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The 'Tunøfærgen', sailing between Hou and Tunø, suffered a problem with the port side propeller during an approach on March27, 2025. Therefore the ferry cannot sail at the moment. Technicians have been trying to repair the ferry all March 28, but they have not been able to solve the problem. The ferry will therefore not sail all weekend and on March 31. As areplacement the ferry the 'Ternen' has been deployed on the route between Hou and Tunø. However, the MS Ternen only has room for 12 passengers, so initially the seats will be reserved for people who live on Tunø, informed the Odder Municipality, which is responsible for ferry operations. - Those who may have bought tickets for the ferry over the weekend will be notified in due course. The Ternen will sail according to the normal timetable over the weekend, but it may vary from March 31. Customers were an eye on the Tunø ferry website for departure times.

Beached at Chittagong 29.03.25

Beached at Alang 27.03.25

On March 28, the 'Solong' has arrived in the port of Aberdeen, being towed by the Multraship tugs 'Multratug 35' and 'Multratug 36' from Terneuzen. Multraship is carrying out the salvage together with the Boluda Towage SMS and T&T Salvage. The 'Solong' was berthed in the new port of Aberdeen. It is not yet clear what the next step will be. During the towage to port, the 'Multrasalvor 4' was ready to intervene in the event of possible pollution. The ship will be fully assessed by specialist marine assessors and insurers in the south harbour of Aberdeen. Meanwhile the 'Stena Immaculate', which has one ruptured cargo tank and a ruptured ballast water tank, is still stable at the site of the allision. Boskalis is looking at the options, but there is no urgency due to the low risk. Reports with photos and video: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/03/28/multraship-sleept-uitgebrande-solong-aberdeen-binnen/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/container-ship-damaged-in-north-sea-collision-arrives-in-port-of-aberdeen/ar-AA1BPb24 https://www.aol.com/crashed-cargo-ship-solong-arrives-075930505.html https://news.sky.com/video/damaged-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-towed-to-aberdeen-13337114

The 'Rio de Janeiro Express' was among the vessels, which fishermen in Valparaíso and San Antonio blocked in protest on March 27, 2025. The vessel was scheduled to dock after 1:00 p.m. at berth No. 3, operated by the Terminal Pacífico Sur (TPS)."They won't enter. May the government, once and for all, help us," the protesters stated during the fishermen's protest against the fractionation law. The fishermen stated: “Right now, we, the fishermen of Valparaíso, Quintero, Horcón, Portales, Membrillo, San Pedro, etc., are halting the traffic of merchant vessels,” they stated. They also directly challenged the Executive Branch. These protests are taking place within the framework of the legislative discussion on the “Subdivision Law.” In response, the Chilean Navy, specifically the Valparaíso Port Captaincy,were in the process of regularizing this blockade. Meanwhile, the undocking of the container ship 'Maersk Bintan' from berth No. 1, also managed by TPS, was scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., but this was delayed too. No other vessel was expected to call at the port until March 28 at 8:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the three berths operated by Terminal Portuario Valparaíso (TPV) were occupied by the reefer' Italia Stream', the bulk carrier 'Ocean Jasmina', and the cruise ship 'SH Vega'. The former will remain moored until March 30, and the latter until April 1, while the third was scheduled to depart on March 27 at 6:00 p.m. Artisanal fishermen were also blocking the Port of San Antonio by sea with more than 20 vessels. The protest measure prevents ships from entering or leaving. Reports with photo and video: https://www.adnradio.cl/2025/03/27/pescadores-artesanales-en-valparaiso-y-san-antonio-cierran-paso-a-buques-carguero-como-protesta-no-van-a-entrar/ https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2025/03/27/ley-de-fraccionamiento-pescadores-protestan-y-bloquean-acceso-a-caleta-portales-y-el-membrillo.shtml https://portalportuario.cl/pescadores-artesanales-bloquean-ingreso-de-portacontenedores-al-puerto-de-valpaiso/

The superyacht "Stefania", which was seized in a money laundering case involving a Belarusian national fetched €10 million at auction on March 27, 2025, with the proceeds going to the French treasury. The yacht was auctioned at the shipyards of La Ciotat, east of Marseille. The vessel was estimated at between €10 and €12 million but in the end fetched only the starting price of €10 million. The superyacht had been seized in 2023 during a stopover near Genova at the request of French authorities. The French police had been investigating criminal activities of Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals. A probe had been launched into arms trafficking, drug trafficking and money laundering by an organised gang. The Belarusian national Chaslau Koniukh has been identified by French authorities as the owner of the yacht as well as of a villa on the French Riviera. An analysis of front companies and suspicious movements of funds from tax havens confirmed a desire to conceal the fraudulent origin of the funds used to purchase a sumptuous villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, and the superyacht. In May 2023, the villa east of Nice, worth an estimated €10 million, was placed under judicial control. In October the yacht, with a market value of €16.5 million at the time, was spotted in Italy before being seized. Another superyacht, the 'Amore Verowas', was seized at the shipyard at La Ciotat in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The yacht is linked to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft and close ally of President Vladimir Putin. An investigation is still ongoing.

Beached at Gadani 26.03.25 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1139954671259231&set=a.329055415682498

On March 21, 2025, the 'Loyga' was detained in Samsun with 26 deficiencies, 23 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention. 1) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - Minimum hours of rest Not as required 3) Certificate & Doc - Minimum safe manning doc Not as required 4) Living and working - Lighting (Working spaces) Inoperative 5) Safety of navigation - Echo sounder Inoperative 6) Safety of navigation - Compass correction log Not as required 7) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required 8)) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 9) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 10) Fire safety - Emergency escape breathing device and disposition Not as required 11) Pollution Prevention - Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces Not as required 12) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Not as required 13) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 14) Pollution Prevention - Crew training and familiarization Lack of familiarization 15) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 16) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 17) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Insulation wetted through (oil) Not as required 18) Radio communications - Satellite EPIRB Not as required 19) Radio communications - Other (Radio comm) Other 20) Structural conditions - Hull - cracking Cracked 21) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Missing 22) Certificate & Doc - Enercy Efficiency Design Index File Not as required 23) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 24 and left the port en route to Midia. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Beached at Alang 28.03.25

DFDS’ first sailings of the 'Tarifa Jet' between Jersey and France, which were due to take place on March 28, 2025,, have been cancelled due to technical issues. The new fast ferry has been undergoing a refit in the UK. It was estimated that around 1,000 passengers have been impacted. The passengers have been contacted by DFDS with a revised schedule running over the weekend. The ferry 'Stena Vinga' will operate the St Malo route on March 29 and March 30, while the 'Tarifa Jet' remains in refit in Portland. The change to schedules also meant that the 'Stena Vinga' arrived in Jersey later than previously expected on March 28 with an ETA as of 6 p.m.

On March 28, the 'Solong' has arrived in the port of Aberdeen, being towed by the Multraship tugs 'Multratug 35' and 'Multratug 36' from Terneuzen. Multraship is carrying out the salvage together with the Boluda Towage SMS and T&T Salvage. The 'Solong' was berthed in the new port of Aberdeen. It is not yet clear what the next step will be. During the towage to port, the 'Multrasalvor 4' was ready to intervene in the event of possible pollution. The ship will be fully assessed by specialist marine assessors and insurers in the south harbour of Aberdeen. Meanwhile the 'Stena Immaculate', which has one ruptured cargo tank and a ruptured ballast water tank, is still stable at the site of the allision. Boskalis is looking at the options, but there is no urgency due to the low risk. Reports with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/03/28/multraship-sleept-uitgebrande-solong-aberdeen-binnen/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/container-ship-damaged-in-north-sea-collision-arrives-in-port-of-aberdeen/ar-AA1BPb24 https://www.aol.com/crashed-cargo-ship-solong-arrives-075930505.html

On March 28, 2025, at 2.30 a.m. the gas tanker 'Gas 85' (MMSI: 211515210) was in collision with the 'MSC Mariella' (IMO: 9934747), on the Western Scheldt near Terneuzen. After the emergency services were informed, The vessels were then escorted to the eastern foreport, awaiting the inspection. Rijkswaterstaat officers boarded the tanker, which was moored near the western foreport. After a good hour, the patrol vessel left again. The gas tanker had sustained damage to the railing along the deck. Both ships were released around 8:00 a.m. Report with photo: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/63368-rijkswaterstaat-ingezet-voor-aanvaring-bij-terneuzen/

Tatiana Soroka, the former wife of the Russian oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov, has dropped a negligence claim against her former law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, which cited a failure to seize the 'Luna' during divorce proceedings. This marks the latest installment in a decade of an acrimonious legal struggle that began when Tatiana Soroka issued a financial relief petition against her husband, the former Russian senator Farkhad Akhmedov, in 2013. Soroka would officially file for divorce 2016, with London's High Court awarding her a record-breaking £453 million settlement. The negligence claim against Payne Hicks Beach, first filed in 2023, alleged that the lawyer and her firm did not provide the correct advice when Soroka asked them to explore options to have the 'Luna' ­impounded, while she was docked in Miami. The vessel remained there from Jan to March 2017, during which time Soroka hired secondary counsel in the US to discuss the possibility of seizure. Soroka claimed that she asked Payne Hicks Beach to reconsider whether she might be able to enforce the financial remedy order against the yacht. However the firm argued that Soroka had explicitly stated she was not interested in impounding the Luna, and that her stance remained unchanged. The firm had pledged to "vigorously defend" the claim. Now that the case has been dropped, the Russian must cover both the lawyers' costs and her own legal expenses. The 'Luna' was recently implicated in another high-profile case involving a decade-long tax evasion scheme led by Roman Abramovich.

On March 19, 2025, tve' Consul' was detained in Gemlik with 20 deficiencies - 11 of which being regarded as seriously: 1) Certificate & Doc - Continuous synopsis record Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Endorsement by flagstate Expired 3) Certificate & Doc - Tonnage certificat Missing 4) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboat inventory Missing 5) Structural conditions - Decks - Cracking Cracked 6) Structural conditions - Ballast, fuel and other tanks Cracked 7) Structural conditions - Bulkhead - cracking Cracked 8)) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors - corrosion Cracked 9) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Unsafe 10) Water/Weathertight - Doors Cracked 11) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 22 and proceeded to Altinova for permanent repairs. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Following its engine failure and subsequent inspections, the ' Greta' was detained in Gemlik on March 27 with 2 deficiencies - one serious. 1) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required The vessel was released again on March 27 and was permitted a single voyage to the shipyard area in Altinova for permanent repairs, where it arrived on March 28. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

arrived Alang anchorage 27.03.25

The HMNZS 'Manawanui' is being made as secure as possible, with independent experts undertaking a wreck assessment on the possible tourism dive site. The Government of Samoa favours the ship becoming a permanent fixture as a tourism-focused dive site. After the diesel fuel and other pollutants have successfully been removed, salvage crews were now working to recover equipment, weapons, ammunition and some debris. After a brief visit to the Port of Apia to reconfigure the salvors’ barge, it’s back moored over the 'Manawanui'. Using their highly-specialised diving and salvage capability, the salvors have cut access into the ship and retrieved weapons and ammunition from secure compartments. The Samoan and New Zealand Governments were mwanwhile working through what the next steps are. The wreck assessment i ncludes studies of the reef and marine environment in the vicinity of the 'Manawanui'. Report with photo: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/naval/15792-wrecked-hmnzs-manawanui-made-secure-as-possible-for-potential-dive-site

On March 27 at 10:10 a.m., the 'Grande Napoli' left its berth at the Transatlantic Dock in Vogo, escorted by the tugs 'Helechosa' and 'Pilot Two'. The activity began early, with the closure of the vessel's ramps and the activation of its radar and communication antennas, as the ship was preparing to set sail. At 11:07 a.m., the ship left the Vigo Estuary and started its sea trials. These maneuvers took it close to the coast of Baiona, where the ship tested its systems and capabilities for several hours. After completing its trials, the ship began its return to Vigo at 6:00 p.m. , but instead of returning to the Transatlantic Liner Dock, where it had been docked for the past five months, the 'Grande Napoli' headed for the Bouzas Dock. At approximately 7:45 p.m., the ship was moored and is now preparing to finally depart Vigo. Its departure was scheduled for March 29, at 2:00 p.m. Report with photos: https://www.vigoe.es/vigo/maritima/el-grande-napoli-se-despide-de-vigo-por-unas-horas/

On March 28, 2025, at 2.30 a.m. the 'Gas 85' was in collision with the container ship 'MSC Mariella' (IMO: 9934747), en route from Antwerp to Felixstowe, on the Western Scheldt near Terneuzen. After the emergency services were informed, The vessels were then escorted to the eastern foreport, awaiting the inspection. Rijkswaterstaat officers boarded the tanker, which was moored near the western foreport. After a good hour, the patrol vessel left again. The gas tanker had sustained damage to the railing along the deck. Both ships were released around 8:00 a.m. Report with photo: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/63368-rijkswaterstaat-ingezet-voor-aanvaring-bij-terneuzen/