About 12 tons of diesel oil leaked into the sea from the 'Alsu' at the pier of the fuel oil facility in Tekirdağ during fuel loading operations when the connection broke on June 1, 2024. The diesel leaked over the ship's side. Following the incident, Coast Guard Command and Tekirdağ Port Authority teams were dispatched to the port and launched an investigation. The Tekirdağ Port Authority imposed a fine of 120006000 liras on the owner company. Precautions were taken at the port and cleaning efforts commenced. Report with photo: https://www.evrensel.net/haber/520097/tekirdagda-12-bin-litre-mazot-marmaraya-sizdi
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PROSPECTOR 1
The highest Dutch court has issued a temporary halt to construction on a gas well near Borkum on June 4, 2024. Greenpeace had previously protested on the drilling platform. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) , along with other partner organizations, had submitted an urgent application against the planned drilling. The court followed this. A final decision will be made next week after a hearing. The DUH accuses the energy company One-Dyas and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection of circumventing a previous court-ordered halt to construction by amending the permit. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs cleared the way for the controversial project on on May 29 after One-Dyas had made adjustments to the environmental requirements for the construction work in accordance with a previous court order. The 'Prospector 1' was brought by One-Dyas to the planned extraction site northwest of Borkum on the night of June 3 to start preparatory work for natural gas extraction. Greenpeace members protested against this on the morning of Juen 4. Some activists secured themselves to a platform and prevented the preparatory work from starting. One-Dyas reacted with incomprehension to the action, but assured that it would do everything to ensure the safety of the activists and the crew. One-Dyas announced last week that it was sticking to the goal of producing the first natural gas this year. Reports with photos and video: https://www.greenpeace.de/klimaschutz/energiewende/gasausstieg/kein-neues-gas https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Gasbohrungen-vor-Borkum-Gericht-erlaesst-vorlaeufigen-Baustopp,bohrplattform102.html
ALATEPE
On June 4, 2024, the 'Alatepe', while sailing down the Gualdalquivir river, requested the medical evacuation of a crew member with a cut on his leg. The CCS Cádiz of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 223, which hoisted the victim and transported him to the airport, where an ambulance was waiting.
ARBUMASA XXIX
On the late morning of June 1, 2024, a crew members of the 'Arbumasa XXIX' was seriously injured when the ship was shifted inside the port of Mar de Plata, when releasing the moorings of the tug 'BR Tornado' that assisted the movement of the vessel. The 46-year-old man got his leg wrapped in a rope at ankle level, leaving him with an open fracture of his right lower extremity. The duty officer in charge of the operation decided to coordinate the movement of the vessel towards section 8 of breakwater 2; subsequently the victim was disembarked on a stretcher by the fire rescue of the Mar del Plata Prefecture and assisted by medical personnel from the company SERVISA. He was transferred to the Private Hospital of the Community (HPC), where a successful surgical intervention was carried out.
AAL MERKUR
The 'AAL Merkur' was boarded by three perpetrators, who were not armed, on May 29, 2024, at 7.20 p.m. at Phu My Anchorage in pos. 10° 12 N 10° 107.3 E. The alert duty crew noticed the perpetrator, shouted at him and raised the alarm, resulting in the person escaping empty-handed in a wooden boat along with two accomplices.
TAMAHINE
On the morning of June 4, 2024, at 6.45 a.m. the 'Tamahine', while leaving port, ran aground with two crew members on board at Taiaroa Head, below the Royal Albatross Centre on Otago Peninsula. One of the two fishermen made his way onto the rocks, while the skipper stayed on the vessel. A rescue helicopter crew winched two members down on to the rocks who battled through the waves to reach the ship and assist the skipper back to the rocks, from where he and the deckhand were winched to safety. The skipper was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition, and the other man was assessed and treated at the scene. The police alerted to the incident about 7.30 a.m. The ship was rapidly breaking up in the high swell and lying half-submerged in the sea. Safe navigation in and out of the harbour was not affected. No pollution was reported. The wreck was being monitored by the Dunedin Coastguard and regional council, but rough sea conditions had made it too dangerous to reach. The amount of fuel on board was unknown. Report with photo and video: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dramatic-sea-rescue-taiaroa-head
ANTHEM OF THE SEAS
A 53 yar old crew member of the 'Anthem of the Seas' had to be medevaced off the coast of Ushant by helicopter on the morning of June 3, 2024, due to chest pain. Around 8 a.m. the medical evacuation operation was decided by the Maritime Medical Coordination Center when the ship was 38 nautical miles northwest of the island. The patient was airlifted aboard a Lanvéoc H160 helicopter at 9:18 a.m. and transferred to the Brest hospital center, where he was treated at 10:20 a.m.
SALVAMAR ENIF
On June 5, 76 migrants were assisted in two missions. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescued the 72 occupants of a Mauritanian canoe. Among them were two minors. The castaways were transferred to the port of Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Enif' came to the rescue of four North African migrants on a precarious boat and transferred them to Barbate.
SALVAMAR BETELGEUSE
On June 4, 2024, the sailing yacht 'Windy' suffered a mechanical failure and was disabled and adrift in calm winds three nautical miles from Cabo Prior. The 'Salvamar Betelgeuse' was mobilized by the CCS Coruña to assist the sailboat, which was taken in tow along with its two crew members and safely pulled to the Marina Coruña. Video: https://x.com/i/status/1798002900029071771
FV BREIZ
On June 4 the court delivered its deliberations in the case of the sinking of the 'Breiz' off the coast of Port-en-Bessin, two months after the maritime court of Le Havre met from April 2 to 5, 2024. Among the defendants, the skipper of the SNSM boat of Ouistreham, Philippe Capdeville, who was tried for negligence and forgery in a ship's document. He was released. The court just accused him of negligence for an absence of alertness for 41 seconds when he did not respond to the 'Breiz'. This negligence did not cause the sinking of the ship and the death of the three sailors, ruled the court. He was also acquitted for the forgery. Philippe Capdeville did not wish to react at the end of the hearing. For his part, Bertrand Hudault, Channel North Sea general inspector at the SNSM, spoke of a relief for Philippe Capdeville after 3,5 years of pressure, and for all the SNSM volunteers: “We were all convinced that Philippe Capdeville had not made a mistake”. He also believes that this trial will “mark” a before and an after. This case questioned the “criminal liability of rescuers in intervention”. In particular, he requests a “mechanism to better legally protect SNSM volunteers”. An acquittal was also pronounced for the two officials of the DDTM (departmental directorate of territories and the Sea) and the maritime expert prosecuted for involuntary homicide. The court notably considered that there had been “no violation of a duty of care” on the part of the maritime expert, and that he “did not contribute to the realization of the danger”. Only the co-owner of the ship, François Leboucher – absent during the deliberations – was convicted. He received an 18-month suspended prison sentence. During a lengthy reasoning for its entire decision, the court explained that it considered that the co-owner was directly responsible for the facts. Particularly because he was aware of the non-compliant character of the crew. None of the sailors on board had the required diplomas, despite the exemption by Quentin Varin. The judges also mentioned the “non-compliance with the operating conditions of the ship”, in particular with the weight of the dredgers being far too much greater than they should be. He then failed to fulfill his “security obligation for which he must respond”. The prosecutor had requested a 12 -month suspended prison sentence and a two-year sailing ban against Philippe Capdeville, and a six months suspended prison sentence for the co-owner. The same sentence was required for the maritime expert who had submitted a report on the ship shortly before the tragedy. The magistrate also requested a penalty of €30,000 against his company. The prosecutor proposed a principle sentence for the two DDTM agents. The public prosecutor of Le Havre, Bruno Dieudonné, indicated that an appeal was “not excluded”. But that he had to “first analyze in more detail the motivation of the court”.
NIS RANDERS
The former DGzRS lifeboat 'Nis Randers' will become the 'Sea Eye 5' and save lives in the Mediterranean as the 4th ship of the United4Rescue alliance. To finance the purchase, United4Rescue is launching a fundraising campaign on June 4, 2024. The ship will be overhauled in the coming weeks, renamed and is due to start its first deployment in summer.
EUGEN MAERSK
On June 3, 2024, the 'Eugene Maersk', en route from Tanger Med to Algeciras, has rescued 32 migrants of Maghreb origin from a boat that the crew located about 60 nautical miles from Arrecife. Once the container ship had anchored near Naos port, the crew of the SAR biat 'Salvamar Al Nair' (MMSI: 224944850) embarked them and transferred the castaways to Arrecife. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1797700452588429498
ARK PRESTIGE
On May 29, 2024, the Colombo Additional Magistrate Keminda Perera has issued a foreign travel ban to the Indian captain Raj Dev Yadev of the 'Ark Prestige', which caused an oil spill in Colombo. An investigation was started regarding a hydraulic oil leak from the ship, which was berthed at the dockyard jetty of Colombo Port, where the vessel had arrived for maintenance on April 20. The ban was to prevent him from leaving the country for one month. After considering a request made by the Colombo Port Police, the Magistrate who issued the ban on foreign travel has asked the police to forward the order to the Immigration Controller and inform the captain about the prohibition order. After considering the facts of the complaint, the Magistrate issued the relevant order to be effective for one month and ordered police to inform the court about the progress of the investigation.
GUARDAMAR TALIA
On June 5, 76 migrants were assisted in two missions. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescued the 72 occupants of a Mauritanian canoe. Among them were two minors. The castaways were transferred to the port of Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Enif' came to the rescue of four North African migrants on a precarious boat and transferred them to Barbate.
SALVAMAR DRACO
On June 4, 2024, the sailing yacht 'C.Prior' sufffered an engine failure in Cartagena and requested assistance, as it was adrift in calm winds. The 'Salvamar Drake' was mbolized and took the yacht in tow. Photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1797952079971144079
SALVAMAR MIZAR
On June 4 the CECOES was notified of a cayuco 14 nautical miles from the Playa de Santiago (Gomera). The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítio mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 201 which located the boat, and the 'Salvamar Mizar', which rescued the 40 people on board, among them four minors and four women. The castaways were transferred to Los Cristianos (Tenerife). Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1798019519224619340
IRVINE BAY
The 'Irvine Bay' was boarded by four perpetrators, armed wuth knives and iron bards, at Dumai Anchorage in pos. 1° 42 N 10° 101.29 E on May 25, 2024, at 2.10 a.m. No injuries to the crew were reported. The pirates stole engine spares of the ship.
PAXOS ISLAND
On the morningof Juen 3, 2024, the Port Authority of Corfu was informed by the Master of the 'Paxos Island', that during the disembarkation process the starboard side main engine could not be started. The ship was carrying out a scheduled route from the port of Corfu to the port of Gaio Paxos with 74 passengers on board. The Central Port Authority of Corfu banned the ship from sailing until the repair of the damage and the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance and seaworthiness by the monitoring classification society.
ROLIN
Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea near the city of Nador at the eastern end of Morocco’s coast. Since May, Greece’s navy has been holding naval exercises in a location where the trade had been taking place in a attempt to deter it. The new location is close to the Spanish-run enclave Melilla, raising the prospect that Madrid might repeat steps it took to block similar activity 140 miles to the west, near its other enclave Ceuta. Those measures ultimately stopped the practice. The 'Rolin' was s receiving Urals crude from the smaller tanker 'Serendi' (IMO: 9296810). It was the first time that the STS transfer of the grade has taken place there. Two more Aframax-class ship, the 'Ocean AMZ' and 'Sea Fidelity' — have also arrived. All three loaded about 730,000 barrels of Urals from Russia’s Baltic sea port of Primorsk.