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The 'Life Support' reached the port of Augusta on June 29 at 1 p.m., after retrieving the bodies of two migrants in international waters in the Libyan SAR zone on June 27. The ship's captain Augusto Candido said it was the first time that the Life Support had retrieved bodies instead of rescuing people, and it was a very difficult experience for crew members. The alarm was raised on June 26, by the migrant-rescue vessel 'Sea-Watch' after its aircraft Seabird filmed one of the bodies and saw five others in the waters off Libya. It was supposed that a vessel in distress sank unbeknown or that the case was reported but remained without an answer for too many days, or that Libyan coast guards or other Libyans intercepted it and that some people were thrown into the sea so they wouldn't have to be taken back to Libya, Given the advanced decomposition of the bodies, officials couldn't initially determine their gender. It was presumed that they remained at sea for at least a week, given their condition.

The Meyer shipyard located in Papenburg, Germany, announced, they secured an order for a new cruise ship. The new customer is NYK who placed an order for a medium size cruise ship for their brand Asuka Cruises. Full article + image: https://www.cruisedeck.de/meyer-werft-sichert-sich-neubau-auftrag/

The Cochin Port Trust handled a record 3.20 million tonnes of cargo in December 2020, a monthly record volume for it. The volume is a 10.55 per cent growth over December 2019, said Cochin Port Trust chairperson M. Beena, in a message to the employees and officials of the port trust. Container movement too touched a consistent 60,000 TEUs consecutively in the four months leading to December. The surge in the movement of cargo is being looked upon as new shoots in the port business after the plans of 2020 were washed away in the COVID-19 pandemic. The growth in cargo movement is “charting a new growth trajectory. However, we need to find new vistas for revenue generation by optimum utilisation of resources available to us,” the chairperson told the port community. The port has been recovering from the losses, which had affected it for the past decade. But the pandemic and resultant loss in business had pushed the port into the red. But the port was expected to make a recovery by the end of 2021, the chairperson said. There was optimism stemming from the fact that though there was a substantial fall in cargo movement in the first half of the current financial year, there was some recovery in the second half. The port trust was also optimistic that the inauguration of the Kochi-Mangaluru LNG pipeline earlier this month would pave the way for more gas volumes and revenue for the port. Meanwhile, figures from the Indian Ports Association showed that ports across the country suffered owing to the pandemic and its impact on the global economy. The average fall across the major ports in the country is nearly nine per cent for the period. Mumbai suffered a fall of more than 17 per cent and the Momugao traffic fell more than 23 per cent and JNPT traffic was down by over 12 per cent. Haldia Dock Complex, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, and New Mangaluru suffered lesser falls in business.

The Russian submarine 'Novorossiysk' was caught sailing west through British waters. The HMS 'Mersey', a Wildcat helicopter from the 815 Naval Air Squadron, and a specialist submarine-hunting Merlin aircraft from 824 Naval Air Squadron were tracking the Kilo class 'Novorossiysk' as it sailed through UK waters along with the Goryn-class tug boat Yakov Grebelski". The British warship and helicopters utilised powerful sensors and systems to watch every move during their voyage. The monitoring responsibilities were passed on to Nato allies after the Russian submarine left UK waters. The operation was regarded as another clear demonstration of the Royal Navy's enduring commitment to safeguarding the United Kingdom's maritime interests. It was the sixth such tasking for the HMS 'Mersey' in the last three months and comes just a week after the patrol ship and fellow Portsmouth ships HMS 'Duncan' and HMS 'Trent' were all activated to watch the Russian frigate 'Admiral Grigorovich' and the corvette 'Boikiy' in UK waters. Report with photos: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/royal-navy-scrambles-vessel-to-shadow-putins-terrifying-attack-submarine/ar-AA1HQ7OG

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The coast guard found signs of an accident on the British oil tanker Orange Victoria which was seized in COCHIN after the accident involving a fishing boat on the coast of Vizhinjam The Fort Kochi Coastal Police and the Marine Mercantile Division conducted an inspection of the ship anchored in the open sea on Saturday morning .The paint on this part has been collected by scientific experts for scientific examination . Captain Nikhil told the Coastal Police that they were not aware that the ship had collided with the boat . There are 23 sailors on board . The ship while en route from Singapore to Indian port, presumably struck fiberglass fishing boat 46 nm off COCHIN at night Mar 18. boat was damaged, all 6 crew safe. Hull paint samples are taken, to conduct lab analysis

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published an investigation report into the engine room fire aboard the 'Tarka II' and subsequent sinking on Sep 10, 2024. At 4 p.. the fishing vessel was transiting in the Pacific Ocean about four miles southwest of Tatoosh Island, Washington. AFter the captain discovered the fire in the engine room, the two crew members did not attempt to fight the fire. They abandoned the vessel into a liferaft and were rescued by the US Coast Guard. The vessel later sank with an estimated 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board. There were no injuries. The vessel was not recovered and considered a total loss, valued at $460,000. The captain had observed smoke emanating from the sides of the exhaust stacks located just aft of the wheelhouse, likely from engine room vents on or near the main exhaust stacks. When he entered the engine room, he noticed white smoke that smelled like engine exhaust, and he believed there was an exhaust leak. After shutting down the generator and main engine, the captain then noticed a small, smoldering fire on the port side of the engine room near the hydraulic tank and hydraulic pump. Shortly after he observed the fire, the smoke turned black, and the flames intensified. The rapid growth of the fire and black smoke indicated a fuel source ignited, and opening of the engine room door introduced additional oxygen to the fire, further intensifying the fire. The hydraulic lines for the davit were not pressurized at the time of the fire. However, the steering system’s hydraulic lines (pipes and hoses) were pressurized. The captain noted that hydraulic lines ran inches from the engine exhaust pipes, which were protected by fiberglass lagging. Investigators were unable to verify the condition or arrangement of the exhaust lagging in the engine room because the vessel sank and there were no photos available of the engine room before the fire. The smoke initially looked and smelled like engine exhaust. It is possible that exhaust pipe heat, or an exhaust leak, either from the main engine or the running no. 1 auxiliary generator, ruptured one of the pressurized hydraulic lines, causing the hydraulic fluid to spray and ignite on a nearby, unprotected hot surface, and spread to nearby combustibles. However, because the Tarka II sank and was not recovered, the exact source of the fire could not be determined. The captain had no indication of the fire before he saw smoke coming from the sides of the vessel’s exhaust stacks. The engine room was equipped with a CCTV camera that displayed on a monitor in the wheelhouse, but it was not in use at the time of the fire. Additionally, there were no smoke or fire detectors installed in the engine room, nor were any required. The two smoke detectors on board were located just outside of the engine room door and in the galley, and they only activated after the captain opened the engine room door to investigate the smoke. It was unknown how long the fire had been burning before the captain noticed smoke; however, had the engine room CCTV system been on or had smoke or fire detectors been installed in the engine room, the captain would have likely been alerted to the fire sooner. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the fire aboard the 'Tarka II' was an unknown source within the engine room. Full report: file:///C:/Users/TEMP.UNI-KIEL/Downloads/NTSB-Fire-aboard-fishing-vessel-Tarka-II-2025_06.pdf

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Crew change have resumed at the port of Chittagong, albeit to a limited extent. In case of joining, covid negative certificate is required. In case of sign off, the crew will have to undergo a covid test at a local government approved hospital. Which takes a total of 3 days to stay in a hotel. Then he has to show immigration and airlines authorities when he gets on the plane.  We've learned from talking to a crew service provider that this process is safe for all parties. NC Shipping's operations manager said Chittagong port service is now much more efficient and less time consuming. All rules are governed by international standards. "Even in the covid pandemic lockdown, we get international quality service from Chittagong port which has played a positive role in the operation of our ships and maintaining the dynamism of the maritime trade," he added. He thinks crew change approval is part of a continuous process. This is a valiant decision of the government and port authorities 

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