MINERVA GRACE

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Detention in Malaysia

On March 29, 2021, the 'Minerva Grace' was detained in the waters of Tompok Utara, Johor, in position 01 44 58N, 104 37 05E, about 9.5 miles from Southeast Malaysia OPL. The ship was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency allegedly for anchoring illegally,.

Medevac near Long Beach

The US Coast Guard medically evacuated a 44-year-old man suffering from abdominal pains from the "Minerva Grace" near Long Beach, New York, in the evening of Aug 3, 2018. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York command center received notification at 10:30 p.m., stating a cre wmember needed medical attention aboard the tanker. The command center watchstanders briefed the flight surgeon who recommended the medevac. A Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and safely hoisted the crewmember and transported him to the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The man was then transferred to Jamaica Hospital in Queens, N.Y., by EMS.