AAL GENOA

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Engine failure off Point Nepean

The 'AAL Genoa' suffered an engine failure on the afternoon of Sep 23, 2024, en route from Ngqura to the port of Melbourne. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was notified of the issue at 1.15 p.m. when the vessel was approximately 18 kilometres off Point Nepean, near the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. The AMSA advised that the vessel anchored overnight approximately 4.5 kilometres off the coast of Sorrento, with the emergency tug 'Svitzer Albatross' from Geelong in attendance overnight. A second tug, the Melbourne-based 'Tingari', also arrived on the scene to assist. Towing lines were successfully attached to the vessel by both tugs, and it was pulled to the Port of Melbourne. It moored at Melbourne’s inner anchorage in pos. S 37° 54' S 144° 55' E on Sep 24 at 9 a.m. UTC, where was to remain overnight, with the 'Svitzer Albatross' remaining on standby.

Houthis claimed attacks on two merchant ships

On June 7, 2024, the 'Elbella' (IMO: 9312640) and the 'AAL Genoa', en route from Gdynia to Jebel Ali, were reportedly attacked with drones and ballistic and naval missiles. A Houthi spokesman did not disclose when these attacks took place but did say the two ships were in the Red Sea at the time. The US CENTCOM said on June 7, that within the previous 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. The US forces also destroyed one drone launched into the Bab al-Mandab Strait. US Centcom forces destroyed four UASs (unmanned aircraft system or drones) and two ASBMs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in addition to destroying a Houthi patrol boat in the Red Sea. On June 6, CENTCOM said it had destroyed eight UASs and two uncrewed surface vessels (USV) in the Red Sea.