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The US Coast Guard medevaced an injured fisherman from the 'Mary Anne' 132 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on April 20, 2021. At approximately 6:30 a.m., Coast Guard District One watchstanders received a notification from the crew of the fishing vessel, reporting a 56-year-old crewmember was experiencing severe abdominal pain. A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched, and safely hoisted the fisherman at approximately 9:30 a.m. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for further care.

The owner and master of the 'Star of Annan' will have to pay over £200,000 after pleading guilty to multiple breaches of local scallop dredging regulations and national fisheries legislation. The John MacAlister (Oban) Ltd. of South Pier, Oban and the master of the vessel, Alec Murray, of Upper Bayble, Isle of Lewis, both appeared at the Scarborough Magistrates’ Court on April 6, 2021, for sentencing, having admitted the offences at a previous hearing. The company’s owner was fined £180,000, and has to pay £7,000 costs and £170 victim surcharge while Murray was fined £2,908, has to pay costs of £555 and a victim surcharge of £170. MacAlister also appeared as a director to represent the Q Varl Fishing Co Ltd. The Terrace, Torquay, which was fined £15,000 and has to pay costs of £2,140 and a £170 victim surcharge relating to two similar offences which were committed by the fishing vessel 'Q Varl-BM 29' between May 27 May and June 4, 2019. The prosecution was brought by the North East Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) following significant patrols and enforcement efforts. The court heard how the 10 offences, which had between March 4, 2019, and May 28, 2019, off the coast of Robin Hood’s Bay, included operating in a closed season, using scallop dredges, failing to operate a fully functioning vessel identification system as well as landing undersized scallops. The magistrates found that there had been a deliberate failure to put in place and to enforce such systems as could reasonably be expected to avoid commission of the offences.

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The US Coast Guard will decommission the 'Douglas Munro (WHEC 724)', the Coast Guard’s last 378-foot Hamilton class cutter, following 49 years of service, during a ceremony on April 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. on th eCoast Guard Base Kodiak. The cutter’s namesake is Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of extraordinary heroism during World War II. Munro was in charge of an eight-craft amphibious landing force during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Munro bravely used his landing craft and its .30 caliber machine gun to shield and protect several hundred Marines who were under heavy enemy fire. He was mortally wounded during this effort, but his actions allowed for the Marines to be extracted by other landing craft. For these actions Munro was posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor, making him the only person to receive the medal for actions performed during service in the Coast Guard.

The owner and master of the 'Star of Annan' will have to pay over £200,000 after pleading guilty to multiple breaches of local scallop dredging regulations and national fisheries legislation. The John MacAlister (Oban) Ltd. of South Pier, Oban and the master of the vessel, Alec Murray, of Upper Bayble, Isle of Lewis, both appeared at the Scarborough Magistrates’ Court on April 6, 2021, for sentencing, having admitted the offences at a previous hearing. The company’s owner was fined £180,000, and has to pay £7,000 costs and £170 victim surcharge while Murray was fined £2,908, has to pay costs of £555 and a victim surcharge of £170. MacAlister also appeared as a director to represent the Q Varl Fishing Co Ltd. The Terrace, Torquay, which was fined £15,000 and has to pay costs of £2,140 and a £170 victim surcharge relating to two similar offences which were committed by the fishing vessel 'Q Varl-BM 29' between May 27 May and June 4, 2019. The prosecution was brought by the North East Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) following significant patrols and enforcement efforts. The court heard how the 10 offences, which had between March 4, 2019, and May 28, 2019, off the coast of Robin Hood’s Bay, included operating in a closed season, using scallop dredges, failing to operate a fully functioning vessel identification system as well as landing undersized scallops. The magistrates found that there had been a deliberate failure to put in place and to enforce such systems as could reasonably be expected to avoid commission of the offences.

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The Maritime Authority of Suriname has issued the following 2 Notices to Mariners: 1. "From September 5, 2020 to January 6, 2021, the Noble Sam Croft drillship will conduct exploration drillings off the coast of Suriname at the drilling location 07 ° 23 "401 N - 55 ° 55" 264 W (WGS 84). For safety reasons the shipping should keep a safe distance of 1000 (one thousand) metres from thenNoble Sam Croft. The Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) that will assist during the operations are: Southern Tide, States Tide and Polaris. Please note: • Communication is through VHF, all international channels 13, 16, 69, 72. • There is a SAFETY ZONE of 1000 (one thousand) metres from the drilling site. • The Noble Sam Croft is not maneuverable and will display the relevant characters. All ships should take notice of the above mentioned." 2. "The drillship Maersk Developer will conduct exploration drilling of the Coast of Suriname from September 19th till December 3rd, 2020 at the drilling location 07° 21’.270 N – 055° 33’.247 W (WGS 84). For safety reasons vessels should keep a safe distance of 1000 (one thousand) meters from the drillship. The Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) that will assist during the operations are MV Bourbon Topaz, MV Gerard Tide, MV Felton Tide and MV National Energy Explorer. Please note: • Communication is through the VHF channels 16 and 77. • There is a SAFETY ZONE of 1000 (one thousand) meters from the drilling site. • Maersk Developer is not maneuverable and will display the relevant characters. All ships should take notice of the above mentioned."

Cutting operations to separate Section Seven of the 'Golden Ray' were continued. Divers and personnel aboard the crane 'VB-10000' at the wreck site located and reconnected the cutting chain after the failure of joining links on April 7. Responders replaced larger profile joining links with slimmer Kenter joining links in order to further optimize the cutting system. Wreck removal supervisors continued to perform routine inspections of the cutting apparatus and recommend equipment maintenance or replacement as needed. Collected data from fixed monitors and hydrographic surveys confirmed that the wreck remained stable. Responders removed approximately 40 vehicles and 6 decks from inside the Environmental Protection Barrier using a crane equipped with a multi-tine grapple attachment during large debris recovery operations last week. Divers completed drilling additional drain holes for all remaining sections. The barge 'Julie B'safely arrived at a recycling facility in Louisiana with Section Two on April 16. Report with photos amd video: https://www.stsimonssoundincidentresponse.com/post/cutting-operations-continue-on-section-seven

At the end of quarantine, 213 migrants have left the “Rhapsody” in Puerto Empedocle on April 19. All migrants of various nationalities, before disembarking, were subjected to a confirmation swab to ascertain the absence of Covid. Immediately afterwards, a large group left by bus, bound to reception facilities located in the regions: Calabria, Puglia, Campania, Lazio, Piedmont and Lombardy, while others were underway to the city of the Temples in search of a means of transport to other destinations. The disembarkation activities were coordinated by the Prefecture of Agrigento and monitored by the state police.

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The Lebanese army on Sep 3 found a further 4.35 tonnes of the explosive ammonium nitrate a month after 2,750 tonnes of the substance exploded in the harbour and destroyed large parts of the city. The explosive substance was found in a warehouse immediately outside one of the entrances to the port, and engineers from the army took care of it. Simultaneously with the new discovery, it emerged that the outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab told the head of the investigation of the catastrophic explosion that he knew of the existence of the large amount of ammonium nitrate at the port before the explosion. 25 suspects have been arrested so far, including the port's chief of staff Hassan Koraytem and customs chief Badri Daher. Among the others arrested were also three Syrian workers who carried out welding work at the warehouse, where the huge amount of ammonium nitrate was stored, on the day the explosion took place. Up to 200 were killed and about 6,500 injured in the blast, causing damage to a double-digit billion.