The 'Fridthjof' sank in the early morning of MArch 9, 2024, on the lower Trave in Lübeck. 30 liters of oil leaked out. An acquaintance of the ship's owner noticed that the ship was full of water and alerted the fire department. The emergency services prepared devices for pumping the water out, but before the pumps could be started, the ship sank much faster than expected. While no people were missing, according to the owner of the ship, there may have been a dog on board. As it was already too late for a rescue operation, divers didn't go into the water. It was unclear whether the animal was actually on board when the wooden ship sank near the lift bridge. The 1881 built galleass was once a sealer and whaler and was considered dilapidated and no longer seaworthy. The fire brigade placed oil barriers around the wreckso that the water would not be further polluted. The lower water authority will order the ship owner to have the wreck properly secured and salvaged. Report with photo: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Traditionssegler-im-Luebecker-Hafen-gesunken,segler310.html
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ICON OF THE SEAS
The 'Icon of the Seas' has rescued 14 people from a precarious boat in the Caribbean between Cozumel and western Cuba on March 3, 2024, at around 3:00 p.m. The crew detected a point in the open sea, which was an inflatable boat that had 14 people aboard, who had been adrift for eight days. The boat turned around, and the cruise ship pulled up as close as it could to them and stopped. Then deployed a small zodiac-type rescue boat to investigate and took all migrants on board in several trips. The The crew provided them with medical attention, and was working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard. The migrants were dropped off in Roatan on March 4. Report with video: https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/cruise-ship-rescues-14-stranded-sea
ST FAITH
Traffic on the Solent will face a month of disruption after an underwater object has damaged the propellers of the 'St. Faith', forcing the company to operate a revised timetable for up to four weeks, starting March 11, 2024, on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route. Repairs will be carried out as quickly as possible. Wightlink was contacting all customers affected by these changes, and their booking was to be moved to alternative sailings as close as possible to the original scheduled departures. Customers can then amend the time and date online if they wish or, if they prefer, may cancel their booking for a full refund.
PONCE
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MSC KATYAYNI
The 'MSC Katyayni' suffered a failure of one of its auxiliary engines on Feb 29, 2024, en route from Altamira to Belgium, on the North Atlantic, and had to be taken in tow by the tug 'VB Hispania' (IMO:9476018). It was pulled into the Port of Vigo at 12.20 p.m. UTC and docked at the Guixar terminal to carry out commercial operations, which, once completed, allowed the ship to be transferred to the Transatlánticos dock on March 6 to repair the failure in the propulsion system. It was estimated that the container ship would be able to operate again in less than a week. Reports with photos: https://www.farodevigo.es/gran-vigo/2024/03/06/msc-katyayni-reparar-motores-descargar-99071821.html https://www.vigoe.es/vigo/maritima/el-portacontenedores-msc-katyayni-se-muda-al-muelle-de-trasatlanticos-para-su-reparacion/
MSC MUSICA
An 84-year-old passenger suffered a heart attack aboard the 'MSC Música' when it was sailing near Punta del Este on March 6, 2024. Navy personnel asked the Maritime Rescue Association (ADES) for assistance after 7 p.m., and the Ädes 30' proceeded to the vessel and carried out the medical evacuation of the stabilized patient 45 minutes after the alert. Once at the port, he was transferred in an ambulance to a healthcare center.
NORTH ENERGY
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WANG HAI
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QUARTZ
US Coast Guard and Virgin Islands SARunits rescued the three crew members of the sailing catamaran 'Quartz' near Horseshoe Reef, approximately six nautical miles southeast of Anegada, British Virgin Islands, on March 7, 2024. They were forced to abandon the vessel after it had struck rocks and began taking on water. At approximately 4:25 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan received a Mayday VHF Channel 16 radio communication as well as a 406Mhz transmission from the EPIRB. The boaters relayed to watchstanders that they were planning to abandon the sailing vessel and embark the vessel’s dinghy. Watchstanders directed the launch of a 33-ft-boat of the Coast Guard Unit St. Thomas and an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter from the Air Station Borinquen to find the boaters, and they also notified Virgin Islands SAR authorities of the ongoing distress. Shortly thereafter, a Virgin Islands Search and Rescue marine unit arrived on-scene and recovered all three boaters from the dinghy. All three were wearing lifejackets when rescued and were then transported to Tortola, British Virgin Islands. where they were assisted by the Virgin Islands SAR and local authorities. No medical emergencies were reported. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3700057/coast-guard-virgin-islands-search-and-rescue-rescue-3-boaters-from-sinking-sail/