the night of Jnne 3, 2024, two migrant boats were reported in difficulty off the coast of Calais. In the middle of the night, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notified that a migrant boat had sauled from the Blériot beach. The CROSS diverted an air craft for on-site reconnaissance. At the same time, the lifeboat 'Notre Dame du Risban-SNS 077' was launched from Calais and the 'Thétis' also headed to the positon. The lifeboat crew indicated that 18 people requested assistance. They were taken on board and then dropped off at the port of Calais. The 'Thétis' was monitoring the situation on board the migrant boat. An hour later, the 36 other people still on board also requested assistance, as their engine had broken down again. They were rescued by the vessel, which headed towards Calais to drop them off at the dock. While en route, the 'Thétis' reported to the CROSS that a second boat seemed to be in difficulty off the coast of Calais. The CROSS re-engaged the 'Thétis' and deployed the 'Abeille Normandie' to come and take over. At dawn, the emergency tug arrived near this second boat and rescued eight people. The other people on board refused the assistance offered. The choice was made to let them continue on their way. The Abeille Normandie headed to the port of Boulogne, where the eight castaways were dropped off. Report with photo: https://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/operation-d-assistance-et-de-sauvetage-de-62-personnes-au-large-de-calais-62
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GUARDAMAR TALIA
On June 5, 76 migrants were assisted in two missions. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescued the 72 occupants of a Mauritanian canoe. Among them were two minors. The castaways were transferred to the port of Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Enif' came to the rescue of four North African migrants on a precarious boat and transferred them to Barbate.
Beirut
The Lebanese army on Sep 3 found a further 4.35 tonnes of the explosive ammonium nitrate a month after 2,750 tonnes of the substance exploded in the harbour and destroyed large parts of the city. The explosive substance was found in a warehouse immediately outside one of the entrances to the port, and engineers from the army took care of it. Simultaneously with the new discovery, it emerged that the outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab told the head of the investigation of the catastrophic explosion that he knew of the existence of the large amount of ammonium nitrate at the port before the explosion. 25 suspects have been arrested so far, including the port's chief of staff Hassan Koraytem and customs chief Badri Daher. Among the others arrested were also three Syrian workers who carried out welding work at the warehouse, where the huge amount of ammonium nitrate was stored, on the day the explosion took place. Up to 200 were killed and about 6,500 injured in the blast, causing damage to a double-digit billion.
Kiel
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/NOK-Havarie-Frachter-fuhr-ohne-Lotsen,schleuse886.html
ALSU
About 12 tons of diesel oil leaked into the sea from the 'Alsu' at the pier of the fuel oil facility in Tekirdağ during fuel loading operations when the connection broke on June 1, 2024. The diesel leaked over the ship's side. Following the incident, Coast Guard Command and Tekirdağ Port Authority teams were dispatched to the port and launched an investigation. The Tekirdağ Port Authority imposed a fine of 120006000 liras on the owner company. Precautions were taken at the port and cleaning efforts commenced. Report with photo: https://www.evrensel.net/haber/520097/tekirdagda-12-bin-litre-mazot-marmaraya-sizdi
PROSPECTOR 1
The highest Dutch court has issued a temporary halt to construction on a gas well near Borkum on June 4, 2024. Greenpeace had previously protested on the drilling platform. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) , along with other partner organizations, had submitted an urgent application against the planned drilling. The court followed this. A final decision will be made next week after a hearing. The DUH accuses the energy company One-Dyas and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection of circumventing a previous court-ordered halt to construction by amending the permit. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs cleared the way for the controversial project on on May 29 after One-Dyas had made adjustments to the environmental requirements for the construction work in accordance with a previous court order. The 'Prospector 1' was brought by One-Dyas to the planned extraction site northwest of Borkum on the night of June 3 to start preparatory work for natural gas extraction. Greenpeace members protested against this on the morning of Juen 4. Some activists secured themselves to a platform and prevented the preparatory work from starting. One-Dyas reacted with incomprehension to the action, but assured that it would do everything to ensure the safety of the activists and the crew. One-Dyas announced last week that it was sticking to the goal of producing the first natural gas this year. Reports with photos and video: https://www.greenpeace.de/klimaschutz/energiewende/gasausstieg/kein-neues-gas https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Gasbohrungen-vor-Borkum-Gericht-erlaesst-vorlaeufigen-Baustopp,bohrplattform102.html
Vladivostok
The typhoon Maysak crushed onto the port of Vladivostok on Sep 3, 2020, wreaking havoc at the Navy base and in the commercial port. A floating dock in the base broke off her moorings, drifted along the piers and hit berthed submarines and other ships. The amount of damage was yet unknown. The container terminal at the ommercial port was flooded. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=50&v=Yr8JHgunKNY&feature=emb_title
Kiel
An investigation was launched into the allision of the Panama flagged cargo m/v cargo m/v 'Else', 2449 gt ( IMO: 9006320 ), enroute from Klaipeda to Les Sables with a cargo of ammonnium nitrate, with the northern lock of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Holtenau upon entering the lock on Aug 29 at 5 a.m. at the pier of the Lindenau Yard in Kiel-Friedrcrichsort. Usually ships stop about 800 meters off the locks on the Kiel Fjord to take a pilot on board, and may only proceed once he has embarked. The 'Else' had ordered a pilot but continued its voyage without reducing speed and crashed into the closed gate with about six knots. The gate was severely damaged, and inspections by divers were to start on Aug 31 to find out if the submerged tanks of it were damaged too. The lock was closed for shipping for the time being, leaving only one of four locks in Holtenau in operating condition. One gate is still under repair after having been hit by the container m/v 'Akacia' 2,5 years ago, another gate is under repair too. It was investigated if this could be used once the now damaged gate has been removed.
SALVAMAR ENIF
On June 5, 76 migrants were assisted in two missions. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescued the 72 occupants of a Mauritanian canoe. Among them were two minors. The castaways were transferred to the port of Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Enif' came to the rescue of four North African migrants on a precarious boat and transferred them to Barbate.
Andernach
Vorbeifahrt Rheinufer 56567 Neuwied-Feldkirchen (Fahr am Rhein) Gegenüber dem Industriehafen Andernach 26.08.2020 - Imperial Gas 79 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTSSugJmIk&feature=youtu.be 26.08.2020 - MISSOURI Cargo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgkscB-aLoY 26.08.2020 - WSP14 Wasserschutzpolizei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjHD9XwE9X8 26.08.2020 - VOYAGE Tankschiff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m7xqvoroX8