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The transfer of jet fuel from the'Stena Immaculate' onto the tanker 'Fure Vyl' (IMO: 9983956), which had gone alongside for an STS transfer, has been completed on April 9, and salvors were now preparing to bring the vessel into the port of Great Yarmouth later this week. The fuel will be transferred to its destination Killingholme.As of April 10, the 'Fure Vyl' was anchored in pos. 53° 44' N 000° 22' E. Meanwhile, the HM Coastguard continued to support local authorities in their response to onshore pollution from the 'Solong' as a result of the allision n both Norfolk and Lincolnshire. The clean-up operation has moved from a proactive to reactive response. HM Coastguard will continue to keep the overall situation under close review. The HM Coastguard has asked the public to keep an open eye for nurdle pollution and to report it via the agency's online tip portal.

The Regional Prosecutor's Office is investigating case of the disappearance of seven fishermen from the 'Bruma' in Coronel and gathering information regarding the possible involvement of the 'Cobra', owned by Pesquera Blumar S.A., along with two other vessels. Pesquera Blumar manager Gerardo Balbontín stated that the 'Cobra's crew heard an internal noise on the morning of April 4, not suspecting a collision. The crew members, the captain, and the pilot who were on duty that night are being charged. In addition to the 'Cobra', the 'Don Tito' and 'Bituquen 2', which were near the scene of the incident, were akso being examined. Added to this, the disappearance of a crew member of the 'Cobra', Juan Sanhueza, who was a lookout the night of the incident, has added complexity to the case. Balbontín confirmed that Sanhueza was indeed on one of the shifts that occurred on the night of the Bruma accident. Sanhueza's testimony is crucial, given his role as a lookout on the night of the events. He did not appear to testify, and his whereabouts remain unknown. Prosecutor Marcela Cartagena confirmed that multiple legal hypotheses are being investigated and clarified that some crew members are being charged and others are being called as witnesses, with no definitive case. The victims' families, represented by attorney Rafael Poblete, have the theory of intentional homicide. "The examinations of the other two vessels will confirm—in my opinion—that the Cobra was the main suspect, or, to put it another way, rule out the possibility that the other two did not have a relevant role," the lawyer asserted. While the Prosecutor's Office and the Navy were gathering evidence, the families demanded justice, although there was no hope of finding the missing fishermen alive.

On the morning of April 9, 2025, the Kos Port Authority was informed that during the aapproach of the 'Talos' with 20 crew members on board, at the port, a malfunction of the roro ramp occurred. Due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the port of Kos, the roro ferry proceeded to a safe anchorage. The ship was carrying out a scheduled route from the port of Rhodes to the ports of Mykonos and Piraeus with 10 trucks, 17 empty tankers, five private cars and four trailers on board. The Kos Port Authority initially prohibited the departure of the ship. After the presentation of a seaworthiness certificate from the monitoring classification society, it was permitted to depart for a single voyage to the port of Keratsini.

The "Kalvøy", serving on the route Ålesund – Valderøy – Store Kalvøy – Hamnsund suffered technical problems on the afternoon of April 8, 2025, As a consequence, the scheduled sailings had to be cancelled. A reserve ferry was inserted on the route at 5:20, p.m. by the operator Boreal, while the damage was repaired in Ålesund. On April 9 the ship resumed its service.

The 'Stena Nordica', serving on the route from Fishguard to Rosslare, suffered an engine problem on April 5, 2025, and was unable to depart Fishguard, when the 2:00 p.m. sailing had to be cancelled. As a result, the evening return trip from Rosslare was also scrapped. Stena Line advised affected passengers that they could rebook or divert to the Holyhead to Dublin route. Some opted to remain on board the 'Stena Nordica' in the hope that the vessel would sail at 1:30 a.m. on April 6) but that service was also cancelled. Also the afternoon sailing on the St. George's Channel route was 'in doubt. The ferry operator subsequently announced that this had been cancelled, together with the return service from Rosslare Europort on the evening of April 7. The next scheduled service for the 'Stena Nordica' was on April 8 at 01.30 a.m. from Fishguard and Rosslare, which has a scheduled sailing time of four hours. The ship finally left Fishguard on April 9 at 2 p.m.