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The 'Kathrin', which has been anchored just outside Maltese territorial waters in pos. 35° 55' N 014° 52' E since Oct 9, has requested Malta to provide food and water. The government has so far refused the request, stating that their water and food supplies have not run out, and so the government would be sticking to its position of not providing any sort of assistance, All service requests by the vessel were being rejected. There was no request received by the vessel to enter Malta's territorial waters. It had requested a change of crew, but this request was rejected. The situation could change if conditions aboard the vessel took a turn to the worse. Under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) law, countries have a responsibility to help ships in distress within their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ).

The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to two precarious boats in the early morning of Oct 10. The 'Salvamar Adhara' was deployed to a boat with 59 sub-Saharan people on obard, among them five women. They were transferre to La Restinga. The 'Guardamar Talía' was deployed to a boat with 50 sub-Saharan people on board, among them six women. They were transferred to San Sebastián de la Gomera. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1844272413460341215

During the docking manoever of the "Supetar" in the port of Brestova on the scheduled route Brestova - Porozina, a technical problem occurred regarding the operation of the hydraulic system of the ferry's ramp. A crew member did not turn on the hydraulics when lowering the ramp, so there was a technical problem with closing the ramp, which had to be removed so that the ship could sail. There were 10 passengers and six cars on board, and they were all disembarked safely. Report with photo: https://vijesti.hrt.hr/hrvatska/jadrolinija-tehnicki-problemi-na-trajektu-supetar--11800417

arrived Alang Anchorage 10.10.24

The 'Grandeur of the Seas' went from a cruise to Mexico to a cruise that just visited the Bahamas due ot hurricane Milton. Instead of visiting Costa Maya and Cozumel, the ship would be visiting Nassau as the only port destination.

The 'Symphony of the Seas' has re-arranged the itinerary of the actual cruise due to hurricane Milton. It was supposed to visit Port Canaveral, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas and Perfect Day at CocoCay. Insted, the ship will go to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and Royal Caribbean's private destination of Labadee.

The 'Icon of the Seas' had skip a visit to Royal Caribbean's private island on Oct 11, and instead stay out to sea due to the hurricane Miltlon. The ship stayed docked in port longer in St. Thomas and St. Kitts until sunset.

The 'Pacific Explorer' was forced to skip a visit to the final destination on its itinerary after a passenger suffered a serious medical emergency onboard. The ship had departed from Auckland on Oct 1, and called at Norfolk Island before visiting several islands in Vanuatu. On Oct 8, the ship was anchored at Mystery Island, one of the southernmost islands of the archipelago. Passengers were scheduled to disembark at 8:30 a.m. LT for a day on the island before the ship sailed back to Auckland. 10 minutes before they were to go ashore, the captain said someone had suffered a serious medical emergency and they were no longer allowed off the ship. The crew attempted to come up with a resolution involving authorities from Vanuatu and New Caledonia to send a helicopter or plane to Mystery Island to pick up the passenger and take them to a hospital for adequate medical treatment. This was unsuccessful. The vessel had to leave Mystery Island to sail seven hours to Mare, New Caledonia, where the French Army sent a military helicopter to take the passenger off the ship and transported him to Noumea for medical treatment. Report with video: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/po-cruise-ship-diverted-military-helicopter-winches-ill-passenger-to-safety/LVKMMM4GDNBNFDVJZV24ZSXE4E/

On Oct 9, 2024, at around 4:35 p.m., the 'Ji Zhe 7' (IMO: 8359134), which had just departed from the G quay of the Hachinohe Port, Aomori Prefecture, where it had berthed on Oct 5, was in allision with the 'Mimitsu', which was docked at the E quay since Oct 3. No crew members on either ship were injured, and no flooding or oil spills have been reported. The Coast Guard of Hachinohe was investigating the cause of the accident. Strong winds were thought to have contributed to the allision.Both ships remained stationary in port as of Oct 10.

Beached at Aliaga 10.10.24

On Oct 8, divers have investigated the HMNZS 'Manawanui with a 15-strong Navy survey search and recovery team. The wreck was resting on its starboard side. Three containers could be seen wedged on various parts of the reef. A light film of residual fuel was visible. There were three points on the ship which were leaking light diesel fuel. The tanks were sealed and the petrol coming out was from the pipes aboard the ship. The divers at this point were just identifying where all important things on the ship were and firstly identify, potentially, where leakage could occur, or further leakage. The dive team was able to recover some items of interest that would assist with piecing together the investigation and took the first accurate images of the ship. One of the items salvaged by the team was the voyage data recorder. Various agencies were working together to assess the situation with the first few days focused on gathering information. Reports with photos and video: https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/09/distressing-scene-as-divers-head-to-site-of-hmnzs-manawanui/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/hmnzs-manawanui-sinking-rescuer-tells-of-harrowing-mission-to-save-crew-emotional-scenes/NPUH55RSRJBE5OWXXKHXLAHSQM/

The 'Utopia of the Seas' swapped it's schedule to visit Perfect Day at CocoCay on Oct 8 due to hurricane Milton, and then wait to visit Nassau until Oct 10.

The 'Mariner of the Seas' dropped a scheduled visit to Cozumel, Mexico on Oct 8, 2024, and remained at sea instead to avoid the hurricane Milton.

The 'Harmony of the Seas', which had departed Galveston, Texas on Oct 6, had to skip a port call in Honduras due to hurricane Milton and replaced it with a stop in Costa Maya, Mexico. On Oct 8 the passengers were informed that plan had to change again because the widening storm meant a visit to Costa Maya would be impossible. To maintain a safe distance from the storm, and its widespread impacts, the heading was adjuisted to find smoother seas before resuming to the original course towards Cozumel. Instead, the ship skipped Costa Maya and remained at sea which meant just one port visit in total for the entire cruise.

The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to two precarious boats in the early morning of Oct 10. The 'Salvamar Adhara' was deployed to a boat with 59 sub-Saharan people on obard, among them five women. They were transferre to La Restinga. The 'Guardamar Talía' was deployed to a boat with 50 sub-Saharan people on board, among them six women. They were transferred to San Sebastián de la Gomera. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1844272413460341215

On Oct 9, 2024, at around 4:35 p.m., the 'Ji Zhe 7', which had just departed from the G quay of the Hachinohe Port, Aomori Prefecture, where it had berthed on Oct 5, was in allision with the 'Mimitsu' (IMO: 9527958), which was docked at the E quay since Oct 3. No crew members on either ship were injured, and no flooding or oil spills have been reported. The Coast Guard of Hachinohe was investigating the cause of the accident. Strong winds were thought to have contributed to the allision.Both ships remained stationary in port as of Oct 10.

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 10.10.24

The 'Independence of the Seas' had to skip a scheduled stop in Cozumel due to hurricane Milton, Instead the ship proceeded to Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic.

The 'Wonder of the Seas' has skipped a visit to Roatan, Honduras and Costa Maya, Mexico, due to hurricane Milton. Instead, the ship would visit Cozumel on day 6 of the actual cruise, and Falmouth, Jamaica.

The 'Adventure of the Seas' originally was to spend Oct 9 at sea and visit CocoCay on Oct 10. Instead, the ship visited Turks & Caicos on Oct 9 and had a sea day on Oct 10 due to hurricane Milton.