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On Sep 30 at noon the Port Authority of Naxos was informed by the Master of the 'Super Jet', that during the trransit of the vessel, without passengers, with 12 crew members on board, to the port of Athens Thiras, for the execution of its scheduled route, a damage was found to the external water thruster at port side . The ship continued its voyage at a reduced speed to the port of Piraeus, where it was safely berthed. The Central Port Authority of Piraeus prohibited the departure of the ferry, while the passengers were forwarded to their destinations by the care of the ship's owning company.

On the early morning of Oct 1, the 'Pelagos', en route from Tanger-Med to Marolles-Sur-Seine, requested the medical evacuation of a crew member of French nationality, when the vessel was located about 1.5 nautical miles south of La Garrofa. The 'Salvamar Spica' was mobilized to assist and embarked the patient, who was then transferred to Almería, where an ambulance was waiting for further transport to hospital. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1841071113859731738

scrapped at Esbjerg 09/2024

Sold to Breakers

Beached at Chittagong 01.10.24

Two corporations that operated the 'PS Dream ', the Prive Overseas Marine LLC and the Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret, were sentenced in a federal court in New Orleans on Sep 27, 2024, to pay a $2 million criminal penalty and complete four years of probation. The companies pleaded guilty in May to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS). Separate charges were filed against Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz, 37, a Turkish national who was the ship’s master. On Sep 10, the court sentenced him to eight months in prison for an APPS offense and obstructing the U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation. The charges pertained to the investigation of the 'PS Dream' when it was heading to New Orleans in Jan 2023. Senior corporate managers were aware that Korkmaz had arranged to discharge oil-contaminated waste from a residual tank on deck into the water. The captain ordered the crew to pump the waste overboard and clean the tank with soap. The seamen rigged a portable pump to empty the contents overboard over three days. The defendants falsified the vessel’s oil record book by omitting the discharge. One of the crew members alerted the Coast Guard and shared videos of the discharge and resulting oil sheen. When the ship arrived in Louisiana, another crew member came forward and gave the Coast Guard a recording of an officer discussing the discharge.

The 'Glen Sannox' has started its final round of sea trials ahead of being handed over to CMAL next month. The overdue and overbudget ferry was spotted sailing on the Clyde on the morning of Sep 30, as its belated handover to the Scottish Government's ferry procurement body CMAL was coming nearer. The ship is due to finally be handed over in mid-October, more than six years later than her original delivery date. Ferguson Marine, who have been working on the 'Glen Sannox' and her sister ship 'Glen Rosa' for close to a decade, had previously stated that they intended to hand over the ship on Sep 30, but this date was pushed back by two weeks due to a last-minute hitch. After the trials have been completed, the yard will also have to carry out a review of the findings , a demonstration of the engine overhaul carried out on the vessel, final sign-off on all of its components and approval from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and marine firm Lloyds Register. The ferry is being constructed for the Scottish Government asset company CMAL to lease to its ferry operator CalMac and it is set to serve the Ardrossan to Brodick crossing to the Isle of Arran. Report with photo: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ferry-glen-sannox-starts-final-101059584.html

The 'New Destiny' was boarded by five male perpetrators, armed with gun like objects, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS) on Sep 30, 2024, at 01.02 a.m, The incident occurred about 3.3 nautical miles north of Pulau Cula, 1°5'6 N 103° 43'7 E. There were no injuries reported among the crew, and there was no confirmation about stolen items.

On Oct 1, the 9-meter sailing yacht 'Mango', with two crew members on board, requested towing assistance after having lost the propeller near the Isla de Lobos. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Maríitimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Al Nair' to the position, which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura.

Beached at Aliaga 11.09.24 as Dead Vessel towed by Christos XXXIV (IMO 7907415)

arrived Chittagong Anchorage 30.09.24

The ' Cordelia Moon', en route from Sikka, became the first ship to be targeted by the Houthi terrorists in 29 days on the early morning of Oct 1, 2024. An uncrewed surface vessel (USV) slammed into the ship about 64 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah. The ballast tank 6 at port side has been punctured, and the ship was taking on water. The crew was reported to be safe. Another ship, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier 'Minoan Courage', en route from Duqm to Suez, has been targeted about 97 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah with initial reports suggesting it has been hit by a missile.

The bodies of two men, were burned to death in the fire which broke out following an explosion aboard the 'Banglar Jyoti' at Patenga in the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram, have been recovered. The identities of them were not known immediately. The Fire Service's Agrabad control room had dployed eight units from the Agrabad, Bandar, Karnaphuli EPZ, and CEPZ stations, which recovered the two charred bodies.Coast Guard, Navy, and the Eastern Refinery’s firefighting teams also joined with the fire service members. The iire have occurred due to the accumulation of flammable gas in the foreüeak store. The seven-member investigation committee, formed by the BPC, presented their findings on Sep 30. Deck Cadet Saurabh Kumar Saha from Jhenaidah, BSC Foreman Nurul Islam from Chattogram, and worker Md Harun from Kishoreganj died in the explosion and fire. Reports with photos and video: https://maritime-executive.com/article/three-dead-as-shuttle-tanker-explodes-in-bangladesh-port https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/mv-jyoti-fire-report-reveals-accumulation-flammable-gas-954886

The 'EM Longetivity', reported to be scrapped three years ago, took on the identity of an actual ship that is no longer in service in an attempt to evade economic sanctions. The ship decommissioned in December 2021. At the time, the ship was reportedly sent to a scrapyard. Aship with the same IMO as the tanker appeared at a port in Dalian on Sep. 23, 2024, where it partially unloaded its cargo before sailing across the Yellow Sea. On Sep 30, the ship docked at the port city of Yantai. While there is the possibility that the 'EM Longevity' was retrieved from the scrapyard where it was left several years ago, experts of the University of Copenhagen’s Ocean Infrastructure Research Group estimated it like a vessel that’s signaling that it’s legitimate just so that it can sail under the radar. There were other concerning signs that indicated the vessel was posing as the retired ship. Specifically, data compiled by VesselTracker found that the ship sails under the flag of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland. During its 20 years of service, the 'EM Longevity' had sailed under the Singaporean flag. The IMO registration number for the 'EM Longevity' reportedly does not list a current manager, owner, or insurer. These patterns are eerily similar to those used in the “dark fleet". Russia has been accused of using a massive shadow fleet, filled with these vessels to get around European Union sanctions amid the yearslong war in Ukraine. Reports indicated that China has been importing crude from such dark fleets as it remains the world’s largest importer of oil. While the United States has issued sanctions on crude exports from nations like Russia and Iran, China has remained a consistent customer. Identified dark ships have been known to travel to and from Iran in recent months. Similarly, the ship appearing to pose as the 'EM Longevity' also sailed in waters near Iran around Aug. 11 before making its way to China.

The fire on the 'Sounion' has finally been brought under control and partially extinguished. A team of international experts began fighting the fires on Sep 23 and has since achieved promising results, the Joint Maritime Information Centre (JMIC) announced on Oct 1.

On Oct 1 at 8.11 p.m. Canary Islands time, the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife has coordinated a search operation for a drifting cayuco off El Hierro. The search area coincidds with therecent emergency with 48 stiull missing people. The cayuco with 63 people on board, among them 56 men, five women and two minors, was located, in apparent good condition, by the Sasemar 103 aircraft about seven nautical miles southsouthwest of La Restinga. The 'Guardamar Calíope' proceeded to assist and transferred the migrants to La Estaca due to the bad state of the sea.

Beached at Alang 13.09.24

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Two ships have been attacked in the Red Sea on Oct 1, 2024. The 'Minoan Courage', en route from Duqm to Suez, has been targeted about 97 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah with initial reports suggesting it has been hit by a missile. Short time before, the tanker 'Cordelia Moon', en route from Sikka, became the first ship to be targeted by the Houthi terrorists in 29 days on the early morning hours. An uncrewed surface vessel (USV) slammed into the ship about 64 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah. The ballast tank 6 at port side has been punctured, and the ship was taking on water. The crew was reported to be safe.

The 'Blue Lagoon', enroute from Taizhou to Singapore, got in distress southwest of Taiwan’s Orchid Island with 19 crew members, among them seven Ukrainians, nine Egyptians and three Russians, on board amid the super Typhoon Krathon with winds of 198kph and gusts of up to 245 kph as it headed toward Taiwan. The crew decided to abandon ship after the vessel tilted due to flooding. Bad weather prevented a helicopter rescue, and a coast guard vessel was heading to the area.