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On March 3, 2025, the 'Wilson Brest' was detained in Karadeniz Ereğli with 18 deficiencies: 1) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Not as required 2) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 4) Emergency systems - Enclosed space entry and rescue drills Not as required 5) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 6) Emergency systems - Safe areas Unsafe 7) Living and working - Galley, handlingroom (Maintenance) Not as required 8)) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 9) Living and working - Obstruction/slipping etc Not as required 10) Living and working - Ventilation (Accommodation) Not as required 11) Living and working - Lighting (Working spaces) Not as required 12) Pollution Prevention - Other (Marpol Annex I) Other 13) Pollution Prevention - Other (Ballast Water) Other 14) Pollution Prevention - Marking and labelling Not as required 15) Safety of navigation - Signalling lamp Inoperative 16) Safety of navigation - Navigations records Not as required 17) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 18) Radio communication SART / AIS-SART Not as required The vessel sailed from Karadeniz Ereğli on March 6 at 6 a.m. UTC, next headed to Liverpool with an ETA as of March 20. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Danubia', actually used as an asylum ship, has docked in Krimpen upon the IJssel, but the residents found that the ship, which was recently used by the fire brigade for a major exercise, was particularly dirty. Since 2022, refugees have been accommodated in the Sliksloothaven on the asylum ship 'Allemania'. The vessel was supposed to remain there until the end of 2026, but was due for major maintenance, and on Feb 28, 2025, the successor 'Danubia', qhich is eqipped with 77 cabins, docked in Krimpen. It has not been used for two years, and there were complaints that dirt and rust were everywhere. According to the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA), the ship was used in Utrecht to accommodate Ukrainians. However, as far as the municipality of Utrecht was concerned, this was only an emergency measure, as the ship was not only very expensive, but also impractical, being the only reception location where refugees cannot cook for themselves, while self-reliance is important’, the board wrote earlier in a letter to the council. It was investigated whether the ship could fulfil another function in Utrecht, but this was not found. However, the Utrecht fire brigade did use the ship for a major exercise last month. The COA was working to make the ship beautiful again. The intention is for the 'Danubia' to remain in Krimpen, the 'Allemania' will not return.

On Feb 28, 2025, the 'Captain Yusif' was detained in Çanakkale with 23 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboat inventory Missing 2) Structural conditions - Electrical installation in general Damaged 3) Fire safety - Fire doors /openings in fire resisting divisions Malfunctioning 4) Fire safety - Maintenance of fire protection systems Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary engine Not as required 6) Safety of navigation - Gyro compass Inoperative 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 4 and left the port en route to Bartin with an ETA as of March 6. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 3, 2025, the 'Oris Jul' was detained in Antalya with seven deficiencies, two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances Not as required 2) Pollution Prevention - Oil filtering equipment Inoperative The vessel was released again on March and left the port en route to Sulina with an ETA as of March 9. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Audaz' has observed the Russian frigate 'Admiral Golovko' on its way through the western Mediterranean. The naval ship tracked the frigate in international waters near Mallorca until Feb 28, 2025. The frigate has considerable armament. On board are a modern air defense system, anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles and 16 medium-range anti-ship missiles. The ship set sail for the first time in 2022, and one year later it was officially commissioned in the presence of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin. Reports with photos: https://www.mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/lokales/2025/03/05/133981/vor-mallorca-wieder-russisches-kriegsschiff-gesichtet.html