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On the morning of Sep 19, the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife and Las Palmas have coordinated the rescue of the occupants of four precarious boats with 222 people on board. The 'Salvamar Adhara' accompanied a boat with 66 sub-Saharan people on board to La Restinga. The 'Guardamar Calíope' rescued 38 sub-Saharan people, who also disembarked in La Restinga (El Hierro). The CCS Las Palmas coordinated the response to a boat with 66 sub-Saharan people on board, who were rescued by the 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' and disembarked in Arguineguín. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescuesd 52 boat people, who were disembarked in Arrecife. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836669327782588879

On Sep 17, 2024, the 'British Guardian has arrived in the naval base of Kiel in order to replace the decommisoined tug "Fehmarn". From 2025, it is to be used as the "Borkum" in Kiel. The fleet currently has no suitable deep-sea tug for maneuvers and emergencies, as the old tugs of the "Spiekeroog" and "Fehmarn" classes are no longer usable. In 2022, the Ministry of Finance released 24 million euros for the procurement of two tugs. In May 2023, the "Rügen", built in 2003, was bought in Turkey and is now in Wilhelmshaven, where it is awaiting conversion as it still needs many improvements. The 'British Guardian' set off from Abidjan to Kiel on Aug 28.

While the lawsuits were piling up against the owners of the 'Dali', the Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and the operator Synergy Marine, family members of some of workers who died were preparing to file their wrongful death suits and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a $103 Million lawsuit on Sep 18, the 'Dali' will leave the port of Norfolk after months of unloading and temporary repairs, en route to China for permanent repairs on Sep 19.

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 19.09.24

On Sep 18 a cayuco was spotted five nautical miles from Arguineguín. The 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' was mobilized by the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo. The crew has rescued the 76 people aboard the boat and transported them to port in the night hours.

On the afternoon of Sep 18 the ' Shingle' was scuttled off County Mayo to create an artificial reef. A flotilla of smaller boats with spectators circled and a drone fed live footage off Killala Bay. Authorities hope the wreck, from its new home on the seabed, will enhance the ecosystem and boost tourism by enticing divers to Ireland’s west coast. The 'Shingle' was towed from New Ross and arrived at Killala Bay on Sep 17. About a dozen dinghies and other small boats accompanied the vessel on its last voyage. Soon after 3 p.m., about two kilometers from shore, its valves were opened.. After an hour the ship was visibly lower in the water and listed to its starboard side. Just before 5 p.m. the ship sank in a few seconds and came to rest on the seabed 29 metres deep on even keel. Reports with photo and video: https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2024/0918/1470635-mv-shingle-mayo/ https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/watch-former-smuggling-ship-sinks-into-killala-bay_arid-32102.html https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/09/18/mv-shingle-sinking-ship-with-infamous-past-to-become-exploration-magnet-for-scuba-divers/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/18/former-smugglers-ship-sunk-off-ireland-to-form-artificial-reef https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIfhT34gUM

On the night of Sep 17 and and Sep 18, the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to six migrant boats with a total of 330 people, who were transferred to Arrecife by the 'Guardamar Talía' and the 'Salvamar Al Nair'. The 'Salvamar Izar' has assisted another boat to Gran Tarajal with 52 people on board. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated assistance to two cayucos in El Hierro with 132 people on board. In this case the 'Salvamar Adhara' and the 'Guardamar Calíope' were mobilized to assist. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836384318941237650

On the morning of Sep 19, the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife and Las Palmas have coordinated the rescue of the occupants of four precarious boats with 222 people on board. The 'Salvamar Adhara' accompanied a boat with 66 sub-Saharan people on board to La Restinga. The 'Guardamar Calíope' rescued 38 sub-Saharan people, who also disembarked in La Restinga (El Hierro). The CCS Las Palmas coordinated the response to a boat with 66 sub-Saharan people on board, who were rescued by the 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' and disembarked in Arguineguín. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescuesd 52 boat people, who were disembarked in Arrecife. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836669327782588879

The 'Glen Sannox' became the first ship in the UK to have successfully bunkered LNG. The fuel was bunkered aboard on Sep 13, following 4,5 days of cooling the LNG tank to the required temperature of minus 146 degrees using liquefied nitrogen, two days later than originally planned, ahead of the next phase of testing. The official handover date for the ship was still Sep 30. Sea trials were now expected to take place on Sep 20, though further trials will be needed after the vessel has been handed over to its new owners, the Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, in order to be able to enter service. Load testing will be the next phase of trials to take place. This process involves switching all engines on to ensure they are operating efficiently and to establish the vessel’s propulsion set capabilities. All systems will undergo rigorous testing quayside before the 'Glen Sannox' leaves the port for two to three days to evaluate itl’s manoeuvrability, acceleration and speed.

The 'New Energy', which has been named in a list of US State Department sanctions, being accused of breaching international sanctions against Russia, has been spotted off the Galway coast. The vessel entered the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on the night of Sep 18, having sailed up the coast of Portugal and across the Bay of Biscay. On Sep 5, the tanker was added to the list of sanctioned vessels and companies. It was also claimed in a US State Department statement that the 'New Energy' conducted a secret mission to transfer Russian gas: “The Department of State is targeting two entities and two vessels connected to attempts to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. The Department is sanctioning Gotik Energy Shipping Co (Gotik) and Plio Energy Cargo Shipping OPC PVT LTD (Plio Energy). Gotik and Plio Energy are the registered owner and commercial manager, respectively, of the LNG carrier (LNG/C) New Energy.” The US further claimed that the 'New Energy' used deceptive shipping practices, including shutting off its AIS to load cargo from another sanctioned vessel in late August. In the same release they also identified another ship LNG carrier 'Mulan', which is another ship owned by the company Plio Energy. The 'New Energy' has turned on its AIS tracker system off Portugal.

Satellite images on Sep 17 have confirmed that the fire on the 'Sounion' was still on at the ship's new location, 81 kilometres off the coast of Eritrea in the Red Sea, following a delicate towing operation over the weekend. Sources suggested that Saudi Arabia will now provide funding for some of the next stages of the salvage operation, which will begin by trying to douse the vessel before starting a ship-to-ship transfer operation to remove the 1.1 million barrels of Iraqi heavy crude on board. Dousing the blaze and assessing the vessel’s condition were preconditions for the decision for an STS. The salvage teams will also have to patch up damage caused by the explosive charges the Houthis had placed aboard. Reports with photo: https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/satellite-images-show-the-difficult-mission-to-save-a-stricken-oil-tanker-in-the-red-sea/amp_articleshow/113465230.cms https://sea-man.org/news/mt-sounion-fire.html

The explosion on the 'Suvarna Swarajya' on Sep 7 in Bangladesh exposed the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protection in the shipbreaking industry, said the Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform on Sep 18. The accident at the SN Corporation’s shipbreaking yards left six workers dead and four critically injured. The tanker was owned by the Shipping Corporation of India, then sold in March 2023 to Last Voyage DMCC and then in May to the SN Corporation for dismantling, despite the company’s poor health and safety record, with at least 14 deaths and 22 injuries since 2010 and before the sale. The explosion occurred in the Unit-2 yard of SN Corporation, a few months after Nippon Kaiji Kyokai certified the yard under the requirements of the International Maritime Organisation’s Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. However, the HRW, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform and other rights and environmental organisations have raised concerns that the Convention provides for weak environmental and safety standards. Following the explosion, the Bangladesh authorities indefinitely shut down the yard, halted all work on the 'Suvarna Swarajya,'and opened an official investigation into the accident. Report with photo: https://www.newagebd.net/post/human-rights/245535/ship-explosion-exposes-regulatory-failures-in-bangladesh-hrw

On Sep 18, 2024, the 'An Binh Phat 68', en route from the Thanh Hoa province to the Quang Ngai province, carrying 4,000 tons of crushed stone, destined to Ky Ha port, developed a list to port side and sank about seven kilometres from the sea of ​​Binh Hai, Binh Minh (Thang Binh), in pos. 15o 43'N 108 o 33E . The Coast Guard, which was alerted at 1.42 p.m., dispatched ships to rescue the eight crew members, who saved themselves onto two life rafts which were drifting near the sinking site amid waves of six to seven meters height. The Coast Guard has requested support from the 'Coast Guard ship 9001' from the northwest of Cu Lao Cham, which rescued the castaways. Report with photo: https://qrt.vn/xa-hoi/tau-hang-an-binh-phat-68-bi-nan-trong-vung-bien-tinh-quang-nam-8-thuyen-vien-duoc-cuu-ho-kip-thoi/

On the night of Sep 17 and and Sep 18, the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to six migrant boats with a total of 330 people, who were transferred to Arrecife by the 'Guardamar Talía' and the 'Salvamar Al Nair'. The 'Salvamar Izar' has assisted another boat to Gran Tarajal with 52 people on board. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated assistance to two cayucos in El Hierro with 132 people on board. In this case the 'Salvamar Adhara' and the 'Guardamar Calíope' were mobilized to assist. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836384318941237650

On the morning of Sep 19, the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife and Las Palmas have coordinated the rescue of the occupants of four precarious boats with 222 people on board. The 'Salvamar Adhara' accompanied a boat with 66 sub-Saharan people on board to La Restinga. The 'Guardamar Calíope' rescued 38 sub-Saharan people, who also disembarked in La Restinga (El Hierro). The CCS Las Palmas coordinated the response to a boat with 66 sub-Saharan people on board, who were rescued by the 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' and disembarked in Arguineguín. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescuesd 52 boat people, who were disembarked in Arrecife. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836669327782588879

The 'Mare Jonio' of the Bologna-based NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans has been placed under administrative detention following checks carried out Sep 17 by inspectors from the Harbour Office in Trapani, where the vessel was moored. "We are in a state of detention and we have an order, issued by the Ministry of Transport, to disembark, immediately, the rescue assets, under penalty of losing our certificate of seaworthiness," said mission head Luca Casarini in Trapani.

A crew member of the CCGS 'Vincent Massey' has been lost at sea off southern Newfoundland. An extensive SAR operation for the man was ended on the evening of Sep 17, 2024. He was reported missing on Sep 16 at 8.15 a.m., when the Coast Guard vessel arrived in St. John’s, N.L. He was last seen aboard the ship on the evening of Sep 15, as the vessel sailed along Newfoundland's northeast coast. After an unsuccessful search of the vessel, a multi-asset sea search commenced. Canadian Coast Guard vessels, aircraft and vessels from other federal sources assisted in the search. The matter was now with the RCMP.

On Sep 18 a cayuco has been located about 12 nautical miles south of La Restinga (El Hierro). The 'Salvamar Adhara' was mobilized to assist and accompaned it to the port of La Restinga. It was estimated that wree are approximately 70 people on board of the boat.

The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Sep 18, seeking more than $100 million from the Singapore owner and operator of the 'Dali'. The civil suit against Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine Private was filed in the US District Court for the District of Maryland. With this civil claim, the Justice Department tries to ensure that the costs of clearing the channel and reopening the Port of Baltimore are borne by the companies that caused the accident. Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer said the owner and operator of the Dali were well aware of vibration issues on the vessel that could cause a power outage. They configured the ship's electrical and mechanical systems in a way that prevented those systems from being able to quickly restore propulsion and steering after a power outage. The Justice Department suit came after th Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine filed a legal action of their own earlier this year seeking to limit their liability to $44 million. The Justice Department lawsuit does not seek damages for the eventual costs of rebuilding the bridge, which is expected to be the subject of a separate claim from the state of Maryland.

On the night of Sep 17 and and Sep 18, the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to six migrant boats with a total of 330 people, who were transferred to Arrecife by the 'Guardamar Talía' and the 'Salvamar Al Nair'. The 'Salvamar Izar' has assisted another boat to Gran Tarajal with 52 people on board. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated assistance to two cayucos in El Hierro with 132 people on board. In this case the 'Salvamar Adhara' and the 'Guardamar Calíope' were mobilized to assist. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1836384318941237650