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Formosaproduct Brick
Thursday 20 August 2009
London, Aug 18 -- Following received from Coastguard Falmouth MRCC, timed 1443, UTC: Product tanker Formosaproduct Brick (39307 gt, built 2005) and bulk carrier Ostende Max (38489 gt, built 1998) were in collision off Port Dickson, in lat 02 26N, long 101 38E, at approximately 1350, UTC, today. Formosaproduct Brick is currently on fire. Ten crew members have been taken off the vessel and 14 are still on board. Ostende Max is reported to be safe, and all 22 crew members on board are unharmed.
London, Aug 18 -- A press report, dated today, states: Product tanker Formosaproduct Brick caught fire after colliding with bulk carrier Ostende Max in the Melaka Strait, about 20 nautical miles off Port Dickson. The flames could be seen from the beaches in Port Dickson and the heat from them prevented rescuers from approaching the vessel. Port Dickson police chief Supt Mazlan Othman said: "The crew from the tanker are safe and are on their way to shore while no one on the bulk carrier was injured." He added that the bulk carrier was reported to have sustained only slight damage and had continued with its journey to Singapore. Mazlan said the tanker was still in flames and was waiting for fire-fighting boats from Port Klang to arrive. He said the Fire and Rescue Department was notified at 2115 hrs. He said police had relayed the information to the Department of Civil Avaition to warn of heavy smoke which might affect flights going to and coming from the KL International Airport. The jetty has become a hive of activity with hordes of journalists as well as boats from the Marine Department, the police's Marine Operations Force, Fire and Rescue Department and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, which are participating in rescue and spillage containment efforts.
London, Aug 19 -- A press report, dated today, states: A search is underway for nine crew members of an oil tanker after it was struck by a British registered ship in the Malacca Strait today. Around 40 firefighters were trying to control a huge fire on product tanker Formosaproduct Brick amid fears it will sink, risking a massive oil spill in the Strait after the late night collision with bulk carrier Ostende Max. "The collision happened last night in clear weather off Port Dickson. We have rescued 16 crew members, mainly of Chinese nationalities," local marine police chief Rizal Ramli said. "The Formosaproduct Brick is on fire and is now listing on its left side. We fear it may sink," he added. He said both ships were heading to Singapore when the accident happened. "The bulk carrier slammed into the left side of the tanker that was coming from United Arab Emirates," he said. Maritime officials said that Ostende Max had left the accident area and was heading to Singapore.
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 19 -- Product tanker Formosaproduct Brick, carrying 58,000 tonnes of naphtha, was involved in a collision with bulk carrier Ostende Max late on Tuesday (Aug 18) in the Strait of Malacca, leaving nine crewmen from the oil tanker missing, a Malaysian maritime official said. Oil traders said today the Cargill-chartered tanker, Formosaproduct Brick, was shipping the naphtha cargo from the United Arab Emirates Cargill to Daesan and Yosu in South Korea. The origin of the naphtha was likely from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, with whom US trading firm Cargill has a term contract to lift around 100,000 tonnes for an unspecified period, traders added. The official from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said there was no danger of oil spill from the Liberian- registered tanker with 25 crew, which was on fire hours after the collision with the Ostende Max. Shipping in the busy waterway was not disrupted, he added. However, a Reuters cameraman near the scene said the fire appeared to have been put out and the tanker did not seem to be listing or at risk of sinking. Traders said the naphtha was slated to be supplied to South Korean end users - Honam Petrochemical, LG Chem and Yeochun Naphtha Cracking Centre. "The barrels were meant to arrive in South Korea in second-half August, but I doubt there will be any major impact. Inventory is not that low (in South Korea)," said a Northeast Asian trader. The collision occurred at 2200, local time, (1400, UTC) in international waters at the Malacca Straits bordering Malaysia and Indonesia, the MMEA official said. "We have towed the tanker to the edge of international shipping lines 18 nautical miles offshore from Port Dickson and alerted all vessels in the area, so there is no disruption or delays to shipping in the Straits," said the official. An MMEA spokeswoman later said the Ostende Max was empty when it sailed from Port Dickson for Singapore at the time of the collision and the slightly damaged bulk carrier has been directed to return to the west coast Malaysian port for investigations. There was still no sign of the missing crewmen she added. -- Reuters.
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 19 -- Product tanker Formosaproduct Brick and bulk carrier Ostende Max were in collision 12.3 nautical miles off Port Dickson in lat 02 23.2N, long 101 38.2E at 2024, local time, Aug 18. Formosaproduct Brick caught fire. There were 25 crew were on board, 16 crewmen, including the Master, were rescued while nine others are still missing. The search for the other nine is still in progress. Ostende Max was reported to have sustained only a slight damage and currently anchored at port. Formosaproduct Brick drifted into Indonesian waters. Measures had been taken to tow it back to Port Dickson. The rescued crewmen sustained minor injuries and have been taken to Port Dickson hospital. -- Lloyd's Agents.
London, Aug 19 -- A press report, dated today, states: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has activated its search and rescue operation centre following the collision between product tanker Formosaproduct Brick and bulk carrier Ostende Max in the Strait of Melaka, off Port Dickson, last night. MMEA public relations officer Faridah Shuib said the agency deployed its assets from Linggi, Port Klang and the Subang Air Base late last night to help put out the fire on board Formosaproduct Brick, and to rescue the crewmen. Faridah said the MMEA's assets involved were four speed boats and two N3 Dauphin helicopters. The agency also coordinated assets from other agencies such as the Marine Operations Force, an aircraft from the police air wing and two more from the Port Klang Marine Department. She said that the Malaysian navy deployed KD Jerai and KD Laksamana Hang Nadim from Lumut to assist in the operation. A tug Samson Mariner, is assisting the Fire and Rescue Department to put out the fire on the tanker. "A merchant vessel, Nordspring, which was passing by the area had also assisted in the rescue operation," she said. Sixteen crew members were rescued at about 0300, today while nine others are still missing in the incident. Meanwhile in Port Dickson, MMEA's search and rescue operation director First Maritime Admiral Tan Kok Kwee said the operation covered an area approximately 50 sq km. Speaking to reporters here, he said, the operation, which was called off at about 0430, resumed at 0700, today. The Ostende Max, which was only slightly damaged in the incident, is now in Port Dickson for investigations. "We are now towing the Formosaproduct Brick which is adrift 18km from its original location and is now in Sepang waters. So far, there is no oil spill detected," he said. Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Osman Salleh said police would take statements from both captains to facilitate investigations. |
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