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On March 2 at 2:14 a.m. LT, the Guardia Civil reported radar echo eight nautucal miles from La Restinga. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the 'Salvamar Acrux', which located a precarious boat with 70 people on board. It was safely escorted to the port of La Restinga, where the migrants disembarked. At 6:24 a.m., the Civil Guard reported a second cayuco. The 'Salvamar Adhara' was tasked to assist and escorted it to the port too. There were 50 people on board. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1896120208055828539

On the afternoon of Feb 28, 2025, smoke development was noticed aboard the "Hadarøy", which runs on the Hareid-Sulesund route, during loading and unloading operations in the port of Hareid. The ferry was evacuated, but neither the crew nor the passengers were injured. After the announcement came over the loudspeaker that the ferry had to be evacuated due to an incident in the engine room, first the people ran ashore, but we were able to retrieve their cars. The fire department went on board and was able to determine that there had been a fire in a high-voltage room below deck with open flames. The fire fighters got the fire under control. There had been no fire in the battery packs on the ferry. Report with photos: https://www.smp.no/nyheter/i/o3mvOm/innstiller-a-ruta-paa-hareid-sulesund

On March 2 at 2:14 a.m. LT, the Guardia Civil reported radar echo eight nautucal miles from La Restinga. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife mobilized the 'Salvamar Acrux', which located a precarious boat with 70 people on board. It was safely escorted to the port of La Restinga, where the migrants disembarked. At 6:24 a.m., the Civil Guard reported a second cayuco. The 'Salvamar Adhara' was tasked to assist and escorted it to the port too. There were 50 people on board. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1896120208055828539

The "Gjemnes", sailing between Holmestrand and Langøya, ran aground on the rock fill of the breakwater at the far end of Hakan on the Feb 28, 2025., at around 2.40 p.m.. About 15 minutes later, the ferry managed to free itself again, assisted by the crew boat "Hørtte" (MMSI: 257054700). At around 3 p.m., the ferry docked at its berth and all passengers and cars disembarked. There was dense fog at the scene when the incident occurred. On the night of March 1, the lifeboat 'Ivar Formo' (MMSI: 257089480) attended, and its crrew conducted a dive inspection dive of the hull, and on March 1 the ferry was sailing again on the route. Reports with photos: https://www.jarlsbergavis.no/langoya-ferga-kjorte-seg-fast-i-steinfyllinga/s/5-26-553502 https://x.com/NSSR/status/1895793027337371983

On March 2 at 4.25 a.m. LT, the 'Ardentia Lagoa' suffered a power loss in the waters of the Canary Islands and requested assistance. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilized the SAR vessel 'Salvamar Nunki' (MMSI: 224049950) to assist. It took the casualty in tow and safely pulled it into the port of Las Palmas. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1896150672636256634