Mss-Chrome

The "Costas L.", laden with 42,629 tonnes of clinker for cement industry, was arrested on Sep 25, 2019, as per orders of the local High Court dated Sep 23 in a litigation, at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port. The vessel had arrived at the port on Sep 8. On Oct 1 the vessel has offloaded the imported clinker and was waiting for the release order at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port. The vessel was released on Oct 2, and it sailed the same day.

The "Costas L" was in collision with the bulkcarrier "Heranger" at 07.40 a.m. on Mar 20, 2015, at mile mark 89 on the Mississippi River near Chalmette, New Orleans. The "Heranger"'s anchor got caught in the mooring line of the "Costas L". The "Heranger" was entering anchorage when it lost power. It then drifted into the "Costas L". The damage was minor. The collision did not affect navigation on the river. The Coast Guard is still investigating the incident.

Nine boats carrying longshore union supporters tried to block the "Mary H" at the Port of Kalama on May 7, 2013, in the morning. The nine protest boatswere out in the water near the terminal when a tug began to get into position to maneuver the "Mary H." Three of the boats violated a 200-yard safety zone at the terminal. The Coast Guard broadcast a call to all boaters in the area about the safety zone. Two Coast Guard crews responded from Portland and boarded one of the protest boats and informed them about the proper distance. Eventually, all nine boats left. The grain ship had loaded in Vancouver and was bound to Kalama to take more grain. By early afternoon, the ship was at anchor on the Oregon side of the Columbia River and was listed as delayed. The protesters said the ship had been loaded using non-union labor in Vancouver, and called those workers strike breakers brought in to work during a lockout of ILWU workers. The protesters respected the safety zone until May 7, when three boats with pro-union supporters got too close to the "Mary H". ILWU workers have agreed to load grain from Kalama Export onto the ship on May 8 morning, separated from the current load by a plastic tarp. That way, union dockworkers in Japan, where the ship is headed, will know which grain was loaded by union labor workers. Report with photo: http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/07/protesters-boats-block-grain-ship-port-kalama/