Fourth engineer James Fanifua of MV Scarlett Lucy has been nominated by Australia, as the recipient of the 2010 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.
Engineer Fanifua played a pivital role in the dramatic rescue of two survivors from the sunken yacht Sumatra 11, in May 2009 during severe weather conditions in the Tasman Sea. The assessing panel from the IMO stated that "Mr Fanifua placed himself in great danger. Exhibiting little regard for his own personal safety, he went over the side of his ship, into very rough seas, to pull the exhausted man from the water and carry him to the safety of the ship. The panel was of the view that Engineer Fanifua displayed extraordinary bravery and humanitarian concern and had gone far beyond the call of duty, in putting his own life at risk."
Commendations from all at Neptune.
Through Neptunes parent company Roll International and their Corporate Giving Program - Roll Giving, Neptune employee donations directly contributed to Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust being able to cary out it's invaluable search and rescue mission service to communities of the greater Auckland region. As recognition of Neptunes continuing support, the Trust has dedicated two rescue missions to Neptune Pacific Agency by way of a plaque.
To grow our presence in the bulk and project markets, we have purchased a spliethoff L Type 9606 DWT multipurpose vessel, and renamed her Danny Rose. Equiped with 2 x 50 M/T cranes and draught of 8.54m, she is ideal for project work.
The MV Scarlett Lucy intercepted a distress call from Australian Rescue Control Centre (RCC) requesting assistance to rescue a 16m sailing vessel Sumatra 11, with two persons on board. The vessel was taking on water and sinking well out of range of mainland recue ships or helicopters. The Scarlett Lucy altered their course to rescue the sinking yacht.
Despite the danger of staging a rescue in the raging 8 - meter swells in the dark, the crew of the Scarlett Lucy, made up of 15 Fijian hands and one Philipino national, did not hesitate to help a fellow seaman in distress.
This video shows the dramatic rescue of the two men. With the survivors safely on board, the crew of the MV Scarlett Lucy continued on route to Sydney where they berthed early Sunday morning, May 24th. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Search and Rescue Officer, Noel Molloy, presented the very humbled crew with a Certificate of Appreciation and plaque for their outstanding efforts in this successful rescue.
We are delighted to announce the commencement of our new service from Australia to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. The Scarlett Lucy Voyage 0021N will be sailing from Brisbane on the 27th May.
The service will operate on a monthly basis, calling Brisbane, Port Vila, Honiara, Nauru and return to Brisbane. The transit time from Brisbane to Port Vila will be 5 days and 9 days to Honiara. We ahve established Brisbane as the hub port for cargo from North and South East Asia, Europe, North America, the Indian sub continent, South Africa and Fiji.
Our aim is to provide great service, schedules that you can rely on, fast transit times and global reach. Above all we want to deliver your cargo in great condition, no mater whether it is containerized, refridgerated or breakbulk.
Sullivans (SI) Limited Shipping in Honiara and Genesis Shipping & Customs Brokerage in Vanuatu have been appointed as our agents, and they will be supported by our Neptune team in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
We are excited about the start up and look forward to continuing to meet the needs of our customers. We would like to thank all our customers for their past and future support.
For further information please contact your local customer service
The Western division experienced the worst flooding in 30 years with over 9000 people forced to evacuate their homes for the safety of high ground. As a result there has been a shortage of food and safe drinking water.
To assist Neptune Pacific Line together with sister company FIJI Water have flown in 6 x 24,000 litre collapsible tanks that have been installed into 20 ft containers. The tanks inside the container are filled with water and are being trucked out to the needy villages. Jona Dumaru Commercial Manager for Neptune Pacific Line in Fiji stated “that we wanted to do our bit to bring relief to the many flood victims”.