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arrived Chittagong Anchorage 10.04.25

On April 10, 2025, at around 2.30 a.m. UTC the 'Thun Resource', en route from Nynäshamn to Antwerp, suffered an engine black out on the Scheldt near Terneuzen (Lat. 51.3606 Lng. 3.7585), and went NUC. The tugs 'VB Lieven Gevaert' (IMO: 9120140) and 'VB Pearl' (IMO: 9314272) offered their assistance short time later, which was accepted. The tugs then connected to the tanker and towed it as a "dead ship" towards Antwerp. Later the 'VB Shark' (IMO: 9410715) joined the ship to pull along as a second forward tug. Report with photos: https://www.tugspotters.com/app/content/2025/04/vb-lieven-gevaert-en-vb-pearl-schieten-thun-resource-te-hulp/

At the last weekend, the port of Kiel reached the mark of one million cruise passengers in one season for the first time. On Sep 16, 2023,, the MSC EURIBIA, AIDANOVA and EXCELLENCE CORAL called at the PORT OF KIEL, and on Sep 17 the AIDABELLA and AIDALUNA visited the Ostsee Quay. Kiel had already seen a positive trend in the cruise business in recent years, which had been put on hold by the slump during the Corona pandemic. In addition to the strong presence of the major European cruise lines AIDA, Costa, MSC and TUI, in recent years North American shipping companies, such as Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line, have increasingly chosen Kiel as a cruise destination in the Baltic Sea region for their fleets. As recently as 2022, Kiel's seaport recorded its busiest season ever with 243 calls and 835,000 passengers. For the current season 2023, 222 cruise calls have been announced.

Having seen its first ever LNG fuelling in May, the Port of Kiel has announced that, for the first time, two cruise vessels have bunkered LNG on the same day. The bunker operations took place on June 10, 2023, and involved the 'AIDAnova' – which became the first vessel to bunker LNG at the port in May – and MSC Cruises’ latest ship, the 'MSC Euribia'. The bunkering of the AIDA Cruises vessel by Titan capped its third fuelling at the Port of Kiel while LNG for the 'MSC Euribia' was supplied by Nordic energy company Gasum. MSC Cruises and Gasum have inked a long-term agreement for LNG supply to the 'MSC Euribia'. The companies have also signed a letter of intent (LOI) which aims to secure liquefied synthetic gas (e-LNG).

On April 10 the old Rendsburg transporter bridge, which was destroyed beyond repair by the 'Evert Prahm', now sailing as 'May B', and is being towed to the District Harbour, where it will be converted into a fish snack. The Rendsburg businessman Martin Sick plans to sell fish sandwiches and organize events aboard. On the afternoon of April 9, the wreck was loaded onto a trailer. Financial support was being provided by donations totaling €35,000 from a crowdfunding campaign initiated by Martin Sick. The transporter bridge was loaded onto a pontoon by the transport company Ulferts and Wittrock,using a 250-ton crane, and transported by the tug 'Paulina' (MMSI: 211223550) from the Rendsburg Saatsee shipyard, its current location, to the District Harbour on the afternoon of April 10 with an ETA as of 4 p.m.. Around 30 workers were involved in the complex operation. It will take until summer before the first fish sandwiches are served at the District Harbour. Three of the four old drives will be scrapped. The fourth, along with the transporter bridge, will be transported to the property. The driving section will be displayed there, Reports with photos and video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Rendsburg-Alte-Schwebefaehre-wird-nach-Transport-zur-Fischbude,alteschwebefaehre100.html https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/rendsburg-eckernfoerde/liveticker-transport-der-alten-schwebefaehre-ueber-den-nord-ostsee-kanal-S2BR77MCCRHINFM63TX7SK6CUQ.html https://www.sat1regional.de/fischbroetchen-statt-faehrbetrieb-rendsburger-schwebefaehre-soll-gastro-hotspot-werden/

Beached at Aliaga 10.04.25

Ukrainian forces struck the Russian naval base in Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea 150 miles south of the Ukraine front line on Sep 13, 2023. Fires were raging across a drydock that exploded in the early morning, which cradled two warships, the Ropucha-class amphibious vessel 'Minsk' and the Kilo-class submarine 'Rostov on Don'. The Black Sea Fleet could lose two more of its roughly 30 large ships—ships it can’t replace until Russia’s wider war on Ukraine ends and Turkey reopens the Bosphorus Strait connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. A nighttime drone-boat attack on the landing ship 'Olenegorsky Gornyak' in Novorossiysk, a port in southern Russia just 70 miles east of Russian-occupied Crimea, brought to four the number of major Black Sea Fleet warships the Ukrainian navy definitely has put out of action. The losses include the landing ship 'Saratov', blasted by a ballistic missile in March 2022; the cruiser 'Moskva', holed by an anti-ship missile the following month; the rescue ship 'Vasily Bekh', another victim of an anti-ship missile; and then the 'Olenegorsky Gornyak', which entered a drydock a few days after the Ukrainian attack—and may be out of the war, for good. The Ukrainians also have sank or badly damaged several Russian patrol boats and landing craft—and also recently ejected Russian forces from a pair of captured Ukrainian oil platforms that the Russians had been using as naval outposts in the western Black Sea. The sinkings and raids are a remarkable feat for a Ukrainian fleet that, after scuttling its sole frigate in the early hours of the Russian invasion in February 2022, apparently has just one large ship left: an aging landing ship that has been hiding out near the mouth of the Dnipro River and occasionally lobbing short-range rockets at Russian forces. The Ukrainian navy now effectively is a shipless navy, but no less dangerous for its lack of large hulls. Between its locally-made Neptune anti-ship missiles and Western-made Harpoon ASMs, as well as its missile-armed TB-2 drones and one-way drone boats, the Ukrainian navy isn’t just holding the Russian Black Sea Fleet at bay, it actively is beating back the fleet. Russian warships staging from Crimea are under constant assault; as of last month, ships in Russia proper are at risk, too. When Russian warships leave port, they do so briefly—usually only long enough to launch a few cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities. The Russian fleet’s security is going to get worse before it gets better. The number and variety of deep-strike weapons with which Ukrainian forces can attack the fleet steadily are growing. The Ukrainian industry is developing a new thousand-mile cruise missile; and the administration of U.S. president Joe Biden reportedly has signaled it will donate to Ukraine Army Tactical Missile System ballistic rockets that range as far as 190 miles. Either prospective new weapon could hit Sevastopol from the Ukrainian side of the front line. And the steady drumbeat of Ukrainian attacks on Russian ships is clear evidence that Ukrainian intelligence has no problem pinpointing the ships’ locations. Reports with photos and videos: https://gagadget.com/en/314212-one-of-the-best-vr-games-on-pc-half-life-shooter-until-19-september-alyx-costs-20-on-steam/ https://www.newsweek.com/photos-russian-landing-ship-submarine-damage-crimea-drydocks-hit-sevastopol-1826581

One of Scotland’s main cruise ports is set to experience its busiest year since records began. Greenock Ocean Terminal has 91 cruise liners booked into the Inverclyde town’s new dedicated pontoon across 2023 – a rise of over 25 per cent on last year. As many as 150,000 passengers and 38,000 crew members are expected to pass through the port over the course of this year. It’s more good news for the terminal in its second full season since Covid effectively closed down the cruise industry. Jim McSporran, Clydeport Port Director at Peel Ports said: “We’re extremely proud to be announcing a record cruise year for Greenock Ocean Terminal. “Welcoming cruise liners to Greenock is a hugely important aspect of our port offering and we’re delighted that we continue to attract and grow cruise numbers to the region. “This increase in tourism will benefit visitor attractions and businesses across Inverclyde and central Scotland, and we look forward to welcoming these visitors across the season.” “In an effort to showcase the port as the cruise gateway to the West Coast of Scotland, this year we are also investing in a promotional campaign to feature at the global cruise industry’s key annual gathering in the U.S.” Councillor Stephen McCabe, leader of Inverclyde Council, said: “The cruise sector here in Inverclyde continues to go from strength to strength and I’m delighted that this year is set to be the busiest yet with record numbers of ships and passengers, as well as a substantial number of crew visiting these shores. “It’s timely that with 2023 shaping up to be a bumper year for cruise calls that the finishing touches are being put on our new state-of-the-art Greenock cruise ship visitor centre which will provide our guests from around the world with a first class welcome to Inverclyde and the west coast of Scotland.

On the afternoon of April 7, 2025, hydrochloric acid leaked from a T-piece of the port's loading and unloading equipment during the unloading operation of the 'Marina'. The vessel had previously moored at the Ostermoor State Port. At around 4:00 p.m., material fatigue led to the release of up to 700 liters of 30 % hydrochloric acid. A hole approximately one centimeter in diameter had formed in a valve of the port operator's loading and unloading equipment due to material fatigue and corrosion. The industrial park's fire department, together with the hazardous materials fire brigade, combated the leaking hydrochloric acid by adding water. Despite the presence of a containment tray, approximately 300 liters of the leaking acid-water mixture still entered the adjacent port basin. No one was injured, and the exact extent of the damage had yet to be determined. The Brunsbüttel Water Police have started an investigation. The ship remained stationary as of April 10.

On April 8 the tug 'Bock' (IMO: 8680820) was called from Rostock to Kühlungsborn, being contracted to take the disabled 'Baltica' in tow and assisted in pulling it to the Tamsen Shipyard in Rostock, along with the tug 'Fairplay 56' (IMO: 9036234), on April 9 at 9 a.m., escorted by the diver ship 'Flunder' (MMSI: 211223950), for permanent repairs of the shaft seal and the damaged engine room. After the propeller shaft had become lose, water had entered the aft of the ship through the shaft tunnel. Reports with photo and video: https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/nordmagazin/Havarierte-MS-Baltica-wird-nach-Rostock-geschleppt,nordmagazin128180.html https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Nach-Havarie-Baltica-wird-von-Kuehlungsborn-nach-Rostock-geschleppt,aktuellmv140.html https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/rostock/ms-baltica-schlepper-bringt-havariertes-schiff-nach-rostock-WFA5XRNT25EYDHX5EJAZZZRSP4.html https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/mecklenburg-vorpommern/unglueck-auf-der-ostsee--havariertes-ausflugsschiff--baltica--in-rostock-eingetroffen-35625222.html

During a Ukrainian attack in the morning of Aug 4, 2023, in Novorossyisk, the Russian landing craft ÄOlenegorski Gornjak-SDK 91' of the Ropucha class was severly damaged by a maritime drone carrying a 450 kg warhead. The explosion of the drone caused a significant water leak, as well as a strong list to port side, which could lead to the total loss of the ship. The military port of Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Krai) was attacked by several Ukrainian maritime drones. It should be noted that the port in question is very far from the Ukrainian front lines with maritime access, and even more from Ukrainian ports. For example, a drone that left Odessa must have traveled at least 700 kilometres, unless a ship of camouflaged commerce in the Eastern Black Sea deployed the drones used in this attack. The LST was towed by a tug towards the port, the latest videos show it on the side of the entrance to the military port. With 3,450 tons, it is the third largest Ukrainian attack against the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, after the loss of the cruiser 'Moskva' and the loss of a Alligator-class tank landing ship and damage to two Ropucha-class tank landing ships after a Ukrainian Tochka missile attack on the port of Berdyansk. The LST had previously made headlines by being used as ferries between Crimea and mainland Russia to help civilian ferries provide the only direct connection after the Crimean road bridge explosion. While this is indeed the first attack by maritime drones in this Russian region, the neighboring port of Tuapse had also been attacked by aerial drones, once again demonstrating the capacity of the Armed Forces Ukrainians to project means, albeit light, at very long distances. Reports with photos and video: https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2023/08/northern-fleet-ship-seriously-damaged-drone-attack https://air-cosmos.com/article/attaque-a-novorossiisk-un-navire-de-debarquement-russe-tres-serieusement-endommage-par-un-drone-ukrainien-65581

One person is was and two others were missing after a crane collapsed into the water on an Ashkelon pier latein the night of March 14, 2023. The collapse of the crane was caused by unusual weather and strong winds. The injured person was in moderate condition and is receiving treatment at Barzilai Medical Center. Attempts to contact two people who had been working on the site of the crane have been unsuccessful, leading police to believe that they were missing after falling into the sea. Extensive search and rescue efforts were commenced with the help of police diving units, the elite 669 Search and Rescue unit, the Israeli Navy and others. The body of a man of about 60 years of age was found on Beersheba Beach in Ashdod on March 15. The gas pier at the Rotenberg power plant in Ashkelon was damaged. The Electric Company formed a team to investigate the incident. Reports with photos: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-734237 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-734373