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On Nov 27, 2024, the 'MSC Catherine VII' rescued two survivors of a collision between the fishing boat 'Mangla 013' and an unidentified vessel, at 2 a.m. WIB in pos. 03°12'12’ N 100°29'15’ E in the Strait of Malacca. The 44 and 49 year old castaways were recovered at 1.30 p.m. The 33 year old skipper and another man were still missing. The 'MSC Catherine VI', en route from Mombasa to Singapore, immediately had provided assistance and informed the VTS Klang of the rescue. To pick up the two victims, the rescue boa 'RB 218' was deployed from Dumai at 11 p.m. The ships rendezvoused in pos. 02°02'00‘ N 101°56'10’ E on Nov 28 at 4 a.m.

On Nov 27, 2024, the US Coast Guard responded to an oil spill in the Puma Energy fuel dock facility at San Juan, Puerto Rico, after around 3,800 liters of No. 3 fuel oil spilled during a fuel transfer from the 'Dubai Green' to the facility. The crew noticed a spreading sheen on the water, and the fuel transfer operation was immediately halted. USGC watchstanders in the San Juan sector were alerted at around 7:30 p.m. LT. US Coast Guard responders arrived promptly and secured the source of the leak. They then proceeded to contain the spill within the dock area, deploying around 300 meters of boom to prevent the spread of oil to the shoreline and the surrounding areas. Following this, efforts were concentrated on identifying any pockets of oil that had escaped the containment area. The subsequent cleanup efforts were led by the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC). Many other government agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, were closely monitoring the situation. The Coast Guard has posted a warning to residents and fishermen in the vicinity of the oil spill to refrain from entering the area until clean-up activities are complete and opened an investigation into the matter. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3980964/coast-guard-responds-investigates-no-3-fuel-oil-spill-at-puma-energy-fuel-dock/

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On Nov 28, 2024, at 01:00 p.m., an explosion occurred on the starboard side main deck of the KM 'JML Abadi' in pos. 02°9.08'.66 “S 105°02.66 ” E. Before, hydraulic repair activities had been carried out on hatch 3, which were completed at 12:00 p.m.. After that, the ship was prepared to dock. After the explosion occurred, t was found that the foreman Ahmad Jamhari had been welding the elbow of the warinan pipe without prior coordination and had fallen overboard. Buoys and life jackets were immediately thrown overboard to assist the victim. The vessel immediately relayed the information to VTS, Nearby vessels and fishing boats assisted in the search around the location. At 1.20 p.m. WIB, the victim was successfully evacuated by a fishing boat and immediately taken to the nearest hospital for medical treatment. After ensuring the situation was under control, at 2.22 p.m., the vessel was put on standby to lower the anchor. At 2.25 p.m., the port side anchor was dropped.

The Sao Jose', which had been gutted by a fire on Nov 22, 2009 and never returned to service, was beyong repair and sold to breakers in 'Aliaga, The ship was finally beached on Nov 20, 2024. Photos: https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/1272506?navList=gallery&imo=8005226&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/1272504?navList=gallery&imo=8005226&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newesthttps://www.shipspotting.com/photos/1272504?navList=gallery&imo=8005226&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

An investigation was launched into the allision of the Panama flagged cargo m/v cargo m/v 'Else', 2449 gt ( IMO: 9006320 ), enroute from Klaipeda to Les Sables with a cargo of ammonnium nitrate, with the northern lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau upon entering the lock on Aug 29 at 5 a.m. at the pier of the Lindenau Yard in Kiel-Friedrcrichsort. Usually ships stop about 800 meters off the locks on the Kiel Fjord to take a pilot on board, and may only proceed once he has embarked. The 'Else' had ordered a pilot but continued its voyage without reducing speed and crashed into the closed gate with about six knots. The gate was severely damaged, and inspections by divers were to start on Aug 31 to find out if the submerged tanks of it were damaged too. The lock was closed for shipping for the time being, leaving only one of four locks in Holtenau in operating condition. One gate is still under repair after having been hit by the container m/v 'Akacia' 2,5 years ago, another gate is under repair too. It was investigated if this could be used once the now damaged gate has been removed.

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On Nov 28, the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo was notified of a cayuco, which was located 10 nautical miles south of La Restinga. The 'Salvamar Adhara' was mobilized to assist, and it accompanied the boat to the port of La Restinga, where the 136 sub-Saharan migrants, among them 32 women and 17 minors, were attended to by the security and health team. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1862221525463564460

The 'Loch Linnhe', serving on the route Tobermory-Kilchoan, suffered an issue with the radar, on Nov 26, 2024. As a consequence, the vessel had to be restricted to operating in daylight hours only. As a result of this, initially the 4 p.m. sailing from Tobermory now departed at 2.30 p.m., and the 4.45 p.m. sailing from Kilchoan now departed at 3.15 p.m. Amended time tables were still effective as of Nov 27/28. On Nov 29 the issue has been resolved, and normal service was resumed with the departure from Tobermory at 11 p.m.

Vorbeifahrt Rheinufer 56567 Neuwied-Feldkirchen (Fahr am Rhein) Gegenüber dem Industriehafen Andernach 26.08.2020 - Imperial Gas 79 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTSSugJmIk&feature=youtu.be 26.08.2020 - MISSOURI Cargo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgkscB-aLoY 26.08.2020 - WSP14 Wasserschutzpolizei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjHD9XwE9X8 26.08.2020 - VOYAGE Tankschiff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m7xqvoroX8

The PORT OF KIEL has redesigned the port apron in Ostuferhafen, which is the freight and logistics centre on the fjord. Where once stood a grain silo, there is now an expanded pre-stacking and stand-by area of three hectares for trucks, trailers and pas-senger cars.The State Premier of Schleswig- Holstein, Daniel Günther, visited the Ostufer-hafen on 12th August to hand over the grant notice coming from the State Programme Economy for 5.44 million Euros: The project to redesign the port apron included dismantling three hall areas of the former grain silo, excavation and road works as well as drainage, lighting and security measures and the connection of the area to the infrastructure. Through the new and generous port apron it has been possible to merge formerly separated pre-stacking areas, shorten distances and gain more space for trucks, busses, trailers and passenger cars. Furthermore, IT solutions have been developed to accelerate the handling processes at the gate, which also allow truck drivers to reduce personal contact.Dr Dirk Claus, Managing Director at the PORT OF KIEL: “Even under the current circumstances the Ostuferhafen operates in a reliable and safe way. The port of Kiel has proven its systemic importance regarding the transshipment of cross-border freight transport.”In the first seven months of the year 2.1 million tons of cargo have been tran-shipped via the Ostuferhafen (+ 1 %). Additional volumes have been transported by the ferries of the DFDS shipping company to the Baltic States or they have been delivered by the SCA-RoRo-freighters from Scandinavia. Not only general cargo and forest products are unloaded resp. transhipped in Ostuferhafen but also project and heavy cargo, scrap metal and agricul-tural products. The integrated passenger terminal to handle cruise vessels emphasizes the universal character of this port part.