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The 'Nordkappfangst' was destroyed by a fire, which broke out in the engine room, on the evening of April 12, 2025. off Honningsvåg, outside Nordvågen in the Nordkapp municipality. while catching shrimps. The skipper Stig Ivar Pettersen was down to pack some shrimp, when suddenly there was smoke around him, and he heard the alarms. Pettersen tried to reach the fire extinguisher, but had to give up because of the smoke. He contacted the fishing boat "Amalie Sofie" that was nearby, via coastal radio. Captain Arnt Magne Johansens alerted his deckhand Even Vigeland (29), wjho had his first week on the shrimp trawler. They could only see a red dot in the middle of the sea. Also the rescue helicopter SAR Queen was on its way, but the fire developed so quickly that it did not arrive in time. Pettersen and his deckhand put on their life jackets and survival suits. The "Amalie Sofie" arrived about five minutes later. It was dark, visibility was poor, and the weather conditions were bad. The crew of the 'Nordkappfangst' was standing on the deck before they had to jump into the water to escape the rapidly spreading flames. One of them was drifting behind the boat, where the flames were the worst. Johansen and Vigeland had to circle around the burning shrimper, but managed to throw a rope. After a short time, both fishermen were rescued. Pettersen had inhaled a lot of smoke, which meant that he had to wear an oxygen mask for 20 minutes in the ambulance. Report with photos: https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/xmv2jl/fiskebaat-i-full-fyr-maatte-hoppe-i-sjoeen

The salvage start of the "Bayesian" will be on 'April 26, and the wreck is to brought to shore by the end of May, Simon Graves, a principal investigator for the Marine Accident Investigation Branch told a pre-inquest hearing said on April 15. The inquests into the deaths of Lynch and the other three British victims are being held in Ipswich. Inquests were opened and adjourned in October pending the completion of probes by both the UK investigators and a criminal inquiry by Italian prosecutors. An MAIB interim report on whether there were any breaches of maritime legislation could be published online in four to six weeks, with the final report to follow in months. The Coroner Nigel Parsley said he was in the hands of the criminal investigations as to when a final inquest hearing date could be set. The inquest in the UK is examining the deaths of the British tech mogul Mike Lynch and his daughter, Hannah, 18, as well as Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer, 70, and his 71-year-old wife Judy Bloomer, who were also British nationals. The others who died were US lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, and Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as a chef on the yacht. Angela Bacares, Lynch's wife and Hannah's mother, was among the 15 survivors.

The inland cargo ship 'Antida' (MMSI 244670643), en route from Nijmegen, was in collision with the 'Alexandra' ina, en route from Gorinchem to Duisburg on the Waal on April 11, 2025. The 'Antida'was berthed in Weurt in the outer harbour. The ship arrived in Maasbracht on April 12. The 'Alexandra' berthed at the Asto Shipyard in Keizersveer.

On April 12, 2025, at 4.45 a.m. the 'Tranquilo', en route from Duisburg, was in a head-on collision with the tank barge 'Benedetto' (MMSI: 211883850), which was en route from Rotterdam, on the Waal near Nijmegen. The 'Tranquilo' berthed in Moerdijk on April 13. The 'Benedetto' berthed in Boven-Hardinxveld, Giessendam, the same day. No reports on damages.

On the morning of April 15, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez between the Walde Lighthouse and Dunkirk. The CROSS deployed several maritime rescue resources to monitor the boats. Initially, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to track a boat off the coast of Gravelines. The emergency tug quickly launched its RHIB to assist the occupants of the boat, which was experiencing engine difficulties, and rescued 11 people and brought them to the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer. At the same time, the CROSS deployed the 'Cormoran' to conduct boat surveillance off the coast of Equihen. Upon arrival, the patrol boat launched its RHIB and made contact with the boat, some of whose occupants requested assistance. In total, the RHIB picked up 12 people and dropped them off at the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Furthermore, the CROSS deployed another patrol boat, the 'Pluvier', to assist a boat in distress off the coast of Bleriot. Once the 'Pluvier' arrived on scene, some of the boat's occupants requested assistance. It picked up seven people on board and dropped them off in Calais. In total, 30 people were assisted and taken into care by the emergency services.

On April 11, 2025, the 'Rapid' was detained in Poti, with nine deficiencies, eight of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Inoperative 2) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 4) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 6) Alarms - Engineers alarm Not as required 7) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificate) Other 8)) Living and working - Steam pipes and pressure pipes Not as required The vessel was relased again on April 13 and left the port en route to Batumi, where it berthed on April 13. The last detention was only on Feb 13 in Karasu with 24 deficiencies for three days, more recent detentions were on Sep 18, 2024, in Karadeniz Eregli with not less than 33 deficiencies for nine days and on Sep 12, 2023, in Bari with 22 deficiencies for 17 days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 15, 2025, the "Carmen Barcia" went adrift one nautical mile off the mouth of the port of Camariñas due to a possible rope haing been caught in the propeller. The vessel with six crew members on board dropped anchor to avoid drifting ashore. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Altair' (MMSI: 224013350) from the local rescue station, which took the fishing vessel in tow and safely pulled it to the port of Camariñas.

The two upper segments of the crane boom of the 'Ferdinand' became detached on April 10, 2025, in the port of Barth. Using their own resources, the employees of the Ueckermünde-based hydraulic engineering company Colcrete managed to repair the defective crane, The damaged second-to-last segment was removed, and the upper end piece was reattached to the remaining boom. Although this shortened the boom somewhat, the reach was sufficient for the remaining sheet piles of the construction of the new marina. allowing to pull the remaining steel piles of the sheet pile barrier by the afternoon of April 14. To make things worse, the barge "Roock 84," which was alongside and was supposed to transport the 15-meter-long, two-ton sheet piles, sank on April 12. The loaded sheet piles were recovered and have been stored on the crane platform. The sunken barge was brought back to the surface on April 15. A small leak above the normal waterline led to the sinking. As it was continuously loaded with sheet piles, the barge sank deeper until the leak was below the water surface, so that the barge filled up with water in the access channel to the new Barth marina, which had recently been dredged to a depth of three meters. The barge was then completely unloaded and pumped dry. Because the leak was now above the water surface again, there was no danger as long as the barge is not moved. The dredging of the remaining sand barrier was scheduled to continue on April 22. Reports with photos: https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/vorpommern-ruegen/ribnitz-damgarten/barth-pannen-bei-arbeiten-am-neuen-yachthafen-kran-kaputt-und-schiff-gesunken-QK3LTZCQ5RFTBFFVTVGL2IAWMM.html https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/vorpommern-ruegen/ribnitz-damgarten/gesunkenes-arbeitsschiff-im-barther-yachthafen-gehoben-zufahrt-nach-ostern-frei-DYFYV6TWZVELXONFQ6DRB7HRVU.html

On April 15, a cayuco was located half a mile from the port of La Restinga (Hierro). The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Diphda', which escorted the boat to the port, where 62 people disembarked. Among them were one woman, and three minors. The migrants were assisted by medical and safety teams in La Restinga.

The 'Antida', en route from Nijmegen, was in collision with the barge 'Alexandra' (MMSI: 244660931), en route from Gorinchem to Duisburg on the Waal on April 11, 2025. The 'Antida'was berthed in Weurt in the outer harbour. The ship arrived in Maasbracht on April 12. The 'Alexandra' berthed at the Asto Shipyard in Keizersveer.

In the hearing on April 15, the National Transportation Safety Board approved final conclusions from the investigation of the fire aboard the 'Grande Costa D'Avorio' in the port of Newark in 2023. The investigators confirmed that the fire started when the Jeep Wrangler that longshoremen used as a pusher vehicle overheated and burned inside the cargo bay, setting nearby vehicles on fire. The 'Grande Costa D'Avorio' carried used cars from the U.S. to Africa, including forklifts that were so damaged that they could not roll, and "non-runner" vehicles that have to be pushed aboard. The Terminal operator Ports America's local unit in Newark was in the practice of using ordinary passenger vehicles as pusher trucks to shove non-running but still-rolling cars up the loading ramp and up the interior ramps inside the vessel. The Jeep Wrangler was in use in an industrial application for which it was not intended. This particular vehicle model was subject to a recall notice because its transmission had a tendency to overheat under extreme offroad use. Overheating would cause the transmission fluid to boil out of the housing and contact hot engine parts or exhaust piping, where it would catch fire. To address this known problem, the recall required installing an audible hot oil alarm and a warning light on the dashboard; the Jeep had had this service done - but the alarm was just a warning, not a shutoff. On the day of the fire, the 'Grande Costa D'Avorio' was loading 920 used cars for export, including nonrunners. At about 0 p.m., a longshoreman was driving the Wrangler on his 38th push run of the day up the nterior ramps, a far heavier task than the offroading conditions addressed by Jeep's recall. He was shoving a nonrunner ahead when he heard a clunk, and he saw fireballs dripping from underneath the vehicle. Based on the recall notice, the evidence from the scene and the extreme duty cycle imposed on the Jeep, The NTSB concluded that the casualty was caused by the decision to use a vehicle that wasn't designed for the application, resulting in its transmission oil boiling over and catching fire on hot engine parts. The Jeep operator was not able to get the fire out with an extinguisher, and the ship's fire alarm system went off, alerting the crew. 22 minutes after the fire was discovered, the master ordered the space sealed off and the fixed CO2 firefighting system discharged. However, the crew could not close the Deck 12 garage door because there was no external control to operate it. In order to close it, one crew member would have had to stand inside the burning space, hold an actuator button down to shut themselves in with the smoke and fire, then make their way 120 feet aft to a ladder well on the port side - between tightly parked cars. The lack of a button on the ramp side of the door was a SOLAS violation, according to NTSB, but the class society told the agency that it was acceptable because the door stays closed while at sea and does not need to be operated under way - only in port. The captain agreed that closing the door with crew members on the fire side would be unsafe, so the garage door stayed open. The CO2 system was discharged anyways with the door still fully open; an ATF study performed after the fact found that if the crew had had a practical way to close the door, the CO2 would have put out the fire. When the firefighters arrived on scene, the incident commander ordered a squad into the space to attack the fire. The local fire department's decision to open and close other compartment boundaries for moving personnel in and out further reduced the CO2 concentration and the fixed firefighting system's effectiveness, the NTSB concluded, ultimately increasing the severity of the fire. The NTSB noted that this decision was contrary to normal marine firefighting practice. Two firefighters went missing in the space and a SAR effort began. The compartment's ventilation system was turned on to clear smoke, removing the rest of the CO2 and introducing fresh oxygen. The two missing men lost their lives inside the space, and the fire burned for days. The NTSB believed that the two firefighters were exposed to an unnecessary risk when they were ordered into the CO2 flooding zone without being informed that it had been activated. The incident commander did not communicate the fact that the CO2 system had been discharged to the personnel entering the ship; at one point, a fire battalion chief even climbed a ladder well and opened a hatch to look in, despite the risk of asphyxiation on the other side. The NTSB found that most of the local first responders had not recently taken marine firefighting classes, and they were not familiar with the vessel's fire control plan or with CO2 flooding systems. The lack of marine vessel firefighting training left the land based firefighters unprepared to respond to a vessel fire, resulting in an ineffective response that contributed to the fire's spread, vessel damage and led to the firefighters' casualties. The NTSB believed that local Newark firefighters should never have entered the space to fight the fire. The best method to extinguish that fire was to work with the crew to close the Deck 12 door and allow the CO2 to function. The NTSB has issued a recommendation to AAPA to inform all port authorities of the risks of the dangerous misuse of passenger trucks as pusher vehicles. It also asked seaports to help out their local fire departments to increase awareness, adopt basic vessel familiarization and firefighter training among first responders. The NTSB also recommended that the 'Grande Costa D'Avorio''s class society should change its guidelines to require SOLAS fire doors to be closeable from both sides.

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The Qusayr Public Prosecutor's Office has decided to prosecute the captain and owner of the "VSG Glory," which sank in the coral reef area of ​​Qusayr, accusing them of damaging the coral reef environment and polluting the beach area by spilling fuel into the waters of the Red Sea, causing serious environmental damage. The Ministry of Environment's Environmental Compensation Committee estimated the environmental damage at $24 million, and a copy of the committee's report has been submitted to the Qusayr Public Prosecutor's Office for the conclusion of the investigation.

An interim Report on the alliision of the 'Solong' and the 'Stena Immaculate' has been Issued by the MAIB: Following the accident, the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch began a formal inquiry and this week issued an interim report that traces the 'Solong'’s course leading up to the collision, creates a timeline for the watchkeeping schedule aboard the ship and shows plainly that the 'Solong' was at fault. The MAIB’s ongoing investigation will focus on several critical aspects. It will encompass the navigation and watchkeeping practices on board both vessels; manning and fatigue management; the condition and maintenance of the vessels involved; the use of the offshore area as an anchorage for vessels waiting to enter the Humber Estuary; and the environmental conditions at the time. The 'Stena Immaculate' was pulled to the port of Great Yarmouth, being towed by the tugs 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791) and 'Ormesby Cross' (IMO: 9206944) on the evening of April 11, and safely berthed in the foreport, assisted by the tugs 'Ormesby Cross' (IMO: 9206944), 'Sea Juliett' (IMO: 9778387), 'Camperdown' (IMO: 9974905) and 'Triton' (IMO: 9451537). .It is expected to remain there pending its final repair destination, which has yet to be determined. Reports, photos and video: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2025-04-11/north-sea-tanker-towed-into-port-one-month-after-collision?fbclid=IwY2xjawJrGzFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHk4G44MLVn-nasgHUsXSBzdr8gVdSfVSB1GGsmbEo1a36akWZR_qUx27Kyxb_aem_0sGC-1i5tfTt4wxE2GgVeg https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg72150xvx8o https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3826817?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7tbwxxvFSw https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/stena-immaculate-docks-great-yarmouth-10102061

The 'White Eagle' has been lying idle in the port of Nador for more than two months for reasons that were remainng unclear. The ship was en route from Sierra Leone to Lebanon, but switched off its AIS near the coast of Rabat. Then it unexpectedly berthed in Nador. What happened in the meantime remained a mystery. The ship has had a total of seven different names since it was built in Shanghai in 1991. It has previously been called 'Breadbox Falcon', 'Saphir', 'Baltimar Sirius' and 'Moresby Chief', among others. It was suggested that the ship had technical problems, but it was not towed, and the port of Nador has no repair facilities. Rumors of smuggling were now circulating. The 'White Eagle' has been involved in drug trafficking investigations in the past. However, the ship has not yet been fully searched. The crew, mainly of Filipino origin, has been on board all the time and is not allowed to leave. Even a visit by the Philippine ambassador did not change that.

On April 15, 2025, the 'Boudragon' issued a PAN PAN signal with eight people on board. The crew reported that they have run out of engine. The yacht was sailing with the main sail. The crew requested assistance to enter the port of Garrucha. The CCS Almería of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR boat 'Salvamar Algenib' (MMSI: 224068730) from the local rescue station, which took the yacht in tow and safely pulled it to Garrucha.

On April 12, 2025, at 4.45 a.m. the inland cargo vessel 'Tranquilo' (MMSI: 244070504), en route from Duisburg, was in a head-on collision with the 'Benedetto', which was en route from Rotterdam, on the Waal near Nijmegen. The 'Tranquilo' berthed in Moerdijk on April 13. The 'Benedetto' berthed in Boven-Hardinxveld, Giessendam, the same day. No reports on damages.

On the morning of April 15, numerous migrant boat departures were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez between the Walde Lighthouse and Dunkirk. The CROSS deployed several maritime rescue resources to monitor the boats. Initially, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the 'Abeille Normandie' to track a boat off the coast of Gravelines. The emergency tug quickly launched its RHIB to assist the occupants of the boat, which was experiencing engine difficulties, and rescued 11 people and brought them to the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer. At the same time, the CROSS deployed the 'Cormoran' to conduct boat surveillance off the coast of Equihen. Upon arrival, the patrol boat launched its RHIB and made contact with the boat, some of whose occupants requested assistance. In total, the RHIB picked up 12 people and dropped them off at the quay in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Furthermore, the CROSS deployed another patrol boat, the 'Pluvier', to assist a boat in distress off the coast of Bleriot. Once the 'Pluvier' arrived on scene, some of the boat's occupants requested assistance. It picked up seven people on board and dropped them off in Calais. In total, 30 people were assisted and taken into care by the emergency services.

The 'Altzek', loaded with coal bound from Nacala in Nampula, to Poland via Las Palmas, caught fire following an engine room explosion on the afternoon of April 13, 2025. Four tugs with fire-fighting equipment from the CFM-Logistic and Corredor Logístico Norte were mobilized to the site, but the fire had already been extinguished by the ship’s crew. There were four minor injuries among the crew members. They were out of danger and undergoing treatment at a clinic in Nacala after being dropped off in the port. A team of naval engineers was called to carry out a technical assessment of the ship to determine whether it could continue its voyage. Report with photos: https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-four-sustain-minor-injuries-in-coal-ship-fire-280217/

On April 15, 2025, at around 11.45 a.m. a mobile crane toppled over and partially landed onto the foreship of the 'Rimini', which was docked at the Tinnemans Shipbuilding shipyard in Maasbracht, during works at the vessel. Two people who were operating the crane were injured. The crane broke in half and fell over, after which the crane partially crashed onto the ship. The emergency services attended in large contingents, including a trauma helicopter, several fire brigade units and the police. There was great panic at the scene of the accident shortly after the accident. The two victims were brought down by the fire brigade. Theyreceived medical attention and were taken to the hospital in Maastricht with unknown injuries. At around 12:50 p.m., the emergency services reported that the situation around the crane was stable. The crane was being towed from the site and recovered- The Labour Inspectorate will investigate the accident. Report with photos and video: https://www.bd.nl/binnenland/hijskraan-omgevallen-op-scheepswerf-in-maasbracht-twee-slachtoffers-van-hoogte-gered~a165a39b/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F