Maritime Reporter, September 1997

<BODY> <div> (rowley Refloats Grounded Freighter Two Crowley Marine Services tugboats isisted in a U.S. Coast Guard operation hich recently pulled a stranded freighter off coral reef near the southeastern shore of la de Mona, 40 miles off the coast of Puerto ico. The salvage was the culmination of a eek-long salvage and environmental protec- on operation. Panamanian-registered, 306- . (93.3-m) M/V Fortuna Reefer was en route i the Panama Canal when it grounded, hough minor bottom damage was istained, reportedly none of the 30,000 gallons of fuel oil aboard as released into the water. Caribbean Protector, Crowley's 1 spill response barge based at rowley Environmental Services I!ES) facilities in San Juan, eployed 800 ft. (244 m) of boom pon its arrival at the scene and nother 1,000 ft. (305 m) of boom efore pulling attempts. Crowley lobilized five tugs and one char- sred supply boat to the scene. The company reportedly lightered approximately 40,000 gallons of intermediate fuel oil (IFO) 180 and 30,000 gallons of diesel from the ship in order to lighten it sufficiently to enable two CMS tugs, Centurion and Seminole, to pull the freighter off the reef. Once the vessel came free, it was towed to Mayaguez for fur- ther inspection. A Crowley tug is shown pulling stranded freighter M/V Fortuna Reefer. State Of Alaska Strikes Back State Seeks $2.8 Million In Damages From British Columbian Ferry Blockade Following a blockade of one of its ferries by a fleet of Canadian fishing vessels, the state of Alaska has threatened to seize the very fishing vessels that kept a state ferry stuck in a British Columbia port for three days in a protest over Pacific salmon allocation. The vessel-seizure notice was dated Aug. 22, and was part of Alaska's lawsuit seeking $2.8 million in compensation for the blockade of the ferry Malaspina. The state claims the blockade caused tourism losses, plus extra costs of overtime pay for ferry workers and refunds for the Malaspina passengers. The ship had more than 300 passen- gers when it was stranded in Prince Rupert, a port about 90 miles (145 kms) southeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. Since the blockade, Alaska has ceased ferry stops there. September, 1997 f Built for Extremes Engineered for Reliability SK66KOM BLOCKS AND FORGINGS Since 1890 Skookum • Ulven • RopeMaster • BCM MARINE - LOGGING MINING - OFFSHORE FISHING - CONSTRUCTION Made in U.S.A. 1 -800-547-8211 For a Dealer Near You P.O. Box 280 • Hubbard, OR 97032 U.S.A. « Fax: (503) 651-3409 J Circle 357 on Reader Service Card A RUBBER FENDERS FOR DOCKS, TUGS & WORKBOATS Manufactured By SOVEREIGN RUBBER AMERICA Hillaate Industrial Estate, Carrington Field Street, Higher "Hillgate, Stockport, Cheshire SK 1 3JW, England Telephone: 011 44 181 960 4224 Fax: 011 44 181 960 4334 Contact: Alan Scott-Neve C E-mail: sovram@dial.pipex.com n ft QUALITY ASSURED V FIRM J Certificate No. 946/95 Certificate No. 946/95 Circle 346 on Reader Service Card Circle 394 on Reader Service Card 115 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>