FLAG : ANTIGUA
TYPE : “ GGC “ GENERAL CARGO
CALL SIGN : V 21 S
CLASS : G L
DATE OF BUILT : 1992
GRT : 2416
NRT : 1022
D W T : 3570
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT :-
ON 8/2/1997 , MV “” LYME BAY “” ARRIVED DEKHELLA PORT WITH A SHIPMENT OF 141 CONTAINERS ( 71 CONTAINERS TO BE DELIVERED AT ALEXANDRIA PORT , 70 CONTAINERS TO BE DELIVERED AT MERSIN , TURKEY ) . THE SHIP ARRIVED DEKHELLA PORT WITH HEAVY TRIM TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE . IT WAS TOWED BY A . P . A LAUNCH TO QUAY NO. 96 AT DEKHELLAPORT . SHIP’S MASTER TRIED TO PUT IT IN THE RIGHT POSITION BY USING BALAST WATER INTO THE RIGHT TANKS , BUT THE SHIP TURNED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SANK .
OUR OFFICE ROLE :-
AS WE ARE MEMBER OF A. P. A AND IN THE SAME TIME REPRESENTS ALL EGYPTIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES AND LARGE NUMBER OF FOREIGN INS. COMPANIES , SO IT PLAYED A GOOD ROLE IN THE PROCEDURES OF ARRESTING THE SHIP TO SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES WHICH BECAME THE OWNER OF THE CARGO BY THE SUBROGATION FORMS .
CLAIMS WERE PRESENTED TO COURT TO STATE THE CONDITION OF SHIP’S CARGO IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE MARKET VALUE AT THAT TIME .
A DECISION WAS ISSUED BY ALEXANDRIA PORT AUTHORITY A.P.A WITH THE CONDITION OF CLEARING THE CARGO OF MV “ LYME BAY “ INCLUDING THAT A SURVEY REPORT SHOULD BE ISSUED BY OUR OFFICE ON THE CONDITION OF ALL CONSIGNMENTS OF THAT SHIP .
OUR OFFICE WAS A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE FORMED FROM THE FOLLOWING PARTIES
WHICH WAS FORMED TO SURVEY THE CONTENTS OF THE SALVAGE CONTAINERS.
WE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SELLING THE SALVAGE CARGOES IN OUR LOCAL MARKET, AND IN REDUCING THE CUSTOMS TAXES ON THEM.
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