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On Nov 6, four crew members, among them the captain, of the 'Vox Maxima' were charged with not performing their duties under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 during the oil spill that occurred from the vessel in Singapore on June 14. The cases of them have been adjourned uintil Dec 4. The dredger had suffereed a sudden loss of steering control, leading to the alision with the tanker 'Marine Honour', which was docked at the Pasir Panjang Terminal, which led to the rupture of one of the tanks, so that around 400 tons of Very Low Sulfur Fuel oil leaked into the sea. During a preliminary investigation, 13 deficiencies were identified on board the dredger, three of which being so serious that the vessel was detained until they were rectified.

On Nov 7, the frigate Reina Sofia' of the Spanish Navy located a precarious boat with migrants on board about 23 nautical miles southwest of Cádiz. The 'Salvamar Suhail' was mobilized and rescuesd 30 Moroccan migrants at 3:45 a.m. The people were transferred to Puerto América. The response to the emergency was coordinated by the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Cádiz.

On Nov 7, the 'Salvamar Draco' rescued 20 migrants about 30 ki,ometers south of Cartagena, who were sailing in a small boat. Once the migrants arrived at the port of Cartagena, they were attended to by Red Cross volunteers before being placed at the disposal of the National Police officers.

On Nov 7 the crew of the sailing yacht 'Cap´tain Kirk' remarked a cayuco heading north, abut 43 nautical miles south of La Restinga. It finally lost sight of it and a search was carried out. The 'Guardamar Talía' was mobilized by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo and finally re-located it. It transfers 47 people, among them eight women were rescued and taken to La Restinga (El Hierro). Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1854521812706615732

On Nov 7, 2024, the crew of the 'Barbara B', en route from Bremen to Durres, rescued six Maghrebi migrants who were on board a precarious boat, which was located 30 nautical miles south of Almería. The MRCC of Almería coordinated the rescue of the on the whole seven occupants, one of whom was intially reported missing. The Helimer 205 helicopter rescued another person from the water with symptoms of hypothermia and transferred him to the Almería airport.