After a little over two weeks since 16,000 sheep and cattle were unloaded from the 'Bahijah', Australia’s Department of Agriculture has given the all-clear to load them onto the same ship and re-export them to Israel. The vessel will not use the Red Sea route due to the danger of Houthi attacks, which was the reason it was ordered back from the route in the first place. The animals already spent nearly six weeks at sea which included the trip from Fremantle to the Red Sea, diverting from the route, the return to Australia, being stranded off Perth and then finally being unloaded on Feb 14. In all that time, the vessel berthed in port only once to restock supplies and fodder. After disembarking, the livestock were taken by truck from Fremantle Port to be held in a feedlot in quarantine amid biosecurity concerns. Now, the Department of Agriculture has approved a notice of intention to export a consignment of that same livestock to Israel, the only condition being that the exporter does not go through the Red Sea. The exporter did submit a plan to re-export the animals without unloading them back to the Middle East via the Cape of Good Hope, a 33-day route around Africa to evade the Houthis. A plan that was shot down by the Department. From the departure on Jan 5 and unloading on Feb 14 a total of 81 animals died. Four cattle and 64 sheep died while onboard while seven cattle and six sheep died on land. The ship finally sailed from Fremantle on MArch 3 at 9 a.m. with an ETA at Haifa as of April 5.
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RUBYMAR
The 'Rubymar', which was struck on Feb 18 with multiple missiles, has finally sunk on March 2 at 2.15 a.m. (Feb 1, 11:15 p.m. GMT), coinciding with weather factors and strong winds at seam, after days of taking on water. The sinking has prompted concerns of disastrous ecological damage to the Red Sea and its coral reefs, as it was carrying more than 21,000 tonnes of fertiliser and leaking oil for several days after it came under attack. The wreck also presented a subsurface impact risk to other ships transiting the busy shipping lanes of the waterway. The 'Rubymar'’s sinking marks the first vessel lost since Yemen’s Houthis began targeting commercial shipping in November. Reports with photos and video: https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3693370/sinking-of-motor-vessel-rubymar-risks-environmental-damage/ https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=231e97aa2d205226&sxsrf=ACQVn0-uNUK_O3SX1vQ46_BdbbNOxnLpWw:1709545462436&q=rubymar,+sunk&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd74-QqdqEAxX0cvEDHRD0C4AQ0pQJegQIChAB&biw=1920&bih=955&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:af149edf,vid:3mjFMzKG1YA,st:0 https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240303-cargo-ship-sunk-by-houthi-strike-poses-environmental-risk-says-us-military
USNS PAUL BUCK
Scrapped 2024 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10226326428446973&set=g.6884293942
DILIGENCE
Sold to Breakers https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=911630060963517&set=pcb.911630437630146
LYNDEN FR151
Esbjerg 2024: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=385955644245463&set=gm.10162866532748943&idorvanity=6884293942
MT KQLI
The office of the Inspector General of Police has secured the forfeiture of the 'Harbor Spirit' and 'Kali', which were arrested for illegal oil bunkering. The 'Kali' was arrested with 20 crew and accomplices from the communities while siphoning illegal crude oil in Bayelsa State. The combined team of Tantita operatives and the Navy arrested the 'Harbor Spirit' on Feb 4, 2024 while the arrest of MT Kali was ongoing. The IGP’s office obtained the forfeiture order from the Federal High Court and also ordered the forfeiture of the contents of the tankers to the Federal Government. The judge also ordered the sale of the stolen crude oil by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The Justice further directed that the proceeds from the sale be deposited by NNPCL in an interest-yielding account to be determined by the Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court.
LOCH ALAINN
To assist with a medical incident in Eriskay on Feb 29, 2024, the 'Loch Alainn' was required to carry out an additional sailing. Therefore, the 07:15 a.m. departure from Ardmhor and the 08:10 a.m. departure from Eriskay have been cancelled. The service resumed at 09:15 a.m. departing from Ardmhor.
SAMUEL L COBB
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BUKHTA NAGAEVA
Beached at Gadani 01.03.24 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=385695590766053&set=a.155050113830603
OCEANIC PHOENIX
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HARBOR-SPIRIT
The office of the Inspector General of Police has secured the forfeiture of the 'Harbor Spirit' and 'Kali', which were arrested for illegal oil bunkering. The 'Kali' was arrested with 20 crew and accomplices from the communities while siphoning illegal crude oil in Bayelsa State. The combined team of Tantita operatives and the Navy arrested the 'Harbor Spirit' on Feb 4, 2024 while the arrest of MT Kali was ongoing. The IGP’s office obtained the forfeiture order from the Federal High Court and also ordered the forfeiture of the contents of the tankers to the Federal Government. The judge also ordered the sale of the stolen crude oil by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The Justice further directed that the proceeds from the sale be deposited by NNPCL in an interest-yielding account to be determined by the Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court.
HORIZON PACIFIC
Scrapped 03.06.23 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10226326427646953&set=g.6884293942
MT. JOHN C
Beached at Chittagong 28.02.24 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3554741618075858&set=pcb.10162867606703943
TERNESKJAER
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