On the night of June 6, 2024, a migrant boat in difficulty located off the coast of Dunkirk was reported to the CROSS Gris Nez. The 'VCSM Oyapock' reported that the migrant boat was stopped in front of the beach, near the port of Dunkirk. Once nearby, a person on board the boat requested assistance as the engine was still broken. The 'VCSM Oyapock' picked up 25 people, before the engine was restarted. The other people on board the migrant boat refused the assistance offered. On the morning of June 7, 2024, a migrant boat was in difficulty off the coast of Gravelines and was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. The 'VCSM Oyapock' had indicated that the migrant boat was in difficulty, off the coast of Gravelines. Once nearby, 14 people requested assistance. The 'VCSM Oyapock' rescued them before the boat resumed its journey with 55 people still on board. The other people on board the migrant boat refused the assistance offered. The 'VCSM Oyapock' then headed towards Dunkirk to drop off the 14 shipwrecked people. At the same time, the CROSS Gris Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to monitor the evolution of the situation on board the boat still underway. At the end of the day, the 55 people asked to be rescued while they were in the middle of the traffic separation system in Pas de Calais. The tug rescued the 55 people and dropped them off at the dock at the port of Boulogne at the start of the night.
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SALVAMAR MINTAKA
On June 8 the sailboat 'Aristote' issued the emergency notice PAN PAN. It had suffered a leak which was located in the propeller shaft while sailing within the port of Barcelona with three crew members on board. The CCS Barcelona of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the Civil Guard and the 'Salvamar Mintaka', which towed it to the Real Club Náutico.
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.
CLYDE S VANENKEVORT
The 'Clyde S. VanEnkevort' spilled an estimated 373 gallons of red dye diesel into the Lake Superior near the Northshore Mining Co. pellet plant in Silver Bay on May 29, 2024. The spill was contained to a small area that same day and cleanup was complete by June 4 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The investigation found the fuel release occurred during an internal tank transfer within the tug portion of the integrated tug and barge. Initial investigations found no signs of stressed vegetation or wildlife either. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency continued to closely monitor impacts to environment, wildlife, and marine life. The cleanup required vacuum trucks, containment booms, absorbent pads and skimmers, among other equipment. The work included safely separating the two vessels as well as containment, recovery, and cleanup of the spilled fuel. The tug and barge has since returned to service.
SALVAMAR AL NAIR
On June 8 two boats with 50 and 56 people on board, among them a pregnant woman and two more people with medical concerns, required assistance 16-20 nautical miles east of Arrecife. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo diverted the 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal', which rescued them, and an ambulance was requested upon arrival in Arrecife. Before returning to the port, two other boats were sighted with about 50 people on board each. The 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' was joined by the 'Salvamar Al-Nair', which rescued the occupants of the other two boats, since one had a leak. All migrants were in good condition and taken to Arrecife. After the fishing vessel 'Betania' had sighted a boat 40 nautical miles northeast of Arrecife, the CCS Las Palmas mobilized the 'Salvamar Al-Nair', which located the boat and rescues 54 people, among them one woman, all of Maghreb origin. They were transferred to Arrecife.
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.
KM.DANDELION
On June 5, 2024, at 7.30 p.m. WIT the KM 'Dandelion'' allided with the Kroing Pier, East Babar District in the Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku. The incident occurred when KM Dandelion was sailing from Tepa Pier to Kroing. The impat caused the pier pillar to crack and the pier body to shift slightly. Te KM 'Dandelion', which replaces the KM 'Sabuk Nusantara 60', operates the rute Moa, Luang, Tepa, Kroing, Marsela, Dawelor (MBD Regency) and the Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands Regency routes. Report with photo: https://voi.id/berita/387629/km-dandelion-tabrak-dermaga-kroing-maluku-barat-daya#google_vignette
GUARDAMAR C.ARENAL
On the morning of June 8, the 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' rescued two boats in the waters of Lanzarote. The first was sighted by a fishing boat, and the second by the Helimer 202 SAR helicopter. The first boat with 63 men and the second with 48people on board, among them three women, were tansferred to Arrecife. Later in the day, two boats with 50 and 56 people on board, among them a pregnant woman and two more people with medical concerns, required assistance 16-20 nautical miles east of Arrecife. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo diverted the 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal', which rescued them, and an ambulance was requested upon arrival in Arrecife. Before returning to the port, two other boats were sighted with about 50 people on board each. The 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal' was joined by the 'Salvamar Al-Nair', which rescued the occupants of the other two boats, since one had a leak. All migrants were in good condition and taken to Arrecife. Photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1799098375306178783
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.