China has provided a berth for the 'Angara', which is under US sanctions and transports weapons, in Zhoushan. The British Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) claimed that the Angara has been anchored in the port of Zhoushan in China's Zhejiang province since Feb 2024. According to the British think tank, since August last year, the vessel has transported thousands of containers to Russian ports, which allegedly contained weapons from North Korea. The presence of a Russian vessel under sanctions in a Chinese port was further evidence that China is helping Russia wage war, despite repeated warnings from the USA that such assistance is unacceptable. It is expected that China's support for Russian aggression will be the main topic of discussion during Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to Beijing. The United States has warned allies of China's expanding support for Russia, including the provision of geospatial intelligence. Allegedly, China has provided Russia with satellite imagery, microelectronics, machine tools for manufacturing tank components, optics and rocket fuel, and expanded cooperation in the space sector. Report with photo: https://mind.ua/en/news/20272812-china-allows-russian-arms-ship-to-use-its-berth
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T-MARE
As the Ukraine attempts to restore operations in the Black Sea, the container ship 'Pros Hope' (IMO: 9319557) was welcomed in Chornomorsk on April 21, 2ß24, after a two-year gap since the Russian war started on Feb 24, 2022. The ship sailed again on April 25 en route to Constanta. This call followed the arrival of a feeder vessel at the beginning of April, which marked a significant success in the restoration efforts in the Black Sea. At the beginning of the month, a Turkish freight forwarder initiated a container service connecting the port through a feeder operation using the 'T Mare', which called at Chornomorsk on April 4 en route to Constanta. Another ship, the 'T Moon', was added to the feeder operations between Romania and Turkey, another success in the restoration efforts being made towards Black Sea maritime operations.
COLOR HYBRID
On April 25, 2024, at 11:45 a.m. the 'Color Hybrid' had to turn around on the first sailing of the day between Sandefjord and Strømstad. Two passengers needed medical assistance. 20 minutes after the ferry set off on the day's first trip to Strømstad, the ship was back in Sandefjord. Two ambulances attended at the port, once the ship had docked. The incident led to some delays, but the company Color Line hoped that the afternoon departures could go as scheduled. Report with photo: https://www.sb.no/hybriden-matte-avbryte-seilas-returnerte-til-sandefjord/s/5-73-1828718
PROS HOPE
As the Ukraine attempts to restore operations in the Black Sea, the 'PRos Hope' was welcomed in Chornomorsk on April 21, 2ß24, after a two-year gap since the Russian war started on Feb 24, 2022. The ship sailed again on April 25 en route to Constanta. This call followed the arrival of a feeder vessel at the beginning of April, which marked a significant success in the restoration efforts in the Black Sea. At the beginning of the month, a Turkish freight forwarder initiated a container service connecting the port through a feeder operation using the feeder vessel 'T Mare' (IMO: 9007001), which touched Ukraine while en route to Romania. Another ship, the 'T Moon', was added to the feeder operations between Romania and Turkey, another success in the restoration efforts being made towards Black Sea maritime operations.
CG PELICAN
The 'Pelican' interdicted a lancha and seized 350 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas on April 25, 2024, in coordination with Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watch standers, and Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aircrews. The patrol boat located and stopped four Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line. After interdicting the lanchas, Coast Guard personnel seized 350 pounds of red snapper, along with fishing gear and highflyers on board the vessels. They detained the men, brought them ashore and transferred the detainees to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for further processing. The seized fish will be split and donated to the Harte Institute to support Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing research and Sea Turtle Inc. to help feed and rehabilitate turtles. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3694110/coast-guard-interdicts-lancha-crew-seizes-350-pounds-of-illegally-caught-fish-o/