The name of 'James Joyce' is to be given to the 'Oscar Wilde', while Irish Ferries recently acquired the 'Spirit of Britain', formerly on P&O’s Dover-Calais link, to take on the same name after the famous Dublin born writer. The 'James Joyce' will continue operating out of Dublin to Wales and France, while in its new guise as 'Oscar Wilde', the ferry will return to the Strait of Dover, competing with its previous owner and DFDS.
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OYAPOCK
On the night of June 6, 2024, a migrant boat in difficulty located off the coast of Dunkirk was reported to the CROSS Gris Nez. The 'VCSM Oyapock' reported that the migrant boat was stopped in front of the beach, near the port of Dunkirk. Once nearby, a person on board the boat requested assistance as the engine was still broken. The 'VCSM Oyapock' picked up 25 people, before the engine was restarted. The other people on board the migrant boat refused the assistance offered. On the morning of June 7, 2024, a migrant boat was in difficulty off the coast of Gravelines and was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. The 'VCSM Oyapock' had indicated that the migrant boat was in difficulty, off the coast of Gravelines. Once nearby, 14 people requested assistance. The 'VCSM Oyapock' rescued them before the boat resumed its journey with 55 people still on board. The other people on board the migrant boat refused the assistance offered. The 'VCSM Oyapock' then headed towards Dunkirk to drop off the 14 shipwrecked people. At the same time, the CROSS Gris Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to monitor the evolution of the situation on board the boat still underway. At the end of the day, the 55 people asked to be rescued while they were in the middle of the traffic separation system in Pas de Calais. The tug rescued the 55 people and dropped them off at the dock at the port of Boulogne at the start of the night.
CLYDE S VANENKEVORT
The 'Clyde S. VanEnkevort' spilled an estimated 373 gallons of red dye diesel into the Lake Superior near the Northshore Mining Co. pellet plant in Silver Bay on May 29, 2024. The spill was contained to a small area that same day and cleanup was complete by June 4 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The investigation found the fuel release occurred during an internal tank transfer within the tug portion of the integrated tug and barge. Initial investigations found no signs of stressed vegetation or wildlife either. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency continued to closely monitor impacts to environment, wildlife, and marine life. The cleanup required vacuum trucks, containment booms, absorbent pads and skimmers, among other equipment. The work included safely separating the two vessels as well as containment, recovery, and cleanup of the spilled fuel. The tug and barge has since returned to service.
ABEILLE NORMANDIE
On the morning of June 7, 2024, a migrant boat was in difficulty off the coast of Gravelines and was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez. The 'VCSM Oyapock' had indicated that the migrant boat was in difficulty, off the coast of Gravelines. Once nearby, 14 people requested assistance. The 'VCSM Oyapock' of the gendarmerie rescued them before the boat resumed its journey with 55 people still on board. The other people on board the migrant boat refused the assistance offered. The 'VCSM Oyapock' then headed towards Dunkirk to drop off the 14 shipwrecked people. At the same time, the CROSS Gris Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to monitor the evolution of the situation on board the boat still underway. At the end of the day, the 55 people asked to be rescued while they were in the middle of the traffic separation system in Pas de Calais. The tug rescued the 55 people and dropped them off at the dock at the port of Boulogne at the start of the night.
KM.DANDELION
On June 5, 2024, at 7.30 p.m. WIT the KM 'Dandelion'' allided with the Kroing Pier, East Babar District in the Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku. The incident occurred when KM Dandelion was sailing from Tepa Pier to Kroing. The impat caused the pier pillar to crack and the pier body to shift slightly. Te KM 'Dandelion', which replaces the KM 'Sabuk Nusantara 60', operates the rute Moa, Luang, Tepa, Kroing, Marsela, Dawelor (MBD Regency) and the Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands Regency routes. Report with photo: https://voi.id/berita/387629/km-dandelion-tabrak-dermaga-kroing-maluku-barat-daya#google_vignette