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Commission of inquiry will probe Kiani Satu grounding
A commission of inquiry oon Sep 2 started probing the circumstances around the grounding of the "Kiani Satu" off Buffels Bay near Knysna. The owners and insurers of the cargo approached the Western Cape High Court to order the ship's owner to make relevant documents and its crew available for evidence purposes. Judge Willem Louw granted the order on Aug 28 and appointed commissioner David Melunsky to take the evidence concerned in terms of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act. The respondents were ordered to remain in the vicinity until the commissioner had taken their evidence or excused them from proceedings. The respondents are the cargo ship owner, the ship's master and crew, the hull and machinery insurers, the protection and indemnity insurers, P & I associates, and Esmeralda (Antigua) Shipping Limited. Gavin Fitzmaurice, the instructing attorney for the owners and insurers of the ship's cargo, said the commission would be held in Cape Town and take between five and seven days.
Cargo owners go to court over Kiani Satu, ship owner filed for insolvency
The owners of a R70-million cargo of rice have gone to court to find out what happened aboard the Kiani Satu, which sank off Knysna. The ship ran aground between Buffels Bay and Sedgefield on August 8. It was later towed to deep waters and sank in the early hours of Wednesday. On board was 15 000 metric tons of rice - worth just over $6.9-million, or about R70m - which was being transported from Vietnam to Ghana. The cargo went down with it. In the Western Cape High Court on Friday, Judge Willem Louw heard an application by the owners of the cargo in which they seek to preserve and obtain documents, as well as the evidence of the ship’s master and crew. This information, they claim, was “vital” in determining how the vessel’s engine broke down, why it could not be towed and the circumstances around its subsequent sinking. They are to use the information in arbitration proceedings in London to claim for their lost cargo. The owner of the ship, meanwhile, has filed for insolvency in Germany. http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/cargo-owners-go-to-court-over-kiani-satu-1.1568190#.Uhs9gZL0G3s
Kiani Satu sinking confirmed
The SA Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa), confirmed that the "Kiani Satu" sank at 04:00 on Aug 21 in 1000 m of water 110 nautical miles south of Buffels Bay after having been adrift for some hours while it was left to founder. The wreck posed no serious environmental risk to the South African coast. There was no remaining oil threat to the Garden Route coast. The department would continue to monitor the coastline. No oil had been reported in the water since Aug 14. Report with photos: http://maritimesecurity.asia/free-2/maritime-security-asia/the-final-days-of-the-kiani-satu-bulk-carrier-16-photos/
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