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On March 28, the 'Solong' has arrived in the port of Aberdeen, being towed by the Multraship tugs 'Multratug 35' and 'Multratug 36' from Terneuzen. Multraship is carrying out the salvage together with the Boluda Towage SMS and T&T Salvage. The 'Solong' was berthed in the new port of Aberdeen. It is not yet clear what the next step will be. During the towage to port, the 'Multrasalvor 4' was ready to intervene in the event of possible pollution. The ship will be fully assessed by specialist marine assessors and insurers in the south harbour of Aberdeen. Meanwhile the 'Stena Immaculate', which has one ruptured cargo tank and a ruptured ballast water tank, is still stable at the site of the allision. Boskalis is looking at the options, but there is no urgency due to the low risk. Reports with photos and video: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/03/28/multraship-sleept-uitgebrande-solong-aberdeen-binnen/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/container-ship-damaged-in-north-sea-collision-arrives-in-port-of-aberdeen/ar-AA1BPb24 https://www.aol.com/crashed-cargo-ship-solong-arrives-075930505.html https://news.sky.com/video/damaged-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-towed-to-aberdeen-13337114

The 'Rio de Janeiro Express' was among the vessels, which fishermen in Valparaíso and San Antonio blocked in protest on March 27, 2025. The vessel was scheduled to dock after 1:00 p.m. at berth No. 3, operated by the Terminal Pacífico Sur (TPS)."They won't enter. May the government, once and for all, help us," the protesters stated during the fishermen's protest against the fractionation law. The fishermen stated: “Right now, we, the fishermen of Valparaíso, Quintero, Horcón, Portales, Membrillo, San Pedro, etc., are halting the traffic of merchant vessels,” they stated. They also directly challenged the Executive Branch. These protests are taking place within the framework of the legislative discussion on the “Subdivision Law.” In response, the Chilean Navy, specifically the Valparaíso Port Captaincy,were in the process of regularizing this blockade. Meanwhile, the undocking of the container ship 'Maersk Bintan' from berth No. 1, also managed by TPS, was scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., but this was delayed too. No other vessel was expected to call at the port until March 28 at 8:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the three berths operated by Terminal Portuario Valparaíso (TPV) were occupied by the reefer' Italia Stream', the bulk carrier 'Ocean Jasmina', and the cruise ship 'SH Vega'. The former will remain moored until March 30, and the latter until April 1, while the third was scheduled to depart on March 27 at 6:00 p.m. Artisanal fishermen were also blocking the Port of San Antonio by sea with more than 20 vessels. The protest measure prevents ships from entering or leaving. Reports with photo and video: https://www.adnradio.cl/2025/03/27/pescadores-artesanales-en-valparaiso-y-san-antonio-cierran-paso-a-buques-carguero-como-protesta-no-van-a-entrar/ https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2025/03/27/ley-de-fraccionamiento-pescadores-protestan-y-bloquean-acceso-a-caleta-portales-y-el-membrillo.shtml https://portalportuario.cl/pescadores-artesanales-bloquean-ingreso-de-portacontenedores-al-puerto-de-valpaiso/

The superyacht "Stefania", which was seized in a money laundering case involving a Belarusian national fetched €10 million at auction on March 27, 2025, with the proceeds going to the French treasury. The yacht was auctioned at the shipyards of La Ciotat, east of Marseille. The vessel was estimated at between €10 and €12 million but in the end fetched only the starting price of €10 million. The superyacht had been seized in 2023 during a stopover near Genova at the request of French authorities. The French police had been investigating criminal activities of Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals. A probe had been launched into arms trafficking, drug trafficking and money laundering by an organised gang. The Belarusian national Chaslau Koniukh has been identified by French authorities as the owner of the yacht as well as of a villa on the French Riviera. An analysis of front companies and suspicious movements of funds from tax havens confirmed a desire to conceal the fraudulent origin of the funds used to purchase a sumptuous villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, and the superyacht. In May 2023, the villa east of Nice, worth an estimated €10 million, was placed under judicial control. In October the yacht, with a market value of €16.5 million at the time, was spotted in Italy before being seized. Another superyacht, the 'Amore Verowas', was seized at the shipyard at La Ciotat in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The yacht is linked to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft and close ally of President Vladimir Putin. An investigation is still ongoing.

The skipper of the 'Risico', who is held responsible for the death of 12-year-old Tara from The Hague on Aug 31, 2022, has been given a community service order of 150 hours and a suspended prison sentence of three months on appeal. The Leeuwarden court previously imposed the same sentence on the 51-year-old skipper from Harlingen. According to the judge at the court, the skipper "acted significantly carelessly, negligently and negligently." The court therefore convicted the skipper of manslaughter. Tara was hit by the boom of the sailing vessel, aboard which she was on a school trip on the Wadden Sea. There were 12 students and two teachers on board. According to the court, the man had a duty of care as the owner of a ship on which carried passengers. This means that the ship must always be in good condition, and this was not the case. There were cracks at the top of the boom. The court found that this should have had this checked by an expert. According to the court, the chance of an accident increased by not doing so. "The court therefore considers it proven that the suspect did not sufficiently check whether the boom was still in good condition. The ship's rigging inspection had also expired." Regarding the severity of the punishment, the court states: "The suspect's actions have caused irreparable suffering to the victim's relatives. The court understands that no punishment will do justice to the grief that has been caused to them." The Public Prosecution Service had demanded a prison sentence of eight months, four of which were conditional. They also demanded a five-year professional ban. According to the judiciary, there was 'gross' rather than 'significant' negligence as the court had ruled. The court did not agree. It also did not see a reason to impose a professional ban. The Public Prosecution Service did not think that the sentence is high enough. The skipper himself also disagreed with the sentence: he says that he could not have known that the boom was in such bad condition. Tara's family had requested a professional ban to prevent the skipper from sailing again. The court found that going too far. "Such a sentence is only imposed in exceptional cases. The suspect has not been convicted before, and there is no evidence that dangerous situations have occurred on board his ship before." According to the court, he "takes his responsibility as a skipper seriously". It also saw no reason to impose a professional ban.

The 'Greta' , en route from Ashdod to Istanbul, suffered an engine failure at the southern entrance of the Çanakkale Strait on March 20, 2025. The ship was taken on tow by the tug 'Kurtarma 18' and was safely moored at the Karanlık Liman anchorage in poss. 40° 01' N 026° 15' E under the coordination of the Çanakkale Ship Traffic Services Center, accompanied by a pilot. On MArch 26 the ship weighed anchor with the status of restricted movement, and on March 28 it arrived at the shipyard area in Altinova for permanent repairs. Report with photo: https://x.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1902739468907319403

Greenpeace conducted two protests, trying to hinder two LNG carriers from the USA and Russia, respectively, urging the EU to expedite their phasing out of Russian fuels, as well as to denounce fossil fuels altogether. On March 27, 2025, eight Greenpeace volunteers temporarily blocked the 'Marvel Swallow' on its way to Zeebrugge, en route from Louisiana, with a shipment of LNG. The group launched out of their mothership, the 'Arctic Sunrise', and encircled the Marvel Swallow, displaying banners having the likenesses of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in addition to slogans such as “Their gas your cash.” Greenpeace claimed that they were conducting the protest to remind the EU that their reliance on fossil fuels was fostering geopolitical instability and hurting households due to skyrocketing fuel prices. The 'Marvel Swallow' managed to dock in Zeebrugge later that same day. Already on March 26, a prrotest was carried out against the 'Fedor Litke', en route from Sabetta in Russia. The goal behind these protests was to stop fuel carriers from transferring fuel to the EU. Greenpeace is urging the EU to completely phase out fossil gas by the year 2035. Photos: https://media.greenpeace.org/collection/27MZIFJV9UE_5?_gl=1*1jty749*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjY3MjQ0ODE0LjE3NDMxNTM2MjQ.*_ga_94MRTN8HG4*MTc0MzE1MzYyNC4xLjAuMTc0MzE1MzYyNC4wLjAuMTk0MTExNTI1MQ..

DFDS’ first sailings of the 'Tarifa Jet' between Jersey and France, which were due to take place on March 28, 2025,, have been cancelled due to technical issues. The new fast ferry has been undergoing a refit in the UK. It was estimated that around 1,000 passengers have been impacted. The passengers have been contacted by DFDS with a revised schedule running over the weekend. The ferry 'Stena Vinga' will operate the St Malo route on March 29 and March 30, while the 'Tarifa Jet' remains in refit in Portland. The change to schedules also meant that the 'Stena Vinga' arrived in Jersey later than previously expected on March 28 with an ETA as of 6 p.m.

On March 28, the 'Solong' has arrived in the port of Aberdeen, being towed by the Multraship tugs 'Multratug 35' and 'Multratug 36' from Terneuzen. Multraship is carrying out the salvage together with the Boluda Towage SMS and T&T Salvage. The 'Solong' was berthed in the new port of Aberdeen. It is not yet clear what the next step will be. During the towage to port, the 'Multrasalvor 4' was ready to intervene in the event of possible pollution. The ship will be fully assessed by specialist marine assessors and insurers in the south harbour of Aberdeen. Meanwhile the 'Stena Immaculate', which has one ruptured cargo tank and a ruptured ballast water tank, is still stable at the site of the allision. Boskalis is looking at the options, but there is no urgency due to the low risk. Reports with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/03/28/multraship-sleept-uitgebrande-solong-aberdeen-binnen/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/container-ship-damaged-in-north-sea-collision-arrives-in-port-of-aberdeen/ar-AA1BPb24 https://www.aol.com/crashed-cargo-ship-solong-arrives-075930505.html

On March 28, 2025, at 2.30 a.m. the gas tanker 'Gas 85' (MMSI: 211515210) was in collision with the 'MSC Mariella' (IMO: 9934747), on the Western Scheldt near Terneuzen. After the emergency services were informed, The vessels were then escorted to the eastern foreport, awaiting the inspection. Rijkswaterstaat officers boarded the tanker, which was moored near the western foreport. After a good hour, the patrol vessel left again. The gas tanker had sustained damage to the railing along the deck. Both ships were released around 8:00 a.m. Report with photo: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/63368-rijkswaterstaat-ingezet-voor-aanvaring-bij-terneuzen/

Tatiana Soroka, the former wife of the Russian oligarch Farkhad Akhmedov, has dropped a negligence claim against her former law firm, Payne Hicks Beach, which cited a failure to seize the 'Luna' during divorce proceedings. This marks the latest installment in a decade of an acrimonious legal struggle that began when Tatiana Soroka issued a financial relief petition against her husband, the former Russian senator Farkhad Akhmedov, in 2013. Soroka would officially file for divorce 2016, with London's High Court awarding her a record-breaking £453 million settlement. The negligence claim against Payne Hicks Beach, first filed in 2023, alleged that the lawyer and her firm did not provide the correct advice when Soroka asked them to explore options to have the 'Luna' ­impounded, while she was docked in Miami. The vessel remained there from Jan to March 2017, during which time Soroka hired secondary counsel in the US to discuss the possibility of seizure. Soroka claimed that she asked Payne Hicks Beach to reconsider whether she might be able to enforce the financial remedy order against the yacht. However the firm argued that Soroka had explicitly stated she was not interested in impounding the Luna, and that her stance remained unchanged. The firm had pledged to "vigorously defend" the claim. Now that the case has been dropped, the Russian must cover both the lawyers' costs and her own legal expenses. The 'Luna' was recently implicated in another high-profile case involving a decade-long tax evasion scheme led by Roman Abramovich.

The 'Solong' is being towed to Aberdeen. The tugs 'Multratug 35' 'Multratug 36', 'Multrasalvor 4' and 'Forth Warrior' have established a towing connection with the container ship. An antipollution ship was escorting the convoy which is expected to arrive in Aberdeen on March 27. In recent days, Multraship ships have been near the 'Solong'. The salvage of the 'Solong' is in the hands of the American T&T, but the ships of Multraship are involved. The 'Stena Immaculate' is still at anchor for the time being with the tug 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791) nearby.

On March 27, two rescue operations were coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez. On the morning the CROSS was informed of a migrant boat leaving the beach at Petit-Fort-Philippe. The CROSS engaged the 'SNS 276-Notre Dame des Flandres' and a patrol boat from Dunkirk, to locate and monitor the boat. Once in contact with the boat, its occupants made a request for assistance. The lifeboat then recovered the 12 people aboard the boat and dropped them off at the quay in Gravelines. The same morning, the CROSS received a call from an occupant of a boat off Wimereux and engaged the 'Abeille Normandie', which was then relieved by the BEGM 'Thétis' of the French Navy. Following their request for assistance, the 'Thétis' recovered all 62 migrants and dropped them off at the dock in Calais. A total of 74 people were rescued during the responses.

Greenpeace conducted two protests, trying to hinder two LNG carriers from the USA and Russia, respectively, urging the EU to expedite their phasing out of Russian fuels, as well as to denounce fossil fuels altogether. On March 27, 2025, eight Greenpeace volunteers temporarily blocked the 'Marvel Swallow' on its way to Zebruuge en route from Louisiana with a shipment of LNG. The group launched out of their mothership, the 'Arctic Sunrise', and encircled the Marvel Swallow, displaying banners having the likenesses of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in addition to slogans such as “Their gas your cash.” Greenpeace claimed that they were conducting the protest to remind the EU that their reliance on fossil fuels was fostering geopolitical instability and hurting households due to skyrocketing fuel prices. The 'Marvel Swallow' managed to dock in Zeebrugge later that same day. Already on March 26, a prrotest was carried out against the 'Fedor Litke', en route from Sabetta in Russia. The goal behind these protests was to stop fuel carriers from transferring fuel to the EU. Greenpeace is urging the EU to completely phase out fossil gas by the year 2035. Photos: https://media.greenpeace.org/collection/27MZIFJV9UE_5?_gl=1*1jty749*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjY3MjQ0ODE0LjE3NDMxNTM2MjQ.*_ga_94MRTN8HG4*MTc0MzE1MzYyNC4xLjAuMTc0MzE1MzYyNC4wLjAuMTk0MTExNTI1MQ..

The HMNZS 'Manawanui' is being made as secure as possible, with independent experts undertaking a wreck assessment on the possible tourism dive site. The Government of Samoa favours the ship becoming a permanent fixture as a tourism-focused dive site. After the diesel fuel and other pollutants have successfully been removed, salvage crews were now working to recover equipment, weapons, ammunition and some debris. After a brief visit to the Port of Apia to reconfigure the salvors’ barge, it’s back moored over the 'Manawanui'. Using their highly-specialised diving and salvage capability, the salvors have cut access into the ship and retrieved weapons and ammunition from secure compartments. The Samoan and New Zealand Governments were mwanwhile working through what the next steps are. The wreck assessment i ncludes studies of the reef and marine environment in the vicinity of the 'Manawanui'. Report with photo: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/naval/15792-wrecked-hmnzs-manawanui-made-secure-as-possible-for-potential-dive-site

On March 27 at 10:10 a.m., the 'Grande Napoli' left its berth at the Transatlantic Dock in Vogo, escorted by the tugs 'Helechosa' and 'Pilot Two'. The activity began early, with the closure of the vessel's ramps and the activation of its radar and communication antennas, as the ship was preparing to set sail. At 11:07 a.m., the ship left the Vigo Estuary and started its sea trials. These maneuvers took it close to the coast of Baiona, where the ship tested its systems and capabilities for several hours. After completing its trials, the ship began its return to Vigo at 6:00 p.m. , but instead of returning to the Transatlantic Liner Dock, where it had been docked for the past five months, the 'Grande Napoli' headed for the Bouzas Dock. At approximately 7:45 p.m., the ship was moored and is now preparing to finally depart Vigo. Its departure was scheduled for March 29, at 2:00 p.m. Report with photos: https://www.vigoe.es/vigo/maritima/el-grande-napoli-se-despide-de-vigo-por-unas-horas/

On March 28, 2025, at 2.30 a.m. the 'Gas 85' was in collision with the container ship 'MSC Mariella' (IMO: 9934747), en route from Antwerp to Felixstowe, on the Western Scheldt near Terneuzen. After the emergency services were informed, The vessels were then escorted to the eastern foreport, awaiting the inspection. Rijkswaterstaat officers boarded the tanker, which was moored near the western foreport. After a good hour, the patrol vessel left again. The gas tanker had sustained damage to the railing along the deck. Both ships were released around 8:00 a.m. Report with photo: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/63368-rijkswaterstaat-ingezet-voor-aanvaring-bij-terneuzen/

A crew member of the 'Katre' fell overboard on March 27, 2025, shortly after 4 p.m. while the shp was en route from Kotka to Birkenhead, between Läsö and Gothenburg, west of the Swedish port. An SAR operation was launched after the Maritime and Air Rescue Centre was alerted at 4.20 p.m. A few units were deployed to the scene, as well as a rescue helicopter. The Coast Guard and the Maritime Rescue Society were also alerted along with a Danish rescue helicopter. The person has been found, and was winched up by the Danish helicopter. He was taken to hospital, but has since died, The circumstances surrounding what happened were still unclear at this time, The police was investigating the matter.

The 'Alfred', serving on the route Troon - Brodick, required to carry out sea trials after previous overhaul works on March 27. As a consequence, the scheduled departures from Troon at 1.35 p.m. and from Brodick at 3.45 p.m. had to be cancelled. The service was resumed with the sailing from Troon at 6 p.m.

On March 27, two rescue operations were coordinated by the CROSS Gris-Nez. On the morning the CROSS was informed of a migrant boat leaving the beach at Petit-Fort-Philippe. The CROSS engaged the 'SNS 276-Notre Dame des Flandres' and a patrol boat from Dunkirk, to locate and monitor the boat. Once in contact with the boat, its occupants made a request for assistance. The lifeboat then recovered the 12 people aboard the boat and dropped them off at the quay in Gravelines. The same morning, the CROSS received a call from an occupant of a boat off Wimereux and engaged the 'Abeille Normandie', which was then relieved by the BEGM 'Thétis' of the French Navy. Following their request for assistance, the 'Thétis' recovered all 62 migrants and dropped them off at the dock in Calais. A total of 74 people were rescued during the responses.