MARITIME NEWS

Thursday, March 20, 2014 International maritime news for seafarers

UN authorises return of illegal Libyan oil exports

The UN Security Council condemned the illicit ex ort of crude oil from !i"ya on #ednesday and authorised UN mem"er states to "oard sus ect $essels and return ille%ally sei&ed oil to the !i"yan %o$ernment' The council unanimously ado ted a resolution authorisin% the shi ins ections three days after US Na$y S()! commandos sei&ed a tan*er off Cy rus containin% !i"yan oil that a militia controllin% the country+s oil terminals was tryin% to ex ort in defiance of the central %o$ernment' US )m"assador Samantha ,ower tweeted that the -!i"yan %o$ernment+s hand is now stron%er in ne%otiations with militias threatenin% one of !i"ya+s most recious resources'- She said that the resolution -ma*es it hard for the illicit ex orter of oil to rofit from their actions'The resolution underlines that the !i"yan %o$ernment has the rimary res onsi"ility to re$ent the illicit ex ort of its oil and ex resses concern that ille%al shi ments -undermines the %o$ernment of !i"ya and oses a threat to the eace, security and sta"ility of !i"ya-' It authorises %o$ernment.o erated shi s to ins ect $essels sus ected of carryin% ille%al oil that ha$e "een re orted to the Security Council committee monitorin% sanctions a%ainst !i"ya, -and direct the $essel to ta*e a ro riate actions to return the crude oil to !i"ya'Militia commander I"rahim /edran, whose fi%hters control !i"ya+s oil terminals, denounced the US sei&ure of the tan*er sayin% on Tuesday that #ashin%ton was sidin% with the %o$ernment in Tri oli a%ainst the as irations in the eastern half of the country for %reater autonomy' /edran is art of a mo$ement demandin% autonomy for eastern !i"ya, and last summer his militia too* o$er !i"ya+s oil facilities in the east, $irtually shuttin% down the country+s re$ious roduction of 1'4 "illion "arrels a day' This month, /edran+s militia loaded a tan*er full of more than US0 10 million.worth of oil at a Mediterranean ort it controls and tried to ex ort the oil for sale for the east+s coffers' It is not *nown who the oil was to "e sold to or who owns the tan*er' 2),3

SAFETY

MNZ issues online radio navigation warnings

Maritime New 4ealand 2MN43 has announced that the text of all radio na$i%ational warnin%s a lica"le to the country+s areas of res onsi"ility are now a$aila"le online' )ll warnin%s will "e osted in full on the official we"site' There are three ty es of na$i%ational warnin%s5 lon% ran%e 2N)6)7()3, coastal and local' The information a$aila"le includes5 the text of +in.force+ radio na$i%ational warnin%s for New 4ealand+s areas of res onsi"ility 2N)6)7() 8I6 and Coastal #arnin% )rea 439 information a"out N)6)7() and M(T)7() 8I6 warnin%s, and coastal na$i%ational warnin%s and a lin* to in.force meteorolo%ical warnin%s 2M(T)7() 8I6 and :ceanic3' #hile this chan%e %i$es mariners alternati$e ways to chec* information when re arin% for a $oya%e, it does not re lace the Inmarsat SafetyN(T ser$ice or radio "roadcasts as the official channel for the latest warnin%s and forecast information' Maritime safety information is of $ital concern to all shi s and ertains to na$i%ational and meteorolo%ical warnin%s, meteorolo%ical forecast and other ur%ent safety.related messa%es "roadcast to shi s' Source5 MN4

Syria surrenders almost half chemical arsenal

Syria has remo$ed almost half of its chemical arsenal from the war.torn country, the world+s chemical watchdo% said on #ednesday, includin% its entire stoc* of lethal mustard %as' Two shi ments ha$e in the last wee* "een transferred from the ort of !ata*ia to Norwe%ian and 0anish $essels for destruction outside the country, the :r%anisation for the ,rohi"ition of Chemical #ea ons 2:,C#3 said in a statement' Syria has now handed o$er its entire stoc* of mustard %as, the only chemical a%ent 0amascus had that did not re;uire mixin% to "e used, the :,C# said' 0es ite ha$in% shi ed 4<'=> of its Cate%ory 1 and Cate%ory 2 chemicals, Syria remains "ehind schedule for the destruction of its entire arsenal "y /une 10' That deadline was a%reed "y 7ussia and the US last year as art of a lan to a$ert US."ac*ed military stri*es in the wa*e of deadly chemical attac*s outside 0amascus "lamed "y the #est on ,resident ?ashar al.)ssad+s re%ime' 2)@,3

Dutch firms to remove broken bulker from rench beach

0utch com anies S$it&er and Aoole ha$e "een awarded the contract to remo$e wrec*a%e from the shoreline at )n%let "each in @rance' ) 100m S anish.fla%%ed "ul* carrier had "ro*en u after it was tra ed a%ainst the "rea*water, off the southwestern coast of @rance in stron% winds on @e"ruary <, 2014'

The two.month lon% sal$a%e o eration is ex ected to "e conducted in three sta%es' The first sta%e in$ol$es the deconstruction of the close.to.shore forward section' The lan is to cut the hul* into smaller ieces and tow them to the "each for remo$al' The second hase will in$ol$e the remo$al of the aft section, containin% the su erstructure' The third and the final hase will in$ol$e clean.u of the sea"ed and surroundin% areas' The shi had lost ower while on its way to the ,ort of ?ayonne' 7ou%h seas and stron% winds caused the shi to in contact with "rea*water' Initial re orts intended that the shi was carryin% fertiliser were found to "e incorrect' )ll the 12 crew.mem"ers were airlifted "y two helico ters rior to the shi "rea*in% u '

!taly appeals UN to help free marines from !ndia

Italy has a ealed to the UN to hel free its two marines who are "ein% tried in India for *illin% two Indian fishermen in 2012' -Italy is willin% to try the marines at home, "ut in the meantime we as* for their freedom,- said Interior Minister )n%elino )lfano was ;uoted as sayin% "y )NS) news a%ency' )lfano+s remar*s came ahead of his meetin% with UN Secretary Beneral ?an Ai.moon' Italy has "een tryin% to rally international su to "rin% home marines, ,TI re orted' ort amon% the (U, the US and N)T: countries

Marines Massimiliano !atorre and Sal$atore Birone shot dead two fishermen off the Aerala coast in @e"ruary 2012, s ar*in% di lomatic tensions "etween India and Italy' The marines, de loyed on the Italian.fla%%ed oil tan*er, said they mistoo* the fishermen for irates' They are now stayin% in the Italian (m"assy in New 0elhi awaitin% trial' India has remo$ed the ossi"ility of a death enalty "ut insisted that the marines would still "e rosecuted under the anti. iracy law' Now, they face u to 10 years in Cail'

RESCUE !ran" #man to hold $oint rescue drills

Na$al forces of Iran and :man will hold a Coint rescue drill in Iran+s southern waters' The three.day maritime manoeu$re is scheduled to start on ) ril D, 7ear )dmiral Ea"i"ollah Sayyari, the commander of the Iranian Na$y, said' The Iranian commander also said that the country lans to increase its resence in the hi%h seas, addin% that Iran+s 10th Na$al @leet will "e dis atched to the international waters in order to sail around the )frican continent, 8inhua re orted' Since 2010, Iran and :mani forces ha$e held se$eral Coint rescue drills off the coast of their waters'

Spain% Search for & after helicopter sea crash

S ain+s )ir @orce says rescue units are searchin% for its four mem"ers missin% after their helico ter lun%ed into the sea off the Canary Islands' The )ir @orce said on its Twitter account that the search was resumed at first li%ht Thursday' The helico ter, art of the )ir @orce+s marine rescue ser$ice, crashed into the sea late #ednesday while flyin% some 40*m south of @uerte$entura island, off northwest )frica' :ne crew mem"er was rescued' The Canary Islands+ emer%ency ser$ices de artment says )rmy, coast %uard and S anish 7ed Cross units are ta*in% art in the search o eration' 2),3

'wo helicopters" () *apanese boats searching for missing crew

Two helico ters and 1F atrol shi s of /a anese coast%uard are searchin% for the missin% Chinese crew mem"ers a day after a 12,=10.tonne ,anamanian.fla%%ed car%o $essel san* after it collided with a South Aorean container $essel at the mouth of To*yo ?ay' Twel$e of the 20 Chinese crew a"oard the ,anamanian.fla%%ed $essel were rescued "ut one of them was later declared dead' The ,anamanian.fla%%ed shi carryin% a car%o of steel coils san* soon after the collision' Eowe$er, the South Aorean container $essel, which suffered se$ere dama%es, remained afloat and was assisted "y tu%s to doc* at the ort of Go*ohama'

NAVIGATION +,-mln free .D nautical charts downloaded in )/ days

The three.month trial eriod of free ,0@ $ersions of N:)) nautical charts has re%istered a hu%e success as nearly 2'1 million charts ha$e "een downloaded so far' The u .to.date na$i%ation information, which is a$aila"le online in a uni$ersally.acce ted file ty e, hel shi s and "oats to a$oid %roundin%s and other na$i%ation dan%ers' N:))+s interacti$e chart locator will hel $essels to select a chart from ma s of the US and choose their format' N:)).certified ,rint.on.0emand ser$ice ro$iders maintain the accuracy of the ma s, as rintin% ,0@s may alter a chart+s scale, colour or le%i"ility'

TECHNOLOGY 012 introduces New 'rac1ision '13series

A6E has announced to "rin% relia"le, fast and afforda"le %lo"al T6 ser$ice to "oaters and mariners ali*e with the introduction of the new Trac6ision T6.series satellite system' The new T6.series will de"ut on March 20th at the ,alm ?each International ?oat Show in @lorida' The new Trac6ision T6.series, T61, T61, T6< and T6=, ro$ides su erior satellite T6 entertainment at sea, su ortin% 0I7(CT6, 0ISE Networ*, ?ell T6 and nearly all Au."and ser$ices around the %lo"e'

-4 discount offered to 5reen 6ward certified ships

The Eam"ur% ,ort )uthority has Coined the Breen )ward scheme, under which it will ro$ide incenti$es for shi s, which willmaintain hi%hest standards of safety, ;uality and en$ironmental rotection' Startin% 2014, oil, roduct and chemical tan*ers, !NB and !,B carriers of any si&e, holdin% a Breen )ward certificate, will %et a 1> discount in ort fees, when callin% at the ort of Eam"ur%' The mo$e is ex ected to further encoura%e shi owners and mana%ers to %o a"o$e the minimum re;uired le%al standards and romote safety and en$ironmental consciousness'

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WORLD TRAVEL M6U;!'!US

Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian :cean a"out 2,000*m off the southeast coast of the )frican continent' The country includes the islands of Mauritius, 7odri%ues, the islands of )%ale%a and the archi ela%o Saint ?randon'

5etting there
By plane: )ir Mauritius is the home carrier and o erates a networ* of routes to the local islands and to international destinations in )frica, )ustralia, (uro e and )sia' By sea: The Mauritius ,ride and the Trochetia are the Mauritian $essels that usually sail to and from 7eunion Island, 7odri%ues Island and Mada%ascar' By bus: Se$eral fairly %ood "us ser$ices ser$e the island' Ta*in% the "us is the most economical way of tra$ellin% across the island' By e!e"e# !a$%: Taxis are the "est way to $isit the island'

'op attractions
&au"%!%us B'!an%(al Ga"#en . It is also *nown as ,am lemonsses Mauritius Barden and SS7 ?otanical Barden' It is one of the most o ular tourist attractions in Mauritius and is located near ,ort !ouis' The "otanical %arden is most famous for its %iant water lilies, s ice %arden and uni;ue collection of H< $arieties of alms from Central )merica, )sia, )frica and the islands around the Indian :cean' Bla() R%*e" G'"+es Na!%'nal Pa") . The ar* is stretchin% on an area of =,<D4 hectares in the hilly south.western art of Mauritius' :ne can wal* alon% the %reenery and reach the hi%hest oint of the island, which is the ?lac* 7i$er ,ea*' The national ar* rotects most of the island+s remainin% rainforest and is home to many s ecies of wild animals and "irds' Ile au$ Ce",s Islan# . In (n%lish, it is *nown as the deer island is near the east coast of Mauritius in the @lac; district' Ile )ux Cerfs is famous for its sandy "eaches, "eautiful la%oon and "i% selection of acti$ities and facilities' Nowadays there are no more deers on the island, "ut you will find there some of the worlds "eautiful "eaches and as such it is one of the must lace to $isit and see in Mauritius'