On June 9, 2024, at 4.20 a.m. WITA a fire broke out aboard the KM 'Umsini' at the at the former Soekarno-Hatta Makassar Port Pier in Makassar Harbour, caused by sparks from the auxiliary engine no. 3 on deck 2. The fire was extinguished at 9.30 a.m. All 1677 passenghers were safely evacuated, no injruies were reported. The South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Police Labfor and Inafis Team and the KNKT (National Transportation Safety Committee) launched an investigation on June 10. Reports with photos and video: https://makassar.kompas.com/read/2024/06/10/214139678/km -umsini-in-Makassar-port-burned-fire-emerging-from-a-motorcycle-help#. https://www.kompasiana.com/daeng2011/6667b3c834777c6e2e1ed932/kisah-km-umsini-yang-terbakar#google_vignette https://video.okezone.com/play/2024/06/11/1/181633/polisi-olah-tkp-kebakaran-km-umsini-di-pelabuhan-makassar
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RAYEVANS
U.S. Coast Guard cutters returned a combined 305 migrants to the Bahamas and Haiti on June 9 and 10, 2024, following multiple interdictions of unlawful maritime migration attempts over the last week in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry. The 'Raymond Evans' and 'Richard Etheridge 'transferred 109 people to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force on June 9, following an interdiction near Anguilla Cay, Bahamas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP-AMO) aircrews notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant venture near Anguilla Cay and crews diverted to interdict them. The Coast Guard Cutter 'Thetis' repatriated 196 people to Haiti, Monday, following two migrant voyage interdictions on June 5 and June 6. A CBP-AMO aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on June 5 of a migrant venture north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Another CBP-AMO aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on June 6 of a migrant venture north of Île de la Tortue, Haiti. Crews diverted to interdict both vessels. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutters, migrants are processed to determine their identity and are provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3802235/coast-guard-transfers-109-migrants-to-bahamas-repatriates-196-migrants-to-haiti/
Rio de Janeiro
The Mexican tank m/v ’Irmã Dulce’, 72900 dwt (IMO: 9548691), which was under construction at Estalairo Maua in Rio de Janeiro, suffered water ingress in the engine room and aft peak in the night of May 4, 2020. The stern came to rest on bthe bottom at a water depth of four to five meters. The accident was apparently caused by a leaking valve. In the afternoon of May 5 divers managed to stabilize the ship. It was the second of a series of four for Transpetro and was launched in 2014. The order for all three ships still under construction was later canceled. The Panamax had currently been 95% completed. Report with photo: https://splash247.com/near-complete-brazilian-tanker-newbuild-sinks-at-pier/ .
Port Elizabeth
On May 2, 2020, at 08.50 a.m. the NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew and EC Government Health EMS were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to rendezvous with a bulk carrier approaching Port Elizabeth from Cape Town to attend to a 52 year old Iraqi crew member onboard the ship suffering an emergency medical condition, not Covid-19 related. The sea rescue craft 'Spirit of Toft' was launched accompanied by an EMS rescue paramedic and rendezvoused with the ship seven miles East of Cape Recife. The EMS rescue paramedic and an NSRI rescue swimmer were transferred onto the ship and the patient was found to be in a critical condition. The paramedic took over emergency medical treatment from the ships medical crew and the patient, secured into a stokes basket stretcher, was transferred onto the sea rescue craft and the EMS paramedic and NSRI medics continued with medical care onboard the sea rescue craft while the patient was brought to the NSRI Port Elizabeth sea rescue base and in the care of paramedics he was transported to hospital by EMS ambulance. Despite extensive efforts by hospital medical staff the patient passed away.
KNRM-JT VISSER
On the evening of June 8, 2024, the German flagged pleasure yacht 'Angela' from Westerenmde ran aground in the Seaport Canal near Delfzijl within sight of the harbour with two people on board. Another skipper tried to help, but because the tide was low, it was no longer possible to refloat the yacht. The lifeboat 'Jan and Titia Visser' was deployed from Eemshaven and assessed that the pleasure yacht was too tilted to allow the people on board safely. They therefore transferred to the lifeboat and were taken to the port of Delfzijl, waiting for the next high tide so that the pleasure yacht could be towed off. Report with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2024/06/09/duits-motorjachtje-vaart-zich-vast-op-stenen-van-zeehavenkanaal/
CG RICHARD ETHERIDGE
U.S. Coast Guard cutters returned a combined 305 migrants to the Bahamas and Haiti on June 9 and 10, 2024, following multiple interdictions of unlawful maritime migration attempts over the last week in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry. The 'Raymond Evans' and 'Richard Etheridge 'transferred 109 people to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force on June 9, following an interdiction near Anguilla Cay, Bahamas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP-AMO) aircrews notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant venture near Anguilla Cay and crews diverted to interdict them. The Coast Guard Cutter 'Thetis' repatriated 196 people to Haiti, Monday, following two migrant voyage interdictions on June 5 and June 6. A CBP-AMO aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on June 5 of a migrant venture north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Another CBP-AMO aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on June 6 of a migrant venture north of Île de la Tortue, Haiti. Crews diverted to interdict both vessels. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutters, migrants are processed to determine their identity and are provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3802235/coast-guard-transfers-109-migrants-to-bahamas-repatriates-196-migrants-to-haiti/
Libreville
22 and 36 nautical miles Northwest of Libreville the latest acts of piracy occurred in positions 00° 30.50’N 009°06.21’E and 00° 55.24N 009° 08 09E and involved two fishing trawlers named 'amerger II' and 'Amerger VIIÄ – the first taking place 20 nautical miles off Libreville and the second 36 n.miles off Libreville. Both incidents involved a single speedboat described as a skiff powered by three engines and having 13 pirates on board. The pirates were reported as being English-speakers which gives rise to suspicions of them being of Nigerian origin, despite this being some distance from Nigeria. The boarding of each trawler resulted in three of the crew from each vessel being kidnapped. The nationalities of those kidnapped are reported as three Indonesian, two Senegalese, and one South Korean.
Durban
On May 3, 2020, at 10.15 a.m. the NSRI Durban launched the sea rescue craft 'Alick Rennie' to transport a ShipsMed doctor to a bulk carrier at the outer anchorage off-shore of the Port of Durban. The Port Health Authorities had arranged for the doctor to take sample swabs from a crewman onboard the ship, which is due to enter Port, for Covid-19 laboratory testing prior to the ship being granted permission to enter Port. Observing all Covid-19 Department of Health and Port Health Authority safety regulations and protocols on arrival at the ship the doctor was transferred onto the ship and sample swabs were collected from the crewman. The doctor returned to the sea rescue craft accompanied by the samples that he had collected and he was brought into Durban Port without incident. Port Health Authorities evaluated the samples to determine safe passage for the ship to enter Port. The operation completed at 11.40 a.m.
CG THETIS
U.S. Coast Guard cutters returned a combined 305 migrants to the Bahamas and Haiti on June 9 and 10, 2024, following multiple interdictions of unlawful maritime migration attempts over the last week in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry. The 'Raymond Evans' and 'Richard Etheridge 'transferred 109 people to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force on June 9, following an interdiction near Anguilla Cay, Bahamas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP-AMO) aircrews notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant venture near Anguilla Cay and crews diverted to interdict them. The Coast Guard Cutter 'Thetis' repatriated 196 people to Haiti, Monday, following two migrant voyage interdictions on June 5 and June 6. A CBP-AMO aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on June 5 of a migrant venture north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Another CBP-AMO aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on June 6 of a migrant venture north of Île de la Tortue, Haiti. Crews diverted to interdict both vessels. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutters, migrants are processed to determine their identity and are provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3802235/coast-guard-transfers-109-migrants-to-bahamas-repatriates-196-migrants-to-haiti/
YAF HORIZON
On June 10, 2024, the 'Yaf Horizon' caught fire while docked at the Israel shipyard in Haifa. The vessel had arrived in Haifa from Russia on June 9, carrying a cargo of iron or steel, and moored alongside at the Israel Shipyards, in the port's Kishon district. The tug "Ametiya" was taking a central part in the efforts to extinguish the fire on the ship, together with shore-based units of the firefighters from the Kiryot station. The fire broke out on the second level of the engine room, where a generator was burning, which made extinguishing procedure very difficult. There were about five tons of burning fuel on the 2nd deck, which were impossible to access. All the ship's crew evacuated, so there was no danger to human life. Reports and photos: https://maritime-executive.com/article/freighter-catches-fire-at-israeli-port-of-haifa https://www.news-israel.net/2024/06/10/%d7%a9%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%aa-%d7%a2%d7%a0%d7%a7-%d7%a2%d7%9c-%d7%90%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%99%d7%94-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%92%d7%a0%d7%aa-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%a1%d7%a4%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%a8/ https://www.colbonews.co.il/haifa-news/172273/ https://news.walla.co.il/item/3670216
Port Elizabeth
On April 30, 2020, at 11.15 a.m. the NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were alerted by TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) requesting assistance to evacuate a Filipino crew member of a bunkering tanker at anchorage off-shore of the Port of Port Elizabeth. The man required transportation to a dentist as soon as possible and considering the Covid-19 lockdown the Port Health Authorities advised the tasking of NSRI to carry out the operation, taking into consideration that NSRI are well prepared for all Covid-19 Department of Health protocols, regulations and precautions. At 1 p.m. the sea rescue craft 'JLT Rescuer' was launched and rendezvoused with the tanker thre miles off Port Elizabeth in calm seas. The patient was transferred onto the sea rescue craft and he was brought to shore and transported to a dentist appointment by the ships agent. At 3.30 p.m. the patient returned to the Port of Port Elizabeth and he boarded our sea rescue craft JLT Rescuer and we transported him back to the ship and returned to base without incident.
Grenaa
After the gas explosion aboard the Danish dredger vessel ‘Grete Fighter‘, 582 gt (IMO: 7944762), on April 23 in the port of Grenå,the Grenaa Shipyard has not yet received a report from the Labor Inspectorate on the cause of the accident which was thought to be be due to gas emissions or diesel fumes. However, the yard has already chosen to tighten security in several areas. On April 28, a joint meeting was held where staff and management discussed what they could do to be 100 percent sure the accident cannot recur. It was decided to buy a lot of technical equipment to prevent such an explosion in the future, and some new procedures for this type of work will be intrduced. The two survivors of the accident were in critical condition.