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In the night of July 7, 2020, the Danish police was alerted that a dead person had been found on the 'Stena Gothica' off Karlskrona. The ship was on international waters at that time. The vessel was enroute from Liepaja to Travemünde. Since the Blekinge Hospital in Karlskrona was the closest hospital, the body of the passenger was taken there.

The 'Wigeon' suffered a problem with its main engine and was disabled 64 miles SSE of Anticosti island on July 3, 2020. The crew carried out repairs, and the vessel resumed its voyage from Casablanca to Montreal, where it arrived on July 6 at 3 p.m.

The East Kalimantan Regional Police Directorate General has arrested six people suspected in coal theft cases on the barge 'Dewi Iriana 1', which was being pulled by the ' Intan Megah 3'. The six perpetrators and their boats were seized while in action in the waters of Muara Pegah, Kutai Kartanegara Regency. The coal cargo was owned by PT. Jembayan Muara Bara (JMB). The six suspects who were namely Munawir alias Makka, Saharuddin, Tamrin, Sandi, Andi Abdullah and Irfan Sido. In addition, the police also secured six uboats containing stolen coal totaling 5.9 tons to 19.2 tons in each.

The 'Almeria', being en route from Samsun to Kherson in ballast conditionm suffered a technical failure on July 7, 2020. The vessel dropped anchor at Sinop anchorage, where repairs were commenced by the crew.

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arrived Bhavnagar Anchorage 08.07.20

arrived Aliaga Anchorage 29.06.20

The 'Spas Tiga' was arrested in Singapore on July 6, 2020, at 11.40 a.m. The arresting solicitor was Shook Lin & Bok LLP. The vessel was located at Western Petroleum Anchorage 94713B, being moored in pos. 01° 14.08' N 103° 47.46' E.

On July 08, 2020, at 2:16 p.m., the CROSS Etel was alerted by a 406 MHZ distress beacon 170 nautical miles southwest of the tip of Penmarc'h belonging to the 'Lady Nirvana' whose two crew members were no longer able to ensure their navigation alone. A Falcon 50 aircraft of the French Navy, which was in operation for surveillance tasks, also picked up this distress signal. It immediately diverted to the area, in order to contact the crew and relay communications with the CROSS Etel and the Center de Consultation Médicale Maritime (CCMM). The two crew members did not require a medical evacuation but still wished to be disembarked as soon as possible. The CROSS Etel issues the emergency message "SafeSeaNet", following which the Liberian flagged cargo m/v 'Johann' (IMO: 9534298), of the HS Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG in Harem/Ems, enroute from Ferrol to Muuga, diverted. At 4:20 p.m., the vessel took the two boaters on board, before heading for Brest where the yacht had departed on July 7. An urgent notice to mariners was issued in regard of the abandoned yacht.

The local authorities have completed the investigation regarding the fire on the 'Jag Leela' and determined that one of the crew members that has died was the one who caused the fire as he carried out cleaning on the slop tank using a welding tool. Prior to that, witnesses said, the person was already reminded not to carry out the task as some fuel oil was still present in the vessel, which allegedly triggered an explosion and fire. The incident resulted in seven deaths and 20 injuries. The material loss and property damage was estimated to reach approximately $20,771,844.

The 'Zhen Jiang' suffered water ingress on July 4, 2020, in the Yellow Sea north of Shanghai while being positioned on its jack up legs. There were some problems during lifting process as the watertight door didn’t close automatically so that the engine compartment was flooded.

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arrived Alang Anchorage 08.07.20

Beached at Alang 09.07.20

The 'Agios Athanasios', suffered engine damage in the morning of July 6, 2020, on the scheduled route from the port of Thassos to the port of Keramoti. After the arrival of the ship in the port of Keramoti, the Port Authority issued a sailing ban until the repair of the damage and the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the attending classification. The passengers bound to Thassos were taken to their destination with other ships.

On July 08, 2020, at 2:16 p.m., the CROSS Etel was alerted by a 406 MHZ distress beacon 170 nautical miles southwest of the tip of Penmarc'h belonging to the British yacht 'Lady Nirvana' (MMSI:232026455) whose two crew members were no longer able to ensure their navigation alone. A Falcon 50 aircraft of the French Navy, which was in operation for surveillance tasks, also picked up this distress signal. It immediately diverted to the area, in order to contact the crew and relay communications with the CROSS Etel and the Center de Consultation Médicale Maritime (CCMM). The two crew members did not require a medical evacuation but still wished to be disembarked as soon as possible. The CROSS Etel issues the emergency message "SafeSeaNet", following which the 'Johann', enroute from Ferrol to Muuga, diverted. At 4:20 p.m., te vessel took the two boaters on board, before heading for Brest where the yacht had departed on July 7. An urgent notice to mariners was issued in regard of the abandoned yacht.

The 'Azura', while en route from Southampton to Weymouth anchorage with 145 crew members on board, suffered a blackout in position 50 18 34.0N, 001 36 41.0 W 20,1 miles, from Catherine's lighthouse on July 8, 2020, around 11 p.m. The crew advised that the vessel was safe to navigate and they were unsure of the reason for the blackout. The defect was rectified and the vessel continued its voyage and berthed at the Mayflower Cruise Terminal in Southampton on July 9 at 5.35 a.m.

The 22-year-old post-panamax container ship 'Sine Maersk' will be the largest container ship shipped so far. The vessel will be environmentally demolished at the Sok Denizcilic yard in Turkey which complies with the EU's rules for green scrapping and already has recycled the 'Maersk Pembroke' in 2017. The 'Sine Maersk' is one of the first in a series of 25 container vessels built at the Lindø shipyard in Odense between 1997 and 2004, and the ship is an extended version of the former K-class with a capacity of 7,403 TEU, which has so far had the record as the largest container ships sent for scrapping. The 'Sine Maersk' was taken out of business in June and arrived in Aliaga, coming from Oman via the Suez Canal, on June 29, 2020. The company expects Maersk to receive $ 100 less per tonnes for the ship in Turkey.

Beached at Aliaga 08.07.20