Pilferage: request to investigate

Piraeus, 15th April, 20...

Messrs. L. V. Vernicos & Co., Ship Agents,

21 Philonos Sireet,

Piraeus, Greece.

Dear Sirs,

I regret to inform you that today, at 2.20 p. m., while the stevedores were out for the lunch break, a Watch Sailor making the inspection round in Hold 1 found a box with cargo of wrist watches the packing of which had been broken.

The Watch Officer to whom this fact was reported immediately call the Chief Stevedore. On inspecting the contents of that box, they found shortage of 100 pieces of watches. An appropriate Statement of Facts has been drawn up; the copy of this Statement is enclosed herewith. As before the commencement of discharging the contents of all holds had been inspected by a Cargo Surveyor and the goods had been found to be in proper condition and the packing to be intact, it is evidently a case of pilferage by the stevedores working in that hold.

In view of the above, I have to request you to investigate this matter.

Yours faithfully,

N. A. Makarov

Master of the m/v"Floreshti"

 

Broken cases: request to repair

Port Swettenham. 10th February, 20...

Messrs. S. M. Wilson & Co., Ship Agents,

P. O. Box No. 317,

Port Swettenham, Federation of Malaya.

Dear Sirs,

This is to inform you that today, on February 10, 20…, during loading part of cargo of automobile spare parts in boxes consigned to Messrs. "Ant", Moscow, under the B/L 34, into Hold 3 some damage was caused to 6 boxes, when the crane operator struck the pallet with boxes against the coaming of the hatch square, while lowering the draft into Hold 3. The boxes have broken planks on one side and require repair.

The damage caused to the contents and the packing is described in detail in the Damage Survey Report made up by the Surveyor, invited after the incident. A copy of the report will be send to you through my agent, as soon as it is received.

I hold you responsible for the damage and all consequences thereof, and kindly ask you to have the damaged boxes repaired before completion of loading.

 

Yours faithfully,

I. V. Fedchenko

Master of the m/v "Bratislava"

Repacking of cargo required

Bristol, 15th January, 20...

Messrs. G. D. Lee & Co., Ship Agents,

72 Harbour Street,

Bristol, England.

Dear Sirs,

Please note that the covers of the packed steel sheets loaded into N 2 lower hold aft part are rusted and most of the bands broken. The Mate's Receipt for this particular lot will be claused accordingly. The cover of steel package N 120 is very badly damaged and the contents exposed.

Kindly have the cover renewed and inform the authorities concerned.

Yours faithfully,

V. N. Smirnov

Master of the m/t "Leninakan"

Slow loading, request to speed up work

Marseilles, 19th March, 20...

Messrs. M. L. Priestly & Co., Ship Agents,

14 Rue de France,

Marseilles, France.

Dear Sirs,

I should like to draw your attention to the fact that loading of the pipes under B/Ls 1-20 consigned to "Promsyrioimport" is being carried out slowly. Only 950 metric tons, instead of 1600, were loaded during the first day.

Considering 5 days allowed by the Charter Party for loading, the ship will be on demurrage in 4 days.

I kindly ask you to take necessary action to speed up the loading, and, if necessary, to use an extra cranes and detail an extra gang for simultaneous loading into two holds.

Yours faithfully,

V. I. Shubin

Master of the m/v "Leningrad

 

 

Expressing gratitude

Southampton, 22nd July, 20...

To the Harbour Master of

the Port of Southampton, England

Sir,

Leaving your fine port I wish to express on behalf of all the officers and crew of my ship our sincere thanks for the warm reception and hospitality shown us everywhere in your city.

We appreciate very much your courtesy and friendly cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

N. V. Stepanov

Master of the m/v "Fedor Poletaev"