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On Jan 18, 2025, at dawn, the 'Spirit of Adventure', en route from Las Palmas to Portsmouth, UK, which was sailing about 23 miles west of Cabo Fisterra, requested the urgent medical evacuation of an 80-year-old passenger. Salvamento Maritimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 401 from the Fisterra Rescue Center. The woman was hoisted aboard and transferred to the A Coruña airport. It landed in Alvedro at 6:00 a.m., and an ambulance transported the patient to hospital from there.

On Jan 12, 2025, the 'Lara' was detained in Constanta with 32 deficiencies, 21 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Safety Management Certificiate Invalid 2) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Invalid 3) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Constructions Invalid 4) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Radio Invalid 5) Certificate & Doc - Int. Air Pollution Certificate Invalid 6) Certificate & Doc - Int Oil Pollution Certiticate Invalid 7) Certificate & Doc - Int Energy Efficiency certificate Invalid 8)) Certificate & Doc - Tonnage certificate Invalid 9) Certificate & Doc - Int Sewage Pollution Certificate Invalid 10) Certificate & Doc - Int Anti-fouling system Certificate Invalid 11) Certificate & Doc - Records of seafarers daily hours of rest and work Incorrent entries 12) Certificate & Doc - Shipboard working arrangements Missing 13) Certificate & Doc - Maritime Labour Certificate Invalid 14) Certificate & Doc - Load Lines Invalid 15)Labour conditions - Sanitary facilities Damaged 16) Labour conditions - Training and qualification of ship cook Not as required 17) Labour conditions - Laundry, adequate locker Damaged 18) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Not updated 19) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Missing 20) Emergency systems - Public address system Inoperative 21) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training The vessel was released again on Jan 18 and left the port the same evening. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On the morning of Jan 19, 2025, a hand grenade was found on the waterfront of Mook on the Maas where the reception ship 'Switzerland' is moored, by an employee of the ship. An explosives scout from the Limburg police examined the hand grenade and immediately called in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service of the Ministry of Defence. The approximately 80 Ukrainian residents of the ship were evacuated. It was initally found likely to be a grenade from the Second World War. It has now been determined that the grenade is not real. The residents of the shelter ship, about 80 people who, were taken to the town hall during the investigation, could return home. Report with video: https://www.gelderlander.nl/112-nieuws-mook-en-middelaar/handgranaat-bij-opvangschip-in-mook-blijkt-nep-bewoners-terug-naar-huis~ac09c571/

On Jan 3, 2025, the 'NS Spirit' was detained in Kocaeli with 36 deficiencies, nine of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Inoperative 2) Safety of navigation - BNWAS Inadequate 3) Alarms - Other (Alarms) Other 4) Fire safety - Fire doors/opening in fire resisting division Not as required 5) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required 6) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system 'Inoperative 7) Certificate & Doc - Int. Air Pollution Certificate Entries Missing 8)) Certificate & Doc - Thickness measurement report Missing 9) Structural conditions - Ballast, fuel and other tanks Cracked The vessel was released again on Jan 10 and permitted a single voyage to the shipyard area in Yalova forpermanent repairs. It arrived in Altinova on Jan 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

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