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On March 6, the 'Lider Haluk' was detained again, this time in Tuapse, with 26 deficiencies. 1) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Not as required 2) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management Plan Inoperative 3) Pollution Prevention - Pumping, piping and discharge arrangement Not as required 4) Pollution Prevention - Crew training and familiarization Lack of training 5) Pollution Prevention - Garbage shipboard handling Not as required 6) Pollution Prevention - Retention of oil on board Not as required 7) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 8)) Safety of navigation - Charts Expired 9) Safety of navigation - Compass correction log Inoperative 10) Safety of navigation - Speed and distance indicator Inoperative 11) Safety of navigation - Long.range identification and tracking system Inoperative 12) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Inoperative 13) Safety of navigation - Navigation records Not as required 14) Safety of navigation - Navigation bridge visibility Not as required 15) Fire safety - Fixed fire exthinguishing installation Inoperative 16) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 17) Living and working - Gangway, accommodation ladder Not as required 18) Living and working - Personal equipment Not as required 19) Living and working - Mooring Not as required 20) Water/Weathertight - Cargo ports and other similar openings Not as required 21) Cargo Operations incl equipments - Cargo Securing manual Not as required 22) Radio communications - Radio log (diary) Not as required 23) Radio communications - Satellite, EPIRB Not as required 24) Propulsion auxiliary machinery - Operation of machinery Not as required 25) Other Other (Solas International) Other 26) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 16 and proceeded to the Unye Anchorage. The last detention had been on Jan 23 in Chioggia with 14 deficiencies for ten days. The inspection had already led to a refusal of access to Paris MOU ports. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Attach by High Court: 02.03.25

On March 11, 2025, the 'Serena' was detained in Dalian with seven deficiencies, two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Not as required 2) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other The vessel was released again on March 12 and left the port en route to Kozmino with an ETA as of March 16. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The "Seven Stars" with cargo of scrap was detained in Salerno upon its arrival at Salerno, on Oct 9, 2017. The cargo of hazardous ferrous waste was to be offloaded in port and the ship put under arrest at the Salerno Container Terminal. The vessel’s next port of call was to be Oristano, Sardinia, where the cargo initially was to be offloaded. Sardinia, however, doesn’t have waste processing or recycling factories and facilities. The Italian authorities suspected either illegal dumping in Sardinia or the island’s waters, or further transshipment of waste to other countries.

Five years after the sinking of the first two vessels in Larnaca’s Marine Protected Area (MPA), significant improvements have been observed in the previously barren seabed near Oroklini, which is now showing signs of regeneration. The addition of the 'Lambousa II' last month by the Department of Fisheries has further enhanced these conservation efforts while simultaneously increasing the area’s appeal to diving enthusiasts. The protected zone, which includes three sunken vessels and amphoras deployed by the Larnaca Tourism Development and Promotion Company, now spans an area of 2.2 square kilometres. What distinguishes this site from Cyprus’s five other artificial reefs is that it houses the largest sunken vessel, the 'Elpida', and features the only wreck suitable for free diving, the 'LEF 1'. The development of the protected area began in Dec 2019 with the sinking of the 'Elpida', followed by the 'LEF 1'. The former rests at a depth of 29 metres, measures 63 metres in length and 10 metres in width, and was built in Germany in 1965. It operated as a cargo ship in Greece before its final journey to Cyprus, where it now serves as an artificial reef. The 'LEF 1', submerged at 14 metres and measuring 15.5 by 4 metres, was constructed in 1955 and donated by Lefkaritis Brothers Ltd. It represents Cyprus’s only artificial reef accessible to snorkellers. The 'Lambousa II' was sunk at a depth of 20 metres between the two other wrecks. The vessel was built in Romania in 1995 and registered in Cyprus. Initially a trawler, it was later converted to a tugboat before being donated to the Department of Fisheries by Brasal Marine Services. The area has limited natural reefs and seagrass meadows, with most of the seabed covered by sand, resulting in relatively poor marine life. The gradual enhancement of the MPA with artificial reefs provides additional development, feeding, and protection spaces for marine organisms and increases fish stocks. Due to the Eastern Mediterranean’s particularly low productivity, colonisation and development by marine organisms is a slow process requiring years to yield results. A period of about five years is needed for the interconnectivity of the artificial reefs placed to date with the three sunken vessels, combined with the area’s protection measures, to produce visible and tangible results, Protection measures include a complete fishing ban, information signs along the coast, marker buoys, and patrol enforcement where feasible. These efforts appear to be bearing fruit, as the past year has seen increasingly frequent appearances of more species in greater numbers. Report with photos: https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/marine-life-reappears-at-larnacas-protected-seabed-five-years-after-artificial-reef-project-began/