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About 200 migrants rescued, 40 missing, five dead

In four separate rescue operations on Dec 13, 2024, which were conducted near Greece, around 200 migrants have been rescued, five people have been found dead, and around 40 were still missing, while one SAR operation was still ongoing. The 'Mito' rescued 39 people, whose boat had sunk around 12 nautical miles southwest of Gavdos island in rought weather conditions. Five bodies were also recovered from the sea, and by survivors’ accounts, around 40 people wer estill missing. The LPG tanker 'British Achiever'(IMO: 9766542) rescued 89 people around 28 nautical miles south off Gavdos. The cargo m/v 'Seabee' (IMO: 9698941) rescued 47 migrants around 40 nautical miles off Gavdos. The cement carrier 'Blue Ciment 4' (IMO: 9577288) rescued 28 people from a boat six nautical miles off Cape Tainaron. The Greek Coast Guard conducted extensive overnight searches in the area with assistance from Navy helicopters and commercial vessels to locate missing migrants.

Repair in Gdansk

The "Mito Strait", which struck the bottom north of Funen on Nov 5, left Fredericia on Nov 9 at 11.50 pa.m. bound to Gdansk for repairs after having been emptied for containers and after the owners had obtained permission from the Danish Maritime Authority. The "Mito Strait" was accompanied on the voyage to Gdansk by the tug "Fenja", ready to intervene in case of any problems. The feeder ship was proceeding at a speed of 4-5 knots. It berthed at the Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa im. Józefa Pilsudskiego in Gdansk-Ostrow for repairs on Nov 13 at 1 p.m. The ship left the yard and berthed at the Westerplatte Ferry Terminal in the port on Jan 26, 2019, at 9.30 a.m. She sailed on Feb 15 at 10.10 a.m., next headed to Hamburg, ETA Feb 16, 11.30 p.m.

Ship towed to Fredericia

After the grounding of the "Mito Strait" on Nov 5 north of Fynshoved, the shipping company Carsten Rehder has had divers in the water on Nov 6 to check the damage on the bottom of the container ship, which has been anchored at Æbelø since the bottom touch. The studies showed that there were cracks and bumps in the bottom of the ship. In the foremidday of Nov 7, the Danish tug "Fenja" (IMO: 9192076) started towing the ship to Fredericia, where some of the containers on board will be lifted off. The towing took place carefully and at slow speed of 3-4 knots to ensure the least possible risk of further damage. The Navy's environmental ship "Marie Miljø" followed the "Mito Strait" during the entire tow. The convoy arrived in the central port of Fredericia at 6.45 p.m. What will happen to the ship when the containers have been lifted has not been considered yet. It was up to the shipping company to draw up a plan that must be accepted by the Danish Armed Forces in consultation with the Danish Maritime Authority. On Nov 5 and 6 there have been smaller oil stripes on the water around the ship, probably leaking from the propellers or diesel that has escaped from the ship as a result of the damage and should evaporate quickly.