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The unloaded 'MS Melenia' has been anchored in pos. 12° 23' N 070° 13' Wm about 20 kilometers off the coast of Aruba since the end of 2024, while waiting to enter the port. The situation on board has since developed so dire, that the Coastguard of the Caribbean Netherlands has come to the rescue. On March 2, 2025, the Coast Guard received a via mail declaring an emergency from the ship andtook immediate action to help the crew with water and food as humanitarian aid. In cooperation with the Crisis Management Office (CMO) and the Red Cross, an emergency supply of 212 kg of food and water was organized and delivered to the crew of the tanker with a Coast Guard helicopter. After this, there was a meeting with the Crisis Team and Crisis Management Office (CMO), to assess the situation and coordinate the next steps. Within 48 hours after the emergency call, it was clear that the owner of the 'MS Melenia' is known and instructed Venezuela to take charge of the supply of the ship. Because thetanker is outside Aruba's territorial waters and also outside the Search and Rescue (SAR) area of ​​Aruba, local authorities have ended the direct involvement in the case of the ship. The Government of Aruba is following the situation closely and is in contact with international partners for further coordination if necessary.

The "Kareem R" was detained on March 6, 2025, in Iskenderun with 14 deficiencies, three of which being seriously an grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 2) Fire safety - Remote Means of control (Machinery spaces) Not as required 3) Radio communications - MR Radio Installation Not as required The vessel was released again on March 7 and left the port en route to Damietta with an ETA as of March 10. The last detention was on Jan 25, 2024, in Ambarli with 24 deficiencies for eight days.

The "Maya S" was detained on March 4, 2025 in Aliaga with 15 deficiencies, one of which being regarded as serious and a ground for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire pumps and its pipes Not as required The vessel was released again on March 7 and left the port en route to Braila with an ETA as of March 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 6, 2025, the 'Valiant' offloaded nearly six tonnes of cocaine onto a pier at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The $140 million haul will be destroyed. The seizures resulted from six interdictions in the Caribbean in February, carried out by Coast Guard units with assistance from Dutch and Canadian partners. The first and biggest occurred on Feb 2 off the coast of Venezuela, when a Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard aircrew spotted a smuggling boat and vectored in the Netherlands Royal Navy patrol ship HNLMS 'Groningen' to intercept, which had embarked a U.S. Coast Guard boarding team. It chased down the boat and captured 6,200 pounds of cocaine, plus five smugglers.On Feb 14, the 'Groningen' hunted down another suspicious vessel off Venezuela and recovered about 570 pounds of cocaine from the water, while the suspects escaped. On March 4, the 'Groningen 'seized another 550 pounds and caught two smugglers northwest of Aruba, after firing warning shots to compel the suspects to stop. The Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS 'Harry DeWolf' contributed 1,650 pounds from a seizure north of Cabo De La Vela, Colombia, drawing on the skills of an embarked U.S. Coast Guard boarding team. The CG 'Joseph Doyle' seized another 2,200 pounds from a speed boat off the U.S. Virgin Islands on Feb 2, and the 'Valiant' captured a speed boat with 1,300 pounds off the Dominican Republic on Feb 17. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4111557/coast-guard-offloads-over-141-million-in-illicit-drugs-interdicted-in-caribbean/

The "Sidra Halima" was detained on March March 6, 2025, in Ambarl with 14 deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Launching arrangements for rescue boats Inoperative 3) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained The vessel was released again on March 6 and left the port en route to Novorossiysk with an ETA as of March 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591