The 'Basilisk', which had been attacked by pirates in pos. 01°16 S 051°07 E, between the Somali coast and the Seychelles, while the Basilisk was heading north , towards Jebel Alil, was freed the Spanish frigate 'Canarias', one of the warships from the European operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta, which was nearby and approached very quickly. The 'Canarias', returning from the Seychelles, arrived in the area on the evening of May 23. The soldiers boarded at night, sliding down ropes from the helicopter, using the fast-rope technique. The pirates had already left the ship before their arrival. The crew was found safe and sound, with the exception of one crew member who was injured in the attack. He was in stable condition and received medical treatment on board by the on-board medical team.
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MAUI PRINCESS
On the afternoon of May 20, 2024, work has started to remove 2,500 gallons of fuel from the 'Maui Princess', after it ran aground on May 16 just off Lahaina in pos. 20° 51.97' N 156° 40.60' W. The process of getting fuel, batteries, hazardous materials, and other items off the vessel is expected to take a few days. After everything is removed a salvage contractor will begin work to try and move the ship back into deeper water. The boat broke from its mooring further offshore after a part failed. The Willoughby Consulting and Adjusting is leading the defueling effort. It will take a helicopter nine to 10 trips to remove most of the fuel. The ship is hard aground on w a shallow shelf of sand and rubble. The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is providing expertise and guidance for the removal operation to minimize any additional impacts to important hard substrate and living corals in the area. High surf along the West Maui coastline has made it unsafe for aquatic biologists to get in the water to assess any possible damage to marine habitats. It will take several days to remove the 2,500 gallons of fuel. In addition to the fuel, the salvage crews will remove batteries, hazardous materials and other items from the vessel. The Willoughby Consulting and Adjusting is leading the defueling effort with use of a helicopter. It will take the helicopter nine to 10 trips to remove most of the fuel. The DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources is providing guidance to minimize any impacts to the sea floor and living corals in the area. Report with photo: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2024-05-23/maui-princess-undergoes-defueling-after-running-aground
Vado Ligure
Terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT) has released a video of the final three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arriving at the Vado Gateway terminal, which it hopes will be the next major logistics hub for the Mediterranean and Europe. The Vado Gateway terminal is scheduled to open on December 12, 2019, and will be built with a 700-meter deep-sea berth specifically to handle the latest Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS), as well as an automated gate and stacking area. APMT announced the inauguration date in July 2019 – a story PTI reported on at the time. Located in the Vado Ligure Port Complex in the northwest of the country, it will be the first semi-automated port in Italy and be integrated with an already existing reefer terminal.
Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest universal port, saw its inland and hinterland cargo traffic grow by 12.1% – 2.57 million tons – in the first quarter of 2019, according to its latest financial results. The data also shows that, for the first quarter of 2019, the Port has handled 34,640 TEU – 20ft standard containers – an increase of 20% in comparison with the same period last year.
RONGTAI 8
The 'Rong Tai 8', which ran aground on the Poklington Reef off Rossel Island in the Milne Bay Province in May 2023, has tilted to port seriously recently. People on Rossel Island have raised concern to the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) and the National Safety Authorityx (NMSA) to investigate and take action to remove the threat. The ship had on board diesel and fuel oil as well as fishing gears and stocks of fish, when it ran aground. New reports said, the ship may be spilling pollutants after it started to tilt. Rough seas have pushed it further up on the reef. Report with photo: https://www.postcourier.com.pg/abandoned-fishing-boat-polluting-the-reef-and-sea/
BASILISK
The forces of EUNAVFOR Atalanta responded to a privacy incident o nhte 'Basilisk', currently underway off the coast of Somalia on May 23, 2024. Two small craftshad come alongside the ship. The vessel’s last AIS signal was transmitted two days ago north of Madagascar. The indication was that the vessel was traveling from Porto Grande in Cape Verde where it departed on May 3 with an ETA at Khalifa on May 29. Atalanta is placing the ship as sailing approximately 380 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia, heading north. The UK Maritime Trade Organizations places the vessel approximately 420 nautical miles southeast of Merca, Somalia. There were unconfirmed reports that the crew was able to secure themselves in the vessel’s citadel. Atalanta reports one of its warships is in the vicinity and is first to respond.
Mumbai
The Government of Maharashtra, India, India has named the Virgin Hyperloop One – DP World Consortium as Original Project Proponent (OPP) for the Pune-Mumbai Hyperloop Project, making it the first hyperloop project in the world. In a statement, Virgin Hyperloop One described it as a “landmark announcement” for the building of the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop transportation system.
Balboa
Starting August 1 and until November 30, 2019, the Panama Canal will promote the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) annual recommendations on speed and maritime transit aimed at protecting cetaceans, which include whales, dolphins and other large aquatic mammals, during their nearby seasonal migration. With these measures, ships should proceed at a speed of not more than 10 knots in specified areas. Panama has monitored this requirement since December 1, 2014 when maritime traffic separation devices (TSS) were installed by both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean entry points to the Canal.
YANNIS
A missile attack targeted the 'Yannis' southwest of the city of Hodeidah, off the coast of Yemen on May 23, 2024, without causing casualties or damage. The owner and operator is the Greek shipping company Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited. The ship was on his way from Novorossyisk to Mombasa and attacked 68 nautical miles (125 kilometers) off the coast of Hodeidah. The missile impacted the water in the vicinity of the ship. The ship and all crew are safe and heading to the next port of call.
INTERASIA PURSUIT
The 'Interasia Pursuit' and the container barge 'SP-ITC 01' (MMSI: 57740091) were in collision on the Dong Nai River on May 23, 2024, causing nine containers on the barge to fall overboard, several more were damaged. The container ship was carrying 468 containers from the SP-ITC Internation Container Terminal in HCMC's Thu Duc City to Port Klang. Shortly after leaving the port at around 2 p.m. it hit against the 'SP-ITC 01', which was headed for the container terminal with 63 containers. The containers that fell into the river were empty. At the time of the accident there were heavy rains and strong winds. The barge suffered damage to its port side hull. The 'Interasia Pursuit' remained unscathed. Officers of the HCMCs Coast Guard arrive at the accident scene. The authority deployed boats and canoes, which recovered eight of the nine containers from the water. The remaining one broke open and was suspected to have sunk. Salvage efforts were ongoing to ensure it did not affect traffic. The collision did not result in any oil spill or injuries. Reports with photos and video: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/9-containers-fall-into-dong-nai-river-as-singapore-vessel-barge-collide-4750068.html https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tin-tuc-tai-nan-giao-thong-moi-nhat-ngay-hom-nay-24-5-2024-192240524063140121.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKFO6tf6xNE
Mombasa
The new Lamu Port in Kenya took a big step towards completion yesterday with the announcement that its first of 22 berths is finished. According to the South Sudan and Ethiopia Transport Corridor Development Authority, the second and third berths will be completed by December 2020.
Montevideo
Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group has shelved plans to build a port in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo that could accommodate 500 Chinese vessels, amid legal complications and strong opposition from local residents and environmental organisations. The US$200 million project, which included a free trade zone, shipyard and fish processing and freezing plants, on a private 28-hectare site in Punta Yeguas, a mostly rural area with a public park, required a change in the legal designation of the land.