Report on stowaway incident july sep 2004

2 In pursuance of the provisions of resolution A.87120 - "Guidelines on the Allocation of Responsibilities to Seek the Successful Resolution of Stowaways Cases", by means of which Govern

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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

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IMO

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30 September 2004

REPORTS ON STOWAWAY INCIDENTS

Issued quarterly (July to September 2004)

1 Reference is made to FAL.2/Circ.50/Rev.1 of 9 November 1999 adopted by the Facilitation Committee at its twenty-seventh session (6 to 10 September 1999)

2 In pursuance of the provisions of resolution A.871(20) - "Guidelines on the Allocation of Responsibilities to Seek the Successful Resolution of Stowaways Cases", by means of which Governments were invited to develop, in co-operation with the industry, comprehensive strategies to prevent intending stowaways from gaining access to ships, the Facilitation Committee invited Member Governments and international organizations to provide the Organization, on a monthly basis, with:

.1 statistical data on stowaway incidents which occurred since the date of adoption of

FAL.2/Circ.50/Rev.1, using the reporting format presented in the annex; and

.2 information on their experience gained with the Guidelines and the measures taken

for, and obstacles encountered with, their implementation

3 Member Governments and international organizations were further invited to encourage shipping companies, shipowners, ship operators, ship masters and industry organizations concerned

to report, in the aforementioned format, any relevant information, for the purpose of assisting the Facilitation Committee in its further work on the Guidelines The reporting party may submit any relevant information collected to either Member Governments or international organizations for onward transmission to the Organization

4 Attached is information received since June 2004 The total number of stowaway incidents

so far reported to the Organization is 2,359, an increase of 17 since 30 June 2004

***

Stowaways incidents reported by Member States

or international organizations in consultative status

ANNEX

Nº Ship's name

Type of ship

Flag

Gross tonnage

IMO nº

Date* and Place* of embarkation Date* and Place* of disembarkation

Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations

Number and nationality * of stowaways

Assessment of the effectiveness

of the Guidelines contained

in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant

information **

Reporting Authority

or international organization

FAL.2/Circ.85

1 ANNEX Page

Pakistan SARGODHA

General cargo ship

Pakistan

12,395

7822017

On 30/08/04 at 05:15 hrs., local immigration authorities of Bilbao boarded the ship along with two stowaways of 25 and 28 years old According

to the authorities the stowaways left the ship in the morning and were caught by immigration The stowaways claimed that they travelled on board of the Sargodha, but the crew was unaware of their presence Both stowaways are on board of the ship under Master’s Custody and will be disembarked for repatriation as soon as their nationality and identification is confirmed and travelling documents are delivered by Iranian Embassy Assistance of P& I Club has been sought The ship sailed from Bilbao on 07/09/2004 for Antwerp and also sailed from Antwerp to Bremen on 14/09/2004

2 Iranian

Spain Bilbao, 30/08/2004

Hong Kong, China ALTHEA

Bulk carrier

Hong Kong, China

16,041

9082611

Very Effective

2 Cameroonian

2 13/03/2004 Douala, Cameroon

24/03/2004 Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Hong Kong, China BEATANAVIS

Bulk carrier

Hong Kong, China

24,950

8319500

Very Effective

5 Guinean

3 13/09/2003 Conakry, Guinea

15/11/2003 Dalian, China

Venezuela Puerto Ordaz,

26/09/2003

*Please indicate by using an asterisk "*" if the information is not confirmed

FAL.2/Circ.85

Nº Ship's name

Type of ship

Flag

Gross tonnage

IMO nº

Date* and Place* of embarkation Date* and Place* of disembarkation

Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations

Number and nationality * of stowaways

Assessment of the effectiveness

of the Guidelines contained

in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant

information **

Reporting Authority

or international organization

2 ANNEX Page

Liberia PACIFIC DOLPHIN

Bulk carrier

Liberia

27,763

9116656

Allegations were made that while the ship was docked at Dalian on 3 January, two suspected crew members sneaked the stowaways on board

The crew members were arraigned in a United States Court and each faced a maximum sentence

of 10 years in prison

5 Chinese

4 01/03/2004 Dalian, China

17/05/2004 Portland, United States

Liberia NATALIE BOLTEN

General cargo ship

Liberia

10,132

9232199

The stowaways were apparently amongst the stevedores or claimed that they were stevedores

Stowaways search check list was completed at San Pedro and Douala The bodies of the stowaways were found at the entrance to cargo hold No 4 and compartment/lower platform

5 West Africa Ivorian

5 05/03/2004 Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Spain 24/05/2004 Las Palmas, Spain (disembarkation)

Hong Kong, China ORIGINATOR

General cargo ship

Panama

22,992

8223555

Route: Durban (South Africa) - Huangpu (China) - Hong Kong (24/04/2004) - Changshu (China) - Hedland (Australia) - Yosu (Republic of Korea) - Guangzhou (China) - Hong Kong (08/07/2004)

Hong Kong is not the first scheduled port of call after discovery of the stowaway

The stowaways were repatriated from Hong Kong

on the same ship on 09/07/2004

2 Tanzanian

6 02/04/2004 Durban, South Africa

Unknown

Hong Kong, China OOCL MONTREAL

Container ship

Hong Kong, China

55,994

9253739

Very Effective

4 Moldovan

7 07/04/2004 Le Havre, Canada

16/04/2004 Montreal, Canada

Nº Ship's name

Type of ship

Flag

Gross tonnage

IMO nº

Date* and Place* of embarkation Date* and Place* of disembarkation

Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations

Number and nationality * of stowaways

Assessment of the effectiveness

of the Guidelines contained

in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant

information **

Reporting Authority

or international organization

3 ANNEX Page

Belgium AFRICAN SKY

General cargo ship

Bahamas

17,850

8600492

The stowaways were repatriated

13 days on board

2 Congolese

8 20/04/2004 Douala, Cameroon

01/06/2004 Antwerp, Belgium

France

La Rochelle, 14/05/2004

Hong Kong, China DESERT SKY

General cargo ship

Greece

28,164

8822480

Route: Singapore - Pakistan - India - Singapore- China - Hong Kong - Indonesia

Hong Kong is not the first scheduled port of call after the discovery of the stowaways

There was no indication that the port of embarkation or the country of origin would admit the stowaways

The stowaways were repatriated from Hong Kong

on the same vessel on 18/06/2004

2 Afghan

9 17/05/2004 Karachi, Pakistan

Unknown

Belgium WAL ULANGA

Container ship

Germany

16,250

8513807

Stowaways were found hidden in a container

19 days on board

5 Nigerian

10 27/05/2004 Lagos, Nigeria

Unknown

Belgium NDS PROVIDER

Ro-ro-cargo ship

Cyprus

22,186

7637814

Stowaway was found hidden in the port side of lifeboat

14 days on board

1 Ivorian

11 28/05/2004 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Unknown

Belgium WEALTHY STAR

General cargo ship

Panama

12,453

8913356

Stowaways were found hidden in hold No.4

31 days on board

2 Iranian

12 28/05/2004 Bandar Abbas, Iran, Islamic

Republic of 28/06/2004 Antwerp, Belgium

*Please indicate by using an asterisk "*" if the information is not confirmed

Nº Ship's name

Type of ship

Flag

Gross tonnage

IMO nº

Date* and Place* of embarkation Date* and Place* of disembarkation

Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations

Number and nationality * of stowaways

Assessment of the effectiveness

of the Guidelines contained

in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant

information **

Reporting Authority

or international organization

4 ANNEX Page

Belgium JULI DELMAS

Container ship

Bahamas

30,453

9225770

Stowaways were found on deck

16 days on board

2 Ghanaian (1) Liberian (1)

13 02/06/2004 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Tema, Ghana (embarkation) Unknown

Belgium Antwerp,

Hong Kong, China THERMAIKOS

General cargo ship

Cyprus

19,147

9114189

Route: Congo - Colombo (Sri Lanka) - Cochin (India) - Singapore - Shangai (China) - Ningbo (China) - Hong Kong - Singapore

Hong Kong is not the first schedule port of call after the discovery of the stowaway

The stowaway was repatriated from Hong Kong

on the same ship on 03/08/2004

1 Congolese

14 27/06/2004 Point Noire, Congo

Unknown

Belgium WALO UBANGI

Container ship

Bahamas

26,061

9220859

Stowaway was found on deck

14 days on board

1 Ghanaian

15 03/07/2004 Tema, Ghana

Unknown

Belgium COTE D’IVORIAN STAR

Refrigerated cargo ship

Panama

10,350

19172478

Stowaway was found on deck

6 days on board

1 Moroccan

16 08/07/2004 Agadir, Morocco

Unknown

Unknown 14/07/2004

Belgium ANGLIAN WAY

Ro-ro-cargo ship

Panama

7,628

7613404

The stowaways embarked at Oostende on 24/07/04 They were found hidden in the cardeck before the ship arrived at Ipswich The ship with the stowaways arrived in Oostende on 26/07/04 at 22:00hrs

8 Indian

17 24/07/2004 Oostende, Belgium

26/07/2004 Oostende, Belgium

United Kingdom Ipswich,