On April 17, 2024, the cargo m/v 'Volgo Don 5051' (IMO: 8943179) was in collision with the 'Plotovod 687' on the Volga near Bereznyakovsky Island in the Saratov region, Voskresensky district. There were no injuries as a result of the collision, nor was there any fuel spillage. The 'Volgo Don 5051' suffered significant bow damage above the water line, when it hit the other ship at its side, which was breached on its whole height, causing water ingress in the cargo hold are. The Western Interregional Transport Administration launched an investigation. Report with photos: https://sarinform.ru/news/incident/na-volge-v-saratovskoy-oblasti-stolknulis-barzha-i-teplohod?amp
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SALVAMAR LIBERTAS
The Spanish flagged Fishing vessel 'Hermanos Gonzalez' requested assistance after it went adrift due to mechanical problems in El Arenal with two crew members on board on April 18, 2024. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Libertas' to assist. It took the ship in tow and safely pulled it to Palma.
Richards Bay
Moves are afoot for a new multi-billion-rand liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification terminal to be established at the port of Richards Bay by 2024, but state-owned Transnet wants the private sector to be the main investor and operator of the facility. The plan was revealed on Tuesday as Transnet announced the signing of a cost-sharing agreement with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to jointly fund a feasibility study into the terminal project. The IFC has committed $2 million (around R28 million) as part of the cost-sharing agreement. The move comes as Transnet looks to bolster South Africa’s LNG infrastructure, both at the country’s ports and within its pipelines business.
Napier
Ships could continue to be turned away from Napier Port for the next few days as an "unprecendented" swell hammers Hawke's Bay. Clifton Beach was closed by Hastings District Council on Wednesday and Napier City Council closed the Marine Parade viewing platform after tourists were drenched by a heaving sea on Wednesday morning. MetService meteorologist Tui McInnes said a slow building pressure system out to the east of Hawke's Bay had ramped up the seas, causing swells of close to 4m. McInnes said the 4m swells had the potential to "cause a bit of havoc on the coast" as it could possibly continue until Saturday morning. "The main thing that is causing the big waves is the easterly winds that are occur. "With a large space and a slow build-up it leaves time for some quite nice swells to develop," McInnes said. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12252333
VOLGO-DON 5051
On April 17, 2024, the 'Volgo Don 5051' was in collision with the barge 'Plotovod 687' (MMSI: 273347460) on the Volga near Bereznyakovsky Island in the Saratov region, Voskresensky district. There were no injuries as a result of the collision, nor was there any fuel spillage. The 'Volgo Don 5051' suffered significant bow damage above the water line, when it hit the other ship at its side, which was breached on its whole height, causing water ingress in the cargo hold are. The Western Interregional Transport Administration launched an investigation. Report with photos: https://sarinform.ru/news/incident/na-volge-v-saratovskoy-oblasti-stolknulis-barzha-i-teplohod?amp
SALVAMAR ALPHERATZ
The charter boat 'Santa Rita' suffered engine problems near the port of Los Cristianos on April 18. The 'Salvamar Alpheratz' was mobilized by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo to assist. It took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to port.
Keelung
Hong Kong-based Dream Cruises’ World Dream cruise ship made its first port call to Keelung on July 8 and tourism operators have said that the port could receive a visit by Royal Caribbean International’s new Spectrum of the Seas in 2021. With gross tonnage (GT) of 151,300, the World Dream is the largest ship ever to visit Keelung Port, the Keelung Harbor Bureau said on Sunday, July 21. Tourism operators have said that the 169,379GT Spectrum of the Seas could set a new record if it makes an anticipated port call in 2021.
Chittagong Shipbreakers
Bangladesh has become the top dumping ground for discarded ships in the world with the country dismantling the highest number of vessels in the first half (January-June) of the current year, according to a report of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a leading NGO coalition campaigning for clean and safe ship recycling.
SALVAMAR ADHARA
The 'Salvamar Adhara' was mobilized to assist a canoe that was sailing 3.5 nautical miles from the coast with 80 sub-Saharan people on board, among them four women and three minors. The response was coordinated by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo. The boat was escorted to the port of La Restinga (El Hierro), where the migrants safely disembarked. Report with photo: https://twitter.com/salvamentogob/status/1780901443584553138
SALVAMAR REGULUS
The boat 'Bismarck II' was adrift in Os Brullos due to an engine failure on April 18, 2024. The 'Salvamar Regulus' was mobilized by the CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo to assist. It took the boat in tow and sefely pulled it to Porto do Son.
San Juan
Two more cruise ships bypassed scheduled stops in san Juan as demonstrators have been calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. The loss of tourism is impacting the island's economy. Tourism officials said the two ships would have generated a $1.3 million economic impact. Officials estimated the island missed out on a combined $760,000 from the Seaside and Equinox on Monday
Sines
The Portuguese government announced an investment of 547 million euros in the expansion of the Port of Sines in the southwest of the country and an agreement to extend its concession from 2029 to 2049. The agreement was reached last week between Portugal and PSA Singapore for the completion of the 3rd phase of expansion of Terminal XXI, so as to greatly increase its capacity and give another 20 years of operations in Portugal to PSA Singapore. The Sines port, 58 nautical miles south of Lisbon, is one of the major European ports and the great hub port of the Iberian-Atlantic front.