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The U.S. Coast Guard and Global Diving and Salvage are preparing to raise the wreck of a commercial fishing vessel that went down in Haro Strait on August 13.

The fishing vessel Aleutian Isle began taking on water near Sunset Point on the west side of San Juan Island at about 1400 hours on the 13th. The Coast Guard received a report that the vessel needed assistance and dispatched a helicopter, a response boat and a small cutter. All personnel aboard the vessel were rescued safely, and it sank shortly after; it had about 2,600 gallons of diesel and oil on board, and a sheen of nearly two miles in length was visible by 1700 hours.

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The Coast Guard formed a unified command for the response and tapped the National Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for $130,000 in support. The funds have covered the cost of cleanup contractors, both along the shoreline and on the water. Over the course of the last two weeks, the vessel has continued to release modest quantities of diesel – too little to recover – and contractors have contained it with booms as needed. One additional wrinkle: one of the wreck’s 1,400-foot nets floated up to the surface, and the USCG had to deploy a buoy tender to haul it in.

The unified command has made a decision to seal up the vessel’s tanks and raise it from the bottom, eliminating the risk of future pollution. Using sidescan sonar, the search team found the wreck in about 200 feet of water just off Sunset Point. An inspection with a small ROV confirmed its identity and found that it is sitting upright on the bottom.

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The depth poses challenges for a wreck recovery mission: for technical reasons, it will have to be a heliox commercial dive, according to the Coast Guard. The proper heliox mix has taken time to get, so the dive operations are only just now beginning. A crane barge barge, the heliox tanks and the dive team all arrived Sunday to begin work.

The operation will not be easy. In addition to depth, the divers will also have to contend with changing tidal currents, which will limit the number of hours a day that dive operations are possible. Due to this constraint, the preparations and the recovery operation are expected to take ten days.

Since the area is within the habitat of the Southern Resident killer whale population, NOAA and Washington State Department of Ecology have also set up preparations to deter whales using an acoustic device (oikomi pipes).

Source: USCG

The giant utility Dominion Energy has found itself in a disagreement with state regulators over a proposed performance guarantee for its $10 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, one of the largest planned wind farms in the U.S. development pipeline. The clause is enough of a concern for Dominion that it has threatened to scuttle CVOW altogether and walk away – a seismic shock for the budding U.S. offshore wind industry.

Dominion has historically been one of the most committed players in the U.S. offshore wind business. It was an early and enthusiastic entrant, beginning its planning for a small pilot project as early as 2012. The pilot stage was completed in 2020 and is one of only two (small) offshore wind farms operating in the U.S. today.

To build the full-scale 2.6 GW facility, Dominion is buying the only U.S.-built wind turbine installation vessel on the market, the future Charybdis, at a price of half a billion dollars – a financial commitment that no other developer or shipowner has been willing to match yet. Construction on the vessel is already well under way.

However, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) – a regulator with a broad mandate governing insurance, railroads and utilities – has made a decision that may make CVOW untenable, according to Dominion. The SCC will allow Dominion to bill the cost of CVOW’s development to household ratepayers in the form of a miniscule rider fee – but only if its turbines perform at a 42 percent capacity factor or better in any three-year period. Any shortfalls would be Dominion’s to cover.

Dominion has appealed the decision, describing it as unprecedented and “unlawful.” The firm warns that the guarantee is so broad that it would leave Dominion on the hook for any decline in power output – whether caused by a hurricane, cyberattack, climate change or any other factor.

“The Commission’s unprecedented imposition of an involuntary performance guarantee condition on its approvals, however, is untenable. As ordered, it will prevent the project from moving forward, and the company will be forced to terminate all development and construction activities,” Dominion wrote in an appeal. “As recognized by the Commission, the project is favored by the General Assembly’s support for offshore wind generation as a cornerstone of the Commonwealth’s plan for a clean and reliable energy future.”

The disagreement follows a just few weeks after Dominion celebrated formal approval from the SCC for the project to move forward. The initial order was released August 8, and it noted that there would be some form of performance requirement, but did not give any details – until now.

Dominion’s appeal to the SCC begins a rehearing process, and the company sounded an upbeat note in a statement to local TV media.

“We look forward to completing the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project as a regulated project to build on our long record of affordability and reliability,” a Dominion spokesperson told local media.

On Sunday, U.S. warships made a transit of the Taiwan Strait for the first time since the visit of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taipei in early August.

Pelosi’s diplomatic stopover drew furious rhetoric from Beijing, along with missile test launches, mass naval exercises and warplane flights. By comparison, the transit of two U.S. Navy cruisers through the strait this weekend drew a relatively muted response – less even than China’s typical pushback on American freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs).

USS Antietam and USS Chancellersville were assigned to this transit, and 7th Fleet emphasized that they passed through “waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply” with the intent to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a “free and open Indo-Pacific.”

The PLA responded in a brief statement that it “conducted security tracking and monitoring of the U.S. warships’ passage in the whole course” and had all of their movements “under control” throughout. China’s foreign ministry issued no formal response – a departure from the usual practice of condemnation.

The Global Times, the most overtly nationalistic branch of China’s state media, dismissed Antietam and Chancellorsville as “old ships” and suggested that their presence was not an issue. “As long as the US vessels follow the rules of ‘innocent passage’ to keep low profile and pose no harm, turn off weapons and fire-control radar system, and bring no actual threat to China’s security, the PLA would just follow and monitor,” Global Times wrote.

The U.S. Navy is all too aware of the age of the Ticonderoga class, and it wants to decommission all of them by 2027 – if Congress will allow it.

During a joint fishery patrol in the South Pacific last week, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter requested permission to call in the Solomon Islands – and was denied. The cutter USCGC Oliver Henry had a scheduled replenishment port call in Honiara, intended to enable its mission to help the Solomons prevent illegal fishing. A Coast Guard press officer told Reuters that Solomons officials “did not respond” to a request to enter port, so the vessel diverted about 500 nm from its course to call in Papua New Guinea instead.

The unusual snub follows months after the Solomons government signed a security pact with China, which allows Beijing to stage forces on the island nation’s territory. A leaked draft of the agreement suggests that it will also allow Chinese naval vessels to call for replenishment at Honiara. The deal has raised serious concerns for officials in the U.S. and Australia, since the Solomon Inslands are a natural jumping off point for military operations in the Coral Sea and the South Pacific. In WWII, the U.S. had to engage in a fierce fight to dislodge Japanese forces from the Solomons, and the islands’ strategic location is well-remembered.

The diplomatic brush-off may also have extended to the Oliver Berry’s partner vessel, the Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Spey. The Royal Navy would not confirm whether or not Spey had been turned away, saying only that it is “routine practice” for itineraries to change.

A spokesperson for the Coast Guard told the AP that the U.S. State Department is in dialogue with the Solomons government, and that in future it expects that clearances will be provided for American ships.

HMS Spey, Oliver Berry and personnel and assets from 15 other nations were in the area as part of Operation Island Chief, one of four annual patrols focused on deterring illegal fishing. It was the first time the Royal Navy had joined the 10-day mission.

All Ukrainian men aged 18-60 have been subject to a wartime travel ban since February, but certain seafarers will soon have an exemption

On August 27, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine finally adopted a resolution on allowing Ukrainian seafarers to leave the country to work under contracts on vessels.

Our company, SKYMAR, is a leading travel service provider in Ukraine for shipowners and seafarers. In the difficult days of March 2022, when all maritime market players and relevant organizations refused to deal with the problem of Ukrainian seafarers leaving, SKYMAR began to pursue a positive solution by all possible official and behind-the-scenes methods. Every week we wrote letters to the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Office of the President of Ukraine. We wrote SMS, called all the known numbers and tried to prove and show how important it is for Ukrainian seaferers to return to their jobs and relieve their colleagues who were on vessels at the time of the start of the war. Our petition to the President of Ukraine was able to collect 25,000 signatures and attract his attention.

Ukrainian seafarers bring up to $4 billion annually to the country. Ukraine ranks sixth in the world in terms of the number of employed seafarers. The urgent need to remove restrictions from Ukrainian seafarers was due to the fact that most of the seafarers could be left without a livelihood. Their skills and abilities are very specific and have little use ashore, even in times of war. In addition, a huge proportion of Ukrainian seafarers help our army in the fight against the enemy, both financially and with humanitarian aid.

And on Saturday it happened! We welcome this decision of the government of Ukraine. Now Ukrainian seafarers will again be able to travel to their jobs on vessels around the world, relieve their colleagues, start providing for their families again and continue to support Ukraine’s army. This is a victory for seafarers and their families, and there are about one million of them in Ukraine.

In the coming days, the Cabinet of Ministers will approve the final adjustments to the adopted resolution and approve the final date from which Ukrainian seafarers will be able to leave on contracts. Our company continues to participate in the discussions of the working group for details on the departure of seafarers.

Once again we would like to thank every Ukrainian seafarer and every member of his family in achieving our common goal. Together we are stronger!

Andrey Panchenko is the CEO and founder of SKYMAR, a seafarers’ travel company from Ukraine.

Source: https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/ukraine-s-government-allows-its-seafarers-to-rejoin-foreign-ships

Since China started to implement the BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) back in 2013, it has gained considerable access to strategic infrastructure in developing nations. To date, BRI is the largest development program any country has ever undertaken. Africa has emerged as the largest beneficiary of the BRI, and the platform has come in handy for China in redefining its trade partnership with the continent.

Although China is now slowing BRI financing in many African nations due to debt sustainability concerns, some of the projects that have been in the pipeline are starting to mature with visible economic benefits.

One such project is Lekki Port in Nigeria, which is the country’s first deep-sea port. Located 60 kilometers east of Lagos, the world’s 15th largest city and Africa’s largest metropolis, Lekki Port is set to turn around shipping in Nigeria, putting it on the global map.

Despite Nigeria being Africa’s most populous nation and hosting a growing number of middle-class income earners, it relies on two old ports, Tin Can Island and Apapa. These facilities are perennially congested, and their shallow harbors restrict the type of vessels that can comfortably dock. It has also made Nigeria lose maritime business to the neighboring countries of Togo, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.

Essentially, Lekki Port is designed to address some of these problems as well as catalyze investors’ interest in the Nigeria’s massive shipping potential.

Lekki Port begun construction in 2017 with financing from China Development Bank. It is being built by Lekki Port LFTZ (Lagos Free Trade Zone) Enterprise. This is a special purpose vehicle owned by a group of investors – led by state-owned China Harbor Engineering and Tolaram, a Singapore-based conglomerate – and includes local and federal Nigerian government agencies.

With 16.5 meters of water depth and capacity to handle over 2.7 million TEU a year, Lekki port is one of the most valuable assets under the Chinese BRI in West Africa (and by extension the African continent).

Unlike some of China’s more economically isolated port investments in, for example, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Lekki Port appears to follow an East Asian development tradition, noted Prof. Lauren Johnston, a senior Researcher at South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), in a recent commentary.

Lekki Port is embedded into the Lekki Free Trade Zone, offering tax incentives and reliable, modern infrastructure to prospective investors.

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has stationed two grand investments at the Lekki Free Trade Zone, giving Lekki Port a head start once it starts operations in October.

The 650,000 barrel per day Dangote Refinery is expected to start processing oil in the fourth quarter of this year. Besides meeting Nigeria’s local oil demand, the petrochemical complex will produce a surplus for export, a significant benefit for Lekki Port’s liquid bulk terminal.

In addition, Dangote Fertilizer Plant, commissioned in April by President Mohammadu Buhari, is also good news for Lekki Port business prospects.

The plant is now the largest fertilizer manufacturer in Africa with an annual production capacity of three million metric tons of urea fertilizer.

“We are lucky to have this plant. It is coming at the right time with the Ukraine-Russia conflict as both Ukraine and Russia control substantial amounts of agricultural inputs,” Aliko Dangote told CNN.

With China’s strategic role at Lekki Port, this might be the point where the interests of the economic and demographic giants of Asia and Africa intersect. Such a union will be interesting to watch unfold.

Source: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/lekki-port-a-union-of-economic-giants

Casualty investigations continue to show that there is a clear link between fatigue and accidents at sea. Recent years has also seen a growing concern regarding the difficulties in implementing and enforcing provisions related to seafarers’ hours of work and rest, and fatigue. This year’s joint concentrated inspection campaign by the Paris and Tokyo MoUs on Port State Control aims to raise the awareness of the requirements in the STCW Convention and the Principles of Minimum Safe Manning. The campaign starts on 1 September 2022.

Ships should always be operated and maintained in such a way as to ensure good working conditions, safe operations, and smooth Port State Control (PSC) inspections. However, targeted PSC inspections announced in advance, like the annual Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CIC), focus on specific areas where a higher risk of accidents and/or non-compliance with international safety regulations could exist.

According the Paris and Tokyo MoUs’ joint press release of 1 August 2022, the purpose of this year’s joint CIC is to raise the awareness of shipowners, operators and crew on the specific requirements in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention). The CIC, which will run from 1 September to 30 November 2022, applies to all types of ships and aims to confirm that:
• the number of seafarers serving on board and their certificates conform with the relevant provisions of STCW Convention and Code and the applicable safe manning requirements as determined by the Flag State Administration;
• all seafarers serving on board, who are required to be certificated in accordance with the STCW Convention, hold an appropriate certificate or a valid dispensation, or provide documentary proof that an application for an endorsement has been submitted to the Flag State Administration;
• the seafarers on board hold a valid medical certificate as required by the STCW Convention;
• the watch-keeping schedules and hours of rest indicate compliance with the requirements of the STCW Convention and Code.

As always, inspections will be conducted in conjunction with the regular PSC inspection. However, a ship will be subject to only one inspection under this CIC during the period of the campaign. PSC officers will use a list of predefined questions during the CIC and a copy of the Paris MoU’s version of the questionnaire is available here.

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Source: Gard

Most other MoUs, such as the Black Sea, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Riyadh, and Vina del Mar MoUs, are expected to join this CIC and use similar questionnaires during their inspections.

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As per Appendix 11 of IMO Res. A.1155(32): Procedures for Port State Control, 2021, an initial PSC inspection carried out during the CIC is likely to focus on the validity of the relevant documents, such as seafarers’ certificates, minimum safe manning document, muster list, watch schedule, and records of daily hours of rest. However, we strongly encourage Members and clients to view this CIC as a reminder of the importance of ensuring seafarers are fit for duty and able to maintain safe levels of alertness and performance.

Despite existing regulations, casualty investigations and research continue to show that there is a clear link between fatigue and accidents at sea. Fatigue effects a person’s physical, cognitive and behavioural performance – such as the ability to make decisions, response time, judgement, hand-eye coordination and other skills. And when fatigue impairment coincides with other risks in the environment, incidents can result.

In recent years there has been a growing concern regarding the difficulties in implementing and enforcing provisions related to seafarers’ hours of work and rest, and fatigue. According to a report submitted to the IMO in July 2021, many seafarers tend to hide working time violations which are due to the imbalance between workload and manning levels. In order to avoid deficiencies and disruptions to vessel operations in relation to inspections or vetting, seafarers either underreport their work hours, or adjust their work/rest hour records, to facilitate compliance, says the report.

While it is not possible for ship operators to regulate and oversee the sleeping habits of every seafarer on every ship, they do need to recognise the dangers of fatigue and ensure that rest hours are not only a paper exercise. Focus on mitigating the risks of fatigue through ship design, operational and manning policies will go a long way in ensuring safe operations and the welfare and health of seafarers. It also has the potential to cut costs for ship operators by reducing injury and downtime due to accidents, as well as physical damage to high-value assets and the environment.
Source: Gard, https://www.gard.no/web/articles?documentId=34081148

Global Ports Holding subsidiary Bodrum Cruise Port in Turkey has received Odyssey of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.

Bodrum Cruise Port said this was the largest cruise ship it has hosted in its history.

With 3,693 American, British and German passengers, this was also the first voyage to Bodrum for Odyssey of the Seas.

Global Ports Holding Eastern Mediterranean ports director Aziz Güngör said: “We will be seeing more large ships like Odyssey of the Seas in Bodrum waters from next year. Bodrum is on its way to becoming a very important cruise destination.”

Most of the passengers from the ship visited the old town and bazaars in Bodrum, while other passengers opted for tour buses to visit Bodrum’s archaeological sites, such as St Peter Castle, Sandima Village Tour, Jeep Safari, Turkish Bath and Beach Clubs.

Odyssey of the Seas is Royal Caribbean’s second Quantum Ultra-class ship. Its sister Quantum Ultra-class cruise ship, Spectrum of the Seas, started service in April 2019.

Featuring a striking stern architecture, with large glazed areas offering 270° views, the cruise ship measures 347.1m long and 41.1m wide. It has a gross registered tonnage of 169,300t.

The ship consists of 18 decks and 2,137 passenger cabins, which include four different types of staterooms known as Interior, Ocean View, Balcony and Virtual Balcony.

Bodrum Cruise Port provides full terminal, marine and ancillary services to its customers, along with various amenities such as duty-free shopping areas and travel agencies. It has invested in the construction of a terminal building and pier.

Source: https://www.ship-technology.com/news/bodrum-cruise-port-royal-caribbean/

With a fleet of 20 million DWT, comprised of 200 vessels across our dry bulk, containership, and tanker segments, Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is undergoing unprecedented growth in a fast-changing environment. To manage this growth, we have shifted our culture from managing ships to leading people. To reinforce this culture shift, we have refreshed how we think about seafarer involvement and wellbeing with the EPS Life at Sea Programme. This comprehensive set of benefits aims to enhance the quality of life onboard today while investing in the next generation of seafarers.

Culture-driven decisions

Making time at sea an enjoyable experience meant reimagining living spaces onboard to create an inclusive and collaborative environment. We worked with professional designers to create modern, bright, and open living areas onboard that strengthen camaraderie, develop a sense of belonging, and forge an integrated culture across sea and shore – all crucial elements to feeling safe and appreciated. Our revamped blueprint for vessel accommodation includes community mess halls, vibrant and modern recreation lounges furnished with flat-screen TVs, video and board games, guitars, free Wi-Fi in common areas and more – all which help seafarers forge strong relationships while at sea.

To promote a fitness culture, we equipped every EPS managed vessel with state-of-the-art gymnasiums. To further encourage and emphasise the importance of physical wellbeing, the EPS Community has access to virtual coaches who share tips and exercises through a Physical Readiness Programme. The aim is to help achieve balanced strength, endurance, and mental resilience through functional and bodyweight training. Our fitness culture was in full force when our sea and shore teams were among thousands of participants of the 2022 EPS Around the World Fundraiser. The group, which included people from across the maritime industry, collectively travelled 217,448km while raising S$1.58 million for The Mission to Seafarers.

These benefits certainly have a positive impact, however the inherent physical and mental demands of life at sea, coupled with the long-drawn global effects of Covid-19, have weighed heavily on the mental wellbeing of our sea and shore colleagues. As a result, we understood that more needed to be done to protect the mental wellbeing of our community. To address this concern, we established a partnership with a professional mental health service provider to break the mental health taboo and provide our team access to insights, tips, mental exercises, and 24/7 support from a dedicated qualified Clinical Psychologist.

Staying in touch with family and the EPS Community worldwide is also important for mental health. Therefore, we increased connectivity and internet bandwidth at sea so that our seafarers can connect with loved ones using free monthly data packages and complimentary Wi-Fi in common areas. Additionally, we introduced an internal social network to foster a robust, interactive, and engaging community. This digital platform connects our 6000-strong and growing community through their mobile devices, where they engage in organic conversations, discuss best practices, celebrate milestones, and participate in company-wide contests and challenges. They are also able to have two-way conversations with senior management, which plays an important role in establishing a sense of inclusiveness across the organisation.

More than just calorific value

As the saying goes, ‘nothing brings people together like good food’. At EPS, we believe that meals served onboard are not just about essential nourishment. It’s about finding common ground to unite our multicultural team. That’s why we provide high-end, professional-grade cooking appliances, such as pizza ovens, in our galleys. We also train our chefs to deliver a world-class culinary experience onboard by serving dishes that create an engaging dining experience that brings cultures and ranks together.

Training begins with our in-house Culinary Consultant, Chef Patrick, a highly sought after and well-regarded professional chef who has spent his career preparing meals for top political and business leaders. Chef Patrick works with our cooks onboard to create easy, nutritious, and mouth-watering menus. To further enhance their skills, EPS cooks attend an intensive five-day culinary training session by executive chefs from a world-renowned hotel that covers an extensive range of topics such as knife skills for varying cuts of meat and vegetables, creation of spice mixes, sauces, and tips to perfect various global cuisines and more.

Implementing sustainable methods of growing vegetables onboard is another initiative we are developing. Select EPS-managed vessels are conducting trials to grow fresh lettuce using an advanced hydroponics system. Teams have already been able to nurture seedlings into fresh, full-grown lettuce. The impressive harvest yielded a delicious meal for the entire team. What was more encouraging to see was the unique sense of ownership and special bonds formed between the groups during the trial, which was especially important earlier this year when Russia invaded Ukraine.

The power of a strong community

Following the invasion, we anticipated that our 600 Ukrainian employees would potentially be impacted, displaced, and in danger. Our team sprang into action and began renting apartments in Varna, Bulgaria, to provide safe and free housing for all EPS Ukrainian seafarers, office staff, and their immediate family members. Over 400 people, including adults and children, have made their way to these apartments. They have been supported by EPS teams in Odessa and Varna and teams from our global offices, who are working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure our colleagues and their families are safe and comfortable.

The EPS Life at Sea Programme, Around the World Fundraiser, and our accommodations in Varna remind our colleagues that they are part of something bigger—a community that celebrates its successes and supports each other in times of need.

These initiatives have undoubtedly created a close-knit EPS Community, enhanced company-wide communication, and increased employee satisfaction, which equates to a safer, more productive work environment. While it’s no secret that this has helped attract and retain talent across our young and diverse fleet, the main driver behind our actions is that it is simply the right thing to do.

Seafarers are the backbone of the maritime industry, and it is up to shipowners and managers to create company cultures that not only support meaningful and rewarding careers but also provide a sense of overall mental and physical wellbeing.

Source: https://www.lr.org/en/insights/articles/investing-in-seafarer-wellbeing/

The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) has announced a new route for merchant vessels going in and departing from the three Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk, Pivdennyi/Yuzhny under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The route comes into effect as of 26 August.

The new route is 320 nautical miles long and connects the three Ukrainian ports with the inspection areas inside Turkish territorial waters. The maritime humanitarian corridor, which makes part of this route, extends from the boundary of Ukrainian territorial seas to a southern waypoint.

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This route has been adjusted following an initial three weeks of operations. It allows for shorter transit in the maritime humanitarian corridor and easier planning for the shipping industry.

The route provides that while transiting the maritime humanitarian corridor, no military ship, aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle may approach within a radius of 10 nautical miles of any vessel engaged in the Initiative and transiting the corridor. The new coordinates have been disseminated through the international navigation system NAVTEX.

The JCC’s procedures state that any commercial vessel encountering provocations or threats while transiting the corridor should report immediately to the JCC.

Source: https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/new-shipping-route-from-ukrainian-ports-to-shorten-humanitarian-cargo-transit-time/

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