Incident with 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Crude Oil Tanker - BRIGHT ARTEMIS

August 15, 2006

Tokyo - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) reports that 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 MOL-owned crude oil tanker, Bright Artemis, was suffered 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 damage on her hull when she is trying to rescue 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 crew of a vessel "Amar". 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 incident led to crude oil spillage from Bright Artemis in between Sri Lanka and Sumatra Island on Monday, August 14. 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 outline of events is as follows:

1. Overview

On 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 morning of August 14 (LT), Bright Artemis received a distress signal from 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 "Amar" (10,208 ton, Singapore flag), which was on fire, and immediately proceeded to 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 position about 290 miles west of 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Great Nicobar Island in 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Indian Ocean.

At about 1:00 p.m., (3:00 p.m. JST), Amar was swept by a wind wave and struck Bright Artemis. 宝くじ ビンゴ 5Bright Artemis has a gash of about 1 meter in height and 5 meters in length on 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 starboard (approx. 1.7 meters above 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 water line). 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 amount of oil spillage from damaged 2 tanks is still under investigation, but is estimated to reach to about 4,500 tons.

Bright Artemis carried 249,997 tons of crude oil from Mina Al-Fahl (Oman) and Ras Tanura (Saudi Arabia), and was headed to Japan. According to 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 report from 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Bright Artemis, 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 location of 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 accident is located 5 degrees 46 minutes north (latitude) and 89 degrees 04 minutes east (longitude). Amar crew members on board were rescued by other vessel and are confirmed to be safe. There is no report of any engine malfunctions or any injuries from 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Bright Artemis.

2. Response

宝くじ ビンゴ 5Bright Artemis transferred oil from 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 damaged tanks to other tanks in order to stop further oil spills. As a result, 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 oil surfaces have been lowered below 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 gashes of 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 damaged tanks and thus, 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 possibility of further spillage has been prevented. 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 vessel is currently proceeding eastward, adjusting its speed to minimize any turbulence.
Maritime Port Authority of Singapore and 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Indian Coast Guard have been informed of 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 incident.
On August 14, MOL established Emergency Control Headquarter headed by President Ashida, to respond to any emergency situations.

3. Profile of Bright Artemis

• Gross Tons: 146,463 tons
• Type of vessel: Crude oil tanker
• Built: August 1992
• Flag: Singapore
• Seafarers: 23 in total: 4 Croatians (including captain), 1 Canadian, 18 Filipinos
• Ship Management: MOL Tankship Management (Asia) Pte. Ltd.