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The 'Kingdom 5KR' allided with a quay in Bizerte on Oct 11, 2024, at approximately 12.00 p.m. UTC. The incident occurred during a docking attempt, when the yacht lost control while approaching the quay. No injuries were reported among the crew or port staff.The area has since been cordoned off by authorities. An investigation into the cause of the incident was underway. The ship got stuck in the quay on a considerable length, with both the yacht's bow and the port infrastructure suffering significant damage. Reports with photos: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/benetii-kingdom-5kr-yacht-crash-tunisia https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/kingdom-5-kr/news/

On Oct 13, the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in La Palma received a distress alert and the position of the pleaure boat 'Tokyo'. 'The SAR helicopter Helimer 221 and the 'Salvamar Libertas' were mobilized to the scene. The catamaran 'Velar' rescued the four people from the 'Tokyo'. The 'Salvamar Libertas' took the semi-sunken vessel in tow and pulled it to Andraxt. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1845504507389575649

The 'Pan Viva' was beset by severe weather off the Alaskan coast with 21 crew members aboard 2.3 miles northeast of Unalaska on Oct 12, 2024. Weather on scene was reported as winds of up to 58 knots and seas reaching 29 feet. The vessel has managed to anchor and maintained stability, however, the intense weather initially raised concerns about the ship running. The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies remained in contact with the vessel overnight. Weather on scene reported as 30-40kt winds and 20-foot seas. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew has successfully evacuated four crew members, transporting them safely to Dutch Harbor. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) remained on standby in Udegak Pass, ready to provide additional assistance if needed. The 'Pan Viva' has not reported any mechanical failures, and there have been no environmental impacts thus far. At 3:30 p.m. both the weather conditions and the overall situation remained unchanged. The vessel was en route from Dandong to Kalama, Washington.

On Oct 13, 2024, at around 4:30 a.m., the fishing skipper of the "Maranello" was medevaced by a French Navy helicopter, while the vessel was 50 nautical miles north of Roscoff (Finistère). The 39-year-old man had been complaining of chest pain for two days. He therefore decided to call for help around 4:30 a,m. After consulting the doctors, it was decided to hoist him aboard the H160 helicopter of the French Navy. The patient was taken to Brest hospital. The response was coordinated by the CROSS Corsen.

On Oct 12, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed of three boats in difficulty and deployed several state resources. Two boats with 62 and 10 people on board got assistane by the 'Minck' and the 'SNS 077' of the SNSM of Boulogne-sur-Mer off the coast of Calais. Some occupants of a third boat were recovered by the hydrographic vessel 'Laplace'. A total of 128 people were rescued and brought ashore. The CROSS Gris-Nez also coordinated surveillance operations, totaling 9 operations during the day, involving the following resources: - the hydrographic vessel 'Laplace'; - the metropolitan support and assistance vessel 'Garonne'; - the emergeny tug 'Abeille Normandie; - the 'Minck'; - the 'Ridens'; - the coastal maritime surveillance vessel VCSM 'Esteron'.

On Oct 13 at 3 a.m. the Guardia Civil informed the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife of a cayuco a 12 nautical miles off La Restinga. The 'Salvamar Adhara' located the boat and escorted it to the port of La Restinga, where the 86 people on board were disembarked. On the afternoon of Oct 12, the m/v 'Juan Thola' sighted a cayuco 46 nautical miles off El Hierro. The SAR helicopter Helimer 201 and the 'Guardamar Talía' were mobilized to assist and rescued the 207 people on board. They were disemarked in El Hierro. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1845373390732808566

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 12.10.24

The tug 'Gretchen Dunlap' was deployed along with two pilots to assist the 'Pan Viva' on the afternoon Oct. 13, which was still anchored near Unalaska and not expected to depart until at least the morning of Oct 14, as poor weather conditions were still persisting. Unalaska has faced storm-force winds and rough seas since the morning of Oct 11. The unloaded bulk carrier was susceptible to being pushed around in the wind because of its low weight. The ship was moored outside Constantine Bay. A Unified Command, based in Anchorage, was leading response efforts and monitoring the situation for potential safety and environmental impacts. The group was made up of local, state and federal stakeholders including the Coast Guard, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and representatives for the 'Pan Viva' from Gallagher Marine Systems, assessing the condition of the 700 to 800 feet of anchor line, which has been out for an extended amount of time and part of which has been dragging along the seafloor. Responders were checking for kinks that could cause problems as the anchor is raised- The anchor was near the GCI Aleutians-AU fiber optic cable, which connects Unalaska to a statewide internet network. Report with photo and video: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2024/10/13/coast-guard-evacuates-some-crew-from-distressed-ship-carrying-300k-gallons-of-fuel-near-unalaska/

An investigation by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) on behalf of the St Helena Government found that the shell door in the starboard side of the 'Argos Georgia' had descended slowly into the fully open position prior to its sinking on July 22, en routze from Port Stanley to fishing grounds near the island of South Georgia. This allowed significant quantities of water to enter the vessel. At the time of the incident wave heights were reported to reach up to seven metres accompanied by winds of up to 50 knots. The MAIB Safety Bulletin No SB4/2024, produced in association with the St Helena Governmentwas issued, urged owners, operators and skipper of fishing vessels fitted with side shell doors to ensure suitable and sufficient risk assessment of watertight integrity. It was found that: * The means of maintaining the shell door in the closed position did not ensure it remained shut when not in use. * The crew were unable to close the shell door once it had opened. * The doors in the boundary of the flooded compartment were in the open position, allowing consequential flooding of adjacent spaces. * The crew were unable to close the boundary doors to the hauling compartment. Recommendation All owners, operators and skippers of fishing vessels fitted with side shell doors are recommended to urgently ensure that a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk of water entering the vessel through the side shell door has been undertaken and documented, noting the safety issues identified in this safety bulletin, and that: ♦ Mitigations identified are immediately implemented to reduce the risks associated with a failure of the shell door retention mechanism. ♦ Where a risk of consequential flooding between compartments exists, appropriate measures including maintaining internal doors in the closed position are taken. ♦ The crew are informed of the findings of the risk assessment and the measures taken for their protection. Full report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6704f2383b919067bb482dbe/2024-SB4-ArgosGeorgia.pdf

Oil seeping from the 'Manawanui' was not from the ship's main tanks , but removing them was first on the list for the recovery team of the Defence Force. About 200,000 litres of fuel has escaped from the ship into the sea, one week after the survey ship began listing, caught fire and sank off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa. The ship contains about 950 tonnes of fuel. The very small quantities come to the surface and commenced a natural evaporation process, and also waves and general tides dissipate that. The fuel and oil that is coming from the vessel was very low in quantity. The leaking fuel was thought to be coming from pipes. About 60 Defence Force staff have been tasked with monitoring the environmental impact of the wreck. They were diving daily, were doing shore-line patrols, and monitoring any remnants of the fuel and what happened to that fuel as it dissipated and moved off-shore.

A woman has died after falling overboard from the 'MSC Virtuosa' on Oct 12 at 12.55 a.m. off the coast of the Channel Islands en route from Lisbon to Southampton, UK. Alarms sounded, and senior ship crew announced over the intercom that a person had fallen overboard on the port side. Spotlights lit up the sea at the site just north of Les Casquets rocks, near the Island of Alderney. The ship turned around 180 degrees to trace back the route. 'At 1.30 a.m. an announcement was made by cruise director announcing a missing passenger and that their thoughts were with the family of this passenger. 'Helicopters and coast guards began to arrive just after 2 a.m. 'Infra-red cameras were used to locate the person. The passengers body was winched into helicopter around 2.30 a.m. A French Navy helicopter coordinated the SAR operation, and was supported by aircraft from the Channel Islands. Report with photos: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13952759/Person-dies-falling-overboard-cruise-ship-Channel-Islands.html

On Oct 12, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed of three boats in difficulty and deployed several state resources. Two boats with 62 and 10 people on board got assistane by the 'Minck' and the 'SNS 077' of the SNSM of Boulogne-sur-Mer off the coast of Calais. Some occupants of a third boat were recovered by the hydrographic vessel 'Laplace'. A total of 128 people were rescued and brought ashore. The CROSS Gris-Nez also coordinated surveillance operations, totaling 9 operations during the day, involving the following resources: - the hydrographic vessel 'Laplace'; - the metropolitan support and assistance vessel 'Garonne'; - the emergeny tug 'Abeille Normandie; - the 'Minck'; - the 'Ridens'; - the coastal maritime surveillance vessel VCSM 'Esteron'.

On Oct 12, 2024, the 'B Line' suffered an engine failure in front of Akıntıburnu while transiting the Bosphorus while en route from Haifa to Burgas. Bosphorus ship traffic was temporarily suspended in both directions. The tug 'Kurtarma 5' (IMO: 9463164) was deployed to assist. The ship was towed to an anchorage in Ahırkapı under the coordination of the Istanbul Ship Traffic Services Center, accompanied by a Pilot. It was moored in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 54' E. Ship traffic in the Bosphorus was resumed at 2.20 p.m. GMT. Reports with photos: https://x.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1845100804090306579 https://x.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1845106790117077454

On the afternoon of Oct 11, 2024, the Central Port Authority of Piraeus was informed about the blockade of the stern shaft in the starboard side propeller of the 'Blue Star 2' in the port of Piraeus. An inspection was carried out by a diving crew, and the obstruction was removed from the ship's axial system. Upon presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the classifier monitoring it, the ship sailed from the port of Piraeus with 715 passengers on board for the scheduled route to the ports of Syros-Patmos-Leros-Kalymnos-Kos-Rhodes.

The LÜG tanker 'B-LPG Sophia' (IMO: 9175846) caught fire on Kutubdia anchorage on the early morning of Oct 13, 2024. The tanker was engaged in ship-to-ship transfer of LPG from the mother vessel 'Captain Nikolas'. 31 people, including 18 crew members, consisting of nine Bangladeshis, eight Indonesians, and one Indian, two mooring men, three watchmen from the tanker, and eight port security guards from the mother vessel who jumped into the sea after the fire broke out, were rescued by the tug 'Tufan Express'. Immediately after being notified at 12:55 a.m., the Coast Guard deployed the firefighting tug 'Promotto', one patrol boat, and eight speed boats to the scene. The navy also sent firefighting tugs.The lighter vessel was not anchored and drifting freely with other tankers in its vicinity. It took around 12 hours to successfully bring the situation under control because of the large amount of LPG onboard. Coastguard and Navy personnel continued to monitor the vessel to prevent a re-ignition. A fire aboard the 'Captain Nikolas' was brought under control by 3:30 a.m. An investigation has been opened into the matter to assess the circumstances surrounding the fire and discern if the fire was caused by sabotage. In a letter dated from Oct 6, the LPG Operators Association of Bangladesh (LOAB) had alleged the 70,000 tons of LPG had its origin misreported and that the LPG had originated in Iran, a heavily sanctioned supplier. LOAB had requested the Chattogram Port Authority and customs to detain the vessels and thoroughly investigate the matter. Report with photo: https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/accidents-fires/news/fire-breaks-out-lpg-tanker-kutubdia-anchorage-3726376

The 'St John', en route from Mogadishu to Jebel Ali, came under attack from a long-range drone of the Houthi terroristson Oct 10, 2024. It was unknown whether the vessel was hit and if so whether any damage was caused. The ship was able to continue the voyage, heading for Oman and currently underway in the Arabian Sea. The Houthi terrorists have claimed responsibility for this attack, calling it a part of its attacks on global shipping associated in some way with the Israelis and their war in Gaza.

A sailing of the 'Connemara' on Oct 12 has been cancelled yet again. The return freight sailing between Wellington and Picton had been cancelled on the night due to engineering checks in port taking longer than expected after the ferry lost power on one of its engines in Wellington Harbour on Oct 11.

On Oct 12, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed of three boats in difficulty and deployed several state resources. Two boats with 62 and 10 people on board got assistane by the 'Minck' and the 'SNS 077' of the SNSM of Boulogne-sur-Mer off the coast of Calais. Some occupants of a third boat were recovered by the hydrographic vessel 'Laplace'. A total of 128 people were rescued and brought ashore. The CROSS Gris-Nez also coordinated surveillance operations, totaling 9 operations during the day, involving the following resources: - the hydrographic vessel 'Laplace'; - the metropolitan support and assistance vessel 'Garonne'; - the emergeny tug 'Abeille Normandie; - the 'Minck'; - the 'Ridens'; - the coastal maritime surveillance vessel VCSM 'Esteron'.

On Oct 13 at 3 a.m. the Guardia Civil informed the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife of a cayuco a 12 nautical miles off La Restinga. The 'Salvamar Adhara' located the boat and escorted it to the port of La Restinga, where the 86 people on board were disembarked. On the afternoon of Oct 12, the m/v 'Juan Thola' sighted a cayuco 46 nautical miles off El Hierro. The SAR helicopter Helimer 201 and the 'Guardamar Talía' were mobilized to assist and rescued the 207 people on board. They were disemarked in El Hierro. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1845373390732808566

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