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A US Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medical evacuation of a passenger from the 'Carnival Vista' on Nov 7, approximately 45 miles southwest of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The patient was a 69-year-old female U.S. citizen, who experienced health complications and required a higher level of medical care ashore. Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan received a communication from the cruise ship on the afternoon, requesting a medical evacuation to transport the patient to a hospital in Puerto Rico, coordinated arrangements and directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter to rendezvous with the cruise ship. Once on scene, the Coast Guard aircrew deployed their rescue swimmer aboard the cruise ship, who prepared a rescue basket to hoist the patient’s spouse and cruise ship nurse, followed by a litter hoist of the patient aboard the aircraft. The Coast Guard aircrew transported the patient to the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where awaiting local Emergency Medical Service personnel received and transported her to the Centro Medico’ Hospital. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3962928/coast-guard-medically-evacuates-us-passenger-from-carnival-vista-cruise-ship-ne/

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 10.11.24

Sodraco International, a French subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, has signed a contract to transport and install 80 offshore wind turbines on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm offshore France. The contract was awarded by Parc du Banc de Guérande, a joint venture between the French renewable energy company EDF Renewables and the Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge. It is the first offshore wind contract in France for Jan De Nul. “We are excited to contribute to the further development of renewable energy, and offshore wind in particular, in France. Next to that we are looking forward to working again with EDF Renewables and to confirm our skills and competencies by making the installation of the Offshore Wind Turbines in collaboration with GE a great success,” said Philippe Hutse, offshore director at Jan De Nul Group. The turbine installation works are planned to commence in spring 2022 and will be completed by the end of 2022.

(Sept. 8, 2019) – As Carnival Cruise Line continues to work closely with its partners to deliver relief to the people of Grand Bahama and Abaco islands recovering from Hurricane Dorian, it also plans 41 calls to Nassau, Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays for the remainder of September as those destinations eagerly await cruise guests. Bahamian officials have expressed great appreciation for the support Carnival and its employees and guests have provided but also stressed that the other parts of The Bahamas are open for business and stand ready to welcome guests.

The US Coast Guard rescued the three crew members of the 'Tsiu' after it lost power due to an electrical fire on Nov 10, 2024. The vessel deployed its anchor, but continued drifting and was at risk of running aground.they abandoned ship 58 miles east of Kayak Island, Alaska, Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and the U.S. Arctic command center received notification at 4:23 a.m. from the fishing vessel and requested the launch of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from the Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, and issued an urgent marine information broadcast to alert nearby vessels of the situation. The helicopter arrived on scene at 12:07 p.m. and rescued all three fishermen from the water. They were safely transported to Yakutat, where they were reported to be in stable condition. The abandoned 'Tsiu' continued to drift prior to catching anchor east of Kayak Island. The owner was making arrangements to salvage the vessel. On-scene weather at the time was 29-mph winds, 15-foot seas with an air and water temperature of 47 degrees. Report with video: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3963044/correction-coast-guard-rescues-3-from-the-water-near-kayak-island-alaska/

arrived Alang Anchorage 11.11.24

Washington States Ferries has officially launched its new hybrid-ferry newbuild program at Vigor’s Seattle shipyard. Washington’s legislature authorized a contract extension earlier this year for Vigor to build up to five 144-car Olympic class, hybrid-electric ferries over the coming years for the Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry system in the United States. Vigor has constructed the last twelve ferries in the WSF system and has been actively engaged in the evolution of hybrid-electric solutions, including sending a team to Norway to meet with experts on best practices and available technologies for low carbon ferry systems. Vigor and WSF will again visit Norway as part of a second delegation in September 2019. The Olympic class hull form is one of the most efficient in the fleet with less drag through the water and a small wake for a positive environmental impact. The new hybrid vessels will utilize the existing Olympic class hull form, but will be capable of 100% electric operation on most routes once the infrastructure needed for charging is installed.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian which caused widespread devastation across the Bahamas, Norwegian oil giant Equinor is setting about cleaning up the spills from its South Riding Point oil terminal on Grand Bahama. The South Riding Point oil terminal has sustained damage from the hurricane and oil has been observed on the ground at the terminal site and in neighbouring areas. The size of the spill is not yet clear. Equinor has secured vessels and equipment for oil spill response in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, and from various ports across southeast Florida.

On the morning of Nov 11, 2024, the Port Authority of Keratsini was informed abouta fire in the accommodation cabins in the forward part of the 'Pelagitis', which was docked at pier C1 of the port of Keratsini. Officials of the Port Authority rushed to the scene, and safely evacuated the ship's crew. One sailor felt unwell and was taken by private vehicle to a hospital. The Fire Service attended with four vehicles, who extinguished the fire. No marine pollution was observed from the incident, while material damage was caused to the cabin areas. The 2nd Port Department of Keratsini of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, banned the ship from sailing until the presentation of a certificate of seaworthiness by the classifier monitoring it.

A medical evacuation of a crew member of the 'Etna', who has suffered a broken ankle, was carried out from the 'Etna', while the ship was sailing 20 nautical miles southwest of Trafalgar. The CCS Tarifa of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 220, which hoisted the man and transferred him to the Jerez airport, where an ambulance was waiting for further transport to a hospital. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1856307875166965895

The UK government and the Port of Southampton have teamed up to launched the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership (PEP), a way of creating stronger links between ports and government in order to long-term trade and economic growth. For the partnership, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) will work with ABP’s Port of Southampton to focus on leveraging public and private sector investment and ensuring that planning processes are as efficient as possible. The unique partnership was launched this week during an event at London International Shipping Week. The creation of PEPs was outlined back in January as part of the launch of the UK’s ‘Maritime 2050 – Navigating the Future’ strategy, envisioning creating a strong business environment for ports which, in turn, will help trade and benefit the UK economy.

The government of the Panama has officially approved the modification of the Panama Canal tolls structure, following a recommendation from the Panama Canal board of directors and a period of consultation with shipping line clients. The approved modifications include the tolls charged to neopanamax dry bulk vessels carrying iron ore, neopanamax dry bulk vessels transiting in ballast, the vehicle carrier/roro segment, and for the liquid bulk segment (including oil and product tankers, chemical tankers, LPG and LNG vessels).