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The "Sidra Halima" was detained on March March 6, 2025, in Ambarl with 14 deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Inoperative 3) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained The vessel was released again on March 6 and left the port en route to Novorossiysk with an ETA as of March 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Feb 25, 2025, the 'Imperator' was detained in Falkenberg with 25 deficiencies, 6 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Not as required 2) Fire safety - Operation of fire protection systems Not as required 3) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 4) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Bilge pumping arrangements Not as required 5) Pollution Prevention - Other (BWM) Other 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 5 and permitted a single voyage to Rostock for permanent repairs with an ETA as of March 6. https://www.facebook.com/groups/444889672272087/user/100063576908591/

The "Kareem R" was detained on March 6, 2025, in Iskenderun with 14 deficiencies, three of which being seriously an grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 2) Fire safety - Remote Means of control (Machinery spaces) Not as required 3) Radio communications - MR Radio Installation Not as required The vessel was released again on March 7 and left the port en route to Damietta with an ETA as of March 10. The last detention was on Jan 25, 2024, in Ambarli with 24 deficiencies for eight days.

On Feb 28, 2025, the 'Cenk' was detained in Toulon, France with 14 deficiencis, one of hich being regarded as serious and ground for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Not as required The vessel was released again on March 6 and left the port en route to Haydarpasa with an ETA as of March 10. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 6, 2025, the 'Valiant' offloaded nearly six tonnes of cocaine onto a pier at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The $140 million haul will be destroyed. The seizures resulted from six interdictions in the Caribbean in February, carried out by Coast Guard units with assistance from Dutch and Canadian partners. The first and biggest occurred on Feb 2 off the coast of Venezuela, when a Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard aircrew spotted a smuggling boat and vectored in the Netherlands Royal Navy patrol ship HNLMS 'Groningen' to intercept, which had embarked a U.S. Coast Guard boarding team. It chased down the boat and captured 6,200 pounds of cocaine, plus five smugglers.On Feb 14, the 'Groningen' hunted down another suspicious vessel off Venezuela and recovered about 570 pounds of cocaine from the water, while the suspects escaped. On March 4, the 'Groningen 'seized another 550 pounds and caught two smugglers northwest of Aruba, after firing warning shots to compel the suspects to stop. The Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS 'Harry DeWolf' contributed 1,650 pounds from a seizure north of Cabo De La Vela, Colombia, drawing on the skills of an embarked U.S. Coast Guard boarding team. The CG 'Joseph Doyle' seized another 2,200 pounds from a speed boat off the U.S. Virgin Islands on Feb 2, and the 'Valiant' captured a speed boat with 1,300 pounds off the Dominican Republic on Feb 17. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4111557/coast-guard-offloads-over-141-million-in-illicit-drugs-interdicted-in-caribbean/