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Beached at Chittagong 19.11.24

On Nov 18, the Senior prosecutor at the Malmö public prosecutor's office, Adrien Combier-Hogg, has filed charges in the case of the allsion of the 'Express 5' with the quay in Ystad in May 2023 at the district court in Malmö. The captain, who was at the helm at the time of the approach, has now been charged by the Swedish prosecution for 'negligence in maritime traffic'. The ferry first had hit the quay and then a moored barge. The Swedish Coast Guard had started an investigation into the accident. According to the indictment, the captain was negligent, and at the time thus broke with good seamanship, which led to a marine accident. According to the prosecution, the negligence consisted in the fact that the captain, in connection with the vessel approaching Ystad Harbour, partly advanced the vessel at a higher speed than permitted and partly broke his attention, which led to a delayed turn and allision. The negligence was not insignificant, the indictment concluded.

Gypsies from the poorest country in the EU - Bulgaria, have attempted to board unnamed motor vessel at Port of Burgas outer anchorage, Maritime.bg reported. The information has been confirmed by the authorities in the country. The regional governor of Burgas has appointed an urgent investigation into the so-called first piracy act in the Bulgaria's European waters. According to Maritime.bg, the attackers were not caught after their approach to the ship was detected by local services. An unknown number of gypsies are said to have sailed in a speedboat and had a ladder to board the unnamed motor vessel, under cover of the night ten days ago. A few years ago, the Libyan GNMT accused Bulgaria of supporting a "purely pirate act" when, under unknown and highly dubious circumstances, the company lost control of motor tanker BADR. The case unfolded again near Burgas. Report in Bulgarian: https://www.maritime.bg/75948-2/

On May 6, 2021, at 10 a.m. a trawler newbuilding caught fire in Thyborøn. The 'L 120-Linette' was ablaze at the shipyard quay. The fire brigade, police and the lifeboat 'Martha Lerche' of the DSRS were on site. Bundles of flames shot out of the ship, and there was heavy smoke development. The fire had started in the cargo hold when insulation material went alight. Not until May 7 at 2 a.m. the emergency services managed to extinguish the flames on the vessel. The temperatures inside the ship were extremely high. The construction of the trawler began in 2020. Alfred Fisker Hansen and Tommy Svart had ordered the trawler in Vestværft design. The hull was built in Poland and then towed to Thyborøn where it was completed at the Thyborøn Skibs & Motor. The completion in June should now be obsolete. The predecessor ship of the same name is to go to Sweden. The new building is 28.6 meters long and 8.7 meters wide with a planned crew of eight with one trainee. Report with photo and video: https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/lemvig/skib-i-flammer-paa-havnen-i-thyboroen-politiet-opfordrer-til-at-lukke-vinduer-og-doere

After the unloading of the cargo of the 'Ruby' has begun, the operation hit a snag when some of the fertiliser was found to be contaminated, potentially making it more risky to handle. The ship made a brief move out of the port of Great Yarmouth on Nov 16 at around 10 a.m. UTC and sailed just beyond the 12-mile limit for international waters. According to Norfolk County, the ship dumped an undisclosed part of its cargo of ammonium nitrate, which was contaminated, at sea (Lat. 52.5270 Lng 2.0582). Ammonium nitrate is highly soluble in seawater and can lead to eutrophication, where accelerated algae growth causes oxygen depletion, harming aquatic life. The ship spent more than 30 hours circling as its cargo was apparently dumped into the North Sea before it was allowed to return to port on Nov 18 at around noon to continue the unloading of the remainder, which should then be transferred onto the 'Zimrida' (IMO: 9380817), which has been moored alongside the ship since Oct 29. The regional and local authorities reacted strongly against this return, which would have been directly approved by the British Minister of Transport. A spokesman for Peel Ports, which operates Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour, refused to confirm or deny whether the ship had dumped ammonium nitrate into the sea, saying they could not comment on anything that had not happened in the port. The company said in a statement: “The MV Ruby left the port briefly for operational reasons but has since returned and transshipment of cargo to another vessel is ongoing." Richard Goffin, director of Great Yarmouth port, stated: “We have done our duty as a port to assist a vessel in distress and its crew by providing them with a safe haven. Everything we have done has been in accordance with the guidance provided by the port authorities." Initially, the ship, which had set sail from the Russian port Kandalaksha, near Murmansk, where it loaded its cargo, was to head for the Canary Islands. Following a storm in the Barents Sea on Aug 29, the ship had to stop in Norway where a damage was noted.

On the night of Nov 17, 2024, approximately 39 cubic meters of wooden cargo fell overboard from the deck of the 'Optimar, en route from Roomasssaare, outside Kaskinen amid rough seas, probably logs or props. The authorities have not taken any action due to the incident. The cargo was expected to floats ashore quite quickly, and there were hardly any small boats on the move which could be endangered. The sea patrol has not been out in the area itself to check the situation. The 'Optimar', which was l waiting to be piloted into Kaskinen port, started to move at around 3 p.m. At 4.15 p.m. the ship finally docked at the quay.

On June 8, 2021, the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION (IMO 9880685) was docked out at the Norwegian Ulstein shipyard. Full article + photo gallery: https://www.cruisedeck.de/national-geographic-resolution-ausgedockt/

on 01.05.21 J.Müller celebrate the 200th anniversary of the company German report: https://jmueller.jp-labs.de/jubilaeum/

The HMS "Queen Elizabeth" has finally entered the port of Hamburg on the afternoon of Nov 18, 2024. Due to gusts of wind on the North Sea, the arrival, which was actually planned for the morning, was delayed. The ship is scheduled to remain in Steinwerder until Nov 23. It is taking part in a NATO manoever. The aircraft carrier moored at the Steinwerder cruise terminal because the water police can shield the warship particularly well there. The homeland security company of the Hamburg State Command is also to secure the ship and the area in Steinwerder. Hamburg's mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) will boar the ship with a delegation on Nov 18. On the same day, a Senate reception is planned in the Senate guest house in honor of the visit. A program in Hamburg was planned for the crew. In addition to city and port tours, there will be a visit to the International Maritime Museum. German report with video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/HMS-Queen-Elizabeth-Britischer-Flugzeugtraeger-im-Hamburger-Hafen,flugzeugtraeger118.html

The crew of the 'Munro (WMSL 755)' offloaded more than 29,000 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of 335.8 million, on Nov 18, 2024, in San Diego, as a result of nine separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutters 'Munro', 'Vigorous', 'Hamilton' and the USS 'St. Louis' in September and October.  Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3970574/media-advisory-coast-guard-to-offload-more-than-29000-pounds-of-cocaine-in-san/

The Israel-Palestine conflict has crept into the maritime sector. The two Israeli ports Ashdod and Ashkelon had to be closed after rocket attacks on port infrastructure as well as other port complexes in the region. Vital Israeli port infrastructures in the Ashdod and Ashkelon area were hit in spite of the air defense system iron dome. The port of Ashdod siffered widespread damage. The cargo ships 'Mona' (IMO: 9101534) and 'Ahmet Onel' (IMO: 8420361), were nearly hit by rockets. In a separate incident, the military wing of Hamas - the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade - has declared that they have bombed an Israeli Gas Platform off Gaza, which has been continuing to burn ever since.

- there is an access control system for the port: registration at www.hafen-lueneburg.de - special services: drinking water, shore power, acceptance of domestic sewage, acceptance of washing water on request