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The 'Sun Princess' had to turn back before docking at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in anticipation of its grand arrival at its winter homeport. As the Category 5 hurricane Milton approached Florida’s west coast, the US Coast Guard elevated Port Everglades to “Port Condition YANKEE” on Oct 7. This indicated that gale-force winds were expected within the next 24 hours, and the ship could not reach its destination. All docked vessels were required to vacate the port, and incoming ships were barred from entry. Passengers aboard the ship fell ill and were evacuated by helicopter. They were scheduled to disembark at Port Everglades. It was unknown where the passengers were taken after their helicopter pickup. The ship had set off from Barcelona on a one-way 25-day trip to Fort Lauderdale. The hurricane left the 'Sun Princess' stranded five miles off the coast of Florida Reports with video: https://www.suggest.com/cruise-passengers-airlifted-from-ship-off-florida-coast-ahead-hurricane-milton/2834142/ https://www.wideopencountry.com/cruise-ship-passengers-airlifted-from-ship-as-hurricane-milton-barrels-down-on-florida/

Carnival Cruise Line has announced significant delays to several ships in the fleet due to the approaching Hurricane Milton. The cruise line has already informed guests that a cruise on the 'Carnival Paradise' has been cancelled and that the ship, while not cancelled yet, would not be able to return to port on Oct 10, 2024. The arrival of the 'Carnival Valor' in Miami on Oct 10 would be delayed. The 'Carnival Sunrise' would not be returning to Miami as scheduled on Oct 10. The 'Carnival Glory' would not be returning to Port Canaveral on Oct 11. Passengers were assured on Oct 9 that they would be kept updated on the situation and provided with available options as soon as possible.

On Oct 8, a Ukrainian court order authorized the confiscation of the 'Usko MFU', which had been initially detained in July for transporting 3000 tons of grain from the Russian occupied Crimea to a Turkish company. Following the detention, the captain and the second officer of the vessel were charged for illegally transporting goods from occupied territories in violation of both Ukrainian and international laws and are facing five years in prison.The ownership of the vessel, which originally belonged to Usko Shipping of Turkey, was transferred to the Ukrainian government.

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On Oct 5, 2024, at around 2 a.m., the CROSS Med was alerted after the collision of an 8-meter semi-rigid boat with seven people on board, with a mooring box in the Bay of Canebiers, in the Gulf of Saint Tropez. The CROSS deployed the H160 Belligou T helicopter of the 32F flotilla of the French Navy base in Hyères, the 'SNS 004 - Bailli de Suffren III' and the semi-rigid 'SNS 7-026 - Torpes' from the SNSM station in Saint Tropez, semi-rigids of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Var (SDIS 83) with an underwater team and several land resources of the SDIS 83 (VSAV, land patrols). Shortly after 2:30 a.m., the 'SNS 7-026' arrived in the area, in contact with the victims, and reported six people found, injured and one person missing. While the victims were being treated, the CROSS reinforcedthe system by an SMUR team from the SAMU 83 embarked on board the 'SNS 004' and the coastal nautical brigade (BNC) of Issambres of the Departmental Gendarmerie of Var. Around 3 a.m., after being taken care of by the sea rescue resources, the six victims were brought back to land aboard the 'SNS 004'. Three of them were seriously injured and three less injured. All were taken to hospitals in the department. At the same time, the search for the seventh missing person, a 37-year-old man, which continued until 5:30 a.m., proved unsuccessful and was suspended until daybreak. While the BNC des Issambres and the municipal police of Sainte-Maxime took turns in the area for the rest of the night, the search resumed around 7:30 a.m., with the 'SNS 7-026' and an underwater team from the SDIS 83. Shortly after 9 a.m., the divers located a body submerged at a depth of 25 meters, about thirty meters from the scene of the accident, which turned out to be the person who had initially disappeared. An investigation was opened by the Draguignan Public Prosecutor's Office and entrusted to the BNC des Issambres to determine the circumstances of the accident.

The 'Zeus Leader', en route from Hiroshima Port to Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, with a cargo of cars on board, ran aground on Oct 8, 2024, at around 2 a.m. about 300 meters from the Koichijima Lighthouse (Matsuyama City). After receiving a call from the ship's pilot, the Matsuyama Coast Guard conducted an investigation using the patrol boat "Okinami". No external damage or oil spills were found. None of the 26 crew members and the pilot were injured. A tug went on standby and preparations were started to pull off the ship from the reef. The Matsuyama Coast Guard would later interview the ship's crew and others to investigate the cause. Report with video: https://www.ebc.co.jp/news/data/?sn=EBC2024100818090

Carnival Cruise Line has announced significant delays to several ships in the fleet due to the approaching Hurricane Milton. The cruise line has already informed guests that a cruise on the 'Carnival Paradise' has been cancelled and that the ship, while not cancelled yet, would not be able to return to port on Oct 10, 2024. The arrival of the 'Carnival Valor' in Miami on Oct 10 would be delayed. The 'Carnival Sunrise' would not be returning to Miami as scheduled on Oct 10. The 'Carnival Glory' would not be returning to Port Canaveral on Oct 11. Passengers were assured on Oct 9 that they would be kept updated on the situation and provided with available options as soon as possible.

Carnival Cruise Line has announced significant delays to several ships in the fleet due to the approaching Hurricane Milton. The cruise line has already informed guests that a cruise on the 'Carnival Paradise' has been cancelled and that the ship, while not cancelled yet, would not be able to return to port on Oct 10, 2024. The arrival of the 'Carnival Valor' in Miami on Oct 10 would be delayed. The 'Carnival Sunrise' would not be returning to Miami as scheduled on Oct 10. The 'Carnival Glory' would not be returning to Port Canaveral on Oct 11. Passengers were assured on Oct 9 that they would be kept updated on the situation and provided with available options as soon as possible.

A Russian missile damaged the 'Shui Spirit' in the port of Chornomorsk during an attack which killed six people and injured eight others on Oct 9, 2024. The injurewere all Ukrainian nationals. Four of them were in a serious medical condition. The target of the missile was port infrastructure, but it ended up damaging the nearby ship as well as, a pharmacy, and caused multiple fires in the area. The Ukrainian authorities claimed that the attacks were aimed at destabilizing the Ukrainian grain corridor and causing economic disruptions.

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On Oct 8, sick passengers were airlifted to safety from the 'Sun Princess', which was stranded off the coast of Florida as the Hurricane Milton was heading directly towards it. The shiphad left Southampton on Sep 23 and was due to dock in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the morning of Oct 9. However, with the hurricane set to batter the US state, Port Everglades, where the ship was due to stop, was closed. The ship was now cruising five miles off the coast of Florida. The storm was expected to hit Florida on the night of Oct 9, bringing winds exceeding 130 mph. Report with video: https://uk.style.yahoo.com/florida-cruise-ship-evacuation-hurricane-163704859.html

The 'Ala'suinu' suffered mechanical issues on Oct 7, 2024. As a consequence, the scheduled sailing at 11:45 a.m. from Port aux Basques was postponed to 4 p.m. Already the sailing on Oct 5 at 11:15 p.m. was delayed to Oct 6 at 8:00 a.m. due to the ramp not being able to close correctly. All passengers got a complimentary dinner meal and dessert. The ship tried to make up time during the crossing, which took five instead of seven hours.

The 'Grand Fortune', which departed from Probolinggo to Molawe on Sep 29, 2024, has been experiencing engine problems since Oct 4, when it suffered a technical issue with its auxiliary engine. On Oct 6, the ship suffered a blackout in the waters north of Pulau Sakala, Sapeken Archipelago, Sumenep. The engine failure resulted in the loss of power, leaving the ship adrift. The vessel dropped anchor north of Pulau Sakala at 09:00 a.m. LT at a water depth of approximately 10 meters in pos. 06°28’51.31” S 116°14’42.24 E. Several components sustained damage, including the control room panel, the dynamo panel box and the AE 1 switch breaker were damaged, so that the vessel required immediate assistance. The food supplies onboard were reported to be sufficient for the day, but they were expected to run low by the next morning. As a result, UPP Sapeken quickly dispatched emergency provisions and food supplies for the crew. A rescue vessel from UPP Sapeken was dispatched at 09:00 a.m. LT and arrived by 6 p.m. LT in order to support the crew until a tug from Banjarmasin arrived to tow the vessel to the nearest port for repairs. Report with photo: https://hubla.dephub.go.id/Indonesianmaritimesafetyinformation/page/news/read/23274/mv-grand-fortune-alami-blackout-di-utara-pulau-sakala-kepulauan-sapeken-sumenep-mv-grand-fortune-experiences-blackout-north-of-pulau-sakala-sapeken-archipelago-sumenep

Carnival Cruise Line has announced significant delays to several ships in the fleet due to the approaching Hurricane Milton. The cruise line has already informed guests that a cruise on the 'Carnival Paradise' has been cancelled and that the ship, while not cancelled yet, would not be able to return to port on Oct 10, 2024. The arrival of the 'Carnival Valor' in Miami on Oct 10 would be delayed. The 'Carnival Sunrise' would not be returning to Miami as scheduled on Oct 10. The 'Carnival Glory' would not be returning to Port Canaveral on Oct 11. Passengers were assured on Oct 9 that they would be kept updated on the situation and provided with available options as soon as possible.

Carnival Cruise Line has announced significant delays to several ships in the fleet due to the approaching Hurricane Milton. The cruise line has already informed guests that a cruise on the 'Carnival Paradise' has been cancelled and that the ship, while not cancelled yet, would not be able to return to port on Oct 10, 2024. The arrival of the 'Carnival Valor' in Miami on Oct 10 would be delayed. The 'Carnival Sunrise' would not be returning to Miami as scheduled on Oct 10. The 'Carnival Glory' would not be returning to Port Canaveral on Oct 11. Passengers were assured on Oct 9 that they would be kept updated on the situation and provided with available options as soon as possible.

On Oct 9 the motor boat 'Sabrimar', with one person on board, suffered engine problems and went adrift two nautilcal miles east off Alicante. The shkipper requested towing assistance. The CCS Valencia of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Leo', which pulled the boat back to the port of Alicante.

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The Gujarat High Court has ordered the arrest of the 'SW South Wind I' as an exporter was seeking damage for held up rice cargo. It was among other consignments aboard the vessel which detained by the DRI for ‘irregularities’ in the export of organic rice. MEIR Commodities moved the Gujarat High Court as its consignments of about 460 tonnes of parboiled rice got held up after the vessel was detained by the DRI officials. The Gujarat High Court has asked the Deenadayal (Kandla) Port office and Customs officials to arrest the ship within Indian territorial waters until further orders.

A shore harbour mobile crane (HMC) collapsed onto the 'AMNSI Maximus' during cargo unloading at Paradip Port on Oct 8, 2024. The ship with 21 crew members on board and carrying nearly 21,000 tonne of cargo, had docked at the multipurpose berth of Paradip Port on Oct 7. A shipping services company deployed its HMC shore crane to unload the cargo, which included limestone and dolomit. During the unloading process, the crane’s rope snapped, causing its midsection to collapse on the vessel as the crane was attempting to lift cargo beyond its capacity. The crane’s lifting cylinder and parts of the ship were also damaged in the incident. The crew and stevedores escaped narrowly without any injury. Port and dock safety officials rushed to the mishap site to investigate the incident. Report with photo: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Oct/09/close-shave-for-crew-as-crane-crashes-on-vessel