BOXES WITH CARGO BROKEN DUE TO NEGLIGENT SLINGING.

This is to inform you that today, on the 14th of July during the morning shift, while discharging the cargo tea from my vessel, due to careless handling of cargo and improper slinging 5 boxes were dropped from the sling and were totally broken.

I advise you hereby that I shall bear no responsibility for any claims in connection with the above-mentioned damage caused to the goods in the course of such inefficient discharging. At the same time, I hold the stevedoring Company, Messrs..... responsible for the damage caused and for all the consequences, which may arise therefrom, of which I kindly request you to advise the said Stevedoring Company, port Authorities, and all concerned.

SALVAGE DENIED, TUG CHARGE ACCEPTED.

Referring to your claim for alleged salvage of my vessel by two of your port tugs while rendering assistance in taking my vessel off the shoal and towing her into port on 21st inst. I would like to state following. I regret to decline all your claims for paying salvage. Such services have never been rendered to my vessel. Otherwise, the fact would have been substantiated by relevant documents, e. g. Salvage Contract, or recorded evidence of my agreement to sign it.

Please take notice that at the time of the occurrence nobody offered me to sign a Lloyd's Salvage Contract. If such term had been offered by the Harbor Master or by the tug's Master, they would have been rejected by me, as there was no immediate danger to the ship. In my opinion taking my vessel off the ground, carried out by the tugs was within the scope of duties of the Port Authorities: I agree, therefore to pay ordinary towing expenses in case you submit a proper bill for the work done.

AN OFFER OF AMICABLE SETTLEMENT( A LETTER TO THE

PORT MASTER).

Referring to your Statement of Facts about our contact with pier when shifting to Berth 3 at 14. 48 today, I would like to state the following:

According to my agent, B. Lee, the cost of replacement of the damaged rubbing piece is about US$ 500.

Though parting of tow line which led to damage is not the ship's fault, and the amount of damage is not known, as it can ascertained only after the ship's departure, in order to save time and unnecessary expenses, I am ready to pay the above sum for replacement of the damaged rubbing piece without an

official survey.

TO TRACE A LOST CONTAINER.

We refer to the exchange of letters during our last call at your port on our previous voyage on 27th of January, 2012, concerning container N 179821 under our B/L n 172. According to our Discharge Record dated 25th of January, 2012 this container had been duly discharged from our vessel, but the Consignees, Messrs. M. Windsfield and Co. Inc., claimed that it had not reached them. At was agreed on that occasion you were to look into this matter and carry out an appropriate investigation.

We should be obliged if you let us have the results of the investigation.

TO RELEASE THE DETAINED VESSEL (TO THE PORT

MASTER)

As you must know, my vessel has been under arrest following the collision with m. v. "Osaka Maru". On account of the above the vessel is unable to continue her voyage, and

the Shipowners are suffering loses. Today I have received a telex from the Owners in which they express consent to refund damages sustained by the Owners of the m. v. "Osaka Maru" and authorize me to sign the appropriate documents.

Kindly make urgent arrangements to release my vessel.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 874