http://ssnorway.no/images/ssnorway%20alang%20mars%20066.jpg "To Raze/Singe the Floor Out From Under Their Feet, the Political and Corporate Interests of the United States and Norway..."  -Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda, May 17th, 2003
"So far, it looks like it was just an accident," said Coast Guard Petty Officer Anastasia Burns. May 25th, 2003.
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Speculation on the True History of the BLUE LADY (Formerly SS NORWAY and SS FRANCE)

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Wilfred L. Guerin    

Centro de Investigación de Pelotatics  

(Pelotatics Research Station)

Templo de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios 

Gran Pirámide de Cholula (Tlachihualtépetl) 

(Grand Pyramid of Cholula: Tlachihualtepetl)

San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico  

MX C.P. 72810

TO:

Supreme Court of India

New Delhi, India 

August 1, 2007. 

Supreme Court of India: 

      In regard to your current proceedings on the BLUE LADY: 

      I must express sincere concern as to the legitimacy of the facts and information presented to the court for the following reasons: 

  1. I personally recall a significant public outcry regarding an Al Qaeda threat broadcast in May of 2003 a week prior to the mysterious "boiler explosion" on the SS NORWAY, a cruise ship now renamed BLUE LADY.
  2. The tape from the terrorist organization leader specifically indicated the INTERESTS and COMPANIES of the United States and NORWAY.
  3. The events that lead forth to your court case today stem from damage to the SS NORWAY less than one week after this broadcast.
  4. If there is correlation in these coincidences, I fret for the integrity of the court's review and national security of India.
  5. I also must express concern about human health and safety in this uncertain situation, regardless of the findings of the American TSA (NTSB now DHS).
 

I attach this presentation to provide an introductory overview to these concerns. 

In the interest of human health and safety, and the integrity and security of the Supreme Court of India, please review these concerns thoroughly. 
 
 
 

-Wilfred L. Guerin 

 

Contact may be most effective by email: "WilfredGuerin@gmail.com due to my current location at a research station at the Grand Pyramid of Cholula. 
 

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(The images serving as page header are: left, aerial view of SS FRANCE being built in the late 1950s; right, view of BLUE LADY on dry land off the coast of Alang breaking facilities.) 
 
 

To Raze/Singe the Floor Out From Under Their Feet, the Political and Corporate Interests of the United States and Norway..." - Al Qaeda, May 2003 

Speculation on the True History of the BLUE LADY (Formerly SS NORWAY and SS FRANCE) 

Compiled in good faith by Wilfred L. Guerin

from May 25th, 2003 through July 29th, 2007. 
 

Background:

      Being an inquisitive type by nature, the widespread mass media coverage of a freak "boiler explosion" on a cruise ship in the Port of Miami by American media outlets without presenting a vessel's name generated curiosity over the weekend of May 25th, 2003. Research through numerous convoluted news articles and other sources -- all mass media having no name for the vessel -- exposed the identity of the cruise ship as the SS NORWAY, historic flagship of Norwegian Cruise Lines.

      While searching for correlating revelations, there was an excess of news related to Norway and their "Interests" in the prior week.

      Al Qaeda senior ranking commander and spokesperson for the terrorist organization, Ayman al-Zawahiri, had released an audio tape which was presented in May, 2003 through the mass media outlet al-Jazeera, indicating an explicit threat on the "interests of Norway" and broadcast a week prior the "boiler explosion" on SS NORWAY. 

What is the Significance?

       As of July 26th, 2007, this same vessel currently named "BLUE LADY" is under investigation by the SUPREME COURT of INDIA as to the integrity of its purported current owners' claim that it should be broken at Alang ship yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat (India) despite concern for the integrity of its documentation and related environmental concerns. 

Where do these concerns come from?

      After the "boiler explosion" in 2003, the American TSA (NTSB is now DHS) investigated the incident in Miami, but never actually filed or published a final report.

      The vessel (SS NORWAY) was then dragged to northern Europe under speculation of repairs, sold to numerous entities without a clean paper trail or history, refused entry for breaking in numerous countries, allowed into Indian territory for mooring at Pipavav ( Pipavav.com ) ONLY on the basis of humanitarian issues during monsoon season, then illegally beached at Alang near the current owner's breaking facility. 

Why Does This Seem So Strange?

      Despite globally recognized conventions on vessels, shipping, hazardous materials, ship-breaking  and related policy as included in the Basel Convention and elsewhere, the vessel (SS NORWAY) left a partial TSA investigation after a very questionable emergency event to land -- without any legitimate authority -- high on the beach at this ship breaker's facility in Alang, India. The HIGH COURT of the state of Gujarat passed the situation to the SUPREME COURT of India, one of the world's largest nations, after having no findings on the vessel's mysterious "sneaking-in" to the breaker's beach terminal facility. 

What are Your Thoughts?

online: http://remedials.org/bl/ )

      The media transcripts below are explicitly linked to their sources and public data from all sources is noted where available.

      My primary concern:

Why would the American mass media be so interested in a single event ("boiler explosion" on SS NORWAY May 25th, 2003) but conspire comprehensively to withhold the most fundamental element of information: the vessel's name?

      Anyone can saw at a pipe until it bursts, saw at a fuel line until it catches fire, saw on a high pressure containment vessel until it explodes.

      SS NORWAY's incident happened AFTER docking at the Port of Miami after many years of operation with limited or no incident during normal transit conditions over a half century of operation.

      Any engineer will immediately speculate that the most plausible cause was a flow irregularity (bubble) or mechanical failure (pipe or boiler wall breach).

      But why in Miami in 2003, unexpectedly and with no warning, and under extremely strange circumstances and context?  

Of course, it would be rational -- in the American government's mind -- to limit public fright, concern, and speculation on the incident by requesting the media withhold the vessel's highly coincidental name until further review, especially after having shut down and evacuated all political liaison in the country of Norway and armored the Norwegian consulate in DC with military protection, but why? 

What of the follow-up proceedings, investigation, and documentation now many years later? 

Public Records for Review:

      O Muslims, take matters firmly against the embassies of America, England, Australia, and Norway and their interests, companies, and employees. Burn the ground under their feet, as they should not enjoy your protection, safety, or security. Expel those criminals out of your countries. Do not allow the Americans, the British, the Australians, the Norwegians, and the other crusaders who killed your brothers in Iraq to live in your countries, enjoy their resources, and wreak havoc in them."

      • ABC(.au) Quoting Norwegian Officials
        • The World Today - Thursday, 22 May, 2003 12:14:39"

      ELEANOR HALL: Well now to the latest threats issued via the airwaves by al-Qaeda. Norway, one of the countries mentioned in the latest al-Qaeda tape, says it's surprised it's been named, but is taking the threat seriously.

      In the tape, broadcast by the Al-Jazeera Network, Osama bin Laden's Deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, mentions the Scandinavian country among its latest list of Western targets.

      EXCERPT OF ALLEGED AL-QAEDA TAPE [Translated]: "Strike at interests of United States, England, Australia and Norway. Hit their interests and their people."

      ELEANOR HALL: But Norway's Ambassador to Australia, Ove Thorsheim, says the Norwegian government has no idea why the country may have been singled out by al-Qaeda. However, Mr Thorsheim says Norwegian interests around the globe are on alert, and authorities here are working closely with the Australian government on risk assessment.

      The Ambassador spoke to our reporter Tanya Nolan a short time ago.

      OVE THORSHEIM: We are informing all our embassies and consulates all over the world of the threats and asking them to inform, in turn, the Norwegians in their area and ask them to be alert.

      Yet so far the threats have not been substantiated and I must also say there is no reason to believe that Norwegian interests in Australia should be particularly targeted and we at the Norwegian Embassy in Canberra, we are working closely with the Australian authorities on risk assessment and also on the protection of Norwegian citizens and Norwegian interests.

      TANYA NOLAN: Do you believe that they may indeed be confused between Norway and Denmark's support for the Iraq war?

      OVE THORSHEIM: Well this is pure speculation. I have no idea but it's clear that Norwegian authorities are taking this threat seriously.

      TANYA NOLAN: Do you understand whether Norway's involvement in the Afghanistan war could be the reason behind these apparent new threats?

      OVE THORSHEIM: Many commentators have seen a link here, but again I don't have any background for any assessment of this and I'd rather not speculate to what the reason may be.

      TANYA NOLAN: Will Norway be considering the temporary closure of embassies or consulates in the Middle East?

      OVE THORSHEIM: I'm sure every state and country are considering this, but there is no immediate expectation of any closure of any Norwegian mission in the Middle East or elsewhere.

      TANYA NOLAN: Could there be any possible link between Norway's proposed peace plans back in 1993 over the Israel Palestinian conflict to the current threat by al-Qaeda?

      OVE THORSHEIM: Again, I've seen these links being made by some commentators, but personally I have no idea.

      TANYA NOLAN: The suggestion has also been made that Norway's investigation of Mullah Krekar, a refugee in Norway who led the Kurdish Islamic military group, Ansar al-Islam, which is suspected of having ties to al-Qaeda, could also be a possible reason for these apparent threats.

      OVE THORSHEIM: Well again, I've seen also these speculations, but for me they remain just that, speculations.

      TANYA NOLAN: Has there ever been any threat stated or implied by al-Qaeda or any other terrorist network against Norwegian interests?

      OVE THORSHEIM: Not as far as I know, no.

      TANYA NOLAN: Is any irony lost on you by the fact that Norway has always played a role in helping settle world conflicts by being the home of the Nobel Peace Prize?

      OVE THORSHEIM: Well, this is a very important work done in Norway and by Norway, and I hope we will be able to continue with this work. Sometimes it has been very fruitful and I think the peace prizes have contributed to helping people in many corners of the world and I sincerely hope that this is a process that will continue.

      ELEANOR HALL: Norway's Ambassador to Australia Ove Thorsheim speaking there to Tanya Nolan."

      • CNN Transcript
        • Aired May 21, 2003 - 10:02   ET"

      ROBERTSON: In this call to arms, Leon, it is not a call to attack the leaders of these countries, but very specifically he goes on to call on these followers, to attack the interests of the United States, of Great Britain, of Australia and of Norway. Interesting, because we haven't heard Norway lumped in with these countries before.

          HARRIS: That's what jumped out at me at first. It has got to be some sort of reference to Norway's participation in the war in Iraq. But what I am also not hearing is anything that seems to be a reference to any of the recent activity that we've seen happen around the world, particularly the terrorist strikes of last week..."

      • PBS Historical Review
        • posted jan. 25, 2005 (in review)

      Major Terrorist Threats: Norway has not suffered a major terrorist incident but has been threatened twice in tapes released by senior Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Norway, which opposed the war in Iraq, was puzzled by the threats, but two possible reasons behind Zawahiri's remarks are thought to be the country's participation in the war in Afghanistan and its investigation of Mullah Krekar, the founder of Ansar al-Islam."

  • Events of "Today" related to Ayman al-Zawahiri:
    • Lal Masjid ("the Red Mosque") Siege, July 2007

    (Events Continuing) 

  • Informal Media or Personal Sources:
    • Wilfred's early rough draft of a fictitious news article uploaded to Yahoo's GeoCities on "26-May-2003 17:36" (timestamp). The final version was sent to various distributed email lists and newsgroups that Sunday afternoon but now apparently public logs are not available.

      (missing 15 days of logs at all cypherpunks mirrors and list archives as well as other recipients) 

Synopsis of Content and Personal View:

  • A bubble in a high flow rate boiler may not be desirable, but is not uncommon. Generating a bubble with enough pressure back-feed or buildup to breach the containment hull of a relatively new boiler is... Statistically uncommon. And very hard to do.
  • Emphasis is placed on a potential "disgruntled employee" who worked in that area and easily had access to the system, but how would SENIOR AL QAEDA COMMANDER Ayman al-Zawahiri know about it and why is it sufficiently important to put in such a formal presentation as the tape of May, 2003?
  • Today the American grand warmakers are stirring topics related to "Al Qaeda in South Asia" and specifically to regions of southeast Asia. (origin of workers)
  • I seriously do not like being used, and the explicit if not intentional lack of awareness by any other party on the planet on these well known correlation and topics is highly implausible. What interest would I have in an old scrap ship?
 

In good faith of judgement and prepared specifically for submission to the SUPREME COURT of INDIA, proceedings related to "BLUE LADY", 2007.   
 
 
 

-Wilfred L. Guerin

Filed Sunday July 29, 2007 

PS Note: Al-Jazeera should have both the transcript of the tape in natural language as well as additional translations.