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IRINI stopped control of suspicouos cargo shp enroute to Libya

In the morning of June 10, 2020, a Greek navy helicopter attempted to stop and check the 'Cirkin' which was accompanied by Turkish frigates in the Eastern Mediterenean Sea enroute from Istanbul to Libya, but retreated after a warning from Turkey's military. The Greek frigate “Spetsai” approached the cargo ship on suspicion of carrying weapons to Libya. The Greek ship was under the command of European IRINI operation, which was set up by the European Union last February to stop arms imports to Libya in accordance with the UN weapons embargo. The Italian commander of the European force ordered the commander of the Greek frigate to launch a helicopter and control the ship near Crete's southwest. As soon as the Greek helicopter approached the 'Cirkin', it received a call from a Turkish frigate that sent the message that 'the Turkish ship is under the protection of the Turkish republic'. After the radio message, the Italian commander ordered the Greek helicopter to return because IRINI doesn’t have authorisation to intervene with vessels accompanied by ships belonging to third countries. The 'Spetsai' continued to escort the suspicuous vessel from a distance.

Victoria VI rescues 90 migrants 70 miles off the South West of Malta.

In a statement issued this morning, August 16, 2012, the Police said two groups of migrants were brought in by the AFM in the early hours of this morning. The first group consisted of 90 migrants, including 11 women. The second group consisted of 59 migrants, including 9 women. It added that 2 dead bodies were also brought in by the AFM. The first group of migrants was rescued by a merchant ship some 70 miles to the South West of Malta. The ship - Victoria 6 - communicated to Malta's Rescue Coordination Centre, that a number of migrants, found to be drifting on a sinking dinghy were in a serious condition, and had two bodies on board. The captain accepted to take the migrants on board, but two reportedly fell into the water as they were being taken aboard. A subsequent search for them yielded no results. http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/160-migrants-rescued-four-dead-20120816

Thy ferries ask for liquidation

The board behind Thy Ferries has asked the National Agency for Enterprise and Companies Agency for a compulsory liquidation of the company, because it lacks capital and not see any opportunities to bring in new funds for continued operation. It is a fact now after a spring in which a number of small shareholders behind company attempted to operate a ro-ro ferry between Hanstholm and Kristiansand. Initial capital of SEK 4.5 million is exhausted without the success in creating enough traffic to sustain the route. First sailing with the Ro-Ro vessel Clare, which unexpectedly was canceled in early March and was replaced by Victoria VI, which after a few weeks was stopped in a labor dispute between the ITF and the Ukrainian management company. Source : sjofartstidningen.se