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Mysterious ship off Liberia escaped pursuit, but was intercepted by Ivory Navy
Security authorities in Liberia, including the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Coast Guard and local police, launched an investigation in early August 2026, after the 'IB Atlantic IV' was spotted drifting near York Island in the Tewor District, Grand Cape Mount County. They initiated safety and security probes after initial attempts to establish contact with the drifting vessel were unsuccessful. On Aug 2, the Armed Forces of Liberia dispatched a 14-member tactical Coast Guard team aboard two boats to intercept and board the vessel. However, operational difficulties and poor weather reportedly allowed the ship to evade Liberian tracking due to limited maritime resources, unfavourable weather conditions, and the vessel’s movement farther into deep waters. The operation had also experienced delays as Liberia sought authorisation from Sierra Leone, where the vessel was initially located. The matter gained public attention, after the ship’s request to dock at the Port of Monrovia was denied due to suspicious circumstances, amid broader investigations connected to major cocaine seizures in Liberia. The vessel was subsequently intercepted and arrested by the Ivory Coast Navy in Ivorian waters. The vessel had departed Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on July 1,bound for Lomé, Togo. In mid-July, the vessel’s AIS ceased normal transmissions, effectively disappearing from routine maritime tracking. By late July, the vessel reappeared, drifting or anchored near York Island, within Liberia’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Report with photo: https://www.thenewdawnliberia.com/the-ghost-comoros-flagged-ship-a-shameful-wake-up-call-for-liberia/
Engine failure in Gulf of Corinth
The "NS Union" with eight persons on board, bound for Savona, with a cargo of hydrated aluminium oxide, suffered a main engine failure in the Gulf of Corinth, in lat 38 19.3N, long 22 08.7E, at 1500, on Jan 10, 2018. The vessel arrived at Patras anchorage the same day and was under detention by the authorities. It moored in Patras port on Jan 11 at 8 a.m. It sailed again on Jan 15 at 11.20 a.m.
Maria left Valletta weeks after allision
The "Union" which had been heavily damaged at the stern by the Antigua-Barbuda-flagged heavy load carrier "Maria"(IMO:9266566),on Aug 9 at Laboratory Wharf in Valletta has finally left the port on Sep 28 and headed to Rostov-on-Don, ETA Oct 4. The "Maria" remained on Malta anchorage.
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