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The Consol Energy coal company has added to the growing list of claims against the owner and manager of the 'Dali', suing the Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and Synergy Marine Group for damages related to the Key Bridge collapse that were expected to exceed $100 million, according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Maryland on Oct 15. Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine, which owned and managed the container ship, filed for liability protection less than a week after the accident, attempting to limit their liability to $43.7 million by invoking the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851. But Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based Consol (NYSE: CEIX), which operates a coal export terminal in Baltimore, contends – as do all others claiming damages resulting from the bridge collapse – that the owner and manager were negligent and therefore their liability should not be limited As a result of the blockage arising from the allision, the claimant was required to effectively shut down operations at its Consol Marine Terminal [CMT], limiting the company’s ability to ship coal for overseas export, resulting in severe economic impact including revenue loss and loss of storage,. The claimant has suffered and will continue to suffer damages in the form of lost profits and lost business as a result of the Key Bridge collapse attributable to the allision. The nearly two-month shutdown of CMT between March and May was reflected in the company’s second-quarter earnings. Throughput volume at CMT was down 57%, to 2.3 million tons, compared with the same period a year ago. CMT net income and adjusted earnings were $2.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively, in the second quarter compared to $21.1 million and $23.9 million, respectively, in 2023.

On October 17 several rescue forces intervened off the coast of Wissant, in Pas-de-Calais to assist a boat in difficulty. Among the 65 people on board, a baby lost his life. An investigation was opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor's office. On the evening, the departure of a migrant boat off the coast of Wissant was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which then engaged several vessels, among them the patrol boat 'Flamant', the 'Abeille Normandie', the 'Minck', the lifeboat 'SNS 077 Notre Dame de Risban' of the SNSM of Calais, as well as the Belgian helicopter NH90, based in Coxyde in order to relocate the boat and assess the situation on site. Once on site, it was noted that the boat, heavily loadedwas is in difficulty and that some of the people were in the water. The rescue ships then launched their semi-rigid boats and started to recover the people. The 'Abeille Normandie' rescued 65 people. At the same time, searches were being conducted to look for potential castaways at sea. During these searches, the 'Minck' located and rescues an unconscious infant who was transferred aboard the 'Abeille Normandie'. He will be declared dead by the Samu's regulating doctor, contacted by the teams on site. With the shipwreck area having been fully investigated, the maritime prefect of the Channel and the North Sea decidedto interrupt the searches led by the CROSS. The 65 castaways and the deceased infant were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

On Oct 11, 2024, at 9.40 p.m. the PG Traung' and 'Stig Wadström' were alerted by the JRCC at 21:30 after the sailing yacht 'Passion', a Beneteau Oceanis 40.1, had run aground in the port entrance in Grönhögen in southwestern Öland. Shortly before arriving at the accident site, the lifeboat crews were informed that the colleagues at the rescue station Grönhögen had already evacuated all the people on board. As the boats were almost there, they continued to see if they could assist in any way. The sailboat was firmly aground in the three meter high surf,. so that that towing attempts could not be done in a safe way. The heavily damaged yacht was lifted ashore on Oct 15. It was only then that the extent of the damage became apparent. The hull and large parts of the interior fittings of the relatively new boat were completely missing. They were obviously crushed on the port jetty during the sinking. Some subassemblies, such as the forward wet room, are only held by the pipes and are swinging under the boat. The hull-deck connection was broken. Report with photo and video: https://www.sjoraddning.se/larm/mayday-fran-segelbat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTn_mSuPS00 https://www.yacht.de/fr/special/detresse-en-mer/naufrage-un-yacht-de-croisiere-broye-par-la-houle-sur-la-jetee-du-port/

On Oct 13, the 'Mare Jonio' rescued 58 migrants, who was departed from Libya and had been drifting in the sea for over 22 hours in the Mediterranea. The NGO ship refused Naples, which was four sailing days away, as a safe port. After seven hours waiting, and while the ship was already in the waters of Lampedusa, the master Filippo Peralta refused the destination, explaining that there were exhausted people on board. Then two patrol boats headed towards the humanitarian vessel with orders to escort it to Naples. But the master disobeyed, even resisting the attempt to impose a new route. In the end, on Oct 14 after 10:30 p.m.), after a tense radio confrontation, the MRCC in Rome gave the green light to dock in Porto Empedocle. The patrol boats then returned to Lampedusa and the 'Mare Jonio' headed towards the port of Agrigento, where it arrived on the morning of Oct 15. On the afternoon the captain had to appear at the Coast Guard. The ship, which was inspected immediately after docking, has been banned from sailing for 20 days for the violation of the Piantedosi decree which regulates the management of rescues at sea, including the indications relating to the safe port. Report with photos: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2024-10/dramatic-rescue-in-mediterranean-58-migrants-critial-condition.html

On Oct 17 at dawn the CCS Las Palmas was motified of a cayuco with 58 sub-Saharan people on board 42 nautical miles northnortheast of Arrecife. The SAR helicopter Helimer 204 and the 'Salvamar Al Nair' were mobilized to assist. The migrants were transferred to Puerto Naos. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1846851532156715475

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On October 17 several rescue forces intervened off the coast of Wissant, in Pas-de-Calais to assist a boat in difficulty. Among the 65 people on board, a baby lost his life. An investigation was opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor's office. On the evening, the departure of a migrant boat off the coast of Wissant was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which then engaged several vessels, among them the patrol boat 'Flamant', the 'Abeille Normandie', the 'Minck', the lifeboat 'SNS 077 Notre Dame de Risban' of the SNSM of Calais, as well as the Belgian helicopter NH90, based in Coxyde in order to relocate the boat and assess the situation on site. Once on site, it was noted that the boat, heavily loadedwas is in difficulty and that some of the people were in the water. The rescue ships then launched their semi-rigid boats and started to recover the people. The 'Abeille Normandie' rescued 65 people. At the same time, searches were being conducted to look for potential castaways at sea. During these searches, the 'Minck' located and rescues an unconscious infant who was transferred aboard the 'Abeille Normandie'. He will be declared dead by the Samu's regulating doctor, contacted by the teams on site. With the shipwreck area having been fully investigated, the maritime prefect of the Channel and the North Sea decidedto interrupt the searches led by the CROSS. The 65 castaways and the deceased infant were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

On October 17 several rescue forces intervened off the coast of Wissant, in Pas-de-Calais to assist a boat in difficulty. Among the 65 people on board, a baby lost his life. An investigation was opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor's office. On the evening, the departure of a migrant boat off the coast of Wissant was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which then engaged several vessels, among them the patrol boat 'Flamant', the 'Abeille Normandie', the 'Minck', the lifeboat 'SNS 077 Notre Dame de Risban' of the SNSM of Calais, as well as the Belgian helicopter NH90, based in Coxyde in order to relocate the boat and assess the situation on site. Once on site, it was noted that the boat, heavily loadedwas is in difficulty and that some of the people were in the water. The rescue ships then launched their semi-rigid boats and started to recover the people. The 'Abeille Normandie' rescued 65 people. At the same time, searches were being conducted to look for potential castaways at sea. During these searches, the 'Minck' located and rescues an unconscious infant who was transferred aboard the 'Abeille Normandie'. He will be declared dead by the Samu's regulating doctor, contacted by the teams on site. With the shipwreck area having been fully investigated, the maritime prefect of the Channel and the North Sea decidedto interrupt the searches led by the CROSS. The 65 castaways and the deceased infant were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

On the morning of Oct 16, 2024, the Port Authority of Lavrio was informed about a damage of the port side main engine of the 'Ionis', while executing the scheduled route from Kea to Lavrio. The ferry sailed under its own power to the port of Lavrio, where it safely disembarked 52 passengers, 11 cars, six trucks, one bicycle and one bus. The Central Port Authority of Lavrio, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, banned the ship from sailing until the damage was repaired and a certificate of class maintenance was presented by the monitoring classification society.

On Oct 17, a cayuco was sighted in the vicinity of La Restinga (El Hierro). The 'Salvamar Adhara' was mobilized to assist by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo. The boat was accompanied to the port. On board were 174 adult people, among them four women, of sub-Saharan origin. Report with video: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1846898070811807765

On Oct 17, the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo was notified of a cayuco near the Caleta area with 57 sub-Saharan people on board. The 'Salvamar Alpheratz' accompanied the boat the port of Los Cristinos. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1846851532156715475

On Oct 16, 2024, the 'Vladimir Nazor' was spinning in circles for 40 minutes in the Kosirača Bay on the island of Ist, because the ramps could not be lowered. The ship then turned around and returned to Zadar. The cause was a malfunction of the electrical installation that could not be corrected, and the disembarkation on the island of Ist could not take place. The ship was back in Zadar at around 4:30 p.m., where the passengers and vehicleswere taken over by the ferry 'Bartol Kašić'.

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On October 17 several rescue forces intervened off the coast of Wissant, in Pas-de-Calais to assist a boat in difficulty. Among the 65 people on board, a baby lost his life. An investigation was opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor's office. On the evening, the departure of a migrant boat off the coast of Wissant was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez, which then engaged several vessels, among them the patrol boat 'Flamant', the 'Abeille Normandie', the 'Minck', the lifeboat 'SNS 077 Notre Dame de Risban' of the SNSM of Calais, as well as the Belgian helicopter NH90, based in Coxyde in order to relocate the boat and assess the situation on site. Once on site, it was noted that the boat, heavily loadedwas is in difficulty and that some of the people were in the water. The rescue ships then launched their semi-rigid boats and started to recover the people. The 'Abeille Normandie' rescued 65 people. At the same time, searches were being conducted to look for potential castaways at sea. During these searches, the 'Minck' located and rescues an unconscious infant who was transferred aboard the 'Abeille Normandie'. He will be declared dead by the Samu's regulating doctor, contacted by the teams on site. With the shipwreck area having been fully investigated, the maritime prefect of the Channel and the North Sea decidedto interrupt the searches led by the CROSS. The 65 castaways and the deceased infant were dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

On Oct 11, 2024, at 9.40 p.m. the PG Traung' and 'Stig Wadström' were alerted by the JRCC at 21:30 after the sailing yacht 'Passion', a Beneteau Oceanis 40.1, had run aground in the port entrance in Grönhögen in southwestern Öland. Shortly before arriving at the accident site, the lifeboat crews were informed that the colleagues at the rescue station Grönhögen had already evacuated all the people on board. As the boats were almost there, they continued to see if they could assist in any way. The sailboat was firmly aground in the three meter high surf,. so that that towing attempts could not be done in a safe way. The heavily damaged yacht was lifted ashore on Oct 15. It was only then that the extent of the damage became apparent. The hull and large parts of the interior fittings of the relatively new boat were completely missing. They were obviously crushed on the port jetty during the sinking. Some subassemblies, such as the forward wet room, are only held by the pipes and are swinging under the boat. The hull-deck connection was broken. Report with photo and video: https://www.sjoraddning.se/larm/mayday-fran-segelbat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTn_mSuPS00 https://www.yacht.de/fr/special/detresse-en-mer/naufrage-un-yacht-de-croisiere-broye-par-la-houle-sur-la-jetee-du-port/

On the evening of Oct 16, 2024, the Port Authority of Sami Kefalonia was informed that a 71-year-old passenger of the 'Seabourn Encore' - US citizen- was found unconscious inside the ship, while it was sailing from Corfu to Sami . The doctor of the ship went to the spot where he confirmed his death. The Sami Port Department of the Kefalonia Port Authority, which conducted the preliminary investigation, ordereed an autopsy to be carried out at the Forensic Service of Patras.

On Oct 17, 20224, Salvamento Marítimo was notified of a crew member with health problems aboard the 'Simon Stevin'. The CCS Almería mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Spica', who medevaced him along with a companion and transferred him to Almería for further medical care. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1846859972556054663

On Oct 18, 2024, the "Grigory Lovtsov", which was carrying gravel and sand, capsized off the coast of Sakhalin, due to a list that occurred during the cargo operations. At the time of the accident, there were seven crew members on board, three of whom were rescued, but four went missing. Immediately after the accident, an SAR operation was launched, involving two tugs and a rescue vessel in order to locate the missing crew members. The circumstances of the accident were being investigated.