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2 DATA SUMMARY2.1 General informationIdentification number:IMO* Classification:Date and time of the incident:Location of occurrence:M2010SV0401-01Very serious marine casualty1 April 2010, 9:00 a.m.Kwanda Base, in the port of Soyo, Angola2.2 Vessel particularsName:m.v. EdisongrachtCall sign*:PDUJIMO number*: 9081289Flag state*:the NetherlandsOfficial vessel number*: 9378 ZA 1994Vessel type:General cargo with container capacityLoading and unloading capability: 3 fixed cranes positioned on deckISM* manager:Spliethoff Agency & Forwarding B.V.Registered owner:Transport Qamutik, CanadaBareboat charterer*:C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Edisongracht, AmsterdamHome port:AmsterdamClassification society*:Lloyd’s Register of ShippingYear of built: 1994Length overall (LOA)*:137.16 metresLength between perpendiculars (LPP)* 127.14 metresBreadth:18.90 metresMax. draught (summer)*:8.51 metresDeadweight (summer):12754 tonsGross tonnage*:8448 gtNet tonnage*:4651 ntMinimum required crew: 10Last survey: 26 August 2008Vessel certificates:All valid2.3 Voyage particularsDestination:Unloading location, between mooring buoys in Kwanda Base, in theport of SoyoDeparture:Anchoring location, near the port of SoyoCrew: 18Voyage type:International tradeCargo:Pipes for local offshore projectPilot on-board:Yes2.4 Weather and current dataWind direction:Wind speed:Current:Current direction:Current speed (estimated):East10 knotsspring tideNorth-East2-4 knots- 5 -
High tide time/water level 4 : 05:37 a.m./1.8 metres (on 1 April, 2010)Low tide time/water level: 11:29 a.m./0.5 metres (on 1 April, 2010)2.5 Port characteristicsLocation:Sailing area properties:Compulsory pilotage:Details:Kwanda Base (see figure 1), part of the port of Soyo at the mouthof the Congo River in Angola. The Congo is the fifth largest river ofthe world with regard to length but the world's second largest riverwith regard to water volume. The river can be navigated up to 80miles inland by ocean-going vessels.Tidal port, twice-daily tide: twice a day high tide and twice a daylow tide with intervening times of approximately six hours.Compulsory pilotage for vessels from 500 GRT (Admiralty SailingDirections (Africa Pilot Vol. II, edition 2007)) 5 .Large differences can occur between surface currents andundercurrents.Warnings are issued that navigation data for this area can beunreliable.An LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal is under construction at theport site, south-east of the mooring buoys.Figure 1: Local map of Kwanda Base, including the location of the mooring buoys 6(source: Google Earth, map data: 18 September 2009)45Source: Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2, 2010An information booklet for seamen that includes details regarding navigation, buoyage systems,meteorological data, pilotage data, regulations and port facilities.- 6 -
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