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The fishing vessel 'Nuevo Abuelo José' was disabled and adrift on the morning of Sep 9, 20 nautical miles south of Mazagón. The 'Salvamar Vela', mobilized by the CCS Huelva of Salvamento Marítimo, took it in tow and safely pulled it to the por of Huelva.

The 'Vegtind' allided with a pier in the Patarei port in Tallinn on the evening of Sep 7, 2025, with three crew members and 97 passengers on board, while the captain was under the influence of alcohol, according to the director of the owner company Spinnaker OÜ. The vessel was en route from the island of Aegna to Tallinn. None of the passengers onboard were injured. it had initially been thought the incident happened due to a technical malfunction, as the usual mooring procedure failed. The captain put the ship in reverse, but instead, it continued to move forward. Ít rurned out that the captain made a mistake and activated the wrong setting: A function was activated that keeps the ship's propeller in a position that only allows forward movement. As a result, the ship could not be stopped in reverse and, instead of the planned mooring, an allision with the pier occurred. It became clear afterwards that the captain was intoxicated at the time of the accident. He has admitted his guilt in causing the accident, and the company has terminated his employment. The 'Vegtind' was in need of repairs and will undergo a thorough inspection by the Transport Authority before returning to service. On Sep 12, the ship will be replaced by the 'Strande'. The route will continue as planned, but the trip will take an hour instead of the usual 30 minutes. The Safety Investigation Bureau has begun investigating the causes of the accident. Report with photo: https://news.err.ee/1609793580/captain-of-ship-that-ran-aground-in-tallinn-was-under-influence-of-alcohol

The 'Salvamar Fénix' has rescued 17 people. among them 15 men, one woman, and one girl, from a small boat that was located by a sailboat, 20 nautical miles east of Cape La Nao. They have been transferred to the port of Alicante.

The 'Sea Eye 5' has rescued 52 people from distress at sea on the early morning of Sep 7. Among the rescued were three babies and two pregnant women. The NGO ship had responded to an emergency call from the organization Alarm Phone at around 3:00 a.m. and was able to rescue 43 people from acute life-threatening situations. A few hours later, at around 6:00 a.m., the crew spotted another unseaworthy boat with nine people, who were also safely taken aboard the ship. The port of Brindisi was designated by the Italian authorities to disembark the migrants.

A mirant boat was located 10 nautical miles Southest of Arguineguín on Sep 9. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvametno Marítimo deployed the' Salvamar Macondo', which escorted the small boat with four people of Maghrebi origin on board to the port of Arguineguín. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1965446360431559113