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On April 4, 2025, the 'Sky Marine' was detained in Oristano with 17 deficiencies, eleven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Manning specified by the minimum safe manning Not as required 2) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Damaged 3) Structural conditions - Decks - Corrosion Holed 4) Structural conditions - Ballast, fuel and other tanks 'Not as required 5) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 6) Emergency systems - Crew familiarization with Emergency system Not as required 7) Alarms - Steering gear alarms Inadequate 8)) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Inoperative 9) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion Main Engine Not as required 10) Pollution Prevention - Oil filtering equipment Inoperative 11) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 8 and left the port en route to Annaba, where it arrived on April 10. The last detention was on Aug 22, 2024, in te port of Foynes with ten deficiencies for seven days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

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.

A total of nine people, including three fishermen, were remanded in custody in the investigation into cocaine trafficking using bales dropped near the Channel Islands, the Rennes prosecutor's office announced on April 8, 2025. More than 600 kg of cocaine were dumped from the ' Omicron Eagle' near the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey. Having departed from the port of Paranagua, the bulk carrier was en route to the port of Dunkirk, before arriving in Amsterdam, where it remained stationary as of April 9. The drugs were recovered at sea by fishermen from Ouistreham andthen transferred aboard a speedboat that headed for Tancarville, where investigators ultimately seized 630 kg of cocaine, worth €37 million. The nine people under investigation were remanded in custody following their appearance before a judge of liberty and detention. Among them were a Belgian of Albanian natuibal, accused of having participated in the recovery of the drugs on the trawler. Three Filipino crew members from the crew of the bulk carrier, accused of dropping the bales into the sea as the Normandy trawler approached, were also remanded in custody on the evening of April 8. Three fishermen, accused of recovering the bales of cocaine and transporting them to the French coast, suffered the same fate. The partners of two of them were placed under judicial supervision. Two middlemen from Le Havre were also indicted and remanded in custody. This trafficking network was dismantled following a major operation planned for 18 months and launched on the night of April 3. The case was the first time that a drop-off delivery has been intercepted. Around a hundred police officers from Normandy, the RAID, and the Anti-Narcotics Office (Ofast); the research section of the Maritime Gendarmerie and the Hauts-de-France gendarmes; customs officers specializing in intelligence; three patrol boats, a helicopter, and a Coast Guard patrol boat were mobilized.

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.

Francesco Schettino, the imprisoned former captain of the ÄCosta ConcordiaÄ has surprisingly withdrawn his application for open release. He had wanted to be able to leave prison during the day to work. However, there have now been difficulties with the job offer.Therefore, Schettino himself decided to withdraw the application. "If the conditions are met in the future to resubmit the application, we will do so," his lawyer Francesca Carnicelli said. The proceedings were discontinued. Schettino's plan was actually to work outside of prison on a digitization project for the Vatican Cathedral Workshop. Schettino is serving a prison sentence of 16 years and one month for the accident of the cruise ship "Costa Concordia" off Giglio on Jan 13, 2012. The Italian has now served more than half of his sentence and thus reached the deadline for more lenient prison sentences.

The 'TS Nansha', while underway in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by four perpetrators. armed with guns and knives, on March 13, 2025, at 03.30 a.m. in the Phillip Channel in pos. 1° 6.6' N 103° 44.9' E. The crew was tied and locked up. The intruders stole engine spares and escaped. No injuries were reported.

Due to the ongoing technical issue with the main engine of the 'Loch Frisa' on April 8, the following sailings were cancelled: Departure Craignure - 07:10 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; Departure Oban - 08:30 a.m. and 11:25 a.m. The ferry remained sidelined for troubleshooting. Also the departures from Craignure on April 9 at 07:10 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. as well as the sailings from Oban at 08:30 a.m., 11:25 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. were cancelled.

On April 5, 2025, the 'Tex' was detained in Novorossiysk with 12 deficiencies: 1) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Inoperative 2) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Not as required 3) Fire safety - Other (Fire Safety) Other 4) Life saving Appliances - Stowage and provision of liferafts Not as required 5) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not as required 6) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats inventory Inoperative 7) Safety of navigation - Magnetic compass' Inoperative 8)) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 9) Safety of navigation - Bridge navigation Watch Alarm System 'Not as required 10) Labour conditions - Lighting (Working spaces) Not as required 11) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 12) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 8 and left the port towards the Bosphorus. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

In a statement on April 7, 2025, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said an investigation by South Korean authorities is underway on the'Lunita' that was flagged for carrying two tons of suspected cocaine. Te ship was being manned by Filipino crew at the time of the raid. The crew members were not detained and on board the vessel were are under investigation by local authorities. The South Koreans were still investigating if they were trafficking drugs, and then they will be charged, most probably detained, The 'Lunita' was at Okgye Port in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, when the Korea Customs Service and Korea Coast Guard carried out a joint raid on April 2, based on a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. The South Korean authorities discovered that the vessel was carrying 57 boxes of suspected cocaine. The ship owner has already provided the Filipino crew members a lawyer but the DFA was ready to provide legal assistance should the main agency handling the case, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), require. The DFA is currently waiting for the official report of the Philippine Embassies in Seoul and Oslo.

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The scheduled departure from Bodø on April 9, 2025, at 09:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. had to be postponed due to ongoing technical problems on the reserve vessel 'Bre', The ship has been damaged and was docked in Bodø on April 4. The shipyard Brødrene Aa has sent workers to Bodø to carry out some minor repairs. As a consequence, the remaining ferry 'Fjordtind' will call at Bliksvær at 11:20 a.m., Mevær at 11:55 a.m., Sørvær at 12:00 p.m., Sør-Arnøy at 12:25 p.m., Våg at 12:40 p.m. and will arrive back in Bodø at approximately 1:15. p.m.

The 'SITC Yun 'Cheng', while underway in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by three perpetrators, armed with knives, on April 3, 2025, at 3.40 a.m., about 4.4 nautical miles off Batu Berhanti Racon B, in pos. 1° 9.93' N 103° 48.72' E. The intruders stole ashing gears. No injuries were reported.

The 'Hafnia Hong Kong', while being underway in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by three perpetrators on April 7, 2025, at 03.45 a.m., about four nautical miles off Pulau Karimun Kecil, in pos. 1° 8.99' N E 103° 28.4' E. The intruders stole an air compressor and padlocks and escaped. No injuries were reported.

The 'Loch Alainn', serving on the route Barra - Eriskay, suffered a Technical issue with the toilet on April 8. As a consequence, the scheduled departure from Barra at 3:45 p.m. and from Eriskay at 4:35 p.m. had to be cancelled. After the technical issue has been suceessfully resolved, the vessel will operate the additional sailings from Barra at 7:15 p.m. with an arrival at Eriskay at 7:55 p.m. and from Eriskay at 8:00 p.m., arriving at Barra at 8:40 p.m.

On April 7, 2025, the 'Menessa' was detained in Iskenderun with 14 deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Charts' Not updated 2) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate Entries missing 3) Certificate & Doc - Records of seafarers daily hours of work or rest Incorrect entries 4) Radio communications - Radio log (diary) *Not as required The vessel was released again on April 8 and remained stationary at anchor in pos. 36° 37' N 036° 09 E. The last detention was on July 30, 2024, in Galati, with 13 deficiencies for nine days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

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.

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On the afternoon of April 8, 2025, a fire broke out on in the engine room of the 'Saeftinge', which was berthed at the Benelux Way in the port of Terneuzen. The firefighters from the Zuidland St. fire station and a cherry picker were called out at around 3:45 p.m. The fire brigade was able to extinguish the fire. As of April 9, the ship remained moored in pos. 51° 19' N 003° 50' E. There were no estimates on the amount of damage yet. Report with photo: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/63548-brand-in-machinekamer-schip-terneuzen/

The 'Silver Star', while underway in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait, was boarded by five perpetrators on April 6, 2025, at 11.50 p.m., about 2.3 nautical miles off Pulau Cula in pos. 1° 4.76' N 103° 42.9' E. Nothing was reported stolen, and no injuries were reported.

The 'Upar' allided with the Panamanian navy patrol boat 'Senan-P 208', which was moored at the newly-built pier 3 of the Capitán de Fragata Noel Antonio Rodríguez Naval Base, just south of the PSA Rodman terminal in Balboa, on April 8, 2025, The tuna seiner made its way astern at a high speed when the ship was almost in the middle of the Panama Canal entrance amid heavy rain, and struck the patrol vessel. The contact was cushioned by fenders hung over the side. The crew of the patrol vessel abandoned ship onto the dock as a precautionary measure. the 'Upar' had started emitting audible signals, alerting the sailors on board that something was wrong. Moments later, the 'Upar''s stern allided with the concrete pier structure. There was no apparent damage to the hull of the 'Upar', and no injuries were reported. Harbour tugs arrived swiftly and helped maneuver the tuna seiner away from the pier. Both the 'P-208' and another nearby patrol boat started their engines and got under way from the base. The pier suffered slight damage. The cause of the incident was under investigation. The 'Upra' has been previously accused of irregularities, including harassing American sport fishing operators off Costa Rica and operating within protected waters near the Galapagos Islands. Report with photo and video: https://www.metrolibre.com/nacionales/buque-colisiona-con-el-recien-inaugurado-muelle-3-en-base-naval-del-senan-MO11686785 https://twitter.com/i/status/1909676387532754976