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A unique service from KVH Media Group International maritime news for seafarers Friday, March 14, 2014

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N Korea denies ties with suspected tanker

North Korea has denied any connection with a tan er sus!ected of ille"ally carryin" a car"o of oil from a #i$yan !ort currently under the control of re$el forces% At the time of the incident, the tan er was flyin" the North Korean fla"% &his led to the sus!icion that North Korea was tryin" to o$tain #i$yan oil with the hel! of re$el forces% 'larifyin" its stand, (e!uty (irector )eneral of North Korean Maritime Administration *on Ki 'hol said that althou"h his country had fla""ed the tan er, it cancelled the tan er+s re"istration after $ein" notified of the incident% Accordin" to him, a com!any , $ased in -"y!t , !resently o!erates the tan er% *on !rovided a document, sayin" that it was the official deletion of the tan er from the Maritime Administration+s re"istry% .e also showed email corres!ondence that was from I./ Maritime in #ondon, a com!any that mana"es shi!!in" information, which !ur!ortedly ac nowled"ed the deletion of a vessel from the North Korean re"istry% &he shi! was loaded with the oil at Al,/idra, one of #i$ya+s $i""est !orts% )overnment forces, includin" Navy vessels, were de!loyed to al,/idra !ort to sto! it and the country+s !rosecutor "eneral issued an arrest warrant for the ca!tain and crew, while orderin" the tan er $e confiscated% 0n 1ednesday, #i$ya+s 'ulture Minister al,.a$i$ al,Ameen said that the tan er had mana"ed to esca!e #i$yan waters% &he last time North Korea was in the news for a shi!!in" incident was *uly last year, when one of its shi!s was sto!!ed in 2anama for trans!ortin" wea!onry hidden under $a"s of su"ar% 3A24

SAFETY STUDY EARLY MORNING COLLISION

A series of assum!tions $y watch ee!ers a$oard a car"o shi! and a fishin" vessel as to how each other+s vessel would $ehave in close !ro5imity led to a collision%

SUMMARY
A car"o vessel, loaded with 1,206 tons of steel wire rods, a!!roached the coast a few hours after midni"ht% &he one,man $rid"e watches were chan"ed to a two,man shift as necessary, such as when !assin" throu"h narrow channels% An officer of the car"o vessel too over the $rid"e watch at 0770 with a messa"e that there were a lot of fishin" vessels in the area e5ce!t in the direction of the $ow% .e set course $y auto!ilot at a s!eed of nine nots% At around 0420, the duty officer si"hted a li"hted fishin" $oat visually and $y radar at si5 nautical miles off his star$oard $ow% At 0440, with the fishin" $oat a!!earin" on radar and visually at three miles still off his star$oard $ow, the car"o shi! watch officer switched the radar ran"e from si5 miles to three miles scale% /eein" that the fishin" $oat turned its fish,lurin" li"hts off and a "reen li"ht on, he assumed that the fishin" vessel had started to navi"ate% As the fishin" vessel started to turn round showin" a "reen li"ht, the officer thou"ht that $oth vessels would !ass $y each otherstar$oard,to,star$oard% As the squid $oat $e"an to show a red li"ht instead of the "reen li"ht and its ran"e on radar much closer at around 0%27 nautical miles, the officer a$oard the car"o shi! switched to manual steerin", !ut the helm hard to star$oard and shifted the en"ine clutch in neutral% &he car"o shi! and the fishin" $oat collided at 0489%

PRO A LE CAUSES
Facts from the investi"ation indicate that the reason for the watch officer a$oard the car"o shi! havin" not e!t a loo out for the fishin" $oat was that he $elieved $oth vessels would !ass each other star$oard,to,star$oard, $ased on seein" the star$oard side li"ht of the squid $oat% It was also determined that the reason for the s i!!er of the fishin" vessel not immediately manoeuverin" after haulin" its catch was that he $elieved there was still enou"h time $efore his $oat "ot too close to the car"o shi!%

S Korea set to he!p de"e!opin# nations with $arine techno!o#%

/outh Korea has decided to !rovide technolo"ical assistance to the develo!in" countries in /outh,east Asia% In /e:on", a senior official of the country+s 0ceans and Fisheries Ministry said the !ro!osed move is aimed at hel!in" !revent frequent maritime accidents in the re"ion% &he official made the announced ahead of month,lon" trainin" in marine research in which a "rou! of 1; "overnment officials from 'am$odia, -ast &imor, <ietnam and the 2hili!!ines would ta e !art% &hey will receive trainin" in marine research, such as measurin" the de!th of water and drawin" an ocean ma!% &he ministry official also said that the trainin" would $asically a !art of /outh Korea+s su!!ort for develo!in" countries% Accordin" to him, the ninth annual trainin" !ro"ramme in 2014 will include lectures on earthqua e,induced tsunamis, ri! currents and ways to minimise dama"es from such catastro!hic events% Meanwhile, the ministry said in a statement that the !ro"ram would also !rovide an o!!ortunity for /outh Korea to !romote international use of the name +-ast /ea+ for the $ody of water $etween /outh Korea and *a!an% *a!an !refers to call it =/ea of *a!an=%

Nordic Mariti$e wins seis$ic contract o&& Indian coast

/in"a!ore,headquartered Nordic Maritime has won a contract worth >/( 27%8 million for !rovidin" 7( marine seismic data acquisition and !rocessin" services off the coast of Andhra 2radesh in India% A senior Nordic Maritime official said on &hursday that they will :ointly collect the data with /ovcomflot throu"h its seismic survey vessel% .e also said that the vessel will survey around 1,000sq m of ocean $ed and will also acquire "ravity and ma"netic data near Ni?ama!atnam @ay% &he ei"ht,streamer >lstein A $ow desi"n seismic survey vessel is currently on a five,year $are$oat charter from 2olarcus to /ovcomflot% &o su!!ort the 7( data acquisition !ro"ramme, it will receive hel! from a su!!ly shi! and 10 Indian chase vessels% Meanwhile, Nordic Maritime said in a statement that it would $e"in im!lementin" the !ro:ect on March 18 and the !ro:ect would last three months% 'ommentin" on the issue, Nordic Maritime '-0 K:ell )au sheim saidB =&his award is naturally e5citin" for Nordic and our !artners% 1e are !leased to $e entrusted with it and we will !erform as always to our esta$lished hi"h standards% 1e $elieve there are more o!!ortunities li e this in the re"ion and we are o!en to more contracts of this sort in future%=

SECURITY N 'ea!and #earin# up &or C%c!one Lusi

New Cealand has started !re!aration for a !ossi$le floodin" and !ower $lac outs as &ro!ical 'yclone +#usi+ a!!roaches the 0ceania country% &he 'ivil (efence Ministry and -mer"ency Mana"ement warned that #usi is e5!ected to hit New Cealand over the wee end and that the storm could tri""er lar"e coastal waves, es!ecially in the north of the North Island and in 'anter$ury in the /outh Island% &he "overnment+s Meteorolo"ical (e!artment !redicted that the storm was e5!ected to hit North Island at around midday on /aturday and then move southwards late on /unday or early Monday%

Radioacti"e spi!! scare at Ceres container ter$ina!

-mer"ency services were !ut on hi"h alert on &hursday ni"ht after a container carryin" nuclear material started lea in" on$oard a shi! doc ed at .alifa5+s 'eres terminal% @ayne /treet terminal authorities noticed the lea at 6B48!m 3local time4 and immediately called in emer"ency officials% .alifa5 Fire and -mer"ency /ervice (ivision 'ommander 'orey @eals said that a container with nuclear material fell on the shi!+s dec while $ein" loaded% At the time of the incident, no lea s of radioactive material were noticed% Accordin" to informed sources, this is not the first such incident in .alifa5% A similar incident had ta en !lace at .alterm in .alifa5+s south end in *uly 1666%

ENVIRONMENT Un$anned ro(ots to co!!ect c!i$ate data &ro$ ocean &!oor

>nder the +'hallen"er )lider Mission+ !ro:ect, the >/ is all set to de!loy 1; unmanned underwater ro$ots, called ="liders=, for e5!lorin" oceans $y collectin" undersea data% 'urrently, students and faculty mem$ers of Dut"ers >niversity in New *ersey are conductin" researches on climate data%

'ommentin" on the issue on &hursday, 2rofessor of Marine and 'oastal /ciences at Dut"ers and co,leader of the !ro:ect /cott )lenn said they had started wor in" on it after the National 0ceanic and Atmos!heric Administration 3N0AA4 as ed them to modify one of their "liders so that it could travel across the Atlantic% Accordin" to )lenn, N0AA also wanted the Dut"ers team to =revisit the historic trac of the .M/ 'hallen"er=% .M/ 'hallen"er was the first scientific mission and it had e5!lored the dee!,sea floor nearly 180 years a"o% )lenn $elieves that successful im!lementation of the !ro:ect will hel! them learn more a$out the ocean+s climate, its tem!erature and structure, thus, !redictin" the formation of storms and hurricanes in a $etter way% Accordin" to him, researchers can also com!are the data with other e5istin" models in the future for a $etter understandin" a$out the ocean climate% =1hen you loo at a s!ecific !art of the ocean, sometimes the models a"ree and sometimes they don+t, and we don+t always now why,= he stressed% )lenn told re!orters that "liders o!erate autonomously without any !ro!eller% &hey can also chan"e their $uoyancy $y !ullin" in water :ust li e a su$marine and easily =fly= down to the ocean floor for "atherin" data and !ush the water out to come $ac u! to the surface% )lenn, meanwhile, !raised students involved in the !ro:ect, sayin"B =1e have real research that we are doin" on validatin" how "ood our ocean models are%=

TRADE Chinese) ritish #roups to (o!ster shippin# ser"ices co*operation

&he 'hinese and @ritish shi!!in" industries recently si"ned a Memorandum of >nderstandin" 3M0>4 in order to $olster their mutual co,o!eration% After si"nin" the Mo>, #ord Mayor of #ondon Fiona 1oolf said that the memorandum would hel! the shi!!in" industries of the two countries ta e the co,o!eration to a hi"her level% Aa!art from 1oolf, <ice 2resident of the Investment 'ommittee at 'hina Merchants )rou! Eu #imin", 'hairman of Maritime #ondon *effrey -vans and 'hief -5ecutive of Maritime #ondon (ou" @arrow also si"ned the Mo>% 1oolf was also of the o!inion that the si"nin" of the Mo> was very crucial not only for the >K and 'hina, $ut also for the "lo$al shi!!in" industry% /he stressed that as !er the o$:ectives mentioned in the M0>, $oth Maritime #ondon and >K,$asedshi!!in" com!anies could further e5!and their activities in 'hina and the 'hinese shi!!in" industry would $enefit from the >K+s "lo$al e5!ertise% 'hina Merchants )rou! is $asically a "overnment,owned enter!rise that has a stron" !resence in the shi!!in" sector, while Maritime #ondon re!resents @ritain,$ased $usinesses in maritime services%

CO+ $onitorin# (urdenso$e &or s$a!! ships

&he -uro!ean 'ommunity /hi!owners+ Association 3-'/A4 has o!!osed the -uro!ean 2arliament+s 3-24 !ro!osal for +'02 emissions monitorin" system+, sayin" that it would $e $urdensome for o!erators of small shi!s% In *une 2017, the -uro!ean 'ommission had announced that the Monitorin", De!ortin" and <erification 3MD<4 rules for '02 emissions would $e a!!lied only to shi!s a$ove 8,000 "ross tonnes 3)&4% .owever, the -2 ado!ted a draft re!ort in *anuary and e5tended the rules to cover shi!s of 400)& or more% -'/A /ecretary )eneral 2atric <erhoeven stron"ly o!!osed the -2+s move and said that the 400)& limit and the inclusion of small emitters would !ut unnecessary $urden on o!erators of small shi!s, as these shi!s contri$uted a very small fraction of the total '02 emissions% In Fe$ruary, the International 'ham$er of /hi!!in"+s @oard of (irectors ur"ed the -> to defer a deal on the monitorin" !lan, until IM0+s finalisation of "lo$al rules%

GALLEY Chi,uita (anana hone% pecan $u&&ins

Ingredien !" 7 'hiquita $ananas 3very ri!e, !eel should have $rown flec s4, 7F4 cu! of honey, 2 e""s 3$eaten4, 1F7 cu! of $utter 3melted4, 1F7 cu! of low,fat $uttermil , 1F2ts! of vanilla, 1,7F4 cu! of flour, 1F2ts! of $a in" soda, 1ts! of $a in" !owder, G cu! of !ecans 3cho!!ed4% Me #od" 2reheat oven to 7H8 de"rees Fahrenheit% #ine muffin tins with !a!er or foil cu!s% Mash $ananas in a medium $owl% /tir in honey, e""s, $utter, $uttermil and vanilla% Now, com$ine the flour, $a in" soda and $a in" !owder in a lar"e $owl% 2our the $anana and honey mi5ture into the dry in"redients and stir :ust to com$ine% &he $atter should $e lum!y% /tir in !ecans% (ivide the $atter amon" the !re!ared muffin cu!s% @a e it at 7H8 de"rees Fahrenheit for a$out 19 minutes% 1hen to!s will $ecome "olden $rown, muffins are done% Insert a tooth!ic in one of the centre and muffins will come out clean% >se an ice cream scoo!er for an easy way to fill muffin cu!s% #i"htly coat the inside of a measurin" cu! with ve"eta$le oil s!ray $efore measurin" the honey to ma e it easier to remove the honey from the cu!% )arnish each muffin with a half !ecan or additional cho!!ed !ecans and serve%

-ropica! spinach sa!ad with Chi,uita (ananas

Ingredien !" 1 s!lash of ice water, G small Ded onion 3sliced thin4, 1 cu! of fresh -5!ress /!inach, 1 cu! of 'hiquita 2inea!!le 3diced4, 2 'hiquita @ananas 3ri!e with yellow !eelsFsliced in dia"onal slices4, I cu! of low fat 2o!!y seed% For dressin"B 1ts! of sesame oil, 7t$s! of sweet red chilli sauce, 2t$s! of rice wine vine"ar, 1 dash soya sauce% Me #od" /tir to"ether the oil and sweet red chilli sauce% 1his in the vine"ar and soya sauce and set aside% 2lace the ice water in a salad s!inner fitted with an inner $as et and add the sliced red onions and $a$y s!inach and chill for 10 minutes% (rain the ice water and use the salad s!inner to s!in the $a$y s!inach and onions dry% 2lace in the refri"erator for at least 18 minutes to chill% &hen arran"e

$a$y s!inach and onions on a servin" !latter or individual salad !lates% Arran"e $anana slices and !inea!!le decoratively on to! of the s!inach% (ri??le with !o!!y seed dressin" or sweet red chilli vinai"rette and serve%

SHIPPING DATA
AL-IC E.C/ANGE
Market snapshot: Dry Index Capesi e Index "ana#ax Index $%pra#ax Index 'andysi e Index 11:30 GMT BDI 1468 BCI !654 B"I 1106 B$I 11&3 B'$I 668 +15 +54 +4 +14 +0

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