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On Juen 19, the German-flagged sailing yacht 'Faule Haut' went adrift and requested assistance west of Dragonera. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Libertas', which took the boat in tow and safeöy pulled it to Puerto de Andratx.

The shipbuilder and shiprepairer CMI Weihai has completed the first of two conversion projects for Stena RoRo to increase vessel capacity and add shore power systems. The ship left the Weihai New Shipbuilding on June 5, 2025. The upgrading project of the 'Stena Foreteller', which operates on Stena Line’s Immingham to Rotterdam freight service, was completed in only two months. The conversion work comprised the addition of a fourth ro-ro cargo deck to boost the vessel’s lane metre capacity by 30% from 3,000 lm to 4,000 lm. A cold ironing system has also been installed to permit shore power when in port, while the vessel’s bow thrusters have been upgraded to increase their power.The same works will be undertaken on a sister vessel of Stena Foreteller, the 'Stena Forerunner' (IMO: 9227259), with the vessel due to sail to China on the return of Stena Foreteller to Europe during mid-July. Both ships were built by the Dalian Shipyard as part of Stena’s ‘4-Runner’ series of six ro-ro cargoships, which were constructed for the charter market in China and Italy between 1998 and 2003. Both ferries are bareboat chartered to the Stena Group ferry operating subsidiary Stena Line. Another conversion project by Stena RoRo is being planned to convert two of its large ro-pax ferries from conventional fuel to methanol dual-fuel specification. The project will involve the 'Stena Superfast VII' (IMO: 9198941) and the 'Stena Superfast VIII' (IMO: 9198953) in a partnership with main engine designer Wärtsilä and Lloyd’s Register. The Stena Group was the first shipowner to undertake a methanol fuel conversion. The part-EU funded conversion of the ropax 'Stena Germanica' (IMO: 9145176) was completed in Poland in 2015. Report with photo: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153902/Chinese-shipyard-completes-first-Stena-ro-ro-jumboisation-project

The tanker 'Adalynn' was in collision with the 'Front Eagle' near the Khor Fakkan Anchorage on June 16, 2025, at 9:14 p.m. UTC. The 'Front Eagle' was fully loaded and bound for Zhoushan. The unloaded 'Adalynn' had just departed the anchorage. The 'Front Eagle', with 22 crew members from nations in Eastern Europe and Asia on board, was sailing southbound at 13.1 knots and executed a starboard turn, striking the after port quarter of the 'Adalynn', which was proceeding southeast at 4.8 knots towards the Suez Canal. The collision resulted in a hull breach and a massive fire on the 'Adalynn'. The blaze quickly spread and consumed the superstructure of the tanker. The fire also spread onto the deck of the 'Front Eagle'. The crew of the Front Eagle were able to extinguish it, and there were no reports of injuries. On June 17 at 01.51 a.m. UTC, the 'Front Eagle' changed its status to Not Under Command. There were no injuries among the crew. The Coast Guard of the UAE National Guard evacuated the 24 crew members of the 'Adalynn', using SAR boats. The cause of the incident was not security-related, but thought to have been caused by a navigational error, however, spoofing of GPS signals has made the area more prone to accidents lately. The 'Adalynn' was at 25.330959, 56.823463, though its anchoring status remained unconfirmed. The Ukrainian government has accused the 'Adalynn' of being involved in the export of Russian oil/oil products from the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, as well as using deceptive practices such as disabling its AIS and conducting shady activities in the Kola Bay area in 2023 and 2024. The last laden voyage was from Ust-Luga in Sep 2024. It delivered 855,000 barrels of Urals crude to the Vadinar refinery on the west coast of India the following month. Since then, it has remained off the coast of the UAE and spent several months at the port of Duqm in Oman. The 'Front Eagle' has protection and indemnity cover with Steamship Mutual. The 'Adalynn' does not have cover from any of the 12 clubs that make up the International Group of P&I Clubs. The area of the collision has been designated a high-risk area where shipowners require additional cover from specialist war insurers, which take on responsibility for hull and P&I claims. Reports with photo and video: https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/3-ships-allegedly-on-fire-near-strait-of-hormuz-in-gulf-of-oman-amid-israel-iran-tensions-picture-emerges https://gcaptain.com/navigation-error-suspected-in-vlcc-suezmax-crash-off-fujairah-amid-rising-gulf-tensions/

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arrived Chittagong Anchorage 18.06.25

The salvors from Smit Salvage and Hebo have made good progress in recovering the 'Bayesian' While the plan was to lift the hull at the end of June, this will happen on une 21, if the weather is suitable. Last week, the stern of the yacht was lifted by th crane 'Hebolift 10' so far that the eight slings could be passed under the ship in the right place. On June 17, the ship's 72-meter mast was cut loose with a remote-controlled diamond saw wire. The mast was placed on the seabed and will be raised later. The hull then straightened up quite a bit. In the coming days the ship will be completely righted before being raised. On June 22 the 'Hebolift 10' will sail with the yacht in the slings to the port of Termini Imerese, where it will be deposited on the shore, if everything goes according to plan.

On June 16, 2025, at 12.43 a.m. the 'Greek Seas', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by six perpetrators, armes with knives and gun like objects, in pos. 1° 3.23' N 103° 37.68' E, about 5.1 nautical miles off Pulau Cula. No injuries were reported, and nothing was reported stolen.

Only weeks ahead of the entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, an accident during the recycling of the 'Rem', ex 'SK Supreme', has claimed the life of the 20-year-old worker Satur Bhai from Gujarat on May 20, 2025, who was employed as a helper, a typically untrained, underpaid and unprotected position, He fell to his death while dismantling the vessel at plot No. 50. He was reportedly tasked with removing furniture from deck 7 without a safety harness. The tanker was renamed 'Rem' and re-registered to fly the St. Kitts and Nevis flag before being dumped in Alang. The vessek’s beneficial owner is the South Korean SK Shipping, which according to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform,‘intentionally sidestepped’ international safety and environmental norms in order to “obtain the highest profit for the end-of-life asset. In the past five years, at least 10 workers have lost their lives in Alang As of April 2025, it is estimated that, since 2020, at least 94 ships owned by South Korean companies were dismantled on the beaches of Bangladesh and India. In the last two years alone, three serious accidents, which led to deaths and injuries, also allegedly took place on a South Korean vessel.

New details have emerged about the condition of the 'Dali', as the lawyers gathered information about the ship and continued their discovery process and interview crew members. New revelations from lawyers representing the state of Maryland and other claimants seeking damages from the owner company Grace Ocean Private, and the managers of the Synergy Marine Group, included brake failures on one of the anchors. The hydraulic brake on the port side anchor windlass had been inoperable for nearly two weeks,.The unseaworthy condition meant the anchor windlass could only be operated with the manual brake, a two-man job. Despite that situation, only one man was posted to the bow on March 26, 2024, which meant when the time came to deploy the anchor, he was unable to do so. The lawyers alleged that that had devastating consequences for properly diverting the ship from disaster. Additionally, the documents stated that the ship was without one of its four generators. The crew only ran two of the three remaining generators as it left port. The Chief Engineer admitted that the second blackout would never have occurred if the ship had been using three generators rather than two. The state of Maryland, the city of Baltimore, numerous companies and families of the victims who died on the bridge are all suing the Grace Ocean and Synergy. Depositions have been taken from the crew, but the testimony remains redacted at this time. Earlier, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office asked ZeroNorth for its communications information with Grace Ocean as part of the discovery phase of the case. ZeroNorth owns the software SMARTShip, which is used to remotely monitor vessels. The communications of the owners and managers of the 'Dali' with Alpha Ori and ZeroNorth will be critical in establishing how SMARTShip was utilized onboard the ship, and what information shoreside personnel chose to monitor. The trail Grace Ocean and Synergy is set for next summer.

An oil slick spanning approximately six square miles has formed in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Iran and the UAE following the collision of the 'Adalynn' and the 'Front Eagle'. The spill, which covered 1.47 square miles) on June 17, hadsquadrupled in size within 24 hours, creating a potential environmental disaster in the region. The 'Adalynn' is part of Russia’s shadow fleet, has previously transported Russian oil from the Russian port of Ust-Luga in violation of the G7 price cap, using tactics like disabling its AIS in order to avoid detection. Despite officially reporting that it was carrying no cargo, the ship’s draft of 9.3 meters suggested it may have been transporting up to 70,000 tons of crude oil. The origin of the cargo on this voyage remains unconfirmed. However, it was most likely transferred from another vessel. Between May 1 and the time of the collision, the 'Adalynn' had been circling in the same area of the Gulf of Oman, suggesting possible ship-to-ship transfers of crude oil. Prior to that, the tanker had been docked at the port of Duqmand made periodic trips into the Gulf of Oman. The last confirmed direct loading took place at the port of Ust-Luga in September 2024, after which the vessel returned to Duqm and visited several other ports in the region. The 'Adalynn's listed owner is the Global Shipping Holding Ltd, in Antigua-Barbuda with a mailing addres in an older office complex in Navi Mumbai, which is home to multiple logistics, seafarer training and ship management firms, but has no public directory to confirm whether the 'Adalynn's operator is a tenant. The Indian company operates two aging tankers, besides the 'Adalynn' the 'Carcharodon' (IMO: 9258882), which is also sanctioned by the UK for transporting Russian oil. Both tankers are sanctioned by the government of Ukraine for their involvement in Russia's shadowy oil trade. No records of the Global Shipping Holding Ltd. exist in OpenCorporates, the world’s largest open database of corporate entities. Ship tracking data also indicated that the 'Adalynn' may lack P&I (Protection and Indemnity) insurance, without which any liability for environmental or other damages would fall solely on the vessel’s owner. After the collision, the operator of the 'Front Eagle', Frontline, attempted to get in touch with the 'Adalynn's owners, but found that it could not find an individual to talk to. Frontline had to find out from a local agent - not the shipowner - that the 'Adalynn's crew made it safely ashore and were lodged in a hotel. The 'Front Eagle' remained anchored off Fujairah in pos. 25° 14' N 056° 34' E as of June 19. The tanker has to be inspected before any further voyage to China. Report with photos: https://theins.ru/en/news/282263

The auction of the 'Astoria' on June 17 fetched 200,000 Euros at the Rotterdam District Court on June 17. 'In the end there was only one bidder, the recycling company Galloo. The ship was auctioned for the opening bid and minimum amount. The ship will soon be dismantled and recycled by Galloo in the port of Ghent. The ship yields more than 12,000 tons of material, more than 97 % of which will be reused, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, glass, wood, and plastics. Significantly, the recycler aims to achieve a 97% material recovery rate, transforming the liner into renewable raw materials, in alignment with European circular economy directives. The 'Astoria' has been tied up in Rotterdam's Waalhaven since 2020., after its cruise line was declared bankrupt during the corona pandemic. In 2021, the ship was auctioned by the Portuguese company Teamson, which has not paid the bills to shipping agent Oudkerk in Rotterdam for two years. The court considered it plausible that the bills together of 439,019.89 Euros must be paid by Teamson to Oudkerk. Because the Portuguese have no money, the ship was seized. The ship had been purchased by Teamson for a considerably higher amount than 200,000 Euros in 2021. The ship now has overdue maintenance and damage to the hull, because it broke loose from the berth in the port in Rotterdam during a storm. The new owner also has to settle with Rhenus Logistics, where the ship has been moored for the recent years. That company is demanding 700,000 Euros for costs incurred. During the hearing it also emerged that the Environment and Transport Inspectorate will not simply let the ship leave the port. because it considers the 'Astoria' to be waste that cannot simply be taken abroad. Before the vessel can be towed, Galloo must settle outstanding port dues, a standard procedure in marine asset liquidation.

arrived Gadani Anchorage 19.06.25

On June 13, 2025, at 11 p.m. the 'Themir', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by eight perpetrators, armes with knives, in pos. 1° 4.6' N 103°42.4' E, about 2.2 nautical miles off Pulau Cula. No injuries were reported, and nothing was reported stolen.

On June 13, 2025, at 11 p.m. the 'KSL Seattle', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by eight perpetrators, armes with knives, in pos. 1° 6.5' N 103° 44.1' E. 2.2 nautical miles off Pulau Cula. No injuries were reported, and nothing was reported stolen.

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has issued a report regarding the grounding of the 'Chokyo Maru No. 68' on May 16, 2024, at 3-.40 a.m. due to the route not being properly appraised, planned, documented, or resourced before departure. The longliner was inbound to the Auckland pilot boarding area when it grounded on rocks near The Noises island group at the northern end of Motuhoropapa Island. There were 27 crew members on board; nobody was injured and there was no pollution. The vessel suffered a small hole at the bow, heavy scraping of the hull paint and minor damage to the propeller. It was refloated later the same day two Thomson tugs and towed to an Auckland port facility. The vessel’s route from Yaizu, Japan to Auckland, New Zealand was not appraised, planned, documented or resourced before departure as required by industry rules and guidelines and standard seafaring practice. The crew responsible for navigation did not use all available means to determine the vessel’s position in relation to navigable and unnavigable waters. Furthermore, the vessel was not carrying the appropriate nautical publications and large-scale charts that identified local navigational hazards such as The Noises and its outlying rocks. The master was not aware of rocks and islands between the vessel and the pilot boarding area and set a straight-line course that encountered these navigational hazards. Reports with photos: https://safety4sea.com/taic-investigation-fishing-vessel-grounds-due-to-navigational-errors/ https://www.taic.org.nz/inquiry/mo-2024-203 https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/rock-attracted-longliner-refloated-in-nz/

The 'Adalynn' was in collision with the tanker 'Front Eagle' near the Khor Fakkan Anchorage on June 16, 2025, at 9:14 p.m. UTC. The 'Front Eagle' was loaded and bound for Zhoushan. The unloaded 'Adalynn' had just departed the anchorage. The 'Front Eagle', with 22 crew members from nations in Eastern Europe and Asia on board, was sailing southbound at 13.1 knots and executed a starboard turn, striking the after port quarter of the 'Adalynn', which was proceeding southeast at 4.8 knots towards the Suez Canal. The collision resulted in a hull breach and a massive fire on the 'Adalynn'. The blaze quickly spread and consumed the superstructure of the tanker. The fire also spread onto the deck of the 'Front Eagle'. The crew of the Front Eagle were able to extinguish it quickly, and there were no reports of injuries. On June 17 at 01.51 a.m. UTC, the 'Front Eagle' changed its status to Not Under Command. The Coast Guard of the UAE National Guard evacuated the 24 crew members of the 'Adalynn', using SAR boats. The cause of the incident was not security-related, but thought to have been caused by a navigational error, however, spoofing of GPS signals has made the area more prone to accidents lately. The 'Adalynn' was at 25.330959, 56.823463, though its anchoring status remained unconfirmed. The Ukrainian government has accused the 'Adalynn' of being involved in the export of Russian oil/oil products from the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, as well as using deceptive practices such as disabling its AIS and conducting shady activities in the Kola Bay area in 2023 and 2024. The last laden voyage was from Ust-Luga in Sep 2024. It delivered 855,000 barrels of Urals crude to the Vadinar refinery on the west coast of India the following month. Since then, it has remained off the coast of the UAE and spent several months at the port of Duqm in Oman. The 'Front Eagle' has protection and indemnity cover with Steamship Mutual. The 'Adalynn' does not have cover from any of the 12 clubs that make up the International Group of P&I Clubs. The area of the collision has been designated a high-risk area where shipowners require additional cover from specialist war insurers, which take on responsibility for hull and P&I claims. Reports with photo and video: https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/3-ships-allegedly-on-fire-near-strait-of-hormuz-in-gulf-of-oman-amid-israel-iran-tensions-picture-emerges https://gcaptain.com/navigation-error-suspected-in-vlcc-suezmax-crash-off-fujairah-amid-rising-gulf-tensions/

The repairs to the Estlink 2 electricity transmission cable between Finland and Estonia have been completed. The submarine cable can be put back into service on June 20. The connection has been out of service since December 2024, and the work to repair the cable has been ongoing at sea since mid-May. During the repair, approximately one kilometer of the damaged submarine cable was replaced with a new one.Tests to restart the cable began on the evening of June 17 and have continued without problems. The cable will be put into commercial operation as soon as the test period has been successfully completed. Despite Estlink 2 being out of service since Christmas Day, electricity transmission between Finland and Estonia has been working. However, capacity has temporarily decreased by 650 megawatts. The 'Eagle S' is suspected of causing the damage. The Finnish Central Criminal Police has investigated the case. Among other things, three people on the crew were suspected of crimes. The tanker belongs to the Russian shadow fleet.

The captain, the first and the second mate of the 'Eems Warrior' have been found responsible for the allisions with both the Botlek Bridge and the Spijkenisser Bridge on Dec 18, 2024, according the Disciplinary Board for Shipping. Due to various circumstances, including the fact that one of them was sent to the front in Ukraine, they got away with a fine or a reprimand. The ship was on its way to pick up a pontoon from Eemshaven in 's-Gravendeel. Before passing the piers at Hoek van Holland, the captain entered the wheelhouse to take over the watch from the first mate. He took over the watch again a little later because the captain had to go to the toilet. When passing the Botlek Bridge and the Spijkenisser Bridge, which were both closed, the bottom of the bridge was hit by the navigation mast of the 'Eems Warrior'. When this happened for the second time, the captain was back in the wheelhouse. The ILT inspector on duty filed a complaint against the captain and first mate for their involvement in the incidents. A complaint was filed against the second mate because he had drawn up the voyage plan. The third mate was accused of not having stated in the voyage plan that the bridges had to be open for a successful passage. The captain was accused of having approved this plan. According to the inspector, all three of them dropped stitches, including not knowing what the air draft of the 'Eems Warrior' was and not being aware of the clearance height of both bridges when closed. The three had nothing to say against the ILT inspector's view of the case. Almost all objections against them were therefore acknowledged by the Disciplinary Board for Shipping, with a few exceptions. For exampl it was up to the captain, who knew the shipping route, to inform the first mate about opening the bridges. It was not up to the mate to ask the captain in the situation where the latter had to go to the toilet. No measure has been imposed on the captain, because he has already paid a fine of over 600 euros proposed by the Public Prosecution Service. According to the ILT inspector, the Disciplinary Board did not need to demand another measure. The board itself had a different opinion on this, because the purpose of a case before the board is different from a criminal case: punishment versus quality control. However, no measure was imposed, mainly because the ILT inspector did not demand anything and because the captain ‘had been led to expect that the prosecution by the Disciplinary Board would not lead to the imposition of a measure.’ The first mate is given a fine of 200 euros, which was lower than the inspector demanded. This was partly due to the fact that he has returned home due to family circumstances and that he has no income. Due to the allisions with the bridges, his contract with the shipping company has not been extended. The second mate has failed in his responsibilities, the Disciplinary Board for Shipping judged. In his case, personal circumstances were plaiying a role in not giving him a fine. He is now a soldier at the Ukrainian front, he has a very low income and it is also plausible in his case that his contract has not been extended due to the allisions. That is why only he receives a reprimand.

The 'Berlin' allided with the lock head in Wilhelmshaven, between the two chambers of the 4th entrance on the evening of June 15, 2025, causing significant damage. The ship had left its berth at the repair pier in the North Harbor at 7:10 p.m. and, assisted by three tugs, was supposed to enter the west chamber to exit the lock. The accident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. The "Berlin" initially returned to its previous berth. No one was injured. However, the wheelhouse for the measuring station in the North Harbour was completely destroyed. The lock subsequently had to be closed because it was unclear whether there was debris on the bottom near the rail on which the sliding gate is moved. Divers from the Jade Divers were mobilized on the morning of Jue 16 to search the area. By the afternoon, all fallen stones from the bottom of the lock entrance could be recovered, and the Waterways and Shipping Authority (WSA) Weser-Jade-North Sea in Wilhelmshaven could reopen the west chamber again. The only visible dent on the starboard side of the "Berlin" was below the crest on the bow. There were neither structural damages nor technical malfunctions on board, meaning the vessel was able to begin its planned training program at sea on June 1 The WSA has now appointed am expert to make suggestions for safety measures for the collapsed building before the remains can be demolished. A container was set up at the lock head as a control center. According to the Weser-Jade-North Sea Waterways and Shipping Authority, an investigation was underway to determine whether the house needs to be completely replaced. Reports with photos: https://www.nwzonline.de/wilhelmshaven/havarie-in-wilhelmshaven-schleusenhaupt-nach-kollision-mit-marine-schiff-beschaedigt_a_4,2,1000413070.html https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/marine-schiff-rammt-schleusen-haus-abriss-droht,seeschleuse-100.htmls

On June 12, 2025, at 04.00 a.m. the 'Bonneville', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by six perpetrators, armes with knives and gun like objects, in pos. 1° 6.3' N 103° 44.8' E, about 4.2 nautical miles off Pulau Cula. No injuries were reported. The intruders stole engine spares.