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The service of the 'Floating Bridge 6 between Cowes and East Cowes across the River Medina will have to be suspended in order to undergo maintenance work on Nov 20, 2024, due to necessary repairs. The ferry will be out of action between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The captain of the 'BBG Journey' was stabbed on Nov 15, 2024, about 400 nautical miles off the coast of the Maldonado department. In response to this, the ship requested assistance from the Uruguayan Navy to treat the injured man. The Navy ordered the Uruguayan ship 'ROU04' to head towards the position of the vessel to provide assistance together with a doctor. The ships made contact on the morning of Nov 16. The adverse weather conditions made it difficult for the doctor to be transferred onto the ship, so it was decided that both ships would proceed towards the coast of Maldonado and that when they reached the range of action of a helicopter, the Navy would medevac the man and take him to a health centre in Uruguay. It was reported that the captain was in serious condition, but stable.

Te 'Yantar' was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructure and has been escorted out of the Irish Sea after it entered Irish-controlled waters and patrolled an area containing critical energy and internet submarine pipelines and cables.´It was spotted on Nov 14 east of Dublin and southwest of the Isle of Man, but Norwegian, US, French and British Navy and air defence services initially observed it accompanying the Russian warship 'Admiral Golovko' through the English Channel last weekend. The patrol vessel 'LÉ James Joyce' escorted the spy ship out of the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Nov 15 at about 3 a.m. with the air corps continuing to monitor its movements as it headed south. Its presence has raised fresh concerns about the security of the interconnector cables that run between Ireland and the UK carrying global internet traffic from huge datacentres operated by tech companies including Google and Microsoft, which have their EU headquarters sited in Ireland. The sighting of the Russian intelligence ship came as British defence forces monitored other Russian vessels near its eastern coastal waters. On Nov 14, British jets were also scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace- The ship was also spotted on Nov 11 and 12 west of Cork, where there are another set of connectors between Ireland and France, some offering transatlantic interconnection. At one point it was positioned just inside the Irish EEZ, 3.1 to 4.3 miles north of the cables connecting Ireland and the UK.

The captain of the 'Da Jin Man 88' which had been arrested by the Chinese Coastguard off the island of Kinmen, accused of bottom trawling in a prohibited area, and was transferred to the port of Weitou, was released after paying a fine with an equivalent of 27,500 Euros. Two Penghu politicians helped arrange the payment. The Taiwanese Coastguard escorted the ship on Friday, Nov 15, after the fine was paid, to the Penghu archipelago where it is registered. Attempted rescue The 'Da Jin Man 88' had five crew members on board at the time it was seized: two Taiwanese and three Indonesians. Four sailors were released in August. But the captain and the ship were still being held.

On Nov 12, 2024, the 'Gloria Figueira' was intercepted with drugs by agents of the National Police and the Spanish Navy. The National Police and the Spanish Navy intercepted the vessel, which was loaded with 4,500 kilos of cocaine, 900 kilometers northwest of the Canary Islands. The drug shipment was presumably going to be unloaded in the region of Galicia The ship had previously been sanctioned by the Panamanian flag state authorities for committing serious infractions and had had its fishing license revoked. In addition, the fishing vessel was monitored by a group of Spanish police officers in the port of Vigo, since its activities were classified as suspicious. The ship berthed in Las Palmas on Nov 15. Report with photos: https://reportedelaeconomia.com/espana/cuatro-toneladas-de-cocaina-en-barco-bandera-panamena-cerca-de-canarias-criticas-respuesta-panama/