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One week after arriving in Albanian waters, the 'Moliva', carrying 2,100 tonnes of suspected toxic waste returned by Thailand, is still stuck off the port of Durrës, awaiting authorities to take charge of the cargo, on Nov 4. On Oct 28, the Albanian port authorities did not allow the container ship to dock in the port, and the ship, anchored about a kilometer from the coast, has not moved since. The Durres port authorities and other institutions, including the justice system, are cooperating to ensure the storage of the containers in an environmentally and physically secure location. In the absence of a suitable space, the port authorities have ruled out any possibility of storing the containers in the port. The ship is carrying 102 containers, with 2,100 tons of suspicious wast, allegedly electric arc furnace dust from the Elbasan steelworks. Classified as toxic waste, this dust must be stored and transported under very strict conditions. According to documents provided to Albanian customs, it was iiron oxide, the export of which was authorised.

On Nov 4, Turkish activists have stormed the 'Kathrin' at the Haydarpasa port in the city of Istanbul following the vessel’s arrival. They chanted slogans while on board the vessel that had reached Haydarpasa after leaving its military cargo that featured eight shipping containers holding 150,000 kilograms of RDX (Research Department Explosive) devices at the port of Alexandria. The 'Kathrin’s' cargo was intended for Israeli Military Industries, the munitions production arm of the military company Elbit Systems, which uses the explosives to make such weapons as aerial bombs, mortars, and rockets. Report with photo: https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/11/04/736587/Turkey-Israel-ship-war-genocide-Gaza

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man from the 'SFL Fraser' abount 35 nautical miles off Port Aransas, Texas, on Nov 3, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a medevac request at 6:15 a.m. from the vessel, stating that the male crew member presented symptoms of a heart attack. The duty flight surgeon was consulted and recommended a medevac. Watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to conduct the medevac. The helicopter hoisted the patient and transported him to the Spohn Shoreline Hospital to an awaiting EMS in stable condition.

A crew member of the 'Yıldızlar 4', who had been injuriedin an accident at work and needed urgent medical care, was medevaced from board on the evening of Nov 3, 2024. He was taken to the AAKK Center in Almería by helicopter with the coordination of the MRCC Ankara and MRCC Madrid. The ship was e route from Jors Lasfar to Izmit. Report with photo: https://turkdeniz.com/turk-bayrakli-yildizlar-4-isimli-gemide-is-kazasi-geciren-denizci-tahliye-edildi

On Nov 4 the 'marella Exölorer' requested the medical evacuation of a passenger 90 nautical miles southeast of Menorca. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 221, which hoisted the patient and transferred him to the helipad of the Son Espases hospital in Palma de Mallorca.