In the afternoon hours of May 31, 2024, the MRCC of the Greek Coast Guard was informed about a migrand boat in a difficult position29 nautucal miles south of Gavdos with 37 people on board. The 'Navin Hawk', en route from Damietta to Rouen, diverted to the position and picked up the castaways, who were then transferred onto a patrol boat and safely transported to the Tigani port of Paleochora and from there to a temporary storage area in the port of Souda. A preliminary investigation was being carried out by the Central Port Authority of Chania, while the boat was seized.
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NORTHERN JUVENILE
On May 26, 2024, a fire broke out in the cargo of the 'Northern Juvenile. Full details on the extent of the fire have not been released, but in a customer advisory, the carrier was recommending that shippers notify their cargo underwriters without delay. The ship was about 600 nautical miles from Port Klang. The owners have entered into a salvage agreement with SMIT Salvors under LOF terms to provide firefighting and salvage assistance to the vessel. Shippers could also be facing additional security demands if General Average is declared. The owner Norddeutsche Reedere is overseeing the salvage. The ship had made a stop in Singapore on May 23 after loading at Qingdao Port on May 7-8, Shanghai Port on May 9-10, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port on May 10-11, and Nansha Port on May 13-14. The vessel is fully loaded with Chinese goods and may be sharing boxes with Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, and Hapag-Lloyd. It was bound for Pointe Noire as one of four stops on the West Coast of Africa before returning to Singapore. Two tugs came to assist, and the 'Maju Mercury' established a towing connection.
Rio de Janeiro
The Mexican tank m/v ’Irmã Dulce’, 72900 dwt (IMO: 9548691), which was under construction at Estalairo Maua in Rio de Janeiro, suffered water ingress in the engine room and aft peak in the night of May 4, 2020. The stern came to rest on bthe bottom at a water depth of four to five meters. The accident was apparently caused by a leaking valve. In the afternoon of May 5 divers managed to stabilize the ship. It was the second of a series of four for Transpetro and was launched in 2014. The order for all three ships still under construction was later canceled. The Panamax had currently been 95% completed. Report with photo: https://splash247.com/near-complete-brazilian-tanker-newbuild-sinks-at-pier/ .
Port Elizabeth
On May 2, 2020, at 08.50 a.m. the NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew and EC Government Health EMS were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to rendezvous with a bulk carrier approaching Port Elizabeth from Cape Town to attend to a 52 year old Iraqi crew member onboard the ship suffering an emergency medical condition, not Covid-19 related. The sea rescue craft 'Spirit of Toft' was launched accompanied by an EMS rescue paramedic and rendezvoused with the ship seven miles East of Cape Recife. The EMS rescue paramedic and an NSRI rescue swimmer were transferred onto the ship and the patient was found to be in a critical condition. The paramedic took over emergency medical treatment from the ships medical crew and the patient, secured into a stokes basket stretcher, was transferred onto the sea rescue craft and the EMS paramedic and NSRI medics continued with medical care onboard the sea rescue craft while the patient was brought to the NSRI Port Elizabeth sea rescue base and in the care of paramedics he was transported to hospital by EMS ambulance. Despite extensive efforts by hospital medical staff the patient passed away.
NIKITIS
On June 1, 2024, at noon, the Central Port Authority of Kavala was informed that the 'Nikitis' allided with the wharf, causing abrasions above the waterline on the starboard bow side of the ship, while performing a scheduled route from the port of Prinos in Thassos to the port of Kavala, with 30 passengers and two vehicles on board. No injuries were reported from the incident and no marine pollution was observed. The Port Authority of Kavala banned the ship from sailing until a certificate of seaworthiness was presented by the monitoring classification society.
CMA CGM RIVOLI
On May 15, 2024, the 'CMA CGMA Rivoli' rescued five Indonesian fishermen from Pangkalan Brandan, Langkat, who were stranded at sea after an unknown container ship collided with their fishing boat in the Malacca Strait at around 9 a.m. They were adrift at sea for more than 10 hours before being rescued. The fishing boat was anchored while fishing in the Malacca Strait. The fishermen immediately jumped into the water to save their lives. At 7 p.m. LT, the 'CMA CGM Rivoli', en route from Singapore to Dukirk, located four fishermen floating on a piece of wood from their destroyed fishing boat. The fifth fisherman was rescued at a different location by fishermen from Langkat. Bad weather with thick fog is believed to have caused the collision between the fishing boat and the vessel. The visibility was less than five meters, which made it difficult for the fishermen to spot the approaching vessel, which had failed to sound the horn. On the evening of May 17, the four fishermenaboard the 'CMA CGM Rivoli' were trnsferred onto the 'Pekar' of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency(APMM) Pekar boat. One of them had a broken arm with other injuries and was rushed to Malaysian Hospital. Subsequently, the Indonesian Consulate General Protection Team from Penang came to Perak to facilitate the fishermen. After recovery, on May 27, the four fishermen departed from Penang for their homeland, Pangkalan Brandan, Langkat, with the assistance of the Indonesian Consulate General Protection Team. Before flying from the Kuala Namu Airport to their home, the fishermen were invited to the Wisma Indonesia Penang, a foreign consulate in George Town, Malaysia.
Libreville
22 and 36 nautical miles Northwest of Libreville the latest acts of piracy occurred in positions 00° 30.50’N 009°06.21’E and 00° 55.24N 009° 08 09E and involved two fishing trawlers named 'amerger II' and 'Amerger VIIÄ – the first taking place 20 nautical miles off Libreville and the second 36 n.miles off Libreville. Both incidents involved a single speedboat described as a skiff powered by three engines and having 13 pirates on board. The pirates were reported as being English-speakers which gives rise to suspicions of them being of Nigerian origin, despite this being some distance from Nigeria. The boarding of each trawler resulted in three of the crew from each vessel being kidnapped. The nationalities of those kidnapped are reported as three Indonesian, two Senegalese, and one South Korean.
Durban
On May 3, 2020, at 10.15 a.m. the NSRI Durban launched the sea rescue craft 'Alick Rennie' to transport a ShipsMed doctor to a bulk carrier at the outer anchorage off-shore of the Port of Durban. The Port Health Authorities had arranged for the doctor to take sample swabs from a crewman onboard the ship, which is due to enter Port, for Covid-19 laboratory testing prior to the ship being granted permission to enter Port. Observing all Covid-19 Department of Health and Port Health Authority safety regulations and protocols on arrival at the ship the doctor was transferred onto the ship and sample swabs were collected from the crewman. The doctor returned to the sea rescue craft accompanied by the samples that he had collected and he was brought into Durban Port without incident. Port Health Authorities evaluated the samples to determine safe passage for the ship to enter Port. The operation completed at 11.40 a.m.
NORTH STAR
The 'Tacoma' was sidelined in Tacoma on May 24, 2024, due to mechanical issues which requiered repairs. The ship missed its scheduled May 28 call because of the problem. It is expected to miss June 4 too and then return on June 11. The TOTE Maritime Alaska worked with other shipping companies to find alternative means to get the 'North Star' freight to Alaska, such as by truck and barge. TOTE worked with Matson, the port’s other key cargo shipper, to move some of the freight. It was also filling extra space on the m/v 'Midnight Sun', which is still calling on Alaska. Priority was given to critical items such as perishable groceries, including produce and milk.
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Port Elizabeth
On April 30, 2020, at 11.15 a.m. the NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were alerted by TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) requesting assistance to evacuate a Filipino crew member of a bunkering tanker at anchorage off-shore of the Port of Port Elizabeth. The man required transportation to a dentist as soon as possible and considering the Covid-19 lockdown the Port Health Authorities advised the tasking of NSRI to carry out the operation, taking into consideration that NSRI are well prepared for all Covid-19 Department of Health protocols, regulations and precautions. At 1 p.m. the sea rescue craft 'JLT Rescuer' was launched and rendezvoused with the tanker thre miles off Port Elizabeth in calm seas. The patient was transferred onto the sea rescue craft and he was brought to shore and transported to a dentist appointment by the ships agent. At 3.30 p.m. the patient returned to the Port of Port Elizabeth and he boarded our sea rescue craft JLT Rescuer and we transported him back to the ship and returned to base without incident.
Grenaa
After the gas explosion aboard the Danish dredger vessel ‘Grete Fighter‘, 582 gt (IMO: 7944762), on April 23 in the port of Grenå,the Grenaa Shipyard has not yet received a report from the Labor Inspectorate on the cause of the accident which was thought to be be due to gas emissions or diesel fumes. However, the yard has already chosen to tighten security in several areas. On April 28, a joint meeting was held where staff and management discussed what they could do to be 100 percent sure the accident cannot recur. It was decided to buy a lot of technical equipment to prevent such an explosion in the future, and some new procedures for this type of work will be intrduced. The two survivors of the accident were in critical condition.