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2001 Amver Business Report

2001 introduced the concept of "E-Amver," a future "Cyber Plot" supported by satellite polling.

Cumulative Statistics:

Number of Survivors Rescued
588
Number of Ships on Average Daily Plot
2817
Highest Daily Number of Ships Onplot
3003
Daily Plot Above 2,800 Mark
149 Days
Daily Plot Above 2,900 Mark
64 Days

Response:

219 Ships from 37 countries were diverted to assist.

Top Five Nations

Nation Number of Ships Diverted
Japan
44
United States
36
Germany
13
Norway
11
United Kingdom
7

 

Owner Countries:

37 Ships from 15 countries made rescues.

Nation

Number of
Survivors
Rescued

Nation Number of
Survivors
Rescued
Norway
446
Singapore
4
United States
52
United Kingdom
4
Greece
18
Venezuela
4
Austria
16
Hong Kong
3
Japan
13
Cyprus
2
Germany
10
Malta
1
Canada
8
Netherlands
1
Philippines
6
   

Ships that Participated in Rescues:

Tampa, Evrota, Claudia, Carnival Victory, Coastal Houston, Brilliant Corners, CMA CGM Seurat, Constitution, Sealbulk Magnachem, Sealand Performance, USNS Apache, Enchantment of the Seas, Mayaguez, Stolt Spray, Atlantic Trader, Bergen, Nysa, Proteo, Bow Power, Golden Duke, Pearl Venus, Century Highway #1, Crusader, Handy Fabiana, Matthew, Pelican, Putney Bridge, Pytheas, Sioux, Southern Ace, Vision of the Seas, Gyre, Margara, Pelander, Pacific Sapphire, Queen Elizabeth II, Sunshine.

Alerts:

  • 121.5 Mhz EPIRB alerts initiated 33% of Amver cases
  • 406 Mhz EPIRB alerts initiated 20% of Amver cases
  • 243 Mhz alerts initiated 8% of Amver cases

Incidents:

Type of Incident Number of Cases
Vessels disabled or adrift
25
Medical Evacuations
10
Vessels taking on water
13
Vessel fires / sinkings
10
Overdue / Unreported
6

Nominations:

Seven vessels were nominated for special awards

  • M/V Brilliant Corners
  • M/V Claudia C
  • M/V Evrotas
  • M/V Pacific Sapphire
  • M/V Putney Bridge
  • M/V Southern Ace
  • M/V Tampa