On May 26, 2024, at around 11 p.m. the "Sei Mei Maru" ran aground with four crew members on board west of Nakajima, a remote island in the Kudako Channel belonging to Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. The ship had left Ube Port in the Yamaguchi Prefecture at around 4 p.m. with a cargo of 1,530 tons of limestone en route to Kakogawa Port in the Hyogo Prefecture. The cause of the accident was unknown at this time, and the Matsuyama Coast Guard launched an investigation. Report with photo: https://crane1000.com/cargo-ship-seimei-maru-grounding-accident-west-of-nakajima-in-kudako-suido/
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MSC MICHELA
Houthi rebels on May 27, 2024, claimed attacks onto the tanker 'Largo Desert' in the Indian Ocean and the “MSC Michela” and referred to an attack in the Red Sea against the tanker “Minerva Lisa”. A spokesman did not give details of the results or the weapons used. The 'Largo Desert' was en route from Durban to Beira, and the 'Minerva Lisa' was located in the Red Sea earlier in the day. The 'MSC Michela' was en route from Valencia to Suape.
Ulsteinvik
On June 8, 2021, the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION (IMO 9880685) was docked out at the Norwegian Ulstein shipyard. Full article + photo gallery: https://www.cruisedeck.de/national-geographic-resolution-ausgedockt/
Brake
on 01.05.21 J.Müller celebrate the 200th anniversary of the company German report: https://jmueller.jp-labs.de/jubilaeum/
IGOR FARKHUTDINOV
on May 27, 2024, the “Igor Farkhutdinov” with 125 people on board en route from Yizhni-Kurilsk, while following the Korsakov route, lost speed due to a technical malfunction and smoke development. The vessel was towed to the Nevelsk seaport. The last reported pos. was 45° 21.39' N 147° 09.90' E.
LARGO DESERT
Houthi rebels on May 27, 2024, claimed attacks onto the 'Largo Desert' in the Indian Ocean and the container ship “MSC Michela” and referred to an attack in the Red Sea against the tanker “Minerva Lisa”. A spokesman did not give details of the results or the weapons used. The 'Largo Desert' was en route from Durban to Beira, and the 'Minerva Lisa' was located in the Red Sea earlier in the day. The 'MSC Michela' was en route from Valencia to Suape.
Ashdod
The Israel-Palestine conflict has crept into the maritime sector. The two Israeli ports Ashdod and Ashkelon had to be closed after rocket attacks on port infrastructure as well as other port complexes in the region. Vital Israeli port infrastructures in the Ashdod and Ashkelon area were hit in spite of the air defense system iron dome. The port of Ashdod siffered widespread damage. The cargo ships 'Mona' (IMO: 9101534) and 'Ahmet Onel' (IMO: 8420361), were nearly hit by rockets. In a separate incident, the military wing of Hamas - the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade - has declared that they have bombed an Israeli Gas Platform off Gaza, which has been continuing to burn ever since.
Lüneburg
- there is an access control system for the port: registration at www.hafen-lueneburg.de - special services: drinking water, shore power, acceptance of domestic sewage, acceptance of washing water on request
MINERVA LISA
Houthi rebels on May 27, 2024, claimed attacks onto the 'Largo Desert' in the Indian Ocean and the container ship “MSC Michela” and referred to an attack in the Red Sea against the “Minerva Lisa”. A spokesman did not give details of the results or the weapons used. The 'Largo Desert' was en route from Durban to Beira, and the 'Minerva Lisa' was located in the Red Sea earlier in the day. The 'MSC Michela' was en route from Valencia to Suape.
FRENCH WARSHIP
The crew of the “Ventôse” boarded a Venezuelan fishing vessel 820 miles northeast of Martinique on May 27, 2024. 81 bales with 2,4 tons of cocaine were discovered on board. The operation was carried out on the basis of information transmitted by the General Directorate of Customs in association with the anti-narcotics office Ofast. After a relocation phase by its on-board Panther helicopter, the crew proceeded to board the ship. The crew members and the cargo were returned to the Venezuelan authorities at sea. This seventh seizure of the year 2024 brings the FAA's toll to more than 12 tons of narcotics. At the beginning of May, the 'Ventôse' and the Antilles-Guyane patrol boat 'La Résolue' intercepted two ships carrying dozens of bales of cocaine. Traffic on the rise
Thyboron
On May 6, 2021, at 10 a.m. a trawler newbuilding caught fire in Thyborøn. The 'L 120-Linette' was ablaze at the shipyard quay. The fire brigade, police and the lifeboat 'Martha Lerche' of the DSRS were on site. Bundles of flames shot out of the ship, and there was heavy smoke development. The fire had started in the cargo hold when insulation material went alight. Not until May 7 at 2 a.m. the emergency services managed to extinguish the flames on the vessel. The temperatures inside the ship were extremely high. The construction of the trawler began in 2020. Alfred Fisker Hansen and Tommy Svart had ordered the trawler in Vestværft design. The hull was built in Poland and then towed to Thyborøn where it was completed at the Thyborøn Skibs & Motor. The completion in June should now be obsolete. The predecessor ship of the same name is to go to Sweden. The new building is 28.6 meters long and 8.7 meters wide with a planned crew of eight with one trainee. Report with photo and video: https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/lemvig/skib-i-flammer-paa-havnen-i-thyboroen-politiet-opfordrer-til-at-lukke-vinduer-og-doere
Beirut
The French container giant CMA CGM is working on a plan to rebuild the port of Beirut within three years. Political stalemate in Lebanon has meant that no decisions have been made after the huge explosion that killed 200 in 2020. CMA CGM first presented the plan to the Lebanese authorities in September, which includes the reconstruction of damaged quay facilities and warehouses, along with a port expansion and digitization. The total price was estimated to be between 400 and 600 million. dollar. Another offer was announced on April 9, 2021. German companies presented a multi-billion dollar plan to rebuild the port and surrounding districts, which was also devastated by the violent explosion.