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The US Coast Guard interdicted and detained 12 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing and seized approximately 1,400 pounds of fish in federal waters off southern Texas, on April 21, 2025. The Coast Guard Cutters 'Alert' and 'Jacob Poroo' along with the Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, and the Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, in coordination with Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi Command Center watch standers, detected and interdicted a total of 12 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line (MBL) in the Gulf of Mexico. After interdicting three lanchas, Coast Guard crews took the fishermen into custody, brought them ashore, and transferred them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for processing. Coast Guard personnel also seized approximately 550 pounds of red snapper, 850 pounds of shark, along with fishing gear and equipment found on board the vessels. The lanchas were seized/towed back Station South Padre Island. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4162139/coast-guard-detains-12-mexican-fishermen-seizes-1400-pounds-of-illegally-caught/

A man has been charged with serious threats after an "alarm clock bomb" was deposited on the 'Ryfylke'. The police do not yet want to go into what he has explained in questioning. The man was arrested on April 21. He was first questioned as a witness on FApril 18. - The bomb squad's investigations showed that the object was not dangerous, but an alarm clock. There is still reason to believe that it may have been placed on the ferry with the aim of creating fear. A passenger had discovered the bomb-like object in the toilet, the ferry was evacuated in Nedstrand in Rogaland. Neighbours in the area were also evacuated. The suspect has confessed and admitted that he did this. He felt guilty and turned himself in to the police. It was about getting attention, but he regretted it,

The US Coast Guard interdicted and detained 12 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing and seized approximately 1,400 pounds of fish in federal waters off southern Texas, on April 21, 2025. The Coast Guard Cutters 'Alert' and 'Jacob Poroo' along with the Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, and the Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, in coordination with Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi Command Center watch standers, detected and interdicted a total of 12 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line (MBL) in the Gulf of Mexico. After interdicting three lanchas, Coast Guard crews took the fishermen into custody, brought them ashore, and transferred them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for processing. Coast Guard personnel also seized approximately 550 pounds of red snapper, 850 pounds of shark, along with fishing gear and equipment found on board the vessels. The lanchas were seized/towed back Station South Padre Island. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4162139/coast-guard-detains-12-mexican-fishermen-seizes-1400-pounds-of-illegally-caught/

On April 17, 2025, the 'Killu', which had berthed in the port of Stralsund en route from Erith the previous day, was subjected to an inspection by officers of the Stralsund Water Police Inspectorate, during which the provisions of the annexes to the MARPOL Convention were also reviewed. The officers discovered that entries for manual pumping operations totaling 2.2 m³ of sludge had not been recorded in the oil logbook. For this reason, an administrative offense report was filed. The responsible Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency ordered a security deposit of approximately €1,160. The officers also identified a violation of the obligation to retain ballast water logbooks. This administrative offense was also punished with a warning fine against the person responsible. The ship remained stationary in port as of April 23.

On April 10, 2025, the 'Multratug 17' was detained in Valletta with nine deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Endorsement by flagstate Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Tonnage certificate Not properly filled 3) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate Entries missing 4) Certificate & Doc - Ballast Water Management Certificate Missing 5) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety Radio (incl exem)' Invalid 6) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Missing 7) Pollution Prevention - AFS Supporting documentation Missing 8)) Emergency systems - Fire pumps and its pipes Insufficient pressure The tug was released again on April 21 and left the port en route to Tripoli via Marsaxlokk with an ETA as of April 24. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591