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arrived Chittagong Anchorage 13.03.25

On March 16, 2025, the 'Krista Rud' suffered water ingress at its berth on the Lower Trave in Lübec, triggering a major response involving the environmental agency, the fire department, and the water police. During the pumping operation, fluids also threatened to enter the Trave. The environmental agency informed the fire department at around 12 p.m. and requested assistance. No oil had yet entered the water, but further pumping could have led to a water pollution. The fire department responded with the hazardous materials unit, which consists of Station 3 of the professional fire department and the volunteer fire department. The emergency services placed oil booms around the ship. A specialist company took over the pumping of the water. The fire department was stood down at around 2 p.m. The owner and the environmental agency had to decide on the next steps. Report with photos: https://www.hl-live.de/text.php?id=171627

While passing through Danish waters, the 'Cool Explorer' and 'Cool Eagle' have dumped a total of 1,636 kilos of cocaine, which were then to be collected by different recipient groups. This was claimed by the National Unit for Special Crimes in two criminal cases that are headed for the district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg. Both ships were sailing with refrigerated goods from South America to Russia, when the illegal cargo was dumped into the water off the Danish coast in the spring and summer o 2024, according to two indictments. On March 15 at 1.30 a.m., 818 kilos were dumped from the former near Samsø from the 'Cool Explorer'. Exactly one month later, the "Cool Eagle" delivered 120 kilos near Romsø, and when the same ship was again near Denmark on July 23, a similar quantity was dumped into the sea off the northern coast of Langeland. The "Cool Explorer" then passed by the same place on Aug 24, and here, according to the indictment, 578 kilos were dumped into the water for the recipients. Each time, it happened in the dead of night, the indictment stated. Two groups of men were targeted, almost all of whom, according to the indictment, had come traveling to Denmark to complete the task. In two cases, the recipients managed to get away with 120 kilos, it is claimed. But on two other occasions, things went wrong. The authorities were alerted to the case from Samsø when hikers on the beaches of Sejerø Bay discovered one mysterious package after another. According to the indictment that has been filed, a great effort was made by the group that was sent out to pull the many valuable kilos out of the water. One ship was chartered in Höganäs. The group then sailed over to Samsø to look for the drugs in the cargo ship's route. In a van, a man drove to the port of Aarhus to receive the goods, and the same man bought a remote-controlled drone from Elgiganten in Horsens, which he allegedly used on Samsø in an attempt to find the cocaine. But it was all in vain. The many kilos drifted onto the beaches in Sejerø Bay. In the case of the 578 kilos at Langeland, an Albanian man has chosen to confess. He had been given the job in Belgium, he told the court in Dec 2024. Five other men, who are also Albanians, but who have pleaded not guilty, were waiting for their cases to be decided. As in the case from Samsø, the processing was quite substantial, as is apparent from the description of the indictment. Two of the men were also - according to the claim - involved in the cases of the two times 120 kilos. Here, a passenger car and a van with German license plates were rented, a summer house in Tranekær was rented and a boat trailer was driven to Langeland. One of the defendants is said to have taken photos and videos of coastal areas, including Bøgebjerg Strand, and he and another were accommodated at Camp Hverringe in Dalby. The two district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg must decide whether the defendants are guilty. In Holbæk, the case against two men will begin in September. When the court in Svendborg will start with the five defendants has not yet been determined.

The captain of the 'Solong'', the Russian national Vladimir Motin, appeared at the Hull Magistrates’ Court on March 15, charged with gross negligence manslaughter, over the death of the Filipino national and crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38. Prosecutor Amelia Katz said that the 'Solong' was sailing at a speed of over 15 knots, when it hit the 'Stena Immaculate', which had been anchored in the same position from the evening of March 9, before the collision occurred. Motin was the only person in charge of the 'Solong' at the time of the collision, having taken charge about three hours before the incident. For a period of over 40 minutes before the allision, the 'Solong' was on a direct route for impact with the 'Stena Immaculate'. There were no communication attempts from the 'Solong' to warn of the impending collision and the vessel did not adjust its course or speed at any point. All 23 crew members of the 'Stena Immaculate' and 13 of the 14 crew members on the 'Solong w'ere rescued. Attempts were made by some of the other crew members on the 'Solong' to locate Mr. Pernia, but they were unable to. Motin did not make an application for bail and was remanded into custody. Assessments have meanwhile showed that the jet fuel of the tanker had mostly burned off and that there was no sign of other leaks from either ship. The crew of the 'Stena Immucalate' had heroically limited the fire damage after the ship was allision. Before they were forced to abandon ship, the crew had the dedication and presence of mind to activate the fire monitors and cool the adjacent cargo tanks. Their actions limited the damage to just a tank with aviation fuel and a tank with ballast water, Of the around 220,000 barrels of fuel in the tanks, at least 17,000 barrels were lost in the allision and the subsequent fire. The rest of the cargo is safe.

The 'Bute', serving on the route Wemyss Bay-Rothesay, suffered a technical issue with the rescue boat on March 16, 2025. As a consequence, the following sailings had to be cancelled: Departure from Rothesay at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. and the departure from Wemyss Bay at 1:05 p.m. and 3:05 p.m. An update was to be provided by the operator CalMac once more information has become available.

Beached at Chittagong 17.03.25

En route from Derince to Durban, the 'Nord Topaz' requested the medical evacuation of a crew member, who had fallen ill, while the ship was sailing 30 nautical miles off Motril. The International Radiomedical Center recommended doing so by sea transport. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Almería center mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Gienah' to disembark the patient and arranged an ambulance in port for further transport to a hospital for medical care.

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The "Seven Stars" with cargo of scrap was detained in Salerno upon its arrival at Salerno, on Oct 9, 2017. The cargo of hazardous ferrous waste was to be offloaded in port and the ship put under arrest at the Salerno Container Terminal. The vessel’s next port of call was to be Oristano, Sardinia, where the cargo initially was to be offloaded. Sardinia, however, doesn’t have waste processing or recycling factories and facilities. The Italian authorities suspected either illegal dumping in Sardinia or the island’s waters, or further transshipment of waste to other countries.

While passing through Danish waters, the 'Cool Explorer' and 'Cool Eagle' have dumped a total of 1,636 kilos of cocaine, which were then to be collected by different recipient groups. This was claimed by the National Unit for Special Crimes in two criminal cases that are headed for the district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg. Both ships were sailing with refrigerated goods from South America to Russia, when the illegal cargo was dumped into the water off the Danish coast in the spring and summer o 2024, according to two indictments. On March 15 at 1.30 a.m., 818 kilos were dumped from the former near Samsø from the 'Cool Explorer'. Exactly one month later, the "Cool Eagle" delivered 120 kilos near Romsø, and when the same ship was again near Denmark on July 23, a similar quantity was dumped into the sea off the northern coast of Langeland. The "Cool Explorer" then passed by the same place on Aug 24, and here, according to the indictment, 578 kilos were dumped into the water for the recipients. Each time, it happened in the dead of night, the indictment stated. Two groups of men were targeted, almost all of whom, according to the indictment, had come traveling to Denmark to complete the task. In two cases, the recipients managed to get away with 120 kilos, it is claimed. But on two other occasions, things went wrong. The authorities were alerted to the case from Samsø when hikers on the beaches of Sejerø Bay discovered one mysterious package after another. According to the indictment that has been filed, a great effort was made by the group that was sent out to pull the many valuable kilos out of the water. One ship was chartered in Höganäs. The group then sailed over to Samsø to look for the drugs in the cargo ship's route. In a van, a man drove to the port of Aarhus to receive the goods, and the same man bought a remote-controlled drone from Elgiganten in Horsens, which he allegedly used on Samsø in an attempt to find the cocaine. But it was all in vain. The many kilos drifted onto the beaches in Sejerø Bay. In the case of the 578 kilos at Langeland, an Albanian man has chosen to confess. He had been given the job in Belgium, he told the court in Dec 2024. Five other men, who are also Albanians, but who have pleaded not guilty, were waiting for their cases to be decided. As in the case from Samsø, the processing was quite substantial, as is apparent from the description of the indictment. Two of the men were also - according to the claim - involved in the cases of the two times 120 kilos. Here, a passenger car and a van with German license plates were rented, a summer house in Tranekær was rented and a boat trailer was driven to Langeland. One of the defendants is said to have taken photos and videos of coastal areas, including Bøgebjerg Strand, and he and another were accommodated at Camp Hverringe in Dalby. The two district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg must decide whether the defendants are guilty. In Holbæk, the case against two men will begin in September. When the court in Svendborg will start with the five defendants has not yet been determined.

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arrived Grenaa Scrapyard 17.03.25

arrived Alang anchorage 17.03.25

Between the evening of March 15 and the early morning of March 16, the RCC's of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas and Tenerife coordinated the rescue of a cayuco and the escort of two others. The crew of the 'Guardamar Urania' rescued 88 people. The migrants were disembarked in Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Acrux' escorted a cayuco with 61 people to port, and the 'Salvamar Adhara' escorted another boat with 65 migrants on board. The boat people disembarked in La Restinga. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1901201082082033928

The 'Hanøy', which operates the high-speed ferry route in Hadsel, had to cancel all departures until further notice on March 16 at 3 p.m. and sidelined in Stokmarknes for repairs. The cause was a technical fault with the engine. About a month ago, the 'Hanøy' had its engine replaced at a shipyard in Svolvær, after previous technical challenges with the main engine. This led to both a bus for the boat and the acquisition of reserve vessels on the route.

As of March 16, the 'Seven Star' was in a sunken state in the port of Augusta, with only the wheelhouse and the masts still sticking out of the water. The ship has been idle in the port since Sep 19, 20219. On July 8, 2001, the ship, then sailing as 'Laura', had berthed in the port of Marseille with a collision damage at the starboard side foreship and amidships above the waterline. Photo: https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3817707?navList=gallery&category=61&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

The captain of the 'Solong'', the Russian national Vladimir Motin, appeared at the Hull Magistrates’ Court on March 15, charged with gross negligence manslaughter, over the death of the Filipino national and crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38. Prosecutor Amelia Katz said that the 'Solong' was sailing at a speed of over 15 knots, when it hit the 'Stena Immaculate', which had been anchored in the same position from the evening of March 9, before the collision occurred. Motin was the only person in charge of the 'Solong' at the time of the collision, having taken charge about three hours before the incident. For a period of over 40 minutes before the allision, the 'Solong' was on a direct route for impact with the 'Stena Immaculate'. There were no communication attempts from the 'Solong' to warn of the impending collision and the vessel did not adjust its course or speed at any point. All 23 crew members of the 'Stena Immaculate' and 13 of the 14 crew members on the 'Solong w'ere rescued. Attempts were made by some of the other crew members on the 'Solong' to locate Mr. Pernia, but they were unable to. Motin did not make an application for bail and was remanded into custody. Assessments have meanwhile showed that the jet fuel of the tanker had mostly burned off and that there was no sign of other leaks from either ship. The crew of the 'Stena Immucalate' had heroically limited the fire damage after the ship was allision. Before they were forced to abandon ship, the crew had the dedication and presence of mind to activate the fire monitors and cool the adjacent cargo tanks. Their actions limited the damage to just a tank with aviation fuel and a tank with ballast water, Of the around 220,000 barrels of fuel in the tanks, at least 17,000 barrels were lost in the allision and the subsequent fire. The rest of the cargo is safe.

The Houthi militia attacked the USS 'Harry S. Truman' with 11 drones on March 16. American aircraft shot down all the drones before they got near the warship. On the morning of March 17, the aircraft carrier, which was located near the Red Sea, was under attack again. There were no details about this attack yet. The attacks came after the US defense, on the orders of Donald Trump, attacked several targets in Yemen on March 16. According to the Americans, the goal of the US attack was to put an end to the Houthis' renewed threats to attack ships with ties to Israel. The Houthis, however, have no plans to stop the attacks, according to Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of the Houthi movement, on March 16. The Houthis on MArch 18 claimed their third attack on the 'Harry S. Truman' carrier group with missiles and drones. A US Air Force official said it was hard to confirm the attacks claimed by the Houthis as they were missing their targets by over 100 miles.

arrived Grenaa Scrapyard 17.03.25

On March 14, 2025, the m/v 'Condor' reported a boat, capsized and adrift off Barcelona, with no one located in the water. The patrol boat 'Río Santa Eulalia' of the Guardia Civil was mobilized to the position and carried out a search on the water with negative results. The 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' took the vessel, named 'BS 3', in tow to Barcelona and pulled it out of the water. The response was coordinated by the RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Barcelona. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1900865540614164613