Oil leak from grounded Srikandi 515
AN oil spill has been observed on the site where the ill-fated tanker Srikandi 515 was grounded last weekend off Narathiwat, Thailand. Website vesselfinder.com reports having been driven by heavy seas on the coastal rocks, it appeared that the vessel sustained a puncture on its stern.
“Initially, there were no reports of pollution released,” reported the website.
Invalid document
SIX people have been seized by the financial police in Italy called Italy’s Guardia di Finanza.
Website vesselfinder.com reported they were charged with the crime of depriving the state from millions of euros using an invalid document for refuelling a submerged tanker last week. The webiste adds three of them were captured for their participation in the conspiracy and 11 million litres of oil were contracted for by Italian businessmen.
Captain charged
A captain and an officer was detained by authorities with manslaughter. Website worldmaritimenews.com reports that they were detained along with the 6,921 TEU containership, operated by UASC, at the Port of Safaga, shortly after the incident.
Worldmaritimenews.com reported the head of Egypt’s main fishermen’s trade union, Bakri Abul Hassan said after hitting the fishing boat “Badr,” which was reportedly carrying forty men at the time of the accident, Al-Safat failed to stop also adding that the accident happened between Ras Ghareb and El-Tor on the Sinai Peninsula.
“Al-Safat was en route from Italy to Saudi Arabia when the accident occurred,” reported the website.
