Report on stowaway incident july sep 2004

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION ALBERT EMBANKMENT LONDON SE1 7SR Telephone: 020 7735 7611 Fax: 020 7587 3210 E IMO Ref T2-MSS/2.4.3 FAL.2/Circ.85 30 September 2004 REPORTS ON STOWAWAY INCIDENTS Issued quarterly (July to September 2004) Reference is made to FAL.2/Circ.50/Rev.1 of November 1999 adopted by the Facilitation Committee at its twenty-seventh session (6 to 10 September 1999) 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: 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 information on their experience gained with the Guidelines and the measures taken for, and obstacles encountered with, their implementation 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 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 *** I:\CIRC\FAL\02\85.doc FAL.2/Circ.85 ANNEX Stowaways incidents reported by Member States or international organizations in consultative status Nº Ship's name Type of ship Flag Gross tonnage IMO nº Date* and Place* of embarkation Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations Date* and Place* of disembarkation SARGODHA General cargo ship Pakistan 12,395 7822017 Unknown ALTHEA Bulk carrier Hong Kong, China 16,041 9082611 13/03/2004 Douala, Cameroon 24/03/2004 Bata, Equatorial Guinea BEATANAVIS Bulk carrier Hong Kong, China 24,950 8319500 13/09/2003 Conakry, Guinea 15/11/2003 Dalian, China Number and nationality * of stowaways 30/08/2004 26/09/2003 Bilbao, Spain Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Assessment of the effectiveness of the Guidelines contained in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant information ** FAL.2/Circ.85 ANNEX Page Reporting Authority or international organization Iranian 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 Cameroonian Very Effective Hong Kong, China Guinean Very Effective Hong Kong, China *Please indicate by using an asterisk "*" if the information is not confirmed ** The following information can be provided when available: Particular data on embarkation, presence on board, reason for failed disembarkation, disembarkation, repatriation and legal status of stowaways Pakistan Nº Ship's name Type of ship Flag Gross tonnage IMO nº Date* and Place* of embarkation Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations Date* and Place* of disembarkation Number and nationality * of stowaways Assessment of the effectiveness of the Guidelines contained in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant information ** FAL.2/Circ.85 ANNEX Page Reporting Authority or international organization PACIFIC DOLPHIN Bulk carrier Liberia 27,763 9116656 01/03/2004 Dalian, China 17/05/2004 Portland, United States Chinese Allegations were made that while the ship was docked at Dalian on 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 Liberia NATALIE BOLTEN General cargo ship Liberia 10,132 9232199 05/03/2004 Bata, Equatorial Guinea Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Spain 24/05/2004 Las Palmas, Spain (disembarkation) West Africa Ivorian 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 and compartment/lower platform Liberia ORIGINATOR General cargo ship Panama 22,992 8223555 02/04/2004 Durban, South Africa Unknown Tanzanian 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 Hong Kong, China OOCL MONTREAL Container ship Hong Kong, China 55,994 9253739 07/04/2004 Le Havre, Canada 16/04/2004 Montreal, Canada Moldovan Very Effective Hong Kong, China *Please indicate by using an asterisk "*" if the information is not confirmed ** The following information can be provided when available: Particular data on embarkation, presence on board, reason for failed disembarkation, disembarkation, repatriation and legal status of stowaways Nº Ship's name Type of ship Flag Gross tonnage IMO nº Date* and Place* of embarkation Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations Date* and Place* of disembarkation AFRICAN SKY General cargo ship Bahamas 17,850 8600492 20/04/2004 Douala, Cameroon 01/06/2004 Antwerp, Belgium DESERT SKY General cargo ship Greece 28,164 8822480 10 Number and nationality * of stowaways 14/05/2004 La Rochelle, France Assessment of the effectiveness of the Guidelines contained in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant information ** FAL.2/Circ.85 ANNEX Page Congolese The stowaways were repatriated 13 days on board 17/05/2004 Karachi, Pakistan Unknown Afghan Route: Singapore - Pakistan - India - SingaporeChina - 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 WAL ULANGA Container ship Germany 16,250 8513807 27/05/2004 Lagos, Nigeria Unknown Nigerian Stowaways were found hidden in a container 19 days on board Belgium 11 NDS PROVIDER Ro-ro-cargo ship Cyprus 22,186 7637814 28/05/2004 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Unknown Ivorian Stowaway was found hidden in the port side of lifeboat 14 days on board Belgium 12 WEALTHY STAR General cargo ship Panama 12,453 8913356 28/05/2004 Bandar Abbas, Iran, Islamic Republic of 28/06/2004 Antwerp, Belgium Iranian Stowaways were found hidden in hold No.4 31 days on board Belgium *Please indicate by using an asterisk "*" if the information is not confirmed ** The following information can be provided when available: Particular data on embarkation, presence on board, reason for failed disembarkation, disembarkation, repatriation and legal status of stowaways Reporting Authority or international organization Belgium Hong Kong, China Nº Ship's name Type of ship Flag Gross tonnage IMO nº Date* and Place* of embarkation Dates* and Places* of attempted disembarkations Date* and Place* of disembarkation 13 JULI DELMAS Container ship Bahamas 30,453 9225770 02/06/2004 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Tema, Ghana (embarkation) Unknown 14 THERMAIKOS General cargo ship Cyprus 19,147 9114189 15 Number and nationality * of stowaways Antwerp, Belgium Assessment of the effectiveness of the Guidelines contained in resolution A.871(20) and any other relevant information ** FAL.2/Circ.85 ANNEX Page Ghanaian (1) Liberian (1) Stowaways were found on deck 16 days on board 27/06/2004 Point Noire, Congo Unknown Congolese 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 WALO UBANGI Container ship Bahamas 26,061 9220859 03/07/2004 Tema, Ghana Unknown Ghanaian Stowaway was found on deck 14 days on board Belgium 16 COTE D’IVORIAN STAR Refrigerated cargo ship Panama 10,350 19172478 08/07/2004 Agadir, Morocco Unknown Moroccan Stowaway was found on deck days on board Belgium 17 ANGLIAN WAY Ro-ro-cargo ship Panama 7,628 7613404 24/07/2004 Oostende, Belgium 26/07/2004 Oostende, Belgium Indian 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 Belgium 14/07/2004 Unknown Ipswich, United Kingdom *Please indicate by using an asterisk "*" if the information is not confirmed ** The following information can be provided when available: Particular data on embarkation, presence on board, reason for failed disembarkation, disembarkation, repatriation and legal status of stowaways Reporting Authority or international organization Belgium Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong,... data on embarkation, presence on board, reason for failed disembarkation, disembarkation, repatriation and legal status of stowaways Reporting Authority or international organization Belgium Hong... (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 WALO