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On Oct 21 the 'Finlaggan', serving on the route Kennacraig-Port Ellen, suffered a technical issue affecting the vessel’s starboard main engine, and the vessel has been removed from service to allow further investigations in the port of Kennacraig. As a result, the departures from Kennacraig at 6 p.m. and on Oct 22 at 7 a.m. and from Port Ellen at 8.15 p,m. and on Oct 22 at 09.45 a.m. have been cancelled.

The "Aleyna Mercan" allided with the masonry when entering the new northern lock of the Kiel Canal after the westbound transit of the waterway in Brunsbüttel on Oct 21 at 6:06 p.m. It left the locks at 9 p.m. and moored on Neufeld Anchorage on the Elbe. On Oct 22 at 12.20 a.m. the ship finally continued its voyage with an ETA as of Nov 13.

Beached at Alang 23.10.24

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 22.10.24

On Oct 20, 2024, a rescue helicopter has been scrambled to the 'Hjaltland' following an incident onboard. A passenger has been airlifted from the ferry after suffering from a suspected broken bone in the evening hours off Peterhead. A helicopter from Inverness was sent to hoistt the patient. The 'Hjaltland' was sailing to Orkney and Shetland en route from Aberdeen.

On Oct 21, the 'Salvamar Spica' has rescued 23 people of Maghreb origin from a precarious boat, which was located six nautical miles from Punta Polacra. The migrants were taken them to the port of Almería.

The Seychelles Port Authority (SPA) refolated the 'Spil Ningsih', that had run agrounded near Ste Anne Island on Oct 19, 2024. After the incident happened, the harbour master, the chief executive and the deputy chief executive of SPA were immediately informed. The Harbour Master activated the emergency response team of approximately 30 members of the operations team and all available marine assets were mobilised to assist in the operation. The Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (SMSA), Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG), and National Information Sharing and Coordination Centre (NISCC) were also alerted. By the time these authorities were notified, SPA pilots, tugs, and mooring personnel were already on-site, initiating efforts to free the vessel. Due to the vessel's size and location, time was of the essence to prevent the ship from turning parallel to the land, which could have increased the risk of pollution and complicated recovery efforts. The SPA deployed all available marine assets and resources to manage the situation. A preliminary risk assessment of the vessel and its surroundings showed no visible signs of pollution or leakage. The vessel remained stable, which helped mitigate the risk of an oil spill during recovery operations. After several attempts, the vessel was successfully refloated on Oct 20 at 1.10 a.m. during the early stages of the rising tide. It was then towed to a safe anchorage for further inspections before being cleared to dock at Mahe Quay. The SPA personnel continued to monitor the vessel's draft for an hour after the operation to ensure there was no water ingress, and the 'Spil Ningsih' was safely docked at Mahe Quay at 5.47 p.m. Report with photo: http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/category/5/articles/21411/Seychelles+Port+Authority+successfully+removes+cargo+vessel+grounded+near+Ste+Anne+Island

On Oct 21 at 10.15 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Hybrid Two' in the Vågsfjord outside Stonglandseidet south of Senja. (Lat. 69.0375 Lng. 17.2570), the six crew members triggered an internal fire extinguishing system on the vessek before they left. They have been transported to shore and all have been exposed to smoke, and so far two have been transported to hospital in Harstad for a check-up. The ship has been towed away from the farming area. A specially trained fire team was to be flown in from Tromsø to assist in fighting the battery fire on the hybrid vessel.

Broken up since 28.01.2017

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The first of two explosive tests was actually supposed to be carried out on Oct 21, 2024, in the restricted area of ​​Schönhagen in front of Port Olpenitz (Schleswig-Flensburg district) and Damp (Rendsburg-Eckernförde district). A navy tug towed the decommissioned frigate from Kiel on Oct 18. The current weather conditions, however, did not allow the planned test on the frigate. It has therefore been postponed until Oct 22 and Oct 24. The ship is to be attacked with mines to to find out how much damage this causes. In advance, the German Navy had developed new safety measures together with environmental associations, among others. The two explosions and their evaluation are being technically carried out by the Military Technical Office 71 (WTD 71) in Eckernförde, which reports to the German Armed Forces Procurement Office in Koblenz. The experts from Eckernförde are also creating a so-called double bubble curtain around the former frigate in order to intercept the pressure wave of the explosions and reduce the impact on the environment, for example on porpoises. According to the Federal Office, the aim of the two demolition tests is to investigate the effects of explosions on the ship's hull and crew. With the results of the demolitions, conclusions can be drawn about the consequences of such explosions on the existing fleet and take them into account when building new ships.

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 66-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman on Oct 20, 2024, from the 'Carnival Liberty'. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report on Oct 19 from the cruise ship of the man with stroke-like symptoms while the ship was sailing approximately 55 miles southeast of Southwest Pass, Louisiana. On Oct 20, watchstanders received a report from the cruise ship of a 30-year-old woman with appendicitis-like symptoms while transiting near Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Watchstanders coordinated the launches of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to conduct the medevacs for both people. The aircrews arrived on-scene for each report respectively and transported them to University Medical Center to awaiting emergency medical services personnel. The man and woman were both last reported in stable condition. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3940776/coast-guard-medevacs-two-off-louisiana-coast/

In the morning hours of Oct 19, 2024, the Port Authority of Neapolis Voion was informed by the master of the 'Pprfyroutsa' about failure to raise the ramp during the ship's departure procedure for the scheduled route to Kythera, Antikythera and return, with 55 passengers on board. The Port Authority of Neapolis Voion prohibited the sailing of the ferry until the repair of the damage and the presentation of a certificate of maintenance of class by the surveyor monitoring the ship.

Beached at Aliaga 21.10.24

The 'Eemslift Ellen', en route from Avonmouth to Bergen, got its propeller fouled by a rope in the Northsea on Oct 18 at aroud 8.15 p.m. (Lat. 59.6501 Lng. 2.8230). The ship requested assistance, and the Norwegian Coast Guard deployed the patrol vessel 'Sortland', which took the vessel in tow. Later it was transferred to a tug, chartered by the shipping company, which safely assisted the vessel to the quay in Bergen on Oct 20 at noon.

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Beached at Aliaga 10/2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/DBab3CIN5gh/

An insurance surveyor has completed the work on the HMNZS 'Manawanui'. Samoa's Marine Pollution Advisory Committee said a contractor would now be selected to remove the remaining fuel from the vessel. The ship was carrying 950 tonnes on board.Ssalvaging the fuel was expected to start in mid-November and take about 20 days, depending on the weather. Up to 200 tons have leaked from three places on the ship in the first week after it sank. Kiwi and Samoan teams had worked from the morning Oct 20 late into the night to salvage an empty shipping container that came off the ship, and would be continuing with the container removal over the next few days. Two other shipping containers came off the 'Manawanui' when it sank. One was empty and one was carrying 3000kg of food. They were to be floated, then towed to shore over the coming days.

On Oct 21, 2024, the CNCS received a call for assistance from the 'Sllhuete' with three crew members on board, 50 nautical miles southwest of La Restinga, which had suffered an engine failure. The ship needed assistance to enter the port. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR boat 'Guardamar Talía', which towed the yacht to La Restinga.

On Oct 16, 2024, the 'Dona Tututa' had to be taken out of operation on Oct 16 , 2024. Passengers affected by canceled trips to to São Nicolau, Sal, Boa Vista and arrival in the city of Praia, were contacted to be able to embark on this next trip. The CV Interilhas team, together with the operational and engineering team, started working to return the ship to operations as soon as possible. After repairs, the ship was scheduled to leave São Vicente on Oct 21 at 9 a.m.