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While passing through Danish waters, the 'Cool Explorer' and 'Cool Eagle' have dumped a total of 1,636 kilos of cocaine, which were then to be collected by different recipient groups. This was claimed by the National Unit for Special Crimes in two criminal cases that are headed for the district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg. Both ships were sailing with refrigerated goods from South America to Russia, when the illegal cargo was dumped into the water off the Danish coast in the spring and summer o 2024, according to two indictments. On March 15 at 1.30 a.m., 818 kilos were dumped from the former near Samsø from the 'Cool Explorer'. Exactly one month later, the "Cool Eagle" delivered 120 kilos near Romsø, and when the same ship was again near Denmark on July 23, a similar quantity was dumped into the sea off the northern coast of Langeland. The "Cool Explorer" then passed by the same place on Aug 24, and here, according to the indictment, 578 kilos were dumped into the water for the recipients. Each time, it happened in the dead of night, the indictment stated. Two groups of men were targeted, almost all of whom, according to the indictment, had come traveling to Denmark to complete the task. In two cases, the recipients managed to get away with 120 kilos, it is claimed. But on two other occasions, things went wrong. The authorities were alerted to the case from Samsø when hikers on the beaches of Sejerø Bay discovered one mysterious package after another. According to the indictment that has been filed, a great effort was made by the group that was sent out to pull the many valuable kilos out of the water. One ship was chartered in Höganäs. The group then sailed over to Samsø to look for the drugs in the cargo ship's route. In a van, a man drove to the port of Aarhus to receive the goods, and the same man bought a remote-controlled drone from Elgiganten in Horsens, which he allegedly used on Samsø in an attempt to find the cocaine. But it was all in vain. The many kilos drifted onto the beaches in Sejerø Bay. In the case of the 578 kilos at Langeland, an Albanian man has chosen to confess. He had been given the job in Belgium, he told the court in Dec 2024. Five other men, who are also Albanians, but who have pleaded not guilty, were waiting for their cases to be decided. As in the case from Samsø, the processing was quite substantial, as is apparent from the description of the indictment. Two of the men were also - according to the claim - involved in the cases of the two times 120 kilos. Here, a passenger car and a van with German license plates were rented, a summer house in Tranekær was rented and a boat trailer was driven to Langeland. One of the defendants is said to have taken photos and videos of coastal areas, including Bøgebjerg Strand, and he and another were accommodated at Camp Hverringe in Dalby. The two district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg must decide whether the defendants are guilty. In Holbæk, the case against two men will begin in September. When the court in Svendborg will start with the five defendants has not yet been determined.

On Feb 14, 2025, the 'Everest' was detained again in Heraklion with 27 deficiencies, 26 seriously of which being regarded as seriously and reasons for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Minimum safe manning Doc Missing 2) Structural conditions - Steering gear Not as required 3) Structural conditions - Electrical installation in general Not as required 4) Life saving Appliances - Embarkation arrangement survival craft Not properly maintained 5) Pollution Prevention - Oil filtering equipment Inoperative 6) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Not properly maintained 7) Pollution Prevention - Garbage Management Plan Not as required 8)) Pollution Prevention - Garbage shipboard handling Not as required 9) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Not as required 10) Emergency systems - Abandon ship drills Lack of control 11) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of control 12) Emergency systems - Emergency towing arrangements and procedures Not as required 13) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 14) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required 15) Fire safety - Remote Means of control Inoperative 16) Fire safety - Personal equipment of fire safety Missing 17) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 18) Fire safety - Fire control plan Not updated 19) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 20) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 21) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Lack of information 22) Labour conditions - Lighting (Working spaces) Inoperative 23) Labour conditions - Sanitary facilities Not properly maintained 24) Radio communications - Operation of GMDSS equipment Lack of familiarity 25) Radio communications - Reserve source of energy Inoperative 26) Safety of navigation - Pilot ladders and hoist/pilots transfer arrangements Unsafe The vessel was released again on March 11 and left the port en route to Tuzla. On March 15 the ship moored off Pendik in pos. N 40° 52' N 029° 12' E, where it remained stationary as of March 17. The previous inspection had led to a refusal of access to ParisMOU-harbours. due to the repeated detentions. The last ones were on Jan 9 in Kocaeli with 31 deficiencies for nine days, on Sep 16, 2024, also in Kocaeli with 28 deficiencies for three days and on July 20, 2022, in Ravenna with 25 deficiencies for five days.

While passing through Danish waters, the 'Cool Explorer' and 'Cool Eagle' have dumped a total of 1,636 kilos of cocaine, which were then to be collected by different recipient groups. This was claimed by the National Unit for Special Crimes in two criminal cases that are headed for the district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg. Both ships were sailing with refrigerated goods from South America to Russia, when the illegal cargo was dumped into the water off the Danish coast in the spring and summer o 2024, according to two indictments. On March 15 at 1.30 a.m., 818 kilos were dumped from the former near Samsø from the 'Cool Explorer'. Exactly one month later, the "Cool Eagle" delivered 120 kilos near Romsø, and when the same ship was again near Denmark on July 23, a similar quantity was dumped into the sea off the northern coast of Langeland. The "Cool Explorer" then passed by the same place on Aug 24, and here, according to the indictment, 578 kilos were dumped into the water for the recipients. Each time, it happened in the dead of night, the indictment stated. Two groups of men were targeted, almost all of whom, according to the indictment, had come traveling to Denmark to complete the task. In two cases, the recipients managed to get away with 120 kilos, it is claimed. But on two other occasions, things went wrong. The authorities were alerted to the case from Samsø when hikers on the beaches of Sejerø Bay discovered one mysterious package after another. According to the indictment that has been filed, a great effort was made by the group that was sent out to pull the many valuable kilos out of the water. One ship was chartered in Höganäs. The group then sailed over to Samsø to look for the drugs in the cargo ship's route. In a van, a man drove to the port of Aarhus to receive the goods, and the same man bought a remote-controlled drone from Elgiganten in Horsens, which he allegedly used on Samsø in an attempt to find the cocaine. But it was all in vain. The many kilos drifted onto the beaches in Sejerø Bay. In the case of the 578 kilos at Langeland, an Albanian man has chosen to confess. He had been given the job in Belgium, he told the court in Dec 2024. Five other men, who are also Albanians, but who have pleaded not guilty, were waiting for their cases to be decided. As in the case from Samsø, the processing was quite substantial, as is apparent from the description of the indictment. Two of the men were also - according to the claim - involved in the cases of the two times 120 kilos. Here, a passenger car and a van with German license plates were rented, a summer house in Tranekær was rented and a boat trailer was driven to Langeland. One of the defendants is said to have taken photos and videos of coastal areas, including Bøgebjerg Strand, and he and another were accommodated at Camp Hverringe in Dalby. The two district courts in Holbæk and Svendborg must decide whether the defendants are guilty. In Holbæk, the case against two men will begin in September. When the court in Svendborg will start with the five defendants has not yet been determined.

On March 6, 2025. the 'My Reyhan' was detained in Kocaeli with 22 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Enclosed space entry and rescue drills 'Not carried out' 2) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Missing 3) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Not as required 4) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 5) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances Not as required 6) Fire safety - Fixed fire exthinguishing installation Inoperative 7) Pollution Prevention - Garbage shipboard handling Lack of familirity The vessel was released again on March 7 and proceeded to Batumi, where it arrived on March 14. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

En route from Derince to Durban, the 'Nord Topaz' requested the medical evacuation of a crew member, who had fallen ill, while the ship was sailing 30 nautical miles off Motril. The International Radiomedical Center recommended doing so by sea transport. The RCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Almería center mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Gienah' to disembark the patient and arranged an ambulance in port for further transport to a hospital for medical care.