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M.V. HAPPY CLIPPER

HONG KONG S A R

To,
Grand Seatrade Shipping Company Limited,
Room No.2607, Alexandra House,
16-20, Chatter Road,
Hong Kong.

Type of Emergency: Stranding / Grounding

SMS Procedure No.: S-0902

Dear Sirs,

Please find attached herewith the following documents relevant to the mock drill of the nature as
mentioned above as per ship’s Safety Management System Procedure No. S-0902 held on February
08th, 2004. Also note that this drill was carried out as a combined exercise to satisfy requirements for
both ISM and ISPS procedures as per SOLAS, Chapter XI-2, Part B, Regulation 13.7.3.

 Mock Scenario.
 Log of events.
 Master’s Review.
 Copy of Mock DSC alert on channel 70.
 Emergency Stations & Duties.
 Note of protest.
 Initial contact OS-0801-PC.
 Stranding / Grounding checklist S-0902-CU.
 Log Book entries.
 Copies of mock messages printed out of Sat C telex.
 Call on channel 16/70 on VHF.
 Repair requisition S-0701-QR
 Damage report S-0701-PI
 Copy of report to flag state.
 Copy of chart extract.

Best Regards,

Master
Capt. Jesse B A Dourado

CC: Mardep.
CC: P & I.
CC: Oldendorff Carriers, Head Time Charterers.
CC: PCL Singapore, Sub Time Charterers.
CC: Albatros Shipping Line, Sub Time Charterers.
CC: National Response Centre, Algeria.

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MOCK SCENARIO

Actual Situation: On February 08th, 2004 at 1600 hrs local time (Time Zone: GMT + 2 hrs) in
position 37 14 00 N / 007 12 00 E, ship on voyage from Antwerp, Belgium towards the Suez Canal
laden with various steel products. Ship’s course 087 (T), ship’s speed 14.10 knots. Ship off Algeria.
Current set 120 (T) drift 0.5 knots. Wind direction light airs. Sky cloudy, visibility good, barometer
1027 hpa, air temperature 15 C and seawater temperature 17 C.

Simulated Situation: Vessel hijacked by armed terrorists, taken over control of the vessel, and ran
aground at full speed in front of a port channel stopping all traffic activity in the port.

LOG OF EVENTS

08-Feb-04
1600 hrs Duty Officer observed that a number of gunmen approached the vessel’s aft area on a
very fast boat.

Informed Master. Sounded general alarm and made an immediate announcement on

the public address system for all crew to come inside the accommodation and close
all doors from inside immediately.

Master on the wheelhouse. Sighted the armed gunmen boarding the vessel from the
aft railings.

1601 hrs Engine room staff i.e. one duty engineer and one oiler were informed on the
telephone to continue watch the control room as vessel is a manned ship.

Masked man reached the wheelhouse. Master and the duty officer kept on gunpoint,
Master instructed to call the full crew in the wheelhouse.

Master tried to reason with the gunman that certain people are required to be on duty
for the vessel’s safety. Gunman hit master with the butt of his gun and shouted at the
Master to follow his orders otherwise he would shoot one crewman every 5 minutes.

1602 hrs Master made general announcement on the public address system for all crew to
report to the wheelhouse immediately, including the engine room members.

1606 hrs Deck crew working on various parts of the deck reported in the wheelhouse and were
asked to sit in the radio space with their heads down.

Three more gunmen sighted in the wheel house. Now total four gunmen in the wheel
house.

Gunmen conversing in language with each other not comprehensible to the Master or
the crew. But sounded close to Arabic style. All gunmen masked.

1610 hrs Remaining crew and the supernumeraries reported in the wheelhouse and were asked
to do the same.

One gunman asked Master for the crew list.

1613 hrs Crew list handed over from the deck logbook.

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Gunman matched the crew with the list and took a head count of all the people and
saw that one oiler was missing. He ordered the Chief Engineer to call the missing
oiler immediately or he would shoot on the Chief Engineer’s leg. The Chief Engineer
tried to explain that the oiler could be in the toilet or may be scared and hidden.

Gunman struck the Chief Engineer with a sharp knife and injured his left arm. The
Chief Engineer started to bleed profusely. The Second Officer attempted to reach for
the first aid box when he was hit on the face and the gunman fired few blank shots on
the ceiling.

Master requested the hijackers not to cause any injuries to the ship’s crew and he
would listen to them. He sent the wiper to find the missing oiler and report
immediately. The gunman was in agreement. He also sent one gunman to escort the
wiper.

1615 hrs Two more gunmen observed on the wheelhouse. Now total of six hijackers on the
wheelhouse.

1616 hrs Meeting with high notes and loud speeches in progress amongst the gunmen.

1620 hrs Master asked to get one helmsman from the radio space and asked to steer a course
towards a port in Algeria. The gunmen directly ordered the courses. He also asked the
Master to send one engineer down in the control room and increase the rpm to
maximum.

The Third Engineer was escorted with one gunman.

1625 hrs Wiper reported with the missing oiler. Oiler looked pale and scared and was hiding in
his cabin. He was slapped by one of the hijackers and was asked to sit in the radio
space.

1630 hrs Third Engineer reported in the wheelhouse with the gunman and told the Master that
the RPM was maximum.

1635 hrs All ship’s crew seated in the radio space with their heads down except for one
helmsman.

The gunmen assured the Master and the vessel that if they would listen to him no one
would be injured. The Master nodded in agreement.

1642 hrs The Chief Engineer bandaged his hand with a cloth lying in the radio space. Bleeding
temporarily stopped.

1755 hrs Engine room alarm heard from the wheelhouse. Enquired by one of the gunmen. The
Master explained, and said it was important for one of the engineers to visit the
engine room and acknowledge the alarm.

Two gunmen in consultation regarding the engine room alarm.

1810 hrs One seaman requested to go to the toilet. Refused and asked to shut up.

1812 hrs The hijackers allowed the fourth engineer with an escort to go to the engine room and
acknowledge the alarm.

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1817 hrs Fourth Engineer back after acknowledging the alarm. Told the chief engineer that the
alarm was due to a minor problem.

2030 hrs Vessel now within the vicinity of a port.

Radio space smelling of human wastes and perspiration.

One gunman went to the bridge wing and shouted something to the boat escorting
from behind.
2045 hrs Vessel headed for the port entry channel.

2050 hrs The gunman called the port authority on the VHF and told him that he was going to
run the Happy Clipper aground in front of the port and stop all traffic activity of the
port. This was his reply to the fact that the Algerian government had arrested one of
their activists and if not released same incidents would continue in the future.

2055 hrs The port replied that they were expecting an oil tanker to supply oil to the country.
The gunman did not reply.

2110 hrs Suddenly heavy jolt experienced. Seemed vessel ran over a shallow patch across the
forward flat bottom area and stopped.

All gunmen fired blank shots in the air and disembarked from the vessel onto their
motorboat and sped away.

2113 hrs Master took charge of the wheelhouse. Engine control room taken over by the Chief
Engineer.

Engines stopped.

Ship’s position noted.

2115 hrs Engines stopped immediately – Activated emergency stop. RPM reducing.

2117 hrs Rpm zero. Vessel embedded. Displayed aground signals.

2118 hrs Informed port authority regarding the situation.

Requested for tugs assistance to pull out the vessel at high tide.

Port authority said that they themselves were interested to refloat the Happy Clipper.
All arrangements were being made. The High authorities were contacted, medical
assistance was being sent to the ship. Police Force, Reporters, Naval Ambulance and
Tugs were on its way.

Port authority also requested the Master to call for other vessel’s for assistance for
helping in pulling out purposes.

The Master requested the port authority to avoid any interference of the media
because the mental state of the crew was not in the right frame.

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2125 hrs Master boosted the morale of the crewmembers by saying that no one was seriously
hurt and the hijackers were gone. He told the crew if he received full support from
them the ship would be in safe waters very soon. All requested to cooperate.

All agreed and reported to the Muster point.

Third Officer on the wheelhouse.

Second Officer asked to give Chief Engineer immediate first aid.

Chief Officer at the muster station. Head count taken and all accounted for. Absentees
accounted for. Reported to the wheelhouse.

Supernumeraries on the wheelhouse.

Both steering motors switched on. Vessel on hand steering.

Water intakes changed over to high sea suction.

2130 hrs All ships in the vicinity alerted of grounding on the VHF and the MF/HF DSC.

Both radars switched on different ranges.

All duties explained. Emergency stations called. All hands dispersed for duties. Boat
preparation party instructed to keep survival craft ready.

Initial contact made with the company vide OS-0801-PC.

2136 hrs Stranding / Grounding checklist S-0902-CU complied with.

On scene command party instructed to divide into three teams, one to proceed
forward, make entry inside hold no.1, no.2, and no.3. Check manholes of the double
bottom tanks for water ingress. Second team to investigate the nature and extent of
damage if found and also check other accessible for any damage, such as interior of
fore peak store, third team to check for any possible pollution and fire.

Engine room party instructed to check and inspect machinery spaces for any damage.

Both the sounding party instructed to sound all the tanks, bilges and voids.

Additional lookouts posted.

2140 hrs Boat preparation party reported that all survival crafts are in readiness.

Second Officer asked to calculate the tides and keep the times of the highest tide
ready on the chart table. Also to find out the nature of the bottom.

The weather forecast, wind, current, direction and force was ascertained and
recorded.

The Master instructed that the welfare and proper observance of the shocked
personnel to be done. Any type of casualties is to be avoided.

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2145 hrs Chief Officer reported that the atmosphere in the holds was safe and ready for man
entry.

Engine room reported no damages. Engines normal and ready for manoeuvring.

Damage stability and residual GM calculations carried out.

2150 hrs On scene command party no.1 reported no damage sighted. All watertight fittings
intact. No water ingress sighted. No compartments flooded. On scene command party
no.2 reported that fore peak store in normal condition and no water ingress. On scene
command party no.3 reported no pollution or fire sighted.

Photographs taken of all damage suspected areas.

2200 hrs All soundings reported to be normal. No alteration in any tank. Commenced sounding
of the seaside to check the fwd embedding. Echo sounder switched on.

2205 hrs Extra lookouts with walkie-talkies posted inside the holds to observe any ingress of
water.

Completed seaside soundings. Found out that only vessel’s fwd was embedded, the
after part was clear, propeller clear and perhaps no damage.

Vessel awaiting tugs. Master called up port authority, informed that all ship’s crew
were in perfect condition. No police force or ambulance required. High tide
calculated to be now so the tugs were urgently required. The port authority
acknowledged.

2214 hrs Tugs arrived.

2226 hrs Towing line connected on the aft poop deck bitts.

2230 hrs Tug commenced pulling outwards.

2244 hrs Vessel extracted from the shore. Afloat. No list or trim observed. NUC lights
switched on.

2254 hrs Tugs cast off. Port authority requested for full incident report. Master informed that
he would post it.

2300 hrs Management meeting called. Decided to continue the lookouts inside the holds and
the forepeak store for at least 24 hrs. Engines to be started after one hour of waiting.
Anchors kept in readiness in all aspects.

2400 hrs Vessel found to be upright and even keel. No change in condition. No water ingress
reported.

Master declared the vessel seaworthy.

Engines started. Dead slow ahead.

Kept watch inside hold no.1, no.2, no.3 and the forepeak store. Full sea speed. Set
course towards Suez Canal. NUC lights put off. Navigation lights switched on.
Anchors lashed.

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One steering motor switched off. Survival crafts secured. Normal condition restored.

Safety message cancelled on VHF and MF/HF DSC.

Owners / Charteres informed thru telex.

Owners requested to arrange for class surveyor and divers for inspection of
underwater area at Suez Canal for survey and repairs if any to the damage. Also to
arrange for the hull underwriter inspector.

Next earliest opportunity the fwd tanks to be inspected.

All emergency parties called off and called for debriefing meeting in the ship’s office.

MASTER’S REVIEW

The drill was reviewed and was found to be carried out satisfactorily. Some points were high
lightened to the ship’s staff. They are:

This drill was carried out as a combined exercise to satisfy requirements for both ISM and ISPS
procedures as per SOLAS, Chapter XI-2, Part A, Regulation 13.7.3.

The Master discussed the Standard Operating Procedures for Hijacking. Which were the following:

Objectives:
 Protect human life and welfare.
 Protect property and environment.
Actions:
 Remain calm and direct the crewmembers to do the same.
 Do not resist pirates or armed robbers or hijackers unless a life-threatening situation is clear.
 Broadcast a distress message if possible.
 The Master and the crew should not attempt to negotiate with the hijackers unless directed.
 Offer reasonable cooperation.
 Try to establish a basic rapport.
 Try to identify the number of terrorist or criminals.
 Attempt to increase the number of access points.
 Attempt to determine the hijackers demands and potential deadlines.
 Use secure communications if available for all discussions with the hijackers.
 If authorities attempt to regain control of a ship through force, personnel should comply with
all commands by military forces.
 During and after a hijacking, only authorized crew members should talk with the media,
unless otherwise instructed.

He also discussed the standard operating procedures for ship being used as a weapon which were the
following:

Objectives:
 Protect human life and welfare.
 Protect property and environment.
Actions:
 Additionally to all the points in hijacking the following are to be added.

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 Remain calm.
 Attempt to obtain as much as possible information.
 If possible notify local authorities.
 Evacuate all non- essential personnel.

All precautions, which could have been observed were discussed by the Master and made sure that all
Officers and Crew understood the importance of it. The situation in real life could have been very
critical.

The Master explained the meaning and the contents of the ISPS code in short for the comprehension
of the crew. Master also insisted that security rounds should be a part of the safety culture and should
be within everyone. The human life and the ship’s structure are very vulnerable in today’s world
hence all precautions are to be always monitored. Safety rounds should be taken more regularly and
by all hands if possible.

The pollution and fire aspect was discussed in details and the drill was carried out with an attempt to
make the situation as realistic as possible.

The Master finally told all the staff regarding the importance of reporting these types of situation to
the flag state and other parties, which would one day, result in police patrol of these areas. In our case
it is the Hong Kong Marine Department who are to be notified through their designated forms. They
later become notices and are circulated to the all the other vessels and flag states for the enhancement
of safety and security in the world of maritime industry.

The above-mentioned drill was carried out in very deep water. The situation of grounding was
only simulated for the drill.

Master
Capt. Jesse B A Dourado

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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

THIS IS VRWX9 VRWX9 VRWX9 M.V. HAPPY CLIPPER

MAYDAY

VESSEL AGROUND.

CASE OF SABOTAGE / HIJACK.

POSITION 37 14 00 N / 007 12 00 E AT 2110 HRS LOCAL TIME

ALL VESSEL’S IN VICINITY REQUESTED FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

OVER

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

THIS IS VRWX9 VRWX9 VRWX9 M.V. HAPPY CLIPPER

MAYDAY

DAMAGE INVESTIGATED

NONE FOUND. ASSISTED BY COAST.

POSITION 37 14 00 N / 007 12 00 E AT 2110 HRS LOCAL TIME

ALL VESSEL’S IN VICINITY REQUESTED FOR STANDING BY ONLY.

OVER

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

THIS IS VRWX9 VRWX9 VRWX9 M.V. HAPPY CLIPPER

MAYDAY

VESSEL REFLOATED.

ASSISTED BY COAST RESCUE CENTRE.

RESTORING NORMAL OPERATION

ALL SHIPS REQUESTED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION.

OVER

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EMERGENCY STATIONS

COLLISION

Bridge Squad / Response Team

Master Capt. Jesse B A Dourado
Third Officer Pratik Rawal.
Seaman I Dibesh Cahndra Halder
Seaman II Mohd Abu Yusuf
Duties
Assist Master. Lookout. Log events, Navigation Safety, Communications and GMDSS procedures.
Reporting to owners and other authorities.

Engine Squad
Third Engineer Hare Ram Hare
Motorman 1 AKM Ahsanullah
Duties
Respond to engine orders from wheelhouse. Provide all general deck services like water and air.
Follow instructions from Master.

On Scene Command Squad

Chief Engineer Anil K Manchanda
Chief Officer Sudip Ghosh
Second Engineer M A I Khopekar
Electrical Officer Arun Kumar
Fitter Suresh K Nair
Boatswain Gazi Salehuddin
Seaman I Nurul Alam
Seaman I Mohd Hossain
Motorman I Abdus Salam
Motorman I ATM Abulkalam
Duties
Deatiled examination, Inform Master status of damage, temp repairs, Observe for pollution, fire, and
any other emergency. Anti pollution measures, follow instructions.

Emergency Survival and First Aid Squad

Second Officer Rohit Kulkarni
Chief Cook Azizur Rehman
GS Zakir Hossain
Duties
Keep emergency lifeboat ready for immediate launching. Stand by with first aid.

Sounding Squad
Fourth Engineer Subash S Mali
Cadet Harish Kumar
Seaman II Mohd S Kabir
Wiper Mohd Samsuzzaman
Duties
All ballast tanks, Fuel Tanks, void spaces, Cofferdams, Cargo hold bilges, Chain lockers, Cargo
holds, Peak stores are to be sounded and reported.

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M.V. HAPPY CLIPPER

HONG KONG S A R

MARINE NOTE OF PROTEST

I, Capt Jesse B A Dourado, holder of Indian Passport number A 0721927, residing in Mumbai (India),
Master of the motor vessel “HAPPY CLIPPER”, home port Hong Kong, Owned by New Ruler
Shipping Company Limited, Room No. 1307, Wing on Life Building, 22 Des Voeux Road, Central,
Hong Kong and managed by Grand Seatrade Shipping Company Limited, Room No.2607, Alexandra
House, 16-20, Chater Road, Hong Kong, wish to manifest the following to all parties concerned.

The vessel “M.V. HAPPY CLIPPER” being of 38366 gross tones and 24622 nett registered tones,
under my command, being in every respects seaworthy, her engines and machinery in good order,
sufficiently manned, equipped and laden with a cargo 65896 metric tones of various steel products,
properly stowed and trimmed, sailed from the port of Antwerp, Belgium on the 31 st of January, 2004
on a voyage towards the Suez Canal, Egypt.

While on the above voyage on the 08th of February, 2004, the above-mentioned vessel was taken over
by hijackers / armed gunmen and run aground at the coast of Algeria completely paralysing the traffic
movement of the port. The vessel was used as a weapon itself.

All damages to the ship and her equipments already ascertained or still to be ascertained which have
occurred during the grounding, has not been caused by any existing defect of the ship, the rigging, the
machinery or the accessories, neither by acts of carelessness by me, the Master or any member of the
crew. As we have applied all the means at our disposal to safe guard the ship.

On behalf of my Owners, Disponent Owners and Charterers, I hereby declare this marine note of
protest against all damages and any extraordinary expenses incurred due to the deviation and
indemnify them against all losses and damage to the ship’s hull and machinery and cargo, which
might have resulted due to the above incident, reserving the right to extend the same at any place and
time convenient.

Capt. Jesse B A Dourado

Master of the M.V. Happy Clipper

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