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On March 9, 2025, a migrant boat departure was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off Malo-les-Bains, which initially engaged the 'SNS 276-Notre-Dame des Flandres' from the Gravelines SNSM station to monitor the boat, then joined by the emergency tug 'Abeille Normandie'. Following the request for assistance from some of the boat's occupants, the 'Abeille Normandie' recovered 37 people on board. Following this recovery, the ship requested medical assistance for one person. The CROSS then set up a conference call with the Toulouse maritime medical consultation center (CCMM) and the 'Abeille Normandie'. Following this conference call, it was recommended that the person be brought back to the quay to be taken care of on land by the land rescue services. The 'Abeille Normandie' then dropped off the 37 migrants at the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

On March 7, 2025, the "Orita" was in allision with the shadow tanker "Mia" in the Sea of Marmara, five nautical miles off Gürpınar in the Beylikdüzü district, where the container ship was moored at anchorage 3. The unloaded tanker went NUC and drifted towards the 'Orita', which had left Gemlik on March 7 en route to Sulina. When the port side impacted the bow of the 'Orita' about amidships, a ballast tank was ruptured. Dirty water leaked into the sea. The first response vessel to arrive was the tug 'Efes 10' (IMO: 1031692), which secured the area, while the authorities assessed the situation. Later, the 'Kurtarma 2' (IMO: 8959764) was deployed by the General Directorate of Coastal Safety. The crew of 'Mia' attempted to fix an emergency patch to stop the leakage from the damaged ballast tank. Meanwhile, the Turkish Coast Guard began investigating the 'Orita' to determine the extent of the impact on the container ship, which had suffered visible dents from the collision. As of March 10, the 'Mia' was moored in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 35' E and the 'Orita' in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 35' E. The ownership and operational background of the 'Mia' was still unknown. The tanker is registered for a Seychelles-based company, has no listed management, and has not undergone an inspection since 2014. The USA have sanctioned the vessel in 2024, claiming that it was falsely registered under Guyana’s flag. The Guyanese authorities denied any connection, stating that their registry was closed and did not include the vessel. US officials suspected that the 'Mia' has operated under different identities in the past, possibly using names such as 'Magus' and 'Freedom'. It has had seven names since 2013. The insurer is unknown. Reports with photo and video: https://www.7deniz.net/beylikduzunde-petrol-tankeri-konteyner-gemisine-catti https://fullavantenews.com/sanctioned-tanker-struck-by-containership-off-turkey-leaks-polluted-water/

On the morning of Feb 27, 2025, the cargo m/v 'Friends RS 1' (IMO: 7382665) was in allision with the 'Jessica B' in the port of Gemlik, when she was maneuvering to depart from the port stern ahead, and hit the 'Jessica B' at its berth with the port side aft. The 'Jessica B' suffered a puncture at starboard side above the waterline, leading to the discharge of ballast water into the sea under pressure. Authorities initiated a damage assessment on site. The 'Friends RS 1' dropped anchor off Gemlik at 8.50 a.m. UTC in pos. 40° 25' N 029° 05' E. An investigation was launched regarding the extent of any environmental impact and assess potential pollution in the surrounding waters. The 'Jessica B' berthed in Tuzla on March 4, while the 'Friends RS 1' was detained following the investigation and remained moored off Gemlik as of March 10.

During the eastbound transit of the Kiel Canal on March 6, 2025, the 'Conga“ suffered engine trouble at 3.30 a.m at the Rade switch. Already short time after entering the waterway on March 5 at 4.20 p.m.,, the ship had suffered engine problems and berthed in Brunsbüttel at 4.40 p.m. It resumed the transit at 7.30 p.m. After the second failure, the tug ' Stein' (IMO: 9241243) was deployed from Kiel and took the tanker in tow along with the tug ' Wulf 4' (IMO: 9639737). The tanker was berthed in the North port of Kiel at 10 a.m. for repairs of the main engine which had been re-started by the crew in the meantime. It had already failed in Brunsbüttel. The authorities issued a sailing ban, and the tanker was subjected to a PSC. The ship was coming from Misurata, where it had delivered cargo of oil from the Russian port Primorsk, where it had sailed on Jan 26. There is no official information about a Russian loading port, the ship was underway for orders. Therefore, the tanker is currently not on the list of 153 ships sanctioned by the EU. However, the "Conga" had already attracted attention in 2024 in connection with oil transports from Russia. On Aug 14,, there was an STS of diesel oil from the Black Sea to the tanker "Kizomba" off Sicily. The 'Conga' left Kiel again on March 8, bound to Misurata with an ETA as of March 12. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/russische-schattenflotte-tanker-conga-havariert-im-nord-ostsee-kanal-IDOY2Q56SVHZHLY2IWHUCVN7VQ.html

The "Kareem R" was detained on March 6, 2025, in Iskenderun with 14 deficiencies, three of which being seriously an grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 2) Fire safety - Remote Means of control (Machinery spaces) Not as required 3) Radio communications - MR Radio Installation Not as required The vessel was released again on March 7 and left the port en route to Damietta with an ETA as of March 10. The last detention was on Jan 25, 2024, in Ambarli with 24 deficiencies for eight days.

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The Coast Guard is analyzing the black box of the 'Seajewel', which had suffered an attack while it was unloading its cargo of crude oil at the Sarpom buoys near Savona. The aim of the Genoa DDA is to verify whether the tracker was turned off during the voyage from the oil port of Arzew to Italy. The prosecutor Nicola Piacente and the prosecutor Monica Abbatecola, who have opened an investigation for shipwreck with terrorist purposes, have delegated Digos and the Coast Guard to investigate in detail to discover not only the perpetrators but also the motive for the attack. For this reason, chemical analyses were ordered on the oil and the ship's route, in order to verify any anomalies that could support the hypothesis of a connection between the tanker and the Russian shadow fleet, that traffics Russian oil by triangulating Russian ports with non-European ports or by refueling at sorting centers that operate covertly to sell Russian oil that is under embargo and therefore not marketable in Europe. Among the maneuvers and suspicious transfers cited by activists, one concerns the oil tanker 'Sealeo', which in August, before arriving at the port of Augusta, turned off its tracker for 84 hours. The ship was coming from the Russian port of ​​Novorossiysk and the owner of the 'Sealeo' is Thenamaris, the same as the 'Seajewel' and the 'Seacharm', which suffered an attack in mid-January off the coast of Turkey. Two experts have been appointed by the Genoa Public Prosecutor's Office, Federico Canfarini and the naval engineer Alfredo Lo Noce, to personally verify the hull of the ship, which left Savona on Feb 21 and arrived near Athens on March 26, and has not yet entered the Pureo dock for repairs. As of March 6, it was anchored in pos. 37° 27' N 023° 56' E. The first examination of the images taken by divers showed that the innermost hull of the tanker was dented by the explosion. The attack could have caused serious environmental damage if a second device had exploded together with the first instead of detaching and exploding on the seabed.

On the morning of March 8, the 'Salvamar Macondo' rescued 52 people from a cayuco and disembarked them in Arguineguín. After being notified by the Guardia Civil, the 'Salvamar Acrux' and 'Salvamar Adhara' escorted two cayucos with more than 70 people each to La Restinga. The responses were coordinated by the MRCCs in Las Palmas and Tenerife. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1898356790850428957

On March 7, 2025, at around 5 p.m. the container ship "Orita" was in allision with the suspected shadow tanker "Mia" in the Sea of Marmara, five nautical miles off Gürpınar in the Beylikdüzü district, where the container ship was moored at anchorage 3. The unloaded tanker went NUC and drifted towards the 'Orita', which had left Gemlik on March 7 en route to Sulina. When the port side impacted the bow of the 'Orita' about amidships, a ballast tank was ruptured. Dirty water leaked into the sea. The first response vessel to arrive was the tug 'Efes 10' (IMO: 1031692), which secured the area, while the authorities assessed the situation. Later, the 'Kurtarma 2' (IMO: 8959764) was deployed by the General Directorate of Coastal Safety. The crew of 'Mia' attempted to fix an emergency patch to stop the leakage from the damaged ballast tank. Meanwhile, the Turkish Coast Guard began investigating the 'Orita' to determine the extent of the impact on the container ship, which had suffered visible dents from the collision. As of March 10, the 'Mia' was moored in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 35' E and the 'Orita' in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 35' E. The ownership and operational background of the 'Mia' was still unknown. The tanker is registered for a Seychelles-based company, has no listed management, and has not undergone an inspection since 2014. The USA have sanctioned the vessel in 2024, claiming that it was falsely registered under Guyana’s flag. The Guyanese authorities denied any connection, stating that their registry was closed and did not include the vessel. US officials suspected that the 'Mia' has operated under different identities in the past, possibly using names such as 'Magus' and 'Freedom'. It has had seven names since 2013. The insurer is unknown. Reports with photo and video: https://www.7deniz.net/beylikduzunde-petrol-tankeri-konteyner-gemisine-catti https://fullavantenews.com/sanctioned-tanker-struck-by-containership-off-turkey-leaks-polluted-water/

After - on the morning of Feb 27 - the 'Friends RS 1' was in allision with the cargo m/v 'Jessica B' (IMO: 9262534), in the port of Gemlik, on March 1 she was detained in the port with 24 deficiencies, 12 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention following the damage investigations: 1) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Entries missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Entries missing 3) Structural conditions - Decks - Cracking Damaged 4) Structural conditions - Bulkhead - cracking Damaged 5) Structural conditions - Other (Structural conditions) Other 6) Emergency systems - Abandon ship drill Insufficient frequency 7) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 8)) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not ready for use 9) Life saving Appliances - Embarkation arrangement survival craft Not properly maintained 10) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboat inventory Not as required 11) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 12) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 5 and remained moored at Gemlik Anchorage in pos. 40° 25' N 029° 05' E as of March 10. The 'Jessica B' berthed in Tuzla on March 4, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12HRMXiQiZf/

The "Maya S" was detained on March 4, 2025 in Aliaga with 15 deficiencies, one of which being regarded as serious and a ground for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire pumps and its pipes Not as required The vessel was released again on March 7 and left the port en route to Braila with an ETA as of March 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

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arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 08.03.25

On the early morning of March 5, 2025, the 'Polar' sank at its mooring at Lisbon’s Alfeite Naval base following a rapid entry of water. It came to rest on a water depth of 30 metres. There were no victims nor any danger of pollution resulting from the shipwreck. The instruction sailboat used since 1985 to train cadets at the Naval School, was already being worked on by technical teams to refloat it. It was built in 1977 as ''Anne Line' at the Phoenix B.V. shipyard in Westerbroeck, Rotterdam. Initially registered in Viersen (FRG), it operated on cruises until 1982. In 1983, the Portuguese Navy incorporated it into its fleet and it was used to train cadets. Since 1985, it has served as a training ship for the Naval School, playing a fundamental role in the training of future naval officers.

On the morning of March 8, the 'Salvamar Macondo' rescued 52 people from a cayuco and disembarked them in Arguineguín. After being notified by the Guardia Civil, the 'Salvamar Acrux' and 'Salvamar Adhara' escorted two cayucos with more than 70 people each to La Restinga. The responses were coordinated by the MRCCs in Las Palmas and Tenerife. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1898356790850428957

The 'Meghna Princess' was thrown off course by a GPS jammer and struck an underwater rock near Russia's Ust-Luga port on Dec 29, 2024. As of March 6, the ship was still stuck in pos. 60° 19' N 028° 35' E. After loading 25,000 tonnes of fertiliser in St Petersburg, the ship with 25 crew members on board had left the port on Dec 27 and was heading to Ust-Luga to load another 25,000 tonnes of cargo. The vessel struck a rocky seabed, significantly damaging its hull and propeller and allowing water to flood several of its tanks. The crew found cracks in the hull and water in some tanks, though the cargo remained intact. A diving team confirmed a week later that the ship was stuck on a rock, with the propeller damaged. Once the cargo has been unloaded and the ship refloated, it will need towing for repairs, which will take significant time. The sailors on the vessel were running low on drinking water and food. he crew has been without fresh water for two months, relying on melted snow for drinking water. Despite repeated pleas for assistance, the Russian port authorities did not respond. After months of efforts and lobbying by the BMMOA, the International Transport Workers' Union (ITF) and Meghna Group, a Russian salvage company was hired last week to recover the ship. The salvage operation has started, with repairs expected to follow shortly.

The 'Meghna Princess', which ran aground in the Koporskaya Bay of the Gulf of Finland pn Dec 29, 2024, has been refloated on March 7. The salvage vessels MFASS "Baltika", MFASS "Spasatel Karev", SO "Soyuz", RVC "Vodolaz Litvin", a hydrographic group, a diving group, and rescuers of the ASP of the Baltic branch of the Marine Rescue Service participated in the operation. During the salvage operation, 2.300 tons of the cargo of 32,600 tons of mineral fertilizers were unloaded. Soil was washed uut under the vessel. The ship, accompanied by the emergency tug "Spasatel Karev", was now awaiting a diving inspection at an anchorage off Primorsk. The bulk carrer will be handed over to the shipowner upon completion of its inspection and leak testing. No oil spill was detected in the area. Reports with photos: https://ieport.ru/news/684659-morspassluzhba-v-finskom-zalive-snyala-s-meli-balker-meghna-princess.html https://mr-7.ru/articles/2025/03/07/zastriavshee-v-finskom-zalive-sudno-megan-printsess-sniali-s-meli-spustia-dva-mesiatsa-news

The "Sidra Halima" was detained on March March 6, 2025, in Ambarl with 14 deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Inoperative 3) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained The vessel was released again on March 6 and left the port en route to Novorossiysk with an ETA as of March 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

arrived Chittagong Anchorage 07.03.25

The 'Loch Ranza', 206 gt (IMO: 8519887), serving on the route between Tayinloan and Gigha, suffered a technical issue on the morning of March 7, which was addressed in the port of Tayinloan. As a consequence, the scheduled departure from Tayinloan at 09:00 was delayed. It finally departed at 09:20 a.m., 20 minutes late.