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- Saving the Castor: Critical Issues Must Be Addressed Maritime Reporter, Mar 2001 #26
While this edition of Maritime Reporter focuses on the quick and successful repair of vessels, an issue which is sure to spur changes in the marine repair market occurred earlier this year when the stricken tanker Castor was unable to find a safe harbor. The ship, which received a 60-ft. crack on its deck plate from a severe storm, was left in limbo for nearly 40 days as Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Gibraltar, Greece, Tunisia and Malta all refused the ship entry into its waters, fearing a potentially catastrophic explosion of its nearly 30,000 tons of gasoline cargo. With the final discharge of all cargo from the damaged tanker Castor, and its pending redelivery by the salvors to its owners for repair, a 39-day saga that has involved eight nations and raised serious concerns within the maritime industry has been successfully concluded.
"It is unfortunate that political intervention into what should have been a purely technical challenge, put so many elements at risk," said Nicolas Hondos, chief executive of Athenian Sea Carriers, owners of the Castor.
While the states refusing admission claimed an imminent hazard, independent scientific analysis of both scenarios clearly showed that the risk of an explosion was minimal and that the potential pollution threat was far worse if the vessel was to sink in deep water.
Throughout the salvage operation ABS, the classification society of record for the Castor stressed the difference between a damaged vessel and one that is substandard. "Since suffering the initial heavy weather damage this vessel has been subjected to an extreme Force 12 gale with wave heights in excess of 8 meters without any further deterioration in its structural condition," Robert D.
Somerville, President of ABS, emphasized.
"Over the last 39 days it has been towed 1,000 miles across the Mediterranean, remaining intact without losing any cargo or causing any pollution. Only a remarkably robust, well maintained vessel in stout structural condition could withstand such a beating and still deliver its cargo safely," he insisted.
"The facts speak for themselves," said George Tsavliris, a principal in the salvage firm Tsavliris Towage & Salvage.
"The allegations regarding the condition of the vessel were completely without foundation." From a technical point of view the cargo transfer should have been a straightforward operation. "Given the traditional maritime courtesy of access to a sheltered area, this incident would have been over within three days," Tsavliris said. All the parties involved in this incident are fearful that the political treatment of the Castor may become a precedent for future casualties and believe it is imperative that sensible, risk based guidelines on sheltered areas be developed at an intergovernmental level within IMO. These must respect the rights of coastal nations but also provide adequate protection for damaged vessels, their cargoes and their crews. "IMO Secretary general William O'Neil is to be applauded for his swift response in placing this issue on the organization's future agenda," said Somerville.
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- ! Safe Haven1 Debate Could Have Resounding Effects Maritime Reporter, Feb 2001 #27
Bill O'Neil told an IMO committee meeting in London. "That incident brought to light once again the question of ports of refuge," said O'Neil. Nicolas Hondos, CEO of Athenian Sea Carriers said during the ordeal: "The Castor has now been seeking a Port of Refuge for more than one week. Every day that
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November 2019 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 27, and untethered. “Also, it can ROVs packed with kit that cost a lot. uses cheaper sensors but then fuses them provide fully autonomous diver follow- Nicolas Gambini, the Marseille-based and uses algorithms to magnify the data ing or dam or ship hull inspection. For a company’s co-founder and CEO, says
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May 2019 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 39all this is what RTSYS partly does: improv- ing training capacities such as we already do with our SEMA Training Target for Anti-Submarine Warfare,” Nicolas con- cludes. www.marinetechnologynews.com Marine Technology Reporter 39 MTR #4 (34-49).indd 39 4/25/2019 9:56:12 A
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May 2017 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 81and its Navy before end of 2019, in accordance Three Spearhead-class EPF vessels re- vergne to the French Navy, the fourth of subcontractors,” said Nicolas Gaspard, with the 2014-2019 military program- main under construction at Austal USA, the series ordered by OCCAR1 on behalf director of the FREMM
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October 2016 - Marine News page: 54cant experience in topside paints and ter M joint marketing agreement be- Management Team antifouling coatings. tween Lloyd’s Register and workboat Nicolas Quéru has been appointed to technology provider MarineCFO, lead Navico’s Commercial Marine Divi- Harrington Hoists bringing the two groups together
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July 2016 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 56CGM, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) suming the responsibilities of Dr. Jens- Gerald R. Ford Commissioning Committee, the Naval League and the Gerald named Nicolas Sartini as new chief ex- Erk Bartels, who is retiring. R. Ford Presidential Foundation Library & Museum in Grand Rapids, Black- ecutive of? cer
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April 2015 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 36Of shore Developed by Prof. Jacques Guigné and Prof. Nicolas Pace at the University of Bath, Acoustic Zoom is a novel seismic exploration technique adapted from sonar applications ... Acoustic Zoom uses a 16-spoke array set on the ocean
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April 2015 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 101successor, the Supervisory Board growth of our organization, but also the SSI has hired two new staff members, ment board will consist of: selected Nicolas Burr. The 39-year-old trust we have gained from the maritime Thomas Stokes Jr. and Jason Rose, to • Søren Skou, CEO native of Chile was the CFO
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