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On April 15, 2025, the "Baku Wind" was detained in Mersin with 16 deficiencies, ten of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway, portable,- tarpaulin etc) Cracked 2) Water/Weathertight - Doors Not properly maintained 3) Structural conditions - Bulkhead - corrosion Corroded 4) Structural conditions - Steering gear Not as required 5) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Inoperative 6) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and Appliances Not as required 7) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 8)) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Not properly maintained 9) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, batteries and switches Not properly maintained 10) Life saving Appliances - Lifebuoys incl provision and disposition Not as required The vessel was released again om April 15 and permitted a single voyage to the shipyard area in Tuzla for permanent repairs of the shortcomings with an ETA as of April 25. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 21, 2025, at around 5.50 a.m. UTC the 'Trondskjær - T 700 K', which had set off from Bulandet on April 20, got its propeller fouled by the fishing gear and requested assistance in the Holmefjord (Lat. 62.4686 Lng. 5.5291). The ship was taken in tow by the NSSR-lifeboat 'Idar Ulstein' at around 9 a.m. and safely pulled to the port of Fosnavåg at 11 a.m., where the obstruction was removed. The purse seiner left the port again at 7.10 p.m. en route to Eggesbønes, where it arrived at 8.20 p.m. and remained stationary as of April 22. Photo: http://skipsfarts-forum.net/index.php?threads/skipsulykker.47/page-115#post-40174

The US Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a 600-foot tanker at anchorage approximately 15 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, on April 19, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of a 58-year-old man reportedly experiencing symptoms of an upper respiratory illness. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon as well as local CDC and county health partners who recommended the medevac. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew. The RB-M boat crew transferred the patient to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Station Galveston who transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Åbovarvet Meyer Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.

On Apil 18, 2025, the "Suez Canal" was etained in Shanghai, China with four deficiencies, tow of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - UMS - Ship Not as required 2) Fire safety - Fire pumps and its pipes' Inoperative The vessel was released again on April 20 and left the port en route to Ningbo. The last detentions were only on Feb 21 in Qingdao, with 12 deficiencies for three days and on Aug 19, 2024, in Ningbo with 14 deficiencies for two days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Heating and pumping of fuel into frac tanks placed onboard the 'MSCBaltic III' has been ongoing as weather conditions habe been permitting, and one of these tanks was successfully emptied and the oil transferred to the barge alongside Weather conditions were causing delays with strong wind and sea, but the weather should start to improve towards late spring. Since April 11, a total of six small tar balls have been found washed ashore on the beach near the geounding site of the 'MSC Baltic IIl', but no other pollution has been detected. Underwater inspection has found the ship's hull to be heavily damaged.

One crew member of the USS 'Theodore Roosevelt' which was being anchored off Guam has died of a corona virus infection on April 14, 2020. The woman had been in intensive care but died of health complications. More than 550 crew members of the 5.000 crew members were tested positive. The ship has been largely evacuated during the recent days. Commander Brett Crozier had been fired as he wrote a letter expressing his concern about the crew situation and asked for help by the Navy.

A 52-year old Cape Town truck driver was killed on March 20, 2020, when the spreader from a Transnet Port Terminal crane collapsed and crushed his truck cab inside the container terminal. The accident occurred around 11h00 on Friday morning when the truck arrived to collect a container at the TPT terminal. The reach stacker crane passed over the truck when the spreader bar was dislodged and fell onto the cab of the truck. The reason why the spreader fell was not clear but one witness claimed that the crane involved in the accident had been receiving attention from a technician shortly beforehand. Immediately following the accident the crane operator attempted to hoist the spreader off the truck but was unsuccessful. The driver of the truck was trapped in his cab and died at the scene despite the efforts of Transnet paramedics who were quickly on the scene. Following the accident the South African Police Services opened an inquest docket for further investigation. Operations remained suspended for some hours until all regulatory authorities currently onsite, concluded their assessments. The maintenance of the Kalmar equipment at the port was recently taken over by Transnet.

The 'Taganrogskiy Zaliv' was detained in Dalian on April 15, 2025, with 13 deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention. 1) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Inoperative 2) Fire safety - Remote Means of controll (Machinery spaces) Inoperative 3) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 4) Life saving Appliances - Means of recovery of life saving Appliances Not as required The vessel was released again on April 17 and left Dalian the same day en route to the SWA fishing grounds. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 21, 2025, At 07:05 a.m. the 'Glomar Venture' allided on the North Sea with a wind turbine. The accident occurred approximately 24 kilometres from the coast of Callantsoog. The lifeboat stations of: Egmond, Callantsoog and Den Helder received an alarm for a medical evacuation, as two crew members on board the vessel had been injured. The lifeboat 'Irene & Henk' from station Egmond was underway about ten minutes after the alarm. Once alongside the guard ship, three crew members were transferred on board. The liefboat 'Koen Oberman' from Callantsoog also dropped off three crew members on board. The medical condition of both crew members was quickly assessed, and the injured were prepared for evacuation. When the lifeboat 'Joke Dijkstra' from Den Helder arrived, the two injured were transferred onto the lifeboat, which then sets course for Den Helder where an ambulance was ready. Also the emergency tug'Guardian' of the Coast Guard was called out. The 'Glomar Venture' did not suffer any leakage, but damage to the bow. It was moved to the port in Den Helder under escort of the Coast Guard. The maritime police started investigating the allision. Nothing was yet known about the damage to the windmill. Reports with photos: https://www.rodi.nl/schagen/112-nieuws/442361/twee-gewonden-bij-aanvaring-tussen-schip-en-windmolen-op-noor?fbclid=IwY2xjawJzZZ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHiUkVn9E4W5YsG7oXIGx6Li1BJ61HTy1RKE0is4dwy6tImhfpWd1-rLSaX3q_aem_9lLlzNSlltRvJ2qHq1SxKA https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-egmond-aan-zee/medische-evacuatie-voor-de-kust-van-bergen-aan-zee https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/04/21/forse-neusschade-na-aanvaring-safety-standby-vessel-glomar-venture-met-windmolen/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ0LG1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHsjsEcDl_0k3uifamlLyBBnDIqtc5YKwO_7jfS-XgHjZtwV5BtBnSaoDilPI_aem_R_K_wJ-v0S0U_5k3iEY4Zg

On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Meyer yard in Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.

The Port of Kiel commissioned Siemens to build Germany’s largest shore power system to date. With a power of 16 megavolt amperes (MVA), the Siharbor solution will supply two ships simultaneously with certified eco-power, for the first time. This will reduce annual CO2 emissions by more than 8,000 tons. The system is expected to go into test operation within the 2020 cruise ship season. Maritime shipping plays a special role in Kiel. The port is the point of departure for cruises and has ferry connections to the Baltic states and Scandinavia. 32 different cruise ships stopped in 174 times at the port facilities in 2018. The Siemens installation consists of one substation with four Geafol cast resin transformers, four airinsulated medium-voltage Nxair switchgears as well as one 16-MVA frequency converter. The cast resin transformers with a rated power of six and 16 MVA are especially suited for challenging environmental conditions, such as the salty air present at the port. The switchgear is robust and has a compact design, making it suitable for this application. For an uninterrupted and efficient power supply of the mooring ships the Siemens converter system “Siplink” is used. It features a frequency converter and a software for central controlling of the two berths. With the system, two medium-voltage networks with different frequencies can be connected. In this case the local distribution grid with 50 Hz and the ship’s onboard electrical system with 60 Hz. Siplink synchronizes both networks and takes over the power supply automatically within a few minutes. In addition, it coordinates the energy supply of the ships’ two networks so that power can be supplied to both simultaneously. “With this set up, we are able for the first time to supply two ships simultaneously with the necessary 60-Hz onboard frequency by means of one shore power system,” said Axel Mohr, head of sales for Distribution Systems, Region North, at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “We’re excited to support the Port of Kiel with this sustainable solution, thereby taking on a leading role in Europe together. Such systems will become increasingly important in the future, also outside of Germany, as climate protection goals are implemented. With its “Master Plan for 100% Climate Protection”, the City of Kiel has an ambitious roadmap to be CO2-neutral by 2050. The new shore power system at the Port of Kiel aims to support this goal with the reduction in CO2 emissions it will bring. The shoreside power supply installed by Siemens in the spring of 2019 at the Norwegenkai has already started operations. To date, it has helped slash CO2 emissions by about 1,000 tons.