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235 migrants, among them 149 males, 64 females, and 22 minors, were rescued from a cayuco 10.7 nautical miles southsouthwest of La Restinga on Sep 15. The 'Salvamar Navia', accompanied by the 'Salvamar Diphda', transported them to the port of La Restinga, where they arrived at 9:30 a.m. lLT. The weather conditions made it impossible to tow the precarious vessel. On the night of Sep 15, the 'Salvamar Macondo' also rescued 18 migrants of Maghrebi origin, among them three women and five minors, tnen nautical nautical miles southest of Maspalomas. They were transported to the port of Arguineguín.

The 'Rui Ning 21' was stuck for nearly 24 hours at the exit of the access channel to the Port of Rio Grande, loaded with more than 68,000 tons of soybeans destined for China. It got stuck between buoys 2 and 4, just behind the Barra Piers on the afternoon of Sep 13, 2025. The accident mobilized a major rescue operation, coordinated by the Navy's 5th Naval District Command, in partnership with private towing companies. Five tugs were deployed, the 'WS Polaris', 'Crater' and 'Vitória LX' of Wilson Sons, the 'Caripuna' of SAAM and the 'Genaro' of Svitzer Salvage. During the refloating maneuver, inbound and outbound traffic at the port was temporarily suspended, although loading and unloading operations at the terminals were continued. After the successful refloating, navigation was restored in the early afternoon of Sep 14. There were no reports of pollution or risk to the crew, and the port was operating at full capacity again. The ship dropped anchor in pos. 32° 17' S 051° 57' W, where it remained stationary as of Sep 15. An administrative inquiry has been opened to determine the circumstances of the incident. Report with photos: https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/navio-graneleiro-chines-e-desencalhado-apos-operacao-no-porto-de-rio-grande,c6be6140c51d75d30711e20cf6f28a36aqe14e5m.html?utm_source=clipboard

On the evening of Sep 14, the Port Authority of Nea Stiri was informed by the Captain of the 'Panagia Paravouniotissa', that the port side main engine failed to start, after the completion of the loading of the ship, while carrying out a scheduled route from the port of Nea Stiri to the port of Agia Marina with 276 passengers on board. The Port Department of Nea Stiri of the Karystos Port Authority banned the ship from sailing until the presentation of a certificate of seaworthiness from the monitoring classification society. The passengers and vehicles were forwarded to their destination aboard the ferry 'Dimitris'.

The 'Golden Mind', which had left the port of Bluff on Sep 8, 2025, suffered steering difficulties and got stuck west of the coast of Stewart Island on Sep 10. The owners of he tanker have contracted the ocean-going tug 'MMA Vision' (IMO: 9548627) to provide towage assistance. Towage arrangements have been made between the commercial parties involved The 'MMA Vision' set off from Wellington on Sep 12 and was alongside the tanker on Sep 15. As of Sep 15, the 'Golden Mind' was NUC in pos. 47° 30' N 165° 10' E. The weather conditions would determine when the two ships could connect. Weather stations on Rakiura were recording gale-force winds. The plan was to tow the tanker to Timaru.

On Sep 15, 2025, at 5.30 p.m. the Hamburg Fire Department responded to a smoldering fire on the 'Grande Argentina', which had been berthed at the O'Swald Quay terminal in the Hanse Port, en route from Antwerp,. since Sep 12. Llarge contingents were mobilized after a truck on the upper deck, had caught fire. The ship's crew had reacted immediately and directed two C-hoses at the smoking truck. When the fire department arrived with more than 40 firefighters, the fire was already put out, and the fire fighters carried out follow-up check to ensure that there was no further danger.The affected deck was completely loaded with vehicles.