Good job Michael, kudos Icann team for quick action plans.


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James Njoroge

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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)."
>