A planned shipyard stay of the 'Prinsesse Isabella' is being delayed due to serious defects discovered during a routine inspection, which commenced at the Orskov Yard in Frederikshavn on Feb 2, 2025. This means that the ferry will not be back on the route until Feb 10 at the earliest. During the routine inspection in connection with the 10-year service and class approval, it was found that the bearings in the hinges on the ferry's two front sections were defective. This means that the ferry can only be re-deployed once the bearings have been replaced, which is an extensive operation, where the biggest challenge is to dismantle the visors at both ends with mobile cranes so that the shipyard can access the bearings. In addition, it is needed to obtain the custom-made bearings from a supplier, which prolongs the hunt for the necessary spare parts. The ferry was supposed to be back in service on Feb 3. The delay meant that the shipping company has been busy extending the crew on the 'Ane Læsø', which has been deployed during the yard stay. This means that all tickets for Isabella in the coming week will be cancelled and refunded.
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SILVER DANIA
The Troms Police District has carried out a number of investigative steps with a view to the request they have received from Latvia. The investigation was continued, but there was no reason for the ship to remain in Tromsø. No findings have been made that link the ship to sabotage, so that it was released on Jan 31. On Feb 1 at around 7 a.m. UTC the ship left the port en route to Murmansk, where it is expected to arrive on the afternoon of Feb 2. The CEO of the Silver Sea Shipping Group, Tormod Fossmark, denied the vessel’s involvement in the incident and highlighted that the vessel did not drop its anchor and thus could not have damaged the cable. The suspected sabotage of the telecom cable in the Baltic Sea is under investigation by the Latvian and Swedish authorities.
AIDANOVA
On the evening of Feb 1, 2025, a seriously ill passenger who urgently needed medical help, had to be medevaced from the 'Aidavnova', en route from Hamburg to Rotterdam in the Elbe estuary at the height of Otterndorf near Cuxhaven, At around 9.45 p.m., the "Aidanova" reported the emergency to the MRCC in Bremen. The lifeboat 'Anneliese Kramer' was deployed from the DGzRS station Cuxhaven with an emergency doctor and two emergency paramedics from the Cuxhaven fire brigade on board. The Alifeboat headed for the "Aidanova" in thick fog with a visibility of less than one cable. Structural features of the cruise ship with protruding parts made the rendezvous between the two ships difficult, so it stopped off Cuxhaven before the 'Annelise Kramer' went alongside. The emergency doctor and the paramedics boarded the cruise ship in calm seas. They first stabilized the 70-year-old man on board the cruise ship. He was then transferred onto the lifeboat on a special stretcher. In Cuxhaven he was handed tver to the land rescue service for further transport to hospital. The 'Aidanova' continued its voyage and arrived in the next port of destination on Feb 3. Report with photo: https://www.seenotretter.de/aktuelles/seenotfaelle/seenotretter-im-einsatz-fuer-schwer-erkrankten-kreuzfahrtpassagier
SILVER DANIA
The 'Silver Dania', en route from St.Petersburg to Murmansk, was detained by the 'Bison' of the Norwegian Coast Guard on a request from Latvian authorities on the night of Jan 31, 2025, suspected of involvement in sabotage against a fibre-optic cable in the Baltic Sea. The 11 crew members were all Russian natioalities. Both the crew and the shipping company cooperated with the police, and voluntarily went to Tromsø. The suspicious ship days sailed straight northwards before it around midnight it made a sharp turn eastwards towards the port of Tromsø. The 'Bison' was waiting in the area before it at the same time sailed to Tromsø. On the morning of Jan 31 assearch was in process in the port of Tromsø. Crew members were being questioned by the police. There wer forensic examinations of the ship and a search of the ship's interior. The police have also started a digital investigation where they were looking at digital devices that can be found on the ship. The 'Silver Dania' is one of several ships suspected of involvement in the damage of the cable. The vessel is owned by Norwegian company Fjord Shipping. Several of the company's ships are cooperating closely with Russian partners. One of them - the Silver Copenhagen - is involved in landing of Russian fish to European ports. The Norwegian reefer is cooperating with Russian fishery company Norebo. Reports with photos: https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/ship-suspected-of-sabotage-is-detained-by-norwegian-coast-guard/423992 https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/01/31/noorwegen-letland-rusland-sabotage-onderzeese-kabel-schip-silver/
SHELEKHOV
On Jan 24, 2025, the 'Shelekov' was detained in Karasu with 22 deficiencies, 19 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Construction (incl exemption) Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - International Oil Pollution Prevention Cert Missing 3) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Cert Missing 4) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory Entries missing 5) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificates) Other 6) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained 7) Living and working - Pipes, wires (insulation)' Not as required 8)) Living and working - Lighting (Accommodation) Not as required 9) Living and working - Accident prevention Not as required 10) Living and working - Other (Working spaces) Not as required 11) Pollution Prevention - Oil and oily mixtures form machinery spaces Not as required 12) Pollution Prevention - Other (Marpol Annex I) Other 13) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 14) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Other (Machinery) Other 15) Structural conditions - Hull - Corrosion Corroded 16) Structural conditions - Decks - Corrosion Corroded 17) Structural conditions - Ballast, fuel and other tanks Not as required 18) Structural conditions - Closing devices/watertight doors Damaged 19) Radio communications - Other (Radio communications) Other The vessel was released again on Jan 28 and left Istanbul for orders. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591