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The Belgian Navy announced on Aug 13, 2025, that it was monitoring the activity of the Russian research vessel 'Admiral Vladimirskiy' (IMO: 4616431) in the North Sea due to suspicions that it may be mapping critical European infrastructure. The "Pollux" has been deployed to the "Admiral Vladimirsky", which located in the exclusive economic zone of Belgium.

The "Loyal" was detained on Aug 14, 2025, in Szczecin with 16 deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Civil liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Cert Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Civil liability for Oil Pollution Damage cert Missing 3) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 18 and left the port en route to the Jose Terminal in Venezuela with an ETA as of Sep 5. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Aug 8, 2025, the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency and the Civil Guard intercepted the 'Sky White', with the collaboration of Morocco, about 900 nautical miles west of the Canary Islands. The vessel was carrying around 3,000 kilos of cocaine, divided into 80 bales of different sizes. The operation benefited from an international collaboration between the police services of Morocco, France, the USA, the United Kingdom, and Portugal, as well as the Intelligence Center on Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO) and the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre – Narcotics (MAOC-N). Since the summer of 2024, the vessel had been suspected of being used for large-scale international drug trafficking, The five crew members were arrested .The operation was carried out as part of a case investigated by the Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (DNRED), in collaboration with Moroccan authorities, into the criminal group operating with the vessel.The case was linked to the investigation conducted in Spain by the Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard, which was investigating the “Sky White” as a supply vessel responsible for delivering narcotics to other, smaller vessels in areas near the Canary Islands or the Iberian Peninsula. The investigation was supported by the police services of the United Kingdom (NCA), the USA (DEA), and Portugal (Polícia Judiciária), coordinated by CITCO and the Atlantic Drug Trafficking Analysis Centre. With the support of the Spanish Armed Forces, a boarding operation was set up on the vessel in international waters west of the Canary Islands. The operation was carried out from a navy vessel by members of the Civil Guard’s Special Intervention Unit. About 3,000 kilos of cocaine were discovered, hidden inside the ship's structure. The vessel was in a deplorable condition for navigation, with serious safety deficiencies that posed a major risk to the crew, made up of four people from Bangladesh and one from Venezuela. The operation concluded with the arrival of the Navy vessel in Tenerife to unload the drugs and place the arrested in pretrial detention. Reports with photos: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/shipping/trois-tonnes-de-cocaine-saisies-sur-un-remorqueur-africain-au-large-de-lespagne-065f9028-785e-11f0-86b5-962552fd955f https://elpais.com/espana/2025-08-13/interceptado-con-3-toneladas-de-cocaina-un-barco-fantasma-que-surtia-a-las-narcolanchas-en-alta-mar.html https://www.elblogoferoz.com/2025/08/13/sucesos-interceptado-al-oeste-de-canarias-un-remolcador-con-tres-toneladas-de-cocaina/

The "Boreas LPG" was detained on Aug 8, 2025, in Midia with 14 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Minimum safe manning doc Invalid 2) Certificate & Doc - Civil liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Cert. Missing 3) Certificate & Doc - Liability for the removal of wrecks certificate Missing 4) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Missing 5) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 6) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 18 and left the port enroute to Izmail with an ETA as of Aug 19. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The "Volgodon 79" was detained on Aug 10, 2025, in Constanta with 27 deficiencies, 14 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Ventilation' Missing 2) Safety of navigation - Compass correction log Missing 3) Safety of navigation - Charts Not updated 4) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 5) Safety of navigation - Navigation bridge visibility Not as required 6) Water/Weather - Covers (Hatchway,- portable-, tarpaulin etc) Corroded 7) Water/Weather - Doors Damaged 8)) Labour conditions - Heating, air conditioning and ventilation Inoperative 9) Structural conditions - Bulkheads, cracking Not as required 10) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors corrosion Corroded 11) Structural conditions - Stability/strength/loading information Missing 12) Radio communications - Radio log (diary) Not as required 13) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 14) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 15 and proceeded to the shipyard area in Tuzla, where it dropped anchor on Aug 17 and remained stationary as of Aug 20. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591