CASUALTIES

by solerm — last modified May 14, 2009 04:48 PM

Chief engineer jailed and fined US$3,000: A SPANISH national who served as the chief engineer of the combined chemical and oil tanker Nautilus has drawn a one-month jail term and a US$3,000 fine for maintaining inaccurate records concealing a discharge of oil-contaminated water from the bilges.
Viking Islay master not guilty of causing deaths: THE master of an offshore support vessel has been found not guilty of causing the deaths of three seafarers after they entered the chain locker and collapsed in an oxygen depleted atmosphere.
Liberty boss calls for US to allow arms on ships after attack: LIBERTY Maritime chief executive Philip Shapiro has issued an unequivocal call for firearms on ships and an urgent new US law that would make this possible.
COSCO BUSAN (Hong Kong): London, May 7
ALIZE (Malta): Odessa, May 8
TORM ALEXANDRA (Malta): London, May 7
GRANDE BRASILE (Sweden): Santos, May 6
ZHEN HUA 27 (Hong Kong): Santos, May 6