aft part of the vessel was destroyed. Fully cellular containership Annamarie diverted to the casualty and rescued the crew from a lifeboat at 19 hrs. The crew were taken to Ancona by three patrol boats,where they were questioned. A Pescara Coast Guard aircraft took off to monitor the situation while the Maritime Directorate of Ancona, coordinated the rescue operation. Reportedly, Nazo-S was en route from Damietta and delivered 95 tonnes of Ethanol in Ravenna, before sailing on to Galati

75 E Egypt Port Said CONTACT OTHERS Egypt MSC PERLE Container carrier PA UNKNOWN Unknown Unknown The vessel sailed from Port Said on Jun 23, after guarantying the settlement for the repair costs to the Port Authorities and the container terminal. Fully cellular containership MSC Perle (17414 gt, built 1983) during berthing operations at the container terminal quay at Port Said West Port, made contact with four fenders on Jun 21. The vessel also displaced the gantry crane which came out from the rails. The vessel was arrested until the evaluation of the damages by the Port Authorities E Turkey Bodrum GROUNDING OTHERS Turkey Subsequently she refloatedwith fishing boats assistance and shifted to the first convenient anchorage place in the area. Structural damageswere noted on forepart. No leaks, pollution and injurywere reported due to the incident. YachtMoon Star (279 gt, built 2), Gocek to Bodrum,with eight passengers and four crew members, experienced steering gear system failure and ran aground at Bodrum at 18, Jul E Turkey Izmir ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Turkey ESENKOY Passenger ship TUR OTHER / Passengers Unknown Unknown Passenger ro/ro Esenkoy (177 gt, built 1989), laden, experienced engine failure and came in contact with Izmir Balcova ferry terminal pier from forward ramp section while under berthing manoeuvres at 23, Jul 4. All passengers, cars were safely evacuated from the vessel under supervision of crew and ferry duty team. Three passengers slightly injured due to incident and transferred to hospital by ambulances. Therewere no leaks, pollution or water ingress reported. As a result of damages inspection, structural damageswere noted forward ramp section. Slight structural damages were noted on concrete blocks to pier. Incident investigation file was opened by Izmir Harbour and state surveyors appointed in order to investigate cause of incident and extent of damages

76 E Greece at the port of Patras CONTACT OTHERS Greece KRITI II Passenger ro/ro ship GRC UNKNOWN Unknown Unknown "RollOn RollOff Kriti II (27239 gt, built 1979) came in contact with the pier, at the port of Patras, Greece on the evening of Jul 12. Reportedly, the vessel had a scheduled departure at 2359 hrs, to Igoumenitsa and Venice, when the incident took place, however, therewere no passengers, at the time of the incident. The Patras Port Authority banned the departure of the vessel and ordered an inspection. Subsequently, after identifying the damage and completion of repairs, a class survey certificate was issued. The vessel sailed on its scheduled voyage, three hours behind schedule. " E Cyprus Aksa terminal, Gastria, Cyprus OTHER / DISCHARGE OTHERS Cyprus H. ISMAIL KAPTANOGLU Oil tanker TUR FUEL OIL Spilled UnKnown Unknown Additional pollution prevention equipments have been requested fromturkey. The owners of the vessel have issued a declaration in respect to the cause of pollution but not related with the vessel. An incident investigation file has been opened, in order to ascertain the cause of the incident and the extent of pollution. The amount of fine to be imposed depends on the investigations results. Aksa intiated cleaning activities with their own personnel and equipments and deployed 163 personal from a response company who arrived on 18 July 213. The cleanup of the most polluted areas required 3 to 4 days, however the operation will continue for 2 to 3 months. Combined chemical and oil tanker H.IsmailKaptanoglu (2295 gt, built 25) during vessel discharge operations, leaked, approximately 75 tonnes of fuel oil from the shore fuel line to sea at Aksa terminal, Gastria, Cyprus, at 233hrs, Jul 15. Subsequently, the discharge operation was stopped and anti pollution operation commenced. Reportedly, the extent of pollution affected approximately 3 kilometres of coast line in the area as there were limited anti pollution equipments available at the terminal

77 E Greece Eleusis CONTACT OTHERS Greece AEGEAN ROSE Oil tanker GRC OTHER / BUNKER None An inspection around the area revealed a distortion of the hull in the lower stern of the vessel. The Port Authority of Eleusis conducted a preliminary investigation and detained the vessel until such time that the damage is repaired and a class survey certificate of seaworthiness is issued. "Bunkering tanker Aegean Rose (337 gt, built 1978) during the process of mooring for loading petroleum at Eleusis, came in contact with the pier and sustained damage at 12 hrs, today." E Greece near Thira ENGINE BREAKDOWN OTHERS Greece BLUE HORIZON Passenger ro/ro ship GRC OTHER / Passengers None Consequently, the vessel had to continue to Thira at a reduced speed. The vesselwas banned fromsailing until repairs are completed. The esselwas permitted to sail today after effecting repairs to its engine and after the issuance of a certificate of seaworthiness. The Greek Coast Guard received a report from themaster of passenger ro/ro BlueHorizon (2723 gt, built 1987), that the vessel experienced mechanical failure in the port side main engine, while proceeding near Thira. The vessel was carrying 591 passengers and 13 vehicle son- board, en route from Piraeus to Thira, Kos and Rhodes

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