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The seven meter long f/v 'Josele Primero' with one crew member on board suffered an engine failure in front of the Parador de Mazagón. The skipper requested towing assistance via VHF. The CCS Huelva of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Alkaid', which took the vessel in tow and safely pulled it to the marina of Mazagón.

The upcoming cruise of the 'Fridtjof Nansen', which was scheduled to start in Ushuaia on Nov. 18 2024,, had to be cancelled due to  technical issue which occurred on Nov 16, while the ship was transiting the Drake Passage. The ship continued its scheduled voyage safely and arrived in Ushuaia on Nov. 18. All passengers and crew were safe and accounted for,, and the incident has not affected the safety or integrity of the vessel. Technicians started working to resolve the issue, with additional support enroute. Passengers are set to return home on Nov. 19 on two charter flights to Buenos Aires. As a result, the upcoming cruise of the ship had to be cancelled. HX teams have been working through the weekend of Nov 16/17 to arrange onward travel for both embarking and disembarking passengers, including flights and accommodations.

The' SDM Taicang' suffered an alleged control system blackout on Nov 11, 2024, so that the vessel lost control off the port of Gresik. The ship allided with two tankers that were anchored nearby, damaging one of them at port side, when it hit with the starboard side bow. There were no reported injuries. The ship left the port again on Nov 12 at 9.20 p.m. UTC, and dropped anchor off the port (Lat. -6.8324 Lng.112.7732). On Nov 17 it weighed anchor, headed to Singapore with an ETA as of Nov 20.

Images have emerged of damage inside the 'Explorer of the Seas' after bad weather rocked the vessel on the night of Nov 7, while the ship was en route from Barcelona to Miami, near Tenerife. An unexpected wind gust had caused the ship to experience sudden movements, resulting in glass bottles smashing, shop products falling from shelvesm clothing items, accessories and other memorabilia had been flung off the shelves, with display stands toppled. A show at the cruise ship’s theatre was halted, and the passengers, who then left the theatre, saw chaos throughout one of the ship’s main concourse areas. Some glass panels that were part of the ship’s decorative features had also shattered onto the floor and other furniture pieces had fallen over due to the movement. The ship’s captain said that winds had jumped from 46 miles per hour to 86 miles per hour. After the weather had battered the 'Explorer of the Seas', passengers were asked to return to their cabins for an accountability check, which lasted for around an hour. The ship had to make a call at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, on Nov 9 due to injuries sustained by one of the passengers who needed medical care, and finally arrived in Miami on Nov 17. Report with photos: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/photos-show-destruction-onboard-royal-095912209.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEbaq1BLdEAtprXW-gqIbAXUuMFP76cm7bG2w2PwsdUYAksut7PsUMEP8_Gk1uiz7G5tDcKs0gFXvaEwkBVoVlf0bzR2dr7j8WsK5bmaufijvpCfOyC6wBNTdRJBCHHrY_3JqWvD5ZEHMb0bFqm8QXSYUaPYiTp2tf3AYKPYMH8q

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago continues to seek the identity of the owners of the ‘Solo Creed’ , one of the vessels responsible for the oil spill disaster in Tobago. On Oct 24, Finance Minister Colm Imbert reported to the Senate that the ‘Solo Creed’ had been arrested by officials in Angola. In the Parliament on Nov 18, Couva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh asked Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley whether the government was able to ascertain the vessel’s owner or anyone associated with it. Rowley noted that unfortunately, the vessels and those associated with it were operating illegally and took several steps to hide their identity, including the falsifying of relevant documents.The Energy Minister Stuart Young would have held a meeting with the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) officials in London two weeks ago to discuss further assistance in identifying those who were responsible for the oil spill. The IOPC was also working with the government to finalise the compensation that’s expected. In order to benefit from the compensation however the government has to show that it took all of the appropriate steps to find the owners.