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The C-Lion1 submarine cable between Finland and Germany was cut in the early hours of Nov 18, 2024. This was announced by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto, Traficom). The president and CEO of the operator Cinia Group, Ari-Jussi Knaapila, stated that such damage does not occur without external influences,. To determine the cause, a repair ship must be on site. The departure of the 'Cable Vigilance' of the OMS Group Sdn is already being prepared in Calais. Such cable repairs usually take between five and 15 days. The German data center operator Hetzner Online has connected its data center park in Finland via the C-Lion1 and is a co-investor in the submarine cable project. The Sea Lion cable, which consists of eight pairs of fiber optic cables, was manufactured by the Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) in Calais. The cable is 1,170 kilometers long and weighs 3,355 tons. It was delivered in Finland by the cable-laying ship 'Ile de Brehat'. The laying of the Cinia-C-Lion1 submarine cable began on Oct 12, 2015 in Helsinki and was successfully completed after three months when it reached its destination in Rostock. On Nov 18 at around 10 a.m. LT, the 218-kilometer-long BCS East-West submarine cable between Sventoji in Lithuania and the Swedish island of Gotland also failed, according to the Lithuanian landline and mobile operator Telia Lietuva, which belongs to the Swedish Telia Company. The country is connected to the Internet via three cables from Telia Lietuva. This limits the transmission capacity. The damaged cable is quite old and there have already been several disruptions. However, no cases of sabotage have been registered so far. The operator of the BCS East-West is the Swedish company Arelion, a Tier 1 network provider. This case is serious because the cables cross between Lithuania and Sweden and between Germany and Finland n an area of ​​just 10 square meters. Since both have been damaged, it is clear that this was not an accidental setting of a ship's anchor, but that something more serious could be going on. The German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius assumed it was sabotage and obvious that it was a hybrid action, before consultations of the EU defense ministers. He does not assume that the fiber optic cables were accidentally damaged by dropped anchors. Rather, it is "a clear sign that something is going on here."

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 'Pride of America', sailing around Hawaii on a cruise which embarked on Nov 16, 2024, had to cut short an overnight call on Maui that was supposed to take place from Nov 17-18, due to a problem with the fresh water line at the Kahului Pier. The passengers were supposed to have until 6 p.m. LT on Nov 18 to explore Maui. But because the cruise ship was not able to bunker fresh water in port, all guests back had to be back onboard by 8:00 a.m. on the Nov 18 instead instead ofthe] scheduled evening departure to produce fresh water. The 7-night itinerary, which the Norwegian Cruise Line ship has been operating on repeat out of Honolulu, Hawaii, calls for stops at Hilo, Hawaii; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island; and Nawiliwili (Kauai), Hawaii; as well as the overnight visit to Kahului (Maui), Hawaii.

The 'Green Cooler', en route from Harlingen to Mostaganem, requested the medical evacuation of immobilized crew member to the CCS of Salvamento MArítimo in Vigo on Nov 17, 2024. The 'Salvamar Mirach' was mobilized and disembarked the seafarer, who was then taken to the port, where medical personnel and an ambulance were already waiting. Report with photos: https://www.msn.com/es-es/noticias/internacional/evac%C3%BAan-al-puerto-de-vigo-a-un-tripulante-del-buque-green-cooler/ar-AA1ufqx3

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