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scrapped at Gravenhage,Netherland 20.11.2014 https://www.maritime-pics.com/2025/02/28/from-the-archive-greif-approaching-cuxhaven-germany-9-august-2001-broken-up-2014-2015/

arrived Alang anchorage 28.02.25

The owners of the 'Malaysia Star' have cited legal and financial obligations as the primary reasons why vehicles aboard the vessel have yet to be released following a recent fire. Their lawyers issued a statement on Feb 27, 2025, stating the vessel's owners are required to collect general average and salvage security before any vehicles can be returned to their owners. These securities are meant to compensate affected cargo owners whose vehicles were damaged in the incident, as well as the salvors who played a role in saving the ship and its cargo. The shipowners must maintain a lien over the vehicles, meaning they cannot release them until sufficient security is provided. The owners asserted that they were merely complying with legal obligations and have no option but to hold onto the vehicles until the necessary payments from all vehicle owners are secured. They also clarified that the fire, which broke out on board, was linked to one of the cars loaded onto the vessel, though investigations into the exact cause were ongoing. The owners have set up a hotline for legal assistance and were planning to hold townhall sessions to explain the complexities of the general average and salvage process. On Feb 25, the Transport Ministry facilitate a resolution in this matter, the a fire on Dec 2, 2024 had left nearly 1,000 vehicles stranded at Port Klang.

The 'Vinik No. 6' was towing the SS 'United States' along Florida coast past Palm Beach County on the way to Moibile, Alabama, on Feb 26., eight days after leaving its home in South Philly. The ocean liner caught the attention of many people along the South Florida coast as it made its way past Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and other coastal communities. On the afternoon of Feb 27, it was passing Key West. Reports with photos: https://www.phillyvoice.com/ss-united-states-photos-florida-philly-ocean-liner/ https://eu.pnj.com/story/news/2025/02/27/can-ss-united-be-seen-from-the-florida-panhandle-when-it-passes/80737364007/

Beached at Aliaga 05.02.25 https://www.instagram.com/p/DGmmf-ZIobO/

The 'Brilliance of the Seas' has rescued 11 people adrift in the Gulf of Mexico between Cuba and Mexico on Feb 26, 2025. The ship had departed New Orleans on Feb 22 for a seven-night cruise. Five days later, the crew spotted a precarious boat in the distance that appeared to be in distress The captain immediately turned around and investigated. They sent a boat to the stranded vessel, which had 11 migrants on board, who started waving a white distress flag and were bailing water out of the boat, which was taking on water. They had been adrift for one to two days. The people were taken off three at a time after being given life jackets. The migrants were malnourished and exhausted, and cared for on board. The 11 refugees disembarked in Cozumel on Feb 27. The U.S. Coast Guard was involved in determining next steps. Reports with photo and video: https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/crucero-rescata-11-personas-deriva-233249260.html https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/27/travel/video/vacaya-cruise-ship-boat-rescue-refugees-digvid

On Feb 27, 2025, the Swedish Accident Investigation Board has completed its investigation into the grounding of the 'Vipan'outside Saltholmen, on Nov 9, 2023. At 06:00 a.m. the passenger ferry had departed from the Saltholmen ferry terminal in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, en route to Vrångö. There was only a crew of three people on board. It was a rainy and windy morning and it was still dark outside. After leaving the illuminated harbor and the ship entered the dark fairway, the master thought that the light from two instruments to his left was dazzling. He began to dim the instruments and at the same time the ship went off course. At 06:03 a.m., the ship ran hard aground at a speed of just under 16 knots at Lerholmen, only a few hundred meters from the ferry terminal. No people were physically injured. The rescue operation ended at 07:27 a.m. The accident was caused by the fact that the risks at the helm station, in terms of the location and user-friendliness of the various instruments, had not been identified and thus not managed. In connection with the handling of the instruments, the master lost attention to the operation of the vessel. A further reason was that the automatic steering did not provide any clear feedback that alerted the master when the operating mode switched between automatic and manual control. The measures taken by the shipping company after the accident were considered sufficient, and the commission therefore did not issue any recommendations. Report with photo: https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/brister-i-forarmiljon-orsakade-grundstotning/

Beached at Chittagong 01.03.25

Beached at Alang 28.02.25

After the body of Mary Cash, 39, was found inside the bathroom of the 'Stena Nordica' as it approached Rosslare Port in Wexford, a row broke out between a group of people on Feb 25, which forced the ship's captain to alert authorities at the port. But a post mortem investigation has found her death was a suspected suicide. She and members of her family had been travelling to a funeral in Kildare before her death. Mary Cash was on the ship with her husband Ned, who was escorting the body of his father Martin Cash in a hearse back to his homeland to be buried. The body was in a hearse on the ferry. They left Fishguard in West Wales on the afternoon of Feb 25, a day after the family held a service at St. Anthony of the Padua Roman Catholic Church in Edgware, North London. The funeral of Martin Cash was delayed a day after the tragic discovery. There are plans for Mary's funeral but they had to wait for the results of her post-mortem to be carried out. The Gardai have yet to establish a sequence of events that led up to the discovery of her body and row on the ferry. The post mortem examination on the deceased woman has been completed, the results of which were not being released for operational reasons. The male arrested in connection with the investigation has been released from detention without charge. A Garda Family Liaison Officer (FLO) continued to engage with and support the family of the deceased. A Garda Senior Investigating Officer was supervising the completion of an investigation for the purpose of a file to assist a Coroner's Inquest. Report with photos': https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-on-way-funeral-died-34767159

arrived Chittagong Anchorage 26.02.25

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 28.02.25

A container with 500 kilos of cocaine was seized in the port of Antwerp, which had been scanned in the port of Montevideo. However, the 'Grande Nigeria', that transported it and stayed in port from Feb 16-19, 2025, had called at several other ports before arriving at Antwerp, where the drug was finally found. According to the Attorney General's Office the container could have been filled with the drugs in other ports, since it was proven that the seals were violated. The scanned images at the port of Montevideo confirmed that the illicit substance was not in the container at the time of its departure. In addition, the seal with which it left Montevideo was not the same one with which it arrived in Anwerp, although it did remain intact when passing through Zárate, according to Argentine Customs. Three other seals were found inside the container in a plastic bag, one of which had been reported missing by the MSC shipping company in 2023. The ship already had a history of being used to transport illicit substances, so it was not ruled out that the crew was involved.

The 'Tjøtta', sailing on the route Tjøtta - Forvik, suffered technical issues on Feb 28, 2025. As a consequence, the scheduled departure from Tjøtta at 11:00 en route to Mindland and Tro as well as the return sailing from Tro at 2:55 p.m. to Mindland and Tjøtta had to be cancelled. The sihp was expected to be back in normal operation starting with the 3:30 p.m. departure from Tjøtta, where the ferry was sidelined for troubleshooting.

Beached at Chittagong 01.03.25

towed to Aliaga as Dead Vessel by Protug 40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPyF7fNeNqU

On Feb 27, 2025, the 'Strait Feronia' had to cancel its sailings due to mechanical problems, and was sidelined inWellington until the afternoon of Feb 28, leaving customers stranded in Picton and Wellington. The operator Strait N-Z apologised to passengers, who were to be either refunded or rebooked. Equestrians and their horses heading north for Horse of the Year, which starts in Hawke's Bay on March 3, were among those that were stuck in the South Island. The last sailings of the 'Strait Feronia' were on Feb 26. The 'Strait Feronia' usually operates four trips daily - two from Wellington to Picton and a further two from Picton to Wellington. The sailings of Bluebridge’s second ferry, the 'Connemara', have been continuing as normal.

arrived Ghent Scrapyard 07.01.25 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3752582848220800&set=pcb.10164330453153943

arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 28.02.25

After more than eight months, the salvage of the "Bayesian" has been scheduled to begin on April 20. The specialist company commissioned to do the work is expected to have raised the wreck by mid-May. Apart from the 75-meter-high mast, all parts of the "Bayesian" will be salvaged. In November, it was reported that neither the mast would be cut off nor fuel and oil drained from the tanks in order not to destroy evidence. After the salvage, the ship will be brought to the port of Termini Imerese near Palermo, where the responsible public prosecutor's office is also based. The public prosecutor's office hopes that the salvage will provide information about the cause of the sinking. Investigations have been launched against the captain and two other members of the crew. But there is also the question of whether the Italian shipyard is to blame for the sinking of the yacht.