A cayuco was located by the research vessel 'Ramform Atlas' (IMO: 9629897) on the afternoon of June 5, 2024, en route from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, to Pecem, about 207 kilometers southwest of La Gomera. The boat had more than a hundred people on board, about whom there were no further details for now. The SAR vessels 'Guardamar Urania', 'Guardamar Talía', 'Salvamar Adhara' and 'Salvamar Mizar' as well as the SAR helicopter Helimer 201 were sent to the area and encountered four more boats with a large number of migrants on board and started providing aid. Finally 516 people were rescued from five cayucos with the units working all night. The resonse was coordinated by the CCS Tenerife and the Maritime Captaincy Directorate. Photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1798671779826966613
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ABEILLE NORMANDIE
On the norning of June 6, a small boat with 80 to 90 people on board was shipwrecked near the Colbart shoal, in the British sector, in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. The MRCC Dover quickly mobilized the British resources present in the area and the CROSS Gris Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' as reinforcement as well as the EMSA drone currently based at Gris Nez. The castaways were recovered by British means and returned to Britain. The 'Abeille Normandie wa kept in the area as a precaution to check that there was no one in the water. At this stage, no unresponsive people were detected.
Grenaa
The chairman of the board of Grenaa Shipyard, Esben Møller, was deeply affected by the violent gas explosion on the dredger 'Grete Fighter', which injured three employees on April 23, 2020. The cause is still unknown. Shipyard chairman deeply affected by accide. "We have never experienced anything like it here, ”says Esben Møller. The accident happened shortly after lunch break when the employees were on their way back to the ship, which was in the shipyard in connection with a 5 year revision. On the way to the ship's tank system there was a huge explosion. Two men have reached the bottom of the ship, while the one closest to the exit was being helped out. Police and fire departments were alerted at 9.35 a.m., and shipyard and ship crews quickly reached the two at the bottom of the ship, which were most severely affected by the explosion, but were unable to rescue them. But they stayed with them until the fire department and the ambulance arrived. According to police, the three severely injured people who were flown to Rigshospitalet are a 31-year-old man from Norddjurs, a 53-year-old man from Syddjurs and a 50-year-old man from West Funen. "I don't know about their situation anymore, other than it's very serious," Esben Møller said. The accident is now being investigated by the police and the Labor Inspectorate. The 'Grete Fighter', which is owned by Peter Madsen Rederi, was in the yard for a five-year inspection. According to Grenaa Shipyard, on the ship various steel works were to be carried out, measurements of screw shaft and rudder, full service of auxiliary and main engine, dismantling of bottom and bilge valves and a full coating of bottom and bulwark. In addition, the old excavator had to be dismantled in favour of a new one.
Guam
One crew member of the USS 'Theodore Roosevelt' which was being anchored off Guam has died of a corona virus infection on April 14, 2020. The woman had been in intensive care but died of health complications. More than 550 crew members of the 5.000 crew members were tested positive. The ship has been largely evacuated during the recent days. Commander Brett Crozier had been fired as he wrote a letter expressing his concern about the crew situation and asked for help by the Navy.
GUARDAMAR TALIA
A cayuco was located by the research vessel 'Ramform Atlas' (IMO: 9629897) on the afternoon of June 5, 2024, en route from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, to Pecem, about 207 kilometers southwest of La Gomera. The boat had more than a hundred people on board, about whom there were no further details for now. The SAR vessels 'Guardamar Urania', 'Guardamar Talía', 'Salvamar Adhara' and 'Salvamar Mizar' as well as the SAR helicopter Helimer 201 were sent to the area and encountered four more boats with a large number of migrants on board and started providing aid. Finally 516 people were rescued from five cayucos with the units working all night. The resonse was coordinated by the CCS Tenerife and the Maritime Captaincy Directorate. Photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1798671779826966613
Toulon
More than 1,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier 'Charles de Gaulle' have tested positive for COVID-19, a number that could continue to surge as the crew awaits approximately 930 more test results. The outbreak onboard the French navy’s flagship forced leadership to call off the remaining two weeks of the carrier’s scheduled deployment to the North Atlantic. The ship, which carries a crew of nearly 1,800, pulled into port last week at Toulon Naval Base in southern France. In all, 1,081 crew members from the Charles de Gaulle naval group have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That total comes almost entirely from the carrier, and includes at least two U.S. sailors who were assigned to the ship as part of the U.S. Navy’s Personnel Exchange Program. The American sailors have since been removed from the ship and were receiving excellent host nation medical care at French facilities. The declining health of one French sailor, meanwhile, necessitated a transfer to the intensive care unit. Partially complicating the early detection process onboard the 'Charles de Gaulle' was the rate of asymptomatic carriers. Of the confirmed cases, nearly half showed no symptoms. Additionally, masks were not made available until late in the ship’s deployment. T The debilitating spread of the virus onboard France’s lone carrier, has sparked concern about the nation’s ability to remain ready to fight. Unlike the U.S. Navy, which touts 10 other active carriers in addition to the coronavirus-stricken USS 'Theodore Roosevelt', losing the 'Charles de Gaulle' for an extended period could cripple France’s nuclear deterrence capabilities.
Turku
On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Meyer yard in Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.
PLAYA ZAHARA DOS
The Republic of Fiji Navy through the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) Fiji coordinated the rescue of 19 crew members from the 'Playa Zahra Dos', which had run aground in northern Kadavu near the Fiji islands, 34 miles from Suva, on June 5, 2024, at around 3.45 p.m. The crew, which had abandoned ship onto two life rafts, was rescued by the 'Scorpio 68' at 7 p.m. The castaways were taken ashore and accomodated in the Kokomo hotel compolex, waiting to undergo a medical examination. The RFN and RCC FIJI extended an immense gratitude to Kokomo Island Resort for their assistance in deploying a volunteer team to aid in the rescue work. The ship sank completely on June 6 minutes before noon. Reports with photos: https://cadenaser.com/galicia/2024/06/06/a-salvo-los-tripulantes-del-zahara-dos-un-palangrero-de-vigo-hundido-cerca-de-fiyi-radio-vigo/ https://www.elespanol.com/quincemil/articulos/actualidad/rescatados-todos-los-tripulantes-de-un-buque-gallego-naufragado-en-aguas-del-pacifico https://x.com/FijiNavy/status/1798462819081531559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1798462819081531559%7Ctwgr%5Eaa60973039dd2ecd138c1c4a2af643fd25db5407%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elespanol.com%2Ftreintayseis%2Factualidad%2F20240606%2Frescatados-tripulantes-buque-gallego-naufragado-aguas-pacifico%2F860913990_0.html
Galveston
The US Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a 600-foot tanker at anchorage approximately 15 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, on April 19, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of a 58-year-old man reportedly experiencing symptoms of an upper respiratory illness. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon as well as local CDC and county health partners who recommended the medevac. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew. The RB-M boat crew transferred the patient to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Station Galveston who transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Turku
On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Åbovarvet Meyer Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.