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Number 206 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Tuesday 24-07-2012

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The FPMC 21 anchored at the Sunk (Thames estuary) anchorage

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IN MEMORIAM

Hierbij geven wij u kennis van het overlijden van

ARIE CORNELIS JONGEJAN

Tot aan zijn pensionering, kapitein bij de NRS

Scheveningen 4 september 1939 Scheveningen 18 juli 2012

Arie is overgebracht naar het uitvaartcentrum Monuta ‘t Statenhuys, Statenlaan 78 te Scheveningen, alwaar geen bezoek.

De plechtigheid voorafgaande aan de crematie zal worden gehouden op woensdag 25 juli om 15.00 uur in de kleine aula van crematorium Ockenburgh, Ockenburghstraat 21 te Den Haag.

Na afloop is er een informeel samenzijn om herinneringen aan Arie met elkaar te delen

***** ARIE, RUST ZACHT *****

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Vroon’s BASE EXPRESS discharging at the SWIFT 10

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Costa Concordia: Black Box Findings Delayed Until October

The black box recordings of the COSTA CONCORDIA will not be revealed until mid-October, an Italian judge said at a hearing where the data was due to be made public. Delays in analysing all the data from the ship's instruments mean the pre-trial hearing -- which was opened and adjourned today -- will have to be put back until October 15, Judge Valeria Montesarchio confirmed at a courthouse in Grosseto, central Italy.

Nine people are being investigated including three executives from Carnival Corp.-owned Costa Cruises, Europe's biggest cruise operator; and the captain, Francesco Schettino, who is accused of abandoning ship before the evacuation was completed. COSTA CONCORDIA crashed into rocks off the island of Giglio, in Tuscany, on the night of Friday January 13th, 2012, with the loss of at least 32 lives.

Investigators are trying to establish why the 114,500-tonne, 3,000-passenger ship was sailing so close to the island and why the evacuation was delayed for at least an hour, and are hoping the black box will reveal the chain of events which led to the tragedy. Earlier this month, an Italian newspaper published leaked reports claiming the black box recorder was faulty. Watertight doors designed to prevent flooding were left open, the ship had faulty instruments and was using unapproved maps were also cited in the report published by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

One e-mail quoted Costa's technical director Pierfrancesco Ferro telling a repair firm: "The VDR (Voyage Data Recorder) has broken down for the umpteenth time... The situation is becoming unbearable." Costa Cruises admitted there was report of a fault with the VDR but that it was working on the night that the ship hit a rocky reef and sank off the island of Giglio. No trial is expected until the beginning of next year at the earliest. The COSTA CONCORDIA lies keeled over on an underwater shelf just off the coast of the island. Costa Cruises is planning to right it and tow it away for scrapping in a salvage operation that is unprecedented for its scale. In a separate development, an Italian newspaper has reported the cruise line has reached a “six-figure” settlement with the family of the youngest victim Dayana Arlotti, 5 years old, who died with her father, Williams Arlotti. Source : cruisecritic

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The MSC FLAMINIA under tow with a speed of 4 knots enroute the British SW coast.

146 presumed dead in Tanzania ferry accident Tanzania's government on Saturday halted rescue operations for a ferry accident that appears to have killed 146 people. Government official Ali Juma Shamhuna said 69 passengers were confirmed dead and 77 were still missing, but the rescue efforts were called off because it was unlikely to still find any passengers alive in the Indian Ocean three days after the accident. The ferry MV Skagit, which capsized Wednesday while traveling from the East African nation's economic capital Dar es Salaam to the island of Zanzibar, was carrying 291 passengers, although it had only been certified to carry 250, he added. A total of 145 passengers, among them also foreign tourists, were rescued after the accident. The government closed the identification center for victims Saturday after bodies recovered a day earlier had already decomposed beyond recognition, said Dr. Marijani Msafiri, an official in charge of the rescue operation. Rescue efforts had been slowed down by heavy winds and strong currents over the past days. One rescue diver, Ali Ramadhan, said divers tried to find the sunken ship, diving to a depth of 25 meters (yards) but couldn't find it. He speculated that underwater currents may have pushed it away from where it sank."We realized that there's little chance to recover anybody alive or to allocate exactly where is the ill-fated ferry. The place it sunk is deep sea with strong underwater currents. It's dangerous to go beyond 25 meters," said Ramadhan. Last September, more than 200 people were killed when a crowded ferry travelling between two islands of Zanzibar sank. Source : The Associated Press.

Star Bulk Announces an Incident Involving the STAR POLARIS

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Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced that the STAR POLARIS sustained main engine failure while sailing from the port Dangjin, South Korea. The Vessel is currently docked in South Korea where it is undergoing repairs. The Company expects these repairs to be completed in approximately four months. As a result, the Vessel has been declared off hire by its charterers. Subject to the completion of an investigation into the cause of the engine failure, the Company will seek to recover the cost of the repairs and damages related to the Vessel being off hire under the Warranty of Quality provided by the shipyard where the Vessel was constructed and the Company's Hull and Machinery insurance policy, if applicable. Star Bulk is a global shipping company providing worldwide seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. Star Bulk's vessels transport major bulks, which include iron ore, coal and grain and minor bulks such as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Star Bulk was incorporated in the Marshall Islands on December 13, 2006 and maintains executive offices in Athens, Greece. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "SBLK." Currently, Star Bulk has an operating fleet of fifteen dry bulk carriers, consisting of seven Capesize, and eight Supramax dry bulk vessels with a combined cargo carrying capacity of 1,625,945 deadweight tons. The average age of our current operating fleet is 10.4 years. Source: Star Bulk Carriers

The bulker CHANCHAL PREM outbound in Vancouver harbour July 21 2012 - Photo : Robert Etchell ©

Capacity concerns trigger more rate fears for shipping lines

As container shipping lines prepare to introduce a new round of peak season surcharges on the trunk Asia-Europe trade, overcapacity is causing forwarders to fear that rates are set to undergo another period of profound volatility. “I think that at the moment we are at the high point, and the fear is that they will go down again – the carriers try to maintain and raise rates, but recent peak season surcharges and general rate increases didn’t go through,” said Volker Spevacek, Geodis Wilson’s director of ocean freight in Hamburg. “The problem is that the ships aren’t full,” added Matthias Hansen, the company’s managing director of central Europe. “Some are sailing only 60% full.” Today’s figures from the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) saw the Shanghai-North Europe spot rate benchmark fall 4.5% over last week to $1,667 per teu. Although there are concerns that the decline is the beginning of a perilous slide, current spot rates are profitable for carriers (provided bunkers don’t swing violently upwards) and workable for forwarders, as long as they stay relatively constant. “$2,500-3,000 per feu is a level that works for us, as long as it remains stable,” Mr Spevacek added. “The key thing is that we don’t want to bet on rates; we don’t want all these highs and lows.” Over the last week it has emerged that Maersk and the CKYH alliance had skipped some sailings in an effort to trim capacity, after a selection of carriers announced new peak season surcharges (PSS) due to come into effect on August 1. CMA CGM, China Shipping and OOCL have all announced a PSS of $300 per teu, while MSC and Hapag-Lloyd have set it at $350 per teu and Coscon is going for a $400 per teu increase. In addition, Hapag-Lloyd, routinely identified by forwarders as the line at the upper end of the rate band, has announced a further $250 per teu general rate increase for August 15. The latest research from liner shipping consultancy Alphaliner shows that at the beginning of this month the global idle fleet –



the number of teu slots currently laid up – came to 446,200teu, representing 211 vessels without employment, which was a slight increase over the previous month. The vast majority of that capacity, it said, was chartered vessels returned by lines to non-operating owners, while 167 of the 211 vessels are in the 500teu-3,000teu size range. Alphaliner commented: “The idle fleet is expected to rise further as carriers refrain from introducing new capacity into an already over-supplied market. Several carriers have also started to skip sailings on the Asia-Europe route in July, in what should have been the peak season for the trade. “All eyes will be on Evergreen in the coming weeks as it takes delivery of its first 8,500 teu ‘L’-class newbuildings later this month, with roughly one new ship from this series due every month over the next 35 months. The first unit, the Ever Lambent, is expected to inaugurate a new Far East-North Europe service at Shanghai on 1 August.” It is the size of the impending orderbook that concerns observers, and as if to underscore that point, Hapag-Lloyd’s first 13,200teu newbuilding, the recently named Hamburg Express, has been deployed into operation, while the second in the series was launched a couple of days later and will be named at the beginning of October, with a third due to be named at the beginning of December. These three vessels will operate the G6 Alliance’s Loop 4 Asia-Europe service. A further seven vessels of the same capacity will be delivered next year – the same year in which Maersk is due to begin taking delivery of its Triple-E class. But do bigger ships necessarily mean more capacity? At face value, that is an idiotic question, but while carriers are taking delivery of their own vessels they are, as the Alphaliner data shows, delivering back chartered tonnage to owners. To some extent, the depressing effect of overcapacity is being shifted from freight rates to charter rates – it wasn’t just the lines that over-ordered container ships at the height of the market, non-operating owners have to take their share of the blame, and now it appears they are taking their share of the financial hit. In addition, the merging of the New World Alliance and Grand Alliance into the G6, and the cooperation between Evergreen and the CKYH alliance, in combination with the near-universal employment of super-slow steaming, is diluting the immediate impact of the new capacity. But crucially, carriers need to effectively demonstrate that fact, as well as to show a continued willingness to pull sailings if there is insufficient demand. Or else the prevailing sentiment – which has been sunnily bullish on the parts of both carriers and forwarders in recent months, compared with the depths of the previous rate war – could return to what has become the post-recession default-setting, looking to all intents and purposes like the early onset of serious depression. Source: Loadstar

ILE DE BREHAT (9247053) passing Helsingborg, northbound in the Sound. Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, is visible in the

background. ILE DE BREHAT was heading for Everingen anchorage. Photo : Per Körnefeldt ©

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Bluff Maritime Museum

Anybody who is fortunate enough to visit the Museum will be amazed with the displays and information that it has to offer. Officially the museum has a maritime theme with displays on Whaling, oystering, shipwrecks , and the construction of the Bluff Harbour Board. It also delves into the history of Bluff. Being the oldest European settled

community in New Zealand it has a lot of history to offer. The museum also exhibits artwork showing scenes of Bluffs early days, when it was commonly known as Campbelltown. Early maps also on exhibit depict that Bluff was always going to be an ideal place to become a port to shelter ships and boats, from the elements of Foveaux Strait.

The Museums newest and biggest attraction is the oystering boat the MONICA . The boat kindly donated by the Jones family is a permanent fixture beside the museum. You are able to board the vessel and explore all its knooks and crannys and imagine what it was like out in Foveaux Strait dredging Bluffs delicacy. In all, a visit to Bluffs Maritime Museum should not be passed by. It has the potential to captivate the interest of the young and the old. Part of the Museum is the above seen Oyster Boat "MONICA II" , Built as a steamer, "MONICA II" had a long counter stern which in her earlier working days for Ozone Oysters, was shortend to eliminate rot. During this time her oyster catch was

packed in wicker baskets destined for the canning works. For a time "MONICA" carried out the ferry service to Steward Island and a log book records her travel as 2 hours 8 minutes, a very fast speed for that era. She was a great sea boat, good on the run but very wet in a head sea. Photo : Max Brunet de Rochebrune

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The AEGEAN ANGEL inbound for Rotterdam-Europoort – Photo : Ria Maat ©

GAC: Weekly Maritime Security Report: 14-20 July 2012

Number of incidents: 4 HORN OF AFRICA Weather conditions in the High Risk Area continue to be generally unsupportive of small boat operations, with the exception of sheltered choke points such as the southern Red Sea, Bab al Mandab, Gulf of Aden and Gulf of Oman. The effects of the southern monsoon are likely to begin declining around late August or September, which will bring a calmer sea state to much of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, and a possible increase in pirate activity.

On 18 July robbers boarded a container vessel at berth at Beira Port, Mozambique (19:49S – 034:50E) at 2040 local time. The robbers reportedly stole ship stores and escaped unnoticed. The incident was likely opportunistic nature, but highlights the need for basic security measures to be followed in port.

GULF OF GUINEA On 15 July a Germany-flagged container ship (Olivia) was attacked in position 09:13.9N – 013:47.4W, around 22NM southwest of Conakry at 0355 local time. A group of armed men boarded the vessel, which was drifting awaiting berthing instructions, and briefly held crew members hostage whilst stealing cash and crew's possessions before escaping in a waiting boat. No injuries were reported. Although the number of offshore attacks has increased across West Africa over the past year, most attacks have occurred off Nigeria, Togo and Benin; only one other attack has been recorded off Guinea over the past 12 months. 15 July's attack highlights the persistent threat of maritime crime across West Africa, which is not necessarily confined to the Gulf of Guinea. On 17 July two robbers armed with guns boarded an anchored bulk carrier in around 1nm off the fairway buoy at Cotonou anchorage, Benin in position 06:17.3N – 002:28.1E. They entered the masters cabin, stole ships cash and escaped in a fast small wooden boat. No crew injuries were reported; however, incidents of armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea often involve violence directed at crew members.

ASIA On 17 July seven robbers reportedly boarded a bulk carrier at anchor in Dumai anchorage, Indonesia at 0300 local time (01:43.07N-101:27.72E). The crew were able to raise the alarm and muster safely, and on seeing crew alertness the robbers escaped empty handed. This is the seventh reported incident of attempted robbery in Dumai anchorage in the past six months, and it is likely that other unreported incidents have occurred.

LATIN AMERICA No incidents were reported this week. Source: GAC Protective Solutions



The three Pilot Launches that cover the Firth of Forth, Scotland, Forth Leopard, Forth Tiger, and Forth Panther,

seen during a quiet spell at their berth in Granton Harbour. – Photo : Iain Forsyth ©

Drama as Lowestoft Lifeboat rescues 11 people from sinking dive boat

The crew of Lowestoft Lifeboat were involved in one of the most dramatic incidents witnessed for many years after 11 people had to be rescued from a sinking vessel. What was planned to be a recreational dive almost turned into tragedy as the 11 men aboard a 33ft boat were pulled to safety by the town’s RNLI lifeboat as the waves crashed over them.

The “swift actions” of the six-strong volunteer crew on the Spirit of Lowestoft Lifeboat were praised by coxswain John Fox - who described yesterday’s events as a “major incident” with a “great job done by the town’s lifeboat.” One of the men aboard the 10-metre recreational dive boat said he and the others were “extremely lucky” that the lifeboat was so close. The man, who didn’t want to be named, said: “They are worth their weight in gold and I take my hat off to them. The service we had, I don’t think you could get any better.”

He said that the dive boat was returning back to shore, when “something went wrong” and water was soon up to his ankles. “It was then up to my knees, and then my neck...it was that quick,” he said. The drama unfolded about a

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quarter of a mile to the north east of the town’s harbour entrance at about 12.10pm yesterday. The lifeboat was on a training exercise, when crew spotted the dive boat in trouble, in what were described as choppy sea conditions. There was also a southerly force four wind, which is just under 20mph.

Four people were trapped in the wheelhouse as the boat sunk at the stern. They managed to escape through the wheelhouse window. All 11 people on board were safely rescued from the waters by the lifeboat crew, with four

people subsequently taken to hospital for treatment for “diesel ingestion” and shock. The majority of those rescued are believed to be local, from Lowestoft, Ormesby and Bedford.

Lowestoft lifeboat rescued eleven people after a dive boat got in trouble off the coast of Lowestoft. The upturned boat can clearly be seen from the shore drifting along the coastline. Picture: James Bass

Mr Fox said: “We left at 10am and were out on an exercise helming

with the crew. We actually saw him (the dive boat) as it left, and as we were coming back at about noon we saw the boat again. “It looked like he was coming in, and hadn’t actually been for the dive, but it was in a bit of trouble. The next thing it was down by the stern and they were baling out - and the next thing we knew it had gone under. “You could see three of the guys in the wheelhouse, with their faces by the glass - they must have been terrified,” the coxswain admitted. The RNLI Lowestoft Lifeboat, with six crew on board, were making their approach into the harbour and by an amazing coincidence, they were by the side of the sinking boat within a couple of minutes. “There was no Mayday call - it just happened by a sheer stroke of luck that we were there,” Mr Fox said. All 11 men were in the sea, and they were quickly pulled onto the lifeboat by the hard-working crew. Mr Fox added: “If they had been further offshore it could’ve been a different story - it was as lucky as that really.”

Later in the afternoon the town’s lifeboat returned to the dive boat, as it drifted with the flood tide. After initially getting stuck on a sandbank, it quickly drifted past the town’s harbour and ended up at teatime last night just past Ness Point, with the underside of the bow of the boat still visible. Mr Fox said: “We just wanted to make it secure and picked up bits and pieces - such as some of their kit and the buoy we had put into the water.” Having been coxswain of Lowestoft Lifeboat for five-and-a-half years, he added: “I have been on the lifeboat for more than 20 years and I have never had to rescue that many people in one go like that. “It is the most that I have ever been involved in pulling out of the water in one go. I would like to pay tribute to my crew. It was their swift work and the guys in the water who stayed calm as it was a very major incident. “It was a great job done by the crew and the town’s lifeboat,” Mr Fox added. Andrew Sutherland, station officer at Lowestoft and Southwold coastguard, praised all of the emergency services that were involved.

He said: “Great Yarmouth coastguard received a 999 call about 12.07pm, and we were then called out. The East of England Ambulance Service were called by Yarmouth Coastguard as well. An excellent job was done by the lifeboat crew and the Lowestoft Coastguard teams assisted with the casualties.” With ambulance rapid response cars called to the scene to help casualties who were cold from being in the water. A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed four of the people who were rescued have been taken by ambulance to the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston. She said: “We were called at 12.16pm to reports of 11 people in the water. We sent three rapid response vehicles and one ambulance to the scene.” The service’s three rapid response vehicles stayed on scene, near the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, to treat the other seven people rescued, who were uninjured but cold from being in the water. They were re-warmed at the scene and did not require hospital treatment. Last night, a Lowestoft Lifeboat spokesman added: “It was so fortunate the lifeboat was on a Sunday morning exercise that it saw the boat clearly in trouble. “It was able to be on the scene without any delay and rescue the 11 people who had been on board it.” Just a few hours after rescuing the 11 people from a dive boat, the crew of Lowestoft Lifeboat was called into action once more. The volunteer RNLI crew responded to reports of a yacht that had ran aground on a sandbank “more or less opposite” the CEFAS building in south Lowestoft. A lifeboat spokesman said: “We were called out about 5pm to reports that a yacht, with two people on board, had ran aground. The yacht had damaged its rudder on the



sandbank and had to be towed into harbour by Lowestoft Lifeboat, arriving at about 6.25pm.” Source : Norwich Evening News

The former Dutch buoy tender TEXELSTROOM spotted in Antibes (France), the Texelstroom is built in 1959 at the

Rijkswerf in Willemsoord (The Netherlands) under yard number 59 - Photo : Jan Velthuis (c)

China Merchants Holdings: Profit warning This announcement is made by China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited pursuant to Rule 13.09(1) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") wishes to inform shareholders and potential investors of the Company that the Group is expected to record a significant decline of profit for the six months ended 30 June 2012 as compared with the same period last year. The expected decline in the interim results of the Group was primarily attributable to the following reasons: (1) an estimated decline of 55% to 75% in the net profit of China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd., an associate of the Company, for the six months ended 30 June 2012 as compared with the same period last year, resulting in a corresponding estimated decline in the profit of the Group; and (2) the gain of HK$1,367 million resulting from the deemed disposal of an interest in an associate in the same period last year will not occur this year. The information contained in this announcement is only based on the preliminary assessment of the unaudited management accounts of the Group and is not based on any information or figures which have been audited or reviewed by the Company's auditors. Detailed financial information of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2012 will be published in August 2012. Source: China Merchants Holdings

NATO says it's winning war against Somali piracy The threat from Somali pirates is receding but the international community must continue to work together to eliminate the menace, a NATO official said on Saturday. We are getting more successful in reducing the Somali piracy threats with our constant patrolling but the international community must continue to exchange ideas and increase efforts to completely eradicate the problem," Commodore Ben Bekkering, NATO's counter-piracy commander, said at a

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news conference on Dutch war vessel HNLMS Evertsen in Muscat. According to the International Maritime Bureau, there were 69 hijacking incidents by Somali pirates from Jan. 1 to July 12 this year, a drop of 32 percent compared to the same period in 2011.

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"We are happy to say that Oman's navy is cooperating and helping us to find the hijackers but it is like looking for a needle in a haystack," Bekkering said. Pirate gangs can stay out at sea for long periods using captured merchant vessels as mother ships and have been using Yemen's remote island of Socotra as a refueling hub. Oman lies at the mouth of the Gulf, a strategic, heavily patrolled waterway which channels the bulk of the world's crude shipments. "The Somali piracy crisis is costing world trade billions of dollars a year. It is important we all work together to stop it," Bekkering said. NATO said earlier that increased use of armed security guards, and other defences like water cannon and razor wire are also helping reduce the number of successful attacks on merchant ships. Source: Reuters

Protest planned to support ship's captain Iwi and environmental activists have planned a protest outside Tauranga District Court where a ship's captain arrested for allegedly harassing an oil-drilling survey vessel off the East Cape is to appear for trial.

Elvis Teddy, the skipper of Te Whanau a Apanui iwi-owned vessel San Pietro, was arrested on April 23, 2011, for allegedly operating his ship in a manner that caused unnecessary risk to Petrobras' Orient Explorer by breaching the exclusion zone around it. He is also charged with resisting arrest. His trial is set down for four days before a judge alone.

The Orient Explorer was conducting seismic testing in the Raukumara Basito to explore the

ocean for oil sediments, part of Petrobras' search for oil and gas in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone - from 12 to 200 nautical miles offshore. Te Whanau a Apanui has organised a rally outside yesterday (Monday) morning.

"We regard Elvis Teddy in high esteem for the stand he took last year on behalf of our tribe and people across Aotearoa opposing deep sea oil exploration and drilling," said tribal leager Rikirangi Gage. "We will be greatly aggrieved if Elvis Teddy is punished in any way for defending his tribal waters, life in the ocean and his livelihood. The messenger would have been shot rather than the Government dealing with the real issues."

In a message sent to the captain of the Orient Explorer on April 3 last year, released to media today, Mr Gage said Te Whanau a Apanui was defending its tribal waters from "reckless" government policies. "You are not welcome in our waters. Accordingly and as an expression of our mana in these waters, and our deep concern for the adverse effects of deep sea drilling, we will be positioning the Te Whanau a Apanui vessel directly in your path, approximately one and half nautical miles. I repeat, approximately. We will not be moving, we will be doing some fishing. That's what our waters are for. Not for pollution." Greenpeace said it would have representatives at Teddy's trial.

"Greenpeace is here to support Elvis Teddy's stand to protect his iwi's waters and customary fishing rights from the threat of deep sea oil. Petrobras surveyed in up to 3100 metres of water off the Cape - more than twice the depth the Deepwater Horizon was operating in when it exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010," said Greenpeace



campaigns director Carmen Gravatt. "An area twice the size of the North Island was closed to fishing following that disaster. If the same happened here, the people of Te Whanau a Apanui, not to mention anyone who makes a living, directly or indirectly, off this country's clean green reputation, would be severely affected." Source : APNZ

CASUALTY REPORTING

The tugs MTS VANTAGE arrived with in tow the BELLINI, (as dead ship), in Rotterdam, assisted at the river by the

SD SEAL - Photo top : Lex Keasberry © - below : Jan Oosterboer ©

NAVY NEWS

Adapted Astute subs a successor option A REVIEW into alternatives to a Trident successor is likely to include the option of adapting Astute-class submarines to carry nuclear missiles putting it on “standby” and sending it out to sea at short notice. The Ministry of Defence is

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reviewing the multi-billion replacement programme to appease Lib Dem coalition partners who oppose the like for like replacement, favoured by the Tories and Labour.

The plan preferred by the Lib Dems would see nuclear warheads fired from existing Astute submarines, eliminating the need to replace the Vanguard-class nuclear boats. However, changing the submarines which carry the Trident missiles would require a new form of warhead, which could be judged to be an act of proliferation and therefore illegal under treaty obligations. The study is likely to suggest a list of options and while some parts will not be published, a summary is expected early next year. Supporters think an Astute submarines with nuclear weapons could be deployed within a week if there was a build-up of international tension, therefore negating the need for a new fleet of submarines. But sceptics warn keeping the deterrent in harbour could mean the act of launching could heighten tensions at the worst possible time.

Barrow MP John Woodcock said: “Everyone will study any new evidence that emerges, but it is no surprise to see the Liberal Democrats peddling the same old idea which previous studies have suggested would actually be less cost effective and less likely to deter a future nuclear war. “A government which continues to face both ways on the deterrent will be accused of putting politics ahead of national security.”

The idea of nuclear-tipped cruise missiles on adapted Astute-class submarines has been floated in the past but is thought to be more expensive and less effective. The Astute submarines would need to be re-engineered and new war heads built, and less effective as cruise missiles are more likely to miss their target and are easier to shoot down. Terry Spurling, of the Barrow Submariners Association, said: “One of the things that I would say is that this is not a new idea. “It is certainly an option, but I am not sure what strategically the Americans would think of it.

“The successor would certainly give you more options though.” A final decision on Trident replacement is not expected until after the next general election, but the initial gate stages of preparatory work have already been signed off. Source : North-West Evening Mail

Navy ships complete first joint escort operation

The Chinese navy's 11th and 12th escort groups accomplished their first joint escort operation here Friday. The groups escorted six merchant ships from China, Singapore, Norway, South Korea and Portugal. The two fleets held a handover ceremony on the destroyer "Qingdao" before the joint escort operation. The farewell ceremony of the 11th group was held on July 23. Then the flotilla will leave the Gulf of

Aden and Somali waters and embark on a goodwill visit. The 11th group has escorted 184 ships in 43 operations since it started the mission on February 27. A total of 126 pirate vessels in 58 incidents were successfully driven away by the fleet. To date, the Chinese navy fleets have escorted 4,727 ships from countries all over the world.

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SHIPYARD NEWS

Tanker owners prefer S. Korean to Chinese shipyards

Tanker owners, as reflected in global market share, prefer South Korean shipyards for their ordering, as opposed to Chinese ones, despite the fact that a few months back, it was China which surpassed South Korea as the world's leading shipbuilder. To do this, China adopted an aggressive pricing policy, together with the massive development of green field yards. As shipbroker Gibson noted though, today, according to report, as many as half of China's shipbuilders are likely to go out of business over the next two to three years. "Currently China’s slice of the global tanker orderbook represents 38%, still some way behind South Korea with 47%. However, Korean shipbuilders have the technical edge and are therefore able to build higher quality vessels to the higher specifications required by owners today. With new orders difficult to secure, Korean yards may be better placed to survive today’s difficult market. This is reflected in the fact that Korean yards have taken 55% of all new tanker orders placed so far this year. As demand for Eco ships or more specialised tonnage takes off, it is Korean yards which are likely to benefit the most. Good packages are available for those that are looking into these initiatives" said the London-based shipbroker in its report. It added that "of course the current state of the tanker market is doing little to support the shipbuilding industry, but with shipyard prices remaining on a downward path, this could prove too tempting for some owners. Newbuilding prices for most types of tanker have fallen by about one third since the beginning of 2008. New orders placed during the 1st half of 2012 indicate that we are likely to exceed last year’s total, although 2011 was an exceptionally low year for ordering of all types of ship. Firm orders for 52 MRs have so far been placed this year, already exceeding yearly totals of the last 3 years. Perhaps not surprisingly Suezmax ordering has shown the largest decrease with just 3 orders placed this year. Investment in new tonnage is always associated with high spot earnings. At present the tanker market is firmly entrenched in the doldrums which appears to have placed the lid firmly on a fresh wave of tanker demand even at today’s prices. Ordering over the summer months is likely to remain at low levels as will spot earnings. However, what we don’t need is a fresh round of speculative orders towards the end of the year when the tanker market is expected to pick up ahead of winter demand" concluded Gibson. Meanwhile, in the tanker market this week, in the Middle East, "the drip feed of enquiry continued to suppress Owners' sentiment this week on the VLCCs in the AG, however the bunker price was always going to prove influential as it ticked up by $40/ton over the course of 5 days. Owners are now looking to correct the rate upwards on the back of this but the rates will be pinned back by the amount of tonnage available with 280 x w24 West and 270 x w34 East currently last done. Suezmaxes saw a larger than usual amount of enquiry West at the start of the week which eroded the list up until the first few days of August. The second half of the week proved to be a quieter affair and Owners will now be hoping to retain some momentum but it looks to be proving futile with 140 x w42.5 West and 130 x w75 East. Aframaxes were hoping that the tight position list in the Far East might be felt in the AG, but the list here is too full for that to be seen and a sideways direction at 80 x w92.5 for AG/East will only be improved upon by the aforementioned bunker price" said Gibson. In West Africa "the Suezmaxes started reasonably but look to have ended this week on a very quiet note and will hope to reconfigure for next week. The damage has been done though, and Owners will have to start from scratch with 130 x w62.5 being done for all west options and around 130 x w72.5-75 for east likely to be obtainable. Western units are not so ample now on the VLCCs in West Africa so you would think this would see an

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improvement in cargoes heading west, but even Eastern ballasters are now entertaining these alongside the usual Eastern enquiry. In turn, this influence from the ballasters will continue to be felt next week with 260 x w41.5 west and 260 x w37.5 East" Gibson noted. In the Mediterranean, "Suezmaxes were hoping for a bit more activity than was realised and rate adjusted suitably to this let down. Early stems commanded premiums, but on the whole, the market has finished in a similar fashion to their West African cousins, and next week will involve a bit of rebuilding with Black Sea/ Med going at around 140 x w70. There was a midweek flurry of activity on the Aframaxes, but it wasn’t enough to change the status quo and rates continue in the doldrums at 80 x w82.5 for cross Mediterranean" it said. Finally, in the North Sea, "the Aframaxes have followed a similar pattern to what has been alluded to above and rates have made a very slow and minimal decline to around 80 x w85 for cross UKC and there needs to be a dramatic turnaround in events to change the current situation next week. VLCCs were called into action for arbitrage-driven enquiry at the end of last week and the start of this, but it was shaky to start with and Owners have had to discount down to $3.3m to be in contention, but even these levels don’t provide a guarantee of working and maybe a little less might be needed next week" Gibson concluded. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

The 1996 built 62.422 DWT HANSA ATLANTIC moored in Rotterdam, built as the DAGMAR MAERSK for Hansa Atlantic mbh and operated by AP Moller, the 4565 TEU containerliner was renamed during 2004 in MAERSK DRESDEN followed by MSC DRESDEN in 2008, she switched names between MAERSK DRESDEN and MSC DRESDEN several time before getting the name HANSA ATLANTIC in October 2010 Photo : Paul Gerdes

U.S. wants Detroit-Windsor ferry service Detroit Port Authority has terminal ready to go and Washington has approved funds for boat

The Detroit Port Authority wants a ferry up and running to and from Windsor by spring of 2013. The authority told CBC News it already has a new boat terminal waiting to be used by the Renaissance Center, located across the Detroit River from Windsor's downtown core. Deputy director Steven Olinek said there is even funding lined up from Washington to buy a ferry. "I think the fact that we've got this endorsement in the form of committed monies is something that others have not had," he said. "We still face the challenges with regard to the clearance of passengers and we're trying to find a creative solution." Gord Orr with Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island said the idea holds great promise. "The potential of the bicycle tourism part of it is very exciting as we start to look at more trails and

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routes and see how we can increase more of that healthy lifestyle," Orr said. As CBC News was first to report, Windsor West MP Brian Masse has lobbying on both sides of the border to get a ferry approved. Source : CBC News

Odfjell gedeeltelijk stilgelegd Het tankopslagbedrijf Odfjell in het Botlek-gebied is afgelopen vrijdag door de DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond en de Veiligheidsregio Rotterdam-Rijnmond bestuursdwang aangezegd, in aanvulling op eerdere handhavingsmaatregelen. Bij tankput 2 en 4 is onvoldoende bewezen dat blus- en koelvoorzieningen in orde zijn waardoor sprake is van een ernstig veiligheidsrisico. Het bedrijf moet binnen 48 uur vijf tanks leeghalen. Ook moet het bedrijf in de tussentijd zorgen voor maatregelen om een incident te voorkomen.

De vijf tanks die binnen 48 uur, dat wil zeggen uiterlijk aanstaande zondag 22 juli 2012 om 17.00 uur, moeten worden leeggehaald, bevatten stoffen waarvoor de blus- en koelvoorzieningen nodig zijn.

Nog zeven andere tankputten en de bijbehorende koel-en blusvoorzieningen zijn vergelijkbaar van opbouw. De tanks zijn namelijk binnen dezelfde periode gebouwd (1957 tot 1963) en ze zijn vergelijkbaar van constructie. Ook hier is daarom mogelijk sprake van het niet in orde zijn van de koel- en blusinstallaties en daarmee een mogelijk ernstig veiligheidsrisico. Een tankput is een met dijken afgesloten gebied waarin meerdere tanks staan.

The BOW CARDINAL moored at the terminal – Photo : Paul Gerdes ©

Daarom hebben de DCMR en de VRR besloten deze tankputten en daarmee de koel- en blusinstallaties ook op te nemen in de bestuursdwang. Binnen zes dagen, dat wil zeggen aanstaande vrijdag 3 augustus 2012 om 06.00 uur, moet het bedrijf vijftien tanks uit deze tankputten leeghalen, tenzij wordt aangetoond dat de koel- en blusvoorzieningen bij deze tanks in orde zijn.

Ook is geëist bij de bestuursdwang dat het bedrijf zorgt voor extra maatregelen om in de tussentijd een incident te voorkomen. Dit moet gebeuren door 24 uur per dag een brandweereenheid op het bedrijf aanwezig te hebben.

Bij een nacontrole door de VRR deze week bleken de koel- en blusvoorzieningen van tankput 2 en 4 niet in orde. Het betrof een nacontrole op de dwangsom die door de VRR aan het bedrijf is opgelegd omdat het bedrijf bij de BRZO-inspectie niet kon aantonen dat onderhoud is gepleegd op de koel- en blusinstallaties.

Vijf tanks Odfjell leeg Het tankopslagbedrijf Odfjell in het Botlek-gebied kreeg afgelopen vrijdag 20 juli bestuursdwang aangezegd door de DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond (onder bevoegd gezag van de provincie Zuid-Holland) en de Veiligheidsregio Rotterdam-Rijnmond (VRR). Deze bestuursdwang bestaat uit 2 eisen. De eerste eis was het leeghalen van 5 tanks voor zondag 22 juli 17.00 uur. Vier van deze 5 tanks waren voor 17.00 uur leeg. De vijfde was zondag avond rond 20.00 uur leeg.



Vanwege koel- en blusvoorzieningen die niet in orde bleken, werd Odfjell verplicht door de DCMR en de VRR binnen 48 uur 5 tanks leeg te halen en een brandweereenheid continu ter plaatse te hebben. Deze maatregelen waren nodig om een groot veiligheidsrisico weg te nemen.

De vijfde tank is later leeg om logistieke- en veiligheidsredenen. Dit is door de overheidsdiensten officieel goedgekeurd. Deze tank wordt leeggepompt in een schip. Dit schip was niet eerder beschikbaar. De pompsnelheid kan ook niet hoger dan gebruikelijk vanwege de veiligheid.

De tweede eis, uit de vrijdag aangezegde bestuursdwang, is het leeghalen van 15 andere tanks voor vrijdag 3 augustus 06.00 uur tenzij het bedrijf in de tussentijd kan aantonen dat de koel- en blusvoorzieningen bij deze tanks wel in orde zijn. Tot die tijd is het bedrijf verplicht een brandweereenheid continu ter plaatse te hebben.

Eerder werd het bedrijf ook al bestuursdwang opgelegd voor het niet kunnen aantonen van de integriteit van een aantal tanks en van het in orde zijn van 21 vacuum/drukventielen. Bron : Provincie Zuid Holland

The MARINECO SHAMAL at the Oude Maas (The Netherlands) – Photo : Henk Smulders ©

Cornerstone laying ceremony kicks off Sabetta Port construction

A solemn foundation stone laying ceremony for the new port of Sabetta in Russia’s Yamal was held July 20, 2012. A commemorative capsule was laid in the foundation of the future port, the PortNews correspondent reports from the ceremony. The port project is implemented in line with the Comprehensive Plan approved by the Russian government for the development of liquefied natural gas production on the Yamal Peninsula.

The Port of Sabetta will contribute to strengthening Russia position as a world leader in the development of the Arctic. Its creation will form the conditions necessary for the exploration and development of rich oil and gas deposits on the Yamal Peninsula and the Gulf of Ob, ensure year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route and the development of the icebreaker fleet of Russia. Construction of the port is carried out on the principles of public-private partnership. The state will be responsible for dredging, construction of a canal and the Vessel Traffic Management and Information

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Systems. JSC Yamal LNG (the main shareholder of Novatek) will construct surface facilities of port infrastructure. Source : PortNews

MV DAISHIN MARU leaving Gatun, Panama – Photo : Robert de Vlaming ©

Vinalines suffers $69.2 mln loss in H1/2012

Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) said that it continued to suffer a VND1.439 trillion ($69.2 million) loss in the first half of 2012 due to falling demand for freight transportation. The total output of freight transportation reached 15.3 million tons in January-June, down 15 percent over the same period last year.

The VINALINES GLORY outbound from Rotterdam earlier this year – Photo : Ria Maat (c)

Its total revenue reached VND11.614 trillion, down 3 percent year on year. The loss caused by two former Vinashin’s subsidiaries alone, Vinashin Lines Co Ltd and BISCO, amounted to around half of the sum, or some VND700 billion, said Vinalines. Moreover, the losses at Falcon Shipping Co (Falcon) and Vietnam Ocean Shipping Joint Stock Company (VOSCO) were VND267 billion and VND102.7 billion respectively. Explaining the cause of a loss, Vinalines added that in addition to falling demand, freight charges are also in a downtrend for a long time. As a result, the local shipping industry had to cope with the excess tonnage supply in most markets. Besides, Vinalines must also address its internal difficulties during the same period, it said. The State Audit of Vietnam has found that Vinalines invested VND672 billion, or 10.37 percent of ist chartered capital, into non-core areas in 2010, according to a state budget auditing for 2011codnucted by the agency. The loss-



ridden giant shipping firm, whose former chairman is wanted for economic offences, is currently burdened with a total debt of more than VND43 trillion ($2 billion), according to a government report submitted to the National Assembly last month. As of the end of last year Vinalines had total assets worth VND55.85 trillion, and VND9.41 trillion worth of equity, according to the report. Short-term unsettled debt of the debt-stricken shipping line stood at VND9.3 trillion, and long-term, VND33.82 trillion. Of these, VND34.55 trillion come from its ineffective investment in buying vessels, constructing seaports, and shipyard activities. The company also had an overdue debt of VND207 billion. Source: Tuoi Tre News

The VTC SUN in Rio Grande – Photo : Marcelo Vieira (c)

M/V Alaed anchors offshore Kronstadt According to the automatic identification system, the notorious Russian-flagged ship M/V Alaed has arrived to offshore anchorage near Kronstadt (St. Petersburg). A source close to the Port Authority said three refurbished helicopters had been unloaded from the ship in Kaliningrad-based port Baltiysk. A spokesman for Femco had previously reported that the ship was bound from Murmansk to St. Petersburg, where she will take general cargo and then will set sail to the Far East. How much cargo ship will be in port north of the capital, it is not clear, it will depend on the time of reloading. Source :PortNews

The WIND SURF at the Westerscheldt River outbound from Antwerp bound for Amsterdam

Photo : Henk Nagelhout (c)

Japan keen on Indonesia port expansion



Japan has fully committed to investing in projects to expand airports and sea ports near Jakarta and West Java of Indonesia, a move expected to help its transport system, local media quoted a Japanese official as saying on Friday, reports China’s Xinhua news agency. Japan’s Deputy Minister for Transportation, Tourism and International Affairs Takashi Kitamura said his country was keen to team up with Indonesian officials to expand Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, on an outskirts of Jakarta and the container terminal in Tanjung Priok of North Jakarta. The deputy also expressed interest in constructing Cilamaya Port and a new airport, both in Karawang, West Java, among other plans. He said their involvement in the projects aimed to help improve Indonesia’s transportation sector. “We see Indonesia has huge economy and it must be supported with a good system and infrastructure in transportation,” Kitamura was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying. “We have a lot of knowledge and experience in this area. With some modification (to our system) and continuing hard work, we believe Indonesia’s transportation sector will be much better in the next 10 years, like Japan,” he said in Yogyakarta of Indonesia. Source : The Star / Bernama

The UAL BODEWES off Houston – Photo : Harry Stott ©

Jensen designs tenth ASD tugboat for McAllister Towing

Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, recently began designing a new vessel, the Eric M. McAllister, a 5,150 horsepower, twin Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboat, for McAllister Towing, the Company press release said. This vessel, which will be built by Senesco Marine LLC of North Kingstown, R.I., will be the tenth Jensen-designed and first Tier 3 tugboat in McAllister’s fleet. The tug will be the third in a series of similar Jensen-designed McAllister tugboats, following the Andrew McAllister and Rosemary

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McAllister, both built in 2008, but will be operated in the New Bedford, Mass., area, where it will primarily perform ship escort work in Buzzards Bay, Mass. The Andrew McAllister is now operating out of Portland, Maine, and the Rosemary McAllister is currently under charter.

“We are pleased that the longstanding partnership we have with McAllister has given us the opportunity to design another environmentally responsible tugboat for use on the East Coast,” said Jensen’s Johan Sperling, vice president. “The state-of-the-art design developed is yet another example of Jensen’s full scope of industry-leading naval architecture and marine engineering capabilities.”

The design will not only give McAllister improved performance over the previous two designs, but also an environmentally friendly tug with lower emissions and reduced fuel consumption to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 3 marine emissions regulations. Tier 3 standards require a 50 percent reduction in particulate matter and a 20 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide. At 96 feet in length and 34 feet in width, the Eric M. McAllister will be powered by two, Caterpillar 3516CHD Tier 3 engines and two Schottel 1215 Z drives. The package will provide an estimated running speed of 12 knots and a bollard pull of 67 tons.

Additionally, the tug’s firefighting system will produce 11,967 gallons per minute through a pair of FFS 1200LB remotely controlled monitors. The water is delivered through a single FFS SFD 300-400 pump powered by a Caterpillar C32 engine. The monitors will have a 1,500 gallon tank, foam capability and a deluge system.

Towing machinery includes a JonRie 250 Escort winch with full render/recover on the bow and a JonRie 512 Tow winch with a spool capacity of 2,100 ft. of 2 ¼” wire on the stern. The tugboat is expected to be delivered in mid-2013.

Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., is a full service naval architecture and marine engineering firm owned by Crowley Maritime Corporation. The company offers a diverse range of consulting, design and engineering services developed from more than 50 years experience working around the world. Jensen is a recognized leader in the design of all types of vessels - particularly workboats, fishing boats and fire boats- and has built a favorable reputation on a long history of successful designs and conversions with close attention to engineering basics. The company's services include detail and conceptual design and engineering, lofting, regulatory and shipyard liaison as well as on-site consulting services and on-location assistance anywhere in the world. Source : PortNews

The TOISA VIGILANT enroute Rotterdam – Photo : Kees van der Kraan (c)

ULSTEIN EPC CONTRACT FOR WEST DUDDON SANDS OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT

- Innovative gripper frames for jack-up mono-pile operations



Dutch based Offshore Windforce (OWF) has awarded Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions BV the contract for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of 2 pile gripper frames for the West Duddon Sands wind farm installation project. The pile gripper frames will be installed on board jack-up units and used to support mono-piles when placed onto the seabed and hammered to their final, fully installed position. At the same time the gripper frames will allow OWF to adjust the inclination angle of the pile during the piling operation.

UIES pile gripper frame for OWF

Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions is proud to have been awarded this EPC contract, following a successful concept customisation phase. The company was selected by OWF after submitting the best concept in a competitive tender. ‘During the customisation phase we worked closely with the client to meet their specific project requirements’, says Gilbert Rezette, Director of Engineering and Operations at Ulstein Idea. ‘And to our mutual satisfaction we have to say. We have been able to convince OWF of the safety, efficiency and robustness of our

equipment, offering a new testimony to our commitment to quality.’ The gripper frames will be delivered in Belfast in May 2013 for final installation onto the two jack-up platforms that will be used for the installation of the offshore wind farm West of Duddon Sands in the Irish Sea, offshore UK.

The JA FRONTIER moored at the Buka in Ijmuiden – Photo : Erwin Willemse ©

70 companies reach agreement with EPA on Passaic River dredging project

The US Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has reached agreement with 70 companies considered potentially responsible for contamination of the lower Passaic River to remove approximately 16,000 cubic yards of highly contaminated sediment from a half-mile long area of the Passaic River in Lyndhurst, New Jersey at their expense.

High levels of contaminants, including PCBs, mercury and dioxin, are present in the sediment and can cause health effects. The work is scheduled to begin in spring 2013. The agreement calls for the parties to remove contaminated sediment from a mud flat area near the north section of Riverside County Park, install a protective cap over the approximately five-acre excavated area and conduct lab tests of sediment treatment technologies. Based on the results, testing of treatment technologies at a larger scale may also be performed. The cap will monitored and maintained to ensure that it remains protective until a final cleanup plan for the lower 17 miles of the Passaic River is



selected by the EPA. The excavated material will be disposed of in a licensed, permitted EPA-approved disposal facility if the sediment treatment technologies do not prove effective during testing. “This agreement triggers actions that will reduce exposure of people and wildlife to the highly toxic contaminants in the Passaic River sediment and keep it from spreading to other parts of the river,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A Enck. “Under the Superfund agreement, the companies responsible for the contamination will conduct and pay for the work with EPA oversight, rather than passing the costs on to taxpayers.” Source : Dredging News Online

…. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..

Baggerbedrijf de Boer Dutch Dredging have been present in Belfast for the past few months. Their trailing hopper

suction dredgers AMAZONE and ELBE have been working round the clock to deepen the whole port with seabed leveller JANNEKE following. She is seen here in York Dock. Photo : Jamie Shorthouse ©

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