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Beached at Chittagong 01.10.24

Two corporations that operated the 'PS Dream ', the Prive Overseas Marine LLC and the Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret, were sentenced in a federal court in New Orleans on Sep 27, 2024, to pay a $2 million criminal penalty and complete four years of probation. The companies pleaded guilty in May to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS). Separate charges were filed against Captain Abdurrahman Korkmaz, 37, a Turkish national who was the ship’s master. On Sep 10, the court sentenced him to eight months in prison for an APPS offense and obstructing the U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation. The charges pertained to the investigation of the 'PS Dream' when it was heading to New Orleans in Jan 2023. Senior corporate managers were aware that Korkmaz had arranged to discharge oil-contaminated waste from a residual tank on deck into the water. The captain ordered the crew to pump the waste overboard and clean the tank with soap. The seamen rigged a portable pump to empty the contents overboard over three days. The defendants falsified the vessel’s oil record book by omitting the discharge. One of the crew members alerted the Coast Guard and shared videos of the discharge and resulting oil sheen. When the ship arrived in Louisiana, another crew member came forward and gave the Coast Guard a recording of an officer discussing the discharge.

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ISACOL S.A.S. - Ship Agents in Colombia. With more than 40 years of experience in Colombia's ports, ISACOL is the country's leading agent for tanker ships. Our services: - Ship Agents - Protective Agents - Husbandry - Consultancy Please visit our website at https://www.isacol.com and contact us!

Two ships have been attacked in the Red Sea on Oct 1, 2024. The 'Minoan Courage', en route from Duqm to Suez, has been targeted about 97 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah with initial reports suggesting it has been hit by a missile. Short time before, the tanker 'Cordelia Moon', en route from Sikka, became the first ship to be targeted by the Houthi terrorists in 29 days on the early morning hours. An uncrewed surface vessel (USV) slammed into the ship about 64 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah. The ballast tank 6 at port side has been punctured, and the ship was taking on water. The crew was reported to be safe.

The bodies of two men, were burned to death in the fire which broke out following an explosion aboard the 'Banglar Jyoti' at Patenga in the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram, have been recovered. The identities of them were not known immediately. The Fire Service's Agrabad control room had dployed eight units from the Agrabad, Bandar, Karnaphuli EPZ, and CEPZ stations, which recovered the two charred bodies.Coast Guard, Navy, and the Eastern Refinery’s firefighting teams also joined with the fire service members. The iire have occurred due to the accumulation of flammable gas in the foreüeak store. The seven-member investigation committee, formed by the BPC, presented their findings on Sep 30. Deck Cadet Saurabh Kumar Saha from Jhenaidah, BSC Foreman Nurul Islam from Chattogram, and worker Md Harun from Kishoreganj died in the explosion and fire. Reports with photos and video: https://maritime-executive.com/article/three-dead-as-shuttle-tanker-explodes-in-bangladesh-port https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/mv-jyoti-fire-report-reveals-accumulation-flammable-gas-954886

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ISACOL S.A.S. - Ship Agents in Colombia. With more than 40 years of experience in Colombia's ports, ISACOL is the country's leading agent for tanker ships. Our services: - Ship Agents - Protective Agents - Husbandry - Consultancy Please visit our website at https://www.isacol.com and contact us!

The ' Cordelia Moon', en route from Sikka, became the first ship to be targeted by the Houthi terrorists in 29 days on the early morning of Oct 1, 2024. An uncrewed surface vessel (USV) slammed into the ship about 64 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah. The ballast tank 6 at port side has been punctured, and the ship was taking on water. The crew was reported to be safe. Another ship, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier 'Minoan Courage', en route from Duqm to Suez, has been targeted about 97 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah with initial reports suggesting it has been hit by a missile.

The 'Blue Lagoon', enroute from Taizhou to Singapore, got in distress southwest of Taiwan’s Orchid Island with 19 crew members, among them seven Ukrainians, nine Egyptians and three Russians, on board amid the super Typhoon Krathon with winds of 198kph and gusts of up to 245 kph as it headed toward Taiwan. The crew decided to abandon ship after the vessel tilted due to flooding. Bad weather prevented a helicopter rescue, and a coast guard vessel was heading to the area.

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ISACOL S.A.S. - Ship Agents in Colombia. With more than 40 years of experience in Colombia's ports, ISACOL is the country's leading agent for tanker ships. Our services: - Ship Agents - Protective Agents - Husbandry - Consultancy Please visit our website at https://www.isacol.com and contact us!