安保理北朝鮮制裁リスト９隻の内パラオ船籍は３隻 10/12/17 (やしの実通信)

「北朝鮮籍の船舶など4隻を制裁対象に追加　国連安保理」 10/10 2017 http://www.fnn-news.com/news/headlines/articles/CONN00372957.html 上記の記事によると「国連安保理は、北朝鮮に対する制裁決議で禁止されている物品を運んでいたとして、5日付で、北朝鮮籍などの4隻の船舶に対して、国連加盟国の港に入港することを禁止する措置をとった。」とある。

北朝鮮に便宜置籍船で加担しているのはどれも小国である。

セントキッツ・ネイビス連邦（人口5万）
カンボジア（1600万）
コモロ連合（67万）
ベリーズ（32万）
パラオ（1万２千）
パナマ（4百万）

下記のThe Marine Executiveの記事が詳しい。

"U.N. Blacklists Four More North Korean Freighters"
http://maritime-executive.com/article/un-blacklists-four-more-north-korean-freighters

今回りストに上がったが、制裁対象とならなかった５隻の内３隻がパラオの旗。
- Jia Feng (ex name Cheng Hong), a Palau-flagged bulker
- Kai Xiang, a Panama-flagged bulker
- East Glory (or East Glory 7), a Palau-flagged freighter
- Xin Sheng Hai, a Belize-flagged freighter
- Toyo Maru, a Palau-flagged freighter (formerly flagged in Fiji)

今回制裁対象になったのは下記の４隻 - Jie Shun, a Cambodian-flagged freighter
- Tong San 2, a North Korean-flagged freighter
- Hao Fan 6, a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulker
- Petrel 8, a Comoros-flagged bulker

下記のロイターの記事も参考になる。
OCTOBER 11, 2017 /
"U.N. bans four ships over North Korea coal, U.S. delays four more"
Michelle Nichols
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-un/u-n-bans-four-ships-over-north-korea-coal-u-s-delays-four-more-idUSKBN1CF2MV

PARTICULAR CHANGE
There is opportunity for ship owners and representatives to apply for particular change (ownership change, ship’s name change, tonnage, type/dimension, built year change, etc.) under Cambodia flag, only if the following relevant application documents are submitted to Head Office. And in state of vessel’s provisional registration, new provisional registry certificate for particular change is same validity as previous provisional registry certificate. And, in state of permanently registered, provisional registry certificate is valid for 6 months (but do not exceed annual tax due date). But, in case of change of AAIC/Operator/Radio equipment/ radio installation/voyage type change in permanent registration status, then permanent registration cert will be issued.

CONDITIONS FOR SHIP REGISTRATION UNDER FLAG OF COMOROS
Any ship which is in a seaworthy condition and which is not older than thirty years of age, may be registered, if it is owned by any person or company irrespectively of nationality or place of incorporation, if eligible to register ships under the Comoros flag.
Registration of a vessel can be permitted whilst still under construction. A vessel may be so registered at any stage of construction after the laying of the keel.
Under special circumstances and consideration, vessels over than thirty years of age may be accepted for registration under the Registry of Comoros flag, after a satisfactory completion of preliminary survey.

From(BALTICSHIPPING.com)
Ship Name:	TAK
IMO:	8965141
Type of ship:	General cargo vessel
Flag:	Iran
Gross tonnage:	202 tons
DWT:	10705 tons
Year of Built:	2000
Builder:	YANO SHIPBUILDING - IMABARI, JAPAN
Former names:	DAIUN MARU NO.3 (2013)

M/V “KAPITAN SHYRIAGIN” refused access to the Paris MoU　12/13/24 (The National)

Damage to the VSG Glory's hull from the collision made it tilt and sink as it was moved to El Quseir port. Photo: HEPCA

According to the Paris MoU, M/V “KAPITAN SHYRIAGIN” was detained in port Varna (Bulgaria) on 4 November 2024 and left port on 22 November 2024, but failed to call at the repair yard as agreed.

The ship flies the flag of Comoros, which is black on the current Paris MoU BGW list. Therefore, under the provisions of section 4 of the Paris MoU, Article 16 of EU Council Directive 2009/16/EC1 and national Decree-law 61/2012, the ship will be refused further access to any port and anchorage in the Paris MoU region, except a port and anchorage of the ship’s flag State.

This refusal of access will become applicable immediately after the ship is authorized to leave this port and anchorage.

Black lists and false flags in Russia’s sanctioned fleet Panama flag moves to quickly eject six tankers recently added to the UK sanctions list.　12/04/24 (Seatrade Maritime NEWS)

Gary Howard, Michele Labrut

A list of 30 tankers added to the UK’s Russia Sanctions Regime late last month included vessels apparently falsely declaring their flag state, ships under flags blacklisted by port state control regimes, and six vessels on the Panama Ship Registry, one of the world's largest flag states.

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said it is cancelling the registration of six vessels under its flag which were among those added to the UK sanctions list on November 25, utilising new mechanisms introduced in October.

The Panama-flagged tankers range between 75,000 and 115,000 dwt and have a mix of owners and managers in countries including China, India, Moldova, and The Seychelles, according to Equasis data. The Equasis database showed eight of the sanctioned vessels as Panama-flagged at the time of writing, Seatrade Maritime News has contacted AMP to clarify the discrepancy.

Equasis data showed Panama as the second-largest flag for the sanctioned ships, beaten only by Russia’s nine vessels. Gabon, a flag on the Tokyo MoU blacklist, has five ships, and fellow black lister Sierra Leone has a single vessel. Grey-listed Flags Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda have three ships and one ship, respectively.

Tokyo MoU's black list includes flags seen as the highest risk based on vessel inspections on a rolling three-year basis. Vessels flying black and grey list flags are more likely to be inspected at ports in Tokyo MoU nations. A recent MoU meeting agreed to change the list names list names to low, medium and high from July 2025.

The Equasis data shows two vessels with flags marked FALSE, indicating that the ships have been confirmed by the authorised Flag Administration as not being legally registered under the flag the ship claims. Valour reports to be flagged in Guinea, while Daksha claims to be flagged by Comoros.

One vessel on the list, HS Everett, shows no known flag since April 2024, before which it was flagged by Liberia from November 2022.

In October 2024, Panama’s President issued Executive Decree 512 to enable the revocation of registration and navigation licenses for vessels appearing on EU, US, and UN sanctions lists.

“The State has a fundamental responsibility to protect the integrity of the Panamanian ship registry, ensuring it remains free from international sanctions and unlinked to vessels associated with such listings,” said Ramón Franco, AMP’s Director General of Merchant Marine, and head of the Ship Registry.

AMP said that since the decree was issued, three vessels’ registrations had been successfully cancelled and a further eight annulments were being processed.

The UK’s Russia sanctions regime has designated 90 ships since July 2024, barring the vessels from the UK flag, and UK ports. The regime aims to limit Russian economic activity in retaliation for Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. Ships are generally targeted for carrying oil of Russian origin to third countries.

Cargo freighter sinks in Red Sea one week after coral reef collision caused oil spill　12/03/24 (The National)

Damage to the VSG Glory's hull from the collision made it tilt and sink as it was moved to El Quseir port. Photo: HEPCA

According to the Paris MoU, M/V “KAPITAN SHYRIAGIN” was detained in port Varna (Bulgaria) on 4 November 2024 and left port on 22 November 2024, but failed to call at the repair yard as agreed.

The ship flies the flag of Comoros, which is black on the current Paris MoU BGW list. Therefore, under the provisions of section 4 of the Paris MoU, Article 16 of EU Council Directive 2009/16/EC1 and national Decree-law 61/2012, the ship will be refused further access to any port and anchorage in the Paris MoU region, except a port and anchorage of the ship’s flag State.

This refusal of access will become applicable immediately after the ship is authorized to leave this port and anchorage.

Cargo ship grounded in El Quseir, Egypt　11/26/24 (DIVE magazin)

Photo showing VSG Glory listing and slowly sinking in strong waves (Photo: HEPCA/Instagram)

In an incident that provides some context into the sea conditions that may have sunk the MV Sea Story, a 100m cargo ship reportedly ran aground at El Quseir, 140km north of Marsa Alam, on the morning of Friday, 23 November.

Reports in the Egyptian media state that the 100m-long Comoros Islands-flagged VSG Glory crashed into the beach in front of the Mövenpick Resort in El Quseir while en route from Yemen to Port Tawfiq in Suez due to ‘strong winds, high waves, and a technical malfunction’.

The collision caused extensive damage to the coral reefs and fractured the hull, resulting in an oil leak from the engine room and causing the shop to tilt.

According to an Instagram post from HEPCA, the spillage was contained using 200m of rubber barriers and 100m of oil-absorbent booms.

Strong winds made attending to the ship difficult, however, and the crew were eventually evacuated before strong winds and large drove the ship further into the reef.

Reports surfacing on social media suggest that the protective barriers were blown apart during the high winds and oil has contaminated the reef and sea.

Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, has travelled to El Quseir to assess the situation, saying that an action plan to clean the reef and minimise further damage is being developed.

Posts on social media currently indicate that the ship remains stranded. German diving magazine Taucher.net has posted a series of images and videos on social media showing the ship smashing into the reef.

It is not known if the search and rescue operation for Sea Story survivors is affecting the management of the VSG Glory situation, and there is very little information currently available.

From(BALTICSHIPPING.com)
Ship Name:	AMNAH, EX-FESCO NAGAEVO
IMO:	9126259
Type of ship:	Container ship
Flag:	Comoros, EX-Russian Federation
Gross tonnage:	3999 tons
DWT:	8685 tons
Year of Built:	1996
Builder:	JJ SIETAS SCHIFFSWERFT - HAMBURG, GERMANY
Class society:	EX-GERMANISCHER LLOYD
Former names:	BF VALENCIA (2015) VALENCIA (2011) HANNA (2007) GARANT_NAGAEVO

トルコの港で貨物船が荷崩れし横転、コンテナ数十個が水没 12/24/08（ロイター）

トルコのイスタンブール港で12月23日早朝、貨物船「アンマ」号が積み込み中に横転し、数十個のコンテナが水没した。荷崩れが起きたという。乗組員15人のうち10人が救助され、残りの5人は水に飛び込んで自力で脱出。軽傷を負った1人は病院に搬送された（ナレーションなし）。

9 rescued, search still on for other crew members after oil tanker capsizes in Arabian Sea off Oman　07/18/24 (YahooNews Canada)

Michael Wakin

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Search teams rescued nine crew members, mostly Indians, and recovered the body of another as they searched the Arabian Sea waters for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, Omani state media said Wednesday.

The tanker, the MT Prestige Falcon, capsized late Monday about 25 nautical miles (29 miles) southeast of Oman's Ras Madrakah area, according to Oman’s Maritime Security Agency.

The cause of the capsizing and the condition of the tanker and its cargo were not immediately known. But the Indian Navy, which sent a warship to help in the search operations, said the rescue teams were dealing with rough seas and strong winds.

In a statement, the Navy said eight Indians and another crewmember had been rescued, and that Indian and Omani teams were continuing to search for others. The crew included 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans, it said. Oman's state news agency reported that, along with the nine rescued, one other crewmember had died.

The 117-meter-long (383-foot) Prestige Falcon, flying the flag of Comoros, had been carrying a cargo of oil products from the port of Hamriya in the United Arab Emirates to the Yemeni port of Aden, according to the shipping-tracking website marinetraffic.com.

Michael Wakin, The Associated Press

Oil Tanker With 13 Indians On Board Sinks Off Oman Coast　07/17/24 (BW Online Bureau)

A Comoros-flagged oil tanker with 13 Indians and 3 Sri Lankans as crew members has capsized off the coast of Oman, the country's Maritime Security Centre said on Tuesday. The oil tanker, Prestige Falcon capsized 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah. This is near the Omani port of Duqm.

The Maritime Security Centre said in a post on X, “A Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized 25 NM southeast of Ras Madrakah. SAR Ops initiated with the relevant authorities.”

The tanker was heading to the Yemeni port of Aden, according to shipping data by LSEG.

The vessel is a 117-metre-long oil products tanker built in 2007, LSEG's shipping data showed. Such small tankers are generally deployed for short voyages.

Earlier, on November 27, a cargo ship carrying 14 crew members including Indian crew members, sank off the coast of Lesbos island in Greece due to high-speed winds. The Comoros-flagged ship Raptor, which was travelling from Dekheila, Egypt to Istanbul carrying a load of salt, sank 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) southwest of Lesbos. (ANI)

DR Congo worst-rated flag in ICS annual performance survey The DR Congo was the worst rated in the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) annual assessment of flag state performance.　01/24/24 (Seatrade Maritime News)

Marcus Hand, Editor

In the ranking DR Congo chalked up 11 negative indicators across a total number of 18 in the ICS 2023/2024 Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table.

Comoros had second largest number of negative indicators with 10 out of 18. Along with Comoros the ICS noted Togo and Algeria as continuing to record a large number of negative indicators,

“highlighting the need to encourage shipowners and operators to examine whether a Flag State has sufficient substance before using.”

At the other end of the scale Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Denmark, Greece, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, and the United Kingdom - many of the largest flags - all had positive indicators across all 18 performance categories.

Among smaller flag states ICS noted that Costa Rica, Egypt, Mexico, and Thailand all showed improvement in the number of positive indicators.

Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping, said: “The information in this year’s highly anticipated ICS Flag State Performance Table continues to be positive, with notable improvements in several areas including governments’ attendance at IMO meetings. It is a positive development that this year’s ICS Flag State Performance Table shows that smaller Flag States have shown improvements in performance.

“The table also shows that, unfortunately, a number of Flag States continue to record large amounts of negative performance indicators which Flag States must address, for the benefit of the entire shipping industry.”

Two missing as tanker bursts into flames off China　08/23/23 (Splash 247.com)

Bojan Lepic

The tanker Sheng You 229 caught fire in the Gulf of Tonkin at around 2:30 PM Beijing time on Tuesday.

The tanker was loaded with 6,858 tons of diesel oil. The 7,056 dwt vessel caught fire in the cargo tanks area and it spread aft to the rest of the ship.

Qinzhou Maritime Authorities responded, sending search and rescue vessels as well as the coast guard. Current reports suggest that of the 17 crew on board, 15 were rescued while the remaining two are still missing.

The fire on the tanker was extinguished yesterday evening. Reports are saying that the fire was most probably triggered by an explosion.

According to data provided by VesselsValue, the unlucky 2007-built tanker is owned by Shenzhen Haifa Shipping.

Search continues for 12 missing from sunken ship off Greece as new details emerge　11/28/23 (Splash247)

Adis Ajdin

New details are emerging regarding the cargo ship Raptor that sank off the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday.

The known facts so far are that the Comoros-flagged ship carrying salt to Istanbul with 14 crew on board sank some 4.5 nautical miles southwest of Lesbos. One person has died, one has been rescued and 12 people are still missing.

The ship first reported a mechanical failure at 07:00 local time, but about an hour and a-half later, the captain sent out a Mayday distress call and reported that the ship was listing. Soon later, the ship vanished off the radar.

However, more and more questions are being raised about the incident and the reasons the captain did not ask for help on time as, allegedly, there was water ingress hours earlier.

The sole survivor reportedly said the ship started taking on water on Saturday night but that the distress signal had not been sent immediately because “the shipowner did not recommend it.”

“We tried with buckets and whatever other means we had on board to get the water out. At one point, the ship took a hole, began to lean dangerously, and then I jumped overboard,” the 40-year-old survivor from Egypt was quoted in Greek media, adding that he saw four to five other people also jumping into the water.

The Greek press also writes, citing the testimony of a rescued crewmember, that the 1984-built ship was actually heading to Ukraine and that the authorities are highly suspicious of the cargo the vessel was transporting.

The Raptor, linked to Lebanese firm Cedar Marine Services, has had a colourful past. Some two years ago, the ship was blacklisted by international control authorities after it was found that the documents relating to the crewmembers were not approved and there were illegal entries in the oil book, indicating illegal activities, including smuggling.

Cedar Marine Services owned the 1982-built cargo ship Manassa Rose M, which ran aground in Kissamos Bay in Crete in January 2022 and was split in two. Authorities charged the crew for their conduct that contributed to the shipwreck, as well as for carrying smuggled tobacco products.

Cargo ship sinks off Greece, 4 Indians among 13 missing 11/27/23 (THE TIMES OF INDIA)

ATHENS: cargo ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas early Sunday, leaving 13 crew members,including four Indians, missing and one rescued, authorities said.

The Raptor, registered in the Comoros, was on its way to Istanbul from Alexandria, Egypt, carrying 6,000 tonnes of salt, the coast guard said. It had a crew of 14, including eight Egyptians, four Indians and two Syrians, the coast guard said.

The ship reported a mechanical problem at 7 am Sunday, sent a distress signal and shortly after disappeared about 8km southwest of Lesbos, authorities said. One Egyptian was rescued, a coast guard spokeswoman said.

She said that eight merchant ships, two helicopters and one Greek navy frigate were searching for survivors. Three coast guard vessels had difficulty reaching the area because of rough seas, she added. The spokeswoman spoke on condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing and she wasn't authorised to speak to the media. Northwesterly winds in excess of 80 kmph (50 mph) per hour are blowing in the area, the national weather service said.

According to Athens News Agency, the heavily laden vessel was believed to have taken on water in the hold due to strong waves, causing it to list and sink.

Comoros-flagged Raptor cargo ship sinks off Greek island of Lesbos, leaving 13 missing　11/26/23 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Comoros-flagged cargo sunk off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas.(Supplied: Christina Drakaki/Marine Traffic)

A Comoros-flagged cargo ship has sunk off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas, leaving 13 crew members missing and one rescued, authorities said.

A major rescue operation began after gale-force winds sunk the ship. Five cargo ships, three coastguard vessels, air force and navy helicopters as well as a navy frigate joining the effort.

The Raptor was on its way to Istanbul, Türkiye from Alexandria, Egypt, carrying 6,000 tonnes of salt, and went down 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 kilometres) south-west of Lesbos early Sunday, the Greek coast guard said

The Athens News Agency (ANA), quoting the operating company of the ship based in Lebanon, said that crew members included two Syrian nationals, one Indian and 11 Egyptians.

An earlier coastguard statement had suggested there were four Indians and eight Egyptians on board.

A navy helicopter picked up one crew member, said to be Egyptian, who was taken to Lesbos General Hospital.

The Ert state-run news website said the man, an Egyptian, was found floating on a barrel, and despite wounds on his head, was in good health.

"He is in a state of shock", coastguard spokesman Nikos Alexiou had told AFP.

According to the authorities, the 106-metre ship, built in 1984, first reported a mechanical failure at 7am local time Sunday (4pm AEDT).

At 8:20am, the captain reported that the ship was tilting, and activated the "mayday" distress signal before disappearing from the radar.

According to ANA, the ship is believed to have taken on water in its hold due to the strong waves, causing the ship to list due to its heavy load and sink.

Ships remained docked across several parts of Greece over the weekend, with wind speeds reaching 9-10 on the Beaufort scale, meaning a strong gale to storm force.

An emergency weather warning by the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) was upgraded on Saturday from "worsening weather" to "dangerous weather phenomena", as Storm Oliver (also called Bettina) moved from the Adriatic Sea towards Greece.

Earlier this month, a historic Greek warship was damaged by gale force winds after repeatedly striking the dock.

The country has been struck by repeated flooding over recent months after being hit by a series of storms.

Central Greece was devastated in September by cataclysmic amounts of rain dumped by Storm Daniel, destroying crops and killing tens of thousands of farm animals across a wide area that is the heart of Greece's agricultural production.

AFP

Video: Cargo Ship Breaks in Two and Sinks in Black Sea Storm sinking cargo ship　02/21/23 (THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE)

A small cargo ship registered in Comoros and operated by a Russian crew was caught in a fierce winter storm in the Black Sea causing it to break apart and sink. Russian officials are reporting that one crewmember died of his injuries and a second was in critical condition while nine were being taken to shore.

Residents in the area near Novorossiysk reported hearing a siren this morning, February 21 coming from the offshore anchorage. At the time there was a strong storm raging with winds reported at up to 40 knots and seas at around 10 feet. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation responded by sending a rescue boat.

Reports indicated that when they arrived on the scene, a 3,200 dwt general cargo ship the Seamark had buckled in the middle of its 355-foot length and was sinking. A lifeboat and a life raft were in the water as well as some of the 11 crewmembers from the ship.

The vessel which was built in 1981 had been in the anchorage since arriving on February 15 from Iskenderun, Turkey, having departed the day before the devastating earthquake. The Seamark was carrying a load of 3,500 tons of marble chips.

The rescue service initially reported that it had been able to retrieve three people and that a fourth was seen in the water. Later they reported that seven people were being taken to the village of Aleksino aboard one rescue vessel while three others and the body of the deceased sailor were aboard a second vessel heading to Novorossiysk. The individual reportedly succumbed to his injuries aboard the rescue vessel.

The Equasis database reports the vessel's current situation was unknown. It does not record an inspection since 2021 when there were 11 deficiencies identified including issues with the steering gear, alarms, crew training, and familiarization with the emergency systems. Local media reports from Russia are linking the vessel to a management company in Dubai.

General cargo ship sank in Persian Gulf off Sharjah　03/01/23 (FleetMon)

by Mikhail Voytenko
General cargo ship MY PRINCESS reportedly sank on Feb 11 at Sharjah Anchorage, UAE, Persian Gulf. Last AIS received at around 0330 UTC Feb 11. The ship left Dubai early Feb 10, sailed in northern direction, in the afternoon same day changed direction and sailed towards Sharjah at reduced speed. No other details available at the moment.

5 Russian crew including Master arrested for allegedly, transporting 28 tons of drug, Egypt　11/15/22（FleetMon）

Mikhail Voytenko

5 crew of general cargo ship SOYA, including Master and Chief Officer, all 5 of Russian nationality, were arrested in Alexandria Egypt, after police found 28 tons of synthetic analgesic material in a sealed container. This material is considered as drug in Egypt, but as essential substance for producing cancer pain-killer in Russia. The ship arrived from Istanbul Turkey on Nov 4, and remained in port as of evening Nov 14. Crew can’t be responsible for the cargoes in sealed containers.

EIDE TRADER IMO: 7734167, MMSI: 538001814 （myshiptracking.com）

The current position of EIDE TRADER is in Laccadive Sea with coordinates 12.93557° / 74.42503° as reported on 2019-05-28 22:38 by AIS.The vessel's current speed is 6.9 Knotsand is heading at the port of VICTORIA in Canada.

The vessel EIDE TRADER (IMO: 7734167, MMSI: 538001814) is a Barge Carrierthat was built in 1975 ( 45 years old ) and it's sailing under the flag of [MH] Marshall Is

In this page you can find informations about the vessels current position, last detected port calls, and current voyage information. If the vessels is not in coverage by AIS you will find the latest position.

The current position of EIDE TRADER is detected by our AIS receivers and we are not responsible for the reliability of the data. The last position was recorded while the vessels was in Coverage by Ais receivers.

From(BALTICSHIPPING.com)
Ship Name:	COLOMBO QUEEN
IMO:	9078907
Type of ship:	Chemical/Oil tanker
Flag:	Comoros
Gross tonnage:	497 tons
DWT:	1213 tons
Year of Built:	1993
Builder:	SASAKI SHIPBUILDING - OSAKIKAMIJIMA, JAPAN
Class society:	Unknown
Former names:	TAIYO MARU NO.3

The controversial case of the Harrier　 （NGO Shipbreaking Platform）

It all started with an anonymous letter informing us that the EIDE CARRIER was sold for scrap. Having been laid up for many years on the Norwegian west coast the Platform immediately contacted the owners, Eide Group, to make them aware that exporting the vessel to a South Asian beaching yard would be in breach of European waste laws. Eide Group categorically refuted at the time that the vessel sold for scrap. Little did they – or we – know what would then happen.

Almost a year and a half later, in February 2017, the vessel attempted to leave Norway under a new name, new flag and new registered owner. After a simple stroke of paint to alter the first letter, the vessel was now called TIDE CARRIER. The ship had swapped its flag to that of Comoros and was registered under an anonymous St. Kitts and Nevis post-box company called Julia Shipping Inc. All solid indications that a cash buyer - a scrap dealer specialised in the trading of end-of-life ships to the South Asian beaching yards - was involved.

Only hours after its departure, the engine stopped. Despite the ship’s deteriorating condition and bad weather conditions, the vessel’s new captain, from Nabeel Ship Management, did not call for help. The ship was drifting towards one of Norway’s most renowned beaches and the Norwegian coastguards were forced to trigger a salvage operation to avoid the risk of oil spill and grounding. The rescue operation included the emergency evacuation of 5 crew members – one of which suffered from a broken shoulder – and the deployment of two tugboats to bring the ship to safety.

At the request of the owners, Julia Shipping Inc., the ship was laid up in Gismarvik. Its name was re-painted and changed this time to HARRIER. The flag also changed again, from Comoros to another popular end-of-life flag, Palau. According to the Comoros registry, which was contacted by the Norwegian authorities, the vessel had in fact never been registered under the Comoros flag.

The Platform alerted the authorities that the vessel in all likelihood had been sold to a beaching yard in South Asia to be scrapped, and that the post box company Julia Shipping Inc. in all likelihood was concealing a cash buyer. We also alerted that there were suspicions that the ship had been used to store hazardous sludge.

When the Norwegian Environment Agency boarded the laid-up vessel they found evidence that the HARRIER was indeed under a “break up voyage” insurance from Norway to Gadani, Pakistan. They also found unidentified and excessive amounts of sludge and fuel oils. The sales contract that dated from summer 2015 – when we had first received the anonymous tip-off – revealed that the contact person for Julia Shipping Inc. was Keyur Dave, Chief Financial Officer at cash buyer Wirana. It thus became clear that the repair contract from Oman which had been provided to the Norwegian authorities as a way to escape checks for the illegal export of the vessel for breaking was false. The HARRIER was now under arrest and not allowed to leave Norway unless it was to sail to a ship recycling destination in line with international and European hazardous waste laws.

Norwegian authorities pressed charges against the owners for having attempted to illegally export hazardous waste and rejected the complaint of Julia Shipping Inc., represented by law firm Wikborg Rein, for the arrest order.

Without having paid the fees for lay-up in Gismarvik, the HARRIER was moved to be anchored off the coast of Farsund. There, two crew members remained confined onboard the ship for more than one year. With the help of Norsk Gjennvinning, Wirana finally obtained the approval from both Norwegian and Turkish authorities to scrap the ship in Aliaga, Turkey, where it arrived in August 2018 – three years after its initial sale for breaking. Before leaving Norway, Wirana was forced to pay GMC in Gismarvik EUR 700.000 for lay-up costs that had still not been settled.

Bad omen, or rather just another sign of how reckless cash buyers are: on its way to Aliaga, the HARRIER caused an oil spill in the Izmir region. Turkish authorities have given the owners a fine of USD 300.000 for the spill and also requested them to pay for the clean-up operation, estimated at 4,5 mill USD. Until the fine and clean-up costs are paid, the recycling of the ship is at halt. In the meantime, the recycling yard in Aliaga, SOK, is stuck with a vessel it has already paid Wirana for and cannot start recycling – and Julia Shipping Inc. has disappeared…

In Norway, police investigations, now headed by the financial crimes division, are still ongoing. The former and current owners of the ship, Georg Eide and cash buyer Wirana, are targeted, and risk being held criminally liable for their attempt to illegally export the Harrier to Pakistan for scrapping. Also marine warranty surveyor Aqualis Offshore and insurance company Skuld Maritime Agency are under investigation for their involvement in the attempt to illegally export the Harrier to Pakistan. Aqualis Offshore issued two certificates for the ship on the same day – one for a break-up voyage to Pakistan, another for a voyage to Oman. Skuld Maritime Agency was involved in issuing the last-voyage insurance for the vessel and is therefore being investigated for having aided the illegal export.

The HARRIER case reveals the business practices of ship owners and cash buyers, and adds to several other cases where authorities have been lied to and provided false information as a way to escape checks for the illegal export of end-of-life ships. It is also a case that illustrates the many risks of entering into business relationships with unreliable companies that have a bad track record putting profit above people and the environment.

Tanker grounded, but no oil spill　06/22/09 (The National)

A foreign oil tanker ran aground off Pingtung County late on Saturday, but at the moment poses no threat of an oil spill, the Pingtung County Environmental Protection Bureau said yesterday.

The Colombo Queen, a 497-tonne oil tanker registered in the Union of Comoros, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, went aground about 50m off Pingtung’s scenic Jialeshuei coastal park amid strong winds and high seas whipped up by approaching Tropical Storm Linfa.

The National Rescue Command Center said the tanker, which was carrying 39,000 liters of fuel oil and nine crew members, sent out distress signals at about 8pm on Saturday.

The Colombo Queen, a 497-tonne tanker registered in the Union of Comoros, lies stranded about 50m off Pingtung’s scenic Jialeshuei coastal park yesterday. PHOTO: TSAI TSUNG-HSIEN, TAIPEI TIMES

The command center alerted rescue teams in Kaohsiung and Pingtung, but rescue helicopters in those two counties were unable to fly because of the bad weather.

STRANDED

It then called a Coast Guard Administration (CGA) unit in Taitung County, where winds and waves were lighter because the tropical storm was sweeping toward the Taiwan Strait to the west of Taiwan.

Upon reaching the area in the early hours yesterday, the CGA patrol boat found the stranded oil tanker but could not spot any of the crew, who had abandoned ship in pitch darkness.

The patrol boat itself was taking a heavy pounding, but just before it gave up the search, a bolt of lightning struck, providing a flash of light that was enough for the rescuers to spot a life raft with all nine men aboard, about 5.5km from the grounded tanker, a CGA official said.

Aung Win, the Burmese captain of the Colombo Queen, said he had tried to steer the tanker away from the coast but the winds were so strong that the vessel was blown toward shore and the engine finally gave out.

“Thank Taiwan and thank Allah,” Aung Win said.

Meanwhile, in Pingtung, county officials were meeting over fears that the stranded tanker might cause an ecological calamity to the Pingtung coast similar to a disastrous oil spill in January 2001, when the Greek-registered bulk carrier Amorgos ran aground off the coast of Pingtung’s Kenting National Park, spilling roughly 1,150 tonnes of fuel oil into the water.

Fears

Three kilometers of coastline, from the Lungkeng Ecological Preserve to the rocky cliffs at Oluanpi, were seriously polluted.

The ensuing clean-up work among the coral reefs, carried out be local residents and 1,600 military personnel, was extremely difficult and it took six years for the 60-hectare Lungkeng Ecological Preserve to recover, as well as years of fighting in international courts for Taiwan to get any compensation.

Tropical storm blows Colombo Queen onto reef　06/22/09 (Lloyd's List)

COMOROS-flag tanker Colombo Queen has grounded on a reef close to the environmentally sensitive Jialeshuei coastal park in Taiwan, in conditions that included strong winds and high seas whipped up by approaching tropical storm Linfa, the local Lloyd’s agent reports. Taiwanese rescue services said the ship — thought to be laden with 39,000 litres of fuel oil and with a crew of nine on board — sent out distress signals at about 2045 hrs on Saturday night. Subsequently the vessel was blown towards the shore and the engine finally gave out. The crew abandoned ship and were later recovered from a lifeboat. Operations to remove the oil are expected to take about a week, with high waves reportedly impeding attempts to commence the work. Colombo Queen — year of build, deadweight and ownership details unknown, but according to Lloyd’s MIU of 498 gt — was en route to Hiroshima from Sri Lanka.

パナマ・ビューロー:現在はマーシャル諸島の登録とIsthmus Bureau of Shippingの 仕事をやっているようだ。
確認は書類でのみ確認：
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掃除をしていてThe Asahi Shinbun Globe January 15 - February4, 2012を見つけ、「日本海運支える『愛媛船主』生き残りかけた正念場に」を読んだ。

★ベリーズ籍船 以前はかなり悪くなったが、カンボジア籍船にかなりひどい サブスタンダード船が移り改善していた。しかし、カンボジア籍船がマーケットから隠れ蓑として消えたので、サブスタンダード船の 隠れ蓑としてランクアップ中。

★カンボジア籍船 ：以前はホンジュラスやベリーズが有名でした。現在は、質の悪い船／登録されている隻数 では世界で一番だと思います。

★モンゴル籍船 ：カンボジアの後に出来ました。以前、カンボジア船を登録した会社が登録業をしている。

★ツバル籍船 ：日本で問題と見られている国籍では、一番新しい。以前、カンボジア船を登録した会社が 登録業をしている。

★グルジア籍船 ：日本で出港停止命令を受けた船舶が増えた。ツバル籍船の次になるのか。
連絡先の情報については、 AMSA（オーストラリア）のＨＰを参考にしてください。

★シエラレオネ籍船: 北九州で大量の麻薬が見つかり、船主は行方不明になり船が放置された事件に認知度がアップ。また、東京・伊豆大島沖で2013年9月、丸仲海運が所有する貨物船「第１８栄福丸」が中国企業所有のシエラレオネ籍船貨物船「ＪＩＡ　ＨＵＩ」と衝突し、栄福丸の乗組員六人が死亡した事故でさらに注目を集める。

★トーゴ籍船：日本ではまだ少ない。

★パラオ籍船：日本でも見られるようになった。

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Watch: Dramatic Rescue After Cargo Ship Grounds Near Istanbul （gCaptain）

December 19, 2018 by Mike Schuler

Turkish emergency crews have rescued 16 crew members from a cargo ship which ran aground near Istanbul on Wednesday.

The Comoros-flagged ship, named Natalia, ran aground in heavy seas early Wednesday while en route to Istanbul from Russia, according to reports.

Due to the conditions, rescuers were forced to evacuate the crew to shore using a breeches buoy in an operation that lasted several hours.