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The Brodosplit shipyard said on Aug 4 that an authorised professional service had conducted air testing aboard the 'Moby Drea' as part of preparatory works for the reconstruction of areas containing asbestos materials. The results showed there were no asbestos fibres present in the air.

The "Ilyas Konan" was detained on July 30, 2025, in Karasu with 29 deficiencies,14 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not ready for use 3) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Entries missing 4) Certificate & Doc - Fire control plan - all Not as required 5) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate Not as required 6) Structural conditions - Decks - Cracking Cracked 7) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Other (Machinery) Other 8)) Pollution Prevention - Ballast water record book Not as required 9) Living and working - Lighting (Working spaces) Not as required 10) Living and working - Electrical ' Not as required 11) Living and working - Sanitary facilities Not as required 12) Living and working - Machiner (Working spaces) Not as required 13) Living and working - Ventilation (working spaces) Not as required 14) Living and working - Other (Working spaces) Other The vessel was again on released Aug 1 and left the port en route to Tuzla, where it arrived on Aug 3 and continued its voyage on Aug 4 en route toi Varna with an ETA as of Aug 5. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Aug 4, 2025, the Spanish hospital ship 'Juan de la Cosa' (IMO: 9328156) requested medical evacuation for a crew member of the fishing vessel 'Nuestro Padre Tonino', which was located 35 nautical miles north of Gijón. The CCS Gijón of Salvamento Marítimo deployed the SAR boat 'Salvamar Rigel' (MMSI: 224003390) for this purpose, which took the fisherman off and transferred him to the port of Gijón, where an ambulance was waiting for further transport to hospital for medical care on a higher level.

The "Rustem" was again detained on July 31, also in Bartin, with ten deficiencies. 1) Certificate & Doc - Endorsement by flagstate Missing 2) Living and working - Cleanliness of engineroom Not as required 3) Living and working - Obsturction/slipping etc Not as required 4) Living and working - Safe means of access Not as required 5) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway, portable, tarpaulin etc) Not as required 6) Alarms - Engineers alarm Inoperative 7) Structural conditions - Decks, corrosion Corroded 8)) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors-corrosion Not as required 9) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water record book Not as required 10) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on Aug 3. The last detentions were on Jan 9 with 23 deficiencies for six days and on Aug 6, 2024, in Bartin with 30 deficiencies for six days too. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On Agu 4 at noon, the Volos Port Authority was informed by the Captain of the 'Iolkos', that a 64-year-old passenger of Albanian nationality required immediate hospital treatment. The ship returned to the port of Volos, where the patient was safely disembarked and then transported by ambulance to the Volos General Hospital for further medical treatment. A preliminary investigation was conducted by the Volos Central Port Authority.