The 'Vertom Odette', which, according to Podemos, could carry weapons destined for Israel, arrived in Cartagena on June 6 at 6 p.m. and left the port heading to Bar (Montenegro) at 9.15 p.m. It berthed at the Escombreras terminal, and it was unknown if the ship has unloaded any merchandise or if it has been inspected to verify that it was not transporting weapons that could be used against Gaza, as Podemos and pro-Palestinian associations have requested. The head of the central investigative court number 1 of the National Court has opened preliminary proceedings on the transit through Spanish waters of the ship which, according to a complaint by Podemos presented to the court, could carry weapons intended for Israel. About a hundred people carrying Palestinian flags and a banner with the slogan 'Cartagena is not a port for genocidal ships' gathered on June 6 on the esplanade of the port of Cartagena demanding that the authorities inspect the ship.
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HNLMS GRONINGEN
The U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Netherlands Navy and Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard suspended a search for three suspected smugglers who went overboard during the pursuit of a non-compliant vessel suspected of smuggling illicit narcotics in the Caribbean Sea, June 4, 2024. In the early morning hours, a Royal Netherlands Navy ship with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment deployed for a counter drug patrol identified a vessel suspected of smuggling narcotics in international waters. The vessel failed to stop when signaled and the smuggling vessel operator instead increased speed and changed direction toward the Dutch pursuit boat, called a fast-raiding interception and special forces craft (FRISC). The FRISC boat crew, consisting of Dutch and U.S. Coast Guard boarding team members, discharged their weapons at the go-fast vessel in self-defense and defense of others in response to the life-threatening situation. The go-fast vessel caught fire and sank, and three suspected smugglers went overboard into the water and were not recovered. There were no reported injuries to the combined law enforcement team members. Assets and crews involved in the search efforts included: - Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS 'Groningen'; - Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS 'Pelikaan'; - U.S. Coast Guard helicopter; - Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied helicopter; - Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied cutter 'Jaguar'.
RIDENS
On June 6, 2024, two migrant boats in difficulty in the Strait of Pas de Calais were reported to CROSS Gris Nez. At the end of the night, a migrant boat set sail in the Calais sector The CROSS deployed the “Ridens” to relocate it and check the situation on site. Once in the area, the "Ridens" noticed that the boat was adrift and heavily loaded with 74 people on board. Initially, 18 people requested assistance and were taken care of on board the 'Ridens'. Some time later, the precarious boat still failed to get underway, and the 56 remaining castaways were also rescued by the 'Ridens'. The castaways were dropped off at the dock in the port of Dunkirk. Early on the morning, another migrant boat shipwrecked in the middle of the Pas de Calais Strait, in the British sector. The MRCC of Dover called on several British resources which collected more than 80 shipwrecked people before depositing them at the dock in Dover. The CROSS Gris Nez engages in parallel the 'Abeille Normandie' and the EMSA drone based at the CROSS as reinforcement. After several hours on site, no drifting bodies were observed in this area.
SALVAMAR ADHARA
On the night of June 6, the 'Salvamar Adhara' was mobilized by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo to a migrant boat eignt nautical miles southsoutheast of La Restinga (El Hierro). The lifeboat escorted the boat port. On board were 108 sub-Saharan people, among them 72 men, 21 women and 15 minors. The castaaways were cared for by health and safety devices once they had arrived in La Restinga. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1798748953514778932
PILOT MECHTA
Explosions rocked the temporarily occupied Kerch, near the Crimean Bridge, overnight on May 30, 2024. Four Russian KS-701 Tunets boats were allegedly hit, destroying two by Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drones. The Ukraine could have hit up to seven enemy ship. Besides the ferries 'Conroe Trader' and 'Avangard ferries', the Mechta also sank in the attack. Already on May 19 Ukraine's Defense Forces destroyed the project 266-M trawler 'Kovrove' of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and sank the missile ship Tsiklon missile ship on May 19. With this, one-third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet have been destroyed. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-has-now-lost-one-third-of-its-black-sea-fleet-after-ukraine-sinks-ship-with-ua-made-magura-sea-drones/ar-BB1nJMAD
SALVAMAR ALCYONE
On June 6 the 'Salvamar Alcyone' was mobilized by the CCS Bilbao of Salvamento Marítimo to assist the motor boat 'Mari Jose', which had been disabled and adrift with one person on board in the area of the Santoña estuary. The boat was taken in tow and safely pulled to Laredo. Photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1798794067687641285