Good job Michael, kudos Icann team for quick action plans. Regards; James Njoroge *Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273* Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS. On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Michael Oghia <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From CircleID - http://www.circleid.com/posts/20161028_update_on_ > cargo_ship_fire_destroying_equipment_bound_for_icann57/ > > *ICANN Update on Cargo Ship Fire that Destroyed Equipment Bound for > ICANN57* > > *ICANN has confirmed that all equipment destroyed in the fire are replaced > and now in Hyderabad. *On September 1, a fire caused by an explosion > aboard the cargo ship docked in Hamburg, Germany which contained all of > ICANN's technical equipment being transshipped from Helsinki to Hyderabad > for the upcoming ICANN57 meetings next week. > Ashwin Rangan, ICANN SVP Engineering & CIO writes: "Having catalogued > exactly what was in each crate, we enacted two plans: a) a short-term plan > to purchase replacement equipment so ICANN57 experiences no disruption; and > b) a longer-term plan to work with insurance brokers (under maritime law) > to recover the 'stuck' 20-foot container. This took a lot of work in a > short amount of time, given the sophistication of our gear, which in total > cost ICANN about $700,000 USD of unplanned expenses (the equipment itself > plus shipping and other costs)." >