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On the early morning of Nov 8, the 'Keum Sung No. 135 (IMO: 8916592) sank in the Korea Strait near Jeju Island, South Korea. The vessel had been hauling in its catch when it lost stability and rolled over . A few minutes after the vessel sank, the Coast Guard received an alert and quickly responded. The Coast Guard deployed 14 patrol vessels and four helicopters to search for survivors and requested additional vessels and aircraft to assist in the search. The rescuers found 15 of the 27 crew members. Two of them rescued were found in cardiac arrest and were later declared deceased. During the following days, the Coast Guard recovered two additional bodies from the water with 10 crew members still missing. An oil sheen was visible over the wreck which was resting in a water depth of 80 to 90 meters. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ohl9ylSd5Q&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fshipwrecklog.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

The 'Open Arms' has bee mobilized to Valencia to help in the search for victims of the storm Dana. The ship left Tarragona on the afternoon of Nov 6, 2024, with a crew of between 15 and 20 people and equipped semi-rigid boats. It could arrive on the Valencian coast between Nov 7 and Nov 8. The aim of the mission was to help in the search for fatalities who could have been dragged by the current to the sea. In recent days, the organization has already sent a team to Valencia to provide support and help on the ground.

On the night of Nov 7, the 'Mein Schiff 6' requested the medical evacuation of a German passenger from the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Almería. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Gienah' was mobilized and embarked the sick man on Nov 8 at 2.14 a.m.. At 2.34 a.m. he was disembarked at the port of Motril where an ambulance was waiting for further transport to hospital. Report with video: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1854829083399426506

The 'Ramón Margalef' was mobilised by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU), through the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), to search for victims of the storm Dana off the coast of Valencia, after a previous call at Alicante to embark technical equipment and research personnel, with an ETA as of Nov 9, 2024. The vessel has a multibeam echosounder system,that allows obtaining detailed images of the seabed, generating high-resolution bathymetric maps. It also has on board the Liropus 2000 underwater robot, with articulated arms and high-resolution cameras, which can contribute to search and rescue tasks on the high seas, and is equipped to operate unmanned underwater vehicles (ROV). The 'Ramón Margalef' will be staffed with personnel with experience in emergency operations and specialists in the analysis of the ecological effects of massive runoff events at sea, contributing to the monitoring of water quality and the observation of phenomena such as eutrophication, anoxia and phytoplanktonic blooms, among other environmental impacts caused by the storm.

On Nov 8 the medical evacuation of a passenger from the 'Costa Favolosa' became necessaey. The 'Salvamar Fomalhaut' was tasked by Salvamento Marìtimo to take the patient off and transferred the person, along with a member of the ship's medical team, to Tarragona.