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The 'Fugro Mercator' has been successful refloated at the north coast of island of Elba. On March 28 the company Fugro said that the vessel was safely towed back to the port of Portoferraio and was placed at the shiplift of the Esaom Cesa shipyard to be taken out of the water for repairs. The grounding on March 22 had caused no injuries and no damage to the environment. An investigation was ongoing to determine what caused the vessel to run aground. The 'Fugro Mercator' had been performing survey work for the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) as part of the Italian government’s Marine Ecosystem Restoration (MER) Project under the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan, which aims to restore marine habitats, update the national system for observing marine and coastal ecosystems, as well as map marine habitats across Italian waters. Furgo is working alongside Italian partners Poliservizi Srl and Prisma. In addition to the surveys, two seabed tsunami early-warning stations in the Sardinian Channel and the South Ionian Sea will be included. Fugro was working with the Italian government to ensure the survey work goes uninterrupted after the grounding incident. In this regard, Fugro has committed to dispatch another survey vessel, the 'Fugro Helmert', which will sail to the Mediterranean to pick up the project and will minimize the overall impact of the incident. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHKPPGcTkV8

The 'Mascato Tres' went adrift due to a mechanical problem, 15 nautical miles west of the Cíes Islands and requested towing assistance on March 28, 2025 The CCS Vigo of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR vessel 'María Pita' (IMO: 9429118). The offshore tug took the vessel in tow to to the port of Vigo, where it was safely berthed at 3 p.m. UTC. After the trouble was fixed, the fishing ship left the port again on March 30 at 11.15 p.m. towards the fishing grounds.

The 'Stena Immaculate' is set to be towed to Newcastle after the cargo has been removed. Crowley, which manages the tanker, stated the remaining barrels of jet fuel on board would be transferred to the tanker 'Fure Vyl' (IMO: 9983956), and it would be towed to Newcastle in early April, and said: "Salvage crews are continuing to complete their assessments and preparing for cargo lightering operations. During the weekend of March 29-30, operations will commence at sea to transfer the remaining 202,485 barrels of Jet-A1 cargo from the 'Stena Immaculate' to the tanker 'Fure Vyl', which is anchored nearby. This lightering operation is a standard and routing maritime practice that follows established safety protocols." The jet fuel will then be taken to its original destination of Killingholme. As of March 30, the 'Fure Vyl' was stationary at the anchorage of the 'Stena Immaculate' in pos. 53° 44' N 000° 25' E. The offshore tug 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791) remained nearby. Crowley continues to work with the authorities investigating the crash and remains committed to the salvage efforts. The captain of the 'Solong', Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, Russia, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with gross negligence manslaughter and was remanded in custody. He is due to stand trial in Jan 2026. Report with photos: https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2025-03-28/oil-tanker-involved-in-north-sea-crash-to-be-towed-to-newcastle?fbclid=IwY2xjawJWm3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUMdzJQxeq7uDy08NwKqVzmvz7VJVPDJiJiHRMK-cT2fWXNNrurgoysLqg_aem_4UIBqL2ci6v7OHrThqwKTQ

On the night of March 27, 2025, the 'Ramonda' caught fire in Denovici, Montenegro, at the Porto Novi yacht marina. The fire broke out at around 6:00 p.m. Members of the Herceg Novi Protection and Rescue Service rushed to the scene with two trucks, to find that the flames had already made their way into the interior living areas. Once they arrived on the scene, the team tried to mitigate the fire from several angles. However, failing to localize the fire, they transported the yacht out of the marina at 7:50 p.m. in order to extinguish the flames while at sea. It was determined that she could not be salvaged, and the yacht was left to burn to the waterline and sink. The 8,000 litres of oil onboard the yacht posed an ecological risk. In an attempt to prevent environmental damage, dams have been installed to block oil spills. into the surrounding sea.No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. Report and photos: https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/fire-yacht-ramonda-in-portonovi-montenegrohttps://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3821793?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3821769?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3821627?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

The 'Loch Alainn', serving on the route Ardmhor-Eriskay, suffered a technical issue on March 29, which required further investigations, As a consequence, the scheduled departure from Eriskay at 4:35 p.m. was delayed. At 6:15 p.m. the operator Calmac reported that the technical issue has been resolved, and the ferry was now loading and would be departing as soon as possible.

The "Mammad Amin Resulzadeh" was detained in Trieste on March 21, 2025, with 16 deficiencies, 6 being regarded as seriously amd grounds for a detention. 1) Certificate & Doc - Certificate for Master and Officers Invalid 2) Certificate & Doc - Manning specified by the minimum safe manning doc Not as required 3) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 4) Pollution Prevention - Sewage treatment Not as required 5) Water/Weathertight - Windows, sidescuttles and deadlights Damaged 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 28 and left the port en route to Temryuk with an ETA as of April 4. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 19, 2025, tve' Consul' was detained in Gemlik with 20 deficiencies - 11 of which being regarded as seriously: 1) Certificate & Doc - Continuous synopsis record Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Endorsement by flagstate Expired 3) Certificate & Doc - Tonnage certificat Missing 4) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboat inventory Missing 5) Structural conditions - Decks - Cracking Cracked 6) Structural conditions - Ballast, fuel and other tanks Cracked 7) Structural conditions - Bulkhead - cracking Cracked 8)) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors - corrosion Cracked 9) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Unsafe 10) Water/Weathertight - Doors Cracked 11) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 22 and proceeded to Altinova for permanent repairs. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Early on March 29, the 'Jairan', the second of two sanctioned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) ships, carrying sodium perchlorate from China, was spotted at Bandar Abbas Anchorage in pos. 56.3515 N 26.9960 E, midway between the islands of Qeshm and Hormoz. The vessel appeared to still have containers on deck, and was likely to be awaiting a berth at which to unload within the Bandar Abbas commercial port. The ship is unlikely to move from the Bandar Abbas anchorage until after the Eid festival, which has just started and marks the end of the month of Ramadan in Iran. The Iranian authorities appeared to have taken no particular security measures to safeguard the 'Jairan', which had sailed from Shanghai without port calls and with its AIS identification system switched on, nor did the vessel appear to have an escort whilst awaiting a berth. Once ashore, the sodium perchlorate is likely to be shipped by rail to Tehran, and thence to a processing facility to be converted into ammonium perchlorate. The recent imported cargoes on both the 'Jairan' and the container m/v 'Golbon' (IMO: 9283033) would be sufficient to fuel approximately 250 medium range Khybar-Shikan and Fattah missiles, or shorter range Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar missiles, or their Houthi equivalents.

On March 27, 2025, at 10.30 p.m. the 'Frederik' suffered an engine failure due to a problem with the ship's electronic during the eastbound transit of the Kiel Canal en route from Hamburg to Klaipeda. It veered off course and blocked the waterway short before the switch Fischerhütte. The canal was barred for shipping in this area for a frew hours. The tugs 'Fairplay 54' (IMO: 9021112) and 'Fairplay-57' (IMO: 9036246) were deployed from Brunsbüttel to assist the ship and removed it from the waterway. On March 28 at 10 a.m. UTC it was held stationary in pos. 54° 09' N 009° 21' E, while the crew of the container ship tried to fix the damage on the night of March 28. After these attempts failed, the ship was waiting for the tugs 'OSK Rendsburg' (IMO: 9755567) and 'Stein' (IMO: 9241243) in order to take it in tow to Kiel for further investigations into the damage and permanent repairs.

The 'Stena Immaculate' is set to be towed to Newcastle after the cargo has been removed. Crowley, which manages the tanker, stated the remaining barrels of jet fuel on board would be transferred to the tanker 'Fure Vyl' (IMO: 9983956), and it would be towed to Newcastle in early April, and said: "Salvage crews are continuing to complete their assessments and preparing for cargo lightering operations. During the weekend of March 29-30, operations will commence at sea to transfer the remaining 202,485 barrels of Jet-A1 cargo from the 'Stena Immaculate' to the tanker 'Fure Vyl', which is anchored nearby. This lightering operation is a standard and routing maritime practice that follows established safety protocols." The jet fuel will then be taken to its original destination of Killingholme. As of March 30, the 'Fure Vyl' was stationary at the anchorage of the 'Stena Immaculate' in pos. 53° 44' N 000° 25' E. The offshore tug 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791) remained nearby. Crowley continues to work with the authorities investigating the crash and remains committed to the salvage efforts. The captain of the 'Solong', Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, Russia, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with gross negligence manslaughter and was remanded in custody. He is due to stand trial in Jan 2026. Report with photos: https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2025-03-28/oil-tanker-involved-in-north-sea-crash-to-be-towed-to-newcastle?fbclid=IwY2xjawJWm3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUMdzJQxeq7uDy08NwKqVzmvz7VJVPDJiJiHRMK-cT2fWXNNrurgoysLqg_aem_4UIBqL2ci6v7OHrThqwKTQ

On the early morning of March 30, 2ß25, the Tzelepi Port Authority was informed by a crew member of the 'Knossos Palace', that a 75-year-old Greek passenger was found unconscious in the cabin, while the ship was sailing towards the port of Piraeus. Upon the ship's arrival at the port, the passenger was transported by an ambulance to the Piraeus General Hospital Tzaneio, where she was pronounced dead. The 1st Tzelepi Port Department of the Piraeus Central Port Authority, which is conducting the preliminary investigation, ordered an autopsy to be performed at the Piraeus Forensic Service.

The "Wilson Rotterdam", enroute from Porsgrunn to Esbjerg, suffered an engine breakdown and drifted towards land at the Marsteinen lighthouse outside Bergen on March 28, 2025, a little after 2 p.m. Both an ambulance boat and a helicopter were quickly on the scene, after the main rescue center had been notified. At around 2:40 p.m. the HRS confirmed that the situation was under control, and the vessel anchored in a shallow water area, while the crew investigated the issue. After the crew fixed the damage, the ship was underway again at 4.15 a.m. and arrived in Esbjerg on March 30.

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The 'Tunøfærgen', sailing between Hou and Tunø, suffered a problem with the port side propeller during an approach on March27, 2025. Therefore the ferry cannot sail at the moment. Technicians have been trying to repair the ferry all March 28, but they have not been able to solve the problem. The ferry will therefore not sail all weekend and on March 31. As areplacement the ferry the 'Ternen' has been deployed on the route between Hou and Tunø. However, the MS Ternen only has room for 12 passengers, so initially the seats will be reserved for people who live on Tunø, informed the Odder Municipality, which is responsible for ferry operations. - Those who may have bought tickets for the ferry over the weekend will be notified in due course. The Ternen will sail according to the normal timetable over the weekend, but it may vary from March 31. Customers were an eye on the Tunø ferry website for departure times.

On March 27, 2025, the, Indian port authorities denied entry to the 'Andaman Skies', which had loaded 767,000 barrels at Murmansk on Feb. 24, and had been due to discharge at Vadinar on March 30. They were citing inadequate documentation and new scrutiny on Russian oil carriers. The tanker lacked certification from a recognized entity, highlighting India's tightened regulation amid U.S. sanctions on Russia. Indian refiners have thus been constrained in buying Russian oil. The ship was loaded with about 10000 tons of Varandey crude oil, to be received by the Indian Oil Corporation. The ship was carrying certification by Dakar Class, which is not recognized by the Indian shipping authorities. At present, the vessel remained in the Arabian Sea between Oman and India, still fully laden, and it appeared to have stopped sailing. The ship’s registered is the Durbeen Navigation Ltd.

The tanker 'Stena Immaculate' (IMO: 9693018), which had been in allision with the container m/v 'Solong' (IMO: 9322554) on March 10, 2025, is set to be towed to Newcastle after the cargo has been removed. Crowley, which manages the tanker, stated the remaining barrels of jet fuel on board would be transferred to the 'Fure Vyl', and it would be towed to Newcastle in early April, and said: "Salvage crews are continuing to complete their assessments and preparing for cargo lightering operations. During the weekend of March 29-30, operations will commence at sea to transfer the remaining 202,485 barrels of Jet-A1 cargo from the 'Stena Immaculate' to the 'Fure Vyl', which is anchored nearby. This lightering operation is a standard and routing maritime practice that follows established safety protocols." The jet fuel will then be taken to its original destination of Killingholme. As of March 30, the 'Fure Vyl' was stationary at the anchorage of the 'Stena Immaculate' in pos. 53° 44' N 000° 25' E. The offshore tug 'Brage Viking' (IMO: 9475791) remained nearby. Crowley continues to work with the authorities investigating the crash and remains committed to the salvage efforts. The captain of the 'Solong', Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, Russia, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with gross negligence manslaughter and was remanded in custody. He is due to stand trial in Jan 2026. Report with photos: https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2025-03-28/oil-tanker-involved-in-north-sea-crash-to-be-towed-to-newcastle?fbclid=IwY2xjawJWm3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUMdzJQxeq7uDy08NwKqVzmvz7VJVPDJiJiHRMK-cT2fWXNNrurgoysLqg_aem_4UIBqL2ci6v7OHrThqwKTQ

On March 29, 2025, at around 5 p.m. the crew of the 'Warber', en route from Rouen to Södertalje, remarked a sailing boat drifting upside down about 250 meters from the Laboe Naval Memorial on the Kiel Fjord, but was unable to assist due to its own draft. The 45-year-old skipper from Kiel was unable to right his dinghy under his own power and was already suffering from hypothermia. Zhe crew of the cargo ship alerted the MRCC of the DGzRS in Bremen, which mobilized the lifeboat 'Jürgen Horst', stationed in Kiel-Schilksee. The volunteer crew was on a patrol. Within six minutes, the rescuers, speeding up to 38 knots, were on the scene and rescued the man from the water, which had a temperature of six degrees Celsius. Initial medical treatment revealed a body temperature of only 34.7 degrees Celsius. The rescuers brought the hypothermic sailor to Laboe. There, they handed him over to the land rescue service, which had been called in the meantime.

The 'Clansman', sailing on the route Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy, suffered a technical issue on March 29. Due to the issue, essential repairs were required on arrival in Uig at 13:50. In order to carry out the repair, the 14:30 sailing was delayed by approximately three hours. This had a knock on effect to the remaining sailing. After the repairs have been carried out, the vessel operated the following amended timetable: Departure Uig – 07:00 p.m. Arrival Lochmaddy – 08:45 p.m. Departure Lochmaddy – 09:00 p.m. Arrival Tarbert – 10:50 p.m.

Prosafe SE, an owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has entered into an agreement through a wholly owned subsidiary to sell the ‘Safe Scandianvia’ for recycling. The vessel has been in cold layup in Norway for over six years. The recycling is set to be completed in full compliance with all relevant conventions and regulations, with delivery expected by Q2 2025. The sale is part of Prosafe’s ongoing fleet optimization strategy, ensuring that the vessel is disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner. Prosafe SE is a Norwegian company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange specializing in the ownership and operation of semi-submersible accommodation vessels. The company is involved in providing offshore accommodation solutions to the energy sector, particularly in harsh environments.

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