MSC CHITRA

7 Août 2010

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A - Navire & Intervenants

Vessel & Interveners

   
       

1 - Numéro IMO :

7814838

2 - Nom du navire :

MSC CHITRA

3 - Signal d'appel :

H9VU

4 - MMSI :

357649000

5- Tonnage brut : 33113 6 - DWT : 38485

5 - Type de navire :

Container Ship

8 -Année de construction :

1980

9 - Pavillon :

Panama

10 -Statut du navire :

In Service

11 - Propriétaire  déclaré :

CITRA NAVIERA

12 - Adresse :

avenue Eugene-Pittard, 40, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland.

13 - Ship Manager :

MSC SHIP MANAGEMENT HK LTD

14 - Adresse :

43rd Floor, The Centre, 99, Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China.

15 : ISM Manager :

MSC SHIP MANAGEMENT HK LTD

16 - Adresse :

43rd Floor, The Centre, 99, Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China.

17 - Société de Classification :

Det Norske Veritas

18 - P&I

Standard P&I Club per Charles Taylor & Co

19 - Affréteur :

 

20 - Sauveteurs :

 

21 - Apériteur Corps :

 

22 - Avocat Apériteur Corps :

 

23 - Assureur Facultés :

 

24 - Avocat Assureurs Facultés :

 

Les informations 1 à 18 sont extraites de la base de données Equasis. Elles sont à jour à la date de l’avarie objet de ce document. Les informations 19 à 24 sont extraites de sites internet en accès libre.

Information 1 to 16 are extracted from the database Equasis. Information are updated at the date of the casualty. Information from 19 to 24 were found on public websites

 

B - Résumé du Sinistre

Summary of the casualty

 
 
the 'MSC Chitra' was involved in a collision with 'Khalijia 3' in Mumbai, India on 7th August 2010, which caused around 250 containers to be lost overboard, the vessel to list and run aground.

 

 

C - Lieu du Sinistre

Location of the casualty

 
 
 

 
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D - Au fil des jours

Day to day

 
 
 
Cargo Law : From The Cargo Letter - August 7 2010

Two Panamanian cargo ships collided today -- August 7 2010 -- off the Mumbai coast causing an oil spill from one of the vessels but no casualties were reported, Indian Coast Guard (ICG)officials said. 33 crew members, including two Pakistanis, were rescued following the incident. The Indian Costal Guard vessel ICG Kamala Devi was diverted for rescue and relief operations in response to an SOS message. M/V MSC Chitra, the outbound merchant vessel from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), collided with MV Khalijia-III, 5 nautical miles from the shores at 9:50 am when the latter was sailing towards Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), off Mumbai harbor, for berthing. Both the ships, measuring at least 180 metres in length, developed cracks following the collision. M/V MSC Chitra listed sharply under the impact, resulting in oil spill, they said. A senior Coast Guard official said on condition of that the spill was "significant" but claimed the situation was "under control". M/V MSC Chitra, measuring at least 180 meters in length, developed cracks following the collision. M/V MSC Chitra listed sharply under the impact, resulting in oil spill, they said. A senior Coast Guard official said on condition of that the spill was "significant" but claimed the situation was "under control". The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a call soon after the collision and the Regional Operational Centre promptly diverted Coast Guard ship ICG Kamala Devifor assistance, the officials said. The Indian captain and 32 crew members of M/V MSC Chitra were evacuated and the ship was grounded in the vicinity of the Prong Reef Lighthouse. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a call soon after the collision and the Regional Operational Centre promptly diverted Coast Guard ship ICG Kamala Devi for assistance, the officials said. The Indian captain and 32 crew members of M/V MSC Chitra were evacuated and the ship was grounded in the vicinity of the Prong Reef Lighthouse.

From The Cargo Letter - August 7 2010 Two Panamanian cargo ships collided today -- August 7 2010 -- off the Mumbai coast causing an oil spill from one of the vessels but no casualties were reported, Indian Coast Guard (ICG)officials said. 33 crew members, including two Pakistanis, were rescued following the incident. The Indian Costal Guard vessel ICG Kamala Devi was diverted for rescue and relief operations in response to an SOS message. M/V MSC Chitra, the outbound merchant vessel from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), collided with MV Khalijia-III, 5 nautical miles from the shores at 9:50 am when the latter was sailing towards Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), off Mumbai harbor, for berthing. Both the ships, measuring at least 180 metres in length, developed cracks following the collision. M/V MSC Chitra listed sharply under the impact, resulting in oil spill, they said. A senior Coast Guard official said on condition of that the spill was "significant" but claimed the situation was "under control". M/V MSC Chitra, measuring at least 180 meters in length, developed cracks following the collision. M/V MSC Chitra listed sharply under the impact, resulting in oil spill, they said. A senior Coast Guard official said on condition of that the spill was "significant" but claimed the situation was "under control". The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a call soon after the collision and the Regional Operational Centre promptly diverted Coast Guard ship ICG Kamala Devifor assistance, the officials said. The Indian captain and 32 crew members of M/V MSC Chitra were evacuated and the ship was grounded in the vicinity of the Prong Reef Lighthouse. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a call soon after the collision and the Regional Operational Centre promptly diverted Coast Guard ship ICG Kamala Devi for assistance, the officials said. The Indian captain and 32 crew members of M/V MSC Chitra were evacuated and the ship was grounded in the vicinity of the Prong Reef Lighthouse.

Cargo Law :From The Cargo Letter - August 8 2010

The spillage from M/V MSC Chitra, after it collided with M/V MV Khalijia-III, is estimated to be three to four tons an hour. Aggravating the situation is the continual falling of containers from the cargo of M/V MSC Chitra, which is sinking after listing precariously. The Indian Coast Guard on Aug. 8 sounded an alert over the oil spill off the Mumbai coast as the slick covered a large area, up to five nautical miles, from the spot where the vessels collided on Aug. 7 morning. Six vessels from Indian Coast Guard are working to contain the oil spill and to prevent any environmental disaster. The coast guard said the vessel is carrying 2,662 tons of fuel, 283 tons of diesel fuel and 88,040 liters of lube oil. The oil spill could be seen for miles, officials said. M/V MSC Chitra is currently listing at about 45 degrees, causing about 200 containers to fall into the sea -- 32 of these containers with dangerous cargo. A total of 1,219 containers were aboard. "Our main concern is that the vessel position should not deteriorate further," Coast Guard Commandant S.S. Dasila said by phone. Traffic remains suspended at Mumbai harbor.

Cargo Law : From The Cargo Letter - August 9 2010 -

The Death of M/V MSC Chitra M/V MSC Chitra has listed to 80 degrees and the total oil spill is nearly 50 tons", Arun Singh, Commandant (Operations), Indian Coast Guard said. He said so far, 300 containers have gone overside into the water.

From The Cargo Letter - August 10 2010 - Picking Up The Pieces The Indian Government told salvagers to accelerate the removal of hundreds of containers ditched into the sea off Mumbai's coast as the nation's busiest cargo-box harbor remained closed for a third day. "This work has to be speeded up," Rakesh Srivastava, the joint secretary for ports at the Ministry of Shipping, said in an interview yesterday after a meeting to discuss recovery operations. Salvagers are retrieving four to six boxes a day of the 300 that are floating in the sea or submerged, he said. The containers must be removed by Aug. 14 to pave the way for the re-opening of Jawaharlal Nehru Port and the smaller Mumbai Port, which together handle about 40% t of India's exports, Srivastava said. The shutdown has disrupted deliveries of oil to a local refinery, hindered shipments of grains and forced container terminal operators to suspend export bookings.

Cargo Law : From The Cargo Letter - August 12 2010 -

Reclamation & Salvage - Port Reopens The Mumbai Sessions Court on Aug. 10 granted bail to Capt. Ranjit Martin of M/V MSC Chitra, the ship that collided with another Panamanian ship off Mumbai coast resulting in oil slick and large scale marine eco-pollution. Ranjit in his bail plea said the collision happened because of a navigational error caused by the failure of radio communication. He also argued that there was no error on his part and pointed out that he had been working in the industry for the last 18 years. Meanwhile, a Singapore-based company would begin salvage operations. A crane mounted on a ship has been placed next to M/V MSC Chitra and preliminary clearing operations have begun. The plan is to remove the containers, pump out oil and then tow the ship to the shore. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today began conducting random checks of seafood items in its markets to ensure that whether it is contamination-free. India's busiest container port resumed partial operations, ending a three-day shutdown caused by the ship collision that stranded about US$4B of exports. Jawaharlal Nehru Port let one ship through this morning and will allow vessels with a draft of up to nine meters to move during high tide, Chief Manager S.N. Maharana said in a phone interview. The adjacent Mumbai Port is also considering opening its channel after a meeting today, Chairman Rahul Asthana said.

Cargo Law :From The Cargo Letter - August 13 2010 -

Cause of The Loss? The Aug. 7 collision between two ships off the Mumbai coast was caused by a clear violation of standard operating procedure prescribed for communication between ships as well as with port traffic controllers. Sources at the Mumbai Port Trust(MbPT) told The Indian Express that similar violations had taken place several times in the past as well but had luckily not resulted in any damage. The Panama-registered M/V MSC Chitra collided with the St Kitts-registered M/V Khalijia III around 9.40 am on August 7 in clear weather. The Mumbai Port and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port have both been closed for operations since, as over 200 floating containers pose a navigational hazard for ships entering and leaving the channel. About 900 tons of oil that leaked out of M/V MSC Chitra has also polluted the waters and beaches in the area. The Director-General of Shipping subsequently said the two ships were operating on different frequencies, Chitra on VHF 13 as she departed from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), and Khalijia on VHF 12 as she was approaching MbPT. The Vehicle Traffic Management System (VTMS), operated from a building in the MbPT area, also operates on VHF 12. But sources said the communication gap arising out of the two ships operating on different radio frequencies is forbidden by navigational rules governing the piloting of ships in & out of the common channel shared by the two ports, among the country's busiest. "JNPT pilots know, and have been reminded often, that although JNPT operates on VHF 13, they must switch over to VHF 12 while passing the common channel shared by both ports," said a source. The preliminary probe by the police and port authorities has hinted that the captain of MV Khalijia 3 was more at fault than the captain of M/V MSC Chitra. The police had taken videos of both the ships and also done on-the-spot inspection and found that Captain Laxman Dubey was more at fault. NN Kumar, the JNPT chairman, said there was no reason for M/V Khailijia 3 to change its course andM/V MSC Chitra was following its own course. The captain of M/V MSC Chitra , Ranjit Martin Minguelinho has got anticipatory bail till August 18. The police has made it clear that though the offence has been registered against the captains and crew of both ships, they will soon decide whom to chargesheet.

Cargo Law : From The Cargo Letter - August 14 2010 -

Cause of The Loss? Officials of M/V MSC Chitra said that bulk-carrier MV Khalija III had flouted navigation rules that led to the collision between the two vessels off Mumbai's port, resulting in the oil spill. "From the data, it is apparent that M/V MSC Chitra was properly proceeding outbound, within the main navigation channel. Khalija III left its anchorage position and crossed the channel ahead of the M/V MSC Chitra at a distance of about 1.7 nautical miles. M/V MSC Chitra maintained her outbound course along the channel," said Captain N. Malhotra, spokesperson of the M/V MSC Chitra. "Khalija III, after crossing the channel, turned sharply to port and re-entered the channel. This was less than two minutes to collision. On re-entering, Khalija III continued to port contrary to rules of navigation and its bow, the front section of the ship, struck MSC Chitra ahead of the mid-ship area," he added. Malhotra added that the Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS), a marine traffic monitoring system set up by the Mumbai Port Trust, also failed to alert the ships on time. As a result of the oil spill from the containers that fell into the shipping channels, the operations at the Mumbai port and its neighbouring Jawaharlal Nehru Port have been closed. Malhotra said that the clean-up operations are underway and the remaining containers will be rescued once the vessel is stabilized.

 
Hindus Times 15 August 2010 Situation grave, says Union Environment Minister

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, who took a four-hour ride around the Mumbai Harbour and visited Elephanta Island on Saturday, has commissioned reports to assess the environmental damage caused by last week's ship collision, and the impact on Mumbai's fishing communities. Two cargo ships — the MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia-III — collided just off the coast of Mumbai last Saturday, causing the MSC Chitra, which is still lying on its side in the harbour, to spill 879 metric tonnes of oil into the ocean. Calling it a ‘freak incident, Ramesh said the location of the ship in the middle of the channel, the choppy monsoon sea and the huge quantity of oil involved made things worse. Terming the situation “grave”, the minister added: “The damage done to the mangrove cover is quite tangible. There is a substantial impact to the 100-kilometre coastline as well. Crude oil vaporises, but fuel oil is thick and environmentally damaging." The studies commissioned include a centrally funded environment impact assessment to be conducted by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and the National Institute of Oceanography. A preliminary report will be ready in three weeks, the full report, in three months. The Bombay Natural History Society will conduct a marine ecosystem impact study and the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in Kochi, Kerala, will conduct a fishermen livelihood impact study to determine the compensation to be awarded to those affected. Indian Oil Corporation and The Energy and Resource Institute will conduct shoreline-cleaning activities through bioremediation, though this will not extend to mangroves. “The younger mangroves [less than two years old] have been destroyed,” Ramesh said. “But once the oil has been sucked out of the area, the older ones may live through a natural regeneration process.” “The Coast Guard did a great job,” Ramesh added. “But it would have helped if the Mumbai Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust had had a pollution response system in place.” For now, Ramesh added, the primary concern is to clear the hundreds of metric tonnes of furnace oil still on the MSC Chitra and remove the 37 containers carrying hazardous chemical and pesticides. The state government has flown in an expert from London to tackle this issue.

 http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/586983.aspx

 
Lloyd's List 11 October 2010 : Khalijia 3 master ‘made many blunders’

Senior police officer quoted as saying bulker crew made 37 lapses, contributing to collision with MSC boxship A POLICE report into the collision that recently closed India’s number one container terminal for a week has found 37 lapses on the part of the crew of bulk carrier Khalijia 3, according to one of India’s leading newspapers. A second report from the country’s Directorate General of Shipping also highlights problems with the Mumbai Port Trust’s Vessel Traffic Management System said to have contributed to the accident. According to the Hindustan Times - which claims to have seen both documents - police believe that Khalijia 3 entered Mumbai navigation channel at the wrong time and at the wrong angle when it impacted with Mediterranean Shipping Company boxship MSC Chitra on August 7. The bulker had a damaged anchor and entered the channel without tugs that would have help stabilise it. An unnamed senior police officer is quoted as saying: “The captain of Khalijia 3 made plenty of blunders. When he realised that the ship was going perpendicular, he told the captain of MSC Chitra to go starboard, but Chitra was going too fast to turn.” But no decision has yet been taken over whether or not to arrest the master. A separate report from the DGS added that MPT’s radar was not functioning properly. As a result, staff did not know that the ships were approaching the coast or that Khalijia 3 was dangerously close to MSC Chitra. “The system failed to alert the captains when one of the ships strayed from its route,” said a senior DGS official, who did not wish to be identified. The collision led to a serious bunker spill, with clean-up efforts still proceeding. Some 800 tonnes of oil leaked from the Chitra and 250-300 containers fell in to the sea, blocking the main navigation channel.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

E - Cause du Sinistre

Cause

 
 

As per information dated 14 August 2010, cause of loss seems to be an error of navigation from the MV Khalija III.

 

 

 

F - Coût du Sinistre

Costs

 

1 - Corps et Marchines :

USD 2 - Facultés  : USD
3 - Assistance :

TBA

4 - Frais : TBA
       
 

 

G - Limitations de Responsabilité

Liability limits

 

1 - LLMC 1976 :

DTS  2 - LLMC 1996 : DTS
3 - CLC PROT 1992 :

DTS 

4 -  CLC PROT 2000 : DTS
5 - PAL 1974 :

Sans Objet

4 - PAL PROT 2000 : Sans Objet
       

 

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