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The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) issued a statement on July 31, clarifying its position regarding the Court of Inquiry's report into the grounding of the 'Wakashio' off Pointe-d'Esny. This clarification came after Minister Arvin Boolell's statement in Parliament. The DPP reiterated that it has only received certain sections of the report deemed relevant from the Attorney General, via the Solicitor General, since Feb 9, 2023. Despite repeated requests in 2023 and 2025, the full report has never been provided to it. Based on the observations and recommendations contained in the submitted section of the report, the DPP sent a letter to the Commissioner of Police on March 13, 2023, requesting that an investigation be initiated to determine whether any offenses had been committed. On July 12, following a parliamentary question (PQ B/707), the Ministry of Agro-Industry requested information from the DPP regarding the follow-up to these recommendations. On July 14, the DPP wrote again to the Commissioner of Police to inquire about the progress of the investigation requested since March 2023. According to information received by the DPP on July 28, the police had made a request to the Ministry of the Blue Economy for the full report. However, as of March 30, this request had remained unanswered. It therefore appears that no investigation was initiated due to lack of access to the full report. Report with photo: https://lexpress.mu/s/le-dpp-na-toujours-pas-le-rapport-complet-de-la-cour-dinvestigation-547915

The bill for the clean-up of 60 tons oil, after the 'Marco Polo'ran aground off the Blekinge coast is growing. So far, the MSB has paid out SEK 64 million to the municipalities affected. The most money has been paid to the municipality of Sölvesborg, where the hardest-hit stretch of coast is located. There are also claims for an additional SEK 2 million from Sölvesborg, Karlshamn and Kristianstad that have not yet been paid. The starting point of MSB was to get back all the money it has spent from the shipping company's insurance company, since the assessment was that the compensation claims from the municipalities were reasonable. Clean-up costs could rise further if new oil were discovered.

The refloating operation of the 'Kepejora' has been completed, but the barge was still moored at the quayside, upstream of the Auvelais lock, surrounded by an oil boom as a precaution, one week after it sank. A dredger removed the remainder of the cargo from the hold on July 30. It was carrying 1,400 tons of scrap metal that had just been loaded at Châtelet, at the Comet group quay, when an undetected leak of unknown origin caused it to sink after startomg its journey to Ghent. The cargo was transferred onto dozens of truck trailers and talem tp Bruco. Then the dive company L.M. Diving Service y from Audenaarde was called to reefloat the ship, and sucked up nearly 1,400 tons of water using very high-capacity pumps. On the evening of July 29, the barge was floaing again. 0 tons of oil were pumped from a tank, and the oil contaminated water was removed from the surface without major difficulty. A crack was found at the stern of the vessel, near the cabin,which was nearly a meter long and could quickly be sealed by the divers. On the morning of July 31 the barges and pleasure craft—about 15 boats—were able to cast off morning and resume their respective voyages, after their crews were supplied with drinking water. Report with photo: https://www.lavenir.net/regions/namur/2025/07/31/sambreville-lecluse-dauvelais-rouverte-a-la-navigation-mais-la-peniche-coulee-ira-a-la-casse-R7BFLCAL4ZD6FHFR24TS3J7S44/

The captain of the 'Tiger has appealed the community service order imposed on him by the court for the fatal collision in the Wadden Sea. Whether the appeal will proceed will be decided at a later date. The ferry had collided with the water taxi 'Stormloper' in the Schuitengat near Terschelling in the early morning of Oct 21, 2022. Four people on board the water taxi were killed. The body of one of them, a 12-year-old boy, was never found. The court in Leeuwarden sentenced both the captain of the speedboat and the skipper of the water taxi to 240 hours of community service and a three-month suspended prison sentence. According to the court, both boats were speeding. The skippers also failed to communicate effectively via radio about how they would pass each other. The Public Prosecution Service had demanded 180 hours of community service for both, in addition to three-month suspended prison sentences. The defense has already filed an appeal to meet the statutory two-week deadline, attorney Tjalling van der Goot announced on the website of the law firm Anker en Anker on July 31, 2025- The captain's lawyer stated that he intends to "carefully advise his client regarding the possibilities of an appeal" after the summer holidays.

An extensive damage to the"Ecofive" has led to new months of delays. On July 27, 2025, the shipping company has announced financial claims to cover lost expenses. The shipyard is threatened with warranty liability. The delivery of the "Ecofive" has previously been postponed several times, but on Feb 26, 2025, the Ålesund shipping company Bluewild announced that they could finally take over their newly built factory trawler from the Westcon Yards shipyard in Ølensvåg in Rogaland. The vessel was to go through the final phase of completion in Ålesund before a trial. But during the test run in April, something went wrong. When the crew was to maneuver the boarding equipment, the A-frame, it was severely twisted, and steel structures were deformed. The skippper of the "Ecofive", Fridtjof Køhn, wrote to the shipping company on April 22 that the ship had to return to Ålesund after the damage: "The A-frame was to be driven from the upper to the rear position. [...] moved little or nothing. [...] Both legs of the A-frame are twisted with significant damage. It is not possible to continue fishing. Setting course for Ålesund," Køhn wrote. The equipment was purchased from a subcontractor. Report with photos: https://www.kystens.no/nyheter/prestisjebat-alvorlig-skadet-veldig-uheldig-sier-verftet-som-trues-med-garantiansvar/2-1-1850564