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Lewis Carr, the 2nd officer in charge of the 'Commodore Goodwill' was "shell-shocked" and "numb" after the collision with the fishing vessel 'L'Ecume II', the court has heard. He denied three counts of gross negligence manslaughter over the deaths of the skipper Michael Michieli and the crew members Larry Simyunn and Jervis Baligat. He is being tried alongside ex-Condor crew member Artur Sevash-Zade on the same charges. The court had previously heard that Mr Michieli would always have his fishing lights on as a matter of protection from larger boats. Carr told the jury he "didn't see any fishing lights" on L'Ecume II when using his sight and binoculars 20 minutes before the collision took place. e said he could see the ship's side lights, single mass headlight and some deck lights, and that the vessel was proceeding normally on its route. Between 05:15 a.m. GMT and 05:24 a.m. there was a small, slight echo of the 'L'Ecume II' on his radar. When he located the 'L'Ecume II' on the AIS he recognised it as a fishing boat by name, but "it didn't have fishing lights on". Carr told the jury that he expected the fishing vessel to take action and pass by the 'Commodore Goodwill' in accordance with maritime regulations. He maintained the course and speed of the Condor vessel until a minute before the collision. He altered to starboard side, and then the 'L'Ecume II' turned to port, which he did not expect and was against any collision regulations: "At that point, I was shocked at what I was seeing and sounded the horn to try and alert L'Ecume. With hindsight, it is late. But at the stage I didn't think L'Ecume would alter course to port which made the collision unavoidable." The prosecution had said that Carr had delayed calling the captain and coastguard about the collision by four minutes. Carr said he "couldn't think clearly at all" and that he was "kind of felt frozen. The first few minutes, the main priority was trying to get a visual of L'Ecume, then stabilise the vessel. At that point, the main focus was trying to get a visual of L'Ecume to see if she was down in the water or where exactly she was." Carr told the court that he ran out to the bridge wing to try and get a visual and, once the captain was onboard, he spent about 15 minutes using the search light to try and locate L'Ecume II before being sent to the captain's cabin after agreeing he was "in a state of shock". After being visited by the other 2d officer in his cabin, Carr said: "I don't think I was in the room. I wasn't responsive, I was still in a state of shock." Answering questions from defence lawyers, Carr told the jury that, after starting his shift at 01:00 a.m., he had been on the deck about five to 10 minutes beforehand to familiarise himself with what was going on before his handover with the other second officer. He proceeded towards Guernsey from Portsmouth and then handed back over to the captain of the ship to lead the vessel into the harbour at 02:40 a.m. As part of his role, Mr Carr would then leave the deck to assist with leaving the harbour from the afterdeck, located at the back of the ferry, acting as an extra pair of eyes to make sure the Goodwill cleared harbour safely. The 30-year-old said he then arrived back on the bridge at 04:52 a.m. and had been there for less than a minute before handover with the captain began. Asked by the defence if he felt pressured to take control of the deck from the captain, Mr Carr said it was "part of the job and obviously you wouldn't say to the captain: 'I don't want to take the conn'". Carr said the hours before had been "exhausting" and that officers were "ready for a change" and to work "more bearable" shift times. When asked if he was tired on the day of the collision, Mr Carr said he was not but "at the time, you just get on with your job". The trial was continued.

On Sep 15, 2025, the Tax Agency, through the Customs service, has immobilized the cargo from the 'Trans Tind' in Cartagena to verify its agricultural use- The Government Delegate assured that the cargo was destined for fertilizers, but samples were being analyzed to rule out other uses and verify that the chemical compounds transported will be used solely for fertilizer production. The ship had arrived with more than 4,500 tons of phosphoric acid, a product used in the agri-food industry and in the manufacture of fertilizers. The operation has sparked controversy following complaints from Free Palestine in the Region of Murcia, the BDS Murcia movement, and Podemos, which link the shipment to companies controlled by the Israeli government and accused it of "complicity with genocide" in Gaza due to the extraction of minerals in occupied territories. The Government in the Region of Murcia confirmed on Sep 16 that the shipment was related to fertilizers for agricultural use and was therefore not part of the products subject to the embargo announced by Spain. However, the Customs has decided to immobilize the merchandise to ensure that its final destination is exclusively for the manufacture of fertilizers. The 'Trans Tind' had sailed from Ashdod on Sep 8 and arrived in Cartagena on Sep 14.

A video recorded by the camera of the 'Right Whale' captured the moment of the collsion with the 'Tafra 3'. The bow of the Lithuanian-owned, Russian-captained pelagic trawler hit fishing vessel while it was hauling its gear, dragging it for nearly two minutes. The rapidity of the incident gives the impression that it was underway with 1ß-12 knots, not trawling. Several members of the factory ship's crew can be seen emerging onto the deck one by one, presumably alerted by the roar of the impact, which opened a huge gap in the starboard side of the 'Tafra 3', the rigging slats of which can be seen on the stern, which would have limited the Mauritanian trawler's maneuverability. At least two crew members who were stationed there, performing the gear-harnessing maneuver, struggled to escape and were climbing into the nets, trying to seek refuge. the sailors were barely able to put on their life jackets. The three life rafts that floated in the practically calm Mauritanian waters did so thanks to hydrostatic bailing, which is activated under pressure, when the vessel has disappeared beneath the sea. The impact, according to the video, occurred at 8:04:05 p.m., and the ships seperated again at 8:06:15 p.m. The 'Tafra 3', whose Galician partner is Genaro Martínez, from the Vigo-based company Baipesca, sunk stern first 15 minutes later. Although the causes of the accident were still to be determined by the Mauritanian authorities, the Russian captain of the 'Right Whale' was arrested after giving a statement to the police. The skipper of the 'Tafra 3', Javier Gestido, a resident of Ardán (Marín), returned to the hotel where the survivors were staying, after giving his version of events. Under the guidance of consular services, the shipowners were preparing the repatriation of the crew. One of the two skippers was scheduled to fly to the Canary Islands today to head to Galicia. The other will remain in the African country for a few more days. The 'Right Whale' is a Soviet-designed factory ship of the Pulkovsky Meridian-class with the capacity to process between 120 and 150 tons of pelagic species daily on board. The 'Right Whale', once named 'Pyotr Shafranov' or 'Coral' has been registered under various flags of convenience, such as Georgia, Comoros, Cameroon, and Gambia. Report with video: https://www.diariodeibiza.es/sociedad/2025/09/16/tafra-3-tuvo-tiempo-desplegar-121615266.html

Five German school children sustained minor injuries in the collision between the 'Storebaelt' and the dredger 'Prins 3' (IMO: 7018501), en route from Eemshaven with three crew members on board, near the Pollendam, a dam of approximately three kilometers length northwest of Harlingen.on Sep 14, 2025, at 9.30 p.m., amid stormy weather conditions with bad visibility. 26 school children and five supervisors from Potsdam were on board the sailing vessel. The KNRM responded with two lifeboats. Ten children were taken to the KNRM boathouse in Harlingen, where they were checked by paramedics. A few were shocked, and some had bumps on their heads. The cause of the collision was not yet known. The bowsprit of the 'Storebaelt' was broken. The damaged sailing ship was towed to the port of Harlingen by the 'Hurricane' of the Noordgat shipping company, which also brought the uninjured children ashore. The municipality provided accommodation in a hotel. The class trip was canceled, and all students and teachers returned home, The Brandenburg Ministry of Education excused the students from classes for two days to recover. The dredger was able to reach the port of Harlingen under its own power despite some bow damage. Reports with photos: https://nos.nl/artikel/2582498-vijf-kinderen-lichtgewond-bij-aanvaring-met-vrachtschip-voor-de-kust-bij-harlingen https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/09/15/kinderen-gewond-door-aanvaring-vrachtschip-en-zeilcharter-storebaelt-op-waddenzee/ https://lc.nl/friesland/harlingen/aanvaring-op-wad-knrm-haalt-vijf-kinderen-van-boord-charterschip-47274534.html

On Sep 15, 2025, officers from the Brunsbüttel Water Police Station discovered a violation of the Ballast Water Convention during am inspectionof thje 'Baltic Eclipse' in Brunsbüttel-Ostermoor. The ship's ballast water treatment system was not functioning properly, and 95 cubic meters of ballast water, which had been removed from the vessel via a bypass, had been being discharged into the harbour waters. After consulting with the Lower Water Authority, the officers initiated administrative offense proceedings against the Chief Officer. The Itzehoe District Court also ordered the forfeiture of a security deposit of €26,253.50. The ship, which had arrived from Grenaa on Sep 13, remained stationary as of Sep 16.

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Due to a mechanical issue, the scheduled departure of the 'Ala'suinu' from Argentia to North Sydney was at risk to be delayed on the night of Sep 15, 2025. The ship finally left the port short before 10 p.m. UTC.

Lewis Carr, the 2nd officer in charge of the 'Commodore Goodwill' was "shell-shocked" and "numb" after the collision with the fishing vessel 'L'Ecume II', the court has heard. He denied three counts of gross negligence manslaughter over the deaths of the skipper Michael Michieli and the crew members Larry Simyunn and Jervis Baligat. He is being tried alongside ex-Condor crew member Artur Sevash-Zade on the same charges. The court had previously heard that Mr Michieli would always have his fishing lights on as a matter of protection from larger boats. Carr told the jury he "didn't see any fishing lights" on L'Ecume II when using his sight and binoculars 20 minutes before the collision took place. e said he could see the ship's side lights, single mass headlight and some deck lights, and that the vessel was proceeding normally on its route. Between 05:15 a.m. GMT and 05:24 a.m. there was a small, slight echo of the 'L'Ecume II' on his radar. When he located the 'L'Ecume II' on the AIS he recognised it as a fishing boat by name, but "it didn't have fishing lights on". Carr told the jury that he expected the fishing vessel to take action and pass by the 'Commodore Goodwill' in accordance with maritime regulations. He maintained the course and speed of the Condor vessel until a minute before the collision. He altered to starboard side, and then the 'L'Ecume II' turned to port, which he did not expect and was against any collision regulations: "At that point, I was shocked at what I was seeing and sounded the horn to try and alert L'Ecume. With hindsight, it is late. But at the stage I didn't think L'Ecume would alter course to port which made the collision unavoidable." The prosecution had said that Carr had delayed calling the captain and coastguard about the collision by four minutes. Carr said he "couldn't think clearly at all" and that he was "kind of felt frozen. The first few minutes, the main priority was trying to get a visual of L'Ecume, then stabilise the vessel. At that point, the main focus was trying to get a visual of L'Ecume to see if she was down in the water or where exactly she was." Carr told the court that he ran out to the bridge wing to try and get a visual and, once the captain was onboard, he spent about 15 minutes using the search light to try and locate L'Ecume II before being sent to the captain's cabin after agreeing he was "in a state of shock". After being visited by the other 2d officer in his cabin, Carr said: "I don't think I was in the room. I wasn't responsive, I was still in a state of shock." Answering questions from defence lawyers, Carr told the jury that, after starting his shift at 01:00 a.m., he had been on the deck about five to 10 minutes beforehand to familiarise himself with what was going on before his handover with the other second officer. He proceeded towards Guernsey from Portsmouth and then handed back over to the captain of the ship to lead the vessel into the harbour at 02:40 a.m. As part of his role, Mr Carr would then leave the deck to assist with leaving the harbour from the afterdeck, located at the back of the ferry, acting as an extra pair of eyes to make sure the Goodwill cleared harbour safely. The 30-year-old said he then arrived back on the bridge at 04:52 a.m. and had been there for less than a minute before handover with the captain began. Asked by the defence if he felt pressured to take control of the deck from the captain, Mr Carr said it was "part of the job and obviously you wouldn't say to the captain: 'I don't want to take the conn'". Carr said the hours before had been "exhausting" and that officers were "ready for a change" and to work "more bearable" shift times. When asked if he was tired on the day of the collision, Mr Carr said he was not but "at the time, you just get on with your job". The trial was continued.

The Environmental Prosecutor's Office has asked the Judiciary to revoke the sailing permit for the 'Mare Doricum' that caused an 11,000-barrel oil spill in Ventanilla. The Judiciary irregularly approved the sailing of the vessel in the midst of the investigations. The Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office (FEMA) warned that the recent judicial authorization allowing the Repsol vessel to sail to China was violating the continuity of the investigations into the worst ecological disaster on the Peruvian coast. The Public Prosecutor's Office requested that the action be revoked in a statement issued on Sep15, 2025. The PJ had lifted the seizure order against the vessel on Sepr 3, despite the fact that a nullity appeal filed by the Prosecutor's Office was pending review. On Sep 4, the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard (DICAPI) authorized the vessel's departure, ignoring the warning that the judicial process was not concluded. The tanker left Callao on Sep 5. The Prosecutor's Office also questioned the fact that the return of the vessel and its subsequent departure abroad occurred without the consent or finality of the resolution approving a "principle of opportunity," irregularly executed by the former prosecutor Ariel Tapia Gómez. For the prosecutor's office, this fact compromised the transparency and continuity of the investigations against the individuals and legal entities responsible for the disaster. In response to these irregularities, certified copies of the incident were sent to the oversight bodies of the Judiciary, DICAPI, and the National Port Authority, so that administrative, functional, and jurisdictional responsibilities could be determined. Likewise, the National Coordination of Environmental Prosecutors urged the competent authorities to act urgently to ensure that the investigations into the environmental pollution against Repsol were not interrupted.

The 'Azurit' in Båtsfjord may have been conducting intelligence, but has been taken over by the Norwegian state on Sep 12, and will be broken up. So far, there has been no reaction from Russia. The vessel had arrived in Båtsfjord in May l2024. The Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss said that the government has based its decision to take ownership of the fishing vessel on the national threat assessments. The shipping company owes money to several Norwegian creditors, which has made the vessel a legal tangle, both for the Norwegian authorities and the creditors. The government has used sections 2-5 of the Insurance Act to take control of "Azurit". Several ways to remove the vessel were discussed, including towing it to Russia or another Norwegian port. Also a purchase agreement with the Russian shipping company was considered, but these solutions have not been brought forward. The state through the Norwegian Coastal Administration now has full control over the vessel and can implement all necessary measures, based on the threat assessments that the PST and the security services have made. Steps have been taken to ensure that the vessel no longer poses a threat. - The Norwegian Coastal Administration has been tasked with removing the vessel from Båtsfjord as soon as possible. The exact date is not yet clear. The plan is to tow the vessel to a shipyard in Norway and break it up there. Report with photos: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/konfiskert-russisk-fiskefartoy-blir-spiker-1.17571623

Stormy weather conditions have forcied the "Aida Prima" to spend unplanned days in port in Hamburg. The first port of call on the Norway cruise has already been canceled. The ship had arrived in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Port on Sep 14 at 10 p.m. UTC. The Elbe River was closed to ships the size of the "Aida Prima" due to the weather conditions in Hamburg, so that the cruise ship was unable to leave the port of Hamburg for the time being. It has already been confirmed that Eidfjord, the first port of call on the planned route, will be canceled. If the "Aida Prima" can depart on time on Sep 16, it will head directly to Bergen, thus shortening the original schedule. The originally planned route was Hamburg – day at sea – Eidfjord – Bergen – Flam – Alesund – Geiranger – Nordfjordeid – Stavanger – day at sea – Hamburg. Due to the stormy weather in Northern Europe, further changes to the itinerary may be necessary.

A video recorded by the camera of the 'Right Whale' captured the moment of the collsion with the 'Tafra 3'. The bow of the Lithuanian-owned, Russian-captained pelagic trawler hit fishing vessel while it was hauling its gear, dragging it for nearly two minutes. The rapidity of the incident gives the impression that it was underway with 1ß-12 knots, not trawling. Several members of the factory ship's crew can be seen emerging onto the deck one by one, presumably alerted by the roar of the impact, which opened a huge gap in the starboard side of the 'Tafra 3', the rigging slats of which can be seen on the stern, which would have limited the Mauritanian trawler's maneuverability. At least two crew members who were stationed there, performing the gear-harnessing maneuver, struggled to escape and were climbing into the nets, trying to seek refuge. the sailors were barely able to put on their life jackets. The three life rafts that floated in the practically calm Mauritanian waters did so thanks to hydrostatic bailing, which is activated under pressure, when the vessel has disappeared beneath the sea. The impact, according to the video, occurred at 8:04:05 p.m., and the ships seperated again at 8:06:15 p.m. The 'Tafra 3', whose Galician partner is Genaro Martínez, from the Vigo-based company Baipesca, sunk stern first 15 minutes later. Although the causes of the accident were still to be determined by the Mauritanian authorities, the Russian captain of the 'Right Whale' was arrested after giving a statement to the police. The skipper of the 'Tafra 3', Javier Gestido, a resident of Ardán (Marín), returned to the hotel where the survivors were staying, after giving his version of events. Under the guidance of consular services, the shipowners were preparing the repatriation of the crew. One of the two skippers was scheduled to fly to the Canary Islands today to head to Galicia. The other will remain in the African country for a few more days. The 'Right Whale' is a Soviet-designed factory ship of the Pulkovsky Meridian-class with the capacity to process between 120 and 150 tons of pelagic species daily on board. The 'Right Whale', once named 'Pyotr Shafranov' or 'Coral' has been registered under various flags of convenience, such as Georgia, Comoros, Cameroon, and Gambia. Report with video: https://www.diariodeibiza.es/sociedad/2025/09/16/tafra-3-tuvo-tiempo-desplegar-121615266.html

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On the morning of Sep 16, the 'MMA Vision' (IMO: 9548627) has established a towing connection and began towing the 'Golden Mind' off the coast of Stewart Island back to the mainland. The tanker had encountered steering difficulties west of Rakiura on Sep 10. The plan was l to tow the vessel to Timaru, which was expected to be completed on Sep 19.

Bulgaria has arrested Igor Grechushkin, the Russian owner of the 'Rhosus', which was at centre of the Beirut port blast that killed 218 people on Aug 4 2020, Lebanese judicial officials said on Sep 15, 2025. Grechushkin, who also has Cypriot nationality, was arrested last week at the Vasil Levski Sofia airport after arriving on a flight from Cyprus. The arrest came nearly five years after a Lebanese investigative judge issued two arrest warrants through Interpol for him and the vessel's captain, Boris Prokoshev, also a Russian national. The judicial officials said papers were being prepared requesting the transfer of Grechushkin to Lebanon for questioning. If Grechushkin is not handed over, Lebanese investigators could travel to Bulgaria to question him there. Earlier this year, Lebanon elected President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and a Cabinet on a reformist platform who pledged to complete a probe. The disaster was triggered by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been haphazardly stored for years. Since its early days, the probe into the explosion has faced a slew of political and legal challenges. In December 2020, lead investigator Fadi Sawan charged former prime minister Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers with negligence. As political pressure mounted, Sawan was removed from the case.But investigative judge Tarek Bitar summoned senior political, judicial and security officials in July in a renewed push to close the case.

The 'Stena Futura' has arrived in Belfast on Sep 12 after its long delivery vyoage from the Jinling Weihai shipyard, where it was built via the Cape of Good Hope and with a stopover in Cape Verde, and was now preparing to join the Belfast-Heysham line. She is the first of two new hybrid roll-on-roles designed by Naos for methanol consumption. The sister ship 'Stena Connecta' will arrive in early 2026. Both vessels will increase cargo capacity on the Belfast-Heysham line by 40%, in response to increased demand for services between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Whle the two hybrid vessels are equipped for methanol consumption, they also incorporate technologies that allow them to use both the 9 MWh battery propulsion and shore power when available. Stena Line is working closely with methanol suppliers to secure future e-methanol volumes, contributing to the vessel's goal of reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030. In addition, the 'Stena Connecta' will be equipped with two 28 x 4 m Norsepower rotor sails, which are expected to provide fuel savings of up to 9% on the planned trade route, while the 'Stena Futura' has the pre-installed installation.

The 'Mechanic Stepanov', enroute from the Russian port of St. Petersburg to Malokurilskoye with an ETA as of Oct 13, suffered a power failure and was anchored in Danish waters south of Amager on the evening of Sep 13, 2025. A NATO warship sailing under the British flag, a Danish military vessel and a Swedish police vessel were deployed to the area on the afternoon of Sep 14. The Swedish Coast Guard was supposed to handle the situation as the power failure had occurred in the Kattegat in Swedish waters, before the vessel ended up in Danish waters. In the meantime, the 'Mechanic Stepanov' drifted across three undersea data and communication cables running between Denmark and Sweden. The ship reported the problems just before it reached the area where the cables lie on the seabed, and control was regained shortly after it had passed over them. The passage took 20-30 minutes. When the ship finally stopped drifting, it was anchored in the Øresund for 20 hours, a short distance from an underwater gas pipeline from Swedegas that runs between Amager and Skåne. At the same time, it was near Copenhagen Airport and the Danish Armed Forces Intelligence Service (FE) premises at Sandagergård on the southern tip of Amager. The Danish Defence was monitoring the movements of the Russian ship, which heaved anchor again on the afternoon. The 'Mechanic Stepanov' was just completed at the Otradnoye Shipyard on the Neva River, and it received its RS class certification on Sep 4. No problems were identified in inspections and sea trials, and the vessel was cleared to depart for the voyage to its home port in the Kuril Islands. The crab vessel transited westbound through the Baltic Sea and then suffered a blackout due to a mechanical casualty. The ship was adrift in a busy shipping lane at the entrance to the Øresund for an extended period before going to anchor. Report with photo: https://www.soefart.dk/article/view/1183352/russisk_skib_sejler_igen_efter_problemer_i_dansk_farvand

On Sep 15, a medevac became nessecary from the 'Mein Schiff 6' during a week-long cruise through the Adriatic Sea from/to Trieste. The ship changed course and adjust its cruising speed at midday to head toward the Croatian coast. The person in need of assistance was handed over to the Coastguard and brought ashore for medical treatment on a highter level. After disembarking the patient, the 'Mein Schiff 6' continued its voyage towards Bari, where the ship berthed on Sep 16.